his classmates. said it's not okay to be a mean kid. now see how this young man's crusade is reaching beyond the classroom. joy behar and whoopi goldberg storming off stage over bill o'reilly's view. what barbara walters said to everyone. up first, though, home at last. three of the chilean miners are back with their families this morning. we got video of late last night of them leaving the hospital looking healthy and happy, still wearing those $450 oakley sunglasses. remarkably well after 69 days under ground. many more could be released today. all 33 may be out by the weekend. gary tuchman is following developments on the ground in copiapo, chile this morning. >> reporter: after the 33 miners were rescued, they were required to go to a hospital for a author e row examination. cnn has learned good news. several of them were released from the hospital on thursday,

many more are expected to be released on friday. and there's no major medical problems whatsoever. one does have a slight case of pneumon pneumonia, two have dental issues, skin issues, but no major problems. and that is very good news. we've also been told there's only one major complaint, the second miner pulled out. and his complaint was i don't want to be treated like a celebrity. just like a normal person. we come to you from camp hope, which is adjacent to the mine. where the family members were waiting for their loved ones. they've cleared out now that the good news has occurred. now, the miners are talking some of them. and we have some very interesting video and audio to show you of one of the miners. this comes from a journalist named jonathan franklin who provided us excellent footage and interview. >> we were all waiting for that. we were all very thin. i lost 12 kilos. i was afraid i was not going to meet the child on the way. it was the thing that most scared me.

i think the worst thing is to pass three, four, or five days without food. to know there might not be any future. >> he lost 12 kilos, that's about 27 pounds. remember the terror these men were living through. 17 days before anyone knew they were alive. now they're all alive and well. being treated in the hospital, and we expect them all to be home shortly. this is gary tuchman, cnn, at the san jose mine in chile. >> at 6:40 eastern, we'll talk about the miners' newfound fame and whether or not they'll be able to adjust. it's a story of hope that captivated the world. take a look back at the rescue that surrounded the chilean miners. don't miss a special tonight. meanmeantime, a snapshot of nation divided. pitting the establishment against the upstart tea party

movement. harry reid and sharron angle squaring off with the senate majority leader fighting to keep his seat and fighting for his political life. angle, the aggressor called reid a career politician who voted 300 times for tax hikes. reid countered by painting angle as extreme. the candidates sparred over everything from the economy to health care and immigration. and when social security became the topic, things got a little testy. >> senator reid. >> thank you for arranging this. >> good evening. thank you, nevada broadcasters and pbs for sponsoring this event. >> senator reid, you're up first. >> in the minds of many nevadans, senator reid, your policies have allowed thousands -- >> clearly that was not the part of the debate -- >> i've never seen such sparring in my life. fur was flying. wrong sound bite.

>> we're going to show you a little bit more about the part that actually did get testy. >> social security is a promise we have to keep. it takes care of seniors in their golden years. that's why i work so hard to protect social security. i feel so strongly about this that i took on the president of the united states when he tried to privatize it. and we won that battle. >> man up, harry reid. you need to understand that we have a problem with social security. that problem was created because of government taking that money out of the social security trust fund. in 1990 you said it was stealing to use social security for anything other than social security and then you voted to take that social security money into the general fund where it feeds general use for generally anything. >> we'll leave it at that. by the way, they're in a dead heat. >> even up in the polls. other stories new this morning. the justice department filing an

appeal against a federal court ruling this week that ordered an immediate halt to the military's don't ask, don't tell policy for gays and lesbians in the military. the administration wants congress, not the courts to change the law. a legal victory for opponents of health care reform. a federal judge ruling that key parts of a lawsuit joined by 20 states can go to trial. this suit would challenge the new law on constitutional grounds. the key issue is whether the government can require people to obtain health care coverage or face financial penalties if they do not. not even queen elizabeth is immune to the economic slowdown. she canceled this year's christmas party for her staff at buckingham palace. the royal spokesman says given the current economic climate, the household thought it was appropriate to show restraint. the shin dig has a price tag of about $80,000. this next one is the height of irony, i guess you could say.

this guy was there learning how to take his driving test and crashed into the dmv accidentally. 34-year-old, he was in his car. and he was actually dropping off his instructor who had given him the driving test. apparently he claims he thought the car was in park. and clearly it was not. six people were injured in that, and the man, by the way, did not pass his test. >> i wonder if he had passed up to the point where he drove through the dmv? >> what a mess. >> for want of putting a car in park, a driver's license was lost. let's get a check of this morning's weather headlines. good morning, rob. >> good morning, guys. across new england, you may be testing your hydroplaning skills today. with that will come wind and rain and maybe even a little higher elevation mountain snow across northern vermont, new hampshire, maine, and upstate new york. there it is, a bit of a mess for commuters this morning. certainly new york up to boston, philly, d.c. starting to dry out a little bit. but airports will be a mess

today. delays in newark with ground delays of about 40 minutes there. hold on to your hats. and breezy across the northeast. not only today, but tonight and through tomorrow as this storm just explodes off the coastline. good old-fashioned fall nor'easter. 86 in miami, 85 degrees in dallas. we want to touch on what's going on with paula. tropical depression now. wow, it's weakening rather rapidly. not a ton of rain with this, thankfully. a lot of the convection offshore. for the most part, south florida missed this altogether and we're happy about that. yet another hurricane, nine of them this season and not one has made a direct hit on the u.s. very, very lucky. john and kiran. >> and what's it looking like out there now? anything looming on the horizon? >> relatively quiet. once we get past october 15th, which i think is today or yesterday. >> today. >> things really start to quiet down. and happy friday, by the way. >> you too. >> that's happening today, as well. >> that's happening. exactly all day. all right, rob. thanks so much. >> you know what they say about

friday, rob? two days it'll be monday. >> come on. look at it like this. it's a start of a wonderful weekend. >> it is. well, we had drama on the set of "the view." bill o'reilly was on the show yesterday. and it started out as usual. the hugs, the kisses, until the topic of the islamic center near ground zero came up. let's take a look. >> -- 9/11! >> oh, my god! >> muslims didn't kill us on 9/11? is that what you're saying? >> those were extremists. >> i'm telling you, 70% of the country -- >> i don't want to sit here. i don't want to sit here. i don't. >> you're outraged that muslims killed us on 9/11 -- >> i want to say something.

i want to say something to all of you. you have just seen what should not happen. >> she went on to say that you can have different points of view, but you don't need to walk off or get angry just because you don't necessarily agree. >> that was much better than the nevada debate. >> that's what happens. whoopi and joy came back after barbara walters calmed things down. he did clarify. wisconsin's three-term democratic senator russ feingold finished. why the senator could lose his job to a man who had never even been to washington, d.c. before this campaign. nine minutes after the hour. now i can stop pain from any angle-- with no mess.

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that's republican businessman and tea party favorite ron johnson. with the election fast approaching, feingold's making his own pitch to the tea party. jim acosta is live in milwaukee with a closer look at this race. and what makes it so unique this year, jim? >> reporter: well, what makes it so unique, you have a total outsider in ron johnson who could take this race away from russ feingold. and kiran, if this is going to be a wave year, than some establishment democrats are going to be swept away in the tide. and to understand why russ feingold is fighting right now to keep his head above water, you have to get to know the man who might beat him. a tea party-backed republican named ron johnson. >> i'm just a guy from -- >> reporter: it doesn't get more outside the beltway than wisconsin republican ron johnson. >> have you lobbied on capitol hill yourself? >> i've never been to washington, d.c. -- >> never been to washington, d.c.? >> -- until this election. i went to familiarize myself, meet with some groups. that's it. >> reporter: suddenly this 55-year-old millionaire

businessman is favored to take down three-term senate democrat russ feingold. >> as of this moment, i am no longer behind. >> reporter: -- who disputes the latest cnn poll showing him eight points behind. what would you say to all of those democrats all over the country who are shaking their heads saying, my goodness, russ feingold might lose? what's going on here? >> well, it's not going on anymore. >> america needs to be taken back from the brink of socialism. >> reporter: you don't think that was overstating the case? that we're on the brink of state control? >> no, i don't. take a look at what they're trying to do in terms of taking over 1/6 of our economy. >> reporter: health care reform? >> yes. he wants to repeal health care reform. >> it's unsettled science. >> reporter: which may explain why this liberal is making his

own appeal to the tea party. >> he's for the patriot act, and i'm the only guy who voted against the patriot act. >> reporter: so you're with the tea party movement? >> i agree with them on many key issues. >> they really don't like the health care reform. >> you know why? because they weren't told the truth about what's in it. >> reporter: but this one-time architect of campaign finance reform is getting slammed by attack ads and billboards run by outside groups. not to mention the millions johnson has spent on his own bid. but ask any voter like small business owner james ferrell and all of that takes a backseat to one issue, the economy. >> it's hard the to be in business. you can't afford to be in business anymore. something's got to change or you won't be in business. >> reporter: that's putting pressure on feingold to save one job in particular, his own. >> you going to win this race? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: and you could not have a sharper contrast on the issue of health care reform. ron johnson at a speech yesterday said this was the

greatest threat to freedom he's ever seen in his entire life. russ feingold, on the other hand, is running ads in this state touting his support for health care reform. he's one of the only democrats in the country, one of the few democrats in the country who's actually doing that at this point. >> it's also interesting, he didn't want to see to you he was behind in the polling. has that changed? >> reporter: no. >> interesting. >> reporter: as far as we can tell, it hasn't changed in any of the national polls. it is interesting, and we asked his campaign about this. how can russ feingold go out in public and say we're moving ahead in the race. they're talking about internal polling inside the campaign they say shows this race tightening and perhaps showing feingold ahead. but until all of us see that reflected in some kind of national poll, russ feingold is going to have to fight to come back from behind in this race, kiran. >> one we'll be watching closely. great introduction to the new candidate. thanks so much. well, a familiar face will be back at the white house today.

former secretary of state condoleezza rice will be meeting with president obama. >> yeah. >> scheduled for 3:45 this afternoon, she happens to be in town promoting a book, she'll be discussing a variety of foreign policy issues with the president. >> she's not going to throw her book at the president to get him to read it, is she? >> probably hand it to him. michelle obama hard at work, making the stop in her hometown of chicago. the first lady then flew to denver for a fundraiser last night and will meet up with her husband on sunday in ohio for a rally. it's been an ugly campaign for governor of california. republican meg whitman says she has now accepted the apology from jerry brown. you may remember he had to apologize after a staffer was caught on tape calling whitman a "whore." whitman telling cnn, californians deserve better than the traditional politics of slurs and personal attacks. >> and a little more than two

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♪ 21 minutes now after the hour. christine romans is here minding your business this morning. we're running these huge deficits these days. bigger than anyone could've ever imagined. but maybe not quite as big as we thought. >> we were hoping to hear from the white house soon about what it just really looked like for the fiscal year 2010, right? we know from the congressional budget office it was probably about $1.3 trillion for fiscal

year 2010. a slight improvement from the record in 2009. why so big? and are we numb to just how big these deficit numbers are? think of this. the republicans like to say this, you guys. $1 million a day. if you spent $1 million a day since the day jesus was born, you still wouldn't have spent $1 trillion. that's a big sum of money. it's stimulus, bank bailout, it's an incredible amount of spending to try to get the economy out of this mess it's been in. but we were also given big tax cuts and paying for some wars even before that. we've on a tough trajectory. these are some of the things we like to tell you about just how big is $1 trillion plus. $1 trillion bills stacked on top of each other would reach 1/3 of the way to the moon. and 1 trillion seconds is 32,000 years. put a dollar in there, you can imagine how big that is. this is what we're talking about heading into the voting booth. any kind of incumbent is saying

look at these spendthrift democrats. we've been on this trend for a while and we've got to get it under control. the president does have a deficit cutting commission to try to figure out how to do that. >> i think i read another study that say if you take out the mandatory spending and defense spending, it's much smaller, but you can't cut any of that. >> that's right. and you start looking at the interest on your debt because you're borrowing money from overseas and from our own citizens to finance this debt. as that interest payment gets bigger, bigger, bigger, and it's getting there, you start to restrict what you can do in terms of running your own country. also, and speaking of deficits, a number we saw yesterday that got a lot of attention, the trade gap with china. the very imbalances that many say are at the heart of the financial crisis, the balances between countries are still there. in fact, the united states is importing far more than it's exporting to china at record levels. it feeds into this whole concern that there's some sort of currency war brewing. it sounds all dangerous. this chair still is squeaky.

>> i know, where's the wd-40, guys? >> we can't afford it. >> horrible. >> every day, john. >> you've seen the deficit. >> i know. exactly. can't we import some from china? >> times are tight. >> exactly. but no, we'll be watching closely. we should hear today what tim geithner has to say about china. why is this important? because the heat is on the u.s./china relationship. and it's incredibly important how these two countries figure out these big imbalances and they're still big. >> great, christine, good to see you. >> thank you. still ahead, carol costello joins us with a gut check. it's the imu strategy we've seen with some of the candidates trying to get elected working. we're going to talk about it with her. 24 minutes past the hour. ♪

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. bullying in schools as we've been talking about recently has turned into a bigger and bigger problem lately. >> yeah, 1 in 3 students say they've been called names, pushed, shoved, tripped, or worse. but one young man has taken a stance to stop it. >> nice to meet you. how are you doing? >> reporter: two years ago he took a stand. he was just 9 years old at the time, a fourth grader. a little guy with a big sense of

right and i don't think. >> his name's cole jackson. >> and what happened? >> he was getting called names and i didn't like that. >> how was he reacting? >> i knew he didn't feel good. >> cole is autistic and had difficulty communicating. he was often bullied because of it. dylan befriended cole and sent a message to classmates that it wasn't okay to bully him. >> they were born with that disorder and they can't help they were born with autism and they don't need to be treated any different than anyone else. >> reporter: he was about to launch an anti-bullying crusade that would spread from the classroom to the school and all over his hometown of bowling green, kentucky. it's now the subject of a public service announcement posted on youtube and played in every classroom in a school district. the message, stop the scarring that bullying causes and start the healing. >> i stood up for my friend cole and you should stand up for

anyone you see being cut down or scarred, as well. >> reporter: the young activist is hoping to raise $30,000 for western kentucky university's kelly autism program. he's already raised $10,000 through drives like this one. and he's encouraging other students to do the same. but beyond the dollars, dylan has also raised awareness and changed hearts, including his friend, cade lawrence. had you been one of the kids who teased the kids for a while? or what was the deal? >> yeah, i'd done it for a little while. but i went and apologized to the people that i did it to. >> reporter: and dylan's giving hope to students, especially those with autism who were bullied. >> just hurts, you know. believe me. i'm used to it. >> reporter: like 8-year-old christian who has heard about dylan and seen the video and now is headed to meet the kid who started the anti-bullying movement. >> dylan is a hero. i'm this excited!

hi. you're the best. oh, thank you! >> why is he a hero? >> he helped kids with autism not to be bullied. and to know they're just like everybody else. and we are. we just are -- we're not that different. we just have autism. what's that change with us? >> reporter: and that's the story with dylan. one idea, one simple answer to the bullying of kids. >> i know they all get picked on sometimes, but now it's starting to turn around. >> reporter: and just, perhaps, a model showing how kids can get results when they're allowed to lead the way. joe johns, cnn, bowling green, kentucky. >> and if you'd like to help the cause, visit our website at amfix.com. dylan's raising money by taking part in a run/walk event this weekend. >> brave and wonderful little

boy. >> you can imagine some of these kids are real ripe targets for bullies, as well. great someone somebody stands in the way. >> absolutely. it's 30 minutes past the hour right now. we check the top stories this morning. the first of the 33 chilean miners are home this morning. three of them released from the hospital last night. doctors say all of the miners have responded well to treatment and many more are will going home today. a troubling picture of the security situation in afghanistan. it says the insurgency is gaining strength and new recruits in areas previously not under taliban control. armed attacks but insurgents increased by about 59% in the third quarter compared to last year. the report describes efforts to form local militias to fight the taliban as quote clumsy. harry reid and sharron angle facing off in a debate last night. reid trying to keep his senate seat, angle trying to paint him as a career politician who has approved hundreds of tax hikes. senate majority leader is in the

fight for his political life now calling angle and her views extreme. new polling shows the race is tied and there's less than three weeks to go before election day. well, delaware's republican candidate for senate, christine o'donnell has been trying to reintroduce herself to voters by simply saying "i'm you." but do we really want our politicians to be us? our carol costello live in washington with a gut check this morning. how are you, carol? >> we've heard it from more than christine o'donnell. it seems every politician running for these elections says i understand your pain because i'm just like you. i have been there, i'm just like you. that slogan has been used so many times, it must work, right? so we figured it was time for a gut check. do we really want a politician just like us? >> reporter: christine o'donnell wasn't the first to say she's you. >> i'm not a witch, i'm nothing you've heard.

i'm you. >> reporter: but you could argue she was the first to say it in a way that arrested america's attention in a way few politicians have. parodies abound. cue youtube. >> america's a 300-pound diabetic bearded man. send me your donations and i will go to grandma's house and order pizza tonight. >> reporter: all joking aside, the i am you political strategy is ubiquitous. it seems to be in every politician's playbook no matter how ridiculous it might sound. if you're wondering why -- >> they do it because it's been done. >> reporter: so politicians bowl, drink, hunt, or they ride a horse. but president reagan on a horse was a lot more subtle than say bill clinton's "i'm like you" grab. all of those mcdonald's hamburgers, those jogs shorts and marriage problems. he was a baby boomer's imu

dream. i am you dream. he connected and won. the i am you strategy really exploded in 2008. >> every day american people, joe six pack, hockey moms across the nation, i think we need to band together and say never again. never will we be exploited and taken advantage of again. >> reporter: and some political strategists say it might be a tired tactic, the idea of you running for the country resinated with a lot of folks. >> who are they most likely to trust? themselves. >> reporter: but is that what voters really want? do they want a peanut farmer? a cowboy, a good old boy, or a hockey mom? you know, someone just like them to run the country. in the end, zimmerman, a democratic strategist says, no. >> this election's not about whether a politician is like the

electorate. it's not what the politician's going to do for the electorate. that's what people are demanding today. i think that's really what's resinating. >> by the way, wolf blitzer asked christine o'donnell whether she regretted saying i'm not a witch, i'm you in her political ad. she said it was a way to put it behind her and move -- and then she moved on to different topics. because wolf asked her during a debate between her and her democratic opponent. but we would like to know what you think this morning. do you want a politician to be just like you? as in you can run the country better than anybody else? is that important when you hear those things coming out of the mouths of politicians? please write to me on my blog this morning cnn.com/amfix. and i'll be back with you at 7:24 eastern time. >> hey, carol. i want to ask you. of course robert zimmerman's going to say no, i'm an i am you

candidate. he's a democratic strategist. and this has resinated with more republican candidates. does it depend on what your political stripes are as to whether or not you're looking for -- >> in fairness to robert zimmerman, i asked him about bill clinton because he really connected with people by going to mcdonald's and jogging and demonstrating to people he was indeed just like them. zimmerman says people nowadays are way more cynical and way more wise to the way of politicians. and that stuff really wouldn't work today. in fact, he's predicting we'll see less and less of that stuff as time goes on because when a politician says "i'm just like you," it's sort of like saying the check's in the mail. nobody really believes it. >> we want to see what people say on our blog cnn.com/amfix. thanks, carol. >> sure. we're going to be speaking with bobby vorhouse about what's next for the 33 miners. how are they dealing with their newfound fame? and can life ever go back to

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♪ welcome back to the most news in the morning. 40 minutes past the hour right now. as we all know they spent a record 69 days alive underground. and amazingly every one of the 33 chilean miners could leave the hospital by this weekend. >> pretty incredible when you think about it. and they've all got unique stories from an elvis fascination to a love triangle. movie and tv deals piling up. how are they going to handle their newfound fame?

joining us today is bobby vorhouse. getting all kinds of e-mail messages on our blog yesterday. what is going to happen now? what do you think will happen? >> it's kind of like winning the lottery. some will do well. some will capitalize on it, some will burn out. some families will be brought together by this and other families will be torn apart. it's really a very interesting -- 33 people is a lot of people and a lot of stories. and remember, show business is 90% business and 10% show. there are a lot of people making a lot of promises to these people and not all of them can be kept. >> will there be some who, like they've said, will want to return to life before this happened? or is that impossible? >> i think it's very possible. some of these miners don't make more than $50 a day. they have no interest in being celebrities. so that's good for the other folks who can, you know, if they -- if they really want to be stars and celebrities and be notable, that'll give them more of an opportunity.

>> who, robbie, do you think will profit most from this? you have the miners, but people will try to build business around them and make money. they're all wearing the oakley sunglasses, what, $450 for those? >> yeah. >> not many chileans in that part of chile are going to be buying $450 glasses. is it oakley that's going to profit? the companies that drill the hole? the chilean government? the president who wasn't particularly popular up until this point. >> that's right. >> he sat with the miners throughout the entire rescue operation. >> that's a great question. because what's going to happen is, there's a difference between having a strong reputation that you've been building professionally and notoriety and quick fame. so everyone involved in this who have been working to build their reputation, the technology to get them out of the ground, you know, anybody who is -- can benefit from this will because of the business that they're in. for these folks, they'll get a

pop. they'll get some money. but unless they're really -- there's something special about them. and trust me, there will be one or two of these guys who have something unique about them. they'll be funny or they'll be very religious or something unique will happen to them. and they'll rise to the top and represent all the other miners. >> it's interesting, there's already talk of a lifetime movie in the works for their story. chilean wine sales apparently up 25% after this happened. so a lot of focus right now on this situation. and, you know, it really did captivate the world. so, you know, it's almost a real reality show as opposed to being a manufactured one. >> that's right. >> but as you said, some of them will rise to the top and some of them will decide they don't want to. what happens to the people in the middle who want to but don't make it? >> well, i mean, that's, again, the big question. because, look, there are 33 people. there are 33 stories. there are only so much -- there's a news cycle.

there's only so much attention we can give to this. even if there is a major movie, who is going to be the star? who is going to represent the others? i think, look, it's a very interesting story, it captured our attention. i think it's going to go away quickly, we'll get a big boost. but anyone who was involved in this professionally just as the government and the wines, they'll be able to use this to capitalize in the future. but for the miners, they're going to get a short pop. a couple of them, like winning the lottery, will be able to go on. >> and other folks would refer for their lives not to get played out on the international stage. robbie, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> he was the one with love triangle, right? >> exactly. he didn't have the most enthusiastic look on his face when he popped up. what am i in for now? >> 44 minutes past the hour.

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good morning, new york city where right now it's 52 degrees and partly cloudy. you can see the new clear sky coming in as the nor'easter moves away. it's going to be 58 degrees a little bit later on today. it will be sort of blustery and windy. so check with your airline before you head to the airport. >> pretty shots, though, this morning. so much for those theorys it was aliens that invaded the chelsea section of manhattan. there was new york city police and federal aviation authorities say they were flooded with calls wednesday reporting people saw a ufo hovering a few thousand feet over 8th avenue. you saw the crowds gather. there it is. does that look like a ufo? >> clearly a bunch of silver balloons. >> mysterious. there was a frenzy on twitter. the mystery seems to have been solved this morning. and yes, you're right, john, it was. it was a dozen balloons. they made their escape from an engagement party. officials think that's what people saw in the sky.

>> it strikes me as somewhat incredible that people would actually think that that was a ufo as opposed to a bunch of balloons. >> it must have been a slow day in manhattan, because usually people wouldn't notice that at all. let's get a quick check of our weather headlines. rob marciano in atlanta. >> any balloons that would be floating around new york or boston are going to be going sideways. i think that's going to be the case. here's the red "l," and it's slowly moving up to the north. and actually, new york, even though the rain for the most part is over, you can see a couple of showers here and there. the wind will increase throughout the day today and tonight. i think there'll be tree branchs down and definitely a lot of leaves down. this is the time of year if you get a good wind storm, it'll knock down a lot of those leaves. and if you didn't get out to enjoy the foliage, it'll be gone by the time this thing is gone. it's going to take a while before it does that. winds across maine and over 30-mile-an-hour, we're seeing winds gusting in boston over

20-mile-an-hour, in new york, 10 to 20-mile-an-hour with gusts higher than that. and again, the winds will be on the increase as this storm continues to explode. also, the potential for snow, a little bit of pink here on the radar indicating that maybe a little bit of snow. we think for the most part it'll be at the higher elevation of the adirondacks. the green and white of northern new hampshire and vermont. typically over about 2,000 feet with this type of set-up and time of year. although snowing at the top of monta mt. washington, that's about 6,000 feet. the winds, a stormy, nasty day. although logan handles weather pretty well. just the wind could make for delays, philly and d.c., as well, and atlanta and charlotte, wind delays, as well. and los angeles and san francisco, heading out there, low clouds. 85 in dallas, still warm across the midsection, 72 in kansas city, and 76 degrees in atlanta. there is cooler air behind this, by the way. still tropical depression paula.

this thing's pretty much falling apart. that's the good news. missed south florida. extreme south florida heading towards the bahamas. we think this will dissipate over the next 48 hours. good news there. john, kiran, hold on to your hats for the next 12 to 24 hours. it'll be a breezy friday night. >> we will. and good thing they dodged another bullet down there. hurricane season's proving to be okay so far. >> yeah, for as busy as it was, the u.s., at least, got very, very lucky. >> thanks, rob. well, your top stories are a couple of minutes away, including the comforts of home. after 69 days trapped underground, the chilean miners, many of them now leaving the hospitals and getting a chance to retell their riveting stories. harry reid toe-to-toe with sharron angle in the heated debate. were there any knockouts? the best political team on television breaks it down for us. those stories and more beginning at the top of the hour. ot just a warran. guar ple

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. indestructible. not a word that mcdonald's would use to advertise the happy meal. >> but the fast food staple is proving to be just that. jeannie moos now on the burger and fries that remain timeless. >> reporter: does a mcdonald's

happy meal have a happy ending? >> astonishing refusal to decompose. >> reporter: a new york city photographer made headlines with her happy meal project. sally davies says she bought a happy meal, kept it on this shelf in her apartment and photographed it. every few days for six months. there's day one, there's day 180. no mold, or as one newspaper asked "you want flies with that?" no smell, though still a slightly greasy feel. >> the biggest structural change took place between day 42 and day 49. when a section of the upper bun broke off. but the lack of decomposition had folks freaked out. that's really disturbing. some accused sally of falsifying the photo. >> why would i lie? why would i do this? i'm not getting paid to do this. >> reporter: she started the project to prove a point to a friend. but what does it prove? >> as a food scientist, what

does this experiment tell you? anything? >> nothing much. >> reporter: food scientist dr. john lucie says it's just dehydrated food. >> if you took a steak home and cooked it and forgot about it, you'd get something similar. >> reporter: how about the bun? regular bread gets moldy. >> yeah, but the burger buns are different because they're made to be lower moisture content because they have to be tougher. >> reporter: he has no connection to mcdonald's, but the company made the same argument. if food is/or becomes dry enough, it won't grow mold or bacteria. >> a happy meal, fountain of youth. >> reporter: the funny thing is how many people keep old fast food. >> this is going on four years old. and it's aging better than me. >> reporter: one guy has a burger museum dating back more than 20 years. >> the world's first immortal hamburger. >> reporter: morgan spurloch did a similar experiment when he made "super size me."

but after ten weeks, the fries look the same. >> what is wrong with that? >> reporter: compared to moldy fries not from a fast food restaurant, sally says her dogs lost interest within two days. but at 180 days, jay leno hasn't. >> yeah, it's not nice. she's basically saying -- >> reporter: jeannie moos, cnn -- >> there's nothing wrong with me. >> reporter: -- new york. >> the mistake that morgan spurloch made was he put it in a jar and locked in the moisture. and that's probably what spread the mold growth. >> also the special sauce is a little moist. >> and it can kind of go a little funky from time to time. but the basic burger is there. >> it doesn't upset me as much as everyone else. i'm thinking, that's great, it didn't grow mold after all that time? >> if you were hungry enough, would you? >> of course. top stories coming your way after the break. stay with us. hi.

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in the polls in the nevada senate. why angle told reid to man up. and taking a stand. a young student sends a message to his classmates that it's not okay to bully. now see how this crusade is reaching kids beyond his classroom. up first, though, here at home for the chile miners. they're now back with their families. video we have late last night of them leaving the hospital looking healthy, very happy, still wearing sunglasses. remarkably well after the 69 days underground. and many more could be released today. live at the hospital in chile this morning. and i believe we're looking at video of the oldest miner who had some breathing issues, as well. he looks remarkably good. he looks in pretty good shape. >> reporter: that's mario gomes after a long career in the mines, kiran, he's missing fingers and suffering from black lung, which contributed to the

pneumonia. but he and the other miners are doing extraordinarily well. it's been a surprise to the medical team who was worried when they got out they could face a whole host of medical problems. that really hasn't happened. some have had some dental surgery, eye surgery. but as we saw, three of the men are going home. we expect the other 30 could be released as early as this weekend. no permanent damages resulting from the long imprisonment underground. and we're also hearing from the -- we're also hearing now some of the first details of what that long imprisonment was like. >> translator: we were all waiting for that. we were all very thin. i lost 12 kilos. i was afraid i was not going to meet the child on the way. it was the thing that most scared me. i think the worst thing is to pass three, four, five days without food. to know there might not be in

the future. >> reporter: and other details coming out as family members come in and out of this hospital and tell us a little bit of time. we're hearing about one of the men who is an elvis fan and was singing elvis songs on the way up in the capsule. another man asking for eggs and ice cream, which of course, he couldn't get down in that mine. and franklin, a professional soccer player. one of his rescuers miguel gonzalez played football against -- it was one of his rivals in the football leagues here in chile. a huge surprise for him when an old rival from the soccer field showed up to help him get to the surface. so some of those stories are coming out. and we'll just have to see how much more comes out because we're hearing both of the men have sworn an oath of silence, never to discuss the details down in the mine. and we're not sure if that's because they don't -- it sort of means they don't want to talk

about or if the men as some report, are waiting to negotiate to tell all the stories at once, kiran. >> and that's certainly the buzz around here. people are wondering has there been any talk about future plans? people are asking, are they going to go back to life as normal? or are things going to change in a very profound way? >> you know, one of the miners we heard from his wife yesterday. and he said it's really the same grind. very tough lives. it's not -- there may be some glamor in their lives now, but actually they haven't received a dollar yet. the government was paying them their minimum salary. they had to pay taxes, there's no overtime. they're famous, they're certainly not rich. and we'll see what happens to them from here on out. but some of the men we're hearing that are not amazed by the fame and attention and want to go back to their ordinary lives. we'll have to see if it's ever possible with the worldwide attention that's been put on

this case and these 33 remarkable men. >> all right. patrick oppman, thanks so much. and it is a story of hope and inspiration. captivated the world. we're going to be taking a look at the events surrounding the 33 trapped chilean miners. don't miss "countdown to rescue" airing tonight 10:00 p.m. eastern. nevada voters like most americans divided on whether or not to toss out the start-up of the upstarting tea party. sh angle came out the aggressor calling reid a career politician who has voted 300 times in favor of tax hikes. reid painting angle as extreme. here's what happened when social security became the topic. >> social security is a promise we have to keep. it takes care of seniors in their golden years. >> man up, harry reid. you need to understand that we have a problem with social security. >> well, the latest polls show

angle and reid in a virtual dead heat with three weeks left to go. after the summer of unprecedented flooding, $9.5 billion in damages. international lenders are estimating that the cost to repair all of it could be $40 billion. 1/5 of pakistan was under water when heavy monsoon rains hit in july, killing nearly 2,000 people. dozens of bridges were washed away. and close to 2 million homes were damaged or destroyed. a new report paints a troubling picture of the security situation in afghanistan. it says the insurgency is gaining strength and attracting new recruits in areas previously not under taliban control. according to the afghan safety office, armed attacks by insurgents increased by 59% in the third quarter compared to last year. the report described efforts to form local militias to fight against the taliban as "clumsy." well, rapper t.i. will find

out if the good deed earned him any points with a judge today. he'll be in a courtroom on a probation violation charge, but it comes days after he helped police talk a suicidal man off of a building in atlanta. agreeing to tape a video message on his cell phone and meet one-on-one if he came down. he was arrested last month on drug charges in l.a. the judge could send him back to prison on gun charges. break out the soap because it's global hand washing day. 80 countries are taking part in today's events at playgrounds, classrooms, and community centers. each year 2 million children in developing nations die from diarrhea or acute respiratory infections that could've been printed if they just washed their hands. if you wash your hands, sing happy birthday, what is it? three times? >> i thought it was once. >> maybe rob marciano knows. he's in atlanta with a quick check of the weather headlines. is it once or three times? >> i like to say take me out to the ball game. >> your hands are so big, it

takes a while for you. >> an entire lunch break, as a matter of fact. good morning, guys. you go outside if you live in boston right now, parts of connecticut, other parts of massachusetts, and hold your hands up and mother nature will do it for you. you don't even have to sing. windy conditions and a good old-fashioned nor'easter. we typically get one or two of these in october. this one's really gaining some strength. even though it's beginning to dry out in places like new york and philly, it's going to be breezy today. and increasing, i think, through tonight. hold on to your hats and the leaves will be flying around and coming off the trees. if not from the wind, from the rain. and the rain is heavy at times. western massachusetts and in through parts of down east maine and winds are gusting over 20 to 25 and in some cases over 30 miles an hour. we'll be stormy in boston, airport delays across the northeast as for this kind of weather. and sunny and warm in dallas, and vegas, 92 degrees expected there. touching on tropical depression paula. this thing is weakening.

and we'll probably be completely gone here in the next couple of days. thankfully another hurricane missing the u.s. back to you guys. i'm going to go wash my hands. >> all right. we found out the answer to the question too. >> yeah, google told us. >> how many? >> you sing the full alphabet twice. the alphabet or alphabet song. >> happy birthday. >> so i was singing the wrong song the whole time. >> happy birthday, happy birthday, we're going to get on the john daly show tonight. >> probably the time frame is the same. >> you guys need to take this show on the road. this has got to go to vegas or atlantic city. this is good stuff. >> that's right. we should. >> i'll be the straight man sidekick. >> we could take it to wisconsin where three-term democratic senator russ feingold is in the fight of his political life, as well. behind in the polls. why he could lose his job to a man who's never been to washington before this campaign

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♪ coming up now on 14 minutes after the hour. we're back with the most politics this friday morning. russ feingold, wisconsin's democratic senator in the fight of his political life now. he trails republican businessman and tea party favorite ron johnson in the polls. johnson a political novice. hasn't even been to washington, d.c. before this election campaign. but this year, washington experience is more like a cross to bear. and feingold, you might say, is one of them bums. jim acosta live in milwaukee this morning for us. you've got to wonder, a guy in the senate as long as russ feingold having trouble there trying to get reelected? it shows how the landscape has shifted. >> reporter: absolutely, john. this is one of those head scratchers for a lot of democrats all over the country.

they're asking themselves how in the world did russ feingold get in the trouble he's in right now? and if this is one of those wave years, john, then a lot of big-name democrats like russ feingold will get swept away with the tide. and understand why he's fighting to keep his head above water right now, you have to get to know the republican he's running against, ron johnson. >> i'm just -- i'm just a guy from oshkosh. >> reporter: it doesn't get more outside the beltway than wisconsin republican ron johnson. >> have you been to the congress before? lobbied up on capitol hill? >> i've never been to washington, d.c. -- >> never been to washington, d.c.? >> -- until this election. i've gone three times to familiarize myself, you know, meet with some groups. that's it. >> reporter: suddenly this 55-year-old millionaire businessman is favored to take down three-term senator russ feingold who disputes the latest poll showing him eight points behind. >> what would you say to all of those democrats shaking their heads and saying, my goodness,

russ feingold might lose? what's going on here? >> well, it's not going on anymore. >> it all started when he picked up the backing of the tea party movement. >> america needs to be pulled back from the brink of socialism and state control. >> reporter: you don't think that was overstating the case? that we're on the brink of state control? >> no, i don't. take a look at what they're trying to do in terms of taking over 1/6 of our economy. they've taken over -- >> reporter: health care reform? >> yeah, health care reform. >> reporter: johnson wants to repeal health care reform and isn't sold on climate change. >> the point is, it's unsettled science. >> reporter: he's making his own appeal to the tea party. >> he's for the patriot act, and i'm the only guy that voted for the patriot act. he's for the trade deals, that shipped the jobs of wisconsin overseas. i'm against them. >> reporter: you're with the tea party movement? >> i agree with them on many key issues. >> reporter: they don't like the health care reform. >> you know why?

because they weren't told the truth about what's in it. >> russ feingold wants it both ways -- >> reporter: but this one-time architect of campaign finance reform is getting slammed by attack ads and billboards run by outside groups. not to mention the millions johnson has spent on his own bid. but ask any voter, like small business owner james farrell and all of that takes a backseat to one key issue, the economy. >> something's got to change or a lot of people won't be in business. >> reporter: that's putting pressure on feingold to save one job in particular, his own. >> you going to win this race? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: and you have a very sharp contrast in this race when it comes to the issue of health care reform. take ron johnson. at a speech yesterday he called it the greatest threat to freedom he's ever seen in his lifetime. contrast that with russ feingold who is actually running ads in wisconsin right now saying he's proud he voted for health care reform, john. and feingold is one of the few guys around the country doing that. >> jim, a question.

when independent polling shows him behind, what is he citing when he says he's pulling even? or ahead, i guess? >> reporter: you know -- that's what we were wondering ourselves. and so we went to talk to his campaign and they said well, we're seeing internal polling that shows feingold catching up if not moving ahead in this race. but that is not reflected in any of the polls conducted by any national news media organization. so right now it seems that russ feingold is trying to tell folks in wisconsin, hey, don't pay attention to those polls right now. i still have a chance to win this thing. and by the way, we've got some stuff, insider campaign showing we're doing better than those polls reflect. at this point, he's definitely not talking about what is actually being reflected in those polls right now, john. >> all right. jim acosta for us this morning. thanks so much. still ahead, we're going to meet a really amazing 11-year-old boy. a crusader, if you will, an anti-bullying activist who stood up for his friend with autism and many like him.

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he's in the studio with us running the cameras. >> where is he? >> say hello, phil. do something. >> there he is. >> behind the camera. >> we miss him in the control room this morning. >> well, he left husband umbrella in there. so maybe he'll do the trick later 6789. we have christine romans this morning. squeaky chair fixed? >> yeah. >> different chair, but now she's taller than everyone else. >> she's a tall lady anyway. >> we'll get it right. let me talk quickly about new rules good for you and your 401(k). >> how's the weather up there? >> i kind of like sitting up here lording over you, john roberts. >> can you see my house? >> 401(k) rules. new rules that are going to -- you're going to see this. it'll be a big difference. by the beginning of the year, the department of labor says your 401(k) has to very clearly state -- very clearly state the fees and how the fees might be

eating into your returns. all of this information is pretty much already there. but it's going to be very hard to read. it can be a maze of information about .05%. so they're going to make it easier for you next year so you can see how fees will lead into your retirement. john, sit up straight, young man. >> you look so tall up there. >> a .5% difference can eat into thousands, tens of thousands of dollars -- >> can you shop around for that? >> you can. you can. you can look within your own 401(k), the company that's providing your retirement plan, you can look within there for different mutual funds and different kinds of plans that have lower fees so you can shop around, yes. so you'll be able to see this information a little more clearly starting next year. 2012 actually. >> excellent. carol, thanks -- carol's coming up. >> we have been thrown by the chair. it just took one little chair to

throw us completely off. >> one little thing changes in your morning routine. >> happy friday, everybody. thanks, we appreciate it. 24 minutes after the hour. carol costello coming up next. is the i am you strategy working this campaign season? or has the whole strategy been played out? [ male announcer ] is your current denture cleanser missing something? now you get a cleanser with scope freshness.

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we're back with the most news in the morning. your top stories just a couple of minutes away now. first an a.m. original, only on "american morning." christine o'donnell has been trying to reintroduce herself to voters by simply saying "i'm you." >> do we want politicians to be us? our carol costello is live in washington with a gut check. and not just christine o'donnell, but a lot of candidates have been running on the premise that, you know, i'm going to go to washington and do just what you would do. >> exactly. we hear it from politicians all the time. especially in the lead-up to these midterm elections. i'm just like you. i understand your problems because i've been there. i am you. so we decided it was time for a gut check this morning. do you really want a politician just like you? >> reporter: christine o'donnell wasn't the first to say she's you. >> i'm not a witch. i'm nothing you've heard. i'm you.

>> reporter: but you could argue she was the first to say it in a way that arrested america's attention in a way few politicians have. parodies abound, cue youtube. >> america's a 300-pound bearded diabetic man, send me your donations and i will go to grandma's house and order pizza tonight. i'm you. >> reporter: all joking aside, the the strategy is ubiquitous. it seems to be in every politician's playbook no matter how ridiculous it might sound. if you're wondering why -- >> they do it because it's been done. >> reporter: some politicians bowl, drink, hunt, or ride a horse. but president reagan on a horse was a lot more subtle than say, bill clinton's i'm like you grab. all those mcdonald's hamburgers, those jogging shorts and marriage problems. he was a baby boomer's "i am

you" dream. he connected and he won. >> thank you very much! >> reporter: actually analysts say the "i'm like you" strategy really exploded in 2008. >> every day american people, joe six pack, hockey moms across the nation, i think we need to band together and say never again. never will we be exploited and taken advantage of again. >> reporter: and although some say might say it's a tired tactic, the idea of you running the country resinated with many voters. >> because they're angry, they don't trust anybody. who are they most likely to trust? themselves. >> reporter: but is that what voters really want? do they want a peanut farmer, a cowboy, a good old boy, or a hockey mom? you know, someone just like them to run the country. in the end, zimmerman, a democratic strategist says no. >> this election's not about whether a politician is like the

electorate. it's about what the politician's going to do for the electorate. that's what is demanding today and that's what resinates. >> and zimmerman is a democratic strategist, so maybe he would believe the "i am you" thing doesn't work since many republicans and tea party candidates are using that slogan this time. but he did bring up barack obama's bowling thing. remember that? and he said did that really work for barack obama? no. no, because nobody believed barack obama ever really bowled and you could tell by his score, right? >> they only want you to be you if you really are you and you're like them. not if you're pretending to be like them. >> exactly. but who is you exactly? and who exactly do you appeal to? it's a complicated issue. we've asked our viewers to comment on this. do you really want a politician just like you? and i have a few comments to read. this is from john. he says i'm an educated, spiritual person with a social

conscience that celebrates diversity. sharon writes, yes, i do want my politicians to be just like me with my experiences, understanding a real job and who understands the effects of the laws they make. and this last one from walter. he says i want a politician who is not like me. i need one who likes people even if they are idiots with absurd ideas and who can smile at them so he can get laws passed. >> walter -- no, no, i don't want one like me at all. i need someone who likes people. >> who actually likes people. >> there's another one here. nell writes, i consider myself smart, intelligence, and a quick learner, but no, i would not want a politician like me. >> i put the question on my facebook page, and most of the people commented on my facebook page. they said, i want a politician like me only i want a better me. i want someone a little smarter

than me, but don't exactly want me. they want some version of me, but not exactly me if that makes any sense at all. >> looking for me 2.0, i guess, right? >> exactly. >> yeah. that was the original plan of our founding fathers, right? the government, by the people, for the people, of the people. >> there you go. carol, thanks so much. >> hey, keep the comments coming cnn.com/amfix. the first of the 33 chilean miners are back home this morning. three of them were released from the hospital last night. doctors say all of the miners have responded well to treatment and many more of them will go home today. >> facebook fighting bullying. a company official says facebook will now make new efforts to respond quickly when hateful speech violates the terms of service and needs to be removed. facebook spokesman will join us coming up in the next hour to talk more about the effort. o'reilly's view rejected.

fox host bill o'reilly was a guest on "the view." and it started out as usual until the topic of the islamic center near ground zero showed up. >> what are you talking about? >> who killed us on 9/11? >> oh, my god! that is -- >> muslims didn't kill us on 9/11? is that what you're saying? >> excuse me, extremists. >> what religion -- >> i'm telling you -- 70% of the country -- >> i don't want to sit here. i don't want to sit here. i don't. >> you're outraged about muslims -- >> joy did come back after barbara walters calmed things down. and after o'reilly kind of walked back his words saying it was muslim extremists not all muslims who were responsible for the attacks. and of course, later on her own program on hln, joy behar saying

why she walked off the set and had jesse ventura on. >> that went to a whole other level. the most politics in the morning, crossing the political ticker. president obama faced pretty pointed questions from young americans. >> our senior political editor mark preston was watching it all. he's live at the cnnpolitics.com desk. mark, good morning. >> good morning, john. good morning, kiran. president obama again talking to the youth of america. some would say that he's talking about policies, others would say he's campaigning. well, he talked about his economic policies, his health care. he was also asked what some would say is a very difficult question. let's take a listen to his answer. >> i don't think it's a choice. i think that people are born with -- you know, a certain makeup. and we're all children of god. we don't make determinations about who we love.

and that's why i think that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is i don't think. wrong. >> of course, that's president obama. he was asked a question of whether he thought people were born gay or whether it is a lifestyle choice. of course, mr. obama's answer, this comes in the wake of carl paladino, the republican nominee in new york having to back off his tough comments regarding homosexuality. michelle obama is the rock star right now on the campaign trail. we saw her in wisconsin and illinois and in connecticut this past week. next week we'll see her -- rather we'll see her in colorado. next week we'll see her in connecticut, she'll also be out in california. she has an approval rating according to a cnn research poll of 65%. when people are saying, do we want the obamas on the campaign trail or not? i think you want michelle obama on the campaign trail. and condoleezza rice is here

in washington today. she's actually going to meet with the president. they're going to have a little time in the oval office. we're told by an administration official that they have a cordial relationship. of course, condi rice is touring the country, talking about her new memoir. john, kiran? >> who says you can't go home, mark? >> i agree. i absolutely agree. and a lot of people, john, think that republicans and democrats hate each other so to speak. but on a personal level, they tend to get along. >> from time to time. thanks so much. >> thanks, mark. also a reminder for all the latest political news, go to our website, cnnpolitics.com. it is the closest in the most closely watched race in the midterm elections. sharron angle against the leader of the senate democrats, harry reid. and last night was fight night. the disagreements, the taunts, and why this race matters so much coming up next. during its first year, the humpback calf and its mother

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20 minutes now till the top of the hour. it may be the most intriguing match-up of the midterm elections. senate majority leader harry reid fighting for his political career tangling with another tea party favorite. gop senate candidate sharron angle. the senate race that really embodies the anti-incumbent mood. >> you're one of the richest men in the u.s. senate. and on behalf of nevada taxpayers, i'd like to know -- we'd like to know, how did you become so wealthy on a government payroll? >> that's really kind of a low blow.

i think most everyone knows i was a very successful lawyer. i did a very good job in investing. i've been on a fixed income since i went to washington. i lived off what i made in the private sector. >> all the polls have harry reid and sharron angle in a dead heat now, about 46% apiece. showing 1 in 10 voters favors none of the above. we've got the best political minds in the business breaking this one down for us. ed rollins with us in new york and in washington democratic strategist kiki maclaine. for all of the attention that's been paid to christine o'donnell, carl paladino, races like that. this is the important race in these midterm elections. >> well, it's a big race, and i thought what was interesting in the debate last night was the real focus on bread and butter issues. nevada's had challenges with the economic crisis and unemployment. i have to say, i don't think debates are ever minus that big

dramatic moment, a win or loss for anybody. in this case, i don't know that sharron angle closed the gap, in terms of bridging what some see as her extreme views whether it's privatization of the social security system. i don't think she closed that gap. >> on the subject of bread and butter. she pointed out, ed, he's got a lot of bread and a lot of butter. >> he's one of the members of the senate. i didn't see any of those investments he talked there. he's now one of the richest members of the senate. and that's a legitimate question that's out there. the state with 14.4% unemployment the highest in the country, the highest foreclosure rate in the country. a lot of people don't like the health care bill that they know harry went behind closed doors to make. i think after 18 years, the guy's been in office 20 years before that, and i think, to have this kind of a fight, i did the race against tom foley in

1994, and people were tired of the -- and this is the end of the harry reid era, i'm convinced. >> kiki? >> listen, i don't think anybody believes the allegations she was making. i think that was kind of a low point for her in the debate when she tried to accuse harry reid of being a bad guy and making money when he should have. but i do think it was her night to close that gap and she didn't do it. so when you look up and say the charges against her are a set of extreme views and maybe a lack of understanding in how things work, in terms of making forward progress, i don't think she closed that gap. and so, like i said, i don't think debates are big win/loss moments, but in this case, it was a failed opportunity for her. >> one of the other issues they got into in the debate last night was job creation. i want to play you a little bit of that and then we'll get your take on it. >> what she's talking about is extreme. we have to do this. we've been doing it --

>> harry reid, it's not your job to create jobs, it's your job to create policies that creates confidence for the private sectors to create those jobs. >> she has -- >> it doesn't matter, in nevada, there are no jobs. to a certain extent, that's the issue here. people are -- whether it's obama's fault, harry reid's fault, whoever's fault. there are no jobs. he has not produced jobs. other senators have produced things back to their district. i think it is the public policy. >> i've got to tell you. if i'm a nevadan, i want somebody in the united states senate who thinks they have a role in making jobs happen and creating them. and if she doesn't think she's going to have a responsibility for that as a member of the senate, then i don't want her there. >> well, you don't get that vote. >> that's true. you're right, i don't. but the reality is, i think that's one of those moments that's hurting her, ed. >> the other side. you keep talking about closing the gap. going into the poll last night,

she was two points ahead. the momentum is there. she's basically the front-runner. >> she is somebody who raised a lot of money and the tea party came in and poured a lot of money behind her. she's got the political tools to be competitive in this. when i look at last night's debate. >> tea party candidates tea party-backed candidates, what kind of influence are they going to be on the republican party? and how will they shape the agenda? >> they will be conservative and it'll be about fiscal issues and they'll probably create a coalition within the majorities that hopefully they're going to be a part of. at the end of the day, they won't be the leadership, but they'll have a big voice. >> didn't even highlight it, he just kind of got right in there. great to see you this morning. thanks so much. >> thanks. >> ed. well, still ahead, we're going to be meeting an 11-year-old boy who really is making a difference. stepping up and saying i'm not

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welcome back. it's 54 minute past the hour. bullying in schools is an issue getting a lot of attention lately. one in three students say they've been called names. they've been pushed, shoved, tripped or worse. in the past year one young man has taken a stand to stop it. let's meet him now. >> reporter: two years ago dillon took a stand. he was 9 years old at the time. a fourth grader. a little guy with a big sense of right and wrong. >> his name was cole jackson. >> what happened? >> he was getting called names. i didn't think it was too cool, and i was wanting to help him out. >> how was he reacting? >> i knew he didn't feel good. >> cole is autistic and had difficulty communicating. he was often bullied because of it. dylan befriended cole and sent

the message to classmates. >> they don't need to be treated different than anybody else. >> dylan didn't know it at the time, but he was about to launch an anti-bullying crusade that would spread from a classroom to a school and now all over the town in bowling green, kentucky. it's now the subject of a public service announcement posted on youtube and played in every classroom in the school district. the message, stop the scarring bullying causes. >> i stood up for my friend cole. >> the young activist is hoping to raise $30,000 for western kentucky university's autism program. dylan already raised $10,000 through drives like this one. and he's encouraging other students to do the same. beyond the dollars, dylan also raised awareness and raised hearts. including his friend, kate lawrence.

>> were you a kid that teased for a while? what was the deal? >> yeah, i done it for a little while. but i went and apologized to the people that i did it to. >> yes, ma'am. >> and dylan is giving hope to students. especially those with autism who are bullied. >> it just hurts, you know. believe me, i'm used to it. >> like 8-year-old christian who heard about dylan and has seen the video and now is headed to meet the kid. >> dylan is a hero. i'm this excited. hi. you are the best. oh, thank you. >> why is he a hero? >> he helps kids with autism not to be bullied and to know that they're just like everybody else. and we are. we just -- we're not that different. we just have autism. what does that change with us?

>> so that's the story of dylan beckham. one 11-year-old, one idea. one simple answer to the bullying of autistic kids. >> i know they all get picked on sometimes, but now it's starting to turn around. and just perhaps a model showing how kids can get results when they're allowed to lead the way. joe johns, cnn, bowling green, kentucky. >> it does sometimes take other kids to stand up and say i'm not going to be the one that lets this happen. and then they're the ones students follow. >> parents can get involved. but on a peer-to-peer level, it has to be more effective. you have to feel for christian. the poor kid is just trying to get by. >> exactly. if you would like to help out dylan beckham's cause, visit our website. he's raising money by taking part in a run/walk event for autism. >> we have two and a half minutes to the top of the hour. coming up in the next hour,

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good morning. glad you're with us on this friday. it's october 15th. >> good morning. thanks for being with us. a lot to talk about this morning. let's get you to it. harry reid debating in the north dakota desert with sharron angle. the senate majority leader fighting to save his career against the tea party upstart. right now the candidates are in a dead heat at 46 points a piece. things got hot last night. we'll show you one moment when angle told reid to man up. they're out of the mine, many out of the hospital and several chilean miners back home with families. one is talking about his time underground. he says he was ten feet away from where the ceiling began to cave in at the start of this

nightmare for them. his incredible story ahead. it's shaping up to be a miserable day to travel in the northeast. heavy rain in the forecast from boston up to maine. flooding is possible. higher altitudes in eastern new york, vermont, and new hampshire in the catskills. could see up to eight inches of snow. yeah, we said snow. things seem to be on schedule at laguardia. >> we're only in october and we're talking snow already. >> could be a good ski season in vermont. we begin the hour with a high stakes debate in the nevada senate race. the headliners from nevada's show down in the desert, the established veteran, majority leader harry reid battling to keep his career alive against up start tea party challenger sharron angle. >> well, it sure had the feel of a fight night in vegas with the two candidates divided on the issue much like the american people are.

it didn't take long for things to get prickly. >> harry reid has voted to give social security to illegal aliens. not only did he vote to give it to them after they have become citizens -- >> everything she said is false. i never voted for tax breaks for people who are here that are illegal. >> jessica yellin is live in las vegas. any clear cut winner emerging from the debate last night? >> reporter: well, john, that depends for which dat you had lower expectations. some early reviews are in. some are calling it the dud in the desert, a lame debate. where were the fireworks? at time the senate majority leader seemed awkward and wonky and smiling in inappropriate places. his insurgent republican challenger sometimes had a hard time remembering facts and got

lost in some of her answers. but for all that strangeness in a debate, you saw a starkly different view of government's role in our lives. senate majority leader harry reid has the backing of many of the state's casinos. even leading republicans. he clearly articulate ad vision that government is responsible to help bring jobs to protect health regulations and set rules for insurance companies. his rival said insurance companies do not have to have any guidance from the government. the free market should decide that. the department of veterans affairs should be privatized and education returned to low corral control. very different views of where the nation should be going as led from washington. now, one of the fiercest back and forths was over the issue of social security where sharron angle challenged harry reid's manhood. i'll bring you their sound beginning first with harry

reid's position. >> social security is a promise we have to keep. it takes care of seniors in their golden years. i feel so strongly about this that i took on the president of the united states when he tried to privatize it. we won the battle. don't frighten people about social security. the deal made by reagan and tip o'neil is holding strong. the money is there, and it's taking care of our folks and will for the next 35 years. >> man up, harry reid. you immediate to understand that we have a problem with social security. that problem was created because of government taking that money out of the social security trust fund. in 1990 you said it was stealing to use social security for anything but social security. then you voted to take that social security money into the general fund where it creates general use for generally anything.

>> reporter: this has been a big theme throughout the debate. the role of social security. both sides in the end met their low expectations, guys. because neither committed a major gaffe. each campaign got through the night without a huge disaster. >> it also seemed they needed to boost their likability. it's almost like the battle of the least unpopular. neither one of them polling above 50%. >> reporter: right. and part of it, you can see in harry reid, he was trying to smile, not to attack. she was being very -- she was trying to come on the attack a bit more, i have to say, and prove she could face him toe-to-toe. this is now about a ground game. they wanted to get through last night, not have any huge flubs to change anything. it's all about their staff and team. she's raised $14 million. he has one of the most professional operations i have seen. it's about finding every vote for each of those people and getting to the polls beginning

this saturday. early voting begins tomorrow. >> get out the vote campaign is the important part of this race. jessica yellin for us on the strip this morning in las vegas. jessica, thanks. well drama on the set of "the view" when bill oh ro 'rei. until the topic of the islamic center near ground zero came up. >> no! oh my god! >> muslims didn't kill us on 9/11? >> extremists. extremists did that. [inaudible]. >> i'm telling you, 70% of the country -- >> i don't want to sit here now. i don't! >> you're outraged about muslims killing us on 9/11.

>> i want to say something. i want to say something to all of you. you have just seen what should not happen. we should be able to have discussions without washing our hands and screaming and walking off stage. i love my colleagues. that should not have happened. >> there you go. they did eventually come back after barbara calmed things down. and bill o 'reilly went onto clarify it was muslim extremists. >> they come on. it's hugs, kisses, fist bumps. half way through the conversation they get so upset they walk off the set. >> yeah. >> do you think that was real? >> joy was on her show on hln last night. she said she felt it was hate speech. she was very upset by it. >> you think he ran that afoul? >> i think he'll be back. barbara and bill are buds. >> another chapter to be

explored. home at last. three chilean miners are back with their families. this is video of them late last night leaving the hospital. looking healthy and happy still in sunglasses. >> the one you're looking at there, the oldest miner brought out. the one suffering from lung problems. he's leaving the hospital. all are expected to be home by sunday. you said earlier the good news is they're in much better shape than the medical staff had earlier predicted. >> reporter: it's another amazing part of this already amazing story. they spent weeks now fixing up this hospital behind me, putting in machines, triage centers, all types of equipment, bringing in medical professionals to help with what they thought would be a large scale operation to save the miners' lives. keep them healthy aboveground. it wasn't necessary.

the miners are very, very healthy. doing very, very well. we're hearing some bits and pieces of the incredible story. >> translator: we were all waiting for that. we were all very thin. i lost 12 kilos. i was afraid i was not going to meet the child that was on the way. it was the thing that most scared me. the worst thing is to pass three, four, five days without food. to know there may not be a future. >> reporter: and, we're picking up other details for the family member who is come here twice a day to have visits with the beloved miners in the hospital behind us. one of the miners is an incredible elvis fan. he sang elvis tunes on the fenix capsule ride up to the surface. another miner is asking for food he couldn't get. like ice cream and boiled eggs down the mine. he's very eager to just have his

favorite snacks. then this amazing story. the miner who used to be a professional soccer player in chile. one of the rescuers, the first rescuer who came down, they used to play together. therm arch rivals in the league teams in the area. what an amazing story for them to be recorrennected years late. we expect to see all the miners home by the end of the weekend. >> it's interesting. opponents on the soccer pitch. unified together underneath the ground 2,300 feet. what about the the guys that are out, maybe all of them together? are they making plans? are they getting together to figure out how to deal with it? >> reporter: one thing we heard is there's been a vow of silence. we're not sure if they don't want to talk about the ordeal

that was quite trying and had horrible, dark moments to it, or if they're waiting to tell the story all together in a setting that they have yet to pick. back on the amazing story, two soccer players reunited understood grounds. yesterday president pinera was here. >> what do you bet that will be broadcast nationally in chile as well. well, they don't have to dig anymore. anything the miners touch are turning to gold. the sunglasses, product placement, those are $450 oakleys. analysts say they could net $40 million in television advertising just from donation. >> the company did donate them. they thought they were just doing a good deed. >> then they walked off the set of "the view." >> okay.

also chilean wine. sales up reportedly 25% in great britain on the the day of the rescue. the entire economy is hoping for a boost. >> and the remote mine location may become a tourist spot as well. >> interesting stuff. we'll have see how it turns out. meanwhile a story of hope and inspiration that captured the world. the 33 chilean miners rescued. those many hours where you saw the rescuers pulling each of them out of the capsule. well, there's a countdown to the rescue. it's an ac 360 special. it's tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >> rob marciano is here for us this morning tracking a nor'easter that has the northeast in the grips this morning. >> talk about making a movie about this thing. but the television was so gripping and having the camera

down at bottom of the mine. i can't imagine a movie being any better. it was amazing story from start to finish. this story, the nor'easter that's rolling up the northeast coastline is strengthening right now. and we're seeing winds and rain. we may see a little bit of snow from this. upstate new york, vermont, new hampshire and parts of maine. get above 2,000 feet, and we'll see wet snow accumulating. that may bring down trees and power lines. in some spots there are still leaves on the trees. so could see 30 to 50 miles an hour wind gusts as it strengthens and moves up the seaboard. it will be breezy right through tomorrow. so a brisk and blustery fall weekend for the northeast. sunny and warm in dallas. 92 in vegas. yet another hurricane missing the u.s. we will take it. we're almost through with this

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welcome back. 17 minutes past the hour. packing higher approval ratings than her husband, first lady michelle obama is hitting the campaign trail for the next few weeksful she'll be raising money and campaigning for democrats. she's already been to chicago and denver. she's heading to ohio this weekend. >> her husband is trying to recapture the magic that swept him to victory two years ago. candy crowley, host of state of the union joins us live from washington this morning. so they're pulling out the heavy guns. michelle obama on the campaign trail with a little more than two weeks to go. >> it's interesting, too, that this is such a limited period of time. people tend to really like their first ladies.

laura bush was always more popular than her husband. often nancy reagan more popular than ronald reagan. michelle obama almost from the start has been more popular than her husband. even when he was quite popular. they like the first ladies because they tend to be above the political fray. they're not out there saying nasty things about other politicians. once a first lady enters into the fray, the numbers tend to go down. so this is a shortened period. her pitch is vote for democrats. it's not anti-anything. it's pro-democrat. it helps her protect what is an enormously high approval rating. >> the president was out there as well trying to recapture the magic. he had a neat appearance on mtv. talking to young people. taking interesting questions. what is his strategy as we get

closer to the midterms? >> there are more registered democrats than there are republicans. at least nationwide obviously that changes from state to state. the only thing you do in the final weeks is try to get the people who will vote for you to go do it. people are pretty made up their minds. you tend to see a change in advertising. people talk more about themselves. they go back to the kinder, gentler ads. they get there. what the president needs that really put him over the top and helped him win the presidency not just in votes but knocking on doors. creating the enthusiasm. he's saying, listen, there's something real at stake. remember what we all worked so hard for in 2008.

that's why i need you to go out now. not just vote, but get other people to vote. this is all about turnout for the next couple of weeks. >> what we were talking earlier about first ladies being more popular than husbands. we need to see a woman in the white house to see if the husband is more popular than the president. >> i will bet you yes. i will bet you yes. >> we are going to talk about a couple things. upcoming politics. we want to talk about the idea of outside money that's being dumped into a lot of campaigns now. the democrats have their share of outparty people putting ads on the air. we're going to talk about well about the politics and where it now stands. barbara boxer, among the guest. a great race in colorado. maybe some democrats would like to figure out her secret.

it may just be she's in california. we'll see. >> looking forward to it. candy, thanks so much. >> we'll be watching state of the union, 9:00 eastern, sunday morning here on cnn. the other interesting thing about the mtv debate. is when president clinton did it in the 90s, these kids really wanted serious answers to serious issues. they asked about genocide. they asked about commitment to gay rights. it was really interesting. >> yeah, they're facing very uncertain future. much more so than in the 1990s. they care about the real issues. tom brokaw's controversial advice for college grads. leave america if you want a job. christine romans talks to tom next. the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one reason os beat their10-year lipp. t. rowe price.invest . request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment objectives, risks, fees, expenses,

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24 minutes after the hour now. christine romans minding her business. she joins us now. chair squeaking anymore? >> no. it's fine. >> it was john. it truly was. in between the entire show he was wd-40ing the heck out of that chair. >> i've been driving john crazy for two days. >> this is not product placement. that's what it took. >> i talk to you and move around

so much, it's driving john nut s. >> i'm talking social security. there's probably not going to be a cost of living increase for seniors and those getting social security checks. the experts say there isn't enough inflation out there to justify a cost of living increase. >> was there one last year? >> there was not one last year. there was a big one the year before. at the grocery store you'll notice some things. meat prices are the highest since the 1980s. you have corn prices moving higher because of a drought. coffee is at a 13-year high. you have prices rising for airline tickets, for health care premiums. this is something seniors are a little bit concerned about. we'll know for sure later today, but we're not expecting cost of living increase in your social security check. another story i'm following is tom brokaw, a guy who wrong the book on the greatest generation was on an interview and asked

what his advice is for young people looking for a job of they graduate college. this is what he told the interviewer. >> i wouldn't be looking just within our borders for opportunities. i would be looking to see what the chances are of getting a job in the middle east, for example. >> he told the interviewer he talked to a number of senior executives who say so much of their work is offshore, they need people willing to pack up and go there to become middle managers in china. this raising quite a bit of scuttlebutt online and elsewhere. this has been forwarded around from people who say, have we abandon hope of opportunity in this country when the author of the greatest generation is telling generation "y", you don't have any skills. you may have an education. go somewhere else and work. he said if he had it to do all over again. he would have more education in basic sciences and economics. the numbers have shown that is very important for young people.

but has the culture elite abandon hope for generation "y." >> there's a lot of skilled jobs in the country because we're not producing the skilled labor we need to. >> but can you really take 1.5 million people in the class of 2010 and think they'll get good jobs in the other countries. are you going to grow middle classes there? are the immigration laws going to allow americans -- >> no, but there are good high paying jobs overseas. >> for someone who just graduated college? would you tell your kids to to india to build his life? >> he had an opportunity, yeah. i think it would be great. get international experience. >> i think there's not enough opportunity on that scale. on the margin t there are kids who can do that. >> learn some stuff and then come back. >> but we have a very broad labor issue in this country. the story should be how are we

going to provide the opportunities. not, we're not. go abroad. >> the president of the mtv town hall as well. the young people know that they have a lot of challenges ahead. they're focused and interested on thousand can better the country and the world. so they're paying attention. >> and they're optimistic, too. that's what i can't believe. i look at the numbers and i'm daunted. they look out and say we can't wait to make a difference and innovate. >> if you need anything fixed let me know. >> keep the wrenches here. you never know. facebook trying to fight back against gay bullying on its site. the communications manager will be joining us next with more on what they're doing. 28 minutes past the hour. (announcer) everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn.

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>> talked about the town hall event. the president was asked directly if he thinks being gay is a choice. >> i am not obviously -- i don't profess to be an expert. this is a layperson's opinion, but i don't think it's a choice. i think people are born with a certain makeup. and we're all children of god. we don't make determinations about who we love. that's why i think discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is wrong. >> well, the president was also asked about ending don't ask, don't tell. he told the audience that the policy will "end on my watch." >> o'reilly's view rejected.

it started as usual. hugs, kisses, fist bumps until the topic of the islamic center near ground zero came up. >> muslims killed us on 9/11. >> no! oh my god! >> muslims didn't kill us on 9/11? is that what you're say sng. >> extremists. extremists. >> it doesn't matter what they are. [inaudible]. >> i'm telling you, 70% of the country -- >> i don't want to sit here now. i don't. >> you're outaged about muslims killing us on 9/11. >> well, they did eventually come back after barbara walters calmed things down and after he clarified saying it was muslim extremis extremists, not all miz limusli. facebook is teaming up with glad, the advocate organization

for gay americans. to try to eliminate the hateful posts and get them down quickly before they lead to something tragic. >> andrew is on the telephone with us. tell us about this partnership. how is it going to work? how are you going to police the web seat site and get comments down? >> thanks for having me on. it's an important issue. glad brought a particular page to our attention. it was an event page that memorializes young people who lost their lives to gay bullying. it is currently functioning as a community memorial. there's an outpouring of support for the families of those teens as well as youth who may be facing similar anti-gay bullying. it happened that some folks with negative, hateful things to say also started posting on the

site. certain things are against our terms of service. we began a concerted effort internally once that was brought to our attention to take that down. >> so, i mean, you guys are trying to work within the terms of your service which does not allow for hate speech. is part of it just an increased vigilance on what is posted on the site? >> well, you would be interested to know we have teams working around the clock 24 hours a day responding to reports for users when they find thinks questionable. it got quite a bit of attention. we believe that facebook is highly self-regulating. we call upon our 500 million users to effectively be a virtual neighborhood watch and report content they find offensive. >> with a half a billion viewers, though, and users, it's going to be difficult, andrew. for you to make sure that you police it to the degree that i'm

sure you would like. how much are you going to have to rely on other people reporting offensive comments and how quickly will your team be able to track them down? i know people who reported offensive comments on web pages and it's taken months for them to come down. >> we certainly understand that. and hate speech and issues like that are escalated and can be taken down quickly. we intend to work more closely with glad and a number of other lbj organizations. we have technology on the back end. things we can't really talk about that automatically flags the stuff and takes it off the site without it being reported. >> not to take away what you're doing. being bullied because of your sexual orientation is a horrible thing. what about the broader issue of people being harassed or

bullied, some of the social networking sites like facebook, and not to just pick on you, can become bathroom walls where people have their reputations tarnished and people can say nasty things. are you planning to broaden it out? not just about gay bullying, but bullying in general? >> certainly. we have a robust safety center. there are tips and resources for parents and teens and teachers to have important conversations about these topics. we realize the controversial topics will be discussed online, on platforms like facebook just as they were in the outside world. we hope our users can come together and help shed light on this. >> right. back to what you were saying. you said you have back room technology you can't talk about. i assume you're scanning web pages for certain keywords? >> well, i can't go into it, but it's certainly a sophisticated technology that gets better

every day. it's really come a long way. >> okay. andrew noyes, thank you for being with us. good luck with the partnership with glad. anything done to reduce bullying online is a good thing. >> absolutely. more to come. >> thanks, andrew. still ahead, the california governor's race is really a war of words. the stakes are high, and not just for people in the golden state. but why what happens in california and how the state recovers from very tough economic times matters to all of us. y. that's the chipotle and cilantro. it's one of our new mexican soups. it reminds me of guadalajara. a special man. his delicious soups. sheila? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup.

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40 minutes past the hour. welcome back to the most politics in the morning. we're talking about the race for governor in california. the golden state. the campaign has been ugly. it's been expensive and extremely close. republican meg whitman going toe the toe with jerry brown in this week's "newsweek" magazine. he joins us now this morning. >> hi. >> good to see you. i used to live in california. i used to laugh at people on the east coast say out west, out west. california is now the seventh to eighth biggest economy in the world, and they're struggling. california is in bad shape. what did you find the most notable about writing about it for the "new yorker"? new york magazine. >> it's in horrible shape. they have $88 billion in debt. no foreseeable way to pay it.

incredibly polarized. everybody i met in the political classroom. very very worried in a way they never had been in the past. people are worried about whether the california dream, which they all really believe in in a real way out there can continue. there's more people leaving the state than coming to it. it's like a reverse gold rush. it's dire for the state. people are concerned. >> so when you look at what options they have as governor, schwarzenegger is on his way out. tried to work across the aisle on some issues, but his approval rating sin the dump. about 20%, in the 20s. then you have a former governor from the 70s and 80s. and you have a former ceo who doesn't have any experience in politics. so people truly believe one of them can solve the state's

problems? >> i would say no. that's the feeling of just throwing their hands up in the air at this point. one republican strategist in sacramento told me it will take generations of great leaders to fix california. not just one. and this dead heat you see in the polls is a result of ambivalence about what to do at this point. i don't think either candidate is really inspiring people. >> it's a blue state. but it's different in so many parts of it. what this campaign became is digging up seeks of the past. jer rebrown needing to apologize for calling her a whore in aing conversation. how much talk is centered around

what their plan is to help bring this state around? >> very little. this is emblematic of the entire political season we're in. it's become cartoonish. in california no less, though. i think part of it is, i don't think anybody knows what to do. if you were to really lock them in a room and ask them what they're going to do, meg whitman has detailed ideas that she publishes in magazines that she paid for to be published. she has a lot of money. people in sacramento, who have been there for years think she's naive to think these things will work. sacramento is just so -- such gridlock. it's impossible. arnold schwarzenegger who came in with an incredible amount of good will at his back. now 20% approval rating. it's very disheartening. he tried to forge a central way. it was practically impossible to do so. jerry brown is sort of the devil they know in this whole race.

he's familiar. he may be able to make a case that he know where is the skeletons are buried in sacramento and can cut deals. so it's worrisome. >> yeah, we're going to link up the article. it's a great read. >> storms bringing heavy winds, rain and even some snow to parts of new england. rob marciano has your travel forecast up next. 45 minutes after the hour. it blocks pain signals fast for relief precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol.

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okay, we all want to believe, right? but so much for aliens invading the west side of manhattan. new york city police federal aviation authorities were flooded with calls on wednesday. all of them reporting a ufo hovering a few thousand feet over the city's chelsea section. crowds gathered. there was a tweeting frenzy on twitter. but the mystery appears to be solved this morning. turns out a dozen balloons escaped from an engagement party in west chester, floated through the sky, and officials think that's what everyone saw

overhead. just reminding folks why you may want to believe. know your ufos. >> know the difference between ufos and party balloons. it was a nice event. it was a crowd pleaser. >> we thought it was life from another planet. no, it was mylar balloons. maybe next time. >> exactly. keep hopes and keep tweeting. one time. >> you never know. >> here's what you don't want to do during your driving test. this is a 34-year-old man who crashed the car into the dmv while dropping off the instructor who had given him the test. this is sad because people were injured in it, but what a mess. he thought the car was in park. or did they think the brake was the gas? that's what usually happens. if you thoug