>> the conversation continues, on twitter @ajconsiderthis and you can tweet m @amoratv. we'll see you next time. hi everyone, i'm john seigenthaler in new york. this is al jazeera america decision time - hours from now polls will open for the midterm elections. what early voting is telling us? >> [ chanting ] ferguson, missouri - police response on new allegations of attacks on freedom of the press. mystery drones - unmanned aircraft flying over nuclear

sites in france nik wallenda walks over chicago. we talk to him about his famous walks. he doesn't consider himself a daredevil by this time tomorrow the balance of power may have changed in this country. millions are expected to turn out for the midterm elections. some went to the polls for early voting. the races matter, so do issues like health care and jobs. >> we are told early ballots add up to 18 million. it could determine which party takes control - in georgia and north carolina. democrats are trying to flip georgia and turn it from red to blue. the ballots cast by african-american in georgia is 33.1%.

larger than with the presidential election and 13 point higher than the early viting georgia in the 20 -- voting georgia in 2010 midterms. promising news for michelle nunn. she and her party counted on a strong get out to vote to get past david prideaux. it seems to be a similar story in north carolina. look at the numbered of registered democrats as a whole versus registered republicans. in north carolina, there has been 1.15 million ballots. registered democrats count for 47.6% of ballots. registered republicans count for 32%. 20% of early voters are independent. this could be a boost for democratic incumbent senate kay hagan. she is slightly ahead of thom tillis. the information is surprising in terms of voter turn out. we'll have the final word

tomorrow night. >> david shuster - control of the senate could hinge on what happens in the south. this report from new orleans. african american voters could make the difference. >> mary landrieu is a rare politician, in a state where most are republicans. her re-election bid comes at a time. the president of the united states is unpopular in these parts. he is not unpopular with a group of democratic voters, african-americans. it is thought if they turn out in large numbers, mary landrieu stand a chance of hang on to her seat in her campaign since 1996, democratic senator mary gabriel landeskog has a unique recipe of voters for history. voters have a huge phrase for it. >> there's a huge political gum

bow, the conservative north and somewhat moderate to conservative south, and the gum bow of protest ants and catholics. the ingredients for a gabriel landeskog victory is a turn out by voters, a group that doesn't show up, african-americans. >> it's a question of mobilizing them and getting them to the polls. in order to mobilize them, that means you have to dedicate resources. i am not sure how much resources they are dedicating. >> in tre may a mostly african-american neighbourhood in new orleans, few excitement about the election can be spotted, few billboards, just placards. what changed in this environment is not always what is seen, in terms of voter mobilization that may not be as visible as it was six years ago. >> what is visible, is

27 million banquet of political commercials. the candidates and surrogates tooked up tv ads. >> land rue's pond -- landrieu's opponent puts obama at the top of his list. >> landrieu represents washington d.c., not president obama, but washington d.c. i expect you see the clip the mayor of d.c. calling her washington's tenuate. >> mary sold out louisiana and the country with obama care. she's done. >> president obama is the issue for some republicans. the approval rating 40%. in some areas, it's more.

in louisiana, there's a stark racial divide. >> a university poll suggests fewer than 20% of white voters approve of president barack obama's performance, compared to black voters. >> to be honest. the south has not been friendly, it's a difficult time for the president to present himself in a positive light as a leader. >> cassidy is cooking up an anti-president obama brew. landrieu says the extra ingredient is 18 years in the senate. >> after katrina and rita, i have billions to rebuild. >> don't people remember what she did? >> they forgot. you know how voters are, they have a short memory. >> that's why landrieu is counting on voters like this. >> i want someone to represent my interest, do what is best for the community. crime, education, housing,

promoting self sufficiency among new orleans's. >> with eight candidates, none are expected to get more than 50% on election day. a run-off in december is the likely result. early voting in louisiana has increased dramatically since the last midterm in 2010, when there was 133,000 voters, this time 143,000 or is 81 increase. gnats are divided over -- analysts are divided over whether it means anything, in terms of african american voters, whether those that voted early support landrieu or others. >> many of the candidates this year are no strangers to politics, including mary landrieu, jason carter, alison lundergan grimes - they have a long line of political relatives, michael shure has more on the political dynasties growing in the u.s. >> reporter: one look at the

roster of names running for office in 2014 makes it clear that no amount of frantic fundraising or negative advertising and can replace the power of name recognition in american politics. for a country founded on the rejection of royalty, it seems like we like hereditary leadership after all. >> the governor has opposed letting people in all counties in georgia vote on sunday. >> don't look now, there's a carter running for georgia. not jimmie, but his grandson jason. that's the tip of the iceberg. >> how about alaska, mark bag itch is running, his dad former nick bag itch. alison lundergan grimes - it's a name they know, her farming is jerry lundergan.

there was a prior pryor and mark pryor, it is father serving as a congressman, governor and senator from that state. senator landrieu in louisiana, her father was may moon-land m u moon-landrieu. with not one but two parents who served as mayor of caribou, susan collins would naturally run for office. she is running again - this time for a fourth term as u.s. senator. >> we have 2 udalls driveing to remain in the senate. some from new mexico, their dads

were congress mun. and lotton childs came from florida. his grandchild wants to keep the same job in north carolina. and shelley moore capito, she group up in the state house in west virginia, her father was a 3-term governor. who does she want to replace - jay rockefeller. say no more. those are only the senate races. we had two president adams, two harrison, two roosevelts, and so far two bushes. we called the kennedy years camelot. for all the bluster, nepotism and entitlement, we like a familiar name. next is a 2016 election that many think will pit hillary clinton against jeb bush. a participation match-up of the modern day american version of

the monta gus and cap ulets. >> michael shure joins us. why? >> it's familiarity. it's curious. when you see the power of encumbrancy in north america, even with congress at the low ratings, 14% approval and we re-elect them in plurality. >> a study in twine found 10% had family members that served on capitol hill. does that mean the numbers will grow. >> landra has been there for a -- landrieu has been there for a while. georgia has jason carter, but there's potential for david prideaux or michelle nunn. >> there's advantages, name recognition. friends who can raise money is another. >> that's the thing. networks to get involved. in georgia, if you have the name

nunn, it will be easier to raise the capital. same with carpenter. in smaller states it works better. >> looking at the races with family ties in play, which stands out. >> first, if you look at the grandson of a president, that tops the list. you see jason carter down on the polls. >> when he smiles, he looks like his grandfather. >> he smiles a lot. it worked in 1976, not so much in '80. he didn't smile so much. jason carter is the one you look at, and in louisiana, you say there'll be a run off. that name is so familiar, especially now that new orleans, their population center has a mayor with the same last name. it could help mary landrieu. >> the udalls, that is a fascinating family. >> yes. >> they are both out west. they are brothers. different states. >> sons of environmentalists.

one was secretary of the interior, one ran for president, bowe udall ran for president. if he win, he'll have to overcome. pretty impressive. >> maybe dynasties in the presidential election. >> look at that. it goes back to raising capital. remember when george w. bush decided to run, it erased the candidacy of dan quayle. he was going to play off the funding of the bush network, that went away when jed bush said, "i'm running for president, dad." and that helped. >> jed could be the beneficiary. >> it makes it difficult for others to raise money. >> fascinating story. michael shure, thank you. make sure to stick with al jazeera tomorrow for special election coverage on the day of the election.

we'll kick off 7:00p.m. eastern time, and 7:00p.m. until 2am eastern. we'll have the results and an indepth look at the issues at home and around the world. meteorologist kevin corriveau has been tracking election-day weather and what it could mean for voter turn out in key states. >> there has been a science between elections and weather. i'll tell you what we spoked to see. we are dealing with a frontal boundary. in 2000 the weather channel did research and a survey. one, republican supporters tend to get out. two, decided voters are two times more likely to get out than undecided voters, and another here, very interesting is voters making less than 50,000 a year tend to stay indoors, don't go out for bad weather. there's a few key states we'll watch and that is kentucky and

arkansas. the good weather - iowa, north carolina, georgia, looking at nice weather. alaska - only juno will be part of the state seeing the worst weather. here is the frontal boundary. this is what we expect to see form. it's making its way to the east. here is kentucky. down through arkansas. louisiana - it will be coming in later in the day. texas is not a key state. it will be stormy for them as we go through the day. most of the east coast, west coast - a little of rain to the north. the only big thing tomorrow when you get out to vote. >> here in colorado, temperatures 28 degrees. it will be cool for the area. by the time we end the day, every place across countries will be 50 degrees or higher. here across the south-east we are looking at nice weather.

atlanta 78 degrees. washington well above average. i will not forecast the elections. >> it may have an impact though now to iraq, where the deposit says i.s.i.l. fighters executed 36 sunni men, women and children in public. more than 300 sunnis have been killed in anbar province. today the united nations security council condemned the massacre. a suburban teen in chicago will not be released on bond after trying to join i.s.i.l. he is a threat to the community and o flight risk. he was arrested whilst trying to board a flight to turkey. u.s. has another lair of security checks for foreign travellers. homeland security says it's an effort to stop i.s.i.l. fighters entering the u.s. senior correspondent, washington correspondent mike viqueira is at the white house with more.

>> good evening. it's a sign of rising concern about terrorist threats from overseas. the administration announcing they'll tighten procedures to screen friendly countries, allies. citizens of countries do not require a visa to come to the country, but they need to go online and fill out of form. they'll be subject to scrutiny measures. jeh johnson announced the mood saying in part: part of the issue is dual citizenship. they can travel to iraq and

syria, fight on the side the i.s.i.l., and the united states wouldn't know, because they have more than one passport. 15,000 of 31,000 i.s.i.l. fighters are from foreign countries, and 1,000 individuals a month are travelling to the region to fight for i.s.i.l. other forms of scrutiny include asking individuals, determining whether they travelled under an ail yes. the steps -- under an alias. the steps another indication of rising concern about foreign fighters in syria and iraq. >> mike viqueira at the white house. >> in syria, a blow to an ally. the u.s.-backed revolutionary front loft space to the nusra front. it is affiliated with al qaeda. the video shows the fighters capturing american weapons. there's growing concern that the u.s. strategy anans al nusra

front, yil -- against al nusra front, i.s.i.l. needs to be change. nick schifrin sat with the coalition president. is president obama's strategy for syria working. >> if we work in good faith and partnership, for sure this will work. i hope that our american friends can listen more to us. >> so far, has that strategy worked? >> right now, to be honest, there's no strategy which you can see, there's just the air strikes. since there's only air strikes, it's not. >> has there been coordination between u.s. air force, military, air strikes on the ground in syria, and the free syrian army commanders who are on the front lines? >> there is no coordination between the free syrian army, and the command and control center, which is doing the air

work. this will develop as soon as possible. >> you asked for training and weapons. president obama promised $500 million worth of training and weapons. had you received training and weapons in the last two months. >> the way it's been handled now, the programme would be too late to achieve anything if they leave it as it is. we do not provide the correct i am not of assistance and help to these forces, we are losing these forces, which are very good fighters on the ground against i.s.i.s. and the regime. we are not for boots on the ground or asking for anybody to come and fight our own wars. we are asking for the eight and supply of weapons. >> in istanbul, coming up next - the mystery surrounding drones flying over nuclear flight in

france. why the no-fly zone over ferguson, missouri during the protest is now coming into question.

. >> for the past month authorities in france spotted drones above the skies. they don't know where they are coming from or who is controlling them. tim friend reports. >> reporter: it's illegal to fly a drone within kilometres of a nuclear france. over france drones have been spotted hovering over power station, like this one, 100km east of paris. no one has claimed responsibility for the flight - often at night. a leading nuclear safety expert

who advised the french government told al jazeera there was cause for alarm. >> there's no doubt that one can easily paint a scenario that would be a complete catastrophe, because these small engines are big enough to carry small quantities of explosive materials. well, this is a piece of equipment that you could buy in a high street shop for $700, it's baffled the authorities in france, and critics say it's an example of state security not being able to keep pace with potential new threats. >> reporter: the flights have been going on for a month, and drones spotted on 15 occasions at widespread locations. france has 58 reactors, the world's most nuclear dependent country. the government is playing down

the risk, saying they can withstand earth quicks. >> for the -- earthquakes. >> at the moment we are downplaying this, we are not overdramatising it. there's no risk to the nuclear plants. >> environmental group greenpeace denied involvement in the drone flights. timing suggests a coordinated effort. if they are caught, they face a $93,000 fine now to russia - a memorial to apple founder steve jobs has been removed because of antigay laws there. it happened when job's successor tim cook came out as gay. the monument was the shape of an iphone and was donated by a group of russian companies.

the group said the statue had to be removed to comply with laws against gay propaganda there's a proposal in italy to open up the colosseum, the floor, to visitors. it gives people the chance to stand where gladiators once fought their battles. >> reporter: once upon a time this was the scene of epic battles, entertainment and combat. today the col scro see um is nothing -- colosseum is nothing more than a photo opportunity. not for long n a tweet on -- in a tweet on sunday night the italian cultural minister championed opening the floor, a century after it was taken off. it was floated by an archeologist who wrote that it should go back to being used as an arena where event are staged. >> the colosseum is the most

visited mon u ement on earth, with 6 million coming from all over the earth to visit. >> what do people want. they want to see a place. what do people see? a hole. >> let's rebuild the store and leave the colosseum as it was, 2,000 years old. >> tourists like the idea and have some of their own. >> sure, of course. >> that would be cool. music shows. that would be nice modern day gladiators support the plan. as long as they don't have to go back to fighting lions. >> it's a good idea. the colosseum would go back to what it used to be. >> in a tweet by the cultural

minister may remain wishful thinking. if the colosseum is turned into an ampitheatre 1,000 years after it was built. this will go back to being the greatest arena in the world. next - what might have caused the virgin galactic plane to crash. new information about the crew's demand plus, 1 world trade center open for business 13 years after 9/11.

this is al jazeera america - i'm john seigenthaler. coming up, many members of congress are fighting to keep their jobs, and some of the perks this come along with it. ebola phobia. extreme measures taken tore some travellers -- for some

travellers, even though they were not in ebola areas. >> nick wall anda's act. the daredevil explains how his death-defying acts are different we are just hours away from tomorrow's midterm elections. tonight word from the white house - a prediction that democrats will hold the senate. spokesman josh ernst says the get out the vote strategy will do the job. republicans are pushing to gain the six seats they need to gain control of the senate. n.b.c. maryse poll suggests republicans are ahead in georgia, kentucky, and louisiana. voters will face restrictions. one gaining attention, voter i.d. laws. some fears there could be problems at the polls.

jonathan betz is here with that. >> there's changes for voters. after a year of faces slashing voting. they are alimb nating same -- eliminating same-day registration. >> one of big issues is not who to vote for, but how. a year offer the supreme court gutted voting rights some require voters to show i.d. three don't require a photo, but want identification. photo i.d. is a part of every day life. laws in other states like north carolina, will go effect after the election. supporters insist that changes are reasonable to eliminate voter fraud. if you are trying to vote illegally, it may be possible that you are getting away with it. no one will know. >> many studies showed the voter fraud the laws are supposed to prevent almost never happened. critic call it voter

suppression. a way to keep the groups from the polls. as groups way in, changes cause confusion and controversy. those showing up without i.d.s face varying rules. voters sign affidavits promising her who they say they are. either use a ballot that officials will review and decide when to count. some require the voters to return to an election office and show an i.d. others say no i.d. no vote. it outraces activists showing new laws further discourage the turn out. >> several groups will be at polling stations. the federal bureau of investigation will have special people available to investigate fraud. >> there'll be problems before tomorrow. >> we are learning that facebook has conducted another secret experiment on users.

reports say in this one was done ahead of the 2012 elections. the social network manipulated feeds of 2 million users. by pushing news stories to use as feeds. the mood could have boosted turn out by 3%. the report on the study. facebook said it shared results with academics, but did not disclose the experiment until the mother jones report. with the political bickering and mud slinging, you may wander why anyone would run for congress. the job comes with support. the real money's ali velshi has more. >> reporter: being a member of the congress seems like a thankless job. you are vilified and criticized. 15 of americans can approve of the way you handle your job.

why would anyone want the position? the perks. annual sally for number all members of congress it's $174,000. if you are the speaker of the house it jumps to $223,500 - not bad considering the madian household income in america is about $52,000. hours aren't bad. consider this - the counter 113th congress is scheduled to meet and conduct business for only 159 days this year. though that doesn't include the time a congress person puts in at their home district. the average american is required to punch into work 250 days a year, and each member of congress receives 1.2 and 4.7 million in annual travel and office expenses. there's a 40,000 allowance just for furniture. there's good health care and

retirement benefits. members of congress must use the insurance care, but can receive 75% contribution from the federal government towards the cost of the health care plans. if they repair after putting in only five years of service, members could receive as much as 80% of their final salary. more than half receive a pension of more than 71,000. of course, there's special free parking spaces at washington airports. an exclusive dining room, and members only gym access for life for all current and ex-members of congress. the death benefits are good. if a member of congress dies while in office, his and her family receives a full-year sally of $174,000. it's a surprisingly sweet deal

for a job where you are only required to report back to the boss for a couple of years. >> voters are frustrated with gridlock on capitol hill. if you share the frustration, let us know. take is picture holding a sign saying hashtag dear congress. tweet your request, email it to us at dearcongressal jazeera.net new information on the crash of virgin galactic's plane. friday's accident in mojave desert killed one of two pilots. official with the national transport safety board commented minutes ago. we have the details. >> reporter: contrary to initial reports, investigators say there was no explosion before the virgin galactic space ship crashed. >> among other things fuel

tanks, the oxidizer tanks and the engine and all were intact, showed no signs of burn through or being breacheded. >> the national transportation safety board, leading the investigation, says a re-entry system was deployed before the craft broke up. what is called the feathering system helps the craft land by increasing during, but was deployed too early. >> the lock/unlock level was not to be deployed. >> cockpit video shows the pilots unlocking the system prematurely. that shouldn't have deployed the system. investigators stressed this was a statement of fact, and not a cause. and months, and months of inquiry will follow. virgin galactic's opener said if the feathering deployment was the cause, it could be fixed, and added he would not be deterred.

>> it's a grand program which had a horrible setback. i don't think anybody watching the program would want it abandoned. the co-pilot died. investigators are waiting to speak to the pilot, who is recovering in hospital. >> today the st louis county chief of police said his department did not try to keep flights out of ferguson. violent protests broke out follow the police shooting and death of michael brown. a new associated press report says the restrictions were an attempt to keep the news helicopters away. the police chief said people were shooting at helicopters and the restrictions were about safety. >> i'd like to underscore the fact that the f.a.a. started the conversation with the police department because of the number of shots that were fire. this was reported. we have air crews that talk about seeing muzzle flashes from

the ground. >> st louis police said there was no damage to the helicopter. the f.a.a. manager called reports of gunshots unconfirmed rumours. a senior digital editor for ebony.com joins us. welcome. what stands out with the report. >> i'm inclined to believe the a.p. reported no-fly zone was put into place to keep the media out of the area. everything we learnt from st louis and ferguson told us that there is a concerted effort to cover things up. to keep the media out. to keep people at home. to discourage them for taking advantage of their rights to peacefully assemble and protest. i'm inclined to believe it was a deliberate attempt to keep the media away. >> you think that they were trying to keep the media from

looking down on top of what was there. there were cameras - plenty of cameras that saw the protest. >> absolutely. and we saw cameras from al jazeera command eared by police officers, journalists -- command eared by police officers, journalists and people with civil rights violated by police, on camera. it would make sense that leadership in ferguson wanted to keep the cameras aware is impossible. >> we saw ashar quraishi and his crew doing a live broadcast had tear gas fired at their feet. they were overcome and had to leave. do police departments have credibility when it comes to this particular case? >> i can't thing of anyone that

has less credibility than the ferguson police department. >> do you think the resident will turn out? >> it's important, but not as important as those of us uds o the area would -- those of us outside the area would like to make it. i encourage colleagues not to be too heavy-handed. and not to be discouraged if they don't turn out. >> why not? >> it takes time to have paradigm shifts. we are coming up on 90 days since the killing of michael brown. it's a community mobilized around one cause. >> this is largely african american town, but it's run by largely white politicians. >> yes it is. >> why? >> there's a sense of voter apathy, a sense that no matter who we vote for things will be the same. we'll not be treated well.

there's members that want to take advantage saying if you don't go to the polls, it will happen to to you. >> is this not true? >> it's an area run by democrats. there's a lot that happens on the ground. not just voter education, but training candidates. these people have people who believe what they believe in. there'll have to be tremendous change to get the community politically... >> in some ways it's a wake up call to the community. >> for people of all races, cedes, colours. >> but the community not involved. the african-american community has not been as involved in politics. >> we have so few examples, particularly in the press areas of politics working for us. you saw how many of us put hopes and dreams behind the presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012, believing that this would affect a sea change for black and poor people across the

country. have certain things improved, surely. have others stayed the same, yes. michael brown is as dead in 2014 as he would have been as if mitt romney had been elected. >> stand by, we'll come back to you. hundreds of people in washington showed support for kids returning to school. marysville hill chuck high school has been closed when a student opened fire before killing himself. the cafeteria where the shooting took place is still closed. the normal class schedule resumes tomorrow. >> a connect girl has been allowed back in her elementary school after being banned out of fear of ebola. the girl's school told her she had to stay away 21 days after returning from a trip to nigeria. her family skilled the school in connecticut, pointing out she was not sick, and there are no known cases of ebola in nigeria.

she was allowed to return one day before the 21 day order expired. jamilla is back with us. your reaction to that story. >> i think the ebola panic is rooted on some level. the devastation is not something most survive. you don't want it, i don't want it. at the same time, anyone that has been in africa. it's the same size as baltimore. >> we have been tweeting the map. do we have it? no, we don't. it shows a tiny part of the containened. of the very large containened. >> the global messaging makes you think it is a small place, if you didn't spend. time thinking about world history and geography, you'd thing it was app small sad police with people with little to live and hope for.

people in places declared ebola free, or around the country not stricken by ebola, are contaminated or dangerous. it speaks in a lot of wise to the global fear for our people. >> if you come off an airplane, and there's a thermometer that they are pointing at people. will they look closer at formula 1's people of colour and ask whether or not they've been to africa? >> i would not be surprised. i have an arabic name and endured profiling after 9/11. that's what happens in the western world. people who exist in this - you know, we are not a global minority, but in this country and the western world, we have been treated as a minority, as

the other. ebola is devastating. people in nations across the world should concentrate on fighting this, making sure the treatment is available to people of all nationalities, it's the only way we'll see a true change around the way that people who have possibly been exposed to ebola, and people who could not have been exposed. the only way to see a change is to address the issue, which is that there is a fear of brown people. >> jamilla, good to see you. thank you for being on the programme. we appreciate it. >> a new beginning for the skyline of new york city. 1 world trade center is open for business in lower manhattan. it's next to the spot where the 2009 tower stood 13 years ago. >> reporter: day one for america's tallest and most expensive office building welcoming its first occupants. 2300 employees from a publishing

juggernaut taking over 24 floors, becoming the anchor ten anti of 1 world trade center. it stretches 120 floors above the new york city skyline, the top three devoted to an international observation deck. a sleek commercial space. also a gleaming reminder of the day that forever changed new york and the world. it comes after more a decade of space and reconstruction of the site. and the 9/11 memorial in the shadows. >> you can't let that affect your life. you have to live your life and carry on. >> reporter: would you consider taking a job in the tower there? >> no. >> reporter: can you tell me why? >> i don't know. maybe fear. i can't. i can't work in any of those buildings. i don't mind working around it, but not in it.

>> reporter: security was tight as people turned up for work in what essentially is a modern day fortress. solid poured concrete, six times stronger than sidewalks, and metal rebars doubled the side of the building. >> families and friends remember the life and message of britney maynard, the 29-year-old who chose to end her own life. she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, she moved to oregon, one of five states where doctors can prescribe life-ending drugs. she spoke about the decision in a recent video. >> my goal, of course, is to influence the policy for positive change. i would like all americans to have access to the same health care rights. beyond that my goals are simple. they mostly boil down to my family and friend. and making sure they all know

how important they are to me, and how much i love them. >> a spokesman said maynard died peacefully surrounded by family and friends two korean automakers have been slapped with a record fine for violating the clean air act. attorney general eric holder announced a $200 million settlement with kia and hyundai. admitting to over stating fuel economy. the punishment on top of $400 million from a class action lawsuit. >> our image of the day is next. not all hard wire acts are qual. phillippe petite explains his act versus nik

we saw major snow over the weekend across parts of new england, not only in main, but massachusetts. look at the video. this is foxborough, this is a

stadium and you can see the snow across the region. an inch in massachusetts, 21 in maine. 100,000 lost power in maine. coming back to the weather wall - the snow is out of the picture. we are picking up a few showers across pennsylvania. still, over 50,000 people are without power. tomorrow is the election. i want to show you what the temperatures are going to be tomorrow. portland maine at 51. a lot of snow will begin to melt. as we go towards wednesday, things warm up nicely. we are not going to see snow in play there. i want to take you to the eastern pacific. this is dense. it's making its way to the north-east. we need to be careless. in the eye of the storm - it's a category 2 storm, and over the next couple of days, it will weaken, but the location is devastated from previous

hurricane. we'll watch carefully. that is a look at the weather. more news after

that is nik wallenda high above chicago last night, walking across a wire strung between two skyscrapers, he performs without a safety net, and so does another wire walker, felipe petite, famously crosses the world trade center towers, was a guest in the interview and during the interview had a lot

to say about what he does, what wallenda does and the difference. i asked how dangerous the stunts are. >> well, i do not leave anything to chance, and that's why i reject the tight of dare delve or stunt man. i'm a writer in the sky. i spend a lifetime purifying, editing and trying to becoming an artisan of walking. it takes a lot of practice. to do - to make the people forget that the wire exists, when actually each time the wire falls. with free movement it sways, goes up and down, and it turns on itself because of the taut and tension. it takes a lifetime to learn how to shift your weight at each step and make it look like this man is walking in thin air. >> how much longer will you do this? >> until my body refuses to take

my orders from my brain and heart, and my body refuse to walk, and we say a few weeks on the border and we'll say okay. it's not athletic, like someone preparing for the olympics. to walk - you know how to walk and breathe. it's the simplest thing in life, but yet the difficult. >> how is it different or the same from the work that wallenda does? >> any walker in the world, high wire workers, are from the circus. i have a chance of not being born. i love the circus, i work like my father and grandfather with the same costume, music and same style of making it looking dangerous to get the people to ooh and aagh and applause. the luck to be born in painting, opera, movie making and art - i'm an artist on the wire. i'm a highwire artist, far from

a high wire walker. it's two different continents. >> that is felipe petite. popular radio personally, tom macniosi passed away from complications from alzhiemer's, at the age of 77. he's on the left next to his brother ray. if you are familiar with the show, they hosted "car talk", where listeners knew them as click and clack. he's remembered by many that say they'll miss his laugh. that's our broadcast. thank you for watching. i'm john seigenthaler. "america tonight" with joie chen is next. see you for our election coverage tomorrow night. r state

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