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>> gregory macon is serving 40 years for murder. he's been at stateville since 1985. he remembers when the prison had regular programs including theatrical and musical performances that used to take place here in the now long abandoned prison auditorium. >> the musical program was a great award winning thing because, in fact, we would have competition against other penitentiaries. and stateville was always number one. in here it's like a cage of awaiting execution because there's nothing for a man to do and no programs or nothing. you're just sitting here like a commodity. you know, a price ta...

The fair has all the stuff great fairs are made of -- food, rides, games, and cattle. the western parade is part of a cattle herding tradition around these parts. a 12-block drive down puyallup's main drag that's rich in local history. >> the western parade, which features a cattle drive, really had its origin from the days when the train would stop in town and they would herd the livestock down the main street to get to the fair. >> but times have changed. these more modern 2009 cows say, herding tradition, i don't think so. >> we had a situation where a number of the steers decided to take a...

From austin showing how quickly flash floods can engulf roads. more than 500 cows are safe thanks to an old-fashioned cattle drive near houston rescued from alligator infested floodwaters. carried by boat to dry land. >> more rain in the forecast in the northeast which is good news considering we're in a drought. too much all at once will cause flash flooding. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> let's get more details about this tuesday forecast. justin povick at accuweather. good morning. >> thanks and good morning. another wet start to the day along the interstate 95 corridor. showers are g...

The atlantic hurricane season begins today. scientists hope to one day better forecast our storms. how a new simulator could help researchers figure out what it takes to turn a tropical storm into a cat 5 hurricane. plus we're going to have this. >> it is really a taste of the old west coming back in here. >> like a scene out of an old western movie except this is no film. and these cattle aren't walking through a ranch. how the record rains in texas prompted something an old-fashioned cattle drive -- yep -- looks just like that. check it out. now that the summer weather is moving in we wa...

Where 500 head of cattle were surrounded by water. as the water kept rising the land just kept on shrinking. so it was either let them all drown or try to get them across the floodwater. dozens of cowboys, cops and volunteers decided to do an old-fashioned cattle drive. but before they could rescue the heifers, longhorns and calfs from the high water, they had to get them in the right direction. >> you scare them with the air boats, make them go where you want them to go. but they're swimming. they have no choice. lot of cowboys grab them by the ear to pull them to dry ground. you know? so it ...