right now heading into the extreme eastern caribbean sea. haiti may get the worst of it as far as heavy rains in the days ahead. so here's the new forecast just out from the national hurricane center. two things we like to avoid. storms going into the gulf of mexico because the water is extremely warm and then it usually does hit the u.s. we like it to curve out to sea into the open atlantic. this storm will be interesting because it has to go first through the mountainous terrain of hispaniola. there's tall mountains here. there's a chance that emily won't survive that. if it does survive, then it will have a chances to regenerate. the hurricane center right now thinks that they're going half and half, they think it could dissipate, it may survivsurvive. it will be close to florida or the bahamas. and then the cone of uncertainty through georgia and south carolina. so areas in the northeast need to pay close attention. the key time period will be in two days from now if it survives going over haiti. if it doesn't, we're all fine. if it does

>> the fifth named storm of the atlantic hurricane season tropical storm emily moving over the caribbean seacurrent maximum sustained winds are only 40 miles an hour but emily is expected to gain strength over the next couple of days. it could hit haiti tomorrow and could skirt the coast of florida by saturday. >>> all right. take a look here. remember this? we awe know it is the miracle on the hudson. the plane lands on the hudson on one of the coldest days of the year. everybody gets out and it's all caught on tachlt it's a big day for cnn's ireport and we're celebrating by showing you some of the best pictures and videos. thin squares of crispy granola layered with creamy peanut butter or rich dark chocolate flavor. lightly toasted for a delicate crunch. 90 calories. 100% natural. and nature...approves. ♪ granola thins. from nature valley. nature at its most delicious. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. y

unloaded over 200 bails of cocaine in south florida following the arrest of drug traffickers in the caribbean sea. the value of the bust is expected to be $180 million. >>> a severe drought uncovered a major find in a lake in florida. a globe-like figure found in the lake is part of the ill-fated "columbia" space shuttle mission. efforts are being made to return the piece to nasa. >>> in chicago, a symbol of hollywood royalty and america's past time is scheduled to hit the auction block. a baseball kissed by marilyn monroe and signed by yankees legends by joe dim mag dimaggio up for auction tomorrow. >>> and now for a look at the national weather, we turn to bill karins. you could barely make out the lips on the ball. >> i think they'll have to somehow preserve it. >> it's too late now 1952 is when it happened. >> if it lasted this long, it will last longer. good morning. around the country the heat is the story. around the southeast, people are wondering what will happen with emily. winds are maxing at 50 miles per hour. it's still a weak tropical storm. kind of disorganized. the bright red is t

cocaine with street value of 1 80 million dollars from drug smuggling submarine scuttled in the caribbean sea. this is believed to be the first time that the feds have captured this kind of submersible while still holding the cargo. u.s. custom patrol plate spotted 100 foot vessel in the western caribbean speding to the florida coast lane. they alert add nearby coast guard cutter which gave chicago's and stopped the subject marine. the suspects then scuttled it in an attempt to present ept the american authorities from recovering the drugs on board. authorities detain the crew before the vessel sank then the navy coast guard used so inner an types of dives to locate the sub 13 days later at the bottom of the caribbean. south american drug cartel increasingly turned to submarine. authorities say the so-called sub account for up to a third of the drug smuggled to the u.s. from south america. >>> different kind of sports story now. jints fans are of course hoping for a rae pete of world series glory but another group of bay area baseball players is chasing a series title of their own. they are h

hurricane irene which is now becoming a powerful and potentially dangerous hurricane down in the caribbean sea 2 hurricane. maximum sues stand wind 100 miles per hour. as you can see just skirting the northern coast of the dominican republic right now. expected to intensify to category 3 by tomorrow and then start to move northward not far off the florida coast right on through the bahamas and intensify actually to category 4 by thursday and then back down to 3 before making land fall some time late friday in myrtle beach, south carolina if it stays on this current course will continue of course to watch that very closely for you. back in the bay area tomorrow mainly sunny skies. hot conditions inland. high pressure in the inland east bay in the mid 90's. mid upper 90's actually as you move farther away from the central bay area and here is our accu-weather 7 day forecast. mid upper 90's tomorrow. dropping off to low 90's on wednesday thursday then temperatures bounce back up again friday and through the weekend mid 90's inland 80 around the bay. mid 60's on the coast so we have most extended

a homemade submarine was stopped in the caribbean sea last month, but it sanction before the cocaineved. that is until last week when the cutter located the sunken ship. peter niles is the cutter's commander and joins me on the phone. let's talk about why this is so significant. this stopping a semi submercible for the first and represents a new tactic for smuggler who is try to get into the contraband and we used the crew of the cutter and a team of highly trained divers. to locate the semi submercible when it sunk and 75 feet of water. we searched about a five-square mile area at about 100 feet apart and located the submercible and it got 232 bales and weighing 15,000 pounds. >> how did you get the tip? >> well, that was used with without the long range possibility of a flight and the customs aircraft. it was a joint effort by multiple agencies involving about 1,000 people. >> wow. this area where you found this sub, it's unique. this is not a common area where you located drugs in the past. >> this is the first of its kind with a semi submercible. this is an area that obviously wi

they intercepted a submarine filled with drugs in the western caribbean sea.ater craft here called a self-propelled semisubmersible and they're used by narcotics transporters. this is the first time they've made an underwater drug removal from this kind of craft. and what a hall. -- haul. 15,000 pounds of cocaine worth $180 million. he is known for living in a pineapple under the sea, but now spongebob square pants is a wanted man. or at least the suspect wearing the mask is. seen robbing a 7-eleven store in orlando. police are considering these suspects dangerous criminals. >>> and investigators say an electrical short caused this fire in the cockpit of an egypt air flight on friday. you can see some of the smoke pouring out here of the front of the plane. nearly 300 passengers and the crew had to rush off the plane shortly after takeoff from cairo to saudi arabia. two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation. and for the fourth time in july, mount aetna, look at her go. one of the most active volcanoes in the world erupting over this past weekend. the

sometimes, the western caribbean, sometimes the eastern caribbean, sometimes by sea or air. i would have acknowledged small arrows, but that is not the only route. that would be the dominant route. what happened? as you can well imagine, those both in south america and north america and in the caribbean took steps, countermeasures, efforts to shut down this route of transportation. how would things look 10 years later? i would suggest -- i am going to try it myself this time. things would look more like this. ne, the big thick arrow is moving up the eastern pacific. there is a new arrow that you are beginning to see in the year 2000, which symbolically represents the movement of the product across the atlantic to new markets in europe and elsewhere around the world. the other two arrows have not disappeared. i am not suggesting that no product move 11 years ago through the caribbean or central america, but they were no longer the dominant routes. may i note as well the fact that i start my big arrow in columbia is not my insertion that all of the product comes from colombia,

sometimes the western caribbean, sometimes the eastern caribbean, sometimes by sea, sometimes by air. i would have acknowledged small arrows but that is not the only route, but that would be the dominant route. what happened? as you can well imagine, those in south america and in north america and in the caribbean took steps, countermeasures, made efforts to shut down this route of transportation. so how would things look 10 years later? i would suggest -- i'm going to drive myself this time -- it would have looked more like this. notice several things. one, the big thick arrow has moved to the west and is moving up the eastern pacific. second, there is a new arrow that you're beginning to see in the year 2000. that is an arrow which symbolically represents the movement of the product across the atlantic to new markets in europe and elsewhere around the world, and please note that the other two errors have not disappeared here i am not suggesting that no product moved 11 years ago through the caribbean or through central america, but they were no longer the dominant routes. and, final

caribbean. sometimes by sea. sometimes by air. that would be the dominant route. what happens, as you can well imagine, those in south america, north america, and the caribbean took steps, countermeasures to shut down this route of transportation. how would things look 10 years later? i would suggest that it would have looked more like this. notice several things. the thicker aero has moved to the west and is moving up the eastern pacific. there is a new era of the two are beginning to see in the year 2000. an arrow that symbolically represents the movement of the product across the atlantic to new markets in europe and elsewhere are around the world. please make note that the other arrows have not disappeared. i am not suggesting that no products moved through central america, but they were no longer the dominant route. i know this as well, because i see the distinguished defense member from the republic of colombia today. the fact that i start their, it is not my assertion that all of the product comes from colombia. but i do not have a matte big enough to show a

sometimes the western caribbean, sometimes the eastern caribbean, sometimes by sea, sometimes by air. i would have acknowledged, small arrows, that is not the only route but that would be the dominant route. what happened, as you can well national, those both in south america and north america and in the caribbean, took steps, countermeasures, made efforts to shut down this route of transportation. so, how would things look ten years later? i would suggest -- i'm going to try it myself this time -- that it would have looked more like this. notice several things. w., the big thick arrow has moved to the west and is moving up the eastern pacific. second, there is a new arrow that you're beginning to see in the year 2000. that is an arrow which symbolically represents the movement of the product across the atlantic to new markets in europe and elsewhere around the world, and, please note that the other two air rows -- arrows have not disappear. i'm not suggesting no product moved 11 years ago through the caribbean or through central america, but it was -- they were no longer the dominant

sometimes the western caribbean, sometimes the eastern caribbean, sometimes by sea, sometimes by air.not knowledge by small arrows that is not the only route, but that would be the dominant route. what happened as you can well imagine? those both in south america and north america and in the caribbean took steps, countermeasures, made efforts to shut down this route of transportation. so how would things look 10 years later? i would suggest and i may try it myself this time, that would have looked more like this. notice several things. one, the big thick arrow has moved to the west and is moving up the eastern pacific. second, there is a new arrow that you are beginning to see in the year 2000. that is an aero which symbolically represents the movement of the product across the atlantic to new markets in europe and elsewhere around the world, and please note that the other two arrows have not disappeared. i'm not suggesting that no product moved 11 years ago through the caribbean's or through central america, but they were no longer the dominant routes. finally, may i note as well, be

seas. coast guard video of cutter seneca intercepts a group in the western caribbean and the crew was ablesink it before authoritys could board. last week, dive teams located the vessel underwater and for the first time, confiscated a cargo of cocaine from underwater. the street value? $180million. >>> wow, it could be a break in one of history's great mysteries. a seattle newspaper reports the fbi is working a new lead in the db cooper case. cooper disappeared 40 years ago. after jumping out of a high deck jetliner with $200,000 in ransom. authorities have reportedly tracked down what they call a credible person at an undisclosed item, that was sent for forensic testing. more than 1,000 leads have been checked in the past four decades but nothing has led to a resolution. >>> and a mother is under arrest after protesting the way airport security was treating her daughter. national police slapped the cuffs on andrea abbott during the security pat-down of her 14-year-old daughter. tsa says abbot was being belligerent but her lawyer says she didn't do anything illegal. >> she told tsa and the

caribbean cuba the b.p. disaster was probably because they had one of the deepest migration channels going going. into the deep sea there to find oil the some some scientists think it's another saudi arabia. or brazil it's be all is there it's a political question of whether the anglo-american oil giants and the governments behind them the military are going to let let these countries develop that for their own use. this is a political little decision this is it's a chia logical question those fields you describe are at the very edge of technological capacity and they may defy even the most strong this political will to i disagree that on the model that is what we want all the trees the peak oil thing is a myth that was created by more importation of burning and selling oil and they. have maximum prices and you've been very very melody and you've been very patient go right ahead go ahead. thank you a lot of the projections about all demand kind of discount how much demand will be coming from china over the next twenty or thirty years and i think there is soon being a wealth growth in china because of course china

sea. spencer christian is here tracking irene. where is th hurricane at this hour? >> lairry, -ulary it is a category three hurricane and moving out of the northern bahamas and caribbean and back in the warm waters of the south atlantic. it is expected to trek northwest and along the atlantic coast as a category three hurricane still. and maintains the current path it will hit cape patters and saturday morning at 11:00. and continue northward and hit new york city area sunday morning as a category one hurricane. it would be unusual. last time a hurricane passed directly over new york city was in 1821. and the last time hurricane passed over long island was in 1938. and as you order in the report hurricane bob brushed the tip of long island in 1991. but that is not a direct hit. it would be unusual. southeasternitates have much -- southeastern states have much more hits. there is a question of storm surge that take place in the eastern and northeastern part of the storm. long longg would be in the path of the storm surge and produce waves of 5-10 feet. >> thank you, spencer. >> see you later on. just ahead, a planet made of diamonds. that story is ahead. >> that's your

sea and into the northern shipping lanes. we are watching this next item of concern moving into the eastern caribbean.on't develop any time too soon but will drift into the western caribbean and then we've got something to worry about. we'll keep an eye on it. back up to you. >> thank you. we'll check in with you later. >>> two powerful intellectual forces came together on cable television last night, in case you policed it ali a guest on "the daily show" with jon stewart breaking down the economy, congress, a pair of enlightened mind to find a cure of what ales america. >> barometer of how investors around the world feel about the way things are going and that's the stuff you've seen over the last few weeks. >> it's more of a mood ring. >> yeah. >> your job and the idea that you will earn and continue to earn is the most important. so the stock market is not the most important thing, the debt ceiling is not the most important thing, employment or unemployment we have now is the most important thing. that's what you feel good or bad about. >> people have continue -- this government can't influence any

sea. how about 15,000 pounds of coke under the what he worth $200 million on the street. a coast guard cutter busting a crew of drug smugglers in the water off the western caribbean and thee using a self-propelled selfy submersible. this vessel was first to thed by the crew of an ac-130. they thought it looked suspicious. so they notified the maritime patrol. federal officials agreed it looked fishy. they sent in a coast guard cutter and the crew along with resources from the honduran navy and dive teams gained control of the vessel and detained the crew. the vessel was tingeing during the operation but not before the cocaine was recovered. 15,000 pounds of coke that was headed to the u.s. will not make it thanks to the work of a number of different federal agencies. pretty impressive work on the high seas. shannon: rick, thank you. a puppy found stuck underneath the front hood of a car. the rescue attempt that will make you go, oh. so cute. get him out of there. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an impo