also, a couple of decades earlier, and death valley, calif., 134 degrees. that is the record for the north american continent. record highs being set on this day in the past 100 years or so. for july, 2009, it is the other side of the coin. we are running cooler than normal. an average temperature of 71.4 degrees. no sign of any record heat. it has been unusually cool and comfortable. upper 70's, low 80's right now. 76 on the beach right now at ocean city. a couple of isolated thunderstorms out west, but just partly cloudy to the central and eastern part of the state through morning. high pressure pushing the cool air down and out of northern new england, keeping it comfortable around here, but a new storm is forming now and a front is cutting through the midwest. all of that works its way through here basically tomorrow night. some showers breaking out across the ohio valley. insta-weather plus futurecast brings those into the mountains. as we go through tomorrow night it up until about 11:00 and midnight, the storms are going through central maryland but

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in orange county, calif., and in many of the florida markets, the prices get pushed up. host: you mentioned the eight thousand dollar tax credit that goes to first-time home buyers. what else has congress done in recent months to help the housing market? what else might they do the rest of the year? guest: 1 other part of the stimulus package was raising bill loan limit. that is, fannie mae and freddie mac -- let me just take this. in the past, fannie mae and freddie mac were involved in many of the political activities. affectively passing on their low borrowing costs to the consumers. as a result, we have seen historically low mortgage rates on those loans that can be purchased by fannie mae and freddie mac. congress raised the loan limits so that more people would have access to the historic low mortgage rates. that has helped draw more people into the pool of eligible buyers. the other area is on the foreclosure mitigation. there's a strong financial incentive for the lenders to modify those funds. it is sluggish in terms of activity, but still living in the right di

. >> you mentioned some of the state's struggling, calif. most noticeably without sending out ious. that into the whole mix. >> i think california is in a uniquely bad situation in terms of what they are facing. >> and their unemployment is at 11%. >> true, true. it obviously varies state-by- state, but their problems are more acute is because solving the problems is more difficult because you need such a large -- i think it is a two-thirds majority to pass anything in the legislature. and the problems are quite challenging. to some extent, -- and the white house has been a bit hands off about california. there has been talk about a federal bailout, but thursday at the white house briefing there was some back and forth about whether states should be coming to the white house for assistance. and spokesperson robert gibbs was not encouraging that, although acknowledging that they may be coming hat in hand anyway carried i think the situation in the states does make it more challenging, but overall, it is the macro economy that the white house is worried about and hoping to try to get

global researchers at a calif -- a conference in california says we will soon have computers that canl on their own. with us now, the new president of the association for the advancement of artificial intelligence. hello. >> how are you? shepard: i'm scared. tell me why i should not be. >> there are ethical issues around every single technology that has ever been built. researchers working on this technology put into place fail- safe that prevent these scary scenarios. shepard: so you stand on the side of the robots? >> absolutely not. we are nowhere near having these kind of robots run amok scenarios. we need to worry about things like privacy issues or computer viruses, but the science fiction scenarios -- we are nowhere near that. shepard: why are they checking in on all of this? i have seen movies and read books. i know they are going to take over. >> when you drive a car, the car has a dangerous. it can it not just seems, in an accident and kill or maim people. we used smart engineering so we can mitigate these risks. and we use regulation on the way cars are used. the point of t

for example, orange county, calif., is saying they are down 25% in revenues.ey do not have the money. neil: are they stopping the reassessment? >> they are not. every homeowner has a right to a reassessment. the have to do it within that appeals window and make sure they pay their tax. neil: thank you very much. the president is going to revenues conference next wednesday at 9:00 p.m., no doubt with an update on the economic fronts, including health care and everything else. i will be covering that at 9:00 p.m. eastern time, 4:00 -- for the fox business network. as i always say to my friend bret baier, tivohim and watch me. . you have questions. who can give you the financial advice you need? where will you find the stability and resources to keep you ahead of this rapidly evolving world? these are tough questions. that's why we brought together two of the most powerful names in the industry. . .  neil: well, the president says the time is a wasting, but if he is trying to strong-arm quick healthcare reform, he's wasting his time

host: upland, calif., ralph on independent line. caller: i am a college professor from california community college and we are having a major problem. we are getting people from the uc system and california state university system and that the same time you get all of the blow that from the four-year institutions -- blow back from the of four-year institutions. we don't have the capacity to handle this. we don't have the capacity to handle people who are trying to get vocational training. and i fear that because of what sacramento has done, that they are determining a lower standard of living for the entire state and the future, lowered labor productivity. i'm an economist, so that is what i tell my students. i have my own theory about what to do about this. the legislature and governor should have no pay until they correct the budget problem. that is my solution. guest: well, -- well, the governor doesn't have any pay right now, he is a former movie star and very wealthy so he already sacrificed all this money so that will really n

megyn: calif., struggling to bridge a $26 billion budget gap.ttle dope. supporters said that taxing pot could generate up to $1 billion in revenue each year. the advertisement spokesperson is a stroke victim that uses the drug maddison elite. >> the government and legislature are pushing out people who want to pay taxes. we are marijuana consumers. we want to pay our fair share. taxes from the marijuana industry to pay the salaries of 20,000 teachers. is it not time? megyn: the marijuana policy project is meant to encourage debate, not promote drug use. the california governor had said earlier that he was open to at least a discussion. bill: we have got breaking news out of washington, d.c. officials have released a videotape showing a train operator at the local system, using a text message while operating a train. difficult to make out in the youtube image, but they say that this is hard evidence. because of that, they have suspended the driver for one week without pay. last month, that deadly train collision that some people said it was possi

we spoke to a ceo in orange county, calif., and he told us what his biggest selling point is personal. if one member has a dispute over a claim and calls and, and the phone rings for more than 20 seconds, you'll never believe it picks up the phone. >> i say, hello, this is bill goodrich. what can i do for you? he will not find that with too many insurance carriers in the country today. >> granted, united agricultural benefit trust is a small health care cooperative, insuring about 50,000 agricultural workers in southern california, arizona, and mexico. still, the ceo points out that when you take the profit factor out of the mix, they can then provide a better, cheaper health care program for employees. rick: it is an idea getting support of the senate side. we will see if it gains entry in the senate. jane: lawmakers are locked down, trying to put finishing touches on the health care bill. but robot has been reaching an agreement within the democratic party on key parts of this bill. more than 50 democrats sent a letter to nancy pelosi yesterday, from the more liberal members, saying

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megyn: william la jeunesse as live in ridgecrest, calif.. what do you have in store for us?y the tribes and settlers, and today these wild horses are looking for a home and a handout from taxpayers. that is coming up. welcome to the now network. population: 49 million. right now 1.2 million people are on sprint mobile broadband. 31 are streaming a sales conference from the road. eight are wearing bathrobes. two... less. - 154 people are tracking shipments on a train. - ( train whistles ) 33 are im'ing on a ferry. and 1300 are secretly checking email... - on a vacation. - hmm? ( groans ) that's happening now. america's most dependable 3g network. bringing you the first and only wireless 4g network. sprint. the now network. deaf, hard of hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. bill: a traffic stand -- a traffic stop becomes the strangest thing we have ever seen. and white, powdery substance fell out of this man's pants. he dropped to the ground and started licking the floor. the white powder was crystal methamphetamine. he is now serving time fo

gregg: carl cameron in san diego, calif. martha: shepard smith with a purple tie. are slipping? a professor and public opinion is the expert will tell us what he is doing wrong. he will explain what he is doing right and what he is doing poorly. martha: some people say he is talking too much in all these town hall meetings. shepard: that is one of his points. he is talking too much. and what else are we doing? yes, have you heard about this prostitution ring? a sports reporter was busted for running a prostitution ring. and you have one of the new ipods? martha: no. gregg: the new -- shepard: the new iphone can be hacked. there is a text message. these can be hacked now. it is the simplest thing. it is a message they send you and you open it and you have been hacked. it can happen on any kind of message. they will explain how to stop this from happening to you. martha: everybody has those now. everybody but me. good stuff. see you there at the top of the hour. back to you. gregg: reports of a suspicious package at charlotte international airport. we will have the v

ceremony at the forest lawn secretary -- cemetery and see the family leaving the compound in encino, califin that rolls-royce. there are many rolls royces, with many members of the family leave in the compound in preparation for the final goodbye. just a couple hours before they head to the staples center. first, they had to force on for a private ceremony -- they had to forest lawn for a private ceremony. next, they will have 13 miles to go from forest lawn to the staples center, where we are waiting for the casket of michael jackson to appear. his body will be there, according to preliminary reports. it will be delivered to the staple center, where we are expecting that it will take a front and center stage for his fans to say a final goodbye. this $25,000 gold-plated casket, similar to the one used by michael jackson's idol, james brown. so you think you have seen the worst on the airplane ride? think again. there's an airline asking you whether or not you need a seat. ireland's ryan air wants to let passengers fly standing up. are we making this up? sue varney. are we making this up? >

sacramento, calif. on the line for republicans.aller: yes, i definitely think the republicans think that there needs to be more regulation regarding speculation, especially in the oil futures market cents oil plays a vital part in the global economy. regarding other futures, i do not know, but oil is so vital. people tend to react to oil prices more than other commodities since they see it every day at the gas pump. i would be against putting extra regulations for instance like for people who, thinking like the airline industry for they try to hedge, the by future contracts to hedge -- potential spikes. certain core industries where they depend on energy, like the airline industry, i think there should not be any restrictions on them. but on other people who are just speculating, i do think there needs to be. host: more from this article. next up is nashville on the line for democrats. caller: good morning, america. my theory is that most of these speculators are in the market and cannot do anything with the oil they're trying to b

host: calif., denise. caller: i have a question. don't you believe the amount of trade we do with china, like steel and what we need to build the infrastructure, sort of a security risk when we export all of the jobs like that? because when you look at china, they are aligned with iran to a certain extent. they don't treat their people well, and one of the word to say, let us cut the united states off? an example is above bridges being retrofitted and supposed of a shutdown labor day -- host: and the bay area? caller: i am up in the san francisco bay area. there was something in the news about, there might be a problem getting steel from shanghai. that affects a lot of people. that is one little thing. isn't that something that should be in the dialogue when we talk about trading with a country that is communist and doesn't treat their people well? guest: of the issue you raise is an important one. i don't think it is something that can be addressed in this high-level dialogue because we don't have the technical experts on the secur

host: ok, calif., on the independent line.aller: think america has gone very high-speed with the technology. when you look back from world war ii both before and after, it is extreme. people are not taking time not to consider overpopulation. a look at the lottery in every state. people can't win more than 17 million in the jackpot per week. let's make that ultimate jackpot 5 million rather than 17, and why can't they use that? if you add them up every week from every state i don't think americans would fight with that. that money could be used to get the deficit back up and i think that sociological classifications play a big role in this and mental health should be combined to complete health care programs so people can cope better not spend money on drugs, and i get into trouble. they're spending mindlessly, not taking care of their health because they cannot cope. people at the bottom have only one option. people who cannot speak for themselves, learning disabled, developmentally disabled people, elderly, people highly gif

the sacramento, calif.cipal utility district pulled out of another huge project to bring wind energy from the sierra nevada for the same reason. the transmission lines were meeting too much opposition from environmental organizations and according to the wall street journal california officials are worried that the state's renewable mandates have created a, quote, high risk to the state economy. if the problems continue to pile up -- add to that a point that many forget. solar and wind energy is only available a third of the time because today it can't be stored. you use it or lose it. solar is degraded vantage in that the sun shines during the peak usage hours, the wind often blows at night. there's plenty of unused electricity. with either, if you want to make sure your lights will turn on and your factory will open its doors when you go to work, you still need the other power plants to back you up. is this really the picture of america that we want to see? there is a better option. let's take another lon

host: calif., independent minded democrat line. cathy.caller: i just wanted to say that many years ago when we first started hearing about all of the dangers of butter and cream and whole milk, i completely stop using bader and i went to using various healthy supposedly margarine and then i found out they were full of things that were virtually poisoned. i've gone back to using real butter. but i only use less then probably a half a cube a better a week. and the think everything is just moderation. i'm fortunate that i don't like sweets at all, so that is really easy for me, and i use only canola will, so i don't think trans fats are in there. host: is there something different the federal government should be doing in terms of food policy? caller: i think one thing they should do is regulate school lunches. one thing i was born to mention, an issue for a lot of us, is the fact that when our kids are getting deep fried chicken fingers and deep fried tater tot, and god only knows what else there are getting. on the free lunch program they