now back to jim russ with our commute. >> thanks a lot. we've had a bunch of accidents early in the going here. one overnight crash on the inbound side of the suitland parkway. that crashasee now bn cleaed up, and then- oenn-e veiostatigcotempleatd. all lanes are open there once again. onwo-6le accidents, both of those westbound. westbound after 123, two lanes get by to the left there, and t th another crash on 66 west after route 7100. th that has been moved to the shoulder and everything has been reopened. take a look now at traffic in maryland, and traffic is on pretty good shape on 270 coming out of frederick, and on the beltway so far, no delays heading west, college park to silver spring. traffic looking good heading toward the left side of your screen. alison, julie, back to you. >> jim, thank you so much. 72 degrees outside. your time is 5:43. >> and coming up on "good morning washington" -- big developments in the michael jackson death investigation. authorities have new details about a possible fatal drug dose. >> thanks a lot fo

and they want to make sure that any trade disputes don't turn into any trade wars, russ? >> mitchell: chip reid traveling with the president a guadalajara, mexico, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> mitchell: it appears the cash for clunkers program has hit another bump in the road. last week the senate gave the green light for an additional $2 billion for t.8uá now for consumers, there's bad news coming from dealers. terrell brown has more. >> it a five passenger vehicle. >> reporter: a packed car dealership in new york, one more sign that the government's new cash for clunkers program is still moving at top speed. >> if it wasn't for this program, i would probably wait longer, maybe get a used car, something like that. >> reporter: brian benstock is the general manager of paragon honda. he says he sold nearly a thousand cars in the last 30 days. >> new car business has nearly doubled. so it's been an outstanding success. >> reporter: but because of increased demand, the dealership is now running out of cars to sell, especially top-gas savers. >> have you guys sold out

back to jim russ and a look at our commute. >> thank you. traveling on the northbound side of route 212 a car fire extinguish nedow off to the side. our callers reporting the left side of the roadway tied up. route n 29 a crash near route 1 police will have to direct you through that area. the beltway in montgomery county at the legion bridge, everything running nicely. alison? pamela? back to you. >> tnk you, vim. thank you, jim. we have 74 degrees. >> still ahead right here. you've really got to see this to believe it. look who is back. a disgraced governor sum mons the soul of the king of rock & roll? the soul of the king of rock & roll? stay with us. . ♪ [ woman ] ♪ early light breaks through ♪ music and dance calling you ♪ just need that mountain grown lift ♪ ♪ before you share your gift ♪ ♪ now there's rhythm and sound ♪ making their hearts pound ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ ♪ is folgers in your cup there's no skating around the fact that my perdue perfect portions fresh chicken breasts are perfect. each piece come individually wr

russ? >> mitchell: sharyl attkisson in washington, thank you. we have an update now on south carolina governor mark sanford who disappeared for five days in june to visit his mistress in argentina. the associated press reports sanford failed to report 35 trips on private planes as required by state law. sanford's office says friends and political groups paid for those flights. the governor still faces an ethics investigation over his private use of state-owned aircraft. and the this ports note of special interest to the legions of chicago cubs fans. the tribune company sold the team today and for a record price, $845 million. the deal includes wrigley field. the new owner is the rickets family, joe rickets founded the on line brokerage ameritrade. his son tom is a life long cubs fan who met his wife in the bleachers at wrigley field. and up next on the "cbs evening news," they are fighting a war in some of the worst conditions anywhere. but the ase marines are not complaining. (announcer) claritin-d refuses to compromise on fast congestion relie

russ?ery much. >> now to the other big story of the morning. this is homecoming day for the two american journalists detained five months ago in north korea. they are being flown to california today with former president bill clinton. bill whittaker is in burbank, california with the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, russ. i'm in the hangar where the plane kaerpg the two released journalists is due to arrive shortly. this whole area secured by the secret service. the families tell us the state department was in touch with the families daily over the last 140 days and tell us the state department will be debriefing the two young women shortly after they arrive while this is all still fresh in their heads. while the two women were arrested for illegally entering north korea and hostile acts and were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, the families tell us they actually were treated well. kept in a guest house, allowed to make regular calls home. today, they're coming h

now back to jim russ. any problems on the roadways?e looking at aid map to show you northbound 95, frederickserrgisth, e was a crash a bit earlier.th that was off the road to the right. everybody was slowing down to take a look at it though. further upstream near the interchange at springfield in pretty good shape. we got no accidents to report along that stretch. and we're going into southeast d.c. and show you there's a crash at ninth and m. traffic was getti b along m street in that stretch. and now back to alison and julie. >> so man you're tired of driving out there and you want to fly. well, jet blue is offering pangs a new deal. you buy a monthly pass, and you can travel as often as you'd like. >> the $599 travel pass covers all 56 jet blue cities, including flights in and out of dulles and thurgood marshall b.w.i. you have until august 21 to buy the pass, and it covers travel for one month starting september 8 with no blackout dates. >> the idea that you can pretty much reserve it three days in advantage and go to los angeles o

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hi, russ. >> hi there.ooks good. >> this should get folded together, of course, until it's all homogeneous. this is panecotta. you see it on all the restaurant menus. could be molded. we did in a nice goblet. it's a little buttermilk and fresh berries. >> thank you very much. maggie, we know you've been taking care of the serious business up in boston, you did smis some great desserts down here. you did a great job up there. back to you in boston. >> can you believe people are already start to go arrive here at the john k. kennedy presidential library even though the motorcade isn't expected until 4:00 p.m. right now the kennedy family is huddled together at the compound in hyannis port. the kennedys are having a private mass in honor of senator kennedy. then they will depart for boston. the motorcade will arrive here in late afternoon. the senator will lie in repose for the next few days. there will be a funeral on saturday with president obama delivering the eulogy and five n or hrm presiernts honor the l

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> good evening, russ mitchell is off tonight. we begin tonight in southern california where authorities are pleading with residents of several neighborhoods to get out as dangerous wildfires threaten 12,000 homes around los angeles. 2,000 firefighters are struggling to contain those raging blazes. more than 6,000 homes have been ecuated. but some who did not heed the warnings were burned. >> reporter: jeff this is a very fast-moving fire. it has tripled in size since yesterday. take a look at that smoke over the hill. the conditions are so smoky that some fire fighting aircraft have had trouble making their drops. it's an inferno, triple-digit temperatures and drought-dry brush that goes up like kindling. >> we were just asked to tell you to leave. when we say that, we tell you to leave, you leave. because your life is in danger. it's very important that you understand that. >> as vacation cabins incinerated, authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of homes. >> there a mandatory evacuation order. obvious

russ? >> mandy clark in kabul. >>> it is reported the cia hired outside contractors for a secret program to assassinate al qaeda leaders. this morning's "new york times" reports that five years ago the cia hired operatives from blackwater usa, the private security contractor for the still classified program. one source says it was unsuccessful and those contracts were cancelled. it is now 7:10. mr. dave price is back for more on the weather this morning. >> good morning to you, russ. >>> we talked about the rain. we talked about the violent weather. how about the total rain amounts in some places in minnesota? duluth got close to 3 inches of rain, shattering a record which had been in place since 1884. we talked about where the rain is headed today. keep that in mind if you're making travel plans. we'll go out to the northwest, where you missed a record in seattle by one tick. it was 87 degrees yesterday, 11 degrees above the norm. we're going to begin to see a cooldown to the low 80s, uppe

enjoy any way. >> russ helped to brighten our morning.more about the forecast. >> i like that russ we share the same birthday if i'm not mistaken. every year i remember that. here's the deal. you guys are coming out of the woodwork with garden tips and issues and apparently in perryville, virginia scott tells me his problems are the bear and they love his sweet corn and they tear up all of the ears and you can forget about the corn crop out of his garden. a quarter acre, not bad. great to have you with us. let's get moving. i have the forecast ready to go. mostly cloudy right now. some showers are creeping in south and west along i-18. and i suspect the cloud cover will keep us cooler today an we will be packing the umbrella for use later this afternoon when we have a couple of showers and embedded thunderstorms building. there you go. instead of 90s we are looking nice in the middle to upper 80s. here's the showers creeping knot ward ever so slowly. the morning commute is not in jeopardy if you are taking 66 or the beltway but in to the

russ? >> sharrie williams, thank you very much. it is now 7:05, let's go back to l.a. and julie. >> thanks, russ. >>> in other news, the cash for clunkers program may be on life support, but it is so popular it helped push ford over the top. the automaker posted its first monthly sales increase in two years. but will the senate slam the brakes on the program later this week? cbs news transportation correspondent nancy cordes is in arlington, virginia, with the very latest. good morning, nancy. >> reporter: good morning, julie. cash for clunkers needs a cash infusion this week, or it will have to be suspended at least temporarily. the house of representatives okayed another $2 billion for funding on friday, but there's no guarantee the senate will do the same. potential customers packed into dealerships again this week en, rushing to trade in gas guzzlers for big rebates before the government could pull the plug. >> people were what's happening? we hear it's stopping. we don't know it's stop

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." >> russ mitchell is at the news desk. you, sir. >>> this afternoon, the senate expected to confirm sonia sotomayor to the u.s. supreme court. she would be the first hispanic to sit on the nation's highest court. >>> also today, the senate is expected to approve another $2 billion to keep the cash for clunkers auto rebate program going. consumers would likely have until labor day to trade in the gas guzzlers for a more fuel efficient model. it's expected to fund another 500,000 new car sales. >>> a new kind of crash test involving the low speed bump. nancy cordes tells us you could get stuck with a big repair bill. >> reporter: at 6 miles an hour, you wouldn't think that a tap to your bumper would be a big deal until you find out the cost to fix it. the insurance institute for highway safety's latest report tested the front and rear bumpers of six midsized cars and found extensive damage in low speed collisions. >> bumpers have been made weaker. they've been made smaller. and they don't have enough energy to them. >> repor

. >> good morning, charles osgood is off today, the i am russ mitchell and this is sunday morning, beginning with the gold rush of the 1840s, countless americans have traveled westward across the country in search of a better life, all under the banner california or bust. now, in our own time, it is the golden state itself that seems to be on the verge of going bust, a victim of the recession and of dreams that are coming up empty. john blackstone will report our cover story. >> amador county, california is gold rush country, a land of dreamers with a rich history of opportunity. but these days the dream is harder to hang on to. >> i think people are kind of scared because they don't know if they have a job tomorrow. >> it is true up and down california, the state that offered such promise had to pay its bill with promissory notes. >> california is broke. the government gridlock, the future bleak. >> later on sunday morning, california, the economy and the american dream. >> a summer stopping on a beautiful day is almost fans were expecting, when they went to a certain music fest central a c

first, here's russ mitchell at the news desk.d morning to you at home. >>> hurricane bill still more than 1,000 miles east of western antilles became the first hurricane of the 2009 atlantic hurricane season this morning. in the meantime, claudette has been downgraded to a tropical depression. the storm made landfall in the florida panhandle. as a tropical storm, it has produced rain but no damage. >>> important news in the healthcare finance debate. the so-called public option may be going away. president obama wants a government-run insurance plan but does not have enough congressional support for it. now he and other officials said they could accept other ways to help the uninsured. >> what's important is choice and competition. i'm convinced, at the end of the day, the plan will have both of those. but that is not the essential element. >> the most likely alternative, insurance co-ops designed to help people buy private insurance more easily. >>> in minneapolis, charges of excessive police force caught on video. it shows half

first let's check in with jim russ, tpwhuse for lisa. >> the rush more starts off quietly. we're going to start off in springfield looking at 95 northbound, heading towards the beltway, where traffic is in good shape. in maryland, we'll take a look at 270 southbound. that's in pretty good shape as you travel southbound toward the beltway. all lanes are open out of frederick through gaithersburg and germantown. and finally, out toward dulles airport, tollway and greenway combination also quiet all the way around the beltway. back to you guys. >> hey, jim, thanks. nice to see you this morning. as brian mentioned, we are bracing for one of the hottest days of the year this morning. the dangerous combination of heat and humidity as agencies around the metro springing into action. kathy brock is live with some of the agencies. >> the district is preparing by opening up cooling centers later on this afternoon. they'll be opening up at 12:00 until 6:00. you metioned earlier that this heat could make for some dangerous conditions. well, that's likely later on today. your best bet i

hello, david. >> hey, russ.g that comes to the plaza or talk about everyone who's here, but i must confess i'm a little bit biased today because the cornell university class of 2013 is here. about 100 strong, and i'm just so proud of you. it's just such a great place. so for everyone watching in the finger lakes area in ithaca, these people are coming your way. happy birthday to you as well, my dear. >>> let's take a check of the weather and see what's happening all across the country. let's go to the maps right now and take a look at bill. it is continuing, as russ mentioned at the top of the news cast, to track towards the north and the west. it is several days out. whether it makes landfall along the eastern shores remains a very big question at this point. we are expecting it to begin to track on a more northerly track. bermuda still is a major concern, but as far as u.s. landfall, it's a big question, and it's a far way out. let's take a look at the national maps now, see what's happening in the eastern gre

russ? >> hattie kauffman in los angeles.. police say he made off with a power boat and led them on a high speed chase on wednesday. look at this. ended it when the boat flew off the trailer and crashed into the side of the interstate. luckily, no one was injured. it is now 8:07. dave price is outside with another check of the weather. hello, david. >> hey, russ. was nicholi white amazing with boom boom boom, huh? how about it? you know what, the youngster's got nothing on me. are you ready? pump it up. ♪ ♪ boom boom boom ♪ boom boom boom ♪ boom boom boom ♪ boom boom boom ♪ boom boom boom ♪ ♪ >> hold this. hold this. someone. here we go. hold it. ♪ i like that boom boom pow ♪ they're jogging my style ♪ they try to copy my swagger >> take that on a friday, nicholi. bring it on. let's take a check of the weather and see what's happening all around the country, shall we? let's put up the maps right now. >>> first we're going to get serious for a moment and talk about bill. and as we take a look at its path, we're going to talk a

but first, jim russ in for lisa baden. how about summer-traffic? >> summer-like in some spots, but 270 seems to be like this regardless of the time of year. the pace starts to pick up, and it's good the rest of the way to the beltway. now we'll show thaw we've got trouble inirafginia, northbound northbound before dale city. 95 southbound at the route 1 spotsylvania interchange, this is just south of fredericburg , construction along theig rig t side as well. alison, pamela, back to you. >> jim, thank you very much. brian mentioned that the temperatures today could hit the high 90's. >> that's right. when you combine the heat and humidity, conditions could turn downright danger rusms our kathy park is live in northwest with a look at what some local agencies are doing to help people feel cool. >> it's pretty sticky and hot. well, we know that the district is preparing for this heat wave by opening up cooling centers throughout the district today starting at noon until 6:00. now, brian mentioned that it could feel like 105 degrees later on this after

back to first, out there, nicely done by indianapolis turn russ. what footwork a-- -- izturis.eat footwork around the bag. >> buck: you never know how the ball is going to bounce on this artificial surface. rights himself, stands on the bargain, and has enough arm strength off balance to throw a bullet to cabrera. boy, that's a heck of a double- play. that just as easily goes past him and it's first and third with nobody out, but he made such a good play now, mauer steps in with two down. >> jim: and here is the league's leading hitter, joe mauer, takes ball 1. he won the batting title last year. already has two batting titles in his career, and he's only 26 years old. batting at .378 on the year. let's head downstairs. >> i spoke with izturis before the game today about his fielding in his first year as the oriole, and he said he had to get to know he pitchers, and there has been the added number of rookies that has come up. said after two starts, he gets a good feel for where the needs to set up. >> buck: well, he learned his trade under tony fernandez in toronto, and he told

russ? >> hattie kauffman in las vegas.s now 8:09 on this wednesday morning. dave is right here with another check of the weather. good morning. >> good morning to you, russ. we have a busy weekend ahead potentially. on the eernl sastern seaboard, developing story. could wind up as maybe a hurricane. a high pressure system up here is going to actual tighten the pressure gradients. that means rough weather on the coastline. not a great end to august for people on the eerastern seaboar. today's sloppy weather from illinois to oklahoma. no severe weather but a little bit of rain. 1 to 3 inches and localized flooding possible. rockies to the west coast looks great. pleasant in the pacific northwest. warming up but staying dry in the deep south. scattered showers throughout the florida panhandle and western >>> this weather report sponsored by chase. introducing chase sapphire card. unlimited rewards, unbelievable experiences. >> that's a quick look at your weather. harry, back to you. >> senator ted kennedy lost his own battle

jim russ? >> want to start with jim? ok let's start with traffic.e neat, too. >> appreciate that. traving on route 28 stearling and sterling boulevard. crash gone. 95 looks decent in springfield and we'll have the weather forecast now from brian. >> outside a few showers and maybe a rumble or thunder or two. keep that pattern going for friday and ithend. typical august-like situation. >> that does it for good morning, washington this morning. more news at 7:22. s at ad? at pnc, it's doing what most benefits our customers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth. creating online banking tools for the next generation. or making a 10 year, $100 million investment in kids. it's how we've always done business. and will for a very long time to come. pnc. leading the way. what are we waiting for? zyrtec® starts to relieve... my allergies 2 hours faster... than claritin®. so we won't have to wait as long to go for our ride. 24-hour zyrtec® works fast, so i can love the air™. combines two powerful medicines for fast relief

at the russ carnahan town hall it was a power point presentation. one had honey bees. one said sunshine is a disinfectant. i can understand their frustration. >> besides the idea of talking to the audience and maybe talking down to the audience, nancy pelosi said it was un-american to come out with dissenting views. and, you know, there are people who have distanced themselves from that and they are from the white house. was that over the top? >> if you are saying it is un-american to have dissenting views it is clearly over the top. it is un-american to take a town hall format and try to shut it down. >> i don't think anybody was trying to shut it down. >> well, yes they are. sure they are, dana. we have the marching orders for these people. >> how about kathleen sebelius' conference call. organizing for america, let's roll up our shirt sleeves. let's show up in force. >> isn't the other side doing the same thing? >> no. >> yes. yes, they are. >> we are saying this is the time and location. >> fox news, here is the time and place. >> if you want to talk about who is g

louis county, kenneth gladdeny was cursed and thrown to the ground at a forum on aging featuring russ carnaghan. police arrested six people for suspicion of assault, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. even the aarp, the powerful retirees lobby is, enduring a summer of discontent. >> you're not going to the meeting then i will just continue. >> do you work for us or we work for you? >> senator claire mccaskill urged everyone to chill, my word, not hers. >> i hope everybody takes a deep breath, quits yelling, both sides. >> the senate's number two democrat claimed the insurance industry is jamming up the protests. >> they want a little clip on youtube to disrupt a town meeting and to sell the congressman running for his car. that doesn't help. >> it was in the late '60's that authorities first found themselves disrupted by mobs, guerilla theater and forms of protest developed by the anti-war left. fox news contributor juan williams is one of the foremost chroniclers of the era. >> these are tactics of the left. these are track ticks that the left created. they are the generators

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you know what i like, too, is this idea of some democrat, russ feingold along with lindsay graham aboutng a pilot test in five states. they are saying just not do anything yet. there are other ways to do it and you're right, john has a good idea with competition insurance rules crossing state lines. >> is in going to help solve it? >> competition is good but we're still going to have constipation in our system. we're not going to have much competition. the problem we have in this country we've got to separate ourselves from having our employers pay for it. this means that the consumer is not that interested in the price. we've had the price of is honoring of a family of four go up four times as quality as the rate of inflation. it costs the company about $13,000 to insure a family of four. real competition is break these companies up and buy health insurance the same way they buy car insurance. >> best way for health care is to have a truly free market. if you look at eye care, lays i can surgery, it's gone down 38% in the last ten years. more people are having it done because more peop

. >> russ has arrested eit peopleuspected of hijacking e merchantessel the arctic sea. officials sa those arresd include nationals from esnia, russia, and latvia. we ha this rert from moscow. >> according theefense ministry, the arctic sea was seized on july 24 swedish wate. t boat came alongside t ship, asking forhelp, but once on board,they threatened the crew with guns. t sp sailtowards africa with navigational equipment turned off. the journey began in finland on july 23 carrying load repted to be worth 1 million pounds on july 24, the alleged hijackers boarded the vessel. it was not heard from again until she contacted the coast guard in the english chnel. the last sighting was off the coast of france. th ship was due to arve in algeriaugust 4, but no more s heard until a russian navy vessel discovered the vessel off the coast of west africa. the russian defense ministry says not a shot was fired in the operationnd the crew of 15 sailors are alive and well here in the russn capital, there was reef the 15 sailor were in good health. there are ma questions sll unansw

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. >> russ's defense ministry says they are threateng to blow up the ship if a ransomas notaid with therctic sea. there are claims the ship may have bn carrying weapons or drugs. our bbc reporter has th. > returning russian custody. the first images of the alleged hijackers of the arctisea, bound and hooded, at the center of possible espionage and piracy. there are questions aboutheir motives. >> we wanted toake shter from the srm. we boded the ship and then got away, but for me reason, the captain did not ruel us. >> but that version of events is contradicted by these men, the ew of the arctic sea. they said wt happenedo them was real ordeal. >> they came to the bridge of the ship om two sid. thcaptain was brought out. he managed to send out a message by phone, sayinthe ship was hijacked. the captain had gun to his said, what cod he say when heasasked if it was hijacked but no. the arctic sea habeen missing. >> it hasow beenrevealed that thships had never disappeared off radar scrns and that russian vessels were shadowing her, preparing to bod. >there was no rsistance, so we d not need

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russ not sold on the idea of the so-called public option to foster competition for private health insurerse two dozen companies that pr vied health insurance enough competition. there are laws on the books to stop it. as a 60 something, i'm afraid that a public option will become the only option. amtrak, the postal service are all public options in their respective field. they are bankrupt provide poor service. unfortunately, it is rarely quite so simple. right now, you don't choose between dozens of companies. you choose whichever companies or company that your employer picks for you. as a 60 something, aren't you getting or about to get medicare the ultimate public option? that's okay. john is on your side. hundreds of car dealers are no longer participating in the cash for clunkers program because the government is failed to reimburse them for the millions of dollars in clunkers. yet the government got billions of dollars into the hands of the banks, so they could give out millions of dollars in bonuses to the very people that played a large role in getting us into this financial mess i

i mean, russ feingold spearheaded the effort to get the troops out of iraq and air talking about therogressive side of the party really wondering when are we going to get out of afghanistan? are we going to be sending more troops in? you know, that's a scary question. are we going to be there a decade, two decades? that was the quagmire of vietnam that brought down lbj. >> and would have maybe brought down jack kennedy. chris soliz, it seems he backed into this, he didn't want to fight the iraq war, this was the necessary war he said again last week. necessary or not it's just getting worse. >> you know, i think the president is trying to make a calculation, chris, that is outside of the political spectrum. in some ways it's like health care, something he clearly believes in. you go back to the beginning of the campaign and he won over the liberal left with his calls that he was consistent on iraq from the beginning essentially saying this was a dumb war. he wasn't opposed to wars but to dumb wars. this is where on a foreign policy front he looks like he wants to make his mark. it is

russ feingold spearheaded the efforts to get the troops out 6 iraq.tting out 6 afghanistan? are we going to send more troops into afghanistan? that's a scary question. are we going to be there a decade, two decades? that is -- that's what brought down lbj. that was the kwaquagmire of viem that sort of erased the vietnam policy. >> and it would have brought down jack kennedy maybe. obama said this was the necessary war. he said it again last week. necessary or not, is this getting worse? >> you know, i think the president is trying to make a calculation, chris, that is outside of the political spectrum on this. in some ways it's like healthcare. it's something he clearly believes. you go back to the beginning of the campaign. he won over a lot of the liberal left with his call that he was consistent on iraq from the beginning, essentially saying this was a dumb war. he wasn't opposed to wars. he was opposed to dumb wars. this is where on a foreign policy front he looks like he wants to make his mark. it is risky politically. there's no question about i