elizabeth greenwood wrote it, and she is a writer.s about 31, and she was drowning in student debt, and i guess sort of joking around with a friend one night over dinner. she talked about what you was going to do and her friends and you could take your death and she decided to look into that and discover there was a whole world or industry -- a worldwide industry cottage industry devoted to that. carol: you reviewed the book -- did you like the book? >> i did. carol: there are interesting characters who could help you fake your death. he helps people disappear. >> he said by taking your death, people will come looking for you. helping someone disappear is almost as good. he helped 50 people disappear. carol: how do they do it? >> you have to be ready to cut loose anybody or anything -- the less money have in the bank, the easier it is for you to erase these vestiges of yourself. to go very far. you can hide pretty close by in plain sight, and at one point he told the writer about erasing his life. a lot of people are not happy with th

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storms in sherborn causing this tree to crash down at greenwood street. no one was hurt but some power lines were taken out. that all caused by the rain in the storms. and we needed that rain, mike. mike: oh, we did. unfortunately we did not get it and all that many locations. it was the store famine depending on where it -- it was feast or famine, depending on where you were. this is what most of us got. a few scattered showers got a half-inch out of the whole thing. we have storms offshore. we have lots of lightning. if you look out to the west pop-up showers have developed. coming up in a few moments, we will talk more about your weekend forecast. maria: commitment 2016 now -- any momentum after clinton's acceptance speech last night at the dnc. ed: the two democrats are on a bus tour of the must-win states of pennsylvania and ohio. clinton wasted no time taking aim at her gop challenger. ms. clinton: i find it highly amusing donald trump talks about make america great again. he does not make a thing in america, except bankruptcy. ed: the democrat desc

kpix 5 reporter emily turner is at greenwood school in mill valley a private school with one of the lowest vaccination rates in marin county! emily. >> reporter: you know, ken, this is one of the schools that the director of public health says he is concerned about because of those low vaccination rates. however he says it has gone up in the last year and with the passage or enacting of the new law he hopes rates in the county and state continue to rise. the battle has gone on for months but today marks the end of it. no matter the protests. >> i have a grandmother who had polio so i understand what happens when people don't have vaccines. these are critical. >> reporter: but they are plenty of mothers who feel otherwise. some parents have even turned to homeschooling to get around the requirement. others like this woman made sure they got their exemption paperwork in before the january 1 deadline so they can vaccinate at their own pace. >> it's really -- i just -- i don't want someone telling me what i have to do with my child inputting things into my child's body. >> reporter: marin is h

police say this morning 24-year-old duvonte massey assaulted a 29-year-old woman in a parking lot at greenwood inn. earlier this month they say massey stole a man's wallet after asking for a cigarette and a dollar. that is incident happening on seaford road in laurel. if you have any information at all, you know where he is, give police a call. >>> delaware state police looking for leads while they investigate the death of kent county man. police found 63-year-old james leaguer of clayton inside a truck back in april. investigators say he had been assaulted hadn't wounds on his head and his torso. he was treated at kent general hospital where he died in may as a result of his injuries. authorities are asking anyone who may have talked to leaguer in those days leading up to the deadly assault to give police call. let's head back to iain and lucy at the wells fargo zen. >> all right, dawn, thank you. city officials were hoping to see a big boom from the thousands in town for the dnc but some business owners say profits really didn't pan out for them. >> howard? >> the eagles training camp gettin

in my written testimony, i did provide you some comments from paul greenwood, attorney greenwood, theistrict attorney from san diego, and one of the things he talks about about, and this is a challenge, i think, that we -- there are many perspectives about some of these issues. he would like to see victims not have a choice as to whether or not to press charges. that's not a stance we can take. we -- our mission is to work at the direction of the resident. they say, no, they don't want to take any further steps, unfortunately even though we may feel passionately it's a wrong situation, it should be pursued. it's not our decision to make. i think giving law enforcement more tools, more preliminary kinds of assistance how to identify it as its happening. i think that's an important piece. i think that we see more situations not just the power of tender, but family members who have become dependent upon the elders' income for themselves and/or they're feeling that inheritance is theirs and they're ready for it. they need it now. so i don't know what the answer to that is. but i think tha

daniel had again -- daniel hannegan says it is cloudy at greenwood lake with 99% humidity. he says i know we needed the rain. but a little at a time would be better. many issues with flooding yesterday. and again today, it could be a problem. let's head down here. 76 degrees. this report from bradley beach. wind out of the west at 4 miles per hour. relative humidity at 93%. right now, cloudy skies. >>> live outside, it is cloudy and dingy and not a bright star. showers moving across the region. thunderstorms as well. 74 degrees. that is the temperature in per hour. what can you expect today? showers and storms continuing. localized flooding possible today. it is not hot. but it will be very humid out there. tomorrow, it remains unsettled again. today, essentially a carbon copy of yesterday. tomorrow, a little better. it is still unsettled. let's take a look at the observed rainfall yesterday. a bull's-eye toward mercer county and middlesex county. 5-6 inches of rain problems with creeks overflowing. rivers flooding. that is still the case today with high water levels. with

or maybe todd starnes played lee greenwood's god bless the usa on a bugle made of certified gold. thought you were going to laugh on the first one. i didn't get you legal the william devane. look, do you love this country like i do? did that warm your heart? >> it did. it warmed my heart but it made me feel like so much less of a man. i spent the fourth of july in the suburbs. so i was indoors worried that bats would land in my hair. when you see the bats -- circumstances that what you think of, when you go to the suburbs? >> i see bats. and i run inside. i'm not going to be out here with these bats. >> how suburban? were you in the woods? >> well, there were trees. it wasn't the woods-woods, but there were bats. >> it's like scarsdale. >> it was scarsdale? >> it was. >> that's not exactly the bat capital of the america. >> but there is bats. i don't need them around me. i'm not a wildlife person. animals i like sort of as existing with them. but i don't interact with them. but if you see a bald eagle hanging upside down you want to do something, don't you? >> i want to. but if i'

the most popular song is "god bless the usa" by lee greenwood. i love that one.nother country star, courtesy of "the red white and blue" toby keith. third, fourth, and fifth go to "the star spangled banner" sung here on "gma" on friday. by star swain. followed by "god bless america." and "yankee doodle." >> rob looks like yankee doodle. >> what about to neil diamond "america"? >> katy perry. >> who does dan look like? >> one of the guys they throw up in the air -- the male cheerleaders. >> it's male cheerleader moment for him. which we might be doing at the end. >> ron, stretch out. >> you guys feeling limber? >> mm-hmm. >> it won't weigh that much, i promise. >> i shouldn't bring toys for you guys. here's the 411 about the big bash at the white house, which couldn't possibly top ours. president obama and first lady michelle selected the entertainment for the official independence day barbecue. according to politico, "tightrope" singer, michelle monet. who recently lent her voice to "this is for my girls" will appear at the event on the south lawn. it honors mili

. ♪ >> 46 miles southeast is greenwood, a town with a lot of history, most of it of the not good varietywns versus the board of education as anything else, fairly or not, it's hard to get past that. during all the years of cruelty and struggle from 1933 on, through it all, and until today, this place, lusco's, was a beloved institution. once a grocery store, it turned restaurant to the moneyed class, serving them in discrete quarters in the back, where one could enjoy an alcoholic beverage in what was then a dry state. still going after all these years, and unchanged. why? >> this place is like a reliquary of like indiscretions past, you know? >> but maybe to really tell the story of this place, you have to start with a story of its most famous employee, booker wright. he had been working at lusco's as a waiter since he was 14 years old. >> we don't have a red menu. i'd be glad to tell you what they're going to serve tonight. >> in 1965 nbc news came to town, making a documentary on race relations. booker's entertaining recitation of the menu at lusco's was famous around town, so they as

other hand, i've been the guy in for republican conventions and that is tough once you get past lee greenwoodets thin pretty quick. >> what about a candidate in a convention? >> the opportunity you have four days that you completely control the narrative. so it's pretty hard to screw up unless, you know, if you pull a clint eastwood. but this is a real opportunity to control the dialogue and control the narrative and spin your message. it's one of the three times during the entire lelection. >> should get a bump? >> you bet. >> john, what will be the definition of a great convention for donald trump at the end of it, by thursday night? what does that look like? >> i think if they -- first of all, as mark suggested, if nothing grows wrong -- i have to say i'm as interested what is going on outside of this hall as inside this hall and given what is happening in the country and the threat of the protests and demonstrations here, they could overtake the whole conven if they can get through this and keep cleveland secure and execute and get their message out in a clean way by the end, that will be

once you get past lee greenwood and the oak ridge boys gets pretty thin pretty clear. >> can you changete in a convention? >> well, the opportunities you have four days that you completely control the narrative. it's pretty hard to screw up unless you pull in clint eastwood. but this is a real opportunity to control the dialogue, control the narrative and spin your message. it's one of the three times during the entire election where you have complete control and can really move numbers. you have your announcement, the debates and convention. >> should get a bump. >> should. >> what will be the definition of a great convention for donald trump by the end of thursday night? >> i think -- well, first of all as mark suggested, if nothing goes wrong, i mean, i have to say i'm as interested in what's going on outside the hall as inside this hall. and given everything that's happening in the country right now and the threat of all the protests and demonstrations here, it's not inconceivable, and i don't want to be scare anyone about it but protests and demonstrations could overtake the conven

lee greenwood. >> right. >> we are indeed grateful andtea celebrating our freedom today. all right. let us know.let us k do you have a great july 4thy 4h tradition? favorite patriotic song. tweet us at #gooddaydc. maybe we'll get them in the ende of the show. >> 10:03. we're keeping our eyes on ther t sky like we've said all morningr long rain to impact today'sod fireworks show.workhow. tucker barnes will be back in bi just a week with the fireworkirr forecast.st >> first, weather is just one oo the factors that goes intoats in planning to night's capitol c fourth celebration down to then national mall.. security that's always majorwayj issue. >> fox's anhali hemphill is livs on the national mall for us this morning what you need to know iw you're planning on heading downa for the big show. give us the run down anhali. >> reporter: well, it's stilltil early, guys, but we are alreadyr seeing a steady stream of folksl making their way down to theohe national mall.tial most of these folks are on foott

all you needed was lee greenwood singing "proud to be an american."rom 1984. >> it's funny how both conventions are em plea mattic of the two candidacies. hillary clinton is really a product of the democratic establishment and leadership and when an entire party is working in unison, that's what you get. it was about as well put together of a convention, really other than not realizing the problems that debbie wasserman schultz had going in. you take that away and it was almost a perfectly executed convention, on message, just systematic, timing. i mean even little things. they made sure -- you watched them. they made sure katy perry started singing "roar" right at the moment so it would be on the chorus when all of the 10:00 hour hit and the shows came in so you heard that in the background. it was with amazing precision what they did. the republican convention is what you do when you have an outsider take over the party. it was a little hodgepodgy but it worked for him. >> he said he had nothing to do with it. >> donald trump now telling the "new yo

greenwood, south carolina, independent line, shirley. caller: thank you for what c-span does to us. i also watched the convention. there was no [indiscernible] i appreciate that. people better wake up. this is the last chance we have to keep america and we used to know it eight years ago. these heady pick things about donald trump. hillary is going to make history. she is the first residential be no candidate that she will not only be the first person ever nominated for the presidency that cannot pass security clearance. the greatest accomplishment is beating the system. the way ouric country is in now, so if you like this order and all that is going on and having your potential second amendment rights taken away, then your person is hillary, but these people that want to vote libertarian, you are voting for hillary because if you do not vote for trump, he is our best chance at even having what we used to have in america. you just read about 10 minutes ago about the $7 million that the lobbyist have given her already and not giving him a cent. he is not in bed with the law, so that

>> i think he should go for a fourth of july thing and do lee greenwood. >> chris stirewalt, thank your and starts shouting. what do you think the customers did? yeah, they ran for their lives. >>> nashville is known for his great country music but are they ready for abby hunting. she's getting some help from a stash right now. ♪ at least i know i'm free ♪ and i won't forget the men who died who gave their life to me ♪ ♪ and i'll proudly stand up next to you and defend ♪ hello welcome to holiday inn. running our own business, we've been traveling a lot. a hotel looking to help small businesses succeed is incredible. thank you. holiday inn is an extension of our team. book your next journey at holidayinn.com >>> welcome back. some quick headlines. a firework sending scared fans scrambling. smoke billowing from under the eiffel tower sending thousands of panics fans thinking they were under attack running as they gathered to watch a euro cup game. several people were injured. >>> it was a crash filled race to the finish in daytona. >> it looked like it was eric m that was the first to go

once you get beyond lee greenwood, wayne newton and the oak ridge boys, it gets pretty thin. >> i think that's one thing donald trump is doing across the boards is bringing eyeballs. people are interested in seeing what he's going to do. we're going to cover that wall to wall. next week will be interesting. i think there will be a vp pick late next week. >> who's it going to be? >> my guess -- because of his entertainment background, i think there's a lot of fainting going on. somebody they're not talking about. >> tom moroso. >> tom cotton. >> he may not know. >> newt gingrich makes sense on a lot of levels. look at the entertainment guy. don't look at this hand, look at this hant. >> tonight it airs. >> 8:00 tonight. >> 8:00 on show time. >> what a fun job you have. >> thanks forge having me. kick it harder. >>> we've got some other headlines to get to this morning. we begin with a fox news alert. osama bin laden pictured as a young boy now threatening the u.s. for assassinating his father. the former al qaeda leader's son vowing to continue the al qaeda leader's revenge. he was kille