korean ship killing some. combat operations in iraq are now in the hands of the iraqi army. the u.s. army formerly handed over operations yesterday. the 64,000 american troops there now will be cut to 50,000 by september 1st. landslides triggered by heavy rain killed 127 people in northwest china. the water level rose more than three feet every five minutes. those that got to safety are stranded on roof tops waiting for ground. state police now asking for your help, anybody's help in identifying -- trying to track down these two men. the two escaped nine days ago from a prison in arizona. province was serving life for murder, and mccluskey was serving 15 years. >> yesterday afternoon we developed forensic evidence that links them to this case and we want to talk to all three of them about the evidence that we found and about the -- we don't know for sure if it's the couple that were burned in their couple, but we believe it's them, and we need to find these people and get them off the street and talk to them about the double homicide. >> authorities don't believe the two men who are still on the run have left the country, and they think they are still in the country, and there is concern for new mexico, and people in their path. there is a woman that also that helped them and could be on the run. cnn confirmed the names of two of the ten medical aid workers killed thursday in afghanistan. a dr. tom little of new york, and british surgeon, karen woo, new the risk, but continued on their mission to deliver humanitarian aid. we are listening to the widow here. >> he gave his life, the best years of his life, to bring medical care to the afghan people, and he will be buried in the christian cemetery right there in kabul. and we will be there and surrounded by our family for years. >> cnn foreign affairs correspondent, jill doherty joining us live. >> reporter: you heard it from the widow of dr. little. we also had detail of the life of karen woo who was a specialist in women's health. now, unfortunately, they have to begin officially identifying the bodies. ten people died, as we have been reporting. those bodies, we now understand, were brought back a few hours ago from that remote area in northeast afghanistan, back here to kabul by helicopter. now they are being identified, analyzed by the experts. and people from the german embassy, the uk embassy and the afghan ministry of interior. it's the ministry of interior that will be carrying out the investigation now that is beginning. it's a criminal investigation. what they are trying to find out is how and why this happened. we have been reporting, of course, the taliban have taken responsibility for this and some details have come out, too, about how they attacked the convoy. at least one afghan -- we had been reporting two afghans survived. it may now, according to the ministry, be just one. we will have to clarify that. he was allowed to survive because he told them he was afghan and a muslim and began to pray from the koran, and his life was spared. that could be valuable in terms of the investigation. and a few hours ago, we were at the isef headquarters, and they described it as a brutal and deranged attack. >> this is something the afghan population has to face and has to clearly, you know, have in mind that by these brutal, dau skrim nunt people, and now some cannot do their job for the country. >> reporter: that is the sad story, the people who are going to be hurt by this very much are the afghan citizens the help that the workers gave for the people of afghanistan. >> yeah, these aid workers and the people they are helping are really going to be suffering, especially in the long term in the fallout here. jill doherty, thank you for joining us. we have been told for all intents and purposes, the well in the gulf is dead. but still, bp and the government trying to kill it once again. still have a couple more steps to go. reynolds wolf is there on the coast this morning. help us understand, yes, we have been told, this thing is not going to be a threat to us anymore, and it's dead but they are still trying to kill it again? >> reporter: absolutely. this is basically going to seal it off for good. the measure they will undergo today will involve the final process of what we are referring to is the bottom kill. that will be the continuation of digging the relief well. the relief well itself is something that has been dug right along the broken well. it goes down 17,000 feet, and they are within 100 feet of where they want to inject the combination of cement and mud and that should kill it off altogether. and it started off with the containment cap. and then, of course, the status kill, and then the bottom kill. and then the final step for many people, that battle is over along the beaches here in pensacola. the sand is incredible, and not a tar bar or sheen on the beaches for about a month. but getting the bottom kill procedure done is something they will look forward to. people will be digging this week, and on friday the 13th, that's when they will come together, and they will intersect. the process to kill it off could take another week or so. >> reynolds, you made a good point about how important it was just for people over the past several weeks to not see a live picture of oil spewing into the gulf, and that really made a difference in the psychy of a lot of tourists, people thinking of going to the gulf not seeing it go out into the water any more but people back to the region? >> reporter: yeah, the dark cloud was the oil coming out, and now the oil, there is no sign of it, and it will attract people. and they are showing up in groves. restaurants in the area, they have been busy in the area, and the hotel is sold-out, and people are showing up. that's the good news. the problem is, when it comes to dollars and cents, and they did miss out on the key parts of the season. they missed out in the busy time, the fourth of july. and the timing could not have been worse. >> reynolds, we will talk to you in a bit. usually, you do it well and you finds someplace to eat, but you will show us the meal you are having. looking forward to hearing about it. we'll bring you back in a bit. talk to you soon, buddy. >> reporter: talk to you soon. tornadoes touched down last night along the north dakota and minnesota state line. let's get more on the twister -- do we call it an outbreak? i don't know. >> no, you have to have at least 20. and this was isolated. it was in southeastern parts of north dakota. look at the funnel. really amazing pictures. thankfully nobody was injured, and you can see the debris cloud. a couple made it to their basement, so they came out okay. it tells you the true story, have you to take cover and follow the safety rules when we have something like this taking place. the national weather service confirmed how strong the tornado was. we were waiting for the sunup today and the severe weather threat is out there again, the same system that produced the tornado is out there on the move today. we will look up towards michigan. and tornadoes will be possible once again today. we are also watching the southeast. we have had the pop up thunderstorms each and every day, and a few water spouts that go along with it. we have the lingering area of low pressure today that will bring torrential downpours. today and tomorrow, and particularly in south florida, we will see things develop here and that could create 6 inches of rain in the next 48 hours. and we are concerned about flooding in those areas. the heat is back. after a nice reprieve, you had two days. we are looking at 17 states under advisories and warnings today, feeling like 105 to 115, and this will build through the next couple days and no relief until wednesday. >> we will look forward to wednesd wednesday. we appreciate you very much. it's a glacier. it's broken off from an ice shelf in greenland. >> the largest we have seen in five decades. for whatever reason this is one of the most popular stories on the internet. >> yeah, it's not too hot in parts of america right now. coming up, i will tell you about the ice that not just broke away from the ice shelf, but you need to hear how the part that broke off compares to the empire state building. ♪ a massive ice break created an ice island and it could cause problems in the atlantic. >> i am going to talk you through it. that was a nice advertisement for cnn mugs. that was a nice close-up of your mug there. it's interesting. we were talking about what the most popular stories are online, and the most popular by far is this story about the glacer. what happened is researchers at the university of delaware says 100 square mile ice island broke off from the glacer. this is now an island, and it could keep the delaware or hudson rivers flowing for more than two years, and keep all u.s. tap water flowing for 120 days. i want you to see where this is in the world. you have the united states down here, and then we will zoom up and over to greenland. it's in this section right here. where does it get to? does it work its way eventually all the way to the atlantic causing potentially problems in the atlantic. this is something officials will be looking at. and there is another story i want you to know about. this is about dogs that are now refugees from the crisis, the oil spill in the gulf, and listen to this story from our affiliate in new jersey. >> reporter: 107 dogs turned in by their owners on the gulf coast of louisiana who could no longer keep them, and many we are told lost jobs because of the oil spill. >> they were probably turned in by families who miss them very much but fell on hard times and could not take care of them. >> we have seen a double or triple in take, so a lot of people are moving to apartments, and they cannot take pets with them. >> and these pets, they no longer have owners and they are working their way across the countries. some of the pets were owned by families for eight and ten years, and it's interesting to see the families turning out to help. another story you will find at cnn.com. lots of good stuff for you there, and we are telling you to check it out at the same time you watch us here. back to you. coming up, documented, and saves. >> the george washington slaves held a reunion. we travelled with the family here. >> washington lived here for 40 years, and called mt. vernon home. he was up in philadelphia and new york for the presidency. >> the slaves were really running the plantation. >> even though it was george washington's home, it was our home, too. the family is celebrating its 85th reunion, and we were in service here to george washington, from the 18th century, and we were here in the fields tending to animals. so this is very much a part of our legacy, as it was of his. >> the memory of those who are gone before us, we will always remember to honor -- >> slavery is over, and we have moved on, and it's time to be about the business of making america all that it can be. >> this is the greatest nation on the world that you can go from slavery to the president of the united states. that is huge. >> so we need to take the strengths, and the significance of what george washington stood for, and turn it to our own advantage and see how we can use that, and see how the ancestors, what was so strong about them that could be to the benefit of us. >> another story we want to share with you this morning, the bystanders that watched a car plunge into a marina, but they don't just stand by. >> you know, i thought i saw her last breath. we were face-to-face, and it was just horrifying. >> avoiding disaster. the remarkable story here on cnn "cnn sunday morning." it's 21 minutes after the hour. when our clients' needs changed we changed to meet them. through the years, when some lost their way, we led the way with new ideas for the financial challenges we knew would lie ahead. this rock has never stood still. and there's one thing that will never change. we are, the rock you can rely on. prudential. we are, the rock you can rely on. got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. checking some of the top stories now, more maritime troubles between north and south korea. south korea media is reporting the seizure of a boat by north korea. it happened in the sea of japan and the coast guard confirms the ship as missing. we will keep you posted on more details as they come. both people aboard a twin engine twin died after an aircraft struck a home near bell township yesterday. the homeowner was able to escape unharmed with his dog. it's official. elena kagan is now a u.s. supreme court justice, with chief justice john roberts swearing in the 50-year-old new york native on to the nation's highest court yesterday. she will be the third female on the current bench and the fourth woman in our nation's history to sit on the bench. a dramatic rescue of what could have been a watery grave for a 64-year-old woman in massachusetts. >> luckily good samaritans were there to help pull her out. could have been a horrible story, but it has a good ending. >> reporter: see that object sticking out of the water? that's a tip of a car trunk. inside, the 86-year-old driver. >> i dove down and could not get her out. i dove down and could not get her out. and i went down a third time, and she came out the window. >> when she got to the hospital, she started to argue with the doctors, which is a good sign. >> reporter: that yankee was driving around in the marina, and why she was here and how she ended up in the water is unclear. >> my mother would not make the mistake of hitting the wrong pedal. >> i had a mask and fins on the boat, so i ran up the dock and grabbed the mask and got in the water. >> reporter: he knocked out the rear view window, while chris cut up his hand trying to remove the glass. >> reporter: the victim's daughter said she always cracks the window. >> thank god she is alive. i could see her face right there. and i was picturing, i will dream about this for the next 30 years if she dies. >> her daughter, a dive team member herself, says these two men are pros. the big question is how she managed to get into the water. as for the hero, he credits a tv show, "myth busters" forgiving him the tool in this rescue. >> good to see those stories every now and then as well. something we are seeing in iraq, but there was history made in iraq. take a look. >> the last u.s. combat team formerly handing over the country to iraqi troops. we're headed there live. we'll be back right after this. bottom of the hour here, and welcome back to cnn "cnn sunday morning." i am t. j. holmes. >> i am kate bolduan. a distressing up particular in violence. police in falluja told us there were people hurt in explosions today, and that is in addition to people in ramadi that were killed. and then there is yesterday's trio of explosions that rocked the central city of basra. 36 were killed and 100 injured. it's uncertain whether the blss were terror related. >> that violence comes at a mild stone time in iraq. it comes as another american soldier was killed in central iraq yesterday. as a correspondent who has been there throughout the whole iraq war, and also at a time when afghanistan is now at the forefront of the minds of so many people, can you do this probably better than anybody. put in perspective what today means now that iraqi security forces and no longer u.s. forces are in charge of security in that country. >> reporter: good morning, t. j. well you do also have to remember that the iraqis formally took over control of the security portfolio here back in 2008 when the agreement was signed between them and the united states. but what we saw happening over the weekend most certainly is significant in that the last u.s. combat brigade handed over control to the iraqis. remember the 50,000 troops that will be remaining here post september, first will have an advisory and assist role. we attended that ceremony. right afterwards, we spoke with america's top commander on the ground here about how he felt the iraqi security capabilities would be moving forward, and we asked him a specific question with regards to concerns that we have been hearing from iraqis civilians and politicians alike, and those concerns centering around a return to violence as u.s. military boots decrease their presence here, and this is what the general had to say. >> security has continued to move forward about the same, a little bit better, depending on which area you are at. so they have done it. what i would tell them is we are still here, we are not leaving completely. we are still very committed to iraq. we are still going to have 50,000 troops on the ground for a significant period of time to continue to help them build the confidence between them and the iraqi security forces. >> building the confidence will be critical, t. j., especially after instances that we saw take place over the last 24 hours that left dozens of iraqis dead. >> the role they are supposed to be in now, the support role. if things do ramp up, is it possible the 50,000 supposed to be there in an advisory role could be brought back into the fighting if need be? >> reporter: well when we talk about the u.s. military being in an advisory role, what that means is they are taking a backseat in the sense that they will be partaking in military operations if the iraqis deem it necessary. yes, they could find themselves in some sort of a combat rule, and the u.s. reserves its right to defend itself, and soldiers and marines can defend themselves. we will see things like man planning out a missing, and maybe planning intelligence in a certain way. the u.s. very much wants to really push the iraqis to the forefront of security here, because remember by the end of 2011, based on the security agreement, all u.s. troops are supposed to be out of iraq, t. j. >> all right. thank you so much. the biggest problem -- i guess we could say this. the biggest problem -- candy crowley is never a problem, but the biggest problem she has this week is really deciding what to leave out. there is so much going on this week, especially in politics and around the country. a preview of that next. you just can't stop them. no matter what you do, you cannot stop the chefs. there has been a great american seafood cook off in new orleans. we'll take you there. 38 minutes past thehour and then means you are not too far away from candy crowley. we are the warmup act. >> i like to think of my act as your closing act. >> candy iscloser. >> that's right. >> i want to start with a tidbit on elena kagan. now she is in there, and now what? >> well, you know, everything reverts back to what it has been in the last year and a half, and that's the economy. no matter where you go, we have had proposition 8 on gay marriage and the judge overturning that in california, and we have had the immigration debate, but in the end we always come back to the economy. this week, as you know, we had the latest unemployment figures and the economy lost jobs again, and it still stands at 9.5%. that's where this fall will center. it's what the politicians are hearing in the town hall meetings, and it's what democrats know what will be decisive mid-terms. >> unemployment staying at 9.5%, you have governors frvirginia coming on. >> the states have been pretty hard hit. the states, unlike the federal government, have to balance their budgets. you know what that means. they have to cut services and lay people off. they have laid off over i think 150,000 state and local workers this year. so they are hit hard. and it's where the rubber hits the road is in the states and it trickled down, and that's why we have a 9.5% unemployment rate, and it's not only private but public as well. >> another topic this week was proposition 8 out in california. that's a mercky area to try and navigate, but at the same time this president opposed same-sex marriage. >> yeah, proposition 8 was the vote by californians that would have banned -- changed the california constitution and would have banned same-sex marriage. a judge overturned it and said it was not constitutional. the president did not like prop 8, yet he is opposed to same-sex marriage. he is trying to move around the needle there. in fact this administration has not really stressed some of the social issues. number one, it doesn't have time. number two, there is just two wars, the economy. a lot of people thought maybe this judge's decision would immobilize the elections, and this would be one of the things people vote on. but we are back on what people start on, and that's the economy. >> who else are you having on the show today? >> thad allen, the administration's point person on the gulf. we heard this week that three quarters of the oil is pretty much been dissipated or sucked up or otherwise gone, leaving about a quarter of the oil spilled in the gulf, and a lot of gulf residents don't think that's true, and we want to talk to them about that. >> yeah, we want to hear about that. candy, we will see you in just a few minutes. >> thanks, guys. >> starting in about 18 minutes right here on cnn. a new hampshire group is suing new york's metropolitan transportation authority because it would not display the ad opposing a mosque near ground zero. the controversy is far from over. that's today's faces of faith. >> count that vote to be 9-0 in favor of removing this building from the landmark's preservation calendar. >> the vote denying the land mark status su lous the owner to pursue his vision for a new building, that will house an islamic center in mosque near ground zero. >> we have worked tirelessly to realize an american dream. >> i think the goal is very much to manifest control and infiltrate into our culture, and yet more evidence of islam law. >> you can do it without hurting people. this hurts everybody. >> but as proponents say, it's intent is to heal rather than hurt. it said it will focus on americans better understand islam. >> this is a victory for freedom of religion in our constitution. people are trying to attack it through the rhetoric of fear and hate and they did not win. >> new york's landmark's preservation commissioners could have had authority only over the building's exterior, and not its use, and now they chose not to assume any control. they say it will be a modern building, rather than a tradition you will mosque, a community center modeled on the ymca. >> we are business americans, and businessmen and lawyers and doctors, restaurant workers, and cab drivers, and professionals of every walk of life. we are represented by the democratic tapestry of manhattan. >> given the opposition they faced over the landmark commission's vote, they have their work cut out for them. not even the largest oil spill in history can stop it. competition said to be heating up at the gate american seafood cookoff in new orleans. 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there is no boundary on what you can do with food. i love cooking. i cannot imagine myself doing anything else. i am the executive chef at a restaurant in new orleans. this is a national seafood competition. people come here for food, and this is my opportunity to represent our state. >> right after the economy started to get better, we had a big seafood crisis. half of the seafood i was going to get i cannot get anymore. >> i am a competitive person, but at this time i think it's important to represent louisiana. >> personally, i want to win because i am representing the state of alabama. >> anybody on the gulf is going to be a challenge, because they have great seafood as well, but not louisiana seafood. >> i have been cooking 12 years now. >> there is pressure, definitely. >> shrimp is the food of deseat. >> we have all seen "forerest gu gump." >> they mentioned many dishes. >> we tried ourself on the freshest ingredients, so anything coming out the water is safe and delicious as always. >> maybe we can get the message across, you can still buy local seafood, so there is a lot riding on it. >> to show the seafood, and it's safe and tastes great. >> i don't know what the future is going to be. i hope we can change it. >> the first part of the competition wrapped up yesterday. the international shrimp peeling competition. that was picked up by a chef in florida. wesley true, from alabama, came in second place. >> and today they will have the louisiana seafood flury, and part of the contest is to show that louisiana seafood is still delicious and safe despite the oil spill in the gulf. reynolds, that's a key point, you have been there a lot and certainly had a lot of meals. but the food is always good, and everybody is worried about whether or not it's safe. >> reporter: i think it's safe. i know bp's doug settled mentioned the other day, and each time i sneeze cajun spice comes out of my nose. and, yeah, it's nuts. it's not just the food on the coast so incredible, but drinks are pretty interesting. in new orleans, have you the hurricane, which is quite good. had a few of those professional speaking. and of course, locally they have a drink called a bushwhacker, and it's strictly business, that's how it works, that's how we rolls sometimes. >> reynolds, as your friend, stop talking. we'll a take a quick break. ♪ my subaru saved my life. i won't ever forget that. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ♪ one in six americans struggle with hunger, and millions of those people are children. we report on one program in the nation's capital that tries to bridge the food gap, a gap that groez wider when school is out for the summer. >> reporter: at the frederick douglas community center in southeast washington, a week of summer camp ends with a bag of food. canned soup, and nutrition bars are bagged to fill stomachs that might otherwise be empty. in this city, only a fraction of the kids that need this food can get it. >> demand is very high. currently we are serving 700 kids in our weekend bag program, and 3,000 kids are on the wait list. >> reporter: 19 million american kids qualify for school lunches, so in the summer, no school, no food. these kids get what they like and what they need, and it stretches the family food budget. >> have you four kids to feed. is that tough in the summertime? >> yes, it's much harder in the summertime than it is on school days, because they are home more, so it's hard. >> reporter: in the bad economic times, charities are struggling to provide enough food for everybody in need. right now, only about $2 million children across the nation are able to participate in summer weekend bag programs, which are entirely flooded through private donations, a bill making its way through congress could provide federal money. >> we could make a bigger dent if there were resources available. >> reporter: for now they do what they can for these kids, to make sure a long, hot summer is not a hungry summer as well. a quick look at some of your headlines, and candy crowley coming your way right after the break. "state of the union" with candy crowley is coming up at the top of the hour, but first a quick check of the headlines we are watching this morning. >> a close eye we are keeping is in north korea. they seized a south korea fishing boat, and you may remember the south accused the north of sinking a war ship killing sailors. we know the names of the two of the ten aid workers killed this weekend. they are both being remembered as both helping the afghans. the u.s. officially handed over all combat duties in iraq to the iraqi