talking about serena williams. physical condition is and what's next in her career in an exclusive interview. >> then for those of you who remember yesterday kathie lee and hoda gave us a behind-the-scenes look on today.com about what it takes to bring you this program. we'll show you what it takes to bring this 24 hour a day, seven day a week operation to you every morning. it's very much like sausage. you love it. but i don't know if you want to see how it's made. >> we're going to show you anyway. ann has the headlines. >> hi, guys. good morning. in the news we begin with a significant development in the war in libya. rebels outside the capital city of tripoli say they have been surrounded by tak tanks and are under constant attacks including air attacks on monday. they are appealing to nato for a no-fly zone to protect them. a human rights group says it has evidence of villages being intentionally burned to the ground in sudan. the project says this video confirms earlier satellite evidence that two entire vill

. >>> and a look at serena williams health care. emergency surgery for a life threatening blood clot. why being so in shape may have put her at risk. >>> and with the march madness about to begin, a top college basketball player has been suspended for premarital sex. we'll have that story ahead. >>> we begin with the latest from libya. gadhafi's war planes struck back hard at a key oil port in that eastern part of that country. rebels took control of yesterday after a day-long battle. it's another sign that what has become a civil war there could drag on for some time. and lama hasan is in benghazi. good morning, lama. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. it's the biggest and most significant battle since the uprising began two weeks ago. and mommar gadhafi is taking his fight straight to the rebels. today, mommar gadhafi's forces were back, launching more air strikes, targeting the air force in brega, next to the oil terminal. from the air, they are hitting strategic assets hard, dropping bombs in this oil city, four miles east of

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while under the knife thirteen time grand slam winner serena williams undergoes emergency surgery from blood clot on how long. just in time world number one rafael nadal says he's fit to help spain in the davis cup opener against belgium. all the tennis news to come but first to ice hockey where k h l regular season champions of on gold have lost for want of time to know if the human to trail streets in the first round of the playoffs the hosts were behind after just two minutes and ego was enough to humiliate in front and though both sides netted in the second was to score twice in the final periods to wrap up their victory and take the three two lead in their best of seven series else well that's a leg edged buglers you grab for three in overtime to also take as three two lead. over to english football now and also looking to bounce back from the disappointment of last sunday's carling cup final defeat as they host third tier opponents leyton orient in an f.a. cup fifth round replay the gunners all without dutch striker robin van persie and captain says fabregas but the spaniard coul

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. >>> later, tennis star serena williams and her life-threatening health scare and emergency surgery.r situation as well. >>> right now we begin with mickey rooney's appearance on capitol hill. the hollywood legend is now speaking out about a hidden epidemic among our nation's elderly. >> with the emotional story, john hendren is joining us from washington. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning. mickey rooney says he's been in more films than any other american actor. in his 90 years he's amassed a fortune, but he says he suffered elder abuse that made him feel entirely helpless. he starred in 365 films. now mickey rooney has one more story to tell. >> and if it can happen to me, oh, god willing and unwilling, it can happen to anyone. >> reporter: the 90-year-old icon told a senate committee he suffered emotional and financial abuse at the hands of his stepson and stepdaughter. >> the elder abuse happened to me. that's why i'm here to tell you a little about it. to me. mickey rooney. >> reporter: the senate hearing was a litany of horrific tales of every kind of emotional even

serena williams could be out for up to a year. a blood clot, discovered in her lugs and also has a hematoma. she was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism last week. hasn't played an official match since last july when she won wimbledon. he health problems have been hard, scary and disappointing but she hopes to bounce back. tomorrow evening some form of lock without on the players. manny lossson, one of the players of the 49ers announced a free agent tenor. so this is not an easy night to go asleep. my mic fell off. they can be at each other's throats. hang in there. get rest and may god bless both sides. when they miss a game, i will worry. talking about no practice right now. >>> good night everybody, see you tomorrow. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. but even if you were born today, you'd still grow up in a world where tobacco kills m

serena altschul has our sunday profile. >> i love arthur.. >> reporter: and flaws. >> he's refused to grow up. >> reporter: you could say the same about english comedian russell brand. >> are you sure you want to go to your mother's fund-raiser like this? i think it's black tie. >> this is black. >> reporter: who portrays arthur in the new remake. >> just so you don't get into any trouble. >> what trouble could come from a harmless game of dress- up. >> reporter: you are going to drive it. okay. i hope it doesn't air bag and a seat belt. >> don't worry about that. we have our skulls to protect us. our magical souls will hold our brains together, serena. >> reporter: i can only hope. we caught up with him on a studio lot. >> to the future. >> reporter: from the beginning, he was in the driver's seat. >> faster than it should be. >> reporter: are you going to kill us? >> possibly. >> reporter: russell brand, a golf cart? what was i thinking? i just got kidnapped. we were gone for 20 minutes. all right. >> aha! >> reporter: that was just for st

. >> es una ratificaciÓn que la estrategia seguida por costa rica ha sido congruente, serena, apegadaner el dragado del rÍo san juan. >> no acogiÓ esta medida pero el mensaje explÍcito es que si en algÚn momento se llega a documentar que puede haber un daÑo irreparable costa rica puede acudir de nuevo a la corte. >> mÁs tarde la presidenta mandÓ un mensaje a los costarricense acompaÑada de miembros de los supremos poderes. >> pues exijamos no sÓlo el triunfo de nuestros esfuerzos recientes ante la agresiÓn sino tambiÉn el triunfo de todas las generaciones que nos antecedieron y que sembraron en el alma nacional los valores de la paz y la justicia. estoy convencida de que tambiÉn hoy deben celebrar nuestros hermanos y hermanas nicaragüenses, porque la decisiÓn de la corte es justa. >> el fallo de la haya corresponde. >> se establecen estas disposiciones mientras la corte analiza el caso relacionado con la disputa sobre la soberanÍa de isla calero, lo que puede tomar varios aÑos. desde costa rica. >> por su parte el presidente de nicaragua daniel ortega, al conocer la decisiÓn de la cor

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serena williams could be out for up to a year. blood clot, discovered in her lugs and also has a hematoma. she was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism last week. hasn't played an official match since last july when she won wimbledon. he health problems have been hard, scary and disappointing but she hopes to bounce back. tomorrow evening some form of lock without on the players. manny lossson, one of the players of the 49ers announced a free agent tenor. so this is not an easy night to go asleep. my mic fell off. they can be at each other's throats. hang in there. get rest and may god bless both sides. when they miss a game, i will worry. tag [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience the next generation of television service? at&t u-verse tv. tv like you've never seen before at a really great price. go now to the website below and get u-verse tv starting at just $29 a month for six months, dvr included. or get up to $300 in a promotion card with a qualifying u-verse bundle. u-verse tv lets you record and play

serena williams is recovering from a serious mel scare. williams has been battling complications from an injury in july when she stepped on broken glass at a restaurant. she suffered from a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot that traveled to her lungs and had to be treated for a hematomaa for the accumulation of the blood. she hopes to be playing tennis early this summer. >>> see you tonight at 10:00. >>> that's scary. >> yes. >>> joe, thank you. >>> the search is up for a new top cop. coming up on news at 7:00 with the deadline about two weeks away the police commissioners are meeting to discuss a new chief and some are saying whether it is a fair search. see why on tv 36 and that is our news for now. >>> good night.

it's base price remains 499s oodz coming up here health scare side lining serena williams. also... >> for years i suffered silently. i didn't want to tell anyone. >> actor micky rooney testifies about elder abuse. mustering courage to tell his personal story. >> san francisco is no longer number one for parking meters. find out what city is the now >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> in san francisco there is a lot of controversy. a video game publisher released 10,000 red balloons to promote a game. as you know and can see from photos many landed in the bay sparking an environmental outcry there. is the picture. company claims they're soy based and bio degradable. someone found one of the balloons says it shell smells and feels like latex. epa says it's investigating. >> and tennis star serena williams is recovering after undergoing an emergency medical procedure for a blood clot in her lungs saying she suffered a pulmonary embolism. she released a statement saying i know i will be okay but am praying this will be behind me soon. she added she ho

. >>> serena williams says her recent medical scare has been the worst thing of her life. she is home after recovering from emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from her lungs. she spoke on the "today" show this morning saying she felt fine, but had swelling in her log. the 29-year-old is warning others to look for signs including swelling and bruising. >> there are apps for just about everything. now, an app to get you pregnant. kim designed this app with the help of a software developer and her son. it's intended for women going through fertility treems. it has software for doctor's appointments, and a blog so women can share their experiences. it's available worldwide. >> that's good for women. i'm going to pass on that one. p amazing pictures of san francisco from the archives. you're quoing to love it. [ female announcer ] finally, a hand sanitizer that won't dry out your hands. new gold bond ultimate hand sanitizer sheer moisture. kills 99% of germs without alcohol. new gold bond hand sanitizer sheer moisture. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the fi

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vieira about spending two stints in rehab in the past three months, and find out from tennis star serena how soon she could be back on the court after her recent health struggles. >>> now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >>> there is concern for serena williams. her agent confirms she underwent emergency treatment for a blood clot in her lung earlier this week. she is expected to make a full recovery. >>> if you thought uconn had a problem with the rim, check this out from vancouver. high school basketball coach decided to show off his dunking skills. not only did he miss the dunk he shattered the back board, kids loved it but he did not. one more time. down he went with the backboard and the rim. that's the price you pay for showing off. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> looks painful. yet another ridiculous example of teen singer justin bieber's popularity. your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> hair' unbearbly cute and cuddly but how far would you go to rescue one. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. we have some light rain moving through portland, showers to the north of you around seattle too. medford, you're going to have showery weather to deal wit

. >> couric: a health scare for tennis star serena williams.gent says the 13-time grand slam winner was treated last week for a blood clot in her lungs. williams, who is 29, says she hopes to be back on the court by early summer. and coming up next, are universities recruiting star athletes and turning a blind eye to their criminal past? ,,,, >> couric: top college football teams are always on the hunt for talent. recruiters go to high schools to watch prospects in action, and, of course, check their records, their playing records. but what about their criminal records? colleges rarely check those, but cbs news and "sports illustrated" did. tonight, chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian shows you what we found. >> reporter: vileseni fauonuku was a one-man wrecking crew as a defensive lineman at bingham high in south jordan, utah, last fall. at six foot 290 pounds, a big reason the minors were the fourth ranked team in the nation. >> i love the kid and i would do what i could to try to help him in his life. >> reporter: but last march

but of tennis now and thirteen time grand slam champion serena williams is on the golf and emergency operation in los angeles the american is reported to have had surgery on monday after doctors found a blood clot on her along the uncle william sr will stay in hospital for the treatment they twice a nine year old has been out of action status quo amy have fourth wimbledon title last july she cut her right food on some grass in the restaurant. and had been operated on once before suffering the parliamentary. and going to happen though its current man's world number one rafael the doll is preparing to make his fully fledged come back from injury the top ranked spaniard says he's fit for his country's davis cup clash against belgium this weekend. the doll picked up by him on a leg injury in the australian open final scene january and was banned and was on the sidelines ever since but he now joins his spanish teammates. speer would have walked four time former champions spain are overwhelming favorites to make the last of their returning the all doubts it will be a vote for that. final.

be trying to do it came to help out in any form of tennis now and thirteen time grand slam winner serena williams has undergone an urgency operation in los angeles the american was reported to have had surgery on monday after doctors found a blood clot ones younger william sr will stay in hospital for further treatment the twenty nine year old has been out of action since kind of almost wimbledon title last july she cuts have the right foot on some glass in a restaurant glass so great i'm not trying to write a fantastic because of that injury suffered. last week. but on a happier night's current men's world number one rafael nadal is preparing to make his fully fledged come back from injury and the top right spang and says he is fit for his country's davis cup clash with belgium this weekend there's all picked up a mine a leg injury in the australian open quarter files in january and the sidelines ever since but he now joins his spanish teammates as valid farah doll in the last eight match in melbourne along with fernando verdasco and flip the on a look at davis cup opener awaits a belgi

some predict there would be a high political price to pay for the obama administration's yeah yeah serena price and go out and march and for a very long period it could. be your or. your political impact here there is no denying the u.s. has played a role in the events that have transpired in the middle east. every time u.s. president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation he was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty in rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of waning back up trying to push their back against an avalanche and i don't think we're going to hear a lot of success and that may not stop the u.s. from trying to take control some observers believe the u.s. may intervene militarily in libya or oil reserves are massive under false pretenses of helping protesting people has nothing to d

tennis now and thirteen time grand slam winner serena williams has undergone an emergency operation in los angeles the american was reported to have had surgery on monday after doctors found a blood clot on how long's younger sister will stay in hospital for further treatment the twenty nine year old has been as of action since claiming her thoughts wimbledon title last july right foot on some glass in a restaurant was celebrating that i had been operated on twice because of that injury suffered have a business week. on a happier night's current men's world number one rough on the doll is preparing to make his fully fledged come back from injury and the top transplant says he is fit for his country's davis cup clash with belgium this weekend there are bits of a minor injury in the australian open quarter finals in january and has been on the sidelines ever since but he now joins his spanish teammates as they have it fair for another vasco and let the ana lopez prepare for their davis cup opener away to belgium at the spirit inshallah and full time for a child in spain are overwhelming

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. >> una de las mejores tenistas del mundo enfrenta problema bienes de salud se trata de serena williamses de ceniza los muchachos le ganaron al bilbao y respiran para evitar el descenso. >> y partidos de vuelta en la liga de campeones de la concacaf y lleno azo en casa de santos cruz azul llegó con dos por cero en el partido de ida y el tito manuel villa puso a pitar a la máquina y en el segundo tiempo el taco giménez con este gol que hace hasta un niño de 3 años clavó el segundo de cruz azul y más tarde apareció villa de cabeza y el negocio se ponía tres a cero y santos no se fue con las manos vacíos y cristián metió el descuento aunque no alcanzó tres aún ganó cruz azul y con un cómodo global de cinco por uno el equipo de el ojitos meza es semifinalista. >> y continuando con la liga de campeones de la concacaf en duelo de mls el real salt lake está del otro lado goleó cuatro praun columbus y es semifinalista y para ver esta y tras noticias vaya a univisión fútbol punto com. >> y ahora conoceremos a otro invitado a las se miss de liga de campeones de concacaf en el tecnológico monterre

. >>> turns out the only opponent that can beat serena williams is injury.mber 1 player of the world had a blood clot in her lung. she was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism last week and underwent treatment. she is back home now saying she opens she can be playing by early summer. that's the best she can do. she has not played in an official match since winning wimbledon last july after she cut her right foot on broken glass at a restaurant. >>> just in warriors in washington. first round pick. first career start. he was drafted as a defensive player. he had six points and three rebounds. warriors by nine at the half. another second half collapse nearly but monta ellis hits the stepback jump shot. he had 21 points and warriors held on for dear life against a really lousy basketball team. that's their first win since the all-star break. the mascot for the club athletic juniors somehow got on the field. a defender for the opposing team kicked the bird off the field. at the time the bird was alive but died hours later at a vet. marina was fined $560, suspende

tennis star serena williams is at home this morning recuperating after two health scares.tors found a blood clot in her lungs last week. she was also treated for an internal hemorrhage. the 29-year-old was rushed to the hospital yesterday morning to remove the hemorrhage. williams says she hopes to return to tennis early this summer. >>> the golden state warriors are pulling out all the stops doing whatever they can to make it to the playoffs, including starting a guy with little experience. rookie ipe udo helped beat the wizards 106-102. the next game is tomorrow night. the wizards on the opposite end of the scale than the boston celtics, so they will be a big challenge. >>> matt cain won't start today's game against colorado. an mri revealed an elbow inflammation in his pitching arm. no word on what the recovery time will be on that. non-roster players will take over cain's start today. >>> the a's camp is dealing with issues of its own this morning. outfielder cocoa crisp is expected to talk about his arrest of suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. he'll

. >> i think the afternoon tea party with serena got more interesting, guys. sure. >>> on to the news. for the second time in a week, an air traffic control supervisor has been suspended. this time, in central florida. a controller ordered a southwest jet to actually fly closer to a private plane to check on the pilot, who hadn't responded to radio calls. that move violated safety rules. last week, a controller working alone at reagan national airport did fall asleep, prompting calls for reform within the industry. >>> and in libya, nato planes have launched new air strikes against moammar gadhafi's forces who have made strong gains and forced rebels to retreat from a key port city. the rebels are asking for more weapons. president obama says he's considering the request. >>> and in japan, the sea water near that crippled nuclear power plant has reached, now, its highest level yet. more than 300-times the level of normal radiation. officials say the radiation does not pose an immediate threat to human health. an american expert agrees, telling us the health ri

while the fbi won't reveal the depth of their investigation, it allegedly includes singing sensation serena danny lobato. private moments exposed in a very public way. no one knows who might be next or where this will end? sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >> joining us now to talk about why these celebrities are so vulnerable, and with advice on how you can protect your computer and cell phone from hackers is internet privacy and security expert parry aftab. good to see you. >> good morning, russ. >> i guess the big lesson here is don't put this stuff on your cell phone. >> the best advice is don't take the pictures if you're going to get out there. because you know they're going to get out there. >> how easy is it for people to hack into a cell phone or computer? >> it's really not very hard at all. because a lot of them aren't using the security measures they need to. they're not using good passwords. they don't have the good anti-virus and fire walls in place and they have bluetooth open on the cell phone. >> going back to the celebrities just for a moment, to folks prey on a certain

frequent this is in the program serena.for if we need to increase acquisition program managers commensurate the mother donna theme. people without accountability chop documents, cut budgets, increased requirement imposed new certification standards and everyone wants to know why a program manager is late and over budget. finally, there's several tools that can be used out. the department must use competitive prototyping to evaluate validity of requirements to the church technology with smaller teams of lower-cost to inform our estimates final development and assist in the refinement of how to use things and access new companies. i used to tell program managers the cost of a program is done to date the contract is signed. the only question is whether they know the cost. it's very difficult to estimate the cost and schedule based on paper. appropriate prototyping. the dod needs prototypes to attract talented scientists and engineers to work on defense programs and inspire young people to pursue collaborative processes to make