hugo chavez of venezuela has addressed cheering supporters from the balcony of the presidential palace. following his return from cuba. he has spent more than three weeks recuperating, up where he underwent emergency surgery. his initial secrecy about his health problems has created uncertainty in venezuela. he addressed the crowd and tried to reassure them. >> i salute from a year. on my personal thanks from so much support to, from so many manifestation of love. love is the best medicine for any illness. thank you from all over the world. >> our correspondent said his return was a complete surprise. >> i do not think anybody where it -- was expecting him back this morning. we had pictures released yesterday showing him recuperating in cuba. no hint that he would be back in the small hours. he arrived in the airport in the pitch darkness. a big surprise to everyone. his supporters were ecstatic to see him back. >> do any now in the studio is our former venezuela correspondent. we will see the pictures of from the balcony. >> he was definitely more gaunt and he is clearly someone who i

forge to have with -- "fortune" to vo with us some guests who are going to speaking to us about balconies and problems and what maintenance issues you should be paying to. we have dave from lynnagain, associates from what you normally would call a termite inspector. it's actually a structural pest control company. is that right? >> that's right. >> we'll talk more about what license pest control folks do and why it's so important to know them and to know dave. and a structural engineer who looks at lots of decks and balconies and tries to figure out ways to fix and solve problems. and sometimes looks at the reasons that problems occur and called in to do the forensic investigation of that failure as well. and of course, harvey is here with pat. thanks for joining us, harvey. and i'm chief building inspect, lawrence cornfield. we have a bunch of slides we're going to go through today that i hope will give us sort of a basis to ask questions and focus our discussion. most of the decks that we see that we're going to talk about are made of wood. san francisco is a city built primarily of woo

. >>> and a toddler tumbles 10 stories from a balcony. you will never believe how it ended. ,,,,,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. an ge... just som well, tears from the defendant, insults from the attorneys, and a lecture from the judge, just some of the high lights on the final day of the casey anthony trial inned for. the closing arguments that wrapped up a long trial. >> reporter: casey anthony sobbed as the prosecution hammered home its theory, that anthony killed her two-year-old daughter caylee because she did not want to be a mom. >> she chose to sacrifice her child to live the life that she wanted. >> reporter: the prosecution's closing argument detailed for the jury about how she lied a

we will move to the balcony. it will be much more professionally done than what i am doing. >> are we ready for the official flag raising? on behalf of the city, i have the distinct mayor as your plate -- mayor, and working with everyone here, and in celebration to let the world know what is happening in san francisco again. that is the celebration of changing the world and our culture in san francisco. i am so thrilled to be able to do this. it is a week of celebration. thank you so much for being here. here is the flag. [applause] it usually takes two people. >> are you ok? >> yeah. >> all right. there you go. [applause] >> welcome to city hall. i will be in see today for the formal raising of the plight -- pride flag over san francisco. that was exciting. [applause] i never know what to wear. today, i thought i was going to be of the building, look like the building. some say i look like the first lady. i am not sure what that meant. i will take that job because it is less responsibility and get to travel arou

. >> reporter: it was a wedding meticulously choreographed down to the balcony kiss. from the guest list to the most guarded secret of all -- the dress. sarah burton of alexander mcqueen received the commission of her career, fashioning the ivory and satin wedding ensemble. a skirt made of silk tool and a train measuring nearly three meters. sarah burton earned high marks from the design world. for most of us, the best view of catherine's dress was probably on television.

. >>> and a child survives a ten story plunge from a balcony. the incredible way a stranger stepped in to save her. >>> travel forecast time if you must get out we've got sunny skies, clear conditions at sfo. 79 degrees there. just beautiful in the bay area. travel across the country you'll run into a few clouds but i think okay as we head in towards chicago. looking at 81, pretty comfortable there with partly cloudy skies. continuing on toward the eastern seaboard it's going to get hot in spots. new york looking at a temperature of 90 today and partly cloudy. more on your local weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back. 4:48 now. three prominent senators in afghanistan today. their plan to meet with the president there. joel brown tells us each of the senators is expressing concerns about the white house's plan to draw down the troops. >> reporter: key senators are raising doubts about president obama's withdrawal plan for afghanistan. >> it is an unnecessary risk. >> i really do worry that this may have undercut the momentum.

. >> [laughter] >> with a big balcony deck on these giant beams that projects from the building. >> these are low beams and the real structure is hidden inside and for that quality of construction, they probably have pretty good flashing details. >> tremendous problems with water intrusion when you have that many horizontal members. because the water's going to want to get in to each and every one of those cracks between the horizontal boards of this. -- log building. we have a variety of different kinds of balconies and decks here, all of which have extreme waterproofing issues. it's a very, very modern one on the right. requires a very highly sophisticated flashing and waterproofing detail. >> i would say the one in the middle. and i know that building. i don't know if that particular building has been inspected but i've done a lot of those buildings that have these concrete balconies with the precast concrete, balustrade. and the corrosion that you see in those, the structural steel corrosion you see on those, i've worked on one on golf street. we had to store shore it up. there's 10,0

. >>> an incredible story out of china tonight, a 2-year-old girl fell from a 10th floor balcony and was caught by a woman standing below. the woman says she saw the child dangling from a balcony, and when she fell, the woman sprinted into place. the impact broke the woman's arm and the child suffered some internal injuries, but both are recovering. the rescuer said all she could think of was her own baby, and she didn't hesitate to help. >>> under a blanket of extreme heat, erica martin has the forecast next. >>> plus, chilling for some jazz. we need that. streets ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, of san francisco's fillmore district today. this is the >>> art and soul fills the street of san francisco today. this is the philmore jazz festival and people grooved to live music. the event organizers say it draws about 90,000 visitors, making it one of the biggest free jazz festivals on the west coast. >>> beautiful day there. a lot of us already thinking about tomorrow, fourth of july, fireworks, parade, and heat. >> we did see triple digits today. now what we can expect tomorrow, cooler temperatures.

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. >>> a 2-year-old girl fell from a 10th floor balcony survived. woman said she saw the child dangling from the balcony. the woman sprinted into place. the impact broke the woman's arm. the child suffered some internal injuries but both would be okay. she said all she could think of was her own baby and didn't hesitate to help. >>> the mayor of a fill philippine city is -- punched a sheriff after he ignored her request to dee lay -- delay a demolition. she feared there would be violence if it was torn down. the sheriff was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. >>> the sharks make another blockbuster deal. baseball's all-star teams are named. would gio gonzalez make it. answers next in a minute. [ jolene ] i got involved with honor flight through my job here at southwest airlines. honor flight is an opportunity for world war two veterans to travel to washington d.c. to get to see their monument. you know, joe, i'd like to thank you for honoring our country, for giving your time, and just making us so proud. [ joe ] on behalf of all o

with one broken glazed segments -- balconies with unbroken glazed segments. there are some exceptions. keep in mind resources like all existing buildings would be subject to the policy of 50% or more of the glass facade facing the refuge would be replaced or if the new building feature were added. in this case, the secretary of interior's standards for restoration of resources would be followed and the use of removal will treatments like knitting and screens would be encouraged. as i mentioned earlier, netting is used with success for past species and protected species. some have received preservation awards. other exceptions would include residential buildings under 45 feet in height within r zone districts. since these buildings are small and the risk is known to decrease, these buildings would trigger the requirement if they had a glass facade that is 50% or greater. finally, this is a very important aspect of the policy. in order to encourage the use of innovative treatments and make room for new technology, the zoning administrator is modifying requireme

a 2-year-old little girl fell from a 10th floor balcony and survived.aught by a woman standing below. it happened yesterday. the woman says she saw the child dangling from a balcony and when she fell the woman sprinted into place. the impact broke the woman's arm. the child suffered internal injuries but both will be okay. all she could think of was her own baby and she says she didn't hesitate to help. >>> how about this, the mayor of a southern philippines city is flighting for the poor in her town. she was the sheriff. after he ignored the demolition of homes. it would remove 270 families from their homes. she asked for a delay because she feared there would be violence if the town was torn down. sheriff was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. we will be right back. ,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one

he will be speaking on that balcony. his supporters are gathering in anticipation of those comments. for more on his return and what it means for the future of venezuela, i am joined by a former minister who is currently at an endowment. thank you very much for coming in. 12 years hugo chavez has been president of venezuela. is it possible for venezuela to now imagine a different president, and with the country look different under him? >> for many venezuelans, especially the supporters of job is, this is the first time they have had to think what happens without a president who has been on the present, on the powerful. he was there for a long time with a lot of power, and he was the glue that kept together his political supporters at, and if that glue disappears, and there is not his unifying presence, fragments. it will be very problematic for him and for the country. >> a fight now between the supporters of hugo chavez in the opposition, or is it just his supporters? >> that is a great question. today in venezuela, th

for a balcony, what you would expect to see is half inch tempered glass. and that's really not very expensive. and but the thing there is, you're going to have to probably do it in pieces so that, in case one of those pieces broke, you'd still have that handrail that goes across the top of that, keeping you back so that you aren't falling over with the broken glass. >> right. and the code talks about other types of protection. you can't just have a single piece of glass, without some other type of protection, and it's in this handout that you have here. >> that code may change with the advent of special materials. eventually, we will come and say -- and it's been supplied in different cities, where we take a century -- it's called century guard, whereas there is this piece of plastic in between a couple of pieces of one eneeled, and one heat treated and the other tempered, so that even if it broke it stays together and stays rigid. so there really isn't reason then for that top handrail. >> the building code in san francisco says that we can approve produc

remember, police say she was handing from a balcony by her neck with her hands and feet bound. the consultant, a friend of the program, is president of the communications firm emerald partners. so, in comes a p.r. firm. >>guest: it is a grizzly tragic story and this gentleman -- jonah shacknai is well-known and he had to hire a public relations firm. you it is the client down and you say, what did you do? when did you learn about this? what is your background? there are rumors flying around. you try to determine the truth the because like in your case or in my case all you have is your reputation. so, you have to try to get to the truths. and then you have to be aggressive with the media and the firm he hired is well experienced firm, an aggressive firm, and that is what they will try to do. >>shepard: what have they continue so far? >>guest: well, they are learning the facts. what has happen sod far, you don't know. if you are a public relations person you survey not background. that is the point. what has come out now, is that shacknai was devoted to his son. he doubted on hi

two days later rebecca was found hanging from the balcony in the court with regard of the house, handstied behind her back, found by her boyfriend's brother adam who had come into town after max's injuries. certainly the death is suspicious. the bizarre nature still has not been determined, whether it is murder or whether it is suicide many that's the big question everybody is asking. right now they are not releasing the answer. >> greta: have the police said whether it seems possible that one could tie her hands behind her back and feet and do this act? i suppose it is somehow possible but it seems improbable, but possible. >> to a lot of people certainly that would be unusual. that is what the law enforcement are saying what the sheriff's department is saying. it is possible. detectives said they've investigated cases where that has been the case. where a man or woman ties their hands behind their backs and takes their own life. the circumstances lead one to believe it is bizarre. that's all they are going to say. they don't know whether the two deaths are connected. if they are two

think this is ridiculous people died sorry planking is not worth dying for you people fell off a balcony or something like that but now that you know lying down on the ground i don't really see how that comes from one particular place or any other if it was you know this this newest plucking trend is started by a radio host trying to promote something so i mean i'm sure you've been doing it i know it's really a. little are being stupid about it by doing it on the balcony in the night and i got our brains out thinking also why did position so you know choose your own adventure with really and i have to wrap it up because the thanks for joining me thanks for tuning in and make sure you guys come back on monday we have a whole new week for you with another person happy hour in the meantime don't think it's the fan of the lower show on facebook or follow us on twitter if there's anything that you miss you can always catch elocute dot com slash below nischelle and coming up next is adam but. a charmer over here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. from. t

a 2-year-old girl fell from a balcony ten floors up and she survived.he was caught by a woman standing below. that woman says she saw the child dangling from the balcony and when she began to fall the woman sprinted into place. she caught the child and the impact broke the woman's arms. the child suffered some internal injuries but both the woman and the child should be okay. the rescuer says all she could think about was her own child and says she would not hesitate to do it again. wow. >>> 6:21 now. she's 300 years old and isn't going anywhere at least for now. the last chance to save an historic oak tree down on the peninsula. >>> and hackers target fox news twitter account. the false tweets about president obama that generated headlines across the globe. share that with you when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] when mike rowe heads home, his family knows what to expect. but what mike rowe doesn't know is that his parents have armed themselves with unquilted viva® towels. wow, for me? [ male announcer ] if viva can handle mike rowe's

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his brother was the one who found her flaingt balcony.staying in a guest house outside of the mansion. at this hour there have been no arrested and authorities are saying it could be an accident and suicide. but they are not ruling out the possibility of foul play. martha: let's bring in former detective rod wheeler. i know you have been looking into this story. let's talk about the 32-year-old girlfriend. according to the reports she was supposed to be watching this little boy when he fell. she is found with her handle and feet bound, naked, flank a balcony. how would someone do that if they wanted to commit suicide that way? >> in the many years i have been investigating homicides, suicides and suspicious deaths. i have never seen a case of suicide in which an individual bound their hands and feet with electrical cord. and a different type of rope was used to hang herself. i doubt very seriously if this is a suicide. there are only two times that we see a person bound their hands and feet in a suicide. one tonight's a sexual fantasy dea

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her body was allegedly found naked and bound and hanging from a balcony. and now rebecca's sister says that suicide is out of the question. in her mind. adam houseley joins us live with the very latest from los angeles. this is a big development, adam. >> reporter: well, she's been saying it for a couple of days and a couple of her friends have as well, and now today is the first day she's put out a statement really putting it on paper, reiterating that her sister was absolutely not the type of person to do something like take her own life. the statement actually says in part, quote, obviously the investigation is not complete yet, but as far as -- oh, sorry. yeah, as far as i know about my sister, my sister did not commit a suicide. my sister was not depressed, my sister was planning to call my parents the next day and was planning to keep me posted about max the next day. max, of course, that's from mary zahau-loehner, the girlfriend of the ceo, who was found hanged inside that mansion last wednesday, two days after max -- that's who she was referring to

a woman found naked, lifeless, hanging from the balcony of a ceo's mansion.-old son is dead. we're getting answers as this bizarre mystery unfolds. heads are rollin ining and the seat is waiting. hours from now, rupert murdoch and his inner circle are set to face tough questions about the media empire's hacking scandal. >> order! >> find out what to expect. plus, casey anthony vanishes after walking free. >> caylee! caylee! >> but is it truly possible for anyone to just disappear? sunny hostin is on the case. and the president picked her to create an agency designeded to protect consumers. but when it opens for business, elizabeth warren won't be in charge. in fact, she won't even be involved. joe johns has the "political pop." >>> and welcome back. hour two, house republicans set to vote tomorrow on a plan to balance the federal budget. look, a lot of folks are saying it's political theatre, wasting valuable time as the clock continues to tick, tick, tick, toward a potential government default. we think hey, let's take a look at what's being proposed here. t

he says he found 32-year-old rebekah hanging from the balcony. she was naked. her hands and feet bound. woman's family says she would not have taken her own life. and an official cause of death is pending toxicology reports which we understand could take up to six weeks. just two days before jonah's six-year-old son max fell down the stairs e was in the hospital for nearly a week but eventually died from his injuries. both of the incidents happening at this multi--million-dollar mansion near san diego in the same week. police say they have executed multiple search warrants at that property. but will not elaborate any further on the investigation. it's important to point out that they have not named the home's owner. jonah shackni, a suspect. geraldo? >> geraldo: casey stegall thanks very much. i haven't seen former homicide detective rick carlson since i road along busting bad guys in the 19 80s. written a book on suicide called i'm in the tub gone. nice to see you. how is it going? have you seen the pictures of this woman. i want to get right to it what do you

and two days later somebody found her stripped naked hanging from a balcony at the house with her wrists and ankles tied. and investigators say so far they are not certain whether the two events are connected. as for the man in the middle of all, this the millionaire drug executive, he has now left the state, reportedly to make funeral arrangements for his son. there is much more to this and adam housely has it live from los angeles this afternoon. i'm told you just spoke with the sheriff investigating the case. what do you learn? >> they haven't given a lot of interviews. they have been inundated with requests from around the globe as the mystery expands. they have 15 of the best investigators on the case and they were called out to the case by the core dona police department which is the suburb across from stage. they were called out because the crime was violent and bizarre. they wouldn't go into the details of the investigation. they do say they are waiting for toxicology and forensics and they will combine that with the autopsy and come out with a determining whether it was a homici

somebody found the body of his girlfriend hanging from a balcony last week with hands and feet bound. and now her sister reportedly says she doesn't believe that was a suicide. she said, come on, hands and feet bound and it's a suicide? she said the now dead girlfriend was a vibrant and loving person and would never do earlier, hisd son, max, fell down the stairs at mansion and he died. investigators and not rule out possibility that the two deaths are somehow connected and they are looking into reports that other people were staying in the house the night before the girlfriend died. so the mystery deepens. >>reporter: the investigators are call this "mysterious and odd," and they could be mentioned but they think the boy's death is an accident and he fell down the stairs and died on sunday and that is called an accident at this hour. they will not tell us what they believe and how she died but saying her death is "mysterious and odd." a statement says in part "it's important for to us take our time with the investigation, and not rush to judgment to ensure we don't miss anything," an

first his girlfriend was found nude and hanging from a balcony by a rope in strange circumstances.is son who had fallen before that event, he fell down the stairs and died from the injuries that he suffered in that fall. a lot of questions today about what really happened inside that mansion. dr. baden is here with those shocking development. i know you're worried about making your savis last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. just don't feel like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies. more passion for the one ya love. more fun with your family and friends. it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. come on, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging.

, sorry, from the balcony of the same mansion on wednesday, one week ago.days after the boy falls down the stairs, she's found hanging, and four days later he dies of those injuries. the investigation is going toward, they're calling the deaths suspicious, at least the second one, the hanging, however, they're not prepared to call it a homicide. they're still saying it potentially could be a suicide. they do have aunt results back from both -- autopsy results back from both victims, and they don't plan any kind of press conference unless all of a sudden someone was to come forward with some new information or some golden moment where someone would say, you know what? i was a witness, and i saw something. this investigation right now is very mysterious, and it could be as simple as a suicide and an accident or something much more sinister. martha: adam houseley on that mysterious story that's been playing out. >>> and also we've got the debt drama we're watching closely playing out in washington. does not seem to be impressing too many average americans with

if she did all of that she could then slide off the balcony. he says the knot on the rope on her hands is the key. listen. >> i would think one of the critical things would be how the knot was tied. whether there was actually a knot or whether the rope was just looped to it would hold her hands or someone's hands or how that actual knot was tied. i would think that would be pretty difficult to do if it was an actual knot. >> there are reports that when paramedics arrived that rope, wrapped around her wrist had fallen off. tonight the police told us that is not accurate. that rope was still tied to her hands. shep? >> shepard: trace gallagher live in los angeles. good lordy it's hot. 141 million people in this country in more than two dozen states are sweltering through this heat wave. >> it's like sitting in a sauna all day long. >> hot and tired. >> i'm hot and sweaty and not in a very good mood. >> i don't blame you. across the eastern half of this nation temperatures combining with enormous humidity to make it feel well over 100 degrees. the

the royal couple, a balcony and a kiss. it could only mean one thing, yes. after five years of courting prince albert of monaco has finally tied the knot with his fiancee, former south african olympic swimmer charlene wittstock. [ speaking french ] >> reporter: for a civil ceremony they used the same red draped throne room as his parents did more than 50 years ago when his father prince rainier iii wed the beautiful hollywood actress grace kelly. and just like kelly, wittstock went from being a commoner to a princess, but the marriage reportedly almost fell through earning her the nickname the bolting bride. french magazine "l'express" claimed that wittstock was on her way back home to south africaa with a one-way ticket after she learned that her prince had another child out of wedlock. the magazine reported she was stopped at the airport by police and persuaded to go through with the wedding. the palace has denied this calling it "ugly rumors." monaco has beeeegearing up for the $80 million extravagant celebration. the bubbly was flowing and so was the pin

first his girlfriend was found nude and hanging from a balcony by a rope in strange circumstances. who had fallen before that event, he fell down the stairs and died from the injuries that he suffered in that fall. a lot of questions today about what really happened inside that mansion. dr. baden is here with those using there kevin? lipless crankbait, jamie. seems you'd be best off with the red eye shad. i know you're looking at the new basspro.com. announcer: check out bass pro shops for huge clearance savings on great gear in our stores and at basspro.com. >>> stthis is a fox news alert. from new york i'm marianne rafferty. more on the terrorist attacks that killed at least 87 people in norway. video shows the frantic scene where a gunman opened fire at a youth camp killing 80 people. some people even seen clinging to the hoods of boats. officials say a man dressed as police officer shot the victims as they ran and even swam for their lives. the shooting followed a bomb blast that tore through oslo, killing at least 7 people and damaging numerous buildings in the heart of norway