. >>> a family picnic at a shreveport, louisiana, park, ended in a devastating loss. while adults were setting up a barbecue, seven teens went widing in the shallow waters of the red river. one boy fell into a sink hole. the other teens and adults who rushedore tried to help. but no one could swim. >> they had one life jacket here. as you can imagine, everybody started yelling for help. nobody could swim. >> the life jacket did save one boy. but six of the teens died. it took fire officials and divers three hours to recover all the bodies. >>> the second washington lawmaker in two weeks is to face ethics charges. and now, she is vowing to fight the allegations. california democratic congresswoman maxine waters, is accused of taking improper steps on behalf of a bank in which her husband owned stock. waters said she was advocating for the minority-owned bank. and that she did not benefit. her trial could begin next month. >>> actor charlie sheen has pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife. but he will not be going to jail. in the plea deal, sheen agreed to misdemeanor as

>> dian >>> two families are shattered and the entcity shreveport, louisiana, is shaken by the drowning and cousins wading in the red river during a family picnic. one of them slipped into d but new worse non adu them could swim, either. >> i thought they was playing. i kept saying, stop playing. stop playi so, after that, they kept going, we hollered for help. the guys tried to come over to help. one guy had one of the kids. but he dropped him. he couldn't. my nephew went under about four times. but they managed to get him. i didn't see my daughter at all. >> maude warner lost her daughter and two sons. the incident underscores a terrible fact, the drowning rate for african-american children is more than three-times that of white children. >>> homeland security investigators are battling a new threat. this one from computer hackers. it's a malicious computer code. and it showed up just last month. it can seize the inner workings of power plants and factories. the so-called struxnet worm, is considered very sophisticated. and is especially frightening because so much of america's power

. >>> the families of the six teenagers who drowned in shreveport, louisiana, are now revealing details about that terrible night. the teens were siblings and cousins. all of them were wading in the red river during a family picnic. after one of them slipped into deeper water, the others tried to help. no one knew how to swim. worse than that, none of the adults with them, could swim, either. >> i thought thes plays pl i kept saying, stop playing. stop playing. after that, they would holler for help. my nephew went under about four times. but they managed to get him. and i didn't see my daughter at all. and i could see my two sons saying, help me, please. it's hard when you can't save your kids. it's hard. you can't save your kids. just drowning and you can't save them. >> maude warner lost her daughter and two sons. the incident underscores a terrible fact. the drowning rate for african-american children is more than three-times that of white children. >>> missouri voters have overwhelmingly rejected a key provision of the health care overhaul. by a margin of 3-1, they have approved th

. >> we have breaking news out of shreveport, louisiana. very familiar area along the river bank where a lot of people go to barbeque and relax, a place familiar with a bunch of young people. they're playing in the water and there's a dropoff in the river. none of these young people could swim. one kid goes over followed by another, followed by another. it's a heartbreaking story. we'll have details in just a bit. >>> also ahead this morning, consumer reports is out with a list of dietary supplements they're calling "the dirty dozen." 12 they recommend you really should avoid because of issues for your heart, your wlifr. severe potential reactions and effects. so we'll get you that list and bring you up to speed on that, as well. >> but first bp engineers cannot seem to catch a break. they were supposed to start permanently plugging the gulf oil well yesterday. but discovered a small leak. so they are hoping to try again today. cbs news correspondent don teague is in grand isle, louisiana with the latest. don, good morning. >> reporter: goo

and on i-20, from shreveport to atlanta.ding also on 90 in south dakota. >>> and if you're flying today, you can expect some airport delays in minneapolis, charlotte, atlanta and new orleans. >>> today, pest experts in new jersey will be discussing the growing problem of bedbugs, one day after a similar conference in ohio. >> for many americans, this has been the summer of the bedbug. a painful and pesingy plague that's no longer limited to the bedroom. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: overnight, bedbugs have become such a concern, several states are calling on the big guns for help. at least five states are pleading for money to get rid of the blood suckers. experts from a long list of government agencies, including the department of defense, met in columbus, ohio, to talk bedbugs. >> hopefully, we're going to see more resources devoted to various things, such as educational things. resources, perhaps, to help people who can't pay for treatment. >> reporter: ohio was so desperate, they detigsed the government to allow in-h

six teenagers drowned at a popular recreation area in shreveport. the victims were playing in an often used swimming area, the red river, on monday. the teenagers had been wading in shallow water when they stepped off of a ledge about 20 feet deep. >> the wave pushed them out there and they tried to swim back up and then they were hollering for help and started going down. >> they had one life jacket here and as you can imagine, everybody started yelling for help. nobody could swim. >> the victims were ages 13 to 18, including three brothers from one family and a sister and two brothers from another. none of the adults with them could swim either. a 14-year-old was rescued, though. >>> this morning the full senate begins debate on the nomination of elena kagan to the supreme court. she'd be the fourth female justice to sit on the nation's highest court. she served as solicitor general in the obama administration and would succeed justice john paul stevens. a vote is expected this week. >>> veteran congresswoman maxine waters says she did nothing wro

. >>> a family picnic at a shreveport, louisiana, park ended in a devastating loss. the barbecue, seven teens went wading into the shallow waters of the red river. suddenly, one boy fell into a sinkhole. the other teens and the adults who rushed to the shore tried to help. but no one could swim. >> they had one life jacket here. and as you can imagine, everybody started yelling for help. nobody could swim. >> they tried to swim him back up and they're hollering for help. and they were still going down. >> the life jacket saved one boy. but six of the teenagers died. it took fire officials and divers three hours to recover all the bodies. >>> bp hopes to attempt the first of two operations to permanently fix its ruptured gulf of mexico well today, despite a technical delay. a small leak at the site has to be fixed before the so-called static kill can proceed. despite the optimism about permanently stopping the leak, one louisiana official says the environmental damage is much greater than first thought. >> this oil i'm holding was in st. mary's point. i was out there

the real reality this summer, a story that's presented itself, especially on the heels of that shreveport really sad situation, african-american kids, none of them could swim, none of the parents could swim. the reality is especially in that community, kids have to learn to swim. but in all communities, i think in that particular community we've seen a lot of news pertaining to that. >> the younger you learn the better. that's also important. >>> coming up next, i am learning firsthand the challenges of getting around new york city. >> we're excited to see this >>> rob has been part of our world news family for about a month. viewers want to know, what is harder, the overnights or living in new york city? >> tough question. coming here from new orleans has been a great ride. but learning this city ain't easy. here's a behind the scenes look now at my transition from the big easy to the big apple. >> reporter: in my new home of new york city they say that everything is here. the question always seems to be, though, how do you get there? i don't even know where i am right now. tourists and

more on the tragic loss of life in shreveport, louisiana.where they were told that one person was drowning. but they arrived to discover the devastating truth, that six teenagers were dead. vinita nair has the story. >> reporter: what started off as a summer night barbecue for three families has ended in a terrible tragedy. seven teenagers, one girl and six boys, ages 13 to 18, went wading in the shallow waters of the red river. just ten minutes in, the bottom of the river fell from underneath them. >> they had one life jacket here. as you can imagine, they were yelling for help. nobody could swim. >> reporter: after sinking 20 feet, one of the boys, a 15-year-old, started screaming for help. two bystanders jumped in to save him. for the other six, three brothers from one family and a sister and two brothers from another, it was too late. they were in too deep. the teens' families watched along shore, as emergency crews recovered their kids' bodies. this morning, a shocked community is sending its prayers, knowing this could have been avoide

they were playing in the red river near shreveport last night when fire officials say they stepped into a drop off of water more than 20 feet. crews were able to rescue a seventh teenager. the teens range in age from 13 to 18 years old and reportedly with adults, but no one in the group could swim. >>> late last night the city council voted against placing a controversial measure on the november ballot that would have effected how the city conducts labor negotiations with its police and fire unions. the measures would have eliminated the city charter provision that allows a legal arbitrator to make the final decision when talks stall between the city and firefighter or police unions. the city council says it needs more time to study that issue. >>> in san jose city officials in the firefighters unions have agreed to return to the bargaining table tomorrow to try to find a way to bring back some of the 49 firefighters laid off over the weekend. there are hopes the city's new fire chief who just started this week will have some new ideas to bring to those negotiations. >>> time now 5:44.

shreveport, 103. when you factor in the humidity, it feels a lot steamier.have some fog to contend with. dense fog in the midwest that clears about 9:00, or 10:00 this morning. but travel conditions will be a little precarious. check in with your flight carrier before you leave. if you have to get o a >> thanks so much. this weather report was brought to you by townhouse flatbread crisps. bob? >> thank you so much. >>> and now to that tragic story out of ohio. a bear attacks and kills one of its caretakers. but this bear wasn't being kept at a zoo. it was being kept on a private residence. it turns out, there are thousands of such animals being kept at people's homes across the country. this is not the first tragic accident to result. meg oliver is here with more. a remarkable story. >> it's a dangerous situation. this morning, we've learned that in 2008, the federal government stripped the owner of that exotic farm in ohio of his license to show exotic animals. but that didn't stop him from housing 8 bears, 4 tigers, 12 wolves and a lion. it sounds alarming

i growth in shreveport, louisiana, which is the same place that johnnie cochran did. he has written a book called "the journey of justice." and if i was right when i guess it would be called, "the journey from the cotton fields of shreveport." at georgetown in the political science department one student as the house that i feel at the time being one of the few african americans have a large -- to use his phrase, in large white law firm. when i joined the firm in 1986, they had never had an african- american partner. and in the whole firm i think there might have been two african-americans. my response was, frankly, that it felt a whole lot better than my first job, which was being an african-american in my -- in the cornfields in my aunt and uncle's farm. as tradition, we would start at 7:00 a.m. in the hot morning and and when the hot sun went down. -- and ended when the hot sun went down. i think the journey starts with that job, but includes a number of other jobs. some of those opportunities are not available now. my next series of jobs was working through -- you

nbc's charles had lock is in shreveport with the details. charles, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the red river was going to be a refuge from the oppressive summer heat but the sandy banks of the river turntd out to be the scene of tragedy for three families. seven teenagers waded out into what they thought was shallow water. they were standing in knee deep water when the sand suddenly gave way. one of the teenagers fell into the water, his friends scrambled to help him. one by one they each fell into the water. not one of them could swim. there was screaming and panic, family members onshore rushed to the water's edge but that's all they could do. they couldn't swim either. there was one life preserver, onshore, but the kids were too far out for it to reach them. family members said it was like a nightmare unfolding before their eyes. five boys and one girl disappeared in the water. fire and rescue divers took three hours to find the bodies in 18 feet deep water. there was one survivor, a 14 ye 14-year-old boy picked up by a

office and looked out the window at the white house and said, homeboy, this is a long way away from shreveport. i grew up in the same place that johnnie cochran did. he had written a book. some years ago, i was on a panel at howard university for the political science department. one student asked me how i feel -- how did i feel about being one of the few african-american at a large white law firm. when i joined the firm in 1986, they had never had an african- american partner in the whole of the firm. my response was that it felt a whole lot better than my first jobs, which was being an african-american in the cotton fields at my uncle and grandparents' farm where we had a tradition to start at 7:00 in the hot morning an end when the hot sun went down. i think that the journey starts with that job, but includes a number of other jobs. some of those opportunities are not available now. my next series of jobs was working -- you may not even remember. it was a comprehensive employment training act program. those first series of jobs -- in a way, the bravest thing that i have ever done, i have no

. -- shreveport. it is in the north part of the state and never got hit by the storm.ce the power of television. what happened after the oil spill is a lot of people stopped traveling and there are many people who stopped booking conventions. on the national level because of what you saw in florida and mississippi, many people and businesses were hurt badly. we are in the process of identifying what that was. we expect at this point to have numbers next year that reflect tourism went down between 12% and 16%. that is as close as we can get now. we will not know exactly until next year. we are tracking them carefully. having said that, it is important for the country to know as president obama show this, the seafood is safe, and edible and you can have a wonderful time anywhere on the gulf coast today and you should come down and enjoy yourself. >> in general, how badly has the bp will spill affected the economy of new orleans? >> when i speak about new orleans, i want to speak carefully about the parish is better south of new orleans. the city is a coastal city. some o

he was the editor at shreveport, mobile and oklahoma city. his city was completely devastated and you will hear how he reacted to that. and we have shepard smith. all of us remember your reporting from five years ago. he was the main man at fox news and is the anchor of the signature news program each day. plus, he does "shepherd smith from a studio b." our good fortune, "studio b." was that the fed newseum -- was at a newseum museum today. before i asked your question, i would like to set this up with a video that we did with you. >> the key venture for us was to reporters and they both had bicycles at the newsroom that day. so they took their bicycles together and decided to explore the area to the north of the city near the lake. they looked down from the railroad bridge and what used to be a quiet residential street is now a river that is rushing pass them under this bridge toward downtown new orleans. in that flash of a moment, they both realize they were doomed. the water has broken through the flood walls and the oceans are rushing int

but we came back and lived in a suburb of shreveport. guest: new orleans is a beautiful, one of my favorite cities and there is some higher ground and some lower so it needs a flood control seal that works. this is something everybody needs to ask questions about because we are sort of facing it. let me leave with a final thing, which is one thing that struck me when our group went around the mississippi coast. we stopped at the campus of the mississippi, the three old academic buildings there are still shells. on the lawn stands a 500-yard line -- 500-year-old live oak tree. that tree, since columbus, has been standing there. it was built to adapt to the environment and to bend, not break. we need to draw lessons from that live oak. host: this is stephen flynn's book, "tedge of disaster." this is the report out and this being released today. if people want to read this for themselves. guest: it is on the website. center for national policy all one word, dorg. host: our weekend programming will have fifth anniversary katrina programming.

host: shreveport, louisiana, william, republican line. caller: i just have a lot of concerns about solar. one is the fact that when you put them on residential applications -- in louisiana there is an incentive, 30% that the state of louisiana gives, but long term, i see the maintenance problems -- $2,500 to 35 fighter dollar parts, and every time -- $2500 to $3500 parts, and every time you have to replace that. the other thing i find interesting is that a school of engineering did a study and they said that the amount of power generated from a solar panel system over the lifetime does not equal the amount of power it took to manufacture the product. there are hidden costs that i am afraid we -- and i am afraid we are throwing money -- there is an application for solar, but $20,000 for an application could be used more towards improving efficiencies in the home and air-conditioning to lower electric bills and things like be long-here it would term savings for the consumer and electricity -- host: all right, william, we got the point. mr.

he was the editor at shreveport, mobile and oklahoma city.his city was completely devastated and you will hear how he reacted to that. and we have shepard smith. all of us remember your reporting from five years ago. he was the main man at fox news and is the anchor of the signature news program each day. plus, he does "shepherd smith from a studio b." our good fortune, "studio b." was that the fed newseum -- was at a newseum museum today. before i asked your question, i would like to set this up with a video that we did with you. >> the key venture for us was to reporters and they both had bicycles at the newsroom that day. so they took their bicycles together and decided to explore the area to the north of the city near the lake. they looked down from the railroad bridge and what used to be a quiet residential street is now a river that is rushing pass them under this bridge toward downtown new orleans. in that flash of a moment, they both realize they were doomed. the water has broken through the flood walls and the oceans are rushing into

shreveport, new york, democratic line. caller: thank you for c-span. my comment is that the young man needs to stop lying to the american people about how we are going to bounce back. when i go into the stores or my children go into the stores to shop, everything that we pick up, everything that we buy is made in china. the only way america is going to come out of the dilemma that they are in is to start manufacturing and putting their people back to work. host: do you buy those products? caller: well, i try not to. i'm looking for what is to be made in america. host: even if it is more expensive? caller: yes, even if it is more expense sieve, because you will -- expensive because you have to learn to budget your money. as long as america is producing and manufacturing our economy will stay number one of the but if we don't manufacture goods, we will become a third world country and that will happen in the next five years. we don't have to war with china. we don't have to go to war with japan. they are going to destroy us economically. we are seeing it

host: shreveport, louisiana, william, republican line. caller: i just have a lot of concerns about solar. one is the fact that when you put them on residential applications -- in louisiana there is an incentive, 30% that the state of louisiana gives, but long term, i see the maintenance problems -- $2,500 to 35 fighter dollar parts, and every time -- $2500 to $3500 parts, and every time you have to replace that. the other thing i find interesting is that a school of engineering did a study and they said that the amount of power generated from a solar panel system over the lifetime does not equal the amount of power it took to manufacture the product. there are hidden costs that i am afraid we -- and i am afraid we are throwing money -- there is an application for solar, but $20,000 for an application could be used more towards improving efficiencies in the home and air-conditioning to lower electric bills and things like be long-here it would term savings for the consumer and electricity -- host: all right, william, we got the point. mr.

jackson, shreveport, oklahoma city on into norfolk. make sure you drink plenty of fluids.alcoholic fluids. unlike this young lady. what's your name? >> maurice. >> and how old are you today? >> 87. >> all right. >>> a look at san jose, cool temperatures, 57 degrees. san francisco, misty skies. 54 degrees. look at this. effects of the ocean air conditioning on overdrive now 73 degrees. san jose, 50s for san francisco. mid 60s oakland this pattern that we have been in off and on through the summer will continue through the weekend. lots of clouds along the coast. temperatures inland trying to warm up a bit. probably not until the middle part of next week. and don't forget you can check your weather any time of the day or night on weather channel on cable, or weather.com online. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. >>> up next, searching for a new home? how to spot the difference between a diamond in the rough, and a real money pit. that rht afterhi >>> back at 7:47, and this morning on "today's real estate" is it a money pit or a hidden gem? many potential homeowners

he was the editor at shreveport, mobile and oklahoma city.evastated and you will hear how he reacted to that. and we have shepard smith. all of us remember your reporting from five years ago. he was the main man at fox news and is the anchor of the signature news program each day. plus, he does "shepherd smith from a studio b." our good fortune, "studio b." was that the fed newseum -- was at a newseum museum today. before i asked your question, i would like to set this up with a video that we did with you. >> the key venture for us was to reporters and they both had bicycles at the newsroom that day. so they took their bicycles together and decided to explore the area to the north of the city near the lake. they looked down from the railroad bridge and what used to be a quiet residential street is now a river that is rushing pass them under this bridge toward downtown new orleans. in that flash of a moment, they both realize they were doomed. the water has broken through the flood walls and the oceans are rushing into the city. >> five years

host: shreveport, louisiana, william, republican line. caller: i just have a lot of concerns about solar. one is the fact that when you put them on residential applications -- in louisiana the is an incentive, 30% that the state of louisiana gives, but long term, i see the maintenance problems -- $2,500 to 35 fighter dollar parts, and every time -- $2500 to $3500 parts, and every time you have to replace that. the other thing i find interesting is that a school of engineering did a study and they said that the amount of power generated from a solar panel system over the lifetime does not equal the amount of power it took to manufacture the product. there are hidden costs that i am afraid we -- and i am afraid we are throwing money -- there is an application for solar, but $20,000 for an application could be used more towards improving efficiencies in the home and air-conditioning to lower electric bills and things like be long-here it would term savings for the consumer and electricity -- host: all right, william, we got the point. mr. ro