. >>> fed ex may need a flight earlier this year. the company expects to see record volume for the holiday. fed ex predicted it will handle hear than 288 million shipments. fed ex got 20,000 seasonal workers to help with the workload. >>> pretty soon, brian, we won't need stores. >> and you're probably right. >> except for food. >> and how much fun -- to sit on your couch and not get up? >> and can you do other things. >> that's right. >> for me, that is great. >> and you're community is made up of what? >> i don't know. >> lots of green space? >> yeah. >> and i was out there saturday at the gold cub, fen -- gold cup, phenomenal weather. >> yeah. >> and we talked about how nice it was today and now for the next few days. i think you will like the seven- day forecast. at least until the weekend and the sun is sitting out there, the temperatures dropping off and hugh how about the highs today? they were so, so nice. all three airports coming in to the lower 70s. 72 for dulles, bwi marshal 71 and add about seven, eight degrees for these

fed ex expects to hire an additional extra 20,000 seasonal workers. they already employee 300,000 permanent workers around the world? >>> two weeks from today voters will be going to the polls to elect the next president. last night was our last chance to compare these guys side by side before election day. our partners spent the day and joining me now what was said. , ray. it was a busy night. in many of the cases it seemed like romney was echoing some agreement with the current policy. >> absolutely, he was almost like he was endorsing the president's. >> during the debate, the president said earlier governor romney said he is ready to give heavy arms to the syrian rebels. >> governor romney has suggested that giving hesp see weapons to the syrian opposition would lead us to be safer over the long-term. >> did mr. romney say that earlier? is there gl yes, he said that on october 8th. he suggested they needed arms to go the rebels to fight syrian tanks. >> he did seem to back off of that. >> that's right. that's why the president pushed him on that.

let's say than fed ex. i like this trade. >> i thought the interesting thing was that carter said his target is $65. you might ask, why not sell the 65 put, reduce the cost and make the whole thing a spread. mike is not spending very much money and wouldn't receive much for selling the put. he would sell a dollar cheap put in order to put on a spread. i don't ever want to. sell dollar cheap puts even if it's part of a spread. if something apocalyptic happens, i want all that down side if all i'm spending is 85 cents. >> shorting stocks is the riskiest thing you can do. after all they can only go to 0 but can go up forever and ever. that's a mighty long time if you are on the wrong side of that trade. mike's put purchase offers huge leverage to the down side and risks $85. we will see carter later on in the show. in the meantime got a question send us an e-mail. it's that simple. press send. the address is optionsaction.cnbc.com. we will answer it on our one-on-one web extra right after the show on our websi

. ♪ >>> fed ex expects to see record volume for the holiday season because of online shopping.t expects it will handle 208 million shipments. fed ex is hiring seasonal workers to help with the workload. >>> some retailers are putting their top toys on sale for the holidays too. what you need to know to get the right deal. >> the holiday season may be weeks away, but retailers already luring parents in with some unbeatable deals. >> we get prices come down in october, then we see them start to firm up again later on. >> toy analyst has been covering the hottest toys of the season for the past 12 years. this year retrotoys becoming the big craze with a lot of what's old becoming new again. >> we have furrbie, did over 40 million units in three years and then the turtles are back. >> lego friends, monster high dolls and disney mcstuffin s. and plenty of new tablet options for the little ones. >> what we've found is retailers dedicated a lot of space to these toys and games, about 8 feet at target and wal-mart and some end cops at toys r us. >> with the sluggish economy he says ret

fed ex holiday shipping season they say is going to be a hectic one. what it could mean?could be good news for job seekers. >> we have sunshine and pleasant temperatures right now. but, this is what could be coming. winter weather so we have got to get you ready. >> all right. so we are looking at few clouds this morning. and also we are dry. i will tell you when we get more cloudy and when the rain pushes in. >> reporter: quite a backup on the west side of the beltway. i am tracking the delays and we will have the complete timesaver traffic report coming up on good morning maryland. as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for q

september18, 2011, that was the last time the skins won at fed ex field., coming off his best performance as a pro last week in tampa. the falcons trying to send a message early to the young gun. on the blitz, crushed. robinson delivers the blow. griffin shakes it off, gets back up. then watch as his defense do some work. ryan kerrigan, 6'4" and has hops, too. takes it the other way. no offense to speak of, but a 7- 0 redskins lead in the 2nd. skins attacking early. 86 of his 115 yards came in the first half. 29 of it there. cundiff staring down a 31-yard like last week. he'd miss. one of last five. not good stats. all the momentum swings to the falcons. before the half, tied at 7 at the half. rg3 and the offense threatening in the second half. this is the play that made everyone stop. rolling to his right, looks for yards, leveled by shawn witherspoon. shanahan calls it a mild concussion. that was the end of griffin's day. 11 of 17, 95 yards. in comes kirk cousins. the skins' 0 for 7 on 3rd downs before this one. slips behind the secondary, 77 yards to th

fed-ex employs 300,000 permanent workers world wide. the company forecasting 280 million ship manies. the big increase in internet shopping is pushing estimates. >> now michael finney is here answering questions. david se mails i am on do not call list but have been getting many calls from political campaigns. can they do this? >> people are -- politicians are smafrt don't know this, i live by it. politicians and charity are allowed to call you willy nilly any time they want to. only way you can get back is for a chair tismt that is if a third party company calls you. you're allowed to tell them don't call me again. then, if they do, you can go after them and sue them. >> you can vote for the other candidate. >> there you go. >> tony m asked my bank charges me a late fee when paid on columbus day. doesn't it state payment made on holidays does not have to count late if made the following die i think the guy is an attorney. if it's due on the day, you've mailed it they don't count that day, then, they have to count the next day. you can'

been tough sweating for your skins, especially from fed ex field. we'll hear from alexander on that subject. the nationals move a step closer advancing with a huge win in st. louis. we'll recap a busy day in sports. stick around.    when i was younger and... financially stable. we were poor. the mgm casino in michigan. and it changed her life. clerk. way up. insurance... and i make great money. seven will create... twelve thousand jobs. to accountants... and construction workers. place to work with good pay... question seven. >>> the nats pull off late night dramatics. >> and o's and redskins fall short. >> one out of three. >> is bad. >> 33%. i guess you take it. good to get that one, though. >> very good. very important. >> very important, exactly right. the nats were throwing gonzalez yesterday. without strasburg, you want a win with the ace on the hill. wasn't pretty or easy, but they got the job done. key situation in the 7th inning. matthews comes in. bases deuces. 5-4-3, double play. matthews is pumped up. next inning, tyler

fed ex expects to move a record 280 million packages between thanksgiving and christmas. it's hiring about 20,000 seasonal workers to help out with all of those packages. >> all right. good deal. >> yeah. >> you do any shopping yet? >> i'm planning my list at this point. >> i am, too. i'm still shopping for myself. >> i'm behind this year. thanks, jess. >>> up next, the catch phrases of the campaign 2012. >> some stunk and some were really funny. >> weatherout side not frightful. delightful. feels more like september instead of late october. howard will have your weather and monika with timesaver traffic. keep it here. >>> howard here with your weather first. temps in the 40s and 50s. not as cold as yesterday morning. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds. 70 by lunch time. highs in the upper 70s and delightful for the drive home with a temperature of 76. i'll be back with the seven-day forecast and a look at tropical storm sandy in a few minutes. >>> if you're planning to head southbound on i-270 near route 118, a vehicle struck a deer in the roadway southbound 270 just out

fed ex reports what they report could be a record holiday season.y expect to deliver 280 million parcels from thanksgiving to christmas. more folks are buying online but also choosing slower and cheaper ground shipping options. as a result fed ex executives say they will make big cuts to express units that moves priority shipments. >> a court just sentenced a group of researchers to prison because they failed to predict a deadly earthquake. that is despite the fact that scientists says there is no way to predict a deadly earthquake. where do you think that happened? we'll report as we approach the bottom of the hour -- i should say the top of the hour. more bill comes on at the top of the hour. we're not out of here by the top of the hour, big trouble. sters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, cl

-- vikings at fed ex field. >> he led the skins to their first home win in more than a year. at the start of the game, many were wondering if rg3 would be okay. he was much better than okay. he finished the game 17 for 22 with 182 yards passing. he ran the ball 13 times for 138 yards and two touchdowns, including a 76-yard touchdown. watch it right there. that run late in the game helped field a win. unbelievable. final score of this one redskins 38, vikings 26. >>> it is 5:03. turning our attention to the race for the white house, president owe bam pa and mitt romney are -- obama and mitt romney are spending the day preparing for their second debate. the president is hold up at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. romney is at his boston headquarters. the debate is being held at hofstra university in new york. it will be a town hall format and include questions which come directly from undecided voters. >>> time is running out if you plan on voting in maryland, the district or virginia in the upcoming november election and haven't registered to vote yet. in virginia today is

the football team plays at fed-ex field. opponents are fighting the measure. today, opponents and community activists rallied against question 7 outside the county administration building. >> it's been 10 years since the beltway sniper terrorized our region. they killed their first victim outside the shopper's warehouse in wheaton. 10 more victims would die. in his memory, his sister has raised more than a hundred thousand dollars to award scholarships to help students go to college. >> we have to hope for change. and, you know, sometimes it's all in our attitude. >> muhammad was executed in 2009. malvo is now 27 year old and serving multiple life sentences without the chance for parol. >> a man has been arrested for stabbing a dog, his dog, seven times. police are calling it a domestic dispute. incredibly, that dog survived. but the two-year-old shizhu is recovering tonight. it's going to be okay. vett eerinarians say cocoa will need extensive rehab for the wounds, lot of medicine to prevent infection and ease the pain. the washington humane society is taking

did they overnight that with fed ex, at the end of the day, this is nutty.here's a school in alexandra, they're bannings pbj. now is it not healthy. it's not peanut butter allergies, they think it doesn't fit the guidelines. >> and can you imagine someone making-- >> and who school has that. >> the schools so bad. can you imagine they want to you eat that garbage they serve in the cafeteria at schools at home. >> let me follow-up on the story, what happened at the end of the day, and good news story at the end the kids start selling chocolate syrup on the side, on the qt. >> and on the-- >> donald trump-- >> i know you're sort of a fan of the nanny state, adam (laughter) >> i say that with love, i really do. >> and it's received with love, charles. >> thank you. >> i don't wake up in the morning and say, how can we bash the federal government today because they're such stupid people. i think that citizens can use its advice and including they can be told what types of categories of food are healthy because we clearly have an obesity epidemic in the united st

. >> and it's the skins and undefeated falcons sunday at fed ex field. >> and this is your seven-dayorecast, brian. we're looking at a hot day tomorrow and 85 degrees. it will feel sticky to you and we have to keep a chance for a shower or storm around. we have a frontal boundary moving on through and looks like we'll clear things out on thursday and friday won't be too bad, brian. >> and back here at 10. the news edge at 11.  krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven because i think it will be a great benefit to children.

. >>> an increase in internet shopping is profiting fed ex to forecast and i crease in shipment.80 million shipments could be a record. and to prepare for the rush the company expects to hire 20,000 seasonal workers. >> gas is expected to get cheaper as the holidays grow closer. the price may drop by thanksgiving. the decline happens becauseamericans are driving less than the summer. retine ris are making less ex-- refineries are making less expensive blends of gasoline. >>> san francisco giants are headed to the world series after a comeback against the defending champs the cardinal. the giants rowed the card 9-0 monday night and they take on -- routed the cards 9-1 monday night and they take on the tigers tomorrow in san francisco. >> did you see the rain? >> yes. >> and they finished in the rain. wow. the son of humphrey bogart and lauren ba-cal will help with a cause near to them. they are taping a psa for the esophageal cancer network. he lost his father to the disease in 1957. the psa will encourage people to be screened and let them knowheart burn can lead to cancer. diagn

he runs fed-ex' global operations control center in memphis. paul, how are things going at fedex, and are you getting any planes into the metro-new york city area? >> good afternoon. it's a great news story for fedex. we've restarted our air operation into the newark metro area. and, in fct, w were the first jets to land in newark this morning, and since then, we've put over a dozen airplanes into that and j.f.k. >> susie: la guardia is still under water, how that is impacting your operations? >> we don't have scheduled operations into la guardia, we're scheduled in j.f.k. and newark. so we're in good shape in j.f.k., but our people are at work and sorting packages. >> susie: even though the planes are getting in, and the fedex messengers are getting out, there's a lot of that don't have power. how do you know whether you should be delivering a package or not? is this slowing you down? >> it is slowing us down. our team members are affected by the same transportation limit anticipations as everyone else in the region, and our fedex delivery sta

. >>> surge in online shopping is expected to give fed ex a boost this holiday shopping season. the package delivery company expects to ship 280 million packages between thanksgiving and christmas. in the meantime wal-mart being sued for the way it treated temporary workers. a class action accuses the retailer of providing temporary -- requiring temporary workers to show up early for work, stay late and work through lunch. wal-mart declined to comment on the lawsuit. >>> finally the big day. apple today expecting to unveil a smaller version of its ipad at an event in san jose, california. analysts predict the mini will have a screen which is about 3 inches smaller than the original ipad. it's expected to be priced at between $250 and $300. i know mike is so excited about this news. >> it's her kindle. it's the size of a kindle only you can do everything else with it. some complained they were a little heavy. not anymore. >> a baby step between your iphone and a regular ipad if you want that which i don't but i'm sure a lot of people do. >>> still ahead, more and more young women

hadn't won at fed-ex field. since week two. second quarter. looking good. griffin.17 of 22 for 182 yard passing. and the one td. meantime, griffin's ground game, unreal. third quarter. first and goal. lunges for a seven-yard score. redskins take a 24-9 lead. with under three to play. skins up five. big third and six. griffin, designed run play. and slices to the outside. nobody is going to catch him. talk about getting out of bound. he said. a 76-yard touchdown run. longest run since 1976. redskins snap the redskins snap their losing streak. >> to come back. getting knocked out of the game. and you know, personally myself. a lot of people let down. the players will tell me that, i didn't let them down. coaches say the same thing. as a competitor, player, and as their teammate. i felt like i did. so come back and play the way that we did as a group. and then, to, to have -- the outcome the way it came out for me to be such a big part of that was huge for me. to show them -- hey, come out play smart. and i'm going to help us win. then be there for you in the end. >> t

. >>> investors seem to like fed ex' new cost cutting plan.t promises to boost profits by $1.7 billion over three years. the company plans to cut jobs, reduce its aircraft fleet, and sell some underused assets. the restructuring is a response to a shift by consumers to slower, less expensive delivery options. >>> and take care, folks. you're going to expect to pay more for heat for your home this winter. consider yourself warned. the energy department says heating bills will rise 15%. for natural gas customers. 19% if you use heating oil. homeowners got a break from sky high bills last winter which was the warmest on record. do not expect the same bills you had last year for this winter. >> shouldn't they have stockpiled on all the fuel we didn't use and it should be cheaper? >> yeah, but they don't do that. >> thanks, jess. >>> still ahead, the antidoping agency is going to release its report saying it proves lance armstrong is guilty of cheating. >> we'll have a full report on that story. plus, your weather first when we return in two minute

fed ex expects to ship a number of passages 13% more than last year because of the increase in all onlinee peak is december 10th of the and a study find popular kids in high school earn more than geeks and dorks. those are good social skills does beter with colleagues and clients as adult. that's mark's money have great day. i am rob nelson. >>> you're watching the station that works for you "now good morning maryland. >> they are coming out against casinos in maryland. this morning members of the clergy will tell us why. >> she was attacked and sexually assaulted while jogging along a popular trail. >> give her back her job a rally is set for this week showing support to a professor suspended for working to put question six on the ballot. we will tell you a they are saying on this tuesday october 3rd. good morning i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. if you haven't taken a look outside, it's a little chilly but not as bad as yesterday. >> it could be a beautiful day once again for us. this would be 3 or 4 in a row. >> yes. we are on a roll. and we will keep on rolling as the days

. >> fed ex. gear up for the holidays. >> they are looking to hire 25,000 workers. this is all about online shopping. also a check on the baltimore housing market. >> thank you. >> 5:22. the deadline for a tax credit is approaching. how we can help. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think cheerleading should be designated as a sport? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the national weather service confirmed a tornado touched down in jarrettsville last friday. one home in the area it sustained some minor damage. baltimore city residents have by the end of the year to apply for the homestead tax credit. >> the homestead tax credit establishes a cap on how much property tax can increase from year to year in the state. accusations of fraud -- residents who do not apply it will miss out on the credit for ever. more information on how to apply for the credit on our website, wbaltv.com. >> 49 degrees at the airport. >> it is a year old my

. >> and all of the fed-ex packages were -- were impounded.nd especially things that looked -- my stuff was, you know, homemade switches and wires and -- [laughter] >> batteries. >> iim sure it's nothing. [laughter] >>>yeah. and i've never seen that stick since. >> is that right?!! a casualty of the war on terror. >> they took y stick. i was always hoping ii bush's farewell speech he would whip out that stick and say -- it's going to be a great music festival somewhere by the f.b.i. -- >> i can't believe you never got it back. >> no. i never got that back. they shouldn't be able to take your stick. [laughter] >> that -- that applies in a lot of ways, actually. you can apply that to so many things. did you make another, do you have another? there were others, they are updated but that was my favorite one. >> your favoriie stick, gonee a casualty of history. >> yeah. >> what about the tapo violin, talk about the violin that interests me a lot. >> well, the violin that was an instrument that i came out of just playing so that i was -- so that i w

it is headed to fed ex field tomorrow. tonight temperatures from the low-40's 20-50's. a cold night. tonight a mere 51 degrees. some degrees out to the west only in the 40's. asa few snowflakes out there. >> getting chills just thinking about that. >> a man who served as the pope but there will be serving time behind bars. he was convicted of aggravated theft for leaking confidential apple documents. he told the court he wanted to expose corruption and gave the documents to an italian journalist to use them to write a best-selling book. police found more than 1000 important documents at his apartment. he has been ordered to serve out his 18th month sentence in an italian prison. >> fight terrorism suspects have been brought to nyse after years of extradition to the united states. he is charged with trying to set up a terrorist training camp in oregon and helping out of duct hostages in yemen in 1998. on friday britain's high court ruled they have lost their grounds for appeal. >> the fbi says the preliminary investigation of friendly fire is a likely cause of tuesday's

. >>> a different locker room at fed ex field today.er loss for the skins and blow delivered to the franchise, robert griffin iii. middle of the 3rd, griffin rolls to his right and trying to make a play. weatherspoon drops the hammer on him. griffin lays on the turf. home crowd holding its breath. leaves under his own power, but done for the day. shanahan saying it's a mild concussion. skins lose griffin and the game, 24-17 the final. here's the head coach following the game. >> every game he goes in he's going to learn. it's why it takes you two or three years to really feel comfortable with defense in the nfl to slow the game down a little bit. robert will keep on learning. we've got somebody very special. we've got a guy that completes and tries to make plays, just like that last play in the red zone. that's all part of the learning experience that he's going to gain. >> rg3 staying optimistic, tweeting out that he thinks after all the tests perhaps he'll be ready to go next week. of course the doctor will get the final word. we hope

. >> ebay is joining forces with fed ex to offer business discounts.ellers will be able to ship at a discount for as much as 37% with federal express. company is adding tracking and duty estimates through international orders. the announcement comes just in time for the holiday season and meant to compete with am done. they offer free two day delivery service for people that pay $79 a year. >> a shark dropped in on golf game. take a look. it was dropped near a golf course. it had puncture wounds but it was very much alive. they put it in a bucket and released it back in the ocean. >> eric: what did they use for the shark, a wedge, a three iron? >> giants don't have to come from behind in desperation. they are up 2-0. bumgarner leads the tigers. >> and hurricane is headed straight for the u.s. for the eastern state have a major problem ahead a super storm. >> i'm mike nicco. here is a look at high temperatures today. back where we should be. mid to upper 60s along coast into san francisco. low to mid-70s for the rest of us. take a look at the rest of th

the redskins play their home games at fed-ex field in landover. the latest poll shows that gambling question in maryland too close to call with 9% of the voters still undecided. so both sides will be making a big push between now and election day. in montgomery county, chris gordon, news4. >>> a lawmaker in montgomery county wants the county to have the capacity to impose a county wide gas tax. county council president said the county tax would help pay for transportation projects, including the purple line. he proposed it after the governor's attempt to raise the tax failed. he said one of the advantages of a county tax is that the county gets to keep all the money. in the district, some drivers have a hard time figuring out all the traffic circles. in this case, a guy named josh ritz caught it on cam raffle this is logan circle yesterday afternoon. somebody took a shortcut and drove through the circle. around the sidewalk and then back out on rhode island avenue. somebody did call the cops but we don't know what happened after that. and there he

and then the fed-ex flop or the landover leap. i think we'll come one a new name. look at those girls. they are not letting him go. he said i tried to get down but i could not so i decided. i have a feeling robert griffin iii is just getting started. >> armed and dangerous. a 7-eleven heist caught on camera. >> was the use of force justified or did police cross the line when a university ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >>> let's fast forward. a family tragedy in fairfax county. a brother shot her sister to death this morning in front of their 91-year-old mother. the victim, dr. ruth hamilton allen lived on geddys court in reston. her brother charles is in custody. the two were arguing over a family matter. >> president obama and mitt romney are getting ready to face off in their second debate tonight. that's at 9:00 on nbc 4. share your thoughts on the debate. we'll be monitoring your comments on fac

hitching a ride on a fed-ex cargo jet. crews rescued them in the ocean in july.pent the summer hanging out in the alaska sea life center and up with of them now headed to a new home with the indianapolis zoo. the other due to arrive at the new york aquarium tomorrow morning. so come on up here. >>> on this day in 1971, the london bridge opened, not in london, but in arizona. it replaced the original london bridge in 1831. it was not designed for automobile traffic. by the 1960s, it was literally falling down. so the government decided to sell it. the winning bid, nearly 2 1/2 million dollars. crews dismantled the bridge brick by brick, they numbered each one and shipped it 10,000 miles away to arizona. after years of construction, the bridge reopened and now they claim london bridge as arizona's second largest tourist attraction after the grand canyon and americans got a taste of jolly old england 41 years ago today. s that that does it for this fox report, wednesday

we're trying to come over with a new name for that landover leap or fed-ex flop.an tweet me at dan hellie or tweet nbc washington. >> can i just call you or write you a note? >> just holler ought across the newsroom? >> can i do it that way? >> we make exceptions for you. >> thank you. >>> when we come >>> the library of congress is giving new life to voices from the civil war. there's a new blog called the civil war in america. it will include entries from diaries, letters and other writings from the library's collection. you'll be able to read works from well known figures such as robert e. lee and ulysses s. grant as well as clara barton. there will be entries from people you may not have heard of who left written accounts of their experiences. the blog and the new exhibit at the library will open on november 12th. >>> two of the funniest women on television will be hosting the golden globe awards together. tina fey and amy poehler will be hoeflting in january. they are frequent collaborators. they were in saturday night live and in mean girls and baby mama. th

consider the knife fight over fed ex press. the bears say this worldwide transport guided down not once but twice within a fortnight and posted a company in steep decline from the stem of asia to the stern of europe. the bulls have a knife shortened when they talked about next year being a good one and then a great one, taking no prisoners. hard to quibble with a winner. fedex is above where it was when it announced a shortfall but above the national negative preannouncement. you would think the bears would be waving the white flag. this is more of an outlaw josie wales situation. the war never seems to end. what else? we need china back online. give the bulls the upper hand. so what happens? how about a major american company that says the quarter will be the bottom for china and this stimulus will kick in huge next year so the chinese are going from head wind to tail wind. but how about a company that guides down for 2012 because of china? and admits that the people's republic will force analysts to slash their numbers. turns

of course, the main focus at fed ex field is rg3 and the boys. they'll try to snap the seven- game home losing streak against the undefeated atlanta falcons. earlier, coach shanahan called griffin's performance the best of his career. we'll have to move forward quickly with a tough falcons team coming to town. atlanta entered sunday's game as a 15th-ranked defense. rg-3 knows the third-ranked offense is in for a tough battle. >> they very opportunistic defense. they create a lot of turnovers and have a good offense on this out of the ball, so, that is what they trying to do. they're trying to give their offense more possessions or to say they want to steal a possession from our offense and there is something to say about being 4-0, you know, they're a good team and that is the bottom line. >> these quarterbacks make it tough, you know, robert griefen 3 and he's playing at a high level right now. the fact that he's a rookie. we have our hands full, you know. like him last week and they get outside. they can, you know, they can extend plays for a l

going up to baltimore or fed ex field for the football games, looking good. mid- to upper 70s. monday and tuesday depends on what happens along the coast. chance of showers later monday into tuesday. 6:17. here comes monika with timesaver traffic. you put a little sweater on i see. >> it's a little chilly in here. southbound bw parkway on the ramp to powder mill road. two separate accidents. crews are there. it may slow you down as you head southbound on the bw parkway approaching powder mill road. although it's on the ramp it may still slow you down on the bw parkway itself. 270 looks great. no issues as you travel out of frederick down toward clarksburg. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like on the beltway in college park. no irks to report as cow -- issues to report as you come around the bend to silver spring. this time into virginia. northbound 95 no issues at all from woodbridge into spring field. just a bit slow there. we'll take a live look and as i said, just the brake lights forming here at route 644. a quick look at one more graphic if you're

fed ex expects to hand 280 million shipments between thanksgiving and christmas and yahoo!res are higher following a better than expected profit report. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." live from lynn university in boca raton for the final presidential debate. the new nbc/"wall street journal" poll shows among female voters, women, if the election were held toot obama wins by eight points. at a time when the economy dominates politics president obama made clear in the second debate that women's issues are economic issues. joining me right now obama 2012 deputy campaign manager deaf sti cutter and political activist and women's advocate gloria steinem. i never thought we would have somebody so grand on the show here but there you are, gloria, and i just heard through the grapevine what you feel. i don't feel i have to offer you any special cues. what are the women's stakes in this presidential election in two weeks? >> well, i think the problem is when we say women it only applies to women but, in fact, it's the whole country so the truth of the matter

the team will host the undefeated falcons this sunday at fed ex field. >> and the defense will have its hands full with atlanta. shorts director scott smith has a preview. scott. >> reporter: a big day here for the nats. teddy wins the president's race and some news out of redskins park today. trent williams, pierre garcone a full go in practice today. some guys eliminating their ability to practice today and brandon banks, royster and we'll need a healthy squad full go come sunday against the falcons, a team known to be a big play threat and that is one of the areas that plagued the red skins recently the last few games. it's the long plays that continue to hop the skins defense through four games and allowed 15 plays of 25 yards or more. last sunday against the buccaneers, the defense allowed two long pass plays of 65 and 54 yards, there were positives, though, as the defense allowed less than 300 yards passing and both the first time this season. >> there is that one play that i wishic take away from, you know, the last two games. if i could just take those one play from each game, i

touchdowns, the something the struggling defense will try to prevent again on sunday, at 1:00 on fed ex field. >> thank you, scott. >>> 24-year-old maryland man won the world series of poker in las vegas. greg mercen is his name and walked away from a 12-hour marathon card session. are you ready for this? $8.5million. and that, 100 -- okay, thank you, gary, $100,000 gold bracelet and player-of-the-year honors. a native of laurel, by the way, played professional poker for five years. >> correct me if i'm wrong, isn't this the same local man who won before, went to the university of maryland and something like that? he dropped out of the university of maryland? not saying you should, but he walked away with what? >> yeah. >> and we featured him in a story. his mom was not happy that he was going to drop out of school. i wonder if she's complaining now. >> now he can ford to pay for college. >> do what he wants to do. for sure. let's talk about the forecast. >> hopefully, the -- hopefully the sun will come back. >> it peaked out for a bit. i was excited to see that. >> and went away. >> ye

the showers will move in late saturday afternoon and sunday looks like a mess and redskins play at fed exsunday. if you're heading out there, prepare for it. it's going to be rainy and raw and cold. >> and that is nasty. >> yeah. >> and thanks, gary. >>> to the talk of the town on tmz. chris brown's love life. harvey ref sin live in l.a. he said he is officially broken up with his girlfriend? because of rihanna? i know they have been off and on, what is the deal? >> this is the deal. he said that he doesn't want to hurt her over the friend help with rihanna. >> uh-huh. >> if she's buying what he's telling, this is crazy. clearly they have been together for a long time and they're noon hiding it anymore and they were at the jay-z concert. we have pictures of them and he has his arm around her. they're out in public and we had a picture of him the other day coming out of the hotel. he's being coy about the nature of the relationship, but he's broken up officially with his girlfriend carucci. she said she finally feels used by chris brown and betrayed by him. she was the last person in ameri

fed ex tells us, however, that they arer back to normal at jfk as far as the cargo terminal is concerned's important, because jfk has one of the largest air cargo terminals in the world. a key reason why laguardia has been closed. look at this aerial video that was shot by the u.s. coast guard this morning. you can see the water that sandwiches both sides of laguardia. the bays up to the tarmac. however, just a couple hours ago, if you peek out the windows behind me, there are two american airlines planes at the central term nam. they're right here at the gate. again, nothing is officially going in or out but those planes are there. everyone wants these airports to get back up and running again. no official word when laguardia will reopen. but we have thousands of folks trying to get here from around the world for the new york city marathon, which mayor bloomberg says will happen on sunday. melissa, back to you. >> courtney x thanks so much. taking a look at the airlines, you would think that after a couple of days of the markets being closed, first chance for the airlines to trade, they

i would make a sim lash case with fed ex, nike, disney. these are the types of companies that give cautious guidance. these are your chances to buy them on dips of 4% and 5%. you don't run from these stocks on one quarter's data. >> joe, go shopping. >> and that's exactly where i went is to chevron and i did so last week on the pull back. talked about it, moved some money out of the refiners into these mega cap energy names. got chevron on the sell-off. i agree with everything josh is i saing. that's your moment of opportunity. it's a great way to play energy in a defensive nature and not have to worry about what the price of crude oil is doing at the time. you're allocated to energy up or down. it's going to work in the environment. >> mike murphy, who do you like? hewlett-packa hewlett-packard, jpmorgan, value, value traps? >> some of them are cheap and probably getting cheaper like a hewlett-packard, like a microsoft i think even. i think the valuations there just -- they're way too expensive still. caterpillar is something -- chevron i

fed ex will send lots of packages this holiday season.his economy is doing well and you want to stay invested in the stock market. 19 million shipments will be made on that day. ups may have a drag because they are doing a big european acquisition right now. >> watching apple with their big announcement taking place in san jose peace stock is rebounding today. do you know what is going on? >> we do not definitively know but we have a feeling it is going to be in ipad many. a 7 in. tablet that has so far been dominated by san francisco g p is up 500 (...) if we get to the world series again and again is hopefully the idea. basically the ankle of one to take is will this productivity but we can a lot of notoriety. people say what a beautiful city. i like seeing home tend to win--teams when you see the national coverage it is a good day in the city. >> you can catch rob black on our 24/7 news channel, comcast 193 or digital 4.2 >> 78% of adults surveyed say they are not feeling confident. >> it has been a rainy day off and on this afternoon.

the redskins dropped their eighth straight at fed ex field. but nationals giver fans something to celebrate in st. louis. >> reporter: polls show the race for the president is tightening. i'm doug luzader. we'll have an update coming up. >> a religious battle brewing inside our metro tunnels. why riders heading back to work tomorrow might be surprised by the ads in some local stations. fox5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. >>> that live shot not as pretty as where holly was. >> i know. >> it is a chilly start to the day to be sure. and this is monday, october 8, 2012, columbus day. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. montgomery county police officer shoots a man in silver spring this morning around 3:15 near flora lane and woodland drive. police got a call about the man showing up at his girlfriend's house, threatening to hurt himself and others. officers got to the girlfriend and two children and got them out the door. they believe the man was armed, and there was a confrontation before the officer shot that man. he i

the man is here, dave ross, with a preview of sunday's matchup at fed ex field. >> on paper, you andk about this a lot offcamera, 4-0 atlanta coming in. looks like a tough one. do you get a weird feeling about this one? >> i do. >> almost a flip of the coin. should be a competitive game. rg3 was named the nfc player of the month. how about that? >> wow. >> not the week, but month. over 1300 yards of total offense. incredible. he's the number two rated passer. who is number one? >> matt ryan? >> mattie ice as they call him. he's cool as the other side of the pillow. got a lot of weapons over there. has gonzalez, the hall of fame tight end, white, jones in his second year, exploding out of alabama. michael turner in the back field. this offense gets a lot of credit for this 4-0 start. rightly so. ask jim haslan. >> got the hottest quarterback in the league, good runningback and two receivers that -- these two are really good. explosive guys. can make all the catches. big bodies. maybe the greatest all time tight end that's ever played. it's a great challenge for us. we've played pretty