in downtown raleigh, emergency workers assisted concert-goers overcome by the heat. >> dumped water onback, and i'm very much cooler. >> it's about as extreme as you can get, some all-time record highs could be broken and the humidity is up very, very high. >> reporter: it hit 97 in new york, tying a record and plenty uncomfortable for this road crew. >> the job has to get done. >> reporter: diego martinez said much the same about his run ago no matter the weather, he clocks a lap of nearly four miles every other day. >> depending how i feel when i get to the end, i'll probably go another second lap, another three and a half miles. >> reporter: you'll do a second lap? >> yes. >> reporter: you're nuts. you know that, diego? >> some onlookers felt the same way about these triathlete in new jersey. the waves at coney island offered relief to brooklyn beach-goers, and in philadelphia, those who couldn't get to the beach found cooling nonetheless. an impromptu shower was this prescription for relief, chasing a soccer ball was touch deutothis day. >> it's hot and it's hard to run around and,

raleigh, 103. by tuesday it's 88. the nation's capital is really where you see a significant difference, 99 in washington, d.c. today. by tuesday, it gets back down to 90. new york city, 91. is it hot? >> all: yes. >> it's hot. we're going to keep an eye on it for you. sharyn? >> all right. thanks, mary. >>> on the gulf coast thad a expected. what was once a tropical storm bonnie died over the ocean bringing very litt win f1 ashpi nde matt gutman is in buras, louisiana, again this morning his morning and bonnie was just bad enough to make things muddy but it was a dud but it caused a significant delay in the completion of those relief weline ork those relief wells finishing up the last segment before they hit the crippled well pipe. now, simultaneously towards the middle of this week, they'll probably go ahead with the static kill. that entails pumping 200,000 gallons of mud and cement right from the top of the well hopefully killing this well for good. maybe even by late this week, sharyn. >> and, w bp's chief tony h

raleigh, 102. washington, d.c., 102. it feels more like 105, 110, when you factor in all of the humidity. same area we're keeping an eye on a little farther north because of severe weather. general risk areas. 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts. flooding is possible. hail. and again, the strong winds again. thanks so much. more on your saturday outlook a little bit later on in the show. bill, over to you. i think when i met you, you had on a ski mask. >> i was nervous to meet you. >> most people are. >> i was shy. there we go. >>> we're talking about ski masks. that's a lovely segue, thank you, marysol, into bank robbing. many would opt for the ski masks, handing the teller a note. we've seen so many bandits in bizarre costumes committing crimes across the country. getting a lot of attention. and some in the law enforcement game thinking that's a good thing. andrea canning has more on this. >> reporter: don't get caught robbing a bank. you'll be named the anchor bandit. >> right. >> reporter: it's a strange trend in the crime w

. >> those storms pushed farther south triggering flooding from i-95 from raleigh to jacksonville.g on i-20 from atlanta to birmingham. i-10 from tallahassee to new orleans. wet from colorado and arizona. >> if you're flying expect airport delays in memphis, dallas, houston, new orleans and atlanta. >>> two families are reeling from a stunning case of mistaken identity. a funeral service for abby guerra will not take place. that is, a week after she was declared dead in a car accident, it turns out she's alive. >> but in a tragic twist, the family of marlena cantu are suffering in grief. as it turns out, marlena is the one who actually died in the crash-bill weir has the story. >> reporter: the college sophomore and four friends were in a car accident. the family of abby was told she died at the scene. the funeral was scheduled. but stunning news, abby is alive and in the hospital. her family and friends held a car wash to pay for funeral expenses. but now that money will be used for her medical care. >> we're all angry at the situation. i mean, this is a week that we could have be

i can tell you organizers of the pro johannes mehserle raleigh insist it will remain peaceful presence concerned that outside agitators could come in to cause trouble. that's why along with officers i've noticed a lot of police officers patrolling walnut creek even early this morning. and give >> gulf of mexico there is oil seeping from the bed of the sea floor near the well this is adding a new twist to the disagreement between bp in the federal government on what to do next the government would like them to pump oil to the service to relieve pressure the bp wants to wait before resuming any puffing bp says the cost of dealing with the cost has reached $4 billion added to troubles attorneys are using along to combat mafia in a lawsuit against bp there are three lawsuits all filed under federal law. the rico lawsuit says they are the files faults, government documents and bribing government regulators. >> 11 is the timing of this monday morning led to a live look at several cisco the james lick traffic mess and light and we have sun shined already this morning. we will be right how was

raleigh touched 102. elsewhere, excessive heat warnings and advisories covered parts of 13 states.n the nation's capital, it was 99 degrees, as the boy scouts of america celebrated a sweaty 100th anniversary. some meteorologists think a recurring el nino which warmed the waters in the pacific are to blame. >> every 11 years it seems like, '55, '56, '88, '89, now 2010, you have an extraordinary amount of record temperatures in the eastern united states during the month of july. >> reporter: whatever the cause of july's extreme weather, folks in places like delhi and monticello, iowa, are grateful for a forecast that calls for several days of sunshine to start a clean-up process that will cost in the millions of dollars. cynthia bowers, cbs news, delhi, iowa. >>> straight ahead, your monday morning weather. >>> and in sports, more dramatic walkoff wins in baseball. uh oh. sorry, son, but you still have 'em. [ female announcer ] you can't pass inspection with pieces left behind. luckily charmin ultra strong is soft and more durable, so you're left with a more dependable clean. fewer p

raleigh touched 102. elsewhere, excessive heat warnings and advisories covered parts of 13 states. in the nation's capital, it was 99 degrees as the boy scouts of america celebrated a sweaty 100th anniversary. some meteorologists think a recurring el nino, which warmed the waters of the pacific on schedule this year, is to blame. >> every 11 years it seems like,-- '55, '66, '77, '88, '99, and now 2010-- you have an extraordinary amount of record high temperatures in the eastern part of the united states during the month of july. >> reporter: whatever the cause of july's extreme weather, folks here in delhi and monticello, iowa, are grateful for a forecast that calls for sunshine to start a cleanup process that's going to cost millions of dollars. >> mitchell: cynthia bowers in delhi, iowa, thank you very much. still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," is there a doctor for older patients in the house? , why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the

here we are going to raleigh by him? we're a country of laws and the law has spoken. i will hope it's not individuals that are coming in to create disorderly conduct like what happened and oakland. as long as it is people who are here and respect the law then they should be >> i thought it would be relatively peaceful and people it cited the area have different opinions and i thought it was a good thing >> why is that? >> you know is a nice, isolated place and you know we do not lot of crime here and, um, i think people and their awareness it should be happy. >> i'm a little surprised to see out here. i'm not sure why will the creek has anything to do it is. i thought it as such did oakland a budget the training of the park talk and i know that part is here. we do not have that kind of stuff coming on in walnut creek and it seems like an inappropriate place to have a protest on either side. >> i hope both sides are represented. >> walnut creek police said that they are preparing for the worse and they do not anticipate violence during the rally and they are expected t

fountains froze in raleigh. this was arkansas. need i show more? >> springtime, please hurry up.his weather. >> reporter: it's a classic example of the grass is always greener or more wonderfully dormant on the other side of the tree. i mean doesn't that look refreshing? doesn't that look refreshing? wouldn't it be great to be just be able to walk on over and warm up. >> cool off. >> reporter: in theory, yes. but whenever you want something you can't have, getting it or not is the last thing you really need. what we really need is to accept that humans are relatively delicate creatures. our comfort zone is a narrow sliver between 68 and 78 degrees. sway either side of that and we get uncomfortable. we also need to start looking at the bright side of both seasons. in the winter, at least you can dress in layers. >> get too hot you can take them off. in the summer there's only so much you can take off without getting arrested. >> reporter: in the summer at least the rain doesn't pile up on your sidewalk. >> stay warm. >> reporter: steve hartman, cbs news, new york. >> couric: so cl

t of the er: in a scene reminiscent of the 1960s, took tos in raleigh took to the 9treets this week, 19 locked in handcuffs after refusing the school board of resegregating he schools. aboutight is about busing. the board recently voted to stop the board recen busing students from busi ower-income neighborhoods to andthier ones and vice versa. >> it opened doors of doorsunity for me. without the policy there will be nor conor classes at my school. >> reporter: the policy was designed to ensure socioeconomic diversity, but it forces some travelts to travel up to 30 miles from home and adds millions in transportation portation o there may be parts of america rage and need to encourage and integration as mer levels of integration as best as possible. >> reporter: the local naacp president says the result will be two separate and unequal stems. systems. >> pockets of misery, racially identifiable high poverty dollars i one place, private s notls built with public dollars in another place, that we should want is not what we should want for , t children. >> reporter: in 2007, the supreme c

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but raleigh, places like raleigh, and d.c.nvolved in the next wave of near-100-degree temperatures. oklahomaca catchy "good morning america" tune. all that weather was brought to you by samsung. >> what was that? >> catchy. >> no more coffee for you. we're cutting you off. >> done. >> here at 7:37. >>> coming up next, the gold company touted by so many on cable tv. but is it really ripping off consumers? we have an investigation and a response by the company head when we come back. there's oil out there we've got to capture. my job is to hunt it down. i'm fred lemond, and i'm in charge of bp's efforts to remove oil from these waters. bp has taken full responsibility for the cleanup and that includes keeping you informed. every morning, over 50 spotter planes and helicopters take off and search for the oil. we use satellite images, infrared and thermal photography to map and target the oil. then, the boats go to work. almost 6,000 vessels. these are thousands of local shrimp and fishing boats organized into task forces and stri

. >> reporter: thousands in raleigh took to the streets this week. 19 left in handcuffs after accusing the school board of resegregating the schools. this fight is about bussing. the board recently voted to stop bussing students from lower-income neighborhoods to wealthier ones and vice versa. >> it opened doors of opportunity for me. without the policy, there will be few honors classes at my school. >> reporter: the policy was designed to ensure socioeconomic diversity. but it forces some students to travel up to 30 miles from home and adds millions in transportation costs. >> there may be parts of america where we need to encourage and really push higher levels of integration as best as possible. it's just not wade county. >> reporter: the local naacp president says the result will be two separate and unequal school systems. >> pockets of misery, racially identifiable, high-poverty schools in one place, private schools built with public dollars in another place. that is not what we should want for our children. >> reporter: in 2007 the supreme court ruled that school districts couldn

raleigh, north carolina, expected to reach 96. boston, 93. and it won't dip below 90 for days. what's causing the whole country to heat up? an unusual weather pattern that has the jet stream further north this summer. preventing that cooler air from moving south. and so, what's left behind, 19 states with excessive heat warnings or heat advisories. so, the three areas we're looking at is in the southwest. a dry heat there. and then, the middle of the country, kansas city, st. louis, this whole area. and the northeast. phoenix and memphis, under the gun today and tomorrow. philadelphia, it gets worse tomorrow, if you can believe it. here are some of the high temperatures. 92 in minneapolis. you know it's bad when one of the hottest cities in the country, phoenix, 111. that city is under an excessive heat warning for today. m thanks so much. more on your saturday outlook a little bit later on in the show. bianna? >> mary, thank you. >>> yesterday, we saw something remarkable. steve jobs admitting he was wrong, sort of. after growing complaints about the new iphone dropping calls

that was either in my parents home in beckley, west virginia and raleigh county, or in my home or inhome, h was much more comfortable sitting down to a dinner of beans and cornbread and onions and sipping buttermilk. [applause] >> he competed only against himself to work the hardest to do the most to cash. cast the greatest number of votes. and in doing so he invited -- inspired a generation of west virginia. he has now crossed the bar. crossed the bar. he set sail on a journey to the farthest shore where his beloved erma waits for him. and i know i speak for my colleagues today, representative alan mollon and shelley moore capital, in saying godspeed, my dear senator. in his role as president pro tm of the senate centerburg resident the entire senate at significant national events. his compatriot during those even, our speaker of the house of representatives who is joined here today by our majority leader, steny hoyer, that our speaker, you, senator byrd, almost as well as we west virginia and, they traveled together, they represent both bodies of this great counry of ours in many d

the door of my house in raleigh was always open.he warning i did get was that my story could be public. the warning i did not get about being in the public eye is that anyone who wants to could write my story. and they'll be some people who will believe it. >> yep. >> larry: is that the age we live in? >> i'm afraid that's the age we live in. there are outrageous things published all the time about all sortses of people. and there's a group of -- there's a group of people who are going to believe them. a group of people who are going to believe them. and there's nothing -- you know, you can't go around refuting every story. sometimes you just have to let it go and figure that your conduct from here on out will prove that it was true or untrue. >> larry: you were in the tabloids almost all the time, right? >> yep. >> larry: the last time, you were dead. >> i know, and i was -- that's right. i was dying within six months. i think that six months might have come and gone. or i was grooming my daughter to raise my children. my 28-year-o

study found parents spoke to each other's raleigh 10 minutes over our long meal if they talk to their for 35 minutes. to check out all the details on the study of visit our whats on the web section of www.kron4.com. >> something to look forward to a programming note to tell you about this friday edition of kron 4 news and doctors still will be on friday at 3:00. "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? live this is kron 4 news at 6:00 at 6:00 the oakland city council has proposed a tax measure for the november ballot which could mean police officers were recently laid off would be rehired. the council vote came in last night at 5 to 3. if approved by voters would mean a $360 parcel tax. it would raise $54 million a year. the co

. >> kron 4 news >> tomorrow the support raleigh for johannes mehserle he is awaiting sentencing for death of oscar grant. this rally will start at 2:00 p.m. outside the wall muckrake superior court house. >> bp is holding its breath it looks like the cap is holding they said this morning it may be permanent. this is on top of the blown out oil well it will be another 12 hours of monitoring if all is well it will start hooking up pipes which will collect oil. officials wanted to make sure nothing is leaking out of that well and can maintain pressure. >> still ahead carpoolers are going to lose from the golden gate bridge will have to get that fast track pass it will not accept cash starting tomorrow. >> a live look from our outside camera our roof cameron san francisco the cloud cover is lifting and we see shades of blue. ♪ [ horns honking ] ♪ [ male announcer ] come into an at&t store and experience tv like you've never seen before. ♪ for a limited time, get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months with dvr included. the free ride is over it has been over for a couple of weeks.

raleigh, n.c., jim, you are on "the washington journal." caller: the message from robert gibbs is an attempt to wake up america. manning the battle stations, tarring the republicans with the past, that is comical. they have created the ultimate contrast of american history. a socialist takeover of a capitalist system. our country has had its problems in the past with inequality and discrimination, but we have never moved from our capitalistic system. host: who is your representative there? does that person have a chance to be reelected? caller: i think that democrats are the ones who are going to have trouble. we are seeing strong races in the eastern part of north carolina. just the sentiment, people are starting to see the administration nationalize the banks take care of the health- care industry. numerous situations, like the oil spill. how many days did it take the administration to become engaged in the oil spill. you do not just stand back and let it go. host: independent line, philip, thanks for waiting. caller: thank you for allowi

that was either in my parents home in beckley, west virginia and raleigh county, or in my home or inr home, he was much more comfortable sitting down to a dinner of beans and cornbread and onions ann sipping buttermilk. [applause] >> he competed only against himself to work the hardest to do the most to cash. cast the greatest number of votes. and in doing so he invited -- inspired a generation of west virginia. he has now crossed the bar. crosssd the bar. he set sail on a journey to the farthest shore where his beloved erma waits for him. and i know i speak for my colleagues today, representative alan mollohan and shelley moore capital, in saying godspeed, my dear senator. in his role as president pro tem of the senate centerburg resident the entire senate at significant national events. his compatriot during those events, our speaker of the house of representatives who is joined here today by our majority leader, steny hoyer, that our speaker, you, senator byrd, almost as well as we west virginia and, they traveled together, they represent both bodies of this great country of ours

even new york city down to raleigh. and this is the fell like temperature. the last heat wave where it was 100, it was more like a dry heat. this is humid and oppressive. so try to stay cool if you possibly can. >> thanks very much. >>> and we want it to get a check of the other top stories. for that we'll head to the news desk.t to get a check of the other top stories. for that we'll head to the news desk. to get a check of the other top stories. for that we'll head to the news desk.to get a check > good morning p we'll begin in afghanistan where five american troops have been killed in bombings. the blast today were in the south where nato forces have been stepping up the fight against the taliban. this brings the death toll to 70 troop, 53 of them american. this morning we're also learning more about a decade long investigation by the pentagon involving dozens of military officials and defense contractors who allegedly bought and downloaded child pornography on government computers. many involved in the incident had top level security clearances. several

>> well, we have vigils and protests and raleighs and, you know, music events happening all over the country actually in 12 different u.s. city and all over the world in london and spain and india. we have been supported by people all over the world, which has been heartening and helpful to us. so we are actually meeting in san francisco on saturday to invite the press and to invite speakers and friends and family to make people aware of this unjust detention, and, you know, support each other through the process. >> we certainly wish the best and hope they come home soon. >> i would also suggest that everyone visit the website free the the hikers.com. >>> heim to head back to dave. >> we will all be watching the gulf of mexico over e weekend as crews try again to plug up that broken oil well. they have been trying a static kill as early as sunday. unlike previous efforts to stop the oil spill experts say this one may actually do it. the process involves pouring recommend in to the broken oil well. industry experts say even though more oil appears to be seeping from the well since th

carolina's top naacp official and 18 others were arrested for disrupting a school board meeting in raleighe elimination of a bussing policy designed to achieve racial diversity. earlier, nearly 1,000 people marched on the capitol. protesters say the end of the 50-year-old bussing program will resegregate the state's largest school district. >>> bp could get the go ahead today for a new approach to plug the oil spill for good. its so-called static kill plan involves force-feeding a cocktail of more than 200,000 gallons of mud and cement 13,000 feet down the well through two pipes in the sealing cap. the mud has a better chance of filling the well now that the cap has stopped the oil flow but the crisis has now forced bp to sell $7 billion worth of assets to another oil company. that money will help pay to clean up the damage and to reimburse gulf residents for their losses. >>> a new report indicates water shortages are a growing threat for at least 14 states. the national resources defense council says 1,000 counties could face a lack of water by the middle of the century. the shortages ar

that was either in my parents home in beckley, west virnia and raleigh county, or in my home or in youre was much more comfortable sitting down to a dinner of beans and cornbread and onions and sipping buttermilk. [applause] >> he competed only against himself to work the hardest to do the most to cash. cast the greatest number of votes. and in doing so he invited -- inspired a generation of west virginia. he has now crossed the bar. crossed the bar. he set sail on a journey to the farthest shore where his beloved erma waits for him. and i know i speak for my colleagues today, representative alan mollohan and shelley moore capital, in saying godspeed, my dear senator. in his role as president pro tem of the senate centerburg resident the entire senate at significant national events. hicompatriot during those events, our speaker of the house of representatives w is joined here today by our majority leader, steny hoyer, that our speaker, you, senator byrd, almost as well as we west virginia and, they traveled together, they represent both bodies of this great country of ours in many diffe

we have an individual who's been convicted in the courts found guilty by jurors in a reporter how raleigh form or country of laws and the law spoke and i would hope that some individuals coming in that's crating disorderly contact like happened in oakland. as long as it's people who are here and respect the law that it should be orderly. >> i think of a relatively peaceful people coming and outside the area i think it's probably a good thing. it's a this isolated place we don't have a lot of crime here i think people's awareness should be tightened. >> for a surprise it's being held here and not sure what the crew cast to do with any of this. at that it had to do with oakland in the training of the bart cops i know that part is here to but it seems like we don't have the kind of stuff going on a walnut creek it's an inappropriate place to be having a protest on either side. i hope it stays peaceful in both sides are rep. >> they've also ask the contra costa costa police to help out. >> these oscar grant shooting protesters are here of the fruit still barred stations putting the word about

this weekend in the rah -- in the "raleigh news observer," they published 20 names of men and women whogave their lives for this country. i have written over 9,000 letters to immediate and extended families of the fallen. lately, the numbers have dramatically increased. more and more of our sons and daughters in uniform are paying the ultimate price. i would like to reference this poster beside me, the picture is of a flag-draped coffin being carried off a plane. this is war. this is the reality of war. in a recent debate on the floor of the house regarding afghanistan, i made reference to conservative george will and liberal thomas friedman. both have stated in written editorials that there is nothing we can accomplish in afghanistan. in an article published in "newsweek" yesterday, richard haas shares this opinion. his article is entitled, we're not winning. it's not worth it. in my remaining time, i'd like to share some thoughts of a former general who is my personal advisor on afghanistan. these are his words, not mine. the basic mission of defeating al qaeda in afghanistan is a sha

host: rikki, raleigh, north carolina. caller: hello, ma'am.i want to thank you for trying to cover us over there in afghanistan. i served with the infantry ett, anwhich i know you covered. the cause you received, like what we suffered -- calls you receive are like what we suffered in the population. the higher command and authorities don't understand what is going on on the front lines. they give us rules that don't apply in reality. and the public doesn't care. if they would understand what to support us -- i understand and want to support us, give us jobs and support education. thank you for covering us. guest: thank you very much, sir. thank you for saying that. yes, that is an excellent point. words are great and they are necessary. if you can give a veteran of military service the job, that is fantastic. brendan o'byrne, when he came back from afghanistan -- he was an incredible soldier. the skills he had in dealing with the crisis situations of person to deal with -- it is amazing. he came back to the civilian world and he almost could n

i was absolutely amazed by everything i saw that day at the american kennel club in raleigh, north carolina. last year, i had the great opportunity to watch some of these valuable dogs being trained at lackland air force base. lackland is the center for all the training of these dogs that help our men and women in uniform. through the years i have been in congress, i've had the pleasure and honor to talk to many military dog handlers, some that go back to the vietnam war, some to desert storm and certainly many who have been in iraq and afghanistan. these dogs are so valuable because they are trained to sniff out the i.e.d.'s that kill so many and maim so many of our wonderful men and women in uniform. these dogs themselves many times are wounded and many times killed. but as i had a soldier tell me one time, yes, it break misheart, this has become my friend, this has become my buddy, but you know what? my buddy is willing to give his life for me so that i can continue to serve this nation. i bring that story forward, madam speaker, because these dogs are truly heroes. these dogs are truly