amelia earhart made it today. no, not that amelia earhart. but a young woman with the exact same name and the exact same dream. our juliette goodrich was there when she landed. >> reporter: we all watch watch amends amend watched as amelia earhart finished her touchdown. there were cheers and fears. >> i'm very proud to be here. >> reporter: a calm collected amelia earhart walked straight toward her mom with open arms. >> my girl! oh my girl! you are so awesome. >> reporter: amelia earhart didn't start flying until she was 20. ten years later, she recrated and completed flying the globe. her name sake never got to finish. >> amelia earhart, you did it. how are you feeling? >> i feel amazing. >> reporter: amelia spent hundreds of hours in this very seat on her around the world journey and carried around pictures of inspiration. cheering her along the way. also, a picture of the late amelia earhart. >> it's an amazing journey. we feel like we had amelia there with us symbolically closing out her flight plan. so to come back here, it brings it f

i think a lot of people are wondering is she related to amelia earhart?reporter: you know what, i asked her that. she is not. but when she was born, her parents named her amelia earhart and lo and behold she took up flying at the age of 20, 10 years later she did this amazing journey. pretty school. >> phenomenal. thank you. >>> a big sigh of relief after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. 6.5 quake centered off the coast near fukushima. and the fukushima nuclear plant was rattled by today's quake. three years ago, it was crippled following the massive earthquake and tsunami there. this time, the tsunami did not hit and there was no damage reported. >>> whenever a quake happens, head to kpix.com/earthquakes. you will have realtime alerts. we have maps and the list of all the local faults. >>> here's how hot it is in yellowstone park right now. a road there is melting. the aptly named fire hole lake drive takes park visitors past two geysers but the same heat that feeds them is now softening the road. yellowstone also sits on top an ancient

pilot's license ten years ago and why she decided to re-create the 1937 journey that ended with amelia mary earhart disappearing over the pacific ocean. she called at this time amelia project, a way to get girls excited about aviation. we were with her before the flight. >> the view outside will be amazing. for a lot of it we'll be staring out at a big blue ocean. >> reporter: in the past 77 years, airplane technology has greatly improved. >> we're taking off. >> reporter: yet human nerves remain as fragile as ever. >> happy tears, right? >> reporter: as earhart began her emotional voyage, she had a special goal in mind. >> i want to see the sunrise around the entire globe. >> reporter: it is why every single takeoff was scheduled at sunrise, and this is what they saw. using social media, earhart and her co-pilot shared all kinds of images from their two-week adventure which spanned 17 cities and 14 countries from brazil, senegal and beyond. toward the end they even circled the tiny island where her namesake was supposed to land but never made it. >> i was trembling as we flew over. i was strugglin

. >>> and flying into history. 77 years after amelia earhart's ill-fated flight, her name sake attempts to finish what she started. >>> good evening. tonight israeli tanks are positioned outside the entrances to gaza, awaiting orders to invade as the aerial bombardments from both sides continues but claiming an uneven toll of dead and injured. the israeli military tonight successfully intercepted another barrage of hamas rockets, fired from gaza toward tel aviv. hamas, however, has had no such success, defending against israeli counter attacks. the death toll in gaza now stands at over 150, with over 900 people wounded. inside israel, there have been no deaths from the rocket attacks but at least 11 people have been wounded. tonight we have the view from the ground on both sides starting with martin fletcher in tel aviv. good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. the stakes are rising sharply here tonight. israel says because hamas is hiding its rocket launchers among palestinian homes in northern gaza, tonight it will order palestinian civilians to leave their homes, quote, for t

earhart shared photos of the trip on her twitter page. joining me now is amelia rose earhart. is your family relation to her? >> so there is no family relation. i'm a namesake of amelia's, named after her because of her passion for adventure. >> i would think almost all earharts would be able to trace somewhere back there a connection. >> you would think. we've tried with multiple genealogists. it was only the oral tradition in my family that there was a connection, but i realized there wasn't, and in was no reason to keep searching because i was so inspired by the name. she really drove me towards flight. >> obviously with your name, you've known about her your whole life and i assume you have this ambition to follow her path around the world. >> i did. i started flying about ten years ago, and every single day of my life, people would ask me, are you pilot, number one? and could you ever fly around the world this the more i started to think about it, and the more i grew in my skills as a pilot, i thought that would be a great way to show the world anything is possible, and s

and amelia rose earhart expected to land in oakland any minute now.e looking at some live pictures right here. we are going to talk to her about her historic flight around the world. it is all straight ahead at 6:00. >> thank you. >> thank you for watching. the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. >> remember, the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> p >> pelley: tonight, the c.d.c. reveals another mishap. now, there are three incidents of dangerous pathogens mishandled or misplaced. dr. jon lapook questions the head of the c.d.c. >> how can you assure the country the c.d.c. is doing its job here? ( explosion ) >> pelley: children perish in the bombardment of gaza as rockets rain on israel. holly williams is in gaza city. after the decision comes a revision-- lebron james reveals his next move. dean reynolds reports. and steve hartman on the road with joe cymers, restoring dignity with a little off the top from the bottom of his heart. >> they're my family.

but today another amelia earhart, no relation, is making the same trip along with a co-pilot and has already made it halfway, spending the night in tanzania. she tweeted that her namesake's spirit of adventure lives on in many women around the world. by the way, you can track her journey on our web site nbcnews.com. >>> and a rocket carrying a nasa satellite lit up the skies in california early this morning. it's on a mission to track carbon dioxide, the main culprit behind climate change. the delta-2 rocket blasted off from vandenberg air force base speeding toward low earth orbit. the satellite is known as orbiting carbon observatory-2. it will monitor carbon dioxide from 438 miles up. the goal is to study how the environment absorbs carbon dioxide. >>> here was the scene in northern new jersey, something right out of winnie the pooh as a black bear cub got his head stuck in a jar he found in a trash can. as rescuers approached, he climbed up a tree. they tranquilized him, brought him down and got the jar off the cub's head. everything was all right, but chances are he had a heck o

pilot's license ten years ago and why she decided to recreate the 1937 journey that ended with amelia mary earhart disappearing over the pacific ocean. she called this the amelia project, a way to get girls excited about aviation. we were with her before the flight. >> the view outside will be amazing and for a lot of it, we'll be staring out at just the big blue ocean. >> reporter: in the past 77 years, airplane technology has greatly improved. >> we're taking off. >> reporter: human nerves of remain as fragile as ever. >> happy tears. >> reporter: as earhart began her emotional voyage she had a special goal in mind. >> personally i want to see the sunrise around the entire globe. >> reporter: why every takeoff was scheduled at sunrise and this is what they saw. using social media earhart and her co-pilot shane jordan shared all kinds of images from their two-week adventure which spanned 17 cities and 14 countries. from brazil to senegal to singapore and beyond. toward the end they circled tiny howland island where her namesake was supposed to land but never made it. >> i was trembling as we flew

. >> we have some gopro clips of amelia earhart's journey. and yes, that is her name. she is not related to the amelia earhart who disappeared july 2nd, 1937, on her second attempt to fly around the world. the 31-year-old amelia earhart took off from oakland a few weeks ago, going eastbound. she landed in hawaii last night. she lands back in oakland, if she does, completes her round-the-world journey. she will have made 17 stops in 14 countries. we'll keep you informed. >>> if you're in the market for something unique, a very unusual auction taking place in portola valley this weekend. >> an auction showcasing more than 100 historic military vehicles officially kicks off today. you might remember, our own bob redell gave us a preview last month, including a look at a german tank expected to fetch up to $2 million. the equipment will be auctioned off today at the military vehicle technology foundation in portola valley. the vehicles themselves go on the auction block tomorrow. >>> the collection belonged to jacques littlefield. he was a silicon valley engineer. he passe

. >>> happening today, a woman named after famed pilot amelia earhart is scheduled to complete the 1937 round of the world flight of her namesake when she lands in oakland. amelia rose earhart will set the record as the youngest woman to navigate the world in a single-engine plane. she and her co-pilot took off from oakland november 26th. she is not related to the original amelia earhart but is expected to land in oakland around 5:00 today. >>> time to get excited about a full moon. this is your weekend with the super moon. the super moon will happen three times this year with the first gracing the sky overnight tonight. this is video of past supermoons. the phenomenon occurs when the moon is closer to the earth and the effect is magnified when it happens the same time as a full moon. look for the other two supermoons in august and september. we were gawking driving in this morning. >> yes, we were. >> it will be closer in august. i think it's going to be closest in august. if you missed tonight, hopefully you can see that one. that will be cool. >> you had a whole list of things. >> th

her full name, amelia rose earhart. she was named after the famous pilot who went missing 77 years ago on her trip around the world. amelia rose earhart retraced the exact route that her namesake started, over 17 days. her journey began in denver. she and her coach, pilot, traveled more than 24,000 miles. stopping in 14 countries, before she landed back in the united states on friday. in addition to flying, she is also the president of nye with amelia foundation, which gives education and scholarship opportunities to young women who are interested in taking to the skies. she recently handed out 10 flight training scholarships to girls in their teens. they love her and now she has done something nobody else has done april. meal ya -- we have her live. welcome home. how was it. >> stunning. we took off at sunrise out of every approach to see the sunrise and also fly over spots where amelia intended to land after her exit from new guinea, where is where she disappeared. it's amazing to see how brave she was in the 1930s wit

a young pilot has completed amelia earhart's tripround the world. her name? amelia earhart. she started in oakland where the first amelia began her quest. >> she made 17 stops during the trip. she flew 24,000 nautical miles. >> i feel like it is a part of me. it is what i was born to do and now we did it. we finished the flight around the world. >> her fly with amelia foundation awarded scholarships to young women. she set a goal for herself to see the sunrise around the world and that's why every single takeoff was scheduled at sunrise. >> that's so amazing. quite an endeavour. >>> make sure you get out there to check out the moon. >> san francisco, kind of fogged in and a cool forecast tomorrow. there it is. >> saturday night live up next. ♪ ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans! >> and now a message from the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> um, well, uh, good evening, my fellow americans. as of tonight, russian forces

she is not related to the original amelia earhart. she is expected to land in oakland at 5:00 p.m. >>> an athlete and olympian ran a race in amazing time at eight months pregnant. now a few weeks from delivery she is responding to questions, and criticism, whether she put her unborn baby in danger. >>> she is used to being active. a proposal runner. she trains each day and two weeks ago she was running the 800 me for race at the championship for united states. by the way, she is eight months pregnant. >> it is not an illness or a disease. you need to keep going and moving. >> crowd went crazy when the star crossed the february line -- cross the finish line. >> some do not like this, with critics coming out of the cyber woodwork. one posted "ridiculous." is the worth the risk. another says "all it takes is a misstep and down she goes." her doctors gave her the green light before running. she is not phased by the naysayers. >> they are miss informed. i am not mad. >> if san jose, those taking prenatal yoga watched the video of her runni

has completed the journey the famous amelia earhart never completed. rmer traffic reporter. last night, she and her copilot landed at the oakland airport about 5:30. they had retraced the route amelia earhart attempted in 1937, when she was trying to become the first woman to fly around the globe. the current earhart, who is not related to the famous earhart, said she always felt a connection to the historic pilot. >> i was nervous and shaking on the radios with the controllers, and i said we did it! we brought her home! >> i feel such an emotional tie to amelia. i know we're not related. we're tied in no way other than through our name. >> at 31 years old, earhart is the youngest woman to fly around the globe in a single- engine plane. >>> while cleveland fans are celebrating the return of lebron james, we'll show you how miami heat fans are showing their anger toward the nba superstar. >> and a big show in the sky. why you might want to take a look at the moon tonight. . >>> you may notice something different about the moon this weekend. astronomers s

on friday, over two weeks after she took off, 31-year-old amelia earhart, no relation to the originalthough, completed her flight around the world in a single engine plane. she says she flew along the equator, not the original 1937 route, but she still felt like the legendary pilot was along for the ride. >> an amazing journey. we feel like we have amelia there with us. symbolically closing her flight plan. >> she says she plans to give away ten scholarships to young women to learn how to fly. that sounds great. good for her. i know guys are thinking she's hot, smart and pretty. and beautiful. and hot. it all works. i'm gone for now. join me in an hour with eric shaun. "the five," stick around. check them out nobody told us to expect it... intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes. the problem isn't likely to go away... ...on its own. so it's time we do something about it. and there's help. premarin vaginal cream. a prescription that does what no over-the-counter product was designed to do. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfo

. >>> exactly 677 -- 77 years after amelia earhart disappeared, another pilot is flying the same routeear-old amelia rose earhart said her namesake inspired her to start flying ten years ago and she fell in love with it. if she's successful on her new journey, she'll be the youngest to fly around the world in a single engine plane. today she tweeted, on this day in 1937, amelia earhart went missing. her spirit of adventure lives on in many women around the world. today she landed in the african nation tanzania, the afterwhalf point of her journey. amelia, are you with us? >> thank you for having me on. i'm here. i've been sitting at the base of kilimanjaro. >> i want to give viewers an opportunity to learn about your schedule, because it is grueling what you're doing. >> it is. flying between six and nine hours a day. i got the idea that i wanted to see the sun rise around the entire globe. so every morning we launch about 5:30, 6:00 in the morning and take off east bound. >> you say we're flying. you have a flight crew? >> i do. i have a co-pilot with me, shane jordan. he's sitting ri

so you can >>> amelia earhart landed not the long-long amelia earhart but another pilot with the same name. it was wheels down today as the 31-year-old weather and traffic reporter. she just flew ash the world, 28,000 gruelling niles, she runs the fly with amelia foundation >> you can be a well-rounded woman, you can get out there, take on a big machine and bring it around the world safely. we have things she didn't have. that is why we're able to complete the flight. we have things she didn't have, back then. >> the original plane vanished in the central pacific ocean. >> good for her. >> she. >> welcome back. >> yes. >> glad she's back. let's talk about the weekend weather. >> that is right. good weather today. >> clear skies. and smooth sailing. sunny skies with patches of low clouds near the coast. tomorrow, sunny conditions. there may be moeflt of the reminder of the state seeing typical weather. 100 in fresno. here in the bay area, warm up is just beginning tomorrow, inlind locations will be topping out mid to upper 80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. warm up in full swing o

. >>> amelia earhart landed not the long-long amelia earhart but another pilot with the same name.wn today as the 31-year-old weather and traffic reporter. she just flew ash the world, 28,000 gruelling niles, she runs the fly with amelia foundation >> you can be a well-rounded woman, you can get out there, take on a big machine and bring it around the world safely. we have things she didn't have. that is why we're able to complete the flight. we have things she didn't have, back then. >> the original plane vanished in the central pacific ocean. >> good for her. >> she. >> welcome back. >> yes. >> glad she's back. let's talk about the weekend weather. >> that is right. good weather today. >> clear skies. and smooth sailing. sunny skies with patches of low clouds near the coast. tomorrow, sunny conditions. there may be moeflt of the reminder of the state seeing typical weather. 100 in fresno. here in the bay area, warm up is just beginning tomorrow, inlind locations will be topping out mid to upper 80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. warm up in full swing on monday, tuesday mid-6

the a meal yas are not at all related, earhart says having the same name did inspire her to make that flight. >> it was an mazing journey. we feel like we have ameliaith us. symbolically closing her flight plan. she left off near helen island and we flew over helen itself. >> earhart says the journey took a year and a half. she now plans to give away 10 scholarships to other young women so they can learn to fly. it was 77 years ago when the famous aviator went missing while attempting to fly solo around the world. >>> it's a daring dip. still ahead a man under arrest for jumping into a shark tank. what he may have been doing right before he took that plunge. also, ahead, heads up football. it's a brand new way for kids to play on the grid iron and parents, you're going to like ♪ >> funny man tracy morgan is out of rehab tonight, and he's filing a lawsuit regarding the deadly crash june 7th that left him with broken bones and another comedian dead. the suit claims wal*mart was negligent when the driver kevin roper here rammed his tractor trailer into morgan's limo van. three other people were hurt. the comedian was returning from a performance in de

. >>> a modern day amelia earhart. once-in-a-lifetime journey she's celebrating next on "news 4 today". >> to our amelia, amelia segal. >> high temperatures in the mid 90s. it's going to be hot. also some storms in the forecast. i'll have the timing coming up. it makes me happy to go on the computer. i like feeling smart. internet essentials from comcast has brought low-cost internet access to over one million low-income people at home. internet essentials helped me progress in my schoolwork. it helped my grades move higher. together with time warner cable, we can bring the internet to millions more. it helped me a lot. comcast and time warner cable. together is better for more people. >>> new this morning, four people were hurt running with the bulls in pamplona, spain. no one has been gored so far. during today's run a bull tossed two runners and the points of its horns came this close to hitting them. three runners ended up in the hospital with injuries to the head and chest. the festival in spain lasts nine days and

a young pilot has completed amelia earhart's trip around the world.ed in oakland at the same hangar where the first amelia earhart started her quest. she made 17 stops during her trip. she flew 24,000 nautical miles. >> i feel like tps a part of me. it's what i was born to do. we did it. we finished the flight around the world. >> during this latest flight around the world, earhart's fly with amelia foundation awarded flight training scholarships to young women. she set a goal for oers to see the sunrise around the entire world. hopefully she documented all of that. and we can check it out. now pressure or anything. your last name is earhart and you have to fly around the world. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more news for you tonight at 11:00. [ heart beating ] [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet, period

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and amelia earhart is back in colorado after completing her flight around the world. the 31-year-old colorado woman shares the name of the first eight oaviatrix. the modern day earhart got her license in 2010 and hopes her conquest will inspire more girls oget excited -- to get excited about aviation. >> she was immigrate smart well spoken and out for an adventure and to pass along -- she did all of that hmm? >> mission accomplished. >> mission accomplished. all right innes many see you later. >>> services were performed for john siegenthaler sr. hundreds attended. former president al gore and robert kennedy's widow ethel. founding editor of u.s.a. today. of course he was the father of al jazeera's john siegenthaler. john siegenthaler sr. died friday. he was 86 years old. and coming up oning al jazeera america. two very different health care providers, pairing up on the goal, better health care in america. we'll show you how it works. >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> you know we hear it often. health care expenses are driven up by people usin

she is not represented to the original amelia earhart and is expected to land in oakland at 5:00 p.m. professional runner would republican a race while pregnant is firing back at her critics. she works out each day, two weeks ago finished the 800 meters at the championships in sacramento while eight months pregnant. some thought the former star was jeopardizing the health of her unborn baby. one said "ridiculous, is it worth the risk o another says all it takes is a misstep the she says her critics are misinformed. >> this is what the female body is capable of. this is what pregnancy-s lie, it is not an illness. >> impressed. it is brave. >> she is due august 13 and doctors say she good to go. >> fans going to the new 49ers stadium are relieved to hear of new plans for additional packing with a land owned by why who will create a joy around parking lot. the lot was approved for office space but the internet giant has decided to team up with the 49ers to turn it into a parking lot. weapon finished they will accommodate 7,200 vehicles. >>> speaks of football...the candlestick, most of t

her full name is amelia rose earhart and she is not related to the famed aviator amelia mary earhart, who vanished during her around the world attempt 77 years ago. but when the 31-year-old lands at 5 p.m. this afternoon, she will be the youngest woman to ever go around the world in a single- engine plane. >>> the new eastern span of the bay bridge is getting more costly repairs. the "chronicle" reports that workers are now removing thousands of steel particles that got embedded in the tower's white finish and then rusted. the particles were molten hot when they were spewed out during grinding as the tower pieces were being connected. now the clean-up and repainting will cost about a million dollars. >>> san francisco's sky line could look tilted in a few years. today, a proposal was unveiled for a 400-foot tower at the intersection of folsom and spear streets. the building's stacked and angled balconies create a ripple effect. famed american architect jeannie gang is behind the design known for the aqua skyscraper in chicago which has undulated parking balconies. >>> city car share,

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her full name is amelia rose earhart and she is not related to the avenue iater who vanished during -lated to the avenue iater who vanished during a solo flight in 1937. when the 31-year-old amelia rose earhart lands this afternoon, she will become the youngest woman ever to travel around the globe in a single- engine plane. i used to work with her in the same market when she was a traffic reporter. >>> well, the avon walk for breast cancer happens in the bay area this weekend. participants will walk up to 39 miles over two days to raise money and awareness. all funds will be donated to local breast cancer organizations. walkers start tomorrow at 7 a.m. at fort mason in san francisco and they will cross the golden gate bridge and make an overnight stop in corte madera. >>> basketball fans are on pins and needles just waiting and watching to see which team will get star lebron james. businesspeople in cleveland hope that james returns to the cavaliers because he actually affects the economy. it's something called lebronomics. >> it will bring in business. i remember when he played here

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that's her real name, amelia earhart. she's not related to the real amelia who disappeared trying to fly solo across the atlantic ocean. 31-year-old took off from oakland a few weeks ago going eastbound, landed in hawaii last night. today she lands back in oakland. completing her around the world journy. she will have made 17 stops in 14 countries. >> that is exciting. that happening later today. we'll cover this as well. >>> 6:20, still ahead, "today in the bay," keeping technology away from the dinner table. what restaurant chain is banning smart phones one day a week. >>> live look outside this morning, yeah, golden gate bridge fogged in. >>> plus we want to remind you about a unique opportunity, nbc bay area working to help local nonprofits build stronger communities. you can apply for the 21st century solutions program on our website, offering grants up to $50,000 to create new, innovative programs. applications do august -- due august 8th. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >>> and welcome back to you, live pic

. >> another famous flyer who visited billings was amelia earhart. ernest hemingway actually got into a car accident and was hospitalized here with a broken arm. fortunately, that didn't end his writing career. >> billings, you know, was placed in the heart of crow country. the crow indian reservation is across the yellowstone river. and the crow have always been a part of billings' history. early on, they came here ad traded in the stores that opened. later on, the crow were a big part of our annual fair. and, of course, today a lot of people in billings travel to the annual crow fair and celebrate crow culture and traditions. >> billings is also known for its striking natural beauty. it's hard to believe that this area was once covered by a great sea. >> there are large cliffs of sandstone around billings, great walls of rock. we call them the rim rocks or the rims. that's all that's left of that great inland sea. >> from the top of the rims, you can see present-day billings. >> well, billings has always been a major transportation center here in t

. >>> and flying into history. 77 years after amelia earhart's ill-fated flight, her namesake attempts to finish what she started.

and amelia rose earhart joins us live today via satellite. you, amelia. >> good morning. thanks for having me on. >> you've got to tell the story. your parents, the earhart family, they have many, many different names they could name their beautiful, bouncing baby girl. why amelia? >> you know, etch asks my parents that -- everyone asks my parents that question all the time. they wanted to give me a positive female role model, somebody great to look up to. my mom said she wanted to give me a name nobody would ever forget and i think that worked. >> one of those people is you obviously because you take your namesake carefully into consideration here. was that a lot of pressure? >> absolutely. it took me a lot of time to grow into the name. until i was 18 it was tough. you get teased a lot. i get asked every single day are you a pilot? i thought i better take a flight lesson. now i have been flying for ten years. my cockpit is my favorite place to be. >> were you getting teased when you were a traffic reporter? >> yes especially since i was in a

. >>> and does this image solve the mystery of amelia earhart's disappearance? the patch of aluminum bolted on there. a remote pacific island, they say this may be where her plane went down. >>> and when we come back, the moment at a walmart, what a woman did in a checkout line, and a viral video. why she's "america strong" tonight. ♪ fill their bowl with the meaty tastes they're looking for, with friskies grillers. tender meaty pieces and crunchy bites. in delicious chicken, beef, turkey, and garden veggie flavors. friskies grillers. bentaste-free andr, dissolves completely. and unlike other fibers, you'll only know you're taking fiber by the way good digestive health makes you look& and feel. benefiber. clearly healthy. we work through the night to bake fresh bread from fresh dough in every bakery-cafe. because it tastes better that way. and it makes all of our sandwiches... soups... and everything else it touches taste better too. then, at the end of every day, we donate everything we have left to people in need. so we're out of bread. and we stay up all nigh

and amelia earhart is back in california after her run around the world. >> it just goes to show that the community was really what was behind all of this. so we feel like we took denver and really around the world with us. >> the 31-year-old from colorado shares the name of the first female to fly around the atlantic. making her the youngest woman to go around the globe in a single engine plane. >> female power! go! >> the modern earhart got her pilot's license in 2010. >> why don't we book her today? >> she's resting after that flight. >> i like that answer better than the former. see you all later. never too busy to come and talk to us, never. innes, see you later. >>> funeral services were held for john siegenthaler sr. hundreds of mourners attended the service in nashville including former vice president al gore and robert kennedy's widow ethel. he was the foundin founding edil director of u.s.a. today. he was the father of al jazeera's john siegenthaler. john siegenthaler sr. died friday. he was 86 years old. are are >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> th

. >> famed aviator amelia earhart disappeared 77 years ago today and a new image may shed light on thehow she disappeared. this recently surfaced photo of her plane just before taking off miami shows a distinctive shiny spot. this is the patch of aluminum bolted on after a window broke. that metal plate believed to have been found on a remote pacific island proving maybe she survived the crash and died later on that island. the mystery of course continues. >>> the house quietly changed its rules on lawmakers reporting free trips. they do not have to be included on financial disclosure forms. the house committee not making a public announcement about that change. >> happening now, a live look at vandenberg air force base in california. nasa about to launch a new satellite that will tell us where our greenhouse gases are going. >> lifting into space on a powerful delta 2 rocket. >> four minutes until the top of the hour. it is the video everybody is talking about. what this woman did at a wal-mart checkout counter. >> the sign causing drivers to do a double take. can you spot the mistake

amelia earhart's dream. thank you very much for joining us tonight, amelia. >> thanks for having me on. >> chris hayes is up next. >>> more bread, less circus. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. sometimes, not often, i get the impression that the president actually listens to "hardball." call it vanity, but that's what i heard today in this call to get the united states government busy rebuilding this country. there he was just outside of washington, down in virginia, calling for the big time push to fix this country's highways, bridges and railways. suddenly i sense the builders are back, the people who believe in government action, who believe the american people, not just american business, but the people themselves have jobs to do and job one is getting this country in shape to rival the fast competing world out there. this isn't about president obama. it's about what the country needs to do to get its act together, to challenge the d

i think janelle yellen, i grew up admiring amelia earhart and madeleine albright, i looked up to people>> you know, come on, now, they don't get that. charles: would you admit you are unique? madeleine albright? >> you know, i didn't watch a lot of television. >> when i was little i used to write letters to bill clinton and disappointed when i found out -- >> speaking of someone who got around. >> real quick. who do they like? debra says you're kidding about these three women. and robert says the new female "thor," which i'm with matt, robert, i don't know about the new female "thor." kim k. is a savvy business woman. charles: you don't read comic books? almost time for second stock suggestion. giving intel a run for the money, it would be a great buy for your portfolio. keep it right there. we're going to make you more money. . charles: can you wait just one more minute? if you can, i have a great investment idea for you. we're going to cross the pond. cheeryo. we'll be right back. . charles: my favorite part of the show, time to help you make money. today's stock suggestion is arm hol

she's just landed in tanzania following the same flight path set by the original amelia earhart who didn't finish more than seven decades ago. can this amelia do it? we'll ask her to contact us from the ground before she takes off. don't miss it when she talks to us live in the next hour. back to you. >> looking forward to it. thank you. >>> a new way to keep the roads safe this holiday weekend drawing a lot of controversy. a driver refusing a breathalyzer test would be forced to give blood. >> that's intense. that's intense. it's definitely invasive more so than just breathing. giving a breathalyzer. >> where this is happening and what it's all about coming up. this veteran suiting up has quite a story to tell. how this device is giving new hope to wounded warriors and other disabled americans who never thought they could ever walk again. >>> here's what america is cooking on today. the worst food chain in america is sbarro. >>> remember this photo. here's a look at his old mug shot. it looks definitely different. the guy now has a modeling agent because of what happened online. online re

. >> and the modern-day amelia earhart back on the ground after finishing the flight her namesake couldthis hour she'll join us here for her first live national interview since landing. let's get to it. >> good monday afternoon to you and yours. first from the fox news deck. israeli military officials say they shot down a hamas drone today. the first one they've seen since they began their battle against militants in gaza last

her full name is amelia rose earhart and is not related to amelia mary earhart who vanished during a solo flight in 1936. when the 31-year-old amelia rose lands this afternoon she will become the youngest woman to travel around the globe in a single-engine plane. >>> someone is organizing a scavenger hunt in which marijuana is the jackpot. the bay area quest hunt will take place saturday. it's open to any medical marijuana card holder to pays 35 bucks to enter. the newspaper says it sent an email and made a phone call to the unknown organizers google voice number and so far, no response. >>> for the 12th consecutive year thousands of people will take part in the avon walk for breast cancer this weekend. participants will walk up to 39 miles over two days to raise money and awareness. all funds will be donated to local breast cancer organizations. walkers start tomorrow at 7 a.m. at fort mason in san francisco and then cross the golden gate bridge and then go make an overnight stop in corte madera. >>> 8 minutes after 6:00 on this friday. finding parking in san franciscan be like findi

same name as ail famous aviator has just completed an around-the- world journey. 31-year-old amelia rose earhart completed the final leg yesterday touching down safely in oakland and with that, she completed the trip that amelia mary earhart never got to finish back in 1937. during the trip she carried pictures of inspiration and also a photograph of the late aviator. >> it's an amazing journey. we feel like we had amelia there with us, uhm, symbolically closing her flight plan. she left off over hal land island and we flew over it stow to come back here brings it full circle. we had electronics so we were able to complete the flight. >> these? not related to her namesake and is now the youngest person to single the globe in a single- engine plane. >>> how a tech giant is making room for fans at levi's stadium. >> lining up for free water in this east bay city, but where it comes from may make you think twice. yahoo have a deal >>> there is a parking breakthrough at the site of the 49ers new home levi's stadium in santa clara. the team and yahoo have a deal to try to help thousands of fans get t

they've located amelia earhart who's going to be a new anchor for them. who watches cnn. >> you.e to watch it. >> i don't. >> the only place i watch it is when i'm waiting for an airplane? >> how about the network newscast, the three at night? do you believe what's on there? >> i have not watched a network newscast on any of the three networks in 20 years. >> why. >> because i gain nothing from it, there's nothing they would tell me that i don't know. i know it's soft news and it's liberal news, why would i need to read it. i get the basics from the newspapers. the thing you ought to stress here is this, have always had liberal bias. when ronald reagan ran in 1980, there were only three networks, they were all liberal, they were all anti-reagan, that's the way it was many reagan won. nixon won. i think that the media today are in better shape because there are so many outlets, the liberals no longer have a monopoly, and that's the good news on the media front. >> all right, charles krauthammer still cooking. >>> inside stuff on how president's obama, clinton and bush behaved befo

yes, you heard right. 77 years after the first earhart's ill attempt. 31-year-old traffic reporter ameliarose earhart, no relation wrapped up a 17-hour stop trip landing on friday. she called it amazing and felt like they had amelia with them. >> great story. well, it is about 22 minutes after the hour and now here is a look at the weather for your weekend. >>> coming up many health experts want to curb americans' consumption of sugary soft drinks by taxing them. now, two of the most aggressive cities in the nation will put it to a vote. >>> and later, three economists get in a car. sounds like the start of a bad joke, but it's really the start of a good book about american business. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." >>> summer usually means the sweet smell of fresh cut grass or something good cooking on the outdoor grill, but this year in many places it means the noxious odor of skunks especially in the suburbs. later, a look at why the numbers have exploded. >> we have a friendly skunk at my house. we'll be right back. this is "cbs this morning: saturday." ♪ you want to save

. >> the mystery of amelia earhart set out june 1st, 1937 with co-pilot fred in miami. been seen since. number four, big foot. need i say more? i'm not a big foot believer. i believe it it's the size of a dog. they he he has a no hair, weird face. how many licks does it take to get to the center of the tootsie pop. i understand it takes longer than one hour. that wraps up this hour. thank you for the privilege of your time. next on "newsnation" with tamron hall. the massive cleanup ju underwayr water flooded the sunset boulevard. >>> dramatic testimony in the trial of bob mcdonald. it's always the same dilemma, who gets the allstate safe driving bonus check. rock beats scissors! wife beats rock. and with two checks a year, everyone wins. switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call 877-218-2500 now. zach really loves his new camera. problem is...this isn't zach. it's a friend of a friend who was at zach's party and stole his camera. but zach's got it covered... with allstate renter's insurance. protect your valua