. >>> also coming up, guys, we'll hear from actor martin sheen, father of charlie sheen. addiction and how it pulled it family apart. >> serious there. >>> let's get the top news stories with our top guy, josh elliott. >> robin, a very serious, as well. the big story this morning, the heat. >> to be the hottest and most dangerous day yet. stretching from the midwest to the northeast. it felt like 134 degrees in parts of minnesota tuesday. where a record was set for high humidity, as well. sam has the full forecast in a moment. >>> the debt crisis has americans losing faith in their government. a new poll shows 80% of americans dissatisfied with their congressional leaders. the house passed a debt reduction bill but has no chance of passing the senate. the latest hope, a bipartisan plan that would trim deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade. >>> and health care overall may clear the way for millions of women to get free birth control, including the morning-after pill. and it could require all insurance plans to offer free contraceptives, hiv tests and other preventiv

people are paying attention to thatpy understand both martin sheen and michael vick are going to be on hill and it has nothing to do with the debt. >> no. president jed bartlett is going to be appearing, appealing for drug courts, he's made no secrets that the problems he has had a young man. michael vick is here to appear with the humane society, they're going to be talking about criminalizing bringing children to dog fights. one finds hard to believe that there isn't a law yet meaning that you can't do that. he's still trying to make friends for people after spending time in prison. >> all right, tim v a good day. good show. tim farley is the host of morning briefly on sirius xm radio >>> for a woman who likes to tell a few jokes of her own, betty white is turning down an invitation to a military ball. ryan lewis called the 9-year-old actress as an all-around woman. white said that while deeply flat ered. she'll be taping an episode of hot in cleveland. >>> first today is national day of flitch, a side of bacon. it originated in england centuries ago. when a flitch was given to given

. >>> actor martin sheen urging congress to support drug courts citing experience with treatment in w.a rehab center he helped open. >> supporting getting addict treatment rather than jail time. in 1996 sheen helped create something called options in berkeley, focusinging on the homeless and addicted. >> it's expanded to six sober-living houses now. >> i've seen individuals mired in addiction transformed by drug courts and families reunited after years of estrangement due to a loved ones substance abuse. >> sheen did not discuss his son's, charlie's struggle autos actor matthew perry attended a hearing to show their support of drug courts. >> stay with us. back in a moment. >>> at 6:00 unfinished business of a contractor that may have many victims. the owners of the house haven't been able to live here more than a year. and surgeons using 3 d technology to make parts for your body. and from here to he tern mitty. expansion of the san francisco column for those who want to stay in the city forever. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> and we live in such a pretty city. lots of wo

earlier i spoke with actor martin sheen, a big advocate for the courts, along with the judge in buffalow york, robert russell. mr. sheen, it's an honor to have you on. i think you have done more to inspire people about american politics with "west wing" than a lot of politicians have ever dreamed of doing. i've wanted to have you on. >> i'm glad to hear it. >> you are here to talk about drug courts. tell us about them. >> well, i've been a supporter of drug court for nearly 20 years. i had some very personal involvement in 1996 up in the bay area in berkeley, as a matter of fact, where i was instrumental in beginning a program called options founded by myself, father bill odonald, god rest him and dr. cody, an addiction specialist. we started the program basically for homeless people, street people in berkeley. we got the support of bobby miller, the police chief of berkeley, and judge carol brosnihan. with this form, we started bringing people back to their health. we established in the beginning three sober living houses. we have six now. where 6,000 people have gone through the progr

now actor martin sheen wants his voice heard in real life in washington, d.c.y on many levels has had some very interesting personal lives almost overshadow their careers in some ways. martin's had his battles with addiction. we all know charlie has s t had the easiest couple of months. >> he hasn't exactly been quiet, charlie. >>> but first, the tragedy at yosemite. three college students who were visiting the park with a church group are presumed dead this morning. >> eyewitnesses say they climbed over the guardrail to take ctures when they were swept into a 300-foot waterfall. >> reporter: the mist trail leading to vernal fall is one of the most popular trails in yosemite national park. every day about 1500 people take the trek to see the spectacular views. but it was temporarily closed tuesday afternoon after park rangers say three hikers climbed over the barricade and into the water where they were swept away. >> i saw the man's eyes as he was going over the waterfall and that was devastating. >> very dangerous area. it's sigigd "danger." we have a stick f

earlier i spoke with martin sheen, a big advocate for drug courts, along with the judge of the drug court you have in buffalo, new york, robert russell. mr. sheen, an honor to have you on. i think you've done more to inspire people with american politics with with "west wing" than a lot of politicians have dreamed of doing, and you've been on for a good cause, on to talk about something you care about, that i have never heard about, and that's drug courts. tell us about them. >> yes, yes, i've been a supporter of drug court for nearly 20 years, and i've had some very personal involvement in 1996 up in the bay area in berkeley, as a matter of fact, where i was instrumental in beginning a program called options founded by myself and father bill o'donnell, god rest him and dr. david cody, who's an addiction specialist. we started this program for homeless people, street people in berkeley. we got the support of the police chief of berkeley and judge carroll rosnahan, and with this in formed, we started bringing people off the streets and bringing them back to their health. we established, in

i would have said martin sheen. a few roles that don't even involve his dad. >> look at this beautiful mom and their kids, they are from chicago, the most honest city in the country, right? >> yes. >> all right. we'll play a clip, okay? i'll ask you the question. >> what else can we be forgetting? >> kevin! >> yes! in "home alone" where are kevin's patients headed on vacation when they -- don't say it. when they realize they've forgotten him? they're going rome, italy, new york, new york, paris, france or los angeles, california. >> new york. >> oh, look. she gets the lullaby album for her little children. >> this is kathie lee's favorite day ever. she's given away through cds. >> the correct answer is they were going paris. >> it is a trick question because in home alone 2, they're headed to new york. so a little bit of a tricky one. >> i feel like the chicago woman should have gotten the woman. maybe the $50. >> i'll give them the other one, too. the party animals. you're from kentucky, right? which mother/daughte

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