zmax dragway in charlotte.d, mike dunn, paul page, in the booth, and the guys out there, checking out what's going on. jeg coughlin and gray in the playoffs. >> greg anderson doesn't get down, jeg doesn't get down. johnny gray runs 6.67 and he stays in seventh and jeg coughlin is going to stay in the bottom half of the field. >> boy, it's going to be inlting to see what happens tomorrow in elimination. look at jeg how high he got the front end. normally don't like to get the too high and paddling rear tires at that point. oh, man dushgs hear that, big time, went up pretty quick and that point jeg knew this is going to need fixed for tomorrow. >> that's where jeg won indy from. who knows? tenth place in the points and how the points revolve around that as you look at johnny gray who comes in to this event. look at this number. 682 points gained when they vet for johnny gray. >> that's not too bad, is it. look clay millican picked up six and a half and karen stofer 440 and robert hight a partly 393, wow. >> nothi

we're at z mack dragway in charlotte, fans lined up for qualifying, the fourth and final session.rould, dave rieff john, following the stories in race 19 of 24 as we move quickly to the end of the season and the determination of the champions. let's start with pro stock motorcycle highlights. >> for the quickest run, hector arana, hot 6.96 elapsed time, almost 190 miles per hour. >> that meant in session two you had two hot motorcycles, andrew hines and hector arana. andrew into the sixes only other motorcycle this weekend to do so but not as fast as hector. a 6.967. he is the top speed again. >> then in the final session you're not going to see hector or andrew hines. it's andy mcbride and shawn gann, who will be the quickest of this session? if you said gann, would you be right. in the heat, seven flat at 188 miles an hour, good enough for low e.t. of session number three. >> remember the points, that go along with being the quickest in each session of qualifying. their bonus points and they make a world of difference. so as we look at the final session with hector arana, then g

even around the charlotte area, a sprinkle or two. it's nothing horrible. it's just going to be a rain event. then it will dry. then it will rain again. just kind of the weather pattern. chilly here in detroit, 52. northern new england in the 40s. more wet weather in the deep south. dry great lakes to the northeast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. some areas with a chance of some of those downpours today will include florida, georgia, south carolina, alabama, mississippi, and the charlotte area sprinkles here or there. cool. only in the 70s. cool also in northern new england. well, christinchristina, that's at your thursday forecast. >> all right. thanks so much, bill. >>> big blue bounces, gold shines, and waiting for fedex. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, singer chris browns performs on a vry different type of stage. >>> also, things are grand for the phillies and late inning here rockies by the yankees and red sox. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early tod." i'

exciting couple weeks, glad to be back in charlotte, i have been under the weather, medics looked at me yesterday, i wasn't doing too good, food poisoning or 24-hour bug. i'm at the end of it, i feel better. i was in lanes was worried to run, i was feeling horable, tony pedregon said it happened to him a few years back and food poisoning and fet better getting strapped in, just being in one place and not moving around, gave me a better feeling going to run. i got in and sure enough everything was all right. i i survived run, made a good pass and got in the show. i feel better every passing hour. fans have been great giving me support and wishing me well. hopeful lly tomorrow, back to 1% and ready to race. >> could be scary for the other teams since i won last time out. >> indy champion, two team schumacher cars, beckman and capps, beckman is eighth, capps is 11th. speaking of rivalries, how about 2006 in atlanta? >> check out that lip there, they had a altercation he and his teammate ron capps. that's not even competition, teammates into a disagreement and he, ron capps fined ten gra

. >> emotion at charlotte in pro stock bike. >> qualifying today. hines took offense to what michael philip was doing on the start line. they took offense, and the battle of the worlds began. >> i wonder how it would affect matt smith later today. >> eddie krawiec and andrew hines, how will the harleys rebound from this. matt guidera has not yet filed an appeal. he had to so it due to missing taking a drug test. we'll find out how it plays out through the rest of the countdown as well. time for a very special announcement joining us on "nhra race day" presented by lucas oil set is the man that is lucas oil, forest lucas and his wife charlotte. i know you have great, exciting news for the fans and for those of us in television land. tell us about it, forest. >> we've been sponsoring the sportsman division for several years, and we just made an agreement to sponsor for another five years. >> that affects our series. you will continue to be the presenting sponsor. >> i will continue to be the presenting sponsor on this show. and everything else we're d

showers again tomorrow in charlotte at 71. but unfortunately the east coast, the rains return by sunday. slightly warmer temperatures f. you're watching us on channel 2 in buffalo, new york, see hundreds of artifacts from sandy african lands as you travel through the circle of life in an gentlemen egypt at the buffalo museum of science. no word if the cam else will be there. >> get it now before 18 feet of snow falls in buffalo. thank you. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> at the box office this weekend, experts see a repeat. is there really hunger for a remake of the 1980 film "fame"? it's expected to attract lots of moms dragging in their daughters. analysts predict third place in the low to teen millions. bruce willis stars in "surrogates." over it wins. under, second. ultimately experts think the family factor, combined with the pricey 3-d additions should put meatballs over the top. jessica biel will climb mount kill man jar row. and boyfriend justin timberlake is expected along we wi

charlotte, you have your delay that's current.back in the picture. same with memphis, but they ought to be shorter than an hour. more on that in about half an hour. >>> you know when the economy gets tough, we could all use a money coach. hln money expert clark howard does that. take a listen to ashlee's story and see what advice clark has for her. >> hi. i'm ashlee, and i need a money coach. i created a stock market account sadly after my father passed away and wanted to pretend that i didn't know i was getting that money, handed it over, and opened up what at the time was the best and most aggressive kind of stocks you could get into. i do nothing to manage my stock market account. i feel like i stay out of managing the stock market account because i have no idea how it works. i feel like if i did start to become involved i would become obsessed and be tracking trends online and that sort of thing. my ke iquestion is, i've got a k market account. should i get more involved or leave it to the pros? >> ashley, ashley, you can't tu

. >>> the eagles in charlotte taking on the panthers who did not lose a regular season home game last year. desean jackson takes the punt at his 15. gets past the first group of defenders and has an open field. he has one move on the punter and then he's free. the eagles go up 17-7. 3rd quarter, the eagles are soaring, 31-10. donovan mcnabb third and goal decides to go for it. he gets hit by richard marshall. he scores and then gets piled on. he would suffer a fractured rib. it is unknown how long he will sidelined. coach andy reid said there is a chance he would play next week. his injury will be examined tomorrow. >>> elsewhere, the ravens and chiefs. 4th quarter, chiefs down by a score. brodie croyle over the middle and he stretches in for the 10- yard touchdown. nearly loses possession. this me tied at 24. the ravens' next possession, game still tied. joe flacco airs it out, over the shoulder catch to put the ravens ahead. they go on to beat the chiefs 38-24. >>> vikings quarterback brett favre, career touchdown number 464 felt just as good as number 1. favre reemerged from retire

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a charlotte businessman that owns one of north carolina's leading mercedes-benz dealerships was killed and it is not known that there was anyone else on board. more than a dozen people were hurt when two buses crashed into each other in washington d.c.. 19 people, six of them kids were taken to hospital. none of the injuries is believed to be serious. " still ahead, with americans tightening their belts, travel experts say that people are still travelling for pleasure. >> how businesses are thinking differently and coming up with deals to lure you back. >> the baltimore symphony orchestra relic -- rarely invites a teenager to take the stand with them. but that is just what they are going to do. >> an area of low pressure will still produce some wet weather, but will it last through the weekend? it is 61 at >> good afternoon. here is a look at what we are working on for 11 news tonight at 6:00 p.m.. scandal over a baltimore a corner office. -- acorn offices. now, michael k. lewis is headed to prison. we have these stories for you >> early in the morning, one year ago, hurricane ike made

charlotte, cleveland, cincinnati, kansas city, detroit.s san francisco. the fog, chicago, that's because they beat the steelers last night, they're still in a fog. how about that? >>> a guy who practiced putting in his yard -- you know, putting, would wake up each morning to find the golf balls were missing. turns out this hairless fox was taking the balls off the green. the golfer, who set up the surveillance camera thinks the fox mistakes the balls for eggs. >> i think he's thinking they're going to hatch. and he just is giving them a little time. >> this little fox has an obsession with golf balls. >> wow! overall, the golfer says, the fox has taken about 100 golf balls. no wonder he's not gaining any weight. nothing to eat. >>> here's a touching story. a young man with down syndrome was a hero for his football team. ÷%%%%%%%%%%%% eyewitness. this video was recently posted on youtube. already over 200,000 people have watched it. this young man has become a bit of a celebrity in his hometown, signing autographs for people. >

here's her 911 call to charlotte county. let's give that a listen. >> a child in the car somewhere between 5 and 10 and banging on the window and screaming and crying. and screaming like screaming, @ screaming. not a happy scream. like get me out of here scream. >> so there it was.@ i mean, this lady she saw it. and no one was dispatched. no one was dispatched. there were cops we come to find out, moments away. could have possibly saved denise lee's life. steve rogers, what could have happened here? >> this is outrageous and excusable. hello from a 911 operator. how about all the confusion trying to coach the address out of her. our 911 operators are trained what is your address? outrageous. there will be an internal affairs investigation. >> george, you are a 911 trainer. what do you make of this? >> the first call, toward the latter part of the call the 911 operator tried to make sense of this call from denise. we teach our dispatchers, listen for a caller speaking in code. you have to apply everything you have learned,

we did try to reach out to the charlotte county sheriff's department.told us, no comment on legal matters. mike. >> all right. thanks. nathan lee, he also plans to sue the sheriff's department to change the 911 system. we'll continue to follow that. let's face it, 911 cannot make mistakes. they have to be perfect so we'll follow that one. this one, as well. a 350-pound man got quite a shock before boarding his flight. apparently, he was too big to board. wait a minute, the airline says he wasn't too big. he was just belligerent, scared some other passengers. we'll sort this out for you and take your calls 1-877-tell-hln. ? ( chirp ) oh yeah-- his and hers. - ( crowd gasping ) - ( chirp ) van gogh? ( chirp ) even steven. - ( chirp ) mansion. - ( chirp ) good to go. ( grunts ) timber! ( chirp ) boss? what do we do with the shih-tzu? - ( crowd gasps ) - ( chirp ) joint custody. - phew! - announcer: get work done now. communicate in less than a second with nextel direct connect. only on the now network. deaf, hard of hearing and people with speech disabilit

the charlotte county sheriff's office took the call and they never dispatched anybody. and they definitely would have been able to find her if they would have dispatched it. >> larry: hold it, nathan, we're going to come back in 60 seconds, we're going to play that call from the driver by. and get your thought as to who goofed. we'll be back. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. >>> look at the baby, he's picking his head up. good job, adam, good boy. >> larry: as nathan lee mentioned, another 911 call was played at michael king's trial. a motorist saw what she thought was a child screaming inside an adjacent car. listen. >> there's a child in the car between 5 and 10 and it was banging on the window and screaming and crying. and screaming. like screaming, screaming, screaming. and not a happy scream, like a get me out of here scream. >> larry: that was a woman, and that was what was happening to your wife who must have sounded by the sounds of the screams like a younger lady. nothing happened from that, nathan? nothing? >> no. you know, obviously there we

captain chesley sullenburger and his first officer will fly from laguardia to charlotte tomorrow, the route they intended to take back in january. birds hit their plane and they were forced to touch down in the hudson rimp. all 155 people on that plane survived. >>> a so-called space tourist was onboard. he's from canada. he is also a billionaire. and the founder of cirque du soleil. he paid about $35 million to join a u.s. astronaut and a russia cosmonaut on their journey to the international space station. they will replace two of the current crew members aboard the iss. while in space, he plans to stage a performance over the internet about the importance of access to water. he is the world's seventh space tourists. >>> the skeleton of one of the biggest, baddest dinosaurs to ever roam the earth is on the auction block. auction ears hope this skeleton will sell for $6 million. the auction i to be held in las vegas next month. the fossil was discovered in south dakota in 1987. it's the third most complete t-rex skeleton ever discovered. other items up for bid, a 17-foot-long pre his

that's almost air-conditioning weather. 80s in new york, norfolk, charlotte. and chicago to detroit, cleveland area, too. a chance of rain mostly in the deep south. that will continue on tuesday in the same area. looks like a nice start to the week in many, many locations. well, if you're watching wilx, news 10, lansing, michigan, discover the differences between atoms and molecules and build your own on connecting with chemistry in the impression 5 science center. >> thank you, bill. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. if there's any player who is a box office lock these days, got to be tyler perry. his second number 1 movie of 2009 as i can do bad all by myself took in $24 million. he not only wrote and directed but stars as his nasty cross-dressing al ter ego, madea. the horror flick sore report row sixth with a disappointing $5.3 million. kate beckinsale whiteout just washed out in seventh place with just over $5 million. well, finally kanye west has taken his notorious bad sportsmanship to a new low essentially. at last nig

. >> she is a corporate trainer who used to work in charlotte, north carolina when she came up with the idea of "blunders." each of them can only make it to a party if they make it through sticky situations that require a good manners. >> i wanted it to be fun and to create different types of questions, true false, scenarios, share range, and mobil -- multiple choice. >> with the help of friends, she took vision to reality, but as an independent game producer, she is finding how hard it is. >> part of our money is going to go to the children's college fund. if not, at least they will have good manners. >> the industry started to take notice and "creative magazine" has received -- has given it an award. but the biggest honor -- >> it is the letters that she has gotten that has helped kids with special needs or severe discipline problems. >> i could not believe the difference in his behavior. >> result helping kids to become winners that life. >> and we have posted the information on where you can purchase the game on our website, wbaltv.com. >> take a look outside. combined radar and sat

new york might see an early morning shower. 88 in charlotte. 84 in atlanta. mid-80s tomorrow in atlanta. detroit, d.c., new york, even into the northeast, highs 65 to 70. if you're watching us this morning on wcsh tv in portland, maine, come see amazing comparisons between photos of portland over 100 years ago and the exact same locations today at picturing portland a century of change at the portland harbor museum. that's your eastern event of the day, christina. >> thanks so much, ryan. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. haven't heard much about amy winehouse lately. then perhaps, just perhaps, you thought she'd calmed her life down lately, right? wrong. earlier this week, winehouse allegedly stormed into a london school to confront a girl who bullied her god daughter. she reportedly screamed at and spit on the girl. then rg not kidding her, she signed a few autographs and went home. jude law is a father again but this time only financially. his former flame gave birth to a daughter sophia. grey's anatomy star gave birth to

. >> larry: nathan lee also plans to file suit against the charlotte county sheriff's office. in fact, his father, who works in that office, plans to join in the lawsuit. we asked the charlotte county sheriff's office for a statement on the denise amber lee murder case and nathan lee's planned lawsuit. they have declined to comment. more after the break. s no probl. (announcer) neutroténa tone correcting night serum with high performance soy to even skin tone and active retinol to speed cell turn over. clinically shown to visibly fade brown spots in 14 nights. i even out my skin at night so it looks younger, flawless in the morning. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting now you can fade and prevent discolorations all day. new tone correcting spf 30. >> larry: we're back with nathan lee. nathan, did the defendant take the stand at the trial? >> no, he did not. >> larry: so did you ever find out how he took her? >> well, obviously, most of that is speculation. denise was actually cutting my son's hair that day at some point. and apparently, he was just driving around neighborho

. >> larry: nathan lee also plans to file suit against the charlotte county sheriff's office.in that office plans to join in the lawsuit. we asked the charlotte county sheriff's office for a statement on the denise amber lee murder case and nathan lee's planned lawsuit. they have declined to comment. more after the break. canopy performance towels are designed to dry a third faster than ordinary towels. so they spend less time in the dryer and more time where you really want them. canopy home furnishings. available at walmart. save money. live better. walmart. sfwhen you own a business,g saving sounds good. so hear this: regions makes it simple to save money and time with lifegreen checking and savings for business, free convenient e-services and regions quick deposit, so you can deposit checks right from your desk. so switch to regions and start saving. plus, get a business financial review through a regions cashcor analysis. it's how business gets into the rhythm of saving. regions - it's time to expect more. >> larry: we're back with nathan lee. nathan, did the defendant ta

rainfalls amounts today, 3600 in charlotte.outhern areas of maryland, charles countyff to the west, will get the heaviest rain tomorrow. there's the monthly rain. the ground can hold some more water and believe me, we're going to get it. a bit of a weekend spoiler. if you have plans for saturday night, that is. so here we are, early tomorrow morning. still dry, maybe some showers into the shan doe valley. by 6:00, 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, we're wet. then that system blows on by and we could get some sunshine for sunday afternoon. so there. the bulls eye. three inches to the west. here, an inch and a half to two inches. it's going to feel a little, you know, where you got that chill to your bones. 77 the high for sunday. and a couple of autumn mornings with real chilly conditions next week, about 45 to 50 degrees. >> so it's time to find some sweaters. >>> still ahead, the michelle obama burger and where you can get one. >>> and the >>> so you're going to give us the bad news first. >> then we can talk about the good stuff. it's the

much cooler temperatures, 60 degrees. 59 in carroll county. 79 degrees in charlotte to go right now.cross the country, we have to get this storm out of here. that is in process. we're starting to see the clearing skies showing up nicely on the satellite to the west and southwest as kind of a sharp edge. there is a lot of dry air out there. the storm is going to lift out tonight, and everybody will live happily ever after. even though we will start the day with sunshine -- a chance of a stray showers tomorrow. after that, maybe a touch of sunshine. 59 in the morning, partly cloudy skies. some afternoon clouds, well into the 70's. the more likely or to hit 77 degrees. lots of sunshine and warming trends with highs in the lower to middle 80's. >>> the toyota sports brought to you by your local toyota dealer. moving you forward. >> a big weekend for redskins fans. >> of the new york giants are really tough team. the redskins are just about ready to throw on the pads and helmets and kick off a new season. that guy right there, the rookie had a great preseason. he can't wait for the season

charlotte, anything else to add?t if you vote for a government-run health care system, and you in congress are willing to forgo the waiver in this bill and you will sign up for yourself. as david pointed out, he often said the senate version. to date, we have over 500,000 americans who are encouraging their representatives to do the same. we have 70 fonder -- congressman, including the gentleman behind me, who are also co-authors. i have reached out to every single democrat and house, including nancy pelosi, and not yet one has been willing to sign up. ba[booing] >> i am rodney alexander and i represent the fifth congressional district, lying to the north of baton rouge all the way to the arkansas line. i am also co op -- a co-sponsor of dr. fleming's legislation, but i personally believe that if any of these bills lying on the floor pass, it really will not be relevant anyway. i think we will all be under one plan. i think that is the motive, to put everybody under one plan. i think it is even more misleading than h

that is charlotte.veloping later this afternoon and a wind out of the east. down to the south farther, more tropical moisture in place for miami. showers and thunderstorms again, widely scattered today. 77 degrees right about now, up to about 88 or so. that will be the high temperature once you get out there. otherwise, the rest of the region looks okay. toward the keys, more showers coming in. on the radar, mote of it on the light side. it will pick up in intensity later this afternoon. we're also watching the heavy rain out of kansas into missouri, northern arkansas, oklahoma as well. tulsa radar picking it up nicely. look at all the flashing going on. north a little farther, wichita, kansas, radar, you're looking at showers, the heaviest stuff moving eastward out of your direction and good news for you when you get down towards texas, rain. it's in the forecast for you. san antonio, austin, all the way to brownsville. you need it. you'll get a little bit today. more in about a half hour. >> thank you

peleopthwho have made a incredible difference in our community and today i'm saluting my newest friend, charlotte wesley holloman. she is very well known in the washington area. she is actually well known all over the world. let me just tell you how she has been described. an extraordinarily gifted soprano. a great delicacy, and newspapers all over the world talked about her when she started her opera career. she was taught by the very great todd duncan, everyone knows him. a lot of people know him here in the washington area and he was very special to you. he was special to you. why? >> he was special because he insisted that i study voice. >> he did? >> i had the slightest idea that i would do that. i was going to school at howard university where he taught. >> you entered howard university when she was 15 years old. >> go right ahead. >> i did. i graduated when i was 19. that year, i needed credit to graduate and i took voice. he was a friend of my father and mother's and so i went to him and said, do i need to audition? he said oh no. he said you just come and take the class. and of course, i

up to 80. 82 inhe nation's capital. 84 in charlotte. more of the same tomorrow. still warm and sticky here but dry across the southeast. your eastern event of the day on wave 3 in louisville, kentucky, open your mind through books from centuries past by ground breaking scientists dealing with the stars above at fathers of a tron my at the frazier international history museum. that's our eastern event of the day. very neat museum in a very cool city. >> thanks so much, ryan. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. still three months before the debut of the new sherlock holmes movie. brad pitt is in discussion to play the detective's infamous rival more artie. robert downey jr. plays holmes and jude law dr. watson. sarah michelle gellar and presidenty prinz jr. are the proud parents of a baby girl, the couple's first child. heather lock lear, who played a scheming ad executive in melrose place will play a new version of the same role in the new show. jennifer garner manages to do it all. seen here in a gucci gown at the hollywood premier

charlotte 85. nashville 82 and cooler air to the north. this air will be in the form of a cool front coming south during the day tomorrow and that boundary will set up shop around the mid-atlantic and become the focus for some rain showers. for the bulk of tomorrow it will be dry. fair skies in the forecast tonight. still some 50s out there. in t district we will drop to 66 degrees but that northwest wind at five to ten and a sunny, warm tuesday for us us. by evening, the clouds roll in and later at night there could be one or two showers trying to develop. daylight hours nice and dry, 86 degrees ' the wind direction does not change. we will watch to the north if they are weak front to come down and met by moisture that is lurking to the south. so the two of them will have to be watched. these areas a tremendous amount of rain from the gulf of mexico that will be causing flooding problems in much of the south and lower mississippi valley during the week. for the time being we'll exjoy the sunshine. high pressure will provide that nice day

louis, memphis, houston, cincinnati, charlotte and washington, d.c. >>> georgia residents returning to their homes are being warned to be careful, as they wade through oodwaters. not only because of submerged hazards. but because there could be contamination of sewage and other waste. >> abc's t.j. winick reports from georgia. >> reporter: as the floodwaters recede in georgia, they reveal a muddy mess. bill put all of his furniture up on paint buckets. >> we did everything we could and we thought we were doing right. we have never seen anything like that. >> reporter: it's the human loss that's taken a real toll. the floods are being blamed for ten deaths across the southeast. one drowning victim was a mother of two, driving home from the night shift, when her minivan was being swept away. she called 911. >> my car is turning down. now, the wheel is getting up. and i'm going to drown. >> listen to me. you're not going to drown. >> it's taking me down now. >> it's taking you down? just stay on the phone. i'm going to stay with you. >> reporter: metro atlanta students were back in class.

between boston straight down to charlotte we are in good shape without any rain.ng regional travel you will be okay. dry on 95 and on 81. weak high pressure is on top of us sliding in to the ocean. it will move out of the way so the next frontal system can get here, specifically on wednesday. that looks to be the wettest day this week. as we take you to the time line, partly cloudy skies. won't be a lot of green on the screen as we head in to tonight. really even tomorrow morning looks dry. turning cloudier. over my shoulder is where we watch the rain drops come in. here's the time line. a couple of showers to the west during the day. tomorrow evening is when we have a higher chance of rain getting here. that will take us in to wednesday, even parts of our southern suburbs and to the east will get a shot of that. recap the highs, upper 70s. lows in the 60s. we won't have as many 50s that we have seen recently because of the increase in the cloud cover. maybe martinsburg will get to 58. coming up tomorrow, despite the increase in the clouds up to 78 degrees. around

also heavy shower and thunderstorm activity over the charlotte region. so, again, you can access it yourself the your convenience, your own computer, at abc2news.com. there 24/7, 365. our forecast for this evening, scattered showers, will remain around through tonight. also through the day tomorrow. then on friday things start to clear up a little bit. we'll see a little bit of sunshine, saturday looks to be a pretty decent day, sunday also looking pretty good. most of the heavy showers will stay back to the west of us in the ohio valley. here's your forecast for the overnight period. mostly cloudy, scattered showers, we'll see an overnight low of 63 degrees. tomorrow, during the day, it's going to be a mostly cloudy day, 67. scattered showers around. and the extended outlook, things start to clear up friday. saturday looking nice. sunday the nice weather should continue, high of 72 degrees. sunshine continues into monday, tuesday and wednesday, scattered showers, temperatures warming slightly. i'll be back in a while with more on the weather. >>> the gr

charlotte looking at thunderstorms developing around the piedmont. 30-minute delays.in denver could slow you down to about a half hour. >>> if you're looking for a quick fix to help you get caught up on your bills, hln money expert clark howard tells you about what you need to look out for to avoid getting ripped off. let's get chinese should we order nda blossom, panda moon... how about chinese at home with new wanchai ferry?, you can make it in just 14 minutes mmmh, orange chicken. great. i didn't feel like going out anyway (announcer) wanchai ferry. restaurant quality chinese your ocer's eezer >> welcome to comcast local edition. my guest this hour is dr. faye williams, national chair of the national congress of black women. thank you so much for joining me. >> it's always great to be here. >> now, for those that may not know, what's the mission of the national congress of black women? >> well, we are an organization that works with the community, mainly with young people. we have a program for 9-12 years old where we teach them about the wonderful vocations there

our second wave of energy from charlotte to montgomery we've seen significant moisture.vel is impacted between i-10 and i-20. if you're planning to travel out of montgomery, atlanta or charlotte, you'll certainly see ground stops into the next 24 hours. atlanta has seen 18 inches of rain this month and surprisingly five inches of that has arrived in just the last 72 hours. in fact, just 24 hours over two and a half inches of rain. we're dealing with a very moist pattern across the region. still dealing with what's left of a tropical system across the coastline. you can see our persistent areas of storm from eastern texas to western tennessee and kentucky will continue to see very moist conditions as we head into the next 24 hours. of course this is being fueled by more moisture making its way in from the south, just adding to those rainfall totals. north southern has cancelled operations between chattanooga and atlanta and birmingham and atlanta and this heavy rain is set to continue. back to you. >> lots of rain to talk about. thank you. >> to the war in afghanistan. th

there could be problems in atlanta, charlotte, cincinnati, d.c.n. >>> homeland security officials are warning mass transit systems to be on the alert for possible terror attacks. >> this, as we're learning more about a man planning backpack bomb attacks. and other members of a cell are at large. >> reporter: the search for others center around this mosque, frequented by afghans in new york. agents are make nothing secret of their round-the-clock surveillance, of key locations and individuals in this neighborhood. >> the nypd and are holding bombs in a bombmaking facility. they believe there's bomb parts still being stored. >> reporter: the man at the alleged center of the plot, 24-year-old najibullah zazi, was arrested that he lied to the fbi, about bombmaking instructions found on his computer. according to court documents, agents fountdz nine pages of handwritten notes on the manufacture and handling of explosives. authorities say zazi learned all that at an alaka qaeda training camp in afghanistan, where he traveled twice last year, and was the

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oklahoma state the last time joe cox lost a football game he was playing for mcclinton middle school in charlotte, north carolina. they lost to northeast middle school, up 12-0 and somehow we got beat 28-12, last time he lost a game before stillwater. this will be a sweet one for him, though, because this is a tough place. it's on the road in the s.e.c. it's coming off a four-hour game against south carolina and his dad's got a big smile and just looking at the clock like all of the georgia people are, his dad, charles, looking on. hoping that that 2:10 evaporat evaporatinevaporates pretty quickly for arkansas. we predicted 48-45, we didn't quite get it, did we? we undercut georgia's ability to score, i guess. dennis johnson back deep. he is a game-changer, though, if you give him a little bit of an avenue. already one touchdown return on a kick this year. this one high and really short. taken at the 29 yard line and again, good field position as seth got a good return. >> on abc, texas and texas tech, going back and forth, taylor potts, to we sehorns on move, t put the thing away. we hit five-mi

to keep the tradition alive steve doocy and martha maccallum steve playing for paul who lives in charlottemartha playing for fran craig who lives in texas. if you would like to get in on the action sign up on bill o'reilly.com. here it is. you guys have been off for a few weeks. we are expecting a dismal performance. here is question one, the justice department gonna investigate why charges were dropped against some black panthers hassling voters at a polling place last november. >> i think you might be a little bit intimidating that you have a stick in your hand. you know? >> who are you to decide? >> i mean, that's a weapon. that's why i'm a little worried. >> who are to you decide? >> i mean, i am a concerned citizen. i'm just worried. >> so are we. that's why we are here. >> ok. but you have a nightstick in your hand sonchts what? you've got a camera phone. >> i have a camera phone which is not a weapon. bill: now, in what city did that confrontation happen? philadelphia, baltimore, chicago, boston? the answer is a, philadelphia. correct. quiz kids one for one. here is question two. th

charlotte, anything else to add? >> that is all i wanted to hear. >> john has often the same thing on the house side. >> thank you, david. i set forth house resolution 615, which some of you may be aware of. it simply says that if you vote for a government-run health care system, and you in congress are willing to forgo the waiver in this bill and you will sign up for yourself. as david pointed out, he often said the senate version. to date, we have over 500,000 americans who are encouraging their representatives to do the same. we have 70 fonder -- congressman, including the gentleman behind me, who are also co-authors. i have reached out to every single democrat and house, -- in the house, including nancy pelosi, and not yet one has been willing to sign up. [booing] >> i am rodney alexander and i represent the fifth congressional district, lying to the north of baton rouge all the way to the arkansas line. i am also co op -- a co-sponsor of dr. fleming's legislation, but i personally believe that if any of these b

host: thank you, charlotte, north carolina. more coming up as we talk to neil king of "the wall street journal" next. more of "washington journal" coming up next. >> new york democrat steve israel on how he uses technology and social media to teach -- to keep his constituents up-to-date on the issues. tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> next month, a look at the nation's highest court. >> i do not think it is an understatement to say that this building would not be here if it had not been for chief justice taft. >> taft had in mind that the court need to the building of its own. it became almost an obsession. "supreme court week with insight from the justices and the historians. go online now for a virtual tour of the court, historic photos, and more, at c-span.org/supreme court. >> part of our coverage today includes the commission on wartime contract and in iraq and afghanistan. they will be looking at the state department management and oversight of security and other contractors, live this morning at 9:30 eastern

metro, charlotte, cincinnati, memphis, st.is, houston and dallas, showers and storms, 30 minutes to an hour delay. chicago, san francisco, some morning fog. about a half hour to hour delay there. more details in half hour. >> thank you. >>> one town's mayor doesn't want police to run after suspects anymore. but wait until you see how adamant she is. she wants to make a point. [ engine revving ] [ engine powers down ] gentlemen, you booked your hotels on orbitz. well, the price went down, so you're all getting a check thanks. for the difference. except for you -- you didn't book with orbitz, so you're not getting a check. well, i think we've all learned a valuable lesson today. good day, gentlemen. thanks a lot. thank you. introducing hotel price assurance, where if another orbitz customer books the same hotel for less, we send you a check for the difference, automatically. welcome to progressive. how may i help you? i'm looking for a deal on car insurance. i think i might have a coupon in here. there's an easier way. we've got

charlotte, north carolina.you'd think donny jones' mother would be proud watching her son follow his elders in the family business. but, unfortunately, that business is robbing banks. [ people screaming ] here he is in the gray mask and blue hoodie, right next to his grandfather johnell porter. >> get on the floor! >> narrator: as captain allen brandon tells it, they've recruited a third man to take the bank down any which way they can. >> the man handled the employees and other customers and ended up spraying one individual with pepper spray. >> narrator: instead of teaching his grandson to throw a football, pop-pop shows donny how to herd helpless employees like cattle into the vault. then he spoils his offspring with wads of cash from the drawers. now that the robbery has been a success, gramps shows donny the finer points of the getaway. >> let's get out of here! >> narrator: but it's one life lesson the old man hasn't quite mastered. [ sirens wail ] cops catch up to the familial felons outside a housing co

. >> the healthiest hommes were charlotte, and aanta. reporting live, abc 7 news. >>> weather is fueling wildfires in southern california. 25 square miles of drybrush is threatening hundreds of bombs at this hour. the agriculture industry and oil production fields are also at risk in this area. firefighters are working on the fires on the eastern and western edges. >>> standing waters remain in north georgia as they begin to clean up in the atlantic area. -- atlanta area. officials are warning residents of lingering danger is like jagged debris and a lingering bacteria. >> is everywhere. >>> coming from the lab, the season is almost over. let's stt off with a look at the rooftop camera on our network. interesting display of how the clouds have changed during the da. there are clouds, sign, and right now little bit of sunshine coming through. looking across the city, a comfortable evening. temperatures in the lower to mid '80s -- 80 degrees in brandywine. right now, the charter school is 81 degrees. if -- and once things start developing

down the south farther, humidity is up. 74 degrees in charlotte, a soupy day for you and the south, 71 in birmingham, 72 in atlanta. dallas only 56. another look at the radar and flash flood watches in a couple of minutes. >> 56, okay. thanks so much. >> all right. >>> so a man using a metal detector in a rural english field hit a gold mine literally. terry herbert uncovered the largest anglo-saxon gold horde ever found, 11 pounds another a long with another 5 1/2 pounds of silver. experts haven't said how much it's worth but when the loot is sold he'll split the money with the owner of the field. look at that. >>> good news out there if you're trying to buy or sell your house. these historic mortgage rates will be sticking around for awhile. >>> plus -- >> what about the star? the star? >> is this the smartest horse in the world? see what else it can do. >>> brand new morning, we have video of terrorist suspect nagibullah za dee buying large amounts of a chemical used to make bombs. he made several purchases recently. experts say he could have done major damage with the chemicals. we'

. >> and baltimore's own version of charlotte church takes the stage. i'm melissa carlson. that story >> a late holiday as consumers continue to watch their wallets. retailers are keeping -- people are not filling out their shopping list with as many items as in previous years. consumer spending has fallen. >> the recession took a toll on summer travel with americans tightening their belts and staying closer to home. everyone is feeling the pinch. however many industry experts say people are still traveling, but they are doing it differently. >> when happens in vegas stays in vegas, but not much is happening because no one is staying. >> how was the spring? >> it is tougher than anything i've been through. >> m.g.m. mirage trying to finish up its city center complex in the middle of a recession. other prodgeeths sit half finished,. but vestors are starting to come back. why? vegas is cheap. roomings are canning had for as i little ads $31 a night. we hope to improve that. y think we have seen the bottom, personally. >> yale rhoad helps run the hard rock, including this pent

it is stretching from chicago down to charlotte.e weather same period during the day tomorrow, this front will drop southam come in the back door from new england. when it goes by, the winds will shift to the northeast and temperatures will cool off while at the same time, some of this moisture will work its way north. the systems are converging on our region to provide showers for the second half of the week. partly cloudy skies tomorrow, another one day. on wednesday, you see the clouds building up and the clouds starting to form in the afternoon on wednesday and on thursday, we have that steady east when -- east wind. friday brings a better chance of showers. 81-86 tomorrow. we will have a west wind as the front is approaching and then the winds will move to the northeast. at of the tropics, fred is hanging on as a remnant, there. you see the remnants of fred in the tropics. otherwise, there is no major concern. overall, it looks like the next couple of days, we will not have to worry about tropical weather. partly cloudy and war

cities not on the list, charlotte, north carolina, also hit by the banking crisis, and las vegas. >> people came to las vegas because it is an affordable place to live. >> young americans looking to make their mark in cities brimming with opportunity. >> among the other top 10 cities, denver, dallas, boston, and the raleigh-durham area of north carolina. >> we can see a few scattered showers trying to clear that lower eastern shore of maryland. and cool weather pattern, the last of the showers tracking down to somerset county and moving over toward ocean city. a few sprinkles south of annapolis and just south of the d.c. area, but mostly dry weather pattern north and west of baltimore, all the way up toward the lakes as the cool, dry air settles in. at the inner harbor we hit 68 degrees. the normal high for the last day of september is 73, so we are a little bit below that. it is going to be surely as we head into tomorrow morning. 92 was the record for today. on the last day of september in 1920, 1.6 inches of rain. the cloud cover associated with a cooler coming off the mountains.

season flu shots are expected to become available at major airports in philly, charlotte and north carolinayou don't want to catch the flu on the plane either. get the shot. >> still to come -- "dirty dancing" made him a household name. the life and times of patrick swayze who lost his battle with cancer. >>> also ahead, this area is featured prominently in dan brown's new book. we'll check out some of the sites in the story. >> craigslist finds itself in the middle of another police case. >>> welcome back, everybody. at 4:30. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. the autopsy report for yale student annie le will not be out as expected. a suspect has been identified as a lab technician who worked in the building where le's body was discovered on sunday. no arrests though. >> police in baltimore are investigating after a suspected burglar was killed by a johns hopkins student armed with a samurai sword. it happened in an offcampus home just 1:00 this morning. police tell us the student's home was being burglarized and the alleged burglar was killed during the confrontation with that armed

and along the mid-atlantic, 59 at roanoke. 72 at charlotte and the same at boston. here is our satellite radar composite. a lot of the moisture streaming up from the south is edging toward us and that is helping to keep us in the humid, muggy size of things. we have a frontal system setting us up and with that we could see a chance of showers as we move through into the afternoon hours. so not to be rprised if that should happen. but the clouds won't go anywhere either. not much sunshine. here is a look at the five-day forecast. things cooler tomorrow behind the frontal system. 76 degrees for the friday. and then we cool down even more saturday and sunday. and unsettled weather pattern, we have a chance of seeing wet weather both days before we get back to dry conditions at the beginning of the week. but overall today, sticky, muggy, keep your umbrella handy and far areas to the south, southeast of maryland could even see an isolated thunderstorms. that's a look at your five-day forecast, folks. >>> we are following several breaking stories in the district right now