maryfield, who is the son of one in north carolina, played on the north carolina all-star select team. hit .400 his senior year and .464 hiss+ junior year. his family, friends and the people of davey county, north carolina, are proud to call him their own. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: flops the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cogsa: thank you very much, mr. speaker. this month the department of interior and california department of water resources announced an increase in water alocation -- allocation. our efforts for more water is producing results and is already flowing. our fight for valley jobs and the economy is far from over. regulations restricting the water flow must be revised. i'm pleased the administration has announced its intention to revise and integrate two biological opinions that single out valley agriculture for denigrating the delta when we know that is not true. all factors affecting the

the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. -- the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague from florida for yielding time for us. you know, he mentioned that we have no problem on one day voting for tax decreases and then the next day voting against unemployment benefits. unfortunately, our colleagues across the aisle haven't give us an opportunity to vote for tax decreases in this session of congress. would that we had that opportunity, we certainly would have because the money that the hardworking people of this country earn belongs to them. it doesn't belong to the government. that's what our colleagues across the aisle think. they want to control everything in this country, including all the money that our -- that the good citizens of this country work hard to earn. mr. speaker, today i rise in opposition to this same day rule on unemployment insurance. when the white house economic a

the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank my colleague, the gentleman from florida, for yielding time. mr. speaker, today i rise in opposition to this closed rule providing for consideration of h.r. 4213, a bill extending unemployment insurance. republicans know that we must reduce the deficit, and it's the underlying -- if the underlying bill had been paid for, republicans would have gladly supported it. but it is not. undoubtedly, the american people are suffering from actions of this democrat-controlled congress. we go home every weekend, and our constituents tell us that their concerns are both jobs and the debt. in fact, they tell us every weekend they are frightened to death for the future of this country. i never had constituents tell me that before this year. the simple truth is that while the liberals have repeatedly claim their $1 trillion 2009 stimulus plan was the, q

and battle an unlikely battle over religion is being fought in north carolina.theists are using the words in the pledge of allegiance to draw attention to their case. >> and now, evangelicals are firing back. dan harris has that story from ashville. >> reporter: here in north carolina, deep in the bible belt, a group of atheists decided to remind people of the history of the pledge of allegiance, by putting up six billboards all over the state. including one on the billy graham parkway. that says one nation indivisible, purposely leaving out the words, "under god," atheists point out those words were not in the original pledge, which was written in 1892, by francis bellamy, as part of a campaign to promote patriotic observances in schools. >> one nation, indivisible. >> reporter: the pastor didn't use the words "under god." congress added the phrase in 1954. you think having the phrase under god is discriminatory? >> i think it is for me. i don't believe in a god. i don't believe our country was founded on christianity or any religion. >> reporter: jennifer love

the girl who die ed was visiting from north carolina she was found in the back bedroom rushed to valley medical center where she was pronounced dead an hour later. >>> i was traumatized i saw the body coming out and i started crying me and my girlfriend. our hearts go out to the family. tragic loss. >>> ten others were injured, six families lost their homes. invest gators say the fire began in a down stairs unit quickly spread to the other apartments the fire and police departments are both looking into the cause. >>> 7-year-old oak hand girl is out of hospital this morning after she was bitten by a pit bull over the weekend. the dog bit the girl in the face, at a home on 82nd street. a beware of dog sign was posted there, the dogs owner asked the girl if she wanted to pet the dog she was bitten on the right cheek when she tried to pet it. the dog now in quarantine. >>> 6:07 a.m. a 21-year-old graduate of napa high school killed in afghanistan has been laid to rest. army commercialist chase stanley and three other -- specialist chase stanley and three others were killed july 19th. kyle

the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: i yield two minutes to an jute standing chairman of our authorizing chairman of our subcommittee mr. cuellar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cuellar: we need to provide the funding to our border and i thank the members who have worked here. i live on the border. my family lives on the border and my brothers are on the border, so i understand what has been happening on the border for the last 54 years. and woy have to say this is the largest infusion of resources that the border has gotten. 1,2,000 border patrol, i.c.e. agents, f.b.i., to make sure we have the right mixture of technology, including u.a.v.'s and put eyes in the sky an eyese sure that we get other communications to do this. this will allow us to make sure we stop the drugs and make sure we secure the border. and this is one point that's very important. if we secure the border, we secure the rest of the united states. and this is why this effort is so important. so chairman price and rank

, and they were charged with rape, the defense attorneys uncovered evidence in the files, and north carolina is open, but they found evidence in the files showing their clients were innocent. the state attorney general immediately dismissed the charges against those individuals, and a few months after that, he was disbarred for withholding evidence and evidence of innocence as well as improper statements he made to the media. it dealt with the misconduct, and within six months, and he was disbarred. we have nothing in terms of the behavior. this occurs across the country, and you would say these are two cases of ordinary in justice. this goes to the culture of this and seeking to convict. recently, the current district attorney -- one of the things boasted about in his retirement was they have the most convictions of any county in the state. two other statistics coming out of that office is in the high- profile child molestation cases he filed in the 1980's, he got 26 convictions. 25 have been overturned, and they are paying civil damages to the individuals and their families who are wrongfu

i thank my colleague from north carolina for yielding. i agree with my colleague from massachusetts that we need to get this economy back on track. you don't get it back on track by creating the great uncertainty that your side has created in the economy. raising health care cost, raising energy costs, potentially raising energy costs, which ises aren't going to invest when there's this much uncertainty out there. i hear it every single day from my colleagues, from around the country, from businesses that i speak to. but what we can do is start to find out ways to cut wasteful spending. i support mr. schock from illinois' proposal today to cut the wasteful spending on these signs that are across this country. $20 million, they are not creating a single job. they are not improving safety in this country. in fact, as my colleague said i find it silly that this administration is spending $20 million on signs. in my state of pennsylvania which has more structurally deficient bridges than any other state in the nation, we could take these $20

they identified the girl as a visitor from north carolina. she had been staying with relatives when the fire broke out on sunday morning. fire officials say they were two adults and five children inside the first floor apartment. they made it out with minor injuries but the eight-year-old girl was trapped in a back bedroom. >> very small apartment. they went to the bedroom and they found a little girl there. she was by herself in the room, on the floor. >> she was supposed to go home to durham, north carolina today. the first fire station that responded to yesterday's fire is on the list to be closed due to budget cuts. >> san jose firefighters had at least two other fires to deal with about the same time sunday morning. no one was injured in a fire that burned two apartments. just before 4:30, a stove top fire prompted the evacuation of this senior living center. person suffered from smoke inhalation. two of the five stations will soon be closed because of budget cuts. >> we were overtaxed but you can tell by the way everything was handled t

they identified the girl a visitor from north carolina. she had been staying with relatives at an apartment when the fire broke out about 1:30 sunday morning. fire officials say there were two adults inside the apartment. they made it out with minor injuries but the girl was trapped in a back bedroom. >> very small apartment. they went to the bedroom and found a little girl there. she was by herself on the floor. >> she was supposed to go home today. firefighters say the first fire unit that responded is due to be closed. >> an oakland girl severely injured by a pit bull is out of the hospital and recovering at home. dog bit the girl's face at a home. they described her injuries as significant. she had surgery the dog was taken away by animal control. it comes two days after three pit bulls killed a two-year-old boy in concord. the boy's stepfather was arrested. >>> concord police say they have been stepping up patrols around a park where three pipe bombs have been found since last wednesday. most recent was found friday and detonated by p

. >>> san jose apartment fire has killed an 8-year-old girl who was visiting from north carolina. the fire broke out around 1:30 this morning in an apartment on the 1600 block of hamilton avenue in the willow glen neighborhood. the fire which injured several others and damaged six apartments. >> it's something hard to witness. >> reporter: but dozens of people who live in this apartment building did live in this when the fire killed the girl. they woke to screams at 1:30 a.m. coming from an apartment across the pool. >> we could see big blitz of fire. orange fire. something you see from a tv show coming out the window. >> reporter: six minutes after the 911 call the first fire engine arrives to find most of the seven people staying in the apartment had made it out. >> one girl was trapped. she was in the back bedroom. fire crews found her and brought her out. >> reporter: that girl and eight other people were taken to the hospital including one woman who appeared to have fainted in shock and there the little girl was pronounced dead in a complex where most people knew each other t

they identify the girl a visitor from north carolina. she was staying with relatives when the fire broke out sunday morning. fire officials say there were two adults and five children inside the first floor unit. they all made it out with minor injuries. 8-year-old girl was trapped in a back bedroom. >> very small apartment. they went to the bedroom and they found a little girl there. she was by herself in the room on the floor. >> she was supposed to go home to durham, north carolina today. the first fire station that responded to yesterday is on the list to be closed. >> a fire warning remains in effect, 15 beild fires have been burning. most are in remote areas in lassen county. lightning strikes triggered them yesterday. the largest is 50 acres. the mixture of storms and strong winds is expected in the same area. >> commuters riding a.c. transit are being warned to expect cancellations as a labor dispute continues. agency reported an average of 200 to 250 drivers calling out sick every day last week. a.c. transit the sickout begin af

the girl was visiting from north carolina.as found in a back bedroom, and rushed to valley medical center where she was pronounced dead an hour later. 10 other people were injured, six families lost their homes. >> even being here right now knowing that happened and knowing that is right across the way, i just feel really bad for the family. >>> investigators say the fire began in a down stairs unit and quickly spread to other apartments. fire and police departments are looking into the cause. >> seven bay area ministers barred from serving because they were in gay relationships have been received back into the evangelical church. >> affirm and renew. >> thank you to god. >>> this was yesterday in san francisco the group is among the first gay lutheran pastors to be reinstated or added to the clergy since the church decided to lift the requirement for gay clergy to be sell bit. >> as a called pastor i am happy to be recognized and have my ministry validated. >>> he was able to keep his oakland parish because the congregation v

a north carolina woman had the fastest time. the women, a san francisco woman, though, took third with a time 36 hours, 1 minute. >> and you know, craig ijust have to say that it seems like this has been an incredibly chilly july. >> it has. >> is that real or my imagination? >> it's real. may cooler than average. june and july will be about five degrees cooler than average. and tomorrow, highs will be 10 to 15 degrees cooler. >> look at that wind. >> this is san francisco looking out over the water. aquatic park off in the distance. the flag, of course, that wind is just howling right through the golden gate. and the fog is right behind it. it's going to be another chilly night. and a chilly week ahead. we'll take you to the next shot. right over oakland, see a little bit of the haze coming over. this is a live shot over 880 moving into oakland. as we head off into the south end of the bay, sunshine here. the santa clara valley and the east bay inland valleys. the wind, we were just talking about in san francisco, the sustained

she was visiting from north carolina and was staying with relatives here at the apartments. firefighters found the 8-year-old in a back bedroom of a bottom apartment unit and pulled her out. she died an hour later. there were five other children and a couple of adults inside when the fire broke out. most of them were able to get out on their own. ten others were hurt in this fire. mostly scrapes and bumps and from breathing in too much smoke. the fire was pretty intense. >> what was the fire shooting out or -- >> i mean, bad. i've never seen anything like that in my life. bad. >> reporter: now most of the damage was kept to one apartment where the fire started. but some other nearby units had smoke damage. a san jose investigators are trying to figure out how this fire started. live in san jose tonight, george kiriyama, nbc bay area news. >>> as firefighters battled flames at that apartment complex, two more fires broke t in san jose. one was on on t ahinue on the city's east side. no injuries reported there. crews were called out to the miranda villa senior citizen complex

ashville, north carolina, as well. green bay, duluth.erous yesterday. there's no reason to believe they can't deliver two to three inches of rain today. how nice is it in northern california? all the way to the that's nice. you picked out your house and everything? >> no house. just an apartment. >> more weather from times square in the next half hour. robin? >> sam, thank you. >>> one of the most critically acclaimed movies of the summer is "the kids are all right," starring annette bening and julianne moore. it's a story that's playing out in real life all across america. you found out, didn't you, juju? >> honestly, robin, the numbers made my jaw drop. between 35,000 to 65,000 babies of sperm donors are born every year. it's a growing number of these kids that want to not only meet their donor father, but also their half-brothers and sister. but what happens when one has 10, 20 or 100 children? we went with one to find out. ryan kramer is not your ordinary 17-year-old. he landed a job at nasa. a real-life rocket scientist. but growing

you see it in north carolina, university of north carolina health care analytics improves the quality of patient care, support research, and manages adaptations. records of every patient can be quickly examined for blood pressure or illness or drugs that have been administered. you can see it in massachusetts, where the university of massachusetts is building a from exchanges that will centralize patient and provider registries and connect the physician community, providing faster, safer, more comprehensive care at reduced cost. i can give you tons of examples around the world. we also see a lot of what business is doing. at ibm we're working with the major primary-care societies, the american medical to secede oncologist, a.m.a., and. fortune five other countries. it is aimed at helping doctors think of themselves as a business, continuous quality, efficiency in the office, and demonstration projects with the american association of family practice. adopting a medical home approach took in come up 14%, visits to emergency rooms were down 40%. one of the biggest costs to the syst are

the north carolina one was in smithfield, north carolina. of stealing some hound dogs, and when he was discovered with the dogs, a posse was developed, and the interesting thing about it was that they allowed the youngest one in the posse the honor of shooting the black person who was accused of taking the dogs. in south carolina, the will earl case--will earl was a young black. 31 taxicab drivers took him out and lynched him. montgomery county, georgia, isaiah nixon was accused of voting a--voting registration, getting blacks signed up to vote, and they-- a mob went to his home and asked his wife where he was, and she said, "he's in the house." and she said--the mob said, "tell him to come out." and as soon as he got out and got on the ground, they shot him dead. and she said it was in the presence of his children, and they scattered like a covey of birds. >> narrator: these articles boosted the circulation of the pittsburgh courier. >> 14 editions across the country and in the caribbean, africa, england, and a few in hawaii. 14 editions, 4

host: demand from north carolina. the next voice comes from michigan. -- dan from north carolina. caller: this is bill coldeulver. i am just great. great to see you. i am totally in favor of the suggested change after what the supreme court did enabling corporations to put all the money in. it pinpoint how much more we need this public financing campaign. to get the money out of it. host: i want to go and repeat it, because we have had a lot of voices from this article an advertisement on the pro-side. let me go back to the communications director that opposes campaign financing. saying this proposal has serious flaws, including a reliance on public money. pointing to the current financing system for elections, which most experts agree is faltering and was not clear based on follow-up reports whether public financing programs in arizona and maine had much benefit. we would love to hear from callers in those states involved in the debate. tell us how it is work in your state. next is a call from millboard, florida. harold of the independent line. caller: i agree we didn't have camp

other agents were killed in north carolina. and this picture tells a story, we're looking live at the camera where the oil spill appears to be contained with no leaks and bp is still monitoring the cap. after that count clucks the oil. and giant will skimmer was sent to the gulf last week and is not collecting as much oil as possible. was to bake so far nearly 43 million gal. of oil and water mix have been recovered. no more free rides for carpoolers. nl even in getting a look at the drive is getting more complicated. eventually the oil drive will be a magnificent new roadway but tonight it is going to be an ass. we'll give you and look coming up. we have of lane change to tell you about until dry. the north and southbound lanes have been reduced to one lane in each direction now. it will last until 8:00 a.m. and will be torn out all transport will be shipped crating it deters. they're being asked to avoid the turmoil dry. it is what the traffic is moving fairly well. headlights into san francisco it had lights into northern co

the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. throughout the west thrure communities struggling to provide basic services because of a limited tax base and a shortage of nonfederal lands to build infrastructure. the sugar loaf fire district in colorado has provided services to the surrounding national forest area for years and is simply seeking a tiny parcel of land in order to make much needed improvements in their facilities. this commonsense land conveyance should have been handled administratively by the forest service. something is not working right when cash strapped fire districts who are providing benefits to federal lands have to spend years and money they do not have to push for legislation for something that should be handled quickly and at the local level. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves the b

early-morning fire at an apartment complex in san jose that he year-old had been visiting from north carolina to see relatives. 10 people were injured in at fire. >> when i looked to my window and i saw this big plays i mean it was a huge fire. this >> flame had come up the window in the fire of the building. it had gone up into second floor. your >> can see the ground-floor apartment the fire had shot out of the window. two adults and four children had managed to get out of the department about one girl was trapped inside. >> lady was screaming she said my babies strapped in their. >> to see one lady and knowing that her child was trapped in there and the father and his child was in there. >> when man tried to help his arm was cuts trying to get in there. >> a fire rescue teams found the little girl and got her out of the building but it was too late. today neighbors brought out the flowers for the eight year-old little girl who was pronounced dead. they say that she was here for baptisms for family. nine people were injured each word brought to the hospital for injuries. >> the apartment di

she is from the term, north carolina visiting relatives and others received minor injuries. >> that was not the only san jose fire. there were a total of four fires. and that is the problem, the capability of the city's handling that. with 50 employees, and five companies will be shutting down, but 4 in. and one truck. two fire stations will close completely. and those stations will not be used. firefighters are battling several lightning strike as jonathan blum shares with us a fires that are burning. here is a closer look with google. >> those are all over northern california, and we're awaiting information from te trans.and 'e pretty much blanketing this part of the state dropped its sierra nevada mountains. right here is a waffle fire, the larger one, and it is in a wrongfuruffle fi0 acres with trees and brush. it is outside in the metropolitan area and this is is your present containment. firefighters are rushing to the scene, with one person per acre and many are on the way. it is currently at a 0 percent containment. and wanted to get a sense of where this was. and honestly, the

criminal brother i'm already in prison this is veterans for peace chapter zero nine nine western north carolina hoping that this moment registers in everyone's mind that this is one of the total cost of war. sick food festooned who is a great war political a one world of mine war was a scene who stopped our clocks though we met him grim and gay and i know people who got the clock stopped so badly they never got beyond it drugs booze women suicide whatever you want to call it and that happened to me and i think my clock was stopped for close to forty years before i got over the. i was ashamed i was ashamed that i had been wounded i was ashamed that i hadn't been a hero. i never understood that my problems with my parents my problems with my wife my ex-wife were buried in the fact that i had gotten blown up i never i never understood it repressed it totally and then i began to go to a coffee shop and i would hear the big bands of night two hundred forty five and i would weep like a baby in public i had no idea that what i was doing i could reply to was going back and try to find that the little b

. >> reporter: she lives in north carolina. she was in town for the baptism. neighbors say she was supposed to return home today. nine others who live in the complex also suffered minor injuries during the fire. >> the young girl, should have been me instead of her. i'm already going on 8 # years -- 83 years old. >> reporter: neighbors tried to save her. >> the whole place was engulfed. no way to get in. >> reporter: it was a busy night for firefighters. just before 4:30, stovetop fire prompted the evacuation of this senior living center. the person whose stove caught fire suffered from smoke inhalation. out of the three locations, two are in neighborhoods where fire stations are slated for closure because of budget cuts. >> the crews rose to the occasion. >> reporter: the firefighters who pulled the little girl out of the burning building work at a station that is facing cutbacks. 25 people who lived here in this apartment complex are now without a place to live. the red cross is assisting assid helping them fire treasure housing and -- treasure temporary hou

now, that same neighbor says that family members were supposed to take the little girl home to north carolina today. on another note, the firefighters who pulled her out of the burning building this morning worked for one of those stations that is slated to have some cutbacks very soon. reporting in san jose. abc-7 news. >> alan: concord police are running extra patrols at a park where three pipe bombs have been found since wednesday. on friday, a police bomb squad detonated a pipe bomb at new hal community park. it was found by a jogger. 25 police officers searched for more explosives using specially trained dogs. on wednesday tw other -- two other pipe bombs were found nearby. people are being told not to pick up anything that doesn't belong to them. the investigation continues. >> carolyn: the family of a girl attacked bay pitbull say she is out of the hospital. the dog bit the girl's face on saturday afternoon. she has significant but nonlife-threatening injuries. she had surgery. the dog was taken away by until control. this incident follows another violent pitbull attack in concord. thr

: two big-time schools. >> big-time schools. >> larry: ohio because of the midwest and north carolinaf its history? >> exactly. absolutely. >> larry: what area of the game do you think you have to improve? >> what area of the game do i think i have to improve? i think for me going into a season, i always looked at what are you going to bring to this year. and i think right now i think it's shooting the ball. continue to improve. and i've improved over the years. i'm going to continue to improve just on touch and being more consistent on shooting the ball. >> larry: like kobe? >> yeah, he's really good. he's really good. >> larry: does he amaze you? >> absolutely. sometimes he doesn't even know, but i told him on the olympic team that in high school, when i was in high school and growing up, i had pictures of kobe bryant on all of my walls. because kobe bryant went straight to the nba. so he was my inspiration. wow. >> larry: he wasn't as good that fast. >> but the fact he could go straight to the nba and be with an nba uniform, he was on my wall, i had michael jordan, i had kobe, alle

he and the other three solders were assigned to the 20th brigade in north carolina. >>> oakland police say that tips are coming in showing lewding suspects. the photos show people steeling merchandise following the verdict in the bart shooting trial. police are asking people to call. there's a reward if the tip leads to conviction, and they have identified one person so far, but have yet to make an arrest. and you can see all of those photos on our website www.ktvu.com. >>> meantime, police in walnut creek are ready for a planned rally in support of messerly. he was found guilty of involuntary man slaughter and a facebook group is organizing the rally in support of messerly and law enforcement in general. police say they're not fur shy the group chose walnut creek but hoping for the best, but preparing for anything. >>> well in the wake of the bart shooting, governor schwarzenegger signed a law creating new oversight for bart police officers. as rob ross reports, it also promises new accountability. >> doing nothing was not an option. >> signed by governor schwarzenegger establishes an

the truck ran over an ied and he was assigned to the engineer battalion based in fort bragg, north carolina. >> california magsal guard troops being sent again to patrol mexican boarder. just over two hundred guard members will be part of a deployment from across the country. and this tour of duty will last about a year. >> utah officials say they've identified two state workers who apparently accessed confidential documents to create and list of 1300 purported illegal immigrants. utah governor says employees work for department of work force services administering food stamps and other public benefits. those employees have now been placed on leave and could face felony charges. >> this sonoma county valley district is being fined $348,000 for violating california water code. violations linked to 37 sewer overflows between january, 2007 and the beginning of the year. 931,000 gallons went discharged with out being recovered. the district says it's been trying to repair sewage system since 2002. it says money would be better spent on those projects. >> it's been so far, so good in the gulf. b

. >> i have a 1-year-old girl, a brother and sister-in-law visiting from north carolina. a lot of business needs to be done and we can't do it. >> crews are still working and it's not clear when the repairs will be finished. >>> this was the scene here near buchanan street. crews were doing planned service work when they broke a valve. it got fixed by 7:00. customers along a two-mile stretch of the marina were without water until the repair was made. >>> water use in california might have to be cut in half to keep the delta healthy for the future. 75% of snowmelt and rain should be flowing in delta from the y. right now, only 50% of that water flows in the bay. >>> all right. let's check in with mark tamayo who definitely says it's getting warm out there. >> good afternoon. it looks like the forecast, right on track. right now on live stormtracker2, the clouds pulling back to near the shoreline. we still have a fog bank to talk about. we have a few patches of clouds around richmond. but also the clouds near the golden gate bridge and right near the immediate sheer line. b

we all have to make livings, whether we move to north carolina, or up north and denver, wherever we have to move to. >> reporter: linda abston says she could lose her business entirely. she owns a hair salon called cut-n up. >> bottom fell out. we have no tourists. thanks to my locals, i have been able to keep the doors open. >> reporter: how much longer can you do that? >> for maybe three weeks. >> reporter: mayor craft says that's why it's vital that the compensation checks keep coming. >> i have used the term "life support" as opposed to a "funeral." if we can get life support for the next three months and keep these businesses alive, once we get beyond that-- and some working capital to get them to the end of the year, which won't be significant-- then we will survive and stand on our own next year. but if it does not happen, then we are looking at funerals, and they will be permanent and we will be losing the nature of who we are. >> reporter: spence says what would help most is more tourists. >> the best way they can help the people up and down the gulf coast-- come and rent a cond

bragg north carolina. 39 americans have died so far this month in afghanistan. >>> a california teen is asking people to swab their cheeks at an expo in oakland. the samples she collects could help boost her own odds of fighting a life threatening illness. >> one at a time. >> the cotton swab to collect dna. >> like your brushing your teeth. >> may help save the life of this 17-year-old. she suffers from a double whammy of two rare bone marrow diseases. >> your bone marrow fights against your blood cells, so then your body comes low on blood and you get really fatigued and tired and out of breath. >> has it happened to you? >> yes. >> she's been hospitalized for months at a time and had to drop out of high school to deal with the fatigue and pna. as a member of a minority community, the search is harder. >> she's at a point where she needs a marrow match. >> what's the chance? >> chances are maybe one in 20,000 because of the low number of people with color in the national registry. >> family members spend every weekend signing up african- americans. >> the need is to save the africa

from north carolina, no air-conditioning. >> they told us to shut the shades, with look warm water. >o breed. >> it was hot as hell and there. hard to-read mack. and it turned around as passengers were getting sick. and this hot weather follows a weekend of storms. >> unbelievable! >> and a cascading sheet of lightning strikes and south dakota and this tore the roof off of a home in iowa and the hthe family barely escaped. >> we got all of the garage, got downstairs just before this rift this roof off. >> this is expected to last until thursday. ♪ gabriel slate's tech report >> the san francisco bay is now covered with wifi internet service. sun ra riise service hs blanketed the bay and it is available for anybody it is called sfo/wetnet. and anything the wireless, when on the water you will see that wifi connection available. and i went out and a witness this demonstration and it worked. even with high winds, choppy waters, and it still worked. they did not convey the details but they're going to take it vanished. it is likely to be offered for free or subsidized. for now, anybody ca

. >>> well, an 8-year-old north carolina girl visiting family in san jose was killed in an apartment fire today. the fire started around 1:30 this morning in an apartment on hamilton avenue in the willow glen neighborhood. >> it's hard to witness. >> reporter: dozens of people that live in this apartment building witnessed a fire that killed an 8-year-old girl. >> i was traumatized. i saw the body coming out and i just started crying, me and my girlfriend. >> reporter: the two moved in four days ago. they woke to screams coming from an apartment across the pool. >> orange fire like something would you see from a tv show out of the window. >> reporter: six minutes after the 911 call, the first fire engine arrived to find that most of the people in the apartment made it out. one girl was trapped. she was in the back bedroom. fire crew found her and brought her out. >> reporter: that girl, adileni gomez-macedo and eight others were taken to the hospital. one woman appeared to have fainted in shock. the little girl was pronounced dead. the news hits hard. this man had just seen her. >> s

emily harsin from durham, north carolina, won the women's full marathon. >>> from metal to blue grass, where you can hear a wide range of music in the bay area. >>> lawrence will be up next with a look at the forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, kicking up their heels at today's "all shook down" music festival. the event took place at 10 different venues in north it featured 30 to >>> in san francisco people were shaking up their heels. the event took place at ten driven news featuring ten bands. organizers wanted to bring bands with different music styles to one festival. >>> the san francisco symphony did what it does best providing a relaxing way to spend sunday afternoon. today was the symphony's eight annual free concert. they had an instrument petting zoo where they hosted children to see their instruments. the music changes your frame of mind. >> put you to sleep. >> or relaxes you. i haven't been working as many hours as you have. >> fog around the bay area. big time thunderstorms over the sierra nevada. an interesting day as we had just about evening across california. still headin

they were not able to save a girl in the back bedroom from north carolina and just visiting san jose relatives. ten people were hurt. as many as except people were told to sleep somewhere else tonight. neighbors were told the situation was very intense. >> bad. i've never seen nothing like that in my life. bad. >> said, get out, get out! there's a fire. chaos everywhere. >>stveinigators are now trying to determine how that fir ve started. >>> two more fires broke outn i san jose as well. one started3:00 at a duplexnd then crews called to a senior citizen complex nearpl o'connor hospital and firefighters evacuated the building two hours but no major injuries. >>> bp's embattled ceo appears on his way out for good tonight. tony hayward is being permanently replaced and could be gone as early as tomorrow. hayward has been a pr disaster for bp. early on, he said, quote, he wanted his life back, while speaking to families whose loved ones who died in the original explosion on that rig. a few weeks ago, the was criticized for going to an exclusive yacht race in england while oil was washin

you will love hearing from one of north carolina's strongest leaders. you have known him probably in his role as head of the small business administration under president clinton. he was the president's chief of staff. after that, we lured him back to his house state where he now serves as president of the greater university system. he has taken on this role as co- chair of the national commission on this responsibility and reform because he believes in this. i have had the opportunity for several years and almost 1.5 years as governor of north carolina to watch his every moment, his decision making, the fact that he is not just going to talk the talk with us. he has walked the walk. that me tell you what i mean. as president of one of the largest constituent university systems in the country, we would like to tell you is the best because it is. he has had to cut his own budget. this is what he has done. she has cut $575 million over the last three years. the system today is 30% smaller than it was when he was sworn in as president five years ago. 23% o

the girl from north carolina was in san jose visiting relatives. the fire injured ten other people. >>> two other fires broke out overnight in san jose, one started just before 3:00 on sunday morning at a duplex on witten avenue and near highway 101. no injuries were reported there. 4:30 in the morning, crews went to the miranda villa senior citizen complex. that one near o'connor hospital. firefighters evacuated the building for about two hours, but there were no major injuries. >>> new this morning, tensions are high in the u.s. and south korea are practicing military maneuvers off the korean peninsula. the world's most advanced aircraft, the f-22 is at the center of this morning's maneuvers. the f-22 raptor can detect missiles and evade missile sites with high tech equipment. the media got to see it in action as u.s. and south korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers. both militaries are preparing in defense just in case north korea were to attack. the u.s. may be on the verge of military action against iran. a former c