the case centered on whether or not the the corporation the southern pacific railroad owed santa clara money six years worth of unpaid property taxes again it just all really monday and stuff ultimately the court let stand a lower california court decision because they said it was the state of california is issue not a federal issue case closed not a constitutional debate you can read online in the web's the supreme court itself nothing in there about corporations being able to elect governors but here's where everything went a little crazy. as one of the six defenses in the case the southern pacific railroad made an unusual argument they tried to argue that personhood rights under the fourteenth amendment passed just twenty years earlier after the civil war to grant slaves full citizenship and equal protection under the law that those rights should also apply to corporations why because corporations had always been called artificial persons under the law while humans had always been called natural persons and the fourteenth amendment only says to any person so the railroad said that t

in this case chief justice wait explicitly told the lawyers for the southern pacific railroad that his court would not rule on the issue of corporate personhood and they ought to move on with their arguments but a year later the chief justice was mortally ill with congestive heart failure after the case was decided and the case as i said was not it did not decide the corporations have rights as persons and the court reporter j.c. bancroft davis was a very wealthy and powerful man some of the former governor of massachusetts former president of the new newburgh and new york railroad and apparently good buddies with all the other railroad billionaires keep in mind at that time these guys were the bill gates's of their day they were literally the richest men in the world. now one of the things that supreme court reporters do in addition to chronicle in the case is to write a cliff notes version of the case this short summary has no legal standing whatsoever it's just there to make it easier for lawyers to find in the future when they're looking for a case it's called a head note but bizar

building of the first part of the century, such as the shell or rest building for maps and the southern pacific. i think maybe the cross for construction is expensive and one of the reasons why we see some much glass, because it is much quicker to build and probably cheaper. i hope we can still maintain quality even with that. a very interesting article that raises some good points. i cacommissioner moore: i can let go. >> if there are no further comments, if we could go back to continuance. the item we are concerned about is item two. two commissioners have to be recused. that would render the commission without a quorum. the commission that cannot take action without a quorum. there is a solution. because the president has the authority to direct that something be calendared or moved, with the refusal, the president should direct eye of the move to which every day. the proposed date is for september 6. let's take the action. we will take action to recuse commissioner steve vugaya and w. the motion was made by commissioner moore. on a motion to recuse -- [calling roll] thank you. mr. president

. >> this is the southern pacific railroad trestle and this is communication so. >> of the d.a.'s office is bringing gate enhancement charges to a crew whose trademark is all over town. >> i think it will help a lot. if you're looking at a slap on a wrist and a fine and now, six-eight months in jail and probation and if you violate probation prison, i think that will make people think twice. >> critics say it is a bit harsh for a nonviolent offenses if the desk sergeant says many attackers are associated with gangs and the the two go hand in hand. fifth fifth >>pam: new tonight at 8:00 p.m. , and armed robbery caught on camera in san pablo on monday night. police say the suspect got away with about two trawlers in cash. they say he fled on foot before police arrived. pleasanton police are searching for a man they say sexually assaulted a woman while impersonating an officer. this is a sketch of the suspect. the woman was pulled over by who she thought was a police officer at the intersection of valley and burn all evidence. this happened earlier this month. the suspect or the vic

is all part of that tropical moisture train that is moving up from the gulf of california and southern pacificwrapping around this low. so as we go into tonight late we have a chance outside chance for dry lightning storms in the higher train of the area. the concerns with that would be the fire concerns. the moisture is here now. most of the activity is on the west. some of this moisture breaking off potentially could bring us thunder storm in the area. we're watching it closely. you can see all the activity and moisture coming up. not supposed to be here. when it gets this far north becomes unstable. i had an univer identified report of lightning storm. a viewer called in. as we look at tomorrow morning. we're going to see scattered showers and thunder showers. as long as they are in the area we have to be concerned. rosemary early tomorrow morning. right now we look like we're going to be okay. it's something you have to think about. so as we move through your forecast tomorrow, 82. going to be a nice day. going to be humid and feel humid out there. like san diego or areas south because of

today, over the pacific ocean, southern california is where this is happening.e's going to be a test of an experimental aircraft called the x51a wave rider. if all goes as planned it will accelerate to 3600 miles per hour. the speed could get you from l.a. to new york city in about46 minutes. don't book tickets yet. right now, it is still an unmanned craft. they have to work out the details. >> than would be incredible. >>> stay with us this morning. it was not a child's play a mother and son rip-off toys r us. >> they have been doing it for decades. we will tell you how they werecaught and how much money police pulled in when they made the arrest. >> this is going to give you the hebbie-jebbies for you. check it out. this guy won for the record books. it's gross but we have details on one big snake. >> that's one nice looking pair of boots right there. actually 2 or 3. >> reporter: good morning. topping america's money, americans are charging more credit card debt is up 6% from just a year ago to an average of almost 5,000 dollars per borrower. the rate of seri

we can't not engage in africa, south america or the southern pacific with europe.nd do training to exercises do the things that you do to prevent something from happening or to make sure that you know the people that you're dealing with. i mean, for a lot of people around the world, the only american they ever sea are sailors or marines. c-span: why do we want 25,000 sailors or maroons in australia? >> we don't. it's 2500. c-span: somebody -- only 2500? >> it's a rotation force. sphwhran for how long? >> when you say rotational force, they're not going to be based there. we're not going build a big base in australia. we're going to marines will come in, do training, do exercises with the australians, with allies, and then get back on their chip ships and go throughout the pacific doing train andth. we get a ask for humanitarian systems or disaster relief about every three weeks. somewhere in the world, and our navy and marines in the first responders to that in almost every case. but these marines, as i said, are we're not going move 2500 marines, their families, e

realized the larger ambitions of the south pacific offenses, they realized that their base that revolves would be suicide threatened by u.s. position in the southern solomons. and through august, september, october and november the japanese eventually, their main base in the pacific, through a series of hammer blows on our foothold in the southern solomons that produced seven major naval battles, five of them were midnight surface slugfests fought between destroyers, cruisers and battleships often, talking eight-inch main batteries engaging in .50 caliber machine gun range. horrific affairs in heavy casualties on both sides. plus two for the battle of midway style carrier engagements fought in the waters around guadalcanal. the campaign lasted six months, and by the end of it, and those seven naval battles nearly 5000 u.s. sailors were killed, approximate number, about the same number of japanese as well. those 5000 killed in action with returns the number of men who died in the fighting on the item itself. so it comes to the question of, especially to know something about the pacific war, come to the question of why didn't i know that. and i thin

pacific. this one is a large typhoon. southern china, taiwan, into no the northern parts of the philippines.ustained winds at 126 kilometers an hour, gusts at 180. the system is inching ever closer to taiwan where it is expected to make landfall on thursday. but it is moving very slowly. which means the effects of the storm have the been ongoing in pretty much the same area. you will remember that we were reporting on flooding in the northern philippines from this system. well, there has also been flooding now in taiwan if i want to show you some of the video coming out of northeastern taiwan. already. we have been having reports of 880 millimeters of rain roar red since monday on northeastern portions of the island. resulted in flooding, landslides. mudslides. several cars trapped in the water. now officials say fearly 50,000 soldiers are on stand by to meet any disaster relief necessities. to be honest, i think they're going to be called the in. bah the si because the situation is likely to worsen before it get beltett. continuing its track north. in terms of the rainfall. you can expect a

. >>> two powerful storms in the west pacific are affecting people in taiwan and southern japan. rachel ferguson gives us the latest in her world weather forecast. >> we're starting to see those affect in the sakeshima islands and also in eastern taiwan. let me give you the latest statistics on tanbin. it is just about stationary now, which could cause a little bit of an issue in terms of the prolonged stormy conditions for these areas. we were expecting landfall in taiwan, today, thursday, it doesn't look like it's going to happen now until friday, and the winds are at 126 kilometers an hour, with gusts at 180 kilometers an hour so that means as well as structural damage, very rough seas, waves up to about seven meters, and then we have the rainfall to contend with as well which for a stationary system it could continue for an extended period of time in the same place, upping the threat of landslides. in the next 24 hours you could see 250 millimeters of rain from this system and behind it we have another powerful system pretty much coming in the same direction. this one is typh

southern plains. the southwest even the pacific northwest getting in on the bag heat.in the cascades. cooler weather, relatively speaking, still upper 80s and warm for chicago and minneapolis, but that will be changing. on thursday, you're see that next front moving in, bringing another chance for storms. we'll have that threat extend all the way down to the gulf coast, florida. chance for storms also in maine where temperatures will cool off on thursday. 78, that's going to be it. down to 81 in chicago. minneapolis, upper 80s. looking at lower 70s for the day time high. still hot in texas. now seattle 90 degrees on thursday. keep in mind, people west the cascades do not have air conditioning. so that 90 will be felt in the pacific northwest. storms moving to the east with the cold front on friday. chance for storms from parts of even new england all the way down to even parts of texas. chance for storms again on the weekend for the southeast. into parts of the northeast. again that threat for storms around the gulf coast, a little bit of activity around the great lake

it's going to be hot from the pacific northwest into the southern california area.he country. oppressively humid in the southeast. sunday sunday more strong storms from new england, the northeast, into the mid mississippi river valley. the heat continues out west sizzling in the plains. a beautiful day in the upper midwest. that's what's going on arournd >> another hot and humid day. expecting high temperatures between 92 and 96. >>> that is the latest weather. a moment of silence for one of our monitors that went over in the wind gust. >> good-bye, monitor. >> good-bye. we miss you. >> you did us proud. >> you did. >> it's also on sale right now for --. only 99 pounds. >> all right. >>> coming up next, with the olympic competition behind him what is next for ryan lochte? he'll tell us, right after this. . pronamel iso-active is a toothpaste in a can. it starts off as a gel... transforms into a foam and actually surrounds your teeth. it gets into all those nooks and crannies. dentists recommend pronamel. pronamel iso-active re-hardens the enamel that's been softened

coast, more rain in the upper mississippi river valley, beautiful day in the pacific northwest, sunshine continues in southern california and >> good morning. there is a 20% chance for a thunderstorm. best chance for rain will be south of town. and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. the disappointing finish in the 100 meter hurdles for lolo jones. she was very emotional after finishing fourth place four years after she clipped the ninth hurdles during the finals in beijing. we talked to her earlier this morning. i began by asking her how she was feeling about this olympic experience. >> i'm okay. i think it's disappointing in one extreme as in i didn't get the medal. but in another extreme, a year ago i was having spinal cord surgery. if i look at that, look at all the things you've been through, spinal cord surgery, two hamstring injuries and you fought through all that, you know. i keep trying to focus on that and not the negativity i received from the other one. >> you made it here. i know last night you tweeted about dealing with a broken heart. is that how it feels? >> definitely. i was crushed a

the air force tested the boeing designed x 51 wave rider over the pacific ocean yesterday off the southern california coast near point magoo. officials say the experimental aircraft suffered a control failure and was lost at sea before it could reach matc mac. you are looking at video when it reached mach 5. a similar test last year failed as well. it is intended to allow the pentagon to deliver missile strikes around the globe within just minutes. >>> starting today nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants who came to the united states as children can apply for the right to stay and work in this country. there were long lines like these from illinois to texas to california as thousands waited for hours today at workshops to learn how to apply for the program. and it was a similar scene in the bay area as you might expect. abc 7 news reporter mark matthews has that story. >> reporter: in los angeles, people lined up waiting to file their paperwork and the $465 fee. a similar scene in chicago and across the country as people between the ages of 15 and 30 were eager to grab of chance of gett

southern mexico now. starting to work its way in towards the pacific ocean. while it's doing that, it's grabbing moisture here and dumping it along the west coast. so potentially could be seeing some flooding along the western mountains. not to mention it's still grabbing moisture out of the east and bringing it there. it's now a tropical depression. continuing to weaken as it pushes off there toward the west. as far as the north here, though, we have a low pressure area moving through the northern rockies. this could be producing some dry lightning. potentially could cause some wildfires there. in towards the east, a cold front continuing to push off toward the east. this has produced golf ball-sized hail. additional severe weather could be possible with that as it continues to rush toward the east. behind it, high pressure is setting in. bringing much fairer weather. cooler temperatures as well. toronto all the way up to 23 here on your friday. 23 as well in chicago. look at phoenix, though. 44 for your high. definitely a heatstroke is going to be very high

southern mexico now. starting to work its way in towards the pacific ocean. while it's doing that, it's grabbing moisture here and dumping it along the west coast. so potentially could be seeing some flooding along the western mountains. not to mention it's still grabbing moisture out of the east and bringing it there. it's now a tropical depression. continuing to weaken as it pushes off there toward the west. as far as the north here, though, we have a low pressure area moving through the northern rockies. this could be produce something dry lightning. potentially could cause some wildfires there. in towards the east, a cold front continuing to push off toward the east. this has produced golf ball-sized hail. additional severe weather could be possible with that as it continues to rush toward the east. behind it, high pressure is setting in. bringing much fair weather. cooler temperatures as well. toronto all the way up to 23 here on your friday. 23 as well in chicago. look at phoenix, though. 44 for your high. definitely a streetstro heatstr is going to be

pacific northwest today. look for a warm, toasty conditions in the southwest. dry conditions in southernon into tomorrow, that risk of strong storms and tornadoes makes its way into the lower mississippi river valley as isaac moves up and into the country. look for sunny and warm conditions through the great lakes, into the northeast. clouds and showers move into the pacific northwest, sizzling weather from the plains all the way into the southwest and southern california. that's what going on around th >> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thanks. how to glow like j. lo and other hollywood beauties. coming up some makeup secrets right after this. [ male announcer ] sponges take your mark. [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cleaning ingredients of one drop of the leading non-concentrated brand... to clean 2x more greasy dishes. dawn does more. so it's not a chore. for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single miles can't join his friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in

gorgeous day out west from the pacific northwest into southern california. >> good morning.e would be this afternoon. >>> that's your latest weather. don't forget, anytime you need weather information, go to weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >>> two members of the u.s. men's gymnastics team will compete for the individual all-around title tonight. john orozco and danell leyva. on the floor with danell will be his personal coach and stepdad. our special correspondent ryan seacrest spent time at home with them in miami. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. this is a relationship that really exceeds definition. danell calls yin his dad and whether they're in competition or hanging out at dinner, these guys are incredibly close and a whole ton of fun. >> this one's the fourth one. that one's ground beef. this one's my favorite, personally. there's another one coming out. >> is this the famous tow snell. >> that is, indeed, the famous towel. >> let's see. >> put the blinders on. >> he's stealing my thunder. >> what's new? >> exactly. what's new? >> let's

gorgeous day out west from the pacific northwest into southern california. >>> he can tell all the wayth a live look over san francisco. not a whole lot of cloud cover left over. still, though, expecting temperatures in the 70s, low 70s in the city by the bay. today this is san jose. you can see we have a fair amount of cloud cover. it's over the santa clara valley and that will be the case probably until 10:00, not much longer. 88 degrees in los gatos today, 74 in santa cruz, and temperatures stay hot tomorrow. that's your latest weather. don't forget, anytime you need weather information, go to weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >>> two members of the u.s. men's gymnastics team will compete for the individual all-around title tonight. john orozco and danell leyva. on the floor with danell will be his personal coach and stepdad. our special correspondent ryan seacrest spent time at home with them in miami. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. this is a relationship that really exceeds definition. danell calls yin his dad and whether they're in competition or ha

pacific right now. saola has been influencing an area through taiwan, the northern philippines as well as southern okinawa over several days. remember earlier in the week it brought devastating flooding to the northern philippines. we also have some video showing you what has been happening in southern okinawa. this is islands, ishigaki islands, 280 millimeters of rain, and gusts over 160 kilometers an hour. although the rain has eased. there will be, a few showers persisting into tomorrow. the main thing is going to be the waves which could top 11 meters today and remain high into tomorrow. but let's pull back and see what is happening in taiwan. that's where the heaviest s of the rain has been falling. since monday, northern and central portions of taiwan received over a meter and a half of rain. in fact, it's more like, 1700 millimeters in three days. as you can see the system is moving very slowly at the moment. it was stationary before. that means the rain comes down in the same place. we could see another 5 to 700 millimeters of rain coming down in the same place ove the next 24 hours. so, we are re

southern florida thanks to isaac. heat continues, texas, southwest, afternoon showers in the pacific northwest.rthern mississippi river >> increasing clouds on this friday. high temperatures a little warmer today. the wind will be east 5 miles per hour >> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks, al. coming up next, fact or fiction when it comes to the truths we've told our kids coming up right after this. i'm home! [ baby crying ] everything's fine. [ male announcer ] of all the things that happen on your wooden surfaces, disinfecting has to be one of them. clorox disinfecting wipes. gentle on wood. hard on germs. the freshenator. the buddy system. the do si go. the two-handed tango. el cleaño. [ female announcer ] nothing leaves you feeling cleaner and fresher than the cottonelle care routine. try it. then name it. >>> this morning on "today's" mom, mommy myths as parents tell a few little white lies here and there. is there any truth like sitting too close to the tv will cause you to become cross eyed. good morning. good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> this is near and dear to a lo

pacific northwest. sizzling from southern california and hot into the midwest and on into the gulf coast, oppressively humidund 80 degrees in the metro area and heat and humidity for today, tomorrow, saturday and sunday. only a slight chance of an isolated storm today, tomorrow and saturday but a greater chance on sunday afternoon and evening and monday. after that lower humidity begins to return and tuesday, wednesday, highs in the upper 80s with sunshine and morning lows in the 60s. that is your seven-day outlook. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. still ahead, much more from london and olympic park, including a visit with lala anthony, not only an athlete but here to support her husband carmelo anthony. ho w do es it feel to try smooth, wdelicious hershey's chocolate with 30% less fat? a smooth delicious cause for celebration. new hershey's simple pleasures chocolate. 30% less fat, 100% delicious. [ music plays ] it's creamy, nonfat, and it turns the next person you see into john stamos for five seconds. honey! i think i'm getting burned! heh! eat. ♪ tastes pretty good, huh? ♪ best yogurt e

and sizzling from texinous to the northern plains and gorgeous day out west from the pacific northwest into southern neck of the woods. >> headed into loudoun county, we have light showers showing back up here on radar and a chance of 60% chance for more rain later today. martinsburg to middleway and headed towards leesburg, there's your showers currently. 89 degrees your high temperature later today and 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. any of those storms could bring heavy rain, downpours and low visibi >>> that's your latest weather. don't forget, anytime you need weather information, go to weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >>> two members of the u.s. men's gymnastics team will compete for the individual all-around title tonight. john orozco and danell leyva. on the floor with danell will be his personal coach and stepdad. our special correspondent ryan seacrest spent time at home with them in miami. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. this is a relationship that really exceeds definition. danell calls yin his dad and whether they're in competition or hanging out

in the pacific northwest seattle and portland or under excessive heat warnings and they joined areas like phoenix into southernhe morning. and watch this cold front, look at the thunderstorms that blow up a long it into the huge canadian high comes in. that's one of the cold once it makes friday saturday and sunday school. the front goes through about 3:00 in the afternoon intern's winds northwest then we have unseasonably cool air. for a look at the rains that may come down with saffron on thursday and of course we are dry. we can use any rain we can get. enjoy the warm weather tomorrow. if you don't like snakes you were going to hate this next story, the largest-ever found in the florida everglades measure 17 and a half feet long and is about 1 ft. wide, it weighs 164 lbs. inside a record-breaking 87 eggs, scientists will study the carcass and learn more about the snakes reproductive abilities. coming up, the white sox find themselves at the right place at the right time, they tried to even up their series with the blue jays and with brian urlacher sidelined with knee surgery will tug you what that means for

southern oklahoma. otherwise as we head westbound, isolated storms across parts of the pacific northwest, through california and the four corners region. we could use the rain out here. it's very typical of this time of year to see that moisture across this part of the country. like i mentioned, we're seeing hot temperatures and as we head into tomorrow, it's not going to be as bad as the last couple of days like seattle, you're fine lea back down into the 70s. take a look at interior parts of the west, 90 for great falls and montana. 96 in boise. triple digits for las vegas and phoenix. otherwise, bismarck, more pleasant, 79 degrees for your high temperature. of course, it is that time of year where tropics get active. category 2 hurricane gordon that is not going to be a threat to the lower 48 for us. we do have also helene that's been downgraded to just a tropical depression. that weakened. no impact either to the u.s. we are watching an area of low pressure further off toward the east. open atlantic. that system is expected to eventually become the storm named isaac. we'll keep a close watch on that ove

southern japan, none of her relatives were atomic bomb victims. why is she here? >> translator: it's because of this. >> reporter: it's a novel about a suicide squad during the pacific war. the book sparked an interest that left her wanting to know more. she traveled around her home prefecture to learn about the war. she took pictures of kamikaze bases and visited peace memorials. she also happened to watch a tv news report about the project in hiroshima. >> translator: i thought it was really sad that the memories of the atomic bomb are starting to fade. just as i was thinking about what i could do to help, i learned about this program. >> reporter: the training will take three years to complete. she will learn about the atomic bombing and listen to survivors. these are first hand accounts of august 6th, 1945. they give her a new and personal perspective. on this day the speaker was 17 when the bomb struck. she gave birth to a son three years after the bomb was dropped. he died less than three weeks later. >> translator: it was 18 days after he was born. he had been breast-feeding happily. but then suddenly he stopped. his mouth became stiff and his eyes became vac

about 15 seconds into its test flight off southern california, it couldn't maintain control and dived into the pacific ocean. >>> according to the boston globe, the federal aviation administration says wind turbines off cape cod will not pose a hazard to the planes. it's the last hurdle to build the nation's first off shore wind farm. >>> the seattle times says mariners pitcher felix hernandez was perfect when wednesday. he pitched the third perfect game in the majors this season. the most ever in one year. hernandez struck out 12 batters and allowed no base runners, leaving tampa bay 1-0. >> this national weather report sponsored by walmart. save money. live better. >>> the little guy versus big insurance. we'll take you inside a growing customer campaign against one insurance giant. we'll show you what has so many so angry. >>> and one lucky person in michigan holds a $337 million powerball ticket. for the people who drew those winning numbers, it was just another night at work. >> this is the first shot and for many people it's live. this is when you get to see approximate your $2 just paid off rea

if american foreign policy starts focusing on latin america instead of pacific, we will create wealth in our southernhemisphere. let's just take an example. today we have 240,000 el salvadorans in our community in microloans for these salvadorans, hard working folks to be able to go back to their country, $3 billion is a huge amount of money, so they all pool their resources together, they go back to el salvador, open up a chipotle, a mcdonald's franchise, now what we have done is we have allowed a group to go back voluntarily, absolutely voluntarily, but then we have created jobs for the african-american community. one -- >> here. >> here in our country. one of the biggest unjust happenings in my opinion is that both political parties have abandoned the african- americans. >> you say that is because the young african-american community, those are the people who frequently lose jobs to these illegal immigrants. >> absolutely. absolutely. today in ward 8 in washington, d.c., we have 33% unemployment. in baltimore, 44% of african- american teens are unemployed! 44%! when today, 1.7 million more young p

southern california. if you're watching us on knse 7, san diego, california. from farms to battle fields. see how horses have helped shape human history. high ho silver. that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. who is america's highest paid celebrity? forbes is out with a new list. it is oprah winfrey who earned $165 million from may of last year to may 2012. this is despite winfrey's much publicized tv network problems. her syndicated shows plus her magazine and satellite radio station earned her the top spot. >> sin did i case, big thumbs up. >> way to go. >> cable network. >> keep your mouth shut, bill. >> down. >>> tmz reporting lindsay lohan is now formally a suspect in a theft of $100,000 worth of watches and sunglasses. >> she didn't do it. i don't know why you're doing the story. >> because the police think otherwise. despite the fact the owner of the hollywood hills home where the theft allegedly took place has suddenly recanted his story and told authorities nothing was stolen. police aren't closing the investigation despite trying over and over again because they ha

pacific northwest today. look for a warm, toasty conditions in the southwest. dry conditions in southernions through the great lakes, into the northeast. clouds and showers move into the pacific northwest, sizzling weather from the plains all the way into the southwest and southern california. that >>> we're looking good in our neck of the woods. you really can't beat the temperatures we're expecting for a late august afternoon. temperatures today will be in the 70s and 80s in the south bay, that crystal-cheer shot from san bruno shows you we have a gorgeous day, lots of sunshine shaping up in san francisco. 68 degrees today, 81 in redwood city and 73 degrees down in santa cruz. we head throughout the next couple days, temperatures climb just a touch and then we are going to see temperatures really drop. 92 degrees thursday to 79 friday. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thanks. how to glow like j. lo and other hollywood beauties. coming up some makeup secrets right after this. [ male announcer ] sponges take your mark. [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has tw

and more rain in the upper mississippi river valley and beautiful day in the pacific northwest and sunshine continues in southernry, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. in the morning steaminess, we have a couple showers showing up on storm 4 radar north and south of washington. those are slowly drifting east and later today, could get some more of that and maybe thunder and lightning during the afternoon and highs reaching the low 90s. otherwise partly sunny and more of the same on thursday and then friday, more widespread showers and some thunderstorms. in fact, the afternoon storms on friday might be severe. lower humidity and cooler weather moving frin the weekend. and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. the disappointing finish in the 100 meter hurdles for lolo jones. she was very emotional after finishing fourth place four years after she clipped the ninth hurdles during the finals in beijing. we talked to her earlier this morning. i began by asking her how she was feeling about this olympic experience. >> i'm okay. i think it's disappointing in one extreme as in i di

clouds and showers move into the pacific northwest and sizzling weather from the plains all the way from the southwest and southernid and muggy and mild conditions in the upper 70s near 80 and we are clearing out from west to east and still getting a a few sprinkles now in southern maryland, charles county and further west into stafford and as the day progresses, those will continue to move east with increasing sunshine and lower humidity moving in this afternoon, highs in the 80s and low humidity around >> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thanks. how to glow like j. lo and other hollywood beauties. coming up some makeup secrets right after this. [ male announcer ] sponges take your mark. [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cleaning ingredients of one drop of the leading non-concentrated brand... to clean 2x more greasy dishes. dawn does more. so it's not a chore. for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single miles can't join his friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh,

gorgeous day in the pacific northwest, temperatures upper 70s, low 80s, mid-80s in southern californiahe southeastern atlantic states on into the eastern gulf coast. look for sunny, mild weather in >> good morning. we have a 20% chance for a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. weather. savannah. >> all right, al. thanks. now let's say hello to the world's greatest all around female athlete. grit britain's jessica ennis won gold in the women's decathlon. good morning to you. i guess you're getting used to crowds cheering everywhere you go. >> i'm still getting used to it. it's great here in the olympic park. we have so much support. >> you didn't just win, you killed it. you blew away the competition. this is a grueling two-day event. how did you feel doing this in front of the home crowd. >> it's the greatest feeling in the world. it was amazing. to do it here at home in london and have the support we've had and the buildup, it was really special. >> your coach said it might be the crowd's medal as much as yours. you might disagree with that. >> definitely the crowd helped me so muc

gorgeous day in the pacific northwest, temperatures upper 70s, low 80s, mid-80s in southern californiaoutheastern atlantic states on into the eastern gulf coast. look for sunny, mild >>> 8:34. already clear over sunol this morning. we still have some low clouds hugging the coastline. that will be the case until about 10:00, but only an hour and a half longer. then we start to soar. temperatures today will be in the upper 60s in san francisco, 69 degrees there, 78 in oakland, and 78 degrees in santa cruz. as we head throughout tomorrow, temperatures climb by about 5 to 10 degrees, triple digits on the way as we head through thursday. we'll stay just about as hot on friday and saturday. weather. savannah. >> all right, al. thanks. now let's say hello to the world's greatest all around female athlete. grit britain's jessica ennis won gold in the women's decathlon. good morning to you. i guess you're getting used to crowds cheering everywhere you go. >> i'm still getting used to it. it's great here in the olympic park. we have so much support. >> you didn't just win, you killed it. you ble

pacific northwest. sunny and hot through the southern tier states and more heavy rain moves up into the mid mississippi down on into florida. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> gorgeous summer morning here. good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. right now 73 at reagan national and still in the 60s, many of the rural areas to 50s out of the mountains and later today into the 80s and lots of sun with low humidity and light wind and more of the same on friday, still not very humid but getting hotter and more humid over the weekend and increasing clouds saturday and then the remnants of isaac may move through our >> isaac is still out there causing a lot of problems. you need to get updates, check out the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. let's head to uncle willy scott with those birthdays. uncle willy. >> good old water mellon in the summertime and seed spitting contest. i can get it ten feet. halle barren, louisville, kentucky, one of my favorite towns in the world, love working the parade there. 111 years old

southern florida. sunny and hot in texas on into the west, showers in the pacific northwest. >>> 8:33 now. step out of the way here starting to make an appearance. still have those flight delays, though, at an hour out of sfo. keep that in mind. check ahead with your carrier. we should see those lifted as we have for the past four days at 11:00. 77 degrees today in los gatos. it stays nice all weekend long, then temperatures creep up as we head through tuesday and wednesday, return of the 90s. >> with the approach of tropical storm isaac. any time you need weather go to weather channel on cable or weather.com. now let's check in with willard scott. hi, willie. >> lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. take a look, from palm harbor, walter matter, 102 years. loves fishing. i bet he loves cooking the fish he caught. mae keane in middlebury, connecticut, 106 years old today. great dancer. she certainly enjosie an occasional bailey's irish cream. does she put it in coffee? i don't know. she didn't write that. willie ballard-lynn. 100 years old. the happiest when surrounded by her loving family. tha

southern florida. sunny and hot in texas on into the west, showers in the pacific northwest. >> increasing clouds on thiss per hour >> with the approach of tropical storm isaac. any time you need weather go to weather channel on cable or weather.com. now let's check in with willard scott. hi, willie. >> lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. take a look, from palm harbor, walter matter, 102 years. loves fishing. i bet he loves cooking the fish he caught. mae keane in middlebury, connecticut, 106 years old today. great dancer. she certainly enjosie an occasional bailey's irish cream. does she put it in coffee? i don't know. she didn't write that. willie ballard-lynn. 100 years old. the happiest when surrounded by her loving family. that means an awful lot to almost all these folks. that's great. james and eloise hawkins from canton, missouri. they have been married 75 years. they are crazy about each other. once in a while a little smooch to keep things interesting. >>> william laun, 101 years old, a world war ii veteran, loves telling jokes. erva lynch from summerfield, florida is 107 years old. she says the

southern california. this event, and the big one, the fault line that splits the pacific plate from the continental plate,is unrelated. an unusual situation, but you cannot tell the rest of us that we should be on our toes, if you will. jon: let's hope it's not a sign of things to come. william, thank you. jenna: you have the earthquakes in southern california. jon: you know them well. >> certainly. brawley probably didn't get a lot of sleep last night. definitely earthquakes in california, you have a big storm in the gulf. a lot of the u.s. affected by a lot of different things. the tropical storm is following the same track as hurricane katrina did seven years ago. live coverage we will have all day and we will be right back. m♪ ♪ can you hear it? ♪ fueling the american spirit ♪ no matter when, no matter where ♪ ♪ marathon will take you there ♪ fueling the american spirit jenna: president obama. a hit at the weekend box office. cracking the top 10 despite a small release. 2016, obama's america. it is supposed to be a look at what some conservatives say could be the consequences of the president policies

to continue not only for southern california, there through phoenix, tucson, flagstaff, slightly cooler. it will be a messy day in the west. it's been a messy week in the pacificthwest due to the fires. they've added humidity. with it comes some gusty winds. red flag warnings in the deep red. the orange? fire watches extending into other states, parts of montana, idaho, and others. i want to focus in on a third threat of the day. severe weather from oklahoma city to dallas and jackson, all along this stationary front. and look at this. wilmington and norfolk, you have a pocket there as well. we're talking wind and an outside chance of a tornado. watch your local abc stations. finally, look at this. tropical storm helene. we haven't heard too much from the tropics. making landfall and shouldn't affect texas too much. remember the front i just showed you? it will smush together and bring more rain to south texas than they would have had. finally waking up, so refreshing. are you seeing the numbers? 54 in duluth this morning. 52 fargo, des moines in the low to mid-50s as well. >> one of my favorite weekends in chicago, the air and water show this weekend. i want