the article reported -- on tuesday, the israeli prime minister bettino appointed avi dichter to become the new home for defense minister. >> i decided today to appoint avi dichter a civil defense minister. his served in the past as internal security minister and was also head of [unintelligible] i remember him for years ago when we served together in an israeli commando unit. he has a lot to his credit and will now have an important assignment to assist those hit involved it all is left, contending to state security. >> some have suggested avi appointment is intended to bolster support in the cabinet for unilateral israeli strike. but earlier this year, he wrote -- on tuesday, u.s. defense secretary leon panetta addressed the increasing talk of a possible israeli attack on iran. >> i don't believe they have made a decision as to whether or not they will go in an attack iran at this time. obviously, they are an independent, sovereign country. they will ultimately make decisions based on what they think is in the national security interest, but i don't believe they made that decision at

ditto for avis, also touched highest level in 52 weeks. right now up almost 6%.s for stocks flat but mixed on wall street. we have small up arrows for the nasdaq and s&p 500. back to you. dagen: thank you lauren. stock alert, gm banning both president obama and mitt romney from all of its plants at least until after election day. the u.s. treasury still remains the largest shareholder of general motors. that means, you, the american taxpayer, us. but the bailed out company was trying to avoid becoming a prop for either candidate on the campaign trail. take a look at shares of gm. up just slightly today. >> we will hear from our next guest yet about a possible recession. we will also talk about apple and samsung. but first here's how the greenback is holding up today. ♪ ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i cano anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la lla lla la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't taste gluten free. together, the elements of science and the human element can solv

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if it goes through, it will be down to three major players, hertz, enterprise and avis. >>> watch for fallout today after a landmark legal battle saw apple awarded more than $1 billion after a ruling that samsung infringed on several of apple's patents. >>> a norwegian art gallery trying to save money on courier and insurance costs lost a rembrandt etching worth close to $9,000 in the regular mail system. oops. >>> the mets walk off, three big bashes for one little leaguer and a well-known nfl wide receiver gets the axe. plus, an angel robs a home run but can't steal the victory. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> we'll take another look at the possible landfall spots for isaac as we go through tomorrow night. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." your forecast is coming up. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up this is "early today." in sports, miami marlins relied on the long ball yesterday to power past the l.a. dodgers. here's nbc's mario solis with a look at all your sports headlines. >> the dodgers pulled off one of the biggest

. >> there is the tlohrong of avi colorado golf fans that have been treated to a terrific match. >> he had a second shot of some 217 yards. one up at the time over brandon hagy. he played a 4 iron. and i tell you, we've been here all week. this was the finest approach shot into the 18th that i have seen the entire week. the green wants to end up there. that is not the case today with the hole over on that far right hand side. this is really hard to get it into that area of the green. >> he has a real disadvantage rig right now roger. >> certainly takes away any shot of getting the ball at the hole or near the hole in my estimation. if he gets this ball anywhere on the green from this lie, it is a terrific shot. >> the green of the grass is going toward the hole and in the direction of the shot. that will make the ball easier to come out. but again, hitting the green is very tough. >> talking about trying to land it between the bunkers short of the green for the ball to hop forward. very steep in that area though. >> pretty good. the ball turning to the left side. i just don't know if i

. >> there is the tlohrong of avi colorado golf fans that have been treated to a terrific match. >> he had a second shot of some 217 yards. one up at the time over brandon hagy. he played a 4 iron. and i tell you, we've been here all week. this was the finest approach shot into the 18th that i have seen the entire week. the green wants to end up there. that is not the case today with the hole over on that far right hand side. this is really hard to get it into that area of the green. >> he has a real disadvantage rig right now roger. >> certainly takes away any shot of getting the ball at the hole or near the hole in my estimation. if he gets this ball anywhere on the green from this lie, it is a terrific shot. >> the green of the grass is going toward the hole and in the direction of the shot. that will make the ball easier to come out. but again, hitting the green is very tough. >> talking about trying to land it between the bunkers short of the green for the ball to hop forward. very steep in that area though. >> pretty good. the ball turning to the left side. i just don't know if i

meet avi, the california surfer dad who start third-degree years ago. he's treated like a rock star. this young man said it's the only day of the year that his mother doesn't cry. >> leave the sand in fear but then return full of confidence. >> keep it rolling. that's why we're here. here for days like this. >>> there were 200 surfers out there today enjoying this unique therapy. what a job. >> what a great story. >> those kids and those parents, man they deserve a day like this. >> it was beautiful. >> how about that. i'd get wet. >> yeah. . >> yeah. okay. . >> they often do tours down there. . >> right. right. . >> all set up on the beach. check that out. >> absolutely. . >>> let's take a look. in fact i do have to show you what you've got down here. here's the shot. hey, it's a beautiful day down there for some sur if i think, really for anything. this weekend a little more in the way of cloud conch but this is not going to be a wash out. outside the studios of abc 2 a beautiful shot mixture of sunshine and clouds but again all in all looking really

hertz, enterprise, and avis. >>> watch for fallout over apple's victory friday over samsung in a landmarkttle that saw the iphone maker awarded over $1 billion. one of the largest awards in patent trial history after a ruling that samsung infringed on several of apple's patents. >>> finally, a norwegian art gallery trying to save money on courier and insurance costs lost a rembrandt everyoning worth close to $9,000 in the regular mail system. oops. >>> the mets walk off, three big bashes for one little leaguer, and a well-known nfl wide receiver gets the ax. plus an angel robs a home run but can't steal the victory. your first look at sports is straight ahead. [ man ] nice! [ male announcer ] isn't always the one you plan to take. whoa, check it out. hey baby goat... no that's not yours... [ hikers whispering ] ...that's not yours. [ goat bleats ] na, na, na -- no! [ male announcer ] now you can take a photo right from video, so you'll never miss the perfect shot. [ hikers laughing, commenting ] at&t introduces the htc one x. now $99.99. rethink possible. is now in our new starbucks refre

to give raises for its first posted avi transition of power from its interim leaders to an elected a sample despite continued violent after shocks from the revolution. that start seize on this is the truth in our talks to occupy activists and war veteran scott olsen on the state of affairs in the us today and the changes that have taken place since the beginning of the occupy wall street movement. parties in chicago catching up with a war veteran an occupy wall street activist scott olsen after serving two tours of duty in iraq scott became an icon for the occupy wall street movement when he was severely injured in the head into one consciousness. at occupy oakland protests where in two thousand and eleven protesters clashed with police. wabbit wabbit. shot. but you know what you're. doing right. scott thank you so much for joining us today you're one of dozens of war veterans who have returned their medals to nato generals here and chicago throwing the medals and into the direction where leaders are meeting what is the reason for this is do you feel betrayed i really do and betrayal

avis saa said do not do the tyra pirate talk. i cannot help it.opical storm isaac maybe the first storm this season that threatens the u.s. coastline. it will travel across cuba and most of the computer model to take it into south florida. some models take it into the carolinas or into the mid atlantic. with that our trouble with the "i" storm arounds baltimore. nothing going on here home. there were some storms around the mountains. it should be a smooth commute. 62 at the airport. 61 in parkton. a mixture of sun and clouds. i will put a 20% chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. high temperatures between 80 and 85. smooth sailing all the way through the weekend. mid 80's thursday and friday. we could start with some fog each and every one of those days. it should stay dry bank until monday and tuesday of next week. this is a pretty good forecast going into the weekend. enjoy. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. the cleanup continues in ellicott city after tuesday's deadly derailment. george lettis has the l

. >> members of the house and avi citigroup have been battling this eviction. they set guidelines can prevent guidelines for people they're trying to help. >> millions of dollars in help will flood farmers and ranchers for those in drought-stricken areas. hallie jackson joins us live with more details on the story. >> good morning. president obama is announcing a $30 million in help for farmers and ranchers. those programs include one that will help commercial truck drivers that would deliver supplies to people in areas hit hard by the drought. the credit union can lend more money. this drought has spread across daily two-thirds of the continental united states. almost half of all counties in the countries are named national disaster areas. we should no more impact on friday when the department of agriculture releases its latest estimates for the fall harvest. >> any idea of what the numbers will look like? >> estimates around 15% cut on the amount of harvest from the corn crop of corn, and to reuters and dow jones. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> 71 degrees o

head towards a house but not causing traffic problems on highway 13 yet at this point, definitely avise distraction. bay bridge toll for you cash paying lanes are backed up towards west grand, san mateo bridge if that's your route this morning, so far things are looking good this is westbound past the toll, no problems on the dumbarton, dumbarton bridge closed for labor day weekend. >>> :19. >>> still ahead, prince harry's tabloid troubles may not be over yet. >>> peyton manning and broncos take on smith and 9ers in preseason action. >> good morning. :23 south -- 6:23, southeast, -- full forecast coming up. >>> the 49ers and raiders will be cutting the rosters down from 90 to 75, as they both prepare to play separate opponents in their final preseason games thursday. 9ers visited denver yesterday and peyton manning looked good he led his new broncos team to two touchdowns in the defense in the first quarter. quarterback smith and his offense struck back, wide open davis how do you let that guy get that open for a 44 yard touchdown? in the second half dixon fighting to a roster spot fin

even though avis dropped out and hertz withdrew the formal offer late last year. lengthy review at the trade commission over whether combination would threaten competition and pricing. the sale of the advantage unit which is said to be bought by you save between hertz and dtg in certain areas. hertz had an option to put the ftc on a 30-day clock to force its hand on a decision within that time frame but my sources say hertz decided against doing that. and like most companies and government agencies at this time of year, a few of the necessary ftc commissioners are out on vacation. the companies, though, are optimistic for an outcome. either way, it leaves investors hopeful that it's an eye for a deal. companies reaching out to investors on price expectations. unclear where exactly it will land because this has been going on for so long and the price rank has been so wide during that time. simon, some hedge funds are joking that they have bets and you can imagine people might think that they are on castaway or something. >> it's been so long coming. the possibility

for example, avi dictor joined the government as minister of the home front.homeland security. the theory is he is brought in to sway the group of eight ministers comprising the security cabinet for the go/no go decision on strike against iraq. true? >> i wouldn't read too much in to it. he is a revered figure in our security establishment. he was a member of our delta force, commander there. he is replacing my former commander in the army who is becoming israel's ambassador to china. but we are always vigilant, surrounded by 70,000 terrorist rockets in lebanon. at least 10,000 in the hands of hamas in gaza. we always have to be vigilant because our front lines are our neighborhood. >> bret: is it fair to say what we are seeing on the ground and hearing from people there, that this is sort of accelerating? that as you note the window is closing. and that israel is preparing? >> the window is closing. we are dealing with this iranian regime, in addition to its penals to destroy us is backing up the -- pledges to destroy us is backing it up with deeds. carried o

hertz had been going at it with avis back and forth to try to take over for about two years. needs to sell its rental brand. >> thank you much. coming up in a bit, angry words from angela merkel. a woman you don't want to get angry. we'll look at that coming up. >> thanks so much. we'll look forward to that. also starting the work week. >> oh, yeah. i know i'm supereager. >> it's not going to be bad, to make everything a littleç b easier. if it means walking to the car. temperatures are not that cold out there. 59 degrees in oakland. at 59 in san francisco, and even the chilly spot on the map, santa rosa, 47 degrees is not too bad especially by your standards in wine country. we head throughout the day today, we're going to get treated with some of the best weather across the nation. area of low pressure sits and spins off the coast in the pacific northwest as we head throughout this week. that's going to usher in a nice comfortable on shore flow each day and temperatures are going to be perfect.ç we're going to get a stretch of weather that is down rightç comfortable. coo

hertz and avis have been going back and forth over the past two years.n order to get the green light from regulator, hertz will sell the brand. let's see if this translates into better car raitsz to all of us. >> we'll have to see about that. shartia, appreciate that. >>> a scholarship squeeze may prevent some students from attending college. the number of undergrads cashing in on cash scholarships was down 10% last year from the one before. according to sallie mae, how america pays for college survey, it says it's because cash-strapped states are cutting funding for scholarships and schools don't have the money to make up for the state cutbacks. the average scholarship is more than $7600. >>> speaking of, there is a new book of lists out that is making some of us feel a bit older these days. >> i'm feeling rather young this morning. it's all about the class 2016. the book documents the mindset of students who are becoming college freshmen this year. the authors say students in this year's class grew up listening to mp3 players or ipods, not the car radi

. >> went out there, and not only do we see the avis footprint on the front porch of her house, therehe side of her head where he stomped her to death. >> this guy was literally stylizing his work, his art of crime. it was changing and expanding every single time he was hitting. >> he would go into a residence, if there was a male there, he would eliminate the male that was the obstacle to his lust which was the female. >> he would degrade the woman in any number of ways, which, if most people knew the acts that he was performing, you'd realize this guy was off the charts. i don't know how you measure how evil somebody is. but this man was at the top of the food chain. >> the scariest for me was that he was still out there and that he was in my neighborhood. so i was really very frightened. >> while the public is now aware that a serial killer is on the loose, police are careful not to reveal too much information to the killer himself. >> obviously there's certain things that we did not want released. the shoe print was very near and dear to us. type of weapons that were used. we were

brown: and usa chief avis tygart, calling it a "sad day," said: "this is a heartbreaking example of how the win-at-all-costs culture of sport, if left unchecked, will overtake fair, safe and honest competition. armstrong now faces a lifelong ban on competing, and being stripped of past awards-- including his seven tour titles and a bronze medal he won at the 2000 olympic games. we get more now from david epstein, a senior writer for "sports illustrated." david this has gone on for a very long ti but fill in what is known now about the evidence that the u.s. anti-doping agency seems to have on armstrong. >> well, for the u.s. anti-doping agency of course was paying very close attention to a federal department of justice investigation that was sort of spurred in the spring of 2010 when lance armstrong's former teammate floyd landies who was stripped of a tour de france win sent an e-mail to cycling observations saying look, here's how we were doping. here is how the program and the systems worked. and that launched a federal lawenfoemen investigation that was eventually dropped. but throu

used to be known as avi bio pharma. >> pretty big gains year to date. 183%. yeah. we have merger activity today. monday and must be merger monday. there's lots of news out there on the a&m front. this is two of them. >> both rising. a lot of news with isaac today. kenexa being bought by ibm. and keep an eye on kenexa an competitor cornerstone on demand. ticker csod. i don't know if he's listening. howard, if you are there of stock twits, he recommended it last week and in the hr software space and kenexa does and cornerstone on demand up nearly 7% and giving howard a shout-out. out there, good call at least here getting the boost on the news. >> okay. family dollar is facing opposition of residents in a southwest atlanta neighborhood over a new store. this would be by the way the fourth store in the zip code. critics say the family dollar cheapens a neighborhood but the company disappears. shares down nearly 1% today. let's hear from both sides. we have atlanta city councilman, a vocal critic of the store and vice president of strategy at family dollar. great to ha

what do you do with hertz and avis? i don't know if that's the places to go to. rush enterprises here that works in this environment. you can look at penske. >> all right. best buy, a pop. what do you think, stephanie? >> the company and the founder back in discussions again. really who knows if this deal will come about or not? i think that the fundaments, problems. >> all pops today. hudson city banc. guy? you hit the nail on the head. i think it's pretty stock specific and if you're looking to buy something in the hopes of something to happen barking up the wrong tree. >> all right. for all of you who are really in to the grateful dead, a pop for air guitar and american air shredder named nordic thunder. look at him right now. you can't believe this. rocked his way to first place at the world air guitar championships in finland. the ax man stroke a cord with the judges barely meeting out a teammate for the victory. >> dating him a month ago? no? >> i was going to say, you competed in this, right? iron maiden? >> no, no. do you have footage? i doubt he's an iro

eastern aircraft plant which takes plans provided by a the drummond company, the grumman wildcats and avi tbm tortfeasor zero debate -- torpedo avenger bombing. that is a pbm avenger as worth thousands of others in the course of the war to the american automotive industry, productive and innovative. also the aviation company says we have to remember that these companies at this time there is no defense industry to speak of. these are commercial companies that do military orders and supply those on the experience is building a whole range of aircraft for the customers so the shift into the military aircraft becomes simply a process of retooling and redesigning in order to meet these kinds of demands. also the engineers tapping the skills of engineers better than involved in the commercial planes for years and asking them, turning to them to take a new design a bomber that will do this, can you design a fighter that will do that? as i discovered working on this book, every single plane that the united states flew, the warplane in the second world war except for one was a product of the prew

with this deal, it has been on and off negotiations between hertz, avis and dollar thrifty about two. 95% of u.s. car rentals are in the hands of just three firms. we have to see if this does get approved by the sec. watching shares of barry diller's iac interactive. they're up one percent. they're buying about.com from "the new york times" for $300 million cash. so those shares are up and the new york times company are down by 2/3 of one percent. back to you. lori: thanks, lauren we have breaking news regarding tropical storm isaac. we hear royal dutch/shell is evacuating all personnel from facilities in the gulf of mexico and shutting in production. all this ahead of tropical storm isaac. there is look at crude oil today. down $1.22. it joins b. had p and bhp billiton evacuating personnel. concerning reports as well that we will get possibly reserve releases. so we're keeping a very close eye on that with all of our reporters scattered across the country and in the trading pits. >>> social security on the path to be out of money by 2035 but there is still time to change course. fin

avis is talking about strength in european leisure travel in europe. higher by 11-plus percent. almost a 13% move on strength in europe. >> look at this priceline. people are looking case by case. how many stores does macy's have in europe? all american. a needle in the haystack. no. it's the same needles and the same haystack. american needles within a european haystack. if you let yourself be colored by a draghi, if you decide this is what you're going to trade instead of invest, you're going to lose money. >> right. >> could they be benefitting from the weaker euro in the sense more americans will get more value for their money as our economy e are covers more americans will travel to europe and rent from companies they know like snaifs. >> i remember during the great age of investment banking when people told me they were going to take a shopping trip to paris over the weekend, of course that's become outrageous and horrible. >> maybe it was california, outside of palm springs. >> near versailles, kentucky. >> we should point out the move in the na

avis and gentlemen, we can do -- ladies and gentlemen, we can do better. in between patients and their doctors by repealing "obamacare." we can do better. and we will do better in iowa and across this great nation by electing mitt romney and paul ryan as the next president and vice president of the united states this november. thank you, class -- god bless each and every one of you, god bless the great state of iowa, and god bless the united states. thank you so much. >> our house candidate for indiana's second district, please welcome jackie walorski. >> good afternoon. i am proud to represent the great state of indiana, which we refer to as the hoosiers state. hoosier's cherished values, like common sense, hard work, and problem solving. and there is a lot that washington can learn from the hoosier state. when indiana faced a massive budget shortfall, we did not play a partisan game. we came together. we rolled up our sleeves. and we turned $8 billion-deficit into a surplus. we understood that when you have a deficit, spending more money is not the solut