. >> reporter: mark miller comes every year. >> so, we are good to go. >> reporter: an hour before, thed. time for lucky rituals. >> lucky socks. finally washed them last night. >> reporter: tension is etched on every face. they blast away at ten-second intervals. and in less than a mile, 180 miles an hour. >> it becomes more of a video game. it's such a blur. you think three, four corners ahead. you go so fast. >> reporter: the tt started back in 1907. history bred more history. new heroes replaced the old. the bikes got faster, the death toll has grown. over 220 killed so fast, but still, they return. >> it's like climbing mt. everest. the biggest challenge in motorcycle racing. >> reporter: this rider was very lucky indeed. where is the -- in the spine? wow. wow. so, they -- >> a lot of work on my arm. >> reporter: that's him, racing again this year. he does look a little bit mad. >> oh, they're all mad. they have to be. >> reporter: out on the circuit, mark took me to a place where the tt nearly took his life. >> i got thrown head first on my back and i see the trees through the lig

. >> osgood: michelle miller marks a big birthday for big blue. serena altschul shows us how to attend a to terrarium. mo rocca heads off to a summer camp for young performers and lots more. but first the ed lines for this sunday morning the 12th of june, 2011. we're getting our first look at congresswoman giffords since she was shot in the head in a mass shooting in tucson in january. congresswoman's facebook page features two pictures. in one she's seen with an aide. giffords might be releaseded from a houston rehab center as early as later this month. as you heard, new york congressman anthony weaner has gone off to seek professional help in the aftermath of his sexting scandal. democratic leaders called for weaner to leave congress for good. we have more. >> reporter: the calls for congressman weaner to resign came from four top house democrats who released their statements one after the other to make it clear they were acting in concert. congresswoman debbie wasserman shultz called weaner's behavior sordid and indefensible. minority leader na

mark, thank you. and pelosi and george miller called for passage of the paycheck fairness act following a ruling favoringart today. issuing a statement saying quote today's ruling is another blow to a woman's right to fair pay and treatment on the job. the suit initiated by this woman, betty duke who's works as a greeter and claims walmart passes over women for promotions and wouldn't right to sue on behalf of the other worker buzz today's decision says they'll have to pursue claims individually. >> and i'm still optimistic will go forward in claims of sexual discrimination against walmart. >> walmart saying the company has a long history of providing advancement opportunities and made strides in developing women throughout the organization. >> the high court blocked losses aimed at forcing cuts from power plants targeting the largest polluters in the country, file by group who's want reductions in emission buzz justices ruled its up to the epa to regulate the pollution, not the courts. the epa plans to issue rules sometime next year. >> on to consumer news. and that is what a man says happened to him. a

mark: he's got to get that initial call. that's a lot of contact. >> mike: nowitzki splits the defenders. lost the ball. haslem has played him so well. under four to play. miller. miller fires away. way short. and nowitzki the rebound. 3:30 to play. bosh right up on nowitzki. stripped. terry for three -- too strong. chandler tips it back out to kid. nowitzki for three -- that won't go. and it goes out of bounds. miami ball. >> jeff: those are good looks. i still like to see chandler and terry in more pick and roms. >> mike: nowitzki looks absolutely exhausted right now. as doris burke reported earlier, has a fever of about 102. he won't use that as an excuse, but he looks exhausted. >> mark: you have to recognize the moment and get more aggressive offensively. >> mike: wade, pucks up -- stevenson the rebound. both teams now missing some shots as we get under three minutes remaining in a two-point game. terry. to nowitzki. back to terry. a two-pointer -- in and out. miller, the rebound. >> jeff: they're getting great shots. good execution. just not making. >> mike: wade on the attack. fields inside to bosh who lost it. and wade gets it back. up top to james. ja

mark: he's got to get that initial call. that's a lot of contact. >> mike: nowitzki splits the defenders. lost the ball. haslem has played him so well. under four to play. miller. miller fires away. way short. and nowitzki the rebound. 3:30 to play. bosh right up on nowitzki. stripped. terry for three -- too strong. chandler tips it back out to kid. nowitzki for three -- that won't go. and it goes out of bounds. miami ball. >> jeff: those are good looks. i still like to see chandler and terry in more pick and roms. >> mike: nowitzki looks absolutely exhausted right now. as doris burke reported earlier, has a fever of about 102. he won't use that as an excuse, but he looks exhausted. >> mark: you have to recognize the moment and get more aggressive offensively. >> mike: wade, pucks up -- stevenson the rebound. both teams now missing some shots as we get under three minutes remaining in a two-point game. terry. to nowitzki. back to terry. a two-pointer -- in and out. miller, the rebound. >> jeff: they're getting great shots. good execution. just not making. >> mike: wade on the attack. fields inside to bosh who lost it. and wade gets it back. up top to james. ja

erika miller, "nightly business report," new york >> susie: tom, when era was talking about profits, or the top of the program about jobs, just a lot of question marks and uncertainty on people's minds. that's why in the markets it almost went nowhere. >> tom: which was actually good news considering the trajectory which has been lower stroke prices. -- stock prices. we saw companies put money to work with tonight's market focus. investor confidence was helped by several buyouts, but worries about a slowing economy hit energy prices again. let's focus on that drop in oil prices. here are the past 90 sessions, of crude oil, showing the drop from $114 in late may to $97 today. we've been chopping around here this is the lowest closing price in oil since february. energy was the weakest stock sector, led lower by coal. three to look at here. alpha natural resources fell to its lowest price since october. peabody energy shed almost 4%, and consol was off 3.5%. the slowdown in the u.s. and china has investors worried about coal demand. the financial sector was the best, led by citigroup-- up more than 3%. nice rally. we saw this on most actives. in early

miller. john has his avid fans too. ♪ unto... waiting for you > marko happy with the guitar he bought that he wrote a song about its maker. was this unexpected this commission? >> it was very unexpected. >> reporter: and one customer who commissioned an instrument called a mandola said his mother would be paying for it as a birthday present. >> i got a check in the mail from elizabeth taylor. she sends me this photograph. it just blew my mind. >> reporter: what are you listening for? >> i'm listening for the quality of resonance, how bell like and pure it is. >> reporter: john, whose instruments now sell for about $40,000, is working on a new series of guitars with a train theme. >> this would be the santa fe super chief. >> reporter: and this? >> this is the blue comet. this train ran from new york city to atlantic city. >> reporter: but it's another set that he considers his master piece. he calls them the four seasons. you consider them inseparable. >> they are always to remain together. >> reporter: it took him six years to make them, and they were

endeavour" commander mark kelly's next step is a reunion with his wife, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, in houston still recovering from her january gunshot wound. >> cbs's michelle miller here in the studio. thank you. >>> thanks, chris. now, to washington and the noisy debate over our federal debt. president obama meets with dozens of house republicans who voted to stop the government from boroughing more money. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill. good morning, nancy. >> good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: republicans held a vote to prove that any attempt to raise the debt ceiling without cutting spending is doomed to fail. democrats called it a stunt with the potential to harm the markets. >> this is like a dance today. >> reporter: what democrats call political theater, republicans described as an important political statement, holding a vote on a bill they unanimously oppose. to raise the debt ceiling with no strings attached. >> this vote, a vote based on legislation i have introduced, will and must fail. >> reporter: and fail it did. >> and the bill is not passed. >> reporter: by a wide margin, with every single republican voting