talking about the california state fair. don't know if you can see there some maggots coming out of here. >> no, there is not. >> would you like a bite, peggy? it's really tasty. >> it's high protein. >> dried maggots and melted the cheese on two slices of bread. >> they're calling it a maggot -- >> oh, geez, sorry, there was a maggot that tried to get away there, i'm sorry. it's part of their california state fair. lots of other things going on, by the way. they've got all sorts of agricultural stuff going on. a kangaroo calf named joey will be out there. >> we're having good time. you always hear about the disgusting things they serve at the state fair. it's like deep fried fat or something. speaking of thing uz you shouldn't eat at the state fair because it can lead to this problem, obese kids. right now t tre is an article and a bunch of parents that are protesting this. they're saying that parents who have obese children, very obese children, you've heard about this in the news, we're talking about super obese kids, sho

state fairs are popping up offering the best in deep fried goodies and summer-time evens. ns us from one of the ohio fairs with the high lightts. i know you are having a lot of fun. >> all kinds of events here in the state fair in ohio. right before we went to break, we gave bruce here a chance at his axe throwing. these are the great lake timmer show, and all right. they do a 30 minute show. this is all right. come on . all right. i am in the show next time. this is my favorite and the most treacherous. we had them miked and we have a bon mike. i know who the heavier one is no . no. you both look pretty wet. cope it from rolling. it takes incredible skill . i was thinking about getting out there. very good. >> you think they are cows and fried food. you got this also in the ohio state fair. >> you fit right in there. let me ask you quickly. what is yourr favorite fried treat so far? >> this year fried cool aid and becomely took cool aid and put it in a flour concoction and it is incredible. it is amazing. >> really, cook. we'll take your word for it. great to see you, have

state fair season, and ohio state fair is great. to kayak, they are teaching people enthused about the sport, the fastest growing water sport in the state. so, that is good. and now the weather, there is a lot going on with tropical storm coming across areas of texas. from brownsville, texas, getting rain from don but not enough. they would like to see more than this. the storm hit the dry area of texas and it kind of fell apart quickly, but some of the coast got rain and the humidity is up and we could see a few showers and storms today. not enough, though, we need a serious tropical storm to break the drought. the driest conditions ever in the state of texas. you can see we have rain across the eastern seaboard and heavy rain including severe weather for the day across the far northern plains. guys? back to you. >> keep working. >> rick is working it off. >> and even has food in the water! >> we need the recipe for fried kool-aid. >> paints -- parents let their kids sleep in the bed but is that risky? stay tuned. [ male announcer ]

. ♪ our state fair is a great state fair ♪ >> osgood: in 1960 to 2006 duffy lie i don't know sculptedhe iowa state fair attracting wide suppress attention by fashioning a life size replica of a jersey cow from enough butter to butter 19,000 slices of toast. >> reporter: do you want to use parkay. >> somebody else decided that in illinois and it was a flop. >> reporter: our bill geist visited her during the 2004 iowa fair. >> reporter: very few cell-tores work in butter. >> you have to be in a cold place to do it. >> reporter: she spoke proudly about some of her other creations as well including a 1999 butter rendition of the last supper. >> my version not leonardo da vinci's, i put christ down at that end of it. >> reporter: she crafted a harley davidson motorcycle in butter. while her barack obama butter sculpture and her public endorsement are credited by some for helping him win the 2008 iowa caucuses. still for most of the visitors to the eye way state fair each august there's no doubt that duffy's sculptures will be most fondly remembered. >> our visit is complete. we have a pict

it's part of their california state fair.going on, by the way. >> look at the graphic. >> they've got all sorts of agricultural stuff going on. a kangaroo calf named joey will be out there. we're just having fun. >> we're having good time. you always hear about the disgusting things they serve at the state fair. >> kids love it. >> it's s ke deep fried fat or something. speaking of things you shouldn't eat at the state fair because it can lead to this problem, obese kids. right now there is an article and a bunch of parents that are protesting this. they're saying that parents who have obese children, very obese children, you've heard about this in the news, we're talklkg about super obese kids, should actually lose custody of those children because it is poor parenting to allow those kids to be so overweight and it's very unhealthy. what would happen to the kids dy after they confiscated the overweight children. where would they go? >> education would play a big role in all of this for parents too. finally -- we should say b

the doughnut burger is part of the new food line-up at the new york state fair. a syracuse bakery will make the buns in the big kahuna doughnut burger. it will look like a krispy kreme doughnut cheeseburger from this year's ohio state fair. they grill a glazed doughnut and add a quarter pounder burger, onions, pickles, it's a caloric juggernaut. >> at least you're getting your vegetables. >> so the president is going to speak about the debt ceiling at 7:25 on cbssf.com.

doughnut burgers are part of the new food lineup at the new york state fair. syracuse bakery will make the big kahuna burger to look like the krispy kreme doughnut cheeseburger at the ohio state fair. so they grilled a glazed doughnut and add a quarter pound burger and choice of toppings like onions and pickles. >> do they still put all the sugar on it too? >> it's glazed. so i guess there is sugar on it. >> that's truck. >> big kahuna. >> how many calories? >> too many to count. >>> 5:26. a pesky problem flying over at&t park. how the giants want to get rid of bothersome seagulls. >> they are in the bay. they are coming. >>> school is out but thieves are in. the gold mine they have kept coming back for. >>> a man is shot in the chest in oakland. police have no suspects and no motive. coming up we'll tell you what they are trying to do to stop crime in the city. >>> and forensic test results are expected today in the south bay that could help solve a 10- year-old murder mystery here. that story coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and i'm grace lee >>> your realtime

organizers of the state fair unveiled this year's butter sculpture linking the dairy industry with the nasa shuttle's 30 years of space exploration. both sculptures have been associated with flying over the moon and an astronaut is eating freeze dried ice cream in the cockpit. finally in, texas, a 12-year-old wanna be fashion designer may have caught the eye of the first lady. michelle obama is looking for a dress for a utah fund-raiser and she's considering grant's design. he battled school bullying to become an accomplished designer began drawing up the dress after a trip to the smithsonian. he headed to utah hoping to schedule a fitting for the first lady. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> good morning. who knows, maybe some famous designer in the west coast will say this kid hahas talent. >> maybe he wants his own business. oh, yeah. >> shoot for the stars. good morning, everyone. the heat around the country continues. a little warm in many areas of the west. not in the pacific nor

of course, it is another week of the california state fair where it will be 92 today, sunny and warm in the sacramento valley. as we look for mid-80s to prevail for the warmer spots, back into the east bay hills, mid-to low 70s, mid-to low 60s on the peninsula, and back to the beach as well fall of diminishing spare. as cooling trend continues into the beginning of the week of four we finally see a change in this pattern. we expect a return to near normal temperatures by the end of the week. that will put us back in the mid-to low '90s by next weekend. not a heat wave but a little warm up back to normal. >> okay. we didn't get your answer on the feast for the beast. >> sure, i would go in there. no problem. as long as there is no snakes. >> thanks, jen. we will check in a little bit later. don't ask don't tell is history in less than 60 days. president obama signed a notice to congress on friday effectively ending the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly. a sacramento man was one of several servicemembers discharged from the navy under the policy. it happened back in 2007. >> it i

what state fair would be complete without the butter sculpture? the ohio state fair.ter to make. it weighs more than 1,500 pounds. >>> facebook is banning nirvana's "never mind" album cover. it violated the user agreement. >>> hundreds of people have applied for a job as assistant duck master. duties include cleaning up duckingham palace. the peabody is an historic hotel in tennessee. >>> these animals don't quack. the animal whales are attracting tourists off colombia. already 100 humpbacks have been spotted. >>> this guy doesn't swim. he flies. this is his human home run. watch this. he is 69 years old. david smith shot out of a cannon and homered over a wall in front of thousands of fans in lowell, massachusetts. >>> gene simmons finally proposed to his long time girlfriend. he will propose to his girlfriend on his reality show. he takes a knee during a sunset walk-on a beach in belize. that is how it goes. not bad. that will wrap up this hour of jansing and company. coming up next is thomas roberts. i'll see you tomorrow. rapid ink. its retinol formula smoothes wr

if you are heading to the state fair, similar to right now inland. 92, sunny, and you can there to see the six-month-old kangaroos which sound darling or participate in the giant corn dog eating contest which you ladies are going just for that. >> maybe for the kangaroos. >> maybe not for the contest. >> kristy is always trying to get us to go outside. >>> if you have always wished were you taller you might want to reconsider. >> that's right. there is good news for being short. a new study finds that tall women may face a bigger risk of cancer. researchers in oxford university say that the risk of cancer goes up 16% for every four inch increase in height. they are not sure how height is linked to cancer but they say diet, genetic factors and growth hormones determine height. >>> when this week's jefferson award winner first picked up a video camera, it changed her life. as kate kelly reports, the danville teenager is using her films now to make positive changes for others. >> reporter: 18-year-old lauren lindbergh isn't used to being on this side of the camera. though barely out of hi

. >>> [ band playing ] >>> the brass band kicked off the opening of the disposition of the state fairfairgoers will be thrilled by racehorses. the motorcycle races and music from entertainers including mc hammer. it runs through july 31st. >>> here in the bay area a lot of people want to get out and do stuff. finally. >> yes. a little bit before me. >> yes. what is the big song? >> i know they have one. sorry. >> outside we go. fog, low clouds out there. it will keep things a little warmer out there as we go into the bay area weekend. live storm tracker 2 you see the fog out there and you can see it is hanging on right along the peninsula. we are looking for the fog, clearing rapidly tomorrow. that means a warmer day, highs today, just like yesterday. you know, none of this is surprising. that fog, drizzle all week. now, we are going into the weekend. we talk about it. the temperatures increasing. it will not get hot. it will not be as cool as it has been. it will come up a little bit and the air quality going down a little bit. you will see it tomorrow morning in the fog and low clou

organizers of the state fair unveiled this year's butter sculpture, linking the dairy industry with the nasa shuttle's 30 years of space exploration. while both sculptures have ties to flying over the moon, the signature cow and calf were kept ground and accompanied by an astronaut eating freeze-dried ice cream inside the shuttlecock pitt. >>> and finally in texas, a 12-year-old wannabe fashion designer may have caught the eye of the first lady. mom michelle obama is looking for a dress for a utah fund raiser and she considered grant's design. he fought off bullying by becoming an accomplished designer. he recently headed to utah hoping to schedule a fitting for the first lady. >>> now for a look at the national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning. pretty impressive. >> i think the kid is well on the way to a good career. >> and the best way to quiet his bullies is to do what he's doing. >> look out, versace. >> yeah, look out versace. >> good morning, everyone. yesterday we saw storms rolling through england, got hit pretty

. >>> and the butter sculptures are drawing big crowds at the ohio state fair. that started over 100 years ago, a cow and calf carved from butter are hugely popular. this year there's a sculpture of an astronaut in the space shuttle. now that is impressive. >>> this morning on "the early show," how americans are making their voices heard about the stalled debt talks. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] you do so much... to stay healthy. but did you know fiber choice can help support your overall well-being? every tasty tablet has prebiotic fiber from fruits and veggies... that lets your good bacteria thrive and helps support your immune system. fiber choice. an easy way to defend your health everyday. learn more about prebiotics and get a free sample at fiberchoice.com. >>> a georgia mother won't go to jail for the death of her son. earlier this month, raquel nelson was found guilty of vehicular homicide. her 4-year-old son was killed when they were jaywalking last year. instead she's been sentenced to community service. >>> in

the doughnut burger is a new delicacy making the rounds in several state fairs. the bun is actually two halves of a glazed doughnut loaded with a quarter pound of beef, cheese, bacon and other toppings, as well. each weighs in at about 1,500 calories. that's as much as a whopper and a big mac combined. >> okay, now i've seen it all. >> breakfast of champions. my heart is stopping just reading that. >> oh, my god. i can't even look at that picture. >>> all right. when we come back, a warning from tylenol about how much you should be taking. >>> and on top of that, treading water for a day and a half after his plane crashed, so what was going through that pilot's head all that time? hey, the new guy is loaded with protein! really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. new ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of pro

it arrived yesterday and >>> the california state fair is about half way through now.the turn out so far at least is much better than last years. attendance is up 20% compared to last year. spending is up as well as much as 25%. this weekend's will feature performances by war and american idol contestant casey james. >>> a double bummer tonight. the giants, the a's both lose. >> i'm just the messenger julie. on the phone right now sabian trying to get a little trade. he should be the offense over swinging, under achieving continues in the first of a three game series with the brewers. my mic is on. >> it's working. is it working? >> here is what you call a run budded in by sandoval. his shot in the first-inning actually hits the behind of the pitcher sean markum and it is a 1-0 lead. that doesn't last too long. matt cain gave up three in the second. the big hit jonathan lacroy a two run single. and it's the brewers ball game in the sixth. rowan pitch left shot to left field. watch out in the stands as the ball goes into the bleachers. you will see the replay of a littl

. >>> the california state fair is about half way through now.turn out so far at least is much better than last years. attendance is up 20% compared to last year. spending is up as well as much as 25%. this weekend's will feature performances by war and american idol contestant casey james. >>> a double bummer tonight. the giants, the a's both lose. >> i'm just the messenger julie. on the phone right now sabian trying to get a little trade. he should be the offense over swinging, under achieving continues in the first of a three game series with the brewers. my mic is on. >> it's working. is it working? >> here is what you call a run budded in by sandoval. his shot in the first-inning actually hits the behind of the pitcher sean markum and it is a 1-0 lead. that doesn't last too long. matt cain gave up three in the second. the big hit jonathan lacroy a two run single. and it's the brewers ball game in the sixth. rowan pitch left shot to left field. watch out in the stands as the ball goes into the bleachers. you will see the replay of a little bi

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the big kahuna doughnut burger unveiled at the state fair in syracuse. a quarter pounder burger in between two slices of glazed doughnuts. >> are you kidding me? >> you're from iowa. you know state food. >> this is shocking. >> with burger in between, add cheese, lettuce, tomato and onions and it's 1500 calories of sweet salty meaty doughy happiness. >> you know that looks good, ali. >> it looks disgusting. >> as you know i don't have a particular or refined palate but that worries me. >> same thing as a bun but happens to be sweet. >> sweet and deep fat fried. >> i don't know that it has the structural integrity that a bun needs when eating a hamburger. >> i need sesame seeds on my bun. >> our question of the day. it's friday, so don't give us any grief about this question. >> otherwise we're going to ask you a question about the debt ceiling. >> which, of course, i wanted to do but we had a fight about it. what is your craziest food combination. send us an e-mail, tweet, tell us on facebook. we will be reading some of your comments later in the program.

but one of the big selling points is the debate comes at the beginning of the iowa state fair.tures and all different kinds of food on a stick. >> fried snicker bars? >> i'm sure. well, probably. >> that's what i ate in north carolina. i. >> i really like the livestock and there's chickens. so as an added bonus, it will come two days before the straw poll. coming from ohio, now you know. if somebody offered me an all expenses paid trip to the columbus state fair, i might take them up for it. but you don't see this every day. >> do you have an iphone? i kind of just got one recently. take a look at this. i'm watching us on my iphone. you can see the -- >> that's totally cool. >> i've heard about that app. >> i'm not cool enough to have an ipad, if you just go to cnn and hln, you can watch us. so no excuses, you have to watch joe johns wherever you are 24/7. so all you have to do is just go to

. >> this is going to be at the iowa state fair. >> 32 feet long, 18 feet high. the bike is helping to pay for a student field trip as people pay money to pose with the bike. >> i think there's a big bike ride across iowa where they start at the missouri river and they end up at the mississippi river, i bet that's part of this. >> that's good stuff, people enjoying themselves outside whether it's hot or not. thanks, jacqui. >>> guess what? the murphs, they're back, and on the big screen. these little guys are looking to make a whole lot of green. >>> cowboys, aliens and some little blue cartoon characters, they're all hitting the big screen this weekend and our movie critic gray drake joins us. last week you had a little tinker bell thing, i was expecting to see a blue cowboy hat today. >> well, tinker bell has flown away to never land and my cowboy hat i left at home. >> rock star katie perry, among those finding her way into the smurf's movie. she's being a little smurfette. let's check out the gang in blue. >> this summer. [ screaming ] >> do not be fooled by

he was the president of the united states. fair question going after marco rubio. two points. if the republicans don't put marco rubio on the ticket, they need to get their heads examined. here is a guy to ho presents the public position better and is more capable of swaying public opinion, i think than anybody in the republican leadership. that's my political statement. the media statement is this. a narrative, a story line has developed and it goes why, way beyond my friend bob schieffer. the story line is simply this. barack obama is the reasonable one. he is the one who is responsible. fiscally responsible. the republicans, on the other hand, not responsible and the only two words they know are no taxes. okay in this narrative. this story line was created by the media barack obama painted that picture of himself and is pouncing the media picked it up and just ran with it never mind that in the past two years barack obama has spent money like amel go marcos at a shoe store. the least sophisticated voters is that barack obama is the responsible one. that's why, bill, that's

how about the california state fair, sacramento. sunny and hot, 100 degrees. but look at that food.ooking very good. more on the weather coming up in just a minute, guys. >> what's that, about 1,000 calories? >> at least! >>> 5:24 now. a problem at the landmark chinese theater in l.a. a crowded dance music -- of dance music fans threw bottles and cans canceling electric daisy carnival experience, a movie debut. adeejay was supposed to perform at a small private event in front of the theater and apparently notified his 90,000 twitter followers about it and things went south from there. you can see police in riot gear eventually had to disperse the crowd and arrested two people. >>> international space station may have secured a final resting place. bloomberg news says that russia's space agency plans to crash the space station into the pacific ocean after its mission ends in the year 2020. and the reason for this, scientists are apparently concerned about hazardous space junk coming off that aging space station. russian, american, european, japanese and canadian space agencies have o

the state fair opened today in sacramento.it used to run from late august through labor day but with so many schools starting in august now fair organizers opened the doors in july instead. hoping to make the fair more accessible to parents and little kids who really love it. >> i did see you come in the newsroom with the big jacket. >> see. >> still ahead tonight, lap tops and smart phones may or may not make you smarter but researchers say one thing is for sure t devices are having a serious impact on our memories. >> coming up this week hundreds of soccer players will come together for one purpose, to raise money for a fellow soccer player who was recently paralyzed. i'll have that story coming up. >> it could be a significant change for presidential elections being carried out in california. a bill now on the governor's desk that could save the state tens of millions of dollars. together for one purpose, to tens of millions of dollars. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. wha

this weekend and if you want on warmer weather head to sacramento this weekend for the california state fair you can see the traditional livestock exhibits or the corn dog eating contest this weekend looking for something fun to do and warmer conditions. that's a look at your forecast. let's go to gianna with a look at traffic. >> corn dog eating contest? that's like a stomach ache in the making. let's jump to the freeways right now. live look right now in pleasanton where traffic actually is loading up a bit. business as usual westbound 580. lots of cars towards the dublin interchange. elsewhere though in the altamont pass, show you on the maps right now looks like traffic starting to slow down a little bit. still 15 minutes west 580 altamont pass west to 680. some spots down to 40 miles per hour. antioch also seeing some delays as well if you are coming off the antioch bridge or you plan to take the antioch bridge this morning light there but it will slow down hitting hillcrest and loveridge. not bad through pittsburg, traffic moving well through there. stalled vehicle still blocking lanes

great weekend to head to sacramento for the first weekend of the california state fair. should be beautiful weather there this weekend. sunny conditions and it will be about 84 degrees. so enjoy a deep fried twinkie or a ride or th ferris wheel. >> gianna has traffic. >> let's go to petaluma, southbound 101 at washington an accident blocking the right lane. it should clear in a few minutes, no injuries. traffic okay as you work your way through there. still friday light now. south of there though we are dealing with some slight delays. this is just south of southbound 101 south of 37 into san rafael. they have some overnight construction. should be wrapping up within the next 10 to 15 minutes. so things should clear here shortly. heading towards the golden gate bridge, not bad. in fact, traffic light into san francisco. now 10 minutes south 101 from 37 to 580. it was 15 minutes earlier so it's getting better. ace train number one still about 7 minutes behind. bart, caltrain, muni on time. but ace train just running with some slight delays. westbound 80 at red top we had

this is the state fair and i was just held the trophy and had to case the guy that won a tractor pull. talk about disappointment. but before i got there. first i went to work for carl alberts and i think he taken minutes until you have it happened because it's not the kind of thing that you had ever planned for. and it's one of those things where life is good to you and gives you something back and then you go and blow it. stick your foot in your mouth. say the wrong thing. this is a good example of how you stick your foot in your mouth, smile a lot and may forgive you and you still get through it all. when i was a presidential scholar and that happened in 1969, and they have a boy and a girl from each state up to washington d.c. to meet the president. well, this is mixed in. we were all excited and i'm going to go see nixon. welcome to the vietnam war was going on, too. nixon was held in vietnam, south vietnam. so he was late coming back for lunch in. so everybody says okay, next day, next they are they took us on tours and one of the big area is coming at a press conference in but w

the story, some guys at a state fair, they put their hands on top of the air conditioner.he last one left standing actually won it. he won it for his mother. two days. >> we'll get more details on the heat from you, jacqui, coming up that's going to doit for the chatroom. now back to the "newsroom." >>> an arizona woman is known to thousands of indonesians as mother robin. you're going to meet her, next. >>> living through tragedy to make other lives better. that's our cnn hero of the week. >> the moment a woman falls pregnant in indonesia, she is 300 times more likely to die in the next 12 months than if she was not pregnant. if you have money, you can get excellent medical services. but the poor people don't always get the services they need. in the hospital here, you cannot take your baby home until you pay your bill. sometimes the mothers wait outside the hospital all day waiting to get in to feet their baby and change their baby's diaper. my name is robin lynn. i'm a midwife. most people call me ebu robin. e bu means mother. my own sister, she died as a complication o

mean, the next most famous resident of waterloo is the guy who grew the largest pumpkin at the state fairght? bachmann also said our founding fathers fought tirelessly end to slavery, which is not what you might call true. [ laughter ] in fact, they had slaves and -- i guess that's why they weren't tired, but -- on "good morning america" today, george stephanopoulos asked michele to clarify that statement, and what an answer she gave. >> do you want to clear up some of your past statements? for example, earlier this year, you said that the founding fathers who wrote the constitution and the declaration of independence worked tirelessly to end slavery. now, with respect, congresswoman, that's just not true. many of them, including jefferson and washington were actually slave owners and slavery didn't end until the civil war. >> well, you know, what's marvelous, in this country and under our constitution, we have the ability, when we recognize that something is wrong, to change it. and that's what we did in our country. we changed it. we no longer have slavery. that's a good thing. >> jimmy

if you are looking for weather that's hotter, this weekend the california state fair in sacramento.fter riding on the ferris wheel, if you are not too sick, you can participate in the giant corn dog eating contest. have a great weekend. enjoy the sunshine. gianna has traffic. >> thank you. >>> let's jump over to a live look at conditions on 237 in sunnyvale westbound traffic cruising through there, not bad. so far, so good for this thursday morning. on the maps, the rest of the south bay looks good including 280 northbound into san jose. sluggish through there but still accident-free and moving nicely on the southbound side. business as usual through antioch. altamont pass slowing down a bit, 21 minutes from the altamont pass to 680. if you are taking the bay bridge, looks good across the upper deck. metering lights are on so slow at the toll plaza but once you hit san francisco no delays. traffic looks good across the lower deck. nice ride into the east bay right now. everything clear as well as the benicia bridge no problems to report there in fact we lost our camera but so far, s

beautiful for the next several days and hot heading to sacramento this weekend for the california state fairfunnel cake one of my personal favorites but if you looking for something different, you have crickets and scorpions, both fried, that are available at this year's fair. so gianna, what do you think? >> no. >> i thought by the end of the show i could convince you only if you do it too. >> all right! >>> out to san francisco, we have a photographer in stockton near columbus. so far, so good friday light. bay bridge accident westbound at the metering lights. it is blocking the number 2 lane. they are working on pushing it to the right shoulder. you can see past that. traffic is clear across the upper deck into san francisco. a broken-down big rig, southbound 880 at 23rd, blocking the ramp. don't person to get to buckle up. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >>> we were just talking about the royal wedding dress here. >> we dropped our final story here. we can't talk about our princess wedding fantasies. >> we are going to talk about it anyway. it's going on display at buckingham pala

california state fair should be beautiful, 84, plenty of sunshine.t read that you can get a maple bacon ice cream sundae so that sounds perfect for the hot weather that will be there in sacramento. that's a look at your forecast. over to gianna with a look at the roads. >> maple and bacon, wow. >> yum. >> let's jump over to our slowest spots. it bogs down around hillcrest to loveridge through westbound heads up. rest of the bay area though problem-free. here's live look at bay bridge, metering lights off, you can see traffic up to speed across the upper deck into san francisco. also san mateo bridge looking good in both directions and elsewhere, mass transit bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain all on time. today's hi-5 comes from pacifica. unfortunately, the clouds were too low for chopper 5 to make it out there but we have great pictures of the kids from green room music center. now, these kids participate in a summer rock camp for kids. session one is under way but there are still slots open for sessions 2 and 3. in addition to rock camp green room

but this is tulsa state fair, and i just held the little trophy and got to kiss the guy that won the tractor pull. talk about disappointment, boy. [laughter] but e got even with -- i got even with 'em later when i was miss oklahoma. but before i got there i did end up -- well, first i went and worked for carl albert, and i would like to just take a minute and tell you about how that happened because it's not the kind of thing that just you would ever plan for, and it's one of those things where, you know, life maybe is good to you and gives you something good back. and then you go and blow it. you know? stick your foot in your mouth or something. you say the wrong thing, you you know, oh that, and this is a good example of how you can stick your foot in your mouth, smile a lot, and they forgive you, and you still get through it all. when i was a presidential scholar, and that happened in 1969, they send a boy and a girl from each state up to washington, d.c. to meet the president. well, this was nixon, and say what you will, but, you know, he was president then, and so we were all ex

if you want warmer weather, sacramento this weekend california state fair going to be sunny and hot. high of 96 there. get your traditional funnel cake and if you want something a little riskier, alligator, scorpions and crickets are on the menu. so check that out. is that something you would try gianna or are you more of a funnel cake? >> i would pass on insects. i don't think you should eat them! let's jump to mobile5 along the eastshore freeway near pinole on the way to check conditions along highway 4. we are looking at some nice conditions as you work your way along 8. no major snags. hopefully good on 4. thank you, don in mobile 5. we'll check back with you. over to the bay bridge opposite direction westbound eastshore freeway no major snags either coming on the bridge everything looking good. metering lights are off. clear at the toll plaza. across the upper deck, you might see some road construction in effect until 5:30. various lanes blocked but as you can see it's not causing too much of a problem. you're clear across the lower deck as well except for roadwork on fourth str

what we have here, this is our 2011 state fair champion winner from san diego and it was from a kids bake mixture and puts it on top of a crust here and then tops it with some grated cheese and vegetables. we have some tomatoes, onions and black olives here. and so we pat on top of here and make it look prettier than this and then we use spam. here, this is our spam classic variety. do you want to go ahead and do that? now, we also have light, less sodium, hickory, turkey and hot and spicy. >> let's see that. the pizza is done. >> that's our pizza and this is how beautiful it looks when it's done. >> wow, look at that. >> spam breakfast pizza, great for any brunch. let's move on to lunch and last year's recipe contest centered on macaroni & cheese so this is our reigning state fair champion winner from linda in montana. what linda did is she took her classic spam, that's what she calls it in the homemade macaroni & cheese and she added some spam to it. she used spam classic that was diced up. she took this mixture and mixes it all together and put it on top of a crescent roll. >> now

. >> reporter: this whole fried oreo thing, wasn't that done at like a texas state fair thing? and these are corn flakes? >> yeah. it's dipped in corn flakes and we fry them. >> reporter: so go ahead. look at that. right on cue. russell is back with the ice cream. why do you think this one is so popular? >> because of the fried oreos. >> reporter: you know what i love about your sundaes? you put sauce in first. >> yeah. you have it on the top and bottom. you're not at the bottom with no sauce. >> reporter: that's genous there. serendipity. that name is known well. a lot of celebrities go there in new york. >> i don't want to kiss and tell, but we have had a few in here already. >> reporter: you can kiss and tell my name all the time. no i'm kidding. i want to pick your brain here as you're making this sundae. the key to a good sundae. you want it compact? >> no. it's kind of compact with the sauces and toppings. the toppings are overflowing. >> reporter: so you want room to scoop in there and get all the goodness as well. i see there's no small portion when it comes to serendip

when it comes to financial woes, the united states has a fair share of its sound. today, president obama met again with congressional leaders to try to hammer out a deal to prevent america from defaulting on its own debt. he described the discussions as frank and constructive but the admitted that democrats and republicans are still very far apart. they will meet again on sunday. for more on this stuf, i am trad by a correspondent from time magazine. you have described this as a game show. >> you have president obama and john boehner as picky communicators and negotiators of this deal. -- as the key negotiators of this deal. they're trying to figure out what will give them the most political support. behind door number one, you have this package with 3 million -- with $3 trillion in cuts. behind this door you have a package with $4 trillion in cuts. i think this is a much more politically driven deal that you because we're so close to an election. it will determine whether john boehner can keep the house or whether obama can win reelection. >> i might look at the a

when it comes to financial woes, the united states has a fair share of its sound. today, president obama met again with congressional leaders to try to hammer out a deal to prevent america from defaulting on its own debt. he described the discussions as frank and constructive but the admitted that democrats and republicans are still very far apart. they will meet again on sunday. for more on this stuf, i am trad by a correspondent from time magazine. you have described this as a game show. >> you have president obama and john boehner as picky communicators and negotiators of this deal. -- as the key negotiators of this deal. they're trying to figure out what will give them the most political support. behind door number one, you have this package with 3 million -- with $3 trillion in cuts. behind this door you have a package with $4 trillion in cuts. i think this is a much more politically driven deal that you because we're so close to an election. it will determine whether john boehner can keep the house or whether obama can win reelection. >> i might look at the a

fair. right now united negro college fund president michael lomax on the state of african-american literacy. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the thirteenth annual harlem book fair. i am max rodriguez, founder of the event. [applause] >> thank you. i would like to thank you for joining us for a conversation in community, conversation in books, conversation on who we are, where we see ourselves, where we hope to see ourselves and how we get there. that is what we do at the harlem book fair. we assess ourselves and celebrate ourselves and plan for ourselves and our families and children and our community and bring in the author's that talk about the theme that drive our everyday life. we have them come up and say a little more about what you may have read on that page or what you would like to read on that page and that is the harlem book fair. the intention of this event is to create boy for acknowledgement of each other, self acknowledgement or assessment for access to information and ways and means by which to use that information for a better tomorrow. that is the harlem book fair. t

overheard saying, quote, i didn't sign up for going mano a mano with the president of the united states. fair balanced debate, ford o'connell and democratic strategist mary ann marsh, former adviser to senator john kerry. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> good morning, jamie. jamie: mary ann, the highest wage earners in our country, that's who the president pointed out last night. yet the reid plan doesn't call for new taxes, higher taxes. did he undercut his own party's plan? >> i think everyone's undercut everybody, and as a result undercut this country. the fact is, without revenues we're not going to hit $4 trillion in cuts, and that's what it's going to require for goldman sachs and standard and & poor's not to downgrade our credit. so we're now in the unbelievable position of perhaps avoiding a default only to have our credit downgraded, and that just shows you this entire debate is politics at its worst because people are putting their own political interests before the best interests of the country, and that is just wrong. jamie: what do you think? >> well, i definitely think t

state. and i say fair's fair. after all he just signed a bill saying gay couples could legally frack each other. why can't energy companies -- (cheers and applause) >> stephen: thank you. yeah, you see. these people are angry too. why can't energy companies drill in our backyard. new york -- (laughter) >> stephen: oh yeah, i went there. i live there. now it turns out new york is over the northern part of what's call the marcel us shale formation and fracking it will help free us of dependence on foreign oil. you see america has two saudi arabia's worth of oil in the form of natural gas. two saudi arabia's worth of oil so put that into perspective, that's as much oil as six iraqs or one side of sonic tater tots. my only worry, folks, my only worry is we will become two dependent on ourselves and end up invading pennsylvania. that place is a quagmire full of religious extremists and fanatics. unfortunately -- (applause) unfortunately hydro fracking has come under fire for causing other things to come under hire. >>

we're con assuming a lot less resources from any particular state, so i still -- so i don't know if it would get past sort of my view the fairness, or would it achieve the end, its stated end of raising more money, but it would at least be constitutional. >> host: last question. >> guest: okay, go ahead. >> host: no, no, no. please finish. >> guest: the supreme court decision did actually specifically carve out, you know, this is the way things stand now, but the u.s. congress under the same article i, section 8 would have the power to create a national solution to this problem, but states can't do it unilaterally. so it would get by the constitutional issue. >> host: final question from gautham nagesh. >> host: thank you. we're seeing a referendum or at least an effort to get a ballot measure on the ballot for the next election. is that something you support, or is that indent of o.co? is. >> guest: in california? >> host: yes. >> guest: well, we -- i support it. i think they're right. there's not a whole lot of cooperation on many issues between us and amazon, so you won't see us out there, but i think that they're in in the,