Captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for friday, august 2 pd this is the cbs morning news for friday, august 2nd, 2013. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, the state department is taking a potential Terror Threat very seriously. Its prompting embassies throughout the muslim world to shut down sunday. Susan mcginnis has more. Susan, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. Without elaborating it says its closing its diplomatic posts because of security threats but intelligence says they picked up signs of a plot by al qaeda. The state department reacted to a security concern thursday, ordering u. S. Embassies and consulates across north africa and the middle east to be shuttered down on sunday. They include dip employee masts posts in egypt, israel, and jordan. We continue our operations with security and safety. Reporter the state department stayed quiet but the closings are tied to a nonspecific threat from al qaeda. Without knowing an exact loc
Consulates throughout the muslim world closed on sunday. The state department goes on high alert. An emergency warning. That includes diplomatic posts in tel aviv. Cbs news has learned that u. S. Intelligence picked up signs of a plot by al qaeda. A dramatic day in a cleveland courtroom as one of the women held for a decade in that house of horrors confronted her tormentor. Ariel castro got a life sentence plus 1,000 years. Most of the sex that went on in the house, practically all of it, was consensual. And snowdens waking up somewhere other than moscows main airport. Reports that talks between baseball and Alex Rodriguez to cut a deal have stalled. Major League Baseball said friday it will announce which players its penalizing for steroid use. So far, the rumor is all of them. The Labor Department saying Unemployment Rate has fallen to 7. 4 . That is the lowest level since december 08. Political battle turned into a physical brawl in one of taiwans parliaments, kicking, punching. All
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It was a mixed bag of results for Forrest and Lamar county city elections, with most incumbents, including Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker, retaining their seats.
Municipal elections were held Tuesday in Hattiesburg, Purvis, Sumrall and Lumberton. Petal s races were decided in April s primary and runoff elections.
Polling places reported no issues in Tuesday s election, according to city clerks. Turnout, they said, was low. Around 10% of registered voters came out, said Purvis city clerk Catherine Kemp Tuesday.
Hattiesburg city clerk Kermas Eaton said only around 30% of registered Hattiesburg voters participated.
Vote totals remain unofficial until they are certified by the Mississippi Secretary of State s office.