we're talking mid-90s before the storms arrive, charleston, savannah, along the beaches. orlando, 93. a quick moving shower or storm. shouldn't ruin any of your plans outside, especially if you're headed to the theme parks. i mentioned beautiful weather. how does that look? charlotte, low humidity, low 80s. that's a look at your national forecast. now the weather outside your window. southeast, that's where the humidity is higher. we'll spark storms in wilmington, charlotte, charleston, savannah. keep the umbrella handy. that's a look at your wednesday forecast. >>> bill, thanks. >>> while economists say the recession is over, today we'll hear what big ben and the fed have to say about the weather. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus; a hot couple have the flash bulbs popping on the red carpet. >>> a strange story of sex, abortion, extortion and a high-profile college hoop coach. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm kristen welker. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> u.s. marin

and the way he kept track of what was going on in charleston was he had black spies that would go intoleston and then come back and tell him which people were loyalists and which people were with the rebels. eventually, kosciuszko was able to shut off charleston and the revolution ended and he actually fought in the last battle of the revolution. now, at the end of the war, the americans owed kosciuszko a salary of $12,280. they couldn't pay him 'cause the united states treasury was not set up yet. so they gave him bonds bearing interest at 6%. but this didn't help kosciuszko because he wanted to go back to poland. so he met this -- he met this man heim solomon who was a polish jew who came to poland in 1775. and he hung his shingle at 22 wall street, which was already -- new york city was already a polyglot city at the time and solomon had traveled around and he spoke all these:é% different languages and he knew all the european laws so he made a lot of money and he opened a shop where he traded, quote, every species of merchandise and every branch of business. well, solomon became fr

and it's about his love affair with charleston.i asked him to start by reading some of the first lines from the book. >> charleston was my father's ministry. his hobby horse. his quiet session in the great love of his life. in his bloom lit up my own a passion for the city i never lost nor never will. >> reporter: pat conroy's novel, "a broad." this novel is about charleston. >> here's what it says. like every place else i've ever been on earth. it is complicated. it is bizarre. it has its secrets. it has its areas of openness. but in charleston, south of broad, the rivers meet. an remarkable society, black and white formed, in that peninsula. and it excites me, as much as anything in the world. >> for someone who has moved so often, as you did a a child. 23 times you moved? >> 23 times. >> it's a longing for a place. >> and the cry of home always got to me. military brats can never answer two questions. what's your hometown? and where are you going to be buried? >> i always found it to be about family. that when there is no family

one does is diverted at charleston conway this morning. that is related to construction as well. >> the morning. things are pretty quiet over the state of maryland. to our west, there is a major system growing. a front will get through here by sunday morning. we are trapped in a hot and humid air mass. that means volatility and instability and a good chance of showers and storms in the afternoon each and every day. 73 degrees at the airport. a mild start for us. 90 degrees by this afternoon. a good chance for scattered showers and storms, some of which can be very strong. 91 in southern maryland. 90 degrees of the eastern shore. the bay forecast, wind is not going to be an issue. 5-15 not. waves will be at 1 foot or less. we will not reach the record high or the record low. we are above the normal of 85 degrees for baltimore. 70 degrees-74 degrees tonight. a 60% coverage of scattered showers and storms tonight. some may have heavy downpours later on tonight with intense lighting. there is a front to our north and west. the bermuda high is

we are looking at rainfall making its way to the charleston, myrtle beach area.an see some of these showers pretty heavy. we could get upwards of four inches of rainfall before it's all said and done. the sunshine state, not so sunny. let's take a live look at tampa, florida where you'll be dealing with cloud cover. kind of a peek of sunshine right now. you have a 40% chance of thunderstorms with a temperature high of 90. same story all weekend long. robin? >> thank you. >>> a man pleaded guilty to pulling off a racist hoax on facebook and now the african-american man explains why he pretended to be a white supremacist and made threats. @@@ >>> you know, a man has pleaded guilty to making racial threats on a fictitious facebook account. the 20-year-old african-american pretended to be a white supremacist outraged by the election of president obama. he then sent a death threat to a man in louisiana. he told the fbi it was a prank. it could cost him five years in prison. >>> a children's toy could be hazardous to your child's health and now the government is a anno

he was born october 1st 1905 in the negro section of charleston.as 10 a crisis of the family his 19 year-d brother was accused of killing a white man. this was south carolina a state whose unknown taking matters into their own hands when it came of accusing blacks against whites. in 1904 when year before bumpy was born one of the most atrocious lynchings occurred and berkeley county only 40 miles away a 21 year-old was fishing with six white men on the way, argument ensued who had earlier o molested his sister and he threatened to face a man but when the group returned to town bookie was promptly arrested and when he could not pay the $5 fine he was thrown into jail but later that day of a small group of white men went to the jailhouse and the man he be released they took him to the riverside and scalp him, poked out his eyes, cut off his genitals, cut out his tongue and then tied him and he was reportedly still alive to a great and threw him in the river. thcrime was so heinous that even the south carolina governor was second when he heard the det

released this statement -- joining us on the phone is a reporter covering this story with the "charleston post." in the statement, he also mentions that it is quote, best for the process of reconciliation. mrs. sanford did not mention this. does this mean it's really over? >> it's hard to say right now. they're trying to draw this out saying there is. >> we know that she has called her husband's behavior inexcusable. she has said she is willing to give him another chance, but it wouldn't be easy. is this a change in tone from her? >> i think it's seen along those lines, but the issue goes back to the priority for the boys and just getting a change for them. they were all kind of out of bounds already, but there is kind of a different kinds of media in the state capital versus what's here on the coast. >> and how does this affect the governor politically? we assume he still plans to stay in office until the end of his term next year? >> yeah, but it's going to be a lot more lonely for him in the governor's mansion. >> as far as the timing, it's pretty intriguing. the family just got back f

if you're watching tv 2 in charleston, south carolina, get ready to rock and support a good cause when your admission is donated to charity at the battles of the bands. that is your eastern event of the day. >> thanks so much, todd. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> a&e network is moving forward with a reality series starring michael jackson's brothers. before he died, his brothers formed a pilot they hoped would include a reunion performance with michael. now a&e plans to go ahead with the series chronicalling his lives. >> he plans to donate half a million dollars in earnings from a five-day music festival to the boston symphony orchestra. >>> finally, it's nice to have something to fall become on, right? rock legend billy joel is selling a pair of homes on eastern long island in the wake of the split for his new wife. he bought one for his wife in 2004 and then purchased a bungalow next door. the overall price for the hamptons property, a mere 35 million big ones. >>> from who channel 13 in des moines, iowa, one woman is getting the most out of

heaviest rain around charleston, going up towards myrtle beach.ittle taste of fall, too. only 75 the high temperature. trying to look at the inner harbor. down south, in florida, some showers and thunderstorms off coast, falling apart now. sea breeze comes back in, so from miami to the keys towards orlando, watch for pop-up showers. just about an hour and a half ago near atlanta, georgia, the low clouds are in. those clouds are going to be hanging in pretty tough over the next four to five hours. heavy rain yesterday, moisture still in the air this morning. beautiful shot though. more in a bit, robin. >>> let me show you -- we've been watching some of those fires in southern california. the live pictures come and go. when they come, we'll get them to you. >>> a british newspaper dropped a bombshell about the release of the lockerbie bomber. the paper said he wasn't released because he was sick but because britain wants lib yan oil. now you can get unbeatable prices on the latest name-brand cell phones where you already save. well, actually just a

the southeast, another warm day around savannah, charleston and tallahassee. week, we cool off in new england. the heat and humidity will spark thunderstorms in the southeast. if you're watching us on nbc 33 in ft. wayne, indiana, you can experience dorothy's walk through the land of oz. click your heels together a couple of times. >> i wish i could. >>> here's an early look at headlines in entertainment. the l.a. coroner's office now knows what caused the death of michael jackson, even if the public does not. officials are withholding autopsy results so police can continue the investigation into doctors who may have prescribed drugs to the late singer. >>> meanwhile, a los angeles judge approved a major movie deal between jackson's estate, concert promoter aeg live and colombia pictures. the movie will include footage of jackson's rehearsals for his london tour. >>> jessica simpson got another jolt to the system. it had nothing to do with tony romo. the singer was greeted in japan with a 7.2 earthquake. >>> tori spelling and her husband are responding to crit

it will be kind of stormy from myrtle beach to charleston. watch out this afternoon, some strong storms. that's a look at your thursday forecast, christina. >> all right. thanks so much, bill. >>> market giant walmart reports earnings. and watch out for the sugar shortage. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, as rumors fly in the wake of her latest breakup, could jessica simpson be planning sweet revenge against her exes? >>> the u.s. soccer team gets the boot in mechanics koempt pedro back in the bigs. and the yankees know how to win again. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm christina brown. and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> russia's navy has launched a search for a ship that miss fear yous went missing last month. the vessel called the arctic sea was last heard of off portugal waters. the captain indicated it had been raided by men claiming to be police officers but had been released. >>> a new report says after a decade on the decline

this is the charleston year. this is what made h who he is. was borne raymond johnson on october 31, 1905 in charleston. i want to get to -- okay. when buppy was about 10, what he told me his 19-year-old brother was accused of killing a white man. this was south carolina, a state who's residents took matter into their own hands when it came to blacks accused of infractions. 1904, a year before he was burn a lynching occurred. a 21-year-old tenant farmer went fishing. one of the me who had earlier molested. and he threatened to spank the man. when the groupy turned to town, he was promptly arrested, and he would not pay the $5 fine he was thrown into jail. later that day a small group of white man and demanded that book be eleased to them. they then took them to the river side, scalped them, poked out his eyes, cut up his genitals, cut out his tongue, and tied him, he was reportey still alive, and threw him in the river. the crime was s heinous that even the governor didn't like it. but no one was ever punished. this is where he grew up. his ch

charleston, 92 degrees with sun and clouds. back to you, christina. >> all right. thanks, so much, raphael. >>> results help spur a rebound on wall street. and cash for clunkers puts some folks right back to work. >>> plus, some pal. quintin tarantino tells about drug use by a hollywood heavyweight friend. >>> ortiz comes up big in toronto. brett favre unretired, again. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm christina brown. and here are some of your top headlines this morning. president obama held a rare face-to-face meeting with former president bill clinton at the white house tuesday. the two men huddled for over an hour to discuss clinton's recent visit to north korea. the white house says president obama wanted to thank president clinton in person for securing the release of two american journalists. >>> veteran political columnists robert novak died tuesday after a long battle with brain cancer. in recent years he was perhaps best known for being the first to publish the name of cia operative valerie plame. >>>

and as we get to the afternoon hours, could be anywhere from nation's capital as far south as charleston. meanwhile back to the west and midwest could see reports in parts of south dakota and into portions of southern minnesota benefactor day is out. when you get to the west coast things are pretty quiet. plenty of heat. mainly in seattle where high temperatures well above normal going to 80 degrees. we're going to have a heat advisory for parts of oregon and washington for 9:00 this evening. pretty much what you'd expect in las vegas. phoenix high in triple digits, 98 in houston, 95 dallas. expect raindrops possible in portions of texas back into dallas as far north as little rock even memphis before the day is done. that is a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> the vigil family and friends kept in the hospital room and outside the hospital may have actually given her a second chance. >> they saved my life. if they didn't pray i probably would have died, i think. i came back to life. >> an amazing story here, how a community came together and helped her survive a life

jenny sanford says she's taking her sons and moving back to the charleston area for the school year. back in june her husband mark sanford admitted to a year-long affair with a woman in argentina. mrs. sanford said she would remain involved with her activities as first lady. >> we're having a beautiful august evening, and let's see how long this s last, bob. >> almost a little touch of autumn, isn't it? it's been a beautiful day. if you're heading out to the beach, it will be much warmer and hot often here. that's not a bad spot to be. early this morning there were spots into the 50s. right now it is still mighty fine. look at frederick, maryland. 66 degrees. southern maryland, to around clinton. 64. big changes to come. we made it in the 80s tore. i think near 90 tomorrow. i think before the weekend is over, mid to high 90s. guess what else is coming back? good old details. >> coming up, a burglary ring. >> a concern about the next quick one. >>> equipment malfunctions on a widely used aircraft are making it impossible for a pay lot to know how fast they're flying. >>> later basebal

all six zones on our website on wusa9.com. 89 charleston.then upper 80s though for springfield out there. pretty much the same air mass that we had tomorrow. and that is a slight chance of a thunderstorm. across the river, 87 downtown. 86 out there. and not quite as warm by the bay. low 80s for them. and a nice wind out there for them and a little cooler. again, isolated thunderstorms. >> 89 on friday and saturday. around 90 on sunday. and that is tuesday and wednesday. they will keep it dry, sunday, monday, tuesday. a couple of thunderstorms that are possible for wednesday and thursday. and now, that's not far off the aáfrpbl. it's not that crazy like it was earlier in the week. >>> we'll be back in just a moment. óçb@ at ca or fsh ciscalus orer a cnkiss va avaie at your chil cf eryonk lu ur qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify forheer tlunk rebate, you may also qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that mea y bouan ' c uy ama09 libu for $271 a montr a $3500 government reba

friday, located off charleston coast.ring some strength between haderus as we get towards new england. i would be paying close attention to this. i think this could be a big storm up there. this track keeps it offshore for us. we are looking at rough seas and potentially some more rip currents. here's the spaghetti plot. we are a lot happier. weather spread out, so there is discrepancy as to where the model thinks danny is going to go. one problem is getting a good center, a good initialization for the models and the center is all over the place right now and that's why the models are having trouble, as to which way it is going to g. danny's track, that's the key. i don't care if it has a name or not. heavy surf for the beaches, no doubt about it. friday night to 3:00 p.m. would be our critical time and we are looking at focus on the track, not the name. if it hugs the coast and we are in trouble. tonight, we are not in trouble. partly cloudy, not as comfortable. winds northeast 5 to 10. mid 80s right now as you go out ge

she says she plans to spend the upcoming school year with their sons near charleston.comes weeks after her husband admitted to having an affair. the governor admits that the move is the best decision for the family. >> you have a job, as parents, to make sure that the boys grow up as a normal -- as normal as possible. >> the sanford's have said they're working to repair their family. >> all of fame weekend in the nfl live tomorrow and the first chapter >> now, 11 sports. >> every reagan's camp has its unique angle, but this is something the ravens have never worried about. figuring out who will kick field goals. the two kickers now compete every day. it is too close to call so far for the battle who will replace the former kicker. in one confesses that he did not grow of dreaming of they -- of being an nfl kicker. he only wanted to play soccer until his father and urged -- nudged him into the world of football. >> my dad was always on me. he was from west virginia and he loves football. when i was in high school, he said that i needed to try football and i did not want

she and the four sons are moving to charleston, which is a change for them.r of the kids are enrolled in private school in columbia right now. they're moving the kids along with the wife down to their home in charleston. >> i was going to ask, any political fallout? governor sanford has some time left in office. what do republicans do with him now? >> the interesting thing about the political fallout is that jenny sanford is really the one who kind of put an end to any calls for his resignation. you remember there are tons of republicans, state legislators, calling for him to resign. about half the senate and half the house there calling on him to resign. she was going around and personally calls those lawmakers to put an end to it. she saved his political skin. it's interesting to see her moving out. >> as david mentioned, very publicly so. the camera shot we're seeing is of her just walking out there. are also some photographs where she's carrying boxes, something that professional movers clearly could have done. this is a woman who has not been quiet throu

it all started with a letter to an anonymous soldier, but it ended with a walk down the aisle in charleston, south carolina. she was just 14 years old when she wrote a letter to a soldier in desert storm. i think it is jamie. she and private jeremy clayton became pell pals. but then they lost touch. in january, jamie's mother found the letter, tracked jeremy down, and he remembered her immediately. it was like they had known each other all their lives. and now they have tied the knot. >> sn that nice. >> what is going on in sports today? >> redskins, of course. the g days of summer biting our skins. full pad inod in there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. but i've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. (announcer) pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. kids are hungry after school. that's why i always have totino's p

notice this area of charleston south heavier showers here. in northern virginia a few sprinkles. this is live doppler hd. it is picking up west of new market and falling apart in luray. hardly anything out there but other than that t iomuch until things actteatlae r. talk aboumpesteurat, lathteerat mid-80s in town. same in southern maryland. easton and cambridge 82. 70s in hagerstown and winchester over to cumberland and fredericksburg right now the warm spot with 86 degrees. national at 84 with a heat index of only 85. the dew point has come down just a tad and a westerly wind at eight miles an hour. big thunderstorms we may see a few later on. we are watching a cluster of storm that hit memphis pretty hard. it is shrinking. you notice it is a little thin here in eastern kentucky. this will be moving to the east. as it gets closer to us, i expect more showers and thunderstorms later on this afternoon. might not be until late this afternoon or this evening but here's a front. there's some energy. we have heat and humidity in play. i think we will see it. here we are this afternoo

showers down to our south, a lot more into parts of north carolina, into south carolina around charleston, too. none of this is associated with danny. ocean city got friends out there. it's still mighty fine. danny out here, and because of the circulation around it, you can see almost all of it is out to the east. there's now a tropical storm watch out from around cape hatteras all the way south along the outer banks of north carolina. there's the latest position. winds are 45 miles per hour. every indication continues to be that it will stay safely, safely off the coast, but still bringing some heavy suffrf. it will move into new england and cause nasty weather around parts of new england. so tomorrow morning that humidity comes in, and as we go through the day with the humid flow we have, i think more showers and possibly afternoon thundershowers, and then as we get into late on saturday, there is what's left of danny continuing to move off. so overnight for the remainder of the evening, we continue to see the clouds and scattered showers around. mperatures when you get up tomorrow morn

the big ride happened monday in charleston, south carolina.anddaughter says thank her doctor for the inspiring wild ride. >> she went for a check-up, and the doctor told her she is 96 years old, she is in perfect health and if she was going to die, she was going to have to invent something to die from. >> i said, well, i'm going to have to hunt for something to make me die, because he couldn't find anything wrong. >> get this. the 96-year-old has never driven a car. she has been in one. but new she has seen the world from about a thousand feet up. she is something else. >>> you've got to see this. yesterday we showed you how secretary of state hillary clinton kind of lost her cool with a student in africa after her translator botched the question. well, conan o'brien couldn't resist making a few shots here. >> yesterday in africa, secretary of state hillary clinton lost her temper at a college student when he asked her a question about her husband's opinion on a certain issue. she got mad. i can understand why she got uppet, because the questi

she and her four sons are moving back to her home in charleston.ook, it's kind of an official thing here, an official move, issues an official statement like that one, moving out of the official residence like that one. i guess we're supposed to notice all this official business. i guess the governor is supposed to notice. who knows? lots of drama following that flight by him down to argentina. obviously, we're here at "hardball" rooting for him to get his life back together. >>> time now for tonight's big number, whether or not you think the government's bank bailout and economic recovery package were necessary to stabilize the economy or whether you happen to think we just should let recessions come and go as they will, there's no denying they come at a cost to the government, a big one. the economy produces less in revenues, unemployment insurance and other programs run up more costs to the government. in just the first ten months of this budget year which started october 1st, 2008, what happened to the federal deficit? where does it stand? at a

temperatures range from 67 northeast, 68 charleston. -- carlston. we're dry on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we have patchy fog to deal with. slow down your ride in the reduced visibility in the next few hours. 85 this afternoon is the two degree guarantee. >>> our first check of the roads. it is 4:59. here's kim. >> thanks, justin. no problems to let you know about at this hour on the beltway. the outer loop is running nicely. however, like justin said, you probably will see foggy patches this morning. by the time rush hour really heats up, it will probably burn off. we have construction in the southbound side of the harbor tunnel that will be reopening very soon. two-way traffic does get by. looking at the jfx on the northern parkway, traffic is running nicely at this time. jamie, back to you. >>> the most decorated olympic champion ever was in a car accident last night. his name is michae

right now raining across columbia, south carolina back down toward charleston and over toward myrtleeach. a wet day and in the green area we have flood watches and warnings and that tells us stretching down from brunswick almost to myrtle beach we're talking about 2 to 3 inches of additional rainfall. you already saw several inches of rainfall yesterday. something to think about as we make our way up toward the carolinas maybe we could see rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour with some of the heavier showers and thunderstorms. up into the northeast, one batch of rainfall continuing to lift up. it's raining in boston. we're seeing rainfall back into new york city. a soggy day today. we're expecting that as we go throughout the day. rainfall totals will be heaviest across the south where closer to charleston we could talk about rainfall rates just along the east coast of around 3 to 4 inches of rainfall before it is all said and done. as we make our way back into the northeast, we'll look back at dense fog stretching down into pennsylvania. a huge thunderstorm back around the houst

construction blocking charleston street.as far as delays go, the biggest ones remain on the beltway as well as 95. there is a live look at 95. slow going there in the north and southbound lanes at white marsh. very slow going on 50 eastbound. you are looking at a jam from whitemarsh road and the west side running pretty smoothly there. this traffic report is brought to you by the perry hall outback steakhouse. live adventurist, go outback. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the animal shelter in baltimore is bursting at the seams with dogs and cats. ron matz reports barcs needs help and local artists are stepping up. >> reporter: there are docks and cats -- dogs and cats everywhere at the shelter. just listen to the numbers. >> yes. we're getting in -- a month, a little over 750 cat as month. a little over 400 dogs a month. >> reporter: that's why a dozen local artists are displaying their animal-themed work at zella's pizzeria. when they are sold, the money will benefit this non-profit animal rescue organization. >> it was real

and around the higher terrain, we are coming up from charleston in west virginia, showers driving northeastward. and some of that, later tomorrow, moisture will pull northward from what was left of claudette? remember claudette down in the gulf of mexico? an 89 in dulles. 84 degrees in manassas. and 82 in culpepper, virginia. and the dew point creeping up there already, up to0 degrees. at is the point of all that? we talk about it during the summer. very humid conditions for the area. that's what we have to deal with today and tomorrow. but look at that. miami, florida, feeling like 99 degrees. imagine what it's going to feel like later this afternoon. again, what is left of claudette, a lot of the moisture really dispersing and breaking up down through the gulf of mexico. it's continuing to pull northward. meanwhile, we have ana, and its gone too, its remanence moving maybe across southern florida. and elsewhere, hurricane bill is still strengthening out in the waters of the atlantic. and then it's due to move west northwestward. and sometime on saturday, bermuda, moving to the west of bermuda

the first lady announced she and the boys will move to charleston from columbia for the school year.she will work on their marriage from there. the governor said he stands by the family's decision. >>> and town hall meetings across the nation have turned into shouting matches as joel brown reports for wjz news, dep contracts charge they are part of the campaign to stop health care reform in its tracks but republicans say people are angry at the obama administration's plans for health care. >> reporter: the meeting are shout fests. some protestors are shoving their way in. they will voice their opposition, in washington efforts for health care reform. and rick scott says the anger is real. >> the reason is that it is health care. >> reporter: and the company that was fined more than a million for overbilling. now the group is along the spenders fighting the president's health care reform effort. he says the disruptions are the natural response for a possible massive power grab by the government. >> the public has done what they should have. they he were educated about the bill. they a

she plans to spend the upcoming school year with her sons at their home in sullivan island near charleston. the governor admitted to having an affair with an argentine woman. the governor admits it is the best decision for the family right now. >> we want to make sure the boys grow up in as normal and environment as possible. >> they have said they are working to repair their family. new developments in the madoff ponzi scheme. we will have those details for you next. >> and the economic good news that had president obama claiming the stimulus program is success. >> here is a look at the winning lottery numbers. good luck. >> it is about time. some good news about the economy. reduce layoffs in july. the unemployment dropped for the first time in several months. >> president obama said that was the light at the end of the tunnel. democrats are still being hammered at local town hall meetings across the country. we have more on this from our reporter. >> it is a sign that the great recession may be ending. unemployment decrease. -- decreased. there were job gains in health care. workers' ho

one of my favorite place, take in beautiful charleston, south carolina.igh school students that graduated. the problem, in the most beautiful city on the east coast. go to college, go away or stay late to? >> tough decision. to decide that. decide this year. >> you're all oeg together, with a group, by yourself? >> no. >> others are still sleeping. aren't th? talk a little what we're dealing with out there. hawaii, another gorgeous tropical paradise. watching hurricane fleeelicia, n a category 1 today heading towardsed hawaiian islands but will weaken significantly. should get there's tuesday or monday night and atos mte only a tpiorcastl m. att too much of a concern. th l a'sook at you anational forecast. y >>> if you want your hour-by-hour forecast, get that at weather.com, and who's 16th birthday is it today? >> mine. >> happy 16th birthday. send it inside to jenna. >> bill karins, thank you. >>> coming up, forget renting movies. you can rent electronics, eve be bain furniture, maybe eve andress for leste lester. we'll tell you all about it after these

cleveland at 69. 70 in pittsburg. 66 in charleston west virginia. at 81 downtown baltimore. 78 in richmond. seeing the showers that are riding along the frontal boundary bring rain cooled air with t as we continue to see the showers riding along the front. so right now there are some strong storms flanking richmond. north and east. norfolk heavy thunderstorm activity. and south of maryland. thunderstorms in the mouth of the chesapeake. and closer look here, we can see on the hd radar how we are cloudy skies north of baltimore. and activity, light activity. back over western portions of the mountains of virginia, and then west virginia. but we have this activity here that we will watch that continues to make a track potentially in our direction. and see it wraparound. this is an area of low pressure that has the counter-clockwise rotation. so the potential to go maybe late overnight showers is still there. as wes head through the late overnight. probably up to 2:00. into tomorrow morning. so rush hour could have a few pop-up showers in it. so plan ac

but noticeable change back in the midwest. 68 degrees in indianapolis. 66 in lexington. 68 in charleston. and that's the cooler air moving in behind that frontal boundary. that has been firing off strong thunderstorms in the midwest. where they have been hammered anywhere from indianapolis down through southern indiana, parts of central kentucky and also tennessee. seeing some very strong heavy thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. anywhere from five to 7 inches in some portions of the midwest as the storms pushed through. but the activity will move along a frontal boundary and area of low pressure traveling along it will move through maryland tomorrow. give us severe weather in the mid afternoon, two or 3:00. as we continue to see the activity fire up. maybe carry on into the evening hours as well. right now, we can see a few pop-up showers. earlier today, folks in harford and are see can sill cot got a shower. but clear right now. across the area. as far as any precipitation are. and dry through the overnight. as far as the future scan. this is the model data showing the timing of the sto

a few clouds and some isolated thundershowers north and south down around charleston, stafford county, just a few isolated showers. those will be dying out soon. for the rest of the evening here, dropping to 80 degrees by 11:00. a warm evening and a warm start to the day tomorrow. 74 degrees by 5:00 a.m. then 76 at 7:00. with partly sunny skies. tomorrow's high, 09 degrees. there is a 60% chance for showers and storms tomorrow. during the afternoon anytime after about 1:00. and showers likely to continue up up midnight and maybe a few lingering into thursday morning before we get less humidity and more clearing skies in here. tomorrow, too, climate change 101 if you're interested in that, it is free and it's open to the public between 7:00 and 8:00 tom. re restton, virginia. that's the place to go tomorrow. i know a lot of kids still out of school. 90, some heat for tomorrow, 87 less humid on thursday with sunshine. then hazy for friday, saturday and sunday. temperatures rising from the upper 80s to the low 90s right in to the beginning of next week. >>> a lot of people who fish have

she has decided to take the couple's four sons and spend the school year on sullivan island near charleston. she said she would remain involved with her activities as first lady but wanted to put her family first. the governors relsed a statement saying, i stand by t ecmilyhe family decision and accordingly dkas thek media tond sta by th privacy jen has asked for on behalf of the healing process and our four boys going forward. >>> we're not sure if it's a man or woman but someone in prince george county has died of the swine flu. it is the fifth reported in the state of maryland. all health authorities are saying so far the victim was an adult with underlying medical condition. today the cdc made an announ. regarding the swine pflu. it is an announcement for which ny school officials and parents have been waiting. they are advising officials to do all they can not to close schools if there is a surge this fall. tracy potts has our report. >> reporter: the cdc is not recommending extra cleaning but did tell schools today if swine flu hits again this fall, have naps on hand. isolate students

heavy rainfall in the southeast today, wilmington, charleston, jacksonville, tampa all in line for moreoaking downpours today and quick look at the big board. show you from east coast to west coast. take a look at the falllike numbers. providence, 77. >> thank you. >>> we're talking about showers east of town. there were down in stafford. a few showers >> yeah, and after chicago starts in the 50s they barely get to 68, 69 degrees. >> oh, my, get out the sweaters and the fall weather gear up there. >>> we head to nashville though for the country music capital of the world going behind the scenes, sorry, of the cma music festival. all of country music's greatest stars and cameron mathison. >> it's true, diane. it just doesn't get any bigger than the cma music festival when it comes to country music. this morning an all-access behind-the-scenes pass to some of the biggest names in country music. ♪ >> are you all right? ♪ >> reporter: for visitors and artist as like the cma fest is the biggest event of the year. ♪ cowboy ♪ jumping back >> reporter: with more than 200 performers over seven d

. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen, from the great city of charleston, west virginia. >> the key battleground was west virginia, a heavily protestant state where kennedy's religion would be put to the test. compared to the cool jack, humphrey looked and sounded like a typical politician. >> this is my wife. how do you do? mrs. halston, glad to see you. >> as planned, kennedy's team played up their man's youth and war records, contrasting lieutenant kennedy's hero status with humphrey's failure to serve in world war ii, a fact that still amuses kennedy friend ben bradley who served on a destroyer in the pacific. >> humphrey wasn't in world war ii. he wasn't, you know, what was he a hospital mate or something like that? >> you guys are unbelievable. this is what i'm talking about. you guys kept score on who was in the front. >> we knew people's war records. we sure did. >> remember, senator john f. kennedy can be our next president. >> kennedy trailed humphrey by 20%. so his campaign turned up the heat, buying tv time to address head-on when his pollsters showed growing concerns about kennedy's

charleston 88. pittsburgh 82. by sunday look at how the east gets invaded by the heat. new york 90. pittsburgh 92. mid to upper 90s locally to 100 at raleigh, north carolina. here's the seven-day forecast, 85 beautiful degrees today. 90 tomorrow. not bad but by sunday and monday mid to upper 90s an isolated storm is possible. 80s by thursday. angie goff, a long list of things to talk about. >> don't forget the long list of things i'm about to deliver i also post on-line. follow me on twitter, oh my goff is my name. route rout one and feather stone in wood bridge, virginia all lanes are blocked because of an investigation going on. northbound traffic is diverted over to opitz boulevard. so there is a way around it. 395 northbound from the beltway to seminary. it is a slow ride. tracking the taillights here. no accidents along the way headed to the district. on 66, headed eastbound past nutley. we have a crash activity taking away the right lane for drivers and they are backed up to route 50. 270 southbound. here's the deal. things are looking nice out here. we have a good amount of v

that get stuck in our head the most vary from person to person, there is a few that are pretty charlestonmaking that list, would let the dog out because they wouldn't let that one go. don't play it. oh, no. ymca. the lion sleeps tonight. >> where was this studdie done? & thely on sleeps tonight &&. >> any song can get stuck in your head. >> i will normally get it for about a day and then you say listen to something else. >> you have to pass it on. >> you know the geico cave man commercials, the let me be myself song that they play. three weeks, every morning that was stuck in my head. i don't know why. it as was annoying me. >> the experts suggest what you do here is that you visualize an actual worm crawling oust your ear and you stomp on it to get rid it was. >> i heard have you to pass it on to somebody. >> that is one thing. what you say as well, pass it on to someone. but what they really do is a is force yourself to think of another song that gets that song out. >> then you're stuck on the next song. >> fascinating. >> a lot of songs in my head right now. >> the one that stuck in my

i have listened to kenny dubois, a glassblower in charleston, west virginia, who has ten children to support but has lost his job after 35 years, just three years short of qualifying for his pension. i have listened to the trachta family who farm in iowa and who wonder whether they can pass the good life and the good earth on to their children. i have listened to the grandmother in east oakland who no longer has a phone to call her grandchildren because she gave it up to pay the rent on her small apartment. i have listened to young workers out of work, to students without the tuition for college, and to families without the chance to own a home. i have seen the closed factories and the stalled assembly lines of anderson, indiana and south gate, california, and i have seen too many, far too many idle men and women desperate to work. i have seen too many, far too many working families desperate to protect the value of their wages from the ravages of inflation. yet i have also sensed a yearning for new hope among the people in every state where i have been. and i have felt it in their h

she said, quote i have decided to move back to our house in charleston with our sons for the upcomingool year. from there, we will continue the process of healing our family. the governor agrees with this, that this is best for everyone involved. he says it will not affect his ability to work as government mer. alex? >> okay. mark potter, thank you very much, live from miami. appreciate that. now to a new look at president obama's approval rating as he moves past the 200-day mark in office. a new quinnipiac poll has the president's approval rating at 50%, 42% disapproving the way he's handling the job. 38% disapproving. joining me now is charlie cook, editor of the cook political report. good morning to you, charlie. >> good morning, alex. >> all right. let's take a look at president's approval ratings from just a month ago in which the quinnipiac poll showed 57% approved, 33% disapproved. why do you think his approval ratings have dropped? >> well, i think there has been a general decline. i'm not a big fan of the quinnipiac poll it's an outliar. look at all of the national polls you

in charleston, wt virginia, larry medley stood tside a recent meeting held by democrat senator jay rockefellers sigsaid it all. >> i don't thi it makes a lot ense to, so quickly, surrend 1/6th of oueconomy to the government.< i thk we... i'm not saying that present h.r. system is perfect atll. i' not saying that at all. certnly, i think that we don't ed to jump in and throw the baby out withhe bathwater. >> odruff: amy bord was part of a small meetingith rockefeller. her son has leukemi and she and her husband recentlsaw their insurance cut o because ithad reached a cap on payment of $1 million. >> wwant to pay what we owe, fairly. but we're not able to dthat, and nobody's out the to help us. but if we didn'work and we didn't conibute, we wouldn't haveo worry about it. and we'be able to spend the time we do have at homeith our wins who we haven't seen for the pt four months because we've been at e hospital all the time. >> woodr rockefeller later made the ca for a government plan-- the so-caed public opon--hat would compete with private surers. >> my guess is thers 158 my guess is that public