i'm kathy kaye. superstore and sandy ordaz as massive fatalities and flooding. >> the devastation is unprecedented, like nothing we've ever seen before. >> 8 million on the east coast are without power and the new york transit system suffers major damage. and with just one week to go until election day, how how the storm shaken up the presidential race? welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. it is called a super storm, and sandy lived up to her building. tonight, new jersey homeowners are still reeling from the massive damage. and millions on the east coast do not have electricity, and normally booming cities are at a standstill. 33 people have reportedly been killed. >> the destructive power of the super storm unleashed after dark as sandy made landfall. the flooding was instant, the scale shocking. the storm arrived with high tide in new york harbor, creating a surge of nearly 14 feet. subway tunnels flooded. the water engulfed the construction site a

i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. 7:00 on the east coast and 4:00 out west. you know, i've wondered on our west coast our friends watching from there. if this is the beginning of their saturday or just the end of the friday night. you know what i'm saying. >> i know what you're saying. >> well, just 17 days to go until the presidential election and it's crunchtime. the candidates are hunkering down this weekend doing debate prep. the third and final debate is monday night, but before stepping back today, both candidates put the pressure on voters in those key swing states and that meant a lot of trash talking on the trail. >>> let's start with the obama campaign. during a rally in virginia yesterday, the president came up with the new diagnosis for his competitor. listen. >> he's forgetting what his own positions are. and he's betting that you will, too. i mean, he's changing up so much, back tracking and side stepping. we've got a, we've got to name this condition he's going through. i think, i think it's called romn

i'm christi paul in today for randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. it's the top of the hour, thanks for starting your day with us. >>> want to start off with one of our top stories here. the weather, of course. sandy has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but all along the east coast, people are bracing for it to regain strength before it actually makes landfall . in the northeast, there are fears that sandy could become a superstorm dumping heavy rains and downing power lines across several states and check out these images that we're getting from ft. lauderdale, florida. ocean waves spilling on to city streets there. the national hurricane center has issued tropical storm warnings and watches for parts of florida and the carolinas. alexandria steele joining us with more on this storm's path. what have you found out in the last couple of minutes? >> this is an incredible, powerful, hybrid of a storm and you talked about the track. the track with this, a lot of consensus. here's a look. this is saturday morning, the center of circulation. right now

i'm randi kaye. victor blackwell is off today. it is 7:00 on the east coast. we have new developments in the shooting that killed a u.s. border patrol agent. the fbi now thinks he may have died by friendly fire. 30-year-old nicholas ivy was shot and killed this week in arizona. initially they said he came under fire after responding to a sensor that went off, but authorities say the only shell casings found at the scene were those belonging to the agents. >> as you know investigators have made evidence looking into the death. the result of friendly fire. the fact is, the work of the border patrol is dangerous. all of us wear the uniform and know that protect their communities against those who wish to do us harm. >> that news comes as homeland security secretary janet napolitano traveled to meet with officials and ivie's family. reacting to his death, napolitano said, "this tragedy reminds us of the risks our men and women confront, the dangers they willingly undertake while protecting our nation's borders." he is the third agent killed in the line of duty thi

i'm randi kaye. glad you're with us.the economy, or will they be more focused on social issues? whatever the reason behind their vote, women will impact next month's election. in 2008, they swept barack obama into office, giving him a 13% edge. the numbers say the women's vote will be split much more tightly this time around, though. joining me on the phone is lilly ledbetter, the lilly ledbetter fair pay act was the first piece of legislation signed by president obama. lilly, good morning. welcome. thanks for joining us. >> good morning, randi, thank you for having me. >> the candidates were asked about women's pay during the debate. i want you to listen to what they said and i want to ask you about it. >> okay. >> what we can do to help young women and women of all ages is to have a strong economy, so strong that employers are looking to find good employees and bringing them into their work force and adapting to a flexible work schedule that gives women the opportunities that they would otherwise not be able to afford.

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i'm randi kaye and its is half past the hour.s, models 2002-2006. the switch can cause a fire if it gets wet. >>> in colorado a massive search under way for missing jessica. volunteers expressing support for the family. >> it's just a tragedy that anything like this could happen to a child. >> it's hard as a mother to make yourself try to go there. i feel as much for her today as jessica. >> jessica disappeared on friday. she was supposed to meet a friend while walking to school. an amber alert has been issued. >>> an infant's remains are discovered in the yard of a long island home. the mother told the official she never reported the death of a child. the police obtained a search warrant for the remains. the please call it suspicious. >>> three fishermen were rescued off the coast. their boat was missing monday. a coast guard crew flew out to deliver food, water, and a beacon while a fishing vessel moved in to the location and brought the men aboard. >>> many u.s. veterans returning home from far are finding themselves in a new

i'm randi kaye. i'm glad you're with us. iran has agreed to unprecedented one-on-one talks with iran is just not true. according to "the new york times," they have agreed to meet on iran's controversial nuclear program. iran has insisted it will deal after the new president is in office so they know who they're following. >>> there was an attack. john kerry is furious for oversight committee for releasing sensitive cables. he said darrell issa has exposed leb ya nationals of working with the u.s. to possible danger. t now, issa's spokesman said kerry and the administration are just trying to create a distraction. >>> ohio's largest newspaper is an doorsing president obama for the second straight time, but it's not entirely happy about it. the "cleveland plain dealer" says mr. obama's litany of missed opportunities left it sorely intent of voting for romney but it said the president still has an opportunity to continue with economic growth after the brink of depression. >>> the "reno gazette-journal" say s obama cannot avoid

i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. thanks for spending your morning with us. >> we're going to make pumpkin smoothies later on. have you ever had one? >> i have not had one. >>> the controversy surrounding lance armstrong. he appeared publicly since they said the cyclist was park of part of a doping program. he spoke for his livestrong charity and resigned as chairman of livestrong this week. >> i am and i think i can speak on behalf of this entire team behind me, truly humbled by your support. it's been an interesting couple of weeks. it's been a difficult couple of weeks for me, for my family a, for my friends, for this foundation. i get asked a lot, people say, man, how are you doing? i say, and i say this every time. and i mean it. i say, i've been better. but i've also been worse. >> called for arm astrong to be stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned from the sport for life. the international cycling union will respond to the charges on monday. >>> to michigan now where police are searching for a g

i'm randi kaye. we start this morning with the shuttle "endeavour" final journey. a slow, very slow ride through the streets of los angeles that is still not other. remember, we're used to seeing the shuttle going about 17,000 miles per hour but two miles an hour this weekend may have been too ambitious for "endeavour." john zarrella is hanging out watching the crawl. >> reporter: many people have waited eight, nine hours for the shuttle to arrive, but when it did, it was worth it. it had the road to itself, a parade of one. in tinseltown where seeing stars ho-hum, "endeavour" made everyone starry-eyed. cameras snapped. people looked on in awe as "endeavour" came into view. this was the first viewing area outside the old former arena where the los angeles lakers once played. and "endeavour" was way ahead at that point but it wouldn't last. outside the second designated viewing area, some people stood and waited for more than eight hours for it to arrive and when it did, it was well after dark. the most difficult part was more difficult than expected. "endeavour" ca

i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. good to have you with us this morning. we are starting with the shooting in denver aimed at the obama campaign headquarters. with us now is vida from kusa. can you tell us where this investigation is happening right now and do police have a suspect? >> victor, this morning i can tell you the focus is really shifting to who shot out that window. police are saying that someone fired one shot, at least one shot at that obama campaign field office in denver yesterday afternoon. now, that office is near ninth avenue and to give you an idea where that is. just on the south end of downtown denver. police are telling us that question that you ask, they have a description of a possible vehicle of interest, they are talk about a vehicle only but have not released any information to us just yet. we haven't heard back from the public information officer. detect ives tell us they're reviewing any video of the incident and they have not released a vehicle description a suspect description or any vi

i'm randi kaye. victor blackwell is off. >>> the better than expected report has become contentious in a highly charged political atmosphere. first the numbers, and then the controversy. the labor department says the unemployment rate fell to 7.8% in september, a drop of 0.3% from august. the current rate is the lowest level since president obama took office. >>> but timing, we all know, is everything. the report comes a month before the election and some obama administration critics are suggesting the books were cooked. jack welch the former ceo of general electric tweeted this. unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate, change numbers. he later came on "anderson 360" and said if he had that tweet to do over, again, he would have added one thing. >> so many politicians are saying these days, michele bachmann will say something that is factually not correct. not provable and say, look, i'm just asking the question. is it responsible to say i'm just asking the questi

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i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. it's 8:00 in the east, 5:00 out west. good to have you with us. we begin with a controversy surrounding lance armstrong. he appeared publicly for the first time since the release of a u.s. anti-doping agency report. now, that report detailed what was called overwhelming evidence of armstrong's involvement in doping as a cyclist. armstrong addressed supporters last night at the anniversary celebration for his livestrong charity. >> it's been an interesting couple of weeks. it's been a difficult couple of weeks for me, for my family, for my friends, for this foundation. i get asked a lot. people say, man, how are you doing? and i say -- and i say this every time. and i mean it. i say i've been better, but i've also been worse. >> armstrong has repeatedly denied doping allegations. he stepped down as chairman of livestrong on wednesday. >>> to michigan now where police are searching for a gunman they say is randomly targeting people in a shooting spree. authorities believe the shootings,

i'm randi kaye. 10:00 on the east coast. 7:00 a.m. on the west. let's start right there in los angeles with the shuttle endeavor. it has been on the move for most of the morning, but it still has a long way to go. a long way if you happen to be trying to move an 85-on the space shuttle. john zarrella is live with us watching it all go by. john, good morning. tell us just how slow is this thing actually going? >> reporter: well, i think it's funny because in orbit, it goes 17,500 miles an hour, and on the streets of los angeles, its top speed has been about 2 miles an hour. so this is certainly the slowest the shuttle has probably ever gone and it's one of shortest trips it's ever made, a total of 12 miles from l.a.x. where it left yesterday to the california science center, which will be its new and final home. they are about halfway home now. we can see from some of the live pictures we have out there now. they're about four blocks from where we are just off of manchester, and this is one of the are

i'm kathy kaye. after months of bloodshed, the syrian government agrees to a temporary cease-fire. just days before there is still heavy fighting. can afghanistan really be a viable state? a gloomy picture and they suggested a change of course. and why mixing styria's with satire could helping win the white house -- a serious with a satire could help win the white house. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. after months of conflict, will the sound of guns and mortar shells fall silent in syria on friday? the syrian military says it will adhere to a cease-fire for the muslim holiday. but a statement on television says that the army reserves the right to retaliate against rebel attacks. the fragile truce was negotiated by those who hope it could lead to a broader peace process. caroline hawley has the story. largest city today, the front line has shifted after weeks of stalemate. the rebels say they have made significant advances in aleppo, taking territory they have never held before. but can they keep it? and will these men now put down their

i'm randi kaye. here are a few stories we're watching this morning. new developments in that shooting that killed a u.s. border patrol agent. the fbi now thinks he may have died by friendly fire. 30-year-old nicholas ivie was shot and killed this week in arizona. originally officials said ivie and his colleague, wounded in the incident, came under fire after responding to a sensor that went off, but authorities say the only shell casings found at the scene were those belonging to the agents. >>> ivie is the third border patrol agent killed in the line of duty this year now. >>> an amber alert has been issued in colorado after this 10 yearly, jessica ridgeway, disappeared on her way to school. the search was delayed because the girl's mother didn't immediately know she was missing. the mother, who works the night shift, slept through phone calls from school officials saying that she hadn't arrived. police have searched the surrounding area but have found nothing. >>> death threats, threatening phone calls, vicious e-mails all because they declined to b

>> i'm randi kaye. it's 7:00 in austin, texas. thanks for starting your morning with us. >>> we begin with breaking news. george mcgovern, the three-team democratic senator who sought his nomination twice died. he entered hospice care earlier this week. state of the union's candy crowley talks more about this. good morning. a big loss for the political world no doubt. what are your memories of george mcgovern? >> he was a democratic candidate in 1972, ran against richard nixon, against the war. as you would call it at that time, the vietnam war drove all the politics, and george mcgovern, although he was an army fighter pilot during world war ii and won the distinguished cross, was an unabashed dove. he wanted the war ended right away, and he ran on that platform, and he got smoked by richard nixon. i was amazed looking back at the numbers in that 1972 race. 60.7% went to richard nixon. 37.5% went to george mcgovern, so it was -- that was quite a race, and quite a landslide for richard nixon, and the rest is history, as we say. ge

i'm sitting in for randi kaye today. it is 8:00 a.m. on the east. haenks for starting your sunday with me. >> want to begin this hour with hurricane sandy and the latest update we have here at cmn. right now, first, some of the pictures. the storm already battering the shores of the carolinas, even though it centered more than 200 miles off the coast right now. we are seeing tropical storm warnings extending from south carolina up towards virginia. people all along the east coast right now over the weekend. rushing to get sand bags and flashlights and water and all kinds of other supplies. want to take you straight to north carolina right now to george howell who is live for us this morning at kill devil hills. this is part of the outer banks hoor. an area already getting hi. as evidenced by all the water and rain. good morning to you. we can really start seeing those waves behind you. >> reporter: yeah. you know, where there was -- i am going to show you what's happening out on the atlantic. take a look. there's always the concern out here about th

i'm randi kaye. it's 5:00 a.m. out wet west and 8:00 a.m. on the east coast. a student killed. a campus in shock. a mother asking why a police officer shot her son. >>> preaching politics from the pulpit. hundreds of pastors plan to do it today. why? they want the irs to tax them. plus, hear from the man planning a death-defying recordsetting jump from the edge of space. >>> a campus police officer shot and killed this 18-year-old freshman at the university of south alabama yesterday. school officials say gilbert collar rushed the officer several times and kept threatening him. he reportedly was make ed and abbinging eradically. his friends remembered a different student. >> you could ask anyone that knew him. he was a great, loving guy. always made people smile. you know, is not the kind of guy that people move him and said he would do something like this. >> i want to bring in cnn legal contributor paul cowen joining us from new york. paul, good morning. >> good morning, randi. >> the victim in thi

i'm randi kaye. it's 7:00 on the east coast, 4:00 on the west coast. thanks so much for joining us. >>> lance armstrong is making a very public return to his charity. the embattled cyclist is expected to speak to participants in the live strong challenge. armstrong resigned as chairman of the charity last week and the appearance comes as he faces charges. arm strong is expected to speak next hour and we'll be sure to bring that to you. >>> to michigan now where a series of random shootings has police scrambling to find a suspect. more than a dozen incidents have been reported in three counties since tuesday, and while know one has been injured, police say there have been some, quote, very close calls. authorities believe the shooter has been firing from a car at other drivers. >>> the white house insists a report that it has agreed to direct nuclear talks with irans for the very first time is not true. the new york times says the agreement was the result of secret exchanges between iranian and american officials dating to the beginning of mr. obama's p

i'm randi kaye. it's 7:00 a.m. on the east coast, 4:00 on the west. we start with new numbers. we start with a state that's squarely in the red. i'm talk about arizona. this rocky mountain poll shoes president obama with a two-point lead over mitt romney. the key here may be the latino vote which is heavily in obama's favor. what's interesting is only one democrat has won arizona in the past 60 years and that, you may recall, was bill clinton, 1996. both candidates are off the campaign trail today working on debate prep. president obama came under a lot of criticism for his performance in the first debate. well, he's get a second chance on tuesday. cnn's athena jones has a preview for us. >> good morning, randi. the second debate is on its way. why? because it will be undecided voters asking the questions. round 2, president obama and governor mitt romney face off in their second debate tuesday. a town hall moderated by cnn's cannily crowley which says the format presents unique challenges for the candidates. >> the challenge is that they've got to connect not just with the peo

randi kaye spoke to her about that fallout and what she thought of last night's debate. >> reporter:ear-old undecided voter never imagined that a simple nonpartisan question would make her a target of vicious attacks by conservatives. yet by the time the candidates finished answering her question, the twitterverse and the blogosphere knew the name katherine fenton. could you see the political divide in the comments on your question? >> easily. >> reporter: conservative author matthew vadam took to twitter immediately with this. katherine fenton, questioner, brings up the feminazi leftist lie that women don't get paid equally. and conservative commentator michele malkin tweeted softball, hash tag, lady parts tool, katherine fenton asks obama how he will rectify gender pay disparities. how did it feel to be called by a woman a lady parts tool? >> she should be ashamed of herself. that's awful. you know, we're one and the same. i'm standing up there trying to make a point that ultimately is working in her favor, and for her to say things like that i think is really irresponsible and you

i'm brooke baldwin in for randi kaye on this sunday. carolina northward toward maine, the east coast of the united states is feeling the effects of hurricane sandy or at least they're about to. first let's talk about new york where the office of emergency management is preparing in case of storm surge and flooding there. buses, subways, commuter trains may have -- all have to suspend service if the area is hit hard by this hurricane. new york governor andrew cuomo warned the metro transportation authority to prepare immediately. a final decision to suspend service will come today. homes, businesses all along the coast, they're being boarded up. just yesterday governor chris christie declared a state of emergency for new jersey. and he issued a mandatory evacuation for the state's barrier islands and atlantic city casinos. >> this morning i formally declared a state of emergency in anticipation of hurricane sandy which is expected to be a severe and a potentially devastating storm that will hit new jersey beginning sunday night and be in