rain drenches i-15 from vegas to salt lake city.et on i-10 from new orleans to jacksonville. >>> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in salt lake city, denver, phoenix, minneapolis, boston, new york and philadelphia. >>> an insanany defense looks unlikely for the right-wing extremist who admitted to killing dozens of people in norway. a top doctor tells the associated press that anders behring breivik had been in control of his actions. in norway, an insanity defense requires that defendant be in a state of psychosis. while committing the crime. >>> d.b. cooper became a legend after parachuting out of a hijacked plane with $200,000 in cash. he has not been seen from since. as john donavan reports the mystery might soon be solved. >> reporter: like a ghost, the eyes in the sketch have never blinked once. the taunting question, who am i? now, 40 years after the plane hijacked by the man known to criminal history as d.b. cooper landed without him because he parachuted out the tail with $200,000 in ransom money, news that the

salt lake city still warm at 91. you had showers go by yesterday.s, phoenix, tippic at for you at 106. as far as tomorrow looks, we're still looking at clouds in the northwest. but pretty quiet weather pattern overall. if you're watching us in sacramento. see sculptures at the center of the first floor rotunda at the california state capitol museum. that's your pacific event of the day. >>> those west coast temperatures have me jealous. >> it's been that way for a long time. they haven't been extreme, just very quiet. >> they've got it good.e? now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the challenger put up a great fight but the champ defended the crown at the box office. "rise of the planet of the apes" managed to hold on to its top spot at the box office taking in $27.5 million. today, it should cross the $100 million mark overall. not far behind was "the help" most expected with a surprisingly close 25.5 million for the film based on the best-seller, to take the second spot. elsewhere, what's with all the babies? hilar

but salt lake city,úúz vegas to phoenix looksÑi likbnp.ng up. >>> if you're watching us on knbc 4 in los angeles, see political art from fae male perspective. i guess i wound understand. it's the personal is political. >> you never do, bill. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. as expected "the help" cleaned up at the box office this weekend. despite going upja9mq2uáh new releases. positive word of mouth helped catapult the 1960's civil rights drama into the top spot in its second weekend with $20.5 million. at number two, "rise of the planet of the apes" pulled in $16.3 million in its third weekend. and as for the rest of the box office results, unfortunately, they weren't pretty. "spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d" debuted in third Ñi place with just $12 million.xd far below the $33 million the last spy kids film made at its opening. and in fourth, "conan the barbarian" took in only $10 million. just a fraction of the $90 million it reportedly cost to make.(ix that's got to hurt. and in fifth

salt lake city and boise is where the real warm-up is. the weekend forecast coming up. >> i didn't see cancun in your forecast. what happened? >> just in case you're going there, you'll have to wait for the forecast. >>> more on wall street's wild ride. why your food costs may be heading higher and the car to buy with all that dispossessable income you might have? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's from a best selling book and stars a red hot actress, but can it take the number one spot at the box office? >>> coming up, the yankees slam the door. football is back. and tiger is back, too. but before you knew it, he was gone. >>> good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. in a notice to employees, the u.s. postal service says it's considering cutting as many as 120,000 jobs and switching from federal retirement and health plans to its own benefit system. the financially strapped agency says it will be insolvent next mont

sacramento, 90 and salt lake city, 87. it's 97 in kansas city, 87 in detroit and 91 in minneapolis. boston gets up to 85. mostly 90s from new york all the way down to new orleans. >> and one more weather note this morning, florida is now bracing for its first hurricane of the season. tropical storm emily is expected to strengthen before making landfall this weekend north of ft. lauderdale. emily is now managing 40-mile-an-hour winds in the eastern caribbean. it will also dump heavy rain on puerto rico, the dominican republic and the bahamas. >>> and coming up, some box office bonanza. we have the new list of highest paid actors. can you guess who is number one? >> the answer surprised you. >> yes, it did. >>> on top of that, the newly released files of senator kennedy. showing who wanted to kill him. >>> an i iredibly rare sight, a close encounter with the largest animal on earth. >>> well, believe it or not the markets are notthowing the soror of enthusiastic reaction you'd expect after the house passed the nation's debt deal. tokyo's nikkei average lost 120 points today. hong kong

. >> and drenching monsoon rain and flooding in the west from albuquerque to denver and salt lake city. showers and thunderstorms around louisville, indianapolis, cleveland and pittsburgh. evening storms from d.c. to philadelphia, new york and boston. scattered afternoon thunderstorms in florida. >>> and next on this wednesday morning, one economic bright spot, a stellar summer for american automakers. >> new details this morning in the nationwide salmonella scare involving tainted ground turkey. >>> and how is your morning brew? "consumer reports" weighs in on the best supermarket coffee. icic >>> as we mentioned at the top of the news cast, markets are down overseas and in the u.s. after president obama signed the law to raise the deb limits. moody's investors said the u.s. will keep its top level bond raying but they added a negative outlook saying the rating could be downgraded down the road. if that does happen interest rates would likely go up significantly across the board. >>> asian markets are reacting to the news from the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average losing more than 200 point

the chinese delegation has come to this salt lake city and we have stayed here for three days.nd cooperation and the hospitality by the state of utah and other states in the united states. the first time a u.s. governors forum come initiated by the leaders of the two countries are being held in salt lake city is scheduled. first of all, please allow me to extend on behalf of the chinese delegation and the thanks to the agents for the hospitality and for my congratulations on your running of the forum. the of forum is one of the golden achievements of president hu jintao's visit to the united states last january and it is also another step forward and china and the united states of promoting the national cooperation and have representatives from the eastern coastal area of china and central and western china. we have a common aspiration that can use the opportunity to work together with our friends in the united states to promote greater progress in our core operating partnership between the two countries. four of us will introduce you about our respective provinces. i'd like to

salt lake city, 95. possibly some record highs in a few spots today. vegas, 109. phoenix about 111. the northwest wearm but not hot. relief areas in san francisco today. l.a., looking about 87 today. >>> if you watch kge, see one artist. a full spectrum of vivid hues. bakersfield, california. >>> thanks so much. >>> here is an early look at this morning's entertainment. anne hathaway thinks the duchess is great and would play the princess if offers. >>> new york's magazine reports paris hilton's the world according to paris is not returning. real sorry about that. >>> jim carrey is head over hills for 22 actress emma stone and doesn't care who knows it, even if he sounds a little stalkerish. the 49-year-old makes fun of getting older saying he would marry stone if he was age appropriate, only to include he is not. probably an accurate assessment. >> creepy but may not be appropriate. would bit okit be okay if you d >> are you saying i have. >>> one construction worker is showing how the simple things in life can help make a traffic jam a lot more tolerable. >> smile, wave and a good

. >>> aceptó el puesto del director deportivo en el real salt lake, que tiene una buena relación con las dos televisoras deben de estar de acuerdo, recordemos que jugó una temporada, y siempre manifestó el desacuerdo con el formato de competencia, y tiago alcantara, que tuvo goles ante el bayern, y manchester united, fue convocado para espaa, para jugar ante italia, es nacido en italia, de padre brasileleño, pero jugó en menores de espaa. >>> y los de la u f c, subieron a la vascula, ortiz, con 258 libras, y el brasilero, pesó 185.4, y el japonñs, 184.6, para la cartelera de este fin de semana. >>> pásela muy bien. >>> mañana sábad 6 de agosto, el día del salvadoreño, estamos invitados. >>> comenzó en el 99 pero en el 2006, se le dio reconocimiento oficial. >>> en el área de la bahía, la fiesta será en la escuela cesar chávez. en la avenida 29 de diez de la mañana, a 6 de la tarde. >>> el evento es familiar, y á

susan powell, a wife and mother of two young sons, suddenly vanished have a peaceful salt lake city suburb. her husband, josh, is the only known person of interest in her disappearance. i see you're still wearing your wedding band. >> yeah. >> reporter: you still love her? >> yeah. >> reportete powell told police he took his boys on a winter camping trip, the sunday night his wife went missing. he claims they left their home after midnight and drove to a camp site two hours away in the bitter cold. he says when they got back the next day, his wife was gone. susan's cell phone and wallet for found in the home, but there was no trace of where she might be. why take your two young sons camping after midnight, freezing cold temperatures? >> well, we just go out and do things that are fun. >> reporter: but it's after midnight. you know? shouldn't your sons be sleeping? >> people that know me no that time is hard for me to keep track of. >> reporter: to this day, investigators say josh refuses to cooperation in the investigation. and to make things more difficult, he moved 900 miles away to a sm

the low 90s for a while now for salt lake city and northern nevada, also through southern portions of idaho. portland, 78 yesterday. still cooler than we would like than in seattle at 71. the trend continues this morning. 55 in seattle and in san francisco. l.a. is 55 to start the morning. a weak storm system is heading up now to southern canada dragging the cold front down through idaho. there's still moisture here, so we'll see a lot of sunshine. just coastal clouds to burn off this morning in areas near southern california. eventually it will warm into the 70s interior, but once you are in the valleys, nice and popped up in new mexico yesterday. a few in arizona, but most areas remain dry. >> thank you, bill. >>> one company that despite yesterday's lows ended up the day's big winner. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, speaking of winning, who is the highest paid tv actor? >>> coming up, the yankees have a rookie and a wild finish you have got to see. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and

the intermountain west with the monsoonal flow through to mexico up to salt lake city including denver. everywhere on the west coast we'll be dry today. just depends on your elevation or location for temperatures. interior will be warm, along the coast slightly cooler. today no rainfall at all. temperatures look very nice, especially the pacific northwest. if you're watching us on krnv news 4 in reno, see hand carved frames made of various material including 22 karat gold. at the triumph of craftsmanship. >> did somebody say gold? or was it diamonds? >> no, no diamonds. just gold. don't be greedy. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment, in case you had any doubt remaining that charlie sheen will never return to "2 and a half men" this should put it to it. the character sheen played on the show is not only dead the episode will revolve around the funeral being held for him. >>> talk about beatles reunion or at least paul mccartney at the opening ceremonies in london has been premature at best. a rep for sir paul says there have been discussions but there i

yesterday, temperatures were in the 0s, once again, boise, salt lake city, the deserts will be in the low 100s, coastal areas will struggle, especially if you have the pevgy clouds to deal with. tomorrow the same thing, even drizzle possible around seattle. the warmer weather, not yet. maybe about a week away. if you're watching us on king 5 washington, tle, cc1: head to nearby bellevue to see latin-inspired jewelry you can wear, that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. >>> now here's an early look at your headlines in entertainment. new details have emerged about the 2005 break-up of brad pitt and jennifer aniston. it's a new book by the producer: of "mr. and mrs. smith." it claims when nicole kidman was replaced on the film by angelina jolie, pitt then returned to the project.cc1: he said pitt was infatuated with jolie from day one. he then writes aniston started asking around set if pitt was involved with jolie, but no one on set told her out of loyalty to pitt. pitt finally admitted to the affair to aniston on a caribbean vacation with courtney cox and david arquette. aniston t

still hot in phoenix after yesterday's scorcher. 67 in salt lake city. spots is 58.e coolcc1: warm not bad at all for a friday. >>> weekend forecast, not a lot of change. it's remaining very tranquil. >> so where it's snowing in washington, that's cold. >> that's snow from the winter. that's not new snow. that's snow we've had for months. >> looks nice and sunny there. >>> stocks plunge, banks are inundated with cash and what to expect later today. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> will movie audiences go for another take on apes taking over the world? >>> tiger makes his return. rays and blue jays need extra innings and no glove needed for the catch of the night. >>> well, good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> syrian forces continue a brutal crackdown on the city of hama for a fifth straight day reportedly killing dozens of civilians. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton accused syria of killing more than 2,000 of its citizens in the past five months. >>> a texas jury has convicted warren

another soaker in the desert southwest with flooding from albuquerque to salt lake city.ttsburgh. popup afternoon showers down in florida. more blistering heat from texas to georgia. >> indeed. 108 in dallas. 99 in atlanta. a mild 76 in boston. 86 here in new york. 80s across the midwest. a red-hot 111 in phoenix. sacramento 87. seattle 77. >>> well, there is a new attraction over at the indianapolis zoo. she is the new girl in town. an elephant calf born two weeks ago today. >> look at her, isn't she adorable. already she's 34 inches tall and is tipping the scales at 254 pounds. she's going to be a big girl, that one. >> indeed. zookeepers are easing her into the spotlight. for now she'll only be on public view for just about two hours a day. >> apparently she was born via artificial insemination and this is her mother's third baby born that way. >> good for mama, she's staying busy. >> that's right, got to keep the baby elephants coming. >>> we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ we know how to do it >>> at least 18 states are under a heat advisory this

salt lake city 95. vegas very warm, phoenix on the hot side, too. not bad in l.a. san francisco trying to get to the mid-70s. mild compared to how your summer's been going. portland, seattle, most locations lookin >> another look at irene comes a little later in your weekend forecast. >> bill, thanks so much. also coming up, stocks stumble. gold rises, and the car most likely to be stolen. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, with movie audiences expected to be dramatically cut down this weekend because of that storm, will an underdog emerge to take the top spot? >>> coming up, jim thome is heading home. your fantasy football report, and a record for the yanks. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> police say a large explosion has struck near the united nations building in nigeria's capital. a wing of the building has been levelled by the blast. many are feared dead. >>> libya's moammar gadhafi remains on the run. we're getting a firsthand look ins

along the eastern seaboard until tlachb at 90. 112 in phoenix as the hottest august in ever. 95 in salt lake city. all of our marriage airports are running on time and any severe weather should stay away from them. flight tracker at abc7news.com. look at the bottom of that page. >>> 4:48. an independent group of auditors says that the u.s. has lost as much as $60 billion to waste and fraud in iraq and afghanistan over the last ten years. a report from the commission on war time contracting blames lack of oversight and poor planning with pay offs to warlords. they suggest they should overhaul the way they manage contracts in war zones. congress is looking into the cost of two wars. >>> 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. >>

starting out in the cool side, it is warm in salt lake city. casper checking in at 69. the forecast for today, mostly cloudy skies in seattle. all up and down the pacific northwest. >>> all right. not too bad, although looking at some strong storms in the northern plains. that would be the hot spot for today. >> good thing to keep an eye on. >>> consumer spending dries up. at&t makes promises, and talk about ceos you're probably not going to like. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> what's forcing george clooney to give up a coveted upcoming film role. >>> coming up, ryan howard hits the century mark. benches clear, and you want basketball? we got it. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. this august has been the deadliest month ever for u.s. forces in the long war in afghanistan. 66 service members died this month. nearly half of them when insurgents shot down a chinook helicopter. >>> libya's new rebel leadership has given forces lo

temperatures are starting to jump up a little bit. 93 in boise, 93, salt lake city, much of the intermountain west will be getting up. 105, 110. l.a., 86, but you're in the 90s away from the coast. tomorrow more of the same. seattle and portland, your forecast doesn't change at all. medford, about 93. if you're watching us on king 5 television in seattle, washington, in nearby silverdale, see scandinavian dances performed by the leikarringen dancers in the traditional dress. at the silverdale library and that's your pacific event of the day. >> we did rock, paper, scissors to see who had to read that. >>> an early look at entertainment. the reality show forced to change its name after the messy divorce of its stars has now been canceled. tlc announced "kate plus eight" once known as jon and kate plus eight" will end after this season. kate gosselin tweeted she was looking at the positive side and future challenges. jon gosselin told radar online he's relieved to get his children away from the prying eyes of the camera. wishes kate well and hopes now she can spend more time with the kids. >>>

and you believe that you have this stronger record to compare to governor romney's for example, "salt lake tribune" poll today. utah republican voters, that's your state, choice for president, romney 71. huntsman, 13. why do the folks back home think governor romney is a better nominee? >> well, he's been running for president for 35 years out there. i was governor of the state. i covered every single county. if you're going to switch from being governor and i think a well respected governor that won close to 80% to running for president where somebody has been doing it for a lot of time, it's going to take a while to transition into that position. but poll they like best, john, was out a few weeks ago and it had a head to head against president obama. and i came out number one by a long shot in that poll and i think that's the poll that matters most to the people of utah and that's the poll that will matter most to the people of this country. >> governor jon huntsman campaigning tonight in utah. governor, we'll see you campaigning on the trail. >> thank you, i appreciate it. >> take care,

i was just in salt lake city and i took a walk downtown and i saw a pillar that had been built in the last 4 years that a big block of sandstone that i recognized. it was probably wingate sandstone that had been hauled up there from about 200, 250 miles away, but i noticed in the pillar that was a gap at the bottom and i walked up and looked through the gap and i saw there were some posts in the distance and i looked around and there was a circle around the gap and there were signs around it and then each post a prism in it so that light going through the crack would hit the prism and that light would go to another prism and you would be able to tell the time of year by this object that was built in the last 4 years. and i saw this and i thought, what would archeologists think if they encountered this? they would look at this and say, what civilization was this? what religion drove them to do this? we keep doing the same things over and over again. many researchers believe these archeo-astronomical sites are very specifically designed where other researchers say it's all coincidence.

still in the low 90s around salt lake and denver. denver will be an area that could have severe weather. the flight delays right now, only confined to boston logan international airport. anytime you travel, check out the flight tracker. abc7news.com. kristen? >> all right, mike. thanks a lot. 4:48. tensions in the middle east intensified overnight. organize militant launched barrage of rockets deep in israel this morning and israeli aircraft struck target in the palestinian territory. the military says they hit seven targets, including a weapons manufacturering site. tensions risen sharply after gunman who crossed from the egyptian desert launched a series of attacks that killed israelis yesterday. they threatped to destabilize a volatile border region that includes hamas-ruled strip. the obama administration has announced a major change in policy for thousands of illegal immigrants going through deportation proceedings. they now may be able to stay in the country. here is abc7's lilian kim with the story. >> anna isn't giving us her

over 100 in phoenix and dallas. 80s and 90s. 81 in boston today. 88 in d.c. 94 in salt lake city. 81 in portland. 74 in seattle. we have flight departure delays out of laguardia. otherwise, all the major airports are running on time. flight tracker, anytime you need it. abc7news.com. eric? >> mike, thank you very much. >>> 4:48 now. overseas markets are mixed this morning following yesterday's 77-point drop on wall street. asian markets didn't move very much. the nikkei index in tokia lost one-half of 1% in value. hong kong stocks gained a third of 1%. trading in europe is mixed with the stock prices lower in london and frankfurt and a little higher in paris. dow futures are pointing to a positive opening on wall street. >>> president obama takes the economic bus tour to illinois today as he focuses on creating jobs. the president is also answering republican criticism on his own job performance, especially from the newest candidate in the race. abc's karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: president obama heads to his home state of illinois today hoping to leave the republican at

hot around denver and salt lake. mid-to-upper 90s there. mid-to-upper 70s around seattle and portland. mid-to-upper 80s in boston, new york. washington, a lot of flight delays out there. detroit, cincinnati, philadelphia. new york. check out the flight tracker at abc7news.com. >>> thank you. >>> 4:49 now. the justice department is investigating whether standard & poor's improperly rat rated dozen of mortgage securities leading up to the financial meltdown. according to the "new york times," investigators are looking for instances in which the company am lists wanted to give -- analysts wanted to give lower rating on mortgage bonds but were overruled by managers fchlts they find evidence of that, it would undercut the long-standing claim that the analysts act independently for the business concern. it is before they downgraded the a.a.a. credit rating in the month. . >>> in spain, protesters are clashing with police for the catholic church world youth day. pope benedict arrived in madrid for the four-day visit. 450,000 pilgrims from 193 coun

. >>> four corner states, 100 in salt lake city and dallas 107.eat building up in the eastern seaboard. we have mid to upper 80s boston and seattle and portland. good news out of new york, most of the airports are running on time. flight tracker at abc7news.com, bottom of the front page. >>> 4:49 right now. >> libyan rebels hunteding for moammar khadafy are offering a $2 million reward for anyone that kills or captures the fallen dictator. [ gun shots ] >> meantime, rebels have transformed the former headquarters in tripoli into their oven staging area. they continue to battle in the last pockets. they faced sniper fire from some of the khadafy loyalists. unfreezing $1.5 billion in assets currently held in american banks. >> u.s. navy has ordered the second fleet in virginia to leave port to keep them out of hurricane irene's path. forecasters have issued the first hurricane watch for the outer banks of north carolina. irene could possibly hit the area next saturday. >> hurricane irene is coming and it could pack a real punch. forecasters say the

and near 90 in salt lake city. mostly 80s from fargo to detroit. 88 here in new york. 97 in atlanta. >>> coming up, a remarkable long-distance swimming attempt. all the details next. >>> and the siblings on the run. they're being called a modern-day bonnie and clyde team, plus one. >>> and a tight rope high above >>> welcome back. a florida mother is pleading for her three children to turn themselves in, after they shot at police and robbed a bank at gunpoint. >> so far, though, the ptwo brbrhers and sister are ignoring her plea and staying ahehead of the law. meg oliver has the story. >> reporter: their picture is plastered on billboards. three siblings on the run with an arsenal of weapons. >> it's going to be a violent ending, unless you catch them by surprise. >> reporter: the manhunt began tuesday, outside tampa, when an officer tried to pull them overs a high-speed chase followed. the suspects sprayed bullets at police. a few hours later, in georgia, the trio allegedly robbed a bank, wearing masks and quiring

. >> 109 in phoenix. 91 in albuquerque and 88 in salt lake city. dallas heats up to 105. omaha, 82, detroit, 86, but it is cooler in the northeast with 74 in boston and 82 here in new york. >> 82 sounds rather nice. >> it certainly does. >> all right. well, still ahead, we're tracking overseas stock, plus expert advice on how to keep your money safe in this volatile market. >>> also, his followers believe he's a prophet but now a court says he's a pedophile. what's next for warren jeffs? >>> and this day didn't go their way exactly. trouble for these two window washers. >>> welcome back. the penalty phase of warren jeffs' trial resumes. the polygamist sect leader was found guilty of sexually assaulting two young girls s h had taken as his wife. diana alvear has more. >> reporter: it took a texas jury only a few hours to convict warren jeffs of sexually assaulting two young girls. >> i think there's a whole lot more victims in this than the two that came out in this trial and i think that justice was served. >> reporter: the cult leader's closing argument consisted of 30 m

just 73 in seattle. 92 in albuquerque and 86 in salt lake city. oenix the hot spot at 102. >>> coming up after the break, the latest face transplant recipient reveals her new look. >>> post office pinkslips. slip. are 120,000 workers about to get the ax? >> "sesame street" producers forced to take a stand. are bert and ernie more than friends? >>> overseas markets got off to a quick start before losing some steam. tokyo's nikkei average lost 18 points today. hong kong's hang seng is barely up in late trading and in london the ftse is down early. now, on wall street the dow gained 423 points yesterday. the nasdaq index gained 111 points. and this was the fourth day in a row that the dow moved more than 400 point, something that's never happened before and one big reason for the upswing was the positive jobless claims report. positive corporate earnings reports also helped out. >>> americans looking for more welcome economic news should watch the gas pumps. energy experts say gas prices could drop 50 cents a gallon over the next few weeks. oil price

. >> 93 in albuquerque, 86 in salt lake city and 90 in boise. cooler than normal with 70s across the midwest, 94 in new orleans, 95 in atlanta and 85 here in new york and get this, day 40 of triple-digit heat in dallas. >> no relief. >> no break for the weary. >> absolutely. >>> oh, and coming up, the search for another missing american in aruba. >> plus, those siblings on the run, a journey that started in florida. have they now made it all the way to the western u.s.? >>> and startling images of how the japanese tsunami forever altered the landscape in ;ppbpbpbpbpbpbpb >>> well, as we mentioned, markets around the world are on their way up, almost as quickly as they went down the last two days. hong kong's hang seng recovered hundreds of points today while tokyo's nikkei was up 1%. yesterday the dow jones industrial average gained 429 points. the nasdaq was up 124. and one reason for that turnaround, the federal reserve's promise to now keep a key interest rate near zero all the way until the year 20136789 the fed warned that the economy's out

little steven hopkins says he climbed an apricot tree to get into a chimney at a salt lake city house last night just blocks from his own home. officials say he was stuck for up to four hours before he was found. his mother just reported him missing. firefighters had to cut a hole in the wall to pull the little boy out. >> what were you thinking when they finally pulled you out after all that time down there? >> i don't know. i couldn't think. my ears were all black. >> my ears were all black he said. the boy is doing fine aside with minor scrapes. when asked why he was tried to get in the home, he said he was looking for food and water. >>> boys are reaching sexual maturity at an earlier age. researchers at the plank institute have determined that an 18-year-old boy today has the physical maturity of a 22- year-old from the time of the american revolution. as younger boys experience a puberty driven surge and testosterone they are more likely to take risks such as fighting, driving recklessly which could lead to a shorter life. >>> smoke billowed from a boat as a coast guard helicopt

be wet on i-80 from cheyenne in des moines, on i-25 from albuquerque to denver and on i-15 from salt lakey to helena and also slick on parts of i-95 around new york, d.c. and philly. and on i-20 from bismarck to atlanta. >>> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in denver, phoenix, kanans city, memphis and atlanta. >>> a bizarre story here. police in australia are trying to unravel details behind an elaborate bomb hoax involving a teenage girl. >> when they arrived at madeleine pulver's home in a wealthy suburb, they found what looked to be an explosive device tied around her neck. bomb experts spent hours trying to remove the device which was a dud much to the relief of her worried parents who spoke to reporters earlier today. >> i can tell you that we as parents are extraordinarily proud of maddie. she has woken up this morning in pretty good spirits. she's a little tired, a little sore from holding this damn device in place for about ten hours, but she is now, as we are, eager for her to get on with her life. >> police say they're treating this as an attempt ed extortion but ar

she's a mom and finally at peace. >> i feel stronger. >> reporter: clayton sandell, abc new, salt lakelife in prison for assaulting those underage brides that he took. >> prosecutors said he had 24 of them. this wasn't one or two young girls. he's 55 years old now. he won't be eligible to parole until he's 100 years old. just the amount of control he had over that community and those young girls. >> he did a lot of damage to a lot of young girls. >> and now he willl pay the price. >> absolutely. >> coming up next, a boy's recovery after rescued from rough surf is considered a miracle. what happened on the beach and at the hospital is truly remarkable. you're watching "world news now."ebebebebebebebebebebebebebú >>> an oregon boy is lucuc to be alive today after being >>> an oregon boy is lucky to be alive for over 15 minutes. his recovery is being described as miraculous. >> here's abc's david wright. >> dale technically drown before rescuers finally pulled him out of the chilly oregon surf. he wasn't breathing, he had no pulse, he was gone. >> they never expected him to live. they exp

the train was of eight hours late after hitting an abandon car in salt lake city. >>> the capitol of tripoli was calmer today, there were still gun battles though. >>> the firefight you aring looking at here is near a hotel why journalists are staying and there's dead bodies littering the city, the rebels are going door to door to look for gadhafi. >> in a southern neighborhood, rebels pushed on and ran into gadhafi fighters and retreated. there's hundreds of abandon dead bodies at a hospital, civilians included. >> new information tonight about the death of a young south bay marine who military investigators said was hazed before his death. the officials want to understand what happened to him. harry lewis shot himself in afghanistan after brutal hazing. he wrote a message on his arm saying this was the right choice. >> the family is devastated. we were shocked to hear how he died. >> lou grew up around politics, his uncle was a mayor. and the family asked honda to help. he has concerns about the new sudden transfer, and why did the captain say peers take care of peers. >> it sounde

speaking of warm and warm, here is a southern tier of states looking at highs of 94 in salt lake cityenient ver, dallas into triple digits. numerous readings of 90 or above in the southeast. cool spots into far northern reaches of the continuous states. and there is minneapolis a high of 79 tomorrow z seattle there is a high of 73. and there is a conditions state wide tomorrow, it will be warming up, 102 in fresno tomorrow. and there is 94 in chico. on the coast south, warm. 86 in los angeles. and 62 up in eureka. there is sunny skies on the coast. warm inland. 90 in fairfield. and 92 in antioch. there is 93 clear lake z 94 yuk kaia. 81 in san jose. 67 in san francisco tomorrow z 74 in oakland z farther south, highs of 76 in watsonville. and 78 in santa cruz. 87 in gilroy. things looking warm and summery tomorrow. >> there is a different situation in new zeal yanld. heavy snowfall in decades blanket that had area. >> air travelers are stranded. we take a look at how weather is slowing down life there. >> in this capitol, they're never stuck for a new idea. snowy roads, no problem for

. >> narrator: these are not members of the salt lake city based charge known as the church of ladder day saints. they belong to a splinter group that believe in polygamy and call themselves the fundamentalist church of latter day saints, or flds. their spiritual leader, warren jeffs has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two children, and still faces trial on the count of bigamy to which he pled not guilty. the people are convinced that there's nobody on earth closer to god than warren jeffs. they believe jeffs, even behind bars, is the mouthpiece of god. words he utters are devinely inspired. law enforcement authorities have long been worried what would happen if jeffs told his followers to do something violent and dangerous. >> i've never seen it like this before. i've been here for seven years and i've never seen things so unstable. so lawless. i consider this the most lawless town in the country. >> narrator: sam brower is a writing and been following the polygamist sect for a decade and has written a book about the flds called "prophets prey." >> do you think there's chair

the train was of eight hours late after hitting an abandon car in salt lake city. >>> the capitol of tripoli was calmer today, there were still gun battles though. >>> the firefight you aring looking at here is near a hotel why journalists are staying and there's dead bodies littering the city, the rebels are going door to door to look for gadhafi. >> in a southern neighborhood, rebels pushed on and ran into gadhafi fighters and retreated. there's hundreds of abandon dead bodies at a hospital, civilians included. >> new information tonight about the death of a young south bay marine who military investigators said was hazed before his death. the officials want to understand what happened to him. harry lewis shot himself in afghanistan after brutal hazing. he wrote a message on his arm saying this was the right choice. >> the family is devastated. we were shocked to hear how he died. >> lou grew up around politics, his uncle was a mayor. and the family asked honda to help. he has concerns about the new sudden transfer, and why did the captain say peers take care of peers. >> it sounde

chicago 94. 76 in seattle. 87 in salt lake city.ht, so here it is. our story of the day. something of an -- >> a few seconds off, one more time. >> can we try one more time? nice. >> a little better. >> all right. >>> this is something of an animal mystery this morning. this story, you're going to love it. >> yes, our favorite story of the day as we said. it's all about a farm family in south florida. they noticed some of its animals were disappearing. the pet cat, some chickens, even a goat all vanished. over the weekend, they found the reason. >> oh, spooky. an 11-foot burmese python had been living under one of the family's trailers. they say it had slithered in from the everglades and made itself at home and chomped down on the animals. >> they say it wasn't venomous but still, an 11-foot pyththon under your house. >> apparently it ate the chickens, some cats, a goat. >> our producer was telling us this horrible story when they were yanking the snake from under the thing, it started regurgitating the animals it had eaten, includ

. >> reporter: these are not members of the salt lake city-based mormon church known as the church of ladder day saints. they belong instead to a splinter group who believe in polygamy and call themselves the fundamental church of ladder day saints, or flds. do you think you can win this case? >> reporter: spiritual leader, warren jeffs, has been jailed now for nearly five years an faces trial on three charges including aggravated sexual assault on a child, charges to which he's pled not guilty. the people of the flds are convinced that there is nobody on earth closer to god than warren jeffs. they believe that jeffs, even behind bars, is the mouthpiece of god, that words he utters are divinely inspired. law enforcement authorities have long been worried what would happy if jeffs told his followers to do something violent and dangerous. >> i've never seen it like this before. i've been here for seven years and i've never seen things so unstable and so lawless. i consider this the most lawless town in the country. >> reporter: sam brower is a private investigator and writer who's been

. >> 72 in seattle. 87 in sacramento. 90 in salt lake city. 80s from fargo to indianapolis.dallas still hot, 104. new orleans 94. some low 80s from boston to baltimore. >>> it is a much calmer day in the northeast after a day of drenching downpours. strong, slow-moving storms triggered flash flooding from maine to virginia. hail and up to 2 inches of rain inundated streets in the baltimore area. gusty winds knocked down trees and power lines, leaving thousands to cope without power. >>> one of the most controversial sex abuse cases in the world may be coming to a stunning end. the new york city prosecutor's office has invited the hotel maid who claims she was abused to an extraordinary meeting later today. abused by dominique strauss-kahn, the former imf head. abc's aaron katersky has been following this story. >> reporter: the woman at the center of this explosive case, nafissatou diallo,o,as been summoned to a meeting. >> dominique strauss-kahn -- >> reporter: prosecutors could reveal to her whether they plan to drop sexual assault charges against one of the world's most p

. >> check out the heat, (lose, dallas, hundred or higher, mid to upper 90s around denver and salt lakeity. 80s also in seattle and portland. all eyes on memphis, that is where our flight delays are. all of us are running on time. flight tracker, right there at the bottom of that page. >> reporter: i'm nick smith, in san mateo county. businesses have been hurt and people have been inconvenienced in the town of pescadero all because of a broken water pump. i'll have more information coming up in a live report. >> there has been a lot of shouting over the bart cellphone controversy. today people will get a chance to talk to bart members about the issue. >> here a s a live look from sutro tower, you don't see many clouds, lurking at the coast and cooler weather today. >>> i'm sue hall, abc7 traffic center. a fire burning on the shoulder of the 80 freeway. i'll have details coming up in a few minutes. >> a tanker car fire forces more than 4,000 people to evacuate in a northern california town. it's filled with propane. good morning, i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas today. >> i'm krist

and after crashing into an abandoned car wednesday night near salt lake city. >> days of thunder this weekend indy style. and infinion raceway will roar. and abc 7's wayne freedman is live tonight. a lot of fun. >> yes. if you like indy cars this is the life because indy cars have come along with a bunch of motor homes and people in the motor homes. and i think we're get haegd of ourselves. you're listen together sound of music. this music has no beat no, tunes or learics. those who come to hear it, no rivals. >> beatles are this? >> this. truckers or this? this. >> how about drive by indy cars? they have plenty of those this weekend z an acquired taste. >> well... a 1400 pound car. 750 horse power. and you're stopping yourself inside of a missile. >> no, danica patrick are strapping themselves into missiles. the rest of us? just watching. >> what would you goif be in one of these cars? >> i was told they'd have to use jaws of life to get me out. >> these cars are different by now. instead of going 230 miles per hour around an oval track they push 160 here, different suspension and ti

. >> near 90 in boise and salt lake city. triple-digits in phoenix and dallas. kansas city gets up to 83. minneapolis, 80. detroit, 77. upper 70s from boston to baltimore. 92 in atlanta. >>> we are very fortunate here in manhattan. if you look outside our studios right now, streets pretty much dry as a bone out there. >> it was like irene just skipped over manhattan. it was incredible. just 24 hours ago it was a different scene. most of the cici's attractions were shut down. some visitors to times square got creative, amusing themselves with a few rounds of street soccer and hockey. we hear the hockey players were tourists from canada. of course they were canadian, right? >> yeah. >> who else would be playing hockey in times square? >> that's it. good luck, guys, with all that. more "world news now" coming up after the break. ♪ running against the wind against the wind ♪ ♪ see the young man run ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] there's no right way or wrong way. every baby plays by his own rules. and they need a diaper that lets them do it. new pampers cruisers with 3-wa

were salt lake city winter olympics in twout. >> in new york prosecutors filed papers recommending some all charges in the sexual assault case against dominic strauss-kann be dropped. and scott goldberg reports from new york. >> the criminal case that began with the accusation that he sexually assaulted a hotel housekeeper is now headed for a quiet ending. the accuser appeared in new york city. >> manhattan district attorney has denied the right of a woman to get justice in a rape case. >> ken thompson spoke after prosecutors filed papers recommending a judge drop some, or all charges against the former head of the international monetary fund before being arrested in may, he also was considered a leading candidate for president of france. the decision to drop charges is not a surprise. prosecutors had grown concerned about dialo's credibility and reportedly did not have sufficient evidence the encounter was forced. >> i want justice. i want him to go to jail. >> she gave an interview last month, when it became clear the case was in trouble. prosecutors said she lied about her background

and there is salt lake city, low 90s, it's coasty in phoenix.eat warnings have been posted and 110 degrees tomorrow afternoon. that heat extends into california as well, 111, palm springs and 106 in las vegas. triple digits in fresno. and there is low 90s in yosemite. if you don't like heat there is a place not just locally but around the state. you can see here clouds keep you into low 70s to low 80s, here is a look at weather for tuesday, inland areas going cool off some more. that is a sea breeze that is going to strengthen. the marine influence in the storm of a stronger breeze knocking temperatures down from 90s to mid 80s in antioch. there is 82 in livermore. you'll see the sun in the afternoon. 73 in palo alto. san francisco, 64 degrees, half moon bay, cloud cover lingering into early afternoons. 63 there. up in the north bay, 78 in santa rosa. you've got to go towards clear lake to see the low 90s, around the bay, it's going to be a nice day as well, and around the bay into 60s, 62 monterey. and santa cruz, 69 degrees, inland areas like

phoenix 112, near 100 in salt lake city an dallas over 100. just in, charlotte, philly, now washing and laguardia have all flight delays. go to abc7news.com >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live at apple store where a lot of people are say it ain't so steve. steve jobs stepping down at ceo of apple. is it a health issue? there is another explanation. we'll have it for you and hear from steve jobs in just a minute. >>> also this morning, thousands of people are back home in placer county. >> fog add drizzle for your morning commute and cooler weather for the afternoon. >>> good morning. i'm sue hall. we have a an accident in daly city blocking a lane of the freeway. details coming up. >> and a public outcry forces oakland school board members to change their minds to promoting an officer to the district police force. he was involved in a deadly shooting earlier this year. i'm eric thomas. >>> topping the news the man behind the i-pod and iphone is no longer behind the bosses desks. he resigned yesterday and everybody is wondering if health is t

nearly 250 miles away from her salt lake city home.x affiliate in salt lake city has more. >> west valley city police are back out searching for evidence connected to the disappearance of susan cox powell. it was nearly two years ago that she vanished from her west valley city home, leaving her husband and two children behind. we've been tagging along with police as they have been conducting this search for evidence. they won't say what it is exactly that they're looking for. they say that it is information they received from a search warrant served early on in susan's disappearance. what we've watched them do is go through abandoned mine shafts and there are thousands of them here. but they're focusing on a specific area outside a gravel pit. we've watched them as they've gone into those mines. they've documented them. police say they have removed no physical evidence, but that they are documenting them, taking photographs, taking notes, and taking them back to detectives in west valley city where they will review them at a later date

how about mid to upper 90s salt lake city and denver. if you are heading to the east coast, upper 70s to 80s for boston and new york. no delays at nay major airports. when they do develop, flight tracker will have them and so can you at the bottom of our can you at the bottom of our front page at abc7news.com. [ dog ] i have a gut feeling i am gonna ace this checkup. my vet thinks my insides are in mint condition. [ female announcer ] vets agree, a healthy checkup starts inside. our breakthrough iams premium protection formula is developed with vets with cutting edge ingredients for the lifelong health of your pet. [ dog ] healthy inside and out. come on, up high! [ female announcer ] iams premium protection. our most advanced iams nutrition. ever. [ dog ] i am an iams dog. ♪ woof. naturals from delicious, real ingredients with no artificial flavors or preservatives. naturals from purina cat chow. share a better life. so we made ocean spray cranberry juice cocktail with a splash of lime. it's so refreshing, your taste buds will thank you