twenty dead along the u.s. east coast hurricane irene a monster through new york causing severe flooding neighboring.

irene blasted the bahamas, with winds of 115 miles an hour and headed toward a weekend strike on the u.s. east coast. and wall street pulled back, after a three-day rally. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 170 points. find more about the coming storm on our website, kwame holman has the details. kwame? >> holman: track hurricane irene's path using a special map with data from n.o.a.a., google and others. that's on the rundown blog. is eating healthy bad for your family's budget? our health unit examines the costs of good nutrition and offers strategies for smart shopping at the grocery store. plus we look at nasa research on how black holes can consume a star. watch an animation on our science page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray. >> suarez: and that's the

twenty dead along the u.s. east coast hurricane irene haas and through new york causing severe flooding while moving millions of our electricity. this is a review hello and welcome to the program. let's start in libya rebels have ruled out any possibility of talks with monica his side the national transitional council says all the colonel deserves is already dialogue. has spoken to the rebels and reports now from tripoli. we have been able to speak to rubbles information minister here in tripoli and he has made his position quite clear the rebels will not negotiate with the criminals the rebels will not negotiate with the killer is they want gadhafi and they're running after him street after street district after district and as soon as they catch him they will throw him to jail this statement comes after the new solution use it appears that. duff is information chief has apparently called a.p.'s headquarters and has said that kentucky is ready for talks with the rabble to form transitional government and his even a

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hurricane irene and killed at least twenty officers sweeping up the u.s. east coast with many cities including new york faced with severe flooding and not to hit a tree city affecting me. right now italy has been one of the major players in recent nato led military campaigns such as in afghanistan and media up next on she talks to de fazio as to intrigue of talk of time and weekly news magazine and espresso about the country's role and these conflicts are in his view that economic interests are big time and politicians. you've. allegations of italian forces paying private for the taliban first appeared in the media in t. thousand and nine planes that were furiously denied by but now u.s. diplomatic cables uncovered by italian less press a magazine veil that concerns a video that's payments reached the highest levels of the us administration we're joined now by the editor thing jenny thank you very much for joining us say you magazine uncovered these diplomatic cables yeah these cables go. down so what was going on in afghanistan we have the difference and the s

check on crites black gold oil prices up to solve that soft oil refineries and terminals along the u.s. east coast well the worst of the tropical storm and also east fears of fuel supply disruptions. and looking at precious metals gold as well all of us are losing that she won the dollars but still trading high of one thousand eight hundred fourteen dollars but ours console but it's trading at wrong so she went on this. earth is talk of the high about trading is three and as long as the markets are closed for a holiday break start small the strongest performance with the main index running seven percent financials are losing the gains so the decision at all is about three point six percent and our goals are when we sent the sign. on russian markets are trading strongly high at the r.t.s. was any of the three percent and the mice exists to know how to stand higher let's see what's happening on the my stocks some individual share moves here banking stocks are among the best before the sow's. percent truck maker to come us is gaining as well the company has posted to three and help the middle o

little while we'll storm watch that never lying low as a tropical storm irene so we thought the u.s. east coast turning streets of the big apple and many other places into everybody's . prime minister vladimir putin has ordered every view and improvements to russia's space industry after yet another unmanned spacecraft crashed on wednesday the progress has blasted all with cargo for the crew of the international space station before hurtling barked earth in siberia the crash has sparked fears of contamination from toxic fuel that could be dangerous for local people and the environment jake agrees with the story. the moment it's all came crashing down. launched on wednesday from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later the progress craft atop a soyuz rocket plummeted back to earth i thought it was a plane a first but then i realized goings never fly there close or quietly then it turned into some white object and i saw that it was sparkling and i heard a loud noise it was like three bangs one really loud and two quieter it was due to dock with the international space

we'll staunch the city that never sleeps has been lying low as tropical storm irene sweeps up the u.s. east coast turning streets of the big apple and many other places into rivers while claiming nineteen lives. and find out why some believe france is harsh austerity cuts could lead to british style rivals social unrest. prime minister vladimir putin has ordered a review and improvements to russia's space industry after yet another unmanned spacecraft crashed on wednesday the programmers have blasted out with cargo for the crew of the international space station before hurtling back to earth in siberia the crash has sparked fears of contamination from toxic fuel that could be dangerous for local people and being warm and jacob grieves the story. the moment it's came crashing down. launched on wednesday from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later the progress craft atop a soyuz rocket plummeted back to earth i thought it was a plane and first i don't but then i realized going never flying there tomorrow or quietly and then it turned into some white object and then sa

tropical storm irene leaves a million people without power along the u.s. east and so.

. >>> and hurricane irene churning up the u.s. east coast. hundreds of thousands have already fled. 16 million americans are in the path of this monster storm. we've got all the angles covered on both stories. right now on world report. >>> it's early morning in tripoli where rebel forces control most but not all of the capital city. there's sporadic but fierce fighting in several parts of tripoli. cnn journalists report hearing a nearly constant chorus of gunfire as rebels root out gadhafi loyalists. that sets up gruesome scenes of bodies strewn across a field. no one knows which side is responsible for the killings. as for muammar gadhafi, nato announced it's helping in the hunt for the libyan leader. on thursday rebels said they thought they had him cornered but were wrong. he is still missing. but another audio recording has surfaced. listen. >> translator: do not leave tripoli for the rats. do not leave them. fight them. destroy them. you are the overwhelming majority. you have marched in millions. march with the same millions but fight

you're watching our team now let's look at some world news in brief this hour the u.s. east coast has started clearing up after tropical storm irene ripped through what cities officials say at least twenty people have been killed and millions of homes left without power the downgrade of hurricane caused the destruction to new york subway services as well though the devastation there is much less than expected irene is now approaching be canadian at north east. at least thirty five people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks across iraq the most violent blast rocked the largest sunni mosque in western baghdad claiming twenty eight lives explosions calm as the muslim world celebrates ramadan no one has claimed responsibility for the flurry of violence a low and out of al qaeda linked group had promised attacks during the holy month. the parents finance minister yoshihiko noda is set to become the country's next prime minister that's after the ruling democratic party elected him as its new chief not a will replace the outgoing premier not a con and will be japan's six p

u.s. -- east and west berlin. the danube delta. they are reform the catholic church. it was 50 years ago this month that the berlin wall was built. friends and family were cut off from each other, east separated from west. one family was house right next to the wall. they started the dangerous task of digging an escape tunnel. 30 made it to the west. today, they are back in their former home and the historic tunnel has ben unearthed. >> a historic site that is less than 50 years old. they are excavating an escape tunnel built in 1963. right now, he is clearing sand from the tunnel's remaning supports. discoveries like this from germany's more recent past are almost as good as ancient artifacts. >> we were fortunate enough to uncover four sections of the escape tunnel. it was a successful escape. nobody was killed or injured. the fact that we can uncover the for structure with this underground escape tunnel in such a compromise space. that really is a happy moment for an archeologist like me. >> he was just 11 years old when he crawled through the tunnel with family an

with nineteen dead along the u.s. east coast hurricane irene poses for new york causing severe flooding well leaving millions without electricity. as the headlines coming up next part two of all the special report on the countertop punishment debate in the united states as well me the family of a sixteen year old boy who was executed in one thousand nine hundred ninety one as sister debbie lives not far from the penitentiary town she too used to take care of her nephew quite a lot when volunteer was out on the road well and laura knew her well. were offered just if it had been any morning. you know we've been rocked there with bells you know ringing because it's. payback it's it's it's you know whatever but when it's someone that that you care about. and. you know. it's mix them up it's it's unexplainable. it's. it's. it's a you. can call it for. so wastes. he was the last. part of me. and my sister in. his car. he was my sister's child she's gone now he's gone now they're all. in that society and. do i feel responsible fo

and with nineteen dead along the u.s. east credits to hurricane irene concept for new york city if not a leading their lives without electricity. as the headlines coming up next part two of the special report on the capital punishment debate in the united states as a family of a sixteen year old boy who was executed in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine. sister debbie lives not far from the penitentiary town she too used to take care of her nephew quite a lot when volunteer was out on the road noelle and laura knew her well. for we're all for justice if it would be. you know we've been right there with. bells you know ringing because it's payback it's been it's it's you know whatever but when it's someone that that you care about. you did the same you know. it's mixed emotions it's it's unexplainable. it's sad. it's. so. uncalled for. so waste. he was the last see. part of me. and my sister in. his car. she's gone now he's gone. in that says not easily. do i feel responsible for helping the fusion yes. do i feel bad about i

u.s. a 5.3 temblor shook colorado overnight, the strongest there in a century. back in washington, even if it was not "the big one," it was one to remember, and the strongest quake on the east 1886. for more on the quake, we're joined by david applegate, associate director for natural hazards at the u.s. geological survey. thanks for being with us. >> sure thing. >> suarez: first, tell us what kind of quake was it. >> well, this was the shallow earthquake was what we call reverse motion. so think of it like one part of a fault pushing up or thrusting over another part. so we refer to that as a reverse or thrusting motion. >> sreenivasan: is that something that's common in the northeast? i'm used to some of these in northern california, but i haven't heard of this. >> right. it is in this general region, this central virginia seismic zone which is the area of this particular quake we've seen a number of different types of motion. and that reflects the fact that what you're looking at are very, very ancient faults for the most part. you know, this is in many ways a reminder that the eastern u.s., which currently is far from any plate boundary where about 90% of earthquakes oc

hurricane irene has killed at least twenty after sweeping out of the u.s. east coast within their decisions including new york faced with severe flooding a massive atrocity cards are affecting millions. of those the headlines up next to central asia where we explore how small was soviet republic up to treat its time it's very interesting here is after the fall of the us itself. tenchi just on a former soviet republic became independent in one nine hundred ninety one. that were an independent state is important but it's only good as long as it's backed by economic performance. unemployment is the greatest issue in this independent central asian country meaning one and a half million migrant workers flock to russia from tragic just on a loan they have left their country to feed their families. after the breakup of the soviet union we had a very hard time but then we somehow learned to take things in stride. the situation got even worse following the devastating civil war that broke out during the first years of independence the nation still healing its wounds even

the u.s. east coast picks up the pieces after being hit by a deadly storm. and a modern-day gold rush. the prospectors, and digging. -- come digging. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. today algeria has confirmed colonel gaddafi's family including his wife and two sons have arrived in the his -- in the country after fleeing from libya. colonel gaddafi remains at large. the rebels are 20 miles from his last stronghold. we begin with our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. >> these are the only portraits of colonel gaddafi you will see these days. the colonel relied on his family increasingly in the last months of power. his daughter said he would never step down. ayesha fled to algeria with her mother and two brothers, including hannibal. saif al islam has also disappeared from view. like his father, he is wanted by the international criminal court. according to information received from the bbc. anti-gadhafi fighters are pushing to the colonel's birthplace. is a vital operation for the powers in this land. >> just a brief time

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holman: emergency declarations went out today as hurricane irene headed for a weekend assault on the u.s. eastst. the storm packed winds of 115 miles an hour as it blasted the bahamas. irene's wind and rain lashed and thrashed normally tranquil beaches in the bahamas, leaving reports of extensive damage. some of the smaller islands took a beating as the category three storm blew along the entire length of the archipelago. >> we had a two-day vacation. >> holman: and ahead of the growing storm, the exodus from beaches in north and south carolina grew, as new forecast tracks showed irene wobbling back to the west. north carolina governor bev perdue warned more than 200- thousand people to head for higher ground, with four coastal counties ordering mandatory evacuations. >> we're asking people all over eastern north carolina and our coastal regions to take this storm very seriously and to begin to implement their plans. >> holman: as always, some people decided to stay put, despite the warnings. >> we got chased off last year by the storm and it amounted to nothing so we're not going to go anywhe

the hurricane is gaining strength and could hit the u.s. east coast as a category 3 storm. folks in florida are getting ready. >> flash lights, your lanterns, your charcoal. >> and then at the end we have water and gas cans for your generators and stuff like that. >> i remember hurricane andrew. i was completely unprepared for it. but this time, i'm going to be prepared. there are reports of rockslides, but no significant damage or injuries. >>> also in colorado, prosecutors fil infant fall on friday. police are using surveillance tapes to say the circumstances are obviously suspicious. >>> today a new york judge is expected to drop all criminal charges in the sexual assault case against dominique strauss-kahn. prosecutors want the case dismissed simply because they stopped believing their witness. outside the state supreme court house in new york. >> simply put the d.a. doesn't want to fight a fight he believes he cannot win. in court documents he's made clear he and his team don't believe the accuser beyond a reasonable doubt, that's the key phrase, a reasonable doubt, th

to the markets now oil prices a makes the song that's up to the refiners and terminals along the u.s. east coast whether the worst ever tropical storm season fears of fuel supply disruptions. let's look at the precious metals gold is extending its two point three percent rally in the previous session that's up to investors faced with uncertainties only u.s. federal reserve stimulus plans to take some money off the table and so it was also all trading at around forty forty six dollars forty one dollars sorry about the problems. most asian stock markets started the week on a positive note following friday's address on wall street now that a reserve chairman ben bernanke speech encouraged prize gains in japan are limited by strong the yen pressuring profits of exporters meanwhile hong kong's hang seng is supported by stronger energy stocks china's refining giant snowpack rose almost five percent after posting strong results at last. and russia's r.t.s. start of the week on a positive note as well wising over two percent energy and banking stocks the main gainers demise it's will open soon on

u.s. is following irene's trail as the storm is now leaving america's east coast and moving towards canada we've got the latest video and updates for you as they happen on mine also there. you know some clue that one of the places that looms even if you all might just want my hands here is that i'm going to me the only to. lucy strong pleasingly made sure to recognize any trolls except one of my it was the people and parts he has got hold of a previously unseen one thousand nine hundred five interview with rocco milan to the x. bosnian serb commander who now faces charges of genocide happen hague he gave his interview of what happened his view i should say of what happened in summer neat stuff during the bosnian war full interview is available arts and. nearly a billion people in the world are knowing hungry every day. in the united states even our trash cans are filled with food you just have to go get it all of these perfectly good eggs because one was cracked didn't even get all over the other ones just threw them all away about and she's from the german alps clearly in like the upper c

u.s. is following irene's trail of the storm is now leaving america's east coast and moving to canada we've got the latest videos and things as they happen also there. just included i'm a person who belongs to my people. just like my ancestors would recognise any transit. which one of my. party has got hold of a previously unseen one thousand nine hundred five interview with rocco ballade it's the acts of bob mann third commander who now faces charges of genocide hate he gave his view of what happened in separate needs so during the bosnian war and the full interview is available right now for you at r.t. dot com. well back to our top story now let's get some more reaction on what's been happening in libya artie's military contributor you get to her so that's the blocked out of the country's economy by the conflict but why on nato soldiers. from the outset was supposed to be. french intelligence covert mission and indeed it could have been resulted successfully in a palace coup with the minimal damage to the civilian population and effectively arranging a regime change with a minimum loss o

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u.s. that's pulling irene's trail as this storm is now leaving america's east coast and moving to canada or the nation's leaders and update they happen online also that. has been decided i'm opposed to belongs to my people. just like my ancestors didn't recognize any trends except which one of my. he has got hold of that previously on the nine hundred ninety five interview with bob cone luggage that as well as the commander now faces charges of genocide of the hague he gave a view of what happened in srebrenica during the bosnian war so the full interview is available right now at our t.v. dot com. and back to our top story now let's get some more reaction to what's been happening in libya and also his military contributive guinea herself says the blood elves to the country's economy by the conflict will lie on native shoulders. from the outset was supposed to be french intelligent covert mission and indeed it could have been resulted successfully in a palace coup with a minimal damage to the civilian population and effectively arranging a regime change with a minimum loss of life and prope

u.s. but supporting irene's trail of this storm is now leaving our is east coast and moving to canada and then go all the latest details and update they hope and of life also that. comes with it i'm opposed to my people. just like my own citizens are going to recognize any truth is exactly true of you. because he has got hold of previously on the nine hundred ninety five interview with roscoe nottage that was the answer amanda in our faces charges of genocide of the hague he gave a view of what happened in srebrenica during the bosnian war so the full interview is available right now at r.t. dot com. and back to our top story now let's get some more reaction to what's been happening in libya and also his military contributive guinea herself says the blood cells to the country's economy by the effect rely on native child is what from the outset was supposed to be french intelligence covert mission and indeed it could have been resulted successfully in a palace coup really the minimal there each to the civilian population there and effect through it arranging a regime change with a minimum

>> the east coast has an amazingly large number of faults, central u.s. st coast, but almost all of them are what we consider inactive. the problem is these can become activated. it may be once every 10,000 or 100,000 years and produce such an earthquake. and so, yes, the east coast should be prepared for earthquakes, perhaps not at the same level as california, because we don't expect as many earthquakes back there, but you could have an earthquake. and it could be larger than this one. >> professor tom rockwell out of san diego state university, thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> it's been a pleasure, thank you. >>> still to come -- >>> who are the rebels and what are their future plans for libya? i'll ask former cia director michael hayden next. [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually h

the city that never sleeps has turned into a ghost town as now tropical storm irene sweeps up the u.s. east coast closing in on new york city. the russian government has ordered a major shake up of the country's space agency after the loss of yet another unmanned mission a progress resupply craft failed to reach the international space station in the earth's atmosphere so its crew members aboard the i s us will now have to ration out the food or water they have left or does jacob greaves has more. moments it's who came crashing down. launched on wednesday from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later the progress craft atop a soyuz rocket plummeted back to earth i thought it was a plane a first then i realized going never flying there or quietly and then it turned into some bright object and then suddenly you were sparkling and i heard a loud noise it was like three bangs one really loud and he quieter it was due to dock with the international space station on friday delivering essential supplies to the six crew members on board rocket malfunction has been blamed for

she's headed towards the u.s. east coast. will it be another economic blow for the nation? dominique strauss-kahn is a free man tonight. a new york state judge today dropped all charges against the former head of the international monetary fund. the sexual assault case against strauss-kahn fell apart amid cracks in the accuser's story. the hotel housekeeper's attorney called for the judge to appoint a special prosecutor, a motion that was denied. >> tom: some big changes to train safety could equal big savings. the white house today proposing an overhaul of safety rules that could save the rail sector $1 billion over the next 20 years. instead of installing anti- collision technology on all tracks, hazardous cargo loads will be routed on tracks that already have those devices. it's part of a broader effort by the obama administration to cut costs for business by cutting red tape at federal agencies. >> susie: tonight's commentator weighs in on fixing the economy and boosting jobs. he's glenn hubbard, dean of columbia's graduate school of business and former economic adviser

oil prices are mixed that's up while refiners and terminals along the u.s. east coast where there is a worst of a tropical storm season here is a fuel supply disruptions looking at precious metals now gold is lower with losing around twelve dollars but still trading high of one thousand eight hundred fifteen dollars per barrel per hour as illustrating at around forty one dollars per ounce. european stock markets are higher though trading is banned as all on the markets are closed today for a holiday week starts. among the strongest performers with the main index rallying seventy percent of the nationals leaving the games with solicitation of up to half percent and i'll be on the point nine percent and russian markets are trading higher on the r.t.s. is gaining over three percent in the lies six is two and a half percent a quick look at some individual channels on the rise six points in banking stocks among the best performance this hour was better bank up three point three percent truck make a come on his game as well the company has posted death when a half mill

oil prices are mixed that's up to oil refiners and terminals along the u.s. east coast whether they were just other tropical storm easing fears of fuel supply disruptions looking at precious metals now gold is lower than it was losing. twelve dollars but still trading high of one thousand eight hundred fifteen dollars per barrel and silver is trading at around eight forty one dollars per ounce. european stock markets a high though trading in spain and as london markets are closed today for holiday week stocks among the strongest performers with the main index trailing seven percent financials leading the gains with societe generale percent and three point nine percent and russian markets are trading high and the r.t.s. is gaining over three percent in the eyes ics is up two and a half percent a quick look at some individual share moves on them isaacs we see banking stocks among the best performers this hour was better banked up three point three percent trucks make it come os is gaining as well the company has posed to death when a half million dollars first half

t we're on storm watch the city that never sleeps raise topical storm irene as it sweeps up the u.s. east coast moving through the big apple and. now the russian government has ordered a major shake up of the country's space agency after the loss of yet another on the mission a progress resupply crowd failed to reach the international space station and burned up in the earth's atmosphere while six crew members aboard the all i have to ration out the food and water they have left jake a group supports. the moment it's came crashing down. launched on wednesday from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later a progress craft atop a soyuz rocket plummeted back. i thought it was a plane a first then i realized queens never fly there clone quietly then it turned into some white object and i saw that it was concrete and i heard a loud noise it was like three bang this one really loud and two quieter it was due to dock with the international space station on friday delivery essential supplies to the six crew members on board rocket malfunction has been blamed for the unsucces

streets into rivers and bringing widespread destruction this storm has killed nineteen along the u.s. east coast and cause power cuts affecting millions also shutting new york's public transportation system subway. at night brings us more from the city. the city wants the carried away in advance therefore i renewed it got its way down the eastern seaboard but at this point things seen an extremely calm relatively constant action looking out of my window in the sun is beginning to come out here in new york city but that does not mean that there has not been any damage from his tropical storm now irene was a hurricane but according to meteorologists when it was making its way down the eastern seaboard once i went through the house through north carolina a downgrade it's where tropical storm by the time hit manhattan we did see shades of of rain coming down our mean became extremely high feet high and with our a two tropical storm as you mentioned at this point there's been severe flooding all along the hudson river in manhattan and in all the outer boroughs of new york city there how out is

markets now oil prices are mixed this hour and that's after all refiners and terminals along the u.s. east coast weathered the worst of the tropical storm easing fears a fuel supply disruptions we're looking at precious metals gold is lower losing nine dollars fifty eight cents but still trading quite high at one thousand eight hundred eighteen dollars per ounce and sober is trading at around forty one dollars for ups. now looking at asia where stock markets are trading higher after the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke the speech encouraged by as gains in japan are limited by strong pressure and profits of exporters meanwhile hong kong's hang seng is supported by stronger energy stocks china's refining giants you know pack was almost five percent on monday after posting strong first half results that beat estimates and european stock markets are high as well though trading is things that as london markets are closed for holiday week stocks among the strongest performers with the main index rallying seven percent financials are leading the gain societe generale up over three and a half