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and hello and good morning to you all. millions of americans are in the grip right now of a massive heat wave. we will tell you which states are getting hit by this heat wave and there is a danger zone here, folks. well let you know how long this will last. also, a real power workout. people are producing energy by expending their own. well tell you how this works. also, really one of our favorite stories of the day here. caped crusaders taking to the streets in one northeastern to...

Also this morning, waiting the final shuttle launch. will weather clear in time? and weve honored a departed friend youve invited into your living rooms for decades. this jobs report, we thought the big news today would be the debt talks, but a stunning jobs report, gain of just 18,000 jobs. well get to that. well have the best that we can find. mark zandi to explain what happened and why all these analysts overnight got it so wrong. lets get to my first read of the morning, the debt talks. ...

Of america! >> uma: there you have it. herman cain kicking off his presidential campaign right there in centennial park in atlanta, georgia. hes speaking before a big crowd of well wishers out there. well continue to monitor his speech and bring you the latest on his campaign throughout this day. in his first ever call to space, pope benedict dressing the endeavor astronauts and crew at the international space station this morning. >> very happy to have this extraordinary opportunity to conver...

Welcome back, everybody. of course it is the end of another week, and this one seemed pretty news-packed to say the least. a lot of big stories going on in the last five days. >> for instance, we had the shuttle launch, the sex scandal, a pretty big one there, and of course, the flooding that is devastating a lot of the country. and also a flash of a grand night in chicago. check out the quotes of the week. >> zero and liftoff! on the final launch of "endeavour." >> shes been working really hard...

good morning. welcome. its thursday morning, may 19th. we have a lot of news this morning including some breaking news. lets begin with that breaking news. the resignation of dominique strauss-kahn as head of the international monetary fund. this move comes just before a bail hearing today in new york. were seeing this mug shot for first time. the former imf chief is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly attacking a maid in his manhattan hotel room. he says he is not guilty. re...

Can combat some of the tougher allergies? >> first and foremost, environmental controls, keeping windows closed, even though it is a nice spring day, try to keep the pollen out of the house, as well as changing your clothes, washing your hair after you are outside enjoying the weather. other simple things, keeping the pets out of the bedroom, keeping pets cleaned and washed will help. >> a tough one for me. thank you for coming on, doctor. >> thank you for having me. it was great. we have all ...

Here is a new one. what do president obama and gaga and justin beiber have in common? they have the most followers. nasa tweeted this from the shuttle launch. you heard crazy baby names. what about naming your kid "like" as in the facebook term. a german news agency says a couple named their daughter like saying it has a nice international ring to it. and remember bam-bam and pebbles? the flint stones are coming back, they wont look like the 60s classic. they are getting a remake courtesy ...

Descent, and the pilot said we might be seeing the shuttle launch, i cant promise anything, but ill let you know. a couple minutes later, he got on the walk ee again and said if you look to the east, you can see space shuttle "endeavour" taking off. i looked out the window. luckily had the row to myself, had the iphone in my hand, opened the photo app and started taking pictures and video. >> you said you had the row to yourself. what were other people doing? were they doing this as well or were...

Concerned, but first new developments. just in tonight and the story of a global business big wig charged with forcing himself on a hotel maid while naked. hes responsible for billions of dollars of the worlds money, and his arrest could make a pretty good movie. well have a live report for you. >> we know what the lead story flooding. >> flooding is number one on news polls and gabrielle giffords, the shuttle launch and that in the newscast and the imayev stoimf story. >> and people on twitter ...

Resurrect this oldedy but goodedy. >> this is miss sue la montana. >> he was fine. >> he was fine. i only show you because he was fine. bumps on the trampoline once, and then off. >> the trampoline was on purpose. >> they put the trampoline and tranquilized the bear. animal control officers are really good at trying to save these animals. i thought that bear was hurt when we first saw it. the bear was fine. >> he was like loose. you know. its always when youre -- you tighten up when you fall. if...