fraud or to keep minorities from voting? the slogan is believe in america and it should be business in bermuda. that s what mitt romney s all about. offshore and out of sight. a new vanity fair article explores mitt romney s buried treasure in bermuda. millions of dollars. so how much of his wealth is tucked away on an island? we ll talk to the investigative reporter who broke this story. wow, boom. thunder and lightning. the rangers manager saying he thought he was dead. and next time you drive past your corner gas station, check out how much the price has shot up. what s behind it and if those prices will at this point to skyrocket. newsroom begins right now. and good morning to you. happy, happy monday. i m carol costello. we begin with your money and your vote. this morning president obama is focusing on both. he ll call on congress to pass a one-year extension of the bush-era tack cuts. here is the key. he wants the cuts only for families earning less than $250,
dolphin? dolphin talk this morning. scientists say we may soon be able to talk to flipper! really? good morning to you. i m carol costello. millions of americans reveled in one of the warmest records on season and now a mean season. wildfires are burning in seven western states and the summer temperatures will only push the danger higher. the worst single fire is in southwestern new mexico. 225,000 acres burned, about 280 square miles. it is the biggest in the state s history and it s getting bigger. it s now only just about 17% contained. also today there are new concerns about a key firefighting tool used to combat those kinds of fires. in western utah yesterday, an air tanker loaded with water and fire retardant crashed during its second run of the day. both pilots were killed. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. also yesterday an aaron tanker had to make an emergency landing in nevada when its lappeding gear failed to lower. in this case, the crew w
tribute to the fallen on this memorial day. we remember the sacrifices of our troops and their families. newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. it s going to be a wet and soggy memorial day across parts of the north florida and southeast georgia. tropical storm beryl is to blame. you re looking at a live picture from jekyll island, georgia. the storm moves up the coast. we learned a short time ago beryl caused major damage at the jacksonville airport after making landfall and canceling 12 outgoing flights and forced jacksonville officials to cancel holiday activities and thousands are without power this morning. meteorologist rob marciano is tracking beryl. oh, darn! bad timing. but good news to this and get to that in a second. the damage in jacksonville is where it made landfall last night shortly after midnight and came on shore with near hurricane force winds. it was almost classified a hurricane and some folks may argue that. 73-mile-an
her bedroom nine days ago. the focus this morning a new surveillance video capturing three people outside of her home. heights of freedom on the eve of osama bin laden death. one world trade center marking a milestone today becoming the tallest building in new york city. blasting the bible. dan savage from it gets better campaign goes on the attack saying, quote, he should learn to ignore the b.s. in the bible and when it says about gay people. this morning, he is not backing down. newsroom begins right now! . a daring escape and diplomatic quandary. house arrest slipped away and apparently hiding inside the u.s. embassy in beijing and sets the stage for a tug of war between the two countries. you may remember the plight of chen in december. we were the only crew to accompany actor christian bale as he tried to meet with the activist instead bale was roughed up by chins chinese security guards. carol, this is an extraordinary story of escape. a blind man who under
student debt. one in three for the gop. john boehner sounding the alarm saying there s a one in three chance they could lose control of the house. secret wiring, listening devices. we re not talking cia but football. new orleans saints general manager under fire this morning over allegations he eavesdropped on rival coaches. still on duty. a shocking turnaround, sanford police chief bill lee tries to resign and is denied. outcry and disappointment from trayvon martin s family has a florida town this morning trying to move forward. drying up. medicare and social security in major trouble on the way fast to being in the red. who do you trust to fix it? romney or obama? desperately seeking susan. susan sarandon says the government tapped her phone lines and denied her security clearance to visit the white house. is the actress really being monitored? newsroom begins right now. president obama s college bound today as he begins his trip to three campuses in key voting