following the -- the powerful explosion in the southern suburbs, the security apparatus, they set upheck points, they are searching vehicles. they found an explosive laden car, and they arrested a number of suspects. they are calling them terrorists. they say they are part of a network car bombing ring. they issued a statement 48 hours ago, saying what they are fighting is quote, a total war against terrorism. and those behind this aim to provoke sectarian strife. you can see check points even in beirut. they are stopping vehicles and searching cars. so because there is a real fear that the syrian war -- many will tell you the battleground is no longer just in syria. >> okay. thank you. >>> let's go over to news in fact from israel br it says it has bombed a target -- [ technical difficulties ] some of the missiles have hit in northern israel, but didn't cause any injuries. one of the rockets was shot down by israel's iron dome system. >>> security has been tightened in parts of the egyptian capitol. take a look at these pictures. these are live pictures. they are the latest pictures

we do know there was a powerful explosion in the southern suburbs just over a week ago. so here, people when you talk to people here, they are seeing this as a sunni shiite conflict. >> as those tensioned increase, we are hearing that religious leaders have reacted to reports that some are calling for hezbollah to pull out of syria, what are you hear. >> well, lebanese politicians are trying to urge people -- or they are calling for restraint. they are saying that those behind the bombings are the same people who bombed the southern suburbs of beirut. they are doing their best to really -- not just to show really the sectarian nature of the attacks. but there are different groups. the leadership, the sunni clerics longing to the movement, they are even calling for the formation of vigilantty groups to take security into their own hands. so a lot of tension here, it is not clear what the coming days will bring. this city has seen clashes before. it has seen clashes between lebanese parties. those that support the government, and those that support the syrian opposition. a

they were sent to a house in the southern suburb of the capital. they surrounded the house. there was a heavy exchange of fire. one member of the group was killed. one was wounded and six more were arrested. circulating on facebook, there is a video which appears to be of the incident. we can see six men lying facedown on the ground. it is very early morning, quite nice in this picture. about 12 or more antiterrorist people lined up around the house with them. let's stay in tunisia. thousands of people took to the streets of the capital shouting, no to coups. yes two elections. -- yes to elections. mark thompson reports. >> fireworks and flags in the tunisian capital. thousands gather in support of what they call the governments right to govern. >> we are free to dress however we want and go out and pray. we are free to go to mosques and cover up and wear the veil. what ever you like, not like before. >> ruling islamist party organized a rally in the face of demonstrations following the murders are two key opposition figures. a prominent secular leader was assassinated in fe

the blast hit a southern suburb of the lebanese capital. the area is a strong hold of hezbollah, which the president of neighboring syria. hezbollah's chief sent 1,000 fighters to support al-assad in the mysterious civil war, causing friction with the sunnis. a video has surfaced on youtube of a militant subi group claiming responsibility for the attack. if condemned, hezbollah has threatened more violence. >> berlin's museum opened in exhibition marking the birth of erman swit artist oppenheim. photos clinched her reputation as the movement's muse. but it was this work, a fur covered cup, saucer and spoon, which shot her to fame. a photo of it is on display at the berlin exhibition. whether it was jewelry, fashion or potery, the bow shows how she managed to unify all forms of expression. >> violence continued in egypt on friday. tens of thousands of supporters of the muslim brotherhood staged rallies after friday prayers. again there were clashes with security forces. there were dramatic scenes in cairo with protestors on a bridge trying t

. >> the blast ripped through a southern suburb of the lebanese capital wreaking havoc. ambulances rushed to the scene to tend to the dozens of casualties and transport them to hospitals. cars were ablaze and people were trapped in nearby burning buildings. authorities said it could have been a suicide attack. the political and military organization is made up largely of shia muslims and has openly expressed support for syrian president bashar al-assad. its chief even sent 1000 fighters to support him, causing friction with lebanese sunnis who largely sympathize with the lebanese rebels. last month, a booby-trapped car exploded in a different district of a brood that is also a hezbollah stronghold, leaving dozens wounded. this latest attack will only exacerbate tensions between sunnis and shia in lebanon. >> let's go live to beirut. mitchell, what is the latest that you are hearing about what is a very serious attack? >> i have just come from the scene and gotten off the phone with security officials. it seems as though the official count right now is 22 dead and at leas

. >> the blast ripped through a southern suburb of the lebanese capital wreaking havoc. ambulances rushed to the scene to tend to the dozens of casualties and transport them to hospitals. cars were ablaze and people were trapped in nearby burning buildings. authorities said it could have been a suicide attack. the political and military organization is made up largely of shia muslims and has openly expressed support for syrian president bashar al-assad. its chief even sent 1000 fighters to support him, causing friction with lebanese sunnis who largely sympathize with the lebanese rebels. last month, a booby-trapped car exploded in a different district of a brood that is also a hezbollah stronghold, leaving dozens wounded. this latest attack will only exacerbate tensions between sunnis and shia in lebanon. >> let's go live to beirut. mitchell, what is the latest that you are hearing about what is a very serious attack? >> i have just come from the scene and gotten off the phone with security officials. it seems as though the official count right now is 22 dead and at leas

this corridor from mom brought down to rockford pickup and right on down in our southern suburbs, the green areas where the heaviest rains came down. montgomery is a sophomore at 157. 96 hundredths of an inch. here in the city had 27 hundredths of an inch. that leaves us with 126 on the books. 2 and 1/3 inches below normal. look at the temperatures right now. sugar grove 79. other temperatures around a much area include 78 beecher. ratings are also at 78 at beecher. here is the high pressure. remember the wind blows around high pressure clock wise. we're getting a bit of an easterly flow. here in the st. lawrence valley tomorrow morning. the wind first turn southeast a self lustful develops. this begins to talk the humidity back into the area. it is the beginning of the warm-up. look at the '80s and '90s and how the expand during the day tomorrow in the twin cities they put in an excessive he watched. >> we by sunday will be well into the 80s if not close to 90. the heat wave develops. there is the excessive heat watch up to the north and west. we will probably see the number of state

>> lebanese leaders believes those behind the blasts responsible for the bombing in beirut's southern suburbs. they are trying to play down tensions but there is no doubt lebanon security is at risk. >>> the sentencing phase of the trial begins monday for majoro nadal hassan. a military jury found him guilty much can iing -- killing 13 fellow soldiers in 2009. he admitted to the murders in court and had no reaction on friday when the guilty verdict was rent the jury will decide if he will be executed for his crimes or spend the rest of his life in prison. another military man also learned his fate, staff sergeant robert bales, responsible for killing 15 afghan civilians last year will serve life in prison with no possibility of pair he'll. he opened fire on men, women and children. some felt the punishment was not harsh enough. al-jazeera alan schoffler has more. >> the panel deliberatiated 90 minutes. life in prison for no chance of parole for sergeant robert bales who has confessed to killing 16 civilians. he showed no visible response for the division. for the afghans flown here as prosecu

we checked with some folks inside the hezbollah group in the southern suburbs of beirut. they've received no instruction from the syrian regime as to any retaliation, if indeed there are strikes into syria by the united states. we're also told that there is a very small amount of people within the syrian regime, perhaps the top tier that know exactly what will occur, whether there will be retaliation or not. that's what our sources are telling us. hezbollah is quiet right now and not making statements and sitting back to see what occurs. >> tell us a little bit more about the refugee situation. >> reporter: yeah, refugee situation, about 700,000 syrians have come into lebanon since the beginning of this civil war in syria. there are people all over the place trying to make a life for their families and just trying to wait and see what occurs here. like i said before, a lot of folks are headed back into the country of syria because frankly from what we're told by sources on the ground and our producer on the ground at the syrian border is they're upset, angry at the possib

they hit the southern suburbs. the rains are winding down to night.n. the rain is over. that will not be widespread. temperatures were in the mid- 80's today. we are at about normal. every month the temperature has been slightly below average. we compare this to last summer and it seemed awfully warm. we will be in them load to mid-70s tomorrow . >> there is quite a pattern change. it could lead to a temperature is warming up next week. tonight partly cloudy with a low of 62. it is 10 degrees below normal. tomorrow our high temperature will be 75 degrees. a new pilot program helping to turn to people into incubator farmers. new rules on what you can bring to soldiers killed or any nfl and stadium.field or anm ♪ are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! the power of the "

leaders believe those behind the playses in tripoli were responsible for the bomb, in beirut southern suburbs. they're clearly trying to contain tensions and play down the sectarian nature of the attacks but there is no doubt that lebanon security is at risk. >> protests in egypt were peaceful compared to other fridays, but thousands of people still took to the streets across the country. one person was killed in cairo. bernard smith has more from cairo. >> reporter: egypt's anti-coup protesters have a new wer protet and slogan. raba in arabic means four. potterresters of mohamed morsi were all but absent, and in attempt to not alienate those who do support morsi. >> this is not about morsi right now. if i'm against morsi, it's my right, but it's my right also that i'm being agains here for l those who died last week. >> reporter: this march was through the giza district of cairo. the organizers deliberately sought to avoid confrontation with residents at at any sign of trouble the protesters rerouted. >> the previous organizers of the previous protests are either died, in jail, or on the run

. >>> well the attack allegedly happened in the southern suburbs of damascus on wednesday. activists are saying, 13 hoo were attacked, including children. >>> this video you're looking at is said to show fighting and government tanks shoving, al jazeera can't independently verify this footage. clashes there and rockets falling on residential areas. >>> in eastern ruta, there's reports of shelling by government war planes. >>> let's talk to fawaz jelez, london school of economics joining us out of london good to have you with us. let's start out with what france is saying about this alleged chemical weapons attack. if proved to be true, fawaz, there needs to be a reaction, there is what laurent is saying, is he talking about some sort of military action? >>> well, i think he means a military strikes. and i think if the reports are correct, prove to be correct the pressure would be overwhelming. not just on the french and the britts but even on president barack obama. remember his red line. president barack obama says there is a red line, if chemical weapons were used basical

activists say the alongside attack killed more than a thousand people in the southern suburbs of damascus hosni mubarak is expected to be reds from prison placed under house arrest. it is ordered that he be reds, following his successful appeal against corruption charges. jane ferguson is right outside the prison in cairo. joining us on the telephone just set the scene for us, tell us what's going opinion. >> well, quite a bit of excitement here about 20 minutes ago. medical helicopter landed inside the prison facility in the compound, so there is a huge media presence outside filming there. the medical helicopter had people speculating would he be leaving soon on that helicopter. his health has been an issue since his detention two years ago. there's a possibility that he could be airlifted out in that helicopter in any moment or it could be there to tend to his health for the day. outside the prison is a small gathering of pro mubarak people there, supporters, flying flags and showing photographs and pictures with his name on it. there's quite a bit of excitement out there. a trumpeteer

lebanese leaders believe those behind the blasts were responsible for the bombing in beirut's southern suburbsey are clearly trying to play down the sectarian nature of the attacks, but there is no doubt lebanon is at risk. >>> nidal hasan has been found guilty of all charges against him for the killing of soldiers at the fort hood military base. he admitted he was responsible for the rampage. this leaves hasan facing a possible death sentence. let's take you now to egypt where some protesters are still defying a nightly military curfew. security forces have restricted movement around the capitol, closing off entrances to the main squares. >> reporter: egypt's anti-coup protesters have a new symbol and slogan. the rabi in arabic means four. posters of morsi were all but absent. >> it's not about morsi right now. all of these people they didn't came today because of morsi. i'm actually -- if i'm against morsi, it's my right. but it's my right also that i'm being against all of these people who died last -- last week. >> reporter: this march of around 500 men and women was through the geza distr

. >> why this attack now at this particular place, the eastern and southern suburbs of the capital ?you had the u.n. delegation in homs where he attacked the people. he is challenging the world to see how far he can go. obviously there is no red line. i would like to comment on the sectarian war that was initially in initiated by a side and then followed by the western media. it was never a secretary and more. it was a revolution. -- it was never a secretary in war -- sectarian war. we have proof over years and years -- >> just a plot to polarize people. >> i can see he has succeeded with the strategy, judging by what the western media is saying today. we don't know who to trust or what is going on. >> it is also the media. >> we have been calling the international media, calling everyone to come and investigate themselves. if it was us with a chemical weapon like russia says, why would we call the u n inspectors to come in and inspect the case? >> whether or not it turns out to be the bloodiest day of syria possible war, what is certified as that last saturday saw the biggest single

allies here and attacks in tripoli come a week after a week after civilians were killed in the southern suburbsf beirut. >> are things being made worst by calls of clerics and vigilante groups to patrol the streets there? >> yes, the lebanese army really beefed up their presence. they have army soldiers in almost every street corner. but at the same time there are gunmen roaming the streets. they are all around us, really, and we cannot film them. men who are part of the movement, and men who feel they need to protect their community. we smok spoke to a number of th, and they believe the army cooperating with hezbollah against them, and really this is why it is so dangerous. two attacks, one targeting a shiite community, and another attack just a week apart, so a lot of people feel they're going to see iraq-style bombings in lebanon. maybe it's too early to say that, but what i can say is after talking to people here, some of them even threaten hezbollah with retaliation. now some may saye say that it'sr causing them to say these things. they're calling for calm to be percented on the street, b

believe those behind the tripoli blast were responsible for the about how manying in beirut's southern suburbsthey are trying to contain tensions and play down the sectarian nature of the attacks, but there is no doubt lebanon security is at risk. >> >> army staff sergeant robert bales was sentenced today to life without parole for killing 16 afghans civilians last year. pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty and some afghan villagerrion are not happy about that. we are joined from the joint this is some of what they said after the sentencings. >> our family members are actually six feet under and there's no way we can go and visit them at all. they are gone. these guys go around, murder the kids, put blankets on them, fuel, and burn them. >> when you're sending people to afghanistan or any other place for rebuilding, alan, thank you. a military jury convicted major nidal hasan on 13 counts of murder for the 2009 shooting rampage at fort hood. he represented himself during the trial, did not call any witnesses. the sentencing phase of the trial begins monday. that more now from heidi zhou-c

we have had a lack of rain but people in the southern suburbs had a good soaking yesterday.lite view of the weather that produced an 82 degree high today at o'hare. lakefront at 76. you can see the heat building to the west and it will be comfortable another day tomorrow but the winds blowing from the southeast. then we get into the heat with the lake winds blowing south southwest and it will warm up along the lake and you can see the temperature increases in the twin cities and bismarck north dakota. tonight with dry air we will see the temperature is going down fast and it will be fairly cool. you might want a light blanket in the suburbs. this is a late season full-blown heat wave. temperatures get above 90 sunday through thursday. there may be a lake breeze wednesday and thursday that could moderate heat on the lakeshore. the heat goes up into the triple digits monday and tuesday and this graphic depicts the expansion of the hot air dome that pushes the jet stream to the north. along with it will be thunderstorms and we will track the position of that closely. if that sa

reports from hezbollah media office that just about half an hour ago there was a large blast in a southern suburb of beirut. this is a stronghold for the militant shiite group hezbollah. the spokesman i was talking to said that they believe there could be several casualties. they don't have a casualty count just yet. the television outlet for hezbollah has said there are at least nine wounded, two possibly critically. pictures show a very dramatic scene. a lot of devastation. huge plumes of smoke. many cars there set ablaze. nobody has yet claimed responsibility for this attack, but there was a similar attack in early july in the same neighborhood. and the consensus opinion that's really starting to emerge at this hour here in beirut is that this was an attack directed at hezbollah because of their involvement in the syrian civil war. it's a very complicated story here how the syrian civil war is affecting lebanon. lebanon is a tiny country that neighbors syria. the sectarian lines in this country mirror the sectarian lines in syria. so it's a country that's really polarized as far as who support

for instance, now it would normally take you, what, 15 minutes to go from the southern suburbs to theity center and it is taking three hours. the relief operation is being ramped up. 135 specialists, flood relief specialists have flown in this morning from siberia and two dozen doctors have also come in from moscow and, of course, the army is boosting its presence here on the dam defense. there is much more that needs to be done. the peak of this flood was supposed to be sunday, today. it is now pushed back for another six to seven days, so there is more water coming and much more to be done to protect the people and the city itself. >> portuguese firefighters made progress in their battle against more than a dozen blazes across the country. the fire in a national park that's causing the most concern is now under control. over 1,000 firefighters are trying to tackle the summer fires. one firefighter has died and nine others were injured in recent days. >> firefighters in california are struggling to contain a massive blaze threatening 5 5.5,000 homes. the fire has doubled in size to m

we have also some people down in the southern suburbs of beirut, hezbollah controlled the region and a lot of the folks are telling some of our sores down there that they believe this is a back-off, that perhaps the president was looking for a way to back out of the situation and that is what they think has occurred. now, it's anyone's guess. there is a lot of rhetoric being thrown away. there is -- thron around. there are a lot of opinions in this part of the world. thomas? >> could be some time, as you know, before u.s. congress takes action. do we expect to see an exdid you say from the syrian people? reporter: i don't think we expect a mass exodus in or out. i can tell you this, that earlier today, we spoke with lebanese officials at the syrian/lebanese boarder and they informed us at 1:00 p.m. there was 5,000 entrances, 5,000 people coming in from syria and 3,000 people leaving into syria. the 3,000 people, many of those people that were leaving, told our reporters on the ground there that they wanted today go back and support the syrian government, that they were angry at the p

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in lebanon, a car bomb tore through a busy area in the southern suburb of the capital beirut thursday, killing at least 22 people. area is a stronghold for a shiite militant group has paula -- hezbollah. a sunni group claimed responsibility and threatened more attacks. thank you men expressed concern about israel's approval of two new rounds of settlement homes amidst ongoing peace talks with the palestinians. he made the comments during a visit to the west bank city of ramallah. > by israel's continue settlement activity east of jerusalem, settlement activity [indiscernible] toward achieving peace. it is making a two-state solution impossible. >> the commission that issue sentencing guidelines to federal judges has unanimously voted to consider softening its framework for drug offenses. they said it would assess its own guidelines regarding prison terms based on certain amounts of drugs. in a statement, the commission said -- the attorney general eric holder signaled major shift on sentencing this week including instructing federal prosecutors to sidestep mandatory minimums for some

the bomb went off on a busy street in a southern suburb of beirut.is an area known for a heavy presence of the lebanese shi-ite militant group hezbollah. police are working to determine whether the explosion was the work of a suicide bomber. the bombing was the second in over a month to hit the area. many people in lebanon think the attacks are retaliation for hezbollah's armed support for syrian president bashar assad. the egyptian military forces are sweeping across carol- judge cairo and ongoing efforts to disperse staged sedans in support of ousted former president mohamed morsy. hundreds have died, thousands more have been injured in recent days in the bloody clashes between protesters and security forces. cairo and several other cities remained under curfew. president obama and several prominent u.s. lawmakers have condemned the actions of each of its interim government. the president canceled joint military exercises with egypt are scheduled to take place next month. coming up on the kron4 morning news. the steve jobs movie hits theaters today

noesen in a sunny southern california suburb. >> i think there was one black student.t was not a very diverse circumstance. >> reporter: today, they say they're living the american dream. it's dr. king's dream that's unfulfilled. >> when i first went into practice i would -- sometimes patients would come and they'd see me and say "where's the doctor?" i'd say "i'm the doctor." (laughs) "you're dr. hancock?" "yeah, i'm dr. hancock." "you know, i think left something out in the car, i'm going to go out there and get it, i'll be back." then they'd leave. >> reporter: that past touches the present. >> i have two sons and i always tell them, i says just be careful what you do. >> reporter: why? >> because i think they have a target on their back. i've been stopped before by the police in a suit and a nice car. >> reporter: but dr. noesen's son tyler proved the true strength of this friendship. >> his son passed recently from pancreatic cancer at a very young age. >> nothing could be worse. it wasn't something that i could share with everyone. and it was just the most suppor

a huge car bomb rocked the southern suburb of beirut.nown as a hezbollah stronghold, one with heightened security. this is the second such car bomb in two month, really going to show there is more spillover from the syrian civil war. i say that because what's happening here is many people are convinced that hezbollah is being targeted because they are participating in syria's civil war, because they have sent fighters in to support the syrian military in their fight against the rebels. we saw very chaotic scenes on lebanese television tonight, thick, black plumes of smoke, many cars set ablaze, we got disturbing reports that people were stuck inside burning buildings. one resident said he's concerned this will continue to happen because he believes hezbollah is being targeted by sunni militant islamic groups and they say they will continue to target hezbollah because they are participating in the syrian civil war. >> we'll stay in close touch. thanks very much, mohammed. be careful in beirut. when we come back, christian churches caught

this amid the mass showing of the damascus southern and eastern suburbs. will this be a serious market moment? the second showing prompted the u.s. to intervene. >> it is hard in 30 words or less to see how the obama administration can avoid getting involved at this stage of the game, especially having drawn the red line. until there was this massive attack, it was easy to kick the can down the road and say that both sides have chemical weapons. you can't intervene on that basis. it is not entirely clear who launched, but the rebels probably did not have the coordination to do it. it is hard to see how the americans can avoid getting out of it. >> the new york times reports on thursday, there was a heated discussion in the obama administration. one of the options on the table, making use of two u.s. destroyers currently deployed in the mediterranean and sending tomahawk missiles at strategic sites. saying the targets include batteries, symbols of the power. we are getting word from the white house's press people saying that they are still studying how to r

would pay attention to on elections night, prince william county, kind of in the southern outer ring of the d.c. suburbseastern half of the country is majority/minority, close to potomac river. turnout fell off close to 65% where it was in 2008. meanwhile, in western prince william county, a little wealthier, majority white, out towards hay market, down route 66, you have an electorate that only fell off about 30% from where it was between 2008 and 2009. the question for terry mcauliffe's campaign, can he get those voters, hispanic, asian-american, african-american, in places -- in east prince william county? the same thing in richmond suburb and hampton roads out to the polls to vote. in order to do that, he has to run extremely negative campaign. that makes the prospect of cuccinelli and jackson scary. >> this is sort of the first test we're getting, too, of the post-obama era democrats. how can democrats win and how can democrats get the obama coalition out without obama on the ballot? that's one of the reasons i think virginia is worth watching. also, it will be a mud fight. what should we know toda

suburbs. >> from beirut to washington, john palmer was the rare soul in the rough and tumble news. smart, brave, and always courtly, a southern gentlemen in the trench coat of a dashing foreign correspondent. >> paris without the eiffel tower is like a frenchman without wine. >> he covered wars and politics in the feet and from the anchor desk on "today." >> in the news this morning -- >> the pride of tennessee, he got a break in atlanta in 1960. two years later he joined nbc news where he spent the better part of the next 40 years. >> at times the fighting has been heavy with both sides using finish guns. >> his assignments were dangerous and gritty. covering the arab wars and the civil war in lebanon. >> the subject of that meeting -- >> until 1979 when he was named white house correspondent and covering five presidents. carter, reagan, both bushes and bill clinton. always supportive to the rest of us, including a rising net walk star john palmer brought to the white house his foreign policy experience and a steady reassuring voice. in good times and bad. >> the president returns to washington early next week. the possibili

southeastern suburbs -- >> reporter: from beirut to washington, john palmer was that rare soul in the rough and tumble world of television news. smart, brave, but always courtly, a southernleman cloaked in the trench coat of a dashing foreign correspondent. >> as one person put it paris without the eiffel tower is like a frenchman without wine. >> reporter: for 50 years, he covered wars, summits and politics from the field as well as his anchor desk. assignments were grippy, based in tel aviv, beirut and paris, cover the arab/israeli wars and the civil with a north korea lebanon. until 1979 when he was named nbc news white house correspondent, ultimately covering five presidents, jimmy carter, ronald reagan, both bushes and bill clinton, but it may have been this moment that defined his career, april 25, 1980. >> this san nbc news special report. >> reporter: john learned that the carter administration was attempting to rescue the american hostages in iran and it failed. the president asked him to hold the story until the teams were safely out of iranian territory. >> the rescue mission had been aborted and eight americans had died. >> reporter: in 1982, john joined the

southern california, let's get right to the video. this happened just after 10:00 this morning. that charter bus overturned on the side of the 210 freeway in the los angeles county suburb of irwindale. it collided with a big rig and ended up on its side between the freeway and railroad tracks. l.a. county fire officials say more than 50 people, bus passengers, were injured. and earlier we saw some of them lying on the roadway shoulder waiting for medical attention. the chp does not know yet what caused the crash. but that bus itself will be held in the investigation. and choppers landed right on the freeway. medical helicopters took at least five injured passengers to local hospitals. on the ground at least 10 ambulances took others away from the scene. while we know dozens of people are injured, early reports are that none of those injuries appears to be critical. also cantonese and mandarin translators were requested to help communicate with some of the bus passengers. this accident first stopped traffic in both directions. that traffic mess extended for miles it was so bad people were getting out of their vehicles. the westbound lanes opened up less than an hour aft

suburb of damascus last week. the president called prime minister david cameron to discuss the situation. >>> the rim fire raging in the yosemite national park. >>> glad floods are creating real headaches for people in southernalifornia whereas much as two inches of rain have fallen per hour. and it doesn't stop there. the water surge has already created mudslides stranding drivers and shutting down roads. >>> farewell dc, outgoing secretary of homeland security janet napolitano, she greed there were many challenges in her four years in office. >> the well-timed and coordinated emergency response that immediately followed the marathon attack was not accidental. it was the product of years of planning, training, and investment in building state and local capacity, and the quick orderly focused and comprehensive response by law enforcement first responders and the larger boston community on that day saved lives. napolitano said she's confident the obama administration will continue to successfully fight terrorism. >>> a virus is likely to blame for the deaths of hundreds of bottle-nosed dolphins on the east coast. the culprit is likely the virus that killed 700 dolphins in the 1980s and other factors may have

suburbs inside the bay. 70s and a few 80s. 60s with patchy fog at the coast. only minor changes for today. we are seeing a little southern component in the winds bringing with it humidity. but it looks like that ridge of high pressure starting to back off a little bit through the first part of the weekend as these lows begin to approach the coastline so slightly cooler on saturday. but then that low sags further to the south. winds switch directions and we may warm things back up again as we head in toward sunday. now, around the state today, you will find about 100 degrees and hot in fresno. 95 degrees in sacramento. about 81 in lake tahoe. i think as we head around the bay today we'll enjoy some sunshine and some muggy weather about 82 in san jose, 90 in morgan hill and about 63 degrees in pacifica. east bay temperatures up in the 80s and some low 90s. then as we head toward the coast it looks like those temperatures going to be fairly mild. 62 degrees in daly city. 68 in san francisco. and 74 in oakland. next couple of days, the weekend included we'll cool down slightly on saturday, warming back up on sunday. then we'

southern cairo. he called it the likely use of chemical use in syria. a say that force may be needed. the government denies claims they used poison gas in the suburbs. and in china, a disgraced politician with a stern confession in a case that has embarrassed the communist party. we start in egypt, where hosni mubarak is under house arrest in cairo in a military hospital. he was taken from the capital after a court ordered his release following the appeal in the corruption case. he still faces a retrial over complicity in the deaths of the protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled him. >> a smattering of applause outside of the prison as hosni mubarak was taken out of the building in a helicopter. supporters of the ousted president watch the operation with flags and signs saying congratulations, mr. president. for them, this could mark the return to the pre-revolutionary order in egypt. >> i came to congratulate our president, hosni mubarak. i wish him all the best. without him, we are nothing. since he left, our country has been lost. we cannot work anymore. our country is going downhill. >>mubarak will stay under house arrest until his tria

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suburbs. this cold front tailing off of t this troublemaker. it produces heavier rain in the southern portions. the tricky part is the top portion, the cold front can stall like the southern portion or quickly move. it will tell us how much rain we expect in the northeast over the next several days. heavier storms is where the flooding threat will be but some places may get some scattered showers. what we'll be watching is the pga championship and i know this matters definitely, we'll be seeing thunderstorms. the morning hours things will get let up but by the afternoon into the evening hours we'll talk about heavier thunderstorms. having a golf game, hopefully you have the morning time tee time. >> hopefully we can avoid any flash flooding in the northeast. thank you, indra, and even gives the golf weather report. >> fascinating, fantastic. >>> in riverside, california, i 6,000 acre silver fire burning completely out of control, forcing entire communities to evacuate. stephanie elam, it seemed to pick up and come from out of nowhere. >> reporter: this was fast moving that started yes

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