mary ellen klas, what do you make of those numbers?st: those numbers are pretty reflective of where they have been for the last couple of months. we've not seen a huge swing. it gets either now or work or farther apart, depending on where things go. florida is like many states, the economy here is very difficult. we have probably one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. that is people a tremendous sense of uncertainty. the numbers for unemployment have been declining somewhat. florida has restrictive unemployment compensation systems. many people have left because they'll have quit looking. we have seen a decline in unemployment but it is not necessarily because people have found jobs. all of those things come into play in terms of people's satisfaction. we had a primary at couple of weeks ago. the turnout in florida was low. we have about 20% statewide turnout. i think that that is -- the economy and people's dissatisfaction. one caller mentioned she does not think washington can make a difference in her life. that is a fee

>>> although ellen's that what they call of duty sat of the story. the so had run coming of the city is not what you see but what you don't see. and you don't see a rather severe flooding in this city of new orleans. it was seven years ago yesterday that houghton to trim that ravaged this area and a contributor essentially to the fed of the levee system which the liberal ellen's at about 80 percent of the city under water. the worst case destruction is that some don't have lines broken trees and street flooding >>> with sam nunn plumas unlistenable adjust the settlements with 23 in. of rain. in the last 24 hours disease because of mr. the move and i like trains. if he caught one of those not only and some thunderstorms and heavy rain but some embedded tornados to possibly. travel store as it is the sliding through. sustained winds of 45 bust our pit at the end of the less it will bring them plenty of when fat. when that than about the storm that. >>> mitt romney takes center stage tonight. >>> paddle when it was definitely in the spotlight. sun has a

i'm going to murder ellen page. she's dead.ew weeks ago. >> we have seen stalkers not only make threats but carry them out. >> reporter: tmz stays star called the police and the lapd is now on the case. investigating threatening tweets from two accounts. tweets like ellen page, if you continue to date alexander, i will kill you in public in the next year. at a club, a game, at a restaurant. or when you're signing autographs. the alexander reference is alexander skaarsgard. page is 5'1". >> and the internet makes it easier, with youtube, with twitter. because these stalkers belief that the celebrities are actually talking directly to them. they thing that they have a relationship. >> reporter: mark zuckerberg knows the throat of cyberstalking firsthand. he had to take out a restraining order. singer kylie minogue also called police after getting harassing tweets from someone she called a deluded weirdo. the tweets coincided with a movie premier. the caller threatened to kill the star on the red carpet. page did not attend the pr

mary ellen got her ph.d.gh school. >> very busy. >> she spent her whole life nurturing her brains and not her beauty. now she is a winning combination of beauty and brain and strength and she is going out there to teach the world how to be healthy. >> really? >> she is not miked. >> sign language. >> read her lips. >> going out there to teach corporations how to keep everybody healthy. >> let's bring all three of our ladies out. >> thanks, ladies. >> thank you. i want to thank my hairstylist

. >> ellen braitman at bloomberg headquarters in new york, good morning. >> good morning. after buying out motorola for 12 billion, google is shutting down a third of its facilities. 4000 jobs, 20% of the workforce, will be outsourced. google has already let go workers. the ceo of aig says it may be free of the government by the end of 2013. virgin america is kicking off nonstop service from reagan national to san francisco. they are launching a new service letting some guests registered to vote through the entertainment system in flight. gas prices on the rise. we will tell you how to get free gas, in the next hour. for now, ellen braitman reporting for abc 7 news. >> free gas is always appreciated. 4:37 right now. today marks one year since the devastating collapse in indianapolis. >> a strong wind gust blue down the stage last august, minutes before the country music group sugarland was set to perform at the state fair. the collapse killed seven and injured 58. a moment of silence will be held at 8:46 this morning to honor the victims. indiana state fair officials are t

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ellen braitman reporting. is 73 degrees on this tuesday. >> we are learning more about the gunman behind a deadly ofmpusg near the texas a&m university. ofmpusg near the texas a&m university. ofmpusg near the texayou're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. so things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. >> welcome back. there is an alert for residents of culpeper, virginia. officials have issued a boil advisory to customers on the south end of town due to water main break. as customers are experiencing loss ofr pressure or service. clear how long it will repair that water main break. 4:41, for a check on the weather. >> steve rudin. >> we have a few showers right now. e lull before the big action later this afternoon. t temperatures before out the door. still 77 degrees at reagan national airport. take a look at doppler radar. you can see exactly what's going of cloud cover. actually, we will see that eventually. there it is. looking at the doppler radar, activity as well to the d.c. m

ellen braitman has more from new york. >> good morning. walmart already facing charges of bribery in mexico. now under more pressure. maryland representative elijah cummings along with a california democrat say that walmart's mexican subsidiary may have engaged in money laundering and tax evasion. the investigation is looking at five other nations as well. wal-mart and target forming a company to allow customers to pay with their smartphone. mcx is what it's called. other retailers on board include 7-eleven, best buy, and cvs. approval of congress oppose the performance fell to 10% in august, tying a record low set in february. stockbrokers got higher public approval marks than congress as well as telemarketers. millions of bumbo baby seats being recalled. more later. ellen braitman reporting for abc 7 news. >> it is 67 degrees. >> still to come last month movie theater shooting forced hospitals to cancel visits by a local man who dresses >> time to check on the weather. >> do we have some fall temperatures coming? >> we do. this weekend i

ellen barken. poor ellen. could you remember ellen? nobody else dose either.eets got to go to bed. work in the morning. i love everybody except you right wing morons. that is hilarious. ellen barken going to work. come on. surprised to learn softball is an olympic sport. turn its out brian williams was just interviewing romney. yeah, the easy questions. i questions he is saving the tough stuff for obama. if the media is playing softball with romney then it is tee ball with obama. here is another one. call me crazy but he is kind of cute. i don't want to tell you who they are talking about. i don't want to say his name and show him. thousands are women are tweeting about the colorado mass murderer. be honest to god there are 47 million single men in america and women are focusing on this freaky deeky? honestly, ladies, come on. 47 million men are single. and what do you go on match .com and look for mass murderers? the fact is a some poor schlub is sitting home alone watching me out a lady and you are giving props to this guy? it's 50 shades of gross. thanks fo

mary ellen, thanks for being with us. you think he is still out there working with children in some way? >> oh, i think he is out there working with children, finding ways to ingratiate himself with the child and the child's family. i think he's very strongly motivated to do that and he'll take risks to do that. yes, he is out there and doing it probably right now as we speak. >> because he can't stop? >> well, the kind of behavior that we're talking about here probably rises to the level of being really paraphilic behavior. that behavior is very need driven. and it's very compulsive obsessive kinds of behavior, not to say he's not in control and can't choose to stop it if it's in his best interest. but this is very, very strong behavior for him. very strong recurring urges. and he will be pursuing as a predator his next victim and how to access the victim after that and so forth. >> it seems like he goes a step further though, trying to curry favor with the parents too to get even, you know, closer to the victims. >> wel

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the disguise salmon will keep his name confidential for his own safety ellen was on the helicopter that crashed and in london's compounds he was the second man in the room when the mob was shots he took the photographs of the body in who've always been released but no one told us it was not about him he says is the story of hundreds of americans spent years gathering intelligence planning and training of the seals ellen says we just took care of the last 40 minutes. we built we believe is the most: told us that before the mission of full-size replica of the compound was built in the united states for training. for the top brass including the chairman of the joint chiefs admiral mike mullen and admiral eric olson had a special operations command. >>> it's nothing new to us. the one of the things that would like coming by and talking to each one of us i thought that was cool that they walked by a chance they said are you guys ready? and i'm pretty sure to man would think absolutely. how long was it for you got the call? >>> we week offense i would say off was was not completely but we had

so, ellen, how much should the typical teen eat for lunch? well nicole, we measure our intake by our calories. and an active young man eats about 800 calories for lunch, and a young female should eat about 700 calories. >> so, i think you have some examples that bring those numbers toife. >> i do. we have a big mac, a large fry, and a large soda. and this is about 1,340 calories, and we see with the big mac, we have two burgers, three slices of bread, and their special sauce, which is loaded with calories and fat. >> so that's a lot of calories over here. >> it's a whole lot of calories. >> what do we have over here? >> here is a regular hamburger, a small fry, and a small soda. and this is only about 630 calories. so you've been able to cut out half of your calories if you make that choice. >> so, since you're within your 700, 800 limit, are you able to eat this every day for lunch? >> well, i don't think i'd make that choice. you really are not getting the fruits and vegetables that you need. so there's a lot more nutrition that you should

whoopi goldberg and ellen degeneres also remembering diller on twitter today.edy legend today." "a true original has died." joking she had so many cosmetic surgeries god would recognize her when she died. that significant -- never changed. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> and you heard she was trained in classical piano. she toured with 100 orchestra playing piano. we thank you for watching this monday night. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be along later. we'll see you right back here again tomorrow 90 have a great night. the second installment of the tournament, dedicated to honoring our nation's educators, originally followed the broadcast of the college championship. so once again, folks, class is in session.

whoopi goldberg and ellen degeneres also remembering diller on twitter today.edy legend today." "a true original has died." joking she had so many cosmetic surgeries god would recognize her when she died. that significant -- never changed. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> and you heard she was trained in classical piano. she toured with 100 orchestra playing piano. we thank you for watching this monday night. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be along later. we'll see you right back here again tomorrow 90 have a great night. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten bubut paid only fourteen perct in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break... and raises taxes on middle class families by up to two thousand dollars a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay more.

but as abc 2 news' mary ellen hopkins reports, the storm is still causing some major problems. >>reporter: flooding continued to plague parts of louisiana and mississippi thursday. these vehicles in plaquemines parish southeast of new orleans weren't going anywhere. even cows sought higher ground. there was also unspeakable damage with intense flooding dislodging tombs and caskets from an above-ground cemetery. it was also another day of rescues and evacuations. in slideel, a flash flood emergency declaration prompted evacuations. >> i went through katrina in the attic. >>reporter: so you've been through this before? >> yes. but this is more. it's bothering me more. >>reporter: why? >> i don't know. i've just had it. >>reporter: meanwhile the u.s. coast guard rescued a couple and their cat in st. john the baptist parish and the army national guard used boats to rescue people in mississippi. back in plaquemines parish, officials intentionally breached a levee to drain flood waters. mary ellen hopkins, abc 2 news. >>> we've learned the bodies of a man and woman found in seven fee

i hope you have just an absolutely wonderful birthday ellen and very best mitt romney officially won the nomination this evening was there any ruckus. with the ron paul delegates well yes actually there was the ron paul delegation from maine walked out of the convention today during the nominating process you know ron paul is kind of like that they want to keep in the closet and they don't really want to talk about his ideas he was here over the weekend and talked about the fact that it wasn't just that they were going to let him in but he actually thought the republican party should and would be part of his view would be the tent that people would eventually fall on. there and you know the mood here well there's three things one the theme of the day and they have these talking points they won't let me take one but i got to see it the talking points are basically that today is who is essentially doing the building this is a take on president obama speech that he gave and talked about who was building america so that's that's one for the fate of the thing is that of course thursday th

whoopi goldberg and ellen degeneres also remembering diller on twitter today.al has died." joking she had so many cosmetic surgeries god wouldn't recognize her when she died but that signature cackle never changed. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> and you heard she was trained in classical piano. she toured with 100 orchestras playing piano. we thank you for watching this monday night. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be along later. we'll see you right back here again tomorrow. have a great night. >>> we are live at the chevron refinery where a new inspection just concluded. taking a look at the fire scene. >> oakland police discover the source of radio problem that's could mean your cell phone calls won't go through to the east bay. >> in sacramento, lawmakers want to make it easier for law enforcement and firefighters to pass on death ben foits survivors. critics calling it a give with a way to public employee unions and a new chapter in the history of the black panthers. turns out an early leader was also working for the fbi. >> a cl

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ellen braitman is live at bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> good morning.losed the books on the summer olympics. get pieceshance to of the olympic village. they whereweb from bedroomng beanbags up for sale on the web site. products will have a label certifying they were made for london 2012 olympic games. nationwide gas prices climbed 8 on average for regular in the. the it's all nonsense in d.c. one reason is the drought, of corn andcost that is used to make ethanol. if you are looking to fill up there's afor free, in 20nity bank offering it cities. $20 worth of free gas, august 16 from 9:00 a.m. through 11:00 the first 200 cars, in with the federal credit union. that in college park at shell.tway ellen braitman reporting. >> thanks so much. >> now check on the weather with rudin. >> we have lower humidity for the second half of the weekend with sunshine. looks even better today call although little warmer. >> we have not seen this in a while. are in the 50's the west of us in hagerstown and martinsburg. the cold temperatures will not stick around long. sk

>> ellen page's stalking nightmare. i'm debbie matenopoulos. >> and i'm kevin frazier.>> katy perry's weekend with john mayer. her push and pull with the paparazzi. >> when i'm working, when i'm working. when i'm not, stay the [ bleep ] away. >>> demi moore with a younger man. taylor swift on the day with a kennedy. hollywood rebounds. >> taylor is definitely a serial rebounder. >>> then -- >> frightening time now for one of hollywood's hottest young stars. >> death threats against ellen page. the police investigation. >> ellen is apparently so freaked out she did limited press for her latest movie. ♪ >>> open araoprah's new rihanna. what the singer is now revealing. >>> and on location with brad

ellen braitman reporting for abc 7 news. have a great day. >> thanks so much.at inspired you guys to buy that dufflebag? >> no. >> not at all. >> what's happening with the weather? >> strong storms moved through d.c. yesterday. the frontal system slowly moving in. it will arrive here later this afternoon, bringing another round of strong storms. skies will clear after that. better conditions on the way for tonight and tomorrow. looking outside brighter skies as the sun will rise around 6:20 this morning. this is chesapeake beach. there are few clouds right now. 74 degrees at reagan national airport. 73 at george washington university. 70 in alexandria and rock hill looking at 68 degrees. the wind is pretty much nonexistent now. 66 in gaithersburg, 63 in winchester. fredericksburg, 69 degrees. satellite and radar stronger storms have moved to the north and east. we have a system just to the west of us pushing through later this afternoon into the evening. behind that is a brief area of high pressure that will build, followed by a stronger cold front during the d

the new look for miley cyrus, so ellen degenerous is trying it out. you can see it on her twitter page. she went ahead and photoshopped it on her own head. asue from a few dramatic angles, it's not too different from her old blond hairdo. what do you think snimplts not too sure. >>> former secretary of state condoleezza rice is showing off a much more casual side since leaving national politics. she's making her modeling debut for the nfl's line of women's clothic. she says she's proud to show her passion for the cleveland browns. other women include serena williams and i advantagea trump, all picked because they are considered role model for girls. enchts she wears the jersey well. >> it looks good. >>> up next, two best friends risk their lives for each other. >>> we want to update the story of two young men who give meaning to the term best friends forever. they were victims of the shooting rampage. one was hit by a shotgun blast. her best friend refused to leave her behind. here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: in the face of unspeakable terror. >

that's business news at bloomberg headquarters in new york, ellen braitman reported for abc 7 news. >> its wednesday morning. >> adam caskey was debating with us on the idea of there being more storms, not necessarily accurate. >> i think more storms are deemed severe is what it is. the alarm is sounded. technology has played a big role. not necessarily the number of storms has increased. let's talk about some rain outside this morning. live super doppler 7 showing us areas of rain, many of the eastern shore, southern maryland getting clipped, moving into calvert county and prince george's county and through dunkirk. the rain is mostly coming to an end in calvert county as it moves across the bay and onto the eastern shore. lingering sprinkles in montgomery county stretching from poolesville and darnestown and through germantown and towards laytonsville, that is just drifting. just a few drops along 270 early this morning. all that rain started in virginia last night around 11:00 in piedmont and pushed east. still falling apart as it moves on to the eastern shore. it does contain a li

ellen braitman explains. >> good morning. credit card bill getting are doing ayou of making statements on line? americans are carrying more debt compared to a the rate of late payments is near an 18-year low. consumer confidence is improving becoming a for willing to take on new debt. the "hunger games written $400 million in u.s. ticket sales. the dvd's coming up on 18th. for a piece of pie, offering midnight screening parties from a special giveaways, and guests t locations.at selec if you purchased the dvd expedite, and also get a special pack of collectable trading cards. they're hoping premium merchandise will pull the fans in. it is selling 14 karat gold for $1,000. lions gate is hoping to recapture the excitement that the movie first came out. ellen braitman reporting for abc 7. >> that is pretty impressive. knew there was all that to at target. movie that sounds kind of pricey for target >> . the umbrellas will be needed not lateror this morning but this afternoon. severey strong to weather moving into the area. south

now ellen braitman. >> yahoo!g sued over last month's hacking attack that affected 450,000 accounts where usernames and passwords were stolen. one user now has filed a complaint in san jose federal court saying that young who inadequately protected his personal information. he wants the company to compensate him as well as other users. the pentagon's missile defense agency is warning employees and contractors to stop using government computers to surf the internet for pornography. the executive director says government workers and contractors have been found to be engaging in inappropriate use of the network. he says not only is it unprofessional and takes away from designated duties, but it can compromise the security of the network by introducing mel where or viruses. this is the agency responsible for upgrading missile programs. ellen braitman reporting for abc 7 news. >> thanks very much. one kitten may have used one of his nine lives. >> the kids and was rescued yesterday after being trapped for days in a sew

. >> leaders like ellen clark sgt come repeatedly stopping these meetings -- , repeatedly stopping these meetings as a politically active figure. doing everything they could to ground the campaign in domesticity. >> despite their efforts, the link made it tough whenever voters were in the big city. a specialist in francisco. >> the problem with san francisco is that women's suffrage as an idea was associated. >> susan b. anthony joined the provision party. a deadly idea in san francisco. liquor was the foundation of the economy. and >> anything that touched on the possibility of prohibition was greatly and popular. >> the first campaign was a great effort, but not a success. >> the war was not over. less than one decade later, a graphic protests brought new life to the movement. >> women's suffrage, the republican convention in oakland, this time it was the private sector response. 300 marched down the streets of the convention center. women were entitled to be here. >> joining together for another campaign. >> women opened a club in san francisco. it was called the votes for women club.

here's ellen braitman at bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> good morning. sales at dealerships nationwide may climb to record this year. carmakers are wrapping up a vehicle deliveries. annual sales per dealerships s.stimate 805 vehicle dealers are making a profit for n more thanime i years without having to on service department to do so. the bailout days are well behind but it will cost taxpayers much more than what was previously estimated. $25 billion compared with $21.7 billion. most of it has been paid at. target results could influence trading. latest readings on the cost of living and inflation out.ted s the new face i luxury name, louis vuitton, more on that coming up. i think we will see a lot of michael phelps. is 70 degrees. >> still ahead, if it will be a day and at stores all across the region. powerbal cruz continuing to wor main break on maple street in bowie. one neighbor was inside his home when he noticed something was wrong. >> we were sitting on the porch you know,xt thing out of the street. >> a big mess. main break only affecting about

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ellen had them on her show. >> yes, give me a hug. >> they were on america's got talent. >> there's aot of people. >> they were the reason that the internet was created. >> so why are they on our show now? >> very good question. joseph was really moved by the song "home." so every time joseph would wake his girlfriend up with the song. so he decided to bring jorge a surprise. ♪ >> that's not all to the surprise. and the fingers -- >> oh my gosh! >> this was all for a proposal. >> wow, that was really well done. i can agree with that. >> i've finally broken through. >>> when you go out mountain biking, you don't expect to be stranded without your bike. you see a beautiful stream off to the left hand side there. check it out. up over the bridge -- >> no! and there goes the bike, off the bridge, into the water, and listen to his reaction. the water is moving a lot faster than he can run -- the bike -- >> he made it sound like someone was having a heart attack. >> it could be ten miles deep in the forest here and now he has to walk back. >> it started out as a bike ride, and now it's a hi

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[ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: meeting little sophie on ellen gave minaj a whole new perspective test for what's appropriate. >> we have a running joke. like, am i cool like when i do a song -- like can sophia sing that one? no? ♪ she writes her own lyrics. her rhythms are feminine yet fierce in a male-dominated industry that's criticized for being degrading to women, songs like "moment for life" could be an anthem for feminism. ♪ >> reporter: but there's also a girl-power flavor to it. >> yeah, it makes girls feel like they can do anything. i'm like, always be successful outside of a man. >> reporter: perhaps minaj herself tried not to rely on a man after watching her own mother suffer for years in an abusive marriage. nicki, born in trinidad, moved to a rough neighborhood in queens, new york at 5 years old. the whole family struggled with her dad's crack addiction. >> it was so devastating. it's like losing -- it's like someone dying. >> reporter: as a child, how much violence did you witness? >> oh, a lot. my father was abusive. we were afraid for her life. whenever he was hav