last year, olga brought 400 rescued girls to nepal's pital. they put on a huge public campaign to eliminate child slavery. >> as a result, the government appropriated $1.6 million to educate these girls. >> reporter: so nothe government is paying f school and that means olga's orgazation can spend its money rescng more girls. >> we are on the verge of eradicating this custom all together in the areas. >> reporter: cheryl jennings, c 7 news. >> when "assignment 7" continues, a doctor's work that helps free a man from hiv, it's now bringing hope and a new line of research to the bay area. plus -- >> hopeful this will be an equivalent to gasoline. >> from silicon valley, an bitious car battery project. imagine going 0 miles on a ngle charge. [ female announcer new pillsbury sweet moments molten brown bowls rich fudge over a warm, chocolate brownie like nothing you've ever had befo ready made set moments in the refrigerated sectn [ female announcer ] within every pillsbury paage is the power to enrich a child's mind collect pillsbury double box ts

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at first though, in nepal, 14 died when their plane crashed in katmandu. bad weather forced it to turn back from its intended destination near mount everest. >> it was an anxious wait for the relatives and friends of the 14 passengers and crew of the plane. this small german-made passenger plane up katmandu shortly after 7:00 this morning, but after being told by air traffic control to return to the capital because of bad weather, the plane disappeared from radar. the president's -- residents living in the hills north of katmandu reported they had seen the plane crashed and it had broken into small pieces. katmandu airport was briefly closed as officials worked out what happened. >> according to the information we have received, none of the passengers or crew survived the crash. there were 14 people on board the plane. >> there have been accidents in the year before, such as when a small plane crashed and burst into flames in two years ago, killing all 18 on board. it is one of the most difficult landing strips in the world. undercover -- unpredictable not

we are from nepal. australia. many countries. >> reporter: they fly deep into northern pakistan and after han eight-day hike, they get their first glance. first glance. and just the sight of it fills them with excitement and dread. >> how does it look, fred? >> wow, and [ bleep ]. >> reporter: fredrik strang was among the gaggle of teams that converged two years ago. >> tomorrow is going to be a tough day. the bottleneck looks scary. >> reporter: and camera rolling, he got to know the koreans and spaniards, dutch and nepal ease, and eric meyer, a veteran climber from colorado. >> why i go and try to climb high peaks is that you learn things about yourself, you -- you know, you deepen friendships. >> fantastic day. >> reporter: on this expedition, there is no deeper partnership than cecelia skog and ralph bae. married just a year. she's the first woman ever to climb the highest peaks on seven continents. had a hard time finding boyfriends who could help up until she met ralph. >> that's when he proposed? >> yeah, y

fallon was spending the summer in nepal working at an orphanage. her former teacher says she had a passion for adventure as well as for social justice. >>> the kids may want to think twice before skipping school. the harsh punishment at one bay area city that targets students and their parents. >>> hold the baloney! the technical glitch that's keeping a sandwich shop open for another day. >>> 90% offer the price tag. sign up and save. the costs that caught one bay area man off guard. ,, b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r-a-b-l-y. admirably. [ male announcer ] at&t is making high speed internet affordable for only $14.95 a month with select services. >>> we have an update on the fire that's burning on mt. diablo. we have jim crawford the battalion chief from cal fire. jim, are you with me? we are wo

. >>> a plane crash in the nepal that killed 14 people is being felt here in the bay area. the small plane was on its way to the everest region. kendra fallon was on board. she was only 18 years old. >> she wanted to work for peace, she wanted to work for justice. it defined everything about it. she was in nepal teaching at a the orphanage before coming back to school. >>> the obama administration will appeal a judge's decision that blocks the use of federal fund for embryonic stem cell research. the justice department says it will file its appeal this week. groups that oppose the destruction of embryos for stem cell research praised yesterday's court decision. >>> with just 18 years to go before elections, republicans are on the attack. the focus, the economy. a republicans say the president who was elected to improve the economy has only made things worse. randy shandobil reports. >> reporter: red alert for democrats this election year, most people we talked to today even in the liberal bay area say president obama has not done enough to turn around the economy. >> i hate

. >>> a plane crash in the nepal that killed 14 people is being felt here in the bay area. the small plane was on its way to the everest region. kendra fallon was on board. she was only 18 years old. >> she wanted to work for peace, she wanted to work for justice. it defined everything about it. she was in nepal teaching at a the orphanage before coming back to school. >>> the obama administration will appeal a judge's decision that blocks the use of federal fund for embryonic stem cell research. the justice department says it will file its appeal this week. groups that oppose the destruction of embryos for stem cell research praised yesterday's court decision. >>> with just 18 years to go before elections, republicans are on the attack. the focus, the economy. a republicans say the president who was elected to improve the economy has only made things worse. randy shandobil reports. >> reporter: red alert for democrats this election year, most people we talked to today even in the liberal bay area say president obama has not done enough to turn around the economy. >> i hate

. >>> a woman from the bay area has been killed in a plane crash in nepal. she was riding on a small commercial plane trying to land in a small village considered a gateway to mount everest. the terrain is quite mountainous. the weather was bad so the pilot tried to go to another airport but the plane crashed before it could land. 18-year-old kendra fallon was among four americans on the flight. she graduated from st. ignatius prep in san francisco last year and was attending uc-san diego. fallon was spending the summer in nepal working at an orphanage. >>> one of the dmv offices in san jose will be closed again today because of a computer snafu. the dmv says its alma avenue branch will be closed today because of technical upgrades. the glitch happened on monday forcing the branch to close down during business hours. today's closure only affects the alma office. people can go to the city's santa teresa branch or dmv offices in neighboring city. all dmv offices will be closed this furlough friday. >>> more hot weather today is expected to cool down, maybe? we

. >> a young san francisco woman is among the victims of a plane crash in nepal. the 19-year-old graduated last year and was attending u.c. san diego. school officials say she was in nepal working at an orphanage and she was among 14 people in a private plane heading to the mount everest region. it crashed in heavy rain killing everyone on board. crews expect to retrieve the remains of the victims today. >> more plants were vandalized near golden gate parkway last week. nine newly planted tea tree shrubs were cut at their bases on the boulevard near fulton street. that's not far from where nearly 3 dozen rose bushes were destroyed last week in the park. 30 to 40 trees have also been cut down in golden gauge and lincoln park since may. they hope to catch the vandals responsible. city officials are offering a $2,000 reward. >> mechanics at american airplanes lay the groundwork for a possible strike. the bloomberg business report straight ahead. >> police beef up patrols at the u.c. berkeley campus. this jump in crime targeting students. >> a bay area soldier home fr

was trying to land in the small v >>> a young woman from the bay area was killed in a plane crash in nepal riding on a small commercial plane trying to land in a small village near mount everest. that's a very mountainous area, as you know. we can see it from the map here. the weather was also bad so the pilot tried to go to another airport, however the plane experienced some kind of trouble and crashed. 18-year-old kendra fallon was among the four americans on the flight. she graduated from st. ignatius prep in san francisco last year. she was attending uc-san diego. she was spending the summer in nepal working at an orphanage and her former teacher says she had a passion for adventure and social justice issues. >>> they were standing in the shade waiting for a bus when an out-of-control suv slammed into them at san bruno and arleta avenues in san francisco's visitacion valley. several of the people hit are now in critical condition. don knapp arrived at the scene just moments after it happened. >>> reporter: an apparently runaway vehicle a ford explore your suv rolled down san bruno aven

young woman from san francisco was listed among 14 people killed today when a small plane crashed in nepal. eighteen-year-old kendra fallon among four killed. she was a graduate of st. ignatius prep. the remains of the victims were brought back from the crash scene 50 miles away. the plane on its way to a popular hiking area 25 minutes away in the himalayas when it encountered bad weather and crashed. >>> valeo police investigating their city's eighth homicide of the year. investigators say that police received a and call about multiple gunshots at a home on woodrow avenue just before 6 a.m. when officers arrived, they found the body of 39-year-old cory dunn inside an attached garage. investigators have not released a suspect description, and they say the motive for the crime is not own. >>> law enforcement leaders gathered in oakland today for a summit on gang violence. oakland leaders said they would help. >> the start of a two-day gang summit. the top law enforcement officials in the region are taking part. but the motivation to reduce gang violence may be less about who you know than w

thomas graham quit his dental practice to give the of a fan and nepales children care. and wu gave up her practice in england. she was supposed to be married in two weeks. >> if you needed her, she was there. she was somebody you could rely on. yeah, somebody you can rely on. >> a team was ambushed as they returned to kabul from an eye clinic in the remote mountain area. the taliban says the volunteers were killed because they tried to convert save begans to -- afghans to christianity. >>> several organizations here in the bay area provide serviceses there, but now some are having second thoughts. thomas roman spoke with aide workers about their earn c. >> i am not religious, but i went with the faith-based organization because nobody else was there. >> dr. albert chan is a local pediatrician who taught doctors in could you r caw biewg in 2007. he was with a christian aide group, but groups there to preach. >> regardless where the money came from and regardless of who we are, the medical care that we are delivering is no strings attached. >> it is the nonreligious group

. >>> 14 people including five americans are believed dead in a plane crash in nepal this morning. the aircraft went down in a remote village about 50 miles south of kathmandu, the capital. the plane was headed for the mt. everest region. it was raining heavily at the time. >>> and those trapped miners in chile received some much needed supplies. the 33 men survived a cave-in 18 days ago and are trapped half a mile underground. yesterday they were sent medication and hydration gel down a narrow drill hole the size of a grapefruit. the miners are said to be in remarkably good condition and spirits. it could be four months before crews finish digging a new shaft to free them. the miners have not been told of the time table. >>> former president jimmy carter is planning to leave for north korea as early as today to win the release of an american imprisoned there. aijalon gomes was arrested in january for entering the communist north illegally. he was sentenced to eight years in prison. gomes could be released as early as thursday. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," stocks in asia dipped aga

. >> a san francisco woman is among the victims of a plane crash in nepal. she graduated last year from saint ignacious high school and was attending u.c. san diego. she was working at an orphanage. she was aboard that plane heading to the mount everest region. it crashed in heavy rain killing everyone on board. crews expect to retrieve the remains of the victims today. >> in san francisco officials say more plants were vandalized fire golden gate park last week. nine newly planted shrubs were cut at their bases on park presidio boulevard. that's not far from where three dozen rose bushes were destroy inned the park last week. 30 to 40 tress have been cut down since may. police are hoping to catch the vandals responsible and city officials are offering a $2,000 reward. >> 4:44. still ahead, the meat recall you need to know about if you shop at wal-mart. >> also the courthouse mistake that gave a possible san francisco sandwich shop a last minute eviction reprieve. >> and a bay area soldier home from war. coming up, how he faced the threat of constant enemy f

fourteen people are feared dead after a small passenger plane heading for the everest region kras south of nepal capital katmandu besides nepalese passengers and crew there were four americans one british and one japanese tourist on board and eyewitness said there were no survivors although there have been no official reports of council to use who was thought to have been trying to turn back to katmandu in heavy rain. thirty three miners trapped underground in chile have had some reassurance and they've spoken microphone with the contras top mining officials the minister says more help will be provided as the rescue operation continues the men have been trapped at a depth of some seven hundred meters for more than two weeks started receiving food water and oxygen and it's feared the rescue operation could take months. the man in northern california has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for sending hoax anthrax letters. sixty three year old timothy cloud has pleaded guilty to threatening the president and several social security offices in the letters which contained a white powder cloud c

a san francisco woman is the victim of a plane crash in nepal. and she was currently attending uc san diego among 14 people killed when a small plane killed near kand mand yu today. the plane headed to mount everest when cloud cover forced to it turn back. it crashed into heavy in heavy rain on a hillside. officials say falon was working at an orphanage. >> california lost out on a federal round of dollars and would have brought in millions in grant money for school reform. the finger pointing is underway for who is to blame for the failure. >> given a california public schools have gotten $17 billion less in state funding less than expecting over the last two years, they were really looking forward to getting some of this extra money. california's second round application for the controversial race to the top school reform grant received 423 points ranking 16th out of the 19th finalists just 17 points below ohio lowest-scoring state. >> i'm disappointed. >> education leaders say the $700 million california was eligible for could have helped pay

in 2007, i went into north korea as part of a medical team, a surgeon from nepal had asked me if i would go along with him to set up these medical missions and north korea, for me, was the one place in the world that i wanted to visit most because it's the most secretive. the surgeon said, you have to say you're part of this medical team. i agreed to go. it's kind of ironic, even though i'm asian, i'm so terrible in math and science and anything medical, but that's the reason i was allowed to go. and it was a really interesting look into that culture. i mean, these are the most brainwashed people on earth. the level of indoctrination is unlike anything we can even imagine. but it certainly did complicate -- we did a very critical documentary and complicated the situation for my sister. they said they had a dossier on me, when she was there. and at one point, they asked her, are you and your sister trying to overthrow the government of north korea? >> jimmy: are you -- wow. >> she's like, uh, no. >> jimmy: wow. so, this was all your fault, kind of. did you do any surgeries while you were

four americans were among 14 killed when a small plane crashed into a hillside in nepal. the aircraft was en route to the mount everest region when bad weather forced it to turn back. it crashed in heavy rain, breaking apart on impact. some of the bodies were retrieved by a rescue helicopter and taken to katmandu. the remaining bodies will be collected from the crash site tomorrow. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jim. >> lehrer: now, the fallout from a judge's ruling to halt federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. judy woodruff begins our report with some background. >> woodruff: federal judge royce lamberth issued his ruling late yesterday afternoon, sending a shock wave through much of the american medical research community. in a 15-page opinion, lamberth ruled that embryonic stem cell research must stop and "preserve the status quo" that existed before an executive order signed by president obama early last year expanded the controversial research. >> we will lift the ban on federal funding for promising embryonic stem cell research. (

tuesday morning 18 on a tender fallen she was hours a teaching children at an orphanage in a village in nepal the plan to resign and was headed to a cola which is a trucking base near mount everest when it crashed. three true members of ross kron4 they all died weather conditions were for the plane was unable to land. meanwhile the philippines president is promising that someone will pay for the bus hostage crisis that killed eight hong kong tourist he does not directly blame the police but he says there were many failures and that someone failed and someone will pay. pastas jigger received relieved elderly rest passengers and children but later opened fire on the remaining people on board businesses have halted this morning for three minutes to pay tribute to those eight jurors that were killed. we're going to take a break. more headlines read had a quick reminder about a program in change coming saturday because the giants game will be on nbc will carry nbc's programming at 8:00 p.m. that is " persons unknown " taking care said karen kron will follow the kron4 evening news and ibm. here's a

>> this is a xxx rum that comes from nepal. it's in this fine bottle that's handmade glass, representation of the dagger used by the soldiers in nepal. >> now i like pickles. >> it's slightly similar with a little harder edge to it. >> you want to be a peeping tom -- >> this is the astro master. the great thing about this is it's super stable, pretty inexpensive at $130. you can see everything out as far as jupiter's moon, saturn's rings. >> jupiter's moons. >> jupiter's moons. >> all righty. and finally if you want to just lay around when your get to your host's house, this is a great hammock. >> no better gift than relaxation. this is a stoweaway hammock. the spreader bars collapse and they fit right in the bag so you can move it back in the shade. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. up next, a gourmet fish dish that packs quite the crunch. >>> this morning in "today's kitchen" potato chip crusted cod, sure to be a family favorite. ed brown of ed's chowder house here in new york city is here to show us a simple recipe that c

. >>> we begin though with the death of four americans in the crash of a small plane in nepal. the plane was bound for the mt. everest region when monsoon rains forced it to turn back toward kathmandu. rescuers struggled to reach the crash site in a remote area with no roads. all 14 onboard were killed. >>> another milestone in iraq this morning. the military says there are now fewer that 50,000 troops left in the country. that's the lowest level since the 2003 invasion, and it comes one week before president obama's drawdown deadline. >>> a key economic report out this morning. the national association of realtors released a report of existing home sales for july. it was expected to plunge to the lowest levels in nearly a decade. >>> and it's amazing that anyone could survive this crash. police in ohio said the driver was going 100 miles an hour when his car went airborne and literally spun around. it slammed into that overpass. the explosive force, as you can imagine, split the car in three pieces. the driver was actually ejected but is in critical condition. >>> and finally,

saw yesterday, 86 for clearly 81 for fairfield 84 concords 63 for san francisco 74 vallejo and 744 nepal. 66 for oakland 70 for oakland 81 for livermore and morgan hill. but covert of george for the traffic center for a period >> thinking we start off with a bridge check. we're looking at the bay bridge because we installed the 6:00 hour. it did not do much to back up traffic. that's dollars been cleared. this is more likely the result of the trough of getting heavier now. and as we head as it has in the last 7:00 hour during the past week. in to see here that this been problem free all morning long, and so is the bay area commuters. we do not have any hotspot around the bay area right now. as fact women have the heavy traffic on san mateo bridge. as the golden gate bridge right looks good, as well early morning hours the bridge was under fog advisory. that was lifted about 45 minutes ago. so they're no deliveries to the north or southbound traffic. taking a look it's 680 the krieg's the right into the san ramon valley no delays southbound. this is a good ride this morning for it it look

for example, we talk about the gallops to nepal. we look at some of the indicators event -- the gallup student poll. we look at some of the indicators that come up. this article on packs of this notion of college readiness. we are now throwing around this term called career readiness. we take time to think about exactly what these terms mean. in terms of what we're doing in child education right now, you would think that college readiness means and mastery of content, right? that is the central focus of our efforts and it is the main metric for the school's success. but in his research, he found that college faculty are not requiring or looking for students to come into the university or college with a mastery of content. they are prepared to reach some of the basic content -- to reteach some of the basic content. they want their students to be able to demonstrate some habits of thinking, to think critically. if you think about it, how many people of you here have been a classroom teacher? that is great. when you think about your st

. >>> four americans among 14 killed when their plane crashed in nepal. the plane had been heading to the area around mt. everest. >>> a close call for six people on board a blaen that crashed in the bahamas monday, able to stand on the wings until a rescue boat arrived. >>> federal judge temporarily blocked the o obama administration xwanding embryonic stem cell research saying federal law forbids the use of taxpayer dollars to destroy a human embryo. >>> a frightening crash caught on tape. look at. this the ohio teen was critically jaurtd monday when his car sped down a highway, hit a ditch then went airborne and broke apart. the dramatic crash caught on a police dashboard camera. >>> "miss mexico" jimena navarette the new miss universe crowned last night in las vegas with our own natalie morales hosting. congratulations to her. back to matt, ann and al. beautiful. >> probably will make her way to the plaza the next couple of days, i would imagine. >> i would think so. >> debra was a judge. >> she's here this morning and we can get the lowdown. >> the r

practice in durango, colorado, four years ago to work full-time in giving free dental care to children in nepal and afghanistan. glen latt was a nurse from lancaster, pennsylvania, along with brian cardarelli and dan terry. they were killed in a remote area of northern afghanistan last week. a british doctor and a german national and two afghans were also killed. the medical team was sponsored by international assistance mission, which intends remaining in afghanistan despite the tragedy. the bodies of some of the medical workers will be flown in in the next few days, others will be buried here in afghanistan. natalie. >> such a tragedy. tom aspell in kabul, afghanistan, thank you so much. >>> contradictory testimony this morning at a war crimes trial in the netherlands where actress mia farrow said naomi campbell told hershey received a huge diamond. campbell testified she received dirty-looking pebbles but did not know where they were from. taylor is accused of taking diamonds in return for weapons that were used in massacres and mutilations. >>> new details this morning about the sudden forc

this stuff is happening as far away as nepal with people watching this. there are tools to locate where stuff happens. it is incredibly powerful. the last is augmented reality. there is an app for your devices that will let you turn on your camera put what you are looking at on facebook. if someone tweets that they are stuck under a tree, you can walk around with your phone, find them, and rescue them. this is not ubiquitous yet. it is still coming. it is still very much in process. keep an eye on these three things as technology trends in addition to the social networks of getting data to the people on the ground and doing work. i want to thank the panelists. andrew noyes from facebook. lauren vargas from radian6. and peter fr. >> coming up, an investigative journalist talks about covering the war and wikileaks. also, a correspondent to the tv and radio program of " democracy now." live coverage gets under way at 3 30:00:30 p.m. >> we will have live coverage from louisiana here on c-span in just a few moments. this weekend, columbia university provost cl