going mayor of the big apple. >>> and is glenn beck going blind?0000000000 0 >>> parts of eastern wisconsin are drying out after getting swamped by torrential rain and flash flooding. streets were inundated by rising water. and many household muches were unable to keep up. >>> flash flooding would hamper drivers from nebraska all the way to new york. water-logged on i-70, from pittsburgh to st. louis. flooding on i-35, from kansas city to des moines. >> and if you're flying today, expect some airport delays in kansas city, chicago, philadelphia, new york, d.c. and battle an unlikely battle over religion is being fought in north carolina. atheists are using the words in the pledge of allegiance to draw attention to their case. >> and now, evangelicals are firing back. dan harris has that story from ashville. >> reporter: here in north carolina, deep in the bible belt, a group of atheists decided to remind people of the history of the pledge of allegiance, by putting up six billboards all over the state. including one on the billy graham parkway. tha

big move to the big apple french striker tyria honorees officially unveiled at the new york red bulls after signing a multi-year deal. andre curium goal will not sleeve russia at this year's basketball world championships the you to jasmine declining coach david plotz invitation to join the national team. and with jan to control this a left behind caster semenya is back to competitive racing the nineteen year old ways of first gold medal in eleven months. to both us where terry henri has been getting himself into a new york state of mind the french international has been unveiled in the big apple as the newest member of the local red bulls side following a blockbuster transcontinental move the thirty two year old is obviously a big coup for the lead then david baca was three and a hall's years ago henri boasting a huge resume which includes two premier league titles with also medal and an unprecedented six trophies with barcelona his wrong gone ads and league and cup titles as well as the two thousand and nine champions league crown the one thousand eyes as world cup and euro two thou

but it's left many asking if this is a fitting spot for a muslim religious center that is very a big apple residents gauge the mood on the streets. the city of new york is considering a proposal for the construction of an islamic center and mosque at ground zero do you think this is an appropriate site for a mosque this week let's talk about that i think it's a good idea to build a mosque there go by the idea of sort of juggling work but actually. why why. why there's a big problem when people equal it islam with nine eleven when after the oklahoma city bombing happened we don't equate you know christianity with that i don't think it's the qur'an teaches peace and nonviolence if the mosque up holds the traditions of the qur'an i don't have any problem with it i have a problem with anybody blowing up buildings i'm all for it so why do you think some people get so emotional and say it's the wrong thing to do because i think that is frustrated with their ignorance so they need somebody to blame something to blame so that's like one way to go about it people are afraid of the unknown they don'

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temperatures soring well into the 90s in the big apple today. competitors swam about a mile, cycled 25 miles then ran 6 miles. >>> a bay area animal shelter is trying to find homes for pets quickly to ease overcrowding. the east county animal shelter of alameda county has seen an increase in pets. dozens of cats and dogs and kittens were available. volunteers work with the animals to make sure that they are good family pets. >> a lot of these volunteers spend day after day after day at the shelter getting to know all of the animals. getting them out. training them. working with them. walking them. so they become almost like our own. >> they don't want people to adopt a pet just because they are reminding people it is a serious lifetime commitment. >>> san francisco's newest place to find antiques and other collectibles opened today. vendors and shoppers showed up before sunrise at candle stick point to buy and sell merchandise at a big new flea market. they will run the market every third sunday of the month and have a contract with the city. a

. >>> britain's prime minister david cameron took a bite out of the big apple during his first trip to the u.s. he grabbed a quick hot dog lunch with new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >>> tens of thousands of people remain without power this morning after wild weather ripped through new york city area. strong storms battered parts of new york, new jersey and connecticut with pounding rain, 60-mile-per-hour winds, lightning, even some reported tornadoes. >>> today will be a much calmer day in the northeast. severe storms in the middle of ith 80-mile-per-hour winds, golf ball-sized hail and flash flooding. strong thunderstorms in kentucky and tennessee. heavy rain and flooding from eastern colorado to arizona. >> and phoenix will be a bit cooler than normal at 101. it's 90 in sacramento. and 70 in seattle. kansas city climbs to 94. and detroit, 84. a high of 91 here in new york. 89 in boston. and 93 in atlanta. >>> still ahead, paying the price. how much the sex scandal has cost tiger woods in those lucrative endorsements. >>> and it's been a summer of stingrays and sharks. now, the

. >>> it is not apple gailt from the big man himself. apple fought back today inviting reporters to its headquarters to explain why its newest iphone is good to go just in need of a little accessory. among those there, business and tech reporter scott budman. was jobs convincing today? >> reporter: well, it depends on who you ask. i watched the stock price on wall street as jobs spoke and apple price went up. customers say for the most part they are happy with the iphone 4. the four has been a success in. three weeks we've seen 3 million sales. jobs trumpeting that but admitting it's not perfect and admitting that the antenna had some problems even calling it antennagate. how to solve those problems and move forward away from this bad press? well, jobs laid out three things today. first, step one. a full refund if you are in any way unhappy. bring it back to an iphone store. if you buy a new iphone four you'll get a case and bumper. they have been known to solve the antenna problem. if you bought a case and they run about $30, apple will

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coming up in a few minutes on mornings on 2 the big apple news conference now just a couple of hourss word reportedly steve jobs was warned about possible problems with the iphone 4 before it was released. >> and muni buses come to a grinding halt in one san francisco neighborhood overnight. we will tell you why. >> and some bay area firefighters are making some unusual demands when it comes to ot. we will have those stories and much more coming up on mornings on 2. >> time now 6:54. actress lindsay lohan has checked herself into rehab and is hoping it will reduce her jail sentencech she was sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating her probation in a dui case. that sentence is supposed to begin next tuesday. but according to people.com lohan checked into pickford loft in los angeles on wednesday hoping the judge would modify her sentence or let her serve it at that sober house. bart police chief is defending one of the its officers who used a taser on someone who didn't pay their fair last month. it happened at a berkeley bart station. the chief said the bart officer followed the f

and the dow closed up today partly because of apple's big earnings. tomorrow wall street will hope to get a little jolt when starbucks and coca-cola release their earnings reports. amr, parent company of american airlines, will also release earnings jobs tomorrow. >>> millions of people will receive jobless benefits coming their way again. there was a filibuster today by just one vote. democrats won with support from senator clark goodwin, a west virginia democrat. goodwin was sworn in moments before that vote. the senate has failed to pass extension three times since june. republicans argue the nearly $34 billion measure should be paid for with funds from the recovery act. the final vote, tomorrow. >>> 268,000 californians could benefit from this according to the unemployment development department. but another 147,000 workers in the state have exhausted their premiums and will not be held by an extension. >>> now to an nbc bay area exclusive. optimistic new information about the bay area real estate market. sales are picking up so fast, now home to

they want a name to compete with the big apple or windy city. hip-hop generation as whom come up with dmv but supporters say that many haven't heard it. >> paper talked with experts that almost anything is negotiable. even your electric bill. one woman told the paper she had saved $500 through persistent bargaining. service providers will deal about 50% of the time although you may have to call several representatives before you find a sympathetic ear. >>> a ban on swearing at goldman sachs could have traders changing their ways. they reissued the ban after a senate hearing exposed e-mails. >> boy that timber wolf was once [ bleep ]. how much of that [ bleep ] deal did you sell to your clients after june 22 2007? >> so now four letter words are off-limits in e-mails and text messages and instant messages. they are employing a screening software to catch any offending words. >> 5:25 now. palo alto police release a sketch of a man wanted for questioning in a series of burglaries. that is next at 5:30. >> and an effort to save firefighters' jobs ha

. >>> just hours away from apple's big announcement. giving clues about the mysterious news conference. apple will not announce a recall but they're not debunking rumors. apple knew about antenna problems before the 4g's release. nbc bay area's george kiriyama has a preview. >> reporter: good morning. what will apple say about the news conference while they've been predicting what apple is likely to say most expect a to come out swinging in defense to buy phone four. one thing iphone 4 users will be watching is if apple will acknowledge there is a problem with the phone's antenna. some tech analysts don't think so. >> i think they're going to start off and defend the design. they've got very smart people there, very smart engineers. let's make a phone that just doesn't work. so there was a reason that i believe that they did this. i think they're going to defend the logic and engineering that went into that. >> reporter: expect to hear a lot about the bumper case like this one. when you use the bumper with iphone 4 it will stick with the

they're starting to penetrate the enterprise which is a big negative on apple if they do this this isusand dollar stock. to enter today japan thousand next five to seven years. corporations have a lot more money >> how do think they handled the whole intent dated steve jobs called it. >> i've got a paltry 0755 i hated i don't know and when this day and age like cell phones. as the trees to target to pick: i think they had the intended date it was very problematic short- term but long term every cell phone in the 21st century seems to be a mark can hear me? can hear me. i think their problem is, and carried >> will be back with rob and your questions coming a little bit later in the newscast. >> "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how abo

apple is the big tech firm tomorrow with earnings as questions continue swirling about its i-phone-4. for a moment today, apple stock fell below $240 per share. closing at $245 and change. that is the lowest price since mid may. research in motion, motorola and others arguing today that apple's claim that all smart phones have reception problem s is is wrong. apple's earnings tomorrow by the way will be the first full quarter to include i-pad sales. we'll have a report tomorrow evening. energy stocks got a boost with strong results from services company halliburton. growth across its markets helped halliburton easily beat estimates. it's the first major oil services firm to report earnings for the quarter that includes the b.p. disaster and deep water drilling moratorium. baker hughes is due out in two weeks. more seats in the air may be good news for air travelers but it could put pressure on airline profits. delta plans to increase capacity at the tail end of this year and into next year. that announcement came after earnings in the second quarter were much better than estimates. ec

. >>> a key decision today could be a big defeat for apple and they could break internal software to download applications including ones not approved by apple. the consumer editor tom vacar explained. >> they took some of apple's control the way, something iphone users we met liked. >> i think it's a good idea, if you are smart enough to make an effort, it's not easy. you should be able to happen on your phone. if other people want the you see should have that. >> i like how it is closed and guarded. i like those bars in it is probably a good idea. >> reporter: up until now it was a violation of civil laws. >> jailbreaking has been around for a long time people oh we got a comment from dan morin from his boston apartment. >> it makes it that you can install software on the iphone. >> reporter: they see that an open app market gives users a choice. >> and the developer can develop an application for an android smart phone. >> reporter: apple has always maintained is controls. >> bit much to make sure all of the applications are safe and you do not have any viruses or applications tha

. >> and z.also, as reported the numbers are in and its another big quarter for apple.re is a question. how long can the company sustain such sales? >> and also, fight against global warming and affects on the economy. after 6:30, a fact check on the u.s. senate race. it's coming up at 6:00. >> and finally a philadelphia fifth grader took her fight against bullying to the white house. >> and president obama listened. in january, the 11 11:00 11:00 wrote a letter toot president explaining how she'd been getting bullied in her former school nearly every day. >> she's since transferred to another school. >> took my lunch. took my sandwich. my good sandwich, my mom would make me, fruit cups and juice eefrz day she'd ask did i get mail? her sisters would say they're not writing you back. he's got other things to do. >> that letter signed bit president came in march. >> and in it, the president thanked her and encouraged her to speak with her teachers about being bullied good for her. that is terrific. >> yeah. yeah what. a way to speak out go. right to the top. >> it's awful

apple also negative down half a percent at $250 a share. >> big news and if the piece saying they haventrol over the biggest environmental disaster for now no oil. no oil leaking the cap they put in place they were able to close the events they are monitoring the pressure so far no crude gushing for three months first time in three months this is a temporary fix this cap will hopefully pulled they will be drilled permit poles of fully by the end of august tests are being run on but this test we will be back as kron 4 continues to live looks them until bridge renown fog starting to clear temperatures beginning to warm up inland up near 100 later day eighties around the bay. built with quality and backed with the best coverage in america including a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. that's 40,000 more miles than ford. chevy silverado half-ton. a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,800. [ maget readycer ] for the ride of you

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. >> and government takes a big bite out of apple breaking it's virtual monopoly on iphone apps and locked phones. >> a strong marine influence kept us cool. we're not going to break out of the pattern tomorrow but there is hope for later in the week. i'll tell but this coming up. >> firefighters in northern california chasing hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires. >> the news continues in one minute. @ú@ú@ú@ú t t tgsgsgsatatatatat >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the obama administration is condemning a massive security lapse that made thousands of secret documents about the afghanistan war public. the man responsible for publishing the leaks says he's exposing u.s. war crimes. the white house says he's putting lives at risk. mark matthews is here now with more on the bay area reporter involved in bringing all of this to light. mark? >> this is being called one of the biggest intelligence breeches in u.s. history. 92,000 leaked reports, six years of classified records depicting a messy and brutal struggle in afghanistan. the information leaked includes repo

they are not debunking rumors that apple knew about the antenna problems before the iphone 4 release. intriguing announcement to say the least. >> well, that is the big question tonight. what will apple say at tomorrow's news conference. pc world has been predicted what they are likely to say. many are expecting them to come out swinging in defense of iphone 4. >> the iphone 4 users will be watching, as a. -- >> i will start out defending, they have smart engineers, who i don't think went about this -- there is a reason i believe they did this. they will defend the logic that went into this. >> expect to hear about the bumper casings, when you use it with the iphone 4, it fixes the antenna issue. >> give them a store credit to give them a case. >> you may hear a special coating around the middle band of the phone, would solve the issue. >> it is a better insulation. the hand acts as a plug for the antenna, as opposed to a signal booster. >> one would you may not hear is the world recall. >> you look at when plukts are recalled, there tends to be a safety issue. this isn't a safety issue. the phone drops calls, we are all used to that. >> the iphone i

when apple talks, business world lesson and today the tech giant is going to hold a news conference that will address problems with their antenna. terry, the big question now, did apple know about this problem before the phone hit the stores? >> bloomberg news is reporting that a senior antenna engineer told steve jobs about this problem early on, that there was problem with the steel casing on this phone which serves as an antenna and this could be a problem. they went ahead with the phone anyway. it is a problem, one, if you hold the phone in such a way that you bridge the gap in this steel casing, it serves as an antenna, your signal strength fades, calls are dropped. another problem, public relations. this iphone 4, like almost all apple products is a runaway hit. how the company deals with it is important for the company going forward. there are many solutions being discussed. >> if you are not physically touching that with the hand then the problem goes away. a bumper or consumer reports, a piece of duct tape would fix the problem. >> i think it's worth it. >> break out the gafers, apple is being tight-lipped until the big announcement w

can use apps without the apple blessing, but most predict that decisions won't have a major impact on the phone makers. >> hudson: yeah, time will tell, but unlikely to take a big chunk off of apple. a apple shares were weaker today. let's get you updated in tonight's market focus. >> tom: the fedex news erika reported on earlier helped the market deliver for shareholders today. all three of the major indices closed at their highest levels of the day. transportation stocks led the way, pushing the broader industrial sector up the most compared with the major sectors. the i-shares dow jones transportation exchange traded fund jumped almost 3% thanks to the bullish outlook from fedex. since the july low for stocks, this transportation fund has put in a double-digit return. here's how the transportation fund stacks up again a big financial fund and the dow jones industrial average since the market low on july 6. transports have put in almost twice the rally as financial stocks and the dow industrials. i.y.t. is up almost 15%, compared to 8% gains for the others. the fedex news we had on earlier fueled a 5.5% rally in shares of f.d.x., leading the sector. this is a

this is not a big surprise to apple according to engineers.y are saying steve jobs knew about the problem and we're going to hear from steve jobs to see what the solution is. >>> this morning, there is word that computer giant hewlett-packard will close its campus in cupertino and move several thousand employees to to palo alto headquarters. the move will take place over the next two years. they employ around 3500 people but the company occupies only 65% of the available space in cupertino and palo alto. they believe consolidating operations in palo alto will make the company more productive. cupertino officials say it will have a negative financial impact on the city's tax revenue. >> they are expected to rule on the state controller's efforts on governor's mandate on state employees wages. workers would receive their full back pay once it's signed. >> polls show that the senate race is a dead heat between boxer and republican challenger carly fiorina but it's a much different story when it comes to fund-raising. they are reporting that senat

apple is had a decade of success with products and this is a big deal.acklash and a bad image right now even the stock is been hit a little bit. they really have to deliver tomorrow on this issue. >> aspect steve jobs will be there? >> i do think it will be there i think it needs attention i think he will be there. >> this refers video on what the issue was with the intent of right there were used to the finger-pointing at the lower left corner the issue is intended it's built into that stainless steel frame on the phone for one your skin covers the area reception will drop. it's not every following its certain phones in certain areas. i've had many friends with no problems with that to or get on the weapon. let's roll the next video. there's a simple solution that's a proper case these costs between 10 and $30 and then that stops your skin from touching the intent of causing the problem pretty simple solution. the i phones cost $600 another $200 subsidize. $600 daddy should have a case anyways. tomorrow morning at about for a recall it i don't think the

the boss answers the big tion today. will apple recall the iphone 4 to address that dropped call problem? >>> and making a difference for people and their beloved animals who have fallen on hard times. people and their beloved animals who have fallen on hard times. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. reports from the gulf of mexico haven't really been optimistic in any way for going on three months. but tonight, the prognosis is being described as muted optimism as the tests on that well have been going on now for more than 24 hours and so far no leaks, no rupture, no new oil on top of the ton they are already dealing with. just the sight of it turned off has a lot of folks in the region already worried that the media, the cameras, the concern will begin to go away. they know what a tough time they are in for. we begin with a progress report tonight from our own anne thompson in venice, louisiana, once again. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the tests will

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. >>> plus, apple makes a big announcement about its troubled iphone 4.e company has been dealing with criticism about the device's reception problems since its release last month. >>> firefighters in california's riverside county are battling more than a than a dozen wildft have already burned hundreds of acres. most of them were sparked by lightning. some evacuations have been ordered. >>> and a temporary replacement will be named today to fill the seat of the late robert byrd. the west virginia democrat died last month. a permanent successor will be provided by voters. >>> the first family are vacationing in maine. they will be going to arcadia national park. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be back after this. now there's nothing left standing between you and a satisfying breakfast. introducing special k low-fat granola. with 50% less fat than the leading granola and 5 grams of fiber per serving, it's a satisfying way to help you manage your weight. special k low-fat granola -- a taste of freedom. it's a satisf

only apple having a modest design issue like this would get the attention of consumer reports with a bigs down, senator schumer calling it an open letter -- this is an apple- oriented thing. this wouldn't happen to blackberry. >> not to mention the editor at large of cnet getting up early to join us twice in one week! [ laughter ] >> thank you. >>> it's 6:27. coming up, they ransacked oakland businesses. now police want some help to find them. >> the pictures just released and the reward for those who can put a name to any of these faces. ,,,, [ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a savings goal. until we found out that maybe her teacher uses certain terms a little bit loosely. rebecca is clearly very gifted. [ banker ] we decided to roll that money into ashley's college account. turns out there's seven gifted kids in ashley's class o

big apple number one. >> here we are.i always say, you know, you can either get something for the most expensive or the least expensive in new york. and whether you're walking down fifth avenue or going to the garment district, the flower district, it's a bounty in new york city and everybody just loves its. >> airlines are always getting a bum rap. southwest airlines did pretty well for you. number one. rental cars, enterprise. enterprise won. and then for folks who like those apps. you say the number one app for your readers, flighttracker. >> flight tracker. $4.99 for this app. you're holding in your hand all the information you're going to need if your flight gets canceled. it has information on 1400 airlines. so don't weight in line. just pull out this app. >> nina, thanks so much. >> thanks so much for having me. >> up next we're going to head to rhinebeck, new york, where preparations are under way for chelsea clinton eps big wedding. and later a live performance from flo rida. first these messages. ♪ ♪ there's a l