phoenix is the hot spot at 110. >> finally a cool down in seattle. >> i think also for phoenix. >> a little bit. >> teens and tweens are getting all revved up this week. >> they are taking part in the qualifying run for the soap box derby national championship set for this weekend. the stock cars can go up to 35 miles an hour once they pick up speed from the top of a hill. there's no motor course. they rely completely on gravity. >> those cars are just one loose wheel away from being our lead story. >> oh, don't say that! >> you got to be careful on those things. make sure the nuts and bolts -- >> thank you, depressing. we'll be right back. ♪ i'm a soap box racer in the derby, the gravy on top of the

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look at phoenix right now. can you imagine? if i do the math correctly, 9:00 out of phoenix still 106 degrees. 102 for vegas. the heat goes all the way the east coast. for portland it's still 88 degrees. and they're going to have several warm days out there. overnight tonight mild and muggy. temperatures upper 60s to lower 70s. again just a chance, a very slight chance that maybe one or two showers or a rumble of thunder passing overhead. tomorrow morning. so we start off mild. sun and clouds at noon, warm. another chance late in the afternoon tomorrow evening too for some scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. summer pattern is here. look at this. every day scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. temperatures one or two degrees from 90 degrees all week long. so i hope you like this kind of stuff because summer is here. will and sarah, back over to you guys. >> you know the pools in phoenix, crowded tonight. >>> did you see it? president clinton grabbing a quick bite at a local burger joint. he went to z-burge

phoenix today, the low temperature, in downtown phoenix was 92. the high temperature, 115 degrees in phoenix. also, it has been, 97 up in seattle. 97 degrees. and in portland, oregon, 106 degrees. 106 degrees in portland oregon. they're all time record for any, with 107. terrible, terrible heat. continues, still 106 in phoenix. 92 degrees, right now in seattle. where we are. it is 80 degrees. here are the changes coming our way. see the area down there. in the southeast. that is a little area of storminess. cupping our way. a lot of moisture. plenty of humidity. right now in and around us. really not much going on, on doppler there. there have been a few showers. some thundershowers, youan see down in north carolina. the real action has been out in the mid part of the country. there is also one lonesome shower that is up around baltimore. but, here's what's going on into tennessee, and mississippi, boy have they had a wet time. we have been reasonably dry here in the washington area. see more rain heading toward knoxville. that is the area i think

i do represent phoenix and they were deeply concerned about this level of reform and as you know the clinic spoken out and said this -- while the american system needs reform, this is not the reform we need. i want to ask you. your personal experience dplon straited both the failure of diagnosis under a state-run program and getting the services you need, as well. >> that's right. what happened to me and this is why i feel my particular case is so genuine because i took three stabs at the system for the same problem. so what i did was i couldn't get diagnosed so i department know what i had. i knew i had symptoms and i was fortunate because quite often when you have a tumor inside you, you don't know what's going on. i was fortunate there was very obviously physical things that had started to change with me and the most obvious was my eyesight. and so when i traveled down to

she is in phoenix. thelma, have you had a chance to go to the apartment complex and talk to some of the people who know of this incident who lived nearby the girl and where the incident took place? >> reporter: yes, i did, mike, i was there yesterday. and we went in with the liberian refugee, he also runs an organization to help refugees. when we went in, it was very interesting, because what he explained to us is that it's a very tightly knit community. these are people who call each other brother and sister. they're neighbors, brother and sister. and they raise each other's children as though they're their own. initially, when the children were -- the boys were arrested, the mother of the victim had come out and said that she wanted these boys released. she was actually at the perpetrators' home and consoling the mother. he explained to me that the reason that all of this happens is that they are very tightly knit. very close community. people there are tized by this event. they say they escaped liber

phoenix will start to see these temperatures really jump up there. 91 in phoenix, but you get to a 75-foot elevation in flagstaff, 55. if you want to break away from the heat, go in towards the mountains, at least for the first part of the day. oklahoma in towards kansas, heat index 110 to 114. we have advisories out there, warnings out there for phoenix as well. your high today, 110 to 114. your record for today is 114. probably even tie that, maybe break it this afternoon. let me tell you what it looks like right now in new york. it looks pretty good. i would call it beautiful for this time of year. usually you get the humidity to creep back in. today it's going to be dry, your high 83. it's going to be fantastic weather for you. robin, central park looking real nice. >>> on wall street, investors are buckling their seat belts for what is sure to be a busy week ahead. stephanie elam is going to tell you a bit more, what's keeping them busy. good morning. >> good morning, robin. on wall street, maybe a cautious one for investors. hit a slightly higher day, but it's been lower for fou

and nothing like phoenix. phoenix will probably have their hottest month of all time. the average, the average temperature for july in phoenix, is 98 degrees. the average. the average low temperature in phoenix, 87 degrees. i know folks are -- makes you feel around rock creek park. pretty day outside today. summery day. our high temperature here, we made it 92. 92. that was the low temperature in phoenix this morning. humidity. 92 is still 92. our record here, 100 degrees. average now is on the way down. outside it is a pleasant evening. nice evening for a little boat ride. why mott? our temperature in washington, 89 degrees. humidity, up to 70. that's noticeable and you can see it in the effects in the heat index. look at the temperatures. right now around the -- lot of aets. not many 90s. out in texas. brownsville, 91 degrees. they are suffering under terrible, terrible drought. continuing in parts of south texas. just will not go away. one of the hottest spots along with the new orleans is right here in washington. and we finally got the big area of high pressure, s

goes all the way into phoenix, 110. there's the heat, robin. more on that in a little bit. >>> kevin bacon would be so proud. people are fighting to get a dancing van off the books. yes, there's a dancing van. a decades of ordinance makes it illegal to dance after 2:00 a.m. okay. after 2:00 a.m. it was reinforced until the group wanted to have an after hours dance. they apreefbed getting rid of it. >> there ee not going to be an outpouring of people dancing after 2:00 a.m. that's not the case. it's more symbolic that we can now remove the laws that have been on the books for such a long time that makes des moines look like a 19th century city. >> the final vote is next month. i i'm sorry. i'm looking at the video wondering what year it was shot looking at some of the fashion. i think it was from when the movie came out. >>> have you been saving up to get the newest version of microsoft office? you may be able to hold on to your money. find out how to get the new software for free. >>> you know the police say the wife of a former boxing legend s

police in phoenix say it is one of the worst crimes they have ever seen. they say an 8-year-old girl was gang raped by four young boys in a brutal attack that lasted up to 15 minutes. marisa wingate from ktvk joins us now. marisa, such a horrible story. what makes it more painful is how the young girl's family is reacting to this. >> reporter: that is right. they're all part of a refugee group from liberia, close-knit community in phoenix. all know each other, and police don't want to stir up any controversy so the parents are supporting the suspects not the victim. in fact, one of the suspects is the victim's own cousin. this is the shed where police say the rape happened. the apartment connected to it is abandoned, but others nearby heard noises. >> we heard a lot of kids like screaming. >> reporter: investigators tell us the kids took turns as they raped the 8-year-old. >> they restrained her, and she was brutally sexually assaulted for a period of about 10 to 15 minutes. >> reporter: officers say they lured her inside with gum, and then other kids watc

y continúan las condiciones bastante calidas en phoenix y condiciones más placenteras en california. y por aquí tenemos el responsable, que es este anticiclón, nuevamente hacia el sur del país, a tomar mucha agua y aunque no lo crea el ponerse colores claros ayuda a combatir esto. continuamos con más de "primer impacto." ♪(música) >>> las personas obesas tienen mayor riesgo de contraer la mortal gripe h1n1. y las personas con sobre peso son más predispuestas a esta gripa. >>> y una pareja contrajo matrimonio a pesar que ambos son portadores de sida, y en esa nación prohibe que personas con enfermedades como el sida se casen. >>> y una transgenero revela que fue agredida por su apariencia. >>> y hacen una replica del dinosaurio más grande del mundo. es algo de "primer impacto." p ins no soy distinta ♪ ♪ y aunque lo intente ( sonido de llamarada) >>> bueno, ya está con nosotros fernando, y quisiera mandarle un recadito a beckham. >>> pensé que era algo rápido. >>> quiero me traigas algo de él. >>> okay. >>> eso te pasa por anunciar que vas a ir a ver a beckham. >>> pe

lawmakers there e considering selling e state house and senate buildings in phoenix, along th dozens of other state-owd properties. but, the plan ist to liquidate the properti. instead, offials hope to sell them and lease them backver several years. ultitely, assuming ownership again. that could givthe state a cash infusion of more tn $700 million. paul? >> paul: that uld qualify, i assume, as a capital gain. >> very, very cute. it's prey amazing whe you consider the statef the real estatearket in phoenixs pretty desrate. >> paul: a littleconvoluted but i hope it works. >> me, too. suzanne: that's "nightly business report" forednesday, july 2 i'm suzanne prat goodnight everyo, and good night you too, paul! paul: and you as well suzanne. i'm paul kangas wishing all u orthe best of od buys. "nightly biness madeblosbye si tmade posblby: is program was made possible by contributio to your pbs station from vwers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at bh access.wgbh.org >> we are pbs.

we have a community response unit in the phoenix police department. they have been with us since the beginning. they made some initial contacts with the refugee community. they acted as a liaison and were present when the child protective services agency took the victim, the 8-year-old girl, into custody. we are already doing that. they'll continue to be part of the process. it's part of the components of the organization to make sure they interact with all members of the community because we have a lot of work to do as far as the cultural differences go, and we'll do the best we can. >> i know of all people will make sure the little girl is okay, along with all the little girls in that complex. appreciate your time and tony weedor calling in and giving us the cultural perspective behind the story. we'll follow-up and keep you informed as to what happens on this case. but with aleve, i don't have to worry about my knees hurting. only two aleve can stop pain all day. that would take three times as many tylenol arthritis pain. aleve works for me. the po

. >>> another accident near phoenix. six people were seriously injured after being flown out of an suv ha rolled over several times on a busy interstate. the vehicle finally came to rest in the media. police say the driver fled the crash scene. >>> in the battle over health care reform, president obama can claim a victory this morning. a senate health committee has passed one version of reform legislation. but now comes the hard part, working out the key details, including how to pay for it all. here's abc's viviana hurtado. >> reporter: a senate committee passed one version of health care reform legislation. >> i move to report the bill as amended. >> reporter: but republicans united and voted against this bill. >> no. >> senator greg? >> no. >> senator alexander? >> no. >> reporter: this debate is far from over. democrats are still divided on key points, including whether to create a gott-run health insurance program and how to fund it. they're also feeling the heat from industry groups and even the democratic national

it's pretty amazing when you consider the state of the real estate market in phoenix is pretty desperate. >> paul: a little convoluted but i hope it works. >> me, too. >> suzanne: that's "nightly business report" for wednesday, july 29. i'm suzanne pratt goodnight everyone, and good night to you too, paul! >> paul: and you as well suzanne. i'm paul kangas wishing all of you the best of good buys. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> we are p p >> announcer: this program is made by mpt, to serve all of our diverse communities, and is made possible by the generous support of our members.

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let's meet the teammates from the phoenix suns, grant hill and am'e stoudemire here. representing the denver nuggets, dahntay jones and chris birdman anderson. pleasure to have you here, fellas. we put each of the teammates in a sound proof booth and we had them aner a series of questions about the teammate and now we'll see how much they actually know about each other. are you ready? each correct answer is worth five points. we'll begin with chris. chris, we asked dahntay to name your most embarrassing moment on the court. what did he say was your most embarrassing moment? >> um, we were in practice one day, and he kept on antagonizing me that he wanted to come into the paint and try to dunk on me. well, he got that opportunity and he grabbed my jersey and he dunked on me and everybody in the whole gym started going crazy. so that was probably like -- >> when he dunked on you. >> yeah. >> okay, dahntay, what did you say? me dunking on him at practice, that's absolutely right. fi points for the nuggets. [ cheers and applause ] all right. we switch roles here. dahntay,

. >> phoenix's tragic story shocked the conscience. not only as baltimore but as the nation as a whole. >> reporter: it will increase awareness, recommend legislation to reduce animal cruelty. and build better cases for prosecutors. too often, offenders get away with the crimes, according to animal rights groups. >> those animals don't have a voice. and we want to be here to help give animals a voice. >> reporter: but the issue goes beyond protecting animals. the mayor says it ties into her overall plan to reduce crimes. >> violence, drugs, weapons and gang culture are all associated with animal abuse in the city of baltimore. therefore, it's imperative that we treat this matter with utmost importance. >> reporter: baltimore city recovers are already trained to look beyond animal cruelty. for example, the two teenagers accused of killing phoenix also faced drug and gun charges. >>> the proposition that animal cruelty follows human violence or that they're both related is not conjecture or anecdote. >> those people who injure a dog, nex

that's quasar and that's phoenix. >> this is dr. laurie marker introducing us to the cats who live in her backyard. >> that's a happy purr. >> very happy purr. >> watch out. >> hi, babies. >> three ten-month-old cheetahs. >> come here, babies. >> hi, guys. >> come on this way. come on in here too. >> how do i not lose a finger? >> well, ideally if you kind of hold it like that and then bring it down like this, and then give it right into their mouth. >> okay. it's snack time. >> i'd rather -- don't do him. do her. >> okay. here you go. >> here you go. >> they chirp like birds. >> these are just three of the dozens of big cats who live with dr. marker here at her facility in the country of namibia. what do you love about cheetahs? >> they're so beautiful. they're fast. they're the most amazing animal there is on the face of the earth. >> you' not biassed? >> i'm not biassed at all. >> this woman from california has become perhaps the leading expert on and fiercest protector of the fast and fast erappearing cats. it's been 19 years si

stay close to home. 50 degrees is the dew point right now in phoenix. early this morning 64 degrees. heres in pittsburgh, record 51 degrees. parkersburg, west virginia, was 50. buffalo, 52. rochester, tied their record low temperature at 48 degrees. we have the 80s but -- around the lakes, caribou, maine, 67 degrees right now. it has been a very, very cold summer. parts of new york state and new england, look at the dew point. we have the driest air right now in and around us. and we mentioned what's the point the dew point temperature, when it is below 60, it is dry. it is almost dry as a bone. drier than the desert right now in washington. later on in the week, we are going to be seeing some up into the 60s. you will notice that the humidity. friends on vacation, out in ocean city, beautiful day out there. temperatures in the 80s. as it is over in the eastern shore, st. michaels, 80 degrees. overnight tonight, more of the same. high pressure will be in on us. and as we go through the nighttime hours, and then tomorrow, as that drifts off we will begin

. >> phoenix's tragic story shock the not only baltimore but the nation as a whole. >> reporter: they will increase awareness. recommend legislation. train law enforcement on how to handle investigations and build better cases for prosecutors. too often, offenders get away with the crimes. according to animal rights groups. >> those animals don't have a voice. and we want to be here to help give animals a voice. >> reporter: but the issue goes beyond protecting animals. the mayor says it ties into her overall plan to reduce crimes. >> violence, drugs, weapons and gang culture are all associated with an mal abuse in -- animal abuse in baltimore. therefore, it is imperative that we treat this matter with utmost importance. >> reporter: they are trained to look beyond animal cruelty. for example, the two teenagers accused of killing phoenix, also face drug and gun charges. >> the proposition that animal cruelty follows human violence or that they're both related is not conjecture or anecdote. those people who injure a dog, next thing you know, they're going to be beating their son. next

expertise for damaged hair. >>> ouch. 108 in phoenix. triple-digit temperatures are really normal in the summer. but not in the pacific northwest, where another day of broiling heat is forecast. >> temperatures that rarely reach the 90s are expected to soar into the triple-digits in portland and seattle, as people there struggle to keep their cool again. here's abc's laura marquez. >> reporter: the entire pacific northwest went looking for a fan. >> all the fans are gone. >> they're all gone, huh? >> reporter: stores that stocked up sold out before noon. >> i got to come back this afternoon to try and get a bigger fan. they just have desktop fans right now. >> reporter: to escape the oppressive heat, families are resorting to sleeping outside, or in their basements. >> it just sucks the life right out of you, just like it was 95 and 90% humidity back in a place like new jersey. >> reporter: maureen master-batista, got a surprise when she opened heifer freezer. >> polar bears in the freezer. why are they in the freeze center. >> because t

above-normal for this time of year. 112 in phoenix. 96 in seattle. san francisco, you'll be jus this weather report has been brought to you by aveeno. bill? >> okay, thanks. >>> we turn to ghana once again, where president obama is making his first trip to sub-saharan africa since taking office. the president says he feels a personal connection to the continent because of his family's kenyan roots. he's not alone. many americans want to trace their family trees back to africa. and new technology is making that possible. ron has more from accra, ghana. ron? >> hey. good morning, again, bill. these dna tests claim to be able trace the lineages of african-americans all the way back to africa. after many people had these tests done, they had a desire, really a need, to try to connect to their ancestral lands. kalimah johnson was born and raised and lives in detroit. but she says she's found her home in ghana. >> i love africa. i love the beauty of it. >> reporter: for most of her life, kalimah had wondered where her family had come from. where in africa.

picked up right now across parts of the four corners and heat advisories in effect from vegas towards phoenix, and cities along the colorado river and then across the valleys to the north of l.a. we have the heat there. 113 today in phoenix, hundreds and triple digit readings throughout much of california and back across maybe parts of western texas, but 98 today in dallas and for your day tomorrow we'll warm things back up, chicago back towards 77. welcome back alisyn. >> thank you. >> richard, how about richard today? >> is that official? >> that's official. >> i like ricky. >> or whatever. >> ricky is a bad boy name. >> yeah. >> that has-- >> thank you ricky in a blue polo. >> it's a health care failures, residents are getting coverage, but left out in the cold. we'll explain how this is possible. >> he soared through the air, we'll talk to a minnesota man who jumped into the record books. i believe i can fly. ♪ . what's up, smart? being smart. yep. just booked my 10th night on hotels.com, so i get a night free. you are smart. accumulate 10 nights and get a night free anywhere. welcome r

a record 102 in portland, 95 for seattle, also 95 for sacramento and 115 down in phoenix. a real scorcher in that part of the country for tuesday. >> every time you feel like complains about the weather in new york, just think of poor old phoenix at 115. >> we'll find something else to complain about. >> oh, i'm sure i will. >> no. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ananant a cleaner house, faster and easier well now you can, introducing the new... powerful... lightweight... oreck xl platinum vacuum. you don't vacuum open floors, you vacuum rooms filled with furniture. and the xl platinum makes cleaning under, around, and behind them, fast and easy! so take advantage of this limited time no-payments-no-interest-for-one- full-year offer and order your new oreck xl platinum today! also send you the powerful oreck handheld vacuum-- hi, i'm david oreck, and this is my new platinum upright vacuum. i want you to try it risk free for 30 days. you'll also receive a year's supply of filter bags free, plus this incredible steam iron, a $130 value, yours free just for

>> jamie: a team of british engineers now being flown to phoenix airport, because 300 passengers and crewmembers had to suddenly evacuate a british airways airline ever minutes before taking off and passengers say they began coughing and couldn't breathe and were panicked and were forced to use the plane's emergency inflatable slide to leave the plane. when fumes and smoke started to fill this cabin. fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. the plane was a london bound 747 and had pushed back from the gate when the passengers say they smelled and saw the smoke filling the cabin, and no fire was discovered and fire crews responding, believe it may have been an electrical problem. and passengers were put on the new london-bound plane today. >> the government investigators in seoul trying to find out who was behind a lash of cyber attacks, against computers in our country and in south korea. they are now analyzing just a sample of tens of thousands of infected computers and the police admit the infections might not lead to the actual culprits. north korea, though, is discussing launching

heavy rain around phoenix. knocking out traffic lights and power. remember, out there the soil don't allow to percolate in so it's essentially run off. half an inch of rain creates serious flooding. >>> for us, next three days, we improve a little bit. temps go up a little, too. 81 tomorrow. i think that's a bargain for this time of year. couple of showers possible, but who cares. 85 on wednesday, couple of storms possible, and then on thursday we get close to our average high. temperatures in the upper 80s, and again, a chance for a few showers and thunderstorms. tonight, mostly cloudy and comfortable. there will be some showers around. low temps in the 60s. winds out of the northeast at 5 to 10. this is live radar right now, little bit of shower activity up 270 toward frederick, but past warrenton heavy activity and more down toward charles county. we'll put this into motion. what's going to happen in the next hour or so, we're looking at a gradual movement of this off to the north. again, a lot of this is going to break up in the next, say, hour

and hot in the deserts. 112 degrees in phoenix. as far as your >> it's a pleasant start to our weekend. temperatures right now in the 60's. we're at 68, reagan national. 67 at dulles airport. mid 80's today, partial sunshine. thunderstorms later this evening and into the early nighttime hours. partly cloudy tomorrow, upper 80's. this weather report has been brought to you by avino. bill? >> okay, thanks. >>> we turn to ghana once again, where president obama is making his first trip to sub-saharan africa since taking office. the president says he feels a personal connection to the continent because of his family's kenyan roots. he's not a lone. many americans want to trace their family trees back to africa. and new technology is making that possible. ron has more from accra, ghana. ron? >> hey. good morning, again, bill. these dna tests claim to trace the lineage of african-americans all the way back to africa. after many people had these tests done, they had a desire, really a need, to try to connect to their ancestral lands. kali

phoenix, high of 115. north of there and temperatures around portland, oregon if you're going out to the pacific northwest, hot today through thursday right about 95 to 100 all around that region. so watch for that. >>> a little video coming in from yesterday right around the mid atlantic. baltimore got slammed. hail out there. nickel-sized hail. winlgd gu wind gusting at 60 mile-per-hours. >> very good, robin. >> thank you. >>> doctors said a lot of us are literally losing sleep over the economy. but they say there's a solution. >> coming here, spending the money, taking a nap allows me to kind of burn the candle at both ends. . >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is explaining a comment that vice president joe biden made talking about russia, "the wall street journal" quotes biden as saying anyway -- they have a shrinking population base, a withering economy, a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years. clinton said that biden did not mean that the unite

a press conference at the swank resort in phoenix. guess who is paying the tab? we are in phoenix with the story. >> after that aig debacle, i apologize -- the barrage of criticism they received -- there is a call for corporate competence. so you ask me why my outside the golf course, with this lounge, immaculate grounds. is book by managers from the social security administration who have been flown in from guam, hawaii, all over the west for a conference of diversity training, e-marketing, and also stress management. they have skits, speakers, a dance troupe, music, and a casino night last night. so i asked the guy who put this together, " is really a good expenditure of the money in light of the debacle with aig? >> they have been under withering criticism. many people want this to go away. >> they received bailout dollars, and we did not. we are not using recovery money. we had a regular appropriation including money for training. that is what we are using. >> here is the answer. we used a razor government process for contracts, get the cheapest rates, and th

brett, i want to also caution you, you're in phoenix. i know it's been painful there. you guys had one of the biggest tumbles because you had one of the biggest rises. couldn't it be you're a little more depressed than you need to be? >> i'm not depressed. i think we have to be realistic. you know, i'm listening to your guests and i heard jack say that foreclosures are good for the market. you know all we're really doing at this point is recycling human beings from old to new, all right? the modifications we keep talking about those, and those are tough to do, and we know the recidivism rate is over 40% on modifications. here's the deal, though. if those people don't work out on their modification, they're going to be back in the market and a possible foreclosure, and that's what's bringing the market down now. >> right, and are we yet seeing a rebalancing of the rent versus buy economics? i think one problem during the housing bubble there, joel miller, is that prices are going up so high, it was a lot cheaper to rent. is that coming back into a better long-term balan

hundreds of passengers were evacuated from a british airways flight in phoenix, take a look at that and we'll tell you what happened, what went wrong and how the passengers managed to get out on the slides so quickly. >> hold on off on that mission, shuttle endeavour a little longer than expected. why nasa is scrubbing the launch and when the next opportunity to take off will be. >> first, it was the banks and then detroit and now the white house considering a plan to bail out fall businesses and the big bucks for the banks, now, the administration plan calls for a massive redirection of some of the 700 billion dollars in bailout money that was originally supposed to shore up the country's troubled financial sector. the latest and live from washington with the plan. courtney, how would this plan essentially work? >> well, eric, about 127 billion dollars right now in tarp funds are committed. so, basically, the u.s. treasury's proposal and the senior officials told our people at the white house the administration is considering some of the bank bailout money to help prop up small busines

i could use a nice trip to the biltmore in phoenix. it is so outrageous. it is such a misusing and misappropriation of taxpayer dollars. -- is such a misuse. the report just told us that this is an agency that is bankrupt. this is an agency that is $10 trillion in debt. remember, greta, we talked a few weeks ago about the store you uncovered about the fact that there were thousands of people -- the store you uncovered that there were thousands of dead people who got checks from the social security administration -- the story you uncovered. greta: in a recession, government employees, at a ritzy place, being flown in, and my favorite, the motivational dance to relieve distress. i would find out who made that decision, and i would fire that person at 8:00 tomorrow morning. it is so bad. >> i could not agree with you more. the social security commissioner was there. so, obviously, he knew about this resort, and think about this, greta. think about this, if this was çaig or chrysler or citibank, e of these companies that was getting funds, and they did this.

back up to the west, 113 in phoenix and 111 in las vegas. boston, highs for you will be in the lower 80s. that's a look at your forecast across the country. i'm reynolds wolf. >>> tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the first landing on the move and the challenge for them to the country? will it take a similar look to reform the nation's health care system? >>> president obama is still trying to pass health care reform and to do it immediately. a new report from the budget congressional office says a plan now emerging from the house could add to the deficit. the president promises he won't sign any bill that increases the federal deficit, which could mean some new taxes. >> first, we need to get this done because it has not been done in 50 years. we can't go on with not only such rapidly rising costs but individuals facing constraints on pre-existing conditions and difficulty obtaining insurance what have you. it needs to be deficit neutral, and in the short run, additional revenue is going to be required. >> reporter: the republican lead

in phoenix, temperatures are expected to soar to 115 degrees and higher. the heat may have contributed to at least one death and yesterday, a woman collapsed with heat exhaustion. >>> temperatures climbed as high as 138 degrees as arizona's prison. apparently that was enough to had melt the man who calls himself the toughest sheriff in the country. the sheriff and his deputies handed out ice cream to inmates to help them stay cool. >>> and hello, everyone, i'm cnn meteorologist for the space shuttle, there's about a 70% chance it'll be a go at 7:13 this evening. however, we could see some of those isolated afternoon thunderstorms. it's already been delayed for three times now. hopefully sunday afternoon the weather will cooperate. as we go into the afternoon hours, the heat is going to be on across the south central united states. readings well into that 100-degree range in dallas looking at just about 103 degrees, houston, just about the same. but the heat index values will make it feel like 110 to 115 degrees. so excessively hot. here's the frontal syste

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all i know is that michael -- we're still in shock here in phoenix regarding his death and quite upset about it. we are still grieving. ♪ >>> there have been many disgusting statements made recently concerning allegations of improper conduct on my part. these statements about me are totally false. as i have maintained from the very beginning, i am hoping for a speedy end to this horrifying, horrifying experience to which i have been subjected. i shall not in this statement respond to all of the false allegations being made against me, since my lawyers have advised me that this is not the proper forum in which to do that. >> this accident took place back in 1984, here in los angeles. michael jackson later blamed his addiction to pain medication on this accident. and when you watch the video, it is very clear that, indeed, this accident was very serious. >> reporter: the video obtained by "us weekly" shows michael jackson's hair on fire, but as you can see, jackson doesn't seem to notice, until people surround him. the first one there was jackson's longtime friend, miko brando, son of

de la costa oeste estÁ disfrutando de temperaturas como si estuvieran en primavera, fuera de esto en phoenix arizona en porciones de nueva mÉxico colorado estala de calor que se desplaza desde el oeste el centro y hacia el sur del paÍs, seÑores hay que estar tendientes porque temperatura que van a continuar asÍ hasta el domingo, tenemos este sistema frontal que stva a generar granizos, las precipitaciones que estuvieron afectando desde texas, a los estados adyacentes al golfo de mÉxico se han ido moviendo una vez que este sistema frontal se sigue desplazando lentamente hacia el sur pero no hay buenas noticia que tienen planes o que estÁn en los parques de di verse ciÓn en la florida porque la actividad de lluvia continÚa inclusive hasta el dÍa de maÑana, ustedes en chicago precipitaciones que se aproximan mientras nosotros en el noreste condiciones bastantes secas ustedes hacia texas el sur, lo cierto que no va a llover pero lo peligroso son las altas temperaturas en el transcurso de estas 24 horas. y buenas noticias en el atlÁntico no hay desarrollo ciclÓnico con estas noticias,

i could use a nice trip to the biltmore in phoenix. it is so outrageous. it is such a misusing and misappropriation of taxpayer dollars. -- is such a misuse. the report just told us that this is an agency that is bankrupt. this is an agency that is $10 trillion in debt. remember, greta, we talked a few weeks ago about the store you uncovered about the fact that there were thousands of people -- the store you uncovered that there were thousands of dead people who got checks from the social security administration -- the story you uncovered. greta: in a recession, government employees, at a ritzy place, being flown in, and my favorite, the motivational dance to relieve distress. i would find out who made that decision, and i would fire that person at 8:00 tomorrow morning. it is so bad. >> i could not agree with you more. the social security commissioner was there. so, obviously, he knew about this resort, and think about this, greta. think about this, if this was çaig or chrysler or citibank, e of these companies that was getting funds, and they did this.

the four corners, dallas 96, houston 96. 109 in phoenix. 103 in las vegas. 69 for san francisco. 80 in chicago. 87 degrees in washington, d.c. 90 in miami. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynold wolf for hln. >>> for the third time this month, a former boxing champion has been found dead. this time it's in atlanta. what happened to vernon forrest on hln news and views. blb >>> police in atlanta say former boxing champion and u.s. olympian vernon forrest was killed during a possible robly last night. his girlfriend's young son was hitting in forrest's car at the time. local media say it may have been an attempted carjacking. investigators say the 38-year-old forrest was shot several times in the back. child was unharmed. forrest won 41 of 45 professional bouts and was supposed to fight again next saturday. >>> spanish cyclist alberto contador has won his second tour de france in three years. he collected the prize today following the last 100-mile stage of the marathon race. americaner former champ lance armstrong also has reason to celebrate. he finished his com

phoenix is a point for illegal drugs and smuggled humans, both coming to phoenix before being shipped to other points throughout the united states. immigrants illegally crossing the border with paid coyotes are treated like spendable cargo to be bought, sold, traded, and stolen. in many cases, the immigrant families are ransomed for additional funds by take down crews to guarantee safe delivery of their loved ones. as detailed in a newsweek article from earlier this year, kidnap victimmed hav victims had bound and gag and when they abduct the illegal immigrants hoping to extort more money from relatives, they sometimes kill someone off immediately to scare the others. there was a case last year where they duct taped the mouth and nose of one individual and had the others watch while he asphyxiated and defecated on himself. not pleasant things to scriewb but thethings to scriewbthings . the cartel tax the resources of law enforcement agencies of border communities. the police chief of phoenix testified that the phoenix police receive a kidnapping report almost every night which can req

all i snow michael is still in shock here in phoenix regarding his death and quite upset about it. we are still grieving. >>> video showing the moment michael jackson's hair caught on fire while filming that pepsi commercial. pepsi later settled with michael jackson for $1.5 million. then michael jackson donated that money to the burn unit in culver city, california. they renamed it the michael jackson burn center to honor jackson in that generous contribution. was it a turning point for the king of pop? >> let's unleash the lawyers as we take your calls. sue moss, richard herman, renowned defense attorney out of new york. welcome to all of you. richard herman, if this is not a criminal investigation then why are police seizing evidence? >> instead of a homicide, it should be a suicide investigation. after the memorial, scores of people were interviewed to say how brilliant michael jackson was and many people knew about his drug use and told him to stop, stop, stop. he kept doing it. he's a junkie who died. it happens every day in the united states. >> straight to you, liz. let's s

he's not leaving phoenix still. the point guard notified the team he's expecting a two-year extension worth $22 million. nash already owed 13.1 million. mark stein explains why they made the deal. >> the suns pretty much made it clear. they made it their number one priority they're the face of the franchise. they were just not going to consider anything. just finding a way to get this done. nash did give serious thought to playing out his contract. and being part of that 2010 free agent class. knicks would have been all over it spending the off seasons in new york. that's a definite lure. but when the suns bumped that off up 22 million over two years making it next year, they couldn't pass that up. >> other nba news, the kid from brooklyn, sebastien was the first round pick of 2004 is being traded from minnesota to los angeles. s. >> the knicks met with free agent point guard andre miller today. the he was signed for more than the mid level of 5.8 million. one possible scenario, a sign and trade deal with new york a

phoenix, 113 degrees. that's near record. 114 monday. 112 by tuesday. oklahoma city well above normal, 106 degrees today. it is going to be warmer in the northeast. 85 degrees in new york. back up to average, but below normal, around buffalo, burlington. seattle, cooler, showers, >> i'll have your back-to-work forecast in the second half hour, kate? >> okay, thanks. >>> and there are new leads this morning in the investigation of into murder of a pensacola, florida, couple who had 16 children, including 12 adopted or foster kids. investigators have questioned two people in connection with the killings and are piecing together new clues at the crime scene. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: police outside pensacola have found the red van used in the murder of bud and melanie billings. the van and three people were seen on surveillance video, entering and leaving the home at the time of the murders. investigators described the criminals as experienced, but have yet to make an arrest. >> we currently now are interviewing two persons of interest that

to the southwest, 90 degrees dallas, 109 degrees phoenix. the energy is swinging through, coming through later in the evening, showers and storms possible. cooler, drier air moving and saturday. nice weekend saturday and sunday. the energy stays off the coast. at the beach, it could be hit or miss showers, and unsettled pattern. tomorrow, mid 80's, clearing, low humidity. those humidity, 84 sunday. the same on monday. if you are heading to the beaches, 79 at the delmarva beaches, the water temperature 77 degrees on the outer banks. still comfortable. around here, we remain dry. >> very comfortable. >>> thank you. coming up in prime time, "20/20" introduces us to 22-year-old triplets who suffered third degree burns when they were just months old. >> when you see something different, it is hard not to look. we do not blame anybody for booking or wondering. >> looking at what? "20/20" shows how other burn victims have been helped, followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> it is called operation summer heat, and ite is thdeco namedef obig police crac