we're in south texas.eith dafron and his guide, gene naquin, have been on the move looking for that trophy white-tailed buck. they've just settled into a new spot, and keith is confident their luck is about to change. >> me and keith set up on a deer. i set up on one particular deer, and we hunted twice, the deer didn't show up, so sparked an idea of me seeing all these bucks on the move. i said, "hey, let's go in an area that i know where a lot of bucks travel through, and let's just try some rattling. so, we set up on this place that i knew where these deer were traveling through, and i went to hit the horns together, and right off the bat, a 2-year-old 8-point kind of skirted out around us. >> and he kind of flanked us -- came in behind us, through the brush. we got to see him, and that was fun and interesting. but as soon as he left, i turned back, the road we were really focused on i could see movement down at the end. it was probably 150, 175 yards away, but you could tell it was the deer -- or a dee

about normal still in south texas.recipitation then for that week about normal for the central states. a couple of systems are moving through. below normal then for the eastern sea board. the far eastern ohio valley also below normal in the southwest. then look at the 90-day outlook. most of the corn belt near normal is the best we can do at this point. above normal from west texas through most of the west. and precipitation over the next 90 days, again most of the corn belt i can't go too far from normal at this point on this either. although above normal i think for the northern states minnesota into the western parts of the great lakes. the far southeast especially florida and below normal for northern utah for most of the pacific northwest. john? >> thanks, mike. when "u.s. farm report" returns, a california farm makes a name for itself by producing a new kind of watermelon. spirit of the heartland is next. >> "u.s. farm report" is brought to you by ak connect expo where the world of agriculture will come together

rain in northern new england and scattered showers and thunderstorms in south texas and florida. >> 90 in miami, 75 in baltimore and 72 right here in new york. highs mostly in the 70s across the midwest. just 63 in colorado springs but sacramento hits 97 and boise 90. >> well, she is just about as adorable as any three-month-old and she is finally ready to face her public. >> introducing minari. she's the newest orangutan. her mother, a first-time mom had trouble nursing. >> even though she got off to a slow start, she's making up for it. what a cute little face. >> she's going to definitely draw a crowd. >> every time there is one born, people have to come and see them. i'd be one of those people. >> i like the hair cut, too. >> the flat top. we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ isn't she special, i never thought true love would be ♪ time walking and getting around in your house, you need a hoveround power chair. you'll be able to go to the mall... play with the grandkids... visit family and friends... and do all the things you ralways loved to do. tom kruse: i'm tom krus

south. that would be beneficial for texas. that's been really dry across south texas. cooler conditions across areas into the upper midwest. check out highs tomorrow, 78 in chicago. lows will drop down into the 50s. you're getting an early taste of fall, appropriately so, as this is the unofficial final weekend of the summer season. overall, i would say the weather looks good for this holiday. that is a look at your forecast. i'm meteorologist bonnie schneider for "hln." >>> crashing down in a matter of seconds. take a look at this police actually do have an explanation for how this suv ended up in the second floor of someone's home. ♪ kelly saunder's nature valley. ♪ the place that inspires her to go faster... ♪ and slower. ♪ elk mountains, colorado. where's yours? 100% natural nature valley granola bars. the taste nature intended. are working from the road using a mifi-- a mobile hotspot that provides up to five shared wi-fi connections. two are downloading the final final revised final presentation. - one just got an email. - woman: what?! hmph. it's being revised a

>> let's talk about the rain out there we're dealing with in south texas that has spread into arkansasand this is the deep south as the area has the clouds and the cool weather for the northern half of country, it's going to continue to be beautiful. today's going to feel like the middle of the summer in the mid-atlantic, especially from virginia up towards about philadelphia, southern new jersey. it could be the mid-80s in some areas. so that's where the warm air is. ohio valley into areas of the mid-atlantic, back to our cold front, that's going to cool off new england during the day today. and down in the southeast, scattered showers and storms. kind of just like what we had yesterday. a little bit of light rain toward the tampa area and sarasota. kind of dissipating moving onshore. the wet weather possible, the west coast of florida, the deep south, but just a day to enjoy with the heat in the mid-atlantic. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. look how warm it's going to be in areas like baltimore today, 86 degrees, in richm

much-needed thompls in south texas. showers in the pacific northwest. and up to six inches of mountain snow in the cascades. >> 58 in seattle. salt lake city gets up to 89. chilly for the midwest, with highs around 60, chicago, detroit and minneapolis. mostly in the 70s today from boston down to atlanta. 91 for miami. 81 in new orleans. and 82 in dallas. >>> and coming up on "america this morning," will the dow have another triple-digit day? "moneyscope" next. >>> plus, a quick response by the secret service, after an internet poll asks if the president should die. >>> and starbucks in an instant. get your caffeine fix faster with the coffee giant's newest idea. nda® with fiber. >>e nati >>> the nation's banks could come to the rescue of the fund that insures trillions of dollars of customers' deposits. at a meeting today, the fdic are proposing the banks prepay three years of fees. that could help bring in about $36 billion, replenishing the fund that has been depleted by dozens of bank failures earlier this year. >>> some big mergers are the latest si

thunderstorms in south texas and south florida. showers in the pacific northwest.p to six inches of snow up in the cascades. snow again. >> it's here. 68 in seattle, 60 portland and 72 in sacramento. a high of 70 in boston, 68 in baltimore, warm in the south. miami will hit 91, new orleans 81 and dallas 83. >> it means snow boarding season is upon us. that's why it's exciting, right? >> a skier but still excited. >> the ground was shaking, dust was flying but this was not an earthquake. >> it was a scene right strait out of old west. the 45th annual buffalo roundup in south dakota. cowboys and cowgirls took to the range to corral buffalo at custer state park. this is the world's largest publicly owned bison herd. >> that is an impress of sight. it's to prepare for the upcoming buffalo auction. you have had buffalo meat? >> i haven't. i knew they were big. the first time i saw one, they are enormous, much bigger than what i thought. >> i'm not a big fan br bu -- >> i imagine gamey a bit. it smells like -- tastes like beef. maybe it smells like, too. i don't know. we

there's welcome relief for parts of south texas that have been struggling with extreme drought. it's raining finally. some areas got as much as five inches in two hours. it may not be enough to make up for the crop and livestock loss. >>> when we continue on a thursday night, a new list involving cell phones that has a lot of people buzzing. later, more on health care in this country. what does your local first when she started forgetting things, i was hoping it was nothing. grandma! what a nice surprise! mom, it's sunday. that's when i knew i couldn't wait. mom's doctor said these were signs of alzheimer's, a type of dementia, and that prescription aricept could help. he said it's the only treatment proven effective... for all stages of alzheimer's. studies showed aricept slows the progression... of alzheimer's symptoms. it improves cognition... and slows the decline of overall function. aricept is well tolerated but not for everyone. people at risk for stomach ulcers... or who take certain other medicines... should tell their doctors... because serious stomach problems... such

south texas desperately needs the rain they're getting.hey're going to get a couple more inches of it. right in oklahoma all that weather was brought to you by chili's. robin, i feel like we need a drumroll. >> i know. you were shaking a minute ago. >>> you know how we love country music. it's time to kick off country music's biggest morning. we're going to announce the nominees for the 43rd annual country music awards. so much amazing country music this year. we couldn't do it without the country superstars. lee ann womack. darius rucker. the nominees, please? >> thank you very much. and the nominees for the musical event of the year are -- "cowgirls don't cry," brooks & dun, featuring rub ba mcintyre. down the road, kenny chesney. everything but quits, with lee ann womack. i told you so, carry underwad, featuring randy travis. old enough, the racontures. >> and the new artist of the year nominees are -- randy houser. jamey johnson. jake owen. darius rucker. the zac brown band. >> and the female vocalist of the year nominees are -- mirand

here's your friday forecast: much-needed rain in south texas downpours througthe south coast into florida, windy and rainy from massachusetts to delaware. thunderstorms, hail and gusty winds in minnesota and dakotas. >> 86 in st. uilodas, 60s from boston to baltimore where the southeast climbs into the 80s. hotter than normal out west, 100 in sacramento, 91 in boise, 84 in seattle. >> remember that song "let's go fly a kite," that's what they were doing in oklahoma. >> hundreds held kites as they danced through the air as they attempted to break a record. germany holds the record with 967 kites. >> even if they fall short it, won't be a total loss. proceeds from this event go to habitat for humanity. we'll be back. ♪ up where th >> today americans mark eight years since the worst terrorist attack ever on u.s. soil. the pictures of the two planes crashing into the world trade center, the pentagon and a field in pennsylvania are still painful for most to see. >> here in new york it was a beautiful, sunny, late summer day at least until smoke from what we now call ground zero filled the sky.

and that's across parts of south texas. e haven't seen this on the radar scope for quite some time and with rainfall from san antonio to austin south to corpus christi, this is all great news. i'll point this out, heidi. as we go on through time, this little disturbance over the next day or two will get into the gulf of mexico and our computer models are doing some funny things in this area. maybe developing a low that could become tropical. this is a time of year where we're in prime time tropical storm and hurricane time. next two days is really the peak. and anything can flare-up in the gulf of mexico within a matter of hours if not half a day. keep an eye on what's cooking here as well. good to see you. >> thanks, man. we'll talk to you in a little while. thank you. >>> the bank bailout. $700 billion of your money. a new watchdog is demanding to know how the money is being spent. the algae are very beautiful. they come in blue or red, golden, green. algae could be converted into biofuels... that we could someday run our

a chance of evening snow in upper michigan, showers in parts of new england, florida and south texas. and high fire danger out west. >> where it is warm. phoenix hits 107. sacramento, 85. boise, 90 today. just 54 in fargo, though, and chilly and in the 60s for much of the midwest. 75 for boston. 80 in new york. 7 78 in baltimore and dallas is 84. >>> and coming up on "america this morning," a new sign of trouble for social security. >>> plus surprise arrest. roman polanski may get help in his tight to keep from facing charges in the u.s. >>> school days. the president's plan to make the school day and school year much longer. osteoporosis you don't already know. it runs in families - my mother has it, and now i have it. so even though i tried to keep my bones strong, it wasn't enough. now, once-monthly boniva is helping me do more. it didn't just stop my bone loss. boniva worked with my body to !stop and reverse my bone loss. and studies show, after ne year on boniva,, nine out of ten women stopped nd reversed theirs, too., (announcer) " don't take boniva if you have low blood calcium

and thunderstorms from florida, all the way to the southern rockies, bringing much-needed rain to south texas. heavy rain, gusty winds and coastal flooding in atlantic city, baltimore, and d.c. and thick, early-morning fog, around chicago, milwaukee, and minneapolis. >> highs in the 80s for st. louis and the twin cities. phoenix climbs to a scorching 104. sacramento 98. much cooler in the northeast today. just 63 in boston. 65 in new york. a wet 87 in new orleans. and 89 in dallas. >>> and coming up, we will reveal the surprising, new judge joining kara, randy and simon on "american idol." >>> plus, fresh apples. the computermaker unveils its new line of ipods. >>> and in sports, melanie oudin and her cinderella run at the u.s. open. my name is chef michael. and my dog bailey and i love to hang out in the kitchen... so she can watch me cook. you just love the aromas of beef tenderloin... and, ooh, rotisserie chicken. yes, you do. [ barks ] yeah. you're so special, you deserve a very special dog food. [ woman ] introducing chef michael's canine creations. the deliciously different way to serve

maybe thunderstorms in south texas and south florida.lsewhere, shouldn't have any travel problems. blustery winds may delay flights through new england with scattered passing showers there. for our part of the world, we've got this area of low pressure spinning way over soith earn canada and continuing to give us this flow out of the northwest. it will keep it chilly today. we've got dry high pressure building in the midwest. that's going to be sliding over us during the day tomorrow and clearing us out. the northern part of the high pressure is dipping temperatures in northern wisconsin down into the 20s this morning. that's the coldest morning of the season so far. as we go forward over the next 36 hours, the high pressure moves in. we dry out. lots of sun tomorrow. should be a bit warmer. the winds should diminish as well. as we get into friday, a front developing in the midwest and by friday afternoon that will begin to cloud us up quite a bit and maybe bring some rain for friday night into saturday. here is the bus stop forecast for

also south texas below normal for the drought areas of texas and parts of the south. john? >> thanks, mike. when "u.s. farm report" returns, we visit an oklahoma farm more than a century in the making. "spirit of the heartland" is next. the struggle to >>> a big issue across rural america is the struggle to keep the family farm in the family. to that end, oklahoma has a special program to honor families who stayed on their farm for more than a century. in this report from oklahoma state university, dave deacon has a look what it takes to become a centennial farm family. >> 107 years ago, eye sack williams received a flier. a flier from a church that said on this -- set on this land. that flier would change the life of a virginia man and generations to come. >> my grandpa came here in 1902. he purchased 320 acres. we're a little over 3,000 acres now. my son and i are actively farming this thing. >> reporter: john is the third generation and his son, karl, is the fourth. this is censy, she and her brear cale are the fifth generation of williams all to have grown up on the ori

they're called crazy aunts, and their bugging folks in south texas. they showed up in southeastern texas by the millions. they're believed to have been brought in by trucks, cars, trains, and airplanes. they have even short circuit computers and their conditioners. >> they are attracted to the sugary substance. here is the perfect place for them. right on the other side is a door to the house. if there is a food supply and there, it is not unusual for them to go into the house. >> some pesticides can kill the ants, but they don't know enough about them to stop them entirely. >> noticed something different at your local grocery store? >> why is the cost of groceries not the same? details and "consumer alerts." >> the countdown to kickoff party, straight ahead. >> wet weather on the coast trying to move westbound. perhaps west of the bay into baltimore. we will see if it sticks around. 60 degrees now. 60 degrees now. >> more bad news for the state as the economic gains go down hill. how many officials may have to cut another $200 million from the budget

we're watching south texas. it's a good day in south texas. this is the drought.this is the most rain you have seen in over a year. so this is good. we're going to watch the rain in south texas, san antonio, you are this afternoon. new orleans and miami wet for you. also a nasty raw day along the mid-atlantic coast. high winds and dangerous rip currents. that's your thursday forecast. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. i'm here on this tiny little plane, and guess what... i've still got room for the internet. with my new netbook from at&t. with its built-in 3g network, it's fast and small, so it goes places other laptops can't. anything before takeoff mr. kurtis? prime rib, medium rare. i'm bill kurtis, and i've got plenty of room for the internet. and the nation's fastest 3g network. (announcer) sign up today and get a netbook for $199.99 after mail-in rebate. with built-in access to the nation's fastest 3g network. only from at&t. 're not ceos making millions. we don't have golden parachutes or option plans. what we have is our hands, our hearts,

thunderstorms around miami and south texas and high fire danger out west. >> phoenix gets up to 107,90, just 54 for fargo, chilly and in the 60s for much of the midwest today. 75 in boston, 80 in new york, 79 in atlanta. summer still holding on in the southwest but the rest of the country looking pretty nice. >> just months ago an unsuspecting fly got the death penalty for landing on president obama. apparently it wasn't enough of a deterrent for bugs around the world. >> this time a spider decided to upstage the pope as he speak at castle in the check republic. the pope didn't even notice as the spider paraded up and down his white robe but he tried to give if a swat when it crawled up the side of his face. >> at 82 the hope is obviously not as quick as president obama. >> perhaps it had sinned and needed to be absolved or something. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee kruse: if you have a hard time walking and getting around in your house, you need a hoveround power chair. you'll be able to go to the mall... play with the grandkids.

poor folks in south texas. yesterday 103 degrees. that cool front that moved through late yesterday has sagged to our south. that's the reason we had that northeasterly wind. we will continue. we've been on the edge of any moisture here and there. you can see there have been a few showers. there is one popping up for you folks around damascus. you are getting one lonesome shower. another in st. mary's county. all of this moving off to the northwest, to the southeast. nothing heavy. later on tonight there will be a few more. here is where the heavy rains are. yesterday there was record amount of rain in little rock, arkansas. well over three inches of rain. you can see rain showers, too, down around virginia beach. most all will be staying to our south. camp springs this was late yesterday and overnight. it's only 70 degrees. 1/4 inch of rain. at ocean city, there is that northeasterly wind coming off the water. the water is warm, considering and worrying about tropical weather, i don't see anything. let's go around the world. i'll sho

it still has stormy conditions and all the way through south texas to mid-atlantic, soaking rain across east tennessee, good news, there is good news but a line of heavy thunderstorms now crossing through birmingham and atlanta and georgia and moving toward the coast. we do expect some relief for folks trying to get back to normal. high pressure building on in, usher in drier air across birmingham and montgomery but there is still scattered showers and thunderstorms around the carolina coast. as far as rainfall totals, heaviest north of areas of georgia. isolated pockets across the northern parts and parts of alabama. heaviest is going to be track across the mid-atlantic states. >> gregg: been called the most dangerous terror plot since 9/11 fortunately his scheme was busted up before danger struck. could danger still be luishg lurk go we'll be talking to a congressman, next. my doctor told me something i never knew. as we get older, our bodies become... less able to absorb calcium. he recommended citracal. it's a different kind of calcium. calcium citrate. with vitamin d... for unsurpa

good news for texas, south texas at least. you're going to get some decent rain today. desperately need that. more in half an hour. >> okay. i can't believe all that rain. >> and it will be in the forecast for saturday. >> thank you. >>> you know, maybe it's because you have mr. or mrs. right. we know why you're really not getting married if you're among the single in our audience. >> girls getting out of the bathtub drying, wrestling, playing around. >> okay. different story now. this is a different story. a couple lost custody of their kids for a month because they took pictures of them playing in the bathtub. now the parents are striking back. hearing the ice cream tr? in poland, cargill borrowed the idea for something quite different. small polish farms had difficulty getting affordable feed for their smaller herds of animals. so cargill created a way to bring the feed directly to them. on musical delivery trucks... selling a few bags per visit. keeping the small farmers competitive... and their animals happier. this is how cargill works with customers. >>> it's tim

south texas could see rain drops. little rock, yes. you could see rain. st.owers expected in parts of the st. louis area. maybe a little bit of flash flooding in low-lying areas. spots of poor drainage. meanwhile, the southeast relatively dry with high temperatures in atlanta going to 85. not too bad. in chicago, 78, 83 in new york, 89 in salt lake city. as we fast forward into tomorrow's forecast, looks like the rain chances will stick around for parts of the mid-mississippi valley. possibly thunderstorms right around this boundary you will see here. this trough will be drifting its way from west to east. still dry for the most part into places like atlanta and most of, say, alabama into the carolinas. but, as we get into monday, look at the rain chances begin to pick back up. also, scattered showers across much of the central and southern rocky mountains and still try in the west coast. they cannot catch a break out there in terms of the forecast, can they? back to you guys at the desk. >> we appreciate it. we will check in with you shortly. >>> still ahead

surfaced in federal gun trafficking cases as the suspect or cooperating witnesses in houston and south texas essentially women with no criminal history, he asserted, were being used to be buyers of high-powered weapons and then giving those weapons to relatives or to smugglers to bring them into mexico. what do you know about this and what is being done about it? >> it's principally a purview, as you point out, of atf, but over the years a person who wants straw buyers will use women or others without any criminal background, and often it's not something new. it's been there for any number of years. often, whether it be a woman or a man who is a straw buyer, is the avenue you have to breaking down the ream -- the ring and getting the cooperation you need to investigate successfully and to -- and to incarcerate the individuals who are responsible. it's a phenomenon that's been there for a period of time. >> well, perhaps we can discuss that more fully at another time. >> yes, ma'am. >> but, you know, i know high concern of the mexican government is the massive importation of guns from the uni

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heaviest in south texas to alabama and again isolated showers here. wilmington, north carolina, getting 3 1/2 inches, thunderstorms just sitting off the coast. as far as the rest of the country, central appalachians are seeing scattered showers and northeast is gray and mild. rockies cold and gray, 20 degrees or more below the norm, 51 yesterday in denver, similar today, california and the west, high heat and fire danger as you mentioned, russ, in your newscast. >> more from the floods in georgia in just a little while. harry, back to you. >>> up next, an incredible crash caught on tape. a little girl in the wrong place at the wrong time. she walks away unharmed. we'll have the amazing story. >>> also ahead, the hospital inundated with flu victims. what they're doing to handle the outbreak down in texas. >>> and she's the daughter of rock 'n' roll royalty. we'll have mackenzie phillips' bomb shell allegations about her father. paying $8 a day for lunch can add up fast. so i'm packing my own lunch now-- for less than $3. thanks to walmart. just two tim

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and thunderstorms from the ohio valley down to the southeast and much-needed heavy downpours from south texasyork, 80 in detroit, 78 in chicago and 75 for the twin cities. phoenix climbs to 102, sacramento 93, today a mild 67 in seattle and 74 in portland. >> space shuttle discovery is homeward bound on track to return to earth tomorrow. >> the shuttle undocked from the international space station yesterday after both crews exchanged good-bye hugs and handshakes. not easy do at zero gravity. don't know what you're grabbing. discovery delivered tons of equipment including a treadmill, that much talked about treadmill. >> only you would say that. >> well, you never know. >> it's returning with seven astronauts and a buzz lightyear doll that spent 15 months in space as part of the nasa educational program. any other comments? >> you're hugging, arms are floating around, you don't know what you might touch. >> might get lucky, could be a good thing. >> we'll be right back. ♪ a good thing. >> we'll be right back. ♪ >> critics have been outspoken about president obama's health care reform plans yet

this is in what's now south texas. and aside from the skirmish, this is theirst main engagement between the two national armies in may 18, 1846. our earn federalled asoon as the americans left. after sumning he led his troops out of camp. scouts spotted his army just before noon as his men were coming up. the yankees stopped toill nteens while the units closed up. it is force was east/west, fang north blocking tailor's movement down the road. it was not on the road to the left against an expansive super across the highway. treeing running and gave the area its name, palo alto. they perished with a four pounder far right. they were regular horde men. taylor hit the army facing south across the flat field filled wi water from recent rains. the sp@ce between the two forces was covered by shoulder high grass. which made is difficult for men on foot to move. the sky was clear and bright, and the afternoon high. taylor put infin triregimens in front, two others to h right across the road, covered with supply to his rear. whi

this is an what is now south texas. aside from the skirmish, this is the first main engagement between the two national armies in may, 1846. the patrols reported the movement as soon as the north american -- aft summoning he led his troops out of the camp. tayler scott spotted his army before noon as men were coming up. the yankees stopped at a pond to fill canteens' while the units closed up. the force was deployed east west, facing forth, blging tayler's movement on the road. his calvary was on the move toward the left against expansive across the highway. paulo balto, tall timber. on the infantry for about a mile his guns dispersed along the line and perished to a 4-pound acre on the far right. he was a regular horseman but beyond that. taylor did with hisrmy faci south across and nearly fl filled broken by small depressions filled from water from the recent rain. the space between the two forces was covered by shoulder high grass which made it difficult for men on foot to move. the sky was clear and bright, the afte

they're not getting the rain we're seeing in parts of the ohio valley and mid mississippi valley, south texas and parts of florida could see some rainfall. we have more on your weekend forecast, you can expect along the coast, that's coming up in just a few moments. let's send it back to you. >> thanks, reynolds. >>> we'll turn to afghanistan. an investigation is under way, taking a closer look at a nato air strike there. the taliban fighters apparently hijacked two coalition fuel trucks. nato hit back, blowing up both trucks but in that blast and fireball, at least 90 people were killed and people are wondering now how many of those killed were possibly civilians. cnn's atia abawi is live from kabbalah. has anyone confirmed how many civilians may have been killed as well in this air strike? >> reporter: well the exact snub not known just yet. local afghan government officials have told us that 90 people have been killed, dozens of civilians and dozens of taliban as well and many, many more actually injured and burned by that air strike that happened when the taliban hijacked those two fuel t

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some areas of central texas really need the rain around the san antonio area, south central texas. they're not really getting everything. it's between san antonio, dallas and oklahoma city where we see the heavy rain. 2 to 4 inches locally. some areas already have received as much as 14 inches of rain since wednesday morning. well, the heavy rain will be situated there. there's also a chance for severe storms across eastern sections of montana today. another low pressure system moves into the pacific northwest and here in the east some sunshine. temperatures warming up to 80 ?nóf?nófóf?fóf?f?n?fóf?n?n?n?fó@ >>> a s good sunday. i am chuck bell. we have plenty of sunshine out there in a fairly nice sky this morning. these are not rainpe making clouds. it will be a dry day here in the nation's capitol. and the temperatures are on the way up. and a forecast for today, mostly sunny. warmer. highs today upper 70s and >> now, here's carl. >>> still to come, we'll meet a special newborn that came into the world at just the right time. first, these messages. revlon skin matching makeup...

in south texas, along the border, sure, those members believe we need a lenient immigration policy.which is repeated over the weekend the concern that congressman wilson has has been validated. >> that's not true. >> it is true. >> it hasn't been validated. >> hang on a second. let me make the point. >> sure. >> we went from 47 million uninsured to 30 million. the reason we did that is because he took out undocumented immigrants from that figure. he mentioned that in the speech. late friday the committee added they would add strict procedures into the bill to sort of deal with this concern that they have. there is a provision in the bill that says we cannot fund illegal immigrants however, no enforcement for it and no way to find if you're legal or illegal in the bill. >> you make a great point. i concede that point and would even go so far to say lack of enforcement across our government in ten different ways has been a problem. taylor west, how do the democrats avoid getting sucked into these sidebars? whatever the sidebar may be, it's as if the -- those who would seek to have a h

zooming into what's going on around south texas. this is fantastic news for san antonio and austin who have been struggling with the drought. corpus christi seeing rain with this. this will be here for a couple of days. a low may develop here south of houston. we'll watch that for potential development as we get closer to the weekend. meantime, good morning, vegas. kls. looking at temperatures seasonable. sunshine, blue skies. nice morning to wake up to. that's the latest from here. a nutritious breakfast e from walmart for just over $1 a person. one breakfast a week saves a family of four over $800 a year. save money. live better. walmart. (announcer) what are you going to miss when you have an allergy attack? achoo! (announcer) benadryl is more effective than claritin at relieving your worst symptoms. and works when you need it most. benadryl. you can't pause life. which beneful prepared meals. tonight? roasted chicken recipe? okay, savory rice and lamb stew. [ barks ] you're right. tonight is a beef stew kind of night. you've mad

other rare but serio de effects >>> after months of drough the story tonight i south and central texas is just the opposite, downpours and flash flooding. and it been one year begins galvton,exas, took a detective hit from hurricane ike. more than 100 people were killed and property damage aed uto nearly $13 billion. tonight nbc's janet shamln reports on galveston's struggle to get back to normal. >> the folks probably already ow they have no homes to come back to. >> reporter: when hurricane ike stormed galveston a year ago today, it tore up the town. but couldn't break its spit. >> right now it feels like it abt five years. it just seems like it's been forever to recover. >> reporr: if adone onaso give up, it was tom laon kroux. photogra bedouyy hon chronicle outsideis h restaurant after the storm surge turned it into a filthy boil and he this week in theame spot, his business born anew. >> galveston is coming back and i'm convinced it's going to be better than itwas. >> reporter: a philosophy shared by joe andathleen dinky. they returned to find the home pieces. as they told al roke

we need the rain in texas, but especially into south texas and most of it is in towards north texas, areas around the dallas, fort worth area and down to the south, just to the west of college station, some of the storms have produced anywhere from two to five inches of rain is causing big time flooding. you see the red counties at the dallas fort worth area and east of austin. during those areas you probably want to stay off the roadways, you be fortunateunfortunately t is it with us for the next few days, and probably about a week before it's gone. guys. >> thanks so much. coming up, you know that insurance companies have been totally vilified in this whole health care reform debate. do they deserve it? we're going to have a panel of insurance representatives to talk about whether or not ultimately health care reform will put money in their pockets or it will make them go bank result and if they deserve to be demonized? >> all right, dave, get over and finish the handwriting and check this video out. a ship engulfed in flames, we'll show you the incredible rescue and plus, our handw

texas an east of there. >> unfortunately it's not faurling in a draught stricken area, which is south texasonio all the way down to brownsville. that's who needs the rain the most. let me show you some of the totals from yesterday. long view texas, 4.15 inches of rain, monroe, over 4 in louisiana, columbus, mississippi, over three inches and the rain will continue under this morning under the upper level low. the rain showers out of the gulf of mexico they stretch towards north georgia, tennessee, back in towards kentucky, down through arkansas towards extreme northeastern texas. let me show you the radar picture next. a lot of green shaded counties. those are the areas under a flash flood watch, and warnings from dallas from all the rain you had yesterday and the rain is falling in that spot. estimated four to five inches of rainfall over the last hours. it still tbs to come down. over to the east, what it looks like around nashville. one rain squall line over nashville that goes all the way back down into just north of atlanta. right into georgia mountains. that rain shilds shield should

south. it dumped 15 inches of rain in parts of arkansas and texas. at system stays to our south and still responsible for thoughing moisture up our way. this morning, it's cloudy skies. high pressure will try to build in. this one should try to dry us out. into the weekend, check out the forecast model here. dry air coming on in. we're looking for sunshine. today we go to a high temperature of 70 degrees. the weekend forecast is coming your way in a couple of minutes. kim? >> reporter: traffic is building on all stretches of the beltway. no accidents to let you no he about on 695 on liberty road. traffic is heavy between liberty road and baltimore national pike. also on the east side of the outer loop, traffic is building between harper road and providence road. two crashes in the area to let you know about. one will be level road, also known as route 15155 and 95. in the elkridge area of howard county, route 1 is a crash on the scene there as well. traffic is moving along very nicely. no problems to let you know about. if you are looking for a busine

south. they have been into texas and arkansas and western sections of the mississippi for quite some time. this is going to stay to the south of us through the weekend. that's all i'm going to say. next week may be a different story. in the meantime, a lot of low clouds across the metro area, not much in terms of precipitation. all the precipitation is well south of us. we are in good shape. it may take a while to get these clouds out of here. until the winds switch and become southwesterly, they will hang tough. all right, we'll do some zone forecast. all six zones are on our website. 67 in charles town and looking at 77 in chantilly. again, clouds to start. 79 in springfield. stafford, you might get 80 tomorrow. other side of the river, 79 downtown. and again, clouds here to start. they'll be persistent longer out toward annapolis. 76, 77 in north beach and 79 in hughsville. everybody will see a sunset tomorrow. the further west you are, further east you are, the late or the sun comes in. next seven days, 79 on friday. becoming partly cloudy. beautiful on saturday. upper 70s. look at satu

south. look at denver right now. 43 degrees early this morning in lubbock, texas. 41 degrees. warm and hot down to the south. especially spots like brownsville. yesterday texas was 101 degrees. our temperature here feels like it's 87 degrees. good news is as i showed you earlier, a look at georgia and alabama. even though there is still overall circulation, the rains at least have ended in some spots. it's still raining. jackson, mississippi, right now nasty thunderstorms. into parts of louisiana. at least where the folks have been hit so hard around atlanta and parts of georgia, it is not raining, although there will be maybe a few scattered showers for us. we've seen some clouds build up. the only area of showers is well out to our west. out in parts of garrett county. the other patch out there around the mountains of western virginia, i think, died out. that is it. our temperatures into the 80s. even the low 90s. while we are looking at warm sunshine, let me show you what they were looking at. this is the harbor bridge in sydney, australia, where it has been reduced to visib

as we move into parts of south texas, watch out around san antonio this morning. if you will be traveling around the denver metro, an upper level low bringing a cold rain, even some snow into the higher elevations just to the west of town. we have showers showing up north of the nashville area, moving into portions of kentucky. also, showers will be moving into interior seconds of the northeast as we watch a frontal boundary. and around coastal sections of the carolinas, doing traveling along highway 17 and in the capital of north carolina, some tropical moisture, believe it or not, remnants of fred continuing to bring downpours into this area. as far as n some of the airport delays that we are expecting as we go in time, watch out around charlotte douglas international airport for delays as we move into denver. new york city, low ceilings later on and also the nation's capital, expect some delays at the airports. now back to you in washington, d.c. becky. >> scott, thank you very much. the national energy summit kicking off the today. the council on competitivene

surfaced in federal gun trafficking cases as the suspect or cooperating witnesses in houston and south texas essentially women with no criminal history, he asserted, were being used to be buyers of high-powered weapons and then giving those weapons to relatives or to smugglers to bring them into mexico. what do you know about this and what is being done about it? >> it's principally a purview, as you point out, of atf, but over the years a person who wants straw buyers will use women or others without any criminal background, and often it's not something new. it's been there for any number of years. often, whether it be a woman or a man who is a straw buyer, is the avenue you have to breaking down the ream -- the ring and getting the cooperation you need to investigate successfully and to -- and to incarcerate the individuals who are responsible. it's a phenomenon that's been there for a period of time. >> well, perhaps we can discuss that more fully at another time. >> yes, ma'am. >> but, you know, i know high concern of the mexican government is the massive importation of guns from the uni