. >> heather: a daring chimp returned to zoo. this time police were ready. doug johnson has more from las vegas. >> reporter: this is c.j. she picked up a dangerous skill, jail-breaking. >> we received information that a primate was escaped. we believe it was the same one that was four to six weeks ago. >> they were right. she had gotten out ahead. >> he didn't get out of same place. there has to be some time. >> first time she got with her cellmate buddy that were shot and killed by officers that were being aggressive. this time they were able to tranquilize c.j.. >> they pulled the dart out but enough medication got on board. >> he helps feed c.j. and this behavior is surprising. >> he would break them every once in a while, very strong. she didn't even try. >> he will be going to chimp sanctuary in oregon in about two weeks. some like want to make sure that exotic animals aren't kept in anyone's backyard. >> it's way past time for exotic animals. we shouldn't have this. >> they fear about talk about law might be behind the escape. >> we have gotten calls

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no arrests so far. >>> police identified the victim in a homicide in kensington in the east bay hills. investigators say 81-year-old jims jer kin jr. was stabbed to death in his home late last night. he was a retired psychology professor. to arrest 66-year-old diane at hoer home less than two miles away. the two may have been romantically linked. >>> palo alto police say who probably didn't know whose house he was breaking into. the home was burglarized last month. more than $60,000 worth of computers and personal items were stolen. police arrested 35-year-old ka rim of alameda on august 2nd on suspicion of burglarizing the residence and selling stolen property. he's being held on $500,000 bails and set to enter a plea next monday. >>> oakland police shared new information wus today that they hope will help them find a little boy's killer. five-year-old gab rel martinez, jr., was shot to death at international and 55th avenue last december. today police released some surveillance video of the gunman's get away car. investigators say this surveillance video shows a siller 2006 to 2009

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a bomb scare and evacuation. police found what they are calling dangerous material inside a truck parked on mary place. a bomb squad was called in and dozens of people were ordered to leave their homes for several hours. explosive experts are not saying exactly what kind of dangerous material they found but they say it was not a bomb. >>> our time is 5:33. in an exclusive interview a homeless man accused of stockpiling weapons in his car right outside of golden gate park talks to ktvu tv. last month police seized a shotgun, pistol, knives and all 6,000 rounds of ammunition. the suspect robert johns calls those weapons collectibles and the ammunition birthday presents. business owners tell us they thought johns acted peculiar during the two months he was living outside of his jeep right at golden gate park. he is known to leaving a death threat on one womans car. >> it was disturk and really up -- disturbing and really upset my daughter. >> they feared a colorado style mass shooting. johns says it's no way related

. >>> a baby taken from a hospital in la plata, maryland, is back in the hospital this morning. police tell us the mother of the week-old-baby took the child from civista medical center without permission last night. we're told the mom does not have custody of the child. the baby is now in the custody of child protective services. it's not clear yet how the mother was able to get the baby out of the hospital. >>> the time right now is 5:36. straight ahead, why drivers in the district could soon catch a break even if they are caught speeding. >>> plus, staying wired even in midair. why you may eventually have more access to your phones in flight. >>> plus, storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking changes that could mean a break from the humidity, next with weather and traffic on the ones. we're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our w

. >>> a baby taken from a hospital in la plata is back at the hospital this morning. >> that's right. police say the mother of the week old baby took the child from civista medical center without permission last night. we're told the mom does not have custody of the child. it's not yet clear how the mother was able to get the baby out of the hospital. >>> these two spotsylvania mothers are facing child neglect charges. they arrested craig and lamb after they found them living with eight children in a filthy home. they say the house was filled with rotten food and animal wastes. child protective services took away craig's three children and lamb's five. they are now living with their grandmothers. animal control also took seven dogs and two cats away. >>> today d.c. councilman tommy wells will hold a public hearing into the high priced tickets from the district's traffic cameras. wells is not against the cameras themselves but he tells news4 the fines that go up to $250 are too high. by comparison, violations in montgomery county are $40. last year cameras in the district generated mor

. >> reporter: they were two, large, adults chimpanzees, terrorizing a las vegas neighborhood, for more than an hour. >> you said they're chimpanzees? >> yes. they're chimpanzees. >> reporter: police yesterday released the 911 calls from frantic onlookers, fearful for their lives. >> they're outside. they're in the front yard. they're in the front yard. will you please get somebody? >> reporter: the chimps, a male named buddy, and a female named c.j., had been local celebrities, appearing at local events, where people pay to hold and be photographed with them. on the morning of their spree, they battered their way out of the 800-square-foot compound that they shared behind a private home in northwest vegas. neighbors said one chimp reached for a woman's car handle. another banged on a police car. >> i know these animals are dangerous. >> reporter: eventually, the 150-pound male chimp was shot and killed when he veered toward a crowd of onlookers, which included several children. the female was sedated and is in the process of being relocated to a chimp sanctuary in oregon. lawmakers are

. >> reporter: they were two, large, adults chimpanzees, terrorizing a las vegas neighborhood, for more than an hour. >> you said they're chimpanzees. >> yes. they're chimpanzees. >> reporter: police yesterday released the 911 calls from frantic onlookers, fearful for their lives. >> they're outside. they're in the front yard. they're in the front yard. will you please get somebody? >> reporter: the chimps, a male named buddy, and a female named c.j., had been local celebrities, appearing at local events, where people pay to hold and be photographed with them. on the morning of their spree, they battered their way out of the 800-square-foot compound they shared behind a private home in northwest vegas. neighbors say one chimp reached for a car handle. another banged on a police car. >> i know these animals are dangerous. >> reporter: eventually, the 150-pound male chimp was shot and killed when he veered toward a crowd of onlookers, which included several children. the female was sedated and is in the process of being relocated to a chimp sanctuary in oregon. lawmakers are calling for n

a las vegas neighborhood last month has escaped again. this is video of the last escape. this time around a neighbor called police to report that cj had broken free from her backyard cage. they captured her yesterday by using tranquilizer darts. she is currently being housed at a zoo. >>> officials in mexico are looking for a new home for a rare bangle tiger currently living with dogs. right now the tiger is living at an animal shell never gatt la hear a. that is because his former home is being occupied by pumas that lost their home to a fire. the pound was the only place that could take the tiger. they are hoping to find a permanent solution before he outgrows his current residence. >>> what is planned for tonight's closing ceremony and where each country stands in that medal count. >>> outside our doors this morning overcast skies. a slider on shore breeze. and we have a slight cool down in the forecast. we'll take a look at your numbers coming up. >>> spoiler alert from the london games. the u.s. men's basketball team is taking on spa

in the 60s and low 70's. 73 in arlington, 67 in la plata. highs around 90 degrees with more scattered downpours and a little lightning and thunder. numerous would be this afternoon and evening. now police and. >> flying over a collision on of the beltway between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard. is right in the center of area of long-e construction. complicated. that creates delays out of of greenbeltd out on the beltway. now back to news. >> new this morning, a woman of aovernight, a victim herndon,un crash in virginia. >> police found the body in the 500 block of center street. john gonzalez joins us with details. >> we have moved a little closer you an idea of what happened. still a very fluid scene. of police still behind us on center street. this is near downtown herndon. know is around midnight struck and killed near an apartment complex. we are told it was inside the of that building. about a block away over here someone struck about six vehicles. you can see the damage to the scars. in the back onr road and it was like a

reporting live from morgan hill janine de la vega. >>> our time is 6:04. oakland police department is accused of wasting almost $2 million on technology systems. there is a new city auditor report out today that says a lot of factors attributed to that wasted money. they included vendors going out of business and also poor communication and coordination. this audit also says the police department failed to budget for maintenance of its technology systems. they also don't have a formal purchasing plan and don't track how money is spent. the city of oakland has agrewed to implement the recommendations of the audit to make the situation better. >>> happening right now a hearing on capitol hill focused on wasteful spending. i want to take you live to the committee hearing right now. lawmakers looking into some accusations wanting to know about excessive spending on travel and employee bonuses for specific government group. coming up at 6:15 the one-day gsa conference that cost more than $250,000. >>> senate majority leader harry reid says he and house speaker

. >> scary scene for drivers in las vegas. a mannequin was hanging from a noose off a billboard. drivers called 911, worried it was actually a real person. police say it was a publicity stunt in very bad taste. the billboard's owner says it's a victim of vandalism. >>> all right, that deadly shooting at a wisconsin temple sheds light on a problem many may have not realized. just how prominent are white supremacy groups on military bases? you might be shocked by what we found. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence explain. >> reporter: wade michael page's belief in power was tattooed over all his body. but back in ft. bragg, you couldn't tell by looking at him. >> he didn't have the tattoos when he was in the army. >> reporter: fellow soldier and friend says page wasn't shy about sharing his views and ranted against nonwhite people. >> he would often mention the racial holy war that was coming. >> reporter: a criminologist who interviewed page said he started identifying with the neonazi movement while he was in the army because he thought african-american soldiers got pre prefere

., police responded to a call from someone about a burglary. police say several officers go inside where they find a man charging at them with a knife or bottle. >> the officer suffered las lacerations. >> the second officer fired multiple shots to the body of bell who died at the scene. >> that man wasn't no threat at all. they could have maced him or did anything but to shoot him and take his life, no. baltimore city cops shoot first, ask questions later. >> a police spokesperson did not know if the officers had any other device to be used as an alternative. an investigation is underway to determine if the shooting is justified. meantime, the officer who was cut in the attack is expected to be ok. in baltimore city, george george lettis, wbal. >> the family of a missing woman whose remains were found in a wooded area in pasadena is speaking out this morning. the victim was identified as 20-year-old jessica lynn lee. she went missing from her home in brooklyn park in may. this morning, lee's mother, ann, is begging for someone to come forward

. >>> livermore police say a man was killed in a motorcycle crash after losing -- losing control on a curve. it happened near port toll la. we don't know the name of the motorcyclist yet. >>> there were 13 incursions in 2011 and that's close calls. that is where two planes could possibly collide and they say they are improving the runway lighting. >>> attention as man convicted has been executed. marvin wilson was executed by lethal injection last night with his family looking on. that is after they rejected arguments he was too mentally impaired to qualify for the death penalty. they pointed to his low score on an i.q. test but inmates purposely score low to avoid the death penalty. >>> he is wanted in connection with the killing of a high school player. ulysses was shot and killed sunday night. this is the man police are looking for. matthew john would still be in jail for another crime but was released early because of the governor signing his early release last year. >> this could have been prevented. >> a parole lee was arrested after running from the scene. they do not know the

. >> another chimpanzee escape in las vegas. >> reporter: for the second time in nearly a month c.j. escaped through a backyard enclosure. the last time c.j. and her mate, buddy, broke out of their enclosure and even were banging on a police car. >> theyre dangerous. bring shotguns. i'm series. >> after buddy headed to a group of children, he was shot on the street. c.j. was brought to the cage. after this escape, c.j. was able to be brought back. the owner says she has no idea how she was able to escape. the bar wrs bent. >> we have gotten calls that people want to let c.j. out to pass a law in las vegas. and i just hope that no one tampered with the cage. >> reporter: it would make a tough for owners to own exotic animals in. 2009 a pet chimp attacked a woman at a home in connecticut. >> send the police. with a gun, with a gun! he ripped her face off. >> reporter: and earlier this summer, dan oberly was mauled when he got too close to the habitat. >> it was horror riffic. >> reporter: the chimp is being hold in a cage meant for a lion or tig interthe owner is hoping to get her back

in a statement today "the sun" argues the 27-year-old's behavior in las vegas was not that of a man jealously guarding his privacy. neither were his security detail, the two metropolitan police officers on guard who let cameras or cell phones into the suite. >> this is a vip room with a potential head of state, and you just don't do that. that should have been checked, bagged, secured outside the room. when those people left, they would have gotten all their belongings back. >> reporter: prince harry's friend arthur landon with prince harry says he believes it may have been one of the guests invited into the room, an $8,000 a night suite like this one at the wynn hotel. l landon who says he was not in the suite that night said, "some people have been hinting that it was one of his friends who took the pictures. but that is absolutely not true. none of his friends would do that. we are very careful. he went on to say whoever did sell the pictures to the press were, in his words, despicable. prince harry will resume his military duties next week. the defense says they won't comment whether or n

. >> another chimpanzee escape in las vegas. >> reporter: for the second time in nearly a month c.j. escaped through a backyard enclosure. the last time c.j. and her mate, buddy, broke out of their enclosure and even were banging on a police car. >> they are dangerous. bring shotguns. i'm series. >> after buddy headed to a group of children, he was shot on the street. c.j. was brought to the cage. after this escape, c.j. was able to be brought back. the owner says she has no idea how she was able to escape. the bar wrs bent. >> we have gotten calls that people want to let c.j. out to pass a law in las vegas. and i just hope that no one tampered with the cage. >> reporter: it would make a tough for owners to own exotic animals in. 2009 a pet chimp attacked a woman at a home in connecticut. >> send the police. with a gun, with a gun! he ripped her face off. >> reporter: and earlier this summer, dan oberly was mauled when he got too close to the habitat. >> it was horror riffic. >> reporter: the chimp is being hold in a cage meant for a lion or tig interthe owner is hoping to get her ba

and how can you secure this is -- how can you assure this is a safe place. >> we deal with them on a daily basis and everybody's security, we want to make sure it is a safe place for anybody who want to come here. >> of course the ribbon cutting is actually taking place at 8:00 again. matt keller ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:06 hundreds of people gathered to remember the seek worshipers shot and killed inside their temple. . >>> people from all faiths prayed for the victims. the police chief spoke as well and he said he had a meyers the peaceful reaction of the seek community. that gunman had died. the seek temple at lake a elizabeth has a vigil between 7 and 830 and another temple between 8 and 9:30 and seek temple between 8 and 9:00 p.m. >>> they will close a loophole on california assault weapons. he wants to ban those who can be fired like assault weapons. followed like the assault, gun owners group say it is unnecessary and unconstitutional. coming up at of 615. how many are being reported and what is being done to keep them from being reported again. how is it do

. >>> a gunman opens fire during morning worship at a sikh temple before being shot and killed by police. the question is, who is he and what was his motive? we'll have a live report from wisconsin. >>> and government continues the fight in syria as rebels in desperate need of supplies say they are accepting weapons and money from al qaeda. the question is, if the rebel movement is hijacked by extremists, who exactly are we supporting? >>> and the spacecraft "curiosity," nasa's largest and latest $2.5 billion project

it's interesting, in this article they talked to a representative from occupy las vegas, occupy said they're in no way responsible for this. but they support it. saying it's not surprising that radical consciousness will find its expression through various forms of art. >> dangerous and in poor taste. >>> 18 minutes past the hour. a michigan judge thrown out of office after being found guilty of misconduct, may wind up back on the bench. i do not get this story. this is from the "detroit free press." so ousted district court judge, sylvia james won the most votes in a primary election. she'll now be allowed to run for the seat she was thrown out of in the general election. inkster, 30 minutes outside of detroit. she joined the court in 1988 she was removed after being found guilty of misconduct. she was the top vote-get anywhere the tuesday primary. she will run in the november general election. this, you know, just a head-scratcher. they found out that she misused court funds intended for crime victims and used the money to pay court employees instead. also accused of nepotism. she

bailey was found dead, there was a woman by the name of diane parker who reported to las vegas police she was brutally sexually assaulted by mr. bailey less than 100 yards away from where his body was found. mr. bailey went ck to mrs. parker's house after he raped her. there were friends that ran him away from the housing project. i would ask if it's possible anybody watching the program knows of a daniel martinez or alejandro cruz, contact change.org, kirstin supporters or here in toronto aidwyc.org. we think these gentlemen may know something about the murder. >> all right. we're not clear on that but thank you very much attorney sean mcdonald. appreciate that. >> thank you very much, randi. >>> a college student told to die, his car vandalized. some good news for that bullying victim thanks to the college community. (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones

bailey was found dead, there was a woman by the name of diane parker who reported to las vegas police she was brutally sexually assaulted by mr. bailey less than 100 yards away from where his body was found. mr. bailey went back to mrs. parker's house after he raped her. there were friends that ran him away from the housing project. i would ask if it's possible anybody watching the program knows of a daniel martinez or alejandro cruz, contact change.org, kirstin supporters or here in toronto aidwyc.org. we think these gentlemen may know something about the murder. >> all right. we're not clear on that but thank you very much attorney sean mcdonald. appreciate that. >> thank you very much, randi. >>> a college student told to die, his car vandalized. some good news for that bullying victim thanks to the college community. (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the one

. >>> a gunman opens fire during morning worship at a sikh temple before being shot and killed by police. the question is, who is he and what was his motive? we'll have a live report from wisconsin. >>> and government continues the fight in syria as rebels in desperate need of supplies say they are accepting weapons and money from al qaeda. the question is, if the rebel movement is hijacked by extremists, who exactly are we supporting? >>> and the spacecraft "curiosity," nasa's largest and latest $2.5 billion project touches down safely on mars to cheers and awkward high-fives from nasa engineers. the question is, if we don't find signs of life on the red planet, can the mission still be considered well spent? it's "way too early" for this. hi, everybody, and good morning. i'm thomas roberts in new york for willie geist, and this is "way too early." we really are glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. you can shoot me an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com or tweet me @williegeist, and let me know why you're awake right now. or do what roc

i'm veronica de la cruz and here's what's happening. six people were killed sunday at a sikh temple outside of milwaukee. three others were injured, including the first police officer to arrive on the scene. the gunman was shot and killed by police. >>> and this is the first image beamed back by nasa's "curiosity" rover, which landed on mars earlier this morning. the $2.5 billion nuclear-powered rover will search for the building blocks of life. more news at the top of the hour, but first, back to our program. >>> it's just minutes before sunset in downtown oakland and officer jim saleda is on the prowl. >> there you go. here's a young girl, too. hey, i got this one girl coming southbound on 17. she's already flagged me, and she's going to walk up to my car. >> all right, go ahead and ask her and we'll have someone come in and make an arrest. >> his target, young, underage girls, some as young as 12, who have been trafficked and turned out to service everyday johns looking for cheap sex. >> are you dating, young lady? >> but saleda is a

the suspect was shot and killed by a police officer. >>> these are the first images back from the rover which successfully touched down in a mars crater just hours ago. now back to our program. >>> msnbc wanted to get a firsthand look at the houston cantinas that law enforcement described as modern day prisons for hundreds of young women. fbi agents warned that while the cantinas looked like regular restaurants or nightclubs, traffickers guard their profit-making houses carefully and not just anyone is allowed access. as the day turned into night, we found a bustling empire with parking attendants who directed traffic and helped organize the arrangement of vehicles. there were even taco stands outside, serving midnight snacks to cantina customers. we caught occasional glimpses of prostituted women outside the club. with multiple security cameras, all of the cantinas we saw were well guarded with gun-toting security men, manning the entrances and exits of the bars. we took our hidden cameras inside to document what the girls and the fbi described as a modern day slave market. this cantin

one a tree down across the roadway in that severe weather. in each case, although it's slow you can get by under police direction. here we are in manassas and the cameras there on just wet pavement but not far from here in gainesville a structure fire tying up the southbound lanes of lee highway just south of 66 between route 55 and the exit for 15 at the light there. a lot of equipment on the scene there. on the 95 corridor the early morning crash in dale city is cleared. northbound 95 into springfield lanes are open to 395. no issues there. maryland drivers no complaints there. up in frederick counties there a crash that closed route 26 each way in unionville. ongoing investigation there. your next timesaver traffic at 5:24. back to you. >>> thank you bev. >> after months of rumors the l. a. lakers get richer with a block buster trade. details of that coming up. >> plus the nationals avoid extra innings in their final game in houston, we have highlights after the break. >>> and a good friday morning. we're looking at quite a bit of rain on

so far police have made no arrests in this case. this killing is san jose's 24th homicide of the year. >>> a gas leak forced the evacuation of homeowners and businesses. janine de la vega is there to tell us when that line will be repaired. >> reporter: ken is gas is no longer leaking but as you can see behind me pg & e crews are still out here to repair that line. i was just told by a county spokesperson that may not happen until midnight. the good news is that most of socal avenue is back open it had been closed since 10:00 a.m. and people were told to shelter in place as a precaution. >> from chopper 2 you can see pg & e crews working to fix the 6-inch line that ruptured the morning. a construction crew was doing work and hit a line causing a leak. from the ground you can see what sounds like rushing water that's the gas escaping. officials from the sheriff's office sealed up a four square mile area. >> it's a large volume of natural gas but it's coming out of the pipe at a high pressure and hitting the air very quickly. as a pre

one reached for a woman's car door handle. another banged on a police car. >> they're wandering down the street. they are dangerous. bring shotguns. i'm serious. they are wild animals. >> reporter: cops did bring guns and when buddy the male veered toward onlookers, the cops opened fire. buddy was dead on a vegas street. c.j. was tranquilized and put in a cage and the nightmare was over, or so everyone thought, but she escaped alone last night. knowing the drill, police set up a perimeter. they safely shot her with a tranquilizer. >> this looks like we're complete idiots. like how the hell could the other chimpanzee get out? >> reporter: the chimp's owner can't believe it. she thinks that someone might have maliciously set her free. the first escape was brute force, c.j. and buddy battering their way out. in her latest cage, show that three metal bars slightly bent. it's unclear if the chimp bent those bars herself. >> we have gotten calls that people want to let c.j. out to pass this law in las vegas. i hope that nobody tampe

william la jeunesse is in anaheim with a preview of today's special meeting with the mayor and city council. william? >> reporter: well, jenna the meeting all allowing people to vent in a constructive way. police will tell you anaheim isn't the same city as it was a few years ago. they have a gang problem. violent crime is way up. homicides double. when police responded shootings sparked protest and ignited a broader atmosphere with resentment over race, class and wealth. anaheim, california, home of disneyland, the angels and ducks. but lately -- >> we're not the happiest place on earth. we're the tragic kingdom. not the magic kingdom. >> eight police shootings this year. five fatal. >> i went as my son took his last breath. >> reporter: a week of violent protests. >> these hurts against our community are systemic attack against our people. >> reporter: but are they? both july shootings involve documented gang members. one fired first trying to flee police. >> the police see themselves as trying to protect these families, trying to go after some of the gangs and drugs that, that you know,

in the meantime, we're on la brea. this is a main thoroughfare. the streets are all blocked off. people are finding it tough. cops will be here investigating all morning long. we can tell you that the suspect has lost a leg in this accident. he's in critical condition. in the meantime, no one is entering this area any time soon while police continue their investigation and that's the latest from the midcity section in los angeles. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 7:4. an nfl football fan has died in texas after falling off a stadium at houston's reliant stadium. it happened last night between the houston texans' game. they say the 45-year-old man was trying to slide down the escalator's handrail when he fell three stories down. he sly -- he died later at the hospital. >>> new information about the man shot in the eye two weeks ago during an oakland raiders preseason game in arizona. police in glen came say raiders' fan chris knight may now face criminal charges. police say he was being aggressive towards drivers trying to leave the parking lot during the third quarter of the game.

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. >> police are looking for victims of a sexual assault suspect who contacted women online. 26-year-old jackson of oakland is charged with rape, robbery and kidnapping. he was arrested late last month in las vegas. he assaulted a teenager and woman in oakland earlier this year. investigators say he used my red book.com to find his victims. >> two american special forces members were killed today. the shooting happened in the farra province. the americans were working with local police in the region. the suspect was shot and killed. the shooting is the latest attacks on their coalition. afghanistan is america's longest war and just yesterday 7 other service members died when a helicopter crashed. now, a bay area woman with a personal stake ins there has taken on a roll. >> every time he is deployed i wear them. >> the afghanistan war is 7,000 miles away. yet it's very close for pat. 9 americans killed now in just two days. >> it hurts. it hurts because your first question is about your own child. and then immediately if not mine, whose? >> her son is newly promoted captain. now in his se

. >> police are looking for victims of a sexual assault suspect who contacted women online. 26-year-old jackson of oakland is charged with rape, robbery and kidnapping. he was arrested late last month in las vegas. he assaulted a teenager and woman in oakland earlier this year. investigators say he used my red book.com to find his victims. >> two american special forces members were killed today. the shooting happened in the farra province. the americans were working with local police in the region. the suspect was shot and killed. the shooting is the latest attacks on their coalition. afghanistan is america's longest war and just yesterday 7 other service members died when a helicopter crashed. now, a bay area woman with a personal stake ins there has taken on a roll. >> every time he is deployed i wear them. >> the afghanistan war is 7,000 miles away. yet it's very close for pat. 9 americans killed now in just two days. >> it hurts. it hurts because your first question is about your own child. and then immediately if not mine, whose? >> her son is newly promoted captain. now in his se

police say a man is in jail after he sexually assaulted a woman in a supermarket. the alleged incident happened on wilson boulevard in clarendon whole foods. investigators say he walked up behind a woman and inappropriately touched her. they found him later and they say he later commited a sex act while he was in police custody. >>> a horrible sight in one neighborhood. dozens of birds fouling out of the sky and dying. we'll tell you what is being blamed. >>> a hypersonic aircraft designed to fly nearly 4,000 miles per hour, but will it work? we are checkg more headlines coming up next. [ male announcer ] do you support work for welfare? barack obama has a long history of opposing work for welfare. "i was not a wild, huge supporter of the federal plan that was signed in 1996." [ male announcer ] on july 12th obama quietly ended work requirements for welfare. you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. mitt romney strongly believes work must be part of welfare. the romney plan for a stronger middle class: it'll put work back in welfare. [ romney

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we talked to the police chief a little bit earlier tonight. he said he's doing okay. what else are you hearing? >> he's not talking but he is much more stable. he had a couple of surgeries la yesterday. then another surgery at 2:30 this morning. he was called in for. his family's by his side. he seems alert. he's aware. the fellow officers were there till 4:00 this morning. just showing -- letting him know they're there and supporting him. >> the other thing the police chief said, which i hadn't thought about, there are cameras outside, surveillance video. there will be video. we'll see what happened. and how this guy ended up getting shot. >> that's going to be critical. because if they can see what happened. we understand from the chief, that the officer who did shoot him, the second officer who took him down. they were all yelling to him to put his weapon down. they were warning him, giving him commands which they say he ignored. he ended up firing on them, shooting out the one windshield of the police car and they took him down. it will be interesting to see what

police from several south bay agency searching for a suspect would be may be tied to a homicide. several streets in santa clara are blocked off as we speak. janine de la vega just arrived there. what do you know right now? >> reporter: we just got on scene. we're in the neighborhood south of el camino and lawrence expressway. if you can, try to avoid this area because there are numerous police cars surrendering here. if you can see from chopper 2 there is a perimeter set up in this neighborhood because the entire area is in lockdown. we're told they are looking for a suspect who may be armed. they have their eyes on a house on santa rosa court. officers think the suspect is inside and that's why they have the area surround. residents are being asked to shelter in place. i asked if they were able to leave and go to work. he says he believes that people are being lay loued to leave. he says nobody is allowed back in this location, though. >> 8:34. let's head right to a look -- for a look at the roads. as a matter of fact, we do have traffic getting better. you can see traffic is st

. >>> police in china and an goi la are crack down on people trafficking women in angola. women in angola are kidnap and coerced into prosecution. many are forced to work in casinos outside of luanda and a dozen chinese criminal gangs could be involved in this. i want to bring many michael holmes to talk about this, because it is the first time i have heard of this story. and explain to us first of all what is taking place and why this connection between china and angola? >> well, it is a disturbing case, and you are talking about in this case the first time that the chinese authorities orrer police have been working with the african police to crackdown on chinese gangs working in aftrica and in this case angola. busted 47 people and rescued women who were taken into prostitution and they will be taken back home. and the relationship is the same as the rest of africa, economic. china gets one-third of the oil from africa and most of it from angola so there is a growing, growing increase in chinese investment in general, and in angola in particular. >> and the chinese gangs

i can understand why they were a little surprised. police say at least three of these signs popped up in the city. they appear to be a form of protest art. one of them reads, dying for work. and another reads, hope you're happy, wall street. place say they are trying to find out who's responsible for this. they call it vandalism. >> that would cause an accident. if you all saw that on the side of the road. >> those were very effective advertising, though. >> you're going, i love it. >> i mean, it's like you're talking about it on cnn. that's pretty fantastic. >> you're talking about a 16-car pileup here maybe. >> i took a look, and there were no accidents. nobody crashed. >> yet. >> wow. >> well, they took them down. >> it looks like a scene in "the dark knight rises" actually. >> hopefully they are down. tragedy and triumph. the olympic games have been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for jordyn wieber. she will join us live from london. >>> and teaming with microsoft to develop a new high tech crime fighting tool. it's sparking