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Air force officer reputed to be one of the worlds biggest arm dealers. he allegedly supplied weapons that fueled civil wars in south america, the middle east and africa. the russian says hes the victim of an american frame up. he was arrested in bangkok back in march of 2008 after a u.s. sting operation. bolivia, wildfires raging in four states in the country. flames burning millions of acres of land and destroying dozens of homes. the countrys president saying bolivia doesnt have helicopters, p...

The fires. matthew, are the fires now being brought back under control? >> well, thats a good question, randi, and it depends on what youre looking at. here in this area where were staying right now, you can see some buildings behind me that have been razed to the ground by the inferno that swept over here over the course of the last several days. the fire is out in this vicinity at the moment. elsewhere in the country, though, firefighters are still battling blazes in at least 580 locations, ar...

People take the dogs. it would be curious how he made the decision and how he went about, this person does this much for the dog? >> yeah, this is a decision where we have to be careful, because talking about ones pet is a topic you may not want to take on at a dinner party. >> yeah, people are sensitive. a show of outrage. have you been seeing this for the past several days. the house of representatives on the floor had a lot of people talking. give you a preview of it. >> its republicans wra...

Coming up next, what does it take really to become a religious leader. well, i didnt know you needed to be able to perform on television. thats a necessary skill apparently now. >> apparently. ahead, at 11:00, a congressman goes on a rant about benefits for emergency workers from the 9/11 attack. we will hear from one of the targets of his rant. [ male announcer ] if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be ...

Rochester. the van slammed into a tree. trapping him behind the wheel. a doctor who was nearby at the time helping a cop free the man. that doc says what he did was just common sense. >> anybody could seat van burning and guy unconscious. you get him out. >> the dryer now in the -- driver now in the hospital. >> washington. a fire destroying a lumber mill in yakima. firefighters able to prevent the flames from taking out a second building. new hampshire, a 40-pound jelly fish stinging 150 people...

One cell moving through portland, maine right now has a tornado warning on that. so be very careful if youre out there and well have a really rough go of it for this evening. other story is the heat. weve been dealing with this for so long. get ready. tomorrow, the heat returns in across the plains and by the weekend, maybe the hottest weve seen across the eastern seaboard. >> after seeing that snow from chile, though, i guess well take this for a while. rick, thank you. >> you got it. >> deadly...

To limit your options? >> there you go. thanks, john. lets check our top stories. the military charging a u.s. soldier in iraq with leaking classified information. suspected of transferring a video of a military operation to his personal computer. it shows a helicopter attack that killed dozens of civilians, including two journalists. aerial footage was posted by the website. a desperate search for a 13-year-old boy resumes today. emergency workers feared he drowned after falling into a creek ...

As the eye could see. at a neighboring beach, workers picked up eight tons of tar balls. on another, emergency workers found an oil-covered dolphin stranded, and tried to save it. it died en route to a rescue center. we do not know whether the dolphin actually died from the oil and well take a few days to find that out. david mattingly joins us live from pensacola. >> reporter: a very sad day here at opinions cola beach. we want to show you some video that we took right at sunset. hundreds of pe...

To find out who to sue. we need to be sending out emergency workers. >> sean: we are told hes the smartest guy to ever whole the white house, highest i.q. he told imus this. the greatest cater since lincoln. hes the best -- he gives the best speech since lincoln. where is the blind spot? >> hes an academic, not a practitioner. no executive experience. hes never managed anything even so much as a lemonade stand. he doesnt have the understanding of what it takes to say we have a big problem, you b...

Sending teams of harvard educated lawyers to the coast to find out who to sue. we need to be sending out emergency workers. >> sean: we are told hes the smartest guy to ever whole the white house, highest i.q. he told imus this. the greatest cater since lincoln. hes the best -- he gives the best speech since lincoln. where is the blind spot? >> hes an academic, not a practitioner. no executive experience. hes never managed anything even so much as a lemonade stand. he doesnt have the understandi...