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Checking stories making news across the country now. fires are sweeping through most of texas. every county but two is burning. thousands of homes are under threat and the state doesnt have enough resources to deal with the problem. the woman who accused three duke university la crosse players of rape back in 2006 is facing murder charges. police in durham, north carolina, say crystal mang. u.n. stabbed her boyfriend to death last week during an argument. history at the boston marathon, jeff...

The faas general counsel will assume that role. babbitt goes on to say in his statement, "we are conducting a top-to-bottom review of the way we operate our air traffic control system. we are all responsible and accountable for safety from senior faa leadership to the controller in the tower. we will concentrate on keeping the traveling public safe." carol, it is not just the air traffic controllers that are paying a price for all of this. >> you got that right. thank you very much. >> reporter:...

Way? >> i think we are going to have to raise the age limit, yes. i dont know how far, but i do believe thats factor. these kind of changes dont have to be dramatic, dont have to be done all at once, dont have time pact people on social security today, but we have to make some changes. >> senator sessions, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. checking stories across the country now, another restaurant serves an alcoholic beverage to aed to less, happen...

Checking stories making news across the country now. in boston, the mayor has issued an executive order banning sugary drinks. that goes for the advertisements on boston city property, too, his reason is to curb obesity. the sugary drink pan will take effect in six months. in california, a 70-year-old woman who enjoys opening her garage as a community center for her friends and family is being fined. >> in the morning if they call me, they say, oh, 6:30, im going to work, have coffee ready. i ...

Get their needs after. unless you go after social security reform and defense and entitlements, you are not touching 70% of the budgets. we are not arguing over nickels and dimes. we should be worried about the fact that the current path is not sustainable for you and your kids and me nd amy kid. >> as far as we know, the only republican that came forward, paul ryan, talked about refan i goaling the medicare and medicaid. ruben, many thanks. you can read his entire piece on cnn.com/opinion. ch...

Checking stories across the country this morning. a friend who is said to be close to the president has been arrested in a prostitution sting in hawaii. police say robert titcome tried to elicit sex from an undercover officer and got busted. near kansas city, a garage in dire need of a cleanup yields an incredible find. a classic 1966 shelby mustang nearly in showroom continue. the fastback is one of only 1,100 ever produced. its expected to be auctioned off for thousands and thousands of doll...

Responsibilities, but i speak for my freshmen class, for my conference when i say they are very willing to tackle the tough issues in front of us. very willing to have those conversations. theyve been gone yog on our side of the highways for weeks. we freed to come to a conclusion. beaux the end of this week we have a time frame. there will be real consequences in that doesnt happen. >> thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me, carol. >> sure kr...

Checking stories from cross country now. in california, five people got healthy kidneys from five anonymous living donors. the swap was life changing for everyone involved. >> just an amazing gift. >> its a rare opportunity, you know. i mean, you live your life and youve got two kidneys, and you dont need them both. >> the operation known as paired donation is one of the largest kidney transplants at a single hospital. in arizona, a gust sent a bounce house 15 feet into the air with two childr...

Checking stories from around the country. a wildfire forced people in colorado out of more than 300 homes. this happened last night. they were allowed back after the winds shifted, but not before at least 15 homes burned to the ground. kids in oklahoma have class off today. classes were cancelled after strong winds ripped off part of the schools roof yesterday. that is where the cafeteria and the offices are located. right now in memphis, tennessee, its in the bulls eye. nasty storms all aro...

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