. health care vote. house republicans will try again to repeal president obama's 2-year-old health care law. climate change. for the first time, the government says a rash of extreme weather is connected to global warming. and cardboard gold. an ohio man hits it big when he discovers baseball cards in an attic that may be worth millions discovers baseball cards in an attic that may be worth millions of dollars. captioning funded by cbs >> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, july 11, 2012. and good morning everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. today the republican controlled house is expected to vote to repeal president obama's health care law. it will be the latest in dozens of such votes. the first though since the supreme court ruling upholding the law. and in this election year vote, the gop isn't offering up an

alternative. republican officials want to focus on the law itself. a law described by one gop lawmaker as economic malpractice. tara merge jer is in washington with more. >> good morning to you terrell. all gop lawmakers are expected to support the repeal and they're even hoping a few democrats will join. still, the outcome is all but certain. republicans in the house will vote today to overturn the affordable care act, something they've done before. >> the american people do not want to go down the path of obama care. that's why we've voted over 30 times to repeal it, to fund it, replace it. >> democrats say the vote is just for show. >> it is political theater, puts political games against -- ahead of the health of the nation's citizens. >> but republicans insist they're listening to their constituents. >> we in the house majority elected in 2010 precisely to overturn and replace this law are expressing the will of the

american people. >> the house is expected to pass the bill today and then it moves over to the senate side of the capitol where democrats are in the majority. that means it's practically dead on arrival. >> we're hoping to have a chance to vote on repealing obama care again. >> according to president obama, health care reform is here to stay. but he did offer to work with republicans to make some changes. >> i will work with anybody to improve the health care law where we can. but this law is here to stay. >> but republicans say there will be no compromise. >> we're going to do everything we can to stop it. >> and that, democrats say, is part of the problem. accusing the gop of not offering an alternative. and the last time around, three house democrats did side with republicans. terrell? >> tara mergener in washington. good to see you. thank you so much. the southeast may be in store for another round of rough weather today. it was a dangerous batch of storms last night. strong storms rolled through the atlanta area knocking out power

to nearly 15,000 customers. in south carolina, a wave of strong thunderstorms flooded roads. in columbia, more than 2 inches of rain fell in one hour. to colorado now, finally that massive wildfire is fully contained. the waldo canyon fire was the most destructive in state history. 29 square miles were burned, two people were killed and nearly 350 homes were destroyed. as many as 32,000 people were forced to evacuate. a government report shows that all the extreme weather we've been reporting on is climate change. severe droughts, massive floods. wyatt andrews has more. >> the report says last year's record drought in texas was made roughly 20 times more likely because of man made climate change. specifically meaning warming that comes from greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. the study requested by noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric

administration looked at 50 years of weather data in texas and concluded that man made warming had to be a factor in the drought. the head of the climate office is tom carl. >> what we're seeing in texas and other phenomena and other parts of the world where we can't explain these events by natural variability alone. they're just too rare, too uncommon. >> aside from the texas drought, noaa called the entire year of 2011 the year of extreme weather events. >> on the ground. >> starting in joplin, missouri. all told, there were seven tornado outbreaks in america last year that caused a billion dollars or more in damages. there were increased hurricanes in the north atlantic. unprecedented flooding in australia and wide spreed drought in east africa. and all of that was caused by la nina. typically la nina is marked by a sharp cooling in the pacific, but last year's la nina was the warmest ever and, again, the

government concluded that global climate change played a role. >> what's happening is these normal fluctuations between el nino and la nina events that lead to some of the extreme conditions become more extreme, more intense than they might otherwise have been because we've got increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere leading to a warmer planet. >> noaa scientists are not claiming that climate change causes a specific tornado or a specific drought, but what they are saying for the first time ever is that science has advanced to the point they can lay the odds. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. the captain of the costa concordia, the cruise ship that ran aground off an italian island says he was distracted by a phone call at the time. during an interview broadcast yesterday, he says he was on the phone when his ship hit a reef but he was not at the helm. when the costa concordia capsiz capsized. there was a confusing evacuation.

32 people were clad. clayton osbon the -- had a brief psychotic disorder due to a lack of sleep according to a psychologist. osbon ranted about religion and terrorists on a flight from new york to las vegas in march. according to just released court transcripts, psychologists testified that his disorder lasted about a week. a judge found him not guilty by reason of insanity. several people injured when severe turbulence bounced an american airlines flight. a boeing 757 was in en route from aruba to miami with 185 passengers on board. about 30 minutes from landing, the jet was jolted by 15 seconds of severe turbulence. several passengers were treated for minor injuries. two flight attendants were hospitalized. >> i never felt it, something like that in the past. basically, with the noise and the bumps, you just think that it's going down. >> meantime, a u.s. airways flight was divert today philadelphia last night. the plane had taken off from

charlotte en route to rome when crew members got ill after reporting a strange odor on board. five members of the crew were hospitalized. a delta jet landed in iowa because of engine trouble. it land safely with more than 100 people on board. take a quick break on this wednesday morning. when we come back, a suspect leads california police on a dramatic chase with a high flying ending. this is the morning news. ♪

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chase that ended with a huge crash. as teresa garcia shows us, most of that action was caught on tape. >> this is all that's left of the pickup truck involved in a dramatic chase through the highways around los angeles. a chase that ended with the driver veering off the road, smashing through a guardrail and soaring into the air. the spectacular crash captured by a cbs news helicopter. the suspect is physical education teacher kip arnold. the los angeles unified school district teacher was wanted on allegations of committing lewd acts with a minor, who was a former student. police tried to question him in his car near his home. >> stopped the car, made contact with him at the window of the car and he said, i know why you're here and put the car in drive and took off. >> arnold headed west toward the pacific with police in pursuit. a patrol car got close enough to bump the pickup forcing it to slam into a tractor-trailer. the chase appeared to be over but he was able to get the truck unstuck and fled once again.

a short time later, the suspect took this turn off the highway and suddenly swerved off the road and went airborne. the truck flew over the embankment and crashed into a tree below. rescue crews worked about an hour to free arnold, who was then taken to a nearby hospital. >> he seemed pretty stable. >> the l.a. school district is cooperating with investigators on the lewd acts case. teresa garcia, cbs news, los angeles. up next on a wednesday morning, your weather forecast. in sports, the national leaguers show their allstar stuff at the midsummer classic in kansas city. plus, an allstar card collection hidden in an attic for decades that could make an ohio family rich. 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®.

here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. thunderstorms in new york, 84. thunderstorms in miami, 88. chicago 84. 92 in dallas. partly cloudy skies in los angeles, 82 degrees. let's check your national forecast. most of the southeast and parts of the mid-atlantic region will have scattered thunderstorms. some producing hail and locally heavy downpours. the northwest and midwest will be mostly dry with a few isolated thunderstorms. sunny in the west with scattered thunderstorms in the rockies and the high plains. triple digit highs will be common from interior california to montana. in sports, a big night for the national league allstars. three san francisco players had giant roles in the game starting with the kung fu panda. sandoval, who hit a bases loaded

triple in the first inning off given a five-run league, set the pitching. in the fourth, melky cabrera hit a two-run homer, part of an mvp night for the center fielder. claiming home field advantage in the world series for the third straight year. the game was the first allstar appearance for the mets 37-year-old knuckleballer dick ee. it was the 8th for chipper jones. got a hit in. in his one plate appearance. he's retiring at the end of the season. the major leaguers weren't the only ones having fun. minor leaguers in redding, pennsylvania, held a different kind of home run derby. lots of differences. how about targets for hitters. like a guy in a flag outfit bouncing on a trampoline. a kid perched in a dunk tank in the outfield. another suspended from center field from a crane. plus pink flamingos.

all for laughs with the more than 8,000 fans that turn out. that's the event you don't stay sober at very long. still on the subject of baseball, an ohio man made an allstar discovery. hundreds of baseball cards that hadn't seen the light of day in decades, an expert say the collection is worthy of the hall of fame. carl kiss ner took a step back in time as he was cleaning out the old house that his aunt and grandparents once lived in. digging through boxes of hats, dresses and knickknacks from the 1920s and 1930s, decades of his family's history and memories untouched for years. but it was a small, plain box covered in soot and under a dollhouse that caught his attention. >> we started looking and going well, they got to be baseball cards because that's cy young and there's wagner and there's ty cobb and evers and chance. you named five hall of famers

right there. we're going okay, they're either worth nothing or worth something. >> a self-described baseball fan but not a card collector, karl did some research and realized what he had. he contacted heritage auctions out of dallas, texas to come in and authenticate the collection. >> when they called us up and said this is one of the most significant finds of baseball cards ever, i was like no, it's just baseball cards. no. in this particular series, in this particular card, in this condition, some of them are mint condition. it just blows everybody away >> the collection contains hundreds of cards. but there are 27 in particular that could fetch millions. they're from a rare 1910 e-98 series. carl compares it to finding a mona lisa in the attic. >> experts call it. >> cardboard gold. if there was such a thing, this is it. >> as you can imagine, the cards are under lock and key once

again in solitude awaiting auction. an auction made possible by carl's aunt. a aunt he will forever affectionately call a packrat. >> that was jen stek of toledo. by the way, the baseball cards will be auctioned next month in baltimore. best guess at the total value. guess. $3 million. auntie just hooked you up. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, a look at the top stories. in "moneywatch," environmentalists are seeing red after apple computers drops its ecofriendly green designs. i was pushing my kids in a stroller when i had my heart event. and i've been on a bayer aspirin regimen ever since.

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here's a look at the weather this some cities. in d.c., partly sunny, 88. thunderstorms in atlanta. mostly sunny skies in st. louis, 91. mostly sunny skies in seattle,

80 degrees. top stories now on a wednesday morning. the republican controlled house is expected to vote today to repeal president obama's health care law. it's done so more than 30 times in the past, even if the repeal is approved, the measure is sure to die in the democratic controlled senate. most of the destructive fire in colorado, that most destructive fire in colorado history is fully contained. the waldo canyon fire destroyed some 350 homes and is blamed for 2 deaths. cbs "moneywatch" time. the latest california city to declare bankruptcy. ashley morrison has more. ash, good morning. >> good morning, terrell. word this morning that spain plans on raising taxes in a new push for austerity. overseas markets were flat on warnings of weak corporate earnings in the u.s. the nikkei dipped slightly and the hang seng gained a fraction.

the company lost 4% after the report. overall stocks finished lower tuesday. the dow was down 83 points, while the nasdaq lost 29. another california city is declaring bankruptcy. san bernardino's council voted last night to seek chapter 9 protection. the city is facing a budget deficit of nearly $46 million. it's the second largest city to go bankruptment stockton california is the biggest. public employee unions are trying to have the mayor held in contempt of court. they say the marrying in order a court order and cut workers pay to minimum wage. the mayor says it's all the city can afford. the iowa brokerage firm peregrine filed for bankruptcy tuesday. regulators froze the company's accounts after discovering $220 million was missing. the investigation was launched after peregrine's ceo allegedly attempted suicide in a parking lot of the company's headquarters.

and after it paid $60 million to settle a naming dispute, apple has the green light to start selling the ipad in china. and speaking of green, don't look for some of apple's products to be on a list of environmentally friendly electronics. the company pulled 39 of its computers, monitors and laptops off a list backed by the epa because they did not meet recycling standards. terrell, something tells me that will not keep fans away. >> i was just about to say that. it is not going to stop folks at all. we got to get you on that list, by the way. i have not forgotten. hold up your blackberry. ashley morrison here in new york. good to see you. thank you so much. coming up after your local news, actor jason biggs on his new movie, grassroots. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." [ man ] ever year, sophia and i

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good morning. welcome to 9news now. today is wednesday, july 11. i'm andrea roane. it is indeed. it's really not hot out. i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. good morning, monika samtani. >> it didn't hit you like it normally does. >> when we come to work at oh

dark 30, it's in the 80s. >> it feels refreshing because it's mother nature's gift to our birthday boy. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday, howard. >> give us a gift. >> 50s and 60s this morning. we'll get into the upper 80s. just a stray thunderstorm. yesterday it came down in buckets up toward parts of fairfax county. a lot of folks were like, what are you talking about? it poured. we'll start with the day planner and then i'll take you back to yesterday's radar. we'll have mix of clouds and sun. mid-80s by noon. we'll top off in the upper 80s to maybe 90. yesterday we just touched 94 the high. the sun up at 5:53. here's a look at radar and satellite. a couple of showers, storms here and there. watch what happens as we head toward 7:20. we get this area of storms to form right here. over the next two hours, it

barely moved. this 19:25. for two, two and a half hours, it was pouring right on top of d.c. into fairfax county back into prince george's county, southern montgomery and then it left but it did do some flooding in spots with all the tremendous downpours underneath it. this morning it's quiet, cloudy. we have the upper 60s. a lot of areas like manassas, leesburg, gaithersburg 68. la plata 67. but the bay of course keeping it warmer in annapolis at 76. looking at your highs today, we'll be in the upper 80s, maybe 90 over toward manassas with just a stray thunderstorm. it's 4:27. monika samtani, for this hour of the morning, you have quite a list to tell us. i do. i have a long list because of the storm that came through. it did affect parts of our area. 100 block of rhode island avenue closed with flooding and a leaning tree at massachusetts avenue at waterside drive. rock creek parkway is blocked between broad branch and joyce. so if you're planning toon the

rock creek parkway, keep that in mind for your travel plans in that stretch. the dulles toll road is just overnight construction. first of all on the westbound side between the connector road and route 7 on the inbound side between the beltway and route 7 as well. so be aware of that if you're planning to head on to the dulles toll road. 66 looks okay. let's head outside live right now if you're planning to head on the northbound side of i-95. this is what it looks like in newington heading toward springfield and the beltway you should be okay. there is construction on the north side of town inner loop between 355 and connecticut avenue in the two right lanes. southbound 270 looks good out of frederick. we'll take a live look at the 270 spur. no problems at democracy. coming up in my next report, another look at the area closures at 4:39. >> thanks, monika. illegal activity in washington, d.c. politics is a lot more widespread than many of us thought. prosecutors are finding corruption in campaigns for senate, the house of representatives, even the presidential campaign of 2008. >> here in the district, the

focus of the investigation is the 2010 mayor's race. gary nurenberg has the latest revelations. >> reporter: 75-year-old jeannie harris admitted in federal court her role in what prosecutors called a shadow campaign to elect vincent gray mayor in 2010. >> today's pleas confirms the sad truth that pane of us have long feared. the 2010 mayoral election was corrupted by massive infusion of cash that was illegally concealed from the voters of the district. >> reporter: prosecutors say harris, a long time employee of d.c. businessman jeffrey thompson who has not been charged arranged to have contributions to the gray campaign illegally reimbursed by a d.c. businessman. and with the illegal money? >> she also purchased more than $100,000 worth of campaign materials that were identical to the official