After five rescues over three days were made in the area along the McKenzie River trail, officials started the process on banning swimming at Blue Pool.
For the second time in three years, a lifeguard shortage has prompted Indiana Dunes State Park to ban swimming beginning Saturday and until further notice..
now. he also attends a private fund-raiser in pittsburgh. president, he s going to be speaking at a fund-raiser in san antonio. we expect to hear from him any minute. we re going to take you there live when he starts his remarks. we re going to have live coverage from the romney rally. that is also happening later this hour. relatives of two missing girls in iowa say they are now bracing for the worst but hoping, hoping for the best. 8-year-old elizabeth collins and 10-year-old lera cook were seen friday riding their bikes near a lake. the girls aunt appeared on hln along with the mom and she says the family is frustrated and confused. it s very baffling to understand how someone got off with a 10-year-old and an 8-year-old at the same time because it s as though they disappeared into thin air in broad daylight. authorities began searching the lake over the weekend and started draining it yesterday. they are also using dog scent dogs to help in this search. there is
good morning and welcome to early start. i m ali velshi. zoraida is off today. i like these hours. i m eating a hot dog this morning. i love that about you, ali velshi. i m ashleigh banfield. it is 5:01. it s the holiday but this fourth of july is less about celebration and more about patience for many americans. and in some cases, even survival. because for six days now there have been many of your fellow countrymen with no power in this extraordinary heat wave. at least 20 people have now died since thursday when deadly storms slammed the east, slammed the midwest. and about 1.2 million people are still waiting to get their power back, to get a fan on, to get the ac back. this is right across the country. here are the states without power today. power companies are repairing damaged transmitters as fast as they can, but customers still could be waiting until the weekend. still until the weekend until they can get that electricity back. and all of this, while those u