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the bestselling irish author maeve binchy died monday in a dublin hospital. she'd had a brief, unspecified illness. binchy was widely known for her bestselling novels, including "circle of friends" and "tara road." at her death, more than 40 million copies of her books had sold worldwide. maeve binchey was 72 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and to india, where an area with a population of 700 million-- almost one-tenth of the population of the entire world-- lost power tuesday, when three of the country's regional electricity grids failed. it was by far the largest blackout in human history. it came as millions of indians faced summer temperatures well into the 90s. >> the northern grid failure has created many difficulties for people. this is summertime and hospitals, air conditioning and factories are not able to function. people are facing many problems due to this failure. >> woodruff: the outage encompassed 20 of india's 28 states, a vast region that stretches 1900 miles east to west. it's home to rou

maev binchy was 72 years old. >>> youtube is expected to spend more on special channels. google has already spent $150 million to start dozens of new online channels. some channels are drawing viewers and advertisers, so google will invest another $200 million to upgrade and promote them. >>> and "the cape cod times" in massachusetts has a new shark scare this morning. a swimmer says he was bitten on the legs on monday. sun-bathers on the shore saw a very large black fin in the water with him. the man narrowly escaped, but the doctors say he will not lose any limbs. that's good news. >>> another dangerous heat wave is hovering over the heartland. heat advisories and warnings will be in effect all this week in eight different states, including arkansas, oklahoma and louisiana. we've already seen record high heat and dangerous droughts across the country. david bernard is the chief meteorologist at our miami station. that would be cbs 4. david, hello to you. here's two questions -- how bad will it get and when is it going to end? >> gayle, it's hard to believe that it could