karen brown, cbs news, dublin, texas. >> mitchell: later, los angeles under siege by scwarms of unregulated helicopters. an inside look at washington's most trusted budget score keepers, and the bankruptcy threat that hangs over one american county. those stories when the cbs evening news continues. >> mitchell: officials in alabama are scrambling to avoid municipal bankruptcy in jefferson county. the heavily pop hated area that clz birmingham. mia rodriguez has details. >> reporter: jefferson county, alabama, has seen its share of hard times, ground zero for the civil rights movement, a devastating tornado last april, and now a local debt crisis is pushing it towards a historic bankruptcy. jennifer brown is paying the price for her hometown's bills. this single mom is one of 550 county works, or unpaid leave as officials try to convince their lenders to shave $1 billion off the $3 billion they owe. >> it's devastating. you know, i think i cried for two weeks. >> reporter: jefferson county's problems began with a corruption-plagued sewer project that went billions over budget, poor investme

these entire underground of people who have re-created their experiences in louisiana and texas and los angelesthis seemed the more i discovered, the more i went, the more i found. i went to so many family to this to this one place and a woman recognized me from one of the other places i've been. she said a senior at so many of these places. i've heard the question and you talk to so many people appeared in for judy this, listen to what they said to you and i think i have the perfect person. whenever you hear that, you're thinking there's no way you could thinking i'm a journalist, i still appreciate the help, but you would never think i would be the way you would find anyone. i was grateful to her and took the name down and i didn't think much of it, but because it's someone matching you up in a blind date that couldn't possibly know what she really wanted. and i met with this person and the u.s.a. physician who is sameness very grand home in los angeles off of crenshaw and he met me at the door and insisted upon my serving the abundant poundcake with no ice cream and rosenthal, china which i

discovered all these entire underground people who had recreated their experiences in louisiana and texas in los angeles just seemed that the more i discovered them the more i went to them the more i found. and i went to some many of them that i went to this one place. a woman recognized me from one of the other places i had been. i have seen you and so many of these places, heard the questions. talk to so many people, i have heard you do this, listen to what they said to you. and i think i have the perfect person for you. whenever you hear that your thinking, well, there is no way you could really know. i'm a journalist, and you're not. you're being helpful, and i appreciate it, but you don't think that is the way you would find anyone. i was grateful and took the name. that did nothing much would come of it because it is sort of like someone matching you up on a blind date and they couldn't possibly know what you really want. i met with this person. he was a physician who was in this very grand home in los angeles of crenshaw, and he met me at the door. he insisted upon my -- on server meet -- serving

texas show. and in los angeles, a stunning display at cbs studio city. >>> in washington this morning, we can expect fireworks of another kind, as senate republicans and democrats return to work on a deal to raise the nation's debt limit. house members return tomorrow. joel brown is in washington with more on this. good morning, joel. so, what are the chances an agreement can be reached soon? >> well, betty, let's put it this way, if democrats and republicans are getting closer to a deal on the debt limit, they're taking baby steps. the senate may be cutting its holiday recess short, but it's unclear just how much work will get done. republicans and democrats remain at odds over how to raise the nation's debt limit. the biggest sticking point, taxes. >> the last thing that employers need is further disincentives to not hire people. and that's what the higher taxes would mean. >> reporter: while the gop wants tax hikes off the table, democrats say they're needed to carve the $2.5 trillion out of the deficit republicans demand. democrats are calling for so-called revenue raisers. they include ending t

he left los angeles, was in texas. he went along with a drug deal. it went bad. somebody got shot. he was locked up for 18 years of his life and was on death row until 2005 when the supreme court decided you could not execute minors. you cannot even be part of the european union if you have capital punishment. and we are still killing kids in this country. this blew my mind. ia read -- i read his poetry and store it and i shared his story alongside mine. i knew that it would do more than if i just talked about my own personal experience. that story, we started working on it -- we have been rented for seven years. we did the show in houston, his family came out. people came up after the show and said, 31 years i have been locked up. i have never felt more like a thief because i got this show for free. during the thanksgiving holiday, -- we have been doing the show for a full year now. we went to singapore, the netherlands, belgium a federal court judge then announced that mr. william should be released from prison. [applause] he is currently still in prison because the state has an

he lives in austin, texas, and she lives in los angeles where she does the reality show, and does notim credit, because if it is not working, he has to be honest. >> i was not about to give him credit for and i was not sure i could get behind it. >> and for the latest logon to scoop.today.com or become a fan on facebook. you want to know what i was thinking now? for the trouble spots. to know its wants... its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. new citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. >>> welcome back, everybody, it is time for today's "newsnation" gut check. earlier in the hour we told you about a new york times report that shows some employers are considering only hiring those applicants that are currently employed or recently laid off. the report found hundreds of job postings on popular sites like monster.com, craigslist, career builder excluded applicants who have been out of work for an extended

they're coming from los angeles and mississippi and texas -- they're coming from everywhere. and of course, glassford says, look, i would rather take care of these guys, make them orderly. i would rather have 10,000 orderly veterans in town than 5,000 guys running around, angry and stealing food and everything else. if you don't at least provide for they will. so glassford goes down to the river and starts talking to waters. and waters again is a very interesting character. because he's sort of naive in the sense that he thinks he can, he becomes, we find later he becomes the appropriateo type for frank capra. he becomes the prototype of the guy who goes to washington and says, i'm going to fix things. he doesn't like violence at all. he brings, he and glassford immediately get together and they make a deal. and glassford says, we're going to take this huge area in anacostia, which as it is today, a huge meadow, we're going to lay it out like a military camp. we're going to get nails and plywood and all of this stuff. glassford also starts getting them food. he takes $800 out

los angeles today. mitt romney and texas governor rick perry.epublican front runner romney appeared at a shopping center in the san fernando valley where he greeted supporters and talked about the economy. perry met privately with potential fundraisers as he nears a decision on whether to enter the presidential race. >>> a new poll shows mitt romney remains the leader with 30% of republican voters saying that he is their first choice. minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann has soared into second place. rick perry is third followed by congressman ron paul and former speaker of the house newt gingrich. you know, from talk radio to cable tv, migraines have suddenly become one hot button topic. >> we now know that republican presidential candidate michele bachmann suffers from migraines but is it enough to torpedo her aspirations for higher office? dr. kim mulvihill has details. migraines. >> reporter: absolutely right. late today, the minnesota congresswoman released a letter that she had actually asked the attending physician of congress to writ

went to dallas, texas, went to nevada and phoenix, went to los angeles, and then i went out to alaska, where i discovered with bob's help, a really interesting so-called resource which is putting the salmon and the people and animals who rely on them against a potential giant new copper and gold mine which sits at the headwaters of some of the very important salmon spawning streams and has caused a huge debate in alaska that features sarah palin, and i had these incredible adventures writing this book but then came the question how do i explain all this to people? how do i break this information down so that the public can understand eight and make sense of it and hopefully be entertained and provoked by it? and what sort of tone do i use? what i did is i structured the book in four parts. part one is on water quality, that is what is in our water? you might be shocked to find out and what we are doing about it. part number two is about drought, how certain parts of the country are drying out and what we are doing there. part three is about the flood and part four is about water in th

texas public schools will start the year without textbooks. los angelescutting over 300,000 hours of public bus service. camden, north carolina, was forced to lay off half of its police staff. and in smaller cities like wilmington, north carolina, fire departments are being forced to work with faulty equipment. so what -- that's what makes dayton's stand so important. he's fighting, and his fight is a microcosm of what's happening around the country. he doesn't want to see it happen in his states. joining mess is huffington post alex wagner, also an msnbc analyst. thank for you joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> what are you seeing? >> a couple things. i think the republicans in large part have seen this as an interesting political exercise. as you want, there are real consequences to this. there are 22,000 people in minnesota wo don't have jobs right now. the first people that will get cut and the first people to feel these shutdown? services are the elderly, the blind, the poor, the people struggling to hang on and people facing foreclosures. the i

estuvimos en texas, puerto rico y hoy estuvimos en washington, tenemos que hacer que la voz latina sea escuchada. muchas gracias por estar presente con nosotros en telemundo. en los Ángelesntes indocumentados si da acceso a becas privadas. >>> el gobierno brogobernador fe seria importante. >>> la otra mitad del dream act de california que darÍa a los estudiantes acceso a becas estatales, aÚn tiene que ser aprobado por el senado de california, ambas fueron presentadas por el hombre de la asamblea. >>> otra vez en mÉxico estuvo lleno de sangre y lÁgrimas, en la guerra contra el narcotrÁfico que no tiene fin, en jalisco varios enfrentamientos dejaron a diez personas muerta muertas. >>> encontraron ot enorme plantaciÓn de marihuana. los militares recibieron una llamada, decÍa que en este hotel habÍan hombres y mujeres armados. fueron recibidos a balazos. >>> la batalla durÓ una hora, cuatro lograron escapar, armas, municiÓnes, dinero y drogas habÍa, ademÁs de un camiÓn que habÍan robado. >>> pero esos no fueron los Únicos muerto, encontraron tirados restos de tres hombres que tenÍan rastros de tortura. >>> en otro lugar de jalisco, se enfrentaron cuatro hombres con policÍa g

over the last 21 years, 18 championships have been won by a team in los angeles, chicago or texas, soat is management asking their workers for? initially, hard salary cap to drag down player's salaries. all contracts to be nonguaranteed and for everyone to take a pay cut. len berman is a sports legend. great to have you. this seems like a fight about money. is that all it is? >> always is, that's what's going on in football right now. the nba owners want you to believe the players make 57% of the pie and that 22 of the 30 teams are losing money. of course, the same own rs won't allow anybody to look at their books, so we don't really know. >> the nba claims that 22 of its 30 teams have lost money, but -- shows how teams cook the book to show losses. do you think that two-thirds of the nba is really losing money? >> i don't think so. i think the league had a wonderful year. again, i don't see the books, but their ratings were great. there was a lot of interest because the people wanted to tune in as the anti lebron james fans. the ratings were terrific. the league is very strong. that'

. >>> consulados como de los angeles, no comentan, pero fuertes criticas si se escuchan esta tarde de autoridades en mÉxico y condenan en particular al estado de texasrdones y libertades condicionales de texas mento votaron en contra de dar al gobierno perry de la suspensiÓn de la ejecucion. >>> esto dicen los fiscales, porque ya 2 # tribunales han emitido sus fallos. >>> las # niveles de corte han encontrado en contra de humberto leal y que en efecto, las cortes han decidido que sus dps no fueron violados. >>> familiares de leal piden clemencia, a la vez que protestan ante la inminente ejecuciÓn. >>> si tienen las pruebas suficientes para condenarlo, pero acepten las que tiene Él. para defenderse a estas horas, solo una orden de la corte suprema o del gobernador rick perry, podrÍa detener la ejecuciÓn de leal. carlos botifoll telemundo. >>> bueno, enrique, precisamente desde enero del 2002 cuando se dictÓ la sentencia de leal, la presidencia y la cancillerÍa de mÉxico han independiente estado en 8 ocasiones diferentes revertir la pena de muerte. >>> 71 ciudadanos mexicanos han estado en esta situaciÓn, hace tiempo y muchos ya han sido ejecutados, e

los angeles. your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> out of texas, a 39-year-old firefighter fell 20 feet attempting to catch a foul ball at rangers games it. he was conscious after the fall, but he died last night at the hospital. this is the second deadly fall at a major league stadiums this season. investigators in michigan have identified several people killed in a shooting rampage. the man shot and killed several people, including his own child and two ex-girlfriend. he held three people hostage inside an apartment before turning the gun on himself. british police are searching the newsroom of a second british tabloid as part of a widening investigation into a hacking scandal. the search is believed to be connected to the arrest of the former "news of the world" editor who served a jail term for hacking into phones. "news of the world" is shutting down after reports that it broke into the voicemail of war widows and try to police officers for information. in today's "medical alert," tips on how you can prevent infection. >> a lot of moisture in

texas. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge continuing their north america trip this weekend in los angelesd catherine arrived yesterday. they spent time at a couple of events promoting british business interests. they have several other activities planned for today, including a charity polo match in santa barbara. >>> for some getting along with your boss is not always easy but is necessary. christine romans takes a look at how to cope with a boss you don't like. "your bottom line" starts right now. >> first the heat session, now the recovery. i'm christine romans. men may have been hit hardest by the recession but they're making up ground in this recovery. we'll look at a new gender gap in the race for jobs. investing in schools in a new era of massive government cuts. sky-high college tuition, teacher cheating scandals, bigger class sizes, we're still falling behind the rest of the world. >>> john legend calls education reform the civil rights issue of our time. why reform is needed right now. then i love my boss. that's what they wrote for me to say. if your boss is horrible we tell you

los angeles. >>> the u.s. army says the alleged ft. hood shooter could face the death penalty. major nadal hasan opened fire at the u.s. army base in texas in 2009, killing 13 soldiers and wounding another 30. the army says he'll be tried in military court. he was shot by police and paralyzed during the shooting. >>> here in new york the fate of dominique strauss-kahn remains in limbo. his lawyers met yesterday with prosecutors who have yet to drop the charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid. they say strauss-kahn won't take a plea deal. >>> there's been a deadly grizzly bear attack in yellowstone national park in wyoming. a couple was hiking yesterday morning when they surprised a mother bear and her cubs. the bear killed the man, his wife suffered minor injuries and managed to call 911. >> this is the first time that there has been a bear caused human fatality in yellowstone in 25 years. >> it is the third bear attack in the yellowstone area in just over a year. >>> just ahead on the "morning news" a new gender gap in the search for jobs. >>> and a crackling assault from the heavens lighting up the stormy night sky. >>> first scott

in texas he now faces life behind bars. andrea canning, abc news, los angelesapping up their search of that island where most of last friday's mass murders took place. that should allow them to confirm a final death toll which right now stands at 68. an independent commission is also being formed to fully investigate anders breivik's deadly rampage on that island and the bombing in oslo as well. a monument is also being built to honor all the victims. >>> there may finally be a vote on a debt crisis deal. house speaker john boehner plans to bring to the floor today a republican plan to raise the debt ceiling. >> during the stalemate the ohio republican has been fighting not only democrats but some of the more conservative members of his own party. abc's john hendren has the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and tanya. house speaker john boehner has been cracking the whip. he told fellow republicans in a closed-door meeting, including wavering tea party freshmen, to get in line behind his debt plan. it seems to be working. some walked ou

. >> after a los angeles opening, heaven's rain was first released in oklahoma and texas and across theigger man, died of natural causes in april. brooks spends much of his time now promoting the movie, often speaking after group screenings. it's found its early audience among oklahoma churchgoers. >> you know, brooks, i'm not sure people can fully appreciate the power that the grace of god has had in your life in granting the forgiveness to the people who have murdered your parents. >> an old wound. he could have left it alone, scarred over as it was. more than once he turned down book and movie deals proposed by others, chose to let the dead lie. but not now. not anymore. and by opening the wound again himself, he might finally have healed it. >> he could have just said no, forget about it. >> forgive something or someone, something that's happened or be forgiven. these are all very old lessons. it's not anything i came up with. this is what my dad and my mom taught me, and what my faith has taught me. and i wanted people to see who my dad was, who both my parents were. and the work t

a oklahoma y texas, no olvide llevar una botella de agua para hidratarse durante el dÍa, vamos a las temperaturas mÁximas. 94 para washington, miami con 89, dallas con 101, para los Ángelesontinuamos con la informaciÓn, adelante. >> es que tenemos que estar actualizados, estÁn prÓximos, a llegar los duques de cambridge, vamos a la costa oeste con chiqui. >> emocionados, por la primer visita oficial de los duques de cambridge, estarÁn maÑana en la ciudad, tienen un itinerario bastante amplio, ningÚn fotÓgrafo puede acercarse a la residencia, es una casa con siete recÁmaras, ahÍ vemos la fachada de esta casa construida en 1708. pero bueno, vamos a platicar del itinerario, por primera vez vienen a california, ellos aterrizan maÑana en los Ángeles, el sábado tendrÁn un partido de polo que serÁ en santa bárabara. los dos estarÁn participando en actividades, en la noche habrÁ una cena en su honor, en un salÓn conocido como el cine velasco el domingo pasarÁn a un centro de arte para niÑos. y es importante decir que estarÁn en esta academia donde motivarÁn a muchos jÓvenes, habrÁ muchos shows por parte de los niÑos, y podrÁn lo que estÁn haciendo estos chamacos, asÍ que van a es

los angeles. back to you. >> thanks very much. >>> now a dramatic prison break in texas that was caught on camerathrie is here with details on this. >> good morning to you, matt. apparently sometimes the simple solution is the best one. two inmates tried to break out of prison through the front door. they attacked and overpowered a group of guards allowing one of the prisoners to briefly walk free. >> reporter: it was around 3:00 a.m. when two inmates were using the phones in an area just outside the jail's booking office. when a guard opened the door, mccluskey and archie rushed and tried o fight their way to freedom. mccluskey who is serving blor burglary and parole was quickly subdued. but archie ran out of the facility. he spent three days on the run. the walker county jail was built in 1980 and does not meet today's building standards according to the commission. 70 to 85 times a day officers use this door to enter the inmate area. in a facility built today, they would be separated by two secured doors can. though he showed some ingenuity in his escape, when captured 70 miles from the jailho

texas he now faces life behind bars. for "good morning america," andrea canning, abc news los angeles. >> we're going to talk more about thismember o o the church and follower of warren jeffs. her 2008 account of breaking away is called "stolen innocence" and she joins us now live. elissa, thank you very much. i know this is a bit different from the case that you had against him and you believe this trial is going to shock the world. why? >> yes, i do. i think this is an opportunity for people to see firsthand the actual crimes that warren jeffs himself has committed and not that he has been an accomplice to and it will shock the world, the evidence that comes out. >> the community is so tight knit. they have stood behind him through thick and thin. what do you think would happen to them if he has to spend the rest of his life in jail? >> that's an interesting question because i think it would cause a problem for the people. they will always continue to believe him until he either dies or something else happens because it goes against their religion to denounce him. >> we know so very little about him but you know so much m

los angeles area hospital or was it for successful than that? >> it wasn't that bad. >> dan, thank you very much. >> thanks terry. >>> coming up in sports the a's play the texas rangers in arlington tonight with both teams still carrying heavy hearts following the death of a fan. >> good morning. this sort of tragedy would mess with anyone's head, let alone someone with the past of a josh hamilton. he isn't just any other player. besides being a reigning mvp he's also a recovering drug addict. interviewed before last night's game with the a's, hamilton told reporters what he did after shannon stone fell from the stands. >> i went over to the fence and asked how he was. they said, you know, he had a couple hurt arms and head but he was talking, asking about his son. immediately i thought he was going to be okay. but then found out after the game he wasn't. just a shock. the bomb was dropped on us. i can't imagine how his whole family is feeling and my heart and sympathies and prayers go out to them. >> the a's have donated $5,000 to the rangers memorial fund set up for stone. pitchers in the bullpen were closest to him. like rangers players, they are taking the news o

that could be-- in juarez, mexico, across from el paso texas may lead to retaliation and looking live. take an at this, empty 405 freeway in los angeles. one of the busiest freeways in the free world closed early monday morning and the construction project aims it relieve the notorious bad traffic and if you leave work at 5 p.m. at a normal night. expect to get home at 7:30. molly. >> it used to be the way to teach your kids the importance of money and did a crime, recently police officers in midway, georgia, shut down a lemonade stand by the girls. they didn't have the proper permits and now the police want them to give up cash. thank you for joining me, guys. >> glad to be here. >> molly: and let's start with mom. amy why did you decide to have the lemonade stand to teach these girls will earning money and working for your reward? >> yes, they asked if they could go to the water park and i told them i didn't have the money and they come back to me and said, well, if we get the money can we go? and i said, sure, i'll take you. that's when they decided to do their own lemonade stand and i told him i didn't want a part of it they could

los angeles. more rain through the gulf coast. the heat continues in texas the woods is seeing the sin shine a little bit earlier. as a result, it will be warmer this afternoon. taking a live look at downtown san jose. mountains in the distance and looking nice and clear out there. 86 degrees in fremont and 89 in san jose. mostly clear conditions throughout the day. still waiting on that cloud deck to break apart over the city of san francisco but it will break apart earlier than it did yesterday. maybe by 10:30. that's what my forecast calls for. 88 degrees in los gatos. up to 96 on saturday. >>> time for "today's" money 911. our experts hear your questions, from credit cards to the benefit of canceling mutual funds. jean chatzky is author of "money 911 "and sharon epperson is a contributor. good morning, everybody. >> good morning, al. >> we're keeping current. we're going to go to our first question on twitter. 140, this is from ashley. she writes, i'm in my 20s. is a money market or mutual fund the best way to save for my future? how flexible are they? >

los angeles on the independent line. under early good morning to you. -- an early good morning. caller: i am in texasht now and one week ago i had toward -- toured juarez. it is quite different than the town i knew. there were machine gun turrets, federal police, military, municipal police, and it is in a lockdown. most of the shops and the places we used to go are closed down. i think when you look at it, obviously, there is the kind of crime happening and i even had trouble finding a cabdriver who would take me on a tour. that is how bad it was. guest: i've been to by iraq and afghanistan reporting over there. since we were focusing on the u.s., i saw no need to go to tijuana. it has gotten so bad because of the drug cartel violence, the idea that there are people down in mexico, they are fleeing. they are not running to the northeastern u.s.. they are not going north. in some cases, i am sure they are, but as soon as they crossed the border and they get into the u.s., that is when things change. part of the story this week about the cultural change on the border, he had a few relatives murdered on

texas. highs going up to the 100s today. 101 in dallas. 93 in houston. 97 in memphis, 92 in chicago. 89 in denver, colorado there was a sight of hail yesterday. 74 in seattle, 71 in los angeleses warmer into the 90s. humidity will be the difference-maker. the heat wave not unusual during the summertime. but it is going to last. from sunday, the heat indices, and the temperature and the high humidity, it will give you 106 is what it will feel like in st. louis, 101 in nashville. 104 in jackson. the heat begins to surge more to the north. triple digits is what it will feel like in wichita, des moines, and st. louis, 110 degrees, it will be brutal there and tuesday, we're seeing it break down a little. possibly showers in chicago, 79 degrees, it will feel wuvl. little rock, my heart goes out to you, 101. nashville, 106 and 105 in montgomery, alabama. let's talk about the possibility of strong storms, it does exist today, especially in the upper midwest and the northern plains, you've got the frontal boundary, and the moisture with the heating it makes the atmosphere unstable. what that could mean, showers perhaps even small hail and even isolated tornado by late in the afternoo

texas. 108 today in phoenix. meanwhile, it looks like 90's in the mid atlantic. it will be about 80 degrees here in new york city. meanwhile, if you're lucky enough to be out in los angelesrom, today's high should be 74. >> all right. thank you, steve. right now, hollywood is all about girl power. but this year's leading ladies are not for the faint of heart. >> courtney friel is here to break down the movies that are turning bad girls good? courtney? >> good morning. happy friday. you guys are absolutely right. this year at the box office, it is all about the hollywood bad girl. earlier this summer, the female cast of "bridesmaids" gave their male "hangover" counterparts a run for their money. did you see that movie? it was so raunchy, i felt like i needed a shower after leaving the theater. a few weeks ago, cameron diaz got crude in "bad teacher" cursing her students, smoking pot. that movie raked in $32 million on opening weekend compared to the $12 million "my sister's keeper" made in which diaz played a serious mother and starting today, audiences will see jennifer anniston step out of her comfort zone in "horrible bosses". everybody's buzzing about her role as a ma

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