Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. It has been a tumultuous day for the libyan prime minister. He was abducted in the night from a hotel in trippi of in tripoli by armed men and then released several hours later. Ali zeidan has appeared at a Cabinet Meeting looking shaken but calling for calm. It is still not clear why he was taken. Some libyan militias have been angered by the u. S. Raid. A rude awakening for the man leading this countrys government on shaky ground. Taken from a luxury hotel in tripoli at gunpoint, his shocked face, released by his captors. These lead to the rooms where he has been living since he came to power a year ago. An audacious kidnapping. With a signed, paper from the prosecutor general for the arrest of the prime minister. They were revolutionaries. They entered and captured the prime minister. The ease with which armed men came and snatched him in the early hours of the day really demonstrates the opaque and co
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We begin in india, where cleanup has begun on the eastern coast after the strongest Tropical Storm there in more than a decade. 17 people were reportedly killed, but a huge evacuations effort by the government seems to have avoided the catastrophe many spirit many feared. They are returning to their homes on indias east coast. Many people here had lost everything. Landfallhailin made with wind speeds up to 200 kilometers per hour. It uprooted trees and cut power lines and communications. Most of the casualties were caused by flying branches and debris. Us did not know what else would happen. There was so much to structure and. Right primary concern now, can indication has been crippled. We are not in touch with administration. The damage is catastrophic, but the major loss of life that accompanied typhoons in the past in this region has been avoided. The last storm of this severity hit the region in 1999. Up to 10,000 people died as a result. This time, authorities were better prepared
The incident involving a locksmith that prompted this tense, sevenhour standoff. Well have a live report with an update shortly. Once again, welcome to mornings on 2. Im tori campbell. Good morning. Im dave clark. Lets check your weather and traffic. A lot of high clouds for us, making for a beautiful sunrise. They will be here for the morning and out of the picture by this afternoon. Your game forecast today looks pretty good. I think were looking at clear skies. 68 degrees. No problems or weather worries. Everything is good to go in that department. 40s and 50s. Chillies out there. San francisco, starting off with some of that high cloud deck along with most everybody else. Well end up with high sunshine and 60s. Low to mid70s inland. Your thursday forecast has the high clouds in the morning. Chilly, cold for some. Then nice mild. It looks mostly sunny this afternoon. Theres already clearing taking place in the northern part of the state. Light breeze. It will probably pick up later,
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