another american was killed in an attack in southern afghanistan, 29 others including civilians and policemen were killed in other bombings and attacks. president obama going on the offensive against republicans in congress over the bush tax cuts. the president will head to the rose garden today and call for a one-year extension of the cuts for families making less than $250,000. house republicans want a permanent extension for everyone, not just those making less than $250,000. so we're asking you, should the bush tax cuts he extended to just a low income middle-class americans, or everyone? share your thoughts with us on facebook or twitter or e-mail us from cbs 5 .com. if your computer will not connect today you are likely the victim of metalware. cate caugurian is here to explain how to reconnect if you have been affected. >> good morning, if you have not heard about the warnings, the best way to get reconnected is to get on the phone with your internet service provider. you may be one of thousands across the united states waited too long or did not believe the warnings. as of 9:00 last n

southern afghanistan today, a suicide bomber blew up a car near the gates of a university, killing 17 people. this comes one day after an afghan policeman killed soldiers. so far this year, 26 nato troops have been killed by their afghan colleagues. caroline is in afghanistan and filed this report. >> this was the scene just a few hours after the killings. the checkpoint with three british soldiers, who were shot dead on sunday. for reasons still not clear, and afghan policeman turned his gun on two welsh guards. one afghan source said that there had been an accident just before the shooting. for those serving here, there were a shock, sadness, and a determination to complete the task. >> we care deeply about our soldiers and art concerned about completing this mission. we take all measures to protect all soldiers. >> they were at a local meeting, similar to the one that we fault -- we filmed earlier that afternoon. it was clear just how closely the british forces have worked with the afghans to trust them, even though they were all armed. this is a -- this is the latest in the so-cal

this is in southern afghanistan where they're clearing up some ieds at meal time. >> did you see that? >> he's eating baked beans while they're taking out some ieds. >> i got your stuff. >> he goes back to eating right after the explosion. >> it's crazy how casual these guys are. like we eat sometimes at our job but our job is watching internet videos. >> that just shows you how good they are at what they do. this is their every day. they have got to have meal time while things are blowing up. >> now listen to what the guy said on youtube. i know it's crazy to be standing out in the open like i was, but at that point in the two-week clearance operation, i didn't care. lol. >> they said it was a two-week clearing operation of a bunch of ieds, so here they are eating their baked beans waiting to blow these things up so they don't cause any more danger to our service people serving over in afghanistan. >> it definitely shows you how powerful these ieds are because we often see the videos from the vehicles coming up right on them. >> hopefully he didn't get any dirt in his beans. >>> some

. >>> nato is investigating the deaths of three soldiers in southern afghanistan. they were shot to death by a gunman wearing a police uniform yesterday. training the army has been -- as the u.s. prepares to withdraw. john bentley has our report. >> reporter: while u.s. marines stand back to observe, afghan national army officers instruct new recruits in marksmanship. there is also little input from the marines while an afghan lieutenant outlines a mock ambush. that's part of the plan. u.s. marines in the green truck play the part of taliban insurgents. the a and a executes an ambush pinning the insurgents between two lines of fire. the general admits the afghan troops still have a lot to learn. >> it's always difficult to start with. i mean, because you're starting with a pretty small baseline of expertise. >> the afghan soldiers are still reliant on u.s. forces. >> translator: if the marines provide us with better equipment and training, says this lieutenant, then we'll be able to defend our country. it's not just weapons and tactics the afghans need. the afghan

a gunman in an afghan police uniform has killed three nato staff in southern afghanistan he was injured and later arrested the incident brings a to the number to thirty nine of foreign troops killed this month with the death toll of two hundred fifteen so far this year the attack comes ahead of a handlebar which will see control of the country's past from nato to afghan security forces in twenty fourteen. hundreds of protesters have demonstrated in japan as the country restarts the first nuclear plant since the crisis to question a last year the move was ordered last month as prime minister said the economy and living standards couldn't be maintained without atomic energy the country shut down all its nuclear plants after a meltdown at the fukushima plant triggered by last year's tsunami and earthquake. mexico's opposition candidate enrique pena nieto has claimed a victory in the country's presidential election when would mean a return to power of the institutional revolutionary party after twelve years out of office leftist manual lopez thought it was second hand the governing party's

to some other news making headlines around the world a men address in uniform has a fire in southern afghanistan killing three british troops the shooting happened at a checkpoint in helmand province where the soldiers were attending a meeting of tribal leaders the gunmen was injured and later detained four hundred twenty two british soldiers have died in afghanistan since two thousand and one. they've been at these are two hundred arrests in the west bank in the biggest palestinian crackdown on illegal weapons in five years in an unusual move or the operation rounded up suspected gunmen linked to president abbas fatah movement which controls the region normally is such a target a jihad is insurgents and members of the rival hamas a group around a hundred people have since been released for surrendering their weapons. the chairman of britain's a third largest bank has quit and there's over interest rate fixing that saw home owners and businesses overcharge for loans or during the credit crunch marcus agius is leaving after regulators led to a four hundred fifty three million dollars fine and bar

a gunman and an afghan police uniform has killed three nato staff in southern afghanistan he was injured and later arrested and sudden brings the number of foreign troops killed this month to thirty nine with a death toll of two hundred fifteen so far this year the attack comes ahead of the handover which will see control of the country pass from nato to afghan security forces in twenty fourteen. hundreds of protesters have demonstrated in japan over the country's first restart of a nuclear plant since the crisis at fukushima last year the move was ordered last month as the prime minister said economic and living standards couldn't be maintained without atomic energy the country shut down all its nuclear plants after a meltdown at the fukushima plant that was triggered by last troops from the army under. seventeen people have been killed with over forty wounded in simultaneous attacks on two churches in northeast kenya massed assailants a launched gun and grenade raids the worst in the country since sent troops into somalia to pursue all shabaab militants since then islamised have been b

stories making headlines across the globe it's been confirmed that three nato soldiers killed in southern afghanistan by a man wearing a local police uniform were british the attacker was injured and later arrested it brings the number of foreign troops killed this month to thirty nine meaning a death toll of two hundred fifteen so far this year the attack comes ahead of a handover which will see control of the country parts from nato to afghan security forces in twenty fourteen. hundreds of protesters have demonstrated in japan over the country's first restart of a nuclear plant since the crisis at fukushima last year the move was ordered last month as the prime minister said economic and living standards couldn't be maintained without atomic energy the country shut down all its nuclear plants up to a meltdown at the fukushima plant triggered by last year's tsunami and earthquake. seventeen people have been killed with over forty wounded in similar tennis attacks and two churches in north east kenya moscow silence a large gun in a grenades raids are the worst in the country since it sent troops into

bombing that claimed 6 american troops parade another american was killed in the attack in southern afghanistan19 afghan civilians and seven afghan police were killed and other afghan attacks. house republicans want a permanent extension for everyone not just those making less than to madrid and 50 the thousand dollars. >>> roberts was up my taxemoney goes to taxes. and starting to hate taxes. >>> kate is checking your world with the latest on a mill where that was known for every year. those who can't connect are among those who waited too long to pre screamed their computers. with the of the i found out they set up safety servers to protect users. last night the yservers were taken down. >>> fbi officials have been trekking computers they balked or infected. there are still more than 45,000 in the u.s., worldwide. these solutions are only temporary and could pose future problems win. by 36 right now, let's get a check with traffic >>> we are going to crank up those temperatures are around the bay area. right now we're starting off with a lot of clouds throughout the bay area. some of those cl

news making headlines around the world a man dressed in police uniform has opened fire in southern afghanistan killing three british troops the shooting happened at a checkpoint in helmand province where the soldiers were tending a meeting of tribal elders the gunmen was injured and later detained four hundred twenty two british soldiers have died in afghanistan since two thousand and one. the biggest palestinian crackdown on illegal weapons in five years has been to the hundred people arrested including security officers the round up was sparked by a shooting attack on the governor's house in may the campaign is targeting alleged gunmen linked to palestinian president mahmoud abbas meant around a hundred people have since been released so rendering their weapons. i made a bridge in the third largest bank has quit after it became embroiled in an interest rate fixing scandal marcuse agius is going off the american and british regulators slept four hundred thirty three million dollars fine and barclays askew in the rate which banks are lent to each other at the height of the credit crunch other

adapted in southern afghanistan. so far this year 237 service members have been killed. about 168 of them are americans. the international red cross says the conflict in syria is officially a so heart war. >>> and scrimmages over the campaign season >>> you can bet that obama now sees this advantage, because romney scam pain has been pushing the capitol as being one of the reasons why why he should be president. romney says he left in 1999 to run the cell lake city olympics, but to the bay and filed a document saying romney was in charge until 2002. >>> this is not the camera did of hope and change, this is the data did that is hoping to change the subject by attacking in his opponent >>> romney is add a tax obama's character ascii morsi hope and the change? >>> obama plans to tell voters that from these plans is to ship jobs overseas. >>> between 99 and 2002 he was making money, but the whole time he can't say that he was bringing jobs to america when he was sending jobs elsewhere. as they battle the two, and the candidates are earth coming to the bay area. protesters p

some other news making headlines around the world a man dressed in uniform has opened fire in southern afghanistan killing three british troops the shooting happened at a checkpoint in helmand province where the soldiers were attending a meeting of tribal elders the gunmen was injured and later detained four hundred twenty two british soldiers have died in afghanistan since two thousand and one. the biggest palestinian crackdown on illegal weapons in five years has seen two hundred people arrested including security officers the round up was sparked by a shooting attack on a governor's house in may the campaign is targeting alleged gunmen going to palestinian president mahmoud abbas where tom movement around a hundred people have since been relieved for surrendering their weapons. but chairman of britain's the third largest bank has quit its interest rate fixing that saw homeowners and business over charge for loans during the credit crunch micah's ageas is that leaving after regulators slept a four hundred fifty three million dollars fine and barclays for skewing the rate which banks lend to each

impact on iran top world news headlines now a man dressed in police uniforms opened fire in southern afghanistan left three british troops dead the shooting happened at a checkpoint in helmand province where the soldiers were attending a meeting of tribal elders the government was injured and later detained forty two sorry four hundred and twenty two pretty soldiers have died in afghanistan since two thousand and one. two war crimes court lawyers have been arrested in libya after twenty six days detention they've been under house arrest since visiting one the gadhafi son imprisoned and allegedly sharing documents that libya says compromise national security saif al islam faces trial over the deadly suppression of protests during the libyan uprising which top of his father but the i.c.c. is concerned he won't get a fair hearing in libya. the chairman of britain's third largest bank has quit its over interest rate fixing it saw home owners of businesses over charged for loans during the credit crunch marcus agius is leaving after regulators slapped a four hundred fifty three million dollar fine on

news now in brief a man dressed in police uniforms opened fire in southern afghanistan it's killed three british troops the shooting happened at a checkpoint in helmand province where the soldiers were attending a meeting of tribal elders the gunman was injured and later detained four hundred twenty two british soldiers have died in afghanistan since two thousand and one. chairman of britain's largest bank has quit its over interest rate fixing that saw homeowners and businesses overcharged from mons during the credit crunch marcus agius is leaving after regulators slapped a four hundred fifty three million dollar fine on barclays for skewing the rate which banks lend to each other other major british banks are also being investigated to well let's stay with i find this notion to me the business centered news desk tonight how low how the markets reacted to those new sanctions i was talking about just imposed against iran and of course this news out now the risk of vitally important straits of hormuz possibly being blocked well i'll be honest with you it seems that for the moment it's not

. >> he was born on a military base in delmon province in southern afghanistan after the marines tooker from the streets. he went out on patrol and survived on scraps from tamari's. and that is when holly barnes, a civilian deployed for the u.s. government, first fell in love. >> he was a loving, gentle papi. i was drawn to him immediately. >> when a new command was put in place, there and the three other dogs living there were found to be a distraction. >> you cannot have pets on bases. they were trying to get rid of him. >> that means what? >> put him down. >> savidge his littermate did not survive. -- sadly his littermate did not survive. but barnes worked to save bear and his mother. it caused thousands of dollars donors. finally in april ear arrived safely in the states. in an extra large crate. >> it was like a dream come true. >> three months later, barnes and bear share a dogged devotion. >> i think we're both men to be together. >> barnes says he has a gift and plans to certify him as a therapy dog to help returning troops. as for jack, he went to taxes and bear's mother clai

attack at this point and data was not releasing any more details except to say happened in southern afghanistan. 237 international service members have been killed there. it is also out more heavy fire reported today in the capital damascus the clashes between government troops and rebel fighters plumes of smoke and steam rising from the suburbs the international red cross says the conflict in syria is not officially a civil war and that designation now means that most sides will be held standard by the geneva convention. syria is one of the subjects as secretary of state hillary clinton as it is really this today she is also talking about iran's nuclear program but says it to me with various israeli leaders and is also sitting down with palestinian prime minister israel is the final stop on it to be checked before the secretary returns back to washington sometime tomorrow this is clinton's motor gatorade into some trouble in egypt for protesters threw tomatoes water bottles in even issues yesterday protesters also shouted monica monica monica as she left the newly reopened conflict in alexandr

coast and three members of nato's international security force have been shot and killed in southern afghanistan. they were gunned down yesterday, by a man wearing an afghan national police uniform. the identities of the victims and their nationalities have not yet been released. it isn't clear whether the attacker was in fact a police officer or instead was an infiltrator just wearing the afghan police uniform. >> the only abortion clinic still operating in mississippi can stay open at least for now. a new law in the state went into effect yesterday, requiring abortion providers to be certified obgyns. practitioners with privileges at area hospitals as well. that law puts the jackson women's health organization at risk. a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that will keep the clinic's doors open at least until a hearing on july 11th. >>> it looks like mexico's old guard may be returning to power after being absent for the last 12 years. an official preliminary vote count has enrique of the institutional revolutionary party winning yesterday's election. however, a leftist candidat

. >>> insurgents killed two dozen people this weekend in southern afghanistan.oadside bombs targeted both civilians and law enforcement. a bomb blew up killing five afghan policemen responding to a gun battle against insurgents at a checkpoint and two nato service members also died in separate attacks. their nationalities have not been released. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is lining up countries for financial aid in afghanistan. this morning she traveled to tokyo and received a $3 billion pledge. yestto kabul afghanistan to meat with hamid karzai. $16billion pledged worldwide to help develop the country. >> afghanistan is standing up for itself, of course it will need support and we are pledged to continue our support and to work with you to get more international support. >> nato troops are expected to leave afghanistan in 2014. that's when the afghan government will take over full security responsibilities. >>> russian president vladimir putin is demanding answers after a flood killed at least 50 people. he has now ordered an investigation to find o

they have not released the nationalities of the troops killed in the city of southern afghanistan. a string of shootings of nato troops by afghan forces or infiltrators dressed in afghan uniforms. >>> violence continues in syria. this is video of a mass funeral. amateur video shows bodies wrapped in white sheets laid together in an open grave. opposition activists say syrian activists killed 40 people. >>> overnight a small earthquake was felt near the city of millbrae. the epicenter was located three miles west, southwest of the city. it had a 2.5 magnitude and hit just before 9:00. it was felt by a few people but no damage or injuries were reported. >> in just a few hours the south bay nanny accused of child molestation is due back in the courtroom. john walker is scheduled to enter a plea. they charged him with several molestation and child porn argufy charges. he worked as a nanny for several families in campbell. there are at least eight victims. >>> alameda county judge has cleared the way for the oakland zoo to expand. zoo wants a new veterinarian hospital, camping area, new

two coalition troops died today in a roadside bombing in southern afghanistan. three afghan men were killed. no details released. so far this year, 237 international service members have been killed in afghanistan, including at least 168 americans. >>> news4 exclusive. this 340rmorning we're hearing a man attacked by two pit bulls and two sons saved him. the attack happened yesterday afternoon along south oakland street in arlington. max says he got out of his truck and the pit bulls charged. when he tried to scare them off his property, he says he was bitten at least a dozen times. that's when his son ran out of the house and threw a shoe at the dogs to scare them off. >> i don't know how i got the croc, actually. but somehow i managed to throw it at it. >> the dogs really want to bite me from my neck that's when he came here and here. >> police shot one of the dogs when it charged an officer. the other was taken into custody by the arlington animal welfare league. >>> today maryland governor will discuss a possible expansion of gambling in his state. he is set

three members of the nato security for start-up by a man in southern afghanistan.he coalition says the gunman in yesterday's attack is wearing the uniform of a afghan national police officer. it is not clear if he was an officer or an impostor. >> a graduate student recovering after he was attacked by two large chimpanzees in south africa. the 26 year-old student was showing tourists around a sanctuary for abused chimpanzees when he got too close to their enclosure. two male chimpanzees grabbed him and tried to pull him and .. staff moved in quickly to rescue him but he still suffered major injuries. a 75 year-old mystery that could be sold in the coming weeks. a crew leaves hawaii heading to a small island south of the equator where they think amelia earhart airplane crashed into the ocean on this date back in 1937. she disappeared as she tried to become the first woman to fly around the world. it should be interesting to see if they come up with anything. >> they will be mapping the bottom of the ocean floor. now, at 70 minutes after 6:00 it is time for a bent me

. >> i can confirm this today, seven american soldiers have been killed in southern afghanistan. i cannot give you any further details on this incident for the time being. yesterday was a tough day for afghan civilians, coalition, an afghan forces. a number of people were killed or injured due to a number of roadside bombs and conflict. >> the latest violence comes after the obama administration announced it would accord special ally status to afghanistan. the symbolic move places the country in the same category as non-nato u.s. allies in asia and the middle east including israel, japan, and pakistan. secretary state hillary clinton announced the measure on the eve of a donors conference for afghanistan in tokyo. >> i am pleased to announce today that president obama has officially designated afghanistan as a major non-nato ally of the united states. we see this as a powerful symbol of our commitment to afghanistan's future. >> mexico's electoral board has confirmed the victory of pri candidate enrique pena nieto and mastics presidential election. he belongs to the institutional

two nato soldiers were among 23 people killed by roadside bombs in southern afghanistan today.s of the gop taking over the senate in november is 50/50. now back to "caught on camera." >>> now back to "caught on camera." >>> helicopters are invaluable for tv news organizations, helping to report on traffic and breaking news and getting reporters to the big stories quickly. these eyes in the sky are supposed to help cover the news. so what happens when they are the news? brooklyn, new york, may 4th, 2004. a tv news helicopter is dispatched to the city's flatbush neighborhood to cover a shooting. it arrives about 6:15 p.m. and begins hovering over the police cars at the scene. it's business as usual until suddenly the helicopter's camera goes haywire and then the shot dies. bystanders look up and see the helicopter spiraling out of control. >> suddenly we heard a loud boom! when we looked up, there it was. we saw the helicopter. i said the helicopter is in distress. >> another news helicopter responding to the same story starts filming the chopper 4's wild fall from the sky. >> it

a usaid project to expand the electrical distribution system of two provinces of southern afghanistan with a combined estimated population of 1.7 million. now, that's short of the population of my home state of west virginia. we're about 1.8 million. it's one thing to help another country with loans. which i'm all for. that will help them get back on their feet so that they can repay their debts. but it's another thing entirely to pour billions of taxpayers' dollars into another country for a decade with no chance of any repayment to this country and to the taxpayers of the united states of america. something is wrong with that. i can't say it enough. if you build a bridge in west virginia, we won't blow it up. if you help us build a school, we won't burn it down. we're very appreciative. we appreciate the help of all the american taxpayers because we're part of this great country. and if you help us invest in more reliable electricity syst system, we will use that power to make this country stronger. to power this nation's economy and to provide good-paying jobs all over this country

two died in southern afghanistan but there is no word yet on their nationalities. in addition to the nato deaths, more than 20 civilians died in bombings on sunday. >>> world health officials continue to investigate the cause behind the mysterious deaths of dozens of children in cambodia. over the weekend they announced a link to many of the cases to a strain of hand, foot and mouth disease. last year it sickened 10,000 people in vietnam and killed over 150 mostly children over 3 years old. >>> closer to home, the summer of shark sitings. a -- sightings. a stretch of beach was closed after a kayaker spotted a shark 100 yards offshore. it may have been attracted by seals close to the beach. in california a man was fishing when a great white shark lift its kayak and attacked the front end. the man fell out but was rescued by a nearby boater. >> that is scary. >> sure is. >> don't get that started here. >> i have a beach vacation that i look forward to every year. i don't want to hear this. >> i wouldn't worry about it. >> the chances are not very good. >> it has to b

army sergeant robert bails was accused of leaving his base in southern afghanistan and murdering 16 unarmedivilians. >>> no one was more shocked by those charges than the suspect's wife, cakari bales. she's here in studio for her first live tv interview. >> thanks for having me. >> it's been a rough month to say the least. you've visited your husband. how is he holding up? >> he's pretty good. keeping a positive attitude in the hopes that everything comes out in the end that we find the truth. and that -- you've never actually asked him about what happened. why is that? is it that you're not ready to hear it or been advised not to? >> i don't need to ask him. i know my husband and it's not a question i really need to ask. i know him. i know what he's capable of and not capable of. i don't need to ask the question. >> kari, i'm sorry, what was lifelike before this happened? >> life was pretty busy before all of this happened, too. i work full-time and i have two kids, a five-year-old and a two-year-old. pretty busy working with all of that. things just got more busy with all of this. >> what

the world regardless of its own interests as we were in trying to promote communism in southern africa or in afghanistan in asia think they were right i am convinced they were right i felt at the time i told them i thought you could very well be right i hope you are wrong but they have been proven right look at the arab spring so cold as i documented my two a week book which you referred to before the politically incorrect guide to the middle east i predicted very strongly in that book that opening the door to theoretical as opposed to real democracy in the middle east would simply lead the way to extreme islamist dictatorships throughout the middle east which would be far more oppressive and cruel on issues of human rights what do you think about what's happening in egypt i just remember it was perceived as such a success as well as libya but we see that the situation on the ground is is far from that what what when why. with those revolutions what went wrong with those revolutions i discuss in two of my books i predict isn't that book that of democracy came to egypt revolution civil war and eventually

but the anecdotes is, we have the female engagement teams or cultural support teams in southern afghanistan. special forces unit out and the field. what the deal was these women would go out and engage with afghan females trying to promote women's rights and human rights throughout afghanistan. it is a horrible idea. of course, congress got behind it and a lot of folks like that, it sounds good, it reads well, and it kind of falls into this continuing narrative that we need women on the front line. host: jim, thanks for the call. thomas would possibly disagree with jim this morning. he writes on twitter -- again, we will be discussing this issue and specifically this story from "the christian science monitor" this morning. give us a call. we will go to curtis on the democratic line calling in of from pensacola, florida. good morning, curtis. caller: good morning. i am very disappointed -- i am a vietnam marine and disappointed at the officer that spoke, there republican mind-set and chauvinistic and very and very anti-woman. it is sad. if a young lady wants to protect her country, so be it.