. >>> in southwest pakistan today, another attack against tankers carrying fuel to u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. suspected taliban gunmen struck a parking area, setting fire to a dozen tanker trucks and killing one driver. according to the "wall street journal," a new white house report is critical of pakistan's government for failing to aggressively take on either the taliban or al qaeda. >>> in yemen this morning, an attack on a british diplomat. a yemeni official says a mortar round exploded near a motorcade not far from the embassy in the capital. at least three bystanders were injured. >>> in western hungary, efforts under way to contain an ecological disaster.

the latest today down in southwest pakistan, the border remains open but it's open season on tankers and in this incident, there were 29 tankers destroyed when they came under rocket and dun fire, alex. >> what about the cargo trucks that have all been corralled into a certain area. first of all, is that area safe? and with this immediate affect of the border opening, what does that mean, do they all start lining up and they can cross safely into afghanistan? >> well, i think that's the issue, how do you get all these trucks which have been waiting across the boarder? i think the trucks which are closest to the border are probably the safest because there is security up there, there are police there. the more exposed tankers, the more exposed trucks have been those which have been strung out in other parts of pakistan, parked at the side of roads, parked in depots, parked wherever they can really. and they're the ones which have come under fire, come under attack and there will be enormous relief when they can get moving again. some of these trucks, some of the drivers we spoke to ha

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. >>> in southwest pakistan today, another attack against tankers carrying fuel to u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. suspected taliban gunmen struck a parking area, setting fire to a dozen tanker trucks and killing one driver. according to the "wall street journal," a new white house report is critical of pakistan's government for failing to aggressively take on either the taliban or al qaeda. >>> in yemen this morning, an attack on a british diplomat. a yemeni official says a mortar round exploded near a motorcade not far from the embassy in the capital. at least three bystanders were injured. >>> in western hungary, efforts under way to contain an ecological disaster. a flood of toxic red sludge escaped from a metal refinery monday when a reservoir overflowed. at least four people died and more than 100 are injured. many suffering burns from the toxic sludge. emergency workers are struggling to prevent the flood from reaching the vital danube river. >>> back in this country, the sentencing phase of a murderous home invasion in connecticut is set for later this month

let's now take a look at some other stories from around the world and in southwest pakistan government says why two twenty five nato oil tankers and shot a driver of a supply convoy heading for ghana stand it's the latest driving gas fuel shipments since pakistan shut a key border crossing last week it's of the action after a nato helicopter attack inside its territory killed three pakistani soldiers the strikes on the supply routes are straining already tans relations between washington and islamabad. a cleanup operations underway in western hungary after waves of toxic sludge swept through the area killing four and one thing over one hundred that the loser of a red colored slurry was on leave from a reservoir and then a woman a plan burst rescue workers are fighting to prevent the sludge from reaching the river danube the authorities have called it a lot of disaster. it used to be a disease that very few children survived but thanks to a breakthrough by a clinic in russia seventy percent of young sufferers of leukemia now make a full recovery sarah furthur looks at the first success

in southwest pakistan government set lie to aid nato oil tankers and shot a driver of a supply convoy heading for afghanistan it's the latest strike against fuel shipments is pakistan shot a key border crossing last week it took the action after a nato helicopter attack inside its territory killed three pakistani soldiers in the strikes on the supply routes are straining already tense relations between washington. joint you and congolese forces have arrested a rebel commander accused of orchestrating mass rapes in the east of the democratic republic of the congo lieutenant colonel male is why out of the suspected leaders of an attachment that rapes some two hundred fifty women and while a kale area this summer now used to be a disease that very few children survive but thanks to a breakthrough by a pioneering clinic in russia seventy percent of young sufferers of leukemia now make a full recovery sarah ferguson looks at the first success story. kareena is seven years old but if it hadn't been for a pioneering new treatment she wouldn't have even seen her first birthday. she was a mode

in southwest pakistan gunman set light to twenty five nato or oil tankers and shot a driver of a supply convoy heading for afghanistan it's the latest strike against fuel shipments since pakistan shut a key port a crossing last week it took the action after a nato helicopter attack inside its territory killed three pakistani soldiers the strikes on the supply routes straining already tense relations between washington and islamabad. a cleanup operation is underway in western hungary after waves of toxic sludge swept through the area killing four and wounding over a hundred the deluge of red colored slurry was unleashed when a reservoir at an aluminum plant burst rescue workers are fighting to prevent the sludge from reaching the river danube the authorities have called it an ecological disaster. well for years the united states was the biggest preacher of tolerance in the world it was justly proud of its melting pot of nationalities living side by side with little conflict but it seems that isn't true anymore with a fresh wave of xenophobia sweeping through the country marina portnoy ha

let's now take a look at some other stories from around the world in southwest pakistan gunmen set alight at least well. nato oil tankers and shot a driver of a supply a convoy heading for a gamester it's the latest drug against fuel shipments since pakistan shot a key border crossing last week it took the action after a nato helicopter attack inside its territory killed three pakistani soldiers the strikes on the wire routes are straining already tans relations between washington and islamabad. point up operations underway in western hungary after waves of toxic sludge swept through the area killing four in one day over one hundred the illusion of red colored slurry was an east wind reservoir at an aluminum plant birth rescue workers are fighting to prevent the sludge from reaching the river danube the authorities told it i think a logical disaster. joins you and called police forces have arrested the rebel commander accused of orchestrating mass rapes in the east of the democratic republic of the congo ten a colonel male is one of the suspected leaders of an attachment that rapes some t

in southwest pakistan gunman said light to twenty five nato on. it's in short a driver of a supply convoy headed for afghanistan it's the latest strike against fuel shipments since pakistan shut and keep border crossing that was last week took the action after a nato helicopter attack inside its territory killed three pakistani soldiers the strikes on the supply routes are straining already tense relations between washington and islam. a cleanup operation is underway in western hungary after waves of toxic sludge swept through the area killing four and wounding over one hundred a deluge of red colored slurry was unleashed when a reservoir at an alumina plant bust rescue workers are fighting to prevent the sludge from reaching the river danube both already so far of call that an ecological disaster. the largest sporting event ever to have taken place in india kicked off this week billions have been spent on staging the commonwealth games the president of the international olympic committee says the nation set a solid foundation for a future olympic

gunmen in southwest pakistan attacked a nato convoy supply and torched 29 oil tankers.ambushes on nato supplies this month. >>> in chile drilling is expected to be completed today on the shaft to rescue the trapped miners. crews still need to see if the shaft is stainable for the capsule. >>> the winner's wife of the nobel peace prize may have disappeared and could be in police custody. meanwhile, the winner doesn't know he's won and most of the chinese government doesn't know either because they censored the news. >>> a town of 800 in hungary has been evacuated on a new fear of toxic sludge leaking from a reservoir. seven people were killed and more than 120 injured from that. >>> and very celebrations in london, liverpool and new york city to remember the 70th birthday of the late great john lennon. and those are your fast five headlines. more about john lennon coming up. >>> we are getting more fallout in the housing market today as mortgage lenders come under fire under foreclosure practices. lawmakers want the biggest institutions to stop evictions nationwide. bank

. >> reporter: hours later two more nato trucks were burned, this time in southwest pakistan. hoping to end the crisis, nato secretary general formally apologized to pakistan's foreign minister in belgium today. he called the killings of the pakistani border guards unintentional and appealed for the border crossing to be reopened. pakistani officials have promised that will happen soon, but they have not named a date. >> brown: and for more on the u.s. government's advisory to americans abroad, we're joined by ambassador daniel benjamin, the state department's coordinator for counterterrorism. welcome to you. could you help us under the level of certainty in these threats? for one thing, are there specific individuals that intelligence services are now seeking in europe or elsewhere? >> you know, i can't comment on what's in the intelligence specifically. but i can tell you that we looked at this information, this has been cumulative, it's been been building up over a period of weeks and months, and decided that this was the appropriate moment to issue this public alert. and we

. >>> gunmen in southwest pakistan torched 29 oil tankers. >>> more news later, now, back to al rokerng here on msnbc. >>> the atf doesn't just focus on gun crime in cities. many times agents are called in to help local officials in rural areas. they bring with them manpower, technology, and in this case, lots of patience. bowling green, kentucky, gun shops dot the hillsides on back country roads. hunting and sporting are a way of life. kentucky state troopers grew up in the area. they know the value here people place on owning guns. >> about every home has got some type of weapon in it. it's rural country. it's a lot of hunters, a lot of people around here believe in their right to bear arms. i believe in that. that's one of the things we're out here protecting. >> life here is peaceful. but it's about to be shattered by four days of violence. it all starts with a fire at a local barn which kills four horses. the owner suspects arson. which the atf investigates. so local agent, david hayes is called in. >> i remember taking a call from a lady that owned the barn. she was very upset a

meantime, in southwest pakistan this morning, 20 tankers carrying fuel to u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan were attacked and set on fire. one driver was killed. and if this sounds familiar, it should, it is the sixth such attack by suspected taliban gunmen since pakistan scloes ad key border crossing to afghanistan seven days ago. >>> the man who tried to set off a tibomb in times square will spend his life behind bars. in new york he was defiant as he heard his sentence and when given a chance to speak had a warning for americans saying, quote, brace yourselves, because the war with muslims has just beg begun. >>> emergency workers in western hungary are struggling to contain an environmental disaster this morning. a flood of toxic red sludge burst from a holding tank at a metal refinery southwest of budapest monday. several towns were overrun, killing at least four people. the toxic flood now threatens the vital danube river. >>> we want to get you the latest this morning on the alleged pirate attack on the texas-mexico border and the presumed death of jet

pakistan. militants first set fire to 20 tankers carrying fuel for nato troops. and then they started a fire hours later in the southwest part of the country. it's probably in response to a few pakistanis that were killed during a u.s. strike. >>> there could be a new terror plot in the works. several european countries and japan have issued similar warnings and now concern is growing. sarah simmons is live from dulles international airport with more on the story. good morning, sarah. >> reporter: good morning, tony. the state department is issuing a warning to tell americans to

wednesday, at least 55 trucks were set ablaze in northwest pakistan hours after an earlier attack that destroyed eight tankers near the southwest city of quetta. attacks on the tankers have soared since the pakistani government bcked a nato supply route after three of its troops were killed in a cross border u.s. attack last week. the u.s. has formally apologized saying the soldiers were mistaken for taliban fighters. a nato spokesperson said the convoy attacks will not impact the afghan war effort. >> we do have plenty of supplies in afghanistan. we have access to transport the logistics through other border crossing points, to pakistan and also neighboring countries to the north. there is no danger for the ongoing future of operations. >> a federal panel has disclosed the obama administration deliberately prevted government sentis om dclosg thfull extent of the bp oil spill. on wednesday, the national oil spill commission released documents showing the white house budget office denied a request to make public the national oceanic and atmospheric the ministrations worst-case estimate for the spill size. despite receiving inter

pakistan. militants first set fire to 20 tankers carrying fuel for nato troops. and then they started a fire hours later in the southwest part of the country. it's probably in response to a few pakistanis that were killed during a u.s. strike. >>> there could be a new terror plot in the works. several european countries and japan have issued similar warnings and now concern is growing. sarah simmons is live from dulles international airport with more on the story. good morning, sarah. >> reporter: good morning, tony. the state department is issuing a warning to tell americans to be careful if they head to tourist areas overseas. they are not talking about a specific threat to any country, but they are saying just be careful if you are traveling to europe as a whole. but there are reports out there that cities in the u.k., france and germany could likely be targeted. now the state department warned of al-qaeda plans to send teams of gunman to kill civilians, something similar to the 2008 attacks in mumbai india. they are remaining -- reminding americans of the potential for attack on public transportation which is a popu

southwest of the capitol of budapest. militants torching two dozen trucks, it's the 6th attacks on convoys taking supplies to afghanistan since pakistanyboarder crossing almost a week ago. jon: take a look at this, shocking photos just released of a little toddler taped to a wall by his mother, and her boyfriend. it happened last new year's eve in nebraska. police say the two adults were high on drugs. they thought it was funny, and as you can see they even took pictures. a friend saw the pictures and turned the pair into police. joining us now, randal whittenauer the attorney who handle this case. what were they charged with? >> reporter: both of them at first were charged with felony child abuse which carries a sentence of up to five years in prison. jon: so they taped this little boy to the wall just for fun? >> right they were high that night. it was new year's eve. they thought it was a prank, obviously we didn't think so. jon: well there are also other pictures of what they did to him. they also wrapped his hands, i guess pulled him away from the wall, wrapped his hands in duct tape so that he had absolutely no use of his finger

southwest asia. it spiraled too far down wards. we were there to eradicate that safe haven in al qaeda in pakistan. if it fails, there are nuclear weapons and 2000 trained scientist that to build those weapons. even if we get the nuclear weapons out, they will remain with al qaeda. i've lost this president for two years, we need -- why do we have finger-pointing here? we need to bolted up direct find out if we are being successful. we do not have those metrics. >> there is a danger of imposing an arbitrary deadline that is too soon. the people we need to win over if we are going to win the counterinsurgency battle. it encourages them to wait it out. i think we need to pursue this and the general -- and the approach that general petraeus has advocated. >> truth is the casualty. i have not supported that deadline at all. every conflict must have measurement and a bench parks to see if the costs are worth the gains. >> the un ambassador under president bush says he may run for president -- he is thinking for running the president to agree to bring more attention to national security issues. he does no

southwest asia, heavier, for afghanistan. one reason we're there, to eradicate that safe haven for al qaeda in pakistan because if that fails,hat nation, there are nuclear weapons and 2,000 trained scientists at the most radical islamic universities that built those weapons. even if we get the weapons out, they'll remain in al qaeda. while we have firn pointing, it's always about if we have a practical solution by measuring whether it's successful. we don't have those metrics. >> the thing joe missed on this is the danger of imposing an arbitrary deadline that's too soon. it encourages the indigenous population, the people we need to win over if we're going to win a classic counter insurgency battle, to wait it out. i think we need to pursue this in the approach governor patraeus has advocated. >> i have not supported a deadline at all. in fact, much as i supported president clinton with district policy, we said every conflict must have measurements and benchmarks to see if the costs are worth the gains. that's what we need to measure the strategy. >> john bolton, ambassador under president bush, says he may run for presiden

southwest asia. from 1990 onwards he succeeded in succession as ambassador to lebanon, kuwait and syria. in 2002 as special envoy to the newly formed government in afghanistan, followed in 2004 by assignment as ambassador to pakistann 2007 as ambassador to iraq. keenly aware that success in iraq would require the total harmonization of u.s. military and diplomatic efforts, he forged a celebrated bondith general david petraeus, ensuring a coordinated approach that has been lauded for its effectiveness in moving u.s. policy forward. he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom for his extraordinary service in iraq. ryan crocker left government service in 2009 and early finns year assumed his current position as dean of the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university. he will take questions after his talk. please join me in welcoming to the podium career ambassador ryan crocker. [applause] >> tnk you very much for that warm introduction, admiral burnson. it reminds me that like a number of others in this room, i have much more of a past than i do a future. i would just like to express my own appreciation to the national council on u.s. arab relations and dr. john duke anthony for this tre