this is the first stop, here at the blue bird diner in iowa city. later on today, she'll have a tea party rally she'll be attending in des moines, iowa, at the state capitol, and attending a baseball game for the iowa cubs later on this evening as well. this is a big day. you'll remember, t.j., on monday she kicked off or formally announced her presidential campaign. she came back here to iowa. iowa is a critical state. first in the nation caucuses, and michele bachmann is winning -- >> shannon, i've got to stop you. i'm having a hard time listening to you, seeing the presidential candidate sit behind you eat a waffle five feet behind you. turn around to representative bachmann and tell her that we are live on cnn right now and try to toss a question at her? did she tell you already that she wouldn't take questions? you're live right now. >> reporter: they said they were not, but let's see if we can interrupt her conversation with the kid here, t.j. congresswoman bachmann, we're live right now, actually, what does this mean for you to be here. >> it

reporter who got the opportunity to actually chat with her as she visited a diner this morning in iowa city. take a look. >> reporter: and the winner of the iowa caucuses aren't historically necessarily the republican presidential nominee. why such an emphasis on iowa? >> because iowa's the first in the nation. it's very important to be here and have a presence here because the values and the opinions that people have in iowa count. they count for the nation. so it's important that we come here. this is the breadbasket of the world for a reason. this is where the food is grown, we have the best farmers in the world right here in iowa. it's important to come and listen to what people have to say here in iowa and take that message back to washington, d.c. >> shannon travis now joining us live from iowa city. shannon, a lot served there at that diner, including a real spontaneous moment there between you and michele bachmann. >> reporter: that's right, fred. michele bachmann is here in iowa. she's going to be barnstorming the state today with five different events. i caught up with her, was th

she spoke to voters in iowa city this morning kicking off a three-day bus tour in the state. kicked off her candidacy in iowa earlier this week. bachmann will speak in des moines tonight where a bus tour is wrapping up. also tonight, one more will join the republican field. michigan congressman mccotter is scheduled to launch his bid. >>> early fireworks in washington, d.c. this weekend. this morning in his weekly address, president obama took a shot at the gop and said tax loopholes that benefit the wealthiest americans must go. >> it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford that because if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires an billionaires or hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners or for oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help, then we'll have to make even deeper cuts somewhere else. >> mike viqueira is live at the white house. gop also hitting back today, right? >> absolutely. we're at july 2nd. one month away from what the administration and many economists are saying could be an economic catastrophe

we've got a live report from iowa city on her campaign blitz. >> 13 minutes to the top of the hour on this cnn saturday morning. michele bachmann is spending the day talking to voters in iowa. the republican presidential candidate is boarding a bus to make several stops across that state and our political producer shannon travis in iowa city this morning, site of the first stop of the bachmann bus tour. good morning to you. looks like she's doing the traditional thing, got to stop at those diners. >> that's right, t.j. you can't effectively run a campaign for president without coming here to iowa. today she has five stops across the state. you know on monday, she started her presidential campaign, announced her presidential campaign on monday here. today she kicks off her bus tour. she's got five stops, as i mentioned a moment ago, including a tea party rally in des moines at the state capital, as well as throwing out the first pitch at an iowa baseball game later this evening, it t.j. the first stop as you mentioned is right here at the blue bir

hail, dangerous winds and flash flooding around bismarck, sioux falls, iowa city and minneapolis. afternoon showers in the northeast, thunderstorms along the gulf coast into atlanta and the carolinas. rain from albuquerque to denver and salt lake city. showers in the pacific northwest. >> 68 in seattle, 85 in boise, another day of triple digits in phoenix and dallas. kansas city hits 94. chicago, 84. 77 in boston, 85 here in new york and near 90 in new orleans. >>> and coming up, hundreds of post office locations put on notice. they may be on the chopping block. >>> and don't tell the kids, but today the happy meal, well, is going on a diet. a slimmed down version from the golden arches. >>> and holding on for dear life. look at this. a man dragged at high speeds. his good intentions ahead. >>> overseas markets are mostly up this morning optimistic that there will be a compromise on the u.s. debt deadlock. tokyo's nikkei average gained 48 poinin today. hong kong's hang seng is up 195. in london the ftse opened lower, and on wall street the dow fell 88 points yesterday. the nasdaq

cynicism peeks through, but i wonder--when i--when we were doing uncle tom's cabin and we were in iowa city you know, uncle tom's cabin finished with a stage of naked people. like, i wanted 52 naked people. i was bringing 16; the rest would be provided by the community. and when-- i think the paper said, "new york-based choreographer bill t. jones comes to iowa, inviting people to strut their stuff--all of it!" and that was on the front page of the news. the front page, not buried back there in the arts section. but that was called "hard news, real news," right? and you know what? that sort of-- "yeah, yeah, i like that." now, what happened was, for the next two months or whatever, every day there was something-- a diatribe in the paper, and somebody was protesting. "should we do this? should we not?" tickets were selling; people were there. the first audit-- the first rehearsal when the community people came in-- i remember i was so impressed with who they were. there were--a librarian, a man who was a fireman, who came in literally wearing his fire gear. he was late. "sorry, i've been fig

. >> reporter: i'm here at the bloomberg diner in iowa city, iowa where republican candidate michelehmann left just a few hours ago, she came here to speak with supporters, to answer questions, she is kicking off her iowa state bus tour, she kicked it off here at this diner, she's got two other events later on this evening, including pairing up with some iowa tea party leaders this evening. earlier at the diner when she was here, i was the only reporter allowed to engage in a bit of a q & a with her. take a look at some of the questions i asked. is the iowa caucuses very important to you? >> it is very important to her. >> reporter: in that q&a that i had with her, i said congresswoman, the person who emerges as the winner of the iowa caucuses doesn't always go on to become the republican nominee. she said it's important for ana candidate to have a presence in iowa and she called it the breadbasket of the world. >> for the latest in political news, you know where to go, cnnpolitics.com. >>> maria shriver filing for a divorce, a look at some of the other top stories of the day next. a

meanwhile, gop candidate michele bachmann is in iowa and shannon travis caught up with her at an iowa cityreporter to speak with bachmann, and he asked her why iowa is so important. >> ay is t iowa is the first in nation, and it is very important to be here, because the values and the opinions of the people in iowa count. they count for the nation. this is important to be here, because it is the bread basket of the world. this is where the food is grown and the best farmers in the world are here in iowa and it is important to come here to listen to what people have to say in iowa and take that message back to washington, d.c. >> and michele bachmann has been on a roll joining mitt romney at the top of the gop poll. she officially kicked off her campaign a month ago. and news from the campaign of herman cain. two staffers have resigned saying that his results of a iowa straw poll was poor. >>> a mother and father who lost their son while he was fighting in afghanistan are taking on a fight of their own here for same-sex marriage rights. coming up, hear why this cause is so important to them

an earlier stop in iowa city, it's one of five stops she has today in iowa.he basically kicked off her bus tour in iowa today. so this is going to be a big deal for her and her supporters who are here. and later she's going to be going to an iowa cubs baseball game and talk to supporters and voters there as well. >> so she's on a bus tour, is it all iowa all the time this weekend? where is she going? apparently shannon can't hear me, we'll get back to shannon travis, he's reporteding for us live in iowa. >>> a political note for you, the presidential seal fell off the white house limousine this weekend while he was on his way to the airport. a philly police officer found the seal alongside route 76, he returned to the secret schlts. >>> closing arguments set to begin tomorrow in the murder case that has millions watching. what you can expect. the lawyers to say and what our legal expert thinks of the verdicts, we'll have that for you straight ahead. >>> also more on dominique strauss-kahn and the case against him that seems to be unraveling. is he a guilty ma

she stopped to dine in iowa city and met with potential voters as part of a four-day swing through iowa who officially announced her candidacy last week. a recent poll shows bachman was nearly tied at the top with former massachusetts governor mitt romney. >>> newlyweds prince william and kate middleton have a busy day ahead in their american tour. they traveled to quebec city, overnight. it comes after a whirlwind of a day through ottawa and montreal. peter alexander has more on their trip. >> reporter: even in a glamorous gray dress and heels she wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty. joining a dozen couples celebrating 50 and 60 years together, all of them married april 29th, the same day as william and kate. in an exchange reminiscent of princess diana, he said their kindness gave a tremendous lift, william and kate attended a visit at the canadian war museum, with veterans and their families. it stops in quebec, with its small accept activity movement may prove an ultimate test. just two years ago demonstrators greeted prince charles with violent protests. so far this trip no proble

she'll make six stops in the hawkeye state beginning just an hour from now in iowa city. she'll speak in des moines tonight for a three-week bus tour of the iowa tea party is wrapping up. tonight the republican feels it's expected to expand. michigan congressman, that theus mccotter expected to launch his bid. he will make the announcement in whitmore lake, michigan. >>> the government shutdown continues with no new talks expected until tuesday. state parks, camp grounds, as well as state offices and highway rest stops remain closed. 20,000 state workers sxk the shutdown happened after the legislature and the democratic governor could not agree on closing a two-year $5 billion deficit. >>> more than 1,600 florida state employees got their pink slips friday. they were laid off in an effort to cast a $4 million hole. they're only a small fraction of the government work force. another $562,000 began paying into their pension plans for the first time in 37 years. sfwlirchlgts judgment day for casey anthony is closing in. the prosecution wrapped up its rebuttal case friday agai

the minnesota congresswoman kicked off a three-day bus tour in iowa city today. she's going to make six stops in the state where she's one point behind mitt romney. later today, she'll be in in des moines. tonight, the republican field is expected to expand. mccotter is scheduled to launch his bid in lake michigan. >>> in washington, there is gridlock over the debt crisis. while republicans continue to reject increases, president obama is standing firmly with the democrats today. in his weekly address, the president says not bringing in more money from taxes would mean cuts to education, medical verge and new technology. >> it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford that. because if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires or hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners or oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help, then we'll have to make even deeper cuts somewhere else. >> mike viqueira is live at the white house for us. good saturday morning, my friend. we have the specific opposing de

bach maun will make six stops in the hawkeye state, beginning right around now in iowa city. minnesota congresswoman will speak in des moines tonight for a three-week bus tour by the iowa tea party wrapping up. >>> then tonight the republican deal is expected to expand. michigan congressman thaddeus mccotter expected it launch his presidential bid. he will make the announcement in witmore lake, michigan. >>> this morning in president obama's weekly address, he took a shot at the gop and said tax loophole that is about an fit the wealthiest americans must go. >> it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford to. because if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, or for hedge fund managers or corporate jet owners or for oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help, then we'll have to make even deeper cuts somewhere else. sfwoo nbc's mike gutierrez at the white house for us. good morning, mike. we have the president at the front and center of this debate. the negotiation wills look like what going forward? >>

one includes sow, city -- sikes city iowa and other cities -- soux city iowa and other cities.hange is scheduled to take place in mid-october. >>> american airlines is buying at least 460 new planes in the next five years. 260 of the more fuel efficient jets will come from airbus, which is a major victory for the european plane manufacturer. news of the big order overshadowed american's announcement it lost $260 million in the last quarter which is more than industry experted had expected. >>> the same-sex marriage debate is under-- underway on capitol hill and leading the charge is dianne feinstein. claudine wong joins us live from the newsroom with what's happening right now. >> in sickness and in meth, until death they do part. >> that was feinstein at the press club in washington. she went on to say "this is not a cause we're going to drop. if we don't succeed this session, we'll try again next session." president obama has also thrown his support behind the bill. let's take a look at the hearing right now. the bill would extend full benefits to married comes nationwide, re

heat indexes will be in the dangerous level from minneapolis, all of iowa, kansas city, omaha, st. louis. how hot will it be? kansas city around 9, same for you in st. louis. when you add in oppressive humidity, it's not your typical humidity. ipts much more humid than it should be for this time of year. notice today how hot we'll be on the east coast. new york, 93. d.c., 94. it's not quite as humid yet in the east. later on today, just a heads up to everyone in new england through the great lakes, this area of yellow is slight risk of orange. this area will get cooled off by strong afternoon storms. the biggest threat will be damaging winds. i don't think we'll see tornadoes, hail won't be a problem but gusty winds through the big cities. airport delays are possible. as far as monday's forecast goes, the heat we've talked about, also down along the gulf we'll have thunderstorms, too. we'll take a closer look at some selected cities. you'll be in awe how hot it's going to be at the end of the week. d.c. could be in the 100s three days in a row. he details coming up. >> thanks, bill

hail, dangerous winds and flash flooding around bismarck, sioux falls, iowa city and minneapolis. n the northeast. thunderstorms from new orleans to the carolinas. drenching rainstorms in the southwest. >> 103 in phoenix. 87 in salt lake city. just 68 in seattle. 80s from fargo to detroit. 94 in kansas city. bean town hits 77. new york, 85. and hotlanta still pretty warm at 92. >> indeed. >>> president obama took a little break from dealing with the debt crisis to welcome the world series champion san francisco giants to the white house. >> the president honored the champs calling them a team of characters with character, singling out the long-haired tim lincecum and the heavily-bearded ronnie wilson. >> the giants were originally set to be at the white house the end of april, beginning of may. but you may remember, that was the weekend president obama was busy supervising the raid on osama bin laden. a little occupied. >> had some minor things on his plate. a little distracted. they had their day at the white house. >> he got back to it. >> congrats to those guys. more "world news

city, wichita, arkansas. heat advisories around chicago, even st. louis this morning, all through iowa, the quad cities, minneapolis. this is where temperatures will be almost in the dangerous category. when we start worrying about the elderly, especially people without air conditioning. if you have those neighbors, check on them today. 97 in chicago. heat index 100, 105. everywhere in red is in the 90s. i'd say about half the country today will be in the 90s. the exceptions, the great lakes, new england will be cooler. enjoy one more beautiful day for you. now we finally cool things off in montana. even phoenix today, 113. let me take you through your fourth of july forecast. today, the green shows with youer you where we will be dealing with rain. most areas will be dry today. by the time we get to saturday, not a lot of showers or storms. i don't think anyone will get washed out of their weekend plans, that includes in the northern plains with afternoon storms. maybe isolated storms on sunday, especially in massachusetts and connecticut. down in the southeast and florida, a chance o

he had index in quad cities, in iowa, 131 what it felt like in the shade. seattle is 68 and other good news, there is nothing going on around major airports but could be severe weather around minneapolis. >>> shangs so much. it's 4:48. >> british prime minister david cameron is addressing the parliament on the growing hacking and bribery scandal. he is defending his former communications chief who is one of ten arrested. you are looking at a live picture of the british prime minister's address at parliament. he said an inquiry will be launched in the relationship between press, police and politicians. it raises questions over the ethics and value of the police force. prime minister's comments come a day after rupert murdoch denied personal responsibility in the scandal. >>> president obama says congressional leaders from both parties will start talking turkey as soon as today in a plan to reduce the deficit and raise the debt limit. republican controlled house required a constitutional budget amendment. they say the plan is no go. here is more. >>> as the c

host: that was scott from mason city, iowa. washington has a chart they call the menu of budget possibilities. we are hearing so many choices. senator co-burn is here. here are a comparison of four. the $4 trillion deal called the grooned bargain which comprises any or all of the options for $4 trillion in savings. the $3 trillion deal, and the $2.5 trillion deal, and the $1.5 trillion deal called "the fallback deal." let's look at the tax changes. that caller was in favor of more flat tax. two of the tax plans have a thorough tax overhaul in them. the two smaller ones do not. for the caller concerned about medicare changes, cuts to medicare raising the eligibility age to 67, the two largest plans, the $4 trillion and $3 trillion have that. the two smaller plans do not. you can find those at "the washington post."-- you can find those at washingtonpost.com. l caller: my area down here, we have no jobs. we've people laid off. we give back to this tax cut. you got people all on disability here. you got them on medicare. and peopl

in iowa city, iowa, the office of smart growth recently received a grant -- approved a grant to renew their downtown river front area after the 2008 flood devastated that community. with the help of e.p.a., they created a plan with input and support from local elected officials, business leaders, local residents, it's helped generate, regenerate, the downtown business area while preserving geen space and recreational areas for families moving into the newly redeveloped residential buildings. closer to my side of the continent, just picking at random, communities of drakes and victor in idaho received a smart growth implementation assistance grant to help analyze the barriers and opportunities of infill development in support of downtown revitally effort. this helped small communities take advantage of public-private partnerships and redevelopment opportunities that helped revitalize these small rural towns. hundreds of other communities across the country have are received similar assistance under the smart growth program but these cooperative efforts would come to an end under this h

it includes sioux city, iowa. aberdeen, south dakota. delta connection partners will serve those communities. >>> 5:14 the army psychiatrist charged in a fort hood rampage is arraigned in court today. if convicted of the november, 2009 attack major nadal hew san could face charges. a judge is expected to set a date for the trial at today's hearing. glance los angeles county -- >>> a los angeles county judge will hear to set back the trial. >>> this morning investigators in frank are trying -- in san francisco are trying to solve a bizarre mystery. they are working to identify a man who's body was found in a u- haul van parked on geary. a u-haul worker made the discovery since wednesday. it had been parked there for about a week and had four parking tickets on the windshield. they do not suspect foul play. >>> cal tran is asking residence to stop feeding nearby birds. the birds are nesting in three trees around the mobile home park. in order to build a sound wall 139 of the 174 trees will need to be cut down. those trees are protected by

there are four cities in illinois and iowa that are on river. they had heat index of 131. this is direct sunlight but that is white camry with light tan interior and it says 178 degrees. how hot it can get in a car in direct sunlight. how hot it is. >> back here at home, we have hot weather too but nothing like that. beautiful picture from mount tamalpais this morning, looking to the south way off in the distance you can see ocean beach no clouds. let's talk about the temperatures that are hanging around. we are running about 56 in half moon bay to low to mid-70s around the bay shore and low to mid 80s inland. temperatures are about 6-12 degrees warmer than they were yesterday at this time. santa cruz, 61 to 72 in watsonville and 85 in gilroy. so highlights, warmest afternoons we got them today and tomorrow. the clouds, watch for these on friday morning. when they start to come back that is when the sea breeze takes over and that will affect our afternoons by bringing other temperatures cooler than average for friday, saturday, sunday and monday and tuesday. oakland five d

there are four cities in illinois and iowa that are on river. they had heat index of 131.his is direct sunlight but that is white camry with light tan interior and it says 178 degrees. how hot it can get in a car in direct sunlight. how hot it is. >> back here at home, we have hot weather too but nothing like that. beautiful picture from mount tamalpais this morning, looking to the south way off in the distance you can see ocean beach no clouds. let's talk about the temperatures that are hanging around. we are running about 56 in half moon bay to low to mid-70s around the bay shore and low to mid 80s inland. temperatures are about 6-12 degrees warmer than they were yesterday at this time. santa cruz, 61 to 72 in watsonville and 85 in gilroy. so highlights, warmest afternoons we got them today and tomorrow. the clouds, watch for these on friday morning. when they start to come back that is when the sea breeze takes over and that will affect our afternoons by bringing other temperatures cooler than average for friday, saturday, sunday and monday and tuesday. oakland five deg

. >> today the minnesota congresswoman will host meet and greets in carol and sioux city iowa. mitt romney's keeping distance from the hawkeye state. he's running a leaner campaign as opposed to 2008. he's out with a new online add for the fourth of july. >> we can be just as proud. >> i'm doing well. >> i'd like to thank everyone who sent packages during the holiday season. >> we are grateful for the support and good cheer you help bring to the holiday season. >> proud to be an american. >> herman cain headlined the "we the people" convention in ohio following news two of his top staffs are quit. they confirmed their resignations. the businessman talked about small government and lower taxes. >> we have an administration and a president that wants to turn america into a government-dominated socialist country. >> and michigan congress wham thaddeaus mccotter the latest gop candidate to toss his hat into the ring. >> today i am announcing my candidacy for the nomination of my republican party to serve as your president of the united states. >> after that announcement the five-te

iowa. and some cities reporting record water and electricity use and many are opening cooling centers.nd now the weather machine. steve brown in chicago. some parts of country this is dangerous, steve. >>reporter: it has, they have ten deaths already attributed to the heat wave that will linger through the weekend and in kansas city seniors get calls suggesting if you are without air conditioning, this is a place where you can go. in minnesota, because of the heat, a section of interstate 94 buckled. the heat and humidity causing the road to shift so it was shut down for two hours. in chicago, they expect a busy day at the beaches with 24. because of cool winds blowing in across lake michigan bringing if moisture over hot land, now you have fog and the fog is so thick they have had a fog advisory out and had to close the beaches so the coolest territory in the midst of the heat, 23 of 24 of the beaches are closed. >> thank you from chicago, steve. and now, high and dry in the fox extreme weather center. heat index off the charts. >> parts of iowa 131 with the humidity. do you not see h

your book and want you to expand on it p "candidate obama, a woman complained to obama in iowa that inner cityids don't know how to dress for a job. below is obama's response. pull up your pants he interjected as the crowd laughed, pull up your participants." >> guest: right. that's the other part of the obama effect. i don't doubt at all that he has great concern for all the young people in this country, especially young blacks, however, he has tended at times to be -- i wouldn't say demeaning, but falling into line like bill cosby to say that young black people have not kind of played by the rules that hay lows them to succeed. in this case, he's suggesting that, in fact, because they wear their pants low or sagging pants that they exhibit cultural atritts that suggest that's the reason why, in fact, they are unemployed or that's the reason why they are not succeeding socially. you know, i'd like to think, in fact, that we can have a broader analysis and discussion about where young black people exist in the country, how they figure into the political community, are they full members, are th

iowa, if you make it to the west, you can go on gowalla. you can see john king's 50-state tour, give you restaurant recommendations. fourth street cafe in sioux cityials, you won't leave country. north dakota, one more, then i want to hear what you're looking for out there. here's tnt diner west fargo. milk shakes. the locals recommend milk shakes for breakfast. i'm not sure i recommend that. so you see the partisanship, the polarizing here in washington. what are your big questions? obviously this is a complicated 50-state puzzle. each state's a little different. you go out with what one big question? >> well, what do you think about what's going on in washington? what do you think of the president? what do you think of the republicans? but also,want to meet a lot of small business people on this trip. i want to hear about what kind of problems you're having inning to business these days. what does the economy look like from the bottom up

iowa, 129. hutchison, minnesota, 123. in oklahoma city -- >> more gross heat, guys. really only thing i can think of to say tomorrow. >> reporter: there have only been two days in july with a temperature lower than 100. one day, 9 8. the other day, 99. yes, it is hot this summer. but the images that tell us that, the buckled pavement, in oklahoma, firemen getting wet in ks kansas kansas. >> it's very hot. very humid today. >> reporter: the chorus of the hot weather laments. >> i can't stand it. i just can't stand it. >> reporter: it's actually a time honored summer ritual. because we've had hot weather before. >> the pattern that we're seeing right now is very similar to the 1930s and '40s. we've been here before but we have a lot more people, a lot of requirements now and a lot more exposure to it the number of people with have. >> reporter: still this is now. and, it does have consequences, economic ones, for example. this heat can be hard on crops. that was evident at this farmer's market. >> we had three tomatoes off of one vine. that's all. before they just frie

city. a violent drug cartel plans to target americans for robbery, drugs. >> there's news in iowa about a pair of republican hopefuls. michele bachmann is on a multi-city bus tour trying to build on her strong showing in a recent state-wide tour. iowa kicked off the season with the iowa caucus next year, and a shift in the iowa staff for republican herman kane. two top staffers have resigned. he's downplaying the changes and insists new hires are coming on board. >>> rhode island has legalized civil unions. it will give same-sex couples new breaks, health couple benefits, but it falls short of marriage. it fell through despite strong opposition. >> up next, jaw dropping testimony from the woman who said she had an affair with casey anthony's father in the weeks after little caylee went missing. >> do you get to know mr. anthony a little better? >> yes. >> did you develop a relationship with mr. anthony? >> we started to. >> and was it an intimate relationship? >> yes. >> what else did crystal holloway have to say? we'll hear that when we come back. >>> did you develop a relationship with mr. a

than the deadly weather back in the east where heat index values hit 131 in the quad city four cities around iowa illinois. isn't that beautiful? if you can capture that and send it to facebook -- i already did. take a look. it is gorgeous this morning. let's talk about temperatures. we are still running in the 50s and 60s with mostly clear except for the finger of fog and around the monterey bay and inland temperatures in the low to mid-50s. three things i want you to know before you head out the door this morning, today and tomorrow they'll be the warmest afternoons in the forecast. morning clouds return on friday that will signal a change that brings us cooler than average afternoons all the way through the weekend and early parts of the next week. forecast has changed next weeks. redwood city one degree cooler livermore and san jose 3. oakland and san francisco 5. sun will set at 8:28. east bay valleys warmest weather low to mid 90s. mid to upper 70s richmond 75 and low to mid-80s for everybody else on the east bay shores. upper 80s in the south bay with san jose at 86. low to mid-80s for the

iowa caucus. >>> and new york city mayor rudy giuliani says he is making a decision to run. he has traveled to new hampshire several times in the past few weeks. >>> even donald trump who bowed out of the race back in may is saying, don't count me out quite yet. last night, the donald revealed he is considering a run again. >> if the economy continues to do badly, and if the republicans pick somebody that i think is the wrong person and isn't going to win, i would very seriously consider running as an independent. >> all right. joining me now is nationally syndicated talk show host michael smerconish who is also a msnbc contributor. >> and jeff, the one thing i know for sure and probably the only thing that i feel i know to a certainty about the 2012 cycle is that that man will never run for president. i happen to think that the reason he does want into run is the reason he says he is most anxious to run which is that he can't wait to show us his tax returns and the financials which by the way he could show us to day. but it is a total ruse for publicity. >> he had the publi

although traveling around the state of iowa as i have, we are on a 50 city tour over the next couple mony any in iowa over what is going on in washington. people are not happy we don't have leadership from the president and the republicans people to be all over the map and not delivering a clear message to the american people. >> greta: in other words you are glad to be in iowa, at least tonight? >> that's why i'm running not for the senate because i think we need leadership. that's been the problem. we've had a president who hasn't told the truth to the american people about the gravity of the problem. he's been hiding the ball. not putting forward a plan. still haven't put forward any concrete plan. it has put the republicans in a difficult position. john boehner has a tough job. i think both the house and senate republicans have done a poor job in articulating what we want to accomplish. we have to outline principles to the american public. we are for a balanced budget and limited government. >> greta: you may disagree with some of them. they are within each party there are several

city, st. louis, all of indiana, all of iowa, and most of michigan, too, all of kentucky, and right along the midatlantic. from everywhere from about north carolina right up i-95 into boston we're under those heat warnings. as you walk outside this morning, you'll notice the temperatures are very warm. typically most locations go below 80 degrees at night. we're at 82 in chicago. we're at 81 in washington, d.c., and look at our friends in dallas at 85 to start your morning. this map shows you the humidity. the darker the green, the more humid you are and the more uncomfortable it will be. these are the dew points. when you get something like 76 in d.c., that's a very humid air mass. that's more humid than new orleans, more humid than miami. even areas in the gulf have the humidity we have in d.c. and that means it's going to be a very uncomfortable afternoon. current heat index, 88 new york, these are temperatures not heat index, but the temperatures alone are near 100 in the midatlantic, 101 in dallas. today and tomorrow is the peak, and then we'll get a -- it will die off towards the weekend. >> way to

pawlenty who raised $4.5 million and spending it with pace-setting $400,000 iowa tv ad buy and 700-mile r.v. tour through 18 cities next week. it's all about a strong showing at the iowa upcoming fox debate and the ames straw poll now less than a month away. but bachmann has inched in the lead in some iowa polls and ron paul often excels in straw polls and has had $200,000 of his own in tv ads running in iowa. businessman herman cain could also be a threat to tim pawlenty who could end up squeezed out in the top three in ames. mitt romney was in new hampshire today. he is competing in the iowa fox debate and his name will be on the ames straw poll ballot but the iowa lead-off caucus are not as important to romney as the first primary in new hampshire where he is spending most of his campaign time. while the former massachusetts governor blasted the obama economy in the mill town of merlind. a newspaper sinked him as awkward millionaire unable to connect with real people. gallup says 58% of republicans and right-leaning voters cannot name a favorite 2012 g.o.p. candidate. those getting occasionm mentions include ro

iowa, heat buckled a highway. it caused water main breaks in oklahoma city. temperatures should start cooling down in the midwest over the weekend. cities in the east will still be sweltering into next week. >> 130 degrees, when you were growing up in missouri what is the hottest you remember the heat index? >> about 118, 117. >> how was that? >> if it was great. sitting in the pool doing nothing. [ laughter ] >> i think was 1078 we played football. >> drink a lot of water. >> down to 107 pounds after all that. >> take a look outside. 4:52, that is a lot of water, a little cloudiness as we look back from sutro. sea breeze will affect the coast and bay shore. we'll talk about the temperatures. if you are leaving the house right now we still have 60-degree temperatures, fairfield, concord, antioch and mountain view. upper 50s for the rest of us, monterey bay and inland, mid to upper 50s. highlights, sunny away from the coast today. the cooling begins at the coast and for parts of the bay. we'll see more clouds tonight and all of us will start a cooling trend to

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iowa. >> here in the quad cities, the heat and humidity has really been stressing the crops, especially the corn. and farmers are very concerned it's going to cut into their yields. >> reporter: even the skies aren't friendly in this heat. abc's barbara pinto was in chicago. >> it's so hot here at chicago o'hare, that they've banned pets from flying in the cargo holds in planes. and it's dangerous and potentially deadly. only animals small enough to fit under the seat, like max here, are able to fly. >> reporter: the bigger you are, the bigger the problem. even zoo animals are being hosed down. yesterday on "gm we showedou the heat dome thats blocking this heat and feeds on itself. and that dome opens up and flies east. so, now,ome of theation's biggest population sections from d.c. through phillinto new york and into boston now feel the heat that most of the nation has already been feeling for a long time. robin? >> i'm going to take it, sam. thanks. another tough day ahead. >>> and we wanted to take a closer look at how extreme temperatures and humidity affect our bodies. it's almost imme