twice the legal limit. that test came more than six hours into an n ght-hour shift, but it isn t clear if the controller was drinking on the job or showed up intoxicated. he worked at the colorado base responsible for air traffic over nine states. he s already in rehab but can be reinstated if he completes the required programs. and this is just the latest of what is at least a half dozens dents involving them this year. most involved controllers who were sleeping on the job. some flights have been forced to land without assistance because of a controller s inattentiveness. several investigations into the lapses are already under way. and stay with us later because for good morning america, we ll have more of the latest details coming up. rupert murdoch and his son james are expected to face some tough questions in just a few hours from british lawmakers over t t phone hacking scandal. the showdown is expected to be aired live in its entirety by british broadcasters. on
we re not there yet. but there are other unnerving signs. call it a canary in a gold mine. gold prices are skyrocketing. closing above $1,600 for the first time ever. 5050 higher than 10 years ago. why is this troubling? it s investors betting there will be bedlam. no solution to the debt mess. fearing a market meltdown, gold is seen as a safe haven. the same concept as taking money out of the market and putting it under your mattress, putting it straight into gold. reporter: those ads on tv explain the new age gold rush. listen to that. that s the sound of security. reporter: earlier this year, the university of texas even put $1 billion of their endowment into gold. literally storing more than 6,000 gold bars in a vault. the rising prices really are one of the key signs to watch over the next few days. if they keep going up and up and up day after day after day it really means that investors are betting on something close to a meltdown. john berman, abc news, new yo
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5050 higher than 10 years ago. why is this troubling? it s investors betting there will be bedlam. no solution to the debt mess. fearing a market meltdown, gold is seen as a safe haven. the same concept as taking money out of the market and putting it under your mattress, putting it straight into gold. reporter: those ads on tv explain the new age gold rush. listen to that. that s the sound of security. reporter: earlier this year, the university of texas even put $1 billion of their endowment into gold. literally storing more than 6,000 gold bars in a vault. the rising prices really are one of the key signs to watch over the next few days. if they keep going up and up and up day after day after day it really means that investors are betting on something close to a meltdown. john berman, abc news, new york. and now to a story that is as brutal as it is disturbing. a 17-year-old boy from south florida is now under arrest charged with the murders of both of his parent
that baby s being retired. weather different affect the discovery landing, but it is affecting many people today. we re watching an outbreak of violent stormses in the deep south. i want to get straight to cnn meteorologist jacqui jeras. she s got the latest. we have confirmation of some tornadoes on the ground in the south? we had one tornado that touched down confirmed. that was overnight in tillman s corner in alabama. eight reports. lots of spotty damage in alabama and fl and florida, most in the panhandle area. that was in theodore, alabama, to a shopping center there. we had a meteorologist with one of our affiliates, who took pictures. he thought it was more straight line wind damage. we have warnings for escambia county and okaloosa county. but they re also dumping down two to three inches of rain per hour. wow. so flash flood warnings are an event. it will be terrible conditions really all along the gulf coast here. there are the watches that you can see. it