>> glor: tonight so far so good. on day 89 of the spill, the newest cap appears to be holding after its 48-hour test with no sign it's triggering new leaks. i'm jeff glor. also tonight, sizzling summer. another wave of broiling heat grips much of the country. when will it end? access denied. the international passport dispute that's preventing one nation from competing overseas. and meet the beatles. she tracked them down when she was just 15. now her famous photos are up for auction. >> then i took a camera, a terrible old camera it was, just to prove that i'd, you know, seen the beatles. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. there is optimism tonight, but no one is declaring victory. the gulf oil spill has entered a

third day with no fresh oil flowing from the ocean bottom. on day 89 now, here is the latest tonight: the test of b.p.'s latest well cap will be extended for another 24 hours. pressure readings are slowly rising, suggesting there are no leaks, and that huge "whale" oil skimming ship, it turns out it's too big for the job. kelly cobiella is in grand isle, louisiana tonight. kelly? >> reporter: jeff, good evening. the government's man in charge says this test will end eventually and some oil will flow into the gulf again, but for now they're content to wait, test and watch. a mile undersea, b.p.'s runaway well is still quiet, except for this, bubbling comes from a valve around a pipe. b.p. says it's normal to see bubbles on this part of a well, but they're testing them just in case. >> we're going to go down and take a sample and make sure that's not any gas from deeper down. >> reporter: engineers have

been looking for leaks since thursday. a leak would explain why the well pressure is on the low side. so far there is no sign of one. another explanation: so much oil already escaped that the reservoir is low so the pressure is low. b.p. says the data they're seeing now, pressure just over 6,700 pounds per square inch and rising very is slowly, two p.s.i. per hour, seems to back up that model. >> at this point there's no evidence we don't have integrity. the fact the pressure is continuing to rise is giving us more and more confidence. >> reporter: they'll keep watching the well for another 24 hours. eventually they will open the valves again to collect and burn oil at the surface, though they haven't said when. some oil will flow into the sea, at least for a few hours. as much as 219 million gallons of oil have spilled already. the coast guard says the super skimmer "a whale" could have helped if it had arrived

earlier. >> this type of an oil spill which is very dispersed in this camouflage pattern does require maneuverability to attack it. >> i'm in the losing my own fish. >> in parts of the gulf, things seem to be returning to normal. some beaches are clean. recreational and sport fishermen are coming back. this water is open to fishing, giving people hope the worst may be over, but not far away old booms and a soiled marsh are constant reminders there's a long fight ahead. even so, the customers are starting to call and the fish are biting. >> we'll clean it all up. we'll be all right right here, but it's a shame, you know, it's a shame it took so long. >> reporter: of course it's not over. certainly not for the commercial fishermen. 35% of the gulf of mexico, nearly 84,000 square miles, is still closed to fishing. jeff? >> glor: all right. kelly cobiella on grand isle

tonight. kelly, thank you very much. even by mid-july standards, it is very, very hot across most of the country this weekend. and that continues a pattern that saw the hottest first six months of a year on record. elaine quijano is in the sun tracking the temperatures in sunny central park. elaine? >> hello to you, jeff. as you can see behind me, new yorkers today have flocked to central park as people from coast to coast searched for relief from the excessive heat. across the country cities roasted under scorching temperatures. >> it's unbelievably hot. i'm overheated. >> reporter: temperatures climbed well above 90 degrees from phoenix to philadelphia. factor in the humidity, and it felt like the 100s in much of the country. >> get your money ready, guys. >> reporter: that follows a first half of the year which was the warmest ever on record. this weekend five people were treated for heat exhaustion at a special olympics event in lincoln, nebraska. in los angeles, firefighters

battled flames and heat at a scrap yard fire. in arizona, rescue workers braved triple-digit temperatures as they searched for hikers. >> nice and slow, nice and slow. >> reporter: in philadelphia, marathoners pushed through punishing heat, determined to break a record of running 146 miles in 24 hours. high temperatures combined with a rack of rain in some areas means some farmers haveown powd. >> i don't think it's been worse. 1980, '80/'81 we had a drought, but it wasn't like this. >> dry restrictions have led to water restrictions in parts of california, massachusetts and new york. in this new york city park, the water was turned off, but amber decker's four-year-old son sammy didn't seem to mind. >> kids make the best of any situation, don't they? >> and there are worse things that high heat for this farmer. >> mother nature is the only

cruel one in a guy's life, he's pretty lucky. >> reporter: experts say all of this warm weather does have a bright side. meteorologists are calling for an endless summer, meaning they think much of the summer will enjoy above-normal temperatures through october, possibly into november. jeff? >> glor: all right, elaine quijano from new york tonight. elaine, thank you. temperatures only reached the mid-80s today in bar harbor maine where president obama and his family are on vacation. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is there, as well. chip, good evening to you. >> reporter: well, good evening, jeff. presidential vacations have a long history of generating criticism, and this one is no different. for the obama family, vacation means non-stop activity in less than two days on the maine coast, they've been seen touring a lighthouse, taking in scenery from a mountaintop, boating in the harbor, going for a hike and getting ice cream. >> this is terrific. >> reporter: off camera they've also gone biking, swimming and played tennis, but

whether they're in public view or not, presidential vacations are always under a microscope. the first president bush was criticized over his passion for fast, gas-guzzling boats, president clinton about his hobnobbing with wealthy friends on martha's vineyard. earlier this week first lady michelle obama raised questions when she urged vacationers to come to the gulf. >> one of the best ways that fellow americans can help is to come on down here and spend some money. >> some republicans say the obamas should vacation there instead of wealthy new england resorts like bar harbor and later this summer martha's vineyard. the white house says the president plans to visit the gulf soon but there are no plans for a family vacation there. they chose bar harbor, officials say, because of its proximity to acada national park, continuing a family tradition that includes last summer's trip to yellowstone. and whatever criticism there may be of the president's vacation choices, he's spent 33 days on vacation in his first 18 months.

his predecessor, george w. bush, spent 96 in the same period. here in bar harbor, there's hardly a whiff of resentment. >> he needs time off. we all need time off. >> i think he's entitled to it, and he'll be refreshed and get back on the program. i'm sure it's not far from his mind even now. >> reporter: now that is certainly true. since the president's been here, even though he's technically on vacation, he's received numerous briefings on everything from the economy to national security to the oil spill. jeff? >> glor: chip reid in bar harbor. chip, not a bad background there. thank you very much. in california tonight, one leading poll shows the candidates in the governor's race there between wealthy newcomer meg whitman and vet aren't politician jerry brown are neck and neck. whoever wins there may wind up wondering why they wanted that job if the first place as we hear from bill whitaker. >> reporter: turn on any tv in california... >> 40 years in politics and failure has followed him

everywhere. >> reporter:...and you'll see the two leading candidates for governor slugging it out. >> for decades she didn't follow the issues, couldn't spare a moment to vote. >> reporter: california's next governor could be republican billionaire and former ebay c.e.o. meg whitman or former two-term democratic governor and lifelong politician jerry brown. but the question on many voters' minds is why would anyone want the job. >> i couldn't do it. i wouldn't want to do it. >> it's so much work. >> reporter: just check out the to-do list for california's next governor. first and foremost, fix unemployment. the state's unemployment rate is a whopping 12.3%, well above the national average of 9.5%. next, shrink the deficit. california's budget deficit is $19 billion and counting. social programs are at risk and taxes could be raised yet again. add to that list failing schools, overcrowded prisons,

massive foreclosures and once again you have to wonder, who would want to be governor of california. the only person who would want this job is a person with a very large ego. >> reporter: political science professor jack pitny says a super inflated ego does not guarantee success. >> nobody on the planet has more self-confidence than arnold schwarzenegger, and yet he has run into a great deal of difficulty and had a lot of disappointments as governor. >> reporter: "los angeles times" political editor kathleen decker says it's no surprise why both candidates are in the race. >> successful people like a challenge, and that's what drives a lot of this. >> reporter: they also have access to large amounts of money. >> it costs an awful lot of money to reach 38 million people, so you have to have tens of millions of dollars at your disposal. >> reporter: the job of governor of california, only

those with loads of cash and confidence need apply. cbs news, los angeles. >> glor: roman polanski was seen in public today for the first time in nine months. polanski was at a swiss jazz festival after being freed from house arrest last monday. swiss officials refused to report him to the u.s. where he's wanted for a 1977 child sex case. still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," the military changes tactics in its fight against suicide. a completely blocked artery,

>> glor: officials in afghanistan today reported the death of five nato soldiers, including two americans, one killed by a road siem bomb in eastern afghanistan, the other in the south. a record 60 americans were killed in afghanistan last month. and the military's also grappling with an equally

devastating problem, suicide byer service members. >> reporter: june was not only the worst month ever for american combat deaths in afghanistan. it was the worst month ever for suicides in the army. a total of 32 soldiers, both active duty and reserve, took their own lives in those 30 days. so far this year 145 soldiers have committed suicide compared with 130 during first six months of last year, which at the time was the worst on record. in an attempt to reverse the trend, the army released a suicide prevention video in which specialist joseph saunders, distraught over the breakup of his marriage, described how he tried to kill himself. >> i put my rifle up to my chin, put it on semiand i pulled the trigger. >> he was saved by a buddy who spotted the warning signs. >> he says, yes, i took your firing pin, i took it last night. he says, you were worrying me. >> the new video replaces this earlier attempt at suicide

prevention using actors which army officials now admit soldiers viewed as a joke. the army hopes hearing real soldiers talk about their close encounters with suicide will help remove the stigma to admitting to mental problems. >> i laid on the floor of my bedroom while my wife pleaded with me not to take my life. >> if you do this, who benefits? >> not all the soldiers who committed suicide in june had served in iraq or afghanistan. but there is no doubt it is the stress of nine years of war which has driven the army's suicide rate above the national average. sergeant coleman bean had done two tours in iraq. >> i'm grateful that he came home in one piece that i was willing to say that drinking too much was blowing off a little bit of steam. >> reporter: until the day in 2008 he killed himself. for his mother linda, the latest suicide numbers confirm the tragic lessons she learned. for all the efforts the army is making to prevent suicide, soldiers need more help than they're getting.

>> we are going to continue to lose young men and young women and daughters and sons, and i think it's a damn shame. >> reporter: like the wars themselves, army suicides seem like a problem with no end in sight. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> reporter: the supreme court gave final approval today for the u.s. to return two detainees at guantanamo to algeria against their will. the two say they fear torture at home. the u.s. says they've been assured by algeria they will not be abused. just ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," going nowhere. the passport impasse keeping lacrosse teams here at home. it makes it hard to do a lot of things. which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

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nation apart from the united states. with a host of former collegiate stars, including syracuse's sid smith, the iraquois nationals are the number-four ranked team in the world. they were supposed to be playing right now in the world lacrosse championships in manchester, england, against 30 other countries, including the u.s., england and canada. >> we're trying to stay positive, trying to stay as positive as we can and just stay focused. >> glor: but last week both the u.s. and the u.k. said they wouldn't honor these iraquois issued passports used by the tribe since the mid-1970s because they didn't meet new post-9/11 security standards. >> we've been traveling on this for 30 years. >> reporter: the state department offered to expedite u.s. passport, but the team's executive director and players said no, calling it an affront to their national heritage. >> it's matter of national identity at this point. we're traveling as the iraquois nationals.

>> glor: hopes were temporarily raised when secretary of state hillary clinton interveered on thursday and issued a one-time travel waiver, but officials rejected the compromise and the nationals were left in limbo. the closest they got to real competition was this scrimmage. >> we're excited to be on 2t field. >> glor: all of this highlightings a standoff between indicateddive american tribes over documents. many have issued their own for decades that are no longer valid. >> so this will be an ongoing discussion. >> and right now there is no end to it? were still here. that was the point of the

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>> glor: finally tonight, it probably wouldn't happen with today's security-conscious rock stars, but things were different back when a british band called the beatles were just getting their start.

memories and use the proceeds to pay for her daughter's wedding. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> glor: that is the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, "48 hours mystery." russ mitchell will be here tomorrow night. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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