john waggoner, mutual fund columnist at u.s.a. today, joins us to explain. >> suzanne: july was a lackluster month for many of the nation's retailers, as they relied on heavy discounting to move leftover summer merchandise. the reuters same-store sales index rose almost 3%, slightly less than expected. if you think back-to-school shopping is all about the k-12 crowd, you're wrong. twice as much money is spent on college students, $40 billion a year. college freshman are usually the cash cows, but this year's incoming class plans to spend 20% less than last year's. erika miller looks at why that is, and the implications for retailers. >> reporter: chanel simmons on the left, and her friend symone martin, are this season's v.i.p.'s: very important purchasers. both are college freshmen, the group of students that spend the most on back-to-school items. today they've come to best buy to shop for laptops. how big a priority is a laptop for you? >> everything for me. because i need stuff so i won't be bored in college. i need to listen

u.s.a. swimming is facing another sexual abuse lawsuit tonight claiming that the group did nothing about complaints a second south bay swim coach was allegedly molesting athletes. a woman alleges her coach sexually abused her beginning at age 15. the coach was never charged and left the area. the victim is now 28 years old [ inaudible ] usa swimming does everything it can to protect its image, its coaches and ignores the swimmers who eventually turn into victims. >> u.s.a. swimming is facing a similar legal action in connection with andrew king, a former coach convicted of molesting young swimmers in the south bay and east bay. u.s.a. swimming declined to comment on this case. >>> investigators say more test results are theodoreed before any more arhees can be made in the death after german tourist this weekend in san francisco's union square area. 50-year-old woman was shot and killed by a stray bullet fired during a gun battle outside a party. two other people were injured. an 18-yard man

lithuania let we one at the half in the second, the u.s.a. is up 57-49.eph curry battling a mild ankle sprain. team usa pulls away for the 77-61 victory. >>> nascar on deck right here on abc-7. raiders in chicago, a's and giants with night games. more at 11:00, see you then. see you, too. >> terry: you pronounced geovany very well. hot weather on the way? >> leigh: monday and tuesday. next newscast at 11:00. captioned by closed captioning services inc. and eating well means getting enough whole grain and calcium. and general mills big g kid cereals can help. did you know it's the only leading line of kid cereals with at least 8 grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium? cereals they already love, like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch. give your kids more of what they need to be their best. grow up strong. with big g kid cereals.

world championships, team u.s.a. and croatia. states looking to end a 16 world championship drought -- 16-year, that is. america couldy a big second quarter to pull away. out outscores proacha. curry, pretty turn-round in the fourth, the filthy crossover. 98-66 u.s.a. coach k liking it. moments later, curry again. americans roll, 106-78. they play slow slow same ya -- slovenia tomorrow night. the 49er game is at 9:00. a tape delay because it did not sell out. >> dan: both teams are showing promise. >> mike: no question. don't be surprised if they both make the playoffs. >> dan: really! a suspect is under arrest in the shooting of a fremont police officer. we will recap our top stories up next. >> dan: as we told you earlier, police have arrested the suspect in the shooting of a fremont police officer. andrew barrientos was captured by the mexican border this afternoon. the police tracked barrientos through his cell phone signal has he drove south. when stopped, he was armed and had another person in the car. the injured officer w

in the netherlands, cycling is inherently more safe than in the u.s.a. because all car drivers are also cyclists. 60% of the people in the netherlands cycle at least three timesa

in the netherlands, cycling is inherently more safe than in the u.s.a. because all car drivers are also cyclists. 60% of the people in the netherlands cycle at least three times a week. 80% at least once a week. so all the car drivers are also cyclists and they know as they turn right that there is an 80% chance that they will cut off a cyclist if they don't look. so there is also safety by numbers. one last thing and that is about liability. when i hear about cycling in the u.s., people say, oh, but cycling is so dangerous. and then we say, no, cycling is not dangerous. cyclists hardly ever cause accidents. cars cause accidents. cars cause facilities and in the netherlands we have the philosophy that car drivers should realize that they're in a machine that can kill. and also from that on responsibility in taking liability. if a car drives over a child on a bike, no matter what happens, he is 100% liable for whatever happens. and even in the other cases, when a car goes in the collision with an adult on a bike, still there is at least 50% liability for

[applause] [applause] >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.!plause] >> my fellow americans, each of these men faced terrible suffering, overwhelming setbacks, andmpossible odds. they endured. their stories are america's stories. we will always come through. we will never give up. we shall endure. we live by the moral strength that we call "grace." we have often skirt the press of this -- the press of this -- the precipice. sometimes our challenges seem insurmouable but at the crossroads of our history, may this day be the change point. around you. you are not alone. you are americans. -- look around you. you are not alone. you are americans. [cheers and applause] you have the same courage as ncoln, washington, king. it will sustain the as it sustained them appeared with pride in the red, white, and together,s stand let's stand with honor, let's restore america. god bless you and god bless america. [cheers and applause] >> id is no longer enough in our country -- it is no longer enough in our country just to look at these three heroes. they cann

team u.s.a. facing croatia in their first game of the tournament.ted states looking to end a 16 year world championship drought. used a big second quarter to pull away. eric gordon, three of his 16. in the third, steph curry getting into the act. driving baseline, the pretty turn-around. 96-66, u.s.a. moments later, curry again. the pretty floater, it falls. americans roll, 106-78. play slow same ya tomorrow -- slow vain -- slow vain ya. >> what do you think? >> preseason game, raiders need a win more. i would pick the raiders, but preseason, who carolina. >> oh, come on. >> it would be more lick a regular season game because of that. >> thanks. coming up next at 6:00, the manhunt for a suspect accused of shooting a fremont police officer is over. more on the arrest coming up. >> plus, a fire is spreading i spend three hours on my homework -- or at least that's what my mom thinks. with high speed internet from at&t, i get my homework done fast, leaving me time to download movies and music and chat wh frids [ mom ] how's your studying? it's coming al

[applause] [applause] >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.!plause] >> my fellow americans, each of these men faced terrible suffering, overwhelming setbacks, and impossible odds. they endured. their stories are america's stories. we will always come through. we will never give up. we shall endure. we live by the moral strength that we call "grace." we have often skirted the press of this -- the press of this -- the precipice. sometimes our challenges seem insurmountable. but at the crossroads of our history, may this day be the change point. around you. you are not alone. you are americans. -- look around you. you are not alone. you are americans. [cheers and applause] you have the same courage as lincoln, washington, king. it will sustain the as it sustained them appeared with pride in the red, white, and together,s stand let's stand with honor, let's restore america. god bless you and god bless america. [cheers and applause] >> id is no longer enough in our country -- it is no longer enough in our country just to look at these three heroes.

u.s.a. today," 8 million could lose their homes the next two years. that could sends the rate plummeting 62% as early as 2012 only slightly above where it was in 1960. sax fifth avenue will start offering high fashion for plus size women. beginning this fall, some stores will sell clothing from top designers in sizes 16 and 18. many designs will come straight from the runway from designers. that's your "moneyscope" report. >> is google over? these the question fortune magazine is asking in its cover story. the author wonders if the search giant will come up with another big idea. the company is still the undisputed king of search but the article says it's slowing and google's most successful new product, android software, doesn't generate much revenue. the new issue of fortune hits news stands today. >> your cellphone bill and credit card bill may soon be one in the same. at&t and verizon wireless are said to be running a join venture to replace credit cards with smart phones. it would work

the marriage equality u.s.a. and he married his partner and 2008 india's been helping people that were hopeful to marry on wednesday. reaction? >> a lot of couples, we're so disappointed of course because people are in the midst of making their marriage plans. very special day. however, we are also more determined and hopeful than ever. that is because the court has put this on a release super and expedited schedule and they really have questioned. really-slow super schedule. and it the " state " has any merit. we are heartbroken that-stay has any merit. and we're going to be going forward and nothing is going to stop us. >> is that the message for couples the were planning on going to go to city hall on wednesday? >> this message is that every loving committed couples of the freedom to marry the person that they love. in the this struggle, will continue to stand up for our friends, families. and if it takes just a little bit longer? will always be there standing up. and if it is not on wednesday that it is going

geraghty quality u.s.a., that thousands of couples for planning on it and getting married on wednesday. and san francisco city hall were going to stay up lat stay open now, they are going to have to a lot of setbacks, emotions, and let us roles and video. to show you some reactions and the kestrel section. aha >> it is awful, we are still hediscriminated against, and i think that it is wrong. i do not think that i feel as badly as others because i am not interested in being rushed to get married. not a temporary window i am interested in a federal law to make it a lot of the land for a >> no audio ♪ www.kron.com the controversial and eight, weather is a special section, we can get all the details about this battle for same-sex marriage. all of that. www.kron.com >> new details on those assaults in walnut creek. anthony mouton was arraigned for multiple brugge release, and rapes and we have learned that he has been staying nearby. >> antonio mouton's is still at $3.5 million. this senior deputies attorney says that anthony had been in close proximity to the crime scene. >> i do not have

the world's basketball championships, team u.s.a. playing slovenia. curry, three-ball.nly three points but watch transition. behind the back to russell westbrook. the americans roll again, 99-77. meet brad sill tomorrow. >>> the raiders not only last the game to the 49ers but had two key injuries. jay con campbell took this blind-side hit, never returned. he has a stinger and a wrist injury. day-to-day. he should be ready for the season opener. the running back michael wrist broke his left thumb. he is week-to-week. both need to be healthy for the offense to sed. a broken thumb in my day, he can carry the ball with his right hand. catching will be tough so will be interesting to see. >> carolyn: that's tough. >> mike: especially in a preseason game. >> carolyn: a low-budget documentary draws a big crowd. we show you the box office winners when we come back. >> carolyn: two new movies were in a photo fin official the top spot at the box office. the last exorcism made $21 million. officials say the two movies are to close the rankings could change after the final numbers

the world's basketball championships, team u.s.a. playing slovenia. curry, three-ball. three points but watch transition. behind theack to russell westbrook. the americans roll again, 99-77. meet brad sill tomorrow. >>> the raiders not only last the game to the 49ers but had two key injuries. jay con campbell took this blind-de hit, never returned. he has a stinger and a wrist injury. day-to-day. he should be ready for the season opene the running back michl wrist broke his left thumb. he is week-to-wee both need to be healthy for the offense to sed. a broken tumb in my da he can carry e ball with his right hand. catching will be tough so will be interesti to see. >> caryn: that's tough. >> mike: especially in a preseason game. >> carolyn: a low-budget documentary draws a big crowd. we show you the box offi winners when we come back. [ female announce] back to school means bacto busy mornings. that's why i gothem pillsbury toaster strudel. warflaky pastry with delicis sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for eir school. aster strudel. the one kids wan

the world basketball championships, team u.s.a. facing slovenia. curry, a triple from the corner.atch curry the transition to westbrook. a pretty assist. the americans roll, 99-77. meet brazil tomorrow. >> the raiders with some key injuries last night. we hear from the giants and a pretty good day all around in sports. >> carolyn: thinks. television's biggest night is this evening. we have much more on the red >> carolyn: coming up on the news at 6:00, more on the effort to save a fremont officer shot while serving a warrant on a known gang member. and a volcano in indonesia eruns for the first time in 400 years. join us for those stories at 6:00. the annual emmy awards are getting underway in los angeles. celebrities strutting the red carpet included hidy klum, and musician jewel, who is performing tonight. conan oboundary is up -- o'brien is up for

>> u.s.a.! >> glor: tonight, tens of thousands rally in washington to hear tea party favorites glenn beck and sarah palin. that was fltd by another rally of civil rights leaders. i'm jeff glor. also tonight, katrina five years later. new orleans rebuilds homes and storm barriers while some officials rerebuild their reputations. bucked eye battlefield. what the contest in one district in one state means for the midterm elections. and fast times in laguna beach. the latest crazy in california is speed boarding. >> just try to take corners as fast as we can. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. we begin tonight with two rallies in washington, and while neither was billed as political they mark two sides of a deep political divide. at the lincoln memorial, tens of thousands gathered to hear tea party favorites glenn beck and sarah palin. across town, civil rights lead leaders led by the reverend al sharpton held their own gathering. wrappi

and it may be a little bit provocative, but these guidelines prevent real growth of cycling in the u.s.a. and also go for more quality infrastructure solutions. here is a picture taken in the south of netherlands. here, the layout is so much that you are really regarded as cyclists that they have made space for you. the cars know that cyclists have priority. this is a common roundabout situation in the netherlands, also in the village where i live. so this shows that you go for the cyclists. go for cyclists and realize when someone is saying we were cramped in space like in san francisco, we say, well, you have never been to any dutch town because your roads are so wide. and then they think, yeah, but all these lanes are needed for car traffic. i'll tell you, if you use this traffic model, you should realize that the capacity of your system is not determined by the amount of lanes and the stretches of roads but by the capacity of intersections an

and it may be a little bit provocative, but these guidelines prevent real growth of cycling in the u.s.a. and also go for more quality

a sense of identity and place so we can marked our neighborhoods so it doesn't look like anyplace, u.s.a. so everything has its own unique character. that is why we are celebrating and why i'm honored that all of you took the time to be here and work so hard to get us here. i have nothing more to say, thank good from your perspective, except again to say thank you and particularly to the planning department for all of their work and to c.p.w. for their stewardship of this process and just get ready, caesar chavez is going to be exciting and leyland and you are going to see on 19th a similar effort very soon. thank you very much for coming out. [applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor. speaking of businesses like this, being in the midst of a construction project for many months can be challenging for small businesses, and i think all of the businesses up and down this stretch of valencia can attest to the fact that it was challenging and we worked hard to make it as smooth and quick as possible so they could be the beneficiaries with the rest of the neighborhood. i want to again acknowledge mi

. >>> let's look at our "survey u.s.a." poll taken this afternoon. in the statewide survey, 46% say they disagree with the judge's decision overturning prop 8. 43% say it was the right thing to do. and 11% are undecided. governor schwarzenegger issued a statement saying, quote, this decision affirms the full legal protections and safeguards i believe everyone deserves. the california republican party disagrees. it sent us an email reaffirming its support of "traditional marriage and that the party looks forward to the matter being resolved in a higher court." >>> despite the favorable ruling for same-sex couples, gay marriages are on hold for now. but that didn't stop one couple from rushing to san francisco city hall. joe vazquez has their story. joe. >> reporter: juliette, it's a bit confusing at first because when that ruling came down at 2:00 , it was not immediately apparent whether marriages could start right back up. and so let me show you some video of what we saw here at city hall. 2:00, vanessa and maria heard about the judge's ruling and r

a "u.s.a. today" analysis finds that federal employees have gotten bigger pay and benefit increases than private employees for nine years straight. >> it made me think, man, i should be a federal employee. >> reporter: federal salaries have grown 33% faster than inflation. their pay and benefits average $123,000, up 37% since 2000. private workers average $61,000, up just 8.8% over the same time. >> so you have wall-street, you have big oil, and now you have federal civilians. >> reporter: and the bonuses are flowing. cbs news has learned your tax dollars funded $95.8 million in airport security, t.s.a. bonuses last year. a $35,000 bonus to the head of the agency. >> they're really overpaid. >> right now everything should be a freeze across the board until we really get the economy back up and running. >> reporter: federal employees see things differently. >> i definitely don't think i'm being paid too much. >> i think i'm paid a fair wage, definitely. >> reporter: defenders of federal salaries

i found out when i stocked the things that was made in the u.s.a. i got a better product and the price wasn't much different at all. sometimes it was actually cheaper. the product that's made in the countries does not -- they don't represent u.s. values to begin with. therefore, we import and contribute billions and billions of dollars to the u.s. just like i went to a home site that was getting built and there was boards that are stammedpped "product of canada." you know, what can we do? can we get some sort of small tax incentives that would help the small business to promote our product that's made here in the united states? i think that would be more effective than anything that i've even thought of. you know, i care about what's going on right now, and i do think there's common sense answers to these questions. i think there is a solution. and i think some of these common-sense answers, if they was applied, i think it would make a dramatic effect and it would be fast. if people like me would sell the product that's made in the u.s.a., instead o

i found out when i stocked the things that was made in the u.s.a. i got a better product and the price wasn't much different at all. sometimes it was actually cheaper. the product that's made in the countries does not -- they don't represent u.s. values to begin with. therefore, we import and contribute billions and billions of dollars to the u.s. just like i went to a home site that was getting built and there was boards that are stammedpped "product of canada." you know, what can we do? can we get some sort of small tax incentives that would help the small business to promote our product that's made here in the united states? i think that would be more effective than anything that i've even thought of. you know, i care about what's going on right now, and i do think there's common sense answers to these questions. i think there is a solution. and i think some of these common-sense answers, if they was applied, i think it would make a dramatic effect and it would be fast. if people like me would sell the product that's made in the u.s.a., instead o

it's honestly the scariest thing, because here we have, "we love the u.s.a." we love to talk about our freedom of speech. we love to talk about it and what a free country we are. here we are, and we cannot put a show on the air that we want on the air because of a sandwich company. right? (ken) right. and you've got this big corporation who is dictating what people are going to see and not see. and they don't want people to think badly of their subway-- you know, subway sandwiches. so we can't go on the air saying, "subway sandwiches, "which, to me"-- you know what? we're indicting them. it's really us who are not letting them do it. we haven't even told subway about this. right. they're assuming subway's going to freak. this is a dynamic, right? at the same time, subway cannot tell us what content we should do on south park. they don't have to advertise on that show if they don't want. we talked about this yesterday, and i talked to the sales guys about it. we are going to go to them. we think they should advertise on it. that would be the coolest thing to do

i found out when i stocked the things that was made in the u.s.a. i got a better product and the price wasn't much different at all. sometimes it was actually cheaper. the product that's made in the countries does not -- they don't represent u.s. values to begin with. therefore, we import and contribute billions and billions of dollars to the u.s. just like i went to a home site that was getting built and there was boards that are stammedpped "product of canada." you know, what can we do? can we get some sort of small tax incentives that would help the small business to promote our product that's made here in the united states? i think that would be more effective than anything that i've even thought of. you know, i care about what's going on right now, and i do think there's common sense answers to these questions. i think there is a solution. and i think some of these common-sense answers, if they was applied, i think it would make a dramatic effect and it would be fast. if people like me would sell the product that's made in the u.s.a., instead o

that's according to "u.s.a. today."r says it raised the nation's economic output by almost $400 billion. should focus on promoting economic growth instead of cutting down on the deficit. those are the findings of the majority of the respondents by the national association for business economics. it was a winning day for stocks on friday. that's when fed chairman ben bernanke vowed to safeguard the recovery. although gross domestic product rose less than expected. might have gotten something in the mail for a professional card to start a small bills or corporate credit card. you gotta watch out. "wall street journal" says even though these credit cards like capital one, world master card and others might look like typical credit cards, they're not. professional cards around covered under the credit card act of 2009 and law prohibits issuers from controversial billing practices such as hair trigger interest rate increases, shortened payment cycles and inactivity fees but doesn't apply to professional cards such as these.

right here in the u.s.a.!and are here, the 250 million dollar bank loan that can help for exports this just in to the kron 4 news room room president obama is the economic advisor is stepping down. she will return to uc berkeley, and in a statement, that she provided extraordinary service to our country when we need it hurt economic expertise and an economic crisis. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> a live look, and you can see the fog moving in and the traffic is moving medium speed in both directions. a lot more news ahead. "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? you can connect to the internet at blazing fast speeds. wow, look at that! so you can go onlin

. >> "u.s.a.oday" says saving money and lightening students backpacks using i-pads but the track record rather bumpy filled with students distracted with social net working sites and e-mail just a quick click away. we posted a link to the complete articles, abc7news.com. look under the must reads tab. >> a built-in sort of curve for that. you gotta wait for people to get used to things. 5:26 now. an east bay family prepares to lay a world war ii hero to rest decades after his death. the story is next. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in oakland. one year ago today a six year sold boy disappeared from the rock ridge district. today an effort to revive interest in the story of hasanni campbell. the story coming up. >> the massive crackdown coming today that could have you paying a lot less attention to your cellphone. >> and the steamy heat in the midwest that's starting to spill into the northeast. look at d.c. and new york, 98 and 95. 102 in dallas. worse when you factor in the humidity. 71 portland. a

. >> "u.s.a.today" reports on the latest fear among illegal immigrants being arrested while leaving the u.s. more and more are crossing the boarder the other way due to dwindling job opportunities and stepped upgrades. but the departing immigrants can be processed and formally removed. >> the contra costa times has a fascinating study on blue whales. they have perfect pitch but why? the san francisco state university professor published his study off the half moon bay bay insure. his recordings show some whales have a pitch and the others synchronize themselves to the call in a social activity. the theory, the males produce it and the females tune in to try too find a mate. the complete articles on our website, abc7news.com. look under the must-reads tab. >> i like those due whop groups of the 60s. they start, the others join in and try too find me. 5:46 now. a judge gives a. c. transit drivers a major win. still ahead at 5:30, the decision over a contract dispute and what it could mean for bus se

. >> "u.s.a. today" asks does class size really matter. children are returning to school with more classmates because of budget cuts. some say despite conventional fears, research doesn't show significant performance when you go from 25 to 30 kids but others say it's a slippery slope that will lead to huge classes. >> the san jose mercury news has a tip for online gameers. you can win vichfall currency by watching ads. virtual bucks you need to play games like social city by watching a four-minute butterfinger ad or signing up for a new netflix account. some believe this kind of advertising makes a deeper connection between brand and audience. we posted a linking to complete articles on our website, abc7news.com. >> and now the story of a pig who really brought home the bacon in kentucky. now, the -- no, that's miss kentucky. she's beautiful carrying the blue ribbon from the state fair in louisville. the ham is auctioned off every year at a breakfast and this year it fetched $1.6 million for charity. that's a 16 pound ham. you do the math,

. >> "u.s.a. today" asks does class size really matter?y children returning to school have more classmates because of school budget cuts. some experts say research doesn't show that you get significantly different student performance when you go from 25 to 30 kids in a class. but others say it's a slippery slope that will eventually lead to huge class sizes. we posted a link to the complete articles on our website abc7news.com. just look under the must reads tab. phosphates help every day cleaners get the dirt out. but when they reach freshwater they can be harmful to fish and plant life. more than a dozen new laws limit phosphorus in dish washing detergents. "7 on your side" testing the cleaners and michael says they see improvements. >>> when "consumer reports" last tested dishwasher powder, tablets, gel packs and liquids, the detergentses with phosphates clean dishes the best. >> very clean. >> this time testers evaluated 24 low phosphate detergents. one claimed it powers away 24-hour stuck on food. to see whether they deliver, "consume

still job creation there according to "u.s.a. today" which says it crunched all these numbers.look how the jobs reports are doing here this morning. we are lower across the board. modestly. the dow kind of holding up pretty well considering how things were looking from the star. the bloomberg silicon valley index trading down about 3.5 points. the tough economy turning people into couch potatoes. direct tv, time warner all with better than expected sales. some good deals with entertainment like going out to dinner and the movies. a new book out about marketing lessons we can learn from the grateful dead. the marketing plan, check out how the dead did it. the book since the rock and troll group with a market strategy that served them well. allowed concertgoers to record live shows. of that helped advertising. all this coordinating to "the boston globe" which says the logo moves freely in the domain. i'm jane king, bloomberg news. >> jane, thanks a lot. have a good weekend. >> more news for you right now 6:49. christina roamer is resigning as key economic visor to president obama

times," "the daily news," "the new york post," "the washington post," "the wall street journal," "u.s.a, i just get them. we figured it would take anyone a couple of days to read just one edition of "the new york times," so if you read all of it, you'd get behind every day when another paper came before you'd finished the one that came the day before. reading the paper every morning is one of the high points of my day, and i'm worried. i don't like to say so, but some papers have gone out of business, and more papers are going to go out of business. i don't think saying so is going to make them go any faster. you may know me from television, but i write a newspaper column for the tribune media syndicate, and my relationship to newspapers goes back to before there was television, when i was 12 years old. i loved newspapers then, and i love them now. i used to deliver 27 newspapers near our house in albany. each paper cost the customer a nickel a day, and i got a nickel a week for each of them from the distributor, so i was making $1.35 a week. not bad. i don't want cbs to hear this, beca

the first was at the asia society where ngos and important privatizations and corporations of the u.s.a. were present. and they were enthusiastic in their support and i could see them involved in the question. they were really in it. and the second important session was the general assembly special session on the flood situation in pakistan. if you look at the level of participation, if you look at the interventions made and by the way, the session is still going on it was supposed to be for three hours but the interest shown was so huge that right now as we are talking, the discussion is going on and more commitments are being made. now the encouraging thing is that the 460 million initial appeal launched by the u.n. would comfortably be met after this session. so that is a very positive development. the other positive development is that people like you, your program and many other channels for the first time have actually picked up and shown to the world the magnitude of the problem. the scale of the problem. two weeks ago people were not of how a serious the challenge was. today i t

a "u.s.a. today"/gallup poll shows support for president obama's handling of the war dropped from 48% in february to 36%. here is what president obama said about the afghan mission in a speech to disabled veterans yesterday. >> we will continue to face huge challenges in afghanistan. but it's important that the american people know that we are making progress and we are focused on goals that are clear and achievable. on the military front nearly all the additional forces i ordered to afghanistan are now in place. along with our afghan and international partners we are going on the offensive against the taliban, targeting our leaders, challenging them in regions where they had free rein and training afghan national security forces. (applause) our thoughts and prayers are with all our troops risking their lives for our safety in afghanistan. and on the civilian front, we're insisting on greater accountability in the after... and the afghan government has taken concrete steps to combat corruption

. >> "u.s.a. today" reports on the latest fear among illegal immigrants being arrested.ossing the boarder the other way because of dwindling job opportunities. but departing undocumented immigrants can be processed and formally removed and cannot seek legal papers for ten years. >> the contra costa times has a fascinating study on blue whales. they have perfect pitch but why. a university professor listed the study off blue whales off the bay shore. some whales set a pitch and synchronize themselves to the call in some sort of sophisticated social activity. his theory? males produce the song and the females tune in to try too find a mate. we posteds a link on abc7news.com. just looking under the must-reads tab. >> the way it works for people. guys can sing they always -- >> get the girl. >> yes, they do. still ahead downtown petaluma streets shut down so city crews can repair a water main that broke overnight. >> efforts by san francisco police to crack down on criminals riding muni buses seem to be making a difference. >> also a. c. transit service expected to get back

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