iran is opening the door of its newly revealed nuclear facility to international inspectors. they just got an okay from tehran to go to the site that has caused so much controversy. strong winds are causing a forest fire here to rage out of control in southern california. now people are running from the flames that have already destroyed three homes. nervous. i mean, i went out of the room and back here and just broke down in tears. they are so precious. >> five bundles of joy showed up three months early. and now a family is scrambling to juggle a life with quintuplets plus a set of twins. hi there, this is "hln" for

sunday morning. i'm natasha curry. details on those stories just ahead. we start with a deadly day for troops in afghanistan. eight u.s. troops and two members of afghanistan's national security force were killed in a battle with militants yesterday. that is the largest number of americans killed by hostile action in a single day since july of 2008. officials say coalition forces fought back after militants launched an attack from a mosque. yesterday's deaths come as president obama tries to make a decision about changing course in afghanistan. an immediate u.s. withdrawal seems unlikely, but ultimately the president and top commander in afghanistan agree, defeating al qaeda is critical to stopping the terrorist group's safe havens from spreading. >> i believe that the loss of stability in afghanistan brings huge risks that trancenational terrorists like al qaeda.

>> earlier efforts to speed up afghan training stalled, partly because there was a lack of nato trainers. family and friends in chicago said good-bye to a teen beaten to death in broad daylight. video footage showed darion albert being attacked by other teens on his way to catch a bus. during the funeral yesterday, some people said we've had enough. here is evelyn hums from affiliate wls. >> reporter: quietly filed into the funeral of derrion albert. >> other people that is this young and dead, it's unpurposeful. >> reporter: it drew civil rights leader the reverend jesse jackson and luis farrakhan. pamela bosley lost her son to gun violence last year. >> i have not been to a child's

funeral since my baby, and this was the hardest thing, to see another baby laying in a casket. >> get in here and do something. i don't want to hear another thing about olympics. i don't care about olympics anymore. we lost it anyway. get in here and change this city, make it safe for us to walk down the street every day. >> reporter: superintendent jody wees were also among the mourners inside the church where video screens scrolled through pictures of derrion as a baby and with his family and showed photos of his academic awards. some paid tribute to the teen wearing t-shirts with the teen's picture saying "we will always remember you," with others wondering when things will change. >> four teens are facing charges in albert's killing. president obama is sending two cabinet secretaries to chicago on wednesday to talk about school violence. 45-mile-per-hour winds are

driving a wildfire in southern california. it's only 5% contained and has burned 1,500 acres. three homes have already been destroyed northeast of san bernardino and dozens of others are threatened right now. people have been taking horses and pet with his them as they evacuate. no injuries have been reported. the fire started saturday afternoon and authorities are trying to find out what caused it. a fire set on purpose to get rid of forest undergrowth is now out of control. it happened 120 miles north of phoenix here. about 1,000 acres have burned, but air tankers are credited for slowing the fire down. dozens of homes have been evacuated. a tennessee mother, who was stabbed and had her newborn baby kidnapped, got to hold him in her arms again, but their reunion didn't last long. the child, along with the woman's three other children, were placed in state custody yesterday. child protective services said they were taken for safety reasons but would not explain why the kids were considered in

danger. the baby was found unharmed at a home in alabama and arrested a suspect on kidnapping charges. the death toll from a pair of devastating earthquakes in indonesia could double. that's the word from officials as search and rescue crews spent another day looking for survivors. there's fear that four villages here in west sumatra have been wiped out by mountains of mud. the quakes killed more than 700 people, and as many as 3,000 could still be buried under mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. look at this damage. people are using hammers, chisels, even their bare hands, to dig through the debris. hundreds of people from agencies like fema and the red cross are helping samoa dig out of the aftermath from the tsunami. generators have been provided for areas without electricity and the u.s. coast guard is bringing in supplies like meals, water and blankets. in california, groups are collecting donations to send to survivors in the coming weeks

here. about 40% of the country's samoan population lives in california. great pumpkins, indeed. check this out! 18 huge pump kips competed in an annual weigh-off in colorado springs yesterday. a forklift was used to move them all to the scales, because they're so huge! this year's winner came in at exactly 1,000 pounds. the second place pumpkin was no slacker either, weighing 954 pounds. you can certainly tell it's fall. we're talking about rain, snow even. let's check in with meteorologist reynolds wolf to tell you where, reynolds. >> that's right. looks like the snow is going to be heavy in some parts of the rockies. the rain is going to come down in buckets, especially in parts of texas, arkansas, louisiana, even into oklahoma. we can't see some very heavy rain. some locations could get quite a bit. in fact, anywhere from three to four inches of precipitation into the late afternoon hours, into tomorrow also. flash flooding will be an issue, especially low-lying areas and

poor drainage spots. please be careful out there. in terms of the rest of the weather across the nation, pretty dry along much of the eastern seaboard, scattered showers across the great lakes. when you get into the rockies that, snow will begin to pile up. we look into areas like, say, parts of the northern and central rockies, including areas of wyoming, back into montana and idaho, some spots anywhere from one to four feet of snowfall between now and tomorrow night due to a strong winter storm blasting through the area. high sierra could get heavy snowfall, same story for much of the cascades. southern california, relatively dry. firefighters will have a tough time battling blazes near the san bernardino valley. look for scattered showers possible in high elevations in the four corners. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for "hln." wildlife officials in florida are taking bold action against owners of exotic pets. but some say that's unfair. >> i don't feel like the state has any business getting into my affairs. >> how a little girl's death

caused officials to crack down and urge people to turn their pets in.

there's no question for nfl player kerry rhodes, fitness is a job, on the field -- >> i'm big on the fruit. >> -- off the field, even on twitter. >> a lot of people ask me on twitter to give them workout tips, what do i do, what do i eat? looking to lose 20 pounds over the next three months. that's something you can fulfill because you're trying to do too much. >> rhodes tip number one, map out a fitness plan. >> three sets teven. >> reporter: work slow. >> work your way up, try to get to that point where you can do more. >> reporter: it's all about setting reasonable goals and keeping your routine interesting. >> do creative routines to not get tired, and not get used to doing the same thing over and over. >> reporter: during the off season, early morning snack, banana, gran oela bar, oatmeal

or toast for breakfast, high-protein lunch and for dinner, chicken salad. also, he loads up on things like water, fruit, green tea or energy drinks to help stay full throughout the day. >> at least get four meals in your system, whether that be a snack for one meal or energy drink for one meal. >> reporter: his advice for fans who tweet him and to kids horobees, make fitness a priority. >> put on paper what you want to do. just overall where you want to be at end of the day. just be active. that's the biggest thing. >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. an unregistered python killed a 2-year-old florida girl earlier this year. now officials are pushing to get exotic animals out of people's homes. florida state law requires owners to have permits. officials say they can't take any chances with this latest crackdown. people turned in their pets over the weekend with no questions asked. >> when new legislation even

just gets mentioned on tv, people tend to misunderstand and start to release animals. >> reporter: some of the other groups urge that people have run out of space to house their growing animals. places like florida's garret land will probably take in many of the reptiles. licensed handlers will adopt the rest. would you like to take home a dinosaur? an auction house put one up, fossilized t-rex for sale in las vegas, one of the most complete tmt-rex skeletons ever found. the auction house is hoping to get at least $6 million for t so far the best offer is $3.7 million. the auction house says it's still confident that's going to find a buyer. i'm larry smith. give it up for the nfl. known for a well-deserved reputation as fashion police, they are allowing players to wear pink today in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. these pink cleats will be worn by the player involved in a

controversial police stop in a hospital parking lot while his mother was upstairs, dying of cancer. you may remember that story. hearing about the promotion and made the suggestion to league officials and they said okay. his mom has been diagnosed with the disease and she has had three sisters die of breast cancer. 161 games and the twins and tigers are all tied. minnesota won again on saturday. tigers lost, leaving them even atop a.l. division on the final day of the regular season. a tie breaker, if needed, would be in tuesday due to the brett favre packer game on monday night. erin andrews will be determine fd he can be freed on bond. making illegal videos of andrews through the peep hole of her hotel room, putting them on the internet and attempting to sell

them. talk about giving one up for the team. watch this. jurymy curley, that's impressive enough. after he scores, i want to show you what happened along the way. now, watch number 35 in purple. a freshman named tanner brock right there. he makes a key block. he had already lost his helmet. look at that. unbelievable. no helmet. still gets in the mix. having helped off the field. nice job, help the team get the win. nice. that's a look at sports. are you looking for a way to get out of debt? be careful who you pick to help you. "hln" money expert clark howard warns about firms selling broken promi promises. >> are you overwhelmed by credit card debt? well, what if one call could do it all? that's the promise of tv and radio ads that are running all over the country, if you go to

the internet, you see one ad after another for it. if you put anything in a search engine like debt trouble or credit card problems or whatever, these ads pop up, saying, call us. we'll negotiate for you. we'll wipe out your credit card debt for pennies on the dollar. what do they want in return from you? some companies want you to pay thousands of dollars upfront for a promise that you may not realize. do you know that complaints coming in to me and to any consumer affairs organization have been sky rocketing about debt settlement firms? you need to be very, very wary and aware that you may pay out thousands of dollars and get absolutely zip in return. where is that money better kept? in your wallet. i'm clark howard. for more ideas to protect yourself, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> more tips to protect your money are coming your way on clark's show today at noon eastern time. he will help you save more,

spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. it seems that the recession has forced many unemployed women to retool. you'll meet a few who are learning how to hammer out a career in an industry still dominated by men.

japan's former finance minister was found dead in his home today. police don't know what caused his death, but ruled out foul play. he was 56 years old. he resigned from his post in february, three days after appearing intoxicated at a news

conference. he apologized for his behavior, but denied it was because he was drinking heavily. former alaska governor sarah palin isn't the only member of her family to quit their job. last month, her husband, todd, walked away from his oil field job. his resignation comes nearly two months after his wife stepped down as alaska's governor. palin's personal spokeswoman says that todd palin is now spending more time with his family. he made a little more than $34,000, working part time for british petroleum as a production operator. he also has a job working in his family's commercial fishing business. a family in buffalo, new york, has just grown from four to nine. and it happened a little sooner than they expected. doctors delivered their quintuplets, three girls and two boys, 15 weeks early. all of a sudden, mom says, thursday her heart started beating quickly and the contractions wouldn't let up. the delivery caught everyone a

bit offguard. >> scared right now, because they're so small, you know. you're used to bringing home a baby that's this big and they're like a pound. >> four of the five actually weighed about -- anywhere from 1 1/2 pounds to just under 2 pounds, which is is not bad for 25 weeks. >> the couple already has a set of twins and now are scrambling to get necessary items like car seats and a new vehicle to carry the entire family. can you imagine? some women are dealing with tough economic times by putting on a hard hat and hammering out a new career in the construction industry. keith baldwin looks at how a unique training program is giving them a leg up. >> reporter: talk about tools for success. >> no, don't push it too much. >> reporter: women like janice mccain of maryland are trying to power through tough economic times with a fresh start in an industry still dominated by men, construction. >> i want to get into looking at

environmentally friendly ways of building. i want to look at solar thermal energy. if i don't do it now, time is wasting. >> reporter: why? after a career full of office jobs, including at the state department and howard university, mccain found herself unemployed. no job, no income. >> i've just trimmed a lot of corners. i don't go shopping at the malls. i don't splurge on things that i normally would splurge on. >> reporter: but she says it's been a blessing in disguise. a friend from church mentioned a d.c.-based program called wawit, washington area women in the trades, a free training program designed to help low-income women reach financial independence through nontraditional careers like masonry and carpentry. >> we have women who come from a very diverse background. we have women who are -- have been unemployed for a long period of time, have women returning from incarceration. we have average, everyday women. >> reporter: along with seven weeks of classroom and job sites skills training, these women

also get physical training. >> when you get out there, it's going to be hot, it's going to be cold. you're going to be doing heavy duty work and we want you to be prepared physically to have the stamina that's required. >> reporter: for mccain, wawit offered a chance at a childhood dream. it's always been a passion of yours, working with your hands? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: mccain graduated in august and now is working on getting an apprenticeship. her new goal? to one day run her own construction company. >> i think that if you are a woman and you are interested in construction, there shouldn't be a door being blocked from you getting in. >> reporter: this program has opened that door for you? >> definitely opened that door for me. >> reporter: the program's director says this training course started up over two years ago and so far have graduated more than 100 women, more than 65% of which, they say, are either employed or enrolled in an apprenticeship program. kate baldwin, cnn, washington.

a man who has run dozens of marath marathons in his life says he won't be stopping any time soon. he says he has years of running left. >> i've got a vision at 92 i will finish my 50th consecutive twin city marathon. >> he as not doing this just for fun. he says if it wasn't for running he may not be alive.      

iran is opening the door of its newly revealed nuclear facility to international inspectors. they just got an okay from tehran to go to the site that has caused so much controversy. strong winds are causing a forest fire here to rage out of control in southern california. now people are running from the flames that have already destroyed three homes. nervous. i mean, i went out of the room and back here and just broke down in tears. they are so precious. >> five bundles of joy showed up three months early. and now a family is scrambling to juggle a life with quintuplets plus a set of twins. hi there, this is "hln" for

sunday morning. i'm natasha curry. details on all those stories just ahead. we start with a deadly day for troops in afghanistan. eight u.s. troops and two members of afghanistan's national security force were killed in a battle with militants yesterday. that is the largest number of americans killed by hostile action in a single day since july of 2008. officials say coalition forces fought back after militants launched an attack from a mosque. yesterday's deaths come as president obama tries to make a decision about changing course in afghanistan. an immediate u.s. withdrawal seems unlikely. ultimately the president and top commander in afghanistan agree, defeating al qaeda is critical to stop the group's safe havens from spreading. >> i believe the loss of stability in afghanistan brings huge risks that transnational terrori terrorists like al qaeda will operate from inside afghanistan again. >> mccrystal is also calling for faster training of afghan forces.

earlier efforts to speed up afghan training stalled, partly because there was a lack of nato trainers. family and friends in chicago said good-bye to a teen beaten to death in broad daylight. video footage showed derrion albert being attacked by other teens on his way to catch a bus. during his funeral yesterday, some people said we've had enough. here is evelyn hums from affiliate wls. >> reporter: they quietly filed into the funeral of derrion albert, to honor his life and call for the violence that abruptly claimed him to stop. >> just people that other people this young, this death is unpurposeful. >> reporter: standing room only at this service in the greater mount hebron church which drew jesse jackson and luis farrakhan and others. pamela bosley lost her son to gun violence last year. >> i have not been to a child's

funeral since my baby, and this was the hardest thing to see another baby laying in a casket. >> get in here and do something. i don't want to hear another thing about olympics. i don't care about the olympics anymore. i mean, we lost it anyway. get in here and change the city. make it safe for us to walk down the street every day. >> reporter: other public figures and police, superintendent wees were also in the church, where video streamed with derrion pictures as a baby and his family, and photos of academic awards. some wore t-shirts with his picture and the words "we will always remember". >> with faith in god, things can get better. you've got to go for what is right. >> again, that was evelyn holmes from affiliate wls. four teens are facing charges in albert's killing. president obama is sending two cabinet secretaries to chicago on wednesday to talk about school violence. 45-mile-per-hour winds are

driving a wildfire in southern california. it's only 5% contained and has burned 1,500 acres. three homes have already been destroyed northeast of san bernardino and dozens of others are threatened right now. people have been taking horses and pets with them as they evacuate. no injuries have been reported. the fire started saturday afternoon and authorities are trying to figure out what caused it. a fire set on purpose to get rid of forest undergrowth is now out of control. it happened 120 miles north of phoenix here. about 1,000 acres have burned, but air tankers are credited for slowing the fire down. dozens of homes have been evacuated. a tennessee mother, who was stabbed and had her newborn baby kidnapped got to hold him in her arms again. but their reunion didn't last long. the child, along with the woman's three other children, were placed in state custody yesterday. child protective services say they were taken for safety reasons, but would not explain why the kids were considered in danger. investigators found the baby

unharmed at a home in alabama and arrested a suspect on kidnapping charges. the death toll from a pair of devastating earthquakes in indonesia could double. that's the word from oefs as search and rescue crews spend another day looking for survivors. there is fear that four villages here in west sumatra have been wiped out by mountains of mud. the quakes killed more than 700 people and as many as 3,000 could still be buried under mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. look at this damage. people are using hammers, chisels, even their bare hands, to dig through the debris. hundreds of people from agencies like fema and the red cross, are helping samoa dig out of the aftermath from the tsunami. fema has provided generators for areas without electricity and the u.s. coast guard is bringing in meals and blankets. groups are collecting in

california to send to the samoa islands. great pumpkins, indeed. check this out. 18 huge pumpkins competed in an annual weigh-off in colorado springs here yesterday. a forklift was used to move them all to the scales. they're so huge! this year's winner came in at exactly 1,000 pounds. the second place pumpkin was no slacker either, weighing 954 pounds. you can certainly tell it's pfau. we're talking about rain, snow even. let's check in with meteorologist reynolds wolf to tell you where, reynolds. >> that's right. you know, it looks like the snow will be heavy in parts of the rockies. but the rain is going to come down in buckets, especially in parts of texas, arkansas, louisiana, even into oklahoma. in fact, we can see some very heavy rain. some locations could get quite a bit. in fact, anywhere from three to four inches of precipitation into the late afternoon hours, into tomorrow also. so, flash flooding is going to be an issue, especially spots where you have low-lying areas and poor drainage.

please be careful out there. in terms of the rest of the weather across the nation, pretty dry for you along of much of the eastern seaboard, scattered showers in the great lakes. you get into the rockies, the snow will start to pile up. we look in areas parts of, say, northern rockies, central rockies, including areas of wyoming, back into montana and idaho, some spots anywhere from one to four feet of snowfall between now and tomorrow night due to a strong winter storm that's going to be blasting through the area. high sierra could also get heavy snowfall, same story for much of the cascades. southern california relatively dry. firefighters will have a tough time battling blazes near the san bernardino valley. look for showers possible in the high elevations of the four corn corners. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for "hln." wildlife officials in florida are taking bold action against owners of exotic pets. but some say that's unfair. >> i don't feel like the state has any business getting into my affairs. >> how a little girl's death, though, caused officials to

crack down and urged people to turn their pets in.

an unregistered python killed a 2-year-old florida girl earlier this year. officials are pushing to get exotic animals out of people's homes. florida state law requires owners to have permits. officials said they can't take any chances with this latest crackdown. so, people turned in their pets over the weekend with no questions asked. >> when new legislation even just gets mentioned on tv, people tend to misunderstand and start to release animals. >> some of the other concerns are that people have run out of space to house their growing animals, places like florida's

garr gator land will probably take in most of the reptiles and licensed handlers will adopt the rest. would you like to take home a dinosaur? an auction house put up a fossilized t-rex for sale in las vegas, one of the most complete skeletons ever found. they're hoping to get at least $6 million for t so far the best offer is $3.7 million. the auction house, though, says it's still confident it's going to find a buyer. i'm larry smith. does champagne taste any better when it's been on ice for weeks? seems that's how long the dod r dodgers have been this close to clinching the division. they finally got it done last night, beating the rockies. not that easy for the detroit tigers, though. twins won again on saturday. the tigers lost again. and that seven-game lead they had lest less than a month ago is gone. the two are tied atop the a.l. central division, entering today, the final day of the regular season, if needed a tie

breaker will be held tuesday in minneapolis. a lot of pink in nfl stadiums to promote breast cancer awareness, several players will wear pink shoes, brain child of carolina running back d'angelo williams. those will be signed and auctioned for charity after the weekend's games. what a finish in athens, georgia. number 14 downed number four lsu to joe cox to a.j. green in the final minutes and the go ahead touchdown there. 13-12, bulldogs at home. thought they had a win. wait a minute. lsu, charles scott. under a minute to go. busts his way through for the game-winning touchdown. oh, the tigers, get it done, 20-13 in athens. nba most valuable player lebron james, a documentary on his high school team's run to the ohio state championship has been released in select theaters. a college student shot video of the team as a class project. nba.com says it was his idea to take it a step further. well done. that's sports.

hey, are you looking for a way to get out of debt? be careful who you pick to help you. "hln" money expert clark howard warns about firms selling broken promises. >> are you overwhelmed by credit card debt? well, what if one call could do it all? that's the promise of tv and radio ads that are running all over the country if you go to the internet, you see one ad after another for it. if you put in anything in a search engine like debt trouble or credit card problems or whatever, these ads pop up saying, call us. we'll negotiate for you. we'll wipe out your credit card debt for pennies on the dollar. what do they want in return from you? some companies want you to pay thousands of dollars upfront for a promise that you may not realize. do you know the complaints coming in to me and to any consumer affairs organization have been sky rocketing about

debt settlement firms? you need to be very, very wary and aware that you may pay out thousands of dollars and get absolutely zip in return. where is that money better kept? in your wallet. i'm clark howard. for more ideas to protect yourself, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> more tips to protect your money are coming your way on clark's show today at noon eastern time. he's going to help you save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. it seems the recession has forced many unemployed women to retool. you'll meet a few who are learning how to hammer out a career in an industry still dominated by men.

japan's former finance minister was found dead in his home today. police ruled out foul play. he was 56 years old. he resigned from his post in february, three days after appearing intoxicated at a news conference. he apologized for his behavior, but denied it was because he was drinking heavily. the daughter of dr. martin luther king jr. may soon head the southern christian

leadership conference. her father actually co-founded the civil rights group. bernice king is one of two finalists for the position. arkansas judge is the other candidate. if king is chosen, she would become the sclc's first female president. former alaska governor sarah palin isn't the only member of her family to quit their job. last month, her husband, todd, walked away from his oil field job. his resignation comes nearly two months after his wife stepped down as alaska's governor. palin's personal spokeswoman says that todd palin is now spending more time with his family. he made a little more than $34,000 working part-time for british petroleum as a production operator. he also has a job working in his family's commercial fishing business. a family in buffalo, new york, has just grown from four to nine. and it happened a little sooner than they expected. doctors delivered their qui in. tuplets, three girls and two

boys, 15 weeks early. mom said all of a sudden thursday her heart start ded beating quickly and the contracti contractions just wouldn't let up. the delivery caught everyone a bit off guard. >> scared right now. they're so small. you know, you're used to bringing home a baby that's like this big and they're like a pound. >> four of the five actually weighed about -- anywhere from 1 1/2 pound to just under 2 pounds, which is not bad for 25 weeks. >> the couple already has a set of twins. now they're scrambling to get necessary items like car seats and a new vehicle to carry the entire family. can you imagine? you know, we tend to take reliable electric power for granted. in a place like iraq, frequent blackouts are a problem, especially when it comes to medical care. in today's eco solutions, we lk at how the u.s. army is helping health clinics. >> good morning.

>> reporter: there's new hope for patients of this clinic in baghdad. not because of the medicines inside, but because of equipment installed outside. the medical center is one of only three clinics in all of iraq to use solar technology for power. why is that a big deal? because iraq's power grid is so unreliable and blackouts so frequent, most clinics can only open a few hours a day. >> this is a hot spot. so, people here need medical services, especially at night. >> reporter: for this doctor, the frequent blackouts meant dropping child vaccinations. without reliable power, the vaccines couldn't be kept cool. that changed with the solar panels. >> that means we can give them services and we can give medical aid 24 hours. >> reporter: a clinic that stays open around the clock is almost unimaginable in iraq, besides providing jobs and much-needed medical care, it also brings

hope. before the panels were installed, they had to rely on expensive and polluting diesel generators like this one. in the long run, it should be far more cost effective. there are 64 on the roof. they were installed about four months ago. and with great fanfare. the panelses are linked to batteries on the ground floor. the equipment automatically runs off the batteries. when battery loseis its charge, another one kicks in. solar systems are now installed at three clinics. the latest opened last week. cornell joseph martin on hand for the grand opening says that now the doctors can concentrate on what they're between at. >> everything within the clinic operates under this system. air conditioners to medical equipment to refrigerators. everything. so it allows the doctors to focus on their patients instead of focusing on what's supporting them in the system. >> reporter: but not always. before we visited the doctor's

clinic, someone tampered with a key circuit board preventing the clinic from using electricity stored in the batteries. until it effexore's fixed, they to the generator. for more on solar panel in iraq and other important environmental new, just go to our website. a man who has run dozens of marathons says he won't be stopping anytime soon. he says he has years of running left. >> i've got a vision at 92 i will finish my 50th consecutive. >> he says it f. it wasn't for running, he may not be alive.

iran the opening the door of its nuclear facility to inspectors. they just got an okay from tehran to go to the site that has caused so much controversy. strong winds are causing a forest fire to rage out of control in southern california and now people are running from the flames that have already destroyed three homes. >> nervous. i mean, i went out of the room and back here and just broke down in tears. they are so precious. five bup can dells of joy showed up three months early and now a family is scrambling to juggle a life with quinn it up heads plus a set of twins.

sths hln for sunday morning. details on all of those stories just ahead, but we start with a deadly day for troops in afghanistan. eight u.s. troops and two members of afghanistan's national security force were killed in a battle as militantses yesterday. that is the largest number killed in a single day since july of 2008. officials say coalition forces fought back after militants launched and at tack from a mosque. yesterday's deaths come as president obama tries to make a decision about changing course in afghanistan. an immediate withdrawal seems unlikely, but ultimately they degree it's critical. >> i believe the loss of stability in afghanistan brings huge risks that al qaeda will operate within afghanistan again. >> he's also calling for faster

training of afghan forces. earlier efforts stalled partly because there was a lack of nato trainers. u.n. inspectors will start looking at iran's newly revealed nuclear site on october 25th. the head of the agency head talkses in tehran today and he says inspectors want to make sure that the site is used for peaceful purposes. it's been a big concern since iran revealed the enrichment plant. u.s. and other countries have been accusing iran of secreting developing a new clear bomb. president obama they were hiding this plant for year, but iran's leader says that's not true. >> translator: based on what is stated in the regulations, we have made announcement one year before the time we had to out of respect if law and the director general of the iaea and natural lit united states must have nope about it. do i not know why mr. obama was not aware of it. >> meanwhile, unexperts say it

has all the information it needs to design and build a nuclear bomb. a confidential animalysis was published yesterday. the same experts say they need more evidence to be sure about the extent of iran's nuclear knowledge. but the report says iran got some know how from rogue nuclear scientist and did a lot of research and testing on its own. if this report is accurate, then iran knows more about making a him into thant u.s. publicly estimated. family and friends in chicago said good-bye to a teen beaten to death in wrood daylight. video footage showed derrion albert being attacked by other teenses on his way to kacht bus. during his funeral, some people said we've had enough. here's our affiliate wls. >> reporter: they quietly filed in on to the funeral to honor his life and call if the violence that abruptly claimed him to stop.

it was standing room only at this morning's service inside the greater mount hebron church which not only drew jesse jackson and lewis farrah can, but others who called for an end to youth violence. pamela lost her son to gun violence last year. >> i have not been to a child's funeral since my baby and this was the hardest thing to see another baby lying in a casket. >> get in here and do something. i don't want to hear another thing about olympics. i mean, we lost it anyway. get in here and change this city. make it safe for to us walk down the street every day. >> reporter: other public officials and police were also among the mourners inside church where video screens scrolled through pictures berrion as a family and showed his awards. some wore t-shirts that said we will always remember you you.

>> with faith in god, things can get better, but you've got to question for what is right. >> again, that was our affiliate wls. four teens are facing charges in albert's killing. president obama is sending two cabinet secretaries to chicago on wednesday to talk about school violence. 45 miles per hour miles an hour winds are driving a wildfire in southern california. it's only 5% contained and has burned 1500 acres. three homes have already been destroyed just northeast of is an better arrested dino and dozens of others are threatened right now. people have been taking pets with them when they evacuate. no injuries have been reported. authorities are trying to find out what caused it. a fire set on purpose to get rid of forest undergrowth is now under control. it happened 120 miles north of phoenix about. about 1,000 acres have burned, but air tankers are are credited for slowing the fire down. dozens of homes have been vak 80sed. a tennessee mother who was

stabbed and had her newborn baby kidnapped got to hold him in her arms again, but their reunion didn't last long. the child along with the woman's three other children were placed in state custody yesterday. child protective services said that they were taken for safety reason, but it would not explain why the kids were considered in danger. investigators found the baby unharmed at a home in alabama and arrested a suspect on kidnapping charges. the death toll from a pair of devastating earthquakes in indonesia could double. that's the word from official as they spent another day looking for survivors. there's fear that four villages here in west sumatra have been wiped out by mount it continues of mud. the quakes killed more than 700 people and as many as 3,000 could still be buried understand mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. look at this damage. people are using hammers, chisels, even their bear hands to dig through the debris.

hundreds of people from agencies like knee and the red cross are helping samoa dig out of the after math from the tsunami. the u.s. says that it's provided generators for areas without electricity. and the u.s. coast guard is bringing in slys like meal, water and blankets. in california, groups are chekting donations to send to survivors in the coming weeks here. about 40% of the country's samoan population lives in california. a family this buffalo, new york has just grown from four to nine. and it happened a little sooner than they expected. doctors delivered their quinn it up lets, three girls and two boys, 15 weeks early. mom says all of a sudden thursday her heart started beating quickly and the contractions just wouldn't let up. >> a little scared right now because they're so small. you're used to bringing home a baby that's this big and they're like a pound. >> four out of the five actually weighed anywhere from about a

found and a half to just under two pounds, which is not bad for 25 week. >> the couple already has a set of twins. now they're scrambling to get necessary items like car seats and a new vehicle to carry the entire family. you can imagine? great pumpkins indeed. check it out. 18 huge pumpkins competed in an annual weigh off in colorado springs yesterday. a forklift was used to move them all to the scales because they're so huge. this year's winner came in at exactly 1,000 pounds. the second place pumpkin was no slacker either weighing 954 pounds. wild life officials in in a are taking bold acts against openers of exotic pets. but some say that's unfair. >> i don't feel like state has mi business get manage to my affairs about. >> how a little girl's death, though, caused officials to crack down and urged people to turn their pet ngs.

some frustrated pet owners say the latest push for safety a bit extreme. officials are asking people with exotic animals to turn them in even if they have permits. news 13 explains why. >> reporter: if mike looks upset carrying this gym bag, it's because max and zora are inside. he told his children this morning he was giving away the pythons. >> i'm going to cry. i know it's snakes, but they're a family pet. >> reporter: with you after a 2-year-old girl was killed by her python, fish and wildlife officials started cracking down. state law requires owners to have permits and harnlger snakes have to have micro chips. with the emphasis on safety, sometimes it has a reverse effect. >> what we often find is that when new legislation just gets mentioned on tv, people tend to misunderstand and start to release animals. >> reporter: so fish and wildlife partnered with gator land on amnesty day for reptiles

of concern. the only questions were ones about the snakes. >> what has happened is that people have been purchasing these things for pets over a long period of time, over many years. and the animals have grown. and they're either running on you of space. >> reporter: and certainly the largest snake brought in today was this 13 1/2 foot long, 08-pound burmese python. his owner worried about possible jail time they'll face, so it was time to give up his big baby and his other kids. >> it's punishing people that are responsible with the pets. i don't feel like the state has any business getting in to i my favor affairs. >> reporter: their or solace is many of the reptiles will be used for education. the rest will be adopted by handlers. would you like too take home a dinosaur? well, an auction house put one up, a fossil lized t-rex for

sale in las vegas. it's one of the most complete t-rex skeletons ever found, so the auction has has been hoping to get at least $6 million for it. but so far the best offer is $3.7 million. the auction house, though, says it's still confident it will find a buyer. i'm laterry smith. give it up for the nfl. known for a well kdeserved reputation as fashion police, they're allowing players to wear pink. these pink cheats will be worn by the texans, a play are involved in a controversial traffic stop by police while his mother-in-law was upstairs dying of breast cancer. the pink shoes idea belongs to de'angelo williams, the panthers running back heard about the promotion and made the suggestion to league officials and they said okay. his mom has been diagnosed with the disease and she has had three sisters die of breast cancer. 161 games and the twins and

tigers are all tied. minnesota won again on saturday. the tigers lost heaving them even at top the al central division. a tie breaker if needled would be on tuesday, a delay due to the brett favre bowl. the alleged talker of erin andrews has been ordered to los angeles for a hearing monday morning to determine if can he be freed on bond. 48-year-old michael david barrett faces federal charges of making illegal videos of andrews through the peep hole of her hotel room, put it on the enter sunset and attempt to go sell them. talk about giving one up for the team. t skrchlt u versus smu last night, watch this. this is jeremy curly. 71 yard punt return for the touchdown. but after he skoer, i want to show you what happened along the way. watch for number 35 in purple. he's a freshman named tanner brock right there. he makes a key block, he had already lost his helmet. look at that. unbelievable.

no helmet, still gets in the hiks. had to be helped off the field. hey, nice job help the team get the win. that's a look at sports. it seems the recession has forced many unemployed women to retool. you'll meet a few who are learning how to hammer out a career in an industry still dominated by men. japan's former finance

japan's former finance cnister was found dead in his home today. police don't know what caused his death, but ruled out foul play. he was 56 years old. he resigned from his post in february, three days after appearing intoxicated at a news conference. he apologized for his behavior, but denied it was because he was drinking heavily. the daughter of drr martin luther king junior may soon head the christian conference. bernice king is one of two finalists for the position. an arkansas judge is the other kand dat. if king is yoe chen, she would become the sclc's first female president. former alaska governor sarah palin isn't the only member of her family to quit their job. last month, her husband, todd, walked away from his oil field job. his resignation comes nearly two

months after his wife stepped down as alaska's governor. palin's personal spokeswoman says that todd palin is now spending more time with his family. he made a little more than $34,000, working part time for british petroleum as a production operator. he also has a job working in his family's commercial fishing business. some women are dealing with tough economic times by putting on a hard hat and hammering out a new career in the construction industry. pete baldwin looks at how a you 00 sneak training program is giving them a leg up. >> reporter: talk about tools for success. women like janice mccain of maryland are trying to power new tough economic times with a fresh start in an industry still dominated by men. construction. >> i want to get into looking at environmentally prendly w ltren

w friendly ways of building. if i don't do it now, time is wasting. >> reporter: after a career full of office jobs, mccain found herself unemployed, no job, no income. >> i've just trimmeded a lot of corners. i don't go shopping at the malls, i don't splurge on things thas normally would splurge on. >> reporter: but she says it's been a blessing in disguise. a friend from church mentioned a d.c. based program called wawit, washington area women in the trades. a free training program designed to help low income women reach financial independence through nontraditional careers like masonry and carpentry. >> we have women who come from a very diverse background. we have women who are returning from incarceration, we have chblg every day women. >> reporter: along with seven weeks of classroom and job site skills training, these women also get physical training. >> because we know when you get out there, it will be hot, it will be cold, you'll be doing

heavy duty work and we want you to be prepared physically to have the stamina that's required. >> reporter: for mccain, wawit also offered a chance at a childhood dream. >> so it's always been a passion of yours working with your hands? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: mccain graduated in august and is now working on getting an apprenis ship. her new goal? to one day run her own construction company. >> i think that if you are a woman and are you interested in construction, there shouldn't be a door being blocked from you getting in. >> this program has open that had door for you? >> definitely open that had door for me. >> reporter: the program's director says this training course started up just over two years ago and so far they've graduated more than 100 women. more than 65% of which they say are either employed or even rolled in an apprenticeship program. kate bolduan, cnn, washington, d.c. a man who has run dozens of marathons in his life says he

won't be stopping anytime soon. he says he has years of running left. >> i've got a vision at 92 i will finish my 50th consecutive twin city marathon. >> he is not doing this just for fun. he says if it wasn't for running he may not be alive. we salute the troops every weekday on morning express with me, robin meade, so let's do it on the weekends, too. today's salute to army sar grent andrew mills. his girlfriend says he deployed a little over a month ago and he's very missed and very much loved. >> good morning, robin. my name is linda and i would like to salute my boyfriend and my west friend army sergeant andrew mills. i want him to know that while he may be an september in our lives this next year, he is ever present in our hearts. >> i'd hike to dedicate a poem to crew by emily dickinson. to wait an hour is long. it's love be just beyond. to wait eternity is short.

if love reward begins. i live you and i miss you. >> linda, thank you so much. what a heartfelt message. if you have somebody in the service and you want to salute them, go to cnn.com/robin, watch for the salutes every morning from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. eastern. y8!d!d!d!d!d!d!d!d!d!d!d

a high school student beaten to death by fellow teenagers was buried in chicago yesterday. many political leaders attended including reverend jess is he jackson. president obama is sending two cabinet secretaries to chicago wednesday to talk about school violence. typhoon parmas that killed at least 15 so far. the storm crossed the philippines' largest islands, but it's expected to keep dumping rain on it. that's a problem because another storm caused massive floods just last week. and mahmoud abbas is taking fire from some people at home. they're outraged that he did not support a u.n. report that

accused both israel and hamas of war crimes. he made the decision after heavy u.s. pressure, but now some palestinian leaders are demanding an investigation into it. that's a quick check of some of your headlines. thanks for joining us. a texas pan sell looking in to whether an innocent man was executed in 2004. but the state's governor picked a new man to lead the investigation and some worry that he's letting politics interfere with science. randi kaye explains. >> reporter: this is the question. is texas governor rick perry, a republican in a tough re-election fight, trying to cover up the execution of an innocent man on his watch? >> this is a clear case of the governor sabotaging a public agency in order to cover up the findings for his own political advantage. >> reporter: here's what happened friday morning. the texas forensic science commission was supposed to hear the latest findings on what really happened in the small town of core si can in a, texas

nearly 18 years ago in 1991. still a question because the original investigation get a tore said an arson fire killed three baby girls. it took a jury less than an hour to convict their father of arson homicide. but since then, three forensic investigationses found there was no evidence of arson. none. one of those reports even came before cameron todd willingham was executed. still the governor stands by his decision. friday for the first time, the state's own hand picked expert was to present a scathing report that showed, once again, no evidence of arson. but 48 hours before the scheduled meeting, governor perry stopped the entire process, removing three of the commission members. >> those individuals ooem term with respect up, so we replaced them. it's not -- nothing out of the ordinary will. >> reporter: governor perry's critics suggest he's trying to delay and maybe even derail the state's own investigation. willingham died by lethal

injection after governor perry refused to grant him a stay. even though he was presented new evidence the fire was not arson. scott cobb head as group pushing for a moratorium on executions. cobb says perry's move was politically motivated. >> governor perry saw the writing on the wall. he moved to cover that up. >> reporter: about if the commission had proceeded, state's final report may have been released just weeks before the governor's primary election. and if it found it was not arrest so that, critics say that would prove perry is the first governor in history to preside over the death of an innocent man. >> and i think that's what he's afraid of. >> there really is no excuse for a delay. here finally is a case with overwhelming evidence that an innocent man was executed by the state of texas. >> reporter: keeping them honest, we tried to enter spru governor appear i are, but his office said they cooperate make it work. he has said there was overwhelming evidence willingham

was xwiltsity, but one of the investigation get a tors who reviewed the case over the years called it bs, bad science. as for the state's expert who was supposed to formally deliver his findings friday, he said the fire marshal who testified at will willing ham's trial, had an attitude characteristic of mystics and psychics. so will the commission ever hear this report? maybe not. governor perry's new commission chairman, a political ally, is the map who postponed friday's hearing indefinitely and told cnn he couldn't begin to guess when it might be rescheduled. five queers ago when cameron todd willingham was executed, he said i am an innocent man convicted of a crime i did that commit. governor rick perry's future may depend on a dying man's last words. randi kaye, cnn, new york. this has been a deadly weekend for troops in afghanistan. eight u.s. troops and two members of afghanistan's national security force were

killed in a battle with militants yesterday. that's the largest number of americans killed by hostile action in a single day since july of 2008. officials say coalition forces fought back after militants launched and at tack there a mosque. . 9 u.s. and other countries have been accusing iran of secreting developing a nuclear bomb. president obama said that iran was hiding the plant if years but iran's leader says that's not true. >> translator: based on what is stated in the regulations, we have made announcement one year before the time we had to out of respect for law and the director

general of the iaea and naturally the united states must have known about it. coy not know why mr. pam was not aware of. >> meanwhile, u.n. experts say it has all the information it needs to design and build a nuclear bomb. a confidential analysis was published yesterday. the same experts say they need more evidence to be sure about the extent of iran's nuclear knowledge. but the report says iran got some know-how from rogue nuclear scientists and did a lot of research and testing on its own. if this report is accurate, then iran knows more about making a bomb than the u.s. publicly estimated. 45-mile-an-hour winds are driving a wildfire in california. it has burn 15d 00 acres. three homes have already been destroyed just northeast of san bernardino and dozens of others are threatened right now. people have been taking pets with them when they evacuate. no injuries have been reported. authorities are trying to find out what caused it. a fire set on purpose to get

rid of forest undergrowth is now out of control. it happened 120 miles north of phoenix. about 1,000 acres have burned, but air tankers are credited for slowing the fire down. dozens of homes have been evacuated. a tennessee mother who was stabbed and had her newborn baby kidnapped got to hold him in her arms again, but their reunion didn't last long. the child along with the woman's three other children were placed in state custody yesterday. child protective services said that they were taken for safety reasons, but it would not explain why the kids were considered in danger. investigators found the baby unharmed at a home in alabama and arrested a suspect on kidnapping charges. the death toll from a pair of devastating earthquakes in indonesia could double. that's the word from officials as they spent another day looking for survivors. there's fear that four villages here in west sumatra have been wiped out by mountains of mud. the quakes killed more than 700 people and as many as 3,000

could still be buried under mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. look at this damage. people are using hammers, chisels, even their bare hands to dig through the debris. hundreds of people from agencies like fema and the red cross are helping samoa dig out of the aftermath from the tsunami. the u.s. says that it's provided generators for areas without electricity. and the u.s. coast guard is bringing in supplies like meals, water and blankets. in california, groups are collecting donations to send to survivors in the coming weeks here. about 40% of the country's samoan population lives in california. great pumpkins indeed. check it out. 18 huge pumpkins competed in an annual weigh off in colorado springs yesterday. a forklift was used to move them all to the scales because they're so huge. this year's winner came in at exactly 1,000 pounds. the second place pumpkin was no slacker either weighing 954 pounds.

you can certainly tell it's fall. we're talking about rain, snow even. let's check in with reynolds wolf to tell you where. >> that's right. it looks like the snow will be heavy in parts of the rocky, but the rain will come down in buckets in texas, arkansas, la tha louisiana, even oklahoma. anywhere from these to four inches of precipitation into the late afternoon showers into n , tomorrow, also. so flash flooding is possible. so please be careful. in terms of the rest of the weather, pretty dry for you along much of the eastern seaboard. some scattered showers across the great lakes. when you get into the rocky, that's where that snow will begin to pile up. when we look at areas in parts of northern, central rockies and wyoming back into montana and idaho, some spots anywhere from one to even four feet of snowfall between now and tomorrow night due to a strong winter storm that will be

blasting throughout area. high sierra could also get some heavy snowfall, but southern california relatively dry. firefighters got a tough time battling some blazes near the san bernardino valley and look for scattered showers possible in the four cornerses. that is a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for "hln." wildlife officials in florida are taking bold actions against owners of exotic pets. but some say that's unfair. >> i don't feel like state has any business getting in to my affairs. >> how a little girl's death, though, caused officials to crack down and urged people to turn their pets in.

an unregistered python killed a 2-year-old florida girl earlier this year. now officials are pushing to get exotic animals out of people's homes. florida state law requires owners to have permits. officials say they can't take any chances with this latest crackdown. people turned in their pets over the weekend with no questions asked. >> when new legislation even just gets mentioned on tv, people tend to misunderstand and start to release animals. >> reporter: some of the other groups urge that people have run out of space to house their growing animals. places like florida's gatorland will probably take in many of the reptiles. licensed handlers will adopt the rest. would you like to take home a dinosaur? an auction house put one up, fossilized t-rex, for sale in las vegas, one of the most complete t-rex skeletons ever found. the auction house is hoping to get at least $6 million for it, but so far the best offer is $3.7 million. the auction house says it's

still confident that it's going to find a buyer. i'm larry smith. does champagne taste any better when it's been on ice for weeks? seems that's how long the dodgers have been this close to clinching the division. they finally got it done last night, beating the rockies. not that easy for the detroit tigers, though. twins won again on saturday. the tigers lost again. and that seven-game lead they had less than a month ago is gone. the two are tied atop the a.l. central division, entering today, the final day of the regular season, if needed a tie breaker will be held tuesday in minneapolis. a lot of pink in nfl stadiums to promote breast cancer awareness, several players will wear pink shoes, brain child of carolina running back d'angelo williams. those will be signed and auctioned for charity after the weekend's games. what a finish in athens, georgia.

number 14 georgia down, but number four lsu to joe cox to a.j. green in the final minutes and the go ahead touchdown there. 13-12, bulldogs at home. thought they had a win. wait a minute. lsu, charles scott. under a minute to go. busts his way through for the game-winning touchdown. oh, the tigers, get it done, 20-13 in athens. nba most valuable player lebron james, a documentary on his high school team's run to the ohio state championship has been released in select theaters. a college student shot video of the team as a class project. nba.com says it was his idea to take it a step further. well done. that's sports. everybody wants to save more and spend less. join clark howard at noon eastern. he'll show you ways to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. "the clark howard show" noon eastern right here on "hln." it seems the recession has forced many unemployed women to retool. you'll meet a few who are

learning to hammer out a career in an industry still dominated by men.

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minister was found dead in his home today. police ruled out foul play. he was 56 years old. he resigned from his post in february, three days after appearing intoxicated at a news conference. he apologized for his behavior, but denied it was because he was drinking heavily. the daughter of dr. martin luther king jr. may soon head the southern christian leadership conference. her father actually co-founded the civil rights group. bernice king is one of two finalists for the position. an arkansas judge is the other candidate. if king is chosen, she would become the sclc's first female president. former alaska governor sarah palin isn't the only member of her family to quit their job. last month, her husband, todd, walked away from his oil field job. his resignation comes nearly two months after his wife stepped down as alaska's governor. palin's personal spokeswoman says that todd palin is now spending more time with his family. he made a little more than

$34,000 working part-time for british petroleum as a production operator. he also has a job working in his family's commercial fishing business. some women are dealing with tough economic times by putting on a hard hat and hammering out a new career in the construction industry. training program is giving them a leg up. >> reporter: talk about tools for success. women like janice mccain of maryland are trying to power new tough economic times with a fresh start in an industry still dominated by men. construction. >> i want to get into looking at environmentally friendly ways of building. if i don't do it now, time is wasting. >> reporter: after a career full of office jobs, mccain found herself unemployed, no job, no income. >> i've just trimmed a lot of

corners. i don't go shopping at the malls, i don't splurge on things that i normally would splurge on. a friend from church mentioned a d.c.-based program called wawit, washington area women in the trades, a free training program designed to help low-income women reach financial independence through nontraditional careers like masonry and carpentry. >> we have women who come from a very diverse background. we have women who are -- have been unemployed for a long period of time, have women returning from incarceration. we have average, everyday women. >> reporter: along with seven weeks of classroom and job sites skills training, these women also get physical training. >> when you get out there, it's going to be hot, it's going to be cold. you're going to be doing heavy duty work and we want you to be prepared physically to have the stamina that's required. >> reporter: for mccain, wawit offered a chance at a childhood dream. it's always been a passion of yours, working with your hands?

>> yes, yes. >> reporter: mccain graduated in august and now is working on getting an apprenticeship. her new goal? to one day run her own construction company. >> i think that if you are a woman and you are interested in construction, there shouldn't be a door being blocked from you getting in. >> reporter: this program has opened that door for you? >> definitely opened that door for me. >> reporter: the program's director says this training course started up over two years ago and so far have graduated more than 100 women, more than 65% of which, they say, are either employed or enrolled in an apprenticeship program. kate bolduan, cnn, washington. a man who has run dozens of marathons in his life says he won't be stopping any time soon. he says he has years of running left. >> i've got a vision at 92 i will finish my 50th consecutive twin city marathon. >> he as not doing this just for fun. he says if it wasn't for running

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iran is opening the door of its newly revealed nuclear facility to international inspectors. they just got an okay from tehran to go to the site that has caused so much controversy. strong winds are causing a forest fire to rage out of control in southern california and now people are running from the flames that have already destroyed three homes. >> nervous. i mean, i went out of the room and back here and just broke down in tears. they are so precious. >> five bundled of joy showed up three months early and now a family is scrambling to juggle a life with quintuplets, and with

twins. this is hln for sunday morning. details on all of those stories just ahead, but we start with a deadly day for troops in afghanistan. eight u.s. troops and two members of afghanistan's national security force were killed in a battle with militants yesterday. that is the largest number killed in a single day since july of 2008. officials say coalition forces fought back after militants launched an attack from a mosque. yesterday's deaths come as president obama tries to make a decision about changing course in afghanistan. an immediate u.s. withdrawal seems unlikely, but ultimately the president and top commander in afghanistan agree, defeating al qaeda is critical to stopping the terrorist group's safe havens from spreading. >> i believe the loss of stability in afghanistan brings huge risks that transnational terrorists like al qaeda will operate from inside afghanistan again. >> mcchrystal is also calling

for faster training of afghan forces. earlier efforts to speed up afghan training was stalled, partly because of a lack of nato trainers. u.n. inspectors will start looking at iran's newly revealed nuclear site on october 25th. the head of the nuclear agency held talks in tehran today and says inspectors want to make sure that the site is used for peaceful purposes. it's been a big concern since iran revealed the enrichment plant. u.s. and other countries have been accusing iran of secreting developing a nuclear bomb. president obama they were hiding this plant for year, but iran's leader says that's not true. >> translator: based on what is stated in the regulations, we have made announcement one year before the time we had to out of respect for law and the director general of the iaea and naturally, the united states must have known about it. i do not know why mr. obama was not aware of it. >> meanwhile, u.n. experts say

iran has all the information it needs to design and build a nuclear bomb. a confidential analysis was published yesterday in the "new york times." those same experts say they need more evidence to be sure about the extent of iran's nuclear knowledge, but the report says iran got some know-how from rogue nuclear scientists and did a lot of research and testing on its own. if this report is accurate, then iran knows more about making a bomb than the u.s. publicly estimated. family and friends in chicago said good-bye to a teen beaten to death in broad daylight. video footage showed derrion albert being attacked by other teens on his way to catch the bus. during his funeral yesterday, some people said, "we've had enough!" . here is affiliate wls. >> reporter: they quietly filed in to the funeral to honor derrion albert and called on the violence that claimed his life to stop.

it was standing room only at this morning's service inside the greater mount hebron church which not only drew civil rights leader jesse jackson and the nation of islam leader louis farrakhan, but others who called for an end to youth violence. this was the hardettes thing to see another baby land in a casket. >> make it safe for us to walk down the street every day. >> reporter: other public officials and police were also among the mourners inside church where video screens scrolled through pictures derrion as a child and showed his awards. some paid tribute to the teen by wearing t-shirts that paid tribute to him, saying "we will

always remember you." >> with faith in god, things can get better, but you've got to question for what is right. >> again, that was our affiliate wls. four teens are facing charges in albert's killing. president obama is sending two cabinet secretaries to chicago on wednesday to talk about school violence. 45-mile-per-hour winds are driving a wildfire in southern california. it's only 5% contained and has burned 1,500 acres. three homes have already been destroyed just northeast of san bernardino and dozens of others are threatened right now. people have been taking pets with them when they evacuate. no injuries have been reported. the fire started saturday afternoon and authorities are trying to figure out what caused it. a fire set on purpose to get rid of forest undergrowth is now out of control. it happened 120 miles north of phoenix. about 1,000 acres have burned, but air tankers are credited for slowing the fire down. dozens of homes have been evacuated. a tennessee mother who was

stabbed and had her newborn baby kidnapped got to hold him in her arms again, but their reunion didn't last long. the child along with the woman's three other children were placed in state custody yesterday. child protective services said that they were taken for safety reasons but would not explain why the kids were considered endangered. investigators found the baby unharmed at a home in alabama and arrested a suspect on kidnapping charges. the death toll from a pair of devastating earthquakes in indonesia could double. that's the word from officials as search and rescue crews spend another day looking for survivors. there's fear that four villages here in west sumatra have been wiped out by mountains of mud. the quakes killed more than 700 people and as many as 3,000 could still be buried under mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. look at this damage. people are using hammers, chisels, even their bear hands to dig through the debris.

a family in buffalo, new york has just grown from four to nine! and it happened a little sooner than they expected. doctors deliver their quintuplets, three years and two boys, 15 weeks early. mom says all of a sudden thursday, her heart started beating quickly and contractions just wouldn't let us. the delivery caught everyone a bit off guard. >> i'm just scared right now because they're so small. you know? you're used to bringing home a baby that's like this big and they're like a pound. >> 4 of the 5 actually weighed anywhere from 1 1/2 pounds to just under 2 pounds, which is not bad for 25 weeks. >> the couple already has a set of twins. now they're scrambling to get necessary items like car seats and a new vehicle to carry the entire family. can you imagine? low mortgage rates, low natural gas prices, toys for

christmas. jennifer west west has money-saving ideas and is "looking out for you." >> we had a few good-for-your-money headlines this week. it may be getting cold outside where you live. your heating bill may be a little easier on you this year, especially if you heat with natural gas. factories are running at low speed because of the recession. that means the supply of natural gas is up. the government's been storing it away, more gas than ever. that is good news for your heating prices. they've been falling. now also cheaper, borrowing money for a home. this week mortgage rates went back below 5% so that means you would pay a let less interest over 30 years with a mortgage rate like that. that's all good news and it may help you if you're starting to plan your budget for the holidays. and i know some of you already scouting for deals. you can start stashing gifts and hiding them in your house. well, walmart is firing the first shot in the toy wars. it's going to sell 100 toys at $10 each this season, and that includes some barbies, play dough, transformers, you may be thinking, i don't want to think

about christmas just yet. how about halloween? a retail group says the average american will spend $56 on halloween this year. about $20 for the costume, $18 for candy. i'm giving you those numbers so you know what everyone else is spending so you can be careful not to overspend. it is kind of easy when you walk down the aisle to get sugar happy, throw all that candy in the cart or maybe get a constum because you a because you're thinking about the big party and want to look good. >> thanks so much, jen. get more great money advice from jennifer westhoven each week dai on morning express with robin meade from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. eastern. wildfire life officials in florida are taking bold action against owners of exotic pets but some say that's unfair. >> i don't feel like the state has any business getting into my affairs. >> how a little girl's death, though, caused officials to crack down and urge people to turn their pets in.

some frustrated pet owners say that florida wildlife authorities' latest push for safety is a bit extreme. officials are asking people with exotic animals to turn them in even if they have permits. dave demarco from news 13 explains why. >> reporter: if mike looks upset carrying this gym bag, it's because max and zora are inside. he told his children this morning he was giving away the burmese pythons. >> i'm going to cry. i know it's snakes, but they're a family pet. >> reporter: after a 2-year-old summ sumter county girl was killed by her python, fish and wildlife officials started cracking down. state law requires owners to have permits and larger snakes have to have micro chips. with the emphasis on safety, sometimes it has a reverse effect. >> what we often find is that when new legislation just gets mentioned on tv, people tend to misunderstand and start to release animals. >> reporter: so fish and wildlife partnered with gator

land on amnesty day for reptiles of concern. the only questions were ones about the snakes. >> what has happened is that people have been purchasing these things for pets over a long period of time, over many years. and the animals have grown. and they're running out of space. >> reporter: and certainly the largest snake brought in today was this 13 1/2 foot long, 80-pound burmese python. his owner says he worried about the fines and even possible jail time that permit violators will face, so it was time for him to give up his big baby and mike says snakes he considered his other kids, though they aren't happy about it. >> it's punishing people that are responsible with the pets. i don't feel like the state has any business getting into my affairs. >> reporter: their only solace is that many of the reptiles will be used for education. the rest will be adopted by handlers.

would you like to take home a dinosaur? well, an auction house put one up, a fossilized t-rex for sale in las vegas. it's one of the most complete t-rex skeletons ever found, so the auction house has been hoping to get at least $6 million for it. but so far the best offer is $3.7 million. the auction house, though, says it's still confident it will find a buyer. i'm larry smith. give it up for the nfl. known for a well deserved reputation as fashion police, they're allowing players to wear pink today in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. now these pink cleats will be work by ryan molt in houston, texas. involved in a controversial traffic stop by police while his mother-in-law was upstairs dying of breast cancer. the pink shoes idea belongs to de'angelo williams, the panthers running back heard about the promotion and made the suggestion to league officials and they said okay. his mom has been diagnosed with the disease and she has had three sisters die of breast cancer.

161 games and the twins and tigers are all tied. minnesota won again on saturday. the tigers lost leaving them atop the a.l. central division on the final day of the regular season. a tie breaker if needled would be on tuesday, a delay due to the brett favre bowl. vikings versus the packers on monday night. a reporter erin andrews has been ordered to los angeles for a hearing monday morning to determine if a man can be freed on bond. 48-year-old michael david barrett faces federal charges of making illegal videos of andrews through the peep hole of her hotel room, put it on the enter sunset and attempt to go sell them. talk about giving one up for the team. tcu versus smu last night, watch this. this is jeremy curly. 71 yard punt return for the touchdown. that's impressive enough. but after he scores, i want to show you what happened along the way. watch for number 35 in purple. he's a freshman named tanner brock right there. he makes a key block, he had

already lost his helmet. look at that. unbelievable. no helmet, still gets in the mix. had to be helped off the field. hey, nice job helping the team get the win. that's a look at sports. it seems the recession has forced many unemployed women to retool. you'll meet a few who are learning how to hammer out a career in an industry still dominated by men.

japan's former finance minister was found dead in his home today. police don't know what caused his death, but ruled out foul play. he was 56 years old. he resigned from his post in february, three days after appearing intoxicated at a news conference. he apologized for his behavior, but denied it was because he was drinking heavily. the daughter of dr. martin luther king junior may soon head the southern christian leadership conference. her father actually co-founded the civil rights group. bernice king is 1 of 2 finalists for the position. an arkansas judge is the other candidate. if king is chosen, she would become the sclc's first female president. former alaska governor sarah palin isn't the only member of her family to quit their job. last month, her husband, todd, walked away from his oil field

job. his resignation comes nearly two months after his wife stepped down as alaska's governor. palin's personal spokeswoman says that todd palin is now spending more time with his family. he made a little more than $34,000, working part time for british petroleum as a production operator. he also has a job working in his family's commercial fishing business. some women are dealing with tough economic times by putting on a hard hat and hammering out a new career in the construction industry. kate bolduan looks at how a unique training program is giving them a leg up. >> reporter: talk about tools for success. women like janice mccain of maryland are trying to power new tough economic times with a fresh start in an industry still dominated by men. construction. >> i want to get into looking at environmentally friendly ways of building.

i want to look at solar, thermal energy. if i don't do it now, time is wasting. >> reporter: after a career full of office jobs, including at the state department and howard university, mccain found herself unemployed, no job, no income. >> i've just trimmed a lot of corners. i don't go shopping at the malls, i don't splurge on things that i normally would splurge on. >> reporter: but she says it's been a blessing in disguise. a friend from church mentioned a d.c. based program called wawit, washington area women in the trades. a free training program designed to help low income women reach financial independence through nontraditional careers like masonry and carpentry. >> we have women who come from a very diverse background. we have women who are unemployed for a long time. we have women who are returning from incarceration, we have average, every day women. >> reporter: along with seven weeks of classroom and job site skills training, these women also get physical training. >> because we know when you get

out there, it will be hot, it will be cold, you'll be doing heavy duty work and we want you to be prepared physically to have the stamina that's required. >> reporter: for mccain, wawit also offered a chance at a childhood dream. >> so it's always been a passion of yours working with your hands? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: mccain graduated in august and is now working on getting an apprenticeship. her new goal? to one day run her own construction company. >> i think that if you are a woman and you are interested in construction, there shouldn't be a door being blocked from you getting in. >> this door has opened that door for you? >> definitely opened that door for me. >> reporter: the program's director says this training course started up just over two years ago and so far they've graduated more than 100 women. more than 65% of which they say are either employed or enrolled in an apprenticeship program.

kate bolduan, cnn, washington, d.c. a man who has run dozens of marathons in his life says he won't be stopping anytime soon. he says he has years of running left. >> i've got a vision at 92 i will finish my 50th consecutive twin city marathon. >> he is not doing this just for fun. he says if it wasn't for running he may not be alive. xwxwxwxwxwxw

a high school student beaten to death by fellow teenagers was buried in chicago yesterday. many political leaders attended derrion albert's funeral, including reverend jesse jackson. president obama is sending two cabinet secretaries to chicago wednesday to talk about school violence. mp mpls. typhoon parma's killed at least 15 so far. the storm crossed the philippines' largest islands, but it's expected to keep dumping rain on it. that's a problem because another storm caused massive floods just last week. palestinian president mahmoud abbas is take fire from some people at home. they're outraged that he did not support a u.n. report that accused both israel and hamas of war crimes.

he made the decision after heavy u.s. pressure, but now some palestinian leaders are demanding an investigation into it. that's a quick check of some of your sunday morning headlines here on hln. i'm natasha curry. thanks for joining us. a texas panel is looking into weather an innocent man was executed in 2004. but the state's governor picked a new man to lead the investigation and some worry that he's letting politics interfere with science. randi kaye explains. >> reporter: this is the question. is texas governor rick perry, a republican in a tough re-election fight, trying to cover up the execution of an innocent man on his watch? >> this is a clear case of the governor sabotaging a public agency in order to cover up the findings for his own political advantage. >> reporter: here's what happened friday morning. the texas forensic science commission was supposed to hear the latest findings on what really happened in the small town of corsicana, texas nearly 18 years ago in 1991.

still a question because the original investigator said an arson fire killed three baby girls. it took a jury less than an hour to convict their father of arson homicide. but since then, three forensic investigations found there was no evidence of arson. none. one of those reports even came before cameron todd willingham was executed. still the governor stands by his decision. friday for the first time, the state's own hand picked expert was to present a scathing report that showed, once again, no evidence of arson. but 48 hours before the scheduled meeting, governor perry stopped the entire process, removing three of the commission members. >> those individuals' terms were up, so we replaced them. it's not -- nothing out of the ordinary. >> reporter: governor perry's critics suggest he's trying to delay and maybe even derail the state's own investigation. willingham died by lethal injection after governor perry

refused to grant him a stay. even though he was presented new evidence the fire was not arson. scott cobb heads a group pushing for a moratorium on executions. cobb says perry's move was politically motivated. >> governor perry saw the writing on the wall. he moved to cover that up. >> reporter: if the commission had proceeded, the state's final report may have been released just weeks before the govern he's primary election. and if it found it was not arrest so that, critics say that would prove perry is the first governor in history to preside over the death of an innocent man. >> and i think that's what he's afraid of. >> there really is no excuse for a delay. here finally is a case with overwhelming evidence that an innocent man was executed by the state of texas. >> reporter: keeping them honest, we tried to interview governor perry, but his office said they couldn't make it work. he has said there was overwhelming evidence willingham was guilty, but one of the

investigators who reviewed the case over the years called it bs, bad science. as for the state's expert who was supposed to formally deliver his findings friday, he said the fire marshal who testified at willingham's trial had an attitude characteristic of mystics and psychics. so will the commission ever hear this report? maybe not. governor perry's new commission chairman, a political ally, is the man who postponed friday's hearing indefinitely and told cnn he couldn't begin to guess when it might be rescheduled. five years ago when cameron todd willingham was executed, he said i am an innocent man convicted of a crime i did not commit. governor rick perry's future may depend on a dying man's last words. randi kaye, cnn, new york. this has been a deadly weekend for troops in afghanistan. eight u.s. troops and two members of afghanistan's national security force were

killed in a battle with militants yesterday. that's the largest number of americans killed by hostile action in a single day since july of 2008. officials say coalition forces fought back after militants launched an attack from a mosque. u.n. inspectors will start looking at iran's knewly revealed nuclear site on october 25th. the head of the u.n.'s nuclear agency held talks in tehran today. he says inspectors want to make sure the site is used for peaceful purposes. it's been a big concern since iran revealed the nuclear enrichment plant last month. the u.s. and other countries have been accusing iran of secretly developing a nuclear bomb. officials say iran was hiding this plant for years but iran's leader says that's not true. >> translator: based on what is stated in the regulations, we have made announcement one year before the time we had to out of respect for law and the director general of the iaea and

naturally the united states must have known about it. i do not know why mr. obama was not aware of. 45-mile-per-hour winds are driving a wildfire in southern california. it's only 5% contained and has burned 1,500 acres. three homes have already been destroyed just northeast of sarn bernardino and dozens of others are threatened right now. people have been taking horses and pets with them as they evacuate. no injuries have been reported. the fire started saturday afternoon and authorities are finding to figure out what caused it. a fire set on purpose to get rid of forest undergrowth is now out of control. it happened 120 miles north of season here. about 1,000 acres have burned, but air tankers are credited for slowing the fire down. dozens of homes have been evacuated. a tennessee mother who was stabbed and had her newborn baby kidnapped got to hold him in her arms again, but their reunion didn't last long. the child along with the woman's three other children were placed in state custody yesterday. child protective services said

that they were taken for safety reasons, but it would not explain why the kids were considered in danger. investigators found the baby unharmed at a home in alabama and arrested a suspect on kidnapping charges. the death toll from a pair of devastating earthquakes in indonesia could double. that's the word from officials as sernld aarch and rescue crewt another day looking for survivors. there's fear that four villages here in west sumatra have been wiped out by mountains of mud. the quakes killed more than 700 people and as many as 3,000 could still be buried under mud and debris. that includes hundreds of people trapped in a mosque during a wedding. look at this damage. people are using hammers, chisels, even their bare hands to dig through the debris. check this out. 18 huge pumpkins competed in an annual weigh-off in colorado springs yesterday. a for lift was used to move them all to the scales because

they're so huge. this year's winner was 1,000 pounds, the second was no sla slacker either, weighing 954 pounds. you can certainly tell it's fall. we're talking about rain, snow even. let's check in with meteorologist reynold wolf to tell you where. >> that's right. looks like the snow is going to be heavy in some parts of the rockies but the rain is going to come down in buckets especially in parts of texas, arkansas, louisiana, even into oklahoma. in fact, we could see very heavy rain. some locations could get quite a bit, anywhere from three to four inches of precipitation into the late afternoon hours and into tomorrow also. flash flooding will be an issue especially in spots with low-lying areas and poor drainage. in terms of the rest of the weather across the nation, dry along much of the eastern seaboard, scattered showers across the great lakes. into the rockies is where the snow will begin to pile up. when we look in areas like say parts of the northern rockies, central rockies, including areas wyoming back into montana and idaho, some spots anywhere from one to even four feet of

snowfall between now and tomorrow night due to a strong winter storm that's going to be blasting through the area. high sierra could also get heavy snowfall. same story for much of the cascades. southern california relatively dry. firefighters will have a tough time battling blazes near the san bernardino valley. that's a look at your forecast. wildfire life officials in florida are taking bold action against owners of exotic pets but some say that's unfair. >> i don't feel like the state has any business getting into my affairs. >> how a little girl's death, though, caused officials to crack down and urge people to turn their pets in.

an unregistered python killed a 2-year-old florida girl earlier this year. now official are pushing to get exotic animals out of people's homes. florida state law requires owners to have permits but officials say they can't take any chances with this latest crackdown so people turning in their pets this weekend with no questions asked. >> when new legislation even just gets mentioned on tv, people tend to misunderstand and start to release animals. >> some of the other concerns are that people have run out of space to house their growing animals, places like florida's gator land though will probably take in many of the represent tiles. licensed handlers will adopt the rest. would you like to take home a dinosaur? an auction house put one up. a fozleized t rex for sale in las vegas. it is one of the most complete t-rex skeletons ever found. the auction house is hoping to get at least $6 million for it. so far the best offer is $3.7

million. the auction house says it is still confident it will find a buyer. does champagne taste any better when it's been on ice for weeks? the twins won again on saturday, the tigers lost again and that seven-game lead that they had less than a month ago is gone. the two are now tied atop the a.l. central division entering today the final day of the regular season. if needed, a tiebreaker will be held tuesday in minneapolis. a lot of pink in nfl stadiums today to promote breast cancer awareness. several players will wear pink shoes. that's the brain child of carolina running back deangelo williams. they'll be auctioned off after this sunday's game. in athens, georgia, a number 14 georgia down to number 4 lsu.

but if the final minutes, the go-ahead touchdown there, 12-12 the bulldogs at home. but wait a minute, lsu, charles scott, under a minute to go. busts his way through for the game winning touchdown. the tigers get it done, 20-13 in athens. lebron james has hit the big screen. a documentary on his high school team's run to the ohio state championship has been released in select theaters, a college student shot video of the team as a class project. nba.com says it was his idea to take it a step further. well done. that's sports. are you looking for a way to get out of debt? be careful who you pick to help you. hln money expert clark howard warns about firms selling broken promises. >> are you overwhelmed by credit

card debt? what if one call could do it all. that's the promise of tv and radio adr running all over the country. if you go to the internet you see one ad after another for it. if you put in anything in a search engine like "debt trouble" or "credit card problems," or whatever, these ads pop up saying, call us, we'll negotiate for you, we'll wipe out your credit card debt for pennies on the dollar. what do they want in return from you? some companies want you to pay thousands of dollars up front for a promise that you may not realize. do you know that complaints coming in to me and to any consumer affairs organization have been skyrocketing about debt settlement firms. you need to be very, very wary and aware that you may pay out thousands of dollars and get absolutely zip in return. where's that money better kept? in your wallet. i'm clark howard. for more ideas to protect yourself, go to cnn.com/clark howard.

mpls more tips to protect your money are coming your way on clark's show today at noon eastern time. he's going to help you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. it seems the recession has forced many unemployed women to retool. you're going to meet a few who are learning how to hammer out a career in an industry still dominated by men.

learning how to hammer out a japan's former finance minister was found dead in his home today. police don't know what caused his death, but ruled out foul play. he was 56 years old. he resigned from his post in february, three days after appearing intoxicated at a news conference. he apologized for his behavior, but denied it was because he was drinking heavily. the daughter of dr. martin luther king junior may soon head the southern christian leadership conference. her father actually co-founded the civil rights group. bernice king is 1 of 2 finalists for the position. an arkansas judge is the other candidate. if king is chosen, she would become the sclc's first female president. former alaska governor sarah palin isn't the only member of her family to quit their job. last month, her husband, todd, walked away from his oil field

job. his resignation comes nearly two months after his wife stepped down as alaska's governor. palin's personal spokeswoman says that todd palin is now spending more time with his family. he made a little more than $34,000, working part time for british petroleum as a production operator. he also has a job working in his family's commercial fishing business. some women are dealing with tough economic times by putting on a hard hat and hammering out a new career in the construction industry. kate bolduan looks at how a unique training program is giving them a leg up. >> reporter: talk about tools for success. women like janice mccain of maryland are trying to power new through tough economic times with a fresh start in an industry still dominated by men -- construction. >> i want to get into looking at environmentally friendly ways of building.

i want to look at solar, thermal energy. if i don't do it now, time is wasting. >> reporter: after a career full of office jobs, including at the state department and howard university, mccain found herself unemployed, no job, no income. unemployed, no job, no income. >> i've just triled a lot of corners. i don't go shopping at the malls i don't splurge. >> but she says it's a blessing in disguise. a friend from church mentioned a d.c.-based company called wawit, a train program designed to help low-income women reach independence through masonry and carpentry. >> we have women who come from a very diverse background. we have women who have been unemployed for a long time, women returning from incarceration, average, everyday women. >> reporter: along abowith seven-weeks of training, they

get physical training. >> it's going to be hot, cold, heavy-duty wok, we want you to be prepared physically to have the stamina that's required. >> reporter: for mccain, wawi also offered a chance at a childhochild dream. it's always been a passion of yours working with your hands. >> yes. >> reporter: mccain graduated in august and is now working on getting an apprenticeship. her goal to one day run her own construction compa constructi construction company. >> i think if you're a woman you you shouldn't be blocked from getting in. >> the program's director says this training course started up just over two years ago aso far they've graduated more than 100%, more than 75% of which are employed or enrolled in an apprenticeship program. a man who has run dozens of

marathons in his life says he won't be stopping any time soon. he says he has years of running left. >> i've got a vision at 92 i will finish my consecutive marathon. >> he said if not for running he may not be alive.