jennifer, from midwest city, oklahoma.fer had this to say. . >> hi, i'm jennifer from midwest city, oklahoma. my question for you all is what do guys really mean when they say i like your shoes? >> what is wrong with you? >> we like your shoes. >> that's it. >> we're not that full of veiled -- stuff. signs. >> you're not at evolved, actually. >> what kind of guys notice shoes? >> you just hope we don't -- >> here's what she's really saying is does it mean like you like my shoes or does it mean, you should come see me in my broadway debut. that's what she's saying. or maybe she's about to give a coy look when she says do you like my shoes? >> there's no good time for this. maybe he likes her so much he can't look her in the eye. >> hmm. >> i like his answer the best of all of them. because he mixes it up. >> you know, if we say we're going to call and we don't call, it's just because something came up. >> no! >> no, no, no. >> now, you know what, you're out. you're out. >> also looking down at her shoes because he can't hol

. >> may of ' 99 i was in the tornado through midwest city and areas south and east. the last day i worked we had golf-ball size hail. that is not an uncommon occurrence around there. but a lot of sales on cars when you have stuff like that, too. if you don't mind dimpled hood or roof. talk about evens going on. one tomorrow, weather should be fine for whatever you have planned but the green cup is going on tomorrow. this is an organization that is in poolesville. weather should be fine. a little breeze but they support green groups with the funds they raise and there a more info at wusa9.com. as far as the next three days are concerned, the mold, the latest count is in the elevated. highs low 80s but a nice weekend for you once we get rid of the later afternoon and evening thunderstorms. partly cloudy. a little humid this morning. temperatures in the coolest spots mid-60s. most of us in the 70s and 80s in a while here say by 9:00 or 10:00. expect the 80s. partly sunny, scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. 85 to 90. variable winds five to ten. showers and storms wi

populated area, but we have significant weather that's rolling down through oklahoma city, about midwest city, right along the turner turnpike. and then some showers that will be moving into kansas city from st. joe. especially west of the city. and then rain showers into chicago. but the biggest threat hasn't even happened yet. the biggest threat today will be the threat of severe weather up here into parts of the upper midwest. there's minnesota, the dakotas, back up here into parts of nebraska. and then along and deep south here, parts of the deep south, into places like jacksonville, florida. you can certainly see some strong weather right now. it's all because of the heat. the heat clashing with some cooler weather across parts of the upper midwest. 91, denver. 77, billings. the front there causing the severe weather to happen to us today. we are also going to see here in atlanta, georgia right there in the middle of the screen, airplanes, 166 of them, trying to get to atlanta, georgia, right now. and there are thunderstorms in the flight path, so that's slowing people down as well. in f

midwest, st. louis, kansas city, oklahoma city.l also be dealing with high temperatures, into the 100s again for texas. class, 101, 98 degrees in houston. san antonio also into the triple digits. tampa, atlanta, miami, into the 80s and 90s. parts of central florida, a thunderstorm or two. in boston, high temperatures in the 70s and 80s. for coney island, temperatures mainly the upper 70s along the coast. 86, d.c., 80 in san francisco. 86, seattle. portland, going up into the 90s. 69, san francisco. 80 degrees in lanes. take a look at what else we are going to be seeing. some very comfortable water temperatures on much of the gulf coast until you get to the outer banks of north carolina. then, the water temperatures cool down into the 60s and 70s, especially 60s as you get to the jersey shore. that's a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf. >>> we are seeing a site of new york that has been out of site for nearly a decade. the view from the newly reopened crown on top of the statue of liberty. >>> today, tourists once again can v

city race. kurt busch. it's a 400-miler. busch has run well in chicagoland. he has other motivations about this work trip to the midwest. >> chicago is just a great city. it's where my family really is from. and my mom and dad were born and raised there. and just with my ties with the chicago cubs, i love chances to go to chicago. and the fact that we race there now at night, saturday night, it opens up that sunday. and i plan on going to the cubs game that sunday after the race. it's actually a double header against the cardinals. >> kurt busch says his favorite cuby of all time is ryan sandberg. >>> orioles-blue jays, highlights tonight at 11:00. back to you. >> thank you very much, mark. we'll be right back. >>> primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. follow bide eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> you could say a couple of brothers in rio dejanero are a little off the wall. that's because they spend 12 hours a day living on the side of one. the two have suspended a bed, chair and table, 30 feet above the street. brothers are calling it, street art. they say it combines their love for both climbing and the-- climbing and the a

. >>> there could be a midwest tradition coming to the big city of baltimore.ity officials along with racing promoters are looking to bring the indy car race to the streets of downtown baltimore. hard to believe? well, abc's roosevelt leftwich tells us that the idea has many revving their engines. >> reporter: sometimes when you're driving around downtown it can feel like you're on a racetrack. the rushing cars along pratt street don't have thing on them. right now the city, state and private development firm are looking at the feasibility of bringing a grand prix-style race that would cut through the heart of the harbor from pratt and light streets to russell street and back. >> the estimates are 150,000 visitors, $100 million in economic impact which is generated from the visitors, from the hotels, meals, etc., and also major national television exposure. >> reporter: a race of this caliber would bring more to the city than say lots of tourists and dollars. we're talking about international exposure. millions of people worldwide love this type of racing. howe

city, by the way, one foot of rain, twice normal. providence on a way to setting a record. in the west, we're talking heat again. it spreads into the plains, rockies and the midwest today. rapid city, 98. boise, 101. normally, about 90 degrees is right. portland and seattle drop below normal today. but by the weekend, you are back to above or around 100 degrees in the northwest. >> good morning, brian van de graaf here. we are keeping an eye on a few showers to the sou. the radar shows the teureratates ranging from belo' 7'0's to mid '' showers a re still towards the eastern shore. it is 75 degrees at leesburg. thellass for peaks of sunshine with scattered thunderstorms for the and we are along the tranquil banks of the cedar river this morning. it was just a year ago, diane, that this river was over its banks. and communities all up and down the cedar river, in a lot of places, 500-year flood. we'll show you what's going on in the area since. diane? >> it's a beautiful scene behind you there. >>> now, we turn to new information in the story of erin andrews, as you know the victim of a peeping tom. the espn reporter was videotaped without her knowledge as she dre

midwest. but st. louis hits 92. 92 also in salt lake city. 88 in sacramento. >>> when we come back, get ready for more outrage. the company that's taken billions in bailout money, wants to resume bonuses to its highest-paid employees. >>> and a suburban swim club is under fire this morning after black children were turned away. >>> recapping your top business story this morning. general motors will be reborn today. >>> turning to the markets this morning, overseas stocks are mostly lower. tokyo's nikkei average ticked down a few points today. hong kong's hang seng is lower. in london, the ftse opened lower. wall street starts the day with the dow at 8183, after adding almost 5 points yesterday. the nasdaq was up 5 points to close at 1752. >>> aig is hoping to prevent another firestorm over bonuses. the bailed out insurer is asking the obama administration compensation watchdog about bonuses that are due out next week. the company caused a huge uproar for paying out bonuses. >>> troubled banking giant, citicorp, has announced its third, major

midwest. but we're actually seeing some cities there decline while some unexpected cities are bumping up. still, it is all leading to opportunities. >> the question was what's the difference between regular property and a distressed property? >> realtor bob lucido is taking his clients for a ride. in a good way. >> the bus tour enables them to hear a bunch of questions from a lot of different people, see numerous properties at one time, ask other people their opinions and their experiences. it's kind of going to a seminar on wheels. >> reporter: and tours like this are now taking place in locations you might not expect. as the foreclosure map is changing. >> a lot of work. >> a new report from realty track finds foreclosure leaders like stockton, california and fort myers, florida actually posted declines in the first half of this year, while markets you might not expect like portland, oregon, minneapolis st. paul, and boys yeerks idaho posted big gains. why? job losses. but a loss for one is a gain for another. >> buying a foreclosed home seems like a good deal, and we don't want to pass

city. 80 for chicago. and highs in the 70s for most of the midwest. cooler-than-normal in the east. boston gets up to 71. new york, 79. and atlanta, 85. >>> and when we come back, a massive loss for the nation's largest pension fund. that's in your business news, straight ahead. >>> as we mentioned, we're off to the private's hometown, to see where those who knew him and know him are dealing with this captivity. one four star hotel. two identical rooms. so why does this one cost so much less on hotwire.com? because when four star hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them, than any other travel site. guaranteed. travelocity price $195. on hotwire just $98. the same great room, just less than other travel sites. hotwire.com. four star hotels. two star prices. h-o-t-w-i-r-e, hotwire.com save big on car rentals too. from $13.95 a day. my daughter was with me. i took a bayer aspirin out of my purse and chewed it. my doctor said the bayer aspirin !saved my life. please talk to your doctor about aspirin ad your heart. i'm going to be grandma or a long time. with special savings on "select fabrics

the high slides off the coast and the system in the midwest is producing showers and thunderstorms around detroit and over to memphis and kansas city a chance to move eastbound. it will also bring a little piece of the heat that's been plaguing the southern plains with it. 101 dallas right now and a little chunk of heat will slide toward us. only a little chunk. mid to upper 80s over the weekend. i picked saturday opposed to sunday but even sunday i don't think will be an entire washout. high near 86 and look at monday, only 79 degrees ten below normal for this time of the year. a chance of a couple of showers and high of 83 on tuesday. that's a -- not the perfect forecast that you hope to see for the weekend but doable. >> especially after this great week. we had such great days over the weekend and then sunday comes. >> it would have been nice to take thursday and friday and put it on saturday and sunday. i don't think it will be a washout. >> thank you. >>> the weird news file because talk about putting it awl on the line for your art. to rio de janeiro in brazil where two brothers are eating, sleeping and working on the side of

heating up in the northeast with 90 in new york, 86 in boston, cool in the midwest, 71 in chicago and just 63 in the twin cities. we'll be right back with much more news. stick around. . ananant a cleaner house, faster and easier well now you can, introducing the new... powerful... lightweight... oreck xl platinum vacuum. you don't vacuum open floors, you vacuum rooms filled with furniture. and the xl platinum makes cleaning under, around, and behind them, fast and easy! so take advantage of this limited time no-payments-no-interest-for-one- full-year offer and order your new oreck xl platinum today! also send you the powerful oreck handheld vacuum-- hi, i'm david oreck, and this is my new platinum upright vacuum. i want you to try it risk free for 30 days. you'll also receive a year's supply of filter bags free, plus this incredible steam iron, a $130 value, yours free just for trying the xl platinum upright. what's the secret to being both powerful and lightweight? unlike big, heavy vacuums, the xl platinum gives you the 102-miles-per-hour cleaning power of direct suction at the floor where you need it the mo

city. 80 for chicago. and highs in the 70s for most of the midwest. cooler-than-normal in the east. boston gets up to 71. new york, 79. and atlanta, 85. >>> and when we come back, a massive loss for the nation's largest pension fund. that's in your business news, straight ahead. >>> as we mentioned, we're off to the private's hometown, to see where those who knew him and know him are dealing with this captivity. >>> and it is time for a check of market activity, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average soared nearly 3% today. hong kong's hang seng is lower. in london, the ftse opened higher. wall street starts the day with the dow in the black for the year. the benchmark jumped 104 points yesterday to close at 8848. the nasdaq extepided its winning streak to 9 days, adding 22 points to close at 1909. >>> investors will be watching washington closely today. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke, begins two days of congressional testimony on the state of the economy. bernanke will likely be grilled about the stimulus plan, the bank bailout and the foreclosure crisis. wall street will be listening for clue

city. mild in parts of the midwest, 75 in chicago, 77 in detroit. it's 80 in n york, 86 in baltimore and a record 95 in miami. >> one more story to turn you yet into a rabid dog lover. we're going to do it one story at a time and you can't resist with this one. a lot of tail wagging at happy family reunion in ohio. >> a family from minnesota got their lost dog back after he spent a week on the loose. the family had gotten into a car on accident -- the family had gotten into a car accident while driving through the toledo area last month. thor was so frightened he jumped through a broken window and ran off. a rescue group kept looking for thor when the family had to go home. >> he was tagged and microchipped so it was easy to make an id. did it work? >> i had so much trouble understanding what happened in the accident. we'll be right back with more "world news now." ter and easier well now you can, introducing the new... powerful... lightweight... oreck xl platinum vacuum. you don't vacuum open floors, you vacuum rooms filled with furniture. and the

particular bus, mega bus, these guys have 13 buses in the northeast that they serve, 13 cities, 17 in the midwest? i'm not making this up. $1. >> this is like the ryanair of buses. >> no, because you actually get to sit on these buses. >> i have to confess, i have not been on a commercial bus in some, some time, other than a city bus, of course. >> this is limo liner. it's been around six years. they go between boston and new york. it's $89 each way although you can book in advance for $60. you can get an attendant on the bus. >> there's an attendant on the bus? >> there's a bar on the bus. now i know you're coming on the bus. if you see over here -- >> look at that. they recline. there's a place for your soda, whatever. >> you know what, the best part of the deal, harry. power ports so you can actually sit here with your computer. >> no kidding. >> they've got wi-fi, which is great. for a four-hour ride between new york and boston, you get the style. >> and so -- look at this. there's a pantry back here. we can get coffee. >> that's right. >> this is nutty. i had no idea. >> and they've got the

city. give yourself 30 minute ifs you can before you work your way out of work. the greatest threat of severe weather today will stay across parts of the upper midwest. e dakotas, kansas city, maybe squeaking to the st. louis area late tonight. high pressure with gorgeous conditions from new york city down to philadelphia in to detroit looking for sunshine and comfortable conditions for this time of the year. wish we could say the same for the folks in the southern plains here. windy conditions combined with the hot weather means we're going to have a threat for fire conditions there. highs will be in the triple digits once again. finally, guys, a break from the heat. going to wait a couple of days. come friday, we should be breaking the triple digits. >> looking forward to that. thank you so much for that. 48 minutes after the hour. how much is custody of a child worth? well, michael jackson's children would run in to the millions and millions of dollars. randi kaye is taking a look at that and the charges from la toy yeah jackson his death may be due to foul play. stay with us. ♪ i want to rock with you ♪ all night ♪ dance you in to day ♪ >>> top of

midwest, 50's, 60's, and 70's. clouds and showers are keeping things down -- temperatures down. around here, our temperatures are continuing relatively comfortable. it 80 degrees in pittsburgh. 80 degrees in new york city. it is dry, too, other than a few storms down in north carolina. most of the mid atlantic seas partly cloudy skies. it will stay mostly clear overnight. 70 in oakland, 79 at ocean city. temperatures are arranging to the 80's in the metal. mainly clear skies holding on as we head towards 8:00 tomorrow morning. winds will be light, temperature is 57 to 64 by don. you can see this swirl of clouds. the counterclockwise flow extends all the way down into our region. it gets swept into the mid pedantic, keeping that humidity levels down and the temperatures down as well. there is a weak front expected to come off of that canadian storm and push to parts of pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, and new england. then we head into the middle part of the week. that front stalls so scattered thunderstorms on wednesday, on thursday, and maybe even on friday and saturday. tomorrow, most areas see sunshine. 82 to 89 degrees. in southwest breeze on the day tomorrow. temperatures are comfortable in wes

midwest that do. the company is a major danny meyer hospitality quotient. those of you out to citi field with the mets, you know the only thing good out there happens to be the shake shack, danny myers plays. i also blew smoke at the other danny myers place. i think it will take share in the consumer electronics market. a famous restaurant owner postulated the companies which make the customers feel comfortable and at home will outperform those that don't. this is a thesis we tested on the show. believe me, i was just as surprised as anybody else when it turned out that the stocks in danny's hospitality index outperformed the rest of the market. hhgreg is a high service model. it fits the thesis. second best consumer satisfaction rating among appliance retailers from jd power in 2008. offers same day delivery on the products. i'd killed for that. come on, you order it and it's there? like you order it and you want to watch the phillies in the world series and it's like game one. come on, you got to get it there. it's employees -- or like that golf thing. how many times do i have to

issues that i have been pushing and a lot of issues, reinvestment back into the midwest, steel, rubber and industrial cities, to invest in the new technologies and we have been doing that in youngstown, ohio, great business to business software there and recently in the latest issue of "entrepreneur" magazine, you may or may not be able to read here, the 10 best cities to start a business and down here, youngstown, ohio. so we're in there with some major metro rears across the country who have been doing great things, but in youngstown, ohio, we're emerging, i think from years and years of steel making into advanced manufacturing and business to business software. the gentlelady from maryland, this is the best issue of "entrepreneur" magazine they have ever put out. i commend to you this issue and read with gait excitement as we have. we have a local convention center there that's doing great and they are doing tremendous, great shows. downtown living. it's happening, like a lot of cities in connecticut that are making comebacks. i want to plug this. mr. costa runs it. michael broderick ran the company who

midwest. how is it looking? >> it's very chilly out there, to say the least. we're talking about temperatures in the twin citiesin the 50s this morning. off the bat, it doesn't seem unusual, but then you look at the calendar. middle of july, it gets kind of freaky. atlanta, 85 degrees, still relatively warm, but with the low humidity, it's going to feel fantastic. once you get to the west, different story. 111 las vegas, 113 phoenix, 85 degrees san francisco. we may see some storms today in the rockies, early evening activities. when you get to the texas coastline, maybe as far north as college station, maybe even corpus christi could deal with some strong thunderstorms by late afternoon, but still relatively cool. for the most part, fairly dry, maybe a stray shower into parts of the great lakes, but overall, a beautiful sunday, so get out there and make the most of it and enjoy. >>> the red cross is stepping in to help several people who lost their homes in a fire yesterday. this one took firefighters an especially long time to get it under control. >>> several million dollars worth of artwork may have been lo

midwest into the northern plains. and a few showers in texas and arizona. also very hot out west. >> a high of 107 in phoenix. 102 in basie. and 100 in salt lake city. mid 80s for st. louis, fargo and the twin cities. 78 in chicago and 76 in detroit. and boston will only get up to 69. 79 here in new york. and 87 in atlanta. >>> all right. when we come back, chrysler wants your business. so, it is getting in on the cash for clunkers program. that's in the business news, straight ahead. >>> and plenty of questions for michael jackson's doctor. so many that investigators decided to pay a visit to his office. applebee's 2 for $20. real food at the right price. this is the primo stuff. one full-sized appetizer and two premium entrees for just twenty bucks. genuine food generous portions genius price now that's everyday value. two for twenty. only at applebee's. it's much easier to find money at esurance. great auto insurance rates and lots of discounts! got insurance already? save more with esurance's "switch & save (tm) discount"! it also pays to shop online. you get esurance's "fast 5 (tm) discount" just for getting an instant online quote. - thanks, p

>> the usual suspects in california in the midwest continue to dominate the foreclosure rates but we're seeing some cities that are showing declines. before you get too upset, just the opposite is happening in cities that previously weren't in any kind of trouble. foreclosure leaders like stockton, california and ft. myers, florida posted declines in the fist half of the year, portland, oregon, minneapolis, st. paul, and boise, idaho posted big gains. why? job losses. these nationwide gains are providing more opportunity for the bargain hunter. >> buying a foreclosed home seems like a good deal. we don't want to pass up an opportunity for a good deal. >> some are investors, others are looking for their first home. buy many times, 10%, 20%, 30% below market. maybe more. >> price is everything. take a look at this data we requested exclusively from the national association of realtors. home sales of the lowest price point posted huge gains in june. as we start to talk about the housing recovery, it's so important to understand where the recovery is happening and where it's not. go to nbc.com. >> it's happen

midwest. look at this complex. this thing has been going since the overnight hours. it started out into western missouri, moved through kansas city at 9:00 this morning, making its way through kentucky and has a history of producing wind damage. stormy weather in nashville and parts of the deep south. wind gusts could be as strong as 60 plus miles an hour. the other big weather story continues to be heat. i know you are tired of me talking about, not as tired as feeling it. this is going to persist for another couple of days. excessive heat in the southwest, phoenix, in parts of california. it is summer and brutal for a lot of people. >> it is summer, but you know what, it is supposed to be hot, but not that hot. thank you, jacqui. >>> an arrest has been made in the slaying of a florida couple. we are hearing that suspect is having an extensive conversation, according to the people on the ground, extensioniextension i conversations with the investigators. >>> it is the beginning of the final showdown for sonia sotomayor. we take a look at what she's about to say on capitol hill. in boston, no money could mean no zoo. so what woul

a funeral will be held later this week in the city but the man who was so proud of his midwest background will be buried next to his wife in missouri. >>> governor sarah palin is packing up at the govern's mansion and sent a twit hermesage while going through family belongings and said she was reminded how quickly time flies when looking through kindergarten papers from daughter piper who will soon be in third grade. she officially resigns at alaska's governor on sunday. >>> toy little trouble on the international space station. one of the two toilets broke down. 13 people are now at the station and astronauts will try again this morning to fix that problem. but today's space walk, as you might imagine, is the top priority. >>> and finally, would you like chianti with that skinny latte? starbucks is shaking things up. the coffee chain testing the idea of a new store that serves wine and beer and coffee and is not labeled as starbucks at all. supposed to feel like your neighborhood coffee shop. if it's successful they may expand it to other neighborhoods around the country. interesting ide

city. it's all part of the cold front that will push down. temperatures will be very cool across parts of the midwest. i haven't been able to say that for, like, three months. it's cool in the northeast, cool in the southeast and for the most part hot right smack dab in the middle. here's the weather that we're talking about. the big yellow box, the big severe thunderstorm watch box. the severe weather south of st. petersburg. this is the bigger story, it's from richmond and as it runs up to the i-95 corridor, sometimes on a friday we like to see clear keys up along the coast, because a lot of planes go along the i-95 or offshore, if we do get this much weather moving into big, big airports, probably some significant airport delays will occur, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon on a getaway friday like it is today, we don't like that. we even have a little bit of rotation. here's richmond is that way. a little rotation on the storm. a slight chance of tornadoes today. although i don't expect any tornado watches to happen today. some of these storms, if they're all by themselves out in the middle of nowh

midwest -- we are dee seeing this report out from realtytrac. we are seeing the number of houses falling in foreclosures. however, other citiese never thought were in any kind of trouble like portland, oregon, boise, idaho, minneapolis/st. paul are really jumping up in foreclosure numbers due to job losses. >> i love this other story. i heard there are places you can take bus tours to look at foreclosed properties. pick through the wreckage, get a good deal. a lot of first-time homeowners are taking advantage of that. >> exactly. these bus tours are popping up in more places now that numbers are going up in places you wouldn't expect, like california. this was in maryland. >> can we see the video? >> yes, it is a foreclosure bus tour in d.c. it was run by a guy that i meaned bob lucida a real estate agent. he said, look, what's the best way to get my clients out to see the foreclosed property because he was getting more and more questions from people saying, look, where are the bargains and where can i get a december triszed home. he gives them a tour and gives them an education. he tells them what a short sell is and what a

midwest, thunderstorms there, as well. we'll take you through the afternoon and show you some of the high temperatures elsewhere. las vegas, 109 degrees. salt lake city, another hot, dry day, with 95 in store. and if you're headed to chicago, 81 degrees. expected there. a slight chance of afternoon storms. i'm cnn meteorologist, for hln. >>> oklahoma city's never seen itself quite like this before. >> the buildings will be lit. there's going to be movement. we'll have the boats moving in the canal. >> why one man is re-creating the city's major landmarks with legos. >>> a grown man is spending his whole summer building a replica of oklahoma city, out of legos. his name is curt zimali. he is a lego master, taking on this project to raise money for a new school. a great cause. he is working on it more than 12 hours a day. and is using more than a million lego bricks. but one of his greatest challenges is adding a building to the layout that hasn't been built yet. >> if you can envision a six-sided building. it goes out and has a bay window. >> he's talented. oklahoma's city scape will be on display in november. winners of a lego building competition in

midwest. judge: this is 421st? >> right here in new york city. i knew we would eventually get that.retchen: that quesdilla is almost done in the time we have been speaking. steve: we know you are a big fox news viewer and fan. would and we thank you for celebrating your 45th anniversary. >> you do a terrific job. we are happy to be here and celebrate with you. judge: thanks for the breakfast. steve: if people are going to work here in midtown, manhattan, with they stop by for a breakfast. >> we are handing out huddle house new york t shirts and memorabilia to memorialize the occasion. gretchen: come on in. steve: ceo of huddle house, thanks very much. gretchen: we'll be talking about that second stimulus plan that's being floated around on capitol hill. judge: haven't even spent the first one yet. gretchen: is that how it works, judge? we are going to figure it out when we come back. judge: can i have my double expresso? you are one person, but you can move a nation. you can walk with a purpose to end alzheimer's... by joining us for memory walk. [ man ] you invite three people. [ w

city be the phoenix from the ashes? >> it just may because of the hope there. the people were so kind, it was that midwest, nice, mixed with hope and people want to stay there. it is their home. they don't want to leave. most of the people, very positive about it. but they have to retrain, and they have to change their mindset. governor granholm of michigan, we sat down with her when we were in detroit, and she said, people have to get out of the mentality that they can graduate from high school and get a great-paying job at an auto factory and make $100,000 a year. that's what a lot of the autoworkers were eventually making. you can feed a family well on tha that. she said that's not going to happen anymore. you have to transfer to the film industry and she's big on the renewable energy industry coming to michigan. i have hope for detroit. the people there are fantastic. >> charl anderson said, they have to diversify. it can't just be the film industry. they have to diversify. >> exactly. >> it's interesting to see what they are working on. thanks, poppy. >>> are you middle-aged or out of work or do you

midwest into the northern plains. a few showers in texas and arizona. >> a high of 107 in phoenix, 100 for salt lake city, mid 80s for louis, fargo. just 69 in boston are 79 in new york, a low 90ish for dallas and new orleans. >> is that the technical term, 90ish? >> yes. meteorologists say that. >> most artists would give anything to be in the spotlight but there is one from china who is happy to blend into the background. >> lou bowlen has been dubbed the invisible man because he vanishes into his works. as you can see in this w afgrfitiof graffiti in beijing. here he becomes one with a telephone booth in london or he may choose to merge seamlessly with the rubble of an earthquake. i he even goes virtually unnoticed stand big this old canyon. >> he says his works are a strong but silent protest against the persecution of china. he was also inspired by his own experience of not fitting into society. >> we can relate to that. >> it makes you wonder if we could ever blend into the background. >> i think we could pull it off. we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ you're the one who looks right through me ♪

not a major airport, but you could see a slowdown and up into kansas city which is a pretty big hub out here in parts of the midwest st. joe and rain showers into chicago. a couple of areas of severe weather today, one across parts of florida, the bigger and more severe one will be across parts of the dakotas. not as many people up here, tony, but certainly the threat of tornadoes, the threat of hail and wind damage across south georgia and parts of florida and even into alabama. tony? >> oh, someone won that. god, that was a nice, fat pot! >> 12.33 million. i would have shared it with a couple winners. >> hello, hello. all right, chad, have a great day. >> see you in an hour. >>> president obama is meeting with g-8 leaders about the economy. we will get the latest. the gold delta skymiles credit card... from american express... it's the official card... largest airline. of the world's and it's the only credit card... that earns miles on delta. miles that take you... to more places than ever before. over 350 destinations worldwide. so switch today. get up to 25,000 bonus miles-- good for a free flight. call now to

city intends to pay for the event. t.j. winick, abc news, encino, california. >> here is your thursday forecast: potential for damaging storms in the midwestconsin, missouri and the dakotas. heavy rain and thunderstorms in the southwest. -- southeast that is. heat advisories in texas, okhoma and kansas. >> it will be a sweltering 102 in dallas, 91 in omaha, 92 in st. louis. high of 80 in salt lake city. cooler than normal in the northeast with a mild 66 in boston and 75 here in new york. >> daily dog story time. a pet pooch in missouri going well beyond his duties as man's best friend. >> cowboy the border collie is a handy helper, a gopher who helps water the lawn and take out tools. he so smart, he can fetch a hammer, screwdriver or whatever his owner needs. he also enjoys a good game of basketball. he's even so skilled, he can slam dunk. >> he's bob villa, michael jordan all rolled into one. david letterman's producers are considering having him on the show. >> this is like lassie, right? >> lassie was just a collie. but a very smart one at that. ♪ if you don't know how to do it, i'll show you how to walk the dog ♪ e thg ♪ imagine... on

government, the chinese people's association for friendship with foreign cities, the governor of the state of kansas and the midwest u.s.-china association is going to conduct a u.s.-china midwest cooperation forum in the henan province this coming october 10. the topic will be exchanges, cooperation and development. we'll be having a high level summit as well as cultural exchanges. we'll be govering topics like how the midwest can better corporate with china to deal with the financial crisis, how it can corporate in agriculture. how we can have more education. how we can have invasion and regional developments. how we can have more cooperation in future and modern low giss ticks. by doing this, we will help address the financial crisis and we will build a new platform to promote. now the n.g.a. was established in 1908, and it's ab important place where u.s. govers can influence ideas. also an important vote in american society. my colleagues and i have been paying great attention to this year's meeting, and we have great expectations for what you will achieve here. i would like, on behalf of the governor of my pro

city in the 60's, 75 in the baltimore area. incredibly, we have seen such cool temperatures, not only across the northeast but the midwest.n the flip side, close to 90 degrees across seattle, washington. there is the potential for severe weather today. we do have a thunderstorm warnings right now -- thunderstorm warnings right now. the national weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of the upper midwest, meaning that we could see hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes. 97 in wichita, 81, hopefully, in new york, 70 in seattle. towards the weekend, we could hit 90 degrees, even 100 in medford, oregon. the northeast has seen incredible lows of this summer. -- incredible lows this summer. jon: thank you, janice. we now take it to capitol hill for developments with so-called blue dog democrats, who say they do not agree with leaders of their own party in resolving the dispute over the massive health care reform bill. but who are the blue dogs? molly henneberg is in washington. they have taken a big role in this debate, obviously. why? >> there are 52 in the house, and sources tell fox that most

here in the midwest with the river that separates it is one of the things i like about it and if you grow up there you can attest to this that basically they call it the last city of the east or the first city of the west that is why the gateway arch is there. if joe schmo grew up and st. louis you could say that is where superman came from so we would specialize on route 66 of getting lost that was my sole purpose getting lost and then ultimately not doing a very good job because it ultimately found my way home and back to washington d.c.. but this became almost an obsession as i am embarrassed to say as an adult for i have spent more time getting lost than most of you have been found. in fact, that almost became my daily commute. this was my destination or no destination at all and this is where i find my photos. these are easy to find. aquino where the jefferson memorial and world war ii and the u.s. capitol and you will know where the lincoln memorial is because sam and others will take you there. but many of those that i take are what you are called found america. i find it in the most unexpected places. like just today i have any mail coming in the, i hav

just decent rain arched kansas city, but the frontal boundary still in place, watch for the daytime heating. thunderstorms today, a couple tornadoes possible in the upper midwestrts of the dakotas and even eastern nebraska, including omaha. you're going to get some powerful thunderstorms, especially later this afternoon. >>> as for the action right now, zoom towards kansas city, and a sneak at the radar picture. the line breezing through the city, now falling apart just a touch around central missouri. but more rain out there for you around arkansas. pull the picture out a bit and the dry air trying to get in towards atlanta and push in towards florida, but the front is still there, so tampa in towards orlando. thunderstorms for you once again this afternoon. and we could see a couple of stray showers and storms late tonight, around st. louis. may affect the mlb all-star game. let's hope not, but the forecast does have a couple storms in there for you. >>> let me take you to the west. lax airport in los angeles. had an earthquake overnight last night. 3.2. people felt it, but no damage under the runway. but i'll tell you, robin, if lax is a rockin ', don't you

government, the chinese people's association for friendship with foreign cities, the governor of the state of kansas and the midwest u.s.-china association is going to conduct a u.s.-china midwest cooperation forum in the henan province this coming october 10. the topic will be exchanges, cooperation and development. we'll be having a high level summit as well as cultural exchanges. we'll be govering topics like how the midwest can better corporate with china to deal with the financial crisis, how it can corporate in agriculture. how we can have more education. how we can have invasion and regional developments. how we can have more cooperation in future and modern low giss ticks. by doing this, we will help address the financial crisis and we will build a new platform to promote. now the n.g.a. was established in 1908, and it's ab important place where u.s. govers can influence ideas. also an important vote in american society. my colleagues and i have been paying great attention to this year's meeting, and we have great expectations for what you will achieve here. i would like, on behalf of the governor of my pro

city. everyone else is falling somewhere in the 70s there. around the metro area, 69 in westminster. 707 in bell air. we have seen the energy moving in from the knot or from the midwest moving up to the northeast. we have seen a lot of energy just kind of celebrating and breaking up. it didn't stay intact as it was early in the overnight hours yesterday and into tonight. last night i should say. but by tonight we're going to be looking at the chance of showers and thunderstorms. and then a front moving through by tomorrow afternoon. it moves all of that out of here. we start to see some clearing by saturday. it looks to be a pretty nice weekend shaping up albeit warm. saturday's temperature goss up. 8:26 is your sunset time today no advisories on the bay. i was just checking that because we did have an advisory in effect this morning. now we're looking at your daytime high. 84 degrees a couple of thunderstorms and very humid tonight. down around 56 degrees with patch drink clouds. and then tomorrow right up around 84. 90 on saturday. 88. 86 and then 88 for sunday, monday and tuesday. mary? >> back out to wjz traffic. sharon? >> hey. well, now in addition to a few acc

repeat scenario if another storm struck a major coastal city for a high magnitude earthquake hit populous and centers in california or the midwestidwest, according to prepared testimony from inspector general scanner. philadelphia, good morning. caller: a couple of responses ago about the health care system. i truly believe that we really do need to reform our health- care system. go ahead. host: how would we reform it? caller: i know the single payer or the public option -- to me, it is a great idea. i have been to the military and i traveled to europe and it seemed to work beautiful and you cannot fall into the propaganda. it is 46 million people who don't have health insurance and people say i don't want to pay for somebody else's health care. when do americans come to decisions like that? what if our police forces were private sector and you had different companies to protect us? people need to think and care for their faults and maybe we all benefit. that is all i want to say. host: in "the baltimore sun the tiered -- in "the baltimore sun ," an indian american actor is taking a break from hollywood to vote -- worked as an

city, maryland. >> let's take a check of the weather and see what's going to happen. >>> eastern seaboard, strong thunderstorms rolling through. midwesting to cool off. eastern texas, you're going to see showers today. that's a quick look at the nati >> that's a look at your weather. we've got the kriegers here from? >> valparaiso, indiana. >> love the hoosiers. >> i want to say hi to my class of washington townshipment elementary. that's a quick look at your weather picture. that's our fine friends on the plaza. jeff, we'll send it inside to you. >>> shark week has been a discovery channel staple for more than two decades now. next week "the early show" partners with the channel to bring you expanded coverage of that series. the mayhem begins with the shark attacked summer that plagued the northeast nearly a century ago. in the early 1900s, a day at the beach became a popular respite for both america's rich and poor. by the summer of 1916 a heat wave and polio epidemic drew crowds to the shoreline in record numbers. what happened along the jersey shore that summer became legend, and the focus of a discovery channel special to launch