it was all staged. part of a program to toughen them up, according to the pasting, john lonza. but these kids are young, 14 years old, and they had no idea it was fake and their parents had no idea it was even happening. now as you mentioned, the local d.a. is investigating what the church did after a complaint from the kids and at least one of the parents. the pastor said it was meant to show the kids what other missionaries had experienced out in the world, though he is apologizing for not telling parents ahead of time. back to you. jon: you can see why people are a little upset about that one. thanks rick. jenna: after this, we re going to go back to the supreme court and talk to senator cornyn, who is joining us. he was the attorney general of texas. he also served as a district judge and was inside the courts today. there he is. hello senator. we ll see you right after the commercial break. plus, the president says there s no quick fix for america s energy crisis. but is the adm
unsure about, possible side effects, possible heart problems related to the drug. xne qnexa was first rejected because of those same concerns. this time around the panel is recommending the fda require research on side effect, those side effects could include raised heart rate, psychiatric problems and birth defects. the fda does not automatically take the advice of the panels but most of the time they do, and in the united states, obesity rates are at almost 35 percent, jon. there are a ton of health problems related to obesity, and analysts say a new weight loss pill, once approved, could attract at least 10 million users its first few years on the market. we ll wait and see what the fda does. jon: this was one that was almost set aside, one that one little town found a way to bring it back. reporter: that s right, jon. jon: fascinating. thanks rick. jen jep speaking the fda, the fda is taking steps to ease a critical shortage of
more for denver this week and next weekend the possibility of a big storm for the central plains. thanks rick. not the weather, but a labor disturbance that has grounded qantas air ways. strike stranding tens of thousands of passengers around the globe. 10th largest airline has grounded its global fleet locking out workers after weeks. calling for an emergency arbitration hearing today to argue that the airline should be ordered to fly in australia s economic interests.ç qantas says it has cancelled 447 flights. major drug bust off the coast of florida. u.s. coast guard ceasing seven tons of cocaine, intercepting the stash from a semisubmerseable patrol aircraft spotted the vessel last month boarded and s ared the crew.
decided to stay. obviously police and emergency officials here as well. ready to respond in case of emergency, but they tell us tomorrow evening when the winds reach four if you five reach four fay five miles per hour or above they won t respond to 911 calls. anyone who didn t get out will be on their own until this storm passes. they expect the worst weather to hit here sometime late saturday night into sunday morning. coinciding with high tide. there could be dangerous storm surge, loss of power, a lot of coastal flooding. atlantic city appears to have heeded the warnings. most did get out. this city is very quiet. thanks rick. no gambling in atlantic city, that s getting serious. there s no denying the mainstream media more often than not puts their liberal slant on its reporting. one ucla professor who spent years studying the media says he has scientific proof that
decided to stay. obviously police and emergency officials here as well. ready to respond in case of emergency, but they tell us tomorrow evening when the winds reach four if you five reach four fay five miles per hour or above they won t respond to 911 calls. anyone who didn t get out will be on their own until this storm passes. they expect the worst weather to hit here sometime late saturday night into sunday morning. coinciding with high tide. there could be dangerous storm surge, loss of power, a lot of coastal flooding. atlantic city appears to have heeded the warnings. most did get out. this city is very quiet. thanks rick. no gambling in atlantic city, that s getting serious. there s no denying the mainstream media more often than not puts their liberal slant on its reporting. one ucla professor who spent years studying the media says he has scientific proof that