making news in america this morning. >> breaking news overnight. investigators believe they found the cause of the nation's biggest wildlife byrning right now. >> and how safe is your commute? new questions after someone tried to sabotage a critical rail line this as amtrak tightens security systemwide. >> the parade of stars brightens broadway on the opening of spider-man. this morning, the reviews are in. good morning. there are at least a dozen major fires burning right now in the tinder box that is the southwestern u.s. overnight we learned how the largest of fires started. >> the wallow fire, the largest ever in the state, is believed

to have been started by a campfire. it could cost hundreds of millions to fight and burning since memorial day and is only about 20% contained. also new the forest service is questioning two people. >> what we've pretty much broken it down to is it looks like it was a campfire, and we've got a couple of people of interest that we're talking to on that right now. >> we're expected to learn more about those two people later today. the 733-square-mile fire destroyed 32 homes still closing in on luna, new mexico. and this morning, there is an increasing number of republicans seeking the white house. the newest used to work in the obama administration and there is also word about a big state governor. john hendren is monitoring the developments from washington. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, peggy. good morning, daniel. president obama was the first president to visit puerto rico sincele john f. kennedy and while he was there a former utah governor who just happens to be

the president's last ambassador to china made it clear he wants the president's job. it was a setting so low profile, so wonky jon huntsman wondered if anybody would hear his historic statement. >> is anybody listening to this? >> reporter: then he rattled the field with the announcement that he would soon announce. >> i intend to announce that i will be a candidate for the presidency a week from today. my family looks shocked and surprised. i hadn't told them yet. >> reporter: with that the field of would-be contenders just got ready to get bigger with huntsman joining an expanding roster. rick santorum, michele bachmann, newt gingrich, ron paul, tim pawlenty and maybe soon texas governor rick perry. >> i'm going to think about it. >> reporter: as potential republican rivals eye his job president obama stopped in a u.s. territory.

[ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: to speak to americans who cannot vote for him. >> ah, it is good to be back if puerto rico. >> reporter: in the complex math of 2012, puerto rico matters. there are 4.6 million puerto ricans living in the 50 states representing not just that caribbean island but the nation's 50 misdemeanor latino, as well, a point that is not escaping either party. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> latinos account for one out of six americans. by 2050 that will be one out of three and puerto ricans may have a much more powerful voice once they decide if they want to be the 51st state and that could happen, peggy, as soon as 2012. >> wouldn't that be amazing? you mentioned rick perry. we really haven't heard a lot about him just yet. why is he considering a run? >> reporter: he told fox news that sick weeks ago it wasn't even on his radar but now giving it serious thought because supporters came to him and argued that the country needs him but he won't set a time

limit on that he won't even say he'll announce within the next month but he has already started attacking democrats. he said of anthony weiner, the congressman who has a lewd photos problem, he is one sick fella. peggy? >> all right, john hendren live from washington, thanks, john. overseas to pakistan this morning where some residents who helped the cia find osama bin laden have been arrested. among those taken into custody by pakistani agents is the owner of a safe house rented by the cia to observe bin laden's compound. a pakistani army major was also taken into custody. what's next for those arrested isn't known. amtrak is implementing new high-tech security measures after osama bin laden's journals revealed plans to attack america's rail system. the head of amtrak's police force told congress they're working with the tsa and other agencies to improve security equipment. and reinforce employee awareness programs but says the system will remain free and open. in iowa a rail disaster may

have been averted thanked to a sharp eyed worker. someone tampers with a switch box hoping to derail a train. they notified authorities. in southern louisiana a dramatic fiery scene. take a look at this chemical plant burning after a series of explosions. now, they don't know what caused the blast just yet but the plant's entire staff was accounted for. nobody so far was injured. a dozen people were kept from their hopes overnight and now expected to be allowed back in today. so remember all those labor protests in wisconsin's state capital? they were out in force as the supreme court up held that law. the high court's decision gives scott walker a major victory. in new york, the right to same-sex marriage is just one vote away, and it is a cliffhanger. the state assembly already okayed it bow now it's tied in the senate. supporters have until the end of the legislative session to get

it through. check this out. from a publicity event held on a choppy san francisco bay, a super fast catamaran got out of control and flipped straight over. there it goes. two crew members wound up in the water and others were hanging on tight as you can see. the cat was eventually righted by its support boat. one of the sailors was slightly injured. >> shark infested waters, we pete mention there, off san francisco bay. they do get a lot of wind. taking a look at this morning's weather from around the nation as well, severe storms with hail and gusty winds around little rock, nashville, lexington and cincinnati. showers from indianapolis to favoring go warming up in the northeast with lingering showers from upstate new york to bangor, maine. >> 90s from dallas to miami. 81 in new york and 74 in boston. mostly 70s from detroit to boise. 60s in the pacific northwest. 92 in sacramento and a steamy

106 in phoenix. >> getting hot. coming up, new numbers released this morning in which american cities, which american cities have people would are living the longest? we'll show you where. then sharing her story for the first time. arnold schwarzenegger's housekeeper, the mother of their child, speaks ow. forget what you thought you knew about sunscreen. what to look for and what doesn't work at all. the government's guidelines.

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months. the government's retail sales report is out yesterday. it was better than expected. in fact, it showed retail sales only down 0.2% last month. and if you don't count auto sales, retail sales then were actually up. experts fear it was just a one-day wonder, however, because the dow rose 123 points to climb back above 12,000. the nasdaq index was up 39. in today's trading, tokyo's nikkei average gained 26.5 points. hong kong's hang seng is slightly lower and in london the ftse opened lower too. jcpenney stocks skyrocketed 17% yesterday helped by news that did hired the head of apple's stores to be its next ceo. ron johnson is credited with masterminding apple's successful move into operating its own retail stores. jcpenney hopes he can work his magic for them. aerospace and defense contractor lockheed martin plans to cut almost 8% of its space equipment workforce. that's about 1,200 jobs. the move comes after cuts in the

u.s. defense budget and space program. hardest hit will be facilities in california, pennsylvania and colorado. and the fast food chains once wanted you to eat and run now would like you to hang out much like starbucks. in fact, they're rolling out cafes with more comfortable seating, sleeker designs and also flat screen tvs. mcdonald's and burger king each have about 800 such restaurants. subway is still testing out the concept, which includes the occasional fireplace at their restaurant. it was actually launched by a franchisee and not corporate headquarters but looks awfully cozy. >> fancy. and we'd like you to hang out. next on this wednesday, a decade in the making, broadway's most expensive show officially opens after, let's say, extensive changes. we've got the first reviews. >> oh, boy, it continues. inside the schwarzenegger family drama, what happened when maria shriver actually confronted the mother of arnold's out-of-wedlock son? at bayer, we've been relieving pain for over 100 years.

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all right. look at the ride. whitewater rafters in northern california are enjoying one of the best seasons in decades. heavy sierra snow is melting making the ride so rough that many riders are hitting the waters and it's also turning waterfalls in yosemite park into quite a spectacle. >> great time to visit the parks. >> taking a look at the morning road condition, flooding on i-70, 64 and 55 from st. louis to indianapolis also, louisville and memphis, also wet on i-40 from little rock to knoxville. and on i-94 from fargo to detroit. slick on i-95 from portland to bangor, maine. and also in florida, wet on i-5 and i-90 around seattle. if you're flying, airport delays are possible in memphis, chicago, detroit and minneapolis. in medical news this morning, the government is taking aim at one of the deadliest kinds of cancer, melanoma skin cancer that actually

kills one person every hour. >> so now the fda has new regulations for sunscreens. lisa stark has the details. >> reporter: all these years we have been slathering on the sunscreen with all those confusing labels, spf 15, spf 50, waterproof, water resistant. we've been thinking we're protecting ourselves and, more importantly, our children. >> people were getting a false sense of security with sunscreens the way they were. >> reporter: a troubling thing has happened. despite the explosion of sales of sunscreens, there's also been an explosion of skin cancer. cases of the most deadly kind of skin cancer, melanoma, increased 45% between 1992 and 2004, and it's showing up in young people. >> melanoma used to be a disease of older men. now melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults in their late 20s. >> reporter: so what does this all have to do with sun block? it turns out you may have only been getting half the protection

you need. here is why. the sun has two kinds of harmful rays. the government only requires that sun block protect from uvb rays. that's the spf number. uvb rays can burn the surface of your skin. but just as dangerous, uva rays, they penetrate the skin down to the cells that can become cancerous. there is no requirement that your sun block have ingredients needed to guard against uva rays. starting next summer sunscreen must have an spf of at least 15 and offer protection from both uva and uvb rays to claim it helps prevent cancer and aging. once more, sunscreenmakers will no longer be able to claim their products are waterproof or sweatproof. there's no such thing. lisa stark, abc news, washington. a lot of new information. well, you can find out which sunscreens already meet the new standards at abcnews.com and also coming up on "good morning america," medical editor dr. richard besser weighs in.

chocolate milk is officially off the menu in los angeles public schools. the school board eliminated it in order to combat childhood obesity. the district, second only in new york in size is the biggest in the country to ban flavored milk. new information this morning about who is living and for how long here in the u.s. life expectancy in our country is now at 78 years plus 2 months and that is an all-time high. so where are people living the longest? well, the longest living women are in collier county, florida, and they are about 86 years old on average, and for men, it's fairfax county, virginia, where the average age is just over 81 years. the housekeeper who has a 14-year-old son with arnold schwarzenegger is no longer keeping a low profile. mildred baena held her first interview telling "hello" magazine that maria shriver asked her point blank if the boy was schwarzenegger's son. she said shriver reacted by crying and holder her.

she didn't know until she started to see a resemblance as he got older. when her son found out, he simply said "cool." time for sports highlights. that means last night's baseball highlights. we get them from espn news. cole wright with your espn news update. let's head straight to detroit where justin verlander was trying to do some things against the indians. no score, top of three, verlander pulls the string on sizemore. he's gone. carlos santana couldn't catch the heat. there in the fifth, choo, that was not good. top of six, uncle charlie is 0 for 4 with four ks. golden sombrero. top of four, man on first. that's a pitcher's move. double play. verlander with a no-hitter through seven. so with one out in the eighth, orlando cabrera scoring. breaking up the no-no. and the tigers fans were appreciative. th together. hands together. top of nine now, verlander looking to go the distance. brantley grounds out to second,

justin, complete game, two hits. yankees taking on the rangers in the bx. derek jeter on the bench with that calf injury. bottom four, yankees up five. alex rodriguez, this dude can hit. that's to left center. two runs score. yankees out in front, it's a 9-. bottom of the sixth now, yankees up 9-4. curtis granderson by the beard of zeus. reason why they built the fence. the yankees win, 12-4. the phils playing host to the marlins. brown, locked and loaded. solo stroll for his third of the year. bottom of the seventh phillies up 7. brown rips this one farther than the first. that's number four for the season. 9 the phillies win big, 9-1. that will do it for this espn news update. for the latest on the sports scene check out the highlight express. >> so "spider-man" the musical not exactly considered a home

rung speaking of sports. after months of preview, the most -- the most expensive broadway musical of all time has finally opened. >> a lot of famous faces attending the opening, matt damon, barbara walters and show composer bono were among the many faces turning out to see "spider-man: turn off the dark." this is the long-awaited opening night, and it was 10 years and $70 million in the making. it followed a string of serious accidents and a complete makeover. >> all right, so what are the reviewers saying exactly this morning? well, it's a fixed bag. "the new york times" calls it "a bore." >> ouch. "entertainment weekly" says the show gets full marks more spectacle but only partial credit as musical theater. >> and an abc news viewer called it mediocre material with only one hummable hit from bono. >> it's sort of hard to knock the ball out of the park to meet the hype. coming up next, the new reason an anthony weiner resignation could be happening soon. and homecoming day for the

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from africa today. house democrats hope she'll help convince her husband to resign over a growing sex scandal. a growing number of political figures step down. to step down. and prosecutors in the casey anthony murder trial plan to wrap up their case today, and also attorneys for the 25-year-old mom accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter could call their first witness to the stand as early as tomorrow. it's still not clear if anthony will testify in her own defense. and there will be a big welcome home today for the sailors of the aircraft carrier "uss carl vinson." it's ending a six-month deployment in san diego. the "vinson" was used to bury the body of osama bin laden at sea. extra precautions are being taken to ensure the crew's safety. the hockey season comes down to tonight. it's game seven of the stanley cup finals between the vancouver canucks and the boston bruins. boston is seeking its first cup since 1972. boo-hoo because the canucks have never won it in 40 years. >> i detect a slight slant in the read of the news. >> perhaps.

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up next at 4:30. 9 clock is ticking on state lawmakers that have to pass a budget or they don't get paid. democrats have a plan to break the gridlock. >> police are on the hunt this morning for a pair of robbers who shot a man during a holdup outside a bart station. >> it will be a hot one important parts of the bay area. and cooling trend is coming in tomorrow. >> frances will take a look at traffic. and finally this half hour congressman anthony weiner is under all kinds of pressure to resign amid his sexting scandal. >> the whole affair has brought scrutiny to one particular

capitol hill location. we've seen it in some of his photos actually and jake tapper tried to get inside. >> reporter: at issue for many congressmen that anthony weiner took intimate e-mailed photographs of himself, yes, but also that he did so from the privacy of the house gym. apparently a sacrosanct congressional perk and a popular one. our nation's economy may be in horrible shape but a lot of our congressmen are not. the precise location of the house gym is kept somewhat secret. we are here two floors underground in the rayburn house office building in this obscure little nook. and you can see this is the house gym. the door is locked. the only way to get in is for a member of congress to call and be buzzed in. and even though you're paying for much of it, they will not let us show it to you. we're told it's nice in there, flat screen tvs, workout machines, basketball hoop, a swimming pool. all that for less than half of the average cost for you at your

gym. members of congress pay just $20 a month. a fee clearly subsidized by taxpayers. how much does it cost to run this plush members' wellness center as it's called? we thought information from the senate rules committee, the treasury department, the house sergeant-at-arms. no one would tell us how much it osts and the figures a hidden. the only response for the american people "we do not provide information on the house gym for security purposes." >> you get the feeling like they just don't get what's going out there in the real world when they have all these perks at the fingertips including the gym and hair care and all the parking facilities they have. they're living a different life than the average american. >> reporter: all this while they look to cut your benefits to reduce the deficit. calling pumping ironing. jake tapper, abc news, the capitol. >> yes, so nice they have time to work out. >> that is nice. yeah, that's going to raise a lot of eyebrows am that's what's making news in