. >> steve: good morning, folks, live from studio e in midtown manhattan.f you are getting ready for work wear a coat. >> gretchen: i am boycotting the fall. i am believing it is warm

i said you are vacationing on a bar stool in midtown manhattan? you are on a bar stool. it is like one of those lateral thinking puzzles. the doctor is a woman. >> you were not lying. >> is this why you avoid subways ? >> i avoid subways for a number of reasons because they do not allow me to go on after the picture taking incident. who knew up skirting was illegal? who knew to film this? i don't think this was staged. but there was a camera crew already there which means somebody must have called ahead. they didn't look like they were acting. but my question is, there is nothing wrong with this poster in the subway. you can see posters for std's, for dermabrasion, very, very annoying and disgusting pictures. >> it can make an extremely old and local reference that the rest of the country doesn't understand. >> the thing that bugs me is there is a lot of anti-bullying things going on. how come the jihaddist is not seen as a bully, and why is this ad any different than an anti-bullying ad? why is that seen as racist? she is not saying anything about islam. she is saying y

. >>> rehema ellis, not far from where we are in midtown manhattan. and stay tuned tomorrow, two exclusive interviews, president obama speaks with savannah guthrie, i'll sit down with governor romney to hear out their ideas on education. it is all part of our continuing coverage on the network and cable and on the web. >>> still ahead for us tonight. we have all heard the expression, "dying of a broken heart." well, tonight what experts are learning about the power of sadness. >>> and working hard to save a great and beloved species. >>> a family obituary in the new york times announcing the death of the mother of christi brinkley said her heart never survived losing her husband, who died before her by seven weeks. that is very common after the death of a long-time spouse. but is that worse than a medical condition, and could it be fatal as it often appears to be? our report from our chief medical expert, nancy snyderman. >>> you're constantly waiting for somebody to come out and talk to you, the stress hormones are off the charts. >> i thought i was

. >>> good evening and tonight we're in midtown manhattan, high above the new york city public library, which for the past few days has been the headquarters of education nation, our annual summit on education where today we heard from both president obama and mitt romney, a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear them both out on one issue in the same day, something they say should be a big national priority. both men crisscrossed new york today, both made news during their travels. romney in what he told us, and his visit with bill clinton and president obama who stepped before the united nations general assembly talked about the recent violence against americans and explained a few things about our country to a global audience while putting some in the audience today on notice. we begin with our chief white house correspondent chuck todd. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney jams as many meeting as they could today. they draw a contrast on serious issues and even less serious issues. the centerpiece of the president's visit to new york, his speech to the u.n. general assemb

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now it's a beautiful day in midtown manhattan. nice crowd gathered here on the plaza, and we thank them for stopping by. matt lauer alongside savannah guthrie and al roker and i'll say this slowly, jennifer anniston pregnant. >> not really, but appears pregnant in a new commercial which is really hilarious. she is taking on the tabloid. all those rumors from her pregnancy to does she really have those beautiful long locks, she takes it all on in a new ad. we'll take it on in today's "take 3" and martha stewart is here to chat with us. >> and then jill martin is coming by. she's got some more of jill's fun finds. she is going to help us by showing us some hostess gifts for under 25 bucks. jewelry and all sorts of things. and then we've -- how many of us have had a little could have they morning? >> oh, come on. >> a little hit of caffein. >> yeah. >> this morning, we'll tell you the five facts you need to know about how caffein affects your daily performance. >> i have not had any caffein. >> no coffee? >> you drink that liquid. >>

we are live at the apple store in midtown manhattan and nicole petallides watching stocks at the nyse let's go to the apple store for reaction and we all this guy in front of our cameras. his name is rich zimmerman. i you excited? >> i love it. liz: how long did you wait in line? >> only half an hour. it was pretty easy. liz: you just breezing? >> i expected at least an hour and when i walked over here i figured it would be around the block but it wasn't. liz: tell me why you had to have the i phone 5. what iteration was that and why did you need this one now? >> i was on three. that the 4 generation entirely. the three is slowly dying on me. to the point that i needed a new one. i was almost going to get a 4 and they brought the 5 out and it is gorgeous. it is lighter and senator and very excited. i am little giddy with it. liz: how much did you pay? >> i got a slight discount because i have been missed my carrier for a while. [talking over each other] liz: did you put in an order before you walk in the door? >> no. you can free order them on line but i didn't bother. i literally wal

today we're coming to you from the new york public library in midtown manhattan.um room i'm joined with a fantastic student panel that you're going to meet in just a moment. around the room, we have an even more fantastic group of some of our nation's finest young people. students from all over the country. students, are you ready to get on a poppin? [ applause ] >>> that's the reaction i want to hear. because we're now going to hear from you. we're going to get microphones to as many of you as possible throughout the hour. nbc news correspondents, mara schaf campo and luke russert? >> they're looking for folks to get into the discussion or you can be heard via twitter. if you watch the show, you already know that our show's hash tag is nerdland. you can use the hash tag ed natsth especially for the student town hall. whether you're here or watching at home, we want to hear from you. as we search for solutions to the big questions about american education, we're turning to students. joining me is a 14-year-old from redmond, washington. who is a high school junior.

. ♪ ♪ >> neil: well, president obama is heading to midtown manhattan right now to tape an interview withrman. already critics are crying foul. after all, he recently turned down a meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu citing scheduling conflicts. marc stein says that is a mistake, author of the best selling book "after america, get ready for armageddon." a toe-tapping lift you up title. the book is out in paperback right now. good to see you. >> guest: it has a happy ending. >> neil: yeah, everyone dies. in all seriousness, what you're saying here is he is looking overtly political, right? >> guest: yeah. i think this is a make or break election. critical election. and that actually, this so-called super secret tape recording is the debate we ought to be having. 47% don't pay from income tax. if you ask mitt what number he thought it should be and he evaded it. >> neil: well the norm for history, prior to the '86 tax hack that lifted deductions was the mid-to-high 20s. >> guest: i think that is too high. if you are going to have an income tax and you earn more than let's

we went to midtown manhattan because tommy is the growth driver here and abroad to talk with the bankablebout how his company is doing and where it is headed. check it out. manny, thanks for inviting us to one of the most exciting stores we have been to. new york times had a story about the new wrinkle. men like to shop in men's stores. it is fashion week. give me a sense of why this store works for you. >> we are sitting in the tommy hilfiger global retail store that's really the flagship store for the brand around the world. almost 25,000 square feet. we communicate with the american consumer and also we are on 5th avenue. a tremendous amount of international tourism goes through here. the store is nonstop all the time. we show the best of what tommy hilfiger stands for as a brand. >> you start with international. everyone is so used to hearing how terrible it is in europe. how terrible. this is one of the reasons why the stock is at a 52-week high. just talk about europe as if it is booming. >> the brand is strong in europe. especially in northern europe where there is core strength th

now it's a beautiful day in midtown manhattan. nice crowd gathered here on the plaza, and we thank them for stopping by. matt lauer alongside savannah guthrie and al roker and i'll say this slowly, jennifer anniston pregnant. >> not really, but appears pregnant in a new commercial which is really hilarious. she is taking on the tabloid. all those rumors from her pregnancy to does she really have those beautiful long locks, she takes it all on in a new ad. we'll take it on in today's "take 3" and martha stewart is here to chat with us. >> and then jill martin is coming by. she's got some more of jill's fun finds. she is going to help us by showing us some hostess gifts for under 25 bucks. jewelry and all sorts of things. and then we've -- how many of us have had a little could have they morning? >> oh, come on. >> a little hit of caffein. >> yeah. >> this morning, we'll tell you the five facts you need to know about how caffein affects your daily performance. >> i have not had any caffein. >> no coffee? >> you drink that liquid. >>

pay attention to the fact that president ahmadinejab will be prancing around the streets of midtown manhattanomes to town for the annual u.n. general assembly. the iranians, the mullahs in tehran are not going to make that with the international community when they know that other things are on the horizon. this is something we've seen from this regime over the last 32 years and even more so since 2009 as political escalation has been high in that country where they push forward and then scale back once there is international pressure on the government. >> rick: did ahmadinejab have anything to do with this personally, do you think? >> no, he didn't have anything to do with it. actually a provincial court decided the fate. you had many trials before. the case was actually appealed many times where the supreme leader was asked to weigh in. but he refrained from doing so because in cases like these, the mullahs refrain from setting a precedent so that when these cases do come up, they can randomly pick and choose how they want to manipulate these cases, according to what the political situation

i want to know where you put it in new york city down midtown manhattan in the middle of the u.n.on global initiative and everything else happening here this week. you can't cross the street. >> we came to be a atna summit and didn't realize they were also happening the same week. we tried to drive through midtown once and said, no thank you. the truck is out where it's slightly more open. >> well, srk tru is a great ec i don't know what is your future as you head back to the west coast eventually but we thank you and all the school districts across the country thank you and i know it's exciting for both of you. jason and eugene, let's stay in touch. >>hank you so mu. definitely ha pic story makes g re headlines in the next 24 hours, that's next on "andrea mitchell reports." [ male announcer ] this is rudy. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul stas with more pain. more pil. trle checkindrcs e ininorin so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tyle

you look at yesterday's lines, already starting to pile up at the apple store in midtown manhattan herenew york in anticipation of the big release friday morning. if that's not enough, preorders -- >> smashing records at carriers like at&t. the company just yesterday unveiling that they recorded more preorders than ever before for the first weekend of an iphone. some analysts say the iphone subsidiaries are actually going to initially hurt subsidies of the bottom line of the company. we have the man in charge of at&t wireless. so nice of you to join us. i'm sure you've seen these analysts' reports. yes, you're going to do huge volume on the iphone. you pay such huge subsidies, up to $500 per phone. they're thinking it's going to squash your margins and hurt you. what do you say to them? >> it's a huge positive, michel michelle. this sends the message that our customers are renewing their contracts with at&t in record numbers. these are the best customers in the industry. they have great revenues. they're good for our long-term growth. this is a great sign for our company that we're buil

on 41st street and lexington avenue, the heart of midtown manhattan, 21-year-old gregory mccullough,nt and part-time tow truck driver, and his passenger, judith bailey, are stopped at a traffic light. they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> we were just having a casual conversation about, you know, life and things, our aspirations. the next thing you know, i hear boom. >> a surveillance camera shows what happened. the top of the screen, out of nowhere, the street explodes as if a giant bomb goes off. >> you could see absolutely a terrorized expression on all these people's faces because they didn't know what it was. they probably thought it was a bomb in the subway system. >> with september 11th never far from new yorkers' minds, many think the explosion is another terrorist attack. >> yeah, you think it's terrorism. that's the first thought that goes through anybody's mind. >> people run for cover as the dirt, rocks and asphalt blasts into the sky and rains down. and after the explosion, a nonstop gigantic geyser of steam shoots up nearly 80 stories, an incredible sight to

i'm here at the historic new york public library in midtown manhattan in the celeste bartos forum. joining me is congressman george miller on the workforce community, randy wine gardner is the american president of the federation of teachers, and doreen diaz led the parent-trigger laws at her daughter's middle school. what is the parent-trigger law? it gives parents the opportunity to replace half the teachers, replace the principal or close it or turn it into a charter school if the majority of the parents believe the school is failing. currently seven states have some form of the law statewide or in separate districts. 12 more are considering legislation. so far one school, desert trails elementary in california, has successfully used the trigger but their actions blocked by the school board and is currently under appeal. the film "won't back down" presented this friday depicts a portrayal of the parent-trigger law. a man's daughter is attend nation school in pittsburgh. jamie is trying to persuade a parent-trigger petition. >> do you want to start a school with me? >> what? >> i

nicholas is a production manager for "business week" magazine working a late shift in midtown manhattanht. it is just before 11:00 p.m. when he decides to head down from his 43rd office for a smoke break. on his way back up, somewhere between the first and 43rd floors nicholas feels a jolt. then suddenly the car stops. as he buzzes the alarm, he expects someone to answer, but it rings and rings and rings. all caught on a security camera, but unbelievably, nobody is watching the footage and no one answers his call for help. so he pries open the door and sees he's between floors. next, nicholas tries screaming, but it is late at night and nobody is there to hear him. time passes, he doesn't know how much, an hour, two hours, he doesn't know if it is day or night, but he knows it is probably the weekend now. all the coworkers that might have wondered where he is have surely gone home until monday. hour ten, the security crew shows maintenance crews servicing other elevators but not car number 30. hour 15 passes, to go to the bathroom he pries open the doors and goes down the shaft. he says

republican presidential candidate mitt romney arriving in midtown manhattan this morning. 8:00 a.m. breakfast, fund-raiser, some of wall street's heaviest hitters there. >> it was a very enthusiastic crowd. it was a big crowd. we had north of 900 people there. raised over $4 million. >> we need executive leadership. i think it's been lacking the last four years. >> he's smart. he's accomplished. and i backed obama the last election, but i want to back mr. romney this election. it's all about the economy. >> in particular, the small business section, i thought, was quite good. that hit on the key issues we've been writing and talking about a lot. >> we're trying to save the soul of america. >> why is it that the president doesn't speak to the most important issue? that is, getting people back to work. >> that last person, a former new york senator alfon stamato. president obama has certainly raised funs in the new york area as well, but has he lost wall street? has he lost it forever? chief washington correspondent john harwood with thoughts live in d.c. hi, john. >> hey, tyler. he c

i'm melissa harris-perry and today, we are coming to you from the new york public library in midtown manhattan, and here in the bartose forum, you will meet a student panel and around the room we have a fantastic group of some of the nation's finest young people. students from all over the country. and so, students, are you all ready to get on a popping? [ applause ] that is reaction i was hoping. no now our correspondents maria and luke russert are here with us. you can submit questions and ideas at #ednatsd. now as you hear about the big questions of education, we are turning to the students. joining me is a 14-year-old from r redman, washington, and she is author of three books -- yes, i said that -- and daughter orf a teacher and activist. and carlos cruz from pasadena, california. he dropped out of high school and eventually return and now works with at-risk youth to keep them on the right path. over here next to me is jennifer earlman an 18-year-old college senior at the university of arizona. on the other side of me is -- i know, i keep saying these amazing things, right. and nakil who

. >> not to mention anyone trying to drive in midtown manhattan.to headquarters with the market flash. >>> shares of carnival are higher 3.5%. what we heard from them, better than that, at the same time, you'll see this tempered stock and this stock is trading higher. >>> still ahead, marissa meyer announces her grand plan. >>> and "squawk on the street" will be live with both organizations. we don't call this our company, we call this our mission. green toys teaches children that if i have a milk jug and i stick it in the recycling bin it can turn into something new. chase allows us to buy capital equipment to be able to manufacture in the states to the scale we need to be a global company. with a little luck green toys could be the next great american brand. find what's next for your business at chase.com/mainstreet >>> marissa mayer's vision for yahoo! is what we are talking about. >> we don't expect this to get underway until afternoon eastern time. that's when people get going here in silicone valley. over the past three months mayer has been

but beginning next week the ads go up in ten subway stations in midtown manhattan. megyn? megyn: all right, trace, thank you. >>> big new questions today about the hidden camera video of mitt romney released in such a way that a critical part of his remarks were apparently missing in the first version, and then another two minutes is also missing from the final version even though we were told we were getting the complete, complete video. just ahead, we'll look at how this was intentionally edited and why. >>> and a new ad airing across a critical battleground state features the israeli prime minister calling on the united states to take a tougher stand on iran's nuclear program. we'll debate why this message is running now and is significance of where it is running. >> the world tells israel, wait, there's still time. ♪ >> and i say, wait for what? questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ femal

robert gray outside an apple store in midtown manhattan. are people happy or are they finding something to complain about? >> both, tracy. you know what? the only thing that apple fans like to do more and detractors and haters than standing in line getting new gear talking about it online or in person. we're talking a lot of people in person. we are talking with the founder of banjo. basically one-stop shopping to find out what is going on anywhere, at any time in social media. you guys, your team is scouring the web. you get data feeds from twitter, from facebook. what has been some of the biggest gripes out there? we'll start with the negative here, that people are tweeting about globally? >> a lot of gripes out there we're seeing globally about the maps, iphone new maps and not using google maps. people are used to google maps. they're frustrated with that. there is lot more sentiment positive about the way the phone looks, about the way the phone handles, about new features of the phone, et cetera. >> your point from different social ne

canadians and their g ahead we will have president ahmadnejad in new york city and hanging around midtown manhattan.n. general assembly that he comes to every year, so,again, he's not going to make bad with the international community at a moment like this and this case was highly publicized, it was in the international spotlight for three years. and he was one of the lucky ones, as we say, because his case was adopted by so many watch dog groups and so many individuals and there are so many individuals like him, as we said, that don't have this luck. >> dave: social networking played an interesting role. nearly 3 million on twitter for the tweet campaign. thank you for reporting. >> my pleasure. >> clayton: coming up on the show, a bombshell in the o.j. simpson murder trial, not going to believe this. an exprosecutor now saying the glove did fit. we're talking to one forensic expert who testified at the trial about the new allegations that that glove was tampered with, during a lunch break. . >> alisyn: and obamacare was supposed to make sure that everyone had access to affordable health care. a n

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columbus circle now has its own penthouse apartment erected on scaffolding some 70 feet above midtown manhattan. the 810-square foot living room installation was created by a japanese artist featuring pink wall paper and a flat screen tv big enough for the giant marble statue to appreciate. the exhibit is open to the public for the next two months. looks pretty cool there. it's 7:16 now. back over to matt, savannah, and al. >> cool. you like it? it's great until the pigeons find it. >> exactly. >> that is not good. >> columbus seems a little stiff about that. > thanks, natalie. that. >> thank, natalie. >> that is neat. chilly. we are talking cold, frost and freeze warnings from pennsylvania to new england with temperatures this morning into the 30s and 40s. saranac lake, 36. berlin, 32 degrees. bangor, maine, 35 degrees. it will warm up a bit. we look for showers around the great lakes. temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. the heat continues in the southwest and look for more showers in southern florida with a stationary front across the southern part of that state. >>> good morning, i'm storm

the life weaved through metal barricades in front of the main store in midtown manhattan. fans what chance to test it out were asked what's so great about the phone. >> super fast. the first thing you notice is it's light, you know. i have the 4g and it's way lighter. and even though you don't feel that it's bigger because the form factor is good. >> now there have been complaints specifically about the lack of google maps. that's no longer an option on the iphone 5. the new apple maps feature a lot of users are saying is not as good. prices -- prices frank 199 to $649 without a contract. >>> 7:07. turn to election 2012 -- turning to election 2012 news, mitt romney comes to the bay area raying cash for his campaign. an afternoon fund-raiser set at the strawberry hill estate in hillsboro. news alcohol -- chopper 2 flew over it yesterday. tickets $5,000 a person for the event which begins at 4:45 and closed off to the media. in a couple weeks president obama comes back to the bay area for a san francisco concert is and rally fund- raiser. according to the bay area news group

columbus circle now has its own penthouse apartment erected on scaffolding some 70 feet above midtown manhattan. the 810-square foot living room installation was created by a japanese artist featuring pink wall paper and a flat screen tv big enough for the giant marble statue to appreciate. the exhibit is open to the public for the next two months. looks pretty cool there. it's 7:16 now. back over to matt, savannah, and al. >> cool. you like it? it's great until the pigeons find it. >> exactly. >> that is not good. >> columbus seems a little stiff about that. >> thanks, natalie. mr. roker, what's going on? >> let's see what we've got for you. chilly, we're talking cold, frost and freeze warnings from pennsylvania all the way up into new england. with temperatures this morning in to the 30s and 40s, saranac lake, 26, berlin 32 degrees, bangor, maine, a temperature of 35 degrees. it will warm up a bit today. we look for showers around the great lakes. another beautiful day in the pacific northwest. temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. the heat continues in the southwest. and look for more showers

. >> steve: good morning, folks, live from studio e in midtown manhattan.f you are getting ready for work wear a coat. >> gretchen: i am boycotting the fall. i am believing it is warm temperatures and beautiful sunshine. we had a beautiful weekend. but you are right. the chill in the air >> steve: you are like the guy wearing shorts in the winter. >> gretchen: flip flops for me . >> brian: nirst things first. head lines. >> gretchen: obama administration happeneding over money. solo power will open up a facility in portland this thursday giving it acess to guaranteed loan. they got loans and tax credits from the stave portland. the loan is thanks to the same controversial program that doled out money to solyndra. >> a flight attendant brought in a loaded gun and it went off. she made her way to security. she was taken to a private creening room where an airport police shot a round in the wall instead . luckily no one isurt had. she claims she forgot she had it with her. talk about a major mistake in response to a terror scale . full-scale alert after someon

. >> protestors have taken over the sidewalk outside a hotel in midtown, manhattan where iranian presidenttaying. he has his own private entrance and check out the security. iranian agents with united states secret service agents and the nypd. it's like the scene in the movie the dictator when a foreign tyrant checks into a ritzy hotel. >> $20 a day for internet. they accuse me of being an international criminal. >> with all that security, get this, headquarters for the protestors is actually inside the hotel. in one of the same luxury rooms ahmadinejad is occupying. ahmadinejad caused uproar by giving this peace sign in the u.n. chamber amid fears that iran is on the verge of developing a nuclear bomb. ahmadinejad's controversial gesture at the united nations is making front page news. "the new york post" used the photo with the peace sign with the headline, peace of -- we can't somehow the last word they used. the new york daily news calls him vile. obama spoke at the u.n. and denounced iran's nuclear ambitions. >> that's why the united states will do what we must and keep iran from obta

new york city at the annual book publishing industry convention held at the javits center in midtown manhattan to introduce you to new author whose book is coming out in september and his name as powers and he's written a novel yellow birds. if he would give us a little of your background as a people will understand where you're coming from. >> i grew up in virginia. estimate what year was that? >> 1997 before my senior year in high school. i was in iraq in 2004 and 2005. i've always been a huge reader and writer, too. when i got that from overseas i realized i had a story to tell about the war sali started writing the book. >> how long were you in the army in the armed forces? >> eight years, total. >> did you feel fulfilled? >> there was a lot i liked about. a lot of good people. i appreciated the discipline and i learned a lot about myself. >> so you are in iraq in 2003 and 2004. when you got back and left the army what was your life like? >> i think one of the things that is difficult coming back is the lack of order and direction. as difficult as it can be in the military and overseas you

. >>> president obama about to address the clinton global initiative here in midtown mat hann manhattansee president clinton, his huge philanthropic effort making changes around the world, health care in africa. amon javers will be going over the comments, including what he said earlier at the u.n. >> reporter: the president will talk about scourage of human trafficking and he'll have a new initiative for contractors overseas to have new rules and internal compliance to prevent human trafficking around the world. the political subtext is watching this man, bill clinton, introducing barack obama. the relationship between those two, so tense and fraught back in 2008. politically much improved here in 2012, even mitt romney acknowledged that earlier in his remarks to the clinton global initiative, saying an introduction by bill clinton alone is probably worth a bump in the polls, even for mitt romney. a political subtext to an important topic. >> do you think president obama was upset that bill clinton allowed mitt romney to speak? >> reporter: if he does, he'll keep it quiet. he needs bil

midtown. >> i had trouble hearing you that time. there is a system in place here where there is triaging people in lower manhattan and putting sometimes tags around their neck to show the people you see wondering up from lower manhattan who have only slight injuries and cleared and others are very seriously injured. every hospital in the area is involved in a plan to take in some kind of patients. this one where i am at st. vincent's is one of the closest with the major trauma center, but every hospital is on alert. every hospital is just taking in what is becoming now a sea of patients. >> robert bazell. thanks very much. let's go back to washington and tim russert who has a guest on the phone and porter goss, the head of the house intelligence committee. >> are you there? >> i am here. >> as the chairman of the house intelligence committee what is your official reaction to what we witnessed this morning? >> obviously i am horrified. we do our best to make sure there are no surprises like this happening to americans at home or abroad. it is never 100% sure and we got the wakeup call again today. it is unbelievable anybody would do an

this building in midtown new york they have asked people at 30 rockefeller plaza to leave, which is another high-rise building which in new new york. i came down the length of manhattan what happened. as you tuned into the radio, they began to get it. it is election day here in new york. >> primary day. >> and what we have is something that most americans thought could never occur. >> we have this as a major development. the federal aviation administration has shut down all air traffic nationwide. this country has been immobilized by these terrorist attacks in terms of air travel today. we don't know where it goes from here. we will ask that you stay with us so that, as we get hard information, we can share that with you. there's going to be a lot of speculation, and the president has described this apparently as a terrorist attack, and the fbi has confirmed that american airlines flight from boston to los angeles was hijacked and believed that is the first plane that went into the twin trade towers. >> let's go to james kallstrom, the former director of the fbi here in new york. i'm sure you have never seen anything like this. do you have any information that might