making news on this monday, august the 9th. dangerous and desperate. that's how two escaped murderers of being described. a manhunt is still in full swing in one of the country's most popular national parks. victims in the deadly attack in the remote corner of afghanistan. they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. and damage control for the gulf coast. the multibillion dollar seafood industry. the idea is to convince edge that it's all safe to eat. and good morning, everyone. thanks so much for being with us. two dangerous prison escapees and their accomplice are now believed to be hiding out in yellowstone national park and

the search for that trio is intensified. >> that is because at least one of them is now linked to a double murder in arizona. and overs are warning people to be careful. >> reporter: tracy province, john mccluskey and casslyn welch are believed to be hiding somewhere in yellowstone national park, perhaps on the way to canada. >> we consider them armed and dangerous. very investigators discovered the bodies of linda and gary haas in arizona wednesday. >> we have linked one of the subjects through forensics, to the crime scene in santa rosa. >> reporter: 500 miles away, july 30th, convicted felon, daniel renwick, john mccluskey and tracy province escaped. the men cut through the fence. renwick was captured in colorado a week ago. the rest are still on the run.

cops also need to you look fought for tracy province and john mccluskey. police point to mccluskey's own mother, as accusing her of aiding in the escape. even providing the fugitives with money. saturday, she was arrested. >> he'll never realize how bad he's hurt me and his mother. a 14-year-old boy is under arrest in southern california, accused of accidentally sparking a 40-acre brush fire north of los angeles. flames briefly threatened as many as 50 homes. the boy told police he had dropped the lighter he was using to fire. his marijuana pipe. he said he and a friend did try to put out the fire but failed and ran away. two u.s. marines were killed this morning in afghanistan by an afghan prisoner who stole a gun and started shooting. seven servicemembers have died

in that country since saturday. american workers killed in the ambush are now back in the capital. nick schifrin reports from kabul. >> reporter: this is not how they were supposed to return. ten members medical team brought back to kabul in coffins. dr. little was the team leader. the old hand in afghanistan who survived three wars here. thomas grahams quit his dental practice 40 years ago to provide afghan kids free care. glenn lapp was a nurse who volunteered. sarah beckett worked in kabul and worked on maternal health. and karen woo, the surgeon who gave up a london practice. last year, she fell in love in kabul and was supposed to be married in two weeks. the team braved incredible hardship to set up their eye clinic. on the way back to candle, they were ambushed. the taliban claimed credit, but the attackers were likely criminals.

those criminals combined with insurgents to make a relatively safe area lawless. here, dr. tom little will be buried in the next few days. his wife was supposed to be on this trip. she's coming here to kabul. the only reason she wasn't on this trip in east afghanistan is that the couple's oldest daughter is about to have their first gran the criminal situation in pakistan is growing more desperate. downpours are hampering efforts to help the millions of people left homeless by the record flooding. it could take billions of international relief to help the country recover. sonia gallego joins us with the latest. good morning, sonia. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. these are the worst floods in pakistan in its history. entire villages have been engulfed by the floodwaters. around 14 million people are believed to be affected by them. at least 2 million others are left homeless. pakistan rescued people in the

waters. the flooding has also affected control in kashmir. around 500 indians are believed to be missing. the u.n. warned that getting aid into the affected areas is slow because of the massive damage and the continuing bad weather. they're unable to use helicopters and having to bring in supplies you even donkeys or by foot. >> we are up in the very narrow valley and with the cloud cover and the fog off the water with the increased moisture from all the rain we've had makes it difficult to operate in narrow terrain like that. >> reporter: adding to that is the anguish of the pakistani people themselves who say that the government has not set up to help survivors. the prime minister has caught more resistance, while the president was criticized taking a trip to europe during the

worst disaster ever. more big problems, food prices are jumping up in pakistan because the flood hit the agricultural heart of the country. >> sonia, let's talk about central europe where flooding is also a problem. >> reporter: absolutely, urine is also feeling the effect of torrential rains. over a dozen people have died as rivers burst their banks and flooded areas of southwest poland and eastern germany. around 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and still people unaccounted for in the deluge. >> thank you. the midwest is brace fog are more severe weather after getting pummeled by a string of tornadoes. >> in western in the minnesota, capturing the dramatic video of a powerful twister destroying a farmhouse on saturday. luckily, no one was home. it's one of the seven tornados to hit north dakota and minnesota.

no injuries reported. >> not as many twisters today but stormy with hail and strong winds from dakotas just west of chicago. zaerted showers from detroit to new york. thunderstorms from louisiana to florida. and heavy rain from arizona to montana. plus heat advisories from the northern lanes to the gulf coast. >> dallas hits 102. kansas city, 98, omaha, 96. 104 in phoenix, 85 in salt lake city. and a hollywood passing to note this morning. patricia neal has passed away. the actress with the legendary husky voice was a star of stage and screen. she earned an oscar back in 1963. >> neal made an extraordinary recovery of a stroke at the age of 69. she died yesterday at her summer home on martha's vineyard after battling lung cancer. ford gets assistance dealing with its debt. and toronto's brandon

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and now, for a look at morning road conditions. the flooding on i-80 from chicago to des moines and on i-35 to northern iowa to bismarck. wet highways in the four corners and northern rockies. flooding on i-95 from daytona beach to miami. on the gulf coast. i-40 from little rock to memphis. >> if you are flying expect delays in denver and miami. bp says by this time next week, its blonout well in the gulf will likely be fixed. >> next the next hurdle, changing the perception about the safety of seafood caught in the gulf. matt gutman has details. >> reporter: the president continued to celebrate his 49th birthday on the whous lawn with the barbecue. to make the point that these guys are still safe to eat, gulf shrimp were on the menu, and next week, the president plans

to vacation here along the gulf coast with his family, just about the same time that the well will officially be pronounced dead. finally. now, the head of the response for the spill said the relief wells will begin drilling now. we hear that they already started that work and can begin by next weekend. there's a full court press by many agencies to assure gulf coast residents that they are here for the long run. they will stay here as long as necessary to clean things up. one of the key topics here is seafood. the government insists that all of the tests have come back negative. fishermen and vendors say they can't even get rid of their product. they can't give it away for free. and seafood restaurants are also struggling they say they need more time to convince people, shrimp, oysters and crabs are actually safe to eat. health officials tell us if something is contaminated it would be easy to tell.

you'd smell oil. and if you do taste oil, spit it out. authorities in oregon have renewed their search for kyron horman, the 7-year-old boy who vanished two weeks ago. earlier over the weekend, searchers searched at a rock pile. act tra mia farrow is testifying today after war crimes trial of foreign liberian leader charles taylor. farrow says supermodel naomi campbell received so-called blood diamonds after a charity dinner back in 1997. campbell said she did receive what she called dirty looking stones but she did not know what they were or who gave them to her. we, you heard matt gutman mention president obama's barbecue. it was preceded by a basketball outing. >> david kerley has the story.

>> reporter: talk about a birthday dream. pause that. look at the president's smile, as he and the entourage head off to play a pickup basketball game with the dream team of nba superstars. we've seen the president shoot hoops with whether obama joking with chicago bulls players joakim noah and derrick rose. and a couple of hall of famers bill russell and magic johnson. up in the stands watching, kobe bryant. >> it would have been a dream come true. i grew up watching these guys as we all did from afar. >> reporter: and they weren't alone. the president invited several wounded warriors to watch some of the biggest names in the game. and some of those players joined the president for the birthday barbecue on the south long at the whitehouse. not bad for a 49th birthday. the question is, how is he going to top it for his 50th?

tiger woods is floundering. sports from espn news. good morning, i'm don bell with your espn news update. anded mizry continues for tiger woods. final round of the bridgestone invitedational. woods on the tee at number 15. well off target. and back so much so bounces off the rough. and hit the fan in the mouth. tiger signed his glove and gives it to the fan. he finished 18 over his worst score as a professional. as for phil mickelson. he wasn't much better. he needed to finish fourth or better to become the world's number one and he does not. hunter mahan wins 12 under for the tournament. nfl preseason. hall of fame game between the cowboys and bengals. second and ten. tony romo standing and delivering. that's from miles austin. a gain of 16 yards. a first down for the cowboys.

the bengals' first possession, second and fourth. carson palmer looking for one of the newest bengals. terrell owens. the cowboys win 16-7. baseball, rays visiting toronto. brenden morrow on the mound for the blue jays, working on a no hitter. he gets crawford swinging then evan longoria. morrow facing longoria. he's looking for the no-hitter but longoria breaking it up. aaron hill dives and can't get there. he's breaking up the no-hitter. dan johnson, he's striking out. morrow with 17 punchouts. one hit, he goes nine innings. that's all for your espn news update. i'm don bell. now, back to you in new york. congratulations this morning to tina thompson of the wnba's

los angeles spark. thompson scored 23 points to become the team's all-time leading scorer. >> she's passed lisa leslie's all-time score. thompson said she was glad to do it in l.a. in front of her family and friends. and she'd thought about retiring. it's a good thing she didn't. coming up next, the stories we'll be following today, including the manhunt for two scaped muh@

now, a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching on this monday. an intense manhunt is under way in yellowstone national park for two prison escapees and their accomplice. officials describe the men as very dangerous and very zeps pretty. the bodies of six american workers ambushed in afghanistan are now in kabul. the military trials of suspected terrorists at guantanamo bay gets set for a busy week. a canadian is going on trial for killing a u.s. soldier in afghanistan and a former aide for osama bin laden will be sentenced after entering a guilty plea. jurors in the rod blagojevich corruption trial enter their second week of distributions today. the former senator is accused of trying to sell barack obama's seat. and rick perry and fund-raisers in both dallas and

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and finally from us this morning, the new cabin pressure. as airline security concerns mount, you may be surprised to find out exactly who's handing

out the peanuts on the plane. >> one airline is turning to first responders looking for a second career. jeremy hubbard explains. >> reporter: at 70 years old, lenny spivey isn't a typical flight attendant, neither is his resume. this has to be climbing 24 burning buildings, isn't it? >> absolutely. it's a lot easier. >> reporter: lenny is a 30-year veteran of the new york city fire department, one of 200 retired emergency responders now working on jetblue flights. >> an emergency, they've been there, they've done it. we can rely on them. we don't have to worry about anything in the cabin being taken care of- >> reporter: since 9/11, the pressure is on, the cabin crew, dealing with terror suspects. handling disruptive fliers. >> they really have to handle situations at 36,000 feet on their own. and the background of someone like lenny brings a

professionalism, a demeanor and calmness, and an ability to execute under pressure. >> reporter: this isn't an entirely new concept. the idea of hiring a crew with background in emergencies dates back to the commercial flights. the first attendants were hired nurses. it's mirrored our changes types. >> welcome aboard the spacious cabin. attractively decorated. >> reporter: in the early days, passengers dressed up to fly. security were nonexistent. stewardesses were looked at as glamorous. the glamour is gone. replaced by long lines, cramped quarters and no food. >> good morning. >> reporter: lenny says there's one thing more crucial than ever, reassurance if things go wrong. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >> and that's