PHILLIPS: Checking top stories. Sources say White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will resign today to run for mayor of Chicago. Deputy Chief of Staff Pete Rouse is expected to take over the post on an interim basis. We're going to bring you President Obama's announcement live in the 11:00 hour. Flood warnings in place from the Carolinas to Maine as a tropical depression moves up the Atlantic coast. More than 22 inches of rain has fallen in Wilmington, North Carolina this week. Heavy winds are going to hit the northeast today. They also expect more airport delays. And NASA is laying off more than 1200 workers today. Many of those employees have worked on the shuttle program, which is scheduled to shut down. You always know when some commercials come on television because the volume is noticeably louder. Finally, the Senate has heard your complaints. Before heading home for recess, it passed a bill that prevents commercials from being played louder than other program. Right now, the FCC does not regulate the volume of programs or commercials. The bill is called the Calm Act, and it will move to the House, which passed similar legislation last December. Well, they are young, they're conservative, and they're fed up with the government. They go after politicians with a vengeance, getting in their face and demanding answers. We'll have an inside look now -- as I look at the wrong camera -- at a new generation of political activists.
Senate Passes Bill Regulating Volume of TV Commercials