and the fires over the rockies and then showers from cheyenne to fargo. showers in upstate new york as well as new england. >>> 90s in the southeast. the midwest and rockies, some triple digits from phoenix to dallas. >>> coming up on "america this morning", apple winning a major legal victory for the ipad. >>> plus, a hit in other countries. general motors new minicar, coming to a show room near you. >>> later, trademarking some peculiar or should we say unique facial hair.ñ!ñkús]ñ >>> welcome back, everyone. our thirst for middle east oil may be cut in half by the end of the decade, thanks to new sources like shale oil and less demand. energy analysts say that we may not need any middle east oil by 2035. crude oil prices are around $79 a barrel these days which is far below this year's peak. >>> auto dealers are having the best june in five years, almost 20% more in sales than a year ago. some of that is because japanese automakers are back in business after last year's earthquake and devastating tsunami. however, sales are down 7% from last month, than

you're going to see lots of slick spots near cheyenne and denver.ain damping highways in the pacific northwest. and wet in the northeast and gulf coast. >> and if you're flying, possibly delays in seattle, dallas, houston, denver and d.c. a long list today. >> just a couple. >> everywhere. >>> police have wrapped up the search at the man who confessed to killing etan patz, confiscating a computer hard drive, along with other evidence. his wife opened the door for officers when they arrived at the house in new jersey. it comes two weeks after hernandez made his surprising confession. but so far, there's been no evidence, actually, to back up his claim. >>> opening statements are set for monday in the jerry sandusky trial. it only took two days to select jurors in the case. many of the members have ties to penn state. but the judge says the connections shouldn't matter as long as the jurors can remain impartial. >>> an investigation has been launched in chicago, after a pregnant woman claimed a police officer tased her. it started when tiffany rent go

and when they started running trains from cheyenne, denver realized if it connected with cheyenne with a train, it could create an economic opportunity as a city. fast forward to the new change in transportation where air became the more dominant form for people to you've around the united states and to move product. denver, visionaries had the foresight to open up stapleton international airport. and it didn't take long before it became the most dominant form of commerce for the city of denver. when the economy began again, it was the division by the name of federica pena who said let's build a new airport, we have become stifled here and we didn't grow. then in difficult times, denver responded by building denver international airport. as a result, this city began to -- to take its journey to what i love governor herbert said, beginning to embrace the global market. now, i arrive in 2011 as the new mayer, and we look at emerging industries which call and beckon cities to begin to embrace kind of this globalization. in other words, we will be most successful if we do a few things. num

, wyoming, so there was either no local networks in cheyenne or you had to pay whatever rate. so that signal actually had to come down and consumers lost because of unfair bargaining between -- it is one thing to be unregulated monopoly. it is another thing to band together and negotiate on behalf of multiple stations in the same market. >> would you say this is not the same throughout the country? i mean, appears that what mr. barrett says in certain areas like where sacramento might be may not not same as wyoming or other areas. >> i would agree with mr. barrett that each broadcaster handles it differently, so mr. barrett's company handles it on a very professional manner with just their networks. other people utilize their market hour and that mischief can happen and legally sanctioned. >> i have run out of time and i would like to submit written questions. >> absolutely. thank you, miss matsui. i recognize myself for five minutes. i will spend most of my time with you, mr. powell. first, i want to just give a little anecdotal story. when i walked into my 17-year-old's room

i'm wondering cheyenne and it may be tricky to think of live on television. from title ix or from jackie's benefitting of title ix? >> i i would say a combination of both. title ix got it started and women like jackie joyner kersey started the foundation for female athletics. i'm thankful for women like you and title ix for helping female athletes getting to where we are today. >> this is a question for both of you. is the playing field level? do we still need title ix. if you're already there at 21, do we still need it? >> i think so. it's always good to set that equal playing field. and i think with it it will really set it and help us continue the progress in female athletics. >> jackie, do we need it? >> yes. >> a lot of critics say, we're done. >> you can never be done. we still need it. we need more women in decision-making positions from athletic directors from presidents of universities to make sure that she don't try to do away with title ix and change the playing field. there's always people out there trying to figure out a way. we're still not on a

base hit scoring cheyenne. cal scored 3 runs in the sixth and that basically what won it for them.3 and face oklahoma tomorrow afternoon 4:00 p.m. stanford pwibl team hosting ncaa regional. that starts tomorrow with the cardinal facing fresno state. stanford will start all american pitcher mark. how good is he? not only is he 9 and 1 with era of 2.37 he also probably be the no. 1 pick in next week major league baseball draft. loan loss fresno in march but the coach is confident with mark on the hill. >> tvl team that beat him i wish we picked somebody else but it's good. it's good. he's obviously one of the better pitchers in college baseball and 9 and 1 and he's the reason we are in full season play. he'll give us a chance to win tomorrow night. not only will but he always gives us a chance to win. >>reporter: to the nba play offs. spurs have been invincible for the past month and a half winning 20 straight games rolling through 2 play off series but oklahoma city put emphatic end to the streak tonight. charles barkley making quite the entrance in oklahoma city. charles and the ho

base hit scoring cheyenne. cal scored 3 runs in the sixth and that basically what won it for them. victorious 5-3 and face oklahoma tomorrow afternoon 4:00 p.m. stanford pwibl team hosting ncaa regional. that starts tomorrow with the cardinal facing fresno state. stanford will start all american pitcher mark. how good is he? not only is he 9 and 1 with era of 2.37 he also probably be the no. 1 pick in next week major league baseball draft. loan loss fresno in march but the coach is confident with mark on the hill. >> tvl team that beat him i wish we picked somebody else but it's good. it's good. he's obviously one of the better pitchers in college baseball and 9 and 1 and he's the reason we are in full season play. he'll give us a chance to win tomorrow night. not only will but he always gives us a chance to win. >>reporter: to the nba play offs. spurs have been invincible for the past month and a half winning 20 straight games rolling through 2 play off series but oklahoma city put emphatic end to the streak tonight. charles barkley making quite the entrance in oklahoma city. char

uconn between cascade and cheyenne also closed. pg&e on the scene to cap the leak. >>> good news. california graduation rates on the rise. the state superintendent just releasing two years of graduation and dropout data. it shows about 76% of california students graduated from high school last year. that is up nearly 1.5% from the year before. nearly 15% dropped out. and that is down 17%. graduation rates also rose slightly in san francisco, alameda, and santa clara counties with rates above average. >> turning to the road to london now. minutes away from the opening ceremony of the 2012 u.s. olympic gymnastics trial in san jose. crews getting the arena green outside hp pavilion and ready for the noon time ceremony. the public is welcome to gymnastics city usa as the sign says. expect the olympians and dignitaries on hand to raise the olympic flag. if you're on that way, streets are shut down and men take the floor at 2:00 for their first day of trials. one of the most decorated olympians in history is in danger of being shutout of the london games. natalie cogland failed to make

you can see it right there on your screen just north of cheyenne. wednesday five tornadoes touched down in colorado. parts of wife wipe and colorado -- parts of wyoming and colorado were also pummeled by hail, heavy rain and thunderstorms. >>> the university of pennsylvania now requires all employees to report suspected child abuse directly to state officials. the new policy also requires annual training for any staff member who is in a position to report abuse. the announcement comes just days before opening statements in the sexual abuse trial of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. he's accused of molesting ten boys over a 15-year period. he denies the allegations. >>> kevin costner expected to be back on the stand in a new orleans courtroom today. he's being sued by fellow actor steven baldwin who invested in a company made by costner which made cleanup devices for the gulf of mexico oil spill. >>> relatives of minors killed in west virginia's upper big branch disaster met with members of congress yesterday. they're calling

next battert base hit scoring cheyenne.d that basically what won it for them. victorious 5-3 and face oklahoma tomorrow afternoon 4:00 p.m. stanford pwibl team hosting ncaa regional. that starts tomorrow with the cardinal facing fresno state. stanford will start all american pitcher mark. how good is he? not only is he 9 and 1 with era of 2.37 he also probably be the no. 1 pick in next week major league baseball draft. loan loss fresno in march but the coach is confident with mark on the hill. >> tvl team that beat him i wish we picked somebody else but it's good. it's good. he's obviously one of the better pitchers in college baseball and 9 and 1 and he's the reason we are in full season play. he'll give us a chance to win tomorrow night. not only will but he always gives us a chance to win. >>reporter: to the nba play offs. spurs have been invincible for the past month and a half winning 20 straight games rolling through 2 play off series but oklahoma city put emphatic end to the streak tonight. charles barkley making qui

one in cheyenne river and number two is pine ridge. we have eight tribes in south dakota and they are both in the state of south dakota. so many of our children are in communities but there are many financial challenges. that's a nice way of saying being poor. and being poor has been multigenerational and mull being poor is ongoing. we have -- one of the things i want to be clear about is our educational systems which are funded not only by the united states government but by the state of south dakota is our children have access to pretty good education. they get on a school bus which is paid by the government. they come to a school paid for by the government and they go to a classroom paid for by the government. so when you have high rates of poverty, a lot of children go without. they go without other things that other children might benefit from. on the other side of that coin one thing i noticed about communities of poverty is everybody has a tv. everybody has a television set. everybody -- they can find a way to put all of their r

and cheyenne. scattered thunderstorms from dallas to miami. and much of the northeast. >> upper 70s from new york to minneapolis. mostly 80s in the plains. 60s in the pacific northwest. >>> well, a relocation project near houston is not going as planned. all because a stubborn resident is refusing to budge. >> crews in league city broke out the heavy equipment to move this massive 100-year-old tree yesterday, but when they tried to lift it it stood its ground. the stubborn oak is standing in the way of a road-widening project. so the plan is to move it to a nearby park. >> the city isn't giving up, though. crews will try to uproot it again today. >> pretty amazing treehouse, though. >> those oaks are strong, man. oaks are strong. >>> all right. coming up next, the latest must-have toys based on some of the biggest movies of this summer. >>> but first, sheryl crow. she's had serious health issues before. she's already a cancer survivor. now a benign brain tumor. stay with us. you're watching "world news now." follow the wings. ♪ every day is a

hail, 70-mile-per-hour winds and a chance of tornados, from dallas to denver, cheyenne and rapid city. showers in the pacific northwest. >> 80s from boise to albuquerque. 105 in phoenix. mostly 70s in the nation's midsection and the northeast. 80s in the south. >>> well, business news is next, including apple's unveiling of its newest gadgets that you're going to want, of course. of course, you're going to want it. >> of course. >>> also, news in the fight against autism. researchers suffering a major setback. we'll explain exactly what it is when we come right back. >>> welcome back, everybody. some astonishing statistics about what the recession has actually cost us. the average american household lost almost 40% of its wealth during the recession. knocking net wealth back to the levels not seen since the early '90s. the federal reserve says middle-class families took the biggest hit because much of their wealth was invested in their homes. >>> well, the signs were there for jpmorgan chase. sources tell "the wall street journal" that company officials were told of risky practices by

cheyenne and rapid city. >> 80s, boise, to albuquerque. 105, phoenix.70s in the nation's midsection. and northeast, 80s. in the south. >> in a world of professional hockey, the l.a. kings, reign supreme this morning. >> for the first time in the team's 45-year history, the team owns the stanley cup, defeated the new jersey devils, 6-1. no slam dunk or hat trick. up 3-0 in the seven-game series and drop the next two and clinch the title. >> fans swarmed the streets outside the staples center and across l.a. to celebrate the long-awaited victory. police are out in force. you can imagine, to make sure all that partying does not get out of control. but enjoy the moment, kings' fans. the night is yours. >> grown men weeping and crying in sports bashes last nigrs las. >> woops, forgetting your kid at a restaurant becomes international news. >> what if you intentionally leave them there? apple unveiled the latest goodies, tempting treats for all you techies. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, bu

tiger woods niece cheyenne woods making her debut. not bad. three over 75.4. and there is two others for a lead after filing a three under par 69. imagine being able to tee it up just a stone's throw way then imagine doing it during u.s. open. there is imagine no more. >> 15 years later the u.s. open returns to the story for a fifth time and there are players teeing it up. they pale in comparison to a city run neighbor. 14 years ago. >> this is a parking lot called a weed patch. cars parked behind me. it was parking for u.s. open. kind of a sad state of affairs. >> that is when former usda president sandy tatum sketched in and convinced them it was worth saving. >> there is folk that's said this is not right. >> no parking lot the park will be open for business all of u.s. open week so there are you and i can tee it up right here. >> i don't know if this gets better than that. they're going to be able to tee it up on 14 and hear the crowd cheering and yelling and seeing the crowd. that is awesome. >> and there is some that will be maneuvering around harding

showers from cheyenne to fargo. light rain, upstate new york and northern new england. >>> 80s here in the northeast. 90s in the southeast. and midwest, rockies. also triple digits from phoenix to dallas. >>> while a financial storm has been brewing will make stockton, california, the largest american city ever to declare bankruptcy. the bankruptcy filing could be filed as soon as today. last ditch efforts to cut a deal on hundreds of millions of dollars in debt fell through. the 290,000 people of stockton, they have already seen drastic cuts including police officers and firefighters. >>> in other news this morning, a deal could be close at hand to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling this weekend. lawmakers in the u.s. senate say they have reached an agreement, but still unclear if the republican-led house is going to go along with the plan. president obama had made the interest rate hike for students a high profile campaign issue. >>> attorney general eric holder could face an unprecedented conte

cheyenne, north platte, denver, pueblo, with storms today.he nation will be in good shape. we managed to squeeze some of the severe weather and moisture along the gulf coast. houston, you're getting a little bit of rain. and some of the storms along the gulf area will be powerful. jacksonville will see heavier rain. ho locally, three inches of rain there. >> awe long does the cool june weather last in the northeast? we'll talk about it in the next half hour? >> ready for summer, sam. >>> coming up on "gma," star wars. why kevin costner and stephen baldwin are going head-to-head in court right now. >>> and the escalating fight over whether donald trump's miss usa pageant is fixed. >>> and miley's big news. she is engaged. find out how liam popped the question. [ woman ] for the london olympic games, our town had a "brilliant" idea. support team usa and show our olympic spirit right in our own backyard. so we combined our citi thankyou points to make it happen. tom chipped in 10,000 points. karen kicked in 20,000. and by pooling more thankyou p

clouds drifting from northern colorado into cheyenne, wyoming. >> i can say when i left the canyon certain, but i don't know if they are standing now. bill: dan springer is live in fo fort collins, colorado, are they closer to getting this under control. >> reporter: this largely burns out of control. this fire has now burned 73 square miles. it's one of the largest in colorado history. iit is now 10% contained. we expect to have an update later on this hour to get new containment figures. we hope it will go up. 73 square miles burned, the fire is burning in a westerly direction, that is good news for the people in fort collins, that is away from fort collins, but he have lots of trees that are dead so lots ever fuel there. this is a fire that started on saturday with a light thing strike. it killed a 62-year-old woman over the weekend. a hundred or more homes have been destroyed. the cost of this fire so far to fight $3 million. the weather should cooperate a little bit better today. we are expecting to have a little cooler temperatures, a little less wind and more humidity, chance of rai

those storms will continue in parts of colorado today, from cheyenne, to denver, pueblo, north platteat's where the storms will be kicking up and the heavy rain in the gulf. >> all of america's weather in the next half hour. robin, george, josh? >>> coming up, an abc news exclusive. a husband acquitted of killing his wife in the so-called spray tan murder trial. he speaks out for the first time since the trial ended. >>> and breakup backlash. what's going on between john mayer and taylor swift? he says she humiliated him. ohn mayer and taylor swift? he says she humiliated him.king ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-new f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. almay intense i-color kits a perfect palette of shadows for every eye color "it's smart and simple" in three finishes living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... ...could mean living with joint damage. help stop th

wyoming, where one individual bought the rights to negotiate for all three broadcast networks and cheyenne, wyoming -- there were either no local networks or you had to pay israel. the signal had to come down, so consumers -- you had to pay his rate. the signal had to come down because of unfair bargaining. it is wanting to be an unregulated monopoly. it is another to negotiate on behalf of multiple stations in the same market. >> which he say this is not the same throughout the country? it appears that what mr. barrett says, in certain areas, sacramento may not be the same as what you are talking about in wyoming. >> i would agree. each broadcaster handles a differently. mr. barrett's company handles it on a very professional manner, with just their networks. other people utilize their market power, and that mr. can happen. >> i have run out of time. i would like to submit written questions. >> absolutely. >> thank you. now i recognize myself for five minutes. i will spend most of my time with you, mr. powell. a month to give an anecdotal story first about when i walked into my 17-year-ol

there was either no local networks and cheyenne or you had to pay whatever rate -- the signal had to come down so consumers lost because of unfair bargaining. it is wanting to be an unregulated monopoly, another thing the to band together and negotiate on behalf of multiple stations in the same market. what to say this is not the center of the country. it appears what mr. barrett says -- sacramento might not be the same way as what you are talking about in wyoming. >> i would agree that each broadcaster handles it differently. mr. barrett's company handles it on a professional manner with their networks. other people utilize their market power. that mischief can happen. >> i have run out of time. i would like to submit some written questions here. >> thank you. i recognize myself for five minutes. i will spend most of my time with you, mr. powell. first i want to give a little anecdotal story. but i walked into my 17-year olds room. by the way, we got him a tv for his temper christmas thinking when he graduates it will be a good thing for a him to take to college. hopefully he is goi

we also had flooding in the james river valley, the cheyenne river valley, the missouri river valley, also the little missouri river flooded in the very western part of our state. we had ongoing flooding in devil's lake and flooding in the souris river valley. in fact, the souris river flooded, minot flooded. it's a community of 40,000 people. it's the eighth fastest growing community under 50,000 in the country now so it's a rapidly growing community, dynamic community. but it's 40,000 to 45,000 people and last year we had to evacuate 12,000 people from their homes, more than 4,000 homes were destroyed or severely damaged. and, in fact, fema has been helping, the third largest in history. the largest was after hurricane katrina, the second largest after hurricane ike, third largest housing effort for fema in history is in response to the flooding in minot, north dakota. so look, in my state we understand flooding. we understand the challenge. and we strongly support reauthorizing the national flood insurance legislation. no question. however, we need to get it right. we need to get i