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 and the drilling of relief wells has been stopped until the storm passes. it dumped heavy rain on south florida, but there are no reports of injuries or major damage. kelly cobiella is in grand isle, louisiana, tonight. kelly, the ships are leaving but b.p. is keeping the well shut tight. >> reporter: and it should stay that way, katie. waves from the storm wouldn't won't affect it. but with the ships now leaving the site, engineers will have no information on how this cap is holding for at least two days. with the s

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john blackstone, cbs news, chico, california. >> good for her. >>> well, that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, it's friday, the 16th of july. we have a reporter in palo alto. there's been a string of break- ins in silicon valley. and we'll tell you the businesses

jeff greenfield, cbs news, new york. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us a little later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> hey, good morning. it's thursday, the 22nd of july. >> good morning, everyone. wow, what a rude welcome for a couple of people flying into

mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> glor: that is the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, "48 hours mystery." russ mitchell will be here tomorrow night. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org felt they had to use deadly >>> several officers opened fire. a suspect is dead. why oakland and b.a.r.t police felt they had to use deadly force. beefing up citizen patrols. >>> seven people shot on a street in the central valley. the clue leading police to suspect some kind of gang warfare may be involved. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. cbs5 eyewitness news is next. ,,,,

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. the obama administration has been saying there's nothing much new in those field reports from the afghan war, but posting some 76,000 of them on the internet, that's a whole other matter. the military said today the leak may have already cost the lives of american soldiers and their allies. and the f.b.i. has been called in now to help track down whoever gave the documents to the whistle blower web site wikileaks. national security correspondent david martin has the story. >> reporter: the damage caused by the hemorrhage of classified documents is worse than originally thought. today, pentagon officials in effect accused wikileaks and its source within the u.s. military of murder. >> the truth is, they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an afghan family. >> reporter: in what appears to be an attempt to build a criminal case against julian assange, the head of wikileaks, defense secretary g

this is the "cbs morning news" criminal. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, july 30, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. topping our news today, a wildfire in california burning out of control this morning. and it's forcing hundreds of evacuations. the blaze is centered in the hills around palmdale, about 35 miles north of downtown los angeles. the fire has scorched more than seven square miles, fed by heavy brush and dry grass. about 1200 homes in leona valley and part of palmdale are under mandatory evacuation orders. >> we just packed up our valuables and we have our grandchildren with us and we're on our way to a friend's house. >> i have to get gas before it burns all up. and i'm on empty. didn't plan for evacuation today. >> the fast-moving blaze has destroyed at least two buildings but crews haven't been able to tell if there's homes or buildings on many of the ranches in the area. at least 500 firefighters are battling the blaze. so far there have been no reports of injuries. >>> now to the firesto

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this is the "cbs morning news." "cbs morning news." e we've got to capture. my job is to hunt it down. i'm fred lemond, and i'm in charge of bp's efforts to remove oil from these waters. bp has taken full responsibility for the cleanup and that includes keeping you informed. every morning, over 50 spotter planes and helicopters take off and search for the oil. we use satellite images, infrared and thermal photography to map and target the oil. then, the boats go to work. almost 6,000 vessels. these are thousands of local shrimp and fishing boats organized into task forces and strike teams. plus, specialized skimmers from around the world. we've skimmed over 27 million gallons of oil/water mixture and removed millions more with other methods. we've set out more than 8 million feet of boom to protect the shoreline. i grew up on the gulf coast and i love these waters. we can't keep all the oil from coming ashore, but i'm gonna do everything i can to stop it, and we'll be here as long as it takes to clean up the gulf. >>> a confirmation hearing is set for today f

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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening. for a second day, no oil is gushing into the gulf of mexico and that new cap seems to be doing its job. but the tests are not over. admiral thad allen said so far it's generally good news, no oil leaking up from the sea floor but the pressure readings under the cap are not as good as the experts were hoping for. president obama said today the job won't be done until the well is completely killed and he reminded americans there is still an enormous cleanup job. with the oil that's already spilled spreading and a lot of the gulf closed to fishing, b.p.'s damaged payments reached $201 million today, a quarter of that going to fishermen and shrimpers. kelly cobiella is in grand aisle, louisiana tonight. kelly, some good news but not all good news. >> reporter: that's right, katie. engineers were hoping for answers, instead they got uncertainty, and now the clock is ticking on this test. later tonight, the government will have to decide whether

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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, president obama welcomed britain's new prime minister to the white house today, but there wasn't much time for pleasantries. there's a bit of tension between the two allies, in part because of the b.p. oil spill, but also because of the decision last year by a scottish court to release a libyan terrorist. and questions about the role b.p. might have played in that. chip reid is our chief white house correspondent. chip, the president and the prime minister are off to a bit of a rocky start. >> reporter: well, katie, the plan was for president obama and prime minister cameron to focus on the special relationship between america and great britain. instead, they focused on the not-so-special relationship between america and b.p. british prime minister david cameron came to the white house to find common ground with president obama on issues from afghanistan to the global economy. it was, though, the american furor over british oil gi

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this is the "cbs morning news" oil? this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, july 28, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. we begin with the air disaster this morning in pakistan. the airbus jet carrying 152 people on a domestic flight from karachi went down in the hills outside of islamabad. the pakistani capital. let's get the latest from mark phillips, joining us live from london. good morning, mark. >> good morning. this soon after a crash, the numbers of dead and for that matter of survivors are always change, but it appears there were a number of people who lived through this crash. there had been, as you say, 152 people on board. >> reporter: the plane on a flight from karachi to islamabad crashed as it was apparently trying to land. pakistan is now in the monsoon season. when heavy rains and dense cloud move up from the indian ocean and the weather was terrible. some other flights have reportedly been canceled over the past few days, but it is much too early to conclude what caused this crash. the terrai

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, we here in new orleans just back from the gulf of mexico where b.p. is about to take a big step in trying to get control of the oil leak. it will test the new containment cap it installed on the well those see if it can handle the pressure of the oil pushing into it. that test had been delayed today out of what the government called "an abundunce of caution." the concern was that putting more pressure on the already damaged wellbore could do more harm than good and could even create more leaks. but late today, b.p. got the go- ahead for the test to begin. meanwhile, the siphoning operation continues above the well and we went out there today for a first-hand look. i headed out to the disaster site with the government's point man, admiral thad allen, and interior secretary kennal salazar. we landed on the helix producer. unlike a rig, it's not moored to anything on the ocean floor, it's a ship and a g.p.s. keeps it in place. it's a

this is the "cbs morning news" view." this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, july 29, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. >>> a watered down version of arizona's controversial new law against illegal immigrants took effect as scheduled this morning but the harshest portions of the law are in legal limbo. terrell brown has more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: betty, good morning. right now portions of that law are in effect this morning. the most controversial elements are put on hold. that's important for now, put on hold. but the legal fight is about to begin. opponents of arizona's immigration law had their prayers answered. the measure went into effect this morning but it does not include the most controversial provisions. >> i am really happy because it means they're going to take the time to see what is just and what isn't. >> reporter: district judge susan bolton removed portions, saying they bleed into federal responsibility. they include requiring a police officer to determine the immigration

cbs news has learned tonight that b.p. chief tony hayward will be out and replaced in the next few days. hayward, who angered gulf coast residents and the white house with what they called insensitive statements, is not commenting on the reports, but his ouster could come when the company's board meets this week. tony guida has the latest. >> i'm devastated by the accident, absolutely devastated. >> reporter: unfortunately for tony hayward, too many of his comments about the disaster in the gulf spoke much louder than those. b.p.'s board meets monday amid a flood of reports that hayward is out. >> there is no doubt that he is going. it will be announced at the very latest on tuesday. >> reporter: terry mcalister, energy editor of the "guardian" in london, says the decision to oust hayward is an attempt to salvage the b.p. brand in america, where the company earns fully 40% of its profits. >> the company cannot continue in its present state in america, and the only way of giving itself a fighting chance is to get rid of the

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. arizona's new immigration law will go into effect just after midnight tonight but without its most controversial provision. a federal judge in phoenix put them on hold today while a challenge to the law, filed by the obama administration, works its way through the courts. so blocked for now are provisions requiring a police officer who stops someone for any law enforcement reason to check his immigration status. requiring immigrants to carry their papers at all times. and making it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places. john blackstone in phoenix tonight reports the reaction from both sides was swift and strong. >> reporter: for those who have been demonstrating against arizona's new immigration law, the preliminary injunction blocking its most controversial sections was a relief after weeks of worry. it seemed an answer to their prayers. >> today's ruling is victorious first step toward the retai

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. a tropical storm has just formed in the caribbean and by saturday it could be churning through the site of the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico, disrupting the cleanup for days, even weeks. some cleanup boats were sent back to port today. the large oil recovery ships may follow. tropical storm bonnie is north of cuba right now, and over the next few days it's projected to pass through the florida keys and then into the gulf. even so, federal officials said today they will keep the cap on that ruptured well. and the white house said the president, who's been urging americans to visit the gulf's still-open beaches, will take the first family to the gulf coast of florida next month for a weekend vacation. kelly cobiella is in port fourchon, louisiana, tonight. kelly, needless to say, everyone is watching that weather map very closely tonight. >> reporter: yes. everyone here, katie, is in watch-and-wait mode tonight. later, a d

ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> and joining us now from los angeles, cbs news legal analyst lisa bloom. lisa, good morning. >> good morning. >> give us an idea these tapes ben just outlined, some of the latest for us and also what mel gibson's attorneys are saying but what role ultimately could they play? >> i think they would have a huge role in the case erica if they are allowed into evidence and i know that mel gibson's side will fight very hard to keep them out on the grounds that they're edited that they're not authentic and on the grounds that he didn't consent to be taped in california where it's a two-party state, but if they are allowed in under the crime exception because oksana was trying to preserve evidence of a crime and she can overcome the arguments about authenticity, they're going to have a huge effect because he rants, he raves, he threatens her, he allegedly admits to assaulting her when she's holding the child in her arms. so, they're relevant not only to their dispute, but to this child custody issue. >> but if they are proved to be edited in some way or per

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. it was an extraordinary scene on national television today. the president's top spokesman admitting the administration had fired an official of the agriculture department for alleged racism without knowing all the facts, and then he offered her an apology. but it didn't stop there. the man who fired shirley sherrod, agriculture secretary tom vilsack, soon popped up on tv himself and offered her another job. all this while the nation watched her watch them. we begin tonight with jan crawford in washington. jan, this is a very bizarre two- day drama. >> reporter: oh, yes, katie. and we heard today the kind of thing you seldom here from the this white house or any white house. >> without a doubt ms. sherrod is owed an apology. i would do so certainly on behalf of this administration. >> reporter: that was a 180- degree turn from what administration officials said less than 24 hours ago when agriculture secretary tom vilsack abruptly

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. the obama administration is dealing with a serious breach of national security tonight. tens of thousands of classified documents about the war in afghanistan leaked and posted on the web. at a time when more than 60% of americans believe the war is not going well, the documents provide some evidence to back that up. more than 91,000 were leaked to wikileaks.org which put 76,000 of them online. they are field reports from soldiers and officers involved in the fighting from january of '04 through last december. perhaps the most damning revelation is that pakistan's intelligence agency, i.s.i., is helping the taliban. the white house claims there's nothing really new in the documents, but spokesman robert gibbs says the leaks constitute a potential national security concern. david martin begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: the avalanche of documents, most of them classified secret, shows how the u.s. has been losing the war in

in fact, you can look at your own cbs news poll. over half of americans interviewed said they believe that senate bill 1070 is the right approach. in fact, another group, what, 16 or 17% of americans don't believe it goes far enough. >> schieffer: you're absolutely right. that is what the cbs news poll shows. it shows a healthy majority favor this arizona law. i want to... let me just, since you brought it up, let me just ask governor richardson about that. are you surprised by that, governor? >> bob, no. i think that immigration is a very hot button issue. it's divisive. but i think what that officer said shows that that law is unworkable. i'm pleased that the obama administration filed a lawsuit for these reasons. one, it is going to lead to racial profiling. anybody that looks hispanic is going to be racially profiled. it's as simple as that. secondly, it preempts federal law. this is... immigration is a federal responsibility. lastly, it's going to hurt our foreign policy with central america, with mexico. six mexican governors

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. it's been four days since the oil stopped gushing into the gulf of mexico but thad allen is not ready to declare victory. he says bubbles of oil and gas are leaking from the cap on b.p.'s blownout well and something is seeping up through the sea floor. but he also said the leaks are not consequential and the cap will stay on for now. by some estimates, more than 200 million gallons of oil has seeped... spilled, rather, into the gulf. b.p. said today it spent close to $4 billion trying to clean it up. kelly cobiella is in grand isle, louisiana, tonight. and, kelly, things seemed to be going so well. how worried are they about this latest wrinkle? >> reporter: well, it's not so much that they're worried, katie, it's more like they're being very careful this time around. after so many setbacks, it's almost like they're being met methodical with this particular test. they do have their differences on the way to move forward. a mile be

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. it has to be the most beautiful sight we've seen the gulf of mexico in three long months. not a drop of oil coming out of that b.p. well for the first time since the rig exploded. but this is not the end of the crisis. now the waiting begins to see if the cap over the well can withstand the pressure of the gushing oil. and even if it does, this is not a permanent fix. that won't come until the relief wells are completed and the damaged well is plugged. but president obama called it a positive sign and when investors saw the gusher was gone, b.p.'s stock shot up, closing with a gain of more than 7.5%. mark strassmann is in houma, louisiana tonight. mark, we could almost hear the sigh of relief all the way up here. >> reporter: yes, you could, katie. but consider this. this is just really a promising start. every engineer with this operation says that this test really needs more time and also warns that at some point they may have t

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. the leak of those secret field reports has reignited the debate over the war in afghanistan. how well it's going and whether it's worth fighting. in its first public comment since the documents were posted online, president obama defended his war strategy and urged congress to approve his latest funding request. the president also said the leak could jeopardize individuals or operations. and the pentagon promised, quote, "a very robust investigation to find out who was behind it." chip reid is at the white house tonight. chip, these documents could damage support for the war in the long term though the president did get what he wanted tonight. >> katie, late today the house passed a crucial war funding bill but in the course of the debate democrats, some democrats, argued that these documents show that this war is not worth fighting. the president said today there's not much new in the tens of thousands of leaked afghanistan war d

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why hasn't cbs news apologized? >> why the zoon back and forth on both sides is there any way to resolve it and get a conversation going? >> certainly. i think we have to depend on -- depends on who is trying to have the conversation. i think that there are plenty of well-meaning americans who do want to try to deal with the issue of race and in a responsible way without the name calling. without trying to suspend racism on either side. and i think this really -- matter of having that conversation and respectful and productive way. >> i appreciate your both coming in to have that conversation this morning. ann coulter and tanya acker, thank you for your time. betty nguyen has a look at the rest of the headlines this friday morning. >>> good morning. more severe weather is expected in the midwest today. right on the heels of the storm front that caused widespread flooding. southern wisconsin was hardest hit. heavy rain overwhelmed drainage systems and the airport runways were flooded. stephanie brown of our milwaukee

time for news headlines from cbs 5. the suspect in a shootout with california highway patrol officers on interstate 580 in oakland is expected to enter a plea this morning. investigators say 45-year-old byron williams of tuolumne county has a disdain for left- leaning politics. they say on saturday he was on his way to open fire at liberal organizations in san francisco. williams is a parolee with two previous bank robbery convictions. >>> lifeguards will be on the job at the state beaches in santa cruz county. the state budget cuts had forced the parks department to close 10 towers and lay off lifeguards throughout the county. well, the group "friends of santa cruz state parks" stepped in and raised $60,000 to cover the last two months of the lifeguard budget. lifeguards made six rescues at beaches in santa cruz county just last weekend. >>> traffic and weather right after this. ,,,,,,,, >>> speeds with finally improving out of the altamont pass through livermore. for a while in our 6:00 hour, all lanes of westbound 58

elaine quijano, cbs news, rhinebeck, new york. >>> katie couric with a preview of the cbs news. >> good morning. their husbands fighting in afghanistan. the hardest battle may be at home. how military wives are dealing with day to day stresses this week only on the cbs evening news. now back to "the early show." >> dave price has a check of the weather. good morning, dave. >> hey, betty. got people from all over the world here. harry, you agree, it is so hard -- the nicest people are from all over this globe, it is hard to find nicer people than the people from australia. >> that's right. >> they are here this morning. it is nice to see you. what was it called, vuvuzela in australia. that is kind of a rough instrument. this is called a -- >> didgeridoo. >> can you play a little didgeridoo for us. ♪ >> awesome. nice to see you. hello, friends from australia. >> announcer: this weather report >>> this weather report sponsored by chili's, it's all in the pepperation. >> i know what you're saying. it looks like i belong in the outback. that's a quick look at your weather picture. we'll se

cbs news' chief white house correspondent chip reid has the latest on that. good morning, chip. >> reporter: good morning, harry. you know, this unemployment benefits extension has been stalled in the senate since june. if it passes, millions of americans will start getting about $309 a week -- unemployed americans, of course -- and passage now appears all but certain. >> let me introduce to you, officiate the newest member of the united states senate, carte goodwin. >> reporter: with that appointment, democrats appear to have won a major battle in the long fight to extend unemployment benefits. carte goodwin, now interim senator from west virginia, replacing the late robert byrd, should give the democrats the 60 votes they need to end a republican filibuster and send the bill for a final vote. monday, president obama accused republicans of indifference to out-of-work americans for refusing to extend benefits. >> it's time to do what's right, not for the next election, but for the middle class. >> reporter: 2 1/2 million workers have been waiting six weeks fo

cbs news. >>> okay. so as if being a stanford grad student isn't challenging enough, how about studying and training for a marathon? he made it look so easy. today 25-year-old running his first marathon ever won the san francisco marathon. the unofficial time of two hours, 23 minute and 28 seconds. if that holds, it's a new record for the race. emily from durham, north carolina, won on the women's side. 24,000 people took part in the 32nd annual event. i guess they had good running weather right? >> yeah. pleasantly cool. didn't have to worry about any heat at all around the bay area. run just to stay warm outside as we had low clouds and fog. plenty of it and we'll see more as we head into the next couple days. it has been very cool out toward the beaches around much of the bay area. temperatures running below the average. today low clouds finally breaking up in the afternoon. we manage to squeeze some sunshine into the bay. but on the coastline not a whole lot of sun. cool and probably some drizzle hea

new kleenex® brand hand towels. >>> it is 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. >>> a man is under psychiatric evaluation after a hostage situation this morning at children's hospital oakland. police say a man with a gun grabbed an employee in the emergency room area shortly after 3:00. he put his gun down when officers arrived and no one was hurt. >>> this is the last day on the job for more than 50 san jose firefighters. they are being laid off because of budget cuts. the layoffs come just three days before willie mcdonald takes over as the city's new fire chief replacing the retiring chief. >>> a.c. transit and its drivers union are due back in court this morning because of their contract dispute. since the transit agency imposed a contract, more drivers than usual have called in sick. and this has led to a number of bus runs not operating. >>> we'll take a look at traffic and weather in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,, >>> good morning. we got a lot of caltrain problems. express train numbering 309 had mechanical problems earlier this mo

ken disgibson, cbs news, gulfport, mississippi. >>> a damn broke in iowa. a 300-foot section of the lake delhi dam opened up this afternoon, a catastrophic flood of water downstream. fortunately, everyone down river was ordered to evacuate before the dam broke. it has been a lot of rain across the midwest, no reports of injuries. >> pretty nice weekend so far. >> how about the fog. isn't that exciting? >> i like it inland better. thank you very much. >>> on its way right now folks. don't want to disappoint you. surging on shore. turned out to be a nice day, the fog is making its way back inland, into the bay we go, into the distance, low fog and cloud, weather pattern, pretty similar the last couple of weeks now. we're going to see a pretty good dose of it over the next few as we see temperatures headed much below normal as we look toward the middle of the week. we'll squeeze in some sunshine in many spots, it still going to be hot in some areas. antioch and brentwood still in the mid-90s for tomorrow afternoon, otherwise looking at 80s, tri-valley, that ar

captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. a lot to talk about so we're going to get right to it. we're going to begin with the shirley sherrod case. by now, i'm sure you know the story, how a heavily edited tape that was taken totally out of context was put on the web. the result was that the administration, without checking to see what the rest of the tape said, fired the woman. then, came a lot of apologies and the offer of a new job. michael eric dyson, you are writing a book about barack obama and race. and it seems to me, after making all of these eloquent statements about race during the campaign, now, when race comes up as an issue, this white house seems to commit some gaffe or stumbles. what do you think is happening here? >> well, i think the unfortunate reality is that there's a kind of gag order imposed on the obama white house when it comes to issues of race. there's an understandable lamentation among the obamaites that we don

manuel gallegus, cbs news, long beach, mississippi. >>> bp stock has lost about half its value since april when that deadly explosion first caused the oil leak. shares of bp jumped in the last hour trading yesterday right after the oil stopped flowing. but those shares are back down in price again today. >>> they are being called the toughest restrictions on the u.s. financial industry since the great depression. now it is up to the president to sign the financial reform measure into law because yesterday the senate passed the bill which would give the government new powers to break up companies that threaten the economy. it also aims to give consumers more protection in their financial transactions. the president, by the way, is expected to sign that into law on wednesday. >>> had a shake-up in the nation's capital this morning. nothing to do with politics, though. a rare earthquake woke people up in the d.c. area. that quake was 3.6, centered between germantown and gaithersburg, maryland. here at northern california, we had two quakes magnitudes 4.0 the other 3.9, shaking the geyse

whit johnson, cbs news, gulfport, mississippi. >>> you knew this might happen. three city administrators in southern california resigned amid outrage over their salaries. the city of bell in los angeles county, the city manager was bees paid $787,000 a year. the police chief, $457,000. and the assistant city manager, $376,000. they all resigned this morning. the mayor and the city council members are also under fire because their part-time jobs pay them about $100,000 each. bell is one of the poorest cities in the los angeles county. >>> speeding recovery improving quality of life. how fitness instructors are gearing classes specifically for cancer survivors. >>> parts of the bay area warming up but other parts are still stuck in fog. you know what i'm talking about. the coastline, looking out toward ocean beach. fog today but what about the weekend? could there be some sunshine and the way for the area beaches? we'll take a look at the weekend forecast coming up. ,,,,3q copd makes it hard for me to breathe. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i can j

charlie d'agata, cbs news. >>> 15 people died in a stampede and raid in germany. hundreds of thousands of party- goers attended the love parade festival. police were trying to piece together exactly what led to the panic but they say the stampede happened in a crowded tunnel after they turned away thousands from going into the already overcrowded parade grounds. >>> it has been nearly two months since a deadly rain in daly city. could the activity at the cow palace be a sign of the new direction for the troubled facility? >>> plus tour buses stopped by chp. what drivers had to prove before they could leave. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. we're kind of stuck in the summer dole drums and low clouds and fog around parts of the bay area and cooler weather is ahead. we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, troubled facilty. >>> the debut of a weekly farm ler's market at the cow palace could signal a new direction for the troubled facility. local and state officials helped bring the market to an area that has little access to

whittaker, cbs news, los angeles. >>> katie couric has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning. he has delivered over 15,000 babies. get this, he's 100 years old. what keeps him going? find out in assignment america tonight only on the cbs evening news. now back "the early show." >> looking forward to that and now back out to dave price and another check on this hot weather. hey there, dave. >> lead by example, betty. what do we need to be doing? what do we need to be doing? we've got some cold water, right? let's give out some cold water to these people if we can. there we go. thanks a million. you've got to stay hydrated in this weather. you've got to watch out for the kids especially. for you it's $5 and two for the kids' bottles. we'll have water all morning >> announcer: this weather report sponsored by the home depot. >> this weather report sponsored by the home depot, more saving, more doing. that's the power of the home depot. >> that's a quick look at your weather, people. harry, a lot of folks from louisiana very worried about their coastline. we'll send it ba

miguel griego for cbs news, denver international airport. >>> this just coming in to cbs 5. the lake merritt bart station is shut down. chopper 5 is over head. police are looking for an armed suspect who is somewhere along the bart tracks. we are being told trains are stopping northbound at fruit veil, southbound at 12th street. we will keep an eye on this and get more information for you. more traffic info is on cbs5.com as well. >>> does it seem like this summer is cooler than normal? you noticed it, we noticed it. meteorologists have noticed it. wait until you hear how our weather compares to the rest of the world. radio's ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, matt bigler says, san jose has had some of its coolest days in decades. >>> summer hasn't been a scorcher, tracy, but in san jose they have had some of the coolest days in decades. >> it's chilly in san jose this morning. it's overcast because of the marine layer. i was thinking about putting my jacket on because it's chilly. temperatures during the rest of the day are chilly as well. we are talking about the mid- 70s. down four or

time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. >>> a wildfire that's destroyed more than 30 homes in kern county is threatening an entire town. about 150 homes in the community of old west ranch are in danger. the fire has burned more than 1200 acres now, 10 miles south of tehachapi. crews are concerned that the winds will pick up again this afternoon. >>> major league baseball offering to help san jose pay for a special election if a baseball committee allows the as to pursue a ballpark in the city. mayor reed had wanted a ballpark measure on the november ballot with or without baseball's approval because a special election would be costly but he is now considering the offer. >>> voters in three more bay area cities will decide in november whether or not to temporarily raise their sales taxes. city councils in antioch, concord and santa rosa approved the ballot measures yesterday in an effort to prevent further budget cuts and layoffs. >>> traffic and weather right after this. stay with us. ,, it's not back-to-

cbs news learned bp's chief executive tony hayward is expected to step down. the announcement could come after the company board of directors meets monday. a spokesperson said tony hayward remains the ceo of bp and has the confidence of the board and ser i don't remember management. as the news of his departure circulated, the government's point man for the spill reiterated his top priority is sealing the well. >> i will focus on unity of effort regardless of who is in charge. >> reporter: all long the gulf coast, talk turned to gas prone hayward. >> glad he is gone. >> came as no surprise that they replaced him. surprise is why didn't they replace him earlier. >> reporter: he came under criticism for comments he made about the spill, most notably wishing to have his life back. 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 resident

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mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> is there such thing as too much fun? i don't know. let's check in with lonnie quinn outside as he looks at the weather. you're having a lot of fun out there, lonnie. >> how can i not? check out this crowd i've got out here! i'll tell you, i just love chaek out and reading out the signs. this one's colorful. you guys love cbs. we've got, oh, a free wheezie. i didn't even know george jefferson had her in prison. and you are just a smalltown girl from ach. what is a krncach? >> three small towns. >> what's your name? >> my name's >> announcer: this weather report sponsored by mott's. purely delicious flavor and great nutrition. >> so, you guys just hooting and hollering whenever the camera's on. i like it. i like it. texas is in the house here. that's it for weather. erica, let's go inside to you. >> you've got it. well trained already. >>> just ahead, dr. jennifer ashton is here with new guidelines for pregnant women. you'll want to listen up here if you've already had a c-section. big changes could be coming. stay with us. this is the

michael williams for cbs news, miami. >>> it's about 15 minutes after the hour. here's our weather warrior, lonnie quinn with a first check of the heat. how hot will it get? >> we're fighting the heat across the country. here in the city feeling in the mid to upper 90s. the weather headlines it's simple. we have heat for the east, we have heat for the west, we have heat in between. as a matter of fact, just about 20% of the country under some kind of a heat alert and if we talk some actual numbers, i'm saying all over, las vegas will be 111 today, normally 105 for you. phoenix will be 111, normally 107. los angeles 92, normally 84, sacramento 100 today, normally 93. let's go back to the east coast and look at more numbers all around the area. what we're dealing with right now is a big flux of air coming in from the southwest. kansas city 95 today, normally it's 89. we've got the city coming in at 94, normally 85. baltimore 96, normally 88 degrees, but all the numbers that i just showed you, keep in mind they're all between 5 and 10 degrees above average, i haven'

joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >>> nato forces in afghanistan are conducting a massive search right now, for two missing u.s. sailors. and afghan leaders say that the two men left their base friday without notifying afghan security forces and the pentagon is not commenting on taliban claims that it killed one of the sailors in a gun fight and captured the other. the u.s. military released images of the sailors but is not releasing their names. >>> a new voice in the fight over the future of marijuana. why san jose's former top cop is all for legalizing pot in california. >>> he is out as head of bp. what is next for now former bp chief tony hayward. >>> and if you didn't know any better, you probably would think it is the middle of winter. what is up with all of the cold weather? and when is it going to warm up. we will take a look at the bay area's cool forecast, in just a few moments. ,,,,,,,, dentures are softer than teeth. and a lot of people, when they get a denture, they think the best way to clean it is by brushing it with toothpaste. toothpaste contains abrasives that