rating. the wild ride on wall street. and what bay area residents are downgrade. good morning to you. republicans and democrats pointing fingers as the u.s. loses its stellar credit rating. what bay area residents are saying about the down grade. today: a young baseball fan waking up in the hospital. the victim of a hit-and-run. the criminal charges the driver faces. keeping an eye on all the video games, the benefits behind a media. can for your kids. good morning, it is 7:00 a.m. on this saturday morning. august 6th. i'm juliet goodrich in for anne mackovic. one of the world's major

credit rating companies slams the u.s. over its downed politics. that caps a volatile day on wall street, ending the worst week in more than two years. kerry editor explains what this means for american consumers. >> reporter: standard and poor's made good on its warning. downgraded from aaa to a+. it could mean higher interest rates on everything from mortgages to credit cards. the down grade means u.s. treasures once seen as the safest investments in the world are now rated lower than bonds issued by countries including the u.k., germany or france. a treasury department source sells cbs news the decision to down grade is flawed. the news came after a wild ride on wall street.

the dow finished 61 points higher after a better than expected july jobs report. >> 117,000 jobs is nothing to pop champagne corks over. >> reporter: investors are also worried about debt problems in europe. leaders there have called an emergency meeting because italy and spain may need massive bailouts to avoid defaulting on their debts. president obama acknowledged these are tough times. >> we will get through any. things will get better. >> the will in washington to spend doesn't appear to be there. we have to find some kind of magic bullet. >> reporter: they hope the federal reserve board will take steps to jump start the economy when it meets next tuesday. >> the down grading of the united states credit rating is provoking reaction, but not surprise here in the bay area. >> there's nothing surprising here. the headline i read said standard and poor's blames the

republicans. i wouldn't have thought they'd blame anyone. >> economists estimate there's a 1 in 3 chance the country could slip back into a recession. s&p says another down grade is possible within a year to 18 months. 31 american service members were killed overnight in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. the death toll was announced by afghan president hameed karzai. the chopper apparently was shot down. the special operations troops on a chinook helicopter that went down in a volatile area near the capital kabul. seven afghan soldiers also died. the coast guard is on alert today looking for a missing boater from the bay area. 62-year-old krista krazno deafs deafski's family hasn't been able to reach him. coast guard vessels up and down

the state. other boaters are asked to look for him as well. a family vacation turned into a nightmare in philadelphia. a hit-and-run driver slammed into a 9-year-old boy, leaving a giant scheme. mission and new montgomery streets in the city. the driver of the toyota, 21-year-old andrew vargas was stopped in hayward and arrested. the victim, ryan white, is in critical condition. >> i just hope he's okay. such a nice family. hate to see anything bad happen to them. i hope they're already. >> reporter: were this big phillies fans? >> oh yeah, they were big phillies fans. >> doctors say white should make a full recovery. the suspect is charged with hit-and-run, driving under the influence and possession of an open container. honda is recalling about 1.5

million cars to reduce the possibility of damage to automatic transmissions. the recall affected ford cylinder accords made from 2005 to 2010. also included our crvs from 2007 to 2010 and elements from 2005 to 2008. the company wants to install updated software. it says otherwise there can be damage when a driver shifts too quickly, such as in mud or snow. a plane forced to make an emergency landing in long beach. the jet blue flight started in salt lake city with 152 people on board. the pilots reported break and fuel issues and ngyen had to circle over the ocean to burn off some of that fuel. fortunately, the plane made a perfect landing and no one was hurt. the plane is now being inspected. and amazing new video from a deadly twister in missouri. joplin residents are still

rebuilding homes and business from the may 22nd tornado. this surveillance video shows the destruction to the city's high school from all the angles. students will start classes at a mall on august 17th. ignition and liftoff of the atlas 5 with juno on a trek to jupiter. >> reporter: nasa's mission to jupiter underway. the solar powered robotic explorer named juno launched yesterday. hoping it will answer key questions about the formation of the solar system. they chose jupiter for exploration, because they believe it has material leftover from its creation 5 billion years ago. three lego figures are hitching a ride to jupiter. nasa added the lego likenesses onto the satellite. the trip should last five years.

pulling your kids away from the tv, next: why some say you need to put no more a media diet and why boredom may be a good thing for kids. it's an extremely great start to your weekend and how these clouds will make an impact on your weekend plans. the pinpoint forecast, straight ahead. ,,,,

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ballet lovers in the south bay may have to wait until december to catch a performance. the ballet is facing budget problems, that means, for the first time in decades, it's unlikely the curtains will rise this fall. contract negotiations between ballet san jose and the dancer's union have also been on hold since june. living above a san francisco

hookah lounge has become a lot less smokey. allen martin takes a closer look at the debate between public culture and public health. >> three people are going to get laid off and we're going to lose another business. >> reporter: the dream hookah lounge is one of a dozen and a half establishments recent lead ordee d after they were found to be in violation of the city and states laws of indoor smoking. >> we're going to sell all our merchandise and give it up, i guess. >> people are being exposed to second hand smoke. >> reporter: the city says the law is pretty clear. a business can only allow indoor smoking if no food or beverages are consumed in the same space, even if brought in from the outside. and the business must be entirely owner-operated. the smoking lounge also has to be inside a commercial building. >> a loft hookah lounges are located in mixed use buildings.

contains permanent residents, apartment buildings or condos. these residents are being exposed to secondhand smoke. i get calls from people who are concerned about smoke caused from people with children, calls from pregnant ladies, calls from people with respiratory problems, even people with cancer. >> reporter: for many, smoking hookah is a tradition that some say is more popular than ever. >> 30 years ago, elderly people in the community would smoke hookah for like half an hour in the evening. in the last ten or fifteen years, it's become common in the younger generation. younger people are smoking hookah more. >> they're flocking to lounges to smoke tobacco flavored with fruit and molasses. >> smoking hookah, it's ethnic,

like traditions for the middle eastern. >> why not cigar bars? >> there's an exemption even in the local ordinance and there's an exemption in the state law. the local organization is to be in a commercial building, which means there are only businesses above them or they're the only business in the building. they applied for an exemption and those businesses were inspected. >> reporter: several hookah lounge owners are appealing to the city to let them reopen their businesses. if that doesn't work, some say they'll sue. allen martin, cbs 5. we are looking at a cold start to our weekend. cbs 5's roberta gonzalez explains when and where we can see sun in today's pinpoint forecast. >> well, good morning, everybody, very gray, drizzly

start to our weekend. the first weekend of august, temperatures for the most part, averaging slightly below normal. blame it on this right here. very deep marine layer. overnight about 2,000 feet deep. the clouds want to retreat back to the bay, towards the lunch hour, partial clearing. around the immediate sea shore, we're not going to see much clearing at all. temperatures will be aversely affected. here are the headlines for this saturday. starting out very gray, by the afternoon hours, we'll have the sunshine, bayside, to our inland areas to the north east and south. by the evening hours, the clouds begin to push back in around the san mateo area, as well as san bruno and work their way inland. overall, it looks like we have this area of low pressure, well to the north of the bay area. computer models want to eject it to the north and east. if it does so, we'll begin to see this high pressure begin to flex its muscles and see a little more warming. until then, the drizzle this

morning, and no real sizzle. in fact, for today's afternoon baseball game, there'll be some fun in the sun. partial clearing as the clouds do part. day time high of 61 degrees at at&t park. if heading to the mountains, dry and seasonal with highs in the mid-70s, lows in the 40s. your bay area forecast, your pinpoint p forecast for your neighborhood, 83 degrees. santa rosa, no sunshine. mid-70s common around through tara linda. low 80s in nevada. this weekend, if you are heading to the sanoma county fair, don't forget the sunblock. temperatures in the mid-70s. east of the bay, winds will blow out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour. day time highs similar to what we experienced on friday. 70 in alameda. to the warmest location inland. 87 degrees, bret wood, tracy,

oakley, also 87 degrees. livermore, pleasanton, dublin, maybe a degree or two cooler. it's the first annual fast and furious. it's a bike and a run, all to benefit als. it's going on all day long, it does begin at 8:00 in the morning with a run. be there. 50s, 60s common around the beaches for saturday. again, as you see any sunshine, just little peaks, otherwise, 81 degrees in san jose. average high temperature is 83 degrees. the 7-day forecast, we'll start out with 5 days first. one day at a time. temperatures steady throughout the period. high pressure wants to build in, providing us with warmer temperatures by tuesday, wednesday, we'll have to watch that very carefully as numbers could actually soar into the low 90s. drizzling and cloudy conditions along the coast. sunshine inland. that's your pinpoint forecast,

enjoy your day. >> thanks, roberta. are you worried about your kids? there's a new app for that, straight from the fbi, an iphone app you'll hopefully never have to use. it allows you to store photos, vital info and physical descriptions of your kids so you can quickly e-mail police if they're missing. some say it could create a false sense of security. >> just because a parent has an id kit or an id app, they think "my kid's safe, they're invincible now." when the reality is, you can only use that app when they go missing. >> a child goes missing every 40 seconds in the u.s. the fbi stresses the first thing you should do is call 911. all right, time to have your kids unplug. some experts say too much time with video games and tv may lead to problems for children. common sense media jim studier explains how to put them on a media diet. >> good morning, our kids are

growing up in front of screens. smartphones, gaming devices, to the ever-present computer screen. our kids seem mesmerized by them. according to a recent kaiser family foundation study, kids as young as 8, spend on average, 7.5 hours per day consuming media. and kids in minority groups, african-americans, hispanics and asians are spending 4.5 hours more a day with media than other kids are. neither of these stats is surprising. in over the summer months, media use can easily increase beyond those levels. just as kids learn not to eat too much candy, they must learn how to manage their media diets. while it helps to start when your kids are young, it's never too late to set limits. teach your kids how to recognize when enough is enough. here are a few simple tips for that. first, set an example yourself. do you hand your kid a

smartphone in restaurants? keep the tv on during dinner? or check your e-mail or cell phone constantly? it'll be harder to teach your kids how to balance media usage and set proper limits, if they don't see you doing the same thing. you are their key role model. second, be very clear about limits. parents can help kids develop media self-control by working with them to create a clear schedule that incorporates all of the things they need to do in a day. make sure that homework, hobbies, playing outside and good learning games come first. you may want to schedule some basic down time. that's very important. many childhood development experts say it's good for kids to simply be idle and maybe even be bored. pure relaxation, those moments allow for introspection and the development of self-awareness and learning how to be alone and relaxed is critical. finally, as a parent, get involved with your kid's media

usage. not all screens are created equal. you have to make sure that you know what your kids are doing. following these three simple steps will greatly help you and your kids manage, and even optimize their screen time. for more tips on this and for other advice, visit us as commonsense.org. soon kids will hit a new half pipe at a state park. and in the middle of last night's home game for the giants, the pitch that sparked a brawl at the park. ids will soon be ,,,,,,,,,,

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new skate park. east palo alto kids will soon be shredding the ramps at a brand new skate park. city officials broke ground for a 5,000 square foot skateboarding center in bell street park. work has already started and the park should be completed in about three weeks. funding for the project came from the city's hotel tax. professional skateboarder tony hawk also kicked in some money. in sports, the giants are still in first place, but just barely. they suffered a lopsided loss to the phillies last night, punctuated by a benches clearing brawl. >> reporter: we'll begin with

good news. arizona lost to the dodgers last night. the giants remain half a game up in the nl west. jonathan sanchez making his first start in over a month. giving up five runs and 4-and-2/3 innings, including two homers in the fourth. ramon ramirez drilled shane victorino with a fast ball. the flying hawaiian wasn't too happy. he starts towards the mound. both benches clear. victorino breaks through, hitting coach bam newland. the phillies win the game 2-2. 3-hit game for only the second time this season. the as pounded out, 14 hits. beat the as. the raiders signed former giants tight end kevin boss to a four-year deal. boss caught 16 touchdowns the last three seasons. tiger woods shot a 1/71 at the

bridgestone invitational. seven shots off the lead with two rounds to go. that is a look at sports, we'll see you tonight at 5:30. >> thanks, kim. who loves lucy? today marks what would have been lucille ball's 100 birthday. it also marks the 60th anniversary of i love lucy, the cbs sitcom. to celebrate the banner year, the hollywood museum has launched an extensive exhibit through november highlighting lucy's career and achievements. >> this will look great in my memoirs. i was a woman for the fbi. >> giant google, clearly loving lucy. there are seven channels to choose from, from the grape stomping to desi singing "we're having a baby."

the bay area group reaches out to at-risk teens. more behind the special gala event. think freaky fridays for guys. we get a preview of the change-up. plus: frustration over the u.s. credit rating, the first time its ever been downgraded. why bay area residents could see that one coming. king history with the u-s,,,,,,

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what it all means for your bottom line. making history with the u.s. credit rating. the credit agency says blame it on congress, what it all means for your bottom line. many frustrations fill out in the san francisco district. bay area residents say they're not surprised by the down grade. plus an unlikely weight loss program behind bars. why a bay area man sheds too many pounds. welcome back to weekend early edition. it's just about 7:30. august 6th. a credit rating agency has made a historic announcement for all the wrong reasons. standard and poor's has downgraded the u.s. credit rating, we no longer have the prized aaa status. the news that s&p downgraded the u.s. comes hours after a jobs

report that showed employers added more jobs than expected, following thursday's drop of more than 500 points. the dow went every which way but sideways. in the end, it was up slightly. what does the credit down grade really mean? robert lyles looks into that. >> reporter: there was once a shot heard round the world, that's been co-opted to the financial shock waves surfaced to be felt around the world. if the markets close, standard and poor's made the historic announcement that the united states aaa rating must be downgraded to aa+. >> the first thing they could have done is raise the debt ceiling in a timely manner so much of this debate had been avoided to begin with. >> reporter: s&p crunched the numbers of the recently approved debt ceiling, tabulated the u.s. needs 4 trillion in savings.

the white house says it's mistaken math. on bay area streets-- >> nothing surprising here. the headline i read says standard and poor's is blaming the republicans. i wouldn't have thought they'd blame anyone. >> reporter: he may be surprised to hear the u.s. now has a credit rating lower than germany, united kingdom and canada. that's because investment experts expect the down grade to be extremely damaging. warning, pension funds that carry mandates of aaa rated holdings will be forced to several government issues and that could trigger a surge in yields as prices plummet. >> the knee jerk reaction is the absolute worst thing we could do. with that, we'll just start a fire. economists at wells fargo securities estimate there's a 1 in 3 chance the country could slip back into a recession. the federal reserve may take

steps to prop up the struggling u.s. economy when the board meets tuesday. s&p says another credit down grade is possible within a year to 18 months. just about the same time s&p downgraded the debt, corporate accountability, the government is focused too much on helping big businesses like the banks at the expense of poor americans. a family vacation has turned into a nightmare for a family from philadelphia. a hit-and-run driver slammed into a 9-year-old boy after leaving a giants game. it happened thursday night at mission and new montgomery streets in the city. the driver hit several other cars as he took off. the victim, ryan white, is in critical condition. the driver of the toyota, 21-year-old andrew vargas was stopped in hayward and arrested.

>> the suspect did flee the scene but was caught and detained. he was can over the legal limit at that point. >> reporter: the suspect is a recent graduate at california state university, east bay. he majored in political science and was president of the model un club. he's now charged with hit-and-run, driving under the influence and possession of an open container. the coast guard is on alert today looking for a missing boater from the bay area. 62-year-old christov krazn christov krazno jetski. other boaters are being asked to look out for the man. 31 american service members killed in a plane crash.

an official in washington says the chopper apparently was shot down. the special operations troops were on a snooki -- chinook helicopter. passengers had to use an emergency slide to get off an american airlines plane in chicago. this is cell phone video from outside the plane after the evacuation. none of the 220 people who were on board were seriously hurt. well, complaints from a man who couldn't get vegetarian meals while in jail has warren county reviewing its policy. dave mcdonald is a long time resident and business owner, milvaly. he was jailed recently on suspicion of controlled substances. the substances weren't illegal

after all. jail guards refused to accommodate his request for a vegetarian meal plane. >> i had a prison of war look that was serious. they were not recognizing, i could grab the rib cage and reach under my ribs. >> he lost 50 pounds in custody. he since gained some of that back. the marin county jail's policy is you can claim you need to eat vegan or vegetarian for religious reasons. tomorrow celebrating the man who inspired a fruity ben and jerry's treat. from the music to the clothes, how jerry garcia day is raising money for a good cause. coming up: i'll be talking food and film and a motown legend comes to town. it's all on liam's list. it's an extremely great start to your weekend and how these clouds are going to make an impact on your weekend plans.

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let's take you live now to ocean beach. drizzly start to your saturday. where can you find sun? roberto will have it, up next.

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ignition and liftoff of the atlas 5 with juno on a trek to jupiter. a planetary piece of the puzzle. nasa's mission on jupiter underway now. juno launched yesterday. scientists hoping it will answer some of the key questions about the formation of the solar system. they chose jupiter for exploration because they believe it holds material leftover from the sun's creation 5 billion years ago. three lego figures are hitching a ride to jupiter. nasa added the lego likenesses of galileo, jupiter and juno on the satellite. this week's jefferson award winner is a living example that big change is possible for people who have made bad choices in the past. as kate kelly reports, one south bay woman has worked hard to be a role model in a tough environment. >> what about you? what are you working on?

>> reporter: shirley lamar's life has come full circle. >> are you good at math? excellent. >> reporter: 22 years ago, she would have been wearing an orange jump suit at the jail, instead she comes to work here to help run an in custody recovery program, called choices. >> every day i walk through that door with this thing on here, i prove to them you don't have to be in orange. >> you want to tell me what you were worked up about last night. >> shirley said she did it all, drugs, crime, she left that environment of abuse behind when she turned her life around. >> don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal. it's on the wall downstairs. give a damn about somebody else. >> reporter: that's what she's teaching inmates in the choices program. based on the street formula, shirley started as a counselor

with choices 17 years ago. >> you guys are making things complicated for no reason. >> reporter: she helps run the program where county inmates receive counseling, mentoring and a healthy dose of shirley's tough love. >> you gotta walk away, shut up. i know the dark side and the light side. i show you both pieces and i demand that you pick the right side. >> reporter: i heard shelly before i saw shelly. this woman served time before shirley helped her pick the right side. >> she empowered me to know that change was possible. >> reporter: roslyn is just one of many success stories. >> we've seen some of the changes where we don't have this many revolving door inmates coming back, once they've been

through this program. >> reporter: former inmate chris o'dell shakes his head. he's now giving back as a counselor with the program. >> choices taught me the value of decency. they taught me how to be accountable. >> my life is more than just about staying clean and sober, staying off drugs, it's about really making people understand what change looks like. what it takes, what it is. >> reporter: so for healthy inmates to see change and make positive choices, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to shirley lamar. >> you can nominate your local heroes for a jefferson award online at cbssf.com. click the connect button at the top of the page and jefferson awards. giants fans must be hoping for warmer weather this

afternoon against the phillies. roberta gonzalez will explain when and where we can see sunshine in today's pinpoint forecast. ro? >> well, good morning everybody, it's a very gray drizzly start to our weekend. temperatures for the most part have been averaging slightly below normal. blame it on this right here. overnight about 2,000 feet deep. notice how the clouds want to retreat back to the bay, towards the lunch hour. around the immediate sea shore, we're not going to see much clearing at all. temperatures will be aversely affected. by the afternoon hours, we'll have the sunshine, bayside, to our inland areas toward the northeast, east and south. clouds begin to push back into the gates, around the san mateo area, as well as san bruno and work their way inland. overall, it looks like we have this area of low pressure, it's well to the north of the bay

area. computer models want to eject it to the north and the east. we'll begin to see this high pressure begin to flex its muscles and see more warming. until then, the drizzle this morning and no real sizzle. in fact for today's afternoon baseball game, there'll be some fun in the sun. partial clearing as the clouds do part. day time high at 61 degrees, at&t park. if heading to the mountains, it'll be dry and seasonal, highs in the mid-70s, lows in the 40s. your bay area forecast, your pinpoint forecast for your neighborhood, 83 degrees in santa rosa, spot on for this time of year. no sunshine at the beach. it's 60. common around san rafael to tara linda, lower 80s in nevada. if heading to the fair, lots of sunshine, don't forget the sunblock. temperatures in the mid-70s. meanwhile, east of the bay, winds will blow out of the northwest, 10 to 20 miles per hour. day time high, similar to what

we experienced on friday. 70 in alameda. warmest location inland. around 87 degrees. bret wood, tracy oakley, 87 degrees. livermore, pleasanton, dublin, maybe a degree or two cooler. this sunday, pleasanton, the first annual fast and furious. it's a bike and a run, all to benefit als. it's going on all day long, it does begin at 8:00 in the morning with a run. temperature in the low 60s climbing to the mid-80s, be there. 50s, 60s coming around the beaches for saturday. if you see any sunshine, just little peaks, otherwise, 81 degrees in san jose. average high is 83 degrees. 7-day forecast, we'll start off with 5 days first. temperatures really steady throughout the period. high pressure wants to build in, providing us with warmer temperatures by tuesday, wednesday, we'll have to watch that very carefully as numbers

could actually soar into the low 90s towards the san fernando county region. sunshine inland. that is your pinpoint forecast, enjoy your day. thanks, roberta. dead heads unit tomorrow for jerry garcia day in maclaren park. grateful dead keyboard player melvin fields will take the stage along with two other bay area bands. any is the ninth year in a row for the concert. the event is a fundraiser for the san francisco parks trust. donations are encouraged. this weekend at the box office, a twist on the bromance comedy and gourmet dining events to tempt the tummies of foodies. >> greetings, pleasure-seekers. jason bateman and ryan reynolds star in the change-up.

two guys, dave and mitch, buddies since high school who magically trade lives. initially the film felt a little stupid because quite frankly it is. the change-up is also tragic, but is riddled with many, many laughs. the strong supporting cast make this a must-see film. the film works on so many levels. the change-up is a delightful, grass is always greener with something for the guys and gals. this film isn't for the kids. i do recommend it. next up: foodies, stand by your bed. the biggest food event in the bay area calendar is underway in san francisco. it's sf chefs 2011. the grand tasting event, all day today, saturday and tomorrow, sunday, in union square. among the highlights, an iron chef type cookoff.

later this afternoon, 4:00, chefs russell jackson and dominique cren in the ring. i'll be your culinary ring master for this occasion. livermore, downtown inc. presents the 2011 taste of downtown. it's a food and wine stroll through this historic downtown setting. tomorrow, from noon until 5:00. you can sample a bounty of foods. more, enjoy. and finally, the motown diva, diana, touch me in the morning. she's coming to san francisco, for one night only. friday, september 16th. that's the concert night, but tickets have just gone on sale. she hasn't been here in some 40 years. so, if you want to see a legend in concert, diana ross, there she is. that's it, enjoy your weekend, eye on the bay, thanks for watching. cheers.

still to come: america's favorite redhead now starring in an online doodle. but first, celebrating women in the bay area. the star-studded event that helps give them wings. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's true. you never forget your first subaru. foundation hosts a star-studded affair.... all to raise fund ecutive next weekend the take wings foundation hosting a star studded affair. all to raise funds for its work. executive director tracy ward joining us with that information on this great event. good morning to you. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> tell us about this event. it's happening next weekend. what does it do? >> we're having our 8th annual gala next saturday at the san francisco merit. and what we do, we honor other people in the community who are doing work with youth. it also highlights our program and we also highlight our youth who are graduating from the program and are on their way to

college. >> okay, and this comes from really your personal experience and also your sister's who we happened to see on our own channel. tell me about that and her involvement. >> terry von is my sister. she actually founded the foundation back in 1997 when she became an actress. she wanted to remain connected to the community where we came from. hunters point here in san francisco, where we grew up. she wanted to do something that kept her connected to the youth here in our community and she started with just taking a group of girls out to dinner and from that, the foundation grew into a mentoring program where we provide life skills for teenaged girls and we expanded our program to boys also. >> it was focusing on houston, on teenaged girls, now you've decided to include teenage boys, why the mix now? >> people would always say to us "the boys also need something."

so we finally said, you know what, they're right. we wanted to start it in a way where we can really provide something unique, so we started with a group of foster boys in contra costa county where we provided life skills training for them to transition successfully out of the foster care system. >> you call them life skills workshops, tell me specifically what do they do? >> we do things like financial planning, career planning, violence presentation, mental health awareness, body image, i mean, it's just a range. we focus a lot on health and teenage obesity. all kinds of things to just make the kids develop into prosperous young men and women. >> so let's talk about next week's angel award. okay, so obviously there are still tickets available. >> absolutely. >> if any of us want to still participate and help, we can come. >> absolutely, tickets are available on our website.

takewings.org. >> tell me about the event, what's going to happen? who's going to be there? >> so we are so lucky to have boris and nicole, they're hosting the event. also, raspberry singer kelly price will be performing for us. we're excited about that. obviously, my sister terry j. von will also be there to celebrate and kind of be the emcee for the night. she'll be home next weekend. also, patrick and warren will be in the community too. >> how many kids are you helping right now? >> we started with about 50 girls a year, right now it's about 15 boys in the program. >> let's put some information on our screen so the viewers can take part in this, see if you can still get tickets which are still available. the angel awards benefit, august

13th, starts at 6:00 at the san francisco merit marquis. tickets still available. it's a great fundraiser. i want to thank you and your sister for teaming up and doing this. obviously you get along great. >> we do. >> and you're doing good things for the community as well. thanks for being here this morning. we'll be right back with more news. ,,,,

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difficulties in bridging here's a look at this morning's top stories. standard and poor's is signing the difficulties in bridging political differences as a major reason for down grading the u.s. government's credit rating. s&p lowered the ratings from aaa

to aa+. a 9-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. a family was walking to their hotel after leaving a giants game thursday night. the driver of the toyota, 21-year-old andrew vargas was arrested east palo alto kids will soon be shredding the ramps at a brand new skate park for the official breaking ground yesterday for a 5,000 square foot skateboarding center. work has already started and the park should be completed in about three weeks. funding for the project came from the city's hotel past. professional skateboarder tony hawk also pitched in some money. tech giant google clearly loves lucy. check out this charming video

tribute. >> gee, this'll look great in my memoirs. i was a woman for the fbi. >> today marks what would have been lucille ball's 100 birthday. it marks the 60th anniversary of i love lucy. there are seven channels to choose from, from the grape stomping to desi singing, "we're having a baby." time to call it a morning. thanks for making weekend early edition part of your day. our next newscast is coming up today at 5:30 this afternoon. we'll be back here with bill at 7:30. enjoy your saturday, have a good one.

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