billy elliot the musical is now at the orpheum theatre and a teenager who learned his dance moves right here in the bay area has the lead role. jessica aguirre sat down with the young man who is finding out that art imitates real life. >> reporter: billy elliot, the musical, tells the story of one boy's life-changing journey from boxer to dancer. for bay area native j.p., who spent the last year and a half in toronto and chicago with the national tour, pirouetting his way into audience's hearts, the role is reaffirming. >> like in the show billy fights really, really hard to do ballet. it's kind of like me. i just do what i love to do. >> make sure your shoulders are right over your hips and right over your knees. >> reporter: the 15-year-old is loving his part as one of five alternating billies head lining the show at san francisco's grand orpheum theatre. now a second home to the 21-kid cast players. like the character he plays, j.p. was smitten at 7 when he slipped on his first ballet shoes with the shelly pack dancers in half moon bay. just like billy, he had to go solo at the balle

[laughter] and my guest elliot ackerman has a website that matches voters with candidates who share their values. ugh, they're never as fiscally conservative as their picture. [laughter] chad ochocinco says he'll live with a fan for three weeks. wow, those nfl contract negotiations did not go well. [laughter] this is "the colbert report." ["the colbert report" theme music playing] [cheers and applause] thank you so much. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "stephen"] [cheers and applause] welcome to the report, good to have you with us. nation, the dow lost 519 points today. it's the single biggest drop since two days ago. [laughter] everybody's trying to make sense of the markets. luckily, the new york post explained it all with today's cover story. "crazy stox like a hooker's drawers-- up, down, up"! [cheers and applause] this is analysis everyone can understand. you get a hooker, everyone's excited that her panties are up. then the underwear starts to drop, people start getting upset, grown men are crying, clutching their heads, worried for their futures and their childrens'. [laught

elliot. i didn't go home to see my family. i went to see your father to ask his permission to do this. oh! elliot... will you marry me? [door opens] [melody gasps] no way! j.d.: yep... such is life. from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show with jon stewart." captioning sponsored by comedy central [theme song playing] [applause] >> jon: welcome to "the daily show," everybody. my name is jon stewart. we have a good show. we have a good show. our guest tonight, austan goolsbee. [laughter] that's my crypt keeper impression. "goolsbee." all right. turns out you were right the first time. all right. we often hear about how divided our country is and just how hostile the opposing parties in our political debate have become and the fear these divisions are so entrenched as to be permanent. well, i'm going to show you something right now. >> six-year-old lucy magnum is the brave little girl who nearly lost her right leg last week after a five-foot shark attacked her. >> now this little girl, li

[laughter] please welcome elliot ackerman. [cheers and applause] thanks for coming on. sit down.re a chief operations officer for americanselect.org. before that you spent eight years in the marines, multiple towers of duty in iraq and afghanistan, purple star, bronze star, did you get an emmy? i'm in the saying that stuff is not good but did you get an emmy? tell me about americanselect.org. how do you pick a president over the internet? >> well, it's a simple vision in that the vision here son november 6, 2012 when people go to the polls for the first time ever there will be a third ticket that they've directly nominated. >> a. >> stephen: a third party? >> a ticket. >> stephen: what is the difference between a ticket and a party? >> we're not a party. we're a second way to pick a president, one that is bigger than the parties and puts people ahead of the parties. >> stephen: bigger than the parties? how so? how much cash do you have? >> at americanselect.org we'll hold the first ever nonpartisan online nominating convention. any registered voter can come to the convention stph

[guitar music slows and stops] [guitar music starts] elliot, come here. [sighs] and there he goes, off to surgery. fists in. blow it up! [imitates explosion] you know what's weird? he doesn't seem like a bad dad. he really loves that kid. it must hard with the divorce, barely gets to see his son. it would kill me. maybe being deaf was the biggest connection he and his son had. you know, when i was a kid, i made my dad teach me sign language so i could communicate with my deaf sister. i ended up closer with her than with anyone. maybe mr. francis is afraid of losing that. is any of that true? mostly. my dad died before i was born. wait a minute. i met your dad. you met a man. guys, we should really go in there and talk to him. j.d.: and like that, carla knew that nurse roberts was still in all of our heads. because even if dr. cox never took that 20 minutes for himself like the minister said, he still realized who he was as one of god's children. dr. cox, we're having trouble placing a central line-- you know what? we'll handle it. it's ok. you can go. i w

>> i'm going to -- i have -- >> the elliot fame of four is saving hundreds of dollars today. >> it's awesome. i really appreciate it. >> while the salvation army does this year after year, the biggest difference this year is that corporate donations are an all time low. the need is at an all time high. this year the salvation army had to pay for these supplies out of pocket. >> they give us their binder, paper, and pen. this time we didn't receive any. businesses are forced to make cuts. >> yeah, we had to preregister and a gift card for new shoes and a flat drove. >> kids don't have that confidence to go into the classroom and focus on their studies. >> for the elliot children, it's exciting to know on the first day of school, they're prepared. cbs 5. >> students in ?an stan aren't the only ones getting a het start. take a look at all the backpacks they collected so far. family giving tree hopes to place backpacks on the shoulders of 20,000 under prig lean ledged bay area students. >> the kids that don't have the supplies end up not being prepared for the school year. it helps the s

no one cares, elliot. j.d., you're in the relationship. you have to care. sorry. thank you.ook, you know what i love about where we are now? it's like i can tell you... as i took elliot's hand and nodded to make her think i was listening, i started to think about hands again and how they really are windows to what we're feeling, whether it's love... if you say anything, i'll kill you. come here, you. (man) ♪ i come on home or acceptance... this is great. it's like i'm steering you. (coughs) look out for weird coughing guy. ooh. thank you. ♪ when there's nothing left but all those tries ♪ ♪ when there's nothing left to gain at all ♪ and sometimes... they can even express hope. ♪ just come on home so you really think it was the cold therapy that helped him? i don't know. but i'm glad i did it. i'm really proud of you, baby. ♪ just come on home >> august 15, 2011. from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is the daily show with jon stewart. ( cheers and applause ) captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: hey, everybody. welcome to the daily show. my

billy elliot leaves town at the end of august, last performance august 21st.kids in the cast. they need seven wranglers to get all the kids on stage. >> super talented. >> super weather forecast, right ? >> for the weekend it's going to look good. san francisco and oakland, we have the fog racing in. look at that crossing over downtown san francisco. we'll talk more about a forecast that's actually starting to live up to summer-like standards coming up. >>> and the giants are ready for revenge against the philliephil. we'll tell you why it's the underrated starting pitchers for both squads that provide big story lines. sports is coming up next. >>> giants fans packed at&t park all season and oftentimes arrive really early to get their hands on very prized possessions handed out at the gate. one of those being the beloved bobble head. nbc bay area's lauren scott takes us through the evolution of these tiny collectibles. >> reporter: detailed, unique and highly sought after. bobble heads are a true must-have for fans who love baseball collectibles. and this mode

the elliot family of four is saving hundreds of dollars today. >> it's awesome. it's awesome.lly appreciate that. >> while the salvation army does this eyre after year, corporate donations are an all- time low. the need is at an all-time high. this year the salvation had to play for all oaf these supplies out of pocket. >> every year, the corporation, they give us their papers and pens and stuff like that. well this year we didn't receive anything. not because they don't want to, just that businesses now are forced to make cuts. >> families had to preregister for the school supply give away. they also get a gift card for new shoes and a flash drive. >> kids that don't have the supplies they need, they don't have the confidence to go into the classroom and focus on their studies. >> for the elliot children and hundred of others, it's exciting to know they are prepared. cbs 5. >>> and it's the same measure where volunteers spent the day filling backpacks for kids in need. the family giving trek helps out 20,000 students before their first bell rings. >> unfortunately, the kids t

. >> the elliot family of four is saving hundreds of dollars today. >> it is awesome. it is awesome. i really appreciate this. >> and while the salvation army does this year after year, the biggest difference this year is that corporate donations are at an all-time low. the need is at an all-time high. and this year, the salvation army actually had to pay for all of these supplies out-of-pocket. >> every year, the corporations, they give us their binders, their paper, their pens, and stuff like that. well, this year, we didn't receive any. and not because they don't want to, it is just that businesses now are forced to make cuts. >> reporter: families had to pre-register for the school supply give-away. they also get a gift card for new shoes and a flash drive. >> the studies have shown that kids that don't have the supplies that they need, they don't have that confidence to go into the classroom and focus on their studies. >> reporter: for the elliot children, and hundreds of others, it is exciting to know on the first day of school, they're prepared. in san francisco

elliot to withdraw his report, redo it in a nicer way and send it on. the commission makes it clear that the official was more concerned with protecting the minister from having to get involved in dealing with the serious issue of concern that is clear and certain knowledge of the failure of the diocese of cloyne to implement job protection guidelines. it required -- the dices is not complying with documentation or guidelines on job protection. this was not the responsibility of the hsc, it was the responsibility of the minister. >> the pain and suffering that people who have been victims of abuse by a church institutions is just too horrific to describe, and in that context, the catalog of abuse and a cover-up by the church authorities of that failure to act is an absolute outrage, and i think that is what -- why this motion is a good start, being so critical of the church authorities, we need to go very considerably farther. i would say a first of all that there should be no question that until the church issues a clear and unequivocal statement that

. >> reporter: the elliot family of four is saving hundreds of dollars today. >> it is awesome. it is awesome. i really appreciate this. >> reporter: and while the salvation army does this year after year, the biggest difference this year is that corporate donations are an all-time low. the need is at an all-time high. and this year, the salvation army actually had to pay for all of these supplies out-of-pocket. >> every year, the corporations, they give us their binders, their papers, and their pens, and stuff like that. well, this year, we didn't receive any. and not because they don't want to. it is just that businesses now are forced to make cuts. >> reporter: families had to pre-register for the school supply give-away. they also get a gift card for new shoes and a flash drive. >> the studies have shown that kidses that don't have the supplies that they need, they don't have that confidence to go into the classroom and focus on their studies. >> reporter: for the elliot children, and hundreds of others, it is exciting to know on the first day of school they're prepared. in

elliot, let me start with the goal of americans elect.ne of the things that it seems, is it the goal to get a third party movement? or is it the goal to get more serious choices on the ballot besides the two major parties? >> i think you touched at it, as you mentioned before, at americans elect.org we will be holding the first nonpartisan online register which every voter can be a delegate. the ticket is going to be on the ballot in all 50 states. what you refer to is an important distinction. we are not a third party for a second nominating process. nominating process that every american can be involved in, so that we can get our politics back on track and give every american voter more of a voice in this important process of our democracy. >> aren't you technically trying to become a political party in order to get this ballot access? right now, i know that's the goal, to get ballot access, because once you do that, if you build it, the idea is, then suddenly potential candidates will come. >> we're going about getting ballot access. w

it happened at elliot and mini drive. the woman was on a bicycle. two-year-old was seriously hurt and other two suffered moderate injuries. no word about any possible charges. >>> still ahead, the advertising accusation has goleog paying half a billion dollars. >> evidence being revealed that could identify a killer in a decade south bay murder. ♪ [ female announcer ] there's no right way or wrong way. every baby plays by his own rules. and they need a diaper that lets them do it. new pampers cruisers with 3-way fit adapt at the waist, legs and bottom ♪ with up to 12 hours of protection for all the freedom to play their way. >>> we have yet another breaking news story. in south san jose where an amtrak train hit a pedestrian. this is a live picture from the scene. it happened about 10:30 near ford road. the train is stopped on the tracks. we are not sure how it's impacting rail service. caltrain is not reporting any delays at this time. more information as soon as it becomes available. >> nbc news has learned new test results from the murder mystery

[laughter] and my guest elliot ackerman has a website that matches voters with candidates who share theirhey're never as fiscally conservative as their picture. [laughter] chad ochocinco says he'll live with a fan for three weeks. wow, those nfl contract negotiations did not go well. [laughter] this is "the colbert report." ["the colbert report" theme music playing] [cheers and applause] thank you so much. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "stephen"] [cheers and applause]

it happened at elliot and mini drive. the woman was on a bicycle. two-year-old was seriously hurt and other two suffered moderate injuries. no word about any possible charges. >>> still ahead, the advertising accusation has google paying half a billion dollars. >> evidence being revealed that could identify a killer in a decade south bay murder. ah yes. there it is. the "mystery spot". not a mammal in this household is willing to lay claim to its origin. we may never know. let that sink in, people. we may never know. but now? now is not the time for blame. now is the time for action. ♪call 1-800-steemer >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> we have yet another breaking news story. in south san jose where an amtrak train hit a pedestrian. this is a live picture from the scene. it happened about 10:30 near ford road. the train is stopped on the tracks. we are not sure how it's impacting rail service. caltrain is not reporting any delays at this time. more information as soon as it becomes available. >> nbc news has learned new

. >> so in govern not the top elliot, paul anderson says this log is still rephrasing, but generally the same rules apply whether you're dealing with traditional or high-tech communication. >> consider the industry and high speed. >> you have a group of mel coppers from the church that wanted to over protest. that may be something very different from an organization that has a history of either producing violence, contributing to violence, or createing al lid -- the ftc is investigating. the aclu has no immediate plans to ill r file a lawsuit. and the electronic question says it needs more information before designing what they'll do. >> we expected most people have talked about first amendment rights. that was reflected in the pole. >> interested to follow that, thank you. >> well, the news tonight a second man jailed this evening in the fatal shooting of 3-year- old boy. 22-year-old pa row lee was picked up friday the vegas. authorities say he was behind the wheel in that drive by shooting that killed carlos and wounded two men who were the intended targets. police say once again t

listo, elliot! [speaks in spanish] no! bad dream, baby? no. it was a great dream. what are you listening to? some boring medical lecture. go back to sleep. j.d.: but when we decide to change who we are for someone we love-- man on recording: "cuÁndo es?" what time is it? [whispers] cuándo es? j.d.: we can surprise even ourselves with who we've become. all right, jordan. you win. i miss you guys. [jack giggles] i miss you, too, daddy. jordan, would you like to say the same thing? i would not. she would not. we'll call you tomorrow. will we? nah. no. colonel doctor. i call him that because he looks like that freaky kentucky fried chicken guy. k.f.c. makes cole slaw. coleman slawski-- incidentally, my favorite name ever. that's correct. but you also lost the bet. what are you talking about? i won. nope. [projector clicks] ahh. that's not fair. nobody knows your name. [laughs] you know what that means? [imitates fanfare] fine. you win. yep. and you know what that means. it's like this ammonia is seeping into my brain and making me violent and angry and hateful. yep. th

(elevator bell dings) (elliot) i enjoy the satisfaction for about ten seconds, and then it's gone.e thing that sticks with me is the anguish on a patient's face when i give them crappy news. i hold on to that forever. you're a surgeon. you occasionally get to fix people. i figure out what's wrong with someone, and then most of the time i can't do anything about it. i just wish them luck dealing with it or try to keep them alive for a while longer. so you want to know if i'll always be a doctor? i'd have to say i don't know. i'm a doctor now. i will be tomorrow. but i can tell you that if i'm ever lucky enough to get married, to have some kids, to maybe not need the money... i think i'd walk out of here and never look back. ♪ oh ♪ oh ♪ oh >> august 9, 2011. from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: welcome to "the daily show," my name is jon stewart. thank you for joining us! we've got a good show that we have prepared it for you with... love. our guest to

algunos poblados cerca de la costa,y ahora se ponga mucha atención, este es el sistema que se llama elliotnosotros, estable y muy agradable como temperaturas el 67, hasta casi los entregados el próximo sábado, aumenta la temperatura, amigos en san josé en los 75, posiblemente los 80 partir del miércoles y también el viernes y sábado. feliz lunes, les tengo más detalles sólo a las 11. >> gracias guillermo, los efectos de la quimioterapia comenzaron a verse visibles en el presidente de venezuela, hugo chávez apareció entre las cámaras de televisión con poco cabello donde aprovechó para hacer sus características, contó que anoche se metió a bañar y servir un mechón de pelo por lo que decidió llamar al peluquero para que le hicieran un corte tipo militar, chávez a quien el pasado mes de junio le extirparon un tumor canceroso que no digo que el tratamiento va por buen camino. >> a partir del 1 enero 2013, las mujeres no tendrá que pagar ningún centavo las píldoras anticonceptivas ni por las máquinas que se ocupa para extraer la leche materna, bajo una orden de la administración obama, las compa

side it's believed the thirty one year old will earn around four million dollars per season elliot fanshopeful that dubliners link up with david beckham on london donovan can lead to california in sight for their first american title since two thousand and four. twice world player of the year ronald d. new has returned to the brazilian squad for only the second time since missing are going to start for the twenty ten world cup finals munnell mina's is naming the flamingo attacker in a squad for a friendly with ghana on september fifth missing the world cup last summer in south africa it was a major blow for the new who had been some boy since one thousand nine hundred nine the berbers one nil loss to argentina the saw occasion the former boss known on milan man i've been summoned in the past. as talk tennis to reassure of a is marching on in her quest to become the fourth different russian to win the cincinnati masters since two thousand and six certainly were not able to reach that same goal for at least another year after a straight sets loss to her compatriots last year for iraq shar

putting out to the stars now where elliot's do exist according to one prominent russian astronomer in just a few minutes under a fake us stand tells r t o y rio green men may turn out to be a little less colorful than we expected. and the formal definition is well known to us and we my opinion and i believe experts generally we all miss life and intelligence should be existing elsewhere a tool should be present human like you see essentially if you're you know regions of the it's all of the same just as it is without some molecules will matter more tools there are fundamental laws of physics and reply invariably. these tools have been thoroughly researched wasn't explained i know all you need is the right environment that would enable a proof system like got to start fundamental laws are universal and it's. the same with the fundamental i was that govern the origins of life including the fundamental laws of evolution with up with these are universal so all living things should have the same position and living organisms should look like gallons we encountered in. that interview is com

in this hospital in wilmington, north carolina, kristen elliot gave birth to a healthy baby girl this storm had already hit. mom will certainly have a story to tell baby parker. >> i'm just going to tell her that, you know, she was born during a very exciting time. and i guess she decided to make it even more exciting by coming during it. >> reporter: and we wondered about all of the other hurricane babies, from hurricanes past. ivan's mom will never forget when her son was born during hurricane ivan in 2004. here he is then. and seven year later, here he is today. he is living up to his name, full of energy. and we all rebecca trina. this little girl born back then. and she was named for the storm, long before the l lied broke and the devastation was coming in. she is now five. and her parents say she is redefining the name. >> ivan and katrina, looking good these years later. >>> let's bring sam back in. she is a category 1. but she is moving very slowly and has been devastating already. >> i want to show an important picture to folks in the inland. from virginia to maine. this is a

bullet i was tired of a little some arrangement out loud to do which if he really first date only to elliot a twenty five year old man lost his forearms trying to defend his wife when the couple was saved witnesses are shocked at what they saw but i would ask you if it was really scary a country when described it as a man's hands would shoot off and the boat was in the blood and you know the attacks happened in the far east and from all your region it shares a border with north korea it is known for its beaches and the router and swimming here has always been safe dangerous sharks don't usually go that far north in the sea of japan scientists believe the predator was a white shark a man eater and all trying to work out what it was doing here. this type of short really comes to our waters for a species that lives are probably subtropical orders of the ocean but with global warming they're now starting to move more and more to the outer roughly three hundred sixty spaces of sharks just over thirty are known to be dangerous to humans the rest are either too small only fifty deep but most exper

that is newborn georgia ann elliot, arriving just as hurricane irene hit wilmington. the hospital never lost power and successfully delivered 16 other babies as well and none of them by the way, is named irene. >> the storm canceled weekend plans across the east coast and that includes tomorrow's dedication of the new martin luther king memorial in washington, d.c.. still organizer went ahead of services commemorating the civil rights leader, featuring excerpts from king's last speech as well as tributes from his youngest child. organizers say a dedicate for the new memorial will be reschedule the sometime this fall. >> hurricane irene is also affect something presidential campaigns, g.o.p. candidate mitt romney was forced to cancel three fundraisers this weekend in martha's vineyard and the hamiltons. a spokesperson for the former massachusetts governor says the events will be revelded. >>> fellow republican candidate jon huntsman is scheduled to be at a fundraiser in new york. the former utah governor's campaign says while they are keeping an eye on the storm, irene

one with elliot finally managed to get things to the court literary with the man who she says is now on her family hungry for a bench experience is just one example of many in a recent controversial case a man suspected of raping a seven year old girl was released without charge. yes i called off her underwear and she started crying i squeezed her neck and crestor him to the ground only took a couple of minutes then i told her to go home and tell no one. only after an enraged crowd the men did police the launch a fully fledged investigation into the case and records that compassion authorities also disciplined the original investigating officer will some of us know this for the awards that happened here as the mother was treated like a what she was kept around for the largest office a tragedy had happened to her shouldn't know what to do what no one wanted to even talk to her alone except her statement where. russian authorities have not explode a fight against the sexual abuse of mine is big results seem to have a meager with estimates claiming thousands still fall victim in attempt

josh elliot, abc news, new york. >> oh, come on. >> give the kids the money. >> he made the shot, heade the shot. >> incredible shot, give him the money. you have any skill as a hockey player? >> sliding. drop the gloves and let's go. >> there you go, looking good out there. >> i am a tough little girl out there. >> one of the many jobs you had before joining us on "world news w." that's the news for this half hour. more news from abc coming right up, don't go far. >>> this morning on "world news now," mean season. from flooding rainfall to relentless and record heat in all 50 states. >> this unforgettable and unforgiving g summer of extreme and the concerns about climate changes are far from over. it's tuesday, august 16th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm diana alvear. absolutely that is the talk around this town, the weather craziness. >> wild summer. we'v'vhad everything. >> texasas seems to be especial hit hard. ranchers and farmers do not have the water to keep up their crops and herds and that could drive up prices at the supe

. >> one of those is elliot that is hoping his photos will inspire others. >> if you are in it for thexercise, history lesson or go bird watching or take pictures, whatever it is, this is california. it's a shame to see it go. >> he just hopes those that can help save the parks will. >>> if you would like to check out elias' website, you can go to abc7news.com and click the see it on tv button. >> don't go away, 7 on your side is next. >> having a great hotel room cheap. i'm michael finney, 7 on your at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. vi

suddenly i noticed that my ankles are getting wet, and it's up to my knees, and finally i said, hold on, elliot, where are we going? he said, you're in the middle of it. >> it was a swamp. >> it was a swamp. i sort of calmed everybody down and i said on the way up here, we've been passing all these beautiful farms. so trisha and i and this guy named morris abrahams chofs affiliated with a group in florida picked us up and took us around the neighborhood, and we went down route 17, came up over a hill and there it all was laid out before us. stop the car, this is it. and that was when the miracle happened. we all got out of the car, looked at each other and tried not to float off the ground too far. we said, who owns this? it's a local dairy farmer named max yasgur. and max was the leading sort of business person in the community. he was really a self-made man, he was quite an amazing man. he was totally right wing, behind the war in vietnam, but he didn't think that anybody had to share his views, he was that kind of person. and so i said does he own any other land, and they said, yes, he pardo

we're joined by michael elliot president and ceo of the one campaign fighting poverty and disease. they're breathtaking. seeing the weaponry of what's involved in the civil war that has led -- partly led to this disaster. what can people do? we've been looking at the countries that be helping and the countries not helping. who are getting good reports and who's not getting a good mark on your list? >> i thought that was an extraordinary report by ann, andrea. it really underlies the amazing difficulty that everyone has in making sure the supplies get through to this awful situation. that's evolving in the horn of africa and particularly in somalia. the u.n. has asked for tleerl $2.5 million in terms of emergency aid to fight the growing famine and disaster in the horn of africa. there are about a billion short of the funds that they want. we have organized a petition at one.org 150,000 people have sfo aid to be delivered. and in looking at the aid, the u.s. has been generous and so has the uk and australia and canada, and there are some laggard of the european countries who can do

christian elliot named her newborn georgia and anne. >> they had me in a room with no windows.flickered a couple of times. wasn't really that different. >> reporter: the real worry was the storm surge on the west side of the island, the sound side of the island and yet that area did get flooding. the concern that perhaps it would maroon these barrier islands and cut off folks here from mainland north carolina, that did not happen. yes, the roads here can be impassable at times but the bridges, the bridges here are either open, scott, or about to reopen. >> announcer: mark strassman in north carolina. updating irene's status now, it is a hurricane no more, weakening to a tropical storm when it made landfall at coney island this morning. it is blowing across new england with 60-mile-per-hour winds. at least 10 deaths in five states are blamed on the storm and more than four million homes and businesses are without power. you're watching cbs news coverage of irene strikes. ,,,,,,,,

i talk about one gentleman in the book, his name is john elliot. he lost his job at a manufacturing company that made things for the power sector. things that controlled the flow of water through dams. he lost his job, he felt deeply betrayed. he was working there since 18. he had a lot of job in the company. he went out and bought a dairy ice cream place. he saw his own creativity. he had been governing the flow of water through dams. he knew everything he needed to know to services machine that governed the flow of soft serve ice cream through ice cream machines. what he knew on giant projects served him and became a really, really popular diary. it won the best ice cream award. some former friends of his called and said all of those things you use to make and service, they are not being made by the company. they need to be serviced join our consultancy. here's a guy that never left rockford. he finds himself on top of dams and completely reinvented his life. it was started with three people and now employs 75 people. it was really just him allow

i talk about one gentleman in the book, his name is john elliot. he lost his job at a manufacturing company that made things for the power sector, things that controlled the flow of water through dams, and he lost his job. he felt deeply betrayed. he'd been working there since he was 18 years old, and he's a really energetic, self-starting guy. he had a lot of jobs in his company. he went out, and he bought a dairy ice cream place in town. might not seem like a great mix, but he saw his own creativity, you know, he'd been governing the flow of water through dams, and he knew everything he needed to know to service the machines that governed the flow of soft serve ice cream ice cream machines -- through ice cream machines. so it served him, and it became a really, really popular dairy. it won the best ice cream award from a local magazine, and then some former friends called and said, hey, you know, all those things you used to service, they're not being made by the company anymore, but they still need to be serviced. so here's a guy that didn't tra

elliot engel said if there was caving next time, what makes you think there's not saving next time.that's our quote of the day. >> the president's out of the picture after this point. it's all the 12-member committee. if they don't agree it goes to sequestration. i don't think the president's going to be a player. >> michael steele from what i understand at the white house they knew this was going to be a tough climb. they knew they were going to get sullied. you do when you mess with congress, you get dragged into their unpopular swamp. now he's got this behind them and he can go back to being candidate obama. how much of that do you expect to hear starting today or do you think he expresses relieves, channels a little bit of the public's outrage and moves on to tomorrow? >> i think you're going to see as we have seen since the beginning of this year the candidate rise. he's going to take center stage and claim to be the adult who brought everybody together. now let's move on with the nation's business and create jobs. how many times are we going to talk about creating jobs. at som

ps elliot, you can kind profeteically said, where's the wisdom we lost in knowledge?re's the knowledge we lost in information. he said that in the 1930s, so i do a little bit of a double take, but isn't that the question that we're all asking now? i think it's your question, frank. >> host: right, right. >> guest: you know, on the one hand, we're almost only nighs sent, and on the other hand, we feel we don't know anything. >> host: you know, i felt like reading this book, and, you know, a few years ago you wrote a book called "chaos," and that's about dealing with the order behind seeming randomness. this book, in a way, seems to be about revealing the randomness or imperfection or imcompleteness behind what we think of as defining reality. is that the way you thought of it as you were -- >> guest: you know, there's connections there, technical connections that i know you're aware of between the science of chaos and information theory. scientists used this thing called information theory invented by a guy named claude shannon to understand the behavior of physical sy

bianna golodryga is in for josh elliot, because he's one of those stranded on vacation. >> you're not sick of me yet? >> no, no. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the war of words that's broken out between colin powell and dick cheney. colin powell is accusing dick cheney of taking, quote, cheap shots at him. cheney saying that powell was pushed out of the white house. but powell insists he planned his own exit. >>> in other news, the man convicted of bombing pan am 103 in scotland, is reportedly near death this morning. he would be the last man alive who knows who authorized the bombing, that killed 70 people in 1988. >>> meanwhwhe with moammar gadhafi still on the run in libya, people in the capital haven't had running water in nearly a week. and electricity is spotty at best. >>> turning to medical news, a new and potentiaiay more effective way to detect breast cancer. scientists have deveveped a scanner could be more accurate than a traditional mammogram. it uses infrared beams. now, it can be used without direct contact with the breast. however the research is only prelimi