dolphin? dolphin talk this morning. scientists say we may soon be able to talk to flipper! really? good morning to you. i m carol costello. millions of americans reveled in one of the warmest records on season and now a mean season. wildfires are burning in seven western states and the summer temperatures will only push the danger higher. the worst single fire is in southwestern new mexico. 225,000 acres burned, about 280 square miles. it is the biggest in the state s history and it s getting bigger. it s now only just about 17% contained. also today there are new concerns about a key firefighting tool used to combat those kinds of fires. in western utah yesterday, an air tanker loaded with water and fire retardant crashed during its second run of the day. both pilots were killed. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. also yesterday an aaron tanker had to make an emergency landing in nevada when its lappeding gear failed to lower. in this case, the crew w
and a reminder tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. is our debate. i ll be back tomorrow at the same time, but for now, jim costa is next. nice to see you in person. this doesn t happen very often, but nice to see you. i m jim aacosta. let s get you up to speed on this november 21st. after months of talks the congressional supercommittee is expected to announce today it simply cannot agree on a debt reduction package. everybody is pointing fingers on what caused the mess. we ll explain that on capitol hill in about ten minutes. speaking of the supercommittee, already markets are reacting badly to fears that the debt committee won t reach a deal. u.s. stocks opened sharply lower today. right now the dow is down over 300 points. this follows last week s losses on wall street, the worse in two months. former fbi director, louis freeh, will lead the internal investigation into the penn state scandal. jerry sandusky is charged with molesting eight boys, some on campus. freeh pledged a