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But the alert level in jerusalem is at the highest level. all of the ambulances are manned or emergency motorbikes are manned, and we hope there wont be additional advance in the next days. >> just a question for you, as a citizen of israel, as somebody who lives in jerusalem, how does this bombing make you feel? >> well, it brings very bad memories to us. ive been the director of the jerusalem region during the big period of the ikifada five or six years ago, more than that, ten years ago, and ...

And so police might look at that in relation to what happened today to see if there is any connection. they are not telling us at this point that there is a connection, but that is something that they would certainly be looking at, to see if there is -- if that gives any clues as to who might have placed this bomb there in the first place. what we can underestimate for the people of jerusalem is the impact this attack will have. as weve been saying, its been since 2004 that there has been an exp...

Blackish gray smoke came from one of the crippled reactors there. workers said theyre not sure what caused the smoke. workers had to evacuate. and they had to tell people to stop giving tap water to infants. the government is urging people not to hoard bottled water. lets get back to that gruesome explosion in jerusalem. lets get the latest from jerusalem bureau, kevin flower. kevin, describe the scene right now. >> reporter: well, isha, police and security officials are certainly still on the...

It when everyone else was. >> im sure many people will miss her. thank you for your insight. we appreciate it. >> always. >> were getting more information now out of jerusalem on that bombing near or inside a bus. were going to take a quick break and be back with the latest information we have for you. ♪ one, two, three, four ♪ you say ♪ flip it over and replay ♪ well make everything okay ♪ walk together the right way ♪ do, do, do, do to finish what you started today. for the aches a...

Information were getting right now, rita ninan is by telephone in jerusalem. what have you found out about this? >> reporter: this explosion took place near the central bus hub where all the buses come in and out of central jerusalem, the bus explosion was heard at our offices, it went off at the front of the bus as people were getting after. at this point they dont believe there was a suicide bomber but an explosion that took place toward the beginning of that bus. police are now searching for ...

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The street from me from the bus station. >> i was just wondering because we see people standing around outside and i wanted you to describe the scene near the bus station for us. >> reporter: im not in front of the bus station. im about 50 yards away from the bus itself. what the israeli security personnel have done is set a cordoned so you have thousands of people because this is a busy intersection sort of watching whats going on here. as i said, its been a number of years since a bus has been...

Roop tops from that town. former joint chiefs of staff richard myers is our guest. well look at the crackdown underway in syria and irans growing role in the region. what america is doing to try to counter ahmadinejad. in japan, black smoke now pouring from reactor number three as radiation spreads in tokeo. plus in the hot seat today, bethany frankel. well see you in a few minutes, "happening now". bill: jon, thank you. weve been telling you about this explosion in jerusalem. our report...

Bus station in jerusalem. wed like to bring in an emergency services worker in jerusalem. thank you so much for joining us, sir. >> hello. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. describe the scene for us, could you? >> well, an explosion happened in an area of several bus stops next to the central bus station in jerusalem. a very crowded area. next to that bus stop, there was a lot of civilians and two buses were driving by. we are dealing with nearly 30 casualties, among them at least two women in ...