daniel, peggy. >> brad, thank you.he most talked about potential gop candidate, remains potential. the poll shows her trailing the president by 15 points. for more insight about our new poll and its political impact stay tuned for "good morning america" for live reports from washington. >> where is the bus going anyway? >> to the congressman at the center of the growing sexting scandal, talking about anthony wer wern, -- weiner, he says he will cooperate about the ethics investigation. the democrat refuses to resign, insisting he has done nothing wrong. chris cuomo has the latest. >> reporter: after a week of denials, tearful anthony weiner said he would not resign and admitted he had lied and had in fact sent out inappropriate photos and had inappropriate on line communications with as many as six women. >> i have made terrible mistakes and hurt the people i care about the most and i am deeply sorry. >> reporter: and weiner went so far as to admit the name of one of the women. >> was megan broussard one of the women?

peggy and daniel?ical story of the morning is the push congressman anthony weiner is feeling to resign. weiner is on a house-approved two-week leave of absence sew can seek treatment at an undisclosed location. house leader nancy pelosi says he should get that help but not as a member of congress. on nbc, president obama is joining the chorus calling for weiner's resignation. >> ultimately there will be a decision for him and his constituents. i can tell you if it was me, i would resign. >> house democrats meet this morning. and weiner's actions are expected to top the agenda. >>> and the president is in miami this morning, preparing for a historic visit to the island of puerto rico. residents there are facing some key questions about their future. wabc's joe torres reports from san juan. >> reporter: before president obama's historic visit and street sweepers are still cleaning up the roadways of san juan, as police tighten up security around the capital. because of puerto rico's status as a u.s. comm

to the alaska. >> but a week before the trip, peggy suddenly felt very sick. >> vomiting and everything else. she had to play lai down and stay in bed. >> it was another attack of vertigo a condition that strikes without warning. leaving her nauseous, no way could she be out at sea for ten days. >> i've had it in the past. i took my medication and i went to bed and stayed. >> they cancelled their trip figuring they would get their money back. then it says vacation protection plan from berkeley care insurance. it cancels vacations due to illness but it wouldn't paid the williams. she hadn't followed the rules for submitting the claim. >> i explained to them i had vertigo for a number of years. i had medication and i knew what to do. >> reporter: she did go to a doctor later but the policy is clear. sickness must be verified by a physician before you terminate the cruise, not after. peggy admits she never bothered to get a copy of the policy and never read it so the couple was out nearly $5,000. >> one person suggested that i call channel 7. so i did. >> berkeley care reviewed her case an

. >> i'm peggy bunker.kahn sex assault case angered hotel workers and they showed up in droves to protest outside a manhattan courthouse and demanded to be heard. it does beg the question since we have heard a couple incidents of this going down in a hotel, is this something that has been happening for years? and we just didn't hear about it? >> now they're talking about handing out emergency buzzers, panic buttons to maids and hotel workers. >>> also ahead, conditions deteriorate for firefighters in arizona. it is so bad, in fact, that helicopters there were grounded last night when they were needed the most. at one point this fire was 0% contained. now, considered to be uncontrolled. very serious conditions on the ground there. >> crossing borders as well. really just tearing off because weather is not helping the situation there in arizona. >>> also coming up later this half-hour, a hot fashion sold at tackle and bait shops. why not? feathers supposed to lure fish appear to be the next big thing in hair

peggy? daniel? arguments have wrapped up in another high-profile trial, the political corruption case against former illinois governor rob blagojevich in the hands of the jury. prosecutors said the evidence proves that blagojevich used his power as governor to benefit himself and then lied about it. the defense says that blagojevich never made one shakedown demand. >>> warning for customers of citigroup. hackers may have accessed your credit card information. citi says 1% of customers were affected. hackers were able to see customer names, account numbers and e-mail addresses, but not social security numbers, birthdates, or credit card security codes. citi is of putting in procedures to prevent a breach from reoccurring. >>> and now, a bit of glamour for this friday morning. royal newlyweds william and kate got glammed up for their first public night out. >> the duke and duchess attended a black tie charity banquet at kensington palace. last night. prince william announced the funds raised would tra

rob nelson is on assignment. >> i'm peggy bunker.niversary of caylee anthony's death this week. this is after some key testimony from the victim's grandmother just yesterday on the stand. >> very vexing trial. and disturbing of course to hear all the evidence presented in court. >> really been hard to listen to actually. all the details that come in every day. really incredible. in florida they're watching this so closely. >> they're riveted by it. >>> also ahead, how new federal rules should help you when you buy sunscreen. packages are changing so you can get the best protection from skin cancer, obviously important, see the spf numbers on those, that is not necessarily the most important thing to think about with the new ratings. >> this is really shaking things up, especially in time for summer and the beach. >>> also coming up, shaking things up on capitol ç hill where we are finding out about the gym. where congressman anthony weiner took lewd photos of himself, we are all so familiar with. why the health club is kept so secret

peggy and daniel?o a major victory for the health care reform law. a federal appeals court ruled that the govererent can require americans to buy health insurance. >> the suit was brought by a conservative group that argued the mandate was unconstitutional. but the law faces several more legal challenges and will likely end up before the supreme court. >> that's going to ba hotly debated topic, that's for certain. >>> former president clinton announced a big jobs initiative at the opening of a two-day conference in chicago. this meeting w was part of his global initiative to boooost economic growth. >> clinton said that a company that trains workers plans to create 1,000 jobs in rural missouri over the next five years. many of those jobs will be in joplin, which as you'll remember was virtually destroyed by a tornado last month. some pictures from it there. >> that would surely help out that town. >>> also coming up on "good morning america," abc's jake tapper will sit down with former president bill c

rob and peggy? i'm sorry. daniel and peggy. >> that's okay. very interesting. >> you know, this was no casual search, was it? >> reporter: no, it wasn't, in fact, peggy, the police, the fbi tracked them to uruguay at one point. they were staking out the battle of normandy, the 60th anniversary there because he was apparently a military fan and at one point they thought they had tracked him down in sicily, and after interpol tried to close in, they discovered, in fact, what they had run across was two german tourists. peggy? >> john hendren live in washington, thank you so much. the team at "good morning america" is also working this story. we'll have the latest coming up at 7:00. >>> and a new york man accused in a deadly drugstore massacre is set to appear in court this morning. police arrested david laffer at a suburban home and charged him with shooting four people to death at close range in that sunday shooting then stuffing his backpack full of painkillers. they did identify laffer from surveillance video. >>> an arizona jury convicted se

peggy, daniel?exico's pacific coast has strengthened to a hurricane with winds topping 75 miles an hour. hurricane beatriz is bringing heavy rain and flooding to resort towns in its path. some areas could get up to 20 inches of rain. but beatriz is not expected to make landfall. forecasters say it will gain a little more strength before turning back out to sea. >>> there's snow on the ground in colorado on this first day of summer. up to 5 inches of snow came down yesterday in the state's high country. drivers were forced to cope with icy mountain passes, a few roads were temporarily shut down, but there were no major problems. they're not so worried about sunscreen there just yet. although you do need it any time of the year. >> it's so sunny in colorado. sometimes it snows and the sun comes out. >> you would know. >> yes, after having lived there. there was a bicycle tour of colorado going on and they had to go out and get some of these bicyclists and treat them for hypothermia. >> snow tires? >>

peggy, daniel. back to you. >> thank you, jim. in missouri inmates joined the battle to keep floodwaters from the small town of craig. they filled hundreds of sandbags and also heavy machines were broughten to build a second temporary levee. flooding expected to last for weeks perhaps even months as the army corps of engineers releases water farther upstream. >>> libya, a defiant moammar gadhafi vows never to surrender even after most punishing air strikdz to date. 40 thunderous day light attacks sent plumes of smoke above the libyan leader compound in tripoli. explosions continued into the early hours this morning. >>> to the growing terror threat in yemen where violence continues to escalate. turns out president saleh was much more seriously wounded than reported before he left the country. and the situation on the ground is so dangerous the elite u.s. forces there have been given new orders. here is martha raddatz. >> reporter: we saw them ourselves during a recent visit to yemen, american special forces darting from our camera

peggy, daniel? on edge, it was a terrifying four hours for guests at a luxury hotel in the capital of afghanistan. they were trapped inside after the taliban launched a rare nighttime assault on the intercontinental hotel. >> now, the standoff ended only after nato gunships fired on the roof and also afghan security forces stormed inside. at least ten people were killed, most of them hotel workers. >>> moving on now, in medical news, new evidence that mammograms can indeed help save women's lives. a swedish study showed that if screened regularly, 30% fewer women would die of breast cancer. >> experts say that a 30% reduction would translate to 15,000 to 20,000 lives saved each and every year. the results could go a long way towards ending the debate over mammograms. you remember not so long ago, this came out that maybe women shouldn't waste their time and it was hugely explosive in terms of medical news. >> very confusing for a lot of women too. >>> a drug used to treat breast cancer is the focus

. >> i'm peggy bunker.officially arrives the week after next, tell that to a innovative cop in suburban atlanta who did what he could to stay cool. take a look at this contraption. and minneapolis where it was 103 degrees, air conditioner repair shops cannot believe the sudden surge in business. and the police officer, very interesting, how they hook up the contraption. to keep them cool with the bulletproof vests. and very innovative. >> i would look to sign up for a personal air conditioning -- unit to follow me around. >> you could use in your car, hook it in. >> i will do whatever it takes. >>> an embarrassment facing congressman anthony weiner after he admitted sending lewd pictures to several women, the question is, we have asked you on our facebook page, was what he did really cheating? folks make excuses saying it was only online. he made a big point saying he never physically met any of the women. you have to ask a divorce lawyer, i guess if it is officially cheating? >> we were talking about this.

. >> reporter: good morning, peggy and daniel. in the casey anthony trial could get the case sometime next week. it was an emotional day for casey anthony's father george. forced to recount that day in december 2008 when his granddaughter caylee's remains were finally found. >> up to that moment, had you held out the hope that caylee would be found alive? >> absolutely. every day from july 15th until the day we were told -- it was >> reporter: the former police officer gave some of the most damning testimony yet against casey. on trial and facing the death penalty for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter. >> casey was the last one that i saw with caylee. one and one adds up to two, sir, in my mind. no matter how you're trying to spin it. >> reporter: george anthony became emotional again when questioned about his suicide attempt in january 2009. >> i needed at that time to go and be with caylee. >> and you expressed that in the note? >> yes, i did. because i believe i failed her. >> reporter: and why he had bought a handgun after

peggy and daniel? republican presidential contender is on the road today in the key states of new hampshire and south carolina. tea party favorite michele bachmann entered the race as a front-runner among iowa voters. bachmann portrayed herself as the bold choice as she spoke from her birth place in waterloo, iowa. >>> we're getting our first detailed description this morning about tucson shooter suspect jared loughner and his behavior behind bars. according to his attorneys, loughner threw a chair during an interview with a psychologist and spit on one of his lawyers. loughner has been in solitary confinement since arrest in january. >>> the woman loughner is accused of shooting got a standing ovation last night. congresswoman gabby giffords appeared at an awards ceremony for her husband, astronaut mark kelly. she arrived in a wheelchair but stood up and hugged her husband when he received his award. people who were there say giffords seemed upbeat. she was chatting, smiling and waving to the crowd. >

peggy, daniel. >>> all right.allas. >>> all right. check my watch. what time is it? >> it is time for a stretch it out. here we go. >> you got to say it first. >> it still works, though. >> time for our favorite story of the day. >> there is the stamp. we will get it down. really cute story. one that we want to see here. meet 1-year-old trent. take a look at this guy. >> cute little 1-year-old trent. he went to the cheyenne mountain zoo. where he met angie, the 400-pound lioness. they hit it off swimmingly. >> she wanted to eat trent. >> mom and dad were worried. >> i was definitely intimidated. it seems like natural mother instinct to want to pull him out of there. but -- >> he seemed to be having fun. obviously a lion going after -- going after your kid, even, even with two-inch thick glass in between can still be a little nerve-racking. >> a nervous laugh. by the way, the only thing coming between trent and angie, right there, he talked about it, two inches of glass. he is just waving. that's all. >> he is just

peggy, daniel. >>> turning overseas now.aoto kan says he will consider resigning after his country recovers after national disasters. kan has been prime minister just one year. he has been criticized for a lack of leadership following the earthquake and tsunami in japan. >>> and now to the economy. a series of economic reports will be issued today. analysts will be watching them very closely for hints about the recovery. >> they didn't like what they saw yesterday. and that had traders sending the dow down 280 points. the nasdaq index plunged 66. so what was it that sparked the selloff? >> dan arnoff from our business unit joins us with that. good morning, dan. >> good morning, peggy, daniel. the dire mood on wall street comes as a recent spate of economic news offers hints that the economy is losing steam and fast. adp offered its monthly look at jobs in the u.s. and said private sector employers only added 38,000 jobs in may. that's way below expectations and set many economists off to reset their guesses on the friday job

roger and peggy gamblin were sent back to florida and held without bond.roger knew more about his brother's disappearance, and might tell all to avoid possible prison time. >> and gave me a flicker of hope that perhaps we would find out more. rather than him facing the rest of his life in prison. he had spent all this time apparently in my eyes, protecting chris. i didn't think he would really stop now. >> breaking news tonight. a once high-powered businessman accused of fraud and conspiracy has died today while in federal custody. >> like patrick trindade's hopes, roger gamblin didn't live long. one month after his arrestering died in custody from heart failure. his wife peggy recently entered a plea deal to a lesser charge of covering up roger's crimes and faces three years in jail when sentenced. the case of jimmy's disappearance, while still open, seems dead, too. recently the lead ago don guthrie retired from the department of homeland security. >> how much did it hurt your investigation that you didn't get started until ten months after jimmy trindad

peggy? >> all right, john hendren live from washington, thanks, john. >>> overseas to pakistan this morning where some residents who helped the cia find osama bin laden have been arrested. among those taken into custody by pakistani agents is the owner of a safe house rented by the cia to observe bin laden's compound. a pakistani army major was also taken into custody. what's next for those arrested isn't known. >>> amtrak is implementing new high-tech security measures after osama bin laden's journals revealed plans to attack america's rail system. the head of amtrak's police force told congress they're working with the tsa and other agencies to improve security equipment. and reinforce employee awareness programs but says the system will remain free and open. >>> in iowa a rail disaster may have been averted thanked to a sharp eyed worker. someone tampers with a switch box hoping to derail a train. they notified authorities. >>> in southern louisiana a dramatic fiery scene. take a look at

peggy and daniel.style during his time in congress and while he tried to use that to his advantage over the past 18 days, in the end the pressure was just too much. embroiled in a scandal that began nearly three weeks ago, congressman anthony weiner had little choice. >> today i am announcing my resignation from congress. at times, shouting threatened to drown out the disgraced former congressman caught in a sexting scandal with multiple women. his pregnant wiveé an aide to secretary of state hillary clinton was absent from press conference in brooklyn. >> i am here today to again apologize for the personal mistakes i have made and the embarrassment i have caused. i make this apology to my neighbors and my constituents but i make it particularly to my wife huma. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with "good morning america," the president said weiner did the right thing. >> i wish representative weiner and his lovely wife well. obviously it has been a tough incident for him. but, i am confident tha

peggy and daniel?ting to attack a military recruiting station in seattle. the pair was arrested wednesday night. fbi agents say they were apprehended when they arrived at a warehouse garage to pick up machine guns to use in the terror attack. they say the men were inspired by the deadly shooting at ft. hood, texas, where a lone gunman killed 13 people. >> moving on now. >>> negotiations aimed at raising the national debt ceiling have come to a screeching halt. >> two top republicans have pulled out of the talks saying that they have reached an impasse. karen travers has the very latest from washington this morning. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, peggy. good morning, daniel. the clock is ticking toward that important august 2nd deadline to raise the nation's debt ceiling. yesterday, there was a critical setback on capitol hill, making a deal unlikely. after seven weeks, nearly a dozen meetings, and seemingly little progress, the bipartisan debt negotiations have broken down. house major

peggy and daniel?le the president takes action with troops in afghanistan, his approval rating is sinking. and the economy may be to blame. a new poll released last night shows that president obama's approval rating fell to 52%. back to where it was before osama bin laden's death. fewer than half of those surveyed say that he should be re-elected. 59% disapprove of the way the president is handling the economy. >>> and problems with the economy may stick around until next year, according to the administration's top money man. fed chair ben bernanke said that weaknesses in the financial industry and the housing market may be stronger than first thought. those comments led to stock market drops worldwide. >>> a southwest airlines pilot is back on the job after a profanity-laced rant about flight attendants, complaining about their sexual orientation, age and attractiveness. the tirade lasted 2 1/2 minutes. and every offensive word was broadcast across u.s. air space. more now from ryan owens. >> reporter

. >> i'm peggy bunker.e have been following mark kelly and gabby giffords since her shooting in tucson in january. kelly's career decision just underscores his commitment to his wife. that is quite a love story. >> it is a love story. and they're talking about writing a book together. sharing their story. and parts of their story that we haven't heard, because of course we didn't really know a whole lot about them, necessarily, their relationship before what happened in arizona. >> and i think the support between the two of them is remarkable, for him to be able to do -- the commander for nasa, then retire from that, which is amazing. >> both so strong. all right. >>> also ahead, an unusual suspect let's say rounded up by police setting up a sting in rural indiana. they say a young man, a suspect accused of sending hundreds of lewd text messages, is amish. and gets around on a horse and buggy, perhaps not unlike the one that you're seeing. in case you're wondering, yes, they can have certain technology. >>

peggy, daniel.. midwest feels a little relief. >> time now to check is with jim dickey at accuweather. good morning, jim. >> thank you, peggy and daniel. the heat has been on here, especially across the eastern two-thirds of the nation. since we turned the calendar to june 1, more than 1,000 records have fallen. a number fell tuesday as well. for example, minneapolis climbed to 103 smashing the record high there. the difference on our wednesday here, we watch the heat surge in the northeast. widespread 90s expected. we'll be at 95 degrees in new york city. climbing to 92 in pittsburgh. 90 on the nose, buffalo, syracuse. good news is, there is some relief on the way eventually. it will take its time getting hire. it's working in the northern plains on our wednesday. cold front will bring severe weather perhaps as far south as chicago. but still staying steamy out ahead of it. once again, 94 in chicago. peggy, daniel. had back to you. >> thank you, jim. >>> in missouri inmates joined the battle to kee

attorney's office is investigating, lesli. >> all right peggy fox, thanks for that report. and while thomas was on the front steps, sulaimon brown was upstairs telling a council committee about his accusations of payoffs by mayor vincent gray and his campaign. the former dark horse candidate brought along receipts of money orders that were given to him by gray's top campaign aids so he would keep up his verbal attacks of then mayor adrian fenty. >> right here if you would like to see them. and these were given to us for our campaign, by the gray campaign. now when they purchased them, i don't know. don't even care. i just know when i received them. >> brown had testy exchanges with just about every council member on the committee. he suggested david would be a witness at trial. and catanya accused brown of delusions and fantasies. he kept listing anyway. mayor gray's office would say it's awaiting the results of three different investigation of brown's allegations. >> now to congressman anthony weiner who is facing a possible investigation of his own tonight. after coming c

good morning, gina. >> reporter: good morning, peggy.rew has actually been keeping hours that you and daniel have been keeping. working overnights on the mission. we just heard the sonic booms about, 45 seconds ago. and people broke out in applause and cheers here. we are, let's see about 1:11 away from landing. we heard mark kelly say he could see the runway. this has been as you mentioned a very poignant mission. mark kelly will be reunited with his wife, gabby who had cranioplasty while he has been in space. she is not here waiting for him. she is still in houston. she is really not able to travel at this moment. this is a spectacular mission for nasa. a little bit poignant as well. >> in the blackness video, it is tough to see what we are looking at here. the shuttle is on approach, gina, as we understand. at this point, the commander, mark kelly hands off to the pilot greg johnson. he takes over for a little bit to get a feel of it. then hands it become to mark kelly. there you see the shuttle coming in now on approach to kennedy sp

i'm peggy fox, back to you. >> for the third straight year, montgomery county public schools have the best graduation rate in the nation. among the nation's 50 largest districts, montgomery county graduated the most students, more than 85%. that is a full 14 points higher than the national average and 9 points higher than the maryland average. the annual diplomas report show it has the second best graduation rate. anne arundel county came in sixth. prince william 17th and prince georges county 20th. >> for the first time this year, maryland's two state casinos saw a drop in the amount of money they brought in. the casino and the hollywood casino took in a combined $13 $13.29 million in may. they are focused on the long- term results. of course we are focused on today, but not just today, the next couple of days because of what is on the way. >> we have a heat wave coming this way. the dew point there tonight really not too bad. but it's really tomorrow and into thursday where we will feel the heat and humidity. so get those ready, we'll hang out. our heat alert is in effect. we have h

. >> reporter: good morning, peggy and daniel. defense secretary gates is wrapping up a 4 1/2 year stint as the chief. bhil the president will be the ultimate decider, the secretary gates said how hoe would like to see the troop withdrawal begin this july. with the war in afghanistan in its tenth year, it's combat troops that should come home last. >> if it were up to me, i would leave the shooters to last. >> reporter: as gates tells abc news' diane sawer, it should be the trigger-pullers that are the last ones out. >> how do you experience it at night? >> that's when i do the condolence letters. >> reporter: of the thousands of troops in afghanistan and pakistan, in his final trip to the region, he says it's the combat mission that should stake top priority. >> i would look for support people we no longer need. we have done a lot of construction. maybe those people are not needed. i would try to maximize my combat capability as long as this process goes on. >> reporter: general david petraeus, the tom commander in afghanistan, w

peggy fox, 9news now. >> eight years ago. customers cannot get enough, but the missouri health department wants an ice cream shop to cool it with its latest flavor. that shop in columbia is selling ice cream. in fact, it sold out its first batch hours before it debuted. the employees are out there collecting them in the backyards and taking off the wings, covering them in chocolate and brown sugar going and mix it all together and the health department says it's not a good idea. don't use bugs as an ingredient and probably shouldn't eat it. >> i was going to have dinner after this, but now i lost my appetite. >> they are not bad having tasted a couple in my day. what do we have weather wise? >> ice cream weather, cookies and cream maybe. feeling humidity tonight, but not too bad. if you want to have dinner outside, it's a nice night to do that. the next couple nights, not going to feel so nice. here's a look at the heat advisory starting at noon until 8:00 p.m. basically includes the dc area and basically east of the ridge. a

daniel and peggy?deadliest years on record for tornadoes. so far, 522 people have died. that's the worst numbers there since 1950. that includes three victims from twisters that touched down in western massachusetts. among those who died there, a mother who protected her 15-year-old daughter's body with her own, as they huddled in the family bathtub. >>> as many as seven tornadoes went through 18 cities and villages in massachusetts. urban areas seem to be especially hard hit during this mean storm season. a look at the destruction in these populated places. >> look at the size of that! >> reporter: corn fields the traditional domain of the tornado. but this spring, tuscaloosa, joplin, now springfield. cities face to face with the tornado's fury. and when they hit a city -- >> it sounded like an 18-wheeler blowing its horn. >> reporter: -- they devastate. scientists say because cities have so much friction, buildings, bridges that force the tornado to slow down. and slower-moving tornados often cause m

supervisor cohen: peggy -- perry lang. >> thank you, supervisor cohen. first, and when to make sure we are promoting programs that promote social capital. we are talking about synergy between programs and connectedness, because we should have programs that deal with health, that deal with houses. it does not have to be in one place.

daniel and peggy? >> john hendren in washington this morning. thank you. >>> today's jobs report will add to the campaign rhetoric you heard in john's story. mitt romney officially entered the race for president yesterday. and he's making the economy the center of his pitch. here's john berman. >> reporter: it's uncertain what was in the chili mitt romney served out. but his campaign's recipe has just two ingredients. >> jobs, economy. losing their jobs. economy. job creation. >> reporter: unemployment is still over 8%. and according to mitt romney, that's the president's fault. will you have a jobs program, day one? >> absolutely. the first thing i will do as president of the united states, if i'm lucky enough to get that job, is return america to being the number one place in the world for creating jobs. i know how to do that. it's what i spent my life doing. >> reporter: his record includes turning around the 2002 olympics. and years as a ceo, helping to buy and build companies. though, he did oversee layoffs, too. still, jobs are what he wan

. >> reporter: yes, indeed, peggy. a new poll finds most americans feel the war in afghanistan is not worth fighting. and that may be on president obama's mind when he makes his historic announcement tonight. it's the beginning of the end of the longest war in u.s. history. >> there are concerns among the american people who are tired of a decade of war. >>>>eporter: tonight after 10 years in afghanistan president obama outlines his plan for a troop withdrawal, one that means more scenes like this. >> most amazing feeling in the world. you feel like rock stars. >> reporter: it's been a decade of human sacrifice, more than 12,000 wounded and on capitol hill the debate has been furious with some calling for a major drawdown. >> i believe it is time for us to rebuild america, not afghanistan. >> reporter: others echoing some military leaders say too fashion too dangerous. >> i'm leased he went to afghanistan once. i would suggest that he consult with the people who know best that since 2009 when the surge began, we have h

daniel and peggy? >> okay. so mitt romney is the front-runner so far. the others seemed to have given him a pass for now, right? >> reporter: he didn't take a single shot. pawlenty had to be asked twice to explain his comments about obamneycare saying all would make a better president than president obama, but it's early in the campaign and probably no one wants to be seen as negative but as that campaign wears on and field narrows those hits are likely to come fast and furious, daniel. >> yeah. always to be expected in the political season. all right. john hendren in washington, this morning, thank you so much. >>> coming up on "good morning america," we will talk to the newest candidate, michele bachmann live from new hampshire. >>> well, president obama was also on the defensive when it came to job creation. hours before getting hammered by the republicans on that issue, the president was in north carolina meeting with his job advisory council. details on their ideas from our sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: it included training workers for jobs that are

i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm daniel sieberg. rob nelson is on assignment.you have heard by now that anthony weiner quit. he was met by hecklers at his resignation news conference. and his pregnant wife was a notable no show. does this new york democrat have any hope of serving the public after this sexting scandal. i was amazed by the number of analysts who said he could come back one day, maybe restart his political career. he just resigned. >> sometimes the best way to get your own talk show. just do something completely inappropriate. you get a network show. that's the way it goes. we will talk about that later. also coming up this morning. with severe floods along the mississippi and missouri rivers the state of texas is now facing a serious drought. in fact, so bad, cattle ranchers are facing a crisis. this could impact the cost of beef. a lot of ranchers faced this before. it can get hot and dry in texas as we know. >> just no grass for the grass-fed cattle. a problem. >> water a big issue. >> later this half-hour, a big weekend at the movies. we'll p

peggy? >> very interesting. all right, john hendren this morning, thank you. >>> now a developing story being investigated on both coasts. investigators are trying to figure out how a passenger managed to evade airport security and fly from new york to l.a. with a fake i.d. and outdated boarding pass. the man is now in fbi custody awaiting a hearing tomorrow. agents say a search of the man's bag revealed more than ten boarding passes with different names. the tsa has refused to comment. >>> in southern iraq the military this morning says three american soldiers have been killed. that brings the death toll 15 for june making it the deadliest month in two years. officials say the higher toll is due to the stepped up suicide attacks by the shiite militia. >>> crews battling the wildfire around los alamos are now facing new challenges this morning with erratic winds and dry lightning ininhe forecast. this fire is only 3% contained and there are new fears about contaminated smoke coming from the nearby nucleararacili

. >> in san ramone, mike and peggy conklin organize support for marines and families. peggy is the president of an east bay chapter of blue star moms. >> we did hear a lot of the troops were saying that there has been many killed and wounded. to leave without feeling it was a success in some way is not something they have wanted. as families we want them home. but support their mission and what they believe in as well. >> and a couple have signed a letter calling for a swift reduction, no specific number burke sources say 50,000 would be acceptable. there is a call for 257,000 troops out by 2012. and we've heard from jackie spears office, calling for 30,000 to withdraw by the end of the year, and karen trevors report that had is within the ballpark accord together white house, mark matthews abc 7 news. >> thank you, mark. abc news will carry the speech live right here on abc 7 today at 5:00. >> and the state department is warning americans to not participate in an international flotilla. three residents will be among 50 who plan to participate in a so called freedom fl

i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm daniel sieberg. rob nelson is on assignment.e firefighters in arizona have been looking for some good news for weeks and they finally have some this morning, just a little. but it's not over yet. now a new problem has arisen. we'll head to the fire zone in a moment for the latest. boy, everything compounding the efforts of the firefighters there. >> first the flames to worry about stretching into new mexico but now the air quality is so tough for folks there. >> the pollution, terrible. >> that story just expanding. >>> then also expanding, more trouble for anthony weiner after learning the congressman is seeking treatment, more scandalous pictures have emerged. top house democrats calling for his resignation. for now he is standing firm. >> you have to wonder how long he can hang in there for. right? >> look at that. >> it's gotten to the point where so many people are calling for his resignation. he is adamant he is not going to go anywhere except for treatment for a while. >> or to tmz, keeps posting more pictures, each more

it's monday, june 6th. >> good morning, i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm daniel sieberg.n is on assignment. they're being hailed as revolutionary drugs that will change the way we treat breast and skin cancers that could stop the disease in its tracks or prevent it. what the experts are saying about them this morning. >> very exciting news. scientists say whey know where the world's worst e.coli outbreak has started. they have actually traced to an organic farm. what was it that killed 22 feel and made hundreds around the globe sick? >> that is something you would like to eat, sweet treat used as the latest tool against terror. it's called operation cupcake. and you'll never imagine how it is keeping us safe from al qaeda. this is an interesting story. >> looking forward to that. first, remarkable weapons in the war against cancer. researchers are celebrating two new drugs that target the deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma. >> a third drug that has shown results in preventing breast cancer in women at high risk. david kerley has the details. >> reporter: researchers

peggy fox has more on the growing anticipation. >> we'll come back and see the baby won't we?rter: all zoo visitors see is the male panda, but it will be his cub, if in fact the female is carrying one. she is inside showing signs of being pregnant, like licking her paws and cradling. >> she's working on her necessary, adding bamboo pieces on a nightly basis. she spending to be indoors in the quiet, air conditioning and conserving energy, resting a lot more than pandas typically do. she is not eating as much bamboo. those are all signs she could be pregnant. >> after they failed to successfully mate last winter, scientists artificially inseminated her last year. it's been 120 days and zoo keepers are hopeful. >> it's hard to tell with pandas, they have a pseudopregnancy, the false pregnancy mimics a true pregnancy. the hormones do the same. >> pandas give birth to twins 60% of the time, in the wild only one baby can survive, but here in case she has twins, they have a tragedy to keep both alive. they'll swap the cubs out to give them both supplemental feedings, but if it's just

supervisor cohen: peggy -- perry lang. >> thank you, supervisor cohen. first, and when to make sure we are promoting programs that promote social capital. we are talking about synergy between programs and connectedness, because we should have programs that deal with health, that deal with houses. it does not have to be in one place. we can do this virtually. we have to make sure things are connected. secondly, we need a comprehensive policy that deals with those disparities. we talk about disparities, but let's think about a policy that the city can truly embrace that looks at health disparities in district 10 and district 5. we cannot let these artificial barriers separating us. i am dealing with the african- american population. it does not matter if ibm in district 10 or the fillmore. i am still sicker than other parts of our population dealing with these illnesses. we are dealing with the black coalition on aids. if the way the contracts are designed, it is indeed someone from the fillmore comes over to get services, we are not supposed to give the s

. >> i'm peggy fox with momslikeme.com. snack season is in full force. kids eat more snacks this month than any other month of the year. can you give them healthier snacks? mary is snickety snacks is here. what do you have? >> we have mac-and-cheese puffs. they have no preservatives, no msg, no trans fats, fewer in calories and they don't have very much sugar if any. >> you hear all this, and you go, oh, yeah, but how do they taste? >> taste one. >> i eel taste the new sea salt ones. tell me how you got started with this. >> i was pregnant at the time and started to look in the grocery store to see if there were any snacks that i would feed my own children. i wasn't really happy with the offerings, so i decided to start something myself and provide other parents like me with some healthier snacks. >> these are very tasty. you think the kids will like them? >> i do. >> where can you find them? >> safeway, whole foods, wegmans, and lots of other stores. >> local entrepreneur, mary, we thank you. we have more information on momslikeme.com. i'm a dancer. and

. >> hello, i'm peggy hess, and welcome to "celebrity whispers.">> hey, can we rent "cool runnings" tonight? >> yeah, put it on the top of the netflix queue. >> okay. special edition, though. i want to listen to the commentary track. >> i've heard it a few times already, but i'll watch it again with you. >> thanks. >> celebrity. [ whispering ] >> hey, did i tell you about that time i bought that mountain lion? >> no. [ laughter ] >> well, i punched him in the face. and when he was in a daze, i explained to him that i am a wizard and that we will be friends until the end of time. [ laughter ] he said okay, that's fine. and he was my best friend. [ laughter ] >> whispers! [ whispering ] >> oh, yeah. i wanted to show you some of my drawings. i do fan art. here, check this out. it's my drawing one of the power rangers. [ laughter ] oh, and dig this. it's garfield's odie. >> oh, yeah. jim davis. great. you're a garfield nut. we both hate mondays and love lasagna. [ laughter ] >> "celebrity whispers." [ whispering ] >> hey, sorry i sat on your guinea pig

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peggy hamberg. >> thank you very much, madam secretariment first, let me say how proud i am that fda has played in this initiative champed by the secretary and president obama. we share a vision for healthier nation free of the dangerous consequences of tobacco. the sad truth is that tobacco is the leading cause of premature preventable death in the united states as was said, and an enormous source of avoidable disease and disability. the public health consequences are enormous. with an estimated 443,000 americans dying each year, most of whom began smoking before the age of 18. combating this national tramming di must be at the fore front of our public health goals, and that is why congress and the president were committed when they enacted the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act. since then, fda has worked hard to implement that vision. we've taken important steps like banning the sale of fruit and candy flavored candy cigarettes especially appealing to children and youth, and for the first time requiring tobacco companies to say what ingredients are in their products