. >> are we ready for the official flag raising? on behalf of the city, i have the distinct mayor as your plate -- mayor, and working with everyone here, and in celebration to let the world know what is happening in san francisco again. that is the celebration of changing the world and our culture in san francisco. i am so thrilled to be able to do this. it is a week of celebration. thank you so much for being here. here is the flag. [applause] it usually takes two people. >> are you ok? >> yeah. >> all right. there you go. [applause] >> welcome to city hall. i will be in see today for the formal raising of the plight -- pride flag over san francisco. that was exciting. [applause] i never know what to wear. today, i thought i was going to be of the building, look like the building. some say i look like the first lady. i am not sure what that meant. i will take that job because it is less responsibility and get to travel around. i love dressing up and coming to city hall knowing where part of the city just as we are apart of city hall

. >> the syrian flag and the american embassy. embassy official said that while the mob because some physical damage to buildings, the personnel were all fine, but they say syria failed to provide adequate protection. the french received much the same treatment. french security personnel fired in the air to keep the syrian government loyalists at bay. it all goes back to last week when the american and french ambassadors visited the scene of huge anti-government protests. syrian officials accused the american ambassador in particular of incitement and encouraging instability. meanwhile, the authorities have held a second day of national dialogue. the government insists it is serious about real reform, including the possible introduction of multi-party democracy. but many opposition leaders boycotted the event, denouncing it as a sham. in fact, some based -- some based in turkey said they will now form a shadow government of technocrats in exile. >> any regime that uses weapons against its own people is considered an expired regime. this government

the world, two big celebrations marking independence day. this is the flag of the now independent nation of south sudan, rising for the first time over the capital city of juba. the country is officially separate today after five decades of on and off civil war with the mostly muslim north. the same flag rising today in washington, d.c. over the new embassy of south sudan. >>> the man who won this year's dancing with the stars, well, he may have waltzed himself right into trouble with the dui ticket in atlanta earlier today. hines ward who is a star receiver for the nfl pittsburgh steelers, posted a $1,000 bond. his mug shot taken of him at the dekalb county jail. >>> royal couple will and kate are in california. they're being greeted by celebrities and local politicians. california's first couple gave the couple an ipad 2 loaded with california themed songs and movies. prince william is set to play polo this afternoon in santa barbara. >>> in washington, d.c., a call for peace from the dalai lama, the tibetan spiritual leader spoke at an event called a talk for world peace, held on the west lawn of the u.s. capital. his message, change in society begins when we create a calm and peac

government has lost legitimacy routers broke windows and raised the syrian flag at the compound before american marines dispersed them u.s. officials say they were assad's supporters spurred on by local t.v. broadcast. masked gunmen have reportedly blown up a terminal gyptian natural gas pipeline to israel and jordan is the fourth time the pipeline has been targeted. in previous frustrating we can get security official saying attack happened in the morning in the northern part of. the border with israel. the wiki leaks founder julian assange holmes will be back in london's high court today to fight extradition to sweden where he's wanted for questioning over sexual assault allegations his supporters fear that if handed over to swedish authorities it won't be long before a sound finds himself behind bars in the u.s. or tease more emmet reports. seven months since julian our souls was released on bail he returns to the high court to appeal his extradition if he fails will be sent to sweden within ten days but many believe his feet won't touch the ground next stop america i think. the worry is that sui which in the past has extradited

government has lost legitimacy rotters broke windows and raised the syrian flag at the compound before american marines dispersed them u.s. officials say they were supporters spurred on by local t.v. broadcast. mosques gunmen have reportedly blown up a terminal along the egyptian natural gas pipeline to israel and jordan is the fourth time the pipeline has been targeted. yes just every week ago security officials say the attack happened early in the morning in the northern part of egypt's sinai peninsula in the border with israel. chile's nearly thirty five thousand workers from what is not just public producer go on strike protesting against a government plan to cut jobs and money its benefits the state of companies which they see as a step towards privatization the firm estimates its losses from the twenty four hour stoppage could be as much as forty one million dollars the biggest strike the company has faced in any three decades test is a threatening to extend its beyond tuesday. now we kill leaks founder julian assange as will be back in london's high court today to fight extradition to sweden where he's wanted for questioning

the brave sacrifices of september 11th. bagpipes blared as a new york city fire department truck was lowered into its final resting place. city officials, firefighters, and 9/11 families saluted as the flag draped truck from ladder company 3 made its descent into the september 11th memorial museum where it will provide a permanent reminder of the many who gave their lives. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> what does santa do in the offseason? look no further than denmark. that's where over 100 santas gathered for the annual summer santa congress. it's a chance for them to meet with their peers and compare notes. topics include standardizing the width of chimneys and weight issues. they cap off with a giant parade for all to enjoy christmas in july. >>> well, while much of the country is suffering through a heat wave, a huge chunk of ice is making waves in canada. a floating island of ice is floating about 30 miles off of canada's coast, having drifted all the way from greenland. the whole thing is roughly the size of manhattan and weighs several billion tons. experts are keeping an eye out, but they say it poses litt

just hours ago the speaker of south sudan's legislature made a formal proclamation of independence and they officially raised the country's new flag for the first time. we'll have those pictures for you. having a little technical difficulty there. >>> this weekend a royal welcome down in los angeles. today prince william is going to play polo in santa barbara as part of his whirlwind tour of california. his wife catherine will be by his side. sandra hughes explains how this glamorous vacation is about big business for the brits. >> reporter: prince william and kate touched down in california. they were greeted by governor jerry brown kicking off their high-profile american visit. it's also catherine's first time to the united states. the royals were quickly motorcaded to beverly hills for a technology summit with philanthropists and venture captainist he is. fans outside -- capitalists, fans outside were hoping for a glimpse. >> it to believe -- i want to belief in the fairy tale. >> reporter: the prince landed a c-king helicopter for the first time. the focus in canada was more about ties with the monarchy. here in california, th

government has lost legitimacy rotters broke windows and raised the syrian flag at the compound before american marines dispersed them on us officials say they were said supporters by local t.v. broadcast. mastercard. have reportedly blown up a terminal along the addiction natural gas pipelines in israel and jordan and support trial a pipeline has been targeted. p.d.s. just a few weeks ago security official say here attack happened early in the morning in the northern part of egypt's sinai peninsula in the border with israel. chile's nearly thirty five thousand workers were worth a lot of squabbling to say go on strike protesting against the government plan to cut jobs and millions benefits the state of the company which they see as a step towards privatization the firm estimates its losses from the training ground stoppage could be as much as forty one million dollars the biggest strike the company has faced in any three decades this is a threatening to extend it beyond chinese day. now we can expound there gina sun and she will be back in london's high court today to fight extradition to sweden where he's wanted for questioning of

the silence it's alleged that several of murdoch's newspapers were engaged in rampant voicemail hacking and bribing senior officials. reports the media mogul's red top rise over the decades was littered with red flags warning of what was to come. rupert murdoch's push to expand in british media has come to a halt public and political rage over phone hacking has forced news corp to drop its bid to buy satellite broadcaster b. sky b. but some say he's already killed the british press and they were saying it as far back as one thousand nine hundred eighty one that's when he went on a media spending spree and bought amongst others the world renowned times newspaper news international has been playing a toxic part of our public life for so long but it worked under his ownership circulation just kept on rising in a market that killed off others and sky t.v. a loss making and obscure satellite network rocketed to become the biggest player in the u.k.'s pay t.v. market i do admire rupert murdoch because he's a risk taker when he bought the times and sunday times of london there are people who will say that he saved the newspaper industry but now it's clear that success came with a heavy price tag morality

. >>> moammar gadhafi burned the french flag following word the united states, france and other nations now officiallynize rebel forces in the eastern half of libya as the legitimate government. gadhafi addressed the crowd on state radio vowing never to surrender. >>> in croatia firefighter are battling a major forest fire that has destroyed hundreds of homes on an island in the adriatic. hundreds of tourists have been evacuated. flames are visible 10 miles away. there have been temperatures well over 100 degrees. >>> in baja, california, the mexican army has begun burning the biggest marijuana feel ever found in that country. mexican authorities discovered the 300-acre pot plantation hidden under camoflauge earlier this week. the marijuana was worth about $160 million on the street. >>> there is new information tonight about osama bin laden bin and his plans to attack the united states. documents recovered from the pakistani compound where he was hiding revealed bin laden planned to kill president obama on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the documents show bin laden was hoping to shoot down

. >>> moammar gadhafi burned the french flag following word the united states, france and other nations now officiallynize rebel forces in the eastern half of libya as the legitimate government. gadhafi addressed the crowd on state radio vowing never to surrender. >>> in croatia firefighter are battling a major forest fire that has destroyed hundreds of homes on an island in the adriatic. hundreds of tourists have been evacuated. flames are visible 10 miles away. there have been temperatures well over 100 degrees. >>> in baja, california, the mexican army has begun burning the biggest marijuana feel ever found in that country. mexican authorities discovered the 300-acre pot plantation hidden under camoflauge earlier this week. the marijuana was worth about $160 million on the street. >>> there is new information tonight about osama bin laden bin and his plans to attack the united states. documents recovered from the pakistani compound where he was hiding revealed bin laden planned to kill president obama on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the documents show bin laden was hoping to shoot down

the animal was wandering neighbourhoods near the six flags amusement park until it was caught saturday. >> wildlife officialsnquilized that animal and took it back to the park we are told the park added two extra strips of electric wiring to the enclosure that he is kept in to try to keep those guys corralled there are about 150 of the animals at the drive through safari at six flags. >>> you guys were not here saturday night but i was i can tell you the baboon was on the loose. >> live coverage. >> yeah, everybody was going crazy. >> that is a lot 150 of them? >> yeah. >> at one safari is that the only thing they have going on? >> maybe they don't have other animals. >> i am not sure i am happenty to know they have add -- happy to know they have added more electrical wire isn't have something else more human. >> i don't like how that sounds but baboon it -- >> what? >> you say baboon. >> baboon. >> you know. >> more exotic. >> did you see the baboon. >> we say baboon but -- >> i don't say that word often. >> i, either. got me a little shook how to say it. >> baboon. >>> baboon. >> what would he take from yo

but authorities on the jersey shore are asking drivers to keep an eye out for a back babboon. officials at six flags say that it may be one of theirs but they're not sure because the animals are not counted daily. really? >> who new? >>> a rode side bomb left this marine sergeant with burns over 70% of his face and body a program that is helping veterans like him heal. >> reporter: and temperatures slightly above normal today. at regan international, 91 degrees. and we'll feel the humidity and the heat through the holiday weekend. i got your full forecast coming up after the break. >> reporter: skipper davie johnson will manage his first game tonight. his thoughts including what the heck is wrong with jayson werth. that is coming up when 9 news now continues after this [ kate ] if this icelandic mud could work wonders on my skin, imagine what it could do for my business. now, i just had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called john, my citibank small business expert. [ john ] kate, how are you? [ kate ] he got me a line of credit and together we made it happen. now, my spa has m

the first european nation to default on its debt. >>> in africa, south sudan is officially a nation. the flag raising ceremony took place this morning. former u.s. secretary of state colin powell and dozens of other world leaders attended the ceremony. south sudan broke away from sudan after two civil wars that spanned 50 years and left two million people dead. the new country has many oil fields, but it is one of the poorest and least developed places in africa. >>> six months have passed since the tucson rampage that left six people dead and 13 wounded including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. a group gathered yesterday for a brief ceremony to remember the lives lost and raised a giant american flag recovered from ground zero. jarrod loughner has been charged and he has pleaded not guilty. >>> billionaire tycoon rupert murdoch is flying london today to kress a growing newspaper scandal, shutting down the 168- year-old tabloid news of the world tomorrow. british police yesterday arrested a former world employee. authorities say the tabloid looked for dirt by hacking into the voice mails of

the ground. when rescuers reached him, it was too late. park officials say that ride is closed during the investigation. >>> the escaped six flags back boonenew jersey has been captured. it included sightings on porches, back roads. the ba boone was finally tracked down in a lay lost where a farm hand taking care of chores spotted the three-foot animal. >> we were setting hey on top here, just stacking it. all of a sudden the baboon is behind me. he had nowhere to jump out. >> police tranquilized the baboon and returned to it the park. >>> more on the closing arguments in the casey anthony trial. we're taking a short break as is the judge and yuri and all the attorneys in the courtroom in orange county, florida. we'll take a break and be right back after a short break. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the counter. in most homes, it gets all the action. bring it. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty leaves this surface as clean as 2 sheets of the bargain brand. ♪ why use more when you can use less? ♪ super durable. super absorbent. super clean. bounty. the one-sheet clean picker-upper. discover customersl are getting five percent cashback bonus at

the intelligence officials in norway apparently saw a red flag when he ordered large amounts of chemicalsfrom a company online from poland. it did put up that red flag. they checked into it. apparently did not think anything of it. there had been -- he been big lots of fertilizer, but he rented a farm and planned that well. so he got away with. >> shepard: greg burke, thank you. continued coverage of the stunning attack. we'll talk live with a former fbi agent who supervised the federal task force to capture the unabomber. what he says about how the gunman in this case carried out the massacre. and why it is so hard to stop this kind of terrorism. that's minutes away. >> first, washington, politics and the debt ceiling debate. they are at it again. it is almost all politics. there's a little more than a week left before the u.s. hits its borrowing limit the 2nd of august the u.s. will default on all of its loans. everyone has different ideas. politicians from both parties failed to reach agreement. lawmakers are working on competing bills which gives congress the power to borrow more mone

the u.s. embassy flag has been damaged but the flag continues to fly. the officialsd this was an unfortunate distraction, because the syrian government continues to beat, torture and kill people that want to protest. he couldn't characterize the mob but he noted it is still ironic the government allows this type of a protest to go on but won't allow protests where people have no weapons and are only carrying olive branches to take place. the relationship between syria and the u.s. has been fairly tense since the u.s. ambassador took a trip earlier in the week. kyra? >> we also hear that the french embassy has been attack ed? >> is this connected? >> the french embassy was attacked as well. there are numerous reports about that. that information has not yet been able to confirm. both the french and the u.s. have, in fact, the embassies, have seen demonstrations in the past. in some cases, they have had eggs and tomatoes thrown at them. a lot of anger is being geared towards france because it is leading the charge trying to pass the united nations resolution condemning

twenty four seven welcome to the program flags tough must across russia as the country mourns the victims of its worst botox than three decades when a sixty people have been officially confirmed dead seventy bodies remain trapped. in the overloaded pleasure cruise and. the chances of finding more survivors are about. reports the men's anger among grieving relatives these for the focus. around the country and indeed around the world will say the floods but. instead the consulate and that would be the case on the t.v. people pay their respects to be involved in this tragedy you know the little. minute silence held near the saying where it all happens fifty nine people know. and they think a large number of bodies still around seventy bodies that they have to bring to the surface around the pool to the be the children that we put that tragic story that they got trapped in that game for that but he said incredibly disturbing for the friends and family would still wait think the. polls. no the news that they wanted they were hoping they were praying that there would be some good news as we said the dogs are still working to achieve those bodies that remain trapped that i

the program. flags are at half mast across russia as the country mourns the victims of its worst boat accident in three decades sixty five people have been officially confirmed dead while dozens of bodies remain trapped under water after an overloaded pleasure cruiser sank in the volga river republic of the start on sunday rescuers say the chances of finding more survivors are remote less cross live now to r.t.c. tom barton he's in public because somewhere commemoration services are indeed due to begin there tom a difficult day for the republican indeed difficult day for the country but what's going on where you are right now well kerry behind me i'm sure you can see the amount of flowers that are starting to be laid against the riverboat station here in cazan which was to be the final point of the of this cruise of the ship the bull guard here is growing the number of flowers there is growing as is the number of people coming here to pay their respects and to share their grief over what happened on sunday there's also a number of funerals that are starting today twenty three of the families who lost people in the sinking of this ship are going to

officially ends 60 days from now. that will make it easier for people who fly the rainbow flag to serve the american flag.nd will be to get the same military benefits for same sex military members. >>> we're staying on top of break news happening in the east bay. firefighters working this fire in the retirement community. john is joining us live from the scene by telephone. tell me what you see from where you are. >> at 1209 running springs road. i'm looking at a total of 8 units. these are condos has have been engulfed in flames. you can probably see from the chopper shot from up ahead, but there is a lot of smoke right now but there's a ladder truck with a hose spraying down on top of the fire that's still remaining. 8 total units, but the good thing is, at least so far firefighters say that no one has been hurt and as far as they know no one was trapped by the fire. but these are 8 condo units in rossmore. they're on the south side. firefighters from all around the county have been here and they've mostly kept them away from the south side units as well. but i'll tell you, these 8 units are all without

t welcome to the program flags at half mast across russia as the country mourns the victims of its worst a boat accident in three decades more than seventy people have now been officially confirmed dead while dozens of bodies remain trapped under water after an overloaded pleasure cruiser sank in the volga river public to stand on sunday rescuers say the chances of finding more survivors aren't has been following events . there are thousands of people that have turned out here to the river boat station in khazan which was to be the stopping point of the bulgaria on a pleasure cruise up. they've come to lay flowers and to pay their respects to the people who drowned even trying to get out of the ship all those who were trapped in it in sunday's tragedy there's also a funeral starting to take place today of some of the victims twenty three families will start burying their relatives today from the sinking of the bulgaria ship feelings here. ones of immense regret that this happened and moving really also into anger a lot of people feeling that this was very much a tragedy which could have been avoided and people we spoke to just earlier from the crowd said those kind of

seven welcome to the program flags are at heart from last across russia as the country mourns the victims of its worst both accident in three decades almost sixty people have been officially confirmed dead seventy bodies remain trapped on that often overloaded pleasure cruise that sank in the form of a part of the start. of school so chances are on the ball survivors. course those events anger the grieving relatives of these this was just this tragedy such shock waves around the country and indeed around the world this day the floods the firing of havas here in russia the way i live in stay with the fans will be cancelled and that won't even be it's time to chase on the t.v. as people pay their respects to those involved in this tragedy now the los i think it is silence house near this thing where it all happens fifty nine people. and they think there's a large number of bodies there are some people he said they have to bring to the surface around thirty four to the food to be the children that we've heard the tragic story that they got trapped in the gangs when aboard the boat as you said incredibly disturbing for the friends and family who are still way think it is and

flags to 25 new citizens. williams' grandmother, queen elizabeth is officially their head of state. the duke and dutch which is of cambridge has a busy schedule and scheduled to fly to los angeles next thursday. >>> they are hot on the heels of a fugitive they have been pursuing since yesterday afternoon, a baboon. there it is on the screen. he might have escaped from the amusement park. they house 150 but count officials do not count them regularly to see if any are missing. tonight at 5:00 stocks have been creeping up and why the market is so robust. fireworks up for sale, craigslist is also playing a role, what you need to know before you go that route. that and more coming up on our next newscast at 5:00. have a great day. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.

down to the business of building a government after its independence became official in its new capital of juba. these are some of the celebrations in juba on saturday as the new country's flag was hoisted. south sudan was created as a result of a 2005 peace deal which ended decades of civil war. the north still simply known as sudan is facing. >> well, we've got some technical problems so left me just take over. i think pauline was just telling you that the north, still simply known as sudan is facing its own challenges after losing about three-quarters of its oil reserves in the separation. so what's next for the two nations and for the oil companies who are doing business there? cnn's reporter is live with news of juba. what are the challenges now, how to split the revenues between the north and the south. >> well, this is pretty much a divorce in name only. there has been no agreement on the sharing of it. the problem for the two nations is that while the majority of them in the south, the infrastructure is in the north, and the road to market is also in the north. so the only way for that oil to be marketable is for the two to continue to cooperate and wok together, eve

and the reason you have the flag, it's also canada day today. couple's first officialr the next eight days with stops across the country. after that they head to california. didn't we think they were going to california for a day. did they extend it? >> end of one day, one full day and kind of leave. >> it's really not three days. one day kicking back in cali. >>> coming up next on "american morning." >> if you want to quit smoking, would getting a text on your phone help? apparently when smokers trying to quit gets texts it helps them kick the habit faster. >> this i have to see to believe. >> 44 minutes after the hour. soft! hard! soft! hard! [ male announcer ] how do you decide between crunchy and soft tacos? why don't we have both? [ male announcer ] old el paso. hard and soft tacos. ♪ feed your fiesta. you can do this... get the ball, girl. hmmm, you can't do that. but you can do this. bengay pain relief + massage with penetrating nubs plus the powerful pain relief of bengay. love the nubs! >>> 45 minutes past the hour. here are your morning headlines. the japanes

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