for a long battle and doubling down on their tensions and hostility inside the pro russian stronghold has certainly increased greatly in the past 48 hours and the fact they have taken this team hostage has made everyone here a lot more concerned and jumpy. the big question is not only if these folks are going to be released, but more importantly, are they going to be used as human shields or already being used as human shields to prevent the military from moving across the outskirts of the town they have now laid siege to to try to kick the pro russian accept ratists out. so far, the military has not yet made that move. they say out of the fear of civilian deaths that could occur if there was that battle. who have been clearly well armed by their benefactors. speaking of the russians, they are staying behind the accepttists and doubling down.
2003. troop levels in iraq peeked around 170,000 in 2007. that was at the height of the surge strategy. in afghanistan, troop levels peeked at 100,000 in the years 2010 and 2011. there s disturbing new research on the possibility of a major tsunami here in the u.s. the study finds parts of california are particularly vulnerable to damaging waves similar to those seen in japan two years ago. a theoretical 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of alaska could flood los angeles, long beach and other areas, forcing widespread evacuations up and down the state. trace gallagher is live from la with more. that has to make you nervous, trace? i m a little jumpy. this is the most extensive study done on the effects of a tsunami in california. this is based on a 9.1
involved here. black hakz lead, with a 2-0 lead. bruins are up a game against the penguins. my red sox and yankees have a short one. sixth inning, david ortiz make it a three-run game with a solo shot to deep right field. we had a few rain issues and the umps call for grounds crew to roll out the tarp. funny moment, have you to watch this, bill karins, the thunderstorms gave the benches a bit of a scare. saltalamacchia says da. even the guys that make millions get a little jumpy. players on both benches like my kids. eventually they called the game after five innings. red sox take 2 of 3 from the yankees and firmly entrenched in first place. the mets swept the yankees last week. that s for naught. they came crashing back down to
and you were in moore, now on the latest storm. how are folks dealing with it, just emotional toll? jumpy is the objective word. i think anxious. waiting for another severe weather round to come through here. you get to a point where you re just cleaning up and starting to reflect about what happened in moore. then a neighboring county gets hit. then more people loz their lives. you mentioned earlier that the death toll has risen, at least 13 people in the state of oklahoma have died as a result of friday night s storms. there is a lot of anxiety here. people are very nervous about the weather. but as you can see behind me, it is a beautiful day. it is a beautiful weekend. great weather out here. it is just amazing how quickly the severe weather can change into a beautiful day like this. let s hope that the is behind us. nick valencia, thanks. we also learned today three storm chasers are among victims of the tornado. tim samaras and charles young were following a twister in el
safety barriers. it they had to take them apart to get to the people injured on the sidewalk. all accounts are that the emts and the first responders did an absolutely magnificent job of an out of nowhere event. my sense is now, having been around, is that the federal response is starting to take over from the local response. i think don alluded to this earlier, the joint operating center, then it s a federal investigation. the boston police, the ones i spoke to who were on the scene, they were very nervous, jumpy. the worst two words in the english language for me today were secondary device. i heard it three or four times when i was trying to get close to the scene of the events. i think most what you had there was essentially a controlled area anyway, and you had police who had been on duty since midnight. they were at least on station to control the area around back bay