is the second fire to hit flagstaff in the past week. homes north of flagstaff are threatened. police have arrested a man in connection with the first wildfire. they say he was negligent in disposing of some hot coals. 19 people were injured after a fire on a subway. most injuries were related to smoke inhalation. last july, means materials in the subway station caught fire. 20 people are dead, over 50,000 are homeless after the was flooding in brazil. the region has received 14 inches of rain. flooding killed at least 44 people while leaving thousands homeless in the same area. >> most of general motors workers will not get a summer break. the automaker has been forced to shut down over the summer because of low orders. but customer demand is up. gm is aiming for an additional 56,000 vehicles to be produced. for verizon is offering data plans. verizon is expecting a big jump in dated usage as new smart phones entered the market. this is up about 17% from today. the amount of money bp needs to spend climbs each day. jane king has that story in the bloomberg business report. >>

firefighters in arizona battled a growing wildfire on the outskirts of flagstaff. strong winds spread the fire quickly to 13 square miles. about 300 firefighters fought the blaze, using helicopters and air tankers. evacuation orders were in place for several hundred homes near downtown flagstaff. the high winds were expected to continue today, as a federal management team took over the firefight. federal regulators have agreed to a plan to police financial institutions' pay policies. regulators would not set compensation, but they could veto pay policies they deemed risky. the rules are intended to make sure banks do not compensate employees for taking risky gambles like those that led to the recent financial crisis. the plan was originally proposed by the federal reserve, and is now endorsed by other key banking regulators. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average lost 8 points to close at 10442. the nasdaq fell more than 20 points to close at 2289. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to the supreme cou

the blaze near flagstaff was 20% contained after scorching 22 square miles. about one thon people were allowed to return to their homes inspect jamaica police appealed for calm an arresting christopher coke. a preacher said he arranged if are coke to surrendered to u.s. marshals yesterday when the police caught him. the u.s. soccer team advanced in the world cup today with a stung finish. they scored a late goal to win 1-nil. the scoreless tie would have been sent the american team packing. it is the first u.s. victory in world cup play in eight years. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to gwen. >> ifill: next, what's behind the growing concerns along the gulf coast about health problems connected to the oil spill. betty ann bowser filed this story from louisiana. the health unit is a partnership with the robert wood johnson foundation. >> reporter: like most of the commercial fishermen here at the southern tip of louisiana, a.c. cooper has had to go to work for b.p. on cleanup operations. the third-generation shrimper says it's the only way