." >> reporter: somewhere off the coast of the bahamas lies an alternate universe.ins rule. and we are only visitors. a world you never knew existed. a place so secret, so scientntically important, we had to promise not to reveal its exact location. this is the world dr. denise herzing has inhabited for nearly 30 years. and these wild spotted dolphins are her family. are they like your children, the ones you've noun for generations, literally generations of dolphins. >> i've grown up with a lot of them. the grandmothers out here, i've known them as juveniles. i don't have to send them to college. >> reporter: or pay for it. herzing's devoted her life to studying theirs. called the jane goodall of dolphins, she's spent more time with dolphins than almost anyone on earth. >> i can look at them, i remember you when you were little, growing up. >> reporter: but while we're looking for dolphins -- >> what are they doing? >> reporter: they fifi us. suddenly, it's a race to dive in. >> everything goes on. >> reporter: before they swim off. we're going to find some dolphins

bahamas hour mess for commuters. good evening, i'm dana king i'm allen martin.shellfish, washing up dead in sonoma county. so today, state fish and game made the emergency decision to cancel the abalone season there. it's a blow to all the divers who make the trip out to the sonoma coast specifically for the abalone. mike sugerman on what scientists think is behind the deaths. mike.

average rates come in around $207 a night for the bahamas in september. in u.s.lands your best bet is october where average rates are down 27% from summer rates. coming in around $137 a night. >> nice. you're saying september and october are the best months. what if the beach isn't your thing. what if you want to go skiing? >> the key to get the really great deals if you want to go for a fall trip is to hit these mountain destinations actually before the ski resorts open in late november, early december. going when the aspens are changing. you can still go hiking, mountain biking experiencing fall festivals in breckenridge and vail. average rates in tum ser for breckenridge for $117 a night. in october they dip by 34% for an average rate of $77 a night. really great deals in breckenridge and then looking at vail they're down nearly 13% in october over summer rates at just $122 a night. the key for these destinations also not just looking at hotel rates but booking a package just to give you an idea of how much you can save by booking a package traveling from chic

it will be near the bahamas and close enough to the east coast. so we'll have to watch it. horrible flooding this morning and then we deal with the tropics. >> we have not gotten a break in weeks anywhere. bill, thanks so much. >>> ricky enginegervais has a pr the comeback of the golden globes. >>> and reece witherspoon encounters an unusual type of hollywood danger. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. creates another laptop bg or hires another employee, it's not just good for business -- it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities, so we're helping them with advice from local business experts and extending $18 billion in credit last year. that's how we're helping set opportunity in motion. male announcer: be kind to your eyes with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you. female announcer: are you a vsp member? your s

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this is just south of the bahamas. it is expected to stay in the open water of the atlantic, so no threat to the u.s. here's how your friday's forecast looks. we have a chance for a few isolated storms out to the west. other than that, it's quiet through the middle part of the country. but cool as that air is heading off to the east. so, we're in the 70s once again from new york, washington all the way up to boston. that cold air is moving off and will be there for the weekend. here's a look at your local forecast. new york, 79. charlotte, 78 today. columbus, ohio, will be 55. kansas city, 69. pueblo, colorado, they'll be dealing with clouds around, 82 degrees. and that's a look at your friday forecast. >> all right, thanks so much. >>> bank of america getting booed. china stocks get the red hot drop. a familiar restaurant chain may be no more. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, can an r-rated comedy drama about having cancer win at all this weekend at the box office? >>> coming up, an

they did think by wednesday or thursday morning, we'll have a hurricane off of the bahamas, not far fromorida or north carolina, but off of the coast. this tract like katia, we can be spared another devastating rainstorm which we do not need, because we know how wet it's been on the eastern seaboard. a chance of showers from philly to dc. won't be as wide spread as the last couple of days. because the oil is so saturated, any rain could cause flash floodings. new york, u.s. open tennis should be fine. not expecting much rainfall at all in the next two days. nice day in atlanta. dallas looks good, new orleans looks good. as we go to saturday, a slight chance of a shower or storm from new york to dc. short lived. not an all-day rain event. it won't ruin your plans. as we go to sunday, a chance for showers. if there's any day we need to worry about more rain for the u.s. open there in new york, it will be on sunday, a little more cooler and steady. >> we don't want anymore of those hissy fits going on. >> not going to be bad. >> i take care of those, don't i. >>> three times the champ can h

i went to the bahamas, and i spent a good part of two years down their recording on and off, and i liveach with no people. now there are about 400 people in my town. it is just me and my dog and a couple guys i work within the studio, and i spend a lot of time alone, and i woke up one day, and i realize i was alone but i was not lonely. something has shifted, and i was really just communicating with god and listening to myself and doing this music, and i just became comfortable, and there is also something to be said for excepting oneself. >> as the serenity, lyrically in this project? -- goes the serenity come out lyrically in this project? >> yes. it sounds like a theme album. people think of all fema is going to be about black-and- white and race, but that song came about because of where i come from, who my parents were, and where we are today. i was watching a documentary, and it was during the time obama was running, and it was a group of people in middle america saying this was not america and that this was absolutely disgusting and they were going to do whatever they could to ma

looking at plenty of rainfall for puerto rico, hispaniola, parts of the bahamas. flood risk and landslide risk remains high as rains continue. for central america, showers still widespread through the area, and mexico, seeing more of that impacting areas along the western coastline. for north america, we're looking at this low that will be moving through ontario tonight, heading towards quebec, eastern canada, bringing in widespread rain. behind that, another system is going to drop in towards ontario. so it is not going to dry out too much more here. some areas will be looking at chillier conditions. snow is actually possible here. here is a look at highs for tuesday. 24 is the high in denver, 22 in chicago, 25 in toronto. areas here will need to bring cooler conditions in the next few days. as for europe, remaining windy across the british isles. strong gusts reported here. it is heading towards the scandinavian peninsula. it is windy erin the area. in the baltic coastline, you will see rougher conditions. high remaps 17 degrees, 22 for berlin. 29 in vienna. war

large scales could hit the bahamas, the greater antilles over the next few days. forecasters say it's heading to east and aiming to the mainland this week. >>> then are still dealing with tropical storm lee. people in north carolina and georgia are concerned about the possibility of tornadoes. tornadoes, strong winds and heavy rains have damaged several hundred homes across georgia. up to four inches of rain is expected to fall today. >>> and the white house says the tax i aer bill for hurricane irene will reach at least $1.5 billion. irene caused damage from north carolina to main. the -- to maine. the cost estimate does not include the cost to individuals or insurance companies. indiana lists estimate losses for those amounts could reach $20 billion. i -- irene comes as the federal government is already strapped paying for other disasters, such as the tornadoes in the midwest and south. >>> high pressure will be cranking up the heat in our area over the next couple days. good afternoon to you, giving you a live look at pittsburg. abundant sunshine, already sitti

as for the americas, in the atlantic, clouds forming a hurricane here, slowly aiming for the bahamas. looks like right along the western side of the islands here. also been bringing remnant moisture in towards the east coast of the united states. coupled with this frontal system. a low here too. we are looking at severe weather threat or flooding event again for parts of the mid-atlantic region in towards the northeast. areas like pennsylvania and new york, a particular watch for flooding problems. definitely potential for that as we look at more rain coming your way tonight. . otherwise a pretty dry picture for the united states. in the gulf of mexico, another wet spot here. this is another tropical storm system that just formed. looks like that will bring rain towards the southern mefrm mexico. thursday's high, 23 in chicago and denver. much cooler, warmer i should say. hotter. 38 degrees is your high thursday. that's some of the hottest temperatures we have seen so far this summer. finally a look look at a point of activity. remaining on the northern half of europe. lofts wind and

well, by the time it reaches bahamas, it may become a hurricane. so it will be strengthening in the next couple of days as well as into the next week, early next week. it may become a hurricane. here we have a lot of tropical storm warnings posted outnhe ss anll. an b arohio ri. an a ioeot me arndheesrnil e,mo about 200 millimeters. and puerto rico, as you can see, is going to be targeted with that bucket of rain in the next 48 hours to come. tropical storm nate -- this is finally moving, but it is very slow -- it will become a hurricane late tonight or tomorrow. tropical storm warnings and watches just around this area. it will maintain its intensity as a hurricane and make landfall in western mexico probably by late sunday. we'll definitely keep a very cleyenis mayb taialccumulation may bep tobout 30 millimets seocea ti i wt wavee trki w. iss jt orre soasrn cstf united stesill beti looking at swel to come ow system il sits is over here a wl be lingering fo the nextoue of days sohakf flooding ntue.looding is going to and pennsylvaniescially a stat

looking at plenty of rainfall for puerto rico, hispaniola, as well as parts of the bahamas.lood risk and landslide risk is going to remain high as those rains continue. for central america, showers still widespread through the area, and mexico, seeing more of that impacting areas along the western coastline. for north america, we're looking at this low that will be moving through ontario tonight, heading towards quebec, eastern canada, bringing in plenty of rainfall, widespread rain, too. behind that, another system is going to drop in towards ontario. so it is not going to dry out too much more for you here. some areas will be looking at chillier conditions. with this some, snow is actually possible here. here is a look at highs for tuesday. 24 is the high in denver, 22 in chicago 25 degrees in toronto. areas here will need to brace for much cooler conditions in the next few days. as for europe, remaining windy across the british isles. very strong gusts have been recorded here. it is however past its peak, and now it's headed towards the scandinavian peninsula. things will

hurricane keisha heading for the bahamas. looks like it might be on the western side of the islands here. it's also bringing moisture into the east coast of the united states. we have a low here too. tonight, we are looking at a severe weather threat or a flooding event again for parts of the mid-atlantic region in towards the northeast. areas like pennsylvania and new york, you want to be on particular watch for the flooding problems. definitely potential for that as we are looking at more rain coming your way tonight. otherwise, pretty dry picture for the united states. out towards the south in the gulf of mexico, looking at another wet spot here. and this is another tropical storm system that has just formed. looks like that is going to be bringing rain towards southern mexico. thursday's high, looking at 23 in chicago. same also in denver. much warmer, i should say hotter, for la at 38 degrees is your high on thursday. that's going to be some of the hottest temperatures we've seen so far this summer. and finally, a look a

of now it is going to be bringing lots of rain towards puerto rico and then well offshore of the bahamas. but it will be staying a tropical storm. as of now it is moving in a northwesterly direction at the speed of 15 kilometers per hour. >> elsewhere in in order america, we have a low pressure system moving towards the great lakes and bringing some severe activity, some severe thunderstorms to be coming for you in those areas. and this cold front will be pulling all the cold air. so since last spring, it wl be a chilly d for you, frost warnings are posted in some of those aas today. high pressure will dominate just around the four corners, and surging all of those man soonal moture, isolated thunderstorms will be scattered, popping up. western and south looking pretty dry for you. but houston hot at 38 degrees. the cool air will be coming in t grs.day, it may drop w reteed . >>> as we've been reporting, authorities in france are reportedly dealing with an explosion at a nuclear facility. "reuters" said it happened around 11:45 local time at the marcoule waste processing site in southern

this one is forecast to be a hurricane near the bahamas.our attention for everyone on the east coast once again. just what we need about a week from now. but that's what we're going to have to deal with. that will be maria. >> all right. you don't even say katia. but you say maria. all right. >>> we'll show you lady gaga as you've never seen her before. and believe it or not, it has nothing to do with a strange wardrobe or hairstyle. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. he military. and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. from free checking to credit cards to loans, our commitment to the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. ♪ visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. usaa. we know what it means to serve. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ '80s dance music plays ] [ sighs ] [ male announcer ] choose taste.

here in north america, hurricane katia, now, this is going to be affected bermuda and eastern bahamas. it will be affecting the southeastern coast of the united states as well with dangerous rip currents as well as swells. these are going to be dangerous. so we really want to keep a very close eye on this system. i also do want to talk about texas where the drought condition prevails. we have some slides to show you. this is a roaring wildfire which has destroyed almost 500 homes in rainstorm central texas. about 500 homes were destroyed and 400 were moved to shelters. about 250 firefighters are still working around the clock. now, while drought-stricken texas still battles the wildfires, lee is only helps to bring strong winds and spreading if the fire. this is the remnant low sitting is over tennessee at the moment. eastern seaboards will be looking at severe gusts as well as hail generating from the storm and heavy rain to come for you in west villanueva. we may see rain up to about 130 millimeters in the next 24. and also pennsylvania will be seeing buckets of rainfall due to this

well, by the time it reaches bahamas, it may become a hurricane. so it will be strengthening in the next couple of days as well as into the next week, early next week. it may become a hurricane. here we have a lot of tropical storm warnings posted out in the lesser antilles.hurricane. here we have a lot of tropical storm warnings posted out in the lesser antilles. and then by saturday night, it will be approaching puerto rico. and as it does so, lots of rain to come. around the lesser antilles, maybe an accumulation from the storm will be up to about 200 millimeters. and puerto rico, as you can see, is going to be targeted with that bucket of rain in the next 48 hours to come. tropical storm nate -- this is finally moving, but it is very slow -- it will become a hurricane late tonight or tomorrow. tropical storm warnings and watches just around this area. it will maintain its intensity as a hurricane and make landfall in western mexico probably by late sunday. we'll definitely keep a very close eye on this. maybe the rainfall accumulation may be up

this will be a major storm and will provide high surf from the bahamas up towards the southeast and maybe mid atlantic coast but already taking that curve and a few system in the east coast likely to help keep the thing away from the u.s. let's go from the central atlantic and work our way back towards the northwest caribbean and into the gulf mexico. this region has been identified by a light who moderate risk of hurricane center of getting named. lee is what we have to watch. computer models take it up toward the gulf coast and it looked like a really good chance it worked itself up in our direction. looks like the sign that maybe it could be work westbound at texas. that's a big difference in one day. and it could flip-flop the other way heading through the weekend. we will watch this area of disturbance and we have a frontal boundary nearby and we have moisture and clouds and showers. showers over the weekend. 84 today. but we are dry and a repeat of every other day this week. patchy fog and 64 overnight. highs low 80s to and upper 80s to start the weekend with a better chance of show

. >> reporter: it's called a shark shield and off the coast of the bahamas tipple shows us how it worksy at this block of chum, until tipple approaches and turns on the shark shield that hangs above it. the device emitts a strong and harmless signal that overwhelms the shark's senses and forces this emto the ocean floor. we're now thousands of strokes into her 24-hour swim. a problem. she's swimming in circles. >> you veer off a little and then a little more and you end up in jamaica. >> so after a while i count every stroke look at that it boat for hours and say, stay closer, and i drift every time i swim 30, 40, 50 yards that way, we're adding on miles and miles. >> reporter: and that could mean the difference between successes and failure. this woman literally just exudes inspiration. we spent the past year and a half following diana as she prepared to do something no human ever did before. it's our special cnn presents diana nyad extreme dream. >>> last but not least, a real thrill for me. i got to try my hand at acting in the new movie "contagion." virus expert laurie garrett who c

tenemos la tormenta tropical marÍa con viento de 50 millas por hora, alta marejada hacia el suroeste de bahamasema frontal que marca un cambio, temperaturas drÁsticas en pleno paÍs, estamos en verano, y tenemos alertas hacia el norte del paÍs, aqui condiciones severas, aviso de ninninundacio condiciones secas a porciÓn de texas, no se descarta la posibilidad de incendios de maleza y todo el noreste y ustedes en el sureste condiciones muy buenas, pero para la prÓxima semana, si va seno entero un cambio en altas temperaturas por que el mismo sistema fronmente es vea a desplazar por todo el medio oeste, noreste y el sur este y muy bueno para ustedes texas, porque van a sentir un descanso de altas temperaturas, y asÍ que el panorama para maÑana, mÁxima hoy para dallas 106, noten el norte. las temperaturas ya comienzan a enfriar, es todo, continuamos con mÁs de primer primer. >>>♪. >>> pues un nuevo estudio parece ser la luz final del tÚnel para enfermociÓn de alzheimer las pruebas demostraron los que recibieron insulina por la inicnariz ayuda no solo para tratar la diabetes, en estar informado, env

off the coast of the bahamas, tipple shows us how it works.ark feeding frenzy at this block of chum until tipple approaches and turns on the shark shield that hangs right above it. now the device emits a strong but harmless signal that overwhelms the shark's senses and forces them to the ocean floor. we are now >> reporter: diana is swimming in circles. >> you veer off a little, a little more and you veer off a little more and you end up in jamaica. >> after a while, every stroke i look at that boat for hours and say, stay closer, stay closer, stay here, stay here. so i drift. every time i swim 30, 40, 50 yards that way and back, we're going to add in miles and miles. >> reporter: and that could mean the difference between success and failure. this woman literally just exudes inspiration. we spent the past year-and-a-half following diana as she prepared to do something no human has ever done before. see how it all went down. >>> last, but not least for thus morning, here on "sgmd," a real thrill for me. i got to try my hand at acting in the ne

government we don't need the government all to get together unless we're going to say send them all to the bahamas for a few years that would be a wonderful thing get them out of this country. we don't want them to unite we because when they unite they do evil i mean they they increase themselves they rip off the average guy to an even greater extent. if you don't know if you've been in washington recently they all live very well there in the imperial capital but they're crushing the rest of those so we don't want government to do what you want to government get out of the way we would like to have the government you know if you were government employees fewer regulations fewer taxes just there's too many of them there to repay shows the true predatory so we don't need them all getting together again and maybe send them to the moon or someplace i guess that may just. getting jobs but it's america's restarting the manufacturing industry but of course the us is having to compete very hard with cities like china like india even if we forget america's massive debt is how long how slow go ahead isn't i

it could reach the bahamas greater antilles and the east coast later this week. >>> remnants of tropical storm lee has already whipped up tornadoes outside atlanta. strong winds and heavy rains have damaged homes across the state and up to four inches of rain is expected this morning. >>> a city councilman is still on the loose and believed to be hiding in the woods. they are chasing down the lead in the manhunt of aaron. he is accused of a fort brag city councilman jerry brent. and he is also accused of killing another man on august 11th. >> the last thing we need is anymore violence. >> they spotted him by his mother's home on sunday but he escaped into the woods. the parents say he is mentally ill and authorities are warning he is armed and dangerous. >>> today assemblyman jerry hill will be at the site of the explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. assemblyman hill will be add crow evaluating -- advocating for legislation he introduced to strengthen security standards. san bruno will hold a ceremony on friday night to remember the victims. >>> last night ntsb blast

it could reach the bahamas greater antilles and east coast on the united states later this week.eantime georgia is under a tornado watch and tropical storm lee has already whipped up outside of atlanta. it has damaged several hundred homes across south georgia and up to 4 -- 4 inches of rain is expected this morning. >>> he is still on the loose and authorities raced following a lead in the manhunt for aaron back backer. he may have also killed the land trust manager andrew coleman on august 11th and they believe he is still in the fort brag area. >> we have no reason to believe he has broken the containment since day one on this operation. >> deputies spotted him near his mother's house on sunday but he was able to escape into the woods. his parents say he is mentally ill and authorities say he is armed and dangerous. >>> they mark the first anniversary of the deadly explosion of the pipeline in san bruno. today they will be at the site of the explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. hill will be advocating for legislation he introduced that would strengthen th

to personal use, the definition of what is personal use allows folks like rick perry to fly to the bahamasing and golf which he says he did, that there were policy discussions about education policy during this trip so he's taken full advantage of these lax ethics in campaign finance rules to bo bolster his lifestyle. >> a new cnn/opinion research poll saying that perry beats romney 2:1 by those thinking's more electable over barack obama. >> this is a very strong argument for perry. let's not forget that romney and some of the folks in the establishment who were nervous about perry's entrance into the race tried to suggest that he was not going to be viewed as electable. this poll would seem to suggest that republican primary voters think quite the opposite. >> and speaking of republican primary voters, sarah palin seemed to be on fox the other day trying to bail out rick perry for whatever problem he may have over that ponzi scheme comment. let's watch. >> what rick perry was trying to say i believe is that there needs to be reform. status quo was not acceptable because the programs are

it will go in between bermuda and the bahamas.oing to be the trick, where does it go at the very end of the forecast? does it move up to the north towards new england, maybe nova scotia or hook back out to sea? as of now five days from now all land areas are safe, but the swells from that begin to arrive on the east coast. we're staring at our computer models and we like what we see at the end, alex. the trend over the last 24 hours is to take this hurricane away from the east coast, which is good. we see large waves, but it does not look like a direct hit at in the time. >> we're going to see power utages. about 35,000 customers already without power from tropical storm lee resulting in that. it's there in the louisiana coastal area. thank you for that, bill. >>> to politics now. in less than half an hour a tea party rally kicks off in iowa where sarah palin will speak. she made a surprise stop at an iowa restaurant last night where a conservatives for palin meeting was under way. listen tor her reception. joining me from indiano

now, about the notion that images of the prophet bahamas are not allowed, first of all that is not truen a sect of islam known as the shia islam. you can even look this up on the internet. there are plenty and they are there on the internet, plenty of images of what shia muslims have imagined the prophet mohammed to look like. this is not coffee-table within shia islam. the shia islam is a minority sect. the majority sect, the majority nomination of sunni islam. about 90% is sunni. and because the sudanese does the centuries ago, part of the closing of jihads decided that we do not want to risk the prophet mohammed becoming an idol since there is only one god, you are not allowed to create images of the prophet lest he become an idol. the irony is that in trying to start images of the prophet mohammed, actually muslims have put the profit on a pedestal and that turned them into an idol. so again, all kinds of paradoxes going on in the name of a

texas, taxpayers were still only charged $300,000 for things like a perry family vacation in the bahamasg billions cut in public education, medicaid and other essential services. but they are on the hook for perry's security detail while he relaxes on the beach or while his wife takes solo trips to amsterdam, madrid and new york. the perry camp says any of perry's trips were to promote economic development for the state of texas. and perry defends the cost to taxpayers saying that he's promoting texas no matter where he goes. but yesterday perry was promoting himself to one of the republican party's kingmakers. "the new york times" reporting that perry met with news corp. head honcho rupert murdoch last night. perry was raising money in a world he knows rupert murdoch's pockets are enormously deep and important. joining me is jim moore, the author of ""adios." these expenses, first of all, what do you make of the meeting between rupert murdoch and the governor of texas? how important was this? >> when i first heard about that, i was thinking maybe he's setting him up for a television pro

. >> some of the records uncovered show that donors travel with him, they went to the bahamas, stateey was used to rent scuba diving gear and there are loose rules in texas. >> very laxed ethics rules, donors can give unlimited sums in many cases to both the governor and to his family and that's why people want to know, you want to piece together the decisions made because they're in the right interests of texas or were decisions made because they helped donors and every single presidential candidate goes under the same amount of scrutiny. governor romney went through it last time, will continue to this time. perry is new to the stage and he's next time. >> jim vandehei, thank you. >>> up next the oscar nominated documentary that exposed a lot of terrorism in jordan. >>> also the falling s.a.t. scores. [ kristy ] my mom is well...weird. she won't eat eggs without hot sauce. she has kind of funny looking toes. she's always touching my hair. and she does this dancing finger thing. [ male announcer ] with advanced technology from ge, now doctors can diagnose diseases like breast cancer

at this point, looks like the system can thread the needle there in the bahamas. we're certainly looking at surf heights picking up in north carolina today and tomorrow. >> todd, thank you so much. appreciate that. >>> president obama will spend labor day talking about the number one issue for millions of americans right now, job growth. the president is about to leave for detroit on the heels of an august labor report that showed zero net jobs added, putting even more pressure on the administration to come up with some bold solutions. kristen welker is outside the white house on this labor day. >> reporter: hey, there, craig. president obama expected to leave shortly within the next 15, 20 minutes. as you have mentioned, he will be facing a tough crowd when he speaks before thousands of union workers in detroit later today. this has been a difficult year for union workers. if you ask them, they say they've been fighting tough battles in places like wisconsin and ohio where gop lawmakers have been trying to chip away at their collective bargaining rights. they als

stays near hispaniola, it will have a better chance of reaching the hurricane strength through the bahamas that is in the middle of the week, and alex, to keep this system off of the coastline here, but it is too far out to tell exactly, so we will keep an eye on it. >> thank you, todd santos. >>> and up next, power is back on for millions of people for a massive blackout that stretched out from southern arizona and into new mexico and we will share the details of the power failure. >>> and newly released interviews of how jfk felt about the prospect of lyndon johnson becoming president, and why kennedy said that the idea made him worried for the country. and i do. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ mike ] listen to the doctor. take it seriously. woohoo! whoa. haircolor is a chore no more! you gotta come see what's new. c'mon! tadaaa! welcome to haircolor heaven. aa-ah-ahhh! courtesy of new nice 'n easy colorblend foam. permanent, dimensional color, now in a delightful foam! just three shakes, foam it, love it! simply saturate hair root

now, in five days from now the storm is still only going to be between bermuda and the bahamas. just creeping through the atlantic. again, it's a week from now that this storm would be the closest. this is katia. to eastern north carolina, possibly new england, cape cod, and maybe up in the canadian maritime. most of our computers at this point think that it can move in that general direction, and then turn north wards. that is good. that yellow line is the only one that's the outliar for now. this latest forecast is much better for the east coast. it was more or less more threat nick in the canadian maritime. possibly bermuda, it's look better for the east coast today than yesterday. now, as we go into sunday, the heavy rain threat would translate into alabama and gornl george, and finally into labor day, monday, that's where we're going to watch a lot of the rainfall headed up the eastern seaboard. one of the concerns, alex, is by the time we get to monday and tuesday, we could see this heavy rain in new jersey and vermont. of course, those are areas that are still trying to c

beyond that, we're thinking probably we'll get up to the bahamas and we think recurvature is likely,ut don't know where that will occur. that may yet be a threat to the u.s. and finally, we're watching nate, very small storm in the southern part of the gulf now a 50-mile-an-hour storm. the model's completely disagreeing about whether tyke this into mexico or the northern part of the gulf. we've got an awful lot to resolve. back to you. >> a lot to watch. carl parker at the weather channel. thanks. >>> financial worries are leading more and more people to shy away from self-employment. last month 14.5 million people were self-employed, down more than 2 million from the recent peak in '06. experts say it's a troubling trend as self-employed businesses did a big bulk of the nation's hiring growth before the recession. >>> all right. and as we count down to the president's address on the economy, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says the president needs to focus on liberating the job creators. in hour hiring now series today, we are focusing on a company that is doing well adding j

bermuda is up here and the bahamas. it will take a path in between two of those storms.be tletden the east coast and do a swing and miss. right now the hurricane center takes it on a northward jog on the end here, category 2 hurricane. our computer models have shifted. notice the trend at the edge here. all of them hook to the north. that will take the storm it looks like away from us, and alex, this is what you're looking at here is one of the our computer models we look at. there's the hurricane at the very end, in the very bottom of your screen coming northwards. it looks like it would just miss new england. we don't need next weekend to cover another hurricane. >> we do not. that with 9/11 as well as and the anniversary. no thanks. appreciate that. >>> new jersey this morning, the aftermath of muhurricane irene. almost 25,000 customers still without power in new jersey, and residents are cleaning up. as we're going to show you in paterson, new jersey where the president is scheduled to visit on monday morning. if he looks at the passaic river behind you, it will be a

at this point, tropical storm strength taking it towards the islands of the bahamas, northern caribbeansds the u.s. next week. again a weak front. guys, back up to you. >> thank you, rob. >>> still to come on "american morning," some are calling it one of the worst marketing blunders. netflix changing the name of its videos to quickster. >>> officials are baffled -- baffled they're not eating. >> idiotic. >> you have to see the video to believe it. is 36 minutes after the hour. [ whistle blows ] oh! [ baby crying ] ben harper: ♪ what started as a whisper every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned into a scream ♪ there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? [ coughing continues ] [ gasping ] [ elevator bell dings, coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] washington can't ignore the facts: more air pollution means more childhood asthma attacks. [ coughing continues ] log on to lungusa.org and tell washington: don't weaken clean air protections. and started earning loads of points. you got a

you say there are some great deals to be had for the bahamas and the u.s. virgin islands. of the fact that summer is actually off-season for the caribbean. i found a couple destinations where you'll find even better deals as we go into the fall. the first one is the bahamas where october is really the month -- i'm sorry, september is really the month where you'll save there with average hotel rates 12% less than they were in the summer. in september that's coming in around $207 a night on average for a hotel stay. package deals are great, too, just to give you an example -- from new york to nassau, i found airfare plus five-night package, staying at the four-star sheridan beach resort, from just $669 per person on orbitz. so again that includes your airfare plus five nights and that's in early october. the second destination -- >> yeah, go ahead. >> i was just going to say, the second destination where i really found spectacular deals in the fall was to the u.s. virgin islands. here october is really going to be your best bet to get big savings. the summer average hotel ra

huge swells from the hurricanes could hit the bahamas, the greater antilles and the east coast. that's the last thing many residents want to hear. right now they are dealing with remnants of tropical storm lee. north carolina and georgia are still under a tornado watch. flash flood warnings are in effect from the southern end of the appalachians to new england. tornado, strong winds and heavy rains have damaged several hundred homes across georgia. up to 4 inches of rain is expected to fall this morning. >>> meanwhile, the tax bayer bill for hurricane irene will reach at least 2 -- at least 1.5 billion. irene caused damage from north carolina to maine. the white house released the preliminary budget estimate yesterday. now, that total does not include the cost to individuals or insurance companies. indiana lists say -- independent analysts, say. >>> we're also talking about high-paying careers that are in demand right now. the top ten jobs in america with promising futures. >>> and a pleasanton family watches as a very destructive guest turns his frustration on the family's car.

tuesday, thursday into saturday, but this one, which could be maria, getting oh, so close to the bahamas by the time we get into sunday. we're not sure what path it will take on the eastern seaboard. one thing i can tell you, there's this fresh pocket of cold air coming off the shoreline. and that could help keep all of the systems moving. but we have to talk about the rain in the northeast. we'll do that in the next half hour. that was lee, the last tropical system. >> all right, sam. thanks. >>> okay. we're going to turn to politics and the big night in the race for the white house. the first republican debate with the new front-runner, texas governor, rick perry. perry surged to the top of the pack. he's getting ready for his first debate. abc's john berman has been taking a look at all of the predebate jockeying. >> reporter: this is a pivotal point in the campaign. right now this is a two-man race. but everyone seems to be mincing it up. they might be getting ready to share a stage at the reagan library. but that doesn't mean they will share smiles. just minutes after mitt romney ou

could become a hurricane and certainly getting close to the bahamas in the next several days.nd a little too close for comfort across the eastern seaboard as well. back to you. jenna: a little too close indeed. thank you for that. no relation to tropical storm lee. not even inspired by jog. jd. thank you very much. jon: new developments out of italy as american amanda knox fights to have her murder conviction overturned. the court shooting down a prosecution request for a new round of dna tests. this after experts slammed the evidence used in the original trial that convicted knox of murdering her roommate. what does it mean for knocks knox's chances for freedom. let's bring in our criminal panel. former prosecutor dan conaway. dan, the prosecution asked for a number of things. they wanted to do more dna testing. they wanted to bring in records they apparently found on the dna test machines that were used. all of it got shot down by the judge. as a former prosecutor, that doesn't bode well. >> no, it really doesn't, jon. i think this was a major blow for the prosecution. at th

think it will have the opportunity to become a hurricane in the next several days as it threatens the bahamasnd hopefully, hopefully will not come here to the u.s. but again we'll have to monitor the station. now katia, there is katia right there, still a hurricane, again not going to make landfall across the u.s. or even bermuda. it will be a shipping concern and also a europe concern heading into the w weekend. we are dealing with the potential of scattered showers and thunderstorms over areas that have seen incredible flooding, across pennsylvania and new york, parts of maryland, baltimore and d.c. we still have the potential for flooding. flash flood watches and warnings remain posted for many of these areas, jon, as we head into the weekend, unfortunately we could see the potential for scattered showers but i don't think anything that is going to lead to more massive flooding. back to you. jon: i know your husband shaun is a big surfer. are you going to keep him locked up this weekend with the surf kicking up? >> reporter: that's a ver very good point. we don't need him out in those big

move to the bahamas right now.there's no low-risk asset you'll be able to get 5%, 6%. instead, what we would say is create a diversified portfolio, mostly made up of high-quality bonds. if you're in a high tax credit, maybe municipals but unfortunately, no magic bullet. >> not right now. those were old times. if you have questions you want answered, send us an united nations and be a delicate topic for the president this week. perry held a press conference in manhattan earlier today in which he accused the obama administration of appeasement towards middle east leaders basically accusing the white house of throwing israel under the bus and allowing the palestinians to make this request for r state hood at the united nations and this was some tough texas talk. even for rick perry. >> we're equally indignant of the obama administration and their middle east policy of appeasement that is encouraged such an ominous act of bad faith. simply put, we would not be here today at this very precipice of such a dangerous move

yesterday, we thought there might be some development with this little disturbance around the bahamasoing to and now, but a lot of moisture there is going to bring rain to florida and some of that stretching across part of the outer banks, the next couple of days. ophelia, we've been talking about for days and days, a 40 mile storm not have i organized and nothing too big to worry about for us right now and yesterday, 50 mile per hour storm, it's going to stay out to sea, and turn to the north and probably become a hurricane and won't affect any land mass at all. a big warm-up into the northern rockies and temperatures in the 80's. all kinds of records, still warm across the south and colder in the pacific northwest and cool across parts of the northern plains, back to you. >> alisyn: thanks, rick. you may never admit it, but apparently mom and dad do play favorites with the kids. >> dave: no. >> alisyn: we'll talk to the man who says of course you like one of your kids better than the others. >> dave: do you. >> clayton: mom is watching. she likes me more, i know. we've been telling

. >> reporter: it's called a shark shield, and off the coast of the bahamas, tipple shows us how it worksa shark feeding frenzy at this block of chum. until tipple approaches. and turns on the shark shield that hangs right above him. >> wow. >> you got to watch the show to see if it works, kyra. >> okay, what happens? i get it, that's part of the tease. >> it's called the tease. >> all right, now, you talked about the dehydration. >> yeah. >> and how she became malnourished, how does she eat while she's doing all this? >> just paint a picture for you, she's wearing a bathing suit, cap, goggles, and nothing else, she can't touch the boat, no shark cages, she's literally swimming through the ocean 103 miles, if she touches the boat, she's disqualified, and she'll come to the boat and treading water and put food into her mouth. >> for example? >> peanut butter. they basically work on the diet that's sort of a special diet for her based on her experience, what she thinks won't upset her stomach and what will give her the most energy and she create the special drinks and they put it in a pouch

off the coast of the bahamas, tipple shows us how it works.enzy at this block of chum until tipple approaches and turns on the shark shield that hangs right above it. you're probably wondering what happens next. that's a tease. you've got to watch the documentary to find out. >> i will. >> that's one way they sort of protected diana in the water. >> diana, hopefully you can hear us. you have are jellyfish, sharks, 103 miles, shoulder issues, asthma, waves. am i missing anything? i don't know if i am. take me back to that day, what was going through your mind when you had to just make the tough call i'm sure to call it quits. >> brooke, sanjay, nice to see you. first of all, we know how the shark part of the story ended. i'm still here. >> thank goodness. >> at least that part we don't >> at least that part we don't have to worry about. you know, it was a heck of a thing. you get ready for these big expeditions. i did one in my 20s. every time out, it doesn't matter how prepared you are. honestly, you will not find the ams of ocean swimming, a

coast, bermuda, bahamas and a group of caribbean islands.other scenarios churned up by lee, at least one plan killed, another injured, so this has been a violent storm. a handful of tornadoes blamed for tearing the siding and shingles from homes and sending huge trees crashing through roofs as well. casey casey steegal's live in louisiana with more on this. one of the first places, by the way, you're in to feel the wrath of lee. >> reporter: yeah, jenna, absolutely. and finally they are starting to dry out here in southern louisiana. you know, this is the first time in several days where we have had sunshine and, also, it's almost a little cool where we are. we are right on the water, the gulf of mexico just right back there behind me. and when tropical storm lee made landfall here early sunday morning, it dropped more than a foot of rain on the city of new orleans as well. and here in the parish as well where the 60 mile-an-hour wind gusts also posed some problems, pushing a lot of the water inland and up against the levees, but they did ho

way a low risk freeway to get 5 to 6% i could retire and poppy you could come with me, move to the bahamas extremely low risk asset you get 5 to 6%. what we would say is create a diversified portfolio made up of high quality bonds, maybe municipals, but there's no magic bullet here. >> not right now. those were old times. if you have a question you want answered, send us an e-mail to cnn help desk at cnn.com. accept it. you can't change the way banking works. just accept it, man. free ? doesn't close at five ? try nature. it's a bank. what do you want, a hug ? just accept it. hidden fees, fine print, or they'll stick it to you some other way. stay with the herd, son. accept it. just accept it. accept it. just accept it. accept it. if we miss this movie, you're dead. if you're stuck accepting banking nonsense, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. >>> we're getting a lot of responses to today's talk back question, is a higher tax on millionaires class warfare? carol costello joins us. you have a ton of people responding to this one, yeah? >> i think we have around 500

the answer, the bahamas. >>> well, we are rooting for her.m from cuba to florida. she is 62 years old now. she has tried three times. her latest attempt ended yesterday after a man-of-war stings paralyzed some of the muscles in her back. just moments ago, she said it was all worth it. >> all worth it. there is so much boldness in living life this way. we did it all. and no one can ever take it away from us. so i stand here proud. i really am. [ applause ] >> we are root for her. cnn's matt sloan followed her epic swim. >> reporter: for endure rans swimmer diana nyad, the third time was supposed to be the charm. >> i just know i can make it. i could have made it in 1978. could have, should have, would have, worthless saying. horrible, horrendous eight-foot swim. that was untenable for any swimmer. the last time it was asthma took me down. now we have injections. >> reporter: a strong start in beautiful calm seas. but this third attempt at the extreme dream swim from cuba to florida quickly went south. >> oh, my god. the first night, i felt i w