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now lawmakers are trying to change that. its our 10:30 talker. we start this hour with the weather. we are all hoping for a break from this oppressive heat. well, sorry, not today. i hate to see all that red on these maps were about to show you, but those are the heat warnings. and as you can see, it is going to be pretty bad today. the record triple-digit temperatures are being blamed for at least five deaths. and dont forget about the 350,000 people still without power after stor...

emily, this hasnt been just a weather vaent. it has been an economic event. businesses havent been able to operate. >> reporter: hi, gary. it has been such a long week for people. when you see trees like this that toppled and the power lines that came down more than a week ago, it set off a chain reaction so big that the experts, the government and even small businesses say they just havent been able to add up the total costs yet. what is clear is that as the power comes back on, peopl...

countries these days. the turnout so far has been pretty good according to the electoral commission. we expect to hear more when the polls close. theyre expected to close in about two hours. possible extensions to that. so far we are told more voters than expected have turned out. >> whos on the ballot today? >> well, that is one of the key issues here, gary, is people are overwhelmed by the choice. thousands of candidates are running in this election for the national congress. most of...

>> its so nice to be here. nice to sit next to you. >> this is the news from a to b. >> i love it. im brooke baldwin. its bright and early. >> we do appreciate it, brooke. 5:00 a.m. in the east. lets start with this one, shall we? hitting the road today. up first, the obama bus tour ready to roll this morning and heading for the white house. betting on america tour kicks off with four campaign stops in ohio today, and then its on to pennsylvania for an appearance in the steel city tomo...

Contested fight for the presidency. the poll finds president obama leading mitt romney 49% to 46% but a survey of 15 key battleground states tell a different story. mitt romney ahead there by a wide margin, 51% to 43%. that stands in contrast to last weeks nbc news/wall street journal poll showing president obama in the lead by 8 points. cnn polled missouri, arizona and indiana, hence romneys margin. the cnn/orc poll shows the country is deeply divided in the supreme courts ruling to uphold pres...

while the air force investigates the deadly crash of an eighth plane. one of these based in charlotte, north carolina. we expect to learn more in a news conference this afternoon. we know that four of the six crew members were killed, including this man, lieutenant colonel mike mckiel who spoke to one of our affiliates on saturday. lizzie oleary with the latest out of washington. whats the latest? >> reporter: latest is that they are investigating the cause of this crash while the othe...

first to our brand new cnn orc polls. this is issue number one, the economy. and a surprising jump in the number of americans who believe the economy will eventually get better. take a look at this. when asked about what economic conditions will be like next year, 60% now say they believe they will be good compared to only 39% who say conditions will be poorer. last fall when we asked the same question, those numbers were very different indeed. only 39% saying things would get better i...

entire professional career covering her as an olympian. >> thats an amazing story to cover. good morning to you. thank you for being with us. >> hi, everybody, nice to have you with us. were bring you the news from a to z, its 5:00 eastern. lets get right to it, shall we? this is unbelievable, unrelenting, unforgiving, it is a heat wave, and it is devastating from k.c. to d.c. and its going to continue today too, tomorrow, as well. all the way through the july 4th holiday. in some plac...

Get out. >> they need to keep those offices opens and you can avoid that altogether. megyn: thank you. new questions today over comments the president made, suggesting that it is fashionable for people to be cynical about politics in the country. our panel debates who might be blamed for that. and she defended her husband under orc, protecting all the evidence that jerry sandusky had sexually abused boys in their house. while she was home. she didnt think anything was on about him going down int...

its 5:00 a.m. in the east. lets get started. first, its a super soaker. tropical storm hammering florida with extreme weather. the slow-moving snow sith off the coast of alabama and the florida panhandle. the outer bands whipping up dangerous surf and triggering this huge water spout off juneau beach. also spawn ag deadly tornado in florida as it drenches the coast. officials say a woman was found dead in a home in venus located in the middle of the state between port st. lucie and sar...