. >> guest: look at the case in seattle, a case where two young menmented to launch an attack -- wanted to launch attacks on a military installation near fort louis in seattle, and the very least was inspired by yemen and angry that the administration put him on the hit list. now, the reason that these two men were stopped is that they went to purchase weapons and someone was suspicious of that they were doing and stepped up and alerted the authorities, so what i lay out in the book is that the future may not be a series of 9/11s. it may, in fact, be a series of smaller scale attempts on the united states, hopefully not successful attempts on the utilities, but it's no accident over the last several months if you go on to the websites, the things they support is what i call the small scale or individual jihad. i think it's a sign of, in some respects, the disdisintegration, but the ideology they created on the internet, a small minority of people in the country, but nevertheless it has gotten traction with them. >> host: story from abc news releases a story the plot in seattle was the e

we also had unusual rain in areas around seattle, especial toll the east of seattle. high pressure kept many areas dry. looks like a decent day today in many areas. that, of course, is a peak at your monday forecast. >> and not too bad along the west coast. >> no, they've actually had a cooler than normal summer, unlike the rest of the country. >> yuma, arizona, the hottest spot on the map. >> it would be close. >>> how will the markets react to the debt deal? major job cuts at a bank and a home of a hollywood legend hits the market. >>> plus, everyone's favorite little blue guys managed to smurf up a big surprise at the box office. >>> plaxico burress is back in the nfl. the red sox make franchise history and need a laugh? we got you covered. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. in southern afghanistan, ten police officers and a child wer: killed in a suicide bombing in a police compound. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> in egypt, former president hosni mubarak has been formally summoned to appear at his t

seattle, portland, but they will be on the lighter side. as we look towards hawaii, a nice place to be, honolulu looking at 88 degrees and kahului, 81 degrees and on see 16 of the world's most luxurious cars made between the '30s and the '60s. your pacific event of the day, lynn. i couldn't get the word out. >> i mess it up all the time, too. >> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. well, first it was music videos. then reality shows. mtv's all-time ratings come from an awards show. sunday night video music awards scored the biggest audience in mtv history. 12.4 million people. perhaps even more surprising 8.5 million were aged 12 to 34, making it that age group's most watched telecast of all time. >>> tmz reports matthew fox was handcuffed and briefly detained by police over the weekend after allegedly punch ing the female driver of a party bus who blocked his entry because he wasn't a guest. the driver got off her own punch as well, giving fox a bloody lip. fox, who the bus driver claims was drunk, was

seattle, most of the rain should be over, improving conditions there. down towards much of the southwest, very warm conditions, i think yuma is already at 87 degrees, headed to around 117 by this afternoon. there's a look at tomorrow, still monsoonal showers across the four corners. 101 in vegas and settled across the west. if you're watching us in portland, oregon, learn about the history of motorsports, through a display of car engines and more. pedal to the metal. oregon historical society. that's your pacific event of the day. >> like nevada, nebraska. don't get that wrong, nebraska. well now here's an early look at this morning's entertainment headlines. late show host david letterman is making light about death threats made against him in an extremist website. letterman joked about whether his insurance policy covered jihad and told audience members he thinks of them as a human shield. >>> 11-year-old actor jared gilmore who is leaving mad men said be careful around january jones. she's not as approachable as others. she's serious about what she d

looking good up in the northwest, seattle 67. >>> if you're watching us in seattle, see how local artists use various techniques to create illustrations using only ink well pens at think ink at the gage academy of art. that's our event of the day. >> thanks so much. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. george clooney is losing a big upcoming film role thanks to earlier injuries suffered in the line of duty. clooney is said to be dropping out of steven soderberg's upcoming's "man from uncle" film because of back injuries he suffered while filming a torture scene in his oscar winning role in "syriana." injuries that have never entirely healed. >>> wonder how the producers of "dancing with the stars" will feel about this one. new cast member david arquette wants radio shock jock howard stern to serve as his backstage coach. >>> darrell hannah was arrested in front of the white house along with other environmental protesters opposing a planned oil pipeline from canada to the u.s. gulf coast. >>> finally, how does the sound as a recipe for trouble? "us weekly"

a nice afternoon today in portland and seattle. highs still 75 to 80 degrees. it is not warm enough to go swimmer but at least it is dry and should be a good deal of sunshine. l.a., 77. interior california, you should be easily into the 80s in some spots reaching the 90s. the hottest spot is near phoenix with the high expected near 110 to 115. that's a look at yourrg, oregon. partly cloud i with sunshine later today. afternoon storms for flagstaff. the friday forecast is coming up. i love friday. >> how does it look? >> you have to wait and see. that's the whole point of the tease. >> all right. >> stocks come back and prove that money can't buy you taste. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a shocking and abrupt end to one of tv's longest runs. >>> a dry forecast, a walk-off and trouble for alex rodriguez. you are watching "early today." >>> very good morning to you, and welcome back to you "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. france has approved the extradition of manuel antonio norie

seattle and portland, your forecast doesn't change at all. medford, about 93. if you're watching us on king 5 television in seattle, washington, in nearby silverdale, see scandinavian dances performed by the leikarringen dancers in the traditional dress. at the silverdale library and that's your pacific event of the day. >> we did rock, paper, scissors to see who had to read that. >>> an early look at entertainment. the reality show forced to change its name after the messy divorce of its stars has now been canceled. tlc announced "kate plus eight" once known as jon and kate plus eight" will end after this season. kate gosselin tweeted she was looking at the positive side and future challenges. jon gosselin told radar online he's relieved to get his children away from the prying eyes of the camera. wishes kate well and hopes now she can spend more time with the kids. >>> "rolling stone" has crowned eminem the king of hip hop. lil wayne ranked second and drake finished third. >>> daily "times" reports eight-time oscar host billy crystal said last year's oscar ca

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a seattle newspaper reports the fbi is working a new lead in the db cooper case.per disappeared 40 years ago. after jumping out of a high deck jetliner with $200,000 in ransom. authorities have reportedly tracked down what they call a credible person at an undisclosed item, that was sent for forensic testing. more than 1,000 leads have been checked in the past four decades but nothing has led to a resolution. >>> and a mother is under arrest after protesting the way airport security was treating her daughter. national police slapped the cuffs on andrea abbott during the security pat-down of her 14-year-old daughter. tsa says abbot was being belligerent but her lawyer says she didn't do anything illegal. >> she told tsa and the police officers that she just thought it was ridiculous what they were doing. and then in the end, she was basically arrested for expressing her opinion. >> abbot's lawyer says she was arrested after an officer told her to, quote, shut up, and that's when the argument started. >>> a young girl whose life was met with tragedy used her short l

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>> reporter: she is from seattle and she has a lot of work ahead of her. as a bart rider you may be expecting better train service and train upkeep but she has bigger issue to deal with. that is these weekly protests by people who are mad at bart for few reasons, upset about the fatal shooting of a homeless man in july by bart police. a man they say was armed with a knife. protestors are also mad about bart's decision to shut off cellphone service during a protest. bart board member tells me she has been trying to negotiate with these protestors and she wants to meet with the new gm right away about getting this under control. 6 she is going to be a busy lady. had here she is. she is expected to get the job in a voted today. kernigan ran the transportation in seattle after she was forced out after a. >> snow now works as a transportation consultant. the big job to take on all this controversy and system has to deal with the running of trains, 350,000 people ride bart. the board is expected to vote on a new gm and she is expected to get the job in a closed-

still cooler than we would like than in seattle at 71. the trend continues this morning. 55 in seattle and in san francisco. l.a. is 55 to start the morning. a weak storm system is heading up now to southern canada dragging the cold front down through idaho. there's still moisture here, so we'll see a lot of sunshine. just coastal clouds to burn off this morning in areas near southern california. eventually it will warm into the 70s interior, but once you are in the valleys, nice and popped up in new mexico yesterday. a few in arizona, but most areas remain dry. >> thank you, bill. >>> one company that despite yesterday's lows ended up the day's big winner. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, speaking of winning, who is the highest paid tv actor? >>> coming up, the yankees have a rookie and a wild finish you have got to see. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. in syria activists say government f

we're in the 50s right now in seattle and san francisco, there's no bad weather out there. but the coastal clouds really keep the temperatures at bay. even some drizzle can be likely at times out there this morning if you're right along the shore. so medford is nice you're little interior, along with boise and vegas, abo but along the coasta areashe monsoonal flow has weakened lately. >>> adding up the losses, looking at the trends, and who traders hope will come to the rescue. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus six years later -- new details emerge on the break-up of brad pit and jennifer aniston. >>> coming up, a streak, a pair of walk-offs on the ultimate batting practice. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> amid the famine crisis in africa thousands of refugees have streamed into somalia's capital searching for food after the withdrawal of islamic rebels. their departure has raised hopes that humanitarian groups will b

and to make things more difficult, he moved 900 miles away to a small town near seattle. almost two years have gone by and susan's disappearance has family members choosing sides. even josh's now estranged sister rallies against her own brother. >> he kidnapped her, he killed her -- who knows? >> reporter: just this week, in an effort to clear his name, josh, with his dad stephen, released portions of susan's private diaries from her childhood. they claim that some of these entries reveal possible reasons for her disappearance. that she was mentally unstable. had even contemplated suicide throughout her life. >> she has walked outhe front door in her underwear and walking down the street. and at the time, when all this stuff was happening, it was mortifying to me. >> reporter: josh says he thinks susan may still be alive and says he believes she may have run off with another man. why do you think that's possible? >> she's a very sexual person. >> there was really a disconnect between the susan who was a faithful, loving wife and the susan who was a very flirtatious, sexua

we may even see 80 in seattle. maybe finally break out the shorts. >>> if you're watching us on kcra 3 in sacramento, california. learn about history of the golden state at riding concrete, skateboarding in california. that's at the california museum. and that's your pacific event of the day. by the way, you can break out the shorts at 79. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. as the summer box office winds down last weekend's runner-up "the help" won't need any help against 3-d newcomers. strong word of mouth should push the acclaim ed acclaimed film about the 1960s south into the top spot with $19 million. "the spy kids, all the time in the world in 4 d" could give the help >>> the "scratch and sniff." the 3-d remake of "connen the barbarian" could suffer from 3-d fatigue and lack of star power. it should debut with just 16 million. another remake, stars colin ferrell as the vampire next door. and finally, good news, bad news for "l.a. ink" star kat von d all in the same day.

we could get drizzle this morning in seattle. this afternoon it will stop. 88 in medford's pretty nice. you're away from the coast, your forecast is just fine. >> thursday forecast coming up. >> bill, thank you. >>> also coming up, stocks revive, apple shines and the end of the world for facebook? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus levi johnston's sister is following in his footsteps in more ways than one. >>> coming up, a former yankee strikes in the box, and a pair of light-hitting heroics you have to see. >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. in yesterday's recall elections in wisconsin, republicans held on to control of the state senate. with six races at stake, the democrats needed take at least three of those races to take power, which they failed to do. the political fight there grew out of republican governor scott walker's successful efforts to adopt legislation stripping most public workers of rights to bargain o

seattle and portland, maybe two nice weekends in a row. is that too much to ask? >>> if you're watching us in reno, nevada, pack the lawn chairs and head over to carson city. enjoy a free acoustic rock concert, food and dancing under the stars at the concert at the cove at the cove at carson mall. and that's your pacific event today. i'm a romantic guy. that would be my date night. >> your wife's lucky. all right, bill, thanks so much. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. a big storm and debut movies canceling each other out should keep last weekend's box office winner on top once again this weekend. after debuting in second two weeks ago "the help" had the rare experience of moving up to take the top spot. the experts think this weekend's smaller audiences will focus on this film. and the newer films should keep each other in check. $15 million should keep the help on top. "our idiot brother" boasts a cast of paul rudd, elizabeth banks and emily mortimer. this is the year of r-rated comedy, but the experts only see it fighting fo

mid-50s in seattle. that's actually a little brisk. temperature 56 in san francisco. we've continued the trend, but a couple of degrees warmer should feel nice. portland at 75 should be okay. l.a. close to 80 on the coast. interior l.a. should be in the mid-80s. las vegas there 99. salt lake city and boise is where the real warm-up is. the weekend forecast coming up. >> i didn't see cancun in your forecast. what happened? >> just in case you're going there, you'll have to wait for the forecast. >>> more on wall street's wild ride. why your food costs may be heading higher and the car to buy with all that dispossessable income you might have? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's from a best selling book and stars a red hot actress, but can it take the number one spot at the box office? >>> coming up, the yankees slam the door. football is back. and tiger is back, too. but before you knew it, he was gone. >>> good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning.

seattle. 87 yesterday. we actually had to turn on the ac for once. actually had to turn on the ac for once. it was very warm in many boise almost hit 100. salt lake city 95. still along the coast, still kind of cool along the beaches. up in the northwest, things have changed. cold front is moving in. puget sound also a chance of some showers. many other areas that were still very warm today including boise and medford. but that's cooler air and clouds for the northwest. >> but the big story is we have summer final until the pacific northwest. first 90-degree temperatures. >> breaking news. >> summer was one weekend. that was it. tr(t&háhp &hc& with that? >>> investors on edge. verizon workers head back to work. and rumors of a new iphone. early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus a look at a tough weekend at the box office as four newcomers fell flat. >>> and inside the park home run, an unlikely walkoff and plaxico burress soars in his jets debut. & >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some

this afternoon should be nice seattle, to portland, to medford. los angeles this week your temperatures will continue somewhere right around 75 to 80. if you watch us on news 3 las vegas, nevada. pack a picnic, dinner, and head to nearby henderson to enjoy a monday night flick with the family at picnic and a movie. >>> bill, thanks so much. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. morning's headlines in entertainment. a big surprise t box office wasn't who won but by how much.1: "rise of the planet of the apes" took in a whopping $54 million to open number one, taking in $15 million to $20 million more than analysts expected. the family film "the smurfs" had a strong second weekend. again taking second place with an impressive $21 million. the star-packed sci-fi western "cowboys & aliens," last weekend's soft first place finisher fell to third disappointing with under $16 million. and finally the weekend's big bust. ryan reynolds and jason bateman's comedy "the change-up" which opened at a weak number four with just $

. >>> the a's are stumbling in seattle.ix hernandez, if you're in the baseball fraternity you call him "king felix," sitting down kurt suzuki. felix worked 6 1/3, casper wells is gonna homer off rich harden. kept hearing that rich harden was going to be traded then teams got a look at his medical records, stay with oakland, give up home runs. 4-2 mariners, the a's now 12 games under .500. >>> free agency burned the bay area twice today. the raiders losing zach miller to the seattle seahawks. the outstanding tight ends 25 years of age, five years, $34 million, 17 million of that guaranteed. pretty tough below, zach miller is a very strong player. >>> 49ers waved good by to abray oh franklin. they were pretty much braced for this, some say the best nose tackle in the nfl signs with the new orleans saints, a one-year deal, he made 7 million as a franchise player last year in san francisco. abray oh franklin is gone. >> frank gore is a still a 49ers, they made nice saying they would sit down with his agent and talk. supposedly

she is the former head of the seattle department of transportation. she also worked under the clinton administration. she is not without controversy herself. back in 2008 as the head of department and transportation she caught heat for failing to respond to a snowstorm in seattle that crippled the city for two weeks. >> more on the eastern span of the bay bridge that is being replaced, once the new span is up and running the old span will be there for years to come. it will have to be taken apart piece by piece. it is being replaced by a self anchored suspension bridge. now will be completed in 2013 right before the start of the america's cup in september. >> we have a follow up on a story we brought you yesterday, pg&e was being blamed for last year's gasoline explosion in san bruno that killed eight people and damaged 38 homes. the issue a final report saying substandard welding and other problems dating back to the 1956 installation of the pipe for the direct cause of the accident. yesterday they revealed the report. yesterday they said the company

the a's in seattle and they just do not win on the road.alez strikes out and a big hook for josh barred there. bard would pay back in the forth and look out. a line drive. he scored it 2-0m's. the a's answer in the fifth. scott sizemore here and rakes a double down the left field line. connor jackson and the a's were down 2-1. the m's add on a base hit to left. dustin scores and the a's are swept in seattle heavy-4. -- 7-4. the 49ers jumped into the free agent market. they are bringing in edwards to work out tomorrow because they need more wide receivers. they addressed a glaring need at corner back signing carlos rogers who played for the redskins the past six years. 43 tackles and two picks last year and regarded the best taking over for nate clements. the 49ers signed jonathon goodwin, big number 76 and he has been the saints starter. he is 318 and he is a 10-year veteran. new faces are arriving every day. it is jim harbaugh's job to blend everybody together over the next six weeks. no doubt harbaugh's energy and trademark enthusiasm are

we grew up in housing projects in seattle. we struggled. we were a large family. my dad was a cook. my mom was a seamstress. so, kind of typical for a lot of asian immigrant families. i had the unfortunate episode of my dad dying when i was in high school. so we literally had to be on our own. six kids, one long, full time seamstress. we struggle and sacrifice and we learned how to enjoy life. that is how you get these stories about our little christmases. we actually had a lot of fun wrapping up presence in the basement. i remember that. because i was in the middle of the pack, my older brothers got everything. they got to play football. they got to do a lot of things american kids wanted to do. we ended up -- my younger sister come in under brother -- we were the last three in the family. we cleaned up the house. i did all the gardening in the house. we did all those things. those things that we had to do. we had to keep up. we worked hard. i worked in restaurants in my early days. i got a call to go to this great college that was recruiting people from the west coast. my history

from here to speak out on the good jobs tour moves from seattle and then pittsburgh. alan wang, abc7 news. >>> two bart directors are calling for a public discussion on setting a policy whether the agency should cut off cell phone service at station. bart kept the phone system on two days ago when demonstrators targeted four downtown san francisco stations in the evening rush hour. they say the cell phone blackout last week was an overreaction to last month's anti-bart police protest, which delayed more than 90 trains. >>> oakland city council member is calling for a crackdown on crime in response to the shooting death of 3-year-old boy. the family laid young carlos nava to rest yesterday. he was killed in a drive-by shooting on international boulevard last week. they had just moved to that neighborhood. >> translator: he was really playful, he was fun, you know, a 3-year-old kid. >> every homicide in the city is something that we are running out of excuses, we're running out of excla nations. >> -- explanations. >> councilman de la fuente wants a citywide curfew. car

former seattle transit director grace is bart's top pick. bart's president has called a special meeting of the board of directors for 9:00 a.m. that's when an announcement on the new gm is expected to be made. they've been without a manager when coursey resides. time now it's 4:36. the current eastern section is to stay up for a while even after the news band is complete. cal tran says it will have to be taken apart peace by peace. that removal could take several years. plans to put a bid out. demolition could begin a week after the news span opens which could be in the fall of 2013. >> all right again it's 4:37. want to check back in, early look with the commute this morning. hi, sale. >> traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. let's go outside and take a look. excuse me, boy, that's great way to start what wednesday morning, westbound 80 traffic is moving along pretty wellheading out to the of course i have to sneeze right when i'm on the air. right. westbound bay bridge as you come up to the toll plaza, the traffic is moving wel

. >> i was flying back from seattle to portland. >> reporter: he tells his story the first time. he was on the plane with d.b. cooper and found himself alone in the back of the plane while they circled seattle. >> i said gee, we were up here so long, if we were up here any longer we could have thanksgiving up here." this gentleman on the right side of the plane turned around and looked at me and smile. i was one row behind, as close to him as i was to you right now. he said d.b. cooper finally landed. after they taxied to a remote part of the airport a bus and people came on board. >> a guy came, a man, came walking down the aisle with a white sack and, to me, it looked like a pillow slip. and it had all these jagged points in it. and i remember the thought i had was that looks like bricks in it or a bag of money, i thought. >> reporter: he said he believes he may have seen the $200,000 ransom db cooper demanded along with the parachute. the passengers were taken off the plane and put on the bus. he has a vhs copy of a documentary on the d.b. cooper story. >> there, that's me rig

. >> i was flying back from portland to seattle. >> jack tells his story publicly for the first time. he was on the airplane on november 24, 1971 and found himself alone with cooper in the back of a plane while he circled seattle. >> i said we were up here so long, if we waited any longer, we could have thanksgiving up here. well this gentleman was on the right hand side of the plane. he smiled. i was one row behind him. >> he says cooper smiled at his comment. after the plane finally landed and taxied to a remote part of the airport, a bus and people came on board. >> a man came walking down the aisle with a white sack and to me, it looked like a pillow slip and had jagged points in it. the thought i had, that looks like bricks in it or a bag of money, i thought. >> he believes he may have seen the $200,000 ransom that he had demanded along with a parachute. the passengers were taken off the plane and put on the bus. he has a copy of a history channel documentary on the story. >> that's me right there. >> they took us into the terminal and took us upstairs or somewhere and there were

bart director decline today to confirm that grace is in line for the job but newspaper in seattle are reporting the board has tentatively agreed on her. she would replace doherty pressured to rae sign in april. >> rate now some members of vicious gang preparing to spend the rest of their lives from prop. mf 13 gang was active in several bay area cities and called the area 20th and mission street in san francisco its territory. well today 6 members of the dang were convicted of murder and racketeering. one defendant was acquitted of all the charges. >> svl he wasn't vailt. he wasn't in the gang. doing bad things. him if he's a young kid. who screws got misdirected and hung out with the wrong people. >>reporter: the murder conviction carry a mandatory life sentence. racketeering sentence of up to life in prison. murder occurred in the spring and summer of 2008. several of the defense attorneys say they may file motions for a new trial. >> restaurant worker shot and killed in the mission district may have been a victim of mistaken identity t.concerning to san francisco police. man remain

federal aviation administration certification at its home base outside seattle washington with one of benign trial seventy seven st up for a short getaway mox visitors got a glimpse at the latest widebody boeing billed as the company's most advanced most fuel efficient airplane ever and with russian flagship airline said to take twenty two of the new dreamliner. crews from faraway seattle gave future customers a good preview of what the modern machine is capable of. it was a very enjoy a bowl of easy flight we used a lot of the automation on the airplane to make the pilot work road always doing what little as possible. so the auto pilot course was used all throughout the region this monitor through those systems the airplane is equipped with c p p l c an automatic promotion reporting and so forth so we took advantage of all those things we didn't have to make the standard position reports on the h f radio airplanes system did those reports for us so very very enjoyable flight. was hardly a random choice for the dreamliner visit as moscow is home to boeing's biggest engineering office

crews from faraway seattle gave future customers a good preview of what the modern machine is capable of. it was a very enjoy a bowl of easy flight we used a lot of the automation on the airplane to make the workload was doing what little as possible so the auto pilot course was used all throughout the region this monitor through those systems the airplane is equipped with c p d l c medicalization reporting and so forth so we took advantage of all those things we didn't have to make the standing position reports on the h.f. radio airplanes system did those reports for us so very very enjoyable flight russian was hardly a random choice for the dreamliner visit as moscow is home to boeing's biggest engineering office outside the u.s. the eleven hour time difference from the west coast headquarters to russia's capital means the company has round the clock engineering operations within aerospace tradition they grew up alongside and even at times ahead of the american and european schools were. provides a rich pool of specialists that was a big deal in developing the dreamliner if you thin

seattle, 77. >> and drenching monsoon rain and flooding in the west from albuquerque to denver and salt lake city. showers and thunderstorms around louisville, indianapolis, cleveland and pittsburgh. evening storms from d.c. to philadelphia, new york and boston. scattered afternoon thunderstorms in florida. >>> and next on this wednesday morning, one economic bright spot, a stellar summer for american automakers. >> new details this morning in the nationwide salmonella scare involving tainted ground turkey. >>> and how is your morning brew? "consumer reports" weighs in on the best supermarket coffee. icic >>> as we mentioned at the top of the news cast, markets are down overseas and in the u.s. after president obama signed the law to raise the deb limits. moody's investors said the u.s. will keep its top level bond raying but they added a negative outlook saying the rating could be downgraded down the road. if that does happen interest rates would likely go up significantly across the board. >>> asian markets are reacting to the news from the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average losing more than

. >>> from outside seattle, an aviation milestone. boeing has rolled out the first of its new 787 dreamliners scheduled for commercial service. it's made of lighter materials than conventional jets, reducing fuel use. this jet has been purchased by a japanese airliner. it will soon take flight. >>> still ahead, the modern day bonnie and clyde, a trio of siblings, armed and dangerous and on the run. what their mother is telling abc news. >>> as the best selling novel, "the help" takes a new turn, we report on the women who quietly inspired a generation of american children. >>> later tonight, one little girl's birthday wish from her parents and grandparents and this one wish, we will not forget. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i