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Also: Russia defends the Syrian government at the G-8 summit; hundreds of thousands of Brazilians protest taxes and government corruption; Boston takes the lead over Chicago in the NHL Stanley Cup championship; and former New York City mayor Ed Koch's tombstone has the wrong birth date.

Also: Minutes from the Federal Reserve meeting could affect markets; a coroner identifies the plane crash victim who may have been fatally struck by a truck; Tropical Storm Chantal advances north; and a huge python falls through a ceiling in an Australian store but isn't found until the next day.

Also: Former Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf charged with murder; Boston bombing suspect's injuries detailed in court documents; Delaware Attorney Gen. Beau Biden, son of the vice president, being treated for disorientation and weakness; Sen. Ted Cruz to renounce his Canadian citizenship.

Also: It's the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall; fast food workers plan to strike for higher wages in several states; India arrests an alleged terrorist mastermind; and Vodafone may sell its stake in Verizon Wireless.

The highest air temperature ever recorded on the planet was the 134 degrees registered there in 1913. Forecasters say the heat wave baking the Southwest could push the temperature near that point in the valley this weekend.

Also: Republicans look for "position to fall back on" in budget, tax talks; "Fast and Furious" firings may be coming; Syria's Nusra Front may be labeled a "terrorist group;" world's oldest person, 116-year-old Georgia woman, dies.

Also: Dangerously cold temperatures swoop south across the U.S.; gale-force winds slam Scotland; civilians flee brutal violence in Central African Republic; an NBA game in Mexico City is called off after smoke fills the arena; and the Pentagon's online Santa tracker will also feature fighter jets.

Also: The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan says two rockets land in embassy grounds in Kabul; the U.N. Security Council orders thousands more peacekeepers to South Sudan; a teenager is the youngest American man to ski to the South Pole; and a cabbie in Las Vegas returns $300,000 left in his backseat.

Also: Report alleges that doctors have been "complicit" in torture at CIA and military prisons; former Pakistani leader Musharraf is granted bail; and coaches of two NFL teams are hospitalized.

Commentator Frank Deford responds to suggestions of things he should comment on. Here, he takes on the Washington Redskins' name; high school football games on national TV; hockey fights; Pete Rose and the Baseball Hall of Fame; and the tradition of pouring Gatorade on winning coaches.