not atlanta, newark or jfk.eck our website, cnn.com/robin we've got the full list to see if it's worth it to lug your laptop along glnchts a woman staggered, fell on to the train tracks. the train was seconds away. the third rail was inches away! you've got to see what happened next. >>> seven years after he terrorized the washington, d.c. area john allen muhammad is scheduled to die tonight. correspondent richard lui joins us now with a look back at the d.c. sniper shootings. seven years already. >> that's right. seven years ago, october 2nd, 2002, robin. one man was gunned down that night. five more the following day. all people just going about their daily personal business. over the next few weeks, there were several more shootings, including a 13-year-old boy. he survived. but the final death toll was ten people. people in the d.c. area were panicked until police finally caught john muhammad and his accomplice on october 24th, almost three weeks later. >> i remember the horror of people. bystanders just get

attorney in atlanta. it indicted eight russian and eastern european people on allegations of computer hacking, only one has been arrested. the other seven are still at large. robin, back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's a common grocery store debate. which is best for you, the fresh or the frozen veggies? we're going beyond the surface to ice some conventional wisdom. >> fresh versus frozen produce, which is better? if you think fresh, think again. it turns out that frozen produce is just as nutritious as fresh produce because frozen vegetables and fruit are harvested at their peak. the nutrition is preserved throughout the freezing process. you can lose those vitamins to water if you cook them in large amounts. i would suggest that you cook them always in small amounts by steaming. canned vegetables are usually very high in sodium. canned fruit, unless you get it packed in its own juice or in water, skip it. you you want to get as many colorful will vegetables and fruit in your diet as possible to protect

atlanta 4.25 inches of rain. that's storm total.ues to fall in north georgia and sliding into south carolina. very heavy at times near charlotte, north carolina. here is that radar picture coming out. you see a couple feeder bans off the atlantic ocean beginning to channel warm moisture in there. we're going to see the rain off and on all day with that solid shield moving through virginia no maryland, too. here is the way it goes. this is coming out of charleston. here's the hilton head. this is beaufort, south carolina. savannah is here, the thunderstorms moving to the west. not severe. just real heavy rainmakers currently heading into i-95. so something you're watching earlier this morning and a solid deck of rain when you get into charlotte through raleigh and stretching through norfolk into the nation's capital. with that in mind and this area of low pressure sitting out across the coast the next couple of days we have flash flood watches up there. those are the areas shaded in green. the light shade of green are the warm areas

that's from the "atlanta journal-constitution." the plant in atlanta was flooded back in september. now there are equipment problems at their largest waffle bakery in tennessee. >>> president obama continues his visit in asia today. right now he's in south korea, but before that he spent a couple of days in china. according to conan o'brien, things seemed to go well there. >> this is a big deal, though. chinese president hu jintao had dinner with president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. yeah. experts say that the relations between the two remain icy, but that obama and jintao get along great. so we're in good shape. >> last night conan welcomed rapper 50 cent to the tonight show. >>> you won't be allowed to declaw your cats in l.a. or beverly hills anymore. it is medically necessary. a vet association says declawing should be up to the cat's owners in consultation with their vets. san francisco and santa monica have also outlawed declawing cats. >>> it's considered very painful for the cats and it's like -- i've been told it's like removing the top of your finger down

here's atlanta. look at the data. now just about a half hour ago we didn't have any of those planes up there. since we're getting the data back, it means the glitch is being fixed. that's good news. the backlog with all the plains that were affected early this morning will translate into delays for the rest of the country for just about the entire day. we don't know how long they are. faa not telling us exactly how long. something to keep in mind. check with your carrier before you leave important the airport today. >> a big note, an hour and a half ago, you were showing us the same picture. >> the data just wasn't there. we'll look at the weather. that will impact your flight too in a couple of minutes. >>> defense secretary robert gates is expected to announce a major review of military procedures that could help avoid another incident like the fort hood shooting spree. it looks like the accused shooter's residency may have been trouble at walter reed hospital. there was a memo that said the faculty had concerns abo

he was arrested last thursday when he arrived in atlanta's airport. he was sent there from the uk after authorities there denied him entrance. >>> one dose of the h1n1 vaccine can protect almost all pregnant women from the flu. federal health officials hope that announcement will reassure expectant mothers. they say 92% of pregnant women in trial studies had a robust immune response to a single vaccine dose and no side effects were with reported. trials also confirm that nine kids -- rather that kids 9 years and younger will need two doses. >>> if you're flying to see your family for the holidays, get online and book the flight before the fees go any higher. jennifer westhoven says the airlines are loading on yet another round of surcharges. >> merry christmas! have another round of fees. the major airlines just doubled the surcharge if you want to travel on the busiest days around thanksgiving and christmas. that could put another $40 on to your ticket. they basically want to make as much as possible on the days where people are flying to make up for

atlanta, new orleans or more. morning 0 fog, 30 minutes to an hour. charlotte, orlando, be rain and wind. 30-minute to one-hour delays. if you're trying to travel around florida, tampa, jacksonville, maybe even miami into orlando, i think you're going to get a half hour to hour long delays. out west, low clouds. robin, more on that in a little bit. >>> thanks. well, more news. @@@@@@@@ >>> heavy rains and strong winds are already whipping the southeast as tropical storm ida creeps towards the gulf coast. it is expected to make landfall this morning nerp the mississippi/alabama border. ida has gotten weaker but there is still a major concern that it could cause flooding. >>> the white house is slamming reports that suggest president obama already decided to send more troops to afghanistan. national security adviser general jim jones says the reports are false. senior administration officials suggest pentagon sources leaked the misinfo. he will meet with the national security team tomorrow. >>> the man accused of trying to blackmail david letter

that's going to fill into the panhandle in towards atlanta.nk we're going to get about a half hour delay because of the wind. boston, that's a cold front. orlando, tampa, miami, new orleans, same thing. 30-minute to one hour delays. seattle, decent rain. it's a pretty big deal. we'll get to that in about ten minutes. >>> next time you hear a baby, see it if sounds different based on how it's parents talk. >>> the new york stock exchange has opened for business now and even though we got bad news about unemployment last week, the stocks -- if i can only speak, the stocks could be headed for a solid start. live report in a minute. >>> first though, the first hurricane to threaten the united states this year is due to hit the gulf coast tomorrow morning. forecasters say that hurricane ida could cause flooding, rough surf and tornadoes from eastern mississippi to the florida panhandle. right now, it's a category 1 storm with 80 mile-an-hour winds. no mandatory evacuation orders have been made f. >>> one of the beltway snipers is about to be execut

this is atlanta radar. put the wind up there, not that big of a deal. only 12 miles an hour. you see the rain shield through georgia and into alabama. look how heavy that is. that red shaded area, that's like 2, 2 1/2 inches of rain per hour. flood watches are up. we'll talk about those in just about a half hour. >>> thank you. >>> flying during the holidays is expensive enough but while

atlanta's total yesterday four inches of rain nearly doubles the record set in 1966.ore showers are expected along the mid atlantic sea board. take note if you are in the area. >>> i have to tell you on this veterans day we are getting a lot of moving submissions from i reporters. julie ellerton was brought to tears visiting the veterans park in west lake california. she stood by the gravesite of a young man on his birthday. i am not far, i am quite near. whisper softly and i will hear. boy. that is impactful. ellerton said it was heartbreaking. in the park was a traveling replica of the vietnam wall memori memorial. she watched as a family searched for loved ones. she talked to a vietnam veterans who said regardless of our views u.s. troops need and deserve our support. >> when our leadership makes the decision to go to war against an enemy, right now it is these ir terrorists, whether we believe that is right or not, the men and women who are actually the ones going over there and doing that, they need to be supported. if our country makes that decision it is ridicu

attorney in atlanta. eight indicted from russia and eastern europe on allegations of computer hacking. only one suspect arrested. the other seven are still at large. >>> if you have a home, you'll like this story. now, look, we've talked a lot about some of these economic reports that have shown that things are stabilizing. this one makes it look like maybe it's really true, maybe we've seen the bottom and we're slowly coming out of it. got some good news in a bad economy. what it shows aor the group of realtors found the median price of a home is up two quarters in a row. so six months where prices are rising back up to about $180,000 for a single-family home and even some signs in the hardest-hit neighborhoods. >> that's really good news. jen, i know you play video games and know about them quite well. there's a lot of hoopla that you'll see here about a new video game called "call of duty: modern warfare 2." just went on sale in britain and expected to be this year's top seller. openings like this one

fog out there around charlotte and just south of the atlanta metro. it hasn't slowed you down at the airport yet, which is good. top side of that, light rain across central jersey, back to philadelphia, spreading to new york city in the form of light showers, giving you a delay at the airplanes there, too. that's something we're watching. frost advisory, all the areas shaded in blue. nashville, temperature in the mid 30s. outside of the heat island, it's colder. temperatures around 32. light rain is, right now, across chicago. we'll talk about that, robin, in about half an hour. >> a bad morning rush for them. >> when it comes to it, yeah. >>> treasury secretary says, sure, the deficit is high. this is not time to worry about it. also ahead, if you have one of those tax-free spending accounts for doctor and dentist bills, the health care proposal could hit you hard. more on that. >>> former vice president dick cheney reportedly told the fbi i don't recall when asked how cia valerie plame was outed. remember plame's husband was critical of the bush adm

we offered our own metro atlanta stimulus package. we've partnered with a local dealership and gave away 20 cars to individuals that needed a hand up during these tough economic times. that is something that is extremely important to me. we give a hand up, not a hand out. i only want to help those that want to help themselves. that is what i love to do. having a vehicle to get back and forth to work and day care will make a difference especially in these hard, economic times. it touched me to personally give the keys of these cars to these individuals and to hear their stories. we got over about five dozen different letters, and out of them, you can understand how hard it could possibly be for us to pick 20 out of this 5000. when i sit here and say i always wish we can do more, i honestly say that. i feel like that the more that i do, the more that i can give back. the reason i am up here today is to let everybody know i try to lead by example, in that i feel like i have a certain amount of power and influence and a film like others h

also out of atlanta, defense attorney peter odom.ut of new york, defense attorney renowned in his jurisdiction, alex sanchez. okay. eleanor, give me best case scenario. as the prosecutor could i get this into evidence? this 15-year-old girl, if she's going to be treated like an adult, and we learned today that that decision will be held in open court, that's right, we'll be able to get into the courtroom and see what this girl is all about. can i get in the youtube and twitter if i can establish she actually posted it? eleanor. >> yes, you can, nancy. that's a simple evidentiary issue. you can get it in. it shows her state of mind. i think it's great for the prosecution. >> okay. peter odom, how do you plan if you're the defense attorney to keep this out? her hobbies are killing and cutting people. >> well, first of all, we want to see the whole thing. but we can't use this -- >> we want to see everything. not just little snippets that paint her as a bad person. >> be careful what you ask for. you will surely get it. i can't even rep

that originates in atlanta. the backup is in salt lake city. the system's backup. that was down as well. weather equipment was also down in some of the areas. we're looking at airports basically just their efficiency cut in half right now. saber flight explorer showing a lot of air traffic up in the air. the ripple effect, delays stretching across the country from chicago to the east coast. we also have weather delays. i'll tell you all about that. basically check with your carrier if you're flying out today. full details in a bit. virginia. >> thanks a lot. >>> new revealing details this morning about the suspected ft. hood shooter. we're learning major nidal hasan apparently had a bumpy start to his medical career. national public radio got a copy of a memo reportedly written by his supervisor at walter reed. in it the memo says hasan demonstrated a pattern of poor judgment, was counseled for inappropriately discussing religious topics with patients. >> put his islamic obsession aside, put aside hasan's apparently extremist islamic views. what this memo is saying

it had papers in atlanta, houston, washington, d.c. and florida. bankruptcy. >>> we're getting some startling news about distracted teenagers. what they're doing while they're driving. well, a new survey by q research center says one in three kids between the ages of 16 and 17 say, yeah, they've been texting. half say they talk on their cell phone while they drive. the poll results appeared in "usa today." but listen, many of the teens said their parents are doing the same thing when they are driving. >> so take that. >> a boxer made history when he became a champion, and now has another goal to become a rabbi. hi, rafer. >> good morning, robin. yeah, he wants to travel, you know, and teach judaism and pugetlism, just a complicated guy. as far as we know, there has never been a world champion boxer who is also a rabbi. foreman already became known when he became the first israeli boxer to win when he beat santos, and expects to complete his rabbi studies in a year. great story. this guy grew up extremely poor, and then started boxing at age 8 becau

atlanta, the low clouds are there.g to listen to the kids screaming a little bit longer. ground stop until 8:30, detroit, chicago, new york philly, a get a little hot when people yet at my kids. more morning express in just a bit. >>> i am really nervous. i've met a lot of parents who've lost their children to just regular seasonal flu. i'm so grateful that that didn't happen to us. >> that is a mom whose son had a nasty bout with the flu as a baby. now she wants him vaccinated for the swine flu. starting today, the independent health group is watching how safe the h1n1 flu vaccine is. but doctors are not expecting problems. they want to reassure you. >>> we just learned this morning hamid karzai will remain the president of afghanistan. election officials made the election after cancelling saturday's presidential runoff. karzai's victory was pretty much assured because his only real challenger quit the race yesterday. former foreign minister abdullah abdullah says that he was concerned the vote would be rigged. >>> se

and in atlanta, reverend al sharpton, the civil rights leader. he is in atlanta as part of n.a.n.'s national day of outrage, advocating for an end to gun and gang violence. okay. ann, the senate is set to move forward on the debate on health care. as a conservative, do you agree that there are problems, that the health care system needs change? >> yes. mostly caused by government intervention. for one thing, two main problems with government intervention, one is going back to world war ii when fdr imposed wage and price controls. employers started providing health care for employees. they couldn't offer their employees higher salaries so instead they offered them health care. because of that, it's hard and now there is a tax deduction. now in law. it's very hard to get health insurance outside of your employer. and you always want to be the one holding the credit card for good service. and the second problem is mostly state regulation, making insurance very expensive by requiring it to cover all sorts of things like viagra and restless leg syndrome and marriage counseling and drug

can you get it at miami, san jose, seattle and houston, but not atlanta, newark or jfk. it's all at cnn.com/robin. back to you. >> atlanta being the busiest airport in the world, that's a biggie they're missing there. all in a drive here to get eyeballs, get more customers, right? >> yep. >> thanks, jen. >>> smokers who want to quick might soon get a powerful new tool. a vaccine that may block pharma $10 million gran the t to do la trials of this. it is the last step before it could go to the fda for approval. this is designed to stimulate the immune system and prevent nicotine from entering the brain. a possible vaccine, wow. >>> live to this picture right here. people infected with the h1n1 virus could get paid sick leave. senator chris dodd is proposing the idea this morning at a live hearing you see here on the costs of the flu outbreak. the plan is intended to keep sick workers home so they do not spread the virus in the workplace. it would also help parents take care of infected kids or deal with school closings. we're listening to that. we'll get you an update if

well, if you're traveling to denver, about 39 degrees, atlanta, 79. still going to be kind of a chilly, dreary day in new york city. kind of windy weather developing across the interior west going in to sunday and monday. for hln, i'm karen maginnis. >>> a fowl problem on the new jersey turnpike. >> tammy is going to have her own reality show. we'll be out here collecting tolls. >> tammy the turkey. that's her name. this bold bird is causing a stir two weeks before thanksgiving. >>> somebody might want to tell a jaywalking turkey that thanksgiving is around the corner. that bird has been causing a problem for drivers on the new jersey turnpike. they're trying hard to avoid running her over. one toll booth operator named the turkey tammy. she's an unofficial highway mascot. she has visitors stopping to take pictures. >> so how long has she been here? >> the turkey? a year almost. walking around all over. >> come through this toll booth every day, five days a week. i see the turkey two or three times a week. >> seriously, though. tammy has become such a

towards atlanta and florida, it's going to be warm. 75 degrees the high for atlanta today. that is in the warm sector of the nation. that is the warmest spot for the entire country, the deep southeast. >> pretty. thank you. >>> stocks are coming off two straight weeks of gains, so are we keeping up the rally? stephanie elam's over at the new york stock exchange. good morning. looks like so far. >> the rally is continuing this morning. the big focus this week is on the american consumer. a new reading on retail sales shows a much better than expected jump last month. meanwhile, general motors released its first report card since emerging from bankruptcy. gm's also going to start repaying the government bailout money next month. and a new census study shows small, u.s. cities are losing their luster in the recession. this says mobile families speaking wholesome neighborhoods opted instead to settle down in more popular areas. you can probably relate to this better than me since you live in atlanta and i live in new york. but some of this may have to do with spiking gas prices

and i was in atlanta. >> and fran has a skin line? >> yeah. >> it's all natural and eco-friendly. >> and part of the proceeds go to animal -- >> great. >> and pafrt of the proceeds it's exclusive on hln. >> are you sure that it's not better than the donny and marie osmond dolls instead? >> no, it's a great product. it's my company. i developed it. and -- no, it's not a gun for hire. it's a real deal and a perfect extension of the women's health advocacy. >> that's great. >> you're also doing stand-ups? >> i have a dvd out. i'm on tour. >> it's lit? >> lit. >> which would be so many things? >> i like that. >> i'm on tour in atlanta and then i go to raleigh, north carolina, or come follow me on twitter. >> everybody is busy working. >> that's not the next mountain that i want to climb. it's not enough. >> they are talking about a lot of work. >> i don't know. there are some good ones. i just climb that mountain and it turned into plastic television. it's not something that i want to do right now. it's like nick at night all over again.

be sure you tune in tomorrow. >>> wcat championship in atlanta. to west brown, no problem getting across the goal line. de matha. daniel stand to lat her in the back of the end zone. tied at 7 at the break. to the 4th, daniel, rolling out, looking to the corner. a 20-yard strike to lewis young. falcons on top by 7. last chance for the stags now. fourth down, looking, looking, and he is sacked by troy gloucester and the streak is over. good counsel is your championship winning it 14-7. >>> back to hockey. while the husbands are hard at work, so, too, are the capitals' wives. they went shopping for the 63 children they adopted for the salvation army. they had filled up 40 shops carts and five suvs. >> it really teaches you like how far your money can go if you are willing to put in a little time and effort how happy you can make some kid and how simple it is and that we don't need so much material stuff our selfs. >> i know how excited kids who don't get friend all the time or don't get a bike for christmas feel when they get a bike and all the thin

big cities, atlanta, charlotte.even birmingham will see between three and six, maybe eight inches of rain just from one storm that will move a little slower as it passes over land and heads in the direction of the northeast. in anticipation of that, starting late tonight, look for that rain to work its way into central alabama, into georgia, and then all the way into north carolina. tuesday and wednesday. and eventually the mid-atlantic as it will be on the move. here's what you can expect as we break it down for you. coastal flooding, particularly at the time of high tide. three to six feet above normal. flooding rains, power outages. and as the storm comes up the mid-atlantic, we're likely to see more wind and rain, though it should weaken in intensity as it interacts with land. tomorrow's map does show the storm works its way further to the east than where it is now, which is right here, south of areas into alabama. so it will turn and eventually bring a lot of heavy rain to the southeast. the rest of the country

. >>> for nearly two years the atlanta skyline has had some visible scars. that's about to change. what it will take to replace thousands of windows on the downtown circular hotelle. >>> lawyers for casey anthony say someone else should be considered in the killing of her toddler, caylee. defense attorney jose baez filed a motion last night to introduce you evidence in the murder trial. he says that this man, roy kronk, should be thoroughly investigated by authorities. nearly a year ago kronk reported finding something suspicious which later turned out caylee's remains. a short time ago baez talked with her sister network. >> fully investigate every witness to the best of our ability and as far as our resources will take us. each and every witness -- this isn't isolated. we'll investigate this case as best we can and get to the bottom of what happened in this case and if we roughly feathers in the process, that's unfortunately something we have to do because we're trying to save casey anthony's life. >> reporter: in response, kronk's lawyer says this -- >> casey anthony is still in

you see a nice little rain line trying to get in towards the atlanta metro, too. it's a real weak one. you can see the cold front dropping down to the gulf of mexico. a few light showers are a possibility but i don't think you'll see much in the way of accumulating rainfall. full details in about a half hour. >>> thank you a. marine made a video diary of his life in iraq and his parents got the video after he was killed. you're going to hear the emotional reaction from his father. can you imagine? >>> plus, former basketball star dennis rodman allegedly skipped out on a party tab and you're not talking about just chump change here. >>> a marine made a video diary for his parents, but the thing is they didn't get to see the videos until after he was killed in action. it shows billy spencer leaving for iraq at the age of 19 and his parents say it's like he's talking directly to them. >> i could look at those videos, every one of them, and say that's my kid. >> lance corporal billy spencer was posthumously awarded the silver star. >>> you know, many people are still

also out of atlanta, defense attorney peter odom.torney renowned in his jurisdiction, alex sanchez. okay. eleanor, give me best-case scenario. as a prosecutor, could i get this into evidence? this 15-year-old girl, if she's going to be treated like an adult, and we learned today that that decision will be held in open court, that's right, we'll be able to get into the courtroom and see what this girl is all about. can i get in the youtube and twitter if i can establish she actually posted it? eleanor? >> yes, you can, nancy. that's a simple evidentiary issue. you can get it in. it shows her state of mind. i think it's great for the prosecution. >> okay. peter odom, how do you plan if you're the defense attorney to keep this out? her hobbies are killing and cutting people. >> well, first of all, we want to see the whole thing, but we can't use this -- >> we want to see everything. not just little snippets that paint her as a bad person. >> be careful what you ask for. you will surely get it. i can't even report it all on air. okay? i'

he was arrested at the atlanta airport thursday.e united kingdom but returned entrance to the country and returned to the u.s. he hit his daughter with his car because he didn't think she was living her life according to iraqi values. she remains hospitalized in serious condition. >>> a robbery suspect is in critical condition after a group of people reportedly beat him up. phoenix police say justin par broke into an apartment late friday night and tried to run a man at gunpoint. when he told the man inside not to move or he'd shoot the man took off. that's when neighbors stepped in. >> when i came out i seen the gun. i told my kids, get me my bat. i went out there, we cracked him with the bat. >> he deserved whatever he got. he pointed a gun at all of us saying, you know give us your money. he meant business. >> three victims were hurt. none seriously. par has a skull fracture and other life-threatening injuries. >>> a commercial flight about to depart from cyprus for athens, grooerks greece, had an unexpected delay last night. the

"showbiz tonight" was right there in atlanta. keisha knight said she is on the fence about whether rihanna is obligated to do something and told us that she thinks rihanna could have an enormous impact. watch. >> i know that by her speaking out she can do a tremendous amount of good. that outweighs the negative. she can help one life, one girl not experience what she did, i think that's worth it. >> cooper, very quickly. does it matter she waited this long? >> this is one of the most underreported crimes. if one woman said i am being abused, it doesn't matter how long she waits. the sooner she gives women courage the better. >> me too. she feels super fearless now. i'm sure it took a while to get there. thank you both. we want to hear from you. it is our "showbiz tonight" question of the day. rihanna speaks out. do you think she is a good role model for young women? e-mail us at "showbiz tonight"@cnn.com. >> josh and fergie versus the stripper. new explosive claims that josh has been married to ferg fre the black eyed pea s for l

high-flying act got them a win over atlanta. jumping way up high to get that. they're the only unbeaten team in the nfc. thomas getting some air there. a lot of people think these guys could go undefeated. a lot of reasons to cheer down in the big easy. the falcons had one last chance, a hail mary was picked off. >>> ultimate blooper. semi pro team in las vegas. look who tackles him. his own guy! can you see it? look at the guy's reaction when he does it. like he realizes how much of a mistake he made. as soon as he does it, he's committed, he's down, then it kicks in. oh, what have i done? >> hands fly up. >> that's when it kicked in for him at that very moment. >> hey, you're on my team. >> i know. the next half hour, the world series takes another turn, as the world series turns, as it were. >> and it is. thank you. >>> talking about trick or treating, halloween may be an old story but this is a new twist here. one trick-or-treater may have something more valuable than some candy in their halloween bask basket. ohio woman thinks her diamond anniversary ring

"showbiz tonight" was right there at the soul train music awards last night in atlanta.keisha knight is on the fence about whether rihanna is obligated to do something. but she also told us that she thinks rihanna could have an enormous impact. watch. >> i know by her speaking out, she could do a tremendous amount of good and i think that very much outweighs any of the negative that it could do. and she could help one life, one girl not experience what she did, i think that that's worth it. >> cooper, very quickly, does it matter that she's waited this long? >> this is one of the most underreported crimes that goes on. so if just one woman steps up and says, i'm being abused, it doesn't matter how long she waits. i think the sooner she gets out there and starts talking and gives women courage, the better. >> me too. and she says she feels super fearless now. i'm sure it took her a while to get to that point. midwin charles, cooper lawrence, thank you both. and our "showbiz tonight" question of the day, rihanna speaks out. do you think she is a good role model for young w

robert cartwright, out of atlanta. pediatrician. dr. cartwright, if a little baby, this -- i mean they told me when i brought the twins home, not to even have somebody that smoked around them because it could induce s.i.d.s., sudden infant death syndrome. and here they are smoking pot, according to this source, and heavily smoking cigarettes around the baby, that we know of, much less shaking the baby? >> absolutely. this is something that really is outrageous and we really encourage parents norspoke around their children. certainly that applies to certain regular cigarettes but smoking marijuana is even that much worgs. are there certainly plenty more chemicals and toxins that are in marijuana smoke as compared to cigarette smoke. neither is good. we certainly than cigarette smoke is a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome as you have mentioned. it's arific for other infections. nasal issues. asthma, other lung diseases. >> and you know, dr. cartwright, the list goes on and i will not even mention the fact that the baby is locke

the following summer, 1951, he is invited by aaron henry, to speak to the national naacp meeting in atlanta. he goes and speaks and after each speaks a young man brings his parents up to meet him. krebs' thinks nothing about it. 11 years later newspapers in new york show a man named harry murphy showing his id card and saying what is all the to do during world war ii? crabs is working for newsweek in new york city. that is the man i met in 1951. they got together and had lunch. one chapter write-off about that at the university to get treated, how white paternalism may help african-americans. a native who worked as a custodian, he is helped by essentially being a student befriended by him because he is an impressive young man. dean love gets to know him and get ready to go to college and helps him get admitted to hawthorne and get an apartment place family and get a job on campus. it is a success story. several chapters later, one of the controversies in the university -- come to the university in 1958, and african american professor, king is very quickly taken into court because he must be

conference record very low compared to to the other teams in the sec west, they take on georgia tech in atlanta. georgia tech the highest ranked bcs team with one loss. both of these teams pretty much predicated on running the ball. >> yeah, this is clean old- fashioned hate. it's pivotal for them, kind of paints the entire season. georgia tech has had a great year, if they lose to georgia, it won't be a victorious one, the fans won't be happy. >> in our household, we teach that we don't use the word hate. >> w yelling at mom for some deal. shay hodge and ole miss next. >>> t.j. fuller returned the opening kickoff for clemson but not getting better for the game cocks at home. garcia rolls to his right. picked off for the interception by hall and they are in gamecock territory already. >>> beautiful day up ahead here. highs in the upper 60s for the egg bowl. women see you at halftime. now we send you back out to starkville. for kerry, andre and dave neal. >> it is our wrangler game of the week a mag noel georgia state show down. ole miss ranked 25th, taking on mississippi state in the 106th edit

same deal in memphis, 74. 76 in las vegas. 87 phoenix. 63 san francisco. 69 in atlanta. that is a wrap on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> a popular car manufacturer is recalling almost 4 million of its best-selling vehicles. hln money expert clark howard has the details that could keep you safe on the road. >> by now, i hope everybody in america who has a toyota or a lexus made between 2004 a2010 h checked to see if you're vehicle is one of the ones affected by one of the oddest recalls of all time. 4 million vehicles approximately recalled because the driver floor mat could cause you to be in an accident and possibly even cause a fatal wreck. it's weird, isn't it? and the remedy, so simple. you pull out the floor mat on the driver's side and you let your carpet get dirty in the car. but most recalls aren't so simple as that. the shocker, though, that is most of the time even when there's a recall involving serious safety stuff, people don't respond, don't take their cars or trucks to the dealer. i want you to take care of it especially if it's steering, br

it had papers in atlanta, houston, washington, d.c. and florida. no comment from the parent companies which filed for bankruptcy. yeah, maybe the passing here some fake $20. the secret service says it's seeing a spike in counterfeiting and that means some inept people are getting duped. >> here i'm thinking, don't call the law on me, i have never done anything to get put in jail. >>ing as say the recession may be a factor here, but it's usually something that happens during the holiday shopping season this year. >>> sarah palin kicks off her book tour tomorrow in michigan. but the interview blitz started with oprah yesterday. palin started with a comment her dad made right after she left the governor's office. >> she's not retreating, she's reloading. >> does that mean you're reloading for 2012? >> i'm concentrating on 2010 and making sure that we have issued tackled as americans to make sure that we're right on the road. >> would you tell me what you're thinking about? >> no, i won't. >> cnn watched the interview with women of different political

live to atlanta, we're dry right now.veling in or out of the city, patchy fog beginning to burn off. cold start, 40 degrees, up into the mid-60s. the rain shield headed towards atlanta for the weekend. watch for heavy rain and a lot of delays tomorrow afternoon if you're trying to get in to the busiest airport in the country. as for the houston radar, look at the rain showers coming through. it's mostly right offshore, some of it bleeding back in. the stuff that is is really moisture-laden with clouds that have a lot rain with it. watch for heavy downpours over the next 24 hours. dallas toward houston, rain showers coming through i-20. dallas radar picking up very well also. toward the pacific northwest, here's your cloud cover. storm number one is currently right near kan vufr, british columbia. look at the cold front jacking toward the pacific, heavy rain pulling in towards oregon, washington and northern california coast. storm number two, tomorrow afternoon, it goes right on the heels of the one that's there right now

metros, boston, charlotte, atlanta, minneapolis, all windy. a half hour. >> so people are wondering, 2012 because of this movie called "2012," is earth's doomsday right around the corner? >> gone, gone, gone. still here just bigger. @@@@@ >>> all right. president obama leaves today for his first visit to asia as president. he will start in tokyo and make stops in singapore, shanghai, beijing and seoul. he's going to talk to asian leaders about the u.s. economy, the trade deficit with china, and his plans for afghanistan, among other things. >>> the husband of retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor has died from alzheimer's complications. john o'connor was 79. he and his wife became a washington power couple when she served as the court's first female justice. colleagues say when his disease got worse she started bringing him to court. >>> lou dobbs is leaving cnn at the end of last night's show he said he's leaving the network effective immediately. over the past few years he's taken a stand on hot topics. he's going to look for

>> no, atlanta. but i'm immune. i'm from new jersey, grew up there. >> so you're saying it ain't my city, i'm a new jerseyan. >> no, i'm immune. >> okay. thanks, bob. >>> a judge is letting a convicted robber sue the people who chased him out of a store but he'll have to do something first, and, all right, you're at a casino, you win more than $160 million, only have it taken -- only to have it taken away, and why one casino is telling a not so lucky guy, sorry, charlie. >>> republicans may be on the comeback trail, the gop swept two big gubernatorial races, new jersey, chris christi there defeated incumbent democrat jon corzine and in virginia bob mcdo notal crushed creigh deeds. it may not be a direct referendum on president obama, though, but it's a punch that leaves a bit of a bruise. the president came up short after personally campaigning hard for both democrats. it may signal trouble for the democrats in the 2010 midterm elections. on the upside, though, exit polls show the majority of voters say president ob

same back in memphis, 74. 76 in las vegas, 63 in san francisco, 69 in atlanta. that's the wrap on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> it was a dirty job, but a 33-year-old mystery has been solved. >> she said i think i have something that belongs to you. and you know, immediately it flashed through my mind that's what it was. i couldn't believe it. >> what long lost treasure a little boy found while digging in his back yard. >>> usually it's our own individual excuses that keep us from exercising. sometimes there are bigger concerns that get in the way. that's when the community effort can really make a difference. dr. sanjay gupta has an example of today's "fit nation" report. >> reporter: drugs, prostitution, gang violence. all in the plagued lauderbach park in chew la vista, california a year ago. nearby in la mesa, california, the students were walking to school along the dangerous roads with no sidewalks. what do these two situations have in common? both of them were preventing residents from being physically active, a critical problem in two bord

the company says the eggo plant in atlanta was flooded back in september, and there was a lot of rain, flooding, too. now there are equipment problems at their largest waffle bakery in tennessee. >> the horror. >> well, all the waffles were soaking up the water, i guess. >> i'm glad they're making waffles here. >> if you want some, run down the road in atlanta? >> glad they're making waffles in the united states. that's good. >> oh, a good point. you've been following all the stories, manufacturing abroad. we've told you how the detroit automakers are struggling. huge news this morning. jennifer westhoven joins us. talking about things produced abroad. a home product. >> a big win for ford. talked quality ratings had gone up this year. really all of detroit hurting for some good news. this really is some for ford and for detroit's morale. the fusion was named the motor trend car of the year. the magazine says ford did a great job of redesigning and upgrading. they gave every version of the ford fusion kudos and said you should consider it right on par with the toyota camry and honda a

raymond giudice, defense attorney, atlanta. jason oshins, defense attorney in new york. okay, ray. you're the defense attorney. what's your defense? i mean, come on, ray. before you were a defense attorney, as i recall, you were an assistant solicitor in a very, very business -- very busy jurisdiction. now, did you ever, ever when you were over in felony court hear a rape victim describe, quote, being kissed on the ear and the neck? >> no. >> how she had sex a lot? how she pretended to enjoy it? >> wait a second now. >> come on. ray. >> hold on. >> no rape victim says we had sex a lot. >> i agree but -- >> and rape is a violent rape. >> you said many things, and let me pick a piece of it. i have heard victims say that they cooperated in an effort to save their life. and nancy, let me say one thing. many years ago, when you were very young, patty hearst was videotaped robbing a bank with an m-16 rifle. she was acquitted of that bank robbery by proving that she had been brainwashed and kidnapped and went along for fear of her own life and safety -- >> okay. pause. put giudice up on t

atlanta has won a lot of games. tampa is 4-0-4 in the last 8. florida is winning in detroit, they are starting to win now. you know, karen line ya is a lot -- carolina is a lot like the leafs. they are going to be a tough team to play against. unfortunately, we have not played them. that's the way things work. >> in addition to saying that the line didn't play very well, alex was hard on himself. he said even though he scored a goal, he says he should have been a lot better. what are you seeing coming from the injury. >> i thought he played better tonight, better than last night. it's coming. i mean, when he first came back, he wasn't 100%. you know, we would assume that a fire like alex just wants to play and, so, you know, he played and it will be better again against ottawa and it will take -- that was an injury that -- a lot of guys would have been out another week or two and alex came back. i'm not worried about him. is that it? thank you. >> bruce, that's t the thoughts of bruce boudreau back at air canada center. alan, he talks about alex

atlanta said the georgia bus company was not licensed to operate in this state. several students were hurt. none of the injuries considered life threatening. >>> wall street welcomed a trio of upbeat economic reports in news that they think profit from ford today but wasn't enough to send stocks into the green. all apartment renters should keep in mind some information. >> you're not used to saying the word upbeat. >> no, i'm not. >> i want to say something about detroit and upbeat. that's what helped the market today, richelle. ford made approximately a $1 billion profit in the third quarter and are confident that it will be profitable in 2011. the cash for clunkers program and cost-cutting measures helped them this year. they are the only one not to take a bailout. the s&p 500 was up more than half a percent on the day. >>> landlords are pulling out all the stops in order to keep reners in their apartments, offering big screen tvs and cash to keep them living there. the vacancy rate hit a 23-year high of nearly 8%, and an empty apartment can cost owners a lot o

atlanta medical center. dr. duncan, thank you for being with us. the fact they could get soil out of the car to possibly match it up to the crime scene is incredible. when autopsies are performed you have to be so careful to get every scrap of evidence, even dirt. dirt could crack this case. >> right. there are a lot of evidence that you can actually get from the crime scene. saliva, semen, blood, you can get a lot of things that can actually tell you in some sort or form of fashion, is thisser. really related to the crime? for the most part these kind of dna inspections will be very, very valuable when they get them and that's probably what the police actually have that they're looking at that has actually given them some evidence that he has probably got. >> it's amazing to me, dr. titus duncan that dirt could actually identify the killer. everybody, we're taking your calls live. >>> i want to wish a very happy birthday to california friend of the show, paul ketty. loves writing, animals, riding po go sticks. favorite book, "eleventh convict." >>

. >> turnout is light in atlanta. and houston as well. >> you have a lot of interesting mayoral contests across the country. let's start in new york city where michael bloomberg, the two-term mayor fighting for a third term. as you mentioned, down in your way, city council woman mary norwood is hoping to become the first white candidate to win an atlanta mayoral contest in 40 years. boston, the man there, hoping to win an unprecedented fifth term as mayor and houston another interesting race. >> before we go, the main gay marriage vote, how is that expected to turn out? >> gay marriage legalized six months ago. voters will decide whether to keep that or strike it down like they did in california. >> we covered a lot of ground. thanks. appreciate it. >>> nicholas cage, the oscar winner, flat broke. how deep in debt he reportedly is. >>> researchers say more kids are ignoring age requirements on facebook and myspace. both websites require that you have to be 13 but it's ineffective. some kids pretend to be older when sh

in atlanta a racially charged battle for mayor is going to a run-off.ity council woman who would be the first white mayor in nearly four decades, will face an african-american state senator. houston is heading for a run-off, too, if the front-runner there wins she would be the city's first openly gay mayor. now some other important elections may be big victories for republicans. the gop is expected to sweep two key gubernatorial races. in new jersey cnn projects republican christiane amanpou c. richard lui is looking at the wider implications of last night's election results. so a lot of surprises to some people anyway. >>> certainly as we look at those results and the incoming data, here's a key to the gop wins you were describing. weak voter turnout among young people. remember in 2008 young folks turned out in large numbers for president obama but that didn't happen last night. in new jersey's race, for instance, young folks aged 18 to 29 made up just 9% of the vote down from 17% in 2008. in virginia 10% of the electorate was aged 18 to 29. >> hmm. o

they got an exciting win over atlanta. they are the only unbeaten team in the nfc. thomas doing a little jump in the air. they could go undefeat this had year. the falcons have one last chance, a hale mary with seconds left. kim kardashian was not there. and the ultimate blooper, the cobras returning a punt. when this guy's own teammate tackles him and watch the guy's reaction. i can't believe i did it. one more time, you're on the same team. but look at his reaction. he's like, oh, i can't believe i did that. poor guy. the world series takes another dramatic turn. >> all right, rafer. looking forward to it. thanks. >>> okay. so did you know that our money expert clark howard served in the georgia state guard? this weekend you're going to see him serving the troops. clark and robin teamed up to help soldiers and you save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. >> all right. specialist greg frye is right here and he has a question about something that i have seen on the commercials again and again and i know you guys have on our own station as well. go ahead

renee rockwell, defense attorney atlanta. john burris, defense attorney san francisco.e, now i understand why she was a no show in court. to actually go before a judge and ask to wait and home with mommy and daddy? back in the same home where she allegedly lured a 9-year-old girl to her death? are they kidding? >> well, nancy, it was obviously a strategic move, but can i just switch back to what caryn was saying? it is going to be important what kind of life she led because they're going to determine whether she's going to be handled as a juvenile or an adult. >> she's just a baby. her mom, i mean, she's a wreck. i mean, she's like i am. her dad's a wreck. >>> a horse-drawn carriage carries the remains of the 9-year-old girl hundreds spent two days last week searching for. the devastating ending to that search drew dozens back together. >> according to abc news, the accused murderer who was reportedly a 15-year-old girl, is actually the sister of the friend elizabeth was last seen playing with. police will not confirm this report to hln. >> missouri state statutes allow

robert cartwright, out of atlanta. pediatrician. dr. cartwright, if a little baby, this -- i mean they told me when i brought the twins home, not to even have somebody that smoked around them because it could induce s.i.d.s., sudden infant death syndrome. and here they are smoking pot, according to this source, and heavily smoking cigarettes around the baby, that we know of, much less shaking the baby? >> absolutely. this is something that really is outrageous and we really encourage parents never to smoke around their children. certainly that applies to certain regular cigarettes but smoking marijuana is even that much worse. are there certainly plenty more chemicals and toxins that are in marijuana smoke as compared to cigarette smoke. neither is good. we certainly know that cigarette smoke is a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome as you have mentioned. it's a risk for other infections. ear infections. nasal issues. asthma, other lung diseases. >> and you know, dr. cartwright, the list goes on and i will not even mention the