(bender) 41 bullets. it's--there's a wonderful thing that he says in the interviews, which is that it's very hard to lie when you're singing. (bender) sting says this in the documentary. wonderfully. and--just--we have such incredible stories, man. we don't have time to tell them all to you. there's the six bullet story from harry belafonte, and there's--there are stories of joan baez when she was going down and trying to play, you know, in the south. there's stories of all of them. you know, the civil rights people weren't just risking their time or their rep or their career or stuff like we do. you know, they were risking their lives. how do you feel about the generation you grew up with? have they retained the spirit that you had in 1969? hard to generalize. i think largely, yes, because i think most of us came to the same conclusion i did, which is that most of the causes we espoused, we were right about. peace is better than war. racism stinks. civil rights are crucial. you know, and we weren't wrong

. >> richard bender is known as "the pen doctor." >> you can see the ink there. >> once a developer of high-tech computer software, he now rescues low-tech tools of communication, working in his new hampshire studio. >> and if you look at... >> oh. >> it was probably dropped and came down on a desk or a floor like that. >> his specialty is the nib or the point, which governs how a pen writes. >> fortunately this kind of thing isn't difficult to repair. >> not for him. no wonder he has a four-month backlog of work. turns out there aren't many nib

we'll have details on that and fender-benders on the bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the jury in the casey anthony murder trial will continue their deliberations this morning. 25-year-old florida woman accused of killing her 2-year- old daughter back in 2008. the jury began deliberating yesterday but they did not reach a verdict. they have most of the evidence in the jury room but they can return to the courtroom to see video evidence. >>> more trouble for the former chief of the international monetary fund. an attorney says a french novelist will file a criminal complaint today against dominique strauss-kahn accusing him of attempted rape back in 2002. the writer came forward with the allegations after new york police arrested strauss-kahn on accusations he assaulted a hotel maid. former immigrant chief is imf is out on bail. >>> the fight over raising the nation's debt limit starts again today on capitol hill and what a fight it is. the u.s. senate is cutting its holiday recess short and the house returns to work tomorrow but it's not

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state farm used the analogy of someone getting into a tornado bender to explain its position. -- fender-bendernsurance company in this example is not going to repaint the entire vehicle but it will replace the bumper that was damaged in the accident. >> reporter: state farm agreed only to pay for a roof repair but not for replacement. amy is executive director for an advocates group, united policyholders. >> there is a lot of money involved. insurance companies will clamp down, they will put up obstacles. unless you can negotiate around you are not going to get a full and fair settlement. >> one of the most common problems for homeowners is they are underinsured. >> i think people don't check what the replacement costs of their house and if you don't do that, now not a as big a problem as it was in the past. >> hiring an independent contractor and using software programs are two good ways to get get estimates on replacing your home should it be destroyed. we have more at abc7news.com. >>> still ahead, san francisco's connection to the third transformer's move and don sanchez has a review of th

. >> reporter: bill bender already lost his. he ran the department that tracks and photographs shuttles as they lift off and land. bender thought he made a wise decision moving from shuttle to nasa's new constellation program. it was going to be the future. instead, constellation got deep 6s. about five months ago, bill found himself out a job. >> and i want to be part of it. but i'm beginning to come up to a point where maybe i need to let it go and look at other things and look after myself. >> reporter: it's got on the the point where bill is giving thought to a job in afghanistan, working on perimeter defense imagery. >> 30 minutes, get this hooked up. from the thing hits the ground to ready to go. >> reporter: as soon as "atlantis" lands, ray zinc will lead a convoy to prepare for its move. after that, he plans to start up an organization that brings science and engineering to kids. >> we all have a lot of experience. a lot of knowledge we would love to pass on to another generation. let's get together and find to do this.

a fender-bender approaching albany and that damage is done.s backed up to san pablo dam road. to make matters worse, coming into the maze, northbound 880 to the bridge there is an accident reported there, as well. san mateo bridge, westbound, you see the taillights are looking pretty good. once you get over to sm san mateo we do have an accident cleared northbound 101 right on peninsula avenue, cleared to the shoulder. public transit that is looking good. everything is running on time. >>> worries on wall street this morning, the failing weekend negotiations that many worry will tank the market today. >>> and right now, live look at the big board, the dow down 118 points already. >> also, fire in the skies, terrifying moments after an american airlines jets catches fire in midair. >> and a man prepares to face a judge in norway in disturbing allegations about why he went on that killing spree. >> reporter: live in east palo alto where two men were shot overnight. i'll have a live report coming [ female announcer ] every box of general mills bi

a couple of fender-benders on the way.ou need -- that's what you need to know if you need extra time there. and a couple of fender-benders concord and walnut creek, you are leaving concord, you need an extra few minute to get that done. >> let's go out to the san mateo bridge. that traffic looks okay as you drive across the bridge. and if -- dash this morning if you are driving on northbound 280 in san jose. that traffic is busy as well. >>> let's go to steve. >>> thanks, sal. >>> some more thick fog. a couple of days i mentioned when the fog makes it out to sacramento that's probably a good sign they have made it there. the coast, still kind of stuck in 60s and 70s. inland is warming up. more in the way of patchy fog right now. sunny and warmer for inland areas. thick fog for tomorrow morning. mostly sunny, warm to hot as we head into the weekend. if you work outside or if you are just curious, there are forecast models that show cooler next week. the first week of august is looking cooler. some low and mid 60s. again, on

good news noninjury, minor fender-bender over to the right shoulder but as you can see here, a littlellow on 580 so heads up. elsewhere 580 through the altamont pass, pretty typical but eased up a little bit, 20 minutes westbound 580 to the at a. break lotus approaching the dublin interchange. typical through antioch, westbound 4 slow and go from hillcrest loveridge. off the antioch bridge traffic sluggish there, as well. bart has 49 trainers on time. no delays muni, caltrain, problem-free. bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain all on time. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> two men are under arrest after allegedly using bogus atm cards to steal money. they were arrested in pleasant hill after an atm customer noticed something suspicious. when officers caught up with them, they found thousands of dollars in cash along with thousands of cloned atm cards. >> the two men are held without bail and put on an immigration hold. >>> concord city council has unanimously approved a daytime curfew for minors who should be in school. students found walking the streets between 8:30 a.m. a

the and though you may never have heard of richard bender, he's a celebrity in the world of pens.age of texting and e-mail and throw-away ball points, there is a world of fountain pens. >> you can put so much more character to your signature with a fountain pen than you can with a ball point. >> all on display at the annual washington pen show. with 220 dealers, it's considered the biggest in the nation. >> they're just excited about pens. they come here and they talk about pens. >> bob johnson, who runs this show, says there's a lot of pen history here, starting with these from the late 1800s. they have no ink supply but must be dipped for each use. are those gold? >> oh, yeah, they're all gold. >> first successful fountain pen with an ink supply inside is credited to lewis waterman. he opened a factory in new york in 1883 and soon the whole country had a passion for pens. were there just scores of pen manufacturers? >> there were hundreds. >> rob morrison specializes in vintage fountain pens. >> it writes very smoothly. made in the 30s by parker. >> but there are plenty of new o

one hit me in the back and bender my neck and shirt. >> caught -- burned my neck and shirt. >> caught in the cross fire, the man in the cross fires of a fireworks fire fight. we will be right back. >>> 4:46. we have learned overnight a man accused of killing self-people -- seven people in shooting spree committed suicide. it happened yesterday in grand rapids michigan on the western side of the statement john hendren has more. >> reporter: a deadly shooting rampage, a police stand off and high-speed chase puts a michigan city on edge. seven people shot and killed. then the suspect got himself in the middle of a drama in grand rapid. >> while our negotiators were talking to him trying to give him instructions as to how he can turn himself in, we heard agunshot and it turned out to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. >> reporter: 34-year-old roderick danceler shot 9 people killing 7 at two different houses and led police on a high- speed chase through downtown grand rapid. four people were found dead in one home, three victims killed in another house in another neighborhood.

when i look at the work that gretchen bender did, i think there was something very inspired.eeling something. i don't know if it all works, but it works well enough that i stand by it. it was a piece the time needed. and for those who have not seen it, they incorporated video of--of people-- survival workshops with-- that were people living with or having lived with a life-threatening illness. and in those workshops, i asked them to draw their lives on a piece of paper. it was an abstract squiggle. and then walk it. i asked them to make gestures that said how they felt about their lives. we gathered these gestures: almost, oh, a hundred and some of them. and then we learned them-- the dancers in the company. and dancers, professional dancers, learned these gestures, transformed them by putting movements in the lower boy with them so it became dance. and then we made this thing-- music by ken frazelle-- where he just took testimonies alone on a park bench. i just sat there; i couldn't listen. you know, sort of trying to get at those moments when people were having a revelation

=x >>> it appears new auto-racing technology could be the key to reducing the number of fender bendersost everyone. according to a study, fund bid auto insurance, the latest technology could cut the number of low speed crashes by a quarter, those are considered the most common kind of crash allowing the vehicle to stop before impact. and it's currently available on certain models of volvo. >> we want to prevent crashes before they happen, if we can. we do have a lot of new technology that can help drivers to avoid crash autos there is a risk. but it's likely that a human can make a mistake. we're all so easily distracted. >> volvo plans to make it standard in four models next year, other companies working on their own technology. >> and all hype about carmegeddon turned stomaches of some, but for some, it was appetizing. they held a dinner party on the 405. the menu pasta salad and cranberry juice. light on offerings. the trio spent days planning the dinner but in the rush to get the picture the guy on the left forgot to take off track pants covering the dressy outfit. he says they wer

we see some improving but a couple of earlier fender-benders. one near rolling gate field.20-minute delays from your rides from the carquinez bridge to the maze. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here is hr lawrence. >> we have the cloud for you. low clouds and drizzle along the coastline slow to break up. out at the beaches, a cool day out there. bring a jacket if you're headed in that direction. you will need it. we will still squeeze in some sunshine. temperatures below the average but comfortable. 70s and 80s inland. 60s inside the bay. 70s toward the santa clara valley. the next couple of days shall , on the cool side. and then we warm up. 90s as early as thursday in the bay area. [ female announcer ] this is the story of sam, who made an unexpected arrival. [ woman ] he was 4 months early, weighing 1 pound, 12 ounces. [ female announcer ] fortunately, sam was born at sutter health's alta bates summit medical center. [ woman ] the staff was remarkable. they made me feel safe, trusting, cared for. [ giggles ] they saved his life. i owe all of them my son. [ femal

. >> this isn't your ordinary fender-bender. >> that's incredible. >> and if you are taking off out of sfo this morning maybe a long weekend, going to be great conditions out of sfo hitting ahigh of 72 today and mostly sunny skies. different heading to chicago. warmer at 86 degrees and chance of showers and thunderstorms. and also we are going to see continued chance of showers and thunderstorms for new york today 88 degrees as a high there. full look at your extended bay area forecoming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a shooting victim is being treated for life- threatening n was shot >>> in the headlines, a shooting victim is being treated for a life threaten injuries. the man shot in west oakland last night possibly during a robbery. there are no suspects this morning. >>> and today santa clara county prosecutors are expected to get private test results in a decade-old murder case. the private lab had to determine if there was a match between a rug missing from jeanine harms's home and fibers in the main suspect's car. >>> house republicans will try to pass a debt ceiling vote before the w

we have a minor fender-bender, westbound 580 causing a little slowing. same thing 5 to 10 minutes.verall traffic is looking really good across the bay area. that crash is getting pushed to the shoulder so it's a matter of time before the whole thing is cleared. live look at the sunol grade. you can see no fog settling in and traffic flowing freely. i think a lot of people have the day off today. back to you. >> a lot of people sleeping in or hitting the roads heading out of town. 6:21. the cost of parking going up in downtown san jose, as of today parking rates at four downtown parking garages will go up by as much as 33%. some of the weekend free parking also eliminated. the city says it needs to raise rates to make up for the state's massive cuts to the redevelopment agency. >> the number bay area blood donors can beat the heat while helping to maintain the community blood supply. the northern california red cross will hold its pint for a pint promotion to kick off the july 4th holiday. we're talking ice cream, not beer. the steps are easy. come in, donate a pint of your blood an

state farm use the the analogy of someone getting into a fender-bender to explain it's position. >> givenar is 20 years old, the whole vehicle could sure use a paint job. well, the insurance company in this example is not going to repaint the entire vehicle, but it will replace the bumper that was damaged in the accident. >> reporter: state farm only agreed to pay for a roof repair but not a replacement. amy is the executive director for an advocacy group for insureds. >> the when there's a lot of insurance involved they will clam up down and put up obstacles, and unless you can negotiate your way around you won't get a full and fair settlement. >> one of the most common problems for home on the other handers is they are underinsure. >> people don't check what the replacement cost of their house is on a regular basis and they don't do that and your house appreciates in value -- not as big problem now as times in the past -- but even now many people are still underinsured. >> hiring an independent person or using software problems are two good ways to get information. i'm michael finney, 7

state farm used the analogy of someone getting into a fender-bender to explain its position. >> givenat the car is 20 years old, the whole vehicle could sure use a paint job." while the insurance company, in this approximately, is not going to repaint the entire vehicle, but it will replace the bumper that was damaged in the accident. >> state farm agreed only to pay for a roof repair bush not for a replacement. amy boch is executive director of an advocacy group for insurance holders, united policyholders. >> when there's a lot of money involved, the insurance companies will really clamp down and they will -- they will put up obstacles, and unless you can negotiate your way around, you are not going to get a full and fair settlement. >> one of the most common problems for homeowners is that they are underinsured. >> i think people just don't check when what the replacement cost to their house is on a regular basis. if they don't do that and your house appreciates in value -- not as big a problem now as sometimes in the past -- but even now many people are still underinsured. >> hirin

new series "trend benders" what is getting the big buzz online, from viral videos to trendy tweets. topics is jesse wills of "men's journal." >> good morning. >> team nick. >> team nick started rolling out a two-hour long block of reruns in the middle of the night, shows that it's a block of programming called "the '90s are all that." these are programs like "all that" a sketch comedy show which had some actors which have gone on to be on "saturday night live" also you're going to see "clarissa explains it all," marissa joan hart, "keenan and kel" and a cartoon called "doug." they were popular in the '90s. >> folks are watching this in their 20s and getting home at midnight and watching the shows. >> now they're coming home from the bars and being comforted by them. >> where are people talking about this? >> big on twitter and facebook, a huge trending topic on twitter on tuesday morning. the shows aired monday at midnight and by tuesday morning they had 100,000 fans on facebook. eight out of the ten twitter trending topics and under 24 i think they beat out leno, letterman, all the

it's a fender bender no injuries off to the right shoulder and you can see lots of green so no major delays through the area. roadwork southbound hesperian and 580 clear through that area, slow and go as you make the connector there. 880 looking good, as well. south bay problem-free. no delays along 101 in san jose. if you are taking 280, also problem-free. just a few cars out there on the roadway but so far no delays through downtown san jose. guadalupe parkway had troubles yesterday but today northbound 87 clear between 85 to 280 also no delays along 101 and 280. 92 no problems but 880 connector to 92 reports of construction should be cleared within the next 15 minutes. check in remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9-fm. >>> netflix responds to angry customers over news prizes rose about 60%. their customers continue to order dvds and they are not using the internet streaming services as much as an continue paid the. it's cheaper to send it online than through the mail so netflix is raising the cost of their dvd service. that's their explanation. >>> now there is a

we had a couple fender-benders one northbound 880 at high street, another in the southbound lanes of 880. everything is now cleared. so a little sluggish past fruitvale northbound. over at backups are gone. bay bridge different story. backups continue to grow unfortunately. metering lights are on. they have been since before 6:0. so it continues to stack up there -- 6:30, so it continues to stack up there beyond the west grand overcrossing 10 to 15 minute wait to get on the bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a new id program for people living in richmond is triggering a debate over illegal immigration. the city council approved the new program yesterday. nip who lived in town for 15 days of the last month -- anyone who lived in town for 15 days for the last month will be eligible for an id card to get access to a number of services from public transportation to libraries. supporters say people then can open bank accounts with these ids but critics say it encourages illegal immigration. >>> police have identified the man shot and killed by bart officers but they are going to wait

going to the south bay -- i do love cooking. 880, 101, we have an accident, a fender-bender is clearedm the transition. i want to warn you about this section. 101 under the tully overcrossing. the construction will have both directions closed tonight at midnight or actually 11:59 into tomorrow at 5:30 in the morning, going on friday night, saturday night and sunday night. that will be cleared by 5:30 each of the following days in time for the morning commute. keep that in mind. there is posted a detour there. 680 is a great option. i showed you the maze toward the toll plaza and in antioch slowing right in that zone over toward loverridge. we show the low clouds. visibility is fine on the roadway but during the hotter times we see the fog around the south tower. back to you. >> good to know. thank you. this afternoon two bay area hacking suspects busted by federal agents will appear in federal court on charges of launching cyber attacks on paypal. 14 people across the country now under arrest, accused of being members of a hacking group called anonymous. members allegedly attacked the

we had a couple of accidents, the one and only fender-bender south 880 and tennyson road. do have one report of an outside lane blocked, nothing else happening in terms of accidents. this should clear in the next 20 minutes. keep that in mind and travel cautiously through the area. live look at the bay bridge, metering lights on, traffic building 880 at the overcrossing. overall a little space at the end of that line. that's room for you if you're heading out that door. back to you, laura. >> this morning b.a.r.t. and muni extend add pilot program that laos seniors and disabled unlimited access to ride the systems. yesterday they announced they would add six more months to the program which gives discounted tickets to seniors and disabd. the pass provides for both muni and b.a.r.t. service. they will extend it until 2012. passes are awarded first come first serve basis to 1,000 senior and disabled passengers. >>> history of gay, lesbian, trans gerder americans could be required as part of history curriculum. it will require gay history to be included in textbooks. it was s

they are made of tobacco benders and fillers and take just five minutes to dissolve in your mouth. tobacco companies say the lozenges are a safer alternative to cigarettes. but critics say the product could actually cause more damage to the mouth, teeth and gums. >>> and we are following developing news out of fairfield where the search is on for a man who escaped his home during a standoff with a s.w.a.t. team. >>> good morning. on the east shore traffic is getting busier in certain parts. i'll tell you more about this and the rest of the morning commute. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. su

yesterday we had a lot of fender benders as people were driving around slipping and sliding into each other. and a lot of serious crashes but it might help this morning that it's not quite as bad on the roads anyway. 5:37, let's go to steve. >> that is true, sal, especially from san francisco to the san mateo bridge yesterday it was light rain not just drizzle but we had mist or drizzle reported all the way from santa rosa to danville and morgan hill. current temperatures cool, spat pool -- sebastopol 45, mill valley three temps at 48, novato 49 and napa numerous reports around 48 or 49, north napa. the airport running slightly warmer. fog low clouds, mainly low clouds. fog lifted high, couple thousand feet. napa airport 48. 50 at sonoma county airport, mid-50s, if you have the cloud cover. if you have clear skies temperatures have taken a nosedive there. west-southwest for many up to 23 sfo so again everything in place as long as that low right there into oregon continues to influence our weather, we stay below average on the temps. the high-pressure system, the big dome of it is in

. >>> a wisconsin mayor is refusing to resign after a three-day bender.an mayor bob ryan has been under scrutiny for his drinking when a youtube video was posted. >>> john boehner is scoring points with the ladies of the house because finally there's a ladies restroom near the speaker's lobby. donna f. edwards was so excited, she tweeted, love the new ladies room off the floor of the house, three cheers to speaker boehner. well, you know, at least democrats and republicans agree on something. but we know what they don't agree on right now continues to be what to do about the and the "slate" political reporter. good to see you. >> hi, chris. >> dave, what's going on with the president, he only announced an hour ago he would speak in just a few minutes? authority. % itld)át would be too myÑ' a ris suit me. >> given what he just had to say, emily, given what happened last night with john boehner not being able to wrangle the votes. the option of the president going it alone, and that's something you didn't hear too many calls about it. but now you're hearing

on the peninsula, it's been pretty slow this morning driving down to palo alto you a few fender benderore fog and also the sea breeze has kicked up. areas are reporting fog, not just low clouds. the city is running a few degrees. sometimes petrero hill, there's a lot of fog. a lot of fog in the north bay and parts of the peninsula towards the san mateo and dumb barton bridge. 62 fairfield. that's double yet. now if you're really far inland, mid-90s. weaver where else -- everywhere else upper 80s, low 90s. 82 santa rosa. liver moshings antioch. 60s 70s close are to the bay. no significant changes on friday, maybe a few high clouds but another cooling trend sunday into monday. >> a strapping story involving stolen exotic pets. guess what? this story just got stranger. >>> a hollywood moving screening turned into a riot. we'll bring you live report from los angeles. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to ge

. >> it's going to be fender bender tv. that's for sure. >> fashion expert?he steal because you want to stretch your dollars and still look fabulous. >> absolutely. >> summer vacation in full swing. the heat is on. how to sneak in a few lessons for the kids if you think they're slacking off. >> i know,s will be like wah, wah. >> but the heat, sam, is on. >> okay. >> it's really on. >> i do have something to say. don't make me do math on my vacation. that's all i'm going to say. that is not fair. don't make it happen. to the boards. our twitter pictures are in. it seems like everybody is saying head to the water to cool down. summersville, lake in west virginia, right in the heart of west virginia, a beautiful place, do your boating and fishing. that big area of high pressure slides to the eastern seaboard. that does not deliver a break to the deep south. it does in the northern plains, but it brings that heat right into the mid-atlantic and the northeast. today new york city has a little bit of a break and so does philly and boston but as we get into the next

. >> bill bender already lost his.nt that tracks and photographed shuttles as they liftoff and land, and he thought he made a wise decision moving from the shuttle to the new constellation program. it was going to be the future, taking humans to deep space, instead constellation got deep six'd. five months ago he found himself without a job. >> i still want to be part of it, but i amgeni beginning to c to the point where i need to maybe let it go and look after things and after myself. >> bill has given thought to a job in afghanistan working on parameter defense imagery. >> get this thing plugged in and you're ready to go. >> as soon as the shuttle comes in, zinc's job won't end until the vehicles leave for museums, and after that he plans to start up an organization that bring science and engineering to kids. >> we have a lot of experience and knowledge that we would love to pass on to another generation. we figured let's get together, and let's go where the kids are or bring them to us. >> zinc has seen a lot of fri

. >> reporter: after 23 years, bill bender is already out. he used to photograph the trademark booster rocket separations. >> it's very challenging, it's shorer than i -- slower than i anticipated. >> it concerns me, i'm not as young as i was. >> reporter: lisa rice runs a job placement agency with a mammoth challenge. >> there are not 9,000 jobs here in brevard county, there just aren't. there are aren't 9,000 jobs across the region, i'm not even sure there are 9,000 jobs similar in the state of florida. >> reporter: and a lot of those jobs are simply not going to rematerialize. however, local economic leaders here are hoping to replace that nasa impact of a billion dollars in salaries to the central florida economy. hopefully, those can be absorbed by the future of private commercial space vehicles like space x and boeing which are in the business of getting cargo and, eventually, humans onboard u.s.-made rockets up to the international space station. but for the moment, at least for the next several years, the u.s. astronaut program will r

cars with a new automatic braking system may help to dramatically reduce the number of fender bendersey. elisabeth leamy took an exclusive driving and braking test. >> reporter: this car is only going six miles per hour. but just look at the damage done. >> altogether we're talking here, the headlamp, the hood, the grill and everything, over $4,000 in damage. >> reporter: low speed rear enders are the most common kind of crash and volvo's safety system may be the solution. okay, you guys are ready. cruising down the test track at ten miles an hour i deliberately take my eyes off the road like a distracted driver but an infrared laser in the windshield senses the vehicle in front of me and it firmly applies the brakes. okay, and there we go. take a closer look. i fight the urge and keep my foot far away from the brake. once again the vehicle stops itself. a good 12 inches before impact. a dashboard message alerts me that city safety kicked in. is this the next big thing? >> well, we think it is the next big thing. we want to prevent crashes before they happen if we can and technology l

this is the party that went on a spending bender and expects to raise taxes to cover part of it. still not put forward concrete plan to cut, cap, and balance. when we start to look at this both on the campaign trail and inside washington, people are starting to understand that the real problem here san administration and democratic party that refuses to be serious about the restructuring of government that is necessary for the 21st century. >> shannon: how too we change that at this point? >> i think the speaker continues on the right path. is he going to try to continue to work in a by partisan way with people that are willing to try to address the challenges we face. in fact, i point out that cut, cap and balance in the house was a bipartisan vote. there were brave democrats that went along with us to try to do what the public wants. at this point in time, i don't know how you can convince the senate or the president to actually do the right thing except to continue to press forward as we are doing in the house. >> all right, when you are out there on the campaign trail, this i

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this morning the ntsb is investigating a fender-bender type accident that happened on logan airport inc southeast commuter flight giving passengers on both planes a major scare, as you can imagine. >> taxiing slowly and felt a huge bump like, you know, it was terrifying. it's like what happened. everybody just said at once, "what happened? ". >> the tip of the wing was sheared right off. i think the whole tail fin came off of the other plane. >> one person on the delta flight complained of neck pain. no other injuries, though, reported. >>> a close call for a window washer in seattle. he fell from his seat and was clinging to a rope, some 55 feet above the ground. look at that. it's pretty dramatic. firefighters were finally able to rescue him using ropes and a harness to make him -- to keep him from falling. they say he was pretty shaken up as you can expect but no injuries. what did he have to say about the ordeal? his quote, "hi'm happy to be down." >> "atlantis" wake-up call courtesy of the beatles singing "good day sunshine." >> they come up with pretty creative ways to wake them

he went on a historic spending bender. they'd like to continue that. republicans oppose that.iling crisis is the real effect on the economy. we understand people want to get back to work. and what the democrats don't seem to understand is that the failed policies of the past that have not only put us here put keep us here in a period of stagnation unless we hold the line on taxes and hold the line of starting restructuring of government that cut, cap and balance would have done. >> a lot of people are saying that the republicans have to remain united on this whole tax front in order to, what, get their way? how do you see it playing out? >> i think it's the way for the american people, gretchen. 30 million can't find better jobs and are stuck. we have rising inflation. you have declining wages. we are standing firm because we understand that taking money from the most productive sector of the economy, the private sector and sticking it in the hands of the least productive is not only going to keep us going in terms of fiscal explosion but hurt the opportunity of people to get

. >>> and a fender-bender you could only get in monte carlo. a woman in a $400,000 bentley convertible caused a five-car pileup with a mercedes, a ferrari, a porsche, and an aston martin. to make matters worse, the passengers couldn't flee the embarrassing scene as a crowd gathered around. their car doors were jammed shut in the crash. it is 7:13 pacific time. back to matt, ann, and al. the guys particularly hurt seeing those cars damaged. >> not a lot of sympathy. >> insurance is going to be high. >> the grille on the bentley. mr. roquer. >>> we've got tropical storm don to talk about. the good news is we don't think this is going to be a really potent storm. the bad news is we were hoping it would bring much-needed rain to drought-stricken texas. 255 miles southeast of corpus christi, 55-mile-per-hour winds moving west-northwest at 14 miles per hour. tropical storm warnings. the rio grande, matagorda. it will make landfall sometime tomorrow morning. but that path brings the kwlefs rain to the south of the eye and that is mostly going to be in

portions of the forest that have bender -- that have burned pose a risk to forest users, to communities, to private property and to the remaining resources, and these risks include the hazards of falling trees, erosion and flooding, reburns due to excess fuel loads, and insect infestation risk to the remaining live trees. under these post-fire conditio conditions, timber salvage is a management tool to mitigate these risks, to generate revenue and jobs, and to put the forest on the road to recovery. we saw the negative consequences of delay firsthand in arizona after the rodeo chettiscire fire in 2002, which at that point had been our state's largest fire. bureaucratic regulations and lawsuits so severely delayed salvage efforts that by the time the projects were cleared to proceed, the trees had lost most of their economic value. congress should not stand by and allow this situation to be repeated. that said, we're not looking to eliminate environmental safeguards or to exempt timber harvest from federal environmental laws. this bill is narrowed tailored, limiting the removal of hazard