john burns is joining us from tripoli. john, explain what you are seeing on the ground that would lend credence that nato is targeting gadhafi directly. john burns, are you there? we'll try to get in touch with john. general clark, you're former supreme allied commander of nato is. this even legal? can nato target a head of state like this, if in fact they are? >> well, he's not acting as head of state here. he's part of a military chain of command, as fran was explaining the logic of this. it's perfectly logical. the orders to attack civilians emanate from a chain of command. chain of command has operation centers and operations personnel. it has a communications means to convey those orders to the troops. and so if you' can attack the troops, you can attack the communications means. if you can attack the communication means, you can attack the command and control. and if you attack the command and control, you can attack the commander. >> i'm told we now have john burns in tripoli. john, from what you have seen on the gro

john burns, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> let us know what you think on facebook or twitter @andersoncooper. i'll try to be tweeting tonight. >>> coming up, shocking testimony in the casey anthony trial. multiple internet searches for the word chloroform on her home computer. a computer she shared with her parents. details on that. and what other words she searched for. wait till you hear some of the other ones. >>> up next, more breaking news. late new calls for anthony weiner to step down. a sexting partner speaking out in a stunning report that his wife, a top aide to secretary of state hillary clinton is pregnant. the latest in all that and the back story of what used to be washington's power couple. >>> anderson, tonight, the story continues of kirk andrew murphy enrolled in a government-funded study aimed at making effeminate boys more masculine. the therapy drastic and brutal. he took his own life. tonight, part two of our investigation. how does the doctor respond to the family's allegation his ther

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tonight, mark halperin, roger simon, john burns and gretchen morgenson when we continue. every story needs a hero we can all root for. who beats the odds and comes out on top. but this isn't just a hollywood storyline. it's happening every day, all across america. every time a storefront opens. the midnight oil is burned. or when someone chases a dream, not just a dollar. they are small business owners. so if you wanna root for a real hero, support small business. shop small. captioning sponsor by rose comnications from our studios inew york citythis is charlie rose. high political theater. it was interesting psychology, it was as much about motivation as politics but politics was certainly involved. congressman anthony weiner admitted today that he had lied about sending explicit messages to women online. speaking earlier at a hastily called press conference he explained his behavior. >> in addition, over the past few years i have enged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over twitter, facebook, e-mail and occasionally on the phone with women i had met onlin

john burns, thank you so much.hat you think on facebook or twitter @ anderson cooper. i'll try to be tweeting tonight. >>> coming up, shocking testimony in the casey anthony trial. multiple internet searches for the word chloroform on her home computer. a computer she shared with her parents. details on that. and what other words she searched for. wait till you hear some of the other ones. >>> up next, more breaking news. new calls for anthony weiner to step down. a sexting partner speaking out and reports that his wife, a top aide to secretary of state clinton, is pregnant. the latest in all that and the back story of what used to be washington's power couple. hey, did you ever finish last month's invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get back to these invoices... which i'll do right after making your favorite pancakes. you know what? i'm going to tidy up your side of

cnn as well as john burns on the ground in tripoli and wesley clark. >>> an emotional day in the caseyhony murder trial. graphic photos of her daughter, caylee shown in court showing her skull, including a closeup of duct tape on her nose and mouth area. gary tuchman was in court. we'll talk to him and dr. drew pinsky about how casey anthony's stories don't add up. we'll learn new lies she told to her brother. >>> also 5-year-old kirk murphy was enrolled in a government study aimed at making efem net boys more masculine. kids like kirk are being sent to something called reparative therapy. that's part three of our 360 investigation. uncovering the truth. those stories and more at the top of the hour. more piers morgan in a moment. >>> so one of the little known things i think about you is this extraordinary story on 9/11. you had an office in cantor fitzgerald's office block. a friend of yours allowed you some office space, and you were 20 minutes late for work. you were going to go in to work that day and just weren't quite on time as you would have been. >> i was sitting at the "good

fire burning up the west. john blackstone investigates the la nina weather system. is gingrich out of the presidential race? bob schieffer says one of the best-known candidates has a wholesale mutiny on his hands. refugees flee as the syrian dictator cracks down. our elizabeth palmer is right there with them. and byron pitts shows us the hard times generation. an american school where 85% of the kids have no home. >> when i saw the children eating ketchup for lunch it just crushed me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. wherever you are, chances are it's a scorcher. and we wondered what's behind it all. have a look at this. for the second day in more than half of the country the temperature reached 90 degrees or higher. baltimore and newark, new jersey set records when the mercury hit triple digits. in texas, more than 80% of the state is in a drought. in arizona, firefighters are in a losing battle against a huge wildfire. we check in first with bill whitaker on the fire line. >> reporter: this gian

senator john mccain toured damage from the wildlifes burning in his state. the senator got a close-up look at the damage from the monument fire near the mexican border. so far that fire has scorched more than 20,000 acres and damaged or destroyed 50 homes. firefighters say they have not yet determined how the fire started. but today mccain said he is concerned it might have been started by illegal immigrants crossing into the u.s. >> if set fires because they want to signal others and think set fires to keep warm and they have set fires in order to divert law enforcement agents and agencies from them. >> and from the front lines of wallow fire, in eastern arizona, fire crews say it's now 38% contained. that fire, the largest in arizona's history, has burnedded more than half a million acres and destroyed two dozen homes and cabins. >>> the republican leadership conference choose a familiar name in its presidential straw poll. at the conference today in new orleans texas congressman ron paul easily won the paul and utah govern jon huntsman was a distant secon

they used gelatin, and there were heat jets that purposed, and -- burned, and like john fulton did in the later movie, they came together by reversing the movie, reversing the films. i like special effects. >> [inaudible] >> oh. well, about how long -- >> well, i think i've got the heart of your question, and i'll give a quick illustration -- in 1960 the book came out called the year 2000. wonderful book, early use of computers just coming in. and he -- they, hudson institute put it together -- and the book starts with long-term, multifold trends. and among them the first 18 were about secularization and religion. so they said the future of the world will be that everything will be determined impairically -- impairically. there were about ten adjectives. empirical, concrete, pragmatic, a whole list of these things. and then they said, because they were not dumb people, we're looking long term instead of the short term. and if you look at the long term, he listed a lot of philosophers of the 20th century, almost all of them envision a future in which the human story is too loaded up to

streets of cairo not a peep out of the corporate media and meanwhile we have william burns in cairo talking with mr john tally the provisional head at the moment of the government and even the trial of the interior minister who is hated so much on the interior minister and also mubarak has been adjourned people are not getting what they thought they were getting when they toppled hosni mubarak we must remember that joe biden and hillary clinton didn't want to go back to go as a last name of barak and his cronies so many of them are retaining power and he's a very dangerous situation and we mustn't forget what's crucial here for be as rational the international outlook is this is canal that's where trade goes through and it is the most populous country arab country in the arab world and we're not hearing anything about it in the corporate news it's as if that revolutions done and dusted in the egyptian people of. and now in brief for you the international stories we're covering today a u.s. flag tribunals issued arrest warrants in connection with the murder in two thousand and five of love in all its for

john kasik. no word on any potential political deals out of that. >>> a wildfire has burned more than a half a million acres so far in eastern arizona and look at the flames there. but today crews have the wallow fire under enough control to allow many evacuees to start returning to their home. right now the fire is about 30% contained. >>> senator john mccain surveyed the damage in his home state. another wildfire known as the monument fire is burning in the southern part of arizona. that one is only 15% contained. >>> okay, so, check out the severe weather that hit colorado's eastern plains. look. you know, it made for some real slow going on highway 71 in elbert county. the road was covered with two inches of hail. there were a few funnel clouds spotted earlier, but no damage reported. >>> the picture shared around the world via social media. and the two are speaking out about their kiss during a riot in vancouver. the photo quickly went viral. it turns out they didn't fall to the ground in a moment of passion. as you can see, they had been knocked down by police after getting pushed around by the

already, the acres burned from forest fires so far is equal to all of 2010. abc's john >> reporter: drought conditions are fanning the flames of raging wildfires throughout the southwest. >> we need rain. >> yes. >> we really need rain. >> reporter: three dozen massive wildfires are blazing through ten states. burning more than 1.2 million acres. among the hardest hit states, texas and arizona. >> it's dry out. smallest little fire with the wind. like today, it spreads fast. >> reporter: arizona senator john mccain blamed illegal immigrants for starting some of the fires tchls federal spokesman denied evidence to support that claim. >> our biggest challenge right now is drought conditions, extreme fire danger. >> 1,000 arizona firefighters are on the front lines battling two major wildfires that forced thousands from their homes. >> it looks like a war zone. it does. >> in texas, fire closed i-45 the highway that links dallas and houston. >> the wind and humidity are not working in our favor. we didn't see humidity recovery until late, late last night. we have didn't ge

now 42 square miles have already burned more than 70 homes and businesses have been destroyed along the arizona- mexico border. senator johnd because he suspects illegal immigrants started the fire. >>> firefighters with set fire to 50 acres of land. that burn is designed to clear brush and train firefighters. it will take place between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.. >>> time now 6:56. jack in the box is taking the toys out of its kids meals. all of this comes after a lot of fast food companies find themselves under pressure to stop using toys to market high calorie meals for children. that will allow the company to focus on their target audience. men between the ages of 18 and 34 years old. here in the bay area, san francisco, and santa clara county they already prohibit restaurants for serving toys with meals that are high in calorie and sugars. >>> let's check back in with sal far look at the commute. >> it's getting busy as we approach the 7:00 hour. 237 stop and go here. 880 has not filled in yet. that is a decent drive. if you are driving to the toll plaza there will be a delay of 20 minutes. let's go to steve. >>> thank y

john berman, thanks. we appreciate it. >>> now to that massive wildfire burning out of control in arizona. more than 400,000 acres charred and thousands of people evacuated. it is now the second largest fire in arizona history, and it's now moved across state lines into new mexico. clayton sandell is on the front lines in pine top, arizona. clayton, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. firefighters made good progress against the fire which has destroyed at least 29 homes, and those thousands of evacuees you mentioned were hoping it was good enough so they could return home. but overnight they found out they did not get the news athey wanted. working in blast furnace heat, ground crews are fighting fire with fire torching trees and brush in a controlled fire called a backfire hoping to gain an advantage over a blaze that still has the upper hand. this giant dc-10 tanker and calmer winds have helped slow the blaze, but today winds may gust to alarming speeds posting new challenges for firefighters deployed from around the country. these firefighters are from the angele

burning more than 800 square miles. >>> another hat in the ring for the republican race for president. former utah governor john huntsman launched his bid for the g.o.p. nomination today. he promised a civil campaign. >>> a programming note to tell you about. this friday, kron4 will air nbc programming starting at 8:00 p.m. we will run two hours of date line, followed by the kron4 news at 10:00. >>> less than 20 hours from now, president obama is due to announce his plan for a drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan. he is still making up his mind on the full scope but according to a new poll, the cuts are not going to be as deep as most americans want. >> reporter: 10 years after the overthrow of the taliban government, 100,000 american troops are still fighting and dying in afghanistan. so far, more than 1,500 american troops have been killed. 12 of them in the last week alone. and the cost to american taxpayers has topped $10 billion a month. now that osama bin laden is dead, many people are pushing for an accelerated pullout. >> we support our troops so much and we love them every day and pray for them every

burning more than 800 square miles. >>> another hat in the ring for the republican race for president. former utah governor johnman launched his bid for the g.o.p. nomination today. he promised a civil campaign. >>> a programming note to tell you about. this friday, kron4 will air nbc programming starting at 8:00 p.m. we will run two hours of date line, followed by the kron4 news at 10:00. that's friday. [ bailiff ] fee court is now in session. come on out, guys. the jury has reached its decision. now, you guys found the other airline guilty of charging a 150-dollar change fee. you bet! southwest would never do that. and that was after she changed her flight and paid the difference in airfare. that other airline treated her wrong. she was understandably upset. well, who can afford a 150-dollar change fee? he was surprised with the verdict. you got that right. [ male announcer ] don't pay a change fee on top of a fare difference. fly southwest, the only major airline that never charges change fees. fly southwest, and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over

senator john mccain surveyed the damage in his home state. another wildfire is burningn the southern part of arizona. that one is only 158 percent contained. new york could become the nation's sixth state to the legalize same-sex marriage. tuck imagine it is causing a very heated debate. system debates, as a matter of fact. next my conversation with new york state democrat daniel o'donnell who is in a same sex relationship and brian brown, president of the national organization for marriage. plus, if you're a fan of hbo series "law and order special victims unit" we've got the real deal for you. an up-close look at the team of prosecutors. that is straight ahead here on cnn. if you're looking for any information, you can reach out to us on social media, twitter, facebook, cnn.com/don and check in with us on foursquare. of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for gre

burn your mouth -- >> really appreciate this. >> reporter: but it can also fill your stomach and warm your heart. johnman, abc news, new york. >> and you can find out how to donate a pizza at abcnews.com/worldnews. for diane sawyer and all of us at abc news, thanks for watching tonight. be sure to check out "nightline" later. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "gma." have a good night. see you tomorrow morning on "good morning america." have a good night. >>> tonight a summer storm giving mean together phrase "june gloom". >> developing news. a new headline in the oscar grant shooting. we're live as bart reaches a settlement with his mother. >> and i'm michael finney with a law that could change your next rent acar. >> evidence after kus by a major pork supplier, what happens before it ends up on your dinner table. >>> a typical winter's day at the golden gate bridge, except it's the end of june. a summer rain storm roll as cross the bay area, good evening, everyone. today's storm turned out to be more than just a passing cloud or two. it brought down pours to a number of places including novato. san fr

john lennon as a conservative. it's a new picture paint today in a new documentary. the newsosed >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>>. >> i father faces charges of burning his young son in an oven. the child abuse trial began this week. prosecutors say the 17-month-old was banging his hand on the hot oven door. he decided to teach him a lesson, putting him in the oven. the boy had seven and third degree burns. he could face nine years in prison. >> a cruise ship with an outbreak of noro virus is undergoing sanitation today. the cruise line says 53 people on the sea princess had symptoms of the noro virus during a trip to alaska. many say the outbreak had little impact on them. >> they responded quickly and instead of the buffet table and the passengers maiblging food they had workers doing witness gloves. i think they sent passengers who are sick in their room. >> it's a illness that is easily transmitted. and in last up to three days. the ship scheduled to depart on another trip. >> the richmond plunge is close forward repairs. the city using a camera to see what is causing the back up at the public swimming pool. the hope is to reopen before the weeke

burned 42 square miles. destroyed 70 homes and businesses. and all of those canyons. arizona senator johnmccain has been criticized for suggesting illegal immigrants are responsible for the wild fire. >>> part of monterey county will be set on fire this morning. it will take place at the lou guy that pistol range from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.. it's designed to clear brush along the way. >>> futile is now 5:45. a new investigation in the that massive oil spill. the explosion on the deep water horizon killed 11 people. spilled millions of gallons of oil into the water. it also says the company did not assess, manage, and communicate some of the risks. >>> the federal reserve wraps up its two-day meeting today and chairman ben bernanke will show k consider what it holds. they expect their colleagues to leave interest rates unchanged. they also believe the fed will say inflation will remain under control with the exception of food and energy prices. bernanke is trying to make the central banks actions more transparent. >>> the pressure is growing for ed lee to join the race to become san franci

john is correct. it's nothing to worry about. what you're seeing interest exhausts from the auxiliary power units. you can think of them as small jet engines. and they're burningrozine. supplies the hydraulic pressure for all of the systems i aboard the "endeavour." >> when i saw the "endeavour" coming in, i heard the communications and the talk between mark kelly and mission control, it was a real goose bump moment for me. what was it like for you, leroy? this must have been -- i don't want to overapply it, but fairly emotional for you. >> very much so. any shuttle flight is special. coming up to the landing or the culmination of the end of the flight is a very special moment. that's kind of a stressful time on the commander as he or she makes the actual landing. and as you come down, the wheels stop, especially this time, the last time for "endeavour," it's definitely bittersweet. i did my first two spacewalks out of "endeavour's" air lock many years ago. and every vehicle, every shuttle is special. and "endeavour" is no exception. >> leroy, we're now coming up to the last shuttle flight, the "atlantis" in july, if it all goes according to plan and on schedu

burned in kern county, 45 miles east of bakersfield. nearby communities have been evacuated including dutch john flats.cted thunderstorms are feared because hundreds of abandoned gold mines are in the area. the key fire, as it's been named is 10% contained. >>> in arizona, the huge wildfire there could grow because of a windy forecast and expected lightning storm. there are no containment on the wildfire near new mexico and eastern arizona. it's burned 184,000 acres and forced the evacuation of more than 2200 people. they ordered more to evacuate yesterday. firefighters have come from oregon and new york. it's the third largest wildfire in state history. so far, no injuries reported. >> let's hope it remains that way. zero containment is a tough fight. high winds and dry conditions make for a tough one to fight a fire. >> then you have the system of low pressure headed that way, capable of producing strong lightning strikes. yeah, they are under the gun. us, however, we are getting a break, finally. we had strong storms roll through the east bay. i was watching the radar. concord got hit hard. san jose

john hendren has the latest. >> reporter: drought conditions are fanning wildfires. >> we need rain. we really need rain. >> reporter: three dozen massive wildfires are blazing through ten states, burning more than 1.2 million acres. among the hardest-hit states, texas and arizona. >> it's dry out. the smallest little fire with the wind, just like today, it doesn't take long for it to spread long. >> reporter: arizona senator john mccain blamed illegal immigrants for setting the flames. but the federal spokesman there there's denying those claims. they're battling two major wild fires that have forced thousands from their homes. >> it looked like a war zone. it really does. >> reporter: in texas, fire has closed i-45, the highway that links dallas and houston. evacuated the town of midway. about 200 homes. >> the wind and humidity aren't working in our favor. we didn't see humidity recovery until late, late last night. we didn't get as much as we thought we would. >> reporter: authorities have evacuated fire-prone regions throughout the southwest but not everyone is listening. >> we ain't leaving until the fire's in the backyard for good. when we know it's going to hit the house, we'll

burn your mouth. >> i really appreciate this. >> reporter: but it can also fill your stomach and heart. johnc news, new york. >> you've got to check out this website. >>> this morning on "world news now," terrorist take-down. gunmen and suicide bombers attack a popular hotel. >> the taliban has claimed responsibility for the brazen assault that lasted more than four hours. it's wednesday, june 29th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm daniel sieberg. rob nelson is on assignment. >>> a popular hotml!in afghanistan was the scene of a frightening attack late tuesday. afghan commandos and international forces battled a team of suicide bombers and gunmen. a report from kabul coming up with the latest in just a moment. a very scary scene there for the >>> also, some good news now . from one of the most struggling sectors of the economy this morning. home prices. they are up for the first time in almost a year. is it a good time to buy, or is it time still for buyer beware? >> we'll talk about where in the country prices are up too. >> big differen

>> reporter: elsewhere in arizona, the wallow fire has burned more than 500,000 acres, making it the largest in state history. arizona senator johned the area saturday. >> we just came from visiting the alpine -- the fire came to people's doorstep, and the firefighters were there, really nonstop for at least the 48- hour period, destroying hundreds of homes. >> reporter: the fires in arizona are just some of those affecting the southwest. red flag warnings are in effect for new mexico, much of north texas, and portions of, of course, colorado, kansas and utah. >> we've been having the fires in texas burning for a couple of months, and now the fires in new mexico, arizona, and starting to move into colorado. i can't -- i cannot stress enough just how dry this summer is. >> reporter: i'm greg black reporting. >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords back in texas to continue her rehab. >>> that's right. she spent the weekend with her family in tucson, arizona. this was her first hometown trip since she was shot in january. giffords was released from a houston hospital on wednesday, and she had begun her out patient therapy. >>>

burned and 22 homes destroyed. >>> the drought and wildfires in the southwest are part of a spring that has produced more than its share of natural disasters. johnstone looks at what could be behind the unusual weather patterns. >> reporter: in hawaii, in june, there's snow! with people on sleds instead of surfboards. islands tallest volcanic peak does see snow in winter but its been at least 30 years since there's been anything like this. >> i don't know what it has to do with the world climate change or what but it's sort of cool. >> reporter: almost every part of the country has had extreme weather lately. some blame la nina, cyclical cooling of the pacific near the equator. in la nina years, rain patterns in the u.s. change, less in the south and more in the pacific northwest. but this la nina has been declared over and may be only a small part of a complicated mix. >> a lot of this comes down to chaos in the atmosphere. there are so many things going on and we just don't have the tools to measure every single one of them. >> one of the big things going on is a particularly strong jet stream. for much of the year, these high-level winds have

even though historic wildfires are burning all over the planet because of climate change the wildfires in arizona are from illegal immigration will someone please tell john mccain he's not running for office anymore and therefore doesn't have to try to out crazy a tea party challenger well that's right he does still like those lobbyists fossil fuel. coming up michele bachmann has introduced a tax plan which benefits two groups if you are thinking to low and middle class think again about the rich and the filthy rich. steinmetz twenty four seven live streaming news towns what to do about the ongoing financial hurricane unlimited free high quality videos for download. and stories you never find on mainstream news. something that will sell me a political. person more on our team not just saying. but i know now as he's running for president it was only a matter of time before congresswoman michele bachmann introduced her new text tax plan and like tim bolen she's talked tax scheme bachmann's puts the bush tax cuts on steroids in order to pay for even more tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires but one wants to raise taxes on the working families especial

burned so far in kern county, east of bakersfield. a couple nearby communities have been evacuated including dutch john flats.predicted thunderstorms are feared because hundreds of abandoned gold mines are in that area. the key fire, as it's been named is 10% contained. in arizona, a huge wildfire could grow because of a windy forecast and expected lightning storm. there's no containment on the fire near the new mexico border. so far, it's burned 184,000 acres and forced the evacuation of 2200 people. authorities ordered more residents to evacuate yesterday. 1300 firefighters are fighting the flames. it's deemed the third largest fire in history. it's coming as far from oregon and new york. i was in new mexico over the weekend and that smoke made its way there. >> zero containment so far. >> scary. >> up against a lot there. thank you for the update. >>> this morning, several city union representatives are camped across from city hall ready to discuss pension reform. damian trujillo is live in san jose with the latest. a unique way they are doing it. >> reporter: it really is. good morning. it's dawn at san j

john hardy who was the editor of the savannah georgia. in 1818 just before he left which, by the way, was two years before savannah burned to the ground twice. he read this. may all your free citizens, wealthy or poor, be a bribe for their votes as they have here to four. make every quack doctor be patronized still and his talents be judged by the length of his bill. may all your. >> lawyers find themes for the times in their brains get the applause that is to to the lungs may your miserly merchants feel cheap for the pants and with scarce the brains showed good deal of sense. nell to finish my curses upon your bill city and express in keywords i leave you the worst of all curses to remain as you are. we certainly had our people been charmed by savannah, one of them being john baron who in the early 1990's, midnight in the garden of good and evil, one of the best-selling books in the history of publishing. as a matter of fact, tourism in the economy went up 40% a year after midnight in the garden can now. john wrote the following, maybe a little softer. fermi seven and is resistant to change was is veining grace. the city of sealed off from

john who's the editor of the savannah georgia who wrote in 1818 just before he left which by the year was two years before savanna burned to the ground twice was a parting shot. me all your free citizens wealthy or poor be bribed for their votes as they have heretofore. the every doctor be patronized still and his talent be judged by the length of his bill. we all of your lawyers find feeds for their towns and their brains get the applause that is due to their lungs. majeure merchants and with scarcity brains show a good deal of sense. now, to finish my curse upon your ill city and express in a few words of of some of my bidding i leave you savannah the worst of all curses to remain as you are. [laughter] however, we certainly had people charmed by savannah one of the main in '92 and '93 of course wrote midnight in the garden of good and evil, one of the best-selling books in the history of publishing. as a matter of fact, the economy went up 40% the year after midnight in the garden the good and evil came out. john barron's wrote the following about savannah. maybe a little softer look. for me savannah's resistance to

burned himself. the one firefighter did suffer an injury but he was treated at john muir.tand he's back on duty. >> thank you. >>> we are now just 90 muts away from the sentencing of phillip and nancy garrido, the couple charged in the kidnapping and rape of dugard. we have more on with could happen at today's hearing. good morning, claude dean -- claudine. >> reporter: no big surprise are expected. phillip garrido looking at a sentence of 400 years and nancy garrido 40 years. we'll take you to the eldorado county courthouse in placerville. the tape is up in anticipation of the large media presence. there are a limited number of seats and security is tight. the couple has pleaded dpil -- guilty. the prosecution is asking about a max sentencing. they said quote the defendant's prior record is clear. he is a sexual predator and they cite other cases and called his parole quote unbelievable. the prosecutor said garrido should be sentenced to the maximum 431 years and said there's nothing more crowl than snatching an 11-year-old child off the street to repeatedly sexual assaul

john allen will succeed him and begin the withdrawal of u.s. forces there this summer. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning. we are getting word out of france of an incident today involving president nicholas star koas. he was reaching over a metal barricade to greet people in a southern town when someone in the crowd grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him toward the crowd. the president started to lose his balance and fall but was able to catch himself. security officers then tackled that person who grabbed him. >>> a new study this morning suggests that it was u.n. peacekeepers that brought cholera to haiti last fall. the outbreak killed more than 5500 people as the nation was already recovering from a major earthquake. the study says u.n. peacekeepers from nepal spread the disease in the water. the study confirms they were experiencing a cholera outbreak at the teenage. >>> 30 public swimming pools in massachusetts now closed after a woman drowned in a pool but they didn't find her for several days. the body of the 36-year-old marie joseph was found floatin

political lore about brenton and burn in 1977 at around the same time after he created the state income tax. and all of his advisers said, you're going to lose, except one; john, his attorney general, who would become his attorney general in the second term, who said i think you can win re-election. and, of course, we know brendon burn did. but it's a similar kind of pow wow. burn wasn't convinced he could win, but you say corzine -- >> understand the psychology of corzine. and in addition to governor christie giving us considerable access for the research here, governor corzine gave us tremendous time and access and assistance. he provided people from his staff to help answer questions about times and dates and places. really remarkable. and we do give them both credit in the book and, you know, take the politics aside for a second. they gave us the level of access and detail and context that didn't necessarily serve a flattering picture of either one of them 100%, but they were both really helpful for this process. corzine is a guy who believes in himself completely. even when no one else believes in him. you know that there are people in the room who have

burning in arizona, new mexico and texas. >>> texas congressman ron paul won the latest republican presidential straw poll in new orleans while an absent johnising second. the poll was taken at

john. appreciate it. >>> we'll get the headlines right now. massive wildfires forcing thousands to flee their homes tonight. more than a quarter million acres have burnedargest in state history is the wallow fire in northeast arizona near the town of springerville. the cause of the blaze which has scorched 180,000 acres is under investigation right now. >>> yemen is celebrating the departure of their president and the possibility of a truce. a spokesman says a tribal leader agreed with yemen's vice president to stop the fighting. president ali abdullah saudi is in saudi arabia getting medical treatment after an attack on the palace, but the government resists rumors saying he won't return. >>> an angry mob is trying to cross the border between syria and the occupied golan heights. syria claimed 300 were killed and thousands were injured. they were protesting the seizure of golan height's six-day war. >>> one foreman is producing enough sweet potatoes to feed 4 million people, but not for the sweet potato capital of the world. tom foreman is telling us how this simple food is building up america. >> reporter: it is like watching a magic trick. a tractor

john harney who was the editor of the savannah georgian who wrote in 1818 just before he left which, by the way, was two years before savannah one today the ground -- burnedto the ground twice, wrote this parting shot: may all your free citizens, wealthy or poor, be bribed for their votes as they have heretofore. may every quack doctor be patronized still and his talents be judged by the length of his bill. may all your quack lawyers find themes for their tongues and their brains get the applause that is due to their lungs. may your miserly merchant still cheat for their pence, and with case any brains show a great deal of sense. now, to finish my curses upon your ill city and express in few words all the sum of my ditty, i leave you, savannah, cursed as far, the worst of all curses to remain as you are. [laughter] however, we certainly have had our people that have been charmed by savannah, and one of them being john who in the early 990s, of course, "midnight in the garden of good and evil," one of the best-selling books in the history of publishing. matter of fact, tourism and the economy went up 40% the year after "midnight in the garden of good and e

john martin in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture and this pride is edition of conversations with great minds around economist and former advisor to the obama administration dr george burns to the first half hour later in the show i'll debate to polanski's bush inspired tax cuts really solution to solving our country's debt problem here in our weekly rumble fan and the golden years are looking pretty bleak for many american seniors why they're most likely to have one foot in the grave and the other is still on the job and i'd still take. sides conversations of great minds i'm joined by a renowned economist who lend his talents to president obama serving as a member of the white house economic team from two thousand and nine until this recent last month few months ago few months ago he was the chief economist and economic adviser to vice president joe biden and director of the white house task force on the middle class prior to his stint the white house he works for the economic policy institute was the deputy chief economist at the u.s. department of labor currently he's a senior fellow at the center for budget and policy priorities and given our nation's current economi