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don't think the taxicab as we know it is going to survive except in some of the larger cities in the u. u.s. -- displacement not at the same scale, but we're going to see a similar shift in people who are vacationing, but people who are providers today, hotels, and taxi drivers, they are either going to contact to the major platforms and start providing their services in that new way or they will find other jobs. >> or they are going to fight it and insist on regulations similar to those they have to conform to. >> yeah, but these regulatory battles never -- trying to block technological progress through regulation is not a winning strategy in the long one. >> all right. scott i know you want to jump in. >> i think the use of the terminology clear the regulatory landscape is a little bit telling. if you are going to build something that appears to the providers participating at the bottom live of the community, then using rhetoric from the top level or approaching business models that say we're going to clear the landscape, you know, displace people without considering what the impact is go
don't think the taxicab as we know it is going to survive except in some of the larger cities in the u. u.s. -- displacement not at the same scale, but we're going to see a similar shift in people who are vacationing, but people who are providers today, hotels, and taxi drivers, they are either going to contact to the major platforms and start providing their services in that new way or they will find other jobs. >> or they are going to fight it and insist on regulations similar to those...
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u. corporate tax rate. europe.t hard u.s. corporarate taxes highethan just about anywhere else. conversions this year. chiquita banana. yo can buy bananas. the profit is herere. but we cannot tax them at a u. tax rate. is that unpatriotic? like it is interesting to talk about patriotism at a time when corporations can have religious viewpoints and free speech. >> and now they have to be patriotic. >> we get a lot of benefits from dog business in the e unit states. to payskeded to ststay here taxes, that is a value judgment. taxes,rican corporate marginal rates are high,ut on overall babasis, a lot of cocompanies do not pay any tax t all.l. >> therere loopholes and exemptions. you can get your tax rate much lolower. >> there are a lotf variations in who pays how much taxe the companies doing t this are papaying very high tes. that is w they are doing it. if you knock seven or eight percentage points off the corpate tax by relocating to irand or england, t that comes to t the btom line. they have a respononsibility to shareholders to do this. >> iff you believe in capitalis, you c
u. corporate tax rate. europe.t hard u.s. corporarate taxes highethan just about anywhere else. conversions this year. chiquita banana. yo can buy bananas. the profit is herere. but we cannot tax them at a u. tax rate. is that unpatriotic? like it is interesting to talk about patriotism at a time when corporations can have religious viewpoints and free speech. >> and now they have to be patriotic. >> we get a lot of benefits from dog business in the e unit states. to payskeded to...
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west and turmoil in the mideast have to do with spending more for those illegals flooding into the u. u.s.? some here say that senate democrats are using the crises to help bush billions of tax dollars for their illegal immigration agenda. are they right? hello, everybody, i'm brenda butner, and this is "bulls and bears." gary b. smith, tracy byrnes, jonah max faris and max roach. ok okay. gary b. smith, they call it a $3.1 billion spending bill, but i bet you have another name for it. >> yeah, preposterous, brenda. why didn't they throw in the old chestnuts like highway spending, and food stamps, and medicare and education spending, and all of the mom and the apple pie stuff that people would be heart less if they voted against it. i mean, this is politics at the best. what bothers me about it, first of all, each of the bills should be voted on separately. they are all separate issues with separate debates back and forth, but what bothers me more than that is that, hey, it is a billion or $2 billion whatever, and it is other people's money that the government is so good at spending witho
west and turmoil in the mideast have to do with spending more for those illegals flooding into the u. u.s.? some here say that senate democrats are using the crises to help bush billions of tax dollars for their illegal immigration agenda. are they right? hello, everybody, i'm brenda butner, and this is "bulls and bears." gary b. smith, tracy byrnes, jonah max faris and max roach. ok okay. gary b. smith, they call it a $3.1 billion spending bill, but i bet you have another name for...
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west and turmoil in the mideast have to do with spending more for those illegals flooding into the u. u.sate democrats are using the crises to help bush billions of tax dollars for their illegal immigration agenda. are they right? hello, everybody, i'm brenda butner, and this is "bulls and bears." gary b. smith, tracy byrnes, jonah max faris and max roach. ok okay. gary b. smith, they call it a $3.1 billion spending bill, but i bet you have
west and turmoil in the mideast have to do with spending more for those illegals flooding into the u. u.sate democrats are using the crises to help bush billions of tax dollars for their illegal immigration agenda. are they right? hello, everybody, i'm brenda butner, and this is "bulls and bears." gary b. smith, tracy byrnes, jonah max faris and max roach. ok okay. gary b. smith, they call it a $3.1 billion spending bill, but i bet you have
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we'll be speaking with you shoon. >>> coming u new details on the shootout new york city involving u.s. marshalls and accused child molester. how it played out from a cable news show into reality. one of the stories we're following around the "newsnation." and a republican mayor walked nearly 300 miles from north carolina to washington with a message for other republicans. it is one of the things we just u thought you should know. >>> he was bleeding from his head. he was in pain. it was the first time i realized what he was going through. >> that's the new documentary "finding fela" about the african musician. he's known for a inventing afro beat and using music to fight for democracy and one of the most amazing broadway experiences i've had in my life. i saw his story. i'll talk live with fela's son and the film's director. (daughter) i'm really tired. (vo) the transfers. well, that's kid number three. (vo) the co-pilots. all sitting... ...trusting... ...waiting... ...for a safe arrival. introducing the all-new subaru legacy. designed to help the driver in you... ...care for the pass
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brantley's family is back in the u u.s >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by toyota. let's go places. >>> ahead, why "the new york times" is encouraging a stoned society. >>> ththe news is back in the morning on "cbs this morning." stay tuned for your local news. ! [ kelly ] jif hazelnut spread makes anything your new favorite thing. spoons! which is why this choosy mom chooses jif. fancy feast broths. spoons! they're irresistabowl... completely unbelievabowl... totally delectabowl. real silky smooth or creamy broths. everything she's been waiting for. carefully crafted with real seafood, real veggies, and never any by-products or fillers. wow! being a cat just got more enjoyabowl. fancy feast broths. wow served daily. when folks think about wthey think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of
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pilots made a quick u turn and u.s. fighter jets were deployed to escort the jet back to toronto. >> it was extremely scary. they came in front and back of the plane. they yelled hands up, heads down. it was just awful. kids were scared. i was scared. >> the suspect now faces four charges including endangering the safety of an aircraft. >>> tonight, the city of philadelphia is offering a $100,000 reward leading a arrest in the deaths of three children. a stolen suv plowed into a group of people on a street corner this morning. the children ages 7, 10, and 15 were all killed. their mother was critically hurt. the two men jumped out and ran away. >>> after years of planning and debate, the opening of metro's new silver line is now just over 12 hours away. it could save time for thousands of commuters. we rode along with one of them this week. >> reporter: if only her daily commute from d.c. was this easy. >> let's go. i made it. >> reporter: but her trek took more than an hour. we timed it. her route brings her over the k
pilots made a quick u turn and u.s. fighter jets were deployed to escort the jet back to toronto. >> it was extremely scary. they came in front and back of the plane. they yelled hands up, heads down. it was just awful. kids were scared. i was scared. >> the suspect now faces four charges including endangering the safety of an aircraft. >>> tonight, the city of philadelphia is offering a $100,000 reward leading a arrest in the deaths of three children. a stolen suv plowed...
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u. u.s. taking no chances. this rocket found one mile from ben gurion airport. carriers responding immediately. >> a super sensitive reaction to what happened on monday over the ukraine by u.s. carriers. other airlines following suit, united u.s. air and some international carriers, including lufthansa, klm and norwegian. but israel is pushing back, trying to ensure airlines it is safe it fly to and from its main airport. an angry transport minister calling the u.s. move a quote prize to terror. the country's own airline continues to fly. currently the faa pro hb its u.s. airlines from flying over eastern ukraine and crimea, north korea, ethiopia and libya. u.s. planes can fly over iraq but only above 20,000 feet. and aa warns of dangers, including missiles and small arms, for eight countries including sir wyria and afghani. some critics say security decisions belong solely with government and say faa warnings urging airlines to use quote extreme caution is too vague. >> i have no idea what extreme caution means at 33,000 feet in a commercial airliner that has no
u. u.s. taking no chances. this rocket found one mile from ben gurion airport. carriers responding immediately. >> a super sensitive reaction to what happened on monday over the ukraine by u.s. carriers. other airlines following suit, united u.s. air and some international carriers, including lufthansa, klm and norwegian. but israel is pushing back, trying to ensure airlines it is safe it fly to and from its main airport. an angry transport minister calling the u.s. move a quote prize to...
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u.-- control the u.s. economy. housing to equity markets, the real concern can be addressed by stress tests which make it more strenuous. banks have to hold more capital before they loan money out. the market is a prime for a big move. back to you. >>> appreciate it. republican chris mcdaniel is pushing ahead with his efforts to contest his loss to senator thad cochran in the mississippi senate runoff. mcdaniel sent out a fundraising e-mail to ask for help. he says senator cochran, quote, stole the election and claims the results are, quote, a champlain and simple. mcdaniel says there are numerous voting irregularities by senator cochran who will cast ballots in the state's democratic primary which will be illegal. his push for african-american support was the campaign conference call which quickly turned chaotic. >> black people were harvesting cotton, why do you think it's okay to harvest their votes? they're not animals. why are you treating black people like they're animals. >> sir, i don't know where you're ca
u.-- control the u.s. economy. housing to equity markets, the real concern can be addressed by stress tests which make it more strenuous. banks have to hold more capital before they loan money out. the market is a prime for a big move. back to you. >>> appreciate it. republican chris mcdaniel is pushing ahead with his efforts to contest his loss to senator thad cochran in the mississippi senate runoff. mcdaniel sent out a fundraising e-mail to ask for help. he says senator cochran,...
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at the national security division at the justice department u u.s. attorneys offices across the country and fbi and other law enforcement agencies have adapted and advanced our tactics to meet this threat. as one example, in may of this year, csips, the u.s. attorney for the western district of pennsylvania, and the fbi in partnership with other federal and private sector organizations, disrupted the game over zeus bot net and indicted a key member of that group that operated that bot net. until it's disruption, it was regarded as the most sophisticated bot world wide. it infected between 500,000 and one million computer and caused more than $100 million in financial loss. put simply, the bot master stole personal informations from victim computers and with the click of a mouse, used that stolen information to empty the batchi bank accounts and rob small businesses, hospitals, and other victims from transferring funds from the victim's accounts to the criminal accounts. and also installed another malware known as random wear that was installed on inf
at the national security division at the justice department u u.s. attorneys offices across the country and fbi and other law enforcement agencies have adapted and advanced our tactics to meet this threat. as one example, in may of this year, csips, the u.s. attorney for the western district of pennsylvania, and the fbi in partnership with other federal and private sector organizations, disrupted the game over zeus bot net and indicted a key member of that group that operated that bot net....
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today's other headlines on cb. 36789 secretary of state john kerry is in tel aviv despite bans on u all u.s. flights to israel. bombing near the airport prompted the ban. kerry is pushing for a cease-fire between hamas and israel. >>> looking live right now with more than 1,000 people outside after a blown circuit breaker fills part of the center city, sheraton there with smoke. they are in town for a convention. there were no injuries. >>> the at rest of the home invasion suspect on the main line was caught on eyewitness cam yesterday today that suspect faces arraignment. prosecutors say that he terrorized an upper merion couple after break nothing to their home. we wilill be right back. sport coming up. it's the yoplait greek taste-off and we're asking this sports town which blueberry greek yogurt is their champion. it's the bottom of the 9th who's it going to be? get your greek yogurt here! can i ask you a question? which one tastes the best? a tastes better. a. i love. lift it up and see what the winner is. who is it? no way. it's yoplait! i knew it! do you want to see which one yoplait
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. >> flight data recorders from malaysia airlines flight 17 will be analyzed in the u u.k. the u.s. is sending an ntsb official to help. now that we have an access corridor that's been secured, what's the latest on the investigation? >> that means the first crash investigators have actually made it to the scene there from malaysia that began to look at the wreckage. they are accompanied by international monitors who have said they've seen to the debris has been cut, moved, so there's a lot of question about how accurate and complete this investigation can truly be at this point. the bodies of those onboard have been moved out of the air crash area, arrived in the ukraine city and international experts are there to help process these remains. they will be taken to the netherlands for final identification and released to the family members. a spokesman for the forensic investigation team in the netherlands says they have 80 family detectives. these folks have been in touch with the families of those onboard, gathering information such as tattoo information, any scars, dental records,
. >> flight data recorders from malaysia airlines flight 17 will be analyzed in the u u.k. the u.s. is sending an ntsb official to help. now that we have an access corridor that's been secured, what's the latest on the investigation? >> that means the first crash investigators have actually made it to the scene there from malaysia that began to look at the wreckage. they are accompanied by international monitors who have said they've seen to the debris has been cut, moved, so...
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u.s. secretary of state john kerry and the u. n. secretary general ban ki-moon are heading to egypt today. yesterday was the deadliest day of the conflict so far. more than 500 palestinians are reported dead as well as 20 israelis. two americans are among the israeli army members killed in the fighting yesterday. 24-year-old max steinberg of the san fernando valley was a sharp shooter and 21-year-old nissim sean carmeli of texas killed in the combat in the gaza strip. steinberg knew what he was getting into according to a family friend. >> he wanted to be out there on the front line. he -- this is what he wanted. it really was you know he had options as an american citizen when you join, the idea you know. you can select to not be on the front line and he -- this was what he wanted. >> israel says seven members of steinberg's unit were killed when a bomb hit their armored vehicle. now calls for an end to the violence in gaza are growing partly cloudier each day -- louder each day. kpix 5's mark kelly has more on the passionate demon
u.s. secretary of state john kerry and the u. n. secretary general ban ki-moon are heading to egypt today. yesterday was the deadliest day of the conflict so far. more than 500 palestinians are reported dead as well as 20 israelis. two americans are among the israeli army members killed in the fighting yesterday. 24-year-old max steinberg of the san fernando valley was a sharp shooter and 21-year-old nissim sean carmeli of texas killed in the combat in the gaza strip. steinberg knew what he was...
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west and turmoil in the mideast have to do with spending more for those illegals flooding into the u. u.s illegal immigration agenda. are they right? hello, everybody, i'm brenda butner, and this is "bulls and bears." gary b. smith, tracy byrnes, jonah max faris and max roach. ok okay. gary b. smith, they call it a $3.1 billion spending bill, but
west and turmoil in the mideast have to do with spending more for those illegals flooding into the u. u.s illegal immigration agenda. are they right? hello, everybody, i'm brenda butner, and this is "bulls and bears." gary b. smith, tracy byrnes, jonah max faris and max roach. ok okay. gary b. smith, they call it a $3.1 billion spending bill, but
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u. u.s.ing u.s. hegomony. the mismanagement and culture going back many, many years. optimist thinking the united states wants perpetual conflicts. >>> we're going to bring you the story of a california town. a solution for decreasing murder. >>> and at the top of the hour, the latest on the downs malaysia plane. please stay with us. what does an apron have to do with car insurance? every time you tie on an apron, you make progress. and we like that. because progress is what we make, too. been all fun and games, here at the harrison household. but one dark, stormy evening... she needed a good meal and a good family. so we gave her purina cat chow complete. it's great because it has the four cornerstones of nutrition. everything a cat needs for the first step to a healthy, happy life. purina cat chow complete. share your rescue story and join us in building better lives. one rescue at a time. the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17 thursday killed 298 people. most of the passengers were dutch nationals. though the death of at least one american citizen quinn lucas s
u. u.s.ing u.s. hegomony. the mismanagement and culture going back many, many years. optimist thinking the united states wants perpetual conflicts. >>> we're going to bring you the story of a california town. a solution for decreasing murder. >>> and at the top of the hour, the latest on the downs malaysia plane. please stay with us. what does an apron have to do with car insurance? every time you tie on an apron, you make progress. and we like that. because progress is what...
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the pentagon says, the president authorized this increase in troops to protect u-s citizens and property. >> pam: a divided u.s. supreme court rules today. some companies which have religious objections, do not have to to provide birth control coverage to their employees. >> pam: as kron4's dan kerman reports, the ruling goes against president obama's health care overhaul. it was the oklahoma based arts and crafts store hobby lobby that challenged a provision of obamacare that mandated that contraception be provided in its health coverage at no extra charge >> pam: high court majority ruled religious freedom restoration act. >> reporter: >> lori windham attorney for hobby lobby we think this is a great day for religious freedom. the court rule that american families don't give up their constitutional rights to religious freedom just because they open a family business >> reporter:but opponents of the ruling say it puts women at risk. >>sot the five male justices have opened the door on a minefield where now any religious employer can say my religious values can be imposed on all the employees. in the case of h
the pentagon says, the president authorized this increase in troops to protect u-s citizens and property. >> pam: a divided u.s. supreme court rules today. some companies which have religious objections, do not have to to provide birth control coverage to their employees. >> pam: as kron4's dan kerman reports, the ruling goes against president obama's health care overhaul. it was the oklahoma based arts and crafts store hobby lobby that challenged a provision of obamacare that...
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u. walmart in the u.s. square footage is smaller. >> there's a lot of dollars here. more buying power here. >> that's what we would see down the road. if this deal close, the economies of scale could allow them to have more affordable pricing. >> kate kelly looking at who is making money on this deal. hedge fund titans are doing it. i wonder whether any of the gentlemen that we'll talk about have ever been in a family dollar or a dollar tree store. >> if nothing else, they do due diligence on their investments. in terms of shopping, don't know. >> nice shampoo maybe. i don't know. >> you never know. they have a wide saturation in the market. you may have popped in at some point. this company is a popular holding among the hedge funds in recent years. among them, carl icahn. things didn't pan out as he expected with dollar tree winning family dollar over instead as courtney just discussed. icahn woke up this morning $100 million richer. and now with the stock trading even higher this last hour, i believe it's at all-time highs. he made about 159 million on paper. pelt
u. walmart in the u.s. square footage is smaller. >> there's a lot of dollars here. more buying power here. >> that's what we would see down the road. if this deal close, the economies of scale could allow them to have more affordable pricing. >> kate kelly looking at who is making money on this deal. hedge fund titans are doing it. i wonder whether any of the gentlemen that we'll talk about have ever been in a family dollar or a dollar tree store. >> if nothing else,...
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the surge in fighting in libya has prompted the u.s. and uise residentss to leave the country immediately. it spread to tripoli. the united states a vacuum waiting its embassy -- even after wedding -- evacuating its embassy. buis -- businesses have also been attacked. -- costaof accordion concordia has completed its final trip. people.d 32 body has not been found, the body of an indian waiter. next, more than $800 million in losses in sony. what is the turnaround plan? we will talk about that after the break. ♪ us keep you occupied in japan. earnings from the automakers and technology companies. we have sony out on thursday. ch analyst. sony has had a rough past 12 months. that had a rust -- and that had a rough half a decade. what will we look at? >> we have seen a couple of downgrades. they have not been able to adequately perform. on thef folks will be bottom line. how are they doing on restructuring? dos subsidy rate -- the subsidiary plan. >> they will sell off television. and plan to separate out make a automated so you can manage profi
the surge in fighting in libya has prompted the u.s. and uise residentss to leave the country immediately. it spread to tripoli. the united states a vacuum waiting its embassy -- even after wedding -- evacuating its embassy. buis -- businesses have also been attacked. -- costaof accordion concordia has completed its final trip. people.d 32 body has not been found, the body of an indian waiter. next, more than $800 million in losses in sony. what is the turnaround plan? we will talk about that...
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with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you. >> u.s.fficials reporting that 2 picnic basket packed with 67 live giant african snails were seized at los angeles international airport. the snails which weighed more than 35 pounds that's total not a piece. they arrived from nigeria july 1st headed for eastern l.a. count county. they are sometimes fried and served as a snack but the u.s. department of agriculture considers these snails a damaging species. they consume more than 500 types of plants when they can find frawts or vegetable seed they will devour paint and stucco off of houses. the envision of giant killer snails must keep them out. we want to show you some hail that came down in colorado tonight. video shot by heidi. looks like winter there. hail coming down so hard and fast. cover that car. colorado gets crazy weather like this from time to time. even in june and july. our weather spencer christian very, very mild in comparison. >> compared to that it was unusual but not extreme like. that we had high clouds moving through the
with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you. >> u.s.fficials reporting that 2 picnic basket packed with 67 live giant african snails were seized at los angeles international airport. the snails which weighed more than 35 pounds that's total not a piece. they arrived from nigeria july 1st headed for eastern l.a. count county. they are sometimes fried and served as a snack but the u.s. department of agriculture considers these snails a damaging species. they consume more than 500 types...
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u.s. russian tris they clearly are potentially massive losses from the u. imposing too stringent sanctions on russia particularly given the huge dependence on russian energy imports in countries towards the sort of eastern side of the european union so there's a big difference in emphasis and i think. the e.u. at this stage of gesture politics where it's trying to if you like to please the americans but do as little as possible in reality so i think really we we're not going to be a much action from the they'll try and get away with as little as possible without really upsetting the white house. for it is one of its worst ever transport acts into early or at this week during the morning rush hour on choose the three cars to real killing more than twenty people and injuring at least one hundred fifty several survivors are still in intensive care and this is what the aftermath looked like. i think i mean here i kind of but i think. you. know. i think you. heard what this three days through the wreckage and sorry i prefer services could resume here's how one e
u.s. russian tris they clearly are potentially massive losses from the u. imposing too stringent sanctions on russia particularly given the huge dependence on russian energy imports in countries towards the sort of eastern side of the european union so there's a big difference in emphasis and i think. the e.u. at this stage of gesture politics where it's trying to if you like to please the americans but do as little as possible in reality so i think really we we're not going to be a much action...
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u.s. under this new policy, passengers flying to the u-s may have to turn on their devices to prove they aren't devices. no power -- no flight. half hist the changes come in response to potential new threats from terrorists in europe and the middle east. the t-s-a says these are changes at overseas airports that have a lifeguard in southern california has died after trying to rescue a swimmer in distress yesterday. it happened in newport beach. 32-year old ben carlson was a 15-year veteran of the newport beach fire department lifeguards. the swimmer was in six to eight foot waves when carlson tried to save him. carlson was swept away by a large wave. and it took dozens of people about three hours to find his body. the newport fire chief says losing carlson is a tragedy in : been those of their respect for individual and he would always help someone else even give his own share. this is the first time in 100 years the city has lost a lifeguard. the swimmer carlson was trying ocean and is going to be okay. a shark attack off california's manhattan beach leaves a man badly injured. the incident ca
u.s. under this new policy, passengers flying to the u-s may have to turn on their devices to prove they aren't devices. no power -- no flight. half hist the changes come in response to potential new threats from terrorists in europe and the middle east. the t-s-a says these are changes at overseas airports that have a lifeguard in southern california has died after trying to rescue a swimmer in distress yesterday. it happened in newport beach. 32-year old ben carlson was a 15-year veteran of...
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u.s. ambassador to the u u.n., samantha power going a step further saying there is evidence that russia would have needed to help these pro-russian rebel to launch a missile like this. president obama said russia is response for the circumstances in eastern ukraine. the fact that the pro-russian rebels are running around. but some senior american officials going a step further to say this shootdown of this passenger jet likely would have involved russian support. that is a very alarming charge to make. >> richard quest, i want to be precise now in the fate of the two black boxes, the flight data recorder, the cockpit voice recorder. earlier there were some indications maybe the russians now had them. but you spoke to a ukrainian minister who said they are in ukraine but it's clearly still a question where in ukraine, who has authority. be precise. what do we know? >> i'm glad you're asking for that precision, because i kept forcing the economy minister to say what did he mean. he was requoting the foreign minister who had said in an interview in ukraine that the black boxes were still on ukra
u.s. ambassador to the u u.n., samantha power going a step further saying there is evidence that russia would have needed to help these pro-russian rebel to launch a missile like this. president obama said russia is response for the circumstances in eastern ukraine. the fact that the pro-russian rebels are running around. but some senior american officials going a step further to say this shootdown of this passenger jet likely would have involved russian support. that is a very alarming charge...
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u.s. may be getting a leg u up. altador could return. we have more from brazil. >> reporter: good morning poppy and miguel. today is the day. are you excited? i am. right behind me is where the usa will face belgium in their round of 16 match. unlike the group stage, this is, of course, do or die. the usa must win this match. this is actually just the first time the usa is playing belgium since the 1930 world cup. there's really not too much history between the two teams. there are a number of likenesses. both sides very physical. both tactically astute teams. one big note for the usa ahead of today is the striker who was injured in the very first game has been deemed fit. the question is whether klinsmann is going to use him. i'm not convinced he will be. the guy to keep your eye on for belgium is someone i like to call the man child. this kid, he's a beast. he's 21 years old. he is a top striker. he has a clinical finish. he's such a physical force with this ball at his feet. it might come down to the usa's defense and even the midfiel
u.s. may be getting a leg u up. altador could return. we have more from brazil. >> reporter: good morning poppy and miguel. today is the day. are you excited? i am. right behind me is where the usa will face belgium in their round of 16 match. unlike the group stage, this is, of course, do or die. the usa must win this match. this is actually just the first time the usa is playing belgium since the 1930 world cup. there's really not too much history between the two teams. there are a...
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, president karzai has gone out of his way to be and histagonistic particular whidbey u -- particularly with the u.s. the release of prisoners from bagram. these things seem to be antagonizing ann ally -- an ally that the next president will need to rely on. i do not know if either of you have insights. is there something behind it more than a this a reaction? -- a visceral reaction? >> you mentioned the crimea. i discussed that with him. i do not think i will go into the. there is a little of bitter -- level of bitterness in him that has increased the last couple of years. it stems from the very early days. the general mentioned this. he came in not with his own government, cannot the government of his choosing. but what was he facing? he was facing a situation where there was a reluctance on the u.s. to try to regulate or reduce the power of the warlords. although there may have been an opportunity. there was a clear reluctance. there was a strong hesitation with regard to starting building afghan institutions. there was very little investment in 2002. we lost time. in addition there was from the
, president karzai has gone out of his way to be and histagonistic particular whidbey u -- particularly with the u.s. the release of prisoners from bagram. these things seem to be antagonizing ann ally -- an ally that the next president will need to rely on. i do not know if either of you have insights. is there something behind it more than a this a reaction? -- a visceral reaction? >> you mentioned the crimea. i discussed that with him. i do not think i will go into the. there is a...
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u.s. reportedly has more fans than any other nation here apart from brazil. still they come. >> usa. uing there isn't cheap, but it's worth it. the sport's rapid growth in the u.s. cannot be ignored. >> soccer is the international sport. it connects people from all over the world. people that normally wouldn't watch soccer are getting excited about hit and understanding tha. >> tight security and increasing media has accompanied the squad everywhere on its journey through this vast country. before the cup, head coach klinsmann suggested his team was not good enough to go all the way. with dempsey, howard, jones, bradley, under the slogan one nation one team, they're not contemplating going home until after the final. >> having surprised many by getting this far out of a tough group, many expect the u.s. to go on and beat belgium. they played in heat and humidity in brazil three times. reaching another quarter final is not beyond them. >> this u.s. squad is young, fit, thoroughly professional. that is a dedicated approach to the game in u.s. not here today gone tomorrow american soccer
u.s. reportedly has more fans than any other nation here apart from brazil. still they come. >> usa. uing there isn't cheap, but it's worth it. the sport's rapid growth in the u.s. cannot be ignored. >> soccer is the international sport. it connects people from all over the world. people that normally wouldn't watch soccer are getting excited about hit and understanding tha. >> tight security and increasing media has accompanied the squad everywhere on its journey through this...
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a delta flight from new york to tel aviv did a u-turn diverting to paris. u.s. airways cancelled its flight from philadelphia and united scrubbed trips out of newark, underscoring the danger alarms sounded again late tuesday inside the airport as two rockets were shot down. in a notice to u.s. airlines the faa made the standdown mandatory, warning of a potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict in israel and gaza. the order will be updated as the situation in israel changes. >> chip thanks. >>> we're getting word right now of a plane crash in taiwan. it happened during an emergency landing. a taiwanese news agency predicts dozens are dead. vinita nair is in our newsroom tracking developments. >> reporter: at least 51 people are reported killed in the accident. the plane reportedly belongs to transasia airways. the south china morning post obtained these images of the disaster scene. it reports the plane took off from the southwestern part of the mainland traveling to an island to the west. the captain reportedly asked for a second chance to la
a delta flight from new york to tel aviv did a u-turn diverting to paris. u.s. airways cancelled its flight from philadelphia and united scrubbed trips out of newark, underscoring the danger alarms sounded again late tuesday inside the airport as two rockets were shot down. in a notice to u.s. airlines the faa made the standdown mandatory, warning of a potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict in israel and gaza. the order will be updated as the situation in israel changes....
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cyber thieves swindled about a million dollars by frawd u lently buying tickets to concert events as well as the yankees games an the u.sopen. the san francisco-based said it detected the transactions last year, contacted authorities and gave refunds to customers. the thieves got account holders' log-in and password information from data breaches at other websites or from malware on customers' computers. stubhub is owned by bye and it's a problem when hackers get in one site, they try the information on others. the head of global communications says this case unveiled a network of cyber thieves working together. vance says the thieves would get the tickets, resell them and split the proceeds. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in just the past 30 minutes, one of two men convicted in the shooting death of a 3-year-old oakland boy received a lengthy prison term. our noelle walker reports, a judge just sentenced lawrence denard to 130 years to life in prison plus seven years. we're still waiting to hear the sentence for the codefendant, will le torrence-- willie torrence. they were evacuated of killing 3-year-old carl
cyber thieves swindled about a million dollars by frawd u lently buying tickets to concert events as well as the yankees games an the u.sopen. the san francisco-based said it detected the transactions last year, contacted authorities and gave refunds to customers. the thieves got account holders' log-in and password information from data breaches at other websites or from malware on customers' computers. stubhub is owned by bye and it's a problem when hackers get in one site, they try the...
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u-s citizens at the great america amusement park. sfaxcongressman mike honda is a guest speaker at today's event. the 9 a-m ceremony is part of the "u.s. citizenship and immigration service's" annual celebration of independence day. welcome nearly 9-thousand new u-s citizens at naturalization cost a protest tonight in san francisco against the supreme court's recent hobby lobby to cover contraceptives for care act. pink s-f and the answer coalition. if >>: sun arose as not to cogently enough to 52 degrees. as we head into the afternoon as bond to be in the next day you can see salon and is that in any act nafta today is had 80. inventive as sources for the july fireworks tomorrow and the feckless to frigate conditions as if she added to the waterfront. pleasanton is very mod even in the evening hours create of religious sunday around the bay forecast temperatures will lamotte. with that said sunday looks to be the warmest day of the week more details on that, and of the existence of in this a moment. political and a little bit of a backup enceladus cash lanes the san mateo as travel freedom both directions and the golden gate bridge i
u-s citizens at the great america amusement park. sfaxcongressman mike honda is a guest speaker at today's event. the 9 a-m ceremony is part of the "u.s. citizenship and immigration service's" annual celebration of independence day. welcome nearly 9-thousand new u-s citizens at naturalization cost a protest tonight in san francisco against the supreme court's recent hobby lobby to cover contraceptives for care act. pink s-f and the answer coalition. if >>: sun arose as not to...
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flight track shows, delta flight 468 from new york to tel aviv did a u-turn in the skies over the greek isles and diverted to paris. u.s. airways canceled its flight from philadelphia, and united scrubbed two trips out of newark. the f.a.a. then quickly made the stand-down mandatory. in a notice to airmen, the f.a.a. warned of a potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict in israel and gaza. as if to underscore the danger, alarms sounded at least twice today at ben gurion airport. f e airfield just 50 miles from ede heart of gaza is a prime ld jet, and hamas has shown an e.ility to strike. on july 11, the group's military arm posted these web videos showing four rockets being fired on the airport. while hamas did not directly threaten passenger jets, it did warn airlines that low-flying planes could be vulnerable and caught in the crossfire. while the f.a.a. order only directly covers 12 u.s. flights a day, it has sent ripple effects through the global aviation industry. the dutch carrier klm, air france, and the german airline lufthansa have also banned flights, and europe's air safety agency is urgi
flight track shows, delta flight 468 from new york to tel aviv did a u-turn in the skies over the greek isles and diverted to paris. u.s. airways canceled its flight from philadelphia, and united scrubbed two trips out of newark. the f.a.a. then quickly made the stand-down mandatory. in a notice to airmen, the f.a.a. warned of a potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict in israel and gaza. as if to underscore the danger, alarms sounded at least twice today at ben gurion...
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ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ it's do or die time for team u- the u-s takes on belgium today at one o'clock pacific time. u.sm secured a spot in round 16 last thursday, even though they lost to you can watch all the action on shoulder with other team u-s-a fans.again on a giant screen at san francisco's civic centerthe u-s takes on belgium at one this afternoon. but you can get there earlier argentina-switzerland game first. the civic center as the crowds few minutes. hey there. did you select these things on purpose? not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source. surprise!lcome back. crystal geyser alpine spring water. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. news flash, it's bottled at the source. news flash, we sell it in cases. oh. thank you. oh no no no. crystal geyser. bottled right at the mountain source. now take a look at this video-- monday -- with high winds, heavy rains -- and even a tornadoes. this tornado touched down in harrison co
ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ it's do or die time for team u- the u-s takes on belgium today at one o'clock pacific time. u.sm secured a spot in round 16 last thursday, even though they lost to you can watch all the action on shoulder with other team u-s-a fans.again on a giant screen at san francisco's civic centerthe u-s takes on belgium at one this afternoon. but you can get there earlier argentina-switzerland game first. the civic center as the crowds few minutes. hey there. did you...
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u.s. russian trades they clearly are potentially massive losses from the u. imposing too stringent sanctions on russia particularly given the huge dependence on russian energy importing countries towards the sort of eastern side of the european union so there's a big difference in emphasis and i think. the e.u. at this stage of gesture politics where it's trying to if you like to please the americans but do as little as possible in reality so i think we're not going to see . your much action from the they'll try and get away with as little as possible without really upsetting the white house or the route of sanctions is the fighting in eastern ukraine and later this hour we'll report on the fresh accusations being made by kiev's or thirty and our correspondent means one family which managed to escape from the bloodshed. next families in garza mourning for palestinian boys killed in an israeli shell attack they were playing football on a beach at the time we should warn you that we're about to show you pictures of the aftermath of that attack. and israeli ship
u.s. russian trades they clearly are potentially massive losses from the u. imposing too stringent sanctions on russia particularly given the huge dependence on russian energy importing countries towards the sort of eastern side of the european union so there's a big difference in emphasis and i think. the e.u. at this stage of gesture politics where it's trying to if you like to please the americans but do as little as possible in reality so i think we're not going to see . your much action...
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u. street he was a two time governor of a border state former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. bill richardson joins us with candid comments on immigration international turmoil and the lay of the u.s. spoil the landscape all next on politicking. politicking i'm larry king with all its having in the world today and in the united states there are few people better qualified to assess these issues then my old friend our guest bill richardson who served two terms as democratic governor of new mexico as.
u. street he was a two time governor of a border state former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. bill richardson joins us with candid comments on immigration international turmoil and the lay of the u.s. spoil the landscape all next on politicking. politicking i'm larry king with all its having in the world today and in the united states there are few people better qualified to assess these issues then my old friend our guest bill richardson who served two terms as democratic governor of new mexico as.
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u.s. house of representatives.] u or the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 224. he nays are 188 -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 224. the nays are 190. the previous question is ordered. the house will be in order. he house will be in order. he house will be in order. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio, the speaker of the house, seek recognition? the speaker: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? without objection, the speaker is recognized -- house will be in order. the speaker: my colleagues, let me take this opportunity to recognize a special guest who is in our nation's capital today. dr. jessica beanstock is the residency program director for the department of gynecology and obstetrics at johns hopkins university school of medicine. in her career she's delivered over 1,000 babies and one of them is well-known to all of us. and she is abigail rose butler, who, of course, is the daughter -- while we are all familiar with a
u.s. house of representatives.] u or the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 224. he nays are 188 -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 224. the nays are 190. the previous question is ordered. the house will be in order. he house will be in order. he house will be in order. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio, the speaker of the house, seek recognition? the speaker: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one...
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u.s. secretary of state john kerry and u. n. secretary general ban ki-moon are heading to egypt today to push for a cease fire between israeli and hamas forces. more than 500 people are dead in the latest round of violence making yesterday the deadliest day of the current conflict. two americans with the israeli army were killed. one was army sharp shooter 24- year-old max steinberg of the san fernando valley and also killed was 21-year-old nissim sean carmeli of texas. steinberg knew what he was getting into according to a family friend. >> he wanted to be out there on the front line. he -- this is what he wanted. it really was you know he had options as an american citizen when you join the idea. you know you can select to not be on the front line. and he -- this is what he wanted. >> israel says seven members of steinberg's unit were killed when a bomb hit their armored vehicle. calls for an end to the violence in gaza are growing louder. but there's also plenty of finger pointing to go along with it. kpix 5's mark kelly has
u.s. secretary of state john kerry and u. n. secretary general ban ki-moon are heading to egypt today to push for a cease fire between israeli and hamas forces. more than 500 people are dead in the latest round of violence making yesterday the deadliest day of the current conflict. two americans with the israeli army were killed. one was army sharp shooter 24- year-old max steinberg of the san fernando valley and also killed was 21-year-old nissim sean carmeli of texas. steinberg knew what he...
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flight path from flight aware shows the 737 making a u-turn as it was over west virginia then cutting north along the ohio-pennsylvania border where two u.s. f-16 fighter jets intercepted and escorted the plane back to canada. toronto air traffic control then warned other carriers of delays. >> there's an emergency going on with a bomb threat with 33 left and there are fighter jets that are operating overhead. there's confusion talking with the military -- >> reporter: once on the ground the s.w.a.t. team commander decided to move fast. >> hands down, heads up! >> you have to make a decision, do we move easy, swiftly or hard? in this case he decided to move swiftly to assure the safety of all onboard. >> reporter: tonight, a canadian citizen is under arrest charged with making threats against an aircraft. u.s. government sources say they were surprised to see the robust s.w.a.t. team response, but they also stressed canadian police had to take this threat very seriously. brian. >> keep thinking of that mom with her kids, how scary that must have been for them and all the other passengers. tom costello starting us off from washington tonig
flight path from flight aware shows the 737 making a u-turn as it was over west virginia then cutting north along the ohio-pennsylvania border where two u.s. f-16 fighter jets intercepted and escorted the plane back to canada. toronto air traffic control then warned other carriers of delays. >> there's an emergency going on with a bomb threat with 33 left and there are fighter jets that are operating overhead. there's confusion talking with the military -- >> reporter: once on the...
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russia's when it chris cuomo and artie's piddle of l became a u two states after a heated interview maybe you haven't been following it but the u.s. is actually coming out with a lot of its own intelligence back connects what happened i'm age seventeen to the acts of russian militants and perhaps of the involvement of russia in either training equipping or maybe even assisting wife when this is what a horrible operation frantically to atlanta are you talking about what what forensic evidence are you referring to. twitter very or release intelligence information about the trajectory no not twitter i do not think peter this is something to be flip about two hundred ninety eight people lost their lives let's not i think they want to say declaring he's been there and really really kind of charming out very flippant about a narrative is being pushed in the media that clearly spells cold war to. the russian president is the fight on the covers of major magazines and newspapers is personality is the main focus of media attention. this newsweek article titled inside the bulletproof bubble of the west's public enemy number one begins by l
russia's when it chris cuomo and artie's piddle of l became a u two states after a heated interview maybe you haven't been following it but the u.s. is actually coming out with a lot of its own intelligence back connects what happened i'm age seventeen to the acts of russian militants and perhaps of the involvement of russia in either training equipping or maybe even assisting wife when this is what a horrible operation frantically to atlanta are you talking about what what forensic evidence...
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u.s. officials to remain in close touch with u containian officials about the downed plane.ani is here at post nine and can reconstruct how the market received some of the initial reports. >> rather incredulously. you must admit, malaysian airline down in the ukraine? one trader said, is this right? could it -- it looked like a surreal saidline. we're trying to confirm the facts. 11:00 a.m. eastern time when this came out. a lot of people have come to me, writ ton me, a modest response. remember something, the assumption amongst everybody on the floor, this was an accident. who would want to shoot down a commercial airliner deliberately? however, i hope you heard carl's discussion with general mccaffrey, he postulated it may not have been an accident. it's all speculation, but a delicious act, that may be a totally different issue. moderate response. the assumption, accidental it wouldn't exacerbate russian/ukrainian tensions anymore. di deliberate jt a different color. you see the vix moving up. low a long time. this is a notable move up and we're just off the highs there.
u.s. officials to remain in close touch with u containian officials about the downed plane.ani is here at post nine and can reconstruct how the market received some of the initial reports. >> rather incredulously. you must admit, malaysian airline down in the ukraine? one trader said, is this right? could it -- it looked like a surreal saidline. we're trying to confirm the facts. 11:00 a.m. eastern time when this came out. a lot of people have come to me, writ ton me, a modest response....
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u.s. all day long reassured investors the fundamentals had not really changed and stocks made a u-turn. by the end of the day the dow lost 70, nasdaq off 22 and s&p slipped eight points. >>> today's losses followed a big sell off over in europe, not only because of worries about the health of portugal's financial system but a slowdown in manufacturing across the contine continent. that renewed concerns how far europe and its banks have come since the financial crisis. karen has more now from london. >> reporter: it was a day of fear for european markets as investors were scared by the banking system and economic news. it slumped 1. 2% in may about a soft patch emerging across the region. we saw the steepest falls and other markets. the old fears played up around debt in european banks. bankers, the stock falling as you can see on markets. the holding companies that created the lender are struggling to repay debt and today, delayed coupons on short-term loans. the web around these hoarding companies in question have reminded investors just how opaque europe's banks are. the bank sent a s
u.s. all day long reassured investors the fundamentals had not really changed and stocks made a u-turn. by the end of the day the dow lost 70, nasdaq off 22 and s&p slipped eight points. >>> today's losses followed a big sell off over in europe, not only because of worries about the health of portugal's financial system but a slowdown in manufacturing across the contine continent. that renewed concerns how far europe and its banks have come since the financial crisis. karen has...
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u.s. is hitting russia with heavier sanctions after accusing it of providing more weapons to the separatists in eastern uan. president obama made the announcement earlier at the white house. >> if rush why continues on its current path, the cost on russia will continue to grow. today is a reminder that the united states means what it says. and we will rally the international community in standing up for the rights and freedom of people around the world. >> our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is standing by. she has more information. what are you learning, barbara? >> wolf, there is quite a turn from where flight 17 was shot down. cnn has learned u.s. spy satellites pick had up troubling escalation in the fighting in ukraine. u.s. intelligence observed ukrainian government source is for the first time using short range ballistic missiles against pro russian rebel positions. the missiles with a 50 mile range and 1,000-pound warhead are the deadliest weapon used to date. satellites picked up the heat signature of the missiles as they launched and landed near the rebel held town close to the russian bor
u.s. is hitting russia with heavier sanctions after accusing it of providing more weapons to the separatists in eastern uan. president obama made the announcement earlier at the white house. >> if rush why continues on its current path, the cost on russia will continue to grow. today is a reminder that the united states means what it says. and we will rally the international community in standing up for the rights and freedom of people around the world. >> our pentagon correspondent...