here are some of the top stories making news. a u.s.vy ship opened fire on a small boat racing toward it yesterday in the waters off dubai. the navy says one person was killed by machine gunfire when the smaller boat did not turn away. >>> meanwhile, the aircraft carrier u.s.s sten is is ordered to leave the pacific early to make sure there are at least two carriers in the middle east. two will stay in the persian gulf area. >>> in syria, armored government vehicles fought with reb nels damascus in what's called the heaviest fighting in the capital since the revolt began 17 months ago. >>> the food and drug administration has approved truevata for use with people with high risk for hiv infection. >>> a canadian news crew was leaving in a boat just as a giant landslide in british columbia knocked down trees and covered the area where they had been standing just moments before. the crew had been covering an earlier landslide that killed at least one person. >>> all right. now here's your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled poli

one of the nation's centers of innovation and now one of three new u.s.atents and trademark office is located in the south bay. mark sayre ms. in san jose and local officials say silicon valley a logical place for patent office >>> a fall quarter of the patterns issued in the united states originated in the silicon valley and with a three-year delay both texas executives and politicians say it hurts innovation the one existing offices in alexandria va getting an office in the valley has been three years in the making, it should bring products to market faster right now there are no satellite offices of that is it for patents have to go through the virginia office and in person appearances are required in front of examiners. >>> we think it will speed things up, there is a big a light were behind hundreds of thousands of patents, about a three-year delay which is absurd. that is a product life in the technology world >>> the delay affects product to market because investors are frustrated filing a patent is not an inexpensive and never were talking tens of

san jose is one of three cities where a new u.s. patent and trademark office is expected to open by 2014. the new locations are the first expansion of the u.s. patent office which is based now in virginia. as of now there's a backlog of more than 600,000 pending patents, and it takes roughly three years to get one approved. city leaders say the office is a great fit for san jose because, of course, silicon valley already generates nearly 13% of the nation's patents. new office will open in denver, colorado, and of course dallas-fort worth as well. the u.s. department of commerce is expected to make the official announcement tomorrow. >>> and coming up next at 5:00, the u.s. gymnastics teams are all set. or almost. the women will compete for a spot on team usa tonight. coming up, we'll meet some of the men. >>> fishing for plastic in the bay. the new technology working to turn trash into something profitable. >>> and why lots of goats are hanging out at sfo. we'll show you. >>> and a breezy day across the bay area. we're talking wind

why one felt the need to air lift tacos to a small town. >> the new u.s. gymnastics team.e it and who didn't in a live report. >> getting around parts of the bay area got a little more expensive. which agencies are increasing fares coming up when "today in the bay" returns with 15 minutes of uninterrupted news, traffic and weather. [ female announcer ] irritated, itchy, summer skin? count on cortizone-10. with the strongest, nonprescription itch medicine for fast relief. and seven moisturizers. cortizone-10. feel the heal. >> good morning to you. 6:44. in mexico the party that dominated politics appears to have reclaimed the presidency. >> enrique pena nieto had a clear leave in the exit polls, the party ruled for most of the past century before losing power. the main rival says it's too early to concede. nieto giving a late night victory speech. >> many on the east coast without power. a storm that hit friday, killing at least 14 people. crews are working around the clock to repair downed power lines but it could take a full week before more than 2 million people have the

a new u.s. government report is found that much of the u.s. taxpayer money used for iraq's reconstruction has likely been squandered. and what has been called their final audit report, the office of the special inspector general for iraq reconstruction funds pinpointed a number of accounting weaknesses that put "billions of american taxpayer dollars at risk of waste and misappropriation" in the largest reconstruction project of its kind in u.s. history. the report concluded the precise amount lost to fraud and waste can never be known. while much of iraq is still struggling to recover from the 2003 invasion and occupation, the country's oil sector is quickly expanding. in june, iraq's crude production overtook iran for the first time in more than 20 years. iraq produced just under 3 million barrels of oil a day last month, second only to saudi arabia. the bloomberg news agency reports the rising rate of iraqi oil production comes as foreign investors such as exxon mobil and bp are developing new fields and reworking older deposits. we're joine

there will be three in united states and one comes to san jose one of the three new u.s.atent and trademark office is located in the south bay mark sayre in san jose with more. >>> logical because one out of four patents granted in the united states 25% of original and in silicon valley. there is now a delay in the process and that is something that silicon valley leaders say is a delay in innovation. there's only one office in the country and that is in virginia getting an office here in the valley is been a three-year process. it should help to bring markets products to market even faster. off all new pads have to go through virginia. in person appearances are required in front of the patent examiners >>> we think it will speed things up right now there is a big ally were behind hundreds of thousands of patents about three your dilemma which is absurd. that is a product life in the technology world >>> the dilemma affects product to market because inventors are frustrated, filing a patent not an inexpensive endeavor were talking tens of thousands of dollars so not just

in related news, u.s. restrictions are preventing many people most affected by hiv/aids from attending the international aids convert scheduled to begin in washington, d.c. on sunday. the u.s. categorically bans sex workers and drug users from entering the country, unless they can obtain a special waiver. sex workers and their allies are protesting their exclusion by holding a separate conference call the sex worker freedom festival in india later this month. speaking ahead of the indian conference, andrew hunter of the global network of sex work projects said the u.s. is discriminating against sex workers. >> they are the largest funder for hiv services and providing anti-retro viral medications for people with hiv. they're completely hypocritical when it comes to the involvement of sex workers not only in the international aids conference, but the role of sex workers in controlling the hiv epidemic globally. so we're not allowed to go to their conference, but we're also not allowed to get their money but

. >>> in economic news, new u.s. home construction rose in june to the highest level in almost four years. >>> elsewhere, capital one will pay $210 million to settle allegations it allowed call center vendors to use deceptive tactics to pressure or misleading consumers to pay for add-on products such as identity theft monitoring services. >>> reuters reports soccer powerhouse manchester united will now launch its ipo on the new york stock exchange. >>> and finally, hypervocal.com reports the vigilante hacking group embedded this website photo to inform burger king of the identity of the poster seen standing on containers of shredded lettuce. he and two ohio co-workers have now been fired. thankfully big brother is watching. >>> well, coming up, the padres double up, the royals walk off, and a major league first for one oakland a, plus, a blue jay goes all out but only comes up with burps and bruises. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> rain and relief for heat for some but if you're in the cen

. >>> a scathing new u.s. senate report accuses hsbc of a, quote, pervasively polluted culture, alleged the bank failed to prevent billions of dollars in transfers believed to be related to drug and tair groups. >> sewing needles were found in sandwiches on four separate flights from amsterdam to the u.s. on sunday. >>> yahoo! appointed longtime google executive marissa meyer as its fifth ceo in five years to attempt to turn around the struggling search engine. >>> and finally a 5-year-old landscape artist sold 24 of his paintings for just under $400,000. >>> coming up the tigers rally, a twin gets down and dirty, and a tie-breaking grand slam. >>> plus, what the president and first lady did when they can were caught on the kiss campaigning. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and this heat wave is finally going to come to an end for the areas in the northern plains and the great lakes. it's about time too. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." [ molly ] wash your p

clinton went to egypt to open a new u.s. consulate.eve washington has taken sides in egypt's politics. >>> you can get room service and rummage through the mini bar. a christian and muslim scholar written to top five hotel groups to remove adult movies. both admit it's a small step of limiting access to the movies. >> society pays heavy costs in terms of damaged relationships, wounded people, addiction. >> if you don't want to watch adult movies, watch gilligan island reruns, i do, it's fun. >> marriott says the new hotels won't have adult entertainment. choice hotels leaves it up to the local owners. head to our facebook fan page and tell us what you think. should hotels do away with porn? >> we want your thoughts, go to our facebook fan page. >> a florida teenager's arm is ripped off by an alligator. >> his attitude has remained positive. what he says he wants to do when he gets home. >>> ahead this morning, what better way to spends the afternoon. what thousands of people in san diego used to make a huge mass. >>> hot temperatures w

. >>> san jose is one of three cities where new u.s. patent and trademark office is expected to open by 2014. san jose mayor chuck reed pushed for the office and even offered 20,000 square feet of space at city hall in addition to space at several downtown buildings at reasonable rates. there's just one u.s. patent office right now in virginia. in addition to san jose, dallas and denver are scheduled to get new offices as well. denver is predicting the new office will generate more than $400 million to the economy there. so probably a similar situation for san jose as well. >>> right now, we would like to bring in henry from comcast sports net for a little look at sports action. hello, henry. >> reporter: hello, diane. baseball has several very good players, then you have guys called all-stars. it was a special day at third and king on sunday. we'll talk to one of the best players of all-time. giants celebrated their ten-year anniversary of their 200th national league pennant. make it 2,000. we'll hear from the all-time home run king. t

space news -- u.s.-based news -- u.s.-based news outlet. according to my interpretation of your testimony, this meets all criteria for the designation of a foreign terrorist organization. would you agree? >> i would not say that the acts meet the criteria in terms of terrorists and ultimately the decision of whether to designate the group is a policy call. >> why would we not do that? madam secretary, i'm sure you appreciate, as i do, the ability on all of these parts to have testimony as well. most significantly there is a letter from the department of justice looking to speak to the deputy attorney general saying specifically that they would represent the specific concerns and hopes that this would be accomplished. general ham has talked himself about the concerns that he and others are collaborating. given those facts, why would they not designate them as a foreign terrorist organization? >> representative, that is a good question. >> well, i appreciate that. but i think the facts speak for themselves. for the record, my concern is that

. >>> in economic news, new u.s.e construction rose in june to the highest level in almost four years. >>> elsewhere, capital one will pay $210 million to settle allegations it allowed call center vendors to use deceptive tactics to pressure or mislead consumers to pay for add-on products such as identity theft monitoring services. >>> reuters reports soccer powerhouse manchester united will now launch its ipo on the new york stock exchange. >>> and, finally, hypervocal.com reports the vigilante hacking group anonymous used gps data embedded in this social website photo to inform burger king of the identity of the poster seen standing on containers of shredded lettuce. he and two ohio co-workers have now been fired. thankfully big brother is >>> coming up, the royals walk off. a major league first for one oakland a. plus, a blue jay goes all out, but thumbs up with bumps and bruises. your first look at sports is straight ahead. brave knights! as you can clearly see from this attractive graph that our sales have incre

>> susie: new worries about the u.s. economy today: news of a big surge in foreclosures. 311,000 homes started the foreclosure process in the second quarter, that's a 9% increase from the beginning of the year. erika miller has a closer look on what a new foreclosure wave could mean to the housing recovery. >> reporter: the surge in new foreclosures is not just bad for homeowners facing eviction. it's bad for the neighborhood. when distressed properties hit the market, they tend to drag down prices of other homes for sale. fortunately, this time, there are also offsetting factors, like an improving job market and low interest rates. so, there probably isn't much room for prices to fall further. >> on a national basis, you are starting to see stabilization in home prices. that's an encouraging development and a different nature of what we've seen so far in the recovery. >> reporter: make no mistake, the foreclosure problem is serious, and it will likely take years to clear-out the backlog. in new york, for example, it take

breaking news u.s. k firefighters on the scene of an overnight fire that broke out in saratoga. katie marzullo is live. >> reporter: it appears the fire is out but the house is still smoldering. this is live now you can see the smoke still billowing out of the front of this house. good news this morning the house was vacant and under construction, nobody was home and nobody was inside to be injured. take a look at the flames. this was before 3:00 this morning when the fire broke out when firefighters arrived they say the fire was running through the attic and pretty much out of control. it had lept up into a large and weeping tree in front of the house that could have posed a threat to the other homes in the neighborhood. there's almost no wind at this hour or earlier when the fire wasser so that helped firefighters not to mention the fact that these lots are big and the hopes are fairly spaced apart that helped firefighters save the other homes. the other homeowners didn't have to be evacuated this morning. that is some of the good news. again, the fire out at this hour. one-al

. >>> 40 new u.s. citizens will be welcomed in. naturalization ceremony will be at 10 this morning.abinet secretary will be -- white house cabinet secretary will be giving the address. >>> troopers will be target dangerous drivers. it's all to recuse traffic fay -- reduce traffic fatalities. each maryland barracks with the state police will deploy special drunk driving patrols. >>> nine school zones will get speed cameras lawn reduce driver speed. there's a 30-day warning phase and then the warnings are tickets and the fines will run about $40. >>> if you are renting while waiting to buy a house the numbers may think you -- may make you think twice. sources say rent increases have clearly outpaced the rising cost of homes. >> >>> a lot of people paying attention to the weather getting ready for tonight and the july 4th celebration. i see dreary skies ahead. >> dundalk has clouds hanging tough but the sunshine will come out. we will talk about our temperatures rising dramatically. we have a couple scattered showers over northern carroll and baltimore county. we will slide it off towa

news this morning. the withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan has hit the halfway point. commanders asay the afghan troops are taking on more speed. the coalition's combat mission is set to end at the close of 2014. >>> rescuers in china are searching for survivors after beijing was hit with the hea heaviest rain in six decades. at least 37 people were killed. most of them drowned. others were killed when houses collapsed. 50,000 people were forced to evacuate. >>> the british are honoring their first ever tour de france winner. bradley wiggins finished off a dominated overall performance yesterday. he's the favorite in the time trils at the london olympics. >>> and the tour wasn't the only big event finishing up in europe yesterday. highlights from an epic collapse at the british open from espn. >>> welcome to your "sportscenter" update. the old saying goes,s the not how you start, it's how you finish. ernie els with a birdy attemie . it's been a decade since he held the jug. scott needed a par to pull a playoff. just a little rough and right into the bunker. he had to p

on the first of july europe will seize importing oil from iran and new u.s. sanctions will also come into place now to talk about how this will affect the energy market i'm now joined by daniel yergin he is the chairman of i.h.s. there and also author of the quest and pulitzer prize winner daniel it's a big pleasure to have you on the thank you so right now what we're seeing on the energy market is a downward trend although over the years of the economic turmoil two thousand and eight two thousand and nine and the following years we have seen oil prices pretty high what do you make of the downward trend today it's quite remarkable because just three months ago or oil was almost one hundred thirty dollars a barrel and people said it was going to go to one hundred fifty and now it's been on this downward trend that has in a sense taken people by surprise and i think what it reflects is the reality of supply and demand in the market how it's changed and also what is really quite remarkable a try and of relaxation almost or a calm about these very powerful sancti

u.s. backings. isn't that poor of problem. >> we hear the bad news and it makes us nervous . victoria hit the fact on the nose. two percent of the gdp comes from the sales. slow down yes, recession highly unlikely. what does worry me. u.s. banks have far more exposure to the european front than we are told. it is a credit crunch we could do without. >> i think mike hasn't heard the news yet. the u.s. housing market bottomed on tuesday . more good news, because costs are low in the u.s. we are bringing manufacturing back to the u.s.. there is a 50-50 chance we'll repeal obama care. >> not a chance. >> greece is about the size of connecticut and maybe it will not affect the u.s. economy. if our banks had taken the time to shore up the balance sheet. you think what matters most is washington d.c. policy. who is going to be elected president is going to matter a lot . what is happening in congress is a big wild card here . europe, i am not as worried about europe. i agree with bill. i think we are out of the wood economy is improving and china goes into the tank that could hurt ou

rates steady, but said it will pump billions of dollars into its economy through a new round of bond buying. here in the u.s., some hopeful signs for the weak job market. private employers added 176,000 new workers to their payrolls in june, stronger than the previous month. and the labor department said the number of people filing for

u.s. pilots are taking jobs overseas where pay is higher and demand is skyrocketing. 180,000 new pilots needed in asia alone over the next two decades. u.s. military pilots are staying in the service longer and for civilians becoming a pilot isn't cheap. just paying for school can leave new pilots with debts approaching $200,000 while the starting pay at a regional airline averages just $25,000. >> we'll have to address that problem and make sure we're paying pilots appropriately so they'll be trained here in the u.s., be able to have a job in the u.s., and have a livable wage in the u.s. >> reporter: low pay and poor piloting were cited as factors in the colgan air crash that killed 50 people in buffalo in 2009. nbc news aviation analyst john cox. >> i'm more concerned about the quantity and quality of pilots in overseas markets, the fast growing markets, than i am the pilots in the u.s. >> reporter: the coming challenge attracting and keeping enough pilots like costas sevilus willing to stay in the u.s. and do their flying here. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we're back in a moment

there was a new u.s. attorney. john kennedy was just elected president a short time before. and he offered me a job as an assistant u.s. attorney. it was unusual to get a job out of law school. so i was 25 years old when i obtained that job. and i started it when i returned from the trip around the world. and i started that in 1962. and i worked in the u.s. attorney's office from 1962 to 1966, prosecuting criminal cases. i took six months out to serve in the united states army reserves, which i did during that period. and i got to know him fairly well. he was my boss at the time. it was an office of prosecutors. and you really learned to deal with judges and juries and deal with factual presentations and factual gathering and investigations. i started a firm my friend started. e joined that in 1966. and i've been with that firm for 45 years. from 1966 to today, other than leaving on a couple of occasions. one, which was watergate. the other to go to the white house in 1992, 1993. so i joined the firm and i became a lawyer at lipton. and i became a private practitioner. i ran

right now in fact, new york has the only u.s. store. e new san francisco store will be 29,000 square feet. today, at city hall, the company will announce a $25,000 donation to the bay area chapter of the red cross. >> 4:47. help is on the way for midwest farmers whose profits are parched by drought for more on that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to kayla tausche. good morning. >> hi, good morning. we do have futures in the markets that are flat this morning following yesterday's monster rally, stocks surged on comments largely from the head of the european central bank telling a financial conference in london the ecb will do whatever necessary to protect the euro and member nations and that renewed optimism there may be programs on the way. there was good news on u.s. unemployment and durable goods and we get data on consumer sentiment and a first look at how the economy performed this spring. growth is expected to have slowed. the dow jumps yesterday to 12,887, the nasdaq rising 39 to 2893. eric cantor says lawmakers m