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hello and good morning, i'm lynn berry. today we begin with an end to a very bizarre story. all of the animals released from an exotic animal farm have been accounted for. unfortunately, nearly all shot dead by authorities. now that the hunt is over, officials can focus on why the owner freed the animals and then took his own life. nbc reports. >> reporter: 48 animals were doomed the moment their owner, terry thompson, set them free tuesday night from his farm. as frantic calls to 911 started coming in -- >> there's a lion. >> reporter: deputies knew instantly it was kill or be killed. the animals included wolves, african lions, mountain lions, bears, monkeys, leopards, and what hurt the most for famed zookeeper jack hanna, eight bengal tigers, endangered species, shot dead.

>> bengal tigers running around these neighborhoods, you wouldn't have wanted to see what happened. >> reporter: he fully supports the killings. he says there's no way to round up the animals. >> animal rights are going nuts but the sheriffs did the right thing. >> reporter: the farm owner, terry thompson, had plenty of complaints about his animals over the past decade, including animal cruelty. they say after he set them free, he disabled the cages so the cages could not be used again and then he committed suicide. >> i honestly feel like he didn't feel like he needed to live any longer. it's sad. it disheartens me. >> reporter: authorities say they never found a suicide note, so we may never know for sure if releasing the animals was thompson's final act of kindness or cruelty. on capitol hill a senate vote could come as early as today on a portion of the president's $447 billion jobs bill 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 from washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. what we expect they'll be voting on today is $35 billion in grants to states to stay over 400,000 jobs. police, firefighters, teachers, first responders, most of them teachers, in fact. president obama has been pitching this on his bus tour this week. yesterday he criticized the republican alternative which involves cleaning the environment, ending health reform and policies he says are lax on wall street. republicans say these grants are just a temporary fix. it would be paid for, and what the senate will consider, is paying for it 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. >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. just when it looked like 55 million americans in social security were getting a raise, a new increase in medicare could offset a good chunk of it. according to trustees of both programs, higher medicare part b premiums, deducted directly from social security checks, could wipe out more than a quarter of the new benefits, the first in two years. the official announcement of the 2012 medicare premium hike could come as early as next week. now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. dozens have been left homeless in the wake of three tornadoes that hit southern florida. the storm system reeked havoc along the state's alantic coast destroying homes, scattering

debris, toppling trees, producing 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. the 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts caused numerous flight delays and caused officials to warn joggers to stay away from the shore. the high wind warning remains in effect until 10 a.m. today. heavy rain and floodwaters have produced breeding grounds for super sized mosquitos in central florida. the invasion of the blood-sucking insects is causing some concern due to their aggression and size, which is three times larger than typical mosquitos. and finally, a florida chihuahua is proving the old adamage, you can't keep a good dog down. trixie has been getting around by walking on her front legs. paralysis from an old injury took away the use of her hind

legs but she still manages to get where she needs to go. looking pretty cute doing it. here's bill karins with your weather channel forecast. >> trixie is cute. the mosquito thing -- simplo not so cut on. >> they're horrible. irene dumped all that heavy rain and people are been waiting for the first freeze and hasn't happened in some areas, especially in the mid-atlantic where mosquitos are still running around president right now the wind is the big story. wind gusts have been making huge waves on the southern end of lake michigan. chicago, wind have been gusts up to 50 miles an hour. saginaw, michigan, high wind gusts. all of indiana and a good portion of the east half of illinois under wind advisories in areas other than appalachians and a few spots in vermont. the wind right now are the highest around chicago and indianapolis, saginaw, 39. green bay, 36. overnight they've been in the

40-mile-an-hour range for the most part. it's enough to knock down some tree limbs, especially any trees that still have their leaves. be careful driving out there. the storm is centered over the top of toledo. rain wrapping around through michigan. a cool, windy, raw day, same for our friends in indiana. the warm side of the storm is in the mid-atlantic. isolated downpour in new england. 46 in new orleans. 20 degrees warmer in new york. it's kind of a flip-flop map today. the cool air behind the storm, windy and warm out ahead of it. that's a look at your national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. chance of showers on and off during the day, pittsburgh it will be cool, so right underneath that storm in ohio. high temperatures going to struggle today. only in the upper 40s in cincinnati. coolest day by far you've had this fall season. the question is, where does the storm head next? we'll talk about that a little later. also coming up, a rare slip

by apple. who's trying to gobble up yahoo!? and the most absurdly, luxurious and expensive christmas present on the market. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. once again, lindsay lohan heads to court to face the music. there's no way she liked the tune the judge was playing. coming up, game one of the world series. and maybe some proof the nba labor talks aren't going as well as you may think. you're watching "early today."

good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top headlines. on a surprise trip to afghanistan, secretary of state hillary clinton pledged support for the war-torn nation but also said she want a reality check on the way forward there. the associated press reports david petraeus will be among

high level officials with clinton when she >> adrian:s 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 sending tourists fleeing for safety. the airline industry is expected to bank $32.5 billion in fees for checked bags, on-board entertainment, other extras this year, up a staggering 44 % from just last year. yesterday french first lady, carla bruni sarkozy gave birth to a baby girl, reportedly named dahlia. president sarkozy missed the birth because he was involved in talks on the euro crisis. the child is the first born to a sitting president of modern day france. new research confirms the finding of a shark with just one eye. the rare shark was discovered by a mexican fisherman who cut open his catch to find the fetus who

probably would not have survived. here's your early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,504 after losing 72 points yesterday. the s&p fell 15 points. the nasdaq sank 53. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, tokyo the nikkei dropped 90 points in hong kong the hang seng tumbled 36. in an 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 nicolas sarkozy is deadlocked with germany over to you ho proceed with a eurozone bailout. bad news for investors hoping for a solution at this weekend's summit. earlier, news that inflation is slowing and more new homes are built failed to sway skeptical investors. a surprising earnings miss from apple, however, took a toll on tech stocks. apple shares lost more than 5%.

morgan stanley managed to stay out of the red thanks to rising revenue that boosed its earnings. shares of citigroup slipped after agreeing to pay $285 million to settle charges tied to the involvement in the mortgage meltdown. rising fuel prices hit american airlines hard sending shares spiraling and jetblue shares sank. travelers insurance 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's wall street journal reports microsoft is working on a buyout offer for yahoo!. american express was up after hours following impressive late day earnings. elsewhere after the bell, ebay's holiday predictions failed to impress investors. thanks to "today" show style editor bobbie thomas we found the gift for the person who has everything.

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to the sixth, two down, runners on the corners, allen craig to nelson cruz. cruz couldn't make the grab, in came the go ahead run and that was the difference. cards held on to win 3-2. rangers will try to even that series tonight, game two. from america's pastime to canada's obsession, jets and maple leafs. toronto down two and failed the shootout. matt fraten completed the comeback, made it look easy. maple leafs win 4-3 in a shootout. nba and players met yesterday and the two are miles apart. if you want to gauge how well the talks are going look no further than what nba superstars are doing. lebron james, kobe bryant and others are planning to travel around the world and play exhibition game. the tour starts next week. if you thought seeing your favorite player was expensive last year, you'll have to dust off your passport, buy a plane ticket to see them now. finally, a lessen in soccer,

rule number one, don't use your hands. rule two, don't pull down your opponent's shorts. that's what happened in greece. the player was given a yellow card for exposing the fruit of his loom. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> what a way to wake up this morning. what show does the president lay down an executive order against his kid watching? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. all too often we show our appreciation for firefighters after a tragedy but yesterday one happy family in boston rewarded their living heroes with big hugs.

welcome back. very windy day today in the great lakes. huge storm system over the top of toledo bringing rain to michigan, indiana, illinois. chicago will be very windy. possible airport delays. not bad everywhere else, though, after a chilly start to your day in oklahoma, arkansas, louisiana, the sun will warm you up a little this afternoon. as we go toward tomorrow, we get a rid of the wet weather with the exception of northern england and it won't be as windy. if you're watching us on wp tv news channel 5 in west palm beach, florida, see the annual display of artsy from faculty members at armory faculty exhibition at armory art center.

here's a look at your headlines in entertainment. saying probation is a gift, not a right. yesterday a los angeles judge revoked lindsay lohan's four repeated violations. the judge ordered lohan, who showed up for court in an all-white fendi outfit with heavy makeup be immediately taken into custody with bail set at $100,000. the judge set a november 2nd hearing date when she'll announce what further punishment, including possible jail time lohan may face. the judge stressed after making bail lohan must report to the county morgue and perform a minimum of 16 hours of community service there before the november hearing. lohan did post bail and tmz reports she's so serious about impressing the judge, starting today shoal go to the morgue every day until the november hearing. on a much lighter note. michelle obama tells ivillage the president does not approve of his daughters watching "keeping up with the kardashians."

as for the girls' rules for dad, the first lady says they make him put down his blackberry at dinner time. >> does that mean i should stop watching? >> i don't know if we want to endorse either. >> weekend activities, the marathons. >> you've already discredited yourself with so many television shows so i'm not going to give you a hard time about that. this comes to us from wgh 7 news in boston, massachusetts, where a life hive saving catch led to an emotional reunion between one boy and his rescuer. this was the second time xavier found himself in the arms of the boston firefighter who rescued him. the first time is when his grandmother dropped him into lieutenant's arms from a third floor building that was on fire. the city honored the 22-year vet's heroism but that pales in comparison to the heart felt bond he feels with the 6-year-old and his family. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we have a cold front going through right now. that will kick up some wind and maybe some light showers to start the day. you can see with the front is, at it is in the 50's in the mountains. 65 at the airport. a mixture of sun and clouds. it will be a windy day and a slight chance for a rain shower this morning. high temperature in the 60's.

we'll come back and check the forecast for the upcoming weekend. >> 63 degrees on tv hill. questions still linger after a second body and set up at the bottom of a trash chute. >> i'm kim dacey live the details. >> the race is on but nobody is winning. i am kate amara in washington. >> we are tracking several problems on the area roads including an accident on including an accident on

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