many residents and tourists feared a tsunami might follow the quake in sumatra as well. >> i felt the floor shaking of a little bungalow and i ran out to a little place where everyone has already summoned to get out of the houses and then we felt the sandy floor shaking. >> relief teams from around the world are now arriving in both samoa and sumatra. but the risks of aftershocks along one of the world's most active fault lines remains ever present. >>> that brings us to a story that struck us as remarkable in several ways -- china's celebration today of six decades of communist rule. a fireworks display capped off the spectacle that featured a huge show of military might and a commitment to socialism and modernization by china's president who appeared in a parade that seemed like a remnant from a bygone era. but actually. you'll see what we mean in this excerpt from china's state-run english language television. >> showcased the achievements of the past six decades. >> a flag-raising ceremony kicked off the grand celebration. president hu jintao, also chairman of the central military

the second earthquake waslso off the isnd of sumatra injuring dozensof people and daging hundreds ofbuildings. authorits are now sayinthat perhs 1,000 people or mor ed in yesterday's quake. the tolls expected to grow even high in sumra d from the tsami that hit theslands of samoa and american samoan the south pacic. we have more on the soan and indonesianisasters tonight from this report from jey wivell of itn. >> buried ali but still breaing. is young woman w pull from the rubble by scuers searcng r survivo of the sumatran earthquake. hundreds others were not so lucky when the quake measuring 7.6 tore through sumatra yeerday, destroying more than 500 bild ngs pang, the capital the province. >> we hope we'll find survivors but wcan't say for sure. we're trying ou best but have seen dead bodieinside. >> more an 500 peopleave been confirmeddead in sumatra, but e countrys bracing itself for that number to rise. ovnight, residents struggng to co with the devtation also had to putut fires tha broke out acrosshe sprawling ci. the same time, others were using their ba hands to search r surv

a second earthquake brings more death and destruction to sumatra. rescue workers still struggling with the aftermath of tuesday's devastating tremors, now face new challenges. in the pacific, survivors from a tsunami speak about confronting the horror of a tidal wave. >> if it is my time to come home, take me home. >> accusations and counter accusations give way to talks. and iran and its critics find any common ground? china's 60th birthday party perfectly organized, but the public are told to enjoy at home. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington comment midday in london -- an evening and sumatra. rescue workers still battling the aftermath of tuesday's tremors are now stretched to the limit. more than 500 are confirmed dead as a result of that earthquake. worst hit is the city of padang where hundreds of buildings collapsed. rescue and recovery work is being hampered by roads made impassible and the loss of power and communication links. >> scenes of devastation in the sumatran capital of padang, a day after a deadly earthquake struck off the coast of the

one sign of hope in what continues to be an unfolding tragedy on sumatra. and to give you a sense of the scope of the devastation, we want to show you what geoff thompson of abc in australia found when he ventured into some of the hardest-hit areas of sumatra. >> reporter: food, some family or friends and shelter from the rain. this is now as good as life gets for thousands of displaced people in west sumatra. perhaps 600 people died in the padang regency but the missing remain unaccounted for. but there are 40,000 houses like this one or worse. this is in kimbalu, south of padang. >> these are people that just don't have access to what the big city has. >> reporter: rudimentary living kits are being handed out here but there are still areas which can only be reached by air. heavy rain is hampering relief efforts and making more landslides likely. >> ts is our great fear. there have been landslides since the earthquake. we know landslides have already buried alive up to 200 people. with this rain, it is highly probable and it is very scary. >> reporter: in

. >>> y una zona en la isla de sumatra fue sacudida por una segundatdlçzidédkph@áánoticiero civiles unenando se trata de salvar vida todo es valido, desde el uso de escavadoras hasta seguir los pedidos de auxilios. y más de 500 edificios quedaron destruidos o dañados, otros 4 distritos también quedaron dañados, dramaticas decenas se vivieron en un edificio de 4 pisos, y no se sabe cuántas personas murieron en ese lugar. el presidente indonesio hizo un recorrido, e hizo un dramático llamado. >>> el primer terremoto tuvo epicentro frente a las costas de sumatra. se sintió en malasia y singapur, y ocurrieron donde he 5 años acabó con 235 víctimas. y también se dijo que no esn relacionados con los ocurridos en samoa, la cifra aumentó a más de 150, y se espera que continue aumentando en la medida que se avanza en las tareas de rescate. >>> encuentran a mitad de camino estas islas, la parte norteamericana fue declarada zona de desastre total, además provocaron incendios, y la unicef dijo que millones que daron desamparados. >>> gracias, cristina. >>> y más adelante regresamos para hablar de un

this 7.3 magnitude quakehook the island of estimate remarks striggering land -- sumatra. officials say it will be days before a final death toll can be determined. once again we're getting word that another quake struck the island of sumatra the third in that region. a u.s. coast guard plane carrying aid is on its way. back in our area, temperatures dropped a little but chilly outside. how cold by tomorrow morning? chief meteorology doug hill is here with the forecast. >> here is the latest in the weather center. we'll start with current temperatures. these are live reports coming from the weather stations directly to the computer. 47 degrees in walkestville. closer to town, chilly weather. 51 at rockville. 53 in woodbridge. we're going to get chilly here but the cold stuff just to the west with frosted advisories up westward across pennsylvania, west virginia, ohio and all the way back in the midwest. we won't be that chilly but at the bus stop and clear skies we'll see temperatures around 50 in the metro area, however closer to 40 degrees in many of the suburbs. what co

." >>> two earthquakes in 24 hours in it sumatra. this man is saved, but more than 1000 are feared dead. >> aid workers are arriving. inseams chaotic -- it seems chaotic. a lot of supplies are coming here, medicine, as well as food and help. the search and rescue trains -- the search and rescue teams are trying to get people out. >> thousands are missing in the wake of a tsunami. >> we only had two kids and we lost both. >>> welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, keeping iran on the nuclear straight and narrow after a meeting in geneva. the u.s. says top is no substitute for action. will michelle oba of work for the 2016 olympic bid? >> as the rival's bid for the next summer olympics, political intrigue behind the scenes. >> and the people's republic at 60. how much has china changed since mao, and where is it headed now? >>> hello. 1100 dead and counting, the latest figures from the humanitarian chief for the u.n. as emergency teams worked ththrough rain and through the night

earthquake happened and by sumatra. and over the past few years we had a sequence of earthquakes so what happens in a big earthquake is you -- you leave the earth stressed where the quake happened but you stress the region around it and very often then a sequence of earthquakes can occur at the boundary of that earthquake at the edge. so this earthquake near there was one in that sequence. the earthquake near samoa as far as we can tell is a completely separate event, where a lot of earthquakes happen on their own the rest of the time. >> all right. dr. peggy hellweg, seismologist from the university of california-berkeley. thank you for clearing that up. alex, of course, the seismologist look at the tracking data. our thoughts and prayers and relief are going to indonesia and american samoa to help. >> growing up in southern california, i learned a lot about earthquakes. we talk about plates and they're 50 miles thick, okay, about that much and they sit on top of the hot magma there at the core of the center of the pla

hundreds are still missing after the 7.6 magnitude quake on the island of sumatra. cbs news correspondent celia hatton went to the unexplored quake zone to bring us the latest. >> reporter: five days after a pair of deadly earthquakes struck the indonesian island of sumatra, and some are still digging for buried bodies using their bare hands. rescue crews are straining to reach uncharted quake territory. our cbs news crew flew to a remote district north of most aid operations. these soldiers have just landed in an area that's been hit by land slides. no one has visited here yet. the troop works quickly to set up a makeshift landing platform for more helicopters to come carrying supplies. the locals are relieved to see help arrive. "we didn't know how we would survive if aid didn't come," admits this woman. 30 people in this small area were killed in the quake, buried under land slides or falling debris. "after the earthquake, everything stopped working, communications and transportation," says this farmer. the farmer's wife was inside this damaged house when the qua

a second strong quake jolted sumatra island today.ials fear the death toll may soar even higher. this school is among hundreds of buildings destroyed in just seconds. 30 children were inside when yesterday's quake struck. so far four students, just four, have been found alive. six bodies were found in the rubble. dozens of children are still missing. >>> thousands of miles away in the south pacific, an ocean paradise looks like this. a ghost town. strong aftershocks rattled samoa, american samoa and tonga today. on tuesday, a magnitude 8.0 quake unleashed a killer tsunami there. more than 150 people are dead across the region and that number will probably go higher as well. in some areas, nothing is left. monster waves wiped out entire village, homes, businesses and a number of tourist resorts as well. american samoa is a u.s. territory. a u.s. military plane loaded with aid arrive there had today. >>> the first round of nuclear talks between iran and world powers has wrapped up in geneva. the eu's foreign policy chief says iran has a

of thendonesian island of sumatra. hospital offices, schools reduced to rule, and the emgency team spir hundreds may still be trapped. from sumatra, alice reports. >> it is a despera race to pull the survorsut from under tons of rube. no one s any idea just how ma people are trped. many are withireach, by as yet, beyond lp. the macnery that is available rescuing people, but the are so many bldings that hav come down. so many people trapped, desperely waiting for help to come. this ishere the injured uld normal -- [inaudible] many of those pulled fromhe rubble are badlyurt. thecale of this disaster is overwhelng everyone. it is diicult to asp the extent of the damage from th quake tt had been predicte but at no one expected. the airport here has opened,nd flights carrng eight have stted to come in. internatnal organizations have sent urgt supplies and search teams. at the airport waiting to be lifted out was deletion franciscoeletionfelicia francesca >> t more you run, the more pac youecame, and the more drowsy you fell

there's fear that four villages here in west sumatra have been wiped out by mountains of mud. the quakes killed more than 700 people, and as many as 3,000 could still be buried under mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. look at this damage. people are using hammers, chisels, even their bare hands, to dig through the debris. >>> hundreds of people from agencies like fema and the red cross are helping samoa dig out of the aftermath from the tsunami. generators have been provided for areas without electricity and the u.s. coast guard is bringing in supplies like meals, water and blankets. in california, groups are collecting donations to send to survivors in the coming weeks here. about 40% of the country's samoan population lives in california. >>> great pumpkins, indeed. check this out! 18 huge pump kips competed in an annual weigh-off in colorado springs yesterday. a forklift was used to move them all to the scales, because they're so huge! this year's winner came in at exactly 1,000 pounds. the second place pumpkin was no slac

the 7.6 magnitude quake hit the city of sumatra and a 6.6 magnitude quake struck thursday in the same region. 535 people were killed in both quakes. >>> a california man accused of having a gang sign tattooed on his 7-year-old son won't face a charge of mayhem which carries a life sentence. he faces seven to ten years of child endangerment along with a friend who inked a dog paw. it's a symbol of the fresno bulldogs gang. any damage left by a small tattoo does not amount to permanent and painful disfigurement. the man said he allowed the son to get the tattoo because the boy wanted it. >>> it's normal. we tend to take reliable electric power for granted. but in places like iraq, frequent blackouts are a problem, especially when it comes to medical care. we look at how the u.s. army is helping health clinics in today's ecosolutions. >> reporter: there's new hope for patients for this clinic in baghdad. not because of the medicines inside, but because of the equipment installed outside. the medical center is one of only three clinics in all of iraq to use solar technology for power. why

today 6.8 magnitude quake damaged dozens of buildings on sumatra island. that's the side of yesterday's temblor which has so far claimed the lives of 467 people. hundreds more are listed as seriously injured or missing. officials say at least 500 buildings collapsed or were badly damaged in the coastal city of padang. rescue crews are still ser searching for survivors. >>> 30 people were killed in the territory of u.s. american somoa. officials expect the death toll to rise. whole villages were washed away in seconds as towering waves crashed into the collection of small islds in the south pacific. >> today the united stat and five other nations are sitting down with iran to demand that it suspend its nuclear program. diplomats are meeting face to face today in geneva, switzerland. this comes after last week's revelation that iran has been secretly building a new uranium enrichment plant, leading the united states and its allies to consider additional sanctions against that country. a state department smokspokesmat obama will take a few months before decid

alastair leithead, bbc news, padang, western sumatra. >>> the u.n.is putting the death toll at about 1,100, but the indonesian government says 603 are dead and 960 remain missing and are presumed dead. >> assume those numbers will go up, regardless of which numbers. right now the problem is getting fresh water to these people, food to the survivors. this will be a mess that's going to take weeks to remedy. that's for sure. >>> we want you to stick around if you want to be inspired. >> this an inspiration. the linebacker who went from being one of college football's best to wondering if he could survive cancer. you'll want to see this story coming up. >>> a judge in chicago today will decide if the man accused of stalking espn reporter erin andrews should remain in custody or be freed on bail. 47-year-old michael barrett was arrested friday at chicago's o'hare airport. >> he allegedly recorded videos of andrews and posted them online when he wasn't able to sell them to celebrity websites. strange story. he faces up to five years in prison. >>> boston

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from a similar to sumatra to southern india, let's take a first to the flooding in india. believe 230 people have been killed. the army, navy, and air force have been deployed. villages are still cut off by days of torrential rain coul. >> across much of southern india, the rain has taken its toll. entire villages have been washed away or cut off, with roads under water. for those left behind, it is a struggle to make their way to safety. many have left their homes with only the clothes they're wearing and whatever else they can salvage. there are now desperate. >> water has come into our village and we have lost our home. we're left with no food and no safe drinking water. i brought this food from the village. how can we live our lives? the government should take some immediate actions to find a permanent solution. >> the authorities are trying to restore those affected and the military has been called entered until they get there, many villagers have to fend for themselves. many are waiting to be transported to relief. only a few weeks ago, much of the area was bone dry.

there's fear that four villages here in western sumatra have been wiped out by mud. the quakes killed more than 700 people and as many as 3,000 could still be buried under mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. look at this damage. people are using hammers, chisels, even their bare hands to dig through tdebris. >>> hundreds of people from agencies like fema and the red cross are helping samoa dig out of the aftermath from the tsunami. fema says it's provided generators for areas without electricity and the u.s. coast guard is bringing in supplies like meals, water and blankets. in california, groups are collecting donations to send to survivors in the coming weeks. about 40% of the country's samoan population lives in california. >>> a family in buffalo, new york, has just grown from four to nine. and it happened a little sooner than they expected. doctors delivered their quinn tup lets, three girls and two boys, 15 weeks early. mom says all of a sudden thursday her heart started beating quickly and the contractions jus

. >>> a second earthquake this morning has brought down more buildings on the indonesia island of sumatra. rescuers were trying to get to the victims of the earthquake in padang where hundreds of structures collapsed. relief workers have not yet reached many outlying areas to assess the damage there. >>> the indonesia quake sent people in samoa and american samoa running for higher ground. a separate earthquake sent tsunami waves over the island. 150 people are dead but dozens more remain missing. they believe it could take up to three weeks for rescuers to complete their searches. >>> >> time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning and jessica doyle has a preview of the day on wall street. good morning. >> good morning. >> took a tumble yesterday. >> it did but we have a reason to smile even though we saw that performance yesterday because we just closed the best third quarter in get this, over a decade. >> yeah. >> stocks will likely take their direction from jobs data and numbers on personal income and spending. in trading so far today, asian stocks followed wall street lowe

. >> sumatra is the area most affected right now. >> reporter: alex mahoney works for the american red cross and says emergency aid is already getting to quake victims. >> right now the needs are search and rescue, getting people out from rubble, treating injured people, making sure people have basic needs met like shelter, water, food. >> reporter: mohammad works for an organization called indonesia relief u.s.a. >> in the d.c. area alone, i think there are about 5,000 indonesian families. and we mobilize very quickly every time natural disasters like this happen. at this stage it is still in the humanitarian relief stage. obviously three months from now they're down to reconstruction and recovery where they start -- need to start thinking about rebuilding infrastructure and houses and so on. >> reporter: in an area still dealing with the aftermath of that deadly 2004 tsunami. 230,000 people across several pacific nations were killed by that tsunami five years ago. as friday dawns in sumatra right now, there is still hope of finding survivors from this latest natural disaster, brian.

reporter: thousands of terrified people ran through the streets seeking higher ground in western sumatra province wednesday. a deadly magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast and many feared a tsunami followed. one did. the quake was so powerful, buildings collapsed, including two hospitals. hundreds, possibly thousands of people are believed to be trapped. it also triggered land slides and sparked fires. the earthquake came less than 24 hours after a bigger quake 2,000 miles away in snow yeah -- samoa and american samoa. many people living there were swept out to see. -- see. this -- sea. a mother tried to grab her young children. >> she was too late, she lost her kids and she only managed to grab onto a tree branch. >> reporter: with tens of thousands needing help, president obama declared a major disaster for u.s. samoa, a u.s. territory with 60,000 residents. this is coast guard video of emergency responders leaving scram toe -- sacramento for the territory. but their job won't be easy. water has cut off many remote areas and even rescue crews are having a tough time getting in

people have been trapped since wednesday when two quakes rocked sumatra. today, rescuers pulled a woman from beheath her collapsed college. the u.n. estimates at least 1100 people died there. military convoys have dropped food, water and medicine to the samoas. a tsunami crash ad shore with massive waves killing at least 169 people. police say the search for bodies could last another three weeks. a government official announced plans for a mass funeral and burial. >>> to the philippines where evacuations are under way right now after typhoon parma is set to hit on saturday unless it changes course. that is the last thing they need. it has sustaid winds of 120 miles per hour. islanders are weary. they are not willing to take any chances because of a storm that hit just a few days ago with flash floods that triggered landslides that. system killed at least 300 people in and around manila. >>> the search is on if a missing 10-year-old boy. noah robert kaiser was last seen yesterday at roberto college enee ddle school in germantown. he is 4'11". he has brown h

a government official says the death toll from an earthquake on the island of sumatra has now passedrom the rubble. about 500 structures came crashing down in the town of padang went 7.6 magnitude quake struck off the coast of sumatra wednesday afternoon. padang is home to 900,000 people. >>> and military ships and planes are beginning to arrive on the sam mowen islands. an underwater earthquake unleashed a series of tsunami that flattened entire villages and swept people, homes and vehicles out to sea. at least 150 people were killed. lee cowan is on the ground in samoa. heil, tell us about the devastation you are seeing now. >> reporter: most of the devastation is on the south and southwest part of the island, because what is the side the wave hit it is extraordinary. the wave, in some places, went as far as a mile inland, sweeping just about everything out of its way, many places, some of the coastal areas, the wave came in, it swept everything back out. some places you go you don't think there is any damage, there is nothing left, literally nothing left it got all swept back out

there's fear that four villages here in west sumatra have been wiped out by mountains of mud. the quakes killed more than 700 people and as many as 3,000 could still be buried under mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. people are using hammers, chisels, even their bare hands to dig through the debris. >>> hundreds of people from agencies like fema and the red cross are helping samoa dig out of the aftermath from the sue name. fema said it's provided generators for areas without electricity and the u.s. coast guard is bringing in meals, water and blankets. in california groups are collecting donations to send to survivors in the coming weeks here. about 40% of the country's samoan population lives in california. >>> great pumpkins indeed. check this out. 18 huge pumpkins competed in an annual weigh-off in colorado springs. a forklift moved them to the scales. this year's winner came in at exactly 1,000 pounds. the second-place pumpkin was no slacker either weighing 954 pounds. >>> wildlife officials in florida are taking bold ac

officials say thousands of people are still trapped under collapsed buildings on sumatra island afterwo earthquakes pummeled the southeast asian nation in the last 24 hours. abc2 news john hendrin gives us the latest. >> reporter: now begins the recovery. >> i've declared this a major disaster to speed the deployment of resources. >> reporter: as the president sent relief workers and supplies to american samoa, international aid poured into neighboring samoa from nations like australia which sent surgeons and talent loads of medical supply. for hundreds relief came too late. >> distant cousins and older generation uncles and aunties, couldn't get out on time. they are gone. they are gone. >> reporter: as this animation from the u.s. geological survey shows, the massive magnitude 8.3 quake shook the pacific island reverberating to japan and the united states. >> it came up and created this huge muddy river of just trees and boulders and cars and boats. >> reporter: then came tsunami waves up to 20 feet high leaving a trail of rubble. this woman lost four children. washed away by the wa

through the nirt, rescue workers have been searching for victims on on the hart hit island of sumatra. the official death toll now stands at 715, but thousands are missing, feared buried beneath collapsed buildings including a hpt and schools. survivors are still being pulled from the rubble now more than 40 hours after the quake hit. >>> in samoa and american samoa, the death toll rose to 169 from tuesday's devastating earthquake spawned tsunami about. the government wants to hold a mass funeral next week. many villages were completely wiped out. officials say the search for bodies could last for weeks. >>> iran has agreed to allow international inspectors into its secretly built uranium enrichment plant. the deal was made yesterday during talks between iran and six world powers including the united states. it's the first direct negotiations between the u.s. and iran in 29 years. besides giving access to its nuclear plant, iran said it would send some of its enriched uranium outside of the country to be turned in to to fuel. president obama called the talks constructive but warned hi

deeply moved by the suffering and the loss of life that's been caused by the recent earthquake in west sumatra. now, my administration has been in touch with the government of indonesia to make it clear that the united states stands ready to help in this time of need and i've ordered my administration to coordinate with the ongoing relief and recovery efforts there. indonesia's extraordinary country that's known extraordinary hardship from natural disasters. i know firsthand, the indonesian people are strong and resilient and had the spirit to overcome this enormous challenge and as they do, they need to know that america will their friend and partner. today in geneva, the united states, along with our fellow permanent members of the united nations security council, namely russia, china, france and united kingdom, as well as germany, held talks with the islamic republic of iran. these meetings came after several months of intense diplomatic effort. upon taking office, i made it clear that the united states was prepared to join our p5 plus 1 partners as a full participant in talks with iran. i

the quake rocked indonesia's sumatra island yesterday destroying more than 500 buildings. >>> the california attorney general has now joined the growing newspaper of officials -- growing number ever officials investigating acorn. the group has been under fire since undercover videos like these showed workers telling a man who they thought was a pimp how to establish a brothel. the group says it's cooperating with investigators. >>> president obama tonight on his way to to make an olympic push for his hometown. tomorrow the president and first lady will speak before the international olympic committee trying to persuade them to choose chicago. the windy city by the way competing against tokyo, rio day gentleman fire row and ma -- rio day de janeiro and madrid. >>> a frustrating fee on the rise. where it's costing you more to withdraw from the atm. >>> a toy with a troubled past. what about this doll that has parents protesting the toy maker. the news edge at 11:00 will be right back.  >>> parents in a maryland community are keeping a close eye on their kids after a frighte

a second earthquake hit the island of sumatra last night. >>> it's the tend of the road for saturn now that penske awe called off talks to buy the brand. the talks fell apart after a deal fell through with another manufacturer to continue to make saturn vehicles. saturn owners will still be able to have their cars serviced at other gm dealers. >>> u.s. officials have new clues how the h1n1 may turn deadly. they say many who died from the virus also had bacterial infections. they say while h1n1 isn't anymore deadly than the regular flu it infects more people because so few are immune to this strain of the virus. >>> it is 9:10. we go back to howard for an update on the forecast. we are looking ahead to the weekend. >> yes, we are. we still have to head through the weekend on monday, don't we, andrea? [ laughter ] >> we will warm up to the 60s and 70-degrees with a good deal of sunshine. clouds increase in the afternoon tomorrow. could be a shower later in the day. i'm thinking the best chance will be after dark, overnight this to saturday morning. if everything works out, we will have a

but that's becoming overshadows by an earthquake disaster zone, on sumatra. >> the indian oeshen had a destructive earthquake. abc's margaret conley is in tokyo with the latest. >> reporter: this morning's quake sent thousands of already on-edge people, running to higher ground, fearing a tsunami. just 24 hours prior, an even more powerful quake hit this poor town, a common transport spot for surfers and an area prone to earthquakes. its tremors resulted in chaos, cut power, fires, road closures and hundreds of flattened buildings in a city of nearly 1 million people. hundreds of bodies have been found in the rubble. the death toll is over 400. that number is expected to rise. here, rescue workers and volunteers move large pieces of rubble, formerly parts of people's homes, to search for any signs of survivors. a disaster agency estimates hundreds of families have been displaced. their homes completely destroyed. jeremy? vinita? >> margaret conley reporting. >>> in the samoan island, some aid has arrived. a c-130, touched down in samoa. and more is on the way. >> the death toll follo

hammers, even their bare hands searching for survivors and for belongings. 7.6 magnitude quake hit sumatra wednesday and a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck thursday in this same region. government officials say 535 people were killed in both quakes. >>> yesterday the top u.s. commander in afghanistan and president obama picked up where they left off on wednesday. the president and general stanley mcchrystal's meeting on strategy took place on air force one. the president was on his way back from denmark, and officials say it was a continuation of the three-hour meeting they had at the white house on wednesday. mcchrystal says a significant number of additional combat forces are needed in afghanistan, and sources say it's far more than the 21,000 the president has decided to send. >> there's clearly a sharp division, and it's a rift that could be the sharpest break we've seen in years between a president and his commanding general in the field. as the "washington post" is reporting, there are at least several people arguing in front of the president on wednesday to not embrace what general m

there is fear that four villages in west sumatra have been wiped out by mountains of mud.orts to reach the areas today were hampered by heavy rains. the quakes killed more than 700 people as many as 3,000 could still be buried under mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. people are using anything they can, hammers, chiselles even their bare hands to dig through debris. >>> hundreds of people from agencies like fema and the red cross are helping samoa dig out of the tsunami aftermath. fema provided generators for areas without electricity. the u.s. coast guard is bringing in meals, water, blankets. in california groups are collecting donations to send to survivors in the coming weeks. about 40% of the country's so mow an population lives in california. >>> the obama administration wants americans to take cybersecurity much more seriously. the white house is sounding the alarm saying one of the biggest threats to national security may be the computer in your own home or office. steps you can take to increase your computer secur

. >>> two days >>> two days after a devastating earthquake struck indonesia sumatra island, rescue crewsworking furiously to find the survivals in the rubble. more than 700 people are confirmed dead. almost 3,000 may still be trapped in collapsed buildings. some of those are being found alive. clarissa ward is in indonesia tonight. >> reporter: glimmers of hope today. a teenager and a teacher pulled from the rubble of their collapsed school, more than 40 hours after wednesday's deadly quake. both conscious, both without serious injuries. and deep beneath the debris of what was a four-star hotel, rescue workers heard voices. crowds gathered for hours. they are still digging tonight. this woman waited as rescuers tried to find her son beneath a leveled laundry shop. "i saw the rocks and rubble collapsing," she said. i said "my son will be killed. i kept hearing him calling me." the signs of life have rejuvenated rescuers, but they face a herculean task, digging through many stories of crumbled concrete and twisted steel with limited machinery, almost no power and spotty communications. >>

most of the rescue teams are headed to central sumatra. hundreds of buildings there have collapsed, including hospitals, hotels, and schools. the real problem is getting moving equipment there to get the rubble off of those trapped people. it has not been halted all but the fact that many of the roads are still -- has not been helped at all by the fact that many of the roads are still obstructed. there will be difficult choices that will have to be made over the next day or so. that is because there are still hundreds of people seriously injured in this area and they're being treated. but with all the damage, it is a difficult task, and we understand thousands of people now are living in the open because they fear for the tremors. they also need help with in the next few days. back to you. jon: help is also reaching victims of the somoza mommy -- samoa tsunami. a white's air national guard and the air force flew three cargo planes out there, carrying army and navy personnel to help search and rescue efforts. so far, and 169 people are conf

a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the city of sumatra wednesday, and a 6.6 magnitude quake struck thursday in the same region. so far government officials have confirmed more than 530 deaths. earlier the united nations estimated more than twice that number were kid. but with thousands still listed as missing the death toll could easily go much higher than that. >>> samoa's government is planning a mass burial tuesday for the island tsunami victims. 168 people have died there, nearby america samoa and tunga says the sinceami struck on tuesday. giving tetanus shots. one family buried four generations after 13 of its members died in the tsunami. ranged in age from 9 months to 97 years old. very devastating. survivors of the tsunami say they're trying to cope as best they can with the disaster. >> just slipped through my hands. i just couldn't help her anymore, you know? at the time i was under the water. >> i don't know, just feel numb, you know? i don't know whether to cry or -- feel helpless right now. all the things that i worked for, it's like gone, in like, two minutes. that's how long t

. >> a separate quake measuring 7.3 shook the island of sumatra, fearing another killer astronomic wasthe way. buildings collapsed. thousands were trapped underneath the rubble. they feared the toll of bodies will grow. relief will continue to arrive in samoa by boat and plane. coli and air is helping to send and relief workers. -- paul y n ahawaiian air is heo send relief workers. >> we will show you more of these dramatic pictures. >> prince george's police are on the lookout for two suspects who shot a cop last night. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. we're inching below but closer to the weekend. >>> a top carjacked and then shot by one of the suspects. we have the latest on the hunt for a gunman. -- a cop was carjacked. >> the older generation could not get out on time. >> they are gone? >> they are gone. >> developing stories from the pacific. the death toll rises from

efforts continue today in indonesia three days after a 7.6 magnitude quake caused massive damage in sumatra. dozens of people died when the hotel collapsed in the city of pudang. researchers are trying to find survivors trapped beneath the rubble. more than 1,000 people have been killed in that region. >> much quieter around here. we have a cool front trying to come through and it has generated a little bit of rain. not much, just trace amounts. a couple sprinkles and showers along the bay and islands and beaches along ocean city, and a couple of sprinkles and showers, a very light shower on the bay down toward annapolis and into calvert county at this point and st. mary's county. and there is no lightning with this except off the jersey coast. we're seeing a stray lightning bolt showing up on the indicators. also, a few echos just to the northwest of garrett county that might be false echos on the radar. i haven't totally figured out what's going on there because they are way behind the cool front. there might be a couple showers, but i haven't had time to investigate. let's put it that wa

. >> a separate quake measuring 7.3 shook the isla of sumatra, fearing another killer tsunami was on its way. buildings collapsed. thousands were buried beneath the rubble. officials feared the toll will grow. police will continue to head to american somewhat by plane and boat. they're setting up a temporary morgue and body identification area. >> thank you. >>> a new twist into jim graham's chief of staff. ted loza got a girlfriend pregnant. loza paid graham back. graham denies any involvement. >>> d.c. cabbies are planning to protest a proposal. some cabbies say they will fuse to pick up passengers between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on saturday and sunday in adams morgan. >>> 6:35. students and parents plan to rally in the district about impending teacher layoffs. students planned to march outside their school passed it o'clock 30 this morning. a separate rally will take place this afternoon at north capitol street. >>> a baltimore teenager is the second -- has died of the swine flu. desiree carper collapsed and was taken to the hospital. last week she was diagnosed with swine flu. pe

the indonesia, the death toll rises after the second quake hits sumatra overnight. officials think thousands more could be trapped under buildings and hillsides. >>> officials are reporting an earthquake hit central california. a 5.1 magnatude quake struck at 2: 2:00 a.m. this morning. you will hear more about that. stay with Ñ?Ñ? the world could use a little more space by moving 35,000 truckloads of freight each day csx trains give you more room on the highways because the world could use a little more space csx. how tomorrow moves. >>> president obama leaves today to lead an unprecedented push to win the olympicses for his hometown,

only then will the horrors suffered by western sumatra be known.gg: he's the fourth most senior member of the united states congress and he's the chairman of the powerful house chief tack writing panel, the house -- tax writing panel, house ways & means committee and charlie rangel is also facing his own big tax problems and the harlem democrat under investigation for failing to report more than $1 million in outside income and this week, house democrats may be forced to abandon their support for mr. rangel. or state their support. as republicans push for a resolution to have him removed, as chair of the house ways & means committee. congressman john carter, a republican from texas wants to introduce the resolution and joins us now, thanks for being with us. before i ask you some questions, let me state that on thursday, i invited mr. rangel to appear on our air and he got back to us the next day and declined to do so, and my invitation to him now is a standing one, we'll keep track of it. and the reason is pretty important, congressman rangel writ

sumatra island was slammed with not one, but two earthquakes in 24 hours. the first quake struck off the coast of padang at 5:16 p.m. wednesday local time. the second inland quake hit less than 16 hours later thursday morning local time. the latest quake, a shallow inland earthquake, is known to cause more destruction and building damage. amateur video captured the fear when the first massive earthquake struck. hundreds of people running for their lives in padang, a coastal city with a population of 900,000. the shaking was so intense that people had to sit on the street to avoid falling. rescuers used their bear hands to comb through debris. # hampering the rescue effort, a loss of power and communications in the hardest hit areas. and more than two dozen landslide which is have problemed roads and caused miles long traffic jams. the quake happened along the same fault line as the one which triggered a sue nam thi in december of 2004 killing more than 230,000 people. >> kelly wallace, thank you for coming in. >>> now to the south pacific where a major reli

death toll from the first quake had already reached over 530 on the island of sumatra.lieved trapped under collapsed buildings right now. ian williams is in padang, indonesia for us. what is the situation there? what are you seeing? >> reporter: good morning, monica. people here are very jittery. afshock today had them running to the streets, had them fearful of another tsunami. now we're seeing the death toll figures creep up above the 500. they've been rise iing relentley all day. there are believed to be hundreds more still trapped under buildings. a short while ago, i was in the center of town at a school that has collapsed. 60 children were still in class when the quake hit at the end of the school day yesterday. around half of those are still trapped in the rubble. it was a single excavator working to dig away at the heavy concrete. and a number of rescue workers digging by hand. really, there is very little outside help that's arrived here. at the hospital, doctors were complaining that they're running short on drugs. because the hospital itself was damaged by th

two powerful quake rocked sumatra burying thousands of people under rubble. crews are now focused on stopping the outbreak of any diseases because of the conditions there and delivering aid to survivors. torrential rain is hampering those efforts. >>> the weather gives firefighters a break in southern call as they try to beat back the flames. wildfires burning in san bernardino county and inching towards a popular resort town. thousands have been evacuated and the governor issued a state of emergency. today, the humidity is up and temperatures are down. that is actually good news for the fire fighting crews. >>> new york says it can't afford to be come placent with recent terror plots reveefld so the department of homeland security has given the big apple a grant to istall thousands of surveillance cameras in the financial district. those cameras can zoom in on license plates and scan traffic for suspicious vehicles. >>> coming up next, it wasn't looking too good at the start. the redskins down by 10 with no score at the half yesterday. >> but this morning, t

deeply moved by the suffering and loss of life that's been caused by the recent earthquake in west sumatra. my administration has been in the touch with the government of indonesia to make it clear that the united states stands ready to help in this time of leave and ordered my administration to coordinate with the ongoing relief and recovery efforts there. indonesia is an extraordinary country that has known extraordinary hardship from national disasters. i know first hand the indonesian people are strong and resilient and have the spirit to overcome this enormous challenge. as they do, they need to know america will be their friend and partner. today in geneva, the united states, along with our fellow permanent members of the united nations security council, namely russia, china, france and the united kingdom, as well as germany, held talks with the islamic republic of iran. these meetings came after several months of intense diplomatic effort. upon taking office, i made it clear that the united states was prepared to join our partners as a full participant in talks with iran. i extended

remain trapped in the rubble of destroyed homes, hospitals and hotels actually powerful quake rocked sumatra island on wednesday. less than 4 hours later, a powerful aftershock made matters worse. >>> a mass funeral and burial set for next tuesday on sam on a. they traditionally bury their loved ones near teir homes but that seems almost impossible as the tsunami wiped out many villages. >>> police were called out to walker mill road in capital heights. this is the fisk homicide minister county in the past week. matt ackland has the late of the now. >> reporter: it has been a deadly week here in prince george's county. the latest homicide happening right around 9:30 last night. we have video for you as prince george's county police investigate the scene here behind me. here is what we know at this point. an adult male victim was found with a gunshot wound by police last night. he was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. as you were saying, it has been a deadly week here in prince george's county. the list of homicides is long. let me run through it really quick. there was

that first temblor hit sumatra causing fires and cutting off communication. >>> here at home, members of the local samoan community gathered at a chapel in arlington to pray for their loved ones in the south pacific. 150 people are dead. entire villages are wiped out from the devastating tsunami that hit the chain of islands on tuesday. the u.s. government is stepping in with federal aid for the 55,000 people living in samoa. >> tony is in with a check of our own weather. we are off to a nice cool start. >> question, we are, indeed. very fall-like conditions for this october 1st. take a look at the satellite- radar composite. we have clouds out there as well very pretty big moon out there. not a fuel moon. but i do want know if you can still see it at this hour. there are some spots of fog here and there. more clouds out to the west than to the east and we're going to see a good amount of sunshine during the course of the day today. current temperaturest the area airports. at reagan national, we've dropped down to 51 degrees but we're in the 40s elsewhere. dulles at 43. bwi marshall a

the first tremor hit sumatra causing fires and cutting off communication. the powerful aftershock rocked the same area creating landslides making it impossible to reach some of the survivors. aid has started to arrive in american samoa now that the white house has declared a major disafter ther in the aftermath of a deadly tsunami. nearly 120 people were kied and entire villaged wiped out when the earthquake triggered the killer waves. the government is stepping in with federal aid that could include grants for temporary housing, home repairs and property insurance loans. here at home, members of the local samoan community gathered to pray for loved ones. >>> another story, developments in iran's nuclear program. the united states says it will not make a snap judgment on what to do about growing concerns. the obama administration has indicated it is not in a hurry to slap severe sanctions on iran because of its nuclear ambitions. the state department is hoping six-nation talks will open the door to dialogue. >>> on another front, officials say it may be wee