host: a junior at west phoenix high school is next. caller: good morning.ted states is estimated to be $16 trillion in debt. how does that affect the department of defense? guest: the department of defense -- what has been happening across our country is we have been borrowing money in order to pay the expenses of these different departments. we are borrowing the money from countries like china, for example, or japan. tragically, what has happened in japan -- are arms wrapped around the country as a world. let's get help to them in any way that we can treat our country has literally been borrowing its way forward and placing the burden on you and the next generation. i'm totally committed to balancing these accounts. i can tell you it is possible to do this. i've served in congress long enough to know. during the 1990's, we were able to do it. we hadend of the 1990's, grown the economy enough to produce a balanced budget. we had several balanced budget submissions in the late 1990's. it's possible to do this. the most important ingredient is a growth-path e

the suns to stroll into the final run away at ninety seven school going to be eleventh in the west phoenix within two games of memphis for the on final years but that guard was finally young basketball fans got a treat in moscow on friday as a limp a champion and soviet star v.d.'s suppleness made a trip to one of the city's academies to promote this year's european championships richard found her fate was there for us. the thirty first of august will be a proud moment for this man out of the dust suborn is as his natively few ania will host the european basketball championships for the first time since nine hundred thirty nine hundred four michelle greece star says it will be a great honor. as a country where basketball is the number one sport we managed to sell fifty thousand tickets in just two hours and there are none left it's a great honor for us to hold this event and we will try to put on a great show but a lot depends on how the lithuanian team plays. promoting the event which gets underway in six months time isn't the only reason suborn is in moscow he also paid a visit to the lo

suns to stroll to the final one awaits and i can seven scoreline despite sitting a level in the west phoenix had not pulled off in two games of memphis for the final click of senator hart on finally young possible fans going to treat in law school on friday as a limp dick champion and former soviet star dust suppleness made a trip to one of the city's academies to promote this year's european championships richard from port fleet was there for us. it's the thirty first of august will be a proud moment for this man out of a disappointing is as his natively few ania now host a european basketball championships for the first time since nine hundred thirty nine hundred four much younger his son says it will be a great honor for a good boy who lithuania is a country where possible is the number one sport that we manage to sell fifty thousand tickets in just two hours and there are none left it's a great honor for us to hold this is there and will try to put on a great show but a lot depends on how the lithuanian team plays. promoting the event which gets underway in six months time isn't the only

>> guest: ophelia, thank you so much for wallingat in.e ca by the way, to the students in west phoenixi want to ask you, how much do you pay for fresh water out there in phoenix?o yo maybe somebody can talk about the water situation. host: they are joining us via skype. ofelia, do you want to answer that? caller: they are not too bad, but gas prices are starting to get that. guest: thank you so much. when specifically do i like about secretary gates? i think he is measured. he gives confidence to those in the field. i like the fact that he goes right down to the ranks, goes right down to the front. i think he is very open. he is not arrogant, very intelligent, very patriotic host. host: jimbo is a democrat in the union grove, alabama. caller: i am a poll watcher and i see the jr. representatives of the tea parties and they have a mandate to cut spending, in general, to cut the government. actually, the biggest thing in all the polls is jobs. in the last year or so, that is all they said. we are trying to get after jobs. as soon as they went into office, they are going to cut jobs. i th

off as we head out west and portland and 94 in phoenix and 91 muggy degrees in miami where severe weather is expected we do have lake effect snow in upstate new york but all the airport are running on time. here is the e-mail address and find the flight tracker. >> eric: today the u.s. officially hands control of air operations over libya to nato. publicly the u.s. is gladly taking a step back but privately sources say president obama has agreed to deploy a special group of c.i.a. officers to meet with rebels. janelle wang has more. >> reporter: sources tell abc news that president obama has signed a secret order known as presidential signing to authorize covert operations in libya. that means sending a group on the ground to overthrow the moammar gadhafi. there are reports the white house is still debating the consequences because little is known about these fighters, some allegedly with ties to militant groups like al-qaeda and hezbollah. >> if you ask who are those guys you are going to think about whether you want to arm them. our history of arming groups we don't know hasn't been a t

southern half of the country very mild, all the way through albuquerque, phoenix, southern california. we're still stormy in the west too. it's not too cold. temperatures are little bit below average with clouds around. you see this moisture streemg onshore. it's not so much there's a big storm system. not like yesterday. those were incredible winds in the coastline in oregon yesterday. today scattered moisture and showers, high elevation getting snow. the cities are getting a cool rain. it's raining lightly from seattle and looks like most of the rain is to the north of portland. as far as the forecast for today goes, on and off showers, highs only in the 40s. we're mild in arizona, but still relatively cool from san diego right up the coast to san francisco. that's a look at your thursday 46, pendleton, oregon, cloudy, temperature 50. i think we've had rain in the forecast, lynn, every single day this week on the west coast. i'll come back later and let you know what friday looks like. >> thank you. >>> the fed chief warns on budget cuts, apple's chief comes out for a debut and proof that royal wedding souvenirs h

the temperatures out there today on the west coast, it's a chilly morning in medford, warm in arizona, phoenixy the way yesterday had their first 90 degree day of the year. and on much of the west coast is actually going to be much cooler today. it's not going to be much in the way of warmth. there's clouds even down in l.a. showers around portland. so it's not a horrible st. paddy's day forecast but on the cool side with showers in oregon. now here's a look at the weather outside your window.ight. friday forecast coming up, lynn. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up, stocks tumble, prices surge and the world's most expensive dog in the world. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. with over a month to go before this generation's fairy tale wedding, proof that quick commercialization of the event may have moved too fast. >>> coming up -- the heat are thunder struck, the president makes his final four picks and one nfl star is switching sports. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines t

west. a face-off in phoenix. this guy taking coyote fan itdom to a new level. nice has. off the shot and the rebound. his fourth goal in the last seven games. 1-0, sharks. second, game tied at 1. pavelski to thornton, his shot off the post. pavelski is there to bury it. 2 hitch 1, san jose. then in the third now 3-1 and more. he goes top shelf with the wicked wrister. second goal and 30th this season, the most ever by a sharks rookie. the 4-1 strictry. soccer, earthquakes on the road to meet dallas. showing magic. the sit goal. first of two on the night. quakes get their first one of the season. 2-0, that final. back in the bay area, mexico meeting in a friendly oakland coliseum and this was all mexico. the 34th minute he centers and hernandez comes up with his second goal of the game and mexico goes on to a 3-1 victory. and martin laird has a two stroke lead at the arnold palmer invitational. we will have all of that for you ton at 5. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> next at 6:30 you drive on them every day. what a new report says about the safety of the bay areas

>>> the sharks and coyotes trying to improve their third and fourth spots in the west with a little face-off in phoenixis guy taking coyote fandom to a new level. nice hat. the close shot. logan for the rebounds. his fourth goal in the last 7 games. 1-0, sharks. second, game tied at 1. to joe. pavelski to thornton. his shot off the post. pavelski is there to bury it. 2-1, san jose. then in the third now 3-1 and mr. there. he goes top shelf. second goal and 30th this season. that's the most ever by a sharks' rookie. san jose has won five of six with the 4-1 victory. >>> to soccer. earthquakes on the road to face dallas. he is showing magic. the sit goal. first of two on the night. and the quakes get their first win of the season. 2-0, that final. >>> back in the bay area, mexico meeting in a friendly oakland coliseum. this one is all mexico. in the 34th minute, they center it and hernandez comes one the second goal of the game and mexico goes on to a 3-1 victory. >>> and martin laird has a two stroke lead at the arnold palmer invitational. we will have all of that for you at 5. have a great day. >>> nex

west, the forecast coming up. >> thanks for that, bill. where is the hottest spot on the map? >> definitely right around the phoenix area. >> hmm, 91 degrees, i saw that. >>> oil business profits, japan's parts shortage worsens and the newest william and kate product to hit the market. your "early" morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, hear why george clooney's name is being mentioned along with world leaders, orgies and prostitutes. >>> coming up the women's final four is set. thunder and warriors need overtime and sweet revenge for the cavaliers. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. a wisconsin judge has issued a new order blocking that state's controversial law eliminating bargaining rights for public workers. delivering a certain rebuke yesterday, she said her previously ruling earlier this month had either been "misinterpreted or ignored." governor scott walker's administration had insisted the law was in effect because a state agency had published it by posting it on a w

elsewhere, there's a little rain in the west causing rain and snow. nice weather in phoenix today. and we're live in times square. george? >> thank you, sam. >>> now, to the latest in the string of spectacular crimes that seem to be ripped straight from the scripts of hollywood blockbust blockbusters. sharyn alfonsi tells us about the mystery stuntman that set his sights on the guy fieri's lamborghini. >> reporter: the way guy fieri's $200,000 lamborghini was stolen is over the top. thiefs repelled into a car dealership and drove away. the latest in a series of hollywood-worthy heists. outside of paris, police dug up more than $8 million of stolen jewels. the gems, hidden loot, from a heist at the harry winston store. thieves walked into the store in broad daylight. and walked out with over $100 million in jewels. never firing a shot, escaping on the busy sidewalks unnoticed. and there was this. a poker tournament at a luxury hotel in germany. then, panic. four robbers force their way in. armed with machetes, hand grenades and automatic weapons. forcing employees to hand over the $

with snow to the north and west, up to 2 feet of snow in sierra range. >> 58 in sacramento. 75 in phoenix36. 40s in boston. here in new york, some upper 70s from new orleans over to hot-lanta. >>> so what part this? if you suddenly found out you aren't who you thought you were. >> that's what's happened to 95-year-old leland davidson of washington state. he thought for his whole life he was an american citizen. he even fought for the u.s. in world war ii. >> nope, turns out he's canadian. davidson was actually born in british columbia to american parents. he found out about his situation when he went for a special driver's license. >> now lawmakers are helping him make the switch. he says he's going to celebrate when he becomes an american by sitting there, quote, keeping the la-z-boy warm. you are an american. >> ambitious. >> we'll be right back. ♪ o canada ♪ ♪ i got troubles, oh ♪ but not today ♪ 'cause they're gonna wash away ♪ ♪ , ♪ , ♪ they're gonna wash away , ♪ oh, i'm gonna take them away >>> nfl owners approved an historic rule change tuesday to reduce injuries in pro football.

west coast. a little pocket of rain from salt lake city at 46 to boise. then we look at medford also to have rainshowers. a little dryer in l.a. at 65. 75 today in phoenixh partly sunny skies. denver, a little bit of icy weather. micked precipitation type of day. then we'll look at tomorrow. why don't we go ahead and get a little bit brighter down in vegas at 64 for your tuesday? full ol sunshine. portland, you'll get rain. seattle, too. 52 and 48 respectively. a bit more rain up there on tuesday. if you are watching us on kntv nbc 11 in california's bay area, visit a small piece of the australian outbackç and see fi fuzy koalas at koala crossing at the pacific zoo. that's your pacific event of the day. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. no big surprises in the box office as gun slinging lizard won the box office showdown. eye ramgo" easily took the top spot with $38 million while it fell m low range of expectations. it still had the best non-holiday opening so far this year. >>> and then there's the sci-fi romance thriller the adjustment bureau starring matt damon and it is a big hit with the over 30 crowd finis

west. san diego, at 73. l.a. at 77. palm springs at 83 degrees. phoenix, 80 degrees. it's your first time on tv.>>> in our royal diary this morning, the crowning touch of any wedding day is that all important cake. nick watt is on the case, looking for clues as to who will get to bake the cake of the century. he joins us again this morning from london. have you cracked the case yet, nick? >> reporter: not quite. but good morning, george. today, we are at the cake store in london. i'm with steve. he's very shy. so, i will tell you, he's one of the best cakemakers in the world. he's been showing me how to use a piping bag. we've been talking about what kind of cake kate and william might have. and more importantly, who's going to make it. this is the cake store's audition. this is what they could make if they get the regal nod. >> the making of it and the delivering of it would be a bit daunting. but we'd certainly have a go. >> reporter: daunting, even for the biggest wedding cakemaker in the land. they're not afraid of a chocolate-covered piping, ribbons or top hats. they have 13 decorators on s

west of the city. rain from san francisco to l.a. snow in the sierra nevada, cascades and northern rockies. >> and we're looking at 55 in salt lake city. 75 in phoenix. fargo only gets up to 22. and minneapolis, 30. mostly 40s in the northeast. >>> well coming up next the recovery for japan's auto giant is taking longer than first thought. we have new details coming out. >>> plus, the updated recall for nearly 1 million baby cribs. a lot of parents paying attention to that. >> absolutely. >>> and a pony once written off, has a new leg to stand on. stay with us. he latest news from japan. toyota, honda and sony, all returning to normal, after production shortages because of raw materials. investors are also worried about libya. tokyo's nikkei average lost more than 150 points today. hong kong's hang seng was off, as well. in london, the ftse also opened down. and on wall street today, the dow opens above 12,000, after losing just 18 points on tuesday. the nasdaq did not change much, either. >>> oil prices are hovering around $105. >> because of the unrest in the middle east. but it could be worse. japan's oil consumption is down about 1 million barre

phoenix last night. the plane did manage to touchdown safely. there was some smoke when it landed. there were 82 passengers onboard and among them, nine marshall university football coaches. oddly enough, that's the west virginia school that lost most of its football team this a plane crash back in 1970. >>> another stunt gone wrong for the broadway musical spiderman. during a preview performance last night, the green goblin's steering mechanism failed and he was left dangling. spiderman stood on a ledge and they mucked for the audience while a stage manager said the stunt had to be cancel. the show has had four injury accidents and it's been postponed six times. >>> well, not everyone is excited about brittney spears and her free outdoor concert in san francisco's castro district later this month. a lot of store owners catering to older adults are worrying that the huge crowds and the street closiers will hurt their businesses. some might even close up their businesses the day of the concert. however, restaurants, bars and coffee shops will be -- coffee shops will benefit from the large crowds. >>> a new up close look of the disaster just moments after that deadly explosion. take a look at that. the

the rest of the west coast, we're looking at billings, montana, with snow showers. 38 degrees. 62 in l.a. with partly sunny skies. 57 in san francisco and showers. phoenix, 66. we've got another big storm moving on shore late tonight. and that will cause more big problems for the west coast. we'll have more details on that coming up in the next half hour. that's what's going >>> yeah, that big storm he's eluding to is going to be in our neck of the woods as of this afternoon, but we'll get a dry break before that. we are already seeing the showers significantly thin out, except for over the south bay. showers right now mostly between san jose, campbell and los gatos. take it easy out there. we are on flood watch starting tonight lasting through thursday. a lot of rain expected to push into the bay area. also windy conditions as we head throughout the next 24 to 48 hours. flash flooding will be possible. you want to keep that in mind. for today, not too bad. our temperatures will end up in the 50s. id, is c actually negotiating charlie sheen's return to "two and a half men"? we'll have new details. but first this is "today" on nbc. >>> just ahead, the al

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