all right. time to rise and shine. where did our weekend go, huh? i'm robin meade. morning, sunshine. the wait is over, michael jackson's new song "this is it" is officially out today. you'll get to hear some of it in a few seconds here. >> plus -- >> i will end don't ask, don't tell. that's my commitment to you. >> president obama assures gays that he will keep a campaign promise to them, but not everyone seems to be convinced. >> and watch this. a woman took police on a wild high-speed chase with a child in the backseat and crashed, but not even that stopped the woman.

incredible tape there. first at least 29 people died when a bomb exploded near a busy market today. authorities in pakistan say dozens more were injured in what appeared to be an attack on a military vehicle near the swat valley. a brand new michael jackson song is out. this is a listen to "this is it." ♪ this is it zblrchlts here i stand i'm the light of the world zblrchli feel grand ♪ >> his brothers are singing the background vocals. "this is it" will be featured in the upcoming film about jackson's tour rehearsals before his death. it will be part of a double cd coming out at the end of the month. gay supporters say they want

equallity, marnl and an end to don't ask, don't tell military policy. the march coincided with national coming out day. a small number of counter protesters there as well. one big issue, president obama's pledge to end don't ask, don't tell that bans openly gay women and men from serving in the military. >> we are moving ahead on don't ask, don't tell. we should not -- we should not be punishing patriotic americans who have stepped forward to serve this country. we should be secelebrating thei coverage to show such selflessness, especially when we're fighting two wars. >> some supporters say it will be difficult to get rid of don't ask, don't tell and that president obama is not doing enough. you'll hear from two people on

both sides of the issue, who have the power to change it or not. that's in about ten minutes. an accused hijacker is under arrest 40 years after the hijacking of pan am flight 281. this story is getting a lot of your attention on cnn.com. 66-year-old luis hermando is your soltren was arrested. two suspects plead guilty in the '70s. we are hearing about an attack on a u.s. base in afghanistan. eight americans were killed. an apache chopper pilot recalls getting the desperate call for help. >> as we came over the hill and first tried to call them and got no response was that everybody was gone. we could tell that everything around them was going to hell. we could hear it in their

microphones, we could hear the guns going off. we knew it was a pretty intense situation they were facing. >> deadliest attack in more than a year. 100 militants were also killed in the 12-hour battle. >> rush limbaugh is trying to buy an nfl team and the players' association is responding. here is rafer with more on that sfoer. he would be a part owner? >> yes, robin, but probably the most well-known of his group. this is a man who once said it looks more like a game between the bloods and the cripps. now apparently limbaugh wants to be part of the game. reaction is not positive. his group is one of six bidding in the st. louis rams. the head of the players' union sent out a letter saying -- what do you think about this?

this is america. should limbaugh be allowed to own an nfl team? text your feelings to hlntv, 45688, e-mail us or post a comment on our facebook page. we'll read your thoughts. >> some people say they would play for them because they would, they're getting paid. >> at the end of the day, playing for millions of dollars, i have a feeling most players would be focused more on that. >> we had players who said they wouldn't and players who said they would, too. >> right. >> interesting. here is your chance to be president obama's neighbor. the house next door to his in chicago is up for sale. in three weeks it had 75,000 hits on the realtor's website, and worldwide inquiries, including a saudi prince. alina cho learned why she's selling. >> it's expensive to live here. then there's this thing the

realtors are call iing the obam factor. >> beautiful, beautiful home. little bit of a fictioner upper. >> fixer upper. the basement is a disaster. >> you're an honest man. >> i think i'm selling location and not my basement, so i can afford to be honest. >> she said fixer upper, he said it's a disaster, about the basement. just to look at the house, you need at least $1.5 million in the bank. well, excuse me! you cannot look at it without $1.5 in the bank. >> that's some neighborhood. he comes back and just as long as he keeps the music down, i would be fine with it. >> you and your noisy kids. >> rotten kids, keep your ball out of my yard. >> hi, bob. >> morning, rob. soggy start for you for the southeast, south central part of the country. stationary front, we're wedged out. georgia, end result heavy rain coming in on top of that. here is the way it goes.

lots of rain, yellows and reds, one to two inches of rain per hour, stretching back in towards georgia. atlanta radar picture trying to fly in and out of atl that, rain stretches through northern alabama, gets through mississippi back into shreveport, louisiana. heavy rain will be a factor, and so will cold temperatures. more on that in about half an hour. >> the house beside the president's, they bought it for $35,000 back in the '70s. >> whoa, and you can't have less than 1.5 mill to look at it now? >> constant parade of people in and out of there otherwise. >> no doubt. new health care choices that work this fall. it could cut your payments and give you a tax break, but there is a big downside.

time now to salute our troops. casandra cruel wants to send a salute to her boyfriend, one of the most respectable and caring people she knows. middendorf will be deployed to afghanistan at the end of the month. both their families love him and appreciate him for what he does. it is always our honor to help you salute your loved ones in the service. a wild gunfight at a bar from a surveillance camera. what in the world? it started with an argument. this was not the end of it. that story is new for you in less than 30 minutes. what is wrong with people? all right. this weekend, president obama vowed to end the u.s. military's don't ask, don't tell policy. it allows gays and lesbians to serve in the military as long as they don't openly reveal their

sexual orientation. richard lui has the president's options to end the ban. good morning. >> good morning, robin. obviously to end don't ask don't tell would be to push a bill through congress. now, no such bill exists right now. key lawmaker saying he believes president obama will follow through on hoping to end don't ask, don't tell. getting military support is pretty crucial here. >> i think he will, and he can. i think it has to be done in the right way, which is to get a buy-in from the military, now possible. other militaries in the west, the british and other western armys have ended this discriminatory policy. it ought to be done with thoughtfulne thoughtfulness, care and buy-in from the military. >> some activists have accused him of putting gay rights on the back burner. when he talked about ending don't ask, don't tell, he did not put it on a timetable.

>> let's talk about people who oppose ending the ban. >> some say the military is just fine with don't ask, don't tell policy as it is, and the best thing to do is leave it alone. take a listen to another member of the senate armed services committee. >> we've got a program that's working within the military. it's been very effective, very accommodating for about 15, 16 years now. it's worked well. and i think there's no reason to change it. i get calls from military personnel on a regular basis every time this issue gets stirred up, and this is not a popular discussion within the military, i can assure you. >> more than 600 people were discharged from the military due to their sexual orientation. we'll talk about what the military is saying, retired military is responding to this. >> there will be more in the next half hour. thank you, richard. you'll have some important decisions to make this year as open enrollment begins at work.

i'll admit it right now, i am the worst about it. i'll wait until like the day before and go, what do i want to choose here? >> do you even know you have the envelope? the envelope, please. >> exactly. >> has landed at your house. you probably ignored it. >> tim, could you open the mail for me? >> but this story, this affects everybody who, if you have health insurance at work, usually every year they tweak it a little bit and send you the whole big packet about what you want to do. we'll try to tackle this throughout the morning. there's a lot of different ways to look at t one of the things you'll see this year, consumer-directed. they want you to take these consumer-directed health plans. this is the translation of that. you pay more. basically, though, you'll pay less in your paycheck. you'll get to keep more. your premiums could be down 20%. if you go to the doctor's office, it can cost you a lot more. deductibles can go up to like $10,000 before you get any help if you have a family. so the idea is that's a good

plan if you don't really use that much health care. so, you have to be real careful about t think about it. the insurance company hopes when they say consumer-directed if you have to pay more, you'll be more careful and not take a lot of extra tests and stuff. >> or it will cost you less if you're healthy. if you don't have problems that year. >> then you can get lower premiums. but it's a risk. >> thank you for the heads up on that. note to self. all right. two moms from oklahoma have gone from shopping secondhand to building a million dollar brand. stephanie elam explains in this small business success. >> reporter: 12 years ago, shannon willburn and devon packet had their first consignment sale in shannon's living room. now they run a multimillion dollar company called just between friends. >> it's a glorified garage sale but it's very organized. >> reporter: the working moms had no business experience when they started but knew where to

turn for advice. >> we surrounded ourselves with people in our neighborhood who had businesses of their own and said how do you do this? >> reporter: when it came to franchising, they brought in the experts. >> anybody that wants to start a franchise system needs to have an attorney and an accountant, because it is fun to market, it's fun to socialize but if your business is not making money, then it is a very expensive hobby. >> reporter: with nearly 100 locations nationwide, the friends are willing to sacrifice to keep the business growing. >> we did not pay ourselves the first three years. the dreams and hopes you have for the company have to come slowly, a lot more slowly than what you hope for in the beginning. >> if you are a small business owner, we would like to see your story. go to cnn.com/robin, upload a

video about your biz or info and ublingd be featured here on "morning express." >> kids get a lot of tests when they're in school. you may be able to add one more to the list. a breathalyzer test at school? and later -- >> let's get the other firefighter put out. >> that's not the way this firefighting demonstration was supposed to work.

before kids take a math test they might have to take a drinking test? a massachusetts school district gave preliminary approval to use breathalyz breathalyzers to test students suspected of drinking at school

during the day. some parents like the idea, but the aclu in massachusetts tells the boston globe that it will just drive kids to use other drugs. a team rallied around the coach whose wife died a few days earlier, to pull off an amazing victory late in the game. this is touching my heart. hi, rafer. >> hi, robin. it is incredibly touching. talk about playing with a heavy heart. i have no idea how this man did what he did. bengals defensive coordinator came home thursday, found his wife dead, no word on the cause of death. just a terrible tragedy. sunday he joined his team against the rival ravens and players said seeing him there lifted their spirits. they played spirited. these guys are underdogs, not supposed to win this game, then with 22 seconds left, carson palmer hits andre caldwell for the win. benga bengals, who are horrible last year, are surprisingly first

place in their division. zimer had this emotional moment with the team after. >> my wife loves all of you. she's proud of you, win or lose, she's proud of you. i just appreciate all of y'all's effort. >> lots of prayers go out to him. meanwhile, brett favre went from the big 4-0 to the big 5-0. one day after his 40th birthday, brett and the vikings easily routed the st. louis rams, making him 5-0 in his career and the vikings best start in six years. okay. >> slap my mouth and eat my words. >> so eating my feet for this one, because it's working, apparently. teacher against student. bill belichick taking on his former assistant, daniels, head coach at denver. the pupil the master. hideous uniforms. look at those things. celebrating the 50th anniversary of the afl, pulled out a stunning win in overtime in tom

brady's pats. they are 5-0, which nobody expected. more in sports in the next half hour. robin? >> back in the '70s, did we wear a lot of gold? >> i think that's going back to the '50s. yeah. fortunately, tv was in black and white. >> good point. thank you. >> i thought the seahawks uniforms two weeks ago were the worst things i had ever seen. no way. this just got worse. >> big bird, is that you? traveling out there, the atlanta metro area with saver flight explorer, rain over the city. downstream, more to come. charlotte, memphis, showers. dallas, houston, and then look at minneapolis, snow in the morning, denver and san francisco, morning fog.

more weather coming up, robin, in about 10 minutes. >> bob, thank you. a woman led police on a scary high-speed chase with a child in the backseat. at one point, the woman crashed and that's when things got even crazier.

♪ i can say i'm the light of your world ♪ >> that is the brand new michael jackson song "this is it." it was officially released at midnight on his website. the song will be in the new movie, the new jackson movie and a new double cd coming out this month. his brothers sing the backup vocals. an explosion near a marketplace killed at least 29 people today. pakistan authorities say the attack, which appeared to target a military vehicle, also injured about 45 people. this was in northwest pakistan where the army has been locked in heavy fighting against the

taliban. the insurance industries releasing a report today that slams the senate's health care reform plan. it says by the year 2019 a typical family premium would be $4,000 more than it would be under the current system. the white house is criticizing the report. the senate finance committee votes on the plan tomorrow. the space clown has landed. founder of cirque du soleil is safely back on earth after a trip to the international space station. some people call him the first clown in space because he wore a red spongy nose during the trip. that trip cost him $35 million. if you can, why not, right? those are some of the stories we're working on this morning. how is that oatmeal? i'm robin meade. morning, sunshine. a top health official says you're better off with the swine flu vaccine than without it. dr. ann shukitt of the cdc warns that the risks of not getting that vaccine are higher than any potential risks linked to it.

>> a lot of people are saying it's new. it's important to know that the president obama over the weekend promised to end the military's controversial don't skrks don't tell policy, banning gays and lesbians serving in the military from revealing their sexual orientation. richard lui, the president did not talk specifics on how he would end that ban. does he need congress approval? >> he does not. he could do it by executive order. "time" magazine reports president obama could simply

tell the pentagon that investigating service members' sexuality is not in the best interest of the armed forces. harry truman used an executive order to end segregation in the military in the 1940s. >> one group is more likely to be kicked out of the military under the don't ask, don't tell policy. let's talk about that. >> women, robin, much more likely than men to be kicked out of the military under the don't ask, don't tell. more than a third of people discharged last year because of their sexual orientation were female. women only account for 15% of all active duty and reserve military members. a researcher saying a partial explanation may be homosexuality is more common among women in the service than males. it could also be from rumors. a bus carrying a high school band steered off a highway.

a band instructor died saturday and 44 students were injured. the head director says the driver slumped over just before the crash and the instructor grabbed the wheel. this band has played at a presidential inauguration and the macy's thanksgiving day parade. top senators are split on whether to send more u.s. troops to afghanistan. republican john mccain says anything less than 40,000 would be an error of historic proportions. that is what the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is requesting. democrat dianne feinstein says that president obama should take his general's advice, but the armed services committee chairman says he wants to focus on strengthening afghanistan's security forces. >> a dramatic shootout is caught on tape. look at this unbelievable surveillance video. this is what happened after a fist fight turned into a gunfight at a bar in toledo, ohio. people had already scrambled out

the door. and you're shooting back in? shortly after that, a second camera captured the people outside, firing into the bar. amazingly, no one was hit, even though police found at least 17 shell casings. they're still looking for the gunman. >> nobody hit? >> nobody hit. >> just shooting wildly? nobody hit. >> after you clear the door, why would you shoot back in there? >> who knows. >> just get out of there. >> insane. insane. glad no one was hurt. that's all you can say about that. >> those are the stories you watch where you go i am normal, i am smart. >> i know. let's show you what's happening now. northern mississippi out of a arkansas, louisiana, heavy rain, stretching in toward alabama and georgia. real heavy. this is the way it's going to be today, tomorrow and probably through wednesday. shields of rain coming in off

the gulf, riding into high pressure over the carolinas and raining out. you talk about heavy downpours. we have it right now. probably will see as much as three to five inches of rain in the areas sheaed in dark green today, flash flood watch areas. all those dark shaded green are the watches. warnings are all bright shaded greens. flooding occurring in those bright shaded green areas. yellow shield of rain, red, that's three to five inches, georgia, central and northern, lower arkansas, mississippi, three to five inches of rain in the next 48 hours. lot of rain potentially out there. that's one story. the other story we're waking up to, cold temperatures, freeze warnings in dark purple, also frost advisories into west virginia and western parts of virginia. 42 in boston. you get outside of bean town you're looking at cold temperatures in massachusetts. all right. heavy rain in the west. heavy rain has caused land

sliding around the washington area. this is not just washington, but a half mile land slide had to close that highway right there, buckled up the roadway a little bit. they'll get more rain in washington state late tonight. major storm headed into california, rain on the entire west coast. we'll talk about that in the next couple of hours. first time i saw that video. pret pretty impressive. >> yeah. thank you. talk more about the snow today? >> that's the upper midwest. we have everything going on today, robin. >> thank you. he has made millions of dollars by being controversial. that could come back to haunt talk show host rush limbaugh. find out who is not happy about his plan to become an nfl owner. firefighting demonstration doesn't go exactly as planned. nobody planned for the firefighters to catch on fire.

some drivers convicted of a dui will have to put breathalyzers in their cars. a new law in four california counties will require the devices, which block vehicles from even starting if there's alcohol detected. the new law is being looked at as a test and includes first-time dui offenders. >> rush limbaugh is trying to buy an nfl team and the players' association is responding now. here is rafer with more on the story. he would be part owner, part of a group. >> part of a group, robin. it's also not a done deal he will be part owner. it's all in the early stages. already people are upset. some people citing when limbaugh said they wanted donovan mcnabb to do well because he was plaque and they're focusing on that. limbaugh is one of six groups

trying to buy a stake in the st. louis rams. head of the players' union sent out an e-mail to other union execs, encouraging players to speak out against this move, arguing that sport the are supposed to be unifying and that limbaugh is to divisive on this. >> rush has openly been an anti-fan of the nfl so his desire to buy is confusing. i guess the team can't pass up the right money, but the player opposition should be expected, elise on our face book. text us at 45688, or go to our face book page. robin? >> our face book page is already busy with those comments. if you want to see what your fellow viewers are saying and add to it, there you go. >> don't feel like going to the gym? i know a lot of you are watching us right now on the treadmill. we're thinking of you. those of you who are not, there might be financial incentives to get you on the treadmill. jennifer westhoven is here. what have you got?

>> maybe a lot of people are thinking about it, but not wanting to. >> but the bed feels so good. >> yeah. this is a little more personal, though, than we're kind of used to. open enrollment season. you may be getting the envelope in the mail soon as your company talks about what kinds of health benefits are out there. l.a. time sincere reporting that if you want insurance, more companies are going to require you to take a risk assessment test. they're going to be looking right at you, measuring you, weighing you, taking your blood pressure, and look closely at your health, the risks and the risk that you may need costly treatment. and that way, you know, they're saying, well, they may ask you to meet some measures, lose weight or quit smoking. that could mean you get lower premiums so it may help to give you a real world incentive to do it. they may also give you a discount at the gym. if you don't meet the measure, that may mean you get stuck paying higher deductibles. it's like they're saying if you have higher risk and you're going to cost us more, we're going to ask you to pay more

too. halloween is coming. if the doorbell rings and there's a little boy in a business suit, hide your loot. a popular costume this year, bernie madoff. if you see a white guy mask that looks like that, it's bernie madoff. we were joking if you decide to dress like him you could say give me one candy bar now, i'll give you ten tomorrow. don't worry about it. the real madoff, of course, is in jail for cheating people out of millions of dollars. i saw a little boy dressed with a little briefcase and his mom wrote on it lehman brothers. i think a lot of parents aren't even getting this. >> i wonder if the kids are. with the amount of reality shows on tv, it seems anybody can be a celebrity, doesn't it? archl a.j. hammer and the team over at "showbiz" take a look at the new stars. >> starting at 11:00 am,

hollywood stars famous for doing absolutely nothing. also we're loving the hollywood bad boys, david letterman sleeping around, jon gosselin's alleged womanizing, even levi johnston has a career for having a baby with sarah palin's daughter. we will investigate at 11:00 am here on hln. >> thank you so much, a.j. a 95-year-old pan is safe and sound now. look at his car. you won't believe who was in the right place at the right time to come to his rescue.

everybody now. secretary of state hillary clinton is in belfast this morning, there to offer new support for northern ireland's peace process. the province is trying to resolve a standoff between political parties on how to transfer power. later she will go to russia,

trying to drum up support against iran's nuclear power plant. the firefighter jumped in and pull the man out. they held on until police got there with a kayak to get both of them. another woman in the car got out on her own. >> i was able to get my hands around the female in the driver's seat. she was on her way out of the water, up and out of the vehicle. i got my arms around her, pulled her up onshore to safety. >> police are still investigating how that crash happened. a demonstration to show how effective fire sprinklers are got more exciting than anybody planned. >> this side has been destroyed. let's get the firefighter extinguished quickly. help him. help him. help him. they're on fire, chief. let's get a hose line. >> oh, my gosh. one firefighter spent the nice in the hospital with burns on his cheek and hand. apparently no one remembered there was a plastic sign above the practice fire.

it melted and dropped burning plastic on the firefighters. and i'm still talking and the guy was still on fire. >> oh, man! >> that's incredible. >> with an a nightmare. >> it really was. that shows how protective their gear is. >> they didn't even know they were on fire. >> at least for a while. one is trying to pat each other out. >> that's like me, the meteorologist, getting struck by lightning. it's that kind of story. >> very similar. hi, bob. let me show you what's happening right now. traveling in and out of atlanta, heavy rain is in already. it's going to last. these steady rain and low clouds means an hour or more delay right off the bat. anticipate that in atlanta. the rest of the region, atlanta looking at about an hour delay, half hour to hour delays around charlotte as that rain moves into your region. memphis, looking at rain and showers. dallas, more showers and thunderstorms. full details and a look at that radar. it's impressive, in about 20 minutes, rob.

listen, for fans of barbara streisand, this auction is going to be like butter. babs memorabilia, including items from "funny girl" and "the the way we were" will be on the auction block next week. they range in prices from $100 to tens of thousands of dollars. all the money will go to charity. ♪ memories >> anything from yentil in there? >> i don't know. ♪ in the corner of my mind >> i was reading an interview where the reporter would be like, what about this? isn't that back in style? and she would be like, yeah, maybe i should keep that. the l.a. angels appear to have an angel in the outfield as they continue to rally around a fallen teammate. here is rafer with more on that story. good morning. >> good morning, robin. it's been an inspiring story. we are not trying to show any favoritism for the anaheim angels, but it has been an impressive story. perhaps uh-uh know it. their former pitcher, nick

adenhart killed by an alleged drunk driver. his jersey hanging in their dugout. they were down two runs, two outs, a strike away from losing game three to boston, game three to boston but rallied to come back and beat the red sox and sweep them. they'll play the yankees in the alcs starting on friday. this is prove that baseball season is too long. phillies playing in colorado delayed for 24 hours because of snow. 35 degrees at game time. >> uncomfortable. >> that ties the record for the coldest game ever. we're just getting started. >> can you imagine how much it hurts when you hit the ball? >> or catch it. and the brothers manning, eli and peyton manning look like they will face each other in the super bowl. eli and giants emjoibarrassed

raiders so bad that he was pulled in the second quarter. this pregame ritual went too far. look at this guy. seattle fullback bangs his head so much that he's bleeding trying to psych himself up. seriously from the file of are you kidding me? trainers tended to his cut before he went on the field. dude? >> i saw it twice. i don't need to see it three times. golf highlight of the week goes to tiger woods and team usa. ioc says golf will be in the 2016 games. tiger gave us a taste of what to expect that year. congrats to team usa and that's a look at sports. >> okay. thank you. still thinking about the picture -- >> you were disturbed. >> i was a bit. >> your e-mail password may not

be as private as you think. ddd