>> reporter: with many children with autism, gabby has severely limited communication skills. but new technology brings new opportunity. her parents added an ipad into her life and it is amazing. >> it brought her to life. she would look down and not give eye contact. it's amazing that this ipad -- this little girl woke up. >> reporter: special applications seem to sharpen cognitive skills and give a voice to those in need. >> you're feeling what? >> cool. >> reporter: trish is familiar with the challenges. not only with her own work at pathfinders with autism but also with her own son eric. and she has found the device invaluable. >> all he can do is type in what he wants to say. >> reporter: especially with the frustrations not being able to communicate. >> if we're absolutely in and situation where he's up set, we'll go to the ipad or i touch and talk to him and try to get him to communicate. >> reporter: families agree with the impact, therapists are beginning to study the potentials in the classroom. >> we're still in many of the exploring phases with many of the tools to

three. >> what is gabby's address on wisteria lane? do. >> oh, shoot. >> 3349 wisteria lane. >> i didn't know that. good question. >> you're talking about the gardener. how old was the gardener you were having an affair with? >> 17. >> you got two out of three. you are a winner, eva longoria. thank you. >> thank you. >> wonderful. >> good to see you. >> great to see you. you can watch "desperate housewives" sunday, 9:00, 8:00 central on abc. >>> coming up, deals and steals. josh will have that. >>> and jack hanna will be along, too. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> good morning. defendant if i can -- definitely still dealing with wet conditions. looking at maryland's most powerful radar we are dealing with light rain across the area moderate rain to the north of port deposit along i-95 heading towards rising sun and just to the north of betterton and crossing the bay. so that's the scenario going through the rest of the morning and also through the evening we hav

three. >> what is gabby's address on wisteria lane? do. >> oh, shoot. >> 3349 wisteria lane. >> i didn't know that. good question. >> you're talking about the gardener. how old was the gardener you were having an affair with? >> 17. >> you got two out of three. you are a winner, eva longoria. thank you. >> thank you. >> wonderful. >> good to see you. >> great to see you. you can watch "desperate housewives" sunday, 9:00, 8:00 central on abc. >>> coming up, deals and steals. josh will have that. >>> and jack hanna will be along, too. >>> no damage or injuries reported from a small quake this morning. the 3.6 quake was centered a mile east of berkeley near cal's memorial stadium felt across the bay area. we got calls from walnut creek, have lay yo, marin and san francisco -- the big problem for bart came later. >>> it was not earthquake-related, equipment problems. residual delays on bart 5 to 20 minutes. sfo to pittsburg bay point line not affected. southbound 280 san saw, 880, 17 accident in the right lane. drive times, san mateo bridg

three. >> what is gabby's address on wisteria lane? do. >> oh, shoot. >> 3349 wisteria lane. >> i didn't know that. good question. >> you're talking about the gardener. how old was the gardener you were having an affair with? >> 17. >> you got two out of three. you are a winner, eva longoria. thank you. >> thank you. >> wonderful. >> good to see you. >> great to see you. you can watch "desperate housewives" sunday, 9:00, 8:00 central on abc. >>> coming up, deals and steals. josh will have that. >>> and jack hanna will be along, too. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning at 8:27 of this thursday. overhere's a controversy curfew anden montgomery county. phil andrews says that is not loitering, he wanted than instead. newschannel 811 in-depth report this coming up in a few minutes. students forced from their dorm rooms by mold will find housing on a cruise ship. the students were evaluated at of maryland.llege -- evacuate did at st. mary's college in maryland. the sea voyager will afford them rooms to the end of th

. >>> and word tonight that arizona congresswoman gabby giffords is in north carolina for the next stagetation from that gunshot wound to her head. her office said she'll be in asheville for two weeks of intensive therapy with a specialist tinging her recovery before returning to houston and a reminder to all of you, the congressman and her husband mark kelly have a new book "gabby: a story of courage and hope" out november 14th, an abc news special bringing you their remarkable story of hope and recovery. >>> and when we return, an astonishing discovery, 12-year-old girls learned they were switched at birth. what everyone decided to do. sen. ♪ 4 pounds of sirloin. but only wrap half... i'll just throw it out anyway. [ male announcer ] we throw out over $500 in food every year. help save more of it with ziploc freezer bags featuring new, improved smartzip. edge to edge protection you can hear. now that's ziplogic. ziploc freezer bags with the new, improved smartzip seal. get ziploc. and get more out of it. try ziploc containers with smartsnap. [ female announcer ] s.c. johnson. a family

. >> gabby -- [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. gosh, you hold your own. you're great. you're super funny in this movie. >> uh -- i appreciate it. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the movie is about -- >> i just looked this way and you're like, "yes!" >> jimmy: the movie is about, like, a bernie madoff guy played by alan alda, and he rips these people off. and you guys want to get the money back -- almost like a robin hood thing -- and give the money back to the people who got ripped off. >> exactly. and my guy just -- he was -- you know, he was a new employee at the towers and he just -- >> jimmy: who did you base this character on? if you base your people on everybody? >> well, i did this movie called "the world trade center" before, and i, you know, i was doing a lot of research, and i would get my coffee at this one place, you know, every morning. and he was literally the worst guy to do customer service. [ light laughter ] you know, he's the kind of guy that laughs at his own jokes. and, you know, like, i would walk in and i

gabby giffords mark as special milestone at the white house. her special tribute to her husband and how she outdid the vice president. >>> good evening. for the past decade, americans have watched as 4.5 million american jobs have gone overseas to china. well, tonight, a major sign that hemorrhage may be ending. those jobs are starting to come home. abc news has obtained a powerful new report from the highly respected boston consulting group, which says 3 million jobs are now on their way back to america. how soon? what kind? and where? abc's david muir has been pouring over this data that's too good to be true. >> reporter: very bold report, diane, as you point out. good evening. the answer to how soon we'll see these jobs? some of them, we're seeing already. tonight, we ask, what's behind thus? tu turns, made in america make as lot more business sense when it comes to a company's bottom line. jobs coming back from china? the kind of headline once unheard of. this isn't something down the road. you're seeing businesses coming back already? >>

. >> and gabby and david? how old? >> gabby is 14 and david is 10, and i know this picture is a few years back. and this is at the time of hopkins and i give full credit to anna to raising them. >> how did you come close to getting aids? >> this was interesting in the second period of my life at uc berkeley in san francisco and i was training to be a surgeon. and it was a humbling experience, and trying to help a patient. who had a big collection of fluid. and this patient was dying of aids. and another physician and our attempts to help this patient. we have a big needle and trying to get the fluid out, he was in pain from the knee. and it was an orthopedic surgeon and i. and back then i was doing rotation. and she's got a big needle and fluid and suddenly loses control with this needle. and get blood and fluids and everything. and you can imagine the same story of the patients getting diagnosis, and we knew a case. and the san francisco general hospital that had the first ward for aids patient in the whole united sta

in news covering the nation to die, congresswoman gabbe givers -- gabby giffords was all smiles for her husband's retirement from the navy. it was only her second trip to washington since she was shot in the head -- in the head at a rally last january. her husband received two awards at the ceremony. the highlight of the evening came when giffords herself in the distinguished crossed on her husband. day eight of the conrad murray trial. the doctor is charged with negligence and manslaughter. stephany is in los angeles with the latest. >> you took a lot of photos. >> dr. conrad murray's defense went on the offensive today, attempting to point out mistakes the l.a. county coroner investigator made in michael jackson's bedroom days after his death. >> the mistake -- you made a substantial number of mistakes in this investigation of this case. >> no. >> prosecutors than winning to damage control. >> did you conduct a perfect investigation in this case? >> no. >> have you ever conducted a perfect crime scene investigation? >> no. >> the question is, did any of these mistakes or any combinati

. >>> congresswoman now gabby giffords will be in north carolina for two weeks beginning intensive therapy sessions through november 4th. part of the recovery after shot in the head in tucson. this is strictly a trip for focusing on therapy and she will not make public appearances. >>> kids who text like crazy may be getting a payoff. 13 youngsters qualified to compete in a text off. the winner walks away with $50,000. kids are coming in from oregon, michigan, washington and california. 13 come competitors got new phones. challenges are from being blind folded to using different types of symbols. >>> nowio the clichi about the hail size of baseballs. this is it. hail the size of baseballs in parts of oklahoma saturday. it broke windshields and made driving an adventure. have you ever seen hailstones that large? >> not in person. that's fantastic. if you chop that in half you see rains for every trip. that's the video we should see and count those up. check this out. late in the season, not that unusual, usually we start surpressing tropical activity further down and off the western caribbe

gabby giffords is set to undergo therapy. why doctors are calling her road to recovery miraculous.

gabby not putting much stock in the fast start. >> quite frankly when it comes to april and may, i'm not going to be able to sit here and say hey we were 5-0 and not that record. isn't that great? it's not going to hold a lot of weight. it's nice but it's just the process of getting to where we want to get. >> got to keep rolling and keep going. it's a good seed. tonight was better than we have been playing. we have to keep on going. >>> nfl trade deadline passed. the raiders sent a first and a second round draft pick to the bengals for carson palmer. palmer who refused to continue playing in cincinnati will replace the injured jason camp well. ronnie brown went to detroit. and the world series starts? st. louis tomorrow. the cardinals playing the underdog role to perfection and the rangers back in their second straight fall classic. >> we expect to win. that's the attitude we have. if you don't have that attitude you shouldn't be here in the world serious. we will try to play to our type of game on every given day and hope when it is all over we got one more run than the st. louis c

. >>> the star of the capitals isn't contributing, hear what gabby has to say about ovi's problems, those and more coming up next in sports. >>> with all their additions in the off-season and a self- proclaimed dream team label. not many expected the philadelphia eagles to start the season just 1-4. one more loss and they can pretty much kiss the postseason good-bye. maybe a bigger surprise in that the redskins are on top. but despite the eagles losing record the skins still have to bring the a game. not going obama easy. remember what happened? st. louis? they were one game away from winning to the winless -- losing to the winless rams. the skins know the eagles are hungry. >> we're worried about just beating the eagles. you know? and down the line, we'll take care of itself but really doesn't matter. with f we don't -- if we don't take care of this game. >> we understand they're going to come in and play their best game. it's a must win for the eagles undoubtedly. >> running back tim hightower was still limited in practice coming off the shoulder injury. he probably won't get to start s

. >>> congresswoman gabby giffords is in attending a retirement party for her husband. kelly commanded the final flight of the space shuttle "endeavour." the couple's joint memoir is actually due out next month. what a story they can share. >> so inspiring. >>> now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. more than a foot of snow in the mountains of colorado and wyoming. scattered thunderstorms for much of the rockies and dakotas. showers from san francisco to santa barbara. thunderstorms in west texas and florida. frost and freeze advisories this morning from pennsylvania to maine. >> just 60 in boston. and 69 here in new york. mostly 80s from miami to dallas. 81 in kansas city. 79 in chicago. 75 in detroit. 50s from seattle to salt lake city. phoenix gets up to 79. and albuquerque, 69. >>> and coming up, apple's new era without steve jobs. we ask the experts what consumers can expect in the years to come. >>> and later, a fifth inning stretch. game interrupted by a squirrel. >>> just like the scene at apple stores around the world, a memorial has sprung up

a lot of work to do, how congresswoman gabby giffords starts the next journey afshot in the head in january. >>> janet jackson rescheduling part of her australian tour. why she is putting it on hold for now. all that straight ahead. >>> just how profitable was the baltimore grand prix race? i'm sherrie johnson, crunching the numbers, coming up. >>> good morning maryland i'm charley crowson. you may have noticed in the past couple of breaks we haven't had commercials and gone to black and come back to us. technical issues. we will keep you up to date with everything going on. let's turn things over to justin berk with a check of the forecast. i get time to talk about where i will be. out to california tomorrow to the air force base as i get to partake in some of the festivities surrounding the rocket launch in a next generation weather satellite mpt, we will have an interviews i get to sit besides astronauts. we will talk about the actual launch here at the end of the week. i'm excited about that. we got a lot of action this morning. 44 baltimore. 48 hagerstown. 45 easton. cloudiness this mo

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giffords will read the final chapter, "gabby, a story of courage and hope."t comes out november 13th. >>> astronomers have witnessed the first direct image of a planet being born. take a look. it's believed to have started forming about 50,000 to 100,000 years ago. the university of hawaii made the discovery and presented it earlier this week at nasa's goddard space flight center in maryland. astronomers say the planet is being formed out of dust and gas, circling a 2 million-year-old star. this is the youngest planet ever observed. it's just really hard to get your mind around. >> it's pretty cool stuff. >> oh, my gosh. >> tom, you're into this astronomy stuff. that's got to be pretty impressive. >> the twitter world was all aflutter about it yesterday. >>> now this morning on planet earth, it's a cold start this morning. many locations down into the low 40s starting off this friday morning. now in washington, a live picture from our city camera. here's the washington monument. beautiful visibility this morning. a crystal clear crisp friday morning under a c

gabby giffords, who sat there smiling in a way that made it awfully easy for the rest of us to contemplate everything she's been through. and isn't that what we wanted? back on that brutal day when a crazy man fired a gun at her head. almost within hours, reports were circulating that up in the hospital room, she was already communicating. pulling through. easy to say. but in fact, they had to put her into a coma to keep her alive. three days before she could breathe on her own. indeed, it would be seven months before we would see her again. a brief drop-in for an important vote in congress, where it was clear not just how much work she put in but how much she had had to put in. but in a still image, it was there again today, in the moment where she embraced her husband, after first pinning a medal on his chest with her left hand. now the better one. the smile that makes it easier for the rest of us to contemplate everything she's been through so far, just to get back here. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> an amazing recovery. >>> and it is a quarter-century late. but the white house

court put on trial and forced all it's a question through all the terrible things he did and if it gabby's the contemporary world leaders or previous regime leaders tough. we need to know. what is garbage day with. some details of the murky dealings have already emerged claiming the reputation of one of britain's leading universities the london school of economics the greedy contracts with the good acting regime worth over two million pounds to educate hundreds this future civil servants the director was forced to resign and now the university of tripoli is demanding the money back french leader nicolas sarkozy was never shy in greeting good data even letting him pitch his tent in nearly safe palace that's currently bankrolling sarkozy's party to the presidency so says this man they one who could still tell all that of course he had never had sarkozy must give back the money he took from libya to finance his electoral campaign we funded it and we have all the details and are ready to reveal everything. saif al islam gadhafi son and key right hand man reportedly ready to surrender to the wa

"gabby, a story of courage and hope." it comes out november 15th. >>> now, a news 4 exclusive.ntry dry cleaners closed shop. customers have been stopping by the action cleaners in falls church for days now trying to pick up their clothes. customers say there was a note on the front door with a phone number on it. the voice mail is full. news 4 learned the fairfax county of consumer affairs is investigating three complaints from customers who can't get their clothes back. >> i was so shocked to come here and find it completely empty. i bring my dry cleaning here for my husband every two weeks. there's two weeks worth of suits and shirts that we have. >> it's doubtful the cleaners will reopen at that location. the shopping center is slated for demolition in january. consumers can file complaints online. there's a link on our website at www.nbcwashington.com. search cleaners or you can call 703-222-8435. >> if you haven't heard, the world is supposed to end today. that's according to evangelical broadcaster harold camping. the 94-year-old civil engineer revised his doomsday predic

gabby giffords will be treated in asheville for the next two weeks, no specifics about your treatment were given -- but no specifics about her treatment were given. >> mcdonald's is raising their prices for the third time this year. prices went up last march by 1% may.nother % ipercent in toys r us is expanding their layaway plan. almost everything in their store will be available. customers will have 90 days to pay off their balance. the hotel industry is not too happy about some rules involving government workers. at&t is looking for a lifeline to that. jane king has more in the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. big day for at&t. they will ask a federal judge to throw a loss so stopping their merge with t-mobile. it will say sprint has no right t. theyg this sui and had the date roadblock to block the deal. result from netflix on the heels of user revolts. early results from catapult and texas instruments. stocks rallied on friday over the resolving europe debt crisis. ? index was higher -- the bloomberg maryland index was hired. blasted a proposed rule that prohibits most

her memoir co-written with her husband is titled "gabby, a story of courage and hope." >>> a tv star is a new mom for the second time in just six months. how does she do that? >> it's time for hollywood headlines. georgia is joining us from the morning show on wkys. welcome back on this thursday. >> thank you. >> let's start with lindsay. yesterday, she was in cuffs and today she didn't show up for community service. >> she showed up late. she drives up in her $80,000 porsche. she says the media confused them. they said wrong, we gave you step by step directions and you have been here before. she has to get 16 hours in before november 2nd, which is her next court date. >> what is her problem? >>> i don't know. did you see her, her teeth were jagged. that's why she missed one appointment. she needs therapy. >> she's coming apart at the seams. >> she is. >> the kim kardashian/chris humphreys wedding is coming apart? can this be over already? >> i don't think so. i think it will be over soon, but not this soon. they say she's hired a divorce attorney but every time you see her on the re

we'll talk to bruce about that. >> his nickname is gabby. he likes to talk.rned a lot about him in the last year through the beauty of hbo. what are you going to ask him today? >> he'll be prepared for the interview. >> he'll be prepared because he's a professional and he knows what you're going to be bringing. what are we going to learn? >> we're going to learn about some of their new guys. they brought back a couple guys who were here years ago. the feeling i'm getting by looking at the roster, he's bringing in veterans. will that be the key, those veterans, down the stretch to hopefully get them to where they want to go, the stanley cup. >> i love hearing my greens say, this group of guys, when they come up as young guys, they were a little green. >> sure. >> starting to cohesive playing. >> yes, they're growing together and i think this could be that special year we're all hoping for. we can't play the games in the playoffs now. it's only october. got a long way to go. it's a marathon not a sprint. we'll see how it starts tomorrow night. >> be careful of

the husband of gabby giffords. the arizona congresswoman shot at a political event. here you see the baltimore native posing. a retirement party was held for captain kelly in washington today. he is leaving after a decade of service, most recently, of course, being a pilot for the space shuttle program. >> he's going to be sadly missed. >>> an entire pharmacy in michael jackson's bedroom. dramatic testimony of the powerful drugs found inside the king of pop's home. >>> blocking bullies, in school and online. why this month is the time to do it. i'm gigi barnett. that story in tonight's school watch report. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, two robberies, two men shot. and police are frustrated. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> and ready for the weekend. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> breaking news from south baltimore. emergency crews after a car went into a house. this is video sent in by a viewer involved in the accident. there's no word of injuries or how the car ended up in that position. >>> sepa

gabby giffords, who sat there, smiling in a way that made it awfully easy for the rest of us to contemplaterything she has been through. isn't that what we wanted, back on that brutal day when a crazy man fired a gun at her head? almost within hours reports were circulating that up in the hospital room she was communicating, pulling through. easy to say, but in fact, they had to put her into a coma to keep her alive. it was three days before she could breathe on her own. indeed it would be seven months before we would see her again. a brief drop-in for an important vote in congress where it was clear, not just how much work she put to be able to do this but how much she had had to put in. but in a still image it was there again in the moment where she embraced her husband after first pinning a medal on his chest with her left hand, now the better one. the smile that makes it easier for the rest of us to contemplate everything she has been through so far, just to get back here. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> what an incredible recovery. >> amazing recovery to me. amazing love story on

in the audio version of the book giffords reads the lapt chapter alive, called gabby, a story of courage and hope. it comes out november 15th. you recall giffords was shot in the head in january and has spent months in rehab. so for returning to the house floor in august, writing a book, working so hard to recover and just being the epitome of the comeback kid, gabby giffords, are you today's rock star. [ male announcer ] are you considering a new medicare plan? then you may need help finding the right plan for your needs. call now to find out how a medicare plan from unitedhealthcare medicare solutions may have the coverage you're looking for. the annual enrollment period is earlier this year. it begins october 15th and ends december 7th; so now is the best time to review your options. medicare has two parts, parts a and b to help cover a lot of your expenses, like doctor visits and hospital care. but they still won't cover all of your costs. now's the time to learn about plans that may be right for you. call now and tell us about your situation. we can help you select the right medicar

. >>> gabby giffords is moving ahead in rehab. >>> plus, kim kardashian lands a role in a big-named director's film. we'll have details in showbiz. what's this? it's progresso's new loaded potato with bacon. it's good. honey, i love you... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. ♪ what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> word that country legend loretta lynn is admitted to a hospital. just another big name singer is released "showbiz tonight" a.j. hammer has details for us. tell us more. >> loretta lynn does have pneumonia. she canceled a concert in the kentucky theater. he was hospitalized and getting treatment. lynn's website confirmed she does, in fact, have pneumonia. she's in the beginning stages of disease. she's doing well. and hoping to be back on stage in november. although she will be canceling several other upcoming shows. now, john mayer is on the mend recovering from throat surgery. he's been struggling with a granduloma, inflammation near his

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congresswoman gabby giffords is in north carolina for a round of intensive physical therapy.rat has been undergoing rehab in houston after surviving the assassination attempt in early january. back to politics, all is not well for some republicans. the study committee is under fire from the leadership for criticizing some of their own and it prompted several of of the group's members to jump ship as arguments grow over the party's road. luke russert is on capitol hill. it has been interesting to watch this development. we have seen three members quit the study group. this is the one would argue the tea party caucus before there was a tea party. they all have left, thinking about leaving. what's going on here? >> the study committee is the ideological right wing fashion conference on capitol hill. there is a lost angst that says their standards are getting ridiculous. they bring the party so far to the right, they make it difficult to be elected nationally or being mainstream. what am i talking about? there is a real connection they believe between the republican study committ

. >> in the meantime, gabby giffords returned to washington again last night, attending the retirement ceremony for her husband. giffords is still in rehab but strong enough to pin a cross on her husband's lapel. >>> we're used to seeing shakira like this, her hips shaking and her singing, but she's been appointed by president obama to serve on his advisory committee to improve education in the hispanic community. >>> a former commander of u.s. troops in afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal, is saying we began the war with a frightingly simplistic view ten years ago today. >> on my orders, the united states military has begun strikes against al qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations on the taliban regime in afghanistan. these carefully-targeted actions are designed to disrupt afghanistan. >> that marked the start of the longest war in u.s. history. 1,790 u.s. troops have been killed there. where are we a decade later and what should happen moving forward? joining me now is congressman adam smith and sebastian junger. thanks to both of you for being with us. congre

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. >>> gabby giffords will be in houston where she is recovering from the assassination attempt on herjanuary. >>> now to the big protest on wall street. the anti-corporate protests are expected to draw hundreds if not thousands in the streets of new york, washington, philadelphia and other cities. secretary tim was asked about them and he said he understands how they feel. >> i feel sympathy among the general sense of americans as to whether we've lost the sense of possibility. we will wonder whether we have the ability to do things that can help the average sense of opportunity in the country. i definitely sympathize with that. >> nbc's marva is in new york. >> we've heard from ben bernanke who said that he also on some level understands the frustrations of those here and what's happening here. in terms of how this is spreading. you can see behind me there are police barricades, uniformed officers here. this is the first time we've seen this level of police presence when there wasn't a big event planned. it's very early in the morning. a lot of protesters are in their sleeping bags s