he suffered his most recent seizure on january 20 on the day of the inauguration of president obama. month it's reported that he and his wife had traveled to florida where he was receiving numerous forms of treatment to battle this brain tumor. and again, as i just mentioned, we are now getting new information that senator ted kennedy, losing his battle to brain cancer. known as the liberal lion of the senate where he was a major force for decades in the senate. first elected in 1962 and of course, the brother of former president john f. kennedy. we will continue to bring you additional details. again, right now, msnbc reporting that senator kennedy at age 77 has died, louing his be t battle to cancer. you're looking at images of senator kennedy speaking at the democratic national convention. a true lion of the senate, a real force. part of the kennedy family, the royal political family. at age 77, losing his battle to cancer. again, this is christina brown with breaking news about senator ted kennedy, one of several brothers of the same kennedy family who has had a long life and leg

a seizure is often the first sign that someone has a tumor.ecause as that tumor's starting to grow, it causes little electrical bursts throughout the brain and it's that seizure that's the first thing. i remember back in may of last year, until that happened, i said, you know, a new seizure in an adult like this, you have to get scans to rule out a tumor. >> sanjay, appreciate it. dr. sanjay gupta tonight from dublin. >>> more on the life of ted kennedy ahead, including a look at the tragedies and candles he could escape throughout his life. >>> first, erica hill joins us with the 360 bulltin. >> one of iraq's top shiite leaders died today after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. he had been receiving treatment for more than two years. his body will now be sent to iraq for burial in his hometown. iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki said al hakim was like a brother to him. >>> accusing governor mark sanford of serious misconduct in office. south carolina's lieutenant governor called on the governor to set down. andre bauer offering to take over

you have the seizures, you take medications. medications can be very sedating. that's one thing i think he and the doctors were thinking about and concerned about. also, the location of the tumor, heidi. you remember he had an awake brain operation down at duke last spring and the reason was because the tumor was located so close to the speech areas and areas that control the right side of his body so those were things that probably were starting to get affected over the last couple months. the therapy alone, as a neuro surgeon i've seen patients go through this. it's tiring, exhausting. every time i saw him appear in public i looked closely for those sorts of things. you might imagine it's a tough toll. >> absolutely. we appreciate you being there for us ironically at the global cancer summit in dublin, ireland going on right now, our own dr. sanjay gupta. thanks, sanjay. our coverage on the passing of senator edward kennedy continues with wolf blitzer in washington. >> thanks very much. i want to go right back to martha's vine

he had several seizures following the diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor. the family has released a statement a short time ago saying that edward m. kennedy, the husband, father, grandfatherer, brother and uncle we loved so deeply died tuesday at home in high yan nas port. we lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our life. his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever. let's return to adam now at the scene in hyanis port. adam, what do you think the local reaction to this will be? the kennedys really for the last 50 years, last half century, have been so key within u.s. politics. specifically in massachusetts. in the boston area. can you find anybody in that part of the world who has a bad word to say about the kennedys? >> reporter: not around here at least in hyanis and hyanis port. they are such a part of the fabric of this community. there are so many of them for generations, you know, there were in senator kennedy's generation there were nine. you know robert kennedy had 11 children. so it was a place

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he had been taken to a hospital before the verdict was delivered with seizures. we understand he's a vietnam veteran and has a troubled mind i think is the best way of putting it. and obviously, one doesn't know why he swam this lake. there were reports at the time that he had a vision she was going to be assassinated. >> earlier today, webb became the first american to meet with myanm myanmar's top leader, but perhaps the biggest achievement came when he was allowed to meet with the opposition leader today. he conveyed his deep respects. >>> the taliban are claiming responsibility for today's suicide attack in kabul, afghanistan. at least seven died in that attack and 91 were wounded. the bomb site is next to the u.n. embassy. the attack comes five days before afghanistan's presidential election. u.s. troops will help with security for the election. president obama is calling that election the most important event in afghanistan all year. >>> the fight against multiple wildfires in california is heating up. the lockheed fire did not spreed over night, but is jus

she gets seizures. >> impressive. >> her mother taught the son what to do in case of emergency when heears old. he is a junior paramedic. >> coming up, we will take a look at the morning's headlines. >> which will take a look at some incidents on the roads. >> we could say some showers and storms again this afternoon. more details on that up ahead. some patchy fog out there right now. 69 degrees at the airport. 71 degrees at the harbor. harbor. what is it to lead? at pnc, it's doing what most benefits our customers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth. creating online banking tools for the next generation. or making a 10 year, $100 million investment in kids. it's how we've always done business. and will for a very long time to come. pnc. leading the way. >> a baltimore man is in police custody after trying to meet up with a 13 year-old girl for sex in a park. it was an undercover police officer. boafter a series of online chat, they said at a meeting for yesterday at a park. police were waiting and they made the arrest. if convicted, he could fa

my mommy gots seizures. >> she what? >> she gots seizures. >> oh, she gets seizures?says she taught her son what to do in an emergency when he was just 2 years old and she credits him with saving her life and the life of his baby sister who was due to arrive next month. >> what a cutie, and he's brave. >>> well, if it seems too good to be true, david, you know the saying, it probably is. bargain hunters found that out the hard way when best buy.com listed a 52 inch sam song hd tv for the rock bottom price of $9.99. >> no way. >> yeah, way. >> no way. $9? >> here is the crummy part. the tvs were really on sale for $1,800. some people rushed online, ordered them from best buy, but the deal was a mistake, and best buy is not going to honor the price. >> shame on them, tamron. their mistake. it's not the mistake of the people who responded. >> eat the loss. i worked retail my whole high school life. you make a mistake on the price tag you're supposed to get it. the customer is always right, best buy. >> indeed. >>> what is wrong with hillary clinton speaking her mind? we'

at this seizure was some weeks ago. they have posted a series of actions -- sanctions to punish pyongyang about its lack of cooperation. iran ewing's president has asked -- iran's president has set up criticism of the opposition. he has called for the leader of the opposition to be punished. >> president ahmenijad did not name it anyone specifically, but he says the senior individuals in the post-election unrest should be dealt with decisively. he says there needs to be a serious confrontation. the president and a pension will again reject the president's intervention will -- the president's intervention will have applications in iran. >> it should not be that the key elements of enjoying -- the key elements enjoy security, while lesser important elements are punished. >> earlier this week, the supreme leader rejected that the opposition leaders had been acting on behalf of foreign powers. trials have been taking place of some of those allegedly involved in the unrest, but analysts are warning that if more people are pu

during the course of these investigations dea and partners made noteworthy seizures of drugs and assetsg more than 22.6 million in cash, more than 32,500 kilos of coke and 64 kilograms of heroin. many of these notorious criminals appear on the most wanted list of both countries, mexico and the united states and in fact for many of the cartel leaders the united states offers rewards at $5 million each for information that leads to their arrest or capture, and there are fewer and fewer places for these criminals to hide so looking for what we are committed to tracking down the leaders of these mexican drug trafficking cartels and sustaining the pressure on their organizations and operations. and without mexican law enforcement partners we will find them and we will bring them to justice. thank you very much. >> good morning. i am the assistant secretary for i.c.e.. as you have heard these indictments represent years of work by i.c.e. and partners in law enforcement community particularly the drug enforcement administration and united states attorney's offices. to give you some perspective

but exhausted by the cold, he suffered a seizure at the luncheon. six weeks later, kennedy was feeling well enough to attend a star studded birthday celebration in washington and with his wife, vicki, at his side. he beamed as president obama led the birthday song. fa] nging happy birthday >> reporter: ted kennedy never made president. >> so many of you have been with me in the happiest days and the hardest days. together, we have known success and seen setbacks. victory and defeat. but we have never lost our tolief arall called a better country and a newer world. >> reporter: here's what we know about the funeral plans as of right now. senator kennedy will lie tomorrow and friday at the kennedy presidential library in boston. the funeral will be in boston and on saturday, kennedy will be buried at arlington national cemetery along with his brothers, right near his brothers. >> i love what the kennedy family spokesperson said about him today. they lost the irreplaceable center of their family. >> i am struck by how many senators have spoken out and

the seizure of these americans -- all of us want to get them out but we wanted done in a way that does not increase the risk in the future for other americans. >> what does this mean for the hitchhikers off course and captured and now being held in iran. ? >>> we turn to pennsylvania. police said a man who opened fire inside a gymn planeeee planning thisri c fmerouthonss and he expressed anger towar n.wo policeaywo s he managed to mthue e rewomen before killing himself with an assault that began with turning off the lights and opening fire. >> witnesses say it sounded like people playing racquetball. >> i kept hearing poem. > what they kept hearing was gunshots. >> people were bleeding and hit the door. the lady was shot and a leg and a lady was shot in the shoulder. >> it was about 8:00 tuesday night en the 48-year-old entered an aerobics class at l.a. fitness in bridgeville, pennsylvania. there were about 30 women in sight. he turned out the lights and opened fire. >> i could see flashes in the dark. as when i realized that someone was actually using a firearm. >> four people are dea

. >> here is a guy who has a terminal disease, has a seizure in front of my granddaughter and he is only worry about did it negatively affect my granddaughter? is she okay? there are so many little things that he did. >> democrats are hoping the memory of senator ted kennedy will revive the push for health- care reform. several democrats are asking the airbill been named after senator kennedy. lawmaker is -- asking that the bill be named after kennedy. so far republicans are showing no signs of compromise. wowtunrne now we turn to the wr today. temperatures are on their way back up today before a big drop- off in time for the weekend. maybe you were hoping to go to the beach. what is the latest? >> it is the second to last weekend before the big holiday weekend. it is not looking so good but it will not necessari be danny's we are looking at our weatherbug network and be watching the sun he will see those clowns chicken as the afternoon wears on. -- you will see those clouds thicken as as the afternoon wears on. clouds will bring in a couple of thunderstorms, but the big story will be th

the soon-to-be first grader calmly dialed 911 after his pregnant mother collapsed with a seizure.is brave actions earned him the title honorary paramedic with the new york city fire department. his first assignment, teaching his sister how to respond to an emergency. good for him. >>> well, i'm christina brown. this is just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i opened thursday is going well this morning. we had some heavy downpours last night. it started yesterday afternoon late. the upper level low had a significant amount of rainfall on the eastern shore. there is a flash flood watch in affect through this evening for the eastern shore in northeast maryland. the areas highlighted in the grain is under the flash flood warning. -- in the green is under the flash flood warning. not too bad in other parts of baltimore. chances of showers and storms. everybody is not going to get the intense rainfall. it is hit or miss. much cooler. we have b

among the most frequent, headaches, seizures and clumsiness. some people can have difficulty walking or problems with vision or speech. you should talk to your doctors if you experience any of these symptoms. treatment is highly complex. the team of doctor also come up with an individual plan. most people undergo surgery to try to remove the tumor. many people also require radiation their pee to destroy tumor cells. chemotherapy is also being used, although it is not as frequent as radiation. there are also a number of clinical trials that are available as well. we should also note that not all brain tumors become cancerous, but surgery is usually required to remove them. >> never an easy operation. certainly more reasons to check back in for eyewitness news at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> it is called the film that will stop you texting and driving. see the new public service announcement that is sparking controversy around the world. >>> and it is like cash for clunkers for recalled baby items. we'll tell you about the toys r. us great trade in. j

he has diabetes and epilepsy and taken to the hospital before the verdict was delivered with seizures. we understand he was a vietnam veteran and has a troubled mind, i think is the best way of putting it. obviously, one doesn't quite know why he swam this lake. there were reports at the time that he had had some sort of vision that she was going to be assassinated and wanted to warn her. he is a troubled guy that clearly needs help. the american delegation that went in there led by jim webb were key to try and secure his release. the most important thing to remember is this is an unofficial visit, not par for the state department. the senator is acting on his own. >> a senate visit, not on behalf of the u.s. or the state department but he did get the blessing of the white house to go. dan, how was he able to succeed where so many others had failed? he was able to get this meeting. were his negotiations tougher in getting that meeting or does this signal some change in stance from this regime? >> reporter: i think it's very interesting what's going on in the background here i think, c

other risks include dizzinss upon standing, decreases in white blood cells, which can be serious, seizuresgment or motor skills, or trouble swallowing. (man) ading abilify has made !a difference for me. (announcer) if an antidepressant alone isn't enough, talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of adding abilify. >>> in these long, steamy dog days of august, many will turn tohe hotel swimming pool for a moment of relief. but in europe, world -- word that there is a war going on poolside and nick watt claims it's "a sign of the times". >> the british and the germans are still at war. summer. the skirmishes? over lounge chairs on the beaches and poolsides of southern europe. ♪ ♪ >> i have seen this war -- i mean, we can call it a war, at close quarters. i is really ridiculous. >> it's early morning. the doors to the pool are unlocked. this amateur video was shot from a hotel balcony last summer. yes, you really are watching vacationers racing to reserve lounge chairs for a day of panic. guys, just relax. this is a war with roots that can be traced back to may 8, 1845, and britain th

that's a big seizure there, my friends. >> we found a significant size of hash at our location. i want a sample of every single different bag. >> okay. >> then we'll just have to burn it and blow it. three tons. that's three tons of hash. >> all hidden in special packaging. >> look at this. ragu sauce. >> we're putting them out. hurry up now. >> hold on, now. >> the guys on my team are certainly not going to stop the narcotics flow, but we can continue to make cases and build investigations and conduct operations. >> for "nightline" this is karen russo in kandahar, afghanistan. >> the street value of the three tons of hash that the team recovered is somewhere around $10 million. that's $10 million not going to the terrorists. off thanks to -- our thanks to karen russos. >>> and when we come back, relight on rudolph's relatives for survival. but not nearly as important as outer beauty. that's why i use covergirl's simply ageless makeup a department store brand can glob up in lines and wrinkles and actually make you look older. simply ageless stays suspended over lines and makes y

he has epilepsy and taken to hospital before the verdict was delivered with seizures. he's a vietnam veteran and has a troubled mind is the best way of putting it and obviously one doesn't know quite why he swam the lake. there were reports at the time had he had some sort of vision she was going to be assassinated and wanted to go and warn her. he's a troubled guy that clearly needs help. >> earlier today, webb became the first american ever to meet with the top june ta leader but perhaps the biggest success for the virginia democrat came when he was allowed to meet with opposition leader aung san suu kyi for nearly an hour. he conveyed deep respect for the sacrifices she has made on behalf of democracy around the world. >>> the taliban are claiming responsibility for today's car bomb attack outside the main gate of nato's headquarters in kabul, afghanistan. at least seven people died in that attack. 91 others were wounded. the site is next to the u.s. embassy and is on the same street as the presidential palace. that attack comes five days before afghanistan's presid

[laughter] the 1984 hall was three times larger nationally bought land seizures rose from 2.5 million in 1982 to more than 7,001,987. an amount that rivals the government's previous estimate of the entire domestic crop. reagan even began to go after ditch wheat the wild variety of hemp that is no potential to get a user negative. the first year the white house kept data for ditch week eradication claimed to approve about 9 million plants. that number was up to more than 120 million by 1989 and reached i'm serious about this, half a billion in 2001. on surprisingly, such. the dea closely tracks drug prices and purity of the wood doesn't often make the data available publicly it did so most recently in 2004 and members include startling if misunderstood observations. quote, the marijuana price trends are not highly correlated with trends in prices of other drugs over time the report reads while the price of power, heroin and lesser extent crack or falling during the 1980's the average price of marijuana generally rose. and eighth of an ounce of pot in 1981 and $2,002 was going for $25.

he was able to pull yourom harm's way out of this pool when you had this seizure.how miraculous was this that he was there to hear you go into the pool and then save your life? >> i must admit, it wasn't just david. it was -- it was his father and his mother also that went in after me. so i have to shout out to them. and to north saddleboro police and emts who were there to help me out. >> how quickly were you to thank everyone, and when you find out exactly what had had happened, it must have been reassuring to know that you've got some good neighbors there. >> quite. i think we picked the right neighborhood to move into. and the boys definitely picked the right friend. >> would you able to talk relatively quickly after you were released from the hospital? were you able to go up to david and say, hey, thanks? >> as soon as i got out of the car in the driveway, i made a beeline for their back deck and thanked them all. gave his father a big hug. >> david, let me ask you, did you get anything for your birthday that stand out? any rewhat ard for a job well d? >> i ha

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. >> he had to stop working because of the frequency of seizures,t was just t dangerous. so he was basicallyt home with hiparents, his life was on hold. >> reporter:nesperation, h. m. let surge on wliam scville remove slive of brain on either sideof his head, each containing a sea horse shaped structure called a hip bowcampus. this might have seemed reasonable at time when we knew almost nothing aut mory. and it did quiet his seizures. though at a terrible cos. >> doou know what youid yesterday? no, i don't. >> how about this morning? >> i d't know. i don't, i can't tell you because i don't remember. >> reporter: h. m.'s condion mht have seemed like simple dementia. but as the neuroscientist discovered, i was anything but. he would say righ now it's at likewaking from a dream, righnow everything is clear. but whahappened just befoe? >> reporter: h. m. a normal i. q., he couldrack jokes, solve puzzles, even to some extent remember. so h. m. could remember everything tt happened, prior to the operation. he could remember the traa of isa chdhood, he could remember going to s

braved sub freezing weather to see obama sworn in as the nation's 44th president, but he suffered a seizure at the capital lunch following the ceremony. [ singing happy birthday ] kennedy was feeling well enough to attend a star studded birthday celebration in washington and with his wife, vicki at his side, he beamed as president obama led the birthday song. ted kennedy never became president, but some say his legislative accomplishments leave a lasting mark on american life far eater than that of most o the office he never won. and we have found out about the arrangements for senator kennedy. he will lie at the jfk presidential library tomorrow and friday. kennedy's funeral will take place at a nearby church on saturday and he will be buried here at national arlington cemetery near the graves of his brothers. >>> local members of congress are also remembering senator ted kennedy tonight. maryland senator, barbra says senator kennedy drew people to him because he truly liked people and was genuinely interested in their lives. he brought out the best in those around him. and house majority

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this 7-pound baby can have seizures, wheeze, renn react to overdoses of medication and it is caught on camera. >> we can show participants afterwards what they did. >> it is a way to make our hospital one of the safest around by having this kind of training. >> who would actually use it? we have novice nurses and many medical professionals. >> reporter: they hope anyone from anesthesiologists to physical therapists can learn from it. word spread fast as baby samantha's arrival and many curious staffers rushed to the lab to see her. workers even threw a baby shower to welcome their new addition. >>> it is a big day at nationals park because the team is welcoming this if first round draft pick, stephen strasburg, 1,000 tickets priced at $1 each went on sale at noon. fans are being welcomed to the stadium at 2:00 p.m. to attend the press conference and can stay for the game tonight against the brewers. >>> all right, stephen strasburg will conduct his first live television interview in washington during the evening's 5:00 p.m. newscast. don't want to miss that. still to come on 9 news now

doctors saided he had a seizure brought on by fatigue. he continued to work and was awarded an honorary knighthood from britain and the medal of freedom. >> the life of senator kennedy has made a difference for all. >> reporter: until the end, senator kennedy fought to make changes on capitol hill. always proud to call himself the liberal senator from massachusetts. >> joining us on the phone is cbs news consultant peter canellos, author of "the rise and fall of ted kennedy." health care was one much his major causes. the last few months he had to sit out. what kind of impact did that have? >> tremendous impact. he's brought together democrats and republicans in the past. without them, they've had a lot of trouble coming to consensus, even the democrats themselves. >> one of the last things senator kennedy did was submitted a letter to the governor of massachusetts asking for a change in the law or a special consideration in regards to his senate seat. explain to us exactly what happened there and what could happen when it comes to the se

nationally, pot plants seizures rose from 2.5 million in 1982 to more than 7 million in 1987 and announced that rivals the government's previous estimate of the entire domestic crop. reagan even began to go after, quote college we'd come a wild variety of hemp that has no potential to get a user high. the first year the white house kept the effort to ditch the eradication it claimed to approve about 9 million plants. that number was up to more than 120 million by 1989 and reached i serious about this, half a billion in 2001. unsurprisingly, such sustained effort drove up the price of marijuana. the d.a. closely tracks drug prices and the purity of the although it doesn't make the data available publicly it did most recently in 2004 and the numbers include a startling if misunderstood observation. quote, the marijuana price trends are not highly correlated with trends in prices of other drugs over time, the report reads. one of the price of power, herron and to a lesser extent crack or falling during the 1980's, the average price of marijuana generally rose. and eighth of an ounce of pot in

the soon-to-be first grader calmly dialed 911 after his pregnant mother collapsed with a seizure.is brave actions earned him the title honorary paramedic with the new york city fire department. his first assignment, teaching his sister how to respond to an emergency. good for him. >>> well, i'm christina brown. this is just >>> well, good morning. 4:54 is our time. 73 degrees out there. looks like some clos here in the nation's capital. spotlight reflecting off the dome and the clouds above it. good morning and welcome to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. it's thursday, august 13th, 2009. >> let's get a start with our traffic and weather as we always do. our first forecast from meteorologist tom kierein who's joined us here in the studio. >> hey, tom. >> good inrnmog. a few oigrnhove s.htrn oveighohs rs hohay hhardea s overnight. thos overnight. those the owempe t ls 70s s low 70sright r bay. 70rie ncgege'sor, or's, the n i the sndrf fcoaxai mi hewe60atratsch wer id re luge dinhendou boa slueheidge and shenandoah valley. these are the current dew points n

the first seizure in an adult i out. usually isn't. but in his case, of course, it turned out to be. >> all right. i want to turn now and remember this giant life. this shakespearean life, of struggle. president bush, as we know, praised him, as he rose above personal, public tragedies. and also, in the end, became the family's rock and a champion of what it was to be a liberal in america. as he always said, looking for a just society. in the end, he returned to the sea, to hyannisport, where the sun was shining and the wind filled his sails. he was never braver than battling brain cancer. in the public. >> i feel fine. >> reporter: and in the senate, where he was the last lion. >> it is the glory and the greatness of our tradition, to speak for those who have no voice. >> reporter: ihad begun as a turbulent life. scandals. triumphs. tragedies. the family shadows. ted kennedy, emerging out of it all. >> today, more than ever before, i believe that each of us, as individuals, must not only struggle to make a better world. but to make ou

he had a troubling seizure in a lunch following the inauguration. after that, his attendance in washington, petered out quite a bit. he threw out a first pitch at the first home game at fenway park this year. that was a dramatic moment. that was in april. he was at the white house in april. and after that, it's been in the kennedy compound in hyannis. and that's where he spent his final days. >> really was a great moment. and earning that title as lion, in this respect, as well. john berman, thank you for your time. >>> and reaction to kennedy's passing has been coming in around the world. despite his status as a liberal icon, we're hearing from democrats. nancy reagan. she said, given your differences, people have been surprised how close ronnie and i are to the kennedy family. in recent years, ted and i found our xhen ground in stem cell research. and i considered him an allynd a dear friend. i will miss him. >> senator john mccain's spokesperson issued this -- senator mccain is very saddened to hear the news of the loss of this close and dear fri

president, but reportedly overcome by the cold and exhausted from excitement, kennedy suffered a seizure a at the inaugural luncheon. a hush fell over the capital statuary hall as a visibly shaken new president searched for words. >> i would be lying to you if i did not say that right now a part of me is with him. ♪ happy birthday to you... >> couric: but president barack obama would have one last opportunity to honor his friend and one time fellow senator when he led guests in a chorus of "happy birthday" at a gala for kennedy earlier this year. ♪ to you... >> couric: ted kennedy once said he didn't mind not being president, he just minded that someone else was. but as the united states's third-longest serving senator, he's left an indelible mark on a nation and its capital that no other kennedy nor anyone else for that matter ever has. president obama, who's vacationing on martha's vineyard was awakened early this morning with news of kennedy's death. he later ordered flags on federal buildings flown at half-staff and then paid tribute to the senator. >> over the past several years, i'

if their temperature is high enough for long enough, it can cause seizures. it can cause permanent organ damage. so they're really lucky they were found when they did. >> reporter: the thing that angers rescuers the most is there were so many other options for the dogs. they could have been taken to any shelter which could have gradually taken the puppies instead of taking them to the dumpster and throwing them away like crash there have been several other animal cruelty cases recently. new homes can be found if people just look. >> low cost spay and neuter, contact your local shelter. there were hundreds of other options. humane options. and how they took care of them until they were 7 weeks old and still had the heart to put them in a rubbermaid container on a 107-degree day blows my mind. >> reporter: the pups have another couple of weeks

merge journalist who was held there, really the case of iran going all the way to the 1979 embassy seizure, when hostages, american hostages were held for over 400 days, this regime in tehran is capable of using even the most innocent people to its own purposes and let's not forget in the case of north korea, those two young american journalists have now been held close to 5 months and, again, i think this is extremely serious, we ought to be pressing the iranians, to let them go, regardless of the negotiations on the nuclear front, or the internal situation, in iran, if these were simply hikers, who made a mistake, slap their wrist and let them go. >> eric: they'll probably say or could say, the hikers, roxana saberi, this journalist, they called her a spy and north korea, you mention them, they use in send people for their own nefarious purposes. >> absolutely, that is why we cannot be laid back about this. it is not a simple mistake where the country is crossing a border in western europe or something like that. now, that they are in the hands of the iranian authorities, they are in a p

during the course of these investigations, dea and our partners made noteworthy seizures of drugs and assets including more than $22.6 million in cash, with an 32,500 kilos of cocaine, and 64 kilograms of heroin. many of these notorious criminals appear on most wanted list in both countries, mexico and the united states, and many of the cartel leaders, the united states offers rewards up to $5 million each for information that leads to their arrest for capture. there are fewer and fewer places for these criminals to hide. looking forward, we are committed to tracking down these leaders and sustaining the pressure on their organizations and operations. with our mexican law enforcement partners, we will find them and we will bring them to justice. thank you very much. >> i am john morton, the assistant secretary for ice. these indictments represent years of work by ice and our partners in the law enforcement community, particularly at the drug enforcement administration and the united states attorney's office. ice ages loan invested over 20,000 hours of work in the united states and mex

but it looked like a seizure.inful to him. >> doing well. >> reporter: kennedy was back at work less than three weeks later, long enough to cast a single vote on the economic stimulus bill. and arrived to a standing ovation in march at the president's summit on health care reform, which kennedy called the cause of my life. ♪ happy birthday to you >> days later, a 77th birthday party at the kennedy center. in april of this year, almost a year after his diagnosis, kennedy threw the ceremonial first pitch at the boston red sox seasonal opener against tampa bay? senator ted kennedy marked the anniversary of his diagnosis out of the public eye. >> edward m. kennedy. >> august 12, president obama awarded him the medal of freedom, the highest honor a civilian could receive in u.s. government. the senator could not attend because of his health. kennedy's daughter accepted his award on his behalf. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. >>> sanjay gupta with us with a little timeline. coincidentally enough is at a cancer summit

. >> it can have seizures, cry, and even react to overdose of medications. >> it's a way of making the hospital one of the safest hospitals around by having this training. >> who would use it? >> we have nurses and many metal professionals. >> they hope anyone from farmtists to physical therapy can learn from her. word spread fast of her arriving and some even threw a baby shower to welcome the new edition. >> she comes with wires and a $35,000 price tag. >>> most of our area under a severe thunderstorm watch. it's hot and humid and we could see some heavy rain. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together and bob had the updated numbers. >>> that ship may be heading to the atlantic. they will have to watch out for bill. most of the activity shifted to the east from delaware, redding, philadelphia approaching dover and some severe warnings for that region through about 5:00, but it's moving quickly to the east as you can see. it's clear the city, clear the bay, rock hall about over up to the east of the region. up to dover, that's where we see some heavy showers and cambridge down

he had a seizure. he called me the next day. he said i'm asking naomi. how is she?hat do you mean? i'm afraid i frightened her. is she okay. here's a guy that has a terminal disease. he has a seizure in front of my granddaughter. and is only worried about is she okay? there's so many little things that teddy did. >> do you believe ted kennedy outlived his flaws? outlived the dark moments that he had earlier in life? >> he did more than outlive them, he made up f them. teddy kennedy, constantly improved. teddy kennedy consttly got better. he never gave up on life. he never gave up on anybody else. and every mistake he made in his life, he made a lie out of the mistake, by the way he lived the rest of his life. >> i know you lost a tremendous amount, in the friendship you had with senator kennedy. i appreciate you sharing it with us. >> he was one hell of a man. thank you. >> it's interesting, diane. i asked the vice president, do you think the senator should have been president? he said, if ted kennedy would have been president, we would have h had him for eight year

separately, over a longer period of time, 13 seizures in california and illinois, two tons of cocaine were seized. as well as that, $20 million cash has been seized. this case does not and made without the tremendous work of a number of dea agents too numerous to name in chicago and elsewhere working together with a time of prosecutors and working with our other offices. i tip my hat off to the people who do such hard work. and with that, i give it to my colleague from brooklyn. >> thanks, pat. did morning, everyone. i am here today to announce the and ceiling of four indictments today including those powerful drug cartels in mexico. there is the federation indictment that names six defendants in their roles of importing thousands of kilograms of cocaine into united states, much of which originated with one of colombia's most violent cartels between 1990 and 2005. approximately 22,000 plus tons of cocaine were seized in 1994 by two shipments by the u.s. coast guard off of mexico. it also alleges that the federation is an organized crime syndicate that has several of the powerful drug