colorado in flames. the fast-moving fire hits the outskirts of colorado springs, forcing the evacuation order of 32,000 residents. awaiting the decision. tomorrow's supreme court decision on president obama's health care overhaul and its effect on campaign 2012. and nora eph ran, the writer and filmmaker behind "sleepless in seattle" and "when harry met sally" passes away. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. we begin this morning in colorado. out-of-control wildfires have forced mass evacuations and now

threaten entire communities. overnight, a surging wildfire burning near colorado springs reached the northwest outskirts of the city and burned its first homes. 32,000 area residents have been told to evacuate, including parts of the air force academy campus. the fire's just five miles from the campus gates. a ranch southwest of the academy has burned to the ground. officials now say the situation is critical. >> this is a firestorm of epic proportions. >> if you lose a home, that is catastrophic to you, but now we're looking at we don't want to lose a community. >> another fire is forcing evacuations near boulder. officials believe it was sparked by a lightning strike yesterday afternoon. and that massive fire in northern colorado near ft. collins has now destroyed 257 homes. just the opposite in florida. tropical storm debby has weakened to a tropical depression, but she's still causing all kinds of problems. this morning, debby crossing northern florida and should head out over the atlantic by late

today. isolated tornadoes continue to be a threat, and the combination of more rain, a storm surge and high tide looks to cause additional flooding. bigad shaban reports. >> reporter: shirley hendrickson cried for hours as she watched the floodwaters pour into her new home. >> i can't believe it's gone, all my memories, all my stuff, everything that's been in this house for seven months, it's gone, it's gone. >> reporter: her 17-year-old daughter waded through the water to check on the damage. she was worried about photos of her father, who recently died of cancer. >> my dad's memories and everything's in there. it kind of hurts. i mean, that's all i had left. >> reporter: officers went door to door, checking on residents who never left. walking down the streets of live oak, the water practically comes up to your waist. in this one subdivision alone, more than 50 homes have been flooded. it's a similar scene on the banks of black creek, where residents are traveling by canoe to check on their homes. >> some possessions in there, my

grandmother's, tvs. i just need to get some stuff up off the floor. >> reporter: and portions of interstate 10, the main highway across northern florida, are closed due to flooding. >> once the water recedes, it will probably take a little while longer to clean up the debris that's been washed on the roadway. >> reporter: more than 80 roads have been shut down in columbia county, and the flooding has aggravated another problem, sinkholes. this one opened up near town home complex in marion county. the storm is weakening as it ambles eastward, but lingering floods could leave parts of florida under water for days. bigad shaban, cbs news, live oak, florida. overseas now, syria's state-run news agency reports that gunmen attacked a tv station this morning, killing three employees. yesterday fighting raged in the capital damascus as turkey warned it would take military action if syrian troops approached its border. last week, syria shot down a turkish military plane. nato backed turkey and condemned syria at an emergency meeting.

the microsoft office in athens, greece was attacked this morning. just before dawn, attackers drove a van through the front doors and set off a firebomb. police say three people were in the van who forced the security guards to leave. there are no reports of injuries, nor has anyone taken responsibility. back in this country, what may be a pivotal week in the presidential election. on thursday, the supreme court is expected to issue its ruling on president obama's health care overhaul law. the new "associated press" poll finds 47% of those asked totally oppose the law. 33% say they support it. but if a court strikes down the law, 77% say they want the president and congress to start working on new health care legislation. back to square one. susan mcginnis is in washington with more this morning. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. the supreme court has saved its biggest ruling of the year for last. the announcement will come tomorrow, likely just after 10:00 a.m. eastern time, and could have a profound impact on the election. president obama came out with the strongest defense of his health care plan yet while

talking to voters in the swing state of florida tuesday. >> i believe it was right to make sure that everybody in this country gets decent health care and is not bankrupt when they get sick! >> reporter: further up the east coast in virginia, mitt romney was just as passionate in his criticism of the plan. >> i'm going to get rid of the cloud of obama care and return us to personal responsibility and states rights as it relates to health care. >> reporter: romney says the president's health care plan is bad for the economy. >> he put that as a higher priority than our economy, and as a result, we have had 40 straight months with unemployment above 8%. >> reporter: mitt romney has consistently attacked president obama's economic policies. now the white house is hitting back, especially on romney's record on jobs. >> you've got to give mitt romney credit. he's a job-creator, in singapore, china, india. he's been very good at creating jobs overseas. >> reporter: there is some evidence the attacks may be working. a new "wall street journal" poll

shows more americans view romney's business background as a negative than a positive. >> we don't need another rich person running this country. >> reporter: but the president doesn't fair much better. many voters are unhappy with his handling of the economy. >> maybe we can turn the economy around so that the young people can do better, you know, in the state of iowa. >> reporter: and you feel like romney's the person for that? >> that's right. >> reporter: that mix of voter sentiment is why romney is now in a virtual tie with president obama. now, if any parts of this law do survive tomorrow's supreme court vote, you can bet that congressional republicans will work for a quick appeal -- repeal of those. terrell, they are not planning, though, any replacement measures until after the election or even next year. >> we'll wait to see what happens. susan mcginnis in washington this morning. thank you so much. two longtime lawmakers fought off primary challenges. senator orrin hatch, a conservative six-term republican, won the gop,

overcoming his opponent. charlie rangel, a liberal new york congressman who served 42 years, easily won his primary. rangel had been censured by the house 18 months ago for failing to pay all his taxes. it looks like tomorrow's contempt of congress vote against attorney general eric holder will take place. republican congressional leaders want holder to turn over justice department documents concerning the aftermath of the "fast and furious" gun-running investigation. the president declared executive privilege to protect the documents. as of last night, administration officials and house republican staff members had failed to reach a deal. nora ephron grew up the daughter of two screenwriters in 1940s hollywood, so it's no surprise her work is known for meditations on romance. she died tuesday after a long fight with leukemia, but she leaves behind a body of work that's influenced a generation of writers. >> reporter: few women in hollywood had the clout of nora ephron, a writer, producer and director. her movies made more than $1

billion worldwide, but weren't your typical blockbusters. "when harry met sally," "sleepless in seattle" and "you've got mail" were known for their sharp dialogue, their appeal to women. >> men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way. >> that's not true. i have a number of men friends and there is no sex involved. >> no, you don't. >> yes, i do. >> reporter: challenged the male-dominated realm of hollywood. she was nominated for three oscars but got her start in hollywood accidentally. she was married to watergate reporter carl bernstein and helped rewrite a script of "all the president's men." the end of the marriage inspired her to write "heartburn," which she later adapted to the big screen. >> i know everything. it's all here. you didn't even have the decency to hide the evidence. you just threw it in a drawer. >> reporter: ephron's writer career began as a mail girl at "newsweek" after graduating from wellesley in the 1960s. from there, she wrote for "the

new york post ind later "the new york times," "esquire" and finally online at "the huffington post." while she often turned her wit on her subjects, she was known for her openness about herself. nora ephron was 71 years old. >> actresses such as carrie fisher and meg ryan said they enjoyed working with ephron because she understood them more than male directors. she is survived by her husband and two children. we'll take a quick break on the "cbs morning news." coming up, drowning in debt, the second city ever to declare bankruptcy. this is the "cbs morning news." [ lane ] your anti-wrinkle cream is gone...

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>> reporter: stockton, california, is broke. on tuesday night, city council members moved to make this once booming city 80 miles east of san francisco the largest ever to declare bankruptcy. >> it is what it is, and we have to take the actions that move us forward. it's all about getting out of this mess that we're in. >> reporter: just a few years ago, stockton was an american success story. housing prices nearly quadrupled and tax dollars were flooding in. the city spent $190 million to fix up its marina, buy a new city hall and put up parking garages and an entertainment complex, but the recession hit stockton hard. now, one in five residents is unemployed, and the city has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. stockton tried cutting its police force by 25%, its fire department by 30%, and other city workers by almost half. stockton is $26 million in the red. bankruptcy will allow the city to negotiate new agreements with workers, some of whom were

promised free health care and other benefits for life. retirees say they did their part. >> all i'm asking is to get back what i deserve. i worked hard. so did all the other retirees. they worked hard for this city. >> reporter: the riverport city of 290,000 people could formally file for bankruptcy as early as wednesday. teresa garcia, cbs news, stockton, california. "cbs money watch" time now on a wednesday. news of a salad recall and a major setback for an ipad competitor. erica ferrari is here in new york with that and more. erica, good morning. >> good morning, terrell. overseas markets got a bump ahead of tomorrow's european union summit. tokyo's nikkei rose 0.75%. hong kong's hang seng gained 1%. and stocks on wall street climbed, despite falling consumer confidence. a report out tuesday showed some positive signs in the housing market. home prices rose between march and april in 19 out of 20 major cities. the dow was up 32 points, the

nasdaq gained 17. gas prices are running out of steam as we head towards the fourth of july holiday. after peaking around $3.94 a gallon back in april, prices are now averaging around $3.40, according to aaa. some experts say prices could slip another 11 cents per gallon by next week. and a federal judge is ordering samsung to stop selling its galaxy tablet computer. apple is suing samsung, claiming samsung copied the design of the ipad. the judge says apple has a strong case because the two products are "virtually indistinguishable." the trial begins next month. terrell? >> erica ferrari here in new york. thank you so much. up next, your wednesday morning weather. demand sports, celebrating the nba championship. lebron james brings the bling to "letterman" and "the late show."

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dry. in sports, college football fans finally are finally getting what many have demanded, a playoff tournament to determine the national championship. the committee of university presidents agreed to a new playoff system, replacing the current bowl championship series or bcs, beginning with the 2014 season. at the end of regular season play, a committee will select four teams for the tournament. the four current bcs bowl games, plus two more to be determined will host the semifinal matchups on a rotating basis. different cities will bid to host each season's championship game. to baseball now. washington at denver. the nationals' adam laroche got things going in the second with a solo home run to left. the rockies tied the score. washington's tyler moore hit a three-run homer in the fifth for a 9-3 lead. and in the sixth, laroche, his second homer of the game. the surprising nats rallied the rockies 12-5. in new york, yankees' left

fielder appeared to make a spectacular catch that carried him into the seat. the umpire called the cleveland batter out, but take another look at this from another angle. wise lost the ball as he fell over the wall. a fan even got it and held up it, but wise kept his glove closed and the ump was fooled. trying to be slick. the yanks went on to beat the indians 6-4. so, lebron james' nba victory laps continued last night on "the late show with david letterman." james led the miami heat to the nba championship last thursday and got a standing ovation from "the late show" audience. letterman asked if he would have enjoyed the victory as much if it had been with his former team in cleveland. >> the feeling that i had on thursday, i could have been on mars. >> right. >> and won that championship. it felt amazing. >> yes. >> it was better than what i expected. >> you know, he really didn't answer the question. james even brought the nba trophy with him and showed it off to the crowd. we'll take a break. when we come back, surgery success. doctors in mexico remove a giant

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here's a look at weather. in d.c., mostly sunny, 85. sunny in atlanta, 90 degrees. sunny and 96 in st. louis. afternoon thunderstorms in denver, 97 degrees and partly sunny in seattle, 72. top stories now on a wednesday morning. a fast-moving wildfire has reached the outskirts of colorado springs, colorado. some 32,000 residents have been told to evacuate, including parts of the air force academy. and the supreme court expected to rule on president obama's health care overhaul law tomorrow. the president is back in washington this morning after holding fund-raisers in atlanta and miami. newly released documents by investigators in the shooting death of trayvon martin show the shooter, george zimmerman, passed two lie detector tests on the night of the killing that may support zimmerman's claims

he shot martin only after the unarmed teenager attacked him, but those tests are usually not admissible in court. another shows an investigator suggested charging him with manslaughter instead of murder, the charge he now faces. doctors say a 2-year-old boy is recovering from surgery to remove a tumor that weighed more than the rest of his body. the first of its kind operation in mexico took place earlier this month. the child weighed 26 pounds at the time. the non cancerous tumor, 33 pounds. london's most famous landmark is getting a new name. the clock tower that houses big ben will be named elizabeth tower to honor the queen's diamond jubilee. the official name until now was the clock tower. it's a common mistake to refer to the entire tower as big ben. officials are hoping the new name clears up some of the confusion, which it probably won't, because people will keep calling it big ben. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the passing of hollywood

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. good morning. welcome to 9news now. today is wednesday, june 27. i'm andrea roane. i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck who is on the links this week.

here is monika samtani with traffic but first howard bernstein with your weather. we're going to try to heat it up today. gorgeous yesterday. 28 was the official high, about -- 82 was the official high, about five degrees below average. here's a look this morning outside. we'll start you off with a look outside of the capitol dome. another fine morning. still 70 at reagan national but lots of 60s, even a few upper 50s. not as cool as last night but still very pleasant. the high 388. that should happen toward -- high 88. that should happen toward the 5:00 hour. we still have debby, what's left of debby in florida. then we have this storm spinning up in new england. not really moving much. as long as that sits there, it will block the heat but only for today as it will pull out. we're looking at 60s in most

areas. look at the difference as you get away from the water. water temps are pushing to 70, 70s in the bay. you get away from the water and it's 55 in frederick. 52 manassas. we have 40 in the mountains. going well up into the 80s but not too humid this afternoon. let's check in with monika samtani. it's 4:26. she has time saver traffic. we're going to enjoy it while it lasts. you can enjoy this as well if you're heading outside. thing are looking great with the exception of construction and there had been an accident on the northbound side of the b wa parkway right at -- the bw parkway right at the beltway. it's been cleared up. you're good in both directions. let's take you outside live and show you what it looks like in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. no problems here but you cannot exit on to the outer loop of the beltway because of that construction so you'll continue north on 395 and make your way

around or exit at route 644. back over to the maps and this time to the west side of town where you have the construction between route 50 and 236. with that construction only one lane was getting through overnight so be aware of that if you're heading out the door right now. that should clear up shortly as well. a quick look at 270. traffic is moving well. we'll take another look at area roads at 4:39. >> thompg you, monika. the -- thank you, monika. the prince george's county police department needs your help locating a teen. she was last seen yesterday leaving her home in fort washington. she's a dark skinned black girl about 5'2", weighs 165 pounds. she has short black hair, pony tail and brown eyes. she was wearing a light blue shirt, light blue came

prepants, blue flip-flops and a pink purse. she last spoke to her social worker around 9:00 last night. she's said to have the mental capacity of a 12-year-old. anyone with information is asked to call police. the supreme court is expected to issue its ruling on the health care plan tomorrow. anticipation for the ruling has both parties on edge. >> both the president and his republican challenger talked up the issue on the campaign trail. susan mcginnis has the story. >> reporter: president obama came out with the strongest defense of his health care plan yet while talking to voters in the swing state of florida tuesday. >> i believe it was right to make sure that everybody in this country gets decent health care and is not bankrupt when they get sick. >> reporter: further up the east coast in virginia, mitt romney was just as passionate in his criticism of the plan. >> i'm going to get rid of the cloud of obama care and return us to personal responsibility and state's rights as it relates to health care. >> reporter: romney says the health care plan is d