making news this morning, drunk on the job. >> an air traffic controller watching the skies over nine states found drunk in the middle of his shift. it's a developing story this morning. also, facing the music. the world will be watching as parliament grills media mogul rupert murdoch in just hours from now as his phone hacking scandal now spreads to the u.s. and they inspired americans of all ages. team usa comes home. we begin now with that developing story from the denver area. yet another air traffic controller now in trouble. >> the veteran controller wh has more than 25 years on the job was found to be drunk while talking to pilots in the air. when he was tested two weeks ago, his blood alcohol level was

twice the legal limit. that test came more than six hours into an n ght-hour shift, but it isn't clear if the controller was drinking on the job or showed up intoxicated. >> he worked at the colorado base responsible for air traffic over nine states. he's already in rehab but can be reinstated if he completes the required programs. and this is just the latest of what is at least a half dozens dents involving them this year. most involved controllers who were sleeping on the job. some flights have been forced to land without assistance because of a controller's inattentiveness. several investigations into the lapses are already under way. and stay with us later because for "good morning america," we'll have more of the latest details coming up. rupert murdoch and his son james are expected to face some tough questions in just a few hours from british lawmakers over t t phone hacking scandal. the showdown is expected to be aired live in its entirety by british broadcasters. one source joked it's like wimbledon.

jeffrey kofman has more now from london. >> reporter: just because they own tv networks doesn't mean the being on them but rupert and james murdoch will be stars of their own version of "dynasty" as they are grilled live by outraged british politicians. >> the worry is not just about the company he built. he didn't inherit this company. he built it and he's also got to worry about his children who he assumed would and wanted to succeed him. >> reporter: that is looking increasingly unlikely. james murdoch was being groomed to take over from his 80-year-old dad but he could now face criminal charges. hedmits to paying two high-profile victims a million dollars to keep quiet. this scandal is nothing lessss than an earthquake sending tremors to the highest levels of power in britain. the people of this country shocked to learn that for the last 30 years murdoch and his executives have been dictating policy to the politicians and the police.

the murdochs certainly had the here of britain's prime minister. in 15 months david cameron has had 26 meetings with murdoch executives, more than twice the meeting he's had with any other news organization. >> the view of every prime minister for the last 30 years is that no one can get elected without the blessing of the patriarch. >> reporter: it's not clear if either can survive this crisis. news corporation's shares have tumbled. if they face criminal charges, it could be forced to unload some of its most lucrative holdings in the u.s. including fox tv. this is really a dynasty on the brink. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >> murdoch's london newspapers were infiltrated by hackers last night. vivitors were directed to a story claiming that murdoch had been found dead in the garden of his home after taking poison. the hacking group had promised to quit its illegal activities three weeks ago. in other new now, lawmakers in the house are expected to vote on a tea

party-backed plan to address the nation's debt crisis and president obama has already said he would veto the deal if it passes. he is against it because it calls for deep medicare and social security cuts. still the president says the two sides are "making progress" after some more closed door negotiations. the million and a half catholics in philadelphia are getting a new leader today. cardinal justin rigali is set to step down after eight years. rigali has been under pressure for handing sex abuse cases. the vatican is expected to name the archbishop of denver to take over for rigali. the stifling heat in much of the country is being blamed for as many as a dozen deaths shattering hundreds of record highs all month as it spreads toas some real feel e humidity has some real feel temps out there hitting a scorching 125 degrees. more now from abc's karen travers. >> reporter: with temperatures soaring, even this pool in central pennsylvania

provided little relief. >> very, very hot. >> it's like a burning. >> reporter: a massive heat dome is scorching the middle of the country. 20 states from texas to minnesota and into ohio are under a heat watch, warning or advisory. so much of the heat is centered over areas still drying out after massive spring floods. all that surface water is evaporating adding high humidity to triple-digit misery. almost three-quarters of texas is in exceptional doubt. here's lake travis before the drought and here's what it looks like now. in neighboring oklahoma, ponds are drying up forcing farmers to move their fish by hand to save them. >> we do have dry, hot summers here in oklahoma, but we haha never seen anything like this. >> reporter: parched tulsasa oklahoma, set a record for water use on saturday. officials say that if the heat continues they'll have to set water restrictions. >> our main message is use water wisely. don't waste it. >> reporter: thousands of travelers in minnesota were

stuck in traffic after the concrete on a major interstate highway buckled under the extreme heat. the heat wave is just starting to hit new york city, but but already workers there say the conditions are excruciating. >> it's very hot, very hot today. pass-out kind of weather. >> still hot. it's over 100 something. >> reporter: there's little relief in sight. forecasters expect the sweltering heat to last through the end of the week. karen travers, abc news. >> it has been rough out there. >> defefitely. >> cooling off in florida, though, could actually be dangerous. that's because tropical storm bret is now kicking up pretty rough surf along florida's coast. >> still a lot of sunshine. it's still packing 60-mile-an-hour winds but moving farther into the atlantic away from the bahamas and also florida. beachgoers, though, enjoying waves as high as seven feet. surf's up. >> looks fun. all right. now for this morning's weather from around the country, humid with severe storms and flash flooding from minneapolis to chicago, cincinnati, d.c. and

raleigh. some morning showers around new york and flifl. pop-up thunderstorms along the gulf coast, and more monsoon rains from new mexico to wyoming. showers, meanwhile, in the pacific northwest. >> a wet 69 degrees in seattle. 99 in colorado springs and 106 in phoenix. mid to upper 90s from the twin cities to dallas. 89 in detroit. 85 in boston and 90s from new york all the way down to new orleans. and coming up after the break, gold prices at a new record high. is that though where your money should be? plus, testing the new high-tech system that puts on the brakes for you. how well does this work? >> and get this, justin bieber, wedding crasher. he pops into one couple's reception, and, yeah, we got the video. we'll be right back. hey, your high speed internet here, at home...

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high anxiety over the nation's debt crisis is pushing the price of gold to an all-time high. for the first time gold is now above $1,600 per ounce. that's 500% higher than it was a decade ago. it's the longest rally for gold in 31 years, and analysts say it's likely to continue. gold has a long history as a safe haven for investors. earlier this year, in fact, the university of texas put $1 billion into gold storing more than 6,000 gold bars in a vault. those debt worries are casting a shadow over on the overseas markets. taking a look, tokyo's nikkei average lost 85

points today, hong kong's hang seng was down 200. in london the ftse opened lower. and on wall street the nasdaq index dropped 25. the final chapters for borders. not a storybook ending. nobody was interested in buying and operating the chain so borders could begin closing stores as soon as friday. the company has almost 11,000 employees. high-tech systems that slam on the brakes for you have been found to work out very well. an insurance industry study today found that volvos wiwi this feature were involved in fewer low speed crashes. now, here's how this work. an infrared sensor judges the distance between vehicles and applies the brakes when it get too close. other automakers are worki on similar systems. >> pretty cool. a concrete tycoon is now raising eyebrows in the ozarks because of his new home pensmore as it's called because it looks almost like a castle. check this out. 13 bidrooms and 14 bathrooms in

its 72,000 square feet, making it one of the largest residential homes in the country when it's done. the all concrete mansion won't be finished for another two years. just a modest little home there. >> all concrete. bigger than the white house. how about that? well, coming up next on this tuesday, the major city that will make it a crime to walk and text at the same time. and also an alarming and disturbing story out of florida. a teen accused of a gruesome crime hours before throwing a party at his home.

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clean laundry starts with a clean washer. well, phoenix is covered in dust for the second time this month. take a look at this as another massive dust storm moved across the area yesterday with a wall of dirt and debris that was 3,000 feet high, 15 miles wide. the dust dramatically reduced visibility there triggering flight delays and car accidents.

and more dust storms could make it tough for drivers in arizona. wet on i-10 and i-40 in the rockies and also on i-5 in the pacific northwest. rain soaks i-94 from minneapolis to chicago and i-95 from baltimore to raleigh and also parts of florida. and speaking of minneapolis and chicago, there could be flight delays there this morning. also possible in charlotte and washington, d.c. and now we move on to that extremely disturbing story out of florida. a teenage boy under arrest there charged with the murder of both of his parents. >> yeah, it's just hard to believe. after allegedly killing them, 17-year-old tyler hadley had friends over to the house for a party. terry parker of wpbs reports. >> reporter: the police say 17-year-old tyler hadley used facebook to invite over 40 friends for a house party. all the while the bodies of his murdered parents were lying on the floor in their bedroom. police say blake and mary jo hadley's bodies were covered with various household items such as folders, books and clothes.

>> found lying between the bodies of the hadleys was the hammer that was useded commit blunt force trauma to both the hadleys' head and torso. >> reporter: police say they don't yet know why he may have killed his parents. it appears he wrote the facebook invitation early in the afternoon before the murders. sometime after the facebook invitation and before the party, police say they believevtyler beat his parents to death with a hammer like this one, covered their bodies, locked the bedroom door and then entertained his friends.s. >> during the party and after the party, there was rumor that perhaps that tyler may have killed his parents, and a partygoer may have made an anonymous tip. >> well, the crime scene was certainly a merciless killing. it was brutal and in the facebook invitation a party, you know, to have your friends and 40 to 60 people come over, i think, speaks for itself. >> and that was terry parker

reporting. now, tyler hadley is being held without bail. his grandfather says he never suffered from any behavioral problems or mental illness. luxury san diego suburb of coronado may have police asking questions now. both are linked to the same mansion. last wednesday the mansion owner's girlfriend was found dead, and on sunday the owner's son died from injuries that he suffered after he fell down the stairs. investigators say that the 6-year-old's deaththas an accident, but they are calling to see if the 32-year-old girlfriend's death is suspicious. well, we all know that teching and drive something a big no-no these days, but now the city of philadelphia is stepping up its crackdown on pedestrians who can't take their eyes off their phones. the city outlawed texting and walking back in may, but starting next month officers plan to hand out more tickets and will cost offenders 120 bucks a pop. it was a warm, appreciative homecoming for the u.s. women's world cup soccer team following sunday's loss to japan. they flew from germany and

arrived in new york yesterday. we'll have more from the team in a few minutes and also several members are live this morning on "good morning amamica." great to see them home. they did a wonderful job. and turning now to some of last night's baseball action, we get the highlights from espnpn news. good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update. big night on the diamond. tim wakefield and ththred sox taking on the orioles. bottom of the fifth. orioles down, 1. bases loaded. nolan doubles out the left field line. two runs will score. orioles up, 7-6. this was a wild affair. a lot of runs scored. top of the eighth, tied at 10. bases loaded. dustin pedroia to right. we can make it if we try. scutero scored and pedroia's 16-game hitting streak. red sox win 15-10. and how about this, the yankees and rays. top of the fifth yanks down by 2. alex cobb with the pitch. robinson cano, what's going on? the power flickers, a bank of

lights losing power at tropicana field. an 18-minute delay. top of the eighth now. yanks down by one, nunez with the bases loaded. the rays try to turn the double play. they cannot. nick swisher will scorere it's a 4-4 ball game, so top of the ninth we go. same score, bases loaded. full count, two outs. russell martin works t t walk. yankees win, 5-4 and trail the red sox by a game and a half in the a.l. east. to the national league, roy halladay visiting the phils. no score, ramirez. gone! 17th home run of the season. cubs go up, 1-0. bottom of the fifth, phils trail by two. middle of an at bat and day calls the catcher to the mound and the trainer goes there, as well. he leaves with heat exhaustion. the cubs go on to win, 6-1. that is all for your espn news update. i'm don bell. well, if having a wedding on the beach at malibu isn't cool enough, what if justin bieber

happened to stop by. >> speaking of cool we're talking about newlyweds rob and jean mccool, that's their name, and they have the video to prove how cool this was. bieber and selena gomez were walking along the beach and heard one of bieber's song being played at the reception so they crashed the party. we'll hear from the mccools coming up on "good morning america." that makes for a pretty memorable wedding. >> nice job. from hollywood this morning, who knows whether it will be a winning choice or not but charlie sheen has signed on to do another sitcom. the show will be loosely based on that movie "anger management." it's been four months since sheen was fired from "two and a half men." that was after he trashed his bosses. so far no network has e eressed interest in the project. can't imagine why. >> we'll see if it happens. well, coming up next new developments in the nfl and nba lockouts. and more from our top story. an air traffic controller found drunk on the job. his fate this morning. stay with us.

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controller in the denver area suspended for being drunk on the job. two weeks ago the veteran controller was found to be twice the legal limit while working at a facility that controls airspace over parts of nine states. also, shuttle "atlantis" is undocking from the international space station for the final time this morning leaving behind an american flag flown on the first shuttle flight 30 years ago. the shuttle program ends thursday when "atlantis" lands for the last time. even though the nba lockout shows no sign of ending they will announce the schedule for next season today. there have been no bargaining sessions toward the new labor agreement with players since late last month and none are scheduled. the news is much brighter on the nfl labor front. attorneys for players and owners met here in new york this morning, a new deal could be finalized this week. sores say players from every team are expected to play tomorrow to possibly vote on a new contract. well, for some of you local news is coming up next. for everybody else fans are there to welcome team usa on the return to the states.

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next on "abc 7 news," as media mogul faces questions about the hacking scandal that closed the news corporation and put jobs in jeopardy. and combing the waters, a massive search for a wind surfer. mike nicco has the forecast. those clouds are around the bay which will keep temperatures in check but a warming trend is

>> reporter: as the team arrived and cheers rose, the players were starting to hear it all firsthand. >> did you take a look around as you got off the bus? did you have a feel for what you meant to people? >> a little bit. a little bit. this is the first time we'veve seen firsthand the support. it's been n credible and we've been able to see it on twitter and facebook but this is amazing. >> reporter: you could hear the sad echo of that final wrenching loss from every player. >> we're disappointed that we didn't come back champions. >> reporter: but you could hear also that it was one remarkable journey to the finals. >> i'm starting to feel the support, and it's pretty amazing what -- how the country just really stood behind us, and i don't know why.

i don't know why it was so inspiring but i'm happy it was because i put my heart and soul into this team. >> they're just like such good role models for everybody. they show us like w wt hard work can do and how you can accomplish your goals. >> they played well. just stuff happens. >> reporter: with the last game did you have your hopes up? did you think they really had a chance? >> yes. >> reporter: what was it like when they lost? >> kind of sad, i guess, a heartbreaker. >> reporter: we asked tacora what she learned from the women's soccer team and kind of expected an answer like, you know, the importance of hard work or persevevance. but tacora is first a soccer fan and she learned something altogether different. >> i learned that you got to clear the ball out. >> pretty good lesson as the team prepares for the 2012 olympics. >> more from team usa coming up live on "good morning america." >> be sure to tune in for that. thanks so much for watching, everybody. have a great tuesday.