my state of south dakota has that. i know that the live free or die state of new hampshire has a very -- had some very distinct views and direct views about the role of government in making government's role limited and keeping spending under control, living within your means. and this cut, cap and balance approach to that, in my view, is the correct approach because it does put the -- the emphasis on getting spending under control. and if you look at the five times that our country's balanced the budget since 1969, the average amount that we spent was just under 18.7% of our g.d.p. in other words, of our entire economy. this this year, we're set to spend 24.3% of our g.d.p. that's just on the federal government. and historic highs. if you look at the president's budget, he spends substantially above this average for every year in his budget. you literally have to go back to the end of world war ii to find a time when we spent this amount as a percentage of our g.d.p. on the federal government. a part of the reason for

it's not a south dakota-based point of view. then converting over to christianity. >> so why would someone's religious conversion be important to homeland security conference in rapid city, south dakota? >> reporter: you know, i really couldn't figure that out. and based on further questions i really didn't get a good answer from jim carpenter with the south dakota department of homeland security. the federal department of homeland security, anderson, we went to trying to find out if they do any vetting of speakers if they had any idea about shoebat. if anyone in the federal government did what we have done, try to check out all his claims. well, what we got from homeland security -- "corrective action will be taken". we have not and will not tolerate training programs or any dhs supported program that rely on racial or ethnic profiling". anderson, based on the three sessions we sat in on with walid shoebat in our interview with him we can tell you he does advocate profiling and flatly being suspicious of anybody who's moslem. >

south dakota's homeland security people actually tried to keep us out of the conference.t in only after they had to call the governor's office. as for shoebat, he did get testy. later sessions after that interview he began attacking the media, specifically cnn for doubting his story. he has since accused us and you, anderson, of being used by the council on american islamic relations, even suggesting that group was the primary source for our report, which of course is not true. >> and it's interesting. i mean, if somebody's running a legitimate foundation that's tax-exempt and stuff, usually they're very willing to be transparent and willing to give documents and stuff. it sounds like those guys were saying we'll send you these documents and then nothing shows up. >> no. and it's all wrapped in this secrecy and security. they're under the impression we're asking for the names of some christian trainees in the middle east that are being persecuted. we're not. we're just trying to figure out where is the money going because we cannot find out where this money is going. >> i

pierre, south dakota, has storms just skirting by to your south. it crosses interstate 90 here. for anyone traveling there and the fargo area. the heat is actually the bigger store as we go throughout this holiday weekend. yesterday the hot weather was up here in the dakotas, but now it's shifting and heading eastward. now we're watching chicago. heat advisory for you to minneapolis. the areas in orange are under heat warnings. that includes the greater kansas city area, right around tulsa, oklahoma, to wichita. that's where it's not just hot, but also humid too. a little dangerous heat index. especially for the elderly. check on them in those location wrshz how hot will it be today? 97 in chicago. 98, kansas city. let's stay in the shade, ac, or pool. 100 in dallas once again. that's nothing new for you also oklahoma city. also hot around phoenix, temperature at 113 for you today. it's not chilly either down here in the southeast. from atlanta to orlando, temperatures in the 90s, but the difference in florida is that late this afternoon you will get some wet weather and showers

kansas, nebraska, north dakota and south dakota and just to the west using the st baseline mountainous states, less good for a culture with 4 degrees of height, color river, wyoming and montana. if you look at i love it has almost exactly 3 degrees of height. more to the point what we see here is a jefferson's vision of the states being created from a mathematical finally emerged

also thunderstorms near pierre, south dakota. now, as far as the heat goes today, it's shifting. it's leaving the central plains, and more or less heading for the great lakes. we still have heat warnings out there in the orange area near kansas city and near tulsa. we have heat advisories from chicago to minneapolis and all of wisconsin here in areas of yellow. also our friends in phoenix and tucson will be very hot today. today's forecast temperature-wise, areas in red are all above 90 degrees. you notice it heads to northern wisconsin. your first real blast of heat you have seen, 97 today in chicago. 98 in kansas city. there will be a little bit of humidity in the air too. that's where it gets a little dangerous. of course, we're still in the hundreds and portions of texas and 113 today in phoenix. still having gorgeous weather in flubd, but this heat will slide your way for the upcoming weekend. it won't be unbearable, but it will be aware of warmer conditions in the south and east. as far as today's forecast is areas of green is where we have scattered storms along the gulf.

look at the sky in pineridge south dakota and approaching system that you can see thunderstorm watchct in these counties shading under thunderstorm warnings a lot of action going on up there but again how much does that hold together by the time tomorrow night we will have to wait and see i think tomorrow will be gorgeous with lots of sunshine building clouds late in the day and began a 30% coverage nighttime thunderstorms situation a high of 89 degrees in chicago today to degrees below the level we had one year ago on july 4th going to 90 degrees tomorrow and cooling off after that look at how widespread the warm weather was on this fourth of july, extending north into canada, wide coverage at this hour still warm 90s in oklahoma and kansas 80s all of the way north to the canadian border near international falls much of the area west and north has seen at a temperature increase we will have a few more degrees to the temperature tomorrow starting with relatively low humidity building in the afternoon feeling more humid later in the day, wind at the moment east and northeast 6 mi. per

he was released from the south dakota prison. he said during his time there he built up anger about the economic policy. >>> the tucson shooting rampage happened six months ago today. gun control advocates are pushing for gun safety laws. six people died. 13 others injured when jared loughner opened fire. since the shooting gun control advocates have been asking president obama to toughen gun safety laws. the white house says it's working on some new measures and will announce them in the next few weeks. >>> a man wanted for killing seven people in michigan took his own life after an hours long standoff with police. officers say 34-year-old roger danesler kill his victims. among the seven dead his exgirlfriend, his own daughter and another child. police say after a high-speed chase he went into another home and took three people hostage before killing himself. but the hostages were not hurt. investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the killing. >>> the release date for casey anthony has been rescheduled for july 1

my state of south dakota doesn't allow that. also certainly not in our states, probably very conducive to saying we're just going to raise taxes on people and on small businesses, which requires then that we've got to make hard decisions about spending. i would just through the chair ask my colleague from kansas if perhaps that might have been the way they went about dealing with their fiscal crisis in the past? mr. moran: mr. president, i thank the gentleman from south dakota and would indicate that, yes, kansas is one of those states, one of those 49 states, in our constitution we are prohibited in almost always living beyond our means. and it's been something that kansas legislature and governor has lived with you throughout the history of our state. the solution to the problem in kansas is not a cry for more revenue. it's a recognition that spending in difficult times has to be reduced. it's the restraint that we desperately need in washington, d.c. that's so common in state capitals and families and businesses across the co

he was in south dakota addressing more than 300 police officers and first responders.is message was american muslims need to be profiled. all islamic organizations from doctors to engineers to students ought to be investigated and mosques in the u.s. should be considered terror centers, not houses of worship. he says terrorism and islam are inseparable. >> you want them to say that islam was hijacked, it was not hijacked. islam is islam is islam. >> well, full disclosure, at one time or another cnn and other networks have turned to shoebat for his perspective on the war in terror. keeping them honest tonight, we're discovering that his story doesn't seem to add up. here's cnn's drew griffin or cnn's special investigations unit. >> i think we are at war with islamic fundamentalism and islamism which stems from islam. no historian can deny that islamists basically invaded christendom. >> wall lead shoebat's message is the epitome of good versus evil. he has an advertised pedigree that makes him an expert. islamic terrorist turned ultraconservative christian, a u.s. citiz

jim carpenter is south dakota's homeland security director.was the point of bringing him here? >> i think he brings a point of you that is certainly not mainstream, a south dakota base point of you. he brings in commentary about living and being raised as a muslim and converting over to christianity. >> wow, all the background he shares with the people isn't true, and you would think the department of homeland security would check him out? >> we did contact dhs, and they said it was up to the states to vet these guys. but they did say if training programs do not meet standards corrective action will be taken, and one of the standards they will not tolerate or rely on racial profiling. that's exactly what he is teaching the cops in south dakota. i sat through three sessions and there's no doubt about it. >> he is still out there? >> we have not seen him do many speaking engagements listed since this report, but he is on very conservative radio out let's, basically attacking cnn. >> leave it to you, drew, to cramp his business just a little bit.

barney horner, who is the great grandson of chief john grass from standing rock reservation in south dakota. one of the songs he gave me before he passed on, on indigenous people's day in 1995, was a song that he called the blue horse special. the blue horse special is the song that i have been fortunate enough to be able to play in a lot of different performance contexts. it's a song that was made by a man named matthew too bold, a very well respected elder whose wife, ellie, just recently passed on. both of them were very well respected for their singing skills. when i thought about doing an arrangement for today, the blue horse special came to mind. i thought i wonder if i can bring a cedar flute into an air, i thought, i wonder if i can take a pala song and turn it into a reel. what i will do is sing you the original pala song, so you can hear that, then we will go into an arrangement that also includes a little something at the end for my grandparents. (singing) announcer: b dreams and good grades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someo

my state of south dakota doesn't allow that.lso certainly not in our states, probably very conducive to saying we're just going to raise taxes on people and on small businesses, which requires then that we've got to make hard decisions about spending. i would just through the chair ask my colleague from kansas if perhaps that might have been the way they went about dealing with their fiscal crisis in the past? mr. moran: mr. president, i thank the gentleman from south dakota and would indicate that, yes, kansas is one of those states, one of those 49 states, in our constitution we are prohibited in almost always living beyond our means. and it's been something that kansas legislature and governor has lived with you throughout the history of our state. the solution to the problem in kansas is not a cry for more revenue. it's a recognition that spending in difficult times has to be reduced. it's the restraint that we desperately need in washington, d.c. that's so common in state capitals and families and businesses across the coun

then, the latest on the negotiations in the senate with senator john thune, republican of south dakota, and senator claire mccaskill, democrat of missouri. finally, the "political roundtable." our focus, the political landscape and the debt crisis. is our leadership bankrupt? and what high economic stakes mean to you. with us, nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw, former democratic governor of michigan jennifer granholm, host of cnbc's "mad money," jim cramer, and a tea party-backed freshman republican congressman from idaho, raul labrador. >>> good morning. still an unfolding story here in washington, the battle over raising the debt ceiling has entered its final hours. after weeks of negotiations, pointed political debate, some signs now that a compromise plan between congressional leaders and the white house could emerge as early as today. the senate majority leader, harry reid, postponed an overnight vote on his own debt limit measure and announced late last night that the senate would instead reconvene at noon today and hold off to the vote at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. >> there

senators from south dakota and south dakota help craft the compromise. the measure would reduce the u.s. deficit by $1.3 billion. senator feinstein today also took steps to stop criminals who prey on immigrants. feinstein says so called immigration experts charge high fees to obtain work permits or permanent immigration status but never file any paper work. senator feinstein said these scams dampen the hopes and dreams of many immigrants and deplete their hard earned savings. >>>-- a tour of foreclosed properties they say have been neglected. they say the properties are becoming a blithe. >> we did not come out just to look at houses did we? >> no. >> we did not come out just to see our neighbors, we were glad to see them but that's not the only reason we came out here, right. >> right. >> we came out here because there's some blithe and problems within the community and we would like to see a change. and we would like to be part of a change. >> reporter: the activists called on the city to be tougher on enforcing their anti blithe law. >>> firefighters

do we have the videotape from south dakota? nope. someplace in a vault.d about a year ago, maybe a little longer than a year ago, i was in south dakota and tried to say it because nobody from the mainstream press was there and joe said to me, glenn, do you know what you said? i said yes, i do. yes, i do. what i said on stage was, i don't know what the next few months brings to me. i will tell you this, that i -- i don't think it's going to be television. i said it for a reason because i knew exactly what the press would say. also on september 30th i said this on this program: i talked to a trusted friend about six months ago and he gave me sage advice. he said, where would you run to? i said, i don't know. he said, to everything there is a season. continue. continue for a season because you don't ever run from something, you run to something. but i sent sense metaphorically that the leaves are changing, the season are changing, i don't know if we're headed into winter or i hope into spring. that conversation came with a trusted advisory because i said i'm

my state of south dakota doesn't allow that. also certainly not in our states, probably very conducive to saying we're just going to raise taxes on people and on small businesses, which requires then that we've got to make hard decisions about spending. i would just through the chair ask my colleague from kansas if perhaps that might have been the way they went about dealing with their fiscal crisis in the past? mr. moran: mr. president, i thank the gentleman from south dakota and would indicate that, yes, kansas is one of those states, one of those 49 states, in our constitution we are prohibited in almost always living beyond our means. and it's been something that kansas legislature and governor has lived with you throughout the history of our state. the solution to the problem in kansas is not a cry for more revenue. it's a recognition that spending in difficult times has to be reduced. it's the restraint that we desperately need in washington, d.c. that's so common in state capitals and families and businesses across the co

there's not a lot of terrorism centered in south dakota.uy speaking there to begin with? he spoke there last year. he's back by popular demand. he was voted one of the most popular speakers there. the department of homeland security in washington said, hey, we don't do the vetting. we leave that up to the states. but if anybody's teaching profiling, we don't go with that. >> i'm certainly looking forward to finding out much more about what you found out in the investigation, drew. thanks so much for coming on. drew griffin will have much more on this investigation tonight on "anderson cooper 360" at 10:00 p.m. eastern. and you'll find this investigation only on cnn. >>> it is about 20 minutes past the hour. here's a look at today's top stories. the body of former first lady betty ford will be flown to michigan today. tonight there will be a private memorial service held in her honor. she will be buried next to her husband in michigan. yesterday first ladies past and present gathered for her funeral in palm springs, california. >>> afghan pr

and a n a moment, john thune of south dakota. where the president is reacting. jessica yellin is standing by. >> reporter: the president has not himself put out a statement. but john carney said the house vote, if passed, forces us into another crisis. they say that it's dead on arriv arrival. that is a quote. and it pushes forward to senator reid's bill and the it calls on the democrats in the senate to find common ground. they want it to head to the senate where it's headed and they want it to happen as quickly as possible. is there enough time to get it done in the remaining hours? there is no plan. the officials have made it clear, if it is productive, it can happen. it's no so close. >> jessica yellin, a good question. would it be productive. john thune, if you are an average american watching the home, why does the house have to plant the flag knowing the democratic senate will not pass it and the democratic senate majority will not say yes. when can people sit around the table and figure it out? >> if you go back to last w

anywhere along here could experience severe thunderstorms across wyoming, south dakota, even in west virginia as well. the front of the storm is steadily moving into eastern quebec. here it's looking quite severe. and down in the florida peninsula looking fairly unsettled as well. temperaturewise, it stays hot in the southwestern corner again. 36 in houston. then coming in at 34 degrees in atlanta. as for europe, a high pressure system covering the british isles. good spells of sunshine there. there will be showers occurring from time to time. nothing severe. we will see rain developing in western europe, western france, northern spain on tuesday scattered of showers scandanavia. it's going to be moving into finland on tuesday. that will be welcomed. behind this it is going to be triggering some sharp showers in places for the balkans as well. that will help cool things down as well. still a few degrees above your averages. 32 in belgrade. coming in at 37 in athens. all right. here is your extended forecast now. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayash

the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. johnson: pursuant to section 904 of the congressional budget act of 1974, i move to waive the concurrent order under section 303 of that act for h.r. 2055 and any amendments thereto and motions thereon. mr. sessions: madam president, i would object to that and would like -- and would debate the issue. i just would say i make this motion for a very important reason, that's not directly related to the quality of the work of senator johnson and senator kirk in producing this bill, but a very important question concerning the budget of the united states. so i have the floor. i would be prepared to talk on that. if my colleagues wanted to talk right now, maybe we could reach an agreement. all right. very good. madam president, we have in the united states code a budget act. it requires us to proceed in an orderly fashion. the budget act says you shouldn't be spending money, appropriating bills until you have a budget. that's pretty simple. that's pretty common-sensical and it is the correc

so the south dakota law on ice. thanks to a federal judge. kansas law also on ice thanks to a federal judge. the north carolina wanted posters creep, again, on ice, thanks to a jury of his peers. it has been a big 24 hours in abortion rights. ♪ [ female announcer ] something unexpected to the world of multigrain... taste. ♪ delicious pringles multigrain. with a variety of flavors, multigrain pops with pringles. >>> first lady michelle obama's "let's move" campaign spreadsed gospel of healthy eating, exercise and if necessary, doing the dougie. on her recent trip to south africa, the first lady and desmond tutu got down on the ground and did push-ups. so delighted he did this dance when he was done, which made me very happy. and president obama keeps in good shape back at the white house. although skinny, not scary skinny. fit like president bush. president obama works out regularly. not afraid to be seen praying sports. i also don't think i'm telling tales out of school say wlg i have seen president obama eat, which i have done, a highly disc

they have finished refueling. >>> a man accused of murdering a 75-year-old south dakota woman says thisof a sdeem assassinate president obama. 41-year-old james mcveigh is being held in wisconsin for mental evaluation after telling officers and reporters that stabbing the woman was his first step in an assassination plot. he says he wanted to steal her car, kicking off a murderous road trip that would end with the death of the president. the secret service says it's been aware of the plan since 2009. >>> and the nasdaq is close to its highest numbers in nearly 11 years. the good jobs report that many are expecting in a couple of hours, it could give markets a boost. >>> and this good news on the jobs front -- ford hiring 1,800 workers at the assembly line in louisville, kentucky. they'll be making the new ford escape suv because the company expects a lot of people to apply for these jobs, the lottery system will be used to select job candidates. >>> the obama administration trying to help people who have lost their jobs and risk losing their homes at the same time. a program will let th

aberdeen and watertown, south dakota, we have pretty good thunderstorms with downpours also. forecasts for today, more showers and storms around minneapolis with that front. even denver could get storms today, and also the southeast. that's your typical afternoon. that's a look at your tuesday forecast. now here's the weather outside your window. some areas are going to be pretty hot today, but the humidity is pretty low from the ohio valley up through new england. even though it's 90 degrees in new york, it will be not as humid, so it won't be too bad. 89 in charlotte with a chance of storms. overall, the heat continues to be the story. nothing too bad out there. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> well, back to work on wall street. the next possible distraction for traders, and how is business going at the vatican? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> why in the wake of the break-up of her marriage maria shriver may be looking at a world record payday. >>> the captain is back. two bizarre walk-offs, and you think you ate a lot of hot dogs yesterday? think

at least 1,200 cows have died in minnesota. 1,600 in south dakota. zoo animals, on the other hand, have places to escape the hottest heat wave some states have seen in two decades. chris clacum, nbc news. >>> with less than two weeks before the treasury department's debt ceiling deadline, there is still no deal, but word out of washington points to some headway being made on what's been so-called a grand bargain. nbc's brian mooar has the details for us in washington. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. in a short time they will vote on cut, cap and balance. a balanced budget amendment that's not expected to pass but what it will do is clear the way for house republicans, especially tea party members, to go ahead and vote on another compromise plan. there are several in the works right now. president obama and house speaker john boehner are working behind the scenes on one that would bring the outer edges of their part closer to together. there's also the gang of six trying to hammer out a deal that could bring both parties together

here could experience a couple of thunderstorms, severe thunderstorms, that is, across wyoming, south dakota, even down in west virginia as well. the center of the storm is steadily moving into eastern quebec. here it's looking quite severe. eastern quebec, maine as well. down in the frida peninsula, looking fairly unsettled as well. temperature-wise it stays hot in the southeastern corner again. 40 in wichita. 36 in houston. coming in at 34 in atlanta. as for europe, high pressure system covering the british isles. we've got good spells of sunshine. there will be showers occurring from time to time. nothing too severe. we will start to see some heavy rain developing in western europe, western france, northern spain on tuesday. scattering of showers across scandinavia. then this low pressure system over in eastern europe remains very active, bringing heavy rain, strong thunderstorms in isolated areas. right now it's over the baltic states but it's going to be moving into finland on tuesday. so that will be welcome rain. behind this it is going to be triggering some quite sharp showers in pla

. >> reporter: cattle in south dakota have been falling over dead in the heat. 1,500 so far. and back in the cities? >> all of these air conditions running 24 hours a day. can we handle it? >> we can. but it will strain the utility grid and we will have some problems occasionally with rolling brownouts and things like that. but what a lot of people don't realize is we use other xh commodities. natural gas supply is running below last year's levels. >> reporter: it tests us, weather like this. not because it is new, but because it is now. and you see the dust storms blowing around in phoenix and you can only dream of the time that will come when the breeze will be cool once again. i'm john donvan for "nightline" in washington. >> we can only hope. thanks to john donvan for that. >>> just ahead. did he hit on a new secret for finding gold? we head to the yukon for an incredible story of long olds and one huge p pday. on a top secret project. it was a challenge that nobody had undertaken before. and we didn't know whether we could do it. when kennedy announced we're going to go

the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota is recognized. mr. thune: is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: the senate is. mr. thune: i would ask the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, as we all know, in the next few weeks, we'll be faced with a decision about what to do with the debt limit. of course, there has been a lot of discussion around here as well as between the white house and the congressional leadership about how best to resolve this issue, and i think what it really comes down to is a question about what's the best way to -- to resolve the debt crisis. i think it creates a great debate, philosophical debate about how do you -- do we need to grow government, do we need to shrink government, and really, mr. president, i would argue that's kind of the defining line in this debate is whether or not you believe that the best way out of the debt crisis is to expand and grow government or whether you think like i do that we ought to make government smaller, not

we have had some reports of damage here from tornadoes in parts of south dakota and north dakota. dicky la, la more and ran some counties under warnings. these storms are continuing to move due east. to put nit in perspective, heres fargo. we'll continue to track the storms. let's talk about the whole threat area in general. you can see it's going to be spreading over towards the twin cities later tonight into des moines, milwaukee and chicago may see nasty thunderstorms in the overnight hours tonight as well. hail and damaging winds will be the primary concern, but we will see a couple of tornadoes out of this. second big weather headline today is the heat. it is brutal out there. i know it's summer but it's really dangerous. we've had a couple of heat related fatalities earlier in the week. for example, in dallas. and these warnings and advisories are going to stay into effect until about tuesday when we start to see some showers and thunderstorms pop up to provide a little bit of heat. in the meantime, kansas city, is it fact louis, look at the temperature. your body is feeling

dart dakota, south dakota, wyoming, colorado, washington and oregon all have 7 degrees. washington and oregon, you know, give or take because of the coast. others come close three it so we have a prototype of justin jefferson so we go from jefferson to robert lucas to samuel to stephen douglas and jefferson returns to the american map. well, here he is again. when you leave here today, you will know why stephen douglas was famous before he dated a one-term congressman who lost the election and two years later ran for president. the other piece of legislation that dealt with slavery that stephen douglass was a great participant of was the compromise of 1850. there was a package of five and he was involved in two of them in particular, but the one i want to talk about is the bill but involved with texas. when it entered the union it had been republican was larger than the texas we have today. it continued further north and all the way up to wyoming, tapering it as it went. it relinquished all of its land north of 36 degrees and 30 minutes because the missouri compromise wa

. >>> a federal judge has blocked a controversial south dakota law that forces women who choose to have an abortion to face a three-day wait, the nation's longest. yesterday preliminary injunction sought by planned parenthood was granted preventing the law from taking effect today while it's challenged in court, saying it would humiliate and degrade women. the judge said the law is probably unconstitutional and that there's a public interest in protecting a woman's right to seek an abortion. under the measure women face a 72-hour waiting period and would have to under go counseling at pregnancy centers that discourage abortions. >>> now here is a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in arizona a transformer explosion at a power plant sent plumes of thick, black smoke into the air yesterday afternoon. the blast sparked a raging fire that consumed several pieces of equipment at the substation. crews worked into the night to restore power to an estimated 80,000 customers who lost electricity during the heat of the day. fortunately, no one was injured. >>> in flori

grew up listening to not only pop music in minnesota and prince and the time, i was also going to south dakota and hearing a lot of country music. we did not have television in my house. we had a piano that had 200 scrolls that ranged from the early 1940's all the way. i learned a lot of old songs that way. my mother took a really high value on being able to educate yourself and learn things. it was a great place to grow up. tavis: when did you know that this was recalling that he would spend your life doing? >> i fell in love with songwriting when i was 5. tavis: i would call that an early start. >> i was watching a celebration on television. tavis: not sesame street. >> we were at my stepfather's house and we were watching irvin berlin. willie nelson was singing "blue skies," and natalie cole was singing "summertime," it was just magical. it was a huge production. you would never see somebody like that now. these songs are so fresh and brand new. -- you would never see songwriting like that now. he is with the best job, he is like the wizard of oz. a good song becomes your friend. when you a

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we have a chance of tornadoes today, not a widespread area, but in south dakota and north dakota, approaching fargo late tonight, we could have a few tornadoes. the areas in yellow, including minneapolis and sioux falls, you could be watching strong, damaging winds with some of the stronger thunderstorms. the northern plains we'll watch for strong thunderstorms. the middle of the country is where the heat continues. the southeast, you have showers and storms, dry, but warm air from d.c. all the way up to new york city. boston, i think late today, especially areas over vermont and new england, you'll have a chance of showers and storms, so carry the umbrella and you could see heavy downpours. and tomorrow, we see the heat continuing in the mid-atlantic. but nothing compared to our friends in texas, one of the hottest summers, ever. we're stuck in the middle of it and no end in sight. >>> markets fall on debt deal pressure, netflix is wall street darling no more. and a lunch to buy that person who has just about everything else you could imagine. your "first look" at this morning's business hea

. >>> a federal judge blocked a south dakota law for women who choose to have an abortion for a three-day wait. a preliminary injunction sought by planned parenthood was granted saying it would humiliate and degrade women, the judge said the law is probably unconstitutional and there is a public interest in protecting a woman's right to seek an abortion. under the measure, women face a 72-hour waiting period and would have to undergo counseling at pregnancy centers that discourage abortions. >> here is your "first look" at other news going on atoday. plumes of thick black smoke were sent into the air yesterday afternoon in arizona. a blast sent huge plumes of smoke from the substation. 80,000 customers lost electricity during the heat of the day. no one was injured. >>> in florida, a morning excursion turned deadly after a sail boat burst into flames. two men on board were rescued and rushed to a palm beach hospital. one man died as a result of severe burns to his body, the other man is in stable condition. >>> in kentucky, officials are looking for a truck they believe caused a 15-car tr

dna tests showed the creature, also known as a cougar, was related to those in south dakota, almost 2,000 miles from where it was found. well, that brings tonight show to an end, but for an update any time, simply visit our website, and to see what we are working on, check out our facebook page at bbc.com/worldnews. for all of us at "bbc world news america," thanks for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.

reporter: the heat takes a toll on livestock, at least 1200 cows have died in minnesota, 1600 in south dakota. zoo animals on the other hand have places to escape the hottest heat wave some states have seen in two decades. chris clackum, nbc news. >>> and another painful day today. well, with less than two weeks before the treasury department's debt ceiling deadline, there is still no deal. but word out of washington points to some headway being made on a so-called grand bargain. nbc's brian mooar has the details for us in washington. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. before we can get to that grand bargain, there has to be some horse trading here on capitol hill today. the senate is going to vote on something called cut, cap and balance, which is a constitutional balance budget amendment. it is not expected to pass, but it is an important hurdle to get republicans, especially tea party house republicans, on board with any other compromise. president obama has been working behind the scenes with house speaker john boehner, each trying to bring the outer edges of his party

it is hot here and also in south dakota in this case it is extreme heat that is causing the roads touckle in 10 different spots in sioux falls their road needs to expand and has nowhere to go the upper. they have their hands full keeping up with this problem. >> we have no special heed of pfizer is to tell you about but the next couple days it is going to be not. you may have to contend was of few low clouds as we head into the afternoon the fog is going to push back and we are going to see is sunny all conditions. the fog will return to the coastline later we are seeing '50s and '60s currently. this is a look of temperatures right now. as we move into the afternoon is going to get hot this is a look of afternoon temperatures around the bay area. we are expecting 90s and it will be the warmest day of the week. and your seven day forecast we will be warmer again once again tomorrow and then we will start cooling off the fog will return and and cooler temperatures saturday and sunday time right now is 6:18 a.m. and traffic >> an accident has been reported on won a one northbound this i

to sioux falls, south dakota, the heat isn't causing streets just to buckle. they are bursting. listen. >> we're seeing several areas across town where this concrete is blowing up. >> this is how hot it is in new haven, connecticut. a bridge is swollen shot. crews are out there trying to shave about an inch off the bridge to get it to open up before the weekend. the heat is putting pressure on the power grid, too. chicago's heat index has been well above 100 for days now. thousands are without air conditioning. imagine that. i want you to take a look at these pictures from the chicago zoological society. when the brookfield zoo responded to the heat wave by giving animals giant ice blocks, the animals' reaction, they prompted plenty of giggles. >> oh, here we go. all right. look at this now. columbus, ohio, where the city opened fourify hydrants in what they are calling operation cooldown. even parts of canada are sinfully hot. >> it's a little, little warmer up here than where i'm used to, but hell. >> chad myers, nothing to joke about this, it is dangerous anded a i said nothi