>> and that lodged mtv and video killed the radio star and a song by the bugles and the mtv is no different see with shows like "jersey shore" and "teen mom" and today we have a lot of great mtv-related content. all of the producers and i weigh in on what we think are the all-time top five videos. >> okay. i will check it out. thank you, courtney for the biggest news. logon to the scoop.today.com, and become a fan of the scoop. we will be right back with gut check. the best of cascade powder and gel combined in one vessel. fire! ♪ [ mom ] wow! [ female announcer ] cascade complete pacs. love it or your money back. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. liberty mutual auto insurance. but it's our job to make them say something interesting. so how about this weekend we learn some new tricks of the trade... then break out our doing clothes and get rolling. let's use some paint that helps us get the job done in record time and makes a statement when we're finished. we're lowering the c

mtv generation is really about me, not in a selfish way but in an empowering way. >> i think mtv understoodcomes bill clinton recognizing there's a group of young voters out there and here is a way of reaching them. >> this is the true story. >> mtv created the reality tv format. >> they're very secretive about what the "real world" was. they gave us keys and said show up at this door at this time and it will start. >> once the network television outlet started to copy mtv's format and started using controversy, is enationsationalism and voyeurism as a strategy, "the real world" deinvolved. >> all of the sudden mtv becomes wall-to-wall reality television until we're left with "the jersey shore." >> mtv paved the way for a different way of understanding television and that's been positive and negative. >> i don't like you. >> i want my mtv. >> still one of the most important iconic brands in culture, not just here in the states but worldwide. they're not going anywhere. >> 30 years of mtv and erica my vote is let's go back to the early days. >> bring back the music videos. we'll see if we ca

this is a pretty big anniversary with mtv just turning 30.ight on this date, a new tv channel launched with the words you heard. ladies and gentlemen, rock 'n' roll. then the clip of the video, video killed the radio star. a cultural shift began. image became as important as the music for artists. i will go deeper with another trivia question on this anniversary. can you name the second video ever to be shown? >> no. i won't try. >> it's almost impossible, but pat ben tar, one of the huge artists of the time played her video for you better run. believe it or not, when you look at mtv, it was set up with the idea of playing music videos 24 hours a day, seven days a week which it did for a long time. they catapulted videos and became a marketing tool for music artists or risked retirement. think back to michael jackson himself. billy gene and his 14 minute thriller video-short film. that's what turned him into a mega star. that made mtv a household name at the time. let's not forget the other contributions. they have been a player in politics.

also known as the cast of "jersey shore," also knono as the most popular show in the history of mtv. the new season, the new american icons are bog back to the mother land. yes, italy. and abc's chris connelly tagged along for a little sneak peek. >> reporter: they loved and lost. fought and feuded. they've gone to the beach. they've gone to the club. and they've been very, very thirsty. >> love you guys. >> reporter: their drinking, dust-ups and desires captured on camera have turned the 20-somethings of mtv's "jersey shore" into reality superstars. like nicole "snooki" polizzi. the "did she do that" girl? why do you think people are so fascinated by you? >> i don't know. i think i'm real and i just don't give a [ bleep ] about what anybody says about me. >> reporter: "jersey shore" is now the most popular series in the 30-year history of mtv. so, as it begins airing its fourth season this week, the cast has been uprooted from jersey to florence. producer sally ann set them up here. >> this is their living room. this is where they live. if you look over here, there's cameras like th

fighting back against rumorses of a split, ladyga gaga guest stars on an iconic show and this year's mtv awards will be hosted by -- well, let's get the scoop. you'll have the answer to that. let's start off with the smiths. >> we weren't talking about the earthquake, talking about will smith and jada pinkett smith, the other earthquake that took place and whether or not they were splitting up. "in touch weekly" has indeed they are separating but it took hours and hours to get any real comments from reps from the family. >> maybe they thought it was silly, could that be? >> if you want to convince

i can't remember the last time i have seen a video on mtv. isn't that sad?> helel, "jersey shore." >>> coming up later on "good morning america" -- putting a for sale on hollywood history. >> some recognizable real estate immortalized in film. they're all now up for grabs. we'll take you inside and tell you why so many have no takers. a down economy? or hollywood history homes? why not? >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be right back with a sneak peek at who may be looking for some love on reality tv. this is a story that y y reported on tanya. >> you may be surprised on who's looking for love in wrong or right places. >> when we come back. you know what, online dating, reality shows, however you find it, you find it. >> love is love. >> we'll be right back. it, you find it. >> love is love. >> we'll be right back. ooo whatcha got there? uh oh, sesame stir fry from lucky dynasty. oh, me too! but mine's lean cuisine, so no preservatives. [ femalalannouncer ] lean cuisine has 90 dishes with no preservatives and quality i

mtv couldn't find anybody they were happy with. no host.much of the show is taken up by musical performances and giving out the awards and giving speeches and that sort of thing there's really not even that much time for the host to shine. >> okay. give it a try. >> okay. a lot of scoop happening all over the place. >> that's right. >> for the very latest in entertainment news logon to scoop.today.com. follow courtney on her facebook and twitter page. coming up in today's "newsnation" gut check, a controversial book called "maggie goes on a diet." critics say the book encourages self-hate. more on that and hurricane irene heads towards the east coast and evacuations under way for islands off the barrier islands. please stay tuned for all the msnbc updates. [ male announcer ] this is the network. a network of possibilities. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it.

. >> hard to believe but mtv is all grown up. it turns 30 today. the pioneering network aired what they were calling music videos, what are those, introduced by veejays. "video killed the radio star" was the very first video they played. imagine that. >> seems like the last one too. apparently they don't play videos at mtv anymore, that's how old i am. oh, love "the jersey shore." mtv went on to air live concerts and spin off several other channels. in fact, a three-day look back at the big moment in mtv history is now airing on vh1. >> very exciting. >> very cool. 30 years. >> i know. >> wow, crazy. >> i'm trying not to think about that too much. >> we're getting old. >>> congratulations are in order for a new class of graduates who just made the grade out in san francisco. >> that's right, five penguin chicks rejoined their colony at the san francisco zoo over the weekend after successfully completing fish school. congratulations. the penguins spent a month leararng how to swim and getting hand-fed, getting used to that interacting with people. >

mtv ringing the bell. where is justin bieber? >> she's sleeping in. >> hopefully certainly investigators around the world are not sleeping in. they are reacting positively to the debt deal announcement. you look at the bottom part of your screen dow jones shooting up. about 88 points. will it last? we had a pretty good week -- we had a pretty bad week last week. dow jones already up more than 100 points. >>> it's time now 6:30 we say good morning. thank you for joining us on the ktvu morning news monday august 1st i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. this morning congressional party leaders will present that debt ceiling plan. the deal that was reached over the weekend to their members. at this point no votes are scheduled but the senate is expected to act first and then the house. president obama announced the deal last night after a tense weekend of bargaining. bay area congresswoman barbara lee says she wants to read the fine print before deciding how she will vote. >> i have to say that too often we are asked to vote on legis

, the only black artist on mtv when run dmc got on there was michael jackson. his nose was broken, and his hair was straightened. so he wasn't really speaking about the same cultural, you know, ideals and ideas that run dmc and some of hip-hop talks about. so they were the first time that the ghetto communicated in an honest way their frustrations or their aspirations or their--or their cultural ideas and ideals, like the clothing style. run dmc brought that in rock box, and then they made king of rock, which also played on mtv, and then, the big hit was walk this way, which was the coproduction between rick rubin, myself, and the band. run dmc wanted to make walk this way, but they didn't even know the name of the band. they wanted to make a record called toys in the attic. "you want to make toys in the attic? "oh, that funky beat. yeah, i know that." i didn't know the record either. and rick's like, "you stupid? "that's aerosmith. what are you? crazy?" and rick had the--the foresight to go out and get aerosmith and bring them in, and they were like, "no, we d

she reveals big news at the mtv video music awards. so what did she tell me about becoming a mother? >> this is how i ate when i was pregnant. anything you want to tell us? >>> then, britney spears and catty perry score big. tonight, we meet the hit-making producer behind them. >>> happy feet. tonight, after incredible team work by an army of human helpers, he's headed home. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin with the results of hurricane irene. a natural disaster that has many americans in deep distress tonight. the floods are devastating from north carolina to vermont, virginia to upstate new york. roads impassable. houses under water. livelihoods washed away. in many place, the hurricane dropped raininor two days straight, into earth that was already saturated. the results are fearsome to behold. here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter: hurricane irene may have finally disintegrated and left the scene, b b she has still left her mark. >> here it comes. >> reporter: in vermont of all places she was unexpectedly devastating

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mtv's all-time ratings come from an awards show. sunday night video music awards scored the biggest audience in mtv history. 12.4 million people. perhaps even more surprising 8.5 million were aged 12 to 34, making it that age group's most watched telecast of all time. >>> tmz reports matthew fox was handcuffed and briefly detained by police over the weekend after allegedly punch ing the female driver of a party bus who blocked his entry because he wasn't a guest. the driver got off her own punch as well, giving fox a bloody lip. fox, who the bus driver claims was drunk, was not formally arrested. >>> and, finally, this season's "dancing with the stars" cast has been revealed, and as always, there are some surprises. that's an understatement. actor david arquette will be in there along with george clooney's ex, headline news legal eagle nancy grace. los angeles laker, ron art evident, and chaz bono, just to name a view. >>> this comes to us from wtvj, where a hurricane recovery specialist travels up the east coast to help thousands d

. >>> first it was music videos, then reality shows, of course "jersey shore" mtv's all-time ratingses from an awards show, sunday night's advise yo music awards scored the biggest audience in mtv history, 12.4 million people, perhaps more surprising 8.5 million were 12 to 34-year-olds. >>> elsewhere tmz reports "lost" star matthew fox was handcuffed and briefly detained after alleged allegedly punching the female driver of the bus. fox was not for malmally arrest. >>> "dancing with the stars" cast has been announced. nancy grace, ron artest, chaz bono. >> we could talk for hours about that. >> i have a feeling nancy grace will be the most interesting. >> probably. >> she'll with one-liners, the zingers. i'm lynn berry. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. >>> vermont facing the worst flooding in nearly a century in the wake of hurricane irene. with bridges gone and roads washed away, what will happen to that state's landscape once the floodwaters recede? >>> president obama will unveil his new jobs plan coming up, already added a new member to his economic circle with an ex

mtv calls it a very clever p.r. stunt. >> "the situation." >> what are you going to do about it? >> i don't know, what are you going to do about it. >> i'm going to dress like snooki. that would give you nightmares as you go to bed. wouldn't it? that would be a bad dream. all right, let's head to san jose where today's high temperature was 78 degrees. we take you to the performance of art center. in the santa clara valley. where tonight overnight it will bottom out in the 50s. we already have the invasion of the clouds into the bay. locally spreading inland tonight. so we will awake tomorrow and kick start our thursday with agree skies in the 50s and low 60s. the bottom line, here are your headlines. this is what you need to know for your wednesday. we are going to have sunshine. pretty much a repeat performance from what we experienced today. in fact, let's go ahead and fire up our pinpoint forecast. walk you through your thursday. the deck of low clouds a little bit more modest overnight tonight and in throughout tomorrow morning than what we experienced yesterday. and the day

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the back to school shopping season, a clash between a controversial clothing label and the cast of mtv'sre." jeff rossen joining us with more on this situation, literally and figuratively. what's the word, man? >> you heard of product placement, right? this is the opposite of that. kind of bizarre, too. out of no where abercrombie & fitch put out a press release saying the situation and i'm quoting here "could cause significant damage to our image by wearing their brand." this is the same company that sold a t-shirt last year basically using his name on the front. mark your calendars for the first time mike "the situation" sorentino didn't cause a controversy, it came to him. >> that was pretty easy. >> reporter: on mtv's "jersey shore" the situation has worn clothing from abercrombie & fitch. nice green pants. now company says the association is contrary to the aspirational nature of our brand and it's offered the situation and the rest of the cast a substantial payment to stop wearing it. >> i would never wear what the situation wears. >> probably wouldn't date anyone to wears the thin

happy birthday to mtv. how, again, did you fake that moon landing?our verdict after last night's debt deal announcement, nobody really won, but some lost more than others. so for more on what we have learned about the president, speaker boehner, the two parties heading into 2012, we have a pretty powerful panel today. dan balls, national political reporter for the washington post, the chief himself, author of the take and ron and susan, a former congresswoman from new york. so i want to start with what two things that sort of -- two people that are really like this deal. one is david plouffe, not surprisingly. here is what he had to say on the "today" show. >> the president said last week, the american people did choose divided government, but they didn't choose dysfunctional government and there were moments during this process where is looked dysfunctional. i think moving forward it would behoove all of our leaders on behalf of the american people to lower their voices a little bit enbe more earnest in seeking compromise. >> he likes the deal. and

. >> the thing that cracks me up, it would be -- it comes back on tv tonight, mtv. 30 years, mtv hass most popular show ever. you can roll your eyes and condescend about these kids. they are hugely popular, and they're laughing all the way to the bank. >> and this line of formal wear is not going to be just tuxedos, it's going to be shirts cut in a modern american fit. so we can read tight.. tight shirts. >> show off the abs, yeah. that would look good on the tux. again, don't laugh. the situation brought home 10 million bucks in 2010 from all kinds of deals on top of the show. >> they're laughing all the way to the bank. >> all the way to the bank, jersey shore, my home state of new jersey making us proud. >> are you from new jersey? >> i'm a jersey kid by way of new orleans. male announcer ] if you think "heroes" are only in movies, consider this: over 70% of firefighters are local volunteers... these are our neighbors putting their lives on the line. and when they rely on a battery, and now you can join with duracell to help. just buy specially-marked packs & duracell will make a

>>> the mtv music video awards are always shocking. remember lady gaga's meat costume?st bomb shell happened outside on the red carpet. wait until you hear beyonce's big announcement coming up in "the skinny." >>> millions of people still face a threat from irene. even though the storm is over the border now heading towards cananada and over the ocean, th threat is not over. >> entire towns are under water in new york, new jersey and new england. and the rivers are still rising. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: the dramatic pictures coming in from upstate new york. in a town of windham, the fire chief there says the town center is, quote, wiped out. completely under water after 10 inches of rain. this school bus submerged. the waters there slamming up against this bridge. as irene barrelled toward so many major cities -- philadelphia, new york, boston -- no one quite knew what the hurricane would quite bring. but irene would provdeadly. more than a dozen deaths across eight states and power out for 4 million. we would all learn very quickly it was not the skyscrape

an interview on an mtv program on masturbation, during which she came -- out -- against masturbation -- saying that the bible -- [overlapping dialogue] >> so you can't masture without lust. i don't know where i was going with that. there you go. by the way, she's in line with roman catholic church, which is also condemned masturbation. so you can't masturbate, but you can believe in extraterrestrials. >> thanks for nothing, pope! >> i don't know where i was going for that. i was going to make a clever sort of connection. then i realized it's me and it's not likely to happen. [chuckles] >> let's go to the drug story, shall we? the people outraged that taxpayer dollars are spent on drug kits was the point from p.a.b., also that they are outraged over taxpayer dollars being spent on the alien space thing from earlier. but more importantly, dan mentioned that this will allow a future generation of kids to beat the parole officers. >> yeah! >> i thought we would have a quick quiz when we talk about the most common and most effective ways of masking a urine test. >> bring it up. >>ip going

. >> katie perry walked away with top award at mtv but it was beyonce that stole the show when news of pregnancy broke. he ended her performance by taking off her jacket and rubbing her belly. the husband cheered on his wife and in an instant, soon to be child managed to upstage everybody. other winners included britney spears, foo fighters for best rock video. and also lady gaga and justin beiber took home trophy for best male video. >>> the help remains the top movie at the box office. >> the help earned an estimated $14 million in ticket sales. number one spot for the second straight weekend. it was rough weekend for movies overall, nearly 1,000 theaters were shut down because of hurricane irene. action tale opened in second place. katie holmes newest movie don't be afraid of the dark and rise of the planet of the apes dropped to number four and a comedy, our idiot's brother premiered at number five. >> a lot of good news about that movie. >> and hurricane irene is gone but the damage remains. thousands of people get their power back on. >> and there are more bart riders than there

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mtv turns 30 years old today. the network launched back on this day i 1981.roadcast it ever showed was bugle. mtv logged its best ratings in five years because of jersey shore and the non-videos. >> i know. i actually miss the days of the video. >> kind of a teen mom fan. [ laughter ] >> don't tell anyone else that. >> should i be admitting that? >>> a first-of-its-kind wedding for computer geeks in texas and the "minister" was the monitor. >> computer voice: you may now share your vows with one another. >> miguel and diana said their "vows" in front of a 30" monitor. they said there was nothing traditional but the human touch was needed, they had to get the license signed by a justice of the peace after they said their vows in front of a computer. >> and all their facebook friends were online in attendance. >>> 5:54. kristy, how's weather? >> going well. it's cool this morning as you step outside and definitely seeing some cloud cover. a cool start to the workweek. i'm afraid i can't deliver hot temperatures today. only to the mid-80s inland. check the trend

. >> that was on the mtv special "sex in the '90s."m going to ask you a ge i don't ask most of my guests, do you still think masturbation is wrong? >> let's not go there. >> you went there. >> i address it at that time in my life. my goal was to reach out to young people and there was a show "sex in the '90s" on mtv where it touted the philosophy that anything goes. and there's no doubt i don't think anyone would disagree there's a little bit of a crisis when it comes to whether it's aids or sexually transmitted diseases or teenage pregnancies. so my goal at the time was to reach out to young people and try to present a view of sexuality that they weren't getting. and again, i go into detail about where i was at that time in my life and why i chose to go on that show and do that interview. >> sure, i get all that. but your views on sex and stuff are relevant if you're going to be a politician. >> well, they're not, because there aren't laws outlawing sex. and if there are, they should be on the local level as i make the case for local

for the mtv video awards. where people are sitting tonight.rity conspiracy and justin timberlake excepted to attend. there will be a tribute to amy winehouse. >>> a stuntman is washington jumped into the record books. he sat out to break a record. he made a record-breaking jump of 122 feet. he was excepting to go 80-100 feet at the most. >>> time now is 8:26, irene is no longer a hurricane, but the path of destruction is not over. we're taking you live to new york city for an update on the conditions. >>> in the bay area, responding to a disaster back east. getting ready to lend a helping hand. >>> will some bart commuters face delays during their evening rush hour? 9 ♪ [ female announcer ] you never stop improving your recipe. we never stop improving ours. we've added a touch of philly cream cheese to kraft natural shredded cheese, which adds a touch of creamy to any dish. kraft touch of philly. you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from s

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mtv video awards and announcement by beyonce that overshadowed the show. the second week in a row.nd acclaimed film about >> honey, are you in there? >> "the help" led the box office for a second week in a row. black maids in the segregated south is on track to hit the $100 million mark this week. this week it earned more than $14 million. number 2 with more than $10 million. "don't be afraid of the dark" and "our idiot brother." earnings down this weekend because of hurricane irene. gas prices could soon be dropping. a new survey shows gas prices have remained steady over the past two weeks. a gallon of regular just under $3.61. but industry analysts say with irene grounding flights and keeping people at home there has been less demand for gas. stum not clear how much prices could drop. >>> it was a big night at the m. t.v. music awards. ♪[ music ] >> beyonce announcing her pregnancy with rapper jay-z outside los angeles' nokia theater. britney spears got an award. spears took the stage. she got a kiss from gaga. we missed that, i guess. katy perry's fireworks won for best video o

it is a cross between ntt -- mtv's "jackass" and "60 minutes," targeted at an 18 to 25 demographic, which a lot of people in this industry are trying to reach. there are a lot of things out there in terms of investigative journalism that are trying to target younger people that are very creative, but just going back to your point about not reading or getting your news online, people are very lazy, you know? a lot of us do not even want to read, do not have time to read. we would much rather passively sit back and receive information either via video or audio. >> you had something to ask? let me get behind you a little bit. >> i just wanted to bring in the aspect of social media in terms of this consumption. we are seeing with facebook and twitter, these are great drivers of traffic to news sites. the role that citizens have in terms of informing your network of friends and family about what is important, and we are seeing that people are relying more on individuals for recommendations or taking their cues from them about what is important, you know, with those links that you in bed in you

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. >>> and also, a baby bump announced at the mtv music awards and now the mom- to-be is giving up a huge role for mommihood. >>> and the number of irene hfis from irene have been increasing. the number of reports are that the number could climb to 32 people. right now, flooding is the biggest concern, and vermont is seeing the worst of it. their governor calls it the worst flooding in a century in that state. further south in new hope, pennsylvania, the delaware river is surrounding homes and many people at this hour are still without power and many more without power for a few days. the damage from the storm is estimated in the billions of dollars. president obama said it will take time certainly to recover from irene. >> the effects are still being felt across much of the country including in new england and states like vermont where there's been an enormous amount of flooding. so, our response continues, but i'm going to make sure that fema and the other agencies are doing everything in their power to help peel on the ground. >> and we have live pictures from the white house briefing

other rebel on wall street is a measure and the 30th anniversary of mtv.ere is such your agreement and the opening bell of a big rebound they were off 500 points dow future pickup and we will bring a the of numbers to ia, >> the debt deal is done we are watching the markets the republicans might filibuster it we will have to watch the numbers on wall street. we are on market what and scene of assuring the bell >> in oakland three murders in less than four hours. lead >> find out about the weather forecast >> looking at walnut creek we're seen temperatures in not bad and visibility on the clear side. no 90 degree weather that is the big difference today the from last week. we'll take a look of our satellite with a view of the fog the fog will blanket the heart of the bank and then it will pull back by noontime. >> a quick check on your morning commuter at the bay bridge check a it looks good. no major accidents to tell about public transport patient looks good at what level full check for you the straight ahead >> the debt deal in washington the house and s

mtv is calling it a clever pr stunt. >> yo, roberta, what you got? >> i got me a situation right now. that's what i have me. [ laughter ]. >> i have a fountain in san jose. and tonight we have clear skies fl from san jose back into willow glen, into cupertino, campbell, also elm rock, and we have a temperature in the 60s. the average high temperature is 83 degrees. it was 80 in santa rosa. everybody becomes overcast tonight and will wake up with grey clouds and then quickly those clouds retreat out of our inland areas. bottom line is, your headlines suggests we will have clarity around the bay and inland areas by lunchtime but that deeper marine layer pushes on shore during the evening commute and it will produce some drizzle. your thursday forecast. far reaches of the east bay, clouds extend to the north and south as well. backing off towards the beach. and then what happens is we have this area of low pressure to the north of us and that's going to enhance that marine layer and that will be thursday night into friday. 81 in san elsamo. temperatures

britney spears captured the night's first award for best pop video, and she was later honored with an mtv video vanguard award. katy perry, who had ten nominations, came away with three trophies. including video of the year in that creative hat. and the night's biggest news came from beyonce, who announced she and husband jay-z were expecting. after performing beyonce ended the number by taking off her jacket and giving her belly a little rub there. that got a big cheer from the audience including her hubby, jay-z there, who looked like a proud papa. you got to love that. this comes to us from wpsd local 6 in paducah, kentucky. while the entire east coast was preparing for hurricane irene, in kentucky, they were dealing with another form of mother nature's chaos. a swarm of bees changed their travel plans on the way to florida. some queen bees escaped at a truck stop, quickly followed by other hive members who now call the bluegrass state home. a beekeeper was able to round up some, but many escaped, which will no doubt keep the area buzzing for years to come. unwelcome guests, i'm sure.

. >> reporter: the active ingredients are mtv. police say people on the drugs often hurt others and themselves. >> some of the effects that a parent might see from a child, very aggressive behavior, dilated pupils, rapid pulse. could even have some psychotic episodes from this type of synthetic. >> police hope educating shopkeepers will convince them not to sell the drug, even though it's legal. but crow doesn't think it will be a problem. >> i don't think it will that big a deal here, because i don't consider us abusers that much. >> reporter: several states on the east coast have passed legislation banning these spiked bath salts and a similar effort is under way here in california. without a federal ban, you can buy them on the internet. >> jean, thanks so much. >>> pg&e crews are repairing damage to a water main in emeryville. that's near 62nd and hollis street. our chopper captured this video showing the extent of the flooding caused by an independent contractor who ruptured the line this afternoon. >>> we're learning the fou

mtv says there will not be a host. they will not have a single host.an experiment of a non-traditional format. some are speculating the move was made out of necessity because mtv could not find someone to handle all of the duties. they did the same thing back in 2007 and in 2004. in my mind, the host doesn't matter. it is part of the build up. when you see the promos on mtv to tell you to watch this person as host, that is where the value comes in. they will do just fine without the host. the awards are in a couple of weeks. >> how about you? you should host them. that is what i suggest. >> i'm busy. i have plans. >> a.j., thanks. if you want information on everything in the entertainment world, a.j.'s got it. "showbiz tonight" on hln. >>> a poll puts rick perry in the lead among republican voters, but there is a candidate that could jump past him? our political panel weighs in. i had to it. ♪ my doctor gave me a prescription for chantix, a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] chantix is a non-nico

the company has offered money to cast members of mtv's popular show "jersey shore" to stop wearing its clothes. the preppy retailer is concerned that the antics of michael "the situation" sorrentino could tarnish its brand. >> tom: president obama wrapped up his tour of the midwest today, announcing he will unveil a new jobs program after labor day. but he also said that washington cannot solve everything. so as we continue our series, "how to fix the economy," diane eastabrook tonight talked to small businesses in belvidere, illinois, about the best way to create jobs on main street u.s.a. >> okay, these are ready to go out. >> reporter: gary simon is barely able to keep up with the lunch crowd at his restaurant, the brick, in belvidere, illinois. still, simon thinks business could be a whole lot better. >> there's a lot of homeless people in belvidere. there's a lot of people on food stamps, and we don't get those people in here anymore. we used to. >> reporter: in belvidere, a scrappy factory town in northern illinois, jobs-- or the lack of them-- are a huge issue. unemployment here

sold a t-shirt em blazed with the fituation on the front of it has offered to pay cast members of the mtv reality show to stop wearing its clothes. retailer says it's concerned about damage to its carefully crafted image. really?! i think it should be more worried about me wearing its clothes and damaging its image, really roberta. that would be bad. >> no. you could sport anything and wear it very well. you might opt for a jacket later on tonight if you are heading to the city of san francisco but you're wearing those muscle t-shirts in the valley right now where we have the abundance of clear skies. this is our live cbs 5 weather camera from dublin looking out towards the diablo mountain range where the temperatures are still in the mid- and high 80s. to the golden gate bridge we are socked in with a layer of low clouds and patchy fog. and let's get to that because that is the story. our pinpoint forecast clearly indicates that by tonight, that deck of clouds, which is now becoming a little bit more modest, roughly about 1200 to 1500 feet deep, does move onshore but it's very patchy bef

hope everybody go to home, everybody find his work... because if any country seesthis picture over mtv of something like this: two million, one million, ten thousand person stay inone place, people are afraid about this. >>reporter: magdy husseini owns a shop selling papyrus and oils just beside tahrir. despite the facthis income has plummeted, he believes the protests should go on. >>what we can do? there's nothing for free. with a revolution you must pay the bill. most of people working with tourism paid the bill... long time since january 25th till today. nothing finished. we need to finish. when they finish the country start. >>reporter: the protestors, naturally, have a different take on that impact >>you have a government and a military council that has been pushing xenophobia on the population like crazy. talk about spies and foreign elements. foreign elements? this is a country of tourists. you want tourism back when you're actively making the population hostile towards them. are you insane? >>reporter: and to the dismay of the industry the government has recently changed the v