. >> reporter: diane struble of greensboro, north carolina, wrote to her local newspaper. >> "i'm not homeless man on the corner begging for change. i'm anybody living anywhere, u.s.a." >> reporter: two years ago, diane and todd struble were living the dream. college-educated, careers, middle-class. a combined annual income of $85,000. >> a lot of that was donated. >> reporter: by in november, 2009, todd lost his job and hasn't had a steady paycheck since. at this point, have you guys calculated? how broke are you? savings account? how much money in the savings account? >> zero. >> $25 because that's the minimum to keep the account. >> reporter: checking account? >> it's probably about a hundred right now? >> reporter: 401(k)? >> oh, wow. >> hers is gone and i... i had to take out what i could out of my pension. >> reporter: chicken and dumplings, which is one of their favorites. >> reporter: diane is now the primary breadwinner, earning $22,000 a year. they've gone from middle-class to below the poverty line. a local schoolteacher, she's getting a daily education in humility. she tal

it told how greensboro black students at north carolina a&t for the third day in a row had sat in. a phrase we didn't know; sat in.. >> yeah. >> .woolworth's lunch counter, and he said to me, he said, what do you think about that? i said, i think it's great. he said, don't you think it ought to happen here in atlanta where we are? i said, sure, it's going to happen here. he said, why don't we make it happen here? and before i could say we, he said, you take this side of the cafÉ. i'll take this side. [laughter] >> literally. >> yes. >> at that moment. >> yes. and we'll call a meeting and we'll do it. and he was a football player at my college. he was a big guy. lonnie king was his name. >> yeah. >> and you did what he said. [laughter] i did what he said and we called a meeting and our numbers grew and grew and grew and grew. >> yeah. >> and in about two weeks we had our first sit-ins in atlanta. >> had it occurred to you before that point to be politi. you know, "political" in your orientation? >> no. no. i had no thought of myself doing this. i had, i had been inspired by the nine

that's% storm -- that some storm hit greensboro, north carolina. >>> we want to get a look at the weather. it started up dampen chilly outside. do we have snow? >>> there was a little bit but there is nothing to get excited about. no haters, it was not much, just little mixed in with rancoand rain. what could this be? look at that in the blue ridge. shenandoah national park, that is snow. they had a little frosting. that was the maximum on some of the western facing slopes. you can see up to one engine that was it. -- you can see up to 1 inch and that was it. the winds are out of the northwest at 13 miles an hour, gusting up to 21. it is brisk out there especially when you factor in the precipitation. that is still ongoing in southern maryland. it is currently 46 degrees at reagan national airport. we got the report from our facebook friend that winchester had a little bit of snow earlier. when you factor in the wind which is gusty it feels cooler. wind chill factors are in the 30's. tomorrow morning could be and i think it will be the coldest morning so far of the season, dropping down t

. >> and they begin sunday night with a 71-62 victory over unc greensboro. >>> the first terp hoops game since 1989, not coached by gary williams. next up for turgeon and company. three games in puerto rico and that new coach is looking forward to the experience. >> you have to get away from home to bond and everyone goes to their separate apartments and things and we have all of our meals together. six days we'll be together and that will be a great bonding experience for us and for me to get to know the guys better. >> that game isd this against alabama. >>> the -- is thursday against alabama. the nba will cancel all games through december 15th, according to a source. and that means now that 26% of the season's games have been eliminated. brian, we may not have hoops at all this year. >>> and now you have the news edge. back here at 10 on news edge.   

. >> it happened in greensboro, north carolina, at a woolworth store.ternational civil rights center & museum. inside, the actual lunch counter where the freshmen from a nearby all-black college sat down on february 1, 1960. they knew they would be refused service because of the color of their skin. their act of nonviolent protest sparked a nationwide movement called "sit-ins." the new museum shows how segregation in the south affected everyday life for african-americans -- separate drinking fountains, separate sections in theaters, even separate cars on trains. other exhibits honor those who faced arrest and even deadly attacks while working peacefully for equal rights. their photographs are combined to create an image of our nation's first black president, showing just how much progress has been made over the years of struggle. you can find out more about the international civil rights center & museum by following the link at teenkidsnews.com. >> this report is brought to you by disney interactive studios. >> whoa! >> ♪ it's a whole new world >> this

taking on unc greensboro. the outlet pass to jason clark and this is going to be the guy to get it done for georgetown this year. clark with 17 in the game. later in the first they force the turnover. clark dishes it. check it out again. a no-look pass from jason clark there. thompson with 19. georgetown up 24 at the half. fast forward to six seconds to go. hoyas up by 39. they come up with another steal. he puts the icing on the cake. georgetown wins 86-45. next up a meeting with kansas in maui on monday. >>> down in blacksburg, fiu in the pre-season n.i.t. early on. pearson with the steal and the dunk right there. pearson with the dunk. a nice spin move in the lane. right now mason is up 2, late in the game. >>> virginia tech downs monmouth 91-46. the hokies and patriots play for a spot in the semis tomorrow night if the patriots win and advance. >>> mike shanahan says he is staying with rex grossman at quarterback against the cowboys. last week he said that john beck was his quarterback. the skins will be w

georgetown, starts off the season saturday with a win over savannah state, today they host unc greensboro:00 p.m., news here at red skins park not great they have lost five straight, leonard hankerson is out for the season. rex grossman, threw two more interceptions, 11 on the season, he will start once again next sunday when the cowboys come to town, 1:00 p.m. game on fox that is it for here brian back to you. >> thanks now you have the news edge back here tonight at 10 news edge at 11 as always hope you will be too  

. >>> college game, john thompson iii in georgetown facing unc greensboro for the first time. off the turnover freshman otto porter goes to senior clark for the dunk. later in the 1st half off the turnover clark to thompson with 19. georgetown 86-45 to improve to 2-0. they'll face kansas next monday in the maui invitational. american falls to eastern shore in overtime, howard over washington 83-63 and virginia tech against monitor 91-46. brian is back after this. ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now, get a safeway frozen turkey 8 to 24 lbs, for just 58 cents a pound. cook your thanksgiving turkey perfectly with our free chef assistant app. it's foolproof. safeway. ingredients for life. big, big. big big big big? big big big big big. big big...big. ♪ big big big -big. -big! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ big big big -big big. -big! -big -big! -♪ big -big. -big big big. big big big. big big big. small. big big big big. small! [ male announcer ] the space-saving, eco-fr

cruised to two easy home victories. 29-point win over savannah state and 41 points better than unc greensborothe first real challenge of the season, monday against 12th- ranked kansas. senior jason clark is from arlington, virginia and this is his first trip to hawaii. >> it's business, you know, i would rather go out there to play games. that is not me. i would rather go out there and play games. >> once we get back on thanksgiving, jason will be able to tell all of the friends he's been to the y. -- hi i hi. i don't know how much -- hawaii. i don't know how much he's going to see. >> this is a business trip? >> very much so. >> you like that, maryland, and mark turgeon, taking on 16th- ranked alabama. the first half, the crimson tide rely on tony mitchell from long range, one of the three 3- pointers with 15 in the first half. late first half. faust with the travel and to moseley. moseley with the 3. terps starters made just 3 of their first 19 shots, though. second half right now, maryland trails 40-24. >>> and major league baseball will add two more wild card teams to the post season. the

. >> and finally georgetown hoyas looking to go 2-0 against greensboro.k at nate looking like derek mcginty in his old playing days. [ laughing ] >> comes up with the steal. jason clark. georgetown wins 86-45. >> i'll admit i never looked like that. [ laughing ] >>

is video from thomasville, north carolina about 25 miles southwest of greensboro a.pected tornado blew through there. you can see from the damage it looks like the winds were very strong. there are reports of homes destroyed, ripped right from their foundations. at least one person is reported dead and nearly a dozen others injured. >>> at least three people have died in south carolina. strong winds left mounds of wreckage. all of this was yesterday. police reported flipped cars, down trees and debris scattered across that area. the national weather service is working to determine if a tornado is the result of the cars of the damage you see there. >>> powerful storms rolling through georgia. these pictures from just outside the atlanta area. a man was killed when a free fell on his car. -- when a tree fell on his car. >> the tree was big enough you could just see the back of the vehicle but you couldn't actually see the side even. >> authorities say that victim died at the scene of that collapse. >>> time for a check of the weather forecast. justin, you promised thin

. >>> john thompson iii and georgetown still undefeated routing unc greensboro during their first meeting>>> we have more on what is new in entertainment this week. >> on deck. >> we've come day parting of the ways. >> reporter: a story of second chances comes to dvd with tom hanks as larry crown, a middle aged man who loses his job and enrolls some community college to start over. >> do you need a ride? >> fine. but i will not wear that bucket on my head. >> reporter: with costar julia roberts at the head of the class, hanks himself goes behind the camera as director. >> i'm gay. >> also bringing life lessons, beginners starring christopher plummer and ewan macgreg irin the story of a 57-year-old son who tells his son he is gay only to have his health decline soon after leaving him to share what he has learned. >>> following up on the oscar nominated animated film how to train your dragon is dream work dragon double dvd and online video pack with two new adventures. >>> lots of chocolate for me to eat. >> classics making their way on to the new releases list include the audrey help burn

. >> and finally georgetown hoyas looking to go 2-0 against greensboro.at nate looking like derek mcginty in his old playing days. [ laughing ] >> comes up with the steal. jason clark. georgetown wins 86-45. >> i'll admit i never looked like that. [ laughing ] >> we'll be right back. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washington redskins... and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> could the weather on sunday be too nice to stay in and watched the redskins. >> that would be a first for derek. see i. good night.  ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york, th

next up, unc greensboro on monday night. earlier, for the first time ever, the u f.c.n fox and what a first fight. cane velasquez stared down dos santos. the staredown was longer than the fight. velasquez pummeled to submission there. junior dos santos is the new champion of the ufc work. i can't even do that. that looks painful. a big night for fox, a big night for the ufc. not a big night for maryland. they trail against notre dame at fed ex filed 45-21. >> and you are saying that the four ounce glove pack more punch. >> yes. it's not like the eight-ounce. >> you see why -- >> when did you become a mixed martial arts fan? >> i studied martial arts all through high school. don't miss with will. >> if only i could remember the moves. >>> and charlie brown and friends are back for a new holiday season. >> we have a sneak peek. happiness is a warm blanket, charlie brown. that's what i'm trying to say. that's coming up next.  2 >>> listen, charlie brown, that old blanket sucks up all my fears and truss traces. don't you have fears and frustrations, charlie brown?

loh 70's around greensboro, north carolina. warm air from our south will be coming in and as it does, the potential for isolated thunderstorms. this area will clear tomorrow and behind it, a big chunk of the u.s. is enjoying a nice weather. >> speaking of the holiday, if you are traveling for thanksgiving, you will be sharing the roads and the skies and the rails with 42.5 million other people. that is according to aaa. >> b.w.i. airport expects more than 36,000 local outbound passengers, and a similar number are writing. the busiest day for the airport will probably be sunday. travel is picking up for the weekend and is expected to do so well into thursday. >> if you are traveling, but here are some things to be aware of. airtran airways has shifted its operations to the southwest turmoil. you should head to terminal "ab" if you are flying that airline. >> 90% of travelers will be doing so by car. here's what the roads look like right now. this is interstate 695 north of 17. it has been backed up heavily for the past few hours

south, it is heading down towards hatteras, a deep area of low pressure that is right over the greensboro in and as it heads southeast, the moisture >>> coming up next, tuscaloosa, alabama is back in the spotlight. >> as alabama gets ready to take a lsu we will tell you why tomorrow night's college football game means more than who is number one in the nation. this is "the early show" on cbs. e plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections

last night, georgetown hosted unc greensboro. thompson and clark combined to make the team's first 12 baskets. hoyas roll, now 2-0 on the season. >>> the preseason nit got underway last night in blacksburg, virginia. virginia tech took on monmouth. hudson and garland both had 18 points for the huskies. they win easily, 91-46. >>> also in blacksburg last night, george mason took on florida international. fiu's taylor scored five of his 14 points in overtime. patriots fall 79-76. ryan pierson had 19 for mason in the loss. >>> also, howard beat washington and american lost to maryland eastern shore. >>> it is 6:25. in 20 minutes, the list of the best cities in america for women. and which local community makes that list. >> ahead, hear what went on behind closed doors moments before the fbi raided the home of former prince george's county executive jack johnson and his wife, leslie. >> beverly farmer has a quick check of the traffic. >> northbound 95 with lanes open, still on the brakes dale city into woodbridge and springfield, hea

college hoops, georgetown hoyas looking to go 2-0 against unc greensboro at the verizon. nate, grand theft. orange. jason clark. georgetown wins easy, 86-45. that's a quick look at sports. have a great tuesday! >> one more sports note, that will disappoint nba fans, not only did the player's association reject the latest contract offer from the owners, their union has started the process of disbanding which would allow the players to file an antitrust lawsuit against the league. with this month's games already canceled, david stern says the rest of the season is now in jeopardy. >>> some guys might have to get a real job or get an education. who knows. >> coming up, the local member of the debt subcommittee hasn't given up hope just yet. >> plus, the team of rappelling engineers spending another week on the sides of the washington monument. before we head to break, quick check of traffic. beverly? >> right now, if you're traveling east on 66 to get to the beltway, accident before you reach the beltway moved on to the shoulder. here inside the beltway, traveling through fa

>> reporter: zach and keenan grew up together in greensboro, north carolina.le they have different fathers, they don't like being labeled half brothers. >> i feel like a half-brother is like you don't really live with him your whole life am you just see him from time to time, see him on weekends or occasions, just family get- togethers and stuff like that but it's not like that because we have been living together since i was born. >> it gets under our skin. like you said, we have been together all our lives. we know each other like the back of our hands. so, you know, we're just brothers. >> reporter: they will have one more year together at cal before they finally go their separate ways at least in terms of football. >> all good things come to an end but my brother will always be there for me regardless and i'll be there for him. it's a dream right now. i'm having the greatest time of my life. have the chance to even play my brother again is a blessing huge opportunity for both of us. >> and zach will get to start tomorrow against the cougars and it's really

more than 70 firefighters tackling massive blaze at abandoned manufacturing plant southwest of greensborotigators on the case. maryland. police studying this surveillance video from a 7/11 store outside d.c. to try to identify more than 50 people who swarmed the place. it's a so-called flash mob. a big group of people rushed the store to rob it police say the same thing happened at this nearby store last august. and that's a fox watch across america. >> shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. the defense secretary leon panetta revealing that he is warning of potentially devastating consequences for our military in the wake of a super committee's failure. since the committee failed to cut more than a trillion dollars from the deficit, automatic cuts are scheduled to take effect in 2013 and everybody knew they were coming. the congressional budget office has estimated those cuts would cost the pentagon 10% of its annual budget. the defense secretary leon pa netted that has previously indicated that would mean the end of the f-35 jo

i saw snead get mad at greensboro, and grab -- >> which he won like a bunch of times. >> i saw him grab a doorjamb, turn himself upside down and slam his feet through an acoustical tile ceiling put his feet on the ground-- tiles coming down everywhere-- and he's just venting off steam. i thought if i did that i'd probably fallol my head and kill myself. in answer to your question, they're ue athletes. they're unbelievable. again, i think the game of golf doesn'tue don't have to have a photogpher swing. and this is a whole business behind the book is the fact that i want people to realize that there's more than know one way-- e most important thing in golf is scoring. that's the end result. i don't care how you do it. and that's the fun i've had with this is the fact that this is part-- nobody gives it a whole lot of credit, although in the last month, it couldn't have coincided with us bringing this book out september 15 any better to have all this heula about web simpson, you know, or keegan bradley, both using long putters, belly putters. and everybody is thinking, boy, this is the ne

greensboro, north carolina. joseph on the independent line. caller: process is for taking my call. believe we have come to a time in our history where we have two basic problems. the problem is that the two parties -- anyone who is elected, whether democrat or broken, once they get into office -- democrat or republican, what they get into office they are ultimately be hold until there -- to their party. we saw that quite clearly with obama. despite his best intentions, he felt himself the holden and even trapped by his own party. of course, he was opposed by the republican party. i believe we need a third party regardless of what it is. i think that this particular party should be defined by an individual who is not beholden to the left or the right. first of all, individuals who are elected find themselves trapped in a corporation of their party. the second thing that concerns me even more is that the american public is so used to this and also locked in by this that they cannot even consider the concept of a person who would deal directly with the people. real quick, pedro, even

very smart game, bridge, you got to learn your stuff to play bridge, and blanche young is from greensboro mary raphael speer, here in washington, d.c., 101, loves to have fun in love and loves to serve her god. that's all from your nation's capital and now back to new york. >> all right, willard, thank you very much. are you ready to go? >> i was born ready, matt. >> when we come back he's got the rest of the half hour, but first this is "today" on nbc. >>> our huge crowd waited all night in the wind and rain, and now the young man they've been waiting for, ladies and gentlemen, justin bieber! ♪ ♪ chestnuts roasting on an open fire, jack frost nipping at your nose, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like eskimos ♪ ♪ everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ help to make the season brig bright ♪ ♪ i know it's been said, many times, many ways, merry christmas, to you ♪ ♪ they know that santa's on his way ♪ ♪ he's holding lots of toys and many goodies for his sleigh ♪ ♪ and every mother's child is gonna spy to see if re

wghb our fox affiliate out of greensboro. two dead in north carolina. we're waiting on that. stay tuned. martha: a lot going on as well as wall street today. this is just a few of the big stories we're following for you right here on "america's newsroom" with bill and me. coming up we told you about a possible break through, folks. this is big news, this morning on the debt commission. now the tea party says hold the phone. they have their own plan and they want it on the table. huge cuts. congressman steve king joins us live. bill: the attorney general already under fire for operation "fast and furious". now the heat is on over a pricey trip to the caribbean on your dime. we have details to fill in there too, martha. martha: plus these brand new numbers just out today in the presidential nomination race. who is now in the top spot and who is still holding steady in the race? we'll be right back. why settle for a one-note cereal? ♪ more, more, more... get more with honey bunches of oats 4 nutritious grains come together for more taste, more healthy satisfaction. get more with

host: anne, democrat caller in greensboro, n.c.ler: some of the same things that have been said about the affordable health care act -- it is not obamacare -- was said about medicare. republicans have never cared about the average worker. when the average american family wakes up, they're going to be shocked to learn that there's an even bigger income gap between the wealthy and there will not be the middle class. the republicans have pulled so many people to vote for them and go along with what they are saying. guest: if you look at government involvement in health care, it's contrary to that. the more the government spends on health care, the higher the costs get. that has a disproportionate effect on people that can least afford coverage. i would point out one glaring contradiction in obamacare. i call it that. the huge transfer of wealth from younger, more healthy, less wealthy people to older, less healthy, more wealthy people. to me, that's fundamentally un american. it does not make any sense. if you get away from a one size

host: moving on to greensboro, north carolina. greg is on the line for democrats. go ahead.ler: i would like to comment on two things. why can we not get rid of the bush tax code? my next question is about taxing the church. you have a lot of small churches out there struggling. the members are struggling to pay their money to keep the church operating. you have the large ministries like joel osteen. that is my question. thank you. host: i am not sure there is an exact question. guest: the bush tax cuts are set to expire at the end of 2012. we can look at what happened as a result of the super committee. if the republicans are not able to capture the white house, they risk those cuts expiring. those are cuts they have fought for and fought over. president obama has an easy solution to the revenue problems by letting the cuts expire if we're talking about debt and deficit issues. s&p in their downgrades said if you let the tax cuts expire for the wealthiest portion of the country, that is $950 billion over 10 years. churches are extremely diverse in size. host: that is one of

beside that poster is a flag-draped coffin coming out off a plane in dover and the headlines in the greensboro paper says, get out. it's time to bring our troops home. they have done everything they were asked to do. i went to walter reed at bethesda, the new consolidated military hospital here in washington. i saw people from my area. a lance corps rale asked me with his mom in the room, congressman, why are we still in afghanistan? and i looked into the young man's face and said, i don't know why we are still there. y'all have won many, many battles, and it's time to bring you home, and the only thing he said, mr. speaker, was, thank you. that brings me to a letter i received from a retired marine down in my district about a year ago. he said, i am writing this letter to express my concern over the current afghan war. i'm a retired marine officer with 31-plus years of active duty. let me go down in the letter, because there's another point i want to make. our senior military leaders in afghanistan continue to say that we are making progress, but at what cost to our country? the war is costin

host: and the democrat caller in greensboro, north carolina. caller: a historian was on tv the other day stating some of the things that have been said about the affordable health care act and it's not obamacare. it was the affordable health care act. what's said about medicare. the republicans have never cared about the average worker but they have convinced average families that they do. when the average american family wakes up they will be shocked to learn that there's an even bigger income gap between the wealthy and it won't be the middle class. this is what the republicans have fooled so many people to vote for them and go along with what they are saying. host: all right. matt kibbe. guest: of course lieu at government involvement in health care it's -- if you look at government involvement in health care, it's different than that. it has a disproportionate affect on people that can least afford coverage. i would point out one glaring contradigs in obamacare. i call it that. i understand it's the affordable health care act. is the huge t