>> because it means they can't even agree on that face-saving deal, that bare bones plan. the plan that's the most bare bones would lift the debt ceiling and put the most political pressure on the president. if that's a problem there is no exit strategy. >> the plan that mitch mcconnell hatched is so clever in so many ways. gwen: and complicated. >> and complicated. at the bottom line is the republicans get to vote against the debt ceiling, it passes and they get to vote on a balanced bunt amendment. >> and they get to do it three times before the president runs for re-election in november. the president has to make three requests. >> but they don't have to approve the cuts on the second and third time. so it's a total let's punt the ball down the field. gwen: how much of this is affected by personalities? we saw many, many leaks coming off -- out of these meetings this week involving one person or another having a tantrum, someone walking out. i think harrry reid aid -- harry reid said that cantor was childish. the president said it's not that bad. >> obviously. as gloria

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>> barely.learly they are barely doing it. >> but he did it. >> barely keeping them down. >> i feel sorry for the guy that did 38 for no reason at all. he ate 38. it was his fifth consecutive win. >> yeah. you don't get on television if you are the fourth place winner like mr. 38. >> i did a rootbeer and doughnut eating contest. two root beers and four doughnuts and i decided why am i doing this? >> glad you stopped. >> i was sick for a week. i don't recommend it. >>> 4:57. new concern that debris from japan's massive tsunami and quake could be headed our way. the problems it could cause for california. >> and one passenger is dead, seven still missing on a boat that capsized on sunday early in the morning. we'll have all the details on the continued search today. >>> and a busy night for fire crews all around the bay area. the danger posed by several grassfires and why illegal fireworks could be to blame. >>> a hotel maid isn't the only trouble for dominique strauss- kahn. the new rape allegati

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after years with barely a drop, some regions of kenya are paying a hefty price. >> normally, this area would be teeming with cattle and goats. as you can see, it is completely empty. >> the woman behind the creative crosswords shares tricks of the trade. ♪ >> amid a firestorm of controversy, rebekah brooks resigned as chief executive of news international. there are allegations of her role in the phone hacking scandal and illegal payments to police officers. she said she felt a deep responsibility to the people hurt. rupert murdoch apologized to the family of milly dowler, murdered girl whose hacked phone started the controversy. >> she is the most high-profile casualty so far in the scandal that has spread to both sides of the atlantic. for the past 10 days, rebekah brooks has been a part of the storm that has swept rupert murdoch's empire and remained by his side. today, she decided to step away. she said that recent times have been tough and i need to concentrate on correcting the distortions and rebuffing the allegations about my record as a journalist, in the church, and executive

. >> i'm bare feet so that's kind of scary. >> reporter: colonies of bacteria, before you hit the beach find out the dangers that may be lurking just underneath the surface of the sand. >>> and we've got a big weekend coming up. you know that it's getting a lot warmer out there. a bit of a sea breeze but no fog. i'll tell you how hot it'll be tomorrow. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> in los angeles today, maria shriver filed for divorce from her husband of 28 years arnold schwarzenegger. they've been separated since november. that's when arnold schwarzenegger admitted fathering a son with their housekeeper. they have two daughters aged 19 and 21. >>> trouble over seas tonight, a flatila was stopped in greece just hours after it took off. bay area residents including a well known actor are on board one of those ships. rita williams spent the day in marin county where she spent the day on what ha

same kind of look, but there was a strong objection. >> the sun loves fabio's skin. >> like i said, barely talking. >> if you are headed out around the bay area, you have low clouds and fog. should be a fabulous weekend. we are going to see plenty of sunshine. the fog is creeping in and we're going to see more overnight tonight. it's going to break away and there will be plenty of sun. hot in spots. you have to go well inland to see the weather. 60s and 70s inside the bay. partly cloudy out toward the coastline and cool fog out there as well. right now, 64 degrees in livermore. and 55 degrees, gray skies and pacific, got some gusty winds. blowing good in through the delta. high pressure in control right now. love that moisture rotating around the bridge. some of that monsoonal stuff and that is bringing also the thunderstorms in the afternoon. hundreds of lightning strikes, we'll see that again for tomorrow and probably through the better part of the weekend, but a tribute nice weekend weather wise. lots of sunshine coming our way. that's where it will camp out. temperatures are going to w

. >>> it's so black you can barely see the sun. >> look at that, thick black smoke billowing over neighborhoods. a massive blaze at a plastics factory. potential hazards for those breathing it in. we'll have an update. park turns1:y at thecc dangerous, a 13-year-old boy stabbed in the back while walking his dogs. how neighbors helped police cc1: track down the suspects. >>> it's wednesday july 27th. this is "today in the bay." >>> well, good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. it's 4:30. obviously a clear night out there. night, it's morning, or night, depending on your frame of reference. meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> i'm under the impression a lot of people haven't gone to sleep yet who are waking up with us or joining us. looking good today, another mild day. see our temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees below seasonal averages once again. we're starting off with thick fog this morning, more than we had at this time yesterday. you do want to watch out for that. also expecting a major warm-up as we head through the next several days. i have the details. right now get to you wo

after years with barely a drop of rain, some regions in kenya are paying a hefty price. >> normally, this area would be teeming with cattle and goats, but as you can see, it is completely empty. >> and her puzzles have stunned people for decades. now the woman behind those creative crosswords shares the tricks of the trade. ♪ >> and welcome. amid a firestorm of conspiracy today -- controversy today, two tendered their resignations. first it was rebecca brooks, a dog by allegations over her role in the scandal and illegal payments to police officers. then this afternoon came word that less hinton -- les hinton is stepping down. this report contains some flash photography. >> it is the day that the chief executive walked away from the company she had served for half her life, the day when her friend and lawyer walked into a hotel to say sorry to the family who was the victim of his papers wrongdoing. rebecca's -- rebecca brooks is the highest standing casualties so far. as for the past 10 days she has been at the heart of the storm. now she has decided to step away. in her statement sh

found. >> reporter: kevin kampos says to return today is almost too much for his family to bare. >>picking out valuables. >> reporter: valuables like photographs. his mom shows us one picture of her mom and dad that is any awning monk the handful they managed to save. there's no saving the antiques for elsalvador that his aunt keeps upstairs. >> she's sad and she always cries. >> reporter: the fire started in the back of one of the houses. you tell because the damage is extensive. four families were displaced total including nine people who lived with kevin. >> nine were living here. >> reporter: most were home when the fire started friday evening. >> it was like over here like fire crackers outside. my mom opened the door, and almost 2 feet of fire almost hit her face. >> reporter: loved ones scrambled while the firefighters fought the blaze. >> i went upstairs and grabbed important things like the green card and the stuff from the house. >> reporter: the only relief, the family does have insurance. they are right now in a hotel until they can find temporary housing for the next 8

for the couple that seems to barely look at each other or touch in public? amid all the press reports that after an argument last week, charlene made a run for the airport, and that allegedly another woman is claiming to have a child out of wedlock with the prince, something the palace vehemently denies. it was like a sigh of relief to see this happen in spectacular fashion. the first time in 30 years, they have a reigning princess. there remains a love affair here with one american, princess grace, who married in 1956 and died tragically in 1982. in this magical square mile, packed with billionaires yachts and glamour, she charmed them. but her three children have all had turbulent lives. prince albert is known for his lively bachelorhood, and the two children he eventually acknowledged. inevitably, charlene reminds monaco of grace and they compare her. her french isn't perfect. she told a magazine last year she only had two friends here. no, charlene did not run away and is officially her severe highness. and is her serene highness. monaco has its princess

>> tonight, a local woman dies in a house fire, another victim barely hanging on now. >>> and going to the national mall for the holiday weekend? we have some advice to help you get through the crowds. you're going to need this. >>> and get a taste of international culture in the heart of washington and has been around for nearly 50 years. good to have you with us. i'm will thomas. a mid-day fire consumed an ann a ripple county home. one woman is dead and another victim is in critical condition tonight. it happened on shore road in edgewater. fox 5s stacey cohan is back from the scene and starts us off live in the newsroom. stacy? >> reporter: it was a heartbreaking thing there this afternoon. the neighbors tell a tale of frantically trying to break into a burning home to sea the two women inside. only to be foiled by a wall of smoke. along the quiet tributaries of the south river where a blue heron pausees, the serenity was shattered before 2:00 p.m. that is when jean miller and her husband arrived home. >> i got out of the truck and said i am smelling smoke and burring plastic. >> re

as of tonight, unless kent conrad can turn the gang of six into the gang of 60, the bare minimum is as likely an outcome as anything else. joining me now is north dakota senator kent conrad, and a member, leader of the gang of six. senator, thank you very much for joining me tonight. what is in the latest version of your so-called gang of six plan? >> larry, it's a comprehensive plan, fundamental tax reform, reform the entitlements, cut spending both non-defense and defense in significant ways. have about $4 trillion of deficit and debt reduction over ten years. we've got revenue through actually broadening the tax base and reducing tax rates to make america more competitive. we've got very significant spending reductions in both non-defense and defense, and mandatory programs as well, a reform of the entitlements, including addressing the looming insolven si of social security, not by using social security for deficit reduction, but by using all of the savings of social security to secure its long-term viability and strength. >> senator, i just want to cover three points in what will

in fact, the sand had just been barely swept away to show the face of it, but it's still there. it's still under that ledge. i hope. i'd like to take you on a route and show you a way down to one of these artifacts. now, a lot of people look across canyon land, say, in southeast utah where this picture is, and it's not really clear how you get around, how you get from place to place. but if you know this place well enough you know right over this lip of white sandstone, if you go right over the ledge and hang your foot over this side, you can't see it but you can feel it with the tip of your foot, there's a little toe hold down there, then if you get on that toe hold you drop your other foot down and there's another toe hold. it happens a thousand years ago somebody carved just a series of toe holds down this rock face. and you climb down those and they lead to a ledge and the ledge wraps around underneath here and it drops down into another spot that you go through a saddle and around to the other side and through another saddle and down and around. it's this circuitous route t

before it's all said and done today, william and kate will have spent barely six hours here in montreal before they head up the st. lawrence river to their next stop. you might say today that the u.k.'s future king an queen officially put down roots here in canada. even in a glamorous gray dress and heels, kate wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty as the newlyweds planted a tree in ottawa, a symbol of their love. joining the royals, more than a dozen couples celebrating 50 and 60 years together, all married on april 29th, the same day as william and kate. and in an exchange reminiscent of princess diana, the couple comforted a cancer patient. william and kate attended another ceremony, visiting with veterans and their families, but in many ways, this weekend's stop in quebec with its small separatists may prove the ultimate test of the couple's charm. two years ago, they greeted prince charles with violent protests. so far this trip, no problems. >> the monarchy was able to reconnect in canada because of william and kate. the interest in this beautiful young girl almost like the jackie

mid-50s at the beaches with barely any clearing at all. 75 degrees the forecast high, in sonoma as welland vacaville. east of the bay the winds breezy. at 20, number-wise 78, pretty optimistic, brentwood and in antioch, 60s, 70s coming around the peninsula, 86, but it said 72 degrees. the coolest day this workweek will be on thursday when we barely top up the low 70s, beginning to rebound but not beginning to rebound but not until about this ,,,,,,,,,,,, denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. that's tonight s good question. >>> well, it comes and goes, every day. how long have they been measuring the tides in san francisco bay? that's tonight's "good question." tomorrow night. national league june, 1854, men working for the united states coast survey build this strange-looking contraption to measure the tides coming in to and going out of san francisco bay. >> the drum would rotate, the clock would record the time, the pencil would record the actual, you know, tied height. >> an

mid-50s at the beaches with barely any clearing at all. 75 degrees the forecast high, in sonoma as wells in fairfield and vacaville. east of the bay the winds breezy. at 20, number-wise 78, pretty optimistic, brentwood and in antioch, 60s, 70s coming around the peninsula, 86, but it said 72 degrees. the coolest day this workweek will be on thursday when we barely top up the low 70s, beginning to rebound but not until about this time next week. that is the forecast. don't go to bed yet, we'll be back right after this. >> pinpoint weather is sponsored by mancini sleepworld. ,,,, [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. that's tonight s good question. >>> well, it comes and goes, every day. how long have they been measuring the tides in san fran

we barely got through all of this, all of this water.nd we got down here to this underpass, and right here was a man laying dead. we put the scaffold right here, and it went down from this side. you can see the rope's still there, and we would lower it, inmates would climb down that scaffold, and we would line them up on this road, about 6,000. probably the largest mass movement obviously of inmates in the country. we would put the boats in the water right down here under this overpass and run them all the way around here. meanwhile, the folks on top, first they threw stuff at us. that's one of the things they threw off that bridge at us, it's still right here, do you remember that? that's a spear. >> transported by boat and then bus, close to 2,000 parish prisoners ended up at angola. some perhaps simply victims of bad luck. >> my name is paul kunkle from toledo, ohio. we were on a long vacation, about 35 days, traveling across country, all the way down to cabo san lucas, mexico, where i have a time share. we came back through arizona a

that's the bare minimum. we continue to believe that we can achieve more. >> presidents on legislative crusades do not keep reminding you what they will accept at minimum. they don't keep underlining the bare minimum that has to be achieved as of tonight unless kent conrad can turn the gang of six into the gang of 60 in the senate. the bare minimum is as likely an out come as anything else. kent conrad is the chairman and a member and leader of the gang of six. what is in the latest version of your so-called gang of six plan? it's a comprehensive plan and fundamental tax reform. reform the entitlements and cut spending with nondefense and defense in significant ways. have about $4 trillion of deficit and debt reduction over 10 years. we have revenue through actually broadening the tax base and reducing rates to make america more competitive and significant spending reductions in both nondefense and defense. mandatory programs as well or reform of the entitlements including addressing the looming social securi

russian controllers didn't give the pilots enough information but hang on they'd also says the pilots barely spoke russian and yet we're still conducting negotiations in russian i guess that's crucial isn't it how risky is crossed language communication in the cockpit well the universal language for traffic control english that has been the case very many years now. one wonders why the communication in this instance might well have been in russian. pows whose question as to whether to be any language barrier between the air traffic control was from those who were . effectively driving the plane there is also another point to make with this it's my understanding that a number of test flights were made into smooth and skateboards prior to the publisher forswore making the. ill fated flight to that airport a number of days later so they would have known the operating condition of the water itself. you know to have a relatively inexperienced crew operating a flight of such high importance. not necessarily having the capability to handle dangerous weather conditions which quite clearly they were

in russia pretty similar picture the markets are flat and next barely moving there before the r.t.s. nice x. if we look at the main stock movers actually some outstanding stocks we've called their specially bt beats up one point four percent when i was actually losing more than one p.c.b. is involved in the limelight seeing the purchase of passes from the bank of moscow at the moment and this is creating some volatility around the stock is worth getting support from the news that it is finalizing the agreement about you but some european units is up one point eight percent rather gazprom is barely changed . coal prices are close to record highs as investors look for a safe haven from the storm brewing in the world's biggest economy it's seen as a traditional store of value gold is being driven by concerns over the us debt situation and the prospect the federal reserve may print even more dollars. ethiopia's capital believes there's no limit to the current running for gold. it did look like a few weeks ago the price of gold was going to come in lower but in you you're starting to see

like it here we haven't heard a single fight for them why should they care for me when they can barely move around i don't want to burden anyone. not doesn't feel there is a lot to celebrate about being all that helps her remaining time will be brief she says at least now she has somebody to to talk. getting older is one of the biggest fears in the russian society on par with wars over terrorism natural disasters and crime and while in the west people are perhaps of about aging mainly because of the associated health problems here in russia aging is linked to poverty loss of dignity and loneliness. but at least put these two pensioners it's no longer the same old story. orat c. program the region. of resists up to date and the rates now let's see what's happening in the world of business you is here. hello that's right time to delve into the world of business sound green complained us want you to get even tougher on greenhouse gases what to set a percent to count in ten years it means europe some bishops to cut its emissions and nuclear energy dependence open new opportunities for gas

pensions a significantly lower than days increase people here at this hey michel to tell us they barely cover their food costs with the money they receive we have to now. deal with homelessness we have to reform our pension system our health care system this never enough money. that back in two thousand and nine when slovakia joined the here is a day with such high hopes it was also kind of prestige to be the first one among her hungry and public polish people read about for the one from central europe to be you know in the zero club that the year isn't it seems isn't all it was cracked up to be as we join the euro zone there was always been treated that was saying that that's of one country liability just this one country in may two thousand turned the rules changed dramatically days left out of the year a gang may well now be breathing a sigh of relief if that neighboring new year is in countries have felt the benefits playback shoppers have been heading to their check out in a bid to escape the year and we come just across the border from the backyard to the czech republic where the