feeling the heat. the blistering heat wave that's made life miserable from the midwest to the east coast is expected to last into the weekend. pushing for peace. world leaders work to end the bloodshed in syria, as syrian helicopters bombard opposition forces in a damascus suburb. and record fine. a giant british drugmaker to pay $3 billion, the largest health care fraud settlement in u.s. history. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, july 3rd, 2012. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. this morning, nearly 2 million people in the eastern united states are still suffering without power following a strong

weekend storm, and the outlook is not looking good. states of emergency have been declared from ohio to washington, d.c. crews are working to repair widespread, extensive damage, and it may not be until this weekend before power is completely restored. adding insult to injury, the excessive heat. the national weather service says the blistering heat wave will last for several more days as well. danielle nottingham reports from silver spring, maryland. >> reporter: the power came back too soon in this silver spring, maryland, neighborhood. sparks from one downed line caused a fire, and another delay for some of the 2 million homes and businesses still waiting for the lights to come back on. vanessa himmins blames her power company. >> having downed wires are so dangerous and we called it in numerous times, and not only have they not removed it, but then they're sending power through it and causing, starting fires. >> reporter: the damage is being blamed on a straight-line windstorm called a derecho, which is spanish for straight ahead. with gusts up to 80 miles an

hour, the derecho raged from indiana, 600 miles to the nation's capital, lighting up the night sky while knocking out the lights to 3 million at its worst. >> trees come down and destroy the infrastructure. that's exactly what's going to happen. i mean, you have to look at this as a catastrophic event. >> reporter: falling trees caused most of the damage and death blamed on this storm, but now officials are worried the death toll may climb, thanks to a heat wave and residents using generators. cocoa simon says she's not sure how much more she can take. >> we may have to go try a hotel somewhere, but we don't really have the money to do that. >> reporter: power crews were back outside the himmins's home, repairing the line that caused the fire. silver springs' forecast high for tuesday for those with or without electricity is 95 degrees. danielle nottingham, cbs news, silver spring, maryland. in colorado this morning,

firefighters are making progress against two massive wildfires. the waldo canyon fire near colorado springs, which devastated neighborhoods, destroying nearly 350 homes, is now 70% contained. this video was shot last week by the colorado springs fire department. it shows just how intense the flames were during the fire's peak. and the lightning-sparked fire burning near ft. collins, which burned 259 homes, is 100% better control now, but there are nearly 50 major wildfires burning uncontained in ten western states. fighting those fires got harder following the deadly crash of a military firefighting tanker plane. the c-130 with a crew of six crashed in south dakota sunday. at least one crew member was killed. the crash led to the grounding of seven other air force tankers, cutting the number of large firefighting planes by a third. overseas now. the iranian news agency reports this morning that iran launched several missiles during a military exercise. the report says the missiles include long-range weapons capable of hitting u.s. warships

in the persian gulf. to syria now. the nato secretary-general caused a crisis in syria, one of the greatest challenges the world faces today. in a just-released report from the human rights watch, says the syrian government has a state policy of torture to crush the opposition. susan mcginnis is in washington with more this morning. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: terrell, good morning. this is a 16-month conflict with more than 10,000 people dead. the calls are growing for the ouster of syrian president bashar al assad and this new report is adding fuel to those calls. turkish fighter jets scrambled three different times this weekend as syrian helicopters approached the border. turkish forces have been on high alert since syria shot down one of its jets last month. today, syrian president bashar al assad tells a turkish newspaper he wishes his forces had not shot down the jet. turkey has joined international calls for assad to step down. >> there will be a new administration and a democratic regime in syria eventually.

>> reporter: turkey, along with other members of the arab league, is meeting in cairo today to talk about syria. the group is calling for opposition groups to put aside differences and unite in their efforts to get rid of assad. >> it is a pressing need for the syrian opposition to engage in this transition process as strong actors speaking with one voice. >> reporter: the u.s. long maintained that assad abuses and tortures his people. now a new report issued this morning from a human rights group backs up the claim. it says the syrian government directed torture against civilians, including children. >> syrian authorities is running a network of torture centers, a network of torture chambers scattered across syria. >> reporter: a u.n. spokesman is asking for an investigation by the international criminal court. >> i believe that the evidence points to the commission of crimes against humanity. >> reporter: human rights watch identified 27 different centers it says are being used to

torture civilians. now, the u.n. human rights chief says war crimes are being committed by both sides. terrell? >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning. susan, thank you so much. the ceo of drugmaker glaxosmithkline says the company has learned from the mistakes that were made. the drug giant is paying a stiff $3 billion fine, the largest ever for failing to report safety issues and promoting drugs for unapproved uses. bob orr reports. ♪ >> reporter: this video showed the 2001 las vegas launch of glaxosmithkline's new asthma drug. federal prosecutors used this tape as evidence the pharmaceutical giant was more focused on profits than public safety. >> who wants to be a millionaire? >> reporter: senior executives promised sales representatives big bonuses to push the new product, and prosecutors said the sales force had help. doctors for years were paid kickbacks to overprescribe glaxosmithkline drugs.

u.s. attorney carmen ortiz says the bribes took many forms. >> from hawaiian vacations to paying doctors millions of dollars to go on speaking tours to a european pheasant hunt to tickets for madonna concerts. >> reporter: in paying $3 billion in penalties, glaxosmithkline settles a long list of allegations, including criminal charges it illegally marketed two antidepression drugs, paxil and wellbutrin. prosecutors claim between 1998 and 2003, glaxosmithkline unlawfully promoted paxil for treating depression in children, even though the food and drug administration had never approved it for pediatric use. and court papers allege gsk promoted wellbutrin for weight loss, the treatment of sexual dysfunction, substance addictions and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, treatments which had not been approved by the fda. in a statement, the ceo of glaxosmithkline expressed regret for what he called mistakes, and

he said "we have fundamentally changed our procedures for compliance, marketing and selling." while $3 billion is a large fine, the drugs involved have produced huge wind falls for the company, glaxosmithkline. in checking just u.s. sales records for the period of time covered in the settlement, the company sold $18 billion worth of paxil and wellbutrin. bob orr, cbs news, washington. we will take a quick break on the "morning news." coming up, are high-tech safety devices on cars making the grade? and inside the supreme court's health care decision, how chief justice john roberts changed sides and the outcome of the historic case. this is the "cbs morning news." k to your kids' wet skin. neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum barrier for full strength sun protection. wet skin. neutrogena®. i'm a sheets girl, but i don't just put'em in the dryer to freshen up my clothes. i put'em in my shoes, i put'em in my car,

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being investigated. the supreme court ruling to uphold the heart of president obama's health care law has focused attention on chief justice john roberts. roberts' surprise decision to side with the court's liberal wing has confounded conservatives. and as jan crawford reports, it turns out roberts had changed his mind. >> reporter: after oral arguments in the landmark case, sources tell cbs news roberts agreed with the court's four conservative justices, that the heart of the law, the individual mandate that requires all americans to buy health insurance, was unconstitutional. but as roberts set out to write the court's majority opinion, according to two sources with specific knowledge of the deliberations, his views began to change. he forged an alliance with the court's four liberal justices and crafted a decision upholding the law under congress's power to levy taxes. that argument had gotten little attention and was uniformally we ejected in the lower court. roberts then withstood a month-long, desperate campaign

by the conservatives, led by justice anthony kennedy to bring him back, but roberts did not budge. on the last day of the court's term, after roberts announced his decision upholding the law, kennedy read aloud parts of the conservatives' joint dissent. seated directly beside the chief justice, kennedy's voice was firm as he accused the court of vast judicial overreaching with a decision that "creates a debilitated, inoperable version f health care legislation that congress did not enact and the public does not expect." now, we don't know why roberts changed his mind. justices can and have changed their mind in high-profile cases in the past. we have no evidence that roberts bowed to political pressure, that he was concerned about the historical consequences of a decision that would strike down this law, as many people had suggested. we do know that the court's conservative justices were not satisfied with his explanations for why he had changed his vote and they were not persuaded by his legal reasoning. jan crawford, cbs news, the

supreme court. "cbs money watch" time now on a tuesday. more fallout at barclays over the bank's market-rigging scheme. plus, microsoft's bottom line takes a hit. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning. >> good morning, terrell. the scandal at barclays has claimed the job of another high-raning executive. ceo bob dime beyond resigned effective immediately this morning. barclays has been under fire since an investigation found some of its traders tried repeatedly to rig an interest rate. the british bank was fined $453 million. yesterday barclays' chairman, marcus agius, said he would step down as well. overseas markets climbed higher on the expectation of new stimulus measures for europe and asia. tokyo's nikkei rose more than 0.5%, while hong kong's hang seng gained more than 1.5%. today, carmakers will reveal june sales and we'll get a report on factory orders. a report on monday showed manufacturing in the u.s. shank

in june for the first time in nearly three years. stocks on wall street struggled on the news. the dow lost 8 points while the nasdaq gained 16. the market closes at 1:00 p.m. today ahead of the july 4th holiday. microsoft is in danger of reporting its first quarterly loss in the last 20 years. the world's largest software company will absorb a $6.2 billion charge stemming from an online advertising service it bought back in 2007. analysts estimate microsoft earned about $5.3 billion in the quarter that ended in june, so that charge would send the company into the red. and some of those high-tech safety features that are in more and more new cars appear to be working. a new report by the highway lost data institute found features such as adaptive headlights and automatic braking systems are reducing the number of crashes, but the study also found that lane departure warning systems are not working as well and actually hinder crash avoidance.

and i think i'll just blame the system as well. >> yeah, exactly. it's almost like the technology is distracting you and causing crashes sometimes. >> that's the problem right there. >> ashley morrison here in new york. thank you very much. take care. and a huge announcement in the world of physics tomorrow. scientists say they are this close to finding the so-called god particle. researchers at the world's biggest atom smasher in switzerland say they have evidence of the particle but haven't actually seen it. that's good enough to confirm it might actually exist. they hope the particle will help explain the fundamentals of the universe. coming up on this morning, the tuesday morning weather forecast. and the guy who doesn't drop the ball or the baby. a deep, throbbing, persistent ache. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief

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forecast in some cities across the country. in new york, partly sunny, 88, afternoon thunderstorms in miami, 90. partly sunny, 88 in chicago, mostly sunny, 96 in dallas. clouds, then sun in los angeles, 78 degrees. let's check your national forecast. another day of high heat and thunderstorms across much of the country. severe storms are possible from western new york to the virginias and throughout the southeast. the mercury could top 100 degrees in parts of the south, and it will be even hotter in the southwest. in sports this morning, a highly anticipated race has been called off. jeneba tarmoh was supposed to take on allyson felix in a battle to get the last slot on the u.s. olympic team in the 100

meters. on june 23rd, they finished in a dead heat tied for third. tarmoh was named winner and even got the medal. then it was taken away. on monday, she withdrew from the runoff, saying her heart wasn't in it, so felix will go to london and tarmoh will be an alternate. it's over for dara torres. she was trying to qualify for her sixth olympic games last night but came up short in the 50-meter freestyle, finishing fourth. the 45-year-old won three silver medals in beijing and now says she is going to retire. to baseball now. orioles up against the mariners. in the bottom of the eighth, miguel olivo launches one deep to left for a solo home run, then dustin ackley tags the next pick, going yard to right. that is for back-to-back hits. seattle rallies baltimore 6-3. great pitching in atlanta. the splitter was working against the braves. the cubs pitcher had a career-high 11 strikeouts. and then the play of the game, in the sixth, alfonso soriano

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here's a look at the forecast across the country. in d.c., hot and humid, 95. in atlanta, afternoon thunderstorms, 95. very hot in st. louis, 102. afternoon thunderstorms in denver, 98. showers in seattle, 64. after years of refusing to talk about his private life, cnn anchor anderson cooper says he's gay. cooper said he kept his

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good morning, welcome to 9news now. today is tuesday, july 3rd. hopefully more of you are able to see and hear us. i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike haiduk. here's a look at some of the places that are closed or have various policies when it comes

to leave today. federal government is open. employees have the option of working unscheduled leave or telework. national park service employees who work at the national headquarters annex building are asked not to report to work today, there is a power outage there. fairfax county government and courts closed. loud don county government employees can use leave, city of falls church, city hall is closed. montgomery county circuit court is closed. montgomery county schools are closed. pepco is down to 130547 outages most in montgomery county but they are also spread across the district and prince george's county. dominion power has 82963 outages in northern virginia. potomac edison has 522 out aims most in allegheny frederick and

garrett county. pg emost in prince george's county. monika samtani will have traffic for us in just a moment. we still have a problem with lights at major intersections, especially in montgomery county. >> she has a look at what we can expect temperature-wise. good morning olga. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday things were nice, air was dry. this morning we are not getting that much of a break. we are looking at very mild temperatures. in the 80s outside in the suburbs. we have nice 70s going around. plenty of sunshine today. brilliant sunshine by noon but we are going to be right back up into the middle range 90s by later on this afternoon. we will begin to have a little bit of a wind shift toward the end of the day. it won't impact us too much but

will bring in cover. comfortable at la plate ta at 71 and even 60s toward the south. again with the daytime heating 95 the expected high for reagan national airport. 98 toward manassas. >> if you are planning to head outside right now things are looking good for the most part. the good news is there is no construction on the west side of town coming in on the dulles toll road. 66 in tyson's and an undale. in montgomery county, fairfax 75. in the district 55. when you approach an intersection treat it as a four way stop if it is dark,

extremely important. over to the other side of up to. if you are planning to head over to the inbound side of 66 and the dulles toll road, i also want to let you know, no hov restrictions on 66 inside the beltway and no hov tomorrow the fourth of july. over to route 50, there had been an accident on the westbound side. i-77 things are quiet heading in, and the american legion bridge coming up another look at the area. it is expected to be another hot and humid day power outages for today. the death toll is up to 22 in virginia, three more deaths are blamed on the