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shaped by the vietnam war, a crowd no one could have predicted flocked to the open farmland in buffalo, new york, for woodstock. the art fair was expected to draw 50,000 people but despite the rain and mud swelled into a sea of half a million people. >> it became a generation of -- woodstock generation. >> a generation of students who came from all over the country to protest the war and share their love of music. >> it empowered me. i realized the movement was far bigger than i ever could have imagined. >> in cleveland the woodstock exhibit at the rock 'n' roll hall of fame highlights everything from the horge tickets, iconic tie-dyed clothing, and the formers. ♪ >> among the big stars featured in the documentary, jimmj hendrix and his rendition of the "star spangled banner. " >> and the grateful dead. >> a lot of people who are now in their 50's or 60's, they remember those days, so it is a pivotal moment in popular culture. >> this weekend many from that generation, along with newcomers, will mark woodstock's 40th anniversary near the very spot where history was made. nbc news. >> i saw you t

she was born and raised in buffalo , in buffa -- she was born and raised in buffalo, new york. she worked for her father's plumbing company. after that, he told her she should do her own thing. she started slr contract team. with a commitment to quality, customer service, and innovation, slr began to double sales each year and expanded to two more locations. you know how hard that is to double your sales. the business actively participated in both of our 8a programs. today, our winner also serves on a number of local nonprofit boards. she reaches out as a motivational speaker in the community. please help me congratulate the ceo of slr contracting and services, sundra l. wright. [applause] ♪ [applause] [applause] >> this year we have two administrators leadership awards. these awards are given to officials who have served as true ambassadors to our diverse small business community in federal government. the first winner worked for many years in contracting and the department of justice and treasury, and now he serves as the associate administrator in the office of small busines

. >>> firefighters in buffalo, new york, are mourning two fallen comrades killed when a burning convenience store collapsed into the basement. the bodies were recovered this morning. firefighters lined up, toonlg off took off their helmets, saluted as the gurneys came out. they cannot confirm that a third person is missing. this is the first time since 1997 the buffalo fire department has lost a member in the line of duty. >>> a manhunt is under way in suburban houston where five people shot and killed a prominent doctor while his wife and infant hid in a closet. one suspect shot at police as the gunman fled the scene in a sedan and two trucks. now, one of the trucks was found a short time later. the owner has been interviewed and released. police are not sure if robbery was the motive for the home invasion or even weather dr. gonzalez was a random victim or specifically targeted. a workers at the doctor's ranch was also shot and is in serious condition. >>> look at this. it looks like a scene from hell, doesn't it? this is an area just 27 miles northeast of athens, greece. hundreds of home

. >> 5 people were shot, two died after someone opened fire outside a home in buffalo, new york. a man and woman were killed at the scene and the others are in serious condition at a local hospital. police are investigating the motive behind the shooting and have yet to make an arrest. >>> check out these dramatic images from michigan. officials said that about 15 explosions occurred, sending a 50-gallon drums of oil flying. residents were evacuated within a mile radius of the blaze. >>> a powerful storm rocked parts of arkansas last night. workers in little rock continued to clean up after a possible tornado left fallen branches and trees. thousands of homes are still without power. more bad news for arkansas as strong storms are expected throughout the day. >>> if you cannot stop tweeting during the day, listen to our other. why companies are turning to twitter to improve customer service. and find out why teenagers are not getting enough of an important event, and why strong boats are not the only positive result. >> things are quiet over hd doppler over central maryland, but

the two life sentences, the judge also tacked on 100 years. [ bagpipes ] >>> today mourners in buffalo, new york said their final farewells to two firefighters who were killed in the line of duty monday. the two fell through the floor of a burning building while searching for a victim they thought was trapped inside. more than 5,000 firefighters lined several city blocks to say goodbye. >>> and while we're dealing with storms and heavy rain, people who live in california are coping with wildfires. up to 1500 people have been ordered to leave their wealthy seaside community of rancho palos verdes. officials say an unknown number of buildings have been damaged by that 100-acre fire. >>> the incredible story now of a woman who was held prisoner for 18 years can has become even more strange tonight. police in california admit they came close to rescuing her several years ago, but apparently failed to connect all the dots. the victim and her two children, who were fathered by her kidnapper, have been reunited with her family. abc's diana avellar tells us the couple accused in the case now face numero

times" festival of books, first call for him from buffalo, new york. go ahead. >> caller: hi, larry, how are you this afternoon. >> guest: good, how are you. >> caller: listen, since -- when i seen that barack obama was probably going to become president, i got pretty serious about calling it -- into c-span, exclusively, requesting that he address the issue of reparations for the slave descendants and i have to follow-up on that, how do you feel about that, personally? >> guest: well, in the book, i am -- have a chapter called give us the super bowman where i insist -- you know, a lot of people want reparations and the argument is slavery happened so long ago and i understand that argument and, you know, many people today had nothing to do with slavery and we were supposed to get 40 acres and a mule and we didn't, statute of limitation and i get that and in the book i argue there were more recent transgressions you can get reparations for, like serb katrina, the super dome and connect things you can get reparations for and go for it. >> host: jackson,

that was the safest thing for a lot of people, just say you can't. >>> a buffalo, new york is mourningr two fallen firefighters today. they were killed when the floor of this burning convenience store collapsed into the basement. lieutenant chip mccarthy was a married father of three, a 22 year veteran of the department. firefighter jonathan croom, 34, a ten-year veteran, and father of one. it's the deadliest day for the buffalo fire department in 26 years. >>> it's wildfire season which you know firsthand if you live in parts of california, but a large chunk of greece is burning, too. children's hospital, summer camps, even a monastery have been evacuated as dozens of fires raged north of athens. phil black is there. >> reporter: the situation has eased a little overnight. it's given some respite to firefighters in their work. they started early this morning with serious water bombing, trying to get an upper hand just in case conditions worsen again. so they have been hitting the fires behind me, they are still burning here. this is just north of athens. there are no fires burning sti

. >>> a gunman opened fire today outside a home in buffalo, new york. this happened overnight. two people were kill and three others were injured. happened around 2:00 this morning. a 25-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman died at the scene. three others were taken to the hospital in serious condition. police are still trying to establish a motive. they haven't made any arrests in the case. the gunfire erupted just a few hours after neighbors and police wrapped up their national night out event to promote safe neighborhoods. >>> they're home. two american journalists jailed in north korea are back with their families. a jet carrying euna lee and laura ling arrived in california around dawn this morning. they were greeted with hugs and kisses from their families. the two were accompanied by former president bill clinton whose talks with north korea's leader secured their release. they had been detained since march. president obama says the administration is released that the two have been set free. we'll have a full report coming up on "news 4 at 4:00":30. >>> a scare for some

three individuals in buffalo, new york, were also named, a lawyer for one who says he's fight the charges. mary snow, cnn, new york. >>> bring in our legal guys here. amy friedman a civil rights attorney and law professor, and a new york criminal defense attorney and law professor. avery, cuomo is going after the companies here. what do they have to prove, that the companies train these people to do this kind of garage? >> drew i got to till, i don't know where they dig up these debt collector es. these are subterranean submum humans who do this. they're supposed to be trained. good point. new york attorney general andy cuomo is doing the right thing. we'll see more and more of these cases because there is a connection between the downturn and the economy, and these aggressive tactics. you know what? the companies and the individuals doing it are in a world of trouble. >> drew, there are federal and state laws to protect consumers against this outrageous, insane behavior. >> yeah. >> these morons working under the guise of this company in particular, this benny smith company, are going to

. >> we have another call from buffalo, new york. your question? beautiful. you are on.ou hear me? >> caller: yes, i can. >> go ahead, please. >> caller: i'm wondering how the smallest child blanket fits into this. the other two know who their mom are. what is going to happen to him? >> that is a great question. when you talk about a sense of loss. two of the kids will know they have a mom. one will have lost everything. how do you deal with blanket? >> you need to find out what he does know. it is building the three of them based on the commonality of their dad. i have a lot of patients who lost both patients, one parent, you build them together. solidifying him into the mix is much more important than finding out who his biological mother or father is. >> societally we need to understand there are different forms of family now. even for blanket, we don't know what the agreement was with the surrogate mother. i know with clients and other people they have an agreement in the future if the child wants to know who is surrogate is, there can be contact. i think it is a rea

the firefighters fell through the floor of a burning convenience store in buffalo, new york, monday. they're trying to rescue someone trapped inside. more than 5,000 firefighters lined the streets tuesday. at this time cause of the fire remains unknown. >>> there's newly released evidence of a home invasion couple who took in special needs children. we're now hearing the 911 call made to report the crime. >> reporter: seven weeks after the horrific murders of burt and melanie billings in their pensacola home, prosecutors released new evidence from the crime that shocked the nation, including the 911 call, made by a next-door neighbor. >> the mom and dad. i live next door. and the daughter came over and said, the mother and father have been shot. and they're dead [ inaudible ] >> and she said they had been shot? >> yes! they're in the bedroom, ma'am. they're dead! >> reporter: journalists thursday were allowed for the first time to see thousands of photographs of the crime scene and view surveillance tapes from 16 cameras. one shows burt billings, led into the living room by two maske

. >>> a gunman opened fire at a home in buffalo, new york, overnight. killing two and injured three others. it was 2:00 in the morning. a 20-year-old man and 19-year-old woman were killed at the scene. three others were taken to the hospital in serious condition. police still don't have a motive or an arrest. the gunfire erupted a few hours after neighbors and police wrapped up their national night out to promote safe neighborhoods. >>> mahmoud ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as iran's president. that ceremony was not without opposition. many boycotted the swearing in at the parliament building. outside hundreds of protesters chaptered death to the dictator. several western nations including the u.s. showed their a displeasure with the disputed election by withholding letters of congratulations. >> he did not mention them by name but he said no one in iran was waiting for anyone's congratulations. >>> meanwhile there's still no official word on the three americans arrested in iran last week. those americans were staying in a hotel in the kurd

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>>> two firefighters were killed in buffalo, new york when they fell through a floor that collapsed inside burning building. they were trying to rescue someone thought to be trapped inside. investigators were on the scene all day searching but did thought find any other bodies. one of the men killed was a 22- year veteran ever the department. the other was a ten-year teran. >>> now to a story you saw first here on fox. after hundreds of complaints about high pepco bills over the past year and months of investigating, the office of the people's council says it may know the problem. it's blaming possible faulty pepco meters for many of the outrageous bills. but pepco says not so fast. fox 5's sarah simmons has the story. >> reporter: jackie gets the chills just thinking about last winter in her 1400 square foot condo. she says she kempt the thermostat -- kept the thermostat set between 66 and 6 # degrees -- 68 degrees. you're freezing in here but your bill was what? >> over $500. >> reporter: she says she went round and round with pepco. >> what can you do except pay the bill. >> reporter: s

"luren fix's guide to loving your car" she is joining us from buffalo, new york. good to see you. okay. you are going to rain on the parade here. we are hearing from all sorts of folks across the country. from car buyers to the dealers who say we love this. it means that people are getting new cars. people are spending money. they're getting a break by doing so. what is not to like about this? >> well i think a lot of people were discriminated against. if you have leased a car, you are not eligible. if you have been wise about saying i will buy a great fuel efficient car or hybrid. you are not eligible. if you don't have the credit rating the last thing you want to be doing is purchasing a new car with higher insurance payments. isn't that how we got here to begin with. >> my gosh. debbie downer here. >> sorry. >> so you leased a car. that's your choice. but now for a lot of people who have an old car they, you know, they haven't been able to afford, a larger downpayment on getting a new car, the incentive is you turn in your old car, and you get $4,000 or something to that effect

the sharps are facing thousands in fines from the city of buffalo, new york, for property violation andaid taxes. that's on top of the thousands they've already paid in court fees. >> i mean, look at this. >> reporter: daniel benning works as a housing court mediator. he calls the homes vulnerable targets. >> these are attractive to people of criminal intent. >> because they're empty. >> they're empty, the bank refuses to allow anyone to move in, but they refuse to do anything to the property, as you can see. and it affects not only this property, but the properties next to them. >> reporter: the city to have buffalo even filed a lawsuit, alleging 37 banks had walked away from foreclosed homes are responsible for the city's loss in property tax revenue and an increase in police and fire calls. as for the sharps -- >> when you look and you find that something you thought was going is still there, okay, now it's, what's next? >> reporter: well, what is next? >> we have no idea. >> no idea. >> we have no idea. >> and that is such a difficult position to be in. >> in an already tough one, a

. >> we have another call from buffalo, new york. your question? buffalo? you're on.ou hear me? >> caller: yes, i can. >> go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, yes. i'm wondering how the smallest child, blanket, fits into all this. i mean, the other two are going to know who their mom are. what is going to happen to him? >> that is a great question. doctors, i'll put it to both of you. when you talk about a sense of loss. two of the kids will know they have a mom. one has lost everything. >> right. >> how do you deal with blanket differently? >> as i said before, i think you need to find out what he does know and what has been kind of solidified to him and go from there. it's dulled in the three of them all together based on the commonality of their dad. i have a lot of patients who lost both patients, one parent, you build them together. solidifying him into the mix is much more important than finding out who his biological mother or father is. >> again, i think societily, we need to really understand there are different forms of family now. and that even for blanket, i m

facing thee fines from the city of buffalo, new york for property violations and unpaid taxes on topthousands they paid in court fees. >> look at this. >> reporter: daniel benning works as an immediate yea tore. he calls the vacant homes vulnerable targets. >> these are attractive to persons of criminal intent. >> reporter: they're empty. >> the bank refuses to allow anyone to move in, but they refuse to do anything to the property as you can see. it affects not only this property but the properties next to them. >> reporter: the city of buffalo filed a lawsuit alleging 37 banks that walk away from foreclosed homes are responsible for the city's loss in property tax revenue and the police and fire costs. as for the sharps? >> you look and you find something you thought was gone and is still there, now it's what's next? >> reporter: what is next? >> we have no idea. we have no idea. >> reporter: the next court date, september 29. this is happening across america. the hardest hit are rush belt cities. places like detroit, flint michigan, youngstown, ohio. places that have older housing

affiliate wkbw in buffalo, new york, reporting the two firefighters fell through the building's firstle battling a three-alarm fire, which began just about 3 a.m. eastern. looks like they are still -- these pictures are from earlier, i believe, you can still see some of the flame notice upper left-hand corner of this picture. more details. as we get them, we will share them with you. >>> people on both sides of the health care debate made their voices heard outside the office of a lawmaker. david scott wasn't inside at the time but people are hoping he gets the message anyway. >> i oppose anything the government is trying to do exert more control over their lives i. i don't oppose reform, we have medicare and medicaid, both those systems are broken. >> wouldn't matter if it was health care reform or something that was really going to benefit them they would be against it because they hate this president with a passion. >> you can check the facts on the health care debate at cnn.com/robin. look for that. >>> the nation's largest lutheran denomination is split over a decision about open

shepard: 50 people were killed in february in a crash near buffalo in new york.he pilots were tired and made mistakes. the co-pilot company about low pay and said she would have skipped the flight but did not want to pay for a hotel room. >> there is something wrong here. you fly across the country all night thinking you are going to catch a few weeks on a couch, or you have a lot of folks moving back and forth, trying to commit to work. in some cases, being paid relatively small amounts of income, $25,000. shepard: a panel is looking into the crash pads. the federal aviation administration is considering new flight and rest time rules to combat fraud, -- combat pilot to take. president obama signed a bill today that tripled the budget of the so-called cash for clunkers program, the one that offers car buyers rebates of $4,500 or so to trade in their gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient vehicles. the program was so popular, it was already running out of cash and might of completely run out. the white house predicts the new funds will keep it going for least anoth

some company ceo's about pilot stress levels in the wake of the bermuda flight just outside buffalo, new yorkclaimed 50 lives. investigators say the pilots may have been tired. jane: the faa is ordering boeing to make adjustments to fuel tanks of more than 400 of the 767's to prevent the risk of a devastating in-flight explosion. this is the latest in many cities stakeeps in the wake of e plane exploded over the of lentiatlantic. jon: the debate on climate change is getting hot line one senate committee hearing room today. the senate'environment and public works committee is debating a cap and trade plan. steve centanni is following this from our d.c. bureau. this is a little complicated. >> cap and trade is part in a value on permits to pollute and discouraging companies from doing so. democrats led by barbara boxer are hoping to incorporate the basic elements of the house bill that was passed in june into their own senate legislation, which is yet to be written. republicans and the ranking committee member are hoping to make something of fundamental changes on this bill. on the table are th

what an incredible show of support in and solidarity right now in buffalo, new york.10,000 firefighters is where funeral masses are being held for two buffalo firefighters killed on monday when a floor of a burning corner store collapsed under them. services were this morning and right now they are under way for the second. the governor is also there at that service. >>> they think the government is too big, too intrusive and spends too much. only one thing to do, road trip. that's the nation's capitol. a lot of stops planned in between. >> this is the first event in 16 days. people are pouring in. already 700 people here. people are making signs from over in napa valley. what the organizers want to do is try to take the smaller, you know, protests and maximize that and get them more organized and moved towards more political action. >>> after the 15th of april, which was a big focal point, because we are grass roots and because this was organic, everybody went off in 14 different dreks and it looked like it was in danger of fizzling. that is what we are doing is tryi

the sharps are facing thousands of fines from the city of buffalo, new york, from property violationsnd unpaid taxes. that's on top of the thousands they already paid in court fees. >> i mean, look at this. >> reporter: works as a housing court mediator. he calls the vacant homes vulnerable targets. >> these are attractive to persons of criminal intent. >> because they're empty. >> they're empty. the bank refuses to allow anyone to move in, but they refuse to do anything to the property, as you can see. and it affects not only this property, but the properties next to them. >> reporter: the city of buffalo even filed a lawsuit alleging 37 banks that walk away from foreclosed homes are responsible for the city's loss in property tax revenue and an increase in police and fire costs. phras the sharps -- >> when you look and you find that something you thought was gone is still there, okay, now, it's what's next. >> reporter: well, what is next? >> we have no idea. >> we have no idea. >> reporter: as i mentioned, this is happening across america, but hardest hit are rust belt cities place

three individuals in buffalo, new york, was also named.ne, who said he'll fight the charges. >>> you're in the driver's seat for a head-on collision. you get the driver's view. watch as it crosses the center line and slams the cruiser 50 miles an hour. the officer tried to swerve out of the way, but it all happened in a split second. neither the officer nor the teen driver was seriously hurt, the young driver, though, was cited. criminal charges are not expected. >>> as afghans vote on their future, a filmmaker from that country tries to capture their concerns from a distance. so what do you think? i think i'll go with the basic package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> a lot of afghans live in london. they wanted to get in on this election. at least comment on it, without the fear of bombs or bullets, especially women there. so, zain verjee reports on a film director in the uk who's giving real people a real voice. >> i would just like you to acc

guest: buffalo, new york. was getting my doctorate in british imperial history and was working as a crane operator on third shift in the wintertime. i applied to any job that came down the road and i was fortunate that the agency thought i was a good potential employee. my story is that only in america could this happen. i have lived an extraordinarily lucky and fortunate life and i'm very grateful for it. host: the next call is from a republican. caller: good morning. i have just one question. that is the use of indian troops who have the greatest mountain fighters in the world. over time i think they could through osmosis take over the middle east. i wonder because they are on the other side of pakistan. it would be a good strategic movement if india made the move towards bin laden, if he is still alive. another question, perhaps we are already monitoring bin laden? perhaps our intelligence has him on the phone all the time? could that be possible? guest: i wish it were, but it would speak to some kind of ne

the sharps are facing thousands in fines from the city of buffalo, new york, for property violationsy paid in court fees. daniel benning works as a housing court mediator. he calls the vacant homes vulnerable targets. >> these are attractive to persons of criminal intent. the bank refuses to allow anyone to move in but they refuse to do anything to the property, as you can see. it affects not only this property but the properties next too them. >> reporter: the city of buffalo filed a lawsuit alleging 37 banks that walked away from foreclosed homes are responsible for the city's loss in property tax revenue and an increase in police and fire cost. as for the sharps -- >> when you look and you find that something you thought was gone is still there, okay, now it's, what's next? >> reporter: what is next? >> we have no idea. >> reporter: this is happening across america. hardest hit cities like detroit and flint, michigan. places with older housing stocked with declining value. the banks don't think it is worth their wile to pay all of the legal and administrative fees that come with f

she was born and raised in buffalo , in buffa -- she was born and raised in buffalo, new york.s plumbing company. after that, he told her she should do her own thing. she started slr contract team. with a commitment to quality, customer service, and innovation, slr began to double sales each year and expanded to two more locations. you know how hard that is to double your sales. the business actively participated in both of our 8a programs. today, our winner also serves on a number of local nonprofit boards. she reaches out as a motivational speaker in the community. please help me congratulate the ceo of slr contracting and services, sundra l. wright. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> this year we have two administrators leadership awards. these awards are given to officials who have served as true ambassadors to our diverse small business community in federal government. the first winner worked for many years in contracting and the department of justice and treasury, and now he serves as the associate administrator in the office of small business utilization at the department of hom

host: let's go to our next call from buffalo, new york, on the independent line.ler: good morning, sir. when i was 18, 19, 20 years old starting now let me tell you i was driving corvettes and had anything i wanted. i had the women, the money for the women -- i want to know what my kid cannot have what i had. he is healthy and strong and takes care of himself -- why is my kid going to lose the opportunity to buy a vette and have a girlfriend and take her to a movie -- where are you in the president did not telling us what we can and cannot do with our own money? host: i think we will go to our next caller from tupelo, mississippi. caller: that was an interesting question. [laughter] guest: i want to know how you get the corvette. caller: being from mississippi and republican i have a minority view. it seems the best thing we could do is go to single-payer medicare-style. the biggest market to drive costs down would be every american in wonder. that would be the biggest co-op. the other thing, if we did our exports, the cost would go down. if we try to sell america

. >>> law marksz got a chance to grill an airline executive about the deadly plane crash in buffalo, new yorkat he said would have been different if they knew then what they know now. >>> instead of drinking glasses from the tv show "the flintstones," a pin ball machine, or a really ugly, stinky couch. bargain hunters, this sale is for you. make sure you have a full tank of gas because the world's longest yard sale stretches all from back roads in ohio all the way to alabama. it is the 22nd year for the world's longest yard sale. >>> one of the stars of the summer's nba finals has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs? well, larry smith has more. it's one drug, and that's not something you hear about in the nba that often. >> no, you don't, but the money he's going to cough up, $1.6 xx million is what he forfeits for what he said was an honest mistake. he said he took an over the counter medication that he didn't know contained a steroid substance. he is the sixth nba player to test positive for peds that to penalty for almost one-third of the season for a similar offense. david ort

new york's attorney general filed a lawsuit against the benny smith group, an umbrella group for 13 companies. we called several and they were either disconnected or out of service. three individuals from buffalolawyer for one who says he'll fight the charges. suzanne? >> thank you, mary. >>> the u.s. government is getting access to thousands of secret swiss bank accounts, accounts that americans may be using to avoid paying taxes. so, the internal revenue service today announced a landmark deal with officials in switzerland. it means the irs can peek into more than 4,000 accounts held by rich americans in switzerland's biggest bank. billions of dollars could be on the line. our tom foreman has been looking into these vaults of banking secrecy. and tom, what are we following here? >> i'll tell you, suzanne, what we're following here is what really may be one of the biggest stories of the day, although it may not jump out at you that way to begin with. look at this map. everywhere that you see one of these raised gold symbols like this is a place in the world where people can do offshore banking. so, you see it's off the coast of africa here, europe, over in the south pacific, in central americ

sixth. >> host: in your childhood you grew up on the east coast pennsylvania massachusetts, buffalo new york you went to simmons college in your journalistic lightning prius you worked at the boston herald, the baltimore sun, washington post, new york times. to escape from our publication to nbc and now i pbs this smacked lightning rise is all, true. >> host: and i you have written your first book "the breakthrough" and we are taping this show the day after the inauguration of the barack obama and spent the afternoon in this a nice warm studio and other doing reporting. i want to first ask you about that event and how that fits in with your book but i should preface by saying he did fantastic report interviewing people on the mall. i know thinks it is fantastic because we rafal you. and the worst thing happen to us with his we were watching your report in your interviewing to women and i think a hundred and five and another woman on the mall he was talking about what this diamond for her son and while she is talking tears are coming to jim lehrer and mark shields of our eyes and because we'r

host: let's go to our next call from buffalo, new york, on the independent line. caller: good morning, sir. when i was 18, 19, 20 years old starting now let me tell you i was driving corvettes and had anything i wanted. i had the women, the money for the women -- i want to know what my kid cannot have what i had. he is healthy and strong and takes care of himself -- why is my kid going to lose the opportunity to buy a vette and have a girlfriend and take her to a movie -- where are you in the president did not telling us what we can and cannot do with our own money? host: i think we will go to our next caller from tupelo, mississippi. caller: that was an interesting question. [laughter] guest: i want to know how you get the corvette. caller: being from mississippi and republican i have a minority view. it seems the best thing we could do is go to single-payer medicare-style. the biggest market to drive costs down would be every american in wonder. that would be the biggest co-op. the other thing, if we did our exports, the cost would go down. if we try to sell ame

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. >>> we now have pictures of two buffalo, new york firefighters killed on the job.ire commissioner says that the floor collapsed as lieutenant chip mccarthy was searching this burning building. firefighter jonathan crume went after him and fell through the floor, as well. it took colleagues hours to recover their bodies. >> this is a very, very lengthy operation to reach them. and when they were, they were -- they were placed in stokes baskets, and they were draped with american flag and brought out and probably about three or four hundred firefighters paid respects to them. >> the cause of that fire is still under investigation. those pictures are so moving. >>> people are lining up for e chance to hunt wolves in idaho. of it will be legal next week there for the first time in decades. gray wolves were just taken off the endangered species list. 13 environmental groups have filed suit to stop the hunt, saying the wolves are still at risk, but hunters say that they're a danger to livestock and other wildlife. >> over the last seven to ten years, i've seen the elk an

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. >> continental flight 3407 killed 50 people near buffalo, new york, in february.ommuter flight gone horribly wrong. rebecca shaw, the 24-year-old copilot, made just $16,000 a year. she commuted over 2,500 miles, taking two separate flights just to get from her home in seattle to her home base in newark, new jersey that morning to report to work. regional planes make up half of all the flights in the country. according to the f.a.a., four of the last six fatal commercial aviation crashes has involved a regional airline. fatigue, low wages and flight schedules all seem to play a part in the growing concern over commuter flights. at a senate hearing thursday, aviation subcommittee chairman raised the issue of pilots not getting enough rest. >> they're called crash pads where 20, 30 people will show up and use a crash pad to get a few hours sleep here and there. don't you think from the evidence we now see that there's something wrong here? >> first officer, an officer of the airline pilots association. >> the focus needs to be on improving pay conditions and treatmen

buffalo, new york now we hear from greg regarding the secretary of state's impact thus far.ler: good morning. look, i'm looking forward to that war we're going to be getting into. isn't it something. i guess we're all informed. come on, give me a break. listen, i've always been fascinated why hillary clinton would have taken that job at the state department with what the obama team did to her husband bill clinton that he was a racist. i mean, to me it's just interesting, i mean, she really must be in her heart of public service first and foremost because what their team did to bill clinton is shameful, disgraceful, and should never have been forgiven. bill clinton was one of our greatest presidents. and he did more for blacks than obama ever dreamed to do. host: another headline ap, afghan commission, investigating election fraud complaints says there are enough out there to way the final result of afghanistan's presidential vote if they're valid. this comes from grant kipen. the head of the u.n.-backed independent elect torle. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my c

three individuals in buffalo, new york were also named. e'll fight the charges. mary snow, cnn, new york. >> thanks, mary. once again. coming up to the top of the hour. thursday, august 20. glad you're with us this american morning. i'm kiran chetry. >> i'm john roberts. here's the stories we're following. breaking them down for you in the next 15 minutes. instead of navy seals, the army special ones forces tracking down al qaeda. did the cia use contract killers? in 2004, the job of killing terrorists was -- outsourced. the price tag said to be in the millions. the plan, apparently, a total bust. we're live at the pentagon ahead. >>> and right now, the people of afghanistan are picking their new president. the polls close in about a half an hour. looks like taliban threats in some cases kept people away from the polls. so what does that mean for the election there? and also what is afghanistan's election mean for america's mission in that war torn nation? that full global resources of cnn are on the ground tracking every side of the story.

let's go to buffalo new york and hear from herb. caller: good morning. as mr. simon knows, about 25 years ago it was found out that journalists had been routinely recorded by the cia, and it was pointed out that this puts every journalist in danger overseas when the cia does that. and the government, as i recall at that point, agreed they would not recruit anymore journalists. now, that was 25 years ago. is there any agreement today, mr. simon, among the journalistic profession that they will refuse, they will totally refused to participate in any fashion in an intelligence-gathering job for the cia or any of our defense intelligence agencies? host: thanks. mr. simon? guest: purely raise an excellent point. when journalists go overseas, the thing they get accused of most often is being a spy. it is in the interest of journalists and in the interest of our government that the cia never, ever recruit, use journalists as sources, and they had a prohibition on that that still stands that has been in place for a long time. the cia talk about this for a long time. th

there were severe lightning strikes in upstate new york near buffalo yesterday. several roads were closed after power lines were knocked down by the storm. >>> and folks in hawaii are hunkering down as tropical storm felicia approaches. the storm is weakening as it heads towards the islands. it's suspected to hit tomorrow with sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and heavy rains. a flash flood watch has been issued for some areas. >>> further east, a powerful typhoon has struck china, killing as many as 22 people and forcing nearly 1 million to evacuate. neighboring taiwan and japan were also hit hard. hundreds of villages are flooded while thousands of homes and buildings have been destroyed. lucy kraft reports from tokyo. >> reporter: typhoon morakot came packing winds of over 70 miles an hour, powerful enough to uproot and snap trees. the chinese authorities were taking no chances. about 1 million on china's east coast were ordereded to flee. thousands of homes were destroyed, and hundreds of villages and towns flooded by the torrential rains. in taiwan meanwh

. >> reporter: three individuals in buffalo, new york, were also nailed. er for one who said he'll fight the charges. mary snow, cnn, new york. >> now to the michael jackson investigation. reporters were back at the office of jackson's dermatologist yesterday. you can see reporters swarming the lead investigator from the l.a. coroner's office. they had said more than a week ago their investigation was finished. they searched dr. arnold klein's office july 14th. his attorney says investigators were looking to corroborate their information and that klein wasn't questioned. >> dr. arnold klein wants to maintain his utter cooperation with any and all law enforcement authority with respect to the investigation into the cause of death of michael jackson. he has done so. he will continue to do so, and i am confident, as his counsel, that at the end of the day, he will be fully exonerated of any and all innuendo or speculation that exists out there in the media. thank you very much. >> jackson visited klein's office three days before he died. klein has denied givin

it feels like fall out there from atlanta northward up through boston, new york, detroit, cleveland, pittsburgh, buffalo, syracuse. some areas may want a light jacket. on top of that, we have a little bit of light rain over the carolinas and southern virginia. anywhere from danville to raleigh, charlotte, light shower activity. virginia beach is getting a little drerchinching "early tod" 69 and showers today in charlotte. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. even with sunshine today, the high will only be 67 degrees in burlington, vermont. northern new england, very cool. hartford, connecticut, a break from summer, 75. a lot of wet weather from south carolina to georgia. dan, that's a look at your monday forecast. and you can feel it when you went outside today. it's just different. >> to say the least. you're not sweating out buckets. get the light jacket. thank you, bill. >>> shanghai tumbles, what to expect this week. and the police pay out. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, were you being tracked down by deat

look at pittsburgh and new york, buffalo 77. detroit 84. by sunday here comes the heat.service going 97. not that much of a different. and raleigh could be 100 by sunday. the seven-day forecast, we stay hot on sunday and monday. mid-90s at least. a little cooler. low 90 by tuesday and back in the 80s by thursday. 5:48. 66 degrees. here's my friend angie with traffic. >> thank you very much, howie b. i'm willing to hook you up with a personalized traffic report. shoot me an e-mail. talk about the traffic tieups. great falls, virginia and georgetown pike and old dominion drive. crews are on the scene. out to 66 eastbound from 50 to 123. we are watching volume build. on 95 northbound the usual delay that stretches from prince william parkway to lorton. the delay is growing. take it back to the realtime graphics where we have a report of a crash at clinton. this is at woodland road. 270 southbound grit past germantown. no incidents or accidents, just volume building. now, over to you. >>> thank you, angie. good morning, everyone. unfortunately we have more disturbing news on

let's go to buffalo new york and hear from herb. caller: good morning. as mr. simon knows, about 25 years ago it was found out that journalists had been routinely recorded by the cia, and it was pointed out that this puts every journalist in danger overseas when the cia does that. and the government, as i recall at that point, agreed they would not recruit anymore journalists. now, that was 25 years ago. is there any agreement today, mr. simon, among the journalistic profession that they will refuse, they will totally refused to participate in any fashion in an intelligence-gathering job for the cia or any of our defense intelligence agencies? host: thanks. mr. simon? guest: purely raise an excellent point. when journalists go overseas, the thing they get accused of most often is being a spy. it is in the interest of journalists and in the interest of our government that the cia never, ever recruit, use journalists as sources, and they had a prohibition on that that still stands that has been in place for a long time. the cia talk about this for a long time. th

. >> we got the great fans here from buffalo and the great fans here from new york. give you your official welcome to the dawg town. >> ozzie talked about sacrifice. i can say this, as a general manager for the baltimore ravens and as a former player, it is an honor and a privilege to be a part of what ozzie newsom has put on the field. he's definitely put a lot of hard work and sacrifice into making sure that the best players are fit for the baltimore ravens. >> thanks so much. coming up, no doubt some other valadictorians, the ravens broadcasting, gerry and stan, they're taking the game straight ahead.   >>> from tape, to a live lo at ed reed. he's ready to go tonight. ed reed will take the field. last year probably should have been nfl defensive player of the year, instead he wasn't. welcome back to "ravens kick- off." you'll get your takes on the game, coming up in a little bit. gerry and stan, what do you guys think about tonight? >> you're lacking at the area that serves as the primary focus of improvement in this preseason for the ravens

some thunderstorms east of kansas city, thunderstorms across upstate new york, buffalo, you got hammerednot a lot going on. most of the action is north of the i-5 corridor. they'd like to have it here because the heat that they have not seen in quite a long time. with indices over 90 and 100 degrees in spots. what's going on with felicia? winds are up to 45 miles an hour. it's weak and hitting serious sheer. it's conducive for hurricane development. the forecast, heidi, that we can see right now, still bringing it towards hawaii, it seems like they decreased the intensity for landfall to a tropical depression. we'll try to grab that for you. here it is. that's the forecast right over maui. it looks like late tuesday into wednesday morning. heavy surf and flooding rain. in that area it could produce mudslides. >> we know that you are on top of it. sure do appreciate it. meanwhile, health care in kmu nift china. it's a poor country with a huge population. how do think find affordable coverage? we'll take a look at 15-cent health care experiment. so this time, my doctor gave me symbicort to