and climate change deniers, researchers say the green land ice sheet is melting so rapidly that it would be in you have to cover the entire state of florida in two inches of water. pair of hikers lost in the wyoming wilderness, they ran out of food, water and were suffering from dehigh drait drags in the sweltering heat. but expected to be okay. and president biden meets today with western governors about the region s devastating wildfires. so far this year, fires have burned an area equal to the seize of delaware and rhode island combined. fires are being fueled by record heat and drought. blockbuster trades. the world champion dodgers acquiring max scherzer and trea turner from the nationals. lakers traded for russell westbrook. and let s dig in on covid now. school is right around the corner for millions of american
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After weeks of rumors, the second and third picks in the 2016 NHL draft were finally swapped.
One of the most prolific scoring wingers of the last four years, Winnipeg Jets left wing Patrik Laine has long been rumored to want out of Winnipeg. With seemingly disgruntled center Pierre-Luc Dubois wanting out of Columbus, a natural trade partner appeared.
The Jets sent Laine and forward Jack Roslovic to the Blue Jackets in exchange for Dubois and a third-round pick in the 2022 draft Saturday morning. Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekalainen also announced the club signed Columbus native Roslovic, a restricted free agent, to a two-year, $3.8 million contract.
there today. their record is 107, so either matching or breaking it. then by friday, this will be the worst of it before we start to improve a little bit day by day. so dallas tomorrow, 108. amarillo, 103. san angelo, 107. this is going to fuel some storms to the north, so we have severe weather predicted for today in parts of the midwest, and that will scoot to the mid east throughout friday as well. we could see large rain and hail and gusty thunderstorms throughout friday. we are looking at a quarter inch up to three inches in some spot. in the northeast, we are looking good now but will see rain by the weekend. yasmin and ayman. thank you very much. a comprehensive look, seems like a tale of two cities or two different stories. exactly. summer in some parts, rainy in others. still ahead, a pair of blockbuster trades on the diamond and the hardwood. details next in sports. . throug
and a loner gotta be alone. heee yawww! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. jesse? you know blockbuster trades in the nfl, as you well know christine, they don t happen often, but we had a big one last night. the philadelphia eagles traded lesean mccoy to the buffalo bills. andy scholes has more. morning, andy. it looks like rex ryan wants to run the ball with the bills. and apparently chip kelly wants to turn the eagles into the ducks. they re sending him to the bills in exchange for a linebacker. now, mccoy was born and raised in pennsylvania and reportedly not very happy about being traded away from home. alonzo meanwhile, will reunite
definitely not vote for obama. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. a former wall street wheeler and dealer has been convicted in what prosecutors are calling the largest insider trading case ever involving hedge funds. raj rajaratnam faces more than 19 years in prison for using insider tips to make blockbuster trades using technology and other stocks. those illegal trades netted him more than $60 million in profits. president obama has declared the state of mississippi a disaster zone. as record floodwaters barrel downstream, thousands of people are expected to evacuate in vicksburg. meanwhile, back in tennessee there are growing fears there about toxins. steve osunsami tested those waters. it s very nasty. it is. it s very nasty. reporter: families across memphis told us they re afraid of the sludge-filled floodwaters that have poured into their homes and were curdling into the