vp watch. less than three weeks until the gop convention and mitt romney may be close to announcing his running mate. no charges. goldman sachs breathes easier after the government decides not to prosecute the firm for alleged financial fraud. and olympic effort. usain bolt' sments his claim as the fastest man in the world and a u.s. athlete puts on a show of the fastest man in the world and a u.s. athlete puts on a show of true grit. captioning funded by cbs >> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, august 10, 2012. good morning everybody. good to be with you. happy friday. i'm terrell brown. to the campaign trail we go. the war of attack ads is heating up. both president obama and mitt romney say they deplore them, but yet both campaigns deploy them. this one just released by the

obama campaign. questions if there was a time romney paid no federal income tax. >> did romney pay 10% in taxes, 5%, 0. we don't know. >> earlier this week, romney accused the president of planning to drop welfare work requirements. the president wrapped up a two-day visit to colorado and -- susan mcginnis starts us off. good morning rg terrell. the president said just yesterday, expect more negative ads over the next three month. meanwhile, anticipation is growing over mitt romney's decision on a vp. president obama hit the wrestling mat at the u.s. olympic training center in colorado springs. but he saved his best takedown moves for mitt romney's tax plan. >> we have tried this before. they tried to sell us this trickle down tax cut fairy dust before. it didn't work then, it won't work now. >> mitt romney was busy raising big cash in the big apple.

>> the governor held a fundraiser in new york where he raised an estimate $1.5 million. but he did make his presence known in colorado. the romney bus showed up in colorado springs with surrogate campaigne campaigners, including louisiana governor, bobby jindal. governor jindal is said to be on a short list of vice presidential candidates. with only three weeks left before the gop convention in florida, many are watching the mitt romney app to see the name of the running mate and speculating how it could change the outcome of the election. >> i am not going to be the vice president. i do endorse mitt romney. >> a new poll show which candidates republican voters prefer. >> i kind of prefer marco rubio. >> 28% of those polled say they prefer the florida senator over everyone else. new jersey governor chris christie and wisconsin congressman paul ryan are next at 16% each. >> the obama administration and their campaign has just broken. >> virginia governor bob

mcdonnell, ohio senator rob portman and tim pawlenty are on the bottom of the poll with 6% each. romney isn't letting his hand show. >> i certainly expect to have a person with strength of character, vision for the country that adds something to the political discourse about the direction of the country. >> as for today, romney will campaign at his headquarters in boston and the president will host a dinner at the white house to host some muslims to celebrate their hole month of ramadan. terrell? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you so much. nato announced this morning that three american soldiers were killed in afghanistan by a man wearing an afghan army uniform. the soiled yers were killed in southern afghanistan. they were members of the special forces attending a meeting. a public wake will be held today for the people -- six people were gunned down sunday at the temple. it reopened yesterday with congregants anxious to return. >> you are revisiting scene of a

crime. it just so happens to be your place of worship. we may never understand truly what had happened. this is and will continue to be our house of worship. >> investigators are still trying to figure out why the gunman, wade michael page, attacked the temple. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. tomorrow's wake will be followed by private funerals. in colorado the lawyer for the suspect in the aurora theater shooting says james holmes suffers from mental illness and tried to get help before the attack last month. teresa garcia reports. >> james holmes appeared dazed as his attorney told the court the 24-year-old is mentally ill. the defense says it need more time to assess the depth of their client's mental illness. holmes stared wide-eyed around the colorado courtroom, similar to how he acted during his first court appearance last month. during the hearing a young woman in the gallery shouted out. even that did not seem to get his attention. holmes is accused of killing 12 people in aurora at a july

showing of the latest batman movie. survivors were in the courtroom when attorneys called the defendant mentally ill. >> that doesn't give him the right to do what he did. i don't care how mentally damaged he is. >> the defense says when holmes was a ph.d. student at the university of colorado he sought help from university psychiatrist lynn fenton. cbs news has learned fenton reported concerns about holmes to university of colorado police. but no one will comment because of a gag order. >> we've got a gag order that extends to a university, to university officials, just very, very far-reaching. >> media outlets requested the judge scale back the gag order and unseal certain court documents but he has not yet made a decision on the issue. another hearing is scheduled for august 16th. teresa garcia, cbs news. two rock bands, motley crue and kiss, are donate fund to help the colorado victims. they'll donate $100,000 to the

aurora victim relief fund and hopes their gesture encourages others to give. six shooting victims remain in the hospital. cbs "moneywatch" time on a friday. a dishwasher recall and -- ashley morrison here in new york with more. >> good morning, terrell. goldman sachs dodged serious trouble. the justice department says it will not seek criminal charges against the investment firm or its employees. investigators said they did not have enough evidence to bring a case. the probe started after a senate panel said gold man bet against some of its clients and shifted risk away from its own positions. also on thursday, the s.e.c. decided not to file charges against them for a subprime mortgage portfolio. a slowdown in china's tread triggered a retreat in asian markets. nikkei lost 1%. the hang sang fell half a percent. stocks on wall street were mostly flat. the dow lost ten points and the nasdaq was up 7 points.

general electric is recalling more than a million dishwashers over a potential fire hazard. the recall affects g.e., ge adore a, ge ee terron a, ge profile and hotpoint dishwash s dishwashers. they were sold between august 2006 and august of 2009. if the recall affects your dishwasher. you're urged to immediately disconnect if from its power supply. the u.s. postal service is warning it may miss its next payment to the u.s. treasury. on thursday. the post office reported it lost $57 million per day in the last quarter. the nearly bankrupt agency lost $5.2 billion in that time. most of it due to expenses for future retiree health benefits. last week the post office defaulted on a payment to the treasury for the first time in its history. just continues to struggle there, terrell. >> post office is in trouble. ashley morrison here in new york. ashley, thank you so much. appreciate it. we'll take a quick break on a friday. when we come back, failure to

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of past or present life. back on this planet, the normally lush field of the great plains are parched from this year's historic drought. so some farmers who watched their corn shrivel from lack of rain are turning to a much heartier crop. michelle miller has that story. >> rubbery here. >> as donald and his son mark walk through their dying fields in pawnee city, nebraska. they see signs of life rows away. >> you look at your corn and it's all dry and dead. you move into here and it's green and bush. >> it's not done yet, either. these seeds are still pretty damp. they've got a ways to go before they turn red and harvest. >> this is a grain called sorghum. it's primarily used as livestock feed and as an alternative to corn in ethanol. donald has been growing it for 45 years. rain or shine or drought. you'll get a crop. >> it's more dependable, yes. it's pretty for giving.

>> in normal weather conditions, corn can outproduce sorghum by 50%. but sorghum needs a third of the water it takes to grow corn. its roots run deeper and the leaves help it retain moisture longer. >> a lot of us in this area quit raising corn. i needed the income and sorghum was pretty solid income base. >> because of the lingering drought, the department of agriculture predicts farmers will produce a mal and a half more acres of sorghum. >> this professor at the university of nebraska in lincoln has been working the last 13 years to improve sorghum's harvest potential. he's trying to grow genetic hybrids to be more pesticide resistant. >> can it surpass the crops sp. >> yes, it can. sorghum is more efficient in terms of utilizing the sun, the temperature and the water to

produce more grain per unit compared to corn. >> back on the farm, this sorghum will be ready by mid-september and the blasss expect to harvest 100% of their crop. in pawnee city, nebraska. in central russia, a self-reclaimed islamic prophet are charged with child abuse and negligence for keeping their children in a dark underground member. 70 members of the sect lived under a three-story brick building. prosecutors say 27 children were removed from the compound. they hadn't been allowed to attend school and rarely even saw daylight. up next, we'll have your weather forecast and in sports, meet the toughest american sprinter at the london olympics and why this rookie referee's cap is headed to the nfl hall of fame. [ female announcer ] the magic begins when jif fresh roasts peanuts

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northeast later today. the west will remain mostly dry with record heat possible from phoenix to las vegas and into the central valley of california. in sports, the world's fastest man proved it again. usain bolt easily won gold in the 200 meters at the london olympics just as he did earlier in the 00. repeating his performance in beijing. ashton eaton won the gold and his teammate trey hardy took the silver. the first one two finish in that grueling event since 1956. carli lloyd scored twice. the women took the first ever gold in water polo. claressa shields won in her weight class. the first time women's boxing has been an olympic event. all that helped to bolster the u.s.'s lead over china. they have 90 medals, including 39 gold. the chinese with 80. 37 gold.

russia is third with 56 total and a dozen gold. one member of team usa deserves a medal for courage. sprinter nancy o'mitchell was running the first leg of a preliminary race in the meter when he heard a pop in his left leg. he kept on running passed the baton and limped off the track as his teammates went on to qualify for the final. doctors confirmed that mitchell had run half a lap with a broken leg. a major trade is said to be near completion this morning in the nba. a four-team deal that would send orlando center dwight howard to the l.a. lakers. the league reportedly scheduled a conference call later today to finalize the trade involving the magic, the lakers, the 76ers ant nuggets. to baseball now. kansas city at baltimore. royals dh billy butler hit a three-run homer in the first inning. butler later hit a double and triple ending up just a single short of hitting for the cycle. the royals beat the orioles 8-2. in new york, mets center fielder had the same kind of day

as butler. hitting a double, homer and triple. knuckleballer, r.a. dickey threw a complete game. the mets beat the marlins 6-1. finally, the cap worn by shannon easton at last night's pre-season game between the packers and the chargers is headed to the nfl hall of fame because easton made football history as the first woman to fish shat a football game. she served as line judge replacing union reves who are locked out in a contract dispute. when we come back, another look at the top stories and a lawn mower man who found himself on the wrong side of the law.

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here's a look at the weather. in d.c., thunderstorms, 86.

same deal in atlanta, 87. partly sunny skies in st. louis, 81. thunderstorms in denver, 93. partly cloudy skies in seattle, 77 degrees. top stories now on a friday morning. president obama back in washington after wrapping up a two-day campaign swing to colorado. mitt romney held a fundraiser in new york. a poll of republican voters finds florida senator marco rubio tops the list of running mates. the washing at any sikh temple where six people were shot and killed reopened. today a public wake will be held for the victims followed by private funerals. when it's clear that life is nearing an end, most people put thought to their final resting place. that's certainly the case with tony ga rinne owe of suburban pittsburgh. he's 48 but he's dying of cancer. he wants to be cremated when the time comes and since he's a lifelong avid bowler, he contacted his favorite bowling ball manufacturer with this special request.

>> a bowling ball urn. i bold for how many years. why not be buried in a bowling ball for the rest of my life? >> and where will the urn reside when the time comes? in his bowling bag next to his father's own ball. and western pennsylvania road kill didn't slow down a painting project. last week, a crew painted a double yellow line over a dead raccoon. workers said they saw the dead animal but it was too late to stop. in florida, another road said curiosity caught the attention of police. >> is there a particular reason why you're riding on the wrong side of the road against traffic? >> i always do that. >> 68-year-old james gray was charged with dui after police spotted him driving a lawn mower on the street tuesday. it was his fifth dui. you would think he'd be more sneaky. gray had an open beer in the cup holder and four unopened beers in the back. he meant business. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the

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good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is friday, august 10th. happy friday. i'm andrea roane. >> we made it. i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. he's off today. beverly farmer is in for monika samtani with the timesaver traffic but he's here, man of

the hour, howard bernstein with your weather first. >> little bleary eyed. even overnight folks were doling with a lightning and thunder and the showers and storms creeping close to us. i'm afraid the morning commute is going to be muddied up by mother nature so to speak. the look at the day planner to the west southwest here in tysons corner hoping to catch a little lightning but the activity has diminished some. our day planner, 81 by noon. we're not going to see temperatures moving tall quickly today with highs in the mid to perhaps upper 80s if we can eke out some sunshine. so certainly we're going to get a break from the temperatures where yesterday we hit 95 with several rounds of showers and storms. i don't think it's going triennial day. but yeah -- to rain all day. but yeah keep the rain gear handy. the first round for the morning coming to d.c. now. there's another line out here and likely see other stuff develop with the daytime heating. the rain is heaviest from around frederick up to hagerstown and back to

martinsburg. one cluster here. look at the heavy rains just off to your south and west as we come down in toward the central and northern parts of fauquier. all of this is moving to the north northeast and another cluster from culpeper out to i- 81 and south toward louisa. so metro region get ready. next few hours you will be damp. upper 60s right now in the shenandoah valley. still holding on to 80 with the showers and storms on the way and again several rounds possible highs mid- to upper 80s. beverly farmer it's on the way. >> if you're heading northbound on 95 out of stafford headed for dumb frees and dale city. crash is northbound in the way station between dumfries and dale city. northbound 95 brief delay now and not sure how long that's going to take to clear up though. on 66 overnight road work

pulling out of your way in vienna. cautionary eastbound close to the exit for dela plane. in falls church on dry pavement and moving well heading on to the roosevelt bridge. outer loop of the beltway heading to silver spring. in fact each loop of the beltway overnight road work should be out of the way. that face is good. in northwest cleaning up from the earlier fire new hampshire avenue north of u street may still see some equipment in that vicinity. caution for you there. timesaver traffic 4:49. back to you. thank you very much. police are investigating another violent crime in arlington county. this time, a man was stabbed yesterday afternoon on wilson boulevard. when he confronted another man trying to break enthuse -- into his car. >> this is prison and residents -- police and residents concerned. ken molestina has more. >> i think it's a safe place

but last two, three weeks i don't know what's been going on. >> reporter: he lives and works near the 3300 wilson boulevard. the man was brutally stabbed on thursday afternoon. he like many others is worried about what seems to be a recent spike in violent crimes on wilson streets. >> we scared and we be careful. >> reporter: the man stabbed is recovering while they search for the suspect. it follows four recent homicide in a county that hasn't had any in the past 28 months until just a couple of weeks ago. >> it's very concerning for us. you know, we've had multiple incidents now. >> reporter: the sneak homicided began in -- spike in homicides began in late july with a murder/suicide on 31st street. then there was the jewelry store owner killed inside his shop. most recently a double homicide at an apartment near lee highway. >> two