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this morning and held without bail charged in a plot to bomb police and post offices in manhattan. his other target, u.s. troops returning from iraq and afghanistan. prosecutors say pimentel, an al qaeda sympathizer acted alone and was hours away from carrying out attacks. randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: a new york judge arraigned an alleged home-grown terrorist on the charge he promised to detonate pipe bombs around new york city. he has his head as prosecutors laid out his re...

>> mitchell: and good evening. nine months after the popular uprising that seemed to herald the new egypt, cairos tahrir square is once again the center of turmoil. at least one person was killed and more than 600 injured today. clashes between security forces and demonstrators in the square where last winters democratic protest began. charlie dagata has more. >> reporter: its some of the worst violence egypt has seen since the overthrow of president hosni mubarak. this time, protester...

good thursday morning to you. im erica hill. >> good morningship im chris wragge. >> we begin this morning with the wicked weather in the southeast. deadly really. the tornadoes blamed for five deaths this morning. >> more than a hundred reports of severe weather. tornadoes, gusty winds and hail from louisiana to the carolinas on wednesday. reporter ron lee of wbtv is in rockhill, south carolina, with the latest on this this morning. >> reporter: residents tell me when this happened, t...

now, clearly, if campers choose this option it would be in direct violation of the terms that chief jordan laid down yesterday. but his message about where campers can simply be in the park is a little bit fuzzier. the city had originally said that protestors could only demonstrate during the park hours. but now theres a question about whether that grassy area in the plaza is even considered a park. >> until theres clarity about the grassy area, were treating the entire area as a publi...

they dont suspect drugs or alcohol. they will be testing the driver because that is standard procedure. the investigation continues for the cause of the crash. the intersection is reopened so no issue for commuters through this area this morning. back to you. >> thank you. developing news in the east bay a powerful explosion has blown a house off its foundation. thats where we are find anser hassan in richmond with the latest. we are live in richmond. take a look at the scene here. w...

encampment was dispersed more protestors are in the streets. an hour and a half police arrived at 14th and broadway. they actually were around all four sides of the park. they were given the opportunity to leave the park and said if they dont, they would be arrested. then police got closer to the encampment and then tear gas was set off. hundreds of campers fled and those who remained were arrested as promised. they went in with zip ties as handcuffs removing the protestors from the pa...

you know? and i dont know what the heck is going on. but its just ridiculous. its got to stop. >> reporter: last nights shooting the latest in a string of recent homicide. theres also been a spike in officer-involved shootings. six this year, three fatal. the last one was sunday morning at an apartment complex of the 400 block of wooster avenue. four police officers responded to a report of a suspicious man who appeared to be armed. at least one officer felt threatened and shot and kil...

fourth day. we will tell you when service is expected to be up and running and why the latest disruption could cripple the country. >> how do you spell surprise? here is a hint at military rank. for this young girl the big surprise at her spelling bee wasnt getting the word right, it was dad, just home from iraq. we will check in with dad, his daughter and his son and ask about that emotional reunion, "early" this thursday morning, october 13th, 2011. here is jeff glor at the news de...

but obviously, they are well under way having moved into this building. and also having taken over three other properties on geary last night. we dont know how many individuals are inside of those buildings. now, police and hotel owners are not yet forcing people to move out of the building. there is a police presence here outside in front of the hotel. but the members of homes not jails are pointing to this building as an example of the problem. this is a hotel thats been vacant for t...

good wednesday morning to you. 7:00 on the west coast. im erica hill. nice to be with you. >> im chris wragge. >> amanda knox is at home, waking up in seattle. she was in tears in front of the crowd that was waiting as she arrived from italy. >> officially acquitted of the murder of her roommate, knox said a few words when she arrived. hattie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. amanda knox left this neighborhood an anonymous college kid but comes back as someone internationally k...