they say it is part of what makes up france. if he makes his money in politics, that is obviously a very french affair. typically french orn holiday. >> of french politics up for sale. that was the focus. you are watching dw tv. please stay tuned. >> the weather for germany. cloudy conditions with some bright periods in the northern part of the country with temperatures up to 23 degrees celsius. temperatures are down in the south. there could be some thunderstorms in places. the rest of europe, temperatures remain in the low to mid's 20's in central europe. here are weather reports on selected cities around the world. which foot was it? best make that "best wishes." we don't want them gettin? no, i suppose not. have always done it. why should she watch the flowers? nobody really remembers,

they say it is part of what makes up france. if he makes his money in politics, that is obviously a very french affair. typically french or not, the scandal is hard to get away from. even on holiday. >> of french politics up for sale. that was the focus. you are watching dw tv. please stay tuned. >> the weather for germany. cloudy conditions with some bright periods in the northern part of the country with temperatures up to 23 degrees celsius. temperatures are down in the south. there could be some thunderstorms in places. the rest of europe, temperatures remain in the low to mid's 20's in central europe. here are weather reports on selected cities around the world.

as american sport superstar lance armstrong completes his final tour de france, we have dramatic new allegations about his alleged drug use. >>> under pressure. as federal investigators probe the charges, armstrong's former friends and colleagues speak out in their first television interviews. it's a "nightline" exclusive. >>> and, perfect storm. florida gets battered by its first ever july tropical storm. we'll have the latest from the gulf. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, and terry moran in washington, this is "nightline," july 23rd, 2010. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. lance armstrong is one of the most famous athletes in the world, a cycling champion, a cancer survivor and a man as comfortable ming ming with celebrities as he is on the seat of his bike. but as he prepares for his final weekend at the tour de france, a federal investigation into alleged doping by him and his former team threatens to tarnish his golden image. the investigation was sparked by allegations by former friend and teammate f

there are you know there are these three chechens living in western france you should move in and have a look at what they're doing so that suggests that two countries are working together to minimize the terrorist threat also traditionally chechens and north caucasus. wrists have been seen by the rest of the world as separatists people who are fighting for the independence of their region from the rest of russia but now with the rest like these that view is really falling out of favor it shows more that terrorists who commit acts on russian terror on the russian territory are just as much a part of the global islamic terror threats as as terrorists who committed atrocities elsewhere now europe continues to cooperate in hunting terrorists who are responsible for attacks all over the world including in russia and this is not the first set of arrests that's been made in the european union in april the way a twenty year old woman was arrested she pleaded guilty to planning to go to chechnya and act as a suicide bomber and then following that arrest in russia the people who were conspiring

a little champaign for his tour de france win. but armstrong had the last laugh as team radio shack won the team championship donning their black jerseys atop the podium. on his last day, lance rides into the french sunset leaving the tour with a little controversy. >>> to indianapolis for nascar's brickyard 400. disaster for pole sitter mon montoya, with only 15 laps to go, hits the wall and takes out dale earnhardt jr. with him. montoya finishes 32nd. jamie mcmurray beats out harvick on the restart and goes on to win. just the third driver to win the brickyard 400 and the daytona 500 in the same year. >>> angels were able to land dan haren from arizona in exchange for joe saunders and two minor leaguers. >>> cubs and cardinals and wrigley field tied in the 11th. lopez puts this one to bed. solo shot to right. the cards beat the cubbies 4-3. >>> baseball has three new hall of famers. andre dawson, whitey herzog, and doug harvey inducted yesterday into cooperstown. >>> alex rodriguez will be there soon. one away from his 600th hom

i went to france. when i came back i wanted to eat differently. i wanted to be in the world a different way. i thought if i opened a little restaurant, i could feed my friends, because they were all eating at my house and not paying. [laughter] i thought there it was. a little neighborhood space. i put it in a house. and i was naive enough to think that i could open under $10,000. we went immediately $40,000 in debt. [laughter]. >> welcome to the restaurant business. >> but i think people really helped something about the restaurant. i wasn't in it for the money. in fact, i really wasn't. thank goodness i had a guardian angel who saved me. >> what drove you? here we are 1971, many, many years later, you seem arguably, you seem more passionate than you did yesterday. didn't know you in 1971 or even myself, what was the passion, the drive, what was it about food and what is it about food that matters so much to you? >> when i went to france, i really felt like i hadn't eaten before. i grew up in new jersey on frozen food. my mother wasn't a good coo

france is a huge country. france must make an effort. if i want this reform policy, if i want to modernize my country, it is because i love my country. >> austerity does not scare you? >> what does not scare me is to be rigorous. austerity means to bring down payment, increase taxes. i will not do that. but rigorous -- it means going back to balance. i will do that. insecurity is one of the markers of stockholm syndrome. we have results on crime. >> we have a high level of street crime. is there a limit to your will? isn't there a limit to the accumulation? >> you know i am a team leader. i wanted to limit the number of terms to two for the president. i worked with the prime minister, the ministers, the interior minister, the whole team. we got spectacular results. but we have to go much further. three examples. we have decided with the interior minister that security in the department and difficult suburbs will be local. the prefect does a remarkable job. i went with him at night. people were wondering, "what is the president doing in t

in researching this program is that the small number there is a small number of women in france that actually wear these kind of garments covering their face but i was it was remarkable to find that a lot of them are young people and converts to islam so i ask you what is the element of choice here because you know we're all lingering this is a complex issue i think also sitting across the table from someone i'd like to see their face but should i be recognizing the right of that woman as a as a muslim woman not to show her face should i be recognizing that as a right. first of all very glad to hear the other friends from london and united states you know my organization fights since the beginning two thousand and three since our foundation against or the fundamentalist groups that use the body of the women in our poor area in our ghetto so i'm very glad to hear the friends from the united states be very clear about the right in fundamentalists for them and that is groups that used to use my religion and i first i want to separate islam that is mostly practice by my father my mother

. >> please find the bodies of eight newborn babies in the northern part of france. the parents are arrested. rescue workers tried to free 30,000 people trapped in northeast china. we will get the latest from our correspondent in beijing. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in the u.k. and around the world. it is a controversial law that has aroused passion and anger on both sides of the debate. now a federal judge in the united states has blocked parts of the tough new emigration bill passed by the state of arizona and due to come into force on thursday. legislators in arizona approve the measure in able in an attempt to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. latino groups fear it would lead to discrimination. >> outside the arizona governor's office, they have been protesting for two months, ever since the state passed america strictest immigration law. now on the eve of its enforcement, a judge has halted its most divisive measures. the new law would have seen arizona conduct more immigration checks and would have made a crime not to carry proper immigr

there are you know there are these three chechens living in western france you should move in and have a look at what they're doing so that suggests that two countries are working together to minimize the terrorist threat also traditionally chechens and north caucasus terrorists have been seen by the rest of the world. separatists people who are fighting for the independence of their region from the rest of russia but now with the rest like these that view is really falling out of favor it shows more that terrorists who commit acts on russian terror on the russian territory are just as much a part of the global islamic terrorist threats as as terrorists who committed atrocities elsewhere so-called moderate is a chechen terrorists he calls himself the leader of the caucasus emirates and he recently was declared by the u.s. as a sort of a global terrorist they called him part of a radical jihadist movement which poses a threat to the u.s. so he's been recognized as being more of a global terrorist with links to al qaeda that was shortly before president medvedev to the states he's one of

in researching this program is that the small number there is a small number of women in france that actually wear these kind of garments covering their face but i was it was remarkable to find that a lot of them are young people and converts to islam so i ask you what is the element of choice here because you know we're all lingering this is a complex issue i think also sitting across the table from someone i'd like to see their face but should i be recognizing the right of that woman as a as a muslim woman not to show her face should i be recognizing that as a right. first of all very glad to hear the other friends from london and united states you know my organization fights since the beginning two thousand and three since our foundation against or the from them on terrorist groups that use the body of the women in our poor area in our ghetto so i'm very glad to hear the friends from the united states be very clear about the right wing in fundamentalists for them and that is groups that used to use my religion and i first i want to separate islam that is mostly practice by my fath

there are you know there are these three chechens living in western france you should move in and have a look at what they're doing so that suggests that you countries are working together to minimize the terrorist threat also traditionally chechens and north caucasus terrorists have been seen by the rest of the world out. separatists people who are fighting for the independence of their region from the rest of russia but now with the rest like these that view is really falling out of favor it shows more that terrorists who commit acts on russian terror on the russian territory are just as much a part of the global islamic terror threats as as terrorists who committed atrocities elsewhere sokol model of a chechen terrorists he calls himself the leader of the caucasus emirates and he recently was declared by the us as a sort of a global terrorist they called him part of a radical jihadist movement which poses a threat to the u.s. so he's been recognized as being more of a global terrorist with links to al qaida that was shortly before president medvedev to visit to the states he's one o

in researching this program is that the small number there is a small number of women in france that actually wear these kind of garments covering their face but i was it was remarkable to find that a lot of them are young people and converts to islam so i ask you what is the element of choice here because you know we're all lingering this is a complex issue i think also sitting across the table from someone i'd like to see their face but should i be recognizing the right of that woman as a as a muslim woman not to show her face should i be recognizing that as a right. first of all i very glad to hear the other friends from london and united states you know my organization fights since the beginning two thousand and three since our foundation against all the fundamentalist groups that use the body of the women in our poor area in our ghetto so i'm very glad to hear the friends from the united states be very clear about the right wing in fundamentalists fundamentalist groups that used to use my religion and i first i want to separate islam that is mostly practice by my father my mothe

in researching this program is that the small number there is a small number of women in france that actually wear these kind of garments covering their face but i was it was remarkable to find that a lot of them are young people and converts to islam so i ask you what is the element of choice here because you know we're all lingering this is a complex issue i think also sitting across the table from someone i'd like to see their face but should i be recognizing the right of that woman as a as a muslim woman not to show her face should i be recognizing that as a right. first of all very glad to hear the other friends from london and united states you know my organization fights since the beginning two thousand and three since our foundation against all the fundamentalist groups that use the body of the women in our poor area in our ghetto so i'm very glad to hear the friends from the united states be very clear about the right in fundamentalists for them and that is groups that used to use my religion and i first i want to separate islam that is mostly practice by my father my mother

there are you know there are these three chechens living in western france you should move in and have a look at what they're doing so that suggests that countries are working together to minimize the terrorist threat also traditionally chechens and north caucasus terrorists have been seen by the rest of the world at. separatists people who are fighting for the independence of their region from the rest of russia but now with the rest like these that view is really falling out of favor it shows more that terrorists who commit acts on russian terror on the russian territory are just as much a part of the global islamic terrorist threats as as terrorists who committed. so-called moderate is a chechen terrorists he calls himself the leader of the caucasus emirates and he recently was declared by the us as a sort of a global terrorist they called him part of a radical jihadist movement which poses a threat to the us so he's been recognised as being more of a global terrorist with links to al qaeda that was shortly before president medvedev to the states he's one of now the most wanted man

in researching this program is that the small number there is a small number of women in france that actually wear these kind of garments covering their face but i was it was remarkable to find that a lot of them are young people and converts to islam so i ask you what is the element of choice here because you know we're all going green this is a complex issue i think also sitting across the table from someone i'd like to see their face but should i be recognizing the right of that woman as a as a muslim woman not to show her face should i be recognizing that as a right. first of all very glad to hear the other friends from london and united states you know my organization fights since the beginning two thousand and three since our foundation against or the fundamentalist groups that use the body of the women in our poor area in our ghetto so i'm very glad to hear the friends from the united states be very clear about the right wing in fundamentalists for them and that is groups that used to use my religion and i first i want to separate islam that is mostly practice by my father my

in researching this program is that the small number there is a small number of women in france that actually wear these kind of garments covering their face but i was it was remarkable to find that a lot of them are young people and converts to islam so i ask you what is the element of choice here because you know we're all lingering this is a complex issue i think also sitting across the table from someone i'd like to see their face but should i be recognizing the right of that woman as a as a muslim woman not to show her face should i be recognizing that as a right. first of all very glad to hear the other friends from london and united states you know my organization fights since the beginning two thousand and three since our foundation against or the fundamentalist groups that use the body of the women in our poor area in our ghetto so i'm very glad to hear the friends from united states be very clear about the right in fundamentalists for them and that is groups that used to use my religion and i first i want to separate islam that is mostly a practice by my father my mother an

. >>> the 11th stage of the four de france. -- of the tour de france. after 185 kilometers in the saddle, there was a massive sprint. britain's mark cavendish picked up his third stage win that and the cyclist from luxembourg defended the overall yellow jersey. >>> a paraplegic man and new zealand has made a small step for mankind at banks to buy on the legs. inventors have been working on the design and secret seven years and unveiled their work on thursday. the bionic legs allowed him to cross the room and shake hands with the prime minister, but they're not cheap. the first pair sold is expected to go for 120,000 euros. >>> stay with us, because peter has lots more business news. >> don't go away. >>> welcome back. two trading giants met this week, angela merkel traveling to china, bringing a large business delegation with her. the goal is to strengthen commercial ties that are growing ragermany is china's no. 1 tradg partner. both countries are looking to do business in china and are complaining more about barriers to market entry. >> china is one o

there are you know there are these three chechens living in western france you should move in and have a look at what they're doing so that suggests that you countries are working together to minimize the terrorist threat also traditionally chechens and north caucasus terrorists have been seen by the rest of the world out. separatists people who are fighting for the independence of their region from the rest of russia but now with the rest like these that view is really falling out of favor it shows more that terrorists who commit acts on russian terror on the russian territory are just as much a part of the global islamic terror threats as as terrorists who committed. so-called moderate is a terrorist he calls himself the leader of the caucasus emirates and he recently was declared by the us as a sort of a global terrorist they called him part of a radical jihadist movement which poses a threat to the us so he's been recognised as being more of a global terrorist with links to al qaida that was shortly before president medvedev to visit to the states he's one of now the most wanted me

in researching this program is that the small number there is a small number of women in france that actually wear these kind of garments covering their face but i was it was remarkable to find that a lot of them are young people and converts to islam so i ask you what is the element of choice here because you know we're all going green this is a complex issue i think also sitting across the table from someone i'd like to see their face but should i be recognizing the right of that woman as a as a muslim woman not to show her face should i be recognizing that as a right. first of all very glad to hear the other friends from london and united states you know my organization fights since the beginning two thousand and three since our foundation against or the fundamentalist groups that use the body of the women in our poor area in our ghetto so i'm very glad to hear the friends from the united states be very clear about the right in fundamentalists for them and that is groups that used to use my religion and i first i want to separate islam that is most of practice by my father my moth

the tour de france is nearing the conclusion. with only two more stages remaining, this took people north from the pyrenees mountains to bordeaux. >> cavendish has shown he needs no help in sprint finishes. one of his teammates was eliminated for using a head butt on another competitor. in two hundred meters from the finish, he accelerated and no one could launch a challenge. this was his fourth stage victory on this tour and his 14th overall. a yellowed jersey holder held on to his aid second lead. the day's other highlights was a photo opportunity with tom cruise and cameron diaz. >> a formula one -- is hoping for a victory. the red bull driver was second- best for friday's practice. there was a bad start to the weekend. the driver smashed into the tire wall that managed to set the fastest time. that was quite a crash. >> welcome back. this weekend, the formula one circuit comes to germany. this is one of the most demanding raises of the season. a young german is considered the favorite. he has cemented his reputation as the he

in researching this program is that the small number there is a small number of women in france that actually wear these kind of garments covering their face but i was it was remarkable to find that a lot of them are young people and converts to islam so i ask you what is the element of choice here because you know we're all lingering this is a complex issue i think also sitting across the table from someone i'd like to see their face but should i be recognizing the right of that woman as a as a muslim woman not to show her face should i be recognizing that as a right. first of all i very glad to hear the other friends from london and united states you know my organization fights since the beginning two thousand and three since our foundation against or the fundamentalist groups that use the body of the women in our poor area in our ghetto so i'm very glad to hear the friends from the united states be very clear about the right wing in fundamentalists fundamentalist groups that used to use my religion and i first i want to separate islam that is mostly practice by my father my mother

there are you know there are these three chechens living in western france you should move in and have a look at what they're doing so that suggests that you countries are working together to minimize the terrorist threat also traditionally chechens and north caucasus terrorists have been seen by the rest of the world as separatists people who are fighting for the independence of their region from the rest of russia but now with the rest like these that view is really falling out of favor it shows more that terrorists who commit acts on russian terror on the russian territory are just as much a part of the global islamic terrorist threats as as terrorists who committed. so-called moderate is a terrorist he calls himself the leader of the caucasus emirates and he recently was declared by the u.s. as a sort of a global terrorist they called him part of a radical jihadist movement which poses a threat to the u.s. so he's been recognized as being more of a global terrorist with links to al qaida that was shortly before president medvedev to visit to the states he's one of now the most want

plus manchild shines on the slopes of the pyrenees as the russian bids for tour de france glory. more sweltering action from the russian premier league where it's goal school or the locomotive and then. now the surprise winner of golf's opening days and says his first major title was all about staying calm it was a comfortable seven straight victory for the south african it's and dandridge with england's lee westwood finishing runner up and world number one tiger woods coming home tied in twenty third place at the start of the day you station had a four shot lead over paul casey with any extension and the west would also close behind but they failed to make an impact firstly westwood didn't find the form he needed k.c. did stay with him for shots of the south african until he drove his tee shot into the course here at the twelfth century finishing joint third with rory mcilroy and henrik stenson days and was obviously enjoying the conditions before this openly dhoni made the cut once and eight previous mage's he did drop a shot on the penultimate hole that strolled lost to raptur

. >>> the 11th stage of the four de france. -- of the tour de france. after 185 kilometers in the saddle, there was a massive sprint. britain's mark cavendish picked up his thihi stage win that and t cyclist from luxembourg defended the overall yellow jersey. >>> a paraplegic man and new zealand has made a small step for mankind at banks to buy on the legs. inventors have been working on the design and secret seven years and unveiled their work on thursday. the bionic legs allowed him to cross the room and shake hands with the prime minister, but they're not cheap. the first pair sold is expected to go for 120,000 euros. >>> stay with us, because peter has lots more business news. >> don't go away. >>> welcome back. two trading giants met this week, angela merkel traveling to china, bringing a large business delegation with her. the goal is to strengthen commercial ties that are growing rapidly. germany is china's no. 1 trading partner. both countries are looking to do business in china and are complaining more about barriers to market entry. >> china i

. >>> in san france, motorists using doyle drive could see a bottle neck. it will be reduced to one lane in each direction. it will happen tonight from 10:00 p.m. until 8:00 tomorrow morning. the single lane restriction is needed for work on the san francisco interchange which connects 101 with 1. >>> coming up, the nationest largest traditional grocery store plans to open in two neighborhoods. and the country's newest national monument is unveiled in coast contra costa county. and a new app designed to help visitors at yosemite national pork. >> leigh: looking live now towards san francisco, we're definitely seeing the low clouds and fog right near the coast. but it is sunny and warm inland. we will run through the current x x [ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a savings goal. until we found out that

the crisis has really hit its peak. >> reporter: economically, france vs. germany seems to mirror the main economic issue of our times, or right now, which is stimulus vs. austerity, bailouts vs. budget cuts. europe can't do both, can it? it can't do everything. >> yes, it can. we always we have to strike the right balance between continue to stimulate and most of us still have a little bit of stimulus under our foot in order to accelerate that fragile growth that has picked up 2010. but, at the same time, we must very decisively cut our deficit and reduce our debt. now how do we cut deficit. there are two ways. one is we reduce public spending and certainly as far as france is concerned we can do a bit because at the moment it is the biggest public spender in the european union. so we can cut public expense. the other way to reduce deficit is to collect tax. and we're going to automatically collect a bit more tax in 2010 than we did in 2009. >> reporter: but this is a form of austerity and in greece and spain and all over europe, austerity is now being pra

frances. it's now 5:09. >> toyota issues another recall of thousand more vehicles, that next. >> and a.c. transit workers take their beef over a new contract directly to the top. >> the economy may still be hurting a lot of companies but not google. company's hiring boom next. >> and if you have questions, facebook may have answers, how it's turning users into an army of experts. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a.c. transit dispute is getting more heated. they protested at last night's meeting. employed have been working on an imposed contract for ten days now. >> i don't think they care about us at all. i think we're just numbers. i'm not a human and not a person i'm just somebody here to drive. >> union negotiations and contract disputes are all about theater and the union leadership gets people to come to meetings like they are really hurt. as soon as things are settled all the bad feelings go away. >> a high percentage of drivers have been calling in sick and

plus shines on the slopes of the pyrenees as the russian bids for tour de france glory. now with more sweltering action from the russian premier league where its goal of school or the locomotive and then. now the surprise winner of golf's open in the days and says his first major title was all about staying calm it was a comfortable seven stroke victory for the south african it's and dandridge with england's lee westwood finishing runner up and world number one tiger woods coming home tied in twenty third place at the start of the day who stays and had a four shot lead over paul casey with any expense and the west would also close behind but they failed to make an impact firstly westwood didn't find the form he needed casey did stay within four shots of the south african until he drove his tee shot into the course here at the twelfth century finishing joint third with rory mcilroy and henrik stenson meanwhile who stays and was obviously enjoying the conditions before this open id only made the cut once and eight previous mage's he did drop a shot on the penultimate hole

i'm frances dinglasan. breaking news in san francisco, a water main break that has shut down two lanes of eastbound lombard street. for a lot of drivers, it feeds right into lombard, two lanes closed at buchanan for an unknown amount of time. you may want to consider marina boulevard as an alternate. more news with kristen. >> thanks. millions of jobless workers will soon be getting their money. house is expected to approve a measure extending unemployment benefits to 99 weeks. president obama says he'll sign the bill as soon as he gets it. senate vote was to resume the program that expired in early june. republicans have been filibustering the extension bill demanding that money be off set by cuts elsewhere in the federal budget. a spokesman for california says they'll be putting in extra hours to make sure that people get their money as soon as possible. >> there is positive sign on the housing front. california's mortgage default fell to the lowest level in three years. it was over 70,000 default notices

the tour de france is nearing the conclusion. with only two more stages remaining, this took people northrom the pyrenees mountains to bordeaux. >> cavendish has shown he needs no help in sprint finishes. one of his teammates was eliminated for using a head butt on another competitor. in two hundred meters from the finish, he accelerated and no one could launch a challenge. this was his fourth stage victory on this tour and his 14th overall. a yellowed jersey holder held on to his aid second lead. the day's other highlights was a photo opportunity with tom cruise and cameron diaz. >> a formula one -- is hoping for a victory. the red bull driver was second- best for friday's practice. therwas a bad start to the weekend. the driver smashed into the tire wall that managed to set the fastest time. that was quite a crash. >> welcome back. this weekend, the formula one circuit comes to germa. is is on of th mt demanding raises of the season. a young german is considered the favorite. he has cemented his reputation as the heir to the ge

plus menchov shines on the slopes of the pyrenees as the russian bids for tour de france glory. now with more sweltering action from the russian premier league where it's the old school or the locomotive and then. now the surprise winner of golf's opening days and says his first major title was all about staying calm it was a comfortable seven stroke victory for the south african it's and dandridge with england's lee westwood finishing runner up and world number one tiger woods coming home tied in twenty third place at the start of the day who stays and had a four shot lead over paul casey with any expense and the west would also close behind but they failed to make an impact firstly westwood didn't find the form he needed casey did stay within four shots of the south african until he drove his tee shot into the course here at the twelfth century finishing joint third with rory mcilroy and henrik stenson meanwhile who stays in was obviously enjoying the conditions before this open it only made the cut once and eight previous mage's he did drop a shot on the penultimate hole that

there's a jubilant homecoming for the tour de france king alberto contador. but we start with athletics where the first gold medal at the european championships has been one russian stand off taking it in the men's twenty kilometer walk in barcelona he came home in one hour twenty minutes and ten seconds and i was twenty eight seconds ahead of the italian alex weighs a while portugal vieira took the bronze another russian out on the big finish six and there is a chance of further chance of gold for russia in the women's event on wednesday double world and olympic champion. fancied by many to without one. now and four boys in the face of ammonium remain inside universe here and the third qualifying round of the champions league tonight but despite the russians being clear favorites their coach luciano he says his men have to beat a dangerous team as any have been training at this stadium in bucharest which is being used for tonight's game grand only holds seven thousand fans and the start suggest this should be an easy win for this impeded team who topped the

plus shines on the slopes of the pyrenees as the russian bids for tour de france glory. with more sweltering action from the russian premier league where it's goal school or the locomotive and then. now the surprise winner of golf's opening days and says his first major title was all about staying calm it was a comfortable seven straight victory for the south african it's and dandridge with england's lee westwood finishing runner up and world number one tiger woods coming home tied in twenty third place at the start of the day who stays and had a four shot lead over paul casey with any extension and the west would also close behind but they failed to make an impact firstly westwood didn't find the form he needed casey did stay within four shots of the south african until he drove his tee shot into the course here at the twelfth century finishing joint third with rory mcilroy and henrik stenson we mileage days and was obviously enjoying the conditions before this open id only made the cut once and eight previous mage's he did drop a shot on the penultimate hole but stroll

on to the to the france no where else falls alexander to be in the world has won the thirteenth stage or had a break mark cavendish and italia not a somber but that's his best when since returning from a doping back and no changes at the top of the general quest fixation though with bandish back stick. into his house a minute later but time tour de france winner i'll bet a quarter of the riders have now crossed the alps and well after the pyrenees are. now russia's first and only formula one driver that if they're off met fans on red square the race a. day racing and then e o f one car parade around the kremlin. reports. the race near the kremlin walls in the middle of july has already become a summer tradition. this year only russian formula one fans are in for a special treat as the first russian driver ever to compete in f one. has come to moscow to take part in the race. the twenty five year old driver who took to the wheel of his racing car in march explained the main challenges of being an f one driver when you toward my start of the. second say. it's to start at eight o'clock i

low at the british open, and you're not going to believe what got a rider kicked out of the tour de france. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> a minor earthquake shook residents in around the nation's capital. the magnitude 3.6 quake could be felt in four states. so far no injuries or damage have been reported. a spokesperson for the u.s. geological survey says it's the d.c. area's largest quake on record. an ex-bush justice department official who approved brutal interrogation methods by the cia says he never signed off on some of the tactics detainees claimed were used on them. the revelation came in congressional testimony made public yesterday. in it he said that approved techniques such as waterboarding were used excessively and that the cia never asked for approval of other tactics, including punching, kicking, and dousing them with cold water. >>> according to u.s. army data last month, about a soldier a day committed suicide. june saw a record num

plus shines on the slopes of the pyrenees as the russian bids for tour de france glory. now with more sweltering action from the russian premier league where it's the old school or the locomotive and then. i'm surprised when a golf open stays and says his first major title was all about staying calm it was a comfortable seven straight victory for the south african at st andrews with england's lee westwood finishing runner up and world number one tiger woods coming home tied in twenty third place at the start of the day he stays in had a four shot lead over paul casey with henrik stenson and lee westwood also close behind but they failed to make an impact first lee westwood didn't find the form needed to claw his way to the top of the leaderboard he finished on one for the day and has added contention. with hussein did have a glimmer of hope and stayed within four shots of the south african until he drove that shot into the course in the twelfth picking up a triple bogey eventually finishing joint third of rory mcilroy and henrik stenson meanwhile you say he's and he was

and in the tour de france, a broken chain hens the lead to the hands of the lead to the defending champion. violenceonties abatedn afghanistan just one day ahead of an international conference in the capital, kabul. monday, two nato soldiers and six afghan policeman were killed in separate roadside bomb attack in the second part of the country. in kabul itself, security has been boosted for international gathering aimed at targeting afghanistan prosecutor. >> kabul is unlockckome of the biggest conference the city has hosted in decades. security forces have to ensure the safety of foreign foreign ministers and security will be high on the agenda. germany's foreign minister says afghan forces must take full responsibility by 2014. >> of course, we know that we won't have european standard in afghanistan. our goal is to have a country that can ensure adequate security, and from which no terror threat can emerge from either against it for us. >> berlin once moderate members of the taliban to be drawn into afghan politics. the 600-million euro program is to offer incentives for concerts and to

their jubilant homecoming for the tour de france king alberto contador. but we start with athletics where the first gold medal at the european championships has been one russian stand off taking it in the men's twenty kilometer walk in barcelona he came home in one hour twenty minutes and ten seconds and i was twenty eight seconds ahead of the italian. while portugal vieira took the bronze another russian out on the big finish six and there is a chance of further chance of gold for russia in the women's event on wednesday the world and olympic champion. fancied by many to without one. now and four boys in the face ramon remain inside universe here in the third qualifying round of the champions league tonight but despite the russians being clear favorites their coach he says his men have to beat a dangerous team as any to have been training at this stadium in bucharest which is being used for tonight's game grand only holds seven thousand fans and the start suggest this should be an easy win for this impeded team who top the russian premier league and are

class it's a true story of france contador put an end to their war of words. all the action from the russian premier league in this week's. russia says money was not the main reason he signed the longest deal in n.h.l. history the twenty seven year old has agreed a seventeen year contract with the new jersey devils worth one hundred two million dollars that means he'll be tied to the club until he's forty four years old he had played thirty two games from the end of last season after spending eight years with the atlanta thrashers and made the decision to sign a long term view on saturday the fourth anniversary of his father's death the seventeen years covered to jersey number figure for the russian who has scored three hundred thirty eight create goal so far the most in the n.h.l. since he joined lee and says he hopes not too many more while sitting out the full length of his new contract believing is a great opportunity to instill the wear with the devils. have committed the rest of my career seventeen years. to this team. who have won the stanley cup here.

and in the tour de france, a broken chain hens the lead to the hands of the lead to the defending champion. violence continues unabated in afghanistan just one day ahead of an international conference in the capital, kabul. monday, two nato soldiers and six afghan policeman were killed in separate roadside bomb attack in the second part of the country. in kabul itself, security has been boosted for international gathering aimed at targeting afghanistan prosecutor. >> kabul is unlock some of the biggest conference the city has hosted in decades. security forces have to ensure the safety of foreign foreign ministers and security will be high on the agenda. germany's foreign minister says afghan forces must take full responsibility by 2014. >> of course, we know that we won't have european standard in afghanistan. our goal is to have a country that can ensure adequate security, and from which no terror threat can emerge from either against it for us. >> berlin once moderate members of the taliban to be drawn into afghan politics. the 600-million euro program is to offer incentives for concert

there's a jubilant homecoming for tour de france king alberto contador. first as any face remaining inside unirea in the third qualifying round of the champions league tonight despite the russians being clear favorites their coach luciano says his men have to beat a dangerous teens any to have been training at the star stadium in bucharest which is being used for tonight's game as you know rees grand only home with seven thousand fans and the start suggests this should be an easy win for the simply disappeared the top the russian premier league and are on a ten game winning streak but despite that split is cautious having seen him play his former club last season which is under supervision but mr playing in this competition would have to have lots of good qualities and don't know you know a very good team who deserved to be here you could see this last year when they played in the first round warnings. so you then have it all to do and they know if they have a chance of reaching the playoffs they have to get something from this match before the return leg

a woman in northern france is under investigation for the murder of eight newborn babies. the 45-year-old was arrested in a small village where the bodies were discovered. the husband was arrested on suspicion of hiding the bodies, but he has been released without charge. >> she was known within the village as the doting grandmother, iker assistant married to a local councilor. but behind her public persona, she was hiding the most macabre secret. on saturday at a house for these to live, new owners discovered skeletal remains of two newborn babies in their garden. it led police here to their current home less than 1 mile away. inside, they showed -- she showed restored six more babies, each wrapped in a sealed plastic bag. she told prosecutors she concealed all eight present -- all eight pregnancies from her husband and suffocated each of the babies at birth. >> autopsy results showed no sign of violence on the children's bodies. the mother has admitted to deliberately smothering the children at home. >> people here are understandably shocked that suddenly their tiny vill

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let's check in with frances. >> thanks. unfortunately, it looks like another tough day for a.c. drivers, drivers may call in sick today, that is 18% of the work force. bart is a great alternate, so far no delays. we've got road work going on through hayward through the connection ramp again. south 880 to jackson is closed until 5:00 this morning. bottom directions of highway 92 to southbound 880 so everything should be reopened in the next 20 minutes. you'll find road work, one way traffic control through 92 out of half moon bay. that is scheduled until 6:00 this morning. >>> thank you so much. >> it's 4:39. >> still ahead the warning going up to swimmers who decided to take a dip. >> and san francisco supervisors turn to voters to get the mayor to talk to them. >> and a little later, the team who started with a cell phone, the teen that traded his cell phone up. >> we'll be right back to tell >> we'll be right back to tell you. [ kid 1 ] waa ow so of our favorite things? we love summertime fun! ...wearing our farite colors... ...and jamming to our favorite bands! ♪ but we lov

class it's a true story of france came schleck and called it all put an end to their war of words. and we have all the gold from the russian prime in the in this week's. first day russia says money was not the main reason he signed the longest deal and h.l. history the twenty seven year old has agreed a seventeen year contract with the new jersey devils worth one hundred two million dollars that means he'll be tied to the club until he's forty four years old he had played thirty two games for new jersey the end of last season after spending eight years with the atlanta thrashers and made the decision to sign a long term deal on saturday the fourth anniversary of his father's death seventeen years of matches culture jersey number a lucky figure for the russian he has scored three hundred thirty eight career goals so far the most in the n.h.l. joined the league and says he hopes to not many more while sitting at the full length of his contract believing the great opportunity to win silverware with the devils. i have committed the rest of my career seventeen years my number to this te