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and hello and good morning to you all. millions of americans are in the grip right now of a massive heat wave. we will tell you which states are getting hit by this heat wave and there is a danger zone here, folks. well let you know how long this will last. also, a real power workout. people are producing energy by expending their own. well tell you how this works. also, really one of our favorite stories of the day here. caped crusaders taking to the streets in one northeastern to...

you have the vest on there to make sure that everyone can see you and make sure that they know that youre not part of the construction project. but you can tell us all about it. kareen? >> reporter: yeah, i cant believe you noticed this very, very conservative vest. well, fred, i have to tell you, as someone who lives here in southern california, i take the 405 all the time. this is definitely, definitely eerie to see. no cars on the roadway. this is something that is so unprecedented,...

the deficit and raise the debt ceiling. meanwhi meanwhile, the specter of default comes ever closer. frankly, its the tone of these debates that has a lot of people scared and this is a guy whos scaring a lot of folks tonight. congressman joe walsh, republican from illinois, a freshman backed by the tea party. hes been known to say blunt things when criticizing president obama. these comments might just take the cake. i want to show you a video congressman walsh shot and posted to his ...

"sister wives" says four wives and 16 children is none of the governments business. their new lawsuit tests this question. is polygamy somehow protected by a constitutional right to privacy? plus late word the governments credit rating could be downgraded because of the stalemate in negotiations over spending cuts and raising the debt ceiling. that warning from moodys came hours after the fed chairman gave his take on the consequences of not letting the government borrow more money. >>...

Program just two years ago was a 40 billion dollars program and its now a 72 billion dollar program. why? because we keep force feeding it and make it so easy not for people that dont need food stamp. its basically free money and what weve seen with unemployment benefits when you give more free stuff to people, it causes them to remain on unemployment longer, you withdraw it, some of this, put it to charities, give it to the state and local government and you find that a lot of the food stamps n...

As if poor people are just lining up to get on food stamps and i want to invite any one of you to come to the communities that i work in and to see what working class people have to do. you want to know why theres an increase, unfortunately, more working americans have lost jobs and i love the fact that america is willing to help people get food. i mean, are we really called food free money? i think all americans should be able to eat. >> brenda: you know, and those people who do need help, we, ...

Plan even called for. that sounds like a pretty being loss, right? but senator reid declared victory saying they were proud to have gone this deal. once again david plouffeç conceded that, yeah, the cuts that the republicans forced democrats to swallow were brutal. >> some of the cuts were draconian. its not just the number. its what composes the number. >> but the obama administration argues the cuts could have been even worse. they say democrats were able to save some programs that republica...

V8. whats your number? oh, bayer aspirin? im not having a heart attack. its my back. it works great for pain. [ male announcer ] nothings proven to relieve pain better than extra strength bayer aspirin. it rushes relief to the site of pain. feel better? yeah. thanks for the tip. now, lets look at the big picture coming out of budget battle. what does it mean for the next showdown? republicans ended up getting $78.5 billion in cuts, but back in february they were pushing for just $72 billion in...

Dollars, a drop in the bucket not targeted to any specific program with that massive agency. if you were to take the money obama has put in there for studying climate change, 737 million dollars, were you were to take republicans cuts and alive them 100% to that element you would still have 350 million dollars to study the climate and fund everything else this is a budget that is out of control sean. the media wont get their heads around it. they attacked republicans yesterday because they voted...

Dollars, a drop in the bucket not targeted to any specific program with that massive agency. if you were to take the money obama has put in there for studying climate change, 737 million dollars, were you were to take republicans cuts and alive them 100% to that element you would still have 350 million dollars to study the climate and fund everything else this is a budget that is out of control sean. the media wont get their heads around it. they attacked republicans yesterday because they voted...