in kansas city, missouri, david smith, chief of staff of the kansas city, kansas, public schools, and peter capelli, director of the wharton schools at the university of pennsylvania. patrick, you touched on this just before the break, but i want to give a chance to expand on this. if there was a skills gap wouldn't there be a pay premium for people who hold the skills? >> the traditional idea that there is a skills gap, wages are not rising, and if there were, employers would be paying more to get those skilled workers. that ignores the fact that the skills gap is probably concentrated in particular places and industries. but even in those place wage wages are not rising all that quickly. they are in construction and manufacturing, but certain places, but fundamentally the economy remains subdued so employers don't have--the demand is low so employers don't have the money to hire the workers. it's not surprising that the wages aren't rising which suggests that fixing the skills gap won't solve our current labor market problem but does suggest there is a problem to be addressed down t

that's a shadow. >> you did well. >> it's 100 degrees in kansas city on saturday. so, then i went to kansas city because my daughter jill is getting married in august and she had al bridal shower at a park, a public park, right. it was 189 degrees. you know what i didn't take a picture of over the weekend. >> yourself. >> me with my gloucester shut up. >> i have to accident occur opinion. i do have a picture of her wedding dress, she put her wedding dress on and i took a picture. >> okay. >> should i show that? is that bad luck? i have it ready to go right now. >> has her feians seen it. >> no. >> does he know not to look? is he watching online. >> no, no. >> show it. >> okay, we can see it then. >> people in the control room, there are a lot of women in the control room they say don't show it. >> why? is it bad luck. >> bad luck. >> bad luck -- any other for to us see it. >> put it up. >> real quick. take it down. looks like she had two dresses on to me. >> i love it. >> it's cute. >> beautiful. oh, my gosh. are you getting a tear. >> little bit. >> i can't believe

kevin tibbles, nbc news, kansas city, kansas. >>> that is our broadcast on a wednesday night. you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> elisabeth hassleback blasting rosies return to the view. now on "extra." >>> here we go again. elisabeth versus rosie, the new war today. >> i could not be more thankful to be at -- >> barbara was blind sided by the new eight figure deal. plus, who o'donnell is banning from the table rnlts george clooney on the attack over an explosive story about his future mother-in-law. >>> now trending, the new a-rod steroid headlines. did they destroy his body? >>> plus, michael strahan's new tell-all about his messy divorce. >>> new video, jessica simpson. who had award robe malfunction during the ceremony. >>> plus leah remini and her former dance partner tony. and it all spins out of control from here. now on "extra" from universal studios hollywood. the entertainment capital of l.a.

. >>> president obama made a surprise stop last night at a famous kansas city rib joint. mr. obama sauntered up to the koirnt at arthur brant's barbecue and ordered a half slab of ribs, a side of fries and beans, a bottle of water and bud light. the president then sat down with four americans who have written him letters about their personal stories of working hard to get ahead. you know michelle obama would not -- >> you would not want to cross her, that's right. >> those ribs look good. don't blame him for going in there. kansas city, great barbecue. >>> the main character is a popular youtube star. >> that's him.

city. >> kansas city. >> anyway, it's called the -- if you like water slides, this one is scary even for you, okay? they started testing the world's tallest water slide. it is in kansas city. >> kansas city. >> anyway, it's called the -- >> look at this drop. >> look, look, look. look at that. >> oh, my. that is not a good view. >> see that hat flew off? >> look at it. >> oh, no. >> 65 miles an hour. this is the designer. he was the first test driver of it. >> no one -- >> now it can then be -- >> this is -- okay. this is the second. i'm sorry. there is no way on god's green earth. >> i wonder how fast you're going at the end. you and i did the one at atlantis. i was slapping up against the sides there because i'm just a little slip of a thing. anyway -- >> this one is 17 stories high. it's taller than the statue of liberty, and taller than niagara falls. picture that going straight down. now, it's not open to the public yet because he is the only guy. look one more time. >> that -- what does he have in between his legs? >> i don't want to know. >> you have to climb -- >> it's the camera.

kevin tibbles, nbc news, kansas city, kansas. >>> that is our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, a father of five and tech executive now the center of an alleged sordid affair with this woman. good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> and i'm ran j mathai. the man died on his yacht. authorities in santa cruz have now arrested a suspected call girl. they say surveillance video shows her walking over the body of forrest hayes as he lay dying, to pour herself a glass of quewine, and then she walkedt the door. we begin with robert honda and the sting operation. robert? >> reporter: as we reported at 5:00, santa cruz police are still investigating this case, but they were able to address some of the compelling unresolved issues as well as talk about the sting operaon that led to her capture. the 26 year old was charged with felony manslaughter in a santa cruz

we found it on the website for this place in kansas city, kansas. aid for women. inic that does abortions. only clinic that does abortions in kansas city, kansas. they posted this. "we're being forced by republicans to use our website resources to say untruthful things about the state's pro-life website in hopes you will visit their website and change your mind away from having an abortion. we must have this signage or go to jail. republicans also don't believe that rape causes pregnancy, nor that there can ever be too many children. they are stupid. let's vote them out of office. however, here goes." as the state of kansas newly requires all abortion clinics to do, aid for women on their website has to post this about the state's official talk you out of an abortion website. they have to say this. the kansas department of health and environment maintains a website containing objective nonjudgmental scientifically accurate information about the development of the unborn child as well as video of sonogram images of the unborn child at various stages of development,

i'm not going to decide who makes the best q in kansas city. -- barbecue in kansas city. didbarbecue was tasty and i allow through it pretty good. but i had enough samples to make a definitive judgment. i will have to try some other barbecue next, common. i want to be clear. i had a chance, i went there for the barbecue but also i went there because i want to have a chance to talk to victor and three other people from the area. who took the time to sit down because theyalk have written letters to me. some of you may know -- you know what, i will have you over for dinner, too. what happens is every night i read 10 letters that we receive. we get 40,000 correspondence and , sort of achooses 10 sample for me to take a look at. it gives me a chance to hear direct a from the people he served. -- i serve and folks tell me their stories, they tell me they're worries and hopes and successes. ome say i'm doing a good job. other people say you are an idiot. that is how i know i am getting a good sample of letters. [laughter] wrote to a young girl ask me why are there not any women

across the state of texas, oak oak, parts of texas. 88 degrees in kansas city. n kansas city that's an improvement from yesterday where you are looking at highs possibly reaching triple digits. factor in the humidity and it will be hotter than the thermometer reads. we have an elevated fire danger that continues in place across the northwest wildfires still burning across washington and parts of oregon. let's head over to you heather and ainsley. >> we will keep an eye on it. >> a brand new data breech this morning this time at a major on-line retailer. lauren simonetti joins us with what we need to know. >> cyber thieves got into a thousand stub hub customer's accounts and fraudulently brought tickets for events around the world. arrests are expected in this case. manhattan district attorney is expected to hold a news conference. hackers didn't break through stub hub security they got the stub hub log in or pass words from mal wear installed on their computers. of course this latest preach comes after the massive data hack at target, neiman marcus and chrysler.

this is just over a half hour. >> hello, kansas city! it is good to be back in kansas city, back in the midwest. and i have to say i love these old theaters. they are unbelievable. this is just gorgeous. it is good to see governor jay .ixon here today congressman emanuel favors here. mayor james is here. and you are here. all of you are here. [applause] if you have a seat, feel free to sit down. i don't want everybody to start to fall out. if you don't have a seat, don't sit down but then your needs a little bit. it's always good to spend a little time in kansas city. last night, i had a chance to get some barbecue at arthur bryant's.arthur they may have run out of coleslaw. i asked. did you say some coleslaw for me? they said no. they hadn't saved any. i'm sorry? what are you hollering about? >> [indiscernible] >> ok. i believe in god. thanks for the prayer. amen. thank you. [chanting] > >> we love you! >> i want to be on record because people have been asking me this question. i am not going to decide who makes the best barbecue in kans

the world's tallest water slide is scheduled to open tomorrow in kansas city kansas. of the verruckt water slide was delayed three times in order to allow for more testing which doesn't make you feel very confident. verruckt means insane in german. pretty appropriate. in april guinness -- the guinness book of world records certified the 17 story, 168-foot tall attraction as the tallest water slide in the world. riders plummet at 60 to 70 miles per hour on three-person rafts and those folks are braver than i will ever be, no thank you. >> pulling a lot. g's thon water slide there. >>> 5:27 now. developing this morning, a man opens fire on police officers during a standoff in atlantic city overnight. "action news" was there when it all ended. >> plus a fierce storms that swept through our area strike a campsite down south with "action news" continues. that's about as american as it gets. woman: what do you mean? blueberry pancakes, strawberries and cream cheese icing, starting at just $4.99. apple pie, watch out. [bell rings] waitress: welcome to denny's! are you about

i grew up in the inner city in kansas city, missouri, and it wasn't till eight months ago that i myself learned about the environment. i had an opportunity to go to antarctica with national geographic in the south pole and how it advanced my life and helped me see how i'm a steward. you guys are starting out younger than i have. to see you here, i really appreciate it. i want to personally thank you and the work that carol bob did. you guys came together. you know, this is very heart warming, this is very positive. and just keep up the good work, young people. get your education. obey your parents. keep doing the right thing. make a mark in this society. >> i, too, want to thank you guys for coming. this was really a special treat. just hearing your stories, hearing what you're learning and hearing what you're doing for the summer is absolutely wonderful and thank you for helping keep the port clean and green. >> great job, guys. thank you, jackie and james. i've been over in your school and i'm very impressed with what you do over there and it's an example of it right here. i'm really

in kansas city before a crowd just a few moments ago, the president noted that the policies that he implemented amp taking office in 2009 are beginning to show some results. >> hello, kansas city! this morning we found out that in the second quarter of this year our economy grew at a strong pace, and businesses are investing. workers are building new homes. consumers are spending. >> reporter: the president discussed with steve liesman last week, he's got a lot more that he wants the congress to do, hasn't been able to get done. so mixing the celebratory aspects of his remarks, a push for more action and where he can't get action from congress he's shown he's going to try to take some executive actions, guys. >> john harwood, the latest on the president's remarks today live in kansas city. >>> from a stock trading or investing standpoint, doc, pete, how do you navigate now knowing that a fed statement is coming? knowing that the risk is certainly going to be to the hawkish side? given where we are in the economy now. what's your best bet? >> i feel better about it right now, judge, with the mar

in kansas city you could be looking at a high temperature of 100 degrees 97 in dallas. as you head out the door this is what it is going to feel like this afternoon. in kansas city it will feel like 107 degrees. 101 in the city of dallas. that's why we have a concern for dangerous conditions out here. a number of heat advisories in effect and ex hessive heat warnings in place out here. the heat won't be sitting around too much longer. we will be seeing relief across the plains as we head into the next few days. we have a severe risk main concern damaging winds and large hail. across the united states more showers and isolated storms in the forecast today. heather and ainsley? >> thank you, maria. netflix, they raised the price but it didn't keep customers from coming back for more. lauren simonetti has the top business news. >> netflix is a winner today. the video streaming site had a profit that more than doubled they added half a million more u.s. subscribers. it brings the total number of sub vibe describers to 50 million worldwide. also interesting for two reasons. f

. >> kansas city, kansas is now home to the world's largest water slide. check this out.t it looks like to slide down the water slide. >> so crazy. >> i love water parks. so cool. not scary at all. >> don't look fun? >> it doesn't look like controlled water to me. >> we should go to action park. >> that looks like fun. >> greg, you're up. >> i'm up? >> anthony will be talking about his outrageous tweets. i have a double ban phrase. putting aside and, what's the other one? we need a longer conversation. both of these are the ways of saying i cannot defend myself against your facts. so if you say something if aing the you a all, putting that aside or nail them they always say we need to have a longer conversation. then they scurry away. don't use those with me or i'll kill you. >> eric. kimberly. >> i didn't do it. >> were you hosting a segment. >> why is bob calling on people. >> i have absolutely nothing. that was the last segment. in time for -- ♪ >> fool of the week. every week my toughest job is to figure out who is the fool of the week. so many to dploos. >> one thing

louis or a few of them to kansas city.t of them end up in montrÉal or paris. >> two things are true. the jesuits have been out converting indians and encouraging this for a very long time, and they are much more interested in that. the other thing is the catholic church keeps better records. i don't know if i'm finding this just because records are better for catholics or if there is actually more of them than there are the protestant missions. >> more questions? anne, i thank you very, very much for a wonderful presentation. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv -- 48 hours of rogue ramming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. to the british, he was a pirate. to the rebellious british subjects of america, he was their first and greatest naval bureau. would there be a memorial for john paul jones in washington's west potomac park had his revolutionary exploits been limited to during hi

city or hollywood. it's really about the community here in kansas city. wiffle ball game at royals stadium and a bowling tournament with stars like james marsden and johnny knoxville. it all ends with a big performance and an auction. the result this year -- they raised a million dollars and a lot of spirits. our thanks to children's mercy hospital and the big slick for letting us participate and for sharing some of their footage from the weekend. if you want to learn more about the event or doont to children's mercy, check out bigslickkc.org. >>> turning now to the sports lead, for a tournament with so many goals, today's quarterfinal match between germany and france not exactly the most thrilling thing in the world. germany scored early and then was content to sit back on its heels and coast to a 1-0 victory, putting them through to their fourth straight semifinal. that's a place the u.s. team has never been. so winning the world cup, you probably shouldn't even call it a pipe dream. instead give the american fans what they really want, goalkeeper tim h

. >>> if you're flying, airport delays possible in kansas city, chicago and phoenix. >>> all right, backnews now. and a harrowing new details about the shark attack off southern california. >> the victim is describing how he came eyeball to eyeball with a great white. here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: this is the moment a great white shark sunk its teeth into steve robles, a long-distance swimmer nearing the end of a morning dip. he showed us the wound from the jaws. >> right when it bit right into my chest, you could just hear everything crunch. i was staring at the shark eyeball to eyeball, literally like right here. it was the most frightening thing i ever -- anyone could experience. biting your chest, and you're staring te ining at it, looking eye. >>. >> reporter: the 7 or 8 foot young shark was hooked when he swam into the path. he blames the fisherman who got it mad. many agree with him. >> i think it should be banned. >> i got really lucky. i'm getting a second chance. and this is -- i mean, i'm thanking god that he gave me this second chance. that's -- that's what it was. >>

. >>> coming up, tower of terror in kansas city.he world's tallest water slide opening to the public today. our test ride after a major redesign. >>> and ahead in our next half hour, you don't necessarily have to pay $35 a poll at theme parks this summer for summer fun. advice on savoring the season, for free. you're watching abc's "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc st >>> so not just cheap thrills, >>> so not just cheap thrills, but stomach churning chills. now at a water park in kansas city. >> that's right, the world's tallest water slide open for business today and we are up all "nightline" with abc's matt gutman take us on a ride. >> reporter: the 264 steps up gives you time to think or maybe worry. >> literally, not for the faint of heart. ahead, the german word for insane, the world's tallest and most dangerous water slide. should i be worried there are lifeguards up here? >> are you nervous? >> little bit nervous. like i am about to be dropped off a cliff. making matters worse,

may call it insane, and it is quickly making a big splash in kansas can city kansas. >> the name of this is -- it means insane the german. then after the sandbags are done, and we now how ever weight effects the slide, we send people down. we have a set of test riders that go down. and then we start to test with our own operations. and we do quite a bit of testing including just to make sure we know all the forces that are acting on the guests. if you are afraid of heights this is not your water slide. when it tilts down, all of a sudden you are facing down. it feels like you are actually in a free fall. the april does not look like that steep, but it actually is, it feels like a total free fall. when you are going down, it is over so quick. that's when your mind starting freaking out going oh my gosh, i am on a water slide. it is an amazing experience, it overloads your senses. >> are you kidding me? that looks like an extremely crazy idea, the water shied has just opened today. the designser already at work on the next even bigger one. that's america tonight, this weekend on our progra

about the world's tallest waterslide that is being built at the schlitterbahn waterpark in kansas city, kansas. originally --demetrius is shaking his head. originally scheduled to open on memorial day weekend, the ride has been delayed for more testing. while it's still not open to the public, they have released a point of view video so you can see what it's like. take a look. let's read it together. the drop down here now you're on a ramp. this is a foreperson ramp going straight down. >> where is the top? >> ford in a row. you get some air time here. >> i think they added that last one. i'm not sure. >> so when you're limp body flies over. >> that's it. no worries. finally, we all know roller- coaster can get crazy. but take a look at this spinning *flat ride* at a park in finland. they call it a booster ride, and it's made by huss attractions. a few minutes of flipping, spinning nonsense. you can watch this entire video at themeparkreview.com. take a look at that. >>coming up next hour we will have a live satellite interview from six flags great adventure in new jersey. they are opening the

check out dodge city, kansas, 98 nearing 100, and boise, these temperatures a good 10 to 12 degrees abovehere. we do have some showers and storms along the gulf coast and through much of florida. that could also be a few areas of some severe weather there as well. that's a check at weather across >> and that weather report brought to you by franklin templeton investments. >> we want to tell viewers at home that we actually did give jason some of that barbecue. >> just a little bit. >> he got a little plate. >> any in my teeth? >> a little plate. >> asking ron to share. >> welcome to new york. >> exactly. >> thank you. >>> all right. to each their own. coming up on "gma," let's -- actually we're going back to ron. >> you are, indeed. you're going to shut me out there. >> no, no. >> that's what i get for eating your barbecue. i won't do it again. good morning, everyone. >>> in the news the man bitten by a shark off manhattan beach, california, is speaking out this morning. steven robles says the great white came out of nowhere while he was swimming off that beach near los angeles. the shark

of a vehicleatric children's hospital in kansas city. they developed head start for classrooms. e program was created in response to the pervasiveness of trauma in the kansas city area. 50% have experienced more than three traumatic events. >> this is not kind of a bad experience. this happens over and over and becomes a lifestyle of trauma. >> reporter: studies show one in four pre-school age children experience a traumatic event by cindekindergarten. so many act out, and they have teachers that discover putting them in time out or disciplining don't work and eventually lead to expulsion. quhie? >> the behaviors are so extreme, the adults don't know how to keep everybody safe. >> reporter: in head start trauma smart safety comes first. molly has been teaching in the program for five years. >> the first thing is to make them kneel safe. if they don't kneel safe, they won't learn or improve. most of what we teach starts with complete social-emotional. i am here, i will keep you safe. help me keep it that way. >> this is where i would like you to sit today to make sure your body is

jon: it gives the president the opportunity to you lines like he used in kansas city yesterday. he said stop just hating all the time. we heard him say a moment ago in that same speech, they're mad at me because i'm getting stuff done. so it gives him, a allows him to have the appearance of doing things. it was interesting his choice of words because he said, he said, what am i doing? i'm helping people. and the specific item that they sued over was him delaying some parts of the implementation of the law that has his own name, obamacare. >> he looked like he was having a ball yesterday in kansas city. i think that is a big indicator, he had a big broad smile on his face. he was sort of preaching to the crowd, look, they're coming after, sue me, really? this is what congress is up to right now? sort of reinforcing the unpopularity of congress in general but, republicans are trying to do here in a midterm election year, but also, look at, some of the right is saying. erick erickson from red state, mark levin, radio talk show host, have both said this is stupid idea. that republic

we understand he's out in kansas city. he's going to be talking about some good news on the economy. we'll hear from him in just a few moments. >>> first, the soap opera in virginia where former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen are front page news for their novel defense against bribery charges. the trial began yesterday. they claim it wasn't corruption. it was the tale of a failed marriage and maureen mcdonnell had what was claimed a crush on a star witness, a campaign contributor. the lead attorney said during opening arguments the contributor jonnie williams was larger than life to her and that unlike the other man in her life, the governor, jonnie williams paid attention to maureen mcdonnell, then first lady of virginia. joining me for our daily fix, chris cillizza, managing editor of postpolitics.com and "new york times" white house reporter jackie collins. we don't often have a soap opera like this. and the defense is, it was a marriage problem, not a bribery problem. >> we have a live blog at "the post" g

there are excessive heat advisories posted from texas to iowa, oklahoma city, des moines and kansas city will all feel temperatures in the 90s. >>> and for a second month in a row the world has set a heat record. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration said last night average global temperature was 61.2 degrees. that's the hottest june on record. the average ocean temperature was 62.7 degrees. the warmest ever recorded. >>> in texas some democrats are blasting governor rick perry's order to send up to 1,000 national guard troops to the border with mexico. perry announced the deployment yesterday. he took the action to secure the border from the flood of illegal immigrants. since october, nearly 50,000 unaccompanied children have entered the u.s. illegally. and perry says criminals are entering the u.s. as well. >> i will not stand idly by while our citizens are under assault and little children from central america are detained in squalor. >> the national guard deployment will cost texas $12 million a month. >>> coming up on the "morning news," fast food scare, mcdonald's and

this hour-long event was hosted by the kansas city public library. >> let me tell you what to expectonight. i'm going to talk to you about .this little-known organization known as the first air commando group. i will show you some photos,

. >>> president obama continues his summer tour today heading to kansas city to meet with americans who have written him le letters. he's meeting with the people and taking them out to dinner. josh earnest, who is from kansas city, made the phone calls. >> after reading your letter, the president said, you know, i want to meet this bomb. i want to have dinner with her when i get into kansas city on tuesday. >> are you serious? >> yeah! >> oh, my god! >> it's not just a road trip the president has been using the american stories to criticize republicans who haven't acted on his legislative agenda. >>> the brain scientist under arrest today accused of pointing a loaded assault rifle at a woman and her daughter after the phoenix airport. it happened on friday but the airport released details about the incident. dr. peter steinman is a researcher at saint joseph's hospital in phoenix. he was only at the airport for a couple coffee and facing charges of disorderly conduct with a weapon. >>> to the middle east a senior palestinian official is calling for a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire. two

take a look at this place over the weekend in kansas city, kansas. >> that's right.what they call the trash boat regatta. this was the fifth annual edition of that event which is likely self-explanatory even on this monday morning. look at that. >> participants were limited in what they could use to make their boats to anything that they found in the trash or even in a recycling bin. i guess that kind of really gives new meaning to one man's treasure being another -- one man's trash being another man's treasure. >> exactly. and putting -- it's another way of recycling. look at them putting those milk cartons to use there. >> yeah. and, you know, the paddle wheel model is a paddle wheel model seemed pretty popular. that's all pretty good considering that all those parts were all made of trash. pretty impressive. >> pretty good stuff there. good for them. >>> coming up in "the skinny," at age 77, bill cosby is looking for laughs. >> excited for that, and let's get together from our rock 'n' roll band. hey, this is a look at eighth graders and what they did getting high

expected, aldermen voted to rename water tower plaza in honor of jane byrne, the city's only woman mayor. they went to kansas city looking for some base hits and a little bar-be-cue... but a local girls softball team got a lifetime memory too. dinner with the leader of the free world. the glenview titans were at the legendary arthur bryant's rib joint when president obama... who knows a thing or two about barbeque... walked in. the girls started taking selfies with the president in the background and before they knew it, they were hanging with the commander in chief. >> we got to talk to him. he was so nice we heard all about what he was doing. >> just being there to experience it with them, you will never forget it the rest of your days. >>the team was planning to get tickets for a kansas city royals game while in town. when royals management heard about their influential new friend, they provided free tickets and let the girls play on the field before the game. and to think they almost missed it and went to mcdonald's ... >> good morning. starting off mild and pleasant. cooler than average. weather boat sh

welcome to kansas city. i told you that we're the heart of the country and that's not just because we're in the middle. it means we got the biggest heart and a lot of love. you just experienced some of it. okay. let me just kind of start out tonight by asking, how did you guys get hooked into the air hand ohs in the first place? anybody want to answer that? patt, talk to me. >> i wasn't in the original group until after we got to india. and i was sent up to a place called tesgon air base, the home base of the 54th service group. and there were three other guys who were friends of mine that were kind of known as -- i'm being outhadn't dish and that's another statement, and they came in one day and asked for volunteers to -- for hazardous duty and again couldn't talk about it, didn't know what it was, didn't know where we were going, didn't know anything, and all four of us jumped up. and they put us in l-5 airplanes, with a rifle and a bag across our laps, and flew us up into the valley, and that's when i bec

last night kansas city cleveland outfielder ryan rayburn bobbles a fly ball. when he goes to throw to second base, this happens. the ball just starts rolling out into center field setting up an inside-the-park home run. he said it was a freak play but it cost his team. kansas city won 2-1. >> too bad. >>> a new jersey family hit hard by superstorm sandy seeing fortunes changing in a big way after one of 17 siblings won a lotto jackpot. a few lost their homes during superstorm sandy in 2012 and that money will come in happenedy to help them rebuild. the family members have been playing lotto together for years. that's wonderful news. >> nice to see it going to something positive. >> "the real story" with gretchen carlson starts now. >> have a great day. >> okay. all right. here's what we're going to talk about today. there's a meeting getting under way right now at the white house. as president obama is meeting with central american leaders trying to stop the flood of illegals crossing our southern border. the president of honduras said yesterday that the ambig

welcome to kansas city. i told you that we are the heart of the country, and that's not just because we are in the middle. it's because we've got the biggest heart and a lot of love, and you just experienced some of it. let me start out by asking -- how did you guys get hooked into the air commandos in the first place? anybody want to answer that? patt? talk to me. >> i was not in the original group until after we got to india. i was sent to the home base of the 54th air service group. there were three other guys kind of known as -- i'm being a little outlandish -- that's an understatement -- they came in one day and asked for volunteers for hazardous duty. could not talk about it. did not know what it was. did not know where we were going. did not know anything. all four of us jumped up. they put us in airplanes with our rifles and bags across our lap. that was in february of 1944. >> i was a replacement of a pilot. i have been in the states working different jobs. i just flew over to india and joined. >> i

city constructed over 100 years ago. >> this adrenaline-packed clip takes place in kansas city at a theme park. this is the tallest waterslide in the world. here we can see the designer become the first person ever to take on this slide, shooting dinghy at inflatable 100 miles per hour. gg99Ññwçça7guc 07/09/14 07/09/14 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] >> from pacifica, this is democracy now! the same as daniel ellsberg has said, it is not possible for national security whistleblower now in the united states to have a fair trial. >> in the second part of our democracy now! tv radio broadcast exclusive, we go inside the ecuadorian embassy in london to interview wikileaks founder and publisher julian assange. he has just entered his third year