paul and minneapolis, but tennessee and other states.this information passed in large part because of an existing climate of cooperation and trust was a genesis for a significant and large scale investigation that ultimately resulted in 30 federal indictments in minnesota and tennessee, and at least one indicted was turned over to the fbi for other concerns. i don't know when you read what happened to the young girls, but i did. horrific, horrific what happened to them. we were able to get them resources, get them back with their families. this was a significant investigation that would have never happened or furthered the investigation without a community of trust. united states attorney's office for the middle district of tennessee continues to work on this case today. the majority of those indicted are from the twin cities and all involved in gangs. beyond indictments, this investigation led to the safe return as i noted of many somalia american girls to the family, youngest of which was only 14 years of age. somalia elders were brief

i didn't get that. >> to work closely with the muslim american community particularly in minneapolis because of the nexus between toronto and minneapolis. >> with all due respect, that is a relative perspective. >> he's acted in the muslim community. >> welcome a listen. so is mr. ellison and he was denied the ability to succumb and to speak to us. >> mr. ellison from another committee we gave him the opportunity to testify at the first hearing which dealt with the witnesses from minneapolis we gave mr. ellison the opportunity to testify them and the expansion of that and quite frankly, in view of the strictures of time to focus on this mr. alyssum i consider a good colleague but he had his opportunity and today we will listen to other witnesses. >> mr. chairman, that is all well and good, but my point remains the same. i'm not here to rebuttal anyone. i'm sure -- i'm sure in my opinion as a member of the committee, and my opinion is that we have focused almost as a fixation on this one community, where there are many threats to our civil society that have not been examined at all. i

jill dougherty reports from minneapolis.

about counter-terrorism in minneapolis. i invite them and would welcome such an invitation. in january the department of homeland security of the civil-rights and civil liberties committee convened a youth summit for somali american youth and law enforcement agencies which attracted 100 people including u.s. attorney, three so mali american police officers, myself, several law enforcement security agencies. this provided an opportunity with a mall youth groups to learn more about the various roles and responsibilities of the department of homeland security and community issues and concerns with government representatives. they discussed ways some all youth and government entities can improve communication. muslim americans have been part of the scene since the nation's founding. a little known fact in iowa which is home to one of the oldest mosques in america. the muslim community is just like the rest of us serving as doctors, business owners. the look cabdrivers and members of congress. muslim americans live in every comm

showers and thunderstorms across areas of southern minnesota toward minneapolis. at this point we'll get some of that in toward chicago, especially by later this afternoon. keep that in minds travelwise. much of the east coast coming in quiet with the exception of northern and even down toward southern florida, showers and thunderstorms expected for your tuesday. lynn? >> all right. thank you very much. >>> a major shakeup at standard & poor's. >>> and a battle over a serial mascot ruffles some feathers. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, the giants win big, but they suffer a bigger loss. terrelle pryor enters the nfl. emotions run high at the little league world series. [ woman ] jogging stroller. you've been stuck in the garage while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vege

minneapolis, 78. just 73 in seattle. 92 in albuquerque and 86 in salt lake city. oenix the hot spot at 102. >>> coming up after the break, the latest face transplant recipient reveals her new look. >>> post office pinkslips. slip. are 120,000 workers about to get the ax? >> "sesame street" producers forced to take a stand. are bert and ernie more than friends? >>> overseas markets got off to a quick start before losing some steam. tokyo's nikkei average lost 18 points today. hong kong's hang seng is barely up in late trading and in london the ftse is down early. now, on wall street the dow gained 423 points yesterday. the nasdaq index gained 111 points. and this was the fourth day in a row that the dow moved more than 400 point, something that's never happened before and one big reason for the upswing was the positive jobless claims report. positive corporate earnings reports also helped out. >>> americans looking for more welcome economic news should watch the gas pumps. energy experts say gas prices could drop 50 cents a gallon over the next few weeks. oil price

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plus, a jaw-dropping catch is the talk of the game in minneapolis. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and we're looking for quite a catch of the day across the country. we will check out the travel trouble spots coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports it was a rough start for the red sox in their opener. the four-game series with the rangers. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the rangers and red sox could play each other in the postseason. if last night's game was any indication on how that would go, boston is in trouble. we go to arlington and pick it up in the sixth. the rangers led 1-0. looking for more, mike napoli found it, a three-run bomb. they shut out the sox 4-0. tigers justin verlander took another step towards winning a cy young. struck out eight and got his 19th win of the year. tigers beat the rays 5-2. >>> we have shown you great catches this year. this takes the case. guerrer

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as we look at the national forecast we're looking at some showers and storms in minneapolis, down toansas city, 84 degrees, another spot where we could see heavy downpours, in the southeast, 93 in orlando, hot in miami. texas has been baking all summer long, 100 degrees in san antonio tomorrow, 104 in dallas. it looks like the south central states dry out tomorrow and we will keep it dry in the northeast, boston coming in at 79, 86 in new york city. let's look at the west. we are looking at 68 in seattle, pretty low for this time of year, not expecting showers, as we head down to san francisco, 70 degrees with a little bit more cloud cover. lynn? >> michelle thanks so much. >>> what is the most watched show ever for viewers aged 12 to 34? >>> plus tv's "dancing with the stars" reveals this season's interesting cast members. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. it was created with the power of verizon 4g lte. introducing the lightning-fast, 10-inch samsung galaxy tab. stay up to date, entertain yourself, and enrich your knowledge l

on saturday, wet weather in minneapolis, chicago, into ohio valley. unfortunately it looks like the east coast will be very wet on sunday. >> say it isn't so. all right. more on wall street's wild ride. why you food costs may be heading higher and the car to buy with all that disposable income that you might have, right? your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, yankees slam the door. football is back and tiger is back, too. but before you knew it, it was gone. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually all your important legal matters in just minutes. now it's quicker and easier for you to start your business... protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm veronica de la cruz. in a notice to employees, the u.s. postal service says it's considering cutting as many as 120,000 jobs and switching for federal retirement and health plans to its own benefit systems. the financ

is on the ground now in mogadishu, about 8,000 miles away from minneapolis, distributing supplies financed by relatives, friends, and average minnesotaians, who have not forgotten how fortunate they are. >> whenever you see another human being that's-- that needs something, needs assistance from you and they reach out to you, never close your palm to them. >> reporter: dean reynolds, cbs news, minneapolis >> pelley: if you would like to help the famine victims we have posted information on our web site, cbsnews.com. that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org don't work at a bank the shake up at a bay area police >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> bankers hours don't work if you don't work at a bank. the shake-up at a bay area police department that will have officers working the same hours as criminals. >>> the crime went off without a hitch. a smash-and-grab that netted an atm. why those criminals still didn't get the last l

severe storms with winds as high as 90 miles per hour around minneapolis, omaha, des moines, kansas city, st. louis, louisville and nashville. scattered thunderstorms from new york to d.c. hazy, hot and humid in the south. showers in the desert southwest. >> phoenix hits 103. albuquerque, 95. and near 90 in salt lake city. mostly 80s from fargo to detroit. 88 here in new york. 97 in atlanta. >>> coming up, a remarkable long-distance swimming attempt. all the details next. >>> and the siblings on the run. they're being called a modern-day bonnie and clyde team, plus one. >>> and a tight rope high above >>> welcome back. a florida mother is pleading for her three children to turn themselves in, after they shot at police and robbed a bank at gunpoint. >> so far, though, the ptwo brbrhers and sister are ignoring her plea and staying ahehead of the law. meg oliver has the story. >> reporter: their picture is plastered on billboards. three siblings on the run with an arsenal of weapons. >> it's going to be a violent ending, unless you catch them by surprise. >> reporter: the manhunt began tues

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it's 97 in kansas city, 87 in detroit and 91 in minneapolis. boston gets up to 85. mostly 90s from new york all the way down to new orleans. >> and one more weather note this morning, florida is now bracing for its first hurricane of the season. tropical storm emily is expected to strengthen before making landfall this weekend north of ft. lauderdale. emily is now managing 40-mile-an-hour winds in the eastern caribbean. it will also dump heavy rain on puerto rico, the dominican republic and the bahamas. >>> and coming up, some box office bonanza. we have the new list of highest paid actors. can you guess who is number one? >> the answer surprised you. >> yes, it did. >>> on top of that, the newly released files of senator kennedy. showing who wanted to kill him. >>> an i iredibly rare sight, a close encounter with the largest animal on earth. >>> well, believe it or not the markets are notthowing the soror of enthusiastic reaction you'd expect after the house passed the nation's debt deal. tokyo's nikkei average lost 120 points today. hong kong's hang seng is also d

an american accent and phrasing. >> we have a global mission -- >> reporter: and, just today in minneapolis, another suspected terror recruiter, mahamud said omar, made his initial appearance in federal court, charged with steering young men from the twin cities to terror camps in somalia. >> so, brian, chilling to hear these warnings. any concrete signs of attacks? >> no concrete signs. u.s. officials say they're on full alert. so far, none of the so-called chatter from terrorists. which means nothing is going on or, as was the case ten years ago before 9/11, the plotters are operating in silence. >> everybody watchful tonight. thank you, brian ross. >>> an eerie scene in norway. almost a month after the mass murder spree there. police put the admitted killer into a bulletproof vest, hooked him to a leash, and brought anders breivik back to the island where he shot 69 people. step by step, he re-enacted how he stalked the young victims, aimed at them as they tried to swim away. all this apparently standard practice in norway when the suspect confesses and the prosecutors need video to use

welcome live from minneapolis, minnesota. michele bachmann may have won this weekend's iowa straw poll, but rick perry has stolen her thunder. he's come out swinging at other gop hopefuls and implied that president obama doesn't love this country. can america afford to have a radical version of george w. bush in the white house? today on his bus tour here in minnesota, the president said one of the most trouble things i've ever heard him say about organized labor in this country. we'll play the clip, and i'll have commentary. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> i think you want a president that is passionate about america. that's in love with america. >> two days into the race and rick perry is already blowing that tea party dog whistle. once again, a governor from texas is shaking up the republican field. tonight fexz political strategist harold cook, professor michael eric dyson and bush's brain, co-author rick moore on the rick perry candidacy. the obama jobs tour is tearing through the midwest. i'll ask my fellow

[applause] minneapolis mayor, a great friend.applause] to all the other members of congress and minnesota-elected officials who are here, welcome. it is wonderful to be back with the american legion. you know, back in illinois, my home state -- [cheers and applause] hey, illinois is in the house. [laughter] we worked together to assure veterans across the state were getting the benefits that they earned. when i was in the u.s. senate, we worked together to spotlight the tragedy of homelessness among veterans and the need to end it. as president, i welcome that jimmy and your leadership to the oval office, to hear directly from you. [applause] and i have been honored to have you by my side when i signed advanced the preparations to protect veterans health care from the budget battles in washington. [applause] when i signed legislation to give new support to veterans and their care givers. most recently when i propose new initiatives to make sure the private sector is hiring our talented veterans. so the american legion, i thank yo

severe weather around fargo, omaha, des moines and minneapolis.and flooding in the desert southwest. >> a scorching 106 in phoenix. 90 in albuquerque. 87 in boise. mostly 80s across the midwest. dallas still hot at 104. new orleanan94. near 90 in atlanta. 75, doesn't sound bad at all, here in the big apple. >>> let's talk a little sports now. there's a new member of one of baseball's most exclusive clubs this morning. jim thome of the minnesota twins. >> thome hit two home runs last night against detroit and those made him just the eighth big leaguer to ever hit 600 homers. >> the 40-year-old thome hit his first home run way back in 1991. are you ready for this? only babe ruth needed fewer at-bats to reach the 600 homer mark. that's quite an accomplishment, congratulations to him. i love those stat stories. >> oh, yeah, good one. congrats to him. i didn't think it was so rare to get 600. one of just a few that's done it, that's impressive. >> good company with babe ruth. >> '91, what were you doing in '91? i think i was in middle school. >> she lo

[applause] minneapolis mayor r. t. rybach a great friend.a elected officials, welcome. it is wonderful to be back with the american legion. back in illinois my home state -- [cheering] >> hey! illinois is in the house. we worked together to make sure veterans across the state were getting the benefits they had earned. when i was in the u.s. senate we worked together to spotlight the tragedy of homelessness among veterans, and the need to end it. as president i've welcomed jimmy and your leadership to the oval office to hear directly from you, and i have been -- [applause] >> i've been honored to have you by my side when i signed advanced appropriations to protect veterans healthcare from the budget battles in washington. when i -- [applause] >> when i signed legislation to give new support to veterans on their caregivers. and most recently when i proposed new initiatives to make sure the private sector is hiring our talented veterans. american legion i thank you for your partnership, and i appreciate the opportunity to talk with you today ab

a scorching 107 down in dallas. 97 in kansas city. 88 in minneapolis. phoenix hits 105. sacramento 85. >>> here's something that's going to make you feel old. >> i know, really. >> hard to believe but mtv is all grown up. it turns 30 today. the pioneering network aired what they were calling music videos, what are those, introduced by veejays. "video killed the radio star" was the very first video they played. imagine that. >> seems like the last one too. apparently they don't play videos at mtv anymore, that's how old i am. oh, love "the jersey shore." mtv went on to air live concerts and spin off several other channels. in fact, a three-day look back at the big moment in mtv history is now airing on vh1. >> very exciting. >> very cool. 30 years. >> i know. >> wow, crazy. >> i'm trying not to think about that too much. >> we're getting old. >>> congratulations are in order for a new class of graduates who just made the grade out in san francisco. >> that's right, five penguin chicks rejoined their colony at the san francisco zoo over the weekend after successfully compl

by the dash cam's time stamp it took a solid 30 minneapolis.eature was cornered, cap toward and eventually carted off back to the ranch. >> we've had wildlife in the city before but i don't remember ever having a bull running around downtown. we asked if the mammoth escapee has a name? >> it was a bull. >> don't send a police officer to do a cowboy's job. right? you see the wrangler in there to get him. >> oh -- >> very nice. our old john, very nice. looking good. >> more c coming right up. hey, your high speed internet here, at home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. high speed internet from at&t at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go. woo-hoo! [ together ] it's an unbelievable deal. well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more... [ female announcer ] go to the website below today and get high speed internet for the unbelievably low price of just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need at a great price. you can chill online at a park. here, pidgie, pidgie.

, from minneapolis we came here to san francisco.ere we are. >> wow. >>> i left my son behind to fight a hurricane! i had to drop him off for college. >> he is a big boy. >> he is a big boy. >> out and about on this monday evening, the last monday in the month of august. is that right? yeah. pretty much, right? okay. so it are you out and about this evening, 58 to 80 degrees. that's the temperature span. the coast is clear. we have high pressure. it has been building in just really strengthening, the ridge, but it's going to begin to break down with this trough to the north of us. meanwhile, while the coast is clear, we will see the development of a very impressive onshore flow in the overnight hours. the wind in front of it already robust out of the west. some gusts up to 30. we'll be socked in along the coast with only partial clearing but what you need to know about the coast is by midweek, we have a storm in the southern hemisphere very big storm. it's going to generate large surf and some dangerous rip currents to all south-faci

gusty winds, hail and heavy rain from oklahoma city to minneapolis. st. louis and nashville.up thunderstorms in the northeast, showers in the southwest, as well as wyoming and montana. >> 70s in billings, seattle and portland. 91 in boise. 85 in sacramento. dallas 103. new orleans 93. and baltimore 91. a wet 84 in the twin cities. 86 in omaha and 82 in detroit, motor city. >>> and most people scuba dive to see fish and other marine life. but for those who want something a little different, there is an underwater art exhibit on an artificial reef made from a former air force missile tracking ship. >> isn't that super cool? >> that really is. >> an austrian photographer is exhibiting a dozen works on the side of the ship which was scuttled two years ago off the coast of key west. the photos include images of the ship which were digitally enhanced then encased in airtight frames. isn't that really cool? >> that's so neat. >> have you been scuba diving before? >> i have not. >> that would be awesome to do. >> i wonder how much the paintings are or the photographs? >> are they for

. >>> president obama traveled to minneapolis to address the american legion national convention.e saluted the 9/11 generation veterans and saluted forces in iraq and afghanistan. he says because of them america is moving forward from a position of strength. >> in a decade of war, and extraordinary vigil with more than 2 million deploying to the war zone. hundreds of thousands have deployed year after year. never before has our nation asked so much of our all volunteer force. >>> the president also pledged to spend more on veterans assistance and he would work to make sure the government process disability claims more efficiently. you can tell it's cooler. >> significantly cooler but good news, clouds are thinning enough that flight risms delays are over but when the heat hits the beach there may be large swells coming your way. >> and connection giants rookie with the newerest discovery of something else. >> and newest arrival on the streets of san francisco overnight.  (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world an

. >>> it's been four years since a deadly bridge collapse in minneapolis. what is happening today to honor the victims. >>> good morning, if you are driving on southbound 101 the traffic looks good coming down to the toll plaza. we'll tell you more coming up. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> good morning, low clouds and then sun. it will still be breezy and on the cool side for some. 60s to low to mid 80s. >>> good morning, to you. here's a quick look at the top stories we are following for you right now. lawmaker in the senate and house are expected to vote today on a deal to raise the national debt limit. the deal reached over the weekend. now they have until midnight tonight to avoid a government d

a live look out of minneapolis for president obama just landed to deliver remarks to the american legion. the president is tackling veterans' issues. >> one of muammar gaddafi sons has been killed and better. he died after a battle with rebel forces. there he is in his hospital bed before dying. he served as a senior military commander under his father and a guy from his injuries at this hospital and was later buried. muammar gaddafi is on the run and his home town is under siege by rebels. they are trying to capture him before he could inspire an insurgency that could last for years. his second wife and three of his children fled to algeria. there is no indication that gaddafi left the country. they believe he is still in libya. rubbles what his family to be returned from algeria so that they can be put on trial. >> 8:27 a.m., we are back with more and a couple of minutes. here is a live look at the san mateo >> a developing story it richness. three people molded by gunfire increased several shootings. will tran and allied department leaked details of the first two shootings. car >> haw

. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to the ed show, tonight live from minneapolis. according to polling out today, rick perry, the texas governor is the newly minted front-runner for the republican nomination. today perry called the president of the united states the greatest threat to america. the president is now responding. and tonight the democrats' last stand in the wisconsin recall election battle. we'll have all the results, this is the ed show. let's get to work. >> governor perry is going to have to fight. >> even karl rove can't argue. rick perry is going to waltz to the republican nomination. yesterday the president told us where he stants on organized labor. >> i'll have the retired teacher who asked the president about collective bargaining if she liked the answer he gave. and tonight, wisconsin goes to the polls for the state's final two wisconsin recall elections. scott walker's radical agenda may hang in the balance. tonight all the late breaking results and john nichols of the nation magazine. >> good evening, folks, good to have you with us tonight

hazy, hot and humid conditions will persist across the south. >> kansas city, chicago, minneapolis, theoon. morning delays to a lesser extent, new york, philly, san francisco as well, because of some fog and drizzle. the heat's on again or still, i should say. little rock, arkansas, 108, dodge city seeing 106 and today continued heat and heat indices over 100, dallas to continue its streak of 100 degree plus days with 38 and counting. 106. the actual high temperature expected 90 expected in new york city. want to show you this map. this map highlights something that a person's doing. diana nyad, she just left havana last night, ali, trying to swim from havana to key west. about 100 mile swim or so. 105 miles. and got to navigate the gulf stream which in that area can be cranking from two to four miles per hour. she tried it back in the '70s. she's 61 years old. wasn't able to do it then. is in the water right now and cnn crews are reporting back with her progress. >> we got a boat near her. >> yeah. >> we're following this whole thing. that gulf stream your animation showing the gulf st

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when i go around my community in minneapolis and surrounding suburbs, saying we've got to get peopleack to work to deal with the problem -- >> you're already -- congressman, all due respect, you've already got your vote. go in the suburban areas and talk about the schools in those areas or roads going out and get the congressmen, heat up their butts. force them to vote your way? why don't you go on the attack instead of playing defense? >> well, you know what? i agree with you again. that's why we in the progressive caucus had a 12-city jobs tour talking about rebuilding america. putting america back to work, putting the american dream back in people's grasp again. we went to pittsburgh. we went to milwaukee. we went to detroit. we went to minneapolis, talking about how we fulfill the needs that america has to make sure things are doing right again. >> i'm interrupting you, because you're going to circles. those are democratic districts. you already have those votes. go to the districts you need votes. 218 votes to get a bill in the house. go into areas of republican control and forc

a stormy day from minneapolis to memphis.some dangerous winds, hail and even isolated tornados in des moines, kansas city, oklahoma city, st. louis, and little rock. meanwhile, some showers in west texas and thunderstorms from new orleans to jackill >> good news for da the triple-digit streak is over as dallas hits 99 today. 84 in omaha. 81 in chicago. just 73 in seattle. and 102 in phoenix. mostly 80s in the northeast. >> not a bad day. >>> if you've been to a playground or elementary school lately you know that twins are retommo but when it comes torse twins are actually rare. >> so meet pumpkin and peanut. twin horses born six weeks ago in reno, nevada. they beat the odds big-time. >> horse twins actually happen less than 1% of the time. and it's even rare for both to survive. peanut was, well, a peanut. neededed extra attention at fir. now she and her sister are doing just fine. get this. these are fraternal twins from separate eggs. that's how most horse twins are conceived. >> they are absolutely aren't the a al . cf& o

the rest of the forecast, minneapolis, chicago, gorgeous. today is the transition day for us in new york. the big cities of i-95, humidity drops. and i promise you a nice end to the week. >> let's do that, bill. sounds good. >>> stocks revive, apple shines, and the end of the world for facebook? your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, a former yankee strikes in the bronx in a pair of late-inning heroics. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. here's some of the stories making news this morning. republicans held on to control in wisconsin's state senate. with six races at stake, the democrats needed to take at least three of those races to take power, which they failed to do. the political fight grew out of scott walker's successful efforts to adopt legislation, stripping most public workers the right to bargain on labor contracts. >>> in texas, a jury has sentenced warren jeffs to life in prison, plus 20 years, for sexual assaulting two years he claims was his spiritual brides. he wil

have representatives of the ownership of real estate and target representatives that are here from minneapolis and additional consultants. it is hard for me to imagine a question that could come up that we would not able to answer. i'm going to introduce the owner of the center to speak next. i did want to divert on the sign legislation. you ask if if this was our request. the department wants to do work on the sign ordinance and we were fine with that and consented to it. it was not us that asked for. i would like to introduce adam mileler to speak and we will show a the architectural proposal. >>>> president olague: if anyone is here for the petco item, that was continued to october. >> is there a way of having -- go ahead. the project area is the shopping center located at geary and masonic. this is a slide. here are photos of existing conditions, looking off of the corner, looking back to a couple of locations on farrell. as you may know, the property was constructed in the 1950's as a sears department store. it was purposely built for sears. in the 1990's, it was converted into multi-tena

minneapolis, morning thunderstorms as well. >>> all right, you know our producer here's in atlanta, i try to find you bits of science that surprise u, and this one, quite frankly, a little bit disappointing. apparently there's a researcher, ali, has discovered that letting off steam by swearing is not healthy. you know, the long held belief that if something goes wrong -- >> yeah, yeah, expletive, expletive. >> that makes you feel good. >> not healthy? >> no. it apparently makes you more healthy. i'm going to have to change my actions if i want to live longer. >> what are you supposed to do? do they give you an obvious thing? you know if you smoke and you try to smoke they tell you to occupy yourself, eat carrots or apples. what's the thing? >> breathe. >> really. instead of swearing i just -- >> i feel better. >> i'm going try it all day and report back to you. >> let's do that. >> good to see you. rob marciano. >> lady gaga comes to the defense of hillary clinton. i can tell you it's got nothing to do with her job, every bit to do with her sense of style. >>> first you've got to see

president obama is speaking to the american legion national convention in minneapolis.ee that lives at noon eastern. just after that at 1:00 p.m., a labor secretary hilda solis will be at the national plus club for an hourlong interview on jobs and the economy. we will have live coverage of an lentic council discussion on the training of afghan security forces at 3:00 p.m. eastern. at about 45 minutes, we will examine the federal government's flood insurance program and the damage caused by hurricane irene. our guest is a robert hartwig, president of the american insurance information institute. juliet eilperin will discuss the os

social justice activists who may be the next target for instance in the case of scott in youth in minneapolis minnesota the government attorney in that case actually argued before the court but scott to me if there's a known an archivist therefore he is a domestic terrorist it was that and that direct he is an anarchist therefore he is a terrorist and i said of evidence of that they talked about literature that was found in this whole book but i'm a cold the haymarket murders and from so it's purely about beliefs and targeting only three. it does resonate with me you know my grandparents were julius and ethel rosenberg and first they were executed in the one nine hundred fifty s. for conspiracy to commit espionage that was the charge but really the trial was all about them allegedly having given the secret of the atomic bomb to the soviet union to the russians and while there was a huge outcry of support from many activists across the country and internationally you know huge international movement to support that and to see clemency there were many others who we would have expected to have b

four cities-- chicago, minneapolis, washington and boston-- posted the largest increases in the latest case- shiller home-price index. but prices in detroit, cleveland, las vegas, and phoenix were selling at the same levels as january of 2000, more than ten years ago. what's more, the survey of 20 cities found overall home prices have actually fallen over the last 12 months. and home sales for this year are on track to be the worst in 14 years. and things could get worse yet, once banks pick up the pace on millions of foreclosures, as expected. they've been delayed by a government investigation into mortgage lending practices. >> attorney generals, prosecute the criminals! >> brown: amid anger over the banks' handling of foreclosures, 36 state attorneys general and the obama administration have been trying to negotiate a settlement with the five largest mortgage servicers. it could include a lump sum settlement of more than $20 billion that states could then use to modify mortgages. meanwhile, the futures of mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac are still to be determined, with a

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