busting thing they tried to make the argument it was related to the economy and now they are holding a special legislative session to roll back sex ed. your tax dollars at work. running while. details, new details on that strange situation in ohio involving exotic animals on the loose. deep sea rarity. fishermen uncover a shark with an abnormality once thought to be the thing of myths. and paw power. meet a chihuahua with a unique way of getting around. i'm lynn berry. those stories are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. and we begin with an end to a bizarre story.

all the animals that have been released from an exotic animal farm have been accounted for. unfortunately with nearly all having been shot dead by authorities. now that the hunt is over officials can focus on why the owner freed the animals then took his own life. nbc's andy roachen reports. >> reporter: 48 animals were doomed when they were set free. as frantic calls started coming in -- there are. >> there is a lion on mt. perry road. >> they were on the move. they were showing aggressive behavior. >> reporter: the animals includes wolves, bears, monkeys, leopards and what hurt the most for famed zookeeper jack hanna, 18 bengal tigers. >> 18 bengal tigers running

around the neighborhoods, you wouldn't want to see what happens. >> reporter: he said there was no way to round them up. >> the sheriff did the right thing. >> reporter: authorities say terry thompson had plenty of complaints about his animals over the past decade including animal cruelty. after he set them free he disables them so they could not be used again then he committed suicide. >> i honestly believe he didn't feel like he needed to live any longer. and it's sad if -- >> reporter: authorities never saw a suicide note so we don't know if it was his final act of kindness or cruelty. andy rochen, nbc news. a senate vote could come on portions of the president's jobs bill that was voted down as a whole last week. yesterday the president wrapped up a three-day bus tour pushing

his legislation to put americans back to work. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. good morning, everyone. we expect them to vote on the grants to save over 400,000 jobs. police, firefighters, teachers, president obama has been pitching this on his bus tour and yesterday criticized the republican alternative which requires cleaning the environment and policies he says are lax on wall street. they say this is just a temporary fix. it would be paid for with a half percent tax on millionaires. republicans say millionaires are the people who create jobs. if you force them to pay washington more they won't hire anyone. the question, will this pass? it's tricky. if it passes it will be close. what may pass much more likely is a payroll tax cut for

businesses, republicans say they'll support that. those with payrolls up to $5 million would get a break on half their payroll taxes. >> last night on "hardball with chris matthews," chris asked robert reich to weigh in on a jobs plan that he put together and we i believes it's american. >> we are optimistic. we don't allow 25 million people to look for work or 14 million to be unemployed. this is not american way and not patri patriotic. when i look at the occupiers and i see and ask myself what's the moral foundation of what they stand for, what they stand for is that we are all in the same boat. it's not about a bunch of individuals out for each other. we care about each other and make sure the benefits of this country are spread widely enough we can all gain something out of it. and opportunity is genuinely

equal, not handouts but real opportunities in terms of infrastructure and schools, and jobs, this is not a radical idea. this is something that is absolutely mainstream america and what's radical is what is happening in washington. >> don't miss it weeknights only on msnbc. a new increase in medicare costs could offset a good chunk of it. according to trustees of both programs, higher medicare part "b" premiums deducted directly from checks could wipe out as much of a quarter of the benefits. the official announcement could come as early as next week. here's your "first look" at

some of the other news. dozens have been left homeless in the wake of three tornados that hit southern florida. the storm system wreaked havoc along the state's coast and even produced one tornado that left a trail of property damage more than a mile long. heavy winds bashed the windy city high and low blowing out chicago high-rise windows and whipping up massive waves along the lake michigan shoreline. 60-mile-per-hour left some closings behind. heavy rain and floodwaters have been producing and breeding grounds for super size mosquitoes in central florida. the invasion of the blood sucking insects is causing some concern to their aggression and size which is three times larger than typical mosquitoes.

and finally a florida chihuahua is proving the old ada adage, you can't keep a good dog down. paralysis took away the use of her hind legs. she still manages to get where she needs to go. we turn to bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning to you. >> i hate mosquitoes. mosquitoes are number one -- >> three times their size. >> number one on my list. >> really. >> i'd rather -- roaches, fine. >> really. >> mosquitoes are -- >> you still amaze me, bill, all the little nuggets of information. >> this fall has been one of the worst mosquito seasons we've had. ever since irene went up the east coast and just one rainfall event after another, most have said they haven't seen a mosquito season like this. what we need is the first freeze of the year. that really knocks the

population down and don't have to worry about it till next spring or summer. right now the wins are cranking. yesterday we saw just another heavy rain event come under the eastern seaboard and stalled over toledo, ohio. now the storm system is just about at its weaks and overnight winds gusting as high as 50 miles per hour. the rain is in green. indianapolis, cool there for you and louisville back up towards chicago, maybe just light rain for you. the steadier heavier rains are in northern michigan. much as a chance of showers but steady rains are over. high wind information, the blue is where we're dealing with wind advisories. don't expect a lot of damage but where you have the light blue along the chicago area around lake shore also we had some earlier today around saginaw, that's where we have high wind warnings in effect. that's because you get the air

coming over the lake and there's nothing to block it. no trees. flat surface, the winds will be higher. the case this morning. 37 in chicago, saginaw gusting now to 43 so those are impressive gusts. leaves on the tree, that's where we could get downed tree limbs. a breezy day today but not like our friends dealing with it in the great lakes. showers, a few around buffalo and we'll have a little in the catskills and maybe drizzle from new york city to hartford but that will be about it. our friends are very cold. 32 in kansas city, this storm has a little bit of everything. it's warm out ahead of it from d.c. to new york but the chilled air in back here. after that is gone it looks like we're in a nice treat. a rare slip by apple who is trying to gobble up yahoo! and the most add surdly luxurious

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welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. on a surprise trip to afghanistan secretary of state hillary clinton pledged support for the war-torn nation but said she wants a reality check on the way forward there. the associated press reports cia chief david petraeus will be among an army of high-level officials with her when she arrives in pakistan for talks. in athens a protest meant to be peaceful got out of control yesterday. thousands were demonstrating against new austerity measures when clashes erupted. the airline industry is

expected to bank 32$32.5 billio in fees for checked bags, on board entertainment and other extras this year. that's up a staggering 44% from just last year. yesterday french first lady carla bruni sarkozy gave birth to dahlia. the president millsed the birth because he was in talks on the euro crisis. it's the first born to a sitting president of modern-day france. new research confirms the finding of a shark with just one eye. that's right. it's real. the rare cyclops shark was discovered by a mexican michelermen who cut his catch open. found the fetus and experts say it probably would not have survived. ooh. and now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,504 after losing 72 and the s&p fell 15

and overseas trading. in tokyo the nikkei dropped 90 while in hong kong the hang seng tumbled 326. all too familiar pattern worries over europe's debt crisis sparked a sudden turn on wall street yesterday. late in the day markets tumbled on news that france's president is deadlocked with germany over how to proceed with the euro zone bailout. bad news for investors hoping for a solution at this weekend's euro zone summit. earlier news that inflation is slowing and more new homes are being built failed to sway skeptical investors. a surprising earnings miss from

on the upside travelers shot up on better than estimated earnings and news of a bigger stock buyback program. intel hit a new 52-week high on its upbeat earnings. this morning a"wall street journal" says it it working on a buyout plan and american express was up. elsewhere after the bell ebay's holiday predictions failed to impress investors and finally, thanks to today's show style b bobby thomas we found this, 24 karat gold shoelaces is all that will do for $19,000 bucks. if that's too expensive for you, not to worry you can get a pair

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welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. the cardinals drew first blood. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. the cardinals made the playoffs on the last day of the season but once again proved any belong taking game one against the rangers in st. louis. pitch pitcher's duel until the fourth. in came pujols and cards were up 2-0. rangers tied it with one big swing. mike napoli and they were even at 2. 2 down runners on the corners, cruz couldn't make the sliding grab and that was the difference. cards held on to win it 3-2. rankers will try to even it tonight. colby lewis and jaime garcia the probables. toronto forced a shootout.

kesel for the equalizer. the nba and players met again yesterday and two sides are still mile as part. if you want to gauge how well they're going. look no further and what superstars are doing. lebron james and kobe bryant are planning to tour around the world to play exhibition games. if you thought seeing your favorite player was expensive last year, you'll see it now. don't use your hands and don't pull down your opponent's pants. >> he was given a yell card for exposing the fruit of the loom. first look at sports. >> really with the whitey tighties. couldn't have gone with the boxer briefs? you know it's like, bill, come on weigh in on this.

>> you can't play soccer in boxers. >> it's all about the fashion, though, isn't it? >> i don't think he realized he was going to be depants. >> always be prepared to be depants, the lesson of the day. >> i'll wear a belt. good morning, everyone. here's what we're dealing with in the east, mild out there. still humid in front of our storm system in the great lakes. you'll feel it this morning as you come outside in philly. it's a very mild morning. but there are still sprinkles out there, drizzly in some spots and the breeze will pick up, 68 in philadelphia. one of the warmer spots in the entire country. dry out slowly during the day today. hopefully breaks in sunshine. all the windy, nasty conditions are in the great lakes and, yeah. pants. just be prepared to be depants. >> you can learn a lot on our show. you can. what show does the president lay

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welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. saying probation is a gift not a right yesterday a los angeles judge revehicled lindsay lohan's for repeated violations. chris clackum has the story. >> reporter: lindsay lohan had to make another court appearance wednesday. she had violated the terms of her probation for stealing a

necklace from a jewelry store and the judge was not happy. >> i am revoking her probation. pending a hearing. i am also setting bail at $100,000. >> reporter: the same judge who sentenced her last may included 60 days of community service over the next year said lohan was not progressing towards completing that sentence. >> a year is a generous amount of time and the way i can count, she's got 57 out of those 60 days left to do. >> reporter: her attorney made the same request she made before. another chance. >> the court is correct that we're six months into it so we're six months away from her deadli deadline. >> reporter: the judge stuck by her decision to revoke her probation although the actress posted bail and will not spend any time behind bars between now and her next hearing november 2nd. chris clackum, nbc news. time now for your first look at entertainment news. the prosecution's last witness

in the trial of dr. conrad murray took the stand yesterday specifically blaming his care for the death. he told the course he committed 17 flagrant violations calling him directly responsible for jackson's death. elsewhere not long ago bette midler was blasting lady gaga on twitter for copycatting some of the outlandish costume getups she wore in her early career. now she's extending an olive branch suggesting she buy some of her originals because she's very talented and i love her a lot. michelle obama says the president doesn't approve with the daughters reading "keeping up with the kardashians." they make him put down his blackberry during dinner. >> khloe met the president and

said to her, they like your show so it's made for some interesting back and forth. >> tension inside the white house over the kardashian. >> who would have thought? i'm lynn berry, this is "first look." stay tuned. "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. a horrific and sad scene in rural ohio yesterday after lion, tigers, grizz si bear, monkeys all killed by local police left with no other choice after the owner of a private exotic animal park released them to the public before taking his own life. why did he do it and why can you have a backyard full of lyons and endangered tigers in the middle of ohio. the president obama dares republicans to vote against his bill up for a vote that would save the jobs of cops, firefighters and teachers. the question is will they. game one much the world series is a tight one in st. louis. the question is could the homestanding red birds behind their ace chris carnter