not actually in flagstaff but southeast of flagstaff. that mirror is just about complete and they hope to take the first measurement in late 2001. right now there is no major plant but i would think once they get it built it is supported by the discovery channel we will see some documentary's on that and a chance to visit that in the future. that is called discovery channel telescope in 2011. we want to thank the university of arizona press. it was exciting to see my first book on the shelf that came out. here's how you can contact me with questions and i tossed it back to peter. >> we take questions at the end after steve has a chance to talk. have to do something here. hi am not used to these computers. >> up in the quarter. click on that. the little one. there you go. >> let me introduce stephen strom. steve is a ph.d. astronomer from harvard university and he spent much of his career in new york, massachusetts and various other places back east and moved to to sun in 1998 and has been working for the national observatory. he has a di

it happened friday night north of flagstaff. deputies say they have found driver's licenses and pilot licenses for them. authorities have not yet made positive identifications. >>> prosecutors in the bryan stow case said one of the suspects assaulted several other people before beating stow. louie sanchez through a sota at a woman, and punched two of stow's friends before hitting bryan stow. louie sanchez and marvin norwood are held an half a million dollars bail. his family said he has had minimal responses. the family said a ct scan showed excess fluid and they are waiting to see if his body will absorb the fluid on his own. >>> the woman accused of breaking in to alex trebek hotel room pleaded not guilty today of burglary and possession of stolen property. alex trebek said he ruptured his achilles tendon while chasing lucinda moyers out of his room. prosecutors haven't decided whether to go after her three strikes. >>> two agencies came under fire for their failure to spend federal stimulus money. a hearic took place today af

afternoon storms for flagstaff. the friday forecast is coming up. i love friday. >> how does it look? >> you have to wait and see. that's the whole point of the tease. >> all right. >> stocks come back and prove that money can't buy you taste. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a shocking and abrupt end to one of tv's longest runs. >>> a dry forecast, a walk-off and trouble for alex rodriguez. you are watching "early today." >>> very good morning to you, and welcome back to you "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. france has approved the extradition of manuel antonio noriega. the former dictator of panama to his native country where he has been sentenced for three 20-year prison terms. he has been jailed in france over money laundering charges. before that he served time in miami on charges that included cocaine trafficking. >>> a new study finds that a healthy diet is an expensive one. government guidelines call for eating more foods containing potassium, vitamin d, and ca

san diego, we'll build in more cloud cover, 76 and flagstaff, 82. looking pretty good there. it's been so, so hot in the southwest. >> they know well. they may be a little cooler in the future. i'll let you know in a few minutes. >> they've been waiting for that for a few weeks. all we needed to do was have bill take the day off and have michelle come in. >>> well coming up wall street whips up big gains, bank of america wheels and deals and an italian village says fuggedaboudid. plus, "dancing with the stars's" most interesting cast members. >>> thumb's down for alex rodriguez and a shot of the day for the u.s. open. you're watching early today. >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today. "i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> an alaska woman convicted of punishing her adopted russian son by squirting hot sauce into his mouth and sending a tape to the dr. phil show. has been spared jail time. she was sentenced to probation. she did receive a jail sentence and fine, but both were suspended. prosecutors say the woman did it to get on the

. >>> and the panda express, this sign here was put up here on flagstaff arizona to warn drivers. you can see pranksters were able to change the message to rogue panda on rampage. still no word on how the hackers got control of the sign in the first place. >>> well on to our weather now. what a beautiful day. bill my kids were saying today, dad i can't believe it. it's finally great weather and now they have to go back to school. >> isn't that how it works typically. we usually have a hot summer around here but yet we haven't. here we go into the last couple of weeks in summer and we're in the 90s. one of the warmest days we've seen. the reason for that is we've had the fog stuck at the coast. when that happens you don't get a lot of cooling. these are the highs from today. 97 in antioch, 94 in f airfield. they are not exceptional highs but they are when you look at the entirety of the summer which has been lots of 80s where there should be 90s. definitely a hot one out there in the inland bay valleys cool right at the coast. around the bay we saw plenty of temperatures in the 80s

showers from flagstaff to albuquerque and wyoming to south dakota. >> this "grease" soundtrack we have78 in omaha. 76 in chicago. 80 in kansas city. 70s in the pacific northwest. 90 in sacramento. dallas 103. new orleans 94. 90 in baltimore. 85 here in new york. we'll take it. >> big fan of "grease"? >> i am. >> i saw you bopping along. >>> a pair of 4-year-old twin girls from spokane, washington, took part in a throwing competition at a minor league baseball game the other night. >> take a look at what they won. their father. sergeant chris whiteman surprised them with his return from a third tour of duty in afghanistan. he was in tears, showing up with a bouquet of roses. the girls, gracie and ruby, and his wife abbie, were clearly overjoyed and the crowd gave them all a standing ovation. isn't that moving? >> it is so nice to see those guys come back and surprise their family and their wives. it's so good to see. especially after the news the last couple of days. so good, so good. >> how emotional. >>> more "world news now" coming up, right after the break. . . at the spacebar. se w

showers from flagstaff to albuquerque and from montana to the dakotas. prizes too but who cares about that. >> can we just ask when the husband-carrying competition will be taking place? >> that is the -- it's a little obscene, i don't know. pretty funny. >> i don't do that with my wife very often. >> you don't, daniel? >> does your husband do that on the weekends, like practice? >> no comment. we'll be right back with more "world news now." 8 hó >>> welcome back. now to an unbelievable story of survival. an oregon woman is lucky to be alive after spending three nights lost in the wild with a broken leg. >> she was stranded in oregon's mt. hood wilderness with no food or water. katu's bob high reports on her will to survive. >> i just wasn't going to just lay there, like i just wanted to keep -- i don't know, just keep going. >> reporter: pamela says that will to survive was critical when a short hike around bear lake just over a week ago quickly turned into a struggle for survival after she fell down a 50-foot cliff. >> like i landed, then i like -- cou