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At least five killed. more than 600 others injured. protesters taking to the streets demanding morsis resignation. his supporters also rallying in mostly peaceful demonstrations. officials are urging citizens to cancel travel plans to go to or within egypt. a sight seeing ride over new york city turns quite scary for a group of swedish tourists. their helicopter had to make an emergency landing will in the hudson river. four suffered minor injuries. a local tv station reporting two adults and tw...

>>eric: while you were sleeping transit workers in california go on strike. thousands of bay area rapid transit workers are picketing increased health care costs and having to settle for a 1% wage increase, among other things. at the same time oakland city workers went on a one-day strike. the first strike since 1997 is expected to have a massive impact on traffic in the area. interest rates for government-subsidized student loans double today to 6.8%. senate democrats plan to vote july 10 on ...

So, yeah, i am extremely happy. and very much blessed. >> how cute is that little girl? she said it happened in a split second. the stroller rolled away when she turned around to look at the clock. the stroller moved. the platform is slanted towards the track to allow the rain water to drain off. i got a better idea. >> hardest individually to -- video to watch. >> so hard. >> angle rain water the other way and have a grate that goes down. >> she is apparently saying she would have preferred the...

She said it happened in a split second. the stroller rolled away when she turned around to look at the clock. the stroller moved. the platform is slanted towards the track to allow the rain water to drain off. i got a better idea. >> hardest individually to -- video to watch. >> so hard. >> angle rain water the other way and have a grate that goes down. >> she is apparently saying she would have preferred the transit system had, had a sign posted some where that says hey it is slanted. you know,...

Losses. several hundred transit workers are threatening to strike during the olympic games which begin next weekend. the government has put an additional 1200 troops on standby. republican lawmakers back here are demanding an explanation from the head of the atf about a message they say is meant to intimidate would-be whistle blowers. earlier this month, abouting director b. todd jones warned employees, "if you dont find the appropriate way to raise your concerns to your leadership, there will b...

I have to tell you something, shannon, coming into a hotel like this come you have to wonder, do all teachers and transit workers, debate even get invited to these hotels events? back to you. shannon: interesting question. liz macdonald in hollywood, florida. republicans feeling the heat after pledging to repeal president obamas health care law. critics are asking how will the gop pay for its own health care plan? we will take a closer look at that next. plus, police already have a lot to do whe...

27-month package. transportation money due to run out tomorrow. key democrat emphasized impact on workers at risk. 2 million transportation and transit workers who will stay on the job. >> bret: what about the student loan, and interest rates going up? >> they included it in the transportation bill or the student loan interest rate would have doubled on sunday. everybody agrees they need to get it done. question is how to pay for it. they adjusted how companies make payment to pension. >> bret: ...

14,000 acres have burned in the northern part of the state, forcing more evacuations. so far, more than a dozen structures have been lost or damaged. and people are looking for higher ground on the gulf coast. heavy rainfall is causing massive flooding in escambia county. a state of emergency has been declared and people living in low-lying areas are being urged to evacuate. i spoke earlier with the emergency manager don bosh about it. >> were urging all residents that are low-lying or...

earlier i spoke with the escam bya county manager. >> we advise residents in the low-lying or have flooding problems when we have heavy rains to consider going to higher ground, maybe with friends or family members elsewhere in the county. just try to get people out of harms way is the challenge right now. >> according to the national weather service, pensacola received 13 inches of rain just yesterday. forecasters say it could get another five to ten inches of rain tonight. and righ...

Buffalo might want to start guarding its turf because there is now a campus bear. and there it is. folks say they spotted this black bear wandering around the university this week. one local describes how she encountered the animal. >> i was plugging my money into the parking meter when i felt something run into the back of my legs and back side. and i thought it was a large saint bernard. >> shepard: it wasnt. no pooch here. eventually it seems the bear got sleepy. took a nap up in that tree th...