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What to do? >> it's interesting what heidi said. if we focused the stimulus money i think was ill-spent since early 2009, on upgrading our energy infrastructure, particularly the electrical grid, it would cost about a trillion dlashgs but add high paying, high value jobs that would have spinoff effects on the economy going forward you could bring in disenfranchised auto workers and others to work on this grid and provide real jobs, like the hoover dam, interstate highways, that's something that could be done now and they have given it short shrift. >> the president has called for doing that. i...

That hostages held captive for 12 years were rescued. a red cross official describes the ethnic violence now occupying or occurring in kyrgyzstan as a catastrophe. the conflict flareed up after the government was overthrown in april. it's home to a u.s. military base vital too troops in afghanistan. lightning struck a tank that caused a huge fire that shut down two interstate highways. firefighters used special foam to extinguish the blaze at the colonial pipeline. all eyes are on south africa now that the country is hosting the world cup.

Wry yoe the international red cross warn withes a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding. lightning struck a gasoline truck in north carolina earlier today, igniting a huge fire that shut down sections of two interstate highways. stretches of i-40 and i-73 in greensboro were closed for several hours. firefighters used special foam to extinguish the blaze. the death toll rose to 19 from flash floods in arkansas. authorities say there is one person still missing. it hit campgrounds, rushing so suddenly that many people had no escape, no time to escape. casecy wian is standing by live. you s...

Happens sometimes when it's raining like that. but then he -- we felt it and the it was like 3 or 4 inches under the tent. it was like being on a waterbed kind of. at the time, i thought it was rain coming down the hillside, and i didn't even think about the river because the river is only normally a couple feet deep and it was about 25 feet away from us so i didn't even really think about that. >> within minutes that ankle-deep floodwater was thigh high. luckily his truck could handle the water and he was able to drive his family and the children to safety. heavy rain has left high water in...

Avoid the banking system melting down. and i know that wasn't popular. wasn't popular with me. but here's what the recovery act did. we cut taxes for small businesses and 95% of working families to promote spending and hiring. cut taxes. [ applause ] that's what the recovery act did, was cutting people's taxes across america. [ applause ] we're also making investments in our infrastructure from interstate highways to broadband networks. that not only crates private sector jobs but it creates the platform a better environment in which businesses can prosper. it's also what we did through the jo...