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ashley morrison is in new york with more. good morning. >> good morning. like the name suggests, a double dip recover only to fall back. with the bad economic news continuing to pile up, fears are rising that's exactly where we're headed. despite cheaper prices, an all-time low mortgage rate, new home sales fell more than 12% in july to the lowest level on record. home values have dropped 30% since their peak in 2006. but even more worrisome, manufacturing activity, which had been one of the few bright spots, is slipping. the economy has grown for a full year but the pace of growth has slowed significantly. >> we had a stronger first quarter than a second quarter.5g the latest cbs news poll also ask americans about zero. they have come together to form a new coalition which include some families of 9/11 victims. >>> this morning a new york city college student is held without bail for an anti-muslim hate crime. lou young of our new york station wcbs-tv spoke with the victim. >> reporter: 43-year-old displays his wounds with sorrow. a deep cash on his forea

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good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty.sian markets got a big boost this morning after japan's central bank took action to stem the rise in the yen gaining more than 1.5% while the hang seng was mostly higher. >>> today wall street gets the july personal income and spending report. despite a big day on friday, fears the economy could slip back into a recession put stocks in the red for the week. overall the dow lost more than 0.5% while the nasdaq slipped more than 1%. >>> the obama administration is considering resurrecting the tax credit for first-time home buyers. the $8,000 incentive expired several months ago but the recent slump in sales has some concerned the housing market could tank again and take the economy down with it. sunday the white house's top housing official said several new programs are in the works but no decision has been reached. >>> the government has cleared a major air merger for takeoff. the justice department said they found no anti-trust problems with the merger of united and continental airline

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turns out there's seven gifted kids in ashley's class of nine. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when it's time to save. ♪ went back home. . >>> pat burrel spent the first nine seasons of his career with the phillies tonight. the giants slugger went back home. >> left fielder pat burrell. >> three pitches later that cheering stopped. elopes one to left, 2-0 giants, number 11 for burial. he held the phillies scoreless through four, but they got to in the fifth, two more in the sixth on carlos ruiz base hit, 4-3 in the eighth but the phillies blew it open with a 5- run inning, ropes a 200 double and they take the opener by a count of 9-3. the giants are now 1 game behind the phillies for the wildcard, five games back of the padres in the west. >>> grandma in the house and can only mean one thing. her grandson dallas bray doan on the mound. stop, spin, look who is in center field, makes the play. >> wow. >> braden gave up 2 runs in seven innings. jack customer, ought to be an inning ending double play but throws it away. coco crisp scores, they beat the jay's 6-2 tonight. >

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good morning, ashley. >> reporter: good morning. investors in asia were bailing out on the heels of losses on wall street. japan's nikkei dropped more than 3.5%, while the hang seng was also sharply lower. today wall street gets the latest on consumer confidence and home prices. on monday, stocks lost more ground after a disappointing personal income report. the dow slid almost 141 points while the nasdaq gave back 33. >>> small businesses are hiring fewer people. firms with 20 employees or less added just 26,000 jobs last month, about half of what they added earlier this year. on monday, president obama urged senate republicans to drop their opposition to a bill to help small businesses. obama says the package of tax incentives should be lawmakers' first order of business when they return from summer break next month. >>> mortgage rates may be way down, but closing costs are way up. according to "usa today," on average, origination and third party fees on a $200,000 mortgage added up to more than $3700. that's almost a 40% jump ove

good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty.ian markets rose slightly, snapping a three-day losing streak. japan's nikkei added half a percent. while hong kong's hang seng was mostly up. today wall street gets the latest on retail sales number. thursday we saw disappointing profit reports and another jump in jobless claims. weighed stocks down. the dow lost almost 59 points while the nasdaq gave back 18. >>> general motors is moving closer to selling its shares to the public again. the automaker could send its offering plan to the s.e.c. as soon as today. gm announced a $1.3 billion profit thursday and said that board member daniel akerson will take over as ceo next month. he'll be the automaker's fourth ceo in just 18 months. >>> two silicone valley heavyweights are in a high-tech legal standoff. software maker oracle is suing google over its smartphone platform the google android. google claims the search giant is using its technology for the phone's operating system and asked to seize all android products and advertising. >>>

good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you. asian markets mostly slid after new figures showed japan's growth slowed down. japan's nikkei lost more than half a percent while hong kong's hang seng was mostly lower. >>> today wall street gets the latest report on housing. stocks are looking to bounce back after last week's selloff. the worst it a month and a half. for the week, the dow lost 3.3% while the nasdaq slipped back 5%. >>> china is now the world's number two economy, according to numbers released today the country passed japan in economic output during the second quarter and now trails only the u.s. china's economy is growing at about 10% a year and the nation is already the world's biggest exporter, auto buyer and steel producer. >>> the days of surprise overdraft fees are certainly over. new rules went into effect on sunday that ban banks from automatically enrolling customers in overdraft protection programs. banks were prohibited from automatically enrolling new customers. starting if july, this rule ge goes a step

good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, emily. well, asian markets mostly edged didn't on news of the weak u.s. jobs report. japan's nikkei lost 0.75% while the hong sjeng was lower after a rally. today we get an assessment from the fed on the economy. most analysts expect a stimulus measure. last week, despite the disappointing jobs report on friday, the stocks made significant gains. for the week, the dow gained almost 2% while the nasdaq added 1.5%. >>> the housing market still hurting a report out this morning says the average value of the home in the u.s. is $182,500, that is down 3.2% from last year. values have now dropped 14 consecutive quarters. one bright spot, though, the percentage of homeowners who owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth fell from 23.3% to 21.5%. >>> a top lawmaker says it's time to start thinking about raising the retirement age to 70. minority leader john boehner said sunday it has to be an option as congress considers how to overhaul the social security program. more americans filed for

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turns out there's seven gifted kids in ashley's class of nine. [ male announcer ] wells fargo.ith you when it's time to save. ♪ >>> fears of a double dip recession sent wall streets into a nosedive today. the dow jones dropped 265 points. s and p 500 lost 31. and today's selloff came following reports the u.s. trade deficit grew by the highest rate in two years as well as yesterday's statement by the federal reserve recovery is weakening. nancy pelosi says more needs to be done to create jobs. she says the economy would have been worse without the stimulus package. >> this report says we hadn't done recovery act and other measures we did there would be eight and a half mill hein people, unemployed. and deficits would be greater. >> at the white hougs, rez obama promised to get the economy back on track. >> we have fought back from the recession. we've still got a lot of work to dochl we've got a long way to go. i'm more determined than ever to do everything we can to hasten our economic recovery and get our people back to work. >> the president gave the nation manufacturers a b

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ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. >> reporter: good morning. well, asian markets edged down as china's economy showed new signs of slowing. nikkei slowed a quarter of a percent while the hang seng was also down. today wall street gets the latest on labor costs. monday was a quiet day of trading. but stocks stayed on the upside. the dow gained 45 points while the nasdaq added 17. >>> the federal reserve meets today to try to put a jolt into the economy. while most analysts expect them to leave interest rates at record lows, the central bank could signal plans to restart some programs such as buying mortgage backed securities or treasury bonds. both of those programs ended earlier this year when it appeared the economic recovery was going well. >>> the house will interrupt its summer vacation to vote on a jobs bill today. the bill provides 10 billion to cash strapped states to help keep teachers, police and other government workers from getting pink slips. it also gives $16 billion to help states cover their medicaid bills. >>> the scandal at hew

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abc 7's dna ashley reports. >> this picturesque town has beenrawing visitors for decades. jenner is nestled at the foot of the rusheriver along the cific coast, a stunning spot where sometimes you can find more harr sales than humans. only 125 people liv here year round. bu jenner still needs emergency services for thousands of tourists who pass through. at the moment, though, those services take a long time to get here. >> it is problemati >> reporter: he's talking about the volunteer fire department and their engine. here it is. ready to go at a moment's notice. but there is a b problem. the bridge from the fire station into town has been condemned. so the engine can't cross it. >> wle we have a fire station here that has a fire truck, we don't have any way to take the fire truck in and out of th station in a satisfactor manner. >> reporter: the bridge crosses jenner creek, usually a pleasant stream with water so low you can't even see it behind the fe house. but five years ago, during a big storm, the creek roared over its banks. david kenly, the president of the commun

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dan ashley introduces us to six ordinary people around the world who are taking extraordinary action. the winners of the goldman environmental prize come prosecute all over the world, protecting animal, wilderness animals and those who depend on things around the world chance the chance to spread the word is a big benefit that comes with the prize. >> the recognition and the credibility are really important because i think it does give them a voice, a much louder voice and a more respected voice. >> reporter: tory is working to stop the conflict between people and elephants in cambodia. she spent years teaching farmers how to stop elephants from raiding their crops without hurting the animals. he also helped bring schools to rural villages where the curriculum includes the importance of wildlife. >> one day per week the teacher has to mention about elephant conservation. >> reporter: this man is the first goldman winner from cuba. cuban farms were in crisis because they depended on chemical fertilizer and pesticides from the soviet union. when the ussr collapsed, the chemicals stopped

all the major indexes are in the red for the year, so let's get more from ashley morrison here in new york. good morning. >> good morning to you. the bad news continues to pile up this morning, fueling fears the global economic recovery is in serious trouble. asian markets picked up where wall street left off with investors rushing to cut their losses. major markets were down across the board. yeah pan's nikkei dropped 0.9%, rebounding after hitting it's it lowest point in more than a year. wall street worries we may be headed into deflation when wages and prices drop, cutting business profits leading to more job losses and reinforcing the downward spiral. >> i think they're looking at it as possibly a 50/50 shot. >> reporter: today's round of economic news will not help the latest report on home foreclosures shows another surge with nearly 93,000 homes repossessed in july. that's a 9% jump over june and the eighth month if a row the pace of foreclosures has increased. and tough times are turning more spenders into savers. the latest retail figures show shoppers kept a tight grip on t

turns out there's seven gifted kids in ashley's class of nine. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when it's time to save. ♪ a live look at traffic on the golden gate bridge traffic moving well in both directions north and southbound bugboy what a difference a few hours to make because earlier look at this this was the golden gate bridge on mess there this morning. it crashed on the north blame blamal layne. shutdown of direcn in both directions at big " or rig was involved two people were injured doesn't lose your this so he has a look at what happened this morning. >> what can it was a big mess this morning it happened about three injured feet north of the toll plaza as a vehicle for leaving san francisco and heading for marin county. our bowlers model it is complicated. after leaving the toll plaza you can see in this direction but and there's a big rig that was following a psychiatric care and a big rig somehow reran to the contrary unmourned. when a rented home run this curse of the key has started spinning out of control across the southern dividing line and ran righ

now meet 24-year-old zuhal elhan and ashley amaral, who are bucking the trend.y're students at u.c. davis school of veterinary medicine, interning with dr. nancy martin, who is an experienced vet and is giving them hands-on training working with bulls on a yolo county family ranch. >> it's really amazing, because you can only learn so much in a classroom. the classroom gives us a great basis, and then coming out during the summer, it just gives us the clinical experience that helps tie all t ideas we get from the classroom togethep. >> today they're learning to test the bulls for disease. it sounds simple, but it's not, especially as some of these bulls can weigh 1,300 pounds. >> yeah. no, the first time that i had to measure the... you know, something under the bull, and every time he moved, i jerked back, pulled away, because i don't want to get kicked. but i think that having that awareness and that respect for the animal is what prevents me from getting hurt. >> ok, zuhal. 89-79. >> despite their busy day, there's always time for fun. and it's usually muddy