when i got the property, i wanted george burns. and i paid alan arkin his full salary, i think, i can't remember, but i'm pretty sure i did. he's a great actor. i just wanted burns. burns to me was god. i loved burns. and burns was 80. i couldn't get him insured. i had to self-insure him. the studio was going crazy. but i self-insured him. i said, burns is god. he is god. the only problem i had with him being god was he had to wear a toupee. and i said, you cannot wear a toupee, george, and be god. god would not run around in a toupee. can't imagine that. so if you notice in "o, god" george always had a hat on. >> larry: correct. >> a cowboy hat, a baseball cap. >> larry: every time you see him. >> always a hat. that's because of the toupee. anyway, reiner -- >> larry: how do you get him for "ocean's?" >> well, arkin was signed to do "o, god" and i got rid of arkin at the time. didn't get rid of him. i asked him to step aside for george, which he did gracefully. years go by and i always remembered i owed alan arkin one. we get to t

i was once with the great george burns who i think is the greatest war correspondent in our time. >> rose: bureau chief of the "new york times". >> he was showing me around sarajevo. somebody did take a shot at us. >> and felt that thing. you read about it, like a hornet thing past your ear, that close. you think i wouldn't have wanted it to be any nearer. and you think i'm very glad i have a return ticket out of here. but you then feel, briefly, an amazing sense of exhilaration. it's best not to get hookdz on it. >> rose: dexter fullkins can talk about the same thing, a colleague of john burns. >> yes. i've been to a lot of place where's that can happen. and i write in the book about the number of times in afghanistan and beirut and also where i could have been killed. but what i found out about this was i could no more be a dexterfull kinz or john burns than i could be a full-time soldier or sailor. i could do it for a few days but i don't have the shand that is required to do it regularly, to expose ones to danger. i hugely admire people who do. >> rose: what's your evaluation of

we get the latest from nbc's george lewis. >> this burned-out travel trailer was found near santa rosa, new mexico, along with the remains of linda and gary hoss of oklahoma. police say there's evidence linking their murders to a pair of escaped arizona inmates. john mccluskey and tracy province. and an accomplice, castlen may welch, mccluskey's cousin and fiancÉe. >> we consider them extremely armed and dangerous. >> and today, the u.s. marshal service was putting up wanted posters saying the three were believed hiding out near yellowstone national park. visitors to the park are being warned to alert authorities if they see anyone who looks like the fugitives. >> they are at the beginning of a spree. a spree killers are the most dangerous people out. >> the two men escaped from this privately-run medium-security prison in kingman, arizona, last month. a third inmate, who also got out, daniel renwick was captured a week ago after a shoot-out with police in colorado. police have also arrested mccluskey's mother, claudia washburn. they say they believe she and welch aided in the escape.

commerce secretary under president clinton, then as transportation secretary under president george w. burntical career took off in san jose in the early '70s. he was the first asian-american mayor of a major u.s. city and then served in congress for 20 years. >>> a bit of silicon valley becoming history. demolition began friday on terminal c at mineta san jose international airport. the site will become a parking area for the new terminal b. it should be finished next spring. >>> panda alert. staff at a giant panda breeding base in china caring for a newborn cub rejected by its mother. the first time mother gave birth to twins early sunday morning but refused to feed one of them. the twins are sixth and seventh giant panda cubs to be born at the base this month. they sure are ugly when they're that small, aren't. >> no. >>> they call it static kill. >> coming up in the next half hour, the plan to plug up bp's oil well for good and a bay area driver slams into pedestrians, the cyclist and cars. how neighbors helped nab the suspect his relationship as well to a san francisco giants player. >

george, there are about 268 fires burning in the west we got to talk about. >> more than 200 fires. okay, sam. thanks very much. >>> we're going to turn now to a "gma" exclusive. representative maxine waters of california speaking out in her first television interview since the bipartisan house ethics committee charged her with misusing her office for personal gain. the charges involve her husband's investment in a bank that was granted millions in bailout money. specifically, the committee found that waters' chief of staff, who is also her grandson, worked to get the help for the bank. and congresswoman waters says she's going to fight, not settle. she joins us this morning from los angeles. thanks for getting up so early, congresswoman. >> you're welcome. nice to be with you. fight the charges hard. and you summarized your defense very suck symptomly in a power point presentation last week. it said, no benefit, no improper action. no failure to disclose. no one influenced. no case. but let's look at the evidence compiled by the house ethics committee. they say that you did benefit

burn them. one at a time. "this week" with george stephanopoulos. the voting fiasco in florida. still can't get it right. our george will has a solution you won't want to miss. >> 22 months ago, we were all watching this florida farce. the presidency hanging on hanging chads. dimpled chads, butterfly ballots, all that. the problems then were worse in two south florida counties, broward and dade. guess where the problems were worst? i have two proposals for florida elections. break out the whiskey barrel and break out the fancy voting machines. this is what american voting used to look like. in this george bingham painting from 1852, notice the happy voter and the lower left-hand corner. voters used to drink whiskey provided by the candidates. >> today i want to take a moment to look back with gratitude and admiration to david brinkley who launched "this week" more than 20 years ago and led it with the skills that made him a news legend. and to my abc colleagues sam donaldson and cokie roberts, who put their personal stamp on sunday morning with their trademark blend of insight,

the children they grew in to beat john adams, at george washington, thomas jefferson, and it happens the same way it has since the burningo trust. you know what kind of trust there must a band? keep you are in bondage in ancient egypt, and you were crying out to the almighty, send does someone to free s -- send us someone to free us, and someone shows up with a stick, don't you think they said, you have got to be kidding? [laughter] the all-powerful, the almighty, they send a man slow of speech with a stick. but look at what that state and what that man did. -- that stick and what that man did. recognize that noses and abraham lincoln and george washington, they were men. they were just like you. they just picked up their st ick. i think i can relate to martlet picking out of all of these giants, probably the most because we have not carved in marble yet. he is still a man. and that is the message, that man makes a difference. what is it that these men have that you do not. what is it? abraham lincoln, the american indians, frederick douglass, the , the pioneers, what is it that they have that you do not have? the answer

george washington, thomas jefferson. it happened the same way. it has since the burning bush. moses. freedom. and then they forget.ere must have been? if you were wondering in agent egypt and you were crying out to the almighty, send us, send us someone to free us, and a man shows up with the stick, do not think they said, you have to be kidding me? the all-powerful, the almighty, antisense a man slow of speech with a stick. but look with the stick and that man did. -- what that stick and that man did. trust in the lord, and recognize that moses and abraham lincoln and george washington, there were men. there were just like you. they just picked up their sticks des. i think i can relate to martin luther king the most of all of these giants because we have not carved him in marvel yet. he is still a man. -- carved him in a marble yet. he is still a man. what is it these men have that you do not have? the answer is nothing. they are exactly like you, they just did the hard thing. they just decided not to see themselves in any other way other than, a crap, i have to cross the mountain? ask yourself, would you have cr

george martinnelly might have lost between 5% and 20% of the grapes to the heat. for others it's could be more. biggest losses from chardonnay grape. the burned brown fruit is useless, and the weather dealt a cruel hand this summer with months of cold and damp leaves were cut away to expose the grapes to more right then when exposed came extreme heat. growers were helpless. >> you can apply water to them but no. once exposed to the sun, et there was nothing you can do. >> and these surviving grapes will ripen faster and this year's harvest could bee begin earlier. saying they feel the full impact of the sun. >> this is more protected this, is what they call a california sprawl type system. fruit sin side of the canopy and it's protected. vertical trelis exposes it more oom wine makers have a surplus because economy slowed sales so martenelly thinks the loss will not affect price buzz there could be a silver lining for the pal yet. >> flavor wise, there is and might be more structure to the wine. so there are some wine makers i've talked to are excited about this year. >> the snonla county wire grape commission says that it would normally expe

george w. bush, for his speech tonight. otherwise, the white house is not detailing what he will say. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:16. some critics say the 50,000 american troops remaining in iraq really are still combat troops. they've just been renamed "the washington post" says the units still in iraq will no longer be called brigade teams. they will be called advisory and assistance brigades. >> we're all still here. >> the troops say their mission means they are still on -- going on patrols and are on convoys. you can watch president obama's speech at 5:00. it will be streamed live at ktvu.com. >>> back here at home, there are more police patrols at san francisco's golden gate park after yet another fatal attack. last saturday, police found the body of a homeless man near keyser stadium. an autopsy shows that michael podder was beaten to death. last march there was another vicious attack. police say the attacks don't seem to be connected. the people we've talked to said this -- >> i don't take it as an indicator of general conditions. >> 14,000 people visit the park every year and

george, i can't wait to show you these pictures. recently released pictures that show you smoke and haze covering almost all of russia. more than 500 fires are burning in a record-breaking heat wave and drought in this area and this is what the air quality looks like in moscow. some are saying at least 7,000 people have died because of the smoke, fires and heat wave in that area. we have our heat problems of our own back at home. kansas city, oklahoma city, dallas, memphis, new york, while philly is involved in some of these. heat advisories and warnings that are out. 18 states under heat advisories. it will feel like 100 to 115. here's the real numbers. st. louis, 100. little rock, 98. atlanta, 96. it feels much warmer there. >> all of america's weather in the next half hour. elizabeth? >> all right, thanks so much, sam. >>> we're reporting on a significant medical headline this morning. a new study published in "the archives of neurology" says doctors may have found a way to predict if you will develop alzheimer's disease. our senior health and medical editor dr. richard besser is here with more. rich, 5.3 million people have alzheimer's. seventh