that's the u.s.s. miami. two firefighters were hurt. two others have been taken from the scene. the police chief said there was no danger to the public and no evacuations. we're also following another break news story. an entire shift of firefighters have fallen ill. >> it may have something to do with the call they responded to this morning. ken -- ken molestina is there live. >> reporter: i was able to speak to sources within the fire department. they say this all does in fact stem from that fire call that you mentioned at 11:25. firefighters with engine company 10 and truck 13 were called out to a fire on hayes street. we understand that at some point while on that fire they may have come across some kind of a home drug lab and possibly been exposed to some of the chemicals there. we understand once that fire wrapped up the firefighters packed up there' trucks, they came back here to their fire house, and it wasn't until hours later into the evening that they began to complain of illness. they began to fall ill, complaining of dizziness, some of them even vomiting. at that po

four people including firefighters, apparently injured as crews work to douse flames unbarred the u.s.s miami. we're told the reactor was not operating and is not affected by the fire. nonessential personnel have been evacuated. we'll have the latest developments on good morning maryland at 4:30. >>> if you ever wonder what happens when you puncture a can. we've got that coming up next. >>> coming up on night line, inside a boarding school for obese teens desperate to drop weight. >>> okay also the other trends today that facebook follows. that's right after you. [ boss ] okay, okay. let's...uh, skip the chitchat and get down to business here. now listen, i need all of you thinking of ways to improve our bottom line. so let's just sit here awhile and toss around some ideas. this isn't a conference call, hickle -- i'm actually in the room. [ male announcer ] with fares this low, why not surprise a few people? airtran is having a sale with flights all over the country starting at only $69 dollars. book at airtran.com before it's too late. because with $69 fares they're going to go fast. got the

the reactor on board the "u.s.s. miami" was completely shut down and not effected, they say, by the fire. >> bad news arrived today from a great american city where this broadcast has by the way, spent a lot of time and put down roots in the years since hurricane katrina. new orleans, louisiana, is easy to love, a city full of survivors who believe the good times must roll on, and that has always for them included the local paper with the unusual name, the times-picayune, but today's bad news from there was about the local paper, and nbc's anne thompson has our report tonight. >>> it is a force even the times-picayune couldn't withstand. the new orleans paper that survived the civil war, a threat by louisiana governor huey long to break every machine it had, countless mergers and most famously, hurricane katrina, bowed to the economics of the newspaper industry. >> it's something that is important in the community. >> this fall, it will go from printing papers seven days a week to three while increasing its online efforts.

the u.s.s. "miami" was being overhauled at the portsmouth naval yard in maine. firefighters battled an inferno in the forward compartments of the boat, working in tight spaces amid extreme heat and smoke. clere were no weapons on board. the navy says the nuclear reactor had been shut down for two months and is not in danger. an admiral called the firefighters "heroes," but the $900 million sub might be scrapped. only seven minor injuries. no word on how all that started. as for the weather at sea, the government forecast today that we will have a near-normal hurricane season this year with up to 15 named storms in the atlantic. as many as three could turn into major hurricanes, category three or higher. hurricane season began in... togins in june, but it got a head start when tropical storm alberto formed last saturday. folks in alaska are watching a wave of debris come ashore from stat tsunami that hit japan last year. an estimated five million tons of debris was washed into the sea. boats, cars, houses, buoys-- you name it. ve carriedhs, the currents and winds

the reactor on board the "u.s.s. miami" was completely shut down, was not affected by the fire, we're told. >>> bad news arrived today from a great american city where this broadcast has spentd a taught of time and put down roots since hurricane katrina. new orleans, louisiana, is a city easy to love, and that has always included for them their local paper with the unusual name, the times s picayune. today's news was about the local paper. >>> it's a force even the times picayune couldn't withstand. the paper that survived the civil war, countless mergers, and most famously, hurricane katrina, today bowed to the changing economics of the newspaper industry. >> this is the end of the line for something that is very important in a community. >> this fall, it will go from printing papers seven days a week to three while increasing its online efforts. a new direction that will mean job cuts and the loss of community created by everyone reading the same thing. >> online, people tend to go in a lot of different directions. where

the u.s.s. miami is in dry dock at a navel shipyard in maine, the fire started yesterday afternoon.ly they were not operating at the time but six people were hurt including a firefighter who was treated for heat exhaustion. no missiles were on board when that fire broke out. >>> the two u.s. soldiers want -- u.s. soldiers want them to lift restrictions on combat. however women are prohibited from joining special units like special forces. two female army reservists claim the constitution limits their potential for earnings and they did not make any comments about the lawsuit but they are committed to expanding the rules of females in the armed forces. >>> and the official public offering is under new scrutiny and federal regulators are launching an investigation. >> reporter: they now want to shine a bright light on the ipo process. the lead underwriter morgan stanley may have warned some people and not others and is raising the eye of lawmakers and if he had real regular -- federal regulators. they say there may need to be a change because it does not favor insiders. >> what we nee

fire aboard the u.s.s. miami broke out at a shipyard in kitering, maine, last night. the sub's nuclear reactor was not working at the time. seven people were injured and cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> scary moments on the job. tonight two d.c. firefighters remain on sick leave after several of their co-workers became ill. battling a blaze at a suspected drug lab in the trinidad neighborhood. tracee wilkins reports. >> reporter: this morning restoration crews wore protective clothing as they worked to clean up after yesterday's fire at the harmony house. eight firefighters complained they were sick a few hours after putting the apartment fire out. they were transported from their firehouse and evaluated. edwards smith, president of the d.c. firefighters association, spoke with the sergeant who was among the sick fire fighters. >> he's concerned. and the members he is responsible for. >> reporter: d.c. fire spokesmen say the fire may have been caused by an exploding pcp lab. d.c. police are still working to confirm that. if that was the case, firefighters

. >>> there are questions whether the "u.s.s. miami" can be salvaged. irefighter to put out a fire on the nuclear-powered submarine yesterday morning. the military says the fire was contained to the forward section of the submarine. that includes sleeping compartments, command and control rooms, and the toward room. and that area suffered extensive damage. the sub was at portsmouth shipyard. the nuclear reactor was shut down when it arrived at the shipyard in march. >>> 13 before the hour. chefy -- cheffy is face something new problems. the government is putting more cars under the microscope. here's cnbc with more. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. u.s. safety regulators are expanding their investigation into engine fires on the chevy cruise. now the national highway traffic safety administration is adding the 2012 model year. the probe now covers 37,000 cars. g.m. says there have been no report of accidents or injuries. regulators opened the probe in april after report of two fires when the cars were on the road. >>> in other nudes, paypal gets

the u.s.s. miamied there and officials say the sub's nuclear reactor was not operating when the fire broke out. >> the ship's reactor has been shut down for over two months and remains in a safe and stable condition throughout the event. the propulsion spaces remained habitable and were continuously manned throughout the night. >> we also know that there were no weapons on board the sub at the time. no word of how the fire started, though. >> all right, the state department launching a very different kind of raid against al-qaida. hacking into al-qaida's web sites in yemen. the surprise admission by secretary of state hillary clinton. >> a digital outreach team of tech savvy specialists fluent in arabic, somali is already patrolling the web and using social media and other tools to expose the inherent contradictions in al-qaida's propaganda. >> somebody is friending a terrorist. yemen's al-qaida in the arabian peninsula is considered one of the most dangerous groups in the world. country was the launc

. >> kelly: investigators are scouring the crippled u.s.s. miami trying to determine what caused the fire that injured seven people and what can be salvaged from the nearly billion dollar nuclear submarine of the beth jones has more from our affiliate. >> it happened. >> reporter: intense heat, smoke, toxic fumes and only one way in or out. it's a scene unlike any other, even for those who were trained for this type of scenario. a fire inside a nuclear sub. jamie adams who is the first female firefighter in the shipyard's history says she'll never forget the team work. >> chaos and a lot of hard working going on. a lot of brotherhood. lot of people taking care of each other and pretty good. >> it's like being in a tin can with no ventilation, no one knows nothing and the heat builds up. no place for it to go except for where the firefighters are going in and coming out. >> reporter: maine senator susan collins and olympia snowe as well as another from new hampshire visited the shipyard and told firefighters how grateful they were over the grueling

the forward compartment of the "u.s.s. miami" caught fire while it was docked in maine for maintenance. cause not known. >>> pakistani officials say a suspected u.s. drone killed ten alleged militants near the afghan border. this just a day after a pakistani doctor who was lauded by the cia as the man who helped lead the u.s. to osama bin laden's hideout was jailed. the doctor was convicted of treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison. a decision that has american officials outraged. >>> the french citizen who allegedly caused a us airways flight to be diverted with an f-15 escort will not face charges due to lack of evidence. the woman reportedly passed a note to flight attendants in mid-air saying she had a surgically implanted device, causing the crew then to treat the claim as an emergency, landing the paris to charlotte flight in bangor, maine. the 41-year-old is now being returned to france. >>> a terrifying crash caught on tape in russia. dashboard camera mounted on an suv caught this whole thing on tape as an oncoming

the u.s.s. suffered extensive damage. >> passengers restraining a man who allegedly tried to rush into the cockpit on an american airlines flight from jamaica, the plan landed safely in miamian has been arrested. >> proctor & gamble making the packaging for its minature laundry de skwrerpblgent safer, it will feature latches to keep children from eating pods which some say is mistaken for candy. >>> a tense exchange between local reporters and candidate in one of the most crucial senate races in the country, a reporter from fox affiliate in boston questioning massachusetts senate candidate elizabeth warren's supposed minority status. warren was listed as a minority in law directories, she said she did it to meet people with similar backgrounds and didn't benefit from her status. so far no concrete proof that she is native american. here's what happened when she was pressed on the issue: >> elizabeth, can you put this issue to bed and tell us whether or not you are, in fact, a member of the minority group? >> so i -- middle class families are getting hammered. i've been out talking to people about this all across the commonwealth. and what they care about are what washingto