there are some heat warnings for you in southern texas. as we head into europe, not much change here. cool and wet across much of the continent. we're keeping the heat in the southeast here. looks messy indeed. most of it's going to be moderate to heavy rain with thunderstorms targeting the south. as i mentioned, that heat keeps building in the south and east. 27 in kiev. 30s in bucharest and ankara. 36 in athens. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm katherine kobayashi in tokyo. do join us again.

there are some heat warnings for you in southern texas. as we head into europe, not much change here. cool and wet across much of the continent. we're keeping the heat in the southeast here. looks messy indeed. most of it's going to be moderate to heavy rain with thunderstorms targeting the south. as i mentioned, that heat keeps building in the south and east. 27 in kiev. 30s in buicharest and ankara. 36 in athens. here's your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour. japan's prime minister says it's essential to restart central japan's ohi nuclear plant. now, the mayor of the host town looks to give his consent. the plant in ohi town is offline for scheduled safety checks. the prefecture's nuclear safety committee has declared the plant's number three and four reactors safe. ohi's mayor is expected to tell the town assembly thursday that he supports switching the reactors back on. fukui's governor also needs to give his approval before the plant can come back online. >> translator: we will listen to the opinions of the prefectural

it looks like it's headed for southern texas but a great deal of uncertainty for the future. the beaches, no complaints, temperatures in of the upper 70s, and near 80. monday the only day you may corn tend with a shower. clear skies tonight abdomen sunshine for us tomorrow, the all-important seven-day, 89 tomorrow, cooler monday, gorgeous tuesday, wednesday, thursday, then steamy and ugly next weekend. >> gorgeous, we'll take it. >>> still ahead on news4 at [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >>> good evening. i'm zachary quiche with your news4 court reporting. the nats look to even the series with the o's, a beautiful night at camden yards, no score in the top of the second. we kick off xavier nady up to bat, grounds one to th

otherwise southern texas the complete opposite. a lot of heat and humidity in place out there.ecially across the southern part of the state. heat index values making it into triple digits. 101 in el paspaso. new york city not bad pleasant 72 degrees pleasant if you don't mind rainfall moving on through. as far as severe weather we are going to be seeing a chance for that across portions of the center of the country. main concerns large hail damaging winds isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out. >>> appreciate it. is vogue editor hanging forl ambassador post. president obama having two fund raisers this week. they could be rewarded as two u.s. ambassadors. tells the new york post she is quite happy with her current job. gilligan's island is floating its way to broadway. ♪ >> could hit the great white way for next year. it will be similar to the format of the original shows they have added another character an alien. will they get off the island thae the question. >> betty white goes to washington. the 90-year-old met with president obama at the white house swhieflz in town to me

the second is the majority of southerners, lincoln himself opposed secession. there was only one state, texas, in which secession was by referendum. one of, if not the most noted authority on the south and secession, almost freeling in the road to secession -- or disunion volume 2 argues if southerners voted two thirds were nonslave owning southerners. earn understood the dire risks that one took by seceding. lincoln in his inaugust rat made it clear according to his view there should be no compromise on the question of extending slavery. the central republican platform in which lincoln was voted -- elected was that slavery was evil. prohibit the spread into federal territories. in the wake of the state seceding and the confederacy formed, jefferson davis took it on washington's birthday. many if not republicans were basically -- if we give away the nonextension platform we give away everything. so those were his chief aims. it was both progressive and conservative. because it explicitly tries to argue that secession was unconstitutional. lincoln is very clear. the union is perpetual. you quo

along the front more storms through the southern plains, texas, oklahoma, into kansas, you will see continuedweather on your thursday. clearing up in terms of rain across the east. but we will see more showers spread out along the gulf coast. and lots of heat to the south as well. 41 degrees in phoenix. 33 in houston. and 32 in oklahoma city. seeing the 29 in denver. a little bit cooler to the north. so, just in the low 20s in new york city. toronto, winnipeg. and the mid teens for you unvancouvunva in vancouver. to europe we go. another storm about to run into the british isles. also skirting the top of france coming into the low countries. now this one is bringing some very intense wind and heavy rain. we really don't need any more heavy rain in parts of the british isles. serious flooding situation. unfortunately this storm is going to be avoiding the iberian peninsula which is very dry and dealing with wildfires at the moment. another storm system dashing across the east. but it is going to be leaving sunny spells across much of central and southern europe. and temperatures will be widely

it's in every southern state but texas secession was ultimately voted for by delegates rather than the popular election. citizens voted for the delegates. the delegates went to the state. and then voted for the state. so how do you interpret the inaugural address? whether you probably read it before. yeah? >> it kind of seems like there was almost like a feeling of desperation to it. like he was trying to put on this whole like cool act like, you know, we're not enemies. we're friends, buddies. you know, but at the same time, he is trying to make an argument which is a very difficult argument to make, which is that the preservation of the union is worth more than sort of the liberty that the southerners so specifically, like, jefferson davis, his argument, when he's speaking in mississippi, he's saying, you know, we're doing the same thing the founders did. we're splitting off. under the lockeian social contract we are splitting up. that's our right. that's our duty. we can do that. he has to say, no, you can't. well, at the same time, he makes this argument based on sort of the need f

. >> southern illinois university, carbondale. >> university of iowa. >> texas southern university. >essee state university. >> marquette university. >> reporter: father chris devron is president at christ the king. >> we really see this as a means to an end. it's not the end. your degree is not an end. >> reporter: the school recruits middle schoolers all over austin and covers most of the cost for those who qualify. embra a jesuit background is not necessary. embracing a jesuit education is. what have been your most important lessons here? >> being open to growth is something you need to be in life. to start something new. to go into something new, to have no background is okay. you'll learn. >> reporter: or roshon treadwell. >> as a kid people didn't have these types of opportunities. >> reporter: not everyone makes it. there's a dress code. there are high expectations for the academics and religious studies. and all students must work five days a month at a corporate job. >> welcome to u.s. bank. >> reporter: to help pay for their tuition. roshon has spent four years at u.s. bank

texas, number five. number four was vegas. number three, atlanta, georgia. >> southernu stupid. >> i didn't know there was actually science behind that. >> how many did you already have before we started the show in. >> i had two. i eat a lot of sugar, i should say. here's the deal. a diet high in sugar may hamper your memory, they say. >> why? >> i don't know. >> they did stuff with rats. if you're interested, look it up. >> one of us isn't even a journalist. >> but it's debatable which one. >> now it's debatable which one. >> time for our friday funny. come on, girl. >> emily noble from facebook. there are two snakes in a cage at a zoo. one turns to the other one and asks, are we poisonous? the other replies, i don't know, why? he responds, i just bit my lip. >> that's good. that was funny. all right, it's time for bobbie's buzz. >> betsy ross is with us today. or is this susan b. anthony. no it's condoleezza rice. >> i'm feeling the love. it's not foernurth of july, but like the dress. she's an american italian designer? am i wrong? so it's getting hot. i think every

southern gulf states. the heaviest rain could be found here in northern texas as well as southern oklahoma in the next 24 hoursoklahoma city at 26 degrees temperaturewise. denver, 27 from 31, what we saw yesterday. seattle, well below average at 15 degrees. let's move over to the european continent. the british isles, you're going to be seeing some very unstable conditions. very windy, gusts could reach up to about 110 kilometers per hour. and accumulation of rainfall here could actually total as much as 90 millimeters. the southwesterly winds are going to be impacting, especially wales and england. and that could actually down some trees and power lines as well. and make driving conditions pretty dangerous and hazardous. the front that is lingering there down towards the iberian peninsula, along it we may see some thunderstorm activity as well. but ahead of that system, clear skies finally for you out there in the balkan peninsula. vienna reaching up to 29 degrees. london on the chillier side at 17 degrees. here's your extended forecast. >>> we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo.

showers and thunderstorms will range from texas and southern oklahoma to the gulf coast and florida. >>> and in sports, you hear about players carrying their teams and, well, here's how it's done. in boston, miami's lebron james charged through the celtics from start to finish of game six of the eastern semifinals. in the second quarter, he positively flew to the basket for the put-back jam, part of his 30 points in the first half. and he was still pouring it on at the end. winding up with 45 points and 15 rebounds as the heat won 98-79, tying the series 3-3. game seven is tomorrow in miami. >>> now to baseball. blue jays at white sox. in the sixth inning, chicago's alex rios smacked a two-run homer to the left tying the game 3-3. in the bottom of the ninth, orlando hudson hit an rbi single as the sox beat the jays 4-3. >>> and it was homer night in houston. starting with the astros' jed lowrie first inning solo shot. then the visiting cardinals took over, including beltran's league-leading 16th. and david freese mashing his first career grand slam as st. louis won it, 14-2. >>> and

from the state -- the south and the west, el paso, from galveston in southern texas, the wind n.r.c.has created -- the wind industry has created thousands of jobs. the town of sweetwater, 11,000 people, has become the new spindle top. you drive past it and there are a forest of joined wind turbines among the fields of this city. even oil-rich houston has become something of a -- mr. president, they say that everything is bigger in texas and that certainly -- and that certainly applies when it comes to their energy resource. texas has it all, from oil and go to renewable energy like hydroand wind. no, sir accidents. thanks to smart state policies including a renewable standard that was amended in 2009 as long as strong support for the p.t.c. texas has an all-of-the-above energy strategy. the senator from massachusetts supported that kind of strategy. texas embodies this. they have shown great promise when it comes to renewable resources. so if you look at what's happening in texas, 7,000 jobs, more energy from wind than any other state in our country and it powers -- wind power over 2

high-provile vehicles face strong winds all the way down in southern california. wet roads in texas to the southeast. >> if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in boston, atlanta, charlotte, new orleans, dallas, salt lake city, and seattle. >>> and uh another star-studded court case in new orleans. kevin costner faces stephen baldwin. >> baldwin is suing costner for 21 million bucks. it comes from a dispute from the gulf oil spill a couple years ago. costner and his business partners are accused of tricking baldwin into investing in a company that sells oil-cleanup machines. both actors are expected to testify. >>> and joran van der sloot may face trial here in the u.s. but it's not going to be for many, many years. a judge in peru has okayed van der sloot's extradition, but only after he completes a 28-year murder sentence in that country. he faces extortion and mail fraud charges in connection with the unsolved disappearance of natalie hallway. >>> police departments across the country are warning of a new synthetic drug called bath salts. they say taking it is like u

texas was one of the southern states from virginia to texas that tries to prevent and keep people fromting in the democratic process. the voting rights of 1965 wanted to make it simple and convenient for all of our citizens to become participants. i'm sick. i tell you, al. 50i78 sick and tired of people lecturing to us, those that were never denied the right to register to vote. those who never, ever had to pass a so-called literacy test or the number of jelly beans in a jar. to tell us we don't know what we're talking about. if the state government around our country fails to do what is right and just, it is the responsibility of the federal government, for the attorney general to enforce. there's no such thing as wholesale fraud taking place. voter fraud. >> congressman, your book is very, very inspiring. i want to read you a quote from the final chapter that really kind of summed up your vision for future activists. you said we can be way showers, light bearers and mentors of the light who encourage others to flourish, create, manifest and glow. as each person turns on the illuminat

they can go look at the declaration of the causes of secession by any one of the southern states, south carolina, georgia, texas all same the same thing we're leaving the union to protect slavery. why does the rank-and-file nonslave holders. people ask that. we have an answer. many nonslave holders are in fact slave renters. so they are involved in the slave economy. they are renting slaves. they are using slavery. slavery is important to their livelihood even if they don't yet own slaves. one kind of modern example would be why do people who don't own homes believe in the private ownership of homes? because they are renting a home now and some day they hope to buy a home. >> how big was the slave trade prior to the civil war? >> well, there are two. first the african slave trade that brings people to africa. that end in 1808 legally. starting january 1, 1808, it's illegal to bring a slave into the united states. that slave trade probably brought 400,000 people to what becomes the united states. from the 1650s until 1808. by the way, that's a very small piece of the larger atlantic african slave trade. millions

scattered showers and thunderstorms from western new york to virginia, the southern appalachians, louisiana and southeast texas sports, the thunder couldn't get any lightning in miami. game three of the nba finals. second quarter, dwyane wade's reverse layup gave the heat a lead but not for long. third quarter, derek fisher. he hit a three. oklahoma city led 64-54. in the fourth, lebron james drove for a layup and a foul en route to a game-high 29 points. the heat went on to win it, 91-85, and take a two games to one lead in that series. game four tomorrow in miami. >>> to golf now and a guy who is starting at the top taking the u.s. open for his first major tournament win on the notorious olympic course club. webb simpson used his short game to great effect, landing approach shots on green after green, including a chip from the rough on 18. that led to a short putt for par. at 2 under 68 for the day, 1 over 281 for the tournament. then he watched from the clubhouse as well as all the big names fell by the wayside. >> the type of golf course this is, you can't expect to shoot 3, 4 under. and so i just went out

thunderstorms, torrential rains in areas of arkansas, the northeast corner near texarcana in texas and all of southern and southeastern portions of oklahoma. this is a lightning strikes counter. 37,000 lightning strikes in the last hour in this region. so just incredible stuff. that's definitely the travel trouble spot out there today and the storms will drift through louisiana as we go throughout the morning on the east coast. bring the umbrella all the way up to new york city. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. so today was a very humid air mass in place along the southeast coast heading up to the mid-atlantic. showers and storms will be possible. we had light rain from pittsburgh to buffalo. later this afternoon some of those showers and storms toward d.c. not a lot of tornados but wind and flooding damage. >>> coming up euro jitters repeat, apple gets a hoe hum from investors and what's in a name? just wait until we tell your. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, was she or wasn't she? she may have been behi

it reeks havoc in southern california and deep south. it could be good news for texas.they get moisture, they don't want that much, but it gives you an idea what it will do. what is el nino? it's warming of the sea temperatures off the coast of south america. it really doesn't pick up until late fall and winter, but it's just beginning right now. the good news if it picks up quickly, it can actually have fewer hurricanes. so it can have a little bit of a benefit. what do we know about el nino? will it be strong? take a listen. >> the '97, '98 el nino was a monster. it's the largest on record. it's unlikely that this event would develop to such magnitude. but nature always surprises us. >> yes, that's the truth. now, what would it do? what are some of the effects? well, as we mentioned, an active southern jet stream. so the storm track is across southern california and across the deep south, which could be good news for texas. bad news for california. it could mean more rain or snow for the metro eyre yeah, depending -- area, depending on how strong it is. if it's super

fact, all the heat in the record-breaking heat right now in the desert southwest out towards texas and southernnds picking up for the afternoon. gusty at times along the coast and peninsula, 60s around the inner bay. 70s inland out towards the solano county, alameda valley location. south of san jose, pretty nice. showers today still possible north of lake county as that system continues to rotate just offshore. our temperatures today, pretty comfortable. not too windy to start but the evening we'll see breezes picking up out of the northwest into san jose. trivalley looking nice, too, with the alameda county fair. should see numbers in the mid-70s, cooler towards the evening and around the north bay and pen and tomorrow the area w pressure offshore pushes inland dropping our temperatures for monday and then tuesday into wednesday, high pressure will try to build back. what we should see for the middle part of the week, just like last week, the warmest day should be wednesday and maybe into thursday. we're only talking mid-80s inland so nothing too extreme. temperatures looking pretty comfortab

texas, number five. >> number four was vegas, baby! >> that's surprising. number three, atlanta, georgia. >> those southernhave to look their best. >> number two, plano, texas, just outside of dallas. >> and the number one vainest city in the country is -- >> where "magic mike" takes place. tampa, florida. ♪ you're so vain >> why tampa? >> why not? >> a lot of southern cities we should say. i'm surprised l.a. for botox and plastic surgery. >> you would think they would be the world leader in such a thing. >> new york, too. >> but sugar does make you stupid. >> i didn't know there was actually science behind that. >> how many of these du actually have before we started the show? >> i had two. i eat a lot of sugar, i should say. here's the deal. a diet high in sugar may hamper your memory, they say. >> why? >> i don't know. they did something with a rat. >> they did stuff with rats. if you're interested, look it up. . >> we're not into scientists. >> and one of us isn't even a journalist. >> but it's debatable which one. >> now it's debatable which one. >> time for our friday funny. come on, girl. >> i want

he is unwilling to change his position on texas, so that upsets the southerners. his stand on anti-slavery upsets new england and the northerners. he's trying to straddle the fence. i think it does hurt him more than help him. >> avery malone, the question, did his years as a compromiser ultimately hurt him in his quest for the presidency? what do you tell people here? >> i'm unsure, but i do know that being a compromiser is not universally popular during the present time when someone's seeking a position of power. people usually want you to take a strong stance. >> and your thoughts? >> emerson said that a finished consistency is a hobgoblin of small minds. clay was not consistent all of his life. he at one time opposed it back in the united states. he favored one later on. he changed a little on different positions over time. he gave up on the tariff in the 1833 compromise. his enemies used that against him saying he wasn't consistent. he was willing to make a change and say that he had been wrong. that's hard for a poll sigs to do. it sometimes costs you. it co

from daytime heating we are going to see strong to severe storms across southern parts of missouri arkansas, oklahoma, northeastern texasexas panhandle. the main concerns will be large hail and damaging winds. can can't rule out an isolated tornado. severe weather in the form of strong thunderstorms. other big story across sex as today is how hot it will be out there. 99 will be your high today in dallas. when you factor in the humidity heat index values can be anywhere from 105 to 115. >>> need moisture to fight the wildfires as well. >>> thank you. >> lady gaga suffers a concussion in the middle of her concert after a dancer hits her on the head with a pole. it happened last night in new zealand. she continued the performance for another 16 songs. >> her makeup artist later tweeted gaga is okay. >> lindsay lohan is changing the tune on the friday crash that had an $80 crash. she originally claims the 18-wheeler cut her off but now she says it's the brakes. >> i am pulling for lindsay loh lohan. i want her to get her act together and come back. >> you like the come back story. >> are you the victim of a restless night'

texas pipeline. two months after the president rejected the project after large protests by environmental groups, he announced his support for transcanada to build a southern of the pipeline from oklahoma to texas. in his remarks, he said his administration had authorized enough gas pipelines to encircle the earth. >> under my administration, america is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years. that is important to know. over the last three years, i have directed by a administration to open up millions of acres for gas and or oil exploration across 23 different states. we are opening up more than 75% of our potential oil resources offshore. we have quadrupled the number of operating rigs to a new record high. we have added enough new oil and gas pipelines to encircle the earth and then some. >> president obama is not attending, nor is david cameron, north angela merkel. now transcanada has re applied for a segment to build from canada to nebraska. this past friday, the state department said it would conduct an environmental impact statement on the keep up -- on the keystone xl pipeline. talk about this project and the role of envir

southerners opposed secession. that there was only a minority that voted for it 6789. as i mentioned there was only one state, texas, that was by popular vote and other cases by delegat delegates. one of, if not the most noted authority on the south and secession, william freeling in "the road to secession," argued if southerners had voted for secession via referendum, they wouldn't have voted. that the majority of southerners believed 2/3 were nonslave owning southerners. everyone understood the dire risk one took by seceding. lincoln felt if he could speak to the silent majority of southerners, that would also persuade them to come back into the union. lincoln also in his inaugural made it clear according to his view that there should be no compromise on the question of extending slavery. the essential republican platform in which lincoln was voted on which lincoln was elected was that slavery was an evil, prohibit the spread into federal territories, do not allow its extension into federal territories with the goal of ultimate -- in the wake of the states seceding, jefferson davis took office on washington's bir

and radar across the nation and thunderstorms plaguing the southern plains through kansas and oklahoma and a couple thunderstorms around texas now. they have the chance for severe weather once again for today. and also the upper midwest is going to get on the chance for severe weather. but we will not. our weather here at home is going to be nice and calm. very tranquil quiet for this morning. and that will stick around even as we head throughout the day. so temperatures this morning are pretty much seasonable. 64 now in annapolis. churchville coming in at 58 degrees and 57 in columbia. let's check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. we have trouble in howard county war crash has shut down the westbound lanes of -- where a crash has shut down the westbound lanes of route 70. traffic is detoured on route 32. the roadway is expected to reopen around 7:00 this morning. heading to the beltway, no delays on the west side. just an 11-minute trip from 795 down towards 95 and you are taking a live look at the harrisburg expressway. no concerns as you travel from shawan down towards the belt

in the desert of southern california and all over texas, solar panels would take care of all the energy crisis. we need to say, don't be scared, everything will be fine, just live your life, and if you don't have a job, the best way to get a job is to go tell somebody that i'm interested in working in your company, i will work for free, i will sweep the floors, and work up that way and you can get a job just about anywhere. start off with a dishwashing job. host: thank you. the new york times today -- as soon as the supreme court held care case decision is available we will bring it to you to comment about it and what the impact might be on your life, of the court decision. in the washington post -- talking with you about the economy and what the fed or congress could or should do. tulsa, oklahoma, thomasene is the democrat. caller: good morning. our government, we spend lots of money overseas, helping different countries, and sending money to israel when they need help or want somebody to see after them. if we don't pay them money, they might not work with america. everybody works hand

southern minnesota and iowa. heavier downpours across oklahoma and also northern texas.ome storms oh could produce severe weather in the form of large hail and damaging winds. behind this front it will get cooler temperatures dip as much as 17 degrees behind the storm system in just 24-hours. again the cooler air moving on into parts of the northeast. new york city you will see a hyatt 76 degrees. cleveland cool high temperature 69. meanwhile hot across texas with highs into the 90s. >> maria molina, thank you. >> it is time for stories you can bank on this morning. a new report shows the government ran a $125 billion budget deficit last month. that is more than double what it was just a year ago this month. joining us from fox business network with more on this is lauren simonetti. >>> it is pretty ugly for the budget deficit. this is the 4th year in a pro where we are running a deficit of more than $1 trillion. if you look at the damage done in may a spending increase of 30 percent. deficit of 31.3 percent. >>> verizon wireless is called share erg plan. literally it's

white house last summer, he announced his support for transcanada to build the southern leg of the pipeline from oklahoma to texasnt obama said his administration has authorized enough gas pipelines to encircle the earth. >> there is a bottleneck right here because we cannot get enough of the oil to our refineries fast enough. if we could, then we would be able to increase our oil supplies at a time when they are needed as much as possible. right now, a company called transcanada has applied to build a new pipeline to speed more oil from cushing to state- of-the-art refineries down in the gulf coast. today, i'm directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the bureaucratic hurdles, and make this project a priority to go ahead and get it done. [applause] >> transcanada has reapplied for a permit to build a 1,200 mile segment from alberta, canada to steel city, nebraska, just this past friday, the mistake to present it to conduct an environmental impact statement -- this past friday, present to conduct an environmental impact statement. president obama was slammed. , said it would pass legi

southern plains. once again this morning you can see the severe weather in oklahoma and texas. another cluster of storms in the dakotas. around here, here's the front that went through us bringing the rains this morning across new england and off shore. but we're starting to clear out and we're likely going to stay dry for several days to come. maybe right through the weekend the way it looks. 82 today. breezy. some of the winds could gust to 25. tonight 50s and 60s. thursday and friday both pretty nice. i think temperatures both days upper 70s to near 80. we're going to take that through saturday. maybe a little warmer father's day about 81 but a good looking day for dads. monday and tuesday still not bad getting a little warmer, highs in the low to mid-80s. it's 4:49. monika samtani, the weather is looking sweet. how about traffic? >>> not too bad at all. things are looking great outside. good morning, everybody. here's what it looks like on the north side of town. if you're traveling between our beltway and the baltimore beltway along 95, you can see it's all green both dire

also rumble of thunder this morning in north texas and southern portions of oklahoma, and some rain as's a quick look at your travel cast for this wednesday. >> gretchen: coming up, the worst ten days ever. that's what larry sabato calls the president's last week and a halfment what does history show about recovering from weeks like that? he's going to look in his crystal ball. political analyst here next. >> brian: president obama's bid for reelection looking to get back on track after hitting several speed bumps over the past two weeks. at the end of may, the campaign was caught offguard when president clinton praised romney's business record. then the white house was blamed for leak classified information to the "new york times" and an investigation ensued. but it didn't end there. last friday the president caught flak for something he said the private sector was doing fine. just yesterday, sobering report revealed that the american families lost 40% of their wealth from 2007 to 2010. so can the president recover from this and can we add into that the fast and furious investigation

texas. >>darya: firefighters are trying to control a major wildfires in southern mexico.one has damaged 36,000 structures since it began on friday. so far hundreds of people are out of their homes because of this. >>darya: parts of the florida panhandle are struggling to deal with flooding theory if they have to much rain. record rainfall damaging homes and shutting down roads in pensacola. many people have had to go to shelters to escape the rising waters. red cross disaster teams are fanning out around the region trying to reach the people who need help. more rain is on the way for them. >>james: in the bay area we are dealing with the opposite. a lack of moisture. here is a look at temperatures. a red flag warning in the east bay hills. temperatures right now in the upper 50s and low 60s. 68 already in antioch. temperatures this afternoon, 70's and 80's. by the afternoon at the red takes over. it will be hot today and the slightly cooler tomorrow. by wednesday, the inland communities will get some relief. kuala look for things to mellow out on wednesday. we will keep t

on i crass the nation -- across the nation because in texas this morning still dealing with some thunderstorms in that area popping you. the southern plains could get hit once again with some severe weather. also we're looking at minnesota and also wisconsin. that is under the gun for some severe weather today. now closer to home, we're not going to be dealing with any type of severe weather whatsoever. we have some clouds out there this morning, all this is courtesy of that area of low pressure in the atlantic right now. that's going to spin back a few clouds as we go through the morning and also the afternoon. you can see for yourself in bethesda a little bit of a sun/cloud mix but for today we will be seeing i believe more clouds than we will be seeing sunshine. temperatures this morning, are on the mild side. but chillier back across the north and west with the temperatures in the 50s. we have to check out the tropics where we do have tropical storm carlotta right now. the winds sustained at 40 miles per hour and it is to the south of mexico and it is expected to strengthen through time. friday it could be a hurricane but close