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stl stormy across the south today, with thunderstorm, heavy rain and ongoing flooding from east texas, and oklahoma to florida. some of the showers extend up the east coast, all the way to new york. heavy downpours and flooding in colorado and new mexico. >> 99 in phoenix. and 99 in boise. highs in the 70s for chicago and detroit. most of the midwest will climb into the 80s. cooler than normal in the northeast. just 61 in boston. 68 in new yorker. and 76 in baltimore. dallas will only get up to 78. and new orleans is 87. >>> coming up on "america this morning," new insight into the bush white house. >>> plus, is the recession really over? the head of the federal reserve goes on the record. >>> plus this -- >> they're bigging around on the ground. it looks like he appears to be covering something up on the road. >> new video from the pentagon, on the split-second decisions required in the heat of battle. >>> new reports on industrial production and consumer prices are due out today. they're expected to add more proof to the claim that the recession could have come to an end. john hendr

number one, there's this continued conveyer belt of tropical moisture from east texas on in through the nation's heartland up into the ohio valley and southern great lakes. most of the heavy rain west of atlanta, georgia, where they have that extreme flooding, unfortunately they are caught between two systems. this, the remnants of what have once hurricane fred still lingering off the coast and just giving heavy rain to the extreme coastal regions of northern and south carolina. some of this moisture works northbound so we'll look out for those showers today. this rain back to the west, maybe to combine on atlanta the next couple of days. for us the chance of showers will be there, especially this afternoon, looking for a high temperature of 80 degrees. tonight, patchy fog, we'll drop again into the upper 60s. tomorrow, even warmer, partly sunny, 83 with a chance of an afternoon shower. >>> let's check the roads with kim brown. >> the beltway remains quiet at this time. no problems or real volume or delays at this time to let you know about. i am getting word of an object inn the roadwa

that storm's sitting between east texas and entering its way between arkansas. i was checking out the seven- day precipitation totals between 5 and 15 inches in spots. amazing amounts of rain. that system gets pushed farther to the south. i do believe we'll have clouds this morning. you can see those in the satellite imagery here. we have high pressure squeezing its way in. we're down to 62 in baltimore and expected to turn at least partly cloudy. we have the sun that should get us to a normal high of 78 degrees. >>> it's 6:30. here's kim. >> traffic is building an the belt wi as we look at liberty road. tears to be moving at speed. you can follow mae on twitter to get your traffic updates. that is twitter . com/maryland traffic. two accidents in the area we're working. one in havre de grace, one at 95, another crash at elkridge. route 1 at capital drive reported to be just north at 175. so use caution as you approach the intersections this morning. as we look at the jfx at north avenue, traffic is beginning to build on the left-hand side of your screen. no prob

but at the craig country fair in east texas one man is actually doing it. this vendor said he can deep fry anything deep fried onions, eggplant, snickers, potato chips, and ice cream. and deep fried butter. >> it is rich. >> he will even serve up your car keys fried. >> butter is better. >> patrice harris fox 45 news "late edition". . >> as the ravens prepare to open the season sunday against the chiefs, there is a revenge factor at play. two of them actually. first the ravens never beaten the chiefs here in baltimore. and the second, last running back to gain 100 or more yards against the ravens is the chiefs larry johnson that topped the mark on december 102006 in a game the ravens won. their only victory in four games against the chiefs. and memory of johnson's performance that day is stuck in the collective craw. >> we don't ever want anybody to run the football against us, and, you know, it so happens that this running back was the last one to do it. we have always said our defense is based on number one stop. we don't ever want anybody to feel like th

another wet day across much of the south, with heavy rain and flooding from florida to east texas.se storms stretch north to oklahoma, kansas and missouri. showers d thunderstorms in the rockies, with a chance of hail and gusty winds, from wyoming to arizona. >> phoenix climbs to 100 today. sacramento, 86. it's 77 for seattle. 85 in boise. 79 in st. louis. and the 80s for chicago, detroit and minneapolis. a warm 76 in boston. 83 in new york. and 80 in atlanta. new orleans hits 87. and 82 degrees for dallas. >>> and coming up, the latest effort to root out al qaeda in the heart of new york city. >>> plus this -- >> don't tell me to be quiet. i don't -- >> another tennis tirade. the outburst at the u.s. open, involving the world's number one player. >>> it is a quiet morning for overseas markets, exactly one year after stocks went into a tail spin because of the credit crisis. tokyo's nikkei average climbed 0.1% today. hong kong's hang seng is lower. in london, the ftse opened slightly higher. wall street starts the day with the dow at 9626, after rising 21 points yesterday. the nasd

another stormy day in the south with heavy rain and flooding from east texas to florida. lighter showers and thunderstorms also extend up the east coast as far north as new york. heavy rain and flooding in the southern rockies. >> 73 today in seattle with scattered showers, 81 in salt lake city, 87 in albuquerque. fargo climbs to 83. indianapolis will be 80. just 61 in boston, 91 in miami. dallas only gets to 78 today. new orleans is 87. >> are you ready to go aw? >> all right. >> president obama has bee spending a lot of time away from home focusing on health care and the economy. >> his daughters making it clear he's sorely missed. >> aw. sasha, malia and even bo couldn't wait to greet old dad as he touched down on the white house lawn after a day trip to ohio in pennsylvania. >> that's the kind of greeting that might make up for the heat he's been getting from his critics. >> three noncritics. >> all these pictures of the girls around the oval office. so cute. >> we'll be right back. diabetics on medicare! rtrtrtanr i'm a diabetic and i want you to know over 230,000 u.s

still meandering upper level system with the influence of tropical moisture so more flooding rains, east texashrough arkansas and atlanta, georgia has recovered from near severe drought but recovering with the range of five to 20 inches of rainfall in their metro area. more heavy rain expected for them today and unfortunately that has been a major problem. a lot of communities washed out, a lot of bridges washed out. there were quite a few water rescues just yesterday alone. again, we'll watch the winds because of this system. the remnants of what was once a hurricane fred. sliding through north carolina and could be building its way northbound. if that hits us it would be lunchtime through this afternoon. so plan for the wet weather. take the umbrella with you, temperatures make it up to 77 so after the morning fog it's just left with cloudy skies. and then watching the rain try to move in. tonight, showers, fog, back to 65 degrees. for tomorrow we'll get up to 81, with almost a hint of mugginess on that first full day of autumn and still the chance of a shower. lingering around. it is 6:16.

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that's just heart wrenching to read about that death in east texas. >> actually we talked about last the two ladies that were swept away early sunday morning were rescued but she wasn't. >>> all the way back from atlanta all the way back to texas. this entire area could be covered in green there, the green either means flash flood warning, flood watch, but this whole area could be covered with water. and we can't tell you where it will be because we can't tell you where that cell will pop-up. or that cell will pop-up. or if one cell goes on on the of another, on top of another, that's where the flash flood threat will be the rest of the week. this front isn't moving and because it isn't moving these pieces of moisture will come off of the gulf of mexico, the pieces of low pressure will come around here and finally move out for the weekend. it could be a couple of very ugly days, atlanta, you see the shiny streets here, it's going to be a really slow commute if it keeps raining. showers in little rock and memphis, this is a area, arkansas, i think you're most under the gun today. look

with a stalled front all the way down to east texas. it's possible we could see a development of low pressure here that will move offshore. but is it going to maintain some breezes along the coast. that's why there is a risk of rip currents at the beaches. tonight, tomorrow, really the next day or so. to our west, clear skies, pretty much from the coast all the way out to the northern rockies. big sprawling area of high pressure. it came in from canada. really gorgeous weather. south of the front. hot, humid, scattered thunderstorms. there you see over portions of florida and the gulf coast area. but for us, this beautiful area of high pressure means beautiful weather will continue. by the end of this week, some nice clouds from that low pressure can and probably will at least infringe on southeastern sections of maryland. so be watching that. it's possible by the weekend, might see a sprinkle or shower, south and east of us. right now, doesn't look like a great chance. all in all, very pleasant conditions will continue. eventually, the

. >>> security is tight at an east texas high school while students, teachers and parents remain shaken by the murder of a teacher. police say a student stabbed the teacher several times in his classroom yesterday. classes resumed today with extra counselors and security officers on campus. parents remain outraged that the school recently cut some of its security staff. >>> actor john travolta is the star witness in the blackmail trial that surfaced after the death of his son jett. as kelly reports. >> reporter: with wife kelly preston looking on, john travolta described his frantic attempts to revive his sun jett after the 16-year-old collapsed in the bathroom of their vacation home, travolta testified he performed mouth-to- mouth resuscitation while a nanny pumped his son's test. he told jurors that jett suffered a seizure every five to 10 days, each lasting from 45 seconds to minutes. the actor then made a surprising admission acknowledging publicly for the first time that his son had had autism. >> it was a jaw dropping revelation. >> reporter: scientology watchers believe he may ha

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satellite picture, radar combined, tremendous amount of showers and thunderstorms from east texas all the way along the gulf coast. they are going to see more showers and thunderstorms between now and thursday. in the meantime, a lot of clouds for us. just a couple of showers, nothing particularly heavy. all the heavy stuff is well to our south. zone forecast, all six zones are on our website. thunderstorm possible tomorrow, 79 in front royal, but then low 80s for middleburg and manassas and maybe even 85 for dale city. downtown, 84, 85, i think by the bay, you'll get up to around 80 degrees and there is not a small craft advisory. next seven days, 84 tomorrow. shower, maybe a thunderstorm. 86 on thursday, shower or thunderstorm, and nice on friday. 75. we have change saturday. we have kind of moved the timing up, if you will. clouds coming in saturday. shower possible before the end of the terps game. we'll try to salvage a back half of sunday with showers in the morning. upper 70s. cooler next tuesday with temperatures back up around 70. so the first full day of fall tomorrow will f

up to missouri with the stormiest weather in east texas, louisiana and arkansas.gusty winds from wyoming to arizona. >> phoenix gets to 100, sacramento 86. it is 79 in saint louis. 82 in fargo and 83 in indianapolis. a mild 76 in boston. >> we should check in on the weather in vinita, oklahoma. >> or wasn't there a hubbard something? >> probably. i don't remember. >> we'll find out. >> some fun in the sun in southern california where they were hanging ten on all fours. >> dogs of all shapes and sizes hit the waves for a good cause and a good time. it was the annual dog surf-a-thon, an event aimed at raising money for san diego animal shelters. >> the doggy surfers were judged on form, agility and ability to stay on their board. looks like they're doi a pretty darn good job of that. >> i would say they're not having fun. >> they look a little bit -- >> petrified? >> but i thought all dogs could swim. they don't need a life jacket. >> well, the surf is rough. >> we'll be right back. i thought all dogs could swim.well, the surf is rough. >> we'll be right back. to co

but for more western areas, from louisiana all the way to east texas, you're in for more heavy rain nowin the east and the west, three days in the southwest. the northwest backs off a little bit. and we'll have more from atlanta this morning on the flooding in the southeast. robin? >> sam, thank you. >>> now, to a cultural phenomenon we first read about in "time" magazine. fueled by nostalgia and technology, it seems more and more people are using social networking sites, like facebook, to look up and hook up with love interests from their past. as you can imagine, the romantic reconnections have varying degrees of success. so, we asked our special correspondent, cameron mathison, to investigate. >> yes, robin. reviving old love affairs, tracking down long-lost crushes on sites like facebook, really is a growing tend. so, we decided to find out what's behind it, by tracking down folks who did. a successful chicago-based advertising executive, in her mid 30s, alias gasher had been unlucky in love. never quite meeting mr. right. >> i kind of wandered from relationships. several boyfriends

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in arkansas, louisiana, areas of east texas.?óóó?ó??ó?óóóóóóóóó >>> good saturday morning.is morning. it is not raining right now. that's definitely i welcomed news after fairly wet week across the area. 65 in washington this morning. 64 degrees right now in montgomery county, maryland. 64 in fairfax county, virginia. and 63 down in prince george's county, maryland. a nice day today. plenty of clouds around. only a slight chance after few showers today. temperatures in the 70s. sunshine and 82 tomorrow. >>> now, let's amyout. packers, bears. who's going to win? >>packers. >> packers. >> sunday night. rit? >> that's right. >> back inside to you. packers. ♪ would i l to you >>> bill, thank yo this morning on "today's real estate," help for home owners. the mtgage crisis is by no ans over and,n fact, millions who took out so-lled exotic mortgages are now wting for the worst. "today" real estate contributor baara corcoran has important advice. good morning. >> good morning, amy. >> let's talk about exactly what an exotic mortgage is. >> well, it's amade-up name that'secome popu

still in there from the east texas coast towards brownsville. much as one to two inches of rain for the southern half of texas. so it's not all that bad. boston and new york city should be dry. the carolina coast, look at the thunderstorms coming in. just around myrtle beach getting to places like the outer banks today. the west coast in about a half hour. some more shots right out of atlanta. this is i-75. this is an i-report. that is a major artery in atlanta usually packed with people going home from work. this is the way it looked yesterday during rush hour. a nightmare. standing water on the roadway. nobody moving. it was a mess. more on that, robin, in about a half hour. >> i'm surprised there was a time to take the video. every time i looked out the window, it was pouring. >> yeah. it was one of the two minutes where we didn't see rain come down yesterday. >>> a couple thought they'd snap a few pictures of their kids having fun in the bathtub. but -- >> girl was getting out of the bathtub, drying, wrestling, playing around. >> because of

meanwhile, continuing to track that upper level low moving back into east texas, believe it or not.ld see impacts in and around dfw. a few pockets of rain falling in the northeast, as well. current conditions in the big apple, a little on the cool side of things, we have clouds, as well, so light jackets and showers to start the morning. a few light sprinkles from time to time. around nashville, getting a bit of a break from the rainfall now, but more to the south. that will be moving into your area a little later on this morning. what about your thursday's overall forecast here? we will watch out for airport delays as we move into the atlanta metro area. also, keeping tabs on the activity in and around the airport, in dallas for airport delays, unlikely delays as we move into boston. also chicago and l.a., some great travel weather. >> scott williams, thanks for that. when we come back this morning, wee el get some top stories. some reaction to oracle's numbers after the bell last night and is we'll talk about transports from the economic barometer. hi, may i help you? we're shoppi

i see it in the faces when i go out to different communities, san antonio, texas, east los angeles, orew york or chicago. i was just visiting some places there, some work experience, job experience places there and saw that there is a lot of -- there is a lot of concern and anxiety. but at the same time, when i get to talk to people, and we explain what our programs are, a change in their attitude, and their eyes light up and they are looking to see how they can get engaged and take advantage of the programs. so that's what i want to do. i want to inform people about the opportunities that the department of labor can offer them. i want to do in that a way that will impact the hispanic community and other communities in great need now. >> and as a member of president obama's cabinet, what do you bring from your background that enlightens what you do as the secretary of labor that enlightens what you say when you are at the table near the oval office? >> well, i think about why i was -- why i was selected. a lot of it has to do with, you know, your record. what have you done before in th

we have flooding rains across texas that are slowly moving to the east. where is that going next? and is fred totally dead yet? weather's coming up in a few minutes. "cnn newsroom" is coming right back. >>> as an actor, he would not be typecast. in death, he's being remembered beyond his movies for his love of family and fight against cancer. patrick swayze died yesterday at the age of 57. >> nobody puts baby in a corner. come on. >> he played the romantic leading man in movies like "dirty dancing"ing and "ghost." but he also played a drag queen. and "road house" with swayze as a bar manager became a late night cable cult classic. swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in march of 2008, but was still acting earlier this year in a tv series "the beast." in a january interview with abc's barbara walters, swayze lashed out at the tabloids for reporting he was near death. >> i have the meanness and the passion to say, to hell with you, watch me. you watch what i pull off. all these years, i've never reacted to them, i've never had issues with them, but when they start -- when the

if anything, actually, some of our computer models have it backing up over east texas.ol weather across the southeast, a couple of showers with the front. that will continue to cause problems for you folks. two to three inches across parts of southern arkansas. over four in some spots yesterday. flash flood watches and warnings not only through today but through tomorrow as well. all of this area of low pressure you saw it and everything rotating around it. most of the heavy stuff now is across parts of arkansas. but it is stretching out across the southeast. we had heavy rain across parts of northern georgia. last night, and that stretching into parts of the western carolinas. here's the forecast for rainfall again. bull's eye will be across little rock with a couple more inches expected there. daytime highs held down because of the rainfall. 73 degrees expected in chicago. high of 65 in new york. 60 degrees in boston. come on, john. get your blue jays in order. behave. >> i was at the game with the orioles sunday and the yankees beat them by a whole lot. or yoms didn'

so because of that, we've had issues with flooding across parts of east texas.ecially southern arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, and eventually into alabama. what's happening across parts of the northeast, well, another day of temperatures well above average. 81 degrees expected in new york city today and looking for 88 degrees in d.c. but tomorrow's high will be 66. so cooler weather on the way. get outside and enjoy today's late summer stuff. john and kiran, back up to you. >> all right, rob, thanks. >>> it was some time ago that new york city banned smoking inside restaurants. california's done the same thing. many other cities have done the same thing as well. and is it not the best thing that's ever happened? >> actually, i attributed it to helping me kick the habit. when it's freezing cold and january, you don't want to go outside and smoke, you quit real fast. >> so now in some places, they're thinking about banning smoking outside. might they ban smoking in central park? we'll find out what the chances of that are, coming right up. 52 minutes after the h

. >>> police in tyler, texas, that's in east texas, say they're holding a juvenile in connection with relatives identified him as music therapist todd henry. his brother is telling the associated press that henry worked with special needs students at john tyler high school. the school district superintendent says the teacher was attacked in a classroom. classes were canceled at the school today. >>> hundreds of california firefighters are battling a wildfire in ventura county. it has consumed 9,700 acres and it is threatening about a thousand homes as well. right now, this fire's only about 20% contained. and those santa ana winds are fueling those flames. 850 firefighters are on the scene. four have been hurt because of this. not seriously. governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency for that county. while they try to get a handle on that. >>> for the first time, we're hearing from the distraught father of that little 2-year-old boy right there. he drowned when they got trapped in the floodwaters. listen. >> i just told him it would be all right and that i loved

i see it in the faces when i go out to different communities, whether it's san antonio, texas, east los or miami, florida, or in new york or in chicago. you know, i was visiting some places there, some work experience, job experience places there, and saw that there's a lot of -- there's a lot of concern and anxiety, but at the same time when i get to talk to people and explain what our programs are, there's a change in their attitude. their eyes light up, and they're looking to see how they can get engamed and take advantage of these programs. so that's what i want to do. i want to inform people about opportunities that the dew point of labor can offer to them, and i want to do that in a way that will impact the his pan ek community and other communities that are also in great need right now. >> as a member of president obama's cabinet, what do you bring from your background that enlightens what you do as the secretary of labor that enlightens what you say when you were at that table near the oval office? >> well, i think about why i was -- why i was selected, and a lot of it has to do

but firefighters are keeping on eye on the winds, which could pick up again. >>> in texas, a bus slide off the road east with 20 people onboard. nobody was seriously hurt. six people were checked out at a hospital. the students on board were members of a swim team. >>> early results of swine flu vaccine tests in children are now in. studies show that children from 6 months to 9 years old will need 2 doses to be protected. while children 10 and older will need just one. the government has ordered 56 million more doses of the vaccine. so, there will be 251 million doses available. and that should allow everyone who wants the vaccine to get it. >>> it's time, now, for ports. and a battle on "monday night football." here's will selva at espn news. >> good morning. "monday night football," dolphins and the colts. peyton manning, looking to make a lilt history. looking for his 119th-career win. would top johnny unitas, and the colts all-time record. manning to dallas clark. 80 yards later, he will score. and just like that, the colts are out to a quick 7-0 lead. tiger woods says, dude, can you do that some mo

. >> in today's forecast, most of that stormy weather in texas moves east bringing the heaviest rain and flooding to the eastern part of the state, into the mississippi valley and southeast. showers and thunderstorms with areas of severe weather from new mexico to idaho and patchy fog in wisconsin and minnesota. >> highs in the 80s across much of the midwest, 87 in new orleans, 83 in new york, 84 in baltimore, a seasonable 71 in seattle, 78 in sacramento. still triple digits in phoenix. >> time for your favorite part of the morning. >> all right. >> a story about an animal. they were all decked out from head to paw strutting their stuff .>> and dogs. pet lovers get their pooches all dolled up for a doggy fashion show in bakersfield, california. they showed up in full costume. how about the lady bug. how about that. there was a hoola dancer and a boxing champion, a boxer. that's appropriate. >> the winner was in hog heaven. she was dressed as a harley riding bad girl. and that was a thong along with another -- >> there was a doggy thong? >> let's n go back to that one. >> gives gettin

it's really central oklahoma and off to the east and then through texas. it really combines much of the gulf states with this low pressure system. look at the flash flood watches and warnings that extend from texas. they go up into oklahoma city where you have the red. that's where we're looking at our flash flood warnings that are in effect. low pressure system parked over the southern part of texas. that is going to keep the rain rotating in. you can see the rain extends all the way over to parts of florida it is going to be a washout for the weekend down to the south. six to 12-inches of rain. >> that's a lot of rain. >> domenica davis, thanks very much. >> we've seen a lot of that this summer. >> yeah. >> breaking developments in the disappearance of the yale grad student annie lee. our local fox station is reporting her body has been found. a news conference expected just minutes from now. we will bring it to you live. >>> a look at the top stories we're watching today. vice president joe biden is attend ago memorial service for two firefighters who d

the heaviest rain falls today from the texas coast, to the middle east. scattered showers and thunderstorms in the southeast. and the northeast, today,. a mix of rain and snow around denver. and a foot of snow in the nearby mountains. >> 66 in albuquerque. but seattle climbs to a record 84. and portland 88. chicago, minneapolis and fargo hit the mid-70s. 80s from boston to atlanta. 80 in dallas. and 89 in new orleans. >>> we got amazing video overnight from sydney, australia. we wanted to show it to you. sydney is shrouded in a blanket of thick, red haze, after getting hit with its worst dust storm in 70 years. >> international flights had to be diverted and commuter ferries suspended. drivers are facing dangerously low visibility. and hundreds of people have complained of breathing problems. >> like the whole city has been put in sepia tone in photoshop or something. >>> coming up, major banks, changing the fees they charge. >>> plus, new wildfires across southern california. one weather expert says autumn is beginning with a bang. >>> and the truly amaz

texas and it's not going anywhere quickly. this whole situation is going to oscillate slowly off to the east here and it's interesting, now, i livedtexas for four years and i've always backed down there. there's no mid ground in texas, hammered or in a drought one or the other and folks in texas know that and are use today that situation, but this will move off to the east and you folks in the southeast have to prepare for rain and we may see a tropical difficult off the coast of florida, but have to see how it goes. a lot of rain on the way the next couple of days. >> julie: joe, thank you, very, very much, from accu-weather. the obama administration reportedly wants to give more rights to prisoners being held in afghanistan. the u.s. military is holding hundreds of prisoners at bagram air base and the new york times and washington post both reporting the white house is preparing new guidelines which would give the prisoners the right to challenge their detention, call witnesses and even put the evidence in their defense and we're also told the administration gave the new rules to coping for review earlier this summer. well, one

east across the country. wet areas from southeast texas which is some good news there up and down the eastern seaboard and scatteredhowers back to the east lakes. that first trough is moving off the eastern seaboard by wednesday. a little ridge popping up in the middle of the country dry things out, warm it up in a day or two. chilly air with another trough coming in out west. by friday then we will see that trough developing a little more in the western planes and eastern parts of the rocky mountain areas so see another shot of cold air into the northern planes. cool air into the central planes. and both of these shots of cold air could bring a frost or freeze mainly through the northern tier of states. i don't think this cold air comes very far south. good news is there is another chance for rain in texas. especially south texas that needs it and into the great lakes and parts of the southeast. let's go out another week, the week of october 4th for the 10th. go above normal for mid- atlantic near normal for the southeast and the mississippi valley. from the western planes probably below normal. about normal still

this is tyler, texas, 90 miles south and east of dallas. that teacher was 50 years old. he was an accomplished guitar player who shared his passion for music with students who were emotionally or behaviorally challenged. he had recently hurt his shoulder breaking up a fight at that school. his wife said he was not scared of violence, having worked for years in prison, and when students shook his hand in restaurants, he would smile at her and say, "that is what it is all about." dead today at 50. dust is filling the air of one of a foreign nation's largest cities. it is our top story on a fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. australia. the dust clouds are sweeping over sydney and other cities. storms of dust are not unusual in the nation, but they are rare in these parts. >> [unintelligible] i have never seen that in my life before. it is the first time ever. shepard: sweden. and gang of -- a gang of robbers using a helicopter to rob a cash depot in stockholm. it is not clear if they made out with money -- if they made off with money, but they carry bags out to the ch

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east. >> bob: and texas hit three home runs tonight in the first game of their double-header at cleveland just crazy numbers. >> rob: yep. lookk at the batting average for the angels and the yankees. i was reading this thing in spores illustrated at one point the angels had every starter in the line-up that it was hitting over .300. that was the first time since 1930 any major league time had every guyny in the starting line-up hitting over .300. >> bob: big swing on 2-0 to jayson werth. he pulls it. he was reaching. zimmerman gobbles it one and that's it for the phillies, but to they get another run on chase utley's 30 of the year. dunn, willingham, and dukes coming up. . tonight. has been on base three times, double homered. wear out the nats. 8 of his 30 homers against our ball club, and john lannan had until the long ball showed up three times in the inning. 8th. the fame, myers, two hitters a match-up much more con ducive for adam dunn than pedro martinez was. rob: well, and the phillies take an lot of heat lately for blowing some leads and blowing some games. major leagues in the bu

it still has stormy conditions and all the way through south texas to mid-atlantic, soaking rain across east tennessee, good news, there is good news but a line of heavy thunderstorms now crossing through birmingham and atlanta and georgia and moving toward the coast. we do expect some relief for folks trying to get back to normal. high pressure building on in, usher in drier air across birmingham and montgomery but there is still scattered showers and thunderstorms around the carolina coast. as far as rainfall totals, heaviest north of areas of georgia. isolated pockets across the northern parts and parts of alabama. heaviest is going to be track across the mid-atlantic states. >> gregg: been called the most dangerous terror plot since 9/11 fortunately his scheme was busted up before danger struck. could danger still be luishg lurk go we'll be talking to a congressman, next. my doctor told me something i never knew. as we get older, our bodies become... less able to absorb calcium. he recommended citracal. it's a different kind of calcium. calcium citrate. with vitamin d... for unsurpassed

you've got a lot of rain falling, still the state of texas an east of there. >> unfortunately it's notch is south texas from basically waco down through san antonio all the way down to brownsville. that's who needs the rain the most. let me show you some of the totals from yesterday. long view texas, 4.15 inches of rain, monroe, over 4 in louisiana, columbus, mississippi, over three inches and the rain will continue under this morning under the upper level low. the rain showers out of the gulf of mexico they stretch towards north georgia, tennessee, back in towards kentucky, down through arkansas towards extreme northeastern texas. let me show you the radar picture next. a lot of green shaded counties. those are the areas under a flash flood watch, and warnings from dallas from all the rain you had yesterday and the rain is falling in that spot. estimated four to five inches of rainfall over the last hours. it still tbs to come down. over to the east, what it looks like around nashville. one rain squall line over nashville that goes all the way back down into just north of atlanta. rig