many grow in the forests, but the forests are dwindling fast.xpanding into the surrounding area as more and more people come here seeking work. right now it's the dry season, and few trees and leaves are green, so fatunde ojo has to go to the market more often. most of the herbs he buys today come from far away, and that makes business more expensive for him, but he needs the money. he wants to invest. >> i want to modernize my business. i'd be happy if someone could help me package my products and enlarge the business. >> abuja is crowded. the traffic roars, but everything is drowned out by the clatter of generators. because of the regular power failures, they run almost constantly in front of the shops and businesses, like that of elisha babalola. he, too, is a traditional healer. his business is going well. babalola has the money to package his remedies professionally. and he invests in radio and television commercials. it's paid off. >> the outcome and sales have increased tremendously -- honestly it has increased to a level higher than anyo

>> this is the only road out of this forest. >> now, one survivor tells es about the longest ride of his life. >>> those seg als are should watch out for that blanket. >>> and how this character lost an eyebrow or two in this one. >>> and daddy is playing their song. we have the secrets behind an instant internet classic. >>> take a look at this incredible video from the mcgruder corridor in idaho. and look what they come upon. >> you can see it in the distance. >> right now they're dealing with forest fires and this one was caused by a lightning strike. a few guys went out on a four-day atv trip, and when they went in, it was clear, and when they head out, this is what they saw. this was mounted on brian drake, and we have him via skype, right this minute, to tell us about this trip and how you got out. explain what was going on. >> we were on our way out and when we got to this particular area, the forest service stopped us and said it's too big. he said we're going to go ahead and try to punch through. then heed had a little huddle. he said don't worry about the fire and the heat.

our first look out is here at one of this the park, san francisco's forested hill, a favorite of couples and dog walkers. >> is near neighbor golden gate park and both have a significant stance of live oak forests, a refreshing retreat from urban life. the romantic passes that meander lead you under a canopy of of, redwood, heine, cyprus. chill out in the pleasant and quiet environment and you might see butterflies and dandelions. and blue jays 5 between. the park is accessible. a public transit to the park is plentiful. six, 24, 37, or 71 bus. >> we have shared the pathways and we have enjoyed the beautiful view that the park has to offer. this is the place to take someone special on a romantic stroll and enjoy of beautiful look out. >> welcome to corona heights. it offers a spectacular view of the downtown skyline, the iconic bridge, and towards the east bay. >> is one of the city's best kept secrets. it is hardly ever crowded. he will probably just run into a few locals. hot on the bus to get there without any parking worries. there is a fenced in dog park to run freely with other job

in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strike] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 at 11, on your side. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- were gunned down sikh temple a week ago. members of that temple returned woreship. members of the local sikh white ty gathered at the house. started showing up. organizers of this event say in the weeks since that tragedy, happened.hings have to be greater awareness of who they are and they are discriminated against. want to say thank you. in the shadow of the white hundreds from the sikh community and their supporters their flag and say thank you to a nation that stood with them in their hour of need. >> we want to express our thanks to america as a nation. the entire nation has come support.to >> we are thankful to the united states. to recogniz

both have a significant stand with a live oak forest.he romantic paths that meander up and down are under a canopy of ochre, redwood, cyprus, and eucalyptus. chill out in this pleasant environment and you might seem butterflies and dandelions. blue jays fly between the tall eucalyptus. one of this the parking is accessible. take the six, 24, or 37 bus. we share the pathways, we walked the dogs, and we have and enjoy the beautiful view that the park has to offer. this is a place to take someone special and enjoy a beautiful look out. >> welcome to corona heights located in the heart of the castro district. it offers a spectacular view of the downtown skyline. the iconic bridge and on towards the east bay. >> is one of the city's best kept secrets. it is hardly ever crowded and on any given sunday, you will probably run into a few locals. you can get there without any parking worries. locals bring their four-legged friends to run freely. at a small patch of grass for small dogs. >> is wonderful for the city to have these kinds of parks. an

because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >> we may have seen some showers earlier this evening. >> they are continuing. heavier downpour's earlier in the district. into chevy chase, now looking outside. we are looking at our skies clearing up to the west of us. montgomery county still looking at heavier showers, even a few rumbles of thunder. 89 degrees is the high temperature at reagan national airport. two degrees above average. 76 degrees right now at reagan national airport. the dewpoint level in the low 70's. things will feel a lot different as you wake up tomorrow morning. a refreshing glass of cool -- refreshing blast a cool dry air is on the way. over 1 inch of rain fell over the last 24 hours. in the district at lafayette elementary school in about. to-- .2 inches. it is 75 in manassas. head down to southern maryland you will see 74 in lexington park. cool dry air of to the west of us. it will continue to move off toward the east as it moves thro

so, the next story we will show you is going to take place in this forest that we just created. i want you to imagine you are in the old forest and we will explain to you the story. >> that was namaste. the devine in me greets the devine in you. can you say that? very good. so, as joe anna was saying. this come from the word meaning to tell stores. this is a story teller. you guys i heard out there i was listening a birdie told me you thought you were going to see a movie; right ? >> you are. in the old days this comes from what country? india. thousands of years ago and hundreds of years ago in india there were no movie theatres, no television, no radio, no comic books or no books for people like you and me to read. was this the same here? >> yes. all offer the world it was like that. ask your parents. they can tell you what it was like before the internet. so, people told stores. i bet you tell stories. did you tell a story today? >> yeah, i bet you did you went up to our friend and said, did you see that? your friend said, no, no he didn't. right? that's a story. so, i will t

because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >> hi, we're at the montgomery county fare. -- fair. >> we will be here from the 10th through the 18th. >> good morning, washington. >> 6:00 in on this friday. a warning for metro riders. add extra time to your weekend commute. red line trains will not run between kroger and friendship heights from 10:00 tonight until closing on sunday. there will be shuttle buses. orange line trains single- tracking between foggy bottom and clarendon. also between stadium-armory and cheverly. trains single-tracking between foggy bottom and arlington cemetery. green line trains single- tracking between fort totten and prince george's plaza. a pennsylvania road crew failed to clear some road kill before they started striping the street. not pretty. >> this was in central downtown pennsylvania, downtown philadelphia. they did not have the truck to clear the road of debris and writing ahead of the paint truck, so it was too late. -- r

we are at the public burial ground called the forest cemetery. the tokyo metropolitan government planned to inter the remains of about 400 people in this hole. about 10,000 will find their final rest in 27 holes. bones and ashes will be placed in biodegradable containers so they return to the soil over the years. the situation for conventional burials has changed along with japanese society. the ancestral grave visit is a traditional ritual. but it has become less common as society ages. the family unit is smaller these days, and the birth rate is falling. there's also the issue of cost. headstones are expensive, and it costs a lot to buy and maintain grave space. as a result, more graves now lie abandoned because there's no one to take care of them. in short, many people find traditional burials too complicated. many wish simply to return to nature after they die. the tokyo metropolitan government advertised burial rights in the forest cemetery in july. 500 places were offered. over just two weeks, more than 8,000 people applied. on thursday, of

they point out that forests make up about 70% of the prefecture.hey say excludeing most of this area for decontamination effort would hamper reconstruction. local government and forestry industry officials will meet next week to exchange their views. environment ministry officials say they'll consider those views when revising their plan. >>> many people who survived hiroshima in 1945 have a rather unusual name for the atomic bomb that fell that day. they call it pica, a japanese way of describing a flash and the sound of the explosion that follows. the word inspired an american poet. he's published a collection of poetry depicting the tragic consequences of the bombing. nhk world's tomoko kamata reports. >> reporter: the book is called "come search" in english. its 14 poems are illustrated with photographs of everyday objects that belonged to people who were killed by the bomb that destroyed hiroshima. the poems depict the moment the bomb was dropped and what happened to those who owned the objects. >> translator: i hung on the wall of a barber sh

and their name translates to: man of the forest. john blackstone on the fast disappearing orangutan. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> cowan: good evening, i am lee cowan. tropical storm isaac tonight is battering the florida keys, it is primed to power up to a dangerous category ii hurricane and forecast a hit to florida's panhandle all the way to louisiana, including the new orleans, some time on wednesday. that would be the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. right now, isaac stretches more than 200 miles from its center, with top sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. today president obama alerted fema to get ready to help states in the path of that storm and louisiana has already declared a state of emergency. we begin our coverage tonight with manuel bojorquez in key west, manuel, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, lee, the worst of tropical storm isaac passed over the keys this afternoon, but officials here in key west say the night could still be dicey, with th

-- contributing to forest fires. before we close that section, i would like to address this further now that we have amended its. was not want to submit it, until the amendment was made. now it has been made. >> it is being discredited now. >> mr. chairman? i would like to draw the committee's attention to page 4, where we discussed the forest service. on line 22, the sentence starts on the second half of line 21, in order to secure one of the country's most important natural resources, which will review the way the forest service -- and that to have read forced service -- handles wildfires. and the discussion in regards to that issue was that currently, the way that firefighting is funded, it encourages small forest service entrepreneurs to make extra money in the summer during wildfire season if the wild fires are allowed to burn. and so we need to review that policy and remove the incentive, the financial incentive, to summer workers. >> i think she is making the point is included there. did you have further comme

hey, chuck. [ no audio ] [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >>> weekend off to a little bit of a wet start. some spots got a little wet. >> a couple of drizzly drops around. mainly before the sun even came up. now everyone is dry. we'll have many dry hours here before the afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances start to cook up. i'm getting more optimistic we'll have fewer showers we have to contend with today. lowered rain chance down to 30%, but raised chances for storms tomorrow. a lot of things going on in the weather department. outside early this morning, hazy and humid and just sort of a gray, gunkiness to the sky outside this morning. not the pretty blue we would like to be seeing, but a little bit of sunshine, getting on thro

but thousands of acres of forest have been destroyed.tiinal goll club -- ending its controoersial membership policy.today, the home of the masters tournament -- introducing its áfirstá female members.jonathan serrie has the story. story. augusta national golf club -- announcing its áfirstá female members in 80 years. former secretary of state condoleezza rice and south carolina financier darla moore -- becoming the first women in green jackets... when the club opens for a new season in october.in a statement... chairman of augusta national billy payne saying quote: "these accomplished women share our passion for the game of golf and both are well known and respected by our membershii."this comes after decades of controversy over the golf club's all-male membership policy. augusta national -- which opened in 19- 32 -- also did ánotá have a black member until 19-90. secretary rice -- welcoming the club's decision. she issuee a statement saying quote: "i have visited augusta national on several occasions and look forward to playing golf, re

because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >>> the maryland football team will tell you last year is in the rear view mirror. they finished 2-10 and saw two dozen players transfer. including the starting quarterback. finished their first week of practice and with o'brian transferred to wisconsin, no looking over his shoulder at c.j. brown. it's brown's team and he's ready to take on the added responsibilities. >> it doesn't take less pressure off me. i still put a lot of pressure on myself. me and the coach talked and he's going to push me and that's what i expect. >> the players really respect him. he's somebody that understands exactly what needs to be done in order to get to where we want to get to. so he's just a guy that just works. he commands respect. >>> the pga championship from south carolina, tiger woods began the final round five shots behind mcelroy. number 2, this is close, but almost doesn't count. tiger settles for a tap in birdie. later on

cleared of dead trees, but the nature conservationists want to let them rot and decay and let the forest regenerate, all on its own. >> i think there are different groups of people who want to do different things. but in all the area of the national park, everybody must understand that the national park must have different zones and in different zones, we can do different activities. >> slovakia has no clear policy on conserving its ancient forests. at least hunting has been banned from the valley. he says this was his doing to protect the bears. that led to show you how the bears are -- >> to show you how the bears are eating. the docks are broken because of the bears. >> he was 16 when he discovered the area. he set up an environmentalist action group and two years ago, he made a documentary with some friends. the film is a homage to the valleys he still loves. half an hour away by car, it looks quite different. steve rounds have been carved out of the wooded slopes. it began three years ago. the marketing manager of the ski resort is proud of what they have achieved. >> this 90% of ar

that was from an upcoming video called "return to the forest." ♪ in thailand elephants are a very importantart of their culture but they are endangered. the queen decided, you know what, i want to do something to help out and she started a program to help reintroduce elephants back to the forest. and to tell us all about this movie, we have patricia sims, the director, right this minute via skype all the way from thailand. tell me about making this movie and the queen's involvement that made you guys say, hey, this is a story we have to tell. >> essentially her majesty the queen circuit of thailand, she about 15 years ago became part of a program to return elephants back to the forest in thailand where their numbers are rapidly diminishing. we started to follow some of the issues that asian elephants are facing in thailand. elephants actually readapt quite readily back into a wild environment unlike a lot of other wild animals. but the true measure of success was elephants actually naturally mating and successfully giving birth in a natural environment once again and that's what exactly hap

forest. four homes have been destroyed. seven thousand acres have burned there is no containment. 3500 homes are threatened along the borders. >>> go to the website for more photographs of the fire. just look under the slide show tab. >> firefighters there have their work cut out for them. let's get back and talk to mark about our current weather conditions. >> yeah we have a bit of a break in the temperature as you felt it this weekend and over the next few days. that will be the main headline with temperatures back down to the 80's. right now on the map you can see this on live storm tracker two and we are talking about -- looking toward the bay, alcatraz, golden gate bridge and fox. that will be a big player in to monday, tuesday and wednesday as that deepens. the maps, talking act fire to the south and east of redding and probably the big concern the heat. right now it's 100 degrees in redding. we shift to the north and west. pacificca and around san francisco, toward the daily city area.