but the trees in the city of missoula are aging and ailing. now volunteers are going to unusually links to preserve the usuaunusual forest. >> reporter: it's a tall order to take the vital statistics of a tree. but that's what volunteers have been doing all summer long in missoula, montana. counting and cataloging every tree along the city's by ways. >> we had great people with wonderful foresight when they developed m missoula. they knew they wanted trees and parkways and things like that. we do take it for granted until we start losing them. >> reporter: those urban pioneers made one mistake. they planted almost entirely one species, norway maples. they're now becoming senior citizens all at the same time. >> unfortunately our forest is aging. >> aging and ail. by some estimates, 95% are in bad shape. many may soon fall or may need to be cut down. the old fashioned tape measure is an important tool but tree doctoring has gone high tech. >> it's not just counting them. it's getting all the information on these trees. we'll know what species i

, montana. >> we had great people had wonderful foresight when they were developing missoula. they wanted shaded park ways and sidewalks and things like that . we do take this for granted until we start losing them. >> those urban planning pioneers made one major mistake. they planted almost entirely just one species, norway maples. 80 years later they are becoming senior citizens all at the same time. >> unfortunately our forest is aging. >> aging and ailing. by some estimates 95% of the stately sentinels of this leafy city are in bad shape. >> dead wood. very poor. >> may need to be cut down. the old fashioned tape measure is a good tool but high technical arborists, use this technique to map every tree on every street. >> we'll know what specious it is, what condition, we'll be able to recommend a management plan from everything from recommending a different tree, to pruning to diversification of species. >> while you can't put value on the forest. >> we also know that people are more likely to walk or bike on tree lienld streets than they would on nontree lined streets so

interior somewhere in missoula in the 50s. and then on the warm side of this, 82 bismarck at almost 90. that's in september. we've been very warm once again. the morning temperatures are impressive. minneapolis starting the day at 71. that's a warmer start to the day than atlanta. speaking of the south, that's one area where we could see a few more showers today. places like florida, a little bit of an unsettled there as we continue especially in the afternoon hours. you might see showers and storms and then especially in texas, south texas more likely to see some of that moisture. you can see that. but a lot of this will remain light and hit and miss depending if you're some of the people that fall under those thunderstorms. the rest of the south stay predominantly dry. >> nicole. thank you. illinois pension program is billions of dollars in debt but fixing the problem could force the state to break a problems to millions of retirees. >> meteorologist: judy is looking forward to retirement. but the pension she was promised by

. >> he went to a bathroom at the bus station in missoula, montana, and he actually took hairs off theloor of the restroom. and then in subsequent bombs, he would take those hairs and put them in between layers of tape. and the whole idea was when the subsequent bombs exploded at a crime scene, we would think that hair might have something to do with the unabomber. when he was out on a run to collect information or to collect components for his bombs, he would make sure he had a disguise. he put cotton up his nose so his nostrils would look bigger. he had a fake mustache he had worn. >> for another 18 months, everything was quiet. then on december 10th, 1994, the unabomber claimed his second fatality. >> the latest victim was advertising executive thomas mosser. in all 16 bombs in 17 years in locations all over the united states. >> thomas mosser was killed by a mail bomb sent to his home in north caldwell, new jersey. as it turned out, mosser had been targeted because kaczynski mistakenly believed he had helped exxon clean up its image after the exxon valdez oil spill. just over three

. >> he went to a bathroom at the bus station in missoula, montana, and he actually took hairs off the floor of the restroom. and then in subsequent bombs, he would take those hairs and put them in between layers of tape. and the whole idea was when those subsequent bombs exploded at a crime scene, we would think that hair might have something to do with the unabomber. when he was out on a run to collect information or to collect components for his bombs, he would make sure he had a disguise. he put cotton up his nose so his nostrils would look bigger. he had a fake mustache that he had worn. >> for another 18 months, everything was quiet. then on december 10th, 1994, the unabomber claimed his second fatality. >> the latest victim was advertising executive thomas mosser. in all, 16 bombs in 17 years in locations all over the united states. >> thomas mosser was killed by a mail bomb sent to his home in north caldwell, new jersey. as it turned out, mosser had been targeted because kaczynski mistakenly believed that he had helped exxon clean up its public image after the exxon valdez oil

. >> thank you vex xofrg story from missoula all week. the national showdown over guns going on.eries of blows to gun control. in chicago, gun owners don't have to register their firearm. it has tracked guns for over 40 years. in missouri, a controversial american that you are would have enforced. it fell just one vote short of approval in the state senate. in iowa, the legally blind can legally get a gun permit. we wanted to know what that meant. state law in iowa says every iowan had the right to carry a weapon. what about safety? so we investigated. >> good shot. come down. squeeze real slow. that was a 9. >> michael barber is completely blind and has been since birth. even though he can't see his target, he thinks he has every right to own a gun. to protect himself and his wife kim. >> i'm comfortable. i am. and i'm convinced that i could do what needs to be done if the time ever came. >> this was the first time mike practiced shooting his new handgun. he miss someday shots, but also hit the target a number of time, including a few bull eyes. >> i would aim by hearing, by fee

. >> he went to a bathroom at the bus station in missoula, montana, and he actually took hairs off thethen in subsequent bombs, he would take those hairs and put them in between layers of tape. and the whole idea was when the subsequent bombs exploded at a crime scene, we would think that hair might have something to do with the unabomber. when he was out on a run to collect information or to collect components for his bombs, he would make sure he had a disguise. he put cotton up his nose so his nostrils would look bigger. he had a fake mustache he had worn. >> for another 18 months, everything was quiet. then on december 10th, 1994, the unabomber claimed his second fatality. >> the latest victim was advertising executive thomas mosser. in all 16 bombs in 17 years in locations all over the united states. >> thomas mosser was killed by a mail bomb sent to his home in north caldwell, new jersey. as it turned out, mosser had been targeted because kaczynski mistakenly believed he had helped exxon clean up its image after the exxon valdez oil spill. just over three months later, the unabomb

i live in missoula, montana, and i'm a professional kayaker. >> he's traveled the globe tackling rapid after churning rapid. >> what i've fallen in love with is the extreme side of kayaking. big drops and waterfalls. >> tyler paddled over his first waterfall at the age of 15, and has never looked back. >> i would say as an extreme kayaker i've probably run 100, 150-plus waterfalls. i've kind of lost count over the years. >> in september 2007, tyler came across alexandra falls in canada's northwest territories, it was far higher than any waterfall he had done before, 107 feet tall, and he decided to go for it. >> the feeling behind running that waterfall was a moment in time that i will remember forever. i surfaced upright without even flipping over off that waterfall. it was amazing. >> the ride over alexandra falls didn't just give him an adrenaline rush, but the world record for the highest waterfall anyone had successfully kayaked over. nobody could successfully paddle out of a bigger drop, nobody else but him, that is. in the spring of 2009, tyler comes across palouse falls in wash

our reporter is in missoula, montana. >> reporter: 22-year-old jordan graham. the defendant.ding her wedding dress for an orange jump suit and handcuffs. her attorneys arguing for the newly wed's release for second-degree murder of her husband, cody johnson. the prosecutors say she pushed him face first off a steep cliff at glacier national park. eight days into their young marriage. graham broke down and cried only once during the hearing when her mother walked into the courtroom. her mother emotionless as she left court with defense attorneys. >> tell me what her defense is. >> no krass standard. >> reporter: they argue graham is not a threat. has no criminal his zpri no prior record of any violence. the victim' uncle says his side of the family still can't understand why. >> there is always an annulment, there is always divorce. >> reporter: prosecutors say she told numerous lies to police and in the wake of the death. cameron said he was lied. to he was one of the groomsmen at the wedding. >> how did you begin to suspect that jordan might be involved with his disappearanc

jordan linn graham faces a hearing in missoula.ught with her husband just days after their wedding. it was a fight that ended with him apparently going off a cliff face first. police allege she lied about reporting him missing. friends said the relationship between the two seemed awkward. >> anytime we asked codey how the relationship was, he always said it was good. we would always have group activities have people over. go out for dinner, have people over for cards and stuff like that. and she was just -- she was very quiet. she wouldn't engage in conversation. she acted miserable. she didn't want to be there. >> according to police, graham texted her friend the day her husband died, writing, quote, if you don't hear from me at all tonight, something happened. >> wow. >>> all right. new charges for a detroit convict accused of stabbing a sheriff's deputy also carjacking a woman. abe braham pearson is face with charges of assault, robbery and impersonating a police officer. he was in court, about to be sentenced for armed robbery

kyung lah, cnn, missoula, montana. >>> a suspect is detained in connection with the shooting deaths of four people found in a car in rural tennessee. cumberland county prosecutors say they will seek charges against jacob allen bennett. three of the victims were teenagers, the fourth was a 22-year-old mother. crowds gather in india as a judge sentenced four men to death for the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in new delhi last december whose wound were so severe she later died. the case made headlines around the world. united airlines says it will honor tickets mistakenly sold online for 5 to $10 on thursday. they said human error is to blame for the great deals not a computer glitch. an update on the ikea monkey. a canadian judge has ruled the monkey must stay at an animal sanctuary and can't go back to the woman who illegally bought him and kept him at home. that is until december 2012 when the monkey was found running around outside a toronto ikea store in an faux coat and diaper, anderson. >> monkey's name is darwin. i think we should use his name. >> very well dressed. >> well, th

kyung lah, cnn, missoula, montana. >> that's a story.vior expert wendy walsh is in los angeles, and holly hughes in atlanta. she regretted getting married. whatever happened to annulments, holly? how do you even defend a client like this? >> well, you know, her lawyer's going for the accident defense, don, but we heard it, show has confessed and in that confession she said i was angry and as a result of being angry, i put my hands on him and i pushed him off that cliff. they have a long uphill battle, no pun intended. >> yeah. wendy, what do you think, was this premeditated or was it is impulsive? >> i think it might have been impulsive. i host a show called "happily never after" about this brides and grooms who kill each other and there's so much anxiety that can happen post-wedding and i think it may have been impulsive. but the thing that disturbs me is that she went away and left him to die at the bottom for four days. he may have died instantly, we don't know the details. she didn't report him missing. he was just discovered by some

kyung lah, cnn, missoula, montana. >> thanks so much, kyung lah. >>> in court this week, jordan graham'sorney says it was all an accident. she never meant for this to happen. and we will be right back. [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we've always been on the forefront of innovation. when the world called for speed... ♪ ...when the world called for stealth... ♪ ...intelligence... endurance... affordability... adaptability... and when the world asked for the future. staying ahead in a constantly evolving world. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. that's the value she'and you love her for it.ide. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take c

kyung lah is in missoula, montana. >> reporter: we got this court docket, an addition to the court docketed another hearing by a new judge, this judge calling all the attorneys back into his courtroom, saying they need to re-argue. he's going to decide -- we don't know the timing of it but decide whether or not she should come back into custody before this trial begins. this is just adding to the outrage of people, friends and family, who say they can't believe she was released last night. jordan graham, out of jail, returned home, crouching in her parent's car. probation officers papers in hand spoke with the now infamous bride as she began home confinement as ordered by the judge, a slap in the face to friends of cody johnson. >> i want them to do the right thing. i want justice for cody. >> reporter: the judge released graham, ordering her to electronic monitoring in her parent's home before her second degree murder case goes to trial saying she has no criminal history whatsoever and never exhibited tendencies for violence or anger except for the charge that she pushed her husband of j

> happening right now, a newlywed accused of shoving her husband off a cliff is back in court in missoulaa judge at a detention hearing. she was arrested monday two months after she allegedly pushed cody lee johnson to his death. this was apparently during this argument, july 7th, at glacier national park and these two had been married for all of a week. >> do you remember the line from alice in wonder land, the line from the rabbit the hurrier i go the hinder i get. a whole lot of us feel that way when it comes to money. this study shows a gap between the rich and the poor and america is the widest it has been since just before the great depression. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange and you think the rich just keep on getting richer. >> yeah, last year, the rich did get richer. they pulled in about 19% of the country's household income last year, the biggest amount of the pie since 1928. have to be fair. the 1% also lost their shirts during the recession. look how much the incomes tumbled 36% during the recession, and compare that to everyone else meaning the 99% and their i

a trough of low pressure bringing rain, missoula and 20 degrees below normal.rain and snow where the temperatures are a lot chillier. windy in l.a., sunshine and 73 degrees. 92 in dallas. beautiful day here in the northeast of new england with temperatures in the low to mid-70s. boston, you'll see a high in the mid-60s and look for more rain down in florida. tampa today rain and 84. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >>> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. high clouds and some chilly temperatures this morning. some patchy fog as well around the shenandoah valley and the blue ridge, so watch out for that as well as out in the mountains and we'll stay in the 40s and low 50s for another hour and then quickly climb into the upper 60s by late morning. mid-to upper 70s by this afternoon and >>> don't forget. get that weather any time you need to. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com. >>> thanks al, coming up next, danger in your blind spot. hundreds of people, mostly childre

look at that 96 degrees in missoula, temps 15 to 20 degrees above your average, been that all the time, we've been talking fires so long, heat does not help anything, dry, no significant rain. temps that high. looks like it will stay that way for the upcoming week. thanks. >> thanks, rick. >>> all right. lets get to your headlines and tell you what happens while you're sleeping. a giant bolder nearly crushing a car. caught on camera. this boulder comes crashing down after a rock avalanche. wow, that is a boulder. >> whoa. >> we weren't kidding. this happened in china. the car is just far enough away to avoid being crushed, the driver decides to back up. the video, of course, has gone viral. the owner of a massachusetts diner is apologizing for kicking a disabled veteran and his service dog out of his restaurant. >> standing in front of you embarrassed, ashamed, i just ask for forgiveness, that's all. >> the two hugged it out one week after the original run in. james promised to boycott the diner after the owner rudely threw him and his dog out. he suffers from ptsd and a service dog he