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he's got a beautiful wife in houston who is the daughter of a texas oil tikeon and a sweet, naive girlfriend in the westexas down of midland. he's scamming money from both of them but he's generally falling for both. so will his house of cards come tumbling down. you'll have to tune in to see what happens. now i spoke with several members of the cast when i was in l.a. last week. all are very excited about the start of the show, especially james wolf. after all, he did land a role that has not one, but two beautiful leading ladies. >> you get to do las vegas scenes with two beautiful women. how tough of a gig can it be. >> that ain't bad. i'm not going to complain about that. i oftentimes try to be very mature and handle the question very well but this i'm say it's not. >> the word on the street is that he is a young george clooney. so you could be watching an awesome new show and watching a superstar in the making at the same time. so here you go. 8:00 is house. 9:00 is lone star. monday night prime time. and if your tv is not working. come here to the re-store in northern virginia in chantilly and sup

they won the american league west. the texasleague baseball to never win a post series season and most lin.ely go up against the tampa bay rays or the new york yankees. >> julie: okay. well, a big one for the university of nevada wolf pack doing something for the first time in 62 years. what was it. >> nevada beat byu and california last week. this is a big deal, because neys da is now ranked in the 18 top 25 poll for the first time since he a48. this is number 25 ranked team and they go up against the in-state rivals, unlv. the fremont company and everybody is excited about nevada the fun team, a different oeryense known as the pist: o oeryense and the coach one of the more likeable in the game. the wo of pack, 25 ranked in the nation, no one saw that coming. >> i certainly didn't. >> pete the o thank you very much. >> thanks, julie. >> well, he relies on his service dog to guide him through life with parkinson's disease, but that was apparently a problek a during a trip to the mall, in phoenix, douglas schrock says a mall secu

the near infrared flashes that meteors create. >>> state wildlife officials captured a nearly 12-foot ng alligator, a rare find, especially in west texas. the animal was recovered from a local ranch where it's thought to have survived on wild pigs and duck. the gato will be med to a new home on a 15 acre alligator farm. >>> and in louisiana, patrons lined up tget a piece of the 5,300 feet long and more than 8,600 pound king cake. that, according to the bakers, could wrap around the superdome twice. guinness is expected to determine soon whether that qualifies as the largest king cake. >>> now here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> good morning, amara. have you ever had that before? >> i haven. but it looks like a great breakfast for me. i love sweets in the morning. >> i'll have to look that up. as far as yesterday went in the south, incrediblyhot. huntsville, alabama region had their 100th 90-degree day of the candar year. philadelphia, you broke your record yesterday for the most 90-degree days in one year. the heat this summer has been incredible and it's going to continue as we go throughout the day today. as far

the former west texas school board president who helped draft today's resolution says the board's voters. >> there is nothing too offensive about it. as far as i can see we just want to make sure what my view is that judaism and christianity are presented with the proper roles that they have in world history and it's just gigantic. but in the books, you have to search for it. >> critics were calling on the texas state board of education to reject the resolution because they say it does nothing more than politicize education and exploit anti-muslim bigotry. >> to put forward a resolution that we know would affect publishers in the way they present their material is kind of like saying watch out, there is some arab guys funding these things. it's kind of just ridiculous. it's asking people to put together a spider's web that doesn't exist. >> it could effect textbooks that end up in classrooms by 2012. jon, back to you. >> jon: kris gutierrez, thanks. the movie rental site netflix announcing a new deal with nbc allowing it to stream some of that company's shows on the internet. we're tol

the near infrared flashes that meteors create. >>> state wildlife officials captured a nearly 12-foot-long, 550-pound alligator, a rare find especially in west texas. the animal was recovered from a local ranch where it's thought to have survived on wild pigs and ducks. the gator will be moved to a new home on a 15-acre alligator farm. and in louisiana, patrons lined up to get a piece of the 5,300-feet-long and more than 86-pound long king cake that could wrap around the superdome twice according to the bakers. guinness officials are expected to verify soon whether the cake qualifies as the world's largest king cake. >>> now for a look at the national weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> good morning. did you get to check out the harvest moon last night? >> i didn't get a chance. >> you missed it. it was absolutely incredible. a lot around the country got to see it. when it rose last night and the sun was setting, moon was rising it looked so huge on the horizon they call it one of the biggest harvest moons we've ever had. as far as today we have a couple different weather stori

. >>> a watch has been issued this evening for the west coast of texas and mexico. tropical storm hermine is packing winds at 70 miles per hour. texas officials are warning residents of flash floods while mexican authorities are urging people to move to hurricane shelters. >>> the clean up couldn'ts in nova scotia canada where tropical storm earl came on shore. earl had grown to a category four category last week, threatening the north carolina coast but stayed offshore brushing new england before moving into canada as a a tropical storm. >> what a difference here, this is the best weather we've had all summer. >> we are, we're venturing into fall as we speak. it's not the end of summer yet, unofficially with this weekend, it feels more like fog. first thing you do is look for the fog, and it's moving in. within the next 12 hours, it'll probably be as far north as pigeon point and back into the bay area proper. let's go back to the current temperature, you will see as i put in the numbers directly for you. you can see the reds the higher temperatures. you'll see wha

this happened in the small town of west orange texas. it left the town in a state of shock.ack of the high school football team died during last night's game. witnesses say the quarterback, reginald garrett, collapsed shortly after throwing his second touchdown pass of the night. he was quickly rushed to the hospital where teenage friends and family all gathered where doctors tried and could not save him. >> the paramedics did everything possible in the field. we did -- we worked with him for well over an hour. we did everything possible, including our physician getting on the line to a local card olgist o cardiologist. we couldn't get a heart beat back. >> what was that hospital like? was it full of people at the time? >> his family was all there, of course. it was very devastating. lots of crying and shortly after the game ended, my parking lot completely filled with people. the waiting room was full. the parking lot was full. there was cheerleaders and band members. all the coaches were there. it was the entire community, the entire football stadium came to the hospital t

the first. >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. thanks for joining us. a real-live tragedy played out as a texas high school football game. the quarterback of the west orange stark high school collapsed just moments after throwing his second touchdown of that game. reginald garrett was rushed to a hospital and died a short time later. high school football is practically a religion in texas and garrett was a star on his team. a hospital supervisor spoke with cnn this morning. the town's reaction shows just how much they cared about this young man. >> when he arrived about 8:30, 8:35, he wasn't pronounced nil about 9:40, 9:45. his family was all there, of course. it was very devastating. lots of krig. but then shortly after the game ended, the -- my parking lot completely filled with people. the waiting room was full, the waiting room was full, the cheerleaders, the band members, all the coaches were there. it was like the entire football stadium came to the hospital to check on him. we were trying our best to give them good news and comfort them, but it was impossible. they were in the parking lot gathered in groups. they were singing hymns, they wer

showers, meanwhile, in the northwest, montana and north dakota. thunderstorms in west texas. rain in most of florida. >> a bit cooler than normal across the midwest and ohio valley. chicago, 67. hot in the south. atlanta and miami both at 88. phoenix, also above average at 107. seasonal temperatures mostly everywhere else. >>> there is growing concern of what a september 11th memorial event is doing to nature. >> we're talking about the twin beams of light that shine on each anniversary of 9/11. last weekend, thousands of birdses were migrating south and became distracted by the bright lights. >> new yorkers have posted dozens of youtube videos like this one, showing the birds flying in and out of the huge light beams. the same thing happened in 2004. experts say the confusion can exhaust the birds. but they do believe they have resumed their normal migration. >>> when we come back on this thursday, a change at the starbucks drive-through window starting today. >>> plus, website woes for customers of one megabank, unable to access their account information for days. >>> and vi

. >> the problem is this busy solved out of emotions, and passion for the old west and more than a business plan. >> we're from texasave to wave the flag, don't we. >> i drove enough nails until i felt a money pinch and i stopped and then i waited to see if the business would give a return on investment. my feeling was if it doesn't work, we will stop. we're not going to vest the whole thing at the beginning. >> now, instead of a quiet house on the prairie, he and his wife own a full blown wild west park, and slash movie set. >> i run into lots of people that have ideas on how to do a business, but ideas without the determination to execute and to see it through just don't mean anything. ♪ >> what is impressive about the second retirement enterprise is that at the age of 56 he entered a business field he knew nothing about. >> starting a business after 50, if you are going down the same lines of where you worked for years, you are going to be using all of that knowledge to push you forward. i started a business that i was totally unfamiliar with. >> but schmidt says while there are challenges with being an older int

the price is about 3 cents less than a week ago. texas residents pay the least well drivers in the west and illinois pays the most. this will hold true unless there is a shift in the economy. >> airlines are getting creative, trying to squeeze more money out of passengers. jane king joins us live in the bloomberg business report. to morning to you. >> it looks like we will open a low but hire. on friday, we had a nice rally. better than expected orders for durable goods. developments on the latest foreclosure traudrama. evictions have been suspended. we have jpmorgan chase and there is a question over thousands of foreclosures after a supervisor said she did not verify documents used to justify home seizures. a judge has been asked to throw out the foreclosures. another recalled. hyundai is recalling one of the 40,000 sonata sedans in the u.s. hyundai knows about 10 sonatas with this defect. the recall is expect to begin next month. you are paying more to fly these days. airline fees have gone up by more than 50% since last year. continental charges $20 if you asked for a receipt more than a week after you fly. it

the ball game. texas still leads the a's by eight games in the west. >>> andy roddick beaud out but -- bowed out.rier rei enis looking to advance to the fourth round taking on nicholas amadro. cleary probably felt there was no way he would lose today. back to back grand slams with a straight set win today. that means next up is the four seed, andy murray. he falls apart after winning the first set losing in four. women's side, venus williams is a little off today. she tugged at her skirt most of the match. even in her less than best effort it was good enough. third round pga bank open, tiger woods in trouble at 18. the rough stuff lands on the green. 69 for woods. his second straight round in the 60s. he is still 10 shots behind. jason day isn't going anywhere. apparently 66 today. he has a one shot lead. phil mickelson is lurking five shots back. >> mickelson's approach hits the flag stick, rolls back off the green. the same thing happened to mickelson on the same hole, same place. his memory this time served him well. birdy. 67 today. if he finishes fourth or better he could take over the world

the university of texas. dan harris has the story. >> reporter: friday night after throwing his second touchdown pass, senior quarterback reggie garrett of westange high school in texas collapsed on the sidelines. garrett appeared to have suffered a seizure and was unresponsive. rushed to the hospital, he was later pronounced dead. >> just a big loss. everybody's going to be -- it's a tragedy. >> reporter: what isn't clear is if the seizure may have been a pre-existing condition which was never flagged as being severe. garrett's death will now be investigated. according to the cdc, high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctors' visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations annually. this past friday, 16-year-old antonio rovas collapsed on his high school track, running a routine drill. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead of apparent heat exhaustion. and last week, hayward dennison of central catholic high school in oregon scored the winning touchdown. moments later, dennison felt his heart racing. >> i got back up and i was trying to breathe a lot more. >> reporter: then he collapsed of a heart

the town of west orange, texas. is morning after the star quarterback of the local high school football team collapsed and died during last night's game. his name is reginald garrett, he collapsed shortly after throwing his second touchdown pass. he was rushed to an area hospital. everybody gathered there. a short time ago, i spoke with the hospital supervisor susan courtney who was there when he was brought in. this wasn't just another patient to her. she knew this young man personally like so many other people in town did. >> the paramedics did everything possible in the field. we did -- we worked with him for well over an hour. and we did everything possible, including our physician getting on the line to a local cardiologist to see if there was anything else we could do, but we simply couldn't get a heartbeat back. >> what was that hospital like? and was it full of people at the time when -- >> his family was all there, of course, and it was very devastating and lots of crying. but then shortly after the game end

the midwest. from nashville to western new york fierce storms with high winds, hail, and possible flooding. it will be wet in florida, west texas, and in the northwest. >> seasonal temperatures for much of the country, but hot in the south. hotlanta and miami both 88. cooler in the midwest. chicago and minneapolis in the mid 60s. detroit 72. omaha 72. colorado springs is 87. and portland is 74. >>> a home under construction in washington state has made the list of the top 25 most expensive new homes. >> get ready for the wish list. it is on mercer island near seattle and has seven bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a 48-foot pool, a spa, an amphitheater, a dock, and why not a boat house too? >> mm-hmm. >> more than 13,000 square feet. word is the owners were building the home as their main residence but they changed their minds and they moved somewhere else. >> oh. must be nice. that means the price actually drops. that means the mansion can be yours for a paltry $28 million. >> that's bargain basement pricing for manhattan. >> just like your crib, willis. more after this. ♪ love shack, baby you go next if you had a hoveround power chair?

above normal temperatures for much of the west into the northern and western plains states below normal from southeastern texas and louisiana and all the way up to the ohio valley and tennessee valley. precipitation then below normal for the plains states and above normal for most areas from the mississippi valley on east ward. let's let us go out 90 days then. that puts us into december. above normal on into texas to the southeastern great lakes. precipitation near normal for most of the corn belt. texas into the southwest probably below normal. john. the ultimate farm quest series is brought to you by case ih t the world of farming the changing. >>> our ultimate farm quest update takes us to northwest ohio for a first hand look at corn harvest. we caught up with doug as corn harvesting was under way on his farm. rain showers showers were not there. we had minimal rain since 4th of july, happy with the harvest here. the rest of the corn up north i think will be 30 or 40bushels better. we had higher water holding capacity than the farms up north so we are happy. this moisture on this corn is unbelieveablely lo

the damage with a bases loaded double. guererro hit a solo homerun. texas wins it and the rangers can clinch the westow afternoon. still in search of their first win, the 49ers play in kansas city on sunday. de spied being 0 and 2, san francisco is a favorite because of their monday night showing against the saints. the offense came to life as san francisco was oh so close to upsetting the defending super bowl champs. the 49ers hope to build on that as they prepare for the unbeaten chiefs. >> like i said before, this is a building block. this is a step in the right direction. you can't get over confident. don't drink the cologne. just splash it on. >> this sunday, sc gold pride takes on philadelphia for the women's professional soccer league championship. today gold pride put on a clinic in san francisco. milbret and spielger teamed up to work with the kids from the american scores chapter. it is an after school program that uses soccer to empower kids in communities. she took pride in being a good role model for the young girls there. >> boys have all of the opportunities in the world. it is my plea

the small town of west orange, texas, in a state of shock after the star quarterback of the local highootball team collapsed and died during last night's game. his name was reginald garrett. he was rushed to the hospital after he collapsed on the team's sideline shortly after throwing hiss second touchdown pass of the game. after collapsing, he died just a short time later. hundreds of fans, teammates, friends, filled the hospital's waiting room waiting to hear word about him, and they didn't get the word they were hoping to get, which was that he was going to be okay. susan courtney is supervisor for the baptist hospital of southeast texas where he was taken. she is joining us now by phone. ms. courtney, i appreciate your being here. we have you here not just in your capacity as working for the hospital, but you can give us an idea. everybody in town knew this kid. >> yes, everybody did. he was a very popular child. he was very sweet, very well mannered. he was an a student. he had collegebound -- he already had scholarships lined up. every child liked him. he was nice to everyone. wa

. >>> well, it will take something just short of a miracle for either the angels or as to make a run at texas in the a-l west going for the sweep in the coliseum. the players and the mascots involved in breast cancer awareness day. in the third bobby abraju got ahold of the pitch no doubt about that one. it was 2-0. later in the inning with hideki matsui aboard mike napoli and suddenly irvin santana had the 4-0 lead. the as scratched out a run in the third. made it interesting in the 4th. jack cust scores. and larish goes with a double and it is tied at 3. tory hunter rolls the one all the way to the gap that brings them a three. the angels managed to salvage one. 7-4 was the final with the win. the angels pull within nine and a half of the first place rangers. the as stay first game back. >>> two high sides and major names advanced into the u.s. tennis championship today. one name was venus williams. she struggled with her serve but was able to outlast. she won the point. she won the first set 7-6. more dominant in the second set. now in the far court, making a nice play at the net. and then at match point,

the delivery system. i think technology has gotten very good. but how we deliver it to individuals of color individuals, i'd say if you go to west texas you'd find the same impact. if you go to chicago, we know the same thing is happening. and new york. to a lesser extent, but still happening. in la it's happening that way. we're going to have to solve the system how we take these discovery and deliver them, and maybe health reform will help in that. i don't know. >> when you say system, are you talking about incentives or are you talking about the delivery system? >> the actual delivery system. >> if the incentives and the spotlight were focused on disparities by ethnicity or disparities by geography or disparities by sex, we've had, in heart disease, a huge amount of data showing a huge differential. >> men get better care than women. >> yes we've built a lot of our science around males and heart disease. so if the spotlight in the incentives were toward those gaps in what's better than the status quo, wouldn't the system adapt? >> it hasn't in cancer. it hasn't in -- >> but where were the incentives? >> i'll give you an example. cardiovascula

the university of texas longhorns died during a game. friday night after throwing his second touchdown pass, senior quarterback reggie garrett of west orangein texas collapsed on the sidelines. garrett appeared to have suffered a seizure and was unresponsive. >> all: hail mary full of grace. >> reporter: rushed to the hospital, he was later pronounced dead. >> just a big loss. everybody is going to be -- a tragedy. >> reporter: what isn't clear, if the seizure was a pre-existing condition which was never flagged as being severe. garrett's death will now be investigated. according to the cdc, high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations annually. this past friday, 16-year-old antonio robis collapsed on his high school track running a routine drill. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead of apparent heat exhaustion. and last week, hayward demison of central catholic high school in oregon, scored the winning touchdown. moments later demison felt his heart racing. >> i got back up, and i was -- i was trying to breathe a lot more and then -- >> he collapse

tropical storm hermine 50 miles west of corpus christi, texas, it's moving fwhst at 17, we have tornado watches up from corpus christi to just west of galveston until 1:00. here's theome areas 10 to 12 inches of rain over the next three days just north of san antonio and about five to seven inches in parts of central oklahoma. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the >>> and here's a live look over at oakland airport. you can see plenty of clouds out in the sky. those low clouds are hugging the coast and they are going to be making their way inland throughout the day and unfortunately, that's bringing some cooler temperatures, almost 20 degrees in some areas, cooler than it was yesterday, in the mid to high 70s for top numbers along the coast, low 60s into the 50s. tomorrow afternoon, we are even going to see some drizzle around the coast. >>> time joy's s.o.s. we dole out advice for your diet. joy's a registered dietitian and nutritionist and "today" she's covering everything from packing in protein when you're on the run to dealing with a fussey preschooler. we're going to go to diane in altoona, iowa. diane, good mor

the way up the texas coast. well into texas, with the problems that will be texas flooding. here's a look at the rain. look at the yellow, the heaviest rain. and the center of circulation is west of corpus christi. there has been a big move on the storm toward the north. let's show you why it's not going to go away quickly. four to eight inches of rain. from laredo to corpus christi. austin, a little south of dallas as well. big-time texas flooding. watch hermine interact with this stalled front that's north. look at oklahoma, north texas, in the hill country here. we could have a good, solid of 10, 12 inches of rain that just stays put. nothing is going to kick this out until about thursday. we'll go over all the weather patterns. and again, watching the tropics, active. there's a little wave off the coast of africa. gaston has weakened. not a lot to talk about. we'll watch them all. george? >>> we're going to go now to the wildfires in colorado. firefighters worked through the night, trying to contain them as they spread rapidly through the rockies. high winds are kicking the flames up. causing authorities to evacuate scores of tlenhreatened homes and clayton sandell is in c

. >>> well, the small community of west george, texas is trying to come to grips today with the deaththlete and scholar. play was actually halted on friday night after reggie gator threw a touchdown pass and then collapsed. he was rushed to the hospital, but it was too late. several colleges had actually shown interest in this straight-a student, and his coach, dan hooks, spoke to us about this young man's death and the reaction from all his fans and friends. >> it's devastating. i mean, it's just hard to talk about it. they were all crying and falling out. well, you couldn't say anything to comfort them. what are you going to say? you lost a 17-year-old child and nobody knew what the circumstances were or nothing. it's really bad. >> gator's car remained parked at the school over the weekend, and it's quickly become a memorial covered in flowers and notes. no word on what caused his death. >>> the pressure of being a head football coach can take its toll. michigan state beat notre dame on saturday. after the game, spartan head coach mark antonio was admitted to the hospital with symp

depps in west odessa, texas, have arrested the man who forced them into a standoff that lasted nearlyurs. it started late friday when the gunman shot two deputies and a civilian who are expected to survive. the odessa american reports the suspect set fire to his home which was surrounded by officers. he is now in the hospital with burn injuries. >>> six people were killed on saturday in a crash involving a church van in woodbury, new york. four people were rushed to the hospital. two of them are in intensive care. one of the first firefighters on the scene tells cnn affiliate ynn that the accident was caused by a blown tire. >>> a spokesman for toyota says the car company has settled with two families over a deadly crash. four people were killed last year when their lexus sedan accelerated uncontrollably on a freeway near san diego and crashed over an embankment. lexus is a division of toyota. the company says both parties wish to keep the amount of the settlement private as part of the deal, toyota is not admitting liability. >>> a community in texas is mourning the death of a high s

the west coast, along the coastline, looks good. south texas, more rain. you don't need it at all.eat organization, rocking the boat, they actually do boat building and on-water education in the bronx, a burr rogue of new york, rowing around manhattan 28.5 miles this weekend. good luck. a great program to teach young people about the outdoors. that's quickly your weather picture. now inside to you. >> thank you. jeans are a staple in most of our wardrobes but with so many brands and sizes and washes, finding the perfect pair requires a lot of work so katrina szish is here with the right denim not only for the right body type but the right budget, right. >> that's the best part. shopping for jeans there, are so many options. i recommends trying as many pairs you can but don't have to go in the high numbers. every pair we have cost $60 or less. we brought in more than two hundred pair of jeans to find our best models. >> you have to have a fine lunch. >> not too much because you won't close the waist. >> a light lunch. >> but stamina is important. >> this is mizol. we'll show a photo

the rockies and texas. plenty of sunshine over the western two-thirds of the nation west of the mississippi river.the pacific northwest we'll have clouds. it looks like the hawaiian islands and alaska, sunshine there and quiet >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist craig herrera. we have mostly clear conditions all over the bay area. some patches of fog along the coast and that's where we'll cool off a bit. we have a spare the air day. another one tomorrow. and the santa clara valley air quality expected to be unhealthful for sensitive groups. people with upper respiratory problems should take it easy. 70s along the beaches, more of those 90s everywhere else even around the rim of the bay. tomorrow's the warmest day, seven-day forecast, more of those 100 degree readings tomorrow. border, parts of montana and the dakotas. and the southwest will be hot at 100 degrees again. >> when you are here, you can always check out the weather on weather.com. this time it's time to talk about the football forecast because tonight is football night in america, football night here on nbc. looks like we will see temp

the rockies and texas. plenty of sunshine over the western two-thirds of the nation west of the mississippi river.e pacific northwest we'll have clouds. it looks like the hawaiian islands and alaska, sunshine there and quiet weather, >> temperatures have been in the 90's the last couple of days. we will slide into >>> remember, when we're not here you can always check your weather on weather.com. time to talk about the football forecast because tonight is football night in america. sunday night football here on nbc. it looks like we are going to see temperatures in south florida in the 80s for your game tonight. the jets against the dolphins at sun life stadium. 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. that's not bad. it should be mostly dry. that's a check of the football forecast. here's lester. >> we're very excited about learning plaza. it will open to the public later today. it includes a series of five galleries open to the public to allow visitors and viewers at home to explore america's educational eco-system, if you will. i have an exhibit here where you can find your style of learning. c

the west orang orange-stark high school mustangs to victory when tragedy struck. >> i looked over and he's on the ground and i thought i wonder what is wrong. >> reporter: the texas teen collapsed on the sideline and was rushed to the hospital. he was pronounced dead before the game was over. >> it has been a real hard because you think of all the good times that you had with him and all the time us spent with him. >> reporter: garett had a history of seizures but was medically screened and cleared to play this season. he is the third high school player to suddenly die this month. 16-year-old kody turner in coke coke and 15-year-old olivier louis in florida both collapsed and died after practice. and hayward demison, a 17-year-old oregon high school player was saved by a nurse who was in the stands after he suffered a sudden heart attack last week. brian robinson from the national athletic trainers association says there is one question every parent has to ask. >> who is taking care of my kid. >> reporter: high school football still tops the list of most dangerous sports for serious injury. 12 player deaths were linked to football last year. nearly half a million

the west orange star high school mustangs to victory when tragedy struck. >> i looked over, he's on the ground. i thought, i wonder what's wrong. >> reporter: the texasapsed on the sideline, rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead before the game was over. he is the third high school player to suddenly die this month. 16-year-old cody turner in oklahoma and 15-year-old olivie lewis in florida both collapsed and died after practice and this 17-year-old oregon high school player was saved by a nurse who was in the stands after he suffered a sudden heart attack last week. high school football still tops the list of most dangerous sports for serious injury. 12 player deaths were linked to football last year. nearly half a million reported concussions a year. and compared to other high school athletes, football players are ten times more likely to suffer heat-related illnesses. >> all these things are a matter of education. and i think that we are making progress. it's -- we still have a ways to go. >> reporter: despite increased awareness, the requirements for medical screening vary from state to state and no state requires teams to have trainers with

the south and west. flood watches in effect here. 3 to 5 inches expected and texas has been hard hit with a couple of different tropical depressions and storms already in the last couple of weeks. so adding more insult to injury with all this moisture, we're going to likely see river flooding as well as flash flooding from some of these heavier showers and thunderstorms. there you can see the flood watches in effect, corpus christy into brownsville, those are be the impact areas we're concerned with. >> jacqui, appreciate that. >>> let's talk about the pope's visit in great britain. he addressed a painful issue on his third day, the child sex abuse case scandal that's rocked the church. he met with five abuse victims in london and at a morning mass, the pontiff expressed "deep sorrow to the innocent victims of these unspeakable crimes." well, that wasn't enough to dissuade thousands of people protesting the pope's visit. they gathered near hyde park where the pontiff led a prayer vigil for the beatification of a british cardinal. >>> and a freed american hiker is talking about her ordeal. coming up, hear what

the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. soaking rains and gusting winds in texas are a result of hermine moving inland. northern plains, shower activity is coming from fast moving thunderstorms. the westcools down and the east coast warms up. >>> and here's another look at this morning's top stories. a wind-driven wildfire north of boulder, colorado has destroyed dozens of homes and forced a thousand others to be evacuated. 5 1/2 square miles have been charred, but so far no injuries are reported. >>> and a florida church plans to burn copies of the muslim holy book the koran on the anniversary of september 11th. the u.s. commander in afgh istan says that could endanger u.s. troops. >>> back home, president obama's job creation plan comes as the unemployment rate hangs near 10%. it's been tough times for americans who have been out of work for a long stretch. meanwhile, ununionized workers -- or unionized workers, rather, are facing cuts. elaine quijano reports. >> reporter: for more than three months, michelle has been picketing the plant where she's worked for 15 years, mott's apple juice in western new york. 300 union members are locked in a heated dispute, symbolizing a new shift

the southern border. they're operated by u.s. customs and border protection agents. they've already been flying over arizona, california, and parts of west texas. >>> there'll be another blood drive today to help the fremont police officer who was shot in the line of duty. officer todd young will undergo more surgery, but he'll need more blood. today's drive is at santa clara high school from 2:00 f.p.m. to 6:00 p.m. he graduated from there in 1989. young was shot last week in oakland after a confrontation with a suspected gang member, andrew bareyens to. >>> hurricane earl just got downgraded to a category 3 storm. the current forecast track shows earl brushing the coast in the next couple of days. north carolina's outer banks will most likely be the first to feel the effects of earl. evacuation orders are already in effect on ocrackoak island and more are actually expected today. >> from north carolina to maine, any of these areas could be impacted, and really getting people to recognize the need to get ready now. >> as far north as massachusetts, many aren't waiting for orders. they're already pulling boats from the water, stocking up on su

a couple just happened in texas and another in west virginia. when is the last time pg & e has had to deal with a situation like this? >> unfortunately these things do occur and they are tragic when they do occur. it's been a year or several years since we've had an event like this. again, what's important is that you make the area safe, you get back, do you the investigation to really find out what the cause was. >> reporter: and last question for you, how many customers currently are affected. not in the immediate area but overall? >> i'm not sure exactly how many customers right now. >> reporter: about a thousand? >> both on gas and electric. i don't want to speculate for you, we do have a team on place you can go to and get some of that more detailed investigation. >> reporter: thank you very much for your time, president of pg & e giving us an update on what their crews are doing, securing the area to make it safe for residents and for investigators from the nhsa to come in and figure out what exactly caused the rupture. pg and e saying they can confir

the dakotas to green bay. showers in south florida, new orleans, houston, san antonio. thunderstorms from southern arizona to west texasin the pacific northwest. 59 in seattle. 65 in portland. phoenix hits 95. boise 75. meanwhile, 78 in omaha. 88 in chicago. 91 in indianapolis. upper 80s from baltimore down to miami. >>> it was the king of all sales after new orleans snapped >> we told you yesterday how the bakers in the big easy were hoping to make the biggest king cake ever. well, they did it and their king cake circled the superdome twice. there were actually two cakes ocf1 3 pwh gol hono rours e teew o in case you'res slices l leas a n t cancer research. >> it's one thing they do well in new orleans is eat so that cake did not last long, i know that. so who dat. more after this, stay with us. >>> welcome back, everybody. thanks to a survey done for the bbc, we might finally know why, according to some folks, women are such bad drivers. hm. >> that survey shows that female drivers sometimes do not feel in control of their car because of the shoes they are wearing. here's the bbc's sophie van brugen. >> reporter: mi

the updates as we get them. >>> also want to turn to texas now, west texas, where a near day long police standoff is over. the man surrendered, 55-year-old man, saying, quote, he lived off the grid, according to police. authorities say victor whitefaces now two counts of attempted capital murder in the shooting of two sheriff's deputies and a civilian on friday. police say the well-armed suspect holed up in his trailer after the shootings. he kept officers at bay for about a day. around 2:00, though, yesterday he gave up and set fire to his residence. he's now in custody being treated for burns. all three gunshot victims are expected to survive. >>> tax cuts are on the table. who gets them? who gets left out? who's getting really worked up in the process? >>> also, a senate candidate said a while ago -- what she said a while ago about witchcraft and satanic rituals that's making a delaware race even more interesting. you can make it in just 14 minutes. mmmh, orange chicken. great. i didn't feel like going out anyway. [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry. restaurant quality chinese in your grocer's freezer. we

the west coast, and that, fortunately, you still remain cool. what has changed is that some areas of the east have cooled off. now, summer weather continues down along the gulf into texaseven the desert areas aren't as hot as it was. so, here's how what we're going to be dealing with throughout the next couple days. temperatures for the most part are going to continue to be on the cooler side with our trough here in the west. heavy rain event. flooding is going to continue today up through the ozarks. as far as the wet weather in the west goes, there's not a lot of it. northern nevada up through the northern rockies has some wet weather. what caught my attention was at the high peaks, right outside of alcove, we're mixing in with some snow this morning. that's how cold it is at the high elevations, but on interstate 80, you should be just fine. also, showers continue near yakima and interstate 90 may see a shower or two. temperatures are chilly in the 50s. and for daytime highs today, we're only going to do 60s and 70s in many locations. that'son to a little bit of the heat, 97 and sunny. and showers and 59 in elko, nevada. friday forecast coming up. >> bill, thank you

the northern plains. just south texas maybe getting some showers south of san antonio. and heating up in the west, we're cooling down in the east but we're heating up here in the west. looks like l.a. will get up into the 90s and even around salt lake city in the 90s today. denver up to 86. phoenix at 106. but here's that cool air here in the east. 70s for atlanta and raleigh and charlotte. something that a lot of folks have been looking forward to for quite some time. basically, all summer. alex? >> okay, jeff morrow, thank you for that. very latest weather advisories and the forecast where you are, be sure to head to weather.com. >>> well, nbc is kicking off a nationally broadcast in-depth conversation about improving education in america. during an interactive summit on rockefeller plaza parents, teachers, and students will all come together with leaders in politics and business to discuss the challenges and opportunities in education today. i'll bring you a live preview from that plaza coming up at the bottom of this hour. we'll be followed by teacher town hall hosted by brian williams live h