this is the forecast, salt lake city.ou think of salt lake city, they hosted the olympics not too long ago, the winter area. salt lake city 101 today. right through the weekend near 100. then it cols off on tuesday and warms right back up. this is a heat wave that's entrinched over the west. these are all the areas highlighted in red that are going to be 90-plus today. it's really texas, which is a little cooler than it was at least, back through the desert. this is just brutal from phoenix to vegas today, easily into the one-teens. l.a. downtown is always warmer, towards the coast is always cooler. inland areas are going to be very hot. look at sacramento, 103. wet weather, not a lot out there today. really florida, the problem area, especially north florida from apalachicola to cedar keys, spreading over towards jacksonville and daytona beach. your beach day is probably going to be ruined throughout the afternoon. otherwise it is gorgeous. kansas city 7. st. louis is nice. atlanta doesn't have the humidity for once. whi

a salt lake city woman hopes her jeep wrangler will get her a man. she is offering her jeep with a proposal and ring. >> a few weeks ago, she posted this ad offering her 1992 jeep for a proposal and a ring. i did it mostly as a joke. i thought, if something comes of it, that's great. something has come out of it. responses. i have between 200-300 emails. and overnight, she received 20 more. i'm trying to narrow it down. she's doing this because she is 38 years old and really wants to be married. >> people i spend the most time with are married and it looks so good. how can you not want that for yourself. kelly's best friend who is married helped her come up with the idea. i also ride a four wheeler and like to go to the dunes a lot and want to meet somebody who likes to play. as my sister in-law said to me, that's a way better story than, we met at byu. >> that's true. >> wonder what will last longer, the jeep or the marriage? >> here's a look ahead. emergency crews in washington state come to the aid of a miss guided par glider. >> the next installm

in salt lake city, please come out. >> and in salt lake city.have been doing stand-up comedy again. why did you decided to start doing that? >> it's been 20 years. i haven't ever done it sober. i thought, it's go down to the laugh factory, we'll invite unemployed people in for free. because they're a great crowd. but they leave feeling better about themselves after they see my life. you know, i started it this week. >> you serious about adopting kids? because didn't you have kids with roseanne? >> yeah, that was the greatest five years of my life to be a stepfather. it was weird, when i came into that family, i was like -- you know, because roseanne is very liberal and freedom of speech, kids were calling her fing this and that. and then they didn't want to go school and i realized i'm the guy who's the rule master in the family. i said, i'm going to rehab. and then you're going jess, and you're going kids. so we did it as a group. i still have what they made me in remhab. i made rules for them. kids love rules. they feel safe, you know what i m

salt lake city, even salt lake city had eight. with temperatures above 90 or higher. at least eight days that have been over 100 degrees. 89 is the temperature in arlington, virginia. mclean at 87. down from 89. showers and storms to the north of us, here is a look at the futurecast with the front coming through the area. we clear out mostly sunny to tart the day tomorrow. could have just a few clouds down through the south tomorrow. southern maryland and areas through the northern neck. maybe an isolated shower during the afternoon. that's the blue. and for thursday, calling it partly sunny day where shower activity, isolated and could be setting up in western virginia. so let's take a look then at your visual forecast starting with this evening. sunny conditions, clear skies, and warm and pleasant. sunset at 8:36. temperatures will fall from the mid 80s to the upper 70s. coming up in a few minutes, i will tell you about another pass of the international space station with the best time for viewing. we are clear and sunny tomorro

. >>> a car crash near salt lake city killed at least six people. the state highway patrol says four of the victims were children. the impact apparently was so powerful that people were thrown out of their cars. a hospital spokesman says three other people are seriously injured. investigators are trying to figure out the cause. >>> activists say tear gas was used on demonstrators during a protest in iran on friday. the international campaign for human rights also claims that at least 40 demonstrators were beaten and arrested and a human rights attorney was kidnapped there. it is the latest round of unrest since the contested june 12th elections. back here in the u.s., yesterday hundreds of iranian-americans formed a human chain in washington. they are also protesting iran's presidential election and alleged human rights abuses. >>> there is going to be some heavy lobbying this week for president barack obama's health care reform bill. he has been pushing for it in congress but hit a snag. as elaine quijano explains republicans and even some democrat

. >>> just north of salt lake city a 7-year-old boy went on a sunday drive and guess what?e did the driving. a camera in a police car caught the action over the weekend. the boy wasn't a bad driver, though he did blow through a few stop signs. eventually he got out and ran. the deputy right behind him. turns out he went on the joyride because he didn't want to go to church. police say he's too young to be prosecuted and told his dad to put the car keys in a safer place. >>> straight ahead, your thursday morning weather and in sports, manny ramirez tries to put the dodgers up in the 12th, but he's out at home. hi, may i help you? we're shopping for car insurance, and our friends said we should start here. good friends -- we compare our progressive direct rates, apples to apples, against other top companies, to help you get the best price. how do you do that? with a touch of this button. can i try that? [ chuckles ] wow! good luck getting your remote back. it's all right -- i love this channel. shopping less and saving more. now, that's progressive. clean so deep... ...it's l

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louis hits 92. 92 also in salt lake city. 88 in sacramento. >>> when we come back, get ready for more outrage. the company that's taken billions in bailout money, wants to resume bonuses to its highest-paid employees. >>> and a suburban swim club is under fire this morning after black children were turned away. >>> recapping your top business story this morning. general motors will be reborn today. >>> turning to the markets this morning, overseas stocks are mostly lower. tokyo's nikkei average ticked down a few points today. hong kong's hang seng is lower. in london, the ftse opened lower. wall street starts the day with the dow at 8183, after adding almost 5 points yesterday. the nasdaq was up 5 points to close at 1752. >>> aig is hoping to prevent another firestorm over bonuses. the bailed out insurer is asking the obama administration compensation watchdog about bonuses that are due out next week. the company caused a huge uproar for paying out bonuses. >>> troubled banking giant, citicorp, has announced its third, major

and 100 in salt lake city. mid 80s for st. louis, fargo and the twin cities. 78 in chicago and 76 in detroit. and boston will only get up to 69. 79 here in new york. and 87 in atlanta. >>> all right. when we come back, chrysler wants your business. so, it is getting in on the cash for clunkers program. that's in the business news, straight ahead. >>> and plenty of questions for michael jackson's doctor. so many that investigators decided to pay a visit to his office. applebee's 2 for $20. real food at the right price. this is the primo stuff. one full-sized appetizer and two premium entrees for just twenty bucks. genuine food generous portions genius price now that's everyday value. two for twenty. only at applebee's. it's much easier to find money at esurance. great auto insurance rates and lots of discounts! got insurance already? save more with esurance's "switch & save (tm) discount"! it also pays to shop online. you get esurance's "fast 5 (tm) discount" just for getting an instant online quote. - thanks, professor. - don'

raising taxes is avoiding the heart of the problem that has to be solved. >> of course, in salt lake city and in minnesota, you have a lower wage scale for health professionals. >> no, no. >> so -- okay, correct me. >> no, that's not the issue. the issue is that we focus more on outcomes than we do procedures. the driving problem with health care costs is that the present system compensates doctors for what they do to you rather than what they do for you, that is if a doctor keeps you healthy, he doesn't get paid, but if he cuts into you or sticks pins into you or runs you through a machine, then he gets paid for those procedures and we have to change that paradigm, and everybody who has worked on changing that paradigm, whether it's safeway, in their self-insured has demonstrated you can turn the cost curve down, you can save money, and increase the quality of the health care you get regardless of where you live. >> senator, our senator producer, ken strickland just passed this note to us that senator hatch, fellow republican, has taken himself out of these bipartisan talks within senate

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salt lake city 95 and phoenix 108.e right back with more "world news now." >> a memorial service is now set in nashville thursday for football great steve mcnair. police confirm the gun found at the crime scene was purchased by mcnair's girl friend, sahel kazemi two days before the murder. she was found dead nearby with a single gunshot wound to the head. while all signs point to murder/suicide, police say it is unusual for a woman to carry out such a crime. >> people in small towns along the north carolina/south carolina border are relieved now that a suspected serial killer is dead. 41-year-old patrick burris was killed yesterday in a shoot-out with police. american landscape coverage from our charlotte station wsoc. >> a suspected serial killer's identity revealed tonight. this is patrick burris. police shot and kill him in gaston couy this morning. in the last two hours investigators said there is no doubt he is the gaffney serial killer. we've also learned more about the evidence that police used to link him to fi

it's 98 in salt lake city. 97 in albuquerque. heating up also in the northeast. new york climbs to 90. and boston gets to 86. 71 in chicago. and 75 in detroit. >>> when we come back, google is out with its latest earnings report. more money than ever. but it's not all good news. the business is next. >>> and it's finally over. the teen who sailed around the world is back home this morning. and he had a typical teen reaction. capturing he bthat's my vision. everyday transitions lenses are there to help care for my sight. announcer: transitions lenses adjust and help protectt your eyes from uv damage, so you can see better toay and tomorrow. live your vision. transitions. healthy sight in everylight. vsp vision care shares transitions' commitment to healthy sight and guarantees member satisfaction with trasitions lenses. to learn more, see a vsp doctor today. on tuesday i go in even earlier than usual. thank goodness for eggo, a nutri-grain waffle... with a quick smudge of crem cheese. at least that part's easy. there's only one way to eat an eggo... your way. l'eg

it's 98 in salt lake city. 97 in albuquerque. heating up also in the northeast. new york climbs to 90. and boston gets to 86. 71 in chicago. and 75 in detroit. >>> when we come back, google is out with its latest earnings report. more money than ever. but it's not all goonews. the business is next. >>> and it's finally over. the teen who sailed around the world is back home this morning. and he had a typical teen reaction. each morning. > stocks a poised to close out the week on a positive note. tokyo's kkei averageose 0.5% today. hong kong's s hang seng is high. in london, the ftse opened hihigher. wall street continued its solid week yesterday. the dow climbed 95 points and starts the day at 8711. the nasdaq gained 22 points to close at 1885. >>> a couple of tech giants will help decide if that rally continues today. google's shares are set to slide after it reported mixed earnings after the closing bell. the company said internet ad sales grew at their slowest rate ever last quarter. that overshadowed the fact that google earned more in the last three months t

he will stay in salt lake city. he was joined by center oak fewer, oak fewer decided to stay with the jazz. >> allen iverson is out there, looking for a new team. came to the pistons in a highly touted november trade that didn't work out. detroit swept by the cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs. jason kidd will decide between at least the knicks, the mavs and possibly the blazers. we'll discuss more on that in a moment. turkoglu also testing the free agency market, averaged 175, and 5 a game for orlando last year. bulls guard ben gordon likely to attract a lot of attention, 24 game in chicago's seven-game loss to the celtics. >> and once again welcome back espn.com nba reporter mark stein. mark, it's been quiet for the last few hours as far as free agency is concerned. why? >> well, the main thing is, we got to wait until midnight, unfortunately, the big deal today was just seeing the guys like boozer, kobe bryant, okur waiting for them to opt out. believe me, there's plenty of activity and phone ringing an

. >>> just 65 in seattle and 69 in portland but salt lake city hits 95 and phoenix 110. seasonable in the nation's heartland with the highs in the 80s from detroit to omaha. 90s across the south. 77 in boston and 84 here in new york. >>> and coming up on this monday, new evidence that your morning coffee could prevent alzheimer's. >> plus a big green light for general motors. one step closer to emerging from bankruptcy. >>> searching i'm good. neral motors >>> general motors has cleared a major hurdle on its road to ee mejing from bankruptcy and a judge ruled they can sell their best add sets to a new government controlled company. it's necessary to avoid immediate harm to the automaker. gm and the government will look to close the sale buthursday. >>> chrysler announced it has filled remaining vacancies on the board of directors. it emerged from bankrupt si june 11th and will a holding at the end of the month. >>> after a couple of weeks economic reports about t unrtainty, investors shift their focus to corporate america and they digest reports this week. it could show

and 100 in salt lake city. mid 80s for st. louis, fargo and the twin cities. 78 in chicago and 76 in detroit. and boston will only get up to 69. 79 here in new york. and 87 in atlanta. >>> all right. when we come back, chrysler wants your business. so, it is getting in on the cash for clunkers program. that's in the business news, straight ahead. >>> and plenty of questions for michael jackson's doctor. so many that investigators decided to pay a visit to his . >>> it is >>> it is time for a check of market activity, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average rose 0.7% today. hong kong's hang seng is higher. in london, the ftse opened slightly higher. the dow snapped its week-long winning streak. the benchmark slipped 34 points yesterday to close at 8881. but the nasdaq extended its rally to 11 days, climbing 10 points to reach 1926. >>> the latest reports from ebay may boost wall street today. the stock is expected to rise after reporting better-than-expected earnings. the company's ceo said he is seeing signs the e-commerce m

. >> a blistering 109 degrees in phoenix. 100 in boise. 95 in salt lake city. 80 for chicago. and highs in the 70s for most of the midwest. cooler-than-normal in the east. boston gets up to 71. new york, 79. and atlanta, 85. >>> and when we come back, a massive loss for the nation's largest pension fund. that's in your business news, straight ahead. >>> as we mentioned, we're off to the private's hometown, to see where those who knew him and know him are dealing with this captivity. >>> and it is time for a check of market activity, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average soared nearly 3% today. hong kong's hang seng is lower. in london, the ftse opened higher. wall street starts the day with the dow in the black for the year. the benchmark jumped 104 points yesterday to close at 8848. the nasdaq extepided its winning streak to 9 days, adding 22 points to close at 1909. >>> investors will be watching washington closely today. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke, begins two days of congressional testimony on the state of the economy. bernanke will likely be grilled about th

a high of 107 in phoenix, 98 in salt lake city, 81 in seat approximately >> well, the white house goes a little bit country, at least for one day. >> sounded like they went british. >> brad paisley and charlie pride introduced people in the east room. allison krause and union station also performed and took part in workshops for student, schooling them on songwriting and other aspects of the business. >> allison krause is great. president obama said even though people see him as a city boy, he appreciates listening to a little bit of country music. >> i doubt brad paisley was singing that song "alcohol" either. ♪ alcohol ♪ >> this is what growing up in texas does to you. we'll be right back. ♪ >> welcome back. authorities in cambridge, massachusetts have dropped disorderly conduct charges against an acclaimed harvard professor. >> henry louis gates was led away in handcuffs after someone reported an attempted break-in at his home. it was gates trying to get inside because his front door lock was jammed. the police report says gates accused of officer of racism when asked for identifica

boise and salt lake city hit triple digits. 79 in chicago, 79 in indianapolis. 86 in atlanta and 69 in boston. >> move over cover girl. there's a new queen of the catwalk in town. >> little scary. her strut may be a little stiff. but this blushing bride stole the fashion show yesterday in japan. it's mimu, the robot making her debut as a model, sporting a designer wedding dress to boot. she took her time gliding up and down the aisle to michael jackson's "billy jean." >> she did take her time. after the show the human model said if robots could get the job done, she is really in trouble. >> i think her job's safe. >> i wonder if she's taught herself to starve herself and take diet pills like real models. >> or brides. either or. we'll be right back with more "world news now." assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. stay tuned for this important medicare benefit information and free scooter guarantee. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could impro

reporter: he earned a bachelor's degree in two years and delivered the commencement address in salt lake city. >> i never liked school. >> reporter: nationwide, 20% of higher ed students now take some online classes. the biggest for-property schools include university of phoenix, caplan and ashford university. but for angie and others like her -- >> i'm very happy i was able to do it. >> reporter: the dream of 19 governors has become her dream fulfilled. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> the shuttle "endeavour" docked at the international space station today where crew members snapped more pictures of the shuttle's surface. engineers are going to scour the photos to make sure the spacecraft wasn't damaged during liftoff. >>> when we continue, taking a big step toward protecting this nation's most important freshwater resource and a beautiful place. i go down to the pool for a swim... get out and dance... even play a little hide-n-seek. i'm breathing better... with spiriva. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd... which includes ch

in 1909, congress authorized the transfer of 60 acres of federal land in salt lake city, utah, to the mount olivet cemetery association for use as a public cemetery. the legislation contained a reversionary clause to the federal government if the land is not used for the purpose of a cemetery. today, in order to raise revenue to operate the cemetery, the mount olivet cemetery association hopes to sell 13 undeveloped acres of this parcel to an adjacent school and requested that the federal government relinquish its reversionary interest. this noncontroversial bill, which was favorably reported out of the natural resources committee by unanimous consent, authorizes the conveyance of the reversionary interest to the association in exchange for appropriate consideration based upon a survey and appraisal of the property. mr. speaker, congressman matheson has worked diligently on behalf of this legislation. the administration supports the bill and i ask my colleagues to support its passage as well. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentl

back into denver, 78 degrees. 91 in salt lake city and a cooler day for you in vegas. all thing considered with 98 degrees. 104 in phoenix. that is a look at the forecast across the nation. >>> an investigation is on to find out if employees at the l.a. coroner's office illegally released descriptions of michael jackson's body to the tabloids. vivid descriptions of the pop star's corpse were published by tabloid newspapers in the days after his death. at the time, jackson's body was in the coroner's custody for an autopsy. they asked the sheriff to conduct a preliminary inquiry. that will determine if there is enough evidence for a full investigation. >>> going once, going twice, sold. there is a new online auction site promising some great deal on brand name merchandise. hln money expert clark howard tells you how to get in action. >> okay. i have a new kind of auction deal i want you to be aware of. everybody knows about e-bay. you buy stuff that's new, used, knock-offs. but what if you could buy brand name stuff, brand new, much cheaper than you could easily find it

have to ask ourselves why there are places like the health care centers in pennsylvania or salt lake city, that offer high quality health care that is 30% lower than other communities. if they can do it, there is no reason the rest of america can't do it. we have to identify the best practices across the country and then we have to replicate those successes elsewhere. and we shouldhange the procedures that reward doctors and hospitaling for the tests and procedures they prescribe even if they don't make people better. doctors across this country did not get into this profession just to be bean counters or paper pushers, but more and more time that doctors should be spending with patients is spent on administration and dealing with how they are reimbursed. they have to create a simplified system where they are reimbursed for quality caras opposed to having to distort their practices in ways that don't actually make their patients better. it is also time to provide americans with no health care insurance with more affordable options. i believe it is a moral and economic imperative. [applaus

there are places like the health care systems in rural pennsylvania or intermountain health in salt lake city that offer high quality health care at costs that are well below average, in some cases 30% lower than in other communities. if they can do it, there is no reason why all of america shouldn't do that but we have to identify the best practice, the best practices across the country, learn from those successes, and then have to replicate those successes elsewhere. and we should change the work incentives that reward doctors and hospitals based on how many tests and procedures they prescribe, even if those tests and procedures are not shown to actually make people better, or if they result in medical mistakes. doctors across this country did not get into the profession just to beat beantown pearse or paper pushers, -- just to be been counters or paper pushers, but more and more time is spent on administration and how they deal with how they are reimbursed. we have to create a simplified, more effective system where they are reimbursed for quality care, as opposed to having to distort thei

. >> jim: last year, he paid his dues, had a trick year in aaa salt lake city and then, this year, heecame the first baseman of choice, i guess, because teixeira became a free agents and went to the yankees. >> gary: and they are loving it in new york. looks like that was the right decision made by him. >> jim: you know, for 180 million, anywhere you go is great. i know what you mean. >> gary: i guess 180 million, you do play in hell and you would like it. delivery in the air to centerfield. coming hard is jones, he has got t-1 away here. >> amber: time to check in for the minor league, good night for till man in aa. norfolk. he gave up just four hit, walking one batter and striking out 7. he is now 6-5 in norfolk with a 2.69 e.r.a. also sew is izturis will begin a rehab assignment in bowie. he will be there tuesday and wednesday night. if all goes well, he should be activated for the series against the blue ja jays i. >> gary: that raises an interesting question. that means somebody has to come off the roster. >> ji iuh-huh. >> gary: that's right in front of you. andino is not going

back into denver, 78 degrees. 91 in salt lake city. a cooler day for you in vegas. all things considered with 98 degrees. 104 in phoenix. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> o.j. simpson is trying to get back some of that memorabilia he says was stolen from him. you'll remember his last attempt to do that ended up with him getting convicted for armed robbery and kidnapping. this time, he's going about it a little differently. >>> we are beginning to see the consequences of a new jersey corruption scandal. it may ruin governor corzine's re-election bid. many have discussed replacing corzine on the ballot. corzine did ask for and get the resignation of his community and affairs commissioner whose homes and ochses were raided by fbi agents in thursday's sweep. corzine is already trailing chris christi in early polls. christi is running on a campaign promise to clean up new jersey's culture of corruption. 44 people were arrested in thursday's bust including three new jersey mayors. >>> an investigation is on to find out if e

out west, still definitely summer. 115 in phoenix. 114 in vegas. 98 in salt lake city. and temperatures dropping to 62 degrees, head into atlanta. memphis same story. chicago and minneapolis into the 50s as we get into parts of say, monday morning. sunday night and monday morning. temperatures could reach record lows in parts of the midwest. a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for "hln." >>> in 1896, utah became a state, john phillips composed "stars and stripes forever "and the first olympic games held in greece. henry was born and he died today. remembering the world war ii veteran. >>> tragedy at the tour de france today. french police sead spectator was hit and killed by police motorcycle clearing the road for cyclists in the race. the accident happened as the woman tried to cross a road during the race's 14th stage through western france. a french police official says the motorcycle officer could not avoid hitting the woman. he fell off his bike which then hit and injured two other people. their injuries are not life threatening. >>> somali

salt lake city was the best for on-time arrivals in may. baltimore has some of the worst drivers in the nation, according to an allstate report. baltimore ranked 192nd after 193 areas. an area in south dakota ranks first. fort collins, colorado, came in second. washington d.c. is last with the nation's worst drivers. heat is being reflected by it cooled retail sales. five retail sectors have been hit the hardest. car dealers, home furnishings, apparel, electronics, and full- service restaurants. the grim reality of slow sales can add to real bargains for consumers. >> for more on summer bargains, you can log on to our web site and click on "consumer." also, family and friends will honor former nfl star steve mcnair during a public memorial at 8:00 p.m. we will carry live video from the home page of our website. a recent high-school graduate is not worried about finding a job. a newborn will have a unique story for the rest of his life. 1 - 9 will always have a special meaning for him. >> what is it? >> think time and date. >> ok, i get it.

. >> hotter than normal out west. 94 in is the lake city, 101 in sacramento, 103 in phoenix. boston climbs to 80, baltimore 83, miami 91. it's 94 in dallas and 88 in new orleans. >> we've had a lot of laughs on this show about the bathroom habits of astronauts. they've had to drink their own urine. now there are more issues. astronauts are trying to flush out a big problem on the international space station. >> one of the station's two bathrooms broke down yesterday and so far the crew has not been able to fix it. it could take days to complete the repair job. they insist it is not urgent but couldn't come at a worse time with the crew of "endeavour" a record 13 people now at the complex. >> i'm sure it's priority number one. or maybe number two. >> nice, jeremy, nice. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ make it urgent, urgent, urgent, emergenc♪ imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it

salt lake city, another hot, dry day, with 95 in store. and if you're headed to chicago, 81 degrees. expected there. a slight chance of afternoon storms. i'm cnn meteorologist, for hln. >>> oklahoma city's never seen itself quite like this before. >> the buildings will be lit. there's going to be movement. we'll have the boats moving in the canal. >> why one man is re-creating the city's major landmarks with legos. >>> a grown man is spending his whole summer building a replica of oklahoma city, out of legos. his name is curt zimali. he is a lego master, taking on this project to raise money for a new school. a great cause. he is working on it more than 12 hours a day. and is using more than a million lego bricks. but one of his greatest challenges is adding a building to the layout that hasn't been built yet. >> if you can envision a six-sided building. it goes out and has a bay window. >> he's talented. oklahoma's city scape will be on display in november. winners of a lego building competition in oklahoma city, will have their entries ad

opinions at the time they were moved from place to place when they ended up in the desert in salt lake city. they have tried to come back and close themselves and establish, and no one looks more establishment garbage then it romney. they still cannot crack the mainstream barriers against them. >> why did you leave them? >> morning males are expected to go on missions at that age and evangelize. >> where did religion take you for the rest of your life? >> i can confess without any apology to be a religious person, probably a christian to some description. it took me to the place where you remain a permanent skepticism of rationalism, but cannot be completely compelled by the claims of doctrine either. i guess i exist in a kind of netherworld of a belief in something, but a disbelief in secular values. >> what hours of the day you find yourself there? >> all hours. it is my privilege to command my own space and have no neighbors. i do depend a little bit on the spirits for inspiration that it can take me at any time. >> when would we normally see you working? >> you can reliably see me worki

. >>> thousands of people showed up in salt lake city to protest the possible sale of land owned by polygamist warren jeffs. a judge considering selling the land to repay some of his debts. members of his church showed up to express their opposition to the sale. many of them still live on the 400 acres and jeffs originally planned to build a temperature there. >>> -- temple there. >>> the search for loved ones at the burr oak cemetery is far from finished. but the painstaking task is getting a little easier. >> reporter: gloria mohammed and her daughter have spent weeks searching for information about her husband clark kirk's burr oak grave site. buried near the back of the cemetery close to one of the crime scenes they feared the worst since news of the grave re-selling for money plot broke. weeks later their lack of information still haunts them. >> it just leaves you wondering why. you know why. and if you sit down and think about it too long it's painful. it's really painful. >> reporter: but thousands of families like the mohammeds now have another tool in their search for answers. the co

warm temperatures in dallas, 101 today. 88 in kansas city. 95 in houston. 90, salt lake city. and in boston today, 77 degrees, plenty of sunshine, by tonight, 80% chance of rain. that's the latest. back to you. >> i'll take the 77. pretty good day in store for a saturday. >> not bad at all. >> thank you. >>> you know, before sonia sotomayor makes a historic leap into the supreme court she has to make it through a senate grilling. we'll listen to that coming up. >>> also, can you believe it's been 20 years. dot right thing. yes, the movie. here to tell us about it. that movie that took on race relations. >>> stay with us. of shell gasolines... contain a nitrogen-enriched cleaning system... that seeks and destroys engine gunk... left by lower-quality gasoline. it protects engines from performance-robbing gunk. try new nitrogen-enriched shell gasolines. icar insurance companyom perfoin the nation. gunk. but, it's not like we're kicking back, now, havin' a cuppa tea. gecko vo: takes lots of sweat to become that big. gecko vo: 'course, geckos don't literally sweat... it's just not

law enforcement in cities such as kalamazoo, michigan, mobile, alabama and salt lake city, utah, are getting millions of your tax dollars to help keep cops on the beat, but some major metropolitan areas are being left out. senior correspondent rick leventhal reports from one of them, new york city. >> the nypd is the largest police department in the country, with 35,600 officers on the job, but that's 5,000 less than the city had on 9/11. since new york is still considered the nation's top tism target, commissioner ray kelly sought help from the feds, requesting a big chunk of the $1 billion in grants offered to police departments nationwide as part of the community-oriented policing services portion of the stimulus package. the city asked for almost $650 million to hire 2,000 cops, hoping for at least 10% of that. instead, it got zero. in part, because the city finances are relatively stable and major crimes are down 12% this year. >> in some sense, it is a compliment we got left out. >> seattle, the scene of major protests during the world trade organization conference in 1999, saw

. >>> a car chase north of salt lake city, a little different from the kind we usually see in southern california. check out this driver when he gets out of the car. that little guy. >> yikes. >> he's 7. >> wow. >> apparently his reason for leading the cops on this chase, he didn't want to go to church. all right? come on. >> wow. >> he took the car and tried to get out of dodge. >> yikes. >> didn't quite work. >> unbelievable. >>> let's do our "beat 360" winner now. the daily challenge to viewers to come up with a caption better than one we can come up with of a photo we put on the blog every day. is it friday yet? >> tomorrow is friday. >> president obama holds up a piece of half-eaten fruit. our staffer winner tonight is jack. you know what would make this taste even better? a frosty bud light. >> you don't drink beer? that's okay. how about some fruit then? angela, congratulations, your beat 360 t-shirt is on the way. >>> getting personal with the bachelorette. my awkward question, her awkward answer. (announcer) introducing new tums dual action. this tums goes to work in seconds a

high temperatures headed for 101 degrees in dallas. 96 in houston. 78 in denver. 91 in salt lake city. a cool day for you. a cool day, all things, las vegas. high, 98 degrees. 104 in phoenix. 75 in minneapolis. 80 in chicago. new york and boston mainly into the 80s. 92, washington, d.c. tampa and mill, high temperatures mainly into the 80s to 90s. keep in mind, florida, later today we could see more of that converging sea breeze, that coupled with daytime heating could see another round of thunderstorms. certainly not what you want to deal with when your power's out. >> all right. >> appreciate it. as always, thank you. >> anytime. >>> well we just got information about this plane that basically had to undergo an emergency landing in boston. took off from boston, supposed to go to puerto rico. wound up back in boston, boston logan airport at 9:30 this morning an smoke was reported in the bathroom in the cargo area. about 185 people were told, aboard according to the affiliate. hopefully they were get all the folks off the plane, on a new plane and back off to puerto rico. >> probably

stay on the weather board. 92 in salt lake city, chicago, detroit and the twin cities, climb into theton, 82 in baltimore. >> she was just lowering her seat. i think you should do it again to show them how far you were lowered. >> i don't like this seat. you're about to see why. >> what do you do. all right. while you raise yourself, we'll talk about this. a special delivery arriving at oklahoma in a once in a lifetime moment. >> the numbers were lined up in perfect order as little dennis came into the world thursday. he was born at 12:34:56 on 7/8/09. >> the numbers only line up like that, by the way, twice in a century. about as often as your chair works pretty much. >> did you feel more powerful -- >> i liked it. it's like letterman, he always sits higher than his guests. it is empowering. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ time to care about those yesterdays ♪ when morning comes in the middle of the night, [ rooster crow ] it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer " dissolves quickly... to help you fall asleep

. >> here's an e-mail from gregory in salt lake city who says why is it so hard to make a good counterfit? it would seem that with modern technology making a convincing copy would not be that hard. >> right. well, anyone who's ever tried it could probably tell you why it's so hard. with the modern technology, and art incorporated some of the modern technology into his bills, you know, with using computer programs like photo shop and high-end scanners, he did what's called a hybrid bill which is a combination to have offset and the modern stuff, but there are a lot of security measures built into copiers, more and more every day to prevent this. go to -- why is it so hard? go down to your kmart and you see next to every register there's a really bad counterfeit and usually it's made on poor quality paper and barely passes. it's easy to pass one or two bad bills. doing it very, very well like he did it requires tremendous work. >> and here's another e-mail from steve who says, did you have any ethical issues writing this book? >> no, i didn't. i worried maybe there was a minute where i worr