jeremy? carla, still so many questions, as you mentioned, about the burial, where and when it's going to take place. what else are you hearing about that? >> reporter: well, police aren't saying where the casket is. the folks at forest lawn said it would not be brought back there after the memorial. and there are reports he will not be buried there. it is possible he could be buried there at a later date. we know his brother, jermaine jackson, it's his desire to be buried at his ranch, at neverland. but they'd have to overcome some legal hurdles for that to happen. although his ashes could be scattered there. it is a bit of a mystery. we'll have to wait and see. >> all right. abc's carla wohl in downtown los angeles. thanks, carla. >>> did the day live up to the hype? outside staples center, estimated crowds of 500,000 people, never materialized. just a few hundred were there, as most stayed home and watched it on tv. tv estimates put it at 1 million people worldwide. that's dwarfed by those

good morning, carla. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy. you know, it was here at the staples center that michael jackson last took the stage, rehearsing for his comeback tour. as you mentioned, it will be on this same stage later today, that thousands gather to say good-bye. family members have made final arrangements for michael jackson's private memorial at forest long ceremony this morning. the pop star reportedly will be laid to rest in a specially designed costume, likely covering his arms, which abc news has learned were scarred with track marks. police are bracing for massive crowds at the public memorial, which will follow. there will be a star-studded event. mariah carey will sing her version of michael jackson's hit, "i'll be there." the dancers who were part of jackson's final tour will take the sage. beyonce, jennifer hudson, lionel richie, and usher will be there. and from the sports world, magic johnson and kobe bryant. not coming, jackson's ex-wife, debbie rowe, who said she didn't want to be a distraction. and elizabeth tay

jeremy, what is your basic underlying disagreement with jeremy segal?greement is, in the long run we're all dead. if you're going to buy stocks and put them away for 100 years. >> but the heirs are not dead. >> that's right. >> heirs who get the stuff or not of the. >> exactly. >> put that aside. >> we're talking about the advice we have to give to people who are going to be living on the retirement in 10, 20 years. >> no, will he me tell you what you're talking about. you're talking about a young person entering the work force, 25, 30 years old. should he or she start accumulating stocks for the long run, and should they say, we've had these huge corrections, it's been a terrible ten years, as jeremy acknowledges and you have obvious pointed out. should they buy stocks? >> they should buy stocks, but the calf yet is, they shouldn't just buy them and put them away. they should buy them and engage in risk management. >> aggressively trading. >> no, i don't mean aggressively trading. i mean, you use a trailing stop loss. you can use any stock in the world

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jeremy? >> all right, thanks. >>> abc is planning extensive live coverage of the jackson memorial service tomorrow starting at 1 p.m. eastern. 10 a.m. pacific and i'll be reporting from los angeles beginning tomorrow morning. >>> in nashville stunned fans are leaving flowers and messages outside the restaurant owned by former quarterback steve mcnair who was murdered this weekend. investigators are focusing on mcnair's relationship with a 20-year-old woman found dead nearby. they say both had been dated for several months. >> we have already begun talking to friends of miss kazemi and friends of mr. mcnair in an s y ascertain if they were upset at each other. >> he was married with four sons. funeral arrangements are expected to be announced later today. >>> china's state media is reporting 140 people have been killed and more than 800 injured after police cracked down on ethnic protesters in a western province. it could be the deadliest outbreak of violence in china in years. tensions betwee

jeremy? >> t.j.reporting from the staples center. later this half hour, the michael jackson fans from far away who dropped everything to claim their memorial service tickets here in l.a. stay with abc news for charlie gibson's live coverage of the memorial starting at 1 p.m. eastern, 10 a.m. here on the west coast. >> in russia president obama is meeting with the country's most powerful politician. it is the first time mr. obama and former president and current prime minister vladimir putin have sat down face to face. mr. obama has already achieved a major diplomatic breakthrough on nuclear weapons. jake tapper is traveling with the president. >> reporter: they stood in the kremlin, once the symbol of what president reagan called the evil empire. >> president medvedev and i are committed to leaving behind the suspicion and rivalry of the past so we can advance the interests that we hold in comm. >> reporter: those interests include a framework to reduce nuclear weapons, including war heads and launch

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jeremy gthry for the os and jon lester for the sox. but it was david ortiz who set the tone for the game. two on in the first and shazam, a three-run homer for the big guy. jeremy guthrie leads the league in home runs given up. the second inning would be three times better. they'd only give up one run. the red sox were up 4-0. or the other side, lester was crushed. strikes out markakis and adam jones three times. he would have nine on the night. but the os did not quit. in the fourth, matt wieters scores and had he two hits on the day. a bad throw gets wieters to second and the orioles are down now just 4-1. then the slow chopper. can't handle it. now the lead it down 4-2, but there's that guy again. how could a guy with such a nice state look so mean? this goes the double and the red sox go on to win 7-2. >>> after last night's chelsea a.c. milan football match, i have a whole new respect for the sport. these are some of the best athletes in the world. the game is physical and the ball handling is precise. and being right on the field

from our partners at espn tonight, here's jeremy schaap. >> history in the making. seven-time winner of tour de france. >> reporter: four years ago, when lance armstrong retired, he was at the pinnacle of not only his sport, but of sport, period. he'd won seven consecutive tours de france. all after overcoming stage four cancer. it was time, he said, to move on to other challenges. >> there won't be number eight i can tell you that. seven is heaven. >> reporter: armstrong might be right. maybe there won't be number eight. but he's trying. today in monte carlo, where the 2009 tour de france got under way, he's back on his bike. >> the image on our screens that we never thought we would see again. >> reporter: armstrong has not been idle since his retirement. in four eventful years, he called off a high-profile engagement to sheryl crow, fathered a child? he stated by competing again, he hopes by again keeping to generate revenue for his cancer research foundation. it's also clear that one of the supreme competitors in the annals of sport missed the rush of the ride.

obviously is jeremy guthrie understands that. you don't mind if they're solo home runs, but last night the three-run home run really did him in. now as far as he is concerned, the long ball and what you are looking at, what are you seeing with him? or maybe the better question is, what are you not seeing with him, why the ball continues to leave the ballpark? >> you have to realize that jeremy guthrie cannot do this all by himself. tell me right there that he's not looking for the fastball on the outside corner. so why give him a fastball that he can hit right there. all he was looking for, and you can tell by his body language, that he was pulling off the ball a little. he looks at it, but he is kind of fingerprinting with his -- fidgeting with his feet. the catcher didn't give him a good target, up in the zone, it wasn't in or up far enough, and you gave a great hitter an opportunity to come back and pull himself off the hook by getting a good pitch to hit, and that's what he has made a living doing off of mistakes like that. j

we all know what jeremy is capable of doing out on the mound.s never had any problems with his fast ball. you're right. it has everything to do with him overthrowing most of the time. >> i don't want to be right. >> let's look now. by the way, 6 left handed hitters are in the lineup today. roberts, over the last two games haos 5 for 9. he bought it the other night. >> this is what i think he has to do more often because roberts has only hit 300 in the major leagues one time. that was one of the on-year for him, where everything went right. for him to be a 300 hitter, he's got to bring that infield tighter on him than he does. he hits a lot of doubles but when you check the infielders, and see where the third baseman is playing, if they are not inside, he has to take the base submit get on base. he loves to hit doubles and feel his power fpblt that's one of the reasons his average never gets above 2.90. he's a 3.10 to 3.20 hitter in my mind. he doesn't use his speed so he's never been able to experience that. >> let look at the white sox lineup.

i'm jeremy hubbard. >> and i'm vinita nair.e, president obama has been reluctant to dig into the bush administration and terror tactics but times are changing. >> attorney general eric holder is considering a criminal investigation into whether cia operatives tortured terror suspects under president bush and democrats are calling for an investigation into whether then vice president dick cheney ordered the cia to hide a covert counterterrorism program from congress. jonathan karl has details. >> reporter: the officials say the appointment of a special prosecutor is likely raising the possibility of high-profile prosecutions of career cia operatives. republicans say that's a bad idea. >> this continued attack on the cia and our intelligence gathering organizations is undermining the morale and capacity of those organizations to gather intelligence. >> reporter: if that isn't enough, democrats in congress are vowing their own investigation into another cia controversy, the agency's failure to tell congress about a secret program

there is jeremy hermida. wait until that guy straps on and gets on. the nats have a team total of .227 and will -- 227 and willie harris has 20 of those. there may be a day or two where willie harris will bat second behind nyjer morgan. how fun will that be? nick johnson and ryan zimmerman would be licking their chops. >> rob: wisconsin cheese at the knees. this guy tried to exorcise some demons. >> reporter: deep short. guzman gets hinged it, can he get enough on the throw? no. and jeremy hermida gets an infield hit. >> rob: he gets an infield hit. before the game, he took a half dozen of his bats and lit them on fire and he gets himself an infield single. ball players are very superstitious. my room nate norm charlton after a bad spring training gave up about eight run-ins one day, went in, got his glove, hat, uniforms, spike, threw some lighter fluid on it and lit it on fire. >> bob: at the plant city stadium? >> rob: at the plant city stadium. had a little bonfire. >> bob: i'm sure the fire marshal was happy with that. >> rob: the fire marshal was

i'm vinita nair. >> i'm jeremy hubbard. the fight over michael jackson's estate moves to a los angeles courtroom today. >> his mother is contesting a 7-year-old will giving two former business partners control over his millions while fans hoping for tickets for the superstar's memorial wait for news. t.j. winick has more. >> reporter: good morning. los angeles authorities are bracing for a massive influx of people, as many as three quarters of a million michael jackson fans may try and get near this building on tuesday but right now no plans for any jumbotrons outside beaming the service to folks in the streets. after all, right now police are asking people to stay at home and watch the service on television. over 17,000 michael jackson fans devastated over his sudden death ten days ago are now celebrating the fact they will get a seat at the king of pop's memorial this tuesday in los angeles. >> we never thought that we would be picked. although we kept checking all day and sane -- serendipity with with us. we got the tick

what jeremy mayfield said is a little bit of a misnomer.in the clear now and everything is okay. it's really not. this just a temporary injunction. it will go to court later on. more than likely in the fall. so he is not out the woods. but he is getting to race again. >> with performance enhancing drugs and steroids in general being such a big story in the sports world, what has been the prevailing opinion among drivers, crew chiefs and owners about this specific situation as it has played out? >> i think everyone's reaction has been they don't want it around. more so than any other sport, this is really not the sport that you can have anyone not at the top of their game. it's not about performance enhancing drugs. but what we really dealt with in the last year and a half are recreational drugs. that's what the drivers don't want to the track and the car owners don't want it near the race track. in another sport, if you are doing greenies, the person you are hurting is you. in nascar, if you are under the influence of anything, you could ki

. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy. president nicolas sarkozy expected to leave the hospital this morning, after what could be a blow for his athletic image. as he collapsed while jogging on the grounds of versailles. the 54-year-old president, described as a fitness freak, had begun to feel unwell of a 45-minute grueling run in hot weather. the french leader was then rushed to a military hospital for tests. his wife, the former supermodel, carla bruni, was with him at the hospital, as the medical examinations were being carried out. according to government spokespeople, those results have so far showed no signs of health problems. they denied that the president was suffering cardiac problems. but sarkozy had been on a demanding health and exercise regime. sarkozy has been conscious of maintaining an image of a man of action, as it were. he's frequently invited the press to photograph him jogging. but perhaps this time, the french leader may have overstepped his own limits to prove his fitness. jeremy? >> all right. abc

jeremy might come back ♪ skinny, so skinny >> ooh, singing.y you got some pep in your step. >> i had that moment where no men were here. i was just excited. >> now you've come crashing back to reality. >> all right, we kind of need you. some of you. >> so john gosselin is needed as well, it seems, by a lovely young lady who is t kate. yeah. >> well, that was quick. >> he's already back out on the scene. he was spotted over the weekend in france with this woman, haley glassman. she's the daughter of the doctor who performed his wife kate's tummy tuck. how's that for a connection? this is nolike the other woman who was rumored at the end of the relationship with kate. they were seen on the french riviera on christian atas yacht. you see john gosselin wearg those clothes a lot. maybe he's got some deal. they were seen on this boat and smoking and living it up. >> i really wish for kate's sake i had some great story of who she's with now. but instead of i have to tell you about a spoof of her and her stretch marks. it's painful. you may have seen

. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita. a senior law enforcement official tells abc news, if alleged plot in rural north carolina, is the latest example of islamic radicals recruiting on american soil. the fbi is calling it a homegrown terror plot. seven north carolina men are charged with supporting terrorism and conspiring to commit murder abroad. the fbi raided the home of the alleged ring leader, 39-year-old

jeremy? >>> in today's "tech bytes" yahoo gets a major makeover.oo unveiled a new home page this morning. the new look gives users more control over what they see and allows them to check out other sites around the web on that one page. for example, users can customize their home page picking from dozens of aps. the new features will also be available on mobile devices. >>> barnes & noble is joining the ebook fray. the book seller launching a new electronic bookstore. they will sell books that can be read on iphone, blackberry and most pcs. it plans to offer 700,000 titles initially, up to a million in a year with bestsellers priced at $9.99. >>> disney's "g-force" hits theaters this friday. a 3d animated adventure about a secret agent force of talking guinea pigs. it hits stores today. and libby from "game daily" tested it. >> i would say it's a kid version of a more mature title. you have guys running and gunning, solving puzzles, this kind ofs to the same thing -- does the same thing without the blood and guts. you can play the game in 3d or not

jeremy, vinita? >> all right, steven, thanks. to announce this afternoon he will not run next year. the illinois democrat was appointed in december to fill barack obama's senate seat but ousted governor rod blagojevich. burris has not raised much campaign money and polls show he has little support from illinois voters >> mr. obama sits down today with world leaders to discuss the global combhik crisis. this morning before heading to the vatican. the first family will then go to africa, arriving in ghana tonight. >> when he returns home, mr. obama faces two challenging battles. first is his plan to reform health care, which is bogged down on capitol hill. there are questions about the promised economic turn around and calls for another stimulus. here's viviana hurtado. >> reporter: the battered economy is the one issue that helped elect president obama but slow economic recovery marked by a rising unemployment rate and a weak housing market also stands to hurt him. critics have focused on why the mammoth stimulus package hasn't ju

jeremy reed is next. breaking ball. you hang one.e you pay for it. [ cheers and applause ] . >> bob: and francoeur with his 41st rbi, rob, considering the kind of hitter he is, that's a real bad pitch. >> rob: well, when it is a trick pitch, and what i mean by that is it's got a certain rotation that is recognizable by hitters, and francoeur is good enough there that he recognizes the 12-6 rotation on that curve ball. you saw him stay at home and then just drive it down the left field line. so same thing we talked about with george zimmerman the other day. you must be careful throwing too many of the same pitch to a fastball hitter at this level. >> bob: that ball is fast hit. ronnie belliard in the outfield grass throws out jeremy. two for the mets. geico's been saving people money on car insurance for over 70 years. and who doesn't want value for their dollar? been true since the day i made my first dollar. where is that dollar? i got it out to show you... uhh... was it rather old and wrinkly? yeah, you saw it? umm fancy a crisp? g

they get jeremy jarmin from kentucky. don't squeeze the jarmin. jimmy riggleman managal debut tonight with the nationals. >> armstrong was 37 miles behind and he caught up? >> is that incredible? >> what did he have for breakfast? >> tough guy. >> thanks, tim. well, the g.o.p. is trying to portray president obama's health care efforts as a risky experiment the country cannot afford. we have the story in the political pulse. >> the r.n.c. launched a website to drive grass-roots opposition to the health care reform plans on capitol hill. the bsite, barackobamaexperiment.com is an experiment to get people to contact lawmakers. but an organization that supports reform says the republicans' efforts aren't what the country needs. t thwi theth p ( rock music playing ) this is about a new, more efficient luxury hybrid continuing to produce 70% fewer smog-forming emissions while delivering greater power. a fact not lost on the world around us. the all-new 2010 lexus rx hybrid. >> wove temperatures in the 90's. it's hard to think about christmas. but that's

jeremy is off this morning. we begin with what can only be described as an inferno at a major highway intersection in downtown detroit. >> it happened last night. the flames burned for hours. and it's safe to say this will not be your normal commute, where interstate 75 crosses nine mile road. witnesses say the scene of the tanker explosion was absolutely horrifying. >> what was going through my head was that we were all going to die. >> reporter: the fire apparently started when a tanker truck, loaded with fuel, was hit by another vehicle. the impact hit the tanker into supports of nine mile overpass. >> i've never seen so much fire. >> reporter: the crash shut down both sides of interstate i-79, near nine mile road in the city of hazel park. the ferocious fire is under control. but nearby residents say they remain fearful. >> just hope the wind daunt change and blow it at my house. >> reporter: the local energy company says power has been knocked out in nearby areas. amazingly enough the three drivers involved

jeremy? >> emily schmidt in washington. thanks, emily. >>> after weeks of traction, health care reform is gaining traction in capitol hill. in the house, conservatives and democrats are on board. meaning the final committee could vote before lawmakers leave town. important momentum for the president. no such progress for the senate, which may not strike a deal until september. president obama told the audience at a town hall meeting yesterday, it could take until october to get a final vote. the president said some congressmen tell him it might not happen until christmas. >>> a federal health panel is now out with its recommendations about who should be first to get the swine flu vaccine. but there are still questions about whether there's going to be enough vaccine to go around. and how soon it will be available. lisa starks reportses from the centers for disease control in atlanta. >> reporter: first and foremost, the vaccination will go to those with the highest risk. not just pregnant women. 15 of whom have died from th

. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita. today marks a new page in gm's long history. as the big three automaker tries to become profitable again. a new general motors may be just hours away. as the company is expected to exit bankruptcy this morning, 40 days after entering it. gm was once one of the biggest auto companies in the world. now, the u.s. government is the majority sharolder. and downsizing continues. gm's ceo could announce 4,000 more job cuts, as sales across the industry continue to slide. >> really, the story here is for consumers. if you're thinking of buying a new car, i think now is really a good time to take a look. >> reporter: the problem is, june numbers show consumer spending is down. nearly one in ten americans is without a job. the highest rate in 25 years. investor warren buffett says it may be time for a second government stimulus package. >> the first smulus bill, seemed to me, was sort of like taking half a tablet of viagra. also having a bunch of candy mixed in, as everybody was putting in things for their own constituency. >> reporter: r

jeremy and vinita? >> john, do we know anything about the relationships between these men or how they met? >> we know that daniel boyd, apparently recruited his two sons. that the other guys are generally men in their 20s. one of them is in his 30s. we don't know where they met. they apparently weren't going to a mosque. at least daniel boyd was not. and one mosque in the area, the islamic association of raleigh, is distancing themselves from boyd. so a lot to come out. >> john hendren this morning. thanks. >>> we'll have more on these terror arrests coming up later on "good morning america." >>> also this morning, there's major developments in the criminal investigation of michael jackson east death. abc news has learned that the investigators will likely list the powerful drug propofol as a contributing factor. and sources say there were other prescription drugs in jackson's system. according to the associated press, dr. conrad murray injected jackson with propofol just after midnight on the day he di

jeremy? >> all right. emily schmidt in washington this morning.anks, emily. >>> the black boxes of a damaged section of a southwest airlines jet are expected to arrive in washington today for inspection. investigators are trying to figure out how a small hole opened in the plane's fuselage during flight. passengers had to put on oxygen masks as the plane made an emergency landing in west virginia. >> we definitely knew that something was going on because we kept going further and further down. and we koud see the trees. when belanded, everybody started clapping. the pilot came out. and people came out and wer hugging him. >> the incident is raising new questions about the safety of aging aircraft. this jet was 15 years old. southwest defended its record saying it had inspected all of its 737 300s and found no problems. >>> in florida, police have announced three more rests in the murder of a wealthy pensacola couple, known for adopting children with special needs. that puts seven men behind bars in the shooting deaths of byrd and melanie billings.

thanks to jeremy hubbard. when we come back, time for tonight's "closing argument."

good morning, jeremy. the prident has another busy day of meetings, focusing on the global economy, climate change and international security. the meetings are being held in nearby l'aquill'aquila, a town devastated by earthquakes just months ago. in l'aquila, the damage is still evident. much of the area is still unlivable. >> obviously, the hearts were broken by the death and destruction that took place after the earthquake. and i'm very pleased that the united states, like many other countries, will be contributing to help the rebuilding process. >> reporter: so far this, summit has been dominated by talk of the global economy. the leaders agree that things are improving. but say it's still too early to pull back on any economic stimulus planshey put in place. there was some movement on climate change. the leaders colleged to cut 2050.house gas emissions by and for the first time, they agreed that worldwide temperatures must not rise more than two degrees. it's a big step. but it's nonbinding. and many

i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. the nation's aging airline fleet is likely to come under scrutiny. >> in the middle of a flight, a mysterious hole appeared in the plane's fuselage forcing an emergency landing. here's steven portnoy. >> reporter: later today investigators here in washington will get their hands on the plane's black boxes and the section of fuselage which cracked open at 30,000 feet. southwest airlines inspected all 181 of its boeing 737-300 series jets after a foot-long hole suddenly opened up on this jet. the hole seen here in cell phone video shot by a passenger and shown on youtube. >> these people in the airplane really don't know how lucky they were. >> reporter: the plane was 30ment noose a flight from nashville to baltimore when -- >> heard a boom, smoke kind of filled the cabin and air bags deployed. >> reporter: pilots quickly descended from 30,000 feet. >> prepared for an emergency landing if we needed to, prepared for evacuation. they handled it great, kept everyone calm. >> reporter: the

i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor heads to capitol hill in a few hours to face confirmation hearings in the senate. >> today sotomayor gets a chance to tell her own story how she went from the projects to princeton to the steps of the nation's highest court. tomorrow, the tough questions start. here's abc's christianne klein. >> reporter: judge sonia sotomayor will be the latest supreme court nominee to face the sometimes contentious senate judiciary committee. >> our constitutional structure is the most important thing this nation has. >> reporter: president ronald reagan's nominee robert bork was rejected after many thought he would tilt the court too far to the right. clarence thomas faced a barrage of questions, even allegations of sexual harassment during his 1991 hearings. leading to this famous outburst. >> this is a circus. it's a national disgrace. and from my standpoint, as a black american as far as i'm concerned it is a high-tech lynching. >> reporter: in 2006 during a

i'm jeremy hubbard. >> and i'm vinita nair.d and melanie billings spared no expense on a high-tech security system to watch over their 12 disabled children. >> pensacola police say that setup has helped break the mysterious double murder case. four suspects are in custody and police expect to make one more arrests today. steve osunsami has more now from pensacola. >> reporter: florida police investigating the murder of bud and melanie billings released a second video showing two more men entering the home just before the killings. the sheriff says they were dressed in black like ninjas. the first video released last week showed another set of intruders breaking in through a different entrance. it's now clear police are looking for a crew. >> we have a motive, a motive of robbery because of the rapidity of the crime, the entry into the house, the exit from the house indicates, again, something that was well planned, well thought out and well executed. >> reporter: police say they're looking for the rest of this team. some of the

those are your tech bytes, and i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> good morning to you.'m jamie costello. >> i'm megan pringle. it is friday, the last day of july. thank you so much for joining us. >> rise and shy, ravens -- rise and shine, ravens fans. you are invited to training camp. >>> an historic home just featured in oprah's magazine goes up in flames. how one device that usually helps firefighters behinderred them. >>> and a popular welcome center set to close in washington county. some of those dates have been shifted just a little bit. >>> we're going to update you on those stories and a whole lot more on this friday morning. happy friday. >> happy friday to you. >> what jersey will you wear out there? >> what jersey? i've got about 18 quarterback jerseys. >> number 7. >> number 7. seven days. >> yeah seven. >> like i need you guys to remind me. >> one week from today, baby. >> why stop now. it's been going on, what, 14 months. we've got to continue the stretch here. by the way, we'll be calling you on your days off before the wedding to remind you. >> i'll ans

jeremy and vinita? >> emily schmidt this morning reporting from washington. thanks. >>> it was the highest profile happy hour in house history. president obama sharing beers with police sergeant james crowley and harvard professor henry louis gates. the meeting ended amicably. but without an apology on either side. >> reporter: the drinks with the president and vice president did not appear chumy. then, professor gates said sergeant crowley profiled him. and crowley says he did nothing wrong. after their meeting, sergeant crowley said no one had apologized. but called it a frank and private conversation, that was cordial and had no tension. >> this is a positive step forward, as opposed to reliving the events of the past couple of weeks. in an effort to move not just the city of cambridge or two individuals past this event. but the whole country. to move beyond this and have meaningful discussions in the future. >> reporter: president obama said he was, quote, fascinated about the fascination about his drinks with gates and crowley. the president said instead

. >> reporter: jeremy smith is a wildlife biologist with the u.s. department of agriculture, and one of his jobs is to make noise at bwi marshall airport. >> it really keeps the birds on edge, uneasy, and it fright ebbs them. >> reporter: better to frighten birds than airline passengers, like yesterday's safe emergency landing at bwi that captain mike perry and skyeye chopper 13 witnessed. >> this is what we call in aviation a precautionary landing. because he struck so many birds the pilot decided to err on the side of safety and land this aircraft back at bwi. >> reporter: at least 40 european starlings collided with the aircraft. large flocks like these crows can make sudden,er it rattic turns difficult to predict. it's jeremy's job to continually move birds away from aircraft. >> the airport works very hard with the faa to help minimize the risk and the potential impact between aircraft and birds. >> reporter: primarily by firing off 12 stakessary propane cannons near runways as flocks move from one spot to another. but sometimes lethal measures

first, here is a look at the latest business news with jeremy hubbard. >>> good morning. topping your money scope report, corporate earnings season is up with a loss from alcoa, its third straight quarterly loss. wall street was expecting worse. shares of alcoa are set to rise this morning. alcoa is traditionally the first member of the dow to report its results each quarter. >>> general motors could emerge from bankruptcy protection as early as midnight. a federal judge could clear the way to sell its best assets to a new government-controlled company. while big changes under store, one of the most notable may be its iconic logo. they are considering changing the blue background to green a sign of the new commitment to producing fuel-efficient vehicles. >>> consumer credit fell $3 billion from april to may. some think consumers will remain cautious in the months ahead. this is the first time borrowing scaled back since the recession in the early '90s. >>> new labeling on bottled water will show it's not much different than tap water. americans spend about $16 billion on