be. >> i will be able to fight even harder for you, for what is right and for truth. >> we'll talk with outspoken conservative ann coulter. and a sunday driver in new york turns deadly as eight die in a car crash including four children. >> several people who were ejected, most of them children and we prioritized and we were able to save one young child's life. murder or accidental overdose. michael jackson's autopsy is expected to be released this week. we'll preview it. >> if you make a smaller roar in how much you give yourself you might go from being high to dead. and octomom's new reality show. a former child actor says she's exploiting her 14 kids. early this monday morning, july 27th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs

good morning. i'm harry smith along with mag. ie. julie is on assignment. this time of the year people head to the beach. we do segments about warning people about rip tides. what happens, often, especially giant waves on the west coast over the last couple of days these huge rollers are coming through. people thrown by the surf banging into the sand beneath. it happens more often than you think and it can be awfully change rouse. and ahead, another incentive for parents to leave the stress from the office at work. new recentral shows the more stress the parent, the more likely their children are to develop asthma. if your kids detect that you're stressed you may income their risk for asthma by as much as 50%. dr. jennifer ashton is telling how it's related. sarah palin begins a new life. on sunday she stepped down at governor of alaska with a fiery

farewell speech. how many are wondering what's next? cbs news correspondent, bill whitaker joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, harry. nothing is politics as usual with sarah palin. she shot from little-known governor to one of the most popular and polarizing politicians in the u.s. when john mccain tapped her to be his running mate. her farewell speech pure palin. fiery and unpredictable. sarah palin handed the reigns of power to lieutenant governor shawn parnell. >> with this decision i can fight harder for you rebound walking out the door one more defiant jab at the press. >> our new governor has a very nice family too. so leave his kids alone. >> reporter: and at hollywood -- >> hollywood needs to know we eat, therefore, we hunt. >> reporter: but why is she stepping down? >> i have no idea what her game

plan is. >> reporter: while a majority of americans, 53% view palin negatively she remains widely popular in the republican party. 70% have a positive opinion of her. now with a book deal book tour in the works, and $1 million in political action coffers is she stepping off stage or setting stage to run for president. >> you have a stigma that's attached and it can be very damaging in any future campaign if she does decide to take it on. >> reporter: now sarah palin is keeping in touch with her followers through twitter. but don't look for campaign announcements there either. her last announcement on twitter when she left the governorship a simple with "thank you." harry? >> thanks so much. joining us is our political commentator, ann coulter and in washington former bush speechwriter david fromm.

this woman is a rock tar. i don't want to disagree with politico. i don't think it matters that she quit with a little less than a year to go. what's her next step ann coulter. >> i have no knowledge of this but i suspect -- she has a book contract. and she's just an amazing speaker. i think she may do something like the ronald reagan ge tours where she goes around and speaks because she is heavily loved by conservative groups and politicians. she has amazing star power and it will be interesting to see. the reason the mainstream media by and large didn't cover the edwards affair is the argument that he's a private citizen now. an expresidential candidate but a private citizen, if the media will leave her alone. and i don't think so. >> she had plenty to say to the media yesterday and gave the media a tongue lashing.

david fromm, is sarah palin the future of the republican party? >> she's a future of the republican party. she's a force within the republican party and anne's right to say she's been asked to speak in many republican affairs. but one of her first invitationtion was for a battle. texas governor asked her to come speak against kay bailey hutchison. so this is divisive within the party. and many fear as i do while she's popular with some republicans that she represents the future that leads the party to political defeat and ineffectiveness of government. >> she talked about the north star during her speech. is she the north star? is she unlike what david might suggest, is she really who the republicans are? >> i think a lot closer to the republican party that wins. this is a long-standing battle within the republican party, generally. this sort of moderate roll rockefeller republicans versus the right-wing republicans.

and reagan was pretty divisive too. he ran against george bush and the claim was, he's just appealing to the base. the republican base had a wide appeal. and when we runs with the wide appeal like john mccain, that tends to be when we lose. i don't know if she'll run in four years. she has such an appeal. one person who has noticed and been quite interested in sarah palin is margaret thatcher who is dying to talk to sarah palin because interestingly margaret thatcher is the daughter of a grocer. she had to teach herself to speak proper english and i think sarah palin will probably have to stop that dropping her g's but that's minor compared to the star appeal she has. >> david fromm? let me talk about the north star. the reason for her appeal. it is an amazing thing that a governor's most notable achievement in office was to distribute an extra $1200 year to every resident in alaska.

she would include in her speech about government handouts. when she was popular in alaska she gave everybody $1200. but she's leaving with her state in great fiscal difficulty. i don't know what kind of right-wing republican you are by saying i'm raising taxes an oil companies. as a right-winger it's a strange approach. >> let's go back to anne's point. what about the idea that she's really the one that represents can she reach over? can she reach over to what we used to call "reagan democrats?" can she win it all? >> we know the answer to this question because we can see what happened in 2008 between the time she was announced at the end of august of 2008 and the voting day. sarah palin had the steepest decline in approval of any national politician ever in american polling history. and the decline was steepest among women. the very people whom republicans most need to win. by the end of the campaign she had the highest negatives of any other republican candidate. she had failed after interview

and interview. she could not explain what she believed who she was. she had a slight record of achievement which is mostly one of taxing and giving away money in cash i don't think -- it's not impossible that she could win a republican nomination. the presidency? impossible. the rest of us will pay the price. >> i disagree with all of that. that's all we have time for. >> anne thank you so much and david, appreciate it. an important lesson for all of us about being extra careful on the road. a horrible car crash yesterday killed eight people including four little girls. it happened just north of new york city. a mini van went the wrong way on a parkway and smashed into a suv. our news correspondent terrell brown has the story. >> reporter: it left even veteran first responders shaken. >> i'm not familiar with any other crashes that reached the magnitude of this tragic accident in recent memory. >> reporter: sunday afternoon, a long island family in a mini van

drove the wrong way in the northbound lanes of a freeway north of new york city. that van crashed head-on into a suv, killing the three men inside. the minivan was filled with children. a mother carrying her son, daughter and three nieces. the crash sent the minivan rolling down an embankment and ejecting three of the children and after coming to rest, the van burst into flames. when firefighters arrived, that van was still on fire. crews worked to save as many passengers as they could managing to pull one child out alive. that child was a little boy. the mother's son. everyone else in the minivan was killed. terrell brown, cbs news, new york. time for a check of the rest of the day's headlines. russ is at the news desk. good morning. french president nicolas sarkozy is out of the hospital. he and his wife walked out of a paris hospital and thanked the doctors. sore cozy collapsed while

jogging in hot weather. medical tests showed no heart problems but he was told to rest. harvard professor and scholar henry louis gates jr. and cambridge police officer, james crowley have accepted the president's invitation to talk about the. >> reporter: over a beer at the white house. we're in cambridge with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. definitely a sign of things getting back to normal. about 15 minutes ago here at the cambridge police department sergeant james crowley slowly walked into work. he was in full uniform and smiling and drinking a cup of coffee and he waved and said "no comment." a sense of things moving on. the controversy surrounding henry gates and sergeant james crowley calmed down over the weekend and the two men laid low. >> i'm going to work now. >> reporter: saturday gates accepted the president's offer for a beer at the white house, a chance for all three men to meet. saying that "i'm pleased to use

my experience as a teaching moment. i would be happy to oblige." crowley said he's waiting for maldetails. the future sit-down made for a buzz on sunday new's shows. >> he wants them to come to the white house. is that in fact going to happen? >> i, expect it will. i think the president sees this as an opportunity to get dialogue going. >> sergeant crowley told the president, he was game. and i've read that professor gates is the same way. so hopefully, we can get that done in the next several days. >> reporter: according to the cambridge police commissioner the woman that made the call to 911 to report the break skbrin never reported the race of the men she saw. russ? >> okay. thanks very much. and here's one you don't see every day. a combination of golf and bill yards. progolfer from the canadian open. deflected off another ball and into the cup.

for a hole in one. >> white ball corner pocket. >> and for that he won a bmw. a few seconds later you see him in the car starting it up. >> it was definitely his ball and not the other >> i haven't done a full investigation. >> it went right in. here, we'll see it again. it hits the other guy's ball and -- yup. >> yikes. >> is that a hole in one with -- how is that scored? >> a hole in one. >> no extra strokes. >> right. >> i think the two of them should come together and have a beer and talk about it. >> i don't think there's any controversy. >> i bet he had a lot of beer afterwards. >> he drove away. let's walk over to the weather wall. everyone golf weather for folks in the great lakes and midwest. but some violent weather in the east as we head through the weekend. thunderstorms pounded the east coast on sunday. thunderstorms and heavy rains and tornados all the way from

baltimore to buffalo. in baltimore county heavy rains snarled traffic, downed trees and took down power lines as well. >> it's crazy. >> at least 20,000 utility customers were left without power for hours. a sudden and powerful thunderstorm rolled through northern new jersey. heavily traffic streets in jersey city were slowed by downed power lines as the area remained under a tornado watch. four people were struck by lightning. a possible tornado caused damage to homes and trees in andover, massachusetts. >> i couldn't believe it. all the trees were down in the middle of the street. >> it was like -- five minutes and it was like the railroad came through. >> like a train? >> i guess. >> reporter: still, another tornado this time in western new york near buffalo. the twister touched down in the town of daryann with wind speeds near 100 miles an hour and it caused damage to more than two dozen homes.

blue skies through much of the northeast right now but still recovering in airports across the region. lots of delays and it's scheduled to get back on track. the possibility as you head down to the carolinas of rough weather today and heavy rain. really from the southern plains to the central rockies, you could see some severe weather today and hail and thunder and lightning and high winds, and extreme high heath in the pacific northwest. that's what we're watching. the all-time record in seattle, 100 degrees. we'll come this close and maybe tie it in portland you'll be

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the l.a.x. county coroner is expected to release the results of michael jackson's autopsy this week. our dr. jennifer ashton is here with the latest. >> good morning. it's believed at the time of his death michael jackson may have been taking more than a dozen zen different drugs. with the release of the toxicology report we'll know what role these drugs played in the king of pop's death. which drugs were in michael jackson's body when he died? how much? and did they cause his death? those are just a few of the questions expected to be answered when the coroner's toxicology report is released. >> my guess is we'll find multiple drugs. it's the synergyistic effect of all the drugs together that caused this respiratory problem. >> reporter: jackson was reportedly taking demerol and vicodin, antidepressant zoloft packs silt and zan nax. the prime suspect among the drugs that may have contributed to his death is diprivan.

a powerful sedative used in hospitals to put patients under. several bottles of the drug were found in jackson's rented mansion. >> it's complete madness that anyone would use this drug outside of a controlled hospital room setting. if you make a smaller roar in how much you give yourself even one cc difference you could go from being high to deed. >> and the potency can be affected by other drugs. he was also on pain killers and sedatives sedatives, the combination could be fatal. jackson's former nurse claimed the singer wanted diprivan to treat his insomnia. >> the fact that this drug was being used tore sleep is madness. it's like using a cannon to shoot a mouse. >> the toxicology report will determine whether charges will brought against dr. murray or others. >> this may border on criminal

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storms. good morning, everyone. we're looking at a warm start. heat and humidity starting. it will feel like the dog days of summer. take a look at the forecast.

temperature around 70 degrees. going up to a daytime high of about 88, partly sunny and warm. pretty humid with a chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. then partly cloudy overnight. a temperature down to around 70 degrees. clouds with some sun. hot and humid, tomorrow up around 90 with, again, a chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorm. now for the roads, over to sharon with wjz traffic control. tim, it's been busy from the get go. we still have two serious accidents working, one in the city. still blocking several lanes. the accident itself is on north lakewood. meantime, you're looking at lanes blocked at fayette between lucerne and lynnwood avenue. also a wreck in nottingham blocking all lanes between white marsh and campbell. eastbound white marsh boulevard is blocked as well. a crash at green spring valley at green spring avenue. watch for lane closures. fortunately no delays, plenty of traffic lights out around the area. use caution this morning. this traffic report brought to you by the cochran firm. if you've suffered a personal

jury, call or visit cochranfirm.com. at the top of the news, a storm caused damage in the area. eyewitness news and mary bubala with more on why some say a tornado touched down. >> reporter: there is major damage here off of church road in riserstown. hundred of homes maybe thousands still without power. they could have to wait until tonight until they get power back of the postal storm rolled through around 6:00 last night, as i said, dumping blinding amounts of rain in areas and causing unbelievage damage in others. in some areas hail was reported, and across carroll and baltimore counties, decades' old trees were brought down in minutes taking down power lines. some areas reported seeing funnel clouds in the neighborhood called sunnydale. it looks like straight-line winds roared through. wee many winds down. don, back to you. an overnight accident in

the city claims the life of a cab driver. it happened at woodcrest and northern parkway. witnesses say the cab was attempting to make a u-turn when it was struck by another vehicle. the impact killed the can be's driver and sent several occupants in the second car to the hospital. if you need a smile you might want to take a stroll in the inner harbor. a duo visiting charm city offering free speed limits to also passersby. the pair from perdue says a compliment not only brightens everybody's day but yirve they interact with after that. stay with us, maryland's news station. next, the nadya suleman show. hear about the deal that's giving the family their own reality show. and beach dangers, the number-one vacation spot for millions. but is it safe for most of them?

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show." and thanks to our crowd for coming out on this monday. hoping to kick off the week. >> a muggy monday. >> coming up when it comes to waves, size does matter. most people think small waves are safer than big ones but that's not always the case. even in shallow water when the wave comes curling over like that it can throw you down to the sand. it can really hurt. it can be really dangerous, too. we'll tell you how to keep your kids safe. and we'll look at kids and asthma. new research shows children's parents behavior can be a major contributing factor. but first, in the tradition of "jon & kate plus 8," here's comes nadya suleman plus 14. the company behind the "biggest loser" program is about to give the octuplets and their siblings is about to get their own show. >> reporter: nadya suleman reportedly signed an agreement with a production company called

i-works. each of her 14 children will earn $250 a day to have cameras record all aspects of their lives. collectively, the three-year deal is worth $250,000 and films starts september 1st. who knows if the show will be as popular or lucrative as that ever-changing saga of jon with or without kate plus their eight kids. the suleman octuplets have spent much of their six months under a swarm of paparazzi and a storm of controversy. today a california court will hear a case demanding a labor investigation on whether these child performers are being adequately protected. cbs news los angeles. joining us from orlando, florida, the person who filed the lawsuit. paul peter sevenson and his attorney gloria allred is in los angeles. good morning to you both.

>> good morning. >> paul i'll bebegin with you. under the law which your organization helped to revise in 2000 50% of all child performer's earnings in california are supposed to be set aside in a trust. aren't these kids protected already? >> the saving of the money is the least of this. i personally wrote the law to protect the exploitation of premature babies. remember, these children we're discussing this morning were born eight weeks e ss premature and i can't think of anything more dangerous to a people my than putting them in an environment exposing them to lights with hearts and lungs that are very vulnerable. in defiance suddenly these children's lives are being sold. the emotional risk is so significant that finally i had to step up. >> let me bring in your

attorney. gloria you allege that laws -- labor laws have been broken here in the filming and shooting of these children. but nadya suleman says it's all based on misinformation from blogs and not on actual fact. what's your response to that? >> we did file a complaint with the division of labor standards and enforcement in california and, in fact we alleged that numerous labor laws and regulations had been violated and they did find that they were violated and they issued four citations as a result. finding that no studio teacher was present as required by law, which was necessary to safeguard the workplace, and in this case the nursery for the infants. the hours in which the filming took place were after the hours allowed by law and for longer periods of time allowed by law and no work permits were on file as required by law. but our case today in orange county superior court is we are -- we have filed seeking the

appointment of a guardian over the estate of the octuplets and the purpose of that is to help to protect their financial future to make sure that their earnings are going to be there in the future when they glow up and they will not have been dissipated or spent by any other person. >> let me give you the last word paul. in the last 30 seconds you can speak to this first-hand. you were a former child star and you say every single child that appeared on tv for an extended period of time has a day of wroek wreck onning. >> you suddenly wake up one morning and you realize the totality of your experience. it's interesting we're having this conversation in the wake of michael jackson's death. there's not a person listening to us right now who doesn't understand that this young man was damaged as a child. and it persisted throughout his life. and that's what i'm trying to guard against. the potential damage to these children and others jon and kate do not escape my

attention. can be so significant that i don't want to see 20 years from now all of us saying oh my god. why did we stand by and do nothing? >> paul gloria allred thanks so much. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. let's check in again with dave. he has a look at the weather. you want to know what's hot right now? >> yup. >> i'll tell you. the pacific northwest. look at these numbers from seattle to portland down to reno. and this is just the beginning. we'll take a look into tuesday and wednesday. we'll be approaching the triple digit in plays like seattle potentially. and staying just as warm if not warmer down south and inland. we'll watch that. meanwhile, let's widen out now. take a look at real trouble spot from dallas to denver. the rock toes cheyenne. really rough thunderstorms together with high winds. keep that in mine. if you're looking for the place to be how about heading to the ohio valley, the great lakes,

portions of the midwest, beautiful. to the southeast temperatures below normal for this time of year with some showers popping up through south florida. typical this time of year. through south carolina, north carolina, etc., etc. and into the mid-atlantic states you could see a stray shower or two. that's a look at the national maps. here's an early look at what's going on in the area. we're looking at a humid day. and widely scattered showers much like they were yesterday and thunderstorms. four forecast like this -- temperatures, back this up, temperatures starting off around 70. getting up to the daytime high of 88 with a chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorm. we'll lose the chance as we lose the heat of the day. we'll keep it through the early evening. 90 tomorrow and wednesday. 88 on thursday with 86 on friday and saturday. overnight lows around 70 hey city conditions and just about 80 degrees in fairbanks. good surf and that mix of sun

and clouds off the hawaiian islands and that's a complete look at your weather across the lower 48 and alaska and hawaii complete. >> he's comprehensive. >> but you didn't talk about how cold it's been in new york. >> i got to tell you. we've had literally, thousands of -- i was just told we got to go. i can't tell you about it. >> we'll do it next hour. >> you have to guess now. coming up thousands of pet pythons slithering around the everglades. we'll look at all the problems they are causing. >> that's dave's revenge. and up next shore break. small waves that look safe but with can be very dangerous. we'll tell you what you need to know. depression is a serious medical condition that can take so much out of you. i feel like i have to wind myself up just to get out of bed. then...well... i have to keep winding myself up to deal with the sadness the loss of interest the trouble concentrating, the lack of energy.

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correspondent. >> good morning, harry. by looking at them billing waves can seem dangerous but even small waves can be a hazard to you and your family. this is a practice drill for lifeguards in ocean city maryland. a mock rescue of someone who's been slammed to the ground by a wave. wave. >> wet sand is no more forgiving than concrete. >> reporter: butch arbin is captain of the ocean city beach patrol. he says every season his lifeguards handle more than 100 rescues of swimmers that have hit the ocean floor. >> the problem with these types of injuries they happen in a split second. >> reporter: josh basile was paralyzed from the shoulders down after being thrown by a wave. >> i was in waist-high water and a wave came by and picked me up

and dropped me on my head. >> did you know instantly something was wrong? >> i didn't have pain but when i started to turn i couldn't. >> reporter: jsh's accident happened in something called "shore break." when waves break abruptly into shallow water, slamming swimmers into the hard sand. the united states life saving association calls shore break an international problem, causing debilitating injuries even death. sandy beach in hawaii is notorious for shore break. but experts say even small waves can be dangerous. the day we were taping our story in ocean city a young girl was injured after being hit by a wave. lifeguards here use real-life rescues like this one to educate beachgoers about the dangers. >> our guards hold safety seminars on the beach every day. if we see shore break we pull the crowd out of the water and

we explain it to them. >> reporter: warning signs are being used at some beaches in the united states and there's a push to develop an international warning system. josh basile says he spent his whole life going to the beach. but never realized just how hazardous waves can be. >> this accident occurred because i let my guard down. i wasn't aware. my only worry at the beach was how much fun am i going to have? and i never thought of it as a vacation to turn out the way it did. >> to protect yourself experts say never turn your back to the waves. never dive into the bottom of oncoming waves and if you start to get tossed around try to put your arms out in front of you to protect your head and neck. a broken arm is much better than a broken neck. up next, how a parent's stress level could lead to asthma in their kids. that's when we come back.

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from the general motors building in new york city. asthma one of the most common childhood ailments. a new study indicates that parent' stress level could cause their children to develop asthma. our dr. jennifer ashton is here to explain. >> good morning. >> so the usc researchers studied 2500 kids ages 5 to 9 for three years and found -- >> none of them had asthma at the beginning of the study. those that lived in an environment with plus and stress 50% more likely to develop the disease than those just exposed to pollution. >> so they all lived around pollution which we know can aggravate asthma. but stress is the other common thread? >> they couldn't ask a 5 year old about the stress so they asked the parents and then extrapolated that to what was

going on in the household. we now stress has a powerful effect on our immune system. it can express the immune system and lead to cellular inflammation. while the study didn't show cause and effect it makes sense from this point of view. >> what's the take away for parents and doctors? >> it needs more study. people might not necessarily be able to move their home away from a pollution environment, you can try to impact on the stress level in your home and know as a parent if you are undergoing stress most likely your children will detect some of it also. you want to develop better coping mechanisms for stress because it affects all of us. >> and it increased the risk by like 50%? >> absolutely. a lot of things cause asthma. family history. infection is involved. but now, pollution and stress together work more powerfully together than they do alone so i think this is very interesting into thank you. coming up next do not bring the snake out yet. jennifer is definitely afraid.

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>> hello again. it is now 5 minutes before 8:00. it is cloudy and close as in humid outside. we will have the latest on the

hurry up after the first warning weather. >> that will stay with us through the week. high humidity and the heat goes up just above the average of 87. we will be close to -9d 0. 88 today is your forecast with starting off in the 70s. low 70s now, up to a daytime high of 88 today with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 90 tomorrow and on wednesday, 88, 86 on friday and saturday. overnight lows consistently around 70. now for a look at the roads, back to sharon with wjz traffic control. >> lots of traffic lights out and down tree limbs and some serious accidents, including one that has all lanes of fayette closed and also a wreck in nottingham blocking the lane -- eastbound white marsh closed as well. green spring valley at green spring avenue possible lane closures, lots of areas ligs are out and trees are down.

we will mention delays not on 95 but some on the topside on the outer loop between bell air and providence with a speed of about 35. there's the west side outer loop, 795, eight minutes, 45 miles per hour there. this traffic report is brought to you by experts -- water heaters and wells. call lynn the plumber r and have it done back to you. >> last night's weather this is mornings headlights. what happened. >> reporter: there is major damage done here off of church road. the national weather service says this was the open center of the store and it rolled through with heavy rain and wind. hundreds maybe even thousands are without power tonight and they could have to wait until tonight. this rolled around 6:00 last night, and causing unbelievable damage in others.

in some areas hail was reported and across trees were brought down taking down power lines. some areas reported seeing funnel clouds. it looks very much like straight line winds roared through here. we have many trees down. >> thank you very much. city police are search r searching for the gunman who opened fire at a cookout last night. a dozen people were shot. none of the injuries appear to

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destroying wildlife in the everglades. >> they are eating our frogs and snakes, our pigs and deer and alligators. they are eating everything. >> why the python playing could be heading zbloort taking fitness to a whole new level. why gym rats are signing up tore boot camp. >> i hate situps and lungs and i hate hopping across the field. but it's the best workout. and the kneelneelys are here. it's monday morning, july 27th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs nice crowd on hand here on a monday morning. yup, yup. welcome back to the early show. i'm harry smith and dave price. and i think marilyn may have the

best state flag. >> it's really cool. i think of that every time i go by pimlico and i see that flag. >> and the money flying out of your pocket. >> absolutely. >> we've got for you assignment coming up. ever since michael jackson died there have been all kinds of tributes. one that's a huge hit on the internet is by some inmates. what did they do before? >> they did a "thriller" a couple of years ago. >> now it's to "dangerous." >> they are like in a maximum-security prison and it keeps them occupied. >> it improved attendance. nobody was going before them until they came up with this idea and now they don't miss it. >> although i bet if you're in a max-security prison if they tell you to go to exercise you're going to show up. >> but thousand they are very smooth criminals. >> there we go. >> nice maggie. >> have we mentioned the snake 1234. >> no?

>> sure, why not? >> why is a snake on the plaza? >> these pythons, people get them as pets and they are releasing them into the everglades and now they are everywhere and they get this big. they are completely out of control. they have now a bounty on them as debbie turner bell will tell us. they have a snake that size. remember that story a couple of months ago, a snake that was a pet got out of its enclosure and killed a child? that's all part of this problem. >> i asked him how long it was and he said just 8 feet. >> we have another that's twice the length you'll see in a little bit. so they will get as big as their environment and the food supply will allow them. >> we'll talk more about that ahead. >> first let's check inside with russ. glad i'm in here. good morning guys and you at home. fed chairman ben bernanke had to quote, hold his nose of last year's government bailout

of financial institutions. speaking at a town hall meeting in missouri yesterday, he said he quote won't be won't be the fed care man that provided over the second great depression. he said they were late in addressing the subprime lending problem but said it's too early to judge president obama's stimulus package. now that she's not the gof of alaska sarah palin said she can fight harder fors what right and for truth. palin officially stepped down as governor yesterday without specifying what comes next but said her reasons for resigning, quote, should be obvious. and she also took a parting shot at the press. >> democracy depends on you. and that is why -- that's why our troops are willing to die for you. so how about in honor of the american soldiers you quit making things up? >> palin speaks next month at the time ronald reagan presidential library in california. her political action committee has raised more than $1 million.

and a mini van going the wrong way on a new york highway caused a crash that killed eight people. the woman driving the minivan, her daush and three nieces were killed when it hit a suv head-on and went down an embankment and burst into flames. people in the suv also died. the only survivor is a 5-year-old boy hospitalized with head injuries this morning. and the senates got an early start on their final space walk of this mission. they are installing tv cameras at the space station lab and rewiring the space station gyroscope. one space walk was cut short. the shotle undocked tomorrow for a scheduled friday landing. right now, katie couric has a preview of tonight's evening news. >> ten years ago, colombia was in problems and now, a dramatic turn around under way. crime and kidnapping down law and order is being restored.

we'll go inside the colombian jungle with a look at this tonight on the "evening news." now back to the "the early show." it's the last month of july. daveowow is out on the plaza with a look at the weather. >> i'm finding out where people are from. i was meeting these people here from iowa. i said it's the buckeyes right? and the whole crowd started to boo. unbelievable. nice to see everyone. friends from south dakota minnesota, the eastern shore of maryland and the city is? >> princess anne. >> nice to see you. let's take a check of the weather and see what's happening across the country. all right. let's take a check. more boomer rolls through. if you're in dallas up to denver and into the central rockies and over to sheyenne look for a couple of inches of rain flash flooding hail high

winds and rough weather in that part of the country. the northeast could see some scattered showers but nothing like yesterday. watching the carolinas, south florida, you'll see rain and. northwest will see extreme heath. temperatures in the triple digits for places like portland oregon and reno nevada. and as you head to washington you could be setting some records this week too. that's a quick it will national ma

this weather report sponsored by merck patient assistance program. visit merckhealth.com. hello to south dakota everyone. erville is a suburb of what? >>er vit is a subdivision of -- >> where? >> we'll send it back inside to you. up next it's a python playing. why snakes are preying on all kinds of things in the everglades and south florida. that story when we come back. every day about 30 women in the u.s. learn that they have cervical cancer. that's why i chose to get my daughter vaccinated. i chose to get my daughter vaccinated when her doctor and i agreed that the right time to protect her is now. because it's about prevention. (nice) gardasil is the only cervical cancer vaccine that helps protect against four types of hpv. two types that cause

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are feasting on wildlife in the everglades and that's a story wented to cover. our resident veterinarian dr. debbie turner bell is here. >> those pythons started off as pets but most people don't know what they are getting into when they buy these predators. 12 people have reportedly been killed by pet pythons since 1980 been four in the last couple of years with the most recent heart-breaking case a few weeks ago. >> this is an emergency. >> what do you need? a police or ambulance. >> the baby is dead. >> reporter: it was an unspeakable tragedy. >> a stupid snake got out in the middle of the night and strangled the baby. >> reporter: in july this 2-year-old was killed by her family's pet, 8 foot long albino python a snake that extorted out just inches long. when someone gets a little 20 inch baby it grows into this.

>> it can grow into this as quickly as three or four years. >> but not only captive pythons that worry the florida whileildlife officials. there are thousands free in the 750,000 acres of the florida wetlands we leased by their owners after they get too big to handle. >> how many pythons do you estimate are out here? >> about 150 to 175,000 out here. >> how many should be out here? >> zero. >> the burmese pythons are native to southeast asia. in the last couple of years southeast florida has had an explosion in the number of sightings in the florida everglades. >> they can lay up to 50 or 60 eggs and they multifly quick and they have no natural predators. >> florida is club med for pythons. >> the problem is they eat just about anything they can wrap themselves around. >> they eat our indigenous frogs

and our snakes our pigs our deer our alligators. they eat everything. >> this python strangled and eight a 6 foot alligator. >> so the fact that it will go after an alligator tells you it will go after anything. >> so the florida fish and wildlife commission instituted a program that allows for them to find and kill burmese pythons in the florida wetlands. the commission chairman rodney baretto hoping to expand the program to catch and kill pythons for a bounty a cash reward. >> shoot them or kill them or take them or however we can eradicate them. i'm in favor of all of the a. >> baretto and others peer the pythons won't just stay in the everglades. >> whether it's georgia, the carolinas, down to new orleans, these are all areas that will soon be home to these large pythons and other large exotic reptiles if there's not a solution addressed some time soon. >> and because of that problem,

the aproblem is getting attention in washington. bill nelson introduced legislation to ban interstate trade and importation of pythons and the "catch and kill" program netted the first victim. so harry, one down and 999,999 to go. >> it's so interesting. you go into a pet shop or into the store and you see this. >> this is the size when they get them. >> you think, i'll have this. this is exotic and amazing-looking thing. and what happens? >> and then they eat. and if they have the space they grow and they can get up to 10 to 15 to 20 feet and once they get to that size they become lethal to human beings. >> and when they get bigger and bigger people think, maybe it's not such a good idea. sit really just people releasing them into the wild over and over again and now they are just breed something. >> it's not native to this country, let alone, florida.

the only way they got there is that human beings put them out there. the bounty program only has a limited effect but it's a way to get started. scientists are worried they will spread north. they have a research program going on to see how well they adopt to cold climates. >> we have grant from the pennsylvania wildlife association. how big is this? >> 8 or 9 feet. >> what do they eat? >> rabbits, pig, small goats, cow -- >> well -- >> explain. this is a very serious situation. people had a pet like this in their home. >> right. >> it gets out of its enclosure and it's a danger to human beings? >> it certainly could be. there's a level of responsibility that every pet owner, no matter what type of living creature you need to pay attention to it's needs and with these animals, safety.

same thing with dog. a dog could be potentially more dangerous if it's in the wrong hands. >> with a snake like this you have to know what you're doing. if you don't, you shouldn't have these. these are wild predators and they shouldn't just be in your home casually. >> not time for amateur hour. >> and you definitely shouldn't release them. >> absolutely not. not for any animal. it's dangerous for the environment and the animal. >> grant thanks for bringing the examples in for us this morning. >> my pleasure. >> eye-popping stuff. still to come lance armstrong out of retirement and on the podium at the tour de france. we'll have his inspiring comeback story when we come back.

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license arm strong came out of a three-year retirement. one goal in mind to win the record 8th tour de france. he made it to the podium but didn't make his goal.

elizabeth palmer has more. >> reporter: for the past three weeks lance armstrong looked like he might pedal his way to a new record of eight tour de france wins in a decisive comeback w after his battle with cancer. but as the cyclist sprinted in paris on sunday it was armstrong's teammate alberto contador who took first place. armstrong more than five minutes slower was third. at 37 years old he says it's a result he's still proud of. >> i can't complain. for an old fart not so bad. >> with the race behind him, armstrong and his teammates raised a plastic cup to one of the most demanding sporting events in the world. they loop 220 miles around france and riders average 25 miles an hour over a course that's roughly the distance from new york to salt lake city. it includes 64 uphill sections. the most grueling 13 miles

long. armstrong made cycling history when he won the tour de france every year between 1999 and 2005. 2009 was his first tour de france after a four-year break. and it appears it was just a warm-up. armstrong says he's already planning his next win in 2010. elizabeth palmer cbs news london. >> he's already announced he's going to have a brand new team and not bad for an old fart. >> 37. >> don't forget it was just a couple of months before this tour he broke his collarbone. >> yup. >> that's right. >> he's superman. he really is. >> the guy that won is pretty amazing. he's 26 years old, 11 years younger than lance armstrong. and even lance said he would have been a threat even when i was in my prime. >> look out for the schleck brothers. >> the guy in second place is 24. unbelievable. lance armstrong hadn't even won

a tour de france at their age. we want to show you some video that we showed you before but it's so much fun we have to show it again. look at what some inmates at a maximum-security detention center in the philippines have been up to. ♪♪ [ "thriller" music ] 4. these guys have a lot of time on their hands. >> this is their tribute to michael jackson. >> i'm not sure what this skill does for them. >> i think the other ones may have been a little sharper than this. >> look it when you can consider that everybody is synchronized, 1500-plus people. not just the guys in black, but everybody behind them has a routine, too.

let's check back in another 25 to life! coming up next boot camp. you can do it with your dog. you can do it with your baby. it's not just run of the mill boot camp. >> you went to the boot camp. you went to bikini boot camp? >> i did. >> and you did it? >> compared to this i have a feeling that was a piece of cake. >> you know what's good about this? this is a tease and they thought they were only going to have to do five pushups. >> i was looking what to do with my flat tire and now i know. >> pushups. they are putting me through an obstacle course this morning. you want to join us? >> i don't have my -- sure i'll give it a try. >> all right.

>> hello, again. it is now 25 past 8:00. it is going to be a cloudy, humid day. we'll have a check on traffic

after weather. >> good morning where a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, we'll get up to a day time high around 88 degrees. we'll be pretty humid throughout the week. we'll see a chance of showers throughout the afternoon and the evening. tonight's overnight low down around 70, and then we'll see a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. tomorrow's high just around 90 degrees. now for a look at the road, our traffic control. >> good morning, everyone. a new accident accident the report. it is at the entrance of the school complex there and also the accident involving a police van still blocking all of the lanes at fayette street. several areas we have traffic lights out, downed trees and

lights out. there is a look at the west side of the beltway. the ones on the topside have gone away. this traffic report is brought to you by geico, 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on your car insurance. log on to geico.com or call. back over to you. >> thank you. we have a summer school advisory from baltimore county, the elementary school is closed because it does not have any electricity. it is closed with no power. a lot of homes don't have power. a lot oh trees down or branches in the yard. we have the story. >> reporter: there is major damage down here off of church road in riserstown, the national weather service say this is the epicenter of the storm when it rolled through last night with heavy wind and rain. hundreds of homes, maybe thousands are still without power, and they could have to wait until tonight until they get power back. there powerful storm rolled

through around 6:00 last night causing rain and damage. in some areas hail was also reported and across carroll and baltimore county, decades-old trees were brought down in minutes taking down power lines. funnel clouds were seen in this neighborhood. it looks very much like straight line winds that rolled through taking down trees. >> thank you very much. baltimore city police are looking for those who opened fire during a cook-out. none of the injuries appears to be life threatening. stay with wjz 13. hear why some gym rats are giving up their gym rue teens in beltway very

gi jane? >> hardly. >> it is. it's camp time. i really need a huge cheering section to help me through this. so i'm counting on you guys. >> this is paris island meets paris hilton. i like it. >> welcome back to the "the early show." coming up we're tackling boot camp this morning. gosh i hope i don't have to do jumping jacks. i dislike them. we'll do a little obstacle course and show you the many different formless of boot camp that are out there right now and why people swear by them. >> that's all the rage. and the neelys are here to pick up a wonderful picnic. welcome back to the neelys. they have some barbecue chicken and candy bar brownie crunch which i hear has the building out of control. >> i'm ready to do the jumping jacks. >> that's the reward for the

boot camp. >> look at this! >> oh! oh, no. nothing worse than being caught in your camouflage. >> never wear golf shoes to do this. we'll get to that. first let's check in with russ at the news desk. good morning. here's what's happening this morning. a policy disagreement wean israel and the u.s. may be reaching a head. defense secretary robert gates met with barack in jerusalem. at issue a potential military strike against iran's nuclear program. the u.s. wants israel to hold back bubbah rack made it clear no option is off the table. french president nicolas sarkozy was released from the hospital after spendg the night at a paris hospital after collapsing yet while taking a jog. doctors say he felt ill from the heath and being overworked. medical tests showed no signs of an irregular heart beat. a huge warehouse fire is burning outside seattle.

it is a five-alarm blaze and a 20,000 square foot home furnishing store. firefighters report there's good news, no one is inside. and two astronauts conduct a space walk this morning. the "endeavour" crew members are rewiring the station gyroscope and putting tv cameras on the space station lab. this is a live picture. that's always fascinating. tomorrow the shuttle will undock and return to earth on friday. it is now 8:32. time to go back outside to dave price and a final check of the######### weather. >> okay. nice to see you. got a great crowd. you want to do the boot camp? >> not particularly. >> not really? >> nope. >> want to have some barbecue? >> of course. >> you're my kind of guy. let's take a check of the weather and see what's happening across the country. we'll put up. maps. looks messy from dallas to the central rockies and southern plains. they could see some strong thunderstorms. hail and high winds.

we're watching it. major delays brewing through the afternoon at dallas. keep that in mind. carolinas, rain and eastern shoreline of florida. high heath in the pacific northwest. triple digits in places like portland and to reno and in the 90s in seattle. tomorrow the same story. and really brewing as we head into wednesday. on the east coast tomorrow late day and evening thundershowers. storms popping up in the southeast. the mid section of the country along the great lakes and actually areas of the midwest, that's where the best weather will be over the next several days. me isn't temperatures in the 70s and 80s.

come on get down! get down! five me five. down! now! now! >> hey, hey. >> if you're not participating you don't get to tell them what to do. >> how come he's not in fatigues? >> i was just going to coach. >> i'm going to have a brownie. >> they are trading their treadmills for other things, we have a report on the growing popularity of boot camp. >> reporter: boot camp isn't for wimps. just because you're outdoors doesn't mean it's a picnic. >> i'm not a member of your

class. i'm just dropping in. >> you'll be okay. >> yeah right. >> use free weights. walking lungs and pushups, squats situps we work the abs and the core. >> dulciena runs a program in l.a. and she promises results. >> thee lose 5 to 7 pounds shed some inches and tone up. >> these are the rage in southern california. this one takes walking the dog to a whole new level. >> this is very hard. we don't take breaks. we have two personal trainers and walk around and make sure you're doing the correct form and everything but you're constantly moving. >> got a baby on your back? you must be at baby boot camp. the moms say losing the baby weight has never been this much fun. >> when i found this it was like not only do i get to workout i can bring my kid? >> i husband says says this is the best he's ever seen me look.

>> forget the stairmaster. >> boot camp is a lot better. >> you don't get to stop. so where you do like a personal trainer, he would stop for you and wait for you to cool down but this is not like that. you just keep going. >> i hate situps. i hate lungs. and i hate hopping across the field. but it's the best workout. >> i can attest to that. >> it hurts. i keep falling behind. i didn't know i was so out of shape. >> reporter: cbs news los angeles. >> we're about to find out how out of shape i am. this is lauren brenner owner of the boot camp. thanks for coming in. what make this is a more appealing or better workout than going to the gym? >> two things. proving that people will stay to their fitness program if they work out in a group. if they know there's a team waiting for them there's going

to be accountability, they'll stay with the program much mover than saying i have to go to the gym at 3:00 and no one is there to motivate you. >> and monotony. so every day we have to do something to engage your mind and body. >> we're going to do three different exercises. >> form is everything. you don't want to do anything for speed. make sure it's form. stomach is tight. head is up. chest is out. one, two, three and you scream out the number for me. >> and then we'll pick up the tire. make sure your knees are bent. always bend your knees when you pick something up. you're going to hold it up here. knees are soft. when i say soft they are bent. your legs and shoulders are apart. you're going to go down and drive through the floor and push it up. that's one. >> we only have a minute so lets get to it. >> stomach tight. lots of energy.

you always want to have fun exercising. with whether you're 5 or 55. ready. one, two, three. one, two, three. two, we're going to number four. three, last one and four. >> awesome make sure your knees are bent. lift the tire. close its up. these tires are different. ready. down drive through the floor, and push up. let me hear that energy. down push up! excellent! down, chin is up! last one. down push up! hold it out. count back for me now from five four three, two one! excellent job! >> thank you. >> you're recruited. >> that was not even a fraction of what you do in real life. >> we do this and we burn fat.

cardio resistance every day something different to make sure you're having fun. >> i would see how that could be a ton of fun. >> thank you. >> thank you, lauren brenner. for more on boot camp go go to our website. >> good job. none is running short for many americans these days so if you're looking for ways to round up some extra cash our financial contributor vera vera gibbons is here with five great ideas. i was driving by and i saw someone with a sign for a giant garage sale. >> everyone is doing that. that's the easiest way to make money. sell stuff. people have garage sales and yard sales. that's the place for the small items and portable stuff. people sell stuff on ebay and other online auction sites. they make serious money. they have over 85 million active members on ebay.

collectibles. find out what they are worth. put them on ebay. a lot of people are selling their gold jewelry at $950 an ounce. >> and you have to pay attention to who you're selling it to. >> get it appraised. get some estimates. >> so if you're in a tight situation and you're really kind of coming up in a kind of crunch what about the idea of looking at your -- everything you've got? what about the idea of selling some of your assets? >> you might be too heavily weighted in some areas. it's a good time to look at what you've got. if you have some losers in your nonretirement accounts stocks mutual funds, and you sell them you get the benefit of a tax break and you get the cash. interest rates on cds, very low. 1%. if you need minimum desperately it wouldn't be the worse thing to cash it in. better than putting it on your credit card. >> so i'm really up against the

wall. should i call my brother-in-law and ask to borrow some money? >> why not? the nice thing about borrowing from family members and friends is there's no rimt to how much you can borrow beyond what they are willing to lend you. but to make sure your relationship stays intact have it all in writing. how much the repayment terms. what the interest rate is. if you don't want to do that and feel unconfidentable, a lot of people are borrowing from strangers. peer to peer. investors bypass the banks and go directly to you and lends money to you, cash-strapped consumer and do it through these social lending sites. lending clst club.com. prosper.com. they are just growing. people don't want to go to big banks. they are unresponsive to their needs so they are looking for creative ways to get money. >> so lendingmoney.com? >> you go out and fill out a form and profile and then you could get up to $25,000 and the

rates are good. 6 or 7%. >> and another thing people have done in the past that got them in trouble is using home equity lines. >> it's getting harder to do that. they are limiting stuff and reducing your lines if you have a home equity line of credit. but it is a low possible alternative to get cash and you have to have a sizable amount of equity. 20% or more. >> what's so interesting, people were saying oh no don't go down that road. and now, reverse mortgages are starting to sound like a good idea. >> more people are doing that because they need the money. >> this is an option for older americans, 62 and up that have equity in their homes. they need the money desperately. there are fees but the nice thing is you get the money up front, it's tax-free. no repayment until you actually sell move or die. >> might have to consider that. >> that's an option. >> if your brother-in-law doesn't come through. >> he'll come through. >> vera thanks. up next royalty among the

barbecue set and the neelys are here on our plaza to share some of their sensational secrets. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

welcome back to "the early show." when public schools cut their budgets art programs are the first to go especially in inner city schools but a new program brings theater to students and gives some of them a moment in the spotlight ♪♪ the glitz and glitter of broadway's mar marquees shine brought but across the brooklyn bridge you'll find broadway's youngest playwright. >> this gave me a chance to put my idea on paper and see if other people liked it. >> reporter: his play "path to

the thrown" about two brothers vying to be king was chosen as one of six short playing to be performed add broadway's imperial theater. >> it's all about self-confidence and using art to say, there's something in your from a creative standpoint that really you know demonstrates that you can do anything. >> reporter: it's all part of fidelity's future stage program. >> it's really smart, sophisticated writing. >> which brings directors and actors to ten new york city inner schools during the school year, teaching the a to z's of dramatic arts to students in underfunded schools and awakening their creativity in the process. >> i was told i was a good writer. with the play i didn't mind because nobody told me what to write. i could write anything i wanted. >> reporter: after months of rewrites and rehearsals. steven and other young

playlights and actors got more than they dreamed. a day at the theater, staged by a broadway director. and a reception at the famed sardi's restaurant. >> art option up a kid's mind to the world and what the possibilities could be. >> reporter: above all, it brought tall students a sense of pride in their work and themselves. >> i'm going to act on broadway and you don't know how good that feels. my whole family is so proud of me. we're making it. this is a big, big step forward. >> i'm very happy to know that i've been blessed with the honor. i hope nobody takes it away for a long time. >> congratulations to them. now, here's harry. this portion of the "early show" sponsored by all. choose all and win the battle for clean clothes. "down home with the neelys" and the author of a new book.

barbecue experts extraordinary and they are here with some perfect picnic recipes. good morning. >> good morning, harry! >> always a pleasure to see you. >> thank you, a pleasure to see you as well. >> congratulations on the success of your book. >> thank you. we're so blessed. >> let's get down to business. ve so some beautiful, beautiful picnic food. >> these are picnic foods you can carry with you anywhere. we'll start with the chicken. we make a great marinade to go with the chicken. >> what we're doing is making a spicy mix zest that's been out in the humid moisture. >> that's okay. >> it's all right. >> but i must say, we got onion powder garlic salt. we got sugar, dried oregano and black pepper. >> i'm seeing it all. >> we're putting it in. gina is the spicer here. >> if you didn't know. >> we love to create our own

spices. >> celery and -- you got to see it. this is what i'm famous for. >> the spice fairy. >> and the cajun. >> we mix it all together and make a nice little spicy mix. >> and the great thing about it is you don't use all of it. you use two table response andspoonstablespoons. >> you rub these guys down? >> this is basically an italian dressing. so we have the olive oil and white wine vinegar. >> you have to incorporate that all together. >> that makes the chicken more crisp. >> all about recipes, they are all so simple. we have a teenage daughter that even she can cook them harry. nothing that we do is real difficult. so now that we got our nice italian dressing the thing about the italian dressing that's so great, you want to put

it on your chicken and let it marinade. if you notice, it's marinaded. >> would you live that in the fridge? >> you can, and cover it. >> for two hours tore night before? >> we typically like to bring it out like an hour or so before we go to the grill. >> and then we make our dry rub that we put on here. this is paprika, lots of paprika. sugar and onion powder. >> a lot of people are shocked that we are actually giving away our famous methods barbecue dry rub in our book. they are shocked. >> you, too, can do this and have it. >> what the hell. let's just give it away. we might as well let everybody have it. i want you to put some of that on this chicken. >> do i have to rub it on there? >> you need the spice fairy! you got to wiggle it when you do it. you go to yell woo!

oh yes! harry, you are down home with the neelys. we're taking the chicken and we're going back to the grill using an indirect heath, which is how we cook in memphis, with the heath on one side and cook away. put the chicken on meat side down. >> you have like a baking pan? >> that's just a catch -- just to catch the dripping. and then this chicken has been on for about 45 minutes. so we flip it. and when we flip it we let the chicken sit for another 10 or 15 minutes and then we take our neely's barbecue sauce. and i'm going to ask the space fairy to come back because there's nothing we do -- we want to mop it down and we'll let this sit mopped down. this is the basic ingredients? >> let's move the cocktail

sauce. water? >> watch this. >> great. >> sugar. >> a little brown sugar. and the paprika, onions brown mustard. lemon juice and apple cider vinegar and you let that cook for three hours and that's it. and this is your finished product. >> and it's all perfect? >> that's right. >> i want to do this real real quick. one of these guys right here. >> i saw you over this exercising. >> the secret ingredient in it i'm telling you, woo! you need to taste that. that's the real deal! >> it's good. >> i trust!

>> hello, again. it is now five minutes before 9:00. it is a cloudy, humid day start. we're over in the first warning

center. >> good morning, everyone. the temperatures around the region are creeping up through the 70s right now. we're looking at 68 in cumberland. 72 at b. w. i. marshall, 77 ocean city. everyone is right around the low 70s now en route to a daytime high of about 907 degrees. we'll call it 88. a chance of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm. tomorrow, around 90 degrees again and that will be the same story pretty much through the rest of the week. >> thank you. in the news this morning, people in carroll, northern baltimore and hartford counties are still lean cleaning up the mess from yesterday's storms. we have the story. >> reporter: there is major damage leer. the national weather service say this is was the epicenter of the storm and it rolled through last night with heavy rain and wind. the crews say hundreds of homes, maybe thousands, are still without power this morning and they could have to wait until tonight until they get power back.

this powerful storm rolled through around 6:00 dumping blinding amounts of rain in some areas and causing unbelievable damage in others. in some areas hail was also reported and across carroll and baltimore counties, decades old trees were taken down. some areas reported seeing funnel clouds in this neighborhood called sunny dale. it looks very much like straight line winds roared through here. we have many trees down. don, back to you. >> thank you very much. >> a serious car accident leaves three dead. it happened at 6:00. the investigators say a car slammed into the back of a street sleeper and burst into flames. all of the passengers were killed and the police are still investigating. the police are still searching for those who opened fire at a barbecue. none of the injuries appears to be life threatening at this point. >> a huge electric power transformer is slowly making

its way through maryland. it is being transported on a special vehicle the a power plant up in pennsylvania. the truck is 16 feet wide and its top speed is just about five miles per hour. the orioles are back home until camden yards after avoiding a sweep in boston over the weekend. strong pitching and defense yesterday provided the sparks as the orioles took on the red sox at fenway park. the orioles wold go on to win 6- 2, thus avoiding the sweep t- birds host the kansas city royals in a series that starts together. and wjz and the orioles are teaming up to feed the hungry and the homeless again and we need your help. during this weekend's game, take the non-perishable food items. stay with