. >> klansmen, the fiery cross. >> reporter: a cross on fire. they. >> reporter: known as the invisible empire for a reason. they thrive in secrecy, almost never permitting outsiders access. who are they? >> i could be your neighborhood. you don't know who i am. you could think the world of me, but yet if you see me in this hood, your thoughts could change. >> i been a fireman. i've been in the navy. >> reporter:people wearing these robes walk among us. >> if you want to be in the klan, fight for the klan. i fight for it seven days a week. >> reporter: witness the ku klux klan this summer -- >> white power. >> reporter: in martinsville, virginia. >> white power! >> reporter: and in tupelo, mississippi, a couple of weeks ago, a similar scene. >> white power! >> reporter: over the past four months, "nightline" has been granted rare access to the resurgent klan. their rituals, their people, their message of racial segregation. >> we do not protect our race and protect our people, they gonna destroy it. they gonna kill us. >> reporter: to get to the

. >> klansmen, behold the fiery cross. >> reporter: when we come back, the burning cross that's terrorized people for generations. and the frightening message the klan is sending in the era of a black president. >> barack obama don't care about

. >>> a fiery plane crash yesterday afternoon in east contra costa county killing two people on boardr's field near the byron airport there. both the pilot and passenger were killed. their names have yet to be released though. >>> a woman found dead after a house fire castro valley has been murdered. firefighters discovered the body of the 58-year-old woman as they worked to put out the flames. this happened last week. investigators now say she was brutally attacked before that fire was started. they believe the fire was set to cover up the attack on her and the robbery of her home. >>> allegations of a coverup in connection with the port of oakland party at a strip club in houston years ago. the name of oman benjamin was redacted from the copies of the party receipts that the "chronicle" was given. he and the maritime director disagree about whether benjamin was at the pricy party four years ago in houston. >>> traffic and weather coming up right after the break. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. lots of company on 80 compliments of an accident westbound at sunol valley. we have a couple

. >> right now at 11:00, new video shows the moments before a deadly, fiery crash in chevy chase. now, one family wants to hold police responsible to the tune of $10 million. >> a small dog stabbed seven times. tonight, we'll tell you about her amazing recovery. >> but, first, dense fog forces planes to divert to dulles airport. storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson is here with a threat for school delays. >> good evening, everyone. someone just tweeted me and said it's like a horror movie outside. tomorrow morning's commute could be just that. horrible. we've got some airport delays. around reagan international, baltimore washington international, the delay over an hour now. tomorrow morning, likely to be more delays. so for the airports and on area roads, it's going to be a slow go. visibility down to a third and a half mile. for school systems, there could be one or two counties with school delays. after that, our odd weather continues. i'll tell you why coming up. >> all of that fog today kept up a tough day of travel for joe biden. air force ii had delays on the way bac

the fiery presidential rematch.ing during that debate on long island, tackling everything from libya to taxes to immigration to gun control. we're going to check the facts this morning. debate moderator candy crowley is going to join us. senior romney campaign adviser john sununu is our guest. senior campaign adviser robert gibbs will be joining us. maryland governor martin o'malley and wisconsin senator ron johnson is going to be talking with us as well. i ran into him last night as we were being carted around on golf carts. numbers are climbing in the meningitis outbreak. we'll have details about the case straight ahead this morning. and ty pennington, remembering the rnc and the dnc they were building half of a house. they were going to bring the halves together and awarding it to a deserving military family? they have picked the family. we're going to talk to ty and talk to the family now walking away with a really beautiful house because the halves are now put to the. >> bipartisan home. >> the bipartisan home.

who was banned from the house of commons for his fiery anti-war speech. the war is being pro law and by those that have the. canada that brought their troops home two years ago so the netherlands for a new zealanders are coming out early absolutely no reason why you shouldn't bring our troops home you know the only reason is that we totally deal with the politics of the united states we don't need independent state we have to remind ourselves that we can take our own decisions and what we're going to see in the future is deepening trouble will be more slaughter because of this whole all of this fictitious fictitious aims of the war we've seen to collapse. alright it's time now for some international news and brief for you this hour six crew members have been arrested after a pleasure boat and a ferry collided off the coast of hong kong killing thirty seven people to be incident occurred as a pleasure boat was carrying more than one hundred people to watch fireworks in the city's harbor the ferry was mostly undamaged but the boat sank with many people trap

who was banned from the house of commons for his fiery anti-war speech. this war is being probed long by those that have the power to. canada that brought their troops home two years ago so the netherlands french new zealanders are coming out early absolutely no reason why you shouldn't bring our troops home now the only reason is that we tied in with the politics of the united states we're an independent state we have to remind ourselves of that we can take our own decisions and what we're going to see in the future is deepening trouble will be more slaughter because of this whole of this fictitious fictitious aims of the war we see to collapse. as europe's economic point deepens more and more people are being forced into the streets by poverty and desperation in the u.k. it's led to an increase in modern day slavery some are taking advantage of those left homeless parties laura smith has more from london. than the mayor here. to be a great white like the underbelly in which the vulnerable are exploited by the other group and it's getting the media polic

dash cam shows the fiery scene. the 21-year-old heard the screams from his home and rushed to the scene to help. >> i was sitting there, i started hearing all the screaming. there was obviously a lady in the car screaming for help. and i got up to the car. at that point, my neighbor tom from a couple houses down was actually there right with me. >> that is thanks to the help from strangers, everyone made it out alive. one elderly couple is in critical condition. >>> new this morning, rescuers pulled a construction worker out of the rebel 13 hours after a deadly garage collapse in miami. a massive slab of concrete from that five-story miami-dade community college garage hit the man. crews had to amputate his leg to free him. he was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition. the garage collapsed yesterday afternoon, killing two workers and injuring eight others. there is still one person unaccounted for this morning. the campus is closed for the rest of the week. >>> today the man accused of opening fire a

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was suspended from the house of commons for his fiery antiwar speech. the war is being prolonged by those that have the need canada that brought their troops home two years ago so the netherlands french new zealand is a coming out early absolutely no reason why we shouldn't bring our troops home now the only reason is that we tied in with the politics of the united states we don't need independent state we have to remind ourselves of that we can take decisions and what we're going to see in the future is deepening. trouble they'll be more slaughter because of this whole of this fictitious fictitious aims of the war we've seen to collapse. of reality dot com now we've got news of high powered social networking for your russia's prime minister but that of a famous new friend on facebook find out what the site's father mark zuckerberg was doing here in moscow as he met with tech savvy pm also online to know when i read about the route would be a usual airbrushing of the current ikea catalog in saudi arabia. more than two years in jail in the trials yet to

who was suspended from the house of commons for his fiery antiwar speech. this war is being prolonged by those that have ended canada that brought their troops home two years ago so the netherlands fringe new zealanders are coming out early absolutely no reason why you shouldn't bring our troops home now the only reason is that we tied in with the politics of the united states we don't independent state we have to remind ourselves of that we can take own decisions and what we're going to see in the future is deepening trouble they'll be more slaughter because of this whole of this fictitious fictitious aims of the war we've seen to collapse. europe risk solving a lost generation the warning from brussels as unemployment in the euro zone hits the highest level so far in the history of the monetary union and that says anger of restorative policy sweeps the e.u. with the latest show fury taking place in athens is a research fellow at the european university institute he says the belt tightening strategies only make it a bad situation worse well it's either tha

. >> "the racketeer" is available now and guy fieri has been called ♪ >>> adele singing the lead trackarles was there with his wife camilla to greet daniel craig who is playing 007 for the third time. "skyfall" opens on november 9th. welcome back to cbs "this morning." >> guy fieri has taken the concept of celebrity chef to a new level. he owns restaurants all over the country and you can see him on tv, more than 35 hours a week. we took a trip to midtown and caught up with him at his brand new place in times square. >> love your show. >> thank you. >> stroll the streets of new york with guy fieri and you'll realize why he's called a culinary rock star. >> how you doing, man? >> great show. >> except you would be hard pressed to find a rock star as friendly and relatable as guy. the guy next door. >> where you from? >> upstate new york. >> thank you, brother. i was up in syracuse. >> his popularity is due to the host of the food network's," diners, drive-ins and dives." by crisscrossing the country with his signature saying and spiky blonde hair he's brought the masses to the heart of

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there was fiery debate back and forth in this town hall setting. the candidates were not behind the podiums and able to walk around answering questions from voters. there was a lot of domestic issues talking about taxes and gas prices and the economy and immigration. they talked about education as well. the polls said mitt romney coming into this debate was riding a wave after the first debate. president obama gave a more energetic performance. >> what you see in this country is 23 million people struggling to find a job. the president's policies have been exercised last four years and they have not put americans back to work. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considers themselves victims -- who refuse personal responsibility -- think about who he was talking about. >> they're going back to the battleground states on the campaign trail today. they will be back face to face monday night for the last debate and that will be on foreign policy. >> thanks so much. today at 4:00 fox news has bill o'reilly sitting down with katie

romney they are giving the advantage to president barack obama allison burns has more on some of the fiery exchangings on last night's debate. allison? >> reporter: 46% of the voters who watched the debate think president barack obama won. his polls dropped but he certainly showed up more aggressive last night. neither candidate left any attack unanswered. >> governor mitt romney does not have a five point plan he has a one point plan. >> under the last four years, they have been buried. mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> i well i know it is not as big as yours... >> reporter: here is more about oil drilling. >> how much have you done in federal waters? >> i had a question -- >> you want me to answer them? i am happy to answer the question... >> one of the president's top aides said the biggest moment was about libya and i will have one of my next updates, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> on our website, we have more video from last night's debate. just go to it, look for the debate tab right there on the front page. >>> there are two developments involving l

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. >> a day in court for a young man involved in a fiery police pursuit in chevy chase. you might remember three people died in the crash. the fourth person in that car is trial for car theft. brad bell is live at the county courthouse. by all accounts, was incredibly lucky to survive that. of his friends perished. prosecutors say richardson needs to pay the price for his role in the door ride that night in a stolen car. that night in a stolen car. only one would survive. today, that love survivor is on that love survivor is for car theft. >> he just got caught up in a situation. >> this case has become about n just a car theft charge. richardson is suing the police for $10 million. has a web site proclaiming video -- his innocence. richardson and his lawyers showed the video when the stopped police lights came then. >> the vehicle entered chevy chase circle. the vehicle stopped. the officers then rammed the vehicle. inthe officers said they are no way responsible. they immediately went into a rescue mode, saving his life. they said they could not get to the others in ti

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. >>> new developments in the trial of a teen saved from a fiery wreck. prosecutors say richardson and three friends took a stolen toyota on a joy ride back in march. the car crashed into a tree and burst into flames killing everyone but richardson. the jury was split. richardson will be sentenced and faces up to seven years in prison. >>> connecticut avenue in northwest is back open after being cleared by the d.c. bomb squad. the police close the 1700 block around noon after the man robbed the t.d. bank. he dropped a package while making his get away. the bank was evacuated and no one was hurt. a bomb squad determined the package was not a bomb. that man has not been found. >>> virginia health officials today confirm two new cases of the deadly form of meningitis caused by spinal injections. >> this is a story that started out kind of small and growing larger all week long. the total number of cases in virginia now stands at six and that includes one death. health officials believe that number will continue to rise as they contact nearly 630 people who r

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when he gets re-elected we'll see the old obama, fiery obama.ould be happy to see this. >> eric: this begs the question forget about the money, the man could stand on the podium and do that, point the finger and say where is your stafford money, knowing very well stafford money is on its way, anyway, where is you yours. what is he going to tell the american people? is he going to say -- forget the last four years knowing very well, the last four years are on his watch. >> dana: this video reminded me of things we've seen before. long way from hope and change. i don't think it will matter. the president of the united states. the questions are as andrea pointed out, 8.1% unemploymen unemployment. government increase increase under his watch. you could name any promise but you can't find one that he fulfilled. it could give some people pause. maybe he did want something else or didn't know what he was voting for. he was divisive. i nev thought in 2012 the country would feel divided than it did in 2008. >> kimberly: it does. >> dana: it does. >> bob

. >> want to try fieried mac and cheese? >> was that the best twinkie? >> would you say you had the winning male? >> definitely. >> no. >> you are the "chompion." clair has won. you are the first "chompion." >> they know it iwas me because i got a free meal. and check a map on -- check them out on facebook. take a peek at the stuff we have cut. to get our -- check out our blog. i will have >> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started

. >> want to try fieried mac and cheese? >> was that the best twinkie? >> would you say you had the winning male? >> definitely. >> no. >> you are the "chompion." clair has won. you are the first "chompion." >> they know it iwas me because i got a free meal. and check a map on -- check them out on facebook. take a peek at the stuff we have cut. to get our -- check out our blog. i will have >> hello. you're watching the show that explores san francisco's love affair with food. there are at least 18 farmers markets in san francisco alone, providing fresh and affordable to year-round. this is a great resource that does not break the bank. to show just how easy it can be to do just that, we have come up with something called the farmers' market challenge. we find someone who loves to cook, give them $20, and challenge them to create a delicious meal from ingredients found right here in the farmer's market. who did we find for today's challenge? >> today with regard to made a pot greater thanchapino. >> you only have $20 to spend. >> i know peter it is going

he stole guy fieri's lamborghini. trial date has not been set. >>> a south bay woman suspected in a series of neighborhood arsons is out of jail. she was arrested saturday after investigators saw her setting a fire in san jose. she posted bail yesterday but it turns out she lives in the complex where the fires were recently set. now they are trying to find out if she is connected to those other fires. >>> now dozens of people are suing their former landlord. 41 plaintiffs claim they knew of substandard conditions. they claim the fire started in the elevator control room. >>> we have some good news for the upcoming holiday season, the company is ready to hire tens of thousands of employees. plus, halloween, how much are people expecting to spend this year and we will have more on how it compares to last year. . >>> welcome back, consumers are spending extra for halloween. 7 in 10 plan on celebrating halloween and will spend 80 per person, up $72 from last year. >> halloween celebrations are at school, they are everywhe

. >>> what the overnight polls say about the fiery presidential debate. >>> it is warm for everybody. good morning, it is time for the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning to you, welcome to a brand-new day in the middle of the week, i am dave clark. >> and good morning, i am pam cook, let's check in with steve paulson for the weather. >> yesterday we had fog but it is all gone. it is windy out towards the valley maybe some of the higher elevations as well with. 70s 80s and 90s, here is sal. >>> we will start reminding you about a closure on this very same bridge. also it looks good on the golden gate bridge as you head south. let's go back to the desk. >>> they are picking up the pieces, it crashed in the what i. alex savage is where the team is down but not out, right alex? >> reporter: this is a major setback. this was the boat they were planning to race during the america's cup and it capsized yesterday afternoon and

. >> but one thing they can agree is what could be a setting of the stage for a fiery second presidential debate next week. >> coming up, the deadly fungal a meningitis outbreak spreads to several more people in maryland. the current estimates of just how many people have been exposed. faster from -- faster than a speeding bullet to slower than a snail's >> the space shuttle endeavor took its last journey this morning. more from l.a. as a cover the nation. >> the space shuttle endeavor departed lax on its two hundred thousand-pound transport vehicle and started rolling around 2:00 a.m. >> there are 80 wheels. each will can move independently, but their computer-controlled. >> spectators lined the streets for a chance to witness history. >> it is the american dream. it is an american icon. it is an american hero. >> liftoff! >> after 25 missions and millions of miles in space command ever will soon call the california sun center home. captain mark kelly served as commander of the space mission and says that fans will get a special treat when visiting the shuttle. >> there will -- they will

. >> want to try fieried mac and cheese? >> was that the best twinkie? >> would you say you had the winning male? >> definitely. >> no. >> you are the "chompion." clair has won. you are the first "chompion." >> they know it iwas me because i got a free meal. and check a map on -- check them out on facebook. take a peek at the stuff we have cut. to get our -- check out our blog. i will have >> welcome. we are here doing our building san francisco tour. we're going to have a very interesting tour of elevators in sanford cisco. we have all gotten into an elevator, the doors have closed, and it has carried us to our destination. have you ever wondered how elevators were -- work? we check out the need outside the elevator using current technology and we learn about the latest destination elevated technology all here in san francisco. we will also visit the machinery where all the behind- the-scenes gears control these incredible machines. we are very fortunate today to have an expert with those who is going to walk us are around elevators in san francisco. ca

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a san jose woman is being treated for burns after a fiery explosion at her home. it happened yesterday afternoon. three other people made it out safely without any injuries. firefighters say it appears the explosion was on the second floor but they are still investigating what caused it. >>> wal-mart workers are giving them until friday to approve conditions. they protested in arkansas yesterday and employees at 28 stores across the country walked off the job. they could hold strikes on the day of thanksgiving when many people flooded the stores to get deals. >>> they called the doping contest a one sided job. they issued a 200 page report detailing armstrong's alleged use of performance enhancing drugs. arm strong's wife is accused of handing out cortisone pills. armstrong has already been stripped of his 7 tour defrance titles. >>> a man is being handed $200,000 for rescuing the boat. the boat apparently came loose from its anchor. now he says he is end titled for a hefty reward under maritime law. energy which is strapped for cash will likely fight this in cour

the tree is sprayed with water and cut down, but its fiery final moments are forever caught on camera. >> it was just amazing, especially coming from electricity. it's kind of a rare, awesome moment. >> august 16th, 2009. a fire breaks out at a warehouse on the trans-alaska highway in fort st. john, british columbia. >> we had no idea what was in there, really. just the color of the smoke was a clear indicator it had a heavy hydrocarbon base to it. >> firefighters soon learn of a hidden danger. large quantities of methanol, a highly flammable liquid, are inside the warehouse. >> 138 barrels of a methanol-based product that were being stored there for delivery, and there was other products in there that were acid-based products, even the residual atmosphere around the building also became very toxic. >> the warehouse is completely engulfed in flames as firefighters struggle to contain the blaze. >> the fire was obviously out of control and we were trying to get it under control. the chief turned to me and said this is going to be pretty serious because we can't, you know, once it start

it wasn't like the fiery social issue like -- fiery social issue like abortion.k obama round the -- won the round. >> you expected the candidates to be softer and gentler and that -- and candy crowley, she really had to sand strong to -- had to stand strong. i thought she did a great job. >> reporter: and she's taking a lot of criticism. i think as a journalist she did a job -- she did the job they were supposed to go. but boy, were they aggressive. these were like two alpha males circling each other. it was a very interesting and combative session. i think a lot of -- i think a lot of women voters -- it was a high stakes game for both of these candidates. they boat -- they both needed a win and obama was far more aggressive. and you men -- >> and the next debate on monday, what do we expect before then? >> reporter: we're gonna come back to that libya moment. republicans are already fighting act saying that act of comment made by obama was a generic comment. so don't expect that one would end. and romney is gonna have to come up, foreign policy being a very, ver

he was the sole survivor of a fiery crash last march on chevy chase circle. rico richardson was a passenger in a stolen car. it crashed into a tree on that circle, after a police chase. jackie bensen is live in rockville tonight where richardson's trial for that car theft is now under way. jackie? >> reporter: good evening, jim. the question is this, did the 18-year-old defendant know that the car he was riding in had been stolen? exhibit "a" in the state of maryland versus rico richardson, the dash cam video from one of the police cruisers that responded to chevy chase circle in march. responding to a pursuit that exceeded speeds of 90 miles an hour. officers came upon a stolen toyota echo crumpled next to a tree. >> vehicle's on fire. >> reporter: in court, prosecutor steve chakenaid officers risked their own safety to pull richardson from the crash that killed his three friends. michael robinson second on the scene was asked if he saw rico richardson in the car. he responded yes, he was on fire. the officer who began the pursuit also testified, the prosecu

the trial begins today for the sole survivor of a fiery crash in chevy chase. richardson says he's not responsible for the crash that killed three teenagers. police say richardson was a passenger in a stolen car that crashed and burst into flames after a chase earlier this year. richardson has been charged with car theft, but maintains he's innocent. he's also filed a civil suit against police alleging officers are the ones really responsible for the crash. >> the video shows a pursuit being recklessly engaged this in officers. >> police say they followed standard law enforcement procedure. >>> a jury finds a man guilty of chasing down and beating a teen earlier this year. yesterday a jury found 22-year-old tayshaun powell guilty of assault and robbery. prosecutors argued powell was in a group who chased down a teen back in april and brutally beat him. the video ended up on facebook and became a key piece of evidence, but also a source of dispute. >> the video shows clearly that this defendant, mr. powell, was the assailant, the main actor in this case. >> i fe

don't expect a repeat of the fiery romney/obama debate confrontation this week. they prize jokes over attacks as the candidates poke fun at themselves and each other vying for votes with only 19 days to go until the election. >>> good evening. i'm wolf blitzer in for piers morgan. we are going to bring you all of the one-liners live. let's set the stage. i want to bring in gloria borger, ralph, tonya and jim acosta, our political correspondent standing outside the waldorf in new york. set the stage for us, jim. what are we about to see? >> reporter: the alfred smith dinner, we are told that speech will begin at 9:05. he gets to go first. the president gets to go second. as you've noted and as we've been reported, this is typically a light-hearted affair. we have been reporting all day long that the gop nominee was in debate prep for most of the day. i should report that i did hear from a senior romney adviser that said that mitt romney also worked on this speech for this evening. it was serious business earlier today when he was working on his material for later

. >> reporter: at breakfast after his fiery debate, paul ryan still had his sunny side up. >> no, it's what i expected. ryan offered no complaints about biden's aggressive performance, which was designed to put some points on the president's scoreboard, whether it was on ryan's past request for stimulus money. >> on two situations -- >> reporter: or ryan's attempt to compare mitt romney to jack kennedy. >> now you're jack kennedy. >> reporter: ryan was able to fire back with a few zingers of his own. >> mr. vice president, mr. vice president i know you are under a lot of dures to make up for lost ground. i think the vice president very well knows sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way. >> reporter: republicans in the post debate spin room tried to make the case, biden filed not only on style. >> quite frankly, i was embarrassed for the vice president. we counted 82 times that joe biden interrupted paul ryan. >> reporter: but also on substance. declaring victory for his running mate romney seized on what his campaign has dubbed biden's benghazi bungle sghp becaus