Episode 131

A heat wave is threatening to melt plans for America's 250th birthday, making parades and parties uncomfortable at best and downright dangerous at worst. At least 11 states are expecting temperatures above 100 degrees over the holiday weekend. Kris Van Cleave reports and Rob Marciano has the forecast. Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn was indicted on Thursday on a felony charge for allegedly tearing up roughly two feet of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool last month, amid the algae blooms and political mudslinging around the president's $16 million renovation. Nicole Sganga reports. Search-and-rescue teams have not given up in Venezuela, more than a week after the double earthquakes. On Thursday, a man was pulled out alive after being fed for days through a syringe, the only way to reach him through the rubble. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details. The two daredevils who climbed the spire of the Empire State Building in New York on Wednesday are facing a litany of criminal charges. According to prosecutors, the man told police he just wanted to "do something special" for his engagement. But now, Angela Nikolau says police have taken her ring as evidence. Tom Hanson reports. The U.S. Men's National Team is moving on in the World Cup, but the top scorer will have to watch the next match from the sidelines after video review led to a red card and a lot of boos. Nicole Valdes was inside the stadium for it all. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced Thursday that they donated $26 million to 20 charities, hours before people began arriving at Madison Square Garden for a 100-person rehearsal dinner. Jo Ling Kent has more. The U.S. is burying hundreds of artifacts in an official America 250-time capsule in Philadelphia. Tony Dokoupil has the details.