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collapsed last year. the miners say they want to make sure something like this never happens again. and sears has a lot of disappointed shoppers today. online shoppers jumped on a deal for apple ipad 2s advertised for just $69. bear in mind they normally sell for more than $700. they said it's a third-party mistake and not honoring the incorrect price. people love their cars, traffic jams are part of the daily life, but this weekend, the closure of a big chunk of the 405 freeway is causing added worry. it is shut down for a construction project. and residents are so worried they're...

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. we'll let you know how long this will last. also, a real power workout. people are producing energy by expending their own. we'll 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 town. yep, you're seeing superheroes. they're dressed up like them. talk to them this morning and th...

you have the vest on there to make sure that everyone can see you and make sure that they know that you're not part of the construction project. but you can tell us all about it. kareen? >> reporter: yeah, i can't believe you noticed this very, very conservative vest. well, fred, i have to tell you, as someone who lives here in southern california, i take the 405 all the time. this is definitely, definitely eerie to see. no cars on the roadway. this is something that is so unprecedented, it would never, ever happen -- of course, the world isn't coming to an end. it's just a big proje...

the deficit and raise the debt ceiling. meanwhi meanwhile, the specter of default comes ever closer. frankly, it's the tone of these debates that has a lot of people scared and this is a guy who's scaring a lot of folks tonight. congressman joe walsh, republican from illinois, a freshman backed by the tea party. he's been known to say blunt things when criticizing president obama. these comments might just take the cake. i want to show you a video congressman walsh shot and posted to his website yesterday. >> president obama, quit lying. you know darn well if august 2nd comes and goe...

senate. but what would happen if the government defaulted on its loans? would it impact you? >> interest rates will rise. we'll be back in recession. of course, we already have a 9% plus unemployment rate. we're starting from a weak position. unemployment will rise to the double digits. we'll all pay a very significant price. first the british tabloid hacking scandal catches the attention of law enforcement here in the united states. a source tells cnn the fbi is investigating whether or not journalists working for rupert murdoch's news corporation illegally gained access to phone ...