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good morning. i'm julie chen in los angeles. harry smith and maggie rodriguez are in new york. good morning, guys. >> good morning, julie. guess whose birthday it is today? >> el presidente. >> potus. president of the united states. >> barack obama. >> there we go. there's a brand new book out about inside the secret service. we'll talk a little bit about what it's like to protect the president of the united states. >> jules, remember on the campaign trail he sang happy birthday to harry. >> is harry going to return the favor today? i think he should. >> we'll see. >> stay tuned for that. also this morning, we continue "shark week" in partnership with the discovery network. today you'll meet a man who was on vacation celebrating his wedding anniversary in the bahamas. a shark bites off his leg. he keeps punching it until it swims away, and then he manages

to swim to shore where he finally passes out. he's going to share his story, and we'll learn some lessons from it this morning. first, we've got breaking news this morning. former president bill clinton is in north korea trying to bring two american journalists back home. cbs news correspondent barry petersen is in tokyo with the latest. barry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, julie. this was a carefully planned, carefully orchestrated trip that could win the release of those two journalists and then some. north korea was out for maximum propaganda value, inviting lots of press, giving hope that it means the two american journalists will soon be free. >> it might be kind of a face-saving measure by the north koreans. >> reporter: and the chief negotiator on ending its nuclear weapons program was also there, a sign that this visit may be about more than bringing home two americans. yet most analysts offer little hope for nuclear disarmament. >> under no circumstances, i would guess, that north korea will show any sort of intentions

to give up its nuclear weapons program. >> reporter: the north now says it wants direct talks with the u.s., cutting out countries like china and japan, a position the former president may be asked to take home personally to his wife, hillary, america's secretary of state. it was only a couple of weeks ago, just to give you a sense of the fast ups and downs of this relationship with north korea, that mrs. clinton referred to north korea's leaders, calling them acting like unruly children. harry? >> barry petersen, thanks very much. in tokyo. joining us now from washington, cbs news security analyst juan zarate, like children or bad actors for sure, who get a former president of the united states to come to their soil to just win the release of these journalists? >> it's a good question, harry. i think one of the challenges for president clinton and the obama administration is to try to make sure this visit is a

success, to win the release of the two rerters, but that this issue doesn't get intermingled with the other issues of concern, the nuclear disarmament issues, the missile tests. this comes at a period of heightened tension between the two countries. it's going to be a delicate diplomatic dance that president clinton is engaged in on the ground. this gives clearly north koreans propaganda value at a time when there's concession concerns internally and a time when they're being more and more isolated internationally. this helps both sides in many ways. >> that's my question. who's the winner here? >> well, i think at this point both sides are looking to win. for the north koreans, they get the propaganda value of a highest level visit in a decade, former president of the united states coming to their capital. they get the potential of the opening of the bilateral dialogue with the united states that they've wanted. for the u.s., we get the opportunity to see the safe release of the two journalists,

which is a big issue, and potentially putting this issue aside so that other discussions with move forward. >> assuming the north koreans are as bad actors as we think, were these two journalists just pawns all along? >> i think so, harry. i think this is part of this diplomatic dance that i've talked about. the north koreans have wanted to use them as pawns. i think they are getting what they've wanted here, which is high level recognition, and i think we'll see what happens. but hopefully we'll see the safe return of the two reporters. >> juan zarate, as always, thanks for your expertise. do appreciate it. now here's maggie. now to the fate of the cash for clunkers program. automakers say it's been great for them, but some lawmakers say not so fast. cbs news transportation correspondent nancy cordes is in washington with the latest this morning. good morning, nancy. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. that's right. senators who oppose the cash for clunkers want the chance to debate on this before they vote on it. $2 billion, after all, isn't

chump change. with the cash for clunkers program running on financial fumes and only four days left until a four-week recess, democratic senators are urging their colleagues to vote to grant the program another $2 billion. >> bottom line is, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. it's working in every way. what we need to do here is not put on the brakes, but step on the gas. >> reporter: the white house says without an immediate injection of funds, cash for clunkers could be scrapped any day now. >> if it doesn't happen this week, it's unlikely that we'll make it to the weekend with a program that can continue. >> reporter: the department of transportation says the program has been great for the environment. 80% of the clunkers have been pickups or suvs, traded in for new cars with an average mileage nearly 10 miles per gallon higher. >> starting from 8:00, 9:00 in the morning, and we'll here till midnight every day because of the program, because of the excitement. >> reporter: congressional aides say a deal is in the works to

hold the vote on more funding for cash for clunkers as early as tomorrow or thursday. 60 senators would need to vote yes in order for the program to keep going, maggie. >> nancy cordes. thank you, nancy. we know one senator who will be voting no. republican senator jim demint of south carolina has been an outspoken opponent of the cash for clunkers program, and he joins us now from washington. good morning, senator. >> good morning. >> we now see this morning that this program is, in fact, getting more fuel-efficient vehicles on the road. it's getting people to spend money. so do you still believe, as you said in recent days, that this is "a great example of the stupidity coming out of washington"? >> this was another program that was rushed through without even reading the bill language. it was actually attached to an emergency war supplemental bill. the dealers tell me it's been so mismanaged they have no idea when and if they're going to get their money. if we give away free money, people will buy cars. but what about appliances and heat pumps and tvs?

the problem here is instead of across the board tax cuts that would have the same effect on our whole economy, the federal government is trying to run a particular business by targeting just the auto industry here with this bill. that's not what the federal government is all about. and for us to rush through $1 billion and then say, well, we don't know exactly what happened, but it's out of money after one week, so let's have $2 billion more. this is just an out of control government at the federal level now, and we need to stop and see what we've done. it just doesn't make any sense to keep rushing through bills, borrowing money from our children, and then saying, shazam, we've sold some cars. >> i also want to ask you about the nomination of judge sonia sotomayor to the supreme court, which you will begin debating today. i've been reading up on some of your objections to her nomination, and you cite concerns over whether she will uphold the second amendment, yet she is supported by a senator who has a perfect rating with

the national rifle association. and you say she's pro abortion, and i remember rush limbaugh even back in june said her record on abortion is not clear. what is your objection to her nomination? >> she's been evasive on a number of questions. i met with her privately. i asked her some fairly simple questions about the constitution, the bill of rights. she seems more founded in precedent than in upholding the constitution. and a number of us are very concerned about an activist court that's trying to expand what the constitution intends for the federal government to do. >> do you think that her record has been a record of an activist? >> we have some problems with a number of her decisions, particularly on bill of rights questions such as the second amendment. the decision that she made about the firemen was questionable. a lot of her speeches suggest that she has a different idea of what a justice should do. but she had some confirmation conversions, and she came back to the point of view of a constructionist type of judge. but she has not been consistent

in her comments and seems very evasive with me in the individual meeting that i had with her. >> senator jim demint, thank you very much for your time this morning. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> you're welcome. now let's check in with russ mitchell for the rest of the headlines. in thailan this s,mornin at least one person was killed when a plane skidded off the runway as it was trying to land on a popular resort island. it happened on ko somui about 300 miles south of bangkok. the plane slammed into a control tower when it left the runway. the pilot was killed and ten others injured. some pressing questions about michael jackson's estate and his children have been answered by a los angeles judge. cbs news correspondent ben tracy has more on yesterday's hearing. >> reporter: at least 20 lawyers descend on the courthouse. katherine jackson arrived in a black escalade, seemingly ready for a fight. in court next to her daughter

la toya, she backed down, withdrawing her request to be named as third executor of her son's estate. >> the judge admitted the will to probate. michael's will. so there was no challenge by mrs. jackson. >> reporter: the estate struck a deal monday with aeg to sell the he hearsal footage from jackson's planned concert. merchandise and a re-release of jackson's autobiography, and the estate could rake in $200 million over the next year. the judge also officially awarded katherine jackson custody of michael's three children and an undisclosed allowance from the estate to help raise them. in a deal made last week, debbie rowe, the biological mother of the two oldest kids, gets visitation rights. >> i want to applaud debbie rowe. she's faced difficulties and pressures none of us know. >> reporter: meanwhile, over the weekend katherine jackson spoke out for the first time about her son's death. >> all i know is that my son is dead, and i don't think he just died of natural causes or whatever. he's too young for that.

something happened. >> reporter: but the release of jackson's autopsy report is still delayed indefinitely. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. also this morning, the u.s. postal service is planning big cuts. some 700 post offices or more could be closed or combined with other facilities. the postal service is running a $7 billion deficit even after the price of stamps went up earlier this year. it is now 7:12 on this tuesday morning. mr. david price back from vacation. >> you bet you. i'm not going to mail it in. >> good thing. >> see what's happening all across the country. good morning to you. let's begin in the ohio valley today in places like indiana and kentucky pushing through ohio, we are going to see some severe weather. part of a low pressure system that's advancing through with a stationary front that's going to bring some rough conditions to that area. just keep that in mind. high heat continues in the pacific northwest, places like boise and medford. you're going to see warm temperatures, five degrees, ten

degrees above the norm. same situation in the northeast, by the way, but lovely conditions. sunny and dry. watch it in the southern plains. look at that, triple digits. dallas and san antonio into oklahoma. you're going to see those warm temperatures. scattered showers in florida. gulf coast looks pretty good with scattered showers through the florida panhandle. that's a quick look at thern >> 80s in hawaiian islands. 70s and 80s throughout alaska.

gorgeous weather on the west coast, where we send it back to you, julie. >> thanks a lot, dave. up next, scare in the air. we're going to hear what was it was really like on board the continental flight that hit major turbulence. also ahead, a young teacher accused of having sex with a student. but now she is fighting back. and new lies and new episodes. we'll bring you the latest on the jon and kate saga. this is "the early show" on cbs. ( john mayer's "say" plays throughout ) everyone's nervous going back to school. ♪ ♪ a hallmark card.

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it happened without warning. on monday, continental airlines flight 128 was on its way to houston when it suddenly hit turbulence and began to plunge and shake violently. 26 people were injured, 4

severely. with us this morning is richard sharp, who was on that flight and tendeded to some of the people who were injured. good morning, sir. >> good morning. >> as this plane hit this turbulence, what was your reaction? >> well, it started out as a slight shake. i don't why, but i woke up about one minute before we hit the turbulence. started out as a slight shake, and about eight seconds later we hit the severe turbulence. and the first thing i did was look for my eyeglasses and my phone. basically, looked around. everyone up in the front of the aircraft appeared to be okay. >> and then the call comes out. they're looking for doctors. no doctors respond. you've had training as an emt. you go in the back, and what did you see? >> a 67-year-old female laying in the aft galley with a severe head injury on the floor. >> and she was bleeding pretty badly? >> profusely.

>> and how did you tend to her? >> first thing i did was just -- you know, she was shoved up underneath the jump seat, so i tried to stabilize her, pulled her out from underneath the jump seat. tried to stabilize her head, and then i started looking for the head injury. >> now, were there others on the plane that were hurt pretty badly that you managed to get around to? >> yeah. as i tended to her, the flight attendants who were strictly professional. they did a great job. they came back to me and started informing me of other passengers that were hurt and injured. so i decided to just take notes and moved into triage mode so, when we did land, wherever we were going to land, i'd be able to hand that off to the paramedics when they came on board. >> give it to the emts. was there any panic on the plane? >> not one bit of panic. everyone was calm, cool, and collected. it was as smooth as it could have been. >> wow. here you are with a woman who is bleeding profusely in the back of the plane. was there a point at which you

thought, boy, i hope we get this woman down. you tried to keep her awake, right, keep her conscious? >> yes. i tried to keep her -- i kept her conscious during the whole flight. her daughter was back there with me. she started to exhibit signs of shock. we were able to stave that off, keep her covered up, keep her calm. i was concerned for the first 30, 35 minutes that we may not get her on the ground. >> in time. >> in time. >> you fly a lot. anything like this ever happen, anything even close in your experience before? >> never. never. a few bumpy rides with other airlines flying from new orleans to houston, but that's about it. never anything like this. >> and the people who got hurt by and large were not wearing seat belts? >> everyone that was injured did not have a seat belt on. >> isn't that a lesson? richard sharp, i think a lot of people on the plane appreciate your being there yesterday. thank you very much for taking the time to speak with us. take care. >> thank you. >> thank you. you bet. still to come, how to beat the high cost of prescription

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so a tell-all book about the secret service coming up today. i want to tell you a story. covering bill clinton many, many years ago. we're in a crummy location for the interview. i said, i want to go across the street. secret service said it's not set up. i said, the candidate wants to go, don't you have to go? he said yes. so i ask clinton, and he said, let's go. so i sent the secret service agent a dartboard with my picture on it. bing. bing.

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a lot of maple leafs out there this morning. huge crowd on hand. got scouts, got them all out there. as we welcome you back to "the early show." coming up, they are the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect the nation's high ranking officials. we'll take you inside the lives of the secret service and find out what it's really like to guard the first family. also ahead this morning, the high cost of prescription drugs. we'll give simple ways for every family to cut those costs by as much as half, jules. and jon and kate are back on the air with the first new

episodes since they announced their separation. how did things go? we're going to show you. harry? >> thanks very much, julie. first, it's a story we have heard many times before. a young female teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a male student. this time the teacher is fighting back. cbs news correspondent cynthia bowers has the story. >> reporter: 26-year-old nicole howell always wanted to be a teacher. her dream came true last year when she was hired to teach english at a high school in dayton, kentucky, just outside cincinnati. just over a month after she started, everything she'd worked for came undone. in december rumors began to fly atel howfal was having sex with a 16-year-old football player at the school. she reported the rumors to the principal only to end up being suspended a few days later. then in january, covington county police arrested nicole howell and charged her with first degree sexual abuse. police say the teen-aged accuser

claims the two had sex four or five times at her apartment last fall. howell's trial is set for october. if convicted, she faces one to five years behind bars. she maintains her innocence but knows, even if she's acquitted, she may never be trusted in a classroom again. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >> joining us now from cincinnati for an exclusive interview are nicole howell and her attorney eric deters. good morning to you both. >> good morning, harry. >> nicole, how much do you love teaching? >> i absolutely love it. i have always wanted to be a teacher, since back when i can remember. when i was like 5 years old. i can remember setting up a school room and, you know, drawing on the chalkboard. it's always been a dream of mine. >> so you're living your lifelong dream. you're teaching at this high school. one of your jobs is to help coach the cheerleading squad. is that right? >> yeah, that is correct. i was actually given the job after i was hired on.

the cheerleading coach had come up to me and asked me to participate, and i said sure, i would love to get involved. >> so you have some interaction then with the cheerleaders and the football players and sort of the usual path through the school. were you or were you not -- did you not have a texting relationship with some of these kids? >> in terms of texting, i made my cell phone number available to the cheerleaders. in terms of if they needed anything because some of them were actually also my students in the classroom. it was a really good way for me to communicate with the students. >> right. the person in question here, your accuser, says that he had a texting relationship with you. was there anything that you may have written to him at some point that would have given him the wrong impression? >> no. in terms of him actually texting me, he obtained my number from taking my phone while it was unattended, and when he did text me, it was very pla tonic.

hi, how are you? how are things going? there was never anything written in any of those texts that said that -- you know, or that suggested anything. and there's actually no records of any of those text messages either. >> you hear rumors then of your involvement -- or did you know that you were involved in the rumors or you just heard a rumor of a teacher involved with kids? >> i had just heard a rumor of a teacher being involved, and then the student who the rumor was going around about, the other student, not the person in this case, came to me and told me and said, miss howell, i think you should know about this because i don't think it's very fair that they're saying this because it's not true. so that's when i reported it. >> you go to the principal, and the principal says what? >> he says, well, these sort of things, they happen. it's high school. they usually die out, but we'll look into it. and that was the last i heard for a few days. and then he said that he did, in fact, look into it. he, in fact, interviewed the kids. both of them denied the rumors.

they said that they had never had sex with me, and my accuser said that he had never had sex with me, adamantly denied it to the principal and his football coach. and the principal actually told me later on that he had also looked into all of the rumors and he had found them to be untrue as well. >> if all of this is true, eric deters, when you talk to the prosecutts, h t whao dhey say? why are they bringing this case? >> well, that'o a great question, and not to overstate it, but this is kind of like the same michael defong case. there is absolutely no evidence to support these allegations. they've interviewed everybody. there was allegations that she bought alcohol. not true. he described -- this is funny, harry. he describes her apartment. they say, well, describe her apartment. he says, well, there's a bedroom, and there's a tv. he failed to leave out things like she has dogs and she has

this and she has that. she has very identifying birthmarks on her body. she has a skin graft when she was in a serious car accident, which he left out. he claims he had sex, but what happened is he found out he was going to get expelled, so he made the rumor again. that's what happened. so they're basing it all on this boy. >> do us a favor. if this ends the way you hope it ends, come back and talk to us. all right? >> we'd love to do that. we anticipate that. and we anticipate civil litigation afterwards. >> thank you very much for taking the time to speak with us. be well. >> thanks for having us. dave is outside. we've got a great crowd on hand. it's a beautiful summer day. what's going on outside, dave? >> look at this. from one end all the way down here all the way over here, and then come this way, come this way, follow me. all the way back in this direction. all the way up in this direction. we've got people on the plaza. so let's get to business right

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transition as easy and painless, if that's possible, as possible for the kids. >> during the hiatus, the tabloids spotted jon with various women while kate kept a relatively low profile, perhaps winning her fans over to her side. in the premiere episode, kate took the kids to the beach, followed as always by paparazzi. >> what do you do? i'm living my life, and if they have to be there and take pictures, great. i'm not going to keep my kids inside and stifle their existence. >> meanwhile, jon supervised the kitchen renovation at their pennsylvania home. >> it's kind of strange we're remodeling our kitchen in the middle of our separation and stuff like that. >> the wait is on to see if viewers will stick with the show built around an adorable family. >> we're in this together. >> now no longer together. up next, how to save big money when buying prescription drugs. it's as simple as a phone call. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.e

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on this morning's "healthwatch," drug prices. americans spend more than $250 billion every year on prescription medication. and if you don't have insurance, it really pays to shop around. our consumer correspondent susan koeppen is here with some advice. good morning. >> good morning, maggie. there are plenty of people who pay for their drugs without the help of insurance, so cost does matter. we called pharmacies across the country comparing prices on everything from paxil to lipitor, and we found that drug prices are not created equal. when christine nyhom lost her job, she also lost her health insurance. she was on her own when it came to buying her prescription drugs. >> i actually was taking three medications regularly, and one of them had i had stopped taking because i couldn't afford it. >> reporter: so christine's doctor advised her to shop around. >> i never thought about shopping out for prescription

drugs before because i didn't need to. i was amazed at what i learned. >> reporter: christine even wrote about her experience on the website associated content, when she detailed what happened when she went shopping for an antibiotic. >> i called about a half dozen drug stores in the area and just asked for a quote. walgreens was $49 for this prescription. and i called costco, and the same prescription was $22. so it was still a very, very big difference. >> reporter: we decided to do our own shopping around, calling pharmacies across the country for price quotes. first, we checked for a one-month supply of the popular antidepressant paxil. in los angeles, a walgreens gave us a price of $170. but at a rite-aid, the same prescription was only $85, half the price. as for a month's supply of the drug lipitor, at a cvs pharmacy in dallas, the prescription was

$142. but we found it cheaper at a sams club, where the price was $122. a savings of $20. and when we called pharmacies in new york city about thesthma drug advair, walgreens quoted us $322. at duane reade, the price was just $209. that's more than a $100 difference. >> i think shopping around is very important. >> reporter: laurie riley is with pharma, which represents the pharmaceutical industry. >> about 70% of the prescription is what the manufacturer receives for the product. 25% of that are costs added on by the people and/or the chain, either the wholesaler or the pharmacy. so they do have some flexibility. >> reporter: christine nyhom says she saves $150 a month on her prescription drugs. >> i would definitely recommend shopping around. you'd be surprised how much difference it makes. >> asking for generics is a

cheaper way to go, and shopping at approved online pharmacies can also save you money, maggie. >> any words of caution for people shopping around? >> if you're shopping around different pharmacies, different pharmacists, let everybody know so they can tell you there's going to be a bad interaction. everyone needs to know the drugs you're taking. >> very important. susan koeppen, thanks. coming up next, we'll take you inside the secrets of the secret service. we'll be right back. >> announcer: "cbs healthwatch" sponsored by list terin smart rinse. the anti-cavity fluoroide rinse that's fun for kids. the mouthwash that gets teeth four times whiter than the leading toothpaste. and kills bad breath germs. listerine® whitening vibrant white™.

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behind the sunglasses. what it's really like to be part of the secret service detail assigned to the white house. >> hillary was irritated, and i'm putting that in the very mildest of terms. >> we'll have the exclusive interview with the author of a controversial new tell-all book. calling all carrie wanna-bes. we'll show you how to be an extra in the upcoming "sex and the city" sequel. and the very funny joan rivers on her new tv show. >> it gets rid of all the mosquitoes for about two hours. >> if they only had that for mother in laws. >> early this tuesday morning, august 4th, 2009.

welcome back to "the early show." i'm julie chen in los angeles. harry smith and maggie rodriguez are in new york with that fabulous crowd outside our studio. good morning, guys. >> it is a fabulous crowd. the biggest crowd we've had in a while. >> it is so big the u.s. census is here actually giving these people their own zip code. >> that's right. we're pretty lucky. >> thank you. i'll be here all week. >> coming up this morning, it is "shark week" here on "the early show." as you can see from all of the posters. coming up, you're going to meet a man who had a close encounter with a shark in the bahamas exactly eight years ago today. he survived, but not before the shark took most of his leg off. a lot of good lessons to be learned from him. we'll talk to him in a little while. look who just rolled up. somewhere over there is the one

and only -- >> wait a minute. >> that's not joan. hold on, that's not joan rivers. >> that looks like john rivers. >> that's not joan rivers. >> that's not joan rivers. >> right. >> is there somebody else in that car? who's this? >> i don't know who that -- that's not joan rivers either. >> that's not joan rifrs. >> and that's -- >> that's not joan rivers. >> how many joan rivers can you fit in a volkswagen? >> that is joan rivers. >> there we go! >> there's our dear joan. >> she's got a brand new show on tv land. she's got a big roast on comedy central. she's got huge gigs coming up in las vegas, and she's with us this morning to tell us all about it. i don't know why those other women are here, but joan is here to talk about it. >> she's so busy she needs a double. >> those were decoys. let's go inside to the one and

only original russ mitchell standing by at the news desk. no impochltors there. >> good morning, everybody. the white house says former president bill clinton is on a "solely private mission" to win the release of two american journalists in north korea. bill clinton arrived in pyongyang over growing tensions over the north korea nuclear program. journalists laura ling and euna lee were arrested in march after they supposedly crossed the border. iranian television reports the three had been arrested for illegal entry. the three were hiking along the border between iraq and iran last week. taliban rockets hit kabul this morning in a rare attack on the capital. at least eight rockets were fired, some exploding near u.s. and british embassies and afghan government offices. one child was wound. an alleged al qaeda terrorist link plot has been broken up in australia. this morning's raids followed a seven-month surveillance operation. four with ties to a somali

extremist group were arrested. they had plans to attack military bases. and from wisconsin, a story of revenge on a cheatingb@ husband. four women, including the man's wife, are charged in the case. three of them were romantically involved with the man. police say he was lured to a motel last week where he was confronted by the women. they then tied him up, assaulted him, and used super glue on his private parts. at least one of the women now says, i'm so ashamed. it is now 8:04. seems to be a good time to go outside to single guy dave price, who's out on the plaza with another check of the weather. david? >> yes, russ. i'm with hayden and spencer jacobs, who have just opted to behave in the last 30 seconds before we went on the air. you want to recount what you were doing to your brother just about ten seconds ago, and what were you doing back? this is what was going on until their mother stepped in and basically threatened to ground them for the rest of their lives if they didn't behave on national television. there we go. now let's get a fight going, just like i did when i was

growing up. no, no, i'm just kidding. they're visiting from dallas, texas. nice to see everybody. friday night fights comes up here on cbs real soon. in the meantime, let's take a check of the weather. there they go. here we go, ohio valley is going to have rough weather today, hail, damaging winds. watch for downpours rolling on through. could see airport delays if you're rolling through cincinnati or flying into louisville. that combination of cool air and warm air creates the instability. northeast looks really nice. beautiful. really warm down to the mid-atlantic states. as you head to florida, you'll see spotty thunder showers popping on up. pacific northwest five to ten degrees above the norm. as you head down to the desert southwest, you're talking about temperatures anywhere from the 100s to the 110s. that's a quick look at the national map. hey, boy

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we're never told very much about the men and women of the secret service, who courageously stand between the president and any potential harm. but this morning we take you inside their secret world. in the movies they are sometimes portrayed as mysterious and intense. >> if i don't overreact, the president's dead. >> not too far from reality, where the men and women of the secret service dedicate themselves to protecting the lives of u.s. presidents and their families. >> good friend of mine used to call us a fraternity with guns. we are very, very close knit. >> william albracht was an agent for 26 years. >> you're sworn to take a bullet for the president. we are trained to interpose ourself, ourdybo, between wherever it's coming fr, and your protectee. >> despite being around presidents and their families countless hours a day, the professional line was never crossed. >> you're not their friend. you are courteous to them, and you answer them with all the respect in the world whether you

like them or not. it does not matter. >> though some made the work a pleasure. >> reagan and bush, without a doubt, those guys, they were america's americans. >> others made it less so. >> jimmy carter was rather difficult. he didn't intermix well with the secret service. >> over the years, agents have dealt with some strange situations. from the dating rituals of presidential daughters. >> there was no love lost between the detail and patti davis. >> to the nights on the town of the bush twins. all under thefg ye of agents. but there were also the personal trying moments first families go through. albracht remembers the clintons' trip to martha's vineyard in 1998 in the midst of the monica lewinsky scandal. >> hillary was irritated, and i'm putting that on the very mildest of terms, like he was grounded. he was not allowed to go play. i get a call one day from hillary direct and said, where's bill? i said, i think he's at the

local starbucks in martha's vineyard. and she said, tell him to get home now. >> a firsthand witness to history, albracht says his time as an agent is unforgettable. >> do i miss getting a call in the middle of the night, somebody threatened to kill the president, go get him. do i miss getting on a car plane with agents and half a dozen others flying around the world? no. but i sure do miss the guys i did it with. those were the best guys and the best years ever. >> a new book reveals much about the people they protect. it's called "inside the president's secret service." ron kesler is the author, and he joins us this morning. good morning. >> good to be here. >> it's the secret service. aren't they supposed to write an oath or take a vow and not -- to not talk about this stuff? >> that's right. this is the first time those secrets have been revealed. i used sodium pentathol on them, and it seems to have worked. >> honestly, why do these folks

talk to you? >> i have a background of writing about the fbi and the cia in a very honest way, and they trusted me. over the years i developed sources. it took a while. what also happened is the agents were absolutely outraged the secret service has been cutting corners lately to the point where they'll actually shut down metal detection when an event is about to start and there's strag letters, or even in the case of joe biden, when he threw the first pitch at the orioles game, they'll have no metal protection. that means that gunmen, terrorists, can bring in weapons, can bring in grenades, and they won't be detected. they're really taking a chance with the president's life. >> is your sense about this, is it just about budget? is >> it's sort of hard to figure. it's the culture which has started since homeland security took it over. it is partly budget. they should get much more money. they're overworked. also, it's just a corner-cutting culture, and yet the threats are up 400% since obama became president.

>> that is a sea change in terms of an african-american president and all the history he made, but it also makes a huge difference in terms of his day to day protection. >> it's scary, and the secret service has not really changed to take account of that. because they're cutting corners. >> would you go so far to say that you think, because of these budget cuts, the president's life might be -- >> oh, there's no question his life is in danger. how basic can it be that they don't do metal detection when you go to an airport? everyone goes through a metal detector. when george bush was in the country of georgia, someone got through with a grenade because metal detection was shut down. it was exactly the same thing, same chance. tomorrow president obama could be assassinated, biden could be assassinated, simply because the secret service was not doing what it used to do until homeland security took it over. >> very interesting.

along with this very dangerous and real job of the president's security, there's the less glamorous job of watching over family members, who certainly could be subject to attack or targeted, but it tends not to be quite as glamorous. >> yeah. secret service agents are like human surveillance cameras. they watch everything behind the scenes, whether it's first family, presidents, vice presidents, cabinet officers, and, you know, they just have incredible secrets, which are revealed in this book. for example, jenna and barbara bush would try to evade their detail. jenna especially would go through red lights to try to evade her secret service detail. henry hager, her boyfriend who became her husband, got so drunk at a party on halloween with her, that the secret service actually had to take him to georgetown hospital. another time they had to intervene in a brawl in a bar in georgetown. it was actually chelsea clinton who did it the best, according to the secret service. >> she was the best at evading

the detail? >> no. she was the best in terms of being owe obedient and considerate. speaking of considerate, obama and michelle are very considerate and respectful of secret service. on the other hand, obama has been smoking on a regular basis despite his claims -- >> that's what the agents tell you? >> that's right. >> made a lot of news here this morning. ron kesler, very interesting book. important story to tell for sure. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for joining us. to read an excerpt from "inside the president's secret service," just go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. up next, "shark week." you'll meet a man who barely survived a battle with a bull shark. we'll have the story when we come back. rewrite your hair's past and give it a whole new life.

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this morning on our series "shark week" in partnership with the discovery channel, we're going back to 2001, the so-called summer of the shark when 50 swimmers were attacked by sharks off u.s. beaches. it was also when krishna thompson had his close encounter with a bull shark in the bahamas, losing his leg in the struggle. krishna is here along with discovery channel expert andy dehart. good morning. >> good morning. >> krishna, exactly eight years ago today, you're in the bahamas celebrating nur tenth wedding anniversary. you go for a swim. take it from there. >> yes. i was celebrating my tenth year wedding anniversary. i was in the water, treading water, and the water was actually cold, murky, and from the corner of my eye i saw a shark fin approach me. and the first thing that i thought of is to get out of its path. so as i tried to throw my body and swim towards the land, i felt the shark's body pass

through my legs. it grazed my inner knee and caught my left leg between my knee and my ankle. and i heard its teeth go crunch right into my bones. it started towing me out further into the ocean. >> so this thing has a hold on your leg. >> yes. >> it's towing you. your instinct is to do what? >> i tried to shake loose, but before i could do that, the shark pulled me down under the water, and i remember looking up, and i saw like a tunnelling effect. and i tried to swim back up, but the shark just was too powerful. it started to shake me like a rag doll. and i tensed my body up. i tried to not let any water go in my mouth or nose. and then as soon as the shark stopped, i knew it was time for me to do something. so i tried to imagine the shark jaws on my leg, and i threw one punch in that area. and then i took both of my

hands, and i grabbed its mouth and released my leg. and i couldn't believe it. it sounds stupid, but it worked. >> no, it doesn't sound stuped id. >> i was in such a good mood. i had so much energy. i felt like i was muhammad ali. i gave it a combination to the nose and face, and i just swam away. >> it was probably adrenaline, 100%. is that something you heard you should do, or was that instinctively? >> everything i did was instinctive. >> so you swim to shore somehow. this is amazing. you write your room number on the sand so they could let your wife know what was happening, and you pass out. when you wake up, they have to amputate part of your leg? >> yes. >> so you have a prosthetic right now? >> yes. this is called a c-leg, and i got it through hanger prosthetics and or thotices, and the knee was made by auto-vox. >> how does it feel? >> it's great. it's given me my independence. it's as close to a real leg as i'm going to get.

>> i want to talk to you, andy, about his reaction to the shark attack. did he do the right thing? >> generally speaking, shark attack is extremely rare. less than 100 attacks per year worldwide. unfortunately, statistics are real for him. so, yes, the best thing to do, if you are faced with an aggressive shark, punching to the nose. a lot of their sensory organs are in that nose. generally speaking, as he saw, they'll usually swim the opposite direction. they want to get away from that. >> is there anything he could have done to avoid it? >> he was in murky water. that's a start. the sharks lose their vision at that point. the shark might have thought his leg was a barracuda. we don't know exactly what the shark was thinking. generally, it's a case of mistaken identity. we tell people to avoid dusk and dawn. those are shark feeding hours. and if there's a lot of bait fish in the water because bait fish bring in sharks. >> we're so glad you're here to tell the story. you and your wife went on to have two kids after that, so congratulations for everything.

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( laughter continues ) it is a sunny corner on 59th street and fifth avenue here in new york city. we've got a huge crowd to cheer us on. welcome back to "the early show," everybody. my little girl came to visit today, jules. she's somewhere back there. i don't know if we can get a shot of her. >> we'll get her. the people who paid extra, they're stuck behind the shark sign. >> there we go. >> there you go. >> unobstructed view. >> come in. coming up in this half hour, for everybody who travels these days, we'll look at the best airports and the worst

airports -- i know this will get your attention -- when it comes to delays. there's a new study out, and "travel and leisure" magazine will have the report for us. >> daniela is ready for her close-up. >> i haven't seen her in so long. her hair has gotten so long, maggie. >> can you say hi, julie? >> no. >> okay, no. >> i think she wants to be with dave. >> probably. >> i think she wants to go be with lauren. >> and the always spectacular and outrageous joan rivers, in studio with us this morning. good morning, joan. >> good morning. >> got a lot going on. we're going to talk to her about all of that? just a bit. >> also coming up, they are young, they are fabulous, and they are all lined up for a chance to be in the "sex and the city" sequel. this morning we are live at the casting call for extras. but first, let's go back to dave with our final check of the weather. dave, take it away. >> all right. nice to see you, julie.

gang, let's walk over this way and meet some great folks. this young lady and this young lady, megan and ashley. from? >> rhode island. >> from rhode island, represented beautifully today. what do you say you hang around with me and we do the weather, all right? just follow what i do. just walk behind me. here we go. walk like you know what you're doing. here we go. say hello to everyone. wave. let's take a check of the weather and see what's happening all across the country. we'll go from rhode island all the way across the country and back again. let's check out the weather in the northeast first, looking really nice. temperatures in the 80s through much of the state. now, as we look at the rest of the country, we're going to see texas with triple digit temperatures in some locations. the southern plains are going to be warm. triple digits. southwest as well. west coast looking good. it is going to still be baking and dry in the pacific northwest, and again the great weather continues in the northeast, but it's the ohio valley that could see some severe weather. you know what, if you're missing some great music in missouri,

it's because they're here. we're going right to the very end where our docent harry smith has been all morning keeping track of this gang. where are you from in missouri? >> fredericktown, missouri. >> which is where? >> 90 miles south of st. louis. >> you guys sound great. welcome to new york, and thanks for >> here's some questions.

do you ever wonder which one of the anchors has a diet pepsi for breakfast? >> yes. >> say it with feeling. >> do you ever wonder which one of us has a bobblehead? >> yes. >> do you ever wonder which one of us has a bowling ball in their office just so we can escape for a quick round or two? >> yes. >> if you answered yes to any one of those questions at home, maybe you ought to check out the all new early show ckstage. it's exclusively on our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. log on and check out all the fun things you don't see on tv. does that sound cool? >> yes. >> say it again. does that sound cool? >> yes. >> does that sound cool? julie, over to you. >> thanks a lot, dave. it won't be released until next year, but there's already a buzz about the "sex and the city" sequel. cbs news correspondent bianca solorzano is outside the metropolitan pavilion in new york city, where they are casting extras for this film this morning. pretty good looking extras, bianca. >> reporter: very good and very fashionable.

hi, good morning, julie. the casting here, it really doesn't start for a few more hours. already, the line is form. some of these women, they woke up at 3:30 in the morning just to have a chance to land a role as an extra in the "sex and the city" sequel. they're the female foursome, known for friendship, fashion, and, of course, sex. >> it's really what it's like to live in new york city as a single woman. >> reporter: and those "sex and the city" gals are making a silver screen sequel. it's the talk at where else? the place where carrie bradshaw satisfied her stiletto obsession. >> and the manolo blahniks. >> what? >> i love manolos. >> how many pairs are you buying? >> i'm buying five pairs. my husband doesn't know that, but i guess he'll find out. >> never tell the husband. >> reporter: today in new york city, there's an open casting call for extras.

international types, clubgoers, and socialites enkurnled. >> you're going to see a lot of women trying to emulate the fashionable looks you see in "sex and the city." you're going to see so many fashionistas at this casting call, you'll think it's the movie itself. >> how often do you guys -- >> color? >> thank you. >> i can't color enough. i could color all day every day if i had my way. i would use every crayon in my box. >> we get it. you love to color. >> and there's bound to be a colorful cast of carrie wanna-bes with high heeled hopes at the audition. >> the fashion melee on the streets of new york city yesterday triggered a stampede among a crowd of young women waiting to audition for america's next top model. >> casting calls for reality shows have a history of getting a little bit out of hand. at today'ssh casting call, it's going to be interesting to see the chaos that ensues.

>> reporter: and talk about fashion, listen to the brand of shoes they're wearing today. what are you wearing? >> bcbg. >> versace. >> elizabeth and james. >> reporter: and in honor of today, i'm wearing my new manolo, and my husband knows about them. all right, julie. back to you. >> you mean he knows about them now, bianca. just kidding. >> reporter: he knows about them now, yes. >> all right. let's see what shoes -- maggie, you always have fabulous shoes. can we see what shoes you're wearing? >> i have the favorites, as we call them, the lubutons my husband gave me, the black patents. >> toe down. let's see. >> always toe down. >> joan, you always have fabulous everything. >> i'm wearing basics because i'm running around promoting my new show "how'd you get so rich", i'm wearing comfortable manolos and the round baby toe.

just in case someone doesn't look up and see the face. >> joan, somehow i knew you weren't going to say my comfortable easy spirit. looks like a pump, feels like a sneaker. >> what about you, julie? >> i'm wearing my comfortable -- let me take off my shoe. i can't bend too much these days. my comfortable manolos, nude. not that you can ever see them when i'm out here. these actually are comfortable. i'm just glad my feet haven't swollen yet. >> you know, a new shoe, they told me years ago, is the sexiest show a woman can wear. marilyn monroe always wore nude shoes and nude legs so you could pretend you were in bed with her. she had these theorys. >> joan is here because she's got this new show on tv land. >> debuts tomorrow night. >> the title of which is? >> "how'd you get so rich?" >> i'm sorry. >> we had another word in there,

but they made me take it out. >> it used to be "how'd you get so blanking rich?" that would have been a better title. >> i went to a funeral in indianapolis, and the woman was buried in a gucci body bag, and i said, who are these people? how did they get so rich? >> that's a true story? >> true story. that's how it started. and i went back. you know you drive along -- people are crazy. remember the woman that was burying her porsche. people do these things. i said -- i like to -- i go past houses and go, how'd they get so rich? in a swamp in florida. so we did this show which starts, and we ring people's doorbells and say to them, how'd you get so rich? and they tell you. new money is great. >> let's take a look. >> we're going to visit a man who is worth $50 million plus. he has an 8,000 square foot mansion, and he's on two man made lakes.

you know how he got all of his money? he got it by making teeth. >> serious? >> teeth. if you have a child, don't send them to college. it's a waste of your damn money. this guy makes billy bob teeth, and it's a joke. and people laughed, and he made more. he's a wonderful man, jonah white, and he's made millions on billy bob teeth. >> still a lot of american dreamers out there. >> here's his house. he has the biggest log cabin. they all spend their money differently. all kinds of billy bob teeth. you can get cavities, abscesses. >> what do you think of that look for you? >> listen, this hasn't done me much good. >> what did you learn from visiting all these filthy rich people? >> i learn, one, it's the american dream. the show says, if you've got an idea and you work hard, you can

get rich in this economy. it's a great show. and, two, they're all charitable. they're all -- because they're so far from asking for it, that they're still there to give it out. they were all great. all great. >> another topic. a lot of stuff we want to cover with you. comedy central roast. when is that on? >> sunday night, comedy central. they roasted me to death, and i kept saying, oh, what are they going to say? oh, mied go, there it is. oh, yeah. there's kathy griffin. she said too much. i guess you noticed that. >> what's too much? >> wait until you see. it's unbelievable. >> carl reiner, wow. >> do you get insulted? does it hurt your feelings? >> what are they going to say? i've been pulled so tight that i go to the bathroom through my ears. >> never heard that one before. >> she's so old that when hannibal crossed the alps, she was waiting to greet him on the other side with a sandwich, done. but it was a brilliant roast. they came up with great things.

and then i'm going to vegas. i had a busy week. in august and beginning of september, venetian. haven't been there in ten years. old showgirls. their breasts so low with pasties on the floor. >> thanks for that. >> have another cup of coffee. >> you're so busy. is that why you walk around with all those body doubles? they make appearances for you. >> we're pushing the show. "how'd you get so rich?" we brought in three drag queens who look better than i do. they look great. their makeup was perfect. >> maggie figured it out. >> i looked in the car and thought, oh, god, this is why i'll never remarry. bernie madoff's away. can i just say hello to bernie in jail. bernie, hello, baby. i'll never tell where those are. bernie madoff, $62 billion, and we're sitting here in last year's clothes.

>> he's sitting there -- exactly. >> not that much fun. great to see you. good luck on all the shows. all the stuff you got going on. >> great to see you. >> good to have you. we know you're on the road a lot. we want you to hear this next segment. it's about travel delays. the list is out. i'm going to talk to amy farley here. her magazine "travel and leisure" came out with the list of best airports and worst airport when's it comes to delays. this is the annual performance survey, and amy farley is here with the results. good morning. are delays better or worse so far overall this year? >> this is good news for travelers so far this year. after years of watching delays go up, they've actually gone down this year. we have the economy to thank because there's less flights and less congestion, which means the flights are coming in on time. >> how do you go about conduct thg study? >> we take the stats from the bureau of transportation statistics. what we looked at were the percentage of flights that

departed more than 15 minutes late from airports around the country. >> let's take a look at winners and losers. first of all, the most delays. the number one airport -- there's a new winner -- or i guess loser -- right here in our own backyard, newark. >> newark gets the ignoble honor of beating out chicago o'hare. newark has 30% of its flights departing late, which is a bit shocking. you also can see the new york metro area didn't do very well because we also have laguardia and jfk in the top five. >> there's the list. newark, chicago, miami, dallas/ft. worth, new york's laguardia, new york's jfk, san francisco, washington, d.c., atlanta, and philadelphia are the worst. philadelphia is new on the list. >> philadelphia is. last year chicago midway was on the bottom list, or the worst list. this year it actually improved. and philadelphia took its place. >> what advice do you give for travelers who have no choice but to go through these airports? >> the first thing to do is pay attention to these lists. we keep track of it, and you can

actually see the best airport list as well. you can sort of make your choices. minneapolis is one of the top airports for on time performance. chicago is one of the worst. so if you have a choice of which airport you're flying through, choose minneapolis over chicago. >> choose salt lake city if you can because it's the best, the fewest delays, followed by portland, washington, d.c., minneapolis/st. paul. which d.c. airport was on the worst? >> washington dulles is on the worst. washington reagan is on the best. so if it you are choosing between your d.c. airports, go for reagan over dulles. >> what are a few tips to avoid being caught in a delay? >> the first thing, you can take a look at the hour that you're flying. we actually track not just the average percentage of flights delayed, but we looked at the peak times when they're delayed at airports. and by and large, that's after 8:00 p.m. so if you're flying early in the day, you have a better chance of getting out on time. the earlier the better. i always take the first flight out in the morning. the other thing you can do is airlines actually have statistics that have the on time

performance of individual flights. so you can actually call your airline when you're making your booking and ask how does this particular flight perform, and they should be able to tell you. >> why does one airport get worst and one gets better from year to year? >> that is a good question. a lot of it has to do with just simple traffic. you know, in the new york area, we have a lot of flights coming in and there's limited air space. so there's a lot of traffic they have to deal with. a lot of also is just weather. the summer storms roll in in the afternoon, that can really tie up an airport. and then in the winter there's, of course, those blizzards that can tie up things for days on end. >> we know that. amy farley, thank you. >> thanks so much. >> good to have you on. for more information on the best and worst airport list, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. up next, mango madness here at "the early show" with daisy martinez of the food network. (mom) he needed everything for college:

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mangos are a great summer food, but a lot of people just don't know how to cook with them. so daisy martinez, host of "viva daisy!" on the food network, is here with more ideas. >> it's great to meet you finally. where's daniela? >> she's around here somewhere. >> daniela, i'm your biggest fan. >> it's very mutual. >> how much do you love mangos? >> i love mangos with lime. >> and chile. a lot of people are scared of mangos. they don't know what to do with them. >> i'm going to show you. >> this is perfect. we have "shark week." people are afraid of sharks, and they're afraid of mangos. we're going to cure their mango fears today. >> no fan gmango phobias anymor. mangos are one of those super foods. vitamin a, vitamin c, potassium. it's got a big fat seed in the middle. i cut this mango and carved down

along the seed. then you swirl it a little bit and almost invert the skin so that you end up with pretty little cubes like that. and the other thing you can do -- isn't that great? and it's right there available for you. the other thing you can do is peel the mango before you take it off the pit. so you just lay your mango down and just let your knife fall right down. >> you need a good knife. >> yeah. >> that's nothing to be aed frayed of. >> you want to make sure the mango is ripe. this is a little this side of ripe. the way that you know a ripe mango -- i'm going to show you. you want it to have a little bit of just skin. press your thumb in there. >> it's almost like an avocado thing. >> it should be a little heavy in the hand, lots of fragrance and florals. smells like a plum with a fig, and it has a little give. you have different mangos. these are haitian mangos, also

known as champagne mangos. did you know that mango is the national fruit of india, pakistan. how fabulous is that? i don't know why puerto rico didn't get in it? harry, get over here. >> we had mango fretrees growinp in my backyard. >> harry, i want you to juice these limes for me. >> i'm getting mango madness. i'm getting overcome. >> what we're going to do is today is i have a beautiful crab salled for the summer. i have that nice jumbo lump crab, some lime zest. i want some heat in my salad. some hall pjalapeno. >> better bring the heat. >> and to offset the jalapeno, some nice mango. going to add a little bit of salt and pepper. go right ahead and whisk -- here, whisk some olive oil in there.

i have some cilantro for a nice green herbal note. isn't that pretty? we have our viniagrette. you're going to go ahead and top that. this is a beautiful salad for summer entertaining. >> and you put it in an avocado. >> i'm going to do that for you. look at you. you are totally the man. >> he's a great cook. >> right over there, flip it. how delicious is that? >> and easy. >> and easy. no mayonnaise. nice and cold and refreshing. can have it for a first course, a nice lunch. and mango -- we're rocking the mango today. >> hang on one second. really quickly what's that? >> pork chops with black bean and mango salad. >> what have you got down there? >> mango passion fruit with a raspberry. >> for more of daisy's recipes, go to our website, julie, we g.

howard bernstein with you. a traffic update from angie in just a moment. the 90s and the humidity could bubble up a thunderstorm in the afternoon. wednesday a better chance of thunderstorms and thursday upper 80s and isolated thunderstorm here or there. overhead not much to talk about with the clouds but showers and storms in southern ohio, west virginia. we will see if that makes it close to the western sections in the afternoon. we have some fog around. it is burning up as visibility is much improved. cambridge zero visibility, up to a mile now. temperatures this morning are 81 southern maryland. we're at 75. culpeper's thermometer is a little late with the temperature, winchester 71 and

fredericksburg 75 thunderstorms may activate. tomorrow thunderstorm chances will increase. >> four minutes from the 9:00 hour. hope you are off to a terrific tuesday. we have a couple of traffic incidents to tell you about. kick things off with realtime graham are graphics. we have a little icon there. southbound at the bw parkway at 198, crash activity is blocking the right lane. drivers are jammed from 175 to the scene. 95 in the yellow from 175 past route 1 and that is just volume. moving to the outer loop. here's our shot. we will actually take it to the maps and show you an accident at 202. this is to the left shoulder. drivers are slow approaching the scene. from new hampshire to georgia looks like that delay is starting to clear out.

taking it outside and look at the outer loop for us. we have the shot. 395 northbound dragging along from the capital beltway to seminary. this is just volume. no incidents or accidents to report. that's a quick look at traffic. over to howard. hazy sunshine outside. that will be the case today. hot, sticky, low 90s, isolated storm today. scattered storms on wednesday. highs in the low 90s and cool off on thursday and friday but look at the heat build back over the weekend. we will see you in three minutes. gó

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