rare we get l.a. hotter than those two spots. warm all the way up to montana and even in areas of coastal california, san francisco at 87, much warmer than you expect. not a lot changes today. the next storm system out far in the pick not cooling us off soon. very hot beginning of your week. as i mention, a low coming down. a chance with gusting winds, too, in the afternoon for a fire to pop up. that would spread rapidly. some red flag warns along with excessive heat watchesit's not prit pip it's going to stay that way today. 105 the forecast high in vegas. 106 in phoenix. see which of the three cities ends up on top. anyone has a chance. 104 in los angeles. close to record highs, the record high in l.a. is 106 for the state. hottest spots in the entire nation at 0 10. -- 108. >>> hard to think halloween costumes and pumpkins when you're 108 degrees. >> god, sounds so uncomfortable. i was in vegas over the past couple of days and can't believe. 1 hadn't degrees in vegas. 105 in l.a. what's going on? >> the middle of summer, i gue

steve cooley who is the l.a. county district attorney will hold a news conference one hour from right now to announce the charges, as well as who was involved. but this comes the very same day the l.a. times broke the story about city manager robert rizzo. not only was he making close to $800,000 a year but the l.a. times says out of his retirement account he loaned himself $95,000 and paid the money back using city funds without the approval of the city council. that man right there robert rizzo was part of the whole salary scandal. let me show you the amount of the salaries. rizzo made $887,000 a year. his assistant manager. $376,000. the police chief, randy adams, $457,000 a year, megyn. he makes a lot more than the l.a. police chief who has thousands of officers. randy adams had 24 officers under his authority. if you look at the pensions that was the second part of this thing. not only were the salaries outrage just but the pentagons were also enormous, rizzo's pension $659,000 a year. the assistant city man

temperatures skyrocketed to 113 degrees in l.a. yesterday, causing power outages in parts of l.a. and orange counties. over 27,000 people still don't have their power today. >>> still ahead at 5:00, caught on camera. amazing video into the newsroom of a dramatic mud slide. >>> holiday help for the unemployed. one retail store is boosting hiring this year. >>> the nominees are in. who could behe next t act inducted into the rock 'n' roll who could behe next t act inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. fs, we did... perhaps the work needs to be done somewhere else. [ male announcer ] fiorina shipped jobs to china. and while californians lost their jobs, fiorina tripled her salary. bought a million dollar yacht. and five corporate jets. i'm proud of what i did at hp. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. [ barbara boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. >>> home video tonight captures a deadly mud slide in colombia. at least 30 people are believed to have been killed in this slide. it happened as people were trying to switch buses,

it may be autumn, but it's never been hotter in l.a. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us i'm betty nguyen. president obama could soon be looking for a new right-hand man. the white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel, could decide by the end of the week to leave the administration. emanuel is expected to step down to run for mayor of chicago. but he doesn't have long to make a decision. emanuel has only until november 22nd to file for the primary. tara mergener is in washington with the latest. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, the white house cautions that no final decision has been made yet. but, a source close to emanuel tells cbs news that an announcement could come as early as friday. emanuel has reportedly told colleagues he is all but certain to leave to run for the mayor of chicago. earlier this year he told charlie rose that office held a special place in his heart. >> always been an aspiration of mine, even when i was in the house of representatives. >> mayor of

l.a., hottest day on record yesterday with 113. down to 101. that is a significant difference. 103 in las vegas. the differences, we start to get an onshore flow bringing moisture and help back off all of that heat. up to the north, seattle 71 today, and that's what we're looking at showers. wednesday's temperatures get better falling into the upper 80s in los angeles. could have some thunderstorms in the desert southwest. if you're watching on kcar 3 in sacramento, california, give your inner artist a chance to brack out with life drawing and painting sessions featuring live posing models at the capital art center at s12. that's your pacific event of the day, veronica. >> what about sacramento? a warm day there as well? >> plenty of lied in the west. >> yikes. ouch. >>> all right. see you. >>> take a look now at this morning's headlines in entertainment -- does she finally get? the current lindsay lohan question. while lohan visited a homeless shelter last weekend, saying all the right things about addiction, some have doubts. last week report

it got up to 113 yesterday, which is the highest temperature in l.a. since they started writing them down back in 1877. it was so hot, the thermometer at the national weather service actually broke. which, to me is ridiculous. i've got five meat thermometers that go up to 200 at my house and i don't live at the national weather service. it was 90 degrees last night at midnight in burbank. the power company overloaded. blackouts, the whole thing. today, it was a comfortable 96. but one thing is for sure. i picked the worst week to clean my oven. heat kills, right uncle frank? >> sometimes. >> calle >> jimmy: it can be dangerous. there are ways to handle it, safe ways, and with more, we turn to our in-house medical expert. it's time to ask dr. uncle frank. >> dr. uncle frank here helping to keep you healthy. we have a question from imon fyer. he asks, my power just went out. how do i keep busy? you do nothing. that's what you do. you do nothing, you just stay still. nothing can go wrong. nothing can go wrong. you get scared, you might do something in you

cooling off to the mid 80s in downtown l.a. hotter inland. showers in parts of wisconsin, illinois, and missouri. light rain from seattle to tacoma. heavier rain along the east coast. from miami to maine. severe wither from philly to boston. >> 80s in new york and baltimore. 76 in atlanta. dallas climbs to 85. kansas city 70. chicago 65. it's 85 in salt lake city. 100 in sacramento. and 70 in seattle. >>> well, there is about to be another high-profile resignation from president obama's inner circle. white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. abc news has learned emanuel plans to announce his resignation on friday. emanuel wants to run for mayor of chicago. he must collect thousands of signatures in order to qualify for february's mayoral primary. president obama is expected to name a temporary replacement on friday as well. >>> also, the president is in new mexico this morning to talk about the economy with families in albuquerque. >> then he will put on his campaigner in chief hat during a stop in the midwest. john hendren is in washington th

l.a. is 94 and cloudy. that's tropical clouds. some of these clouds have been everybodying up toward san jose. not too many. you might see them. height will continue to control our weather today. then of a that it will start getting burned out of here. there is a system moving in that will throw it offer to the east tomorrow. it will be warm to hot tomorrow. temperatures today will be in the category that was very close to yesterday which is 90s to near 100 degrees. napa is 90. the city 92. oakland 94. san jose 100. 87 in the city, 90 santa rosa and napa. everyone is really close. there is the 90s and 80s in southern california and cloudy. you see a lot of these clouds surging north. they should play into our weather tomorrow. that will help cool us down. so patchy fog at best tonight. i think by tomorrow morning we'll see that make a pretty good appearance to the coast tomorrow. hot inland, 70s, 80s, 90s, to 100. fire didn't is high. it's nice by the coast, it's hot away. record highs are possible of the by tomorrow we see the fo

"the l.a. times." why is it not happening today in california? were the public salaries are not posted on-line? why is that not the case? >> well, it does, i mean, you can do the -- state government does it but you have the small cities that go out to the public and they have charters and when they have a small charter, they are exempted from general law, california law and when they have the charters, bill, they do -- run their little operation and hide things and they deceive people and, they create all these meetings they are working and pay themselves more and no one knows and there has to be a change. bill: they set up their own rules based on their charter status and can't sacramento change that? >> absolutely. i think there's a lot of pieces of legislation that are coming out from the bill scandal i think a little too late, but all i can say is we will continue to look forward and look at the bills and make sure it doesn't happen again, post-everything you have 30-day ordinance and they

still in the 80s in vegas. 79 in phoenix. 76 in l.a. today 71 in seattle. 90s widespread and even 100s if you're away from the coast. that's a look at your 101 in fresno. you tie at 103. 98 in bakersfield. >>> take a look at thursday's forecast coming up. >> all right. >>> so if you weren't a ramones fan what is it? justin bieber? >> i'm not appreciate of his style. we'll talk about that later in the show, too. >> all right. >>> gold sparkles and getting a beer in tough times. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, who came out on top, so to speak, in an online poll choosing the worst dressed man in show business? >>> three teams punched their tickets to the postseason had a rough ride for a rough rider. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- former president jimmy carter is expected to resume his book tour today after spending the night in a cleveland, ohio, hospital with an upset st

is l.a. alone? >> well, l.a. is the largest city yet to go through an audit, but this coincides with the release this week of the white house's 100th best stimulus projects. they're looking back over the stimulus program that was launched 18 months ago, pulling out the 100 best performers. i've not seen the whole list but i've seen a couple of them. for example, they spent $30 million in new jersey, cleaning up an old electronics factory that created 68 new jobs. now, do the math, bill. that's a little bit better than los angeles. new jersey put out 68 jobs at $441,000 each job. now, the white house is tout thank as a success of the stimulus program. you be the judge. bill: well, when you -- i guess the american people will judge that over the next seven weeks. back to l.a. to drill down the numbers a little bit now, public works, $70 million in stimulus funds. >> yes. bill: they created seven private sector jobs. >> yes. bill: taxpayer cost per job, $1.5 million. >> yes. bill: also in l.a., department of transpo

i'm in two restaurants in l.a. simon l.a., l.a. market, simon at palms place, and then kgb, a hamburger place. and soon simon punta cana hard rock. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: well, i saw that -- kgb -- that burger place, you guys have burgers and vodka. >> kerry's gourmet burger. >> jimmy: yeah. burgers and vodka. >> you need vodka. >> jimmy: that's fantastic, okay, yeah. i mixed up the two, but i know you'll make it work. now, what do we got here? we've got some cotton candy? >> we're going to do a cotton candy lesson, here, i figured. >> jimmy: now, what is cotton candy stuff? it's just -- >> sugar. >> jimmy: i know that. but do you pour -- >> well, it's already in there. and you're going to -- i'm going to show you what to do. >> jimmy: what is it, though? what's in there? >> it's -- you pour sugar in the center. >> jimmy: just sugar? >> yeah, and you let it warm up. and be careful, you don't want to touch the center. >> jimmy: oh, okay. >> there's these two felt pieces, so we go around it. >> jimmy: in case i want to

i'm in two restaurants in l.a. simon l.a., l.a. market, simon at palms placeand then kgb, a hamburger place. and soon simon punta cana hard rock. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: well, i s that -- kgb -- that burger place, you guys have burgers and vodka. >> kerry's gourmet burger. >> jimmy: yeah. burgers and vodka. >> you need vodka. >> jimmy: that's fantastic, okay, yeah. i mixed up the two, but i know you'llake it work. now, what do we got here? we've got some cotton candy? >> we're going to do a cotton candy lesson, here, i figured. >> jimmy: now, what is cotton candy stuff? it's just -- >> sugar. >> jimmy: i know that. but do you pr -- >> well, it's already in there. and you're going to -- i'm going to show you what to do. >> jimmy: what is it, though? what's in there? >> it's -- you pour sugar in the center. >> jimmy: just sugar? >> yeah, and u let it warm up. and be careful, you don't want to touch the center. >> jimmy: oh, okay. >> there's these two felt pieces, so we go around it. >> jimmy: in case i want to show you a

it is now 4-3 l.a. to the ninth. same score. jonath jonathan broxton. the giant score five unanswered all on home runs. stun the dodgers 5-4, two behind the padres who lost their ninth straight. >>> a's and angels cahill trying to become the first oakland pitcher in three years to win 15 games in a season. cliff pennington brings home rog davis. 2-0 a's. cahill wins his 15th. the a's win. >>> last year toby gerhart, this year andrew luck. this season it is all about number 12. nfl scouts are already checking him out. today those scouts saw a good show. the cardinal kicked off the season hosting sacramento state at stanford stadium. 7-0 cardinal. luck airing it out. hits doug baldwin in stride. what a pretty play. he takes care of the rest. 81 yards. luck four tds in the first half, 17 of 23, 320 yards. >> the bears facing uc davis. it was a big day for a pair of bears. kevin riley, the short pass to keenan allen, the true freshman, possibly a superstar in the making. takes things from there. 48 yards. riley three tds. the bears win big. >>> san jose sta

a boy l.a. seen taking off on -- a boy last seen taking off on his scooter. >> livermore police want people to take a good look at this sketch. he is believed to be around 13 years old. what he did has investigators dumbfounded. police say it was on this path near the creek where he approached an 89-year-old woman. he told her his name was cameron, but he was -- that he was in the seventh grade and wanted to show her something off the trail. she followed him and that's when he struck her on the head with an unknown object. he continued to hit her after she fell down. >> it seems awfully young, but he must have a lot of issues to take it out on an eld oner person like that. >> luckily a man ran over after hearing the cry -- the cries for help. the boy took off on his scooter. they have no idea what motivated him to attack. the 89-year-old woman was taken to the hospital. she suffered injuries to the head, but has since been releaseded and is expected to be okay. the people of livermore now hope p

san francisco and l.a., mostly cloudy skies, maybe drizzle in l.a. early in the day. from vegas to phoenix, the only warmth we have. i mentioned the storm will move out. by the time we get to thursday, we will see much improved weather, especially in the northwest. if you're watching on channel 3 in sacramento, california, now that labor day is over, start preparing for the cooler month. learn how to knit and crochet cold weather well at the library. that's your pacific event of the day. what would you knit. >> i would actually love to learn how to knit. i would probably knit a baby blanket for my new niece or nephew or bill's new baby. not so new anymore. >> he's getting big. >> exactly. seven months. >>> now here is an early look at headlines in entertainment. yoko ono is pleased with the decision to keep her husbanded killer behind bars. a new york parole board turned down mark david chapman, citing, quote, the disregard you displayed for the norms of our society and the sanctity of human life. chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life for shooting john lennon outs

analysts for the l.a. times say whitman's plan is a "pure handout" to the rich creating a "huge risk" to schools and public safety. jerry brown's against this unfair giveaway because it will take billions from our children when we can least afford it. get california working again-for all of us. >>> welcome back. i'm frances dinglasan in the abc 7 traffic center. take a look at this live shot of this high-speed police chase that ended up crashing in berkeley right at arby. the two left lanes are blocked where a person taken into custody. some slowing in the three right eastbound lanes. a flat-bed tow truck now at the scene. we'll have more details and bring them to you as we get them. so far we know one person taken into custody. more news now with eric. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 5:23. this afternoon san francisco supervisors hold their first hearing to consider legislation that would ban fast food outlets from providing toys with some meals. supervisors eric morris' proposal is intended to bloc

the "l.a. times" reports the unemployment rate could remain high for years, leaving americans out of work. right now, the national unemployment rate is at 9.6%. in it july, california's jobless rate stood at 12.3%, third highest in the nation. here's, slight growth is expected, san jose is expected to improve, and oakland by .3%. as for those hardest hit, a new report suggests it is people over the age of 50. the "mercury news" reports it's cutting into retirement funds. according to the aarp, retirement account balances decreased 32% between 2007 and 2009. people over 50 accounted for a quarter of the country's foreclosures, as well. >>> one person not getting his job back, steven slater. jetblue says the flight attendant is no longer employed by jetblue. slater's lawyer had said he loved flying and wanted to return to work. slater was suspended from the airline for a month after he swore at passengers on a plane's loud speaker and then jumped down the emergency chute with beer in hand. jetblu

people in new york and l.a. are comfortable. maybe someone in iowa is not. and the networks appeal to everybody. >> reporter: but they're okay with viagra? >> i don't disagree with you. i think maybe, you know, again, male sexuality maybe more, you know, same with budweiser ads. >> ky intense is pretty amazing. >> reporter: it's all the more perplexing when ads for sexual lubricants slide right into primetime tv. cialis and levee that scored the holy grail. a super bowl ad. >> if a relaxing moment turns into the right moment, will you be ready? >> reporter: and it's not just tv putting up road blocks to zestra's ads. it's radio and internet, too. the popular website web md turned down their ad, yet, a viewing of just one web md page yielded three adds for cialis. and facebook scrubbed an ad after only a few weeks, telling abc news, ads cannot contain, facilitate or promote adult products. >> within a couple of weeks we got a notification that they were taking the ad down because they didn't cover things in this category and very specific guideline language b

analysts for the l.a. times say whitman's plan is a "pure handout" to the rich creating a "huge risk" to schools and public safety. jerry brown's against this unfair giveaway because it will take billions from our children when we can least

it may be autumn, but it's never been hotter in l.a. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us i'm betty nguyen. president obama could soon be looking for a new right-hand man. the white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel, could decide by the end of the week to leave the administration. emmanuel is expected to step down to run for mayor of chicago. but he doesn't have long to make a decision. emanuel has only until november 22nd to file for the primary. tara mergener is in washington with the latest. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, the white house cautions that no final decision has been made yet. but, a source close to emanuel tells cbs news that an announcement could come as early as friday. emanuel has reportedly told colleagues he is all but certain to leave to run for the mayor of chicago. earlier this year he told charlie rose that office held a special place in his heart. >> always been an aspiration of mine, even when i was in the house of representatives. >> mayor of

our nbc station in l.a. was at the home of ex-city manager, robert rizzo, this morning when police there took him into custody, took him away in handcuffs much the l.a. county d.a.'s office claims rizzs zbloefs the ring loaders that have scheme that cost the blue collar city more than $5.5 million in excessive salaries and illegal personal loans. rizzo alone earned an annual salary of $800,000. >> the complaint alleges they used the tax dollars collected from the hard-working citizens of bell as their own biggie bank, which they then looted at will. >> all eight current and former city leaders expected to make their first court appearance tomorrow. >>> california's biggest union is getting behind proposition 119, the ballot initiative that would legalize emergency. 700,000 california members endorsed prop 19 yesterday, saying it will help the state save jobs and avoid cuts to health care, home care and education. but it is unknown how much time or money the union will donate. the president of that union wrot

. >> you lived in l.a. for a while. >> i lived in l.a. for 18 years from 1980 until the end of the show in 1998 and then i came right back to new york because i believe that new york makes you funny. and l.a. makes you less funny. >> why? why would a city? >> some cities are funny. do you ever watch the local news in new york and they interview a garbage man? he's always funny, right? >> that's right. not funny in l.a.? >> garbage men are not funny in l.a. >> what is another funny city? >> minneapolis is funny. miami is funny. wouldn't you agree? >> miami is funny. >> yeah. tijuana is funny. >> is new haven funny? >> new haven is not funny. >> toronto? >> funny. >> montreal? >> less funny. >> you have to be so hip to get this. the band don't get it. do you have any goals left? >> i wasn't kidding you. i love these people i've brought on the show tonight. barry, collin, i love these people. i think

. >> larry: you lived in l.a. for a while. >> i lived in l.a. for 18 years. from 1980 to the end of the show in 1998. then i came right back to new york. because i believe that new york makes you funny. and l.a. makes you less funny. >> larry: why? >> some cities are funny. did you ever watch the local news in new york? and they interview a garbage man? he's always funny, right? >> larry: that's right. not funny in l.a. >> not funny. garbage men not funny in l.a. >> larry: what other cities are funny? >> minneapolis, miami's funny. wouldn't you agree? tijuana is funny. new haven is funny. >> larry: toronto? >> funny. >> larry: you've got to be so hip to get there. do you have any goals left? you've got a broadway show, books. >> i'm not kidding you, i love the people i brought on the show tonight. barry marter,

the loud and by the "l.a. daily news." -- go out and buy the "l.a. daily news." if you are the governor of mississippi, you should love this. if you are the governor of texas, you should love this. they should be out their front and center. the key is going to be republicans taking the leadership. we have a strong leadership with the democrats. it has gone through the house twice. we have had two victories. ultimately people get caught up in the jobs bill debate and everything else. they come back from recess. there's a small period of time when this can happen. the advocacy is going to be focused for the next few weeks no city is better positioned to be an advocate-liter than san francisco because of speaker policy -- to be an

the loud and by the "l.a. daily news." -- go out and buy the "l.a. daily news." if you are the governor of mississippi, you should love this. if you are the governor of texas, you should love this. they should be out their front and center. the key is going to be republicans taking the leadership. we have a strong leadership with the democrats. it has gone through the house twice. we have had two victories. ultimately people get caught up in the jobs bill debate and everything else. they come back from recess. there's a small period of time when this can happen. the advocacy is going to be focused for the next few weeks no city is better positioned to be an advocate-liter than san francisco because of speaker policy -- to be an advocate-city than it san francisco because of than it san francisco because of speaker nancy pelosi and oth

the loud and by the "l.a. daily news." -- go out and buy the "l.a. daily news." if you are the governor of mississippi, you should love this. if you are the governor of texas, you should love this. they should be out their front and center. the key is going to be republicans taking the leadership. we have a strong leadership with the democrats. it has gone through the house twice. we have had two victories. ultimately people get caught up in the jobs bill debate and everything else. they come back from recess. there's a small period of time when this can happen. the advocacy is going to be focused for the next few weeks no city is better positioned to be an advocate-liter than san francisco because of speaker policy -- to be an advocate-city than it san francisco because of speaker nancy pelosi and other representatives. we are in a unique position. it is not good enough. everything is being played out with the midterm elections. we're playing with people's lives. we're playing with their families. you have two kids. this is serious business. this is not just abo

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analysts for the l.a. times say whitman's plan is a "pure handout" to the rich creating a "huge risk" to schools and public safety. jerry brown's against this unfair giveaway because it will take billions from our children when we can least afford it. get california working again-for all of us. >>> up next, bypassing the passport. how thieves are getting hold of your personal information, what you can do to protect yourself. >> making the grade. a bay area school is taking center stage in a new report. >>> and a popular bay area trail with an attack. who may be behind it all. good evening. >> take a good look at this photograph. police say the man in this sketch tried to rape a jogger on a popular trail. the woman out running in san jose when she found herself face to face with a would-be rapist. police have put a face on that man. nbc's vicky winn is live with more. what a frightening experience. >> reporter: she suffered scrapes and bruises but managed to fight off her attacker and get away. investigator

because he grew up in l.a. and he loved to swim and he loved to surf and water-ski and wherever he'd go, he's land and he'd growth straiggo straight to wherever the water was. >> jimmy: pretty great, dad always had a bathing suit with him. well, your dad's passed away since. when he'd see you on these talk shows, would he remind you that he came up with it or -- >> actually, i do remember going on what was called "the johnny carson show." >> jimmy: i've heard of it. >> i said, and by the way, my dad started this show, and there was a silence because i guess, you know, he thought of it as the johnny carson show. and not the tonight show. >> jimmy: yeah, right. well, yeah. >> so i never brought it up again. >> jimmy: steve allan was the first -- yeah, i don't blame you, you don't want to vex johnny carson. >> i don't want to vex him. >> jimmy: now, your films -- we added this up. i didn't actually add this up but somebody here added this up. total money making -- your movies have grossed worldwide $5 billion. how

you were recently on the cover of "redbook" with your family, big family, five kids but in l.a. sort of the odd man out, you don't see a lot of that. >> i love it between the show and the kids that's kind of like all i do right now. >> yeah, no sleep. >> no sleep. the golf came is completely gone. >> it happens. >> but i love it, something i always wanted, to have a big family and really fun ages right now, 2 to 11, keeping us bus see. my son, charlie, lost his first front tooth yesterday. >> big time. >> which was -- got texted a photo as islanded in new york. it was exciting. and just every day it is something new. school just started. that's a good thing. >> before i let you go. you are also in town here for a really special -- the trident. >> yes, i'm working with trident to help promote smiles across america, bringing attention to

a birthday party in east l.a. turned violent even by l.a. standards. one person died, eight others were wounded and police don't think gangs had anything to do with it. it was a huge saturday night party that was open to anyone willing to pay ten dollars for beer. eventually a fight begin and out came knives and guns. a policeman said he can't remember seeing so many activated assaults in one place. so far, no arrests have been made. >> a new l.a. times poll shows democrats jerry brown and barbara boxer slightly ahead their challengers. in the governor's race, brown gets 46% to republican meg whitman's 41%. in the senate race, boxer is favored by 48% while 40% support republican challenger carly fiorina. >>> whitman has now taken a stand on proposition 23. she says she'll vote against the measure to repeal california's greenhouse gas legislation. political reporter mark matthews shows us how both candidates approaches environmental issues. >> meg whitman said she still hadn't made up her mind proposition 23, that would suspend the global climate change

cooling off to the mid-80s in downtown l.a. but hotter inland. light rain from seattle to tacoma. showers from milwaukee down to st. louis. another wet day along the east coast, from miami to maine. downpours, large hail and guaro new york and boston. >> much of the northeal hoill hover around the 80-degree mark. while miami climbs to 87. 60s from minneapolis to detroit. and 72 in fargo. triple-digits for phoenix and sacramento. 85 in salt lake city. 70 in seattle. >>> your business news is next. blackberry takes on the ipad, unveiling its new tablet computer. >>> and a major airline merger shaking up the industry again. what does the deal mean for you? >>> plus, bristol palin's biggest supporter stops by the dance floor and gives her a new nickname. for those of us who have lactose intolerance, let's raise a glass to cookies just out of the oven. to the morning bowl of cereal. and to lactaid® milk. easy to digest and with all the calcium and vitamin d of regular milk. [ female announcer ] lactaid®. the original lactose-free milk. and vitamin d of regular milk. but not for your

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cooling off to the mid-80s in downtown l.a. but hotter inland. light rain from seattle to tacoma. showers from milwaukee down to st. louis. another wet day along the east coast, from miami to maine. downpours, large hail and gusty winds around philadelphia, new york and boston. >> much of the northeast will hover around the 80-degree mark. while miami climbs to 87. 60s from minneapolis to detroit. and 72 in fargo. triple-digits for phoenix and sacramento. 85 in salt lake city. 70 in seattle. >>> your business news is next. blackberry takes on the ipad, unveiling its new tablet computer. >>> and a major airline merger shaking up the industry again. what does the deal mean for you? >>> plus, bristol palin's >>> a big deal is shaking up the airline industry. southwest airs is planning to buy airtran. the $1.4 billion deal would move southwest into 37 new cities, including atlanta. and while southwest says it will drop airtran's baggage fees when they combine, the merger could mean fewer discounts. >>> and time, now, for a check of market activity, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei av

analysts for the l.a. times say whitman's plan is a "pure handout" to the rich creating a "huge risk" to schools and public safety. jerry brown's against this unfair giveaway because it will take billions from our children when we can least afford it. get california working again-for all of us. >>> welcome back. it is 6:41. this is a live look from the roof cam showing you the bay bridge, a pier there and -- wow! it looks beautiful, kind of like a painting. i was surprised to see a little bit of fog this morning but it is lifting and we're going to have another gorgeous day. thanks for joining us this morning. >>> thousands of people will flock to treasure island to enjoy a day of the international dragon boat festival. as you can see from this video from the same event a couple years ago, teams of 20 paddlers race toward the finish line. a drummer ride in the traditional watercraft. today's race continues until 5:00. admission is free. i've never seen that. >> i've done that on fremont. it's quite fun. >>

when a city official right here in l.a. says we can only find 50 of them? >> l.a. report is red meat for fiorina leaving boxer to insist it's exception. >> are there issues that every single dollar that was sent was perfect? of course not. >> boxer says she's seen herself people hired with stimulus dollars. >> i've met them. at construction projects at the caldecott tunnel. all over the state. >> not a strong political position says abc 7's political analyst. >> that is a hell of a campaign motto you noi? if we hadn't done it? things would be worse? that doesn't persuade a lot of people. >> pro growers cabe cane believes voters will judge the success of the stimulus in personal terms. >> people on the ground are going to judge programs in terms of what it does for them and what it does for their neighbors and families. >> the latest abc poll shows more americans believe the obama administration is hurting the economy rather than helping. and the peridge of those that thought the administration was helping has fallen by 9% since spring. the president's reelection ma

analysts for the l.a. times say whitman's plan is a "pure handout" to the rich creating a "huge risk" to schools and public safety. jerry brown's against this unfair giveaway because it will take billions from our children when we can least afford it. get california working again-for all of us. >>> what is your dream job. six lucky people are about to be chosen to promote the cause of endangered giant pandas in china. the hopeful include a young american woman. >> it might just be the coolest job ever, day in and day out working with some of the most adorable animals and promoting their cause to the world. in three days that dream job will become a reality. >> 61,000 people from more than 50 countries applied on line for the chance to become ambassadors. southwest china where a week of training where the winner will be chosen. >> now they won't be getting an official salary but the opportunity to hang out with these guys all the time, absolutely priceless. >> ashley robertson from alabama has dreamt from c

downtown l.a. hitting 113 degrees breaking the all-time record of 112 set back in june 1990. the heat has led to tens of thousands of power outages. in the meantime, the dry conditions have firefighters on alert. today has been forecast to be another hot one, but no records are expected to be broken. >>> now here is a look at other stories making news today in america. in texas, an elderly couple is dead and one firefighter recovering after a two-alarm fire broke out in an apartment complex. responders fought late into the morning to control the flames. they were forced to retreat when live ammunition started going off. authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. >>> in south dakota, the annual roundup of a free roaming buffalo herd in the black hills custer state park attracted thousands. once a year, the herd is rounded up the old fashioned way for a visit to the buffalo doctor, if you will, where they will be sorted, vaccinated, branded and then released to once again roam freely home on the range. >>> a new exhibit opens in new york today, the yan dynasty exhibit

the l.a. times reports officers and u.s. marshalls arrested the suspect in the san fernando valley yesterday. it stems from the june robbery in a neighborhood. other suspects pleaded not guilty to murder charges last month. california's unemployment rate went up from 12.3% in july to 12.4% in august but the bay area is fairing better. the jobless rate in the san francisco metro area stands at 9.3%. it includes marin, san francisco, and san mateo counties. the oakland metro area fell to 11.5%. it combines alameda and contra costa counties and the area covering santa clara and san benito counties dropped to 11.2. 2 million people are unemployed in california. if you are looking for work you might find it at the next job fair sponsored by abc 7 and job journal. it will be held tuesday, september 28th at the hotel whitcome in san francisco. we have all the details at abc7news.com/jobs. despite the government's efforts to stimulate the economy, lagging unemployment numbers are a liability for democrats. here's political reporter

not funny in l.a.? >> not funny. garbagemen aren't funny in l.a. >> larry: what's another funny city? >> miami is funny. tijuana is funny. >> larry: is new haven funny? >> new haven is not funny. >> larry: toronto. >> funny. >> montreal? >> less funny. >> larry: you've got to be so hip to get this, the band will get it. do you have any goals left? you've got a broad way show, books. >> i wasn't kidding you. i love these people i brought on the show tonight. i love these people. think i they're great talents and that is my goal. that the public should connect with this, this talent, that it hasn't quite been discovered yet. so that's my goal for barry and colin. >> larry: and you're a good guy and you're a funny guy. >> thank you, larry. and you're a great man. and we thank you