folks heading to work or to the gerald ford museum to pay respects to the late first lady betty ford ducked and did their best to dodge the wrath of a red-winged blackbird. >> that's the best right there. >> who attacked anyone who was approaching its perch. >> everybody is really afraid of the birds. >> it's only that big. not much damage that a bird can do. but in new york city, we see the pigeons. >> usually we have an agreement with the birds. we don't ooet hit each other. >> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today." >>> the skies over paris lit up for a national holiday, bastille day. hundreds of thousands watched and danced to music from "my fair lady" and "singing in the rain." only clear skies for the best view. it's not quite 101 dalmatians, but it's plenty. one dalmatian in england has 16 newborns on her hands, or paws. the mother was also born into a litter of 16. the owners were shocked and had no idea they were about to inherit so many puppies. their vet even had to write a letter so the kennel club would believe they were all related. so cute. in japan, the drinking age ma

ford's hometown of grand rapids, michigan, waited in line to pay their respects at the gerald ford presidential museum the widow of president ford died yesterday, in southern california. shelby lynn looks back on the legacy that is beyond the first lady's role as a political wife. >> reporter: iconic. special. unsurpass able. those are just some of the words used to describe former first lady betty ford. >> the whole nation lost someone very special. >> i know icon is an overused term these days, but she truly is one. her vision, and her mission for the betty ford center is unsurpassable. >> reporter: the 93-year-old passed away friday surrounded by friends and family at the eisenhower medical center in california. soon after, condolences began pouring in from president obama, prominent political figures, and even celebrities, who sought addiction treatment at the betty ford center. >> i don't think she even really realized the impact that she had on so many lives. great people, truly great people don't really even realize how truly great they are. >> reporter: the family issued a statement inviting m

at the ford museum in grand rapids, michigan, her childhood home, betty ford was remembered today as a beloved first lady and an outspoken and inspiring figure to millions of women. >> i liked her openness, her vulnerability, and her honesty. >> reporter: recalling her public battles with breast cancer and alcohol, former president george w. bush said that because of her leadership, many lives were saved. elizabeth ann blumer ford who had quietly raised four children never expected to end up in the white house. culminating with the resignation and elevated gerald ford to the 38th president of the united states. >> i am indebted to no man and only to one woman, my dear wife. >> reporter: it proved to be a pivotal platform for mrs. ford, who was dubbed by the press america's fighting first lady, advocating for a woman on the supreme court and abortion rights. >> you are a american. >> and loudly supporting key legislation for women, the equal rights amendment. >> you have come a long, long way. >> reporter: her uninhibited good nature and her professional dance background brought us so

so what other alternative activities could you enjoy it said in his book the ford museum of dreams located in the st petersburg institute of psychoanalysis open in one thousand nine hundred nine to mark the one hundred years since for its famous book the interpretations of dreams was published there are two holes exploring the psychologist's theories the so-called light school splays historical facts and figures where the guide explains freud's work while the dog is a collection of at first sight meaningless then to guide suggests the visitors should perceive the display in accordance with their own experience fancies and desires. there's a museum in the northern capital which celebrates the rich history of the world famous strange votes count the display cover such a result of history in russia starting from the eleventh century when it was originally called red wine and expose drinking tradition. and rituals. during peter the great swain many votes could drink in traditions were established and many of them exist to this day for example the. eagle goldblatt which was a prototype for a ri

on wednesday her body will be flown to the ger ald r ford museum in grand rapids, michigan, where she next to her husband. the united states canceled or suspended $800 million in military aid to pakistan, about one-third the annual total according to administration officials. relations between the two countries have been strained especially after the u.s. raid that kill add bin laden. only a short distance from pakistan's leading military academy. the might of those trying to survive the drought hit horn of africa is far outstripping the ability of anyone to help. u.n.'s chief refugee official said today the crisis in somalia alone is the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. to give an idea of the scale he was visiting a refugee camp the size of cleveland. tony guida has more. >> reporter: look into this child's eyes. he knows something you and i will never know, how it feels to be desperately hungry. there are many children like him in this hospital in mogadishu, malnourished children, some close to death, all refugees from the drought and violence destroying somalia. >> if you

the casket arrived late this afternoon at the gerald ford museum. a small group of onlookers gathered to see the motorcade arrive. the former first lady died last friday at the age of 93. ford will be buried next to her husband on the grounds >> >>> these are pictures released from the meetings at the white house, while the photos show all smiles, democrats and republicans are at odds, real odds over how to reduce the country's debt. republicans are calling for cuts to medicare and social security, while pack has urged tax increases. the u.s. is expected to hit its debt ceiling by august 2nd >> >> ktvu's washington bureau scheduled to sit down with a one-on-one interview with the president tomorrow and you can see it tomorrow on channel news at 5:00 >> >> federal reserve chairman bernanke issued his own warning about the debt crisis saying if the government defaults, it could mean a financial calamity >> the notion that it would become unreliable would throw shock waves into the entire global financial center >> central bank is prepared for additiona

the casket arrived late this afternoon at the gerald ford museum. l group of onlookers gathered to see the motorcade arrive. the former first lady died last friday at the age of 93. ford will be buried next to her husband on the grounds >> >>> these are pictures released from the meetings at the white house, while the photos show all smiles, democrats and republicans are at odds, real odds over how to reduce the country's debt. republicans are calling for cuts to medicare and social security, while pack has urged tax increases. the u.s. is expected to hit its debt ceiling by august 2nd >> >> ktvu's washington bureau scheduled to sit down with a one-on-one interview with the president tomorrow and you can see it tomorrow on channel news at 5:00 >> >> federal reserve chairman bernanke issued his own warning about the debt crisis saying if the government defaults, it could mean a financial calamity >> the notion that it would become unreliable would throw shock waves into the entire global financial center >> central bank is prepared for additional stim

. >> betty ford is being buried at theger rald ford museum next to her husband. >> one of america's outspokenneys landed a television show. gloria allred will preside over cases in "we the people with gloria all-sred". she gained celebrity status thinks to clients including a former mistress of convicted killer scott peterson. >> this could be the first case. a michigan woman facing up to three months in jail for planting a vegetable garden in her front yard, yes. workers tore up the yard to replace a sewer line she decided to replace grass with five large planter boxes. she's been growing basil, cabbage, tomatoes cucumbers and more, someone in the neighborhood complained to the city. >> they wanted ugs to move the vegetables from the front. and we didn't move the vegetables. we didn't think we were so they ticketed us and charged me with a misdemeanor. >> the city code says all unpaved areas must be planted with either grass, ground cover shrubs or suitable plant life. the last category bass and the city are fighting over. bass will go to court to fight charges this month. this unauthorized

the private service will be at the gerald ford museum in michigan. >>> and a new report just released the number of homes repossessed by banks fell 30% during the first six months of this year. >>> and here we go. stretching out the favorite story arm. >> stretch my legs too. >> oh, boy. you're going to stand up. >> sorry, guys in the control room. >> we're talking about everybody taking a stretch because this is our favorite story of the day. we're talking about america's darlings, the u.s. women's soccer team. it's now one win away from the world cup title. >> that's right. but first, to get there, they first had to go through france. >> oui. >> espn's bob holtzman has the highlights. >> reporter: for the second straight match abby wambach had things right where she wanted them. the game on the line and the ball in the air. >> it's almost as if time stops. it's almost as if you're just trying to read the trajectory of the ball, you're trying to lose your defender. there's a lot of things going on at once. it's just about heart and courage, going up and getting it. >> she's a beast i

ford museum in grand rapids, michigan. richard norton smith was the director of the museum. we were there live and betty ford store in dallas for an interview. -- betty ford joined us for an interview. that is all there at americanpresident.org. next call from california. caller: i am all about the accolades for betty ford, and i do want to give a shout out to eleanor roosevelt. i am 72 years old and i have had to live through an experience of many of the bad things about this legacy of slavery, but she did so much to help this nation committed itself of probably the worst scourges on it, and that would be for her to come out and stand for marion anderson so that she could sing on the steps of the lincoln memorial. she also stood up for the to ski e. merriman, whose heroically stood up for -- the tuskegee airmen, who heroically stood up for this nation. she also stood up for the founder of the food group in college. -- cookman college. i just give a shout out to both of those presidential ladies. thank you. guest: 8 grade point, philip. i absolutely agree. great point.n she s

today hundreds of people filed past her casket at the gerald ford presidential museum. ed friday at the age of 93 and is being remembered for her treatment center that helped nearly 100,000 people cope with addiction. >>> everybody starting to get used to this cool weather, these overcast skies. today a little bit more of the same, although change is on the way. but for this morning, a partly cloudy start inland. same for the bay. and you may see drizzle at the coast but knows as much as yesterday. cloudy there as well and temperatures right now on the cool side sitting in the 50s. by this afternoon, warming up but once again, keeping those temperatures well below average for where we should be in july. inland locations only to the mid-70s around the bay cooler in the 60s. seeing some cloud cover there this afternoon a little bit of sunshine peeking through at the coast going to continue to see overcast conditions and breezy. now, you can see cloud cover outside right now not stretching as far inland as we saw yesterday although continuing to see some clouds along the ba

a true partnership and now they are here on the grounds of the ford museum buried side by side.harris: so much history there today. steve brown thank you very much. a ground breaking step for women's rights in afghanistan taking place right here on u.s. soil. four young women set to become the first female pilots in the afghan air force. they arrived this week at lack land air force base in san antonio to begin studying english and head to alabama's fort rutgers. they are proud to pave the way for equal rights in native afghanistan where women are still struggling with the basic rights after the fall of the taliban. now, the rise of freedom. we have been falling the rebuilding of the world trade center site for months. we are seeing amazing progress, especially at the national 9/11 memorial and museum. it will include steel beams from the original world trade center. but even if you can't get to new york, you may still be able to see a piece of the twin towers in person. ♪ ♪ >> a forklift operator carefully places an 8500-pound piece of the twin towers on to the back of a truck.

on thursday, she'll be laid to rest along with side her husband on the grounds of the gerald ford museum. the last wishes of a former first lady. for "good morning america," barbara pinto, abc news. >>> media mogul rupert murdock is on an emergency mission to london this morning to try to keep a phone hacking scandal at one of his tabloids, "the news of the world," from brings down his empire. murdock landed in london. that's where we find jeffery kofman, good morning you to. >> good morning you to. this it, the final edition. "the end of the world," thank you and good-bye. nobody wanted to be associated with a tabloid that became tainted and toxic. let's be clear here, while the paper is dead, the scandal surrounding it is just beginning to unfold. for the world's most powerful media barren, rupert murdock who owns the wall street journal and foxnews, this may be the biggest crisis his empire has ever faced. it was not just another paper in the portfolio. it was the best selling paper in the english language. but today the tabloid that lived on scandal has died on a scandal of its own.

ford museum, it is an emotional good-bye to betty ford. it began in california and then moved to her hometown grand rapids and hundreds of people coming through the night last night and through the morning today to stop and say thank you. she was a public figure with problems before her were considered private and she took to the public stage talking about breast cancer and then substance abuse and addiction to drugs and alcohol. something that played out for her on the public stage, and she never shyed away from the spotlight, but it is clear she cherished the times to spend quietly with her close friends and family saying that is the joy of he life. it is that family and those friends who have gathered right now to say good-bye in the church as you mentioned where she marry her husband more than 50 years ago and fitting end to what is an amazing life as she comes back to the museum here and be laid to rest at a spot where she was the most comfortable through out her life at her husband's side, tamron. it is quite a good-bye to quite a wo

she's buried at gerald ford museum next to her husband on what would have been his 98th birthday. >> a bay area soldier came home for the final time today. and staff sargeant is one of the latest casualties in the war in afghanistan. this is one of those painful images you can see with your eyes but feel with your heart. today's somber home coming is for the staff sargeant he loved life. and loved his wife kids and family. >> that family stood in salute of the man they love. the soldier giving everything to his country. the 36-year-old killed july 5th whj his unit came under fire in afghanistan. >> matt is a selfless person. and we're just grateful. >> the guard were on hand to pay crib yut this, is her first patriot guard ride oo. i wanted to do for this family and this man, what patriot guard did for me my family my son. >>> a funeral service takes place here on monday. emotion-filled day included confusion about whether flags will be flown at half staff on monday to honor the fallen soldier. they will. and when we see them, we'll know why. >> he was an awesome father. and awesome

ford presidential museum. people are gathering to pay respects to the former first lady. later today the casket will be transferred to a church for a private service and following the service betty ford will be buried next to her husband on the grounds of his presidential museum. >>> india is on high alert this morning following a triple bombing in human buy that killed 17 people. want to show you video from one site this morning showing people gathered around the debris. take a look at that. india's home affairs minister says it appears the bombs were made with amoan yum nitrate and rigged with timers. no prior intelligence indicated an attack was eminent. >> separated by perhaps eight to ten minutes shows that this was a coordinated terror attack. >> so far no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. the united states is pakistan has condemned the violence. >>> president obama and congressional leaders will meet for the fifth day in a row today still far apart on a plan to raise the nation's debt ceiling. by all accounts, the group had a tense two hour meeting y

ford museum, her coffin just loaded inside.l be a convey of cars and suvs full of her family members, her extended family, who has been with her coffin throughout this long and emotional good-bye which started in california and has now moved to grand rapids. they are on their way to the grace episcopal church, the same church that she married gerald ford in more than 50 years ago. it's where her private funeral will be held later today. we expect to see former president bill clinton here, former vice president dick cheney, donald rumsfeld expected as well. lynn cheney actually providing one of the eulogies in the ceremony today. again, a very private ceremony, just family and close friends. then she will return here for her final interment. she will be buried next to her husband here. throughout the day, hundreds have shown up to pay their last respects, to honor a woman who was strong and changed the role of the first lady in the white house. she was not afraid to say what she felt, stood up for women's rights and also very in