capital city. and a tsunami alert has expired here in chile but warnings as far off as hawaii and southern california, thousands of miles from the quake. much smaller waves were expected there. there were several strong after shocks here. this is a country that is prone to earthquakes. the strongest one ever recorded on earth happened in 196 o here. a magnitude 9.5 on the richter scale. since then, there have been changes to building codes and warning systems and that may have saved lives in this case. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, sant xwr santiago, chile. to decide whether bowe bergdahl should be charged for deserti desertion. he left his post, was captured by the taliban and released five
the 28 criminally for leaving his post in 2009. his decision will consider our report by bergdahl s former platoon mates who accuse him of deserti desertion. last night s miami bowl ended in a brawl with the cougars and tigers. byu s christian stewart threw interception. chaos pursued. some throwing punches. others using helmets as weapons. calls for calm after a war of words after the deaths of two new york police officers. mayor bill de blasio calling for protests and debates to stop until the officers are laid to rest. but can he calm these flaring tensions?
live from america s news headquaters, radical muslim insurgents have now captured a town just 60 miles north of the capitol, a general says baghdad is not in danger of falling to the militants despite mass deserti desertion. iran says it s now ready to help iraq s government militarily if and when they ask for it. the u.n. estimates there s half a million refugees looking for safety from the fighting. also overseas, a drone strike in southern yemen carrying a car. all five passengers are killed and one of them is suspected leader of the terror group. it s carried out by the united states but there is no confirmation of that. i ll see you back here at 1:00
the bigger question to come out of last weekend s deal is whether the price we paid freeing five high-ranking taliban leaders was just too high. charles krauthammer agreed it had to be done, however, radless of bergdahl s conduct. he remains a member of the united states military and therefore is subject to military justice and b, subject to a soldier s creed that we don t leave anyone behind. what to do? free him then try him. make the swap and then, if the evidence is as strong as it now seems, court-martial him for deserti desertion. one thing he knocked was the white house seemingly taking a victory lap early next week. this is not victory. this is a conceit. a dirty deal. perhaps as a matter of principle carried out with regret, resignation, even revulsion.