specialty care inside a los angeles hospital had to be evacuated after the power and the backup power went out during tropical storm hilary. fire officials say the overnight rescues turned into a major emergency operation because some of the patients who were nicu babies and people on ventilators had to be physically carried down stairwells because the elevators weren t functioning. one woman even gave birth by flashlight during the blackout. patients were relocated to other hospitals or moved to another wing of the facility. authorities are still trying to determine why both the main power and the backup generator failed. also, an ominous warning from big box retailer dick s sporting goods. the company declared retail theft is damaging its business and would lead to lower annual profits. dick s reported a 23% drop in profit during the second quarter despite a nearly 4% jump in sales. company shares plunged nearly 24% following today s news.