Im Bernard Smith in luxor in egypt. Its the start of the tourist season. With the trouble elsewhere it means no one is here. The Syrian Government has freed 60 female detainees as part of a complex prison arrangement. It illustrates how the conflict has pulled in ordinary countries in the region. Most of the prisoners were released by the Syrian Government on wednesday at the poureder crossing between leb Border Crossing between lebanon and syria. Most have returned to their homes. The 3way deal began on saturday when nine host iges were released. Two turkish pilots had been released in lebanon. Theyd been kidnapped to help free the lebanese hostages. Lets go to the Border Crossing between lebanon and syria. Our correspondent is there. Is the Prisoner Exchange complete . Will the Syrian Government release any more prisoners . One expects more prisoners will be released simply because the fact that actuality the Syrian Rebels put forward a list of 126 women who are held by the Syrian Go
The excavation equipment is here, be a they are in the process of beginning the demolition. The Fire Department says residents cannot move back into their apartment until theres no longer a danger of that building collapsing. At the strata building the exterior sprinklers went off because of the fire. Well see when residents will be allowed back. No official time line for that, but some residents believe it will be a matter of days. Live in San Francisco. Monty francis, nbc bay area news. A big headache for the resident there and, of course, people who work in the area, going g back to our nbc chopper. Still remarkably no major injuries throughout all of this. Really the key piece of news here. Our nbc chopper here with live pictures, crews have been working through the night and throughout the day. The game plan is pretty straightforward, to have this Building Collapse literally inwards as opposed to outwards as it threatens other apartment and offices. Lets go down to nbc bay area ch
As lost property and recovered 44 years later. The civil war in syria has dragged on for three years, and the conflict affects not only syria, but the region. The u. N. Says there are 1 million Syrian Refugees in lebanon, putting a strain on a stretched country. It described the situation as a devastating milestone. The total number of registered Syrian Refugees is more than 2. 5 million. More than 660,000 crossed syrias northern border into turkey, 220,000 spread into iraq. In georgia half a million syrians have been forced from their homes. 135,000 have been received in egypt. Lets go to tripoli in northern lebanon. A staggering figure for lebanon alone. Where do the refugees end up when they arrive in lebanon, and how are they being supported . This is one of the first places they get to. Its a United Nations registration center. They come to register their name. There are thousands of them. Some of these people arrived three days ago, they come to renew the registration. They come,
Officials believe the shooter hd entered this medical building, fired his weapon, then got into a vehicle and fired again before heading into another building, where the shooting continued. Within 15 minutes, First Responders from the military police and Emergency Services responded to the scene, engaged the shooter and the shooter is dead from a selfinflicted gunshot wound. The confrontation between lopez and military police ended in a parking lot. We have confirmed that there are three victims killed and then the shooter was killed. There are 16 injured, being treated at scott and white and here at darnell. Nine of the injured, some in Critical Condition were quickly transported by ground and air to nearby hospitals. Theyve had a variety of injuries weve been treating, ranging from gunshot wounds that involved extremities, abdomen, chest, and neck. For the thousands living and working at fort hood, the violence was a stark reminder of 2009 when army major nidal who sans shooting ramp
And the invention that continues to save thousands of lives. First to the turmoil in iraq. Fighters seize an oil refinery, and theyre calling for a show of power against their enemy. They rallied across the country. The shia groups are also involved. In the northern town of kirkuk, they say theyre preparing for a long battle. We urge you to be ready to sacrifice yourself. We go live to baghdad, you weris the intent to defend or fight . The intent to is defend. And it was, indeed, a show of strength. Thousands of people out on the streets. Mean in military and police uniforms. Others in the uniform of the old army which was disbanded in 2008. Also we had brigade of suicide bombers wearing mock suicide belts and people with explosive devices. In the last few moments we heard of an explosive device which exploded in the last few moments, and in another neighborhood about nine people dead and 24 injured which goes to show you despite all of this big show of power baghdad is still under thr