the russian-made airliner crashed moments after takeoff from teheran gouging a deep hole in a nearby farmland. charlie d'agata has more information on this story. >> reporter: a smoking crater and a trail of wreckage are all that is left of the caspian airline plane that crashed in northwest iran. 169 people were killed when the plane smashed in to a farm field. >> the aircraft all of a sudden fell out of the sky and exploded on impact. >> reporter: the russian-made jet was heading from teheran to the capital of armenia when it went down 16 minutes after takeoff. investigators aren't sure what caused the crash. witnesses say the plane's tail was on fire and the pilot seemed to be looking for a place to land. the fire chief said the scope of the disaster is very wide with debris scattered everywhere. most of the passengers reportedly are armenia but eight members of iran's youth judo team are among the dead. iran has frequent air crashes because many planes are old and poorly maintained. iran's government blames the government on u.s. sanctions that prevent iran for getting spare part

of defense robert gates robert gates urged leaders to be patient saying he is confident talks with teheran will eventually succeed. >> it is important to take every opportunity to try to persuade the iranians to reconsider what is actually in their own security interest. >> reporter: while the u.s. hasn't ruled out the use of force, if necessary, the obama administration is played down the possibility. in teheran, iran's foreign ministry said that israel should get rid of its own nuclear arsenal and insisted iran's nuclear program is peaceful, aimed only at producing electricity. iran is so far rejected u.s. pressure to halt the nuclear aims. gates said that president obama remains hopeful iran will come to the negotiating table in time for the united nations general assembly in late september. but stressed america won't wait forever and will seek much tougher sanctions if talks fail. >> the president's offer is not open ended. >> reporter: gates reassured israelis that the u.s. will not allow iran to run out the clock while it develops a nuclear bomb. charlie d'agata, cbs news. >> a repor

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the caspian airlines jet went down 75 miles northwest of teheran.n aviation spokesman said the plane crashed 16 minutes after takeoff from the capitals airport. this is video from the scene. the wreckage from the flight still smoldering. iran press tv said all 168 people onboard are believed to have died. >>> a powerful 5.8 aftershock hit off of the coast of new zealand, the western coast. came just 20 minutes after a 7.8 magnitude quake hit in that spot. the survey issue add tsunami warping that has now been cancelled. the quake struck 100 miles off of new zealand's south island. cracks, buildings, reports of food falling off of supermarket shelves. loca media says power lines are down. no injuries at this point. we'll keep tracking this for you throughout the morning. >>> federal investigators are warning that the washington, d.c. metro system still has problems a month after the deadliest crash in the history. signals could fail at any time. a top metro official says one problem was identified and the exact cause of last month's crash that killed

to interview me. >> you lived in teheran for three years. with the people in the government. you have associations with them. so given the circumstances, a surprise to you or was it pretty predictable? >> i figure that i was one of the most vulnerable people on the ground there because i didn't have a -- a proper affiliation in a sense that i free lance for "the washington times" in the number of other newspapers. i also knew that because of my 2 1/2 years of living in iran, i would be considered of particular interest to the intelligence services. but at the same token, i felt this meant they knew me pretty well. i had several exhibitions of my photography there. i'm not just a journalist but also an artistic photographer and i know they'd been giving a lot of talks in the u.s. in the last year trying to explain iran to a foreign audience. i thought it was quite unlikely they would charge me with espionage or anything like that. >> you were detained, questioned. you were taken to the even prison. could you describe that? notorious with the

all eyes on teheran and other cities around teheran. security forces will be out in the street. so will protesters possibly making for another volatile situation, kiran. >> the other interesting development, reza people talked about was as long as it gets it attention of the world, there are many protesters who believe their voices will be heard. they think if the world stops focusing attention on that, their plight could fade off of the map. what are they saying about that this morning? >> the focus of the world has not stopped either. other than the scheduled protests in iran, we have scheduled protests in more than a dozen cities outside of iran. so a lot of efforts made outside of iran to keep the focus on what's happening inside. >> reza seya for us this morning. if go to cnn.com/amfix to share your thoughts. >>> president obama in italy for day two of the g-8 summit, today's talks focusing on fixing the economy and the planet. in the meantime, brand new polls you're seeing for the first time on cnn on how the americans view the president. according to a cnn research corpor

it was traveling from teheran to armenia and crashed about 15 minutes after takeoff.ness says the plane's tail burst into flames and the plane circled in the air as if looking for a place to land before crashing. the plane was destroyed as you can sehere. >>> two local teachers might teach out of the classroom and behind bar this is year. we'll tell you why. >>> and the death of michael jackson and the direction the investigation is now taking. we'll have that for you when we come back. >>> age sonia sotomayor facing more tough questions today only hill. it is 8:12 thiswednesday morning. ♪ there's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, bett

damaged. 16 # people were killed yesterday when the plane crashed shortly after it took off from teherantnesses say the plane's tail was on fire before it went down. >>> the owner of the the illinois cemetery at the center of the grave digging established scandal says he has nothing to do with it. he says some of his own relatives are buried there. last week, four people are arrested and aused of digging up bodies. >>> the woman known as the world's olst mother has died. the 69-year-old spanish native gave birth three years ago lying about her age to a los angeles fertility clinic. she told reporters at the time the clinic didn't ask for her identification. the spanish newspaper had been reporting that the woman was diagnosed with a tumor shortly after she gave birth to twunz. >>> we found a web site that would give you cash for shopping on their site. we'll show you next on fox 5 morning news. >>> tony is back with another check on our weather. we'll start by take a look at >>rrent ouperetemratu s. tp mahil ifooks dsofent d than it has over the last couple of days. wahe h ytad greens. l

state television stay says the plane was headed from teheran to armenia. an emergency official on the ground says the plane was completely destroyed. >>> nevada senator says he has no plans to resign despite an affair and the $96,000 pay out to the woman's family and he says he intends to run again in 2012. >>> a county coroner's official visit the office of michael jackson's dermatologist. it was a followup on the subpoena seeking additional records. the doctor is said to be cooperating with the probe. >>> government records show a southwest airlines jet, which had a hole open up while in flight had eight cracks in the frame during an inspection in january. the cracks were repaired and no one was injured when the aircraft was forced to land on monday. >>> hundreds of youngsters taking part in the district's summer youth jobs program are looking forward to this morning. and the face of the washington sports scene is about to change. here's hour howard. >>> another beautiful morning out here. humidity levels are in check. however the muggies are coming back

them until september to accept negotiations over nuclear ambitions or face tougher sanctions but teheran is unfaded by the threat. this morning they viewed to carry on with their nuclear program. cbs news, washington. >>> president obama has nominated dr. francis colins to head the national institute of health. colins is known for helping to unravel the human genetic code and finding common ground between science and god. he wrote about that in "the language of god." >>> allegations the cia lied to congress during closed door meetings. reyes, a democrat from texas, says panetta admitted as much last month. others say they admitted they misled lawmakers over the last eight years. >>> a report from the government accountability office says there are a number of problems a the government protective service and private contractors. on ten occasions gao agents were able to slip bomb making material past security in to buildings and they would then walk in to the bathroom, assemble them in to a mall bomb and wander through the building. >> in all ten cases they were able to get through metal d

the flight left teheran and crashed on the way to armenia.lane was destroyed and the wreckage was found in flames. >>> in a few hours sonia sotomayor's confirmation hearings resumes. tuesday she backed the roe v. wade decision and promised to be an impartial jurist if confirmed. >>> another nice day ahead. a few more clouds. still partly to mostly sunny. humidity is in check. upper 80s but code orange air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups. the seven-day forecast is coming up. you are watching 9 news now. qqx and as a progressive customer, you get to use any of our concierge claim centers. so i can just drop off my car and you'll take care of everything? yep, even the rental. what if i'm stuck at the office? if you can't come to us, we'll come to you in one of our immediate response vehicles! what if mother won't let me drive? then you probably wouldn't have had an accident in the first place. and we're walkin'! and we're walkin'... making it all a bit easier -- now that's progressive! call or click dab@y. b@ it's not just one thing

state television says the plane for iran's caspian airlines was headed on wednesday from teheran to theenian capital. the plane is said to be destroyed, the wreckage in flames. we'll keep you posted as we get new developments. >>> now to a developing story here at home. a s.w.a.t. team stationed at two separate scenes in falls church. one on fish are drive with where a woman was shot last night. another one on lisle avenue just few feet away where police say the suspect is still holed up this morning. sarah similar monday is live at the scene. any movement there? >> reporter: police have been hare all night and all night they have been trying to get in contact with this man. at this point, they have not even been able to contact him and talk with this man throughout all of these hours. this still in the process of trying to do that. police are confirming with us this morning there is somebody else inside that home. how man people, we don't know at this point and they are not saying if they've had any contact with that other person either. if you take a look behind me, there is a large p

allegiance to the new flag, and promised to practice packcy in his own country as others born in teheran are discouraged from practicing it there. >> the united states is the best place in the world. this is something we need to do, continue on the american dream. >> it is an honor and privilege. >> reporter: an audio welcome from the president. lance corporal short for two years an american marine, now -- >> this finally comes and i can be an american. >> reporter: an american who knows why he loves his country. >> freedom and opportunity and a willingness to accept anyone once you are willing to work hard to achieve your dreams. >> reporter: dreams today come true ♪ [ music ] 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> more than 50 squaring in -- swearing in ceremonies were held across the country on saturday. >>> tiger did more than just hand the at&t national trophy to himself. we will show you what else he did coming up. >>> and the nationals try end to their home stand on a high note. highlights coming up in sports. >>> here's a look at who's celebrating a birthday today. prop deucer dan's mom is

the governor of teheran says he will smash rallies. opposition leaders are calling for protests in the streets today. >>> while you slept crews restored power to los angeles. thousands of homes and roads in west l.a. were in the dark for hours last night. i made the awful los angeles traffic even worse. >>> and charges are pending against 12 greenpeace activists. they unfurled this banner on wednesday on mount rushmore. it calls for them to do more on climate change. that's one of the topics for today. >>> we have no climate issues in our area this past four days. this has been one of the most beautiful weeks of the year. >> it has been. we have, our best man is in town on business and i was like i was packing for high humidity and heat and when he got off the plane it was delightful. time to get moving. if you follow me on dwighter you don't get just my weather forecast but you can act as a weather watcher for me. my i.d. is weather kim and i'd love to hear from you. steve in cross junction, virginia just did that. great to have you w

iran until september to accept negotiations over nuclear ambitions or face tougher sanctions but teheran appeared unfazed by the threat. they vowed to carry on with their nuclear program. susan roberts, cbs news, washington. >>> president obama has nominated dr. francis collins to head the national institutes of health. he is known for helping to unravel the human genetic code and finding common ground between science and a belief in god thanks to his book "the language of god. " he calls him one of the top scientists in the world. >>> prosecutors may have gotten the man they need to convict former illinois governor rod blagojevich. that story is coming up. >>> and authorities carry out the largest raid on dog fighters in u.s. history. >>> and more on the problems discovered with security at many of the federal buildings around dc. it is nine after the hour. you are watching 9 news now. >>> in the news, authorities arrested 30 people in the largest dog fighting ring in u.s. history. they rounded up suspects and seized 200 dogs. the dogs will be treated for other physical problem and eval

recovered two of the three black boxes from the russian airliner that crashed after taking off from teheranght bound for a -- armenia were killed. the detail was on fire before it nosedived onto the ground. jane: the walls of the separation between israel and the west bank is covered with new messages. >> people all over the world have a problem with that this wall. thank you to the wonders of the internet, they are going to be able to post their own. >> this became a prime target for a protest as old as paint. through a dutch web site called send a message, a message can pay $50, type a message, and a palestinian strays critics praise it on the wall and do get photographic proof. miles of the wall have been tagged with more than 1000 messages by proxy. they end up in two categories -- political, "mr. netanyahu, tear down a wall," , or personal. a third of the feet by is the spray cans, and the rest goes to palestinian social projects. we have the volunteers. >> i understand throwing things and stones. >> the guys sending a message to do exercise editorial control. they will not post anythi

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the demonstrators say teheran must allow freedom of expression and assembly. this xwatherring in seoul is one of the smaller rallies. larger ones in tokyo, london, brussels and throughout australia. >>> the violence raging across afghanistan shows no sign of stopping. today in the city of khost taliban fighters wearing suicide vests stormed a number of government building. some blue themselves up. others were killed in a gun battle. seven militants died, four other people were hurt. also today, a british soldier was killed by a roadside bomb. u.s. and british troops have stepped up offenses against taliban targets in southern afghanistan. july is now the deadliest month of a nearly eight-year war. at least 66 coalition troops have died. >>> a new jersey corruption troeb that busted 44 people had politicians and religious leaders but the shocking details is around this man. >>> we're beginning to see the consequences of the new jersey corruption scandal. may be threatening democratic governor john corzine reelection bid. even though he isn't implicated in any w

it crashed about 75 miles northwest of teheran.reckage you're seeing there engulfed in flames making it