and telling jokes and it was completely irresistible to be with them and hang out with them. >> george burns idea of you becoming an actress, george said something to your father that made a difference. what did he say to your dad. >> he said what do you want her to be a millener? he also said to my dad, i feel sorry for anybody that isn't in showbiz and that was very revealing and very sweet, and all of them loved their craft. all of them talked about the craft of comedy. all of them talked about what it's like to hone that act and make it perfect. >> "this girl" was really your story about a single struggling actress trying to make it in new york city. it almost didn't make it on the air because research said it looked unfavorable. why do you think that is? >> i think the guys in suits that did the research didn't realize that "that girl" wasn't the fate of america. that every home in the world had "that girl" in it. >> you met glorious stein ham who got you interested -- >> you know what i think it's all about? it's something that's happening in the country and not everybody gets it that'

. >> george burns. >> i just worshipped him. want me to be an actress. george would what do you want her to be a milliner? of course she's going to be an actress. >> how did your father react when he realized you were serious about going into show business? >> he really didn't want me to do it. he had had a lot of rough years his beginning years. he just was afraid for me. he told me later, he said, i just didn't want to relive those first years with somebody that i loved. >> reporter: but she pressed on. landing small parts in shows like bonanza. >> i am not a commodity for international barter. >> reporter: where she played the role of a chinese persian mail order bride who clashes with hospital cartright. and then in 1966, she helped develop her own show about, what else? an aspiring actress. >> how would you like to be an actress? >> i am an actress. >> you're an actress? >> even an actress has to earn a living. is this for a play? >> it's for a commercial. >> a commercial. that's terrific. >> you walk down the street and peo

five to the burn center, two to george washington hospital, one child taken to children's hospital. there were several people who were burned. a lot of people evaluated here in the scene and they're okay. there still investigating the cause of this fire. it happened on the fifth floor. it impacted how people were able to geout of the building. they're not ruling out the possibility of arson just because this is an unusual place for a fire to start. it didn't happen insomeone's kitchen. they're going to continue that investigation. tracee wilkins, live in northwest. back to you in the studio. >> tracee, thanks very much >>> 6:55. here are this morning's top stoerchlts police still looki for suspects after a deadly shooting on u street in northwest washington. a group of people was leaving a funeral when someone started firing shot at vehicles which then crashed. d.c. police chief and the mayor will provide an update tis morning at 8:30. >>> arlington national cemetery may haveo answer to congress. that would hold arlington national cemetery in fixing errors in rial records. it ruires

george? >> burn in this idea there really has to be a change in attitude, okay, thanks. >>> now, a very different story. tongues are wagging in england over some candid remarks prince charles made in a documentary. he takes aim at those who referred to him as looney but also confessed to conversing with trees and plants and eavesdropping on visitors to his stately home. here's nick watt. >> reporter: every year 30,000 people visit prince charles' idyllic home paying nearly 25 bucks a pop. "i have eavesdropped on what the visitors have said" he tells a bbc interviewer. "sometimes you have to lie on the floor." >> wonderful, he's listening to us while we're admiring his rhododendrons. >> reporter: about the beloved garden that airs this week, the prince also confides, i happily talk to the plants and trees and listen to them. i think it's absolutely crucial." prince charles was an organic pioneer. i got a lot of flak for a lot of things. i mean potty this and potty that. looney this and looney that. ok

george, you talked to the president yesterday. you know that he is joining the growing list of critics condemning that pastor's plan to burn copies of the koran on saturday. everyone from the pope to sarah palin has called on him to back down. but, george, the president seemed to go further with you when you interviewed him yesterday saying americans are really in danger with extremists. >> that's right, robin. he called it a stunt that could endanger american troops. we saw the president say it was a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda. there are lots of warnings. >> and the fbi is also echoing those concerns. >> they're doing that. i also talked extensively with the president about the economy. he's making a big push right now, trying to push -- stop the extension of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. but he stopped in my interview just shy of a veto threat. and he was pretty frank, though robin, about the frustration that americans are feeling right now. you know it's hurt his political fortunes and he's very hope about the fact that it could cost democrats the house this november. >> and you pushed him on whether he would issue t

five to the burn center. two to george washington hospital. one child taken to children's hospital.lso a jumper in the fire who is now in critical condition. here's what fire officials had to say about injuries. >>> another big story we are all over this morning. the violent scene outside a funeral u street, northwest washington. the search is still on for suspects after the shooting that left one person dead and two others wounded. news 4's jackie benson reports. >> reporter: detectives investigating served a search warrant in the 1200 block of girard street. they appeared paper evidence and a shotgun case. a police crane towed a tan-colored sedan. a vehicle that fits the description that witnesses say fleed the scene. the home is one block from where a man s taken into custody not long after the shooting. his status is not known. earlier, around 12:30 p.m., chaos enveloped u street northwest, one of the busiest commercial areas in the city. as mourners were leaving walker memorial baptist church for the funeral of 21-year-old ashley mccray, shot to death last week in washington, a

eight peopleere transported to the hospital, fiveeopletaken to the burn center, two to george washington and this child who was taken to children's hospital. the folks who live in this building, they have been taken to a temporary shelter and they are going to stay there for a couple of days some of these people because it will take them a while for them to get this apartment building back in order. i'm tracee wilkins, live in northwest. the investigation in this fire is continue. barbara, back toou. >>> we're following a developing story ut of northwest washington this morning. police have made an arrest in that deadly shooting outside of a funeral in the u street corridor. it happened yesterday. following the funeral of a woman who was murder early they ar mont month. >> reporter: 21-ye-old brandon miller was arrested. tips are still coming in and they are hoping to at least to arrest least one more person in this case. almost 24 hours since gunfire and mayhem broke out on u street northwest, mayor adrian fenty and police chief cathy lanier announced o rest. >> this is one of the most

if, as george carlin says, they bring back crucifixions and burning at the stake and beheadings, then we have another question and why i don't get into show business. but short of that, i--things like the death penalty, hunger, the drug wars, the atrocious number of children that are put in jail with hardened criminals for smoking a joint; and you create new criminals that you're gonna release on the street in a while that are perverted and that are gonna walk amongst your children, is a crime in itself. you know, that needs to be addressed. so there's always a cause to fight, and those songs address some of those causes that are not resolved yet. is there a topic that you haven't been able to write a song about that you wanted to? no. can't think of a thing. george carlin, again, says you can make fun of anything. anything will make you laugh. i think he brought up the concept of rape. he said you can even joke about rape. somebody said, "how?" he said, "well, consider minnie-- "porky pig raping minnie mouse," you know. you got to give him a few things. so it's how you address it and

burn center. a couple of others to george washington hospital. a very hectic scene. a number of individuals living in this apartment complex that has been evacuated. this started on the fifth floor of the apartment building. it happened in the common area, making it difficult for residents to get out. one resident jumped out of a winter of and is probably in critical condition. you got the call and were immediately on the scene. >> we received a call at 3:45 this morning. upon arrival, heavy fire conditions on the floor with people hanging out of the windows. numerous latter rescues from the fire fighters. inside, many citizens were trying to self-evacuate at the time. >> any indication on how this started or y? >> no indication at this time. we are investigating the fire and origin of it. it may have started in the common area, which makes it tough for the occupants to escape. it is important to have two route of escape. and have a smoke detector in your home. for the individual that jumped, any indication on his status? >> we do not know if it is a male or female.

burn victims. they were taken to st. francis hospital in san francisco. and that's where nbc bay area george is live. what's the latest update there? >> the four burp victims here at st. francis undergoing treatment for injuries considering life-threatening. these victims have inspired others to give blood and to give back. doctors here at st. francis memorial hospital in san francisco say the four burn victims will more than likely stay at the burn center for about two months. >> these patients will be here for a few weeks. again, the initial phase was last night. reus s reus is expectation resuscitation. and then the skin grafting and then long term will be reconstructive procedures so this could go on for a year or two. >> doctors will remove nonvital tissue for skin grafts. >> which will take a few days. the next and final phase will be putting -- taking the skin from one part of the body and putting it on the burned areas. >> the four victims have inspired many to donate blood. megan knicks is one of them. >> all the people that have been injured from it, it's right here in our bay area. it's in

you should follow him. >> on the roads you will find lanes open, waiting for fog to burn off over prince george'sty. in the interchanges here in silver spring is heavy toward georgia avenue, south on 95 on the brakes around laurel. and bw parkway between 198 and powder mill road. 270 clearing nicely toward the split. a slow down across the beltway outer loop toward river road. no incidents just volume. kenilworth southbound checking for a stalled car. to problems if you are continuing in northeast washington new york avenue smooth between northeast and northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> i like it, julie. what i don't like is what i'm holding right now. you might have noticed these guys in your garden or maybe inside your garage or home. these are stink bugs. and they like to graze in an environment with lots of plants and flowers. when the weather gets cooler in the evenings, that's when they like to come inside. if you ever squished one, you might have seen how foul they are, hence the name stink bug. how do you keep them out of our why you are house? national director

george. >>> now, we're going to turn to the outrage and the confusion over that florida pastor's threat to burn korans on the grounds of his church. then, his announcement that he was backing down. but has he changed his mind again? matt gutman is in gainesville, florida, for us this morning. it's hard to keep track of this, matt. >> reporter: it is, robin. last night, pastor jones told me he never expected anything like this international outrage. and again this morning, in afghanistan, more protests. pastor jones seems to be in over his head in this, grasping at almost anything to get out of it. he thinks he may have found the solution. but, of course, the imam in new york says that isn't so. pastor terry jones is a man scrambling to find a way out. >> well, we're still trying to believe that it will somehow work. that there's some kind of reason there. that somehow it will work. >> reporter: jones thought he hatched a deal, to back down on burning the korans in change for the relocation of the proposed islamic center near ground zero. the man who brokered all of this, a muslim cleric, had a

burns. nbc bay area is live at st. francis hospital in san francisco with a look at their latest conditions. george. >> reporter: here is the latest information regarding four patients there. three of them are in critical condition. one in serious condition. two with burns. the other two breathing in too much smoke. we have four victims here at st. francis. all of them are in critical condition with severe burns. in the meantime, people are donating blood and trying to do their part for these victims. megan nix is one of many bay air why resident whose decided to do something to help out. >> the fires that have devastated san bruno, all the residents and people injured from it, it's right here in our bay area, in our backyard. if i can do something i want to do something. i can't do much, but i can do this. >> reporter: a flood of donors walked through the doors of the blood center on the pacific. on a typical day would you see 40 donors. today 125. >> it's amazing to walk into our donor room and see all these people, especially new donors. we haven't seen something like this since 9/11. >> reporte

burning the koran. actually they're thinking of lightly toasting it with a george foreman guerrilla grill and even thoughothing happened -- i hope he's one nut from a church the size of a sunglass hut. he's caused a lot of anger. violent demonstrations in afghanistan about this. hundreds of -- i saw one report said three protesters were injured and one was killed -- aren't they all on the same side? why is someone being killed? we need to send phil davidson over there because i tell you something -- [ applause ] >> jimmy: drastic times require what -- that's right. that's right. this is kind of interesting. researchers at a university in england used computerized after tars of men dancing to determine which dance most attracts women. all right. seems like it's not that important. says this research could finally lead to a cure for virginity. this is what they determined is bad dancing. ♪ all right. so don't do that and here are what -- some good dance moves as the researchers found that women liked. ♪ >> heldies. >> jimmy: guillermo, what did i tell you about wearing white after labor day? >> oh, jimmy.

george's interview with the president tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> the chorus of voices grew louder today denouncing that florida pastor who plans to burn the koran on saturday. the anniversary of 9/11. and, as we told you last night, terry jones' church has only a couple of dozen members, but tonight, this is the news. not only is billy graham's son franklin trying to reach out to him, so is sarah palin. and, we have a new poll showing what americans really think and know about islam. here's terry moran. >> reporter: he was at it again today, the lanky hardscrabble preacher people around the world now listening to pastor terry jones' every word. >> so as of right now, we are not convinced that backing down is the right thing. >> reporter: late today, sarah palin tweeted her opposition. writing, "please stand down." and long-time televangelist pat robertson blasted pastor jones this morning. >> imagine a pastor that is so egotistical that he would sacrifice the lives of missionaries and soldiers to go forward with something. this is so stupid. >> reporter: and abc news has learned that evangelical leader franklin graham has reached out to jones t

george miller wants to bar any company if more than 10 fatal -- fatalities happened at the facilities. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> governor arnold schwarzenegger has a new bill on his desk by putting new restrictions by shipping companies. it requires the ships to be surrounded by booms when they transfer oil. the oil spill by the dubai star triggered action by the bill. the state can raise the fees on oil shipped into california. >>> yesterday, the governor thanked steve jobs. the ceo of apple as he signed the organ donation bill. the bill requires the dmv to ask people if they want to be an organ donor when they apply for or renew their licenses. steve jobs was able to go to tennessee for his transplant because the waiting list is so long in california. the bill creates the first living donor registry for kidney transplants in the country. >>> 6:15. robert gates is getting a firsthand look at u.s. military operations in a dangerous part of afghanistan. he is in afghanistan to meet with government leaders and check on the progress of u.s. and nato troops against the taliban in southern

george soros to human 8 watch. in return, the group must match that fund, it can dollars million a year for the next tenures. -- $10 million a year for the next 10 years. a plan to burn copies of the koran at a church in florida. the u.s. secretary of state has condemned this as disgraceful and disrespectful, and as many as 500 people may have been raped in the democratic republic of congo and the last month alone. u.n. peacekeepers have been criticized for failing to protect the victims. that is bbc news. thanks for being with us. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> there is one stage that is the met and carnegie hall. >> o, that this too, too

george? >> reporter: cindy braun, her husband alan, and the sister are here at st. archbishandy arnold. they hope she will recover and return home soon. >> word spread quickly that one of their own was severely burned in last week's explosion in san bruno. >> when we found out our sandy was down there, this became a different story,. you know.kn i bebeingg affffected by it becau we're kind of close knit. >> sandy arnold was visiting her sister and mother, 81-year-old elizabeth torres. torres died. arnold, sher sisther sister cin brother arnold suffered third-degree burns over 60% of their bodies. >> when these things happen, you feel terrible, but you never think it will be somebody that you're so close to or that you know. >> sandy's husband was at his petaluma home and saw the news on tv and knew immediately that sandy was in the neighborhood. >> he had been trying to reach sandy on the cell phone, and he says, i can't get ahold of her. it keeps going to the voice message. and he says, i'm so worried, you know, and he didn't know what to do. >> dorothy also knew torres would visit her daughter. >> it's really sad, it really is. i just feel so bad for the whole family. >> friends are trying to ral

still in effect in prince george's county and ann arundel county, howard county until 11:00 this morning. visibilities in spots a quarter mile or less. we expect the fog will burn off rather quickly. the sun's had a chance to get up in the sky a bit. and we are looking at a bright, sunny afternoon. should be mostly sunny this afternoon but again it's going to be hot around here. our average daytime high only in the 70s. don't forget eventual highs in the mid-90s this afternoon. currently 74 degrees at reagan international. winds out of the south at 6-7 miles an hour. hot and humid out there, lots of sunshine. high temperature 95 degrees. i'll have more details on the forecast and we'll get cooler this weekend, and maybe some rain in the five-day too. we'll let you know when that will arrive coming up. allison, tony, back to you. >> reporter: our top story this morning, investigators are sifting through the burned remains of three homes in manassas this morning. ashes are all that are left after a massive fire destroyed those homes on tillet loop yesterday afternoon. >> sara simmons is following the story for us and joins us now with more. sara? >> reporter: ton

george. good morning, everyone. the national guard is apologizing for the ongoing wildfire that's burned several homes and thousands of acres near salt lake city. the guard admits no one checked the red flag wind conditions before a machine gun training exercise, which sparked the fire. and they waited hours before calling for help. >>> advisers to the fda say more research should be done before the agency approves genetically-engineered salmon for human consumption. the salmon grows twice as fast as natural salmon. the fda holds a hearing today on whether the fish would carry a special label. >>> and a showdown over the don't ask, don't tell policy towards gays in the military gets under way in the senate today. singer lady gaga rallied against the policy in maine monday. she used a colorful reference to the outfit made of meat she wore to last week's mtv awards. >> equality is the prime rib of what we stand for as a nation. and i don't get to enjoy the greatest cut of meat that my country has to offer. >> after the meat metaphor, you wonder why maine? well, the crowd was calling on maine's republican senators to

george will, arianna huffington, kate zernike, and jonathan karl. >>> and "the sunday funnies." >> the economy is so bad that the florida preacher, terry jones, now wants to burn his 401(k). that's how bad. >>> hello. the world economy once looked to the american consumer to pull it out of recession. not anymore. now the world is looking to china and emerging economies. where growth is taking hold. at his news conference on friday, the president admitted that economic progress here was "painfully slow." joining me this morning, the president's top economic adviser, austan goolsbee. who's just been appointed chair of the president's council of economic advisers. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you very much. i want to ask you what's just happened. the house minority leader, john boehner has said that he would consider extending the middle class tax cuts. if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for it, he said, on "face the nation" this morning. what is your reaction? >> well, i haven't seen the comments. but i noticed the qualifier if my only choice is. if he -- if he's truly saying that we

george bush and his cleverred-tonged mood until tony blair. think think he wants to say, no i was a bigger figure than that. >> rose: also from london, an old friend of this program, john burns now the london bureau chief of the "new york times". >> we were perhaps transfixed by the relief would come to iraq with the overthrowing of saddam and yes maybe we should have spent more time difficult as it would have been under saddam to look at the trauma, the psychological trauma inflicted on iraq by the ba'ath party and saddam over a period of 30 years. all of that it can accept. if i had to do it over again i would have looked at that because it was the fractured pitch thatter that society in part along with saddam terror overground as government going underground as an insurgency that made the american venture in iraq next to impossible to achieve. >> couric: from london john and john when we come back. captioning sponsored by rose communications this is charlie rose. >> rose: on someday two of our visit to london we are joined by john micklethwait. he's editor and chief of the "economist" magazine. i'm pleased to have him back on this program to talk about tony blair and davi

prosecutors would have to prove george fera acted recklessly on purpose that is the legal him. -- hitch. meanwhile of the 166 homes that burnedhose as well. he definitely feels the impact of all this devastation. 6400 square, rather, 6400 acres of trees and brush destroyed along with those homes in the four-mile canyon fire. we remember the flames. we remember the heartache of all of this now we know the man at the hart of it, really started it, never denied it, cooperated all along won't pay a hash penalty all along because they can't prove he meant so do it. jon: because he didn't face criminal charges he may end up with civil court around almost certainly well. >> the money. he is 71 years old. as i read he was volunteer fire department for the local fire department. probably not a whole lot of income to go after. you're right he could see civil penalties could come in the meantime though no criminal penalties. jon: just a horrible, horrible accident. >> a lot of loss there. jon: harris faulkner. thanks. >> sure. jenna: we have some severe weather in the forecast for folks in the upper midwest and central plains. you don't

and you've got adults that are every bit as immoral as george wallace standing in the doorway preventing them from actually getting out of a burningg. jon, your wife works in -- >> charter schools. >> she has been in harlem at a charter school and now works at the fund for public schools downtown, department of education. i think the phrase you use admin ut ago and the point you made is exactly right. there has to be a way of getting beyond the caricatures and finding the common ground and make the moves you can make. but i do think this movie is, and so does she, could be the rachel carson, the silent spring of this, the piece, the movie that changes the consciousness of the country in a way that makes real reform possible. >> it really does. before we get to sports -- we won't take the sports time. this is what's happening on oprah today. it's today, right, chris? >> yeah. >> this is the guy from facebook, 26 years old. >> god bless him. >> giving $100 million to the schools in newark. there are people out there who care, who want to make a difference. cory booker will be on. >> the reason this moment is possible, and jeb said i

local congressman george miller would bar any company from receiving permits if more than ten fatalities had occurred. at its facilities. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burnstvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:18. a bill now sitting on governor schwarzenegger's desk would put new restrictions on shipping companies to protect california's coastal waters from oil spills. the bill passed by state lawmakers require ships to be surrounded by a floating barrier or boom while transferring oil. the bill was inthrow duesed after the tanker, dubai star spilled oil into the san francisco bay last october. the measure also allows the state to increase fees on oil shipped into california. the governor has not said yet whether he will sign the bill. and yesterday, governor schwarzenegger thanked steve jobs the ceo of apple as he signed california's new organ donation bill. the bill requires the dmv to ask people if they want to be organ donors when te apply for or renew their licenses. steve jobs pushed for the change after having a liver transplant last year. job says he was able to go to tennessee for his transplant because the waiting list in california was so long. but he und

george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm robin roberts. it is wednesday, september 8th. this morning the fight over ground zero intensifies. the imam behind the proposed islamic center speaks out as that minister vows to burn korans at his florida church. new york's mayor mike bloomberg weighs in in a "gma" exclusive. >>> president obama plans to go in his strongest critic's backyard. we ask the speaker of the house if he has a better plan for the economy. what will the gop do if they take congress? a "gma" exclusive with republican leader john boehner. >>> dr. oz becomes the patient after a startling health scare. why he says dumb luck may have saved his life. he's here to talk with us about it for the first time. >>> and a nightmare spectacle for tourists in las vegas. the trainer let his guard down and the lion lunged. all caught on tape. >>> good morning, everyone. and we're just days away now from the anniversary, the ninth anniversary of 9/11. and the imam in charge of that islamic center proposal is speaking out this morning writing in "the new york times" that americans should not, quote, back away from completing the project. as you know, that florida pastor is not backing down on his plan to burn

george, the woman who claimed she was a victim of an acid attack to the face, is coming forward today. she accepted thousands of dollars of donations from good samaritans. she later admitted she had burnedke von fremd is in vancouver, washington, with this. and people want to know why. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, robin. when she stands before the judge later this morning, we will be able to see if the acid burns to bethany storro's face have healed. she has confessed that it was all self-inflicted. and she's accused of going on a spending spree with money donated by good samaritans. this is what bethany looked like before the acid touched her skin. this is what she did to herself. in the police report, investigators say bethany confessed to buying brain-cleaning acid and gloves at a local hardware store. two hours later, she slipped into the room near the public park. rubbed the acid on her face. then, screamed for help. >> she is crying a lot. she is in a lot of pain, with the acid being in her face. >> reporter: telling everyone she had been attack for no reason, by an african-american woman in the park. >> once it hit me, i could actually hear it bubbling and sizzl