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What i was so struck by was the fact that they were actually processing that drug there. they had very high grade chemicals, something we wouldn't have seen two or three years ago. the u.s. military is now trying to disrupt that production in afghanistan and they know it's key. it could be responsible for more than 90%, really, of all the heroin on the street today, and that's a staggering amount. at the same time, people there will tell you that they have no choice but to participate in the drug trade because that's their only livelihood. that's the underlying problem here. >> tomorrow, we wi...

It captured the hearts of so many strfrpgers. many have dropped off cash donations. others have offered a helping hand with checks through the mail. okay, we knew it was coming. a tropical wave is developing in the atlantic and sizzling temperatures are heating up parts of the country while others are enjoying kind of a cooldown. let's check in with jacqui jeras in the cnn weather center. >> hey, fredricka. overall, it's been really a great weekend. we don't have a whole lot to complain about. there are some extremes ou th s there like you mentioned. one of the threats is showers and thunder...

People who drove 45 minutes or more just to make it to buy some of these toys and in some cases made do nations as well. it's helping the family as well. it's galvanized the community. got a lot of people talking and a sign of the times. now a lot of great stuff. cnn.com a lot of popular stories. something else i want to point out to you that's getting a lot of traffic, a whole invade we have on "black in america." there's a lot to check out here. i'll zoom down here a little bit so you can see a few of the special features, tracing michelle obama's slave route. africans in america, what it's ...

She successfully sued a big utility in california in the 1990s. >> the thing that blew my mind is there was a lake there. it's gone. i kept saying where's the lake? it is gone. it is mud. it looks like a moonscape. it looks like mars. >> reporter: to produce power, the tennessee valley authority, the tva burns tons of coal every day. that produces ash. there is no safe way to dispose of it so the tva mixes it with water and stores it in vast retention ponds that are not supposed to break. >> tva maintains we did daily inspections and quarterly inspections and constant monitoring. this was not ...