our correspondent has been crisscrossing ireland. i have been trying to get my line, irish eyes are smiling, into the script, but you probably have a better chance of it. >> irish eyes will be smiling if there is a yes on friday. if it is a no, the irish foreign minister is going to have to go back to brussels to do a lot of explaining. how does he think things are going? minister, how embarrassing would be to say that ireland has voted no again? >> we are democrats, it is not particularly embarrassing. all of my colleagues in the foreign affairs council are democrats. most of them are elected politicians. they understand that democracy and the challenges that represents. we have had a lot of engagement and interest from people. >> on the more fundamental question of ireland's relationship in the future, there is a broader context. what would you say to people about the vote from last time, that you were not listening? >> democracy is about listening to the voice of the people. this time we have listened, a key issues were identified

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. >> the booming business of love is doing very well for one town in ireland. we are going to meet the match maker. first let's check in with susan with our out the door forecast. >> thank you. good morning we are looking nice and clear this morning. it's on the chilly side. temperature wise we're in the mid to lower 50s. that's going to continue to be the case along through the early morning hours. we're looking at mainly clear skies. we'll see some clouds moving in from the west as we head into the next couple hours, your bus stop forecast partly cloudy and a little breezy in some spots around the region. so be aware of that as you head out the door, on the chilly side. let's check in with mark jones with report on the trains and buses. >> good morning, we have the numbers three, 11, 61 and 64 diverted at charles and center for book festival clean up be aware of that in the downtown area. over 17 still a diverse at corporate drive and international, heavy volume on the 513 and 519 buses. no delays on the camden on the sick lines. i'm mark jones. chevy silvera

to iron and now, where the parliament is debating controversial proposals -- to ireland now, when the parliament is debating controversial proposals. the government wants to buy $130 billion in bad debt and transfer it to a national agency. opponents say they are creating a toxic bank that will saddle taxpayers with huge debt. >> can you hear? >> protests over the state of the irish economy have reached the streets. the unemployment is in double figures. many businesses are struggling to survive, and cash flow has dried up. >> it is absolutely catastrophic at the moment. there are no funds at all, and it is in gridlock. he cannot pay me because i cannot pay him because he cannot pay somebody else. >> across ireland there is a realization that something radical has to be done to save the country's economy. the problem is there is no agreement on what that something is. >> signed a petition here saying no way. >> nama is a national asset management agency, the key part of the rescue plan. these people do not like it, but today the legislation starts going to the irish parliament. the pl

it is a difficult time for the police in northern ireland. troubles may be over but there is still violence. five vehicles were hijacked last night. it is believed the trouble was orchestrated by the continuity ira, the same splinter group that killed a police officer here six months ago. in spite of the peace process, parts of northern ireland remained volatile. the past still casts a long shadow. mark simpson in belfast. ♪ >> see the news unfold. experience the end up reporting of bbc news online. click to watch the latest news summaries. you can read the latest headlines, get the top stories from around the globe, and click to play the video reports. discover more about a subject that really interest you. find out what issues the world is talking about right now. for bbc world news online, and go to bbc.com/news ♪ >> this is "bbc world news." we have one main story this hour. the defeated iranian candid it has joined opposition supporters on the streets of tehran. "forbes" magazine has declared her the most powerful woman in the world. it

>> this huge crowd led ireland in a national toast to guiness. the world-famous stout is celebrating a quarter century. 2,000 ticket winners and celebs packed into the warehouse for a concert at the st. james gate brewery, even one of ireland's most famous sons sent a message to founder arthur guiness. >> a huge age difference between us but doesn't seem to matter. we just got on. i feel like he's always been there for me. happy birthday, hartford guiness. >> a little fun fact for you, he secured, get this, a 9,000- year lease for the september james brewery for the annual sum of 45 british pounds. not a bad deal, huh? >>> all right, so will the redskins be celebrating come sunday? that is what everyone is hoping. one think this we do sudden who will be replacing team leader randy omas. it's been a mystery all week. his replacement when we come back. >>> first, the latest celebrity case of swine flu. marilyn manson, the shock rocker announced the news on his facebook page saying, quote, unfortunately, i am going to survive. he joins a growing num

tom delay is hanging in there. >> kathy ireland will beoining us live. does she think will run away with the mirrorball trophy? we'll get her take on it, as she departs the show. >> the tango was the end of it for her. >> shouldn't havdanced the tango. she didn't have a choice, i guess. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues after this. when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance travelers. insurance for auto, home and business. town house toppers-- the only cracker with raised edges... to keep dip in its place. town house toppers-- part .of the town house family., when it comes to toppings, we've got the edge. town house toppers-- the only cracker with raised edges... to keep dip in its place. town house toppers-- part of the town house family. when it comes to toppings, we've got the edge. but those days came and went, and the cigarettes remained. but today's a new day. and a few simple steps can make a real difference in your next quit... things like starting with a plan

the hawaiian irelands -- islands have issued a tsunami watch. we're not sure whether this actually created the tsunami. although they have a tsunami warning as you can see, for all of the islands there. that's basically about southwest of hawaii. right now, they do not report a tsunami. but they're keeping track of this carefully. they have a good tsunami warning through hawaii. >>> we'll continue to update this developing story tonight at 5:00 and 6:00ment. >>> a rally breaks out at the new york state state capitol, that a protest a mandatory vaccination law. >> stop the shots! stop the shots. >> reporter: a new regulation requires them to get a swine flu shot by the end of november or lose their jobs. healthcare worker says they want more testing test testing on the vaccine before they take it. >>> the death of highly acclaimed disk jockey dj a.m. has been ruled an an accidental overdose. he apparently died of a cocktail of illegal drugs drugs and -- legal drugs and cocaine. >>> filmmaker roman polanski has been arrested. polanski is refusing

. >>> plus kathy ireland and her partner in "dancing with the stars." how did the judges and viewers react? >>> first our weather with justin. >> 5:35. we take to you the bus stop and focusing on joppatowne. we'll be there live, broadcast at 9:00 a.m. mid-50s, cloudy skies. we'll talk about the rest of the day and upcoming weekend in a bit. >>> 5:35. here's mark jones. >> the commute start is excellent on the marc train, on time service on the camden, penn, brunswick. light rail and metro subway looking good. on the buses, 17 convert e diverted at corporate and international. heavy volume on the 7, 19 bus lines. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. chevy silverado. more confidence than ford f-150. better backed than f-150. at a value f-150 can't touch. silverado. from the family of the most dependable, longest lasting full size pickups on the road. just announced, it's chevy truck month. get 0% apr for 60 months. or $6,000 total cash back on select 2009 silverado vehicles that have been in stock the longest. you weren't always my favorite day. with

cathie ireland eliminated last night. >> interesting voting there. >> cathie ireland goes but delay staysept delay over the beauty. >>> finally, that time of the year. the fifth annual calendar. celebrating 2010's great american conservative women. among them, miss november, minnesota republicanwoman michele bachmann. the only member of congress featured. miss october, former miss california carrie prejean, made headlines last spring by stating her position to gay marriage during the miss usa -- miss universe contest? one of those contests. calendar goes on sale friday, costs you $25. those are the things we thought you should know. >> people really spend $25 for those photographs? >> i'm sure -- this is the fifth annual, it's worked over the years apparently. the issue of iran's nuclear program takes center stage in geneva tomorrow. mahmoud ahmadinejad says the meeting between tehran and six countries including the united states is a test for honesty and respect. >>> the stories we'll be watching heading into tomorrow. mike viqueira joins us with more. >> hello, mr. shuster. yes, startin

fans came from as far away as ireland to see the band. >> we're from dublin, ireland, and we came overecially to see the u2 concert. we've seen, this is our fourth concert of the tour. >> reporter: the concert started at 7:00. many arrived hours early to mak sure they didn't miss a minute. tailgating in the parking lot resembled a football sunday at fedex field. >> just one of the greatest fans ever for like theast 30 years, so it's my husband and my first time seeing them and some of the rest of our crew have seen them quite a few times. so, yeah, we're just super excited to see them live. >> reporter: concert and commuter traffic jammed the roads surrounding the stadium during the afternoon rush but there was plenty of traffic control and help with parking. >> it wasn't bad at all. it took us probably about 40 minutes about the time it would take normally from our house in huntingtown. >> reporter: it appears that the concert is over and traffic is leaving fedex field. again, looks like things are going very smoothly. metro is keeping the morgan boulevard station open until 1:00 in t

. >> and smiling, look who was in ireland today?eah, you will never guess what. 67-year-old mohammad ali visited western ireland to get in touch with his roots. he found out he's part irish. who knew. thanks to his great grandfather, he received a hero's welcome from the newfound countrymen, what we call a true fighting irishmen. >>a aand stick around, brian bolter is back to wrap up the edge in a moment. (announcer)d what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy, came from an energy company. every day, chevron invests $62 million people. in ideas. seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world, to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron.

kathy ireland and her partner, tony dovolani.e question, "shall we dance?" . the answer to that question, robbed from them, by the judges last night. kathy and tony were told their dancingays are over. tony, we've met before. kathy, we've never met in person. but i have to tell you this, is tough for me to take. i can only imagine how it is for you. how do you feel about this, kathy? >> it's been such a blessing, the entire experience. being able to work with tony. he's a world champion. he is a genius. fred astaire by generation. the whole experience has been amazing. >> you did well. the judges said so. there was a questio last week about energy. you said you wanted to address that. but were you surprised by this? you seemed to do great last night. >> you know what i'm surprised at, that i was able to get on the dance floor in the first place. it's a miracle. if you could have seen what tony's had to work with, i'm so excited i had comments like, compliments on my posture and the words grace and elegance. those words have never

. >> yesterday he traveled to ireland. this was to meet some of his distant relatives. thousands of people lined the streets to get a glimpse of the champion. his great-grandfather was from ireland. he settled in kentucky and he married a freed slave. ali visited his home yesterday and he is expected to return to the u.s. today. what a great story. >> they might name and mohammad mcali. >> something like that. >> we will leave the sirens in the background. no sirens on 270 southbound. accident completely gone. it is great on the beltway in bethesda at through tysons. good through springfield on the beltway. this is virginia word delays begin at the beltway at 395. a beautiful day again. >> almost a repeat of yesterday. we're shooting for highs in the upper 70's. it touched warmer torrow with a few extra clouds. friday will be our best chance for some rain. 80's into the weekend. >> i know you are worried about ityjo. enjoy it. >> thank you for watching. >> have a great day.

how ireland is celebrating their national brew's birthday. >>> first, new york mayor michael bloomberg taking a little heat for taking his private chopper to last night's u2 concert. he praised himself as a national lead or environment admitted today that the helicopter ride to the giant stadium was not exactly the greenest way to go. in fact, he often travels by private planes and helicopters and rarely talks about it.

. >> reporter: if overseas travel is your thing, try ireland.less than $200 per person person night. to see the sites. >> for 35 euro you can purchase the dublin pass that gets you 35 attractions in ireland. >> reporter: she also likes germany. many are offering round trip deals less than $500 a person and once you land tour the country by train. >> rail now they are offering a deal for $65 per person per day and you can see it more if -- you can save more if you bring a friend. >> reporter: rounding out the list, this island that is below the hurricane belt. >> curacao now has discounts on hotel, car and dining packages. >> reporter: as with any travel prior planning prevents overpaying. >> we

but turned the peoplen northern ireland against them.t is the downside of what they were doing. they were legally probably of torturing people. i agree with you, mr. addicott, but they made a mistakehen it came to el niÑo for the people of northern ireland and that's the point i am trying to make. we have made mistakes in this war. we are going to make n ones and i don't want to take off the table f thipresident the ability to do things beyond the army field and you will to protect this nation if we restrict ourselves to the army field manual, shame on us. it is the field manual, written for soldiers to make sure where they don't get themselves in trouble, not to get intelligence about the next pending attack. isn't that right, mr. turner? it is a guide to the soldier in the field. it was never written to be the and all and be all of how you protect the nation and if we adopt that theory we've made a huge mistake and learned nothing from the past and if we put it on lineand that's the only way we can interrogate somebody, we are stupid.

. >> moving on to ireland, the land of leprechauns. >> and apparently the land of love as they descendone of the country's most remote corners. the bbc went to check it out. >> reporter: the stunning but solitary west coast of ireland where depending on where you look, the castles outnumber the people and this small town is typical with a population of less than a thousand and only one main road. but for five weeks every year more than 40,000 people flock here. most of them are single. they come from all over and they're hoping the world's biggest matchmaking festival will work its magic. it was initially set up for irish farmers like colin. >> it's lonely. you get up in the morning, you do your milking and do whatever and come in and have to make your dinners and your breakfasts and your suppers and just repeat actions can be very, very lonely. >> reporter: just like old times, those too busy, shy or unlucky to find love pin the hopes on this man. the island's only official matchmaker. >> women want to marry for love whereas a man is looking for a companion, he's looking for someone t

kennedy, your mother, said, when he was in ireland he mentioned the kennedys a lot but he didn't mention the sherrills a lot. when i see john i'm going to bring that up to him. you said you had a story about that. >> when he came back to boston, he had one of the press ask him that question, why he didn't mention fitzgeralds. he said when he first campaigned for congress with grandpa fitzgerald, he ran in that district, grandpa had been elected to congress in 1896 with three terms and came back and was mayor of boston. when he campaigned with my brother, right after the war, my brother came back from the pacific, he said we traveled around the district, grandpa would be in a certain part of the district which would be settled by people from cork and he'd pretend he was from cork. then they'd go to a different part of the district and he said he was from sligo. he'd go to a different place and said he was from there. my brother said, i never knew where grandpa was from. my mother heard that story. she didn't accept it completely but it was a good story. >> larry: ted kennedy. father, uncl

. >>> take a look at who was in ireland yesterday.ld muhammed ali visiting western ireland to get in touch with his roots. he found out he is part irish thanks to his great grandfather. he received a hero's welcome from his new found country. >>> straight ahead at #:00, a live report from california on those widfires. >>> also, did the cash for clunker program do what it was intended to do? >> tell you which ones didn't do so well. >>> we are checking out your morning commute and the forecast today. we'll tell you how nice it will be today when fox 5 morning news continues at 6:00 in just two minutes.

. >>> if overseas travel is your thing, they say try ireland.she found week long packages for less than $200 per person per night. >> for 35euro, it gains you access to 30 different attractions in ireland, including the facilities here. >> reporter: they also like germanny. saying many -- germany, offering round trip deals for less than $500 a person. and once you land, tour the country by train. >> right now, really, europe is offering a deal for $65 per person per day. you can see a little more if you bring a friend. >> reporter: rounding out the list, this caribbean island is below the hurricane belt. >> so now to attract people in the offseason is the now promotion which has rebates on airfare, discounts on hotels, cars, diesels, and dining packages. >> reporter: as for travel, prior planning prevents overpaying. >> we'll end up saving hundreds of dollars on this trip. >> reporter: now, if you log onto our website, wusa9.com, and then you click on living smart. we've got all kinds of tips about how you can save money while you visit these de

elizabeth taylor is business partners with kathy ireland and happens to be a fan of the show.ceeds from the event will go to charity. see how the cast performs when the new season premieres on monday night right here on abc 7. >>> doug hill says we may be dancing about the weather? >> sometimes you get big storms and you could figure out, but it is also great when you have a night like this when there is nothing happening, a great weekend ahead. a couple of stops on the weatherbug network. the cold front still working its way through, north to south. the temperatures are still fairly mild. children's hospital, 69 degrees, high of 77. for the route to the west, 64, -- further out to the west, 64. 67 degrees bowie. overnight, the wind turns to the north, the skies clear, temperatures fall 78 and 64 the official high and low at reagan national. there are the records for the day. the pollen count? the moderate range for mold spores. everything else on the low end. the next couple weeks, it will be back and forth between weeds, ragweed, and mold spores. depending on the moisture. t

in ireland, banking shares are higher as the company unveils its deepest ever financial bailout. the states will pay $7.9 billion to take over loans. there's been some criticism of the plan from trade unions and others who believe the country is overpaying. >> ross, chrysler is back in the leasing business. starting today, the u.s. automaker will make some of its 2010 models for lease. chrysler stopped leasing its cars more than a year ago after credit dried up and credit plunged. but now it plans to offer leases on many of its vehicles. it's looking to reverse its 39% drop in sales since the beginning of this year. and toyota plans to spend $1 billion on marketing this year in the u.s. it will be expanding its prius line, a brand that has dominated the market for hybrids since 2001. toyota reported a rise in sales last month, up 9% in the last three months. >>> still to come on today's program, is the uk in for more high street blues? find out at half past the hour. we'll continue our coverage of the anniversary of the week that shook the financial world by looking back at briti

. >>> it was a sentimental journey back to ireland for muhammad ali, the three-time heavy weight boxing champ visited the home of his great grandfather abe grady. ali suffers from parkinson's disease and made no public comments. his wife said irish blarney may be part of his legendary way with words. >>> a powerful earthquake in indonesia has everyone on edge and triggered a tsunami alert this morning. the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 and struck off the main island of java. >>> on the cbs health watch, fighting the flu. the obama administration is saying that quick-spreading characteristic of the h1n1 virus may create serious problems. so the new school year is prompting preparations to try to prevent a major outbreak. drew levinson reports. >> reporter: as classes begin at schools and colleges around the country, students are learning a lesson about the spread of h1n1. >> you don't know who has it. they may be carrying it. >> reporter: since april, more than 1 million americans have come down with h1n1 or swine flu, and it has killed about 500. now the white house sa

as for the ladies, how about kathy ireland teaming up with elizabeth taylor?> i didn't have anything to wear for tonight. she went shopping. she put together -- >> she put this together? >> the valen tino gown, the shoe. these are dame elizabeth. her personal designs. >> macy gray, though, much more the point about her dress for tonight's show. >> my [beep] are out. >> moving on. >> i love it. >> dancing after dark, that's back, too. derek with his mom. mark with melissa joan hart. >> i have the best partner. >> and kelly osborn with fiancee louis. >> see how the ladies fair tonight on abc. >> who was your favorite of the night? >> i think it was a surprise by this answer, but i think tom delay was the best of the night. >> he was my favorite, too. i was so surprised he had those moves. who knew he had all of that going on? he was great. we want to know what you think. who was the best dancer of the night? vote now. president obama was on "letterman" last night. they talked about a bunch of stuff. but i thought it was pretty funny when they talked about why it

thousands showed up at the world's biggest matchmaking festival -- aided western ireland. it began more than a century ago. it folks swear that the festival did the trick. this couple fell in love at the pistol 40 years ago and have been returning every year since. >>> turning to the sports? >> if you are a fan of the maryland terrapins, you have to be worried. bad news from byrd stadium. the fridge was left scratching his head. itighlights are coming up. (announcer) what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy, came from an energy company. every day, chevron invests $62 million in people. in ideas. seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world, to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers, moving you forward. >>> big trouble for the maryland didn't terrapins football team, heartbreaking loss at home -- maryland terrapins football team. ralph friedgen cannot b

i read in london that they found in northern ireland two men and a little hut to construct a half a ton bomb when this was presented to the police department one senior officer said very wisely, there is no way you can decommissioned shovels you have to decommission the mine. that is what the dalai lama is doing to propagate revolution by going to the root of things and make the change there. and i should probably say i hesitate to say i have met a lot of politicians and to my surprise i notice the dolly llama was the single most realistic politician i have never match. s.a. hyper realist some the politicians talk about the future which is a never never land and some talk about the past which cannot be change. he is one of the only ones i know that is almost like a scientist looking through the microscope to see what is and then what can be done with it. at the beginning of this centy your traveler's you felt as i did the world had never been more polarized. what i noticed with a terrist attacks in new york city than on the other side of the world th more people than ever before seem to

how about good old-fashioned match make not guilty there is only one professional match maker in ireland and every fall about 50,000 people from all over the world turnout to willie daily. he is the country's only professional match maker his philosophy for success, he says women want to marry for love and a man is looking for a companion. he holds an annual event every year, thousands of people show up. he has written some books on it. >>> way to go, willie. >>> christmas is in three months. >> one family has a special reason to celebrate earlier this year. >>> and coughing and sniffling and sneezing, allergies or the swine flu? we'll tell you what's going on this week. >>> we have a bit of a break from the rain this morning. how long will that really last? i'll have that and your complete forecast coming up. there you can see the situation for today, 77 degrees the daytime high. may see a little bit of activity storm wise this afternoon. let's see how the roads are doing. here's kim. >>> traffic is moving smoothly around the outer loop this morning. just be aware there is an object on

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. >> actually, i was in ireland last week with my father, and i must say, we were doing some speechesite choked up when you talked about your dad and then the 115-year-old woman. it's incredible. >> i start getting choked up, too. i just, i did. well, i'm really proud of him, as if it's not obvious, and i'm sure you are of your dad. let's go to taxes right now, before we go to the issue of what happened with the "you lie" and all that in congress on wednesday night. what you see right now in washington, peter, does this surprise you, the numbers of people? i mean, i think even our reporter there on the ground underestimated by saying tens of thousands. it looks like 100,000 people there! >> well, they had a pretty good turnout on those tea parties, alex, and when you have media outlets and leading personalities pushing this, you get a good crowd. i have to go, though, to mark mckinnen, who is president bush's media adviser, worked for john mccain, a strong republican adviser. and he said, you know, a lot of these folks -- and he called them nutballs -- and i'll quote it, he said "they

ali visited ireland.t irish. he received a heroes welcome from his new-found country. >>> now to a rare glimpse inside the white house. how cute is that. capturing the moment. an intimate moment of sasha pryingo play a trick on her dad. here she is crouching behind a couch in the oval office. you can check out the white house photos under august photos on myfoxdc.com. just look under news links. >> very cute picture. be careful who you sneak up on in the white house. >> she as -- she was arrested by the se s

. >> reporter: kathy ireland landed in seventh place. judge bruno wanted more sex with her salsa.er partner disagreed with his assessment. >> it's not about what he's saying. it's not what kathy is. i'll never do that. >> reporter: one point behind them in last place, macy gray and her partner. judge goodman gave her his lowest score of the night but told her if he was home he would be voting for her. >> i don't know how this is all going to play out but i'm glad i got on the stage. i wasn't sure i could really do it. it was good. >> reporter: now that we've seen everyone dance two must go. one woman and one man will be sent packing on tonight's show. starts 8:00 on abc2. >>> the details on the baltimore ravens,

. >>> it's match making in ireland that doesn't involve the internet, the man who draws thousands to emerald isle every year and what some are looking for. >>> let's look at business news with jeremy hubbard with abc. >> reporter: good morning, we begin your money scope report with a big deal in the pharmaceutical injury. abbott laboratories is buying the prescription drug unit of belgian company sol vay it is worth $7 billion. abbott will have control of tricor and other cholesterol lowering drugs, heart and hormone treatments, a flu vaccine and other drugs. a man charged with recovering monies from bernie madoff's victims, he plans to sue madoff's two sons, his brother and niece this week, trying to recover nearly $200 million. the trustee has already filed lawsuits against madoff's wife ruth and several big investors. >>> a surge in early retirements caused by the recession is put ago strain on social security's finances. social security will pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years. that's the first time that's happened since the 1980s, it's finances

parcells, what he really wants to make sure, this football operation is stable with general manager jeff irelandsporano before he does that. for those who know the tuna. it's a surprise parcells does not walk after this season, 2009 season. but he got to feel good about where they are as an organization before he does that. >> it's a long way off. seen them here a couple times, who know, we'll keep a light on for him, mort. we'll see. let's go to the colts here quickly. anthony gonzalez, fine young slot receiver out with a knee injury. marvin harris not there. are they concerned about replacing gonzalez in the passing game? >> no, colts' fans were wondering if they try to get marvin harris and try to bring him back in. and they didn't even think about it. two reasons why, rookie receiver austin collie who are starts and pierre garcion. he's a rookie, an older type rookie. they think he'll be next brandon stokely but not this year. former colts wide receiver yet. where's pierre garcon. get this the colts believe he can be a stronger, more explosive, reggie wayne. he is the guy they're pretty exci

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the party over for kathy ireland.e former supermodel and actress was sent packing last night on "dancing with the stars." meanwhile, some of the celebrity dancers continue to shine. mya, aaron carter and donny osmond topped the leaderboard. next week the remaining 13 couples will take on the rumba. >>> mostly cloudy skies here at 6:55. we're in the mid-50s and will remain mostly cloudy to partly sunny this afternoon. there's a possibility of a sprinkle up near the pennsylvania line but otherwise just a breezy day, upper 60s. 40s tonight. 67, more sun tomorrow. we're getting into the low 70s friday into the weekend with another chance of a round of showers on saturday. >>> still slow on both loops of the outer loop on the beltway. but good news if you're traveling southbound on the bw parkway. between route 197 and powder mill road. it's been reopened. traffic only briefly held for that crash that has been moved to the shoulder. we're still dealing with significant delays on the bw parkway this morning. >>> thank you s

we spoke about that and came back together from pope john paul's funeral and refueled in ireland, and it was like the pied piper with the paintings of president kennedy and i see senator harkin on the floor -- he remembers that. we walked through there with ted and senator dodd telling irish stories. these memories are going out when he was walking the dolgs outside of russell -- dogs outside of russell and chatting about, how is your family? how's this one or that one? someone we had just talked abut. after he died a newspaper in vermont had a front-page picture that my wife, marcel, had taken, back in 1968. ithowed a young ted kennedy in vermont campaigning for his brother, robert, and talking with a eve younger states attorney of the county. the two of us there talki about robert kennedy. i gave that photograph to ted a few years ago. i fop it in my archives and he chuckled and talked about how young we looked and then asked for another copy so he could sign one to me. ted, that day, we sat there and talked about his brothers. obviously the president and senator kennedy, also his b

. >>> kathy and tony. [ applause ] >> yes, former supermodel and current businesswoman kathy ireland left the dance floor but left as a better woman for donating her dancing dollars to causes close to her heart. the money will go to the alliance for christian education and hiv./aids foundation. athletes and entertainers for kids, 9/11 for kids and feed the children. while she didn't win the trophy she did win the admiration of her dance partner. >> an awesome person, a beautiful heart. i wish america got to see more of her. i wanted to give her the gift of dance. i feel delivered as much as possible. as they allowed us to. at the same time i'm so proud of her. >> debi and her partner found themselves at the bottom two. a spot she would rather not revisit and knows she needs your votes to stay out of that spot. now it's on to week three for the remaining 13 couples that dance either the samba or rumba. >>> a lot of new stuff tonight. it starts at 8:00, a premiere of "hank." 8:30, the premiere of "the middle." "a brand new modern family" 9:00, the new "cougartown," 9:30. "east wick" 10

according to the justice department three detainees were taken from cuba, then sent to ireland and yemen to close this controversial facility by the january goal. defense secretary robert gates appeared on the morning talk shows to defend the president's decisions. >> then if we find we can't get it done by that time but we have a good plan, then you are in a position to say it's going to take us a little longer, but we are moving in the direction of implementing the policy that the president set. >> and gates says he doesn't know whether the deadline will need to be extended. >>> well, iran says it successfully test-fired short- range missiles. this comes just days after the u.s. and its allies revealed that iran is now building a secret nuclear facility. here's our report from the united nations. >> reporter: iran's revolutionary guard says this is proof it's ready to crush any country that threatens iran. a bold show of force that has the international community on high alert. the short-range missiles were fired just two days after the u.s. and its allies exposed iran's underground nu

last night in ireland they celebrated the 250th. the singer tom jones and ronan keating. celebrations are being held throughout europe, asia, and africa as well. >> love tom jones. >> who's tom -- >> oh, yeah, love him. >> yo don't you belt out your -- >> oh, "it's not unusual." "delilah." >> sing a little. >> there's the reason. >> click on, baby. let's head to our prop desk right noup in fact the biggest week for ipos in 18 months and everything from a battery maker to online vitamin retailers hitting the tape. what could this renewed surge in offerings mean for bank names? and are any of these rookies worth buying? certainly the one that really grabs attention this week was a-1 the battery maker. >> i know. great space. you know, all the rice buzz words. but in terms of the valuation, it's obscene. and we haven't seen valuations like these since the start of the internet era. so this kind of name, could it go higher? absolutely. but i couldn't touch it here. >> any other names in terms of the ipo -- >> it's nice the calendar's back. that's a great sign. great sign for

three have been transferred to ireland. they may not make the day line to close the military prison. one of the detainees -- >>> mourning the loss of her husband, he died on a mountain climbing expedition. she received the news he died after reaching the top of one of the 6th highest mountains. >>> pope benedict speaking before a packed field. >> but it was not just the pope's words that have spectators concerned. they noticed a large spider climbing up his white robe and onto his face and in his ear. he never flinched. it went down the robe and disappeared. >> that's composure. >> or prayer. >>> the greek festival is going on. >> it has food, shopping and lucky sharon gibala is live in the midst of it all. >> reporter: they don't open until later, but they have quite a sped out here at the greek festival and there's something for everyone, a good chance to explore the greek culture. we have kathy. good morning. and you can tell us about the festival. >> sure, we opened at noon today and close at 8:00, but we have a wide va

two of them have been handed over to the government of ireland. a third heading to yemen.ince 2002, more than 550 detaineys in guantanamo have been transferred to other countries. but the fate of the men behind gitmo's wall remains up in the area. here's more from washington. >> white house officials acknowledge that guantanamo bay will stay open after the january deadline because of legal problems and legislative hurdles. it is something that looked probable for months . but the white house admitted that the time table needs to slide. the pledge to shut down guantanamo in one year noting that it was a lightning rod for criticism. some members of congress warned of problems. establishing a new for military trials and tried and not found guilty do you release them and what prison to house them. many members was congress are strongly against terrorist held on u.s. soil. mitch mcconnell said eight months after the president signed at order. >> administration only transferred 14 to other nation because they can't find takers. >> thank you, jile. a major raid in afghanistan lea

delay and his partner tied for last place with cathy ireland and her partner. other stars who danced last night include kelly osbourne. >>> here are the stories to watch out for. at 10:30 eastern education leader, arne duncan. they'll be on tour to talk about president obama's education reform. at noon a court martial is scheduled to begin for marine sergeant germane nelson. he's been charged with killing an unarmed detainee. and at 2:45 norman hsu will be sentenced for violating finance campaign laws. he was convicted of stealing millions in a ponzi scheme. >>> president obama wants iran to prove its nuclear program is not building weapons, and now we have details on how the administration will pressure iran to come clean. >>> plus, the prosecution adds to its case in the travolta ex, to plot. here what one of the actor's employees said in court. >>> two u.s. service members were killed while trying to get supplies for a school in the philippines. a u.s. navy captain says that their vehicle rolled over a land mine in the island of holo. the state department sa

i want the to thank you your attention to ireland at the moment and to irish banks in particular. we have a huge rally going on from within the irish banks if i can figure out how to get the right chart up for you. 20% higher, 10% higher respectively for allied irish and bank of ireland now that the large bailout of the banks has been detailed. so the finance minister saying that the state is going to be paid close to $80 billion to take the toxic loans off the bank's balance sheets in ireland and it's the details pleasing investors right now and that they are doing more about it and we know more about the actual movements on this one. other than that, i want to tell you about the french for a moment because they're saying laengz about new capital requirements is going to be unfairly punishing the european financial institutions because -- and i know you'll love this one. they say the crisis originated in the u.s., being led by the lax regulation, cheap credit, etcetera, this being one of the things that's being braud to the g-20 agenda next week. today there will be a meeting for

it is a quick exit for kathy ireland. she failed to wow the judges.er partner were eliminated in a week two "dancing with the stars." she did win a lot of money for some charities. she is donating all hover of her "dancing" money to charities. >> wow. >> all great charities. she looks great. >> i think she looks better these days. >> like a fine wine. correct very graceful. >> tufts university is laying down the law when you're there with a significant other. no sexual activity in dorm rooms, at least not while a roommate is at present. it puts them in a comfon uncomfortable third wheel position. no word on what happens if you break the rule. it is difficult to handle. it is awkward. >> to must be some incidents that went on. >> i am sure. let's take a quick break. female announcer: from jennifer, get 40% off this bonded leather sofa, just $299, with very cool styling and so affordable. and at 40% off, it's just $299. from jennifer. you don't have to spend a lot to have good taste. progresso. we have a bit of a bad connection. oh hang on. is that bett