is there evidence that proof charles taylor was treating it illegal diamonds for weapons? >> and solemnly swear on the bible that i was betrayed. >> first, the actress. mia farrow said she saw naomi campbell the next morning. ms. campbell seemed excited about a gift she had received during the night. >> she said that in the night she had been awakened. some men were knocking at the door. they had been sent by charles taylor, and they were giving her -- they had given her a huge diamond. >> the whole truth. >> that flatly contradicts what naomi campbell told the court last thursday. she said two men had woken her up and given her a small and dirty-looking at stones. she said she did not know who had sent them. >> did you know who sent them? >> no. >> they told you what? >> "a gift for your." >> did they say anything other than that? >> no. >> did you ever subsequently live who -- learn who this gift was from? >> @ no. >> the prosecution is trying to prove that charles taylor was using the so-called blood diamonds to fund the rebel militia in sierra leone. that militia was n

from charles taylor. we proved charles taylor was in possession of diamonds, which he denied. it suggests he brought those diamonds from liberia, which would define them as conflict diamonds. >> another inconvenience for naomi campbell -- at breakfast afterward, she told me of pharaoh there were from charles taylor. -- she told mia farrow they were from charles taylor. >> she told me it men had been representatives of representative charles taylor and they had given her a huge diamond. >> naomi campbell admits to being careful of taylor. >> he has killed thousands of people, supposedly. i do not want my family in danger in any way. >> the prosecution alleged that because of this fear naomi campbell is a liar -- is lying about who gave her the diamonds. >> is your account truthful? >> that is not correct. >> at this point, charles taylor picked defense team intervened. naomi campbell was appearing as a prosecution witness. the rules prevent the prosecution from giving their witness a tough time. the prosec

she met charles campbell for the first and only time. >> myself, charles taylor, mr. mandela. >> pointing to the photograph, she identified him next to her at a charity dinner hosted by nelson mandela. >> she said men knocked at her door. >> when i was sleeping, i had a knock at my door and i opened my door and two men were there and gave me a pouch and said a gift for you >> but naomi campbell didn't know who the men were or who sent the gift. >> do you recall why it is you didn't ask them why they were giving this pouch to you? >> i don't recall. i just took them. it's not about noral to get gifts. i get gifts at any hour of the time. it's quite normal for me to receive gifts. it was only the next morning she looked inside. >> i saw a few stones and they were very small, dirty-looking stones. over breakfast she told the story and someone else suggested she -- it must have come from charles taylor. >> and the judge asked -- >> i just assumed. i never heard of the country liberia before. i never heard of the term "blood dimetsdz." so i assumed it was. >> charles taylo

taylor, she denied it. >> you flirted with charles taylor. that is a complete lie? >> i was with nelson mandela. my attention and focus was with him. >> after two hours, questioning was over. for naomi campbell, this may not be the and the story. next week, two other people who were at the dinner will give their evidence. their witness statements flatly contradict much of what the super model said today. bbc news, the hague. >> two years after georgia and russia went to war, there is little sign of reconciliation between the countries. people are believed to have died. south ossetia's border now runs through the back garden, making it harder for people living on both sides. tom reports. >> in the hot, dry fields of central character, it hit -- of central georgia, it is harvest time. memories are brought back. the work two years ago -- >> some of us can farm our land. some of my friends cannot. the fields are in south ossetia and it is too dangerous to get them. yes, we have relatives and friends there, but if we go, the south of sectionso --

. >> in the hague, there has been a dramatic turn in the closing stages of the chile of charles taylor. it has been alleged that mr. taylor smuggled diamonds to boost the war. in court, the actress mia farrow refuted testimony by naomi campbell. here is our report. >> what really happened at nelson men daily's charity dinner 13 years ago? some say that is proof that charles taylor was trading illegal diamonds for weapons. >> i solemnly swear on the bible, that i will speak the truth. >> mia, farrow said she saw naomi campbell at breakfast the next morning. mrs. cam seemed excited about a gift she had received in the night. >> she said that in the night she had been awakened. some men were knocking at the door, and they had been sent by charles taylor, and they were giving her -- they had given her a huge diamond. >> the whole truth. >> that flatly contradicts what naomi campbell told this court last thursday. she said two men had woken her and given her some small, dirty-looking stones. she didn't know what they were or who had sent them. >> did you ever learn who they were? >> no, i d

, campbell received a gift from charles taylor. >> i had a knock at my door. two men were there and gave me a pouch and said, "a gift for you." >> she said they contained diamonds that resembled a " dirty little pebbles," but she did not know who gave her the stones. >> not know, i did not. it is not abnormal for me to get gift i get gives all the time, any hour of the night. >> naomi campbell is one of the last witnesses to testify at this trial. taylor has pled not guilty to 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. >>> a polish court has ordered the extradition of an alleged israeli mossad agent. he will be tried in connection with the murder of a top hamas official at a dubai hotel in january. he is suspected of forging a german passport to help on of the men. 11 assassins used fake ids to travel to the by and check into the hotel in mumbai. -- travel to the mumbai hotel and check-in. >>> german media reports report that berlin has promised 4000 euros per family to the victims of an air strike in afghanistan. a german officer called in the air s

berian president, charles taylor. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting in the u.k. and around the world. is the oily tide turning? according to president obama, and and is in sight to the disaster in the gulf of mexico. new government figures show that three-quarters of the oil has either been captured, burnt off, evaporated, or broken down by nature. a senior member of the scientific team advising the white house has warned the impact on wildlife is likely to continue. james reynolds reports on an environmental crisis that became intensely political. >> the explosion in april left everyone with one question -- how bad is this going to be? at first, bp's chief executive insisted the environmental impact of the spill would end up being very modest. the oil kept coming. in june, president obama called this the worst environmental disaster america has ever faced. now the president has an update. it turns out that most of the oil in the sea has gone. >> the vast majority of the spilled oil has been dispersed or removed from the water. the long battle to stop the leak an

but today, on the witness stand, at the war crimes trial of former liberian dictator charles taylor, campbell told a very different story. now, she says, the dictator's henchmen paid her a late night visit, delivering a pouch of uncut, unpolished precious stones. but were they so-called blood diamonds? but were they so-called blood diamonds? the secret currency with which taylor funded his reign of terror? brian ross investigates. >> i swear on the bible -- >> i swear on the bible -- >> reporter: on the stand at the war crimes trial today, naomi campbell appeared to be put out to be called as a witness. >> this is a big inkon veconven >> this is a big inkon veconven for me. >> reporter: campbell initially refused to cooperate in the trial, and appeared today only because of a subpoena from the court, forcing her testimony. >> are you a bit nervous? >> no, well, i really didn't want to be here, so i was made to be here, so, obviously i'm just, like, wanting to get this over with and get on with my life. >> reporter: for prosecutors, her testimony is seen as crucial in a case that goes

charles taylor is accused of killing thousands of people. and today, as charlie d'agata shows us, campbell was questioned about diamonds she received from taylor. >> reporter: supermodel naomi campbell says she never wants to take the stand at the hague. >> because i really don't want anything to do with this and i care about the perception of my family. >> reporter: but the court subpoenaed her over a small packaged she received during a trip to south africa in 1997. >> small dirty stones. >> reporter: prosecutors say those stones were diamonds a gift from former liberian warlord charles taylor. >> i'm used to seeing diamonds shiny in a box. >> reporter: taylor is accused of trading weapons for blood diamonds from sierra leone rebels during the bloody civil war there. naomi campbell is on the stand here at the hague for almost two hours. she faced tough questioning by charles taylor's defense attorneys, who tried to tear holes in her testimony. >> it is pure speculation that these diamonds came from charles taylor. that's correct, isn't it?

and it was representatives of president charles taylor. and that they had given her a huge diamond. >> we believe it's important because it shows his possession of rough diamonds, close in time bringing into sierra leone, the arms. >> reporter: campbell, reluctant to talk about the issue. she stormed away from this recent abc news interview. and rebuffed initial requests to testify, until the tribunal ordered her to appear, or face contempt of court charges. campbell's direct examination is expected to be brief. but it will give judges further insight into the affair, that has been causing so much media speculation. rob? vinita? >> sonia, thank you very much. >>> the first funeral has been held, following that deadly workplace shooting rampage in connecticut. and we are now hearing the frantic 911 calls from the beer distribution center where driver omar thornton opened fire yesterday, killing eight co-workers, and then himself. >> i'm in the back paper storage closet. >> okay. stay back there. we'll come to you. all right? >> thornton's g

mia ferrell took to the stand against former african warlord charles taylor and contradicted testimony last week from supermodel naomi campbell. charlie d'agata shows us why these two famous women are playing such a critical role in the proceeding. >> i solemnly swear -- >> actress mia ferrell promised to tell the whole truth at the war crimes trial at the hague but her version is different than naomi campbell. campbell denied that she knowingly received blood diamonds from charles taylor but mia ferrell recalls how the model excitedly told her about the gift. >> i was excited last night by men knocking on the door and charles taylor's men sent me a huge diamond. >> she says she received dirty stones at a charity dinner south africa but testified she had no idea who sent them and what they were. >> they were dirty looking pebbles. they were not -- i don't know. not what i'm used to seeing diamonds, i'm used to seeing diamonds shiny and in a box. >> reporter: prosecutes say those pebbles were blood diamonds charles taylor smuggled to fund sierra leone's civil war and he says he never ow

as a prosecution witness in the trial of former liberian leader charles taylor who stands accused of human rights abuses and head of state to stand trial in an international war crimes court. at today's hearing, campbell was questioned aut receiving a pouch of uncut diamonds, allegedly from taylor after a celebrity dinn at the home of former south afric president nelson mandela in 1997. >> i had my jels and opened my jewels and two men were there and gave me a pouch and said a gift for you. i'm used to seeing diamonds shiny and i a box, you know. >> charles taylor who is charged with 11 counts of war crimes including murder, rape, mutilation and child soldiers were not received such high profile interest since it game. they claim taylor used diamds to fund the beutel civil war. it may not have been campbell's first appearce inside a courtroom but she was a reluctant witness rebuffing initial requests to testify until the tribunal ordered here to appear or face contem of court charges. >> a bit inconnient for me. >> why did you not want -- >> because i really don't want anythingo do w

some men were knocking at the door, and they had been sent by charles taylor, and they had given her a huge diamonds. >> at breakfast, i told ms. farrow and ms. white what happens, and one of them said, "obviously, that is charles taylor." >> other witnesses were called to find out what happened during the dinner to honor nelson mandela in south africa. others were present at the event. prosecutors hope to prove that the former liberian president, armed rebels fighting a civil war in sierra leone in exchange for illegally mining diamonds. the accord is expected to reach an agreement next year. experts believe that taylor could be equated due to a lack of evidence. >> germany has garnered its first gold medal of the european swimming championships in budapest in the 400 meter freestyle, but one took the gold by 0.85 meters. and finally, thailand has come up with an interesting solution to disposing of unwanted battle tanks. they are dumping them in the sea, with the full support of environmentalists. the resting or will help form and artificial reefs. -- itthe rusting -- the rusting a

charles taylor, former president of liberia. >> i never heard of him before. never heard of the country liberia before. i never heard of the term blood diamonds before. >> reporter: he's facing 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. and trading in blood diamonds, used to finance wars which he denies. that's where campbell comes in. she met taylor at a charity dinner hosted by nelson mandela in south africa 13 years ago. and today denied another witness's claim that she flirted with taylor. >> the witness heard mr. taylor tell miss campbell that he was going to send her a diamond. >> that's not true at all. >> reporter: the same night campbell testified two men knocked on her door and gave her a pouch with what she called some dirty-looking pebbles. >> i'm used to seeing diamonds shiny and in a box, you know. >> reporter: she testified she didn't know who gave them until she spoke to actress mia farrow and her agent the next day. one said it must have been charles taylor, potentially critical evidence against taylor, who denied ever dealing in dia

as a prosecution witness in the trial of former liberian leader charles taylor who stands accused of human rights abuses and head of state to stand trial in an international war crimes court. at today's hearing, campbell was questioned about receiving a pouch of uncut diamonds, allegedly from taylor after a celebrity dinner at the home of former south african president nelson mandela in 1997. >> i had my jewels and opened my jewels and two men were there and gave me a pouch and said a gift for you. i'm used to seeing diamonds shiny and in a box, you know. >> charles taylor who is charged with 11 counts of war crimes including murder, rape, mutilation and child soldiers were not received such high profile interest since it game. they claim taylor used diamonds to fund the beutel civil war. it may not have been campbell's first appearance inside a courtroom but she was a reluctant witness rebuffing initial requests to testify until the tribunal ordered here to appear or face contempt of court charges. >> a bit inconvenient for me. >> why did you not want -- >> because i really don't wa

but most importantly, are they the missing link between charles taylor and the funding of a civil war? it was certainly compelling theater, but the prosecution struggled to prove that taylor was behind the gift. and it may be another year before the court decides his face. >> holeman: in south africa, a spokesman for nelson man's l.a.'s charity said the fund never received the diamonds. the people of kenya have overwhelmingly accepted a new constitution: final results today showed 67% of voters favor it had draft document. it includes a bill of rights and paves the way for land reform. it also curtail it is sweeping powers give on the the president under the old constitution written in 1963. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to ray. >> suarez: and to the fallout from the ruling in california on same-sex marriage. ♪ going to the chapel and we're triumphant group's song and celebrations in the streets of san francisco, one sound was notably absent after yesterday's ruling on proposition 8-- actual wedding bells. because even though federal district judge vaughn walke

it was representatives of president charles taylor. and that they had given her a huge diamond. >> reporter: campbell denied the allegations to abc news. >> since you received this diamond from charles -- >> i didn't receive a diamond and i'm not going to speak about that. thank you so much, good-bye. we're not answering those questions. >> reporter: under oath she told a story very similar to farrow's. >> i opened my door and two men were there and gave me a pouch and said, a gift for you. i'm used to seeing diamonds. i'm used to seeing diamonds shiny, in a box. i saw a few stones. and they were very small, dirty-looking stones. >> reporter: helping prove, prosecutors say, taylor was in south africa with uncut stones, buying weapons. campbell claim claims she gave her diamonds to charity. she was just a little less combative. >> this is a big inconvenience for me. >> reporter: nick watt, abc news, london. >> while they have received money from her, the charity says they never got those diamonds. >>> here's a look at your weather now.

president, charles taylor, has accused naomi campbell of lying about receiving diamonds. she denies line in her evidence. >> scientists in london have developed a new brain scan that can detect the condition known as autism with more than 90% accuracy. it should make a diagnosis more accurate and straightforward. but other experts explain other methods are needed before it can be used. >> this is a test scientists hope will revolutionize the process of diagnosing autism. it took years for jo powell to get a conventional diagnosis of as berber syndrome, but experts here believe a brain scan could help them detect it immediately. the process of scanning a brain takes about 15 minutes. and then it is entered into a computer, which takes minute details. his brain looks like anybody else's, but those measurements show telling differences. >> sloot de notes the behavior, red and yellow vision -- blue denotes the behavior, red and yellow the vision. >> joe's stand puts him firmly at the artistic end of the spectrum. -- joe's scanned put him from the at the artistic end of the sp

and one of the two said, well, that's obviously charles taylor. and i just said, yeah, i guess it was. >> did you tell naomi campbell that the diamond or diamonds came from charles taylor? >> absolutely not. naomi campbell said they came from charles taylor. >> reporter: campbell had previously lied about receiving any gems at all in an earlier interview with abc news. >> had you received a diamond from -- >> i didn't receive a diamond and i'm not going to speak about that, thank you. >> reporter: if naomi campbell is found to be lying to the court, the model could face a fine or even a possible two-year jail sentence. sonia gallego, abc news, london. >>> democrats in the house are convening an emergency session today to approve a $26 billion jobs bill. they say the measure will create and save hundreds of thousands of jobs for teachers and government workers. republicans are opposing the bill, calling it a special interest bailout that taxpayers cannot afford. >>> in other news now, the u.s. now ranks behind 11 other countries in young adults get

court observers say any proof the exchange took place could unravel charles taylor's defense. to say that he lied? >> to say he lied, because in his own testimony, he said he has never been in possession of diamonds. >> reporter: campbell will face intense questioning from taylor's defense team. they want to make sure the celebrity is not the star witness that brings taylor down. now, defense attorneys will want to pick naomi campbell's testimony apart. she herself says she didn't know where the diamonds came from so it may be difficult to trace it back to taylor. >> ween campbell requested a total media blackout. what happened to that? >> reporter: the court wasn't willing to grant a total media blackout, but what they were willing to accept was no filming in or out of the courthouse. anyway ommy ca namemy campbell said it was from for her own safety. >> charlie d'agata joaning us live from the hague. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" stocks in asia mostly rose this morning. ashley morrison in new york with the latest on that. good morning. >> good morning. asian markets were up he

charles taylor. we believe that is important because it shows his possession of the diamonds close in time to the bringing into sierra leone of arms and ammunition. >> today, sierra leone is on the mend, and more blood, but plenty of diamonds. doug out by hand by men who still remember what the stones did to their country. that is used to kill people, to buy ammunition, which generations and has caught. >> africa's mineral wealth has fueled plenty of confidence, but the issue has rarely ended up in court. now, though, the british civil model has a chance to play a small but perhaps significant role in detail in one specific link between diamonds and conflict. the sierra leone's victims, the child sends out one simple but vital message -- never again. >> it is very important, and this will solve -- serve to order people who want to do these things, the same thing tomorrow, they will say that they will be helped responsible for what they did. >> but just as alone is not enough. and i am living on the s

maya farrow testified in the case against former liberian leader charles taylor. she says she witnessed super model naomi campbell flirting with taylor at a political dinner 13 years ago. it was held at president nelson mandela's palace. the following morning campbell showed off a large diamond that she said was a gift from taylor. >> in the night she had been awakened. some men were knocking at the door. and they had been sent by charles taylor and they were giving her -- they had given her a huge diamond. >> prosecutors hope farrow's testimony will link taylor to the blood diamond trade during the civil war in sierra leone. last week campbell testified she did not know the nature or the value of that diamond. >>> yes, your weight is a very important indicator of your overall health but equally important if not more so is the size of your waist. a new study finds people with larger waistlines are at greater risk of dying. we show you it's time to pull out the tape measure. >> reporter: gail tries to keep her weight in check. >> i exercise, weight lift, try to eat

she was excited about the, quote, huge diamond she got from charles taylor. here's mia far rope's account of the events. >> it was mia farrow's chance to testify about a 1997 charity event. she was asked to recall a gift from taylor to supermodel naomi campbell. >> they had been sent from charles taylor. and they were giving her -- they had given her a huge diamond. >> jimmy: well, that's -- she's very good with the cell phone, you know? [ applause ] so that's -- by the way, let's be honest here. if some guy's wake you up in the middle of the night, say they work for a ruthless war lord and hand you a bag of diamonds, and you don't know those diamonds are from the ruthless war lord, you're lying or you have the brain of a supermodel. this is pretty good. as you probably know, a new "step-up" movie came out this weekend. the first movie is the reason i got into show business. it was "step up," then "step up two, the streets." and then, "step up 3d" which is in 3d. julie chang sat down with one of the stars and inadvertently provided us with our unintentional j

thirteen years ago but she said she gave them to charity a few hours later charles taylor is accused of selling the gemstones to finance a brutal civil war in sierra leone he's been he's being being charged on eleven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity which he denies. in federal court in california has overturned the state's ban on same sex marriage the judge says that proposition eight violates the american constitution it could now be up to the supreme court to decide california's narrowly approved the ban two years ago when what was the most expensive social political campaign in u.s. history critics of gay marriage say the latest decision is ignoring the electorate . now of all places you'd expect to find american style diners or glossy provocative magazines and arab state in the heart of the mideast might not be your first guests but jordan is fast becoming one of the most westernized countries in the region. looks into why the younger generation are shunning tradition and turning cosmopolitan. a men's magazine that shows off female flourish and leaves little to th

naomi campbell testified at the war crimes trial of former libeerian president charles taylor. she was forced to testify about blood diamonds taylor allegedly gave her. she resists for a long time and she told reporters, i didn't want to be here. this is a big inconvenience for me. which coincidentally is what the slave who dug up her diamonds said. she claimed she got a bag of dirty rogs s aey rocks in the middle of the night and claimed she didn't know where they were from. today, mia farrow testified that she had breakfast with campbell the next morning. she claimed she had gotten diamonds. >> it was mia farrow's chance to testify about a 1995 charity event. she was asked to recall a gift from taylor to supermodel naomi campbell. >> they had been sent from charles taylor. they had given her a huge diamond. >> she's very good with the cell phone, you know. let's be honest here if some guys wake you up in the middle of the night saying they work for a ruthless war lord and hand you a bag of diamonds and you don't know they're from the ruthless war lord, you're lying or you hav

waiting for her in court, the indicted war criminal charles taylor. >> are you a bit nervous? >> no, well, i didn't really want to be here. this is someone that i read up on the internet that's killed thousands of people, supposedly. >> reporter: taylor is charged with fomenting a vicious west african war, trading weapons with rebels for so-called blood diamonds. today, campbell was in court partly due to what movie star mia farrow told abc's brian ross a couple of months ago. she said that after a dinner at nelson mandela's house in 1997, taylor gave the supermodel a diamond. >> you don't forget when a girlfriend tells you that she was given a huge diamond in the middle of the night. it was representatives of president charles taylor and they had given her a huge diamond. >> reporter: but campbell denied the allegations to abc news. >> you received a diamond from charles -- >> i did not receive a diamond, and i'm not going to speak about that. thank you so much. good-bye. we're not answering these questions. >> reporter: today, under oath, she told a story very similar to far

thirteen years ago but she said she gave them to charity a few hours later charles taylor is accused of selling the gemstones to finance a brutal civil war in sierra leone is being charged on eleven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity which he denies. in federal court in california has overturned the state's ban on same sex marriage the judge says that proposition eight violates the american constitution it could now be up to the supreme court to decide californians narrowly approved. the band two years ago in what was the most expensive social political campaign in u.s. history critics of gay marriage say the latest decision is ignoring the electorate . the vote count underway in kenya after its constitutional referendum early results show that over sixty percent voted for laws to limit the president's powers and also include emotionally charged changes to abortion rules land rights and muslim family courts for the first time in the country the vote was held without incident that's a marked change from the intense violence of the two thousand and eight presidential elec

and one of the two said well, that is obviously charles taylor. and i said i guess it was. >> did you tell naomi campbell that the diamond or diamonds came from charles taylor? >> absolutely not. naomi campbell said they came from charles taylor. >> reporter: who will the court believe, the actress with the memory -- >> is that right? >> reporter: or the volatile supermodel who just a few months ago lied outright to abc news. >> you received a diamond -- >> i did not receive a diamond and i'm not going to speak to that. >> we're not answering these questions. >> now, anyone accused of lying to this court could be fined and given up to two years in jail. right now, it's the actress's model against the word. and the person i just spoke with would not make any comment on this matter. george. >> that's the last word on naomi campbell on whether she likes it or not. >>> turning to a serious story. we have new details about a suspected killer. a new mexico body builder and father of three with a long rap sheet. police said he ran off to panama where he

prosecutors believed blood diamonds from former liberian warlord charles taylor. the exchange happened after a dinner hosted by nelson mandela. taylor was there so was actress mia farrow and cara white. >> after breakfast i told miss farrow and miss white what had happened and one of the two said well, that's obviously charles taylor. i just said i i guess it was. >> reporter: prosecutors say charles taylor is a war criminal that exchanged diamonds from sierra leone to armed rebels. the diamond fueled conflict was depicked in a twiks movie "blood diamonds." hundreds of thousands of people died and many more were brutality amputated. taylor denies the allegations as nonsense. observers say if proven true it could unravel taylor's defense that he never possessed rough diamonds. campbell says he just tried to keep quiet about it. >> i don't want anything to do with this. i care about the protection of my family. >> reporter: naomi campbell said she only had the diamonds for a few hours before handing them over to a trusted friend associated nelson mandela. >> charlie

taylor. she told the war crimes crile she received a late night gift of -- war kind -- war crimes trial she received a late night gift of diamonds. an american charity warns thousands of children could starve to death without emergency aid. the director of helen keller international told the bbc drought has wiped out crops and malnutrition rates are dropping -- topping 20%. russia says it will take a key step towards starting up and -- starting a reactor in iran's first nuclear power station. it could be six months before the reactor is fully operational. the white house shows this shows tehran has no need to pursue its own program. what is it that makes some people happy to eat anything while others run at the site of broccoli or fish? picky eaters are usually dismissed as fussy, but scientists find evidence this may be in your genes. >> this woman is a typical picky eater. she likes half a dozen different foods and will not touch anything else. >> cherry tomatoes, i would like to like them

taylor and he sent me, as i recall, a huge diamond. >> taylor is charged with 11 counts of war crimes, included murder, rape and sexual enslavement. they claim taylor used blood diamonds to fund the brutal civil war. >> set to meet with top whi house officials to talk about the recovery from the gulf l spill. the meeting after b.p. succeed in stopping the leak by forcing cement down the top of the well. crews are drillin the last 100 feet of a relief well designed to seal it for good. the company put its firs $3 million deposit into what will be a $20 billion fund for economic victims of the oil spill. >> meteorogist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> you know, the bay never seems to clear the same way every day. (laughter) >> take a look behind you guys. you saw how silver and gray it was but down the airport it's sunny. still 75-minute flight arral delays. check out our flight tracker and see how your flight's affected. we'll talk about a warming trend later into the week and possibly into the weekend. >> a new warning for parents to keep their children away from dry pet food. w

. >> naomi campbell said they came from charles taylor. >> i don't know anything about charles taylor. i never harry the term "blood diamonds" before.il?ing blood diamonds? >> the inside oprah's deal to get rosie o'donnell back on daytime tv. >> news on sandra bullock and jennifer aniston's alleged stockers.

charles taylor. >> they say he gave her a blood diamond in a big scheme involving weapon, rebels, and civil war. sonia gallego is in london, joining with details. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. naomi campbell was ordered to testify in the war crimes trial of charles taylor. he's the former liberian leader, accused of diamonds for weapons deal during the civil war in the african nation of sierra leone. he's pleaded not guilty to 11 charges. prosecutors and the actress mia farrow claim taylor gave a so-called blood diamond to the supermodel. it was allegedly given to her during a celebrity dinner party hosted by nelson mandela. the trial and her involvement in it has been somewhat of a headache for campbell. and she was reluctant to talk about the issue, storming away from a recent abc news interview. she rebuffed initial requests to testify, until the tribunal ordered her to appear. or face contempt of court charges. her management released a statement, saying she would attend the trial to, quote,

court observers say any proof the exchange took place could unravel charles taylor's defense. >> to say that he lied? >> to say that he lied because in his testimony as a witness in his own defense he said that he had never been in possession of diamonds. >> reporter: campbell will face intense questioning from taylor's defense attorneys. they want to make sure the celebrity is not the star witness that brings taylor down. charlie d'agata, cbs news, at the hague. >>> elena kagan will probably be confirmed to serve as u.s. supreme court justice today. the senate is scheduled to vote on her nomination. most democrats both independents and a handful of republicans are expected to vote in her favor. show would replace justice john paul -- she would replace justice john paul stevens who is retiring. if kagan is seated, it will be the first time three female justices serve at the same time. >>> one of the victims in last week's deadly bear attack near yellowstone park is talking about what happened. the young man is not afraid to go camping again despite being bitten in the leg. >>> reporter:

at the war crimes trial of charles taylor at the haig today, actress mia farrow is testifying that naomi campbell told her that taylor sent her rough diamonds in 1997. farrow was challenging the super model's testimony that she didn't know who the gift was from, although she assumed it was from taylor. taylor's accused of receiving blood diamonds from rebels behind sierra leone's civil war. >>> parts of russia is being choked by smog. the smog stranded air travelers as firefighters tried to put out flames threatening a nuclear facility. >>> it's been quite a summer vacation for president obama's daughter. yesterday sasha and first lady michelle obama had lunch with spain's king and queen at the royal family's holiday retreat in the mediterranean. >>> one of the longest spacewalks ever failed to fix problems with the space station's cooling system. an ammonia leak erupted during the eight hour repair job. the sixth longest spacewalk. the next one won't be until wednesday at the earliest. >>> and oscar winning actress patricia neal has died of lung cancer. despite a life marked by tragedie

a former liberian president charles taylor testifying super model ni chromey campbell told friends tailor sent her a huge diamond she planned to give to charity. last week, campbell testified she was given several dirty-looking small stones but didn't know who what they were or who sent them. >> miss campbell entered the room. my children and i were already eating breakfast. and... as i recall it, she was quite excited. and said... in effect, oh, my god in the middle of the night last night i was awakened by knocking at the door it and was men sent by charles tailor. -- taylor. he sent me, as i recall, a hunl diamond. >> taylor is charged with 11 counts of war crimes, prosecutors say taylor used blood diamonds to fund neighboring sierra leone's brutal civil war. >>. ers say a spinal fluid test may be 100% accurate if identifying patients displaying early semp tomorrows of alzheimer's disease, starting a decade smrks times more before people show symptoms. i that time, it's usually too late to treat them. they hope to ask them to volunteer to test drugs. study published in archives of neur

taylor. farrow says supermodel naomi campbell received so-called blood diamonds after a charity dinner back in 1997. campbell said she did receive what she called dirty looking stones but she did not know what they were or who gave them to her. >>> we, you heard matt gutman mention president obama's barbecue. it was preceded by a basketball outing. >> david kerley has the story. >> reporter: talk about a birthday dream. pause that. look at the president's smile, as he and the entourage head off to play a pickup basketball game with the dream team of nba superstars. we've seen the president shoot hoops with whether obama joking with chicago bulls players joakim noah and derrick rose. and a couple of hall of famers bill russell and magic johnson. up in the stands watching, kobe bryant. >> it would have been a dream come true. i grew up watching these guys as we all did from afar. >> reporter: and they weren't alone. the president invited several wounded warriors to watch some of the biggest nam

taylor gave campbell an uncut diamond after a dinner party hosted by nelson mandela back in 1997. prosecutors say if that's true, it's evidence taylor received so-called blood diamonds from sierra leone rebels in exchange for weapons during that country's civil war. >>> elsewhere, msnbc.com's "the scoop" reports amy winehouse has a new drinking buddy -- russell brand's dad. ron brand and winehouse recently met at a concert. russell brand and winehouse are already friends, and it's rumored he helped get her into rehab after dealing with his own addiction issues. >>> and, finally, after decades of estrangement and several failed attempts at reconciliation, ryan o'neal and daughter tatum are finally ready to reunite. "variety" reports the two will try to put 25 years of acrimony behind them on their proposed reality tv series "lost and found." >>> and this comes to us from ksl 5 in salt lake city, utah, where one golfer got a huge thrill and some much needed extra cash for these tough economic times. for the past four months, our nbc affiliate has been running a contest, giving peopl

taylor and he sent me, as i recall, a huge diamond. >> taylor is charged with 11 counts of war crimes, included murder, rape and sexual enslavement. they claim taylor used blood diamonds to fund the brutal civil war. >> set to meet with top white house officials to talk about the recovery from the gulf oil spill. the meeting after b.p. succeeded in stopping the leak by forcing cement down the top of the well. crews are drilling the last 100 feet of a relief well designed to seal it for good. the company put its first $3 million deposit into what will be a $20 billion fund for economic victims of the oil spill. >> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> you know, the bay never seems to clear the same way every day. (laughter) >> take a look behind you guys. you saw how silver and gray it was but down the airport it's sunny. still 75-minute flight arrival delays. check out our flight tracker and see how your flight's affected. we'll talk about a warming trend later into the week and possibly into the weekend. >> a new warning for parents to keep their children away from dry

a dispute over so-called "blood diamonds" dominated the war crimes trial of charles taylor again today. the former ruler of liberia is accused of using diamonds to finance rebels in sierra leone. actress mia farrow testified today at the trial in the netherlands. she recalled talking to british model naomi campbell in 1997 after a charity dinner that taylor also attended. >> as i recall, she was quite excited and said in effect, oh, my god, in the middle of the night last night or last night i was awakened by knocking at the door. it was men sent by charles taylor, and he sent me, as i recall, a huge diamond. >> sreenivasan: in her own testimony last week, campbell said she received several "dirty-looking stones." she denied knowing who sent them. prosecutors are hoping to link taylor directly to at least one blood diamond. honda recalled more than 380,000 vehicles today for a chronic ignition problem. the key can sometimes be removed while the transmission is still in drive, and the car can roll away. the affected vehicles are accords, civics, and elements from the 2003 and 2004 model