the g8 summit day two. it's a heated discussion of global warming for president obama and other world leaders. a deadly day in iraq and afghanistan. bombings in both countries kill scores of people. and clues and tributes. the traffic stop that preceded steve mcnair's murder as fans of the nfl star remember. >> we're going to miss him. he's going to be always in my heart. captioning funded by cbs good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle guillen. president obama will be front and center this morning at the g8 summit in italy, and the

day's main topic is how to best counter global warming. the summiteers are also welcoming representatives from some nations that don't yet qualify for g8 status. susan roberts is in washington with more. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. the global economic recession will also top the g8 leaders' agenda. president obama is expected to push for additional economic stimulus packages at the meeting. the situation with the global economic crisis is still very prevalent abroad despite the massive government spending to stop this downturn. eight of the world's most powerful leaders are reaching out to five of the fastest developing nations. the so-called g8 and g5 will try to find common ground today on a host of issues, including global warming and international trade. president obama will lead the climate discussion. yesterday the president and other world leaders agreed to do what they can to keep the world's average temperature from rising by more than 3 1/2 degrees. the g8 also pledged to cut

greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by midcentury but couldn't get developing nations on board with the plan. the global economy will also be high on today's agenda. the developing nations are expected to complain that they're the ones feeling the brunt of the current financial crisis. >> the economy is still very volatile. there's a sense there's no exit strategy at the moment. >> reporter: progress could be complicated by the absence of chinese president hu jintao. he withdrew from talks to attend violent ethnic clashes in his own country which have killed over 150 people and wounded over 1,000. world leaders appear to be on the same page when it comes to iran. french president nicolas sarkozy says the g8 will give iran until september to continue negotiations over its nuclear ambitions or face tougher sanctions. tehran appears unfazed by the threat. this morning they vowed to carry on with their nuclear program. the g8 leaders are actually hoping for an all-encompassing

agreement at a major environmental summit this december, michelle, that will be held in cokoeppecopenhagen, den. >> and the president has a trip planned to italy. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: he's actually on his way to africa a little bit later. this will be the first trip to africa as the chief executive. it's important to note because his father is from kenya, so there's going to be a lot of hoop-la going into that event. gets his thoughts on his first trip there as chief executive. >> so many countries, so little time. susan roberts in washington. thanks. bombings this morning in iraq killed at least 41 people and wounded scores more. at least 34 died in a double suicide bombing in the northern city of tal afar, and there was also a bombing in baghdad. two explosions tore through the shiite marketplace at the iraqi capital, killing at least seven people. there was also a major bombing this morning in afghanistan. it happened south of kabul. at least 25 people were killed

when a truck overturned and blew up. afghan authorities suspect the explosive-laden truck was headed for kabul. there was also word that two nato soldiers were killed in a separate roadside blast. claims that the cia misled congress with back as an intelligence funding bill comes up today for debate. cia director leonpy n pinetta admitted the cia concealed facts from congress since 2001. house speaker nancy pelosi accused the cia lying about interrogation methods. and an investigation into cyber attacks on u.s. government and private computer systems over the july 4th weekend. the prime suspect, north korea, though u.s. officials say they don't have proof yet. several federal websites were hit, including the state department and the national security agency. the treasury, transportation, and ftc sites were shut down. experts called them denial of service attacks. unfikd, but in this case,

effective. >> normally, even the strongest denial of service attack is mitigated within a few hours, certainly within a day. this one went on for several days, and it hit some pretty marquee organizations. >> there were similar cyber attacks tuesday on government computers in south korea. and it isn't just government computers that are vulnerable to attack. a new report says there are security lapses at many government buildings. federal investigators managed to smuggle test explosives into the offices of a u.s. senator and a representative as well as the departments of state, justice, and homeland security. the components only cost about $150 per bomb and took just four minutes to assemble. on the "cbs money watch" stocks in tokyo hit a seven-month low this morning. claire leka is in new york. >> tumbling oil prices continue to cavity a gloomy shadow over asia overnight.

japan's benchmark nikkei lost nearly 1.5%. but hong kong stocks actually inched up about .33%. on wall street, that tone could improve today after aluminum giant alcoa kicked off second quarter earnings season last night with a narrower than expected loss. the dow jones industrial average tacked on 14. the tech heavy nasdaq added one. nice dry weather came a little too late for retailers last month. wet weather in much of the northeast, including 22 days of rain in new york, probably put a damper on sales of warm weather merchandise. according to the international council of shopping centers, sales of stores open at least a year in june are expected to drop 4.5%. investors will be paying close attention to see if a surge in unemployment to 9.5% and a drop in consumer confidence last month translated into a weaker take at cash registers. meanwhile, the government is expected to report that new claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week.

economists on average think claims probably slipped to 610,000. now, talk of a second stimulus package in washington has kept wall street on edge. democrats are split on more deficit spending to end the recession and stem the rising tide of job losses. they say the money spent to back fill state budgets has saved teaching jobs, covered medicare payments, boosted unemployment benefits, and increased funding for food stamps, which are now used by a record 34 million americans. but republicans in congress who almost uniformly opposed the first stimulus package are dead set against a second, and the white house is not eager to fight that battle again. michelle? >> claire leka here in new york. claire, thank you. just ahead on the morning news, the growing mystery surrounding the death of michael jackson. plus powerful summer storms pound the midwest and east. first, katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> why are struggling businesses in the cayman islands creating

hardships for residents all the way to nantucket? our financial family tree series continues tonight.

all of the rooms at a motel in eastern kansas have a view of the sky after powerful storms ripped the roof off yesterday. those storms packed quite a punch with high winds and heavy rain and hail. a hangar at an airport in ottawa, kansas, was all but flattened, and at least two tractor-trailer trucks were blown on their sides. there were no reported injuries. rough weather near boston yesterday toppled trees and battered the area with hail. and just over 4 inches of rain soaked charleston, south carolina, a record for the date. there is a report that michael jackson's family tried to save the singer. cnn says that two years ago members of the jackson family tried to stage an intervention, but jackson ordered his bodyguards not to let his relatives in to see him. meantime, now that the memorial service is over for jackson, the question is where will he be buried? ben tracy reports.

>> reporter: in the surreal saga that is michael jackson's death, the question now is where is his body? ♪ gone too soon >> reporter: his casket was front and center at the memorial service, but its whereabouts are now a closely guarded family secret. we do know that at least portions of the singer's brain are at the medical examiner's office, being tested to see whether jackson had any neurological conditions that may have caused his death. >> if the brain is observed as normal, then the issue becomes the toxicology report. >> reporter: that could show whether prescription painkillers jackson allegedly took played any role in his death. it could also determine if the singer was using diprivan, a powerful anesthetic he may have taken to battle insomnia. meanwhile, tmz reports the jackson family gave investigators a list of doctors who may have been over prescribing medication for

jackson. it reportedly includes dr. arnold klein, jackson's long-term dermatologist. on larry king live he denies unethical behavior with the pop star. >> i had to continue reducing the dosage he was on because he came to me with a huge tolerance level. >> reporter: toxicology results which could show what exactly killed michael jackson could take weeks. ♪ my life will never be the same ♪ >> reporter: ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. and in sports, the angels can't keep up with this jones.

here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york, mostly sunny, 78. miami, 94. chicago, afternoon storms, 73. denver, 98. los angeles, sunny as always and 76. time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture

shows thatrmto s clouds are building over the northern plains. gray skies are also seen from the lower midwest to the southeast coastline. later today, showers and thunderstorms will continue to be scattered over the southeast. slow-moving storms will dump heavy rain across the upper midwest. and the central and southern plains will be brailling in 100 degree heat. in sports, andruw jones carried the rangers against the angels. jones put texas up early with a two-run shot off irvin santana in the first inning against anaheim. in the third, he launched another santana offering into the left field seats. in the fifth, he made a trifecta, taking rich thompson deep. texas beat the angels 8-1. in tampa, toronto pitcher's pickoff attempt at first allowed b.j. upton to steal home, tying the game at 1-1. in the ninth ben zobrus came on with two on and two out and delivered the game-winner. the rays beat the jays 10-9.

slapped a grounder deep to shortstop and laid out a single. greg counsell scored on the play as milwaukee came back to beat kansas 5-4. and shane victorino boosted his bid for the all-star spot. police are now confirming the death of former nfl great steve mcnair was a murder-suicide. authorities say mcnair was shot and killed saturday by his 20-year-old mistress, who then turned the gun on himself. police say sahel kazemi was spinning out of control in the days leading up to her drunk driving arrest last thursday. she told friends she suspected the married mcnair was seeing other women as well. >> mcnair was seated on the sofa and likely was asleep. we believe that kazemi shot him in the right temple then shot him twice in the chest and then shot him a final time in the left temple. >> a memorial service will be

held tonight for mcnair at the tennessee titans home stadium. fans are already paying tribute to him. >> a lot of people show him love. this is love right here. >> reporter: how do you measure time? >> you just can't imagine how things happen so suddenly. >> reporter: minutes? hours? years? >> i miss with you be steve. i wish you were here. >> reporter: you can measure it in people. steve mcnair's time on this earth well spent. >> his family will always remember him, but he has an extended family that will always be -- he'll never be forgotten. >> reporter: on wednesday, hundreds came to lp field to say good-bye to the slain quarterback. >> i have enjoyed every season that steve has played for the titans. i enjoyed his toughness. i enjoyed seeing all the community work he did for everybody. he is truly going to be missed. >> wish the family the best. >> god bless. thanks for the memories. >> you're in such a better place

now. >> reporter: though his time in years may have been brief. >> rest in piece, mr. mcnair. you'll always be a titan, and you'll always be remembered. >> reporter: it's the way he spent his time that mattered most to fans. both on the field. >> steve, you're the best football player ever. i'll miss you. from your number one fan, gavin. >> reporter: remembering and thanking steve mcnair, those things are easy. getting over his loss, that will take time. ♪ i hope you had the time of your life ♪ >> it's hard. it's hard. we're going to miss him. he's going to be always in my heart. t eat. my self esteem really took a hit with every pound i gained. i have lost a total of 25 pounds with alli. you take one pill with each meal and alli blocks some of the fat that you eat. there is nothing more fun than going shopping

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scorching heat across the south. and the northeast stays cool. here's another look at this morning's top stories. it's been an especially violent day in iraq and afghanistan. bombings in iraq killed more than 40 people and injured nearly 100. at least 25 died in a truck bombing in afghanistan. and at the g8 summit in italy, president obama and other world leaders turned their attention to climate change and how to counter global warming. let's get more now from senior white house correspondent bill plante, who's at the summit site in italy. bill, tell us the details on the president's agenda for today. >> reporter: right. good morning, michelle. the president today spends his time mostly on global warming and the world financial crisis, and the table here widens from the g8 to include some of the developing nations like china and india. but the problem is the same old problems, developing nations don't want to start cutting emissions because they feel that would handicap them from growing

to the point where the west has grown. so neither side wants to begin cutting until the other does. i don't think there's going to be any agreement on that. now, developing nations also want a bigger voice at the table, which sort of underscores the general belief that the g8, the idea that the world's biggest economic powers can sort of run the korld is pretty much of an ana kronism. so today the developing nations which include china, india, brazil will sit down and talk about those things. >> the president isn't traveling alone. he's with the first lady. what's on the agenda for michelle. >> reporter: well, mrs. obama spent part of yesterday touring the earthquake damage here in italy with some of the other spouses at the summit. we don't see it from where we

are, but it's pretty bad. they're trying to get funds worldwide to preserve it much as they did several years ago in the town of assisi. but the president had to spend the night here in police barracks. but mrs. obama got to spend the night in rome, which is a better deal. they also went to one of the city's best seafood restaurants. i happened to have a booking there too, but when i got there, it was all jammed up because people were waiting for a glimpse. michelle? >> bill plante in italy. bill, thank you. i'm michelle guillen. discover a smoothie like no other! new activia smoothies. creamy, delicious, and above all, it contains bifidus regularis and is clinically proven to help regulate your digestive system. new activia smoothies.

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good morning. i'm andrea roane. topping the news, federal prosecutor are dropping charges against marion barry, a move that expected to be made later in court this morning. the former mayor is accused of stalking his exgirlfriend.

hear from form per girlfriend donna watts reaction. another video of a metro worker texting surfaced on youtube. metro says at the moment it has no way to identify the driver. a train operator was suspended without pay for a week. a group of developing nations calling themselves the g-5 are appealing to the g-8. representatives from brazil, china, india and south africa hear their economies will be stilled by efforts. just like the last several days happy to be reporting another keeper. real nice outside.

t t'e ges moving geand take a look around. 67 here. winchester a pair fives. southern maryland you have a nice case oferow l 60s. that'sowod for you. the satellite-radar loop. sprinkles moving in to western west virginia. a few more clouds than yesterday but decent day across the board. temperatures will take a trip up to, why did the pollen come up, any way, low 80s was supposedded to be the graphic. you will like what you see later today. >> the forecast is hot hot hot like you ladies in red. i need to break it up. talk about the traffic right now. that's not looking so bad either. as we begin with 95 and the bw parkway the the commutes are clear from 198 powder mill to the capital beltway. moving outside, 270, lanes are wide open as drivers make their way out of frederick to the split. the inner loop in virginia, drivers are at speed from the

wilson bridge 95 to 66. andrea. there's new hope for millions of people with irregular heart beats. as drew levinson explains the food and drug administration has just approved a new drug that has fewer side effects. for 17 years joseph rubin's heart often skipped a beat. he has a form of arrhythmia. >> i have done all the medications just nothing out there that is working for me. >> this 51-year-old who loves to workout has tried every available option to keep his heart beating normally. a new drug may be the answer to help the 2.5 million americans dealing with atreial fibrillation. >> sometimes the heart produces extra impulses causes an irregular heart beat. when it is not out of rhythm it does not pump blood efficiently. >> it can lead to a blood clot that can result in a

catastrophe. >> reporter: even though it is safe for most patients it didn't get approval in 2006. tests then showed it could be dangerous for high risk patients. >> this drug actually killed people. >> reporter: it is not recommended for people with serious heart disease, especially older patients. doctors see huge benefits for others, though because it has fewer side effects than other medicines. >> can't wait until we have it available in the pharmacy to give to people. >> reporter: joe rubin knows his heart can skip out of rhythm but now he knows there is a drug that can fix it. >> it is nice to know there is a backup available, which is huge. >> reporter: some comfort for him and the millions of others wondering when their hearts may skip a beat. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. from the first local station this is 9 news now. federal prosecutors are decided to drop the stalking