allegations that the military committed war crimes. workers digging at a site where two painted tombs were discovered. in germany, two pose before the annual chinese lantern plant there. and another blistering hot day here in washington, d.c., the national zoo male panda cools off by snacking on a popsicle. hot shots, pictures worth a thousand words. groundhog day has an oracle named phil. the world cup has paul the octopus. here's cnn's jeannie moos with a most unusual soothe sayer. >> reporter: he's an octopus who doesn't realize his goal is to call world cup winners. >> the psychic sea creature. >> the mystic mollusk has gotten famous. >> reporter: they lowered two boxes labeled with the flags of competing teams. each box contains muscles, one of paul's favorite foods. he picked the winner like six