he was the dreamy heartthrob of the early '50s who married america's sweetheart debbie reynolds before world by leaving her for elizabeth taylor. in the day, how big a scandal was that? >> big deal. big scandal. >> reporter: one thing, as they say, led to another. three more marriages, including one to connie stevens. then bouts with addiction and gambling cost him his fortune. >> it helped destroy his career. he really plummeted after this. >> reporter: when he couldn't compete with rock and roll, he tried kiss-and-tell. he wrote two autobiographies describing himself as elizabeth taylor's nurse maid, claiming he only married connie stevens because she was pregnant and calling debbie reynolds a self-centered phony. they had two children together including carrie fisher. >> naturally my children are very upset that eddie had to pass on. >> reporter: debbie reynolds reacted to the death of her ex-husband as many ex-wives might. >> i know that got has forgiven him and that he's in a good place. >> reporter: eddie fisher was 82 when he died, out of the limelight he loved and lost. richard

his career was overshadowed by his marriages to debbie reynolds and elizabeth taylor. his daughter says he died from complications from hip surgery. he divorced reynolds in 1959 to marry elizabeth taylor who later divorced him for richard burton. >> i feel badly when anyone passes on. so naturally my children are very upset that eddie had to pass on. but he wasn't well at all. the last years have not been kind. so, now he's in a nice place. god has taken him on to another place where he will be happier. >> reporter: when fisher married debbie reynolds in 1955 they were tout touted as america's favorite couple. their daughter carrie fisher became a star herself known for the star wars film. >>> part funny and part odd stephen colbert's appearance on captiol hill. he was invited to speak before a committee examining the use of immigrant workers but because of the media attention, representative conyers asked him to leave the room. >> i'm here at the invitation of the chairwoman and if she would like me to remove myself from the hearing i'm i'm happy to do so. i'm only he

years later with daughter carrie fisher by her side debbie reynolds told our rita braver that she and >> reporter: as for carrie fisher her public comments about her father were sometimes a little harsh. >> the best thing elizabeth taylor did for me was to get eddie fisher out of our house. >> reporter: carrie fisher said her father, quote, was loved and will be missed. debbie reynolds for her part reacted to fisher's passing with kindness and grace. >> i know that god has forgiven him and he's in a good place. >> reporter: eddie fisher was 82. coming up, a little lunch. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> osgood: men school kids are into the fall term by now and back into the school lunch routine. our man the paris david turecamo tells us about the kids in france. >> everyday has an hors d'oeuvre, a main course, the sauce that changes every day. the cheese that changes every day. >> reporter: that's the menu for the launch programate at a public school in paris. a five course meal for three-year-olds. a menu not only given to parents so they know what their child is having for lunch. it even recommends

1950s entertainer eddie fisher sparked one of the greatest showbiz scandals when he left actress debbie reynolds for elizabeth taylor has died. this, due to complications from recent hip surgery. eddie fisher was 82. >>> now here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,662 after falling 76 points yesterday. the s&p lost 9 points and the nasdaq dipped 7. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 94 points. but in hong kong, the hang seng was up 71. >>> experts may be saying the recession is over, but until investors see improvement on the jobs front, markets are likely to remain unsteady. initial claims for jobless claims rose for the first time in five weeks. investors saw that as a red flag that companies are cutting back. >>> a slight improvement of existing home sales in august failed to fuel concerns that recent european austerity measures may not be enough. >>> the food and drug administration is putting new restrictions on the diabetes drug avandia after it was banned in europe due to reported heart risk. >>> elsewhere,

he married debbie reynolds she left her three years later. fisher has four children including actress and author carey fisher. >>> weather wise today hot, hot, hot. tied an old record from 1970 out at dwi. may get hotter than that. take a look. you can see 95. we tied it. we'll see what the final reports looks like out of the airport. 97 in frederick. d.c. at 98. take a look a little wider shot. there is relief on the way. the band of cloud cover that is a cool front on the march. i don't think it will bring any rain but it will cool things off. not this evening. it will stay hot and tropical falling into the 80s. the weather has been pretty quiet and hot back here. a big difference in the midwest. look at this mess. this is what it looked like outside of minneapolis. a lingering storm system dumping as much a half a foot of rain across southern minnesota and western wisconsin. flooding as forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. bits shut down and schools canceling classes there. the forecast calls for dry conditions throughout the

in 1959, his divorce from debbie reynolds to marry his best friend elizabeth taylor caused a whirlwind. he was 82 years old. >> even more research indicating americans are getting fatter. and you report on global obesity from the organization for economic cooperation and development says the u.s. is the heaviest nation among 33 of the world's richest countries. the report says about one-third of all american adults are considered obese. interestingly, six of the top seven fattest nations, including mexico, are english-speaking countries. meanwhile, some in spain had taken a new approach in dealing with dementia. roughly 800 spaniards suffering with alzheimer's are currently carrying gps units. it was started by the son of an alzheimer's patient. the units can alert family if patients enter an area deemed unsafe. >> a new contract appears to be in the words for thousands of baltimore city teachers, but no one is talking about the details, at least not yet. talks have been going on since the first of the year between teachers and school districts. the school ceo said in a statement today

stormy marriages to actresses debbie reynolds, elizabeth s caie reynolds, elizabeth carrie fisher, whos leia in the "star wars" saga, is one of his children. eddie fisher died of complications after hip surgery. he was 82 years old. >>> the first woman to be executed in the u.s. in five years was put to death last night in virginia. teresa lewis had been convicted for arranging the murders of her for arraracng the murders of her activists argued lewis was not net intelligent enough to carry out the plot. in her last words lewis apologized for the crime. >>> president obama has private meetings with world leaders in new york today as his u.n. visit wraps up. >> the president focused on the mideast during a major address yesterday. another speaker made remarks so controversial some people left the room. t.j. winick has more from the u.n. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. the morning session here at the united nations really belonged to president obama, who spoke about his hopes for mideast peace. the afternoon session belonged to iranian president mahmoud ahma

he was just as well-known for marriages to debbie reynolds and elizabeth taylor. he is survived by four children including carrie fisher. >>> sarah shourd shared intimate thoughts for the first time in public, including how she kept ongoing after being in an iranian prison for more than a year. >> only one day i really gave up, but i didn't get out of bed or eat. just cried. didn't even speak to the guards. i had to pick myself up because i had to keep going for my mom and everyone else that loves me. and for god. that's what makes you not give up. >> shourd hopes to meet with the iranian president while he is in new york. he sparked a walk out at the united nations general assembly when he said most people believe leaders staged the september 11 attacks. >>> uc berkeley slashs hundreds of workers to cope with the budget crisis. the cuts will be added to the 600 positions already gone. this after the state forced the school to reduce expenses by $140 mill yen. they are expected to happen after january, saving berkeley some 20 million more dollars. . >>> we will ge

then came the sex scandal when he left actress debbie reynolds to go to actress elizabeth taye >>> lindsayn jail and now is being released on $300,000 bond. a judge sentenced to be held without bond but later this afternoon another judge reversed that ruling setting the bail at $300,000. once we leased, the 24-year-old will be put back on probation and required to wear an ankle bracelet for the third time. unclear when the actress will be released. >>> katy perry's wardrobe was too much for sesame street but not elmo. elmo talked to the today show defending the singer. the duet didn't show on tv, it was on youtube. as for elmo, he's asking for a second play date. >>> bears practice rivalry renewed in three short days. we'll hear from the defense as they prepare for one of the nfl's best quarterbacks. >>> and the blackhawks hit the ice against the rival red wings. rich king has the highlights. ring ring. progresso. everyday i eat your soups, i save a lot of money. that's great. so, your rich and hearty soups have made me, rich and hearty. that's funny. i'm hearty because of your juicy steak

entertainer eddie fisher who sparked one of the greatest show business scandals when he left debbie reynoldslizabeth taylor has died. he died due to complications from recent hip surgery. eddie fisher was 82. . >>> now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,6662 after falling 76 points yesterday. the s&p lost 9 points and nasdaq dipped 7. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo the sneak say shed 4 points. >>> until investors see improvement on the jobs front, markets are likely to remain unsteady. initial claims for jobless and -- jobless aid rose unexpectedly for the first time in five weeks and investors see that as a red flag that companies are still cutting back. >>> a slight improvement in sales of existing homes in august failed to offset foreign financial worries. weak data out of ireland and germany fueled concerns that recent european austerity measures may not be enough. >>> the food and drug administration is putting new restrictions on the diabetes drug avandia after it was banned in europe due to reported heart ri

he had stormy marriages to actresses debbie reynolds, elizabeth taylor and connie stevens. fisher is one of his children. eddie fisher, dead today at the age of 8. >>> well, if you were trying to update your facebook status yesterday and couldn't get on the social networking site, you were not alone. thanks to the error in the system, when they tried to fix it, all 500,000 facebook users were shut out. the system had to be shut off to fix the error. >>> and some baseball history to tell you about, courtesy of ichiro suzuki. he had 10-straight 200-hit seasons. >> the only other player with 10 200-hit seasons were pete rose. but his were not consecutive. >> wow. >>> the other baseball highlights, now, from max bretos, at espn news. >> good morning. this is your espn news update. the hottest race in the majors. the n.l. west. the padres, half-game up on the giants. in l.a. to take on the dodgers. padres trailing 2-1. tony gwynn tracks it down. and denies james loney. matt latos likes the teamwork. ernesto fiere. >>> so, could the giants take advantage? well, thanks to a second

he married debbie reynolds in 1955. they became known as america's sweethearts. ogether on "what's my life." >> could it possibly debbie and eddie? >> yes. >> reporter: the couple had two children including carrie fisher. but then, in 1958, a tabloid scandal that was the beginning of the end of fisher's career. he left the very popular reynolds for elizabeth taylor. four years later, taylor left him. ♪ i've been down hearted >> reporter: he went on to marry three more times. eddie fisher was 82. and fisher was remembered by his four children today, including carrie fisher, writing on bet their her dad was, quote, an extraordinary talent. >>> still ahead, this man is starring in a feature film about schools. his strategy is spreading across the country. and he's our "person of the week." ♪ [ male announcer ] giving up cigarettes can take more than willpower alone. but today's a new day. for many, smoking is a treatable medical condition. so talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options and support. and this time, make it your time. but my doctor told me

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his singing career was overshadowed by scandals over his marriages to debbie renn olds and -- reynoldsnd elizabeth taylor died at the age of 82. his daughter said he died from complications of hip surgery. >> we always feel badly when anyone passes on, and so, naturally my children are very upset that eddie had to pass on. but he wasn't well at all. you know, the last years have not been kind. so, now he's in a nice place. i feel that god has taken him on to another place where he will be happier. >> reporter: when fisher married debbie reynolds in 1955, they were touted as america's favorite coupleful their daughter, carrie fisher later became an actress and best-selling author. >>> a west virginia woman was sentenced to 18 months probation for the death of her pet dog. catherine washington pleaded guilty to animal cruelty. police say she left her lab in a hot car in a costco parking lot in frederick last july. when she came back after shopping the dogs were dead. animal care staff at the national zoo are keeping an eye on this girl. an asian elephant, after she underwent artificial i

in addition to his music, he headlined with his marriages to debbie reynolds and elizabeth taylor. his daughter said he died due to complications from hip surry. he was 82 years old. he is survived by daughter carrie fisher, princess lee wa in star wars. >>> we have a warning if you use avandia. the fda is restricting its use, leading the ug to increased risk of heart attacks. it can be described only for those people whose diabes cannot be controlled by any other medication. >>> well, tomorrow is national drug take back day. there are more than 4,000 sites where you can drop off expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs. according to the dea, million americans 12 years and older who bused prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes. plenty of sites around the dtrict and maryland. go to deadiversion.usdoj.gov. >>> the national incident commander of the bp oil spill will be in the district. retired admiral thad allen bringing important lessons to students. he will teach a course at g.w. in the spring. >>> washington nationals are looking for a new team president. stan is steppin

his affair with elizabeth taylor, that ended his marriage with america's sweetheart, debbie reynolds. he had two children with reynolds, the most famous, carrie fisher. >> i know people loved him and god has forgiven him. >> reporter: edwin jack fisher was born in philadelphia to russian jewish immigrants. he dropped out of high school to pursue singing. he would marry five times, including a brief marriage and two children with connie stevens. later, in an autobiography, he said he had to marry her because she was pregnant. he also said he played nurse maid to taylor. he died at 82 from complications of a hip replacement. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and funeral arrangements are not yet complete. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. ♪ [ music ] >>> katie perry controversy. the surprising reaction from a sessionamy producer. and elmo. the episode being pulled from the popular children's show. >>> a lot more waiting after a generous gift from a world- renowned surgeon. and there will be more gifts to come. >>> frightening scene in florida. bank teller is kidnapped fr

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he married of the reynolds -- debbie reynolds and elizabeth taylor. to his daughter, he died of complications from surgery. he was 82 years old. >> the governors of minnesota and wisconsin have declared a state of emergency because of massive flooding in both states. more than 10 inches of rain that has fallen since wednesday, prompting evacuations and the national guard activation. it has closed schools, washed out roads, flooded basements, and strained source systems. they're calling for more rain and over the weekend. it is getting kids height and it is illegal. one school district is warning parents about an urban called "spies," -- an herb called "spice," said to be 10 times more potent than marijuana. >> it is easy to purchase. as a parent, i am in my kid's life and in their business. you need to be the parent. >> the police say there is not much they can do about it because it is illegal for anyone older than 18 to purchase. several states, including maryland, are trying to ban it. >> we will take a tour of the smithsonian to check at some trea

his affair with elizabeth taylor that ended his marriage with debbie reynolds. >> his children loved, we all loved him. i know god has forgiven him and he is in a better place. >> reporter: he spent most of his dollars in his heyday. he was born to russian-jewish immigrants. he dropped out of high school to pursue singing. he would marry five times, including a brief marriage and two children with actress connie stevens. later in an autobiography, he said he had to marry her because she was pregnant. later, he said he played nurse maids to taylor and that taylor was phony. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >>> funeral arrangements for fisher have not yet been announced. >>> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. denise is in the newsroom with a preview for us. >>> unique partnership. police on patrol, with citizens, riding shotgun. new at 6:00. >>> unprecedented conviction. a howard county educator, found guilty of sex abuse, but he never physically touched the victim. now, back to kai and mary. >> deneat, thank you. -- denise, thank you. >>> ravens are hungry for home cooking. w

was 82 and sole millions of records, loved by teenage fans and it was overshadowed when he left debbie reynolds and their small children to mary elizabeth taylor. >>> coming up in minutes on the news edge at 6. steven cobair bringing his act to capitol hill. find out what he had to say about a serious subject. >>> a u.s. senate candidate from maryland, hit and killed while riding her bike sunday morning. tonight, family and friends are gathering at the scene for a vigil. >>> and a youtube video of two high school girls fighting leads to an arrest and the teams were not the ones booked. find out why one of their mothers is facing charges instead.  right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one

he married debbie reynolds in 1955. they were calledamerica's favorite couple. however a lot of fans turned against him after he divorced reynolds to marry actress elizabeth taylor. she then dumped him five years later to marry actor richard burton. fisher ended up marrying five time. carrie fier the actress is one of his daughters. eddie fisher died from complications of hip surgery. >>> sarah shourd is in new york trying to meet with the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. she is hopi to win frdom for her fiance and her friend. all three were hiking near the unmarked border betweeniran and iraq. this morning on the "today" show, she said an iranian judge will her she was being released because her punishment was exceptionally harsh. she was kept in solitary confinement with no human contact except for the one hour a day that she was allowedto spend outside with bauer and fattal. >> my whole day was centered around waiting for that moment. it was my only human contact. my only time. and as the hours grew nearer to my time outside, i would pace the room, ring

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fisher was a teen idol before marrying debbie reynolds and later elizabeth taylor.ther of the aboctress carrie fisher. >>> a serious danger to children playing sports. concussio concussions. >> it's not just football. concussion injuries are showing up in many sports, affecting girls as well as boys. tom costello joins us. tom, obviously everybody is worried now that we're getting more and more studies of the brain and figuring out this stuff, whether it's not just pee wee football but now soccer, lacrosse, lots of dangers out there. >> yeah. baseball, basketball, soccer, and here's another statistic that i think a lot of people are surprised at. on the soccer field, boys and girls are evenly split on concussions. and then once women actually play soccer in college, they have a higher rate of concussions. here are the statistics from the centers for disease control. they point out each year emergency rooms tweet 135,000 sports and recreation con suggestions in kids 18 and under. the unreported number is much higher indeed. here's the problem. a hard hit can cause si

in 1955, he was married to movie star debbie reynolds. they had two children including actress carey fisher. >> so naturally my children are very upset that eddie had to pass on. but he wasn't well at all, now. the last years have not been kind. so now he's in a nice place. i feel that god has taken him on to another place where he will be happier. >> fisher and reynolds were known as america's favorite couple. but he divorced her and married elizabeth taylor. and when liz taylor left him for richard burton, fisher remarried connie stevens. later in his life, fisher lived in berkeley. eddie fisher was 82 years old. >>> bart is looking at advertising to boost its budget revenue. the transit agency is considering several ideas to sell advertising space. those ideas include billboards on bart property as well as a video network that would include ads. >> hopefully, that will work because i don't want them to raise fares again. >> 's young person who is constantly bombarded by advertising, i don't enjoy it very much. >> bart says the ads coul

he was best known for his marriages to elizabeth taylor and debbie reynolds. >>> welcome back to "hardballot developments in the midterm fights this week. go to the "hardball" scoreboard for a couple of ones. in california the new field poll the much respected field poll shows a dead heat. in the governor's race, jerry brown and meg whitman are tied literally at 41% each. in n york senate race, incumbent democrat gil brand and joe dio guardi are shockingly close in quinnipiac's poll. the difference as i said before, cy and registered voters. morthese top fights bring in pat buchanan and washington bureau chief david corn who also writes for dailypoliticsdaily.com. pat, i was stunned that jerry brown after all the mileage on this guy, everybody's seen him for years out there in california as mayor of oakland, governor of california for two terms, chairman of the democratic party, all kinds of publicity, good and bad over the year, lots of experience and looking at the guy, they can't decide. 41-41 means 18% of likely voters haven't made up their minds. >> well, i think it's very bad news i

debbie reynolds in 1955, elizabeth taylor, connie stevens, and two other women he has four children includingcarrie fisher. you'll know her as princess leah. call there is going to testify today on the farm workers. " they're spending a day picking crops after accepting a challenge from mark wrote immigration group. the challenge to debunk the theory that immigrants are taking jobs that americans would do. it shows him packing corn and picking beans on a farm. coming right back with more including a picking beans on a farm. coming right back with more including a full weather update. the golden gate bridge a lot of problems getting a around the bay. it is nice no fog in the area probably no fog anywhere because it will be beautiful but don't take my word for >> this is the days you wanna be a weather person because forecast is so nice. we warming up today continuing through the weekend in fact it's a warmer weekend triple digits in store for next week. fall begins inverness summerlike temperatures. a look at temperatures sitting in the '50s, warmer than that in oakland into the upper 50s 57 f

fisher had pretty stormy marriages to actresses debbie reynolds, elizabeth taylor and connie stevens.r wars' princess leia, is one of his children. eddie fisher died of complications after hip surgery. he was 82 years old. >>> lindsay lohan faces a judge later today after failing a court-ordered drug test. the troubled actress spent time in jail and rehab this summer after she violated conditions of probation on a dui arrest. this new infraction could land her back behind bars. tmz reports lohan will get out on bail today and face new jail time at a probation violation hearing next month. >>> now to the emotional battle over a little boy in the midwest. courts in ohio and indiana must now decide if the boy should stay with the only parents he's ever known. here now is mike marusarz. >> reporter: this tiny toddler is the source of huge joy for a family in indiana. christie vaughn remembers when he was born. she was there in the delivery room in ohio to adopt him. >> i didn't know what it would feel like adopting a child. there's absolutely no difference. i mean, he's just -- he's our c

he was known for his marriages to debbie reynolds and then elizabeth taylor. the father of actress kerrie fisher, eddie fisher was 82 years old. >>> a plane crashed -- hundreds of school children were among those in a crowd of speck todayors. >>> gold meantime hit yet another high this morning. trish reagan is at the new york stock exchange. this can't be a good sign. >> it's a great sign if you own a lot of gold, but the rest of us out there, is not a good sign. one reason is that all of the doom sayers are helping to boost this price up. also the relationship between gold and the u.s. dollar is very important here. the u.s. dollar has really been getting hit hard. correspondingly then you start to see gold stalling in its price. >>> and finally take a look at this. a woman in montana says she scared off a bear trying to get into her home by throwing a six-pound zucchini at the bear, hitting it on the head, the bear ran off. officials say the unidentified woman was pretty shaken up, she's okay. she now values very large vegetables. i mean what next? >> good m

was so wonderful ♪ fisher singer best known for marriages, of course first in 1955 to film star debbie reynoldsey were called america's favorite couple and then in the biggest scandal, he left her to marry elizabeth taylor that divorced him in 1959. to marry richard burton. fisher died wednesday in california of complications from hip surgery at age 82. >>> just about 16 minutes past the hour right now. dave price, back from las vegas. good morning. >> got your vega. it is on its way here. at your house later today. >> very nice. >> serious stuff to get to right now. just about three inches in many places but as you head to southern minnesota, we're talking about six to ten. they got walloped yesterday. look at this 24-hour loop. it just rolls and rolls and rolls. heavy rains, windy yesterday. we w >> forgive me. talking about owatonna minnesota. continuing to watch it. west coast looks good. time. guys? >> you oh a ton of apologies to them. just kidding. >>> two girls slug it out. it's on tape. a mother arrested for egg ogen her daughter during the fight. we'll take you inside this case that's

remember debbie reynolds? elizabeth taylor and connie stevens.e's survived by four children including carrie fisher. he was 82 years old. ♪ >>> tough new restrictions on the diabetes drug aand have yeah. it's going to stay on the market we are told but only type ii diabetes patients with no other option can take it and that's what sanjay gupta's talking about. >> people have been wanting a decision on this for some time because there were reports saying there's an increased risk of heart attack with this medication. in july, hearings on this. the fda has an interesting ruling. what they say specifically is if you're on the medication now, you can continue to take it and sign a waiver saying you are informed of the health risks. the doctor says -- >> how bad is it if you're signing a waver? >> that's an interesting part. >> scary. >> there's evidence of it being linked to heart problems but how weighty is the evidence is in dispute because even among the fda wasn't a unanimous decision and if you want to take it, you haven't been taking it, you ha