and there is a massive air and ground search tonight for two u.s. navy personnel who disappeared in a dangerous area of eastern afghanistan. our nick schifrin is in kabul tonight. nick? >> reporter: sharyn, just a few miles south of me there is a massive manhunt with helicopters and troops who have fanned out to search for two of their own. it's not clear what two navy personnel were doing driving alone at night, but they found themselves in the middle of a district that is virtually controlled by the taliban. in the last year, thousands of troops have surged into the southern gateway to kabul. but there aren't enough troops to be everywhere, and the taliban control large pockets of land. the two navy personnel found themselves in one of those areas after leaving kabul on friday afternoon. they drove in an armored land cruiser into the district of charkh. they stopped at the bazaar and continued on when sergeants launched an ambush and tried to take the troops alive but the americans fought back. residents say in the end the two americans were overwhelme

so they are certainly looking at why those two navy personnel were even out in logar province. >> let's switch to a story just breaking now. this is the cover of "the london guardian." one of several papers that gotten ahold of some 90,000 bits of classified information leaked by at least one military insider. the scope of this is huge, but is there anything new or damning here? >> reporter: well, i think it is absolutely massive, bill, and it will create a lot of tension. the national security adviser just put out a release, saying this threatens national security. there's a lot of detail in this. not really anything very new. but listen to this, pakistan's military spy service has guided the afghan insurgency. how a secret unit of special forces hunts down taliban leaders for kill or capture without trial. how the u.s. has evidence that the taliban has acquired surface to air missiles. again, not all of this is new. but the scope of this is absolutely stunning, bill. >> and i'm sure it will be plenty of reading for you going forward. martha raddatz, thank you. >>> let's turn now to ov

two members of the u.s. navy have been kidnapped by the taliban. the military now in an all-out search and rescue effort. we'll have the latest from there coming up, as well. >>> and we're going to talk to the attorney for the notorious barefoot bandit. he has spoken extensively with the former teen fugitive and says colton harris-moore is just an immature kid who doesn't want to be considered a hero. it's very interesting. >> most lawyers are guarded. but not this time. he has fascinating insight. >>> we want to begin with the flooding in the midwest. chicago just had one of its biggest rainstorms in more than a century, and eric horng is just outside the city in broadview, illinois. good morning, eric. >> reporter: these waters are certainly taking longer to recede than they did to rise. parts of this community, as you can tell, are still a mess this morning. in the meantime, west of us in iowa, all eyes are on a failed dam and the vulnerable communities now in harm's way. the breach happened quickly and violently. water gushing from the crippled

. >>> an intense search is underway for two men in the us navy. they disappeared friday. c-charlie daggett shows us the area where it happened. >>reporter: this is a low card. this is where two us sailors have disappeared from the massive air and ground search is underway to find them. taliban representatives told cbs news they have been taken to a secure location. us military confirmed that two navy service members left their base and disappeared into province. local afghan chief tried to stop the sailors vehicle but we kept going they opened fire and the troops shots back. the only us soldier to be believed held is boat from idaho. he disappeared into thousand nine and has only reappeared on video. while they search for the serviceman, others come under attack. although troops survived this raw -- roadside bomb attack with minor injuries, the military said five soldiers have been killed in separate bomb attacks on saturday. last month was the deadliest since the war began. now american troops can only hope that the two missing colleagues can be found alive. >>> open a pl

two u.s. missing navy man. taliban claims one is dead and want to exchange his body for prisoners. >> large number of forces focused on the return of these two individuals. >> reporter: the two servicemen were believed to be headed back to their base in kabul friday when they apparently ran into taliban fighters. u.s. military forces are searching eastern afghanistan where the two navy men disappeared south of kabul. >> serves to remind the challenges that we have and also the service and sacrifices that so many make. >> reporter: army specialist chase stanley is back home surrounded by family and friends after making the ultimate sacrifice. >> he'd do anything you told him to. didn't matter the job. he was just always willing to sacrifice for other people. and he made sure the job got done. >> reporter: as evidence of tough times ahead, leaked classified documents to the new york times say while the u.s. has spent nearly $300 billion on the u.s. war the taliban is stronger than any time since 2001. documents al

the vessel will join in a joint drill which aims to deepen military ties between the two navies. they will also provide medical assistance to civilians on shore. illegal workers have been flooding a new facility in thailand's border province. they are applying for special permits. earlier this week, thailand opened a new center to verify the nationalities of foreign workers it's a move aimed at reducing the number of illegal immigrants in the country. more than 35,000 people have already had their obligations processed. after getting the papers, they are allowed to work for two years. the indian group has been the fifth currency in the world to get its own symbol. a special panel chose the symbol. the information and broadcasting minister unveiled the symbol in new delhi on friday. the new symbol is a combination of the roman letter without the stand. the symbol will come into use within six months in india. it will take 18 months to come into use in the international market. >>> hi there. i'm here with your world weather update. let's look at our typhoon. it continues to bear do

. >>> an intense search is under way for two members of the navy missing in afghanistan. they were traveling with taliban forces. charlie d'agata shows us that area. >> reporter: this is logar, the region where two u.s. sailors have disappeared in afghanistan. a massive air and ground search is under way to find them. taliban representatives told cbs news they have been taken to a secure location. u.s. military confirms two navy service members left their base in kabul friday, and then disappeared in the lowgar province, their engine crawling with taliban fighters. the local afghan chief says taliban fighters tried to stop the sailor's vehicle but when it kept going, insurgents opened fire and the troops shot back. the only u.s. soldier believed to be held by the taliban is boberg dahl from idaho, he disappeared in 2009 and reappeared on videos posted by the taliban. the troops search for the servicemen and others continue to come under attack. although troops survived the roadside bombing attack with only minor injuries, the u.s. military says five american soldiers have

. >>> missing, the hunt is on for two navy sailors who disappeared in afghanistan. what happened? are they still alive? >>> sizzling -- much of the country wilts under unrelenting heat and humidity. when will it let up? >>> and upstream swim -- two brothers still setting records in the pool after starting the hard way. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, everyone, as work resumed today to permanently plug the gulf oil leak, we learned that things may have finally come full circle for the bp boss that once famously uttered the words "i want my life back." containment crews who were briefly evacuated after the brush with a tropical storm picked up where they left off at the spill site today, as word circulated that bp was on the verge of replacing its embattled chief executive, tony hayward. nbc's michelle kosinski has more this evening from new orleans, michelle, good evening. >> good evening, lester. it looks like one more job will be lost to the oil spill and u.s. government officials say it is the position of ceo of bp. a post held by tony hayward sinc

. >>> an intense search is underway for two men's of the u.s. navy missing in afghanistan. they disappeared fry while driving through a place infelted with taliban forces. they show us the area where it happened. >> reporter: this is the region where two u.s. sailers have disappeared in afghanistan. a massive air and ground search is underway to find them. taliban representatives told cbs news they have been taken to a secure location. u.s. military confirms two navy service members left their base in kabul friday, then disappeared in the logar province, a region crawling with taliban fighters. local afghan chief said taliban fighter tried to stop the vehicle but when it kept going they opened fire and the troops shot back t only u.s. soldier believed to be held by the taliban is bowe bergdahl from idaho. he disappeared in 2009 and has reappeared on videos posted by the taliban. while they search others continue to come under attack. although they survived this roadside bomb attack they say 5 american soldiers have been killed in separate bomb attacks saturday. last month wa

military says hundreds of american troops are searching for two navy sailors who disappeared in a taliban stronghold in eastern afghanistan friday. yesterday the taliban claimed they killed one of the sailors and took the other as a prisoner after both were forced from their armored support utility vehicle. nato officials have not confirmed the reports and so characterize the unidentified men as missing. they're also conflicting reports about whether the body of one of the two has been recovered. nato officials refuse to say what the men were doing in such a dangerous part of the country. >>> the obama administration is condemning yesterday's release of more than 90,000 classified field reports from the war in afghanistan. the sensitive military records made public by an organization called wikileaks span from 2004 to january of this year and contain previously unreported killing of afghan civilians by coalition forces. they also describe u.s. fears that pakistan's intelligence service was aiding the insurgency and meeting directly with the taliban. according to the white house, the discl

forces come firm two navy personnel went missing friday.ere is an offer of a $20,000 for information about their where abouts. >> from what i know right now and again i don't have all the details on this, this is an unusual circumstance. >> despite this admiral mike mullen says he is more optimistic than ever that the u.s. mission in afghanistan can be accomplished but he warns as more u.s. troops arrive there, there will be more instances where troops are in harm's way. >>> the atmosphere off the korean coast is tense tonight. it is believed that north korean submarine is responsible for sinking a south korean vessel, killing 46 sailors last march. a four day exercise includes 20 ships, 200 aircraft and 8,000 u.s. and south korean sailors. pyongyang is calling this a provokation and is vowing to respond with sacred war and powerful nuclear deterrents. >>> just ahead, a family planning for a funeral just discovered their daughter is alive. the stunning case of mistaken identity. >>> also, a visit to the giant laser buried deep under interst

and of course, as the debate over funding the war raged on, we learned more about the two navy men who drove into a taliban-infested area friday. the pentagon says navy petty officer jarod newlove, 25 years old from washington state, is still missing, believed captured by the taliban. the pentagon says navy petty officer justin mcneley of colorado was killed and he was scheduled to come home next month. >>> moving on now to the news from the gulf tonight. 99 days into the crisis, fishermen are fighting back, almost a quarter of the gulf is still closed to fishing, even though there's no oil to be seen in much of that area. the fishermen insist that they're pulling safe fish from the water right now tonight, and they'll eat it to prove it. and here's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: just how safe are gulf fish? one way to check is the oysters because unlike fish and shrimp, they can't swim away from the oil. mitch jurisich and his brother frank are third generation oystermen. more than half of their oyster beds are closed, but government inspectors have reopened these. and what did they fin

meanwhile the pentagon today released the names of the two navy petty officers who got caught up in a fire fight in taliban territory last week. 30-year-old justin mcneely of colorado was killed. his body has been recovered. it's believed 25-year-old jared newlove of washington state is being held by the taliban. military officials say they don't know why the two men had ventured so deep into enemy territory. now, turning to the disaster in the gulf and what could be new outrage against b.p. the company said today it will claim a tax credit for the cost of the clean-up. that could end up short-changing u.s. tax payers almost $10 billion. the company also reported a record $17 billion loss for the second quarter. it also turns out, b.p. is paying the salary of ken feinberg who will determine how much the company pays victims of the spill. today, feinberg acknowledged, quote, "a perception of conflict but asked who else should pay him if not b.p.?" mark strassmann is in grand isle louisiana tonight. mark, a lot going on including a new ceo for b.p. >> a new b.p. ceo, katie, is just part

. >> the two navy personnel were driving to quabul where insurgents control wide areas of land. the men left kabul driving an armored suv. they stopped at a bizarre and then they launched an ambush. insurgents tried the take the troops alive but the americans fought back and at the end were overwhelmed and captured. it shows how strong insurgents are despite thousands of troops. it shows how dangerous it is to work for the u.s. and afghan government. >> every time they can occur and kill americans, every time they can create a new message on the internet or new videotape that is part of a massive propaganda effort. >> i'm a prisoner, i want to go home. >> taliban has used a private for propaganda. he's been in custody for more than a year. he was taken into eastern afghanistan where the violence has never been higher. >> across the country more americans and afghans are dying than ever before. roadside bombs are four times effective as they were last year. yesterday they killed five more americans. >> those deaths make it the most deadliest of the war. more troops arrive here th

the two navy members left kabul in an armored suv and were ambushed by terrorists. the taliban has claimed responsibility for that ambush. >> it is a reminder of both the dangers as well as the care which we must take in terms of executing the totality of the mission here. and we will do all we can. >> they don't know if they're going to live or die. they don't know when this is going to stop. when it's going to go away. then the other hard part for them is they're no longer in a position where they're allowed to make any decisions for themselves. >> the taliban claims they have killed one of the men and are holding the other one hostage. the u.s. has not confirmed that report or said why the servicemen put themselves in harm's way. >>> the death toll has risen to 19 after a stampede at a german music festival. organizers of the so-called love parade face some tough questions about why hundreds of thousands of people were funneled through a single highway underpass into the site. witnesses described a desperate scene there as people literally piled up on each other

and nato forces confirm two american navy personnel went missing friday. a massive manhunt is underway with photos of the missing men, and an offer of a reward for information about their whereabouts. >> from what know right now -- i don't have all the details -- this is an unusual circumstance. >> alan: admiral mike mullen says he is more optimistic than ever at that time the u.s. mission in afghanistan will be accomplished. he warned, as more u.s. troops arrive in afghanistan there will be more instances where troops are in harm's way. >> carolyn: "the new york times" are reporting one of the biggest leaks of classified documents in military history. the papers are from 2004 to 2009 and reveal fears among nato leaders that pakistan and iran are fueling the insurgency in afghanistan. the document ease veal unreported incidents of afghanistan civilians killed by nato forces and covert special forces operations against taliban figures. an online whistle-blower organization provided early access to the 90,000 documents they're leaking. a u.s. analyst has bee

and nato forces confirm two american navy personnel went missing friday. we have a report on the am suburb the -- am suburb the search. >> a taliban spokesman says one of the sailors was killed during the incident. he said they tried to resist and one of the soldiers was killed and the other was captured alive. a local official says the taliban was offering to exchange the body for jailed insurgents. a man hunt is underway with photos of the missing men and an offer of award. the men left can kabul driving n armored suv. the stopped a a bazaar and then continued on when the insurgents hat an an buck. the americans fought back and were overwhelmed and captured. >> i don't have off the details on this. this is an unusual circumstance. >> reporter: the chairman of the joint chiefs said tremendous resources are at work searching for the man. they're moe optimistic than ever that the u.s. mission, secure and stable afghanistan, could be accomplished, but warned as more u.s. troops arrive, there will be more instances where troops are in harm's way. >> we will l

soldiers are manning checkpoints in an area outside of kabul where two navy sailors disappeared late friday after leaving their base. a twdz 20,000 reward is being offered by the united states. now the taliban says one of the americans was killed. the other was captured. reportedly the tale bean has offered to exchange the dead sailor's body for jailed taliban fighters. >> now to the gulf of mexico where efforts to plug the broken oil well are back on track after work was stopped late last week because of the threat from tropical storm bonnie. today workers plan to reconnect a drill rig to the relief tunnel used to pump in mud and cement to sale the well. drilling could resume in the next few days, finishing the relief well is the best chance to permanently stop the oil leak. >>> the irs is filing a tax lean against the california lieutenant-governor. it is the 9th time he has been slapped with a tax lean since 1992. the times says the latest dispute involving with holding taxes and that he owes on this family's 6000 acre ranch near santa barbera, a spokes says it is just a question

. >> nato officials in afghanistan now say they have recovered the suv in which two u.s. navymen went missing on friday. the taliban is taking responsibility for the ambush and says one of the men has died. >>> president obama commemorates the 20th anniversary of americans with disabilities act. mr. obama is expected to push for strengthening and better enforcing that land mark law. >>> closing arguments are expected to get under way in the corruption trial of rod blagojevi blagojevich. >>> and parts of the northeast have a big cleanup job on their hands after getting battered by severe weather that killed at least two peoples. the winds uprooted trees and power lines from new york to the washington area leaving more than 300,000 without power. >> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues right after this. concierge claim centers. so i can just drop off my car and you'll take care of everything? yep, even the rental. what if i'm stuck at the office? if you can't come to us, we'll come to you in one of our immeles! what if

. >>> missing in afghanistan, as the deadly war continues, two u.s. navy personnel go missing, and now there's word that the taliban may have taken one of them hostage. >>> and bear trapped, a bear gets stuck inside a car and manages to shift gears all because of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. it's not a joke. we'll have the exclusive story, "today" sunday july 25th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt. >> even i'm jenna wolfe. this bear must be mortified, everyone is taking pictures of it. you have to read the story awe couple of times. >> the reason i said it wasn't a joke it seems like a setup for a joke. he ends up in the car but -- >> car door gets closed, knocks it into neutral, flying down the driveway. >> it gets funnier from there. we'll talk about that later on. >>> we'll talk about heat also, all been suffering, i say all the mid-atlantic, the east, northeast, many parts of the midwest and the suppressive heat. the midwest trying to recover f

least 50 americans dead according to military times online, meanwhile a hunt continues for two missing u.s. navy men. taliban claims one man is dead and they want to exchange his body for two insurgent prisoners. >> we focus on the return of these two individuals. >> reporter: the two servicemen were headed back to their base in kabul when they apparently ran into taliban fighters. they are searching for the navy men when they disappeared in kabul. >> it serves to remind the challenges we have and also the service and sacrifices that so many make. >> reporter: army specialist shay stanley is back home of a making the ultimate sacrifice. >> he did anything they told him to, he was just always willing to sacrifice for other people and he made sure the job got done. >> reporter: as evidence of tough times ahead, documents printed in the new york times said, the taliban is stronger than at any time since 2001. they say the war is hand strung. they will not count this counterinsurgency as an out period. they are not contradicting anything that is known about the war but a lot of people say the admini

massive air and ground search under way this evening outside kabul by allied forces looking for two missing u.s. navy personnel feared either captured or killed by taliban forces. the two apparently wandered off base. they drove off base on friday. they have not been heard from since. there are sketchy reports of a firefight that they went the wrong way down a particular seat. the u.s. military are saying the two are enlisted personnel there training afghan forces. meanwhile, yet more bad news from the south of afghanistan near kandahar city. five americans killed today, earlier today in afghanistan. during that offensive as american forces try to push taliban forces out of kandahar. that is a traditional stronghold of the taliban. all five were killed by roadside blasts including four in one blast. lester, this comes as the president ordered plus-up of 30,000 extra american troops that he ordered back in december. that is still under way. yet more challenges for the president's afghan policy here in washington as the house and senate have so far been unable to agree on a $60 billion war funding bill

. >>> a massive search is underway in afghanistan for two missing u.s. navy service members. nato says they drove away from their compound in kabul yesterday and never returned. an official says they may have been killed or capture ud -- captured by the taliban. july is on track to become the deadliest month in the war in afghanistan for americans. >>> veterans from the afghanistan and iraq wars were celebrated at the oakland a's game today. iraq veteran had the honors of throwing out the first pitch of the game. got to share a special moment with his family, including his one-month-old daughter. >> oakland a's are may favorite dream to to be given the honor of throwing out the first pitch, means a lot to me. hopefully i won't mess it up. >> alan: there's the pitch and didn't mess up too badly. he says it's great to see people supporting supporting the soldiers who have returned home and those still fighting. >>> the federal government is now giving the okay to patients in certain v.a. hospitals to use medical marijuana. the department of veteran affairs says the treatment wi

. >> reporter: a massive manhunt continues in afghanistan for two missing u.s. navy men. cbs news reports the taliban claims one is dead and they want to exchange his body for insurgent prisoners. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the two servicemen were believed to be heading back to their base when they apparently ran into taliban fighters. there was a gun fight and a taliban representative said one was killed and the other was captured. u.s. military forces are searching earn afghanistan where they disappeared south of kabul. >> serves to remind of the challenges that we have and also the service and sacrifices that so many make. >> there is more evidence of the difficulties ahead. classified documents say while the u.s. spent $300 billion so far, the taliban is stronger than at any time since 2001 and the war is hamstrung by the loyalty of the afghan police and army. >> that is damaging evidence there. what else does it say. >> a whole list of things that the "new york times" laid off but the taliban has apparently been using the heat seeking missiles to bring down u.s. ai

. >> a massive search is underway in afghanistan for two missing u.s. navy service members. nato says they drove away from their compound yesterday and never returned. an afghan official says they may have been culled -- killed or captured. july is the deadliest month of the war in afghanistan for americans. >> veterans from the iraq and afghanistan wars were honored today. an iraqi veteran got to throw out the first pitch. >> oakland a's are my favorite team, and to throw out the first pitch, means a lot to me. especially -- i hope i don't mess it up. >> alan: and not a bad pitch. a little inside. he says it's great to see people support the soldiers who have returned home and those still fighting. >>> the federal government is now giving the okay to patients in certain v.a. hospitals to use medical marijuana. the department of veteran affairs says the treatment will be allowed in v.a. hospitals and clinics in states where medical marijuana is legal. that includes california. veterans grounds complain that patients could be denied benefits and treatment if they were caught

. >> reporter: meanwhile, a massive manhunt continues for two missing u.s. navy men. cbs news reports the taliban claims one is dead and they want to exchange his body for insurgent prisoners. >> we will do all we can, everything. large number of forces focused on the return of these individuals. >> reporter: the two servicemen were believed to be heading back to their base in kabul when they apparently ran into taliban fighters. there was a gun fight and a representative said one was killed and the other captured. u.s. military is searching earn afghanistan for the two men south of kabul. >> it serves to remind of the challenges that we have and also the service and sacrifices that so many make. newly leaked classified documents portray a war more grime. it shoes in fine detail why after the u.s. spent $300 billion, the taliban is stronger than it was in 2001 and says the war is hamstrung by the questionable competence and loyalty of afghan police and soldiers but it does not cover the effects of increased troops in afghanistan this year. >> are these documents new i

. >>> a massive air and ground search underway in afghanistan to try to find two missing navy men, soldiers are manning check points and going door to door in searches in a wide ebbing area outside of kabul where the sailors disappeared late friday after leaving their base. the u.s. has posted a $20,000 reward. the taliban says it captured one of them but the other was killed in a firefight. joint chief chairman mike mullen spoke only in generality about the delicate situation. >> there is a tremendous amount of effort going on to find them, to search. and beyond that, i wouldn't -- i can't discuss any additional details at this point in time. it serves to remind of the challenges that we have and also the service and sacrifices that so many make. >> reporter: taliban spokesman said the militants are offering to exchange the dead sailor's body for imprisoned taliban fighters. so far there is no public response from the u.s. side. >>> the website wikileaks has posted 75,000 documents from the afghan war titled "a war diary" the papers cover six years of action during the bush administration

. >> alan: a massive search is underway in afghanistan for two missing u.s. navy service members.ato says they drove away from their compound yesterday and never returned. an afghan official says they have been killed or captured by the taliban. it comes on the same day five u.s. troops with killed by bombs. >>> veterans from the afghanistan and iraq wars were celebrated at the oakland a's game today. iraqi veteran had the honors of throwing out the first pitch. he got to share a special moment with his family, including his one-month-old daughter. >> oakland a's are my favorite team, and to be given the honor of throwing out the first pitch, means a lot to me. especially -- hope i don't mess it up. >> alan: there's the pitch. he made his family and his fellow soldiers proud. he said it's agreed to see people supporting the soldiers who have returned home and those who are still fighting. >>> 18 people were killed and 800 more hurt in a stampede during an annual music philosophy in musician festival in germany. they were crowded in a tunnel trying to get to the love parade. the po

and nato officials confirmed two american navy personnel went missing friday in the eastern province of logar after an armored suv was seen driving into a taliban- held area. reporter connor powell is in kandahar with the latest on the effort to find the sailors. >> reporter: u.s. military has launched a full scale search and rescue operation to find these two missing u.s. service members. they are searching the area where they were last seen by air, with helicopters and planes and on the ground. they have set up military check points, checking vehicles as they come and go in and out of the area. now, according to u.s. military officials, the two members that are of the military that are missing are members of the united states navy. the sailors were last seen leaving a base in kabul sometime friday afternoon in an armored vehicle. now, it's not clear whether or not they were on an official mission or if they just happened to leave the base for some other reason. the military is not saying why they actually did leave. now, afghan government officials in logar province just south of k

. >> in afghanistan native spokesman says one of the two u.s. navylors missing since last week has been confirmed dead and his body recovered. the search continues for the other. the two disappeared on friday after their suv was seen driving into a taliban held area. nato officials say they don't know yet what they were doing in such a dangerous part of afghanistan. >>> the pentagon is now assessing the damage from the release of thousands of classified documents about the war in afghanistan on the wicki leaks website. defense department analysts say the leak threatens to create deeper doubts about the war and causes new friction with pakistan over allegations about its intelligence agency and raises questions around the world about the ability of the u.s. to protect military secrets. >> time now 5:43. meg whitman denies any interest in running for president. this morning the republican gubernatorial candidate told one news outlet she is focused on her campaign for becoming governor. she will face off with attorney general jerry brown in november. >>

. >> a spokesman for nato says one of the two u.s. navy sailors missing since last week has been confirmed dead. his body has been found. a search is still continuing for the other. they disappeared after their armored suv was seen driving into a taliban held area. nato says they don't know what they were doing. >> it could be a dramatic day in court as closing arguments continue in the corruption trial of former illinois governor rob blagojevich. yesterday the defense attorney clashed with the judge over whether he could mention potential witnesss that prosecutors did not call during the trial. the judge denied the request and said that if he does bring up the witnesses during his closing arguments today he would be thrown in jail. rob blagojevich has pleaded not guilty. >> back here at home bay area voters are being warned be on the lookout for what else. this alert comes after a young whale was found dead sunday a mile off the islands. biologists say it appears to have been hilt and killed by a boat. a large number of whales are feeding

. >>> one of two u.s. navymbers missing in afghanistan is now confirmed dead, word from a nato official who told the ap the sailor's body has been recovered. that was confirmed in colorado by the family of 30-year-old justin mcnellly. the search continues for the other sailor. the taliban has said that he is in a safe place where he will not be found. the two reported missing on friday after an armored suv was seen driving into a taliban- held area of eastern afghanistan. >>> the backlash was intense last night at a city council meeting in the los angeles suburb of bell. [ yelling ] >> shame on you! all of you! >> that's the outrage over the high salaries of several of those city officials. last night, city council members voted unanimously to reduce their annual salaries to $8,000. all but one of them had been making $100,000 a year. last week, the uproar forced the resignations of three city officials, including the city manager, who was making $787,000 a year. state attorney general jerry brown has subpoenae

. >>> one of two u.s. navy members missing in afghanistan is now confirmed dead. that is the word from a nato official who told "associated press" the sailor's body has been recovered. that was confirmed in colorado by the family of 30-year-old justin mcnelly. the search continues for the other sailor. the taliban have said that he is in a safe place where he will not be found. they were reported missing on friday after an armored suv was seen driving into a taliban- held area of eastern afghanistan. >>> tony hayward is on his way out. this morning, bp made it official. it's ceo is stepping down effective october 1. hayward came under fire for comments he has made about the gulf oil leak. hayward might, though, be getting a new job with bp in russia at more than a million dollars a year. robert dudley that man, will be the new bp boss, the first american to hold the position. he almost got the job three years ago but lost out to tony hayward. >>> greenpeace says it is sending a message to the new boss at bp to stop drilling those deep water oil wells and work on c

two and come from this special events. other than that we can give any reimbursement to the navy. in the cooperative that expired in 2011, requiring agencies with the amendments to the mastery wrote leases. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you for your presentation. mr. rose? please share your report on these items. >> except for the requested one- year extensions of elises, there are no other changes to the existing provision. this is something that has been approved each year for several years. the only other thing that i would point out is that we know that for the past 10 years we have stated that treasure island be transferred from the u.s. navy to title within one year but the transfer has been repeatedly delayed. transfer taking longer than anticipated, the status further explained in the report on pages 5 and 6. mr. sullivan advises, as the director indicated, that treasure island is anticipated the transfer. that is the current situation between the spring and fall of 2011. these leases that are before you in the cooperative agreement with then terminate upon the trans

meanwhile, 11 somali nationals accused in separate attacks on two u.s. navyhips are scheduled to appear today in separate courtrooms in norfolk to enter pleas on piracy charges and other counts. six of the men are accused in the attack on the u.s.s. ashland. five are charged in connection with an attack on the u.s.s. nicholas. the ships were patrolling waters off of africa. the piracy charge carries a mandatory life term. and senator john kerry has told massachusetts tax officials that he will pay taxes to the state on his new $7 million yacht that's based in tax-free rhode island, this following news reports the senator was trying to avoid the assessment. senator kerry will now have to pay a one-time sales tax of nearly $440,000. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> with new york representative charles rangel in the news because of the recent house ethics subcommittee announcement, here's the c-span video library to follow the story and watch an oral history with congressman rangel. the c-span video library, it's all online and free. it

new video from the south korean navy showing the two militaries carrying out those anti-submarine operations. they practice firing at an abandoned submarine. drills began sunday and many say they're kind of a warning to north korea, which is accused of sinking a south korean warship, killing 46 sailors. the north has denied any involvement in that. >>> an american couple suspected in at least three murders in panama is in custody in nicaragua. nicaragua's police commissioner says panamanian authorities charged the couple with homicide. they'll be transferred over to panama. the couple is from texas. they're want eed in connection with at least three murders. >>> if websites can not protect consumer privacy, scott mcgrew says, congress will have to step in and do it for them. >> as a general rule, websites would like to set their own rules. but representatives from apple, google, and facebook all showed up in washington to talk with congress about setting new rules where the government and not high-tech would decide how consumers' data is handled. recent missteps by facebook and illegal data

. >> it's unclear how the two sailors strayed into taliban-controlled territory. >>> u.s. and south korea navy ships are conducting war games this morning despite north korean threats of retaliation. off the east coast involve 20 warships including the aircraft carrier the "uss george washington." the focus is on antiaircraft warship. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia edged up this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with the latest on that. good morning, ashley. >> asian stocks got a lift from european banks passing stress tests last week. japan's nikkei gained nearly 1% while hong kong's hang seng was also up. today wall street gets the latest on the housing market. last week strong corporate earning reports put investors in a buying mood. the dow gained 2% wiping out all losses for the year while the nasdaq tacked on more than 4%. >>> a major battle is looming over the expiration of bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy. timothy geithner said he backed letting those expire for those making $250,000 or more a year to help bring down the deficit. most republicans and democrats

navy day. police in southern russia claim they've killed two militants suspected of attacking a hydroelectric plant on wednesday two security guards were killed when gunmen stormed the facility and knocked out two generators artie's later as is of our reports from the republic of. it's been reported that the militant leader the who was behind the storming of this hydro plant in the north caucasus on wednesday morning a group of up to five gunmen forced their way into the. power plant killing two police officers at the entrance members of the shuras gang were reportedly identified by employees of this station as the attackers although there's been no official confirmation so far the gang detonated four bombs equivalent to ten kilos of t.n.t. security has been tightened at all the energy facilities across russia. this is a sporadic event this is a case of criminal activity and play to negligence law enforcement bodies in companies should do everything in their power to avert any repetition of events like this in the future and if this does happen again none of the law enforcement. company executives

navy sailors in afghanistan and it's holding the other hostage. the two mendic appeared on friday. they were last seen driving into a taliban-held area south of kabul. now the taliban is offering to exchange the body of the sailor for insurgent prisoners. meanwhile, an intense manhunt is still under way for the sailors. and a reward of $20,000 is being offered for information leading to their location. >> there is a tremendous amount of effort going on to find them, to search. and beyond that, i wouldn't -- i can't discuss any additional details at this point in time. >> local leaders say the sailors should have notified afghan security forces before leaving their base. and military leaders have not said why the men drove into the taliban area in the first place. >>> bp's embattled ceo appears to be on his way out for good tonight. a senior u.s. government official says tony hayward is being permanently replaced and could be gone as early as tomorrow. hayward has been somewhat of a pr disaster for bp. early on, he said he wanted his life back while speaking to loved ones whose fami

crash as it often goes it was a tragedy that broke the ice between two people the chance to step up moscow and war stop loss of the navy been in decades and now that relationship will have to withstand conspiracy theories to embellish party last. couple top world news stories b.p. says the massive cap put on its ruptured well in the gulf of mexico appears at the moment to be holding firm that cap has stopped the flow of oil into the sea for the first time since the disaster was caused by the explosion of the rig in april pressure testing is now being carried out and engineers are checking to see there are no further leakage is the all schools affected hundreds of miles of coastline and seriously damaged the region's economy. at least sixteen people have been killed in northwest pakistan after militants ambushed a convoy of passenger buses the vehicles were traveling to the city of with an escort for from security forces when militants opened fire on them five people are reported to have been killed on the spot there it's believed the rest died in hospital. this is the heat across europe so ready cause severe droughts a

aid in a vessel called hope have been stopped by the israeli navy which has in place a maritime blockade on the palestinian autonomy the two tons of aid sent by the gadhafi foundation headed by the son of the. travel to gaza and. israel has criticized in maine when crew members of a turkish ship with aid supplies on court are killed sixty lawyers from around the world have gathered to be stern both to file a lawsuit against israel and paid for its actions in the fatality rate. pakistan has van indian film that stars and some of bin laden look at nyc the country's sense aboard has objected to the portrayal of the wells most wanted man saying it could trigger a terrorist attack marty's charan singh meets the people behind the film and asks is the world ready for post nine eleven humor. this could well be the biggest scoop of my career interviewing the world's most wanted terrorist however this man does not have a twenty five million dollar reward on his head in fact he's not all summer bin ladin but an actor in a bollywood for their new bin ladin or without you lot in but just in case you think this is a movie glorifying a t

massive air and ground search is under way o navy membersho never returned to theirir compound in kal last night. they were spotted in a dangerous area two hours south of kabul yesterday. the two may have been killed or captured by members of the taliban. >>> five u.s. troops were killed in separate bombings. july is on course to become the deadliest month for american troops in afghanistan since the war began nearly nine years ago. ♪ >> if you pay attention to the news these days you know that stories of budget deficits, layoffs and cutbacks are everywhere. this one is a little bit different. it has an entertaining side, you might say. garvin thomas is at san jose's lincoln high school where alums have come to the rescue of the school's theater arts program. >> reporter: diane, we won't get too deep into the particular budget problems facing this district and this school. you know the general school. not enough money for basics means the perceived extras like sports and the arts get the ax. alumni and boosters of lincoln high's theater arts program say that would be too pitiful an end for such a powerful program and something had to be

and south korea are holding joint navy drills despite threats of a nuclear response from north korea exercise involves twenty ships two hundred aircraft and some eight thousand troops if you will to last until wednesday tensions have been running high on the korean peninsula after the north was accused of sinking a south korean ship in march young denies any involvement now to discuss this live i'm joined by val let's check off the rector of the international center for korean studies here in moscow and hello to you sir so i'll just start off by saying is north korea really capable of deploying a nuclear strike. what we know for sure is that north korea has nuclear devices because they tested twice and some say they have a dozen or so which devices and they also have short range missiles like scud missiles more than six hundred but we do not know whether they match but anyway. conventional weapons could make a great. great trip to this let's if i may let's talk about these naval exercises going on between south korea and america in the face of pyongyang are these just exercises or they you know do they have some other

navy with a wife and daughter in the philippines. >>> also in oakland, investigators are looking into armed robbery at a desert and tea shop. they say two masked men robbed nine customers at mr. green bubble just before 11:00 last night taking their purses wallets and electronics and took money from the cash register and no one was hurt. >>> fire crews tackling a one alarm fire say they std across a marijuana growing facility. they were called to an apartment building around 5:15 and they say they were coming from the first floor and quickly spread. a spokesman said they had a tough time getting through the building because it was filled with debris but once they reached the top floor, they found dozens of marijuana plants. >> the third floor had two rooms that made extra room in there and both rooms had plants at different stages, and in full bloom with buds. you could smell it from the street. >> no one was hurt. the cause is still under investigation. fire officials say they're ruling out electrical problem. oakland police are investigating whether the pot farm was legal. >>> police are berkeley have arrested a man they say could be

navy who is believed to be held by the taliban. the body of a second sailor was recovered today. the two men disappeared friday after being ambushed by insurgents. they were in afghanistan on a training mission. pakistan is not the only one of afghanistan's neighbors mentioned in these documents. iran is also accused of helping the afghan insurgents. but is it? richard roth put that question to president mahmoud ahmadinejad in tehran today during this exclusive interview. >> reporter: an aide sitting out of camera range gestured his irritation at our questions about afghanistan. the president himself just flatly rejected the explosive charges in the leaked documents. you don't deny, mr. president, that iran supports the taliban. >> ( translated ): we do not support any group. we just and only support the afghan people. we support and we want to strengthen security in afghanistan. we think the afghan people should run their own country. we think the root causes related to the intervention of the united states and nato, it's been for about 20 years that the americans are in afghanistan. >>

the two countries wrapped up joint military exercises in the sea of japan on wednesday and say they will continue holding them on a regular basis. some 20 u.s. navy vessels and 8,000 soldiers took part in the drill, one of the largest ever conducted in that region. at the center of the maneuvers was the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the "uss george washington." the u.s. also deployed its f-22 fighter jets for the first time in exercises on the korean peninsula. the drill was in response to the march sinking of a south korean warship in the yellow sea. the u.s. and south korea believe a north korean submarine hit the vessel with a torpedo. the two allies had initially planned to carry out the exercise in the yellow sea, but they changed the venue to the sea of japan because of strong opposition from china. >>> a powerful gas explosion in eastern china has killed 12 people and injured more than 100. china's central television says the blast occurred at an abandoned plastics factory in nanjing on wednesday morning. the 12 killed include workers who were dismantling the factory. investigators suspect that the explosion was caused by a fire at an u

navy sailor killed in a taliban ambush. he's identified as petty officer justin mcneley, age 30, the nephew of a colorado state legislator. he was one of two americans who went missing on friday. their shot-up vehicle found 80 miles south of kabul. the taliban claimed they captured the other sailor alive. >>> also this morning, continued fallout from a nato air strike friday in southern afghanistan. nato command is denying afghan government claims that the helicopter attack killed 52 civilians. a nato spokesman says it investigated the incident and found that six taliban fighters were killed, but no civilians. >>> in washington, the obama administration is in full damage control mode following that huge leak of military secrets. more than 90,000 field reports from u.s. troops in afghanistan were released by the wikileaks website which says it will post even more soon. david martin reports. >> reporter: most of the reports document what is already well known. for years the u.s. has not had enough troops in afghanistan. resulting in this record of a remote outpost calling for help as they are nearly overrun. we are taking casualties. enemy i