85% of you said yes. 15% of you said no. that's "the ed show." "hardball" with chris matthews 15% of you said no. that's the ed show. it's ed schultz. up next, "first look." heads up. more nations joined the u.s. in warning citizens about travel to europe. high hopes, some optimistic look for 33 miners trapped underground in chile. and message from above? a south carolina woman claims to see a divine image in her mri. good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with a global threat. japan and sweden are the latest countries to put their citizens on the watch for a possible

terror attacks in europe. the u.s. and england launched terror alerts and travel alerts over the weekend. but as nbc's steve handelsman reports, so far, fear isn't a factor for many americans on the move. >> reporter: dulles airport outside washington, despite more nations warning today about travel to europe, no panic among people headed there. >> it doesn't bother me. i have my suitcase. i have everything packed. i am going home. >> i'm not afraid. >> the same for americans in europe. >> but i'm not really worried here. >> reporter: but police across europe are looking for 10 kraed suspects. u.s. experts are worried. >> this is the most significant threat we have seen toward europe in the past five years. it speaks to al qaeda central still having the capability to threaten the west. >> osama bin laden back in business, said to be training europeans in pakistan. five german recruits killed by a rocket from a u.s. drone. key intelligence is coming from

an al qaeda captive in afghanistan. >> the spectrum of information suggests that we needed to put something out to warn people about the potential for attacks. >> reporter: what might be the target? tourist attractions like the vatican, big train stations in europe are well guarded. another 9/11 would be tougher to pull off than london '05, a bus and subways hit. >> if they want to cook up a bomb in their kitchen or pick up a gun and shoot someone, that's far more difficult to stop than a sophisticated airline plot. officials most fear something like the jihad attack in india. 480 people killed or wounded by ten gunmen in a three-day nightmare. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. meanwhile, in germany, a u.s. drone strike has reportedly killed five nationals. last night on the rachel madow show, rachel asked michael

isakof what we know about the germans reportedly killed in the missile strike in pakistan. >> we don't know a whole lot about the germans killed in this particular drone strike because we don't know a lot about who gets killed in any of these drone strikes. by definition, these are strikes in areas where u.s. intelligence and law enforcement, it does not center easy access nor for that matter to the pakistanis. that's why we're firing drones at them because we can't send troops there, we can't put boots on the ground there nor are the pakistanis doing it. so what we get are claims of strikes, climbs of people killed. and in this case, the pakistanis, who are very eager at this point to show how much they're cooperating with the u.s. reported today, said today that eight germans have been killed and told people that these are among the germans of pakistani decent who are believed to be connected with

this plot that has everybody worked up in europe. >> and each night, rachel takes on the biggest stories of the day with analysis and guests on all sides of the issues. don't miss "the rachel maddow show." not even a week into october, and already 11 nato service members have been killed in afghanistan. including four yesterday. their nationalities have not been disclosed. meanwhile on monday, a trio of explosions minutes apart killed up to four afghan police officers. it happened in kandahar, a site where afghan and nato forces have been engaged to get out militants. relatives of 9/11 victims wanted a proper burial from debris taken from the world trade center sight because it

could contain ashes of victims. elena kagan sat out on her first because to avoid any conflict with her work as u.s. inspector general. a georgia teen is dead after the driver of a school bus lost control and overturned, pinning the teen under the bus. several of the 11 other students on board were injured, but are said to be in good or fair condition. authorities say the 59-year-old driver was a trainee. no word yesterday on possible charges. traffic remains closed in the houston ship handle after a tugboat and its three barges hit a 300 foot tall high voltage transmission line. the electrical tower, which was turned off at the time of the accident is now leaning over, threatening to crash into the channel. no one was hurt. shipping delays could mean losses up to $1 billion. in california, the mummies of the world are on display as

what's being billed as the world's largest mummy exhibit ever. visitors come face-to-face with this showing of 17th accept temperaturery history. naturally preserved mummies, some still preserved in the dress of their times. and in south carolina, jesus in an mri? that's the divine discovery one woman says she made after looking at her scan. physical proof, she says, that jesus was in the room. she identified eyes, nose, mouth, even a crown of torns showing up in a place where a cancerous tumor was found, which she believes is nothing short of a miracle. now for a look at your national weather, let's turn to bill karins with a look at your weather. >> i want another one. i want to see it again to see if the image changed. >> you're questioning?

>> i'm not questioning anything. i just would like to have a second opinion. >> we'll work on that. we're going to do some phone calls while you're checking on the weather. >> thank you. >> i heard i need an umbrella. >> today and possibly tomorrow, lynn. yesterday was one of the cloudiest, gloomiest mondays we've seen in areas from new england to the mid-atlantic and the continues today. not quite as windy. but it's still cold enough that you'll need the heavier jacket and definitely going to need the umbrella. showery type weather. more or less on and off drizzle and showers. it's cool out there this morning. from chicago to minneapolis, you probably need a jacket for the kids as they head off to school. the southern half of the country looks gorgeous. here is a look at our storm system. you can see one spin from here back into cleveland. pittsburgh, on and off showers today, same for cleveland, back into columbus. you can see the green, those are the showers, bands of them continuing on shore here. and that continues along the cape. a batch of showers just went

through the providence area. some of the steadier rains will be found in western new york here. eventually this will slide over here towards buffalo. forecast winds, the winds right now aren't that bad, except for boston. 18 miles per hour winds making it fool cooler than it should. yesterday was windy. today, more or less occasionally breezy. today's temperatures, it's cold this morning. right now, it's 41 at o'hare airport in chicago. with the sunshine today, we'll get you up to 64. 70s, gorgeous. beautiful fall weather this afternoon from dallas to new orleans. open the windows. ac should be off this time of year. even in florida, the ac can be off with highs about 80 to 85 degrees. lynn, yes, you need the umbrella today where you are here in new york. but i have better news for you toward the end of the week. credit card troubles, tough takeover talks and why consumers have given one green idea the heave-ho. your first look at the morning's

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welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. a long time federal judge in georgia is facing drug and weapons charges after he allegedly bought cocaine, marijuana and drug killers with a stripper with whom he was having an affair. judge jack camp was released on $150,000 bond is accused of possessing two illegal guns. according to court documents, the exotic dancer in the case was also an fbi informant. the associated press reports that the oil industry has yesterday yet to react to many of the lessons learned during this summer's bp disaster. according to experts, skimmers don't have the capacity to suck up large amounts of crude and it could be a year before a

containment system is developed to stop leaks below the ocean's surface. chile's president says he now hopes the 33 miners trapped underground will be pulled out by october 15th. and brazilians elected an actual clown to congress. the 45-year-old whose stage name means grumpy ran on the campaign slogan, it can't get any worse. although he received more votes than any other candidate, he could be removed from office if reports that he is ill literate prove to be correct. now here is your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,751 after losing 78 points yesterday. the s&p fell 9 points. the nasdaq dropped 26. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei added 137. in hong kong, the hang seng rose 20.

more mixed economic data gave some investors a reason so sit on the sidelines monday while others cashed in on september record rally. investors mostly shrugged off a four-month-high in august for pending sales of previously owned homes. factory orders slipped for the same period. warning signs from still struggling european economies helped push the dollar higher against the euro and sink some material stocks. u.s. steel and alcoa both fell more than 2%. the bank of japan surprised investors overseas, cutting its benchmark interest rate to near zero, a small but significant slide from its previous target. american express was the biggest drag on the dow, losing 6.5% after vowing to fight an - anti-trust charges. visa and mastercard were included in the suit for allegedly violating credit card acceptance policies and have already agreed on a settlement.

microsoft weighed down tech stocks, slipping nearly 2% after an analyst downgrade cited strong competition from tablet computers. sanofi aventis launched a hostile $18.5 billion offer for genzyme. the massachusetts-based company turned down formerly friendly offers twice. sara lee got a boost from an unsolicited takeover offer from kkr which reportedly sparked interests from unilever. and finally, closet eaters rejoice, sneaking a midnight sun chips snack is about to get a whole lot quieter. in response to overwhelming consumer complaints, frito lay is stacking their biodegrayble but incredibly degradable bags. if you own a laptop computer, think twice before literally using it on your lap. researchers point to several

cases, including a 12-year-old swiss boy who ended up with discoloration on his left thigh after playing video games for a few hours every day for several months. while the condition, known as toasted skin syndrome, is generally harmless, it can cause your skin to darken permanently. for more information on this and other health stories, check out the health page at msnbc.com. coming up, europe claims the cup. baseball starts handing out pink slips and a major league gasp by a pittsburgh peters. plus, the patriots took it to their division rivals last night behind a bev very of special plays by their special teams. your first look at sports is straight ahead. it's getting clo♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ a-hey, a-hey-hey

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interception 51 yards for a score. patriots won big, 41-14. the ryder cup, the u.s. trailed by three in correctic manor. tiger woods, the shot of the day. and look at his reaction. he didn't even know he made the shot. only fitting after a long week, it came down to the final match. graeme mcdowell sank a birdie on 16, all but closing out hunter mahan. the finish set off fans mobbing the green. europe reclaimed the ryder cup with a 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 victory. the baseball playoffs start tomorrow, and for a handful of managers, so does unemployment. pittsburgh pirates' john russell, milwaukee brewers' ken macha all fired. the mets handed giam meniah his papers after a season in the big apple. finally, i don't think this is why russell was fired, but you never know. russell wore the spanish version of the peters jersey and he hit a home run. later, he changed jerseys and he struck out.

you know what they say. if it ain't broke, don't fix it. for the pirates, the jerseys are the least of their problems. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. now for another look at the weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> i just learned a new word of the day. >> there you go. if you're just joining us this morning, it's going to be similar to what we saw yesterday. that's not just in new england and the mid-atlantic. that's everywhere in the country. we're stuck in this weather pattern for another day or two. all the green on the map is showers. don't count on sunshine from baltimore north up through new england. d.c., you'll probably get lucky today. 65 degrees. not the warmest. everyone from philly northward, it will be cloudy and we will see on and off drizzle, especially this morning been we'll get a break from the rain

later this afternoon. it's damp and cool. temperatures in the 50s. and in pittsburgh, you may only see 51 for your high. as we go into wednesday, not a lot changes. we start to move the storm system further to the north so the heavy her rains will be up here, southern, central new england. for new york city southward, much of the day on wednesday will be dry. finally, thursday, we return to nice fall weather. it's going to take a little bit to get there. in ohio, we snuck in rain for you today. toledo, cleveland, the ground is wet. some of that may shift down here towards columbus. this is a really nice day. it's a columbus cold, crisp day, it should be nice in st. louis, kansas city and chicago. we have a lot of good, just some bad. well, can lady gaga beat out justin by-eber for a monster milestone? plus, a look at the world's most eligible women.

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welcome back to first look. i'm lynn berry. last night on "late night with jimmy fallon" leave it to jimmy to find humor in the terror threats in europe. >> the joke is on you, thrifts. we can't afford to go to europe. and the big news here in new york city, at&t and t-mobile sh vibed a ten-year agreement to provide cell phone reception in the new york city subways. that's right. so the good news is, you'll be able to make calls in the subway. the bad news is, so will other people. no, i swear to god.

listen to this, cbs reporter howard aaronsteen was arrested on saturday for growing marijuana in his backyard, which probably explains with why all these news stories started with, dude, you're not going to believe this. that's right. a cbs reporter was arrested for growing marijuana. people could tell something was up when the cbs logo looked like this. something is up. something is going on. >> and tonight, jimmy welcomes tom sellic, celebrity chef anthony bourdaine. that's "late night with jimmy fallon." it is time now for a first look at your entertainment news. according to a poll conducted but the unlikely combo of "60 minutes" and "vanity fair," 41-year-old jennifer anniston is the most eligible single woman in the world. the former "friends" start who has washed out in relationships with vince vaughn, brad pitt and

john mayer took 29% of the vote. other interesting women on the most eligible list, actress halle berry, elin nordegrin and betty white came in with 11% of the vote. lady gaga managed 5% of the vote. rounding on up out the list, new associate skrou justice elena kagan. speaking of lady gaga, she and teen heart throb justin bieber are both approaching a landmark in the industry, 1 million youtube views. finally, rihanna told bbc radio about her new album saying, quote, i didn't want the generic pop record that kiesha or lady gaga or katy perry would do. what do you think about the eligible women? >> jennifer is an obvious one. but you had some random ones in

there at the end. >> why is that random, bill? >> i'm surprised that someone would say that they would -- >> i don't know what you're talking about. i'm lynn berry and this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. monday nigh raw in connecticut as candidates rich add blum enthrall and meet. meanwhile, it's never a good day in a political campaign when you have to put an an ad declaring you're not a watch. what proof did christina o'donnell offer that she's not a sorcer sorcerer? and the dreamy tom brady made the trip south. the defense's special teams joet outscored the dolphins all by themselves.