but for us, similar to charlotte, we're looking at the future. what's the 21st century economy look like? for us green jobs and particularly green buildings. we think of ourselves as the green building capital of america. when president obama was a candidate, he came here, wanted to see a green business. mckinstry company locally. we see the opportunity to conserve energy and transform our transportation system from fossil fuels to electric vehicles as real areas of growth. >> you got $56.6 million. was it enough? >> well, we have been committed to $56 million. we've probably gotten about 15% to 20% of that at this point in time. but the stimulus is not going to get us out of this recession. we're going to have to get ourselves out of this recession because i'm convinced still you're using borrowed money and most of us are using it not on long-term infrastructure but short-term operating costs which means we've got to come up with that new money in a year or two for future mayors and future governors. so i think whether you're seattle or charlott

charlotte, certainly reinvigorated as it heads north and east. more likening new england getting rain showers and storms for our saturday and parts of sunday. storm tracker shows you what i'm talking about. these storms are dying out. as the lightning gets to be a little bit less, you can tell when things will settle down. that is exactly what's happening. that line is going to need the sunshine eventually to reinvigorate it. we'll be watching here. nashville's high, 72. clouds of course inhibiting the sunshine. 82 savannah. that's a look at your regional forecast. let's check a little closer to home. grand rapids, michigan, that's my hometown. i'll be going there eventually, too. koud cover. 57. 64 in columbus, ohio. cloudy there as well. dan, that's a look at your friday forecast. >> before you head out, i've seen some olympic swag hanging around the 30 rock here. we will have to send you back with that as well. >> thank you. >> thank you, ginger. >>> a bashing for the blue chips, and car sales crash without cash for clunkers. your early mornin

that flight is about to take off for charlotte. that was the very route back in january and the same two were in the cockpit when bird strikes took out both engines. 155 people owe their life to the quick thinking crew that landed that plane safely in the hudson river on that cold, january day. sully is back in the cockpit enthusiastic applause at both ends of this itinerary. he took off earlier from charlotte international airport. he landed safely a few moments ago in laguardia and another plane is about to make a takeoff from laguardia hopefully an uneventful flight back to charlotte. a lot of people will be watching this. we have a story in from the associated press. the autopsy is complete on michael jackson. it has been for a while. we're finding out that the pop star was in overall good health at the time of his death. the ap obtained a copy of the autopsy that says jackson's arms were covered with punctures. his face and neck were scarred and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips but he wasn't sickly. the report says he weighed

he flew from charlotte to new york this morning. >> captain chesley "sully"is back. >> u.s. air wis officials at what is needed from them. i have only one request -- that was when i did return to work, i want to be reunited with my crew from flight 1549 on january 15. >> by his side, was his first officer and his co-pilot. today it was a symbolic green in the cockpit on a flight following the original destination in from aborted to charlotte, north carolina. u.s. airways flight 1549 had just taken off on that winter day when the pilot and co-pilot knew something had gone wrong. they reported a clock of the said collide with the plane and knocked out boat engines. there were few options but to ditch the plane in the water. all 155 passengers and crew members survived. rescue and ferryboats are raised to eight passengers who took refuge on the plane's wings. the pilot comes back as a flight manager and joins the safety operations team for the company. he has been reluctant to call himself and the crew heroes. >>> up next, york maryland lottery numbers. >> we will look at the f

this afternoon they are sky -- flying from new york to charlotte. the same route they were taking when geese knocked out both engines and brought the plane down with 155 people on board. word that sullenberger is back in the cockpit is creating a buzz and passengers who flew with him this morning said they felt a bit safer. >> always felt safer flying u.s. air since i heard what happened in the hudson river and they employed competent people. >> reporter: while he is getting a hero's welcome back he struggled after the miracle landing, the suffered from insomnia and post traumatic stress and wrote a book about it. he has been getting flight training since april and he says he is ready to fly again. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >>> an amazing story. not a bad day to fly. >> not at all. >> good visibility. the winds have died down from yesterday. and, you know, must be good for him to get back in and have a regular flight, no unscheduled stops. >> anything is pretty much regular after what he has been through. >> everything is a piece of cake. >

it means your sunshine in charlotte with a high of 75 today and new york 65. for the weekend, means rain for almost all of pus. so we'll have to be tracking that storm. but for now, we are tracking our eastern event of the day and if you're watching us on wxia 11 alive in atlanta experience the civil war through the eyes of the soldiers and civilians at turning point the american civil war exhibit at the atlanta history center. that is your eastern event of the day. christina? >> thanks, ginger. >>> here's an early look this morning's headlines in entertainment. if the selfish emptiness of many television reality stars drives you nuts then you're really not going to want to know how much they make. heidi montag from mtv's "the hills" $100,000 an episode. whether or not he's her real husband spencer pratt only earns $65,000 on "the hills." all the various real "housewives" they reportedly make $30,000 an episode. donald trump, $100,000 on "the apprentice" and jon and kate from "jon and kate plus 8," $75,000 an episode. jes ska alba has been cast as a troublemak

atlanta and charlotte will have delays. this afternoon, gusty winds out of new york. 15 to 20 miles per hour, half hour delay. not that bad. charlotte, watch for a half hour delay to pop up there shortly. atlanta, start seeing those delays pop up in about half an hour, and houston, rain and showers for this afternoon, probably a couple of delays out of that, but not that long. more details in a little bit. >>> tomorrow a colorado cabby who rescued a woman from a fire will be named taxi driver of the year. he was picking up a customer in february when he noticed that the neighboring apartment was in flames, so he rushed in to get a wheel bound chair woman and carried her out. >> i was there for a $40 fare. angels wanted me to be there, not just to collect $40, but to save a precious life. >> his mother flew in from senegal to see him get that award. congratulations. >>> talk about a bizarro world, brett favre and the packers will be on the same football field in different uniforms! larry smith is here. good morning. >> good

the flight from laguardia back to charlotte. that's the one they started back in january. incredibly one of the 155 survivors from the miracle landing happened to be on sullenberger's first flight again. >> i think it's really taking it full circle because, you know, i was on their last flight and now i'm on theirirst flight. >> it was great to fly with jeff again. secondly, being back in the cockpit felt very familiar. it was like coming home. >> "the hill" newspaper reports republicans tried to recruit sullenberger for a congressional run in california. according to the newspaper sullenberger made it clear he was not interested. >>> all right. bob, we made it through without turning the heat on last night. >> really. i did have to check to see if the burner was still operating this morning. you're tougher than i am. no problems tomorrow morning. outside tonight we've got another chilly night but some folks are out and about still taking in the last few days. go outside and maybe eat a little bit -- it's a bit chilly. our tempe

and he and skiles flew from charlotte to here in new york. >> people started clapping. applauding. it was just really neat to be part of that. >> reporter: despite sullenberger's hero status, he says coming back was a struggle. he suffered post-traumatic stress and insomnia. but now, he's got the mindset to fly. for skiles who started flying again in april, there was only one thing he really wanted out of this trip. the traditional end-of-flight handshake between the captain and his first officer. >> i didn't get to complete that back in january. and i am looking very forward to doing that when we get to charlotte this afternoon. >> reporter: whether they landed, he got that handshake. >> reporter: in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >>> the most serious injury in the hudson's splash down was a broken leg. >>> as we were telling you moments ago, speed cameras are now legal in maryland. and political reporter pat warren has more on what this means. >> reporter: consider yourself clocked. making highways safer for the people making the highways. a speed camera pilot prog

airways captain sully sullenberger returned to a familiar route yesterday, flying from new york to charlotteis flight was uneventful, except for the passengers who cheered when sully announced he was behind the controls. >> well deserved. >> that's for sure. >>> now, for this morning's weather from all around the nation. a large storm covers parts of the midwest today. the ohio valley and the gulf coast, too. minnealis, chicago and detroit will see rain. new orleans and houston, just some showers. still dry in the southwest, with an increased risk of fire. and there will be fires across south florida. >> the midwest and the dakotas are in a pocket of unusually ol air. los angeles is warmer than usual, in the mid-80s. seattle is cool and damp in the mid-50s. >>> coming up on "america this morning," overseas stocks are following the dow's 200-point plunge. we'll check the latest numbers. >>> then, tales of terror. elizabeth smart on her abduction ordeal. making revelations even her parents never knew. >>> and the grandmother who fought off a bear, inside her own bedroom. ♪ save up to an extra

the rain is out there for atlanta towards charlotte. watch for that to slow you down later this afternoon. gusty winds out of the west and new york city, 30 minute one-hour delays and rain and morning fog in denver. >>> a man was arrested for allegedly stalking and secretly videotaping an espn reporter. he could get out of jail as season as today. >>> a 3-year-old girl is found at the gruesome crime scene unharmed. she may have witnessed the shooting. >>> welcome back. it's 18 minutes past the hour. the mother of a chicago teen seen being beaten to death on video says she can't bear to watch the tape but she wants it shown. albert was laid to rest on saturday. the funeral drew family members and city officials. she sat down and talked about the vicious beating. >> i can't watch it. but i want them to see it. i want them to know what they are doing. i want them to see what they did to my son. they need to pay for this. it is unfortunate that these are kids doing this. something has got to be done. somebody has got to step in. >> this is

charlotte, memphis, showers.las, houston, and then look at minneapolis, snow in the morning, denver and san francisco, morning fog. more weather coming up, robin, in about 10 minutes. >> bob, thank you. >>> a woman led police on a scary high-speed chase with a child in the backseat. at one point, the woman crashed and that's when things got even crazier. ♪ i can say i'm the light of your world ♪ >> that is the brand new michael jackson song "this is it." it was officially released at midnight on his website. the song will be in the new movie, the new jackson movie and a new double cd coming out this month. his brothers sing the backup vocals. >>> an explosion near a marketplace killed at least 29 people today. pakistan authorities say the attack, which appeared to target a military vehicle, also injured about 45 people. this was in northwest pakistan where the army has been locked in heavy fighting against the taliban. >>> the insurance industries releasing a report today that slams the senate's health care refor

charlotte, you were at 41, now up to 44. high temperature today in atlanta into the 60s. 44 in jacksonville, 41 in mobile and that cold air goes all the way down to the gulf of mexico. seeing a cold start out there. rest of the country, pretty quiet. couple of areas of low pressure, marching in across the rockies, one off the shore of california. rain showers will be a possibility out there. then it's the hurricane. hurricane rick, it was a category 5 over the weekend. 80-mile-per-hour sustained winds saturday night, now down to 25 miles per hour. notice that western side, drier air, beginning to shave it down just a bit. little bit of sheer. where is it headed? up to the northwest today and bends on in towards baja, california, thursday morning possibly as a category 2. hurricane watches out there for the southern part of baja, california. >> it was a 5? >> yeah, second most powerful hurricane on record, first one is linda. now it's down to 125. >> is there anything higher than a 5? >> no. it can keep going up. >> now it's

atlanta, charlotte, morning fog. chicago, morning fog, too. and then it's going to be wind out in las vegas. more on that in a bit, richard. >> better than yesterday but still a little bit better. >> the winds in the bay area close to 40 miles an hour. it's not good. >> thanks, bob. it's a bit like a hollywood disaster movie come true. a piece of the bay bridge in san francisco fell off. and officials say what happened next could have been a whole lot worse. before your kids go in search of sugar this halloween, don't be tricked by what you hear about candy treats. >>> we're seeing some of the worst violence in afghanistan sips the war started. at least six were killed by militants. the ap says a u.s. citizen is among the dead. rockets were fired at the presidential palace and a luxury hotel. no one was hurt in those atta s attacks. the michael jackson documentary "this is it"" was shown all around the world last night showing jackson's exhausting rehearsals for a comeback series. and "this is it" will only be in theaters for two weeks. and u.

light rain showers into charlotte as well. that's what it looks like there. flash flood warnings, the dallas m metro back over to the east we go further in towards mississippi and parts of alabama and atlanta. the metro still under a flash flood warning. a flood watch for the area shaded in green. a good chunk of south carolina out there for that. chicago getting back in towards madison, wisconsin, even towards green bay, too. it's all going to stretch quickly through ind inld and ohio getting to west virginia and virginia for later this afternoon but check out indianapolis. heavy rain is out there and that's the way it's going to be. a quick look at atlanta if you're traveling in or out. temperatures 65 degrees. rain in the morning. scattered showers in the afternoon. more details on that in a bit. >> okay. looks so dreary. you just want to stay in bed right now. i know you do. all right. an 8-year-old girl was attacked and left for dead but now this has been 20 years ago, and all that time later there is an arrest in the case and you will hear from her abou

here he is flying that route from charlotte up to newark.emember the miracle on the hudson when he landed that plane safely. no one died somehow. he's an american hero. yesterday he climbed back into the cockpit. here he is speaking after the flight landed safely. >> first, it was great to fly with jeff again, and second, being back in the cockpit felt very familiar. it was like coming home. in many ways, even though several months have passed since i've flown, it would seem like i never left. >> remember, sully saved at least 155 lives that day. it's funny. look at some of the quotes from the people on the plane. they said, we heard sully was the pilot. put my seat back and just fell asleep. >> that's such a nice story. that's the perfect "news you can't use." end it there. perfect. good job, willie. >> we have a couple minutes left. >> this is good. this is your best one this week. >>> we go from american hero to one of the lower forms of life here on the couldn't nen, jon gosselin. >> why? >> yes, jon and kate plus 8. we heard earlier in

about two hours later, wheels down in charlotte, north carolina. they finished what they started back in january. in new york, fox news. >> captain sullenberger serve as a u.s. airways management pilot working with flight safety teams and the faa. his first brook comes out later this month. >>> michael jackson's autopsy report revealing new information. the report claims jackson was mostly healthy and none of his medical issues contributed to his death. according to the report obtained by the associated press, jackson diedfrom the powerful anesthetic his doctor gave him to sleep. he did have chronically inflamed lungs but his heart was strong. >>> powerful testimony from elizabeth smart. she took the stand against her kidnapper. she tested that brian mitchell raped her every day and told her she woulbe killed if she yelled or tried to escape. she was 14 when she was kidnapped from her home. a judge is trying to decide whether mitchell is competent to stand trial. >>> a tennessee mother is pleading for a kidnapper to return her 4-year-old boy. polic

they wanted to fly from new york to charlotte this time because it was the same route they were supposed to take that fateful day in january. >> you were with me that day over the hudson. and you have my eternal gratitude for your skill. >> though this was his first official flight, it was really his fourth. he flew twice on september 11th. but still, for some passengers, it was exciting to be on the same plen with the miracle on the hudson pilot. >> people started applauding and clapping. it was neat to be part of that. >> reporter: despite his hero status, he said coming back was traumatic. but now he's got the mindset to fly. for skiles who started flying again in april, there was only one thing he really wanted out of this trip. the traditional end of flight handshake between the captain and his first officer. >> i didn't get to complete that back in january. and i am looking very forward to doing that when we get to charlotte this afternoon. >> when they landed, he got that handshake. new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >>> and today was the first time they flew together s

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scattered showers on the eastern seaboard. 60s for charlotte, north carolina then back towards d.c. 70srts of california and then 60s for the l.a. basin. a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> nine banks all part of the same major holding company have shut their doors. that brings the total to 115 banks closed by the fed so far this year. an average of ten banks failed every month in 2009. that is still nowhere close to the 1989's record high of 534 bank closures which took place duringed savings and loan crisis. >>> pirates want $7 million for a british husband and wife kidnapped while aboard their yacht last week, but the couple's government won't pay up. british officials say they do not make deals with hostage-takers. according to their blog, paul and rachel chandler set sail from the islands on october 211 bound for tanzania. a distress signal was sent out two days later. a journalist in contact with the pirates says they are being held on a spanish hijacked ship. >>> anna nicole smith's former boyfriend and two doctors are going on trial. a california judge ruled

the pilot started out the date flying from charlotte to new york and then embarked on the same return flight that was cut short back in january. >> it was great to fly with jeff again. being back in the cockpit felt very familiar. >> he never worried about returning to the cockpit bud acknowledges the events have changed his life forever. >> and dozens of supporters joined together as they prepare for next year's winter games. the the special fund raiser was hosted tonight for the maryland members of the national bobsled team. all in support of the various world class athletes. >> it is important especially since we are the reigning world champions. there is a lot of pressure that we need to do well for the united states. >> my job is to get it going as fast as i can. >> the fund-raiser held support the federation's training, research, and development program. they will compete in vancouver in february. >> which city will host the 2016 olympic games progress no one is watching as closely as those folks in chicago. j. gray is in copenhagen with the latest. >> president barack obama boa

and i am looking very forward to doing that when we get to charlotte this afternoon. >> reporter: when they landed, he got that handshake. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> captain sullenberger's memoir, called "highest duty, my search for what really matters" will be in bookstores on october 16th. >> that should be a good read. >>> beautiful start to october. that's a great story, by the way. temperatures right now, around the low to mid-60s. a lot of sunshine. we'll come back and take a look at the forecast after this. storewe're following breaking news right now. captain mike perry tells us what happened. >> east fayette and east avenue. this is not too far from elwood avenue in the eastern district. a motorcycle and a car have collided, causing the motorcycle rider to be ejected out into the street. police and paramedics now giving assistance to the rider of the motorcycle rider. the vehicle that collided with the motorcycle remained at the scene. baltimore police investigating. you will lose one lane eastbound along fayelt street. back to you on northern hill. >>

charleston, west virginia, 31. 33 towards knoxville. 33 in charlotte. 38 degrees in atlanta. outside north georgia, low 30s. 41 mobile. cold air by tampa, 48 degrees. a new record, were you at 49 just last hour. a new record four. you can see cloud cover across the rocky mountains. one weak area of low pressure. another one off the coast of north california. you'll get showers out of that and also watching that major hurricane still as a category 3 storm. 125 mile-per-hour sustained winds. over the weekend a cat 5. 180 mile-per-hour sustained winds. where it's located. mexico, baja, california. continuing to press to the north-northwest and ultimately bend back with the trough pushing it later. strike you right around southern parts of ba la by thursday as probably category 2. more on that in a half hour. >> so this thing was a category 5. as high as it gets? >> category 5, 150 or greater. doesn't get anything above a category 5. 180, where it was located. not gusts. sustained winds. unbelievable. >> bobby, thank you. >> good to see you. >>> time for us to pay bills. back aft

charlotte and memphis, 30-minute to one-hour delays.hen looking at snow out there minneapolis-st.paul looking at about an hour or so. denver, san francisco, morning fog. full details on that coming up in just a bit. a look at one of the hottest pieces of real estate in the country right now. this house is about location. but hopefully you won't mind all of the secret service agents nearby. >>> also ahead, why the cdc is worried about you if you're worried about getting the swine flu vaccine. >>> morning. 17 minutes past the hour. the yale graduate student who was killed just days before her wedding will be remembered on campus today. the university will hold a memorial service for annie le this evening. the 24 year old was found five days after she vanished last month. her body was discovered hidden behind a wall of a basement lab. a former lab tech is charged with her killing. >>> it took a massive gun battle to free dozens of hostages in pakistan yesterday. militants held them for almost a day threatening to blow up a building. five m

. >>> a surprise for passengers from laguardia heading to charlotte, north carolina. captain sully sullenberger back in the cockpit with first officejeffrey skiles. the man landed the plane in the water as you well know. it's been called the miracle on the hudson on that same route in january. laura evans has more on their comeback. >> it's good to be back in new york. it's good to be back at work. >> reporter: captain chesley sully sullenberger and first officer jeffrey skiles, the dynamic duo responsible for the miracle on the hudson are together again and for the first time flying that fateful route that made them famous. >> it happened at a time and a place where it was noticed. it happened at a time when people needed to know that good could still be done in the world. >> reporter: back in january shortly after takeoff from laguardia airport, eese struck both engines killing power to the plane. with quick thinking and training, they were able to land the plane in the hudson river saving all 155 people on board. >> when it first dawned on us the enormity of this s

you're taking it from charlotte south wards, savannah, myrtle beach, columbia, atlanta, tallahassee, jacksonville. to the north, it's going to be nice. two nice days in a row from boston to new york. but unfortunately tomorrow will not be great from detroit back to chicago. rain in your forecast. well, if you're watching wfla news channel 8, beautiful tampa, florida, swing into primate world and look up to see not only monkeys from the trees but other endangered animals as well at tampa's lowry park zoo. that's our eastern event of the day. >> thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in enter statement. first of all, things were really dead at the box office. actually make that undead. zombieland, a movie about coping with zombies took the top spot, harrelson's best ever opening. cloudy with a chance of meatballs slipped to second with 16.7 million. the "invention of lying" opened slightly better than expected in fourth with 7.4 million. while drew barrymore's "whip it" tied for seventh, not even breaking 5 million. elsewhere, radar online reports hours after

tomorrow he'll take off from laguardia and head towards charlotte, north carolina, and he'll have the same copilot. >>> corporate role model michael vick signed a major endorsement deal. >>> what the fbi says about newly released surveillance tape about the oklahoma city bombing. >>> new inspections show advanced deterioration on bridges across the susquehanna. >>> will the weekend be wet or dry? i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete forecast come you want next -- up next. >>> now, complete coverage continues, with denise koch and sports with mark viviano, on >>> it is 51 degrees and clear. the fbi responds to an allegation that they doctored surveillance video from the 1985 oklahoma city bombing. the bureau says they did not edit the tapes which shows people running out of nearby buildings, and attorneys who obtained them says there were unexplained blank spots just minutes before the blast. 168 people died and hundreds were injured in the explosion. >>> the florida man awaiting execution for the death of 9- year-old jessica lundsford. he died of natural causes. in 2005 a third grader

across the country a better day for you around charlotte. carolina starting out on the cold side, no doubt. you're going to get up to about 70 degrees today. much warmer than yesterday. it'll feel betbetter, too. not much wind. that's my old station. good morning to you guys. >> really? >>> harsh criticism for the fertility doc who helped nadya suleman have her octuplets. >>> a college student went to a concert and has yesterday to come back. police are making an urgent plea for help to find her. >>> our is a salute today is for a marine who turns 21 tomorrow. shane gruell has been in afghanistan since may. his mom started a 21 day bike ride to raise money to build a home for a wounded military member. she misses shane and cannot wait until he comes home. sounds like two great people. if you have somebody in the service, why don't you salute them? we'll help you. >>> remember the woman who died in police custody at the phoenix airport about two years ago? now city officials are offering her family a $250,000 settlement. phoenix authorities s

the 58-year-old will fly the same exact route to charlotte he was pposed to take that day in january, when the geese were sucked into the plane's engine. >>> a stunt by some daredevils went wrong. it happened in suffolk virginia, this morning. witnesses saw someone jump from the 1,000 foot tv tower. on the way down, one of the p a parachuters hit a power line. and when all three hit ground, they ran away. it knocked out nearly 500,000 houses in the area. >>> d.c. is not widely known for its comedy, at least not intentional laughs, but local celebrities set out to change that this evening, politicians, journalists and business types come peted for the funniest celebrity. >> take president obama, please, take president obama. it was a terrible joke. in fact, the number one question on tim pawlenty's mind is what do i have to call obama to finance my 2012 race, because that's the only way he's going to finance it. >> tonight's big winner, austin goldsby, president obama's head economic advisor, he was named washington's funniest celebrity. >> the economy? >> like that title. >> i'm not s

. >> reporter: the last time they flew the new york to charlotte run, things didn't go so well.assive bird strike took out both engines. seconds later, they pulled off the impossible, a water landing. larry was among the passengers that day. he's flown many times since, but never felt comfortable. today, he's back. >> i might be able to sleep on the flight today. >> reporter: they are still deciding when they will come back. a third is deciding whether she's ever going to come back. a lot of today's passengers had no idea who would be up front. then the buzz started. >> we were not aware of it when we got here, but we are so glad to be on this flight. i feel safe about flying with him. >> once in the air, sully simply followed routine. but, the passengers in the back would have none of that. >> i'm learning to wait now, thank you. >> reporter: applause for two unassuming heroes who both insist the cockpit is home. tom costello, nbc news, new york. >>> that's our broadcast this thursday night. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams, we'll see you tomorrow night back in n

he took his first flight from laguardia to charlotte today. the same route he was flying on january 15 when that plane ran into birds. >> it is going to be back in new york. it is good to be back at work. new york and new jersey have been very good to us. not only on january 15th but since. e-sullenberger now working on his autobiography. >> first time since her kidnapping elizabeth smart comes face-to-face with her alleged kidnapper. she is testifying in his trial. brian david mitchell walked no a u.s. district courthouse in salt leak city earlier today. prosecutors say mitchell kidnapped now 20-year-old when she was only a teenager holding her captive for then months. this is mitchell third competencey hearing. so far a judge ruled testimony from smart was imperative for this particular hearing. >>> weekend almost here. what can we expect? vytas jones us with a look at the sky watch forecast. vytas. >> hi jennifer. cooler conditions for the last couple of days but looks like more sunshine heading our way and looks like we have a dry start to

sullenberger and his first officer jeffrey skye flew the same route from la guardia airport to charlotte, north carolina. >> i felt an obligation to my profession to my company to come back. it is my profession. u.s. airways family is my family. >> this is their first flight together since a bird strike from a flock of geese disabled both engines on the airbus in january. they made a splash landing, saving all 155 people onboard. in addition to making regular flights, sullenberger will be supervising other pilots as part of the airline safety management team. >>> across the region now, temperatures from our storm center weather net not too bad. right now 59 degrees. we've got 61 at the waldorf school in baltimore. here's your forecast for the next couple hours. partly cloudy, cool. temperature will hang about 60 degrees for the next dumb hours. some showers and warmer air on the way. we'll tell you when it will arrive, coming up. >> thank you, norm. >>> abc 2 news is working for you. we want to help keep crime out of your community. the places where you live, work and where your children

also across the south in houston, orlando, atlanta and charlotte. >>> the first doses of the swine flucine arrive today as the h1n1 is making people sick across the country. >> health care work ners indianapolis and memphis will be among the first to get the vaccine but the government is urging everyone to follow. >> john hendren has the latest from washington this morning. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and lisa. the swine flu vaccine is about to become widely available. the trick now may be getting americans to take it. the flu season is starting in medical professionals say americans need to be vaccinated, now more than ever. >> this is clearly the most ambitious influenza vaccination program ever mounted in the united states or anywhere in the world. the number of doses of vaccine, thquickness with which the vaccine has been produced. >> reporter: this week doctors will receive 600,000 tubes of nasal spray vaccine and 6 million doses of injectable vaccine and another 40 million to 50 million vaccine doses should be ready the following week, but ma americans a

he'll fly the name route as was planned that day, new york to charlotte. >>> coming up on "good morningrica," the latest fallout from mackenzie phillips' bombshell allegation about her ongoing sexual relationship with her rocker dad. >> on "gma." >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues after >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues after this. while i was building my fri, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque buildup in arteries is a real reason to lower cholesterol. and that along with diet, crestor does more than lower bad cholesterol, it raises good. crestor is also proven to slow the buildup of plaque in arteries. crestor isn't for everyone, like people with liver disease, or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. simple blood tests will check for liver problems. you should tell your doctor about other medicines you are taking, or if you have muscle pain or weakn

captain chesley sullenberger will pilot a flight from laguardia for charlotte tomorrow. it wi be sully's first since he safely landed this u.s. airways plane on the hudson after a bird strike. >>> michele obama is in copenhagen meeting with the members of the international olympic committee. she's hoping to help chicago win the bid for the 2016 games. oprah winfrey also there talking up her town. the windy city is cop peating against madrid, tokyo and rio de janeiro. >>> gary is here to explain why if your favorite man in your life is acting strangely. >> at 6:00 we started with a picture from the u2 concert of the moon. tonight still gorgeous pictures of the moon thanks to craig little out there earlier. he's one of our photographs. -- photographers. watch this shot coming up n. is gorgeous, too. >> that's beautiful. >> on a wednesday night. temperatures cooling down out there. it's great, too, because with the skies clearing, it's not full but it's getting closer. we have clear skies out there tonight so it's big and bright out there in that sky. if you've noticed, too

they face charlotte. the redskins host the chiefs who are currently 0-4.the chiefs play the cowboys next week. monday night october 26th, the redskins host the eagles then the bye week november 1st. two maryland freshman were honored today for their role in a victory over clemson. nick farar a was handling the kickoff and kicking and punting duties. nick averaged over 43 yards on eight punts including a long one of 61 yards. defensive tackle heartfield named the freshman of the week, registered a career high 10 tackles. he sacked the qb and recovered the fumble to ice the victory. the washington nationals steven strausburg threw for the first time as a professional today. he struck out two. he threw 19-25 pitches for strikes in his first game action since signing a record $15.4 million contract. the nats finished on a seven- day winning streak. brian. >> thanks. >>> over to gary with one last look at that five-day forecast. >> here you go tomorrow, absolutely ghornlgs. we'll have couple of high clouds late in the afternoon, but loads of sunshine. showers f

low clouds in charlotte.ngton and new york, too. >> i'm busy reading our facebookers' comments on david foster, music producer, has a national tour going on right now. when he was in atlanta, he called someone up on stage. >> i can tell you this, it wasn't me. >> the video is on our facebook page. >>> what a bad idea of a disguise looks like. come here. one of the most popular stories on cnn.com. they used permanent marker, didn't take long for iowa police to track down. the police chief admits it's pretty hilarious. >> oh, man. >> all right. a woman drinks so so much water that she died. a mother of three was trying to win a radio contest. >>> a falling church steeple crushes a car. you'll hear how the driver is doing. >>> today, we salute major john bellinger, a soldier on his fourth deployment. his wife sent in these pictures. she says that john is her best friend. he's run marathons and triath n triathlons happy birthday, major. >>> a jury ruled in favor of a family, of a woman who died after drinking mor

charlotte, north carolina, independent on. -- independent line. caller: how do be go from one to the other and demanding that people who do not have insurance and there are no rules. if we did not get insurance, we will be fined and maybe going to jail. my second question is republicans are talking about economics in job loss. how was it that only president is the one that they have to give companies all these hundreds of millions and billions and moving jobs over to china. and yet, no democrat ever talks about that when republicans bring up job losses in america. guest: one question on health care on the mandatory issue. there is the argument that if everyone is in, it creates an equalizing force in terms of costs. i'm cautious on this. you have to be careful about mandating certain things. i understand economics of the argument. he mentioned going to jail. it is one of those moments that someone might have said that on the floor. it is not in any bill i have seen. is there a cost if you do not get insurance? that is being debated. that is one th

charlotte and atlanta with the morning stuff. >>> she doesn't want fame, just money.2-year-old girl is finding a way to raise cash for another little girl with cancer. >>> today may be the turning point in the push to change your health care. the senate finance committee finally votes on its bill. it is the most conservative bill democrats have offered. correspondent richard lui, today's bill is expected to pass. but then the real back room brawling might begin. let's talk about that. >> perhaps some progress finally somewhere saying, robin, the fight over the public option, that will continue after it is passed, as expected. but behind closed doors as the finance committee bill is merged with a more liberal bill from another committee called help. here's the nitty-gritty of that merge. a public option is included in the health committee bill but not in the finance committee version you've been talking at. expect lots of wrangling between democrats themselves and then with republicans about that issue. so the issue that provokes so much hostility, robin, in some town

john berman, abc news, charlotte, north carolina. >>> and that is "world news" for this thursday. gibson, and i hope you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have a good night. captions by vitac

charlotte a ground stop until 9:30. may get extended. a two-hour construction delay at msp, minneapolis. rain from illinois in towards indiana. big thunderstorms here. it's going to slow you down in places like st. louis, chicago later today. chicago metro's rain and then wind, see the rest of them down there because of the foul weather. more on that in a bit. you may be wondering about the h1n1 vaccine. pregnant women probably have a lot of questions about it as well. we'll see how it may protect their babies after they're born. >>> you might be wondering whether you should get the h1n1 flu vaccine for yourself or for your family. the national campaign to inoculate tens of millions of americans has now started. correspondent richard lui has more. now, it's not like we're going to go to the pharmacy and there's going to be someone standing there with the stuff. not everybody can get it right now. >> that's right, robin. that's because you and i are healthy and between the ages of 25 and 54. so we are not considered necessarily high risk

the thunderstorms stretching into atlanta, cleveland, detroit, minneapolis, maybe charlotte but that's about it. right now minneapolis you will start seeing those delays pop up for construction at another 45 minutes from now and they will last for two and a half hours. watch for two and a half hour delays the first part of the morning for msp. more details in a little bit. all right. slow economy, jobs, jobs, jobs. jennifer westhoven, your stories on this? >> we have a big report coming up in about an hour and 15 minutes so a lot of people looking at this. unemployment close to a 26-year high. we could hope for improvement but that's not what the betting is. it's going to get a little bit worse. more than 7 million jobs have been destroyed since the recession started, the worst since the great depression in the 1930s. the dow-jones went down 200 points last night and is back down to about 9500. remember not so long ago in the past few weeks we've been talking about getting close to 10,000. >>> something else we talked about if you were watching yesterday. the head, the ceo of america's

again, charlotte and atlanta, 30 minutes to one-hour.hicago, salt lake city, also rain in cincinnati as well. also dallas, denver, l.a., morning clouds. more on that in just a little bit. >>> california's first lady got herself in hot water while driving. she was using a cell phone behind the wheel. that's illegal there. and then her husband heard about it. he's the governor. ♪ >>> all right. good morning. happening now, the space shuttle atlanta is being rolled out. it's scheduled to head to the international space station next month. starting friday, people can sign up to see the launch in person. >>> a girl who ran away from home after converting from islam to christianity, will have to return to her home state of ohio. a judge in florida says the teen will be put with child welfare officials while a judge in ohio takes over the case. the girl says her father threatened to kill her for switching religions. he denies the accusations. >>> a lot of you are talking about swine flu on our facebook page. ola says -- william wrote -- lisa sa

charlotte was the destination of the crippled plane that sullenberger safely landed on the hudson riverast january. you remember that amazing video. all 155 people on board survived from that. one lady on today's flight had this to say about what's happening. >> the people around us recognized it and we all started applauding. but he acted like it was just another day on the job. so it was about time he went back to work, huh? >> us airways says that sullenberger will be making regular flights in his new role as a management pilot for the airlines. a hero certainly seen by many. >>> when a colorado woman heard something moving around downstairs in her house, she figured it was a dog. but when she opened the door, there was a large black bear instead. as startled as she was, listen to what she did next. >> raised up on her hind feet and was hissing at me and i grabbed this pillow and i just swung it as hard as i could. >> well, the bear took off after she did that, through the kitchen. her son called 911 and wildlife officers rushed to the house and caught the bear. >>> 13 years old and

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yesterday he was back in a cockpit and reunited with his cockpit on a new york flight to charlotte. it was the same flight he was forced to ditch in the hudson river back in january. all 155 people on board survived. passengers on yesterday's flight said they felt safe knowing that sullenberger was at the controls. >>> a colorado woman fought off a bear with a pillow. she said it was the only thing nearby when she found the bear in her bedroom. >> raised up on her hind feet and was hissing at me, and i grabbed this pillow and i just slung it as hard as i could. >> the bear also charged at her son, though, before wandering into the kitchen. you can see what a mess it made here. later that week the bear came back two more times. wildlife officers captured her, the bear and her three cubs. they captured the bear, not her. you know what i mean. >>> if you or someone you know may be running out of unemployment benefits and counting on the government to pass an extension, our money expert jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. why is it taking so long to get this done? >> because it's