gentlemen, good morning. >> not only sparked a national debate on race, it sparked a national question about who is the adult around here?? >> i mean, obama administration reacted -- overreacted, trigger happy. what's going on. >> and took the naacp with them. >> right. >> well, phil, it's very simple. the white house is incredibly sensitive to anything having to do with race. and believe me, they want to beat the headlines if they can if it involves them. they thought they were beating the headlines so that when somebody asked, what about what this woman said that was shown on it they said you mean an ex- employee? and that's exactly what they did. >> so why the sensitivity to it? the guy has been in office for over a year now, the wright controversy came and went and handled that. why are they still so sensitive about the idea of race? >> i think that barack obama decided a long time ago that he was going to be a president who just happened to be black not a black president. and that has been what has engulfed the white house, his campaign, his whole demeanor, and anything having to

international court of justice in the hague rules kosovo's declaration of independence from serbia was legal sparking fears a dangerous precedent is being sent however the ruling is non-binding proclaimed sovereignty in february two thousand and eight a move denounced by russia. ruling against an alleged neo nazi gang in moscow has been put off for the suspects go through psychiatric assessment they're accused of a series of racial hate crimes including murder and if found guilty face life behind bars. and in israel an arab man has been jailed for eighteen months for the so-called rape by deception he persuaded of women to have sex with him by pretending to be jewish. brings up to take the moment with another update and fifteen minutes from now in the meantime marty talks to the journalist and author jonathan cook who says that israel is a regional bully which actually benefits from division. what i have jonathan cook a freelance journalist and author of three books mr cook thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. you are the only western journalist to be based here in nazareth the largest ara

forces in the region is also there to surge in civilian deaths sparking international outrage ortiz can report. the economy out of the blue i have two words for you predator drugs i you'll never see it coming a drone is ten times cheaper than a fighter jet it requires no pilot so there are no troop deaths to explain is the perfect weapon for covered cia operations in countries like pakistan and afghanistan if things go wrong you can deny it all and things do go wrong studies by independent international experts suggest that for every militant killed as many as fifteen civilians also die there's no way of getting exact numbers the cia keeps its drones program under wraps but the united nations and other international organizations question the legality of the extensive use of the weapon when you come to sort of an undeclared war with organizations like al qaida or the taliban and you go after persons who say day we suspect we say they are terrorists who have proven that the person you're actually targeting terrorists but humanitarian concerns seem to be doing little to dampen surging int

has ruled the judges decided there is no legal article which prohibits declarations of sovereignty sparking concerns among countries with separatist movements but a dangerous precedent has been set the highest court of the united nations rejected serbia's claim that kossovo succession in february two thousand and eight violated its territorial integrity the u.s. and most european nations recognize kossovo but the russian foreign ministry backing the serbian position said the court intentionally avoided moving on the legality of possible as an independent state moscow wants bilateral talks between serbia and kosovo to resolve their differences journalist and historian the bush of knowledge criticized the court's decision as inequitable. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law. honestly was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it doesn't matter i quite honestly didn't expect the world court to take such a dir

well the higgs ruling on cause of also sparked reaction from two other states seeking recognition i can see here say the move confirms that their right to independence they hope the decision will push other countries to follow the example of russia and several other states which recognize them after the georgian war of two thousand and eight years prime minister sort of. feels these republics have more of a right to independence than. fact but the president confirms a people's right to determine their own identity at the same time giving their arguments more weight on the other hand it's all politicized and we can be sure that if we went to the hague we would get a similar ruling we probably wouldn't in spite of the fact that we have more historical legal and moral grounds to demand independence than cost of a double standards do exist it's not a secret to anyone in any case people who object to our independence will now find it difficult to openly claim that we don't have the right to determine our own standing. russia's patriarch has called for unity in ukraine and offered special pra

twenty thousand fires though so far this season the forest floors are as dry as a tin dog and any spark so they are ignite a forest fire this is supposed to be about one hundred seventy raging are still as we speak and firefighters still trying to control them farmers have experienced unprecedented drought part of the worst for a century they think and it's thought that huge millions of tons of grain will be lost in this year's the yields those farmers just having to watch their crops die in the fields and the last term rather more serious more the more tragic consequences the huge numbers of people to be trying to get away from the heat by going to lakes and rivers to cool off in the last week alone three hundred people have unfortunately drowned so there is many consequences of the heat some of them are more humorous some of them definitely not all however people been coping with this hate that we're all. putting up with at the moment i'm told what you got for us on that side of the story. well here in moscow i think people it's interesting it's it's seen as a great irony really the w

. >> firefighters in northern california chasing hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires. >> the news continues in one minute. @ú@ú@ú@ú t t tgsgsgsatatatatat >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the obama administration is condemning a massive security lapse that made thousands of secret documents about the afghanistan war public. the man responsible for publishing the leaks says he's exposing u.s. war crimes. the white house says he's putting lives at risk. mark matthews is here now with more on the bay area reporter involved in bringing all of this to light. mark? >> this is being called one of the biggest intelligence breeches in u.s. history. 92,000 leaked reports, six years of classified records depicting a messy and brutal struggle in afghanistan. the information leaked includes reports the taliban are using heat-seeking missiles and that pakistan's military spy agency is in league with afghan insurgents including taliban. and accepting billions of dollars in u.s. aid. >> it's posing a real and potential threat to those working hard every day. >> the re

are you worried there could be something that the spark a conflict? >> no, i think north korea is too interested in their own survival which would -- to do anything that would spark the end of that rain. i think we're only interested in regime survival. it would end the north korean regime. >> that is it for our time. please come back. after a conversation with senator carl levin, who is back with -- from afghanistan. we talked about the policy on the ground and the domestic debate at home. what did you learn? >> what i found most interesting were his expectations for 2011 when u.s. troops are expected to leave. he did not talk about democracy flourishing. he described a good enough situation where the fifth afghanistan government can hang on until they can take control of their country. we are not talking about leaving a country behind that is really in tact, and i think the expectations are so much lower than perhaps 2001 and half 2002 when we started the war, and people thought we were going to bring democracy to afghanistan, and we realize the com

she's the woman at the center of a video clip controversy that sparked heated debate over race and the media. it remains unclear what will happen next. >> from president obama a phone call, and an apology to shirley sherrod. her ouster has sparked a political firestorm. >> talked about experiences he had and written in his book, that in some ways were similar to the experiences she has written, talked about. >> reporter: hours earlier, sherrod laid out what she would like to discuss with the president. >> i would like to talk to him about the experiences of people like me, people at the grassroots level. people who live out there in rural america, who live in the south. i know he does not have that kind of experience. >> reporter: pushed out after a conservative blog posted edited video that seemed to show a racial virus. she's getting support from both sides of the political aisle. >> this whole episode has been unfortunate, and i think this lady's been through hell and back. this is not the way to treat a fellow american. >> reporter: the obama administration is taking criticism for

so many of you that have been sparks of hope and imagination, people that are engaged we have someone that will talk about how she has sparked the imagination and engagement of a city that was ready to abandon, not just her but the entire broadmoore community. in fact, the mayor who is a friend, this is not a critique, put together after the challenges in katrina, put together a diverse group of what we say the best and the brightest. came up with a bad idea. we don't always get it right. they said broadmoore had been wiped out. they said, it ain't worth bringing back. we are going to make it open space. and the speaker i will introduce in a moment she like many of you said, wait that's my community. that's my neighborhood. you made that decision without us in mind. the community was forced to leave. they were not part of this discussion. and she said, like so many of you said to me and others, no that's not the way it's going to be. she stepped up and stepped in and she was heard. and a consequence of that is she is not only made a difference by empowering the broodmoore community of

city officials said tonight they allowed the festival to go on fearing it would spark more panic. police are still trying to make sense of events and described the situation as very chaotic. it's the worst incident of its kind in over ten years. nbc news, london. >>> back in washington now, the president hopes to refocus attention on the economy after a week of headlines lost in the controversy over shirley sherrod's firing and her naacp speech and democratic congressman charlie rangel's ethics charges. david gregory is preparing for tomorrow's "meet the press." he joins us now for some insight. i know the president would have liked us to be talking about the passage of financial reform. how much did the sherrod story knock him off his economy and jobs message? >> quite a bit. this was major piece of legislation the president achieved. it's part of what they are calling recovery summer. yet they are still deluged with headlines and not quite a distraction. it's more substantive than that, the fact jobs are still not being created in this economy, it's much more sluggish than anyon

tavis: might spark that conversation again in america, not that it has ever been dead? >> the thing that was interesting about joe and sally is they were the only brothel ever. subsequently, it is quite a business in nevada. one interesting thing -- i went up and did a lot of research to start. i met a madam who has to brothels. she has the wild horse. she was a girl who used to work for joe at the love ranch. she was fantastic. she gave me a great deal of insight into what this process is. she truly cares about the people she works with. she is a real professional. i said to helen, i need you to meet her." helen said, i do not want to go to nevada. >> i cannot do that. >> but we got there and she met susan and immediately -- >> like this. [laughter] >> susan went, "you are coming with me." we were chatting. hours went by. we got there about 8:00. at 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning, i said we had to get out of there. she was like -- >> do we have to go? [laughter] tavis: what a difference eight hours max. >> this is not a film advertising the advantages of legalized brothel

of justice in the hague rules because it was declaration of independence from serbia it was legal sparking fears a dangerous precedent is being sent over the ruling is non-binding christine of the same sovereignty in february two thousand and eight denounced by russia. and israel an arab man has been jailed for eighteen months for so-called break by deception he persuaded the women to have sex with him by pretending to be jewish. and the ruling against an alleged gang in moscow has been put off while for the suspects go through psychiatric assessment they're accused of a series of racial hate crimes including murder and found guilty face life behind bars. and i'll be back to bring you up to date in about half an hour with the latest news developments in the meantime we discover how men conquered the cosmos the story the architects of the american and russian space programs that's next on r.t. . that was in the sixteenth century. once there lived a chinese nobleman by the name of one who is most cherished ambition was to go to the moon using the resources available seven powder kegs to a ba

independence from serbia in two thousand and eight did not break international law the judgment is likely to spark concern among countries with separatist movements that a dangerous precedent has been set. an offender or a victim of racism an arab finds himself behind bars after hobby consensual sex with a jewish woman she complained to police afterward saying he tricked her into believing he was also a jew. and a ruling against an alleged neo nazi gag in moscow has been put off while form the suspects go through psychiatric texts they are accused of racially motivated murders and if found guilty face life behind bars. i'll be back to bring you up to date in half an hour but first the remarkable story of the man who led the american and a russian space programs we go into orbit next year on our. that was in the sixteenth century. once there lived a chinese nobleman by the name of one who is most cherished ambition was to go to the moon using the resources available seven powder kegs to a bamboo then he put on his best clothes and ignited the bowels. when the smoke cleared after the explosion there

we don't have winds nor the thunderstorms to spark them. we do have the heat. all throughout the east bay valleys, but look how much cooler it is. you're in the mid-70s around berkeley and oakland. south bay, low to mid 90s. on the peninsula, mid to upper 80s from redwood city, menlo park southward. 78 at millbrae. mid on 67's along the coast. downtown south san francisco, 70 degrees. 82 in sausalito with low to mid 90s in north bay valleys. mid 80s around santa cruz and watsonville and low 70s and around carmel and monterey. game at at&t mark, 70 dropping down to 66. we'll hit the same type of heat tomorrow but look at the temperatures, 10-15 degrees cooler by monday. here is frances. >> if you want to get an early start, no problems at all. that is 17 across your screen. on the peninsula a quiet ride on 101 where the cars are moving northbound millbrae. 280 is looking good all the way up into san francisco. north bay, 101 in san rafael, there is some debris reported near the marin civic center but not slowing anyone down. no problems at all from novato down t

. >> firefighters are making progress against several lightning sparked fires in riverside county.e officials say a blaze that burned more than 700 acres they are temecula is 15% contained. a fire they are hemet is 10% contained. there was a 78 acre that broke out in the sage area, that is 80% contained. it forced the temporary evacuation of 80 residents who are back home this morning. two sheriff deputies were injured near lake elsinore. >> we have our own triple digits. >> we bu we don't have the dry thunderstorms that sparked those fires. we'll show you the new product, fire watch index, takes into account, soil moisture, temperatures and wind, will give you an idea where the fire danger will be the highest at any given point during the day. when we are talking about outside, clouds, look how the marine layer has returned but very thin and very limited. it will be easy to wash away by the strong sunshine over the next couple of hours. temperatures where we have it are pretty mild in the mid to upper 50s. half moon bay, nama and santa rosa low to mid-50s for the rest of us until

there are 130 fires from the oregon border to yosemite and most are smaller than five acres and sparked by more than 4,000 lightning strikes on saturday. firefighters are concerned about more fires starting soon because sometimes it can take embers a few days after a lightning strike to heat up enough to start a fire. >>> still ahead, the questionable chemicals found on sales receipts. why scientists are concerned. >> and t tocapil ewdrs heads to capitol hill. the new proposed law that has her speaking out. [ female announcer ] jobs leaving. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. [ female announcer ] with our state in crisis, we need a governor with a plan. you need a real plan, something i'll acknowledge i did not have. [ female announcer ] jerry brown. no plan then. no plan now. meg whitman. a plan for jobs. log on. learn more. >>> the governing body of the american swimming association has. >> reporter: banned more than 45 coaches for sexual miscon

international court of justice in the hague rules declaration of independence from serbia was legal sparking fears a dangerous precedent is being set however the ruling is known bonding. is around an arab man has been jailed for eighteen months for so-called rape by deception he persuaded the woman to have sex with him tending to be jewish. and a rooting against and the neo nazi gang in moscow has been put off while four of the suspects go through psychiatric tests to use the racially motivated murders and if found guilty face life behind bars. they'll be back to bring up state with more news in less than half an hour from now but next we discover how men conquered the cosmos the story of the text of the american and russian space programs. that was in the sixteenth century. once there lived a chinese nobleman by the name of one who is most cherished ambition was to go to the moon using the resources available seven powder kegs to a bamboo then he put on his best clothes and ignited the barrels. when the smoke cleared after the explosion there was neither a trace of nor of who. human history

an abundance of shale gas beneath much of the u.s., and new drilling technology, have sparked a frenzy among energy companies. for many states, take michigan as an example, drilling can mean big money and big headaches. diane eastabrook shows us how one michigan county is coping. >> reporter: northern michigan is a peaceful place with rolling farmland and quaint towns. but life here is about to change. >> you've got to look out for yourself. >> reporter: recently, in this packed church, osceola county residents got a sermon about natural gas from farm extension agents. big energy companies want to drill here, and they're offering big money to property owners to lease mineral rights and drill on the land. that sparked a lot of questions from this audience. >> would you recommend that we put in an anti-inflationary clause so that we're protected? >> can you be forced to allow a pipeline to come through your property? >> reporter: michigan is the latest state to get swept up in a stampede for natural gas energy companies have been producing oil and natural gas here for nearly a century. b

cause of those declaration of independence was legal while the court's decision is non-binding it sparked international controversy in the u.s. and many european countries praised the move toward its dangerous precedent and still wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo belgrade argues the court only focused on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of cause of as an independent state so be it claims because of a secession in february two thousand and eight violated its territorial integrity and has pledged to step up its diplomatic efforts to stop more countries recognizing it journalist and historian and the boy should knowledge says there are several reasons why because of iraq and not be called an independent state. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. a clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law. honestly was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it doesn't matter i quite honestly didn't expect the world court to take such a di

fire officials believe it started when a tree fell against a power line and that caused a spark. the fire burned about seven acres and was out in about an hour. no injuries or damages were reported. >> time now 6:05. well sheriff's deputies near tracey say they want to know what happened to a small herd of horses found dead and dehydrated. a driver noticed those horses lying in a field long interstate 580 west near mountain house road. in all five horses were found dead. two were still alive but they are very weak. a veterinarian says their condition is fragile. she also says the animals appeared to be well fed. >> they were well nourished, it wasn't that they were you know without food, but water, lack of water is what killed them. >> investigators say a trough on the property was bone dry. it may have been empty for three or 4 days during which those temperatures reached into the high 90s. sheriff's department is trying to figure out whether the water to the trough may have been shut off and l the sheriff may file criminal neglect charges. >> we now know the names of all four f

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twenty thousand fires that are so far this season the forest floors are as dry as a tinder than any spark so they are ignite a forest fire this is supposed to be about one hundred seventy raging are still as we speak and five marches still trying to control them farmers have experienced unprecedented drought part of the worst for a century i think and it's thought that huge millions of tons of grain will be lost in this years that we'll see those farmers just having to watch their crops die in the fields and the last rather more serious some of the more tragic consequences the huge numbers of people to be trying to get away from the heat by going to lakes and rivers to cool off in the last week alone three hundred people have unfortunately drowned it's seen as a great irony really the whole through the cold winter rushes long for to feel summer they always wish they always talk about wanting there to be the summer sun and now it's here they're realizing maybe they wished a bit too hard. because this is this heat is absolutely crippling the city really so people are trying to enjoy it and

the hague's opinion on calls of a spark reaction from two other states seeking world wide recognition. and south a settler say the court's decision confirms the double standards of western countries over their right to independence of gaza as prime minister sergei shamba says the two of publics have more of a right to their own sovereignty then kossovo. know it will work but there's very little the president confirms the people's right to determine their own identity at the same time giving their arguments more weight on the other hand it's all politicized and we can be sure that if we went to the hague we would get a similar ruling we probably wouldn't in spite of the fact that we have more historical legal and moral grounds to demand independence than costs about double standards do exist it's not a secret to anyone in any case people who object to our independence will now find it difficult to openly claim that we don't have the right to determine our own standing. here with our team and plenty more still ahead keep off the gas find out why hundreds of protesters have been bad for

that interest, and spark that rejuvenation of an arts and cultural district here. chris: when you talk about redevelopment, you're generally talking decades, in terms of focusing government energy in reinvestment in an area in order to revitalize it. the magic for me is: redevelopment is a tool that's got to work for the existing residents when you begin the redevelopment project. it can't be for other purposes. we've been through for purposes other than the existing residents. dj party ben: south of market has changed more than almost any other neighborhood in san francisco in the past 10 years. lisa block: a lot of people, not just specifically the artists, are being pushed out. san francisco across the board, the rent is incredibly high. this area has seen a lot of development recently. a lot more interest to create market rate housing and above and even luxury housing. chris: there's been a lot of friction, most of that friction has to do with certain assumptions that are made on the part of the new residents. and rightfully so, they've moved into a neighborhoo

rules kosovo's declaration of independence from serbia was legal sparking fears a dangerous precedent is being set however the ruling is non-binding. and israel an arab man has been jailed for eighteen months for so-called right by deception and women to have sex with him by pretending to be jewish. and the ruling against the alleged near nazi gang in moscow has been put off while for the suspects psychiatric tests they're accused of racially motivated murders and if found guilty face life behind bars. i'll be back in less than half an hour from now with more news next wall street inside of mexico as a reveals how the world can benefit from getting rid of goldman sachs. if. you. welcome to the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacy herbert stacey i don't know if you start or not but the washington post reported on something they're calling top secret america two thousand companies in the u.s. are involved in spying effectively on americans and people all over the world and we know that the reason they're doing this is to help them manipulate markets around the world and trade out

this new law has sparked a heated debate across american civil society professor joseph nevins from vassar college in new york says it violates people's while ted hayes a civil rights activist from los angeles argues it is not of rights. not surprising the judge blocked the judge by his sort of the most extreme aspects of the law it is a victory it's a victory first and foremost for civil rights and human rights and so-called illegal immigrants are part of our community there are millions of people who are in the united states without authorization they live in our communities they they go to the schools with their children their members of synagogues and churches they part of the u.s. fabric and they should be treated with respect and dignity and then that to the extent the blocking of this or part of this gives them a little breathing space that's a victory but it's a victory much larger war the federal government been waging against unauthorized immigrants for decades now as a black man as a west african descendant of the slaves it's a slap in our face because what has happened is citiz

out all over russia the forest for floors are becoming so hot they're almost like kindling and any spark or forest fires all over russia so slowly but surely if this heat continues the problem is it's going to get worse and worse tom unprecedented temperatures there is as you say how are people the general public coping with all this. well we're all over russia here in moscow doctors have given advice don't go out unless you have to between midday and four pm that's when the the sun is strongest i suppose i like myself my dogs and englishmen out in the midday sun i'm here porting but if you if you can avoid it don't go out it's very hot and keep trying to drink water two liters a day if you're out in the sun you will d. hydrate so the doctors so do keep drinking water some people have chosen other methods to try and escape from the heat my colleague peter all of them put together a report covering just that subject. when temperatures soar everyone has to find their own way to keep cool in the sweltering city summer two brothers in moscow have come up with a plan to beat the heat as well

independence from serbia in two thousand and eight did not break international law the judgment is likely to spark concern among countries with suffragist movements that a dangerous precedent has been set. and a fender or a victim of racism and arab israeli man finds himself behind bars after having consensual sex with a jewish woman she complained to police afterwards saying he tricked her into believing he was also a jew. and against it alleged neo nazi gaghan moscow has been put off while four of the suspects go through psychiatric tests accused of racially motivated murders and if found guilty face life behind bars. headlines again in half an hour but next our interview show the new coach of the russian national soccer team dick advocaat is the man in the spotlight with host of that's in just a moment here on. for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. however again welcome to spotlight. i'm al green our vent today my guest is dick advocaat. there were two major events for football fans in russia and july this year the world cup

not to break international law sparking concern among countries with separatist movements that a dangerous precedent has been set. this is the way that this is going to pick these ruining our present that we can of the relationship between the human being an offender or a victim of racism an arab israeli man of finds himself behind bars after having consensual sex with a jewish woman who complained to police afterwards saying who tricked her into believing he was also a jew. and a law school board delays of moving on in the alleged neo nazi group accused of dozens of murders and other race crimes while psychiatric tests are carried out. you're watching r t live from central moscow it's two in the morning here thank you for joining us and now it's where top story kossovo unilateral declaration of independence from serbia in two thousand and eight did not break international law the international court of justice in the hague has ruled that judges decided that there is no legal article which prohibits declarations of sovereignty sparking concerns among countries with separatist movements tha

of justice that cause of ours a unilateral declaration of independence from serbia was legal has sparked interest . no controversy over the court did not rule on the legality of course of session the u.s. and many european countries have praised the ruling but moscow says the decision so it's a dangerous precedent and still wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo to resolve their differences the un's highest court in the hague said on thursday that the declaration of sovereignty had not violated any international more belgrade argues the court only focused on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of course of our as an independent state so if your claims that cause of a session in february two thousand and eight violated its territorial integrity of journalist and historian and the bush of knowledge has a list of a number of reasons why because of a can not be called an independent state. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of a clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of internationa

but just the association sparked outrage. this is one of five american women ordained as part of a catholic reform movement, and excommunicated by the vatican. >> they're equating both as criminal acts, therefore this is an example of misogyny and patriarchy and really taking on women as the enemy in the church. >> reporter: so, why would the church pair these issues? pedophilia and women priests? is it just bad pr, or is the vatican sending a message? some argue the vatican is pushing back against suggestions that the solution to the abuse crisis is to open up the priesthood. ordaining women and allowing male priests to marry. we asked the archbishop of washington, d.c. is there any reason to think that there was a deliberate message here? >> celibacy is not the problem. and so, for those who want to couple the two, i think that's more an agenda of theirs than a reality of the situation. >> reporter: the reality for the church, though, is another lost opportunity to move beyond the scandal. jim sciutto, abc news, london. >>>

there's been twenty thousand fires this season recorded around russia the forest for so dry any spark will set off a forest fire and that's what has burned so far four hundred thousand hectares across the country so as long as this heat goes on all these problems will to come tom not all gloom though is it how are people coping with this heat is going to like inside to into isn't it. yes people are dealing with it in various ways doctors have given advice to people to keep drinking water to not exercise too much and. not to hydrate themselves but muscovites themselves they seem to be dealing with it with humor as much as they can lot of them been saying well forget training and forget egypt or turkey where they would normally go on holiday let's stay in moscow that stay in russia with all the heat we need just chalk talk or hear topical fruits or partly how to. season this year and just mandarin groves have been growing fantastically some people are also saying making jokes about the heat has now exceeded thirty six or thirty seven degrees the exchange rate between the ruble and the d

independence from serbia in two thousand and eight did not break international law the judgment is likely to spark concern among countries with some bridges movements that a dangerous precedent has been set. and a fender or a victim of racism and now it is really a man of finds himself behind bars after having consensual sex with a jewish woman she complained to police afterwards saying he tricked her into believing he was also a jew. and a ruling against an alleged neo nazi gag in moscow has been put off while four of the suspects go through psychiatric tests they were accused of racially potent waited birders and in found guilty face life behind bars. those were the headlines up next our debate show host peter lavelle asked his guests whether plants in some western countries to bad muslim face veils is an issue of women's rights or intolerance is next here on our team. it is. still. a long way and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to ban or not to ban discussion continues with a muslim woman should be barred from appearing in public with their faces veiled is this debate about religion or

. >> reporter: lightning sparked small wildfires near los angeles, as the heat index soared past the century mark. >> it's, what, 90 degrees already, 8:00. >> reporter: even northern cities are roasting with temperatures in pierre, south dakota, more than 15 degrees above normal. in chicago, where thousands gathered to watch the new "transformers" movie being filmed, the heat, unlike the film, was anything but science fiction. >> it is blistering hot. the sun's rough. >> very nice and toasty. probably fry an egg on the sidewalk. >> reporter: this latest coast to coast heat wave comes on the heels of the hottest june on record and the warmest first half of any year on the books. so far this summer, the heat is blamed for at least 13 deaths in maryland, 5 in california and 4 in new york state. scientists point to el nino and the effects of global warming as well as the jet stream further north than usual preventing cooler air from moving south. >> water, sunscreen. take breaks when we get tired. think that's how we're dealing with it. >> reporter: here in chicago, this is the fourth st

more than a dozen lightning sparked fires are burning in northern california. according to cal fire, about 15 fires are burning in remote areas of lassen and modock county. this is near trailer lake in lassen county. no homes or building are threatened by the fires and there are no reports of any injuries. >>> 7:11 in an online whistle- blower released thousands of afghan war documents. we'll tell you what was revealed. we'll get a live report from washington. >> ...berber carpet. it was a whole bowl of stew. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer sweet n' sour filled twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. >>> about a block aware from where the 5-year-old was found, breaking news in richmond. they've just recovered the stolen cadillac. it was a 1997 stolen cadillac with gold trim and those big rims that you might see on some of these cars. it was found 39th street. 700 block of 39th street. police are on the scene. no word yet on whether they've captured the person who stole the car. but the most important thin

just point i'd out, brent, spark fires there not east of fresno. darker gray across southern california. that's the slug of moisture that moved through and did cause lightning spark fires. our forecast today still going to have the hot and dry conditions just like yesterday. but as more of that mid-level moisture drifts in from the south, monterey county down on the southern coastal range may see an isolated thunder shower or two this afternoon. that will start to move to the east by the end of the weekend as their sea breeze ramps up and we'll start to see some cooling conditions. so, yes, lightning could be an issue for the sierra today. look at the hot and dry conditions inland around the bay area today. 80s to mid 90s inland. staying cool on the coast. 60s around san francisco. this is a typical microclimate spread. 60 onz the coast. 90s inland. through the weekend, turning cooler sunday and monday. >>> you have to cross the golden gate bridge monday, swing by the atm and get more cash or pick up fast track. nbc bay area's christie smith is liv

what sparked many of the fighters around the state was lightning. you can see up to the evaluate of lake tahoe this morning, we have thundershowers. good news statewide, looks like most of the moisture today will be on the nevada side of the california/nevada border for this afternoon. back to the bay area, clouds this morning, which will start the change over the next couple afternoons. inland valleys starting to warm up a bit. we should see more 80s toward the afternoon. obviously lots of clouds to start off for your morning. toward lunchtime, mid-70s inland toward the tri-valley and we should see 70s and 80ss inland today, bit warmer tomorrow. to kick off the weekend and trending cooler as we head towards monday. >>> want to check in with mike. he's got a look again at our morning commute. >> actually, good news for the b.a.r.t. riders now. we had delays reported all morning for the system coming out of bay fair, equipment problems reported since the beginning of service. now finally no delays reported. that changed in the last seven minutes ther

and when you take off your clothes you may be see the spark.his is the same thing. >> reporter: some day we may be able to power our phones as we talk and walk. >>> coming up next at 6:00, just who is chopping down trees in one bay area city. so far, more than 40 have been chopped down. >>> it's something he will have to live with for the rest of his life. more on the interview from the man who's pit bull killed his grandson. >>> a family thought they had gotten a bargain in a house. they moved in and then asked to move out. >>> it's the 32nd annual gilroy garlic festival which opens today. there are also two separate cook offs, one for amateurs, the other an iron chef style show down between four professionals. garlic festivals raise money for nonprofit charities. >> and every year we talk about that garlic ice cream. i've never tried it, but i want to. i really want to. let's talk about the weekend weather, bill, what is it going to be like? >> warmest day tomorrow at the garlic festival. cooler on sunday. but still a beautiful weekend. outsi

thousands of lightning strikes have sparked fires in lassen and modack counties. cal fire says cooler temperatures have asked them to hold the fires and no homes are threat been -- threatened. >> the fires are about 80% contained. >>> 8:04. if you will be driving across the bay bridge around noontime today, you will see an incredible site. a giant tower will rise up in the middle of the bay. jade hernandez joins us now. she has all of the details. >> good morning, first off. we're standing near where there will be an official ceremony to mark the completion of this step. we can show you this morning that cal tran has already begun this process this morning. it's a lengthy, time-consuming roses which we're -- process which we're observing from treasure island the you are looking at one of the four legs of this tower being lifted upright in about 30 minutes. each piece weighs tons. the lifting must be done slowly. newschopper2 shot this. the same company that built the back in the 1930s is the same company work ong the bridge right now -- working on the bridge right

the largest was sparked on sunday and has already consumed 250 acres of forest.t is about 50% contained tonight as of now, calfire says no homes and structures are threatened. >>> let's talk now more about fire danger and specifically what's going on out there with our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> as you mentioned frank and heather, that started the situation. but now we have a cool weather pattern and you just heard 50% containment at one of the fires out there, one of the big ones. it's just not as high a fire danger as you might expect this time of year. especially around the bay proper where temperatures are below the average. one thing we haven't seen right now that we've seen in the last few day, clearing at the beaches. the phone calls i've been getting from stinson bay, i get a lot of correspondence from my friends at the beach and they say they have just never seen it this clear. clearing in the forecast for tomorrow in the concord area and it's going to be just a little bit warmer than it was today. could get close to 80 degrees tomorrow. that's