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Damaged homes, flooded businesses, and shut down schools and also left a huge sinkhole in the streets. mike sugerman tells us that it is not clear exactly what went wrong. >> something very big went wrong, we are in the sunnyvale neighborhood, high and dry right now but only because of a massive effort by the city crews, to fix what ever happened, and they still do not know, it is right now a 30 by 40 ft. sinkhole and theres a lot of questions to be answered. a little bit of yosemite flowed thro...

>> the other binnacles also suffered damage. >> we give you thanks for the gift of stone. >> the one-year anniversary was marked with a service and the ringing of the cathedral bells. and then it seemed fitting that he placed the first stone, officially beginning the repair stage that could take $20 million in 10 years. sharyl attkisson, cbs news, washington. >> that is the cbs evening news for tonight, for all this at cbs news, all around the world, good night. >> >> good evening. >> a new stud...

For being so dumb. >> no, youre very smart but not today. today you -- >> you need to be, you know. >> by the way, if that hurricane hits that bill was talking about, just watch for todd akin supporters to -- somebody is going to say thats vengeance -- >> from the almighty? that kind of vengeance? >> i would expect that to pop up in somebodys sermon. >> guess whats up next? we have former lineman warren sapp here on "morning joe." >> thats exciting, baby. ♪ staring blindly into space and win f...

A gold medal call from the president. president obama also called the most decorated athlete in olympic history, and michael phelps was included in a presidential tweet. congrats to michael phelps for breaking the all-time olympic medal record. youve made your country proud. even signing off, the "o." and a huge roar and sigh of relief for host great britain winning not one but two gold medals in womens rowing and the second to cycling sensation bradley wiggins. >> absolutely fantastic. we are j...

A controlled detonation defeated the first of those triggers. triggers that could well have delivered even more tragedy beyond the unspeak al mayhem miles away. >> it was clearly set up to kill that person. >> reporter: as the day wore on, it was clear there was much to be done before investigators could safely enter the apartment. >> we saw containers with accelerants and triggers wires and fuses. >> what changed james holmes? or changed for him? he had always been a gifted student and a soccer...

Look at what its left behind -- scorched crops, parched farmland, and a human toll as well. across the midwest and northeast the collective sigh of relief as temperatures finally receded from the triple digits. >> love this weather. so much better. >> this is beautiful. >> reporter: in the wake of the heat wave, scores of heat-related deaths, many the sick or the elderly. at least 18 each in chicago where temperatures topped 100 for four straight days and maryland where power crews struggled wit...

If youre going at any speed. youre going to jump the rail. >> reporter: behind the heat, thunderstorms, we saw what they did in indianapolis. and alabama last night where a high school roof was ripped off. a lot like that storm a week ago that left jean without power for seven days. yesterday she showed her darkened basement where she tried to stay cool. >> its been frustrating. >> reporter: finally, for jean, the power is back with the quenching coolness of air conditioning. >> from 92 degrees ...

Have seen triple digit temperatures. when you factor in the heat index, how it feels, it is more painful. >> you can look at it in the records. 3,000 plus records have been broken this week alone. >> 200,000 people still without power. in hard hit west virginia and the d.c. area, utility crews worked over time trying to restore power after more than a week of being in the dark following the destructive storm. >> its unbearable. we cant live like this. the midwest, which has suffered the longest,...

And create a feedback loop helping to push the business cycle forward. >> reporter: back in boston, dinapoli plans to keep adding jobs his companies project outnumber what they had in the height of the bidding boom if 2007. >> its wonderful to see a project of this nature and many others take off in the city. >> reporter: the broader measure of unemployment-- which includes those who have given up their job search and have been forced to work part time-- is 14.9%, the highest level since februar...

Its thrilling. were happy to be part of it. >> reporter: mark dinapoli is general manager at the suffolk construction company in boston. his company just hired 122 people to work on six new projects. >> the men and women of the trades have been without work for a long time. theyre excited to be back to work and theyre doing a great job for us. >> reporter: despite the modest pickup in boston construction, the number of unemployed americans and the unemployment rate have basically stayed the same...