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Welcome to world news. Tonight, smallpox scarer. A major security

breach with a deadly virus. How did it get in a cardboard box in a

government storage room? On the brink. Rockets raining down

on Israel. The Israelis trying to blast them out in the sky before

they hit. And our reporter is there on the frontline.

Good evening. We begin with the scarer about a deadly virus. We

never thought we would be asking, who put smallpox inside a cardboard

box and left it in a storage room? Tonight, real line about how six

miles of smallpox, one of history's most feared viruses, were left in a

low security FTA Labour Tory for several decades. `` FTA Labour Tory.

Material is infectious, if these files had broken, what could have

happened? There is a potential that somebody could have contracted the

disease. Believed to be from the 1950s, there were discovered one

week ago. Workers saw an alarming label. That is a smallpox. They

quickly moved it to a biohazard level three lab. Everybody wears

protective gear. The National Security Council was notified and

five agencies, including the FBI, worked together to transport it to

the CDC in Atlanta. It was flown on a government plan to CDC

headquarters. Smallpox, which is highly contagious, killed too many

`` 2 million people per year. But it was eradicated after a worldwide

campaign of vaccination. It is only held in the CDC in Atlanta while one

in Siberia. Or so we thought until today. It could have been turned

into a weapon. It is now inevitable for a biohazard lab. Security is so

tight, you now needed my scan to at is. This came after it was possible

exposure to anthrax at AC/DC facility. Should we be worried? Both

of these cases, CDC's response was swift and deliberate. `` CDC

facility. Nobody was endangered. If the virus

could get out, we have that same ability to protect anybody who is

exposed. But what else could be hidden away? How many of these

storage facilities are we talking about?

There are hundreds of thousands of Labour Tory 's.

What has happened is that they need to do spring cleaning. Go through

every corner and lecturer there is nothing there that should not be

there. 50 million Americans from Arkansas to Vermont bracing for a

wicked storms. You can see them on the radar. There are marching east.

Families in Cleveland tonight on the lookout for tornadoes already

touching down. Severe weather on the move again

tonight. A tornado touching down in Ohio, knocking down homes and trees.

The National Weather Service says it was 94 mph. Nearly 50 million people

in the path of possible severe weather tonight. The highest risk is

in New York and Pennsylvania. It comes after a night that brought

rain and winds strong enough to snap power lines in southern Illinois.

Outside of Boston, tornado warnings threatening millions. It carved the

landscape, destroying at least 70 trees. Over 350 reports of severe

weather in the past 24 hours. Also in the midwest, real fears of

flooding. Iowa city, a wall of sandbags. But in Grafton, Illinois,

along the Mississippi, it is business as usual. We have learned

to live with the unpredictability of the Mississippi. If it was not for

the river, we would not have tourists. And another weather notes

about the monster typhoon bearing down. This is a scene from space.

Tonight weakening as it moves overland, but still packing gusts of

up to 130 mph. Japan's southern island taking a hit. 50,000

Americans consider it their home. Members of their families also right

in the path. Trees no match for the wind. This is the storm's projected

path. children, tens of thousands of them,

many without their parents, are trying to cross into the US. Here,

Americans are stopping their buses and forcing them to turn back.

President Obama is asking for $2 billion to help staunch the tide.

The White House today asked Congress for $3.7 billion to deal with the

flood of unaccompanied children coming into the US illegally. Nearly

half of the money would go to care for the children while they await

deportation hearings. The rest would go to increasing border security and

hiring new judges and lawyers to prosecute the cases. Republicans

today accused the president of asking for a blank cheque. More than

52,000 children have crossed the border alone, illegally, since

October. The White House has refused to say how many have been deported.

I do not have a specific number. I do not have the number in front of

me. The president travels to Texas tomorrow for political fundraising

but he will also meet with the governor. It may be a tense

conversation. The governor has blamed the president for the crisis,

suggesting he is part of a co`ordinated effort from Central

American governments to bring the children across the border. I don't

think he cares about border security and that is why there has been a

lack of effort, focus and resources. One place the president will not be

visiting tomorrow is the border. Despite intense criticism, the White

House says the president does not need to go to the border because he

has been there before and is already aware of what is happening. Now,

overseas to the rockets raining down on Israel today as Israel tried to

shoot them out of the sky, all part of the tinderbox. Here, an Israeli

family trying to salvage what they can. Of a young woman standing

speechless among the ruins. Running in terror as sirens wailed. Incoming

rockets today over Israel's biggest cities, the most brazen and

provocative attack yet by Palestinian militants. Over Tel

Aviv, an interceptor fired by the famous Iron Dome interceptor

system, knocking a rocket out of the sky. So far, 150 rockets flew into

Israel today, targeting ten cities. Israeli forces have streamed towards

the Gaza Strip, preparing for a possible ground invasion. The

government has authorised the call`up of reserve troops. Israeli

warplanes are already in the sky, saying they are striking rocket

launchers and Hamas militants. In Gaza, we saw it up close, children

scattering as missiles land full of as we get closer, a frenzy. An

ambulance pulling away with a wounded child. One of those strikes

has landed here. You can see the massive hole. Seconds later, another

one land nearby, black smoke billowing into the sky. This

violence has been fuelled in part by the murders of those three Israeli

teenagers and then the revenge killing of a Palestinian team. As

the riots raged, the mother of one of the Israeli boys called for calm.

The shedding of innocent blood is against morality. But there is no

harm in Israel or Gaza tonight. Only anger and fear. At home, legal,

recreational marijuana has gone on sale for the first time in

Washington State. This is how the first day looked. Customers lined

up. Washington State is the second state to legalise recreational

marijuana. Colorado was the first. And encouraging headline about

American jobs. We learned today that there were 4.6 million job openings

in May, the highest number since before the recession. There are now

two unemployed Americans for every job compared to the dark days of the

recession when that ratio was seven unemployed Americans to every job.

Next, the wild ride. A twisting rollercoaster that derailed and left

riders struck `` stuck in the air for hours.

Now, some thrill seekers getting more thrill than they bargained for

when a rollercoaster called the Ninja derailed. Almost two dozen

people dangled for hours last night. What do you do when something goes

wrong? It was a terrifying ride for the 22 people trapped for nearly

three hours on the Ninja. There they were on this suspended, swinging

rollercoaster, hanging from a truck and dangling precariously above the

ground, waiting for help to arrive. An entire tree fell on the tracks,

derailing the first car. That white metal arm is supposed to be attached

to the railing. Firefighters struggled to reach the joyriders,

lifting them to safety one by one. For people went to hospital. We saw

it go into the trees and there were loud noises and lots of screaming.

Today, workers inspected the tracks. Accidents at amusement parks are

extremely rare. This time, there were only minor injuries. But last

year, a woman fell to her death from a rollercoaster at a six flags park

in Texas. The Ninja may be known as the Black Belt of rollercoaster is,

going up to 55 mph, but experts say if a ride goes wrong, wait there

until authorities give instructions, follow directions and most

importantly, stay calm. The worst thing you can do is panic and decide

to get off. The best thing you can do is remain calm. Six flags assess

safety for guests and employees is the number one priority. `` says

that safety for guests and employees. Now, a sign of the times.

A sentimental moment for all of us who were teenagers, twirling the

cord on the telephone. Today, we learned that the landline is

disappearing from American life faster than we thought. 41% of

American homes no longer have a landline, relying instead on mobile

phones and hoping that it does not cut out. And a real headline about

redheads everywhere, even famous ones. A new report says that

redheads might one day be extinct. It turns out the genes for red hair

and pale skin were nourished over the centuries in northern Scotland

and Ireland. Scientists say when the climate changes, those conditions

and the genes will disappear. And now, a new worry for the riders of

the Tour de France, selfies. Fans leaning in and getting in the way of

the riders in order to give themselves a starring role. The

riders say it is more than an annoyance and a real danger.

Officials have posted this morning. This is what happens when you risk

everything for a photo. Now, I headline from Walmart. It has

promised to spend billions of dollars supporting homegrown

companies and billions of jobs. Some of your neighbours may have

inventions that could win the prize. For these American inventors, today

is the chance of a lifetime. There big ideas could be the next

million`dollar must have product for sale on Walmart shelves. Toy trucks,

personalised baby shower gifts. They are all here as part of that new

promise from Walmart to spend $250 billion over the next ten years on

American`made products for their stores. Economists say that could

create 1 million new jobs in the US. This is not about public relations

but economics. For the first time in over a generation, the economics

makes sense to manufacture in the US. Walmart knows this is also good

for their image. For three years, we have been introduced to inventors

around the country. Remember last autumn? We went inside Walmart

headquarters as American inventors pitched their gadgets to buyers.

This year, it is super`sized. The day, the government of Arkansas

reminded us. I watched ABC News... That male company tonight says thank

you for choosing Made in America Nails. Today, a plate that will keep

your tacos from spilling. We were there the pitch and Walmart's order.

1 million plates. Thank you for watching.

After a few days of tracking heavy showers across the UK, we should get

a day off from that on Wednesday, with pleasant spells of sunshine. It

will not be all sunshine, with patchy cloud drifting