0 reporter: republican representative paul stan is helping draft the legislation and he says, we re giving them welfare to help them live, but yet by selling them a ticket, we re taking away the money that is there to provide the barest of necessities. as of october 2012, more than 1.7 people in north carolina were on food stamps. some use them at peace street market. just food, whatever is in food. no drink, no chewing gum. reporter: and if the new legislation passes, no lottery. but it only penalizes vendors if they know the buyer is on welfare. but he doesn t think it should be left to him. i don t feel comfortable to ask why. it s not my business. it isn t anybody s business. let them play the lottery. i m not quite sure what they can legally do here, but i do understand the principle. if the government is supporting your life, and it s like the leader said, it s for the barest essentials. playing the lottery is not a bare essential as opposed to food. you re going to
good morning. don t check your calendar or watches, i m don scott in for gigi barnett. i m tim williams. it s going to be another hot day. take a look outside. the horizon is already hazy. today different than the last few. the humidity and temperatures near record highs. we have not been near records in the last few days. the record is around 103. it s actually 101. we ll be near 103 today. we re already at 79 with the dew points up in the 70s. we have an excessive heat warning in effect that goes into effect at 11:00 today through 10:00. heat illness a possibility for some. we urge you to stay hydrated. today is a day to pull out all the stops. we will continue to keep you posted. today 103, sunshine and hot. the heat index will be around 110 today. over night lows around 77, partly cloudy. you can t have this type of heat without thunderstorm potential. that stays with us through tomorrow. 98 tomorrow. some thunderstorms could be strong. after they move through here we s
just a few minutes before 5:00 and a florida marine is getting pumped up for a great cause. take a look. 28, 29, 30. yes, u.s. marine corps sergeant enrique tremendous see owe does over 2,700 push-ups a day and can do them anywhere from the airport to the top of the fire truck. usually when i m at work. every ten, 15 minutes i ll stop, maybe do 25 to 35. during my lunch. i take an hour out of my time do push-ups. trevino is determined to meet the goal and is already halfway there. so far the sergeant says he s raised nearly $10,000. well, about a million people are living with parkinson s disease here in the u.s. and doctors at the cleveland clinic are trying to find new ways to control the symptoms some patients experience. bob is one of them. he s had the disease now for 12 years and he started taking a pill to help him walk and talk. but the medication would wear off suddenly. then he had a tube inserted into his stomach attached to the pack. it administers his m
first bus tour of the campaign. the betting on america tour is a two-day swing through two critical states. meanwhile, mitt romney changed his tune regarding a key provision of the president s health care law. susan mcginnis gets us started today. good morning to you. terrell, good morning. the president is flying to toledo, then hopping on this bus to go through ohio and pennsylvania, two key swing states where he s after blue collar votes. that s a group he really needs. romney is staying focused on health care and trying not to look like a flipflopper. president obama is hitting the road today for a bus tour through ohio and pennsylvania. mitt romney is still on vacation. he s stealing headlines thanks to this comment on the cbs evening news. obama care is a tax. like it or not, it s a tax. the comment directly contradicts statements made by his own campaign, including one of his top advisers. the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a
their sibling is here at children s hospital in oakland, beaten up. local law enforcement is reminding people to have a safe and sane independent state. we will show you the technology one police department is using to find out if you are using illegal fireworks. it could be cheaper to buy your next term rather than to rent. we will show you where renters have the worst time of high rent. we are also keeping our eyes on weather and traffic. james: blue skies instead francisco. the only place that we really see the fall this morning is at the golden gate bridge and along the coast. otherwise, we have a really nice fourth of july. low clouds and patchy fog at the coast line. widespread sunshine, very similar to yesterday. mild-warm for most of the bay area. hot conditions as you head inland. the your going to the inland to the weather should be fine for the fireworks. in san francisco i think we will be pretty good with visibility. george: it is a great ride around the bay ar