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>>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." half hour with the big overnight developments in the anti-muslim video fallout. the filmmaker is now at a california police station. overnight l.a. sheriff's deputies removed nakoula basseley nakoula from his home. he is now talking with federal officers investigating a possible parole violation. mike taibbi has been following this angle. he's live in los angeles with the very latest. good morning to you, mike. what do you know about this? >> good morning, alex. this is not the man behind the video. it's not a film. it's a video. it's a 14-minute video. he's one of three men who is behind it and perhaps the least important. he has said to the associated press that he was only responsible for the logistics when the film was put together last summer. the summer of 2011. the people more responsible for the actual content, which has proven so toxic, are another fellow egyptian coptic christian, as this person is, nakoula is also an egyptian corn coptic christian, ultraconservative. this i

now in two new flavors. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." i'm thomas robert. alex has the day off. >>> the senate passed a stopgap $524 billion spending bill to prevent a government shutdown october 1. the measure goes to president obama now for his significant. >>> three wounded victims from the aurora, colorado, shootings in july are now suing the theater owner. they blame cenemark for lax security. the suit says the emergency exit the gunman used should have had an alarm. >>> overseas, a fireball streaked over parts of the great britain. there are videos on youtube of what observers speculate was a meteor. >>> now to a bizarre incident in the netherlands. a riot broke out after a 16-year-old canceled her birthday party. some 3,000 people showed up because she posted the invitation on facebook to friends. they then passed it on resulting in more than 20,000 replies. >>> and the man known as the french spider-man was at it again today. this time climbing a radio tv tower in china that's more than 1,-200 feet tall. and those are your "fast five headlines." ther

those are your number ones here on "weekends with alex witt." bob... oh, hey alex.t picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. >>> just past the half hour today. republican vice-president nominee paul ryan is on the campaign trail in two swing states. earlier today he held a rally in new hampshire, his third trip to that state. his sister joined him at the event along with 700 supporters. he talked about the economy and blamed slow growth on the president. >> when president obama came into office, he inherited a tough situation. there are no two ways about it. but the problem is, the obama economic agenda failed not beca

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welcome to "weekends with alex witt." i'm alex witt. there you see the president of the united states. he's in melbourne, florida. we'll take you right now to listen to part of his speech. >> two fundamentally different paths for america. two very different visions for our future. and our fight is for that basic bargain that built the middle class in this country and the strongest economy the world's ever known. and it was basically a simple idea. the idea that here in america, hard work will pay off. that here in america, responsibility will be rewarded. that everybody gets a fair shot and everybody does their fair share and everybody plays by the same rules from wall street to main street to washington, d.c. and that -- that basic bargain is why i ran for president. because i saw too many jobs disappearing overseas. too many families struggling with the costs that keep ongoing up even though paychecks aren't going up. too many people racking up more and more debt just to make the mortgage or pay tuition or put gas in the car or food o

welcome in. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." and the taliban says it is behind a deadly suicide bombing in afghanistan's capital. police say the bomber was a teenager. the blast killed several people, mostly afghan children. today's attack happened near the nato headquarters in kabul, close to both the u.s. and italian embassies. atia bowie is there live with the latest. let's get the latest, you sure hate hearing about the children being involved in this. >> reporter: hi, alex. it's another very depressing day here in kabul. six afghan civilians were killed when a suicide bomber went into a diplomatic area, as you mentioned, isaf headquarters and several foreign embassies including the u.s. embassy are located there. the taliban claimed responsibility saying their suicide bomber targeted a covert cia torture center. but i can tell you from the video that we saw, the pictures that we saw, there were children that were killed in that attack. they say they killed five cia agents but we saw the bodies of those children, children th

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welcome back, everyone, to "weekends with alex witt."al action from the pentagon, new details are out this morning about the daring raid that killed osama bin laden and how it almost went horribly wrong. it's all part after controversial new book "no easy day" written by a former navy s.e.a.l. who took part in the mission. mike viqueira is joining us live with more on all of this this afternoon. i know i said morning earlier. what are we learning throughout the day, mike? >> reporter: well, alex, the prologue, you're right, the prologue to 0 the book "no easy day" is printed in the british newspaper and writing under the pen name mark owen, the former navy s.e.a.l. describes a harrowing ordeal, high drama, a brush with disaster as his team of navy s.e.a.l.s was about to storm osama bin laden's compound. the newly released excerpts come days after the pentagon threatened to file criminal charges against the former s.e.a.l. who wrote "no easy day" but an attorney says the book doesn't reveal any secrets that would put current navy s.e.a.l.

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alex witt is back with that story. alex? >> so disturbing, jenna.eminder of how dangerous highways can become for law enforcement when drivers don't pay attention. and this morning to our viewers, some of this video's quite startling. it all happened in an instant during a routine traffic stop. a tractor-trailer driving too close to the shoulder slammed into maryland state trooper david avila's patrol car and then struck avilas. he immediately called dispatch for help, making his way to the guardrail before collapsing. >> stay in the car! stay in the car! stay in your car! >> i heard the rumble strip just before the vehicle came across or came towards me and took a quick glance over my shoulder and kind of saw it. >> reporter: close calls caught on camera happen more often than you might think. in new york, a car spun out of control due to icy road conditions, slamming into an officer who was assisting another driver. in michigan, a policeman nearly escaped being pinned between two cars during a crash investigation. and in texas, an officer barely g

welcome to "weekends with alex witt." we're going to get to what's happening right now and that is isaac. the remnants of this storm slowly moving through the midwest bringing new trouble but drought relief to some parts. this is people on the gulf coast just beginning to assess the storm's impact. power crews are restoring electricity in louisiana, but more than half a million people are without service. in mississippi, nearly 3600 customers are without power. our cameras flew with the coast guard over louisiana' flooded areas, more than 5,000 people remain in shelters and the storm is blamed for six deaths. >>> crews are releasing water from a dam from the lake. they say the efforts have successfully relieved pressure on i levee weakened in the storm. the remnants of isaac moving north now and julie martin is live in taylorville, illinois. with a good morning to you, what are the conditions like where you are? >> reporter: you know, alex, most of the heavy rain right now is to my north. but finally, if you shake the cor

alex witt is filling in for thomas roberts. what do you have next? that michael jackson song "man in the mirror"? that's what it may come down to for mitt romney. can mitt turn his campaign around with the president leading in all nine battleground states? with early voting kicking into high gear in several swing states, we look at which side has a ground game. mi mccastille the world... . heir students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] zyrtec®. love the air. join zyrtec® rewards. save up to $7 on zyrtec® products. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and tw

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welcome into "weekends with alex witt." rare reversal on the libya consulate attack.ecord quiet in tornado alley. and harvest moon rises. and a new intrusion in the private life of kate middleton. we have details on those stories throughout this hour. but first -- >>> we go to front page politics. the campaign trail looking live right now at a picture of a rally in ft. myers, florida taking place. there's vice-president joe biden speaking to voters on the second day of his swing through the battle ground state. let's listen in. >> benefits they get now. now wait a minute now. after they were told that, this goes to credibility. after they were told that, what did they do? they still introduced it in the house. and every repuan

in time for a preview for "weekends with alex witt."ion of people from 1,200 homes today. the damage from isaac may not be fully realized in louisiana. >>> one of president obama's top advisers talking about the 2012 election and how it >>> one prominent person has revealed he is one of clint eastwood's biggest fans regardless of that performance the other night. >>> and there's a new report on what americans think of rich people. some surprising responses. those poll results ahead if you stick around and watch. miss melissa, back to you. >> alex, that is the second time on a sunday morning that in a news cut-in i have heard news about new orleans and isaac. i am very, very concerned. my mom is still in the city, as is my husband, so as soon as we're off for commercial, i'm going to make some phone calls. >> crossed fingers. >> thank you, alex. >>> but up next, the one woman whose democratic convention speech we all need to hear again. we're going to listen to it when we come back. are so amazingly , you'll get lost in an all-beef hot d

but first it's time for a preview of "weekends with alex witt". >>> hello.e the number one issue out there. how both are reacting. new poll numbers suggest president obama may have gotten a convention bounce. >>> new storm warnings out at this hour, not just from tropical storm leslie. a busy weather day. >>> plus, we're nearing the 9/11 anniversary. one analyst says there are terrorists in the u.s. who would like to avenge the death of osama bin laden with an attack. >>> and a new study just out that tells us which states are the most expensive when it comes to raising children. the top few surprise some surprises for you. we'll share that with our viewers. back to you. >>> up next, the surprising solution found in prison food. [ male announcer ] most people tend to think more about how they brush than what they brush with. until i show them this. the new oral-b pro-health clinical brush. its pro-flex sides adjust to teeth and gums for a better clean. the new pro-health clinical brush from oral-b. for a better clean. we believe small things can make a big d

we'll say good morning to msnbc's alex witt at the news desk. >> something strange fell from the sky over washington and a lot are thankful it didn't fall auto them. landing gear door from a boeing 757 crashed to earth. the size of a refrigerator door didn't anyone or any houses but brought out the neighborhood, the police and the faa, which is investigating. >>> texas health officials confirm a woman tested positive for hunta virus. she was infected cleaning a home from a tv show about hoarding. there's been an outbreak at yosemite nark park. >>> contract talks between chicago and going down to the wire. tougher teacher evaluations which are at the heart of the national debate over struggling urban schools. >>> doctors say they'll need to operate in the next day or two on tulane safety devin walker. he is in stable condition after fracturing his spine in a head-to-head collision with a teammate during saturday's game in tulsa. tulane finished the game but lost 45-10. >>> overseas, at least 44 people have been killed in waves of attacks with iraqi security forces. the talk threatens

we'll see you again monday, and "weekends with alex witt" starts right now. >>> any bounce. fir first. >>> mitt romney pointing to any other numbers. >>> tropical storm leslie swirling in the atlantic but some parts of the u.s. may be feeling her effects. >>> a new report on airfare. why you may be paying more as the holiday season approaches. >>> good morning. i'm chris jansing filling in for alex. >>> a critical day unfolding on the campaign trail this saturday. both president obama and mitt romney taking their messages to key battleground states after both sides made their case at their conventions. the president begins in st. petersburg, florida, this morning, before heading to kissimmee. governor romney will speech in virginia beach and then attend a nascar race in richmond. a day after the new molly jobs report showing the economy added fewer than expected 96,000 jobs, even though the jobless rate dropped to 8.1% to 8.3%. here's the president's take from the campaign trail. >>> today we learned that after losing around 800,000 jobs a month when i took office, business

i'm alex witt in for thomas roberts. we'll get into the akin impact. tick-tock with 35 days to go. a new round of polling shows president obama now leads in nine key battleground states that could decide the race for the white house. the president holding a razor-thin edge over romney in north carolina and nevada. he leads by seven points by romney's home away from home, new hampshire. those poll numbers causing the clock to tick and grow louder thousand. the first debate is five days away. >> do you think that he has the ability as a -- >> having debated him 15 or 17 times, yeah. >> he's a pretty good debater, isn't he? >> he's a better debater than any of the nominees on the ticket. >> how much will the debates matter? with iowa one of 30 states castingle balan casting ballots by the end of the month? >> do you know that mccain beat obama on election day, and obama got it in early voting. >> things can change overnight with a great debate performance, but again, mark hallprin, time is running out. >> he's still behind in too many places to win. he doesn't have as of today an obvi

weekends with alex witt starts now. >>> what happened in libya? new word from the top u.s. killing of the american ambassador there. was it another september 11th al qaeda attack? >>> 38 days and counting. polls show a turn toward the president. how might those numbers affect what happens at the voting booth in november? we'll examine that. >>> not seeing red anymore? one report this morning suggests that an attack on iran by israel may not be as close as once thought. >>> in office politics, the "today" show's

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