lenny, what was your highlight of the week?eoccupied taking off my house shoots and putting on my marching boots after the worst speech a president could give in american politics. >> all right. fwor both of you, lenny, let me start with you this time. you and i have talked about this on some of your radio shows before, this topic. did he have a point that needs to be examined and he just said it in not the most articulate way? >> he said it in a very most direct way he possibly can say it, but it's a very true statement. listen, african-americans, particularly after that speech last week by the president, if they're not looking at both sides of the aisle now and realizing that democrats take them for granted and this president takes them for granted, i don't know what it's going to be. and if that's not the case, then it is, what, nothing more than brainwashing. with that said, there's a caveat that herman cain has to make sure he articulates, as well. republicans have to give african-americans a reason to look republican. her

lenny, maria, missed you both in las vegas.d have been out there. >> we wish that, too, t.j. next time. >> good to see you both. >> thanks, everybody. have a good weekend. >>> the world population will hit a mile stoel stone in the near future, but the u.s. population is head ed in the other direction. we'll tell you why. also, news week lists its group of greenest companies in the world. and dell computers comes in at number five. a diversified health company company baxter is next. number three, sprint nextel. after the break, the top two greenest companies in the u.s. check my email and text messages. hands in position. airbags. ten of 'em. perfect. add blind spot monitor. 43 mpg, nice. dependability. yeah. activate dog. a bigger dog. [ male announcer ] introducing the reinvented 2012 toyota camry. it's ready. are you? ♪ everything you need to stretch out on long trips. residence inn. ♪ everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn. and today, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-str

i think it's a good move from their aspect. >> lenny, maria, do you remember a time when lenny wouldkend and he would tell us that michele bachmann cannot win, they cannot get the gop nomination? well, let me ask you now, lenny, about herman cain and our latest poll or polls, he's up there at 20%. he's right behind romney. can herman cain win? >> he probably has more of a chance than michele bachmann, but i think if anybody overtakes romney, if it's not perry, it's going to be newt gig rich. he's hiding in the weeds, but he's starting to gain momentum. i think people are going to start attacking herman cain's lack of elected office experience. the experience in the business world is great. how is it going to play out when you have to deal with iran, when you have to deal with israel? i think when it comes to that, when it goes back to who is going to be that main front-runner going into the first part of 2012, if it's not still romney, don't be surprised if newt gingerich passes both of these guys up. >> maria, do you believe newt is on the move as he just said, newt gingerich is on

family and friends of lenny harris do not want you to forget about him. this weekend they held a individual jill for the missing activist. >> lenny harris disappeared last month after leaving the charles houston recreation center in alexandria. the 53-year-old was last seen after police say he received a phone call from an unknown person and left to meet the caller. the next morning his family reported him missing. >>> we are here today to do a celebration to collect money to add to the help any harris reward fund. >> please come forward. he is well loved around here and i justify want my father back. >> harris' light blue toyota corolla is missing. police say someone may have used lenny harris' bank card at an old town atm last month. they want to talk to the person seen on the surveillance camera using the bank card. the man is black with a mustache and small goatee and tattoos on the right and left forearms. >>> no more tanning beds if you are a minor in california. governor jerry brown made it illegal for teens under the age of 18 to use the tanning b

. -- lennie. lennie, who was with us in beijing. because of your extraordinary work, violence against women as part of the beijing platform. because of your work in coalition with other groups around this country, over 15,000 battered and sexually abused in the court woman -- and the. women are here and free of their abusive spouses. thank you very much, lennie. and sarah. is your mom here? she is also related to someone on the school board. sarah, who runs and it works on signature products, coaching boys into men. i encourage you to look at that's not cool.com, which is about stopping dating violence. this is an organizational award, i get to do this. and for rachel, who has been at the organization and who has been my partner as we build in the federal part of global clhu to challenge the notion that violence does not have to be part of the human experience. i thank you, rachel, and i think all of you for this award and for the work that we will do together in this city, and are presidio, to create a future without violence for o

so lenny, add those two numbers and you have 72% of some cases.o given the poll's findings and given the anti-abortion statements or let's just say the pro life statements made to the crowd of social conservatives, are the candidates talking to the 27% in that poll? and to those i owe wans that oppose all abortion and if so, why? if that is represented as the minority. >> well, they're absolutely speaking to the 27% right now and they're speaking to iowans because they understand how important it is to get out in front and have a very strong showing in iowa. people such as herman cain can solidify their status as a frontrunner if they come up strong in iowa. rather than trying to talk to the 72% they're going to have to talk to later on, this is an opportunity to grab an early win and then move forward when it comes to fund-raising, when it comes to building a structure. if you look at herman cain he's in a position that then senator obama was in. he was laying back in the weeds a little bit, somebody that was a nice story but not expected to real

sad thing. >> thanks, alina. >> great to to see you, lenny and maria. why don't you guys hug later. >>> still ahead, severe weather winter alerts in effect for parts of the northeast. we are live with the latest on the storm track. people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really easy. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. yeah. you're not... filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. >>> woirntd weather is >>> winter weather is headed to the northeast today. the problem is, it's not winter. it's putting a premium on snow blowers, salt bags and much more. gas generators aren't a bad idea, either, with possible power outages expected. >> the trees, still plenty of leaves on them. you have forecasters saying heavy, wet sno

want to bring in republican analyst lenny mcalister joining us from chicago.enny, before we launch into why and what is being said, let's take a look at this cnn/orc poll. it questioned republican voters about abortion in september and in the poll, 11% said they supported abortion in all cases. 61% said they favored it in certain circumstances. so lenny, add those two numbers and you have 72% of republicans in this poll favoring abortion in some cases. so given the poll's findings and given the anti-abortion statements or let's just say the pro life statements made to the crowd of social conservatives, are the candidates talking to the 27% in that poll? and to those i owe wans that oppose all abortion and if so, why? if that is represented as the minority. >> well, they're absolutely speaking to the 27% right now and they're speaking to iowans because they understand how important it is to get out in front and have a very strong showing in iowa. people such as herman cain can solidify their status as a frontrunner if they come up strong in iowa. rather than tr

lenny is a tough guy, especially when it comes to god. we meet in his home. leonard, why isn't agnosticism the best philosophical position for everyone to take? >>well first of all what does agnosticism mean? i'm fairly sure about some things and less sure about other things. i am fairly sure, no supernatural entity will intervene if i step off a cliff - i will fall. the laws of gravity will do that to me. i am fairly sure that if my genetic make up happens to be of a certain kind, no matter how hard i pray, i will get cancer. i am fairly sure that god doesn't intervene to be able to move electrons around in a way that that does things that we or he or she likes. there is no evidence for that. all of the evidence points in the opposite direction, that the laws of nature go the way that they go. if you were to ask me about the very beginnings of the universe, the origins of it, why it is there, does it have a purpose, could an intelligence have been involved in creating it, and so forth - there i would have to say i am completely agnostic. i am completely agno

for lenny harris' wife debra and his daughter maya there is reason to have hope. >> i have a little fluttereporter: alexandria police found his 1994 corolla in prince george's county about they've weeks after he vanished. >> it was like wow, okay, they found the car. okay, and as long as he wasn't in it, i was good. >> reporter: harris was last seen the night of september 21st. his daughter maya last talked to him that day as she left for work. >> i was like bye, dad like we do every morning. say have a good day, love you, love you, too. >> that was at 12:00 that night when he didn't come home, i was just -- and 3:00 i knew something was wrong and 6:00 is when i got up and started looking, calling family and friends to say have you seen him? >> yeah. i called him. he didn't, but that's not like him. so he would answer my calls regardless. >> reporter: the next morning investigators found his cell phone on the woodrow wilson bridge, but harris and his car were nowhere to be found. investigators also had video of an unidentified man using harris' credit card on king street around 1:00 in the

lenny harris was last seen leaving a rec center in old sound sandery. >> reporter: for lenny harris'his daughter, there is reason to have hope. >> i had a little bit of flute are to my stomach. >> reporter: alexandria police found his 1994 corolla in prince george's county about three week after he vanished i don't it was like wow, okay, they found the car. as long as he wasn't in it, i was good. >> reporter: lairs was last seep the night of september 21stst. his daughter last talked to him that day as she was leaving for work. >> ic like you do every morning v a good day, i love you, i love you too. >> 12 that night when he didn't come home. 3:00, i knew something was wrong. 6:00 is what i got up, starred looking, calling family and friend to say have you seen him? >> i called them. that is not like him. >> reporter: the next morning, investigators found his cell phone on the woodrow wilson bridge. but harris and his car were nowhere to be found. investigators also had video of an unidentified man using harris' credit card on king street around 1:00 in the morning september 22nd. >>

lenny harris is a popular community activist here in old town alexandria. he was seen three weeks ago on september 21 at the houston center. he got a phone call, driving his own car. that next morning, his cell phone was discovered on the bridge. police are also still looking for a man caught on surveillance tape trying to use mr. harris' bank card twice and just four days ago, his car was discovered in prince georges county. i want to join by his family, his brother, and his sister. i want to ask you first, harold, if the discovery of the car is a hopeful sign for you guys. >> absolutely. we are hoping and praying every day. we know closure is near. >> sadly, sometimes money is what gets people talking. is that what you're hoping to do and how much do you have so far? >> so far, we raised $8,000. tonight, we raised $2,000. so we are extremely excited about that. >> some of that money coming from his church tonight. >> absolutely. thank you. it is definitely going to do you some good. >> you are having this fundraiser tonight. it goes on until 7:00 or so to

not just me, not just his family, lenny touched a lot of people. we want him back we need him back. >> more than $8,000 has been raised the family hopes the money will prompt some body to come forward with a tip for police. >>> an amber alert still on for a missing german town boy the 11-year-old has not been seen since september 30th his mother was found dead in her home. her husband was arrested for the murder. the boy has not been found. >>> someone posing as a policeman has been sexually assaulting women in the town of herndon. >>> those attacks happened tuesday one in a residential neighbourhood one in a commercial area, at 3:45 p.m. a woman approaching herres dent, -- herres dense, 12300 block -- 1200 block encountered a man. >> he displayed some type of badge and said he was with law enforcement he was not in uniform as best to our knowledge there was no markings on the vehicle when he left the area. >>> the imposter sexually assaulted the woman he broke away from him and he drove away in a grey mid-sized sedan. 7:00 p.m. tuesday evening on

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2012 presidential race with lenny curry and delicate u.s. efforts to encourage foreign- based businesses to open in united states with nancy mclernon, president of the national law the organization for business investment. w j" is next. -- "washington journal" is next. host: good morning parade joe lieberman at connecticut and susan colin of maine say that congress should freeze the pay of federal employees for the third year, saying that it would save about $32 billion. also in the papers this morning, citing cost is a concern, the white house has dropped a vision of health care law that would provide a lifetime benefit in the event of illness or disability. it is known as the class act being dropped by the administration. and its role in the larger health-care law. we want your thoughts on this decision by the white house. if you want to give us a call, the numbers are on the screen. if you want to send us an e- mail, make your thoughts on -- thoughts known by that. journal@cspan.org, and if you are familiar with twitter and can keep your

lenny, let's talk about herman cain. hasn't seen this ad out seeing his chief of staff puffing on a cigarette pep says the ad is hilarious. what do you think the impact so his campaign? >> you know, he's been doing things unconventionally this whole time. this isn't a surprise. and honestly, these are one of the types of things that endear the tea party folks to herman cain. but at some point in time, he's going to have to look more mainstream. again, this is great for the primary voter. but if he's going to be the mainstream guy that's going to win the presidency next november, he has to get out of this. he has to start speaking to a wider base of people. and this is part of the reason why, michele bachmann has fallen off. this is part of the reason why rick perry has fallen off and i think this is going to be a reason why herman cain will fall off. you have to speak to a diverse america if you're going to lead a diverse america. so far, most of these candidates in the republican field have not done the best job of doin

police found lenny harris' car. he has not been seen since leaving a rec center september 22nd.illance video caught aman trying to use husband bank card at an atm on king street. -- his bank card at an atm on king street. >>> a lawyer for gary giordano has filed an appeal for his release. the gaithersburg businessman is being held in connection with the presumed death of robyn gardner. giordano denies any wrongdoing. he says gardner was swept out to sea while they were snorkeling. >>> some scary moments in and around a target store. 55-year-old antoinette stark is accused of stabbing a random customer. police used a taser gun to make an arrest behind the nearby home depot. the customer is in stable condition. stark also stabbed two people at a nordstrom store in 2005. >>> how cans of playstation customers locked out of their own accounts. sony hit by another major security breach. >>> also ahead, we have the trial of the so call underwear bomber continuing in detroit.  >>> the trial of the so-called under wear bomber under way in detroit right now. prosecutors say abdulmutalla

you know, our legal beagles, we have a segment with sonny hostins and lenny.ys get their opinions. strong willed women. we're going to talk about the fact that we're going to hear from conrad murray's girlfriends. that should be interesting. >> how many did we get up to? >> there's a handful. you've been talking about that, right? >> we have been talking about the trial. a lot of people, they try to follow it. on the weekends, this is a good time for us to get people caught up. >> also, the baptist preacher, you've been talking about this all morning coming forward, he had to introduce rick perry at the summit. you remember this moment with our jim acosta, he says mormonism is a cult, don't vote for mitt romney. we're going to actually interview him in the 2:00 p.m. hour. then you'll hear from two women who changed their lives from being men. they say, hey, don't stereotype us. you'll hear their personal stories. and t.j., something that -- i can't believe it's been ten years since 9/11, the war started in afghanistan. you know my military background. i've don

let me bring in cnn contributor maria cordonez and lenny mccall sister.ng to get right into it today. let me start, was this clearly politics, in your opinion, maria? that this was no accident, that faith came up at this conference? >> oh, absolutely. i think it is politics. and we saw this come up somewhat in 2008, but it is clearly now rearing its ugly head in a way that i don't know that we expected it to. at least this early on this time around. and to me, obviously, what the reverend said and what the pastor said, pastor jefferss is absolutely atrocious. it's the reason why we have the first amendment. to me, perry's silence on this one is deafening. i know he put out a statement, his campaign put out a statement but we have not heard from governor perry himself and he's going to have to address this. i think it is becoming a big, big issue. >> on that point, does this have a potential to do some harm? >> no, because it's the october 2011. the good thing about this for governor romney is the fact that it's so early in the campaign, he's increasing a

a fund-raiser was seen for lenny harris. he was last seen on september 21st at a rec center. he was a mentor there. his cell phone was found on the wilson bridge. someone has been using his credit card. >>> united in anger, the occupy wall street protests have now gone global. people across europe and asia took part in protests today, showing their solidarity with the movement that began four weeks ago in new york. francis co reports. >> reporter: thousands gathered at the crossroads of the world saturday. as those involved with occupy wall street took their message to times square. earlier hundreds more marched through the streets of new york city to washington square, to protest an unfair economic and political system. >> this is people from all walks of life knowing that they have to fight for their country now or are we're going to lose it. >> reporter: across the united states, from southern california to south carolina. groups inspired by occupy wall street joined the day of protests. >> the people of the world need to come together to bring real change. >> reporter: al

but i know this fellow jack rollins who said he used to handle lenny bruce and i said i know him. you think of him? he said he sinned against his talent. tavis: he sinned against his talent? >> and that changed my life. i stopped everything. i had no withdrawal. and i realized i was doing wrong. i thought i was singing good, and i wasn't. and it feels so good now not to get hooked on anything except health. tavis: and the music. >> and the music. just having a good normal life and what a blessing that is. what a blessing it is to be alive. tavis: you had known amy winehouse -- only known her for a year, but i wonder whether or not you felt it wasn't your place, was it not appropriate, did it not come up, did you have any conversation at that time about her struggles? >> that's the little regret that i had because we recorded in britain and we had to take off and sing with queen latifa. i got along good with her father and as it is now from this program and the few days that i'll be in britain, they are still celebrating my birthday -- tavis: that's a good thing. >> i will be a --

police found lenny harris's toyota corolla abandoned shortly after he disappeared. the last time anyone saw harris he said he was going to meet someone outside a rec center. his phone was found on the wilson bridge. >>> a news4 exclusive last night may help one neighborhood sleep a little easier. tonight a retaining wall has been put up to reduce the noise from a generator in alexandria. the city put the generator in to pump sewage out of the creek. officials say the spill is contained by but the repairs could take weeks. >>> got rain out there in parts of the area. not here right now though but that could change by morning? >> i think the rain continues to make its way in across the area in through the day tomorrow. the radar out there right now. light rain in dulles and annapolis. but as we widen out here notice the rain just to the south and west. a lot of rain in virginia and in north carolina and eastern portions of tennessee and kentucky. that rain is making its way our way and will continue to do so. but that is just round one of the rain. we have round two t

lenny harris' abandoned toyota corolla was found yesterday.rtly after he disappeared, cameras captured i ed images on using harris' credit card. the last time anyone saw harris, he said he was going to meet someone outside the rec center. >>> a rally this afternoon as union workers get ready for a strike. about 12,000 union workers are expected to strike when the contract expires this coming sunday. the union is asking for wage increases, fewer staff cuts, and health care benefits for more workers. the cleaning companies say they're struggling because of the weak economy. >>> a sinkhole that opened up last month is now growing and coming close to swallowing up several homes. this is what the sinkhole looked like on september 21st. the patio of one house was crumbling. now 20 days later that patio has fallen into the more than 30 foot deep hole and is spreading and is four feet from other homes. engineers are drilling 65-foot deep holes taking soil and water samples to figure out what to do. >> to determine what this involves, what the composit

joining us now is american university professor lenny steinhorn. always good to see you. since 1967, at least 58% of the country wanted to dump the electoral college. why hasn't yet happened? >> reporter: if it didn't happen after 2000, when this went to the supreme court, i think it's going to be a heard time getting it to you. the -- through. the electoral college is popular with smaller states. it gives them power and among rural areas, may not gape visits from candidates if -- gain visits from the candidates if it's a popular vote. >> is this a possible or -- possibility or a wish list of the american public? they're not going to turn forces through? >> i think it's a wish list. there is a sense with the occupy wall street folks, the tea party and a lot of independents, they want to have their government respond more directly to the people and all of a sudden, every four years, there is a strange body, the electoral college that gets in the way and i think there is an impulse with more direct control of your government. i don't see this as a change that is likely to h

understand we didn't start off going after the attorney general or lenny brewer or any one else in justice. we started off by knowing that the u.s. border patrol agent was dead and a lot of weapons had been let walk. after that we started being told things like by a justice department designated official we never let weapons walk. now, we have literally e-mails in which they are concerned about so many walking. and you said something and i don't mean to correct you but to expand, we didn't just have a few not be tracked. the whole program was about not tracking them until they were found at the scene of crimes and they didn't just allow, they facilitated just in one gun buyer, one straw buyer bought over 700 weapons. >> chris: specifically what are the subpoenas about? >> we want to know what did they know and when did they know it. more importantly, we have to understand at what level did the authorization really come. it wasn't an atf authorization. they were part of that. it was a joint operation in which d.e.a. knew you more than a.t.f. >> chris: drug enforcement administration. a.t.f.

an irishman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a judge in little lenny after being found guilty of trying to buy guns and bombs from a dissident irish republican group, the real ira. michael campbell was secretly filmed test firing weapons in the countryside and was overheard talking about planting bombs in london. >> caught in the act, trying to buy guns and bombs for the real ira. michael campbell went from island to lithuanians to get the weapons. what he did not realize was that his every move was being secretly photographed by the intelligence services. he was arrested by lithuanian police and then put on trial two years ago. he was not just secretly filmed. some of his conversations were bugged, including one in which he talked about planting bombs in london. >> [inaudible] >> this is the handwritten list of what is the real ira was hoping to buy -- the hand written list of weapons. it included sniper rifles, rockets, hand grenades, and explosives. the lithuanian police do not believe michael campbell was acting alone. they say at least four men were involved, including mi

today a fund-raiser was held for lenny harris on north henry street. harris was last seen at the charles houston rec center. he was a mentor there. police suspect foul play in his disappearance. his cell phone was found on the wilson bridge. someone has been using his kritd card and this week his car was found in prince george's county. >>> still ahead tonight, the occupy protests go global as people across europe and asia band together for a common cause. and the small virginia town has been hit with an earthquake, a hurricane and now a tornado. we'll tell you why they're not getting any help with the cleanup. >>> new life for historic mill after nearly two decades of silence. >>> chuck up with the weather. >> couldn't have been any nicer outside today. although it was on the breezy side. tomorrow looks like a great day. we'll give you all the forecast ♪ [ caroline ] i'm caroline moore and i'm a junior at warwick valley high school in warwick, ny. since i was a little girl, i've always been curious about the world around me, and i think that definitel

lenny harris' abandoned toyota corolla was found yesterday in prince george's county. shortly after he disappeared, cameras captured images of a man using harris' credit card. the last time anyone saw harris, he said he was going to, quote, meet someone outside the rec center. his phone was found on the bridge. >>> a rally this afternoon as union workers get ready for a possible strike. about 12,000 union workers getting ready to strike when their contract expires on sunday. they're asking for fewer staff cuts and more benefits for workers. >>> a sinkhole in northern virginia that opened up early last month is now growing and coming closer to swallowing up several homes. this is what the sinkhole looked like back on september 21st. the patio of one of the houses crumbling there. now 20 days later this patio has completely fallen into the deep hole, 30 feet deep, and is three to four feet from two other homes. geo technical engineers are on the site taking soil and water samples, trying to figure out what to do next. >> to determine if the problem is continuing to evolv

i have seen big acts like lenny kravitz to the black eyed peas, and i want to make sure companies like mine, which our social media companies, like facebook, twitter, and hopefully -- we would like to make sure that the local artists are promoted here, and we want to make sure local promoters like myself, and also a social networking media is included with the overall pr. we do event in san francisco. we do things in the tahoe like the event with michael jordan, john elway. we also do the cannes film festival -- film festival which is international. we all want to make sure the local talent is promoted here among with restaurants, caterers, etc.. we will but to have thi a conversation with this young lady. thank you very much. >> i know the san francisco international arts festival is one of the groups trying to work closely with the america's cup event authority and others, can you, generally on how you have been working with the authority or organizing committee? are they including local arts groups and organizations? >> i can only speak for myself. i have had no contact with them. s

a private towing company found lenny harris' car at an apartment complex on livingston road in prince george's county over the weekend. he was last seen leave ago rec cent are in old town september 21st. surveil's video caught a map trying to use his bark guard at an atm on king street later that night. police are also looking for a white dodge caravan spotted near an atm in prince george's county. >>> ever since protesters in syria rose up against their government, syrian protesters in other countries have accused government agents of spying on them. now, and alleged syrian spy has been arrested in virginia. he is charged with sending recordings of american protesters to syria. the feds say he also met the syrian president this summer. >>> eight people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a california hair salon. investigate ors say the motive in this may have been a relationship gone bad. police say 42-year-old scott evans dupree of huntington beach is in custody. who was no working yesterday says the alleged gunman is the husband of another employee. umar farouk abdulmutallab ple

could take to one or two decades for that level of debt to be driven down sides of it it's a miniscule lenny i'm right and basically what we're seeing now is the revelation. that fueled so-called growth is nothing more than an enormous ponzi scheme now steve king are going to be in ireland next month at the telco nomics best of all and i'm sharing the stage with jeffrey sachs was the only fun who's got to be considered a classic economist from academia somebody who in your book i'm sure would qualify someone to deep punk what should i bring to the stage when i'm on stage jeffrey sachs your thoughts what you could on scheme is what is the what does it think about what happened in russia because jeffrey sachs was a major proponent of what i call the shock therapy approach for russia that said to the white guy the transition from a socialist system to a capitalist system was to do it as quickly as possible in the belief that the market would instantly jump from wherever it was in the social system to an equilibrium of the market economy and the original plan that he pushed through was supposed

lenny wilkins, 74, and dennis franz is 77, and he got caught up in the kardashian whatever, bruce jener52. >>> julia roberts, 44. brad pailey, 49, and two birthdays. terry in -- kerry in promotions happy birthday as well. if it's your birthday v a great day -- have a great day as well. we will be right back. >>> welcome back toe 9 -- to 9 news now. we are talking about a winter precip this weekend. >> especially north and west of washington. 40 miles or so. 40 to 50 miles, and from then on, it's a lot more likely you will see snow. here in d.c., i think we will see wet flakes in the afternoon and evening hours, but the odds of us seeing any accumulation, really low. upper montgomery, into loudon county, winds north and west of that, you will see something on the ground before the day is out saturday. here's the bus stop forecast. this morning, it's chilly out there. mix of clouds and clear skies, partly to mostly cloudy. 30s and 40s. sun is not up until 7:31. one more week to go with the late sunrises before we fall back. the day planner, partly to mostly cloudy. 43 degrees. south winds

lenny, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> that was a lot of fun. happy oktoberfest everyone.e month. this morning up close and personal with one of the most spain us spanish women on television. lillian, you sat down with christina legge? >> you can't get much bigger than oprah, but in the hispanic world for decades, christina has also created her own media empire and now she's part of our nbc family. >> hi, "today" show. >> reporter: she has amused millions with her wit and savvy star quality and this sunday a new star-studded show on telemundo. >> congratulations on the new show and welcome to the family. >> reporter: among her first guests latino superstar pit bull. at 12, cristina fled cuba to start a new life in america, went on to become a one name brand with her radio network, magazine, furniture line and television studio. some refer to her as oprah with sal rah. >> we want to rent a studio in chicago and she goes this lady bills herself as oprah. that's not true. >> reporter: when the show hit its 15-year milestone an univision oprah acimagined cristina's impact. >>

>> jack rolands, woody allen's manager he said that he managed lenny bruce years ago.as a brilliant man. and he made one sentence that changed my life. he said, he sinned against his talent. somehow or other, at any given moment, you can learn, you know? and that sentence did it for me. i realized that i thought i was doing well with the drugs, and i really wasn't. and i realized that i'm sinning against the gift that was given to me by nature and by my influence of my great family. and it really stopped me cold. i did not withdraw. i had no recovery period. the minute i stopped it, i felt relieved, i felt normal, i didn't have to hide to smoke or do other naughty things. i was -- all of a sudden i was just honest. >> do you feel fortunate that you were able to do that? >> it was a blessing. changed my life. >> did you have friends, colleagues and so on who were not so fortunate, who just ended up being ruined by drugs? >> that's right. especially amy winehouse. that's the one thing i regretted when i recorded with her, i knew about her reputation and so did everybody

we have lenny with the fur collar, faux fur out on the plaza, we'll say hi in a couple of minutes. lauer alongside ann curry. just ahead what is next for amanda knox? her life has been on hold for the past four years. now she is returning home and i would imagine ready to start again. will she ever be able to have a normal life? we'll get into that just ahead. >> that's right. >>> plus this morning a question a lot of people are asking, should you be charged to use your debit card? bank of america is taking the heat for the new plan it's got and other banks are experimenting with their own costly new fees. what if anything you can do to avoid paying for them. >>> an off the field football controversy. hank williams famous monday night theme song was pulled from last night's game after the singer used aen analogy to adolf hitler discussing president obama. what williams is saying this morning. >>> we begin with more on amanda knox tasting freedom for the first time in four years. stephanie gosk is in her hometown this morning, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. amanda knox tea