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March 13, 2011
Together, the teams and us along with them, will be deploying south into the sendai area we think. >> you have seen the teams in action, the dogs in action. when the dogs spot something, what do they do? they have a camera to help spot these people that plight be buried? >> the dogs are very sensitive to the scent of a living human. we saw them in haiti. they are very impressive actually. able to crime all over the rubble, down into it. and the slightest trace of any beating human heart, they ca...
March 12, 2011
The destruction is complete. nearly no structure is standing. nearly no car is right side up. people we have talked to say they felt strong aftershocks throughout the night. so one of those correspondents just arriving in tokyo within the past 24 or so is martin savidge. hes joining us now by phone. last time john spoke with you, you were trying to make your way from tokyo on a flight to get somewhere north of there. how are you doing? where are you? >> well, you know what, were still trying to ...
March 11, 2011
These other countries. >> shep: if you would indulge me chris, there is so much, so many happenings all over this world. the middle east is changing in a way that in our lifetimes weve never seen anything like this and probably never thought of this kind of thing. now, the enormous earthquake in japan, we dont know where that is going to go. there is so much going to go on right now. its hard to get focused? >> its true. whether you agree or disagree with this president, you have to feel sorry f...
March 10, 2011
New information about the ft. hood massacre. the secretary of the army disciplining nine officers to warn of problems major nidal hasan before he was assigned to ft. hood. discipline will vary depending on the actions of each officer. a team of bbc journalists were flown to safety they were held be apparent rebel prison prisoners whose plight was far, far worse. cnn cnns. >> on monday arabic crews say they attempted to go to zawiya but were stopped at an army check point. they were immediately d...
March 9, 2011
Use >> the city has filed to seize this property under eminent domain laws davis says this would be the fifth time hes given up property to the city either by seizure or negotiation and it doesnt end here >> the depot has plan b to set up shop on this piece of property he owns several miles away but city officials say not so fast this land is zoned residential and planners want condos and apartments, not an auto repair shop >> there is neighborhood opposition, people are afraid of some of the tr...
March 8, 2011
Little bit more than 1,000 left but 1,000 arrived at the border, so we need to increase these air raids to dhaka, need more support from the international community and its absolutely essential to bring these people home, and its very important to say that migrants that cross this border into tunisia, they dont want to go to europe. they dont want to go to a developed country. they want to go back home, and its the -- i believe the duty and the interest of the international community to support ...
March 4, 2011
The cluster of white dots shows a sprawling tent city on the border with thousands of refugees stung there. beckry anderson is there. she is on the tunisian side, is that right >> reporter: thats right. we are three miles down from the border at exactly what you have been looking at on that satellite image. as far as the eye can see behind me, a sea of tents, an emergency tented camp, set up by the u.n. there are about 20,000 refugees on this side of the libyan border, and the majority of those ...
March 4, 2011
Appeared on "the daily rundown" and here is what he had to say. >> this three-month drop in the unemployment rate was the biggest in 27 years. were setting the stage and the conditions for the private sector to stand up. >> reporter: more good news. manufacturing up 33,000 jobs. construction up, 33,000 jobs. business services up 47,000 jobs. health care industry up 34,000 jobs. if there is a dark cloud for the silver lining, it is that retailers have trimmed jobs and state and local governments,...
March 3, 2011
>> it was clear we need to make our own assessment about the day after president mubarak, but i would like to say this new reality in the region is something that we couldnt foresee the way it is now. >> one of the remarkable features of the revolutions that we have watched unfold over the past weeks is that theyve been remarkably devoid of anti-zionist and anti-u.s. rhetoric. nobody is in the streets screaming at israel. nobody is blaming the united states or israel for their plight. did that s...
March 3, 2011
Noticed. that is -- this upward trend is expected to continue today in boston and also several other places around the country. drivers are already paying $4 a gallon or more for gas. were not even close to the summer driving season. thats when prices also usually spike. some people are saying 5 bucks a gallon. >> oh, my gosh. thats terrible. >> right. lets check out your weather and see if were faring better there. not really when we talk about the northwest. its stormy with rain in the lower...