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"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. it started out as a republican debate last night about politics in florida, and it quickly became about our daughters. texas governor rick perry got in this race late as you may know. he was instantly the front-runner. that makes him a big target for the other candidates. last night they came after him for an executive order he issued, calling for preteen girls in texas to be inoculated against the...

now the donald chomping at the bit to spoken to the guy the media calls darth. this is about to get good. donald trump in moments. >> but first, we told you so. our speed reader was on to something. now texas governor and presidential candidate rick perry says these regulations were really something. perry today blaming a bunch from the epa no less for the loss of 500 jobs in his state. power company, saying air pollution rules are forcing it to close 2 1/2 of its coal fired plans. hou...

>> the help for me to get the help would be the second tragedy for all of these people. >> reporter: the one saving grace in all of this hess is that -- this mess is that nobody was injured. residents are thankful for that and now, they must find a way to move forward. in prince william county, beth parker, fox 5 news. the prince georges county administration building reopened after severe flood damage. several feet of water swamped the lower level of the building. that part of the b...

>> reporter: the taliban assault on the capital began at 1:15 in the afternoon with insurgents storm ago 14-story building still under construction that had a commanding view over the u.s. embassy, nato military headquarters, and the headquarters of the afghan intelligence. there was no security guarding the site and afghan officials said at least four militants were armed with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and suicide vests. theres just been a huge explosion and weve been ...

us where he goes from here and also talking about former giants defensive back, running defensive back, jordin sparks. >> winner of "american idol." shes on a new ambassador program. glenn beck started a brand new program yesterday. shell be joining us to talk about that and one of the most prolific and, you know, successful songwriters and singers and piano players of all time, mr. barry manilow will be with us live. >> will be very emotional for me a little bit later, the guy that i ...

many are looking at the gop presidential candidates with a fresh eye. did rick perry do anything to damage his status as the frons runner? ill ask newt gingrich about his performance as well. stand by. hes joining us live. plus, a brazen taliban attack on the united states embassy in afghanistan. some insurgents may still be on the loose now. we have new pictures and information coming from kabul and some top california politicians are trying to figure out what, if anything, is left of...

stage. hes going to have a big audience there, so he wants to come across as magnanimous, and this is a perfect way to do it. last year when he was coming to the general assembly, sarah shourd was released around about the same time. so it fits the pattern. correct? >> before i let you get out of here, what do we know, or do we know a great deal about how bauer, how fattal, how theyre faring there? >> we dont know how theyre faring. and weve had very little information about what their...

home. they will be here all night long. crime scene tape was put up 90 minutes ago. just over that fence is where the police and an fbi evidence recovery team discovered the body just after 8:00. there are tarps and tents covering the backyard of this home in a quiet cul-de-sac off olive avenue. evidence technicians dressed in white jump suits are trying to answer the question what happened to 74-year-old dale smith? the police say a neighbor reported him missing two weeks ago after th...

the plume of black smoke prompted officials to create the order. >> here is a live look at situation now. you can see quite a bit of difference. only one or two flares appearing to active now. we have live team coverage for you tonight. healther holmes has been talking to people who live in nearby neighborhoods. we begin with patty lee whos live at the refinery. >> reporter: the tesoro refinery is now stable after power was fully restored here around 7:45 this evening. it allowed the f...

after a level-three emergency. it all staph started about 4:10 this afternoon. all six of the refinerys flares were in operation. the plume of black smoke prompted officials to create the order. >> here is a live look at situation now. you can see quite a bit of difference. only one or two flares appearing to active now. we have live team coverage for you tonight. healther holmes has been talking to people who live in nearby neighborhoods. we begin with patty lee whos live at the refin...