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seems to be reeling from the heat, the drought, the floods, the fires. it is officially the hottest summer on record around the world. and a lot of us have been asking, what is going on? we're going to begin in the desperate city of moscow, where more than 10 million people are struggling just to breathe tonight. fighting through a cloud of heavy smoke from an unheard of ring of wildfires around the city. it's a state of emergency, and alex marquardt takes us out into the streets. >> reporter: moscow's iconic landmarks, barely visible through some of the worst smog the city has ever ...

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voices on the right behind the plan for the center. should a group of muslims be allowed to build an islamic center near ground zero? most of ground zero is still under construction nine years after the worst disaster. it is an open pit, open wound. it is hal owed ground. take a look, two blocks north, one block east on park place is where the islamic center and mosque would be built. 15 stories, $100 million, that's the plan. community center like a ymca, say it's backers, with a 100-seat auditorium, gym, prayer center, to promote interfaith understanding and promise to have jews ...

this is derek whitaker, he's a first time home buyer. he came to quicken loans, asking for a little bit of help on how to go about buying a home. david gave me all kinds of support. what i need to look for in a house, setting me up with a realtor, ways to get the house inspected. everything you could want to know and more. i just kind of walked him through the process... at 23, i was just trying to find somebody who would have confidence in me. everyone at quicken loans made things amazingly simple for me. that's why i love quicken loans! ♪ progress is saving tax payers ...

people on the gulf coast and all over the country have their fingers crossed after 105 days, believe it or not, the crisis may be coming to an end. tomorrow b.p. plans to start killing off the ruptured well by pumping mud into it first through the cap, a so-called static kill, and later through a relief well. meantime the s.e.c. is reportedly investigating possible insider trading in b.p. stock in the weeks following the spill. as for the oil, the latest map shows it's rapidly breaking up in the gulf. don teague is in grand isle louisiana tonight. don, they've tried to kill the well ...