scientist in iran. now, iranian leaders are accusing another nation of ordering the hit. tina kraus reports for wjz on who is being blamed. >> reporter: security forces in tehran surround the -- surrounded the car in a deadly attack. police say two assailants on a motorcycle stuck magnetic bombs to the car of the nuclear scientist. >> reporter: i saw the bikes speed by, this witness said, they were wearing black hats and had something in their hands. authorities say the scientists worked at a key nuclear facility. he is the fourth nuclear expert to die in a car bomb attack in two years. iranian officials accuse israel of dispatching hit squads to try to destroy its nuclear program. israeli officials deny the allegations but have hinted about covert campaigns. on tuesday, israel's military chief of staff said iran should expect more unnatural events in 2012. the u.s. and its allies are pressuring iran to stop enriching uranium. they believe it's being used to develop a nuclear bomb. but tehran contends its program is peaceful, designed only to produce electricity. >> reporter: tina kraus, wj

or else. that's a warning from pipa middleton to the paparazzi. as tina kraus reports from london, lawyers for the new sister-in-law. >> pippa nearly stole the show. but kate's maid and her honors say the show is over. it's more than a royal request. they're threatening to get a court order to force the paparazzi to stop snapping. unlike her older sister, pippa didn't choose the spotlight that comes with marrying a royal. >> it's not what she asked for, it's not what she wants, and the she's not happy about it. >> reporter: before getting married, kate hired the same lawyers. >> reporter: since pippa is not a member of the royal family, she doesn't get the same security or the ring of respect that comes with it. >> reporter: some say they don't care what pippa's lawyers say, when she's in public view, she's public property. tabloid editors say they get about 400 pippa pictures every day. royal followers say they should tread carefully with the media, especially since she has a book coming out later this year. >> she's going to need that press when she comes out with the book. so s

possible terror attack during the olympics. tina kraus reports for wjz, a massive rehearsal is under way this week to prevent terrorists from striking on the river tems. >> reporter: police and military boats are sweeping across london's river tems. elite officers are practicing high-speed drills to keep terrorists off the water during this summer's olympic games. authorities say there is no specific threat to the river that stretches 210 miles across england. but they're not taking any chances. >> we already have people in jail, in the uk, who are convicted. and we're talking about attacking 2012. so the motivation is there. >> reporter: security forces want to avoid a terror attack, like the one in mumbai, in 2008. when islamic terrorists snuck into the country through uncontrolled waterways, launching a deadly shooting spree. >> reporter: the tem snakes right through the heart of london. spectators are certain to pack these banks during the games. that's why security forces are determined to keep the river safe. >> dozens of royal marines and police officers are teaming up to figure o

pressure on the country to try to abandon its nuclear program. tina kraus has more from london. >> reporter: foreign ministers in brussels took a deal to stop iran from selling its oils to the european union. >> the pressure of sanctions is to try to make sure that iran takes seriously our request to come to the table. >> reporter: e.u. diplomats are urging iran to ditch talks. they hope banning new oil contacts will hit tehran's economy and keep money from funneling into nuclear activity. leaders of the 27 european union countries say they're not trying to trigger a new conflict with the sanction. but iranian lawmakers are already threatening to close a crucial waterway in the gulf, in retaliation. a fifth of the world's oil supply, travels through the stateof hormuz. over the weekend, french, british and american warships moved through the channel. the united nations has already slapped sanctions on iran but the e.u. oil embargo goes a step further. >> it is absolutely right to do this, in view of iran's continued release. and refusal to come to meaningful negotiations. >> re

somalia. tina kraus reports for wjz with more on the covert raid. >> reporter: the same u.s. navy seals who killed osama bin laden, rescued american jessica but buchanan. seal team six parachuted in. they ambushed. special forces killed nine pirates in a gun fight, then freed the aid workers who had been held hostage for three months. both will soon be reunited with their families. president obama didn't mention the raid in his state of the union address tuesday night. but just before he spoke, he congratulated defense secretary leon pineta. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> reporter: the president later called buchanan's father with the good news his daughter was free. intelligence reports suggested the 32-year-old's health was getting worse and made the mission more urgent. >> we followed, as we always do, the advice of the special operatives, when they should move. this is incredibly daring, as you pointed out, these guys are absolutely mind-blowing and effective at what they do. >> reporter: they were heavily armed with explosives nearby. president obama said he could not be

funeral in iraq. tina kraus reports for wjz, with growing safety concerns. >> reporter: mourners carried coffins of the dead, after another suicide blast in baghdad. a bomber struck a funeral procession for victims who died in an attack the day before. friday's explosion ripped through this shiite neighborhood, killing at least 31 people. half of them police officers who were guarding the ceremony. "it's not fair," this man says. these bombings happen every day and the government does nothing. just minutes after the car bomb, gunmen open fire, tilling -- killing two iraqi policemen nearby. someone blames sunni for the violence. militants often target iraqi security forces to make them look weak. >> we thought the situation would improve, this man says, but it's getting worse. the shiite-controlled government in iraq is locked in an intense political fight with sunni opponents who want more power. there is growing concern the increase in militant attacks could put the country at risk of civil war. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> iraq's prime minister triggered the latest polit

iran kills a nuclear scientist. tina kraus reports for wjz. tehran claims the west is taking aim at iran's nuclear program. >> reporter: security forces in tehran surrounded the car, targeted in a deadly attack. police say two assailants on a motorcycle stuck magnetic bombs to the car of a nuclear scientist. >> reporter: i saw the bike by, this witness said. they were wearing black hats and had hats -- something in their hands. >> reporter: he is the fourth nuclear expert to die in the attack in a nuclear bomb in two years. iranian officials accuse israel of dispatching hit squads of trying to destroy its nuclear program. they have hibitted about co -- hinted about covert campaigns. tuesday, israel's military chief of staff said iran should expect more unnatural events in 2012. the u.s. and its allies are pressuring iran to stop enriching uranium. they believe it's being used to develop a nuclear bomb. but tehran contends its program is peaceful, designed only to produce electricity. >> reporter: tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> iranian officials claimed earlier this week, they a

is known for his active lifestyle. >>> britain's pippa is asking photographersers to back off. tina kraus reports for wjz from lond london. >> reporter: pippa middleton nearlystome the show in her hip- hugging gown at kate's wedding. but they say the show is over. it's more than a royal request. they're threatening to get a court order to force the paparazzi to stop snapping. unlike her older sister, pippa didn't choose the spotlight that comes with marrying a royal. >> it's not what she's asked for. it's not what she wanted. and she's really upset about it. >> reporter: before kate became katherine, the paparazzi chased her, too. and she hired the same lawyers to call the cameras off. >> since pippa is not a member of the royal family, she doesn't get the same security or respect that comes with it. >> reporter: some freelance photographers say they don't care what her lawyers say, when she's in public view, she's public property. tabloid editors say they get about 400 pippa pictures every day. royal watchers say the party planners should tread camely with the media, especially sin

european union is banning oil imports from iran. trying to put pressure. tina kraus reports from london. >>> foreign ministers in brussels shook hands on a deal to stop iran from selling its oil to the european union. >> the pressure of the sanctions is to try to make sure that iran takes seriously our request to come to the table and meet. >> reporter: e.u. diplomats are urging iran to resume talks about its nuclear program. they hope banning new prospects will hit tehran's economy and keep money from funneling into nuclear activities. leaders of the 27 european union countries say they're not trying to trigger a new conflict with the sanctions. but iranian lawmakers are already threatening to close a crucial waterway in the gulf in retaliation. a fifth of the world's oil supply tramps through -- travels through the strait of horm united states -- hor muzz. the united nations has already slapped sanctions on iran. but the e.u. oil embargo goes a step further. >> we have the right to do this, in view of iran's continued breach of security council resolutions and refusal to come to meani

worker from her kidnappers in somalia. tina kraus reports for wjz. navy seals carried out the covert raid overnight. >> reporter: the same u.s. navy seals who killed osama bin laden rescued american jessica buchanan. seal team 6 parachuted into somalia in the dark. and ambushed pirates holding buchanan and her colleague captive. special forces killed nine pirates in a gunfight. then freed the aid workers who had been held hostage for three months. both will soon be reunited with their families. president obama didn't mention the raid in his state of the union address tuesday night. but just before he spoke, he congratulated defense secretary leon pineta. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> reporter: the president later called buchanan's father, to report the good news. his daughter was free. intelligence reports suggested the 32-year-old's health was getting worse and made the mission more urgent. >> we followed as we always do, the advice of the special operators, when they should move. this was incredibly daring, as your man pointed out. these guys are absolutely mind- blowin

people at a funeral. tina kraus reports for wjz with a growing safety concern. >> reporter: mourners carried coffins of the dead after another suicide blast in baghdad. a bomber struck a funeral plosession for victims who died in an attack before. half police officers, who were guarding the ceremony. it's not fair, this man says. these bombings happen every day. and the government does nothing. >> reporter: just minutes after the car bomb, gunmen opened fire, killing two iraqi policemen at a checkpoint. authorities blamed sunni islamist insurgents for the escalating violence that has killed more than 400 people since u.s. troops left the country last month. militants often target iraqi security forces to make them look weak. we thought the situation would improve, this man says, but it's getting worse. the shiite-controlled government in iraq is locked in an intense political fight with political opponents who want more power. but there is concern it could put the country at risk of civil war. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> iraq's prime minister triggered the latest political cr

. tina kraus reports on that. it has sarah ferguson in hot water. >> the duchess of york is facing criminal charges for going undercover in turkey. three years ago, sarah ferguson put on a black wig and snuck into an orphanage with her daughter, eugeney. some left alone on the floor all day. now, a court in turkey is filing charges against fergie and the filmmakers for violating the privacy of children. a conviction could mean up to 22 years in prison. >> britain doesn't have an extradition policy with turkey, but the turks are pressing scotland yard to help build a case against the duchess. >> reporter: fergie hasn't commented on the charges, but friends say she will be furious. >> sarah will be upset, outraged that the turkish authorities could blame her for something that they had done. >> reporter: this isn't the first time a videotape has landed the duchess in trouble. in 2010, a british tabloid caught her on tape, taking bribes in exchange for access to her former husband, prince andrew. but this time, the british press is siding with fergie, portraying her as a humanitarian

u.s. forceless. pirates held them hostage for months. tina kraus has more on the rescue mission. >> reporter: the same u.s. navy seals who killed osama bin laden, rescued american jessica buchanan. seal team 6, pair parachuted into somalia in the dark, and ambushed pirates holding buchanan and her colleague captive. u.s. forces killed nine pirates in a gunfight. then freed the aid workers who had been held hostage for three months. both will soon be reunited with their families. president obama didn't mention the raid in his state of the union address tuesday night. but just before he spoke, he congratulate the defense secretary leon pineta. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> reporter: the president later called buchanan's father to reported good -- report the good news. his daughter was free. intelligence reports that the 32-year-old's health was getting worse and made the mission more urgent. >> we followed, as we always do, the advice of the special agents. this was incredibly daring, as your man pointed out. these guys are absolutely mind blowingly effective at what t

. troops left the country. tina kraus reports for wjz, on the growing safety concerns. >> reporter: mourners carried coffins of the dead, after another suicide blast in baghdad. a bomber struck a funeral procession the night before. friday's explosion ripped through this shiite neighborhood, killing at least 31 people. half of them, police officers who were guarding this ceremony. it's not fair, this man says, these bombings happen every day. and the government does nothing. >> reporter: just minutes after the car bomb, gunmen opened fire, killing two iraqi policemen at a nearby checkpoint. >> reporter: authorities blamed sunni islamist insurgents for the escalating violence that has killed more than 400 people since u.s. troops left the country last month. militants often target iraqi security forces to make them look weak. we thought the situation would improve, this man says, but it's getting worse. the shiite-controlled government is locked in an intense political fight, with sunni opponents who want more power. there is growing concern the increase in militant attacks could pu

has the president once again praising american troops, here is tina kraus with the latest. >> reporter: the same u.s. naive seal team that killed osama bin laden carried out the raid, they rescued them. both were working for a danish aid group. members of seal team 6 parachuted in during the middle of the night and surprised the pirates. officials confirmed they killed 9. the hostages were not harmed and no casualties among the special forces. president obama congratulated defense secretarily on panetta before his state of the union address tuesday night. >> good job tonight. >> but the president made no mention of the raid in the speech. afterward he called buchanan's father to report his daughter was free. intelligence reports indicated buchanan's health was deteriorating and may have added urgency to the mission. >> we followed as we always do the advice of the special operators when they should move. this was daring as your man pointed out, these guys are absolutely mind-blowingly effective. >> they kidnapped them in october. they are both on the way to be reunited wit