the nation s debt ceiling is fueling hopes the government won t run out of money on august 2nd. obama saying the deadline drawing close and congressional leaders need to talk turkey in today s meetings. most of the central heat under a heat alert. some areas feel as hot as 126 degrees. . the taliban blaming u.s. hackers for a text that announced the death of mullah omar. the taliban says, no, he is alive and well. one day after rupert murdoch tried to repel the british assault on his empire, it s the prime minister s turn to face parliament. david cameron tainted by claims that he was too cozy with the media giant and drew raucous responses in his appearance before the special session. what is the public expects is not petty political point scoring but a what what they want, what they deserve is concerted action to rise to the level of events and pledge to work together to sort this issue out once and for all and it is in that spirit that i commend this statement
and hello and good morning to you all. millions of americans are in the grip right now of a massive heat wave. we will tell you which states are getting hit by this heat wave and there is a danger zone here, folks. we ll let you know how long this will last. also, a real power workout. people are producing energy by expending their own. we ll tell you how this works. also, really one of our favorite stories of the day here. caped crusaders taking to the streets in one northeastern town. yep, you re seeing superheroes. they re dressed up like them. talk to them this morning and they did not reveal their identities. we ll tell you what they are doing without superpowers. that s coming up. but first, it is a vital freeway in the heart of the nation s second largest city. but a huge section of the 405 in los angeles, shut down this weekend for a billion dollar construction project. this is an event that is so feared in this car-crazy town that the residents there have dubbe
you have the vest on there to make sure that everyone can see you and make sure that they know that you re not part of the construction project. but you can tell us all about it. kareen? reporter: yeah, i can t believe you noticed this very, very conservative vest. well, fred, i have to tell you, as someone who lives here in southern california, i take the 405 all the time. this is definitely, definitely eerie to see. no cars on the roadway. this is something that is so unprecedented, it would never, ever happen of course, the world isn t coming to an end. it s just a big project, a $1 billion project that wraps up hopefully if things go as scheduled monday morning. right now, what you re looking at are construction crews hard at work behind me. they re demolishing a portion of this bridge. when i say busy, this artery is busy, 500,000 cars pass through it each day. millions hit this freeway each week. it s a big deal. so far we ve gotten a really interesting update i ll
it is one of the world s busiest highways. although it s not usually moving. no, that was an unusual sight with the cars moving. a big construction project there could interfere with a couple s wedding this weekend. the bridegroom and others who rely on the 405 are scrambling. here s abc s abbie boudreau. reporter: only in l.a. would a road closure have people talking about the end of the world. carmageddon. the 405 will be closed between the 10 and the 101. reporter: they re calling it carmageddon, an asphalt apocalypse. stay the hell away from the 405. reporter: this is the most congested highway for drivers in the country. on a typical weekend, 500,000 cars pack this road. but this weekend, for 53 straight hours, a 10-mile stretch of it will be closed. it s one of the most special moments in our lives. reporter: dalia franco and moshe schmul didn t know about carmageddon when they began planning their wedding a year
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