manuel gallegus, cbs news, long beach, mississippi. >>> bp stock has lost about half its value since april when that deadly explosion first caused the oil leak. shares of bp jumped in the last hour trading yesterday right after the oil stopped flowing. but those shares are back down in price again today. >>> they are being called the toughest restrictions on the u.s. financial industry since the great depression. now it is up to the president to sign the financial reform measure into law because yesterday the senate passed the bill which would give the government new powers to break up companies that threaten the economy. it also aims to give consumers more protection in their financial transactions. the president, by the way, is expected to sign that into law on wednesday. >>> had a shake-up in the nation's capital this morning. nothing to do with politics, though. a rare earthquake woke people up in the d.c. area. that quake was 3.6, centered between germantown and gaithersburg, maryland. here at northern california, we had two quakes magnitudes 4.0 the other 3.9, shaking the geyse

long beach, burbank. this is oakland and the whole built line railroad was redone. 19 is a pwa project and our great amphitheatres are from that time. this is santa barbara bowl. this is the forest theater in carmel and these are ccc workers putting huge bolder. here's 6 thousand people getting ready to enjoy oklahoma in that theater. big basin is a ccc project and this one, on the east river, new york. a project built where people from the lower east side could see performances and still do. our parks and recreation. almost all from them. that's the conservatory garden and i photographed that all the time. this is up at jeweliard park. i thought i would show you san francisco. i read they improved every park. i didn't believe this at first. this is the fly casting pools. here was a fly casting champion ship. here it is today. it's still in use. the stables out there. they are meant so the public would have the opportunity previously only available to the elite, as it so often the case, as is with golf. l

. >>> from long beach, mississippi. what b.p. plans to do next. >>> gathering school supplies for kids who need them most. the woman who inspired this program, she knows what it is like to walk in their shoes. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs5 weather center. high pressure cranking up the heat around parts of the bay area again today. a cool down is in the works. details are coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if it isn't broke, don t fix it. the cap over the damaged oil well is holding steady, so b-p eaving it alone >>> b.p. is adopting a new strategy in the gulf of mexico. if it isn't broke don't fix it. the cap over the damaged oil well is holding steady so b.p. is leaving it alone and now working on a permanent solution. >> reporter: b.p. has decided not to mess with success and not make any changes until a permanent well is in place next month. >> we are hopeful that if the encouraging signs continue we will leave it. >> reporter: it rests with the government though which could still choose to pipe the oil to ships on

. >> reporter: she runs a farmers market in long beach mississippi. the oil has brought a sense of dread to her coastal town like hurricane coo trina. >> that uncertainty and fear where things are beyond control. you have a helpless feeling. >> reporter: despite the economic hardships caused by the spill it was a busy saturday at the market. vendors say this is an important time to support their community. what motivates you to do all this? >> just the love of it. >> reporter: locals are too nervous to be hopeful about an end to the spill but won't let the oil drive them away from their way of life. cbs news long beach mississippi. >>> well, meanwhile millions of americans who have lost unemployment benefits could soon get them back. on tuesday senate democrats hope to break a republican filibuster that blocked extension of unemployment benefits and they believe they will have votes as soon as the new democratic senator from west virginia is sworn in. >>> one of the biggest aids fundraisers in the nation. it is on now at golden gate park. >> aids walk

. >> " and with several other cities such as berkeley in long beach are all looking at the opportunityregulate cultivation with prop. 19 in november we have a chance to regulate watches cultivation for medical care this also have appeared we have tens of thousands of jobs here in california for american road had and medical cannabis. the >> position 19 coming up on the november ballot would allowing adults to cultivate marijuana and the local governments to permit and tax marijuana sales. >> the border san francisco hand delivered the eviction notice to jellies nightclub carried the it's been a source of concern for the city's entertainment commission and the board for years it was close down for a week after a fatal shooting of a richmond man earlier this month. pleas of the call to the nightclub and numerous times for reports of violence and for a noise complaint appeared this month shooting is not the first in 2008 these responded to another shooting outside of the club in antioch man died from his wounds in the case. the club is that on a month-to-month lease on the board the years

that's nearly three times as much as the city manager makes in nearby long beach and it has tin times as many residents. two other city leaders in bell were make 3 to $400,000 a year. today, protesters headed to a market owned by the mayor and demanded he steps down. he makes $100,000 a year, well above the $40,000 average income in that city. >> the leaders have shamed our city. they have destroyed the trust and confidence of the people. we're here to reinvent our city in hopes to bring our city back to what our city used to be. >> three of the leaders in question resigned thursday but they will still receive pensions. the city managers will be the highest in the state at a whopping $650,000 a year. that, while 1 in 6 people in bell lives in poverty. >>> don't have enough time to work out, you are not alone. for yourer than half of all americans hit the gym for the suggested 30 minutes a day, five days a week. what if you could take care of a week's worth of workouts in one shot. some people say they're getting in shape and doing just that. >> reporter: kids, school, work, dinner, ho

manuel gallegus, cbs news, long beach, mississippi. >>> scientist at uc-davis are part of a nationwideffort studying the effects of the oil spill on marine life. koula gianulias on what their research could mean for the entire country's economy. >>> reporter: this is one of eight labs across the country receiving samples from the gulf of mexico including this blue crab. >> crab and shrimp, oysters. >> reporter: their assignment is detecting health hazards. but their findings will also have critical implications for the economy of the gulf region. >> the faster we can guarantee that the seafood is safe the faster they can get back in and harvest the seafood. >> reporter: a doctor is leading a team of ten toxicologists and chemists using $140,000 worth of new equipment to test frozen seafood samples. >> there are literally hundreds of different individual chemicals in crude oil. >> what it's doing now is moving into the oven. >> reporter: the team will perfect the method as samples continue coming in. official testing begins at early as next week. the food and drug administration selecte

. >> oakland awhile longer with several other cities especially berkeley in long beach are all lookinge opportunity to regulate cultivations. we have a chance to regulate not just cultivation for medical cannabis but for hand. we have tens of thousands of jobs here in california for american grown hand and medical cannabis. the city council's action follows last month's unionize asian of workers in the medical marijuana business. a new study on the nation's drinking habits has been released. our web producer kimberleys and commode brings as details on the study. this >> study show more adults seem to be tracking alcohol between 1992 and 2002. the percentage of men and women who drink alcohol increase appeared overall americans don't seem to be drinking more the average number of drinks consumed per month remain steady although the study did reveal one important exception to that trend appears of kicked in the number of people who binge drink at least once a month. especially among men. binge drinking is sparking five or more drinks in one day appeared to throw the details of the study

cbc news, long beach mississippi. >>> two powerful earthquakes shook the south pacific today. they struck off the island nation measuring 6.9 followed by a 7.3 quake. a tsunami warning was briefly issued by there are no reports of any damage or deaths. >>> an animal shelter suddenly overwhelmed. coming up dozens of bay area pets desperately looking for a home. >>> plus a bargain hunter's paradise. big ambitions. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs5 weather center. great day day to get out and enjoy. we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,, built with quality and backed with the best coverage in america including a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. that's 40,000 more miles than ford. chevy silverado half-ton. a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models to pools around dallas, to stay cool. the heat index was >>> a heat wave right now. families heading to pools around dallas to stay cool. the heat index well over 100 today. it is not over yet. da

. >> reporter: crews combed mississippi's long beach for fresh signs of oil.re than 600 miles of coastline have seen oil with mississippi and louisiana hit hardest. >> i have been across the gulf coast for the past 100 days. this has been so painful. there are so many things to do to make it right. >> reporter: a report today shows about one in five of the region's beaches has had closures or advisories. this stretch of sand in biloxi was one of the first to see oil in mississippi. it's been under a health advisory every, single day of july. it didn't have any all last year. about 100 miles off the coast, crews are working around the clock to permanently plug the well. they are still on track to begin the so-called static kill on monday. >> then ultimately we will need to complete the relief well, which is still on target to be done before the middle of august. >> reporter: less oil has been making its way in the surface in the 13 days the new cap has been on the well. >> through today it's been very sporadic the amount of material we have seen on the beaches.

manuel gallegus, cbs news, long beach, mississippi. >>> tomorrow morning, apple is going to hold a rareews conference at its headquarters in cupertino to discuss the new iphone 4. sales have been through the roof. but those dropped calls and other reception problems have been widespread. like most of its announcements, apple is being very secretive but what exactly the expect compensation will say but experts say they may offer iphone buyers a free rubber bumper case which normally costs $29 which seems to help. but consumer reports said a piece of duct tape dots same thing. the iphone 4 has competition now. the new droid x smart phone went on sale today. motorola teamed up with verizon and google for the phone. it has an 8 megapixel camera. it can act as a mobile hotspot and has a larger screen than the iphone. but cnet says that larger screen could also be a possible downside. >> some people might find that it's a little too big because it's almost verging on a tablet when you actually hold it in your hand. i find that, you know, it's not very pocketable but it fits fine in a bag. the

whit johnson, cbs news, long beach, mississippi. >>> elena kagan is on the way to becoming the fourthomen to sit on the u.s. supreme court. today the senate judiciary committee approved her nomination. one republican south carolina's lindsey graham voted yes. now the full senate will vote on her. president obama says that he hopes kagan is confirmed before congress goes on its summer recess. >>> next, a lifeline for millions of people who are unemployed. plus. >> i have tools that i use for maybe two minutes a year sitting in my little cellar in the basement just collecting dust. >>> why let it go to waste? we'll show you the new easy tool that lets you swap for what you really need. >>> and big changes could be in store for your favorite nail salon. the major things some say has to go. >>> speak of big changes, i would love a big change in the weather. we have plenty of clouds especially in the bay, still cloudy looking toward the transamerica building. any sunshine in the forecast today and what about your temperatures? i have your complete forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, benefit

now by comparison, the same job in long beach with ten times as many people pays $235,000 a year. >> the leaders have shamed our city. they have destroyed the trust and the confidence of the people and we're here to reinvent our city and hopes to bring our city back to what our city used to be. >> three of those leaders in question resigned thursday to add insult to injury. they'll still receive pensions. the city manager is set to receive $650,000 a year for life of taxpayer money. that would be the highest pension in the state. 1 in 6 people in belle, by the way, lives in poverty. >>> meantime, the state is set to enter its 26th day without a budget. senate and is asembly leaders have been working to resolve the $19 billion deficit. one of the major sticking points, tax increases. nbc bay area's political analyst larry gersten says sacramento may be used to the late budget issue but there are hundreds of thousands of people across the e who are really hurting in this budget stalemate. >> but the fact of the matter is there are things happening. vendors aren't getting paid. the peop

> until 1933 when the reilly act went into effect after the disastrous 1933 santa barbara -- >> long beach. >> destroyed elementary schools. they were brick. if the kids were in school, we would have lost thousands of kids. that banned brick construction and required seismic designs to be incorporated in buildings. >> there was a major -- there are a number of thresholds over the course of the development. the big one is in the mid '70s, but a whole threshold, series of these thresholds. many of the older buildings, like the 1 across the street have been upgraded to meet some modern standards. this is the williams building that we were talking about that is the replacement of the building that was damaged in the 1906 earthquake. it was built just like it with the plans. >> this building they were going to dynamite it. in '06, they dynamited buildings to clear the path. >> from an interesting point of view, spencer is here, this building is incorporating into the brand-new building next to it, which makes the new building an addition. it is not a new building. it is a brand-new building mee

manuel gallegus, cbs news, long beach, mississippi. >>> nothing to really -- well, a little fog alonge coast. >> yes, fog along the coast. >> we won't call that spoiling our weather. >> and our photographer has been giving us the stink eye. >> paul? >> because it is cold in the city. >> oh, well, we got to go. >> sorry, paul. >> well, 50 here in the city. but we are going to warm things up. a look at mount vaca, a look from the mount vaca camera, i should say, and we have some sunshine out there today, and do you have to go inland to find nothing but sunshine, and the closer you get to the coastline as well as the bay you will have to deal with more clouds. and this is a perfect example of what i'm talking about. cloudy conditions along the coastline, just a partial clearing is what we're calling it. little if any, and that will have everything to do with your afternoon highs, and as we move into our daily planner. so this afternoon, here is what you can expect, along the coastline, some patchy fog, and partial clearing, and temperatures in the upper 50s, to the lower 60s. around the

angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beach harbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which are going to require major infrastructure improvements. there's a bridge between areas of the port that's only a few feet above sea level. obviously that bridge will not be functional for much longer into the future. so we are in a mode of looking at prevention but we are also looking at adaptation. because we have no choice. we have to be doing both at the same time. we also, i think, need to be looking not only at the quantity of supplies of things but also of quality when it comes to our water supply the aqua duct that supplies southern california, the state water project owned aqua duct is also vulnerable to small levels of -- small amounts of sea level rise which could breach the levies in the san francisco sacramento bay delta region. so we are intimately tied to and connected

angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beach harbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which are going to require major infrastructure improvements. there's a bridge between areas of the port that's only a few feet above sea level. obviously

in an average year, 4,000 to 5,000 tons of trash ends up in long beach. man: we've created a system to deal with flooding but inadvertently created a pathway for pollution to get into our waterways. narrator: los angeles county is beginning to develop ways to reduce the infrastructure's impact upon the environment. on the front lines of protecting the beaches, are the crews that clean out the stormwater system. man: this big vactor truck works on the same principle as your vacuum cleaner in your house, only this thing sucks up the whole house. some of the storm drains collect a lot of trash. i started cleaning drains in '93. they were horrible because they hadn't been maintained so much. now this is a priority. you have trash, animal waste, and it ends up on our beaches. that is a health risk. that is one of the main reasons why we have to close the beaches after heavy rain. narrator: but even when it's not raining, water still enters the stormwater system, carrying pollutants. here on the west coast, a lot of our storm drain systems are separate from the

on an expedition through the gyre in 1997 sea captain charles moore of long beach was alarmed by theunt of trash, mostly plastic, that he found spread out over hundreds of miles. >> this debris rides the currents of japan. we see markings of japanese and chinese characters. every single day for that week that we cross these doldrums we saw trash every time we came on deck. bottle caps, shards of plastic, soap bottles. things that just didn't belong there. more trash than life. >> reporter: since that voyage moore has dedicated his life to studying the problem of marine debris and to bringing it to the world's attention. today the pacific gyre is often referred to as the great pacific garbage patch. >> jimmy hoffa's head. >> reporter: with most of the plastic broken into tiny pieces, the garbage patch can't be seen from the air. much of the debris floats a few feet below the surface. scientists don't know its exact size. but some estimates place it at twice the size of texas. mary crowley charters yachts out of sausalito, california and has spent nearly 40 years on the open ocean. aft

. >> if we control our own cultivation we can copy what some of the other cities such as long beach is doing where we sort of close our borders and allow for more local oakland jobs. >> reporter: i grow, an oakland shop, they're saying they'll be one of those applying for the permits and competition is expected to be tough. the permits would not be issued until january. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, christie. >>> new this morning a majority of californians support same sex marriage. that's the result of a new field poll out due today. 51% of people asked say they support giving marriage rights to same sex couples. 42% oppose it. 7% have no opinion. the bay area is home to the strongest support for gay marriage. 63% of voters agree to the idea with just 29% opposing. judge vonn walker is expected to rule on proposition 8 by the end of the month and will decide whether it violates homosexual constitutional rights to equal protection. his decision is expected to be appealed either way. >>> ac transit is apologizing for a sickout that may have aff

i recently went to los angeles and long beach. we do not want to give the terrorist any ideas here, as if they could not figure it out themselves, but if you want to see a vulnerable facility, visit the ports of long beach and los angeles. it is a mess. it is virtually indefensible. it is five minutes from lax. there are three private arenas embedded in the ports. cruise ship lines, tens of thousands of semitrailer trucks coming and going, it defies protection. so, the sweeping question about are we prepared, what is the level of preparation, it has to be incident-specific. i would just like to finish up with a comment on the concept of a resilience. the senator and others have used it. it is an ide that i associate most of all with a former coast guard commander who has written on the subject. his pieces is, if al-qaeda or the enemy -- his thesis is that if al-qaeda or the enemy knows that there is backup system, systems forer finance, energy or transportation, if they know that within hours of taking down that system a backup sy

i recently went to los angeles and long beach. we do not want to give the terrorist any ideas here, as if they could not figure it out themselves, but if you want to see a vulnerable facility, visit the ports of long beach and los angeles. it is a mess. it is virtually indefensible. it is five minutes from lax. there are three private arenas embedded in the ports. cruise ship lines, tens of thousands of semitrailer trucks coming and going, it defies protection. so, the sweeping question about are we prepared, what is the level of preparation, it has to be incident-specific. i would just like to finish up with a comment on the concept of a resilience. the senator and others have used it. it is an idea that i associate most of all with a former coast guard commander who has written on the subject. his pieces is, if al-qaeda or the enemy -- his thesis is that if al-qaeda or the enemy knows that there is a backup system, systems forer finance, energy or transportation, if they know that within hours of taking down that system a backup

long beach only 71. paso robles, are youd ing me? -- are you kidding me? 75. that's cool. spain had their coolest july in i think 15 years. it looks like this pattern shows no signs of ending any time soon. so if you like the fog and low clouds, this is for you. napa yesterday, 72. we'll go 70 today. 62, walnut creek. 68 yesterday. 70 today. san jose, 76. we'll go 75 today. 5 san rafael/napa to 59 san jose. 57 oakland/berkeley, livermore concord is in there. -- livermore/concord is in there. yo overcast, breezy, sunny. cool tomorrow. peninsula south bay seemed to get the fog to bush off sooner. it stays cool there with 60s. 70s, even 70 concord. unbelievable cool. fog, sun, breezy, all the way into thursday. it does look good especially away from the coast. >>> 7:10. two people are in jail now, they are accused in the deadly shooting after virginia man here in the bay area for a job interview. 24-year-old george hugginss was arrested yesterday for the shooting of jinghong kang. police say huggins went to a home on 21st and curtis to meet his girlfriend, 33-year-old, althea

it's adjacent to the ports of long beach and los angeles. the largest port complex in the united states and the third largest in the world. for starters tonight, i want to take a look at what we're going to talk about and the report i've prepared to present to the american people. as a member of congress, i'm a member of the committee of homeland security. i'm the subcommittee chair of emergency communications preparedness and response. because of that i felt it was important to share to the american people the information and the observations of what i'm now calling to the people's congress. i'm here tonight to present to the united states congress and the american people my report, my observations and my recommendations regarding the deepwater horizon oil spill. it includes the responses that have been taken and the recovery that's needed for to us move forward. so let's start with what happened back on april 20 at 10:00 p.m. tragedy struck in the gulf of mexico. just 42 miles from the population of the people in venice, louisiana, there w

i recently went to los angeles and long beach.e terrorist any ideas here, as if they could not figure it out themselves, but if you want to see a vulnerable facility, visit the ports of long beach and los angeles. it is a mess. it is virtually indefensible. it is five minutes from lax. there are three private arenas embedded in the ports. cruise ship lines, tens of thousands of semitrailer trucks coming and going, it defies protection. so, the sweeping question about are we prepared, what is the level of preparation, it has to bb incident-specific. i would just like to finish up with a comment on the concept of a resilience. the senator and others have used it. it is an idea that i associate most of all with a former coast guard commander who has written on the subject. his pieces is, if al-qaeda or the enemy -- his thesis is that if al-qaeda or the enemy knows that there is a backup system, systems forer finance, energy or transportation, if they know that within hours of taking down that system a backup system will be in place,

host: long beach, new york. joe, independent line. caller: i did not know anybody who does not like charlie rangel, but that is not the point. failure to report income, tax evasion, that is not a crime? that is what they got alcohol on but i want to make a larger point. from illinois -- on trial because it -- blagojevich is on trial saying a senate seat was worth a lot of money. charlie rangel making millions working for the government. mayor bloomberg spent $95 million of as own money to hold onto a job that pays $150,000 a year? what is going on here? guest: yes, what's going on? i think mr. rangel and his lawyers were a bit surprised yesterday at the length and specificity of the charges. in the military -- the term charges and specifications. there would be blank charge. you did x, and specifications would list the details. so, there were 13 charges that were enumerated by the committee. our -- we counted up -- i don't know the committee called them -- , and specifications, and there were 273. i can see what the caller is saying.

unlike the bay the club should stick around at the beaches all day long. very early concord in livermore the clouds to simply sit briefly. to clear out about 11:00 noon for san francisco. reading stopping tomorrow it will be a clear day because the ocean air is really going to start searching into the bay area. low sixties coast side. san francisco another chilly day. it is typical this time of year. lota mid-60s. upper 60's and '70's as against unions this city. cooler much cooler here about 5 to 10 degrees. warmest place in the upper 80s. beautiful day for the south bay. the ocean air coming off the bay. readings coming in up to 70's. and what is going to see just like this i things for the end of this coming week. no big changes in store. these regions are actually a couple degrees before low average. it cools a typical morning fog giving way for beautiful summer sunshine the afternoon hours. >> and nationalism has been for days and still has stopped leaking from a ruptured well in the gulf. you're looking live at the well on the golf. and the russian o

retired for -- from long beach appear in twain harte and we are in the western hills. my question is, if mr. colston would please compare the minimum wage in china -- mr. gilston would please compare the minimum wage in china to the minimum wage in the united states. our governor recently said he was going to start paying minimum wage to state workers to help with the budget deficit and all of that. also, i read a book on c-span called the wal-mart affect that was reviewed or by a guess on your program some time ago. my husband ordered it because it was not available in the bookstore. host: we will leave it there and of our best to answer your questions. guest: as far as i know, there is no minimum wage in china. depending on the industry's beck -- the industry sector, they can be quite low. there has been a lot of agitation in factories were more advanced products are made to raise wages. but even in good factories there, they are a dollar, the $50 per hour versus $7 here. -- $1.50 per hour versus $7 a year. host: what about trade deficits with canada? guest: one of t

host: frank on our line for democrats out of long beach, california. thank you for waiting.aller: good morning. i wanted to ask your guest if he would agree with me that this legislation that people keep talking about with term limits would be a job stimulus package for lobbyists. it seems then you get to the nuts and bolts of legislation that no one would be in there to have the history of know things -- of how things work and would have to turn to lobbyists from basic information about how bills should be written and be interpreted. i do not think you would get anything but lobbyists' opinions with term limits and no one would be able to establish any kind of history. i would like the guest to reply to that. guest: i think you hit on a very important point. for example, there is already a big problem without term limits because the staffs term limit themselves by leaving after two or three years and go to work as lobbyists. the typical congressman might know one or two issues will but not a lot of issues well and relies on their staff to do that. their staffs are increasin

retired for -- from long beach appear in twain harte and we are in the western hills. my question is, if mr. colston would please compare the minim wage in china -- mr. gilston would please compare the minimum wage in china to the minimum wage in the united states. ourovernor recently said he was going to start paying minimum wage to state workers to help with the budget deficit and all of that. also, i read a book on c-span called the wal-mart affect that was reviewed or by a guess on your program some time ago. my husband ordered it because it was not available in the bookstore. host: we will leave it there and of our best to answer your questions. guest: as far as i know, there is no minimum wage in china. depending on the industry's beck -- the industry sector, they can be quite low. there has been a lot of agitation in factories were more advanced products are made to raise wages. but even in good factories there, they are a dollar, the $50 per hour versus $7 here. -- $1.50 per hour versus $7 a year. host: what about trade deficits with canada? guest: one of the t

long time. >> reporter: in orange beach, alabama, robert stuart is worried about a different dead zone-- his 200 rental condos, 70% of them empty, with no sign of recovery. >> once the leak was capped, it was the beginning of the end. when in fact, i think it's the end of the beginning. >> reporter: a new report captures that anxiety. 10 times the usual gulf coast beach closings this summer, most had no oil at all. the challenge now-- convincing tourists the coast really is clear. katie? >> couric: mark strassmann reporting tonight from gulfport, mississippi. thank you. overseas, tomorrow will be a day of mourning in pakistan. an airblue airline passenger jet on a flight from karachi crashed today in the hills outside islamabad all 152 people on the airbus a-321, including two americans, were killed. it is pakistan's worst air crash ever. terrorism is not suspected, but the weather is. there were monsoon rains at the time of the crash. coming up next here on the cbs evening news, a fallen hero and how an insurance company is making a profit on his death benefits. ñ$ i'm lin. and i'm joni. evenin

we have not seen the sunshine at the beaches like this all week long. clouds still this deck is roughly about 2400 feet deep which means everybody becomes overcast tonight and for the morning commute sure, we'll be gray. but we are starting to see the air mass warm up aloft all due to the ridge of high pressure strengthening so we'll have the clouds clearing back all the way to the beaches by tomorrow afternoon. so again this area of low pressure this little disturbance you can see it right there, that according to computer models will begin to lift to the northeast so that will allow this area of high pressure right here to build and expand. as it does so, that's when we start to see the warmer temperatures. tonight with the gray skies, 52 in napa otherwise mid-50s in mountain view. upper 40s at the seashore. tomorrow's daytime high temperatures topping off anywhere from 60 in pacifica to the mid-80s in our inland areas and these numbers are warmer than what we experienced today. but still unseasonably cool in san jose at 79 degrees. this weekend if yo

quite as dense as it has been at the shoreline but it will be pretty cloudy all day long, half moon bay, ocean beach even san francisco, hard pressed to see some sunshine until the later afternoon hours. highs are coming down even in the interior sections, but still quite warm for fresno, 102 and 98 in yosemite. high temperatures in the south bay, pretty much all out of the 80s. 72 in sunnyvale. look for 70 redwood city. mid-50s at the coast. san francisco is 60 today. that is 8 degrees cooler than average. 77 in sonoma. near east bay numbers ranging from the low 60s to 72 in fremont and out over the hills, look for 83 in livermore and not much in the way of clearing in watsonville. another cool day tomorrow and numbers coming up just a bit through the end of the workweek. >> good morning everyone. potentially big delays on a.c. transit. yesterday about 200 drivers called in sick. if the same thing happens today you may be waiting for a long time. some drivers said their buses didn't show up or riders. >> we'll take a live camera shot. 680 in walnut creek, traffic is flowing well so far. the camera

beaches 24/7. we're going to be here as long as it takes to make this right. >>> in the heart of paris, ah, perfecteather to relax at the beach. manmade beaches, in fact, were opened this morning along the river seine and kids took advantage by building sandcastles. the sand, lounge chairs and palm trees were shipped in overnight. it's a way to give parisians a mini holiday without leaving home. >>> back in the u.s., plans to build a mosque near ground zero are touching a raw nerve with many relatives of 9/11 victims. and the vocal debate over the project has entered the national headlines. jeff glor reports. >> reporter: opponents call it a mosque in the worst possible place. >> this building in particular should be turned into a museum. >> reporter: supporters call it a cultural center in the best spot to encourage understanding. >> if a mosque were built, then you guys would know what islam was about. >> reporter: at issue, this building in lower manhattan, the proposed site of a 13-story community center and islamic prayer space. >> this is the muslim community's effort to rebuild lower manhatt

shark attacks have long been a danger at the california beaches. there have been 9 shark attacks in month table games ray county. and including one fatal and four at san francisco's ocean beach, one of them fatal. >>> police are warning people to lock their win tows and doors after a series of early- morning burglaries. jade, what can you tell us? >> reporter: if you do leaf your windows and doors open tonight, tonight. police are warning residents this morning if you live in the southern part of the city. six burglaries since july 16th. the thief or thieves are targeting houses or apartments in southern santa clara. we've contacted police this morning, and we were told there's no new burglaries to report as of today, but we have left a message with the spokesman of the department and should have more information in a couple of hours. no one has been hurt in these burglaries, but police do warn residents to report any suspicious activity in their neighborhood. >>> time now, 5:06. there will be a final vote this morning on temporarily rolling back b

beach, alabama is fed up with bp and its claims process. >> they're morally bankrupt as far as i'm concerned. at this point it's gone on long enough. >> reporter: kennan, who met with president obama last month, said the city of orange beach has submitted claims of $2 million for expenses during the oil spill clean-up. but has only gotten back 10% from bp. >> they've done nothing but tell us the check's in the mail. we're working on it. we have to talk with our attorneys. it's in legal. it's been nothing but a delay and deflect strategy. >> reporter: and what does bp say? after an inquiry today by nbc news, a company spokesman says bp will pay orange beach $183,000 tomorrow. and is still processing other claims. across the region, many businesses are awaiting compensation. at duck's wine and dine in orange beach, the owner is frustrated over her bp claims. drummond said her tourist business is down 95% and that bp has only given her $15,500, not enough to stay open. >> if bp does not help us, i can assure you we won't be in business another two months. >> reporter: bp said it's reviewing her profit losses and will decide on

long haul. >> what's first on my agenda is to make sure we do seal that well, that the effort contains the spill, we clean up the beach, we restore the gulf. and we'll be doing that for a long time. and that is my focus. >> and something we were surprised to see, 1,300 miles north of the gulf, believe it or not, oil-soaked birds. but these from a different leak. more than 800,000 gallons of oil pouring out of a 30-inch pipeline in southern michigan, flowing into the kalamazoo river. a canadian company owns that pipeline. skimmers, booms, cleanup workers are on the scene there. >>> new housing prices tonight. some signs of improvement. home prices are up for the second month in a row, almost 5% higher than a year ago. but that only returns prices to their level seven years ago. and the money is buying less space. the median home size is now down to 1,500 square feet. that's 15% smaller than in 2003. >>> next, police outside washington, d.c., say they have caught a serial killer. they suspect him in five murders and fear still more in at least three other states. pierre thomas, on the way to the accused murderer, who wa

means the boats are coming out so are the boating competition all the beach lovers the family and friends of people. people wait a long time for summer they always want to get away from vacation but right now we've got great conditions for that. you'd never know that these sweltering siberians will be running for shelter from the most famous winters in the world in just a few months. twelve hours a day here we have such a long cold winters that people just one toy out there hours between three and eight o'clock can be a problem they're the hardest and that's exactly when the people are here at the beach like one particular veteran of fifty siberian summers with no air conditioning or t.v. with sure that it's impossible to stay at home it's to hunt a can believe in the flood there's just no ear it's been like this the climate is changing its likes a beer is becoming a part of southern russia weather experts say maybe not like southern russia but so far this summer siberia is pushing the thermometer in both directions. the situation is very diverse i mean both haughton cool records and a broken. between the cold center

it's been a long time since that houseboat on miami beach.one who knows larry king knows he loves baseball. he's also a die hard fan of the dodgers. we have a special question for him. watch. >> i know larry's a big-time dodger fan, i'd like to ask him what his favorite dodger memory is. i'm pretty curious about that. >> he's so right. so right, russell martin, the great dodger catcher. 1955. last out of the world series, first time the dodgers won the world series. elston howard grounds out. we win. i was 21 years old. best day of my life. best day of my life. and then -- >> the dodgers left new york. how did you feel about that? >> i left too. i went down to miami and they went to l.a. now i go with my two little boys. >> and you still love dodger baseball? >> still love dodger baseball. >> tommy lasorda, isn't he a great guy? >> the best. >> great storyteller. >> the best. >> larry occasionally chows down on chicken and waffles with snoop dog. most every morning he's in l.a. he's at a table with his pals nate and al. priscilla presley has

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beaches 24/7. we're going to be here as long as it takes to make this right. >>> mexican officials announced today that ignacio nacho coronel, one of that country's most dangerous drug traffickers was killed in clashes with state security forces. the border with mexico has been ablaze with drug feuds, multiple murders and of course on the illegal immigration. and for some residents on the american side, as we first reported last month, their patience has run out. here's my co-anchor terry moran. >> reporter: if you want to see what life is really like along the broken border between the united states and mexico, come to ft. hancock, texas. >> i would not hesitate to fire this through these windows. >> reporter: this is a town where citizens are armed and ready. >> morning, morning, morning. >> good, sir. how are you doing? >> reporter: and if you stop in at angie's restaurant, as pretty much everyone does, you'll hear why. >> this violence is bleeding over and it's bleeding over fast. >> i got people coming across on my land. and i have caught quite a few on my land. >> you know the great wall of

beaches 24/7. we're going to be here as long as it takes to make this right. >>> american automakers are finding growingverseas in china. general motors alone, sales soared 49% this year. but chinese car manufacturers are making inroads in the marketplace. cecilia hatten reports. >> reporter: with names like geely, byd, you might not know they're some of china's top automotive companies, but detroit certainly does. >> these are companies that no one heard of ten years ago, that today are getting a lot of international attention. >> reporter: the chinese market is a bright spot on the balance sheets of u.s. automakers. where buying american is a good investment and a status symbol. for the first time ever, gm has sold more cars in china than the u.s. during the first half of this year. but future demand and untapped markets has foreign and chinese entrepreneurs seeing dollar signs. 64 million vehicles crowded china's streets last year, but over 200 million cars will jam onto those roads by 2020. so, to meet that demand domestic companies are embracing the communist government's push for leaner, greener v