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wet on i-70 from kansas city to columbus, ohio.0 from des moines to cheyenne and from rapidity to helena. rain soaks i-ho in tennessee, i-10 along the gulf coast and i-25 in the rockies. >> heading to the airport today, you could expect delays in boston, kansas city, new orleans and miami. >>> well, first lady michelle obama araising some eyebrows after she stopped at the shake shack. you can do that. mrs. obama ordered a burger, a fries and milk shake totaling 1,500 calories in that's because some says this goes against her anti-obesity campaign. she long has said everything in moderation including moderation and confessed to a weakness for french fries and who among us doesn't have that? >> if you can say you never can have them again that's all you want. >>> michele bachmann has risen to the top of the polls. there is controversy over the center that she and her husband run. >> undercover video was taken inside the center after her husband denied he tries to cure gay people. abc's brian ross investigators now. >> reporter: miche

kansas city, wichita and tulsa. had the rain last night that cooled off areas like new york city and new england so it actually feels kind of refreshing this morning. that won't be the case later this afternoon. d.c. around 91. still hot. but the humidity levels are down. this is a beautiful day in many areas of the east. even atlanta will be dry. 94. so that's typical for you this time of year. thunderstorms on the go. kansas city to dallas, very hot. chicago and minneapolis going to see thunderstorms. really no big changes out there. the heat, the worst of it on the east coast will be on friday. >> wait for friday there. but, still you look at dallas, like you say. over a hundred again. >>> time for some sports now. a crazy night in atlanta. the braves hosting the pirates. let's start in ninth inning with a squeeze play by pittsburgh. the braves, though, sniffed it out. the pitchout to nail michael mckenry at third. wow, great call from the dug jouchlt we go to extra innings. julio lugo grounds out to end the inni

severe weather sweeps in with high winds and hail from the dakotas into denver, kansas city, st. louis and chicago, pop-up thunderstorms from the gulf coast and much of the southeast. >> and here are some temps from other cities. 91 in new orleans. 87 in miami. mostly 90s for the rest of the east coast. 80s from detroit to fargo, and dallas heats up to 103. phoenix coming in at 106. 95 in sacramento and 87 degrees in salt lake. >> coming up, netflix is heating up south of the border. details on the online movie rental company's largest expansion outside the u.s. >>> and the cheating scandal that is rocking the atlanta school system. the investigation shows it goes all the way to the top. ab >>> overseas markets are unsettled after portugal's debt rating was downgraded. tokyo's nikkei average topped 10,000 with 110 points. hong kong's hang seng is nearly as much. in london the ftse opened slightly higher. on wall street the dow lost 13 and the nasdaq index gained 10. >> gas prices, have they hit rock bottom? for this summer, yes, they have. gas is sitting down about 21 cents in th

which is the main road that comes into kansas city. and we're watching for the taurus and the tag we had broadcast. >> they pulled him over. >> step out of the vehicle and face away from me. >> they get roeder out of the car. put his hands behind his back, to lie down. they go down there, they cuff him and he's in custody. >> reporter: it's no mystery who pulled the trigger. but authorities work to track down any known associates of roeder's to learn if others were involved. >> we had talked to his ex-employers, we talked to friends, we talked to members of his bible studies. we talked to his family. he did this very secretive. >> reporter: three days after the shooting, scott roeder meets with his defense team. >> we told scott, please, don't talk to anyone about this. but he thought the issue was bigger than him. that people needed to know about the horrors of abortion. slowly but surely he just leaked out everything and said everything he had done it and why he had done it. >> he fired one shot into dr. tiller. >> reporter: roeder i

97 in chicago. 98, kansas city. let's stay in the shade, ac, or pool. 100 in dallas once again. that's nothing new for you also oklahoma city. also hot around phoenix, temperature at 113 for you today. it's not chilly either down here in the southeast. from atlanta to orlando, temperatures in the 90s, but the difference in florida is that late this afternoon you will get some wet weather and showers and storms to cool you off. that's a look at your friday forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. >>> sunshine in baltimore today. 88 degrees. really starting to warm it up in the mid-atlantic, but the humidity is still low. chance of the storms in florida as we mentioned. very hot around st. louis today. 97 with a heat index over 100. of course, holiday weekend forecast coming right up. >> a hot holiday weekend, right? >> definitely. >> looks like it. >> without a doubt. >> thanks, bill. >>> stocks surge, corn is planted, and the ultimate case of atm envy? hmm. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you are into clashing, shape s

we'll have to see how much of this holds together by the time it gets to kansas city. if you are in topeka, have your umbrella ready. wichita also, some wet weather early today. as far as the forecast goes, i have my disclaimer up here. isolated afternoon thunderstorms. it looks a lot worse than it is, but for the most part everyone will be warm and a chance of a storm late today. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. once again, this looks a lot worse than it will be. most areas will only see a storm or two for maybe 20 or 30 minutes, but, again, the humidity is up. the temperatures are high. that's going to spark those afternoon showers and storms from the ohio valley to the mid-atlantic. the mid-atlantic is going to be the area of concern. looks like heavy rain. >> it looked like 75% of the map was covered. >> a lot of people with a chance of thunderstorms today. just a chance, though. >> all right. >>> a stock sinks on scandal and the politically correct company accused of not paying pc wages. your early morn

so here's how we're looking for the temperatures today, 100 in dallas, 91 in kansas city. we're not bad. minneapolis, great lakes, ohio valley, new england, should be good. d.c. is going to be hot and humid, though, at 92 for you. as far as the wet weather goes, we had about two inches of rain yesterday in st. louis. now those thunderstorms are a little further to the south that have developed. so southern illinois will get a little bit of that wet weather. so as far as the forecast for your fourth of july goes, we'll have an isolated scattered shower or storms, even in the desert southwest. as far as the wet weather, the worst of it, i think, north carolina, virginia, has the best chance of seeing a possible washout or delay to your fireworks later on tonight. most other locations you should be just fine. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. chance of showers and storms as i mentioned in st. louis. i think it would be early in the day. later this afternoon, i think st. louis will be better than yesterday. while alabama, mississippi, a pop-up shower or sto

in the meantime, kansas city, is it fact louis, look at the temperature. your body is feeling 110 in kansas city at this time and 96 in minneapolis. more about the heat in a half an hour. right now we're going to leave the weather center and head to the chat room right after this break. >>> take a look at this. what would you do if you saw one of these. a high eer than normal amount o snow in high elevations is causing bears to spend time in lower elevations. one hiker was killed by a grizzly last week. and a person just got very frightened when they saw that black bear this weekend. >>> now to new orleans where we find a twist on the whole running with the bulls concept. who needs to run the risk of getting gored by a real bull in spain when you can do this? pretend to be a bull? i don't know. get back at the people who generally run? >> it's new orleans. >> they call this bull session. this is the fifth running of the nola bull. that's funny. >>> now to a baseball milestone this weekend. we witnessed derek jeter become the first new york yankee to hit 3,

beat do or die have to get something out of adam dunn happy fourth of july 1st of three out of kansas cityit early a big one late runner on post game fireworks early dunn homer sergio santos could not hold it in the ninth inning, alex rios chased it to defense but on further review a home run for- four, bottom of night and, dunn up stepped off of the robert ofbalk off win 5-4 for the white sox, maybe scared to pitch to dunn adam's night at the ballpark >> i keep telling you guys after awhile you just need one big hit that put the crowd back in your this guy went through tough times and hopefully he will get going >> chicago cubs and washington this holiday to take on the nationals, not going away at all comes down soriano pops up to date switch uniforms? two runs command and the chicago cubs take date 3-2 lead, kerry wood lost tying run 4-4, worse in the 10th, jason werth at 3rd marmol wild pitch to lose game, if that is not the chicago cubs in a nutshell i did not know what is. tour de france american fireworks across the atlantic, american tyler farrar final few meters of the stage polls

your first real blast of heat you have seen, 97 today in chicago. 98 in kansas city. there will be a little bit of humidity in the air too. that's where it gets a little dangerous. of course, we're still in the hundreds and portions of texas and 113 today in phoenix. still having gorgeous weather in flubd, but this heat will slide your way for the upcoming weekend. it won't be unbearable, but it will be aware of warmer conditions in the south and east. as far as today's forecast is areas of green is where we have scattered storms along the gulf. in the northern plains, i just showed you the radar with the rain already in the dakotas. that's where showers and storms will continue. also minnesota later today. we have your sprinkle in northern maine, but with a lot of dry weather and heat today. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. today in miami you'll have a chance of some storms. it's been good in florida lately. we actually have been getting the wet weather we need. we're finally well into our rainy season. te

kansas city, 104, 101 in dallas and 101 in el paso.ple days. feels like 111 degrees in minneapolis. fast forward into monday, it's going to feel like 116 in minneapolis and into the 100s in kansas city, oklahoma city and even into dallas. that's a quick snapshot of your forecast. more coming up throughout the morning. tj, back to you. >> we'll talk to you again shortly. >>> people in britain as you know angry over this whole phone hacking, this tabloid scandal and now they are focusing their anger on rupert murdoch. >> shame on you shame shame on you shame. shame on you! >> shame on you. that's just some of the reaction right now in london over this whole hacking scandal. but murdoch has a new message for some of those upset with him and also some of the victims of the scandal. also, the debt ceiling debate. president obama is now issuing a challenge to republicans. compromise, would you? we've got the republican response. that is next. we're getting close to the top of the hour here on the "cnn of the hour here on the "cnn saturday mo

and heavy rain around des moines and kansas city. s in the rockies. >> 83 in boise. 91 in colorado springs. 70s from fargo to the twin cities. and a comfortable 80 in chicago. 90s in new orleans, miami, and atlanta. 83 here in new york. i think the humidity's going to cut back just a little bit. >> yes, it's been humid here for sure. >>> let's talk about this bittersweet story. this is a story of survival from southern california. >> yes, a duckling, barely 2 weeks old, got stuck in a storm drain near a busy freeway near san diego. an emergency animal rescuer was finally able to free the baby duck. that's the good news. >> here's the bad news. the mother duck who had been pacing around the drain with her other ducklings finally got spooked and flew away, leaving her babies behind. l the ducklings are in good shape. they were released in a lake. but still, nobody likes to see the mom take off like that. how do ducks and their ducklings end up on the freeway? we always do this story, it's always the freeway. >> why did the duck and his

louis to kansas city. now let's factor in the humidity and this is how it will feel in the shade on your skin as you're outside. it could be up to 116 today in d.c. this is hotter than yesterday. 111 in new york city, 103. look at all the 100s on this map. it's pretty much widespread, lynn. just about everyone is in the soup. this is the peak of the heat wave in many areas. i'll bring you the weekend forecast. >> 116 in washington, d.c. no tourist trips today, i don't think. all right. thanks, bill. >>> a big euro debt deal. a new owner for chrysler and a royal dash duty free, your look at business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, washington fans actually happy jason worth is struggling and nfl owners are ready for football. but are the players? you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] now you can apply sunblock to your kids' wet skin. new neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum barrier for

i know kansas city, you're dry now, but we've got rain heading your way. tampa, we're dry by i-95 all the way to georgia and maine. it will be later today we'll have to deal with some of the storms. here's a look at the radar in kansas. you've got about a hundred miles here. in wichita, the rain is beginning to topi ta. and in wichita it looks like scattered showers also starting. give it another hour or two and the rain looks like it's going to head your way. it shouldn't be thunderstorms. light cool rain. actually refreshing earlier today. here's your forecast. i had to put a disclaimer on the top of my weather map. if you look at the icon it looks a lot worse than it is, these are the typical afternoon thunderstorms. they're going to be isolated. not everyone's going to get hit. in philly and new york and d.c., all areas down in florida, again, we showed you that rain for kansas city later today you'll have a chance for another storm or two. oklahoma and also texas and as we go into friday, more or less the same thing but i think the concentration is gr

we now have a heat warning still in effect from kansas city to the st. louis area, but now advisories from memphis all through much of kentucky, indianapolis is under a heat advisory, too, and even areas around raleigh. so that's where the hot air is. the other story is a lot of heavy rain through the great lakes last night, and that will continue during the day today. we'll take an updated look for the forecast coming up later in the show. back to you. >> bill, thank you. >>> stocks tank, oil tumbles, and pristine italian sports cars discovered in texas. your first look at the business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, a no-hitter, a big trade, and a wedding. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only

dallas heats up to 100 degrees. 96 in kansas city. 88 in minneapolis. a mild 73 in seattle. 87 in salt lake city. 106 in phoenix. >>> and coming up after the break, telltail sign of the times. even the tooth fairy is feeling the crunch. >> "jeopardy's" alex trebek prepping for surgery. >>> jumping into the water with jaws. what made this totally sober man jump onto a giant shark. >>> the u.s. debt deadlock is hurting markets overseas. tokyo's nikkei average was off 146 points today. hong kong's hang seng is down more than 200 and in london the ftse opened lower. waltz, the dow plunged almost 200 points yesterday. meanwhile, the nasdaq index lost 75 for its worst day in five months. >>> and there is new evidence the economy is not getting any better. a survey by the federal reserve finds that economic growth slowed this summer in eight of its 12 districts. even the regions that reported growth said it was only moderate. the fed blames high unemployment, weak home sales and signs after a slowdown in manufacturing. >>> if you bought an airline ticket in the

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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. >>> speaking of hot, wall street feels the debt ceiling heat. news corp. i

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 index lost 16. >>> the gap in wealth between whites and minorities is increasing according to census data released today. the average net worth for a white household is $113,000 and that is 18 times the amount for hispanics, which is only 6,300, and 20 times that for blacks at $5,700. >>> you

he joins us now from kansas city.ng. >> how did this bullet end up in your fannie pack? >> i really do not know. it should have been in a magazine, it should have been put away when i got home from the hunting trip or the shooting range. >> ok, so you wind up -- you leave kansas city. and you go down to the bahamas. oh, there's the bullet right there. a bullet like that. right? >> this is the exact replica. >> .32 caliber. so the story is you were in kansas city, you flew to the bahamas. tsa in kansas city didn't find anything. that didn't show up that was in your fanny pack and you get to the bahamas and go scuba diving and on the way out, their security people find that. what did they do to you? >> they told me to step aside and i waited and they immediately turned me over to the bahamian police. >> where you stayed in jail for how long? >> four days. >> so obviously, you had no idea that that little .32 caliber bullet was in your fanny pack. it was from a previous hunting trip, as you just said. what's so ironic ab

ron mott, nbc news, kansas city. >> what a great story to end on this tuesday night. for being here with us. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. >> we begin with some developing news tonight from yosemite national park. we are getting new information from our sister sfags inan d s fresn and sacramento about the search and rescue efforts that are happening as we ntspeak. here's a look now at the map. witnesses say a man and a woman climbed over the safety rail at the top of vernal

wet on i-40 from knoxville to little rock and i-35 from minneapolis to kansas city. ng on i-10, 15 and 40 from southern california into tucson. salt lake city and albuquerque. >> heading to the airport, look for delays possible in new york, philly, d.c., kansas city, vegas, salt lake, also phoenix and miami. >>> terrorists have come up with a chilling new way to get explosives onto passenger jets. >> the plan is to surgically implant bombs deep inside the human body so tucked away even the most sensitive airport scanners are unable to detect them. brian ross has the details. >> reporter: the reports of so-called belly bombs has led to an urgent alert for increased scrutiny of passengers heading to the u.s. who appear to have had recent surgery. >> al qaeda has been working for over a year on the idea of implanting bombs surgically inside human beings, and they may bybyow have actually done that. >> reporter: the tsa is warning that the surgically implanted bombs are clearly designed to get around most current airport screening machines. >> we are treating the informat

we're not even talking about the humidity there in kansas city. locally, take a look at this from dublin. looking out towards, wow, mount diablo. the visibility is unlimited. air temperature there right now in the upper 70s. the winds have been a little problematic out of the west at 18, gusts to 23. now let's transition to -- this is the transamerica building. looking out towards the city of san francisco, it's blurry but we'll take another view. our camera was up here looking into the clouds. and these clouds are coming in from the west. they are all associated with a deepening marine layer hanging off the coast pushing into the bay. clouds will continue to surge east saturating the bay overnight. so if you are heading out within the next 60 minutes, we have temperatures currently 50s, 60s at the coast. 60s, 70s bayside and 79 degrees in the warmest locations inland. tonight the giants are back in town. it's play ball against the dodgers. game time temperature 64 degrees. make sure you do grab a jacket. you saw that marine layer pushing in. so t

farther south into kansas city and oklahoma city. it will feel beyond the century point.e heat wave to continue. thankfully this morning, cooler air and conditions in the upper plains with the chance of severe storms coming up. t.j. >>> reynolds, thank you. we will see you shortly. 13 minutes past the hour. you hear all of the talk about the debt ceiling. we will break this down a lot simpler for you. we will put it in terms you can understand. pull out your credit card and you will understand. stay with us. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] more people are leaving bmw, mercedes, and lexus for audi than ever before. ♪ experience the summer of audi event and get over 130 channels of siriusxm satellite radio for three months at no charge. i could not make working and going to school work. it was not until the university of phoenix that i was able to work full-time, be a mom, and go to school. the opportunities that i had at the university of phoenix, dealing with professionals teaching things that they were doing every day, got me to where i am today. i'm mayor cherie wood, i'm respon

showers and thunderstorms around the twin cities, des moines and kansas city. much-needed heavy rain from florida up to south carolina and scattered thunderstorms from texas to tennessee. monsoon rains again in the desert southwest and showers in the pacific northwest. >> and that means just 67 in seattle. 88 in salt lake city, triple digits in phoenix and dallas. 80s from kansas city to detroit. atlanta heats up to 96 and miami, 90. >>> well, coming up on this thursday, an exciting new development in the fight against aids. >>> and then desperate measures. should severely obese children be taken away from their parents? a new debate raging this morning. >>> and it's not even in theaters yet, but it's already setting some pretty amazing records. muggles, are you ready? ccccccccc >>> there is encououging news from the nation's top banker. ben bernanke says that the fed is ready to act if the economy gets weaker, but he told a house committee he does expect the economy to get stronger, and no fed moves are imminent. bernanke admits one speed bump for recovery is

we're expecting highs into the 90s. 92 in kansas city. 100 in dallas and 93 in minneapolis.d like it was too intense, 93 degrees. but when you bring in the high humidity, it's going to feel much warmer than that. going to feel like it's well beyond 100 degrees. tomorrow, more of the same deal. minneapolis tomorrow, 111 degrees, that's what it's going to feel like. 108 in kansas city, above is century mark in oklahoma city, back into dallas. fast-forwarding to monday, same story. still sweltering conditions, 116 in minneapolis, 100 in memphis, 94 in atlanta. atlanta returning to the 100s as we get into tuesday. 112, minneapolis, 103 in kansas city. rough, rough times in terms of the hot weather. again, freshga, it's one of those times where people really have to be careful. don't want to be out there in the peak hours of the day. >> you have to hydrate. >> absolutely. >> it's amazing how much you sweat. you don't realize how much you're dehydrating in all that heat. take it from me. reynolds, thanks so much. >>> you can't script everything, even when you are the u.s. secretar

randall ray in annandale new york he is a professor of economics at the university of missouri and kansas city. well let's talk about this i know that you argue that in fact this notion of a shock doctrine you wrote that president obama has joined forces with republicans who want to use the debt limit to remove the last vestiges of f.d.r.'s new deal the last of the rooseveltian inspired programs social security medicare and medicaid and you say it's up to obama to kill those so talk about this i mean are we in the midst of a crisis that as everyone says we are. well we're in a credit created crisis but it's a political crisis not an economic crisis. we're sorry and government does not raise the solvency constraint if it does do it will be a political decision that's not going to be something that is forced by markets so you think that this is perhaps just an excuse by you know the forces out there to try to get rid of some of these new deal social security medicare medicare. yeah unfortunately i think the democrats helped to create this crisis and as i say only a democratic president really ca

that was all rounder a professor of economics at the university of missouri kansas city. and for a different take on all the talk of gold being the answer to our economic woes i thought with scott carter your gold line and i asked him for his thoughts on this recent spike in gold in the price of gold rather after chairman ben bernanke his comments yesterday indicating the fed may be considering a stirred round of quantitative easing after what it all means and here's what he had to say. every time the federal reserve chairman bernanke he talks about stimulating the economy with more money gold goes up because investors know that that means that our current dollars are going to be well worth worse tomorrow than they are today it seems like a simple breakdown there another interpretation of this that i want to share with you this one coming from russian prime minister vladimir putin i want to play this for you what he had to say and then i'll get your response when you slow fortunately or unfortunately we do not print reserve currencies but look at what they are doing tonig

um, and she also was vacation editor for the kansas city missouri star. and i'm originally from missouri, so i mentioned that to her, and she said, oh, where are you from? i said, oh, i'm from ralla, but my family originated in she dale ya. it turns out that's her hometown, too, so i'm very pleased. her bio is very impressive. i wish i had time to read the entire bio, but in addition to being the education editor at the kansas city star, she also was a staff writer for "the washington post". she's taught journalism, she's a journalism historian. her particular focus is upon washington women journalists including eleanor roosevelt who considered herself a journalist and coverage of the first ladies. her most recent book is what she will be discussing with us today, "eleanor roosevelt: transformative first lady." maureen. has. >> thank you so much, don. it was really wonderful to find out that we have a sedalia, missouri, connection. his grandfather was mayor of the town that i grew up in, and i have a feeling that his father actually was a student of my mo

doubt and kansas city 92 degrees at this hour.he north woods northeast winds blowing in stabilizing the effect on the weather cooling the air and cool air is not boy and does not want to rise and formed showers. dew point 53, a very comfortable jumping to the bay the upper '70's by sunday muggy air moderate mold spores and the pollen with highs west of the lake breeze front of me to get into the '90s. to the south the bus.of us. by the lake tablatures closely to a decrease temperatures. we'll talk more and ted that's about the big weekend warm up a bit warmer pattern at this week that could bring thunderstorms which many areas need for tonight there may be an isolated showers less than 10 percent of the areas we showed you want shower across an area out west low temperatures 60-67 tonight northeast wind 4-14 m.p.h. carried over into thursday partly sunny with comfortable temperatures and humidity high 85 degrees and lead at the mid '70s at the beaches dry air war and nicely. scattered clouds. 60 degrees to tomorrow night and frida

hail, heavy rain and gusty winds in omaha, kansas city, des moines and minneapolis. and along the gulf coast. rain from albuquerque to salt lake city. >> 69 in seattle. 81 in billings. 92 in colorado springs. fargo at 85. kansas city 95. 84 in new york. and 90 in miami. >> i'll take 84 any day. >> amen. >>> a rather elderly panda has given birth to a female cub at a research center in southwest china. >> a new mom li li is 19 years old. but it's equivalent to about 78 in human years. thanks to artificial insemination, li li is fawning over her baby that weighs around seven ounces. and vets say they are both actually in great condition. >> artificial insemination for pandas. >> the world is a beautiful place. >> it really is. got to keep the baby pandas coming somehow. >>> we'll be right back with more "world news n n" after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil. here's one story. my name is lacey calvert and i train professional athletes with yoga. i know how my body should feel. if i have any soreness, i'm not going to be able

the big story will be heavy heat from minneapolis, kansas city to dallas. everywhere in the middle of the country. >> more from sam later. >>> now, the latest on carmageddon. there were so many dire predictions of cars backed up for miles in los angeles. what really happened? abc's clayton sandell will tell us. >> reporter: forget the beach. the hollywood sign. the movie stars. the biggest attraction in southern california this weekend was this -- >> there it is. we got the first car. >> reporter: like blood coursing through an artery, cars brought the 405 back to life. putting an end to -- >> carmageddon. >> reporter: they're finally reopening the 405. and they're doing it 17 hours early carmageddon turned out to be the epic traffic nightmare that wasn't. heaven because people stayed off the roads. even this suspect must have gotten the message. >> the pursuit has gone on and on. >> reporter: during a four-hour police chase, he managed to completely avoid the 405. leaving it wide-open for cyclists and skateboarding scoff laws. >> use a little common sense,

caso de >>> las altas temperaturas, y elevada humedad, mantienen en alerta a 30 estados de país, kansas cityersey, con 108 grados, se rompió récord, y nueva york, tampoco escapa de la terrible ola de calor, ricardo, desde la capital del mundo, tiene los detalles, amigo, estás como en un horno. >>> definitivamente, josé, parece que la florida es el estado del sol, y empacó sus maletas, y se mudó a la gran manzana, el calor, fue sofocante, recibieron advertencia, para situaciones de saled, a personas que tienen problemas de salud, que permanezcan dentro, con aire acondicionado, el tema, fue mantener el livel de suministro de energía, para no producir apagones, miles de usuarios, sin energía, lo que empeora las cosas, ven una pareja de recién asados, aprovechó el día, para hacerlo inolvidable, las temperaturas suben por diferentes razones, independientemente adonde se vayan de vacaciones la pareja, el mercurio, seguirá con cien grados, regreso contigo. >>> amigo, muchas gracias, un gusto verte, reportando desde nueva york, el presidente de venezuela, chávez, dijo que completó su primer ciclo de

accident during fireworks show with nothing to do with the explosives kansas city driver mowed down a nine year old boy and 39 aldermanic as they shot off fireworks in the street mother was watching son suffered broken leg cuts and bruises man less seriously injured the ford mustang that hit them was damaged and took off police on the lookout for that vehicle search continues of baja california coast or at least five people as many as eight people all missing the eight day after a fishing boat capsized so far just one confirmed death and american. over 40 people on board exact number is still being debated all 16 crew members of survived. countdown begins at cape canaveral for america's final space shuttle mission atlantis due to lift off and friday for a 12 day mission in space marking the last of 135 shuttle missions over the past 30 years nasa says fickle florida weather may throw a glitch into launch plans for member atlantis crew will carry equipment to the international space station including an iphone to be used in experiments, program will be history when they return >> tom s

near 90 in the twin cities. 93 in kansas city. and 104 in dallas. 79 here in new york.hankfully. 90 in atlanta. 91 in miami. >> it was a rough weekend. >> it was nuts. finally mother nature showing a little bit of mercy. >>> lately we've been blaming the stifling weather for pretty much everything. >> that's probably why a moose was on the loose this weekend in an idaho falls neighborhood. wildlife experts say it's not unusual for moose to show up around this time of year, looking to cool off in the river. >> can't blame them. >> i would do the same thing. >> it's rough. this is one of the first they've seen so far this summer, actually. animal control eventually corralled the moose with a sleeping dart. >> i hope he was okay. >> he's okay. get a little rest for the moose there. >> they are such interesting looking creatures. >> a polite way to say it. we'll be back with more "world news now" right after this. we'll be back with more "world news now" right after this. ♪ hey, check it out. she's using the mr. clean magic eraser bath scrubber. i've heard of it, but i have

louis to kansas city train that runs there because some of the tracks have been reported flooded.et's take you to minnesota, 300 plus reports of high wind and hail, all the way from colorado to michigan. this one from our i-reporter in marshall, minnesota. he said the storms there were absolutely vicious. we do have some strong and gusty winds across portions of new mexico. not that fire alert that we have seen, but many hundreds of thousands of acres have burned here and fires will contin fir >>> diane -- so she is doing something about it. the last eight years, this cnn hero has helped more than 1,500 kids by opening her door and inviting them in. >> guns, guns and more guns. these are our young people, we're losing a generation to violence. >> they start shooting, you got to grab the kids and run in the house. >> people run in the house and close their doors, they don't even talk about it. >> but there are some people who aren't scared to go outside and i'm one of them. >> i'm diane latimer, we opened the -- there are kids that are in gangs, they're homeless, some of them drug

a couple hours ahead of us here in places like oklahoma city and kansas city, the temperatures are stille upper 80s there. down in dallas, it is 90 degrees, 83 st. louis, and we are in the nighttime hours ago further east we still have a little bit of cooling left for the evening. to bridges are running 75 and 82 and is pretty warm out there right now. again, it will continue over the next several days all through the week with the high humidity in very warm temperatures. as for us these are very high day out there today, but we did not break any records. 95 degrees with our high temperature in concord, these were well below the records that were in the triple digits for today. the only place that really came close was hayward. now take a look at the extended forecast. it will be hot again tomorrow but will get the sea breeze back for friday and all through the weekend in which means much cooler weather. that will bring the marine air into the inland valleys the temperatures cooling to low 80s. >> san jose police have a woman in custody who is suspected of trying to break into a home in

even though they're playing kansas city, what everyone is talking about is the return of venus williams. venus -- venus williams looked cool. the singles champ is playing for the castle for the second straight season. prior to the lope appearance in the nation's capitol, she hosted a youth clinic. >> a lot of kids are here and i get to know them a few times a year. of course, i'm going to try to win for washington and that is not easy. i will try to win today. >> reporter: to say venus has an impact on kids is a monumental statement. >> i love your volley. >> we're shaking right now. that is really, really good. i'm excited. she said she him play a few more, so, it's really exciting and it's like really surreal. my idol is calling and -- oh! that is a lot of motivation. these kids are motivating for me. i was in their situation once and in the 80s and i remember really wanting to impress her and shower her whattic do. it's funny it's full circle and i'm in that position and that is showing how much team tennis gives back and i love being a part of it. >> venus william his a limited sche

triple digits in phoenix and dallas. 91 degrees in kansas city. and 86 degrees in indy. boston gets up to 82. miami 90 degrees. >>> visiting an amusement park is always a treat for any 3-year-old. but for a little california boy this visit was packed with a little something extra. >> dane sparks loves lego land, especially his favorite character there, darts vader. he was posing for a picture when another character asked if he could join in. >> it turned out to be dane's dad. he's a marine sergeant who's been deployed in afghanistan since january. obviously a picture-perfect moment there. it's like better than if luke skywalker had walked in. >> his own superhero. >> exactly. pretty amazing stuff. we'll be right back with more "world news now." let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or elig

look at all the 90s here in dallas, kansas city, and atlanta.east, 91 in new york. 94 in boston. 90s up and down, another hot one. >> keep it cool, it's going to be hot. >>> also hot, politics. our abc news/"washington post" poll has been released this morning. it does show that president obama has been pulling ahead of his closest gop competitor. 51% said that they would pick the president over republican candidate mitt romney. in june those two were in a dead heat. republican-leaning voters were asked which candidate could beat the president next year? 32% said romney. just 7% picked michele bachmann. >>> talks to resolve the debt crisis continue behind closed doors. the president now says he is willing to accept a short-term increase in government borrowing limits. >> but that would be only if both sides reach agreements. and also they need a few extra days to get that legislation passed. abc's john hendren is following the latest developments. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. it is another day that begins without

louis, kansas city, louisville, kentucky, and cincinnati now. ll these cities are going to be feeling temperatures somewhere between 100 to 110 degree. i think tomorrow is going to be the peak of it. it's going to take until wednesday to start to wane off when we get showers and thunderstorms to hopefully provide some of that relief. the current heat index right now is dangerous. look at kansas city. feels like 109. even minneapolis. you really need to hydrate yourself. you need to take it easy. check on your neighbors. if you need to be able to calculate the heat index, go to weather.gov and find a map like this or chart where you can look at what the air temperature is. find what the relative humidity is. calculate the heat index. on average you're adding somewhere between three and five degrees to the temperature on the thermometer. showers and thundershowers popping across the upper midwest. some severe. a new tornado watch issued for parts of soud south and north dakota. includes you in fargo. be aware. >> sometimes that looks like it might

of another wimbledon title this year, but she is playing with the washington cassels against the kansas city explorers. this is a way for elite players to get ready for the u.s. open. she values her time in washington. >> i was here in april and it was great. some of those kids were here. i get to know them and see them a few times a year. i'm going to try to win for washington. it is not easy, but i'm going to try to win today for them. >> england taking on japan in the women's world cup. nice, long field pass with the volley upper 90s. it does not get better than that. perfectly placed. england wins, 2-0, and they advanced to the quarterfinals. espn and abc have acquired the television rights for wimbledon for the next 12 years. the finals and a highlight show will air right here. >> how many kids like that have you had? >> not many. -- kicks like that have you had? >> not many. >> do not forget to sign up for our facebook page give away. our first lucky winner is nicole. we will be giving away >> we're just ofa handful of days away from the final launch of the nasa shuttle space program.

already feels like 91 degrees in dallas, texas early this morning and also feels like 91 in kansas cityove along we are going to take a look how hot the actual temperatures will be today. it will reach a high at 91 in new york city, raleigh, north carolina expect to see a high at 97 degrees. 104 in dallas, texas, by the way, that will be the 23rd consecutive day of 100 degree temperatures that they're going to take a look at today. that's something we are going to be dealing with out there. the continuing hot temperatures, 97 in kansas city will be the high today. now, as far as any precipitation goes, a front moving through parts of the great lakes and will bring relief to northern areas over the next several days from the hot temperatures, but because of how hot it's going to be, warnings or excessive heat warnings along the midwest and eastern seaboard and this map, believe it or not, looks better than the past several days, most of the eastern half was covered in warnings. today better, but still many areas looking at the red shaded areas where we can see the triple digit heat value

take a look at today's high temperatures. 100 in kansas city and we're looking at triple digit temperatures today. also, 97 will be the high, new york city, 99 in raleigh, north carolina, and 99 in dallas, texas because of the hot temperatures and also a lot of humidity in place with some heat in the valleys that could reach 120 degrees out there. there are a number of excessive heat warnings and areas shaded in red and you can see many years south of the great lakes, the plains and eastern seaboard and these warnings will remain in effect throughout the day today. take a look at some of the heat index values from friday, from yesterday. 124 degrees in wilmington, delaware, that's what it felt like when you headed outdoors in the afternoon hours and once we start seeing these temperatures that's when it starts to reach the dangerous levels. stay safe out there. and hydrated and indoors and triple digit heat in the valleys 103 in kansas city. 100 in dallas and that relief in store is a cold front moving through today. and jamie across parts of the upper midwest and northeast, unfortunately i

missouri, swat teams raiding massive marijuana field near the kansas city airport.ng for edible america's mushrooms reportedly found. they destroyed more than a thousand plants and mexican drug traffickers may have been growing them. ohio, joseph lewis marrying his girlfriend lilly six decades after he first proposed. >> i asked her to marry me and she just said she wasn't ready. >> we didn't get married then. >> he was 19 and she was 16 at the time. they went their separate ways and a few years ago they found each other again. both of their spouses had died and this time she was ready for a walk down the aisle 62 years in the making and that's a fox watch across america. i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. a live look on capitol hill where senate leaders are vowing to work seven days a week. until there is a deal to raise the nation's debt limit. the deadline two weeks from tomorrow and, after that officials say they have to make painful choices on which bills to pay. for instance, does grandma get

and then people like dennis in kansas city will find they'll have more customers, sell more productse people when that happens. this is where the focus should be, not on shredding the social safety net. my god, they're the very people that have been suffering. >> are you concerned the social safety net is going to be on the table with this commission that may come out of the reid bill? >> you bet. >> how confident are you that the big three are going to be protected? >> i'll fight that all the way, because you cannot tell seniors that their golden years are no honor protected. especially when social security is rock solid through 2036 without any changes whatsoever. you cannot tell seniors that they have to worry about their medicare and medicaid benefits. >> would you vote for the reid plan in the house? >> not a chance. i'm not going to vote for any plan, which shreds america's social safety net, and which really puts the burden of america's economic problems on the people that didn't cause the problem. >> so there's no plan out there right now that you could support, it sounds lik