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dana and ken have the night off tonight. tomorrow most americans will go back to work following the holiday weekend, but that's not the case for millions looking for jobs. >> 14 million people are now listed officially as unemployed. carroll atkinson on those who are waiting to hear what the president says thursday when he lays out his plan to put americans back to work. >> reporter: combative words from the president in his speech today from uaw president jimmyhoff if a. >> let's take these bleeps out and put america where it belongs. >> reporter: the president tipped his hand. >> i'll give you just a little bit. >> on what he'll propose later. in a joint session of congress president obama we've got roads and bridges across this country that need rebuilding, we've got private companies with the equipment and manpower to do the building, we've got more than 1 million unemployed construction workers ready to get dirty right now. >> reporter: as president they also called for continuing a cut in payroll taxes, a cut in what they pay into social security expires in december. a similar tax cut could be given to employers. a $5,000 tax credit for businesses who hire new employees, a tacts credit for those who hire veterans, job training for the unemployed and continuation of 99 week long jobless benefits that now cost taxpayers $12.8 billion a month. president obama's critics say there doesn't appear to be anything new in thursday's speech. they say how can you criticize a speech that has not been delivered, let alone still being written. shirl atkinson, the white house. a fire that broke out at a house under construction in concorde quickly spread to two others today. it started on skyler court in concorde about 4:45 this eveter noon, firefighters quickly got it under control but damage was extensive. what neighbors saw and heard. >> they are coming already, i called. >> reporter: fire erupted quickly in a new home under construction and winds carried it around the skyler cul de sac. joe hoared saw the flames, called 911 and took these pictures. winds that spread the fire spared the house next door, blowing flames away from the home. >> all of a sudden we heard a loud bang. there were two consecutive ones and then i thought there is something wrong, is i was running towards the back to see what it was, and then i heard another big bang and then i looked out of our window, the house, which is under construction next door, it was completely engulfed in fire. >> reporter: in all, three houses were burned. one under construction was destroyed, another heavily damaged while a third received minor damage. everyone got out safely. >> i told madson what's up. it started getting really black and we started hearing pops like popcorn. >> reporter: these boys were swimming in a back yard pool above skyler court. they saw the smoke and came out to face flames. >> when i came out i could feel the heat from the porch. it just was really intense. >> reporter: firefighters say the fire was so intense nearby houses and fences just burst into flames from the heat. adults on march view circle higher up on the hill credit the kids for warning them. >> they were in the kitchen just cooking and we came in, like, rushing in and we told them to look outside because we just saw fire everywhere and they ran out and they told us to go in the car and we left. >> reporter: investigators remained on the scene towards evening and several pg&e crews were on hand. several neighbors seem to have heard the popping sounds. what was the source. >> reporter: i have no absolutely no idea. but they were loud and intense. >> reporter: they have not determined the sounds of the fire but they will be looking into the popping sounds many neighbors heard about the time the fires broke out. don knapp, cbc 5. people in half moon bay say their quiet beach town is becoming a gang war zone. mostly sent leah group of teenagers shot a rival gang member. children were playing nearby. fortunately none were hurt. they say the gang problem steams to get worse every day. >> there has been an unbelievable outpouring of frustration and fear. not so much fear but just like shock. >> you can't really walk in the neighborhood curing the day because of the gangs, you know, fighting for stupid things. >> the sheriff's department has made arrests in the case. parents say gangs are recruiting kids as young as 11 years old. other news around the bay area, san francisco police are investigating a gang related murder in the mission district, the third in a week. it happened at around 2:00 this morning on guerrero street. the victim was shot in the head and the chest. witnesses say they heard an argument before the gun fire. and the menlo park company where a worker was killed friday remains closed. adrian martin was mixing methane, helium and nitrogen in a lab at membrane technology and research when there was an explosion. martin died at the scene, a second worker was treated and then released. fire investigators and cal osha will be reviewing the company's records and calls to the facility this week. now to a story one east bay family is going to be telling for a long long time. the mccarthys, we talked to cc and dillon today. they were staying at their west lake tahoe cabin but, in the middle of the night, they were awakened by a honking horn. they looked outside. they saw a bear inside their car, apparently searching for food, but what he found instead was the car's parking brake. >> all of a sudden we look out the window again and the car is gone and the bear is down the drive, we have this steep driveway coming out of our cabin, down the driveway across the street. >> the bear totaled the toyota prius. he did get out and run away. top, this is a new prius parked in their garage, and, well, that's their cat. no word on whether he is looking for a joy ride. >> i think the cat was going far away from that bear. even on a mission. >> lessons? lock 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is a legacy of war. stockpiles of scud missiles and land minds strewn across libya. these two boys found a stash of grenades at their school and triggered them. abdul's leg was shredded in the explosion but doctors were able to save him. his friend was blown off and the skin stripped off his face and ab do membership. it was too much. the 7-year-old died on the table. >> why did this happen? i can't say anything. this picture took above me. look, look. >> reporter: libyans might consider this another of gadhafi's crimes. the death of a child because this ammunition was left laying about. if so they can add it to the litany of charges against gadhafi if and when they get him. barry pedersen, cbs news, tripoli, libya. many survivors are struggling with their injuries. a revolving door shielded ken from the fireball when the first plane hit on 9/11. the head, and hands were burned, after multiple injuries and skin grafts his hands still haven't healed. >> the movement splits it open. i don't leave it alone because it either inches or bothers me. >> many burn victims who initially survived the attacks ended up dying from their injuries. he credits a strange for saving his life. steve newman found him on the street and helped guide him away from the tower. the men remain in touch to this day counting themselves among the lucky ones. >> there is a terror warning out tonight concerning small planes. kiet do on what the feds are asking pilots to look out for. >> reporter: in a post 9/11 world here is what you can expect to happen if you're a stranger showing up at a private flight school. >> is this your airplane over there? >> reporter: the man in the white hat is the owner of trade winds aviation. he doesn't recognize the other pilot and investigates, turns out, he just parked in the wrong spot, nonetheless it still looks suspicious. >> yeah, 9/11 has caused us to look around and make sure everything is safe. >> reporter: last week the anybody and the department of homeland security issued a nation-wide warning that terrorists were considering rending planes and packing them with explosives. there was no specific threat that was continued to highlight the need for vigilance. government buildings had been attacked with planes before including the irs office in austin, texas, last year. they say they'll just rent to members and foreign citizens must undergo a background check. combined with new fencing and a watchful eye, geiger says it would not be easy for terrorists to get a plane. is it a perfect system? >> no system is perfect. invalid question. >> reporter: and some of the notable things that the government wants pilots to look out for are strange modifications to airplanes, and they want everyone to call those in. alex? >> absolutely. kiet do, in san francisco, thanks. you may get a good deal on a car but you'll probably pay more for gas. prices are $1 more than they were last labor day weekend. the national average $3.66 a gallon. in california we're pagan average of $3.93. experts say the weather is partly to blame for the soaring prices. 6 east coast refineries closed during hurricane irene and then dozens of drilling rigs in the gulf of mexico had to be evacuated due to tropical storm lee. >> now that the summer travel season is over there are plenty of bargains to be found on air fares. on the consumer watch, julie walz with some secrets that could save you money or at least make that air travel more comfortable. >> reporter: from fare schedules to extra fees, when it comes to flying these days, it seems nothing is simple. >> the airlines have made the system this complicated, and this frustrating, for a very simple reason, they would like to make more money. >> reporter: but nicholas kralev says he has figured out the system and he has written a book called decoding air travel. i have decide. >> i've decide dollars there's nothing i could do about the system, i can learn about it, and try to use the system to my advantage. >> reporter: in general, he says the cheapest days to buy tickets are tuesday, wednesday, thursday, that's when the airlines publish their most discounted fares. but the cheapest days to fly are usually tuesday, wednesday, and saturday. at least most of the time. >> reporter: i often compared the air fare game to english grammar, always exceptions. >> reporter: other tips. go to the gravel websites, do your research. they are basically all the same. but buy your tickets directly from the airline. it's much easier if you need to make a change. and kralev says always select your seat when you make your reservation. if you don't like what is available, then choose anything, then go back and check the seat map every couple of days. he says it's almost certain something better will open up. now when it comes to fares, if you see a good one, grab it. he says fares can change as much as three times a day and very low fares don't stick around. he also believes airlines test a customer's willingness to pay by tracking online activity with cookies and other tools. according to the book, you may be able to out smart the system by logging off and then rebooting your computer. and finally, if you call an airline and you don't like what the agent tells you, try again. there is a decent chance you'll get a different answer. >> the training of airline agents is very peculiar, and so if you have a question, three agents will most likely give you three different answers. >> reporter: on the consumer watch, julie watts, cbc 5. so we do have an unofficial end to summertime, but who says, we have the clouds gathering tonight overnight but, by tomorrow, triple digits but, by tomorrow, triple digits in many ,,,,,,,,,,,, 3q new odor detect from air wick. a new air freshener so smart, that it detects and overcomes unpleasant odors, to keep your world at its brightest. new odor detect. something in the air wick. of course, a lot of people wanted to spend labor day at the beach, but for some folks down in orange county the water was very dangerous, in fact, lifeguards were res queing swimmers all along the coast down there today, getting them back to shore safely. all of them as far as we know. the surf is not as high as it was last week, however, there is still strong rip currents that can sweep an unsuspecting swimmer right out to sea. >> and a big crowd at venice beach in los angeles today, not because of the warm weather, but because men and women were strutting their stuff. it was the 40th annual muscle beach championship and more than 90 contestants participated. >> they don't go in the water, though, do they? oil and water don't minks? >> no, i think they'll slip on the way over there. >> what a show roberta. look. >> can i take a look now? >> open your eyes. >> it's safe, yeah, you're okay. we're going to have a good looking day tomorrow and the following day to head to the beach. right now taking a look out towards the bay bridge. there's evidence of a breeze out there. that wind has been tuesdayling the leafs around 10 to 20 miles per hour this evening, but dialing back in the overnight hours, as the temperatures drop into the low 50s, temperatures at 53 degrees in santa rosa, 60 in mountainview. we'll have temperatures developing over midnight. san francisco to san jose, then tomorrow those clouds clear out very rapidly, 70 in san francisco, that's up from 61 degrees today. it will be 11 degrees warmer in san jose. your morning rush will still be a little bit on the chilly side with the fog hanging very tight to the coast. here is our futurecast and notice the clouds away from the immediate sea shore very rapidly tomorrow and then just hang out over the north coastal waters so we're going to play out your temperatures like this. 61degrees for the cooler location in pacifica, back in through ocean beach. otherwise, 97 degrees in morgan hill. low 80s in mountainview. now today in livermore, it was 86 degrees, tomorrow 96 degrees. warmest location will be well east to antioch, tracy, oakley, discovery bay, also brentwood. north of the golden gate bridge, 63 in stinson beach, a little bit warmer than that the further north to know votto. here is the peak performance again on wednesday and then we begin to bring down those numbers ever so lightly by thursday/friday with the deepening marine layer. the weekend is up for grabs. the tropical moisture wants to come in, we'll keep an eye on that, with potential thunderstorm over the sierra nevada. he went hiking, said he had to climb through rocks and trees to get us this photograph, he did a great job. he sent it to mypix. >> dedicated getting those pictures for us. >> very diligent for us. >> absolutely appreciate it. he had fun. and allen's favorite singer turns out to be very good on ,,, giants hit the road seven games back with 22-to play... after losing two out of three to the diamondbacks, the giants hit the road 7 games back with 22 to play. maybe pablo should talk to the rest of the giants bats because the pep talk certainly worked for him. pablo flushes a solo shot to dead center, then he strikes again, belts one into the right field seats and gives the giants a 3-1 lead. madson bumgarner pitched into the ninth and had a career high 13 strikeouts, his second straight start with double- digit strikeouts. he picks up his 10th win as the giants beat the padres 7-2. now the diamondbacks beat the rockies and have now won 12 of 13. so they remain 7 games up on the giants, with 21 to play. a's and royals, rich hardin had 10 strikeouts in 5 innings, but the a's fell behind 3-0 early. scott sizemore changed that with a three-run hot to center, his ninth of the season, they scored 6 runs on 4 hits t a's up 6-4, billy butler hits his second homer of the game, he ran a shot off craig breslow. the bullpen gives up 7 runs in four innings, the royals win 11- 6. it ends the a's' four game winning streak. federer and novak djokovic are each moving on the the quarter finals at the u.s. open. unfortunately, joe tsonga took a bite out of marty fish. the match lasted just under four hours but song ga rallied back to win in 5 sets to advance to the quarter finals. between 99 and 111 miles an open selena williams still had a little aggression left in the tank, she unloads four serves, clocked between 99 and 111 miles per hour. former french open champ anna ivanovich had no chance. she hasn't dropped a set in four matches. she will take on onasagia. chaz we by couldn't silence simpson down the stretch at the deutsch bank championship. he caps off his round of 65 and force a sudden death playoff with reedy. he hits back to back about birdies to pick up his second win in three weeks and earn a pot in the president's cup team which made his wife very happy. delanie walker's car collection is so impressive that even jim harbaugh has noticed them in the players parking lot. >> i was a kid around my neighborhood i used to see guys driving nice cars and i used to be like, man, if i could do that i might have the pretty girls too, so i think it carried along, and i got into it and i love cars, i like working with 'em, they kind of remind me of myself, they look good, run fast and sound right. so i got into it, something i like to do. the top 5. in 2009 dewayne wise made a fantastic catch to protect mark buehrle's perfect game. we thought this one was pretty good too. at number 4, braves and phillies, ryan howard not known for his glove but he slides, makes the over the shoulder catch in foul territory. howard also hit his 31st homer of the season. at number 3, back to the coliseum, johnny geo visit tell la makes the nice stop and starts the 4-6-3 double play but check out shortstop al seedy escobar, he bare hands the throw from geo visit tell la. steve nash in for some tough competition during the lockout. he gets crossed over by dustin bieber. nash must have been mesmerized by the hair. >> and you can forget about it, brent laurie has just locked up the red sox. >> the blue jays win and boston is now 2 1/2 games behind the yankees in 2al east which makes our director wayne extremely happy. >> happy. >> and congratulations to gunnar golf of san francisco, he is tonight's winner of a $250 shell gasoline card. you too can win, go to cbs.com and click on contest. of course, at $3.93 a gallon, that will buy you a lot of gas $250. >> selena serving 111 miles per hour. >> powerful. >> unstoppable. i'm gonna go out on a limb and just say she is gonna win ,,,,