. >>> in bone dry north texas at least 20 homes have been destroyed by a fast moving wildfire. it started wets of ft. worth. overnight it grew to 3,500 acres. conditions are just as dry and windy in oklahoma, where another blaze destroyed ten homes in oklahoma city. hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate. four minor injuries were reported. the fire was mostly under control by last night. >>> a state of emergency has been declared in new orleans, two marsh fires covered the city and surrounding region of smoke. one of the fires burned for more than three days. some schools have canceled outdoor activities. >>> the top man at the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms is out, it comes in the wake of a law enforcement operation aimed at gun trafficking networks on the mexican border. the operation named fast and furious allegedly allowed high powered assault weapons to fall into the hands of mexican drug cartels. kenneth nelson and two other atf officials have been replaced. the federal agent who went public with criticism of the operation talked to cbs investigative repor

kelly hart, director of public affairs for planned parenthood of north texas. thanks so much for joining us tonight and keep up the good work in texas. >> thank you so much, melissa. >>> remember the story about mitt romney quadrupling the size of his mansion? mitt romney wants everyone to know it not near as millionairy as it sounds. >>> starring the imminently bumpable dick cheney. sound effects are at the ready, next. >>> what's my function? this is the dick cheney edition with special guest star tonight, my daughter, parker, doing sounds. so first up. is this true or false? >> we had an erect survey group that went in and looked at everything, and they are the ones that did not find any stockpiles. obviously that had been falsely reported. on the other hand, what they did find was that saddam had retained the possibility to go back in with short notice. he had the technology and the people able to resume his program. as soon as the sanctions were lifted and the inspectors disappeared from the scene. >> it rack survey group found that saddam hussein had the r

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. >>> a raging wildfire has forced the evacuation of a summer camp in north texas. at least 20 homes have burned and 125 more are threatened. texas forest service says the fire has grown to 3500 acres. the children were bussed out of area last night. the fire is fueled by strong winds. >> closer look at irene. rising rivers from new jersey to new hampshire has cut off entire towns and left millions without power. >> reporter: irene is gone but floodwaters continue to claim homes, roads and lives. 42 have died. the flood zone stretches from new hampshire also to new jersey. in vermont, rescue crews are trying to reach residents in 11 towns. 22 were rescued in a matter of hours. >> the worst possible conditions swift water rescue, guy hanging in a tree and another person on his how the hous. >> it damaged 80 homes in done way alone. >> they put the cost at $7-10 billion. that makes up just half of the cost because so much of the damage was caused by flooding not covered in most homeowner's policies. >>> the rivers were overflowing, i was thinking of overflows, but if

there's no hope for rain in north texas any time soon.re's a tropical storm in the caribbean and we're all hoping it comes our way. >> ifill: so, wayne, you're actually hoping for a tropical storm. yes, we'd love to have a small hurricane or a tropical storm. that's what this state needs. there's one building in the caribbean and they're not sure where it's going yet but it would be a relief to have that storm come ashore, not do too much damage and then slowly move across most of the state. that's what farmers, ranchers, everyone is praying for here. we need rain. >> ifill: well, that's what the east coast is hoping, that you take some of their rain, wade goodwyn of npr, thank you so much. >> it's my pleasure. >> ifill: next, a report on who's behind the lucrative marijuana farming business in california. the center for investigative reporting and kqed, san francisco have been looking into that issue for a year and jointly produced this story for the "newshour." their reporter is michael montgomery. >> reporter: marijuana is a cash crop

dozens of children at a summer camp are being evacuated as a fast-moving wildfire is raging near a north texas lakeside community. fire officials say at least 20 homes have been burned and 125 more are threatened in palo pinto county. the texas forest service says the fire has grown to roughly 3,000 acres and still spreading. a spokeswoman says the kids at possum kingdom lake are being bussed out of the area. >>> the hurricane numbers from irene continue to grow. at least 44 people are dead in 13 states. one of the hardest hit states is vermont where emergency response personnel spent the day rescuing hundreds of people from rain-swollen streets. oat bo ma administration is promising help to those in need even though fema is running low on money. >> first and foremost, all claims by survivors of disasters for individual assistance will be paid. >> meanwhile, the victims are up for adoption. it was destroyed by the hurricane. >>> a lot more to bring thank you tuesday night. a former san francisco giants employee accused of stealing money from players' paychecks. also, the government warned us a

. >>> firefighters in north texas are facing more gusty winds today as they battle a wildfire that's5 homes. so far the flames have engulfed 7,500 acres and forced some residents to evacuate. another 200 homes are in danger this morning including some of those damaged by an even bigger wildfire back in april. >>> not the news we wawa to hear this morning considering what happened this weekend but there could be a new hurricane later today. tropical storm katia is gathering strength out in the atlantic and could pose a threat to the caribbean. forecasters though say it's too early to say whether the storm might affect the u.s. as for irene, we're still learning some important lessons from all those dramatic rescues of the past few days. abc's linsey davis has more from vermont. >> reporter: a father and his two little girls holding on for dear life in manchester, new hampshire. just seconds away from plunging over a waterfall. this dad had taken his 7 and 9-year-old daughters out on jet skis, a dangerously bad decision. >> we're talking within seconds of them letting go, there's nothi

humid especially in mississippi, southern alabama, louisiana, and it's extreme heat in oklahoma and north texas why we have the excessive heat rarng. this isn't going to end any time soon, unfortunately. we have cooled off around kansas city. we have thunderstorms rolling your way, omaha, if you're in iowa, bring the umbrella. here's the radar. some of the storms are very strong in central kansas. we're not talking tornadoes, but hail and damaging winds. i think these will make it to omaha and kansas probably at the peak of morning rush hour. we'll keep an eye on. that your forecast for your friday, record heat, 108 in dallas. san antonio, we haven't been talking about you much. you've been well above normal, too. 104 for you. 95 around new orleans. but it's also 95 and humid. forecast looks gorgeous. d.c. northwards up through the busy i-95 corridor should be a really enjoyable friday. atlanta southward, we'll have to deal with thunderstorms. veronica, we'll be back later with the weekend forecast. a lot more of the same. not too many huge concerns out there now that emily is gone. >> all righ

he becomes the faster the of a church that is celebrated call the first baptist church of four north texas and one of the wealthiest congregations in texas known as the church of the cattle kings because there were 12 millionaires. and norris was one of the highest-paid and voted the best dressed pastor in america. he began a mystery that the first was sedate but eventually decided he would turn into a composite price have done a lot of radio interviews to give people a feel for what this person was like. i want you to think about a personality where you take a the name of billy graham. and add to that a little dose of william randolph hearst, a famous newspaper man somebody who had napoleonic tendency is. after that a great deal of p. t. barnum that sensation and showmanship and because it is the 20s and norris of what he did put a little bit about capone in there because he was very much into winning and fighting battles. he built the first baptist church from 190921 that would draw sometimes 10,000 people by the 1920's. there are churches bigger than that now but at that time there were

now crews in north texas also battling a raging wildfire there. it had grown to at least 3500- acres and destroyed 20 homes. >>> we have some breaking news right now. we've been following that amber alert for a 13-year-old girl and we're just getting information into our news room now that she has been found, that is the 13-year-old little girl, her father is the accused kidnapper and there was an amber alert issued after she was taken from her home in hollister, south of san jose. again, we have information that the little girl, the 13-year- old girl has been found. we'll get an update to you as soon as it's available. >>> well, it is sentencing day for the oakland hotel owner tied to an arson plot. richard earl singer is the owner of menlow hotel in downtown oakland. prosecutors say he paid an arson it's thousands of dollars to burn down his hotel so he could collect the insurance money. federal investigators say they arrested singer before the alleged plot was carried out. in june singer agreed to a plea bargain in exchange for his guilty plea.

. >>> a raging wildfire has forced the evacuation of dozens of children at a summer camp in north texas at least 20 homes have been burned and 125 more are threatened. texas forest service says the fire has grown to about 3500 acres. the children were put on buses and sent out of the area last night. the fire is being fueled by strong winds and triple-digit temperatures as mike has been telling us, 102 degrees today in dallas. >> in dallas, right and four days not at 100 since june 1st. exceptional drought. so they are getting hit from all sides. it's just devastating for them. back here at home. pretty quiet. changes are on the way. they will be subtle today. noticed a lot of sunshine. look at that, marine layer out there but the moisture, we're already seeing some signs of a sunrise that doesn't happen for another 40 minutes sore so. beautiful picture from sutro this morning. talk about the temperatures, clear in san rafael at 48. but fog, three qeert mile visibility in santa rosa. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. monterey bay inland, we do have a lot of cloud cover and temperatu

this is north texas where at least 20 homes have been destroyed. another 125 are threatened. officials are blocking off roads and evacuating people. hundreds of oklahoma city residents left their homes. the fire already destroyed buildings in oklahoma city. they have not pinpointed what ignited the blazes, but some are heat wave and drought is providing fuel for the fires. >>> rain on your wedding day is supposed to be good luck. what about a hurricane? we are going to talk to the newly married couple that irene left stranded in vermont. also, another poll and another lead for rick perry. this new one shows despite being the front-runner, he's not best suited to beat president obama, yet. we are going to look at the numbers. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus vitamin d to help maintain healthy blood pressure. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. whether it can be done safely and responsibly. at exxonmobil we know the answer is yes. when we design any well, the groundwater's protected by multiple layers of steel a

north texas, firefighters are battling a destructive blaze.t-moving wildfire has destroyed at least 20 homes and is threatening another 125 houses. flames cover 3,000 acres. the area has been evacuated. and a crane collapse at an amusement park, near sacramento, california, injures two workers. two workers were hanging by harnesses before they were rescued. no one was seriously hurt. back to "on the record" with "on the record with greta van susteren." >> greta: is anyone looking next door at mexico? a cesspool of drugs and violence. the violence is exploding. kidnappings, police killings, drug-related beheadings. last thursday 52 were massacred in the capital of monterey. what does mexico's president do? he points the finger at us. now claiming the united states' demand for drugs fueling random murders across the border in his country. tim, tell me, is this something new with the president or is this the level of frustration he's now pointing the finger more directly at us? >> no, it is nothing new. blaming the u.s. for mexico's problem has b

. >>> also ahead, the small town in north texas with a huge problem. municipal water supply was switched off. the intense heat and the severe drought hits home with no water for drinking, bathing or to flush toilets. think about that for a second. we all take water for granted. if you were to shut it off. >> scorching heat on top of it. >> punishing. >> really awful. >>> later this half hour, the problem with high-tech electric-powered cars. you can't hear the engine running. while the silence may seem golden, it can be a safety issue. >> you do have to look around. they are quiet, those electric cars. which is g gat when you're inside. could be a problem. >>> first, stocks appear headed toward a lower opening on wall street in a few hours. it's the first trading day since an agency downgraded the u.s. credit rating. >> the effects of that downgrade are being felt worldwide. but we start at the white house with abc's david kerley. >> mr. president! >> reporter: returning from camp david, the president waved off questions about the historic downgrading

fire destroyed 20 houses in north texas. second fair consumed about a dozen homes in oklahoma. fire show no signs of slowing either. officials do not yet know what started these fires but both areas are in the midst of severe drought conditions. so that's making it so much worse. we have the latest on the situation on 7 news over on channel 7 tonight at 11:00 o'clock. >>> l president obama says he doesn't have any magic bullet to spur the economy but he does have ideas to create more jobs. just ahead of his big jobs announcement next week, mr. obama is expected to outline new tax incentive he says will grow the economy. plan includes extending current payroll tax cuts and unemployment claims. it also includes 5000 dollars in payroll tax cuts to employers for every new hire. 33 billion dollar tax credit first proposed by the president last year is being put back on the table now. however some economist say the new plan will not stimulate enough growth to significantly improve the economy. >>> new coloring book about the 9/11 attacks is creating quite a controversy. book says on

meanwhile, north texas is just exploding. why not pipe the water out of roberts to help the rest? we have everything in place. eventually someone will need to buy our water. pickens figured if pee -- if he could convince dallas-fort worth to buy the water for 30 years, his roberts county investments reportedly $150 million by 2008, would net mesa water over $1 billion. despite contingencies like the noncommitment, pickens youd, this could be the biggest deal of my life. the mesa water pipeline would cross private land. to make this feasible, i should explain that he's got a ranch up in the texas panhandle in the northern part of the state and plans to build a pipeline from his ranch down to dallas fort worth, but to do that, he needs to get special exemptions because it crosses private property. the pipeline would cross private land. to make it feasible, he has to negotiate with hundreds of owners and find access to their land. it was not clear what the other way might be until 2007 when a change of state law made by governor rick perry allowed pickens to form a new water district

this morning, there are excessive heat warnings or advisories in at least 12 states from texas to georgia and north to illinois. texas is getting some of the worst with dallas recording 32 straight days of 100-degree heat and 12 deaths confirmed since june. yesterday afternoon dallas set a record, 110 degrees. the elderly are most at risk. >> taking medications for things like high blood pressure or diabetes can pre-dispose you to not having the typical symptoms that might alert you you're having a heat illness or something like heat exhaustion or heat stroke. >> a solder training at ft. bragg, north carolina, collapsed and died. and a high school football coach in texas died during practice. the record breaking temperatures are straining power sources which may mean rolling power outages. >>> and on a weather note, they're cleaning up this morning in central florida after a tornado touched down yesterday. the twister roared through parts of broward county damaging several homes, uprooting trees and downing power lines. there were no reports of injuries. >>> former egyptian president has hosni muba

. >> just ahead, a university of north texas psychology professor talks about the public's perception of miranda rights scflt later cnn legal analyst jeffrey too bin talks about evolving technologies changing how the media covers the courts. live coverage here on c-span2. >> today the center for american progress hosts a discussion on the influence of the african-american vote in 2012 and beyond. speakers include maryland u.s. representative donna edwards who co-chairs the democratic congressional campaign committee project called red to blue. the event airs live at noon eastern on our companion network, c-span. >>> next, a university of north texas psychology professor discusses what he calls the misperceptions and false beliefs of miranda rights and the role of the media in public perception. this event hosted by the american psychological association is about 50 minutes. >> good afternoon. my name is ron resh, i'm from simon frazier university, and it's my pleasure to introduce the recipient of the 2011 award for distinguished contributions to research and public policy, richard ro

north texas is expected to have high winds in the coming days, that could hamper containment efforts. >>> i want to get you breaking news right now, president obama has been asking for a joint session of congress on september 7 where he'll officially unveil the jobs plan. the president is saying that he can go ahead and put one million jobs together to get the economy back on track again. he's requested a joint session of congress. that's going to happen at 8:00 p.m. eastern on september 7. of course, msnbc will have live coverage and continue to bring you all the developments on that. >>> the congressional black caucus wraps up the jobs tour today. black unemployment is at a staggering 16%, compared to the national average of 9.1%. the tour began august 8 in cleveland. there were also stops in atlanta and miami. lines stretched for miles as struggling americans showed up hoping for a lead. look at those lines. msnbc is in los angeles, the final stop on the tour. what is it looking like in los angeles? >> well, veronica, it looks like the turnout here will be as massive as it's been i

>> reporter: inside the command center of the north texas toll way authority, they're on the lookouttrand drivers. they can monitor roadway temperature in real-time. >> when someone breaks down and they're out in these temperatures on the roadway system, it is very dangerous. >> reporter: the numbers are staggering. workers are recording temperature of 105 degrees. 18 inches below the toll roads. that can cause roadways to buckle and crack. but this is the most stunning number of all. if you're standing on a paved bridge in this urban jungle, temperatures are reaching almost 142 degrees. >> the actual temperatures are going to be beyond what we've experienced in the past. and we've not really seen roadway temperatures like this, probably ever. >> 135 degrees. 18 inches below the roadway. that's nuts, folks. unfortunately, there is no immediate relief in sight. these storaging temperatures are expected, these scorching temperatures are continuing. >> today is day 36 in a row where they've had 100 degrees plus. that's a consecutive streak, not to mention what they had prior to that on

. >>> some much needed rain came to north texas. with the good came the bad. neighborhoods were flooded. >>> startling numbers about high school dropouts in california. a new report shows almost one in five students in the state eats projected class of 2010 dropped out before graduation day. >>> a new study shows smoking increases the risks more of a heart attack in women more than men. it showed a 25% difference in increased risks. researchers aren't sure why that is. >>> stocks are higher today following a strong retail sales report this morning. the dow jones is up 145 points. the s&p is up by 11. the nasdaq has popped up 22. let's go to melissa francis who is joining me live. when we're looking at these reports, it looks like a glimmer of good news help re-assure investors. maybe now's the time to jump back in. >> it has been a tough week. the market has moved more than 400 points four days in a row. that's the first time it's happened in the dow's history. eight days we reversed direction. that's also unusual. today we had a consumer sentiment number that

united states to take up the faculty position in the department of psychology at the university of north texas. and there he helped build an unexceptional clinical psychology doctoral program and he has remained there where he now is recently named the region's professor, and i want to say that i know many of dick's students. he's been an exceptional mentor to his students. and in fact, it's worth noting three of his students were recognized by national awards for their early career contributions to research in the area. dick of course himself as well known for his many contributions to the skills and putting the assessment of malingering, the insanity defense, and competency to stand trial. the work that he's done and all those areas was recognized by another report that he received from apa years ago for distinguished contributions to applied research. in the past six or seven years, dick focused his issue on miranda rights and he's published numeral numerous articles on the work. the most recent in fact ought to publish in the journal why did it, psychology and public law, which you will fi

the blazes burned at least 3,500 acres in north texas, destroying dozens of homes and forcing hundredsacuate. authorities say at least three people have been injured, including two fire fighters. none of those injuries are life-threatening, and the cause of this massive fire is still unknown. meanwhile, grass fires just to the north in oklahoma have destroyed about a dozen homes and consumed at least 1,500 acres. fire crews say the area involved in heavily wooded but not many people live there. no major injuries have been reporting, and -- and take a lack at this, in southern louisiana, a blanket of smoke from a 1,000-acre marsh fire filling the skies in jefferson county and baton rouge tuesday. smoggy conditions made the air quality over new york practically unbreathable. new orleans, nine helicopters equipped with 500-gallon buckets are working to douse the blaze. you can see the effects there in new orleans earlier this week. still ahead, the justice department tries to block a big merger between at&t and t-mobile warning it will hike prices for millions of customers out there. plus

. >> north texas is burning. i'm ali velshi, about 30 homes already destroyed bay wildfire. 100 more in harm's way. it's going to get worse before it gets better because officials say this fast-spreading fire is 0% contained. >>> and i'm carol costello. new developments out of aruba in the disappearance of american robyn gardener. her traveling companion and the chief suspect may be about to walk on this "american morning." >>> good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, august 31st. welcome to "american morning." >> continues to be a busy morning. >> sure does. >> we continue to deal with the aftereffects of irene. talk about that. disaster on a delay in some places. several hundred people now evacuated in new jersey as flooding continues three days after hurricane irene tore through. residents say it's the worst they've ever seen. in vermont, a dozen towns cut off by flooding had supplies air lifted in. more than 250 roadways cut off by high water and the layers of mud it left behind when it went down. and in conn

you're looking right now in north texas. it's up in flames right now. n texas where at least 20 homes torched. strong winds and dry conditions fueling the flames. no word of what sparked it. but we will follow it. gretch? >> wow. ok, thank you very much, brian. after the september 11th terror attacks, america forked over big bucks to charities helping victims and their families. 325 9/11 related charities were established but can you be sure that your money is being used ultimately in the right way? joining me now is fox news legal analyst peter johnson jr. good morning to you. so $1.5 billion from america. >> and maybe even more according to another study. what's disturbing now is that the attorney general in the state of arizona, the attorney general in the state of new york are investigating certain 9/11 charities with regard to their conduct because some of these charities, according to the associated press, were spending more on salaries and expenses than they were to distribute to worthy 9/11 causes like memorials, like family members, like survivo

. >> reporter: inside the command center of the north texas tollway authority they're on the lookouted drivers. they can use heat sensors to monitor roadway temperatures in real time. >> when someone breaks down and they're out in these kind of temperatures on a roadway system, it's very dangerous. >> reporter: the numbers are staggering. workers are recording temperatures of 105 degrees, 18 inches below the toll roads. that can cause roadways to buckle and crack. but this is the most stunning number of all. if you're standing on a paved bridge in this urban jungle, temperatures are reaching almost 142 degrees. >> the actual temperatures are going beyond what we've experienced in the past and we've not really seen roadway temperatures like this probably ever. >> that 142 number is almost just staggering to think about. hard to comprehend really. and just for the record, dallas/ft. worth, probably lit that 35 day mark today. straight days of 100 degree plus temperatures. the all-time record, is one week away, 42, we'll reach that mark next week. guys, back to you? >> ed, i'm getting y

. >> next a look at the public understanding of miranda rights with university of north texas psychology professor, richard rogers. his lexture getting it wrong about miranda rights is based on a more detailed paper accepted for the awards issue of the american psychologist. the 50 minute event was hosted by the american psychological association. >> good afternoon. my name is ron rush. i'm from simon university. it's my honor to introduce the 2011 awards for distinguished contributions to research in public policy, richard rogers. dick, as he's known to his friends, has a distinguished resumÉ in psychology. somewhere along the way, he become enarmorred with psychology, and found his way into graduate school at utah state. there he worked with professor e wayne wright where he conducted his dissertation on self-disclosure. following his phd, dick initially pursued a clinical path as a clinical psychology, first at the maximum security center, chester mental health center in illinois, followed by a position of the department of psychiatry, where he's one the small groups who formed traini

jenna: right now a massive wildfire is sweeping through parts of north texas and oklahoma. the fast-moving flames are destroying at least 20 homes in the lakeside community near fort worth and threatening more than 100 others, forces hundreds of people from the area. the texas forest service says the summer heat wave and severe drought conditions we talked so much on the show are creating perfect conditions for this crisis in late summer. we're going to be talking live with the oklahoma city fire chief in the next hour. he is live at the scene and will bring us an update on exactly what is happening. gregg: all right, some new information crossing our international desk this hour. israel is on alert, sending two more warships to its red seaboarder with egypt. israel's military getting some intel information that militants may be plotting yet another attack on southern israel from egyptian soil. now all of this coming as iran says it is sending naval ships to the red sea. iran saying it will patrol the waters and fight off pirate attacks. that's what they say. fox news contri

like to prevent a repeat of yesterday but it's just going to be tough, because the terrain here in north texas is so dry, we're in the midst of a serious drought, and there's no rain in the forecast for today or tomorrow. the winds are expected to kick up and we're also experiencing a lot of embers here in the area. live in palo pinto county, stephanie lucero. >>> in the tropics, days after irene forecasters are tracking tropical storm katia. we check in with rob marciano. tell me this is not happening, really, really? >> not only do we have to deal with katia but potentially another system closer to home. >> hitting the u.s.? >> potentially. tropical storm katia, 65-mile-an-hour winds, it's been organizing in the past day, increasing in intensity up until the last advisory where it's been held below tropical storm strength but it's pretty far away from the lee ward islands, about 1,000 miles from the land mass. that's the the good news. the bad news it's heading in our direction. it does become a tropical, a hurricane strength 1, category 2 on friday, category 3 over the weekend and maybe mak

and now to north texas where a massive fire is burning out of troll in palo pinto county. the fast-moving wildfire has yet to be contained. 125 homes have been evacuated. at least 20 homes so far have been lost. >>> this is the second time this year that people living in palo pinto county texas are dealing with fires. several families lost their homes and almost the entire city had to evacuate. now people are frustrated and worried they may lose everything all over again. joining me now on the phone is sylvia and jerry overton who had to evacuate their home in possum kingdom lake. injur jerry, when did you have to leave your home? >> we had to leave the home probably about 4:00 or 5:00 yesterday afternoon when the fire got away from the firemen and was continuing on to the north setting houses on fire, and so the escape route we had at that time was the marina, and most of us went down to it and got on our boats taking other people that did not have boats and evacuating over to the harbor inn, which is across the lake from us. >> how close was the fire? did you feel like y

be in around 110° and that will give us 33 consecutive days of 100-plus degree temperatures in north texasser and closer to the record of 42 days, set back in 1980. you know, up north of dallas they are going up for the upcoming high school football season and the district even implemented a heat policy, forcing coaches to stop practice every 20 minutes, to give kids water. here's what one mother told me. listen here: >> it is kind of scary, and like in 1980-81 i thought it was bad but this is really hot. really hot. we'll get through it. >> reporter: it is so hot, one water park dumped a ton of ice, literally one ton of i.n.s. to the wave people and the kids were excited about that and we are coming up with creative ways to keep cool and pastors are encouraging parishioners to pray for rain because we need it, alisyn, we need a lot of rain, right now. alisyn: of course you do and we heard the police chief talking about how it has been a deadly summer, how many people have died? >> we mentioned nine in the sound bite and now it is up to 12, 12 heat related deaths, three more than all of la

"columbia" broke up over north texas in 2003 during re-entry, killing seven astronauts.the coast of southern california yesterday. more than a dozen blue whales. a pod of blue whales all seen together. blue whales, rare, endangered, are the largest animal on the planet, actually the largest known creature ever. some are more than 100 feet long and weigh over 100 tons. cool stuff. 36 minutes past the hour. marysol castro has our final check of weather. hey, mary. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to chris. >> marysol, thank you very much. if things aren't tough enough for the economy, fraud and scams are on the rise. and with big cut backs in government regulators it's getting even tougher to stop them. cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with advice to help you protect yourself. good morning. good to see you. how prevalent are these scams? >> they are more prevalent. 250,000 complaints or more than that were received last year by state and local agencies that are charged with doing this. but like you said, there are

some marching bands in north texas area not practicing outside and taken their rehearsals indoors. >>e will follow the story closely. 33 days now of a hundred plus heats. >>> tiger woods has a new caddie and new swing and a new start. can he get back to the old tiger? we are on the course to his return to the tour next. >>> and coming up, he's been the face of the muscular muscular d association for decades but jerry lewis has hosted his last labor day telethon. the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. i have a dream today! [ male announcer ] chevrolet is honored to celebrate the unveiling of the washington, d.c., martin luther king jr. memorial. take your seat at the table on august 28th. martin luther king jr. memorial. discover customersl are getting five percent cashback bonus at the pump... and at many of the places their summer plans take them. it pays to switch, it pays to discover. >>> showbiz headlines for you. the securities and exchange commission says hugh hefner's son-in-law traded playboo

question is, october for everybody, but some people are getting some relief, but dallas at this and north texas especially can't catch a break. >> all right. a little bit more heat. sorry. thanks, rob. >>> a very special story here. 61-year-old diana nyad attempted to be the first person to swim from cuba to key west, florida, without a shark cage. she was in the water for 29 hours. she made it almost halfway, but had to abandon her efforts after experiencing some shoulder pains. she has an asthma problem. she had to abandon her journey. but she is with us live from key west. she has gotten in front of the camera there, and our dr. sanjay gupta, he's on the phone from kenya. he's been following this story, as well. diana, thank you so much for taking the time. i know you've -- you've been exhausted. this has been an exhaustive journey for you but certainly a dream. how are you doing? how are you feeling? >> hi suzanne. thanks so much for having me. i'd be lying to say that i'm not deeply, deeply disappointed. this was a big dream. not just over the last two years, but for some 30 years ago when

texas. this is north of dallas. we've been talking about the heat wave for more than a month. rebecca suffered second degree burns after walking 15 minutes in flip-flops. she was walking on the pavement. it's believed the pavement at the time she was walking was 145 degrees. unfortunately, no relief from the heat across the deep south in the southern plains. heat advisories for 16 states. the heat is expanding not mid-atlantic today. also watching flooding rains especially in the ohio valley as well. and we're not done with emily. remember tropical storm emily, downgraded to remnant. now up to tropical depression status. brought up to 6 inches of rain to the bahamas in the last day or so. that's an update at the national forecast. >> dan and bianna, back to you. >> casey, when you're here, i like to put you on the spot. let me ask you, are you a fan of "desperate housewives"? >> ooh, i do love "desperate housewives." i love teri hatcher, loved her always. >> there's a reason i ask. we have difficult news for you. it turns out they may be dimming the lights for the last time on

it's finally raining in dallas and also north central texas.ratures down a bit, 99 in dallas, also in wichita falls. down near midland, about 92 degrees. austin, no help there. if you want the cool air, go up to minneapolis, 77 degrees. 81 in omaha. in the northeast, nice in boston, 84 degrees. seattle, nice and comfortable at 70. still pretty warm down near phoenix at 104 degrees. >> this weather report has been brough >> this weather report has been brought to you by united health care. josh, bianna? >> all right, scott, thank you. >>> well, coming up on "good morning america," no photo-shopping here, no retouching. just real photos of real women. why are these women putting it all out there? >> because they can. >>> plus, "your week in three words" with music provided by debbie gibson. >> always doing those teases. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort thrhrgh it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different

. >> it's at least 106 degrees around north texas and health experts are urging people to stay out of this heat if you can. >> reporter: inside brenda duncan's house, 102 degrees. just about as hot as the record-setting 107 degrees outside. she hasn't had air-conditioning since last summer. >> i can't afford it. >> reporter: the health department gave brenda and about 400 others free units. when is the heat ever going to end? >> well, the problem is there's no end in sight right now. >> reporter: already nine heat-related deaths in dallas alone. such a scorching heat, even railroad track temperatures exceeded 140 degrees. concerns the tracks would warp and derail a train. and people who live here are not catching a break. temperatures are still hovering in the 80s. robin. >> we were told it's 86 degrees where you are right now. josh elliott is here with more developing stories. >> good morning. we'll begin with a deadly salmonella outbreak and concerns in more than two dozen states that the outbreak could be spreading and spreading quickly. abc and "gma weekend's" dan harris is tracki

texas, the warmest months ever in recorded history. we are beginning to shrink the number of counties and states under the heat advisories but the sore spot is northill be over 100 degrees easily and probably for the fex several days. if we hit 43 days in a row that breaks a record of 100 degree plus days. also, the drought monitor, this dark red that you see here, this is the largest footprint of exceptional drought we've ever seen since keeping this drought monitor for the past 12 years. that is an indication of the folks in north central texas know all too well. your severe thunderstorms that have the potential for rocking across the eastern third of the country today. starting to see a line developing across the allegheny, the great lakes and this will prop pe gait eastward and cause travel delays i think for the new york metropolitan airports around noon time. boston as well might see some late in the day and through the evening. that's the best i can do as far as a compromise. you'll see a little bit of rain but a lot of folks would take that. i wouldn't complain so much. >> thank you, sir. >>> you talk about the farming situation. that drou

this isn't the worst this north texas area has seen in terms of heat. we saw 42 straight days of high temperatures over 100 degrees. if this continues, we'll reach that mark next friday. guys, back to you. >> wow. >> unbelievable. all right. ed, you don't look that hot. you're doing well at looking cool. keep that up. >> the sun's not out yet. >> already over 100 degrees. >> one more hour and this facade is over. >> oh well. right back in the satellite truck and cranks up the ac. >> we're thinking of all of you in that section of the country right now. >> still to come, israel likes scre screeners at major airports in the u.s. spot terrorists by asking simple questions. details of the latest layer in airport security next. >>> a british cop who cannot be stopped even with a speeding car that rams into this cruiser. how this chase and crash turned out. >> pretty amazing. he threw a pie in rupert murdoch's direction. a british comedian is paying the price. you're watching "american morning." it's 15 minutes past the hour. [ male announcer ] you've reached

texas. louisville, north of dallas, the district drafted a heat policy and it forces coaches to stop practice water breaks every 20 minutes. >> a whole different atmosphere than what it once was. for thebetter. >> the state's power friday is getting a work-out in dallas, yesterday, 6,000 customers lost power when a substation failed. prompting pastors across the ate of texas to encourage parishioners to pray for rain. to help cool things off. in dallas, kris gutierrez, fox news. >>> the u.s. set a record for april for the most tornadoes in a month. final tally was 753. included that was a large outbreak rather in late april. that killed 300 pele. the old record was 543 tornadoes in may 2003. we'll talk about the partial shutdown of the aviation and the fight about it. the fox al >>> we need to act on this issue now. 75,000 americans demand it. our country demands it. and i's irresponsible to hold hostage. these people and our country and the safety of our airways. pending some petty political gain that might be reached. >> this is the 21st extension. again, i think that the american people ar

north texas has a good sized prison system. through prison systems and spend a lot of time trying to see what conditions there are and in texas or anywhere else there are things that come in to play. rates that we look at -- all of you are familiar with it. when you go in -- we are not only talking about prisons at a state level but look at the federal level and at the federal level we are looking at this particular issue but when you look and the majority of prisoners that we have, the state prisons compared to prison -- federal. how do we address the issues you want to bring in or issue of criminal gangs or the mexican mafia or whatever it might be? how do we address the issues when most of the prisoners are in prisons where we have to deal with budget cuts and issues like that? how do we address this issue? and not forget about the criminal gangs and most of them will stay here. they have to come back and get part of our society. how we address this issue? i know this is important to some folks but i am looking at the big pic

the heat i was talking about, portions of oklahoma, texas, far north as missouri, that's some dangerousy to break a record in waco, texas, 100-degree days in a row, you sit at 37. you will make it 38 tomorrow t will go on and on, the record is 42, that was set in 1980, all next week you will stay in 100, so 100 degrees or more. this time next week, waco a new record, i don't see that heat breaking. a quick look at the national picture, a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> all right, everybody, this morning for my shout out, we head to my home state, connecticut, specifically east hartford for the annual podunk blue grass festival in east hartford, there is storytelling, tasty food as well. i want to thank everybody for watching "the early show" on wfsv, the cbs station i always watch, channel 3 in connecticut. jeff over to you. >> you've been to every podunk festival, all-time festival. brad farmerie, performing a three-course meal of mussels and mer me mer mer meringui. hershey's bliss. one square inch of indulgence... joy... pleasure. one square inch of extra smooth, rich

or dez yerlt land in texas or swamp land in north carolina. >> bruce horowitz recruited fellow doctors and friends at orinda road runners club to invest. walter ng and each year, they rented out restaurants for appreciation dinners. >> it was safety first. safety second and third. you know? everything going great. >> and that message continued during the real estate slump. walter ng file forward chapter 11 bankruptcy z attorney general rich beyond browns filed that lawsuit, accuses ng of embezzlement, violating securities laws, lying to keep money flowing into the latest fund. >> they said up the second fund, mortgage fund 08 and began to pay off investors and friends and family members. that is what made it a ponzy scheme. >> brown says walter and his partners took out $50 million line of credit z continued to dispersements to family and friends. they didn't disclose that the line of credit put investors in a secondary position. the bank will have to be paid before any investor sees a dime. >> this is a complex case. the i team confirmed a coordinated criminal investigation is fully u

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the heat dome over the plains is spreading north again with heat index readings likely to top 100 from texasul storms could hit the northeast during the evening commute. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories, president obama and congressional leaders agreed on a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling by enough to keep the treasury going through next year's elections but it is now just one day to the default deadline in the house and senate both must pass the bill and send it to the white house for the president's signature. those votes are expected today. >>> as usual this time of year conditions in southern california are perfect for beachgoers but where people go, trash remains and it takes a real leader to get things cleaned up. bill whitaker reports. >> reporter: the beauty of santa monica beach attracts more than 6 million visitors a year who leave mind -- >> a ton of stuff. >> reporter: millions of pieces of ugly trash. writer sarah bayles was so disgusted, she was literally compelled to take action. she cleaned up this stretch of beach between two lifeguard stands each

the classic desert land outside of utah or desert land in texas or swamp land in north carolin carolina. >>reporter: bruce recruited fellow doctors and friends at the road runner club to invest. walterening worked the country club in oakland and each year they rented out the restaurant for several nights of investor appreciation dinner. message always the same. >> it was safety first. safety second. safety third. l everything is going great. >>reporter: that message continued even during the real estate slump. walterening filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy nand response attorney richard brown filed that class action lawsuit accuses him of embezzlement violating federal security law lying to investors keep the money flowing into the latest fund re loan. >> they set up the second mortgage fund 08 and began to use part of that money to pay off investors in re loan and friends and family members. that is what made it a ponzi scheme. >>reporter: brown says walterening and partner took out 50 million dollar wells fargo line of credit. and continued the disbursement to family and friends. and the