. >>> in western hungary, efforts under way to contain an ecological disaster.

rivers of sludge in the streets in the village of western hungary. this is one of three villages flooded by waves of caustic mud. hundreds of homes are flooded and many had to be rescued. the reservoir of a chemical processing plant burst. two were killed and dozens taken to hospital. many suffering from burns. >> people were shouting, but we're, look for shelter. the dam was first. i rushed back to take a look, but the water was coming, so i ran away as fast as i could. minutes, theree willamette' sludge was meters deep. >> they say one house collapsed. the fences were destroyed. up to 700,000 cubic meters flooded on to the reservoir into nearby villages where people had to be evacuated. the sludge is reported to have reached 2 meters in height. >> to locations that been badly affected. the floods had begun to receive. we have 25 injured who were taken to the hospital. they had burn injuries where their skin came in contact with the toxic matter. an investigation has been launched into what caused the reservoir to burst. >> hundreds of fans paid the

it comes from a plan in western hungary and has three counties under a state of emergency.he floods even entered into the country's waterways and it could potentially affect all of europe if officis can't stop it quickly. nbc's michelle kosinski reports. >> reporter: parts of western hungary are under a state of emergency because of flooding. we're not just talking about water. we know how damaging that can be on its own. but this is a toxic caustic red sludge that flooded at least six villages. broke free from a dam and it is containing a reservoir. apparently it causes burns on contact. it has already killed four including two young children. we know that mud was as deep as nine feet in some areas. >> this is a serious environmental problem. and we're concerned, not just for the environments in hungary but this could cross the border. and that's why we have european environmental legislation in place. pollution is something that tends not to stay within international borders. it has gotten into one river. the danger is that it will get into the water system and cause an e

. >> at least two people were killed when a sludge reservoir burst at an aluminum factory in western hungary today. over 100 million cubic meters flooded homes. it is a >> product in the production of -- is a waste product in the production of aluminum. a vatican official has criticized the awarding of this year's nobel prize for medicine to a scientist whose work on human infertility has led to the creation of test tube babies. he said it disregarded the destruction of human embryos. dr. robert edwards has helped millions of couples become parents. [] b crying >> -- [baby crying] >> she was the first test-tube baby. headlines described her birth as a miracle. speaking to years ago, professor edwards described the media frenzy at the time. >> it was all over bristol in england, secretly. the has been hit the mother in his car and drove around to his mother's car appeared >> tonight, louise brown said she is delighted for dr. edward, who has been more than a doctor to repair >> needless to say -- dr. to her. >> needless to say, i am very pleased. i know that he is not very well at the moment.

a new protective barrier is nearing completion in western hungary. it is designed to prevent any further spillage from the reservoir that leaked toxic sludge and devastated several towns and villages. they are confident this emergency dam will hold. the head of fine arts for the egyptian government has been found guilty of negligence over the theft of a van gogh painting. it waone of 11 people that were sentenced to prison. hundreds of thousands of people are demonstrating in towns and cities across france in protest of changes to the state pension system. key elements have been passed by houses of parliament. students and schoolchildren are joining the workers on the streets. air services have been disrupted and stoppages of refineries which have forced of diesel prices. -- up diesel prices. >> one might expect the french to be tiring of this battle. the numbers are -- this appears to be the biggest protest. on strike, the air-traffic controllers, postal workers and teachers. now joining them, students. the president insisted there was nothing more

a new protective barrier is nearing completion in western hungary, designed to prevent the further a leak of toxic sludge. found guilty of negligence due to the theft of a van gogh painting, sentenced to three years in prison for the lapses that allowed the poppy flower painting to be stolen in broad daylight. hundreds of thousands of people across france in the state pension system, key elements of the reform have been passed by both houses of parliament -- parliament. and their services have been heavily disrupted, stopping at oil refineries, forcing up diesel prices in europe. >> after four major demonstrations in one month, one might reasonably be expecting the french to be tired of this battle. but this does appear to be the biggest protests so far. train drivers, postal workers, teachers, joining the nauert students. today the president insisted that there was nothing more to give, but in response to have scaled up the protest, train drivers and workers voting for open ended action. >> we must put pressure on the president to move. we are going every day, on the ceiling the gov

bbc news, in western hungary. >> of further setback for president barack obama's efforts to close guantanamo bay. a key prosecution witness has been barred from giving evidence. the judge has ruled that the testimony was not admissible as it was obtained through coercion. ahmed khalfan ghailani is charged in connection with attacks on u.s. embassies in tanzania and kenya. we have this from new york. >> this is ahmed khalfan ghailani, accused of helping al- qaeda blowup embassies in west africa 12 years ago. this with this scene after the blast in nairobi, which killed more than 200. the first ever guantanamo bay detainee to be tried in civilian court, his case in manhattan is being closely followed. now the judge has ruled that the prosecution cannot called the star witness. why? because he was a witness while being interrogated in a secret cia jail. >> the problem the government has created for itself is that holding someone like him outside the law for so many years, engaging in torture or other techniques, it is much harder to bring them to justice. >> there are 174 detainees at guantanam

toxic red mud has flooded three villages in western hungary, coming from a reservoir of the contains aluminum production residue. the government has declared a state of emergency and cleanup operations are under way. >> rivers of caustic mud flow down the streets of this village. this is just one of three villages flooded by waves of sludge. hundreds of homes were flooded, dozens of people have had to be rescued. the mud was relieved when reservoir of a mechanical processing plant was found burned. two were killed, dozens were taken a hospital, some of them reportedly suffering from burns. >> people were shouting, looking for shelter because the dam has burst. i looked back to take a look, but the water was already coming. within a few minutes it was already 1 meter deep. >> the guard and disappeared. they say that one house collapsed and the fences were destroyed. >> up to 700,000 cubic meters flooded out and into nearby villages, where children have to be evacuated from their schools. the rushing flood it is reported to reach 2 meters in height. >> two locations have been badly aff

bbc news, in western hungary. >> now, the cia used secret people in europe to torture its most important terror suspects. that is the opinion of a european official who has uncovered this network. he has told the bbc there is evidence to a criminal standard of proof that khalid sheikh mohammed, the man behind the 9/11 attacks come up with water boarded -- was water ordered -- boarded. >> hidden, a facility thought to be a secret cia present. >> [unintelligible] >> human rights officials are convinced it is here the cia brought their most significant detainee, kalid sheik mohammed, in use controversial and -- and use controversial interrogation techniques to force him and others and to talk. >> they were subjected to very intense and torture during interrogation, including, as far as we understand, whiter boarding -- water boarding. >> records show an executive jet leased by dc-8 left kabul. records just released not confirm the plane actually landed in poland. -- now confirm the plane actually landed in poland. new documents now prove this area was visited by more than a dozen cia aircra

>>> nearly 200 million gallons of harmful red sludge spilled from an industrial reservoir in western hungaryarlier this week. polluted water and mud inundated villages, killing 7 people and injuring hundreds more. the country's prime minister says a widening crack in one of the walls of the reservoir could release more toxic mud. one town was evac unite ated today as a precaution. and the order may be extended to a second town nearby. >>> still to come at 5:00 -- ♪ imagine all the people >> are you singing back already? a look back at the incredible th eer of john lennon on whats hdbirtay. n eehis 70th birthday. >>> the bay area's most famous sea lion is recovering from plastic surgery this weekend. he was named for the yellow county deputy who rescued him last year after fish per men shot him in the face. doctors reconstructed holes in the animal's face which will allow him to hunt again. he's had to be hand fed. he's a favorite with staff members at sea world, allowing veterinarians to treat him as well. ♪ >>> celebrations took place around the world today to honor musician john lennon on

authorities in western hungary have started a criminal investigation now into this the flooding of toxicud. hundreds of people at been evacuated this began monday regressive wire of red water and mud to burst out of the metals plant. this is full of metallic stuff at least four people have been killed and more than a hundred people injured. hon. water authorities estimate the mud could take five days to reach the danny which is of course one of europe's key waterways. >> rain continues to funnel into parts of the south bay from the diablo range. let's look on storm tracker 4 radar for what were saying. just as i told to, the rain is more moderate over diablo range ec the yellow on your screen. as it makes its way to milpitas it's actually not a little bit. attracted pushing into sunnyvale about 5:04 p.m. some light rain expected over pal will tow and getting a closer look at exactly what or same there's a very tiny area of more moderate rain but for the most part light showers. we have been seeing this raid over milpitas or really a little over our side would be surprised about a quarter

torrent of sludge containing cadmium and other toxic chemicals that swept through villages in western hungary. the sludge has left four people dead and about 100 people injured. troops and police personnel have been spraying neutralizers into rivers to lower the alkaline level of the sludge, but they said on thursday that the ph level of the da newborn about 17 cl kilometers from the river was higher than normal. the government said only small amounts of the sludge have reached the danube so far and concerns about contamination are low. but down stream nations are worried about the contamination. they're testing water quality every three hours. >>> per reviewian writer has won this year's nobel prize for literature. >> the nobel prize in literature for 2010 is awarded the peruvian author mario. >> the nobel committee in stockholm, sweden, made the announcement on thursday. 's a leading novelist in sousht america. his most famous this novembers are the green house, the war of the end of the world or the non-fiction group or bookleters to a young novel list. he's depicted the societies of latin

duncan kennedy, "bbc news," in western hungary. >> you are watching "bbc news."till to come, we investigate an ambitious plan to save the world saltiest sea from drawing ought. >> it has been a full week of sporting competition of games in delhi. >> action in the boxing ring. india's star boxer, a favorite to win the gold medal at the commonwealth games, and everyone solidly behind him. but it is not quite the sell-out crowd you would expect. the action is heating up in the ring, and they are cheering for their home favorite. but even here where you would expect a full house, there are still some empty seats. not because of public apathy, but it appears mismanagement by the organizers. outside the stadium people are being turned away. there is a problem with the ticketing, so the bottom office is shut. some are lucky, but many others aren't. >> i am not being able to get any ticket. i am here for the last 45 minutes. no tickets. somebody said it is all booked, and i saw it was all empty. >> they say everybody should come out, no problem. >> it has been a troubled

nick thorpe, bbc news, kolontar, western hungary. >> julian joins me from central london from the world science center preet i know you have been looking at this and talking about it. what is the worst-case scenario if one comes into contact with this?" >> the main problem for people is that it can cause chemical burns. it is highly alkali. we think of acids as being able to burn you, but if you think of something like oven cleaner, that can be bad if it gets on your hand. it can burn. that is the problem we have with this. >> there has been some talk -- i was reading that in animals there is some kind of link to cancer. are you saying that would not be the case with humans quacks' >> that has not been totally shown in humans, but we are talking about long-term exposure to some of the queen in -- the ingredients of this sludge, like titanium oxide, shown to produce cancers in tests on laboratory animals. what happens when it gets into the river and how it might affect fish. the particles are quite small, metallic particles and this sludge, that they clog up the gills in the fish and sto

. >>> in western hungary, efforts under way to contain an ecological disaster. a flood of toxic red sludge escaped from a metal refinery monday when a reservoir overflowed. at least four people died and more than 100 are injured. many suffering burns from the toxic sludge. emergency workers are struggling to prevent the flood from reaching the vital danube river. >>> back in this country, the sentencing phase of a murderous home invasion in connecticut is set for later this month. a paroled burglar was convicted in the brutal murders of a mother and two daughters. dan dra hughes has our report. >> reporter: it took a jury less than five hours to return a guilty verdict against steven hayes in the murder and sexual assault of jennifer hawke-petit and her daughters. her husband, william, survived after he was beaten with a baseball bat >> there's some relief of my -- my family is still -- still gone. >> reporter: the women were apparently targeted while grocery shopping and prosecutors say hayes and his co-defendant joshua komisarjevsky followed them to their conn

duncan kennedy, bbc news, western hungary. >> for more on the consequences of this spill i am joined in new castle studios by the director of the newcastle institute for research on sustainability. thank you for being with us. i am not sure how much of the report you caught. clearly we are dealing with an emergency right now. to what extent do you think this is an accident waiting to happen? >> i think it was very much an accident waiting to happen we have been an argument for many years that secondary dams should be constructed as a standard -- this is something we argued strenuously with the eu should be put in place but the industry lobby held that down. >> i don't quite understand. if people like you can say the threat, arguing for a second of all, are there eu rules governing this? we are always told the are hot on health and safety. >> it is frustrating. there were two similar events in spain and romania that also affected the danube in the year 2000. the new directive was eventually produced in 2006. i was involved in various stages of the negotiations. during the passage thro

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a cleanup operation is underway in western hungary after waves of toxic sludge swept through the area killing four and wounding over one hundred a deluge of red colored slurry was unleashed when a reservoir at an alumina plant bust rescue workers are fighting to prevent the sludge from reaching the river danube both already so far of call that an ecological disaster. the largest sporting event ever to have taken place in india kicked off this week billions have been spent on staging the commonwealth games the president of the international olympic committee says the nation set a solid foundation for a future olympics bid but as artie's charan singh finds out everything is not quite as well as you have the authority would have you believe. across there the boards showcasing the commonwealth games have sprung up trying to hide the city's poverty but these haven't been entirely successful here investment for the heart of the slum is still visible most of its two thousand residents are not surprised by the action. the government considers dirty it could give us a line to relocate who'd ha

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a cleanup operation is underway in western hungary after waves of toxic sludge swept through the area killing four and wounding over a hundred the deluge of red colored slurry was unleashed when a reservoir at an aluminum plant burst rescue workers are fighting to prevent the sludge from reaching the river danube the authorities have called it an ecological disaster. well for years the united states was the biggest preacher of tolerance in the world it was justly proud of its melting pot of nationalities living side by side with little conflict but it seems that isn't true anymore with a fresh wave of xenophobia sweeping through the country marina portnoy has more. america is supposed to be a nation of tolerance. but believing through her stars and stripes. and ugliness incapable of masking protests against the construction of new mosques illegal immigration and economic reform point to a fear and frustration. and emotional climate experts say where many americans are swapping patriotism for nationalism definitely is a phobia it's a fear of the other zina phobia is defined as an unrea

. >> cruise in western hungary are bringing at the damage to block the toxic sludge.y hope that it built a clean it up. it createit killed seven people ans of the town are already devastated. this is from all of the russian.our route option >> they punched through rock walls for rescue shaft more than 2,000 ft. under the ground, that is where the miners have been isolated for two months. patrick has more on the delicate rescue process. >> that break through. this capture the momentum and the drill went through it time after time and hours later they left the site. (honking) for the pennsylvania is drillers they're there till the very end. >> we had our heart enhance and our stomach and i throw up very long until the last and. the miner said they sought they taught some of us >> your driver. a job well done but not completed. >> what needs to be done? >> it will definitely be of a proud moment for us but i think that be the final really once they are out. right now is just hole in the ground. >> there's still a long way to go to rescue them, a capsule will be it lowere

the death toll in western hungary rose to nine after an elder li man died overnight.f 50 people still in hospital because of this. toxic sludge and water burst from the plant. if the cracks widened it could release another flood. >> wall street after the break in we will continue updates from >> wall street after the break in we will continue updates from chile. insider stock deals. after ebay shareholders sued and a judge cited the obvious conflict of interest she was forced to pay the money back. what kind of person would be involved in deals a fellow republican congressman called corrupt? and in her last year at ebay, whitman paid herself $120 million right before the company laid off 10% of it's workers. we're choosing a governor, shouldn't character matter? until two years ago, when my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in quickly. found their local deli. a few shortcuts. and a neighborhood hangout. but there's one thing they miss. their beloved hometown team. so i asked citi -- how many thankyou points it would take to give them something special. their o

this will show you where the spill site is in western hungary.t will get into the danube river. the second largest river in europe. they've been taking these levels of ph and so far, they've -- that's some good concerns. the levels, a seven is good. that sludge

nick robinson joins us from the disaster zone in western hungary.ng anything like this, nick roberts. take us inside. >> it's all too real for the people here. we've been inside some of the houses today, the houses hardest hit by this tide of red sludge that slammed into that building. the tide is over my head height. that's over six feet. people can't salvage stuff. anything that's been touched by this sludge, they've just thrown it away. and i talked to people trying to pull stuff out, and they showed me their hands. their hands have blisters and burns on them. that's from these toxic, toxic floods. you can't avoid it. the contaminants are getting into their systems. >> do they even know the ramifications of this, what long-term health effects this might have on people, for generations, maybe? >> they don't know. and the prime minister today admits he didn't know how bad all this was going to be. the people here are sort of putting a bit of bravado on it. they say, oh, it's just a couple small scabs, it's nothing to worry about, but nobody here is

widening of the cracks on the red sludge reservoir that broke last week flooding several towns in western hungaryple. at the same time have authorities are warning the local population there as well as cleanup and construction crews, the amount of red sludge just exceeds safe limits and say they should use protective gear. parts of the town closest to the metals planned storage pool has become uninhabitable. more than 700 residents have been evacuated. serbia failure to prevent anti- gay rights could hurt its bid to join the european union serbian rivalries fought battles yesterday with thousands of rapes. to world drinks and stun brigades touse. more than a hundred 50 people were hurt nearly to hundred 50 were arrested. the gay pride march attended by 1000 participants was viewed as a major test for serbians government which is pledged to protect human rights as it seeks e u membership. the man who was apparently slated to the north koreans next leader made a rare public appearance. he was in the crowd at the stadium in north korea's capital joining him of course was his father who has been sec

. >> the red toxic sludge and that spilled from a reservoir in western hungary has now reached the danubeer. it ended up in the marco river, a tributary that feeds into europe's second longest river could an estimated several cubic feet of sludge. many people have been left with chemical burns. they are testing the danube for contamination. >> "forbes" magazine, who they consider to be the world's most powerful woman. >> people are not pawning to get rid of. people are pawning to borrow money and come back and get it. >> the role of pawnshops seems to be changing. consumers are getting creative in this downturn economy. (sfx: coach's whistle) "the car coach" lauren fix. >> your local auto service plus has projected what your car needs this time of year. lights!!! roll the film. sfx: film projector [announcer >> it's time to take advantage of our fall and winter maintenance specials. our certified technicians will get your car ready for the months ahead. and, you could save up to $65 dollars in additional rebates. only from auto service plus. service you can trust. >> wait 'til you see the

. >> parts of western hungary are under a state of emergency because of flooding.are not just talking about water, though we know how damaging that can be. this is a caustic red sludge that flooded at least six villages. it broke free from a dam containing a reservoir outside of an aluminum production plant. this causes burns on contact. it has already hurt 120 people, killed four. the mud was as deep as 9 feet in some areas. >> this is a serious environmental problem. we are concerned not just for the environment in hungary. that is why we have european environmental legislation in place. the solution is something which tends not to stay within national borders. >> it has gone into one river. the danger is it will get into water systems throughout the country, causing greater disaster. back to you. >> the reservoir had been inspected only two weeks earlier and no irregularities had been found. the police spokesperson said a criminal probe has been opened. >> now your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> at times it looked like it was

monday it sent torrents of red sludge through creeks in western hungary. the creeks flow into the danube. it eventually enters into the black sea. at least four people drowned in the initial flood of red mud. hundreds of people were burned by caustic substance in the sludge and countless animals were killed. >>> a security breach at philadelphia international airport forced pssengers from the plane while officials conducted a search. authorities say someone without a security badge was helping load a u.s. airways plane bound for bermuda. the discovery prompted officials to remove the 102 passengers and tow the mean tha remote area to search it. police sy person helping load the plane was dressed in an airline uniform but it was not clear whether the person was loading ssengers or cargo. the whereabouts of the person in question are not clear right now but the flight we've learned has just been cleared for takeoff a few minutes ago. >> and taking a look at the washington skyline, we've got clear skies and warmer weather. it feels good out there. >> it sure

. >> reporter: parts of western hungary are under a state of emergency because of flooding but we're not justalking about water. we know how damaging that can be. this is a toxic caustic red sludge that flooded at least six villages. broke free from a dam containing a reservoir outside an aluminum production plant. apparently it causes burns on contact. it already hurt 12 people. killed four including two young children. we know that that mud was as deep as nine feet in some areas. >> this is a serious environmental problem. we're concerned that it could cross e border and that's why we have environmental legislation in place. so the solution -- >> reporter: it has gotten into one river. the worry is that it could get into the water system and cause an even greater disaster. nbc news, london. >>> we have some breaking news in maryland where an suv has crashed into the front of a mattress warehouse store. >> this is a live picture from chopper 4. this is happening in wheaton on veers mill road on university boulevard. this suv has driven through front window of this store. luckily n i

workers now racing to build a dam in western hungary in hopes of blocking more sludge leaking from akilled seven people and polluted the danube river earlier this he can woo. police had to evacuate residents in case the reservoir gives way again. the trapped miners are arguing about, this is no surprise, who is going to be pulled out last. they're so excited to get out they're actually fighting for position. and crews are expected to begin the rescue attempts wednesday and we're told the half mile ascent inside a rescue tube will last about 20 minutes for each man. and chile's health minister says they're worried about hypertension and blood clotting because of the speed at which they're going to be lifted from the mine. the 33 men have been down there more than two months. eight gang members arrested for brutal anti-a gay attacks and a special memorial for two missing balloon racers, two stops as we go across america. >> new york city, police arresting eight members of a street gang accused of several brutal anti-gay attacks. the victims are two teens and another man who police say