it s friday, july 17th. in the news, minutes of terror. rock indonesia s capital city. two bombs rip through western hotels. and it s not the first time for one of them. crucial evidence in the murders of the florida couple with a house full of children. byrd and melanie billings are laid to rest today. and details in president obama s drive for health care reform. one democrat even says mr. obama reform. one democrat even says mr. obama is not helping. captions paid for by abc, inc. good morning. and thanks for being with us. i m vinita nair. and i m john hendren, in for jeremy hubbard. the city of jakarta has been rocked by bomb blasts. americans are among those hurt. sonia gallego has the latest. two bombs. two bombs. reporter: the blasts that ripped through the two, major hotels in jakarta s upscale business district, happened within minutes of each other. at 6:45 a.m. local time, one bomb detonated at the j.w. marriott hotel, followed by an explosion at the
into the industry books. that s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. reporter: it was a triumph of technology and a moment of national pride. they got the flag up now. you can see the stars and stripes. beautiful, just beautiful. reporter: it s been 37 years since a rocket like this last boosted an apollo mission to the moon. now there are plans to return and eventually to go further to mars. carla wohl, abc news at the kennedy space center. here s a look at your friday forecast. a wet day for much of the east coast with scattered showers and thunderstorms. much of the same along the gulf coast. showers along the great lakes and thunderstorms from the western plains to southern rockies. 84 in colorado springs. triple digit highs in phoenix, sacramento and boise. new york hits 90 for the first time since april. a cool 63 in minneapolis, 68 in fargo, 77 in omaha. a southern californian teen-ager as has sailed into the record books, surviving stor
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