i live north of flint in northern michigan so my dad still lives down there. i am down there once or twice a month, spend a number of days there. he still drives and goes to mass mass every day, ghosted gym. clearly i did not obey him. but, no, i visit flint quite a bit and of course all of my friends are still there. >> a politically active family? >> i wouldn't say politically active? one of the first things i remember is my parents debating kennedy and nixon and my mom was for nixon and my dad was for kennedy. i can remember them out in the garage amid the boxes or whatever having this political debate in my dad being appalled because we are catholic and he would be our first catholic president. my mom's family, her dad was the head of the republican party in the area in the early part of the 20th century, and republicans back then, when they said conservative dave meant don't spend money you don't have. not a bad idea. conserve the air and conserve the water. the gifts that god gave us, this earth. and of course there was the party of lincoln. they were ve

but northern michigan 2 1 that's a long ways away, but we will look for those changes to push in ourdirection behind the cold front which is right now located across maryland. a few scattered showers but not going to add up to much for us. mid 40's to lower 50's for tonight. are you ready for this? 57-62. this is high temperatures for tomorrow. a taste of bethesda. wind-chill factor that will feel more like the upper 40's to lower 50's. bundle up, but not for today. this is for tomorrow and on sunday. more on the extended forecast in a few minutes but right now lisa baden and traffic. >> my dog is going to love it. when it's warm, i end up having to carry him home, but with these cooler temperatures, he's going to lead me all the way. check out the pace of traffic. that's in your favor. everything looks great. pulling you along peninsula road to duke street and king street. to the geico cameras where everything is smooth from clefpblg park around silver spring and 270. natasha and anyway? ? >> coming up on the show, she's at the top of the list for most talked about celebrities but o

tornados could threaten northern michigan, milwaukee and chicago.and thunderstorms in the rockies. morning fog along the pacific coast. >> 70 in seattle. 95 in sacramento. phoenix 108. billings 73. 90s from dallas to detroit. near 80 here in new york. 88 in miami. >>> a winter storm way out in new zealand is being blamed for stirring up dangerous surf in southern california. it may have claimed at least one life. the search has been called off for a boogie boarder who vanished off huntington beach. the 24-year-old had gone into the rough waters with friends despite warnings from lifeguards who were ending their shifts for the night. >>> security is being increased across the country as the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches. abc news has learned that the fbi and intelligence ancies are now ramping up, concentrating on landmarks and transportation hubs. agents are urgently hunting for any clues of a terrorist plot. they say a major concern is the lone wolf, a home-grown terrorist who had done little to draw attention to himself. >>> there's added c

even through northern portions of lower michigan, back towards denver, an isolated thunderstorm. back towards atlanta, up in the appalachians, that entire corridor with a better chance for showers and thunderstorms. dry as we work across your tuesday and wednesday. >>> how does angelina jolie pass the day with the kids while brad pitt is off shooting a movie? mr. plus for the next time you're meeting up with her, we'll tell you exactly which flower never to give madonna. your "first look" at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. about this flat haircolor! [ gigi ] try nice 'n easy anti-flat, always dimensional. in one simple step, get tones and highlights built into every shade with nice 'n easy. dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic center recommends the custom-fit orthotic that's best for your tired feet. foot-care scientists are behind it. you'll get all-day relief. for your tired achy feet. for locations, see drscholls.com. thank you... with professional-grade research. and some of the most powerful, yet easy to use trading tools on the planet. it

michigan. what's at stake there. >> mackinac island, a beautiful resort in the northern peninsula of michigan. they always have this big republican conference out there. a lot of republican activists and insiders there. influential people, not regular voters, donors, influential activist types. mitt romney, rick perry, two front-runners for the republican nomination are speaking there. perry spoke here in florida and flew up there. they will also have a straw poll. two important tests of support very informal, not decisive. it will give you a good sense of whether or not that debate had an impact on the thinking of these republican activists. >> at that conference in michigan, what's the message this needs to be hit home? >> reporter: well, i think the debate again on thursday kind of reframed the contest, the presidential contest at this point. because as you saw, rick perry took some elbows owned issues like immigration, social security, federal education policy. he was kind of on his heels. mitt romney was thought to have a very good debate. he's kind of trending upward. you're going to see

northern minnesota has spread all the way to chicago, some 600 miles away. the fi burning for nearly a month now is covering 100,000 acres. parts of wisconsin, the upper peninsula of michiganrouded in gray, smoggy haze. 150 camper actually had to be evacuated, and on top of that, people with respiratory problems are being urged by officials to stay indoors. >> look at all that smoke. my goodness. >>> and here is your wednesday weather -- thuhunderstorms from pittsburgh and cincinnati down to louisville, memphis, st. louis, little rock. morning freeze watches and warnings from the dakotas to wisconsin. showers and thunderstorms in the rockies, vegas, l.a., and the sierra range. >> 86 in sacramento. 76 in salt lake city. and 58 in colorado springs. 56 in the twin cities. 60s from omaha to detroit. 84 in new york. 90 in atlanta. and 91 in miami. >>> it seems that we have sweets on the brain today. >> yes. >> here's a feel-good story about one of our favorite birthday cakes. >> who doesn't love a birthday cake? hats off and a big well done to the bakers of free cakes for kids out of spokane, washington. they are baking cakes for kids whose parents can't afford one. >> the fost

scattered storms in the northern rockies and another system will cross the great lakes today bringing rain from michigantexas. it will be mild and partly cloudy in the northeast, while the southeast is sunny and very warm. >>> here is another look at this morning's top stories. >>> president obama unveils his more than $3 trillion budget cutting plan, including $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue. republicans say the proposal is nothing more than a political ploy. >>> investigators recovered a camera from that world war ii era plane that crashed during an air race in reno. the mustang had been dramatically altered to increase speed. at least nine people were killed. >>> conjoined baby twins are at home and were successfully separated during a surgery to separate them. the 11-month-old twin girls from sudan were born with the tops of their heads joined together. doctors at a british hospital performed the complex surgery. the girls are said to be doing well and they will celebrate their first birthdays next week. >>> a scary looking experiment in britain. a scientist test young children to see how well they

a system stalled near lake michigan push storms to the ohio valley and assess far south as the carolinas. mild sunny weather is making its way into the northernns. >>> top stories now on a monday morning. >>> president obama says the republican vision of government would, quote, cripple the united states. the president is in california on a three-day campaign fund-raising swing. >>> congress has until friday to to agree to a stopgap measure to fund the federal government or there could be another shutdown. the senate votes today on its plan after rejecting a version approved by the house. >>> the funding bill is held up by the debate over money for disaster relief. republicans say some of the expense should be offset by cuts and other spending. but for folks hit hard by hurricane irene, like those in wallington, new jersey, the debate has taken already far too long. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: mayor walt rogowski is still hauling away debris. >> the water mark came up right to here. >> reporter: his town was hit with a double punch from irene and tropical storm lee. the mayor is asking the government for $650,000, but he has no idea

northern minnesota, has spread all the way to chicago, some 600 miles away. the fire has been burning for nearly a month. it's now shrouding parts of wisconsin, michigan and illinois. haze so bad, the milwaukee brewers had to close the roof of their stadium during last night's game. it's hard to find a place in this country, at this point, that is not suffering from these wildfires. >> all right, josh. thanks so much. >>> now, to the infants who survived a grueling operation. they were born joined together. now, most twins born this way rarely live long enough to make itito the operating room. but that's not true for these babies, who made it through one of the most complex surgeries ever performed at a tennessee hospital. these are the first pictures of miracle babies joshua and jacob. beating the odds to become one of only two dozen successfully separated conjoined twins in the world. they were born last january at le bonheur children's hospital in memphis, tennessee. just 34 weeks old. as this x-ray taken in the womb demonstrates, they were attached at the lower spine, as well as the pelvis. an extremely rare form of conjoined. only 15% are connect