dolphin? dolphin talk this morning. scientists say we may soon be able to talk to flipper! really? good morning to you. i m carol costello. millions of americans reveled in one of the warmest records on season and now a mean season. wildfires are burning in seven western states and the summer temperatures will only push the danger higher. the worst single fire is in southwestern new mexico. 225,000 acres burned, about 280 square miles. it is the biggest in the state s history and it s getting bigger. it s now only just about 17% contained. also today there are new concerns about a key firefighting tool used to combat those kinds of fires. in western utah yesterday, an air tanker loaded with water and fire retardant crashed during its second run of the day. both pilots were killed. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. also yesterday an aaron tanker had to make an emergency landing in nevada when its lappeding gear failed to lower. in this case, the crew w
well, we re learning more details. cnn has confirmed that the incident probably happened on wednesday and they were sent back to the states on thursday. it s a grup of up to 12 members of the secret service. some of them secret service undercover agents, other uniforms police. according to the information coming out, there was an incident with a prositute that was brought into the hotel. this is a hotel, a more traditional hotel in cartagena, and it s part of the hotels that were secured for the president s visit. this happened before president obama arrived in colombia where he s standing for two nights. the first time an american president does this. there was an incident of where the prostitute complained of not being paid. she went to the police, the police reported it to the embassy and then to the state department. at least 12 members of the secret services were sent back to the states, relieved of their assignment. we re told they re not involved in president obama s
shot wound to the hid. she s made remarkable recovery, but she s stepping down to focus on it. there was a call to action in the house and senate who have gotten precious little done lately. we ll talk with a senior advideser for the house. first, though, here are key moments from tonight s speech. we are not going to settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do well while a growing number of people barely get by, a weak can restore an economy where every gets their fair shot, their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules. i will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place. let s agree right here, right now, no side issues, no drama. pass the pay roll tax cut without delay. let s get it done. send me these tax reforms and i will sign them right away. send me a law that gives them the chance to earn their citizenship. i will sign it right away. send me a bill that creates these j
welcome, everybody. it is friday, july 15th. i m soledad o brien. you are watching snoonk kiran is off, christine is off, welcome soledad. good to see you. thank you. we have a lot to do today. let s get right to it. serious new pressure on rupert murdock and his global media empire. the justice department says it s now investigating the claims that one of its tabloids tried to hack 9/11 victims phones. a report in another british tabloid, the mirror quoting a source who says news of the world, the newspaper which folded under the pressure of the hacking scandal, hired an investigator to try to tap the phones. now lawmakers, law enforcement, and 9/11 families are all demanding the truth. susan candiotti following the latest for us on this and breaking, one casualty of the news international, rebekah brooks has resigned. the question is, does this mean that the walls are crumbling at news corp. it s too early to say, bulls this is a crack in the wall. she was a prot