dany: we start with the lotus. and the lotus blossom is arguably the most important flower in asia.t appears in both religious and non-religious artworks, and it's celebrated across several cultures as a symbol of transcendence. robert: culturally speaking, why is it the first? dany: because the lotus blossom, as you may know, it blossoms out of muddy waters, but yet still remains pristine and pure. and so, many asian cultures have turned that into a symbol of purity, of transcendence, and we see that theme running through much of asian art. robert: what do we see as far as this exhibition when it comes to the lotus? dany: sure, so, the exhibition is--this, the lotus section, is organized with religious artworks from buddhism and hinduism. and this artwork right here is a great example of the lotus symbolizing transcendence. so we have the deity parvati seating--or sitting on top of a lotus blossom. so, this represents her transcendence. but then above her are two elephants standing on lotuses, pouring water over her. and so, this is also symbolizing her powers of fertility and crea

a scotsman in a lotus ford won the british grand prix for the fifth time.lark surrounded by wonder and flowers. now anyone who comes here can experience every curve, every straight, every tyre. but only one could really feel how clark felt. lewis hamilton certainly started with the same view. everyone behind him. but watch the rear—view mirror. kimi raikkonen tried to overtake, but not so fast. off hamilton went. more to keep an eye on further back. sebastian vettel, leader in the standings, had been caught by max verstappen, but charged back at him full of adrenaline. fi does dodgems. he wants to play bumper cars or something. vettel eventually passed him but hamilton was over the horizon. kimi raikkonen was beaten by valtteri bottas for second and vettel‘s championship lead was about to dramatically deflate. he went from third to seventh. lewis hamilton could hardly have had a better day. it feels amazing to be up here. i am so proud to see his flags everywhere. we support this weekend has been immense and i am really proud that i can do this for you all.

you can find it online lotus crash the song is called hearts and minds.ot actually kind of freaked out. he was actually had good. he really is that good. >> wonderful actor. it's one of those people i wonder what he's doing now. now i know. >> tommy has actually got big movies coming out. i really enjoyed him. >> i love you call him tommy. that's really cool. >> real raul really nice guy. it was a pleasure to work with him. >> which do you ever prefer, performing are you lotus crush being the front man of a band or by yourself. >> there's definitely something said about the comradery of touring with a band. i guess that's what i was used to. very young. >> sure. >> but yeah when you go out there on your own you're callin the shots. you want to be bit more bossy there you go. >> there you go. is this correct you're working here with your guitarist island is from here. >> actual eye land is from the area. my guitar player and good mate is from this part of the world. i also understand you love museums and sightseeing. >> i do. hello d.c. i do. i was at the

you can do it right here in the valley at tough lotus in chandler. it's basically, as you can see it's a combination of a little bit of ak row, a little bit of dance, a little bit of aerial and a little bit of kind of group fit, in athletic type. h this studio is the only studio offering the class in the united states. owner acommand a page trained in thailand for several weeks in order to bring this one of a kind workout back at home. i got trained as a master trainer so that means anybody in the us who wants to get certified or open up their studio they would have to come to me i be sted of going to thailand. people are strapped into harn yes, sirs and is a bungee rope suspended to the ceiling. the bungee's job is to pull you up. you get a core workout and also your quad the harder and the lower you can press the higher you're going to once you are release. you have to keep everything super strong in the air. if you let everything go, when you land you're going to go harder down on the ground. while attached to the bungee you do things like classic

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san francisco's asian art museum called the event lotus live.he former record holder was what flower? the answer is right there. >> a lilac. >> a lilac. we can read. wow. >> don't put the answers in the teleprompter. >> it was cool. >>> we're going to start weather-wise with his home state again. santa barbara county. the whittier fire. flames reaching for the sky. containment was lost in the last 24 hours. the fire expanded another 4,000 acres. other fires in the state growing yesterday, because of the heat. we have heat advisories out and fire alerts. across much of the west today, the heat will be on. triple-digit heat. in the central valleys and some of the fire zones. we'll start to cool things off over the next several days. today will be a tough go for firefighters. look at phoenix. getting down into the mid 90s. less in the way of dust storms there. building heat in the central u.s. kansas city to st. louis. by the time we get to tuesday, heat watches out. this could be several days. a quick check on what is going on nationally. >> and w

museum called the event lotus live. former record holder was what flower? the answer is right there. >> a lilac. >> a lilac. >> there you go. >> we can read. wow. >> don't put the answers in the teleprompter. >> to fool you. >> very cool. >> it was cool. >> thank you, ron. >> san francisco. >>> we're going to start weatherwise with his home state again. we'll start in santa barbara county. >> okay. >> yeah, an update on what's going on out there. the whittier fire, flames reaching for the sky. actually contain many was lost in the past 24 hours as the fire expanded another 4,000 acres. and other fires in that state growing yesterday because of the heat, and we have heat advisories out and fire weather alerts across much of the west today. the heat is going to be on, especially across california today. triple-digit heat especially in the central valleys and some of the fire zones. we'll start to cool things off over the next several days. but today will be a tough go for firefighters. look at phoenix. getting down into t

a scotsman in a lotus ford won the british grand prix for the fifth time.ne who comes here can experience every curve, every straight, every tyre. but only one could really feel how clark felt. lewis hamilton certainly started with the same view. everyone behind him. but watch the rear—view mirror. kimi raikkonen tried to overtake, but not so fast. 0ff hamilton went. more to keep an eye on further back. sebastian vettel, leader in the standings, had been caught by max verstappen, but charged back at him full of adrenaline. f1 does dodgems. he wants to play bumper cars or something. vettel eventually passed him but hamilton was over the horizon. the only question was whether he could get in and out of the pits still ahead? of course he could. no—one would get near him again. his position would improve. kimi raikkonen was beaten by valtteri bottas for second and vettel‘s championship lead was about to dramatically deflate. he went from third to seventh. lewis hamilton could hardly have had a better day. it feels amazing to be up here. i am so it feels amazing

live pictures you can see thousands of people marching from a two hundred in stone boat to the iconic lotus bridge. the bloodiest cure attempt in its history of a two hundred fifty were killed more than two thousand injured elements of the military launched up. aeration zenaida's searches to try to topple the governments with soldiers and tanks on the streets of istanbul they were met by counter protesters and loyal soldiers even. the case of. now austrians on divided off to pull taken off school menus more on that story off the short break. in case you're new to the game this is how it works in the economy is built around quite. corporations from washington to washington to meet. the. voters elect a businessman to run this country business equals. boom bust it's not business as usual it's business like it's never been done before. you don't leave universal basic income when you have an economy around the world that rewards imagination and monetizes free thought free thought free movement of capital and all those intermediary forces go out of business a lot of bankers lose their jobs a lot

that was objected at some point but i would say the difference is there is no political financial lotus. >> i did not know it went up to president obama. and so of those were political sources on the other side of the scale looking long and hard at their motivation but in this case they're not looking to destroy the president they were in support and supported hillary clinton so when those motivations making those claims and accusations. >> given the book that you were writing it throughout the 2016 presidential campaign that you would take a look with of false accusations and most recently to go on and on that you say he was the and vice mayor candidate?. >> because that happened after this was published. >> yes. >> also that is the unexpected this is what your buddy off in my view but that doesn't mean he doesn't smear that means they don't stick to him the same way they stick to everybody else and that is with the campaign of 2016 proved but regardless of those smears promulgated against him as a child rapist and things like that. >> did not circulate very much. >> there is mainstrea

it's supposed to be a lotus. asian art museum provided this time-lapse video of yesterday's historic feed in civic center plaza. the museum organized the record setting attempt as a way to honor the 50th anniversary of the summer of love. >>> still to come here on abc 7 mornings, a devastating fire in hawaii is prompting change. the lesson learned as flames race through this apartment high-rise in honolulu. >>> plus, the painful process of returning home after this, dealing with the loss after the oh no. oh no. i hate this belt. man oh man. mom, we have a situation. life's bleachable moments need clorox bleach. without pg&e's assistance, without their training our collaboration with pg&e is centered around public safety. we could not do our mission to keep our community safe. anytime we are responding to a structure fire, one of the first calls you make is for pg&e for gas and electric safety. it's my job to make sure that they have the training that they need to make the scene safe for themselves and for the pub

fox's laura engle checks out a floating tank at floating lotus in new york city. >> reporter: many say weightlessness. >> you're floating and it's very relaxing to just let yourself float. >> reporter: it's called floatation therapy and it's for anyone. >> men, women and any age range from teens to adults. floatation therapy is great because it can help with anxiety, depression, stress, ptsd, add so kids like to come in before studying for exams and tests. it helps to focus. we have people like sports players coming in, it helps to relax their muscles. it helps also for people who can't sleep at night. >> reporter: some people compare the experience to my meditation. the basic concept is to external stimuli so the body and mind can quiet. fostering a natural restorative state. >> when you're floating your serotonin gets raised. those are your happy hormones and it lowers your cortisol levels. people come in before work to have like a great day. >> reporter: this sensory deprivation treatment has been around since the 70's. >> john louie created this looking to experiment with being in

>> i prefer lotus jackson over the current state of 50.be back in the -- >> listen, don't tell me, man. tell him. >> 50 cent, man, i think -- you've got to deal with some of the youngsters -- >> no, no. right behind you. >> holy [ bleep ]. [ applause ] my mind's blown. >> how about the greatest rapper at this moment right now? >> like right now? the greatest rapper right now? kendrick lamar -- >> reader's digest just named 50 cent the greatest rapper of all time. how do you feel about that? >> i'm really not sure about that. >> well, maybe you should tell it to his face. >> excuse me? >> tell it to his face. >> what? >> how do you feel now? maybe put him in the top five? >> number one. >> you say 50 cent's best days are behind him and he's pretty washed up. >> yes. i would say that. >> you think fame made him soft? >> no. i think he's moved on to other, you know, aspects of things, other businesses. who is this? wow. >> who are some of your favorite artists? >> i'd go with snoop dogg, dr. dre, 50 cent. you know, he's got vitamin water. he

talk a lotue we about what you have been a leader on, as well, defense spending reform. you are on the senate armed services committee. you just finished completing the fy 2018 defense authorization act. know,ose of you don't that is the bill that sets defense policy and spending levels for the u.s. military for the next fiscal year. you moved very quickly this year. were you satisfied with the product that came out of your committee's work? sen. cruz: i think it is a very strong bill. i served the last five years on the senate armed services committee, and has spent that time fighting for the minimum and of our military. one of the critical priorities is rebuilding military. the last eight years we have seen our military budget just devastated. we have seen the impact of sequestration. we have seen the result, ready to his novels have dropped. troop -- readiness levels have dropped. troop strength has dropped. monetization is down. we are in a bad, bad shape. as distressing as the public information is, if you go to a what ourd briefing on adversaries are doing, what ru

. >> there are lotus drilled holes purposesound for the of fracking have been delayed.think the word is starting to get out. growth in production has not been quite up to forecast. ofre has been a lot exuberance. >> they throw these around like they are the same thing. actually recognizing the gap between the two things. the recount was zero. that means fracking will catch up. that means on the way up, show productions will not ramp-up. but it decreased the drilling. essentially much more stable, there is much more in her shop. >> let's go back to the reason why. part of it is because of the labor shortage. frack crewon the something that people want to do and they seek to do and they look to do or something they and up doing because they can't find that are opportunities elsewhere. >> it was after the financial crisis of 2008. the labor market was very loose. now it is completely different. >> they are getting squeezed as well. unsatisfying because whenever you hear about an industry talk about labor retail,, whether it is just pay them more and define the price in whi

. >> this year's lotus and water lilies festival. a combination of nature and music on saturday.hat sounds like fun. it's at aquatic gardens. >> music lovers, saturday is the del rey music festival in alexandra. and it is compoelths something for everyone to enjoy. tons of food from local vendors. so come hungry! >> it's the '70s! and they're calling your name! [ laughter ] >> friday notice the live, motown is back at the live casino. tickets again are free! this gos from 8:00 pm to 12:00 midnight. that's late! [ laughter ] summer months mean more than just hanging out. the outdoors. it's time to hit the local farmers market. >> i love farmers markets. i headed out to

and lotus brothers buying cbs, and all of them want their money's worth. >> we'll now have the strongest news will be mixed up with the rest of television and considered just another profit. >> late 1920s, to early 1930s, to the 1980s, the sense was if some of the broadcasting time took public service, television changed a great deal. you couldn't talk about public service. what are the ratings going to be? what are the demographics going to be? what is the profit going to be? well sb, sensationalism sells. >> in a plea bargain, amy fisher got up to 15 years in prison for shooting the wife of her alleged lover. >> so intense is the interest in it this case there are three made for tv movies now this the works about it. >> you make money off sex. you make money off death. you make money off crime. >> the press calls the case the beverly hills mansion murders. the story reads like a script that circulates here in hollywood. >> we enter into the television news soap. opera. >> anger and fear. >> i was scared. i just wanted him to leave me alone. >> broadcast journalism loses its purity and

then there was a gem of lotus cars.ne a much better job in terms of accelerating their automotive technology. great wall is not a wrong strategy, but they went about it on their own. it will take longer than what people are anticipating. yvonne: will they rival the likes of gm? think this year they are introducing vehicles with volvo technology. volvo has been around for a long time, a premier swedish brand known for safety. a lot of the powertrain tebow technology. ramy: what does this mean for the companies profitability. it does not seem like you're penning a good picture for these. reporter: if you're looking at short-term and long-term -- short-term we do have some doubts in terms of long-term profitability. they had a gross margin of 29% in 2013. they're down to 35%. the trends micro down even further if they do not improve their product lineup and offering down the road. if you look at the short-term, yet the auto market in china actually slowing down in terms of growth. what they're doing is cutting production.

reduce the number of issues we need to address in this bill some issues warrant continued oversight.al lotus is one of them. the supreme court has twice ruled that the definition used under the clean water act of navigable waters was hard to define. and told them they need a new definition. the e.p.a.'s design on a new definition is ok we'll just control everything. everybody thinks those waters that were -- that are now under control of the clean water -- of the wotus rule written by the obama administration were unregulated before. they were not. they were regulated by the states and the states did a good job of regulating those things. now the federal government has come in and taken control of all those state. we think, and the courts have ruled, that this is too broad a definition of what they intended and what the clean water rule states. nobody wants dirty water. nobody. but what we want is a rule that separates what the federal government has the authority to control and what the states have the authority to control. president trump moves quickly on this issue by issuing an executive