with mort tars the ap heavy machine gun surrounding us, american soldiers quickly surveyed the threat i just saw someone run back. >> they let the afghans decide the next moves. re-enforce that position we can send an assault element. >> for american soldiers, they're used to getting the job done. it's a complete shift. standing back as casualties mount, watching afghans decide for themselves. in the end, the afghan commander decides his troops won't go any further, asking the americans otocall in air support. >> you have to do the best you can. you have to help them as they fight through it. >> reporter: we've come here to this area so treacherous, there's only one u.s. base in the entire province. >> we're 1000 feet above the ground right now. you get a sense of the challenges when you look outside, there are literally thousands of places where militants can be hiding waiting to strike. >> we wanted to see how ready the afghans are to take on the taliban on their own. something ef to learn because the eventually the americans won't be here as well. looking at this afghan army base r

. >> and the most important thing is be aware of your surroundings. use an atm after hours in a well lit area. avoid isolated areas especially during the overnight and after hours dark area. >> there could be a pattern. police say the robber strikes between 9:30 and 10:00 and it happens on saturdays and sundays. >>> and sherman helpsly known as george jefferson has passed away. they found his body unresponsive at his home in texas. and the cause of death is pending the result of an autopsy. he was known as george jefferson. first, he was on all in the family and then had the spit off, the jeffersons. he is dead at 74. >>> and it looks like an abduction and prank by one of the jack. a ss movies. and it show as woman being put in the trunk and it was ton in front of a security camera with a number of witnesses watching in the parking lot. but you see three teens came forward and admitted that it was a hoax. they have not been charged. and they got the idea from the popular movie. >>> and if you look out the window and see a lion asleep on a table. that's wh

we have still institutional spaces that surround us. a lot of our independent community will be displaced and it would be ideal to see if there is a city policy or acknowledgement within this location that would help to represent this historically. i do not know what the solutions are but rep changes going on in the neighborhood. most of the concerns i did see printed seemed to emanate from another group i was. another group. i did not see the concerns that were expressed today. most of the concerns that were represented around increasing the residential capacity in many cases go against what the plan stated as its original goals. mitigate to the fullest extent possible neighborhood impact resulting from impact and stabilize the neighborhood against proposals and developments, maintain and encourage the existing community and cultural diversity. hopefully those will be the principles that the plan rests on rather than demand for the highest density possible within those areas. i will submit something in writing to the commission that wi

we have still institutional spaces that surround us. a lot of our independent community will be displaced and it would be ideal to see if there is a city policy or acknowledgement within this location that would help to represent h

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with mortars and heavy machine gunfire surrounding us, american soldiers get involved. >> there has to be somebody up there. >> reporter: they aren't in charge of this fight. the afghans are. the americans hoping they can handle it on their own. with casualties mounting, tempers flare. afghans argue and fight among themselves. in the end, the afghans realize they still need american help. they demand american fighter jets bail them out. the american air strike worked. but the reality is the victory is only temporary. american air support won't always be here to save the day. muhammad lila, afghanistan. >> so telling about the problems in that country going forward, particularly when americans leave at the end of 2014. >> that's the scheduled date, 2014. >>> coming up next, a surprising report on what couples are spending on their weddings. >>> plus, you can probably figure what earned vm blowout earnings from samsung. >>> and a big addition to the london skyline. but not everyone is actually too thrilled about it. >>> welcome back, everybody. as we mentioned earlier, the focus is on th

there was lightning surrounding us. >> who was in the chair with you and did you feel bad about bailing out on that person? >> actually, my best friend. she's actually here right now. i started to cry and when i -- after i landed someone came down from the boardwalk, ems from new york who was off duty on vacation with his family he jumped off the boardwalk to help me. she was going to jump with me but she got scared. >> don't jump. >> how did she get down eventually. >> 10 or 15 minutes after i jumped the ambulance came and they were able to reactivate the ride. >> she jumped off? >> yeah. >> what did your parents say when they found out. >> my mom was hysterically crying. i called her i was like mom, i'm stuck on the ride. she couldn't hear me. i hung up and started jumped. she thought i got struck by lightning. >> by the way, happy birthday. melanie was celebrating her 17th birthday. >>> just a strange and scary scene out of aloha, oregon. take a look at this video obtained by fox 12. you're seeing 54-year-old jeffrey anderson walking up and down the street with a rifle. apparently th

i think we have to keep our pulse on the activities surrounding us in these particular natures and figure out ways to try to prevent these things. the whole thing depends on prevention. you do that by continually trying to select intelligence information about the type of activities that may be looming around in our areas and see if we can put a stop to those before we get to yesterday's activities. >> thank you very much for joining us. in other news, as syria -- in syria, a top aide to president assad has died after being in thenjured bombing earlier this week. the un has extended their mission in the country for another 30 days. the last 48 hours have seen tens of thousands of refugees crossing into neighboring countries. from the syrian border, we have this report. >> as much as the syrian government might like to protest it is still completely in charge of its capital, visions of damascus today suggest otherwise. there is fighting in several parts of the city and many people have been killed. anti-government protesters take to the streets in masks. rebel leaders insist that bashar al

we have trees surrounding us, we're not sterile, not just a building out in the middle of nothing. we have grasses and trees, 17 acres to walk around in. inside we have one of the most beautiful rotunda areas with the mural done by frank brinegrin, welsh artist from england. never saw the capitol in person or stepped foot in the state of missouri, but they do, they really bring the capitol together through some of the missouri history he read about and using his own technique, more of a european technique. we have 41 paintings that talk about the history and resources found in missouri. the benton mural, the third floor, the busts of people who are famous who live in missouri who have some sort of impact around the world. >>> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring the history of jefferson city, missouri, located near the center of this state in a region known as mid-missouri. hosted by our mediacom cable partner, c-span recently visited many sites showcasing the city's rich history. learn more all weekend on american history tv. >>> well, the thing that excited me about

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>> reporter: with mortars and heavy machine gun fire surrounding us, american soldiers get involved. >> i think they're up there. >> reporter: but they aren't in charge of this fight. the afghans are. the americans are hoping they can handle it on their own. >> reporter: with casualties mounting, tempers flare. afghans argue, and fight amongst themselves. in the end, the afghans realize they still need american help. they demand american fighter jets bail them out. the american air-strike worked, but the reality is the victory is only temporary. american air support won't always be here to save the day. >> let's go home. >> reporter: muhammad lila, abc news, nuristan, afghanistan. >> our thanks to moment lil la and our team embedded on the front lines in afghanistan tonlt. >>> we move on the terror scare in london. six people under arrest after a series of raids by scotland yards. the high drama unfolding within a mile of the site where the olympics will be held three weeks from tonight. >> reporter: british police here didn't knock on the door, they knocked it down. arresting three

. >> so they use the surroundings and big jars and they used to have water or other type was drinks. >> (speaking spanish). >> covered with leather skin. >> (speaking spanish). >> and they make the drums. >>. >> (speaking spanish). (drums). (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> this instrument is called dungo. >> spr (speaking spanish). >> we have two but only one was used. >> (speaking spanish). >> this is one that was used north of the capital. >> (speaking spanish). >> in the cities of the country >> (speaking spanish). >> when he was a child he was able to see those instruments and on extension today. (drums). (applause) . >> this is a donkey's jaw. it could be a horse or a donkey. >> donkey's jaw. >> and it's played by spiking it and to make the rattle sound and also creates this. (applause). >> (speaking spanish) sorry. (speaking spanish). >> this is the kahita and it is created as the -- i don't know that word. how do you say that? the piggy bank. you know where the boxes and the churches collect money? yeah. this is the original he here. yeah. >> (speaking spanish) (laughing)

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but the palpable presence of death surrounding us as we trods the battlefield and looked at the regimen tall monday yumets listing the casualties was too much for him. he couldn't take it anymore. i had to let him go because he was in real distress even though that his passengers then had to crowd into other vehicles for our return trip hours later. on another occasion one of my students on the tour had written their senior thesis at princeton under my direction. she had just finished that thesis in the spring of 1987. the thesis was a study of joshua lawrence chamberlain who, as i noted, commanded the 20th main in its desperate defense of little round top. where chamberlain won a congressional med yaffle honor. -- medal of honor. we retraced the attack route, principle my the 15th alabama, that had attacked chamberlain's regimen at little round top. and when we reached the place where the 20th main fought, marked with the monument that chamberlain himself had dedicated a quarter century after battle, my student could no longer hold back her tears. and neither could the rest of us. all

us today and please proceed with your statement. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much indeed. it's a pleasure to be here and rather satisfying in the surroundings. i'm used to doing my answering across the dispatch box and the house of commons being screamed and shouted at. by most of the others on the other side most within arm's reach. so i'm anticipating that not to happen here necessarily. but if it does i hope i will be able to handle it. what we're trying to do in the uk is much the same as anywhere else, trying to figure out what's been going out with a system that set out to try to help people become independent that traps them now in a form of dependency. we saw spending on welfare interestingly rise by 40% under the last government at a time prior to the recession, though during a period of growth the economy was growing but we were seeing welfare grow, which seems to be rather peculiar. what we saw here was a growing level of people who didn't work. a very large number were out of the environment of work and that to my mind causes problems. it's not just have to take people off of benefits. anybody can do that. the question you have

the ones returning the fire. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: with mortars and heavy machine gunfire surrounding us, american soldiers get involved. >> there has got to be somebody right up there. >> reporter: but they aren't in charge of this fight, the afghans are. the americans hoping they can handle it on their own. >> where are you hit? >> reporter: with casualties mounting. tempers flare. afghans argue and fight among themselves. in the end, the afghans realize they still need american help. they demand american fighter jets bail them out. the american air strike worked. but the reality is the victory is only temporary. american air support won't always be here to save the day. mohamed lilo, abc news, afghanistan. >> that is such a microcosm for the central problem in afghanistan that when we leave by the end of 2014, at proved plan, are they ready to take, take care of themselves? you look at the report and go, maybe not. but in another year and a half, it's not going to be our problem officially anymore. >> that's right. supposed to be 2014, the pullout. >> end of 2014. they have to be read

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there is a flat area mostly surrounded by industrial uses, but also with a significant population of residential areas just in addition to the west. this is also the continuation of the project that you might be familiar with. it is currently under construction. the same approach as the chinatown broadway project. we have a very specific strategy for the project. we did partner with many community-based organizations that were really key to develop the plan. we did also work with them and rely on them to do outreach for us so they were able to reach out to groups we will be working with. we really placed a lot of emphasis on interagency coordination. we did work with interagency groups on this step-by-step approach. we also did partner with the university of san francisco class that asked us to do a much more in-depth analysis of conditions. we also structured our analysis with focus groups. instead of only relying on community workshops, we decided to go on-site in offices and other institutions during the day to outreach to workers, and we did a lot of brainstorming with them. as i

improve the skyline and create more variety than exists today and we worked a lot on the use from many surroundingareas. the plan will also create a much improved street environment. this part oft sidewalks and all of the things that go along with creating a great neighborhood. it is one of the most comprehensive plans that has been done and i'm pleased to have in front of the today. with that, i will turn it over to maria who will talk about the trends the terminal and their work on that. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is maria and i am the executive director of the trends a joint powers authority. thank you for the opportunity to comment. i would likecfdg÷ to think the r for his hard work and getting us to this point and think all of the supervisors for your consideration and assistance as well. the staff has done a wonderful job and worked very hard to get us here today. we have four city blocks currently under construction. we are scheduled to complete the first phase by 2017 in the second phase as soon as we get the funding, we could start as early as 2014. we have employed over 2000

young afghans surrounded by war are using art as an outlet for their hopes, fears, and frustrations. >> it is a beautiful summer afternoon. in the gardens, the atmosphere is peaceful. it is a relaxing place, a refuge high above a city torn apart by war. afghanistan is a country without legs. he is 48 years old. like many other afghans, he is disappointed in his country. >> here, you can see the it is a symbol of disability, politics disability in afghanistan. >> time and again, he says books have covered -- have provided salvation for his country. at times, the works of lenin. at others, the koran. >> people are much different and could not bring this together. all the problems, all the fighting started because of this. >> with the taliban ruled afghanistan, they banned art and considered it to be unislamic. thousands of kilometers divide these exhibitions, but at times, afghanistan feels very close. on the right is the palace in kabul. on the left, the castle. the two have remarkable similarities. she has only no war in her country. she is 22, lives in kabul. an art student, she pai