in neighboring broward county, where fort lauderdale is the largest city, property taxes are down $17 billion. taken together, that's $26,000 less in property taxes from every home and condo in the region. and that means more belt- tightening. workers in north miami beach will take a 10% pay cut and 10- day furloughs. hialeah, a city of 200,000, will lay off 50 employees, and could cut worker pay by a third. in broward county, 10% of bus routes are on the chopping block. along with millions of dollars less, says county commissioner stacy ritter, for law enforcement and other key services. >> you feel like you're stuck between a rock and a hard place. do you raise taxes and give them the services they want, but recognize that in this economy, raising taxes is a really bad thing to do? or do you cut the service, keep the tax level what it is, and just recognize that they'll be mad at you because the parks and libraries aren't open when they want? there's no good answer and no way to please everybody in a time like this. jeff yastine, "nightly business report," miami. >> tom: our series

the remnants of nicole are around fort lauderdale. there is the strong areas of the pressure off the coast of south carolina. it will move up into the virginia and new york state. this is a flooding-type event. expecting inwe're excess of 4 inches. more likely, in excess of 6 inches. we have a flash flood warnings issued around the district of columbia and down to the south in annapolis. there is a coastal advisory with one to 2 feet above the normal high tide. into the mix, there is wind problems. we have tornado watch that extends for the entire area until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon and gusts up to 45 miles per hour. this will continue to move in our direction. there is no relief in sight until later tomorrow. heavy rains throughout today and may be some thunderstorms in the mix. we're in the 70's. 57 set 61. heavy rain even at 8:00 p.m. tonight. -- 57 to 61. we will clear out after 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. temperatures will be in the 60's on saturday. this is a dangerous tropical system we are tracking all day today. >> that translates i

fort lauderdale had over an inch of rain. as that moisture comes up late tomorrow night, that means into new england there could be very heavy rain. not a tropical storm but a lot of leftover tropical moisture. tomorrow when you get up temperatures will be around 60 degrees. rather mild but a comfortable day. late tomorrow some of those sprinkles will be coming our way. temperatures into the mid 70's. the real rains come in tomorrow night and thursday along with some gusty winds. i think many spots will be looking at 2-3 inches of rain. right around the district and probably towards the blue ridge, some spots could look at four inches of rain. very likely there will be flood watches tomorrow, but the bulk of it on thursday. >> he washed that liquid nitrogen out of your hair -- you washed that out of your hair? >> teo well-known performers worked for a good cause. capital one bank. they're everywhere. yeah, you're right! ♪ [ male announcer ] capital one banks are everywhere. [ clang! ] with hundreds of branches and atms, they'

human services, rockville, maryland; ron tannenbaum, president and co-founder, intherooms.com, fort lauderdale, florida; dr. w. douglas evans, professor and director, public health communication and marketing program, george washington university, washington, dc; sandra de castro buffington, director, hollywood health & society, usc annenberg norman lear center, beverly hills, california. the media obviously influences how people create their opinions, particularly about addiction and treatment issues in behavior health. and doug, why don't we review what we mean about media today. some time ago, marshall mcluhan said that the medium is the message and that is more true today than ever. media have proliferated and they now permeate our society. we're surrounded by it constantly 24/7 and users increasingly are defining what the media are and what those media mean to the rest of us. and mark, why is it important for the media to really understand addiction, treatment, and behavioral health? i think as doug just said, it's 24/7, people rely on the media to get their information and, as the media

the remnants are now near fort lauderdale. there is another area of low pressure. they combined for a hybrid system. we'll see heavy downpours all day long today. how much rain? in excess of 4 inches of rain. i will say in excess of 6 inches by the end of this thing, which will not be until late tomorrow morning. the duration of this event will cause -- it will have a lot to do with the flooding impact. we are seeing a flash flooding around the district. there is a coastal flood advisory with high tides expected to be one to 2 feet above normal. there is a change in the direction of the wind. a tornado watch is in effect for our entire area until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. we're dealing with an awful weather day. this will move on up through virginia and continue up to new york the state. it is like a tropical hose that is pouring in more moisture. heavy rain on and off today with gusty winds. no relief tonight. we could see thunderstorms tonight, maybe some lightning. 57 to 61 degrees. heavy rain continues tonight in a strong pockets of red. it continues into tomor

the family of a 48-year-old man honored his last wish by burying at sea off the coast of fort lauderdale. the problem is his body came back the next morning. it is time to welcome back our new york city chief medical examiner. always a pleasure. before we get to that story. i want to talk to you about this other story you mentioned in the strategy room today. american pilot pulled from the cockpit of his delta jet prior to his flight from amsterdam to newark. they thought he was drug and tested his blood alcohol and it was . 023. and they arrested him for being drunk. >> he wasn't drunk. he had a level of alcohol, one or two beers would have caused it which is higher than the dutch aviation industry permits, a little higher. and that's why they took him off and made him pay $900 and made 200 people go to other airlines. i think that was a little severe, but .023 is something like we get when you have one or two drinks. >> couldn't they have him sit down for an hour. >> if he took off in the plane, by the time he got to newark he would havingthing in his blood. >> i want to move to the ne

. >> i feel like she is family and it just hurts me inside to know someone would poll fort lauderdalely toucher had. >> reporter: he is doing something about t williamsoned the victim was pull eed was tol by police an attack happened several months ago built sheriff's office has not been able to confirm that for us. damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, damian. >>> a rem day of classes at a bay area high school rocked boy a drunk driving crash that kill one student and injured several others. five juniors were riding in a bmw around noon friday when it spun into the path of an oncoming tractor trailer to on navado boulevard. investigators found empty alcohol containers in and around the car and the driver has been arrested. one of the students remains in critical condition in a marin county hospital. the drive over that tractor trailer suffered minor injuries. >>> a third suspect has been charged with helping a suspected gang member escape after the shooting of a police officer. police say a man gunned down officer todd young during an attempted arrest last month. today, fra

sorry to interrupt you, dan springer, but we've got a jet coming into fort lauderdale's airport thatlanding gear trouble. you can see the gear appears to be down, the question is, is it locked? it is said to be a lear jet coming in. you know, everything looks okay right now, but when the weight of the plane actually hits the main landing gear there in the rear, we could have some problems. let's see what happens. bounces a couple of times, you can see the thrust reversers come out on the engines there, and it's a picture-perfect landing. apparently, a nonevent. they had some kind of an indicator in the cockpit that told them that their gear was not necessarily down and locked. and if that happens, you can have a gear collapse. we're going to be showing you some pictures of what happened to an airliner where that very thing happened, the gear did not come down. we're going to be showing you some pictures of that amazing landing coming up. this one appears to be okay. >>> coast guard investigators trying to determine what caused a seattle water taxi to crash into a seawall. seven peopl

host: just in fort lauderdale, good morning to you. caller: i want to talk about two things. one is our failing bridges that could go any time. and putting money into infrastructure is a great idea. it is going to create jobs. people cannot even feel safe going across an old bridge, for example now let me talk about locally, please. i'm in broward county. we have a transportation system called dct. it is never on time. and it has little brown wheelie things by the bus terminal to tell the schedule. why have they not been replaced? there was no soap dispenser in the bathroom for months, until i finally got them to put one in. and we're talking during flu season. i think there should be a watchdog-type committee -- excuse me, i'm just a little nervous. host: that is all right. caller: a watch dog tied committee that oversees -- a watchdog-type committee that oversees public transportation. guest: generally speaking, public transportation systems are either state or locally controlled. they usually have a board of directors. sometimes the board of directors is made up of elected

fort lauderdale, florida, david on our independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, sir. caller: oh, i'm sorry. i'm not on the tv that i'm watching. i was -- i wanted to comment about the situation in iraq. host: uh-huh. caller: i strongly -- i was a loyal democrat and an ardent clinton supporter and volunteer and have been a lifelong democrat until the election when i became an independent. the current administration's foreign policy is an abomination of the basic fundamental philosophy that this nation was based upon. there is no promotion of democracy. there is the acceptance of totalitarian and tyrannical state actions against the people as in iran where they are trying to have an election that was stolen. the situation in iraq has been destabilized. it's always been a nation that was unstable, and the fascist party that saddam hussein evolved, which was originally created after the nazi party -- host: i'll leave it there. cleveland, mississippi, william, democratic line. caller: well, i'd like to say that i really am glad to see that the presiden

host: just in fort lauderdale, good morning to you. caller: i want to talk about two things. our failing bridges that could go any time. and putting money into infrastructure is a great idea. it is going to create jobs. people cannot even feel safe going across an old bridge, for example now let me talk about locally, please. i'm in broward county. we have a transportation system called dct. it is never on time. and it has little brown wheelie things by the bus terminal to tell the schedule. why have they not been replaced? there was no soap dispenser in the bathroom for months, until i finally got them to put one in. and we're talking during flu season. i think there should be a watchdog-type committee -- excuse me, i'm just a little nervous. host: that is all right. caller: a watch dog tied committee that oversees -- a watchdog-type committee that oversees public transportation. guest: generally speaking, public transportation systems are either state or locally controlled. they usually have a board of directors. sometimes the board of directors is made up of elected offici

. -- towards fort lauderdale. we have a good chance of showers and storms in the forecast thursday, friday, and even on saturday. by sunday and monday, much cooler. it will really feel like autumn as we head into october. 66 for a daytime high. >> our interactive radar can help you stay ahead of severe radar. -- of severe weather. you can check the forecast on wbaltv.com. the newest addition to the brand that reps from the headlines is "law and order, los angeles". we have actors from the show live in a los angeles to tell us more. the franchise just keeps rolling. >> welcome to los angeles. it keeps going. >> how do you think this series will be different than the others, or does los angeles provide enough of a difference in itself? >> certainly, it does. it is a much broader jurisdiction for the detectives. there is a lot more to hollywood than the entertainment business. therefore, there are a lot of stories to be mined from the beaches to the valleys to downtown. there is a lot