they flew to neighboring thailand. webb met with the leaders of the military government in myanmar yesterday. he was convicted of violating immigration laws for swimming across a lake to the home of an opposition leader, aung san suu kyi. >> i feel fortunate that the government honored my request to allow him to come back here to thailand with me. he was on the aircraft with me. he's not a well man. he had a medical incident this morning when they read him his ordinance of deportation. he's now undergoing a thorough medical review here in the hospital and seeing if we'll be able to return to his family. >> senator webb also med with su, kyi during his visit to myanmar. >>> a powerful earthquake and several aftershocks have hit indonesia. at least seven people were hurt by falling debris and one building did collapse. the u.s. geological survey said the initial quake had a magnitude of 6.7. it was centered about 70 miles off the sumatra island. it was about 200 miles away from the epicenter of the 2004 quake that genera

the twin turboprop was flying from another resort in southern thailand. it's not yet clear if any americans were on board. >>> there is opposition tonight here in washington and across the country about whether to put an additional $2 billion into the popular cash for clunkers program. the government is giving consumers up to $4500 to trade in their gas guzzler for a more fuel efficient car. tonight critics are asking if the nation can afford to help more people buy new cars. tracie potts has our report. >> reporter: in st. louis today, protestors tried to disrupt a congress made's news conference touting the success of cash for clunkers. >> the billions we're spending we don't have. we're borrowing it from china. >> reporter: dealers have already claimed more than half the billion dollars in government rebates that was supposed to last through october. today lawmakers promised another $2 billion this week. >> cash for clunkers will pass. >> when will do you that? >> before we leave here. >> reporter: chrysler sold so many cars dealers are running out. to

a baby elephant manages to wedge itself into a manhole in thailand. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" for august 11 kfth 2009. >>> hello and good morning, i'm christina brown. today we begin with emergency attention. faced with growing criticism over its plan to reform health care, the white house is launching a new effort to counter attack. this comes as president obama launches a series of town hall meetings on the issue, beginning with one today in portsmith, new hampshire. steve handlesman reports. >> reporter: even on his trip to mexico, president obama focused on health care. but back in washington, the white house went on the web to debunk health care attacks from the right. >> the notion that the government will interfere with what you have, it really is laughable. >> greg: nothing funny to democratic lawmakers. their meetings are still being disrupted. >> this is not health emplrefor. this is control, control over our lives. >> i'm here to tell the government they are overstepping their bounds. we don't w

an airliner trying to land on a resort island in thailand skidded off the runway this morning.he plane reportedly hit the control tower and burst into flames. officials say at least 68 people were on board, 40 were injured. >>> and former president clinton is in north korea this morning hoping to win the release of two american journalists. laura ling and ueuna lee were arrested in march after allegedly crossing the north korean border. for more on president clinton's mission to north korea, we're joined by barry petersen in tokyo. good morning, barry. >> reporter: good morning. >> is president clinton in his role as former president or as husband to the secretary of state? >> reporter: i think he's there as both. he obviously brings a lot of gravitas because he is the former president. he wanted to visit north korea when he was still president, and that came very close. more importantly, he really is the husband of america's secretary of state. that means he's been well-briefed. he knows what he's going there for. and the north koreans know that whatever they tell bill clinton

a baby elephant in thailand gets in over its head. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle guillen. >>> this morning the leader of the pro-democracy movement in myanmar aung san suu kyi was accused of violating her house arrest. originally sentenced to three years in prison, her sentence was reduced. barry peterson reports from tokyo. >> reporter: the ruling generals beefed up security before the verdict. when aung san suu kyi was sentenced to three years, they quickly stepped in and reduced it to 1 1/2 years. a sentence to be served under house arrest. she has been in detention for 14 of the last 20 years, mostly held in her home. the case was sparked by an american who broke into that home. the military claimed his uninvited presence violated the terms of her previous sentence for house arrest. he was sentenced today to seven years in prison, four of those in hard labor. the military staged a coup in 1962 and later nullified the results of a 1990 election that suu kyi's party won. in 2007 the generals brutally endeded protests by monks

. >> it's fortunate the government honored my request to come back here to thailand with me. he was on the aircraft with me. he's not a well man. he had a medical incident this morning and they read him his records of deportation. he's now undergoing a thorough medical review here in the hospital and soon will be able to return to his family. >> senator webb also met with suu kyi during his visit. he's the first member of congress to visit myanmar in more than a decade. >>> a powerful earthquake and several after shocks have hit indonesia. authorities there say at least seven people were hurt by falling debris and one building did collapse. the u.s. geological survey says the initial quake had a magnitude of 6.7. it was centered about 70 miles off the sumatra island. it was about 200 miles away from the 2004 quake that generated a tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people at that time. today's quake, though, did not touch off a tsunami warning. >>> this weekend, community leaders in chicago are trying to make their neighborhood safer. and people who have suffered unimagina

the two arrived in thailand yesterday. the senator held talks with thailand's foreign minister today. after that meeting, webb said it may be time for the u.s. to review its policy toward myanmar, especially regarding sanctions. >> the question came up is the united states and the eu, should they put more sanctions on myanmar after the situation with aung san suu kyi's conviction? my view is that we don't have any more sanctions to put on myanmar. i think we need a new approach. >> webb says he plans to meet with secretary of state hillary clinton to talk about his myanmar visit. >> the question came up is the united states and the eu -- should they put more sanctions on myanmar after the situation with aung san suu kyi's conviction, and my view is that we don't have any more sanctions to put on -- on myanmar. i think we need a new approach. >> again, he hopes to be meeting with secretary of state clinton in the coming weeks. >>> now the latest in the political battle over health care reform. is the so-called public option

the prime minier of neighboring thailand, one of burma's y partners is tellg the bbc o his deep documents of theerdict. he wassked if the military leaders in ran go are paying any attention to internional concerns >> it habeen difficult and i'm sure that a lot of people have experienced this, but to then jump and conclude that they do not listen at all, i don't think that's the case. i think the fact that ey have formulating a roadap, it was clear response to the views of the internationalommunity and maybe that we just nd to have twork that mu harr make them seehat what is ppeninghere is still not enough. >> there ha been various enarios set out for the future of burma and one that i have heard often is that eventually this regime will change but when it does perhaps ma years the future, wh you' have against the backdropf a processrouse a peaceful asia is a despetely poor country with refugee coming io countries like thailand. >> we are already feeling that problem becau of the gap between the stage of development and also we are also feeling the effect of confli among te minority groups

dan rivers, cnn, thailand. >>> so, are we so bad off in the u.s. that living in a tent is a decent option? we're going to ask the sacramento mayor, who spent some quality time in that tent city. >>> plus, we're waiting for the white house briefing to begin. we're monitoring that to update you on any major developments, specifically focusing on health care. so what do you think? i think i'll go with the basic package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> well, living in a tent, it sounds like an awful and sad fate, but a california mayor says it might be a viable, short-term option. as a matter of fact, sacramento mayor, kevin johnson, spent part of the night at a tent city just like this one on the outskirts of his town. long term he wants permanent housing for homeless people, and in a couple of months his city will get millions of dollars in stimulus money. but for right now? let's go right to the source, kevin johnson joining me live from sacramento. can yo

maded throughout there into thigh -- thailand. spent time in a safe house. he was so young, theyere trying to get him a passport. you boy a legitimate pasort off a touris, and they couldn't nd any where the person loed young enough for him to actually say, this is me. so he was in the safe houseor six months. ten he gets on t ship the naid2. it breaks down in kenya, and he is stuck in kenya stick months, and eventually thas golden venture came to pick them up. i talk about the voyage of the golden venture. a real nightmare for the 300 people on board. what happen was that ah kay's gang was supposed to go out and offload the ship. sister inning and the other snakeheads had gotten him to do this. but the profits that the snakehead trade was gener rate at the time -- there was a fight within the began, a rift, and ah kay and his brothers were supposed to meet the ship, and they were at a safe house in teaneck, new jersey, and it's a bizarre story. and there was this one safe house, and the guys were all there hanging out, and a rival faction of the gang rolled

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a 48-year-old elephant in thailand gets a prosthetic leg. yes.s elephant right there was injured in a land mine explosion about ten years ago. well, he's been walking with the help of an artificial leg made of canvas, but a permanent leg has been made by a prosthesis foundation and we understand the elephant is day a-okay. unfortunately, it had stepped on land mine during a -- working at a logging camp along the thai/burmese border and her front left food was so badly damaged it had to be amputated. it was injured back in 1999. so been waiting on this new leg for quite a while. can you just imagine trying to create that mold and put it on that elephant? but it's working and she is doing a-okay. >>> up next, michael vick's return to the grid ooirn. the gold delta skymiles credit card... from american express... it's the official card... largest airline. of the world's and it's the only credit card... that earns miles on delta. miles that take you... to more places than ever before. over 350 destinations worldwide. so switch today. get up to 25,000

new video of that plane crash in southern thailand.ntrol in bad weather, skidded off of the runway, slammed into the control tower. the pilot reportedly killed and 34 other people injured. a bangkok airways flight coming from another resort in southern thailand. remember this story a couple weeks ago? seven men accused of being homegrown terrorists. you will see them in court today. daniel boyd and his sons are accused of plotting to murder and injure people overseas. they were arrested in north carolina. remember there was that a suspect that we now know the identity of ta. they believe that he is still there and at large. "jon and kate plus 8" is back. they featured them as single- parent, spending time raising their kids in their pennsylvania home. and last night's return, the couple did on-camera interviews at different times. i do not think they can call that can"jon and kate plus 8" any more. peter: have they been on dates yet? gretchen: there has been a lot of talk about that i admire you for knowing nothing about that. steve: l

in thailand passenger ple has crashed into a disused control to your,illing the lot and injurying 10ple. the flight skidd on a rainy runway just after landing. mostn boorpped were tousts. a juvenile crt in iraq has sentenced a 16-ar-old girl for 17 years in prison for an attemptedsuicide attack. she was described by the militarysan unwilling suicide bomber 2008 whenhe was arreste it is thfirst meeti of its kind in years. the main palestinian ction, fatah is holdingts coness in bethlehem. it is hopinto reinvent itself to appeal to voters once again. as we report from the west bankthat may n be an easy task. >> he is a txi driver in the palestinian town of hebron. he is pling close attention to the fatah conference, stening cafully to his radio. the party pretty much controls palestinian areasf t west bank. it has aays been in peace talks with israel and accused of corruption. >> life here is difficult on all side. weuffer greatly from israeli military occupatn. also, we have no money. tah should do more to make things bette >> in hebron as across the pastinian terrories, there is mass

grounds, i feel fortunate that the government honored my request to allow him to come back here to thailand with me. >> senator web met with suu kyi during his visit to myanmar. he's the first member of congress to visit myanmar in more than a decade. >>> nearly a dozen fires are burning in california right now and thousands of firefighters are doing everything they can to get them under control. it is difficult, though. the biggest fire in the santa cruz mountains has burned eight square miles so far. more than 2,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. a state of emergency has been declared for santa cruz county. now, the fire is proving very difficult to fight because of the terrain there. it is certainly hard to get equipment and people to the fire, so crews are having to rely on support from firefighting aircraft. >>> a drug operation is being blamed for another california fire that has burned more than 84,000 acres so far. the fire right mad cow started marijuana camp. in the past month they are trying to get rid of marijuana operations tucked away in a local forest. >>> a fi

. >>> thailand held a contest yesterday that you could say was quite a scream. after all that screeching and wailing, a 33-year-old russian man won. to put it in perspective, his scream registered at nearly 117 decibels. that's about as loud as an ambulance siren. he got a check for $900. he vows to compete again next year. he still didn't beat the loudest scream set in london nine years ago. that was 129 decibels. >>> a teenager who was in and out of a coma for two months is finally home. a car accident nearly kill her. as affiliate wbir tells us, what happened while she was in the hospital will stay with her family forever. >> reporter: a sea of green shirts, bracelets, balloons, shoes, even bandanas, waited for 30 minutes saturday to hug 16-year-old sequoia smith. >> i'm so excited. >> reporter: but in reality, the so-called green team has been waiting three months for sequoia to come home. >> it was very frightening. a lot of times she was just so unstable. >> reporter: after she faced life-threatening injuries -- >> working throughout the day trying to keep

senator webb has also moved on to thailand. he addressed those who criticized his trip to myanmar, saying it's time to think about relations differently with the country. >> the question came up, is the united states and the e.u., should they put more sanctions on myanmar after the situation with awning sun suu kyi's conviction and my view is that we don't have any more sanctions to put on myanmar. think we need a new approach. >> webb will push for a different approach when he returns home. he says he plans to meat with secretary of state hillary clinton. >> more fallout from the fruit stand flap. people are pushing for a law to allow fruit vendors to operate on state road sides just like seafood stands. this stems from a battle to protect a popular fruit established in bethesda. it stood on river road for ten years, but now state highway officials want it to close, calling it a traffic safety hazard. >> if you're looking for some good, inexpensive fun you may want to head out to the montgomery county fair. today is kids day.

. >>> more breaking news, this time out of thailand. a commercial airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into the air traffic control tower after landing today. there are no immediate reports of casualty among the 70 people aboard the bangkok airways flight. fills say the weather was bad. it was rolando paulinoing when the plane skidded off the runway. >>> another big story we are following today come from north korea where former president bill clinton is doing some high stakes diplomatic work. mr.clinton arrived in the communist nation a fall hours ago tonorth the release of two american journal journal ofts. they are serving a 12-year labor sentence. they are accused of sneaking into the country and engaging in hostile acts. >>> the fate of three americans northward iran last week still not known. they may be getting help from secretary of state hillary clinton. she is apelling to iran for their release. the three were hiking in northern iraq to see a famous water fall. they called a friend friday to say they were surrounded by troop

killed and several other people injured after a plane skidded off the runway at a resort island in thailand. the jet hit the control tower on an island about 300 miles south of bangkok. it was carrying 70 people and landed in heavy rain. there you see theet for over of what happened. reports say say most of the injured are tourists, some with broken legs. >> dram at you can pictures there. sir, it is going to be a little bit warmer today. my question to you is with that warmer weather, does the humidity also inch up a little bit? >> oddly nough, no, it does not. it will be warmer. the humidity level will be about the same or maybe less than it was yesterday. >> a good trade-off. gentleman i agree. take a look. we'll start with the satellite- radar composite, show you how things are shaping up across the region. we are right in the middle there. you can see if you want some clouds and a little bit of precipitation, you have to go well to the north across portions of southern anadaened the great lakes. you will go out to sea out into the atlantic ocean. that is it. for us, we've just got a co

. >>> and dramatic video from thailand where a plane crashed in bad weather. that story is coming up. >>> bob turk with first warning weather. showers and storms. the 5-day forecast coming up. >>> and wjz 3 is always on. here are the top stories at this hour on wjz.com. for updates and the updated forecast any time log on to wjz.com. >>> a woman says she was shocked when she found out her baby was being sold on-line. jenny brennan was stunned when she discovered her son's picture had been stolen from her family blog and used in an adoption scam. she was contacted by a stranger who sent her son's -- said her son's picture was on a craigslist adoption ad in london. she immediately called authorities and the case is under investigation. >>> a plane crashes into a control tower in thailand leaving a pilot dead and seven others injured. sally is live in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: the commercial plane was landing on the island when it crashed. weather conditions including heavy rain and wind caused the plane to skid off the runway and hit the unmanned t

the senator also head talks with thailand's foreign minister today. after that meeting, webb said it may be time for the u.s. to review its policy toward myanmar, especially regarding sanctions. >> the question came up, is the united states and the eu, should they put more sanctionsn myanmar after the situation with aung san suu kyi's conviction? and my view is that we don't have any more sanctions to put on myanmar. and i think we need a new approach. >> webb says he plans to meet with secretary of state hillary clinton to talk about his myanmar visit. >>> there's been speculation for months, but it is official now that u.s. senator kate bailey hutchinson wants to be the next governor of texas. she made this announcement this morning. the senior senator from texas will square off in the republican primary against rick perry. hitchenson says perry has been in office too long. >>> coming up, a massive wildfire continues to burn out in california. we'll update firefighters' progress. >>> we'll tell you about a cameraman swept away while shooting video o

. >> why all the screaming in thailand today. the news starts right now. hello, everyone, i'm don lemon. an intoiks indicated man, mysterious backpack, all add up to chaos and the ripple effect disrupted travel nationwide for hours. susan candiotti is at laguardia airport. we're learning new information be at man in custody. tell us what you have learned. >> it's very curious. we're now learning from new york's port authority police more about the suspect. they are saying that he has been homeless for at least a year. he appeared, he showed up at the airport here dirty and disshaechbld in a near catatonic state. that's how they describe t well, he surely caused a lot of confusion. hundreds of passengers were hur rid outside one of laguardia's terminals by a bomb scare that disrupted flights for hours. >> it's sad, it's sad had a we live in a society that people are like that. >> at 7:00 a.m., passengers were just starting to arrive when suspect 32-year-old scott mcgann approached this security checkpoint a law enforcement source says he appeared intoxicate

imagine the shipping differential from thailand. agrobusiness once the market backed so washington needs a good response to this criticism and here comes the second believe in the kube ideology. it is a firm conviction that we are responsible for uplifting cuba. i've been able to trace this back in the book from 1901 when congress passed the amendment. it granted the united states the right to take over cuba whenever it felt necessary for the protection of life, property and individual liberty. having passed the platt amendment getting lost the right to come back we were already in cuba having taken over cuba from the spanish in 1898, 1901 comes the platt amendment and 1902 week leave. 1906 we go back. there was too much instability in cuba and people asked president theodore roosevelt, a man who charged up san juan hill during the spanish-american war they asked president roosevelt were you trying to do and he was particularly poignant plea questioned before a harvard audience and here is what he said to the harvard audience. i am

coming up, they weren't afraid to make a little noise in order to win a very unusual competition in thailandwe'll show you more. >> did she pass out there? >> i'm nikole killion in washington. will the cash for clunkers program get a fillup from congress? that story is coming up. >> and we're still taking your answers to our "watercooler question of the day." did a store owner go too far with his psycho donut offerings or was it all in harmless fun? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> contestants were getting hysterical to win a contest in thailand. but then again, that was all part of the plan. [screaming] >> notice how you have to put your body into it? 11 contestants were pitted against each other in a screamoff. the winner screeched in at 116.8decibles, well short of the world record of 129. but still plenty loud. he went home with a check for $882 and probably a splitting headache, too. >> my 2-year-old could beat that no problem. hundreds of chihuahuas were making a run this weekend in california this time it wasn't for the nearest taco bell. an anaheim petco was the host

true, for instance, once a luxury now cheap because it's farmed in thailand. unfortunate plea -- >> they have this wonderfulecosd manning grovesa tree with enormous roots that on the coastline that runs all the way downtown is very important for shrimp, also important for fish, also protective barrier in case of typhoon. those mangroves were ripped up to make sway for shrimp pods. they are scrowledded and so filthy they dump tons of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals on to the shrimp are able to produce cheap. you can go to the low price restaurants get all the shrimp you want for 15 bucks. >> reporter: meanwhile, shell insists, thailand suffers. wait a second, says the economics reporter -- there's always a problem whenever there's technological progress of any sort, the pollution from steam engines or from electricity plants. what do you want to do, turn back the clock? >> i think it's within people's right to know where the food comes from and how it's being harvested how it's being grown. and i don't think lot of us are informed or the manufacturers want us t

a political activist in thailand has been sentenced to 18 years for and said in the royal family. the marquis is generally held in great reverence. a los angeles corner has announced the verdict of homicide in the death of michael jackson. the cause of his death as acute intoxication caused by drugs. these are normally used in hospitals. he is referring the case to prosecutors to consider possible criminal charges. the italian prime minister is suing several media outlets for the coverage of his private life. he is issuing libel against publications brain, france, britain, and italy, over a series of stories about him involving teenage models and paid escort's. -- he is issuing libel suits against publications in spain. once in japan offer the security for jobs for life but unemployment is at its highest in 60 years. where then three and a half million japanese are out of work. polls are suggesting that the liberal democratic party will face a big defeat. they have had a half a century of almost unbroken rule. >> after the worst recession in decades, it is it is the column -- it i

. >>> in thailand, a baby elfant got caught in a tight spot after falling in a manhole. after several hours, the elephant was freed unharmed. >>> the dow opens at 9337 after falling 32 points on monday. the nasdaq was down three. looking at overseas trading, the nikkei rose 61 points while in ko hong kong, the hang seng jumped 31 points. >>> global markets are cautious on the strength of a recovery. japan kept his key interest rate unchanged today. unemployment and weak spending fueled its cautious attitude. on wall street, can the retail sector led monday's losses. shares of macy's fell 5% ahead of its earnings report due out tomorrow. best buy gave up more than 5% of its value as investors await this week's consumer spending reports. mcdonald's said budget conscious customers are eating and drink up the deals. the firefighter food chain credits its new line of coffee drinks with a global surge same-store sales which soared 2% ross the pod. 2.6 here at home. >>> gm customers in california will be able to do haggling online. they have partnered with ebay in an eort to bs

. >>> one person, the pilot was killed when a plane crash trying to land on a resortsland in thailand. authoties say the bangkok airways plan was trying to land in stormy weather when it skidded off the runway and hit a control tower. the pilot was killed. 10 passengers were injured. officials said the pilot was warned about wins before the plane landed. >>> are learning more today about what it was like to be on that airplane when it hit severe turbulence. continental airlines flight 128 was six hours into its flight from rio deayne jairo to hous jn hit turbulence. enssrs say flightantenndtets and unbuckled passengers were thrown around that cabin, hitting the ceiling and overhead compartment. >> people can call the turbulence, they can call that anything they want, but to meet the plane was just falling out of the sky. >> i grabbed the hand of the person next to me and i said, hold my hand, because we are going to die and i don't want to die alone. >> as we know, the plane made an emergency landing in miami. at least 26 passengers were taken to hospital and four had serious injuries

condemned the sentencing, but as far as we know we have heard nothing from india or china, or even thailand, where you are. >> it is very important that india and china are on board. releasing political prisoners has already been agreed on by china. other countries can play an important role. burma cannot afford to be kicked out because of what they are doing. they must play a strong and important role. with a new charter being established not long ago, they must make the military believe that they cannot be out of this. it is for the people, not for the military. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you very much. in its first leadership contest in two decades, the palestinian faction of fatah has carried out a sweeping overhaul of its top officials. 15 new officials were voted on to the 18 member committee. joining me from bethlehem is the bbc's arabic television correspondent. how significant have these elections mean? >> a new generation is in a sensitive committee. this is a very sensitive thing, the conference has continued for more than one week. many disputes over many issues. i

. >>> a unique rescue mission in thailand where crews struggled to free a baby elephant from a manholeor drainage hole. it lost footing as the owner walked it through the streets. rescuers spent three hours feeding it and used a bulldozer or backhoe loader to widen the manhole to free the elephant. he was unharmed. >>> 230. that's the number of miles per gallon gms battery-powered volt will get for city driving we're told. the volt which is scheduled to hit the showroom next we're will be the first mass produced vehicle in history with a triple-digit fuel economy rating. and that's more than four times that of toyota's preis hybrid. it's expected to cost around $40,000. gm is banking on tax credits to bring down the price in the future. >>> still ahead at noon, in your near future, another live look outside and a reminder that your complete first warning weather forecast is just 2 1/2 minutes away. >>> first, let's look at today's midday stocks. >>> welcome back, everybody. a nice cloud out there. water looking nice. cooler compared to the air this go round. it's going to be another ho

there's been a tsunami watch for india, myanmar, indonesia, thailand, and bangladesh.king news story. an earthquake in the indian story. 7.6, and as a result now you've got a tsunami warning or tsunami watch in effect for those countries. we'll keep you posted on that as well. but as we almost wrap up this hour for us, we're going to keep going with the next read on politics. those are the stories you'll be talking about. for the last several days america has seen images of the heating exchanges at the town halls over health care. tomorrow president obama has his own town hall-style health care forum and will there be fireworks is the big question out there, david. >> that's right. let's talk with mark murray, nbc news deputy political director with our next read. mark, what do you got? >> hey, david and tamron. that's right, president obama holds a health care town hall in po portsmith, new hampshire tomorrow. there are bounds to be protests outside. chuck todd got a hand on an invitation from a conservative group that will be protesting outside the venue for tomorrow

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. >>> from thailand. a bangkok airlines jet has crashed into a control tower. officials say there were at least 70 people on board when the airliner skidded off the runway and hit the tower. >>> now, to the fate of three american hikers being held in iran. iranian authorities are accusing the three of being cia agents. a state department official says the charges against the three are ridiculous. friends and family says the young people are at eventual rouse and stumbled into the wrong place at the wrong time. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for an early-morning missile attack on the capital of afghanistan. police say five rockets expleaded injuring a child and exploding buildings. ahead of presidential elections in less than three weeks. >>> the worsening situation in afghanistan could soon lead to a call for more u.s. troops to the region. that comes after a secret meeting last week between the defense secretary and his top generals. here's our senior foreign affairs correspondent, martha raddatz. >> reporter: in secret, they descended on to this m

we send this from neighboring thailand. >> this is the face of burma's democracy movement, the guilty verdict has been condemned by governments around the world. even the usually reticent association of southeast asian nations released a statement expressing its disappointment with the ruling. it says it has learned that sue key has been sentenced to house arrest. strong words from a group in the past that has been criticized for not taking a tougher stance on burma's human rights record. they often face opposition. in an emergency meeting of the united nations last night ended with no conclusive statement because of the statements from china and russia. >> we recognize that other members of the council may take differently views on this. we think it's important to have a discussion and a debate, and to seek as a matter of principle and policy, a statement by the council in accord with the principles of the charter and the principles of democracy and respect for human rights. >> while they deliberate, suu kyi will be spending time under house arrest, keeping her out of the elections.

hard labor but the virginia senator won his release this weekend and today he arrived in bangkok, thailandnk it was a good gesture from your government to allow him to return home to his family and i appreciate their honoring my requests. >> senator webb also says he is seeking the release of sue che. >>> two people were hurt and dozens of shoppers and tourists shocked at a shooting. police say a 20-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 17 year old was shot in the forearm when someone pulled a gun during a fight. >> i was scared and i was running towards the bus stop and i was scared. >> we need to be vigilant and we need to be responsive and we need to continue to do our job effectively. >> police say they have already increased the number of crime cameras and foot patrols at the inner harbor. tonight police are reviewing surveillance video and are confident they will know the identity of the gunman soon. >>> the white house is signaling tonight that they are ready to abandon the idea of a government-run insurance option. katherine brown has the very latest. [ applause ] >> reporter: pro

cash donations andrelief suppes are pouring in, including from thailand's foer rival china. r many survivors ad victims' families, tumatized and in decrease, itould take much morehan money and aid t put their liveback together. >>see the news unfold. go to b.com/news to seek pert reporting on line. watch o minute world video summaries. re the latest headlines. at t top stories from arnd the globe. watch the veo reports. scover more about the subjects th interest you and t issues that the world is talking about right now. go to bbcom/news. >>> the latest headlines -- at lea 95 people havbeen lled, hundreds wounded in a sees of bomb blasts icentral baghdad. targeting high-profile buildings. heavy security in afghastan on the eve o palestinian -- on the eve of nationaelections. >>> the man in charge of meeting the challen, the american coander of nato forces, has told the bbc hislanning radil changes. our world affairs editor reports. >> speciaforces commander and now the man i chae of the faltering mpaign in afghantan. very much the thinking man's soldier, whos planning to cha

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. >> reporter: in the forests along the border with thailand, scientists have spotted early signs of drug resistant malaria that could threaten millions of lives far beyond these isolated villages. but their first challenge is finding patients. it's took nearly two hours for a team from the regional center to reach the village, which has seen several dozen malaria cases in recent weeks. is anyone you know ill, they asked? a short walk took them to this 22-year-old, she was too weak to work the family's small farm field. have you bond vomiting? but inside their tiny home, her 19-year-old brother wasn't eve -- was in tougher shape works a searing temperature that along with nausea and vomiting are malaria symptoms. both siblings agreed to be tested to confirm the diagnosis, before they got any treatment. until now, he had refused all help. >> even if you give him pills, if you're not paying attention, he'll throw them out. report he even refused to get free treatment at the health center because he's afraid of pills and needles. his sister didn't go because it cost too much to get ther

cash donations and relief supplies are pouring in, including from thailand's former rival china. for many survivors and victims' families, traumatized and in decrease, it would take much more than money and aid to put their lives back together. >> see the news unfold. go to bbc.com/news to seek expert reporting on line. watch one minute world video summaries. read the latest headlines. at the top stories from around the globe. watch the video reports. discover more about the subjects that interest you and the issues that the world is talking about right now. go to bbc.com/news. >>> the latest headlines -- at least 95 people have been killed, hundreds wounded in a series of bomb blasts in central baghdad. targeting high-profile buildings. heavy security in afghanistan on the eve of palestinian -- on the eve of national elections. >>> the man in charge of meeting the challenge, the american commander of nato forces, has told the bbc he is planning radical changes. our world affairs editor reports. >> special forces commander and now the man in charge of the faltering campaign in af

. >>> we want to end on a positive part note so we start with thailand. where a 48-year-old elephant has been fitted with a permanent artificial limb. the animal lost her foot and part of her leg when she stepped on a land mine 10 years ago near the border with myanmar. her first steps were a little tentative. but as the ap tells it, within 10 minutes, she grabbed some dust with her truck and, it is said, jubilantly sprayed it in the air. and that's "worldfocus" for this monday night. remember to visit our website at worldfocus.org. we welcome your comments. i've martin savidge in new york. good night. "worldfocus" was made possible in part by the following "worldfocus" was made possible in part by the following funders -- -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >>> want to end on a potive part ne so we start with thailand. where a 48-year-olelephant has been fitted with a permanent artificial limb.he animal lost her footnd part of her leg when she steppedn a land mine 10ears ago near the border with myanmar. hefirst steps were a little tentative. but as the ap tellit, within 10 minutes, she grabbed me dust with hetruck and, it is said, jubilantly sprayed it the air. and that's "worldfocusfor this monday nht. remeer to visit our websitet worldfocus.org welcome your comments. i've martin savidgin new york. od night. "worldfocus" was made posble in part by t following "worldfocus" was made posble in part by t following funds -- -- caions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

what i will say is that the officials in thailand understand and appreciate our concerns very well. our discussions with them have been encouraging. >> thanks very much. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> welcome to part two. we appreciate mr. schwartz taking the time to brief us on the activities about the population of refugees. i want to open my part of the briefing with a statement on events in baghdad. he will see ambassador hill issued a statement -- you will see the ambassador issued a statement closely to mine. we strongly condemn this morning's attack against the institutions of government, resulting in the deaths of dozens of people. we understand the foreign ministry sustained serious damage with multiple deaths and injuries. the attack on the diplomatic facility and those working for peaceful relations through dialogue and diplomacy is an attack on the entire international community. we extend condolences to the families and to the government of iraq. these attacks are an attem

. >> and an unusual contest out of thailand where contestants were judged by decibels. >> and the mercury will rise to above normal levels today. i'll tell you how hot it's going to get in your insta-weather plus forecast. >> and as far as your morning commute, dealing with a couple of accidents. one coming in on southbound 95 in harford county. we'll update you on that and some weather-related issues. that's next.

we had a baby elephant got trapped when it fell into a manhole on the streets of thailand. station captured the young animal as it struggled in the tight confines of that square hole. you can see he's more scared than anything. rescuers finally had to use a mechanical digger to free the big guy who was not harmed by the accident. the thing about it is he'll never forget. he'll never forget. every manhole, every pothole, just don't let him go down lombard street. he'll freak out. >> heck no. >> never forgets. >>> exclusive weathernet now. let's go outside. 76 degrees right here. this is a brand new one, right? >> yes. >> loch raven academy in towson. we'll be right back. ♪ the art of getting dirty. the art of getting clean. new powerfully formulated wisk®... is better on tough mud stains than tide total care. wisk®. powerfully clean. perfectly priced. >>> good morning. i'm jamie costello. >> i'm joce sterman. it's tuesday, august 11th. it will be a hot one, but first let's look at the top stories. >>> senator ben cardin has been in politics for more than 40 years. even he's