Archive of the June 2010

• June 30, 2010

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  Today on Happening Now we’ll have live coverage of the Thad Allan briefing at 12 p.m.

  And, the father of Kyron Horman, the missing Oregon boy, has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife. He has also sought a restraining order. Could this provide more details into the case of the missing second grader? Find out more on today’s show.

  Hurricane Alex is making its way toward land. We’ll provide more information on today’s show including what kind of impact this could have on the oil spill cleanup.

  Later, one Massachusetts school was slow to display the American flag in its classrooms, but now they’re standing firm against allowing students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. One student isn’t giving up his fight to change this policy. Find out more details when Judge Andrew Napolitano joins us live on Happening Now.

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• June 28, 2010

  Coming Up on Happening Now!

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  Due to live coverage of the Kagan hearings, Happening Now will only be an hour long today. We will discuss the hearings with Senator Orrin Hatch in addition to touching on the death of Senator Robert Byrd, who passed away at age 92.

  Attorney Tim O’Brien, who has covered the U.S. Supreme Court for two decades, will also be here with some analysis on the Kagan hearings and Major General Bob Scales will preview the Petraeus hearings, which begin tomorrow. We will also bring you any breaking news as it comes our way throughout the hour!

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• June 25, 2010

  SURF'S UP FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS

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  Wounded veterans face many challenges when they arrive home, their lives forever changed due to major physical injuries. One surf instructor decided that shouldn’t stop them from living, and loving, life.

  Ken Hunt, the Wounded Warriors Surf Camp coordinator, joined us on the show today. He holds surf camps for veterans across the U.S. in an effort to give back to the people who served so that we can keep our freedom.

  Hunt says he nearly called off an event because of extremely large waves. He didn’t, and he says as soon as the veterans began arriving he was glad he made that choice. He said it was clear these participants had faced much bigger challenges than some waves.

  

  

  

  

  

  
  
  

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• June 25, 2010

  BIDEN HEADING TO THE GULF

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  Heavy equipment and beach clearners are now a normal sight along the coast in Pensacola Beach, Fla., Thursday, June 24, 2010 after officials closed the beach because of oil contamination. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster continues to wash ashore along the Alabama and Florida coasts. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

  Vice President Joe Biden will head to the Gulf on Tuesday to see how oil spill efforts are going. National Incident Commander, Admiral Thad Allen, announced the trip to New Orleans and the Florida panhandle during today’s briefing.

  Also in that briefing, Adm. Allen said siphoning efforts would be stopped in the event gale-force winds are in the forecast. When possible, operations would stop five days before the winds are predicted to hit.

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• June 25, 2010

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  President Obama has hired a new immigration chief.  Join us today as we discuss the newly appointed officer, Harold Hurtt, and what this means for the future of U.S. immigration.

  The acting director of national intelligence has resigned. Could this be a threat to our national security? Bret Baier joins us live with the scoop.

  Surf camp for wounded war veterans? Find out what one man is doing to help out our wounded troops.

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• June 24, 2010

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  McChrystal loses his job and Petraeus takes over. What do these changes mean for the future of military efforts in the Middle East? Find out more on Happening Now.

  Whooping Cough is on the rise in California. But there is a vaccine for this disease, so why have there been more than 900 cases? Today, we will explore this epidemic.

  Do you know what teens are doing while on the internet? The information they are willing to divulge online is not only startling, but also dangerous. Join Jon Scott and Jane Skinner for more details.

  A new study reveals shocking results. Is your college freshman’s summer reading list biased? We have more information coming soon.

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• June 23, 2010

  LAWRENCE TAYLOR CHARGED

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  Lawrence Taylor headshot, retired New York Giants linebacker, shown after arrest on rape and prostitution charges, Ramapo Police Department photo (AP)

   

  Former NFL superstar Lawrence Taylor has been indicted on rape and sexual assault charges. This stems from his arrest at a New York hotel last month. Prosecutors say he paid $300 to have sex with a teenage girl. The teen told police a pimp brought her to meet Taylor and that she was threatened and assaulted.

  His next court date is scheduled for July 13.

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• June 23, 2010

  OIL LEAK UPDATE

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  A work boat navigates past oil containment booms in the Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Ala., Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Authorities are attempting to boom the pass which has one of the strongest currents along the Gulf coast in an effort to defend against oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

  Lots going on in the Gulf today.

  We’re just getting word that the Interior Department is getting ready to issue a new ban on deepwater drilling. A six-month ban it tried to issue was shot down by the courts yesterday. This time, the Department says it’ll scale back the ban.

  Also coming in now…the oil leak is out-of-control again. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen says an underwater robot bumped into the venting system. They had to remove a cap, which was helping to contain some of the oil, to make sure ice crystals hadn’t begun to form.

  More bad news from Thad Allen: 2 people working on the response efforts have died. It’s not clear if the deaths were related to response efforts.
  

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• June 22, 2010

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  First Arizona, now Nebraska. We’ll have details on the Cornhusker state’s controversial passage of a new immigration law.

  The top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, has been summoned to the White House to address the unflattering remarks he made about President Obama and his administration to a Rolling Stone reporter.  Is McChrystal’s job in jeopardy? We’ll have all the details coming up.  

  Finally, join us as we go live to the White House as President Obama addresses the government’s plan to enforce the health overhaul law.  We’ll have more details on today’s show.

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• June 21, 2010

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  Joran Van Der Sloot (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

  Join Harris Faulkner and Rick Folbaum today as they give you the latest developments in the case against alleged killer Joran Van Der Sloot. He’s changing his story again, and you won’t believe who’s no longer on his side.

  

  In this photo from the social networking site Orkut.com, a man who was identified by neighbors in Connecticut as Faisal Shahzad, is shown. Shahzad was arrested at a New York airport on charges that he drove a bomb-laden SUV meant to cause a fireball in Times Square, federal authorities said. Shahzad, was taken into custody late Monday by FBI agents and New York Police Department detectives at Kennedy Airport while trying to board a flight to Dubai, according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and other officials. (AP Photo/Orkut.com)

  Faisal Shahzad, the suspected Times Square bomber, will make his second court appearance at noon today.  The federal grand jury has indicted Shahzad on 10 counts, each of which contains a maximum sentence of life.  Find out more about the charges he faces on today’s show.

  Finally, we have the latest on the Hardy and Schultz fires in Arizona as well as the tornado that ripped through Montana this weekend.

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