coal, gotcha, who is the president of uzbekistan, gotcha, three in a row, whoo. the grueling hours of training are starting to pay off. the questions still remain. will we be fast enough. will we be loud enough. will we be close enough. >> all day, all day. >> will we do whatever is necessary to get to the story. >> senator, a word. >> if-- is any indication we're ready. >> let's run it, okay, on three, two-- no, time, time, time, time. replay, replay, replay. >> there aren't many black people here s that intentional. >> black folks just don't seem to care as much about this hobby as other folks. >> no one can know for sure what will happen when the first balloon drops in tampa. >> where are we going put these microphones. >> where? >> again, again. >> one thing is certain, the daily show news team going to leave everything on the field. (cheers and applause) >> we'll be right back

why in the world is our system ranked lower than ireland, saudi arabia, and uzbekistan.ou see this? the happiest olympic worker has an interesting approach to rousing the crowd. we decided to see if the same trick in london would work in new york. happy saturday, everyone. i'm randi kaye and it's 7:00 on the east coast and 4:00 out west. extreme weather and wildfires and at least four major fires burning. we talked to the official at the department of emergency management and said the drought played a big part in all of this and said hundreds of homes are being threatened by these fires. they are preparing to send more resources to fight the fires today. other extreme weather, tropical storm ernesto is moving west right now. the storm hit the windward islands with heavy rain and 60 mile per hour winds. right now it's around 300 miles south of puerto rico. ernesto is

why in the world is our system ranked lower than ireland, saudi arabia, and uzbekistan.s not an all you can eat buffet, but an olympic menu. what it takes to eat like a champion. >> it is saturday, august 4th. good morning and glad you are with us. i am randi kaye. we start with wildfires in oklahoma. 100 homes are being threatened. the fires are being pushed by strong winds. the worst is in cleveland county south of oklahoma city. joining me is kelly cain for the oklahoma department of emergency management. good morning. are evacuations being ordered at this hour? >> we haven't had new evacuations overnight which is good news, but we are definitely still watching these fires. they were so dangerous yesterday and we had a couple of small fires that popped up overnight. we are keeping a good eye on things and have been looking in the morning at what resources are needed. >> we are looking at the incredible video of the fires burning. how many fires are you dealing with? do you have any idea? >> more than 12 fires were reported to our office yesterday. we know there additi

why in the world is our system ranked lower than ireland, saudi araubia and uzbekistan? is unemployment. as each candidate puts his spin, we'll give you facts. plus, saving lives one child at a time, rescuing them from the war zone. i'll talk with her and the first i'll talk with her and the first boy she saved. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning every one. i'm randi kaye, it is 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 out west. we start with medical news and a major spike in cases of west nile virus. health officials say it is the biggest rise since 2004. so far we've seen 240 cases across the country with four deaths. the cdc says the cases have been in texas, mississippi and oklahoma. august is traditionally the peek month for wes nile. the virus is carried by mosquitos. to colorado now, where the university of colorado has hired an independent investigator to probe the school's handling of colorado theater shooting suspect james holmes. holmes was being seen by university psychiatrist, lynn fenton. cnn affiliate reports that she had concerns he might be a dan

china, eritrea, iran, saudi ara uzbekistan. secretary clinton takes note that the middle east with its newly formed government born by the arab spring may empower islamist extremists. egypt's new president mohamed morsi ans. unquote. christians and muslims. with no favoritism. >> the egyptian people will look to their elected leaders to protect the rights of all citizens and to govern in a fair and d so will we. >> question. true or false. the secretary of state says in effect, when it comes to freedom of religion, the world is sliding backwards. is she correct in that? >> it certainly is strue in some parts of the world. it is certainly true in the arab world and the muslim world. we see what happened in egypt. it is not just in egypt. it is a part of that whole array of countries. but egypt is one of the great countries. and one that is really fallen under the sway of the muslim brotherhood. and nobody knows where that is going to go. they were able to replace the senior leaders of the military, it is an example of a level of

why in the world is our system ranked lower than ireland, saudi arabia and uzbekistan? >>> and later, save a life, get a bill. why one brave teen was charged for doing the right thing. >>> and later, a woman changing lives and saving lives one child at a time, rescuing them from the war zone i'll talk with her and the first boy she saved. >>> happy saturday, everybody. i'm randi kaye. it's 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. on the west. thanks for starting your day with us. we start with wildfires tearing through oklahoma towns. this is new video of the devastation. take a look. the fire is moving quickly, thanks to dry brush and strong win winds. so far, dozens of structures have been burned, but there are hundreds more homes that are threatened this morning. one of the worst of the fires burning right now is in luther, oklahoma. investigators there are looking into the possibility that the fire was deliberately set by a man allegedly throwing burning wads of paper into a pasture. >>> more extreme weather now and tropical storm ernesto is moving west toward jamaica. pe

why in the world is our system ranked lower than ireland, saudi arabia, and uzbekistan. did you see this? the happiest olympic worker has an interesting approach to rousing the crowd. we decided to see if the same trick in london would work in new york. happy saturday, everyone. i'm randi kaye and it's 7:00 on the east coast and 4:00 out west. extreme weather and wildfires and at least four major fires burning. we talked to the official at the department of emergency management and said the drought played a big part in all of this and said hundreds of homes are being threatened by these fires. they are preparing to send more resources to fight the fires today. other extreme weather, tropical storm ernesto is moving west right now. the storm hit the windward islands with heavy rain and 60 mile per hour winds. right now it's around 300 miles south of puerto rico. ernesto is expected to strengthen into a hurricane sometime tomorrow, but the latest tracks don't have it reaching the u.s. in syria the fierce fighting rages on a day after the un general assembly resolution cond

why in the world is our system ranked lower than ireland, saudi arabia and uzbekistan?ater, save a life, get a bill. why one brave teen was charged for doing the right thing. >>> and later, a woman changing lives and saving lives one child at a time, rescuing them from the war zone. i'll talk with her and the first boy she saved. >>> happy saturday, everybody. i'm randi kaye. it's 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. on the west. thanks for starting your day with us. we start with wildfires tearing through oklahoma towns. this is new video of the devastation. take a look. the fire is moving quickly, thanks to dry brush and strong win winds. so far, dozens of structures have been burned, but there are hundreds more homes that are threatened this morning. one of the worst of the fires burning right now is in luther, oklahoma. investigators there are looking into the possibility that the fire was deliberately set by a man allegedly throwing burning wads of paper into a pasture. >>> more extreme weather now and tropical storm ernesto is moving west toward jamaica. people in s

why in the world is our system ranked lower than ireland, saudi arabia, and uzbekistan.can eat buffet, but an olympic menu. what it takes to eat like a champion. >> it is saturday, august 4th. good morning and glad you are with us. i am randi kaye. we start with wildfires in oklahoma. 100 homes are being threatened. the fires are being pushed by strong winds. the worst is in cleveland county south of oklahoma city. joining me is kelly cain for the oklahoma department of emergency management. good morning. are evacuations being ordered at this hour? >> we haven't had new evacuations overnight which is good news, but we are definitely still watching these fires. they were so dangerous yesterday and we had a couple of small fires that popped up overnight. we are keeping a good eye on things and have been looking in the morning at what resources are needed. >> we are looking at the incredible video of the fires burning. how many fires are you dealing with? do you have any idea? >> more than 12 fires were reported to our office yesterday. we know there additional fires that w

con, which according to your fake id is a 38-year-old guy named abdul from uzbekistan.e." pro, you're majoring in philosophy. con, or is philosophy majoring in you. [ laughter and applause ] think about it. >> steve: weird. >> jimmy: pro, so much sex is going to happen in your dorm room. con, while you're trying to sleep. [ laughter ] >> steve: not good. >> jimmy: "i'm trying sleep, you guys. i'm trying to read my kindle. i'm sleeping with my ken doll." >> steve: "i told you to leave the sock on the door." >> jimmy: "i wanted you to put my argyle sock on the door." pro, you avoided the freshman 15. con, by tripling it. there you go. that's one way to do it. >> steve: the freshman 45. >> jimmy: 45 y'all. pro, you're driven, focused, and ambitious. con, during beer pong. [ laughter ] well you've got to have priorities. and finally pro, even if you don't like your roommate, it's not like you're stuck with him for four years. con, it doesn't work like that in the real world. there you go guys. that is the pros and cons. we'll be right back with tyra banks! woo! [ cheers and

is number 31, below ireland, saudi arabia and uzbekistan. >> education is a crisis right now in thish that our politicians would get more serious about it, because we are leaving children behind every single day. >> reporter: the 2010 kids count report by the annie e. casey foundation found that two out of three 4th graders in public schools were not reading proficie proficiently, an actual improvement from 2005. the report also noted that in most states, the rate of eighth graders not proficient in math is over 60%. in washington, d.c., it's as high as 83%. numbers like these have prompted president obama to call for reform. >> as a nation, we've got a responsibility to give our students the resources they need, from the highest quality schools to the latest textbooks to science labs that actually work. in return, we should demand better performance. >> reporter: in nevada, ranked last by the report in education, the situation is so grim that some families are choosing to leave the state altogether. >> we want our kids to be exposed to the most and have the most opportunities in lif