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Cnn correspondent shasta darlington is with us now from brooklyn. this is a horrible situation. i dont know how anybody there is going to be able to recover from this. >> thats right, fredricka. the fire commissioner is saying this is not only a tragedy for the family and the tight-knit jewish community but devastating for the firefighters on the scene. listen to this. >> firefighters forced their way in extinguished fire on the first floor, which started in the kitchen. pushed upstairs and foun...

Threat to national security however. all right. straight ahead, a horrific fire in brooklyn new york claiming the lives of seven children. cnns shafta darlington is live for us there. shasta. >> reporter: thats right, fredricka. there were two survivors when this fire swept through a family home here in brooklyn. right now mayor bill de blasio is during the damage. more details after this. mouths are watering, and stomachs are growling. or is that just me? its lobsterfest... ...red lobsters la...

>> youre absolutely right. >> rivers didnt seem too pleased with the questions. listen to this. >> oh, shut up, you dont know what the [ bleep ] youre talking about. all the fur i wear has been killed over the years. and those furs would be lying in a cellar, theyve gotten to go to the opera. thats number one. number two, if youre wearing -- i totally agree with you, there are also other issues. but i do agree. peta is right, i also work very hard, i have four rescue animals. >> seems to be some...

Into the midwestern united states, interstate 235, running across iowa and into nebraska, strong thunderstorms in some areas, weve seen three and four inches already. >> karen mcginnis, thank you so much. youve got to see this recording if you havent seen it already -- a driver in california captures a beating that is shocking to a lot of people on tape. look, the police officer holds the woman down on the ground and just pummels her face over and over again. but the california highway patrol ...

Iowa state law that allows just that. next hour of the newsroom continues right now. hello again, fredricka wit field. here are the stories we are following. flooding nightmare in colorado. entire towns cut off. more than 200 unaccounted for, and rain wont stop. well take you live to one of the hardest-hit areas. diplomatic deal in geneva. they agree on a plan to destroy syrias chemical weapons. will syria follow through and what are the consequences if it doesnt? well outline nuts and bolts o...

Father. bernice kings candid accounts of her life at 2:00 p.m. eastern. im fredricka witfield, "fareed zakaria gps" continues right now. today more than 50% of the worlds population lives in cities. by 2030, 60% will be urban. 70% by 2050. china alone is planning to move a quarter of a billion people from rural to urban areas. by 2025. but this isnt a phenomenon happening just in emerging markets or third-world countries. even in a country like the united states that is already 80% urban, pe...

Legitimacy. and a heartbreaking diagnosis for a tv star millions of people love. im talking to neurosurgeon about the cancer fight that valerie harper is facing right now. and that the ban on sugary sodas goes into effect this week in new york. so why are customers getting new rules for their coffee? thats all coming up. in the 4:00 p.m. eastern hour. stay here, im fredricka witfield, "the next list" starts right now. . today were going to show examples of brain machine interfaces you can o...

Fredricka, wow, 17 years younger, 48 years old, still going for bernard hopkins, back to you. >> wow is right. thats smarts, thanks, joe. the south by southwest festival is all about geeks and techies showcasing the latest innovations. but you usually dont think politics mixing with technology, do you? this year two senators are teaming up to pitch a bipartisan bill on immigration and innovation. our laurie siegel spoke with the politicians about their bill. hey, laurie. tell me all about the ...

then what if the americas threw a party but didnt invite us? it happened, and ill explain. next, more than 60% of the vote in egypt this week went to islamists. how worried should we be? then, is shale gas the answer to all americas troubles or at least to many of them? youve heard about fracking, what is it, is it safe? find out. first, heres my take. president obama gave an important speech in kansas last week. whether you agree with all of it or not, he has begun a national co...

lisa, what happens now? >> right. a couple of things happen. first of all well get the official announcement as youre talking about, saying that may come tomorrow, discussions under way. as the super committee fails that would trigger across the board cuts of 8 to 9% to most every government agency and those would not go into effect another year. a lot of speculation to whether congress will pull that back. but lets get back to sort of where we are right at this moment. behind the scen...