hazardous waste from a denim factory in southern africa. and stopping accidents before they happen. growing support for the idea of road testing older drivers. >> you be back in five years. >> we'll hope so. i hope so, yeah. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. a sad piece of unfinished business from america's first war with iraq back in 1991 was officially closed today. the pentagon says the remains of navy pilot michael scott spieker have been found near the wreckage of his plane in anbar province in western iraq. kimberlie dozier has more and what it means for the family spieker left behind. >> reporter: navy captain michael scott spieker has been found at last, ending an almost two decade long wait for his family. the first american casualty of the gulf war was found buryed it in the desert west of baghdad near the wreckage of his f-18 hornet. u.s. marines found bone and dental fragment identified by pentagon pathologists, they were led by an iraqi who said he was there when -- >> he remembered a plane goin

but for us what we're doing whether it's been our kids' business in denim or adult business in denim,ell a great compelling story and get the customers in the store. we'll see. that will be told in a couple months or so. >> the company is trying to return to comp growth after six years of sales declines. can you tell us what specific strategies you have on the horizon to capture that person when they are going for back to school or what that customer's looking for right now in terms of back to school? >> well, we know that the customer is looking for great value. that's certainly clear across all the sectors of our businesses. so i think for us it's about telling a compelling story about why gap. and once they get in there, we have a phenomenal store team that's ready to make sure that the customer is well served and very satisfied before they leave. so i think that's best we can do. >> marka hansen, robert fisher, congratulations again. thanks for joining us. very interesting story. and we'll be watching that back to store -- back to school season. we'll see you soon. thanks very muc

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. >> and you did a denim drive. >> yes. i did one at school -- >> how many did you get. about 50. >> and then school was out and you were like, well, maybe i could do more? newspaper. >> you e-mailed it to the ocath local newspaper and then, a pe >> you e-mailed it to the local friends and family and then the local newspaper and then, a denim drive is what you did and then, how many did you get? / >> a thousan >> a thousand pairs of jeans and then you contacted the company to help with shipping. >> thedonated 700 they did the shipping. >> and he got the shipping donated and they donated the shipping. and what did you get to do today? >> i put in ben stiller's jeans. >> those are them? / >> yes. >> how cool is that. and those are > itwell, 's in t llfinal pair, the 33,000 -- 33,088th pair? >>> well, it's in the works. this was one project, done pair of jeans to throw their way. fromand e a link on ath jurns myfoxdc.com if you're intereed a maybe have a few jg >> i keep al a he's cute. >>> well, he was a >> we're talking about pee wee hermon, we'll he's cute. >>> well, he

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well, the denim drive program started in 2006.o inspire the young americans to donate their jeans to a good cause. and we take the denim jeans and it goes through a process and they're deconstructed into little bits of cotton fibers and we also partner with bonded logic. they manufacture the insulation and it's absolutely great for homes, home builders and there's nothing about this that's not safe. it's great for protecting against mold and mildew in your home and this is donated to habitat for humanity. >> because you're holding this, it's not itchy like regular insulation? >> absolutely, it's totally safe and that's why it's a great product for people to use in their homes if they're doing home work themselves and for habitat volunteers. >> is it economical? >> it is, it's something that's coming nowfast and furious on the marketplace and if you go to bondedlogic.com. they'll show you the distributors around the country where you can purchasehis. >> tell me, how many pairs of jeans would it take to insulate an average sized hom

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ifou are trying to compete on basisweaters or basic denim or bac knit tops, it's just a bad thing foyour top line. >> reporter: t emphasis on lue is expected to last beyo this year. analystsredict it could be other decade before consumer spendingeturns to its 2007 high. erika mier, "nightly business report," new york. >> pau tomorrow, the fed policymakers wrap up a two-day meetg. we'll dissect their statement on the economy with panel of expes. >> susie: micro blogging web sitewitter was down again day. e outage was brief and twitter's 44 million users cou tweet again. no the question is what happen? st week, twitter was attacked by hackers leaving the site off-line for seval hours. rivals like facebook re affeed in thatttackut not efcted today. >>aul: a sign today that there's still weakness ithe economy. atticus capital, one othe most respectehedge funds, is closing two of its 3 fun. its foder, timothy barakett, is stepping down. he says the decision wasurely personal. sharolders will get back their $3 bilon by october. atcus will continue to run its billion dollar european nd. euub >>

they held a denim drive, collecting old jeans and shirts to be used as insulation in homes. the magazine now hold the title for the most items of clothing recycle the -- collected for recycling. one person collected more than 16,000 pairs of jeans. very creative. >>> a few showers. every time a new batch dies off, north of the trorea, that is where most of the action i . femoremorevi mhrngogh t ou rdwec srntitions of ho county just east ofmo an 0. n anhesor e onh e ut tofhe city of goi thats going to beng the st re rt hours. temperatures -- 77 degrees in rockville, 75 in the district. 69 degrees in warrenton. winchester at 68 degrees. a couple of individual stations for you. 80 degrees in the district on the campus of george washington university. officially today, we had a little bit of sunshine, enough to boost us to 87 degrees, the high for the day. temperatures can in a couple of degrees above average. further west you go, you find cooler temperatures the interstate 95 corridor, we have the do. temperatures high enough that it will stay muggy. the hot weather is developi

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is fall fashion week here on "the early show" and we're kicking it off this morning with a classic, denimtor of "all you" magazine and she's here with jeans to fit every fwunlg et. good morning. our gom is to help you find the trendy jean for fall, but that also fits your figure. >> yes. more important than being trendy, fitting the figure. and fall is almost here and so it's time to start think pentagon that staple of your fall wardrobe, which is jeans. it doesn't have to be so hard to find a perfect fitting pair of jeans, but the ski really knowing how to shop for your body type. so at "all you" magazine, we're about two things, value and real living. we have some of our actual reareds have come with real jean problems and we'll get them some solutions that really work. >> come on out. she wanted to find a jean that wanted to minimize her hips. >> exactly. so jenny has a problem that actually a lot of our readers have written in and expressed similar problems, where jeans that fit her hips sometimes gain at the waste. retailers will starting to recognize this problem, specifically lane

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i love denim with the bright top. >> that's cute. that's a blazer. >> $34.g bright on top without making it too summery. >> she looks great. >> amazing. big messenger big also a big trend. >> you look great. thank you. >> next model is alanna. this is a summer outfit that's a basic tunic that we have in our closet. this is the way to keep it going through the fall. >> wearing it as a beach coverup. it was short. a great way to turn this into fall into winter is think of the military jacket. in addition to leather jacket, this will be the single most sought after item. target about $39. i love gray. it's chic. we'll see a lot of bright tights. that's hard to wear for women. it chops them up. i love this look. $9. changes up the dress. beautiful heels. it gives a slenderizing long, lean look. we have other options. we show it with a cardigan and leggings. >> it's one of those pieces to put a sweater over and really extend the life. >> you can get one cardigan and wear it with this with jeans. it's finding pieces that are affordable and mixing them in with your

we'll give you a include t involves denim jeans and other clothing and it is for a good cause. >>> good wednesday morning. it is 5:00. there with two. it is august 12th. as tucker mentioned, it is warm outside and the humidity will be really out there. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> and i'm steve chenevey. it seems to me, tony, we are feeling that humidity in here as well. >> warm inside of our studios. i think they keep the heat on overnight. >> must be a man-woman thing pause it feels pretty good to me. >> we'll see how you feel later. >> yeah, humid here and outside as well. run showers off to the west. i won't rowle utah rain shower -- i won't rule out rain shower inisg. y us r thus this rn elative humidity reis # #% and is # #% and the temperature is 77. --th -reatreand and wee temperature is 77. couple of of showers here and there during the course of the morning hours and another chance of that later on today. your forecast for today, a lot of clouds around, scattered showers and thunderstorms, humid, high about # 7 degrees. that is where we should be. that is our normal high for the dat

. >> reporter: tight red tank tops, denim mini skirts. surrounded by football hunks. the espn reporter even lets herself get rolled in the fun -- in the mud for fun. >> everybody thinks, long blond hair, dresses, you want to wear makeup. but you always get to see these guys in their pads. i was so excited to try on the pads. i never get to see that stuff. >> they call today one fan who went way too far. gq lets the flirty photos, including these two outtakes, speak for themselves. >> also, a brand-new one-on-one with renee zellweger. is she ready to talk about her rumored romance? that and more coming up later on -- entertainment tonight. >>> a cell phone with a mind of its own has learned to control what happens in the kitchen. a man living in new york city says when his phone rinks, it turns on the ovren broiler. -- ovin -- oven broiler. whirlpool sent a repairman, but he couldn't figure out a solution. >>> still to come. the dog days of summer. >> bob turk has the first >>> there's that little summer haze over the city. nice and hot out here. >> we've got some stor

i'm sure she is going to wear a denim shirt and ol her sleeves up.he next day pelosi and her 170 guests, you know, who she has dinner with, they're going to pile in a car -- i'm sure it will be a green car, all 170 of them will pile into a car and go to a napa valley winy designed by architect frank gerring. the speaker and her husband own a vinyard. it is like your vineyard. it is no big deal. it is between $5 million and $235 million according to politico, but we're not sure because she only has to give ranges. we're not sure. she probably could have sold it for $25 million before she tubed the economy, so it might only be $5 million now. democrats are not the only ones tending to wealthy donors. eric cantor took in $2 million for a lobbyist heavy fund-raiser. oh, as if we don't have enough of those in washington. i wonder what it would be like, seriously, i mean, if i could go, you know, to the speaker's shindig. wouldn't that be great? look, here she is. oh, she is, wow. you're so much prettier and flatter an shinier in the face than i expected.

>> they changed the styles, premium denim jeans as 59 to $69 and stores are beginning to see uptick.r around the country we're seeing more goods, sold out of gap in terms of premium denim than they've sold in jeerz. >> target's numbers looked disappointing when you looked at saldz. they talked about how margins were improving. what's happening? >> down 6.5% on the comps, basically the need base consumable items, watching store payroll and market pentagon. these retailsers are reacting faster to cut expenses. now will they have any inventory for christmas? >> the lesson out of all these guys is the same store sales numbers don't matter nearly as much. they've gotten their shobz in in ord order. >> we've been talking about having margin recovery before a sales recovery. that's what ware seeing. margins are improving, getting better earnings, now we need demand. >> appreciate your time. >>> when we come back, market wisdom from the floor of the nyse, art cashin on expectations for jobs number tomorrow and what that means for today's trading. first, let's check on the dollar. been a pret

remember, the denim business is a key transaction, but in particular for the gap.o they do need to be successful in denim to create that loyalty and decree connect with the american consumer. >> when you look at the three store brands under the gap, you've got gap, old nay very and banana republic. have old navy and gap been able to turn things around? is banana still the superstar? >> unfortunately for banana, they're in a bad position. lux brands have not been the place to be. they are professionally focused on that consumer who is looking for higher -- you know, higher income assortments. it's been a challenging position for banana republic. old navy's business has improved. we think they've done a great job with their marketing campaign. you may have seen the super model campaign. it's interesting, it's fun, it's exciting. that's what that brand is about. but they're also at value. they should be sitting right in the sweet stop of what the american consumer is looking for. old navy is showing signs of strength. the gap, not yet, but this campaign might be the t

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a consumer who bought store brand denim jeans, 60% said they were going to stay with that store brandonly 4% would go back to the name brand. >> but do you believe them? >> i do believe them. if you look at the fact that over the last six months when we've gone back and talked to consumers they have followed what they said they were going to do 91 1/2% of the time. >> that's really the ultimate question, are we at this transitional moment in history where the american consumer is permanently changed? that's really going to decide this. >> i mean, michelle, frugality is here to stay. i think retail sales are going to -- >> frugality is here to stay. >> that's what they say every time. in 1987 -- >> that's a good point. we've got to go. >> in 1987 the stock market crashed. nobody was ever going to buy stocks again. it wasn't true. >> good point. thank you, guys. and to our viewers, that discussion is the very essence of whether or not we're going to have an economic recovery. that question about the consumer. all right. billions of dollars in taxpayer money has gone to banks in an effor

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they're pushing plaid, was denim tends to be more expensive. >> no way. >> they're betting on it, and i had a handful of analysts tell me with a straight face that plaid could make or break all these retailers in the season ahead. >> i'll believe that one when i see it. >> well, you might. >> i think the experts are wrong on that one. thank you, r.j. >> thanks, mark. >>> let's get back to the brain at hq. he likes plaid. >> you know, i'm long a lot of plaid. so i'm happy to hear that. if you're at home, get the plaid out of the closet. we want to update people on a couple stories. if you'll recall, i'm sure there's been a run-up in anticipate of the deal and when the deal was actually announced, a lot of investors in the stock, which by the way has changed hands enortherliously over the last week or two, over 30% of the share base i believe has changed, if not more. they were upset with the deal. there was no billion dollar up-front payment, for example, as had been the case in a deal that was potentially on the table a year ago, but yahoo! is up today. why? late yesterday a filing fr

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