la mild, diciendo que dará la pelea en las cortes, y salvador duran con la información desde salt lake cityes la implementación lado ley, juan pa nul es un demando llanto está satisfecho pero kault los con el dictamen. >> es una batalla ganada, todavía faltan mucho para poder ganar la guerra, pero es muy bueno saber que de cierta manera están viendo pngs lado. >>>la ley autoriza la policía en utah ver el estado migratorio de residentes que sean regreso wre arrestados. >> y los anima a policías que par en a las personas basado en su raza. >> es una primera victoria, porque hay que seguir adelante y nosotros estamos comprometidos a seguir luchando contra esta ley. >>>la ley que entró en vigor en 14 horas, fue firmada por el gobernador de utah, y en un comunicado dice que el procurador general y la legislatura estatal del utah, trabajaron para elaborar un problema bien wlect de ley que soporte el skrult nio constitucional y que utah tendrá la oportunidad de demostrar en tribunales que este proyecto de ley tiene una base sólida hasta entonces vamos cumplir con la orden de restricción temporal d

kendis gibson, cbs news, salt lake city, utah. >>> "cbs moneywatch" time now on a thursday. a good day for stocks in asia. ashley morrison here in new york with that and more. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. asian markets rebounded today as worries eased over europe's debt crisis. japan's nikkei gained almost 1.5% while hong kong's hang seng also traded higher. and the price of oil also rose to nearly $102 a barrel. >>> today, wall street gets the weekly jobless claim numbers, and the latest measure of gdp. on wednesday, stocks snapped their losing frequent. the dow gained 38 points while the nasdaq added 15. >>> nearly a third of all homes sold last quarter were in foreclosure. the average sale price was $168,000. that's about 27% lower than a home not in foreclosure. once again, nevada, california, and arizona had the highest percentage of foreclosure sales. >>> you may want to do your christmas shopping now, because toy prices are expected to go up in the coming months. china, which is struggling with high inflation, is raising prices on u.s. toymake

salt lake city 57 and we will go into a little bit of la. think better than the heat advisories. >> all right. thank you so much. >> well private companies seeking profits are rush iing io space. your early morning business h d headlines are straight ahead. record holiday proceeds. >> unbelievable finish at the indy 500. surprising final lap from dale ea earnhardt junior. you are watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here's some of the top headlines this morning. a new poll by a japanese television network finds 81% of japanese voters do not trust government information on the crisis of that country's damaged nuclear plant. nearly 85% of respondents feel that the utility that operates the plant is dealing with the crisis poorly. >>> in the wake of japan's disaster, germany has announced plans to become the first major industrialized power to shut down all of the nuclear plants by 2022. it now has 17 nuclear reactors, some of which are already offline. the decision will force germany to find

mostly 60s from seattle to salt lake city. >>> coming up, american airlines is set to leave its mark on the upcoming nba finals. that's in our business news straight ahead. >>> and a memorial day tradition at the brick yard. the 100th runs of the race. so close, yet so far away. >>> u.s. markets are closed today for the memorial day holiday. overseas markets were fairly quite. tokyo's nikkei average was down a fraction today. hong kong's hang seng gained a small amount. in london, the ftse is also closed. when wall street opens tomorrow, the dow will be at 12,441. >>> lock heheed martin says it a target of a significant hack attack this month. no critical data was stolen. the company, the largest military contractor, says it has already taken stoeps control the breach. >>> the airlines have hiked their fares seven times this year. it doesn't appear that they'll go down anytime soon. ticket vaels up 1.5%. >>> you'll be hearing about one of those airlines a lot in the upcoming nba finals. the heat play in the american airlines areen nap the mav vicks play in the american airlines cente

hitting the 80s, from minneapolis to dallas. 73 in sacramento. 59 degrees in salt lake city. >>> and coming up after the break, higher prices at some of your favorite fast food chains. >> oh, boy. >>> plus, a developing story overnight. yet another scare aboard an airliner, as a passenger goes for the emergency exit door. >>> and on top of that, rocket man. how would you like to jet across the grand canyon? amazing. we'll be back. >>> toyota is recovering from the japanese earthquake ahead of schedule. the automaker says its global car production will return to normal two to three months sooner than expected. toyota has been hurt by parts shortages, caused by damage to suppliers' factories. >>> overseas markets are mostly higher this morning, on strong earnings reports out of the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average closed 0.5% higher today. hong kong's hang seng was very slightly lower. and in london, the ftse opened higher. on wall street, meanwhile, the dow gained 0.6% yesterday. the nasdaq index was also up. >>> wendy's and arby's are the latest fast food chains that are going to raise pr

meanwhile, 52 in salt lake city. and mostly 70s from sacramento to albuquerque. >> all right. >>> coming up, a major tech merger reported overnight. it could shake up the markets today. details coming up on that. >>> plus, when can you expect to see those pump prices finally dip? >>> and the story we've all been waiting for. >> speak for yourself. >> does your congressman look like this? one lawmaker bears arms and abs to send a message. >>> well, you may have to wait just a little longer for lower gas prices. crude oil prices are down. but there's a lag time until you see that reflected at the pump. but gas prices are holding fairly steady. up just a penny nationally this past week. and down a little in the midwest and in california. >>> asian markets were slightly up, despite worries about greece's debt problems. tokyo's nikkei average was up about 0.25% today. in hong kong's hang seng gained about the same. in left-haondon, the ftse opene lower. on wall street, the dow was up about 0.5% today. the nasdaq index ros

salt lake city at 81 and phoenix gets up to the big 100 on wednesday. look for warming a break there for a couple of days but it is back. that is a look at your forecast. atures in the 50s for parts of northern california. so that is a look at your tuesday forecast, lynn? >> thank you so much. it is back to business on wall street after a long holiday weekend. early morning business headlines are straight ahead. anything but smooth sailing in italy for jersey shore's sno snookie. >> and ohio state's sweater vest is put on the shelf. you are watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. according to the "wall street journal," the pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war. the journal reports that for the first time, the finding opens the door for the u.s. to respond to such attacks using traditional military force. >>> europeans are trading blame over the source of a mysterious bacterial outbreak th

. >>> the stage is set for a dramatic moment in a salt lake city croom. oom-- salt lake city courtroom. it involves kidnapping victim elizabeth smart. >>> actually, what we're looking at is a very strange goal that cost the sharks the playoffs. . >>> happening right know, president obama is address egg the -- right now, president obama is address egg the british parliament in london. let's listen in. >> perhaps that's why there are few nations that stand firmer, speak louder and fight hearder to defend democratic values around the world than the united states and the united kingdom. we are the allies who sacrificed side by side the freeing continent and helped prosperity flourish from the ruins of war and with the founding of nato, a british idea, we joined a transatlantic alliance that's ensured our security for over half a century. together, with our allies, we forged a lasting peace from a cold war. >> you are listening live to president obama talking to the british parliament, talking a little bit there about world war ii and the alliance between the t

showers from salt lakes city to b boise. showersen the afternoon should be dry. notice tomorrow coast al aal ar should get better. see a collection of prints that depict people and scenery from japan. and that is your pacific event of the day. thank you bill. >>> and now an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. lady gaga is making internet history once again. she's become the first person to surpass 10 million followers on twitter. close behind is justin bieber with 9.7 million and president obama with over 8 million. >>> after 45 years of hosting the muscular dystrophy association's labor day telethon, 85-year-old jerry lewis says he's retiring after this year. >>> and after months of speculation, the donald trump would enter the 2012 presidential race, he's decided that he will not run. the celebrity apprentice host made the announcement at nbc entertainment's presentation for advertisers. so why did he bow out? he says even though he believes he could have won, he's not ready to leave the private sector. but trump has also lost some ground i

everybody warming except for salt lake city, chicago and boston stuck in the upper 50s. 56 in atlantand only 81 in phoenix. got to be rain with these wild temperatures. you can see it moving up the eastern seaboard. flight arrival delays out of washington, d.c. and baltimore and flight arrival delays at sfo i would expect. track them away from the tv at abc7news.com. >>> this morning for the first time in a century a british monday ransack visiting southern ireland. dublin police found a bomb hidden in a luggage department as a hoax device discovered near the light rail system hours before the visit. more than 8,000 police have already shut down key roads in central dublin and erected pedestrian barricades. she is the first monarch to visit the republic of ireland. >>> a man that earned a ph.d. of economics. john lipski was the number two man, his boss is being held bail in a new york jail on an attempted rape charge. john hendron has more. >> he went from a $3,000 hotel suite to rikers island jail. >> dominique strauss-kahn has been talked about the next president of france. instead

>>> this comes from salt lake city, utah. in bountiful, a new homeowner turned a shocking discovery into a lesson with a lasting impact. he was poking around his new home when he found a hidden treasure. while explores his garage he discovered ammunition boxes containing a total of $45,000 in cash. well, he chose to hand the money over to the children of the deceased former owner showing his own kids that it's best to give back what isn't yours. >> we've already decided that you would given your backs? >> absolutely. oh knew you're on the fence. >> i would come to ask you your opinion on what i should do. >> and then hand it over to me for safe keeping until you decide. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is your first stop today, on your nbc station today. >>> well, here's proof some will go to extreme heights to make history. look closely here. what looks like a statue is actually a man trying his hand at breaking a world record. to do so, he's going to have to stay up there for 35 hours. he started this all wednesday morning. but

and rain from seattle to portland. >> and near 70 in salt lake city. 66 in billings. 76 in sacramentork and baltimore. and upper 80s from miami to dallas. >>> it was the royal wedding hats that became so famous, or infamous really. it had its own facebook page, this hat. you can own it, this fascinator, for the right price. >> the right price being a nickel. we're talking about that pretzel-shaped thingy worn by princess beatrice. the princess's mother sarah ferguson told oprah winfrey that the hat is actually up for auction on ebay with the proceeds going to unicef and children in crisis. >> that's good on the cause. but will anybody pay much? the estimates of what it could bring in, not as well known but creations were made by the same hatmaker and could go as many as the other royal wedding hats, it could go for $3,300. >> $3,300. there are actually rumors that fergie was upset because she was not invited to the wedding of course, she told oprah and having her daughter wear that ridiculous hat was kind of her way of kind of sticking it to the wedding a little bit. >> do you think?

rain and thunderstorms on and off and especially salt lake city.in the nation,halla, that's probably it. >> on tuesday adoption and child welfare advocates will hold a congressional briefing to bring what they hope will be revolutionary reform to the adoption process. they say national policy should move beyond finding families to helping families after the child is theirs. advocates say the case of a tennessee woman returning a boy she adopted to russia is a prime example of the need for post-adoptive services. >> we think of adoption as a win-win. you go into a new family and love conquers all the and everything is okay. well, you know, if the kid has been abused, neglected, sexually abused, whatever, they need some work. they need some help, and the parents and the family need to get the services and supports in order to help the families succeed. >> some of the groups involved include the child welfare league of america and the adoption institute. >>> if you don't know who debbie wasserman schultz is you will very soon. she's now in charge of t

he was going in salt lake city and has spent time at getting in university -- at the university. he studies surface molecules to develop catalysts. like other professors, he will stay at least five years to share his knowledge with young scientists here in germany. >> coming up in one minute, it could be the last proceeding related to nazi war crimes. we are talking about the john demjanjuk trial in munich. more of that coming up. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> welcome back. did he play a role in the deaths of thousands of jews in 1943? today, a munich court said yes, john demjanjuk is guilty. the trial of the 91-year-old lasted 18 months. there was never a word from demjanjuk, who doctors said was unfit to stand trial. the defense was unsuccessful in their arguments. the claim he was not an accessory to murder in poland. one of the main pieces of evidence, the identity card. the judge judge -- the judge felt it was proved that he served as a guard in the death camp in occupied poland. he was found guilty on more than 28,000 tons of excess re

salt lake city, beautiful day at 72. a little warm in vegas and phoenix today. l.a.nd san diego just great weather. a very weak storm system is moving on shore now. that's why seattle, you have a little bit of light rain around. much of washington state, you'll need your umbrella early. another storm for your friday. if you're watching us on kntv nbc 11, bay area, let your imagination run wild with a collection of three-dimensional art inspired by architecture at train of thought. at the oakland museum of california. that's your pacific event of the day. >> bill, thank you. >>> and now there's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. where relationship news takes center stage. after all the headlines, the phone tapes and the court hearings, oksana grigorieva has dropped her domestic violence claims against mel gibson. tmz reports she hopes the move will convince gibson to fairly settle custody of their daughter, lucia. >>> after three years of marriage, then a divorce in 1985, marie osmond remarried steven craig yesterday in las vegas. osmond wore

i was just in salt lake city and i took a walk downtown and i saw a pillar that had been built in the last 4 years that a big block of sandstone that i recognized. it was probably wingate sandstone that had been hauled up there from about 200, 250 miles away, but i noticed in the pillar that was a gap at the bottom and i walked up and looked through the gap and i saw there were some posts in the distance and i looked around and there was a circle around the gap and there were signs around it and then each post a prism in it so that light going through the crack would hit the prism and that light would go to another prism and you would be able to tell the time of year by this object that was built in the last 4 years. and i saw this and i thought, what would archeologists think if they encountered this? they would look at this and say, what civilization was this? what religion drove them to do this? we keep doing the same things over and over again. many researchers believe these archeo-astronomical sites are very specifically designed where other researchers say it's all coincidence.

brian david mitchell snatched smart from her bedroom in salt lake city when she was just 14 years old. mitchell faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. his case stalled for years after state court ruled him mentally unfit to stand trial. >>> in the meantime a judge will decide if a suspect in the tucson shooting rampage is competent to stand trial. loughner is charged with opening fire at a political event at a tucson grocery store, killing six people and injuring 13 others, including congressman gabrielle giffords. the 22-year-old college dropout spent five weeks undergoing mental exams at a federal prison hospital in missouri. >>> we want to take a look at the forecast today. rain in the works but not as bad as we thought? >> every time i check it turns into more of a dud. we're not looking at a whole lot of rain today, but certainly cooler weather. it's one of those days you probably want to stay inside if you can. if you've got the day off and wanted to do some jogging or take the dog for a walk, you'll be able to later on today. we've got a pretty strong front pushing into no

. >>> in salt lake city elizabeth smart will confront her kidnaper for the first time. now 23 years oulld, she was jus 14 when he took her at knife pointed and sexually abused her. he faces life in prison. >>> here is a look at what a giant cloud of volcanic ash looks like from space. this was taken after the volcano in iceland erupted. today the eruptions have stopped allowing two airports in germany to reopen after being closed down earlier today. it is 16 minutes past the hour right now. thanks so much. that's your latest weather. back over to upljoplin, missour to check in with chris. >>> coming up on "the early show," live in joplin with more survivor stories, they'll talk about their horrifying experience, riding out the storm, just what was it like, when we come back here on "the early show." stay with us. at bayer, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer adv

smart, now 23, was 14 when brian david mitchell took her at knife point from her home in salt lake city. today at his sentencing, she told him he took away nine months of her life that she will never get back. the judge sentenced mitchell to life in prison. still ahead, 25 years and one final hour. ,, guy? who claims they can give him an alibi next on cbs 5 >> smith: when her show premiered in 1986, one reviewer said the host was overweight, loud, and boisterous, throws her arms around people, and is, in a word, terrific. nothing changed in 25 years, and today, michelle miller reports, oprah's reign as the queen of daytime tv came to an end. >> reporter: after months of anticipation, the final guest of the oprah winfrey show was revealed-- it was oprah herself. >> thank you, america. thank you so much. >> reporter: the woman who for millions of viewers is more than a talk show host... >> you are responsible for your life. >> reporter: ...she's a life coach... >> love somebody. >> reporter: ...teacher. >> no one completes you. >> reporter: even pop culture preacher. >> god is love. >> re

we will take a call from salt lake city, utah. >> [unintelligible] >> doh ahead. we will go to ohio. >> this news is great. >> i am stunned by the previous caller. as far as bush getting credit for the assassination of been one, bush and his regime are the ones that start of the mess we're in. we went into afghanistan to originally get him. we allowed him to walk over the mountains into pakistan. then he went into iraq. then allow all these boys in the financial empire to rip us off. they're still getting away with it. it is greatly finally got osama bin laden. lives.ve lost over 4000 i am not prejudiced. obama should get a little credit. the true heroes are the ones who rolled over on the modern -- bin laden and the seal team that went in and got him. >> all i can say is god bless america. i really hate the fact that a person like that attacked our children, women, people who had nothing to do with the military. god bless you. love you from america. >> one official saying american forces acting on intelligence launched a targeted assault that killed bin laden is

a balmy 71 in boise. 78 in salt lake city. phoenix is 95. albuquerque, 84. >> quite a variation there. >>> coming up, some very important numbers out this morning about the housing situation across the country. they're bound to move the markets and also lead your business news. that's straight ahead. >>> and sarah palin, rolling down the road in that bus of hers. where she's going and what she's doing. you have to stay with us. >>> the most-widely watched housing index is out later today. and it's expected the show existing home prices in march at their lowest level since the housing crash began. the number of people who own a home is also falling, partly because there's less desire to be a homeowner. >>> it's not that surprising that the percentage of homes being rented is increasing. it's almost 35% now. besides the crash in home prices, another reason that the large number of foreclosures are out there, which are often becoming rentals. >>> overseas markets are mostly higher this morning. tokyo's nikkei average gained almost 2% today. hon

nbc's miguel almaguer is in salt lake city, utah, with the details. good morning. >> reporter: her words were brief. she only spoke for about a minute and a half. she was in court to see the man who kidnap and raped her, sentenced to life in prison. elizabeth smart arrived in federal court to face her monster. the first time since her kidnapping she spoke directly to brian david mitchell. in court he was shackled and singing hymns throughout the entire hearing. surrounded by family, smart took a deep breath, stood tall, and without notes looked at mitchell and said you took away nine months of my life that can never be returned, but in this life or next, you will have to be held responsible for those actions, and i hope you are ready for when that time comes. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> reporter: smart's nightmare began in 2002 when she was just 14 years old, kidnapped from her bedroom at k

. >>> in salt lake city today, brian mitchell will be sentenced for the kidnapping and rape of elizabeth smart in 2002. mitchell was convicted last year and faces a possible life sentence. smart testified at his trial but he was not in court at the time, so today may be the first time she publicly confronts her abductor. >>> now to the florida murder trial of casey anthony. both sides gave opening statements in the case against the young mother accused of killing her own daughter. then the trial took a startling turn. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: casey anthony cried as her attorney dropped a bo bombshell. anthony is accused of of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee, two years ago. but during opening statements her attorney claimed the death was a terrible accident. >> cayleeant knee died june 16th, 2u 2408, when she drowned in her family's swimming pool. >> reporter: defense attorney jose baez says her father george, found the child's body. the defense painted a picture of a victim of abuse, living in a dysfunctional family. >> you will hear about ugly things, secret thing

the family just bought their new home in the salt lake city town of bountiful.ather came across a metal box in the attic. when he opened the box he found a wad of cash. they came across seven more boxes just like it. altogether he found $40,000 in cold hard cash. he got ahold of the home's previous owners. he did the right thing and gave the money back. that's a lesson for all of us. >> how do we know the money belonged to the previous owners. what if it belonged to the previous, previous owners or the bank? i'm just saying, you have to investigate where the money came from. >> check it for

and snowy on parts of i-80, from reno to salt lake city. >> and taking a look at some of the flying conditionsys are possible in boston, new york, philadelphia, d.c., denver, san francisco and los angeles. >>> well, after 25 years on the air, oprah winfrey is bidding farewell with a little help from some very high-profile friends. >> the queen of talk wrapped up her long run with a two-part taping at a chicago sports arena. it was packed with 13,000 fans. diana alvear witnessed the frenzy and joins us now. good morning, diana. >> reporter: rob and peggy, let's just say when you're oprah winfrey, you have friends in very high, high places. friends like michael jordan. stevie wonder. tom hanks and madonna? yes, all of them plus loads of others were here at the united center to say farewell to the leaving miss oprah. >> please welcome, oprah. >> reporter: within the first five minutes, oprah's spectacular delivered on the spectacular. superstar tom hanks kicked off the party. >> you're oprah winfrey. >> you're tom hanks. >> reporter: minutes later, mr. "mission impossible" himself showed up. >> h

>> brian david mitchell was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for abducts smart from her salt lake citynd raping her for nine months when she was just 14 years old. mitchell sang hymns in court just as he did during the trial but smart, now 23 years old shot down his insanity defense when she got a chance to confront him face to face. >> as i said during court, and i'll say it again now, i absolutely, 100% believe that brian david mitchell knew exactly what he was doing when he kidnapped me and all of the events that followed. today is the ending of a very long chapter and the beginning of a very beautiful chapter for me. so, in regards to closure, yes, absolutely. i think i was so excited to have this day finally here, to be able to continue my efforts in child advocacy, making a difference in other children's lives, that there wasn't a feeling of nervousness or fear that could have prevented me from saying what i felt i needed to say. i think one of the biggest ways to overcome any trial in life, to heal from any kind of experien experience, is by helping those around you. because by

make the changes that it needs, the ones that the international olympic committee made after the salt lake citycandal earlier in the decade. >> there will be an inquiry by fifa itself into these allegations lord treason has made but if these allegations are found to be true, we don't know yet, do you think it raises question about the legitimacy of qatar holding the 2018 world cup in itself? >> well, i think we need to learn more about what the sunday times, you know, was doing in the sense that they did not release this so far in their own newspaper and yet it has come public. so they're certainly interesting allegations but more information needs to come out, and if fifa wants to investigate, it should really do a serious independent investigation. >> very quickly, any ambitions to stand again? >> we'll see in 2015. my hope actually is that another outsider candidate who is known globally like a bill clinton or kofi annan or george wea might run for fifa president. it's too late to happen this year but four years from now, i think they will be able to do things that fifa really needs to make

salt lake city, 55 and seattle, 70. >>> and coming up, a big apology after an airline reuses the flight numbers from september 11th. >> plus, new details about arnold schwarzenegger's double life. did the mother of his child force him to come clean? >>> and step aside, oprah. there is a new number one in sh showbiz. who can it be? >>> chrysler is close to repaying uncle sam. they reportedly are ready to refinance 7.5 billion in loans from the u.s. and canadian governments and will pay them off next tuesday. details of the repayment plan will be finalized later this morning. >>> shares of linkedin go on sale for the first time this morning. already a hit. the $45 price for the job networking site is at the high end of what was forecast. the site's now valued at $4 billion. that is the highest for a u.s. internet company since google went public seven years ago. most overseas markets are up. tokyo's nikkei average was off. the hang seng was up and in london the ftse opened higher as well. nic nasdaq is up. >>> united airlines is apologizing for reusing flight numbers used on 9/11. it was

. >> reporter: they found a town newly built on the outskirts of where they met, salt lake city, utahwithin three years, though. >> things changed. >> we couldn't make the payments anymore. >> reporter: their story has a happy ending, though. they fought the bank and they won. >> there really is an awesome, awesome win. >> reporter: merill chandler jr., their own son, helped them do it. because of what they went through, he started nafta, the national association of foreclosure defense advocates. when home prices peaked in 2006, it was the same time the adjustable rate mortgages came due. >> what is happening in southern california people who could afford a legitimate payment for the home they bought are being reset to higher payments, and they can't afford those payments anymore. >> reporter: nafta helped merill and laverne realize their mortgage was securitized. that means the bank sold the deed to a larger investment bank which sold to it a trustee firm which sold it somewhere else and so on and so on. finding that loophole in the own, claiming no one could claim true ownership of

clayton sandell is in salt lake city and joins us now with the latest.king. elizabeth smart for the first time confronting the man she says put her and her family through nine months of hell. for elizabeth smart, it is a new beginning. >> today is the ending of a very long chapter and the beginning of a very beautiful chapter for me. >> reporter: a chapter in a story that began in 2002 when brian david mitchell kidnapped smart, then only 14, from her family's home. for nine months she endured daily sexual assaults and was forced to take drugs and alcohol. mitchell told her he would kill her if she tried to escape. in court wednesday, it was her turn to speak. "you took away nine months of my life that can never be returned," she said, "but in this life or next you will have to be held responsible for those actions and i hope you are ready for when that time comes." mitchell, who unsuccessfully mounted an insanity defense, simply rocked in his chair and sang church hymns as she spoke never looking directly at her. >> i think i was so excited to have this

cool spot and salt lake city and denver. contrast that with dallas at 83. st. louis at 75.spring. senior white house official says the president will focus on outlining how the u.s. will offer new financial support to any nation in that region. with democratic aspirations. the president is also expected to defend newly-imposed economic sanctions levelled against syria's leaders which led to violent crackdown on the pro-democracy protesters. mr. obama is expected to announce new aid packages for egypt and tunisia, the two nations seen as models for democratic uprising. >>> al-qaeda has released osama bin laden's last audiotape. it was in support of the arab spring uprisings that swept through the middle east. >> translator: my muslim people, we watch closely what is going on in the world today. we rejoice with your rejoicing and your pride. >> al-qaeda says the tape was made a week before bin laden was killed in pakistan by u.s. navy seals. >>> back here, more and more people are becoming victimized by this crime. thieves stealing millions of dollars each year swiping inform

moción, la corte federal no ha dado respuesta, por ello entraría en vigor esta misma noche, en salt lake cityntimigrante. >>> y también logró imponerse otra propuesta de ley de inmigración presentada por el gobernador y la secretaria de la justicia de la florida, la cámara de representantes rechazó una versión suave del proyecto que había sido aprobada a inicio de esta semana. ( ♪ música) >>> bueno pues las aguas de un río crecen peligrosamente ilia y muchos están aterrados por posibles inundaciones >>> jackie tiene toda la información >>> sí les cuento en alerta están de hecho los habitantes de varios estados por la crecida del río mississippi porque podría alcanzar su máximo nivel mañana y existe el peligro de inundaciones desde memphis hasta luisiana, creciendo hasta 48 pies de altura por lo que las autoridades piden precaución, así que muy te maznaz la situac hacía mississippi. las altas temperaturas, con p precaución, temperaturas con el índice de calor se sienten como si estuvieran en los cien grados a eso le sumamos los famosos vientos que pudiera generar fuego forestal en nueva méxico

the confrontation takes place in a salt lake city courtroom where she'll confront him about the brutalarly nine years ago. sharyn alfonsi with a preview. >> reporter: she'll get final word, facing the man who kidnapped her from her home and then held her captive nine long months. we all remember her story, just 14 years old when she was kidnapped from the bedroom she shared with her little sister. today, elizabeth is 23, poised and holds her head high as she relives the horror she survived. elizabeth smart says that she hopes to deliver a message of hope to other victims of today's sentencing. >> i'm not exactly sure what i'm going to say yet. and so i guess we'll just see when the time comes. >> reporter: her attorneys and family have no doubt she's up to the task. her detailed testimony against the kidnapper helped convict him. she told the jury that after he kidnapped her from her bedroom he held her captive, drugged her, threatened to killed her and repeatedly sexually assaulted her. she told oprah about he ordeal. >> there was a knife at my back. he threatened with either killing

in salt lake city, a judge sentenced brian david mitchell to life for kidnapping and raping elizabeth almost nine years ago. the state court found mitchellmemitchell mentally ill. here's what she said later. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life, that one day he will have to be responsible. i was happy for the opportunity to say what i felt i needed to say. and i am thrilled it's over. >> in arizona, a judge ruled that jared lee loughner is not comp temperature to stand trial. loughner is charged with killing six people, wounding 13, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. loughner is going to be re-evaluated in september when he's due back in court. remarkably, very different outcomes in two high profile cases. i talked about both to jeffrey toobin and dr. sanjay gupta. sanjay, how do they determine if someone is mentally competent enough to stand trial? >> a psychiatrist and psychologist spent a lot of time with him over a period of a month, 18 hours of interviews. they were described with

. >>> the stage is set for dramatic moment in a salt lake city courtroom today. it involved kidnapped victim elizabeth smart and the man who held her captive for several years. >>> plus the problem reportedly uncovered among some california national guards men. >>> president obama just wrapped up a news conference in london just about 20 minuting ago. let us know what the two leaders say they have in common. >> reporter: the news conference was u.s. british partnerships and cooperation. the news conference did just wrap up a few minutes ago. they took questions for about 50 minutes. nato carrying out its heaviest strike over night. president obama says the operation will wear down the gadhafi regime but he's not saying how long it will take. >> i believe that we have built enough momentum that as long as we sustained the course that we're on, that is ultimately going to step down. >> reporter: in about an hour and 15 minutes president obama will deliver a speech at west minister hall laying out the main theme of his trip that u.s. and europe must play lead roll t

. >> on that night he broke into the smarted house an affluent neighborhood in salt lake city. he kidnapped 14-year-old smart from her bedroom she shared with her sister. he held her cap if i have for nine months repeatedly raping her. they bus tid ted mitchell and reunited smart with her family. >> her inspirational story can captain evade the nation as they watched the 14-year-old victim grow into an adult advocate. she is now 23 a poised young woman evidence of the rock solid spirit. she completed a mormon missionary trip in paris where she shared her story of survival. >> but her saga has one final chapter left to be written, she will testify at brian david mitchell's sentencing in hopes to put him behind bars the rest of her life while she spend the rest of her life giving. >> children of survivors to inspire people and give them new hope and courage. >>> only three more episodes before oprah goes off the air but before she signs off she will reflect on the legacy she leaves behind. tuesday at 7:30 p.m. here on abc7 will air a special called oprah looks back 25 years of th

. >> my propartner of salt lake city drove like tony stewart at the daytona 500.ortunately pushing the throttle did little to catch fish. >> when you're supposed to be the pro, you know. >> reporter: eight hours and not a single fish in my net. >> dennis o'donnell from channel 5 unfortunately he didn't catch any. he is a good news reporter. fishing, he has got a lot to learn. >> wade pulled in 13 pounds, 13- ounces for a 55th place finish. >> 4-pounder. >> reminds me of roberta. >> our weather person. >> this is a difficult thing for professionals to do, right? it is a hard, hard thing all day long and then to come up with 13 pounds when you're looking for 20, that's a grind. >> it is. it is a grind. you spend a lot of money and spend a lot of time coming out here and preparing for this stuff. and when the elements change or the wind direction changes it changes your bite so everything you've got going in practice all of a sudden becomes obsolete and you are starting all over again. that's what happened today >> the proleader did show up just not in our boat. char

elizabeth smart from her bedroom nine years ago was sentenced today to two life sentences in salt lake city. now she's 23. she said today she has moved forward in her life and is pleased that brian david mitchell will be held accountable. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> smart added that she believes mitchell knew exactly what he was doing when he took her, despite his attorney's claim that he is mentally ill. mitchell held her captive and repeatedly raped her for nine months. >>> it was the end of an era today for daytime talk shows as oprah win friday signed off after 25 years. [ applause ] >> on today's show, which was actually taped yesterday, there were no guests. just oprah saying good-bye to her fans for the full hour. and those lucky enough to get tickets worked pretty hard to get them. actually submitting an essay to oprah's website about why they should be in the audience. and as her final show came to a close, these were so

. >> mostly 60s, seattle, salt lake city. 73 in minneapolis. 80 in chicago. 83 in kansas city. near 90, dallas to miami. 92 in atlanta. 70 here in new york. >>> here we go again. another erupting volcano in iceland, posing such a threat to air traffic, iceland's main airport is closed until this afternoon at the earliest. nobody expects worldwide delays we saw last year because the winds are not as strong right now and ash is falling back into the ground more quickly. as of now, only about 40 international flights have been canceled. >>> former south african president nelson mandela in the first full day of a visit to his hometown. the 92-year-old icon long said he wanted to spend his final days there. still there is no indication that man dell lays in any failing health. one person who saw his arrival yesterday said he actually appeared to be in good spirits and expected to stay at least a week. >>> the president and mrs. obama are arriving in europe this morning for a four-country visit. their first stop will be ireland, where the president makes a sentimental stop, and sunle

salt lake city look at wet and slick roads because of rain and snow in the morning, should change to rain later in the dau. sioux falls, south dakota the number one worst spot in the nation tomorrow, drew, because they have a good threat of see pg thunderstorms as well as tornados. >>> well, the president tours tornado damage in joplin, missouri. that report is next. >> i'm a american. >>> plus this story, sarah palin making an appearance in washington to honor the nation's vets. but is she close to running for president? we're going to ask political contributor erol lewis. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can now come from any faucet anywhere. introducing the brita bottle with t

roads at yellowstone national park that are still blocked with up to 20 feet of snowfall. 61 in salt lake cityn seattle. 81 in washington, d.c. 88 in atlanta. high humidity in atlanta. don't let it fool you. it's going to feel much warmer. 75 in boston. fenway park. 88 in miami. 101 in el paso. san francisco with 61. as we fast forward for the rest of your weekend, just to give you an idea, incorporating sunday and monday together, looking at the trend, mainly rain in the northern half of the country. everything to the south, very steamy for you in parts of the southeast, of course. then when you get into places like el paso, texas, going up to around 101. should stay in the 100s all the way through -- well, this time of the year is going to be warm for quite a while. >> we're in summer. >> yeah, exactly. >> doesn't the calendar -- the holiday weekend really says that. >> we're going to go from tornado season into hurricane season june 1st. >> next wednesday. >> hard to believe it's almost already here. >> it is. thanks, reynolds. >>> maybe it's not good weather in all places that people can b

cal won the game 62-14, and they move on again outside salt lake city this weekend to face byu and bring some hits like that. cal rugby. they know what to do. 62-14. >> close game. >> cal kills people in rugby. >> look at that hit. >> that's what we've been watching the whole time. painful. >> every time you see it, >>n i -t >> it gets worse and worse. >> yeah. don't invite me to play rugby. national hoc et >>> oakland airport has some bragging rights tonight. it's the first bay area airport to have charging stations for electric cars. airport officials hope the stations will be a selling point for electric car drivers who will be able to charge their vehicles while they travel. oakland used federal stimulus funds employing people to build and install the chargers. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, 125,000 gallons of burning jet fuel. yes, we're going to continue to follow the breaking news out of southern california. a military plane crash at point magoo in ventura county. you can see the pictures there. happened around 5:25 this afternoon. it's a boeing 707, a very old plane, crashed sho

elizabeth smart from her bedroom nine years ago was sentenced today to two life sentences in salt lake cityart was just 14-year-old when she was abducted. now she's 23. she said today she has moved forward in her life and is pleased that brian david mitchell will be held accountable. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> smart added that she believes mitchell knew exactly what he was doing when he took her, despite his attorney's claim that he is mentally ill. mitchell held her captive and repeatedly raped her for nine months. >>> it was the end of an era today for daytime talk shows as oprah win friday signed off after 25 years. [ applause ] >> on today's show, which was actually taped yesterday, there were no guests. just oprah saying good-bye to her fans for the full hour. and those lucky enough to get tickets worked pretty hard to get them. actually submitting an essay to oprah's website about why they should be in the audience. and as

salt lake city looking for rain and snow in the morning and should change to all rain later on and siouxe number one worse spot in the nation because they have a pretty severe threat of thunderstorms, including isolated tornadoes. >> thanks very much. >>> while the president tours tornado damage in joplin, missouri. >> i'm an american. i have no title and no office. >> plus this story, sarah palin making an appearance in washington to honor the nation's vets, but is she close to running for president? we'll ask political contributor errol louis. it's true. you never forget your first subaru. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can now come from any faucet anywhere. introducing the brita bottle with the filter inside. >>> president obama promised the people of joplin, missouri today the federal government would stand by them as they rebuild from last sunday's f-5 tornado. senior white house correspondent dan lothian. >> reporter: well, drew, as you know, last week the president was overseas building relationships wi

you want to fly from cleveland to salt lake city today, you can't do it without somebody giving you aent's response has given bin laden a little bit of victory, but you know what the fact is, i bet -- i don't know. i can't read these guys' minds. i bet the jihadists were hoping they would be blowing us up every couple months. >> their objectives haven't been achieved, but our own fears as to forge a political deal with the taliban in afghanistan in order to shape an exit strategy from that war. and they certainly use that leverage. they want two things. one is the u.s. recognition of pakistan's fear of influence within afghanistan. and secondly, more importantly, they know that they're facing a much bigger an larger rival to the east in india. that's why they need an external power patron like the united states to help support it. in the balance between india and pakistan. this is a high maintenance region. conducts a balance of power policy between india and pakistan. at the end of the day pakistan is left with a deep sense of betrayal and vulnerability. that's something the pakistan

she told the salt lake city reporter those words still haven't come to her yet. >> i'm not exactly sure what i'm going to say yet. and so, i guess we'll just see when the time comes. >> this woman has spent the last eight years of her life being traumatized and working through the healing process. >> smart, who is now 23, has become an advocate for other crime victims. helping them speak out against violent criminals. >>> this week marks the end of one of the longest running and most popular shows on daytime tv. there are only three more episodes left of the oprah winfrey show. oprah's many fans will have one last chance to reflect on her legacy. tomorrow night at 7:30, abc7 will air a special called "oprah looks back. 25 years of the oprah winfrey show." it will feature many of her favorite guests. oprah's final show airs the following day at 4:00. you can expect a star-studded extravaganza. >> speaking of extravaganza. the most talked about hat brought a pretty penny. the blush-colored hat sold for $130,000. the odd shape has been likened to a pretzel and creation of renowned hat make