kids needed a purpose. i couldn t help, but be struck by the conversation in the last segment, fun with a purpose, we desperately needs kids in the outdoors and engaged in exciting things. 75 years ago we had the jamboree on this property and it s appropriate that we re here. over the past hundred years there was a time in scouting you had to learn how to catch a run away horse. i haven t seen run away horses lately. so the challenge for us is to maintain who we are, the core principles in the scout oath and law. and for example, you ll find an ipod pocket on the left sleeve of a scout shirt and they can find out whether to eat that plant rather than had a book. at theened of the day we ve got to get them in the out of doors. the health of children today is a crisis point in our
and the bejeweled mustard belt. add rafael nadal to the list of winners. he captured his second wimbledon title. many thought roger federer would walls home with the trophy, but nadal is now ranked number one in the world. checking top stories, the republican national chair michael steele is feeling the fallout from comments he made about the war in afghanistan. he recently said of the war was president obama s choosing and may be unwitable. he is even catching flak from members of his own party for the comments. and the northeast is dealing with extreme heat that can be deadly. jfk tied a record high yesterday by hitting 100 degrees. the heat wave was gripping the northeast and it will be around that high until thursday. two runaway horses pulling a wagon bolted out of a july fourth parade in iowa injuring
going up to 95 degrees expected in boston, 97 in new york. 100 the triple digits for you in washington, d.c. back to dallas and into houston, 90s, even cooler though believe it or not in new orleans, tampa, and miami than you ll find in parts of the northeast and the midwest. 85 salt lake city. your high in seattle 71 degrees. a quick look at your forecast. again, incredibly hot and storms possible for portions of the central plains. back to you. thanks. let s check our top stories. no apologies. that s the message from israel to turkey. turkish officials demanding an apology after last month s israeli raid on an aid ship headed to gaza that killed nine turkish citizens. israel currently has a blockade for aid in that region. israeli officials told cnn israel will never apologize for defending its citizens. turkey has threatened to cut off relations. two run away horses pulling a wagon bolted out of a july 4th parade in iowa. those horses ran wild for six blocks, tram pling people