you ll hear his story from the men that respect him most. i m kyra phillips. you are live in the cnn newsroom. first, just learning now that a helicopter that crashed in afghan was carrying nine american troops. we don t have specifics as to what exactly happened but we re told that enemy fire has been ruled out as a possible cause. today s casualties make this year the deadliest so far for the war in afghanistan. more than 500 coalition troops have been killed. we re going to continue to monitor this story an bring you updates as soon as we get them. we are bracing for a close senate debate on whether to dump don t ask, don t tell. the outcome could hinge on moderates. so popular star lady gaga is waging war on behalf of openly-gay troops and if you never thought of the outspoken singer as a political warrior, wait until you see this. i m here because they inspire me. i m here because i believe in them. i m here because don t ask, don t tell is wrong. it s unjust. an
captioned by the national captioning institute www.ncicap.org live, and in hd, this is abc 7 news at noon, on your side. good afternoon. i am alison starling. an early morning fire has left dozens of families homeless. the fire whipped through the complex on newton street. residents spent the morning shivering in a metro bus. kathy park is live at a community center where the families are gathered. what is the latest? luckily, everyone was able to make it out of the complex safely. before the families and it up behind me, they spend most of the morning in the cold. today s temperature plus an electrical fire spelled disaster for dozens of families living in this complex. there was an underground and electrical cable. it literally blew an election ohmmeter off of the wall in the basement of this three-story apartment building. officials say there were no injuries. without electricity, the people were left in the cold. at that at one point, metro buses served as
it is a potentially explosive situation in prince george s county. good afternoon, i m julie parker. washington gas is back and the scene of a gas leak at the pen mar shopping center, the same strip mall where gas sparked an explosion in may. to date to stores are still close. matt brock spoke to concerned employees and shoppers. when employees of the store ride this morning, the power was ofte a day ahead uncertain. one need to quickly called her manager. he just said the power is off, just go ahead and make sure the animals are taken care of. uncertainty is the catch word for a couple of stores and shopping center. the stores escape disaster, one similar to an explosion five months ago called on a fire truck-camera. nine firefighters were injured. this time there was an evacuation. the gas and electric was turned off and the building was aired out. fire officials say, just-in- time. we were probably extremely close to have another devastating event. washington gas