we'll see the kahuna. except maybe this one. >> there is actually 82 cameras on this instrument here taking one picture of the lightning and one micro second steps of time. >> reporter: he is trying toal us high-speed, high-resolution camera in the world. >> this camera was built in the '60s. it's probably pushing 45, 50 years old. >> reporter: during the cold war, it was used to record nuclear testing and in the '80s, time was actually one of the operators. he's since retro fitted the camera for the digital age. >> this is a shaky image of what the kahuna is seeing right fou. >> reporter: but after many attempts in field tim has president successfully shot a lightning strike with the unwieldy camera. at least not yet. >> i won't give up until this is done. the naysayers it can't be done it drives me harder. >> reporter: today, he and his son, paul, are at it again and get to tag along for the ride. >> let's go. >> reporter: tim and i have looked at the forecast, looks like northern new mexico between 7:00

maybe next time. >> this condition here is very difficult on the kahuna.t good enough. >> reporter: kahuna or not, for those of us who live for storms, sometimes the chase alone is reason enough to sit back and just enjoy the show. >> i don't know how many storms i've seen in my lifetime but every single one of them i still get pretty excited. the little boy in me wants to come out here and watch and stare. >> reporter: for "nightline," ginger zee in colorado. >> tim samaras' hunt for lightning is featured in the august issue of "national geographic" magazine. our thanks to ginger zee. >>> up next, bill weir with our olympic report and our intrepid correspondent julie futy goes in search of the perfect pub. still get you. thos for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing

the first one hits the ground. >> reporter: it's a beautiful image, but it wasn't taken with a kahunaat bright flash, means the camera wasn't fast enough to capture the exact moment when the bolt was born. maybe next time. >> this condition here is very difficult to run the kahuna. >> it's not good enough. >> reporter: kahuna or not, for those of us who live for storms, sometimes the chase alone is reason enough to sit back and just enjoy the show. >> i don't know how many storms that i have seen in my lifetime, but every single one of them i still get pretty excited. the little boy in me just wants to come out here and watch and stare. >> samaras is featured in this month's "national geographic." it was such an honor to be out there. such an important issue because you and i have a 1 in 1,000 chance to be struck in our lifetime. men 80% of the fatalities. >> because we're more likely to walk out in the middle of it? >> you take more risks. >> i love watching how exciting you get. weather geek in the best possible sense of that word. >>> coming up here on the broadcast -- the picture

. >> reporter: it's a beautiful image but wasn't taken with the kahuna. she that bright flash?ra was not fast enough to capture the exact moment the bolt was born. kahuna or not, for those of us who live for storms, sometimes the chase alen is reason enough to sit back and just enjoy the show. >>> wow. that's what is making news in america this

but it wasn't taken with a kahuna.hat bright flash, means the camera wasn't fast enough to capture the exact moment the bolt was born. maybe next time. not good enough. >> not good enough. >> reporter: kahuna or not, for those of us who live for storms, sometimes the chase alone is reason enough to sit back and just enjoy the show. >> i don't know how many storms that i have seen in my lifetime, every single one of them i still get pretty excited. the little boy in me just wants to come out here and watch and stair. >> we team one a national geographic, it was great to be out there. >> more likely to walk out in the middle of it? >> you take more risks. >> i love watching how exciting you get. weather geek in the best possible sense of the word. >>> coming up here on the broadcast -- the picture that we have been talking about all morning. it's undeniably cute. but wait until you hear the backstory. keep it here. [ music playing ] a stevia leaf erased my fears. it made my willpower a super hero. as for calories, it has

. >> reporter: it's a beautiful image but wasn't taken with the kahuna. she that bright flash?he camera wasn't fast enough to capture the exact moment when the bolt was born. maybe next time. kahuna or not, for those of us who live for storms, sometimes the chase alone is reason enough to sit back and just enjoy the show. >>> wow. that's what is making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great monday. morning. >> stay tuned

. >> reporter: it's called the kahuna. >> weighs 1,600 pounds and basically a huge monster. >> reporter: along our journey, the kahuna sits inside samaras' mobile laboratory. >> 202 hertz. >> reporter: traversing four states, more than 800 miles, we search for the ultimate shot. >> this storm kicked out several lightning strikes, they were probably five minutes apart. hardly worth firing the equipment over. but it's pretty. >> reporter: very pretty. we need to catch a lightning strike. they are five times hotter than the sun and last less than 200 milliseconds. that was huge! just as dusk is settling in, the break we need. due north. all right. it is happening. it's going to come right now. a classic thunderstorm, bursting with lightning. pay dirt. >> cg. 12:00. >> reporter: we snag the image. a beautiful cloud to ground strike. oh, my gosh. so, this is it. a new picture, the latest edition to samaras' extraordinary images. but not the one he wants. he's still on the hunt. >> i'm not going to give up. i'm not going to give up until this is done. >> reporter: now, an average of 54 people

let's talk about the big kahuna on the map. tropical storm isaac makes his way over to the care caw be-- the caribbean sea down through aruba noawe have a more intensified storm with winds to 50 miles an hour. still below hurricane strength but he's likely to strengthen during the next 24 hours as it moves towards puerto rico. we're talking monday before any potential effects on south florida. more on the track of isaac is coming up. a cooler scenario for us tonight. good sleeping weather for 5:00 in the morning. we'll talk about your weekend coming up. >>> all new. a 91-year-old woman died after spending two days on the toilet. now this is the ruling from the medical examiner. her 65-year-old daughter is facing manslaughter charges. she told police she was aware her mother was in the bathroom but never called for help. and audrey goods low died in hospice care. >>> this is the way fall feels or used to. its august 22nd, time to get excited. for the first time since '97, the orioles are preparing for the playoffs. you will have

. >> florida is the big kahuna. the president is slightly ahead, and you are slightly ahead than behind but it's a too close to call race at this point. >> carl rove's super-pac put up an ad in florida on obama care. >> it cuts medicare spending by $700 billion. democrats hope that ryan will raise florida's seniors' fears of republican medicare cuts. a new poll found it's the economy that matters most to florida voters in all age groups, second is health care in general, a close third specifically medicare. live from washington i'm steve handlesman, "nbc bay area news." back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> a coroner's report showed rodney king was drinking and on drugs when he drown in his swimming pool back in june. it revealed that king had a variety of drugs in his system at the time, including marijuana, cocaine and alcohol. he was 47 years old. his fiancee found him at the bottom the of the backyard swimming pool. the report said he fell or jumped in. it was ruled accidental. rodney king became a household na

. >> florida is the big kahuna. they're tied with the president being slightly ahead. we would rather be sghtly beheaand had then behind. >> the new health care law which cuts medicare spending by $700 billion. >> democrats hope pick of paul renne will raise fears of republican medicare cuts. the new poll found is the economy that matters most to florida voters of all ages followed by health care with medicare a strong third. back to you. >> we continue to follow the breaking news we brought you on last night's boating accident aninvolving don dwyer. >> he admitted to drinking before operating the motor broke. much more and what he had to say at 530 p.m. >> information on funerals for the teens killed in an auto crash. >> live, local, late-breaking. tv 11 newshing wbal at 5:00 p.m. with stan stovall and donna hamilton, your insta- weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer, and skyteam 11 covering breaking is we live. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> we have more breaking news we brought you at the top of the hour. >> we're hearing from

. >> florida is the big kahuna. currently they're in a statistical tie with the president being slightly ahead. but it's a too close to call race at this point. >> reporter: karl rove's super pac put up an anti-obama ad. democrats hope romney's pick of paul ryan will raise seniors' fierce of republican medicare bush but a new poll found that economy is what matters moth for florida voters. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> stay with news4 for continuing decision 2012 coverage. we'll have live team coverage next week, aaron gilchrest and julie carey will report live from florida. >>> and we'll have coverage next month in charlotte. >>> a member of "jersey shore" cast has a situation with the shore's boss. >>> find about ultimate tethe t. georgia alfredas joins us. >>> and hidden hazards in some food delivery trucks putting your health at risk. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney m

and thursday, the last night is the big kahuna, mitt romney and marco rubio.aise their profile, hi ted cruise. or a consolation prize for not winning some other thing. hi, you guys. other people, particularly the less famous people are picked for a certain talking point. but it's all a choreographed thing. everybody who's there and everything they do is designed to send a political message. nothing is left to chance. do you want to know who they picked to announce the vice presidential nominee this year? here's a hint. here's what he says when asked what his foreign policy experience is. >> i voted to send people to war. >> yes, you voted for the iraq war. after comparing saddam hussein to hitler and stalin and saying he had wmds and a nuclear program. >> not since hitler, not since stalin have we seen so much evil delivered by one man. this is a cause that we cannot go unanswered. >> so that's hint one. that's what he says is his relevant foreign policy experience for being a heart beat away from the presidency. here's hint number two. that's his top staffer

. >> that's about our challenging the bull, see who got the biggest, you know, kahunas. >> the biggest prize is for guts and glory. the goal? pull a chip off a bad bull's head. it's a brutal event, and many a man has sacrificed his own blood and bones to take home the $500 prize, worth more than a year's wages. >> genesis chapter 1:26-28, saying god say let us make man in our image and likeness, and he said let them have dominion over fowl in the air, creatures of the sea, everything that roamed the earth. god gave this, thank god. >>> coming up -- while some at angola find freedom in the brutality of the rodeo arena, there are those who barely see the light of day. >> jurisdiction is too severe for me. >> for them, there is camp jay. >> you will be held here until you can get through the program. >> i have been without food for seven days now. ave a plan? first we're gonna check our bags for free, thanks to our explorer card. then, the united club. my mother was so wrong about you. next, we get priority boarding on our flight i booked with miles. all because of the card. and me. okay,

the highlight of any party chair is to be the number one big kahuna at a convention and is reduced to being a commentator like plotkin. >> and let me ask you this, mark. what kind of message do you think thissens? he was a chairman when the gop came roaring back in 2006 and 2008, and they did amazing things in virginia. and he was kind of. i understand, to honor the current rnc chairman at a party over the weekend. why is he being snubd? >> and i think it's unpleasant and unfortunate. they don't want to draw attention to it and don't want to be reminded of that and they would rather talk about bob mcdonough who got the consolation prize of a speaking slot tomorrow and who is won by an enormous amount and they feel they want to have the emphasis on mcdonald and -- mcdonough and that is why he's giving the speaking slot tomorrow. >> and governor chris christie got the spot and many people thought he might be chosen as one of the candidates and turns out he wasn't, though. >> he was an early supporter of mitt romney and they want him to -- they want him to give a blockbuster keynote and

mess of republican governors and wednesday night is paul ryan night is thursday, last night, the big kahunaarco rubio. lots of other speakers booked, they book people to raise their profile, hi, ted cruz or book people as consolation prize for not winning some other thing. hi, you guys. other people, particularly the less-famous people are picked usually to anthropomorphize a certain talking point. it's tightlychoreographed. everything is to send a political message. nothing left to chance. you want to know who they left to pick the vice presidential nominee? here's a hint. here is what he's asked when asked about his foreign policy experience. >> i vetted oted to send people war. not since hitler, not since stalin, have we seen so much evil delivered by one man. this is a cause that we cannot go unanswered. >> that's hint one. that's what he says is his relevant foreign policy experience for being a heartbeat way from the presidency. interest number two. that is his top staffer, dan senor, the george bush administration iraq war spokesman. hint number three. is the person speaking before p

that is why i say if he has any kahunas he has to testify. he goes on rivery media outlet but he won't testify. >> he may because he strikes me as being so arrogant that he thinks he will get on the witness stand and work them like mark told me he tried to work him. >> judge jeanine: he tried to work all of us. come on. >> he is look at the peanut gallery all day long. >> winking at you. >> judge jeanine: what is the wrap with the judge having ruby arrested? is that ridiculous? >> it is ridiculous. >> it wasn't so much the judge. the sheriff was protecting that courtroom. >> judge jeanine: no, no, i have information that the judge said i want this guy arrested. come on, jeff. don't take me in on that one. i have got that one down. it's ridiculous and you know it. how come we are not so fast to arrest women who say my husband is threatening to kill me? >> in most courtrooms drew would not be allowed to keep turning around and eyeing at the gallery. there should be a little even steven here. if he can do this then the people can mouth words to

>>reporter: the kahuna. >> weighs 1600 pounds and basically a huge monster.>reporter: along our journey it sits inside the mobile laboratory you traversing 4 states more than 800 miles we search for the ultimate shop. >> this storm kick out several lightning strike. hardly worth firing the equipment over but it's pretty. >> very pretty. >>reporter: need to catch a lightning strike. 5 times hotter than the sun and last less than 200 milliseconds. >>reporter: the break we need. due north. >> all right. it's happening. it's going to come right now. >>reporter: classic thunderstorm. bursting with lightning. pay dirt. we snag the image of cloud to ground strike. so this is it some new picture. latest edition to the extraordinary image but not the one he wants. he's still on the hunt. >> i'll not give up. won't give up until this is done. >>reporter: remarkable pictures. coming up. this could be the worst corn crop in the u.s. in 15 years. things are so bad even the united nations is getting involved. >> plus never spend another minute on hold. new app you need if

somebody else makes them feel like they are big kahuna. future champions in life love of us. they raised about themselves. [applause] >> what advice did you give mothers raising and girls today in regards to society and sports in general? >> i think what i find with a lot of women, let's say a fight at a reception like today earlier and i say, would you like to do? i'm a terrible athlete, i'm so bad, but i play tennis, i do this. if i ask a guy that question come he doesn't stand a terrible athlete. what are you doing girls? don't put yourself down. mothers have to notice that in mothers and fathers or caregivers, whoever is in charge of children. everything you say, everything you do. they pick up on everything. they are smart. it's amazing all the little things that go on is racists are biased in some way. teach girls to stop and be empowered by corrupted rather. i don't know what it feels like to have a sister. she's so adorable. he does this come you have so much harder. i can't leave the difference. i don't have to show up on time for the bias when they take the guys out

fiscally conservative, this is who we are, there's a clear choice, and i think it also gives him some kahunas he hasn't had so far. to me i'm advising it's a clear choice -- >> which is probably why he won't do it. >> one of your premise sis is president obama was not ready to be president four years ago, the question is whether americans look at paul and say, he's ready to be president of the united states. if part of your hypothesis -- i don't disagree with your analysis. i believe you have to defend ryan's budget, brand, why not put him on. if they're able to get beyond that, i think he's an exciting choice -- >> i said it yesterday when we walked in and early 1995, and we were talking about this four cabinet agencies and talking about a seven-year plan to balance the budget and talking about entitlement reform a 23-year-old kid around, all members and then a 23-year-old kid and i asked who is this guy. he's paul ryan. you got to have him in the meeting. he knows all of this stuff. and sure enough, he did. he said you can't do that because that's going to -- you can do it this way. i mean,