the war there reaches a major milestone. puerto rico roundup. dozens of officers are arrested on wh's being called the biggest crackdown on police corruption ever by the fbi. and one giant leap. nasa unveils digitally restored video of man's first trip to the nasa unveils digitally restored video of man's first trip to the moon. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and a very good morning o you. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with nearly a decade of war. as the united states enters it tenth year of involvement in the war in afghanistan today, the u.s. is taking the blame and trying to make amends for the death of two pakistani soldiers. tracie potts is in washington for us with the details. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. those two soldiers were killed

and four others injured when u.s. helicopters crossed into pakistan's air space. initially they said this was in self-defense, but, in fact, the u.s. hats now admitted, acknowledged that those two deaths were an error, that they were fired upon by the united stas. 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 say, to the united states. the real threat there now is supplies. supplies coming from pakistan for troops in -- u.s. troops i afghanistan, those supplies have been blocked by pakistan as a rult of those two deaths. a key supply route has been blocked. there have been attacks on dozens of supply convoys this week. nato says it wnts those routes

reopened. >> tracie potts, thank you so much. good to see you. a new report is raising questions about the obama administration's candidness about the gulf oil disaster. the government ocked efforts by scientists to say just how bad the situation had become. the report criticizes the obama advisers for going on national television and saying most of the oil was gone. yesteay, the supreme court took on the highly anticipated case involving a protest at a military funeral by demonstrators. picketers were outside the court with signs that read pray for more dead kids. they debated whether the protest at a military funeral with the signs of free speech were freedom of rights issues.

free speech advocates contend without the right to express ideas tt are unpopular, the national discussion would suffer. severe weather continues to cause chaos in the western part of the country. this video captured one of four tornados that touched down yesterday. the violent storms destroyed at least 30 mobile homes and sa 15 thousands and created winds so strong that trains were knocked off the tracks. no deaths or serious injuries have been reported 6/. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a plane crashed on to a sports facility after a plane failed to get enough elevation. the pit and passenger suffered nonlife tlenting injuries and are expected to make a full recovery. the faa is investigating. police in arizona were called in after someone found

piles of bones out in the open on cemetery property. amazingly, police say the owner could not be charged because there are no laws on the books. the cemetery owner who is contracted to dispose of e remains said he did nothing wrong withinbut has agreed to cover up the bones to comply with funeral homes and em bomber regulations. at the washington zoo,n ant eater went in for a quick checkup and ultrasound so okeepers could see how her baby is progressing. this is the third bundle of joy ford proud mom to be. and in new york, a number of celebrity items were previewed for an upcoming auction. a fuchsia pink evening gown worn by princess diana and a ring worn by elvis presley are among the unique its. but organizers say they expect the top bidders to be

handwritten lyrics by paul mccartney. now for a look at your national and regional weather, heres nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. bill, it's like u buy one of those things, let's say elvis presley's rng, and what do you do with it? >> you just sit there and brag about it. >> do you wear it? >> i guessome people may. you spent so much money, though, you don't want to touch it. the arizona tornados, it doesn't happen. we had a tropical storm for them. it could become a hurricane. it's pretty close to the u.s. there's florida and bahamas, puerto rico, the virgin islands have had trouble the last couple of days. this storm will stay here. maybe affecting waves eventually, but that wl be about it. there's that storm system out west. it's finally leaving arizona. i think the forecast will be much improved from phoenix up to flagstaff. even the forast in new england.

it's soggy early today, but our storm system is going to leav eventually. now, one of the reasons that it's hard to get tropical systems to come into the u.s. this time of year, these cold fronts comeown to canada and they take all the storms and pump out to sea. here is some of the rain this morning. a little south of albany. the berkshires are get something showers. all of this will pivot and head up to north new england today and everyone will dry out ad have a beautiful, beautiful afternoon. new york to d.c., 70s will feel warm compared to how it's been lately. gorgeous from chicago to dallas and much of e southeast. fantastic thursday. that's a look at your forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. it's going to be tough to find any bad weather in the anterior half of the country over the next couple of das. temperatures are actually going to warm up, too, a little bit. temperature near 80 today in charlotte. that'sperfect type weather. leaves are starting to change new mexico areas of the appear

labors, so enjoy. veronica, i'm happy to say that friday looks just as good as thursday. that forecast, coming up. >> perfect. and that fall foliage, that's something to look forward to. >> this will be peak weekend for many areas. the iphone gets ready to make a new friends and an unbelievable example of a girl's best iend. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, is this woman more powerful than a supreme court justice? randy moss is on the move. yankeesrally and the phillies roy hall lay da makes baseball history. you're watching "early today."

>> goomorning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. dozens of the police officers in puerto rico a facing drug trafficking and weapons charges after being arrested in what the fbi called its biggest crackdown on police corruption in its history. in all, 89 law enforcement

officers and 44 others were detained yesterday with many accused of providing armed security for cocaine dealerses. authorities in nevada have arrested a woman for allegedly kidnapping her daughter 25 years ago. the break in the case came after the now 31-year-old daughter tried to apply for a marriage license. in an effort to fight obesity, new york governor patterson and michael bloomberg are looking to ban residents to use food stamps to buy soda and other drinks. and after a painstaking six-year effort, ientists in australia are showing off digitally restored footage of man kind's first mission to the moon. they tracked any available recordings and put together the most enhanced ever version of the apollo 11 moonwalk.

pretty cool. >> a now here's an early look at one of your top health hms on msnbc.com. women who had no nausea or vomiting were more than three times as likely to miscarryas women who did have morning sickne. one of the study's author cautions women who don't experience morning sickness to not necessarily be alarmed. for more information on this and other stories, head to the web. check out the health page online at msnbc.com. >> early today healthis brought to you by the vagisill screening kit. >> and now here's anarly look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,967. 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 kong, the hang seng rose 3. markets managed to inch

higher despite disappointmenting employment data. still, it wasn't all bad news yesterday. general electric revealed ads 3 billion deal to buy energy company dresser and a $1.6 billion deal of a citigroup portfio. a "wall street journal" report gives speculation that apple is working on new technology that would allow its iphone to operate on the verizonnetwork as early as nt year. coincidence dentally, or maybe not, verizon announced a newer, faster and wide ranging service will be up b tend of the year. on the likelihood of a future partnership, verizon officials said yesterday, i fully expect it, but stopped short of saying when. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg

rolled out tools yesterday to provide more privacy. samsung shares saw more than 3% of the world's largest chipmaker missed establishments. timely, gold may be a hot commodity, but you'll get a much better return from the lady in your life if you invest in this rare pink diamond ring, expected to get $38 million at auction. the yankees make their mark and moss is heading to minnesota again. roy halladay posts the second no-hitter in major league history in his playoff debut. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. fantastic fall weathers we head towards the weekend. your thursday forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today."

good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, philadelphia phillies ace roy halladay picked quite a remarkable day to make his postseasodebut last night. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at allour sports healines. good morning. it was a debut for the ages. in his first career playoff strt, the phillies roy halladay pitched a no-iter against the reds. scott roland was swinging in the second. also got it done with the bat. lin the shots to left, johnny

gomes couldn't make the play. phils up, 2-0 and after two never looked back. we go to the ninth. halladay got brandon phillips to ground out. there it is, a no-hitter for roy halladay. phillies took game one in historic fashion 4-0. to the american league, the twins were up 3-40 with the yankees mounded a come back. grandeon did a triple off the wall to score a pair. twins tied it in the book of the inning, but mark put new york ck on top. a towering home run. yankees led it, 6-4. ninth inning. jim tome at the plate, and he hit one high, but not high enough. the yanks won it, 6-4. to tampa, nelson cruz with a solo shot off the rays. rangers took game one, 5-1. playoffs continued today.

rays and rangers will start things off at 27k 30 followed by game one between the twens and the aves. it's official, the patriots have traded randy moss to the vikings for a third round draft pick. so moss returns to the team that originally drafted him in 1998. that move gives brett farve the downfield target he's been missing all season. moss wl make his debut monday night against the jets. ironically, they'll face the patriots on halloween. tt's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. knocking off records set by the booelgss. > plus, we'll tell you about one flori man who has a real problem with justin bieber. you're watching "early today."

welcome back. here's an update on your forecast. for everyone up in central new england, prosecute from boston all the way back, springful, albany, portland, it will be cloudy and damp this morning, but this afternoon, the storm will move out and the weather will improve. we'llave a gorgeous forecast fo you this upcoming weekend. the rest of the country looks fantastic. and mild temperatures from minneapolis downnto florida and into texas. temperatures will be at orbove normal. and into friday, that sunshine, as i promised, will move into boston and all of new england. and it's just great. this is going to be a very, very

nice stretch of weather into the weekend. if you're watching us on channel 5 in hastings, nebraska, 's getting spooky with a spider weaving contest and much more at the souard county fall festival. that's your "early today" event today. >> so did you decide what you're going to be for halween, the kool-aid man? >> my son is going to be a dragon, so i mig try to do the knight theme. 'll see how it looks out. now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >> the cast of the musical series glee has beaten out a record set by the beatles. of course, the beatles had to sell actual records in stores without today's downloading. utah state's medical examiner was concluded gary coleman's death back in may was an accident. finally, lists are great for

debate and this year's most powerful women list from forbes is no different. number one on that list, the first lady, michelle obama. number two, irene rosenfel database, ceo of kraft foods. number three, oprah winfrey. number four, german chancellor angela merkel. so the ceo of kraft foods is more powerful than the chancellor of germany or even the secrary of state. lady gaga is more powerful than nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house. coming to us from jacksonvle, florida, one man's name has made him a dubious overnight select. this is 35-year-old justin

bieber. thousands send fan mail and hate mail and call at night because they have found the 60-year-old pop sensation. he got kicked off of facebook accused of having a fake name. he says there is one sver lining, however, at least people know how to print out him name correctly. i'm veronica dea cruz, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

4:28 is our time right now. we have 56 degrees here in the nation's capital. as we look at the nation's capitol, good morning. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome tonews 4 today" for this thursday, october 7th, 2010. big news this morning in decision 2010. president barack obama will campaign with maryland governor martin o'malley today. it's partf a getout the vote rally. o'malley is running for re-election against the man he beat four years ago, republican bob ehrlich. the campaign rally is at 1:00 this afternoon in prince george's county. meanwhile,epublican challenger bob ehrlich begins airing his first television ads in the washington region today. the former maryland governor is campaigning to get his old job back. he hopes to turn around recent polls that show him behind martin o'malley. o'malley's campaign has been airing ads in the region for the past two weeks. the man expected to become

d.c.'s next mayor will hold his next town hall meeting tonight. vincent gray started the gatherings on tuesday in ward five. gray pitched his goals as mayor if elected then he took questions from t audience. d.c. voters can address gray tonight at columbus ee piscopo cal church in northwest. th town hall meeting begins at 6:00. news today, brand-new subpoenas involving the investigation into john edwards' campaign finances. edwards attorney who won't say who received the subpoenas or what prosecutors were looking for. the investigation is focused on allegations that campaign nances were used to take care of dwards' mistress rielle hunter. edwards admitted earlier this year at he fathered a child with he >>t's go to veronica johnson this morning where we're going to see the long-remembered but almost forgotten sun. >> we got a little tiny bit of it yesterday. we did get some showers overnight but driving in this morning, notice