this is coming from colorado springs, colorado.lian helicopter has crashed about a mile south of the summit of pike's peak. that area is about 100 miles from denver, about 30 miles from colorado springs and we are being told by the convention and visitor bureau of colorado springs, they are confirming it is a film crew that has been shooting an audi commercial. four people onboard that particular helicopter. they are unable to reach them at this point with a medical helicopter. they do not know the status of those four people in terms of the extent of their injuries. as soon as we get information, we'll pass that along to you. >>> right now decision 2010 and christine o'donnell was the star attraction at a candidate's form in wilmington thursday evening. we get more now from nbc news capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell. kelly? >> a community center in delaware became a real spotlight for national politics when a number of statewide candidates were there to answer questions a typical forum that really wasn't so typical with

wilmington, and they will say she is not a whacky evangelist from way out west somewhere or from colorado springsing, and she is not a family values type from out there but seems like somebody that i grew up with. >> she is campaigning to catholic voters as well. >>> let's take a look. here is o'donnell on thursday. very conservative culturally. let's listen. >> i think we are heading in the wrong direction. we are increasing the size of government and out of the needs of the average delaware voter. i am an average citizen that understands what it's like to fall on hard economic times, so as i go into washington, d.c. i will keep the perspective with everything that comes across my desk. >> she is not from the country club. she is talking about a recession and living it. >> chris, i hear what you are saying about her appeal in some of the old neighborhoods. governor jack march kel, and center tom harper, and these are not bob brady style corner politicians in the clubhouse. this is more of a suburbanized state now. >> i could give you the facts and say they had their chance. is this the old polit

dave is working with colorado springs utilities and others including at least one here in california the short answer is absolute . but are they great? no. but we have to start using them. >> we typically rely on models we get to create in terms of what we think demand and that drives what we build and design things. we have taken into perspective climate change but it's a different challenge in the white water side of the business that have to rely on councils and governments because of population growth and often times their relying on funds that come through the federal funds and their held and bound to using certain models and criteria. so it's getting very complicated when you go into regional planning to flood control to water and all the sets and different for legal reasons as apposed scientific. >> the problem is not the models. there are plenty of models. we have lots of tools. the problem i would argue, is not even the scenarios. there is problems with precipitation. i think the problem is politics and management decisions about who's going to take responsibility for changi

wilmington with names like that and they're going to say she's not some whacky evangelist or colorado springshe's not a family values type from out there. she seems like somebody i grew up with. there's a lot of appeal to that. >> and appeals to catholic voters as well. >> take a look here. here she is thursday. i'm just suggesting it's a little different than somebody from out west. i'd like to get back into that old neighborhood politics once in a while. let's take a look. here's o'donnell thursday, very conservative culturely. >> chris -- >> i'm sorry. >> i think we're heading in the wrong direction. we're increasing the size of government. i'm a hard-working, average citizen who understands what it's like to fall on economic times, so as i go into washington, d.c., i will keep this perspective with every spending bill that comes across my desk, every tax, proposed tax increase, i will first ask myself does this benefit or hurt the people in delaware. >> this is not a mink coat republican here. she's not from the country club. her annual income last year was 5 k. when she's talking about a

and colorado springs is 93. it's 84 in sacramento. 80 in portland. and 72 in seattle. >>> and after the break, money news is next. are we headed towards a second recession? warren buffett weighs in. >>> presidential publishing. the president's newest book, intended for a much younger audience. >> a >>> republicans are standing firm when it comes to a tax increase on wealthy americans. the brief hope of a compromise ended with the gop digging in. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says every senate republican will oppose allowing a bush-era tax cut to expire, even for the nation's wealthy. >>> it is time, now, for a check of this morning's stock market activity. tokyo's nikkei average fell 22 points today. hong kong's hang seng rose 90. in london, the ftse opened higher. the dow jones industrial average gained 81 points yesterday. the nasdaq was up 43 points. >>> walmart is about to begin a new, low-cost mobile phone service. walmart family mobile will allow unlimited calling and texting for 45 bucks a month with no contract requirement or early t

and 80 in colorado springs. phoenix still warm at 91. >>> your money news is next, including desperate times for one, major brewery, now giving beer away for free. >> sounds like a good plan. >>> plus, america's war on bedbugs. the best and newest ways to keep the critters away from you. >>> the federal reserve is growing more concerned about the pace of the nation's recovery. the fed on tuesday did signal it is ready to act, hinting that it will pump more money into the economy if necessary. the fed is now more concerned about prices falling than rising, which could lead to a drop both in wages and in the value of homes. >>> the fed's announcement is not having a huge impact on stocks, though. overseas stock markets are pretty mixed this morning. tokyo's nikkei average fell 0.4%. in london, the ftse opened slightly lower. on wall street, the dow added seven points yesterday. meanwhile, the nasdaq slipped six points. >>> twitter says it has fixed a flaw that caused havoc on its site for hours on tuesday. hockers

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where jamal paris lives and we had a chance to talk to him in a parking lot late at night in colorado spring, colorado, about exactly what he is alleged in his lawsuit and this is the first time any of these young men have talked publicly. he told us a lot about what ultimately he said is a love-hate relationship that he had with bishop eddie long, but he told us that he had a lot of scars and a lot of memories that he says have been very difficult for him to live with. >> i cannot keep the sound of his voice out of my head and i cannot forget the smell of his cologne and i cannot forget the way he made me cry many nights when i drove on the way home, not able to take enough showers to wipe the smell of him off of my body. >> as you can imagine, bishop eddie long has said, has denied all of the allegations in this case, but jamal paris told us at one point he wanted to talk directly to the bishop and he did. >> that man cannot look me in my my and tell me we do not live this pain and how you can stand in front of the church and say you deny it, you can't say that to our face. you know this.

bill: breaking news out of colorado, near pikes peak, a mile below the summit, near colorado springs,njured and police are responding there, so, too, are the emergency crews, apparently a civilian helicopter, this is below the summit of pikes peak which everybody growing up studied in geography knows is one of the tallest peaks in the u.s., lower 48 especially, and, happened around 7:30 a.m. and that was one hour ago, at least one of the victims critically injured, so we're looking for more information on that, 14,110 feet for the summit at pikes peak near colorado springs, more in a moment on "america's newsroom." martha: and, money is tight and you need to tie the knot. you can do it at the home depot. in fact more and more couples are coming up with creative ways to celebrate, calling them retail weddings and anita vogel is live in los angeles. anita, now that i'm married i don't have to think about this. what is a retail wedding. >> reporter: hey, you have to love the story. i'll tell you what, a new trend that apparently is catching fire. instead of getting married in a church or

. >> 60s in seattle, billings and fargo. 71 in salt lake city. 81 in colorado springs.tly 80s across the midwest. 78 in boston. 82 in baltimore. and 88 in atlanta. >>> it looks like the san diego bay is getting a visit from the pirates of the caribbean. >> people in southern california enjoying the festival of sail this labor day weekend. more than a dozen tall ships from around the world have dropped anchor in the port of san diego. >> visitors can explore those vessels, take a little bit of entertainment and food, and even go for a ride around the bay. that ain't a bad way to spend the holiday weekend at all. >> it would be tough to fit one of those in those bottles. i think. it's tough anyway but something like that is difficult. you go next if you had a hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when we say you're free to see the world, we mean it. call today and get a free overound information kit, that includes a video and full color brochure. denni

. >>> a piece of machinery fell on to a busy colorado springs intersection over the weekend.uckily no cars were driving by the front end loader as it fell off a construction site and on to the roadway. it took six heavy duty tow trucks to lift it back into position. one worker tried to stop the loader from falling. he broke his foot jumping down on to the pavement. >>> coming up next, new at 5:30 ... >> you've heard the message, texting while driving is as dangerous as driving drunk. i'm peggy fox. coming up, why young people aren't hearing that message. [ female announcer ] swiffer sweeper is 2 in 1. it sweeps and it mops. your old broom just can't compare. [ funny voice ] hey, broom! wanna sweep and mop like swiffer sweeper? then try the mop club for brooms! designed to look natural, even when wet. ♪ [ female announcer ] sorry, broom, but swiffer sweeper's electrostatic dry cloths attract and lock more dirt than a broom. and the dirt dissolving wet cloths clean better than a mop, or your money back. ♪ she blinded me with science winning is my but we lost today. ♪ no, we did

wilmington with names like that and they're going to say she's not some whacky evangelist or colorado springshe's not a family values type from out there. she seems like somebody i grew up with. there's a lot of appeal to that. >> and appeals to catholic voters as well. >> take a look here. here she is thursday. i'm just suggesting it's a little different than somebody from out west. i'd like to get back into that old neighborhood politics once in a while. let's take a look. here's o'donnell thursday, very conservative culturely. >> chris -- >> i'm sorry. >> i think we're heading in the wrong direction. we're increasing the size of government. >> this is not a mink coat republican here. she's not from the country club. her annual income last year was 5 k. when she's talking about a recession, she's living it. your thoughts. >> i hear what you're saying about her appeal in some of the old neighborhoods, but let's look at who they have elected in recent years. tom harper, mike castle. these are not bob brady style, corner politicians. >> you know, i could give you those facts and also say you h

. >> heating up in the southwest. 97 in sacramento. 104 in phoenix. 91 in colorado springs. mostly 60s from the twin cities to detroit. 62 in boston. 70s from new york to atlanta. >>> well, it was quite a wild scene in london over the weekend. hundreds of people going bananas at the same time. >> that's right, about 700 runners dressed in gorilla suits hit the streets for the seventh annual gorilla run. they snaked through a four-mile route, sporting tutus even, why not, right? >> the charity event is aimed at drawing attention to the shrinking gorilla population. this year's run raised almost $250,000. they said 700 took place, and that's about the remaining population of gorillas. >> what they wanted to do is raise attention. this is the seventh time they done this. >> you and rob do one of those in tutus. we'll be right back with more "world news now." n honking. a short time ago, this woman suffered from around his house. these people chose freedom over restrictions. independence over limitations. they chose mobility. they chosehe scooter store. and this is the team of m

captain getz and his family joined high country baptist church in colorado springs the day before he deployed to afghanistan. captain getz, who previously served in iraq, cared about the soldiers he cared with as army chaplain. and according to his church in colorado springs, his goal as a chaplain was not to be a social worker but to be a spiritual guide. captain getz is described as having a calm demeanor that help soldiers find strength in the darkest of times. according to reverend stewart swanky, a fellow pastor, he had gone through ministerial training with. on august 30, 2010, captain getz was on a mission in the river valley of afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with an scombrow advised explosive device which detonated near their military vehicle. he was wounded and died of injuries sustained during the attack. four of his fellow soldiers from fort carson, colorado, were also killed in action as a result of the incident. captain dale a. getz is a shining example of the united states army's service and sacrifice. as a former member of the united states army and reti

and ted haggard in colorado springs. thank you, guys, for talking about this.t was tough to play that for the members of the church. they were so young. but, you know, this is reality here. so listen, the woman who is representing the plaintiffs here, the young men, b.j. bernstein, a very prominent attorney, and b.j. bernstein doesn't mess around. she represented the young man in the hill case. she talked about this case, and just why she thought that she would take it on. and she said bring it into federal officials. take a look at this. >> and i can tell you, this is -- gives me the creeps beyond anything i've ever heard. because for someone to use their power, and be their pastor, and use biblical verses when he is out in front and list by the southern poverty law center as one of the most homophobic preachers in america? and so he makes these virulent anti-homosexual remarks and at the same time leading some sort of apparently double life. and these young men are confused. they're confused about their sexuality, because at the same time this is happening, t

. >> 69 in billings. 95 in colorado springs. 86 in albuquerque.und 70 from fargo to detroit. 88 in kansas city. mostly 70s in the northeast. 93 in atlanta. 91 in new orleans. >>> the american hiker released from an iranian prison is back in the u.s. this morning. sarah shourd says she is grateful to be free. >> shourd says she's also worried about her friends still being held in iran. >> reporter: rob, vinita, good morning. sarah shourd arrived in washington on a flight from dubai. she drove here to new york and in her first public comments on american soil, she said she was grateful to be free but she was in no mood to celebrate. looking strong and healthy, sarah shourd thanked the iranian government for her release and appealed for the freedom of her fiance, shane bauer, and their friend, josh fattal. >> my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and josh was crushing. >> reporter: the mothers of her fellow captives are seeking a meeting with the iranian president ahmadinejad while he's here for the u.n. general assembly. >> we're hoping t

pastor of a mega church, the new life, and now is reportedly holding services in his home in colorado springsather alberto gratui? he was found cavorting with an attractive woman on a beach and around town the archdiocese barred him from leading sunday mass. eventually he left the roman catholic church, got married to the woman in the pictures, and became an episcopal priest. >>> in this morning's "faces of faith," what to do if your church is struck by a scandal like this. what do you tell your children? who -- do you stay with this congregation or not? and back with us is the author of "getting the word out: how to market your ministry," bunny jackson-ram did sen. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> i want to say that martin savidge is joining us live from lithonia. you see the box is the inside of the church, a service going on. we're expecting pastor eddie long to appear at any time. bunny, you know, one of the things that we kind of lose sight of in all this is this is a family gathering, these churches. so you bring your child and your children to these church services to look up to

or irish and say she's not some wacky evangelist from way out west somewhere, she's not from colorado springsr something, you know? she's not a family values'-type out there. like someone i grew up with. a lot of appeal to that. >> and campaigns to catholic voters as well. >> the pro-life for conservative catholics as well. >> absolutely. >> i think that you have to look at that when you look at the wilmington 'burbs. here she is thursday, i'm just suggesting a little different than somebody out west in alaska running. >> i agree with that. i agree with that, yeah. >> i would like to get back into that old neighborhood red-neck politics and figure it out. see if that's right or wrong. here's o'donnell thursday, very conservative culturally, very conservative. let's listen. >> but, chris -- >> i'm sorry. >> i think that we're heading in the wrong direction. we're increasing the size of government, we're out of touch with the needs of the average delaware voter. i'm a hard-working, average citizen who understands what it's like to fall on economic times. so as i go into washington, d.c., i will

omaha 72. 100 in phoenix. 89 in sacramento. 74 in portland. 88 in colorado springs. 68 in billings. >>> i know you're going to be smiling to hear this next one. >> i love these stories. >> big easy is in the headlines again. >> good week. >> it's for a favorite food for kids of all ages and in the big easy people of all ages had their fill of it. >> new orleans is claiming yet another record besides the super bowl, willis. this time for the world's biggest pot of mac and cheese. they cooked up the mammoth meal in a giant cast iron kettle, looks good. when it was ready, 2,100 pounds of mac and cheese. a light snack. >> it had that crumbly topping, that's what really makes it. the record attempt was a fund-raiser for habitat for humanity. a taste of history was sold for five bucks a bowl. >> all that king cake this week, now mac and cheese. good eating down there. >> i want to go to new orleans sometime soon. >> give me a ticket. >> we'll be right back. assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to n

. >> 87 in albuquerque. 83 in colorado springs. 103 in phoenix. 73 in the twin cities. wet 87 in chicago. 84 in detroit. boston just 69. new york 74. baltimore 77. >>> this is a really remarkable story. this guy has no legs and no arms but he is making waves that could inspire people worldwide. >> philippe croizon became the first quadruple amputee to swim across the english channel. the 42-year-old lost his limbs in a freak accident. he used specially designed prosthetic legs with flippers attached. >> croizon said he wanted to show people we all can make it. he was hoping to take 24 hours to cross the channel but ended up doing it in 13 1/2 hours, wow. >> that is incredible. the will of some people. >> he said basically he was adjusting his tv antenna on a ladder, it touched a power line, and that was the result. >> in 2007 he parachuted from an airplane. the lesson here, there are no a short time ago, this woman suffered from around his house. these people chose freedom over restrictions. independence over limitations. they chose mobility. they chosehe scooter store.

hot in colorado springs at 91. >>> well, at age 60 most people are looking to retire, of course, butves himself to work six days a week. as a custodian he does everything from mopping floors to shoveling snow. mazerine doesn't smoke or drink, and he says he goes to church every sunday. >> but he says it's working that actually keeps him going. and his co-workers say he is a real inspiration. >> i would never have guessed he is 100 years old. >> no. he does not look 100 at all. >> good for you, mazerine. >> you think we'll host the show till we're 100? >> i don't want to be here for 40 years. we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ ♪ there ain't no stopping us now ♪ ry the absorb-a-straw! now you're gettin' it. [ female announcer ] sorry, mop, but swiffer wetjet has a dirt dissolving solution and super absorbent pads that trap and lock dirty water deep inside the gradient core ♪ she blinded me with science >>> just last month the country paused to remember the fifth anniversary of hurricane katrina, a storm that forever changed the gulf coast. >> and to mark the anniversary

colorado springs is 80 degrees. >>> he's lived in three centuries.en 21 presidents in office. and he is still going strong. >> the world's oldest man just celebrated his 114th birthday. at a nursing home in montana. walter bruning was born september 21st, 1896. he was a railroad worker for half a century. yesterday he told a crowd to get the most out of life and enjoy accomplishments. >> his wife died in 1957, and they never had any kids. but he gets so many visitors that he now takes them by appointment only. >> wow. >> keep on keeping on. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." hó >>> a google street view has helped millions of people with directions by literally mapping roads worldwide. >> it also has delivered a few maps that really make you do a double-take at your screen. turning street views into a kind of where's waldo. here's nick watt. >> reporter: a body on the street. a body of a young girl. is this a murder? caught on street view. a concerned surfer contacted the local newspaper to go down there and investigate it. turns out s

colorado springs 93. it's 84 in sacramento. seattle. >>> well, from dachshunds to dalmatians it was quite a cool way to wrap up summer. >> nearly 1,000 dogs converged on a water park in charleston to frolic in a wave pool and a kiddie pool that's usually reserved for people. it was the second annual dog day afternoon, which opens the park to four-legged friends before shutting down, of course, for the summer season. >> and interestingly enough, humans got in for free and dogs had to pay. the dogs paid $10 each. and as you can see, fun was had by all. >> good for the dogs. more news after this. stay right there. ♪ ♪ who let the dogs out ♪ who, who, who ♪ who let the dogs out or a night out. hotwire has special deals with hotels. when hotels have unsold rooms they use hotwire to fill them, like four stars in chicago, hotwire hot rate from $76. hotwire.com. four-star hotels. two-star prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e , ♪ hotwire.com , save big on car rentals too. from $13.95 a day. >>> cl >>> classes began at the world's most expensive publ

colorado springs 92. 71 in omaha. 68 indianapolis. and 60 in detroit.d 80 degrees. 80s also from dallas to miami. >>> well, we have a sad passing to tell you about this morning. hollywood is remembering the only cast member of the blockbuster "titanic" who was actually around when the ship originally sank. >> gloria stuart passed away sunday. she was best known for her role as the older rose in the huge hit "titanic." she did dozens of films in the 1930s and '40s. she took a break from acting for three decades. when she returned she was as feisty as ever. >> you know, i don't think of myself as old. i never have. i just like to keep busy. that's been my sort of motto. don't take everything seriously, don't believe everything you've ever heard, don't conform. it's a big joke. up yours. >> as you might have imagined, from that sound bite there, stuart spent years -- an interesting life. she was an acclaimed painter before becoming the oldest person to ever be nominated for an oscar. her "titanic" costar leonardo dicaprio called her a force on and off the

colorado springs is 87. and portland is 74. >>> a home under construction in washington state has made the list of the top 25 most expensive new homes. >> get ready for the wish list. it is on mercer island near seattle and has seven bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a 48-foot pool, a spa, an amphitheater, a dock, and why not a boat house too? >> mm-hmm. >> more than 13,000 square feet. word is the owners were building the home as their main residence but they changed their minds and they moved somewhere else. >> oh. must be nice. that means the price actually drops. that means the mansion can be yours for a paltry $28 million. >> that's bargain basement pricing for manhattan. >> just like your crib, willis. more after this. ♪ love shack, baby you go next if you had a hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when we say you're free to see the world, we mean it. call today and get a free overound infor

discussing how the movement is often misguided in advocacy, posted from colorado springs, this is about one hour. >> most people who think about this issue, environmental economics, the same way that one of the reviewers spoke of my book, "free-market environmentalism is an oxymoron in part." i hope that you will not think that when i am finished. but i do not want to talk to about greener-than-thou. no one can live in this day and age without encountering that word, green. you might remember that kermit the frog said that it was not easy to be green. but today it must be easy, someone might say, because everyone is. when you pick up in newspaper or magazine, you cannot help but find some statement about greener-than-thou. republicans and democrats often disagree on many policies, like foreign affairs, trade, minimum wage, you name it. but no politician says that i am not greener than you are. i can one of you with my environmental policy on the environment. i knew a former british petroleum c4eo and i used to -- ceo and i used to joke with him that bp just needed to paint their sign a

haggard resigned as pastor of new life and now is reportedly holding services in his colorado springsc priest ka vorting with an attractive woman on the beach. the archdiocese barred the popular priest from leading sunday mass. he eventually left the roman catholic church, got married to the woman in the pictures, and became an episcopal priest. what is interesting, i want to bring in our guest right now, bonnie jackson-ransom, who handles crises for preachers, ministries, churches who get in trouble. you do a lot of things. but what's interesting about all those four and why i wanted to bring you in so early, they have lost pretty much the ministries that they had. their crises tumbled them. >> that's true, but they have recouped. most of them have. >> somewhat, to some extent. i want to ask you about bishop long and the handling of this so far. it is so fresh. we were expecting to hear from him on thursday. all we heard was a statement read from his attorney and a tweet. is that the way to handle allegations of such dramatic fashion? >> i don't think so. i would say absolutely not.

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. >> just shn and sea 91 in colorado springs. 95 in sacramento. 77 in fargo. 81 in chicago. 86 in detroitong the entire east coast and gulf coast. >>> in other news this morning defense secretary robert gates has arrived in iraq to meet with u.s. troops as they formally close down their combat mission. president obama made the formal announcement last night from the en n usement last night from the >> reporter: hi, rob,omor >> reporter: hi, rob,omor 2003 to declare war in iraq. and with ather i said, it's over. >> good evening. >> reporter: the announcement was seven years, five months, and 13 days in the making. >> so tonight, i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. >> reporter: it wasn't mission accomplished, but a suggestion of a promise fulfilled. >> this was my pledge to the american people as a candidate for this office. last february, i announced a plan that would bring our combat brigades out of iraq. by redoubling our efforts to strengthen iraq's security forces and support its government and people. that's what we've done. >> reporter: the president c