good morning! how are you? let me fix my little ear piece here. i'm robin meade. it's been a long time since i've been with you, it feels like. we're ready for the week ahead. let's get you ready now. first, thousands of children have bad reactions to commonly used drugs every year. some even end up in the hospital. so, there's this new study that is warning parents to exercise extreme caution. we'll talk about that. academy award-winning director roman polanski now is in custody. what could happen to him for a sex-related case that goes back to the '70s? and a new poll that says that walmart best symbolizes the

united states. interesting look into american culture that also has people talking about george clooney, millionaires and president obama. interesting. first, though, our top story. iran says it successfully tested the longest range missile in its arsenal overnight. state-run tv reports that missiles can hit targets up to 1,250 miles away. that means that u.s. bases in the middle east, israel, and places like moscow and athens are in the range. still, the white house says, diplomacy is the best way to deal with iran. >> the reality is, there is no military option that does anything more than buy time. the estimates are one to three years or so. as i say, while you don't take options off the table, i think there's still room left for diplomacy. >> the tests come days after iran announced it has a second nuclear facility that it had not even acknowledged before.

iran says it's for peaceful purposes. u.s. officials are calling it the strongest possible sanctions against iran if the facility is being used to make nuclear weapons. the u.s. wants iran to give international inspectors full access to that facility. more than half a million kids in the united states have dangerous reactions to common drugs like pen siicillin every year. kids under the age of 5 are affected the most. ra rashes and stomach aches, but 5% of the kids were hospitalized. researchers say that parents should pay close attention when their kids take a new medicine for the first time. chicago police are using amateur video of a 16-year-old boy being beaten to death to search for suspects. it was chaos. people blame gang violence for the brawl that killed darion

albert. four people are being questioned. >> i don't understand how 16, 17-year-old kids, how you can just stand over someone's body and just constantly beat them and stomp them to death. >> how awful. darion albert's family says the honor roll student was attacked thursday, because he would not join a neighborhood gang. still, others say he simply may have been a bystander in the wrong place at the wrong time. parents say he wants people to see the video if it helps identify who beat him up. you can expect the obama administration to make a big push for longer and more school days for your kids. the president and the education secretary say that american kids need to keep up with kids in other nations. nearly two dozen schools in massachusetts added hours to the school day and officials say the early results are positive. other schools have added three to four-week summer programs. what do you think? is more time in school time well spent for your kids or is enough

enough? go to our facebook page. love looking at your comments. if you don't know how to get there go to cnn.com/robin. just shy of his 40th birthday, brett favre led his team on a victory on a thrilling last-minute play. here is rafer with more on that. so, shut my mouth about brett favre. >> and mine. >> yeah. >> i mean, what are you going to do, robin? the guy showed us, he's still got it. this is why the vikings wanted him. with 12 seconds left, vintage favre. trailing san fran by four, no time-outs left. dodges the defender and sends it into the end zone for this catch with two seconds left. greg lewis makes his first catch in a vikings uniform with two seconds left, vikings win it. they are happy in minnesota right now. vikings are in first place in their division. this is why they brought him in, robin. more sports in ten minutes.

>> more favre jerseys sold at this hour. thank you. what a story here. oscar-winning director roman polanski could be extradicted to the united states on a decades-old warrant. his arrest is getting a lot of attention on cnn.com by you. he plead guilty in 1977 to having sex with a 13-year-old girl, but fled to france before he was sentenced. swiss authorities arrested him friday as he entered the country to be honored at a film festival. >> this is, for me, a shock, and i'm ashamed to be swiss, that swiss is doing such a thing to a brilliant, fantastic genius. >> earlier this year, a california judge rejected a request to throw out polanski's case even though his victim supported it. he says she says bringing the case up over and over again only causes more pain for her and her family. polanski already paid her an

undisclosed settlement. lot of news happening for a monday. don't you think? five minutes after the hour. i was reading this morning, and i didn't have time to check in with bob, about a really strong cold front that's coming in. that means a lot of wind for the midwest. >> huge. >> yeah. >> good to see you again on a monday. >> thanks. my book tour. >> got to do it. i'm surprised you're still awake, to be honest with you. you're burning it at both ends. big low pressure region, developing low pressure area sliding down into the northern great lakes. she's right, a lot of wind behind that. powerful cold front slides right through the midwest. look at the showers and thunderstorms out ahead of that front. wind advisories as well. 30 to 45-mile-per-hour winds is what you'll find with winds gusting to near 60, especially across western parts of michigan, that's where the wind will be located and be strongest. strong thunderstorms around cleveland stretching all down into the south to mansfield and

then severe thunderstorm warning outside of pittsburgh as this one line moves east. this line itself is actually moving to the east at 55 miles per hour, tapping into the upper levels of the atmosphere. winds gusting there to over 60 around that severe thunderstorm. watch that. heavy rain around cheboygan. more rain into western new york. squall line into lake erie. a sink hole just outside of atlanta. police had to block off the intersection. look at that car that's basically gone. >> it looks like the sink hole has made the perfect size for the car. >> specifically for that car. duluth had three inches of rain, on top of the 15 to 20 around the region earlier in the week. more on that, robin, in a little bit. >> thank you. >> yeah. we're hearing what people think best symbolizes america. here's a hint. it ain't apple pie or baseball.

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time right now for our salute to the troops. today's salute is to army sergeant andrew mills. his girlfriend says he deployed to afghanistan a little over a month ago and says he's very missed and very loved. and here she is. >> good morning, robin. my name is linda mazzarella. i would like to salute my boyfriend and best friend. he is ever present in our hearts. i would like to dedicate a poem to drew by emily dickinson tochlt wait an hour is long, to wait eternity is short if love reward ends. i love you and i miss you. >> what a heartfelt message. if you have somebody in the

service and you want to salute them, go to cnn.com/robin. dangerous floods are forcing people from their homes and devastating entire areas in the philippines. more than 100 people have died. look at that video. people are holding on for their lives on floating debris. that would be awful. rescuers are trying to reach families waiting on rooftops for help. thousands of people don't have water, food or electricity among all that water. officials say it is the worst flooding in 40 years. more than half of the people would support taxing the incomes of the country's wealthiest millionaires by 50% or more. that's from a new 60 minutes vanity fair poll. other interesting tidbits, overwhelming majority thinks walmart best symbolizes america. also, men would rather be george clooney for a week rather than president obama. the first lady was, though, the number one choice for women.

what's that? >> of course they would rather be george clooney. they're men. >> people are looking for a job, and obviously you know that they're facing grim odds. our money expert, jennifer westhoven says you may be looking at the worst job market in a long time. we've had a hunch about this, jen. >> yeah. >> what evidence do you have? >> at least you know what you're facing. a lot of people -- you get depressed. you really are facing some of the hardest times to find a job since 2000. that's just because they started keeping records then. there are now, for every job opening, there are six people trying to get a job. that's from "the new york times," citing the labor department this morning. overall, we've got almost 15 million americans officially out of work and only about 2.5 million job openings out there, right? you can see the big imbalance. that's why it's really hard right now. you've really got to be out there. some experts say have a plan.

be positive. other experts say, look, yeah, but the job market is just not going to heal very quickly. it's not going to snap up because companies are being so cautious. so, let's get you to some good news in a bad economy. that is the price of gas, at least if you're out there, job hunting. it costs less to fill your tank to get to the interviews. they are down $2.50 is the new aaa national average. it may be different where you live, but it should be about 11 cents cheaper than what you were paying last month. lundberg says it's because fewer people aren't driving. they're being more careful with the recession and jobless rate. >> still counting pennies, for sure. thanks. who says venggies have to b boring? a michigan woman is growing her love for vegetables into a growing company. stephanie elam explains how. >> a life changing decision at a young age. >> i was 14 years old when i became a vegetarian.

>> natural to follow her stomach, start now what is known as moo moo's vegetarian cuisine. fresh food, selling it wholesale to local markets in the detroit area. she opened a small vegetarian bistro at her facility, then it was distributed to stores, hospitals and universities, mostly in the midwest. but in 2007, michelle's business plan changed. >> i decided i kind of had to start to focus heater on the wholesale aspect or on the house aspect. i decided to go completely wholesale and launch a frozen food line. >> now moo moo's is going national. it will soon be sold in more than 400 stores. >> i think it's important to always kind of be thinking ahead. my head is here right now, but it's actually like five years -- no, about two years away.

>> what a cute name, moo moo's. if you're a small business owner, we would like to see your success story. go to cnn.com/robin. upload a video i-report of your business and you could be featured here on "morning express." you never know. 14 minutes past the hour. michael jackson will still be playing to sell-out crowds months after his death. find out how fast the tickets sold out for the movie of his final days. wreck at this weekend's nascar race. find out how this teenage driver is doing after his car flipped out. oh, no.

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selling out to crowds. all 3,000 tickets were gone in two hours. people camped out for days to get them. >> i live here. my new residence. >> show me some moves. >> describe the past 72 hours for me. >> oh, my god, so hot, but it was worth the wait. so exciting. oh, my god. i just want to cry. it's so exciting, to be part of this whole history is amazing. >> "this is it" opens nationwide one month from today, comprised of 100 hours of footage. south carolina politician gave away an ak-47 at his latest fund-raiser? every donor got the chance to shoot it. or shoot a machine gun, make that. dean allen is running for adjadent general. he says the so-called machine

gun social was a way to show support for the second amendment. you'll probably find it a little odd if you found someone celebrating christmas right now. but that's exactly what one family is doing. >> my neighbors think i'm nuts because i start putting things outside and start getting the look. >> why they're feeling the holiday spirit three months early. country song about leaving your christmas lights up all year round? >> yes, on my porch year round. >> something like -- okay. i'm sorry. >> i love it. a scary moment in nascar. the youngest driver in the circuit had a nasty crash. rafer has more on the video. we talked about how much experience does he have? could he handle the rough moments? now he really got tested. >> amazingly, he was okay. making jokes before this. that's the good news, is that joey lagano is fine. boy oh, boy.

that's a testament to how well these cars are built. wait till you see the wear and tear this car takes, 19, as robin said, youngest guy, tapped by the guy he replaced, tony stewart. after he gets t boned by reed johnson, over and over and over again, eight times. reduced to scrap metal. there's his dad, tom lagan. o, running after him. can you imagine watching your teenage son? jimmie johnson would take the checkered flag, by the way. very scary moment. nfl's losingest team finally got a win and hardly anybody saw it. detroit lions, winless at 19 straight games timely got a w against the washington redskins. it was blacked out on local television because it didn't sell out. only 40,000 people in the stands got to see the lions get their first win since december of 2007. >> that's a crock.

>> isn't that crazy? >> yeah. >> ford family has something to celebrate, though. michael vick return to the football field for the first time in four years. only played a handful of plays. a lot of people thought he would come in and tear it up. two incompletions. look at him get hammered right here. it's going to be a while before vick is back up to speed, everybody settle down. k.c. still lost to the eagles. greatest rivalry in competitive eating history. kobayashi defeated joey chestnut at the crystal world hamburger eating championships. 93 hamburgers kobayashi finished, chestnut finished with 81. >> he got a new hair do. >> new hairdo, new attitude. >> i was laughing at kobayashi's reaction. it looked like he was talking

with his mouth full. for the first time, we're seeing new security video of the 1995 oklahoma city bombing. a lawyer who got the tape says something about the footage isn't right.

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iran has successfully tested long-range missiles that could potential lit hit u.s. military bases in the middle east. iran's state-run tv reports that the country tested two types of missiles overnight that could hit targets up to 1,250 miles away. iran tested several others during military exercises over the weekend. every year, more than half a million kids are treated for bad reactions to commonly used drugs. a new study in pediatrics says that children under age 5 often get rashes, stomach problems from aspirin and antibiotics. be cautious when giving kids new

medicine for the first time. u.s.-friendly leader will run germany for another four years. chancellor angela merkel was re-elected yesterday. merkel has been trying to build closer ties with the united states. more than any other german chancellor in recent history. "cloudy with a chance of meatballs" was number one at the box office for the second weekend in a row, taking in more than $12 million. and remake of "fame" debuted at number three. everyone raves about "cloudy with a chance of meatballs." i haven't seen it. have you? i'm robin meade. we are seeing security tapes from the 1989 oklahoma city bombing for the first time. a lawyer who fought to have them released says there's something funny. four surveillance cameras from

build i buildings around the federal building went blank just before the explosion. he says the fbi is covering something up. so far, we do not have a response from the fbi. former president bill clinton says the so-called vast right-wing conspiracy that attacked him during his presidency is still around. his comments from a "meet the press" interview are one of the most popular stories on cnn.com right now. >> oh, you bet. sure, it is. it's not as strong as it was, because america has changed demographically, but it's a virulent as it was. >> clinton says no way republicans will take control of congress in the mid terms like they did during his presidency. slowing down an important shipping channel on the ohio river, limited cargo traffic. it's still unknown what caused the break in kentucky. a public policy group graded the

locks performance as a d. more than $10 million in federal funds were set aside for upgrades, but are only scheduled for 2011. so, not yet. pulitzer prize-winning columnist for "the new york times" has died. william safire was once a speech writer for president nixon. he started writing conservative op-eds for the times in 1973 and won the pulitzer five years later. he passed away from pancreatic cancer at a hospice in maryland yesterday at the age of 79. you never know what's going to happen on live tv. ask one of "saturday night live's" newest cast members. she dropped the "f" bomb in her first ever appearance. >> you know what? an ashtray full of buds at my head. you know what? you stood up for herself and i [ muted ] for that. you're in the heart, babe. you're in the heart.

>> oh, no. look at her face. that's a skit called biker chitchat. the show's executive producer lauren michaels says she was supposed to say frickin' and made a slip. she was probably the whole time like my first appearance. i'm fired. >> i'm dead. >> he didn't say that. he didn't say she was fired. he just said live tv. >> did you see the look on her face? then that cigarette came right out of her mouth. you can check that one off, can't you? >> check it off. there's a list i would like to check off that i would like to slip in there, generally speaking. huge area of low pressure, deepening storm over the great lakes. couple waves of energy, a cold front right around detroit, stretching back in towards ohio. big line of thunderstorms ahead of this. severe thunderstorm warning now for pittsburgh. that's going to go until about 6:45. winds gusting there to about 60o miles per hour, quarter sized hail a possibility too.

when you get away from the rain, wind will also be a factor. wind advisories, all the areas you see shaded in yell o a wind warning in western michigan by the lake. you'll see winds there gusting to about 60 miles per hour later today. extremely turbulent. around cleveland, showers and thunderstorms, arriving there. pittsburgh radar. we'll zoom on in toward the area. that one thunderstorm line moving over to the east. a lot of flashing here going on as well. we're watching for quarter-sized hail, frequent lightning and gusting winds up to 60 miles per hour, maybe stronger. you can see c had heboygan, western parts of new york state, and pennsylvania, too. buffalo, you're dry right now. that's not going to be the story for long. see that line go on through. down south, on the dry side. live to new york, mid 70s, winds start picking up later today. beautiful shot. sun just trying to come up now. showers and thunderstorms developing later this afternoon. new york, philadelphia, d.c. as

well. real windy up there, too. more on that, robin, in half an hour. >> do they have fall-like temperatures too? >> warmer in new york today, mid 70s. by tomorrow, temperatures settle back down into the 60s. >> thank you. >> you got it. an exciting edition to our prime time lineup starting tomorrow. joy behar show will air every night at 9:00 pm. this is moment of joy. and it's commentary. >> last week, there was a death in the manson family. susan adkins finally died. who was she? in 1969 she helped kill actress sharon tate in a grisly murder that shocked the world. my question is, when is charles manson going to die? my mother used to say god takes the wrong ones. of course, she was looking at my uncle at the time. but still, good people are dropping like flies. teddy kennedy, walter conkrite, patrick swayze, they're all

gone. but charlie manson is just fine, thank you, the man takes a licking and keeps on ticking. is he a vegan, is he drinking green tea, maybe taking a pilates class. how is it he's still here? my mother also used to say when it's your time to die, you'll die. i don't believe in the death penalty, but isn't it about his time? susan adkins finally took the ride in the mahogany taxi. let's pony up and give charlie manson some cab fare. but that's just me. >> the joy behar show starts tomorrow at 9:00 pm eastern here on "hln." a clerk at a clothing store was viciously attacked by a robber with a crowbar. surveillance video -- my word -- revealed what the clerk did that possibly made matters worse.

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good morning. it is 20 minutes after the hour if you're thinking, i wonder how much time i've got. a store clerk in arizona was attacked by a robber with a crowbar. a vicious attack was captured on camer camera. >> oh, god. >> wow! it looks like the perp struck a second time when she tried to stop the robber. the clerk is okay, but the suspect got away with about $200 in cash. a tiny car company backed by former vice president al gore got a government loan for more than half a billion dollars. jennifer westhoven has details

on the loan and why some people are outraged. >> yeah. >> what gives? >> what's your smell test on this? what do you think about this? $529 million of your money, your taxpayer money loaned out to help build a hybrid car. we ain't talking about a regular hybrid, but a sports car that costs $90,000. it's going to be made in finland and it's a company connected to the former vice president. wall street journal is reporting on the loan that has some groups really outraged. they say this is your money being spent on a car called the karma, a status symbol for rich people to park it in their driveway. they say they are working on a more affordable sedan and often new technology starts out more expensive. but if we could get this loan, it could become more and more affordable and everyone could afford it. we shall see. >> smell test. bernie madoff's family in

the crosshairs, being sued for $198 million. this is by the court-appointed trustee. this isn't anything criminal. the trustee, though, you can imagine, wants to get every dime he can get for the victims, right? he's in charge of all the money to get split up between the victims. madoff, cheating thousands of families out of their savings. the trustee told "60 minutes" last night he will sue his two sons, niece and his brother, basically alleging since they worked with him, they should have known what's going on so that negligence, breach of fiduciary duty. the sons have said they are innocent, they didn't know anything about this and were separate to the division that was up to the no good. robin, back to you. >> hey, thanks. your social security will be in a bind for at leaf the next two years. that's because the system will pay out more money than it collects from taxes. now, that hasn't happened since the early 1980s.

the problem is that laid off workers are going into early retirement because they can't find another job. you never had a family reunion like this one. people have lived separated by barbed wire, land mines and armed soldiers until now. climbing into the zoo's grizzly bear exhibit not a good idea. police say what a man did next might have saved his life. 4

some people who have not seen their family members in years are finally getting to meet them now. take a look at family reunions between north and south koreans. they have no way to get in touch. >> this is, indeed, the best day of my life. i was separated from my 4-year-old son 60 years ago. truly amazing. >> about 10,000 people wanted to take part in the reunions, but

fewer than 200 families will be allowed to. the reunions will be going on until thursday. expect the obama administration to make a push for longer and more school days for your child. the president and the education secretary say that american kids need to keep up with kids in other nations. nearly two dozen schools in massachusetts made their school day longer and officials say that the early results are positive. other schools have added three to four-week summer programs. okay. let me get your opinion on that. what do you think? for example, richard on our facebook page says longer school days do not mean a better education. kids would grow tired and, in turn, learn less. james says longer school days are a good idea. problem is, where is the money going to come from to pay the money fairy? money fairy. and then jesse writes no more school. there's too much as it is. you have an opinion. i know you do. go to our facebook page and type

away. if you don't know how to get there, go to cnn.com/robin and there's a nice big icon. you got that? you go -- click click. >> that's right. travelers, midwest will be a problem spot for you today windwise, right, bob? >> blasted 60 miles per hour, around pittsburgh right now. that wind will last throughout the entire morning. the way it looks for today, a touch of that wind later on this afternoon, storms a possibility too. watch for an hour oro more delay there. more storms, more wind across the great lakes and the northeast, right around philadelphia, storms and wind. you'll find that. farther to the midwest, you'll have more wind around places like cleveland, where it will gust near 50 miles per hour. chicago, you won't see the rain and storms, but get the winds gusting at about 50 miles per hour, too. big delays there, robin. more in just a bit. with his wife and mother battling cancer, breast cancer,

phil mickleson had a dramatic come-from-behind win to beat tiger woods. that is dramatic. hi, rafer. >> hi, robin. very dramatic year overall for a very undramatic sport in golf, if i can be so bold. >> yeah. >> last chance to win a big one. tied for 26 after the first day, trying to catch tiger woods. now, tiger played very well. he makes this unbelievable birdie putt. phil started the day four shots behind tiger and ended up beating hi by four strokes. phenomenal day. phil wins the tournament and tiger takes second to win the fedex cup. tiger gets $10 million, phil wins the tournament and only gets $4 million. >> wait a minute, that doesn't seem right. >> it's very confusing. colts quarterback peyton manning on the field, best quarterback in the nfl today, showing it when he was just in

fuego. 31-10 over arizona late last night in phoenix. i hope he gets back to hosting saturday night live. megan fox was pretty to look at, but just not funny. mark sanchez keeps living up to his hype after doing spreads in "gq," the first rookie quarterback in history to lead his team to a 3-0 start. he makes that gutsy run for a touchdown. he has actually been called sex on a stick by an unnamed espn sports anchor, according to matthew barry's column online. celebrating another victory in new york. new york yankees beat the red sox to win their division and secure the best record in the american league. they'll be home for most of the playoffs, which means tickets will be expensive. $200 million payroll, these guys are expected to win the world soers and have not gotten out of the first round since 2004. the rafer weigel curse. indiana goes into michigan, almost got their first win there

in decades. two minutes left, hooziers are driving. donovan warren and belcher. bill throw a temper tantrums and and hurls his gum. can't have it. >> brett favre pulls off a miracle finish. the lions got their first win and many fans probably never saw it. >> two different stories there. >> if you're worried about the future gas prices and think fuel efficient cars are too expensive, clark howard tells you how it pays to go green. >> have you considered buying a hybrid? >> well, you know, there's been this talk over the years about how high brids are a rich man's game. you pay so much more for one, you can never make up in a cost you save in fuel. that was true last year when gas

peaked at over $4 a gallon because they were marking the hybrids up so much you couldn't make the price difference back. now you can, intelichoice which did extensive research found that most of them have a decent payback and some have an extraordinary payback if you pay that additional money up front. savings over the first five years are enough for you to keep and in some cases thousands of extra dollars in your pocket. you thought you couldn't afford a hybrid or clean diesel? maybe you can. look at the list. where? at cnn.com clarkhoward. >> he's the guy on the weekends who helps you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. he's on at noon on hln on saturdays and sundays. christmas decorations are

something you don't see in september. they are all over the place at one family's home and they have a good reason to get a jump start on their holidays. y8