the l.a. city council requires stronger and monitoring requirements like reports to the land use economic development committee because of the scale of the project. i think that would be a good idea. >> on certain projects or the first source requirement, it is part of that policy that there is a report that needs to come back to the board of supervisors. this is a little different. i will let mr. black will speak to that. we will have the data. -- i will let mr. blackwell speak to that. we have the data. i am sure we will be accommodating. now that mr. blackwell is here. i will let him speak. he is more familiar with the contract and data. i will turn it over to him. our work force developing system in addition to increasing the number of community-based organizations that are are actually engaged in the assessment process. we have invested heavily in the system, which we think provides a very important step forward. it is a system where the companies are required to of load on a frequent basis --

cities. >>> now the l.a. times is reporting the city of bell, which has 20,000 residents, has a 17% poverty rate, but has been paying the second highest property taxes among the 88 cities in los angeles counties. they pay even more with special assessments than malibu. earlier this year, the city council there cut their own salaries by 90% after bell's chief administrative officer resigned after his controversial salary of $787,000 a year. >>> time is 7:18. >>> california lawmakers are set to debate a controversial plan that solves california's budget crisis next week. darryl steinberg says he wants to raise the income tax and vehicle license fees. he's also proposing to cut the sales tax by 1.5 centss. >> what we would do is raise some taxes where taxpayers get a deduction and lower the sales tax, where taxpayers do not get a deduction. >> reporter: steinberg says the end result would be a tax decrease. governor swag says he is hopeful about getting a budget he can accept. >>> we have information on the state

general and for governor jerry brown announced he has subpoenaed hundreds of records from the city of bell in l.a. county. last week the police chief, city manager, assistant city manager, all resigned after news spread their salaries combined made up more than $1.6 million a year. voters were also demanding city council members resign from their part-time jobs which pay $100,000 a year. . >>> taking action without apple's approval. what iphone users are now able to do without getting company permission. >>> and lights, camera, action. in oakland, how you can be on the same movie set as brad pitt. wa software apps to . >>> here in the weather center i'm still working on your week ahead forecast. but once again i'm also keeping my eye on, take a look at this radar over here, lightning strikes in the greater lake tahoe area. the effect on your local forecast as eyewitness news continues on cbs5. ,,,,,,,,,, "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting

city. salaries are going down by 90% in the l.a. suburb of bell after city leaders got an earful from residents. the scandal over six-figure salaries over the city manager and some of the council members. the council voted unanimously to lower their salaries to $8,000 a year, which is what one councilman earns. the city manager resigned after it was revealed he made $800,000. 17% of the city's 40,000 residents live in poverty. >> time is 4:38. we want to check the morning commute. the good news and the bad news. the good news is you're getting nice, smooth roads. bad news is some delays. >> short-term suffering. we'll look at southbound 101. the southbound side, between 680 and actually tully, we see slow. a good deal of slowing, even though there's a light volume of traffic. the off-ramps at tully room and capitol express, closed until 7:00. the tully road on-ramp is blocked. and 680 and alan rock avenue is blocked until 6:00 a.m. as well. the big issue is down to two lanes in the southbound direction until 7:00 a.m. we'll follow th

council members last week delayed the vote until tonight. >>> city council meeting outside of l.a. d be heated later today. people are upset after news broke about how much city leaders were making. several hundred people in the city of bell rallied and called for the mayor and some of the city council members to resign. now it all comes after reports that the city manager, police chief and assistant city manager were being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. most people in bell live below the poverty line. the city manager, for example, making $787,000 per year. all three of them ended up resigning on friday. >>> a brief recovery in the stock market. scott mcgrew it puts wall street about where it started the year. >> the s&p 500, laura, exactly where it was at the start of the year. the return on investment there so far, zero percent. we have been up, we have been up at times. three months ago, stocks were up 9% higher than they are now before the long, slow fallback. couple of things to watch today whether bp's ceo steps down. in fact, bp reports its profits this week

chief administrative officer earned $787,000 a year for running one of poorest cities in l.a.verage income there is $30,000. jerry brown is investigating bell's public employee salaries. >> bonnie is putting a halt to the oil clean up in the gulf of mexico. ships have been ordered to evacuate. here is the latest. >>> after a week of progress containing the oil spill the well cap is holding. the weather is not. tropical storm bonnie is headed straight toward the oil site. >> hope that everything works out all right and it's not a bad storm. >> most of rigs and vessels and relief well drilling have stopped. significantly setting back efforts to kill the well. >> if a storm comes it adds to the time, could be a few days for up to two weeks. >> the vessels that monitor the well cap ko will be last to leave first to return. >> we are prepared to leave the well unattended. >> bonnie could hit the spill area beginning tomorrow afternoon. >> winds are going to come out of the southeast drive some of the oil into the shoreline. >> louisiana governor has declared a state of emergency. h

in 1949 he volunteered for an l.a. city council campaign and during his time with the lapd he became an active in the democratic minority conference and the california democratic council. in 1963 he threw his hat into the political ring and was elected to the los angeles city council, representing the city's 10th district. that year marked the first time in the city's history that a african-american was elected to the city council. bradley being one of those three. after winning re-election in 1967, the always ambitious bradley ran for mayor of los angeles in 1969. after winning the primary, he lost in a runoff in his bid for mayor. not discouraged by his outcome on the first try, he ran in 1973 this time beating sam yardy. he became the first african-american elected as mayor of los angeles. mayor bradley was able to win by building a multiethic coalition that transcended race. he would go on to serve five consecutive terms during his 20 years in office, mayor bradley did much more for the citizens of -- much for the citiz

but many are making a stop in a most unlikely part of town to see the city's newest stars, the pond stars. chuck henry from our l.a. station takes the tour. >> reporter: bright lights, big city las vegas, the gambling capital of the world, but the hottest, newest tour tourist attraction in sin city is not a posh hotel or a hip nightclub or even a sold out vegas show. this building is the most popular and the most unexpected tourist attraction in las vegas. >> take you around the pawnshop and give you a tour. >> reporter: yes, a pawnshop, but this is not just any paup shop. four of the most unlikely tv stars own and run this place. >> i'm rick harrison and this is my pawnshop. >> reporter: "pawn stars" a huge hit on the history channel. nearly 6 million viewers tune in each week to watch what unfolds at the silver and gold pawnshop. >> collection of field passes. >> these are extremely rare. >> baseball hall of fame, could be worth a lot of money. >> i want our viewers to know how popular you are, okay? now, these people are not here because they want the air conditioning. they are here to see you. tourists by the

the leaders in the city of bell in l.a. county made more than $780,000 last year. that's twice what the president makes. the police chief makes nearly half a million dollars, yet nearly a quarter of the residents there live in poverty. the administration and the administrators resigned after midnight during a city council meeting and now the state attorney general's office is going to look at the salaries statewide for potential wrongdoing. >>> banned from smoking a cigarette in their own home. some people in sebastopol are free to light up when it comes to marijuana. the city council voted to ban smoking in buildings that have more than one unit. the city claims they overstepped their bounds but the council members say they are trying to protect kids from secondhand cigarette smoke. >>> do people in the bay area adhere to honesty is the best policy? garvin thomas shows us an undercover experiment on how honest we really are and how we rate compared to a lot of cities around the country. >> reporter: it's a simple question. are you honest? >> i'm too honest. >> i'm

boycotts in shores city like l.a., san francisco in sacramento.u'd like to hear about this immigration law at or what you think visit www.kron4.com. a live look at side from our mount tam cam the fog push will shore this afternoon even in the north bay which led to a warmer temperatures. tonight into tomorrow it will be mostly clear this evening the baltic a little longer to push back in by 7:00 tomorrow morning we will be seeing coastal and a fall of just not quite as extensive as it has been importing pass. if by the afternoon sunny skies and temperatures warming up another five degrees tomorrow. racine temperatures back into the upper 80s and our inland spots. bob tracker for tomorrow morning and as the fog is not affecting our inland spots nearly as much at 6:00 a.m. it started scaling back. covering the north bay and the bay shores and of course the " slide. by 80 on the fog pushing off the north and a lawful warrants in rosa and lingering around the bay shores. it will move offshore tomorrow. this will be the same trend for the next couple o

l.a. suburb of bell after city leaders got an earful from angry residents, outraged by salaries that started300 north caroli $300,000. the council voted to lower the salaries to $8,000 a year. the city manager resigned after it was revealed he made eight 0 $800,000. >> keep you were kids away from the energy drink you gulp down. doctors say they're a danger to kid because there's no way to tell how much caffeine you're ingesting. caffeine is only listed if it's been added as a pure substance. herbs contain caffeine but there's no way to tell exactly how much. >> why would you let kids drink some of these energy drinks that have the equivalent of four ore five cups of espresso? >> the study recommends companies stop targeting children through you ad campaigns altogether. >> hollywood a-listers in oakland playing members of the oakland a's. bob riddell live at the coliseum this morning. i'm expecting brad pitt to come running down because he has a chance to meet bob. >> who needs brad when we have bob? >> reporter: my thoughts exactly. >> are you done now? can you do my story? >> reporter: the

l.a. county town made national news last week when city leaders excessive salaries were uncovered. what residents plan to do to those city leaders tomorrow. >> reporter: residents marching on a mission today. visiting the homes and businesses of their mayor and three city council members who are making $100,000 this year for that part time job at city hall. >> for them just to sit there on a part time job getting that money, it's out ragous. >> reporter: together she and her husband make about $75,000 a year. they support a family of six on that. that's $25,000 less than those part timers at city hall. >> we work hard. and we don't deserve that. >> reporter: they joined the march lou's carrying the sign. about 150 residents urging the mayor and three city council members to resign. meaning leave. >> part time job, i want a job like that. but then again i would be as corrupt as them. >> reporter: it didn't appear any of the targeted council members were home. i knocked on doors where accessible. neighbors say the council member who lived here drove off hours before this march passed

a win for the giants, the big concern there beat l.a., orange friday, no delay into the city on the bay bridge or golden gate bridge, you look at the golden gate bridge, you see a heavier volume of traffic than we typically cli see this time of morning and see the fog impairing our view, anywhere north of the last tower, an issue for the north bay drive, along the coast, santa cruz mountains. 680 moves smoothly, low clouds topping the top of the that heading, sin noel and the fremont side. that is where i will be this saturday. festival this weekend, at the festival doing cooking celebrations with chef sarah moulin, see her on the food network, see her at the peacock pavilion, orlando zap paid dark 400,000 people generally need that all need samples have to get to cooking. over to rob, is it going to be festival weather? >> fantastic around fremont this morning. we have low clouds into livermore. jump to the afternoon, we will start to see 70s popping up inland. no 90s on this page. no 90s anywhere on the 7-day forecast. trend a built warmer inland. 70s, 80s inland, 60s along the coast.

l.a. area over three city officials. >> you guys, i'm not up there.t midnight the bell city council announced all three have resigned. the city of less than 40,000 people was paying its chief administrative officer robert rizzo nearly $800,000 a year. the assistant city manager was getting $376,000 a year. and the police chief, $457,000. all three will get substantial lifetime pensions. >>> finally a follow-up on that dramatic picture we showed you yesterday of the whale that crashed onto a passing sailboat off the coast of west africa. turns out somebody caught it on video. the 40-ton whale leaps out of the sea, there it goes, and lands right on top of the boat bringing its mast down. the boat stayed afloat. the two people on board were okay. and the whale, it went on its way. katie couric now has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >>> good morning. tonight, terror closer to home. we'll show you how mexican drug cartels are using al qaeda terror tactics right in our backyard. that story and more only >> this weather report sponsored by mercedes

city. bill and people in l.a. with this together. suspicious activity reporting. not simply haven't come into one -- have it come into one place but creating network servers giving any company in the country to look at what was+ flown in. the fbi has an opportunity to do that but not to be a gate keeper. to allow the information to be available to everyeveryone. i think that caused some negative reaction from people who believe that every time you collect or gogot information, we were on the road to totalitarianism. if you can overcome that knee- jerk reaction, a combination of redistribution of the data over networks systems and the kind of analytic tools that allows you to set the data in real time, using algorithms and data mining, data analysis, that is how you get that issue. you have to get that in place. >> when you put the airline reservation system in that, too ? >> you would like to be able to add that in. what we would like to see as the federal government looks at the national intelligence system and seize certain threats emerging. that has the -- got

l.a. appeal to you? >> it's a great city.s i say, it's not always about the city, it's about winning. if you put me and bosch on the same team, if you put me and dwyane wade on the same team or joe johnson, a lot of these guys, a lot of teams would be much better. you know, the cavs would be much better. all these teams. >> larry: your own team. >> absolutely. a lot of these teams would be much better. so we'll see how it plays out. >> larry: it's happened before. do you want to say in who the coach is? >> it's not -- no, not really. i think there are a lot of great coaches. a lot of great coaches that have been a part of this league for years. but i'm not one to go into the office and say this is who i want my coach to be. now, there are some coaches that, you know, if i had an opportunity to play for, i'd be delighted. but i'm not as far as picking a coach. >> larry: were you sad that your coach here was fired? >> absolutely. i mean, he was a great coach. five great years we had together, and we turned a franchise that hadn

l.a.'s chief makes. and the assistant city manager earns just under $400,000 per year.eanwhile, 17% of the 40,000 people who live in that city are in poverty. >>> apologies are coming from everywhere for former usda ohm employee shirley sherrod, but the biggest i'm sorry of all comes from the president himself, president obama personally called sherrod yesterday and urged her to come back to work for the federal government. the president said sherrod's experience can be used as a teachable moment. sherrod was forced to resign from her post at the usda on monday because of racial comments taken out of context at an naacp meeting years ago. she hasn't decided whether she will accept the job offer, but she says she does accept the apologies. >>> closing arguments are set to begin this morning in southern california in a lawsuit trying to halt the militaries don't ask, don't tell policy. lawyers for a group of gay men say that they will ask the judge to declare that policy unconstitutional. now, that comes on the heels of news that a gay california soldier has been honorabl

l.a.'s police chief. and the assistant city manager earns just under $400,000 a year. meanwhile, 17% of the 40,000 people who live in bell are in poverty. >>> unemployment benefit checks on the way to millions of californians in desperate need of help. congress extended the benefits through november but the president and democrats in the house and senate may have used up so much political capital to get it passed they are now giving up on a comprehensive energy bill that includes taxing big polluters. >> unfortunately this time we don't have a single republican to work with. >> actually, not every democrat supported it either. analysts say the unpopular carbon tax deal -- carbon tax rather was a deal breaker because it threatened jobs. instead democrats will move forward with a smaller bill holding bp accountable for the oil spill and investing in natural gas. >>> so, did that change hurt the silicon valley in scott mcgrew joins us with more on that. >> it's hard to say because so much was theoretically, it hadn't passed through congress. had democrats stuck with it, p

city later on this evening. critical mass bike ride the monthly bike ride takes off at 6 p.m. by justin herman plaza and at&t park, a giants game, they take on the l.aers at 7:15. so may want to bart it into the city to avoid delays. in san francisco for later on tonight. mass transit is on time. if you have a question about your morning commute, log on to traffic chat on cbs5.com. our producer is standing by to talk to you. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. and phone force members. >> and phone force. we have them all over the place. >> here's a look at san jose for the morning. still got some haze down there but we have sunshine expected moving into the afternoon. seven-day forecast, upper 80s inland today. mid-70s will be your daytime high in san jose. mid-60s around the bay and the lower 60s for the coast. near seasonal highs back in the forecast sunday, monday and tuesday. and as you do note, plenty of sunshine well through the middle of next week. berkeley kite festival going on chavez state park at the berkeley marina. conditions in the mid-60s. that's nice. and the humane society silicon valley

l.a.? new jersey? lebron could change the financial fortunes of cities. by playing there or not. we have got live reaction from across the country. plus steven a. smith, john sally, and rick fox here with their takes on the lebron james' sweepstakes. it's next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. we have cameras around the country where millions are holding their collective breath. they'll be delirious with joy feeling the pain any minute now. we are going to meet lebron james' high school basketball coach, john sally, former nba star, chomping at the bit to let us know what he thinks, the one, the only, stephen a. smith, with a startling revelation coming, and rick fox, former l.a. laker and boston celtic and star of spike tv's pros vs. joes. when i sat down, this all really started after the season when lebron james did his first interview with us, at his home in akron, early june. we talked about his free agency and his big decision. here's what he said then. in your head, is there places you would look to go? i am not going to ask you to commit, but if you want to co

miami, l.a., new jersey, lebron could change the financial fortune of cities like playing there or not. we've got live reaction from across the country. plus stephen a. smith, john salley and rick fox. they're here with their takes on the lebron james sweepstakes. that's next. >> larry: good evening. we've got cameras around the country while millions are holding their collective breath. they'll be delirious with joy or feeling the pain a minute from now. we'll meet lebron james' high school basketball coach, john salley champing at the bit to let us know what he thinks. stephen a. smith, nationally syndicated radio host with a startling revelation coming. rick fox, the former l.a. lainger and boston celtic and the star of spike tv's "pros versus joes." when i sat down, this all really started after the season when lebron james did his first interview with us at his home in akron, early june. we talked about his free agency and the big decision. here's what he said then. in your head, are there places you'd like to go. if you want to commit, you can do that right here. >> for me my ult

l.a. county fire departments along with the city departments have night flying capabilities for help our helicopterswe need to fly them tonight we can do that and we will do that definitely if there is a structure to rest moving into any of the committees that are adjacent to the fire. (inaudible) >> well, the judge will decide an inquiry about the gentleman working on the tire that has not been confirmed it has been i start. that is why we're investigating it and until i have let information for you i do not want to speculate. once we have the information that it is the cost you hear it from the first. (inaudible) >> that is correct. there is no illegal activity. i said illegal, that is correct. illegal. (inaudible) >> but, michael, the r. white at&t, bryant. he's the commander. he is incident management >> you are hearing the tail end of the press briefing, the l.a. fire it is providing some of the latest on the equipment on the scene. here is some live footage of the fire burning coupon 'til. there is for tankers be used to drop fire what of the fire and also six helicopters standing by that coul

. >> the city council is also going to be considering as yet undetermined medium firms but it's not just the big guys but the big guys would be growing a whole lot more. l.a. times reports that one growing operation, that would provide $1.5 million in tax money for oakland every year. it would mean 370 jobs. that has the city council very interested in this measure. terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." >> it's 5:02 now. it could be a rough ride or no ride at all for people that use a.c. transit. bus service was disrupted for many riders when 200 drivers didn't show up for work. teresa garcia is live in fremont at the big a.c. transit hub. this is all about a labor dispute. >> right, they are not happy with the newly imposed contract. it will affect riders and this ranges as far as north richmond right down to fremont. the 200 drivers that didn't show yesterday, that makes up about 18% of the workers. even if the same thing happens today there clearly will be some bus service. what is going to happen today. the transit workers union plans to seek another ruling to get the contract stopped. the union achieved a ruling in it's favor on friday when a judge required

l.a. summer are expected to demand the mayor, city council members to resign or cut their salaries by 90 percentst days after three of the highest- paid city's officials were fired. this is see yesterday's protest and they took to the w7lñstreets attorney general dek brown plans to hold a news conference today to announce new developments in his probe of the city's excessive salaries. warned that as the pros. now to people behaving badly kron4 is stanley roberts watches drivers illegally turning. >> let's watch this bloom many men sitting at red light in san francisco, did i mention it is a dedicated turn lane. all drivers must turn right but this driver goes straight. it has been six months since the city of san francisco bandies or restricted traffic on certain sections of market street, they're funny as signs of rising drivers that they must turn right up road intersections including this blinking signed. all the buses in, taxis, trucks, the bikes are printed to enter markets at 6-10 to st.. you might think that after six months drivers would get the hang of this and no private vehicles on ma

cities across the country. new york, sunny, 90 degrees. miami, 90 as well. chicago, sunny as well, but 83. denver, partly cloudy, 84. l.a a sunny 80 degrees today. >>> time for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a band of clouds stretching over the mid-atlantic states. the northern plains and northeast are looking at clear skies. and in the southwest, there are clouds swirling around along an isolated thunderstorm, i should say, but later today, showers and storms are hanging over the southeast. in the northern plains, a storm system will introduce severe weather into the region. in the northeast, it is warm, but less humid with plenty of sunshine. and in the southwest, partly cloudy skies could yield a few thunderstorms in the afternoon hours. >>> in sports, the texas rangers increased their lead in the american league's western division. josh hamilton of texas drove in three runs against second place los angeles angels. the rangers' 6-4 win puts them seven games ahead of the angels. >>> in the 11th inning wes helms of the marlins hit a bases loaded single for their fourth walkoff win

city. bill and people in l.a. with this together. suspicious activity reporting. not simply haven't come into one -- have it come into one place but creating network servers giving any company in the country to look at what was+ flown in. the fbi has an opportunity to do that but not to be a gate keeper. to allow the information to be available to everyeveryone. i think that caused some negative reaction from people who believe that every time you collect or gogot information, we were on the road to totalitarianism. if you can overcome that knee- jerk reaction, a combination of redistribution of the data over networks systems and the kind of analytic tools that allows you to set the data in real time, using algorithms and data mining, data analysis, that is how you get that issue. you have to get that in place. >> when you put the airline reservation system in that, too ? >> you would like to be able to add that in. what we would like to see as the federal government looks at the national intelligence system and seize certain threats emerging. that has the -- got

cities around the current. new york, thunderstorms, 89. miami, heavy rain, 89. chicago, thunderstorms as well, 90 degrees. partly cloudy in denver, 91 there. a sunny l.a.grees. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a massive cloud approaching florida as tropical storm bonnie draws near. while out west skies are clear along up and down the pacific coast. later today, though, the east coast gets hot, hazy and humid. more thunderstorms in the midwest. in the northwest it is cool and sunny. >>> in sports, it was a battle of all-star pitchers in texas. the ballpark in arlington, cliff lee was there and he was settling into his new role as rangers' ace. lee had four strikeouts and got some nifty defense as he pitched into the ninth inning. fellow all-star jared weaver was good for the angels, but not quite good enough. as the rangers scored twice in the sixth and won it 3-2. >>> it was cap night in the bronx and the yankees' derek jeter got the crowd going with an inside-the-park home run after david dejesus hit the wall. in the bottom of the eighth, alex rodriguez hit his 599th home run, one away from the elit

l.a. now, a solution may be as costly as the problem since the salaries are guaranteed the city would havey out the remaining values if those officials agree to resign. >>> the white house and the secretary of agriculture are apologizing to a fired employee for her remarks on race. as joel brown reports, the controversial video clips that started it all didn't tell the whole story. >>> reporter: agriculture secretary tom vilsack says he is sorry for firing shirley sherrod and has a new job for her. >> she has skills to help usda as we deal with trying to turn the page on our civil rights chapter. >> reporter: the former civil servant wants to think about it. it's been a long week. >> as it was unfolding, my whole thought was, this is so unreal. >> reporter: she gave a speech last spring to an naacp banquet in georgia. video clips of the speech posted online make it sound as if she supports discrimination. now she and others say the clips were taken out of context. sherrod and her supporters argue that the whole speech was about learning from mistakes and overcoming racial bias. civil right

city next door to bell, maywood. teetering on the brink of financial collapse, maywood got rid of all its municipal employees. now, everything here from garbage collection to law enforcement is outsourced. l.a. county sheriff's deputies are the police force. >> members of the community have come up to us and many of them tell me personally, they feel much safer. >> reporter: how much do you save by not having a police department? >> a couple of million dollars a year. >> reporter: city councilman felipe aguirre says the alternative was bankruptcy. and it isn't just maywood and bell that are in the hole. >> there are about 5,000 units of local government in california, everything from huge to tiny, and they are all feeling the pinch. >> reporter: in this tough economy, a worst of times tale that goes beyond two cities. george lewis, nbc news, maywood, california. >>> when "nightly news" continues in just a moment, at the mall and online, deep discounts as retailers offer christmas in july. what's going on here? >>> and later, every paper plate tells a story. ann curry meets a woman whose simple but powerful idea is making a difference for her neighbors. >>> its's hot outside. in fact, weathe

cities around the country. new york, partly cloudy, 90 degrees. miami, also partly cloudy, and 90, as well. chicago, thunderstorms, 84. partly cloudy in denver, 87 degrees. and l.a82. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a swirl of clouds over the southwest. clouds and storms over the great lakes region are pressing toward the northeast. it's clear in the northwest and in the southeast, scattered clouds are breaking away. now, later today, the risk of severe weather will be more widespread from the rockies to the east coast. damaging winds and flash flooding could be a problem. in the southwest, there are no storms, just hot, dry air. and the heat and humidity are building again in the central plains. >>> in sports, st. louis has won six games in a row. the cardinals hit a series of home runs in the fifth inning for an 8-4 victory over philadelphia. st. louis remains a half game in front of cincinnati in the national league central division. >>> in miami, donny murphy of the marlins hit a walkoff two run homer in the bottom of the ninth against colorado. and the marlins beat the rockies 9-8. >>> in the american le

cities around the country. new york, sunny, 91. miami, partly cloudy, 90. chicago, thunderstorms, 89. denver, thunderstorms as well, 90 degrees. it's going to be a sunny, 80 degrees in l.atime now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a large band of clouds stretching from the desert southwest along the rockies and into the northern plains. and clearer skies are coming into the northeast, pushing out the thunderstorms from yesterday. later today, another round of severe thunderstorms could impact the northern plains and the ohio valley. the northeast will be spared as clearer skies take over there. and in the southeast, heat and humidity continue to build up. on the west coast, cooler temperatures are settling in. >>> in sports, an extra innings letdown for the white sox in seattle. the game went scoreless into the 11th inning when chicago's omar vizquel finally drove in a run to make it 1-0. bottom of the 11th, white sox closer bobby jenks gave up a two-run single for his second blown save in four days. seattle won 2-1. >>> the catch of the day at yankee stadium was by the yanks' ball boy. a leaping grab on a line drive foul hit by th

l.a. by tuesday. chicago, 91. sorry, eric, you'll have to continue to live in the ac. and then, new york city, 90 by tuesday.ianna? >> thank you, mary. >>> this kind of hot weather lands thousands of people in the hospital every year with heat exposure. and heat waves kill more people than any other natural disaster. "gma" medical contributor dr. marie savard joins us. with some quick tips on how to stay safe in this heat. good to see you. thanks for coming in. >> hi, bianna. >> obvious tips that we hear every summer when there's a heat wave. it's worth reminding the viewers of the important information. >> heat and humidity is a dangerous combination for all of us. especially seniors. lots of fluids. water. very dilute sports drinks. staying out of the heat. getting into an air conditioned place. get a senior in there. third, don't exercise. use common sense. don't exercise in the early morning hours, if it's very humid. no way to get the heat off your skin. >> you mentioned drinking lots of water. i think most people are inclined to go for something cold. you say that's wrong. >> that's true. a cool drink

l.a., that is closed right now. at least in the northbound lanes. they have a detour. get around on city streets. something to watch for if you are in that area this morning. >>> good morning. 6:26. want to start with this live shot, san francisco looking toward the bay bridge. look at all the haze and cloudy conditions. temperatures this hour are in the 50s all over most of the bay area. there's going to be a lot of cloud cover for most of the morning. 52 san francisco. 58 in oakland. walnut creek 55. same for livermore. san jose, 55 degrees. as you might imagine, with the low ceilings, we have delays at sfo. 52 minutes for some arriving flights due to some slow ceilings. that's a lot of fog out there. a little spin just to our west. that's going to help push that fog well our direction this afternoon. since it's not attached to the jet stream. it's not going to move for a couple of days. we'll continue with mild conditions inland. we'll get some sunshine. we'll continue with 60s, 70s and a couple of 80s. >> thanks a lot, craig. >>> the giants might open next season on the road. boy is it on the

l.a. i hope this turns out to be a turning point for lindsay lohan. she's a talented kid with maybe the worst parents we've seen in this city since the menendez brothershe bright side, all the craziness today did provide us with something pretty great today. our unintentional joke of the day. >> it's a sheriff's department issue. i'm sure they have a procedure for getting her out of the building. >> front door or back door? >> not going to go there. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: good call, alan. good call. [ applause ] so -- in other crazy people news, sarah palin is speaking out -- finally. she is opposing a plan to build a mosque, there's a plan to build a mosque near the site of the world trade center. why she's opposing it, i don't know. you put a mosque there, there's no way the terrorists blow it up. if i was in charge, i'd put a mosque on top of every building in america, just to be safe. but sarah palin tweeted this on sunday. she said, ground zero mosque supporters, doesn't it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland. is alaska part of the heartland? peaceful muslims, please refudiate. now -- i don't think refudiate is a word.

l.a. was going to be cooler. we've got an your shore flow there. that's going to keep the temperatures to 70 degrees. dallas, stays the same, into the heat. new york cityill cool down a bit. boston at 94 will be warmer than new york city at 90. and warmer than washington, d.c. at 93 degrees. there are some severe storms to keep an eye on. we'll see a lot of these pop up during the heat of the day, and it's not just that big red in >> there's a little -- that was a little low key. what is the humidity? is that it? all of that weather was brought to you by dairy queen. >> they've got to conserve their energy. >> you're right. >>> coming up next, a wrestling ceo turns senate candidate and the widow who is taking her on. so say hello to ocean spray 100% juice. and goodbye to added sugar. i thought we weren't adding any sugar. okay, nobody use these cranberries over here. so i couldn't always do what i wanted to do. but five minutes ago, i took symbicort, and symbicort is already helping significantly improve my lung function. so, today, i've noticed a significant difference in my breathing. and i'm doing more of what i want to do. so we're clear -- it does

city. bill and people in l.a. with this together. suspicious activity reporting. not simply haven't come into one -- have it come into one place but creating network servers giving any company in the country to look at what was+ flown in. the fbi has an opportunity to do that but not to be a gate keeper. to allow the information to be available to everyeveryone. i think that caused some negative reaction from people who believe that every time you collect or gogot information, we were on the road to totalitarianism. if you can overcome that knee- jerk reaction, a combination of redistribution of the data over networks systems and the kind of analytic tools that allows you to set the data in real time, using algorithms and data mining, data analysis, that is how you get that issue. you have to get that in place. >> when you put the airline reservation system in that, too ? >> you would like to be able to add that in. what we would like to see as the federal government looks at the national intelligence system and seize certain threats emerging. that has the -- got

l.a. should be 80 and san diego around 70. >> time is 5:45. >> dozens of san jose firefighters will turn in their equipment as layoffs go into effect. city claims cutting 51 jobs is unavoidable after the union refused to reduce benefits. union and many citizens fear that lives will be lost by downsizeing. >> hayward police have arrested a 17-year-old girl in the execution style killings of two teenagers. second suspect is also in custody. police say the 18-year-old victims were not involved in gang activity. they were robbed and shot in the back. >> a.c. transit will face off against the union over a contract. large numbers have gathered calling in sick after new work rules went into effect last week. more delays are possible today. >> legal fight against over the arizona's immigration law rests with the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco. they could issue a ruling at any time. >> local opponents of law demonstrated outside the state building. law went into effect yesterday but a federal judge has blocked is some of the key provisions for now. supporters of arizona's tough stand against illegal immigration gathered on a free

in bell, a small town erupts in outrage, revealed the city manager makes twils the salary of the president and the police chief makes more than l.ass checking whether her sister leaked the audio tapes. if true, could that kill her case? >>> and a spoonful of julie, legendary actress julie andrews sits down talking about singing in the alps, flying with her umbrella and turning to the dark side in "depickable me." this "the early show" this saturday morning, july 24, 2010. welcome back to what's a very quiet early show here on this saturday morning because the wiggles have dominated our crowd here this morning so the kids are paying attention to them, not us right now. >> all in awe looking at their favorite people to watch on tv. great to have the wiggles and their fans this morning on the plaza. welcome back. i'm erica hill. >> along with yours truly, chris wragge. guess who is with us? >> julie andrews, dame julie andrews. really looking forward to sitting down and chatting with her. also a lot of people excited about "mad men" their fourth season coming up. they inspire sod much not just cocktails which i think we've talked ab