brooke, ace-8. brooke: check. chris: checks. daniel: she's got about 6,000 left. brooke: you counting my money, daniel? daniel: i'm counting your money. chris: the flop, 5-trey-10, all clubs, brooke with the nut flush draw. brooke: i bet four. chris: she bets 4,000. daniel: what are we doing? joe: take a timeout. daniel: all right, let's do it! this could be the one! this could be the one! chris: joe sticco uses his one and only timeout and can now tell his coach all about his hand. daniel: okay, man, what have you got? what's in that hole card. joe: i've got a queen of clubs and an ace of diamonds. daniel: i love it, absolutely. you should, first of all, with that hand, you should've raised and put her all in first. shouldn't have just called, because she's short on money now, right? joe: right. daniel: you might have the best hand, and if not, you can catch an ace, you can catch a queen, or you can catch a club. that gives you 15 cards. you'll be a favorite. this is your chance to knock her out right here. joe: all right. daniel: absolutely. just stick it all in

chris brooks can't out of the woods, not yet.getting back a heartbeat, most people who suffer cardiac arrest don't make it. that's because, when the heart stops, a dangerous chain reaction is set into motion. it's triggered by a lack of oxygen, a chemical cascade in each and every cell, resulting in an explosion of free radicals and other dangerous elements. once this whole thing starts going, it's hard to stop. >> cell death will actually occur for 12 to 24 hours afterwards. which is why we induce the hypothermia. >> in other words, chris' doctors would ice him down, lower his body temperature. here's the idea. by cooling chris, they would put the process of death into slow motion. so doctors wrap up chris in this special cooling blanket, but they also realize something else. he needed to be even colder, and they needed a more experienced team to do that. >> the absolute best place for him and the best chance he had for a full recovery was to be at university of pennsylvania. >> we accepted the transfer, and we got him here by h

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> a wave of poisonous mud threatening everything in its path. and now, this sludge is hitting a river, crucial to many european countries. so what's next? >>> kidnapped by the taliban? no. this is only a movie. but wait until you see this. >>> plus, a duke graduate spilling the dirt about her sex life on campus. it includes ratings, names, pictures and all the scandalous details. harmless or just plain wrong? >>> hi, everyone. i'm brooke baldwin. ready to go? "cnn newsroom" rolls on starting here. a commercial flight bound for bermuda canceled. more than 100 passengers and crew members evacuated and a man with no i.d., no badge, he's there helping load bags on to this plane and he started this whole thing in motion. now, obviously, the police would like a woord with him, but he is nowhere to be found still. this has all happened over the course of the last couple of hours. this is in philadelphia and the official word is, this could be a serious incident or it could

brooke? >> finally, freedom. 64 plus days. carl, we'll be -- we'll be watching that moment along here with you on cnn. thanks for the update. >>> meantime here, president obama hit the campaign trail today. and made some changes to his inner circle. wolf blitzer and the best political team on television all over these developments today. we'll talk more about that coming up. >>> also, bill maher never short of pnls. tonight walking politics with john king. bill maher, "john king, usa" tonight at 7:00 eastern. talking about ways to fight back against bullying. can it happen? can it be done? the special report, 10:00, you can't miss it. >>> another personnel change at the white house. jim jones will be stepping down as national security advisor. wolf blitzer joins me from the situation room. wolf, i guess the surprise alluded to the fact that he's going be there for two years or so. but what do we know about his replacement? >> he's an old washington hand. he's well known to insiders here in washington, tom donland. he works in

brooks. her son is dying in front of her.usband is doing cpr. >> they say does he have a heart beat or breath. no. it was taking 8.5 minutes. it's a lifetime. i don't know if you can imagine, a second is an hour, if you know what i mean. >> they are here now. >> have the people come in. >> oh my god. come on chris. come on chris. >> it had been more than 15 minutes since his heart stopped beating. >> when the medics got here, i was pacing. i didn't watch them do their work. >> we're going to start with the cpr. adam, my partner that evening shocked him. >> they hit him with the padd s paddles, he jumps. nothing is nothing. i don't know how to explain what nothing is. but it's not -- you know, then they did it, again. it was nothing. >> joan lost three family members in less than a year. she was frantic. >> you took my mother, my dad and you are not taking my son. i said don't let this happen. >> adam had to shock him, again. he flat lined. >> this is important. the paramedics didn't quit here. they gave chris another shot of

brooks, commissioner brooks, or president brooks, as he is now known, is the western region vice president of government affairs for cbs outdoor, a leading global media company and is responsible for government and public affairs from california to texas for that company. he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million. please join me in welcoming president brooks. . >> thank you, susan leyall, and good morning, welcome here. before i start i want to thank our general manager leyall who has done an extraordinary job here at the san francisco puc and also i want to recognize two people that just walked in, our vice president commissioner ann (inaudible) and commissioner dennis

reports out of dallas of an armed gunman inside the brooke haven college calm puts. that school now in -- campus. that school now in lockdown. an alert is out to all students telling them to stay inside while they sort this situation out. trace gallagher has the latest. >> reporter: this is north of dallas, this is farmer's branch and brooke haven college is a two-year community college. the information we have is that

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. >> let's look at brooke. >> reporter: 12-year-old brooke of st.nd her family booked a tour on atvs in costa rica. adults and children were all given full-sized vehicles, capable of speeds over 60 miles an hour. an on the flat sand of the beach, there was no problem. but then, as the family later recorded on a home video camera, they headed up a steep road. >> here's the cliff she went down the hill. >> my daughter was ahead of me and we rounded a bend and a very sharp turn and when i came around, her best friend emma was standing there screaming in the middle of the road. >> reporter: brooke had driven off a 200-foot cliff after missing the turn. >> can't you try to shock her or something, bring her back? >> reporter: authorities later said brooke died on impact. >> reporter: while jennifer blames the costa ree can tour company, she says she hopes brooke's tragic death can serve as a warning to other parents about children on atvs. >> my life went from the most perfect nine days to complete hell in a matter of probably a split second. >> reporter:

>> -- what do you make of this, brooke? >> there is a great irony. the reason they can spend the money to make this ad is because of the united decision that obama came out just today against. so do they realize that it is their free speech right and they are exercising it and conservatives protect. >> i don't think they spend money on that, do they? that was some woman home and using her kids' laptop and putting it together. i mean, come on. look at that, bill. >> here is the thing i don't get. why is there a hairy gimp in the corner with a bird on his head. i am missing the symbolism of this, greg. >> who does that signify? >> i don't know. is there a huge s and m community within the unions i am unaware of? >> if so, i am so pro union. >> this is all pain and no pleasure. >> what does the giant bird mean? >> no idea. getting back to the pain part, is the claws going into his skull? and wouldn't it be better suited on his crotch? >> it would be better on your crotch. >> everything would. >> i can't get mad. i think they should do more of these beca

. >> reporter: cynthia brook, daughter of the the councilwoman b.gatty is following her mother's work >> maryland is all over volunteering. this is maryland's meal. >> reporter: despite empty boxes and a need for more donations, brook says the 29th annual thanksgiving meal will go on like always. >> we've had commitment from shay brook farms that they're going to come through with the 70,000 pounds of turkey for us. >> reporter: as more marylanders look for the center for help, brook says they need all the help and donations they can get. just a few weeks ago all they had was some of the baby food on the top shelf here. then a driver from a church and donations helped fill some of the shelves. but as you can see, there's still a lot of shelves that need to be filled up. >> we need can foods and nonparishable items. >> reporter: brook says that it might seem like hard times but her mother would know just what to say. >> just to us. >> reporter: for seniors who can't make it to patterson park on thanksgiving, volunteers bring the meals to them. >> seems kind of strange we're talking abo

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> the other facebook movie -- >> you've just found like the tip of the iceberg. >> you've got to stop. >> "catfish" captures social networking's darker side with a shocking twist. one of the guys behind the film joins me live. >>> restaurants get surprise inspections. coal mines. even big rig trucks. and you would think oil rigs are on that list. so were government watchdogs asleep on the job? >>> george clooney goes to washington. what he's telling your senators. >>> someone toilet-papered this lavish california home. wait until you hear who it belongs to. >>> we are about four hours and counting now to the start of that mine operation -- mine rescue in chile. hi, everyone. i'm brooke baldwin. big, big news happening today. by the end of this evening we could be seeing the first miner pulled to the surface through more than 2,000 feet of solid rock. folks, this is kind of like the ultimate reality show in a sense. think about the time line here. 68 days we have fol

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> some are doubting the wife who says pirates shot her husband on a border lake. so will tiffany hartley take a lie detector test? >> i know what i saw. >> her answer. plus, friends, family, demanding mexico do more. we'll take you to their rally live. >>> an explosive report. many of the security guards hired to protect u.s. bases in afghanistan allegedly are linked to the taliban. oh, and guess who's paying them. american taxpayers. plus, wait until you hear why aquentin tarn continuo movie plays a role in all of this. >>> guys, want to earn more money? pack on the pounds. ladies, lose them. this stunning new study on our paycheck. >>> and it's kind of tough to jout run a plane but this little guy sure wants to try. could it be, could today possibly be the day in chile? hi, i'm brooke baldwin. happy friday. here we go. all eyes this hour on that mine down in chile where those attempted rescues have been going on of those 33 miners now officially nearing this clima

plus mark shields and david brooks >> woodruff: plus, mark shields and david brooks provide their weekly analysis. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the united states made a new move to ease tensions with pakistan today. it came in the form of a new five-year program of military assistance. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: secretary of state clinton announced the $2 billion in aid with pakistan's foreign minister, shah mahmoud qureshi, at her side. >> the united states has no stronger partner when it comes to counter-terrorism efforts against the extremists who threaten us both than pakistan. >> warner: the announcement came amid wide-ranging talks involving diplomatic, trade, development and military officials from both countries, including pakistan's powerfulba army chief of staff,

brooke? >> and if in fact this terror alert is issued, jean, what might tourists abroad expect if say they're at the eiffel tower or near tother locations? >> the europeans have been highly aware of all of the threat intelligence coming in, it couldn't be a surprise if they saw additional security personnel around those very public places where crowds gather. again, this is just an alert. this is just saying to americans be aware, keep your eyes open, report anything suspicious if you see it. >> jean, thank you. >>> i want to continue the conversation and bring in former fbi assistant director. tom, stand by just a minute. i want to walk through some of these numbers to emphasize how many americans are abroad. here's what we have. the u.s. government estimates some 13 million americans visit europe each year. october fest happening right now in munich. also, france, italy, huge honeymoon destinations. in terms of just young people, 50,000 american college students study abroad each year in eu

. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks offer their weekly analysis. >> woond we close with virtuoso violinist, and the pulitzer-prize winning music they create. ♪ >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the unemployment rate in the u.s. stayed stuck at 9.6% in september. the labor department reported that today. it said the private sector added 64,000 jobs, but that was more than offset by layoffs of nearly 160,000 teachers and other public employees. the result was a net loss of 95,000 jobs. president obama acknowledged the tough going in the job market, as he appeared at a small business in bladensburg, maryland. >> yes, the trend line in private sector job growth is moving in the right direction. but i'm not interested in trends or figures as much as i am interested in the peop

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the word members of the congregation would use to describe pastor david platt here at the church at brook hills in birmingham, alabama. he has a doctorate and two master's degrees from the new orleans baptist theological seminary. at 26, he became the youngest pastor in the country to lead a megachurch, a rich mega church. and then something radical happened. >> i guess i would call it a crisis of belief, where looking at the bible and i'm preaching and i'm thinking do i really believe this? >> he started questioning how his christian beliefs are intertwined with the american dream of prosperity and success. >> i don't in any way want to come across as anti-america. at the same time there are some ideals and values that are at the core of the american dream that are really contrary, even antithetical to the gospel that jesus preached, and then the american dream obviously leads us sometimes in pursuits of money and possessions and pleasures in this world. >> what troubled him was the material comfort of his congregation and the multi-million-dollar megachurch they worship in. this was not

eastbound lanes are getting by and westbound you are closed at brook side drive. to 270, we have slick pavement out here but no problems to report from 121 moving to the split. 66 virginia, we are tracking your trip, as well. lanes are wide open through centreville to inside the beltway. continuing in virginia, 95 northbound, look forward to a nice quiet commute from fredericksburg to the springfield interchange and wrap it up in the district. inbound new york avenue through dc, more wet roads and watch for standing water especially around rock creek park. >>> right now police are looking for a gunman they say took a shot at a fellow officer. it happened on queens chapel road in northeast dc. police do not have a description of the suspect but are looking for a green jeep cherokee they believe he used to make his getaway. >>> the state department is urging americans to use caution when traveling in europe because of potential terrorist attacks. for the first time in recent history a travel alert has been issued for an entire continent. it is but one step below a t

brooks is talking about is the issue of austerity. you don't sell belt tightening, you don't knock your opponent. you need to tell america get behind us. it's going to be a bit painful. the reason americans aren't buying into it is because they don't trust congress. that's the whole epicenter of this electric. maybe we can put some people we trust in and maybe they're not going to fit the normal mold. that's a good thing and maybe if we trust them we'll pay higher taxes and not feel bad about it because the outcome will be a better country. >> to address the juan williams' issue, too, i want to get your thoughts on that. >> it may be an election issue if jim demint leads the issue and they're going to go after big bird and go after him like they went after the nra. belt tightening is the right thing, american people need to be told. we need the right politicians. in the real world when you talk about the real politicians and what they're putting out there, the protypical tea party candidate, marco rubio, his plan is to add $3.5 trilli

buster posey, the ground ball right through the legs of brooks conrad allows the game-winning run to score. freddie sanchez, the giants score two runs in the ninth and win it 3-2. as you said, diane, one more win and the giants will play the philadelphia phillies in round 2. that would be the national league championship series. but nothing comes easy with this team.

the a tree fell across river road near brook side drive in bethesda a couple of hours ago. only one lane of the eastbound section of river road was blocked but it is blocking the westbound lanes. that means anybody trying to get from bethesda to the beltway needs to find another way. i came through that area just a few minutes ago and it looks like they are making progress in getting that cleaned up. >>> the u.s. government is issuing a major caution to travelers headed overseas. it is just one step below a formal warning advising u.s. citizens not to visit euro conc- qaeda may be planning something similar to the 2008 mumbai attacks. tricia thompson has more. >> we are at dulles airport to find out how the warnings are affecting people traveling to europe. the warning took robert renfield by surprise. he had been on vacation and

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jason brooks is up next with our moneywatch report.thought getting a job during the recession was tough, think again. the new obstacle many people now have to overcome and the stumbling block for some employers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> westbound 580 out of the altamont pass in the red. heavy traffic now one of our slowest spots because overall the commute so far on this monday morning has been moving well. 26 minutes is your drive time from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. some speeds there under 40 miles per hour. this may be causing a bit of a problem, too. we have a new stall reported right there by north greenville road and it is blocking one lane. they are waiting for the tow trucks to get there. but hey, here's our bright spot. the bay bridge, typically by this time of the morning, the metering lights have been on now for a while. and our backup is beyond that first overcrossing. just not the case at all today. it is columbus day. we are seeing slight delays in the cash lanes and still no metering lights at the bay b

brooke. >> it obviously begs a question and you may not have the answer. it begs the question how in the world do the military grade nine bricks now land in a cemetery? is there any kind of military outpost nearby or do we just not know yet? stand by actually -- >> we don't know. what we're looking at before you answer me i just heard -- these i believe are the bricks. ray kelly the police commissioner held these pictures up during the news knch that just ended. allan, if you can pick up with where i'm leaving off. do we know how these got there? >> that is the big question and what the police department detectives are going to be working on. no, there are no military installations immediately in manhattan. of course there are surrounding new york city but none actually in manhattan. so of course how did this all happen? it seems as if there's going to be a long back story if indeed these were dug up last year. so quite a bizarre situation. but, again, no one in danger, no threat. and these were not wired to explode. they apparently could not explode simpl

we look at it all with our expanded roundtable, david brooks, e.j. dionne, former democratic congressman harold ford jr., msnbc's rachel maddow and cnbc's rick santelli. >>> good morning. here we are, final countdown to election day 2010. with us exclusively this morning, the chairman of the republican national committee, michael steele. welcome back to "meet the press." >> it's great to be back with you, david. >> let's get right to it. it's final argument time. the president is on the campaign trail. he has been out west, was in the midwest and friday he leveled probably his most potent charge against republican leaders in washington, saying that they made a cold, political calculation when he came into office, basically not to work with the obama white house. that they could have cooperated, decided to obstruct. this is part of what he said. >> the republican leaders in washington, they made a different calculation. they looked around at the mess that they had made, at the mess that they had left me and they said, boy, this is a really big mess. a

outbound river road at brook side avenue. getting word of crews on the scene where we have a fallen tree. they are taking away lanes as needed and that's going only. inbound you expect to maybe lose one lane or two to the left side. stay right to get by. take it over to 270 from germantown road to 370. watching the volume build quickly. right now at plus five minutes. 66 good morning, virginia. we are slow from 50 to 123. another extra five for that. and 95 northbound in virginia, finding drivers below speed between the prince william parkway and lorton and that delay is growing. over to you. >>> at the top of the hour, here's a look at the stories happening today. for the first time, the u.s. supreme court will have three women on the bench. the high court begins the session with new justice elena kagan. justice elena kagan recaused herself from nearly half of the cases she court will hear. >>> a funeral today for bran dan looney. he was a navy seal killed in afghanistan. he will be buried at arlington national cemetery. >>>

qureshi, walking to brookings and the asia society. -- welcome to brookings and the asia society. [applause] >> good evening. thank you for your introduction. as you well know, ladies and gentlemen, i'm here for the third meeting of the strategic dialogue. we could not ask for better start. the meeting was very satisfying for me in my delegation. ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor and privilege to be at this prestigious institution. i am thankful for the brookings institute and the asia society for inviting me to speak here this evening on the issue that is of vital concern on both pakistan and the united states. on in delighted others are with us here today. pakistan in the united states have been crucial allies and partners for more than half a century. our relations were never as coast and with as much a stake as today. this lends added importance to the third phase of the strategic dialogue between pakistan and the analyses for which i am here in washington. this dialogue will define the future of our bilateral relationship. it will also have a direct bearing on the success

lead to a junction of small brooks. salmon make their way through to get to the lake. not surprisingly it's not only a favorite feeding place but also a great space for everyone else to film these amazing beasts. they. are not afraid of people. for centuries the locals never went hunting for baz and never attacked them. one of the smartest and strongest predators and keep growing throughout their entire lives. they learn quickly at any age and have a good long term memory. in spite of their weak eyesight find their way around easily they sense fish and see them. cubs usually live with their mother for three years during this time she breast feeds them and so rarely have fish. but she's the only one who can teach a young to fish for themselves. later they will practice and improve their skills throughout their lives. or see she's standing upright nicely while she's tracking the fish standing up on her hind legs she gets a good view of where and how to fish she's so cute. there's live according to a strict routine. they hibernate for half a year during winter in spring a

. >> brooks, thanks for being here. >> reporter: congressman graves failed to mention that brooks hurst was an old friend. the congressman also left out that his own wife and hurst invested money in the same missouri fuel plant. congressman waters argues that is the same thing she's accused of, helping a good friend and his company where her spouse owns stock, yet waters is the only one facing an ethics trial. when it comes to ethics, congress largely polices itself. it set up two separate ethics bodies, but it turns out they almost always disagree. the house ethics committee is members of congress judging their own. too often, critics said, they made excuses for colleagues rather than holding them accountable. to fix it in 2007, congress created an independent office of congressional ethics. the independent office investigates cases and refers them to the house ethics committee, which decides whether to bring charges. yet critics say some members of congress, all of whom deny wrongdoing, are still getting a free pass. take the case of congressman john carter. that's him criticizing ran

hammer in new york. >> and i'm brooke anderson in hollywood. and now the most memorable movie characters. "pretty in pink"'s molly ringwald and michael j. fox as marty mcfly. he is one of "entertainment weekly's" most memorable movie characters now reunited. still looking pretty in pink, molly ringwald reunited with the cast of her classic movie for "entertainment weekly's" great reunions. the pretty party included annie pots who played leona movie and jon cryer as duckie. his enemy was blaine, who was pursued by molly ringwald's andy walsh, a girl from the wrong side of the track. >> you're ashamed to be seen with me. >> she spoke her mind and she was sort of an iconoclast and a rebel. >> relentlessly pursued by duckie. >> blaine, that's a major appliance, not a name. >> at "entertainment weekly's" great reunion of the "pretty in pink" cast, jon speculated about how all the teen angst ended. >> andy and blaine probably did not end up together. but duckie and andy ended up friends for life. >> from teen dreams to "lord of the rings," "entertain

-- syndicated columnist mark shields, "new york times" columnist david brooks.avid, how do you see the florida race? >> rubio is probably going to win. he's got a huge lead. because what's the election about. it's about people are concerned about american decline. they're concerned about jobs and they're concerned about spending. and better have a clear message on those things. charlesie crist doesn't have a clear message. marco rubio has the, the tea party message and he's a very good candidate. if you have those two things this year are you probably going to wichbl you have a lot of people with the tea party message but who are bad candidates like o'donnell in delaware, pal tino in new york. but he has the two elements so he is sitting pretty. >> lehrer: mark? >> chargeee countries st running as the scott brown howard baker republican in a-- year. >> lehrer: that that one more time. >> in other words, he's running as a republican of a modera stripe. not afraid to take a stand that might be offensive to some of the party's-- . >> lehrer: taking on social issues

-- syndicated columnist mark shields, "new york times" columnist david brooks.k joins us tonight from south bend, indiana. first for the record, david, is today's bombing threat likely to affect voters' attitudes in any way between now and tuesday do you think? >> i really don't think so. it's interesting the polls have hardened the last week or so. haven't seen much movement either way. i think people have decided. maybe if something terrible had happened, but it is an election about the economy bpervasive issues, about national decline. i don't think this will have a big effect. >> lehrer: do you agree,c. mark? >> i do, jim. i think the president, obviously ashcrofted forthrightly and quickly. but-- so i think in that sense there's no negative to it. and maybe a small uptick positive for the democrats, but certainly not a game changer. >> lehrer: all right, david, back to the election itself. do you still feel this is going to be a good night for republicans on tuesday? >> yes, as i said, nothing changed. i still think 52 house seats and eight or so senate sea