an unannounced visit to afghanistan and announcement on troop withdrawal. two great whites threaten the coast of cape cod. now the hunt is on to find them before they claim a human life. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 8:00 on the east coast. 5:00 a.m. out west. thanks for waking up with us. we start this morning with the economy and new jobs report. it wasn t quite what experts had hoped. just 80,000 jobs added in june. that fell below expectations and caused a ripple through the stock market. the dow down 124 points at the close. there was some good news. additions in manufacturing jobs was a highlight for the white house. 14,000 jobs were added in that sector. so how is this all playing on the campaign trail? we ll get into that at the bottom of the hour. there are a number of weather warnings across the country today. it s because it s going to be a scorcher for many of you. take a look at the map with me. if you live in these areas, and i m sure you pro
focus. and later you can t throw a generation of kids away. an icon speaking out on some alarming statistics. we ll tell you what has the grammy winner so fired up. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it s 8:00 on the east coast. 5:00 a.m. out west. thanks for waking up with us. we start in colorado where firefighters are hoping for a little help from mother nature. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes so far and thousands more are threatened. firefighters have been working around the clock to protect those homes. we ll have a live report later this hour. moving to egypt now, an historic day for people there. last hour mohamed morsi was sworn in as the new president. during the inauguration he offered a salute to the people of egypt and promised to promote unity. back in the u.s., newly released e-mails showed penn state knew they had a problem with jerry sandusky long before he was ever charged with a crime. concerns date back to an incident in
focus. later, shocking new details in the jerry sandusky case. e-mails reveal the truth about who knew what, when. it is saturday, june 30th. good morning. glad you are with us. i m randi kaye. with temperatures soaring in greece, new york, tempers are cooling. that is because the four middle school students abusing karen klein, their bus monitor are going to be punished. you remember the video, i m sure. they enjoyed hurling insults in a steady stream of profanity at this grand mather of eight. one boy said her family would rather kill themselves than live with her. her son took his life a decade ago. the bullying continued for ten minutes. the school suspended the students for one year, they have to complete 50 hours of community service with senior citizens, complete a program with bullying, respect and responsibility. some good did come out of it. a man out of toronto was so moved, he set up an online vacation fund for the bus monitor. that fund reached more than $500
i tell mike what i can spend. i do my best to make that work. we re driving safely. and sue saved money on brakes. now that s personal pricing. colorado on fire. 17,000 acres burned. more than 300 homes destroyed. now, at least two dead. we are putting the inferno in focus. later, a massive blackout leaves millions powerless. a dangerous heat wave scorches the central and eastern u.s. no air-conditioning and no refrigeration could prove deadly. plus, tomcat split, elmo gone wild and a trademark unibrow. we bring down the latest on pop culture. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 7:00 on the east coast. 4:00 a.m. out west. thanks for waking up with us. we start with record heat and millions without power. take a look at this map. it shows the states where there are big outages. virginia is the hardest hit with over 1 million homes left in the dark. ohio is close to that many. what could make it worse, another day of 100 degree plus temperatures. the extreme hea
verdict to their advantage. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. on the west. we start in colorado, where daylight brings new dangers along the fire lines. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes so far, and thousands more are threatened. firefighters have been working around the clock to protect those homes. cnn s rob marciano has been in colorado springs all week for us. rob, the firefighters get a bit of a break overnight with some cooler temperatures, but what s happening now? reporter: well, this time of day is when the personnel for air support begins to filter in and other support crews. they work the ground through the overnight, but this is when things really ramp up. you can see behind me, there s not a lot of smoke. at night, temperatures are cooler, the fire tends to lay down, but certainly, there are some homes and communities that they ve managed to save there. a little bit further to the south, that s