. >> cass, i love you, here's hodie. >> cass, i love you, too. send it, siri. >> okay. i'll send it. >> she said, okay, i'll send it. what does it say? something is looking to help you with your something, siri. >> anyway, i did it this morning. i'll work on that. i love it. i'm very excited. >> do you have anything on here? no. >> yes, i do. >> you do have some things. >> chrissy is setting me up. do you have miley cyrus's number? i want to call her and have a little talk with her. because i know her mom, we both know billy ray. her mom's a good lady, very good lady, and i know for a fact she raised miley right. >> the vmas you saw, with the foam finger with robin thicke and all of that shenanigans. she did say something, she made some news and she explained that this thing wasn't just thought up at the last second. >> it was choreographed. >> this was choreographed, okay. >> there was a reason behind it. >> she said that she wanted to make history, and here's her quote, she said, madonna's done it, brittney's done it, every vma performance that's what you're looking f

outlined how rockets filled with nerve gaskilled hundreds of civilians last month in a suburb of de mass cass. he asked delegates to work together to end the conflict. leaders from some of the major powers can't agree on what approach to take. those from russia have defended the sear yarns for years. and they find themselves at odds with the french carrying the threat of military action. french foreign minister travelled to moscow to meet with his russian counterparts, labrov thanked officials for supporting a framework to collect and destroy all chemical weapons. they disagreed over a report by u.n. investigators on the chemical weapons attack last month. >> according to our own foreign intelligence, we believe this report proves that the responsibility for the august 21st chemical attack lies with the syrian regime. >> we immediately had questions. and we asked them, there's no answer as to where the weapons were produced. >> blabrov said they need to establish what happened in the attack. >>> turkish leaders have seen the conflict spill over their border. on monday turkish forces shot down

. >> it seems like this may sound extreme but sort of cass stated the united states. >> jon: oh my god! we have had our balls cut off? ! and we don't have any more lunch money! (laughter) oh no! (cheers and applause) what does everybody over at fox so up set about. apparently it was your bosses idea a year ago. >> this is from about a year ago, mr. ailes says quote putin is angry, he thinks the united states doesn't take him seriously or treat russia as a major player. if i were president, i would get in a room with him and say look, look at the slaughter going on in syria. you can stop it. do it and i'll see to it that you get all the credit. >> jon: but that would make america look weak, you'll have our testicles in a jar, we won't-- we won't have any lunch money. doesn't that cost us? >> everybody needs dignity and what does it cost? you get what you want, and you give up nothing. >> jon: exactly! ailes knows what he's talking about. and if anybody knows how to profitably negotiate with ego maniacal sociopaths-- (laughter) it's roger ailes. (cheers and applause) >> jon: i'll tell yo

. >> it seems like this may sound extreme but sort of cass stated the united states. >> jon: oh my god! we have had our balls cut off? ! and we don't have any more lunch money! (laughter) oh no! (cheers and applause) what does everybody over at fox so up set about. apparently it was your bosses idea a year ago. >> this is from about a year ago, mr. ailes says quote putin is angry, he thinks the united states doesn't take him seriously or treat russia as a major player. if i were president, i would get in a room with him and say look, look at the slaughter going on in syria. you can stop it. do it and i'll see to it that you get all the credit. >> jon: but that would make america look weak, you'll have our testicles in a jar, we won't-- we won't have any lunch money. doesn't that cost us? >> everybody needs dignity and what does it cost? you get what you want, and you give up nothing. >> jon: exactly! ailes knows what he's talking about. and if anybody knows how to profitably negotiate with ego maniacal sociopaths-- (laughter) it's roger ailes. (cheers and applause) >> jon: i'll tell yo

and a selection for the cass mow is expected to be made by the -- casino is expected to be made by the end of the year. >>> it is calling for a warm fall by baltimore bill. the crab walked the plank yesterday. >> i don't think he is authentic. >> if he goes in the water, the crab will then do what? >> swim away. >> that's right. >> and charley, charley, charley. what am i going to do with you? >> you are going to steam bill. because he may get you on the forecast. >> calling for an early winter for me. temperatures below average for october and november. speaking of the temperatures this morning, we are on the cool side. we're just 49 degrees right now in westminster. and 55 in catonsville. and 52 degrees in the area. and 49 in an apartment. and 51-degrees in fallton. eastton, a degrees. this is jacket weather this morning. these temperatures coming in below average. and the satellite and radar, not picking up on a whole lot this morning. yes, we are dealing with a few clouds trying to move in to the picture and all of this is courtesy of this system that is down south. and you can see

and cass turner has more. >> reporter: a private deal should be a big relief for the company. >> the doesn't go bankrupt and it will survive privately and under private equity control. what this does is allow the company to sort of go off on its own and lick its wounds and inquire without the scrutiny of wall street and the rest of the public. >> reporter: it's largest shareholder will lead a buyout consortium and the valued it at $4.7 billion and under the deal shareholders gets $9 a share slightly higher than trading value and it will open an exciting chapter for blackberries, customers, carriers and employees but that is unlikely to included at products aimed at smartphone users. >> hard core users will notice but friday they said they are moving to a more business focused and tapped out of the consumer smartphone market and said apple, samsung and android it's yours now. >> reporter: they refused to comments on the private deal and it will not save the 4.5 thousand people who will lose their jobs next year but the inability to connect with desire and demand means the signal dropp

cass turner has more. >> reporter: news i've private deal for blackberry should be a big relief for thepany. >> it won't go bankrupt, it will survive under private equity control. what this does is allow the company to sort of go off on its own and lick it's a wounds, in quiet without the scrutiny of wall street and the rest of the public. >> reporter: its largest shareholder fairfax financial holdings will lead a buyout consortium. it's valued it at $4.7 billion. under the deal shareholders get $9 a share slightly higher than the currents trading value. in the a statement the head of fairfax said this transaction will open an exciting chapter for blackberry, customers and employees. that is unlikely to include every day smart phone users. >> i think the hardcore blackberry users but it's on friday when they said they were moving to a business focus that they are tapped out of the consumer smart folk market, said apple samsung, apple it's owl years now. >> reporter: the company is head quart earth in canada but the government will comment. the 5,000 employees will lose their jobs over t

nasa cass confirmed its voyager space craft is the first human made object to enter inter stellar spaceyears to get that far, it's now roughly nine and a half billion miles way from the son. project scientist says the space craft has pass aid milestone of sorts created by the sun. >> well, the sun creates a bubble around itself which envelopes all the planets and in fact, provides a sort of a shield between us and what's outside in space between the stars. so this is the first time we have had a space craft leave the bubble and enter inter stellar space so we can determine what's really out there, trying to get in to this bubble. we know precisely where we are, we are about 125 times as far from the earth as the sun is. and we are headed in a particular direction toward i want stellar space where we are now, have now arrived. we were fortunate there was a large storm on the sun which propagated out to where voyager one is out to the edge of the bubble. and a how would to u allowed use density of what the plasma of the material is, we discovered that the density is that is what outside m

it's a bit sticky out here as we head through the thursday forecast. 84 in president anton. 79 in the cass droe valley. 69 if you're heading out to america's cup. 65 in pacifica, 75 in sun omaha. for the america's cup tomorrow, we're going to have some wind. you may have a little bit of problem out there on the water. overall, winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. if you're headed to pier 27 or 29 to catch the action. it's absolutely free. we're going to have some good weather here. light jacket needed with breaks in the sunshine. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. you can catch the racing at 1:00 p.m. on the seven-day forecast, temperatures stay average through tomorrow. a little bit of a heat spike on friday. with 90 degrees inland. sunday, monday and tuesday next week, clouds come back, temperatures stay seasonal as we get closer to fall. nothing like redemption you guys. >> it's like the shawshank redemption with the clicker. >> i'm feeling good. >>> jeff ranieri up next. so what can i get you? we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly with me ♪ ♪ it's buzz the be

. >> when i was flying out to california with cass, she had been trying to get me to see this one tv show. it's on another network so i won't mention it. mom, i'm telling you, if you watch ten minutes, you're going to be hooked. i was hooked. i saw it all the way. i only saw the first season but all the way. >> i think that's what's happening now. because all your mobile devices now allow you to see things everywhere. why bother reading? >> it's overrated any way. i know you guys are looking at this thing thinking, what is that? it's a new ad that i've been watching. frank and i have some hearing issues at our house. that is a new hearing aid. no, it isn't. there's a new hearing aid out and they say, "it's so discrete." it's a huge thing with a wire. nobody will notice it. bobbie's buzz is coming up. bobbie will show us the latest things. >> it's like ear jewelry, it's not like an earring? that would be good though if you had a blue tooth, you could have that and bling it out. >> what is blue tooth? >> blue tooth is the thing you talk in in your ear. >> so you don't have to -- i don'

jim cass sady said there were a number of people standing over him -- cassidy. >> it's a shame and it doesn't feel safe to come here. >> police say they're looking for suspects and the victim knew one of his killers. >> and they took canine that way and this path leads back up to the rec center on the other side of the tracks. whether or not that's the way they ran. >> police say diaz lived on this block in woodbridge where neighbors say investigators were searching through the dumpster looking for evidence leaving behind this protective clothing. back at the school officials not wanting to go on camera told us grief counselors were available to meet with students. >> it was just really more full day. my first period i have a few football players and they had a meeting. it was emotional to see some guys who are so used to being the big top guys who are but it shows you that we're all human and we know what's it like to feel pain, things like that. >> prince william county police are not saying if they have suspects in mind. they're offering a reward for information leading to and arre

festival cass temperatured after an earthquake hurt chinatown business. the tradition is ancient. >> i would compare it to like a chinese thanksgiving. it's a thousand-year-old tradition celebrated around the world. >> festival organizers say the- year-old event is a wonderful way to share food, craft and all with others >> hello kitty, getting air time in california. a hello kitty plane is expected to make its way to the los angeles airport. not only is the plane decorated on the outside with the hello kitty figure. it will be on pillow covers, in addition, flight attendants will bewaring hello kitty uniforms. >> >> all right, the red hot a's go for the keep against the rangers. sports wrap is next. [ maragno ] if the car was invented today, it would run on the most affordable energy source available. it would charge overnight. every morning, you'd wake up with a full tank, ready to go. if the car was invented today, it would be the 100% electric nissan leaf. with over 200 million gas-free miles driven and automatic hov lane access, the question isn't "w

. >> the term may bring a smile to some and perhaps for "seinfeld" lovers memories of george cass stance sexy shoot -- but catherine says n.y.c. dude war is raining men. >> you would be surprised who walks through the door. we have your regular everyday guy coming in to do a calendar for his partner and it's an amazing thing and the transformation the wonderful. >> when the next generation comes up and feel pretty proud i can remind them where i came from where i used to be once upon a time. i was intrigued so i decided to dude war myself -- well i took the tie clip, jacket and it was time to get to work. >> move your right hand back just a tiny bit. >> what did you think i was going strip down to my fox service. i'm in manhattan doing the dude war. >> -- thanks for joining us tonight news edge at 11:00 continues right now. >> past shut downs have disrupted the economy and this shut down would as well. it would throw a wrench into the gears of our economy too. shut down showdown. president obama addressed the nation urging lawmakers to hammer out a budget deal before monday night at midn

. >> it is nut funny, at other times the senator talked about white cass el brothers and his dap flipping pancakes. this morning, the vote is a first vote a test vote, with a final vote hate open sunday. >> new details on a natal shooting at a light rail shoot in san francisco. the crime appears to be random and unprovoked. investigators say this surveillance video shows the suspect before the shooting. he is described as asian, 20 to 30, with stocky build wearing a black baseball cap and a white hooded jacket. the victim was shot and killed just with 10:00 p.m. on monday as he exited a muni train at randolph and private street. the suspect ran away. >> in 9 east bay, police senatorring if three men who stole a woman's purse and it happened in the packing hot of a store before 1:00 o'clock people yesterday afternoon. the woman's purse was on the trunk next to her and a car drove up behind her and a man get out and snatched distance. the car is described as tan 1994 ford with yellow paper dealership politicals. >> belmont police are looking for a burglar who is targeting family vehicles du

by a 45-point margn, iowans were more frightened by their governor ruling cass. they realize that the bureaucrats who are working in these big buildings here in washington, there is no accountability and they were not elected. people rlize that tis is taking money out of the private economy, and i think that that is an imrtant point. neil: not only were they not like the, but a lot of them don't care. when asked about them up and running in a matter of days, no two people can agree what is coming down the pipeline because ihaven't gotten any information. they haven't gotten anything from uncle sam to say what is going on. >> i thnk the bigger problem is that all of these uys the focus is getting elected and not one that would do after get elected. neil: what do you think? all of these bailouts and rescues and stimulus. if we didn't get any of it, we would be in a worse position. but the argumt before it has been the foundation by which we would never have too through as we did five years ago. >> you don't know and it has nothing to do with continuing to hire with

. >> a cass yoe is not the same. >> that was very funny by her. >> i think it's interesting. garmin, everybody tries to shoot against them because it's become their products but garmin is much more than a thing you have in your car. they have a lot of the same stuff you have right now. if you want to play this garmin is the way. if you look at the stock it's been a monster over the last six months. my play is grmn. >> who better to talk about the smart phone wars and the ever increasing competition than one of the biggest chip makers in the game qualcomm which unveiled its own smart watch today. chairman and ceo paul jack observe will join us. regis philbin warned you of micron. >> i was the first one to tell you that and i heard scoffing and mocking. >> you're right. >> and it's climbed over 8. god knows where it's going to go from here. >> have you seen grasso im tat regis doing micron? >> micron! >> who better to talk micron's rise than it is man himself. plus we are tracking the great american turn around story, that is the u.s. auto makers a look at the big sales makers

first, let's look at the congressional black kau cass. only 6 on the record saying no. this group for the president staying undecided. many of them would prefer not to take this vote. the other end of the spectrum, relatively new house republicans affiliated with the tea party. 33 already saying no. 18 undecided. so indefinite delay. at the moment, the senate within reach, the house still a very, very steep uncertain climb for the president. >> that's pretty amazing when you look at all those undecided. thanks to john king. >>> still to come. america's top secret bomb lab. this would play a huge role if syria or anyone else were to launch a strike on america. for the very first time cameras are inside that lab. >>> dennis rodman back from korea. >>> and a controversy surrounding diana nyad. did she really swim all those miles? or did she not? when you do what i do, you think about risk. i don't like the ups and downs of the market, but i can't just sit on my cash. i want to be prepared for the long haul. ishares minimum volatility etfs. investments designed for a smooth

in the meantime we have security expert david cass joining us, a former special agent with the dea. now, down to maybe one other suspect. but you say win it's more than one you have a problem. explain. >> in the history of disgruntled employees, purely workplace violent you don't see people working in concert. usually one individual with a grievance, been terminated or feel wronged and come back and take some misguided vengeance. people working in concert, that's different perspective. initially reports were three people. that would suggest a considered act of terrorism. it's possible at the end of the day it's just alexis that did it. maybe he was terminated, maybe he had some issues at work. >> neil: what if he never worked there? >> all i can say is what they reported, he was a civilian contractor and they reported he was formally a civilian contractor, which i'm going to believe he did work there and stole some i.d. somehow and gamed access. >> neil: also a question as to whether he was a fulltime worker there, a limited contract. so much we don't know. but getting inside this f

as you mentioned, some of my colleagues, senator cobourne and ca cass skill has identified areas you can save millions and millions of dollars. >> why doesn't somebody go after it and get that money and stop it? >> i think you've got to through the budget process, you have to make the hard decisions. we haven't passed a budget for five years in the congress. the house of representatives have passed a budget that's balanced and made hard decisions about spending and debt and we can't get one through the senate. you have a president i think is very much an advocate of liberal tax and spend policies. you have to make those hard decisions, so far, there hasn't been the political will to do that. i want to make one other point about you talked about reducing spending something all republicans conservatives want to do. democrats want to raise taxes. you have to grow and expand the economy. when the economy is expanding and growing, people are making money and investing and they're paying more taxes. you want to get government revenues up and make deficits look smaller by comparison. reduce

sam: roger that, cass. that's up on highland road? so, here's what's gonna happen.ets and the guts to use them, i'll shoot you, and then i'll shoot myself, okay? no. no? no, no. no! no? why? would you rather go to prison and be a punk? hmm? 'cause you made a deal? you talked. you talked! now shoot me. shoot me. shoot me in the head. shoot me in the heart, whatever you want. do it. it doesn't matter anymore. pull the freaking trigger. pull it, pull it, pull it! come on. [ door opens justin, don't. but we have to pay for what we did. not like that. that's just more killing. put the gun down. put the gun down. justin. put it down. justin. please don't. justin, listen to me. for me. [ gun clatters come over here next to me. come on. don't listen to her. don't listen to her. no, don't. don't. no! [ gunshot ugh! [ coughing ow. stay put. people are on the way. [ gunshots hey, richard. yeah, you think you're so smart, huh? justin's smarter. you remember that. i got one left. [ chuckles aw, to hell with it. [ gunshot [ [ ud [ both grunting oh! no! no! aah! no! [ laughs aah!

frustrated with his group, he fell in love with joni mitchell and went to laurel canyon where he said cassosby, who introduced him to stephen stills. >> it seems there was something in the water? >> i don't think it was in the water. >> reporter: nash was traveling in morocco when he wrote a new song called "marrakesh express." >> you brought that to the hollies? >> yes, i did. >> when i brought it to david and stephen, they were, oh, i know what to do. ♪ >> reporter: crosby, stills and nash first sang another in joni mitchell's house. >> whatever we had as vocals were born in 40 seconds. >> reporter: crosby came from the birds. stills from buffalo springfield. ♪ we've got to stop, children, what's that sound ♪ >> reporter: their union created one of rock's first supergroups and they're debut album was an immediate sensation. but to tour, they needed another member. their label recommended neil young. >> your reaction to that? >> i didn't see the need, because we'd already kind of perfected this three-prong beautiful sound, so why did we need to screw with that? ♪ getting to the point >> r

helena and cass ta zer row, sausalito .04. name, .02. napa starts off mostly cloudy.little bit of light rain. we'll see more rain later on. high 75. couldn't take much to go from 63 to the wind will turn westerly. we'll get some cool air coming in later. we're starting off mild. cloudy to mostly cloudy. there's already some breaks. areas of fog. drizzle. kind of muggy, humid. a lot of 70s today. low and mid. here's sal. >> we do have slow traffic out there. one of the things that i want to mention, steve's been talking about some very light rain. it's not really a big deal only when it comes to traffic and people slow down in wet weather. we have slow traffic on the dry roads of santa clara valley. 280 is backed up from the get- go from downtown san jose all the way up to cupertino. we have a lot of slow traffic getting to the south bay. a lot of people go on the east bay commutes and we see slow traffic and lelelling. we have slow traffic. i'm gonna put a speed up here. southbound 880 is 26 miles an hour. not a very good speed, not very encouraging. at least not for

. >>> it's a 300-foot floating cass roochl.the hostages." she's also going to tell us about working with james gandolfini in his final film. that story is ahead. >>> the "san francisco chronicle" said they're continuing their comeback. oracle team usa says it won two more races yesterday. it needs to win another four. racing resuming today. >>> the orange county register looks at disneyland's plans. they'll no longer go straight to the front of the line. they blame growing abuse of the system. visitors will now be issued tickets with a shorter rate and a pass much like return pass. >>> 19 companies will pay $350,000 in fines. they include bus operators, teeth whitening services and an entertainment club. >>> we have already heard of last night's big winners at last night's emmy awards. what did they sayaff ward? nancy, sometimes that's the best part of the story, what happens after the show. >> that's kind of true, isn't i. goomd morning, gayle, charlie, and norah. as you can see, i'm always still in my gown. my emmy day begins

>> we have food from our new restaurant, cass a luca which is a reflection of my family meals in it will friends. >> it's interesting because so many chefs came in and said it was their grandmother or mother. in your case it was your dad. >> my family grew up the only enjoyment in life cook really good food. don't compromise. it was a must. we would become very picky over time. i can remember waking up in the morning to the smells of sauce and pork chops. it would be sunday morning. he would be cooking for three or four hours already. >> because of the family connection, when you look at the family dishes do you see stories or faces of family members? >> my father's favorite signature dish is pork chops, 24 hours of marinating not being a chef, by the way. rosemary garlic zest of oranges and all that and grild over charcoal and paired with sausages. >> did your dad make this drink because this is spectacular? >> this is something we came up with to reflect italian food. there's a cube of italian ice melting over your glass right now. >> and kentucky bourbon. >> this is steamed artichokes

there are no american cass use th --there are no american casus there.e law less than 30 days away. there are concerns about the costs tied to all the benefits and giveaways. >> the new healthcare law promises all sort of free benefits and analysts say nothing is ultimately free. >> if you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free. >> once you add on the extras insurers must provide be you have to pay for that. >> taxes on insurance, taxes on drugs, taxes on medical device. all of that is getting passed through to the price people have to pay for direct services or their insurance premiums. >> reporter: the administration points to those services as one of the benefits of the new law. >> people have preventative services as part of their health plan without copays and coinsurance, everything from cancer screenings to children's immunizations have to be covered. >> children up to 26 can stay on their parents' plans at no cost. delta airlines says that will cost them $26 million and they are not alone. >> one employer gained 8,000 people. eve

>> we have food from our new restaurant, cass a luca which is a reflection of my family meals in it willarmer's friends. >> it's interesting because so many chefs came in and said it was their grandmother or mother. in your case it was your dad. >> my family grew up the only enjoyment in life cook really good food. don't compromise. it was a must. we would become very picky over time. i can remember waking up in the morning to the smells of sauce and pork chops. it would be sunday morning. he would be cooking for three or four hours already. >> because of the family connection, when you look at the family dishes do you see stories or faces of family members? >> my father's favorite signature dish is pork chops, 24 hours of marinating not being a chef, by the way. rosemary garlic zest of oranges and all that and grild over charcoal and paired with sausages. >> did your dad make this drink because this is spectacular? >> this is something we came up with to reflect italian food. there's a cube of italian ice melting over your glass right now. >> and kentucky bourbon. >> this is steamed art

. >> when i was flying out to california with cass, she had been trying to get me to see this one tv now allow you to see things everywhere. why bother reading? >> it's overrated any way. i know you guys are looking at this thing thinking, what is that? it's a new ad that i've been watching. frank and i have some hearing issues at our house. that is a new heari in ing aid. no, it isn't. there's a new hearing aid out and they say, "it's so discrete." it's a huge thing with a wire. bobby's going to show us the latest trending things. >> it's like ear jewelry, it's not like an earring? that would be good though if you had a blue tooth, you could have that and bling it out. >> what is blue tooth? >> blue tooth is the thing you talk in in your ear. >> so you don't have to -- i don't want that either. now the other thing i don't want is peep taople talking on those phones. >> if they allow cell phones on planes. >> don't do that. >> sitting next to someone from new york to l.a. -- >> privacy under your own blanket with your own ipad or whatever you've got. but don't make sounds. and don't

i did that, cass sid dididy nev forgave me. >> i know.. talk to me on this phone. >> now you're giving -- say hello to all of your friends. >> hello. hello. say, hello. >> hi, hodie. you have not been set up yet is what they're saying. good-bye. >> okay. anyway, so what else it does is, look, you can slide your thing -- >> look at me how to turn things on. >> notifications, look at pictures. let's say i wanted to take a picture of you. look what i can do. look. there. okay. this thing, i don't know if you can get a shot of it, i know it's a little bit weird, but it acts as a -- >> i want some 8x10s of that? see, now what's happening? people are calling my number. >> you have a lot of fans. >> hello? that was from bridgeport. who's calling? >> oh, i bet it was -- >> oh, my god. it's doing it again. hello. hello? who is this? is this me? >> you know, you don't meet interesting people that way, hoda. >> that is funny. look who's got -- oh, my gosh, hoda. >> oh, no. >> oh, my gosh. hoda, you have a lot of fans and a couple of prisoners. >> oh

. >>> a look for a cass anothino harbor.ures an elegant building featuring glass, brick and stone. mgm is fais competing >>> good morning. another chilly autumn morning. temperatures in the 40s in much of the region. patchy dense fogg fog around the shenandoah valley and plus ridge, parts of virginia and west virginia. later today, partly sunny and highs upper 70s. do this again tomorrow. beautiful >>> brush your gums, you don't want to get gingivitis. >> get out of there. it's almost dinner time. you'll spoil your appetite. >> i'm batdad, this is "today" on nbc. >> he's got a way with words. that's one way to teach your kids a lesson. the 29-year-old father of four calls himself batdad and we're going to meet him just ahead. 7:30 on this wednesday morning. it's the 25th of september, 2013. i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer, al roker, and natalie morales. do you think that wuould work. >> they would listen to batdad. >> he would be matdad. >> yeah. let's take a look at what's making news today. senator ted cruz of t