travel. how does space travel and the improvement with islamic nations go together? nationally syndicated talk show host hrao ub dobbs will join us, the founder of space.com. martha: he s big into all things space. we ll talk to him. and making headlines as well, he dropped a bombshell on the white house, saying the obama administration backed off a voter intimidation case involving the group called the new black panthers and that they did that, they backed off, because of race an politics. now the former justice department official is set to testify before a civil rights commission, moments from now, this is going to be big news today. shannon bream joins us live from washington. what can we expect at this hearing today shannon? reporter: martha, you know, this all stems from that incident in november of 2008 when members of the black panther party were accused of intimidating workers and poll workers at a philadelphia polling place. the department of justice got involved,
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professional eating s biggest stars ended up spending the night in jail. wait until you hear the first words he said after his release. that s next. [ matt ashworth ] the things that make us americans are the things we make. this has always been a nation of builders, craftsmen. men and women for whom straight stitches and clean welds were matters of personal pride. they made the skyscrapers and the cotton gins. colt revolvers, jeep 4 x 4 s these things make us who we are.
employees, people who work cameras. we have writers, graphic artists, also who do music. well, i m very involved in a charity called wanna play that places musical instruments in the hands of students but we ve also been joined by some of the biggest names in the music business. like willie nelson, leonard skynard, meatloaf, neil sedaka and many more that have come to perform on our show. tonight, some of your favorites will be on our show. as we observe this holiday weekend, let s be reminded that 234 years ago, 56 incredibly brave men signed a document that we ve come to know as the declaration of independence. one of the key phrases in that document say we hold these truths to be self-evident. that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. the power of that document remains with us 234 years later. i hope that during this weekend, you ll stop and thin
even outside never really cools. reporter: meteorologists are blaming a ridge of high pressure parked over half the country showing little sign of breaking until the end of this week. all while humidity rises. increasingly here in new york and other cities, cooling centers like this one are being set up. they re public air conditioned spaces open to anyone. doctors warn that the very old and the very young are most susceptible to heat-related illnesses. hyperthermia and heat stroke. they have less ability to tolerate the extremes of temperatures, extremes of dehydration. reporter: the heat comes on the heels of an already record-setting month in many spots. philly, washington, and miami all had their hottest junes ever. if you re going to be out in the heat, rehydrate and don t stay out too long. reporter: there have already been at least 14 heat-related deaths on the east coast before this heat wave settles in this year, erica. hill: electric companies have bee