then pregnant women may be unfairly denied home loans. >> bonnie: hello i'm bonnie erbe, welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, the most powerful woman in american politics. in an exclusive one-on-one interview house speaker nancy pelosi called the flood of major legislation that has passed congress and been signed by the president tantamount to the new deal. we interviewed her for a half hour special profile story that will air on this program the weekend before the november elections. >> i spoke with speaker pelosi just after she returned from the signing ceremony in which president barack obama signed into law the most comprehensive financial regulatory overhaul since the great depression. pelosi is to you being called the most powerful woman in american politics, and the most powerful speaker in recent times. since she became speaker in 2006, she has shepherded through the u.s. house passage of the first increase in the minimum wage in a decade. the $787 billion economic stimulus package to battle the recession and a

and where is bonnie going next? >> we get the answers from accuweather.com's amy arenson. >> bonnie is a tropical storm, moving west-northwestward, up to 40 miles per hour. already bonnie has unleashed its heavy rains across the bahamas. throughout the day today, we're talking heavy rain in places like key west, miami and naples. that marines tropical downpours for the southern third of the sunshine state. up to six inches of rain in some locations. not only are we talking heavy rain, we're talking tropical storm-forced winds. that means wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. as we continue to track bonnie, it's expected to move into the gulf of mexico here. that poses a concern for the oil spill region. reaching that region late saturday, heading into sunday. let's take a look at the worst-case scenario here. as bonnie reaches the region as a tropical storm, it's going to push the oil to the marshlands of louisiana. back to you, rob and vinita. >> thanks. >>> an ampion is in the region with the latest on bonnie, start

. >>> bracing for bonnie. a tropical storm takes dead aim for the damaged oil well in the gulf. >>> and up close and personal. a visitor to yellowstone national park gets a little more than she bargained for. >> oh! >> get back. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, july 23, 2010. >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. more severe weather is forecast for parts of the midwest today. on thursday, tornadoes, strong winds and a line of powerful thunderstorms pounded the region causing widespread flooding to the great lakes region. this tornado touched down about 40 miles west of milwaukee. one of several that was spotted. it's part of a large system that brought torrential rain and massive flooding to southern wisconsin. in milwaukee, more than 7 inches of rain fell within just a few hours. the rain was so fast and furious, it formed a sinkhole that swallowed a car whole. look at that. and the airport had to be closed when the runways flooded. >> it will very, very quickly o

. >> bonnie is nothing. bonnie is a summertime squall. >> reporter: ken frelich rode out katrina in his fishing boat. and it's certainly not this storm that worries him. your worry is not the destruction of bonnie but it's the destruction of your image. >> yeah, the destruction of the entire louisiana seafood image that we got to deal with it after this is all over with. >> reporter: sharyn, even as bonnie fizzles out in the gulf, a new tropical system is developing in the caribbean and officials tell us it's going to be a cat and mouse game with all these storms for the rest of the hurricane season. sharyn? >> all right, thanks. matt gutman along the gulf. >>> we turn next to afghanistan where it has been a tough day for u.s. forces. five u.s. troops were killed in separate bombings in the south bringing the u.s. death toll for july to 56. and there is a massive air and ground search tonight for two u.s. navy personnel who disappeared in a dangerous area of eastern afghanistan. our nick schifrin is in kabul

what's left of tropical storm bonnie is having little impact on the gulf coast tonight. just a few passing showers. the threat that bonnie could have been a larger storm has been the biggest obstacle and postponement so far in the 96-day effort to end the crisis. as bonnie washed out over south louisiana, the coast guard ordered bp ships to return to its idled ships as quickly as possible. this was welcomed news for workers stuck in port. >> this tropical storm is not a big factor. i think we should go and work as hard as we can. and try to get this resolved as soon as possible. >> reporter: bonnie was making a beeline for the oil leak when the storm fell apart. >> the tropical storm never had a fighting chance. it was dealing with a lot of wind aloft. tropical systems. storms and hurricanes do not like strong winds aloft, what we call wind shear. >> reporter: almost all the ships evacuated the rig site ahead of the storm except for ones providing live pictures of bp's new containment cap which has been holding back the flow of oil now for nine days. >> this is very good

bonnie, la >> la llaman bonnie, quÉ Áreas podrÍa afectar en su trayectoria? >> la tormenta tropical va en direcciÓn de camino al golfo de mÉxico con vientos mÁximos de 40 mph. >> deberÍa estar en el golfo de mÉxico en el sÁbado, el gobierno federal ordenÓ la evacuaciÓn total de todas las embarcaciones relacionadas al derrame de petrÓleo, que genero el peor desastre ambiental en la historia de estados unidos. >> no permite la limpieza. >> todos los barcos y los equipos que controlan tienen que estar encima, y no se pueden dejar en riesgo a las personas. >> estudios concluyeron que no es necesario retirar la tapa. >> tienen miedo que pueda subir la presiÓn hasta un punto y de nuevo reventar, ahÍ tendremos un problema grave. el gobernador de luisiana quien declarÓ estado de emergencia, dijo que el clima adverso podrÍa retrasar hasta dos semanas los esfuerzos para sellar permanentemente el pozo averiado. >> bp retirÓ ocho trabajadores pero sin afectar las condiciones de limpieza, se espera que los trabajadores regresen cuando mejoren las condiciones

mentioning bonnie and impacts of it's about to move on shore. winds are gusty, a weak tropical system, not going to cause any destruction. an equivalent to a squally type day. rain will pick up in miami shortly. watching out west yesterday, it was warm, 106 in vegas. cooler yesterday. sacramento 92, medford at 95. that heat still in the salt lake city area. you've had a hot summer, too, lately. 94. the storm bringing clouds in the pacific northwest. that's improved a little bit and pushing away. today is going to warm up significantly. we're going to see a nice day. seattle and portland. say 85, that's beautiful. boise, 89, should be nice. low humidity for you. a little hot in vegas at 107. the valley of california will be warm once again. coastal areas, cool in san francisco. winds haven't shifted much offshore. on shore wind for a long time. that's why your temperatures remain only in the 60s. that's a 92 and sunny expected. tucson, arizona, mix of sun and clouds. we'll have that weekend forecast later in the show. >> temperatures in the 60s a

bonnie has been born as a tropical storm. now moving west-northwest ward at 10 to 15 miles per hour with sustained wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. now already bonnie has unleashed its heavy rains across the bahamas a for the sne it won't make ll unton already throughout the day we'r like miami, napl key west. that means tropical downpours for the southern third of the sunshine state. locally 2 to 4 inches of rain up to 6 inches of rain in some lns. not only are we talking heavy rain here, we're also taling tropical storm force winds. that means wind g as we continue to track bonnie as we head into the weekend it is expected to into does pose a concern for the oil spill region. reaching that region late saturday, heading into your o lke a the rst-rio. as bonnie reaches the region as a cl sit g push the oil tn of louisiana. now back to you, rob init >> all right, thks. >>eokatst o your weather. the dakotas, nebrnd w could get 80-mile-an-hour winds and golf ball-sized hail with rains stretching east to ne flooding is possibl

and now alex -- or bonnie. we typically see or first named storm by july 10th, so we're right about average, but a far cry from that record setting season of 2005, 28 storms by july 23, seven storms and three hurricanes. it only takes one. and for those of you complaining about the heat and humidity in new york and around the country, this morning on the beach, it's 85 degrees and the heat index already at sunrise is 95. back to you. >> yeah, who is complaining? us. mike seidel, thanks very much. >>> anne thompson has been following the evacuation of the area around the bp well in the gulf of mexico. she joins us from venice, louisiana with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. you'll get no sympathy here on the heat and humidity. it's just as sticky and miserable in venice, louisiana. but this morning officials are keeping a close eye on bonnie. a storm like bonnie can do both some good and some harm. the good is that it can break up the oil that's in the ocean. the harm, of course, is

tropical storm bonnie is putting a halt to the oil cleanup. ships have been ordered to evacuate ahead of the arrival this weekend. >> after a week of progress containing the oil spill the well cap is holding. weather is not. tropical storm bonnie is heading straight toward the oil spill site. >> we hope everything works out all right. >> most of the vessels have stopped and moving out significantly setting back efforts to kill the well. >> if a storm comes, it just adds to the time which could be anywhere for a few days up to two weeks. >> vessels will be last to leave and first to return. >> we are prepared to leave the well unattended during this particular event. >> bonnie could hit the spill area tomorrow afternoon. >> the winds are going to come out of the southeast and east and drive some of the oil into the shoreline of louisiana. >> louisiana governor has declared a state of emergency. he worries that winds and waves will churn up to 70 million of gallons of submerged oil making the season's second main storm first priority. >> everybo

in the gulf, the race to get out of the way of the latest weather threat, bonnie. where is the storm headed tonight? >>> and there's extreme weather elsewhere, too. look at this sinkhole that swallowed a car. >>> christmas in july? a sign of the tough times at the mall. >>> and ann curry's making a giving hope to some of the poorest people in america. giving hope to some of the poorest people in america. nightly news begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, i'm lester holt in tonight for brian williams. >>> the pace of evacuation that site of the oil blow-out is picking up this evening. tropical storm bonnie made landfall this morning south of miami before heading to open water. it was later downgraded to a tropical depression, but is expected to regain tropical storm strength over the weekend. and while right now it poses minimal danger to coastal communities along the gulf, officials are worried it poses a significant threat to the armada of containment vessels at sea, as well as the floating tide of oil spread across the gulf.

. >> reporter: instead of a beating, what used to be bonnie is bringing minor winds and minimal wells at the well site. >> the sea state is three to five feet possibly building to six to eight feet this evening. >> reporter: ships that had been evacuated headed back into place ready to start the last stages of a permanent kill. some of the robotic cameras hadn't left yet giving officials reassurance the cap is holding. >> our confidence is increasing there may be better integrity in the well because of testing over the last seven days. >> reporter: the evacuation delays the permanent fix up to a week officials defended their decision. >> we are going to be playing a cat-and-mouse game for the remainder of the hurricane season. >> reporter: bonnie pushed back the schedule but it may also help push the oil apart. >> we expect bonnie should help dissipate and weather the oil at the surface. it will spread the surface slick out and thereby lower oil concentrations. >> reporter: for many the storm is leaving little to worry about. and any inconvenience expected to be just a memory for most

and proud to support pbs's "to the contrary" with bonnie erbe. additional funding provided by: the colcom foundation the charles a. frueauff and by the sanofi aventis foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary" uncle sam sues arizona to throw out the new immigration law. today's parents are more stressed and less happy being parents than those in prior generations. behind the headlines, a dad who convinced his family to live off the grid for a year. hello, i'm bonnie erbe welcome to "to the contrary" a discussion of news and social trends. up first, immigration reform takes center stage. this week the justice department sued the state of arizona to overturn its tough new immigration law. the law would require police to question a person's immigration status if there's a reasonable suspicion he or she is in the country illegally. that when stopping people for other possible violations. the law requires legal immigrants to carry immigration documents. republican governor jan brewer says the law responds to years of border security issues includin

bonnie has weakened. but concern over its path, directly towards the spill site, main >> it has the chance of pushing more oil into our ct, i ouretla so, obviously, this wil interru cf1& intes.u cf1& >> reporter:ia i the floodgates around new orleans are closed. and bp's nerve center in venice, louisiana, ground zero for the spill, controlled chaos. boom that's supposed to block the oil, coiled up. forklifts stack pallets before being moved northwards. the only thing staying, these anchors, too heavy to float away. >> you can imagine, when we get three-foot, four-foot waves, it's a little heavy for them. >> reporter: it's one of the reasons the government ordered this flotilla of ships, the largest assembled since world war ii, to leave the spill zone. it means leaving that stacking cap, sealing in the oil for eight days now, unattended and possibly unmonitored. >> the question now, is putting them in a safe place, out of harm's way, so they could return. >> reporter: allen believes the ships could return

. >> bonnie is putting a halt to the oil clean up in the gulf of mexico. ships have been ordered to evacuate. here is the latest. >>> after a week of progress containing the oil spill the well cap is holding. the weather is not. tropical storm bonnie is headed straight toward the oil site. >> hope that everything works out all right and it's not a bad storm. >> most of rigs and vessels and relief well drilling have stopped. significantly setting back efforts to kill the well. >> if a storm comes it adds to the time, could be a few days for up to two weeks. >> the vessels that monitor the well cap ko will be last to leave first to return. >> we are prepared to leave the well unattended. >> bonnie could hit the spill area beginning tomorrow afternoon. >> winds are going to come out of the southeast drive some of the oil into the shoreline. >> louisiana governor has declared a state of emergency. he worries that winds and waves will churn up to 70 million gallons of submerged oil making it the second main storm the first priority today. >> everybody is watchi

but bonnie is now expected to but bonnie i strengthen as it takes dead aim for bp's leaking oil well. matt gutman is on the gulf coast where th in buras, louisiana, where they asho are bracing for the storm and more oil to come ashore. be good evening to you, matt. >> reporter: good evening, elizabeth. right now, an armada in flight. s at thef ships at the spill site are chugging out of harm's way. now, all across the gulf, there and those hundreskimmers just ther this, lashed together for protection against this storm. bonnie has ricocheted off florida, is barreling through florida, the gulf and taking dead aim at t e spill site. target day? this time tomorrow. ta all day this giant flotilla, part of the largest collection of ships since d-day, began to flee. and the ships from the spill them in a sg log-jammed in the theissippi, waiting for safe harbor. can re >> the intention right now is to put them in a safe place so they can return as quickly as l dosble. >> reporter: all this delays the kill, the lethal dose of mud and cement into the well by a week, re.be more. the last to lea

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is no longer a threat. >> reporter: bonnie breezed through the gulf states saturday evening leaving only choppy surfs and trace amounts of rain. even so the ripple effect is clear. efforts to permanently seal the oil well were delayed a week because it forced a partial evacuation of the site. ships are on their way back, an exercise that may be repeat this had summer. >> we're playing cat and mouse, we'll have to react to the best forecast. >> reporter: bonnie fell apart before it even reached the area but with memories of hurricane katrina in the minds of many residents the threat was enough for some residents to consider mandatory evacuations for this boat harbor. >> katrina wiped us out, gustav put a lot of our stuff upped water, you know, and that's why, you know, we take these storms serious because, you know, we just can't afford another hit. if we get hit again and everything goes under water where are we standing? >> from the threat of see vac situation to people losing revenues from tourists, bonnie disrupted life for many along the gust coast. the endless months of disrupt

. >> the gulf, the peak evacuates its wellhead as tropical storm bonnie makes landfall in florida. we have a better idea of how strong european banks are. results of the banking stress test were released earlier today. >> 91 banks were tested, seven failed including some from germany and spain and greece. >> the failure of hypo real estate was not a surprise. >> as markets closed across the u.s., the committee of european banking supervisors released the results of their test. seven european banks failed. if the worst-case scenario came to pass, they would not have t capitatheyeedo svive hypo real estate was the only german bank that did not survive. five regional banks in spain failed as well. deutsche bank topped the results before the german banks tested. commerzbank also did well. >> the results are surprising because they are along the same lines we have seen for a long time now. there is a rise in the average capital ratio in the german sector from 9% in 2008 to more than 10% in 2010. >> spanish banks would need around 1.8 billion euros to survive another credit crunch. the h

. >> in the gulf, the peak evacuates its wellhead as tropical storm bonnie makes landfall in florida. we have a better idea of how strong european banks are. results of the banking stress test were released earlier today. >> 91 banks were tested, seven failed including some from germany and spain and greece. >> the failure of hypo real estate was not a surprise. >> as markets closed across the u.s., the committee of european banking supervisors released the results of their test. seven european banks failed. if the worst-case scenario came to pass, they would not have the capital they need to survive. hypo real estate was the only german bank that did not survive. five regional banks in spain failed as well. deutsche bank topped the results before the german banks tested. commerzbank also did well. >> the results are surprising because they are along the same lines we have seen for a long time now. there is a rise in the average capital ratio in the german sector from 9% in 2008 to more than 10% in 2010. >> spanish banks would need around 1.8 billion euros to survive another credit cr

you could see the projected line of tropical storm bonnie. the red line in the center of the cone pretty much will take a direct hit on the oil well. the cone you see here, the projected path. it could fall anywhere, pretty close to where the oil well is. the winds will extend out 45 miles an hour from the core of the storm, which right now is expected to take a direct hit. even though it is far south, you could turn up the waters and see storm surging in the matter of one to two feet. they are expected to make landfall right now in new orleans. not a very good path, but the good news, it's not strengthening but it will still turn up the waters. >> a big story tonight. >>> a 2-year-old boy is dead after he was attacked by three of the family's pit bulls. the boy has been identified as jacob bisbee, and the stepfather has been arrested for child endangerment. dan kerman has detailed. >>> the 2-year-old boy was inside the home along with the grandmother, uncle and 4-year- old brother. around 8:45, he entered the garage that proved to be a deadl

top story, tropical storm bonnie. bearing down on the gulf. she tore through the bahamas last night with sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. forecasters say the storm should be getting much stronger. we have team coverage this morning from florida to louisiana. let's begin with cbs news correspondent kelly cobiella, grand isle, louisiana. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. tropical storm watches are now in effect for a large part of the gulf coast from florida to louisiana. and that means they could see tropical storms have conditions in the next 48 hours. so all of that boom being collected from marshes, skimming boats are coming in, and those ships out of the well site are moving out of the path of the storm. ships drilling relief wells began to pack up and leave thursday night. along with the rest of the floating city. >> we are under the assumption somewhere around -- very early in the morning on saturday we can see a storm force winds at the well site. >> reporter: they will not open the well before they go because the cap

tropical storm bonnie made landfall in south florida today, drawing closer to the gulf oil spill zone. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, spencer michels reports on the evacuation efforts at the rig site, and storm preparations underway in and around new orleans. >> lehrer: then, we talk to deborah solomon of "the wall street journal" about today's report from the administration's pay czar on executive bonuses given out at the height of the financial crisis. >> brown: judy woodruff reports on disillusioned democrats a year and a half into the obama administration. >> if you are elected as moses who is going to take everyone to the promised land, then you're bound to disappoint people. >> lehrer: mark shields and david brooks present their weekly analysis. >> brown: paul solman wraps up his series on europe's economic woes with a look at spain's unemployment problem. >> lehrer: and ray suarez interviews robert mccrum about how english has become the first worldwide language. >> if you said in say 800 or 900 b.c. in 2010 people would be discussing a global languag

>>> bonnie sits over the ocean. the tropical storm downgraded to a depression but its path brings efforts to permanently plug the bp oil well to a halt. we have the latest from the gulf. >>> pentagon porn, a shocking report finds dozens of military officials were surfing the web and downloading child pornography while they were supposed to be defending the nation. how did it happen? we'll take a look. >>> plus a look how national security was put at risk. >>> that sinking feeling, a milwaukee man driving his suv plunges into a sinkhole filled with electrical wires and rising water. he is rescued with just seconds to spare. we'll speak with the driver and his saferior in an "early show" exclusive. >>> and ride it like rio, ever have a tough time commuting in rough weather? this brazilian figured a way out, his story flying "under the radar" this morning july 24th, out, his story flying "under the radar" this morning july 24th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> and welcome to "the early show" on a saturday morning. >

tropical storm bonnie made landfall in south florida today, drawing closer to the gulf oil spill zone. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, spencer michels reports on the evacuation efforts at the rig site, and storm preparations underway in and around new orleans. >> lehrer: then, we talk to deborah solomon of "the wall street journal" about today's report from the administration's pay czar on executive bonuses given out at the height of the financial crisis. >> brown: judy woodruff reports on disillusioned democrats a year and a half into the obama administration. >> if you are elected as moses who is going to take everyone to the promised land, then you're bound to disappoint people. >> lehrer: mk shields and david brooks present their weekly analysis. >> brown: paul solman wraps up his series on europe's economic woes with a look at spain's unemployment problem. >> lehrer: and ray suarez interviews robert mccrum about how english has become the first worldwide language. >> if you said in say 800 or 900 b.c. in 2010 people would be discussing a global language,

. >> en instantes la depresiÓn tropical bonnie sigue perdiendo fuerza en el golfo de mÉxico. >> son >> a la nueva crisis que tiene como protagonistas a venezuela y colombia, se le ha sumado otro presunto intento de asesinato de las farc. >> es una guerra entre colombia y venezuela... >> un nuevo e inesperado giro para estos paÍses. chÁvez dice que no tiene opciÓn de llegar a venezuela. >> horas mÁs tarde el jefe de estado venezolano afirmÓ que desde colombia y estados unidos se estarÍa planeando su magnicidio. >> si yo tuviera que morir y regar mi sangre en esta tierra, estoy listo y estoy aquÍ! >> por su parte la fiscalÍa colombiana ve la posibilidad de demandar al gobierno de venezuela se comprueba que tiene nexos con las farc. >> la fiscalÍa evaluarÁ la posibilidad de establecer una relaciÓn entre esos ataques y el apoyo que le podrÍa dar personas o autoridades detrÁs de la frontera de colombia. >> lo que se requiere es un instrumento o un mecanismo especÍfico para que se resuelva el tema de fondo y haya cooperaciÓn en la lucha contra el terrorismo. >> uribe quien de

though bonnie is not expected to regain strength, gulf cities remain on alert. weather experts say high wind an waves could push more oil ashore, reese distributing millions of gallons of crude in the gulf. >> that oil will be pushed onto the shore. some of it is likely to be directed away from the shore. >> reporter: in grand isle, louisiana -- ♪ my eyes adored you ♪ >> reporter: -- a benefit concert which was called off a month ago to help with the spill. >> at least the community is helping. the government isn't doing a whole lot. >> reporter: island aid, it is hoped, will bring help to the area. >> we're down here blowing money right and left. we're having it big time but we know it's helping our friends here. >> reporter: those ships that were sent away from the well, it's expected to take two to three days to return and get back to work. in slidell, louisiana, back to you. >>> president obama had tough words ford gop leader in the house of representatives. the president says congressman john boehner of ohio wants to repeal and replace the president's h

bonnie has already made landfall south of miami. whit johnson shows us how the storm can make a bad situation even worse. >>> reporter: crews and ships at the oil spill site are getting out out of bonnie's way. >> the winds and sea state make it advisable for safety reasons for the personnel and the equipment that's out there to move. >> reporter: admiral thad allen ordered dozens of vessels to retreat. the ships that control the underwater robots will be the last ones out. if they go, it means no more video of what's happening under water. engineers determined it's okay to leave the cap on. >> we hope it will reduce the chance of oil going into the environment while the storm passes. >> reporter: aftersome parts of the gulf are already seeing choppy seas. smaller boats helping with skimming are already back in port. tony rogers helped develop this large conveyor belt skimmer designed to pick up oil in shallow waters. >> drops into the hopper here, goes into the containment hole. >> reporter: he is bracing for a big clean-up job onc

all day this has tried to become bonnie. as you mentioned at the top of the show, that's exactly what it is. all the orange colors indicating huge thunderstorms in and around the center. the forecast track makes for a miserable day in florida as we go through the day on friday. but then saturday -- all day saturday and even into saturday night, this storm will track along the south and west fringes of that oil slick. now, the big question is does it move in further north? does it become stronger? those pose more problems. but the truth of the matter is by sunday night, everything should be inland. we'll see what this thing becomes whether it's hurricane bonnie or tropical storm. either way, brian, for florida it is a brush and a hint of things to come. perhaps for what has been some great momentum in the oil efforts, it's a disruption. >> it sure is. jim cantore in florida tonight. jim, thanks. we want to let you know later in the broadcast something extraordinary from our kerry sanders. we'll show you his reporting from und

tenemos que hacer un paréntesis pero ni los miembros de las fuerzas del orden escapan la tormenta "bonnie" perdÓ fuerza mientras avanzaba sobre el sur de florida y fue degradada a depresÓn tropical.les saluda marÍn berlanga.el servicio de inmigración y control de aduanas lanÓ una página de internet para que familiares y abogados puedan localizar a adultos recluidos en alguno de los 250 centros de detencÓn que opera esa entidad.el ministro de defensa de venezuela anuncÓ el apoyo de las fuerzas armadas de ese país a las decisiones de hugo chávez de romper relaciones con colombia.y el presidente barack obama declaÓ que esta semana se registraron enormes avances para resolver los problemas ecoÓmicos y un mayor control de wall street. Ás en noticiero univisión fin de semana. ni la policía escapa de la violencia y asesinatos que mantiene en vilo al salvador como un agente y sku familia fueron brutalmente asesinados. >>> el agente domínguez ahora es sólo un recuerdo sus compañeros, lo despiden con honores a él y a la mujer que le dio la vida y a sus dos hermanos. los 4 fueron

this is the latest on bonnie. bonnie right now is 80 miles southeast of miami. it is moving west-northwest. it's moving awfully quickly. the track of this system, of course, going to bring it across southern florida this morning and then out onto the gulf, into the gulf, over the oil spill area and then by sunday morning makes landfall so we will continue to track this. the good news is it's going to stay a tropical storm, minimal tropical storm. so hopefully not too much damage. not too many problems. that's what's going on around the country. >>> good morning, happy friday. we'll start off with a live shot over san jose. santa cruz mountains, can't make them out with the fog in place. a little bit of a sea breeze over the morning hours but afternoon sunshine is coming through and we'll get 70s and 80s through sunday. 70s and mid and upper 80s for the south bay through sunday. next week that sea breeze gets stronger and we'll cool off more. be careful. when we come back a friday whip on everything from where to go and what to pack. and also ahead, we have a fri

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es un paso de bonnie bastante intenso para los cayos de la florida. lluvias y tormentas de esta tormenta tropical sobre el centro y sur de la regiÓn. las bahamas estÁn bajo aviso de tormenta tropical, de hecho todo el sur de la florida estÁ en alerta por huracanes. a las 8 de la maÑana, lo vemos aquÍ bonnie moviÉndose hacia los cayos de la florida donde se espera que cruce desde el mediodÍa hasta las dos de la tarde. y aquÍ pudiera tener... refortalecimiento hay que estarlo vigilando para el domingo o lunes tocar tierra en algÚn punto, probablemente en el golfo de mÉxico. chicago tiene tormentas por un frente frÍo en el norte. vamos a ver las condiciones de temperatura en esta hora las que esperamos especÍficamente para esta tarde, casi en 100 grados, la capital, y en miami la mÁxima se quedará solamente en los 87 grados. para mÁs informaciÓn acerca de bonnie, la tormenta tropical, puede entrar a univisiÓn. com. uniclave: clima. vamos contigo raÚl. >> gracias por esta informaciÓn, paola. del clima pasamos a la salud. la salud comien

que se dirige al golfo de méxico, los primeros informes indican que bonnie se de grada al tocar tierra, sobre las tibias aguas del golfo de méxico, se dirige dónde trabajadores intentan contener derrames de petróleo. de momento esas labores han tenido que ser suspendidas. >>>vanessa: desde el golfo de méxico nos vamos a la tensión entre colombia y venezuela. >periodista: como escuchamos. >> romper relaciones con el gobierno de colombia por dignidad. >periodista: como escuchamos en la intervención, la preocupación reina por la decisión del presidente chávez de romper relaciones con el gobierno de Álvaro uribe, los pobladores piensan que vienen tiempos muy difíciles. >> en la mañana de hoy fue normal y se sintió normal. >> muy preocupante para los usuarios que utilizamos los permisos fronterizos. >periodista: dicen que informaciones de inteligencia indican que la fuerza pública venezolana se estaría desplazando hacia la frontera. >> el llamado que le hago a la gente es la tranquilidad. evitar pasar a hacia venezuela. >periodista: reiteraron el anuncio de su presidente chá

. >> and this morning, bracing for bonnie. the tropical storm bearing down on the gulf gathers steam. high wind and waves sends oil workers back to the shore. the question, will the cap hold? >>> and "gma" exclusive. president obama's words on the firing of a government official falsely accused of racism. and the new consumer law he says is the strongest in history. >>> could this woman hold the key to finding kyron? his parents say she's been in close contact with the top suspect. and they're begging her to talk to police. why won't she? ♪ fashion >>> and fashion statement. do you think you could survive a month on six items of clothing or less? it's a new challenge sweeping across america. >>> i could take that challenge in a heartbeat. >> but you're such a fashion plate. people would be disappointed. >> if i could get rid of the tie, i could go a month. >> a month? >> you can see juju chang is here. she's in for robin, on assignment. >>> and we're all looking forward to sheryl crow. >> that's going to be in our next half

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bonnie was making a bee line for the oil leak when the storm fell apart. almost all of the ships evacuated the rig site ahead of the storm except for ones providing live pictures of bp's new containment cap which has been holding back the flow of oil now for nine days. >> this is very good news because we left the cap in place and were able to contain any well going inoil going into the environment. >> reporter: workers were about to perform a static kill, the first step in a ten-day process to permanently seal the well. the frustration is felt by everybody, even those on shore. >> they finally got things rolling where they could get things accomplished out there and this is just going to delay it. >> reporter: gulf coast residents are trying to avoid another delay in protecting the beaches. nbc's mark potter is in mississippi. >> reporter: along the beaches, residents are breathing a sigh of relief, they, too, avoided a major storm and officials are urging bp and the federal government to quickly put back all the clean-up equipment and boom they removed f

. >> reporter: hours after bonnie fizzl fizzled, a flurry of activity. robotic subs surveyed the situation, while above, the drilling rig rehooked to resume work on the relief well. >> this is good news, because we left the cap in place and were able to contain any oil going into the environment. >> reporter: workers were days away from a static cool and had a week or so left on the relief well when the threat of bonnie chased them away. that time line could resume this week, and in spite of the delay, some officials say the remnants of bonnie may actually be a blessing. >> it's expected to break tar patches and tar mats into smaller tar balls, which means faster weatherering and faster natural bio degradation. >> reporter: and so in this storm-ravaged region, there was understanding. >> i think they were smart to pull those guys out of there, because you never can tell what's going to happen with one of those things. >> reporter: a sense that things could have been much worse, and that this time, bonnie's demise may have brought a rare break. kristin da

. >> couric: tonight bonnie brings the oil cleanup in the gulf to a stop, and in the midwest, the sky opens up and so does the ground. i'm katie couric. also tonight, as taxpayers were bailing out banks, they were giving executives big bonuses. but the federal pay czart ays he can't get the money back. ( explosion ) a dramatic escalation of the mexican drug war as drug lords set off their first car bomb. and remembering veteran journalist daniel schorr. >> this is daniel schorr in moscow. now back to cbs news in new york. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. bonnie lies over the ocean, or in this case, the gulf. and she's put the oil cleanup on hold. after crossing south florida today, bonnie was downgraded to a tropical depression but could become a tropical storm again over the warm waters of the gulf. in the next two days it is expected to come close to the site of the massive oil spill, so b.p. is pulling most of its oil recovery ships out of the area. and the

. >>> cleanup crews started heading back to work in the gulf of mexico after tropical storm bonnie fizzled out today. this live picture from b.p. shows the cap that's kept the leaking deepwater horizon well plugged up for eight days. workers evacuated because of the storm. that delayed efforts by a woke to permanently seal the well. b.p. expects to resume drilling a relief well by monday that is season by many as the best way to end the crisis. >> leigh: bonnie fizzled and didn't cause so much trouble. >> alan: but there will be more to come. >> leigh: we're just now getting into the season there. for us, it's the season of the low clouds and fog. the summer weather pattern -- >> alan: what's up with that? >> leigh: we're looking north there in berkeley, and of course the low clouds already starting to stream over the bay. a good sign that all of this will head inland overnight tonight. here's a look at the current readings. 9 right now -- 89 in ant antioch. oakland at 63. 59 in san francisco. half moon bay, 57. so the fog bank sitting just off the coast will move inland overnight tonight.

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meanwhile, families in louisiana are breathing sighs of relief after tropical storm bonnie whimmerred out. craig boswell has the story. >> reporter: a change in leadership, fox confirms tony hayward, bp's ceo is being replaced, stepping down on monday. hayward has been under fire for his handling of the gulf oil spill, also criticized for saying he wanted his life back and for going to a yacht race in england while oil washed up on gulf shores. >> i wish he would have stepped down a long time ago and had people in there that understand the gravity of this. >> reporter: some fishing has resumed in the gulf. the federal government has re- opened some waters, about 26,000 miles at gulf stream marina in grand isle, a small step in the right direction. >> hasn't been anything like it used to be, but it has been a very welcomed sight to see people fishing. >> reporter: off the coast, crews are getting back to work at the site of the blownout well, now that tropical storm bonnie has fallen apart. but the ships that had to evacuate the area as the storm approached means efforts to cap the wel

they have been told to evacuate the area of head of tropical storm bonnie. the lord the cap would have to be reopened to let oil back in the gulf as the storm goes through. but they say, are confident in the cap and the plan to keep that sealed. officials concede it may stall and the plans to push. >> when winds get to 39 mi. an hour they are classified as a tropical storm it's a given a name its call bonnie tropical storm on the right now is 40 mi. an hour winds moving west north west 80 mi. an hour. it is moving through the keys today saturday could move towards the gulf. currently that will spell the well has been evacuate ahead of the storm in looks like it will stay a storm a tropical storm as it pushes into landfall brown louisiana. >> headlines as a gunner in san jose chocolate read says he's going ahead with plans to put a ball park on the november ballot moving as to the south bay. he made the decision without major-league baseball ok. here's what it would look like when it would complete. the giants oppose the move they say it violates their territ

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the work to shut down the well is back on after 48 hour delay due to tropical storm bonnie. also back from shelter, dozens of voters. they expect to get the call from bp to resume oil spotting and clean up work. >> we are willing and able to do anything. >> reporter: gulf coast residents hope whoever is in charge at bp will do what it takes to get their lives back to normal. and back to that relief well, the operation to permanently seal the leak is expected to begin within the next two to four days. ann? >> i'm curious. what are the odds that bob dudley, the american overseeing bp's cleanup, what are the odds that he would get the top job if hayward is out? >> this is looking very likely. about a year and a half ago, he was candidate to be ceo of bp against tony hayward and hayward won the job. in the meantime, he is expected to take over very soon and a lot of people down here would be happy about that. >> all right. kenneth gibson in mississippi, thank you. >>> well, confusion, chaos and now so many questions. the current death toll from germany's raid stampede and the de