in raleigh durham five straight day of temperatures above 100 degrees. that's a new record for them. we're now down to 90 in raleigh/durham. due to thunderstorms in the area. dallas is still roasting at 103 degrees. and as we head into our monday, we're going to be dealing with those temperatures in the 90s still, but we're going to take a few degrees off in d.c. we're taking a few degrees off in raleigh/durham after being 101 today. by tuesday temperatures start warming their way back up again. it is just a very short respite. at this time of the year we'll take any degree we can get. lester? >> i saw samantha. i said stephanie. thank you very much. >> you betcha. >>> the last flight of the space shuttle gave us something we've never seen before. this is the first ever shot taken from space of the shuttle's reentry to the earth's atmosphere. this picture of the shuttle "atlantis" was taken from the international space station. a remarkable image. >>> a first in this year's tour de france. after 21 days of riding the winner was cadel evans. also the olde

delta flight 226 heading to europe and delta regional jet atlantic southeast flight headed to raleigh, durham, north carolina. neither plane ended up going anywhere last night. passengers aboard two planes got quite a jolt thursday evening when their jets collided on the tarmac. >> it looked awfully close. it just clipped it. the tip of the wing just sheered right off. >> reporter: the larger jet, a delta boeing 767, bound for amsterdam, was preparing to take off when it struck a commuter jet, slicing through its tail and alarming passengers. >> the whole plane jostled. so we rocked side to side. >> a really big shock. >> reporter: the commuter jet heading to north carolina suffered major damage to the tail and horizontal stabilizer and the collision came for a rude awakening for one of its passengers. >> i was half asleep. the next thing you know there was a bang. we all wondered what happened. the pilot came on and said we were clipped by the plane behind us. >> did he hit you with the tail with his wing? >> absly, he did. >> reporter: a similar accident happened in april when a large air f

different flights, one a huge 767 bound for amsterdam and the smaller commuter plane headed to raleigh-durham, north carolina. >> we were on our way from washington to raleigh, and taxiing to take off and the plane clipped our plane. >> reporter: how did everybody on board handle it? >> fine, calm, uneventful. >> it was a nonevent until we figured out that we'd lost the wing and our flight, to amsterdam. >> reporter: passengers on both planes described hearing a loud bang and then feeling a bump, some saying it was almost as if they'd hit a pothole on the runway. >> it was a really big shock. just a really big shock. >> there was a lot of texting, no, there was no screaming. there was some cursing. >> some people were freaking out but everybody was pretty calm overall. >> reporter: when you say freaking out, tell us. >> the girl next to me, she was right by the wing and crying and the other guy was trying to jump out of the emergency exit for a little bit, but everybody else was pretty calm. >> reporter: both planes were fully intending to head out of boston. both ended up stuck here. it coul

from maine's acadia national park, west to chicago, to raleigh-durham in the south. >> our bigger concern is that it's going to last several days and that may put us us at increased risks over the next couple of days. >> reporter: and adding to the misery, a warning tonight for swimmers and kayakers here in new york city to stay out of the water because of a raw sewage spill in the hudson river. brian? >> talk about insult to injury. anne thompson in times square tonight to start us off. anne, thanks for that, i think. >>> we're trying to keep a watch for you on when this wave will break where you live, and joining us again tonight, our friend janice huff, chief meteorologist wnbc here in new york, and i know you have to answer regionally, and no two places will have the same experience. >> exactly. there will be a break for the northeast which is experiencing the heat wave now. the 103 degrees in newark, new jersey, that set a record. there were parts of iowa yesterday that had a heat index above 120 of what it felt like. those areas of the country won't get the relief from the jet strea

the regional jet bound for raleigh durham, north carolina, reportedly with 74 passengers and 3 crew. one passenger on that small plane complained of a neck injury after the collision. no one else was hurt. this comes just three months after a similar mishap at new york's jfk airport. the dramatic collision there caught on tape as the wing tip of a giant airbus a380 hit the tail of a regional jet and spun it. there were nearly 1,000 runway incidents last year at the nation's airport where planes got too close to each other or vehicles. luckily actual collisions are not common but they are a major safety concern. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> and we'll hear more from passengers who were on board those planes coming up on "good morning america." >>> in washington, the president and congressional negotiators are taking a break from the tense budget talks today. but mr. obama will again take his case to the public with his second news conference of the week. there are the slightest t gns of a compromise that might be in the works. it would allow the president to raise the debt lim

. >> the delta jet was headed to amsterdam, the other to raleigh-durham. the wing of the delta jet clipped the tail of the smaller plane. >>> a gruesome sight in the bay area. some woke up this morning to find a burning body in the middle of the road. tonight, we're getting some answers. it happened in the rock ridge neighborhood. we bring in cheryl hurd. this is tragic for the victim and families but horrifying for the neighbors. what's the latest? >> reporter: a gruesome reminder of what was discovered here, a burned out area right where the body was found. now, this neighborhood is located right near the freeway, and the folks who live around here say a body found here is something they will not forget for a very long time. >> may he rest in peace, may your family feel the love of god and know peace, too. so sorry. >> reporter: helen miller and her neighbor left these flowers at the exact spot where a burning body was discovered thursday morning in the 500 block of ivan hoe road. >> sometimes we get burglarized because we're near the freeway. so things

the regional jet bound for raleigh durham with 74 passengers.enger on the small plane compared of a neck injury after the collision. no one else was hurt. there was nearly 1,000 runway incidents at the nation's airports where planes got too close to each other. luckily actual collisions are not common but they are major safety concern. >>> the ts a a wants to test express lanes for travelers. federal authorities plan to launch a pilot program a four airlifts that will allow prequalified passengers to pass through more swiftly. it would include delta passengers boarding in atlanta and detroit. qualifying travelers must be u.s. citizens would provide personal information in advance to tsa. cleared passengers would go through metal detectors but may escape more rigorous screening but travelers may still be subject to random full checks in order to keep from potential terrorists and may expand to more airports. >>> bookstore borders faces possible lick way wi days. >> also, he died a hero serving our country in war. solemn homecoming for a soldier.

the regional jet bound for raleigh durham, north carolina, reportedly with 74 passengers and three crewck injury after the collision. no one else was hurt. this comes just three months after a similar mishap at new york's jfk airport. the dramatic collision there caught on tape as the wing tip of a giant airbus a-a-0 hit the tail of a regional jet and spun it. there were nearly 1,000 runway incidents last year at the nation's airports where planes got too close to each other or to vehicles. luckily, actual collisions are not common. but they are a major safety concern. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> federal agents have apprehended a u.s. soldier accused of trying to sneak military explosives on an airline flight. the 19-year-old army private told investigators he picked up a small amount of c-4 explosives while at a military training course. a tsa agent did a swab test on the soldier's bag and the test was positive. he was picked up before boarding a united airlines flight from yuma, arizona, to los angeles. >>> the new york man accused in the brutal murder of an 8-year-old boy h

. >> the regional jet was to fly to raleigh durham. the 767 was headed for amsterdam.el sta sata said it provided h rooms for the passengers and got them out to their destinations today. the ntsb will have an initial report within ten days. a full anlalysis usually takes number of months. >> i'm surprised these kinds of accidents don't happen even more frequently. all right, thanks very much for that. just days before jumping into the republican presidential race, michele bachmann quit her church. will the move hurt or help her candidacy. and mitt romney sharpens his message against president obama. he's now comparing the president to the former president jimmy carter. we'll get donna brazill in our strategy session. strategy session. >>> here in the united states, the fbi is investigating that reports working for rupert many dock tried to hire investigations to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims. >> there season an investigation. intercepting communications like that is a crime. it has to be investigated. i think what there shouldn't be -- and we've learned recently

the delta 767 for amsterdam with over 200 passengers, the delta regional jet bound for raleigh-durham, north carolina, with some 74 passengers on board. >> very high traffic period. something will have to be taken into account as to why these two airplanes were in that close of a proximity to each other. >> reporter: incidents like these seem to be happening with stunning regularity. just last month, a lufthansa jet taking off at new york's jfk airport barely missed colliding with an egypt air flight. >> lufthansa 411 heavy is -- >> now we hold our position. no need to speak about it on -- >> i thought those were coming together. yeah. that was quite a show. we thought it was going to be a short career. >> reporter: in april, two planes slammed into each other also at jfk. the dramatic collision caught on tape as the wing tip of a giant airbus a380 hits the tail of a regional jet and spun it like a top. now, last year at the nation's airports there were nearly a thousand cases of planes getting too close to each other or to vehicles. luckily most of them were not collisions but potent

in fact, raleigh-durham, north carolina, later today that area will top out at about 100.og. all morning we've been telling you the story of dozer the golden doodle. the pup raised over $17,000 for cancer research after taking part in the maryland half marathon. >> gretchen: joining us now is -- is it dozer. >> gretchen: dozer. and the owner, great to see you. you got a great color on today. >> thank you. >> gretchen: help us understand this because your dog ran 13 miles in this marathon, but the little secret here is that the dog never entered the race. >> right. he actually ran away from home, kind of. he saw the 2,000 runners and he decided to join them. >> steve: do you have one of those invisible fences or virtual fence that usually keeps him in the yard? >> yes, we do. coincidentally, it had rained the night before, so the power went off, and so he was able to get through. >> clayton: i'm looking at the video here and it looks like -- i was joking, but it looks like he had shoes on, but he's got muddy feet because you go outside to do your morning routine and take hi

looks like raleigh-durham and atlanta and memphis and kansas city, about the same. lower 90s.t in el paso and san antonio. much of florida will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s. >> dana: you still didn't give rapid city a shout out. >> steve: what was it? 123-4781. >> brian: you guys -- 81. >> brian: you talk about illegal immigration and where we're going right now with comprehensive immigration reform, this is the guy you need to talk to. >> steve: jose antonio vargas and he outed himself in the "new york times" magazine and he said he was a kid, he went to the dmv to get a driver's license and they said, what are you kidding? this is a fake number. >> dana: he says he was september when he was 11 or 12, by his mother from the philippines to the united states where he was living with relatives and that when he went to get his driver's license, the woman, the clerk looked at the back of the card and said, this is not real. it is fake. and don't come back here. and that was the first that he realized that he was in the country illegally and then he just told lie after lie afte

in raleigh/durham right now, they've got about 70 degrees. though, we approach the hot zone. look at this. rapid city, south dakota today, 100. 97 minneapolis. about the same for kansas city. warmer yet in dallas and 99 today in el paso. the chilly spot on this map, 71 in san francisco. and that's a quick look at the fox travelcast. now the big story in sports. >> 2:30 time eastern sunday, a lot of people scrambled to their tv sets because it was a world cup final like few have seen. women's world cup, japan vs. u.s.a. team u.s.a., the favorite against the japanese. who had been stunning. but you're look right there, abby wambach scoring in overtime. looks like they might lock it in but this clutch play with three minutes left gave japan the 2-2 tie and guess what? it's time for penalty kicks. the worst way to end a world cup in the history of sports. the u.s. would not show up. they missed three of their four. japan would convert when they had to. the japanese who as a nation has been through so much. the japanese team has never beaten the u

meanwhile, east of the mississippi, 94 today in raleigh-durham and they will have considerable humidityta should top out at 86. about the same temperature for cleveland. the chilliest spot on this map is seattle. followed closely by caribou, maine. that's a quick look at your fox travelcast for what will be another warm day, a warm monday in the summer. >> all right, let's talk a little bit about eating and eating healthy or not eating so healthy. maybe in moderation. well, now, there's new debate about whether or not we should tax some of these foods that are deemed not so healthy. like sugary drinks, jelly doughnuts, chips, that kind of stuff. i guess the premise here being that we would maybe try to curb the obesity problem that we have here in the united states, at the same time raise some revenues potentially to decrease the debt. >> yeah. >> well, i have a few things to say about that. this is a crazy idea because you can't fine people for eating bad. there's a whole industry of eating bad that makes money off people eating bad. for example, angioplasty. if everybody ate good, tho