. >> they gave us the orders to fire heavily at unarmed people. we were surprised to be told to shoot randomly, no distinction between women, children, armed or unarmed men. many, many were killed, all unarmed civilians. >> this week saw the biggest protest in da misdiscuss -- in da misdiscuss -- in damascus yet people here tell you that the fear barrier has been broken. bbc news, damascus. >> a rare look inside syria there. well, in libya, the fort city of of misurata has come under fire to forces loyal to muammar gaddafi as the rebels are slowly expanding their control after months of standoff. one of the rebels targets is the town of lichten. a rare moment of silence on the front lines outside a place called rit. some of these rebel fighters have families trapped inside the town. >> i've got nine there. >> i've got 13. >> i've got six. >> they're highly motivated but also worried about their faces being filmed. that was close. the lull is over. the libyans barefoot volunteers, this is something like trench warfare. deadly. deadlocked. barely in

. >> they gave us the orders to fire heavily at unarmed people. we were surprised to be told to shoot randomly. many, many were killed. all unarmed civilians. >> this week saw the biggest protests in damascus yet. not on the scale of egypt, but people here say the fear barrier has been broken. lloyd roberts, bbc news, damascus. >> colonel gaddafi is still clange clinging to power in libya. opposition fighters have suffered heavy losses as gaddafi forces keep up the pressure. they are struggling to push forward. the bbc's andrew harding is there, and he sent this report. >> silence. on the frontline, outside a place -- some of these rebel fighters have families trapped inside the town. >> i've got nine. >> i've got 13. >> i've got six. >> they are highly motivated, but also worried about their faces being photographed. that was close. >> for libyan's barefoot volunteers, this has become something like trench warfair. deadly, deadlocked. the front barely inching forward. rocket fire. again, it will be very difficult for them to endure this. >> gadda

johnson file aid federal civil rights lawsuit against bart for the loss of her unarmed 22-year-old son, shot in the back, killed on new year's day, 2009. a los angeles jury convicted former bart officer johannes mehserle last summer. mehserle served 11 months of a two-year sentence, released from a los angeles jail this month. grant's family and supporters vow td their fight for justice in their woods would continue in the civil courts system. today one part of that fight is over. >> no amount of money can replace oscar. and if i got $1 or $100 million it won't bring oscar back. my heart still grieves for my sochblt -- son. there is just not enough words to describe how my heart feels, broken for the loss of my son. it was just unnecessary. >> this is a fair amount, expensive from the average passenger's point of view. but a gentleman died because of bart's actions. >> this settlement pertains only to oscar grant's mother, there were several other young men, friends of grant on the platform the night he was killed. according to the attorney thirks sue luts -- lawsuits will continue, gr

police officer who shot and killed unarmed passenger oscar grant. johannas mehserle walked out of jail at 12:01 this morning. family and friends of the man he shot are disappointed and frustrated. christie smith is live in oakland at the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station where another protest is expected over that release. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the former b.a.r.t. police officer ended up serving just over 11 months in jail. he ended up getting credit for time served. in oakland at the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station where this started, a sign still hangs this morning, no justice, no peace, as protesters are expected to voice their frustration over mehserle's release. mehserle was jailed immediately after an l.a. jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter last july. he says that he actually meant to fire his taser and not his handgun in shooting passenger grant who was unarmed and face down on the platform. police had been responding to reports of a fight. in anticipation of this, hundreds of protesters rallied this weekend in oakland.

>>reporter: messerly convicted of involuntary manslaughter for 2009 shooting death of unarmed passenger grachbility he was sentenced to 2 years but relessed 13 months early because of time served before his sentencing and credit for good behavior. >> i want to be present so that he can see me. that he knows that his life is not just going to be just back to normal business fast nothing happened. >>reporter: grant uncle johnson flew down to la hoping he would be able to witness messerly release. instead he received an automated phone call 20 minutes after he already left. >> i'm calling to tell you this offender is no longer in custody. >> thinks a travesty to us as people in the state of california and as well to the u.s. >>reporter: messerly supporters see it differently. many express happiness over release on facebook page including bill jeffrey of san francisco. he doesn't know messerly personally but a concerned citizen. he says messerly was unfairly villified for accidental shooting. in court messerly said he mistook the handgun for the tazer. >> there was nothing in his history to

thousands of unarmed men, and then gunfire, chaos, and carnage. the massacre neither the first nor the last. they appear to be escalating. in fact, today helicopter gunships firing on protesters. we can't independently confirm this, but you can clearly hear machine gun fire coming from the helicopter and reaction from someone on the ground. and not far from there, the syrian military has launched an operation on the border city of jesser al shagor. refugees refute that. in any case, syrian forces have been marching toward the town. reported burning fields and firing on anything and anyone in their path. we have no video of it yet, because the syrian government is keeping the media out. but we do have new video tonight of the swelling refugee camps over the turkish border. that's what you're looking at right now. and these unfortunate syrians may in fact be the lucky ones. a western correspondent near the camp says refugees are telling her that the syrian regime tried to stop them from leaving, holding its own people captive and worse, much worse.

he actually came across weeks ago after being shot at what he said was an unarmed protest against the government. and you know, the turkish authorities are expecting more to be coming in the days ahead, particularly after the syrian government finally launched this much feared military offensive into a border town where the syrians claim 120 security forces were killed. what we've been hearing from across the border are tanks riding through villages, firing indiscriminately, setting fire to farm fields, and then a vicious attack using machine guns fired from helicopters on a protest after friday prayers in a town called marit on oman. the guy we talked to who was at that protest was laying in a house after being shot in the thigh from one of those helicopters, eliot. >> now, you referred to this horrific assault by the syrian military against the protesters. do you know if there are similar offensives being waged by the syrian military in other regions of the country? is this an isolated event? are we seeing a ramp-up in escalations across the country? >> reporter: that's what's most

now you know how honest messer lead officer who was convicted of shooting and killing an unarmed young black man named oscar grant on a bart subway platform is now a free man it's a case that few can forget as the entire incident was caught on camera. after serving less than a year in prison for a two year involuntary manslaughter conviction but he was released just after midnight on monday from l.a. county jail but the anger in the feelings of injustice in both oakland and los angeles haven't subsided yet yesterday hundreds of demonstrators marched in oakland today dozens massed in front of the los angeles criminal court building. now that specific video was from oakland and what made that protest different is that it was peaceful it's not the same scene we saw last year when more than one hundred people were arrested after hearing the judge's convictions. so what's changed in the way the community highlights this case and is there any chance of the obama justice department might step in and join with us because this is favor hop journalist david thanks so much for joining us tonight

he actually came across weeks ago after being shot at what he said was an unarmed protest against the government. and you know, the turkish authorities are expecting more to be coming in the days ahead, particularly after the syrian government finally launched this much feared military offensive into a border town where the syrians claim 120 security forces were killed. what we've been hearing from across the border are tanks riding through villages, firing indiscriminately, setting fire to farm fields, and then a vicious attack using machine guns fired from helicopters on a protest after friday prayers in a town called marit on oman. the guy we talked to who was at that protest was laying in a house after being shot in the thigh from one of those helicopters, eliot. >> now, you referred to this horrific assault by the syrian military against the protesters. do you know if there are similar offensives being waged by the syrian military in other regions of the country? is this an isolated event? are we seeing a ramp-up in escalations across the country? >> reporter: that's what's most

abazid says the men were unarmed and were responsible for food distributions during the siege.deo, also just posted, shows how people came up with their own methods to distribute food across the battle zone, filling water drums with vegetables and other basics and using a pulley system to move them. abizid told us the five men who were killed were using the same technique when syrian security forces shot them dead. they killed them to starve the people, abizid claims. they hope to break the will of the opposition. and eliot, activists claim that the syrian regime is undertaking a vicious campaign to try to smear the opposition, repeatedly using threats to force confessions and to cover up their own crimes. and they point to that video that emerged from darwa as yet another example of the atrocities committed by the syrian regime and the government has not yet responded to cnn's request for a response this video, which underscores how difficult it is to get an accurate picture of what is happening inside syria. >> as you point out, you are not there, thankfully, for your own sec

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but when unarmed protesters were kill by the bahraini police, the hopes for reforms dimmed.ught in from saudi arabia to quash the rebellion. when we arrived, the streets were silent. we've come across a lot of military checkpoints just driving around here and you see the guys standing there with their guns and they're all wearing masks covering their face. even more disturbing, many of the people we came to bahrain to see had been arrested or gone into hiding. >> hello. this is ali abdulemam. >> reporter: ali abdulemam's website bahrainonline was a virtual coffee shop where bahrainis could openly discuss politics and events of the day. until it was censored. just days before we got here, ali, the father of three young children, disappeared. >> he's very loving person. respected person in society. >> reporter: nabil rajab is a close friend of abdulemam. >> all this chatting forum that we have and all the opposition which is mostly see ya are active there and that disturbing the government because it is the busiest website we have in bahrain. >> i just want to be free in my th

he spent a year for the shooting death of unarmed passenger oscar grant. hundreds of grant's supporters demonstrated last night. amy hollyfield joins us live from oakland where things were peaceful. >> preparations are in place just case thisweren't. businesses were boarded up but this wasn't necessary. those demonstrators were passionate but the rally stayed on message as they marched to city hall. the only disruption was the arrest of two men, one who was suspected of spray-painting graffiti. protestors feel like je ms. mez got of easy for the shooting death of oscar grant who was shot in the back. mehserle said he thought she grabbed his taser. he was sentenced for two years, one of harshest sentence to an officer involved in an off-duty shooting. he received one year good credit for good behavior. >> friends and family and we have -- there is no justice. >> details of ms. mez's parole have not been released and his attorney won't say where he will be living or what he has planned. he had a is expressed remorse over grant's death. he was released just a

he's accused of gunning down an unarmed marine. >> was it murder or self- defense. >>> hello, i'm don scott. >>> and i'm jessica kartalija. the defense just began their arguments as they try to save a city police officer from life in prison. mike hellgren has more. >> reporter: this officer,'s defense team started their trial today against the fact that he murdered tyrone brown. tshamba claims it was self- defense. prosecution witnesses included a friend of brown's sister. have, she said she saw brown begging for his life. tshamba fired the service weapon over and over again. the officer's lawyers say that the witness' testimonies are inconcession taint -- inconsistent. >> both sides are indicating that he was wrong for what he did regardless of any intoxication or he was actually consistently doing what he was taught to do. >> reporter: brown's sister was there and her statement was inconsistent with the other witnesses. brown family filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the officer in the city. >> there was no aggressiveness on the part of brown. he was in retreat, trying to a

the former bart police officer that was convicted of killing an unarmed man is scheduled to be released from jail and a few days. we'll talk with the victim's family about the release. >> a year in oakland, businesses are making plans in response to johannes mehserle release. that story ahead. >> fire crews are still trying to protect hundreds of homes near a resort town in arizona as the while fire continues to rage. >> an oakland woman is sexually assaulted in her home, the key piece of evidence that may help the police to find her attacker. >> barnes and noble new nook e-reader is on line this weekend. they really shook it up, this is a completely different nook. stay tune i will give you a closer look coming up and my tech report. hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announcer ] only at&t u-verse lets you follow your favorite channels on one screen. just $29 a month for the first six months -- dvr included. in the network there ar

miserably, the former bart police officer was arrested for killing oscar grant, an unarmed man back inn 2009. he was released on monday after serving one year of a two year prison term. a concord neighborhood is rocked by allegations that a neighbor might have poisoned some dogs. >> residence on martin corp., a quiet cul-de-sac in concord, they received a letter saying someone had poisoned their dog. those that had not received the notice found out when the concord police began to investigate. >> i heard about this from a police officer, he came to my house and it is a shocking thing. >> the residents in this home had two of their dogs died when the meat balls that were suspected of poison were found in their backyard. there arrested a 72 year-old neighbor suspected of an earlier incident of dog poisoning. >> i know he is an old man, but he had to climb some fences. >> he lives next door to the victim and after talking with the police he believes is a backyard was access to deliver the poison. >> now they're all lockdown and lined up over here, like i said, it looked like the person ho

grant was unarmed. his family thought mehserley should have served a longer sentence. the first protest is set for 3:00 this afternoon at the fruitvale station and then a second gathering will give them a chance to speak out. that's at 14th and broadway. leeann suter spoke with oscar grant's family last night in los angeles. >> anger and outrage from oscar grant's family after learning the performer bay area rapid transit officer convicted of shooting the 22-year-old is set to be released from jail. the judge handling the case ruled johannes mehserle as served enough time and earned enough credits to warrant release. >> the judge, robert perry, is the reason why johannes mehserle is getting out in less than 11 months. it's painful us to as a family. there was no accountability, there was no justice in that courtroom. >> at an emergency town hall meeting at the members of collation for justice, they are viesing their frustration, saying mehserle is receiving preferential treatment. >> he was sentenced to state prison and he never set a foot outside of the county jail. h

. >> when soldiers open fire on unarmed demonstrators, what does that tell you?n't know exactly what has happened there. the government says that there were armed gangs that opened fire and this is what happened. the protesters themselves and witnesses say something very, very significant and interesting. they say that the soldiers themselves started fighting against each other when they were ordered to shoot against unarmed protesters. and this is first time woe've heard of defections from the army. no one is saying the regime will fall from this but this is a very significant government and the syrian government itself is acknowledging that 120 security forces were killed there and that's why they're going and they've surrounded the city. 80% of the people have fled. almost 4,000 are there in turkey. refugees, in panic because of what's going to happen in the city. and the city is surrounded now. tanks and helicopter gunships. we don't know what's going to happen. we don't know what's going on. but this is very significant. >> when we see all of those people sw

. -- of an unarmed man being shot by paramilitary troops. >>> but first they fled because they saw a government crackdown coming. thousands of syrians have poured across the border into turkey and now, it seems, their fears are being confirmed. syrian state tv reported just a few hours ago a military operation to, as they describe it, restore security to the town of jisr al shugur has begun. the government said armed groups killed 120 of its officers there. an exodus took place as military units advanced towards the town. at least 2,500 refugees have crossed the border into turkey so far. syria's tight media laws prevent foreign journalists from reporting in the country. cnn's ivan watson is just across the border in turkey. he joins us now on the phone. what are you seeing. >> reporter: this say military offensive that has frightened so many civilians and sent them fleeing from that rebellious bordertown of jisr al shugur. and we're hearing from refugees on the ground that columns of syrian tanks are advancing towards jisr al shugur, firing their cannons as they move through village

there is also plenty of evidence of continuing unarmed protests. >> this is home video sent from a demonstrationh today's date on a placard. on friday, big protests were reported from where the regime is said to have shot 65 people. there is increasing pressure. the campaign group human rights watch said if a regime security forces have been killing and torturing people. it said that their actions represent crimes against humanity. the u.n. security council should take action. there are fears that the reported killings will be used to justify even tougher action against protesters, whether or not they are carrying weapons. >> i think the regime has reached a point of no return. it is very typical for the regime to have any semblance of legitimacy. >> yesterday's the syrians let demonstrators tried to get into the israeli occupied building. israel killed some of the protesters. it was perhaps a warning from damascus, offering a glimpse of the chaos that will follow if they fall. bbc news. >> the french foreign minister has lost his legitimacy to roll. -- rule. russia may veto a measure. >> now we

faugh as grant was unarmed plan was shot and killed on new year's day in 2009. mehserle's was convicted of manslaughter. they marched of international avenue, at a national boulevard rather comic into the heart of oakland and that is where they gathered for their final rally at fourteenth in the broadway. >> the demonstration of wrapped up around 8:00 p.m.. at the corner of broadway and fourteenth near oakland city hall, unlike other demonstrations this was a peaceful protest. a couple of volunteers working to secure the area sell me they didn't encounter some anarchists and told them to leave. over all this was a well organized events. >> signs like this one say it all. the protesters believe the digestion of system is biased, especially towards people of color. >> the sentence was >> a couple of hundred people rallied where johannes mehserle shot and killed oscar grant. grant's motherr and angry. she says mehserle got off easy for taking a human life. >> such an injustice. it haunts me to think about how we have not come far from the times of the complex plan.

. >> reporter: grant was unarmed when she was shot and killed. former police officer was found guilty for the crime and served one year in prison. grant's mother says no amount of money will bring her son back. >> if i got a dollar or $100 million, it still wouldn't bring oscar back. my heart still grieves for my son. there's just not enough words to describe how my heart feels broken for the loss of my son when it was not necessary. they say time heals all wounds, but you still feel the pain daily. you still think about your child. you long for your child to be there with you, and yet he's not here. >> grant's uncle says they're only accepting the settlement to hold bart accountable. the settlement was not in the equation. it does not bring resolution. as far as we're concerned there's many more battles on the front. the civil lawsuit would have stayed in the courts for another two to four year, costing the grant family a lot of money. >> in news around the bay, authorities across the bay area are searching for this man. he's the suspect in two

there is also plenty of evidence of continuing unarm to protest. this is video sent out of a country in the center of damascus with today's date on a placard. on friday, a big protests were reported from hama. >> president bashar al-assad is under increasing pressure. the campaign human rights watch said his forces have been killing and torturing with complete impunity. the report said the actions resulted in crimes against humanity and said the un security council should take action. there are fears that the reported killings of syrian security forces by armed demonstrators will be used to justify even tougher action against protesters -- whether or not they carry weapons. >> libyan rebels are hoping for more support from nato. apache helicopters and their french equivalent began operations over libya last friday. it has not carried out any attacks in this area. rockets continue to cause damage to civilian targets and rebels on the front line. from there, this report. >> a filled ambulance carrying another casualty from the front line. he was one

take a lock at what happened to these apparently unarmed protesters. they can't even make it out of that alley. hemmed in by tanks and snipers, one by one they make a life or death decision whether to even cross the street. watch. >> by the way, that spokeswoman you saw talking to the bbc was replaced and demoted this week bay the regime. we can only assume her lies were so obvious they became an embarrassment. that doesn't mean the lies will stop. the regime denied reports of a mass grave near the city of darwa. as many as 20 bodies reportedly dumped into a shallow ditch. what of the 13-year-old boy we showed you moments ago, arrested, tortured, killed, held for a month. that's all that remained of his body after that. the regime denied it all. they say his injuries which according to observers having his penis cut off were the result of a body naturally decomposing. then they trotted out his father and uncle to praise the regime. calling the president the best president ever. the lies will not stop because they've changed the spokesperson. the regime

soldiers and security officials shoot at unarmed protesters. look at these protesters trying to cross a street, cornered by gunfire. look, you see flags and fear and you see courage, perhaps, but not a single firearm. people just try to cross the street. you see people like this gunned down in the middle of the street while fellow protesters duck sniper bullets and desperately try to pull a person to safety. the scene continued on and on until people from the other side of the street emerged from the doorway and helped. [ yelling in foreign language ] these are the people that assad are calling armed thugs. they're not firing back at snipers. they are pulling this person inside of what looks like a rope or cable wire of some kind. no weapons, no arms in sight. we've seen some sling shots and rocks being thrown by protesters. some armed with sticks, even. a few may have guns but tens of thousands of armed gang members, simply no evidence. we've seen evidence of torture, however and murder from the regime. there's a 13-year-old boy reportedly mut

>>reporter: los angeles jury convicted messerly last july in the shooting death of unarmed bart passenger oscar grant on new year's day 2009. the 22-year-old grant was shot in the back on the platform of the fruitvale bart station. event recorded by at least half dozen digital cameras. >> disappointment again in the criminal justice system. >>reporter: grant uncle johnson waited at the jail hoping to witness messerly release. but he did not. >> it was very sneaky. it was very sneaky. >>reporter: johnson played for us the automated phone message he received notifying the grant family of messerly release. it came in 20 minutes after messe messerly was gone. i'm calling to tell you that there has been a change in the offender custodyçó status. this offender is no longer in custody. >> no justice no peace. no. >>reporter: later johnson joined the los angeles contingent of protestors for rally at the courthouse where messerly was convicted. >> this is injustice. ridiculous he gets out. he only does a year. oscar grant life is worth more than a year. >>reporter: now on kg o radio this morning m

he was convicted in the shooting death of unarmed bart passenger. he will on parole for at least a year without restrictions. police can search him without cause but he can't be sent back to jail unless he commits a new crime. oscar grant's family is vowed to pursue a federal civil price lawsuit against him. >> he knows his life will not be back to normal. >> i think he ziovs an opportunity right now to be with his family and live his life. >> mehserle's attorney says he has few job offers but he is concerned about his safety. >> the budget deadline is tomorrow and for the first time if there is no budget, no paychecks for legislators. governor brown appears to be backing off his pledge of a gimmick free budget. he is now suggesting he would look hard on proposals on one type will fixes to close the deficit. but he is putting most of his efforts at temporary tax highs. he needs a couple of republicans to support a special election on the issue. >> the legislature has in its hands to do right by california. we cannot do it with just the majority part

charged with preventing genocide are voicing concer they point to police and military attacks on unarmed civilians, mass detention, and reports of people disappearing. human-rights groups estimate 10,000 people have been taken by force since protests began in march. we have this report on the fate of one of those detainees. >> these young women are said to be protesters in the city of homs. they are carrying banners demanding an end to the killings, and a picture of a young syrian boy. footage from the internet's -- purports to show -- footage from the internet purports to show his violent and after protesting. state tv showewehis father praising the president. they said the boy's body was handed over to his parents weeks after he died. a u.n. spokesman pledged to find out what had been done. >> we have been deeply med and ashad abt what hapned t that boy. i have no idea why anybody would brutalize a young boy like that. >> but the name is one among many. detentions are widespread, like here in the central town. activists say 200 pro-democracy protesters were arrested in recent days and

according to eyewitnesss indrimly opened fire on people peacefully demonstrating, people who were unarmed. at least 60 people were killed on friday. today we saw about 100,000 individuals, according to one human rights organization, coming out for the funerals of those who had died. as people will tell you, even though they know every single time they go out to demonstrate they face possible death, they say that now they have no choice but to keep up the momentum, to keep up the pressure because now they will tell you they don't have talk to about it, it's the time to talk about regime change. it is becoming increasingly difficult over the last few days for activists to get images out because the regime has shut down the internet across many parts of the country. >> that's the way to shut people off for sure. arwa damon live in lebanon. thank you very much, arwa. >>> you may know the dugger family from "19 kids and counting." they took ak shuck after the deadly tornado in joplin packing up supplies and driving through the night to get there to help in the rescue effort. josh and jill dugg

damascus says the israeli soldiers killed at least 23 unarmed people. the israeli army says its response has been measured. more than 3000 people have been moved from their homes in southern chile because of a series of volcanic eruptions. clouds of ash from the volcano are showered over a wide area near the border with argentina. authorities have issued a red alert in the surrounding area. nato warplanes have pounded muammar gaddafi's network in tripoli. powerful blasts rocked tripoli on sunday. libyan authorities have been accused of crude media manipulation after taking journalists to say what they claim are child victims of a nato attack. our correspondent joins us from tripoli. tell us what you saw when you were taken there. >> first of all, with so many nato attacks come it is conceivable that there are -- that there is collateral damage and there is civilian victims. the problem is that it is very difficult for journalists here under such guidelines and strict censorship to actually verify what is a real income of a bombing. yesterday, when we we

. $1.3 million for the shooting that killed his unarmed son. b.a.r.t. announced that settlement today with wanda johnson. the agreements end a 50 million lawsuit. >>> an army soldier from albany was killed when insurgents attacked his unit in afghanistan. specialist kevin j.hilaman died sunday. hilaman was awarded the bronze star and purple heart among other honors during his three tours overseas. he was most recently based in hawaii. >>> a new emergency center should mean speedier rescues at the bay. nancy pelosi was on hand this morning for the ribbon cutting. they'll address smuggling and security threats. >> we share information on common targets involving vessels, sometimes we have interest in crew members that are coming in. also cargo that's coming in. >> the coast guard also says it's new rescue 21 radio tower will help them pinpoint distress calls and respond faster. >>> at lake merritt a spill was reported near harrison street and grand avenue. responders put booms around the spill to protect wildlife. the fire department says the rain may hav

. >> michael vick got more time for killing a dog than mehserle got for shooting an unarmed man. >> reporter: community activists took to the streets after the shoot, after the conviction and after the sentencing and brooks says that will happen once again on the day mehserle is released. >> the community has not fallen asleep. we're out there to scream and yell about police violence in the streets of oakland and across this country. >> while mehserle's exact release date has not been announced, officials with l.a. county superior court confirmed that a hearing has been scheduled for june 13th. in oakland, dan kerman, kron4 news. >>> a look outside our storm tracker 4 radar, continuing to see a system spin offshore and it's not moving all that much. it's continuing to bring showers to northern california. we saw some severe thunderstorms in northern california this afternoon. and because it's such a cold system, we could see some severe storms, as well. here's a look at tomorrow at a glance, scattered light showers to start the day but by noon, the rain is going to pick up in coverage and in

he is accused of ordering his troops to fire on unarmed protesters. it is another five-year term for bond human. the general assembly has just reelected him and the post. they praised him for his loyalty, discretion, and conscience over the past five years. his next term begins in january and will run through 2016. ban has pledged to make climate changes priority. >> now we go to greece and the debt problems. >> there are two sides. they are rejecting their austerity measures. they are facing today% less income. this was presented by -- which run public opinion polls. countries to share the euro are holding their breath and hope for further budget cuts to help to boost these bailout funds. >> greece has been struggling to implement cost-cutting measures over the past year but to little effect. they have a dismal record on tax collection. state property should have been sold off but it has not happened. in second round of austerity measures as necessary. the government would like to cut spending by 28 billion euros over the next three years. 50 billion

air force officials launched the unarmed missile at vandenberg air force base to test its flight capability and accuracy. according to a military statement, the missile reached its target 4,200 miles away in the marshall islands. >>> finally, in fairbanks, alaska, what's believed to be a first in a 106-year-old tradition. the midnight sun baseball game had to be suspended due to darkness and bad weather. the unique game is played annually on the longest day of the year. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with your weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> just to rub it in, 10:30 p.m. is the start time for the baseball game. >> you always rub it in. that's how they live in alaska, they are used to it. >> they are. it was cloudy and drizzly, too. that's one of the main reasons they had to cancel the game. here's what's happening out there today. yesterday it was very warm, today similar. 112 yesterday in phoenix, incredible heat. it will continue. now vegas is right behind. vegas yesterday was 110. you notice a little nos

thousands of unarmed demonstrators were peaceful when gunfire erupted. police and soldiers are also turning on each other and some soldiers are executing their own men who refuse to fire on protesters. thousands of syrians are escaping the violence by pouring across the border into turkey. >> a very undiplomatic shot, today robert gates gave a farewell speech to anyway toe. and david martin shows us gates gave the alliance a piece of his mind. >> at the end of his last overseas trip as secretary of defense, gates told his fellow nato defense ministers what he really thinks of his oldest military alliance. accused many of the other 27 members of free loading. >> if you told the american taxpayers that they are baring 75% of the financial burden of the alliance, this is going to raise eyebrows. >> didn't name names, but look at what members of anyway toe spend on defense as a percentage of their gross domestic product. while the u.s. is up at 5.4%. the result said gates, is what is currently happening with the nato air campaign in libya. >> only 11 weeks i

so last week he walked into a bank unarmed and handed the teller a note that read "this is a bank robbery. please only give me $1" and then he waited for police to arrive. the jail doctor accused him of manipulating the system, but he is for the moment at least getting the medical care he needs. >>> cigarette packs sold in the u.s. must feature grim images showing the health risks of tobacco by the fall of 2012. it is a scare tactic other countries have used for years. the fda today showed the nine new labels it will soon require. similar ones are in use in 40 countries. smokers there have found ways to a avoid the gruesome reminders. >> we buy these boxes to put the cigarettes inside. this is disgusting. >> you have to feel you want to stop. >> this is the issue of people not smoking and it is great. >> i know the fact that it is bad for you. but it is my choice. >> they say they will cut the number of smoke -- smoker biz 200,000. >>> let's go back to where we started the broadcast tonight. the hot weather that cooled off a little tonight. >> yeah, maybe cooling a little more in the days

mehserle claimed he meant to use his taser but instead fired his pistol, killing the unarmed grant as he play face down on a train platform. this is a racially charged case. >> but it seems like ever since this happened with oscar, i hear more and more and more, this young man was just walking, this one was talking. i mean it's like, you're being shot down because of the color of your skin. >> reporter: and last year, protests turned violent after the verdict announced. there were broken windows, looting in some businesses here in downtown suffered thousands of dollars in dlaamage. this time it appears the protest is small somewhere so far, it is peaceful. again, the rally expected to start at 5:30. live in downtown oakland, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >>> the family of missing nursing student michelle lee passed out flyers urging people to keep searching for her. family, friends and supporters gathered near the hayward medical center parking garage. one of those supporters, marc klaas whose daughter was kidnapped and killed in 1993 from petaluma. lead have conclusive evidence l

action, what he called a decisive response occurred >> but there is plenty of evidence of continuing unarm protests. this is a telephone video cent of the debt -- of the country of the demonstration. with today's date. on friday, big protests were reported from another town where the regime is said to have shot 65 people. presidents al-assad is under pressure. human rights raj said that his regime security forces had been killing and torturing with impunity. the report said the regime's action amounted to crimes against humanity and the u.s. security council should take action. the reported killings of syrian security forces will be used to justify tougher action begins protesters, whether or not they are carrying weapons. >> i think the regime has reached the point of no return. i think it is very difficult for the regime to reclaim any semblance of legitimacy after the killings have taken place ^ >> and yesterday they led the demonstrators tried to get into golan heights. it was a warning from damascus, offering a glimpse of the chaos they claim will follow if they fall. >> the french fo

. >>> pakistani authorities are investigating the shooting death of an unarmed teenager by paramilitary troops in karachi. footage of the shooting has sparked public anger in pakistan. video shows the boy being shot at point blank range in a public park in an upscale karachi neighborhood. he died soon after being taken to a hospital. a spoke man part paramilitary rangers said the forces had to detain the 18-year-old because he was trying to rob people in the park. hundreds of people showed up at his funeral thursday and denounced the rangers. his family rejected accusations that he was a robber. s family r that he was a robber. s family r that he was a robber. hs family that he was a robber. as family s that he was a robber. hs family accusations that he was a robber.'s family rejected accusations that he was a robber. >> the prime minister told the national assembly that the entire nation was in shock over the tragedy. >> demonstrations have been held on the streets of karachi as many people believed the troops have misused their power. >>> next, we look at the pressure facing central