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let's go to macon island. thatiss the large amphibious helicopter. >> outside, it looks the same, but on the inside, it has electric motors to turn the props. >> steam driving steam turbines to drive the ship? >> yes. as opposed to diesel generators. itt also has two turbines that the ship can take in when it needs to make a high-speed run. it runs more efficiently. the navy hopes it will acquire less maintenance. >> and getting under way is the push of a button from getting way with the evolution earlier. >> yes. you can push a button and get under way quickly. >> what other changes are in the design? >> it has two stacks on the super structure that you notice immediately for the exhaust for the turbines. it has a new ship sense about it. it has been in new york for several years because of delays and problems. as opposed to the earlier ships which are 20 years or older. it is brand new with the state- of-the-art features. >> let's go to the port royal. it was grounded off honolulu february 5th. the navy has

if you're watching wmgt tv 41 in mac macon, georgia, see the sky from a cowboy's perspective when you hear legends at the museum of arts and sciences planetarium show. that is your eastern event of the day. >> thanks, todd. no calling in on friday, okay? >> all right, fine. >> all right. thanks,todd. >>> now, here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. while questions surrounding the king of pop's death continue to mount, there is no question just who's the reigning king of the music charts. right now for the second week in a row, michael jackson has three of the five best-selling albums in the nation, including his 2003 compilation number ones but also thriller and the essential michael jackson. >>> daniel radcliffe was at the tender age of 14 and now here's ready to date women his own age. he admitted when he was younger he preferred older women but he's, quote, widened the field. >>> well, she may not have passed up an opportunity to take a drink before, but lindsay lohan certainly didn't want a hangover. the post rehab actress turned down a role in the huge

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. >> police say the suspects use the information to macon line purchases from the uk, so in addition to the fraud and theft charges you'd expect they could also face a violation of homeland security. reporting in hamden, wjz, eye witness news. >> now the victims have closed their accounts and they are working with the fraud center in this ongoing investigation. >>> a campaign to protect sharks gain some unlikely allies. several victims of shark attacks went to capitol hill to support a bill which strengthens the u.s. ban on finning. that's the practice in which a shark is left to die after its fin is sliced away. the number of sharks has decreased dram at beingly because of a growing market for their fin meat in asia. >>> the 11 year old boy brought back to life on an ocean city beach is now out of the hospital. he was trapped in the sand while digging a tunnel yesterday near 37th street. the boy was not breathing when the beach patrol arrived. fortunately they were able to revive him through cpr. today one of the life guards talked about their life saving actions. >> it was kind of

. >> when she in macon smith, a googler executive, decided to marry, sweatshirts, told me her mother was troubled by the idea of a day wedding. -- gay wedding. we were having dinner and she was been difficult. if she was arguing with me. i was getting really uncomfortable. walt to occur down like i have never seen anyone take someone else down. my mother was shocked and he was relentless in not letting her off the hook. explain that. >> i wish she hadn't told that to the new yorker for that story. i like kara's mom. we are on good terms today and on good terms before that. i came to the difference of a friend is all. these things happens to families. she is crazy about the kids. she takes care of them quite a lot. they work heavy our jobs. -- heavy hour jobs. she is a wonderful grandmother. >> here again your personal life is being written about in your desist technology writer. although, they say you make a lot of money. >> i am just a technology writer, and you are just a television guy and yet everyone knows you, particularly those that are interested in what c- span covers and. m

. >>> before we go to break, we'd like to wish irene tidwell in macon, georgia, a happy birthday.ere she is with her only grandson, daniel. the proud mother of two daughters. she loves to garden and never misses a show. on behalf of nancy, happy birthday, irene. >> i want to thank you so much for all of your calls and your e-mails about my book. it comes out on august 11th. you are the very first to see it right now, of course after lucy, pictured here, who grabbed it first. it's about a prosecutor who tries her best to give up criminal law and start a new life. but when her friends are murdered one by one, the nypd hones in on her. it took me years to write this book. i started when i first left felony prosecution and i missed it so much. since then, i wrote another book and published it. launched this show with my producer, dean. got married, got pregnant, gave birth, nearly died, didn't and finished the book. i hope you like it. part of my proceeds go to a charity, wesley glenn, who takes care of the mentally handicap that need a loving home. you can find this book on our websi

early this morning, macon, georgia, was down to 56 degrees for a record low. look at the temperatures now around the east. we are at 84 degrees. buffalo, 65 degrees. boston, 60 -- what is this, this is summer. once again, they are getting cold rains up to our north with the dew points into the 50s. and there you can see the area of low pressure off the coast and there is a little dip in the jet but, unfortunately, it is more our north. the mechanism to cause any of the showers, thundershowers, and to form in over us just isn't there. here is where they are. i will get out of the way. there you can see lightning, earlier severe thunderstorm warnings out for spots like grant county but that's where those showers and thundershowers are staying. out of the mountains of west virginia, another batch. out to the west of pittsburgh another batch up well into new york state. meanwhile, around us, nothing really going on. look how much rain we have not had. in loudoun county, boy, as wet as it was -- i know our farming friends would love to see a bit of rain. tenth of a

there is a picture of little kids on macon knew where in masks -- on a canoe, wearing masks. >> the actingdirector of the cdc says hundreds of cases of swine flu have been identified at summer camps, and it spreads quickly among children and young adults. so there is a particular urgency, and he says in the fall, we could see a much higher rise in the number of cases than we saw in the spring. jane: where are we in terms of getting a vaccine ready? >> the cdc are rushing, hoping to get this vaccine out by september. they hooked up $120 million by the end of october to find dosage. they are trying to get the vaccine out maybe even before clinical trials are complete. jane: who is a priority when it gets out? >> the cdc identified several groups. the number one is pregnant woman -- pregnant women. they have shown a vulnerability and they will be first. plus, anyone with an infant under six months of age, because they cannot get vaccinated. health-care workers, up to people 24 years of age, and then those 25 to 64. there are 160 million people in the priority groups, and they are hoping to ha

the gentleman macon. mr. walden: whereas the gentleman's amendment complied with all applicable rules of the house for amendments to appropriations measures and would have been in order under an open amendment process, but regrettably, the house democratic leadership has reduced the opportunity for free speech on this floor and whereas the speaker, ms. pelosi, the democratic leadership, and the chairman of the committee, mr. obey, prevented the house from voting on the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: will members please take their conversations off the floor. mr. walden: by excluding it from the list of amendments made in ordered under think rule for the bill, now therefore be it resolved that h.res. 644, the rule to accompany h.r. 3170 be amended to allow the amendment to be considered and voted on in this house. the speaker pro tempore: under rule 9, a resolution offered from the floor by a member other than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the privileges of the house has imme

look at this rain shield blossoming out of montgomery there is macon later this morning.at is heavy rain. much-needed rain, as well. but most of it falling shy of birmingham, shy of i-20. we need rain around atlanta. we had light showers here, but also has us in a ground stop at the airport. we'll talking about that and a look out west, robin. more record highs from seattle to portland. portland yesterday 105 to 106. extremely hot again today. we'll get to that in a half hour. >> thank you. arsenic, mustard gas, tanning beds? a new study says they may have more in common than you might think!  >>> today's salute to troops goes to sergeant benjamin kassau in iraq on his second deployment in two-and-a-half years, and his family wants him to know how much they are missing him. go ahead, guys. >> hi, robin, this is rebecca, and this goes out to my husband, benjamin kassau, and we have a beautiful 4-month-old and 3-year-old and we can't wait for him to come home and see us. we pray for him every day, and he is our hero. and we love him very much. >> so sweet. thank you. >>>

. >>> when you hear this in "the situation room," you macon clude it sounds familiar. returns to the site where he and his fellow beatles debuted in america. we will show you part of his performance. ♪ so what do you think? i think i'll go with the basic package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> they were friends and collaborators, michael jackson and paul mccartney, had two hits in the 1980s. their friendship suffered from jackson beat mccartney in bidding to buy the rights to the beatles catalog of music. this is how paul mccartney explained it to david letterman. >> we made a couple of records together and the video. we were very good friends. it fell apart later because he was talking to me and asking my business advice. one of the things i said to him was, think about getting into music publishing. he looked at me kind of, are you joking? he said, i'm going to get yours. so, you know, i kind of thought, oh, you. but it turned out to be true. >> letter man did this show fr

the president spoke at macon community college in warren, michigan are for a half hour. >> hello, michigannk you. thank you so much. first of all, give joe a big round of applause for the wonderful instruction. -- introduction. we've got some special guests here tonight. if everybody has chairs, go ahead and use them. feel free. we've got some special guests here today that i just want to acknowledge. all of you are special, but these folks i want to make sure you have a chance to see them. first of all, one of the best governors in the country. please give jennifer granholm a big round of applause. lieutenant governor john cherry. one of my favorite people, former colleague of mine, still just a fighter on behalf of working families each and every day, senator debby stabenow. you got speaker of the house andy dillon in the house? we've got a lot of other local elected officials and i just want to thank them. a couple of people who are missing, carl levin, who is doing great work. he's in the senate right now fighting on behalf of a bill to make sure that we're not loading up a bunch of ne

recognized the influence, i guess the waldens kind of helped president carter get going in georgia in macon, georgia. of course that was james brown and there were a whole lot of folks that jimmy carter was impressed with other than the allman brothers, too, but he was a james brown guy too. i was at an event this weekend, mr. speaker, in memphis at one home honoring african culture and there was a gentleman that played the drums at the beginning of the presentation. and after he finished he made a comment. he said, without africa there would not be a beat, there wouldn't be a beat. i thought about that and thought about this resolution and realized he was correct. the beat's what it's about, a lot of folks believe. it's what makes music what it is. it's lyrics and so many things but the beat is what it is. that's what's unique about this contribution to music is the beat. it came from the mississippi river, it came from the delta. memphis' -- memphis is the home of the blues and the birth place of rock 'n' roll, st. louis had the blues too, w.c. handy was from there, he was a great innovat

nearby macon, broke a record 56 degree low temperature yesterday morning. morning a little bit warmer, a little bit more humidity in the air. that's evidenced by the high clouds you can see there. 87 degrees. a couple of showers. a couple of storms specifically north and west of the city that develop late aer today. here's what it looked like. a little bit of line of action coming about in louisiana. in toward mississippi. heavier downpours coming in to o huntsville. up the line a little bit farther toward ohio, you can see the cincinnati radar. look for about an inch to an inch after a half. up north of there, showers when you get in toward northern michigan. wisconsin, light rain too. little daytime heating and upper level low. you'll get thunderstorms near chauchlgt here's the satellite picture in the northeast. here's your low. notice the rain underneath it. the low gray clouds hanging in philly down to d.c. and new york, possibilities of fog. we'll have more coming up in just about 15 minutes. >> all right. thank you. so a scuffle broke out when a troo

he will announce a plan later today at macon community college in warren, michigan.ing a bad economy and the money would pay for renovating the schools and providing new scholarships. the president wants to boost the number of community college grads by 5 million. >>> he may be commander in chief, but will the president be able to command a fastball across home plate? he is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at busch statium st. louis. but at last night's all-star event, prince fielder took center stage. fielder of the brewers was crowned home run king and the fan favorite home run derby. he beat out nelson cruz of the texas rangers, 6 h-5. even crushed one 5 03 feet. i think mickey mantle had done that back in a game a long time ago. >>> the film "harry potter" comes out at midnight and for eight years fans have watched the actors who played the famous young wizards grow up before their eyes. melissa long is joining us with more on that. >> eight years, amazing. >> it is. >> we have an explanation on our website that will bring people up to date on the seri