Good morning. Im d. A. Ra brown. Breaking overnight, the taliban has released video showing Sergeant Bowe bergdahl being handed over to american forces. The video seen here was sent to nbc news by a known taliban spokesperson. It shows bergdahl waiting as a u. S. Helicopter lands. Hes then escorted by men carrying a white flag. Bergdahl is patted down before being loaded into the chopper. Meanwhile, the president has found himself plague defense on the issue of swapping Sergeant Bergdahl for five detained terror suspects. Nbcs chief Political Correspondent chuck todd reports from warsaw, poland. Reporter what began as a triumphant rose garden announcement 72 hours ago has now exploded into a fullblown political firestorm with the president facing sharp questions about bergdahls disappearance, the threat the taliban commanders used in the exchange, and bypassing congress. Traveling in warsaw, the president waved off questions about why bergdahl left his unit. Regardless of the circumsta
Temperatures are generally in the upper 50s to low 60s. Theres sunshine in livermore and concord. Therell be more as the day goes on. Before we do that, lets get the latest on the news. Have you heard . The strike is over. This is the sound thousands in the bay area have been waiting for. [ whistle ] we found a bart. Bart trains are rolling again. The union and their transit unions agreed to a temporary contract extension while they continued to negotiate. Trains were back on track as of yesterday afternoon. Right now bart management is in full damage control mode. It give us a chance to earn your trust back. Dpl thank you very much. Bart general manager grace chroni dl gan was out shaking hands at the station in San Francisco yesterday. She was apologizing for the strike and handing out free 5 cards. The Customer Service seems to be working. [ whistle ] yeah. Thats great. That is a smart move and its good for public relations. Now, what is the union going to do . Kpix5 polling found p
This campaign will say that 55 , that 1. 6 million votes is a substantial vote for Scottish Independence and the future of this country. Reporter about the result comes at a cost, london is prepared to reduce its influence in favor of giving up some of its powers. And we will live in scotland reflecting on how the vote and its effect on our traveling south of the border and could transform the fortune politically of the entire United Kingdom. In other news u. N. Declares ebola a threat to security as sierrealeon is declaring a problem. And then we have a grand slam champion at the age of 32. Welcome to the program, in the last few weeks the opinion poll said it would be close and reference of the referendum would have created a crisis in london and the final was 40 wanted to break away but 55 wanted to stay. Only because big concessions were offered in the final few days of campaigning. Lets talk to july mcdonald live here and a clear win for the no campaign, what does the result tell
That 55 , that 1. 6 million votes is a substantial vote for Scottish Independence and the future of this country. And well be live in scotland reflecting on how calls for change here could impact the still United Kingdom. In other news fighting getting closer to the center of the yemeni capital sanaa. And sierra leone begins a threeday lockdown. And well tell you about an artistic revival in the ruins of the roman city of pompeii. In the last few weeks the opinion polls had said it would be close, but in the end voters in scotland rejects independence by a sizable majority. It would have meant the end of 307 years of being united. The final results show just 45 of the electorate wanted to break away, but a little less than 55 wanted to stay. Some possibly swayed by concessions london offered in the final few days. And although its over, its not over . Reporter exactly, david. I think the referendum was nearly a stopping place for people to pause and think about what is next, not just f
Are equipped with dashboard cameras. All that and much more on cbs this morning saturday, july 6th, 2013. Captioning funded by cbs and good morning. Welcome to the weekend. Lets get right to our top story this morning. Two countries rolling out the welcome mat for nsa leaker Edward Snowden. Venezuela and nicaragua. Snowden has been holed up in the moscow airpt to avoid espionage charges in the United States. Wyatt andrews has the latest. Good morning. After asking more than two dozen countries to receive him, Edward Snowden has two office for political asylum with both offers coming friday in public speeches by president s in president Daniel Ortega told the crowd if the circumstances permit, we will take in mr. Snowden with pleasure and give him asylum. The offers give snowden a way out of transit lounge of the moscow airport where he was stranded since he fled hong kong two weeks ago. At that point the state department pulled his passport. Snowden was charged with two counts of divul