terrell brown, cbc news. >>> a central valley state college has finally revealed the speaking fee sarahalin received for appearing in a fund-raiser for its scholarship association. palin got $75,000 to speak at their 50th anniversary gala last week. school officials had been tight lipped about palin's contract but after students pulled part of what to be palin's contract from a garbage bin they started an investigation. >> it should have been revealed a long time ago. that information was asked not today but several months ago. >> it raised more than $200,000. that's the most successful fund- raiser the school has ever had. >> up next, a midsummer cooling trend. lawrence will be here for the forecast ,, since i've been doing roller derby for the last three years, i'm more brash, more confident and i love this. can i use my hands? is that alright? i take good care of my body and i do it so i can do this. [ male announcer ] to keep doing what you love, keep your heart healthy. cheerios can help. the whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. i, i want to be doing roller derby until i br

terrell brown joining us live in washington. thank you. >>> in other news -- an investigation is under way at an alaska air base this morning following the crash of a military cargo jet with four people on board. it happened last night at elmendorf air force base near anchorage. the air force says the c-17 jet went down during a training flight for an upcoming air show. witnesses report seeing a fire ball 750 feet high after the crash. no official confirmation of casualties so far. >>> in southern california, firefighters report progress against the worst of two major wildfires. they say the 1400 acre fire near the town of tehachapi is 25% contained and hope to have it fully contained by friday. the blaze has burned up to 40 homes and forced 2,300 residents to evacuate. >>> in the gulf of mexico today, workers are preparing for what's hoped will be the last chapter in the oil spill disaster. permanently plugging the bp well. engineers say the temporary cap placed on the well a mile beneath the surface is holding and there is far

>> terrell brown in washington. thank you for that report. >>> it appears new york democrat charles rangel, once one of the most powerful men in congress, could be facing a ethics trial. he reportedly had a plea deal with lawyers for the house ethics committee but members of the committee has not agreed to the settlement. rangel is facing 13 charges of ethics violations, including claims that he improperly used his office to solicit contributions for a school to be named in his honor. >>> shirley sherrod, former agriculture employee forced to resign after a blogger posted an edited video clip that made her sound racist, says she is going to sue the blogger. andrew breitbart posted the clip a sherrod says he hasn't apologized. >> he -- andrew breitbart, and don has been trying to help me say his name each time because ee keep forgetting, but he had to know he was targeting me. >> sherrod still hasn't decided if she'll accept the new agriculture department job. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia retreated thi

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and as terrell brown reports, this one's no different. it was pleasant weather where the president was... but across the country, many were dealing with scorching summer temperatures. temperatures climbed well- above 90-degrees from phoenix to philadelphia.. factor in the humidity ... and it felt like the hundreds in much of the country. the heat combined with a lack of rain in some areas ... means some farmers have faced less-than- ideal growing conditions: "(sot 1:15:19) (ron binaghi of stokes farm, nj) the ground was like powdered sugar when you walk on it. it was brown powdered sugar. // (1:17:28) no i don't think it s been worse. bay area firefighters took up the challenge today to raise today to raise money for some worthy causes. some walked, others ran up all 48 floors of the transamerica building this morning. they raised money for three local organizations that work on the treatment and recovery of burn victims. additional money was raised for their own toy drive. some climbed the stairs in full gear, which adds about 50 pounds