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Top stories now, firefighters in southern california are throwing everything they have got at a big wild fire north of los angeles. the so-called crown fire has scorched 13,000 acres. authorities have lifted evacuation orders. democratic congressman, maxine waters, has decided to face a trial rather than face fines of wrongdoing. they were looking into whether she violated rules in arranging a meeting between treasury department officials and a bank she and her husband were connected with fina...

The end of that disastrous oil spill in the gulf of mexico. crews are ready to seal up the ruptured well once and for all. there has been a bit of a delay. reynolds wolf is live in new orleans. reynolds, this delay should not be as i guess troubling as other delays have been in the past, isnt that right? >> reporter: absolutely. this should just be a brief hiccup with what they have been dealing with long-term. the step they are going to have to deal with is a cleaning pros esi process. a week a...

A wedding where everybody knows your name. >> i didnt think you were going to go there but you did. >> reporter: i didnt think of it myself. i give credit to my producer. >> all "cheers" references are welcome with me. i notice it is a beautiful day out there. i am not going to ask how many live trucks are in rhinebeck, new york, covering this. any sightings of the former first couple, the former president and the secretary of state? what are folks saying about that. >> reporter: so far, we have...

Pakistan. 800 people are dead. their homes washed away by raging floodwaters. our reza sayah has made it to pakistan. he is back in islamabad and joins us live on the phone. the pictures are unbelievable. i imagine in person this looks like total devastation. >> reporter: in person, they were worse. we spent much of the day in the flood-damaged areas. a couple things stood out. for a lot of these victims, this is nothing short of a catastrophe. rebuilding some of these communities could take yea...

Countries. secretary gates could have used his time to announce a broad inquiry into these killings. a tragic milestone for u.s. troops in afghanistan. the rise in american cal yults can be attributed to a new stra strategy, increased fighting and more boots on the ground than ever before. atia abawi has more on that from kabul. >> reporter: july was the deadliest month for u.s. forces here on the ground in afghanistan since the war began in 2001 with at least 66 u.s. sorry advice members kill...

Development, is it not? >> reporter: absolutely. its all about restoring a sense of normalcy to louisiana where fishing is such a tremendous industry. a lot of the fishing grounds east of the mouth of the mississippi river are open. we had an opportunity to speak to a gentlemen who caught a big passel of red fish yesterday. trust me, he couldnt be happier. >> a lot of those fishermen -- >> they are also doing a lot of testing. they have tested thousands of fish and havent found any problems at a...

In case you havent heard, it is chelsea clintons wedding day. it is all happening in rhinebeck, new york. thats where we find our susan candiotti. susan, im not going to ask you that question that im sure youve been asked all day long, which is, where is your wedding invitation? im not going to do that. >> reporter: go ahead. >> determined not to do that. >> reporter: im glad you didnt. we are far enough away that we obviously dont have one. a few miles from here, the venue. what do you do to ki...

Toy. >> the adhesives have been looked at in space exploration to military and manufacturing uses. the robotic reserve is important. we want to send robots into challenging environments. >> reporter: beyond the robots, there is interest in gecko inspired boots and gloves. we might see military troops or firefighters scaling walls like the super hero from spiderman. gary tuchman, cnn. because of one word, imagination and reality have merged. because of one word, a new generation-- a fifth generat...

Geckos have inspired some ph.d. students at stanford to create a robot with incredible abilities. our gary tubman is on the edge of discovery with the sticky button. >> reporter: these little lizards are some of natures greatest climbers. the tiny hairs on geckos feet help them stick to any surface. now, meet sticky bot. they combined mother nature and a mother board to build this climbing machine. >> we drew a lot of the spirn racial directly from how geckos climb. >> reporter: the feet are equ...

Suspected of being behind the release of secret military documents to wikileaks. he is 22-year-old bradley manning. he is in the brig in solitary confinement. sandra endo joins us live. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we are learning more about the private first class 22-year-old bradley manning, the prime suspect in their investigation into who leaked more than 90,000 documents pertaining to the war in afghanistan to a website called wikileaks. he is being held in solitary confinement for a ...