there are scattered clouds and showers from the ohio valley to the mid-atlantic states.st and the western third of the country are clear. later today, mostly sunny in the northeast, the ohio valley and mid-atlantic states will get some showers. it will be sunny all the way from the midwest to the west coast, except for some isolated thunderstorms in the desert southwest. >>> in sports, the nfl season kicked off with an exciting win for the defending champions. green bay's aaron rodgers connected for three touchdowns against new orleans. late in the game the packers defense was called for a pass interference giving the saints a chance to tie the score but with no time left on the clock green bay made a goal line stand for a 42-34 victory. >>> less than a day after the team denied it would happen, indianapolis colts quarterback peyton manning had more neck surgery on thursday. it was for persistent nerve problems. his recovery time is uncertain but he might be out for the season. >>> here in new york they finally played tennis at the u.s. open. after two days of rainouts,

they plunge into the atlantic ocean killing all 228 people onboard. they question the pilot's training. >> they were misreading their cues and unfortunately the aircraft continues its stall. >> reporter: he's part of a group of independent experts out with a new report commissioned by congress and loosely overseen by the faa. they found that overall pilots are relying overall too much on auto pilot situations. >> they're becoming very dependent on using the auto pilot and throttle and computer systems to operate the entire flight. >> and they're getting rusty as a result of this? >> yes. because you don't actually hand-fly or manipulate the controls. therefore your computer skills get greatly enhanced but your flying skills start to get rusty very it's sometimes called automation addiction. january 2009. as a kol began plane reaches new york it tells him what to do to get out of a stall. the plane crashes killing 50 people. it's another example of a pilot possibly forgetting some key procedures. part of the problems is standards have evolved to the po

the more we can get a trans- atlantic debate going that our interests are very much in common. we hope we can make a good focus not only on the transatlantic thing but about corp. and multilateral forums. it is really important at this stage where the chinese may have a chance for their own internet network. how do you keep the multilateral system running? that will be a major question for us. >> as you are building on that idea, because the internet is this global network and the intermission growing on that is growing by the day, how do you make sure -- how do you handle the privacy issue? how do you ensure that people are using the internet as efficiently as they want to and trusting to use the internet by protecting what they are doing their? in the u.k., how do they approach privacy regulation? >> of european bases on protection of intellectual property rights, in the thinking of some, if you have global systems, we need to have a transatlantic market. we have the principle of freedom of movement across the transatlantic. part of that would be proper coordination between t

the windward and leeward island and work into the central atlantic off the east coast. occasionally they can work their way towards florida or across the caribbean. and we have a look at the gulf of mexico. something that could form over the next couple days. here's hurricane katia up to hurricane status. latest stats from the national hurricane center 75-mile-per- hour sustained wind moving west at 17 miles per hour. 2400 miles away from miami. and not going to get there. watch it go category 3 over the weekend. this will be a major storm and will provide high surf from the bahamas up towards the southeast and maybe mid atlantic coast but already taking that curve and a few system in the east coast likely to help keep the thing away from the u.s. let's go from the central atlantic and work our way back towards the northwest caribbean and into the gulf mexico. this region has been identified by a light who moderate risk of hurricane center of getting named. lee is what we have to watch. computer models take it up toward the gulf coast and it looked like a really good ch

devastating losses to quite a number of folks in mid-atlantic fruit production. that is one thing that galvanized our efforts. this insect as an invasive species seemed to be like nothing else we have had dealt with, with the scope of the plants that it attacks, the inability to kill it in effectively -- effectively with most pesticides, its unique ways of living and destroyed the crops, all of those combined to make this a huge threat that last year we estimated call -- caused losses of about 18% of the apple crop in the mid- atlantic area, and that is a huge loss for one single past. host: mark seetin of the u.s. apple association, talk to us about the money and assistance you're looking for from the federal government. guest: the actual monetary loss we estimate his whole soft -- is wholesaled $37 billion. you could probably will supply that by five in terms of the retailer chain. what we did that u.s. apple because our rovers were so concerned, we immediately -- our growers were so concerned, we looked to the u.s. research service, which provides research sup

a soaking forecast, especially across many of the big cities into the mid-atlantic and the northeast. >>> coming up, european stocks tumble, asian shares follow and things don't look much better for later this morning on wall street. your "first look" at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> and jesus is loose in the big apple. red sox lose more than just a game and quite possibly the ugliest jerseys in college football. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula improves skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] only from aveeno. >>> welcome back to "first look," i'm lynn berry, and here's some of the top news this morning. a senior al qaeda operative has been arrested, believed to have been tasked by osama bin laden to target u.s. economic interests around the world. the arrest was made in pakistan with the help of the u.s., a sign that relations are improving between the two nation

. >> cool weather moving into the mid-atlantic. maybe a few rain showers in the weekend. the forecast coming up. right now, 69 downtown. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. >> hundreds gathered to remember the fallen firefighters this afternoon at the inaugural memorial feast. the ceremony is for firefighters who lost their life in the line of duty. it was hosted by the baltimore international association of firefighters. adam jones and jarrett johnson are helping officials say "only a pump would hurt a cat or dog -- punk would hurt a cat or dog." the campaign features the athletes showing pets love. there is muscle behind the campaign. >> certain an animal does not make it tough. i think the opposite is true. if you are going to hurt a defenseless animal, those people are cowards and should be punished. >> the mayor hopes the campaign will change the minds of young people and bring the increasing number of animal abuse

it's going to be a sun-filled day in the mid-atlantic and northeast. this is a really long and drawn out front. bringing beneficial rain to east texas over the overnight hours. this morning, waking up to 57 in kansas city. 52, minneapolis. chicago at 65. you'll fight off the cloud cover today. sun on tuesday. then we get cooler as the week goes on. that said, more sunshine in the cards by friday. for today, atlanta, 77. d.c. at about 73. storm chances for new orleans into orlando and the northern gulf coast. by tomorrow, the rain chances really spread out. we're looking at storms from new orleans to new york with temperatures ranging anywhere from the 80s in the gulf coast to the lower 70s in the northeast. that's your forecast. lynn, back to you. >> ryan, thanks so much. >>> well, an animated classic roars again at the box office. plus all the big winners at television's big night, the emmys. your watching "first look." [ man ] behind every business is a "what if." what if we designed an electric motorcycle? what if we turned trash into surfboards? wh

in europe and on a wider scale even with your atlantic region we greed that we need to use for coming approaches to strengthening the security architecture the architecture that would be based on their rule of international law on the principles of democracy and collapse of its sea and that would be up to date it is very important to us that our french partners are ready to discuss the russian initiatives on the european security treaty and the also have their own ideas on this issue and today we discussed of prospects of russian french cooperation to promote the eight years of common european or here atlantic security in this context. at the meeting with the president would paid special attention to develop think operation which we know russian nato so we are pleased to note the good results of the lispunds summit and we also noted the rule that france is playing into positive results. bud opting in the declaration that reflect sir coming approaches to building strategic partnership between russian eater based on the principles of mutual respect respecting each other's interests drin

. >> well, speaking of the swirl thing, let's take a quick look at the atlantic. oel for a i can't has madeophels a tropical depression. i mention it primarily for our friends in the windward islands. it's slowly moving off towards the northwest. bermuda may be one of the areas that could see impacts there and potentiallies canadian maritimes, but that's another system expected to recur before getting to the east coast of the u.s. the big reason, this. again, we still have that upper level low and a trough that will be set to help move that out of the area especially as we approach this weekend, but that will also block anything from actually moving in from the atlantic sight. we still have a moist atmosphere across much of the east coast. that will help us get showers going. yesterday northeast pennsylvania, scranton, some of those areas dealt with flash flooding. so not out of the question to see some of those same areas today. chicago may still be dealing with spotty showers. coverage this morning not that bad, though. so keep it in mind travel wise. taking a c

. >>> katia grew into a hurricane in the atlantic, top winds just above hurricane speed, 75 miles an hour and forecasters say a disturbance in the gulf of mexico is likely to become tropical storm lee. there is hope lee might dump rain on texas which as you know

actually the september issue of the atlantic which is out now and available here for sale features a cover story can the middle class be saved? it is an essay adapted from this book, "pinched". also i would like to say thank-you to the atlantic for their help promoting this event and supporting don peck and his work and this particular event. don peck's "pinched" is about the impact of the great recession on americans. how economic, societal and cultural norms have been deeply impacted and subsequently are being and continue to be altered and transformed. work environment, family dynamics, and personal identities are turned on their head and will stay that way. the stars of the past several years will remain in the near and distant future. the chasm between the wealthy and the rest widens and concentration of wealth further hollowed out the middle class. cities and communities suffer the same risks. cities have recovered and others remain shuddered. our national identity is once again shifting. with historical context by comparing this recession with collapses of years past don peck

he's national award winning writer and a features editor at the atlantic where he covers the economy result now and also available here for sale features a cover story by can the middle class if be saved it is an essay adopted from this book pinched and also collect a sacred figure to the atlantic for their help promoting the cement on this particular event. pinched is about the enduring impact the great recession will have on american life. how economic, society and cultural norms have been deeply and acted and subsequently redeemed and will continue to be altered, transformed. work environments, tell the dynamics, the personal identities have been turned on their heads and likely will stay that way. the scars of the past several years and other words will remain in the near and distant future. meanwhile the chasm between the wealthy elites and the rest widens and the concentration of the gulf threatens to halt further hobble the middle class. cities and communities suffer from the same, both of them have recovered while others remain shuttered. our national identity is once again s

a wet day across the northeast and into the mid-atlantic. we could see thunderstorms from philadelphia to washington, d.c. mid-70s there. 73 in new york. the concern throughout the weekend will be the potential for some heavy rains here. 2 to maybe 4 locally,5 inches of rain from d.c. to boston. you're in for a wet weather forecast. the next five days with a chance for showers each and every day. the heaviest rains will be at least through saturday night. temperatures into the upper have for the next few afternoons. we dip down into the southeastern states. that's where everything is organizing right now and will lift off to the north. there's a cold front moving through western ohio right now. that will team up with moisture across the southeast. all the deep moisture will fuel the heavy rain event. it's cool, it's dry, it's nice. 52 in kansas city, 8, finally dry in dallas and 87 and dry in new orleans. from atlanta to the northeast, also down the florida peninsula, showers and thunderstorms prevalent. we look further into the weekend in j

now to the atlantic and katia. earlier you told me that katia is getting stronger but at this point do you have any better idea to where she is heading. >> reporter: definitely made a comeback. we are calling this the katia comeback this afternoon with 105-mile-per-hour winds. it looks like it might briefly become a category 3 storm this week and pass near and to the south and west of bermuda. then the big question, russ, is when does the turn occur on friday or saturday f it waits too long for the turn, then we're going to have a problem on the east coast am but if it turns soon enough it's going to out to sea. we will have to wait to get the answer. >> mitchell: david bernard in miami, as always, thanks a lot. tonight officials in alabama and mississippi suspect tornadoes touchdown in both states. flattening several homes and uprooting trees. one resident said it sound like a freight train running through. no injuries have been reported. new flash flood warnings have been issued in, still cleaning up damage by hu

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of folks in the mid-atlantic food production. that is one thing that galvanized our efforts. the insect seems to be on like anything else we have had to deal with. the scope of the plans that it attacked, the inability to kill it effectively with pesticides and its unique ways of living and destroying the crops. all those combined to make this thing a huge tract that last year, we estimated losses of about 18% of the apple crop. that is a huge loss. host: talk to us about it in terms of money and what kind of assistance you're looking for from the federal government. guest coat the actual monetary loss,. -- guest: the actual monetary loss. you could probably multiplied that by size because of the relationship in terms of the retail chain. what we did immediately at u.s. apple because our growers were so concerned, we immediately looked to the usda research service. it is a scientific base that provides research support to many areas of agriculture. without the infrastructure, we would have been in a very bad condition. we had an

the long range models show two more tropical systems in the eastern atlantic that could be making the run towards the eastern u.s. the tropics really starting to fire up. this is by the way the most active time of year between now and mid-september. >> thanks a lot. we will check in with you as well. >> on the east coast, people are trying to clean up after hurricane irene. president obama as you see is vowing to help the victim as he visited this afternoon. >> all those who have been affected by flooding and the destruction that occurred as a consequence of hurricane irene, the country is behind you. >> patterson is one of the many cities across the country already dealing with high unemployment. president obama by the way plans to unveil his jobs plan on thursday congress will be returning for a five-week break. >>> a major hurdle between rebels and gadhafi loyalists. negotiations for the peaceful surrender for the stronghold has fail and gadhafi remains in hiding tonight. negotiations broke down when the chief spokesman insisted they put down weapons before entering the town. rebel

we have our 16th named storm in the atlantic basin. a crazy season. we've got ophelia in the atlantic. in the pacific, a major hurricane in hurricane hillary. we have a water spout to show you that's popped up in part of the midwest and flooding in the keystone state of pennsylvania. what we refer to as a full plate weatherwise. more coming up. >> we'll see you again shortly. >>> we've been talking it politics this morning. politics and sports mixed a bit last night. a presidential race. well, the presidential mascots at the washington nationals baseball game. it turned to a football play. we'll show you the video. at exxon and mobil, our smart gasoline works at the molecular level to help remove deposits and clean up intake valves. so when you fill up at an exxon or mobil station, our gasolines help your engine run more smoothly. it's how we make gasoline work harder for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] what is the future of fuel? the debate is over. ♪ lexus hybrid drive technology is designed to optimize any fuel source on the planet. even those we don't u

it is moving south and east into the mid-atlantic. already invading western maryland. oakland is down to 45 degrees right now. contrast that to 75 degrees. we have a 30 degree swing of temperatures across the state. cool air is moving in their direction. a couple of showers on the eastern shore for the next few hours as this front moves its way into the region. coldest we have seen around here since last spring. cold enough to generate a few showers here and snow showers in the mountains of west virginia over the weekend. it looks like it will be a slow- moving system. occasional showers popping up monday into next week. another storm are rives and refuses to leave. clouds and breezy scattered showers. fifties in the morning and afternoon. temperature will not change a whole lot. gusts of 20 knots on the day. the weather service has posted a small craft advisory. it will be little warmer on the bay. the bay water temperatures will start to drop as chilly air comes in. we do expect rain and snow mixed out in garrett county with afternoon highs in the low 40's. most of t

it is no threat to land area within the next five days, but as we take it along the path to the atlantic, it does become a major hurricane. then it would come near 120 miles per hour five days from now. that would be north of puerto rico and somewhere near bermuda and the dominican republic. right now it is not an immeant threat to the east coast, but it is still a week away. by the way, we just got a report back that august was the hottest month, the hottest august that phoenix has ever had. that's a very impressive record for the desert area there with 103 yesterday in vegas. not a lot today to stop it from heating up again with plenty of sunshine. there were thunderstorms late last night, but those were all falling apart. and the clouds will be gone by the peak heating of the day. the forecast for today, 112 in the desert once again. this whole week will be like this, unfortunately. not a great start to september. nice weather through much of california, including salt lake city. a little cool in the northwest. portland, 75 degrees, already feeling like fall there. same for yakima. fr

this british scientist has proof of the increasing pollution of the channel in the atlantic. in fact plastic never decomposes into the environment it just breaks down into small bits over time so even if we stopped producing plastics tomorrow which is not something that i would advocate because i actually think plastics can bring many benefits to society and even if we did the legacy of the plastics that we produced there fragmentation would continue for many decades and centuries to come. marcus wants to share the scientific discoveries. all the plastic which is ended up in the sea is still there. three months and several storms later he finally reaches hawaii on his plastic bottle raft it was enough to make him a hero of modern times he struggled to start and get some attention. there's a steady trend of increasing plastic and it's growing exponentially sort of the purpose of this is to get the world to where it is both talk about solutions what do we do about this issue. well marcus is busy consciousness raising on the other side of the planet richard thompson is busy coll

as for the americas, in the atlantic the clouds are forming. hurricane keisha heading for the bahamas. looks like it might be on the western side of the islands here. it's also bringing moisture into the east coast of the united states. we have a low here too. tonight, we are looking at a severe weather threat or a flooding event again for parts of the mid-atlantic region in towards the northeast. areas like pennsylvania and new york, you want to be on particular watch for the flooding problems. definitely potential for that as we are looking at more rain coming your way tonight. otherwise, pretty dry picture for the united states. out towards the south in the gulf of mexico, looking at another wet spot here. and this is another tropical storm system that has just formed. looks like that is going to be bringing rain towards southern mexico. thursday's high, looking at 23 in chicago. same also in denver. much warmer, i should say hotter, for la at 38 degrees is your high on thursday. that's going to be some of the hottest temperatures we've seen

minister in an suv over a cell phone communicated through a number of people, to pilots over the atlantic kilometers east of ottawa in gander newfoundland air traffic controllers were about to have the busiest day of their careers. >> when i arrived at work, the westbound flow coming from europe had just started to hit radar coverage in eastern canada and the air space in the united states had been closed and these aircraft were advised that they would to have land as soon as possible. so a lot of aircraft were then diverting towards gander. >> nav canada are responsible for directing all air traffic in the western half of the atlantic air space, the busiest air corridor in the world. ♪ >> on 9/11, like any other day, there were hundreds of planes approaching newfoundland en route to canadian and u.s. destinations. >> some aircraft who had enough fuel decided to turn around and go back to europe. those who were beyond the point of return, decided they were going to land in canada. ♪ >> this radar image recorded on 9/11 reveals the tracks of aircraft on approach to north america. the trace

as for the americas, in the atlantic, clouds forming a hurricane here, slowly aiming for the bahamas. looks like right along the western side of the islands here. also been bringing remnant moisture in towards the east coast of the united states. coupled with this frontal system. a low here too. we are looking at severe weather threat or flooding event again for parts of the mid-atlantic region in towards the northeast. areas like pennsylvania and new york, a particular watch for flooding problems. definitely potential for that as we look at more rain coming your way tonight. . otherwise a pretty dry picture for the united states. in the gulf of mexico, another wet spot here. this is another tropical storm system that just formed. looks like that will bring rain towards the southern mefrm mexico. thursday's high, 23 in chicago and denver. much cooler, warmer i should say. hotter. 38 degrees is your high thursday. that's some of the hottest temperatures we have seen so far this summer. finally a look look at a point of activity. remaining on the northern half of europe. lofts wind and

the data also sent stocks lower on both sides of the atlantic. proving once again that fallout from the problem is global. >> on wall street today, the opening bell was rung by smiling this is the man who created jobs. the u.s. economy has not. on both sides of the atlantic, markets fell on news that job creation is all but paralyzed. some 14 million americans are out of work. over the past year, the economy had been adding jobs at a painfully slow rate. in august, the number of hirings and firings canceled each other out. >> the american population grows each month by 130,000. we need that many jobs to just stay even. unemployment is already alarmingly high. >> barack obama, unemployment is more than just an achilles' heel. it is a big bull's-eye on his presidency. his republican opponents are gearing up to take aim. next week, the president will unveil a highly anticipated jobs package. a proposed upgrade of america's roads and rail rates, creating construction work. if this -- at this jobs in virginia, we found mixed opinions. >> i do not agre

over towards the americas, on the atlantic we're looking at this batch of clouds here. this will be a hurricane system. although it is on a weakening trend. it looks like it's going to remain well offshore. we may see stronger surf on the coastline the next few days. you do want to watch out for that. of course along the eastern seaboard you've been dealing with all that rain. it is still with us again today. here's the remnant low from tropical storm lee. and near that, that's where we're going to see some of the heaviest falls tonight, as well as chance of stronger storms. watch out for strong to severe thundershowers. all that rain is going to be heading northward. so still not quite out of the woods yet for the new england states and the mid-atlantic region, too, will be looking pretty west. out west largely dry. symptom showers showing up in the four corners states. it looks like it's going to miss much of texas, unfortunately. so dry conditions persisting in the state. there has been wildfires breaking out, a very serious situation here. houston expecting highs up

zoom out further into the atlantic. tropical storm katia, was a hurricane. back to tropical storm. could become a hurricane later today. expected to track north of the caribbean. reintensifying and notice through monday and tuesday, especially into wednesday, we're talking potentially another major hurricane south of bermuda. initial at least ideas in the model pointing to a trough helping to sweep that off the coastline. still too far to exactly tell beyond that time frame. that's one to watch as far as next week is concerned. talking about today, notice a few of the showers and thunderstorms heading towards minneapolis. there's a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 11 central for areas north of des moines, south of minneapolis into western edge of wisconsin there. temperaturewise, warm already in places like chicago, later on today talking about temperatures toward 95 degrees. may get showers and thunderstorms later tonight. oklahoma city, where we're dealing with the fires, lynn, we'll be starting to see the wind shift to the north especially into sunday. >> todd, thanks s

it's down graded now and right now, it's moving northwest up the atlantic at about 10 miles per hour. and united states not expected to be hit directly. >> and there is breaking news, wall street journal all things digital log is reporting carol bart is out as ceo of yahoo. sources at the company say the situation around the departure is unclear. she has had a rocky tenure during her 30 months as head of the company. >> and yahoo stock failed to move up and other companies like google and facebook have been doing very well. >> big challenge. >> take a look at the weather now. >> checking in with spencer christian for that. >> temperatures on the rise here in our inland areas. and this evening, heat slow to retreat. so coastal fog, temperatures ranging from 54 and there is live energy here, 54 to 86 in warmer inland areas and there are mostly sunny skies and there is sunny skies, coast to inland and warm to hot conditions up to 68. temperatures on the coastal areas up to 98 and so thousand long will this heat hold on? we'll take a look at weather later. >> thank you. >> and those white

with tropical storm maria, this is speeding its pace up and just going over the tropical atlantic in the next 48 hours. looks like it will become a hurricane as it approaches the leeward islands by friday night. in toward the weekend it will be approaching puerto rico and the virgin islands. we'll definitely keep a very close eye on this. as well as this tropical storm nate that just developed over the bay of campeche. this has a tropical warning along the southwest coast of mexico. this is almost stationary. it will probably innocence fie into a hurricane by saturday night. may even make landfall with staggering amounts of accumulation of rainfall is going to be about up to 200 millimeters in some areas. this is, again, very slow-moving system or erratic movement, so the accumulation may build up even more. hurricane katia is going to be bringing millimeters of rain. large swells and rip currents are what we're talking about in bermuda as well as swells reaching up to the eastern coast of the united states as it makes its path parallel to the eastern coast of the united states. this

the p upper midwest, mid-atlantic, cooler than average temperatures.many places like atlanta, 90 days with 90-plus temperatures, tie egg record. certainly the rule for many in the southeast. the cool temperatures feeling quite nice. high pressure in control, clockwise flow around bringing this cool canadian air in. also, though, last full weekend of summer, maybe heading to the beaches in the mid-atlantic, not so nice from norfolk all the way down to duck and ka recall la. we're seeing cloudy skies, even some rip currents and coastal flooding. so clouds and showers dominating the day on saturday there. in the northeast, temperatures in the 60s, below average by a few degrees. 80081 in memphis, not a lot of relief in texas unfortunately from this drought, but temperatures come down a bit so that is good news there. >> you said summer officially se end hes this weekend. >> friday the equinox. >> thank you, alexandra. >>> six minutes past the hour, we want to turn it to a story next that is getting international attention. troy davis, he is facing his fou

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there is another tropical depression that formed in the middle of the atlantic.e a hurricane near the bahamas. the path like this gets your attention for everyone on the east coast once again. just what we need about a week from now. but that's what we're going to have to deal with. that will be maria. >> all right. you don't even say katia. but you say maria. all right. >>> we'll show you lady gaga as you've never seen her before. and believe it or not, it has nothing to do with a strange wardrobe or hairstyle. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. he military. and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. from free checking to credit cards to loans, our commitment to the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. ♪ visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. usaa. we know what it means to serve. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ '80s dance

in the atlantic, remember the hurricane season goes through november.he storms are further out to the ocean. philippe is not going anywhere and showing -- staying week. -- weak. ophelia has become the first hurricane of these -- the fourth hurricane of the season. it looked like it was going to go away, but then it strengthened. it remains near bermuda. ophelia is a category one hurricane just east of bermuda saturday afternoon, then continues north and will weaken while phillipe stays well to the south. while the storms are staying in the atlantic, ophelia will be a minor problem in the weekend for bermuda. we are looking at low pressure from the ohio valley. a chance of a shower tomorrow. chilly weather saturday. highs in the upper 50's. a dip into the low 40's. partly cloudy, with a high around 69. for the ravens, temperatures in the upper 40's by the end of the game. looking forward to beautiful weather monday and tuesday, with lots of sunshine. >> in tonight's "consumer alert ," major changes to your debit card. bankamerica plans to start charging

and then moves to the north and curves out to the cool waters of the atlantic. phuillipe press to get stronger and more significant. mix the turned back to the northwest afternoon. they still have to keep an eye on it while it looks like a mighty close to bermuda as well toward the middle of the week. our emphasis will be on the cool down. 50's 4 hawaii on saturday and sunday. showers are likely tomorrow and diminishing showers on sunday. plan on cool weather and maybe a little bit of rain moving through at times. 24% chance of a sprinkle on monday. sunshine through thursday as temperatures climb back into the 70's. >> into not pose a consumer alert, all of the changes facebook made last week has privacy groups asking for an investigation. the a joint letter recommended they investigate the way facebook collects data about its users online activity. the changes facebook has made gives it greater ability to expose personal information to businesses. they are not the only ones who may be checking out your facebook page. more employers than ever are systematically

the 12th named storm of the atlantic hurricane season. meantime tropical storm katia continues to spin in the open waters of the atlantic. >>> time now 4:42. the unusual cleanup after a truck carrying marijuana spills its cargo. the reason some people rushed to the scene and it wasn't to help the driver. >>> the cuts being made to a local jail that is upsetting the inmates. >>> good morning, traffic on westbound 80 is moving along very nicely coming to the mccarthur maze. we'll tell you more coming up. >>> it will be sunny and we'll be out of the gate and starting to warm up fast with 80s and 90s inland. >>> areas ravaged by tropical storm irene have received more rain. the new storm triggered flash floods in parts of vermont. the national weather service warned culverts, bridges, and roadside bridges could become overwhelmed with water. the storm turned rivers into torrents and washed away roads and bridges. >>> white house is asking congress for $5.2 million in a. the aid does not include the billions to help states damaged by irene. >>

later he became the most famous man in america when he flew solo across the atlantic.is name was charles lindberg. >> another famous flier who visited billings was amelia earhart. earnest hemingway got into a car accident and was hospitalized here with a broken arm. fortunately that didn't end his writing career. >> billings was placed in the heart of crow country. the crow indian reservations is across the yellowstone river. the crow have always been a part of billings history. early on. they came here and traded in the stores that opened. later on, the crow were a big part of our annual fair and of course today a lot of people in billings travel to the annual crow fair and celebrate crow culture and traditions. >> billings is also known for its striking natural beauty. it's hard to believe this area was once covered by a great sea. >> there are large cliffs of sand stone around billings, great walls of rock. we call them the rim rocks. the rims. that's all that's left of the great island sea. >> from the top of the rim you can see the present day billings. >> billing

it is out over the atlantic right now. this is just now issued by the national hurricane center in miami. this storm is out a far in the atlantic right now but already named maria. we're also watching hurricane katia not expected to hit land and stay in the atlantic. that is something we're watching as well. quite an active time. is that katia guys? this is katia that is expected to veer off into the atlantic. meantime our eyes are on tropical storm maria. again the 13th named storm of the season. jon: we are getting some early glimpses of the jobs plan that president obama will unveil tomorrow night in an address to a joint session of congress. it looks like it will rely a lot on extending expiring programs, and it comes with a reported $300 billion price tag. get reaction from brit hume, our fox news senior political analyst. brit, seems like a couple of centerpieces of this are an extension of the payroll tax cut and also an extension of jobless benefits for the unemployed. i suppose, you know, one could say that next t

while in the northeast, epic flooding continues and there's a new hurricane threat brewing in the atlantic. >>> and survival story, a logger gets trapped deep in the colorado woods, and you won't believe what he did to save himself. >> i looked it over and i thought, well, i'd better tip this off before i go into shock or drop this pocket knife. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, september 1st, 2011. good morning, everyone. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty this morning. we begin with the political dust up in washington. starting with the request by the president to address the joint session of congress next week about his plans to boost the economy. simple enough, usually, but not this time. it turned into a game of chicken and the white house was forced to play. jessica stone is at the white house with details. jessica, good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. the white house made it clear that job creation needs the support of congress. that's why they're unveiling their jobs plan on the house floor. but that support is off to a rocky start. p

the atlantic war claimed thousands of ships. 84 lives were lost. act if it's right to hunt for its riches. >> do you consider that $148 million a good enough reason alone to disturb the site? and that's why you're always looking for broader questions be asked to justify about great intrusion. >> the robot submarines will return for the silva next year. if they receive, the exploration company keeps 80%. the british government gets 20% and the search for other wrecks will intensify. >>> now a rewind of of our main story on "bbc world news" america, there's been further violence in syria in the latest clashes between pro-democracy and government forces. it's six months the sincep uprising began. united nations estimates more than 207,000 people have been killed in that time. while that brings today's she to a close, remember you can always get constant updates on our website and to find out what we're working on, check out our facebook page. i'm jane 0 o'brien. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding wa