let's take you back to virginia tech.us is on lockdown after reports this morning from three 14-year-old summer campers that they thought they saw a man with a long-barrel, short-handed gun under some sort of cloth or sweatshirt. the description that they gave of the man is that he is a white man with light brown hair, roughly 6 feet tall, wearing a blue and white striped shirt, gray shorts, brown sandals, and described as being clean-shaven. right now there are not a lot of students on campus. however, they were alerted through facebook and the campus website to remain on lockdown. campus officials put out that notification this morning, saying that a person with a gun reported near dietrick. that's a reference to a dining hall. they said stay inside, secure doors. emergency personnel responding. call 911 for help. at the top of this hour, we had a brief press briefing from campus as well as police officials, who said they did get this report from summer campers, three kids. they did decide to put out a credible alert ba

and specifically at virginia tech, a lot has chand, because the virginia tech authorities were criticized a warning out earlier in that incident after there were reports of shots fired or somebody with a gun on campus. the university has defended itself strongly, saying it did the right thing, but there was a report done by an independent commission that criticized the university for its slow response. association as soon as this report was received, the university immediately put out a campuswide alert and put buildings in lockdown to keep peek off campus. of course, to say the obvious, it is summertime, so there aren't as many people there as normally you would have during the regular academic year. there's still summer classes, but not as many people as you'd normally have. but the university is responding very quickly this time, taking no chances, not waiting for any verification, but as soon as they got this report, they immediately put it out. so, that's the biggest change, peter. >> having been there at that time, i do remember, i was anchoring, actually, on msnbc at that time, and

and the campus now in lock-down and the siren system has been activated and virginia tech knowsill all too well and we're working our sources in virginia and we'll get more information on that, and that is just developing, at the moment. just crossing here, a few moments ago. so stay tuned for more. we'll get you information from the campus. alisyn: meanwhile the debt deal is in the rearview mirror but there is plenty of opposition to it, still. >> i did not come here to go along and get along, i came to stand on principle and do what i think is best for the united states. alisyn: donald trump says republicans failed on that mission. did they? congressman jason chaffetz is standing by live to respond. bill: going on a road trip for the white house. president obama, where he's going, it says a whole lot about the state of play for the u.s. economy and the future and 2012. alisyn: and, deadly violence in mexico reaching war zone status in some places. now, they want to tighten their reins on american gun shops near the border and the gun lobby is firing back. an accident doesn't h

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right now police from virginia tech complex blacksburg and virginia state police are searching for thepects. the governor of the state has also been notified and he is making sure that all resources are available to find the gun and that was seen on the campus of a virginia tech. we will fall of this breaking news story right here on the kron 4 morning news. >> the dow jones industrial average was off 359 points, it is now off 310. losses for the year on the dow, nasdaq and s and p at these current levels. let's get some insight into what is happening, steve massocca with wedbush securities is joining us. hello, steve. >> hello. if we spoke to about two hours ago. her the dow's offer over three of the points. any insight? >> previous sellouts were driven by poor economic data. now i think this is being driven by a couple of things. first of all, concerns about debt levels in >> i am watching insurance policies that investors can take out on government debt. i'm looking in places like hall italy, greece, spain and belgium. they are all showing big increases in the cost of that couple th

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again, this is virginia tech. school is now in regular session but there is a summer session taking place. i'm sure you remember campus police were criticized for not alerting everyone about a shooting in the past. again, breaking news. virginia tech on lockdown. reportedly somebody may be on campus with a weapon. we'll have more details as information comes in. >>> 7:15. today is president obama's 50th birthday. as alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, the president raked in a lot of money last night at a fund- raiser. >> reporter: that's right. it was the president's first campaign trip out of washington in about a month. it started with a serenade from jennifer hudson. ♪ happy birthday to you [ cheers ] >> reporter: back in his home city of chicago, the president tried to refocus on his campaign and he took a stab at congress after -- congress after the weeks of the negotiations. >> we don't have time to play these partisan games. [ cheers ] >> we've got too much work to do. >> reporter: abou

. >>> now to that breaking news out of the virginia tech campus in blacksburg, virginia, where the campus remains in lockdown after three high school students attending a summer camp told police they saw a man with a gun. police have just released this composite sketch of the alleged gunman posted on the virginia tech website. justice correspondent pete williams is following all of this. pete, understandable that even without knowing or confirming anything, at virginia tech of all places, they would respond quickly and go into lockdown mode, the alert went off. what do we know? >> reporter: right. well, andrea, the initial call came just after 9:00 this morning, campus police went to a building where some high school students, three 14-year-olds attending a summer camp for high schoolers, reported that they saw what they thought was a gun being carried by a man. they gave a very vivid description of the man, said he was wearing vertically striped blue and white shirt with shorts and brown sandals, clean-shaven, glasses. this is the description they gave and based on that, the police gener

do hash tag virginia tech. i'm constantly twittering, there's also people who are on campus tweeting. there's a few cars roaming around, but mainly just police cars that we see. >> when you got your text, your message from security on campus that there was this lockdown in place, tell me where you were and what it said specifically and how you reacted. >> sure. i was actually in a doctor's appointment, the text specifically said there was a potential gunman spotted on campus, it said stay inside if you're on campus, they said call 911 if you see anything peculiar or out of the ordinary. so kind of a run of the mill text, but it is good that they updated us, it's one of the best teacher at virginia tech that we had. kind of frightens people, kind of shakes them up a bit. but we are safe, there's been no reported signs of anything, no distress on campus except for the initial sighting. >> and did it give you the description that we're reading right now, white male, light brown hair, six feet tall, no glasses or f

still awaiting a news update on the situation in virginia tech.still on lockdown at this hour after a man was reportedly seen walking around with something that three folks reported looked like a gun. just a short time ago check out your screen there, they released a composite sketch of the suspect they believe was the man carrying a gun on campus. they want to hear from him. if that's you and that with us a mistake let the police know. when that happens and we get the update we'll bring it to you live. ted bundy the serial killer who confessed to murdering at least 30 young women in the 1970s, could be responsible for even more deaths. police have found a vial of his blood after all these years, and that allow them to create the first every dna profile of bundy. that new evidence could close a string of unsolved murder cases. trace gallagher live at our breaking news desk. this is fascinating. >> reporter: it really is. before he was executed back in 1989 he confessed to 30 murders. authorities believe he is responsible for a lot more than that.

>> that was originally virginia tech police chief. very, very freightning when the shooter took his own life, not before killing 32 others. essentially the news coming out of that is that they have lifted that alert so students and others in and around the virginia tech campus in blacksburg can get out and about. there are fears there was this alleged gunman around. they have yet to locate this individual. sounds to me like they are still searching but still allowing now students to get out and about. we're going to follow, that and if anything changes we'll certainly pass that along. also there's still much more to come in a couple of minutes. we'll update you on the efforts to address the famine in somalia with a live report from the capital of mogadishu, and we'll stay on the markets. keep a close eye with me, down 407, massive plunge in late day selloffs. it's 3 acso that final bell in just about 35 minute from now. we are back. you're watching "cnn newsroom." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. ♪

virginia tech police released this sketch of what the man may have looked like. summer classes were cancelled for the day and students and staff were urged to stay indoors. the massacre of virginia tech in 2007 remains the deadliest shooting by a single gunman in united states history. >>> topping our health watch tonight, new details on that nationwide recall of ground turkey meat following a salmonella outbreak, linked to one death here in california. >> the meat company, a well-known meat company, cargill is recalling millions of pounds of turkey. here's chris with more details. >> reporter: the recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey is second only to the ground beef recall of three years ago. meat giant cargill is recalling fresh and frozen turkey products produced at its plant since february 20th and suspending ground turkey production at the plant. the centers for disease control in atlanta says the tainted turkey may be behind the salmonella outbreak in 26 states. that's left one person dead and close to 80 others sick. >> you can be sick for up to a

jenna: we are watching the virginia tech come pus. w campus. steve, you were talking a little bit about the events of a few years ago, also the timeline here, the warning systems that are in place. we got the first warning around, 9:37 eastern time as far as an alert to the press. it looks like the first warning or report of this reported gunman on campus because around 9:00am eastern time. why don't you walk us through the timeline of the morning up until this point. >> reporter: yeah, this morning it was at 9:37 when we got the word. there was an alert on the website at the university that there were students at a day camp, some children attending a day camp on the campus of this university in blacksburg, virginia. they said they saw a man who was holding something like a gun, it was covered up they continue be sure. they described him as 6 feet tall, light brown hair -- judge i'm sorry to interrupt you again. it looks like weave both parties present, let's listen. >> at approximately 9:ot this mornin9:09 this morning we received a call. thre

as you will recall the virginia tech site was -- school was the site of a mass shooting that killed 34 people. >>> it's hard for poor people to eat a healthy diet bus -- tight because better food is more spen -- tight because better -- diet because better food is more expensive. the researchers say doing this adds hundreds of bills. >> anything that is not gml or chemically processed is more expensive. >> organic foods are more expensive. organic certainly is, you know, fish or taken -- chicken, sustainable fish. >> the government has tried to offset some of the thoughts -- costs by giving the poor coupons. >>> meat manufacturer cargill is recalling -- recalling -- recalling 36 million pounds of turkey, ground turkey. a person in sacramento county died after eating the tainted meat. more than 70 people were sickened nationwide including one person in san francisco. health officials say the symptoms can show up within eight to 72 hours of eating -- within eating the product. >> usually it's severe diarrhea and cram. sometimes you can have a fever. it can be quite severe in the very youn

a big scare at virginia tech university this morning. the university went in to lockdown after three children attending a summer catch on campus reported seeing a man with a gun. the children said they saw a man walking quickly with what may have been a handgun covered with a cloth. police posted a warning on the university website and began notifying students by e-mail and phone and began an extensive search of the campus. >> the alert that went out asked people to go inside and secure themselveses with further notice. that's what they are asking people to do. again, it will be their individual decisions but you have the information that we have. they need to make their own decisions. >> so far, police found nothing. you probably remember back in 2007 when a gunman stormed virginia tech and killed 33 people in worst school shooting in u.s. history. in march, federal authorities fined the school for waiting too long to notify students about the initial shooting in april of 2007. >>> iran's ambassador to iraq today says the two u.c. berke

a big scare at virginia tech university this morning. the university went in to lockdown after three children attending a summer catch on campus reported seeing a man with a gun. the children said they saw a man walking quickly with what may have been a handgun covered with a cloth. police posted a warning on the university website and began notifying students by e-mail and phone and began an extensive search of the campus. >> the alert that went out asked people to go inside and secure themselveses with further notice. that's what they are asking people to do. again, it will be their individual decisions but you have the information that we have. they need to make their own decisions. >> so far, police found nothing. you probably remember back in 2007 when a gunman stormed virginia tech and killed 33 people in worst school shooting in u.s. history. in march, federal authorities fined the school for waiting too long to notify students about the initial shooting in april of 2007. >>> iran's ambassador to iraq today says the two u.c. berke

. >>> we will continue to monitor the situation unfolding at virginia tech right now. the campus remains under lockdown. people are still being told to stay indoors after summer camp students reported seeing a man with what could have been a handgun. that was around 9:00 a.m. this morning. police held a press conference a short time ago to say so far there have not been anybody matching the description that students gave them. when we have an update we will bring it to you. >>> a missouri law bans teachers with becoming friends with students on facebook. on the red hills of georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. i have a dream today! [ male announcer ] chevrolet is honored to celebrate the unveiling of the washington, d.c., martin luther king jr. memorial. take your seat at the table on august 28th. so i want to major in biology. miss gopie is the best teacher i ever had. she's amazing, i love her. [ jade ] i'm teaching jasmine ap biology. i knew she had the talent... i alway

. >>> four years at the terror on virginia tech campus another lockout today after three teenagers reportedeeing a man with a gun campus. police rushed to the location conducting an intense building by building search and found no one. it it lasted five hours and was lifted before noon our time. they released a sketch of the man or young man they say may have been the one on campus. summer classes were canceled for the day, virginia tech used the emergency messaging system to urge students and staff to stay undo indoors. >> in this day and age we didn't have another choice. >> four years ago virginia tech was a scene of a massacre that left 33 people dead. still today the deadliest shooting by a single gunman in u.s. history. >>> two san francisco window washers were literally hanging on for dear life. their scaffolding collapsed this morning in san francisco's mission bay. nbc bay area's joe risotto jr. found out it highlights the dangers for people that work far above our streets. it was a scene sure to mortify anyone who works high above the ground. a pair of window washers dangling help

box two, virginia tech lifting a campus-wide alert after report of a gunman on campus. box three, keeping a close eye on the developing tropical storm pounding parts of the caribbean and word that it should reach the united states. that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b" with breaking news, now, on fox news: a massive global sell off in world markets has sent stocks plummeting today and fears of a new recession. the dow jones industrial average has taken a beating. we were down more than 400 points. off more than 3 percent, now, all three major indexes with a potential of correction territory. this has completely erased the gains this year. oil fell 6 percent today. it is now off, down to $86.63 a barrel amid concerns the showing economy will cut demand. u.s. job creation is weak as corporate profits are growing and consumer spending dropped. the latest numbers show u.s. incomes rising but only barely. what is happening overseas, though, is driving markets into critical territory. emergency response teams from the european central b

. >>> breaking news out of the virginia tech campus, there is a briefing going on right now.justice correspondence pete williams joining us live from washington. pete, what is the latest on a situation earlier which appeared that the campus was in lockdown? >> reporter: it was, in fact, in lockdown. that lockdown was lifted about half an hour ago, martin, after a thorough search of the campus failed to turn up either the man who was sighted or a gun that three young people said they thought they saw him carrying. they gave a very detailed description of the man. this was a composite sketch the police put together. but they never found him or what the young people thought was a weapon. so after thoroughly searching the campus, they've decided to lift this alert. the classes are still canceled for the rest of the day, but the campus will be getting pretty much back to normal late tonight and tomorrow. >> are the police assuming this may have been some kind of bizarre imaginary thing? what's their conclusion? was this guy there or wasn't he? >> reporter: i don't think they know

. >>> breaking news right now at virginia tech. still on lockdown after three teenagers reported seeing a man with a gun. campus police have just released a composite sketch of the man possibly seen outside of a dining hall around 9:30 eastern this morning. the teenager who is made the report were on campus attending a summer academic program on the campus. they told police the man was carrying what looked like a gun covered by a cloth or some type of clothing. the campus responded with heavy force. certainly scarred by that mass shooting in april of 2007 that left 33 people dead. one student told my colleague contessa brewer how they're holding up. >> people here, we understand, we are hokeys. everyone's in pretty good spirits. just waiting. >> joining me live is scott lehman from our affiliate. what's the situation there? >> reporter: occasionally you see officers driving by on patrol. there are some buses not far from our position here where we've seen officers taking a look at, making sure people aren't trying to get on those b

and on that campus is disarmed ok and so virginia tech we saw just this past week another scare there two twelve year olds apparently saw a man carrying what what like it could have been a gun under some cloth and it got from the school though certainly predictable and understand it understandable after the shooting the prior shooting virginia tech how do you take these issues for your cause and say well if we just had concealed carry then the people wouldn't choose these spots for their targets well i think and we know that criminals would definitely reconsider their current plan of action if they know that their victim is not defenseless that their victim has a chance to fight back and one of the region one of the strong reasons that i'm involved in campus here is because as a female and i don't have the same options of self-defense as my male counterparts do no matter what i do i'll never be as strong as my male counterparts and so a firearm is the only thing that will level the playing field between me and males would you say gun control laws or massage mr. that's a little far may

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. >>> it appears many students who were at virginia tech during that mass shooting back in 2007 feltsful effects from the rampage for many months afterwards. 33 people were killed during that rampage. according to a virginia tech study about 15% of the students at the university reported experiencing high levels of post-traumatic stress syndrome for several months. researchers surveyed 4,600 students in the months following that mass shooting. >>> all eyes are on iowa this week where the first dropped poll in the presidential race takes place. republican presidential candidate timm pawlenty took to the public today. >> iowa straw poll will be held saturday if the republican party's unofficial vote that kicks off the g.o.p. primary race. >>> another gop candidate michelle bachmann campaigned in iowa today and criticized president obama's handling of the credit crisis. >> this president went in hiding for three day, no one saw him when the credit rating went down because he did not know what to do. >> reporter: the minnesota congresswoman made those remarks in arnold's mark iowa. she a

>> she went to virginia tech. -- she went to virginia tech.orking look around problems or setbacks is really the only way to success. >> who do you watch or read that you admire? beside hoda?>> i want to be music journalist. i read a lot of "spin." "rolling stone.: " i admire their style of writing. >> it says that good journalism is the measure of a public service. do you think public service has anything to do with journalism? anybody? back here in the back. >> i am from virginia. the purpose of journalism is to tell the truth. i would like to impact people. >> how do you know what is the truth? >> you should be able trust your journalists. if i believe what i am reading is the truth and later i hear it is not the truth, i lose all respect for that reporter. a person's integrity in journalism is the most important aspect of their career. >> a number of places have become very opinionated. you know they will have people from other sides. i won't name them. everybody gets upset when it tried to categorize them. is that good or bad? >> i do not

virginia tech was the site of a shooting rampage in which 33 people were killed.after that the school put extra student notification and security systems into place. >>> and the cool air that's been lingering around here is impacting currently the central valley. let's take a look at the curt map. you can see where we are right here and then look at this straight line up toward the delta. look at sacramento it's 65 degrees. it's really cooled things off. sacramento this time of year should be in the low 70s and it's in the low 60s. the overnight lows just like last night. a lot of fog and low cloud coverage tomorrow morning just like this morning. the big difference will be not as slow a burn off. so tomorrow you should see sunshine, more rapidly education pearly in place -- especially in places like redwood city and fremont. with that in place, temperatures should come up maybe five to 10 degrees. tomorrow a little bit warmer, a little more sunshine and the extended forecast we continue like this with no heat wave in sight. no spare the air days in sight, no red

virginia tech was the site of a shooting rampage in which 33 people were killed.that the school put extra student notification and security systems into place. >>> and the cool air that's been lingering around here is impacting currently the central valley. let's take a look at the curt map. you can see where we are right here and then look at this straight line up toward the delta. look at sacramento it's 65 degrees. it's really cooled things off. sacramento this time of year should be in the low 70s and it's in the low 60s. the overnight lows just like last night. a lot of fog and low cloud coverage tomorrow morning just like this morning. the big difference will be not as slow a burn off. so tomorrow you should see sunshine, more rapidly education pearly in place -- especially in places like redwood city and fremont. with that in place, temperatures should come up maybe five to 10 degrees. tomorrow a little bit warmer, a little more sunshine and the extended forecast we continue like this with no heat wave in sight. no spare the air days in sight, no red flag d

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they rolled virginia tech in the orange bowl last year. auburn begins at number 23. and racing has gone to the dogs. today at golden gate fields, they turn the track over to the weiner dogs. the 2011 weiner nationals, pitting the fastest dack sundhs in the bay area. it's a 30 yard course these little dogs will run. a photo finish between the number four and five dog. they needed multiple replays before number four wins by a nose. now, although it was a thrilling finish at the weiner dog race, when asked afterwards how he felt, the losing dog said, ruff. coming up at 6:00, we'll catch you up on the giants. also, more raiders and niners. i couldn't stay away from that one 37. >> you couldn't help yourself, could you? >> no, i con the. i had to stick with it. >> thanks a lot. >>> coming up, how social media played a role in finding aa away. >>> a student reported missing on friday while traveling alone in malaysia, contacted his mother early this morning. jacob boone's mother said her son finally called her this morning from a national park in malaysia, using the park's

the virginia tech campus locked down right now.r a person what a gun bass reported near a dining hall there. you may recall it's the same campus where a student killed 32 students and faculty in 2007. we'll keep you updated there. >>> iran's ambassador to iraq says he expects cal grads shane bauer and josh fattal to be released soon. they are accused of spying in iran. they were in court there on sunday. could be out very soon. >>> two early-morning fires in oakland are now out no injuries reported in either fire. one displaced five people from a home on 107th avenue, another damaged a home on altura place. >>> stopping violence in east palo alto, the subject of a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. tonight at city hall. the mayor and the police chief called the meeting after four homicides in just the last two weeks. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> good morning from the traffic center. let's take you to 280 in the south bay. just checked in with chp. no accidents but look at this extra busy northbound through

from virginia tech he worked in virginia state government and spent a year teaching english in a highschool and friends. while liberal is a fourth-year student virginia tech pursuing an international study degree, goddard was shot four times and was one of seven out of the class of 17 to survive the shooting. goddard had three bullets still in his body as well as a titanium rod implanted in his left femur. working at the brady campaign to prevent gun violence, goddard now uses his experience to educate others about gun violence and the weaknesses in u.s. gun laws. gothard sheered an interview with me -- numerous media outlets radio stations and talk shows and writes a "huffington post" blog. it is documented in the sum -- goddard lives and works in washington d.c. for the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. we will have a debate here and each side will speak for 18 minutes followed with a four minute rebuttal from each side. dr. lott will lead us. dr. lott. >> it is great to be here and i'm glad to see the crowd here. you know, guns make it easier for bad things to happen, but the

. >>> virginia tech, the site of a mass shooting six years ago got another scare today.the university went in lockdown as teens seen a man with a gun. they released a sketch of the gunman and searched the school. but they found no one with a weapon. after the april 2007 killings they put student notification and security into place. 33 people died in that shooting spree. >>> paul mccartney has been drawn into britain's scandal over journalists hacking into the voice mail of new subjects. he told critics he planned to talk to the police about a claim by his former wife, heather mills, that a reporter for the mirror group listened to a voice mail that he left for her back in 2001. the news corp has been accused of hacking into the voice mails of new subjects. >>> nasa says all signs point to a discovery on mars that could mean there is life on the red planet. they looked at images taken by a satellite orbiting mars and noticed dark stains appearing and disappearing. they say it is liquid water flowing downslope. the water would be dense, though, like syrup. nasa says it is

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. >>> officers locked down virginia tech after reports of a gunman on campus there. this morning, three teens attending a summer camp said they saw a man holding what looked like a gun. he was allegedly seen near the dorm where the 2007 shooting happened. that left 33 students and faculty dead. so far officers have not found the man or any reports of injuries. the campus is on high alert. >>> a new timeline for those two cal grads being held captive in iran. iran's ambassador expects josh bolten and josh fattal to be released soon. a lawyer for the two said on sunday that they would likely be released by the end of this week. they were arrested two years ago along with sarah shourd, accused of illegally crossing into iran while hiking in iraq. >>> a deadly accident in fremont snarled traffic this morning. it happened around 8:00 this morning on stevenson at fremont boulevard. the accident tied up traffic in the intersection for more than an hour. at least one car and a pedestrian were involved in that crash. the walker died at the scene. the cause of the crash, thoug

. >>> authorities around virginia tech were taking no chances after reports of an armed man on campus. they locked down the whole school and told everyone to stay indoors after searching the school's ground in 150 buildings, they gave the all clear. it was the longest lockdown since a rampage that left 33 dead. >>> police say they have a serial slasher on the loose and released this video showing a man they suspect of slashing at least six young women since february. all the incidents took place while the victims were shopping. police say the suspect is hispanic, in his late 20s is and about 5'6" tall. we'll have more on "good morning america." >>> all right. next on this friday morning, why some people are blaming the smurfs for the stock market mess. surely it's gargamel and not the smurfs. >>> plus, answers on what to do with your mother. >> a new eruption in hawaii. small ways to be more healthy.r like new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. ccfee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. new

attempting to rape a legal and well known and this sort of government has been spotted on the virginia tech university campus in the states where thirty two people were killed in a two thousand and seven shooting alert issued on the rest of the website and students and staff to stay inside and not near the walls the suspect was described as wearing a blue and white striped shirt and sandals and was found no one matching that description and also no reports of any shots of him being far. well next we take you to one of russia's far flung corners where indigenous people enjoy life in the wild. today we're russia's far east on the a marriage and it's a place of breathtaking natural beauty well or inspiring wilderness meets the long held traditions of the thank you people there is also rich in natural resources namely gold parts of industrialization it's getting harder the locals to preserve their culture as an aside but nevertheless. this week the russia close up scene welcomes you to the far east and unmoored region located some eight thousand kilometers east of moscow a little under one hund

>>> a tense day on the virginia tech campus.campus, possibly carrying a gun. summer school students were told to stay indoors. and classes were canceled. after several hours of searching, no gunman was found and the alert was dropped. in 2007, you may recall, a gunman opened fire, fatally killing 32 people before killing himself. >>> in florida, four men were accused in the deadly raid killing a couple. in 2009, the masked men stormed on to the property of byrd and melanie billings. the company was killed while their nine adopted special needs children were at home. >>> chrysler is recalling almost 300,000 minivans because the air bags may deploy unexpectedly. the 2008 models of dodge grand caravan, chrysler town and country, and grand voyager. >>> and scientists have found possible evidence that salt water exists on mars during its warmer months. that is raising chances that life exists on the red planet. they examine images from nasa's spacecraft orbiting mars that show dark lines that grow and shrink, depending on the season.

. >>> campus of virginia tech university was locked down today after some children said they saw a manrying a handgun. the man was never found. no other sightings for reported today. four years ago you may remember a student killed 33 people at thal school >>> the president celebrates his birthday and the economy is hardly worth celebrating. the markets are spooked. we talk about the carnage on wall street when the fox all-stars join me after the >>> people have had it. they're fed up with where we are financially. the cancer has to be cut out. one of the most important powerful tools to get us there is a balanced budget amendment. >> bret: former obama ambassador to china and former utah governor jon huntsman after an interview with greta van susteren was mobbed by adoring chinese tourists in washington, d.c. he is not getting mobbed by adoring voters in polls, not yet. still in singing digits. he shook up his campaign two weeks ago. his campaign manager left. today word that another four staffers have quit over what huntsman described himself as drama over his chief strategist john

a gunman has been spotted on the virginia tech university campus where thirty two people were killed in the two thousand and seven shooting and then that issued on the university's website warns that students and staff should be staying inside and locked their doors the suspect was described as wearing a blue and white striped shirt and sandals but police found no one matching that description and there are also no reports of any shots. three senior nuclear officials have been fought in japan as the country struggles to cope with the consequences of its nuclear crisis the trade minister said they would be held responsible for mishandling the fukushima plant and its problems it's exactly because of people in mental states and a major loss in the radiation is still leaking from focusing on nearly five months to the problem of quitting on me with fatal levels detected earlier this week that . china has arrested two thousand people and closed down about five thousand businesses in a major crackdown on illegal food additives after a wave of contamination scares campaign was started in apr

virginia tech was the scene of a shooting massacre back in 2007.te house is pressuring congress to return from vacation to end the partial faa shutdown which forced the layoffs of 70,000 airport construction workers. it's costing the government $200 million a week in ticket taxes. >>> and a record 46 million americans are now using food stamps, which means 15% of the population now relies on that government assistance program. meantime, a new report says that following government healthy eating guidelines can cost the average person hundreds of dollars each year. >>> an oklahoma city woman claims her uncle is the infamous hijacker of a passenger jet in 1971. 1971. he took $200,000 and parachuted out of that plane. marla cooper said she recalls her uncle planning the heist. the fbi said it was following an incredible lead on a suspect but would not confirm it came from cooper. police investigating the death of an 11-year-old new hampshire girl have removed a silver pickup truck parked near her the body of 11-year-old selena cass was found in a river

. >>> this is a sketch of a gunman spotted today at virginia tech university. three 14-year-olds attending an academic camp reported seeing a man carrying what they said was a gun. police did not find the gunman, the lock down has been lifted. the school used the notification system it put into place after the mass shooting there four years ago that left 32 people dead. >>> a phony 911 call last night sent the san francisco police s.w.a.t. team. s.w.a.t. was called out, police finally reached the family around midnight, they said they were fine. police entered the home just to make sure. >>> san francisco police took a man into custody today after a shooting in the paternal hill neighborhood. happened around 7:30 this morning. the victim was a woman who was wounded in the ankle. show told officers the suspect tried to rob her before the shooting. police have not released the name of a suspected robbery. >>> a group of citizens say it hopes to set up jobs by setting up call centers across the country. the group is working hand in hand with the fcc. the fcc is in

police were at virginia tech's campus for hours but found no evidence of a security threat.t of a possible gunman sent the school into lockdown yesterday. a spokesman says alert systems put in place after the 2007 shootings worked without a glitch. >>> the sentencing phase begins in the warren jeffs trial. the polygamous sect leader was convicted of sexually assaulting two jund aged girls. he could go to prison for life. >> and broad in the water at a texas lake, that whee 's what i looks like. but either 00 caused by an overgroover gross growth of bacteria and low water levels. >>> thousands of faa employees and contractors are heading back to work after a two week furlough. congress has managed a compromise deal to end the agency's partial shutdown. it restores funding but only temporarily. let's get the latest from kate boldu bolduan. >> reporter: they just made it official and honestly if you blink, you might have actually missed it. it took less than a minute which we kind of expected because once this agreement in this breakthrough happened yesterday, once this agreeme

a hokey, a hokey from virginia tech is here to lead off. david foley, deputy commissioner of the public buildings service and u.s. general service administration in 2010. he is responsible for the real estate operations of the agency, previously served as deputy assistant commissioner for portfolio management at gsa and worked a number of leadership roles within gsa and offices in dallas, kansas city, and atlanta. mr. foley, as a graduate of missouri state university, masters of business administration from home of the hokies, virginia tech. mr. jim sullivan, also known as james, director of the office of asset enterprise management of u.s. department of veterans affairs. it seems like we pick on the g8 a lot, and we actually use them a lot of times i'm agencies do things well. sometimes folks in the sense they just like, they like to conduct catchier and. what we like to do is sort of when folks are behaving in in a private ways we like to put spotlight on them. when agencies are managing a behaving in a more ways, we like to put spotlight

individuals contacting 91 this all goes back to the students not able to called i was wondering the virginia tech the letter yesterday and is the most of valuable, but the in the country. apple had his title a brief time on tuesday but exxon and squeeze them out. sis, help me create my oasis. ok, romantic garden? oh, is there a castle nearby? no, but there's a charming farmhouse. right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. get your annual ikea catalog today. it is 6:00 a.m. developing story there is a fire right now at masonic avenue and eight street i want take you live we have jackie sissel on scene. >> they are in clean up mode that was not the case 25 minutes ago

a report of a possible gunman at virginia tech shutting down campus for five hours on thursday. man walking quickly with what may have been a handgun covered by a cloth. police issued a stech of the man they were looking for and searched, but found no sign of him. i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "on the record." for your latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. now back to on the record. >> greta: sizzling summer in wisconsin. days from headed -- from heated recall elects. remember a couple months ago protesters swarming the state capital? how about 14 senators who fled the state and hid out in illinois? apparently people are still angry. six senators are facing recall elections days from now. they have new back-up, the tea party. joining us is chairwoman of the tea party express, amy kramer. why did we decide to jump into this one? >> thanks for having me. we've decided to jump into it because we want to support these conservatives that are being recalled. usually politicians are recalled for not doing their jobs. these guys have done their jobs. they are doing what the people s