95% of your said yes. that's "the ed show." battle lines. attacks on nato supply trucks. puerto rico roundup. the biggest crackdown on police corruption ever by the fbi. and one giant leap. scientists unveiled dij kael restored video of man's first mission to the moon. those stories and much more on straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc.

we begin with nearly a decade of war. as the united states enters its 10th year of involvement of the war in afghanistan today, the obama administration is hoping ramped up efforts will reverse taliban momentumment at the same time, the u.s. is taking the blame in trying to make a mends for the death of two pakistani soldiers. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with the details. >> reporter: veronica good morning. good morning, everyone. those two pakistani soldiers and four injured when u.s. helicopters crossed into pakistan's airspace. initially they said this was in self defense. in fact, the u.s. has now acknowledged that the two deaths were in error, that they were fired upon by the united states. all of this as we mark today the ninth anniversary of this war and moving into year ten there are questions arising about whether we're fighting the right enemy in afghanistan. insurgents versus al qaeda, the

real threat, many critics say, to the united states. the real threat there now is supplies. supplies coming from pakistan for troops in -- u.s. troops in afghanistan. those supplies have been blocked by pakistan as a result of those two deaths. a key supply route has been blocked. there have been attacks on dozens of convoys just this week. nato says it wants the routes reopened. back to you, veronica. >> tracie, thanks. last night rachel maddow asked richard engel what he has been able to learn about the status of america's longest-running war. >> i speak with military commanders, as you know, a lot. i ask how things are going in afghanistan. some say, well, we're still trying to get our handle around the cultural significance and ramifications of afghanistan now.

recently. this is nine years in and they are still trying to figure out how the different tribal politics work in the start of year '10. >> we are essentially going through military force to find a space to build for government. >> first it was counterterrrorism. then it was we will make hearts and minds and make friends. now the idea is we will come up with a peace deal for the insurgents. and i think the u.s. is still searching for what to do in afghanistan. what is it trying to accomplish there. >> don't miss rachel's unique take on politics. rachel maddow show right here on msnbc, the place for politics. a new report is raising questions about the obama administration's candidness. a commission appointed by the white house plokd efforts by government scientists to tell the public just how bad the

situation had become. the report also criticized senior energy adviser for going on national television and saying most of the oil was gone. according to the commission, that adviser characterized an analysis which never said the oil had actually disappeared. yesterday the supreme court took on the highly anticipated case involving a protest at a military funeral by demonstrators who say the deaths of u.s. soldiers are god's punishment for the nation's intolerance of gays. picketers were outside that said pray for more dead kids, while inside they decided whether it was free speech or intentionally inflicting emotional distress and that's not protected. justices indicated they would like to rule for the marine's father but aren't she they can. without the right to express ideas that are unpopular, a national discussion would suffer. severe weather continues to

cause chaos on the western part of the country. this captures one of at least four tornados that touched down in arizona. they typically have four tornados a year. it destroyed 30 mobile homes and 15 houses and created winds so strong that trains were knocked off their tracks. in all, 28 tornado warnings were issued for the area but no deaths or serious injuries have been reported. here's your "first look" at some of your other news today. in illinois, a single engine plane crashed into a sports fitness facility. the pilot and passenger suffered multiple broken bones and other nonlife threatening injuries and are expected to make a full recovery. the faa are investigating. police in arizona were called after they found piles of bones on cemetery property. the owner could not be charged because there are no laws on the books. he said he did nothing wrong but

agrees to cover it up. national zoo in washington, an anteater went in for a quick checkup and ultrasound so zookeepers could see how her baby was progressing. she is close to the six month mark and is due to give birth any day now. gaga and mccartney had items up for auction. a ring by elvis presley are among unique celebrity items. organizers say they expect the hot seller to be handwritten lyrics by paul mccartney. starting bid, let's get you to bill karins for a guess at that. what would you say that is going to go for at auction? >> handwritten lyrics? >> yeah, by paul mccartney.

>> maybe 100,000. >> $200,000. you're close. close, but not cigar. >> i wouldn't get it. let's talk about tropical storm otto. yesterday made it all the way to our "o" named storms. none of the storms are headed our way. this one isn't going to do it either. it is spinning right here. yesterday was a tropical depressi depression. now it's considered a tropical storm. not very impressive. it has a chance to intensify the next 24 hours over warm water. it could become a borderline hurricane. look at the path well out into the open atlantic. not heading any closer to the southeast, the bahamas. that's about it. as far as our forecast, it's only going to get better here in the eastern half of the country. our pesky storm system still lingering over new england.

the reason the tropical storms, once you get to october, the reason they have a hard time heading toward the u.s., is because we these cold fronts off the coast from canada. they act like a big foot and kick the storms out to sea. as far as today's forecast, the only areas to worry about rain from kingston, up to albany, syracuse. "early today," vermont, new hampshire and in maine. during the day you could have scattered showers. but by late this afternoon, everyone should be looking at a really nice forecast. temperatures are a little bit warmer in the southeast this morning and chicago. and that's going to yield to a good deal of sunshine. this is a fantastic looking thursday. we were worried about what baseball weather would be like in minneapolis this time of year. 71 in chicago. 83 in orlando. new england, which will be in transition day today, you'll get your reward as we go into friday. temperatures will be in the 70s

from d.c., new york, boston, 67. veronica, this is about as good as it gets as we head to the middle of october. temperatures at or above average. just a gorgeous fall weather pattern. >> it is absolutely gorgeous. if i had my druthers i would have 365 days of summer. >> would you? >> i would. >> you don't appreciate the first day of snow when everything is right. >> sometimes. every now and then. all right. see you soon bill. facebook makes having friends easier, i book gets ready to have a new friend, and a girl's best friend. randy moss is on the move, yankees rally. you're watching "first look" on msnbc.

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puerto rico arrested in what the fbi called its biggest crackdown on police corruption in history. in all, 89 law enforcement officers and 44 others were detained yesterday with many accused of providing armed security for cocaine dealers. authorities in nevada kidnapped her daughter 25 years ago after a custody hearing with her girl's friday. the break in the case came after the daughter tried to apply for a marriage license. looking to ban residents from using food stamps to buy soda and other sugary drinks. they're asking the federal government to add the drinks to a list of items that are off-limits such as alcohol and cigarettes. after a painstaking six-year effort, scientists in australia are showing off digitally restored footage of mankind's

first mission to the moon. they have tracked any available recordings and put together the most enhanced version of the "apollo 11" moon walk. so cool. the dow opens at 10,967 after adding 22 points yesterday. the s&p was down a fraction. and the nasdaq fell 19. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei lost 6 points, but in hong song the hang seng rose 3. markets managed to tire despite disappointing employment data. the largest number of jobs putting a daerchl on investor's optimism. still, it wasn't all bad news yesterday. general electric, the current owner of this network, revealed a $3 billion deal to buy dresser. and $1.6 billion citigroup

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welcome back to fitter look. i'm veronica de la cruz. ace roy halladay made his postseason debut last night. >> reporter: good morning. debut fort ages. in his first career playoff start, roy halladay pitched a no-hitter against the reds. he dominated from the start. struck out one. just won the entire game. lined a shot to left. johnny couldn't make the play. up 2-0. after two, never looked back.

we go to the ninth. phelps grounded out. there it is. no-hitter for roy halladay. the only player to throw a no-hitter in the postseason. phillies took game one in historic fashion, 4-0. to the american league, twins up 3-0 when the yankees mounted a come back. triple off the wall scored a pair. 4-3 after six. tied it in the bottom of the inning. a towering home run just inside the foul pole. yankees led it, 6-4. one on. thome at the plate. rivera earned the save. yanks won it, 6-4. all rangers all the time. up 3-0 with a solo shot off david price in the third. cliff lee struck out ten. rangers took game one, 5-1. playoffs continue today. rays and rangers will start off 2:30, followed by game one between the giants and braves.

it's official. the patriots have traded randy moss to the vikings for a third round draft pick. moss returns to the team that originally drafted him in 1998. he's been missing all season. moss will make his day bup monday night against the jets. ironically, they'll face the patriots on halloween. that's a look at sports. i'm fred roggin. here's meteorologist bill karins with the forecast. a lot of people were very happy that the yankees won last night. >> yes. a little relieved in new york. people in minnesota probably not so happy. they're probably not up right now because that game ended pretty late last night. it's going to be gorgeous the next couple days. today is transition day. syracuse, all the green on this map, light rain continues f. you're headed out the door in central new york, interstate 90 or 81 for that matter, you'll

drive-through light rain that will eventually be exiting. here's a wider view of the storm system. you can see it spin here. all of a sudden notice all the green, dries up over pennsylvania. dryer air moves in. breezier day today. everyone should end up with a little bit of sunshine this afternoon, including albany with showers this morning. d.c. should be great. # 3. breezy. same for philadelphia. low 70s. new york city, warmest day you have had in a while. same day for you in pittsburgh, too. look at friday. a gorgeous day for everyone. leaves near peek all the way through the great lakes. how is this for a weekend forecast in d.c., veronica. temperature near 80 saturday and sunday. much of the country. you get your reward. >> i love it. perfect. thanks so much, bill. how big has the hit series glee become? they are knocking off records set by the beatles.

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welcome back to "first look." i'm veronica de la cruz. jimmy fallon alluded to the fact why amy white house is famous other than her singing career. i hear the lines were around the block and there were a lot of people there, too. yesterday president obama said he wants community colleges to produce an additional 5 million graduates by 2020. people are community college are like, whoa, you want us to

finish in only ten years. this is interesting. a new study found that they andra thals were more clever and better looking than ever thought. it's the same conclusion i reached watching the second season of jersey shore. an american man said he was stopped from getting on a flight yesterday in dubai because he is blind. but a spokesperson from the airline said, that's not why. >> tonight jimmy welcomes folk singer/songwriter pete yorn. time for your "first look" at entertainment news. the cast of glee has beaten out a record set by the beatles. most appearances on the billboard hot 100 chart by a nonsolo act with 75. of course the beatles had actual

records without today's downloading. finally, lists are great for debates. this year's world 100 most powerful women's lift from forbes is no different. first lady michelle owe bam mampt number 2, irene rosenfeld, ceo of kraft foods, oprah winfrey, german chancellor angela merkel. ceo of kraft foods is more powerful than the u.s. secretary of state or german chancellor? okay. lady gaga, 25 million on faes book or twitter. more powerful than number 11, nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house. hmmm. i don't know, bill karins. what do you think about this. >> for anyone who has children,

mac and cheese is important. >> more important than what secretary of state hillary clinton has to say. >> i'm veronica dela cruz. stay tuned. "way too early with willie geist" starts now. one strike away. the 0-2. a bouncer. ruiz. in time. roy halladay has thrown a no-hitter. >> history on the first day of baseball's playoffs as phillies roy halladay throws the first postseason no-hitter since 1956. the question is, what did the yankees do in minnesota while the city of philadelphia was still celebrating. black in the political world, the candidates in the florida three-way get together for a contentious debate. and hillary clinton sets