melissa, what happened?, i went to audition for "nashville star". >> larry: how many children do you have? >> i have five boys. they're all ours. >> larry: you went on "nashville star." >> it was an amazing process. thought it was 20 years of effort coming true. the fans voted. thanks to them we won the show. i say we because i had the support of everyone around me. >> larry: you went to the beijing olympics, right? you toured for three months? >> right. it was on and off. i would be home a few days, on the road a few days, kind of here and there. toward the end of that period things started kind of going south. rick was very focused into facebook and other social media type of things. i just noticed that he was gone. and i wasn't really paying attention to my own responsibility, and i was very focused on what he was doing. >> larry: what were you doing, rick? >> i discovered in an e-mail. >> i discovered what i was doing was really kind of escaping. facebook and the internet and all that stuff was a way to

one person at the auction knew what the boat was. 29-year-old melissa parker had done her homework. knew that the ship was a survivor of the 1941 attack on pearl harbor. she even found a picture of the ship, using its water cannon to put out a fire on one of the ships bombed in that attack. >> they went ovand helped with the nevada when it was being bombed and they were trying to sink it in the channel. this boat and another were working together to get it out the channel and beach it and they worked on the california, the u.s.s. california for three days, trying to fight fires and save it. >> reporter: so the boat's a here? >> yes and the men who work on her. >> reporter: knowing all of that, melissa knew she couldn't let it go to the scrapyard. she bid $50 for the old tug and got it. though there isn't a spot on the boat that doesn't need scraping or cleaning, she says it's sound with two good engines. and she knows what she is talking about. she is today a professional tugboat captain on san francisco bay. her enthusiasm has affected a number of other boat lovers and they form a

so she teamed up with fellow bay area resident melissa jochim, and together, the two began to sow the seeds of how to make skin care feed our skin from the outside in. >> the name itself, juice beauty, lends itself to, well, what if we do science, do chemistry, differently? most skin care products are based in water. what if we start playing and see what we can do with fruit juice-basing? >> turns out all those fruit and vegetable juice bases that are high in antioxidants and vitamins that are good for our overall health are precisely what the skin needs, too. you see, from the green apple body cleanser to the antioxidant serum, each product in the line has a raw ingredient base of 70% or higher and is packed with freshly squeezed juice concentrate--apples, cherries, pomegranates, grapes, raspberries. you name the fruit, and this duo is finding a way for nature to nurture our skin. >> we work with almost 29 different organic fruit juices. that's our start point. and to those juices, you'll see me adding the other 100-plus ingredients that we purchase organically, and those ingredients

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turns out the car is owned by a former pennsylvania congress woman, melissa hart.mbers of congress do have free parking but har st. now a registered lobbyist. >> rules say now longer have access to a free spot if you're a registered lobbyist, right? >> hart says she will donate the car. if she had the pay the tab it would run about $23,000. >> but she doesn't. all right. giants landing a great spot. >> yeah. larry beil is here now. >> i think i just found my daughter a car. >> just wipe off the dust. >> it's brand new, look. >> and mat cane months down d backs. and there is first place, now in their sights. sports is coming up next. >>> good evening, everybody. matt cane absolutely dominating in the desert shutting out diamond backs. giants now three games out of first place. there is young mc, big hit "bust a move" on the ipod every day. there is to the third, i think they've picked this thing up on radar. wow. two nothing giants. there is chris young. you need him on that wall. torres makes a ka. matt cane struck out nine. at one point struck out five in a row. i

and i want to thank you for your efforts and melissa schulman. [applause] is melissa here? she was the one that coordinated the five committees in numerous subcommittees and all of the members along with steve and his staff. i have experiences from time to time at picking up the phone and say we have this and need to get it done. in he dihe did it because he kns boss wanted it done. i think all of the people on the panel, but i think all of you in this room as well, because as i say so often, this bill would not have passed if it was simply the members of the senate and house. it was the thousands, tens of thousands, millions of people across this country who have the courage and division and the tenacity to say "knock down these barriers." ronald reagan said "bring down this wall." what a wonderful effort we have made, but as justin dart would say, we have to keep on keeping on. thank you. [applause] >> remember, at 2:00 this afternoon a historic day in the house of representatives. >> when will happen in the senate? >> pardon? [applause] [laughter] i do not care how long

>> melissa from the bronx.e, thank you. >> congratulations. >> here we go. here's the moment. >> you guys have been amazing. >> the kiss, by the way. >> you want to see this. roll it again here. take a look, melissa. the moment. the moment -- >> there is the moment, melissa. >> we are all bright red and every woman in the crowd is sweating. >> as are the guys. >> let's go inside. ann has a check of the headlines. >> we need to recover. >> all right, okay, you guys. take a moment while i give you the news. >>> bp said this morning it is encouraged by early test results on its new containment cap and said there was no sign of any underground leak. on thursday bp closed the valves on the cap shutting off the flow of oil into the gulf for the first time in nearly three months. bp is taking pressure readings every six hours and warns that it is still possible, however, that the oil flow could resume before a permanent solution is in place. >>> much of the washington, d.c., area was rattled awake due to a 3.6 earthqu

yet you can smell it even in the city center and this is what has left a huge number of people hey melissawe've been speaking to the locals here and they were saying that all happened very quickly it was about fifteen minutes outside with the wind whipped up this fire and it was jumping from house to house they were describing it like.

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the word perhaps year round appended a political analyst of letter because in my language thank you melissa. well a court hearing has taken place in the u.s. state of arizona over a tough new immigration law that set to come into force there next week the u.s. government is trying to block the bill saying it would lead to racial profiling the new measures would allow the police to stop anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant no ruling has been made so far human rights activist a referenda grayle and high dollar and a radio host tony katz clashed on the issue in washington d.c. studio. every conversation about the law not being humane is a red herring it should not be discussed it's an embarrassment as b ten seventy is federal law and all the state of arizona is doing is making sure that that federal law is enforced and the answer to start with is to seal the border to quite literally build the fence fifty feet high if need be and the full length of the border from san diego through texas those of us from the civil rights community we see a whole lot of racial issues that are reall

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fact the coalition on melissa said the number of people on the street is continuing to grow in san francisco. christine conley is looking at this issue researching the entire thing she's here to tell us where the city stands. >> this city has an official count on the number of homeless and it shows the numbers are decreasing. let's roll video will show you those numbers here. the number of homeless counted 2009 was 6500 in 2002 it was 8600 that's a 25% lower. the number of homeless just on the street and the count shows that was reduced by 40%. the coalition on homelessness see the numbers are much higher and the city needs to do more. take a listen. >> would of protest that the agency probably more than half of those people in the city were counted. >> and organizer with the coalition on homelessness and san francisco which is an advocacy group group. he said the number of homeless in the city is more like 40 to 20,000. he also said the mayor needs to do a lot more to fix the problem. >> i think from the administration's there's more focus on is that around homelessness and great natural so

joan rivers and melissa rivers and that other lady, that guy that criticizes people with her, they are an odd trio of-- i don't mind people making jokes about stuff like that. i'm a comic. it's gotta be clever, though. you gotta use your brain a little bit. they have some incredibly unfunny, unintelligent comments to make on that show. like i said, i've got no problem with anyone making fun of me, but you gotta use your brain a little bit. like, that-- you can't just oink, which is what joan rivers has done to images of me. she'll just oink at the screen. you know, let's get creative. like, i've had mad tv make fun of the way i look, and very funny. like, they had a bill clinton character referring to me, thinking i was a guy. like, alex borstein, who does an amazing impression of me which i think is hilarious, and bill clinton-- we were doing politically incorrect in the sketch. and he kept saying, "you be quiet, fella," like that, like he was-- now, that's very funny, and i really loved it. and i think that that's great. it was creative, and it was funny, and-- but when joan rivers m

women like 26-year-old melissa paris.going 168 miles an hour on the daytona speedway. >> i'm told, "you're the fastest woman around." >> reporter: is that true? >> not my ultimate goal to be the fastest girl. i'm trying to focus on being as fast as everyone else. it's the only sport where we're on a level playing field with men. >> reporter: she may be the only rider on the track whose fingernails match her bike, but she concedes nothing to the competition. including her husband, motorcycle racing champion josh hayes. who is is faster? >> right now he is. >> reporter: right now? >> yeah. it depends what we're doing. we are competitive in everything we do. i mean we have our go-cart race times posted on our refrigerator. we're competitive. i hope we stay that way. >> reporter: at this year's daytona 200 race, paris was steadily moving up to 10th in the pack. then with just eight laps to go, despite the wipeout, she walked away with only a mangled finger. but paris concedes that the dangers of motorcycle racing have forced

. >> reporter: it all seems to point to melissa hart, a former republican congresswoman who was defeated members of congress have free parking, that is one of the perks. it's a perk even when they leave congress. they can still park for free here, unless they become registered lobbyists. which she is. we gave the former congresswoman a call. yeah, hi, congresswoman hart, this is jonathan karl at abc news. how are you? curious about the car. she confirmed the car is hers. the congressional rules say you no longer have access to a free spot if you're a registered lobbyist, right? she told us she didn't know that. but now that she does, she'll donate the car to charity. though, if, like the rest of us, she had to pay for a space like this, the tab for the past four years? about $23,000. jonathan karl, abc news, capitol hill. >> and we'll pick up the dry cleaning bill for all that dust on jon's suit. that is all from us tonight. i'm george stephanopoulos. see you tomorrow morning on "gma." for diane sawyer and all of us at "world news," have a great night. >>> a vicious pit well attack leave

in may, melissa huckaby pleaded guilty to killing cantu in exchange for a life sentence without parole. >>> a 7-year-old girl is recovering from surgery tonight after she became the latest victim from a pitbull attack. the girl was bitten in the face yesterday and while she recovers, oakland animal say th already know what they will do with the dog involved in this kind of tack. ktvu's john sasaki reports. >> reporter: this is a pitbull- type dog at the animal shelter with a nasty temperament. >> his entire body is rigid. he is also challenging at the cameraman. >> reporter: animal control would not confirm nor deny that this is the dog that attacked the girl in oakland yesterday. that child required surgery on her face. but me gan web says the dog's days are numbered. >> he is not a comfortable dog. >> what are you going to do with him? >> he will be euthanized. >> yet web is the first person to say that aggressive behavior is not the fault of the breed. she showed us this dog of an example of a pit-type animal that was friendly and clearly scared by the camera. >> his body is soft. h

next week, also, ice cube, melissa rycroft and music from saving abel and the black crows., your life has been meaningless since our first guest's eyelid came to rest two months ago on the final episode of "lost." he seems to be doing fine. he's been nominated for an emmy, and "lost," the complete sixth and final season, and "lost," the complete series, which is awesome, comes out august 24th. please welcome matthew fox! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: very good to see you. welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> jimmy: the last time you were on -- are you dead or alive right now. i'm not sure. >> no, he's dead. >> jimmy: he's dead. he's dead. >> i'm alive. >> jimmy: you -- last time you were here was on the night of the finale, and you got -- i think you got very emotional, right? >> i did. that was -- that was an interesting night, you know? right before i walked out, i was seeing the end of the show and then ingot out on stage and it really felt, for the first time, that that was the end of it all. it felt really like the end for me the first time and it was an in

and melissa, who did the same thing for me. is melissa here? melissa was the one that coordinated those five committees and numerous subcommittees and all of those members along with steve and his staff. i want thank you. i have lifetime experiences, i could pick up the phone and say, we've got a logjam here and you needed to get it done. he did it because he knew that his principal, its philosophy, the president of united states wanted it done. i thank all of the people on the panel. i think all of you in this room as well. as i say so often, this bill would not have passed if it were simply the members of the senate and house. it was that thousands, the tens of thousands, indeed, the millions of people across this country who had the courage and vision and tenacity to say, knocked down these barriers. ronald reagan said bring down this wall. all of you said, bring down this wall of discrimination and exclusion. what a wonderful effort we have made. but as justin dart would say, we have got to keep on keeping on. thank you. didn't remember at

. >> reporter: it all seems to point to melissa hart, a former republican congresswoman who was defeatedur years ago. members of congress have free parking, that's one of the perks. it's a perk they keep even when they leave congress. they can still park for free here, unless they become registered lobbyists. which she is. we gave the former congresswoman a call. yeah, hi, congresswoman hart, this is jonathan karl at abc news, how are you? just curious about the car. she confirmed the car is hers. the congressional rules say you no longer have access to a free spot if you're a registered loanist, right? she told us she didn't know that, but now that she does, she'll donate the car to charity. though if, like the rest of us, she had to pay for a space like this, the tab for the past four years, about $23,000. jonathan karl, abc news, capitol hill. >> it's sort of hard to miss some of the messages. scrolled on that little car. like i wish my wife was as dirty as my car. >> that's my favorite. i couldn't get from the story why she left it there far years. what was the deal? >> sounds like s

a great example, melissa etheridge, we had breast cancer about the same time, and she was doing chemotherapy. it has a lot of effect on your fingers and your hands. because she uses her hands in her trade. she found it to be a real problem for her. she hasn't had any bad results from that, which i'm really delighted. makes me nervous. >> larry: this sounds weird, but do the doctors tell you why you're still here? >> no, and they don't tell me when they expect me to go. what i understand is it's not going to be -- if i'm feeling good, that's a good sign. because you don't like all a sudden fall off a cliff. it's a slow decline as the disease progresses. >> larry: pain? >> probably. but you know, i try really not to focus on what the end is going to look like. >> larry: you don't? >> the more time i spend doing that, you know, the less time i'm enjoying the days i have now. >> larry: all right. how do you not think about it? >> um, there are times when you do. i don't really think about it when i'm getting chemotherapy. the people who take care of me are wonderful, you know, terrific people. i

>> melissa lee this morning. thanks. >>> and finally now, a rare public appearance by former first lady nancy reagan. she joined california governor arnold schwarzenegger wednesday as he signed a bill proclaiming next february 6th ronald reagan day. that date marks the late president's she looks very pleased. it is now 7:16. let's go back to matt, meredith and al. >> talk about a true love affair that those two had. something special. >> ann, thanks very much. mr. roker is here with the first check of the weather. >> that's right. as we take a look out west, the fire is taking place, we are looking at sunny continues atta hatchpy. 91. the winds are going to start gusting up to 22 miles per hour. friday, sunny hot and 93 degrees. then as we take a look, we've got a risk of strong storms back through the dakotas into montana. maybe a tornado or two. showers and thunderstorms firing up. we're looking at anywhere from one three inches of rain throughout parts of southern south dakota. >>> here is eye live look at the

me and melissa. dropping them down. everyone else is fine.his. they really went out. that's beautiful. >> it was a relaxing, beautiful day. >> you stayed longer than you planned to because it was hotter than you know what. the only place to be was somewhere near the water. we stayed home pretty much. but bambino got fixed. yeah. >> oh! >> little bambino. there he is. when we took him in to have it done, he's 3 1/2 pounds now. he's gained two pounds. so in other words, there wasn't a whole lot to fix. but whatever he had, we took. so i was going to go see "salt" friday night. frank and i were going to come. but we bring him home to the vet. and you cannot leave your baby at a time like that. he did not know what had hit him. but he sat there. i kind of loved it because i thought, it's been years since i, you know rs crad, cradled. he didn't sleep. he just looked at me, like, what happened, mommy? for six hours. he's much better. then on saturday, from baltimore, thank you, pete for that. my brother and his wife and his daughter and granddaught

melissa lee, thanks so much. 8:03.eck of the weather from al. >>> today's weather is brought to you by denny's $2, $4, $6, $8 dollar menu. try 16 different value meals all day, every day. >> and we've got all these carrie underwood fans here. all here to have a good time. where are you guys from? >> mahopac. >> mahopac, new york. you came all the way down the thruway, a torturous trip, right past rhinebeck. let's check your weather, see what's happening. pick city today happens to be sioux city, iowa, nbc 4. they've got showers and storms. you're from sioux city? >> i am. l rit! way to go. you've got showers and storms today. you can see we have monsoonal moisture coming out of the southwest, risk of storms there, strong storms from the dakotas back through minnesota and parts of nebraska. we're also looking at low humidity and plenty of sunshine in the northeast. gulf coast looking pretty good, warm, though, heat advisories throughout the southeast with feels-like temperatures well over 100 degrees today. here's a vie

suspect in three others prince george's county, maryland mothers, including carolyn and her daughter melissatheir home. in 2008, they will make butler was alone when she was gunned down before her home was set on fire. criminal profiler pat brown said if connected the pattern of the killing would fit the definition of a serial killer. >> this man was a ups driver. he did know the routes, the neighborhood and was able to case where he was going to attack. in my opinion these weren't accidental crimes. >> reporter: scott has been behind bars for the last several years on gun charges. he would face two life terms if convicted on the two counts of first degree murder. whit johnson, cbs news, washington. >>> in other news and on a much lighter note, aretha and condi make music together. ♪ forever and ever ♪ each day in my heart >> the queen of soul, aretha franklin performed in philadelphia last night. at the piano, former secretary of state condoleezza rice. nice job. proceeds go to help inner city kids. >>> katie couric now has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >>> good morning, he was a

"melissa's everyday cooking with organic produce." you might have seen them in the supermarkets.great on produce. we come to this. this is the everyday cooking. "better homes and gardens." 15th edition. 750 new recipes. this is an awesome book. and "everyday food," from the folks at martha stewart. this is organized into categories. what i like about this, is there's a lot of economical ingredients. and also, there's some healthier versions of everyday life cooking. then, you have to have desserts, right? we have the farmer's market desserts. when you think about summer and fruits and pies and things. this is it right here. and then, we have "whoppie pies." >> what are whoopie pies? >> it's basically, ice cream sandwi sandwiches, which are hot right now. the "gma" team is predicting, this is going to be the new cupcake. >> young man, right there. >> and we have "the bakery cookbook." we thought this was particular. it's four, major food allergies that have been taken into consideration. peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, and eggs. it's a fabulous book. >> is that okay if he has it for a

[applause] >> our next speaker on this panel is melissa cordova.he attended george mason university. she has some fun projects that i walked kurt to tell you about. she worked diligently to bring conservative speakers to capa's -- to campus. she was named one of the top consistent -- conservative student activist in the country. please welcome her. [applause] >> thank you so much, phyllis, for inviting me back here today. yes was so honored. and i worked for it and policy institute, unless your honor to present phyllis with our lifetime achievement award for all she is done for the conservative movement. so i would like to give her one round of applause for everything. [applause] like a six-08 the lecture director with the clare boothe luce policy institute. our mission is to prepare and promote conservative women leaders. i did that by working with college students, to help the most conservative speakers at the campus. yes was so grateful to have this job. my favorite part of college was my own conservative activism. i graduated from george mason

the team is led by whit merrifield, the first cousin of second congressional district staff member melissa of burma, south carolina, who width stood a hard collision in south carolina's victory over clemson but stayed in the game and drove in the winning run at the bottom of the 1 isth inning the next night to claim the national title for the gamecocks. defying all odds and refusing to give in, jackie bradley jr. delivered a clutch hit which scored the tying run in the bottom of the 12th inning against oklahoma in the june 24th elimination game. without bradley's hit, the gamecocks' run at winning the national title would have come to a sudden halt. second district residents, blake cooper, was the most valuable player of the first game of the championship series with an outstanding pitching performance against the ucla bruins. freshman pitcher matt price held the bruins scoreless for the last three innings of the college world series and earned freshman all-american honors from baseball america. i want to offer a big congratulations to austin ashmore of south carolina, parker of north caro