US ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWS. Slight Increase with Fears of Stalling Economy.
US economy grew at just 1.5 percent from April through June on a steep cutback in consumer spending. And that doesn't do anything to abate fears that the economy is stalling.

U.S.-ISRAELI COOPERATION BILL. Morning Signing Ceremonies.
President Obama is reaffirming U.S. ties with Israel, upstaging Romney a day before the Republican challenger planned to visit Jerusalem.

PENN STATE VICTIM TO SUE. Shower Victim Number 2.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THIS REGION THIS
EVENING INTO THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMES
NEARLY STATIONARY NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SEVERAL
IMPULSES WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL IMPACT THE AREA ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS
FOR THE START OF THE NEW WEEK.

657 Mu'awiyan defeats Caliph Ali in the Battle of Siffin in Mesopotamia.
1526 Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon and colonists leave Santo Domingo for Florida.
1529 Francisco Pizarro receives a royal warrant to "discover and conquer" Peru.
1758 British forces capture France's Fortress of Louisbourg after a month siege.
1759 The French relinquish NY Fort Ticonderoga to the British under Gen. Amherst.
1775 Congress establishes a postal system with Ben Franklin as postmaster general.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has expanded the Moderate Risk for severe weather slightly south. The main threat will be from widespread, damaging winds. The is also a chance for tornadoes from Northeast Pennsylvania into Southern New England.

Severe thunderstorms expected to batter much of the northeastern U.S., including New York. These dangerous weather risks includes thunderstorms, hail and possibly tornadoes across an area that stretches from Indiana all the way to New England.

While addressing members of the National Urban League last night, President Barack Obama spoke about gun violence for the first time since the deadly shooting in Aurora, Colo.

GOP candidate Mitt Romney has also weighed in on this issue, as well as the Mayor of New York City, and many more are soon expected to follow.

Most everyone agrees that more actions need to be taken to keep dangerous assault weapons from criminals with lengthy rap sheets as well as the mentally unstable. But Congress continues it's opposition to deal with this politically charged issue of gun control.