hughes was living in the chicago area but long-time friend and hughes attorney jake bloom tells me hughesitted to family and had been visiting new york city quite a bit lately because he had a new grandson here. his family included four grandchildren, two sons, and his wife of 39 years, nancy with whom he lived in the chicago area. hughes remained committed to the arts throughout his life. but he was far removed from the hollywood scene in recent years. spending most of his time on his farm. matthew broad broderick said today to fox news news that i'm truly shocked and saddened but b. my old friend john hughes. he was a wonderfully talented guy and high heart goes out to his family. bloom tells us the 59-year-old will certainly be missed by many well beyond hollywood circles saying my family and i are deeply saddened and in shock. shep? you. shepard: jill dobson. thanks. i'm shepard smith this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news: president obama's stimulus is absolutely working. that he was what the white house is reporting to us. it estimates the

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john hughes was only 59. ashton kutcher and demi moore didn't waste any time after their private plane made an emergency landing. they quickly tweeted about it. it happened in las vegas, part of ku of -- it's always an adventure in vegas. and kutcher tweeted about a car overheating. >>> the father is taking down his fattered american fact. he had promised to keep that flag flying until his son came home in spite of his neighbors complaining about it. the son was proud of his dad keepsing promise. >> it was his promise to me. when we put it up there, we never imagined it was going to tear or anything like that. but i imagine the weather and it just took a good beating and stuff. sblk. >>> wow, a stray tire came that close to hitting a police officer just trying to help a stranded driver. a tire from an 18 wheeler came flying off and nearly creamed the cop. he's okay, but the tire ripped a screw out of his gun holster just whizzing by him. >>> the white house says there's new evidence to say the economy is comi

. >>> and we're going to remember john hughes. the writer/director/producer of some of hollywood's biggest hits. the 59-year-old died on thursday of a heart attack. his films captured the essence of what it's like to be a teenager and inspired an entire generation. >> brought us many, many great films. on a lighter note, we're going to take a look outside right now. we've got a big crowd here to see jason mraz live in concert. he'll be taking the stage. >> as you said, he's bound to make you feel happy. but we're going to begin with those reports that the top taliban leader in pakistan is dead. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the latest. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. u.s. and pakistani officials tell nbc news they believe baitullah mehsud was most likely killed by a u.s. drone attack. but confirmation has been difficult. because the attack took place in an area still under taliban control, so they haven't been able to recover a body. pakistan's public enemy number one, baitu

>> john hughes had a knack for finding the drama, angst and

john hughes died suddenly today. he brought us some of the most popular movies of the '80s and '90s. ♪ well shake it up baby now >> reporter: movies that defined a generation. >> bueller? bueller? >> does barry manilow know that you raid his wardrobe? >> what's happening, hot stuff? ♪ >> reporter: john hughes was 59. ♪ >> ah, we remember them well. it makes me want to go rent some of the movies. my kids still watch "home alone." they love it. >> a great movie. great weather today after the rain got out. it's a beautiful evening out there. and again, the moon is right next to the planet jupiter. >> if you -- it's really bright. maybe we can get a shot of it by the end of the weather. we'll see if our video man can do it. >> throwing out the challenge. >> take a look outside right now. our shot from downtown overlooking the inner harbor. things looking good, and at bwi thurgood marshall right now. our temperature is already down to 65 degrees. wow. 93% humidity there is no wind. pressurizing 30.01 there are the tides t

john weldon hughes, jr., was born in michigan in 1950. he was proud of being a self-made man who began his career in chicago writing advertising copy. chicago became the setting for many of his pictures. >> anything is peaceful from 1,353 feet. ♪ >> a brain, a beauty. >> reporter: in 1985 he won critical praise for the movie "the breakfast club" a look into the psyche of teenagers. ♪ as you walk on by >> i think one of the mistakes that is commonly made in hollywood teenage pictures is they're just going for the bucks. >> reporter: he helped launch the careers of several young actors later known as the brat pack, they included molly ringwald and ally sheedy. >> my god, are we going to be like our parents? >> not me. >> it's unavoidable. it just happens. >> what happens? >> when you grow up your heart dies. >> when you get older you can't be that sensitive that you -- your skin gets a little thicker. and you have more responsibilities. and you know the world starts to press in on you. >> john hughes spoke to a whole generation. he didn't t

john hughes was a close second. i mean this is a guy that never talked down to teenagers.e were a lot of teen movies like "porky's" that were mindless but funny. john hughes brought a poignancy to teen angst and i think a lot of people responded. >> a lot of his movies that he's not just directed but he also wrote and produced like "home alone" spoke to people. there are a lot of great directors, incredible directors, but was there anybody like john hughes who is so identified with a generation? >> i don't think so. thinking about that right before the segment, and i was trying to come up with names and i think nobody captured an era, a decade, as cogently as john hughes did. and i think that's, you know, that spoke to the tremendous success that he had. >> and he launched a whole calfcalf calfal cade of stars with people who are still working. >> he was a hit-maker from the get-go. >> what do you think he's going to be remembered for most? >> i think that. not talking down to teenagers and creating a body of work that was special in that way. he made a lot of teen movies,

the list of films, written, produced and directed by john hughs goes on and on.sterday at the age of 59 of a heart attack. we have more on how fans are remembering the man and his work work. >> reporter: the passing of john hughs is sad for a generation that grew up on his movies. >> the fact they were so relatable is a testament to how they stood over time. >> through many one liners from some many unforgettable moments. >> bueller, bueller. >> bueller, bueller, everyone knows it for that. it is like the high school classic movie. you want to be like ferris and go and have that great adventure but no one is brave enough to do it. >> everybody in any generation looks at that as the defining movie of our generation. >> he and his friends recall most if not all of hughs ' movies but as they celebrate the moment they film world has the truly lost one of its greats. >> he will be very much dismissed. he defines the generation. that says it about all. if it seems like some are too familiar with hughs movies, some of which came out 20 years ago. consider in the best of

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. >>> also, john hughes. terrific, terrific director. you've seen many of his movies, such as "national lampoon's vacation," "home alone." we look back at the legacy of screen writer and rector, john hughes. >>> first, we have the latest on the story of a woman who drove the wrong way on a highway, with her doubter and three nieces. the toxicology report is wrong, the family is saying. diane schuler's husband saying there's no w way she was drunk d high that day. abc's andrea canning has been tracking this for us. she has the latest. >> reporteter: nearly two weeks after diane schuler drove the wrong way down this new york state highway, kling herself and seven others, her husband, dachbl, came fward for the first time to make one thing clear. >> i go bed knowing my heart is clear. she did not drink. she is not an alcoholic. something medically had to happen. >> reporter: schuler's attorney, dam nick barbara, claims there were other reasons that schuler became disoriented. a stroke, diabetes. even suggesting the abscess in her mouth and

john hughes was 59. all those movies he was responsible for. >>y. >> do you have a favorite line? buhler? buhl ler? >> he was talented. >>> a tattered american flag that outraged one man's neighbors has come down now. so why he finally decided to replace the tattered flag. >>> a father has taken down his tattered american flag now that his son is back from iraq. he promised to keep that flag up until his son came home despite some complaints from his neighbors. his son was glad that his dad kept his promise. >> it's an honor, you know, that my father flew the flag. it was his promise to me. when i put it up, we never guessed i was going to get tattered. >>> aerosmith postponed a concert that was supposed to happen today while front man steven tyler recovers from a fall. now we have new amateur video of what happened. tyler was dancing around during a performance and apparently fell off backwards. fell off a stage backwards. they say a 61-year-old landed on a couple of fans and hurt his head and neck, and

john hughes legacy is that it still works today.efines all the rules growing up through the athlete criminal basket case in the brain. everyone fit into those categories in high school, still true today. >> clayton: we have a soundbite from breakfast club i believe. >> who close that door. seneca take a screw fell out at symantec has closed, sir. chinicok? >> she doesn't talk, sir. >> given that screw you cannot have it. >> you want me to yank you out of that seat and some extras followed all the time the world is an imperfect place. >> clayton: data camera. that figure point to him. in 16 candles another great movie. listen to 16 candles. >> what's happening hot stuff. >> his name became god grandma and grandpa baker he is an exchange student is living with them to make is to live as our. >> is not. >> dave: is my favorite character from john hughes. one of his favorite lines i say every morning, i'm generally hungry for these three hours. but some e-mails and that says reading of the amendment about people's favorite rectus club a

we applaud peter watkins-hughes for this. want to hear from you.o you think it's too much. >> call in, the number 1-877-tell-hln. >>> welcome back to "prime news" on hln. continuing our conversation about a very graphic public service announcement, but it gets the message across. stop texting while driving. we see a really gruesome accident but that's what can happen when we take our eyes off the road. a lot of you want to chime in. a couple of facebook comments. chance writing this on facebook. teenagers think nothing bad will ever happen to them. hopefully this will be their wake-up call. you're right on that one, chance. also, michelle on facebook writing -- let's hope that people stop texting right now, especially while they're driving. we showed a little bit of it. again, i have to warn you, we're going to show you a little bit more. and this is really heart wrenching. this is after the accident, in the public service announcement and a child is sitting in the backseat and his mother, father, not moving. let's watch. >> mommy! daddy! wake up.

>> filmmaker john hughes has died. you know him from movies like "home alone", "the breakfast club" or "fair ris bueller's day off." >> martin bashir takes a look. >> reporter: for a generation of americans, it was that music and those cars pulling into a suburban chicago high school that captured a moment in time. >>s did barry manilow know that you raid his wardrobe? >> reporter: the adult john hughes it seems had a knack for finding the drama, angst and pain of the teen-age years. his first hit, "16 candles," channels the thoughts and fears of the awkward, overlooked high school girl. in "the breakfast club", he defined, examined and then turned upside down the high school casta system. >> you just stick to the things that you know, shopping, nail polish -- >> shut up! >> reporter: and in "pretty in pink" he took on the issues of class and money. following those immensely successful string of films, hughes kept going back to high school in various incarnations. weird sign was everybody high school geek's fantasy mov

today, filmmaker john hughes whose movies defined a generation has passed away. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening. he had no prior criminal record, he had no known history of mental illness. but george sodini was a tortured soul with deep psychological problems. they were apparent in the provies that he produced at his home in pittsburgh and then posted on the internet. a profile develops of a gunman who was badly in need of help, but never received it. as john berman now reports. >> in pittsburgh tonight, a vigil for the three women killed. for the families torn apart. and an outward display of emotion over the destruction caused by a man whose twisted inner life is coming into greater and greater focus. >> it is easy for me to hide from my emotions for one more day. take a long drive in the car. listen to some music. daydream. or just do some mundane task around the house that really doesn't need to be done, that's not too important. and there you go, one more day and one more day turns into one more year. >> that lonely sigh in a youtube video po

john hughes, a man whose work focused on youth was only 59 when he died. george lewis, nbc news. >> he's survived by a wife and two children. >>> 78 degrees outside. looking for something to do? we have some ideas in the weekend scene. plus, tom will have your weekend forecast. oo lng for people who makeoo today special. ifno t kmehesoliw one ke that, e-mail their sryic aon pndture or pideo to morninpetrs aon nbastonghin.com and >>> nothing says summer like a picking in youtd doors. here's great spots you can visit. wendy has nor in your weekend scen. >> reporter: time to look ahead to the weekend scene. good to see you again. so it's the lazy days of summer. we're getting off to a great weekend. >> and ourlliseeut abo ahe tre this week is all about the great places to picnic a bey th r.wate we're so lucky around here, we have so much water front area. and we want to you get out of your own neighborhood. so we have picked ten of our favorite waterfront picnic places around the area. one of the onese we really like is lake mead wood in rockville, actually 7

john hughes died suddenly today.brought us some of the most popular movies of the '80s and '90s. ♪ shake it up baby now >> movies that defined a generation. >> is barry man lilow know you raid his wardrobe? >> what's happening, hot stuff? >> john hughes was 59. >>> and the great screen wriete budd schulberg died yesterday, and one of our senior producers said he wrote the greatest movie line ever. >> you don't understand, i could have had class. i could have been a contender. i could have been somebody. instead of a bum. which is what i am. >> it turns out, since we checked, the american film institute has come up with a list of the 100 greatest lines of all time from english movies, and they only rate the schulberg brando line number three. number five is -- >> here's looking at you, kid. >> number four. >> toto, i have a feeling we're not in kansas anymore. >> number two. >> i'm going to make you an offer. >> and number one. >> frankly, my dear, i don't give a damn. >> so we have been kicking this around all day lo

john hughes, the man behind some of the biggest box office movies from the '80s and '90s has died. died of a heart attack while visiting family in manhattan. he was best known for "the breakfast club," "16 candles," "pretty in pink" and wrote "home alone." john hughes was 59. >>> ashton kutcher and demi moore got quite a scare when their plane was forced to make an emergency landing in las vegas after the engine overheated. neither actor was hurt. >>> aerosmith postponed at heeft one more weekend concert after front man steven tyler fell off the stage in south dakota. he suffered head, neck and shoulder injuries. he fell while dancing around as the sound crew replaced the fuse that blew during a song "love in an elevator." >>> bargain hunters are combing through 600 miles worth of stuff at a flea market. this thick runs from alabama to ohio with the headquarters in east tennessee. organizers say the old junk could benefit someone else in this tough economy. >>> now let's go to st. louis where police are looking for the man who walked off with a giant m & m. he first bought beer the

>> i think president obama is a lot bigger than hugh grant.h grant did not get enough credit there. he came in. no publicist. no support. he said look, i was stupid. ask me whatever you want and he was very open and honest. nowadays you have -- i can't remember, we had some ice skater on. she had been famous like seven or eight years ago and she was naked in playboy. we put her on. america's sweetheart. then in the dressing room. hi, nice to sese you. thanks for coming. we are not discussing playboy or me being naked. why don't you take your client home? your client hasn't said anything. they called us because she was naked. you say don't mention it. of course we're mentioning it. what was your question? tavis: i was just asking what you thought were the big moments on the show. >> that was great having the president on. i had had him on twice before as a guest. the difference, each time he would come, he would have his jacket over his shoulder. one person, maybe another aid and a cell phone. that was it. when he came back as president, oh, my

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films written or produced by john hughs goes on and on. tonight fans are remembering the man who framed life for an entire generation. >> reporter: the passing of john hughs is a saddening moment for a generation who grew up on his movies. >> i think the fact that they were so relate bl is a testament how well every time. >> reporter: his undeny bl humor will no doubt live on for so many one liners from so many moments. >> buller it's kind of like the high school classic movie. you want to be like him and you want to do that thing and go and have the great adventure but no one's brave enough to do it. >> i think everyone in my generation looked at that as the defining movie of our generation. >> reporter: recall most if not all of his movies. while they celebrate the moments they know the film world has truly lost one of its great. >> he'll be very much missed. he defined the generation. >> that about says it all. but if it seems like rob and a few of the others are a little too familiar with some of his movies, some of which came out over

. >>> and also saying good-bye to filmmaker john hughes.of his most memorable movie moments. $3500 or $4500 cash back ditiol on a new, more fuel-efficient chevy. your chevy dealer has more eligible models to choose from. more than ford, toyota, or honda. now get an '09 cobalt for under fifteen-five after all offers. and get it for even less if you qualify for cash for clunkers program. go to chevy.com for details. >>> our tribute to director john hughes who died suddenly today, coming up. first, gary tuckman with a "3 0 bulletin." >>> the suspect had connections to the slain couple byrd and melanie billings. he allegedly has ties to the mexican mafia. he's not saying how if at all that connects up with byrd billings. >>> another window open into the mind of the pittsburgh health club killer. video surfacing on youtube. a kind of pep talk to himself about learning to connect with the opposite sex. there's also a hint of the desperation that led him to shoot 12 women, killing three of them tuesday night. >> it's easy for me to hide from my em

john hughes was just 59 years old. arrowsmith's front man steen tiler walked the wrong way during a performance. cell phone cameras caught the man doing a signature dance spin and spun himself off the stage. audience thought it was part of the act until the concert was abruptly canceled. no word on when the tour will resume. >> and ashton kutcher and demi moore's plane had to make an emergency landing. the pilot saw an indicator light for the right engine. they turned the plane around peeled and landed back in vegas and kutcher then tweeted saying the engine overheated, happy to be alive. the actor was in vegas for the premiere of his new film called "spread." >> nerve-racking i'm sure. >> still much more ahead in the next half-hour of 11 news today. >> a woman is killed when her car gets in the way of a carjacker trying to get away from police. i'm jennifer franciotti, details are straight ahead. >> i spoke too soon, we're now seeing a backup because of an accident. the latest on that coming up. >> no threat of rain i

john hughes was one of the most influential screen writers and directors in the 1980s.an apparent heart attack in new york city at 59 years old. thelma gutierrez is looking back. >> joe, kiran, americans of a certain age, the teen films john hughes will hold a special place. he reflect the voice of a generation and launched the careers of some of the decade's biggest stars. for young people, his films defined the '80s. in coming of age comedies like "16 candles," writer-director john hughes showed american teenager coping with real life social problems. >> what in god's name is going on in here? >> most were set in illinois, a fictional town that reflected his suburban upbringing. 1995, "the breakfast club" centered on detention. it was the premier of the brat pack. jud nelson, anthony michael hall, and molly ringwald. lighter fare like "ferris bueller's day off" and the romantic teen drama such as "pretty in pink" and "some kind of wonderful." he graduated of the adult world writing and directing "planes, trains, and automobiles" with steve martin and john candy. he di

john hughes was 59 years old. reaction from a story we brought you last night.ad strong opinions about it. others had trouble watching it. we took you inside a class called infant swimming resource. it is designed to teach toddlers and infants water survival skills. bebel -- babies are submerged and talked to flip over. the american academy of pediatrics says it can give infants a false sense of security. babies should never be near a pool. and if you were whose children took the class set i know my children are more drown proof than those who did not. the swimming story and responses are on the home page of our website, wbaltv.com >> if you wonder, what we have next in sports. so are we. snoop >> a week from tonight the ravens take off the preseason. the lineup of who sets it out practice, demetrias williams returned to practice this afternoon, but the wide receiver will miss the first to games of the year due to an injury. communication has changed radically in the nfl. you can hear a buzz in practice this morning twitter has crashed. some teams have banned me

john hughes, 59 years old. >>> and a ram in norway was left to dry when it got caught in a wire. he somehow slipped off a nearby mountain and got stuck 20 feet in the air. fortunately nearby tourists were able to rescue the animal and he just went on his way. so there you go. >>> now here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens 9,256. s&p lost 5. nasdaq dropped as well 19 points. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei gained 24 points, but in hong kong the hang seng plummeted 523 points. >>> for many americans, it just doesn't add up. the economy is showing signs of recovery but job losses only continue to grow. today investors hope to get a better idea of which direction we're headed. government data is expected to show another 320,000 jobs were lost in the month of july. hard to imagine but that's actually an improvement from the month of june and the slowest pace for job losses in almost a year. despite the slowdown and layoffs, the unemployment rate will likely reach 9.6%, the highest level in 26 years. despite th

. >> director john hughes died yesterday of an apparent heart attack. he is the mastermind behind such 1980's gems as "the breakfast club," in 1990 plus franchise "home alone." john hughes was 59. >> brings back some fun memories. >> i did not see all of those, but they are all classic. >>> it is beautiful outside, and you just want to relish in the nice weather today. >> and give it to us, i know. >> nasty by the end of >> >> good today, comfortable ayu you cacan gout there and st ol now we are in upper upper yesterday, 79 high, high, then overcast. we have a nice temperatures. 79 in falls church, 77 in falls church. -- 78 in beltsville, a gorgeous afternoon setting up with low humidity, lots of sunshine and a light breeze out of the west, northwest. we'll show you the pollen, too, because the numbers are still low for trees, grasses, and weeds, moderate for the midday hours. outside, 79, a 10th of an inch of rain where our average is 88 degrees and 70 and the record low is 58. down in raleigh right now, it is 80, but there is some big heat building in

i mean, i have to say, you know, i'm in chicago because i'm here for the funeral of john hughes. this was a man with unlimited financial resources, incredibly unbelievably smart, even he couldn't get perfectly adequate health care. >> penn jillette, there are 45 billion americans who have no health insurance right now. this is unlike any other industrialized society in the world right now. what should the u.s. be doing about that? >> well, you know, all these numbers, the 45 million, some of these people are perfectly healthy people who are moving through a phase and choosing not to have health care. but the whole idea that the bad guys are using scare tactics and all of this stuff from the president about you're not supposed to be frightened by, you know, killing grandma for rationing and so on. but then obama uses anecdotal arguments saying this woman had hepatitis c, this woman's internal organs are not covered. anecdotal is not the right argument either. i think someone should be taking the high road and talk about the philosophical and moral issues about this. and i would al

>> smith: sandra hughs in southern california tonight, thank you. there are now more than 60,000 americans fighting in afghanistan and as the number of troops there as swelled, so has the number of soldiers and marines killed in action. in eastern afghanistan today, an american soldier was killed by a roadside bomb. that brings the u.s. death toll for august to 46, surpassing july now as the deadliest month of the war. cbs news correspondent cami mccormick was riding in the same army vehicle as the soldier and was seriously wounded. cami, who is 47, underwent emergency surgery at a field hospital and was then taken to bagram air base for further treatment. she is in stable condition. coming up next on the "cbs evening news," four years later some of the youngest survivors of hurricane katrina are still struggling. my name's lisa. i'm from fayetteville, north carolina, ...and i smoked for 29 years. the one thing about smoking - is it dominates your life, and it dominated mine. and the sad thing about it is that you can always use an excuse if cigaret

it's not exactly secret out there, hugh nolan. do we know yet, do we have confirmation that the secret informant was her lover? >> no, we do not. we have the statements by his attorneys specifically in the civil case that she was seeing a man. that's the only language that's been used formally in court pleadings. they have stated, publicly, that they believe that this was, in fact, a lover. >> okay. we'll all be right back. >>> but, first, tonight's safety tips. protect yourself and your computer while you're in cyberspace. install a firewall and an antivirus software program. it stops hackers from accessing your private information, deleting files, or infecting your computer with a virus. keep your operating system on, keep it up to date and ensure your computer has the latest protections. think twice when you download. never open e-mail attachments from somebody you don't know. turn off your computer when not in use. to fend off unwanted attacks and for more information, go to fbi.gov and click on "be crime smart." >>> oh, no! n

that was -- john hughes showed us the best of the human condition.no rapes, no violence, no f bombs. just human beings exultant. god bless him. he is much missed. >> he wrote and directed "the breakfast club," "16 candles," "wro and produced "pretty in pink." "something wonderful." >> "planes, trains and automobiles." as good as "death of a salesman." >> what was that underlying heart condition that he obviously was not diagnosed with? >> i don't know what it was. but a person doesn't just suddenly die at age 59 walking down the street if he didn't have some kind of serious heart problem. dy mred m, i assume, he died of some kind of heart condition. and what i was saying earlier is even this person, who was a genius, a genuine genius, very self-aware, access to any kind of health care he wanted, even that wasn't discovered. so there's not going to be perfect health care for everybody for a long, long time. but the main thing i want to say is this is a man who was a wonderful lover of mankind and he will be much missed. >> yeah. i totally agree. loved

and langston hughes.angston hughes writes the language of blues and the people, and i think he demonstrates the black english or ebonics, whatever you want to call it, is not an inferior language or way of expressing. >> well, i mentioned earlier in our conversation that there are so many grea african-american writers who draw a very powerful ways on african-american english and deal with themes that are things of empowerment and identity. and they certainly, you know, alice walker, mary barack is, langston hughes, i came up a booty. toni morrison. we could go on and on and on. a great issue i think about these great writers which think is true of all great writers around the world the great writers i believe are like priest who have the gift of second sight. that is, they understand powerful things about what it means to be a human being. and that one of our major responsibilities is to teach our children when they are very done to love books. to love books into love to read. and once they love the books

hugh, if i could come to you first. the government is taking an extraordinary step in asking the government not to cover the reports of violence. is that an order or a request? >> the request, as far as i know. we all have to exercise our responsibilities. my own personal view, and i have no idea what the official bbc position is, is if there is a huge explosion in the center of the city, it is our responsibility to report it. if we do not and people do not know about it, they think that it is safe and they will go out and vote. on balance, that is the side of the argument that we go to. we have a responsibility and i hope the day except that. >> let's go south to the province where caroline is. those military vehicles behind you, they have got a big job coming up, making it possible for people to vote. how challenging are the next 24 hours going to be? >> very challenging. they are very much a quick reaction force. tomorrow, when polling stations opened in the morning, you will not see foreign troops anywhere near thos

. >>> john hughes, who made some of the most memorable movies of the '80s has died. he brought us "the breakfast club." and "ferris buhly's day off." and the popular "home alone series." he produced 23 and wrote 37. including "drill bit taylor" from last year. john hughes died yesterday of a heart attack while walking in manhattan. he was 59 years old. and leaves behind a wife and two kids. >> a great legacy of movies. >>> coming up on rnmoerinthic g, morning," we're off to the longest yard sale in t world. >> it's going on right now. and it stretches a really, >> it's going on right now. and it stretches a really, ong way.ong way. good cnd triglycerides are still out of line? then you may not be seeing the whole picture. ask your doctor about trilipix. if you're at high risk of heart disease and taking a diet, adding trilipix can lower fatty triglycerides cholesterol numbers. trilipix has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or stroke more than a statin alone. trilipix is not for everyone, including people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, tell y