renewable energy is inat the grail in utah's -- is integral in utah's utah's portfolio. you can see this display in this chart showing that by 2050 utah will rely mostly on wind, solar geothermal and natural gas to achieve carbon dioxide emission reductions of 80% compared to 1990 levels. and, as you see, this is the yellow, which is solar. solar is projected to account for more than half of this the shift. utah-based businesses like ebay are enhancing renewable energy. ebay built a data center in south jordan, utah, and wanted to make sure it used only clean energy to run that facility. to accomplish this, ebay worked with g.o.p. state senator mark madsen. rocky mountain power the state's largest electric utility, and a local renewable energy generator on utah legislation to make renewable energy available to utah electricity consumers. none of them were denying climate change. and the renewable energy bill was unanimously passed by the utah state senate and house of representatives and signed in to law by republican governor gary herherbert. utah energy hires 1,500 peo

navy battleships off omaha and utah beach. the nevada off utah and the arkansas and texas off omaha, and their biggest guns were 14-inch guns, substantial webbons that when fired in a salvo created both a visual, oral impact that's almost unforgettable. the troops on board when that's salvos were fired later claimed if felt like their clothes were being ripped off their bodies. sailors 50 yards away still on board the ship, their ears and noses began to bleed just from the concussion. and, of course, the troops heading for shore, the shells flew directly over their heads heading into the beach. so the impact was tremendous. the shells from 15-inch guns on the -- what were called monitors, there was one monitor off the american beaches and another off the british beaches, and two large british battleships off the british beaches that fired 15-inch guns. their shells were nearly 2,000 pounds with a range of 20 miles. so tremendous impact. the difficulty here, of course, is the shortness of the time frame to conduct that prelimin

on omaha and utah beaches. it's that 10% of the entire american army consisted of african-american men who did all of the work that made possible the logistic support work that made possible this invasion in the first place. but it's not historians and it's not modern day commentators who overlook that. it's that the archives, the film archives in particular, the cameramen, the photographers of that day took pictures of the things they thought their audiences back in the states would to see. they took pictures of battleships firing shells, pictures of landing craft going ashore. they did not take pictures of the loading of the ships, the driving of the trucks, the creation of the supply dumps, the movement of the ammunition to the front line. those things essential as they were to the operation entirely, they did not take pictures of those. and so we're left with the pictures that we have. and it's important that we cherish them and protect them and preserve them. but you're right. we have to remember that's no

we have an issue with prairie dogs in southern utah. problem is, federal government only counts prairie dogs on federal lands to determine if they're a viable species or not. prairie dogs are abundant on private and state lands that you can get a permit to hunt them on private land. nonetheless, the fact dollar an abundance of prairie dogs, rural electric -- the rural elect rake co-op down there had to spend $150,000 to airlift transmission lines to build their transmission lines so they went over federal habitat for prairie dogs even though other people were hunting prairie dogs that happened to be on the private property. this is silly. this is unrealistic. this should not take place if we were actually having a commonsense approach to it. the bladder pod up in franklin county, washington, was threatened to be listed on the endangered species list. a local university came up with a study that proved the d.n.a. of this bladder pod was no different than another flower that was not endangered in that area. nonetheless, fish and wildlife

>> in the summer of 2009, eric shrever and david cardona are hiking through utah's zion national park. they're both experienced canyoneers, skilled at getting through canyons by any means possible. that includes climbing, rappeling or even swimming. >> i've always loved the outdoors. i've been an avid hiker. but this canyoneering sport, it takes hiking to a whole new level, and i started dabbling in that about three years ago. >> i've been doing canyoneering for about a year with eric. >> this time, david is also going to be a cameraman. >> we thought it would be great to have it on camera and we could show other people what we do. >> but what they're about to record is their worst nightmare. eric is planning to rappel 300 feet into the beautiful but dangerous englesteed canyon. >> you can't really see the bottom of it. it kind of blows your mind away, just the scenery of it. >> they choose a spot and david helps eric set up for the rappel. >> i quickly noticed how tall, how far 300 feet is. i was very, very nervous. there are all sorts of factors that can lead to death and injury, as

inland from utah beach all the way to the opposite coast. the american planners believe they need the largest harbor and normandy, and just consider from a supply point of view, the more people you put ashore, the more people you had to sustain. you need thousands of tons of supplies to sustain the allied armies, and will only grow as you get into france. from the american point of view, about 2/3 of this whole effort is going to be manpower. you need that to help feed your armies. the germans understand this, too, and they have fortified it through great extent. the first push across the peninsula through hedgerow country is through that town called barney ville, which you .ee on the western coast the ninth infantry division takes it on june 18, 1944. the ninth division is an interesting unit. it had fought in the mediterranean and was more or less a regular army division, had a reputation for being a very strong unit in combat, nicknamed the old reliable. later on, they will be called the octave foil. the ninth is going to be a key player

he's agreed to only out to utah.we're up against and what our constituents want in utah. >> so are you going to go out there during snow season and go to sundance and places like that, congressman? >>, no, no, i'm going to two in the next few months. whatever he wants me to see, i'm going to see it. chris, i think the americans are tired of dysfunction and tired of distraction and really do want us to work together and don't want the norm to be that we don't resolve problems. so i just think that when you see what somebody comes home to, when i see the folks that chaffetz comes home to, his constituents, and an understanding of what they go through, when it comes to compromise, it makes it easier and makes our relationship a better relationship also. >> where's the area for compromise, congressman cummings? where do you see it that's not being realized? if both parties don't agree, the democrats are more progressive on spending, think it helps the economy. it's just an example. how do you find a compromise? >> i thin

you probably heard in utah. see -- i wanted to make four points. i think about my job as united states senator given my background, i think about how can i give bill haslam more tools to be a better governor? if i give them those tools, he will do something with them. i think of the federal government in the internet age as a place where we ought to invest in things that empowers states and people to do things for themselves, kind of in the way that apple created ipad. without telling you what the app is, a lot of people can use the app. here are four tools that we worked on, three in a bipartisan way. one is partisan in washington, but i don't think it is so much among governors. fairness,ketplace which is the issue for me of states rights. does the state have a right to decide for itself whether it wants to elect taxes that are already owed? that may come up in the next couple of weeks in the united states senate. especially the republican governors here, this is a good time to ll

i do recall when you were in utah, running for president, and you were very well received. part of your appeal was your proficiency on the piano. [laughter] and seeere in tennessee the great talent here in nashville, i see where you fit in so good. pn o playing,ur and we want to hear -- piano pla ying, and we want to hear bill sing. >> the most musical states are utah and iowa, because people learn to sing in their churches and in their communities in both states. >> we appreciate your being here today to talk about an important issue affecting us all. we had a discussion earlier today about this very thing. congress has not reauthorized the elementary and secondary education act. for seven years. ist of the challenge we have that states are frustrated at no child left behind, and have by default embraced this waiver you are talking about. i guess there is a question, can the president even grant a waiver

trevor booker signs with the utah jazz. 2 years $2 million.e came into the game and made things happen. i'm not saying he's a superstar, i'm saying he's a young 26-year-old guy who you can count on for 7.5 rebounds and a couple assists. booker made up for the loss for making a deal to acquire kris humphries who is 29 years old, 9 points, 6 rebounds, and he's said to be good in the locker room. so now you have paul pierce and kris humphries working with a lot of the big guys. the main attraction, derek jeter playing in the final mid summer classic. nike filmed a farewell featuring everybody from tiger woods to phil jackson. all indications are this will be his last all-star game. and kyle ripcon who hit a home run in his last game says he believes that derek jeter will do something very special tonight. >> i'm excited to be here. we were just in minnesota last week. i've always enjoyed playing here. a lot of memories playing here, especially in the post season. >> it's being reported that the redskins and brian arachpo have not come to terms wi

. >> looks like a completely martian land scape, but this is utah.aneville, utah to be exact, and the guys who ride this landscape are aliens themselves. ronny lenner and mason on their dirt bikes, free styling. it looks like sand and stuff, it's not. that's really hard ground, but these guys, i love watching what they do with the dirt bikes, true athletes in my opinion, not only doing simple jumps, but just flying 210 feet in some cases. >> this is heaven for people with dirt bikes, wide open space, hills, jumps. >> looks like it was made for this. >> i love when they have themes like that, just narrow areas just as wide as the tire and do it like it's nothing. >> i love the 360 held mote perspectives. looks like no gravity in this part of the world, just defying gravity, but it's how they ride, trusting your ability to ride 2 10 feet in the air. >> confident. >> i don't know how you decide to go home. looks like fun. all right, i guess it's done. >> when you run out of gas. you're eventually going to run out of gas. >>> he gave up his dream ride fo

toomey: i thank the senator from utah. let me just respond to my colleagues from maryland and california. briefly, first of all, i'm -- i'm perfectly glad that the committee of jurisdiction addressed this. one of the great things about the senate is when it's actually functioning, members who are not on a particular committee still have the opportunity to weigh in on an issue and have that debate on the senate floor, and that's exactly what we're doing today. i'm glad we're doing that. i would also observe that my colleagues seem to have very, very little faith in the ability and willingness of states to protect their own environments. they should spend some more time in pennsylvania. we care a lot about our environment in pennsylvania, and we have a department of environmental protection that takes that responsibility very seriously. finally, i would point out that the so-called fix in map-21 is extremely incomplete, and it's incomplete because, first, it occurs at the discretion of the department of transportation. they

. >> reporter: a natural slide down a glacier in utah. >> oh, no! >> reporter: good, clean fun for these 21-year-old human toboggans. catching the scene from all angles. >> isle a big believer in making memories. you only live life once. >> it's always good to have a camera on you, just in case something unexpected happens. >> reporter: the quest for flory, driven in part by the hope to share the video on social media. >> i have to admit, i think the g g go-pro pushes me to try things a little more. you can look back and say wow, i can't believe i did that. >> reporter: all well and good until -- one of them finds out this is not just a frozen water slide. >> i'm coming, dude. what did you hurt? >> reporter: randall reese curled up in the fetal position, torn apart by the ice. then, as his buddies try to come to his aid, aaron speedy goes a little too speedily over a cliff. that's him, hurtling down over rocks and brush. >> are you okay? >> call an ambulance. >> reporter: before we hear anymore about them, it's worth pointing out they have already a

and utah is no exception. but nowhere are prison gangs more powerful, dangerous, and faster growing than in california. and they have added their own ominous chapters to the convict code. >> you can always spot a guy that's not used to prison, a new inmate, because he'll come out, he'll wander around, he won't go with his own group. you know, he's just looking. and usually what will happen is one of the gangsters will go over and snatch him up and bring him over and run the game down to him, tell him, hey, this is what you've got to do, this is where you've got to be, you can only hang out with your own people, we don't want to see you talking to people of other races. and that happens real quick. real quick. >> at san quentin state prison, we learned that not only do gangs force most of the prison population into racial segregation, they even draw boundaries on the rec yard. >> this is the lower yard. and the inmates segregate themselves out here, the reason being that the gangs want it that way. the blacks a

that's real money to the city of utah and taxpayers. they have got to show leadership and bring people together, particularly we all to secure the border. i don't understand why that can't be done. >> governor, thank you, sir. >> thank you. and this week, the presidents of guatemala, el salvador and honduras will meet with president obama here in washington at the white house. joining us, guatemalaen foreign minister fernando, nice to he see you sir. >> nice to see you as well. >> welcome to the united states. >> thank you very much. >> why are children leaving your country for the u.s.a.? >> well, i think what happened the last three years is that the criminal -- found a way of fooling families. central america that they could get some kind of legal establishment and they provide a service and because of the number of cases you have your judicial system now, migration, some of them have stayed longer, and so, started to say to the families, you see, we told you, you know, they are staying in the u.s. legally and they were fooled becaus

he came ashore at utah beach on d-day. now that he's come back, we said he could have anything for lunch today. he helped liberate this coast, after all, but he said a hamburger would do fine. what's more american than that? think of rock merit, who saw a recruitment poster asking him if he was man enough to be a paratrooper. he signed up on the spot. that landed him here on d-day with the 508th regiment, the unit that would suffer heavy casualties. 70 years later, it's said that all across ft. bragg, they know rock, not just for the exploits on d-day, but over 30 years in the army, but at 91, he still speaks to the men, and still bleeds o.d. green for the airborne. whenever the world makes you cynical, whenever you doubt that courage and goodness is possible, stop and think of these men. wilson and harry and rock, they are here today, and although i know we already gave them a rousing round of applause, along with all our veterans at d-day, if you could stand, please stand. if not, please raise your hand. let us recognize

a family was visiting us from utah. they were not staying in san francisco, they were staying across the bay. they were walking across the west side of jefferson street. the family has three children and the youngest boy was attracted to a statute that was placed in the doorway in the sidewalk of one of the vendors there on jefferson street and he climbed it and the weight of the body caused it to topple over on top of him. i think the statue weighs about 300 pounds. his sister tried to prevent the accident, but unfortunately she wasn't able to prevent it. the passers buy immediately called 9-1-1 and we got a group of officers dispatched out of central station. one of the first responders was officer john [inaudible] and came to the scene immediately and did a heroic effort in obtaining the ability for the paramedics to arrive at the scene, calm down the passers buy and as you can imagine these kind of events cause a lot of spectators. keeping the scene calm is really important. the little boy was dispatched to general

. >>> and about 1,300 same-sex marriages performed early this year must be recognized by utah. that's the decision a federal appeals court made friday. judges, however, stayed their order until july 21st to give the state time to file an appeal to the u.s. supreme court. couples had obtained marriage licenses in the 17 days after a federal judge ruled utah's ban was unconstitutional. >>> as the u.s. border crisis escalates, we'll meet one woman who risked everything to get there. her journey from 3,000 miles away next. looks like we're about to board. mm-hmm. i'm just comparing car insurance rates at progressive.com. is that where they show the other guys' rates, too? mm-hmm. cool. yeah. hi. final boarding call for flight 294. [ bells ring on sign ] [ vehicle beeping ] who's ready for the garlic festival? this guy! bringing our competitors' rates to you -- now, that's progressive. >>> the homeland security secretary arrived at the border this week. he said those arriving are often unprepared for the reality facing them once they get here. >> i think it's fair to say that a good

the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: madam president, before i get on to my remarks regarding immigration, i'd like to echo briefly the sentiments expressed by my friends senators ayotte and cruz who spoke on the floor earlier this afternoon. i believe the senate should immediately take up and pass the permanent internet tax freedom act, a bill that cleared the house with a bipartisan voice vote and 228 house cosponsors, instead of manufacturing a crisis with a short-term extension that will let this very popular, very bipartisan policy be taken hostage. madam president, the situation at the border is indeed heartbreaking. tens of thousands of single adults, families and children have made an incredibly dangerous journey north from countries like guatamala, honduras and el salvador. they're leaving these countries because they offer too little opportunity and are mired in poverty and violence. no one begrudges them for wanting to find a better place to live. americans are compassionate and they're generous. the amer

the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: i'd be happy to allow senator boxer to go first if she'd like. mrs. boxer: no, go ahead, please. mr. hatch: all right. mr. president, i appreciate the comments of my distinguished colleague, who's the chairman of the senate finance committee. today the senate will vote on a short-term extension of funding for the highway trust fund. while it remains to be seen what shape that extension will take, congress appears to be poised to pass legislation that will ensure that the trust fund will not face a shortfall and that states will be able to continue to plan and implement their transportation projects. this is important. as many have noted, passing this extension will preserve thousands of jobs and prevent disruption of a number of different highway projects that are currently in existence. it's taken a lot of work to get to this point and has required the collective goodwill of members of both parties and it has meant compromise on both sides. in the senate finance committee, bot

and alabama likewise prohibit that kind of advocacy but go even further than the russian law or the utah law and for example the arizona law instructs school teachers in the public school system to demonstrate to students that there is no safe mechanism or safe way to have quote unquote homosexual sex which is simply untrue. well alabama and texas instructs school teachers to tell pupils young people that homosexuality is not an acceptable lifestyle and also instructs them to say that homosexual sex in private is a crime in those states which is not true since two thousand and three the us supreme court has said states cannot make consensual private homosexual activities between two adults across. grove in texas i think that. it was definitely hard being gay i knew probably when i was about five that i. had the feelings and knew that i was interested in guys but i didn't know what exactly it was and as i went through high school and stuff i started to realize more that i just wasn't the same as anyone else and so i kind of was in the closet all during my high school years and through the

up to colorado and utah. stormy at times across the upper midwest. windy in the central plains. heavy rain from the carolinas to florida. 80s from new york to new orleans. triple digits from dallas and phoenix and 90s in the rockies and plains. >>> the detroit homeowner accused of shooting a woman on his porch now says he didn't know the gun was loaded. the explanation was revealed as juror listened to his interview. he intentionally fired in self-defense fearing his own life when 19-year-old mcbride landed on his porch. >>> messages from a fallen marine's comrade after he died in iraq. now, it was supposed to go to the machine's family, not to a flea market but that's where it was purchased for 5 bucks. the buyers didn't know what it was right away. >> we were like, oh, my gosh, why is this here? >> my son coming back to me and i loved them for that. >> the marine's mother will meet her ben factors and get the flag from them. another memento to help her remember the son she lost. >>> and still ahead, i can't believe this. how the sun nearly cooked us two years ago. >>> buzzing

: michael, utah said it will appeal to the u.s. supreme court court. the state will challenge last month's ruling. a regional appeals court ruled utah's ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. >>> in california a jury found the dodgers partly liable for the beating of a giants fan. brian stowe was beat no one a parking lot in 2011. the jury said the dodgers must pay 25% of the liability. the two men who steaked him were also ordered to pay part of the $18 million awarded to him. >>> no. memphis hundreds of police officers calling in sick as a form of protest. over the past week more than 500 officers stayed home. their protesting a reduction in their healthcare subsidies. >> you cannot ask an officer or a fireman to run into a burning building, and we're not going to give you healthcare. >> reporter: by the end of the week its expected that everyone in the homicide bureau will be out sick. public safety has not been compromised because of the no-show officers. >>> the west virginia company that leaked a chemical into the elk

as the battle raged at juneau, on omaha and utah, you took devastating casualties. but you also took control of these commanding heights. around 9:00 a.m., two rangers discovered of the big guns hidden inland and destroyed them with heat grenades. you became the first americans on d-day to complete your mission. we look at this terrain and we marvel at your fight. we look around us and we see what you were fighting for. for here, the daughters of colonel rutter. here are the son and grandson of corporal bargman. here are the faces for whom you risked your lives. here are the generations for whom you won a war. we are the children of your sacrifice. the strong alliances you forged in blood upon these beaches. on the shores of the pacific and in the skies above. we flourished in the nation you came home to build. the most difficult days of your lives bought us 50 years of freedom. you did your job. now we must do ours. let us begin by teaching our young people about the villainy that started this war and the valor that ended it. let us carry on the work you began here

i thank my good friend from utah. i thank him for his service to our country and for bringing us together this evening. i rise today to call on the president of the united states to give israel the robust and vigorous support it deserves. since the latest round of prounvoked rocket barrages were launched on july 6 by hamas, israeli citizens have lived under a relentless rocket attack, mortar fire, even attack from hamas drone aircraft in a foiled sea raid. israel has lived under a media attack, a calculated campaign to isolate israel for defending itself. major articles in international newspapers around the world grossly -- take a grossly anti-israeli stance. make no mistake, mr. speaker, a major purpose of hamas' rocket ttacks is to provoke counterattacks to have civilian deaths and launch a media campaign against israel. hamas is guilty of sacrificing innocent lives and using women and children as human shields in a brutally cynical attempt to manipulate world opinion and isolate israel. the facts on the ground of

. >> reporter: habit burger grill with 100 locations in california, utah and arizona have some of the best burgers. also great, in and out burger with close to 300 outlets in california, arizona, nevada, utah and texas. when it comes to chicken, another big name, kfc, was at the bottom of the barrel for taste. far better according to consumer reports readers, chicken from chick-fil-a with 1700 locations in 39 states. those surveys say it offers polite, speedy service and give its dining area top scores for cleanliness. mexico an chains are another area where biggest wasn't best. taco bell in fact had the worst tacos and burritos of any of the mexican restaurants in our rating. they gave the burritos from national competitor chipotle mexican grill much higher marks. who wound up at the bottom of the list at the 65 fast foods and casual restaurants consumer reports rated, sbarro got the lowest score. those surveyed didn't think highly of the quality of the food or its freshness. and consumer reports surveyed diners who ate at sandwich shops were map happier with the food an service than

them and they have a community you know they're spread out of the country their community in southern utah on the arizona border called colorado city and. they you know it's a very extreme fundamentalist form of mormonism that you know practices actively polygamy and one of their you know members is speaks with the voice of god as the mormon judged yes yes absolutely right but in the end it's some of the controls every facet of their lives. and. it's of from our perspective it's a very bizarre society and warren jeffs whose father was the prophet. pretty much seized when his father died control and became prophet was a sort of clarity prophet and took an already bizarre. what we would perceive as a bizarre way of life and just took it to extremes more specifically by marrying off girls of younger and younger ages his youngest wife was twelve years old he totally believed in me though i think he was a charlatan. i think it's a fascinating question i think he convinced himself that he totally believed at the same time as i think he was a charlatan because i think that you know something that

a congressman from utah, jason chaffetz, who was done terrific work, there were some issues in the senate bill. he has worked each of them to make sure that the solution is simple, is fair, and be implement it, that it can be phased. the states that have some influence on how it can get done, so there is excellent work that has been done. my understanding is there is an important law that expires on november 1, which is the not taxing internet access. the house will have the opportunity to expand the moratorium on not taxing the internet. my understanding is the senate then wants to attach a bill. whether the it is the original bill or coming from the house is not for me to say, but it is a brilliant move because it makes it clear that it is not about not taxing the internet, it is about establishing fairness in the marketplace, so that it comes back to the house, and then leaders of the house will have to make sure it gets done either in september or later. instead of talking about the obstacles, it is good to talk about what we can do. each governor talking to their delegation can have

. >>> the supreme court may soon weigh in on utah's gay marriage law. the state's attorney general plans to go to the high court to challenge an appellate ruling that declared utah's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. >>> texas governor rick perry and democratic congressman henry q&aar are both comparing the border crisis with hurricane katrina. perry said on fox news, "i think about the criticism that george w. bush received when he didn't go to new orleans during katrina. this is no different." also on fox, congressman cuellar said "i hope this doesn't become the katrina moment for president obama." >>> well, former nsa contractor edward snowden is asking russian authorities to extend his stay in the country. his year-long permit to stay in russia has a political refugee is set to expire july 31st. >>> political commentator ann coulter is criticizing chris mcdaniel for not backing down in his race against senator thad cochran. in an op ed piece in "the clarion ledger," coulter wrote, "even in cases of actual voter fraud, history shows that the

utah has appealed a decision striking down the state's marriage ban to the supreme court. the 10th u.s. circuit court of appeals recently upheld a lower court ruling the ban is unconstitutional. utah is skipping an appeal to the 10th circuit in favor of going directly to the supreme court. more than 1000 lgbt apples tied the knot in december during a brief window when a district court struck down utah's ban. dozens of independent truck drivers at the ports of los angeles and long beach have gone on strike. the workers are protesting three large firms for classifying them as independent contractors instead of as employees will stop workers say this has allow the companies to impose long hours for low pay, docked paychecks for expenses, and avoid offering workplace protections. the two ports handle nearly half of all u.s. cargo. the workers have vowed to stay off the job for as long as it takes, making it one of the few open-ended u.s. strikes in recent years. on wednesday, rage against the machine joined the striking workers on the picket line to perform a few songs. and th