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0 minute and just butt out. because, frankly, we re getting kind of tired of blurring your junk on the ridicu-list. early start begins right now. breaking news this morning, an intense 12-hour hostage standoff is finally over. and police shoot and kill the gunman after he opened fire on his captives. we re live at the scene. also breaking overnight, egypt s military forces moved in to clear protests. we have reports of beatings, arrests and deaths. at this hour, police continue firing tear gas and bulldozing tents. this situation is unraveling by the minute. and we are live in cairo with the latest. and new details on rescued kidnapped victim hannah anderson. we hear from her for the very first time since her traumatic ordeal. find out why she did not run. fascinating. good morning, everyone. welcome to early start. i m john berman. and i m zoraida sambolin. it s wednesday, august 14th, 35k a.m. in the east. we re going to begin with a tense 12-hour standoff at a bank in louisiana. it is now over, and this morning with the hostage-taker dead and two of the hostages shot. it happened in st. joseph, that s near louisiana s northeast border near mississippi. alina, what you can tell us? reporter: zoraida, this is still a very active scene. we re going to zoom into the bank so you can see the police remain here. investigators continue to comb the bank for vefd. now louisiana state police have identified the alleged hostage-taker as 20-year-old fuaed abdo ahmed. authorities say ahmed walked into this tensas state bank with a gun and took three employees hostage-over the course of 12 you hours, ahmed made several demands, even leased a female hostage. just before midnight, local time, a s.w.a.t. team stormed the bank because the gunman, according to police, threatened to kill the hostages. ahmed was shot dead. police say he shot dead both hostages before he was killed. the man and women were taken to separate hospitals in the area. at last check, according to police, they are listed in critical condition, zoraida. alina, thank you very much. we ll continue to check in with you there. we re going to turn now to cairo, we have majoring troubling developments overnight. police have moved in firing tear gas and guns as they try to break up two massive sit-ins there. these sit-ins were filled with supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi. the pictures we re getting back are very dramatic. we have conflicts reports on the number of deaths and injuries. let s get the latest from cairo ian lee there for us. e eian, what can you tell us right now? we re seeing the pictures there. we don t have ian right now. overnight, troops from the government, the military, moved in from the sites of the two sit-ins. at the sit-ins they have been fortifying the area lately, protesters, they ve been building stone walls, storing rocks, even gathering bird shot to use against the police in the military, in the event, that the authorities moved in to break up the protest. that now has apparently happened. as we said, we re getting conflicts reports about the number of dead and injured. anywhere from a handful to much more than that. these pictures that you re looking at right now is very, very dramatic, as i said, this situation has been developed overnight and continues to develop through the morning. we ll bring you the latest. we ll get the reporters in cairo. three minutes after the hour. new this morning, the surprising online discussion of just what kidnapping victim hannah went through. the mother of one of hannah s closest friends tells the associated press was hannah who answered questions on the social media site ask sm. that just days after taken captive. among the questions hannah apparently answered did you want to go with dimaggio. a reply, no, not at all. why did you run, she was asked she wrote, he would have killed me. why didn t you run. how did you separate from your mom and brother. she answered, he tied them up in the garage. then asked, are you glad he s dead. hannah wrote, absolutely. meantime, a fund has been established to raise money for hannah and her family. we have a link on our website cnn.com/impact. i m told we do have a reporter up in cairo. ian, tell us what s the latest right there. reporter: well, right now, we have an ongoing security operation at one of the two major protest camps of the supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi. earlier this morning, one of the other camps was cleared by security forces who made arrests but the ongoing clash at the main protest camp has seen at least seven people killed. and dozens injured on the pro-morsi, pro-president former president mohamed morsi. also the interior ministry saying two of their security officers have been killed in the clashes. that is ongoing. both sides saying, on the security forces side saying they re only using tear gas. on the protester side saying protesters. but what we re hearing from the ground is that gunfire has been used at that protest. both sides claiming the other side is using weapons, live rounds, to attack the other. a very chaotic scene right now if you re in cairo. and, ian lee in cairo. no one is backing down here, correct? you still have the authorities, the military government going after the protesters? you still have the protesters refusing to leave this site. this only seems to be s to be escalating? reporter: that s right. i m also hearing reports around cairo, there are supporters of ousted president also taking to the streets. and there have been clashes in other areas, other districts. the government has shut down the national rail service in attempt to kind of isolate all of these incidents. the brotherhood has condemned that, saying they re trying to stop the protesters from voicing their opinions. but this does seem to be escalating of sorts as the day progresses, since the early morning raid took place, really, without any warning. okay. you can see the development on the ground in cairo. ian lee, we ll check back with you in a little bit. appreciate it. the case of a vicious beating on a school bus in florida. this is captured on surveillance cameras. the 13-year-old victim told authorities three teenagers tried to sell him marijuana, when he refused, they beat him up in retaliation. now state officials are recommending nine months of court-supervised probation for two of the teenagers you see there. there s no recommendation for the third teenager. prosecutors tell a judge they want a stronger sentence and plan to use this video to make their case. trayvon martin s father is being honored by florida university s football program. tracy martin was named an honorary captain after making a moving speech to the team last weekend. martin will perform the pregame coin toss against mississippi state that happens september 1st. two dangerous wildfires to tell you about. first look at the blaze. the elk fire in east boise. it s grown to 75 square acres. and the fire is only 5% contained. and near park city, utah, the summit county fire is raging. it has now destroyed 12 homes. another 15 structures destroyed. it s a 4,000-acre fire. it also just 5% contained. the fires look awfully big. indira petersons is watching that for us. unfortunately, it looks like that fire danger is going to build over the next few days. you see the red flag warnings, high temperature and low humidity, not a good combination. and it looks like it will build as we go into idaho tomorrow. another ridge of high pressure building throughout the area. thursday looking to be the hottest day, in fact, temperatures could get close to 100 degrees. good news by the weekend, we ll start to reverse that pattern and see humidity. a different picture, though, notice, we have that cold front in the northeast. look what that leaves behind. cooler temperatures, temperatures a good 10, even some case 15 degrees below normal today. cleveland high of 68. do you see there, 77, new york, 74. we are loving this beautiful weather, kind of sticking around in the northeast. but down to that south area, we re talking about that cold front being now stationary. so with that, we are still talking about the threat of rain. and it gets a little bit complicated, not only are we dealing with that moisture in the gulf. but all eyes on the tropics. so in the caribbean, a 30% chance of development. it gets interesting when you watch that low as it does develop. what we re looking for is all of that tropical moisture mixing in with that stationary front. with that enhanced rainfall, 3 to 5 inches but when those come together, 8 inches of rain throughout the weekend. we don t need that one bit. thank you very much. 10 minutes past the hour. a major airline merger is on hold this morning. the justice department is stepping in block american airlines and us airways from joining forces. it s a deal that would leave you with fewer choices in the sky. here is renee marsh with much more. reporter: it would be the largest airline in the world. but tuesday, before the $11 billion deal could take off, the justice department filed a lawsuit, challenging the merger of american airlines and us airways, saying passengers would lose big. consumer advocates agree. you ve been saying all along this should not happen? this was really good news for consumers because we can going to lose an incredible amount of competition within the united states. and when we lose competition that s never good when it comes to price control. reporter: the justice department used a flight today to illustrate what s at stake. they say this round trip from miami to cincinnati cost $471 on us airways. and $751 million on american. if the two airlines merge, the justice department says us airways aggressive discounting could disappear. opponents say it would reduce competition, cut service and increase fees. at airports like reagan national where the two operate, a combined airline would control 61% of the takeoff and landing slaupts. in a joint statement, the airlines say they plan to fight the lawsuit. this spring, the ceos defended the merger. by putting the two networks together, we re going to provide better service, more efficient service to consumers. this is creating enhanced competition. today you have two really big airlines, united and delta. and this creates a third as a counterbalance to that. reporter: the justice department says the companies can thrive on their own. so, they re going to do just fine. they re not going to go away and reeb dufd to nothing. reporter: well, the justice department saying they don t have a problem with airlines making money, but they do have a problem with reduced competition. and they say these two airlines compete directly on thousands of routes. rene marsh, cnn, reagan national airport. for the second time this year, an air force nuclear missile has failed a safety and security inspection. this time, the 344th air base in montana. seen to be unsatisfactory waiting for untactical errors during missile exercises. it s one-third of all interconnell nenl missiles. hooters is taking a stand against embattled san diego mayor bob filner. yes. more than a dozen women have accused filner of sexual harassment. now four hooters in the city have posted signs saying, quote, the mayor of san diego will not be served in this establishment. we believe women should be treated with respect. the parent company later tweeted its support. quote, our hooters girls in san diego have spoken. not a corporate gig, but we support our girls. just for the record, on the subject of hooters, just to remind people, of the two of us, which one actually has been to hooters? and why do you go? i love the wings. there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. i ve never been, in my life send me pictures if you ve been in there. 13 minutes after the hour. an a completely separate note, i promise anthony weiner, an uncomfortable squirmy debate with opponents for mayor. and maybe a bigger battle with the clintons. and an alleged murder for plot busted in florida. why police said he wanted his entire family dead. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. 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