karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> one final political note this morning. a top republican is questioning whether sarah palin has what it takes to be president. karl rove took issue with palin's upcoming reality show, "sarah palin's alaska," saying it may contribute to a tense that she is not presidential material. palin says in a clip, i would rather be doing this than in some stuffy, old political office. end quote. >>> an american man is in custody this morning, accused of plotting to blowup subway station near the pentagon. farooq thought he was arts pating in an al qaeda plot. but it w >>sting. >>> in pakistan, another u.s. drone attack is being blamed for killing seven more suspected militants. intelligence officials say the unmanned planes targeted a house in north waziristan near the afghan border. just yesterday, two similar attacks claimed the lives of seven alleged militants in the same area. >>> and travelers in france are coping with another day of disruptions, after parliament voted yesterday to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. strikes

karen travers. >> every day is voting day. how about a wed san diego this guy will never forget. seems a father was so eager to get married that he rushed off to the ceremony forgetting that his 5-year-old was at home. nowness hot water. >>> an investigation into the football star brett farv. a second woman comes forward after allegations against the star qb. >>> here at mta report. here mark jones. >> reporter: good morning. camden train 10 to 15 minutes and other trains and lines of marc look good for travel. 24 bus with a 15-minute delay and look for the 10, 13 and 44 and 46 buss to be about 15 to 20 minutes late. and the number 5 and 13 taking a diversion in the area of north and utah for construction. for the mta transit team, i am mark jones. [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inheillion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved mar

as karen travers reports, mr.a crowd. >> the 42nd president of the united states, bill clinton. >> reporter: he's been called the comeback kid. and now, former president bill clinton is trying to help democrats rally to keep their majority in congress. he's hit the campaign trail for more than 80 events this election season, pleading with voters to stick with democrats. >> all we're asking is for four more years. >> reporter: over the past week, the former president has crisscrossed the country, stumping for democratic candidates in very tight races. >> the only reason this is a tough race is this is a tough time. >> reporter: clinton appeals to moderates and independents. but he's one of the best at pumping up the base. >> bill clinton on the campaign trail reminds people what it was like to have a president where we had a balanced budget. they had a little more money in their pocket. >> reporter: a recent poll finds that 55% of americans had a positive view of president clinton, up over 15 points from 2 years ag

here's karen travers. >> look under your seat. you're going to the rally. >> reporter: the talk show queen is referring to jon stewart and sooechb stephen colbert's rally to restore sanity and/or fear. >> i'm really excited about it. i think we need more sanity in the world. >> it would be nice. >> reporter: it's an answer to glenn beck's rally, restoring honor. stewart's goal is to bring together in the exact same place the moderates whose voices are not heard because, as he says, they're too busy to scream and shout. >> there's millions of people at home who have to mow the lawn. who have -- they have things to do. >> reporter: the format of the event is still unknown. >> jon stewart is first and foremost a comedian. he's going for the punch line. but there's substance to the humor. >> reporter: the big question? if you hold a rally for people who don't like rallies, will anyone show up? >> we believe that at least 225 people will be there. >> reporter: a lot more than that. nearly 300,000 have signed up for the event on faceboo

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> and one final political note this morning.n is now questioning whether sarah palin has what it takes to be president. karl rove took issue with palin's upcoming reality show, "sarah palin's alaska," saying it may contribute to a sense that she is not presidential material. in a promotional clip from that show, palin says, quote, i would rather be doing this than in some stuffy, old political office, end quote. >>> an american man born in pakistan is in custody this morning, accused of plotting to blowup subway stations near the pentagon. according to the fbi, farooque ahmed thought he was participating in an al qaeda plot. but it was actually a sting conducted for the last eight months. the fbi was apparently tipped off about ahmed by an informant. >>> in pakistan, another u.s. drone attack is being blamed for killing seven more suspected militants. intelligence officials say the unmanned planes targeted a house in north waziristan near the afghan border. just yesterday, two similar attacks claimed the lives of seven other all

white house reporter karen travers looks at t.a.r.p. and what it accomplished. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. with the economy on the brink of collapse in the fall of 2008, the bush administration and congress stepped in with one of the most controversial economic programs in our nation's history. two years and hundreds of billions of dollars later, the federal government's wall street bailout program is ending. starting today there will be no more investments in the troubled asset relief program, or t.a.r.p. this controversial 2008 financial bailout gave the treasury department sweeping authority. it bought up the toxic assets of financial firms that were drowning in the subprime mortgage crisis. the bush administration said at the time of the extraordinary government intervention, it was critical in order to prevent a collapse on wall street and on main street. >> we're in an urgent situation, and the consequences will grow worse each day if we do not act. >> reporter: t.a.r.p.'s original price tag was a whopping $700 billion, b

karen travers is in washington with details. orning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob, vinita. president obama went back to illinois. today, vice president biden is heading home to bring some star power. for such a small state, delaware is getting a large amount of attention. today president obama and vice president biden team up for a fund raiser in wilmington for the democrat chris coons. battling christine o'donnell for biden's old senate seat. last month, o'donnell, rode the support of the tea party to a surprise win in the state's republican primary and took down veteran congressman mike castle. a new poll shows coons with with is a sizable lead. the joint biden-obama appearance. the vice president told abc news this week that they take o'donnell seriously. it would be a mistake not to. but they don't think coons is actually in any trouble. >> we want to make sure chris has the money to continue to finish out this campaign. so we are doing a fund raiser for him. >> the white house said yesterday that this race is of cou

karen travers joins us from washington with more. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita.case has sparked outrage across the nation and raises questions of privacy and free speech. >> watch out. >> reporter: in 2006 lance corporal matthew snyder died in an accident while serving in iraq. ♪ at his funeral the marine's grieving family was met by demonstrators with signs that said "america's doomed," "you're going to hell," squ & "thank god for dead soldiers." fred phelps and his followers from the westboro baptist church in kansas travel across the nation staging protests at military funerals. phelps and his small congregation believe that american soldiers are defending a sinful nation, one that tolerates homosexuality. >> it was just a nightmare. they positioned themselves about 30 feet from the main entrance of the church, and they held signs that said "god hates you," "you're in hell," "semper fi fags." >> reporter: snyder sued the pastor arguing his protest was a violation of the family's privacy and that it inflicted emotional damage. an appeals court ruled that the pr

karen travers joins us from washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning.> windy with thunderstorms thunderstorms from southern california to west texas. thunderstorms also along the gulf coast from houston to new orleans. spotty showers around d.c., philadelphia and just south of new york city. light rain for chicago, detroit and green bay. >>> 63 in the twin cities, 73 in omaha and 84 in dallas. 630s from boston to baltimore and 76 in atlanta. and 66 in salt lake city. >>> freedom was too much for a run away ape in kansas city. >> the 300-pound chimpanzee went bananas after breaking free in the chains and running through a residential neighborhood. the chimp was finally captured after smashing the windshield of a squad car. >> the chimp's owner helped police coax it back into a cage. he was cited for keeping a dangerous animal within city limits. the chimp was taken to a refuge. >> poor guy. we'll be back with more "world news now." >> we'll be back. we'll be rig with more "world news now." . ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] if you get caught by surprise, always