the intro reads, i lost my job due to the coverage of me buying marijuana legally in spokane. am jobless and decided to post my resume here. thanks for reviewing it. the problem here is because he spokes pot he posted his resume on craigslist instead of trying to network or mail it. >> he spoked pot once. >> that's it. he hospital have been -- he shouldn't have been fired. >> it had nothing to do with the pot. he wanted to be first, and that shows -- what does that show? initiative. he should have been promoted. i will be first in line. that's the employee i want. >> i will stay up all nightlong and i will work my butt off and be the first to buy pot. >> he took the day off work to do that. >> did he? never mind. >> and he didn't wear a collared shirt. >> you smoke pot. it is legal. you don't have to wear tie dye everywhere. it is not because drinkers have to walk around covered in booze, look, i am a drunk. be a pro. >> they didn't call in and fire him. they called him and said they wanted to take a urine test within 24 hours. he took it and tailed. failed. they said would yo

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spokane washington, 37 degrees in both wednesday and thursday. heat is number one related killer. stay hydrated. here's your extended forecast around the globe. >> before we go, a giant crater cropped up in the per ma frost field in siberia. a giant crater cropped up in permafrost field in western siberia. russian scientists are examining the site to find the cau the mystery. the 60-meter wide hole sits the yamalo-nenets shot reminds people of that exploded over february. russian researchers say they have never seen a hole this bi they suspect it coul from rising temperat melted underground i. they say that a po may have caused an exp but they say its less likely that a meteorite caused this phenomenon. people around the world are speculating about th mysterious hole oneo sharing site. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching.  >> a comeback. we begin in gaza, where the hamas military leadership have rejected suggestions of a cease-fire. the commander of hamas' military wing says his soldiers were eager for death. fighting continued wi

boyer was seen on tv and in newspapers after claiming that he was the first to legally buy pot in spokane. he says two of his three part time employers ordered him then to take a drug test. then he says he was fired by a security company. >> this is something we are going to have to figure out with all this legalization, where's going to be the gray line. >> he drew attention to himself by emerging from the pot shop and shouting, go, washington! to a cheering crowd. then he went home and smoked the pot with some friends. [ laughter ] >> okay. >>> if you want to see the winner of the world cup crowned, it is going to cost you. >> yes. right now, tickets are running between five and twenty thousand dollars. i know. it's a lot. face value tickets are up from $400 to $900. germany will take on argentina sunday in the world cup title game. the matchup pits the home nations of the current pope and his predecessor against each other. some catholics wonder who should they root for. will they back germany the native company of pope benedict xvi or argentina the home nation of pope francis? pope fr

climbing up near 90, spokane is near 80°.there is some moisture, that monsoonal moisture that comes up from the south. that could lead to flash flooding. flash flood watch is in effect pretty much everywhere across the southwest, these afternoon thunderstorms could develop, that could lead to dust storms as well when you get that rain which cools and veaps before it hits the -- evaporates before it hits the ground. showers and storms that developed, right there on venice beach that's where that thunderstorm was that led to that fatality there in california. so we're seeing a rare weather pattern, where you get a lot of moisture coming up the coast thanks to that area of high pressure. a bit unusual seeing this occur sphearnl in -- especially in southern california. right in the areas that are dry in southwest, they are continuing to heat up. these are the showers and storms in the west, also severe weather again today across the southeast. just south of that right along the southeast here where the temperatures are climbing j

cooler air is coming in from the north, you can see where that is, boise, 75, spokane, washington still warm, but there's a line of crowds, not -- clouds, not a lot of rape in it. problem still is the wildfires out there, especially in central washington. here is the valleys here there's an air quality issue, because you have the smoke trapped in the valleys. alert issued for washington, idaho and parts of western montana there. the fire weather watches and the red flag warnings are in effect, not much rain is in the forecast but that will chain. east of that we have a different scenario setting up notice. heat returning to where it was very cloudy, 90 to close to 100 degrees along this area of the front. high pressure will bring rain to the northwest. that could spark some new fires. watch that situation closely. situation this afternoon, severe storms in north dakota, that will spread east towards parts of minnesota. that's where that heat continues to build. not much happening yet, but that could easily change in the next few hours. >> dave warren, thank you very much. >>> al jazeera

he claimed he was the first to legally buy pot in spokane.o of his three part-time employers saw this and then ordered him to take a drug test. then he says he was fired by a security company. >> this is something we are going to have to figure out with all this legalization where is the gray line? >> he drew attention to himself by emerging from the pot store and shouting, go, washington! to a cheering crowd. he then went home and smoked the pot with friends. >> companies have rules and policies. so if he works for a company that -- >> apparently a policy against it. >> yeah. then -- >> well, so you're saying he lost his job because he didn't read the even if print? >> yes. >> good argument. >>> he didn't read the fine print. >>> marijuana dispensaries are fighting for their lives. they holding a protest in city hall in a couple of hours. i'm kiet do with a live report coming up. >> reporter: a spate of violence in the streets of one east bay city, coming up what police say is causing it and what they plan to do. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, ♪watching ever

elsewhere near spokane, 100 homes are threatened by a separate wildfire. >> rob mayeda was saying rain could be headed in that direction to help out. we'll ask him about that coming up in a little bit. >>> still to come at 5:00, the drought is creating a little bit of opportunity here. >> the work that's getting done in the south bay because of the record dry spell. >>> also -- >> the time it takes me is way less than the impact it has on them. >> it started with a simple request to deal with her son that inspired this local mom to fill a need in her community. >>> well, the calendar still says it is summer but you wouldn't know by going to stores. big businesses are planning ahead this time of the year. one santa cruz woman kick starts her growing charity. and tonight's bay area proud story is brought to you by garvin thomas. >> reporter: linda hall has dreams of one day running a nonprofit with a sophisticated website and deep pocketed corporate sponsors. one with warehouse space and a marketing budget. linda hopes for all of that one day. today, though, she just wants a few more old

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hayley guenther of our spokane affiliate krm-tv has more. >> the fires burning in the pas civic northwest have scorched 1300 square miles. this video was taken over washington. more than 100 homes were lost. fire commanders expect that number to grow. fire spokesman pete buist. >> as long as we have hot, dry, windy wlfer weather we'll have problems containing the fire. it's hot, dirty nasty work. >> there are now more than 3500 fire fightsers trying to get a handle on the wildfires in the state. the arrival of more water-dropping aircraft and calmer winds have allowed crews to beat back blames-- flames threatening houses. the first thing that came to mind mind was survival. >> judy swank has lived in this valley for 14 years. she said she only had a few minutes to back up her belongings and escape. >> i was pretty sure that there was just no chance my house was going to make it i just knew it was gone. >>> now judy swank learned her house did burn down. scott rain forecast for midweek is expected to help those firefighters but they fear the storms could bring lightning strikes and start n

on thursday evening, they spokanely against it, and many are expected to bring larger protests. >> thousands and thousands of people are out on the streets on thursday, we have not heard the numbers so far today. might we see more people coming out later? >> that's right, there were cads for a large protest after friday prayers, and it did not materialize. having said that, there have been protests here in various neighbors, and crowds of 200 to 300 people in nablus and hebron, thousands of people, are they taking to the streets this evening, it's difficult to say at this stage, but most of the protests generally take place after the sun goes down, so we could be looking at a very unpredictable evening here in the occupied west bank. >> we'll keep a close eye on it indeed. >> in israel, people have been forced to run for cover after several rockets were fired from gaza. this was the scene in tel aviv as people ran for cover. three civilians have been killed in israel by rocket and mortar attacks from gaza since the offensive began on july 8th. tel aviv's largest airport was evacuated with ro

if you're confirmed how are you going to, not just us if we spokane, but how are you going to confirm oversight of these facilities and make sure that the resources are getting to the places where it's needed? >> i think that's part of the forecasting and projecting that is talking about in conjunction with the strategic plan. what i heard from secretary gibson last week during his testimony was that the va had not done a bottoms up forecast before, and that he was having some trouble getting that done. we've got to do a better job of that. we've got to be very open and since there with all of you and all of our constituencies as to what we are forecasting. then we've got to put the systems in place that can make sure our veterans are getting the appropriate care. we've got to be one of the doctors, the nurses, the clinicians on the ground to be able to do that. i think digital technology will also play a role because it will help us. i know we have at the va, the is known for a very good electronic medical record. if we can get a scheduling system that is equally world-class, and the

state, just look at that smoke. 34 square miles of grass and brush are burning between seattle and spokane. meteorologist bill kelly from our columbus station, wsyx is here with the latest. it's really hot out there. >> we're talking about heat advisories in places we typically don't. from you goeugene all the way u seattle. all temperatures out west, 10 to 20 degrees above normal. possibility for lightning-sparked fires, as well. have to keep an eye on that. speaking of lightning, severe weather threat today from eastern nebraska all the way over to parts of indiana and michigan, including chicago and up into northern parts of minnesota. strong winds, large hail, not out of the question to see a tornado. >> they're not used to that kind of heat in seattle. but you're going to tell me, people neat coats elsewhere around the country soon? >> it's crazy. a typical july day in the midwest. but give it just a few days. watch this. this cool air working on in. we're going to see temperatures into the 50s in places like marquette, 67 in chicago. that's where they should be in the beginning of oc

spokane beats vancouver. >>> now let's go to the majors. nationals/marlins.ionals had a 6-0 lead in this game, and lee singer in research said the probability was 9% that they would win given the big lead they had. there went the lead. a triple tied it. rafael soriano couldn't get anybody out. jeff baker came in or jeff baker facing jerry blevins with two on, two out. and that's it. that's a walkoff. marlins overcome a 6-0 deficit and get four runs in the ninth and win it 7-6, their fifth straight win. >>> jason lane, no relation to jerry layne, is the oldest pitcher to make his first major league since '07, and there's some satchel paige history in there. if you go to "the san diego ut" you can read all about it. lane pitched well, bottom first, got justin upton and how about a shave for, i'm sorry, jordan schafer out. scoreless in three, bottom seven, lane still pitching and pitching well. evan gattis kills the buzz, though. 17th of the season and lane goes 6 innings, 1 earned. the former outfielder turned pitcher and braves win it, 2-0. >>> no possums were

it's actually spokane's very east we were thirty minutes north of seattle you to pretty girl in school you know it wasn't one of those like ugly ugly duckling story things but i was i was a tomboy for sure are you kidding play ball and knew i played soccer for many years don't even ask about the world cup but i i you know make up. you know white sneakers a little bit that was modeling. basically moving from washington i lived there for eleven years in the my senior year of high school i moved to huntington beach california which was very different were prompted to move my my dad my dad just got a job down in california and then i went down i became a beach girl a girl that can't swim still can't swim went down to huntington beach and saw girls wearing make up nose piercing and i mean i was when i was in shock first it's hard to move senior in high school i grew up moving a lot even before washington but senior year it's devastating like that is your life is high school you wouldn't get a total of the swimsuit issue yes i know i can swim and you know. john can't either. i'm a bitch when

spokane beats vancouver. >>> to the majors. nationals marlins. a 6-0 lead and probability was marlins would win given the inning they had the big lead n a triple to tie it. rafael soriano couldn't get anybody out. jeff baker came in. or jeff baker facing blevins with two on, two out, that's it. marlins overcome a 6-0 deficit and get four runs in the ninth and win it 7-6, fifth straight win. >>> jason lane, no relation to jerry layne, the old ef pitcher to make his first major league start. you can read all bit. lane pitched well, bottom first, got justin upton and how about a shave -- jordan schafer out. scoreless in three, bottom seven, lane still pitching and pitching well, e evan gat 'tis kills the buzz. 17th of the season and lane goes 6 innings one earned. the former outfielder turned pitcher and braves win it, 2-0. >>> no possums were killed in the filming of this segment. back to you. >> well, up next in "the pulse," steamy love letters from a former president to his mistress. >>> and she said "yes." another season of "the bachelorette" is

they'll play the spokane shock in the playoffs next saturday. in our second half-hour, nhra qualifying and we'll check in on training camp for the niners and traders. so that's coming up. >>> still to come, the rising reward after three children were killed. now authorities are starting to crack do not on car thieves. the new law that could help you switch phone companies without all the penalties. >> [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet, period. [ heart beating ] xfinity internet from comcast. double the speed. [ heart beats ] >>> a vallejo mother is de after a man attack her and her son in their home this morning. the 5-year-old boy is still in the hospital. police arrested darrell wakefield this morning. he recently met the victim after getting out of bring a month ago. >>> more than 500 homes have been evacuated. the fire has burne

. >> the first man to buy legalized marijuana in spokane, washington, this week claims he was told towo part time jobs. he is now hoping for a job in the pot industry. those are some of our top stories on this friday, july 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> i always need a little extra help getting into the chair. >> i'm being polite. >> i appreciate it. we'll begin the half-hour with the tragic fire in massachusetts. seven people killed as flames engulfed an apartment building. >> investigators now looking into reports that fireworks may be to blame. abc's marci gonzalez reports on the frantic moments for those trapped inside. >> reporter: flames tearing through an apartment building near boston. families desperately trying to escape. >> i was waking up this morning to a little girl screaming for help. all i can hear is "help, help." i look out the window she is dangling out the window. they were getting ready to drop her to save her life. >> reporter: the fire in lowell, massachusetts, killed seven people including three children. all of the victims wer

for "cbs this morning," haley gunther, spokane, washington. >>> a fruit recall is out this morning. peaches, plums nectarine s & p luets are contaminated with list teara and was sold at costco and other stores. >> great white sharks off cape cod are causing a >>> thunder and lightning. we've had a wild start to the morning. not done just jet. out the door we go. we've got a lot of clouds out there now. still seeing some pockets of heavy downpours and don't be surprised if you see a couple more lightning strikes this morning. in fact our hi-def doppler radar tracking lots of lightning out there this morning. looks like as we head toward the afternoon though they'll be becoming partly cloudy and dry and temperatures will be in the 70s and 80 aidessen land and 60s -- 80s inland and 60s out towards the coastline. temperatures getting hot for the weekend. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by nutella, spread the happy. >>> it is one of the most famous moments in the history of tobacco. >> do you believe nicotine is not addictive? >> i believe nicotine is not addictive,

spokane 87.rm in yakima and richland where temperatures will be five to ten degrees above average. so, because of that, we have red flag warnings in effect. we are going to see gradual improvements over the next couple days with slightly higher humidity values and the cooler temperatures. by tuesday, i >>> and we have lots of low clouds starting the morning, and by the afternoon, midday sun around san jose, close to 80 degrees, san francisco, upper 60s today, and low 70s in foster city. the temperature trend to wrap up the weekend, cooler tomorrow, increasing clouds show up from the south. you'll notice this later tonight with a slight chance we could see sprinkles out there in the forecast into the beginning of next week. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> thanks. >>> still to come this morning, the chef in chief, perhaps? the first lady sits down with al to talk all things food including president obama's cooking skills. [ brian ] in a race, it's about getting to the finish line. in life,

. >> the top cop in spokane county is sheriff ozzie kanezevich. >> that law, the medical marijuana and the recreational marijuana laws are not merged together. they are hard to understand, hard to comply with and enforcement is just a nightmare. >> reporter: how hard is it for you to enforce your laws? >> so hard our prosecutor went, we really don't want to deal with it. >> reporter: but federal prosecutors are dealing with it and moving forward with the case against the harveys. >> how much have you talked about going to prison? >> i think about it every day honey. there's not a moment that goes by what the consequence are if we are convicted, you know. i'm worried about my husband. there. >> do you have any regrets about growing that marijuana? >> if i'd have known that the deposit was going to come in and do what they're doing to us, i would have never did it. i've been a law abiding all my life. >> facing a minimum sentence of ten years in prison, the harveys refused a deal to plead guilty in exchange for a shorter sentence. >> most people in this situation take a me deal. why -- t

as for mike in spokane, he posted his resume on craigslist and he has no regrets. >> i'm number one, and nobody can take that. >> number one, you're number one. truly. word came in over the weekend. mike has been given his job back, or offered his job back, after all, he was indulging in weed on his day off, and a day off is a day off, even on the ridiculist. that's it for us. >>> morgan spur lock inside man starts now. >> end of the road. >> you got to back up. >> we're at the airport. kim kardashian is flying from paris. there's a gaggle of paparazzi here. people are crowding around the door, jockeying for position. i'm going to bust in and try to get the best shot i can. that sucks. i'm the worst pap ever. >> i love celebrity mags because they're easy to read, they're fun. >> i like looking through their personal lives. >> all the juicy gossip. >> i like reading about someone whose life is a little more glamorous than mine. >> i want a little less drama. >> my biggest train wreck was lindsay lohan. >> it's definitely a guilty pressure. >> guilty pleasure. >> guilty pleasure. >> bu

they've dropped into 70 in spokane, 80 in boise, the cooler temperature helping the firefighters.s front that came through, it brought the cooler air. this is visible satellite and can you make out the fires and the smoke and they actually changed direction. smoke was going over central washington, eastern wash creating air problems but now moving up to the north. the wind direction change is pushing fires over the area that have already burned. that's the direction change, all because a storm is coming along the pacific there and creating this wind direction change and will also bring in the rain. there is some rain in the forecast both tuesday and wednesday. the problem is though, that could contain lightning. you don't get a lot of rain you get some lightning that could start some new fires. that's how these lrl started. that -- already started. that's how these fires started. >> all right thanks dave. >>> some people are sending a message of peace and love and secretary of state john kerry is trying onudge a deal between israel and hamas. are ray suarez's inside story. >> all

lightening on top of the dry conditions could spark even more fires. 34 square miles between seattle and spokane. >> a woman says i knew i had to survive for my children. those were the words of a woman trapped after a helicopter she was flying in went down in the water near seattle. you can see it right there on the screen. the chopper carrying three people crashed into the water jis a few feet deep and quickly began to sink. >> doesn't matter how deep it is. i am going to drown. >> people on shore swam out and were able to cut the woman free. none of the people on board suffered any injuries. >> this guy a either the best or the worst grandpa around. a man let his 9-year-old grandson drive their car. instead of hitting the brake he hit the gas pedal and went through the living room of a neighbor's house. >> a woman in the house suffered a minor injury. the grandfather was issued a citation by police. >> look forward to this every monday. >> an 8-year-old in minneapolis is officially a rock star it drew a crowd of 400 people >> i just wanted to play for people. i just wanted to play for free. n

hundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire that has burned 30 square miles out of spokane.nd forced dozens of households to evacuate. >>> in indiana one person is dead and three people are hurt after a plane crashed after takeoff. bystanders pulled the co-pilot from the wreckage before the plane burst into flames. back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter viewer discretion is advised. >> beau de'arborne and michelle culberson say they are very much in love. but their relationship has been interrupted by their incarceration at the orange county jail in southern california. their charges include rape and sodomy. they pled not guilty. but if they are convicted in court, culberson faced up to nine years in prison and de'arborne could be sentenced to 16. >> honestly, i don't even want to hear numbers, i want to hear justice. i want to hear freedom ring, to be honest. >> de'arborne and culberson are not allowed to see each other in jail but they can write letters. >> she made me step my game up on my writing. >> dear michelle, what a do. my tugga sugar's love. ooh, wee.

. >> so 500 or so served here, and i just talked to the owner of the store in spokane, and he described a very similar story. four to 500 people so far. and i talked to another owner in bellingham near the canadian border. and he says that he has been open since 8:00 this morning. it's hard to get a grip on how the sales are going right now, and 700 or 800 pounds marijuana sold today. >> it might not be enough to go around and what's going on? >> well, there's definitely going to be some interruptions in the line of supply for marijuana products. frailfirst of all only 6 or 7 ss are hope open in the state. and that's the choke point. a lot of the growers and processers don't have their first crop matured and processed yet and that's going to be slow to get out to the retailers, and the retailers, with the growers and processers to supply them so they can sell stuff to people at the storefront. if you have a store and sell stuff, you need to have the store. and that's going to be a scramble for a while in the state of washington. >> they're lining up around the block. allen thank you for

. >> ziegler is flown to spokane for treatment. miraculously makes a a full recovery. she pleads guilty on the original forgery charge and is awaiting sentencing. for attempting to elude police she's found guilty and is sentenced to 15 months in prison. but before she goes to jail, she had one last encounter with tufty. >> i actually stopped her on a traffic stop about three months ago. went up to the car, didn't know it was her. just stopped the car for a violation. went up, found out who it was and talked to her for a couple minutes. and she has apologized for what she did in a letter and in person. and she did thank me for saving her life. if there's one thing that i could get across to people is don't run from the police. it's not worth endangering yourself, the public or even the officers' lives in order to get away. doesn't end well usually. >>> a man on a crime spree opens fire on police officers who fire back with deadly force. april 22nd, 2011, tomah, wisconsin. sergeant scott holomb and officer kenworthy are on the lookout for a man involved in a drive-by sho

mike was thrilled to be the first person in line on tuesday to buy a bag at the store in spokane, butim on the news, he got fired from his job as a security guard. however, the employer has rehired him saying that since pot is now legal and he wasn't on assignment at the time, the termination was a mistake, but boyer says he has bigger plans for the future. >> i really like to find an in on this marijuana industry. give me a chance doing that. i think i can turn my professionalism and customer service, and, you know, just general knowledge of that industry, and i think i could be a good asset for that. i would like to jump into this industry now. >> he said he was fired after he refused to take a drug test, and he says it was a drug test he knew he would fail. >>> president obama is getting some ribbing for cutting in line at one of the most popular barbecue joints down in texas where they know how to cook it. >> i feel bad. >> feels a little bad, but not that bad. people have been known to wait in line for five hours to get into franklin barbecue down in austin. the president apologi

i have raised real concerns about what's happening with the spokane medical center, including whether staffing and budget shortfalls are hurting health care for veterans. if you're confirmed, how will you not just specifically spokane, but how are you going to confirm oversight of these facilities and make sure that the resources are getting to the places where it's needed? >> well, i think that's part of the forecasting and projecting that i was talking about in conjunction with the strategic plan. what i heard from secretary gibson last week during thinks testimony was that the v.a. had not done a bottoms-up forecast before, and that he was having some trouble getting that done. we've got to do a better job of that. we've got to be very open and transparent with all of you as to what we're forecasting. we have to put the systems in place. we've got to be able to have the doctors, the nurses, the clinicians on the ground to be able to do that. i think digital technology will also play a role. if we can get a scheduling system that is equally world class, and there's no reason we can'

. >> so that natural air conditioner taking spokane from almost 100 today to less than 80 for the weekend's going to be nice out there. >> thank you, ginger. >>> coming up on "gma," new details on that hot car toddler death and the mother breaks her silence for the first time. >>> the teacher accused of pushing his wife off a cliff then he fell too. what he says really happened. >>> one couple's breakup with their cable company turning into a nightmare with one of the most persistent sales reps ever and it was all caught on tape. >> and our "facts of life" reunion. stars of the '80s show are here and why they're back together again. ♪ there's a time you got to go ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we fill our freshly baked flatbread, with bold, unflat flavors. like taste inspired by the freshness of the mediterranean. so you always get flavor that's anything but flat. new flatbread sandwiches, try one today. ♪ [ male announcer ] give extra. get extra. >> live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning. your time right now is 7:26 on this wednesday morning. we want to see how

first person to legally buy marijuana in spokane but it turns out voyeur took time off work as a security guard to do it. his boss spotted him on the news and called him in immediately to take a drug test. it came out positive for thc and so he was fired. he says he has no regrets. >>> still ahead here at 6:00, millions of dollars in extra fees. new accusations against amazon because of something the company wasn't doing. >>> plus, does it pay to wait? why women who wait longer to have a baby may get an added bonus. >>> fighting crime with his good looks. the cop with the serious online following. what san francisco's so-called hot cop says about all the attention he's getting. >>> and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. mix of sun inland and fog in the coast creating a beautiful picture on our sky camera network. check out the marine layer up to 2,000 feet here pointed toward the coastline. also, details on when temperatures will surge close to 100 degrees a little bit later on. >>> if you're an amazon customer it may have happened to you. unauthorized charges your kids made on

washingt he walked into a cancer center in spokane and shot and killed his wife who workeded there before turning the gun on himself. the alleged shooter was taken to the e.r. by police where he succumbed to his wounds. no word on the shooter's motive. >>> in the wake of a big cell phone scandal, the feds now launching a new crackdown on the scheme known as cramming. that's where misleading or unauthorized charges suddenly appear on your cell phone bill in the form of premium text subscriptions. the overcharges add up costing customers hundreds of millions of dollars. how can you protect yourself. all right. i got to be honest with you. i have never heard of cramming before. what is it? >> it's been happening for years and the they have actively been pursuing companies that allows cramming to happen to consumers. you see this resolving $9.99 charge on your cell phone bill every day. you pay it. you don't realize that could be cramming charges added to your bill. there are different ways that these scammers get you. one of the biggest ones is you get a text message and you'll get $1,000 pr

homes. 650 people are being forced to flee their homes as the flames approach a small town outside spokane. a hospital in the area also had to be evacuated. no one has been hurt so far, and so far 28 square miles have already burned. this all started following a lightning storm earlier this week. >>> in just a few hours, u.s. congressman steny hoyer plans to tour the pass cat way hills neighborhood. this could be the first step in securing federal money to fix the area and allow residents to move back home. the area was badly damaged by a land slide back in may. last night prince george's county officials hope to raise enough money to buy six of the condemned homes. >>> take a look at this. this is what we believe to be a meteor shower here on the east coast. the fire ball moved quickly across the sky. it's captured here on dash camera. that was in raleigh, north carolina, but some people in our area reported seeing and hearing it from bethesda, here in the district, at arlington too. nasa and the national weather service have yet to weigh in on the sky phenomena. >>> let's check in again

stations on one side of the west side of the cascades but on the east side, in fact, eastern washington, spokanet 37 miles an hour. we get stronger gusts than that funneling through the cascade passes appear the gaps. temperatures while seattle is seven degrees warmer for you right now. note the area of grew blue. we do have cooler temperatures in the area. the wildfires, that is good news. but when we talk about these fires and the massive size of them, we had the eng largement of the carlton complex there in north central washington over 215,000 acres. this is .4% of washington state that is in wildfire. >> that's .4% of the acreage. now, as we look at oregon, we have incredibly large fire activity here as well. in fact, .6% of oregon state is there their acreage dealing with wildfire, buzzard complex being the largest. we just saw the ochiko mountains in sorting central oregon go into an effect of evacuation and road closures as well. a lot of issues here because it is timber that is burning and it was lightning-caused last weekend. >> so much to deal with. thank you. >>> next on al jazeera a

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but if you're telling me there is a tacoma/spokane soccer game, i can't tell you how far away i'll bere is a lot of money down there why don't they get a stretcher? it looked like the thing they carried celine dion's husband on at their wedding, what the heck was that thing? >> you know, the most action i saw in the whole thing was when angela merkel jumped up and down. that was the most action. >> listen, she keeps abreast of the game, let's say that. >> miller. you watch the all-star game last night, miller? >> i didn't watch the all-star game, but i do understand, oddly enough it is one of the biggest games of the year. doesn't it determine the home field advantage in the series? >> i was going to ask you which is slower, soccer or baseball? >> i think soccer, but having the home field advantage at the world series and the all-star game is having a master's tournament at the windmill hall. doesn't make sense. >> and miller and i will see everybody in rapid city, south dakota, a few tickets remain. be in fargo, north dakota, same situation, same premium situation, let's get on it, p