. >> reporter: pilot steve robertson has been patrolling the skies over los angeles for 20 years. >>elicopter. >> reporter: he is part of the police air support in glendale, california. he has been in many dangerous situations but the latest one caught him by surprise. >> instant pain. instant burning. >> reporter: robertson's helicopter was hit with a handheld laser beam shining at him from the ground below. >> it felt like i had been in the hit in the face with a baseball bat or something similar. and it blinded me for about 15 to 20 seconds. >> reporter: he couldn't see so his co-pilot had to take over. the f.a.a. is warning police departments and airlines about the danger since more and more people, mainly kids, are shining cheap laser lights into the cockpits of planes and police helicopters. >> they are dangerous and they aren't toys. >> reporter: this past week los angeles police arrested a 14- year-old boy for shining a laser at a news chopper. in florida, one man pleaded guilty to interfering with a sheriff's helicopter. he is facing up to 20 years in prison. last year more

cnn's nick robertson is at the scene. >>reporter: heavy machine gun rounds being fired. >>catherine: one doctor said this is war. it in libya, protesters are waging running street battles against security forces in the eastern part of that country. thousands are dead, hospitals have run out of beds. in iran, thousands are pro-government call for death to the protesters calling for an end to religious rule. one opposition leader is warning her country might be heading toward civil war. in yemen, opposition groups staged a friday a fury. pro- government forces are there to meet them clubs and knives. while in egypt a mass demonstration celebrates the fall of president mubarak one week ago. egypt's army is saying they will not tolerate any more disruptions in the country's economy. this seemed to be referring to the labour court on rest that's what eject before the president's resignation. >>jacqueline: of live look from the ferry boat in san francisco, the rain really coming down. it's going to last for the next few hours rain in the evening commute. i will have details on

nearly all of robertson's have a self -- have his telephone number, and he is in constant contact with him -- men and their families. a visit students in their homes, meets with their parents, helps with applications for college, writes that was applications for jobs and scholarships, and yes, he attended far too many funerals. fighting for equity has been the touchstone of his entire teaching career. equity means ritter, a teaching and high standards, but it also means getting to know your students, crossing boundaries, and being patient. thank you for all your hard work. congratulations. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. my mom is here. she is only 91. [laughter] i wish my dad were here. he passed a couple of years ago, but i know this will have any special moment for him. my brother is here, my friends, my teaching mentor and partner, my principal, my wonderful daughter, and my students representing mission high school here. and i wanted to mention that because they are why i am up here, and they are why we are all up here, and they inspire me every day, as do so many of my other

geoffrey robertson told the court that he would not get a fair trial because of briefcases and sweden are held in secret. that what he is alleged to have done in sweden would not be criminal in britain, and he is ready to cooperate with swedish officials in london. julian assange is also afraid that extradition will deliver him in the end to the united states where some public figures have faced for him to call -- for him to face the death penalty. claire montgomery said montgomerymr. aassange -- assange repeatedly refused to testify in sweden. >> in britain, it is of vital tool in an increasingly- globalized fight against crime. the court will expect strong evidence the prosecution was militias or politically motivated or otherwise flawed. >> the defense called their witness, a retired swedish prosecutor. he told the court that he thought it quite peculiar the prosecutor had issued the arrest warrant without first hearing julian assange's version of events. but even he said he would voluntarily returned to sweden to clear his name if he were the defendant. >> today, we saw what i spo

his lawyer, geoffrey robertson, told the court monday that assange would not get a fair trial becauses notoriety and because swedish rape cases are customarily held without the public present, to protect the alleged victims. the head of the secrets-spilling site has been accused of sexual misconduct by two women he met during a visit to stockholm last year. he denies wrongdoing. >> james: washington may scrap talks about the war in afghanistan. the u.s. and says that to change american has diplomatic immunity and only kill those pakistan these over self-defense as he was they tried to rob him. >> darya: 6:42 a.m., one story is breaking nationwide satellites and this live shot is coming from chicago. you can see a large building on fire is a huge amount of small, her coming out of the roof, we can't see what kind of crews are on the scene but you can see water being sprayed. we will try the more affirmation about this breaking news in chicago. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done,

the lawsuit which claims that -- the lawsuit was brought by a christian legal group founded by pat robertson. so far three democrat appointed judges have dismissed the law. three democratic judges have ruled all or part of the law is unconstitutional. >>> the shut down of the federal government could have a powerful impact on the private- sector. >> there are plenty of people who are not going to be able to do their job who are in the private-sector because the federal government has always shut down. >> dwight boeman is with the organization of federal employees. right now there's a march 4th deadline for avoiding the first federal shut down since 1945. >>> the state department announced it will evacuate americans from libya starting tomorrow morning. tripoli's airport has been jammed with people trying to escape. tomorrow a ferry will take as many americans as possible to the island of malta in the mediterranean. rita williams reports on gadahfi's message of bloodshed. >> reporter: his half hour speech on state run tv was shown live to these gadahfi reporters in tripoli's time square. he b

the lawsuit which claims that -- the lawsuit was brought by a christian legal group founded by pat robertson. so far three democrat appointed judges have dismissed the law. three democratic judges have ruled all or part of the law is unconstitutional. >>> the shut down of the federal government could have a powerful impact on the private- sector. >> there are plenty of people who are not going to be able to do their job who are in the private-sector because the federal government has always shut down. >> dwight boeman is with the organization of federal employees. right now there's a march 4th deadline for avoiding the first federal shut down since 1945. >>> the state department announced it will evacuate americans from libya starting tomorrow morning. tripoli's airport has been jammed with people trying to escape. tomorrow a ferry will take as many americans as possible to the island of malta in the mediterranean. rita williams reports on gadahfi's message of bloodshed. >> reporter: his half hour speech on state run tv was shown live to these gadahfi reporters in tripoli's time square. he b

. >> guion of robertson as the director of the san francisco boys' choir. ian robertson.fable and feet. it is a combination of singing, and beautiful music. we wanted to share with you some of the sounds. (choir singing) >> the san francisco boards chorus. the boys' scores. >> the san francisco symphony. we performed with them and achieved an award. >> the voice chorus. let me introduce you the vocal coach. the inspiration for all of this. what is it about the boys' chorus? it provides a unique sound? >> yes, not only does it have a unique sound but also the camaraderie. with the choir. i do not think that i have a seen this many boys together. and what seemed that some what order,. >> is that part of the challenge? >> yes. >> and in order to get out of the boys and use the music the best to have to harness that boys energy. and it is abundant. >> this group there are hundreds of boys in the boys' choir. >> 256 >> why is this different? >> this is the highest group in the boys' chorus. >> you work your way up to this? >> preparatory. >> how long have you been singing with

cnn's nick robertson reported from the scene.t's a small but strategically critical ally of the u.s., the headquarters for the navy's fifth fleet. the special envoy to the u.s. defended his country's use of force against protesters which has reportedly resulted in several fatalities. and it was proportional, was also necessary. >> in the north african country tens of thousands expressed their discontent with for decades under the rule. the longest running president of world. an eyewitness described a large crowd converging at the main courthouse in the northern city. in yemen, where the president has been in power for 32 years, rival demonstrators clashed a university. in a statement friday, president barack obama said he's concerned about the events in yemen and libya and condemns violent attacks by governments against peaceful protesters. in washington, samantha hayes kron 4 news. >>jacqueline: of live look at storm tracker 4 radar, and sierra snow still flying. we will talk about how much snow has already hit the ground and ho

police pilot steve robertson says he's hit by lasers at least once a week. 15 years ago, it nearly proved disastro disastrous. >> it was instant pain and burning and i was blinded instantly for a good 15 to 20 seconds. but the most memorable part was the pain. it was -- it felt like getting hit in the face with a baseball bat. >> reporter: these faa photos of a cockpit lit up by the beam of the laser show why there's concern. pilots reporting more than 2,800 laser hits in 2010, double from the year before. almost always during the critical moments of take-off and landing. lax reported the most laser events with 102, followed by chicago, phoenix, san jose, and las vegas. faa chief randy babbit -- >> these aren't toys. this is serious when you distract an airplane, whether it's a commercial aircraft with passengers, a police helicopter. all of these are dangerous. >> reporter: because the concentrated light can be brighter than the sun, the fda regulates laser pointers to no more than five milliwatts. but far more powerful and dangerous green lasers are sold over the internet. >> let me tak

angus robertson. >> mr. speaker i'm grateful for the copy of the statement. the premise or has long taken different view on release to the scottish government or indeed international observers like nelson mandela but what is new however is these official u.k. documents proved in 2008, uk's labour minister supporters, being released olyvia said they were saying one thing in public and something completely the opposite and private. is that not rank hypocrisy? >> i made my views clear and i tried to stated in a calm and reasonable way because i don't believe there was some conspiracy cooked up between an s&p government of the labour government. i think they find it hard not to commit a each other most of the times. i can see prominent scottish mp's knotting. a look back at what they said, could i set forth to give them a brief picture? >> thank you mr. speaker. i welcome council strong position of support for the egyptian people particularly with regard to the assistance of the transition to democracy however building new government structures is not straightfor

i'm reading from a news report, glendale, california, steve robertson remembers the first time he encountered a laser strike. he said his helicopter was hit by a powerful beam of green light one night while he was on patrol. here's what he said about the experience, it immediately lit up the whole cockpit and it hit both of my eyes and burned both of my korea my corneas. instantly i was blinded. it felt like i was hit in the face with a baseball bat. he was momentarily incapaciated and would have crashed if his co-pilot had not been able to land the chopper. thankfully he recovered from his injuries. i want to express my appreciation to senators boxer and feinstein. clearly it is a major issue in california. i want to thank mark kirk, mark kirk of illinois who is the lead republican sponsor. o'hare is one of the busiest airports in the country it had 98 of these events take place in 2010. senator durbin of illinois is also a cosponsor as well and i expressed my appreciation to him. the house has passed a similar measure. there is every reason to believe if we take this step, we'll be able to