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To say that if you go there on business, the skiing is great and so is the cheese. so consider that for our next girls trip, kyra. >> exactly, what about the chocolate? dont forget that. but remember, its also more expensive, the u.s. dollar taking a real pounding today. >> all right, thanks susan, great to see you. health care reform is one of the citys hottest topics, now the debate is on the hall and on capitol hill. what now, congress, were pushing that forward next hour, and nothing will ...

Again, information into us right now, this press conference, that we are importanting. we are also hearing that other sort of arteries, if you will, into the bay bridge might be closed. so it will still be very, very tricky for the 280,000 cars that cross that bridge every day. lets go ahead and listen in for just a moment here. >> probably about ten minutes now. so thats whats going to happen toda today. >> wed also like to ask c.c. myers president dan hemick to come up and make a few comments....

Inspected and its really a nice piece of work. that bridge is safer than it was last thursday and were fully confident of it. were glad we got the bridge open for everybody. were proud to be part of it. and on to the next item. >> what time did you finish? >> we finished -- well, its still going on, we finished about 30 minutes ago -- >> so if you have been able to listen into this, what we thought was going to happen is not happening and in fact, yes, the bay bridge will be opened, as you just ...

Allegations. he says tequila was drunk and merriman simply tried to make arrangements for her to leave the house. several prisoners are being treated under guard this morning, according to the associated press, after their private transport van crashed on interstate 59 around haitisburg, massachusetts, yesterday. it was moving nine prisoners when it hit an embankment, some trees, and flipped over. the driver died. what if someone baptized your child without your permission? thats exactly wha...

Of the fire as arson because two firefighters died, they have also opened a homicide investigation. in oakland, about 260,000 vehicles may need an alternate route when the work begins tomorrow. transportation officials say a crack discovered in the bridges structure has delayed ongoing routine repairs. >> the question well ask is, how big the crack is. if the crack is significant enough you can see it on the ground. >> repair crews hope to finish all the work on the bay bridge before tuesday, ...

This is a roaring bastard. >> reporter: a fire that would bring him and 16 other elite firefighters to their knees. back when it happened, they didnt know this would become the most tragic fire or firefighters in u.s. history. but why? how did these fire crews get trapped in this mountainous inferno? what really happened on storm king mountain? the answer comes 11 years later from, of all place, a business school professor, whos on expert on leadership. he looked at each step in the moment of cr...

Super heated, trees so constricted, they actually give off flammable gases and explode. add to that 40 to 50-mile-an-hour wind gusts, a wildfire, and what you have are the ingredients for natures own version of a mega ton bomb. its called a blow-up. and on july 6th, 1994, thats exactly what happened near glenwood springs, colorado, high up on storm king mountain. few have ever experienced, no less survived, a blow-up. brad haugh can say hes done both. >> youve got all this super heated air in he...

The car. >> thats my son, bruce. >> reporter: just down the road, fire crew is forcing 30-year resident bill chambers to leave. >> you know, i have flashbacks, other people that have experienced this and you can understand where theyre coming from. okay, so i got to get out of here. >> you need to get out of here. >> reporter: the crew follows chambers out. his neighbor, who is staying, offers perspective. any of this ever make you think about moving? >> sure, but you know, theres hazards everyw...

Then i apply the retardant and i leave. >> reporter: hector says hes not a, quote, crazy cowboy. but a battalion chief whos guarding hectors property tells us this fires bearing down. >> its very dangerous. where their house sits and what they have around their home, and the fire intensity weve seen on this fire, its very hazardous for them to say. >> reporter: the doctor, his wife and son, are confident when we first get there. but grow increasingly worried and keep packing. >> reporter: this i...

Cost him his seat. >> if you had to, to keep your head clear, to never sell your soul, you had to be willing to go into this business saying to yourself and meaning it, there are some things worth losing an election over. >> reporter: would this be one of them? >> for me, yes. >> connolily was elected in november. before that a republican represented his district for 14 years. he told me its time are the. to the take advantage of his big democratic majority in congress by engaging, he said, "rol...