witnesses say the attackers were shouting alla akbar and claim the attack was for syria. there are reports of other deadly attacks including another cafe and shopping mall but we re having trouble getting hard information concerning the cafe. there is word the mall attack may have been a false alarm altogether. we have team fox coverage, a correspondent from global radio news is live in front of the theater where the worst attacks took place. and we have response if the white house and concerns about safety at home. we begin with benjiman hall. the information is clearly trickling if. we are finding not all of it is reliable. right? we have been covering this
and we ve not been given any official word on what is happening at the beijing airport. and the presser gets under way again, we re less than ten minutes to the news conference. joining me now by phone from kuala lumpur, where the flight started. the reporter for grn, global radio news. what can you tell us? yes trying to contact trying to establish contact with terry, terry can you hear us? what can you tell us? all right, forgive us while we re trying to establish the connection, obviously he is having trouble hearing us. we ll try to re-establish the connection. the flight left in malaysia,
performing. rescue crews using a nearby sports center as a makeshift morgue. joining me on the phone is andrew downey with global radio news in brazil. tell us the latest, please. the latest death toll is 245 it could still climb higher. the fire started when a member of the live band let off a flair that he had on stage and the spark caught fire on the acoustics. it caused a stampede many people were trampled. the main cause of death has been affixation from smoke. one young woman told tv news members of the band tried to put out the fire but the extinguisher didn t work. we are hearing from the local fire officials they said that security guards prevented people from escaping the fire by retuesdaying to op refusing t open the door.
thank you, steve. we are also following the latest developments on a horrific nightclub fire in brazil that killed more than 230 people. grieving family members are gathering now at the scene as investigators figure out how this could happen. a reporter great global radio news joins us on the phone. any idea what caused the fire and what is the latest on those who died? yes, according to eyewitnesses the fire starts when a member of the band that was playing inside the club had a player and sparks caught fire and that caused a stampede of people to leave and some were trampled, and the main cause of death, however, has been affixation from smoke, possibly when they tried to leave, and that a security guard trying to stop people from leaving because
injuries. gregg: thank you, andrew, from global radio news. now to a developing situation in egypt. president morsi declaring a state of emergency in the face of escalating protests and deadly violence there. he is instituting a curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. starting tonight. his power grab had prompted violent clashes including one this weekend that left 40 people dead and that was in the central port city. an american wife and mother of two vanishing without a trace in the middle east, the desperate search and what her family is doing to try to find her. heather: putting that purchase on your plastic might cost you a little bit more. we will explain. gregg: tv reporter on a dangerous beat.