the article said we treat the national mall by the grand canyon. absolutely. it's a national asset. has more visitors than the grand canyon. that's the front lawn of the country. we celebrate the tragedies of our country. e greatest leaders. george washington. it's a sacred ground and we need to treat it that way. i have not evaluated this particular proposal. we get hundreds of proposals to do things on these lands and lands in the national parks. we evaluate the purpose of these things. the real purpose is to provide a great experience not make money. we could lease out all kinds of things that would makeney. i don't think that's what congress expects of us. the national parks are a small sliver of the public estate and we have to be very careful and thoughtful before we make decisions that commit these lands no matter how valuable they would be. host: alaska, wisconsin on our line for democrats, stephanie. caller: yes. the question i have as a youngster and still do travel the parks, in the late '50s, there was a project called project 66 to update the national parks. my question

this is truly an extraordinary evening here in the nation's capital. just to underline the peril facing the united states economy, and the american people, democratic officials familiar with the president's speech expect him to say the country right now is, quote, in imminent threat of default. with only about one week left for democrats and republicans to agree on a deal to raise the debt ceiling. in a speech earlier today, the president alluded to the bitter political grid lock between both sides. >> are we a nation that asks only the middle class and the poor to bear the burden? after they've seen their jobs disappear and their incomes decline over a decade? are we a people who break the promises we've made to seniors or the disabled and leave them to fend for themselves? that's not who we are. we are better than that. we're a people who look out for one another. we're a people who believe in shared sacrifice. because we know that we rise or fall as one nation. >> congressional leaders from both parties unveiled duly last ditch plans that would trays

people didn't stop calling him the father of the nation. people didn't stop saying that he was a great man or founder. we still have many series to john adams. one of the problems is we get so nervous about our own leaders and the requirement that they be perfect even as other portions of the american public recognize the complexity of their heroes and refuse to allow their essential greatness to be diminished. so i have no problem maintaining what i think is a truth, which is alex haley's malcolm x because it's the truth. it has all the pieces that it's talked about. it's shaped by the times, it's shaped by haley and how malcolm thinks of himself and all of that relevant in thinking who this man is. the spike lee movie, it's a damn good movie. and although it is not a documentary, it never purported to be a documentary. and so, therefore, it does what every movie fictionalized account of a great person does is that it takes liberties. and some of those liberties are greater than others. so i think that those stories are not going away anyti

we also have house the national mall was evacuated. more on tonight's powerful wind gusts. >> storms moved through the eerie quickly during the 6:00 hour. the maximum was about 6:30 p.m. look at what is going on with our radar. all of the heavy activity is now moving across southern maryland and into the chesapeake bay. there's good news there as the cold front finally moves away from the region. that removes all the watches and warnings have been canceled. we're going to look for quite a conditions for tonight. but look at these wind gusts. these are the top four wind gusts in the area. we had over 700 sites. 72 miles per hour wind in downtown d.c. as you can see, in the district, we had wind gusts from 50 m.p.h. to 60 miles per hour as well. just to the south and east of us it could mean a few showers later tomorrow afternoon and into the evening hours. how will take a look at the far worse forecast. i promise it will not be that bad. >>> chris is live on the national mall which was quickly evaluate it earlier tonight when the storm c

where better to celebrate than the nation's capital? eps of the capital a chance to feel the spirit. the concert area is set up. barricade at the ready. >> it is that time of year again when the sun is high and the fireworks fly. >> indicators of how busy this area will get. on this special birthday, d.c. is a tourist magnet. there will be 16 security check points for the national mall. >> if you see something that causes your suspicions to be aroused, say something. >> affecting everyone will be the heat. >> i am a marine. >> the patriotism, people enjoy in themselves. >> that this place of patriotism like no other. >> it is cool to see all the american people get together. >> the fireworks are the biggest drop. they start at 9:10 on monday night. it is a good idea to take mass transit. >>> a warning for drivers this holiday weekend. maryland state police are adding 75 more troopers out on the rug. prince george's county police will be out in large numbers. prince william county police will also have a thank you checkpoint set up in man

jayson werth comes home with the winning run. nationals beat the cubs, 5-4.n ten innings. here is jayson werth after the game. >> funny game. still third and score the winning run. if the inside moves right there, i'm probably the goat. so you know, funny how the game works out. but a win is a win, we'll take it, and it was a good win today, especially on the 4th of july. and we were kidding earlier that, you know, you've got america's team down there in dallas, and team america here in washington. >> the thing i liked about the game the most, we gave them two runs and battled back. that should never happen. zimmerman pitched a much better game. should have gone in nine. and guys bounced back and we won the ball game. so it was really a big team victory. >> we're the nationals. we had to win on july 4th. it's good to pull that off today, and we needed to get some momentum going. we kind of struggled the last week, but we're playing good and have a lot of good enthusiasm around here. >> so another reason for the nats to celebrate today. a promotion for phenom

now of course the national endowment for the arts and national endowment for the humanities are different. but they are similar in what they bring to our nation. the arts and humanities inspire our children to ex-pler their own creativity and encourage positive development in the course of their educational careers. the arts and humanities are a fundamental component of our society and they indeed warrant federal funding. the arts and humanities help us know ourselves as a people. just a few weeks ago, here on this floor, the house approved a bill that increased spending for the department of defense by $17 billion. the total funding for the endowments is hardly more than a percent of that increase. -- of that increase in defense spending that was passed. talk about misplaced priorities. i'm reminded of the often-told exchange between scientist robert wilson, the director of fermi lab, when he was testifying before the senate, and a senator. the senator asked with regard to a science experiment at fermi lab, whether it would help defend this country against the soviet union. replied dr. w

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that's still important, in the national guard. i think our younger generation is doing a better job of sharing their stories, but clearly, we have put our directors of psychological health outside of the medical community, because we didn't want or believe that someone would seek assistance from someone who is going to determine whether they were fit for duty. and we wanted to take that component away. otherwise, we'd be forcing them underground, so to speak. and, it's important, and i think because we put our directors of psychological health in places where yellow ribbon, transition assistance, is available, they become part of a larger team in the national guard, to support both our airmen and soldiers. the wonderful thing the department of defense has done, i just want to acknowledge, is develop the battlemind program. and i would encourage individuals to check out this wonderful resource. the battlemind program is accessible through the internet, and it's individuals who served in military, talking about their experiences, tal

i have been down to the border with national guard troops. you have technology that can handle the other part. you have boots on the ground that the supplement that. by turning to the border state governors who turn to the president and tell me when your law enforcement people can verify the border secure. then we will move on with the discussion. that has been so much rancor and anchor in this discussion without taking any steps at all. less to the fundamentals first and take care of the border. the-verify is a good thing. by using its array of private enterprise and being able to weed out those who do not have private documentation, people are going to move on. i think businesses are going to want to use it. >> the governor will spend about 10 more minutes to shake your hands. let's give him a and thank you for showing up. let's stand up and say thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [indistinct conversation] [indistinct conversation] >> c-span ha

and that is, not all of the national guard are considered veterans. so, they may not be able to participate in some of the va programs. that's why our relationship with samhsa and kathryn's group, the memorandum of understanding that we have between the national guard and samhsa is so important because it connects with the community. and the communities, through samhsa and our relationship, that's where the national guard is. it's the governor in the state and it's the militias, as kathryn mentioned, so a vast majority of folks that we're seeing in the psychological health program, they've never been deployed. so, it's very important for us to look at community resources, as kathryn mentioned. absolutely, and hector, you're in the thick of it in the community. take us through a cycle of some of the folks that you counsel and that you work with. the most important part, when we think about these veterans and when it comes to homelessness, for me, the key is how do we get the information to them? it's hard for them to get to a phone or seek, because the

>> schieffer: today on "face the nation," the news from overnight. there may be a deal to keep the nation from going into financial default. congressional leaders worked into the night and they'll reconvene this afternoon as the outlines of a budget plan finally begin to take shape. and not a minute too soon. wall street suffered its worst week of the year and troops in afghanistan were told they might not get paid. >> the country is in crisis. this is not a time for politics as usual. >> but for the first time in weeks, there was real optimism, a deal may get done. >> i'm confident and optimistic that we're going to get an agreement in the very near future and resolve this crisis in the best interests of the american people. >> schieffer: mcconnell should know he's the top senate negotiator on the republican side. and he'll join us this morning along with a top democratic leader, senator chuck schumer. it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and no

tyler clipper was told he was the only national -- clifford was told he was the only national to be selected for the all star game. he could be joined by mike who is in the final player vote that is chosen online by fans. >>> to wimbledon in england. rafaelnorth americaal taking on someone other than federer. djokovic. in the end he was just too strong. blanketing the grass, and the championship point. novak winning his first wimbledon title. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristin bursett. good morning, everyone. >>> a look at the nationals east first half of the season in our next half an hour. >>> live to the national mall with a preview of the huge july 4th festivities. kris. >> reporter: thank you, jessica. all the way over to tyson, no problems. the district road coming up at 5:30. 9 news will return after these messages. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9 news now. i'm andrea rhone. >> and i'm jessica doyle. mike is off this morning. of course it's the 4th of july. kris knead with traffic in -- sneed with traffic in a moment if there is any, but first the weather.

the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. if our nation's debt crisis has taught us anything it's that we need a permanent fiscal solution to keep america the permanent land of the free for our children and grandchildren. there's only way to bind congress and that is a constitutional amendment requiring us to balance a budget. ordinary spending cuts and pledges to slash the deficit are no longer sufficient. washington went on a record spending binge in the last two years and left americans in an economic hangover. new taxes, some propose, would only punish the victim and reward the spenders with more money to waste. we need to stop spending money we don't have and begin living within our means. the future of our nation depends on it. a washington promise is always temporary. a constitutional amendment is permanent. for the sake of tomorrow's generations, let's get it done today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? mr. kucinich: good morning, mr. spea

live on the national mall. if you don't feel like fighting with the clouds on the mall, there's other places to see the fireworks. it's recommended at north burlington point in arlington. you can also join in on the marine corp. at arlington. you can always go to the rooftop at the hyatt hotel. you learn more by visiting metromix.com. it's on or front page, and we will see the festivities at 6:08. >>> unfortunately this morning, thousands of people in our area are dealing without electricity. that means on this hot morning, no air-conditioning. >> the power was knocked out after the line of storms moved through at 6:30 last night. >> right now dominion has 7600 customers without power. petco just over 1200. and pge, 1600. arlington, virginia, appears to have gotten hit the hardest. power lines and trees came down to the yorktown and chesterton neighborhoods. people there have never seen anything like this. >> in the 10 years i have lived here, this was the most violent storm. the wind had the trees literally ben

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welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry, and today we begin with boiling over. from the midwest to the east coast folks have fans and air conditioners cranked on high amid triple digit temperatures. for the immediate future the sweltering so-called heat dome isn't going anywhere. nbc's chris clacum reports. >> reporter: excessive heat warnings now extend east to new york where there's concern the heat wave could become more dangerous. >> my aunt is 92 years old, and she had a little bit of a heart problem, and her air conditioner broke yesterday, so she needs one no matter what the cost, no matter what. >> reporter: air conditioners and cooling centers are at a premium everywhere with temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees and higher. in ohio, triple digit heat is suspected in the death of a man in a house near columbus where the air conditioning wasn't working. that was one of some two dozen deaths blamed on a heat mass that creeped slowly across the country and at last count set 221 new record high temp

he has some pull like the national guard flyover. they are moving on over to get to their lawn seats right there in time for the fireworks later on tonight. great time. and then look at this. nathan's hot dog famous for its july 4th tradition that goes back decades. today the competition introduced its first ever woman's race. you can see the contenders downing dog after dog. world record holder sonnia thomas grabbed the belt after stomaching 40 hot dogs. she is the manager of the burger king at andrews air force base and walked away with a $10,000 award. joey chest nut walked away with the mustard yellow champion belt after swallowing a whopping 62 dogs in ten minutes just six shy of his world record. this marks his 6th win. his main competitor didn't participate again. another contract dispute. >>> casey anthony's fate is now in the hands of a florida jury now. and things turned pretty ugly over the weekend. why a judge threatened to throw a prosecutor off the case. >>> and crews are scrambling to look at the damage of a river after

and the fed wants the nation's mortgage servicers to figure out a standard way to handle foreclosures. that, as the justice department negotiates a settlement with five of the nation's biggest banks over their foreclosure practices. still ahead-- a surprisingly strong june for the nation's retailers. but will cash registers continue ringing up sales into the all important back-to-school season? >> tom: a rare about face for one of the towards biggest media moguls, rupert murdock's news corp. will shut down its british tabloid "news of the world." that paper may not be on your news stand, but it is a best seller in the u. k. with almost 3 million subscribesers. the decision to close it comes after revelations the paper hacked into cell phone voice mails celebrities, royalty, and a teen-age murder victim. pressure has been building with big advertisers like ford and virgin pulling their business. and even the british prime minister calling for an

she is the chairman of the national governors' association. she very deliberately avoided any of the republican governors partly because she sees her role in the non-partisan way but to also talk about real pain. call it one of the toughest jobs you can have a she talked about shredding critical parts of the safety net. safety net.

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fireworks light the sky as the nation celebrates independence day. but with the holiday over, it's now back to work for the senate. trying to cut a deal on the debt limit with the deadline less than a month away. >>> and missing fishermen. the search goes on for seven americans missing since their boat sank sunday in mexico. officials say there is still boat sank sunday in mexico. officials say there is still hope. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguyen. it was indeed a glorious fourth. americans coast to coast celebrated the nation's 235th birthday with parades, barbecues, and, of course, fireworks. here in new york, it was the annual extravaganza over the hudson river. in chicago, thousands turned out to watch at navy pier on lake michigan. in houston, music and fireworks at the freedom over texas show. and in los angeles, a stunning display at cbs studio city. >>> in washington this morning, we can expect fireworks of another kind, as senate republicans and democrats return to work on a dea

the bush administration creates the national space council. the first two speakers talked about in various respects how you organize state activities but it was the george herbert walker bush administration that decided this needed to be a cabinet level descendent -- said of decision-making is what the white house you have the national space council chaired by the vice president and you also have the authorship of a space exploration initiative sti, which attempted to define a new course for american space exploration in a post-cold war context where we are not competing with the soviets for leadership in the absence of the cold war. central to most of these decisions was mark albrecht who is the principle adviser on space to president bush serving as the executive secretary of the national space council during his administration. dr. albrecht. >> good morning and thanks jeff for that introduction. this is a pleasure and i am enjoying this as much as you are. it is interesting to hear the continuity and i want to read ahead to see where the hel

we did our is amongst the minds of the nation. after the attacks, all of us understood what it meant to respond. including the recent successful operation in pakistan. we understand what the company met in terms of the information sharing the two talked about. in terms of building up that capacity and personal protection equipment, resilience is a new term. i am not sure that it is a continuum as much as it is a constant cycle. dr. flynn will talk with us about this today. how can we build and redesigned a free and open society that is better able to recover economically, socially, in terms of transportation and everything else after these devastating attacks. were they natural or man-made? >> i could not be delighted to be here. in the border patrol, i am a post card officer. at the end of my career i had the opportunity in the revenue commission, produced in 2001, the level one national security challenge on the soil. we were not well prepared for it. the reality is that despite a long career span with the coast guard like the ap

the amendment is bipartisan and supported by the congressional national heritage caucus and the 49 national heritage areas across our country. the amendment is straightforward and modest. the amendment restores the national heritage area program within the national park service to the fiscal year 2010 funding levels. this amount is constant with the amount approved by congress for the last several years. to pay for this increase, the amendment shifted $8,408,000 a way from the national parks system account. from alaska to florida, the national heritage areas are the most effective public-private partnerships for research conservation and heritage tourism supported by the federal government. while each of the 49 national heritage areas currently in existence are authorized to receive $1 million in annual support through the department of interior, the national heritage area program has only been funded between $15 million and $18 million over the past five years by congress. despite their success in revitalizing communities and conserving nationally significant resources with only mod etc. f

today on face the nation washington and how it looks from outside the belt way on this july 4 weekend washington remains in gridlock. so we're checking in with four elected officials from around the country. massachusetts democratic governor deval patrick, wisconsin's republican governor scott walker, ohio's republican governor john kasich, and los angeles democratic mayor antonio villaraigosa. what is the impact with the washington impasse in their states? what will be the impact out in the country if the president and congress are unable to reach a deal to raise the debt limit? it's all next on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. welcome to "face the nation" on this fourth of july weekend. governor patrick is in rockport, massachusetts. ohio governor governor john kasich is in massachusetts. republican governor scott walker joins us from his state capital in madison and los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa is out at the

welcome to this forum focusing on the national space policy. carter administration will react to the obama administration we have every single national space policy this is the first of its kind. this has not been done before and it's good timing because this may be one of the last defense c-span does because we all know that the end of the world as tomorrow. [laughter] just a little bit about the space center price council. we advocate for the advancement of space commerce in the context of why space is important to economic and security. why it's an important right now with the budget environment that we have come space budgets are under attack, and we believe that space is so integral and important to the nation that this has to be the message and we bring that message out not only to be inside the beltway crowd but also outside the beltway crowd as well as a global audience. so it's my pleasure to introduce my co-host for today, jeff, the president of the george marshall and institute, the institute is one of the leading players in the ec f

nearly half of the nation was affected by the extreme heat yesterday according to the national weather service. folks are doing whatever they can to keep cool. >> i put my towels in the freezer and then when i come home i lay on them. >> forecasters warn the high temperatures in the plains and southeast could last through the weekend. >>> now to a story about who we are, and the news is as america gets older there are less children in the u.s. than ever before. according to the 2010 census, children make up just 24% of the population, down from 26% in 1990. children of immigrants make up one in four of those under the age of 18 and are now the fastest growing segment of the nation's youth. >>> the perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens begins today. clemens is accused of lying to congress about steroid use. a lawyer for clemens says he plans to question whether the investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs was proper. >>> a california woman is due in court today accused of -- listen to this -- hacking her husband. police say 48-year-old catherine becker, drugged

. >>> strong storms rolled through last night bringing with them 70-mile per hour winds on the national mall crowded with people hoping to watch the dress rehearsal for the capitol 4th concert what to expect today weather wise. >>> then live on the mall with what you need to know if you are planning to head down there to watch the big fireworks show and concert tonight. >>> tomorrow congress comes back early from vacation are they making progress on this looming debt deadline. fox 5 morning news continues at 7 right now. >>> what a beautiful picture a live lookout doors on this 4th of july morning. a gorgeous shot looked better than last night when mother nature put on her own show. we are not totally in the clear today good morning i am tony perkens in for steve. >> i am alison seymour good morning for you. yesterday's storms turned deadly a 56-year-old man was killed when a tree fell on him riding his bike near mile marker 33 near maryland. >> arlington virginia some residents will spend their holiday cleaning up homes, yards, cars were covered with trees, branches and other debris th

there were people visiting the national mall. police were forced to evacuate the mall after intense rain and winds and people running for cover. >> i have never seen winds like that in this area. >> thank you. for the latest on today's storm chances, you can go to our website, wjla.com. we have dramatic eyewitness photographs of the weekend thunderstorms. you consider your photographs and 97-day forecast. >>> rain or shine, the nation is celebrating its birthday today. there's no bigger celebration and down on the national mall. the crowds are beginning to form. brie and carter is live with what visitors need to know. >> absolutely. we already have a growing crowd of thousands out here, gathering near the washington monument and also along constitution avenue, where we just saw the parade make its way by us. the good news for these thousands so far is that is just overcast, no rain. people have traveled near and far to be part of these fourth of july festivities. the patriotic parade of visitors filled the nation's capital this mo

on the national mall tens of thousands run for cover as tree branches, barriers, even porta-johns topple. the heavy wind and rain brought fourth of july festivities to a screeching halt, and tonight we're learning that storm also took a life. good sunday. i'm craig melvin. we got word of that death a short time ago. that man was killed by a falling tree limb along the cno canal tow path in the poolsville area of montgomery county. we're told the 56-year-old man was riding his bike when the tree limb fell on him. he was pronounced dead at the scene. at this point officials are not releasing his name. we will of course pass along more information just as soon as it becomes available. >>> meanwhile, hordes of people celebrating the independence day weekend, and there on the national mall they were caught right in the middle of those storms. officials had to rush to evacuate the area. derek ward was there as well. he's live at the u.s. capitol tonight. derek, what's the word? >> reporter: well, i can tell you now that the rehearsal did get started again after those storms blew through, and i

a big win for the national league at the all-star game. highlights now from espn news. >>> good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update. it's the 82nd mlb all-star game from phoenix, arizona. brian wilson saying hello to the people at home. bottom of the second we go, no score. brian mccann facing david robertson. fly ball to right. jose bautista giving chase, sliding and he makes a beaututul grab. joey bat showing that he's also got glove. he broke the all-time record for votes received by the way for this contest. top of the fourth we go, no score. adrian gonzalez facing cliff lee. advantage, gonzo. he was a home run derby finalist and he gets that one to go. the a.l. takes a 1-0 lead. bottom of the fourth we go, same score. prince fielder from the milwaukee brewers, the left-handed stroke going opposite field, left center field. a three-run homemeun. the nationals -- the national league rather take a 3-1 lead. bruce bochy brings in the beard because things are a littltle dicey. there he is, brian wilson gets paul konerko to gro

the national security act was the answer of the day.rtment, the united states air force, the national security council, and the cia. they have all grown a little since then. budgets, and power have gone way up. president george w. bush would later compare the effort to create the department of homeland security to that 1947 act. but president truman acted first 64 years ago today. and now you kno

the national debt up 35%. . >> reporter: more than a dozen such pitches have hit the airwaves. special interest groups shelling out millions to tilt the deficit reduction debate in their favor. ken goldstein tracks political ads. >> the weather is not only hot, but we're starting to get a lot of hot political activity, both across the very high stakes budget deal and the debt ceiling increase, and we're starting to get the incipient first shots at the presidential air war and that election is not going to happen for another 15 months. >> reporter: the aarp fighting to ward off changes to medicare and social security. >> you've worked hard your entire life. >> reporter: the club for growth going after republicans who might be on the fence. >> tell republicans in congress no debt limit hike without real spending cuts and a balanced budget amendment. >> reporter: and the service employees international union shows a car being recklessly driven on a winding road, the ad lambasting republican lawmakers. >> they are

murders in the nation in years. today, closing arguments to place in the case anthony murder trial the 25-year-old orland woman is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee. >> good morning. >> the prosecution came out swinging casting casey anthony as a lying, selfish party girl who felt burdened by her party girl and saw only one way out. >> the conflict between the life that she wanted and the life that was thrust upon her was simply irreconcilable. she chose to sacrifice her child. >> the prosecutor said the murder was premeditated, once again showing the jury the duct tape found on her skull. >> there is no reason to put that tape over the face of a trout, living or dead. and that, ladies and gentlemen is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. >> the defense stumble before the even started. the judge ruled that they could not bring up allegations of sexual abuse and incest because they never prove it. >> there is absolutely no evidence that the defendant was sexually molested by her father or her brother. >> a

the director of the national counterterrorism center. mr. olsen is currently the general counsel of the national security agency, and he sold a number of senior positions in the department of justice, including the national security division and the federal bureau of investigation. mr. olsen has appeared as a witness before this committee previously and as frequently briefed members and staff over the last several years. i'd like to welcome him back to this committee to read like to begin today by discussing the current terrorist threat and the role of what we call nctc, which mr. olsen will be leading if confirmed. the nctc is the central agency within the united states government dealing with the identification, prevention, disruption, and analysis of terrorist threats. it's very important. while it is best known for its role in consolidating and analyzing terrorism related intelligence, it also plays an important role in conducting strategic planning for counterterrorism actions across our government. the nctc grew significantly in siz

how accommodating are the indian nations? t: well we have a great relationship with native americans in managing lands that are immediately adjacent, for example, the navaho and other indian nations are present. they are developing their own heritage programs for the public. they are a very diverse resources in the area. it's a growing area of opportunity for tribes to promote the public use and experiences on the reservations. so we are working cooperatively. like the bad lands in redwoods and other tribes to promote their areas. host: we have about 18 minutes left in this edition of the "washington journal". we are going to new berlin, new york, john on our independent line. caller: yeah, it's john. i was concerned about the franchises you spoke about in the national parks. my concern is how does a franchisee get selected? if it's a billion dollar operation and the parks department gets $200 million. that leaves $800 million to franchisees. under any circumstances my concern is how are they chosen? what pressure is put on th

the high temperature at reagan national was 95 degrees and 93 at dulles and bwi marshal. the average temperature is hanging out in the upper 80s and the its are above normal and that is going to be hot tomorrow. the humidity is creeping up overnight and back with a vengeance here tomorrow and get ready for a hot and humid one. a chance of some showers and thunderstorms and returning by tomorrow afternoon. the clouds are moving in late in the day and holding the temperatures for the evening hours. 81 at reagan national and that air conditioner is humming tonight. 75 leonardtown; annapolis, 78 degrees and in baltimore and that is not going to cool off a lot. when you wake up tomorrow, the temperatures are in the low to mid-70s and that is a big change after the last few mornings when we were waking up to 50s and 60s and one or two showers breaking out. off to north and west into central pennsylvania and some are creeping into maryland and virginia and i will put winchester to cumberland and hagerstown. they could creep closer to the washington area overnight. i think general

the nationals are hitting at 232. time world series champion stressed the team's needs for a big hitter off of the bench. >> it is wonderful being a 500 club. but that does not win championships. my job is to look at all the things and bad decisions and established players and the lineup. by the end of the year, i hope there are only one or two? . >> what is the attitude change in the clubhouse? >> we have always had a good attitude. it is one of those things where it is good to have a guy who has won everywhere. >> he was placed on the disabled list today with a fracture in his right wrist. he expects to be back in about three weeks. the capitals made some moves today. a big game goalie is heading to colorado. a local star will return to washington. it is all coming up at 6:00. >>> that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn gets a break. >> one month uncounted congress braces for a looming deadline. >> the fourth of july weekend is here, what to expect if you are travelling or sticking

i'm valentyn grigori of ranger the national weather service from the lab and didn't register yet yes did you get instructions before you came here yes. which way are you going we're going to climb the rock spend the nights and climb up click ny the next day. make camp fires where you're not supposed to it's dangerous to do it now yes yes we got it. but i have a nice trip with thank you. halfway to a click noise crest the tourists are treated to an unpleasant surprise. all of a sudden the weather has changed to wrenshaw rain washes the trail out in a matter of minutes. alexander guitar of the man in charge of the group of rock climbers to science to lead them to stone river. most of those things make it difficult because of the rain but it's easier this way. every terrorist is supposed to get their feet wet in stone river. so cold stone rivers are scattered across to go nine national park they are in fact a massive big rocks covered with lichen. it took geologists a long time to understand when and how such rivers of stone came about they eventually came to the conclusion that the roc

about four hours from now the skies over the national mall will be bright. a brilliant fireworks display. and before that, in concert for everyone to -- and before that, in concert for everyone to enjoy. >> it sounds like the best is yet to come with the concert and fireworks, but for a lot of the people the party may go late. but it also started early. >> the bands played and the balloons flew over an audience of thousands lined up along constitution avenue. but it is the promise of something even more spectacular that brought out the real crowds. >> fireworks. >> the fireworks. >> the national park service estimates there will be hundreds of thousands here to celebrate america from hundreds even thousands of miles away. >> phoenix, arizona. >> israel. >> holland. the crux of little bit of parking and a lot of walking catherine? >> with a little bit of parking and a lot of walking catherine chose two wheels. they snagged their prime piece of property by going to sleep. >> we were up by 5:30 a.m. this morning. >> some caught up on their sleep. others tried to