The 2010 deadly duck boat crash, remember that, in philadelphia, have released a disturbing new video just days before trial. here it is. it shows a deck hand on the boat texting six minutes before the barge hit it. the ntsb found cell phone use played a major role in the accident. then the barge runs over the small tour boat. two people were killed. their families are suing the barge owner as well as the duck boat operators. a new jersey mom is due in court this morning accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter to the tanning booth. the girl s school called police because she had a sunburn and was reportedly overheard telling friends she went tanning with her mom. the woman says the whole thing is a misunderstanding. filmmaker tyler perry was out surveying the damage this morning after an overnight fire at his studio in atlanta. fire officials are investigating the cause. nobody was hurt. firefighters were able to limit the damage to one building. well, they spoke for 30 minutes
A billion. sufficed to say if that remote circumstance came into being, you could look at years of oil spewing up into the gulf like this, sanjay. we re very, very much hoping that won t be the case. sanjay? a lot of people optimistic right there with you as well. fascinating stuff there, tom. thank you very much. joe johns is following other important stories for us now. 5.4 magnitude earthquake rattled southern california, centered about 60 miles northeast of san diego. no immediate reports of damage or injuries. meantime, the heat wave, baking the northeast, has claimed at least two lives. the latest, a baltimore resident. two straight days of triple-digit temperatures has caused scattered power outages in many eastern seaboard states and made life miserable throughout the region. a teenage girl and 20-year-old man are missing after a philadelphia tourist boat flipped and sank when a barge hit it.
Caused scattered power outages in many eastern seaboard states and made life miserable throughout the region. a teenage girl and 20-year-old man are missing after a philadelphia tourist boat flipped and sank when a barge hit it. 35 people were rescued from the delaware river. nine hospitalized for minor injuries. an independent panel has cleared a group of scientists in the so-called climate gate controversy. skeptics claimed a chain of e-mails and documents leaked in 2009 prove that global warming was a hoax. but in its report the panel said the scientists had high scientific standards and did not manipulate their data. here is one for you. paul, the psychic octopus, has scored again, predicting spain would defeat germany in today s semi finals and it did. a 1-0 victory. paul was 6 for 6 this world cup.
From hungary. divers continue to search today but so far no sign. the sightseeing boat called a duck boat that can travel on land and then into water is now said to be at the bottom of the river. officials say it had been adrift about 10 minutes with mechanical problems and a small fire when that barge hit it. the tour company has suspended duck boat operations across the nation but officials say the boat did not have a history of any problems. news from the future now. the national rifle association is about to start running an ad opposing elena kagan for the supreme court. here s a bit of it. is there any doubt after the court s decision that the second amendment to the constitution is the fundamental right of an individual to buy a firearm and use it as self-defense in his home. that s finding precedent entitled to all the respect of binding precedent in any case. so that is settled law. we ve heard that before.