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The gap, and heres why. today, in australia, a man got stuck while boarding a train. his leg was wedged between the train and the platform. transit workers could not get him out, and then dozens of passengers tilted the train, just enough so he could escape. the man, were told, was not hurt. in a moment, well sail back in time aboard americas oldest commercial ship. when folks think about what they get from alaska, they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates somethin...

In seven states. >> at least eight people have been struck by lightning on the boardwalk in venice beach, california. paramedics were on the scene, the strike also caused a power outage in that area. also this afternoon, a terrible scene on a beach in venice, florida, a small plane crashed there killing a man. the man was walking with his daughter on casperson beach when a plane, a 1972 piper cherokee, came down. the daughter was critically injured. >> up next, kayakers at kennedy airport. how d...

>> after the assault, rhodes sneaks back into his apartment. >> now i have to clean this blood up before it points a finger right at me. i go into the house. i clean the knife. thats the bottom line. >> but do you feel a sense of relief almost? >> relief that i got away. >> relief that the mission was accomplished? >> no, i dont think that i was ever relieved that a mission was accomplished in any case and thats why the mission had to continue. it wasnt filling the void. >> the next morning, pol...

Even in the desert there is such a thing as too hot. at joshua tree national park east of los angeles, the last decade was the hottest on record. and now as danielle nottingham explanation, these stark symbols of the american southwest are beginning to die off. >> reporter: looking like sculptures in the sand, joshua trees are icons of the mojave desert. more than a million of them stand under the blazing southern california sun in joshua tree national park. these trees have survived here becaus...

Speed when it hits the surface and then its weight increases about a thousand pounds a second as the water flows in. the pilot pulls up just short of hitting the beach, hauling 16,000 gallons. imagine that from the cockpit. why has this fire been so explosive? well, have a look at this. this is the snow pack last january. this is what it looks like now. california is in extreme drought and heres ben tracy. >> less than an hour after the fire started, 320 firefighters were on the scene and five h...

In fire trucks waiting for a fire. >> thats exactly their mission. theyre ready to go anywhere, any place. but we surged up our crews, we surged up extra bulldozers. >> reporter: these hillsides should be green from winter rains. instead, the vegetation fueling the fire is as dry as it is in july. los angeles normally gets nearly 15 inches of rain each year. in 2013, just 3.6 inches fell. theres not been a single drop since january 1. thats why los angeles county kept those two superscooper airc...

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And to keep our commitments. and weve made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, weve invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp americas largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. with thermacare heatwraps. the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. and no...

American kids that were in head start programs? those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues.