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Gregg: folks near providence, rhode island, they got quite a shock over the weekend. this 5 foot alligator was taking a stroll where the highway. at owners apparently released it after it grew too big to deal with. but the gator is on his way to greener pastures. the animal handler said that the creature is headed to an exotic animal refuge. gregg: -- patti ann: things are tense in parts of jerusalem, israeli troops coming head-to- head with protesters. the standoff also raised doubts about a possible middle east peace deal. one of the holiest sites in the old city is seeing violence.

Harris: rhode island is not the florida everglades, but do not tell this guy. five-foot alligator was found.

He most likely spend the summer swimming around in the nearby river. authorities believe it was probably somebody's pet that was set free when it got to be too big to be in the house. it is now on its way to a refuge for exotic animals. jon: a battle is shaping up in san francisco over that city's sanctuary policy. it concerns of the plan to report all teenage illegals convicted of felonies to the feds. that has been overturned. the mayor says to ignore that. why did this policy change? >> last year there were a lot of problems with the sanctuary problems in san francisco. it includes not repo...

>> julie: there is someone new in the school yard and they aren't playing nice. miami-dade fire rescue unit making a big catch. they snagged a four and a half foot red tailed boa constrictor. it was outside an elementary school. it's still pretty dangerous. they were worried that students, they might have been tempted to touch the animal. they remind snake owners it's illegal to release snakes into the wild. >> gregg: i don't like snakes. >> julie: i had a friend that had a snake when i was a kid and they fed it bunny rabbits. >> gregg: i'm sure peta would object to that. >> julie: it was disg...

Some say it's a must. >> we have harvested a will wind in the resurgence of the taliban because we didn't have enough troops here. we didn't have a big enough effort. >> reporter: but skepticism from democrats and republicans is growing. >> i will tell you having spent two days there just last month that i just don't know that more troops is the answer. >> reporter: still, the threat skyrockets. the number of ieds has jumped more than 300% since 2007. in this latest incident the apaches are ready to strike, but then a child wanders into the kill zone. >> is that a kid? >> reporter: child moves...