but hurricane jimena has a bit of a punch. the eye of the storm is about 100 miles offshore and moving north. what you're seeing here is the storm surge. this is all the water being pushed ashore by the hurricane. the good news is we were expecting 10-foot to 20-foot waves. we're in the 10-foot range. there was a problem with a lot of rain early. but there hasn't been any in the past several hours. that is a relief to those in the shantytowns. rain started coming down. streets became raging rivers. and the military and police are trying to move people out. they got a lot of people evacuated. material things are not worth losing your life, this marine tells this woman. like 10,000 others, she makes her home in a dry creek bed. but it's anything but dry in this hurricane. if this storm does pass, as it has been, those people should be able to return to their homes on so, it looks like the damage expected from hurricane jimena may be less than forecasters and officials predicted. we'll know in just a few more hours. david kerley,

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here's viviana hurtado. >> reporter: in mexico's people are preparing for hurricane jimena. powerful winds and large swells are expected to decimate this area. this fisherman says we're taking the boats out of the water in case the hurricane hits hard. but it's the poorly built home where it will have the most devastating impact. authorities plan to evacuate at least 10,000 families from potential flood zones and set up shelter. we're trying to think ahead and fill up the tank, this woman says, because the hurricane that's coming, which has us sort of worried because they're saying it's a cagory 4. tourists are leaving los cabos. an international finance seminar was moved to new york city, dealing an economic blow before the hurricane hit. >> in galveston, texas, residents are cleaning up from a powerful tornado. three people were hurt. downed power lines left 4,000 customers temporarily in the dark. power has been restored. today showers and thunderstorms stretch from tennessee to florida with hail possible. thunderstorms will rattle the rockies from new mexico to montana a

. >> reporter: hurricane jimena is expected to travel up and over the peninsula and as it enters the u.s. -- >> it will cause significant, probably heavy rains into the southwest, the arizona deserts and new mexico deserts. >> reporter: meanwhile tropical storm erika has formed in the open atlantic. over the next couple of days be forecasters expect that storm will grow stronger. >> the cia is refusing to turn over hundreds of pages of records about its detention of terrorism suspects. in a failing with the federal court yesterday, the agency said turning over those documents would jeopardize national security by revealing classified government secrets. it's all part of a long running lawsuit by the a.c.l.u., which has been seeking information on the government's antiterror program for years. >> the security company formerly known as blackwater has had a state department contract extended. it will shuttle department employees around iraq by helicopter. that is while a new contract with a different company is put in place. blackwater was thrown out of iraq because of a 2007 incident i

they're preparing for hurricane jimena, whose powerful winds and strong swells have expected to decimate this area. owners are rushing to save their vessels. this fisherman says, we're taking the boats out of the water as a preventive measure, in case the murk hits hard. it's the poorly built homes where the hurricane may have the most devastating impact. authorities are trying to evacuate families from flood zones and set up shelters. "we're trying to think ahead and fill up the tank," this woman says, "because the hurricane that's coming, which has us worried because they're saying it's a category 4." an international finance conference was moved to mexico series. dealing this area an economic blow before the hurricane hits. viviana hurtado, abc news. >>> and abc news has crews in mexico and on the fire lines in southern california. we will have live updates coming up on "good morning america." >>> and still in california, back yard discovery linked to the kidnapping case of jaycee lee dugard. investigators combing the neighboring property to phillip garrido, has found a small bone fra

jimena is pushing huge amounts of wind and water onto the baja coast. with flights cancelled 7,000 tourists are riding out the storm. didn't you guys know a hurricane was coming? >> no, we had no idea. >> reporter: why didn't you guys leave? >> we wanted to experience it. it's part of the vacation. >> reporter: but down the road from the sturdy hotels, the military and police 3450moved i shantytowns. telling these residents of these plywood and tarp homes it's time to leave. but many residents here have been wary of evacuating. afraid to leave their few valuables, a tv or refrigerator behind. "material things are not worth losing your life," this marine tells roasario rosas. like 10,000 others, she makes her home in a dry creek bed, but it's anything but dry in this hurricane. to give you an idea of the worry, this was a street 25 minutes ago. now, it's now really a roaring river. while jimena is at its peak here in los cabos, it's expected to weaken to category 2 as it comes ashore before heading to the u.s. >> it will cause significant and probably he

we will have the latest aspect jimena makes landfall.cal governments need to get involved to help trim down the number of obese children? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv. com. >> an accident in all and smell on -- owings mills. west of saratoga is still closed at green street. here is another problem spot. one of the growth road has some cattle on the road. be careful. southbound i-95 at white marsh is building volume. that is the latest. over to you. >> the sunshine is making its way up. it is rising at 6:36. we will see plenty of it. mostly sunny today. 62 downtown. 55 on the eastern shore. around 64 your bus stop forecast this morning. around 75 this afternoon going home from school. tropical storm erica is just ahead. >> hurricane jimena is battling the input baja peninsula at this time. ross -- battling the baja peninsula at this time. the popular resort los cabos has not been affected by this. there is flooding expected along the coastline. >> a carroll county camp is dealing with some damage. >> and nondenominational

here is a very powerful, strong, almost category five hurricane jimena. this is the mexican coastline here, this is the baja peninsula, and the storm is going to brush cabo and make landfall probably just to the northwest of there. it's going to be a devastating storm over the next two to three days. pretty nice day about everywhere, almost feels a little bit like fall, or maybe a lot like fall. well, if you're watching us in orlando, florida, bring the whole family to the edge water library for a night of reading, games, laughter, and learning. that's fantastic family fun night. that's your eastern event of the day, dan. >> thank you, bill. >>> now an early look at this morning's headlines and entertainment. chris brown rather than lie low has decided to launch a post conviction public relations campaign that's gotten off to a bit of a rocky start. excerpts released by "people" and larry king, brown who pleaded guilty to beating his ex-girlfriend rihanna says he still loves the singer. later he claimed he was misquoted about having no memory of the assau

. >>> about 800 miles southeast of l.a., hurricane jimena is battling mexico's peninsula. jimena was a powerful category four hurricane when it started skirting near the cabo coast. the popular area with american tourists was pounded with high seas and torrential rains. it has now weakened to a category two with 110-mile-an-hour winds. >>> laura ling and euna lee, the two american reporters imprisoned in north korea for over four months are breaking their silence about their arrest. they returned to the u.s. last month after former president bill clinton won their freedom. ling and lee said their guide led them across a frozen river into north korea and they said "they were firmly back in china when the soldiers apprehended us." >>> newly released letters are adding to the fury over britain's release of one man convicted of bombing pan am flight 103 over lockerbie, scotland. megrahi was freed last month on supposedly compassionate grounds. many families of the 270 locker bie victims were outraged. and new documents showed britain negotiated with libya for years with the re

thank you. >>> hurricane jimena, let's go south into the baja peninsula.jimena is now back to a category 4 storm. it's marching toward the baja. top sustained winds weakened slightly but still 145 miles an hour. emergency workers are struggling to evacuate thousands of people from the area. many won't leave because they're afraid their homes will be looted. >>> president obama wants to know what's being done to battle h1n1. he's being briefed by top health and homeland security officials about what they plan to do about the virus. more than 1 million americans have been ill. some 500 died from it. health officials predict a surge of cases this fall that could affect up to half of the u.s. population. >>> u.s. airlines are bracing for the swine flu epidemic this fall. many carriers plan to follow long standing policies that keep a sick person from boarding an aircraft. they will leave in place the ban that keeps blankets and pillows off planes and they will continue offering passengers anti-bacterial wipes. airlines haven't decided if they'll offer refunds

you're watching "good morning rning >>> checking the tropical weather, hurricane jimena has weakened to a category two storm. winds are near 110 miles an hour. it is expected to weaken before making landfall. >> a strong earthquakesha promoted tsunami warnings over indonesia. it struck off the coast of the island of java. so far, there have been no details of injury or damage. >>> 5:10 and time for traffic and weather. >> let's check in with brian. cool and fall-like. >> very crisp out here. our photographer is wearing pants today. he always wears pants, but he usually has shorts on. but it isoor. le let's take a look tside. 50'as 50's as anra average. we're checking a in at at burket lake braddock high school. not quite open yet. it opens next tuesday. lots of sunshine. >> i cannot stop laughing. he always wears pants. >> oops. >> we will go on over to the traffic. not much in virginia moving quickly here on 95, 395 it looks good. nothing to report on 66. good on the beltway between the wilson bridge and the american legion bridge. let me check out the headlights. it looks pretty sm

the pacific is bracing for hurricane jimena. shelters are being put up and resorts are boarding up windows. winds could hit cabo san lucas by this evening. >>> astronauts on the discovery are getting ready for the first space walk. 71/2 tons of car go includes new crew quarters for the station and a space aged treadmill. the space walk is scheduled for just before 6:00 this evening. >>> and still to come on eyewitness news at noon, chilling transcripts from the man accused of kidnapping and rape. you won't believe what phillip garrido admitted to long before jaycee disappeared. >>> we'll take you inside bernie madoff's mansions. >>> take a look outside and enjoy this noon. we'll be back with the complete forecast. there are new details on phillip garrido's history. he stood trial for another kidnapping and rape case in 2007. he admitted to acting as a peeping tom and exposing himself to young girls. he testified he used lcd and cocaine as sexual stimulants. friends of garrido paint a different picture. >> i feel that she's proba

we'll watch jimena, we'll watch the fire situation, but those are two major headlines this morning.everything is out west. >> thanks very much dave. up next is the u.s. changing their plans in afghanistan? we'll bring you the latest on the deadly conflict there. >>> also ahead, shawna hornbeck was kidnapped as a child, found years later. we'll talk to his parents about how he's recovered and the skydiver who fell 10,000 feet and lived to tell about it when we come back. when morning comes in the middle of the night [ rooster crow ] it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly... to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking and eating or driving... while not fully awake with memory loss for the event... as well as abnormal behaviors... such as being more ogoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and hallucinations may occur. don't take it with alcohol... as it may increase the

jimena hurricane jimena, what could be an ace in the hole for firefighters here slight chance of it ist has not made landfall yet but will shortly, it is off the california baja peninsula. as we take a look in the atlantic we are watching tropical storm erica and you never know what erika is going to do. 5 miles per hour is its movement, several hundred miles off the lesser antilles. meanwhile, relatively quiet nationally, florida getting pounded by rain once again. yesterday, ove4 inches in melbourne, more of that heavy stuff today. thunderstorms in the afternoon throughout the plains south dakota to oklahoma midwest through the mid-atlantic looks absolutely gorgeous. the best stretch of weather you've had in a long time. today here in southern california inland temperatures 90 to 100 degrees again, but we're expecting better conditions as we head towards the end of the week. that's a quick look a >> we have a nice stretch shaping up into the labor day weekend, we'll have a chance of showers and really, we're looking at a nice day. temperatures getting up to 78 degrees and we'll have

. >> hurricanes jimena hit last night around the bohol peninsula. -- boaja peninsula. it is only a category 2. it is moving across the central part of the peninsula later today. the hope is that it would help out with the wild fires in california. it will go more to the northeast. it is a hundred miles south of l.a. no good news coming from that system to help out with the wild fires. our weather is great news. beautiful conditions. a dome of high pressure is going to be hard to break. alas for the next several days. and also labor day weekend is headed our way. 48 in york, pennsylvania. 64 at the airport. a little bit cooler than yesterday morning. mostly sunny and 68 in the western mountains of maryland. in baltimore, 77 degrees. a little bit warmer. the winds will be let out of the northeast. 75 in ocean city. a quiet in stable weather pattern. waves at 1 foot on the chesapeake bay. the record high was 99. the record low was 50 degrees. we are not very far from that. 61 is where we will be around our overnight lows. 57 downtown. sun set at 7:35. i want to show you t

. >>> fire crews in california are also watching hurricane himena, which is-- jimena, which is roaring toward california's baja coast. the category 3 storm could bring much-needed rain to the area after it makes landfall in mexico. meanwhile, mexico's government has declared a state of emergency. jimena is currently packing 125- mile-an-hour winds. >> unfortunately, they could use some of that rain. >> it's possible may get into arizona and california possibly by the weekend. possible. just rain. won't be a big wind storm. forus, we have-- for us, we have a quiet wind storm. -- quiet temperature. beautiful weather will continue after this. cbt1cbt1t1 . >>> ah, beautiful outside right now. >> loving it. >> great september start. just beautiful temperatures. comfortable, dry, cool mornings. feels almost like october, to tell you the truth. take a look at temps right now. with a lot of sunshine. a few clouds to the south and east. 69 in oakland. 72 here. that's the perfect temperature. most people agree. 75 down in ocean city, with a bit of a breeze going on at the beach there. 73, easton

hurricane jimena is affecting the baja peninsula. it is down to a category 2 storm. it is 800 miles to the south east of los angeles. it will be more to the north east towards arizona. it will not help reduce the fires in los angeles. tropical storm ever cut is a slow mover. -- erica is a slow mover. >> t3 >> thank you. the r. >> thank you. the baltimore city school district is increasing the number of spaces for prekindergarten students. >> nearly 1000 spaces have been added this year and it may not be enough. tim tooten has more. >> there are more than 200 programs throughout the city serving almost 5000 students and the numbers keep growing. for example, and langston hughes elementary school, the prekindergarten program went from 20 to receive this year. that may explain why board parents are trying to show -- sign up. >> we are keeping them at home i would like them to be with kids their age so they can learn the importance of sharing and learning. >> we do not have enough seats to bring in every single for year-old in the city. by law, we have to offer the ceded

thatis a category 4, hurricane jimena. and the winds north a not a focus, this part of california has had three years of extreme drought. including the dryest year on record, 2006 and seven. there is lots of dry brush, you heard will talk about it. some of the areas haven't had a fire in 40- es. so all of that has accumulated, spreading like crazy. and then california has had some of the worst heat in the last five days. i was just looking at los angeles. and on the 27th they were 101, on the 28th. 98, today, 92, so very hot out there and the humidity has been very low. unfortunately we do r wsfohechn r n next 48 hours. weather is not going to be helping them out. a huge area of high pressure will set up shop. it will keep them very hot, dry and quickly over to our hig definition radar. i wanted you to see the orange area. that is the leading edge of the moisture with jimena, th hurricane that is likely to hit baja in the next 24-36 it lrsks though that will curve and not bring them any rain. unfortunately it will be sever

hurricane jimena is headed towards mexico's baja peninsula. the storm is expected to hit tonight and emergency workers are struggling to evacuate thousands of residents. >>> back here at home, this may be the smoking gun that democrat creigh deeds needs to gain steam in virginia's race for governor. his challenger, bob mcdonnell's grad school thesis surfaced and deeds is not letting it go aquay quietly. it attac feminists, the gay community anianunwed couples. mcdonnell says that was 20 years ago and in that time, is views have changed. >> this is who you who bob mcdonnell is. this is how he has governed and how he has legislated. and he has given us no reason to believe that this is not how he will govern should he be elected in november. >> my views as an academic graduate student in 1989 are in many respects much different than my views as attorney general attorney general of virginia and candidate for the governor 20 years later. >> we'll talk with bob mcdonnell when hedowns us live this morning -- when he joins us live this morning. >>> v

. >>> hurricane jimena has weakened to a category two storm. right now, jimena has sustained winds near 110 miles per hour. the change some status comes one day after the hurricane brushed past the resort towns lashing them with driving rain being floods and winds. him enas expected to lose more steam before it makes landfall. >> wow! okay. we've got beautiful weather here. >> sure do. it is a cool start to the day once again. our temperature, our high temperature today will be below normal but it will also be a little warmer than it was yesterday by later on today. so let's take a look. we'll start by showing you the current temperatures around the region. actually, we'll start with the bus stop forecast. i got to get in the swing of things here. i know you all started this last week as kids return to school. here is your bus stop forecast. temperatures in the upper 50s this morning. partly sunny skies and a cool start to the day. dress the kids in jackets. they will need them this morning. now, let's take a look at the temperatures across the

. >>> evacuations are under way as hurricane jimena heads for mexico's baja peninsula. it is just short of a category five. that system could bump as much as two feet of rain aftiti'it makes lapped fall tonight before 10,000 families could be evacuatedded from potential flood zones. >> they're having trouble there and we're having near perfect weather here. it is amazing the geographical opdeatn iosert fox proximity is not that far awart n -- the prompt incident -- proximity is not that far apart. >> i've heard a a inpltsina m that thatis is too cool outside. >> n you just can't please people. >> look atts .no tenpl now. plenty of chilly air off to t ch north and west. boston is 5 e # at this hour. the heat and humidity heads south. if you like the monument,, it isin the carolinas at this hour. we'll be in for a mostly sunny day today. nothing in the atmosphere to aick up a shower or ndththuerstorm. just awe few fair weather clouds later this afternoon and high temperature uupper 70s to about 80. 78 heexpected high temperature here in ashington. 80 in fredericksburg. 76

here's an impressive shot from space, hurricane jimena making landfall in the baja of california. strong category 2. thankfully this is a rural area and there won't be too much in the way of devastation and destruction. here's your forecast for wednesday. showers and storms, orlando, jacksonville, tampa to miami. but the rest of the eastern half of the nation is looking really nice from chicago to boston. enjoy a sunny, beautiful day. well, if you're watching wvit nbc 30 in gorgeous hartford, connecticut, examine the moon's ancient craters, venture into black holes, and catch glimpses of blazing supernovas at the exploring space exhibit. that's your eastern event of the day, christina. >> all right. thanks, bill. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in enter tramt. when whitney houston does a morning show, it has to be recorded in the afternoon. the comeback singer is not an early person so she asked nbc to tape her performance in the afternoon. people who saw it say she had some trouble hitting some of those high notes. long out of work actress lindsay lohan w

this is hard campsite jimena almost a hurricane category five. it is approaching the baja peninsula and will affect san lucas. as far as the atlantic goes, an unnamed system that is likely to become tropical storm erica. plenty of sunshine this week. a great labor day weekend. the quiet weather pattern will continue here. >> maryland's morning news radio and has a new format and it debuted yesterday. >> our reporter shows us what it is all about. >> amp's 1 1090 opened up a whoe new form of radio news in the morning. >> it was quick, fast. i am still dizzy. >> we want to be the outlet and resources for portable news for people who knew -- they all of those elements to get through their busy day. >> traffic and weather are still on the fives another is more live news content about the big stories of the day. they are part during -- partnering more with tv 11 news on weather and some breaking news. the hardest part may be adjusting to the new routine. >> we had the old format for years and years. we could probably do that in our sleep. this is bran

hurricane jimena has weakened to a cat gory two storm. wind dropped to 110 miles per hour. storm's eye is passing west of los cabos. >>> here, no complaint at all really this morning and this week. >> compared to elsewhere, our weather is quiet, is calm, has been for a few days. will be for another few days. we are getting off to a cool start aeerysvee icy. nda wel on temperatures. 50s across ucmh of eth thregion. 59degrees ree up in pittsburgh. roanoke, virginia is a54 degrees. norfolk, virginia, # 9 degrees s. this skie ariesk s. it is high pressure dominating. the lack of cloud cover helps allow n c ol down considerably. -- norfolk, virginia, 69 degrees at this hour. >>> more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> sounds lovely. thank you. >>> let's say good morning to julie wright with a look at traffic. >> good morning to you all. if you are traveling eastbound 66, there is trouble approaching the beltway. we have reports of a disabled vehicle and another incident both justify before the exits for the inner and outer loop of the beltway. 270, no acc

as we take a look at the latest on jimena, 150 miles south of cabo san lucas. 150-mile-an-hour winds. dangerous hurricane coming into cab ka bow and the baja, california, peninsula. we've been hoping some moisture from jimena would make its way into southern california but it looks like it will be >> mostly sunny skies, high of about 75 degrees. going to be quite pleasant outside. winds out of the northeast at 10 to 15 miles per hour. higher wind >>> laets your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. >>> now to that california couple accused of abducting an 11-year-old school girl and keeping her captive for 18 years. investigators have now unefforted what could be a potential piece of evidence. nbc george lewis is in antioch, california, with the very latest. george, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. police are looking for any evidence that might tie phillip garrido, the man accused of masterminding the abduction to a string of local unsolved murders. one piece of evidence, a fragment of bone. monday evening dogs trained to sniff for human remains returned to the h

. >> before we get to weather, let's check out tropical storm jimena. dumping buckets of rain.sh flood warnings in affect across the peninsula, made land fall near mexico causing slight damage to some resorts, stormy weather expected to reside. >>> there are some indications some new computer models that think that the storm could turn around, and go back over the area where it made land fall. erika is making changes in the caribbean. erika down graded to a tropical depression. falling apart. our good weather keeps rolling. shot from harbor cam, temperature bwi remains at 76 degrees, wind currently from the east, southeast at 8. 30.05. delaware 76 degrees, 76 york, 80 hagerstown. 73 atlanta city. 75 on the boards down in ocean city. throughout day, early morning clouds gave way to lots of sunshine throughout the day and the shower activity continued off the outer banks of north carolina, few showers there. also some pretty good shower and thunderstorm activity north of louisville kentucky around new albany, south of the lexington and elizabeth town area. tennessee scattered sho

we are watching it losing of strength on the block of peninsula for tropical storm jimena, continuing to force its way through. looking at the atlantic, tropical storm erica remains very disorganized, continuing to move very deliberately to the west. still just a tropical storm, we will continue to track it as it looks like it might affect the bahamas on the second half of the labor day weekend. it will be 80 degrees tomorrow, 80 degrees friday, 82 on saturday and sunday. labor day, 83 is the forecast high. miti policy by next tuesday. >> the folks working on clinical vaccine trials for swine flu have finished in china. a group of experts assembled by the chinese food and drug administration show that the vaccine has been as success. experts believe that the vaccine is suitable for people aged 3 to 60. one of the largest airports in the world is preparing for the swine flu. part phil jackson airport in the plant that has set up -- hartsfield jackson airport in atlanta, ga., has set up the swine flu clinics. >> at the world's busiest airport protecting passengers against an outbreak of

. >>> and turning now to hurricane jimena, it's an extremely dangerous storm bearing down on the resorts of the baja peninsula. it's a category 4 hurricane with top winds of 155 miles an hour. it's expected to strengthen to a category 5, the most powerful type. the storm is moving northeast now centered about 200 miles south of the los cab. so o resort area. >>> turning now to jaycee dugard, police searching next door to the home where dugard was held for 18 years found a bone fragment. tests will determine if the bone is humor animal. while the search for the evidence goes organization we're learning more details of jaycee's life in captivity. john blackstone reports. >> reporter: although she and her mother remain in seclusion, neighbors are putting up pink rib upons of welcome. in antioch today, authorities posted signs declaring unsafe, the house where jaycee was held captive for 18 years. and where she gave birth to two daughters, fathered police believe by her kidnapper, phillip garrido. remarkably the two girls, now 11 and 15, show up in a photograph taken a few weeks ago at a bir

. >> now to hurricane jimena which is now a hurricane category 3 storm. heavy winds and bands of intense rain cabo today. >> the plan for tonight is to stay inside. we have food and water. we want to stay away from the windows and ride it out. >> the cover can has weakened. it is expected to reach land as early as sometime tonight. >> we will see that her can on this satellite imagery. it still has 115 mph winds even though it is a category 3 hurricane. it feels like autumn with this air mass over the mid-atlantic. 57 this morning at the airport. we are almost down to the 57 reading tonight. wednesday morning should be even colder. the high in the mid 70's. clear skies continue under high pressure. dry air and light winds, we get our biggest temperature drops at night. that is happening in york, 53 degrees. all areas outside the beltway, temperatures in the 42. 61 degrees in other areas. it is very warm in the coast of ocean city. there are seven degree water temperatures in ocean city. by daybreak, we may be near the record low. 45 was chic -- the chilli

. >>> when we come back, the latest on hurricane jimena.

the people of baja california are bat oning down for hurricane jimena. might southern california get some of that rain? >> no rain. rain is unlikely to be coming this way. the rain is supposed to be dying out by the time that storm hits here. but they are very worried about what that storm might bring in terms of winds because those winds can be extremely erratic. it's hard to know which way the fire is going. if those winds hit, it's going to be... it's going to make planning for the fire and fighting that fire that much tougher given the erratic winds. there's also the possibility of lightning strikes not because of the hurricane but just because of the weather conditions that have been made by and created by the fire itself. so they've got a lot of work ahead of them. it's tough going. >> suarez: jeffrey kay with us from tujunga california. good to talka- to you. >> good to talk to you, ray. >> lehrer: we have much more on the fires on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. you can compare the station fire with previous blazes in california, and get the lat

we were hoping for a little help from hurricane jimena. it's not going to be the case.10 miles south of san lucas. it's a category 3 storm. the path of the storm, we were hoping would bring it up into the bay of california and some of the moisture would work intou here, into southern california. not happening, working more into the southwest. >> thanks for being with us. al roker here in southern california as the fight against the fire goes on, so will our coverage. that's going to do (announcer) if you think all batteries are the same, consider this: when a tornado tore through holly, colorado, air life denver took to the air... their night-vision goggles keeping them safe on a perilous flight... and powering those precision goggles--- is the only battery air life trusts:

during the night jimena brushed the southern tip of baja as a category 3 storm.t produced driving rain and lashing winds, but fortunately no serious damage reported there. >>> at least 23 people lost their lives this morning when a suicide bomber struck near a mosque in eastern afghanistan. among the dead, the deputy chief of intelligence, one of the highest ranking security officials in president karzai's government. >>> and a powerful earthquake struck southern indonesia this morning leaving at least 15 people dead. the quake was felt over much of java island forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and offices. there are reports of damage. >>> and when a robbery suspect wouldn't seal his lips in court, well, a judge sealed them for him. the ohio judge ordered the defendant's mouth duct taped after he reportedly kept interrupting court proceedings. later when the suspect could talk, he said he was going to file a complaint. no surprise there. >>> it is 8:04 right now. let's go back outside to meredith and lester. hey, it worked at least. >> it did. >> ex

in fact, hurricane jimena right now 30 miles south of cabo san lucas. that's going to be -- that's not going to bring any relief here, no rain, really. it's weakening, and it's going to make its way into >> 77 degrees, mostly sunny skies. as we go over the bay bridge, 77 is the forecast high. >>> that's your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. >>> now keeping your kids safe. as investigators continue to examine evidence in the case of jaycee dugard, she was kidnapped at age 11 and held for 18 years in her alleged captor's backyard, bearing two children before being reunited with her family last week. so what lessons can parents learn from this? ed smart is the father of elizabeth smart who gained national attention when she was kidnapped in 2002 and was reunited with her family nine months later and also with us is dr. janet taylor, a psychiatrist who has counseled victims of abuse and is a contributor to momlogic.com. good morning to you both. good to have you here. >> good morning, natalie. >> ed, let me start with you because i think you can g

hurricane jimena brushed cast cabo overnight.e for those along the coast. several thousands people in los cabos evacuated overnight. >>> a new tropical storm that may die into a tropical depression, erica doesn't look very good out there. there is jimena, it moved right very close to cabo san lucas. the winds were 100 miles an hour, now they're down to 90. the biggest threat is going to be the flooding possibility right here along the spine of baja california. also too we're spreading the moisture into mexican main land right here and there's the sierra madre which is the mexican version of the rocky mountains all the way down into here and if you get too much rain in too little time, you're going to see some flooding. the difference yesterday from today is -- it's just going to sit here and die. you want these things to keep moving. as long as they keep moving, they keep spreading their rain around and around and around instead of keeping it in one place. right over guadalupe right now, the whole thing, the compression is still

rricane jimena. i know it's giant. and headed for cabo san lucas. >> that's an unusual place for the hurricane to be. a category 3 or above has only been in that region right there on the baja peninsula three times since 1950. this is 155-mile-per-hour category 5 hurricane. it's a very destructive hurricane. the plan here for it is it will weaken as it moves closest to baja. but it could be category 3 strength. and that's a dangerous storm, as it moves on land there. landfall wednesday, a lilt north of cabo. >> and watching it as the waves start to announce its arrival. and mexican officials evacuate 10,000 families from the area, to set up last-minute shelters. >>> abc's david kerrly is in cabo san lucas this morning. david? >> reporter: good morning, diane. we really are already feeling the effects here. thunder, lightning, rain and wind. and the waves are churning up. this thing is coming. and the mexicans are taking it seriously. they're expecting waves of 10 feet to 20 feet. as sam mentioned, really close to a cat

this includ a picturluof hurricane jimena, impacting the baja peninsula. you can see it right there cad ctyon u see how 's encountering cheer on the west side. so it has lost a little of intensity but it's still a hurricane. in our area, high pressure dominates, nothing going on. your five-day forecast, high today of about 79 degrees, lots of sunshine. tomorrow similar except 80 for the high. right now the weekend looks great. good amount of sun and some clouds mixed in, highs in the 80s. that's the latest on the weather. more coming up shortly. >> we have a traffic alert to warn you about as metro is shuing down three stations this weekend on the yellow and blue lines. d that includes the reagan national airport. that station along with the crystal city and pentagon city stations will close from 9:30 p.m. friday until 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning for maintenance. so you'll have to take a shuttle bus to get to those stops. metro says add 45 minutes to your travel to and from the airport. that's this weekend. let's fine out what is happening from julie wright.

hurricane and tropical storm jimena pushing its way onshore and mexico and deteriorating.is you can see the cloud cover here. there should be a shift of winds through los angeles by the weekend forecasting a southwest are lir flow that -- southwesterly flow that could help them fight the fires out there. we've got the news for us, 80. we're going mostly sunny throughout the afternoon. after today's two degree guarantee of 80, we're down to 63 overnight. 82 tomorrow, 83 through sunday. then labor day monday, still looking good, 84 with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm possible. kim? >>> justin, it's been a quiet twitter morning so far. you can follow me at twitter.com/maryland updates to get your traffic on time. route 50 remains closed in both directions. this is in talbott county at skipton landing road. they hope to have it reopened by 6:00 a.m. this morning. also northbound route 1 between free state drive and gorman road, the water main break continues to block the right lane. expect that to be taken away all day long. it will cause a delay as you make your way no

. >>> the hurricane jimena is expected to make landfall. bill karins is joining us.s this going to land? where will the most damage be? >> close bought not a direct hit on cabo. that's what we learned over the last 24 hours. take a look at the storm. this is extremely powerful, the storm. it looks like it will go just to the west of cabo san lucas. and it gets to the california current, the cooler water, and then it should weaken throughout the next 24 hours. all of the spaghetti lines are where computers are telling us it will head. notice none of these things are showing a direct hit on cabo san lucas. some of the more unpopulated areas to the north are still in jeopardy. this means a weaker storm effectively. here is the wind field. the orange shows you the hurricane approaching. those are the tropical storm force winds. from late tonight to early tomorrow morning, cabo san lucas will get strong winds, but not hurricane-force winds. they expect landfall as a cat 3 or cat 4, somewhere just to the west side. as you mention, it's a more sparsely populated area. this

. >> smith: mexico's baja peninsula is getting hammered tonight by hurrican jimena. a category three, it's passed just west of los cabos and is expected to drive right up the coast and into the united states in the next few days. rough surf pounded the beach resorts there today. thousands were evacuated to shelters. more tourists escaped just ahead of the storm. coming up next on the "cbs evening news," sins of the father. will his sons have to pay for bernie madoff's crime? i see you're flatulent in three languages... graduated top of your gas... (announcer) got gas on your mind? your son rip is on line toot. excuse me (announcer) try gas-x. powerful relief from pressure and bloating in a fast-dissolving strip. gas-x. pressure's off. during endless shrimp at red lobster, you can have something decadent... with something spicy. then something crunchy, then something new... like wood-grilled shrimp with a tangy teriyaki glaze. and after that, you can do it all again. it's endless shrimp. indulge in endless choices of your favorite shrimp dishes. while the shrimp are e

hurricane jimena this 1has 150 h winds approaching cabo san lucas. it is on the verge of a category five on the pacific. right now it is category 4. and this here could be our next tropical storm erica by later this week. we do not have to worry about that for the next seven days here in central maryland. 70's through tomorrow. 80's by thursday and friday. labor day, an 80's and that same to mr. this weekend. bags officer who is in serious son's girlfriend. friends and family members gathered at overlea high school to remember, michael jones jr. and his 19 year-old go friend shaniqua tucker. the father was traveling south on 81. he got caught in a bad rain storm, lost control of the vehicle, and drove down an embankment. dead. funeral services for shaniqua will be held this saturday. the funeral arrangements for michael jones jr. has not been determined yet. wbal tv 11 news. >> here is a look at what is coming up next on the today show. >> good morning carried coming up on a tuesday morning of today, we will have the latest on the efforts to control

. >>> jimena > is not a category two storm as it bears down on mexico's baja peninsula. it brought heavy rain and high winds. is expected to weaken before hitting landfall sometime today. >>> 6:00 11th on this early wednesday morning. nice and crispy outside. -- 6:11. >> we startof ilf chl's andf h0'' a' wasi amti anncitipating upper'. look at all of the 48 spots. temperatures, we're talking aboutpper 70's. a few extra clouds, especially south of town, tomorrow. similar temperatures on saturday. low 80's. we will be in a nice stretch through labor day. >> 66 had a crash eastbound before the beltway. gone. 95nd i-395, just the growing volume of traffic. no surprise on route 4. there is a crash near route 5. authorities are on the way. this is 270 heading towards 109. there were trapped for about half an hour between 8109. that crash has been moved to the shoulder. look at 66 traffic. it looks great through rosslyn and ballston. >> thank you. >>> 6:12, up 57 degrees. >> a new list is ranking major cities in terms of stress. we will see how the district stacks up. >> i bet

extremely dangerous hurricane jimena is moving closer to baja, california, peninsula. with winds 150 miles an hour it is expected to start pounding the southern part of the peninsula late tonight. it's started kicking up high waves in the area. many tourists are rushing to get out. >>> today president obama gets briefed on swine flu preparedness and government response plans. since may swine flu has killed 500 americans. >>> the federal government has reached a deal to pay $9.5 million to acquire land in shanksville, pennsylvania for a flight 93 national memorial can be built. it is expected to be completed by the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. >>> former illinois governor g blagojevich claims rahm emanuel wanted his seat. a spokesperson is declining comment on what blagojevich wrote in his book. >>> new numbers should show how much cash for clunkers helped wall street. wall street will be paying close attention. erin burnett is at the new york stock exchange. what else are you watching? >> we'll have a little pressure on stocks today but the numbers will be on

. >> this is a scenic cabo san lucas as the eye of hurricane jimena passes to the north now. the back end of the storm hitting here. storm surge continues, but there hasn't been the kind of rain that it was expected to bring. earlier in the day we were in a shanty town and within minutes streets there became raging rivers which is why officials were so worried about getting people out of there. many did evacuate. it appears if everything continues as it is now, this storm will cause much less damage than forecasters and officials had expected. for "nightline," david kerley for abc news. >>> and tropical storm erica formed this afternoon east of antigua island with a three-day forecast for puerto rico landfall. our thanks to david kerley for that out in california. >>> and tomorrow on "nightline" we look at what warning signs were missed in the jaycee lee dugard kidnapping case, and whether this terrible crime committed so many years ago may have been prevented. but that is our report for tonight. "jimmy kimmel live" is up next. for now, i'm terry moran. for cynthia mcfadden a

. >> hurricane jimena has winds near 155 miles per hour. it is expected to hit baja california peninsula tonight. rain is moving across los cabos. workers are evacuating neby village where's some 10,000 people live in shacks. >> tucker barns is here with us. here is the question. could this storm provide much- needed rain to southern california. >> we'll have to watch it carefully. it will drift to the north. and the air will get more moist across southn california over the next couple of days because of the hurricane. whether or not it brings rain to southern california, we'll have to wait and see. it's interesting that a category four hurricane in close proximity to wildfires that are out of control. so it would be nice to get rain there. >> it would be. out it's perfect. this is perfect weather. l nyedtornean i aompt onmort g.an tony learned an important leson and other people did as well. >>isten to tucker. >> that's t.e ora jack. >> in the morning a cket jamoto jacket. one too. one too. 68 at reagan national. -- actually we bumped up t

we are hearing that hurricane -- >> we are hearing that hurricane jimena is coming, and it is nearing eight touchdowns at the baja -- and it may touch down at the baja peninsula. massachusetts democratic governor patrick supports the change in the lot and has set january 19 for a special election to fill the seat of kennedy, and the primary will be held on december 8. i am ainsley earhardt. we now return to "on the record with greta van susteren." thanks for watching fox. greta: scotland may have released the lockerbie bomber who killed the people on pan am flight 1 03 because of its multimillion-dollar oil deal. there was a stalled oil deal with libya. the papers show the government reversed its decision to release the bomber, but secretary straw says there was no back door deal, and in the end, the bomber got out for compassionate reasons do you believe that? -- for compassionate reasons. do you believe that? and the bomber got a hero's welcome. we took it to new jersey where moammar gaddafi was supposed to pitch his bedouin tent. you heard from some of the neighbors, and they were

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hurricane jimena weakened to a category two storm as it lashes the bajacalifornia coast. the storm's eye is passing west los cab os where winds and er rain have caused minimal damage. rescue workers and the military are making preparations for post-hurricane disaster relief. >>> a powerful earthquake has rocked indonesia, killing 32 people while hundreds more are hurt. the quake hit on the main island of java. it toppled several homes, trapping families underneath rocks and dirt. it triggered a tsunami warning, but the warning quickly expired. >>> it appears the taliban has struck again. the chief of intelligence was killed. tensions are rising in the wake of last month's presidential election. >>> and we are learning more about the two american journalists held in north korea for more than four months. on an article posted on the current tv website, laura ling and una lee said they followed their guide into the communist country for about a minute. but were firmly back on chinese soil when guards grabbed them. they were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor but were pardon

remember jimena? didn't quite happen. didn't make it. all right, bill, thank you very much. >>> and this is a sad story to share this morning. the world's oldest person has passed away. gertrude baines died on friday at a los angeles, california, hospital. she was 115 years old. the georgia native was born, if you can imagine this, april 6th, 1894. back then, the u.s. flag had 44 stars and grover cleveland was president, to put it all in perspective for you. baines had out-lived every one of her relatives. gertrude baines dead at the age of 115. and if you will indulge me just for a moment here, i want to show all of you, i was able to be at that birthday party celebration you saw there. this is the program from it back in april. i took my daughter with me, because i'm proud to tell you all that my father was gertrude baines' physician, and i think it's in large part to my father and his wonderful care of her that she lived in part a very long and healthy life. daddy, i know you're awake out there in los angeles watching. so, i love you