tim hetherington was 40 years old.e" this is brian ross, abc news. >> and chris hondros also killed today was 41 years old. our condolences and prayers go out to both his and to tim's loved ones. and to see pictures shot by tim in afghanistan and related material, visit our website, abcnews.com/nightline. thanks to brian ross for that. >>> next up, we're going to turn to lighter fare. the story of an inventor. and the athlete who changed the face of winter fun. id you know c can stop frequent heartburn before it begins? heartburn happens when stomach acid refluxes into the esophagus. prilosec otc uses a unique delayed-release system that protects the medicine as it passes through the stomach's tough acid. then it gets absorbed into the body, turning off many acid-producing pumps at the source. with just one pill a day, you get 24-hour heartburn protection all day and all night. prilosec otc. heartburn gone. power on. [ male announcer ] i know what you're thinking -- leather trim command center, almost 300 horsepower, i

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tim hetherington was nominated for an oscar. >>> more severe weather blasting the west.s of tornadoes reduced communities to rubble. illinois, indiana, ohio, alabama and missouri all experienced severe weather. more news after the break. >>> now a look at other big stories covered by our new crews today. >> reporter: former governor arnold schwarzenegger speaking out. ernie nestor plead guilty. his father is fabian nunez. he told news week he knew the kid well and that it was all right to help out a friend. the family tells us they are outraged. kron 4 news. >> reporter: an arrest made in tuesday's attempted sexual assault case. investigators say the next step is to see if there is a connection between the suspect and three other sexual assaults dating back to september of 2010. haaziq madyun, kron 4 news. >> reporter: the city made an offer to homeowners who houses are threatened by this landslide. they sent letters to six homes effected by the slide. the plan involves driving peers into the ground to stable lies a slide and it will remove the dirt that slid down. it wi

tim hetherington was the director of an oscar nominated documentary about troops in afghanistan. on assignment for "vanity fair." chris hon dros was traveling for getty images. >>> changes involving a close call with th first lady. supervisors will handle flights with mrs. obama and the vice president's wife. a plane had to abort a landing after it got too close to a military cargo plane recently. >>> the gloves are off a major league baseball takeover. bitter divorce battle at the center of all of it. also ahead. >> then i spent a few days basically driving through. you can see i stopped over in utah. >> it is the kind of thing a jealous spouse or private eye would love to have. what apple secretly knows about iphone owners. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, taking control of the l-a dodgers. commissioner bud selig told team owner fran >>> the mlb is taking control of the l.a. dodgers. commissioner bud selig told team owner frank mccourt that he plans to aport a league representative to oversee all business aspects for the team. selig is deeply concerned that the mccourts $1.2 billion divorce

tim hetherington, a citizen of both the u.s. and britain. he was nominated for an oscar for his documentary "restrepo" about american soldiers in afghanistan. and american chris hondros, a new york-based photographer for getty images. misurata is the last city in western libya caught in a tug- of-war between qaddafi's forces and the rebels. allen pizzey is one of the few western journalists who has been able to get into misurata. alan, tell us what you've seen today. >> reporter: harry it has been what for misurata was a quiet day, sporadic gunfire, sporadic shelling, not the heavy stuff they've seen in recent days. we went with fighters what they said were their front lines. what you end up doing is darting your way through alleyways, down streets, around barricades, through broken houses. we didn't actually see any fighting going on. other parts of the city are surprisingly normal. you drive around and you see people out on the streets. there are long lines at gas stations, people trying to get fuel. there are almost traffic jams and then

tim hetherington was just 41 years old, best known for his film "restrepo" which he made with sebastian junger last fall. on "morning joe," he talked about the war and the work of covering it. >> really, the heart of the war machine is take a group of young men, train them together, and they'll kill and be killed for each other, and we need to understand that. we cover the story not for adrenaline but because it's important to go to these places and bring back what we don't often see in the states. >> tim hetherington appearing on nbc. he was killed by a rocket propelled grenade that also killed another photographer working with him, chris hondros of the getty photo agency. two other photographers with them were wounded in there attack. >>> meanwhile, the pentagon reports that in addition to the nato air campaign in libya, the obama administration is preparing to provide those anti-gadhafi rebels fighting on the ground with as much as $25 million in aid in their fight against those gadhafi forces to be used for things like body armor and medical supplies. and three nations now, britain,

. >> reporter: to say each picture taken by chris hondros and tim hetherington was worth a thousand words wouldn't begin to value them fairly. hondros had a knack for capturing those one-in-a-million moments. a rebel firing a missile in libya. the despair of a refugee camp in kosovo. a marine on night patrol in pakistan. just three weeks ago, hondros declined his boss' suggestion to take a break from the danger. >> and i said to him "why?" and he said "it's what i do." >> reporter: but this picture may tell the most about chris hondros the man-- not just the photographer. >> his image of a liberian freedom fighter, which had him nominated for the pulitzer prize-- he kept in touch with that guy and paid for his education when he chose not to be a freedom fighter anymore. >> reporter: tim hetherington was a combat artist... >> over there! >> tim, get down! >> reporter: ...earning an oscar nomination for co-directing "restrepo." >> hit the bottom right of the village. >> reporter: the bomb tear providing a terrifyingly intimate look at an army play platoon in remote afghanistan. proximity wa

and that's what i wanted to show. >> lehrer: that was photojournalist tim hetherington talking to jeffrey brown last year. hetherington was killed in libya today. he was 41 years old. and now to hari sreenivasan for what's on the "newshour" online. hari? >> sreenivasan: watch all of jeff's interview with tim hetherington, and read more about his career, on "art beat." see a slideshow of images from the b.p. oil spill narrated by an associated press photographer who has covered the story from the beginning and our science unit asks experts what's happened to all the oil in the gulf. plus tonight's edition of "nova" looks at the use of technology to defeat global warming. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at allied aid for the opposition in libya. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can m

and people around the world today are mourning the death of respected cinematographer tim hetherington so tonight i will reflect on his life his career and over you an exclusive interview that we had with him on his oscar nominated movie restaurant then after being held for nine months in solitary confinement quantico p.f.c. bradley manning is being transferred to another facility so we'll tell you where he's being moved and will continue to investigate the conditions of his detention and it was one year ago today exactly when the deepwater horizon oil rig exploded leading to one of the worst oil disaster is in u.s. history but on this one year anniversary we want to know has anything actually been done to keep this from happening again and we all know the government is spying on us thanks to their wiretapping methods but now the obama administration is pushing the supreme court to rule on whether or not they can track you via g.p.s. without a warrant so look for the details of that case and ask if privacy is becoming a thing of the past and then since we didn't have a program yesterda

now in light of the news that respected journalist tim hetherington and chris hondros were killed while libya so they want to take time to reflect on the risks that journalists around the world take to bring us the truth and although tax day is already come and gone the country is still up in arms over the tax disparities between social classes and asked that a recent video showing republican paul ryan being booed and it really makes you wonder when will washington get the hint that they're not representing the average american then president obama is currently campaigning in california and yesterday he made a stop at the facebook headquarters so is this an attempt to get the young vote or just the money from silicon valley then people across the country are celebrating religious holidays this week whether it be passover or easter but today we'll tell you about another group holding a convention atheists and we'll speak to one of them and find out why they think they're the most picked on group in america and believe it or not some people are ok with the idea of torture a recent poll un

yesterday we reported to you the very sad news that tim hetherington a photojournalist and director of the academy award nominated documentary restrepo was killed in libya it's now been confirmed that award winning photojournalist chris hondros also lost his life when the men were hit by a mortar strike in the city of misrata since march fourth journalists have now force excuse me since march for journalists have now lost their lives in this war at least forty nine detentions have been documented as well as at least eleven assaults and according to the committee to protect journalists ten journalists are thought to have died covering the arab spring uprisings across the middle east and north africa just this year and here in egypt three. lucian we also reported to you the brutal assault of lara logan every death is a devastating loss and a tragic reminder of the risks that journalists take to bring the world the images and stories from the ground in conflict zones joining me to discuss this is jack wright's former cia special agent and criminal defense attorney jack thank you so much f

tim hetherington and photographer chris hondros were covering the battle between rebel and governmentces in misrata. the city is under weeks of relentless shelling by government troops. beyond the front lines, hetherington earned an oscar nomination for directing "restrepo." >> he feels a gentleman. he was a very modest and humble thoughtful guy. he wouldn't talk about himself. he was very interested in the others and the soldiers that he was covering. >> hetherington was in libya on assignment for "vanity fair." hondros was working for getty images. italy, france and britain are now sending military experts to advise opposition forces and president obama has approved sending in $25 million worth of equipment. >>> coming up, a diet scam crackdown. the only thing you really are likely to lose with pills that promise rapid weight loss with very little exercise. >>> we start laying tile on a blank wall and after a few weeks, the young artists kind of get it. >> one piece at a time. how this week's jefferson award winner is teaching young art students to transform their city. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

british-born tim hetherington and another man were hit by a rocket-propelled grenade on a street in the center of the city that's seen intense fighting. hetherington was the co- director of an oscar nominated documentary about troops in afghanistan. >> he was a great guy, thoughtful, humble, he wasn't talk about himself. he was interested in the others and the soldiers he was covering. >> hetherington had been in libya on assignment for vanity fair. his american colleague hondros was working forgetty images. two other photographers working with them were wounded. >>> ever dream of living in the middle of the bay? the big plans for san francisco's treasure island. plus. >> then i spent a few days, basically, driving through. you can see i stopped over in utah. >> your iphone keeping track of your every move. the secret file that's sparking privacy concerns. >>> and skip the movie theater. we'll tell you how much it will cost to enjoy a new release from the comfort of your house. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> clouds out there and showers by the afternoon maybe a couple of sunny

british torn tim hetherington codirected the documentary about american soldiers at an outpost in afghanistan. he and new york-based photographer chris hondros died yesterday in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in the libyan city of misrata. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton has announced that the u.s. will begin shipping what is described as nonlethal aid to libyan rebels. >>> japan declared a 12-mile no-go zone this morning around the fukushima nuclear plant, leaking radiation. residents who evacuated the area last month will be allowed limited return visits to their homes. and there will be no visits within the two-mile area closest to the plant. meanwhile, at the crippled plant, new video of robots inside the reactor buildings taking radiation readings. it's expected to take at least six months to safely shut down that plant. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," firefighters in texas get a break from the weather. >>> plus, dodgers drama. major league baseball seizes control of the l.a. dodgers, amid a divorce battle. >>> first, though, katie couric has a preview of tonight's

his name is tim hetherington. he is renowned for his photographs from the battlefield.e made the oscar nominated documentary about war in afghanistan called "restrepo." he was a messenger to the outside world about the realities of war. and he would be the first to tell you he did it for the people whose names you do not know. those who are clinging to their lives tonight, in a town called misrata in libya. his last dispatch from the field, via twitter, was in misrata. indiscriminate sheing by gadhafi forces. no sign of nato. here's miguel marquez on the situation there right now. >> reporter: the fight in misrata grows more intense by the day. for nearly two months, rebels, former shopkeepers and teachers, have held out against gadhafi's better trained, better equipped forces. every day, 20 to 50 people injured or killed. rebels complain loudly that nato isn't doing enough. where are the air strikes? why aren't they protecting civilians? misrata underscores the limits of air power. nato says gadhafi has purposefully wedged his heavy armor into civilian neighborhoods, s

tim hetherington and chris hondros were killed yesterday while covering violence in the city. they were hit by a rocket- propelled grenade. >>> 4:35 now. this morning a big shake-up at pg&e. peter darby, the corporate executive and president will retire on april 30 and announced that pg&e referenced what has been a challenging year. that year of course including the deadly san bruno explosion. darby will get a retirement package worth almost $35 million. >>> gunfire nearly killed a teenager. this morning another teen is in custody accused of pulling the trigger. the shooting erupted in broad daylight yesterday afternoon on 26th and adeline in west oakland. an oakland rapper known as miss sta fab tweeted the 14-year-old cousin. the suspect is a juvenile arrested for firearms possession. >>> she said she was only trying to get home but this morning a mother of five is facing child cruelty and prostitution charges. 25-year-old jill mcveigh was arrested in a sex sting in oakland this week after police say she solicited an undercover officer. officers later found her one month old

katrina to the jenna six now we want to take a moment before the show is over to honor the late tim hetherington he is a was a war photographer and co-director of this year's oscar nominated afghanistan war documentary restrepo arcades along with men cos he also had the chance to talk to him about that back in july she interviewed him on her show right here in washington d.c. now according to human rights watch he was killed in misrata libya when government forces shelled the city now a day before his death he tweeted quote in besieged libyan city of misrata indiscriminate shelling by qaddafi forces no sign of nato. that's going to do it for now for more on the stories we cover and go to our t. dot com.

tim hetherington and chris hondros. health on it wrote about the fighting in misrata.ote indiscriminate shelling by gadhafi forces, no signs of nato. a friend who had been in daily contact with on drops went on tv to describe what happened. >> chris and tim were with a group of other journalists on tripoli street in misrata. they came under fire and suffered an explosive attack, and it seems to be in question. >> reporter: two other journalists were hurt. they reportedly suffered sha rap them in wounds. the white house released a statement expressing deep concern and calling on the libyan government to do more to protect journalists doing vital rork -- work. >>> the ban on japan's nuclear plant is underway. radiation concerns prompted the restrictions. a select few are being allowed to go in. we're also finding out almost 90% of the 11,000 people who died in last month's disaster, they drowndz. two thirds of the dead were over the age of 60. >>> the city of tiburon is launching a brand-new emergency alert system today. coming up in 15 minutes we'll take you to tiburon

tim hetherington. half hour ago we received word another journalist was killed. >> the u.s. will send $25 million in nonlethal aid to libyan rebels. it will go for vehicles, medical and communication equipment and to help correct civilians. the president remains opposed to sending u.s. troops in to help rebels fight moammar gadhafi. moammar gadhafi said he is not backing down. his forces and rebels are struggling over control. rebels and forces have been pounded by forces. >>> a second firefighter died in texas. the fire scorched 150,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of home monopolies crews got a break today with cooler weather and fresh replacements from around the country. but afrin-year-old firefighter died today and more families fled their homes. >> i said we better get our stuff out. it's getting close. >> family and friends held a funeral for another firefighter killed last week. >>> in the bay area, he said i wish it would rain already. it's getting there. >> what you are seeing there is what is expected. heavier overnight. scattered showers, the main activity is in

chris hondros of the getty agency and tim hetherington who received an oscar nomination for the documentaryrestrope" were in the city of misrata when they came under a fierce mortar attack. talking with brian ross. you worked closely with tim here at abc. >> reporter: that's right. we worked closely together on a series of projects that sent him to afghanistan for abc news. he was a model of courage under fire. tim hetherington went wherever there was conflict and danger. that's why he was in the libyan city of misrata, where rebels had been holding off a brutal attack by the gadhafi army. in a tweet message on tuesday, hetherington wrote in a tweet, in besieged libyan city of misrata, indrat shelling by gadhafi forces, no sign of nato. >> he was not on assignment. he went back on his own money. he felt there was an important story to tell. and he thought he could tell it in a way oh people weren't. >> reporter: hetherington's most memorable work was in afghanistan, for abc news and "vanity fair," along with reporter sebastian junger. on and off, over 15 months, hetherington and junger foll

a veteran war photographer gentlem getity images and oscar nominated director, tim hetherington. they had been under attack by force loyal to gentlemadhafis. >>> the soesh yassociated press reporting that in addition to oil gas wells sealed and not monitored another 3200 oil wells have been left unused. without plugs there's little to prevent powerful leaks from pushing to the surface. it was a poor cement plugging job that's been identified as the chief cause of the deadly explosion and spill. as jay gray tells us, life in the gul gulf coast has seen a lot of changes. >> reporter: it was exactly a year ago today that flames lit the night sky in the gulf. the explosion on the deepwater horizon oil rig stealing the lives of 11 crew members. >> we just keep moving forward as best we can. >> reporter: and robbing the gulf coast of some of its most unique and precious resources. the pictures from a mile below the surface are still haunting and even a year later, some of that oil is still in the water and wetlands. >> 300 miles of our coast continue to be oil but at the same time, you

british-born tim hetherington and new york-based chris hondros were hit by a rocket- propelled grenade on wednesday. they were covering the ongoing violence in that war-torn city. >>> gunfire nearly kills a teenager and another teen is in custody. that shooting erupted in broad daylight yesterday afternoon on 26th and adeline in west oakland. an oakland rapper tweeted that the victim is his 14-year-old cousin. he is in critical condition. the suspect is also a juvenile. he is in custody for firearms possession. >>> oakland police have arrested a man believed to be behind a string of sexual assaults near lake merritt. the 20-year-old parolee was arrested wednesday at a halfway house. he is suspected of following a woman home this week and forcing her to disrobe. the man is linked with similar assaults dating back to last year. >>> a former sheriff's deputy accused in a drug conspiracy scandal says he is innocent. steven sue nab buy pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges and is accused of a dirty dui arrest. he allegedly hired women to lure men into bars and then arrested the men for d

tim hetherington hetherington the oscar nominated director of the film "restrepo" and chris hondros. they were caught between the forces and the opposition in intense fighting. >> tim bass a gentleman. he was a very modest guy, very humble, very thoughtful. he wouldn't talk about himself. he was very interested in the others and the soldiers that he was covering. >> hetherington had been in libya on an assignment for "vanity fair." his american colleague hondros was working for getty images. two other photographers traveling with them were wounded >>> in japan the ban on reentering the evacuation zone around that crippled nuclear power plant is now in effect. the move affects about 80,000 people. there is concern about radiation danger and possible looting in that area. authorities will arrange brief visits for residents to collect necessary belongings. they will be required though to go through radiation screening once they leave. >>> faa says from now on, air traffic supervisors will handle flights carrying the first lady or vice president joe biden and his wife. the change follows

tim hetherington and photojournalist chris hondros died in a mortar attack in the centre of misrata,-held town in western libya that has been under siege by forces loyal to leader moammar gadhafi for weeks. two other photojournalists suffered less serious injuries. hetherington was nominated for an academy award for co- directing the film restrepo, the story of the 2nd platoon of battle company in the 173rd airborne combat team on its deployment in afghanistan in 2007 and 2008. >> darya: people are a band fork re-entering and damage nuclear power reactor because of this danger. authorities are going to arrange a brief visit so they can go to their homes and let belonging spiris. most 65 percef victims in the tsunami were over 60 years old and 93 percent of them drowned. gm may have to suspend production but they will make the best of the parts that are in short supply because so far they have seen little impact from the quake and tsunami that damage many auto parts plants in northern japan 7:23 a.m. back with more the couple of minutes. you can see the skies have been clearer. [ jerr

tim hetherington was co-director of an oscar-nominated documentary about u.s.ology and wildlife. matt gutman takes a look. >> reporter: on the anniversary of this spill we sailed out to one of the hardest areas of the oil spill. and what was most remarkable we saw tremendous amounts of oil still out there. now we expected to see a little bit out there but what officials told us was that there are 300 miles of shoreline just like that badly oiled. the problem is they're almost inaccessible. only gotten to by airboat or perhaps by helicopter and despite what bp has been saying, wildlife officials here in louisiana say that wildlife is still threatened. there is still oil out in the marshes, birds are taking it back into their nests. this is nesting season. and they get it on their chicks. they succumb to hypothermia possibly within days and they don't know how many because they just slink into the deeper brush. and on the anniversary there are a lot of fingers being pointed. bp is now suing the maker of that blowout preventer, kameron. the u.s. coast guard says t

photojournalist tim hetherington and chris hondros are being remembered and honored by their colleaguesherington a documentary filmmaker and hondros a still photographer, were killed this week in the besieged city of misrata. anti-government forces there are now battling moammar gadhafi's troops. for control of central misrata. as you can see in this amateur video shot three days ago the rebels have no uniforms or protective clothing. they often go up against government tanks and rocket-propelled grenades. the u.s. will supply the rebels with $25 million in nonlethal supplies including uniforms and canteens. >>> but the u.s. is providing more firepower for those rebels. president obama has approved new american air strikes on gadhafi's ground forces as abc news senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz reports, those strikes will be carried out by unmanned predator drones. >> the predators are a very deadly and precise addition to the battle in libya. they're armed with hell fire missiles, can help protect civilians and opposition forces, which are getting hammered on the grou

on wednesday, the brutal fighting killed two photo journalists, including tim hetherington. cbs news correspondent, allen pizzey, one of the few journalists who has gotten in and out of misrata, joins us from benghazi this morning. allen, good morning. >> good morning, chris. well, the biggest news here in benghazi, of course, the arrival of senator john mccain. that kind of vip trip is exactly what the transitional national council has been looking for as they seek recognition from someone that can be dealt with. now senator mccain told us today that what he really thinks should happen is that $30 billion in assets that are already frozen, that belong to libya, should be released to the transitional national council so that they can get this part of the country working. we also asked him whether or not he thought the idea that predator drones would be armed was mission creep or an idea whose time has come? >> i hope the president will be effective, and it will hopefully prevent further humanitarian disaster taking place in misrata. >> now, the people of misrata, of course,

by the way, those journalists who were killed, extraordinary war journalists tim hetherington from britain and chris hondros, a photographer and american. >>> in texas this morning, firefighters hope that cooler temperatures, higher humidity, and possible rain will finally help them there. fires stretch from one end of texas to the other. cbs news correspondent seth doane is in north central texas near one of the most destructive fires this morning. seth, good morning to you. >> good morning, jeff. that's right. the real story here today is the weather. you may be able to see the mist all around me this morning. last night, we received several scattered rain showers as well. that has gone a long way to helping firefighters battling this blaze. take a look at what they are up against from outer space. you can see these massive wildfires. we are close to one of the largest and most active wildfires. it's consumed around 150,000 acres so far. it is just 25% contained. you think about those big numbers, and you can appreciate how important -- what an important role mother nature plays in battl

tim hetherington, the filmmaker and chris hondros, the photographer, were killed. tell us about your son -- >> it's very dangerous work. >> very dangerous. tell us about your son and why did heny it's important that he's there? >> well, jim is a very passionate young man. he really wants to get the news of conflicts to the united states audience, really. so that we can better understand what's occurring in these countries. >> he has been a war correspondent for four years. let me ask both of you, when he first told you he wanted to do this, what went through your head? >> well, he graduated in 2007, and at that point decided that he wanted to be a war correspondent. he actually didn't tell us until he told us that he was going to iraq with the indiana national guard. at that point we wished him well, and he was very happy to begin his career in that regard. >> the state department has been working on your son. are you confident they're doing everything they possibly can to free him? >> it's a very, you know, demanding world here for the state department. but, yes,