even nba stars. >> but without the specifics, will that actually deter people. we're live in washington and in paris. 6r under attacks. vital for troops. attacked again. and too toasty. the health warning for computer users. can your laptop give you skin cancer? good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us on this monday morning. thousands of american tourists heading to europe are packing an extra worry today. a new government warning to be extra alert. >> intelligence reports indicate terrorists may be spotting attacks on public places overseas. we'll have reaction from europe in a moment. we begin this morning with emily schmidt in washington. good morning, emily. >> rob and vinita, good morning to you. this rare, new travel alert applies to americans already in europe or heading that direction.

it extends through the holidays, not set to expire until the end of january. >> reporter: the government alert to u.s. citizens living or touring europe is rare. it says u.s. citizens should take every precaution to be aware of their surroundings and adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves while traveling. but the state department indicates it is not attempting to stop travel to europe. >> you can still go. you can be safe. you just have to be smart. >> reporter: the government advices registering with the assembly. avoid public demonstrations. stay away from unattended packages. the alert comes after weeks of discussions between the white house and u.s. intelligence communities. experts say the caution makes sense. >> you're not interfering with their lives. and in today's political realities in the united states, the executive branch simply doesn't have much choice. >> reporter: intelligence

officials say there is no new specific threat. instead, it comes from concerns that terrorists, working with osama bin laden's blessing are planning commando silent attacks on tourists in transportation centers in france, britain and germany. twice in the past two weeks, french officials evacuated the eiffel tower for what turned out to be false alarms. >> i'd have to go on. i don't think you can live in fear. >> i have a lot of relatives there, and i'm not going to be deterred by the warning. >> u.s. airlines say that they're going to continue to operate as usual. but europe is concerned that americans put off their travel. further hurting aalready fragile travel. emily schmidt live in washington. an initial response to the alert among some europeans was highly critical of the u.s. >> the u.s. state department is imminently going to put out a warning about travel to europe. the threat of another al qaeda -- >> they are pathetic, aren't they, those americans? >> now, the british government has since announced its own

travel warnings to citizens. but what effect is all this having in a city like paris? >> abc's lama hasan has been out there talking to people there and has the latest. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning, rob. after the alert yesterday, the french foreign ministry issued a statement that france has taken notice of the recommendation that they continue to exchange intelligence with their main partners on the fight against terrorism. they're analyzing the information that has been made by the united states. now, it's interesting to note at that threat level remains the same in this country. it is the level which is called red, which means there is a probable threat. but this level has not changed in the last five years. and it's not the highest level. the interior minister spoke yesterday saying that they are taking it seriously. they are taking this alert seriously. that the threat of a terrorist attack is real. and that people have to be remain vigilant in this country. rob and vinita.

>> lama, i know you were two weeks ago. so, i'm just curious, what sense do you have in terms of the differences, now that the travel warning has been issued? >> reporter: yeah, just to give you an idea of the sense of what's going on here. i was here two weeks ago, took the train from london to paris. i did the same thing, took the same mode of transport yesterday. and there was no visible evidence in the change in security. paris fashion week begins today, so does the car show, the motor show. and every single hotel is booked out in the city. so it's obvious that people haven't been deterred by this alert yet. >> all right, abc's lama hasan live in paris. thank, lama. well, there are three nba teams in europe right now, but the heightened terror concern has not affected any exhibition games. >> the knicks played italian team olympia milano in milan yesterday. they travel to paris to play the knicks on wednesday. the lakers take on barcelona in spain on thursday.

>> abc news continues to work on all angles of the story. we will have more live coverage from both sides the atlantic later on "gma." for the third time in three days, tankers carrying supplies to nato and u.s. troops have been attacked in pakistan. the tankers were hauling fuel to troops in afghanistan. the taliban claimed responsibility for at least one of the attacks last week and had promised to launch even more. it's been especially tense in the region, ever since a nato helicopter attack killed three pakistani troops. former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel hits the campaign trail today in chicago. emanuel made his bid for mayor official over the weekend with the announcement on his website. despite his high-level washington credentials, emanuel is no shoo-in for mayor, given the crowded field. five supreme court justiceses in washington, the priests told the lawyers and judge it's that they are charged

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updating our top story this morning, americans traveling to europe are being warned to be extra alert this morning. intelligence reports indicate terrorists are planning an attack on public spaces in a major city. but without a specific threat, most americans are not letting the warning interrupt their planned trips. now for a morning look at road conditions today. wet on i-95 from boston to washington. i-80 to cleveland, showers make is slick out west on i-5 from sacramento to san diego. and i-15 from idaho to salt lake city, vegas and l.a. >> if you are supplying expect delays in san francisco, salt lake city, boston, new york, philadelphia and d.c. the shocking suicide of a rutgers university student is what brought hundreds tout a candle light vigil last night. they were there to honor the memory of tyler clementi who

took his own life after a roommate streamed it on the internet. >> i thought it was important that we have the chance to actually cry, heal, be present. >> the president of rutgers called it a chance to reaffirm the community's sense of civilitity and respect. meanwhile, prosecutors are looking into filing bias charges against the two students responsible for streaming that encounter. police in texas have released a 9 4re6 call made by a wife after her husband were shot and killed. they were sightseeing after being ambushed. jeremy hubbard reports. >> reporter: this tranquil lake has become an unlikely haven for pirates who have now apparently claimed a life. >> hello? >> ma'am? >> yes. >> okay. are you sure that your husband got shot? >> yes. in his head. >> reporter: 911 calls released this weekend reveal tiffany hartley's terror. she was sightseeing last thursday with her husband david on falcon lake, a 60-mile long reservoir on the rio grande, shared by the u.s. and mexico,

home to some of the country's biggest bass fishing tournaments. the hartleys were jet skiing on the mexican side when bullets started flying. david was shot in the head. >> he was thrown off the jet ski and i couldn't pick him up to get him on mine. >> she went in the water trying to load up her husband, trying to get his body to bring him back to the u.s. side, but you know, she was being shot at. so, she finally had to let go of the body, climb back in the jet ski and head back to the united states. >> reporter: it isn't the first violent incident on the water. texas authorities issued a warning in may urging caution on falcon lake after several boaters were approached and robbed. texas governor calls this spillover violence from mexico drug and human traffickers. now, he wants washington to send backup. governor rick perry is asking for 1,000 national guardsmen and predator drones to watch the border. tiffany and david hartley had grown tired of border violence, too. they were about to move, out of state. they just wanted one more day on

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getting every pit of that pitch. every stitch, in fact. giants win 3-0. as they clinch a berth in. they are the wildcard charge. redskins and eagles. donovan mcnabb back in philadelphia. ovation out of the stands. mcnabb to chris collie. redskins up 14-pop. four seconds to go in the game, eagles trailing 17-12. kevin kolb's pass. the end zone, in and out of the hands of jason avant. intercepted. one more look. mcnabb as his redskinses, yes, his redskins, end up beading his former. ray rice questionable as the ravens took on the steelers. fourth quarter. rashard mendenhall findings a little room. yes, sir, steelers 14-10. had a minute to go in the game. ravens down 14-10.

joe flacco to t.j. houshmandzadeh. and that's it. ravens end up taking this one. 17-14. >> that will do it for this espn news update. now back to new york and "america this morning." and in last night's bears junior giants game it was a rough night for chicago's qb jay cutler. he was sacked nine times. cutler actually wound you up leaving the game with a concussion. >> the u.s. trails at the final day of golf's weather-delayed ryder cup begins in whals. check this for the action. >> a photographer took this picture just after tiger woods unleashed a shot over the weekend. you can see it there. wound up being a direct hit on the camera. that's a photographer in the blue vest. woods obviously not looking too thrilled at that one. up next, the top stories that we'll be following today. stay with us.

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now good morning, maryland. he died pursuing his passion. a student athlete from harford community college collapsed while playing basketball. today begins the final chapter in the corruption

investigation into tha led to sheila dixon resigning as mayor. councilwoman holton goes to court this morning. >> and flacco leads the ravens to a win in pittsburgh. we have all the great highlights. what a game. happy monday. >> oh, man, is it ever. how you doing i am jamie costello. >> i am megan pringle. thanks for joining us this monday morning. i know you are smiling because of that. but before we get to the news we will get to weather. here meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning. the smile is good in hd. the weather doesn't look good in hd. we left off last week even though we did dry things out for a day and half, we have another storm off the coast and that storm brings to mind two possible record today. we will watch the record low high temperatures. that's the coolest afternoon that we have had on this particular date in all recorded

history. in baltimore 54 set in 19 # 88. we were at 53 at midnight. when they struggled to -- we may strigel to -- struggling to get back there. that might be a tougher record to achieve but we have wet weather and periods of showers even heavier embed showers and not tropical rains we had to deal with last week. essentially we have temperatures that should get to about 53 and stay there with a gusty wind out of the north. and about 20 to 30 miles per hour. more on the week ahead forecast coming up. right now let's get the first look at traffic with kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. good morning. we do have a serious accident to let you know about on the southbound lanes of harrisburg expressway at the beltway. you're going to find one lane open because of an overnight crash involving an overturned tractor trailer. police and state highway administration remains on the scene. but expect delays making your way through the area. checking the drive times on the utter loop of the belt we, nothing will hold you up except for the wet roads. take it easy. 59 southbound looks good