whose states have been hit hard. and finally, colorado on fire with their governor. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. twice a week for the white house, a major victory in the supreme court followed by history of a different sort on the house floor. the president used the trappings of the white house in this case the formality of the east room to suggest in picture and in word that the supreme court ruling settled the controversy over his health care law. today s decision was a victory for people all over this country. as the president tried to close the book on the health care debate, his republican rival was writing the next chapter. obama care was bad policy yesterday. it s bad policy today. well, trying to ring the politics out of health care, the administration was equally determined to underscore the politics of capitol hill s investigation into a botched federal gun running sting. the resolution is agreed to. the republican-led house cited
treatments. a doctor got to choose the winner. good medicine or playing god? newsroom starts right now. good morning to you. happy friday. i m carol costello. we begin this hour with two stories sharing a common theme. the inescapable and unrelenting force of nature. well the left, the wildfire gnawing at the edges of colorado springs. today, growing deadlier and bigger. on the right, a record-setting heat wave that will have millions of americans sweltering today. intense heat will blanket most of the country. look at all those 90s and 100s. that s drawing dire health warnings especially for the very young and the very old. our affiliates in kansas city, missouri, say the intense heat wave may be to blame for two deaths there. so be very careful today. nowhere is the heat more a factor, though, than in colorado. the heat coupled with raging wildfires have made it an inferno. this morning, the state is awakening to a bittersweet designation of federal disaster area. tod
there in florida? yep. i m here in florida, yep. this is your beat for many, many years as you watch this, as you re kind of going over in your head how many times you have you have interviewed the crews, when s going through your mind? what are you thinking about as we start to watch the craft land? you know, i think like so many people here think and of course, you know, my opinion is certainly somewhat skewed that, you know, it had a lot of flights left in them. all of the vehicles could have flown more except for planning that didn t go perhaps the way it should have. you know, nasa deciding to go away from the space shuttles and go to the constellation program and then killed by the curre administration and now a gap and shuttle could be flying if it wasn t for some political decisions made that a lot of people probably wish and i know they wish could be taken back today. that s the sad point. a lot of people out of work and a lot of people are even at this very ha
chynna phillips on life, love and getting the band back together. we never dreamed it could be this good the second time around. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. i ll get to my interview with wilson phillips in a moment. first wael hear from actor and lawman steven seagal on this week s big story. the outspoken actor takes on the trayvon martin tragedy and he s not holding back. later on i talk to hollywood star and ceo jessica alba. you can invest in health care and you can invest in education, which at the end of the day how can any society drive if they re not healthy and if they re not educated? they won t be able to compete in the world. steven seagal isn t just an action movie star. he s also been in law enforcement working as a reserve deputy chief. he s with us tonight talking hollywood life, keeping america great, and trayvon martin. let s start, let s talk about trayvon martin briefly. this case that s gripped america at the moment. this young
carney wilson, wendy wilson and chynna phillips on life, love and getting the band back together. we never dreamed it could be this good the second time around. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. i ll get to my interview with wilson phillips in a moment. but first, we ll hear from actor and lawman steven seagal on this woke s big story. the outspoken actor takes on the trayvon martin tragedy and he s not holding back. later i ll talk to hollywood star and ceo jessica alba about the choices she s making to keep america great. you can invest in health care and you can invest in education, which at the end of the day how can any society thrive if they re not healthy and if they re not educated? they won t be able to compete in the world. steven seagal isn t just an action movie star. he s also been in law enforcement working as a reserve deputy chief. he s with us tonight talking hollywood, life, keeping america great, and trayvon martin. and other issues. l