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capt. @ newt gingrich graduated from st. francis high school in 2001 and he left for one of four stores in afghanistan his body returned to the school and hundreds gathered at the gym to remember him. events of 9/11 changed everything and he recognized he wanted to be in the marine corps and help protect america. he was killed august 10th with two marines by an assailant rest by a police officer at a checkpoint in afghanistan we were anxious about the appointment because of the nature of his work and special operations they're always in the areas of highest incident capt. a new again and that to his friends his family well known in mountain view his
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family is a superior court judge his mother and appellate court judge in san jose matthew manoukian had plans to leave the marines and go to law school and become a public defender. i think all this at this service today and our standing taller and prouder after hearing about all that is happening with the marines have done for our country. in memory of captain matthew manoukian has prompted an outpouring of love and checks to establish a scholarship at st. francis high school don knapp cbs 5 in new york as somber day for a marine killed in afghanistan funeral services for 21 year-old lance corporal gregory buckley jr. in long island it was killed this and they is capt. a new key and when an afghan police officer opened fire at a marine gym. he was scheduled to be home this week on leave defense secretary
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leon panetta working with the afghan president on the insider attacks panetta called on the karzeid and encouraged him to work with u.s. commanders to ensure rigorous beddings of afghan recruits american and allied troops working with the afghan army in preparation for the transition to complete afghan security control by 2014. efforts to help veterans returning from more picked up in the wake of record number of suicides. one bay area lawmaker organized an event to give that's what they need edison will stop lisa washington on what is needed. ricardo apps knows firsthand the importance of resources for soldiers returning home from war. for seven years i was lost in sacramento the gulf war veteran spanned 17 years in active duty and then
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found himself homeless and tune in with a list of physical and mental issues i'll have p.t. est, i have back injuries from my service i have described my shoulder, i get my head on something law was in desert storm. ricardo says he spent the last seven years fighting for disability benefits from the department of veteran affairs and still waiting for approval. i submitted a claim for service connected disabilities seven years ago, and i keep getting deny letters. he is one of many vets that attended this resource center in hayward. they have given all for us we should take care of them one dozen agencies present to help veterans including the
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disabled american veterans it is talking to someone who understands what you have done and where your mind is today he says veterans and active duty soldiers need a listening ear the u.s. army reported the number of active duty suicides doubled from june to july. the guys out there all along trying to battle the demons are usually the ones who commit suicide to prevent that. a first veterans resourceful are posted by the representative there are future plans for additional advance to assist veterans. lisa washington cbs 5 police searched for a gunman who shot at teenager in san jose it happen before 3:00 p.m. this afternoon on san jose avenue. the 15 year-old boy taken to the hospital with not life- threatening injuries
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investigators believe the shooting gang-related. an escaped sex offender back behind bars. derek sanders by this morning panhandling at fisherman's wharf in san francisco and was taken into custody. they believe he got at the cordilleras mental facility in redwood city through an elevator shaft he has a history of violence and faces a new charge in san mateo county for sex offenses against a minor point. an 80 one wrote center rose a man arrested accused of trying to run down a bicyclist with his car. the cyclists tried to escape onto the oakmont golf course after the driver yelled at him, the driver accused of faller in the cyclists on to the golf course and hitting him. police track down the driver. the fire at the chevron refinery did more than and
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pollute the air it left its mark on schools. chevron crews clean playgrounds at came in elementary school, they washed off possible remnants at 40 schools in the area. they expected finish by the time the school year starts. there was concern from the community that the smoke from the fire may have put 79th at on the outdoor playground equipment and with school starting we want to make sure schools we want to make sure students come back to clean equipment. chevron is also making sure the city parks are clean. republican vice-presidential candidate paul ryan spent the day and a swing state florida, chip reid shows us how ryan trying to sway older voters on medicare issue
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paul ryan brought his 78 year-old mother to the villages where he promised the romney ryan plan to reform medicare would not affect her or anyone else over age 55. our plan does not affect the benefits who are in or near retirement as for people under age 55 the details are still vague but the basic idea and is that seniors will get government subsidies to purchase private insurance or traditional medicare. you have to reform itself does not go bankrupt when we want to retire. democrats to fiercely protected medicare and have the advantage romney and ryan believe medicare's huge contribution to the national debt has changed the equation we want this debate and need this debate and we will win the
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debate at the villages where republicans outnumber democrats to-one the message was warmly received. as ryan spoke in the crowd cheered a manner circled overhead a reminder how emotional seniors can be about medicare and a politically risky to suggest reforms. especially in florida 68 percent of residents are 65 or over. vice-president joe biden predicted the republican plan will backfire when people under 55 when people realize medicare will not be there for them. if your 60 you'll not be affected but were waiting for these next guys the republican campaign was all about the economy now they're talking about medicare a high-stakes gamble that could
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turn out to be a big winner or major mistake. the chip read cbs news president obama campaign in a new hampshire his third trip to that swing state he touched on economic and educational issues he then focused on health care and and to counter the republican argument on medicare. my plans are to extend medicare by nearly a decade. their plan would put medicare on track to be ended as we know it. the medicare debate critical in new hampshire 13% of voters are over the age of 65. mitt romney nearby attending fund-raisers in massachusetts the candidate made no public appearances while raising money among close associates. the former gov. brought in
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$75,000 a plate at a vet at cape cod and nantucket and martha's vineyard. members of a russian punk band started their sentenced today. there cents to two years in prison for hooliganism. they yelled obscenities in moscow's main cathedral. many argue the sentence is unfair because the band has a right to freedom of expression. madonna and is joining in the calls to overturn the conviction. vladimir putin says it is not up to him it is up to the courts web sites like groupon customer see red of the deals they are getting and that better business bureau believes the site should cut back. glaciers in the united states a dramatic meltdown what causes the massive melt in would normally would take a lifetime.
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the threat of thunderstorms on hot day in store tomorrow brian hackney up next with changes in the weather.
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it appears to be a growing problem people struggling to get the deals they buy through sites like groupon and living social. companies are having a hard time living up to the demand the key to the deal was patients this looks dirty to me this drive certain that the streets and smudges and film i don't like it here
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three weeks from thereon a party she bought a living social deal a cleaning service. i thought wow that's half the price she called six times to schedule an appointment-chisholm had ever called you back no forcing her to throw the party with dirty windows the better business process groupon and living social customers are complaining customers offering the deal's not replying fast enough should they be offering these deals? the company should put limits as to how many they're going to sell living socials says it sold 520 vouchers they admit it's possible for business honored to be overwhelmed at the start of the deal at that is popular groupon says it will work with the merchant to cap the offers
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and to prevent them from getting overwhelmed top-quality window cleaning never return my calls either. but after we got involved 11 social agreed to refund her and anybody else was scheduled an appointment until she can get her windows, and she has a plan to deal with dirty glass and i close the shades kurtis ming cbs 5 more heat in the forecast here's brian hackney. on we have interesting weather over nine lightning strikes and napa and sonoma from here on out temperatures warmed to 90 degrees + inland it clears to the coast line we have a: trend coming up this week. lexie el it looked thunderstorms produce flash flooding in victorville between gloss angeles and las vegas that
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picked up 1 in. of rain in an hour all that moisture, it comes no. there are lightning strikes and monterey overnight and sprinkles in the bay area. nevertheless we got on the edge of the monsoonal flow, and certain a change of pace for us out the door low clouds along the shoreline and partly cloudy skies elsewhere. it will be in the low 60s in line and upper 50s for the coast. as this lifts out high-pressure replaces it the a marine layer will deepen will get cooling and week but we have to wait today still a warm day in and for the bay even as the coastline is cool in general and leno low 90s around the bay. future cast picks up we begin
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mostly clear, then they moved in toward sunrise on sunday morning and we look for sunshine tomorrow afternoon on monday at par to cloudy skies at the airport and thunderstorms for new york and new york. hi out there of 75. overnight lows for the '50s in bay area we recover tomorrow about the same as today. 82 in santa clara 81 san jose and, 84 half moon bay peering 96 at brentwood 94 at antioch 94 livermore. low 80's and 65 at the beach 76 at mill valley. we get the cooling trend about tuesday and wednesday on a warm into the mid '80s. look for cool weather ahead.
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the cooling trend lasts through the end of the weekend. july the hottest month in the lower 48 since they started rackers an 8095. one place to see the fax is glacier national park and montana. ben tracy shows us how the ice disappearing fast glacier national park and iconic landscape its waters and jagged peaks appellee called the crown of the continent. corey holloway has been a guide for 15 years she has already seen the glacial melt that we have taken a lifetime. personal is sad i have kids and would love for them to see this at this stage it just keeps getting smaller. corey took a sun 5 mi. hike, the issues to be one of the
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largest glaciers in 1938 it covered an entire valley but from 1981-2009 it dissolved. the glaciers have been shrinking since 1850. scientists say climate changes by the melting quicker since 196611 have completely melted away. it is true these glaciers would melt naturally but scientists believe that what of lasted 100 years but with the human factor these glaciers could be gone in 10-20 years. this man is a scientist with the usgs, what changes are you saying? glaciers the most obvious we seen changes in the snow pack they disappear two or three weeks earlier a decline on average of the snow pack and snow feeds everything you see. all the trees and strains that
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are impacted by the snow pack. that water a lifeline for the animals such as bighorn sheep and moves. hotter summers metaphors drier leading to extreme wildfires. how different does this park look 20 years from now? still a terrific landscape to enjoy but it will have been changed by climate change. some may argue how much humans are to blame but no debate we witness the twilight of the glaciers. ben tracy cbs news the man who shot and killed john lennon goes to court and when he might find that if he is released from pr big news !
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the man who shot and killed john lennon 32 years ago up for parole in new york next week mark david chapman serves a 20 years to life sentence after pleading guilty, he stopped and
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shot the former beatle had cited as new york city apartment building in 1980 he could get a parole hearing tuesday will find out thursday or friday if he's granted. it is his seventh parole hearing he was last night september of 2010. jay leno takes a pay cut to keep the tonight show afloat nbc it lays off 24 staffers as part of a cost-cutting directive appeared his salary is between 25 and $30 million a year he is cutting back to 20 million to save more staff jobs. he also makes million bit more from stand-up comedy appearances. 30,000 lbs. of steel to be moved from jack london square and is is that an anchor from the carrier has been anchored for decades on monday it is moved
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to the uss hornet museum in alameda. it will be moved by a crane along with its chain which eat slink weighs 127 lbs.. the forty-niners fan lose not one but two running backs in houston. okay, here's the plan.
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three starters did not make it trip to houston after tonight jim harbaugh might want to consider wrapping the whole team in bubble wrap first quarter
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brendan jacobs takes the handoff and picks up the first down bucket in a neat and would remain down for several minutes. he did not hear his and cl but will undergo an mri. he suffers an ankle injury while blocking the texans when 20-9 the biggest concern the health of the running backs. giants and padres barry zito gave up four runs this three run shot gave the padres the lead, in the seventh he puts the giants on top with an rbi single san francisco winds at 8- 7 stays one game at the dodgers. the a's celebrate 10th anniversary of the 2002 team that won 20 straight games yo when this as bad as with a two run shot the a's beat the indians 8-5.
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the a's and are 1 half game spot for the wild-card spot. a tough deal preseason you want to give guys time if there's that risk. more s ,,,,
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