california governor arnold schwarzenegger. he is going to tell us his efforts, what he is doing and what impact, hopefully, he can have on this important cause. straight ahead. >> now the crisis that is at the san joaquin valley is not just not effecting farmers it's impacting people all across the united states. our own ainsley earhardt joins us with a special report tonight. ainsley? >> this is the he could time i have been out here. we came out here in april and definitely i have seen major differences. it has just gotten worse. we were at the foodbank today. i i will show you some of that video. sean is right. it's not effecting just these farmers. i'm from the east coast. it's effecting you guys as well. i will tell you how. take the tomato, for example. we were at a tomato farm it provides tomato sauce, tomato paste, ketchup to your family 40% of the world's process tomatoes comes out of fresno, california where we are right now. when this region is effected, so are you. it truly takes a village to get all these tomatoes

and if governor arnold schwarzenegger does not comply with the court order the governor could be heldcontempt of court and he could be thrown into jail himself. >> reporter: colorful governor arnold schwarzenegger faces a midnight deadline to submit a plan to reduce the state's notoriously over crowded prisons by more than 40,000 inmates over the next two years. that's a cut of more than 25%. colorful's prisons house nearly twice as many inmates as they were designed to hold, and last month a three-judge federal panel ruled that serious health problems exist and that violence was almost impossible to prevent. less than a week later riots erupted at the prison in chino with hundreds of inmates hurt and 55 hospitalized. >> it is a terrible symptom of a much larger problem, a much larger illness. the reality is that california's entire prison system is in a state of crisis. it is collapsing under its own weight. >> reporter: with little money available to expand prison facilities the governor and state lawmakers have been struggling to come up with a plan that would comply with the judge

our governor/body builder arnold schwarzenegger held a press conference and the firefighters are doing everything they can to put the flames out. >> arnold schwarzenegger now giving up an update on the wildfires in california. let's listen in. >> we have 133,000 acres that have been burned so far. we have right now -- eight major fires. one is almost put out and there's only seven left. >> at this point he might as well. it's less smokey to breathe through a cigar than the regular air. i don't know if you remember, we threw gray davis out of the office because he wasn't the state effectively enough and now we're holding garage salesow to pay our bills that's wha we get for hi ringchearp fongeign labor. i saa ctpiure p this weekend of a guy playing golf at the country club. there he is, surrounded by fire. that had no effect on his desire to play which led me to the conclusion, that any man who plays golf within 5,000 yards of a major fire is probably having marital problems. the fires could claim 150,000 acres, could burn for two more weeks. already destroyed a house formerly owned by

sports and there is calling on residents to heed the warnings -- arnold scored senator -- arnold schwarzenegger is calling on residents to heed the warnings. firefighters have warned thousands to leave their homes. they are trying to contain the flames. two firefighters died sunday after their vehicle flipped in the rough terrain. >> we will do what we can to protect homes and properties and keep people safe to the best about our ability and continue with the firefighting efforts. >> high temperatures, low humidity, and a dry brush have created e perfect storm. homes, cars, and businesses are being tested in what is being called a state of emergency. to th south, flames are creeping dangerously close to the mount wilson observatory will many television and radio transmitters are facing destruction if these claims are not contained. fires in southern california are only about 50% contained at this time. officials just reported a total of 53 homes have been destroyed. in a solid center, abc7 news. >> despite all the problems the wildfires are causing, light wind has made conditions from getting w

arnold schwarzenegger offering a reward leading to an arrest in the station fire. they now believe the fire was deliberating set and treating it as a murder case. if you'll remember, two firefighters did die fighting the fire. the fires burned more than 150,000 acre soz far and destroyed more than 70 homes. >>> august is behind us and a lot of lawmakers are happy about it, didn't fare too well. we got a new month now and maybe a new plan. cnn has learned the white house is talking about writing its own version of health care reform. this is what people thought the president should have done in the first place. it could be delivered to capitol hill wednesday night after president obama addresses the joint session of congress. administration is leaning towards dropping the public option from the health care plan. >> the white house proposal would cover most of the 46 million uninsured americans and include popular insurance reforms like ending the insurance industry practice of preexisting conditions to deny coverage. >>> tea party express is in louisville for a rall

. >> governor arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 reward for any information leading to the conviction and arrest of the arsonist. >> authorities in western pennsylvania are searching for a missing 4-year-old boy. last seen by his family last night. the boy has a congenital heart defect. he needs to take medication three times a day. they have to move fast. they think wyatt may have wondered off from his home. last seen wearing a military style brown t-shirt and blue den on shorts and spider-man flip flops. >>> police now believe the man who called 911 to report the killings was involved in them. guy heinze jr. is charged with 8 counts of first degree murder. physical and testimonial evidence point to him. >> very late this afternoon, two pieces of information came forward to us. we took those two pieces of information, compared it to the whole of all the evidence collected all week long. and we were satisfied that that led us to believe that guy heinze jr. is a responsible person for the murders. >> seven of the eight people killed will be buried today. an arrest warrant sh

. >> governor arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist. >>> when congress returns to work next week, overhauling the u.s. health care and insurance system will move to the top of the capitol's to-do list you could say. >> reporter: susan, the president goes primetime on wednesday night and gives an address to a joint session of congress. it's just the second time he's done that during his presidency. we'll expect mr. obama to give us more details about what he wants in a health care deal. the big question, will the president drop the public option? it could compete with private insurance and is opposed by many republicans and some democrats as well. cnn has learned the white house is quietly talking about drafting its own health care reform bill which it could introduce to congress if needed. do americans support what the president is doing on health care? they appear to be split according to our new national survey. our poll suggests that 48% favor the president's plan and 51% oppose. one thing is fo

governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency for that county.ther of that little 2-year-old boy right there. he drowned when they got trapped in the floodwaters. listen. >> i just told him it would be all right and that i loved him and we would make it, but we didn't make it. >> no, that little boy did not make it. this happened monday. in a creek, it's just a small creek that turned into a raging river. the father was hanging onto the bushes with one arm and hanging onto his child with the other. but the water was so strong and eventually pulled his little boy away. and the cleanup is under way across many parts of georgia. several major highways around atlanta are open after being closed because of the high water. portions of interstate 20 west of the city were closed to morning traffic. all lanes are open. again, right now. and most metro students are back in class today after getting a rain day because the schools had to clean up the mess but several schools in the outlying counties, they are still closed. and if you would like to help some

governor arnold schwarzenegger has called for a complete investigation. and after a series of undercover videos, including one right here in baltimore, acorn's own ceo said it will stop taking clients and bring in independent investigators. >> on capitol hill several lawmakers are calling for a federal investigation of acorn. one senator from nebraska wants the u.s. attorney general to get involved. another from alabama is calling for a sweeping investigation because he believes acorn's corruption is wide spread. >> i believe there is pattern of corruption all throughout acorn. balance problems, trying to falsify. child porn and other things. income tax deals. we need a thorough investigation by the inspector general, at the housing department. and we also need a hearing and investigation by the committee that banking housing committee that i sit on. >> meanwhile, in maryland, several state lawmakers are also looking into funding and grants issued to the acorn office in baltimore over the last few years. >> we have breaking news tonight out of northeast b

california governo arnold schwarzenegger called the two giants. >> we are humble by their courage, by their dedication a by their manity. >> reporter: captain hall was a veteran with a wife and two grown children. >> ted, you are notnly my hetbu w, ou yere my brother, my friend. >> reporter: specialist quinones was expecting hisirst child this month. >> when two men tell others to hunker down and race out to fd a way out,hat takes a special brd of m or man. >>eporter: and then a persona note. >> it was only in retrospect that i was able to gain strength from the memorial service i attended fory wife and my dahter, but i say to the family you will draw strength fr this. >> reporte there are no suspects in the arson, now a homicide investigation, too. but for the fallen, what mattered wasn't what started the fire, but to save tho in its path, and in that they did. lee cowan, n news, los gele >>still ahead as "nightly news" continues for this saturday, direct hit. an american city strgles to make a comeback after a killer storm. >>> and later, a member of the greatest generatio returns t

. >>> and we're also waiting for governor arnold schwarzenegger to give us an update on the wildfiresg the state of california. so do stick around for that. >>> good morning, everybody. >> governor arnold schwarzenegger now giving an update on the massive wildfires in southern california. let's listen. >> -- various people, i want to thank chief daryl walters for the briefing and all the deputy chiefs, tim mcleyland of cal fire, for his extensive briefing and for the great work and secretary matt who is here with us and sheriff hoops. i want to thank him for being here and his great work and chief dennin and then also we have here with us lou paulson from the california professional firefighters association. thank you very much for being here, and always being right on the front line, and helping us, helping the state put out all of these fires. thank you very much. and then mayor, the mayor is also with us here. i want to thank you, also, sir. so thank you very much. you know, we have a lot of fires all over the state of california. we have fired from the northern border all the way

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now the governor, arnold schwarzenegger, is calling for an investigation in his state.tol hill are calling for their own investigation. there is word that there may be a reaction from the department of justice. what are they saying about this, kathryn leleck >> it is clear that the acorn issue is on the -- catherine? >> it is clear that the acorn issue was on the radar of the fbi. here is an exchange between or and hatch and the fbi director. -- senator orrin hatch and the fbi director. >> have you been made aware of these incidents? >> clearly, given what you have said this is something that we would look at in consultation with department of justice. >> we would appreciate it. >> clearly the first step has been taken with the fbi acknowledging that they will consult the department of justice over this issue. jane: how did they decide if an investigation is necessary? >> a short time ago i spoke to the no. 2 at the civil division, he said that a number of steps could be taken. first, fbi agents would go out to various parts of the country to not only gather data -- mor

. >>> california governor arnold schwarzenegger is asking his state's attorney general to investigaten. in the past week, a.c.o.r.n. has been the target of conservative film makers who have released what they call damaging hidden videos of several a.c.o.r.n. workers. another one surfaced yesterday. the group's ceo says she is taking steps now to reform the organization. >> i've got over 700 employees. and, you know, this is a handful of folks. i immediately took swift action, and i said, you know what? we're going to look at this, we're going to make a review from top to bottom, so that this thing never happens again, we work to hard to have some trumped up thing like this happen. >> well, the u.s. senate has voted to block hud grants to a.c.o.r.n. and the census bureau has cut ties with the group for next year's population count. abbie boudreau with talk with a woman who appeared in one of the videos that is causing such a controversy in the next half hour. she'll join us. >>> the yale lab worker charged with killing graduate student annie le was arraigned just a few hours ago. there

andrew cuomo and arnold schwarzenegger launched probes into the group's activities. 20 states are currentlys huge community organizer group. catherine herridge is live in washington with more for us on all of this. >> thank you, martha. eight former official tells fox that the threshold for a federal investigation is low for the fbi to collect documents and files in the field and conduct interviews with employees on the videotape. also, importantly, the managers at acorn. >> based on what we have seen on the videos, there is certainly a concern that acorn would be aiding and abetting. we saw people on the video apparently giving advice to folks coming in off the street on ways that they could structure their operation to evade federal tax law. you also have the possibility of human trafficking. >> what is also striking is that the acorn workers in the video seem comfortable relying their advice about essentially gaining the system the gaming -- gaming the system. lamar smith has sent a letter to the department of justice. >> i know the justice department has been accused of allowing politic

california governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency. and you can kind of get a sense now, it's about 7:35 local time of the up to 600 homes that have been evacuated and were evacuated as a result of all of that. >>> and bob, i know you're going to get to some other weather in the east. but a lot to do with the santa ana winds. >> typical for this time of year. winds come down the slopes of the mountains and they pick up speed and compress the air that heats it up. it's going to dry out, be warm for you. santa ana winds always a problem for fire weather. that's what they have out there. and let me show you the west coast to the east coast, it doesn't look like too much when you look at the radar, but the clouds from new york down to philly, stretch back towards washington too. we'll probably get an effect at the airport for you. here's the way it looks in central park. hey, not a bad start, it's going to be on the dry side for the first part of the day. couple of showers brushing through the region. you can see a little haze there. your

the california governor, arnold schwarzenegger has now announced that $100,000 reward for information leading to an arr t arrest. the wildfire burned more than 150,000 acres and destroyed over 70 homes and buildings. >> and reynolds was out there, much of this past week, covering this thing and reynolds, correct me if i'm wrong here, but the santa ana winds not really much of an issue for firefighters out west, correct? >> they weren't an issue at all in this particular fire and it's so rare so hear of the fires and not have them mentioned. usually when you have the fires the santa ana winds one of the big catalyst to promote the fires in spreading and to get them moving. with this there was very little smoke so whatever smoke was formed from the fires would straighten up and hamper the visibility of many of the firefighters, not just on the ground but attacking from the skies above so it was a tremendous, tremendous issue. what we have today in parts of southern california where they're battling the blaze, cool conditions along the coast, microclimates, you often hear us refer to tho

our governor here in california is arnold schwarzenegger. as you may know. took a break from finding dumbbells in burned out houses today to award the medal of valor to six state law enforcement officers and leave it to arnold to illustrate how real the dangers these heroes face were. >> two offers pursued -- officers pursued a vicious attacker even after being shot. this is extraordinary, you know, just think about this kind of action and then one of them rescued an injured fellow officer while under fire. when i say under fire it's real fire, not just fire. >> we know that, we understand that. that bullets are real. the governor thinks we think he's playing a governor in a movie. [ laughter ] the international association of athletics federation today urged caution after several reports emerged that this runner from south africa, this woman, caster semenya has both male and female organs according to the articles. this is a woman or a man, we don't know, who says who really destroyed the competition last month, so much so they began to question her sexuali

still, california governor arnold schwarzenegger wrote to state attorney general jerry brown wednesday launch a full investigation into acorn's activities in california. nationally acorn has admitted its employees have given inappropriate advice and fired four caught on previously released tapes. >> it was outrageous. it was indefensible. even though we know these tapes, no one has shown totally unedited tapes because you don't see tapes where they were thrown out of acorn offices. >> reporter: acorn promises reforms but republican lawmakers are pushing for a justice department investigation. the house of representatives today voted 345-75 to strip acorn of all of its federal funding. the senate has already done the same thing. even if president obama signs the law, acorn says it receives only a small percentage of its money from the federal government. lou? >> a small percent, just about 40% is the best we can determine, and the reason that there hasn't been an investigation of acorn to this point, because these charges have been out there for some time. >> reporter: i can't give you

arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 we ward for information on the suspected arsonist.people are honoring the firefighters, ted hall and arnie quinones. brian todd explains. >> reporter: the remains of a fallen firefighter are driven past his saluting colleagues. his death and that of another firefighter mean the biggest fire in los angeles history is now a homicide case. investigators are now calling it arson. the commander adds another phrase. >> it's an act of terrorism. it's my personal opinion. it affects communities, citizens, firefighters, law enforcement officers, what else could it be? >> reporter: this could be ground zero on the angeles crest highway in the angeles forest. investigators tell us, it's likely this is the point of origin. officials are not commenting on a los angeles times report that material was found here. the source didn't specify what material that is. a former fire chief who investigated thousands of fires around the u.s. said it could be a range of things. >> probably they found the match that was left there, the lighter that was left the

. >>> california governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for ventura county after a wildfire there doubled in size over the past 24 hours. the blaze has grown to 9,700 acres. to make matters worse, it's threatening the multimillion dollar agriculture industry as it makes its way towards citrus and avacado orchards. it was fueled by the hot, dry santa ana winds. firefighters are hoping to have it contained by saturday. >>> it has felt like summer for the past few days, but it will soon feel like fall. veronica johnson has the fast forecast from the storm center. >>> yes. talk about tomorrow night astee 50s. the national theme, big area of high pressure over the west. over the east here, we are quiet right now. there is a weather front south of the area. temperatures in the 80s right now. look the at college park at 82 degrees. dew point at 64 degrees. that dew point temperature has been dropping a little today. 67s the reading right now in hey market, virginia. 83 the temperature after a high today of 85 degrees. winds are light. we'll drop to 75 degrees by 11:00 p.

run amok, and the real challenge would be whether this would be sort of the swan song for arnold schwarzenegger he get this done? i do not know. it is a question whether or not the democrats who run that system, very liberal, will go for something that moves towards a flat tax. it is a model for the nation. greta: whoever has got a good idea, step up. >> is a disaster there. -- it is a disaster there. greta: steve, thank you. up next, a war with the mayor. in a youtube controversy. we will explain. -- and a youtube controversy. greta: well, you have seen our top stories, but here is the book. mayor cory booker is going to war with conan o'brien, and he is using youtube. >> we were in newark, new jersey, and last week, conan o'brien took a swing at our city, talking about a citywide program. the health-care reform would consist of a bus ticket out of the area. cunnane, we are one of the fastest-growing cities in the northeast -- conan. we have record reductions in violent crime. we have a city on the rise. i want you to see what the people think of you and your joke. >> who is conan o'brien? >>

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. >>> california governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in the ventura area today. the fire is being fueled by the hot, dry santa ana winds. so far it's 40% contained. firefighters hope to have it fully under control by saturday. >>> coming up, a massive mortgage fraud scheme in fairfax county. officials say may have involved 200 properties worth more than $1 million. >>> plus a major economic announcement that could bring 1,200 jobs to fairfax county. >> and bob will look at that forecast. he assures us fall is on t >>> d.c. mayor adrian fenty revealed a new play ground and soccer field and called the $800,000 project world class. the new field is artificial and includes a new asphalt running track, as well. kids got a chance to kick around the ball. they kicked it around with d.c. mascot talon. >> it felt like summer today out there. >> that's one of our neighbors around the corner northwest washington. >> talon? >> he's up on the tower, too. a little unusual. yes, it felt like summer. fall is coming. outside, our temperatures today with some of those clouds, but

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also late word tonight that governor arnold schwarzenegger is offering a reward to find the culprit.ica, this is now an arson investigation. officials not giving many more details than that. with this fire being fought on so many fronts, it's not as fire fighters need any more reminders of how serious this situation is. earlier today they got one. the remains of a fallen fire fighter are driven past colleagues. his death and that of another fire fighter means the biggest wildfire is now a homicide case. investigators are now calling this arson. the incident commander adds another phrase. >> for any act of arson in the wild, it is domestic terrorism. that's my personal opinion. it affects communities, citizen, fire fighters. >> reporter: this could be ground zero. mile marker 29 in the national forest. roped off with red flags carefully placed. veteran investigators tell us it's likely they believe this is the point of origin. officials are not commenting on a los angeles times report that incendiary material was found here. a former fire chief who's investigated thousands of wildfire

arnold schwarzenegger and vice president joebiden were in attendance. the vice president spoke about the firefighte' final heroic act. >> greater love had no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. that is exactly -- that's exactly what was done. by ted and arnie. >> the public memorial included music, prayer and an honor guard tribute. >>> now to swine flu fears sweeping the country. we're just weeks away from when a vaccine against the swine flu will be available. at least 45 million doses of h1n1 vaccine are expected in mid-october. health officials recommended to most americans but suggest high- risk patients get first dibs on it. fox's jonathan reports on how the supply is set to be divided nationwide. >> reporter: at least 45 million doses of h1n1 vaccine are expected in meoctober -- mid-october, followed by what federal officials describe as a stream of approximately 20 million new doses each week. >> it will go from the manufacturers to a contract distributor where they will be processed and filled and distribute to vaccine

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. >>> california governor arnold schwarzenegger wants to know who started this massive station fire that'surning near los angeles. and he is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. but it's not only an arson investigation, it is a homicide case. two firefighters died last week while trying to fight that fire. >>> and latest numbers from the labor department show the unemployment rate jumped to 9.7% in august. that's up from 9.4% in july. what it means is that 216,000 more people lost their jobs. that's the highest rate we had seen since 1983. >>> back in the day they weren't exactly welcomed into the workforce with open arms, but women today, they're definitely making up for some lost time. get this, according to the labor department, the ladies are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workforce. statistics show women now hold just under 50% of the country's 132 million jobs. t.j. holmes looking happy about that. >> that's great. why not? i think a lot of those women will be interested in our next guest. one of "people's" magazines sexiest men alive

. >> what about arnold schwarzenegger. >> okay that guy's had more face work than i have, right?at's why he can't balance the budget, he's always healing. >> michelle obama. >> i think the very most important thing about this administration is her arms and how these she get them? if i see one more story about her arms, i might break one of them. >> do you admire her? >> i think she's very, very smart. i like smart people, that's my thing. >> oprah. >> i'm a little scared of her. >> you have a love-hate relationship. >> i think she does great things for the world, and that's what's important. you know, love to make fun of oprah and i really, truly watch her show every single day. there's a lot of people i make fun of but i also love. i love to make fun of celine dion and i also have every cd, they're not mutually exclusive. >> the brutally honest kathy griffin, we'll be right back.

. >>> first, california governor arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 reward as part of the arson investigation into that massive station fire. the fire near los angeles has destroyed around 150,000 acres and more than 70 homes. right now, it's around 50% contained. reynolds wolf, back with us now. >> hey, fred. >> boy, that is some fire to try to battle. it's been very dry. the low humidity. winds weren't a huge factor but a lot of elements were hampering the firefighting efforts. >> you are correct. the weather really didn't cooperate one bit. today, surprisingly, the winds are expected to increase a bit, anywhere from 20 to 30 miles per hour right through the canyon passes. that won't help matters. temperatures, as you mentioned, going right back up into the 80s to 90s, even some 100s in the central valleys and canyons. certainly not the best scenario. what they could use would be some precipitation. that's certainly what we have in parts of the country, especially arkansas, where north of little rock we see scattered showers. nothing severe, just splash activity. possibly a li

arnold schwarzenegger being the xegs.you worry about the image of the republican party nationally making it that much harder for the republican in california? >> i think the comeback is natural. i'm a subber. i know when the tide goes in, it will come out. if you want to know when a tidal wave is coming, it is not when the water is high, it is when it seem to be super low and never coming. then you have the opportunists who are trying to take the low lying fruit and pick up what's easy. >> you're not concerned about the image? >> i think the image is one that we have to address. we see that with our gubernatorial candidates. again you have to make sure without the extremists on the left may cause a back lash. you're seeing the, not because they like the republican party but they don't like to see what the extremist sgz the republicans are doing. >> thanks very much. thank you for your views. >>> up next, a huge divide over how people in the south view president obama versus those other parts of the country. i'm racing cro

. >>> well, california governor arnold schwarzenegger is now offering a $100,000 reward for information that can lead to the arrest of the person who authorities believe intentionally set the fire that is still raging in southern california. here some of the pictures we have been watching these for over a week now. this is the firedestroyed about 150,000 acres, more than 70 homes and other buildings. two firefighters died in this fire last week. prosecutors could now seek the death penalty for whoever started this fire. >>> and reynolds wolf has been out there much of last week really doing the yeoman's work in terms of covering this thing. i cannot even imagine for firefighters trying to battle that kind of blaze. >> we go out in the field. we work long hours and get covered with dirt and that kind of stuff. you're up for long hours. but nothing in comparison what what these guys do and plus they're putting their lives on the line trying to keep the rest of us safe. we have two firefighters that lost their lives. they still have a fire that's only about 42% contained. it's still burnin

according to that, arnold schwarzenegger is obese. >> we're talking mass. >> absolutely.tdated. i was lucky enough to see a picture of your daughter earlier. and she looks like i did when i was a little kid. by no means obese, i'm now a healthy adult. keep your eye on her. get her into an activity that she can enjoy and make sure she's eating healthy foods. but only use positive reinforcement, and don't let her sense your concern. >> should you measure your child? is there some ratio? >> the best way to determine obesity is something called a waist-to-hip ratio. you take a little tape measure, measure yourself just above the belly button and right around the widest part of your bummy. >> your bummy. >> your bummy, and then you essentially divide your waist by your hip, and that will give you a healthy measurement. you can use google. >> i was going to say, now i've got to do math. >> i know. the internet, there's a calculator on the internet. >> what's the ideal for a male, female? >> the ideal for female is .85. and i think for a man -- >> .9 or less. >> there we go. >>

. >>> meantime governor arnold schwarzenegger was asking california's attorney general to investigateve activeties in the states in which two of those videos were shot. >> that's what we call bad bull where i'm from. >> for sure. >>> up next -- republicans criticizing president obama for scrapping a program dating back to the bush era. >>> and then tom delay vowing to do what it takes to stay on the dance floor. remember, he's doing "dancing with the stars." you are watching "the big picture" on msnbc. protecting your heart includes watching your cholesterol. now there's new heart health advantage from bayer. its non-aspirin formula contains phytosterols, which may reduce the risk of heart disease... by lowering bad cholesterol. new heart health advantage from bayer. by lowering bad cholesterol. come on. good girl.] mollie's never looked better. i really was amazed to see the change in her coat. people stop us when we're walking, and they'll say, "did you shine up her spots?" [ woman announcing ] just another way purina one... unlocks the brilliance of nature... to transform the life

california governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in ventura county. >> that is right. these raging wildfires have burned more than 8,000 acres there. the fire is now threatening the campus of morepark college, forcing it to close today. the county fire spokesman says the 13-square-mile fire is growing and is only 10% contained. three firefighters in that area have been injured. >>> and norah, flood waters are now beginning to recede in georgia. hundreds have to be evacuated from their homes. at least ten deaths now blamed on the flash flooding set off by the dore rehns rain. >>> and check out this incredible video from washington state. a 6-year-old girl on the sidewalk outside of a minimart nearly hit by a car. the car was out of control, it slammed into a parking pole and flipped up into the air. police say the pole may have saved the child, but the 34-year-old woman behind the wheel, she has been charged with reckless driving and driving with a suspended license. >> norah, there was video, apparently surveillance video right before the car slammed into the po

governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a new state of emergency in san bernadino county just east of los angeles. >> we have a lot of fires all over the state of california, fires from the northern border all the way south and from the pacific to the sierra nevada. fires, fires, fires. but we are very fortunate that we have the best and the most aggressive, best trained, most courageous firefighters in the world. they have right now, like i said, eight major fires. one is almost put out. then we have only seven left. >> suarez: but there were more evacuations today. as the station fire threatened thousands more homes in foot hill suburbs. bulldozers were brought in to clear vegetation and create a 12-mile buffer zone to keep the flames from spreading. and more than 5700 firefighters labored away hoping for help from higher humidity and milder winds. >> the wind is calm but you never know when it will come up and blow the other way. we're garthedly optimistic but until this is knocked down and we're not in such close proximity to the houses i think it's always a viable worry. >> suare

recommending bold changes to california's tax system is expected to make its way to governor arnold schwarzenegger's desk today. it's already been met with skepticism by politicians in the cash-strapped state. the report is expected to include a recommendation on repealing the sales tax and corporate taxes, as well as flattening the income tax rate and a new way of taxing businesses. it's expected to recommend the state change its personal income tax structure to reduce the burden on the wealthy. that's got some lawmakers up in arms. schwarzenegger has called for a special legislative session to address the tax overhaul. >>> fresh evidence today the housing market is inching towards recovery. >> new numbers show home prices rose for the third straight month. cnbc's diana olick joins us. >> reporter: the key is what you just said. the third time in the third straight month. if you look month to month, home prices are increase ing. that's not the way you have to look at home prices. because they're very seasonal. those numbers aren't seasonally adjusted. you've got to look year over year. we're still

arnold schwarzenegger being the exception.you worry about the image of the republican party nationally making it that much harder for republicans in california to stage a political comeback? >> i think the comeback is natural. there's a eben flow here. i'm a surfer. i know when the tide goes in, it will come out. if you want to know when a tidal wave is coming, it is not when the water gets high, it's when the water seems super low and never coming. then you have the opportunists who are trying to take the low lying fruit and pick up what's easy. >> you're not concerned about the image right now? >> i think the image is one that we have to address. we see that with our gubernatorial candidates. they're looking great, but, again, you have to really mock sure the extremists on the left may cause a backlash. you're seeing a backlash right now where independents are coming to the republican side, not because they like the republican party but because they don't like to see what the extremists and democrats are doing. >> thanks ver

governor arnold schwarzenegger is calling now for an investigation into a.c.o.r.n.'activities in california, saying that news stories he's seen troubled him greatly. now, with the organization under fire, a.c.o.r.n.'s ceo, bertha lewis said today, quote, we are going to go to whatever lengths are necessary to reestablish a public trust. but what's it going to take? here to tell us now just what's going on inside a.c.o.r.n., bertha lewis. miss lewis, thanks so much for being with us? >> thanks for having me, rick. >> listen, how do you explain what americans have seen on some of these videotapes? somebody advising, you know, alleged pimps and prostitutes, or people describing themselves as pimps and prostitutes how to set up brothels, how do you explain this? >> pretty horrendous? this stuff would curl anybody's hair. it was outrageous, indefensible. although we know these tapes -- no one has shown totally unedited tapes, because you don't see tapes where they were thrown out of a.c.o.r.n. offices. you don't see tapes where people are told, you know, we can't help you

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and governor on a schwarzenegger were among the mourners honoring two firefighters -- and gov. arnoldaid schwarzenegger were among the mourners honoring two firefighters who died in the line of duty. the firefighters died on august 30 battling a huge wildfire north of los angeles. thousas of people attended the emotional memorial service. it was held in dodgers stadium. the wildfire they were fighting continues to burn, but it is now more than 80% contained. >>> the chief fundraiser for rod blagojevich has died. christopher kelly, a key figure in the corruption case against him, they were both indicted. blagojevich is accused of trying to sell barack obama's former senate seat. kelly was rushed to hospital this morning and pronounced dead a few hours later. an autopsy will be done. >>> a $1 million reward is being offered for informati on the whereabouts of parsi artwork. the police say the original and the warhol paintings -- the original andy warhol paintings were stolen. the police say if it is money that the thieves are after, they may not get that much. >> artwork of this signifi

. >> mason: the 1990 movie kindergarten cop with arnold schwarzenegger offers one view with early childhoodome school, however, the reality almost is stranger than fiction. here's tracy smith. >> are you ready for school? good job. are you ready for school? sqoo me too. >> are you ready for school? >> reporter: for kids at new york's top pre-schools, the first day is a beginning. but for many parents, it's a victory lap. in big cities like chicago, los angeles, and new york, nursery school admission has become a maddening math lesson. with in some cases dozens of applicants for every available spot getting your kid into a good pre-school is tough at best. admission to a top pre-school& is all but impossible. >> in the cities in some places it's as competitive as getting your child into harvard. >> reporter: stacey boyd founded the savvy source as a guide for parents. >> for some of the pre-schools in san francisco you need to start inout row. it's that competitive. stunningly so. >> reporter: and in new york it's even crazyier than you might imagine. >> i think the nursery school admissions

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