eastern conference champs went on to win it, 3-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> can a horror flick shock the competition this week at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, paying tribute at the pentagon to one of our fallen heroes. you're watching "early today." >>> good friday morning. your weather forecast looks simple and enjoyable. i hope you have weekend plans outdoors. this will be as good as it gets. today, near record highs in the dakotas and the eastern plains. the eastern seaboard looks fantastic, too. into your weekend, look at saturday and sunday. there's a lot of sunshine, hardly any rain anywhere whatsoever. so for college football, high school football, even the nfl games this weekend, not many issues. if you're watching us on kark 4 on little rock, arkansas, take the family and enjoy free concerts, children's shows, a livestock show and much more at the arkansas state fair. that's at the state fair checks and that's your "earl

the eastern conference champs won it 3-2. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> can a horror flick shock the competition this weekend at the box office? early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, paying tribute 20 the pentagon to one of our fallen heroes. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning. much of the country will be dry today. the exception up here in the pick northwest. not a lot of wet weather bought chance of showers. already a few out there this morning for portland northward up by 5, have that umbrella with you and even in the northern rockies. casper into the international park, showers as well. saturday, the next significant storm system pushes onshore. wind and rain. temperatures in the low 60s with the rainfall. nice in california right into sunday, getting warmer, too, temperatures near 91 in phoenix. 80s in southern california. notice the pacific northwest. a great stretch of weather. unfortunately during the middle of the week. as we head towards the weekend now it's g

unanswered goals against a team torpedo an obvious abyss that moves them into second place in the eastern conference but elsewhere to moscow have got their campaign back on track beating city i was the nominee three one last night thanks to a perfect power play game and watching it was that in the spirit. game between to inform site so this guy and the number three game we need street screen could be used to extend them by sitting in their seat derives the army man sorry for tsunami to go meat balls. there's been two strands mean recently. and they used it once again if i was these partially with the fear short to break the deadlock one up to four main itself played a perfect star for the home side. now when searching for an equaliser but instead conceded again the second goal at colby of the first one the stand he just left as loftus for. the thirty eight year old veteran is establishing himself a big themes leader following his return from banning champ. the nominee began to dominate box possession but managed to pull one bancroft before the bird period that's when the nice girl could have made it

ounce of goals against how to play the enough serious experienced that into second place in eastern conference. and newly crowned world champion jorge lorenzo and pole position for sunday's portuguese moto g.p. after heavy rain led to qualifying being abandoned the starting grid in estoril is based on factors times indicating joins there into on the front row his yamaha teammate valentino rossi stopped from. engine head of k.c. stoner organizers were forced to cancel saturday's qualifying down to circuit unsafe either way or the race that's not meant. for us because we finish in first position on the we're going to show so normally for us in the past has been a very difficult. basketball match and one of the most popular players in the history of the game may never step on to an n.b.a. court again as thirty five year old allen iverson has signed a two year deal with the shit trash in turkey according to his agent not a single n.b.a. team contacted the four time scoring champion in the offseason to iverson to make a decision although i did so very happy about the outcome. so you know all i want

which makes them into second place in the eastern conference. and the new n.b.a. season has not got underway but oklahoma have a one hundred percent record their second win from two coming in detroit but it was close enough that it was very close we go straight to the last guard action how disagreeable those three pointer charlie get in the way that hits the pistons in front of a hundred and three hundred and four it's seven and a half seconds to go but detroit's defense allowed the visitors one last chance on the run to make the most of it jeff green taking matters into his own hands with two and a half seconds left on the clock to snatch the wind so the final score was one hundred five hundred four for this one. but the most high the night turned into rats with the miami heat shutting down orlando ninety six seventy eight boston new jersey on toronto also claimed her victory as indiana and atlanta defeated charlotte and philadelphia respectively by the same. one hundred forty one hundred new ones for light. and in other games defending champions the l.a. lakers

barry so with the same scoreline and they are now eight points clear of life on top of the eastern conference. to the commonwealth games where there's been yet small complaints in india swimmers say the main pool has spread a bog among the athletes although organizers say tasks have shown there is nothing wrong with the water over a dozen athletes from england and overly does australia came down with a virus which led to speculation the pool was to blame the woman who won the main one had been given the all clear even though it was not organizers to suggest the story was exaggerated by the press. she just doctor has also been in touch with the doctors of australia. and all agreed the problems being. and if he shows it it. is not from water but could be caused by a number of. things. we have heard reports that the. incidents not as widespread as reported. and finally one of the most bizarre spectacles on the sporting calland wife carrying the eleventh north american championship to be precise welcome to sunday revived made us say the less serious kills for base about speed voice strength and a

victory over that a paddle that last spot in the eastern conference now belongs exclusively to middle school went down to who won and held tilikum i.c.u. and also on the night c.b.s. notched their fourth straight away and long story walk. and finally on the usual suspects could be seen that they haiku club in china where a famous golfer a stick to the greens along with hollywood celebrities at the inaugural mission hail star trophy event and at times it was hard to separate the pros from the movie stars playing in one of eighteen teams each comprising a celebrity a pro and three amateurs hugh grant demonstrated a cool swing of the fifteen and although we had some troubles on the team catherine zeta jones had the opposite problem of the sixteenth leaving her approach well short of the flag there while six times major winner and top marks for creativity turned his back to the great while trying to avoid the bomb on one got. a mother and the rest of the star studded field will continue blurring the boundaries between pro and until sunday. today for the moment you can learn more on our we

bears which means the scene is that into second place in eastern conference. that's where tesco muskaan have got their campaign back on track after beating city rivals do not want to friday night thanks to a perfect game or to get back. a game between two inform site both say sky and the number three game winning streaks coming into biggest clash and look to extend them by upsetting basi to rivals the army man started the banter and forced an homage you can meet goals for a play game has been discussed mean weapon recently and they used it once again it was the least partially with the fear sure to break it down one after being mean and softly a perfect star for the home side i dunno when searching for an equaliser but instead conceded again the second goal it colby of the first one the stand be just my friends love the sport i thirty eight year old veteran is establishing himself the big teams leader but he's returned from being a chair. normally began to dominate box possession but managed to pull one back up before the birds theory that's when the nice goal

new jersey finished last season with the second best record in the eastern conference and look back to last night. it was the capitols season opener in atlanta and they got off to a good start and -- seeing him like -- and that first goal of the season and scored two last year. the capitols -- capitals lead 1- 0. after that, not so good. atlanta scores the next three goals going up 3-1 and the caps couldn't recover, dropping their season opener 4-2. i got up with brooks moments ago and to talk some -- >> stay angry at the new team motto. what is that about? >> sometimes i forget what happened last year, you know, we thought -- a very good team last year and do an opportunity and -- you want to make sure that you -- with a chip on the shoulder. you seem to like season openers, two goals last year in the season opener, a goal to start 2010. how important is it for to you get off to a quick start like that? >> you don't want to go five, 10 games in the season if you're looking for your first goal and get the first one out of the way. that is usually the hardest one and that is the same, y

unanswered goals against talk radio a novice a base which moves them into second place in the eastern conference meanwhile russia's preparations for next year's rugby world cup has suffered another setback after they were thrashed thirty two points to six by argentina's reserve side their second loss to the team in as many weeks is rich poor thing. there's let's many years ago over two thousand eleven rugby world cup gets underway new zealand and they've beaten is russia have a lot of work to do no one is expecting miracles but the newest nation to take part in rugby showpiece event needs to improve fast if they're going to be competitive against the likes of australia ireland in italy as says russia's new banks coach henri paul. the rights of the world cup o. ne already been involved in a short time but that's all the players they know sells anything they need to work according to. the pretty much everyone everywhere. meticulously streeter you know we slowly going to go through the process that is this decision making here to make about who's going to go to the world cup so those are things tha

in the end it was the defending eastern conference champs, the celtics, who were the winners here.>> so he still does the talcum powder thing even though he switched teams? that's a mainstay? >> that's a lebron thing. that's right. >> doesn't seem to help, though, did it? >> not last night. and as you know, the world series gets under way tonight out in san francisco. >> giants fans have been gearing up for their team's showdown with the texas rangers. some of them showed up at the ballpark yesterday when word spread that some tickets were going on sale. unfortunately, none of them ever did. >> demand, though, of course is through the roof. and so are the prices. standing room tickets going for $400 or more. it should be quite a pitcher's duel tonight. rangers ace cliff lee faces off against the giants' number one, tim lincecum. should be a great match-up. >> did i see $20,000? >> that's insane. that kind of money. and they say season tickets down in san francisco are already up for the 2011 season just because they got to the world series. >> my rangers have never been to a world

he speaks at a conference at 8 p.m. eastern time. investors will hang on his words and for clues on when they begin a new program to try to boost the economy. we are also listening for information on the plans to raise inflation forecasts. this could encourage businesses to spend money before prices go up. asian marks are mix and europe is a touch positive. reports on consumer prices and retail sales and consumer sentiment. we had earnings from ge beating by two cents per share. the dow will open trading at 11,094. the house is expected to vote on giving a $250 bonus payment to social security recipients to make up for a lack of a cost of living increase next year. the social security administration will make it official today. the bonus payments if passed would be stillular to a stimulus package from last year. >> new this morning, the u.s. is more than $13.5 trillion in debt and we can expect to that go up. the federal government will announce the deficit exceeded $1 trillion for the second straight year. the sobering number is $1.

conference. that's on c-span 2 at 9:30 a.m. eastern. here on c-span, the commissioner of the food and drug administration, margaret hamburg, will be at the national press club for a speech with questions afterwards. that's at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >> most generals, there are -- their greatness is what they do on the battlefield. tried to show in the book that washington's greatness was as much what he did between battles, simply holding the cli together. >> sunday, ron chernow on his biography of washington. >> the cook political report says the race for governor governor -- for governor in illinois is a tossup between incumbent governor the pat quinn and his republican challenger, state senator bill brady. mr. quinn was lieutenant governor and became godfather -- governor when rod blagojevich was removed last year. their first televised debate is a little more than an hour. >> the union league club of chicago takes great pride in welcoming all of you here this morning for the 2010 gubernatorial campaign debate. ladies and gentlemen, a war

>> we were just monitoring the press conference, expected to begin at 11:00 eastern.nister says it may take as long as 48 hours, a full two days, to get all 33 miners out of there. >> what's the expectation? i know there is concern about s sunlight when they reach the surface. will they be taken to a hospital? >> there's a field hospital for several tests, take about two hours to make sure their vitals are okay and akaroe they will be flown in a helicopter to the nearest main hospital in the area, which is about a 15-minute helicopter ride from where they are. >> we're going to a break. we are back in a moment. you are in the cnn newsroom and in the capsule. >> tight quarters. >>> we've got activity in the tropics, but before we get to that, rob, did you see the capsule there? >> yeah. i really didn't want you to get out, actually. you look so good in there. it felts you so well, it was, you know -- but now that you're like a caterpillar that's emerged from a cocoon into a butterfly. >> my only point in mentioning this was to say siv's got fairly broad shoulders. you

eastern. don't miss it. >>> there's a major gathering of republican heavyweights in california today. it's called the bakersfield business conferencele 2012 presidential candidates like sarah palin and mitt romney are there. so are other party stalwarts like newt gingrich, rudy ju giuliani and dick cheney. >>> soda pop. here comes the firestorm. and while it can never be fully answered, it helps to have a financial partner like northern trust. by gaining a keen understanding of your financial needs, we're able to tailor a plan using a full suite... of sophisticated investment strategies and solutions. so whatever's around the corner can be faced with confidence. ♪ northern trust. look ahead with us at northerntrust.com. to challenge ourselves on the most demanding track in the world. with us, in spirit, was every great car that we'd ever competed with. the bmw m5. and the mercedes-benz e63. for it was their amazing abilities that pushed us to refine, improve and, ultimately, develop the world's fastest production sedan. [ engine revving ] the cts-v, from cadillac. the new standard of the world. >>> top stories now. cheers and huggi

eastern time. but no reason that we know of just yet except earlier today at a news conference, they did say they wereing to begin the full rescue operation until they were absolutely, positively sure that every system had been tested and as you see, they are looking over the rescue capsules, checking it thoroughly. >> they are looking at the upper portion of what appears to be the rescue capsule, chris, so as we look at them working on the upper portion, that is not the area where the men will enter. that is above their head. that is where the light is where the camera comes down through. >> thank you so much. we are what a great report. thank you, kerry sanders and natalie morales. this is going to be a night to remember for evan watching right here. we will be right back with you down there in a moment. our coverage of the chilean mine rescue continues in just a moment. you are watching "hardball," only on msnbc. i needed more customers, so i got my nephew to build a website. i hired someone to make my website... five months ago. we are building a website by ourselves. announcer: there's an easier

conference. rich of thecover 2010 elections continues tomorrow night beginning at 7:00 p.m. easternve coverage between the candidates running for the senate seat in kentucky. we will also be live at 8:00 p.m. with the indiana senate race candidates. at 9:00 p.m., we will hear for the candidates running for governor in michigan and then we will follow that with a debate in the new hampshire race at 10:00 p.m.. our coverage begins tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> the supreme court has started its new term. you can learn more about the nation's highest court with our latest vote "the supreme court: skated conversations with active and retired justices. it reveals unique insights about the court and is available in hardcover wherever you buy books and also as an e -- book. >> hey, middle and high school students, entered c-span's studentcam competition. tell us about an issue, event or topics that help you better understand the will of the federal government in your life or community. be sure to include more than one point of view as well as c-span programming. downloa

conference later this morning. 7:30. hours ago, construction of the bay bridge's new eastern span moved into a new phase. there are concerns, though, the work could be distracting to drivers crossing the bay bridge. claudine wong is on tree our island now with information -- treasure island with new information on this. >> reporter: there were no lane closures, no work being done on the actual bridge but it's what's happening next to it that can be distracting. there's gonna be a lot of work happening in that tower area that you are looking at this morning. what they will be doing is lifting parts of the new tower. when they do that, it will happen right at the eye level of commuters. so drivers crossing the bridge will get a front-row seat to all of the action. the first section of the work this morning, they brought up from the headquarters to the project site. the work we're talking about is for the single 524-tower, this tower is being built in five different parts. the second phase is underway and the second set stars with four sections. each of those sections is 107 feet tall. weighs up to 617 tons

eastern europe. >> i think that carlos had a very clear, deep, and crazy obsession with power and recognition. >> carlos made headlines in 1975 after staging an attack and kidnapping at the opec ministers conference in vienna. the film looks back at a time when he was the most notorious terrorist worldwide. >> it is fiction but i am trng accus poactuals possible,s car silver tes. rrgey eir tre m s inn un. eesi twonhrted teo kill me. he stoodfrmeding a knife. >>da he life. she's not alone. the women's rights organizatio says he thoughts of suicide are common. >> a lot of these girls consider psychological pressure they're under is unbelievable. it is harder on the undergrowth. personalities to find their way. girls of all ages are affected. >> sometimes, the women's families continue to search em and threaten them for the rest of their lives. sayyida's family ising for. she is in hidingto this day. she says she made the right decision. workers say they women need help to break free and flee forced marriages which are often much more than marry a man they have not chosen lves when a forced marriage taks place, no one talks about what happens. people did not dcu t sexual violence that these girls of

conference. you can watch the live at 10:30 a.m. eastern. . . a discussion now on the subject of value-added tax from this morning's "washington journal." debate, go to our website, c- span.org. and joining us at the table is rachelle bernstein, here to talk about the new study on a value added tax. let's begin with the definition of what a guy you added tax is. we found a definition -- the value added tax is. we found a definition at allbusiness.com -- so it pretty much every product is taxed along the way. how is that passed along to the consumer? guest: it is embedded in the price. the economics are the same, whether you charge a 10% tax on a $100 sweater. that $10 is taxed by the retailer, whether there is $2 at the retailer it remits in tax, another $8 that the wholesaler remits until it is finally purchased by the consumer. the point is, the consumer has paid in total, $10 in taxes. it is just collected in various stages. host: the deficit commission is looking at the issue of how we can cut our deficit. one thing that could come up is a v

eastern. 48 hours of people and events telling the american story. hear historic speeches by national leaders and eyewitness accounts of eventses that shaped our nation. . coverage, here on c-span. >> good evening. from the university conference center on the campus of indiana university, indianapolis. on behalf of the indiana debate commission, welcome to the first of three debates. i am your moderator. this is the central indiana debate. the northern indiana debate will be held on october 22 in fort wayne. this southern indiana debate will be held on october 25. as part of our mission to put to voters first, you can still submit your questions for the remaining two debates by logging onto our website. the three u.s. senate candidates will answer questions from voters for the next hour. the jurors will consider the candid answers. the candidates -- immediately next to meet this democrats brad ellsworth. in the middle is libertarian candidate rebecca sink-burris. on the end is a republican dan coates. they have agreed to the rules of the debates. candidates will have one minute and 30 seconds to answer most questions. in announce that one answers length will carry to allow canada it's enough time to answer. as moderator, they

conference. that is on c-span-2 at 9:30 eastern. margaret hamburg will be at the national press club for a speech with questions afterwards. that is at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >> next, a debate between new hampshire's second house district candidates. former republican congressman charlie bass and democrat ann kluster. the debate is courtesy of new hampshire public tv around radio. >> from new hampshire public radio, this is the kennedy for on business -- can deform on business and the economy. -- candidate forum on business in the economy. in hello and welcome to that candidate forum on business in the economy. we're coming to you from studio d, and for the next hour we will hear from candidates for the 2nd congressional district discussing some of the most challenging economic issues of our time. we want to hear what they would do was members of congress rather than attack each other. let me introduce our canada's. former republican congressman charlie bass and democrat ann mclane kuster. here are our panelists. during the first half-h

eastern on c-span2. he spoke about the issue yesterday in a 45-minute news conference.   >> good morning, before we start this press conference i would like to make a statement about the tragic death of british aid worker linda norgrove. there was an effort to rescue her from her kidnappers in northeast afghanistan. the decision to authorize the rescue operation was taken after careful " -- a careful consideration by the foreign secretary and myself. we were clear that linda's life was in grave danger and the operation of offer the best chance of saving her life. linda's death is a tragedy for her family and those who worked alongside her in afghanistan. she was a dedicated professional doing a job she loved in a country she loved. early this morning, general patraeus and isaf forces in afghanistan contacted my office to inform us that in review of the rescue operation new information had come to light a about the circumstances surrounding linda's death. general patraeus has since told me that review has revealed evidence to indicate that li

eastern on cspan radio. in washington d.c. 90.1 and online. >> hello, how are you? >> california republican candidate for governor mag whitman held a press conference yesterday about allegations launched against me that she knowingly employed at a non- documented worker for nine years. she denies the allegations and held this press conference. am going to take as many quesons as you have. >> this is a political smear on my family and diverts attention from issues that matter to california voters. our state is in a fiscal crisis. v.f. 2.3 million people without a job. -- we have 2.3 million people without a job. we are talking about things that are not on points. as i said, when the key was our housekeeper from 2000 until 2009. she was a great employee. when she confessed she had falsified her record, we were surprised and shoed. she had broken the law. she wrote a statement, criticizing my actions. i would ask the chief law enforcement officer what he thinks i should have done instead. ignore what i was told and breaks the law? i would be interested in what jerry brown would have done, and i think he should be ashamed of what his allies have done.

conference. [applause] >> c-spans' coverage of the 2010 continues today with debate for the senate seat in kentucky. live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern. live at 10:00 p.m. eastern democrat patty murray faces republican dino rossi in the washington senate debate. that's here on c-span. >> q and a tonight, justice stephen breyer. >> it's sometimes hard to avoid your basic values, how you see the country, how you see the relationship between law and the average person in this country, what you think law is about, your basic fundamental legal and political values i think are part of you and they will sometimes influence an approach where the question is very open and where it admits to that kind of thing. >> supreme court justice stephen breyer and his new book tonight on c-span. >> now former secretary of state condoleeza rice on her life growing up in the segregated south and beyond. she's the author of a new memoir entitled "extraordinary ordinary people" a memoir of family. this national press club luncheon is just over a hour. >> we're the world's leading professional organization for journalists and are committed to our profession'

eastern on c-span. following their talks friday, secretary of state hillary clinton and her pakistani counterpart held a news conferenceg the topics are the proposed $2 billion aid package for pakistan announced earlier by secretary clinton. this is about half an hour. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> good afternoon. it is at the -- i am happy to be with the minister again. we have just wrapped up three days of intensive discussions in our third u.s.-pakistan strategic dialogue. each has been more productive than the last as we deepen our understanding of each other's need and discover new opportunities for cooperation. we have final blueprints from each of our 13 working groups. they lay out specific agreements, actions, and benchmarks for making tangible improvements in the lives of the pakistani people. these include projects in water, electricity, women's empowerment, health, agriculture, and most urgently, jumptarting the recovery from the catastrophic flood in pakistan. i also want to express on a personal note my deep sorrow and m

conferences and reading the studies and can be helpful. >> thank you. don't if forget to see the special saturday and sunday night at 7:00 eastern here on cnn. >>> top storiesr ] the craftsman cordless multi-tool. the power and versatility of six tools packed into one. more innovation. more great values. craftsman. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us on the most news on the morning. on this friday, october 1st. it's not a great friday. >> not a great friday. no, not for a very big swath of the east coast. lots to talk about this morning. extreme weather causing catastrophic flooding in the carolinas. five people are dead. homes and businesses submerged and this enormous system is still kicking around this morning. flood watches, warnings now in effect as far north as maine. >> i bet they wish that was snow in vermont. >> sources tell cnn that rahm emanuel will step down as white house chief of staff today. there's a threat of a gop takeover, what about the timing? we'll ask candy crowley and andy card. >> can't wait for this. >>> does the planet earth have a twin? >> astronomers say they discovered a planet more like earth than anything else we have see

eastern. >> these are the politicians that nearly bankrupted our country, left a legacy of debt, are still in the nile about the disaster they>> british prime md conservative party leader david cameron from the annual party conferencesunday night on c- span. >> despite the uprising and state crackdown following iranian elections last year, -- this weekend on "after words," the author of "the ayatollahs 'democracy." a live picture from the pentagon this morning, where we are standing by for a defense department briefing with defense secretary robert gates. he will be joined by north korea's defense minister. this is live coverage on c-span. again, standing by live for a pentagon briefing with defense secretary gates and the south korean defense minister. on the campaign trail for massachusetts governor, a story from "the boston globe," says that tim cahill is file -- has filed a political explosive lawsuit. he says aides planned the desertion of his running mate and give information to his republican rival, charles baker. >> this is the pentagon briefing room. testing one, too, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. all right. if you plug in, you get it in korean. if you plug into english, you get it in english. >> c-span's local

will be at 9:00 eastern, followed by the new hampshire senate debate and the governor'' debate for illinois and hawaii. all of that on c-span. we continue our coverage on the conference on criminal law and national security and the first amendment. the next panel will discuss prosecuting and defending cases involving classified information. for live coverage -- more live coverage from the newseum in washington, d.c. >> ok, we are going to get started here in the next few minutes with the afternoon panel. so if people could start to take their seats, because we have an equally impressive group. that baruch weiss is going to moderate. i want to introduce my liberal partner in crime, broke twice. for the past five years he and i have been -- baruch weiss. we have been involved in a number of national security issues together. he came to the private sector as a trial lawyer and defense attorney after 20 years in the government, 18 years in the southern district of new york, holding every position possible, and after the eastern district of virginia, the most prestigious attorney's office in the united states. it is one heck of an office, and he was there for 18 years, ou