the army faces a period where its ability to continue to deploy combat units at acceptable fill rates is at risk. >> boots on the ground. to meet the needs of fighting two wars, the army is growing. crash course. some two-door small cars make the grade. and rapid rescue. the dramatic and heroic efforts to save a child trapped in a burning car. captioning funded by cbs good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle guillen. we begin in afghanistan this morning and the increasing number of u.s. casualties. four american troops were killed yesterday by a roadside bomb. at least 30 americans have been killed there this month, making it the deadliest month for u.s. forces since the invasion of 2001. meanwhile, an extensive search is under way in afghanistan this morning for a captured u.s.

soldier. susan roberts has the details. good morning. >> good morning to you. defense secretary robert gates is speaking out condemning the latest video, saying he's disgusted by the exploitation. the u.s. military is vowing to do everything it can to bring private bowe bergdahl home safely. >> first of all, our commanders are sparing no effort to find this young soldier. and i also would say my personal reaction was one of disgust at the exploitation of this young man. >> reporter: over the weekend, the taliban released a video of the 23-year-old american who says he's scared he'll never see his family again. bergdahl disappeared after walking off his base in eastern afghanistan late last month. >> i have my girlfriend who i was hoping to marry, my grandma and grandpa. i have a very, very good family. >> reporter: back in his hometown of hailey, idaho, residents hung yellow ribbons around trees and hung signs as a show of support.

the tiny community knew for weeks that bergdahl was captured but kept quiet out of respect for his weeks. july has been the deadliest month for u.s. forces in afghanistan since the fighting began, and with another war still going on in iraq, the pentagoned admits its troops are stretched too thin. to fix that problem, defense secretary robert gates wants to boost the size of the army. it now has 547,000 soldiers, but gates plans to recruit another 22,000 over the next year. >> i am convinced this is an important, necessary step to ensure we properly support the needs of our commanders in the field while providing relief for our current force and their families. >> reporter: this is the second time in less than three years the military has determined it doesn't have enough manpower. the increase is only temporary but is considered critical to combat the escalating violence in afghanistan. bergdahl's parents have refused requests to be interviewed, and also the u.s. military is controlling the flow of information out of afghanistan surrounding his disappearance. so nothing could be used against

him. michelle? >> susan roberts in washington. susan, thanks. after months of haggling, california may soon have a budget. a compromise deal to close the state's $26 billion shortfall was reached last night. governor arnold schwarzenegger says he's pleased. >> very happy about the deal. we're protecting education. made sure education got fully refunded. we're also very happy that this budget makes government more efficient, and we're cutting the waste, fraud, and abuse in some of the programs. >> schwarzenegger hopes the legislature will approve the budget by thursday. on the "cbs money watch," stock markets in asia soared today. claire leka is live in new york with more. asian markets gained ground overnight as foreign investors bet the global economy was closer to recovery. japan's benchmark nikkei sunched 2.75%. south korea's stocks addsed

3.75%. it's a huge day for earnings on wall street. companies like coca-cola, drug giant merck, apple, and yahoo will report results. the dow starts the day up 104 points. the tech heavy nasdaq added 22. fed chairman ben bernanke heads to capitol hill today for two days of testimony on the economy. bernanke seeks investors that won't stir up inflation once the economy recovers. the central bank is spending off a tax on many front from critics who want to rein in its power following its aggressive steps to fight off last year's financial crisis. the 700 billion d$700 billion t bailout of the financial and automobile industries could cost you more than that. the chief watchdog of the bailout will tell congress today that worst case scenario, the price tag could total $23.7 trillion. the company which makes loans to many small and medium

sized businesses confirms it has been thrown a $3 billion life line from bond holders, saving the brink of bankruptcy. that essentially buys the company some time to try to refinance its debt. the deal is a big relief for cit's customers, many of whom would have had trouble lining up new credit in the event of a chapter 11 filing. michelle? >> claire leka here in new york. claire, thanks for the update. it's reported that the national highway traffic safety administration withheld information about the dangers of drivers using cell phones. the former head of the safety agent, dr. jeffrey runt, tells "the new york times" he withheld the information for fear of an jurying congress and jeopardizing funding. driver distractions contributes to about 25% of all reported traffic accidents, and even hands free devices distract drivers. the results of new crash tests releaseded this morning finds two of the smallest two-door cars on the market got

high marks for safety. two-door versions of the ford focus and the volvo c-30 received top scores in front, side, and rear crash tests. all the vehicles were equipped with side air bags to protect the occupants' heads. the insurance institute for highway safety says the side crash test simulates being hit by a large pickup truck or an suv. an all too real crash that prompted a heroic rescue in milwaukee on sunday, and the whole scene was caught on tape. >> reporter: this suv hit a tree and burst into flames with a mother and her two young children trapped inside. people from the milwaukee neighborhood raced to the burning vehicle to try to save the family as a bystander caught the entire rescue on tape. the neighbors used sticks and pipes to break the front window and pull the mother and her 2-year-old daughter out of the inferno. >> i'm still shaken up. it will probably haunt me for a

long time. thank god we were there and the off-duty firefighters were still there. >> reporter: with the 4-year-old boy still trapped, two off-duty firefighters reached the scene after getting a call from their wives. >> the child was screaming and then went silent. i didn't hear anything. for that split second, i thought, that's it. we're too late. >> reporter: they needed a knife to cut the seat belt off the 4-year-old and had help with the flames from an off-duty police officer who had two fire extinguishers in his truck. >> you just do what you have to do and think about it later. >> reporter: they freed the boy and doused him with a neighbor's garden hose. >> i told him he's the toughest little boy that i know. it was just emotional. >> reporter: both firefighters and the officer suffered second and third degree burns. the 4-year-old suffered burns over 30% of his body and is in critical condition. >> to me, we saved a life. >> reporter: the city's mayor says the bravery of milwaukee's citizens saved the family.

hari sreenivasan, cbs news. just ahead, singer chris brown says he's sorry for beating rihanna. plus in the name of love. the story of an unusual facebook matchup. first katie couric with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> it's a high stakes showdown over healthcare. if is the president losing control of the issues? we'll hear from president obama and more tonight. all prescription nsaid pain relievers, like celebrex, ibuprofen and naproxen, help treat arthritis pain and have some of the same warnings. but since individual results may vary, having options is important. prescription celebrex has been the option for millions of patients for 10 straight years. just one 200-mg celebrex (once a day,) can provide dependable, 24-hour relief for many with arthritis pain, stiffness and inflammation. based on the available data, the fda stated that for certain patients celebrex's benefits outweigh the risks. if you are worried about stomach upset,

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patients also taking aspirin and the elderly are at increased risk for stomach bleeding and ulcers. do not take celebrex if you're allergic to aspirin or sulfonamides. ask your doctor if you could benefit from celebrex. understand the risks. feel the benefits. a powerful rain and hail storm rolled across parts of southeast texas last night. it caused local flooding and wind damage near the texas a&m campus in college station. no injuries are reported. it's a very different situation in california where hot, dry weather has ignited an early wildfire season. one brush fire yesterday threatened expensive homes in san bernardino east of los angeles. the 60-acre blaze destroyed one building and scorched several homes before firefighters brought it under control.

elsewhere in california, a fast-moving wildfire near the airport in sacramento had firefighters scrambling. the flames raced across acres of dry grass and brush but were stopped before causing any airport evacuations or flight delays. singer rihanna got a very public apology from her former boyfriend chris brown. brown has pleaded guilty to felony assault for beating rihanna before the grammy awards last year. on his website, he apologizes for what he calls the incident. >> i wish i had a chance to relive those few moments again, but unfortunately i can't. i'm not going to go into what happened, and i'm not going to make any excuses. i take great pride in exercising self-control, and what i did was inexcusable. i've told rihanna countless times and i'm telling you today that i'm truly, truly sorry that i wasn't able to handle the situation better. i hope others learn from my mistake. i plan to live my life so i'm truly worthy of the term role

model. >> brown faces probation and community service when he's sentenced next month for the assault conviction. i love this one. there's no question about if this soon to be wed couple will share the same name because they already do. it was a match made in cyberspace. kelly katrina hildebrand decided to see if anyone shared her name on facebook. she found a match, kelly karl heldebrand. >> we started having conversations. he called me and talked a lot on the phone. >> she was wondering if i had had a texas accent. i was like i don't know. give me your phone number, and i'll give you a call. >> that's cute. the two met face to face after a few months, and they're tying the knot in october. straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. in sports, the dodgers, manny ramirez hits a home run milestone. my name is louise and this is my eggo. on tuesday i go in even earlier than usual.

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here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york, showers, 75. miami, p.m. thunder, 90. chicago, 78. denver, 90 degrees. los angeles, sunny and 80. and time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a cluster of thunderstorms centered over the plains. scattered storm clouds can be seen over the southwest. the northwest and southeast are

waking to clear skies. and it's cloudy from the mid-atlantic up into northern new england. later today, thunderstorms will continue rumbling across the midwest. a few pop-up storms are possible across the lower mississippi valley. showers likely throughout the northeast, and it remains sunny and very warm from the rockies to the northwest coastline. super bowl winning quarterback ben roethlisberger of the pittsburgh steelers is facing a lawsuit in nevada. according to court papers, andrea mcnulty, a woman who worked for harry's casino, filed a civil lawsuit accusing roethlisberger of sexual assault in july of 2008. his lawyer denies the charges. former atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick is now a free man and wants to play in the nfl again. vick returned to his virginia home yesterday, and his attorney says he has been officially released from federal custody after serving 23 months for dogfighting. nfl commissioner roger goodell has said he will review vick's status and have a face to face meeting. in the majors, new york and

boston are now tied atop the american league east. got a walk-off home run from hideki matsui to beat baltimore 5-1 and send them into a first place tie with the red sox. in los angeles, manny ramirez hit his 537th career home run, passing mickey mantle to take 15th place on the all time list. the dodgers went on to beat cincinnati 7-5 and still have the best record in baseball. in philadelphia, raul ibanez homered, and the phillies have the longest winning streak in the majors, nine games. they routed the cubs 10-1 and lead the national league east by 6 1/2 games. and pittsburgh used home runs to finally beat milwaukee and show some fight in the process. both benches and bullpens cleared during a brawl in the eighth inning. nice. the pirates held on for an 8-5 win over the brewers. when we return, the rush to

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on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. thunderstorms will be developing across the midwest and south. it remains hot in the northwest. and the northeast will see some showers and storms. here's another look at this morning's top stories. the pentagon is temporarily increasing the size of the army by 22,000 troops. it needs the extra troops to fight the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and a massive search is under way in afghanistan for an american soldier held captive by the taliban. defense secretary gates says the u.s. is sparing no effort to find private bowe bergdahl. president obama says healthcare reform isn't about politics. it's about a system that's

breaking families. mr. obama is fighting back against increasing criticism of his efforts to reform the system. this week he continues his high profile push. chip reid reports. >> reporter: with congressional opposition on the rise and public support slipping, the president tried to get healthcare reform back on track. >> first of all, there are too many families who will be crushed if insurance premiums continue to rise twice as fast as wanls. >> reporter: the democratic party came to his support. >> when i lost my job, i lost my health insurance too. >> reporter: with tv ads aimed at wavering senators, mostly democrats, in 18 states. >> it's time. >> it's time for healthcare reform. >> reporter: republicans fired back with their own ad campaign. >> a risky experiment with our healthcare. >> reporter: and in some of his harshest comments yet. >> it's too much, too fast. >> reporter: republican party chairman michael spiel said the president's plan for a health

insurance option is socialism. >> this is an ill-conceived attempt to push through an experiment, and all of us should be scared to death. >> reporter: in one of the most incendiary comments, republican senator jim demint in a conference call with activists recently said -- >> if we're able to stop obama on this, it will be his waterloo. >> reporter: the president accused demint of using the healthcare debate for political gain. >> this isn't about politics. it's about a healthcare system that's breaking america's families. >> reporter: it's not just republicans giving americans headaches. >> we need to slow down. >> reporter: dozens of conservative house democrats are threatening to block the bill if it doesn't slash the costs of well over $1 trillion. >> develop a bill that can really result in the kind of savings that will cause healthcare to stop growing. >> reporter: others are resisting the president's goal of passing a bill by early august. >> sometimes when you move too quickly, you make mistakes. that, to me, is the big concern.

>> reporter: the president says he still wants the house and the senate to meet that august deadline, but for the first time he gave himself a little bit of wiggle room, saying it may spill over a few days or even a week. chip reed, cbs news, the white house. and the president spent part of the day speaking about three men he called great american heroes. the apollo 11 astronauts. >> thank you so much. >> yesterday buzz aldrin, michael collins, and neil armstrong joined president obama at the white house reception marking the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing. this morning on "the early show," opposition to the president's healthcare plan will speak with republican national committee chairman michael steele. i'm michelle guillen. this is "cbs morning news." discover a smoothie like no other! new activia smoothies. creamy, delicious, and above all,

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good morning, everybody. it is early tuesday morning. we're off to a pretty good start. humid out there but dry in most places so far. i'm in for don this week. sharon is in traffic. we'll get to her in just a second but we'll go over to tim in the fist warning weather center. >> as mary mentioned it is a