this is from blanca and david in michigan, and terry roberts in durango, colorado. come on up. >> and jim gets the max pro. wonderful -- mac pro. wonderful, you will need this. >> i have to say, this is humbling and absolutely overwhelming. i do not know how my family knew how to get in touch with me. this is amazing. there is a graduation starting down there in half an hour. this is really overwhelming. we were there in the seats, and i thought getting a piece of paper is good enough. and then you get to meet the mayor. so many people -- i came from michigan and i am in los angeles, where i was a music teacher. i came up to san francisco and decided i would be a substitute. the first job i got was woodside learning center, and i thought i would do this and this would be great. and it turned out that this was juvenile hall. it has been 20 years i have been involved with this population. there is no question. these are the kids need the most help. so much that -- i thought this was a secret. i am at the log cabin -- and this is something where want to get right to th

terry moran. we were planning on bringing you robin roberts' extraordinary interview with the hotel maid who's accusing the international banking titan dominique strauss-kahn of sexually assaulting her. and we will bring you that full interview tomorrow because the news tonight is out of washington, where the nation is on the brink of fiscal crisis. just one week away from the august 2nd deadline. there's the clock. the showdown over the national debt spilled over into prime-time television tonight. in dueling addresses by president obama and house speaker john boehner. with one week to go until the united states of america runs out of money to pay its debts, the world watched as the democratic president and the republican speaker of the house hurled accusations at each other. >> for the past several weeks republican house members have essentially said that the only way they'll vote to prevent america's first ever default is if the rest of us agree to their deep spending cuts-only approach. >> the sad truth is that the president wanted a blank check six months ago and he wants a blank check today.y. th

terry allen jimenez is also charged. he was arrested days after the june 25th shooting which killed innocent bystander 43-year-old robert foster jr. three others were also shot but they survived. >>> weather could delay the final shuttle mission scheduled for this friday. it will last 12 days and will deliver supplies to the international space station. as surae chinn tells us, the goddard's spaceflight center will have a crucial role in the final mission. >> three, two, one. >> i do a go, no go status of the network nine minutes before launch. >> jim will be overseeing communication of shuttle "atlantis" from greenbelt, maryland at the goddard spaceflight center. >> without our communications, they would not be able to speak to the astronauts, they would not be able to launch. >> pass along our congratulations. >> reporter: it is imaging and sounds like these that baumgartner is responsible for. goddard is the lifeline. they have made it possible for all communication, data and astronauts speaking with the johnson space center throughout the shuttle program. goddard is also hitching a ride on atlantis putting its robot

robert foster jr. and injured two by standers. the fourth shooting victim terry jimenez was also arrested.lice say the shooting was gang related. >>> some say july 31st is not soon enough for council member johnson. she pleaded guilty to evidence tampering last week. she mitted esubmitted a resignan to the council, but since it's not effective until the end of the month, it delays prince george's county from finding a replacement. they voted to strip her of her office staff, her car, and her cell phone for the remainder of her term. she will be sentenced in october. >>> d.c. police response to hate crimes will be the topic of a special city council hearing later this morning. police chief kathy lanier is set to testify along with the group gays and lesbians opposing violence. the public safety committee is trying to determine if police are responding appropriately to hate crimes. the hearing is set to begin at 10:00 this morning. >>> today thousands of people are coming to d.c. to see and hear the dalai lama. he's hosting a ten-day event during which he will speak at spiritual gatherings a

robert foster jr. and injured two innocent by standers. the fourth shooting victim, 19-year-old terry jimenez was also arrested and charged. police say the shooting was gang related. >>> there are calls for prince george's county council member beverly johnson to immediately resign in the wake of federal corruption charges against her. she hded in a resignation letter to county counsel effective july 31st, which delays a special election to fill her seat. some say this does a disservice to members of the prince george's county. >> i think we should have the special election as quickly as possible, which means the resignation should be as quickly as possible. >> last week johnson pled guilty to destroying evidence when she destroyed money -- when she put -- tried to hide money that her husband former county executive jack johnson had, and then leslie johnson's sentencing is set for october 13th. >>> 6:35 is our time. coming up at 7:00, the "today" show. let's check in now with matt lauer to find out what they're working on for today. good morning, matt. >> hey, joe. good morning to you

robert foster jr. and injured two innocent bystanders. the fourth shooting victim, 19-year-old terry jiminez, was also arrested. police say the shooting was gang related. >>> and leaders in prince george's county are calling for leslie johnson to resign immediately in the wake of federal corruption charges against her. she submitted a resignation effective july 31st, but county executive ra shern baker says she's holding up getting a replacement. >> i think we should have the special election as quickly as possible, which means the resignation should be as quickly as possible. >> last week leslie johnson pled guilty to destroying money given to her husband, former county executive jack johnson. she's scheduled to be sentenced on october 13th. leslie johnson was not present when the council voted to appoint prince george's new police chief. the council approved mark ma gaw to officially lead the 1,500 member department. the 27-year veteran had been serving as interim chief since december and replaced roberto hilton. >>> police are looking for those responsible for stealing from people

terry, nbc news, bay area news. >> thank you. >>> authorities in british columbia are still investigating what caused a crash that killed a family of four from palo alto on friday. 49-year-old robert howard and his wife, 50-year-old anna marie diaz and two daughters just started a three-week family camping trip through british columbia. canadian authorities say they were driving in could tkootenay national park. the driver of the tractor-trailer apparently walked away unharmed. we spoke to relatives who say they are still in shock. >> it just seems impossible, a family with so much -- so full of life could just be gone so quickly. >> robert howard grew up in palo alto and attended stanford university, their two daughters, 11-year-old and 9-year-old, both attended public school in paola alto. >>> the suspect in friday's twin attacks that left at least 92 people dead in norway is scheduled in court tomorrow. his lawyer says he's willing to explain his actions during that hearing. part of the suspect's manifesto were almost word for word from the writings of unibomber ted kaczyns kaczynski. nbc's martin fletcher reports on why the suspect says he did what he did. >> reporter: the kin