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pierre isn't this just another example all of a shakedown and i'm thinking about part shelton over at the c.f. to say he he said he was going to investigate manipulation in the silver market he said he was going to get involved in box office futures contracts but it turns out the c f t c was just shaking down these these bankers for some money the same way m b a not max. god max this time it's this time it's do different for a simple reason is that look at the timing of the of the of the piece as you know right now there is the meeting of shareholders in new york for j.p. morgan and some of the people are calling you know and they want to jimmy the diamond to be ousted some of them so the timing is not innocent at all this is the first point the second is that master's name is mixed up with barely madoff and there is another investigation of the g.p. morgan regarding mr madoff accounts but the mix of them is quite bizarre. the new york times could have made right another piece not just talking about the investigation of the g.p. morgan. for mr mudge of but it's not the case so this is
pierre isn't this just another example all of a shakedown and i'm thinking about part shelton over at the c.f. to say he he said he was going to investigate manipulation in the silver market he said he was going to get involved in box office futures contracts but it turns out the c f t c was just shaking down these these bankers for some money the same way m b a not max. god max this time it's this time it's do different for a simple reason is that look at the timing of the of the of the piece...
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pierre your thoughts on the latest reports that federal energy regulatory commission is investigating blith masters for energy market manipulation in california and michigan. well i told that are quite simple she has been set up period if you if you have read the article of the new york times. you will see two fings first of all the mention of madoff so the name of bernie madoff is mixed up with the blight matters and the second reason is that she you know and there is this investigation for. let's say uniquely eighty five million dollars which is absolutely nothing you know nothing compared to billions of billions of dollars you know bankers told from from the people so yes something you know something very very bizarre is going on and. when you know black masters she is even if she is a kind of vampire banker vampire she is loyal you know she started at seventeen years old at j.p. morgan and she's still there what do you think happened exactly because it's seems seems unlikely that first of all they'll be any penalty or that show all have any problems the the first which is this the
pierre your thoughts on the latest reports that federal energy regulatory commission is investigating blith masters for energy market manipulation in california and michigan. well i told that are quite simple she has been set up period if you if you have read the article of the new york times. you will see two fings first of all the mention of madoff so the name of bernie madoff is mixed up with the blight matters and the second reason is that she you know and there is this investigation for....
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abc's pierre thomas is tracking all the late breaking details. >> reporter: someone who hates new york mayor michael bloomberg, and his stand supporting gun control, has apparently sent him letters laced with the deadly poison ricin. ricin is derived from castor beans and can be deadly if inhaled or ingested. two letters were sent. one addressed to the mayor was detected at a new york mail facility. a second letter was sent to washington. to -- the anonymous letters threatened bloomberg and referenced the gun-control debate. bloomberg has called for background checks and a ban on assault rifles. tonight the mayor reacted. >> in terms of why they've done it, i don't know. the letter, it obviously referred to anti-gun efforts. but there's 12,000 people who are going to get killed this year with guns and 19,000 of more will commit suicide with guns. so far no one in contact with the letters has become seriously ill, but a number of people have shown symptoms of exposure. thankfully it looks like everybody is going to be okay, but the fbi, the nypd, and the city's joint terrorism task forc
abc's pierre thomas is tracking all the late breaking details. >> reporter: someone who hates new york mayor michael bloomberg, and his stand supporting gun control, has apparently sent him letters laced with the deadly poison ricin. ricin is derived from castor beans and can be deadly if inhaled or ingested. two letters were sent. one addressed to the mayor was detected at a new york mail facility. a second letter was sent to washington. to -- the anonymous letters threatened bloomberg...
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. >> reporter: also for the first time nra executive vice president wane la pierre is linking the gun control debate to the aftermath of the boston bombing. and police search for an armed suspect in an area where he says gun ownership is heavily regulated. law pierre says residents were sheltered in place with no means to defend themselves. >> how many bostonians wished they had a gun two weeks ago? >> reporter: outside the convention this weekend small protests on behalf of victims of gun violence. xenia daniel was shot and killed by her estranged husband. her brother, a long-time gun owner and nra member, supports expanded background checks for gun sales. >> if we can save just one life, i think we owe it to ourselves to do that. >> today the nra is looking ahead. >> our future depends on young nra members. none younger at this convention than 3-year-old eliya wagner. her adopted parents say her grandfather bought her a lifetime membership. >> being a member of nra for me and for my daughter, for my sons, is teaching them that they actually have to protect themselves. >> reporter: t
. >> reporter: also for the first time nra executive vice president wane la pierre is linking the gun control debate to the aftermath of the boston bombing. and police search for an armed suspect in an area where he says gun ownership is heavily regulated. law pierre says residents were sheltered in place with no means to defend themselves. >> how many bostonians wished they had a gun two weeks ago? >> reporter: outside the convention this weekend small protests on behalf of...
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abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, has those details. >> reporter: ibragim todashev, a mixed martial arts fighter, was friends with suspected marathon bomber, tamerlan tsarnaev. they even trained at the same gym. >> back when they used to live in boston, right, they used to hang out. not hang out, he knew him because he was an mma fighter. the other guy was a boxer. >> reporter: the fbi had been talking to todashev, a chechen, for weeks after they discovered he had called tamerlan in the days before the bombing. early this morning, authorities were interviewing him when matters turned violent. law enforcement sources say he lunged at an fbi agent with a knife. he was shot and killed. in a dramatic twist, sources tell abc news todashev was about to sign a confession in connection with a 2011 triple homicide in the boston area. three men had their throats slashed, marijuana and cash sprinkled over their bodies. since the boston bombing, tamerlan and his brother dzhokhar have emerged as key suspects in those slayings. the victims were associates of todashev and tamerlan.
abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, has those details. >> reporter: ibragim todashev, a mixed martial arts fighter, was friends with suspected marathon bomber, tamerlan tsarnaev. they even trained at the same gym. >> back when they used to live in boston, right, they used to hang out. not hang out, he knew him because he was an mma fighter. the other guy was a boxer. >> reporter: the fbi had been talking to todashev, a chechen, for weeks after they discovered he...
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i see you, joe, from john mere pierre from the meat store and pierre was front and center when that fireon walgreens on fillmore and haight and getting those people out. thea shelby who has been working really hard, one of the founders of the lower haight merchant and neighborhood associations. she has been a tireless advocate in this area for public safety. i'm so happy to see you here. devon, the new president and thea has served as the president for the past two years, and devon is now taking over as the new president. and wing-wings, wing-wings, one of my favorite places. lisa is here from wing-wings, and dick, one of my favorite people from the lower haight, i am so happy to see you all here. i wanted to just come and congratulate. is there someone else here? oh, robert, hi, sweety. he's always there for you. he's amazing guy. and thank you all so much for being here. i'm just here as the supervisor, my first event to honor you, to support you, to thank you for not just being in the neighborhood, but really opening up your doors and caring about the neighborhood. caring about what h
i see you, joe, from john mere pierre from the meat store and pierre was front and center when that fireon walgreens on fillmore and haight and getting those people out. thea shelby who has been working really hard, one of the founders of the lower haight merchant and neighborhood associations. she has been a tireless advocate in this area for public safety. i'm so happy to see you here. devon, the new president and thea has served as the president for the past two years, and devon is now...
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pierre thomas, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> so glad you were watching.me for our one-hour special at 10:00 p.m. eastern tonight. murder, mystery, amanda knox speaks, an abc news exclusive. and i'll see you again tomorrow night right here. orrow ght. ght right here. goodnight. goodnight. >>> tonight an oregon murder suspect and terror caused. what his next target might have been. >> wind and we're moments from a red flag fire warning. >> hundreds expected for a community vij yismt i'll have a live report. coming up. >> and abc 7 news i team uncovers a policy that could mean your car could be taken from you twice. >> he goes get into the passenger see. i said no. not going anywhere with you, buddy. >> the victim of a north bay car jacking atempt that could have been much more. >> hard to imagine how any of us would react but she kept her said. it ended with the gunman tried to kidnap the woman in green bay in the attempt to get to the russian consulate in san francisco. we are live tonight with the incredable story. leanne? >> police say this is is where t
pierre thomas, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> so glad you were watching.me for our one-hour special at 10:00 p.m. eastern tonight. murder, mystery, amanda knox speaks, an abc news exclusive. and i'll see you again tomorrow night right here. orrow ght. ght right here. goodnight. goodnight. >>> tonight an oregon murder suspect and terror caused. what his next target might have been. >> wind and we're moments from a red flag fire warning. >> hundreds expected for a...
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pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and now we have some really encouraging new numbers on home foreclosures in america. one and a half million families have now pulled back from the brink in the past year. their homes are no longer under water. they've moved out of the red zone. foreclosures plunged 5% in april, down 23% from a year ago, the lowest level in more than six years. and there's one more good number. new jobless claims at their lowest in nearly five and a half years, back to the prerecession level. a good day in economic news. >>> now a new kind of bank robbery with a staggering haul. thieves making off with $45 million, scarfed up from our atm machines, one after the other, around the world, stealing 45 million with fake debit cards. they even took pictures of the loot. in new york today, prosecutors charged eight men with withdrawing more than $2 million from the city's atms. bank officials say no customer accounts were compromised. >>> now to a search-and-rescue mission and a massive manhunt. authorities trying to solve the mystery of a couple who appear to have f
pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and now we have some really encouraging new numbers on home foreclosures in america. one and a half million families have now pulled back from the brink in the past year. their homes are no longer under water. they've moved out of the red zone. foreclosures plunged 5% in april, down 23% from a year ago, the lowest level in more than six years. and there's one more good number. new jobless claims at their lowest in nearly five and a half years,...
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thank you, pierre. clearly the white house knowing this is not going away any time soon. >>> and as we said, there's more than one breaking story tonight. now abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, has the other inflamed issue for the white house, benghazi. late today the white house released documents, more than 100 pages of secret e-mails, written in the wake of the attack. >> reporter: after months of demands from republicans in congress, the white house has released e-mails related to what the administration said in the days after the terrorist attack in benghazi. the e-mails confirm abc news exclusive report that the so-called talking points on the attack underwent 12 revisions, and that substantial changes were made after the state department expressed concerns. the edits deleted references to the al qaeda affiliate and to previous cia warnings about terror threats in benghazi. state department spokesperson victoria nuland expressed concerns about including those references in the t
thank you, pierre. clearly the white house knowing this is not going away any time soon. >>> and as we said, there's more than one breaking story tonight. now abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, has the other inflamed issue for the white house, benghazi. late today the white house released documents, more than 100 pages of secret e-mails, written in the wake of the attack. >> reporter: after months of demands from republicans in congress, the white house has...
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pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and now we take you to the dangerous part of the world that just grew more unstable. heightened worry tonight about america's ally, israel. israeli planes struck inside syria. syria says, this is an act of war. abc's chief global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, reporting on whether this might draw the u.s. into the fight. >> reporter: the israeli attacks were precise, powerful, and stealthy. israeli jets likely launching their missiles without even entering syrian airspace. the primary targets, iranian-made weapons, believed to be headed to the militant group hezbollah, a sworn enemy of israel. but tonight, israel is bracing for what could come next. the requests for gas masks have quadrupled. israel's famed "iron dome" rocket defenses have been moved north in what is an increasingly dangerous neighborhood. israel is facing the prospect of retaliation from multiple fronts. from syria, which called the attacks a "declaration of war." from lebanon, home to hezbollah. and from iran which is echoing the calls for retaliation. >> i would exp
pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and now we take you to the dangerous part of the world that just grew more unstable. heightened worry tonight about america's ally, israel. israeli planes struck inside syria. syria says, this is an act of war. abc's chief global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, reporting on whether this might draw the u.s. into the fight. >> reporter: the israeli attacks were precise, powerful, and stealthy. israeli jets likely launching their...
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pierre thomas, our thanks to you again tonight. >>> and also this evening, word that the financial helpnations from all over the country, coming into the victims of the boston bombings, well, a $28 million compensation fund, saying today that he'll begin taking claims in mid-may and start cutting checks for the victims' families by the end of june. >>> we move on now, and to big news for american jobs and 401(k)s tonight. first, the new jobs report out, today beating the predictions. 165,000 jobs added just last month. the unemployment rate dropping now down to 7.5%. that's the lowest in five years. and those signs of life sent stocks soaring today into unchartered territory. the dow cracking that all-important 15,000 mark. so, what does it mean for american retirement accounts? abc's chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is at the stock exchange tonight. rebecca, good evening. >> reporter: david, good evening to you. and what it means is that a lot of folks could have a very nice surprise when they open their investment memos this month. it also could have a positive ripple effe
pierre thomas, our thanks to you again tonight. >>> and also this evening, word that the financial helpnations from all over the country, coming into the victims of the boston bombings, well, a $28 million compensation fund, saying today that he'll begin taking claims in mid-may and start cutting checks for the victims' families by the end of june. >>> we move on now, and to big news for american jobs and 401(k)s tonight. first, the new jobs report out, today beating the...
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. >> is it pierre or pearce? >> pearce. >> pearce the fox. gorgeous, fantastic conditions.as a result, high temperatures hitting 70. 64 in kent island. 67 in elkton and la plata at 65. snow coming down from minneapolis, omaha and denver. sapphire skies. we'll talk about how long the pattern holds. that's coming up in minutes. >>> serious controversy among parents. >> the morning after pill will be pulled from pep hind the
. >> is it pierre or pearce? >> pearce. >> pearce the fox. gorgeous, fantastic conditions.as a result, high temperatures hitting 70. 64 in kent island. 67 in elkton and la plata at 65. snow coming down from minneapolis, omaha and denver. sapphire skies. we'll talk about how long the pattern holds. that's coming up in minutes. >>> serious controversy among parents. >> the morning after pill will be pulled from pep hind the
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. >> item 5 the developed of seawall lot and pierre 48 third street mission rock street and san francisco bay and just a few minutes to the park feasible under the code 39 between the seal wall lot and the port of commission. >> okay thank you, very much. we have a gentleman from the port of san francisco. >> good morning with the port of san francisco. i'm pleas probation officer to be before you today to present the report and seek your approval of that. before i get started i want to quickly introduce our team to you. most of them - many of them are here today from the prosperity. jonathan and brad and binding and joanne and jamie. and others. today, we have jack and fran and their team includes council and others. so with that as you can see on the slide this is a project that is a collaboration, if you will, between the port and the developer. one of the several projects that has assumed the structure and the significance of the impact of the port and the city. and to stress the planning for this site there was - it goes quite a ways back. that was approved in 1997 that identified pa
. >> item 5 the developed of seawall lot and pierre 48 third street mission rock street and san francisco bay and just a few minutes to the park feasible under the code 39 between the seal wall lot and the port of commission. >> okay thank you, very much. we have a gentleman from the port of san francisco. >> good morning with the port of san francisco. i'm pleas probation officer to be before you today to present the report and seek your approval of that. before i get started...
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this is also when it's quiet in the morning this is a nice enough on the south side of the pierre with the promenade leading you for bicycles and pedestrians. this is the retailed portions of the project looking from the north to the south by before we close, see the pier 28 with the big arc opening and that's the retailer with the same weight and height of the building about 50 feet high and 1 hundred and 50 feet wide. this has retail facilities available. this is a view back towards the north and with the reds house on the right side it has it's notice position on the plazas a. most of the retail is pulled back in various places so you can have balconies and other falls on the outside. it's not totally comblesz. the retail is xhoepdz of various retailers to come over shops etc., but it's a range of modules that are being designed. many people have discussed the height of the building. the reason we pulled the arena to the east side of the pier is to be far null away from the area looking back toward the retail the retail is only 50 feet high here and from this area from the distance
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pierre thomas, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> see anything you like? >> all of it.i go to the auctions? how much will it cost to get the million dollar yachts? >> diamond studded spongebob. >> absolutely. out of everything, the diamond. pearls, horses, the car, only thing i want is the diamond studded spongebob. can't say it. >> got to love the bookkeeper. if you are going to steal, might as well steal big. $50 million. can you believe it? >> why not wasn't satisfied with $1 million. allegedly. $50 million. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller. here are the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." >> relatives of the dead boston marathon bombing suspect will claim his body now that his wife agreed to release it. tamerlan tsarnaev's body has been at medical examiner's since his death. >>> president obama said until there is proof that syria used chemical weapons he will not consider military action. during his news conference yesterday, the pre
pierre thomas, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> see anything you like? >> all of it.i go to the auctions? how much will it cost to get the million dollar yachts? >> diamond studded spongebob. >> absolutely. out of everything, the diamond. pearls, horses, the car, only thing i want is the diamond studded spongebob. can't say it. >> got to love the bookkeeper. if you are going to steal, might as well steal big. $50 million. can you believe it? >> why not wasn't...
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pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> president obama announcing a major change in the controversialy which allows deadly drone strikes on american citizens. control of the program will be shifted away from the cia to the pentagon. the change comes one day after the government admitted for the first time that four american citizens have been killed by drones since 2009 in pakistan and yemen. >>> now to a consumer alert and a dangerous problem found in luxury sports utility vehicles. general motors is recalling 27,000 cadillac srx models sold worldwide. gm says the wheels might fall off. you heard correctly, the wheels. factory inspectors noticed the wheels may not be screwed on. only models with 18-inch wheels need immediate repairs. no accidents have been reported yet, luckily. >> that's the kind of thing you get fixed right away. >> your wheels? how do you forget to screw in wheels? >> it's crazy, right? >>> today is may 23rd, which, of course, means -- you know what it means. >> of course. >> world turtle day. >> duh. >> duh. they got going early in indianapolis on this one. >> th
pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> president obama announcing a major change in the controversialy which allows deadly drone strikes on american citizens. control of the program will be shifted away from the cia to the pentagon. the change comes one day after the government admitted for the first time that four american citizens have been killed by drones since 2009 in pakistan and yemen. >>> now to a consumer alert and a dangerous problem found in luxury sports utility...
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. ♪ y.lo pierre other main stories on "al jazeera."rying to get away from the storm headed towards myanmar. 200 people die when trying to flee by boat >. of the000 are in danger storm. >> saudia arabia concerned more people have been infected with a deadly virus. the latest. and -- >> [inaudible] >> we go undercover to investigate the extent of human trafficking in the u.k. of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people in the past three decades, but now signs of peace. the first group of kurdish ppk fighters have arrived in after leaving from turkey. this is part of f a peace proces aimed at ending the conflict the government has repeatedly opposed the entry of pkk fighters into the territory. what is the pkk? it was founded in 1978. the group took up arms against turkey in 1984, calling for an independent kurdish state. in march this year the founder, who has been a presence and the late 1990's, called for a cease- fire. this is on the order of the military leader. the crisis started to leave turkey. the 30-year conflict has
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. >> and here is the nra's executive vice president, wayne la pierre. >> the senate vote two weeks ago is a skirmish in what can be defined as a long war against our constitutional rights. we will never surrender our guns, never. and to the political and media elite who score us, we say let them be damned. [ cheers and applause ] >> after that speech, this open letter to wayne la pierre was in the huffington post by a gun shop owner, senior firearms instructor, nra life member. it begins dear wayne. sorry i couldn't make it to the annual meeting. i am a life member, try to get there every year but this year is different. if i showed up, you would try to get me to help fight a culture war. if there is a war going on, you represent the wrong side. joining me for an exclusive interview, the author of that letter, mike weisser. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me on. >> what pushed you to this point to break with the nra like this. you're a life member, a gun seller yourself. what got you to this point? >> what got me to this point is the fact it seems increasing
. >> and here is the nra's executive vice president, wayne la pierre. >> the senate vote two weeks ago is a skirmish in what can be defined as a long war against our constitutional rights. we will never surrender our guns, never. and to the political and media elite who score us, we say let them be damned. [ cheers and applause ] >> after that speech, this open letter to wayne la pierre was in the huffington post by a gun shop owner, senior firearms instructor, nra life...
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and pierre who is the, and bonjour. >> it's my pleasure to be here e and she this wonderful exhibit.s here? >> because we are, and of course, we decided six months ago with my friend to celebrate the event in washington, in neww york in l.a., and in chicago. c. this exhibit here. he >> as we take a look at these photos for people who are not nt familiar with the photographer vincent simon tell me about it t him. >> i it kel you that h tell yous women, of course you can see that. the beauty, and the casino casio beauty and it's a very talented man. i think it's a good -- >> it is a wonderful way to sell operate women because youse you recognize these women. when you look at the photos here. what do you see in them. them >> we see, even though you are very far from the, -- you can cn see the atmosphere, you can see the ambiance, around this th specific moment where the photoo was taken.w when you look at the exhibitioni you can imagine a lost things lt about the relationship that the photographer was there. it brings you to a lot of the imagination and a lot of creativity. so that is t
and pierre who is the, and bonjour. >> it's my pleasure to be here e and she this wonderful exhibit.s here? >> because we are, and of course, we decided six months ago with my friend to celebrate the event in washington, in neww york in l.a., and in chicago. c. this exhibit here. he >> as we take a look at these photos for people who are not nt familiar with the photographer vincent simon tell me about it t him. >> i it kel you that h tell yous women, of course you can...
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as abc's pierre thomas reports from washington he has tried to get ahead of the scandal announcing itsty. >> reporter: the president announced the acting irs commissioner was forced out. he vowed more changes are coming and irs officials could soon be fired. >> i reviewed the treasury department watchdog report, and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. it's inexcusable, and americans are right to be angry about it, and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs. >> reporter: the first irs casualty. >> today secretary lou took the first step by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the irs. >> reporter: a growing number of conservatives were lining up to say they had been targeted too. conservative christian preacher franklin graham said the irs mon audited his charities after he stood up against gay marriage. in a letter to president obama, graham said, i write to inform you this profiling by the irs was not limited to conservative political organizations indeed it extended to relig
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here's abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas.ho hates mayor michael bloomberg and his stance on gun control has sent him letters laceded with the deadly poison ricin. ricin can be deadly if inhaled or ingested. two letters were sent. one was detected in the new york mail facility. another letter was sent to washington, to an office associated with mayors against illegal guns. the letter threatened bloomberg and referenced the gun control debate. bloomberg has called for background checks and a ban on assault rifles. the mayor reacting. >> in terms of why they've done it, i don't know. the letters obviously referred to our anti-gun efforts, but there's 12,000 people that are going to get killed this year with guns, and 19,000 are going to commit suicide with guns, and we're not going to walk away from those efforts. >> reporter: so far, no one who's been in contact with the ricin letters has become seriously ill, but a number of people have shown symptoms of exposure. >> is looks like everybody is going to be okay. the fbi, the ny
here's abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas.ho hates mayor michael bloomberg and his stance on gun control has sent him letters laceded with the deadly poison ricin. ricin can be deadly if inhaled or ingested. two letters were sent. one was detected in the new york mail facility. another letter was sent to washington, to an office associated with mayors against illegal guns. the letter threatened bloomberg and referenced the gun control debate. bloomberg has called for background...
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pierre, this information, these tapes are extraordinary and show they show the epitome of heroism. >>s. unprecedented access to what really happened when ethan was kidnapped. it was a situation far more dangerous than we ever knew. we will actually hear from the kidnapper for the first time. it's a story about good and evil, about heroes and people willing to make unbelievable sacrifices. the 21 children are almost home, when jimmy lee dykes known as the mean man of the neighborhood storms on to their alabama school bus wielding a gun. >> i need two boys 6 to 8 years old. >> reporter: he wants to kidnap the children. the bus driver resists the man he thought was his friend. it is all caught on tape heard her exclusively for the first time. >> i can't do it. >> do it. >> sorry. you're going to have to shoot me. >> how about i shoot a kid? >> no. >> do it. do it. >> it's my responsibilities -- >> i can't help that. >> i can't turn them over to somebody else. >> reporter: unrelenting dykes turns to the children. come here, kid, and the two in the back. you, and the girl and that boy righ
pierre, this information, these tapes are extraordinary and show they show the epitome of heroism. >>s. unprecedented access to what really happened when ethan was kidnapped. it was a situation far more dangerous than we ever knew. we will actually hear from the kidnapper for the first time. it's a story about good and evil, about heroes and people willing to make unbelievable sacrifices. the 21 children are almost home, when jimmy lee dykes known as the mean man of the neighborhood...
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that is something that is really helpful going forward pierre the other issue that was mentioned is the fact that if you are a business that has received [inaudible] from a certified individual, you received a 90-day stint. the things that would not be counted for peer you can help to remedy the problem and get help, so that your liability at the end of the day is a very small one, hopefully. we know we will be heard from from our experts on a legal side. a lot of them can really add up here this gentleman again had heard about a situation where someone had already racked up $40,000 with of legal fees. became an issue. we are not talking about what it costs to fix up which in itself would be excess of, but also the legal component. your word of mouth and the people you know will really help. and, of course, to our media folks, people will read your articles and understand that they can really do a lot to protect their businesses early on. >> i just want to add one comment about getting our association involved. we put together a really great training. we have a panel available to you. i
that is something that is really helpful going forward pierre the other issue that was mentioned is the fact that if you are a business that has received [inaudible] from a certified individual, you received a 90-day stint. the things that would not be counted for peer you can help to remedy the problem and get help, so that your liability at the end of the day is a very small one, hopefully. we know we will be heard from from our experts on a legal side. a lot of them can really add up here...
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pierre thomas explains what went wrong.bomber, tamerlan tsarnaev, they even trained at the same gym. >> used to live in boston, used to hang out, he knew him. because he was an mma fighter and the other guy a boxer. >> reporter: the fbi had been talking to todashev, for weeks, after they learned he called tamerlan days before the bombing. interviewing todashev when matters turned violent. law enforcement sources say he lunged at an fbi agent with a knife. he was shot and killed. in a dramatic twist, sources tell abc news, todashev was about to sign a confession in connection with a 2011 triple homicide in the boston area. three men had their throats slashed. marijuana and cash sprinkled over their body. since the boston bombings, tamerlan and dzhokhar have emerged as suspects, and friend of todashev and tamerlan. there is no evidence tying todashev to the bombings. pierre thomas, abc news. >> president obama announcing a change in the controversial policy which allows deadly drone strikes on american citizens. control of th
pierre thomas explains what went wrong.bomber, tamerlan tsarnaev, they even trained at the same gym. >> used to live in boston, used to hang out, he knew him. because he was an mma fighter and the other guy a boxer. >> reporter: the fbi had been talking to todashev, for weeks, after they learned he called tamerlan days before the bombing. interviewing todashev when matters turned violent. law enforcement sources say he lunged at an fbi agent with a knife. he was shot and killed. in...
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we will here again from wayne la pierre. they will tell members where gun rights stand in america and what needs to be done and what they want the members to do. again, today i think the key word today will be politics. >> thank you. >>> now to kids and guns and the tragedy this week in kentucky. did you hear about this, a 5-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister with a .22 rifle he got from his birthday. it was purchased by this site, cricket.com. the site is down apparently for maintenance. some people are asking if children should be exposed to guns at an early age. this is the conversation i want to have with 17-year-old tyler and his mother, trish. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you for having us. >> first question is to you, trish. tyler got his first gun at 4. why give a gun to a preschooler? >> it was something in our family that has been passed down from generation to generation. all of my grandparents fought in the armed services. my father and his brothers were avid hunter
we will here again from wayne la pierre. they will tell members where gun rights stand in america and what needs to be done and what they want the members to do. again, today i think the key word today will be politics. >> thank you. >>> now to kids and guns and the tragedy this week in kentucky. did you hear about this, a 5-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister with a .22 rifle he got from his birthday. it was purchased by this site, cricket.com. the...
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pierre, thanks. >>> to that developing spy story playing out between the u.s. and russia. as we told you, the u.s. ambassador called into the russian foreign ministry overnight over claims an american diplomat disguised in a really bad blond wig is actually a spy. abc's martha raddatz has more now from washington. martha, this is a weird one. >> reporter: it sure is, amy. this morning, 29-year-old ryan fogle is on his way back to the u.s., the first american publicly accused of spying in russia in more than a decade. the u.s. says ryan fogle is a diplomat. the russians say the young american is a spy, captured red-handed with a crazy blond wig trying to recruit a russian intelligence officer to work for the u.s. the supposed evidence, not one, but two wigs, three pairs of glasses, ziploc bags filled with wads of cash, a microphone and this letter supposedly intended for the russian intelligence officer which reads in part "dear friend, we are ready to offer you $100,000 to discuss your experience, expertise and cooperation. we can offer up to 1 million a year for long-term
pierre, thanks. >>> to that developing spy story playing out between the u.s. and russia. as we told you, the u.s. ambassador called into the russian foreign ministry overnight over claims an american diplomat disguised in a really bad blond wig is actually a spy. abc's martha raddatz has more now from washington. martha, this is a weird one. >> reporter: it sure is, amy. this morning, 29-year-old ryan fogle is on his way back to the u.s., the first american publicly accused of...
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that is something that is really helpful going forward pierre the other issue that was mentioned is the fact that if you are a business that has received [inaudible] from a
that is something that is really helpful going forward pierre the other issue that was mentioned is the fact that if you are a business that has received [inaudible] from a
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abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas joins us now. pierre, what exactly has been compromised? >> reporter: good morning, josh. the classified details in today's "washington post" suggest hacking by the chinese government of u.s. military assets runs wide and deep. the report says the design of missile defense systems, military aircraft, and satellite communications may have been compromised when china allegedly targeted u.s. defense companies. according to a senior advisory panel convened by the pentagon the hacking is allowing china to close the gap in u.s. technology. some officials have called their concerted effort in hacking and spying, the greatest economic espionage and pilfering in history. the findings come at a sensitive time. president obama and his chinese counterpart are set to meet in california in just two weeks, josh. >> pierre thomas in washington, thank you for that. >>> an american fighter jet has crashed into the pacific off of okinawa, japan. the fight of the f-15 ejected during the overnight training flight and w
abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas joins us now. pierre, what exactly has been compromised? >> reporter: good morning, josh. the classified details in today's "washington post" suggest hacking by the chinese government of u.s. military assets runs wide and deep. the report says the design of missile defense systems, military aircraft, and satellite communications may have been compromised when china allegedly targeted u.s. defense companies. according to a senior...
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pierre thomas, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> see anything you like? >> all of it.? how much will it cost to get the million dollar yachts? >> diamond studded spongebob. >> absolutely. out of everything, the diamond. pearls, horses, the car, only thing i want is the diamond studded spongebob. can't say it. >> got to love the bookkeeper. if you are going to steal, might as well steal big. $50 million. can you believe it? >> why not wasn't satisfied with $1 million. allegedly. $50 million. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> this morning, did the boston bombers have help? >> investigators closing in on that answer and now focusing on a mosque in russia as a list of possible accomplices grows plus this -- >> the doctor told me that i had tested positive for hiv. i was stunned. >> amanda knox tells her story with brand-new details of her six-year saga, prison, panic attack and abuse by guards. >>> the cringeworthy video taken on a popular mountain road in los angeles. we'll show you what happens next. >>> an emotional
pierre thomas, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> see anything you like? >> all of it.? how much will it cost to get the million dollar yachts? >> diamond studded spongebob. >> absolutely. out of everything, the diamond. pearls, horses, the car, only thing i want is the diamond studded spongebob. can't say it. >> got to love the bookkeeper. if you are going to steal, might as well steal big. $50 million. can you believe it? >> why not wasn't satisfied with $1...
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pierre thomas, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> see anything you like? >> all of it.? how much will it cost to get the million dollar yachts? >> diamond studded spongebob. >> absolutely. out of everything, the diamond. pearls, horses, the car, only thing i want is the diamond studded spongebob. can't say it. >> got to love the bookkeeper. if you are going to steal, might as well steal big. $50 million. can you believe it? >> why not wasn't satisfied with $1 million. allegedly. $50 million. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. ♪ music body language can n tell you all sorts of things. like someone is having a stroke. knowow the suddesigns. learn f.a.s.t. face drooping arm weakness speech difficulty me to call 911 and get them to a hospital immediately. learn the body language and spot a stroke f.a.a.s.t. >>> this morning, did the boston
pierre thomas, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> see anything you like? >> all of it.? how much will it cost to get the million dollar yachts? >> diamond studded spongebob. >> absolutely. out of everything, the diamond. pearls, horses, the car, only thing i want is the diamond studded spongebob. can't say it. >> got to love the bookkeeper. if you are going to steal, might as well steal big. $50 million. can you believe it? >> why not wasn't satisfied with $1...
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wayne la pierre referenced last month's boston terrorist attacks asking the audience how many bostonians wish they had a gun two weeks ago as an unprecedented manhunt for the bombing suspects was underway now ironically as the u.s. leader has been making his efforts to strengthen gun. laws gun sales have been a creep increasing and membership to the n.r.a. has been expanding so while the issue of guns remains very divisive for the nation so far in this ongoing political battle of the n.r.a. is clearly proving itself to be strong enough to go up against and defeat the president of the united states reporting from houston. r.t. . imprisoned by insanity the whole story in just a sec. and yet another step along the pointless anti gender crusade activists in sweden are pushing to promote a new gender neutral pronoun these activists want the term hen to replace the pronouns hun and han which mean he and she respectively i think the logic of these bizarre gender neutral movements in the e.u. is that they really feel that it's awful to force someone into a role that doesn't fit them you know i c
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wayne la pierre are friends last month's boston terrorist attacks asking the audience how many bostonians wish they had a gun two weeks ago as an unprecedented manhunt for the bombing suspects was underway now ironically as the u.s. leader has been making his efforts to strengthen gun. laws sales have been increasing and membership to the n.r.a. has been expanding so. it's very divisive for the nation so far in this ongoing political. he's clearly moving itself to be strong enough to go up against and defeat the president's states. into the are there we go now six people have reportedly been injured in the city of east palo alto in california by an unknown gunman and the man fired several times from inside a car passing by a mcdonald's restaurant child around the age of six is among the victims one of whom was taken to hospital with serious injuries and medics to say he is in stable condition at the moment of the incident happened an hour after three women was shot two of them fatally in a separate incident in the city of tampa florida police still looking for the suspect. thousands of ha
wayne la pierre are friends last month's boston terrorist attacks asking the audience how many bostonians wish they had a gun two weeks ago as an unprecedented manhunt for the bombing suspects was underway now ironically as the u.s. leader has been making his efforts to strengthen gun. laws sales have been increasing and membership to the n.r.a. has been expanding so. it's very divisive for the nation so far in this ongoing political. he's clearly moving itself to be strong enough to go up...
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wayne la pierre referenced last month's boston terrorist attacks asking the audience how many bostonians wish they had a gun two weeks ago as an unprecedented manhunt for the bombing suspects was underway now ironically as the u.s. leader has been making his efforts to strengthen gun. laws and sales have been increasing and membership to the n.r.a. has been expanding so while the issue of. very divisive for the nation so far in this ongoing political battle of the n.r.a. he's clearly proving itself to be strong enough to go up against and defeat the president of the united states reporting. for the update where hard line islamists demanding an anti blasphemy law will be put into place have now passed with police leaving fifteen people dead and dozens injured by security forces used rubber bullets to break up the riots in the capital dhaka tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied across the capital blocking roads and cutting the city off from the rest of the country. was on the streets of the libyan capital tripoli after a new law was passed barring people who worked under colonel gadha
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government to avoid this pressure, because so far, if you remember, the french finance minister, pierre moscovici, rejected calls for an austerity program because it didn't want to drive the french economy into recession. now that it is in recession, there is no other option for the french government to implement some austerity measures some structural reforms, and perhaps it will also have -- this is even backed from the finance minister because you know france is working on the government reshuffle, the president, and there are some ongoing speculations that the finance minister could be replaced. >> okay, stefan. for now, thank you. >>> the bank of japan has thrown more than $27 billion into the money market in the response of the japanese government bond yields. ten-year jgb yields jumped more than 10% this week to the highest of the year, off of the gains in stock markets and falling yen, but the former deputy finance minister, also known as mr. yen, told cnbc he's not overly concerned about the moves in the jgb market. >> they have not been accustomed to this kind of aggressive mo
government to avoid this pressure, because so far, if you remember, the french finance minister, pierre moscovici, rejected calls for an austerity program because it didn't want to drive the french economy into recession. now that it is in recession, there is no other option for the french government to implement some austerity measures some structural reforms, and perhaps it will also have -- this is even backed from the finance minister because you know france is working on the government...
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wayne la pierre referenced last month's boston terrorist attacks asking the audience how many bostonians wish they had a gun two weeks ago as an unprecedented manhunt for the bombing suspects was underway now ironically as the u.s. leader has been making his efforts to strengthen gun. laws and sales have been increasing and membership to the n.r.a. has been expanding so while the issue of guns for means very divisive for the nation so far in this ongoing political battle of the n.r.a. he's...
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wayne la pierre referenced last month's boston terrorist attacks asking the audience how many bostonians wish they had a gun two weeks ago as an unprecedented manhunt for the bombing suspects was underway now ironically as the u.s. leader has been making his efforts to strengthen gun. laws gun sales have been agree increasing membership to the n.r.a. has been expanding so while the issue of guns remains very divisive to work the nation so far in this ongoing political battle the n.r.a. is...