street from where this happened. what did you see in the aftermath? well, we re less than a mile away. and we heard a thunder boom. at least we thought it was thunder but there was no more thunder. i looked out and the sky did look dark. thought there was a storm coming. it was an unusual type of thunder. i thought, if that s a blast, a bomb, it s like what i heard when i was in afghanistan and we couldn t possibly be having something like that happening here. but when it became evident that this was an explosion and approximately where it was, we first heard it was around the grand hyatt erawan hotel, my videographer and i and our news editor were near the location and also thought it was a thunder boom. we arrived on the scene and it was quickly evident that someone had set off a bomb intended to kill and mame a lot of people, eshl tourist.
bring you now out of bangkok, thailand. at least 12 people are dead and dozens injured after a bomb ripped through a busy intersection in thailand s capital city. surveillance video captured the moment of that blast showing a fireball exploding right in the middle of traffic. it happened during rush hour in an upscale shopping neighborhood not far from one of the city s most important shrines. last hour my colleague luke russert spoke with a journal u.s. who was on the scene shortly after the blast. we heard a thunder boom. we thought it was thunder but there was no thunder. i looked out. the skies did look dark, thought there was a storm coming. it was unusual. i thought, if that s a blast, a bomb, it s like what i heard when i was in afghanistan. we couldn t possibly be having something like that happening here. nbc s janet is following the developments in london. are the authorities close to determining who is behind this? they are not because they re still responding to the s
even more throughout today. and herman cain is finally endorsing a candidate. is it going to make a difference in florida, is what people are asking at this point. let s get back to the volley of rocks, bottles, tear gas and gunfire we just showed you. here s more. what you re looking at is what happened in oakland, california, last night as occupy oakland protesters faced off with police. we know as many as 200 people were arrested. we ll get more on the classes and controversy now from patty lee of cnn affiliate ktvu there in oakland. reporter: tear gas and flash bombs filled this plaza where occupiers faced off with police. one of multiple clashes in oakland. they tear gassed us multiple times all day today. all we were doing was marching. nothing. we didn t throw anything. reporter: occupiers claimed innocence. but our cameras caught protesters hurling rocks, bottles and bleach bombs. at least two officers were hurt. their intent is to commit acts of violence an
may day just after takeoff. one witness says the crash sound like a thunder boom. the marine corps is investigating. in wisconsin there is still legal wrangling over whether the new collective bargaining law is even actually a law. for a second time here a wisconsin judge has put it on hold, did not mince her words in her warning to anyone who tries to push it forward. those who act in willful and open defiance of a court order place not only themselves at peril of sanctions. they also jeopardize the financial and the governmental stability of the state of wisconsin. we talked a lot about that law, you know, the law that curbs most collective bargaining rights for public employees in the state of wisconsin. it was published by the state legislature last friday after the judge had already issued a temporary restraining order. and it is confirmed george
in hawaii. one marine is dead after a military helicopter crashed into the bay. three others on board are hospitalized with injuries. we re told the pilot shouted may day just after takeoff. one witness says the crash sounded like a thunder boom. the marine corps is investigating. and federal investigators are considering possible manslaughter charges against bp executives, charges would be for decisions made by those bp managers before that explosion on the deepwater horizon drilling rig. 11 workers were killed, millions and millions of gallons of oil spilled there into the gulf of mexico. bp admitted late yesterday it has also lost a laptop computer with the private information of some 13,000 people who filed oil-related claims after last year s spill. and cob a new role for george clooney and his girlfriend, on a list of witnesses that could be called to testify in the trial of italian prime minister silvio