[ cheers and applause ] this mning on "early today,"unfinished buness. lawmakers return to capitol hill and a deal on tax cuts begins to take shape. travel trauma, new airport security and patdown procedures draw fire from travelers. and by the horns of bulls gives spectator a scare at a and by the horns of bulls gives spectator a scare at a mexico city bull ring. captions paid r by nbc-universal television hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin wth changing course. kicking off a lame duck session of congress yesterday, one key

player did an about face on a long-held political policy. and a b deal is said to be on the works on bush era tax cuts. tracie potts joins us from washington with more. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. good morning, everyone. the lame duck session is generally not very exciti, but yesterday it started with a surprising announcementrom the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying that he is reversing course on earmarks those pet projects that are often packed in spending bills allowing for those projects to be done back home. he is now versing his position suggesting the should be a ban on these earmarks. tea party influence said to be huge here. mcconnell said on the floor yesterday that old habits aren easy to break but the gop caucus will be voting on that today. now, the other big issue that this cgress has to deal with before the end of the year are taxes. the bush tax cuts.

the issue is do you continue tax breaks for people who make over $250,000. both sides seem to be bending. the white house said president obama is eager to talk about this. democrats ar talking about perhaps raising the limit to $1 million. the gop says there should be absolutely no increase for anyone. at this oint, it looks like there will away quick compromise on tax cuts for everyone, extending themt least one year. lynn. yesterday, a dramatic scene unfolded when charles wrangle walked out of his ethics trial saying he couldn't afford his lawyer. the house ethics committee moved ahead with the evidce and ruled that there was enough evidence to support 13 counts of accusations. among those accusations, not aying certain taxes and getting

on apartment rent. experts say he would likely face a public reprimand, but it is not expected wrangle would be expa. with abo a week to go before the big thanksgiving travel rush, security officials are facing backlashon full body scanners and more invasive patdowns. kristin dahlgren eports. >> reporter: trish wimmer travels every week and says the tsa took it too far this happen. >> when she went up my legs and used her hand to go up my skirt, that's when i freakedout. >> officers sometimes now use the back of their hands in a new search. officials insist it's about safety. >> we could be on a plane where somebody is prepared to blow

themselves up and bring the plane do. >> reporter: almost one year after a man tried to bring an airliner down with a bomb in his private area, many use body snners. >> we don't want them to see our body unclothed. >> there are privacy protections built in. the person that sees the image is not at the gate. >> and they've launched their see something say someing campaign. asking passengers to report anything they see out of the ordinary. but what some are saying is there is nothing ordinary about the trip through the airport these days. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america in colorado, a 34-car pileup shut down interstate 35 and sent

about 12 people to the hospital with nonlife threatening vehicles. the wrecked vehicles included five tractor-trailers. in up state new york, a deer on the loose caused plenty of package. witnesses say a buck was chasing a doe and her fawn wle a super market. the super market is temporarily closed for repairs. in illinois, the iconic wriey field marquis will be covered up in wildcat purple for this weekend's northwestern versus university of illinois football game, the first ball game played in the park since 1938. cub fans need not worry. after the game, the marqu will be repainted in the famous red cor. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast.

>> what color did you say that was? >> purple. >> like a perry wrinkle or purple? >> it's purple, eggplant, how about that? >> eggplan very good. you see,a lot more descriptive. let's chat about the forecast as we go up and down the east coast. it's a soggy morning out there. just like yesterday, areas down there in the southeast is where it's going to be the worst. eventually from philadelphia to d.c. and even new york city is going to get heavy rain. as far as today, right now, arkansas, little rock is getting heavy rain and thunderstorms down along the gulf, especially in florida that are on the stronger siefd. there's an isolated chance, a few tornados even as we go throughout the morning hours. as far as the rain goes, the roads are wet from new york city to hartford and in boston and providence, another hour or two and you'll have light rain heading your way. philadelphia and d.c., showers for you early today. it's not going to pour all day up and is down the east coast.

the only areas that's going to see really avy rain is down here in georgia from man, savannah, columbia, south carolina, is going to get a lot of rain. here are the thunderstorms rolling from mobile to tallahassee. the middle of thecountry, you're just fine, no problem. montana has really bad weather, too. it's the east coast, if you're traveling today, give yourself some extra time. that's a look at your forecast. nohere is a look at the weather outside your window. the ohio valley will end up with a lot o rain tonight into tomorrow. during the day today, the ohio valley should be mostly dry. so columbus, clouds will increase. rain will move in late in the day and be heavy later on tonight. lynn, a soggy tuesday unfortunately is going to lead to a pretty soggy wednesday for some. i'll tell you who, coming up. >> bill, thanks. also coming up, dollar woies canceled out retail optimism. and what is apple up to today? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead.

plus, the latest premier the cinema installment of harry potter and friends. donovan mcnabb hits the jackpot, a set of overtime thrillers and a setting record for the eagles. you're watching "early today."

good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. itv news is reporting that a group of former guantanamo bay detainees will get millions of pounds in campaign from the english government. charges that the english five knew they were being tortured. the government payout helps avoid a lengthy cop case which uld have put english intelligence services in the spotlight. haitian protesters are clashing with ewe nighted nations peacekeepers who they blame for a deadly cholera

outbreak that has killeover 1,000 people. a newly released satellite image from nasa shows the scope of devastation from the recent eruption of mt. merapi, indonesia's volcano. a super heated wave of gas, ash and rock has caused almost total devastation, flattening trees and coating the ground with debris. and spectators at a bullfight in mexico got quite a scare when a bull weighing over 1,1 pounds jumped a barrier. the bull fell into an alley where a worker was hurt after the animal fell on top of him. >> and now here's anarly look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,201 after adding nine points yesterday. the s&p shed one point. the nasdaq dropped four. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo,

the nikkei fell 30 points. in hong kong, the hang seng lost 334. business news wasn't all bad on monday, bu currency worries overseas and here at home dampened the day's otherwise optimistic tone. the dollar climbed ainst through thanks to increased concerns that ireland and portugal may be deepn debt. today, traders will be watching overseas investing debt crisis. investigators will keep an eye on inflation data after fed officials fired back at criticism yesterday that its latest plan will drive down the dollar or ramp up inflation. stocks had been higher most of the day monday after upbeat retail data. october sales jumped to the highest level. >> seven months. deal news fueled gains early on. caterpillar shares shot up after

announcing a purchase for bucyrus for $5 million in cash. overwhelming demand is reportedly driving up gm's offering price when it goes public on thursday to the $32 to $33 rang analysts say online retler amazon.com is feeling the heat from walmart's recent online offer for free shipping. amazon shares fell 4%. febook ceo mark zuckerberg designed a new plan to deliver e-mail including text. apple's announcement today will be the long awaited arrival of beatles music on itunes. finally, things could be looking up at the office these day. more employers are looking at bringing back work day perks

like flex time and holiday bonuses. coming up, the suns come up golding and a pair of overtime thrillers on the ice. plus, michael vick and the philadelphia eags were flying high last night in our nation's capital. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. it's a soggy tuesday on the east coast, even a chance of vere wther in the southeast. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today."

good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the focus coming into last night's monday night football game was on the quarterback that used to play in the city of brotherly love. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. good morning. donovan mcnabb signed a five-year $78 million extension with the redskins. then the eagles knocked mcnabb right on his wallet. michael vick rolled into johnson about 60 yards through the air. jackson took it in for an 80-yard score. this time, vick jetted with his legs, didn't see anybody home. phillies led, 14-0 just four minutes in. eagles set a team record in total yards and points at the half at 45 and scor the most

nights in monday nht football with 59. philly routed the redskins, 59-28. in seball, giants catcher buster posy named the player of the year. in the fourth, dirk know witsky tied the game. the mavs won it, 98-95. of to phoenix, nuggets up by as many as 15 when the sun he rally. steve nash to jason richardson. phoenix down six in the third. suns up, 834682. turgulo put it away. a give away ithe slide and tyler meyers jmped all over it to score the gamer, sabers won in o.t.

brandon due winsky with a pretty move around the defenseman. then to ryan callahan on the doorstep. rangers rally to beat the penns, 3-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. what's tuned to debut as broadway's most expensive production ever? your early morningntertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, to say i do and enjoy true love, is better late th never? you're watching "early today."

good tuesday morning. it's another day of wet weher for everyone in the southeast, especially arou atlanta. georgia, alabama, north florida, south carolina and north carolina, that's going to be the wettest area during the day today. there's showers widespread from richmond to philly, new york and eventually boston. you need the umbrella today. tomorrow, the southeast will clear out, but the rain will exist fromew york city up to boston and all of new england and the ohio valley is going to get significant rai later on tonight into tomorrow morning. if u're watching us on whdh 7 news, good old boston, mass, get a viewof boston's city scape thrgh an antique card collection at greetings from boston from the boston public library. that's your "early today"vent of the day. >> bill, thanks. now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. last night, the long awaited harry potter a the deathly

hallows part one opened in new york city. to the joy of fans but with some inevitable sadness. there's only one more film after this one, but they were both shot together so cast members have said good-bye to their characters. on the other side, emma watson is thrilled to finally have short hair. a week away from starring in her debut, christine aguilera has a star on the walk of fame, now e says it has all paid out. finally, december's "vogue" has exclusive pictures of costumes and sets for spider-an turn off the dark, costing $60 million, it's the most expensive show ever to hit broadway. directed by julie taymore, it will feature music by utwo's

bono. in louisiana, a couple that has spent a lifetime apart wl spend their golden years together. newlyweds gal vin and marilyn were torn apart when galvin went off to fight the vietnam war. 60 years ter, they've fallen in love all over again and will try to make up for all of that lost time. how many people do you think are out the that have that first love or true love that they haven't found after years? >> and that they go back to? >> or that they never do get together wit which is why this story is so neat. not many of them are facebooking. >> take that, mom. >> exactly. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the y today on your nbc station.

look outside right now. november 16th. 49 degrees out there. looks like some rain or fog or something's going on out there. good morning. i'm joe krebs. i'm union kang for november 16, 2010. hours after signing donovan mcna to a new contract, redskins absolutely embarrass themselves on monday night footll. michael vick and the offense made it look like a touch football game on the rain-soaked

fedex field. they lost 59-28. ouch! now the skins season is seriously in troub. lindsay czarniak is outside fedex field with more. >> reporter: the redskins are mu mi humiliated. >> i'm embarrassed. it's a game that, you know, again, with everything that was kind of tied into it, the way the thing just went and snowballed in their own direction, it was just an embarrassment. >> we got early outplayed, outcoached in every area. i ke responsibility for it. should have had them prepared better than i did. as i told the players, we have a short week. what we have to do is