when is number one at the box office the double bonanza? when it costs more than to produce. "direct 9" featuring a first time director and cost of unknowns opened at number one than a better than expected $39 million. the $39 million budget may have cost-conscious studios rethinking big budgets. g.i. joe came in second at $22 million. "the time traveler's wife" opened third with more than $19 million. women not interested in explosions made up the audience. jeremy piven in the used car comedy "goods" came in sixth. finally, so much for the drawing power of high school musical star vanessa hutchens. "bandslam" belly-flopped into 13th place. >>> this comes from wlwt news 5 in cincinnati, ohio where a nearby manson dare devil went for a long walk for a very long way high above the ground. the tight rope walker safely made it 801 feet on a wire suspended 662 feet in the air. this is the highest walk ever for the 30-year-old from the famous high wire family. to further appreciate the high-flying feat the steel cable he crossed was only as wide as a nickel. >>> i'm christina brown

susie: the monthly sales numbers are in and ford motor is the big winner in the "cash for clunkers" bonanza. thanks to the government rebate program sales at ford surged 2.4% last month. that's ford's first year-over- year gain in almost two years. at general motors, sales continued to slide: down 19% but g.m. said cash for clunkers is helping to stabilize the industry. chrysler sales fell 9% and toyota's were down over 11%. but as stephanie dhue reports without additional funding cash for clunkers could stop on a dime. >> reporter: hearing news the cash for clunkers program could end, heather and matt cronin drove into the sheehy dealership today. they're looking to take advantage of the $4,500 for their old jeep. >> it's a substantial amount, it makes it worth us doing it now rather than waiting. >> reporter: cash for clunkers drove more than 500 sales at dealer vince sheehy's 14 outlets. that pick-up in business may lead to new hires, after lay- off's last year. >> when this program kicked in, we're very short-staffed, we're going to have people working through the night tonight just to

. >>> bank bonanza. one of the world's largest banks barclays, posts big profits. >>> and the mystery surrounding missing pilot scott speicher, the first casualty of the gulf war, is solved. >> it's such a relief to be able to bring him home. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm ross palumbo in for michelle guillen. >>> this morning the swiss embassy in tehran is working to learn what it can about three american hikers being held by the iranian government. susan roberts is in washington with the details. >> reporter: the three american hikers were taken prisoner on friday. they'd been hiking in northern iraq, and apparently didn't realize they had crossed the border. their families now are obviously worried. >> my husband and i, our only concern is for the health and welfare of josh, shane, and sarah. >> reporter: joshua fattal, shane bower, and sarah had entered iran last week. they had entered in a area of the kurdish region of northern iraq. >> they entered i

>> paul: while retailers have been promoting "back to school" sales for over a month, the buying bonanza hasn't materialized. the latest retail reports show consumers are still holding tight to their wallets. microsoft says "windows 7" is ready to go. how does it compare with the competition and is it worth the upgrade. our tech guru has a preview. i'm paul kangas. >> susie: and i'm susie gharib. this is "nightly business report" for thursday, august 6. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> susie: good evening, everyone. a more upbeat projection on the job market from two wall street powerhouses. goldman sachs and deutsche bank sharply revised their forecasts on the number of jobs lost american businesses cut in july, a day before the government releases its report. deutsche bank now expects 150,000 jobs were lost last month. goldman is expecting 250,000. over the past eight months, the labor department has been reporting monthly job losses of more than half a million. this c

. ♪ [music] ♪ >> reporter: in 1959, "bonanza" was the big she on tv.enhower was president and joe travel ler began his -- traxler began his career making twinkies. 50 years later they are still pumping them out and so is joe. >> i like making twinkies. it's the way it is. i will eat twinkies for the rest of my life. >> reporter: he never could have predicted he would be linked inextricably linked to a two-week part-time job a half century ago. >> yahoo it's twinkie the kid. >> reporter: his job was to mix the batter. he liked it. liked the job security, too. plus he really likes twinkies a product he takes great pride in. >> today i make a twinkie. tomorrow you want the same twinkie. so you have a recipe and adhere to it. >> reporter: to say he's made a lot of twinkies is an understatement. he's made over a billion over the course ever his career. dwight mahoney has been chose ton inherit joe's coveted slot. >> how can i compete with joe? he's an icon. >> reporter: ul all of the -- of all of the sweets rolling down the line, the twinkie is his second l

. >> but the clunkers program is a bonanza for wrecking companies who expect a tidal wave of cars to come their way and are looking forward to selling them off one part at a time. >>> now is a good time to save money on your back-to-school shopping. virginia holding the annual tax holiday this weekend. that means you don't have to pay the 5% sales tax on any school supplies costing up to 20 bucks. the break also applies to clothes and shoes that cost up to a hundred dollars. >> looking at the economy you have to plan before going to the store. >> paying taxes and they have sales so i don't know yet but i know it's going to be significant. >> the tax breaks continue through tomorrow and cost the commonwealth about $4 million in tax revenues. >>> still ahead, if you think your dog really understands you you're probably right. he can probably count, too. we'll share that story. and the forecast is >>> a decade long american baby boom has just gone bust. u.s. births fell about 2% in 2008 making the first drop in births since the start of the decade. 2008 waslso the first full year of the

. >> nathan aadlen calls it a bonanza, he can sell them off one piece at a time. >> their sis like a trickle, i'm waiting for the tidal wave. >> it's coming. >> i can hear the rumble. >> reporter: but used car dealers aren't so happy. their market has tanked. >> i see probably on average about three to five trades every day. now we haven't seen any trades at all. >> reporter: the clumpgers can't be resold whole. in fact, the most valuable part, the engine, gets the death penalty. >> so it's sort of the lethal injection. >> yeah. >> reporter: at this toyota dealership, some 160 clunkers sit wait iing for the execution. they have their oil drained, then replaced with a glass compound that seizes the engine. >> it's done forever. >> reporter: we watched the same happen with this mercedes benz, in remarkably good condition until -- >> you look at stuff like this and like wow, there's people that can actually use this. you know, get that second chance. >> but you got to do it. >> it's the law. >> reporter: these clunkers may get a second chance after all. pieces of them anyway. who knows?

. >> this is the newfound bonanza of oil on the planet. >> reporter: china too wanted a share. it would help build obiang a new capital city. but it wasn't just the great powers that had their eye on obiang's oil. so did a gang of mercenaries. but you just knew there was a fabulous amount of oil here? >> yes. >> reporter: enough to make everybody a very rich man? >> absolutely, yes. >> reporter: they'd fly in a new president, and kidnap or kill obiang. britain and spain knew in advance but did nothing to stop them. >> but you're going there with the best military force in africa, with the backing of serious western governments, yeah, this is a good gamble. >> reporter: the mercenaries and their backers could become as rich as obiang and his clan - if their coup succeeded. >> you gamble with your life and you would make a fortune. sometimes it's better to live like a lion for one day than a sheep for 100 days, as the old saying says. >> check your local listings for "wide angle." you can also find it online at pbs.org/wideangle. and that's "worldfocus" for this wednesday. i'm ma

the cash for clunkers program has been a bonanza at antwerpen motors. >> the biggest problem we're havinght now is inventory. >> reporter: dealerships estimates it is owed more than $2 million from the federal government, but unlike some dealers around the country, the folks here are not concerned about being reimbursed. >> we're going to get our money. it's going to take time there is a lot of paperwork involved, and they have to do their due diligence. >> reporter: but not everyone is as confident as antwerpen, including the national auto dealers association. >> right now, probably only 4% of the approved deals have actually seen checks back from the government. >> reporter: here in maryland, the percentage is even smaller. according to peter kitzmiller of the maryland automobile association, dealers have put in $36 million in claims, and only 2% has been reimbursed, a situation he called ludicrous. but no one disputes the success of the program in terms of moving cars. the huge spike in sales since the cash for clunkers program was announced has even forced auto companies to bring peop

grow [ humming "bonanza" theme."etty easy. >> bob: yeah, he did. >> rob: this is a good hitting man here. not just a power guy. wait for the breaking ball to keep the hand back. and it's a sunday souvenir. >> bob: here's josh willing happ. two homers by the nats, 120 on the year now. >> rob: you think you're pretty good, don't you? let me show you. >> bob: showing us up. last year the nationals hit 117 homers the entire year. only the giants with 94 hit fewer. so they're going far beyond their production of ú08. willingham slaps it hard. fielder gets behind and it place it well. one out. >> rob: the more i watch him, the more i like prince fielder. he will get in front of the ball or dive in foul territory -- hustle all the time on the base pass. >> bob: belliard dumped a single over fielder for two runs and that's the big hit of the game. the nationals had a one-run first with two outs. dunn and willingham had both popped up and belliard took care of business and brought in guzman and zimmerman. and then two more in

i know it sounds corny, but we wanted it to be like a bonanza, the family living on the ranch, and we'de their parents, and in this case, from hell -- >> at least you. >> so here it is, we're coming up on 1,000 kids that have been through here. sean: we have more with don and deirdre in just a minute, (announcer) this is nine generations of the world's most revered luxury sedan. this is a history of over 50,000 crash-tested cars... this is the world record for longevity and endurance. and one of the most technologically advanced automobiles on the planet. this is the 9th generation e-class. this is mercedes-benz. sean: welcome back, as we continue more of my interview with don and deirdre imus at the imus ranch for kids with cancer in new mexico. so you don't have the reputation of being sweet and cuddly, but you invested an enormous amount of time, energy. you built this place. you live here the entire summer with the kids. that's a little bit different than maybe the don imus that people hear on the radio or people have come to know over the years or people who are listening to you ba

. >> but the clunkers program is a bonanza for wrecking companies who are expecting a tidal wave of cars to come their way and they're looking forward to selling them off one part at a time. >>> today is the last day for shoppers to take advantage of the tax-free holiday in virginia. you don't have to pay sales tax on most school supplies and clothing. this year, virginia is the only place in our area offering this tax-free weekend. derrick ward explains why. >> reporter: stores like staims it's already the busy season. >> that tim of year, it just comes more and more until we peak in september. >> reporter: this family has to live on a budget. this shopping trip well thought out. >> with the economy you have to fund before going to the store. >> reporter: the tax-free shopping days have been salvation for families all over our area, but you won't find the tax-free holidays in the district or maryland this year. they just cannot afford to give up the revenue. so, for this weekend at least, this family is giving up on shopping for school supplies where they live and opting for virginia, h

. >> reporter: nathan calls it a bonanza. he says he can sell the clunkers off one piece at a time. >> this is like a trickle. i'm waiting for the tidal wave. >> it's coming. >> it's coming. i can hear the rumbles. >> reporter: but used car dealers aren't so happy. their market has tanked. >> i see probably on average about three to five trades every day. now haven't seen any trades at all. >> reporter: the clunkers can't be resold whole. in fact, the most valuable part, the engine, gets the death penalty. >> it's sort of the lethal injection. >> reporter: at this toyota dealership, some 160 clunkers sit waiting for the executioner. they have their oil drained, then replaced with a glass compound that seasons the engine. >> it's done forever. >> reporter: we watched the same happen with this mercedes-benz. in remarkably good condition. until -- >> you look at stuff like this, and it's like, wow, there's people that could actually use this. get that second chance. >> reporter: but you got to do it. >> you got to do it. it's th

i know it sounds corny, but we wanted it to be like a bonanza, the family living on the ranch, and we'dis case, from hell -- >> at least you. >> so here it is, we're coming up on 1,000 kids that have been through here. sean: we have more with don and deirdre in just a minute, including how they handle the difficulty issue of kids who do not win their battle with cancer. (announcer) that ball is going, going, gone! home run! (announcer) he's sweet. even with one third less sugar than soda. kool-aid. delivering more smiles per gallon. you can walk with a purpose to end alzheimer's... by joining us for memory walk. [ man ] you invite three people. [ woman ] and they'll invite three people. and before you know it, you have a team. more than 5 million americans... may not be able to stop the progression of alzheimer's. but we can. step up. move a nation to end alzheimer's. start a team today. go to alz.org. anyone can prove they're strong once. the real question is can they prove it again and again. ♪ at northwestern mutual, we've answered that question compellingly... for over 150 years. no

. >> reporter: in 1959 "bonanza" was the big show on tv.as president and joe traxler began his first day of work making twinkies at this bakery. 50 years later the same seattle bakery is still pumping out twinkies and so is joe. >> i always liked twinkies. i always will. that's the way it is. i'm going to eat twinkies the rest of my life. >> reporter: he never could have predicted his life would end up inextricably linked to the twinkie when he started was supposed to be a two-week part-time job a half century ago. his job was to mix the batter and he liked it and he liked the job security, too. plus he really likes twinkies, a product he takes great pride in. >> today you want a twinkie and tomorrow you want the same twinkie. >> reporter: to say joe has made a lot of twinkies is an understatement. people here say he's made more than a billion over the course of his career. veteran dwight mahoney has been chosen to inherit joe's coveted slot >> how can i compete? he's an icon. >> turns out twinkies are his second love. turns out his first f

i'd call this a health care bonanza for lobbyists. lobbyists, we can be sure, who are not working for those thousands of people who showed up at the wise county fairgrounds in virginia just last weekend for another free clinic run by the organization remote area medical. they came for eye exams and glasses, dental care, hearing tests, chest x-rays and dermatology treatments, among other needs. this is the clinic's tenth year, and all the care is still provided by volunteers. in three days last year they pulled 3,896 bad teeth and saved another 1,888 by filling them. wendell potter went back to wise county last weekend, back to the place where after spending almost 20 years in corporate suites, he discovered for himself that the people most in need of care are precisely those least able to pay. with nhing to give washington, these people get nothing from washington in return. log onto pbs.org, click on "bill moyers journal" and we'll link you to more information about remote area medical. that amazing organization behind the clinics an

on the front page of "the financial times," goldman's $100 million a day bonanza underlines bank's trading strength. one of the many headlines about goldman sachs. should we be outraged or should we applaud? cnbc's "power lunch" con tribltser boykin and you guys now how the rules here. 120ekdz 20 seconds to make your case. trent, let me start with you, do we applaud goldman for making $120 or be outrageed? >> absolutely. six months ago we were talking about credit crunch, wall street bailouts and taxpayer-funded bailouts. what's happened since? goldman's paid their money back and lending and making money. that's a good thing. turns into income not only for goldman but income for the federal government. i'm sure the democrats would like to spend that on other big government programs, so it's a good thing. >> steve boykin, 20 seconds, applaud our outrageed? >> i don't think we should be applauding or outraged. i think they are doing what they are supposed to be doing, which is making money. how are they making money? they have a $10 billion government-funded taxpayer infusion last year throu

bill for infstructure, tyson's beca a transportation hub, a commercial center a a ltibillion-dollar bonanza >> the bic approach of most land speculators who are..who are the site delopers is to buy a piecof land that's farmland, d that is zoned as farmland and taxed as farmnd. >> smith: so, it's che. >> yeah, it's eap. and then get it re-pnned and rezoned as a subdivisionith someetail and commercial compents, and the land value ll go up dramatically. >> smith: , the formula is buy land cheaprom farmers; get the county and the state to t in the ros, the sewers, the schools-- all the stufthat makes it attraive... >> yep. >>mith: ...and then turn around and sell it for coercial or resideial at 30, 40 times the cos >>hat's correct. >> smith: the rmula worked like magic for tyson's. over the next years, it became one of america'largest commercial developmes and most successful retail centers. now, 120,0 people work at tyson's every da tyson's is the size of downtown boston or phoenix there is nothing in thisountry of the scale and size and complexity of tyson's. >> tyson's cner is one of the mos

. >> bob: his numbers have been a bonanza. looked like a good hit. ian stewart couldn't get a hand on it clean so the nats have the bases loaded for elijah dukes.   . >> rob: well don't hurt him hammer. now he has to get out of there electricity tee split and, no, ian stewart cannot come up with that one although, last night, the rockies defense was ridiculously good.   . >> bob: huge spot for dukes is only 10 for 39 over 11 games but those 10 hits have driven in 13 runs.   the pitcher hamell will go of the full wind up here.   you don't mind seeing that fr a pitcher if you're the guys behind him or in his dugout. that shows that he has a singular focus and hats not worrying about the base runners but just the hitter. >> rob: well, but the base runners should be able to get bigger leads, and if nyjer morgan was on third he would be probably three quarters of the way down the third base line trying to disrup

>> the market a little overbought here, a lot overbought, anticipation of this jobs bonanza.eport starts to shed light into some rather dark corners as we move to the middle part of this year. we got through the first quarter or so of '09 knowing what the headline numbers and layoffs are going to be. now we're coming through the middle part of the year and seeing, in fact, i don't know that john alluded to it, i do think joe's question earlier is right. middle and small-sized businesses are having to make a second round of cuts. those cuts good morning to have long lasting affects into the economic growth people are expecting. not so much in the third quarter but in the fourth quarter. so the market will tread very lightly here as we go into these three days of job numbers. >> david, how do you put this all together? >> one problem is the personal income slowdown, so we've got fewer people working and pages are coming down. so even though the cash for clunker can get people to buy a car, what it can't do is give you income you need to really make longer term purchase budget d

is a bonanza for the budget minded. >> everyone knows that washington, d.c. is full of our nation's history. in fact, the capitol is a great place for a free tour to see the intimate details of our government. >> reporter: whether the monument, museums, even the national zoo there, are dozen of places to visit for free including the smithsonian american art museum . >> what you can expect to see is the largest and most compressive american art collection anywhere in the world. this building displays 4,000 works of art by some of america's most prominent and most beloved artists from all periods. >> reporter: during the busy summer season be prepared for crowds and maybe some surprises. >> you what don't expect about washington, d.c., it is full of modern pleasures such as cutting-edge restaurants and really exceptional people watching. >>> the son of a civil rights pioneer says he's going to ask the state of bam nato pardon his late father. the reverend ralph david abernathy was arrested numerous times during the montgomery bus boycott and also during protest