i've been given a statement about rebecca brooks.he says she's distressed about these charges and she denies it in any way and she says it's upsetting that they charged her with interintercepting voicemail with the murder of that schoolgirl. >> a small word can have a big meaning especially if you're the finance minister of germany, luxemburg or the netherlands. and that word is negative. that's the verdict from one of the world's biggest credit rating, moody's which have downgraded those eurozone countries. it has been built as stable. why has this happened and what does it mean? let's join our correspondent steve evans who is in berlin. what is the reaction to this downgrading, if i can call it that, in germany? >> some countries whose finances might fail use getting pick up debt in the end. are we pouring a money into a barrel without a bottom? and moody's looked to the sums and reckoned as the dangers of the default in spain and greece, so does the vulnerability of the german taxpayer and that's what happened. i've been out on th

they include rebecca brooks, one rupert murdoch's most trusted executives, the ceo of news international. her deputy andy colson has been charged with five different counts. he, of course, went on to be a communications director for the british prime minister, so there are political implications. we have a whole slew of other senior journalists on the newspaper who have also been charged. but the victims, we're getting more and more information about the variety of people whose phones it is alleged were intercepted or hacked into. sir paul mccartney, jude law, sigh ena miller, brad pitt, angelina jolie, politicians, sports stars. the case that got this going in the british consciousness was of a murdered schoolgirl who was 13 when she was killed in 2002, it is alleged journalists even hacked into her phone in their attempts to get -- >> dan, we should mention rupert murdoch media including twin century fox films studio, the list gotten on here, the scandal has rocked the empire here. were there any surprise das in today's charges? >> well, there were some people that weren't charged. 13

two land in legal trouble, including rebecca brookes. and getting into the olympics. beach volleyball. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tonight, the fighting in syria has escalated even further, with firsthand accounts forces have used fighter jets to bomb the city of aleppo. rebel fighters launched an offensive to try to get control of the area from the army. our correspondent and cameraman are there and have the very latest. >> it is the islamic month of ramadan, so when the sun goes down, another day of fighting, and in syria, the rebel army comes out to fight. we joined a convoy on a highly dangerous mission to aleppo, headlights off to avoid being seen, passing under the nose of government troops and into serious second city, where the insurgency has found its love this voice -- its loudest voice. many here are desperate for the rebels suit -- to succeed, clamoring for freedom denied by their president, but as the rebels take over this district, what many fear they will see is an osmotic takeover that will unleash a whirlwind of divi

former news of the world editor rebecca brooks there and former adviser to the british prime ministermed andy colson, as well as six others face new conspiracy and hacking charges. you'll recall they're accused of hacking into hollywood stars' voice mail as well as the voice mail of a young murder victim, millie dowler. >>> happier news, amazon.com says it will pay for its warehouse workers to go back to school. up to $2,000 a year for tuition but only if the employee is willing to take classes in a skill america needs more of, like nursing or aircraft carrier mechanics. amazon is opening a big warehouse in paterson. employees there won't be eligible right away. you have to work for amazon for three years to qualify, especially imimpressive when you consider the fact that amazon is essentially paying its workers to discover a new skill they wouldn't use at amazon. they'll leave. yet they're still paying the bill. back to you. >> very interesting, scott. thank you very much. >>> meteorologist christina loren joins us now with a look at that forecast. >> hey, yeah, you know, we've got s

for later became the prime minister's media chief and former news international chief executive rebecca brooksthe charges relate to illegally accessing the voice mail for thousands of people including that of a missing school girl who was later found murdered. the man accused of a massacre at a screening of the new batman film in the u.s. has made his first court appearance james holmes was charged with the killing of twelve people and injuring fifty eight more in the shooting in aurora colorado the twenty four year old didn't speak at any point during the hearing prosecutors said holmes could face the death penalty if found guilty. over one hundred people have been injured by the most powerful typhoon in over a decade to hit hong kong many flights were canceled and main transport services were suspended or have been reduced to compare reduced or running i should say at reduced capacity hong kong stock exchange was also postponed during the storm. let's not get the latest at the business desk with katie and another major player joins russia as high oil stakes tell us more about just oh my dear

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editors andy colson who became prime minister david cameron's media what would you describe and rebecca brooks who went on to run murdoch's news international in the u.k. the charges are over illegally accessing the voice mails of thousands of people including a missing schoolgirl who was later found murdered. an afghan police commander and thirteen up these men have reportedly joined the taliban in the west of the country it's thought to be the largest police to faction to date on monday president karzai appealed to germany to act as a go between with the taliban to pave the way for peace talks the country has been hit by a series of violent militant attacks in the last week on sunday five civilians were executed near kabul working with nato troops. now be salvaged russian army is heating up daniel bushell has more of a sword with his firm confirm still to talk with those nifty tools to buy a stake in troubled teen k.b.p.s. management dispute was made b.p.'s position in the firm on turn the ball to your group is going to report. the mystery around who's going to get these shares in the t.n.t.

the world editors and he calls and he became prime minister david cameron's media spokesman and rebecca brooks who went on the run murdoch's news you describe in the u.k. the charges are over illegally accessing the voice mails of thousands of people including a missing schoolgirl who was later found murdered. dramatic pictures in the forest fires raging out of control in a tourist area northwest croatia today they've forced one thousand four hundred people to evacuate to safety a number of residential buildings in the area at risk one hundred fifty firefighters battling the blaze which is being found by strong winds keep an eye on it for you. keeping an eye on the business stories well imagine just now be paying living close to getting out of its troublesome joint venture we saw daniel just now let's hear from you again. today on that story you know the british confirm starting talks with rosneft which ones to avoid stakeout interior gave e.p. most with this fear has moved the peace position in this russian arms to hold to keep all these are going to explain. the mystery around who's going to

world editor andy colson who became prime minister david cameron's media spokesman to school and rebecca brooks who went on to run murdoch's news international in the u.k. the charges are over illegally accessing the voice mails of thousands of people including a missing schoolgirl who was later found murdered. an afghan police commander and thirteen of his men have reportedly joined the taliban in the west of the country it's thought to be the largest police to faction today monday president karzai appealed to germany to act as a go between with the taliban to pave the way for peace talks the country has been hit by a series of violent militant attacks in the last week on sunday five civilians were executed near kabul working with nato troops. now b.p. has received fresh interest in its russian arm daniels out of business task with more detail just the routes for confirm still to rosen of which was to boy in trouble two k.b. disputes has made the peace position in the firm and turn towards europe is good enough explains. the mystery around who is going to get b.p.'s shares in a g.m. t.v. joint

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authorities charged eight former employees of rupert murdock's media empire among those charged are rebecca brooks and andy coalson a former aid to the british prime minister david cameron. both were editors of the news of the world tabloid accused of key roles in hacking into the voice mails of 600 people including crime victims and celebrities. >> to undermine and dreaming up schemes is untrue. >> brooks denied accusations saying she's angry at the decision to charge her. >> fewer americans have faith in big banks. a survey finds 23% of the respondents trust those big banks and large institutions and trust in small community banks has risen to 55% up from 51% in march and there is maker of the mupels is taking toys over fid kidd meal and will send money to glad instead. last week chick fil-a aez president says he opposes same-sex marriage. >> we hear about industries cutting back ask one field growing is trucking. and saying demand for truck drivers is rising and there could be an increase by to to. there are some major obstacles. first drivers must get a commercial driver's license requiring ta

rebecca brooks and andy colson are among the eight people charged.h are close to cameron. >>> in hong kong the strongest typhoon in a decade hit today. the rain and wind were so intense that the stock markets, banks and business all closed. train service was also disrupted. the typhoon lasted for several hours then it went on to hit mainland china. >>> many are questioning official approval to allow service members to wear their uniforms to gay pride parades. the waiver is a one time only exception. because organizers of the event asked service members to wear their uniforms. >>> apps they handle everything from deliveries to laundry and the warning about what they could do to your social skills. >>> meteorologist rosemary orozco is back with her bay area forecast. which day will be the coolest before another warming trend. hi parents, big year for spelling. here's what the kids will n-e-e-d. ♪ pens and markers, paper wide ruled. ♪ ♪ hoodies, sneakers, tape, sticks of glue.♪ ♪ large boxes pencils, highlighters. ♪ ♪ sneakers and t-shirts. ♪ notebooks

rebecca brooks and andy colson are among the eight people charged.ose to cameron. >>> in hong kong the strongest typhoon in a decade hit today. the rain and wind were so intense that the stock markets, banks and business all closed. train service was also disrupted. the typhoon lasted for several hours then it went on to hit mainland china. >>> many are questioning official approval to allow service members to wear their uniforms to gay pride parades. the waiver is a one time only exception. because organizers of the event asked service members to wear their uniforms. >>> apps they handle everything from deliveries to laundry and the warning about what they ?ñ l; >>> gilroy police say thousands of dollars worth of tickets to this weekend's garlic festival have been stolen. this is what the tickets look like. the festival starts on friday and runs through sunday. organizers warn some of the stolen tickets were sold online and will not be honor at the festival. >>> if your to do list is getting long and you just don't have the time don't worry there's

now face new criminal charges in connection with a scandal, including news of the world editor rebecca brooksndy callson. he was prime minister david cameron's communications director are. the phone hacking scandal led to millions in payouts to victims, including a lot of a-list celebs. >>> what a man cave really says about the state of your relationship. who's really stalking who on facebook? and the latest viral video. >> cane from hot 99.5 is hire with the hot topics. start off with the viral videos. >> oh, yeah. >> seen one where a friend tries to scare a friend awake. women show this one first. have a different look. >> so, there's a truck getting towed and it looks like it's coming down and my wife's asleep. we are going to see if we can scare her. babe wake up, there's a truck! [ screaming ] >> oh, that's not nice. >> oh, man. somebody's about to be single. this is the most viral video in the past 24 hours. >> get that camera out. >> play this one for everybody when you -- when everyone gets home tonight. the most viral video in the last 24 hours, we are learning more about that man an

rebecca brooks who was editor and chief executive of news corporation british newspaper division said i quote, "i am stressed and angry that the prosecution service has reached this conclusion when they knew all of the facts and were in a position to stop the case at this stage." brooks has already been charged with conspiracy to per verify the course of justice in may in connection with allegations she tried to conceal material relevant to the case. she could also face charges for payments to police. both she and come -- colson had close relationships with david cameron after working with him after working as editor of "news of the world." and it involved the handling into the missing schoolgirl's phone but hacking into the phones of two prominent politicians. >> "news of the world," we worked on behalf of the victims of crime particularly violent crime. the idea i would it is in my office dreaming up schemes to undermine investigations is simply untrue. >> some of the charges for phone hacking involve celebrity and other people, as well, hacking. all of the eight who have been charg

former news of the world editor rebecca brook and former adviser to the british prime minister andy koulsown, they are accused of hacking into hollywood stars' voice mail and the voice mail of a young murder victim. happier news, amazon.com will pay for workers to go back to school. up to $2,000 a year for tuition, only if the employee is willing to take classes in a skill america needs more of like nursing or aircraft mechanic. amazon opening a big warehouse in paterson. employees there won't be eligible right away. you have to work tor three years. another battle in a day after the dow closed 100 lower. in earlier trading it had fallen 200 points. zillow says we hit bottom. the house prices on the rise again if you average out things nationally. again, good news, but we're goi going to burrow into the numbers coming up. >> 5:56. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren to find out what we have to look forward to this week. i like the sunshine. >> indeed. then you're going to like today. temperatures are going to be on the warm side in the hottest cities, 88 inland, and 67 at the c

among them, rebecca brooks. parent of fox newschannel apologized for the hacking. back to "on the record" with greta. >> greta: is this a political blunder for the obama campaign? for almost a year, president obama has been coming under intense fire for the failed loan to the belly-up solyndra. so is it smart to appear in a $35,000 a plate fund-raise wer two key players in the solyndra mess? he was hob knobbing with the supporters, including two key figures. who were they? abc news editor rick klein is here. okay. who were they? >> faces in the crowd. steve wesley is one, a well-known venture capitalist. he was so close to the inner circle, he was raising flags about solyndra. he knew based upon his contacts that there was a problem -- >> greta: he get ace gold star. he tried. >> he tried to stop it or warn the white house. but another figure was matt rogers, a former department of energy official. he was in charge of getting the money out the door to companies like solyndra, despite the push-back in this case f

also facing charges, rebecca brooks, she was the chief executive of rupert murdoch.alists also faced charges in the scandal. >>> a wall once dedicated to famed football coach, joe paterno, now lies in a pile of rubble. this morning, construction workers tore down the wall. this just two days after crews also took down that 900 pound bronze statue. all of this in the wake of an investigation into the sex abuse scandal that found several top university officials, including paterno, covered up for jerry sandusky and his abuse of young boys. the ncaa imposed a slew of sanctions, including a $60 million fine and a four year bowl ban on penn state. penn state's library has his name. that honor will remain. >>> the jury has been seated. the jury was selected, plus four alternates. the former chicago police officers accused of killing his third wife, kathleen, in 2004. peterson is also suspected in the 2007 disaappearance of his fourth wife, stacey peterson. opening statements are set to begin next tuesday. >> man convicted of killing the brother, the mother, and the nephew

. >> reporter: in a statement, rebecca brooks denied the allegation saying she was distressed and angryprosecutors' decisions to charge her. jeffrey kaufmann, abc news, london. >> a penalty eventually for some of that sensational journalism like that. maximum penalty for each charge, two years in prison, a fine or both.scandal, came to light in 2006. the illegal activity was the work of one rogue reporter. >> all of the reporters, kept digging and exposed a massive cover-up. ugly. coming up next -- bruce springsteen, the boss, he reveals a lifelong struggle. >> here is a secret, with the hopes of helping others. it is all next. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm tired. sorry. i was sitting back and relaxing. this story is great. just tell me to shut up now. >> you are in a mood today, faris, i like it. bruce springsteen on top of the music world in the '70s and '80s. he says that is when he hit bottom. >> the boss is revealing for the very first time he has struggled with serious depression. abc's bob woodruff has the story. ♪ ♪ we're going to have some fun tonight ♪ >> reporter: bruce springsteen has been on

rebecca brooks, former chief of news international and one-time editor at the sun and news of the worldcharged with conspiracy to intercept voice malice of the murdered school girl milly dowler as well as the former boss of the uk's firefighters union. brooks in a statement though says, quote, i am not guilty of these charges. i did not authorize nor was i aware of phone hacking under my editorship. the charge concerning milly dowler is particularly upsetting not because only it is untrue but also i spent my entire journalistic career campaigning for victims of crime. she'll likely have a chance to contest these charges at a court hearing in september originally scheduled to defend previous charges she obstructed justice in her earlier testimony. also singled out today andy colson prime minister david cameron's former top press guru and glen wilkera a private investigator once hired specifically by the organization to uncover personal details about persons of interest for newscorp publications. one charge today for example concerns the hacking of angelina jolie and brad pitt. today's ch

. >> steve: former news international ceo rebecca brooks among eight people charged in britain's phoneinto people's cell phones. brooks, seen there, denying the charges, saying she never authorized or was aware of any phone hacking. news international is owned by news corps, the parent company of fox news channel. >> gretchen: new jersey woman takes the plunge literally. the 82-year-old hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. i heard about this on the radio. immediately two good samaritans jumped in to rescue her. they worked there. >> everybody is running, come o get out. i said, i have to take my pocketbook. i want to get my registration and i want my cane. forget that. i said no, i'm not forgetting it. >> gretchen: elizabeth moore walked away from the accident with some bumps and a bruised egovernment you know what else? apparently the back window was halfway down and that saved her life because those rescuers were able to get into the car to help her get out. >> steve: all right. meanwhile, 22 before the top of the hour. it may be a good idea to take a look at your 401(k) plan. new

rebecca brooks and andy coalson, a former communications director for the british prime minister, will be charged next month in connection with their newspaper's alleged hacking into the phones and voice mail of celebrities and crime victims. and we learned today the members of a new scientific expedition did not solve the mystery of aviation pioneer amelia earhart's disappearance back in 1937. based on this photo and other evidence, searchers had hoped to find the wreckage of her plane just off a remote island in the pacific ocean, but sad to say they didn't. and now they are returning to hawaii. as you know, if you've seen in today's google doodle, this is the 115th anniversary of earhart's birth. wolf. >> thank you very much, lisa. >>> a disturbing warning today from the secretary of state hillary clinton. she says a small group of nations is blocking efforts to stop mass atrocities in syria right now. and she's naming names. standby for that. >>> and later, something president barack obama and mitt romney have in common, it's very rare in presidential races. ♪ ( whirring and crackl

tom mesereau and brooke anderson on the jacksons from los angeles. >>> good morning rebecca and mauricei have my big screen here. it looks like color by numbers. it's not. this is a surface analysis map with the areas shaded with green. looks like we got a bunch of washouts. we really don't. if you look at the map, you go from that right into this, which is the satellite and radar picture, shows you where the clouds and the rain is. not that much of it. the toughest spot is northeast. this low pressure system will bring a lot of rain to that area. in my mind the nicest weather right there, around the great lakes. there's a big old high pressure system that's centered. it means a lot of sunshine. it's going to usher in a light little breeze there. low humidities. a perfect day with temperatures from milwaukee, lansing and indianapolis. i'm running the highs in the 70s and 80s. i will be more specific for you. 78 to 82. right there in the sweet spot. enjoy it. that's a quick look at one portion of the country. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> . >>> all right. i wi