why are sea lions beaching themselves in record numbers? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. president obama says it's a wonderful day for america. his reaction to the senate confirming the first hispanic ever nominated to the u.s. supreme court. sonia sotomayor. the vote was 68-31. all the democrats and two independents voted yes. nine republicans also voted to confirm sotosaying even if they didn't agree with all her views she was qualified. she'll be sworn in saturday as the 1 11thth justice, and only the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. >> the nomination of sonia sotomayor of new york is confirmed. >> reporter: it was a history-making moment, the confirmation of the firstan sphi hispanic justice to the supreme court. sonia sotomayor, the girl from the projects, who became an aaccomplished prosecutor, lawyer and jurist becomes justice sotomayor the moment she is formally sworn in this saturday. >> it's a wonderful day for america. >> reporter:

the california sea lion eats small fish like sardines and anchovies.se there are so many of them, competition for food is fierce, and the concern is that it's going to get even worse because of a change in the weather offshore. a growing el nino weather pattern may be bringing warmer water currents to the california coast. fish seek out colder water now further out in the ocean. that depletes the sea lions' food source near the shore. >> if the el nino continues to develop and gets stronger and stronger, what we seeing now is the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: right now they're saving the ones they can. the weakest need feeding tubes. yet, by the time they wear out their welcome, they are sent on their way. >> it's the best part of the job for sure, yeah. >> reporter: all right, let's see it. >> one, two, three, let them go. >> reporter: after a little hesitation, they're off, headed back home. ben tracy, cbs news, laguna beach, california. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. good night. cap

crowds gathered to watch the young sea lions when, plight, and bask in the sunshine. >> go, diego, go. >>> heat and humidity for the weekend. tomorrow, not so bad. by sunday and monday around 98, the heat index about 100 to 105 degrees. no heat advisory at, but more than likely, we will have one issue for the day on sunday or monday. slightly cooler wednesday and thursday. >>> all right, steve. get ready, abc world news is next. p

but the same el nino is taking a toll on sea lions.he warmer water drives the fish sea lions eat out to sea. they are trying to save pups that are starving because they can't venture far enough out to eat food. >> and with the el nino winds -- we're not out of the woods and even if we get one that makes land fall it is a bad season. >> if it is one like andrew it is really bad. >> talk to people in homestead about hurricane andrew, south of miami. we have a beautiful day ahead in the washington metro region and i want you to savor today. it is one of those rare gems in august where temperatures aren't too hot and humidity is down. on sunday and monday mid to upper 90s. i'm going 95 for sunday. i could see it being warmer than that. 97, 98. >> think of how it will be on the tennis court. >> dc played madrid. tomorrow 90. could be a thunderstorm passing on saturday night. slight chance of that and on sunday, hottest of the year, moving in on sunday and monday in the 90s. partly cloudy and nice. 57 to 75 this morning. temperatures warm to

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the man known as the lion of the senate remembered for his love of country, family, and the sea. his powerful voice now silenced but one that will continue to echo long after his death. senator kennedy's death comes just two weeks after his sister, eunice shriver, passed away. again, the kennedy family tonight is mourning yet another loss. i'm michelle franzen, hyannis port. now back to you. >>> senator kennedy's political journey had its bumps. in 1969 it was chappaquiddick. kennedy was behind the wheel when he lost control of his car and went off a bridge late at night on chappaquiddick island in massachusetts. mary jo kopechne, campaign worker, was in the car at the time with him and died in that crash. kennedy didn't report that eral c later called his actions indefensible. >>> david gregory is with us to talk about the impacts senator kennedy had on congress and political landscape of this country over the last nearly 50 years. >> yes. thanks for joining us. this -- this man, it is unbelievable how much we were talking earlier, how much he has done. everything we can see tan

lion in a game park? >> fallows: it's an inevitability of going into the ocean. and when you've got millions of people using the seastances where people are going to be attacked. it's as simple as that. >> simon: well, it wasn't as simple as that to the people who burned chris fallows' boat in what was seen as a protest against shark tourism. other people are directing their anger at the sharks themselves. vigilantes are vowing to take their boats out and shoot sharks, any sharks, whether or not they were the actual killers. to dampen the hysteria, local conservationists put out this commercial, which begins just like "jaws." it points out that the number of people killed by sharks worldwide is tiny. last year, just nine people died. 791, the ad says, were killed by toasters. but fear of sharks is so deep, psychologists will tell you, that statistics and commercials can't get below the surface. >> dr. helgo schomer: we're talking about something that humans don't experience every day. being on the meal list of somebody else is a very, very unusual experience. >> simon: university of cape town psychologist and surfe