in flagstaff. and not only that but defacing it by using human waste and recycling it to make snow for people to ski on. there was a big conflict over it. the lack of understanding of what is sacred was shown when the forest service said exactly where is the line where the mountain ceases to be sacred? as if there is a spot where you can say this is sacred and this is not so sacred. so yes. we are still marginalized. >> host: when it comes to policy what influence to american -- native americans have in washington? >> guest: not enough. not enough. >> host: linda hogan is our guest at our first call is from greg in cleveland. you are on booktv. >> caller: hi, linda. part of my question is a comment. it has to do with the political side. i really feel that americans have a tremendous burden of guilt for the way we decimated the natives. i think the americans are far worse than hitler ever was. why do you think the black people have more political strength than the native is do? and they are able to

countries outside the cities of arizona, there are some showers, possibly driving from prescott to flagstaffbeautiful country there, you may get a few raindrops. we'll do it again with more showers and storms later today. 107 in phoenix. a beautiful day in some areas, a little toasty in thunderstorm a. nice day in san diego, nice to be rid of the clouds, nice afternoon. it's been a quiet west forecast during the week, weekend, coming up. >>> stocks sag on the debt debate. high pump prices boost profit, and a new way to get your pet to mellow out. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, will the reigning box office champ "captain america" meet its match this weekend? >>> coming up, carlos beltran, giants debut, the fielder moment of the week, and hey, ladies. the pacers have found a way to make tom brady look even better. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm amara sohn. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> memorial services being held in norway to mark the one-week anniversary of the bombing and shooti

denver to albuquerque, flooded and i-40 into flagstaff.ick from houston to jacksonville and on i-95 from savannah to miami. >>> flying today, airport delays are possible in kansas city, chicago, detroit and denver. >>> and "jeopardy" host alex trebek is set to undergo surgery after a run-in with a brazen burglar at a san francisco hotel. >> trebek ended up with a cast that he'll have to wear for the next six weeks. details have kgo's vic lee. >> reporter: this is how he explained why he was hobbling on crutches. >> the answer is at 2:30 yesterday morning, chasing a burglar down the hall at my san francisco hotel. >> reporter: trebek hosted the national geographic world championship at google headquarters in mountain view. he and his wife stayed at the downtown marriott in san francisco. and that's where the burglar struck. trebek says he was awakened by an intruder in the room. it was lucinda moyers, a 56-year-old burglar with a long rap sheet. trebek chased her down the hallway until his heel gave way. he tore his achilles tendon. that di

also on i-40, flagstaff. a slick ride on i-5 from seattle to olympia. on i-20 from shreveport to atlanta and also on i-40 from nashville to raleigh. rain also drenches parts of from west palm beach to miami. >>> if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in denver, new orleans, atlantata d houston. >> well, efforts to track down casey anthony is turningngnto a giant version of where's waldo. a woman that looked like her was seen getting off a plane in orlando's executive airport running into the terminal covering her head with a blanket wearing the same kind of clothing that anthony had on when she left jail on sunday. but her attorney said it was all a practical joke. also this morning's "daily mail" newspaper claims that casey has been in palm springs in talks about a multimillion dollar tv deal. >>> republican presidential hopeful michele bachmann is insisting now that migraine headaches wiwi not affect her ability to potentially serve as president. on the campaign trail in south carolina, bachmann said they have not impeded her work as a co

you maybe will have a rumble of thunder, but plenty of heat in the deserts. 84 in flagstaff. 110 in phoenixlake city, very warm with 100. 70 in seattle. 76 in billings and los angeles, 77. and then chicago, 81 the expected high. 98 in memphis. t. j. call your parents, they will have a warm time for the fourth of

your highs will be just off the charts. 84 in flagstaff.l see it along parts of the eastern seaboard. there will be the chance as we make our way into the fourth of july forecast, storms in across the northern plains. very warm for you in parts of the central plains, humid, hot and a chance of storms along the gulf coast. >>> there's still no movement in the national football league lookout. nfl owners and players remain at logger heads. more now from cnn's joe johns. >> reporter: we're nearly four months into the nfl lockout an still no deal in place as owners and players argue how to split up $9.5 billion in annual reven revenue. >> agreedy. >> pathetic. >> reporter: james brown, a nationally known nfl sportscaster offer it's his take. >> i would like to think prudent heads will prevail in coming up with something that is a win/win situation and doesn't alienate your fan base. >> when you look at folks dealing with day-to-day issues being cut back to 80% and 90% of their workweek and pay or more, others losing their jobs, one ha to be ver

i mean, i think about the snowball in flagstaff building a ski area on the sigh cred mountain that's been one of the places of origin, one of the landmarks of many tribes, not just the navajo in flagstaff, and then not only that, but defacing it by using human waste and recycling to make snow for people to ski on, and this was a big conflict over it, and the lack of understanding of what is sacred was shown when the forest service said, well, exactly where is the line where the mountain ceases to be sacred as if there's a spot where you can say this is sacred, this is not sacred, so, yes, we're still marginalized. >> host: when it comes to policy, what influence do native americans have here in washington? >> guest: not enough. not enough. >> host: lip lip -- linda hogan is our guest, and first call comes from gregg in cleveland. >> caller: hi, linda. >> guest: hello, graying. >> caller: part of my question is a comment and had has to do the political side there, but i really feel that americans have this tremendous burden of guilt for the way we decimated the natives, and i think th