coming up, the record breaking magazine issue that is now hitting newsstands. top. >> we are tracking a couple showers and thunderstorms on live doppler. we'll show you one of them. it could head towards nats park. we'll track that for you and talk about the prospect of storms on and off and the latest on isaac. >>> but up next, an amateur photographer has a whale of a tail to tell after a truly close encounter off the california coast. and don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back. >>> caught on tape, a whale of a tail out in california. following a disappointing day of birds. it was a group of humpback whales feeding very close to shore and just a couple of feet away from the boaters. >> thousand pelicans would go to a new spot. it was a big massive bait fish and the whales would come up through that mass. >> wow, experts say it is common, especially around this time of day. but it is rare to see them coming out of the water and a dramatic fashion. >> incredible pictures. kayakers had another close encounter with a whale fu

conventional wisdom and newsstands full of beefcake covers said that this would be the race ryan lochte would use to take the greatest swimmer mantle from michael phelps. but phelps had something else in mind. for the third time in three olympics, america's aquaman won the 200 medley as lochte settled for silver. meanwhile on the women's side, great day for rebecca soni, she wins the gold and sets a new world record in the process. as for athletes who stay dry while racing across water, the team usa women defended their beijing gold. not everybody stayed dry. cox and mary whippel gets tossed into the water as traditional celebration. >> the splash always to be expected. bill weir tonight, we're envious of your seat there at the games. >>> in the meantime, let's go to the latest medal count, the united states moving into the lead with 37 medals with china second. both have the same number of golds. >>> more ahead on "world news." the 64-year-old climber. those are his feet right there opinion tonight brand new rescue pictures just coming in. this is extraordinary. [ female announcer ] re

. >> he turned around and shot the man in the newsstand. then he turned around, shot down the block a couple bullets. >> everybody was having lunch and all of a sudden we just heard like five, four pops and everybody started running. >> both victims were transported to the hospital. one is in critical condition. coleman's family said he must have committed these actions in self-defense. they say he doesn't curse or fight, but they also did not know he had a gun. >>> he better get what he deserves, some kind of punishment, he being maryland state delegate don dwyer and those stern words coming from the imagine whose boat collided with dwyer's boat -- man whose boat collided with dwyer's body wednesday on the magothy river. >> if this ends up quieting down and going away without some kind of reprimand that is sufficient and abrupt enough to stop this kind of behavior not only in him, but in many other places, i'd like it to be a wakeup call to everybody. >> by the way, that was the magothy river and that is randy harvin. he and his grandkids

you'll find it on newsstands and the interweb. thank you very much for being here today. >> thank you so much, ezra. >>> here is what happens when you run on your business record and financial success but refuse to release your tax returns. gawker kind of does it for so. so what do we learn? >> also, pot meet kettle. republicans in pennsylvania accuse the justice department politicizing the fight after they voted to limit access to hundreds of thousands of voters. most of them democrats. >>> plus, democrats have often accused republicans of offering a vision for the 1950s. and now republicans are talking about reinstituting some version of the gold standard. forget the 1950s, how about the 19th century? >>> and who are these kids talking about? >> you're the most vile -- >> vile -- >> despicable -- >> member of the -- >> communist -- >> communist party. >> get the beep out of the united states. >> that is a new democratic ad targeting and quoting republican alan west. check it out in the sideshow. this is "hardball." the place for

to get more tips and inspiring stories, check out "people" magazine, on newsstands now. believe. i thought they were models for a segment. you guys look phenomenal. >> they are models. >> congratulations. >> congrats, guys. >>> here's a guy who has a fairly nice body to show off. he has a super bowl ring, a mirrorball trophy. but does donald driver have the nerves to take on the world's number one water park? we're going to speak with him live. first, we sent the green bay packer packing to texas for the ride of his life. >> i tackled the dance floor on "dancing with the stars." ♪ and the gridiron, well, that's my bread and butter. >> touchdown, packers. >> at one of the most extreme water parks in america, i'm out of my league. ♪ 70 acres of chutes, tubes, slides. this is schlitterbahn. voted number 1 water park in the world for 14 years in a row. we're about to get extreme. some crazy rides. i don't know what to expect. meet my teammates on this adventure. my wife, my son, christian, and my two beautiful daughters. first up, the master blaster. a rollercoaster on water

it's on newsstands today. we will meet them in a moment. but first, their journey. 100 pounds each. at their heaviest, nina ellis mervey tipped the scale at 235 pounds. >> this is my first youtube video. >> reporter: she posted videos on youtube to hold herself accountable. at 254 pounds, heather would sneak out to restaurants after her family had gone to sleep, for cheese fries, pancakes or omelets. but she knew she had to make a change. she is down to an astonishing 136 pounds. allison, david and dana have shared similar stories, as well. so, how did they do? just terrific. we're joined, now, by "people" magazine editor, with five people who changed their own lives. welcome ellie, michelle and dana. i want to ask you, michelle, why these people? why did you focus on these particular people? >> what's interesting, with celebrities we find that inspiration. but when we focus on people outside of the spotlight, we don't have the hollywood advantages like the personal chef or the trainer. that's where we get the motivation. if they can do it, you can do it, too. >> an

. >> it hits newsstands nationwide.the way, she is a total fox. >> she really is. >> so i hope rush limbaugh is watching this interview and i hope he gets to see these pictures and see how poised and articulate this woman has become. thank you, john than. >>> i want to bring you now -- if that's not inspiring maybe this will be. an 8-year-old girl, how she's turned her hearing difficult into a complete advantage for not just her but a lot of people. dr. sanjay fwup ta introduces her to us in this week's "the human factor." >> it's mostly about my hearing aid, what i do in life. >> samantha brownly is 8 years old and she's a published author. her book which she wrote at the ripe age of 6 is about how she copes with hearing loss. >> some people have a different problem they have in life but they don't really want to share it. but i like to share it. >> samantha and her 11-year-old brother sean both were born with damage to ears in the inner ear. permanent damage to both ears but at an age when taunting could shatter their

you'll find it on newsstands and the interweb. thank you very much for being here today. >> thank you so much. >>> here is what happens when you run on your business record and financial success but refuse to release your tax returns. what do we learn? >> also, pot meet kettle. republicans in pennsylvania accuse the justice department politicizing the fight after they voted to limit access to hundreds of thousands of voters. most of them democrats. >>> plus, democrats have often accused republicans of offering revisions from the 1950s, and now they're talking about the gold starts. >>> and who are these kids talking about? >> you're the most vile, vile, despicable -- >> member of the -- >> communist -- >> communist party. >> get the beep out of the united states. >> that is a new democratic ad targeting and quoting republican alan west. check it out in the sideshow. this is "hardball." place for politics. at red lobst. there's so many choices. the guests come in and they're like yeah i want to try this shrimp and i want to try thi

. >> i just got a copy of the "newsweek" cover is going to be hitting the newsstands tomorrow that calls. >> wimp. have you seen this? >> no. >> does that concern you? is that fair? >> they tried that on george herbert walker bush. he was a pretty great president. >> it did hurt him to some extent, that narrative. are you worried about what the media is saying here? this kind of story line gets out there? how do you counter that? >> if i worried about what the media said why get much sleep and i'm able to sleep pretty well. >> has anyone ever called. >> wimp before? >> i don't recall that, no. >> jennifer: he seems to use that i don't recall that a lot. is that a wimpy response? >> there is the same nervous laugh in there that he had in one of the interviews that you played at the top of the broadcast. and he always gets that kind of silly jittery laugh going when he doesn't know what to say and he feels a little cornered. >> jennifer: you wrote a follow-up piece today that mitt romney's speech in israel which actually some have described as a tough speech. backbone speech that it was ac

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that issue hits national newsstands august 21st.athan van meter is contributing editor of "vogue" and spent three months following chelsea clinton around, extraordinary access. michael feldman, democratic strategist, who spent eight years in the clinton white house. we welcome both. jonathan, it's a beautiful story. you learn a lot about the private, the academic, the fun-loving chelsea, but you also got her to open up about the possibility of joining the family business. talk about that. >> yeah. well, you know, her chief of staff told me that was the most candid she had ever been when asked that question. i don't think it's a given by any means that she's going to run for office. one has to keep in mind that she spent the last ten years of her life kind of clawing back her privacy that she was denied as a kid. i'm not so sure that she's ready to give all that up yet. i think maybe this piece is a bit of a test to see how it feels. >> michael, you watched chelsea as i did all those years growing up from the first time, the first bu

conventional wisdom and newsstands full of beefcake covers.m michael phelps. phelps had something else in mind. for the third time in three olympics, america's aquaman won the 200 medley as lochte settled for silver. bill weir, abc news, london. >> watching gabby win was a great moment too. and you saw mom crying. an impressive part of her story that, she had to leave her hometown, live with strangers in iowa for two years. she wanted to come home. mom said no, stay, win. to have the moment where she gets the gold. mom is losing it. that's one of stories, like, yes. >> how difficult its that as a mother. you send your baby away, two years, to train for the olympics. yes. but my goodness. i don't know if i could do that. >> it pays off. >> it did. >> good day for america in the olympics. we are looking good. about halfway through. things are moving quickly. so, well not everyone at the olympic wins a medal, of course, here is a guy who definitely will not be bringing one home. this is a great, great story. introducing to you all, hamadu isaka,

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engineers in the bay bridge due to start transferring 35,000 t of steel on the newsstand today and theythree months. a proud day for petaluma's little league team appearing in their first world series game at noon and pennsylvania and supporters that could not make the flight had been invited to a special screening at the city's boulevard 14 cinemas and should be exciting. >>> a lot of sunshine in the valleys today it's not too bad right now in the valley with some fog lingering but more sunshine on the way the high pressure building in just a little bit out of the four corners them. warmer temperatures to the ballet's the still cool to the coast and eventually some of the moisture seeping in to blue skies late by tomorrow afternoon. 80s and 90s in the and 60s and san francisco and '50s and '60s toward the coastline. , cover late friday and saturday and cooler than normal temperatures as we looked would next week. the traffic up next. >>> chp is not working on any major hot spots with a couple of earlier fender benders that have been cleared with a live look at traffic across the golden

and her very first issue blew off the newsstands.rth control pill. and she told me once that she wanted to say more responsive i think in bad to men, but management wouldn't let her do it, but women knew what she was talking about. >> this was 1965. >> yeah. she really ushered in the sexual revolution. >> i'm just wondering how anthony mason can keep showing his blushing. as much renown as she had for being the "cosmopolitan" woman, she had a lot of self-discipline, which i'm marvelled at. >> yes, incredibly self-disciplined. i tried to go out to lunch with her over the years as a magazine editor and she always said she brought her lunch and worked at her desk through lunch. and she edited everything in the magazine. she knew what was going on. she lived a glamorous life, but she worked very hard. and i think that as a marketer, she came up with a brand and stuck with it and never wavered, and that's partly why we're still number one today. and i think it's amazing for a brand that was started in the '60s, and we're in 54 countries a

. >> pick up the latest issue of kiplinger's on newsstands now., back to you. >> thank you. >>> time now 8:37. it's a tuesday morning. coming up, an onion a day to keep the doctor away? we'll check in with fox medical reporter dr. miker is rig leanne no to see what makes it so good for you onions. first the latest from london including a special homecoming for a local gold medal winner.  >>> china is holding on toist one medal lead in london but they are now two ahead when it comes to the gold. okay. overall, one ahead. the revolving door for third place now goes to russia. gray britain is a close fourth. >> the united states will try to add some more today when gabby douglas takes on the balance beam in the women's gymnastics individuals. she failed to place on the uneven bars yesterday after a rough routine. the u.s. women's soccer team will go for gold after a thrilling win over canada yesterday. and a u.s. judo competitor's career could go up in smoke because he was disqualified from olympic competition after testing positive for marijuana. b

the images appear in this week's new issue on newsstands now.ing the games. joining me right now we have martin schuler. thank you so much for joining us. you know, i have a picture of "time" magazine here and one of the covers. we got a preview of these last week. just simply amazing. you really enjoy photographing athletes. why is that? >> well, athletes, they have amazing bodies for the most part. they're doing something interesting that you can tap into. you can photograph them doing what they do best. also, they don't think about photography. they're not as posed as many other famous people, so much about their looks and appearances. athletes are much more about numbers and beating records and just about their athleticism. >> we're showing some of the pictures here. you shot gymnast gabby douglas, swimmer ryan lochte and hurdler lolo jones. that picture of lolo jones, it's very reflective, very different. why capture her like that? >> jumping over her dog? >> no, actually this one here. >> well, you know, what impressed me about these athle

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correspondent for bloomberg business week, joshua green to discuss the latest issue of the magazine on newsstandsou. >> good to be back with you guys. >> we have this great piece in bloomberg businessweek by brendon greeley. >> it is a great piece. >> one thing romney and obama agree on big government. i'm going to read a portion of it. we're told that this election presents voters with a stark choice between two very different visions of government -- one that is active on behave of its citizens and one that gets out of the way. that's true. yet neither offers a credible way to stop borrowing money to pay for what he wants to do. instead, voters must choose between a democrat with a detailed budget plan that can't pass in congress and doesn't really attempt to unwind the spending and a republican challenger with a budget plan that lacks details, can't pass in congress and unwinds the spending with magic. both candidates fear the candidates will punish anyone who takes away what has been given so freely for the last ten years. obama addresses this by not doing it. a best guess at mitt romney's pa

times" or who buy it off newsstands, they have no -- most of them have no investment in this war. >>being fought by fewer than 1% of us. >> yeah. >> that's the power of those photos, i think. >> oh it is. >> you feel -- i know -- i must know one of these. >> right. >> people. >> it's personal. >> we don't. >> i know. >> that's the problem. we don't. >> isn't it amazing, you know, ted coppell did this, i guess, what in '03/ '04, was it ted coppell that did this? >> yes. >> there was a big outcry. about it when showing the faces of the dead. i don't know why there was a big outcry. it's almost -- seems almost like the politicians and a lot of reporters and a lot of others, just don't want to hear about it. don't want to see it. that's why i loved what you did yesterday. you know, "the times" forced americans to look at these soldiers and marines who gave their all, in the eye. >> you know, joe, we spoke earlier today about, you know, the deficit, trillion dollars of deficits. >> right. >> how much is going towards afghanistan. >> yeah. and we addressed -- >> we're over $2 billion a wee

"vogue" hits newsstands on august 21st. >> it's interesting. andrea mitchell, thank you very much. >>> and still ahead, two young women who were willing to die for each other as the bullets flew in the colorado movie theater shooting, their story of friendship under fire inspiring even the president. we'll talk exclusively to them in our next half hour. but first, this is "today," on nbc. exclusively to them in o good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the econo