i'm terrell brown. take care. i'm terrell brown. take care. have a great day!.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> packed up and ready to go. what happens now to a section of that gas line that blew out of the ground in san bruno. >>> one of the three hikers from uc-berkeley held in iran for trespag

i'm terrell brown. ng. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news."s flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. that means working with communities. we have 19 centers in 4 states. we've made over 120,000 claims payments, more than $375 million. we've committed $20 billion to an independent claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. we'll keep looking for oil, cleaning it up if we find it and restoring the gulf coast. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. bp is gonna be here until the oil is gone and the people and businesses are back to normal... until we make this right. >>> u.s. highway deaths are at their lowest level in 60 years. the transportation department says traffic deaths fell 9.7% in 2009 to more than 33,000. that's the lowest since 1950. de

i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day!ns by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> four people on the peninsula facing felony charges. how they were trying to take advantage of the pipeline explosion in san bruno. >>> the ashes

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i'm terrell brown. and right now firefighters are battling a wind-driven wildfire in northern colorado. it's unclear what started the fire monday morning. residents of a thousand homes have been forced to evacuate. nearly six square miles have been burned. it's unknown the number of buildings destroyed. sandra hughes has our report. >> reporter: the smoke is so dark and thick it can be seen all the way to denver. fire crews have had to attack the blaze which is ten miles northwest of boulder on the ground because high winds had kept air tankers grounded until late afternoon monday. >> some of the structures lost or destroyed actually belong to firefighters that were currently working on the incident. >> reporter: officials don't know how many structures the blaze has burned, but anna and tom know their home is gone. tom stayed back to fight the fire, but had to give up. >> i was putting out the spot fires, but once that firestorm hit and the trees just ignited, the flames were up about 200 feet in the a

i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. that florida preacher who plans to burn copies of the koran, the muslim holy book, will not back down. everyone is condemning the plan by reverend terry jones, but

i'm terrell brown. more kids are hitting the gym to help look and feel better with the help of a personal trainer. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. we have some fog and low clouds over the coastline overnight a sign of cooler temperatures to come. we'll have your holiday forecast coming up. [ female announcer ] it's the jcpenney labor day mattress sale! all gold premium mattresses 50-60% off after $200 instant rebate. plus, get an additional $100 off beautyrest gold mattresses and $200 off beautyrest world class gold mattresses from simmons... featuring super pocketed coil springs to prevent motion disturbance and conform to your shape. after all, it's not just sleep, it's beautyrest. the jcpenney labor day mattress sale. new look. new day. who knew! jcpenney. august >>> august was the first time in four months that the unemployment rate went up. now at 9.6% nationwide, up from 9.5% i july. more than 110,000 census jobs went away but companies added 67,000 new jobs

i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. >>> labor day marks the beginning of the traditional push towards election day. this year with the economy working against them, democrats are fighting to retain control of congress. with that as a backdrop, president obama heads to wisconsin today. there a key senate seat and race for governor are hotly contested. tara mergener is in washington with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. both of these races are very competitive. this week the president will make two speeches aimed at trying to convince voters he can get the economy back on track. president obama will try to convince voters this week that democratic policies are working. >> to heal our economy, we need more than a healthy stock market. we need bustling main streets and a growing, thriving middle class. >> reporter: he'll head to wisconsin today to give a speech about the economy. on wednesday he'll visit cleveland where he'll announce new steps to help small businesses. all along the way, the president will also try to shore up support for democrats ahead of midterm

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i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. in afghanistan this morning, a deadly helicopter crash has claimed the lives of nato service members in the southern part of the country. nine coalition troops were killed. it's the deadliest year for nato in the nine-year war. mandy clark is in kabul with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. according to nato sources, early reports indicate that the dead were americans and on a special forces mission. now, the crash happened at 4:00 a.m. in southern afghanistan. many of these covert operations happen at night and the goal is to disrupt taliban operations, either hunting commanders or searching for caches of drugs and weapons. there was no enemy fire when the helicopter crashed in the region, so the cause of the crash is being investigated. according to sources, it happened in zabul province, north of kandahar and a taliban-dominated area. unfortunately, helicopter crashes have happened in the past. last october was one of the deadliest with two crashes leaving 14 ame

i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. that florida preacher who plans to burn copies of the koran, the muslim holy book, will not back down. everyone is condemning the plan by reverend terry jones, but jones says he's trying to send a message to radical islam. tara mergener is in washington with the latest on that. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. jones believes radical islam could take over america and says burning the koran is a warning. secretary of state hillary clinton is just the latest official to lash out at pastor terry jones. >> i am heartened by the clear unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful, disgraceful act. >> reporter: the florida preacher has sparked worldwide controversy over his plans to publicly burn the koran, the muslim holy book, on september 11th. >> we're dealing with the radical element of islam they have no problem burning the flag, burning the bible. >> reporter: outrage has already erupted in afghanistan and the top u.s. military general in the country, general david pet

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i'm terrell brown for betty nguyen. this morning people on the island of bermuda are waking up to a mess left by hurricane igor. the eye of the storm, category 1, by the way, passed just 40 miles west of the island around midnight and pounded the british territory with heavy rains and winds up to 75 miles an hour. trees and power lines were downed, cutting electricity for nearly 20,000 customers and flooding low-lying areas. >> safety first. we can always rebuild. as bermudaans, we already know how to rebuild. it's just one of those things. >> igor is expected to turn northwest today. later this week it will cause dangerous as well as and riptides along the east coast. >>> the american hiker imprisoned months in iran says her arrest was, quote, a huge misunderstanding. sarah shourd begged for the release of her com pain yons right now still in prison. tara mergener is in new york with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. shourd says she is very grateful to be home but the companions mentioned a

i'm terrell brown. betty nguyen is on assignment this morning. the 2010 primary season draws to a close today. seven states and the district of columbia are holding primary elections. republicans are trying to put in candidates who can ride voter discontent to big gains come november. but there's also defiance within the gop. party leaders are keeping a close eye on today's senate race in delaware. tara mergener is in washington this morning with more. tara, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. well, this primary is definitely causing some anxiety. party officials fear a tea party win will complicate efforts to take back the senate. the tea party has its sights set on delaware. >> not celebrating yet. encouraged and hopeful, but not celebrating yet. >> reporter: two weeks ago republican christine o'donnell was a long shot. a former marketing consultant up against longtime congressman mike castle. but then the tea party express came to town with a quarter million dollar check for o'donnell. now polls show it's anyone's race. th

i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news.ishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. and our efforts aren't coming at tax-payer expense. i know people are wondering-- now that the well is capped, is bp gonna meet its commitments? i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. >>> good morning. well, it's thick outside this morning. the sun's going to return and we're heating up once again. >> it's warm outside also. we're starting out in the 70s. 72 in baltimore and 69 in hagerstown and you can see, it's muggy also. 68 in

i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen this morning. we begin with the upcoming midterm elections, a new cbs news/"new york times" poll shows voter frustration running high, neither party escapes criticism and the president is taking plenty of heat. the number one issue among voters, the economy. a record number of american voters want new blood in congress. 55% say it's time for their representative to go. voters are frustrated with both parties. 58% disapprove of the democrats. 68% disapprove of the republicans. tara, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. midterms, believe it or not, are now just seven weeks away and both parties are under growing pressure to prove they can fix the economy. with bitter midterm battles looming, president obama is taking a fresh shot at republicans. >> we don't have time for any more games. i understand there's an election coming up. >> reporter: wednesday, he accused the party of blocking his plan to extend all bush-era tax cuts for families making less than $250,000, just so wealthy

i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen this morning. the senator majority leader says he won't wait until next year to try again to lift a ban on gays serving openly in the military. he plans to bring it up again after the november election but some gay rights activists say the democrats missed their best chance to end don't ask don't tell yesterday. joel brown reports. >> reporter: senate democrats took a big political gamble and lost. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: their election-year effort to repeal the military's don't ask, don't tell policy failed by four votes. democrats tried to include the repeal in a military spending bill that's needed to fund operations in iraq and afghanistan. a tactic that outraged republicans. >> this is a blatant political ploy in order to try to galvanize the political base of the other side, which is facing a losing election. >> reporter: democrats were counting on the support of moderate republicans like susan collins of maine, who thinks gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve open

good to see you, i'm terrell brown for betty nguyen this morning. president obama takes the podium later on at the u.n. for his second address to the general assembly. randall pinkston is at the united nations with details. randall, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. how are you? yes, indeed, president obama will be here at the united nations in just a few hours. with problems at home and flagging poll numbers, the president's address at the u.n. sure to give him awn opportunity to focus on his foreign policy accomplishments and his vision for the future. president obama's expected to use today's u.n. speech to remind the world and americans how far his administration has come. in front of nearly 200 global leaders, he will highlight america's progress in iraq and afghanistan and promote u.s. efforts to kick-start the world economy. the president will defend his attempt to jump-start mid east peace talks after more than two years. also high on the agenda, slowing the spread of nuclear weapons. >> i think he's going to try to ke

i'm terrell brown. this is the cbs morning news. hi, a number two please?ould you like that to hurt now, or later? uh, what? sir, do you want heartburn pain now or later? [ male announcer ] these medicines make you choose. pepcid® complete doesn't. it's fast acting and long lasting. pepcid® complete works now and works later. it's fast acting and long lasting. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. >>> taking a look at the radar, clear skies and a star field. temperatures in the upper 50s and we'll go for sunshine and temperatures around 80, don mr. >>> thank you around we're in full campaign mode following key races including a possible upset for the state's attorney. derek valcourt has monitor

browns. the nfl fined john harbaugh for impermissible contact on line judge ron marinucci. animated in showing terrell suggs did nothing wrong in his tackle of carson palmer. it was a pitiful call. jaunt was fined $15,000 and says it was well deserved the " there is no doubt about. t it. cannot touch an official. i have no problem with it. >> john was with gerry sandusky last night. the orioles go for a sweep. they lost 16 of 18 to the red sox last year. this is a big deal for the orioles. they broke open a tight game to win 9-1. ty wigginton. watch this. this one goes about 306. but it still when 306. three-run home run. luke scott scores nick markakis. matt wieters and that pitch went 58 feet. orioles win 9-1 and clinched a tie of the season series. the ncaa lacrosse tournament will be back in baltimore this spring and in 2014. >> thank you. 62 degrees on tv hill. much more to come in the next half-hour of 11 news today. >> the latest unemployment numbers are out. the news is not good for maryland. details are next. >> what is in a name? plenty, if you are one candidate looking to change how it will

browns. john harbaugh will be later in the wallet. he was fined $15,000 for impermissible contact with ron marinucci. ouched the ref. the r last night, you can see the hit by terrellstands what the league finds him. >> you cannot touch end official. the league has ruled for a reason. i respect and i have no problem with that. >> you can catch the show every week on wbal-plus , channel 208 on comcast. the orioles will not make the playoffs. they're having a direct say on who will. they are doing a number on the chance of the boston red sox. the birds beat the red sox last night. tied at 1. fair or foul? the foul pole is called the johnny pesky paul and it stays inside. they get to jonathan papelbon. luke scott and nick markakis trots in. matt wieters has a wild pitch. 9-1, the orioles win. home opener for the ravens on sunday. this is the first game that meant something at m&t bank since december 20 last year. they are due. no question. >> here is a look ahead to our next hour dust a shipping company is accused of dumping waste into our waters. >> a maryland candidate dies in a hit-and-run accident. we'll have details. >> in massachusetts police department is handi

terrell suggs' hit when he made contact with the ref. that contact is prohibited. coach har bop and the en-- harbaugh and the entire ravens team preparing for the cleveland browns sunday at 1:00, live on wjz 13. i'm always fired up. this time i want to sew something. >>> still ahead at 4:00, show -- is she the next sarah palin. the nation's focus on christine o'donnell and how people row spopped to herbie czar allegations. >>> an nfl was found dead. who he was and why his team is struggling today. >>> and bob is updating the first warning forecast and it's in the what you would expect for the first day of fall. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] mcdonald's new chicken flatbreads. all out awesome combinations of juicy, grilled chicken topped with roasted garlic aioli and a natural four-cheese blend. mcdonald's chicken flatbreads. the simple joy of new discoveries. >>> an nfl team is dpreefing the loss of a player. wide receive per kenny mckinley was found dead in his house with a gunshot wound that is believed to be self-inflicted. there was no indication that he was suicidal. >>> an unthinkable cream in texas. a burglar breaks into a day-care center and stea