the rumors spread through the albuquerque auto business quicker than the latest recall. >> mike lefthe money out of the house and all these things and disappeared. >> several months passed with no word from mike. now his side of the family was so concerned, they decided to go to the police. >> we thought he fell victim to foul play. i didn't have a concrete explanation besides that's how i felt. that was my gut. >> one of the interesting things is that mike, the person who is missing in this story or doesn't want to be found filed tax returns if are a couple of years after he vanished. the question that everybody was asking, including the police in albuquerque is did something happen to him or has he purposely disappeared. tonight on dateline we will tell you the story of how he came to be lost and how he eventually came to be found. >> sounds interesting. the secret by the way airs tonight on dateline at 8 strg. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired

and thunderstorms from albuquerque to salt lake city. >> 74 in boise. 77 in colorado springs. and 68 in portland. upper 50s in fargo, minneapolis, omaha. dallas hits 84, new orleans, 81. here in new york it is 65 degrees. down in atlanta. 68. >> that's where you permanently live, atlanta. so that's -- >> that's right. >> you don't like the heat, you are happy it is 68? >> i'm happy. i'm from hawaii. i like the island breezes. >> very nice. hawaii girl. i like it. a ton of buzz about the next generation iphone. word is that apple could be weeks away from an announcement about, yep, the new iphone 5. >> i want one. apparently there will be a few more changes. one upgrade expected to be an 8 megapixel camera. iphone 4 has 5 megapixels. >> how do people live? the new iphone is also expected to have a faster processor not to mention mobile payment functions so you can swipe your iphone over a reader just like a credit card. >> before you know it, it will be chips in our heads and swipe your fingertip. >> iphone 4. the 5 is out. makes me mad every time. more "world news now" coming

en una videoconfere ncia en la que tambin participaron los consulados de albuquerque y nueva york, estaa se anunci que habr becas por un total de 1 milln 20 mil dlares para la zona de san jos.. s.o.t. carlos ponce martínez/cónsul de méxico en sj 17:53:00 nosotros participamos con una parte, recursos del presupuesto del gobierno mexicano, la otra parte en este caso la pone el cet con el objeto de comprometer recursos para mejorar las condiciones y dar oportunidades a un grupo de mexicanos.. s.o.t. elsa garcía de león/c.e.t 2:56:00 casi no hay fondos estatales ya, y los fondos y los fondos estatales se están reduciendo muchísimo... segn el consulado, unos 500 estudiantes de beneficiarn de las becas que estn destinadas a mexicanos trabajadores del campo o para sus hijos.. s.o.t. elsa garcía de león/c.e.t 4:20:00 conforme los estudiantes vengan a registrarse van a ir recibiendo ese tipo de dinero, no sabemos quienes van a ser los beneficiados ahorita, es un dinero que se va a ir distribuyendo conforme los estudiantes vayan llegando.. en medio de estas crisis econmica, las personas que se ha

albuquerque.ise, 87. >>> here is one that is really out of this world, but still very much a part of it. check out an alien statue known as carville. >> just 5 feet tall. believed he once belonged to radio talker rush limbaugh. limbaugh is said to have named him m after democratic politica pundit, james carville. >> over the yearhe made the rounds going to mardi gras, the super bowl, explains the beads the now after being rejected by one owner's family he landed in a museum in asheville, north carolina. >> can't find a home, i guess. >> no. >> they have him chained down in case someone wants to walk with him, he is so popular. >> carville is that popular. okay. >> he has been known to walk around on his own at night. >> uh-huh. we'll be back with more news right after the break. stay with us. ♪ super natural ♪ super natural let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsuranceceard, too. medicare is one of

the mid to upper 80s, denver an area we could see showers and thunderstorms, similar down towards albuquerque with some of the moisture locked in around the four corners. getting out towards the pacific northwest. especially working into tomorrow, not out of the question to see the low 90s, even triple digits there, there's still some summer left. if you're watching us on knrv reno, nevada. reno open studios. at the sierra arts gallery. that's your pacific event of the day. >> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. right now it's you're a mega celebrity the place to be and be seen is the venice film festival. beyonce actually celebrated her 30th birthday on a massive yacht called the odessa. the expectant mother and husband jay-z played host to friends such as gwyneth paltrow. >>> madonna was there for business promoting the new movie "we" as a news conference when an admiring fan held her a purple hydrangea. she thanked the fan and threw the flower under the table. she said i absolutely loathe hydrangeas. he obviously doesn't know that. ouch, imagine. >>> the joli

arizona, connecticut, florida, hawaii, maine, nebraska, north carolina, west virginia, wisconsin, albuquerque, and particularly in new haven connecticut. these jurisdictions all amended their finances and had them struck down by a court of law. we need to too to avoid a lawsuit. we are playing roulette with taxpayer dollars. i appreciate supervisor kim enter comments, but i strongly disagree and urge my colleagues to support this. we can support any future law as we would like to, but right now let's make the change. let's get in line with what the u.s. supreme court has already decided. supervisor wiener: i am a strong supporter of public financing. i supported the extension of public financing to make oral campaigns. at the time, there were those who were against them. i support the supreme court decision. my personal view is terrible and representative of a terrible trend of the decade and this court. with that said, we are faced with a choice. i know that we will come up with a good way to amend our public finance law in the future to try to address the challenge that the supreme court ha

bbc news, albuquerque. >> from books to baby gifts, at amazon is known worldwide as the market leaderor online shopping. but today the company through the -- today, the company launched its own tablet computer. can this really light consumer interest? >> we call it the ipad. [applause] >> january 2010, steve jobs launches the ipad with the promise of a new way of computing. soon, apple's lead was being followed by rival tablets like the galaxy, this new one from sony, the zune. but could it be amazon's kindle fire, unveil today, which makes the first challenge to the ipad? amazon already dominates the world of electronic books with the kindle e-reader. now the color touch screen kindle fire hits new markets. it seems to do all the things the ipad does that for around half the price. >> at a lower price, it is hard to do the work to make it possible. we have been working hard on the content, hardware, and software and making it possible to sell at $199. >> the new tablets, which may lose money for amazon at first, launches in america in november. no word yet on when it comes to britain

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bbc news, albuquerque. >> from books to baby gifts, at amazon is known worldwide as the market leadernline shopping. but today the company through its hat into the tabloid wars, hoping to take a bite out of apple's ipad sales. will it work? here is our technology correspondent. >> we call it the ipad. [applause] >> january 2010, steve jobs launches the ipad with the promise of a new way of computing. soon, apple's lead was being followed by rival tablets like the galaxy, this new one from missoni, the zune. but could it be amazon's kindle fire, unveil today, which makes the first challenge to the ipad? amazon already dominates the world of electronic books with the kindle e-reader. now the color touch screen kindle fire hits new markets. it seems to do all the things the ipad does that for around half the price. >> at a lower price, it is hard to do the work to make it possible. we have been working hard on the content, hardware, and software and making it possible to sell at $199. >> the new tablets, which may lose money for amazon at first, launches in america in november. no word y

albuquerque, new mexico is up next.o ahead. >> caller: hello. i remember coming in to work. i had walked into the lobby and i saw footage of the first plane hitting the tower. i was dumbfounded. i thought, how can they so -- shows such a violent movie this early in the morning. i thought it was a movie. i was in shock. where i was working. i saw people crying. i asked him what was going on. this is the first tower has suspended by plane. i realized this was not a movie. i was dumbfounded. we were not able. there were a number of patients that were upset. thought we were kind of triage in them to make sure there were okay. i will not for get and how shocked and how numb i felt. listening to the rest of the footage the rest of the day and tell those people on flight 93 save tarnation from a devastating event that could have occurred. this kind of thing was a horrible, horrible setback. it will never ever divide us as a nation. i am just so glad to live in this country where people stand cohesive lee so that i can be on th

. >> thunderstorms from las vegas to albuquerque, mountain rainfall, seattle range, and out of breathand cold front chills off the midwest. >> 60s from fargo to chicago. 83 here inin new yk. feels a lot hotter than that right now. 90 in miami. 91 inew orleans. sacramento, 87, colorado springs, 82, 71 in seattle. >> all right. all right. where are we going now? >> think that will become a new tradition. >> stumbled upon something. >> got to lighten the mood. >> sad stories. >> bounce back. >> resilience that's what we're about. >>> okay 89 beauty queens from around the world took to the stage, in the miss universe contest. and it was, miss angola, leila lopez, who was crowned the victor. >> uh-huh. now to be miss universe, candidates must win evening gown and swimsuit competitions and answer that all important interview question. ms. angola was asked what physical trait she would change about herself. her answer she wouldn't change a thing, because it is her inner beauty and principles that matter most. self-respecting answer. >> good answer. she is beautiful. there is nothing to chang

. >> 86 in albuquerque. 81 in salt lake city. 70 in billings. 60s in fargo to detroit. 77 in the big. 90, miami. 89 in nola. >>> now to a labor of love two decades long in the making. relentless hobby driven by a good cause. >> a north dakota man turned in his collection of soda can tabs, grand total after 20 years, a whopping 4 million tabs. >> wow. >> daryl johnson arranged the tabs on a string that could stretch across 47 football fields almost four miles worth. >> that is amazing. johnson cashed in the 1800 pounds of tabs at a recycling plant. but he's not keeping a dime of it. he's donating all of it, all $1200 to the ronald mcdonald house. >> i wonder if he could have consumed that many drinks. he must have collected them from every person he knew. >> impressive. nice work. >> worked really hard. >> impressive. nice work, dude. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ i'll be there for you ♪ i'll be there for you ♪ like i've been there before >> impressive. nice work, dude. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ i'll be there for you [ drew ] give me v

. >> 63 degrees in billings, 76 in salt lake city, and 82 degrees in albuquerque. dallas heats up to 90 degrees, kansas city 80, and minneapolis 67. 69 in boston. 70 here in new york city. and 86 degrees in new orleans. >>> last week you may have seen a story here on "world news now" about a couple celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary. well, this couple is getting close. >> fred and hazel marcone just marked their 70th anniversary. they celebrated with their family, which includes five children, 19 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and one great great-grandchild. >> that's what i want to know. they say their secret to a long marriage is to take the bumps and work them out. good advice. so congratulations to them. >> some people have a difficult time taking those words. we'll be right back. ♪ looks like we made it ♪ look how far we've come now, baby ♪ ♪ look how far we've come, my baby ♪ ♪ we might have taken the long way sthoets ♪ ♪ we knew we'd get there someday ♪ >>> anzing feat >>> an amazing feat has been completed by a talented team of surgeons in l

. >> 67 in detroit. 76 in the twin cities. 82 in fargo. 80s from boise to albuquerque. 93 in sacramento. 74 here in new york. 83 in atlanta. >>> here's a story that will make any apartment dweller jealous. how would you like to spread out in this 72,000 square-foot mansion being built in the missouri ozarks? >> eventually it will be the second home for a well-off software developer. when it's done, it will have 13 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, a library, as well as an observatory. >> is that necessary? it's being built to withstand the most powerful of tornadoes and should be done in 2013. why there? >> the ozarks of missouri. n not -- >> like the four seasons. >> good luck. must be nice to have that kind of loot. i'll go back to my 200 square-foot apartment. we'll see. >>> more "world news now" after the break. p after the break. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back, everybody. now to the abc new series, "second academies -- "second acts," where we introduce you to people brave enough to reinvent themselves. this morning a woman, one of new york's finest for two decades. >> it wasn't on the streets she face

albuquerque, 84. 56 in seattle.sually cool and cloudy weather in san diego this weekend. posed no problems for contestants in one of the nation's largest surfing competitions. >> that's because they're dogs. about 80 of them in fact all panting for a chance to grab their boards and hit the waves. they showed they could do a lot more than just doggy paddle. a few of them. whoa. >> he is a better surfer than i am. the competition raised $100,000 for orphaned pets. and the winner, jack russell terrier, buddy, that must be buddy, taken home the prize five out of the last six years. born surfer. who knew? >> and i can't even body surf or whatever. these dogs put me to shame. >> humiliating that we are showing this. i mean, my goodness. >> congratulations to the dogs. >> backwards surfing! wow. that's some talent. >> we'll be back with more "world news now" right after this. ♪ this. ♪ we'll all be gone for the summer we're on safari ♪ we'll all be gone for the summer we're on safari ♪ let me tell you about a very importan

the unique perspectives i think i bring to this job is i started a one-man handyman business in albuquerque1974, and grew it to employ over 1,000 people. as governor of new mexico, i never claimed to create one single job in the state. i don't think government creates jobs, i think it's the private sector. let's say 2.9 million jobs were created by the current administration. what is real job growth? now i come back to implementing the fair tax, throwing out the entire federal tax system, abolishing the i.r.s., and coming up with a way that's really fair it will really set the groundwork for the private sector being able to hire tens of millions -- creates tens of millions of jobs that perhaps otherwise aren't being created here. >> that's cute, governor. i asked you about the jobs, i go to your next-door neighbor's dog and talk about the jobs he created, and the dog and you start telling me about fair tax and what you're going to do, but let's go to another point. i think you are unique in the party. how do you feel about the intolerance, the mean-spiritedness that's coming out in your par

. >> 90 in boise. 80 in salt lake city. 76 in albuquerque. dallas gets up to 85. omaha 75. chicago 73. 65 in boston. 76 here in new york. and 90 in miami. >>> there was another celebration of survival this weekend. this one in joplin, missouri, the town that was nearly wiped off the map by that huge tornado back in may. the high school football team hosted their first home game i i the stadium that was the only part of that high school that actually survived the twister. >> amazing. 10,000 fans were there to support them, cramming into the facility built for just 4,500. although the joplin eagles fell to the visiting team it was still a triumph to have started the season at all. >> absolutely. a moment of silence in honor of the victims but that town is coming bacac good to see. >> absolutely. >> we'll be back with more after this. >> we'll be back with more after this. are you ready for your check-up? i'm so ready. [ female announcer ] prepare to ace your check-up. fight plaque and gingivitis and invigorate your way to better dental check-ups. crest pro-health invigorating

and finally, i had to go to the albuquerque journal website to find the whole story. i guess she thought i knew maybe. but the story is that the tribal police on the reservation were raping inmates, and they were raping them frequently. and this was a big, big problem. and it was reported to her. and she tried to get help for it. she wrote to then vice president cheney to say, we need help. she tried to get the fbi in. and the recognition was pretty much what happens in other communities, i think, when your own is attacked. they attack back. and she got a public service officer to testify this was going on. but instead of solving the problem, they got rid of her. so that's why she was impeached. so she's very bitter. and oddly enough, maybe not so oddly but when this is your whole home and you live on the reservation and this is entire place of identity, there's no place to go unless you're going to make a clean break and she has to live with these people who impeached her. it's very difficult. she's an unhappy person. and this is one of those tribal governments that

news this morning of bus driver in new mexico is behind bars after brutally beating a passenger albuquerque police happened at a bus stop he refused to let the man on the bus due to an argument that happen the night before he used the man's cane and use that that is a strange story >> in arizona they have tracked down some missing explosives they were in a cooler when they disappeared investigators said a driver 6 the town of the cooler alongside the road. and the florida teenager is in serious trouble he posed as a doctor's assistant in kissimmee he is not being charged as an adult. hospital officials became concerned when he kept on asking for identification cards and found out that he was actually a billing clerk. >> will have much more after this. mñwñ >> >> a woman woke up to your estranged norris in her car he describes what happens >> we could not believe that there was a bear inside our car and locked itself in most of the damage was on the inside of the car it look like a tornado hit. this was completely ripped out until was down to the metal. he took his paw and pushed it back int

airway flight from san francisco to albuquerque because of his sagy pants. about he's now suing the airline. >>> you know it wasn't long ago when you couldn't smoke pot anywhere legally but this weekend thousands will smoke it right in front of oakland city hall. and as jonathan bloom explains the city is just fine with it. >> subpoena rising up if the street around city hall preparation for the smell of marijuana rising from the streets saturday and sun. >> oakland is the birth place of the medical cannabis industry and is we are proud to be here. >>reporter: parts of 2 downtown streets are being blocked off for the 3 day international hemp and cannabis expo where those with the proper i.d. can go to the learn about and smoke medical cannabis. >> this marks the first time that we have had cannabis activist and city officials working hand in hand to create an amazing event. i i think it's a great step forward. >>reporter: steve who likes to brag his harbor side health center creates jobs and pays millions in taxes sits is high time the was a street fair abou

i started a one man handyman business in alb albuquerque in4 and grew to over a thousand employees. i have run for governor of new mexico and reelection. i promise to submit a balanced budget to congress in the year 2013. i promise to veto legislation where expenditures exceed revenue. and if anybody doubts my willingness to veto bills, i think i vetoed more bills than any governor in the history of the united states. i think i vetoed more bills than all of the other governors in the country combined. add to that throwing out the entire federal tax system and replacing it with a consumption tax. the fair tax which would absolutely reboot the american economy because it does away with corporate tax to create tens of millions of jobs in this country. >> governor johnson, thank you. we'll be coming back to the issue of the economy throughout the debate tonight. as i mentioned at the top of the show we will also be checking in with our own shannon bream throughout the night to get real time updates from people watching. shannon? >> shannon: this is the most interactive debate ever and i

i started a one-man handiman business in albuquerque in 1974 and graw it to over 1,000 employees. i have run for two political offices in my life governor of new mexico and reelection. i promise to submit balanced budget to congress in the year 2013. i promise to veto legislation where expenditures exceed revenue. anybody doubts my willingness to veto bills, i think i vetoed more bills than any governor in the history of the united states. i think i vetoed more bills than all the other governors in the country combined. add to that, throwing out the entire federal tax system and replacing it with a consumption tax. the fair tax. which would absolutely reboot the american economy because it does away with the corporate tax to create tens of millions of jobs in this country. >> bret: governor johnson, thank you. we'll be coming back to the economy throughout this debate tonight. as i mentioned, we'll be checking in with our own shannon bream throughout the night to get real-time updates from people watching. >> shannon: this is the most interactive debate ever. thanks to our partner

i started a one-man handiman business in albuquerque in 1974 and graw it to over 1,000 employees. i have run for two political offices in my life governor of new mexico and reelection. i promise to submit balanced budget to congress in the year 2013. i promise to veto legislation where expenditures exceed revenue. anybody doubts my willingness to veto bills, i think i vetoed more bills than any governor in the history of the united states. i think i vetoed more bills than all the other governors in the country combined. add to that, throwing out the entire federal tax system and replacing it with a consumption tax. the fair tax. which would absolutely reboot the american economy because it does away with the corporate tax to create tens of millions of jobs in this country. >> bret: governor johnson, thank you. we'll be coming back to the economy throughout this debate tonight. as i mentioned, we'll be checking in with our own shannon bream throughout the night to get real-time updates from people watching. >> shannon: this is the most interactive debate ever. thanks to our partner

in other news a bus driver in new mexico is charged with prettily batting 8 tpassenge in albuquerque.e refused to let another man on the boss was some type of argument. witnesses say the driver got off the boss, kicked and punched a man and grabbed a somebody's cain and use that to be the passenger. >>catherine: in arizona a week- long search say that they have tracked down some missing explosives. inside of a cooler. there were used for training exercises at a local airport drivers spotted at the cooler with these explosives just sitting on the side of the road. these are similar in the arizona mines. >> a florida teenager is in big trouble he posed as a doctor's assistant. 17 years old, he was led away his faces blurred not charged as an adult. hospital officials were concerned because they kept asking for access to restricted parts of the building. keith found, v a billing clerk. he was only found acredentials of a billing clerk. >>jacqueline: sunny skies bay- area wide with less fog for the next couple of days. that will lead to warmer conditions starting in oakland 70 tomorrow. 7

i started a one man handyman business in alb albuquerque in4 and grew to over a thousand employees. i have run for governor of new mexico and reelection. i promise to submit a balanced budget to congress in the year 2013. i promise to veto legislation where expenditures exceed revenue. and if anybody doubts my willingness to veto bills, i think i vetoed more bills than any governor in the history of the united states. i think i vetoed more bills than all of the other governors in the country combined. add to that throwing out the entire federal tax system and replacing it with a consumption tax. the fair tax which would absolutely reboot the american economy because it does away with corporate tax to create tens of millions of jobs in this country. >> governor johnson, thank you. we'll be coming back to the issue of the economy throughout the debate tonight. as i mentioned at the top of the show we will also be checking in with our own shannon bream throughout the night to get real time updates from people watching. shannon? >> shannon: this is the most interactive debate ever and i

. >> 82 in salt lake city. 77, albuquerque. 50s from twin cities to indianapolis. 76 here in new yorkve been waiting for all morning long. it is time for our "bam. nice timing on friday. >> day five. >> favorite story of the day time. may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks. a cat that is another story. >> check out these amazing felines fittingly called acro-cats, ordinary house cats doing things. ride skateboards. walk tight ropes and much more. >> the cats are rescued, orphans, some are strays and they have taken their show, look at that. on the road now. >> so cute. having two kaufts my own i can attest that they do funny strange thing thousands. >> are you more of a cat person than a dog person? >> i look them both. cats are easier. >> cats, less maintenance. >> i'm too lazy to walk a dog every day. >> totally. more "world news now" coming up after the break. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don'

. >> a wet 79 in salt lake city. 85 in albuquerque. 95 in sacramento. 70s from fargo to kansas city.m boston to atlanta. 91 in miami. >>> weather news does not stop there. japan is also reeling from some pretty extreme weather. heavy rain today in the wake of sunday's typhoon which was the worst that country has seen in seven years. at least 34 people have died. dozens are still missing. >> thousands of people have been stranded by washed-out bridges and roads. some 200,000 are still without electricity. it was just six months ago that the tsunami killed 21,000 people in japan. boy, hard-hit country for sure. >>> there has been another significant blow to al qaeda's top leadadship. eunice al maw ra kahnny is in custody after his capture by papastani agents working with the cia. experts say al mara tawny's role was to hit economic targets in the u.s. and around the globe. can't tour appears to usher in a new era of cooperation. after some tension following the killing of osama bin laden. >>> in libya, rebel forces are preparing for a final assault on one of moammar gadhafi's last stro

albuquerque is 81. sacramento, 94. l.a., 77.ill be a lovely 89 degrees. >> let's go to honolulu, man. get out of here. fall now. kind of cold. i'm ready. >> i'm with you. >> we were a little rusty the last few days. >> nice. >> favorite story of the day. this is a very cool story. we grew up with him. his "sick" poem, i could not go to school today was a rallying cry around the world. now shell silverstein will be entertaining kids for years to come. >> this book has been published posthumously. >> i remember in elementary school my teacher reading these poems. >> classics, classics. this has everything on it -- i asked for a hot dog with everything on it, and that was my big mistake. cuz it came with a parrot, a bee in a bonnet, a wristwatch, a wrench and a rake. it came with a goldfish, a fiddle, a frog, a front porch swing, and a mouth and a mask. that's the last time i ask for a hot dog with everything. >> i would still eat it. and the great drawings that come along. >> we have to quickly do the last poem. >> 145 of new poem

host: jason joins us, albuquerque, new mexico, good morning, with dr. edward sondik and dr. michael o'grady. caller: good morning, doctors. i work mostly in emergency rooms. i wanted to ask you a question about the role of the epa and fda, and regulatory committees that prescribe remedies and those sorts of things. there are situations where people are not abiding by laws. also, i am a democrat. i have been a democrat since i was born. i propose that government is a vital source toward people living longer and healthier. i did not want to get political because i did not believe you guys are political, but i notice you said something about marijuana deaths, but how many have there been? i know what i'm getting off track. host: we will talk more about drug abuse -- we were talking more about drug abuse, but we can get a response, dr. sondik? guest: let me pick up on the role of government. this is a non-partisan, but the role of what we do is information. it is crucial that the elements of government, the elements of the private sector picked up on that information, it picked

we started making our way from albuquerque west. we went through the indian pueblos. i was struck by -- as the new progressed, you started seeing a proliferation of american flags in the pueblos. the hopi, navajo, other indian nations out there -- after they had been interest much in our history, for them to put the flags out really impressed me. from williams, arizona, we were going to take a train to the south rim of the grand canyon. there were people in our car from new jersey and long island. there is a reputation for being abrupt and rude, so on and so forth. we are all in their grief. -- all sharing our grief. a man came in and started playing guitar, the old woodie guthrie standard, "this land is your land." we all broke down. the long islanders from new jersey did not seem so irritating anymore. we are american at our core, whatever else about us, there is something deep within us -- there is something special about being american. it is the only country that has been formally based on principle. they say it is "unjust," not un- french, un-german -- thety say

. >> 76 in albuquerque. 80 in salt lake city. 90 in boise. mostly 70s kansas city to detroit.ton gets up to 65. new york a comfortable 76. 80s in both new orleans and dallas. >>> this was an easy one this morning. here comes our, ready? oh! >> there we go. >> slow on the uptake. all right, this is our favorite story of the day. got to feel sorry for this four-legged friend. just a little. >> check out this elk in sweden helplessly caught in the branches of a tree. he had been eating fermenting apples and we're told he got caught reaching for just one more. famous last words. >> that's right. the elk was drunk. neighbors said he had been at it all day. even nearly running into a car. he was finally freed then just lay on the ground for a while before stumbling away. >> who hasn't been there on a friday night. little rough happy hour. not drunk as a skunk, drunk as a elk. change the expression. >> we'll be back with more "world news now." >>> welcome back, everybody. when former vp dick cheney released his memoirs he promised it would lead to "some heads exploding all over washi

. >> 80s from boise to albuquerque. 108 in phoenix.go. atlanta hits 94. and new york a comfortable 79. >>> heavy rain triggered a new round of flash floods in some of vermont's hardest-hit towns four days after irene blew through. the small town of rochester is still cut off from the outside world. its 1,000 people have no electricity, food or running water. floodwater seeped into the village cemetery and forced coffins up out ground. >> unbelievable. >>> workers are now stringing safety nets under the damaged ceiling in the washington national cathedral. last week's earthquake knocked three of the landmark's four spires to the ground and littered the floor with debris. the rush is on to make those repairs before 9/11. that's when president obama and other officials will attend a commemorative service at the cathedral. >>> and as the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, you may notice stepped-up security. >> the nation's landmarks and transportation hubs will get some extra attention in the coming days. abc's pierre thomas explains wh

and near 90 in albuquerque. dallas still hot, 102. chicago 91. detroit 85.rleans. >>> the white house has backed down after a tense battle of wills over president obama's major speech to congress on jobs. the speech had been scheduled for next wednesday, the same night as the republican presidential debate. after house speaker john boehner objected to mr. obama possibly upstaging that event, the president agreed to change the date to the next night. but the president now faces another conflict, football's opening night game between the saints and the packers. >> see who wins that tv battle, right? >>> now to air travel this morning and an alarming report about how capable pilots are to fly. the draft report from the faa found that too much responsibility is turned o or to autopilots, leaving the men and women at the controls dangerously unprepared. abc's jim sciutto has more. >> reporter: for all but a few minutes of every flight, mostly on takeoff and landing, it's not your pilot flying the plane but the autopilot. that's made flying safer. fatal accidents

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also some rain in the rockies stretches down to flagstaff and albuquerque.lsewhere. >> warm out west. seattle at 83. los angeles 91. a bit cooler in the rockies. denver is 69. minneapolis 77. dallas a few degrees cooler at 88. chicago 70. and boston a chilly 62. >>> and one more weather note. there is a lot of drying out and cleaning up, of course, to do from the deep south all the way up here to the northeast. the remnants of tropical storm lee moved through yesterday, causing some flooding in areas that were just drying out from irene's rains. at least four people died in the storm. the super-saturated ground made it easy for winds to topple trees and plenty of power lines. >>> family members say the gunman who opened fire at a nevada ihop had mental issues. eduardo sencion killed at least four people before turning the gun on himself. three of the victims were members of the nevada national guard but it's unclear if they were specifically targeted. police say they found a rifle and a pistol inside the minivan that sencion was driving. >>> as the nation pr

albuquerque at 84 degrees. and phoenix at about 100 degrees again today. sacramento, 93.tern shore. a quick look at the fly-by because we can. we'll take it from the east, all the way across the country. we go to the west in one, nice, beautiful picture. that's the weather. >> and all that weather was brought to you by bayer essentials this morning, josh. >> very nice, sam. >>> coming up next, emeril. he's busy in the kitchen. some more one-pot cookery. and i can't wait. come on back. come on back. >>> 5e7b now, cooking with emeril, always hot. but this morning, it is sizzling because he's cooking up some one-pot wonders from his brand-new book, "sizzling skillets." whether you're using a pot, a slow-cooker, or a skillet, you can make an awesome meal for the whole family. and he's going to show us right now. i couldn't wait. i have already grabbed the napkins. >> the smell is in here. it's that very homey -- >> you have a new show. a new book. >> it's a busy week. >> a very busy week. what was the inspiration behind the book? >> like you said. the six cooking vessels that

albuquerque, 82. >> here we go. check these two out. the video is going viral.t having a wrestling match in the middle of a street in yosemite national park. >> the question is, where is mama? there she is. got to keep an eye on mama. a park visitor lucky to capture it all with mama bear letting the little ones do battle as she looked on. eventually they gave it up. neither looking worse for the wear. all heading into the woods. letting the cars on the road go their way. reminds me of make way for ducklings. cars all stopped. >> that car stopped. glad mama stayed chill on the sidelines. you don't want to mess with mama bear. >> bears are cute. mama not so much. >> more "world news now" coming up after the break. ♪ simple bare necessities ♪ ♪ forget about your worries and your stress ♪ i used to not travel very much, but then i discovered hotwire. now, i use all my vacation days. i can afford to visit my folks for the holidays. and reconnect with my girlfriends in vegas. because i get ridiculously low prices on all my trips. you see, when hotels have unsold rooms

rain from albuquerque to western texas. wet in seattle. upper 60s, portland. 95 in phoenix.o the whole weather. if you find a picture of justin timberlake, let me know. 58 in the twin cities. 62 in kansabos allrighne p fonthr a mor >> there it is. what that is is the most famous dress in the world. some people call it anyway, the one princess diana wore in her 1981 wedding to prince charles. looks very '80s. >> very '80s. little poofy by today's standards. well the dress is the centerpiece of an exhibit opening at a casino resort friday. here is a fascinating little tidbit. that dress has never been cleaned since diana wore it for the first and only time. not only puffy it is funky. >> i have one word to say about that dress. sleeves. sleeves. >> yeah, a little. >> all about the sleeves. so '80s. >> it is. >> we will be right back with more "world news now." ♪ see you with that wedding dress ♪ ♪ was a rich girl ♪ ♪ was a rich girl ♪ ♪ i'd have all the money in the world if i was a wealthy girl ♪ >> gwen stefani. >> yeah, keisha knows. >> all right. imagine holding what you t

everything that i've had since i've been 17, but anyway, i started a one-man handiman business in albuquerquead 1,000 employees. i was the largest construction employer in the state of new mexico. [applause] >> i sold that business in 1999. no one lost their job. and go figure, they're doing better than ever. i'm also an athlete. i think you want an athlete in this job. i think you'll want somebody who sets goals and has the determination and the willpower to go out and make things happen. i climbed and summited mount everest in 2003. and i want to tell you -- i want to tell you that i did that having broken my leg a couple of months before i left for nepal. i had a full fracture of the tibia. and as is life, things go wrong. and you can take what goes wrong and you can quit. or you can take what goes wrong and just expect that's going to happen and move forward and that's what i did. and i was fortunate enough to stand on top of the planet. i have run for two political offices in my life, governor of new mexico and re-election as governor of new mexico. i promised to bring a commonsense busi

host: jason joins us, albuquerque, new mexico, good morning, with dr. edward sondik and dr. michael o'grady. caller: good morning, doctors. i work mostly in emergency rooms. i wanted to ask you a question about the role of the epa and fda, and regulatory committees that prescribe remedies and those sorts of things. there are situations where people are not abiding by laws. also, i am a democrat. i have been a democrat since i was born. i propose that government is a vital source toward people living longer and healthier. i did not want to get political because i did not believe you guys are political, but i notice you said something about marijuana deaths, but how many have there been? i know what i'm getting off track. host: we will talk more about drug abuse -- we were talking more about drug abuse, but we can get a response, dr. sondik? guest: let me pick up on the role of government. this is a non-partisan, but the role of what we do is information. it is crucial that the elements of government, the elements of the private sector picked up on that information, it picked

but anyway, i started a one-man handy man business in earthquake -- albuquerque in 1974 and in 19 4 hadmployees. i was the largest construction employer in the state of new mexico. [applause] i sold that business in 1999, no one lost their job and go figure they're doing better than ever. imse also an athlete. i think you want an athlete in this job. i think you want somebody who sets goals and has the determination and the will power to go out and make things happen. i climbed and summitted mount everest in 2003 and i want to tell you -- [applause] i want to tell you that i did that having broken my leg a couple of months before i left for in a pal. i had a full fracture of the tibia and as is life, things go wrong. and you can take what goes wrong and you can quit, or you can take what goes wrong and just expect that that's going to happen and move forward and that's what i did and i was fortunate enough to stand on top of the planet. i have run for two political offices in my life. governor of new mexico and re-election as governor of new mexico. i promised to bring a commonsense bus