most of us view getting our mail as a simple routine daily task. that was not the case on a sunday in june for lee and her husband who first spotted what they thought was trash in their mailbox. i reached in to pull out the bottle and immediately the bottle started to burn as soon as i touched it. i dropped it on the ground. it continued to sizzle and burn. it was really nasty. reporter: rbily s case is one of nine around fairfax county involving bombs made of over the counter chemicals like these you can see in youtube videos left in mailboxes and on front yards. there were since cases in reston, three in july and an app and may report in west springfield. we ve lived in dangerous places and never oh thought in this quiet little corner we would be exposed to this. reporter: firefighters had a theory why rbily s mailbox was targeted. perhaps because it was made of wood. they thought it would have the most impact. reporter: officials think this rash of crimes was c
and chris duke and his wife have made it their mission to bring the four-legged heroes home. six months and more than 7,000 miles later, a journey. he s more excited than she is. the reunion never would have happened without several groups that grant wishes for wounded warriors. knowing there are dogs that are companions to them and giving them an emotional outlet makes us feel really good. and to know that the dogs were there to save their lives. sergeant duke says these dogs saved his life. giving them a warm bed and a little love is the least he can do. i didn t him to live, but much less to be here with me at my house, it s a thrill. elizabeth fran reporting there. it is i do day for chelsea clinton. a-list celebrities pouring into rhinebeck, new york, for the nuptials, clinton is tying the
while b.p. says they do plan to eventually scale back soon, the recovery and cleanup efforts, they maintain that they will not give up until every drop of oil is recovered. all right. thanks, chris. in the meantime, the soldier is reunited with dog who is did more than keep him company in afghanistan. they saved his life. these courageous k-9s receiving a canines receiving a hero s welcome here in the u.s. last february, these two dogs, rufus and target, kept a homicide bomber from entering an american military camp in afghanistan. they heard the dogs going crazy, like, not abnormally crazy. moments later, 25 pounds of explosive, trapped to a terrorist s body ploded. thanks to the early warnings of these dogs, only five national guardsmen were injured and all 50 in the unit survived. they went above and beyond the call of duty.
whistle-blower web site, wikileaks. three convicted murderers escaped from an arizona prison. they are considered armed and dangerous. democratic congresswoman maxine watereds of california could face an ethics trial this fall. waters has been under investigation for a possible conflict of interest involving a bank seeking federal aid. b.p. s incoming ceo is talking about scaling back a cleanup effort in parts of the gulf where crews are having trouble finding oil. this comes as a permanent cap for the oil gusher has hit a snag. chris, what s the latest on the plans to permanently close that well? yeah. hi. we are talking about two or three weeks away from the permanent fix, which is the drilling of those relief wells. but in the meantime, they are moving forward with the implementation of the static kill procedure, but that s delayed a day or a day and-a-half. so instead of tomorrow, they will start monday into tuesday, pumping the heavy drilling mud
afghanistan, when it released 90,000 afghan war documents. molly, this is something that everybody was fearful of. the founder says he has the new material. what is he talking about? julian assange who, started wikileaks, a site that says it provides a public service by protecting whistleblowers, journalists and activists says the previous posting of thousands of classified military report, mostly related to afghanistan has emboldened others to come forward and provide more material, including, he told nbc, papers that detail instances of abuse, including sexual abuse in the military. assange says the documents will be posted on wikileaks within weeks. juliette. do we know who gave the documents to wikileaks? the military appears to be honing on 22-year-old army intelligence analyst bradley manning, but he is not an official suspect. but investigators think he may have had civilian help in downloading and sending classified material. manning was arrested in may, though,