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And said alert, alert. i got to the second floor. the commander told me i want you to go to the embassy. find out what is going on down there. were armed with m 16s and 45s. we started to approach the embassy im still not sure what is going on. >> and 90 mps and a group of marines surrounded outside and began battling inside. >> from behind the concrete pole and light pole base. im looking at the main gate and waiting for them to come out. i lay there i see a black citron coming down the bouleva...

ted, what do you see? ted rowlands, you there? apparently ted -- as soon as we get ted, we will go to him. but again, this is what youre looking at. im curious, im not sure, paul or ted, since theyve been down in this crowd, if weve had any chance to do any sort of reporting here for the number of injuries, the number of people who have been detained, who have been arrested, and i would like to know that. and the crowd numbers as well. ted rowlands talking now. >> reporter: again, it s...

Ago, when he actually led in florida. >> and a week ago we thought newt was going to be the guy. not looking good. >> the ups and downs. but the vetting is good, i guess. also this morning, embarrassment for a pilot at denvers international airport. so how did a southwest airlines jet clip a light pole just outside the terminal? it led to a hassle for passengers and a big investigation for the cockpit crew. >> so many investigations of incidents at airports for the last year or so, which is ki...

Program. well, democrats on the house oversight and government reform committee releasing their report this morning but that report is expected to differ sharply with the conclusions of congressional republicans who are grilling attorney general eric holder about fast & furious this thursday. brand new 911 calls just released revealing the terrifying moments before a deadly chain reaction crash in florida. it happened after heavy smoke from a nearby brushfire made it impossible for drivers to se...

path through louisianas cajun country. >> were fortunate that were have what we have, we havent an opportunity to get out. material things we can replace. our family and what we believe in daily, just cant put prices on that. >> did you put up the sign? >> yeah, i put it up, im proud of that sign. its just what we say, we will be back. >> almost a week after the mississippi crested in memphis, the river remains 11 feet above flood stage. president obama is in memphis today to get a loo...

In tonights building up america report, getting jobs by going green. a state thats been crippled by the recession building up the workforce again. officials are turning to alternative energy firms. they could ploy 500,000 people over the next decade. >> reporter: it sounds crazy. mark holmes, a successful corporate attorney took a chance on a new career during the depths of the u.s. financial crisis. >> october of 2008, perfect time to start a new business. >> thats right. no better time. >> wha...

Casey has more on the winds of change blowing off the california coast. >> reporter: it sounds crazy. mark holmes, a successful corporate attorney, took a chance on a new career during the depths of the u.s. financial crisis. >> october of 2008. >> reporter: perfect time to start a new business. >> thats right. no better time. >> reporter: what was going on? you had to be scared. >> we had a major financial meltdown and everybody was in a panic. those were really dark days and so we figured what...

Way to build the fiberglass. >> they had tough times and significant reduction of workforce and with us starting up production, they will be able to bring back a lot more folks and hopefully several hundred folks. >> reporter: green wave recently made the light pole sale and discussing two contracts, one that could land off of haiti. this is taking a green company from scratch and using the resources of an old-school manufacturing company and is this unique or can other companies do this? >> abs...

And everybody in a panic and we thought, what better time to start a company. >> reporter: green wave energy was born. this is the first product, a light pole powered by the sun and the wind and operating completely off of the electric grid. what is unique is that you can see the wind turbine on there turning, and it is on a swivel so it can catch the wind from any direction and it has four solar panels to catch the sun no matter where it is in the sky. green wave is funded by 33 partners who ha...

The marine industry. and they are absolutely perfect for developing renewable energy products because they build to a standard that essentially assumes that the worst is going to happen. >> reporter: a third partner, a struggling luxury yacht builder has found a better way to make the device using fiberglass. >> when you look at this fiberglass piece of material theyve made. its extremely thin, extremely strong, extremely light. better in every way. >> reporter: this yacht manufacturing company ...