last night, the irish police received a warning about a device which would be on some form of public transport. it was discovered on a private bus just outside dublin. the passengers were evacuated and the devices made safe after about two hours. it was defused. this can is coming now three hours before the queen is supposed to touch down at the girng of a four-day states visit. this is the largest security operation in the history of the irish state. some 10,000 police and army are guarding various roots and vantage points around dublin city and beyond. there is a serious disruption to commuters trying to travel into dublin to work this morning. they ve been asked to use only public transport. the government is hoping that this visit will do so much for the country of ireland in terms of tourism and relations between britain and ireland that they re hoping the irish public will be able to forgo the disruption to their lives over the next few days. thank you. those are th
there s no bail for dominique strauss-kahn. one of the world s top bankers is behind bars on sex assault charges. targeting tripoli, the area near moammar gadhafi s compound is hit again. in another night of nato air strikes. and thousands of flooded homes, thousands of people evacuated as the mississippi river levels continue to rise. we begin this hour in ireland where authorities say they have intercepted and defused a bomb on a bus headed for dublin, just hours before an historic visit to the capital by britain s queen elizabeth. irish police tell cnn the military found an explosive device not far from dublin late monday after someone phoned in a warning. police are now working to find out who placed it on the bus. a few hours ago officials say they got another call warning about a second device. when they checked it out, it turned out to be a hoax. well, the british government says the queen s visit to ireland will go ahead as planned. cnn s finnuala sweeney joins
11:00 local and you can see what comes in from the south. unusual approach for the storm. it looks like we could see a chance for a few isolated showers out there. overall, the majority of the area is beginning to be dry. we ll see clouds and sunshine mixed in. what about the temperatures? they ll be cooler than what they have been over the last several days. the wind coming in from the northeast, 15 to 30 kilometers per hour. it will make conditions feel cooler and notice that we do have a bit of sun there but reality is, we just cannot go dry. zain? jen delgado, thank you so much. you re welcome. that is it from the team here on world one. i m zain vergee. and i m monita rajpal at westminster abbey. thanks for joining us. the news continues right here on cnn.
nato air strike wounded two and wounded 1. pro-gadhafi sources have been shelli ining misrata nonstop. a monitor line of storms bringing tornadoes, high winds, hail, blamed for dozens of death in the u.s. one tornado ruined hundreds of homes and businesses in alabama. the same destructive system swept through mississippi, tennessee and georgia. those are the headlines. i m zain vergee at cnn in london. world business today starts now. hello and welcome to world business today. i m andrew stevens at cnn hong kong. and i m nina dos santos right outside london s westminster abbey which will
sunday, which cnn cannot authenticate. former u.s. president jimmy carter is in the north korean capital, pyongyang. he s looking to break a long impasse of north korea s illicit nuclear program. they are hoping to win the freedom of a jailed american citizen. this is mr. carter s third trip to the secretive state. those are the headlines. i m zain vergee in london. world business today starts now. hello. i m andrew stevens in hong kong. and i m nina dos santos live outside london s westminster abbey where the excitement is building and the scene is nearly set for friday s royal wedding. here are the top stories this wednesday, april 27th.