severe storms are forecast in Ñi the northern plains with hail, gusty winds and a few tornadoes.parts of the southeast. the heat continues in the southern plains especially in texas and oklahoma. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. stocks on wall street and markets around the world have plummeted raising new fears of a double dip recession. new unemployment figures out today are not expected to help. >>> and thousands of furloughed faa workers ad(contractors are expected to return to work on monday following a bipartisan xd deal in congress to end a partial shutdown of the agency. >>> nasa scientists say there's strong new evidence of liquid water on mars that boost the chances that life may exist there, too.Ñi newly analyzed pictures from a nasa satelliteÑi orbiting the r planet show dark stains that come and go with the seasons. it's probably water flowing just below the surface in the summer and freezing solid in the winter. >>> the company responsible for recalling 36 million pounds of contaminated turkey is still trying to figure out how the salmonella got

it's going to be another hot one in the plains. midwest and into the east, with temperatures in the 90s and 100s. storms will skirt the heat dome over the plains moving from the southwest to the great lakes. >>> get another look at this morning's top stories. the long and hotly debated bill to boost the federal debt ceiling faces one more vote in the senate today. before it goes to the white house for the president's signature. and, yesterday's vote in the house, a surprise, less than seven months after she was shot, congresswoman gabrielle giffords showed up to cast her vote for the debt ceiling. it passed 269-161. >>> in health news this morning, the government has ordered insurance companies to provide birth control services to women at no extra cost. the ruling delighted health advocates, alarmed the insurance industry, and angered religious conservatives. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: doctors call it a milestone in the long-term health of women. under the government's health care reform plan, all insured women will soo

storms are rolling through the southwest, and toward the northern plains.ew areas of clouds are scattered along the gulf coast, and over florida. the northeast has a big, swirling band of rain clouds. later today, though, new england can get some more rain. several inches, in fact. and the rest of the northeast will start to dry out. in the northern plains, severe weather could produce 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts, and quarter-size hail. the southern plains continues to bake in temperatures around 100 degrees. >>> in sports, a baseball milestone for jim thome. in detroit, the minnesota slugger blasted two home runs, capped by career homer number 600. he is only the eighth player in history to reach that mark. he also helped the twins beat the tigers 9-6. and in san diego another career milestone, mets closer jason isringhausen got his 300th save, tying him for 22nd place on the all-time saves list. the mets beat the padres 5-4 in ten innings. in milwaukee the brewers pulled off a rare triple play. second baseman josh wilson flipped to the shortstop for the f

texas and the southern plains remain hot and dry. >>> sports this morning a scary incident in chicago, white sox pitcher phil humber hit in the face by a line drive to the mouth. he got up and was okay but he was taken out of the game. that ball was hit by indians kosuke fukudome. he later tripled into the right field corner for the go ahead run. cleveland beat chicago 4-2. >>> bottom of the ninth in anaheim, angels walk-tough two-run homer off texas. even with the 2-1 victory angels behind the rangers in the a.l. west. >>> fill phil's john mayberry smacked a two-run homer to the delight of the phillie fanatic, that homer added to the best record in baseball. philadelphia leads the n.l. east by 8 1/2 games. >>> this was supposed to be a goodwill game in china during vice president joe biden's visit to beijing, when a foul called between georgetown university, a violent brawl erupted. the game was called off. the chinese fans pelted the american players with bottles and other debris. the two teams are scheduled to play sunday night in shanghai. so much for goodwill. >>> when we come ba

of the midwest, the southeast has scattered thunderstorms in the northern plains and rocky mountainrain and winds, the west coast is clear. later today, temperatures in the 90s and 100s will dominate the plains from texas to south dakota, it will be warm and humid in the northeast with storms arriving by this afternoon, some of them severe. hazy, hot and humid weather accompanied by scattered storms in the southeast. west coast sunny with seasonable temperatures. >>> sports a tense game between the tigers and angels. in the seventh, carlos guillen showboated on a solo home run. jared weaver immediately threw a pitch over the next tiger batter's head. he was ejected. eighth, tiger's justin verlanders four outs away from his second no hitter of the season, gave up a two-out rbi sing single. detroit beat them. >>> ibanez doubled in, 6-5 win over pittsburgh. philadelphia leads the national league eastern division by six games. >>> in milwaukee the brewers prince fielder singled to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning the central division leading brewers hung on to beat houston

the northern plains. we're not getting relief in texas. but this is a gorgeous air mass that's filtered through the dakotas and minnesota and wisconsin. chicago will have a gorgeous day today. this will be drifting into the ohio valley during the day and eventually arrive here in the mid-atlantic and new england over the next couple days. you'll notice the humidity levels dropping. i mentioned not everyone is going to cool off. we have heat advisories through much of texas, southern oklahoma and louisiana. we made this area much smaller. it is shrinkling. we're taking steps in the right direction. yesterday, it was 107 in dallas. that continues our amazing streak now of 39 days in a row with 100-plus temperatures. we only have three to go to tie the record. that would be on friday. if we can beat it, it would be on saturday. it will be a close call. the temperatures have been forecasted to drop a little bit. friday, now, you're looking at a high of 96. we'll see if we can get there or not. the rest of the forecast, minneapolis, chicago, go

not too bad, although looking at some strong storms in the northern plains. that would be the hot spot for today. >> good thing to keep an eye on. >>> consumer spending dries up. at&t makes promises, and talk about ceos you're probably not going to like. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> what's forcing george clooney to give up a coveted upcoming film role. >>> coming up, ryan howard hits the century mark. benches clear, and you want basketball? we got it. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. this august has been the deadliest month ever for u.s. forces in the long war in afghanistan. 66 service members died this month. nearly half of them when insurgents shot down a chinook helicopter. >>> libya's new rebel leadership has given forces loyal to moammar gadhafi a deadline of saturday to surrender the pockets they still control. the ultimatum comes as rebels converge on gadhafi's home town of sirte. >>> a federal judge has

powerful thunderstorms will hit the northern and central plains. hot in texas and oklahoma. while the northwest is cool, especially in western washington and oregon. >>> in sports, a controversial call in kansas city. in the third, the royals billy butler hits the long ball against the yankees, looks like it strikes the railing before bouncing back on the field. the umps call it a homer upsetting yanks manager joe girardi. royals squeak by new york 5-4. >>> take a look at this. the twins' ben revere makes a sensational over the shoulder catch right on the warning track. on the third he stretches out for an amazing diving grab. minnesota takes out detroit 6-5. >>> and in oakland the a's brandon allen long fly bounces off the center field wall and adam jones baubles the ball so allen races around the bases for an in the park homer. oakland over baltimore 6-5. >>> good news for nascar fans. espn reports danika patrick will drive full time next season and also reportedly plan to enter select sprint cup races next year. >>> when we return, another look

that would be the northern plains. we do have a risk for severe weather as we head throughout the afternoon. seeing some showers early this morning. another spot that is seeing some showers early this morning is through the upper midwest. you can see these line of showers, not terribly heavy, all advancing to the east. if we go a little closer now pushing through the state of indiana, so indianapolis starting to get wet weather moving through. that will push through ft. wayne and continue off to the east. and we could see some additional thunderstorms there later on this afternoon. another big weather story down in the south central states. 90 degrees right now. that is what you are waking up to. so already heating up. 79 in san antonio. this will be the hot spot today. and will continue to be the hot spot as we head throughout the afternoon. but then feeling like fall. you need the long sleeves early this morning in the northeast. 64 right now in boston. today's weather looking very good in the northeast. lots of suns

later today, hail and heavy rain forecast for much of the plains.rare rain expected in texas and mild temperatures in the northeast and midwest. >>> in sports, rack up another hit for the braves dan uggla. in the first inning against the marlins uggla smacked a single up the middle to extend his hitting streak to 31 games and he kept going 3 for 5. atlanta sweeps florida 6-2. >>> in cleveland, the indians astroball cabrera gets nailed in the foot by a pitch. he'd later leave the game against detroit. jason kipna goes 5 for 5 helping beat the tigers 10-3. >>> a big mess-up by astros jeff fulchino, gets flustered, the ball is dropped and d'backs rye yab rob ryan roberts scores from third. arizona the win 6-3 over houston. >>> in football the eagles snap up another high profile free agent, lured wide receiver steve smith away from the new york giants. smith suffered a knee injury last december and is still unable to practice. he is the sixth pro bowler grabbed by philadelphia this offseason. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top storie

a big ridge of high pressure in place creating triple digits across much of the plain states and no relief in sight and the streak continues here. and guess what? down, but not out. emily is stirring up once again. now as a depression, so we'll watch her rain as it comes into florida, lester. >> samantha, thank you.

later today storms will move into the dry and hot central and southern plains from tennessee to floridapect pop-up thunderstorms. northeast expect a day of sun and clouds with pockets of showers. it will be pleasant along the west coast. >>> in sports this morning, baseball is going to question yankees' slugger alex rodriguez about gambling. "star" magazine reports a-rod was scene last month playing in illegal poker games in beverly hills. if it turns out he did participate he could face suspension. he's currently on the disabled list after having knee surgery. the yanks didn't miss his bat against the white sox they unloaded on chicago, 23 hits. curtis granderson drove in five runs as the yanks route the white sox, 18-7. new york now winners of six straight. >>> the brewers casey mcgehee was the king of the long ball against the cards. jacked three hoekers. only the 11th player in brewer history to hit three homers in one game. milwaukee trounces st. louis, 10-5. >>> former football great bubba smith died. considered one of the best defensive linemen ever he helped the baltimore colts

later today, strong winds expected in the southeast, and parts of the plains.e yet another triple digit day in texas, and the northeast will see more showers. >>> in sports, the red sox took on the twins in minnesota. boston's david "big papi" ortiz had a big night with a home run in the sixth inning and with two outs in the ninth he smacked the go-ahead single. the red sox beat the twins 8-6 and extended their division lead to a game and a half. in miami atlanta's dan uggla pushed his hitting streak to 29 games with an infield grounder. and alex gonzalez hit a three-run homer as the braves beat the marlins 8-5. >>> in the ninth inning in new york, the mets hit a ground ball single past the second baseman. that completed a comeback rally against the padres, and new york beat san diego 9-8. >>> 84-year-old joe paterno is hospitalized after a collision on the football field. the penn state coach hurt his shoulder and pelvis when he was hit by a receiver during practice on sunday. paterno says he'll be back soon. >>> and spain's real madrid soccer club has signed

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the trouble spot will be the central and southern plains. have your watches and warnings. and the heat index, 105 to 115 is what it may feel like outside. the jet stream will drop a little bit. as it does, the cooler air will move into the northern half of the country, and into parts of the southeast. it's a little bit of a cool-down. however, texas, it appears they will be in the triple-digit heat into sunday of next week, and if it happens when they get to sunday, that will break the all-time record. amazing stuff. a very dubious, dubious record to have, no question about it. >> one man very interesting had the best description ever, and he said it's too hot to fish.

fun -- hot dogs, music and just plain fun. this will result in david and striving wednesday night two weeks am not a month from now in a year from now, we able to walk a neighborhoods into the wood to call one another by names. we are also able to call up our neighbors. >> reporter: they even had the police out here playing ping- pong. i thought a month ago, a 3- month-old baby was killed in a drive-by shooting. we return the that had to be turned around the city -- to tell you how that turned around this city. >> a girl was there an hour ago in oakland when mayor jean quan pics celebrated initiatives to set a state record with our own hideout block party tonight -- her own block party tonight. you can find more information and a complete list of national night out events happening tonight around the bay area by looking under the section when you get to a homepage at ktvu.com. >>> officers suspended a search for a suspect after a long way freeway chase -- a wrong way freeway chase played a suspect got into the freeway going ea

that will dissipate in eastern canada across the plains states in the u.s. we are seeing widespread thunderstorms erupting here across minnesota, south dakota, iowa. tornadoes are not out of the question. and then that slowly moves in towards the lower midwest throughout the night. so generally looking much, much calmer on friday. much of the u.s. will continue to see the line of showers develop in the southwestern corner in western mexico with the heat of the day. there is that possibility of a couple of thunderstorms in the plains states again by friday afternoon. 42 degrees in oklahoma city. so it stays extremely hot here. 38 in houston. and we've got 29 in los angeles today. now let's take you to europe. big improvement. mostly cloudy and parts of sunshine as well after heavy rain impacted the southern coast yesterday. we do have a big system that's working its way across central europe. this is going to be bringing widespread rain, lots of thunderstorms. unsettled start of the day across france as well. and that rain will stay put for much of germany, s

that will dissipate in eastern canada across the plains states in the u.s. we are seeing widespread thunderstorms erupting here across minnesota, south dakota, iowa. tornadoes are not out of the question. and then that slowly moves in towards the lower midwest throughout the night. so generally looking much, much calmer on friday. much of the u.s. will continue to see the line of showers develop in the southwestern corner in western mexico with the heat of the day. there is that possibility of a couple of thunderstorms in the plains states again by friday afternoon. 42 degrees in oklahoma city. so it stays extremely hot here. 38 in houston. and we've got 29 in los angeles today. now let's take you to europe. big improvement. mostly cloudy and parts of sunshine as well after heavy rain impacted the southern coast yesterday. we do have a big system that's working its way across central europe. this is going to be bringing widespread rain, lots of thunderstorms. unsettled start of the day across france as well. and that rain will stay put for much of germany, s

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is now making its way through the northern plains. now, cloud cover is not even a lot of that this morning. the ocean marine layer hasn't made it far inland. a little fog around santa barbara county, that's about it. we're watching a few showers in extreme southern portions of arizona, so really even south of the white mountains, even. high pressure in control over northern idaho, it will keep us dry and warm, too. we're locked into a hot and warm pattern. this is the rainfall totals and we really haven't had much all the wet weather han out here in the middle of the country. so we continue to be very dry out there. pretty much all summer long in the west. it's amazing the fire season hasn't been worst than it has been. 74 in seattle, 108 in vegas, that's a look 110, you get the picture -- more of the same. no wet weather in sight, temperatures continue to warm up. >> all right, bill, thanks so much. >>> well, google jump-starts the week on wall street. your early morning business headlines straight ahead. >>> plus, we'll tell you who

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thunderstorms across the southwest and the great plains and sunny and warm on the west coast. >>> here'snother look at this morning's top story. hurricane irene, the massive storm is heading up the east coast, where there are hurricane watches and warnings from north carolina to new jersey. irene has sustained winds of 115 miles per hour with hurricane force winds extending 80 miles from her center. the storm is expected to strengthen later today. irene is forecast to make landfall in north carolina tomorrow, then move up the coast to new york on sunday. cbs news hurricane consultant david bernard says irene is being guided by a low pressure system. >> -- we go into sunday we have that huge blocking high still over the central atlantic, that is preventing the storm from going east, instead it's creating a pathway to carry the hurricane right up the east coast. right now it looks like land interaction is almost a certain bad. >> evacuation orders have already been ordered along the north carolina outer banks where vacationers are moving out and residents are preparing for the worst. prepa

later today hail and strong winds in the northern plains.he southern plains continue to be sunny and very hot. >>> in sports this morning another bruising game between the yankees and the red sox. in the fifth in boston, francisco cervelles hit a towering high homer to the hop of the green monster, yanks up 4-2. next time up in the seventh gets hit by a pitch, the benches clear, no punches hit. in the end the yanks win by two. >>> at the u.s. open, serena williams back for the first time in two years, recovered from a series of injuries, had an easy time, 61, 6-1, serena looking to win her fourth u.s. open in 14 grand slam titles. >>> in college football, the ncaa handed out its punishment to the miami hurricanes. a dozen players are being punished from taking benefits from a team booster. eight players have to sit out at least one game. they have to repay the benefits they received. the 'canes may receive more punishment as well. >>. >>> the stanley cup looking a little lopsided this morning. the boston bruins michael ryder put it on a tabl

later today, look for dangerous storms in the plains, storms and rain are forecast in parts of texas,t it won't be enough to dent the long running drought. stormy weather is also likely from florida to the carolinas. >>> in sports nfl fans were ready for some football with the start of preseason games. in arlington texas, steven mcgee the cowboys quarterback completed a touchdown pass. to dwayne haar his, then connected with martin rucker for the two-point conversion. dallas squeaked by denver 24-23. in foxborough, massachusetts, the patriots quarterback quarterback quarterback mallett threw to steven brittany for a 16-yard score. >>> in baseball austin jackson of the tigers brought in the winning run. justin verlander struck out ten. detroit beat the indians 4-3. >>> and in the bottom of the tenth in phoenix, diamondbacks chris young blasted a walk-off homer against houston, the 8-5 win put arizona one full game ahead of san francisco in the national league west. >>> finally, first round action at the pga championship at the atlanta athletic club, 44-year-old steve stricker has the l

the southern plains will remain hot and dry. the northeast and the west coast will have fair and seasonal weather. >>> in sports, the red sox split a double header with tampa bay. in the first game in boston, jacoby ellsbury blasted a three-run homer for a win. in the second game a triple play but the rays home run from desmond jennings won the night cap, 6-2. boston trails the yankees by a half game in the a.l. east. >>> score tied bottom of the 14th inning in chicago, juan pierre gave chicago a walk-off 8-7 win over cleveland. >>> and milwaukee walk-off single against los angeles, the brewers beat the dodgers 2-1, they've won 18 of their last 20 games. >>> the ncaa is investigating gifts given to university of miami football players. nevin shapiro told yahoo! sports he gave money, cars, jewelry and other benefits to more than 70 hurricanes players between 2002 and last year. the school is cooperating with the investigation. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and three months after the devastating to

scattered rain storms could come around to portions of the southeast and the southern plains will be hot and steamy. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. hurricane irene is turning into a monster storm that threatens to strike the east coast. irene has sustained winds of 115 miles per hour, and is expected to get stronger. residents from north carolina to new england are being warned to be prepared. >>> and steve jobs has resigned as ceo of apple. jobs founded the company, was the visionary behind the iphone and ipad. he's battled health issues including pancreatic cancer and says he can no longer do his job. he's asked to stay with the company as chairman of the board. >>> waiting for a table in a crowded restaurant can be a long and annoying experience. seems like people already eating, just will never leave. well, it may be time for a change. scott rappaport of our new york station wcbs tv has the story. >> reporter: hey you over there hogging the table for the last two hours, tick tock, dude. >> i wish they'd move so i can sit down. >> reporter: that seems to be

just open plain and then it's just this finger probing down out of the cloud.h the ground and looked like the dirt would just explode and then come back up. amazing stuff. >>> five years now, you've been helping us tell the story from powerful images to political movements that changed the world. this month we are celebrating i report's fifth birthday. i love when you send us your stuff. >> today marks one year since the accident that trapped 33 chilean miners. where are they now? how many are still working underground in the mine? are they all rich? i hope they are all rich. that's coming up next. >>> also ahead, the politics of anger. people feel frustrated with the government and raising their voices. which party suffers the most from voter anger? >>> marilyn monroe rumors about her death. was it suicide or something more sinister? a separate fbi file suggested a chilling new scenario. 13 minutes after the hour. ♪ on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge!

it established a minimum of training on expectations in plain clothes. the are afforded interview training, street survival training, etc. again, this training, where it was before -- it would be continuing professional training. now, at a minimum, they get one day a month some sort of training, whether it is not and talks, because that -- -- knock and talks, because in the hotels, that was not done successfully. we have worked with the d.a.'s office that all consent has to be documented prior to entry, signed prior to entry. as far as personal cameras go, we are about to start a pilot. we have three vendors provide us with personal cameras. those will go out to sergeants that largely due -- do knock and talks and entries. we will find out which is the best and fits within our budget. commissioner chan: i know you do a good job of outreach to the community. do you have regular meetings with the latino police officers association, asian, lgbt, etc.? how do you communicate with those different groups, especially when it comes to ideas like promotion? >> i

. >>> to the weather now and the scorching heat wave that's been baking the southern plains for weeks. in oklahoma and texas, this week may be the hottest week of this very hot year with triple-digit temperatures that take your breath away. this morning, there are excessive heat warnings or advisories in at least 12 states from texas to georgia and north to illinois. texas is getting some of the worst with dallas recording 32 straight days of 100-degree heat and 12 deaths confirmed since june. yesterday afternoon dallas set a record, 110 degrees. the elderly are most at risk. >> taking medications for things like high blood pressure or diabetes can pre-dispose you to not having the typical symptoms that might alert you you're having a heat illness or something like heat exhaustion or heat stroke. >> a solder training at ft. bragg, north carolina, collapsed and died. and a high school football coach in texas died during practice. the record breaking temperatures are straining power sources which may mean rolling power outages. >>> and on a weather note, they're cleaning up this morning

the rough places will be made plain and the crooked places made straight. and the glory of the lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. this is my hope. and this is the faith that i go forward with every day. with this faith, we will be able to hew out of a mountain of deficits and debt, a stone of economic hope and justice for all americans. with this faith, we will be able to transform the janging discourse of inemployment and home foreclosures into a beautiful symphony of full employment and affordable housing. with this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free and fully employed one day. and this will be the day that all of god's children will be able to sing with new meaning, "my country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee i sing, land of where my father's died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring." let freedom, full employment and the right of private and public wor

how can plain lang increase certainty in contacts? i can see the value of getting rid of legalese, but isn't there language always made into, quote-on-quote, plain language? >> it falls into specifics here. if i understand your question, how will the cfpb make markets more efficient. getting rid of legalese is something everybody think is a wonderful thing. that's move one. not everything can be boiled down to legalese. the second part is ensuring when a business goes out or when a consumer goes out and compares financial progs, they compare them on an apples to apples base sis. that's difficult to do now. it's not like going to a grocery store with unit pricing and you can see the cost for an ounce of orange juice on brand one and brand two. instead, financial products are designed in a way that they are too complex to compare on an apples to apples basis. the cfpb may be able to improve that by encouraging standardization of financial products to the things that consumers really want. >> thank you. >> thanks, mr. chairman. mr. levit

>> in parts of the southern plains looks like rain chances are flex to nothing. it's been brutal. day after day dealing with it across parts of texas. seems the nucleus of the rough weather in terms of the heat has been in dallas. make your way northward along i-35 and see other places where the heat is just relentless. back in oklahoma city, 108. ft. smith, arkansas, 112 your expected high. a big area of high pressure and think of high pressure almost being like having a compressing effect on the atmosphere, putting a lid on a jar. going to restrict cloud development, possibility of rain and the heat will intensify. just brutal stuff, no question about it. by the alamo, 102 the expected high, midland, odessa, 100s. montgomery 93, 97 jackson, 95 in parts of nashville. there is a chance we might be getting some relief, though, not necessarily in texas, but possibly as we get closer to the ohio valley and into the mid-mississippi valley and maybe parts of the southeast and that relief could come in the form of scattered showers, perhaps thunderstorms. what happens in the gulf of mex

is severe weather across the northern plains, new jersey to new england.ore thirng we are watching, a did mid-level tropical low. the computer models are developing this storm. how much does it interact with land, hispaniola and puerto rico. it may be a threat to florida or the southeast u.s. a lot to watch there, jeff, in the coming days. >>> we are just getting reaction from mitt romney on the debt-ceiling deal. he says he will not support this deal. he questions president obama's leadership and insists his plan, as president, would have, quote, produced a budget that was cut, capped and balanced, not one that opens the door to higher taxes and puts defense cuts on the table. he says, he appreciate the extraordinary difficult situation president obama's lack of leadership has placed republican members of congress in. he personally cannot support this deal. >>> want to go back to capitol hill now. we are expecting a vote today on that deal to raise the debt ceiling. joined now by congressman, rob andrews, a democrat from nounlg. congressman, thank you so

this allowed expanding development without the need for large flood plains. kharaghani: the los angeles river is approximately 51 miles. concrete reduces the size of the river that you need to carry the water because it speeds up the flow of water. if you'd like to remove all the concrete and to have natural system to carry the water to protect you from flooding, you need to have almost one mile on each side of the river set aside for transport of rain. so in order for the city to have use of those lands around the river, concrete made it possible to have minimum land so the water can be carried to the ocean in the fastest possible way. but, unfortunately, because of population growth and poor housekeeping, people are putting a lot of pollutants on the street and the streets are the openings to our stormwater sewer system. in an average year, 4,000 to 5,000 tons of trash ends up in long beach. man: we've created a system to deal with flooding but inadvertently created a pathway for pollution to get into our waterways. narrator: los angeles county is beginning

ranging from a high of 0.3% in italy down to just plain zero in france. europe is knocking on the door of negative growth. standard and poor's made headlines earlier this month when it downgraded america's credit rating. s&p is back in the headlines tonight, because it's being investigated by the government for its role in the 2008 financial meltdown. justice correspondent bob orr is followig that story. >> reporter: scot, the justice department investigation is focused on one key question. did standard and poor's manipulate its credit ratings of mortgage backed security in those years right before the financial meltdown? in its latest filing with the securities and exchange commission, mcgraw hill, the corporate parent of s&p, confirms the company is a potential target, saying it's received numerous subpoenas and other government inquiries concerning the rating activity of standard and poor's. s&p, one of the three major bond raters, has come under fire since it downgraded u.s. credit on august 5. but the investigation by the justice department and s.e.c

later today, some strong storms could pop up in the northern plains.solated thunderstorms are likely in the desert southwest. it will be cool and breezy in the northwest, with scattered showers coming ashore. >>> in sports this morning, a preseason nfl slugfest between the new york giants and the jets. to the highlights. third quarter, giants brandon jacobs and mohammed wilkerson took a couple of swings at each other. both were ejected. also in the third, some great "d" at the goal line. the jets stopped the giants' cold. the jets would get the win in this one 17-3. michael vick is cashing in on his comeback after spending 18 months in jail for dogfighting, he is now one of the nfl's highest-paid quarterbacks. espn reports he just signed a six-year deal with the philadelphia eagles worth $100 million. with $40 million guaranteed. last year vick led the eagles to the nfc east title. >>> and at the u.s. open tennis here in new york, maria sharapova survived the first round scare. the number three seed had a slow start, down a set. she came back big and d