rebuttal witnesses. that could take one or two d ds. the attorneys will then make their closing arguments. peggy and daniel? just a tragic case. coming up after the break, do magazines go too far with photoshopping? some health professionals are saying yes. and it can actually be hazardous to your health. more world news now in one minute. d news now in one minute.
and right now the fire is about three miles away. the bulk of the drums here truly are things like notes that are contaminated, gloves, materials that you don t necessarily think of as being there are no ingots of plutonium there. reporter: the drums are kept there until they re shipped to a secure facility. los alamos officials are downplaying any fire threat to this material. the worst scenario we have now is propertrtdamage that comes from the fire. i do not believe that there is any specific danger to the public from our activities at los alamos. reporter: the laboratory remains closed and the town is under a mandatory evacuation order. as crews cut down brush and set controlled burns, hoping to choke off the fire for good. and the governor said all results from those air quality tests will be posted on their state s website. and, so far so good, nothing out ordinary has been detected. peggy, daniel? and now to a major victory for the health care reform law.
a federal appeals court ruled that the government can require americans to buy health insurance. how about that. the suit was brought by a conservative group that argued that the mandate was unconstitutional. but the law faces several more legal challenges. it will likely end up before the supreme court. did you watctch a little bi of the president today? i missed it. i didn t see that. way to put me on the spot, daniel. he went onn for more than an hour. probably when you were sleeping. yes, thank you. top democrats in the senate say they ll consider working through next week s july fourth vacation on the looming budget crisis. during this news conference, which apparently i missed, it happened yesterday, the president called for an agreement that cuts spending and also raises revenues. mr. obama challenged lawmakers to follow the example set by his daughters. malia and sasha generally finish their homework a day ahead of time. they don t wait until the night before.
to the levels that it needs to be reduced without having some revenue in the mix. reporter: the president said congress can t afford to wait until the august 2nd deadline to take action. he boasted e even his daughters malia and sasha, finish their homework before it s due. it is impressive. they don t wait until the night bebefore. they re not pulling all-nighters. reporter: with the clock ticking, mr. obama said a deal is stitill possible. any agreement to reduce our deficit is going to require tough decisions and balanced solutions. reporter: congress is scheduled to go on vacation at the end of this week. but the president said yesterday, if there isn t substantial progress on the debt, vacation must be canceled. peggy and daniel? all right, karen travers, thank you. and now to a major victory for the health care reform law. a federal appeals court ruled that the govererent can require americans to buy health insurance. the suit was brought by a conservative group t
this morning on world news now, cancer breakthrough. the amazing step forward in the fight against america s leading killer. what millions of people need to know about testing for lung cancer that could help save their life. it is thursday, june 30th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, i m daniel sieberg. rob nelson is on assignment. and i m peggy bunker. there are more than 94 million former and current smokers out there who are at high risk for getting lung disease. but a new report shows that a simple ct t an could help drastically change their odds of survival. the amazing results of this study coming up in just a moment. really impressive, some of the news earlier said really the ct scans can help pick it up but perhaps that s not the case. right, and previously we were talking about maybe doing