destin, florida.he mayor, craig barker, join us on the phone for an update. how's it looking where you are? >> it's actually not been too bad so far today. we've had a few of the tropical bands that have come through already. and that has brought a lot of rain, some gusts. but it's starting to get a little darker now. we are expecting to have sustained winds up to 50 knots and with gusts, higher than that, so we are getting prepared for it. >> we hope you guys are safe and please keep it safe and hope there's no destruction there because i plan on being there in september with my family so -- >> we look forward to having you. >> thank you very much. would you believe told's weather forecast for parts of california included the term "scattered smoke"? there are currently 11 wildfires burning. the most serious maybe this one. it's the lockheed fire. it has charred some 10 square miles of santa cruz county which is under a state of emergency. fire crews are having to deal with tough mountainous terrain.

maximum security prison in standish, michigan, are being considered as possible multi-purpose destinations for detainees that could contain courtrooms for both federal criminal trials and military commissions, and house, in one place, detainees now being sorted into three groups. those being held for trial, those being indefinitely detained, and those cleared for release but without a country to take them. in standish, michigan, where the unemployment rate stands at 24%, the maximum security prison is slated for closure. some local officials support using it as a detainee facility to preserve jobs. but michigan congressman pete hoekstra disagrees, saying turning michigan into a

i do not consider this my destination. i see this as just one stage. >> what is your destination?> my destination is the complete demockization of the kenyan society completely of our people. i believe in the kenyan dream, which, is found in our national anthem, to make this country free, liberated, independent, democratic and prosperous. i think that we're far away from that. i want to make continuous movement toward that destination. >> prime minister odinga, pleasure to have you. >> thank you. >>> now, for our what in the world segment. here's what got my attention this week. a roll of toilet paper, certainly not the normal at 2x ps, but this is special toilet paper, cuban toilet paper. turns out cuba may be running out of the stuff. the government has warned its citizens in recent days they are facing a toilet paper shortage and we are adding this could last until the end of the year, when they expect a shipment to come in. how did this happen? the cubans blame it on the financial crisis and hurricanes they were hit with last year. now, the financial cries is hurting everyone

final destination was the winner at number one.s is the latest installment in the franchise about people stalked by death after premonition saves them from their destined demise million number three but final destination took over the top spot from world war ii saga. haven't seen any of them. we will have to find out from traffic kris what he thought. >> i'm still trying to see julie and julia. >> i'm going to wait on netflix for that. >> we will watch from the big screen to the smaller screen. daytime emmys, first time in 22 years. there you go. they take away the bold and beautiful. and then raking in a nice trophy, christian he buff scored a trophy for young and restless for leading actor. and also a nice tribute to guiding light. as you know in september it with end the 72 year run on television. >> oh, my gosh. >> that must have started on radio i guess. >> yeah. >> i love that betty white introduced it

some bands have decided to get to their destination early so. we didme fans decided to get to their destination early. >> read 17 is the way to go for me. i will always leave early. -- red 17. >> if you plan on driving to one of the mattress stations nearby and walking about a mile to fed ex field, make sure your smart card has at least $25 on it. if you're going to one of the other matches, those two teams share parking lots for the stadiums. that could be a mess, as well. >> thank you, john. >>> we're going to have more on the redskins' game versus the steelers. that is coming up later in sports. some volunteers spent the day making sure that when school is ready for the opening bell. the volunteers planted and pruned gardens near this elementary school. they say they're confident everything will be ready when the school opens on monday. >>> coming up, extreme makeover home addition rolls into the area. this was getting a major renovation. with the dreaded storms moving all over the area, when will the rain stop? firefighters inou ar 2009 ener

everyone finally got to their destinations. it appeared to be a scheduling mixup trying to get another crew so that area. regardless th were stuck there. the flight was operated by express jets and continental has offered apologies. they did finally get to their final destination. >>> the public will have to wait longer to find out what killed michael jackson. the l.a. county coroner has completed the autopsy but police asked the coroner's office to keep the results sealed while detectives investigate the events leading up to his death. they're also trying to figure out what role prescription drugs may have played. >>> a wilmington, delaware man is faces charge -- facing charges this morning after stealing a purse from a three- year-old girl waiting in line with her aunt. it only had a few dollars in loose change inside. the 23-year-old suspect was caught after police reviewed surveillance tape of the incident. >>> checking headlines around the world now. taiwan's military has rescued about 300 people after a mud slide consumed

>>> if you're thinking of grabbing a summer getaway, some tips for the perfect weekend destination, whether're looking for wine country, undiscovered coastal gems, we have got some ideas for you. >> all right. a lot coming up. ladies, good to have you here. >>> natalie astanding by inside at the news desk with the headlines. >>> good morning. a show of confidence today for fed chairman ben bernanke taking a break from his vacation in martha's vineyard, president obama's reappointing bernanke to a second term. the president is praising the fed chair for what he describes as outside the box thinking. >>> new focus this morning on michael jackson's personal physician. now that the superstar's death has been ruled a homicide. nbc's jeff rossen is in los angeles with more. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. this homicide ruling really paves the way for criminal charges for l.a. prosecutors. all that going on this morning. we got new information, a play-by-play about what happened inside jackson's home the day he died. >> reporter: michael jackson finished his final re

the big challenger, the final destination. it's horror. it's a popular franchise. it will be in 3d and they get to charge more for that. it could make it to $20 million or not. the pretender, writer/director rob zombie's halloween 2, this is simple. you're a horror fan. are you going to see a remake or an original where all the kids die in completely bizarre, unique and coincidental ways? halloween 2 will be third this in the $15 million range. finally, taking woodstock, that goes nationwide this weekend as well. >>> this comes in wcau nbc 10 in philadelphia, where four giant on thor pups made their adorable public debut at the philadelphia zoo, the only zoo in america that breeds the on theers, highly endangered in the wild. the foursome was a little shy at first. with a little encouragement from mom, they were seen swimming around the pool like pros with their two older sisters. >> so normal otters are smaller? >> apparently that's the overfed, industrial-sized otter, not to be confused with the pocket-sized otter. i didn't know they weren dangered or only one zo

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destin is over here. we've got santa rosa beach over in this area. that storm is going to be coming in, we think, right in between there, and it could happen really in the next half an hour plus. those winds continue to stay very much on the strong side. we want to show you some of the reports we're getting across the area. these are just your sustained winds, so those are your average winds that are blowing constantly. but we're getting gusts of 45 miles per hour. we could see those reach as high as 60 miles per hour. the storm will be making landfall through the night tonight, and we'll watch this move into alabama as we head into the day for tomorrow, and we will expect to see some strong winds with that. heavy downpours and some flash flooding can be expected as well. there you can see the forecast track. much of the southeast being impacted by claudette even through a lot of tomorrow. don? >> pay close attention to the weather forecast and, of course, "american morning" tomorrow morning starting at 6:00 a.m. eastern here on cnn. they'll have it

landfall will be a little later and a little farther western into the panhandle, maybe destin or fortalton beach. panama city and pensacola, a couple hours away. we think it's somewhere around 60, maybe 70 miles away and it's moving at about 15 miles an h r hour. we put a couple of the true viewers to give you an idea what the winds have been doing, we have been seeing gusts at 40 miles an hour in apalachicola. these are sustained winds and includes gusts at 24, 25 miles an hour, a bit on the hefty side. i have a picture i want to show you, a webcam shot from the panama city beach area, from the holiday inn sun spree on their roof cam. you can see winds at 24 miles an hour and getting gusts in apalachicola around 45 miles an hour. our i-reporters have been out there keeping an eye on skies and beaches. from jan moll from destin florida, with periods of sunshine today and the wind is getting really rough, not too worried but putting up her hurricane shutters just in case. thanks for sending us those pictures. we ask you to send us what you see as well with tropical storm claude death t

destin is over here. we've got santa rosa beach over in this area.t storm is going to be coming in, we think, right in between there, and it could happen really in the next half an hour plus. those winds continue to stay very much on the strong side. we want to show you some of the reports we're getting across the area. these are just your sustained winds, so those are your average winds that are blowing constantly. but we're getting gusts of 45 miles per hour. we could see those reach as high as 60 miles per hour. the storm will be making landfall through the night tonight, and we'll watch this move into alabama as we head into the day for tomorrow, and we will expect to see some strong winds with that. heavy downpours and some flash flooding can be expected as well. there you can see the forecast track. much of the southeast being impacted by claudette even through a lot of tomorrow. don? >> pay close attention to the weather forecast and, of course, "american morning" tomorrow morning starting at 6:00 a.m. eastern here on cnn. they'll have it cove

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possible destination? massachusetts.ons across cape cod are likely to get pretty soggy including the first family. it is hard to imagine the violent murder of a former model could get more gruesome, but now we are hearing more about the steps investigators had to take to identify her. >>> the pilot of this rescue helicopter deserves an award for precision and bravery. just watch as he hovers over the ledge of a utah canyon so rescuers can rappell down to an injured hiker. >>> thanks for having us over. you're watching hln. i'm virginia cha. people along the new england coast should keep an eye on hurricane bill. a tropical storm warning is out for parts of massachusetts including martha's vineyard where the president and his family will arrive tomorrow for vacation. forecasters are telling people to steer clear of the beaches. hurricane bill is expected to kick up rip currents and heavy surf. rip currents are difficult to detect but can pull even strong swimmers out to sea. bill caused minor damage at the skirt of bermud

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possible destination massachusetts. vacations across cape cod likely to get soggy and that includes the first family. >>> it is hard to imagine that the violent murder of a former model could get more gruesome. now we are hearing more about the steps investigators had to take to identify her. >>> the ilt of this rescue helicopter deserves reward for precision and bravery. watch as he hovers over the edge of a utah canyon. >>> hey there. thanks for stopping by. you are watching hln. i'm virginia cha. >>> people along the new england coast should keep an eye on hurricane bill. a tropical storm warning is up in parts of massachusetts, including martha's vineyard where president obama and his family will arrive tomorrow on vacation. the center of the storm is expected to pass by offshore tonight. forecasters are telling people to steer clear of the beaches. bill is to kick up rip currents and surf. rip currents can be dangerous because they can pull strong swimmers out to sea. bill caused minor damage as it skirted bermuda

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"final destination" rated "r." that's the box office preview.k barring aer, nbc news. >>> after thisak >>> it's almost complete. in three months the rld's largest cruise ship to set sail from fin lands to florida. oasis of the seas is over 1100 feet long and 213 feet high. there are 18 passenger decks and can carry 5,400 people who will be served by a staff of over 2,100 people. the ceo of royal caribbean cruises says over a billion dollar has been invested in the ship. 5 hrkz 400 plus 2,100 you've got a pretty nice-sized city there. >> i've been on a couple, freedom of the seas, 3,000 passengers and 2,000 staff. it's scary. >> that's why you put a leash on your kid. >> that's why e don't have kids. i put a leash on my dog. you get in trouble otherwise. my dog who's nicknamed mud flap, he's a dachshund, he's not going out. outside right now it's a cloudy start indeed. not a lot of rain has come down yet, so the sidewalks are mostly dry at this point in time. our temperature at national airport, 74 degrees with a very high dew point at 71. a ligh

and then the latest installment in the final destination series.a group of friends cheat death and death comes to get them one by one. how much funs that? only this time, you can watch the thrills in 3-d. "the final destination" is rated r. >>> and then another new installment, "halloween 2" hits theaters. and it's rated r. >>> and jim joins us in the studio with a preview of what is coming up. >>> we are here to make you hungry at 4:00. we will head outside for more grilling tips today. hot off the grill, the folks from the burger joint in bethesda shows us how to grill up tury burgers. and for these stories and all the days' news, and your forecast for the weekend, it begins here on news4 at 4:00 and 5:00. >> what time is dinner? >> 4:15 we start it, and then we come back at 4:45 to test it out. i'm rerady. >> yeah, we are ready now. >>> now let's go to tom for the forecast. >> we are getting lightning in southern prince georges county. that extends across the potomac. and it's come into alexandria. it may be moving into washington over the next

campbell was trying to buy were destined for this group -- the real ira. a dissident republican organization, still prepared to use violence to force the british government out of northern ireland. they have carried out several major attacks. but at the end of this first session in court, mr. campbell knows his lawyers will argue there is not enough evidence to convict him, and there'll be questions about the way the intelligence agency secured his arrest. bbc news. >> hello and welcome. >> 7 on your side. the news unfold. go to bbc.com/news to experienced the reporting of the bbc news online. click here to watch the one- minute world news summary. you can read the latest headlines, get the top stories from around the globe, and click to play video reports. discover more about subjects that interest you and find out what the world is talking about right now. go to bbc.com/news and watch the news unfold. >> one remaining headline for you this hour -- a bbc investigation has found evidence suggesting fraud and corruption in afghanistan u.s. presidential elec

whatever your destination, fidelity has the people, guidance, and investments to help you find your way. >> the games begin tonight for football fans. for the ravens players, young and old, this is the mark of an opportunity to showcase some skills and to make the big cat in games. young veterans should see significant playing time against the redskins tonight. they are looking to make a mark. rice cannot wait to go. for the first time since the start of training camp, they get to hit somebody other than a teammate. >> football is football. if you get up there and you see any other color and do not get playing the sport. i am excited to get out there again. football is a great time of the year. everybody is watching. it does not matter if it is the preseason or the super bowl. >> you can watch it right here. we will have it for you tonight. it starts at 7:30. you can see the game here on tv rock or wbal radio. we will talk to you tonight for a ravens stadium. i hope you have a fantastic day. >> the 21st olympic games are under way now. the city of vancouver is making the final preparati

the cooling centers and firehouses are destinations. >> and they are encouraged to go to the cooling centers, the senior center, community action centers and we have some of our rec centers open. people do not know where the locations are and we encourage them to call 311. >> of course we want to tell you where they are located. the 5200 block of york road, the 600 block of cherry hill road, the 3300 of airedale avenue, the 1100 block of pennsylvania avenue, the 3400 block of bank street, and for 200 east federal street. those centers open at 9 and will close at 7:00 p.m.. reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecasts. >> it is only the ninth time this summer that we hit the 90 degree mark. only nine losses so far it feels hot out there there he advisory's up until 8:00 tonight it is a heat warning there is a heated by azeri. it is 88. we were close to ocean city. when you factor in the humidity, that is the tough thing. it feels like 106. it is still tough for a couple more hours. it will be muggy. we have a better chance. outlying suburbs can drop ba

they add a series of new destinations. other routes will compete with other carias -- carriers. >> i think more options for travelers is best for everybody. if there is a specific time, we can pick whatever fits our schedule. >> they can add more flights to lead atlanta and orlando in september. it likely means some reductions in their d.c. area service. >> any type of way to deflate the cost will be fine. >> many of these changes will not happen until 2010 and require regulatory help from the government. they may drop to 55 daily departures. it will not affect the shuttle service or the seven major hub cities. they could not say specifically what cities will be affected. the auction for frontier airlines is set for tomorrow. >>> coming up, a basketball coach is fighting for his reputation. he finds himself in the middle of an affair and extortion scandal. >> and their skills and dedication. >> a warm and humid evening. we have the latest from the weather center. there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice!

we need to make sure that we address that very seriously and and forcefully it is the premiere destination that city officials have to protect requests we cannot lose sight of the fact that this is a spillover of what happens each and every day throughout the city of baltimore. we need to take strong actions to stop this violence from occurring. >> 11 news also contacted general growth properties, the company that owned the harbor place to ask what it is doing to keep citizens safe. it issued this safe -- of this statement. >> the safety of our shoppers and employees are our top concern. the center continues to work closely with the baltimore police department and constantly about your wits our safety procedures. >> the committee says it is too early to tell what effect it will have. there were not commenting on this at all. detectives are still working the case and so far there are no suspects and no arrests. reporting live, lisa robinson: wbal-tv 11 news. >> we would like your thoughts. will the violence stop you from visiting? >> tonight, we have learned of a developing story. a state l

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we're destined to get showers and thunderstorms. some of them come in locally heavy. this front will help kick bill out towards the east away from us as it heads towards bermuda. by the time it gets to our coast on saturday night, it will move away from the atlantic show. we'll have very high tides and surf. very rough surf all weekend. be careful if you're heading anywhere along the coast area. from maine to jacksonville, florida, they are expecting rough surf all weekend long. still a category 3. it may get up to a category 4 tomorrow. winds at 10 knots. a small craft advisory on the bay tomorrow. a slight chance of a shower tonight. 74. probably about 80 downtown. maybe some heavy rain tomorrow night. as we head into the weekend, saturday may be some of the left overshowers. 84. much drier. very nice. >> all right. thank you. >>> the orioles break out the bats in hopes of breaking a losing streak. >> that's next >>> let's see if the orioles could hold up tonight. >> they need to push back and maybe they could do that. they serve up more homeruns as pitchers than an

whatever your destination, fidelity has the people, guidance and investments to help you find your way sit on her bed and talk about her day. but she's ready. thanks to walmart's unbeatable prices, i was able to get her everything she needed. as well as what she wanted. letting go? mom! (mom) that's the hard part. set them up for success, for less. save money. live better. walmart. >> the season keeps getting longer for the baltimore orioles. they lost 8-5 to the angels. before they played the angels history, they traded first baseman to the detroit tigers in exchange for brett jacobson, a relief pitcher. to give you some perspective of how young the orioles' current roster has become, one of the current orioles actually played with jacobson in the minor leagues. we are talking the baby birds here. >> i played with him. he is a great guy. a really good guy and a great family. a lot of talent he has a tall frame and has a lot of good stuff. >> like so many of the orioles, jacobson is a long-term prospect. i am gerry sandusky. hope your day is off to a fantastic start. >> a new aggressiv

maybe jose's final destination is chicago, but think of the people connecting.s connected. that's a bad domino effect for those folks. ross, what do you have now? who do you have for us? ross, are you with me? >> yes. i'm back with you. large crowd of people now streaming into the terminal. they have been given the all clear and the big crowd of passengers i was staring out and they were standing around, now just streamed past me. we have a few more heading back in. so just a large crowd of people descending on the terminal. i'm sure there's going to be a big back-up at the gates, but for now, at least they are out of the hot sun and heading back into the terminal. so whatever it was, clearly, authorities have determined that it's safe enough for not just the airport employees to head back in, but for all the passengers to head back in as well. >> we saw video of folks heading back in. if you were there with the crowd heading back in, what kipd of guidance did they receive from authorities? >> they didn't receive any. they were just told, hey, it's clear now, yo

. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa...here family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. it's the all new sesame street forest of fun... at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >> time for abc 7 sports. >> with all the big ticket off season editions for the redskins. you'll be glad to hear in day four of redskin's camp, defense seems to be having their way. we have a lot of offense in the first few days. when you have a lot of stress, it's hard to free up mentally. there's a lot right now not stringing a lot together but each does a lot of play. hopefully as we go along, we'll repeat a lot of contact septembers we put in the first few days. the nets were able to salvage something from pittsburgh. bottom of the third. droifing to the left field. way back in, gone. the blast and the pirates up 2-1. firing into the dug out. top of the seventh. having a good run lat

the latest installment in the final destination series presented in 3-d is rated. >>> more blood and gore. michael myers is still alive and halloween two picks up where the last took off. he continues his murderous rampage. halloween ii is rated r. >>> in sports, entertainment, we are just about ten hours away from kickoff at fedex field. the redskins host the patriots. this is a big test for the first stringers before the season begins. you will see the game live here on wusa 9. our sports team kicks off life coverage at 7:30, including a one-on-one interview with coach zorn. the game begins at 00. >>> when we come back we will check in with wall street and kim will have a final check on the forecast. >>> it is mind over money friday. phone lines are open for another eight minutes at 202- 432-9045. >>> time to check the numbers on wall street. we could have nine in a row. the dow is up 33. thionase dag up 21 1/2 and the s&p up almost 7. we want to thank our guests this morning for participating in this week's edition of mind over money. they are busy on the phone and will be there f

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vera cruz is a popular tourist destination with powerful plazas just like this one. but it's actually a thin veneer for what's really going on beneath. local newspapers almost daily have headlines of the horror of the bloody violence of the drug cartels. cartels that here in vera cruz are more often than not linked to the los zetas. the american drug enforcement agency tells me originally based on military lines, it's been built on a business structure. with quarterly meetings, business ledgers kept, even votes on key assassinations. and now the los zetas are taxing businesses beyond even their drug reach. from human trafficking across the american border to one recent scandal shows, they've been imposing a kind of tax on the mexican government itself. the state-run oil company has just been revealed has been bleeding billions through corrupt officials linked to the los zetas. and as a dea agent told me, the american border makes little difference to the los zetas, to them, it doesn't matter if the violence is on the mexican side of the border or on the american side