tina krauss has more on exactly how it happened. reporter: syrian forces reportedly shelled a house and the rebel stronghold of homs, killing an american reporter. 57-year-old marie cullvin was a veteran correspondent for a british newspaper. the new york native lost an eye, covering another war more than a decade ago. >> this is a desperately sad reminder of the risks that journalists take to inform the world of what is happening and the dreadful events in syria. reporter: just a kay before she died, culvin was on tv, calling the government bombardment of rebels relentless and shocking. >> i think the sickening thing is the complete merciless nature, they are hitting civilian buildings. reporter: a french photographer was also killed. witnesses say a rocket hit the journalists as they tried to escape a barrage of shelling. helicopter gun ships are helping forces loyal to president basharassad. weeks of attacks have left hundreds dead. this amateur video reportedly shows hundreds of syrian soldiers joining the rebels' fight to take

tina krauss. >>> a bankruptcy could force greece to stop using the euro currency.could also drag down other cash strapped countries in europe and send it into turmoil. >>> four people were hurt in an attack, including the diplomat's wife. the devices are similar to those used by iran's nuclear scientists. israel is publicly blames iran but iran denies any involvement in the attack. >>> salvage teams are pumping thousands of gallons of fuel from a wrecked italian cruise ship. the contra concordia run aground. at least 17 people died, 15 are still missing. operations to remove the fuel and divert the threat of a fuel spill were delayed by rough waters. the process is expected to take more than a month. >>> a flu scare at an airport forced officials to quarantine an airport. over 17 japanese students were prevented from leaving the plane. outbreaks of bird and swine flu in recent years have heightened alert and raised health precautions. >>> in tonight's health watch it can take a long time to heal from a broken heart. but heart experts warn, for some people it can be

tina krauss, cbs news. >> and those protests are spreading to more cities. at least 11 people have died so far in all that violence. lesli? >>> debate is underway to make maryland the eighth state along with the district to recognize gay marriages. the 47-member senate is considering amendments to the legislation before casting votes. the full house has passed that same-sex marriage bill. the senate is expected to follow suit and forward the historic measure to governor martin o'malley for his signature. opponents will try to put that issue before voters in a november referendum. >>> ever seen one of these blue bins to collect the books for charity? coming up, our investigation reveals your donations, they may not all go to charity afterall. >>> web companies are making it easier to let users take back some of their privacy. we'll be coming up next with that story. >>> a partial victory for the abortion rights in virginia. we'll have the latest from virginia when we come back. >>> they will not become law this year. the virginia senate, they voted 24-14 to c

tina krauss, wjz eyewitness news. >>> now bankruptcy could force greece to stop using the euro currenty. - - currency. it could also drag down other european markets into turmoil. >>> four people were hurt in the attacks including the diplomat's wife and four other people in the car. israel is blaming iran but iran denies any involvement in the attacks. >>> crews are sifting through a landfill. searching for clues in the case of a utah man who killed himself and his two children in a house fire. monique griego is live. >> reporter: dozens of volunteers are working at a recycling center. they're going through mounds of shredded paper thrown out by powell before he set his house on fire. denise. >> thank you, monique. powell was a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife. >>> as officials wait for toxicology results for whitney houston, her last public appearance is released. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, our whitney houston investigation. why did the life of one of the best voices. >> whitney houston one of the greatest voices of our generation has died. >>

tina krauss reports for wjz, foreign leaders are meeting to demand an end to the killing. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters lail to syrian president tried to storm a international conference in tanesha. foreign ministers from 50 countrys are meeting the demand an end to the violence in syria. u.s. secretary of state, hilary clinton, is among those at the gathering, calling for a series fire the allow humanitarian aid in to the country and and pressing for sanctions and travel bans. rebels are locked in a battle with syrian government forces and asking international leaders to send them more weapons to take down the regime. activists say troops executed 18 people in a village of central syria friday including at least five children. the united nations humanitarian chief says the situation is deteriorating and the syrian government is blocking aid. thousands died in the upper rising that began a year ago. clinton says ha sad will have more blood on his hands if he doesn't let aid through. russia and china are not taking part in the talks after rejecting an earlier u.n. proposal to end

. >>> tina krauss says the violence is escalating in afghanistan. >> reporter: a suicide bomber struckhis base in eastern afghanistan as u.s. forces were coming off duty. the blast killed at least nine afghans and injured dozens more including several american soldiers. the taliban called the attack pay back for the coran burnings at a u.s. base. over the weekend an afghan policeman killed two u.s. officers at the interior minister in kabul. riots are raging across afghanistan despite continued apologies from president obama and military commanders who have called the burning an accident. >> we are condemning it in the strongest possible terms. >> reporter: furious protesters threw a bomb injuring seven american special forces. the violence prompted the united nations to evacuate its international staff from the area. nato has pulled their advisors. despite the pull back, america is dedicated to its mission in afghanistan. a mission that includes training afghan troops u.s. soldiers are not ever sure they can trust. >> reporter: 11 people were killed in the protest. government forces c