also, the maker of louisville slugger baseball bats will have to pay a family $850,000. why a jury found the company responsible for a player's death. >>> and if you know any bad drivers, don't hold it against them. some doctors actually say it's because of genetics. >>> first, our top story, the bodies of at least 18 americans killed in afghanistan are back in the u.s. this morning. president obama was there to see their flag-draped coffins arrive home. their deaths came in the deadliest month for u.s. forces since 2001 and at a time when the president is trying to decide whether or not to send more u.s. forces into harm's way. the 15 soldiers and three d.e.a. agents who arrived home this morning were killed monday and tuesday in afghanistan. they died in a helicopter crash and a roadside bombing. >>> police have arrested five people in the gang rape of a 15-year-old california girl. three of the five are juveniles and police say they're looking for as many as five more suspects and ten or more people who watched the rape and did nothing. one of the victim's friends sai

they awarded brandon patch's family $850,000 for the louisville slugger maker for failing to warn of the bats dangers. they said brandon didn't have enough time to react. a slugger spokesman said the company did nothing wrong and it appears to be an indictment on the entire sport of baseball. very polarizing topic. we're asking what you're saying about it. here is what you're saying. sandy wrote -- >>> in other news, jets quarterback mark sanchez's hot dog gig should be over after he made a dog-gone nice gesture. remember when san chazz ate that hot dog on the sidelines. he apologized for eating it. well, he then went out and bought 500 dogs andburg a burge donated them to a new jersey soup kitchen. >> great move. but it's just a hot dog. >>> a philadelphia woman accused of trying to trade sex for world series tickets got her tickets the easy way. she didn't have to do anything. my fox philly reports a local radio station gave her two tickets for game three for her and her husband. police charged her for misdmether prostitution after posting on craigslist asking for tickets and her l

here's the louisville radar. broken showers around louisville. down to the south, that's the squall line moving to the north and the east. heavy rain once again when you get into columbus and ohio. that moves in to pittsburgh later this morning. heavy rain also a possibility in new york late tonight. more on that. show you new york city right now. traveling up there, so far clouds are out there. temperatures about 75. 87 in atlanta today. how about that? >> and, yeah, a little yang there. >> extremely hot on the east side. >> your letter writing campaign finally paid off, bob. the most popular mom getting naked for "playboy" magazine. of course i'm joking. marge simpson, a big fan of the simpsons, on the cover of the november issue and there are even reports the cartoon mom will be featured in a tutorial. >> the artistry is good. >> this is the website. i'm not sure if anybody does want to see that but it's funny. so they're just taking it to the next level. a special collector's edition will help mark the 20th anniversary. there's the website. m

you know the louisville bat company?he company has been liable for a young man killed by a baseball. the panel found that the company failed to warn about the dangers of using aluminum bats. brandon patch was killed in 2003 when he was it hit by a baseball hit off of one of these bats. his mother says this lawsuit was not about money. >> we came into this not knowing, you know, we were just hoping to prevail is all for brandon. this is for brandon. and for the other kids on the field. >> a spokesman for a louisville slugger said the company did nothing wrong the verdict appears to be an indictment of the entire sport of baseball. >>> an update on a story, six african american students say they were refused entry to a chicago nightclub for wearing baggie jeans reached an agreement with the bar. the students have agreed not to file suit or seek money from the club. washington university students claim they were turned away from a class celebration because baggie jeans violated the dress code but a white student wearing the

he had just called his mom to say he was given the game winning ball for the victory over louisville. >> he was a good kid. i never had problems with him. he was going what i asked him to do. i never had no problems from him. none. >> police say the stabbing was not a random act. they have not name ad suspect so far. >>> autopsies scheduled on the bodies of three half marathoners who drapsed and died. then 65-year-old rick brown went down. a minute after that 26-year-old john finland collapsed just after finishing the 13.1 mile course. race officials say every runner signs one of those million release forms. they encourage anyone who wants to run the race to talk to a doctor first. before this. the last death, this event was in 1994. >>> a south georgia man is accused of animal cruelty after a massive dogfighting raid. we have the exclusive video. >>> a private investigation firm wrapped up the largest dogfighting raid ever. it give us exclusive access to the video. the video is very tough to watch. going to tell you that up front. let's check in with brooke baldwin. she joins us with

let's read the statement from the makers of louisville slugger. here we go, it's somewhat lengthy but need to get it out there. here we go. this was an emotional case and we believe the jury responded to that and issued an emotional verdict. our company did nothing wrong. we made a bat in accordance with the rules that. bat was approved for play by baseball's organizing and organizations. in fact, the jitter found in our favor that the bat was not defective however the verdict that our company failed to adequately warn of the dangers of the bat has left us puzzled. it seems contradictory for the jury to say the bat is not defective but our company failed to warn that it could be dangero dangerous. it appears to be an indictment. unfortunately, this verdict seems to be a statement on the society we live in today that everything must have a warning label. almost finished here hang with me. we sympathize with the patch family over their loss as we have since we first learned of this terrible accident but we still believe this was an accident on a bas

knocks, louisville, kentucky. >> reporter: this is not your average fitness class. clients are whipped into shape by former marine, but not everything is done like the military. >> the military breaks you down to build you up. we're all about building you up from the onset. >> reporter: brenner worked on wall street before starting her company in 2003, combined her passion for sports, entertainment and business and turned it into her profession. >> there was no other program that i could have emulated in any way. there was nothing like a brand new concept. it was throw it on the wall, see if it sticks and it did. knock on wood. >> if you're a small business owner, we would like to see your success story. go to cnn.com/robin to upload a video of your business, share your info and you might be featured here on "morning express." >>> president obama is considering sending more troops to afghanistan to battle the taliban. but they're reconsidering their plan. >>> cameras on a bus capture a frightening accident. >>> afghanistan is facing a crisis that could impact whethe

also in 2009, she led louisville to the n.c.a.a. title game. before we take a break, or righr k >> visit is golfer's weather. it looks like it will be pretty decent the rest of the time. showers early saturday morning. the rest of saturday, it clears up, and a beautiful finish for the weekend. this is the golfing season. the greatest golfing weather is right now. >> they will start at 8:00 tomorrow morning. today, a lot of scores not so low. >> just a reminder, if you missed any of this newscast, we will have an encore broadcast for you at midnight. >> we will see you here tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ]

that is causing the potential for strong storms in columbus, ohio and down through detroit and louisville, ky. this is what is headed our way. we're dealing with a warm spot we will plabe mild in the 60's. you might wake up to some rain tomorrow morning. what about the rest of the weekend? we will check that out in a moment. >> elizabeth mardin is having to relive the nightmare. she's 21 years old. she sat in the same room with her alleged abductor as she testified, telling the court she was raped daily after being abducted from her bedroom seven years ago. the man has twice been found incompetent to stand trial. smart says mitchell was motivated by sex and use religion to get what he wanted. he and his wife were found with smart nine months after she disappeared from her house in utah. >> a man fell into a construction trend in nevada last night. he had to be rescued. it's not a construction worker. he was being freed from the trend in las vegas in this shot. he called 911 for help before any construction worker saw him. he was hospitalized, suffering from arm and leg pain, expected to m

a team captain just received the game ball after a big win over louisville so, mike talk about that. i mean, police can protect people who feel that they might be a little threatened. they can bring their anonymous information forward, right? >> absolutely. you know, sometimes they set up different programs where you just call in and you're a number. a crime stoppers program. sometimes you don't have to give a name. they just assign you a number and they contact you that way. no, you don't have to give your name. so, and there are, you know, tips you can call in to this, the tip number we're showing right now, mike, and you don't have to give your name. but, that's the problem. >> got you. >> it's really an epidemic out there, people don't want to get involved. you know, this poor boy, this poor guy he left miami to escape the violence. and what happens to him in connecticut? >> yeah. kate, are police continually on a daily basis reaching out to the students to please tell us something? >> pretty regularly, the uconn students get e-mail updates from the police on how the investigatio

and you can see it's trying to produce some showers and thunderstorms from chicago back through louisville. but the bulk of the energy is staying to the north. in fact, it's moving almost due north. and this area of low pressure is going to kind of hang out in the great lakes. it will eventually whip the cold front through. but by the time it does that, most of the moisture is far away, we get a cold front, maybe a shower, and it doesn't even really get that chilly behind it. in fact, next seven days, mid 70s tomorrow. maybe a shower. front goes through saturday. we're still near 80. fall for fairfax looks great. and then little cooler but not much. nice day on sunday. we're talking 74 with sunshine. low 70s on monday. and then next week gets a little warmer. we're back in the mid 70s. in fact by wednesday we're back in the low 80s. maybe a shower or thunderstorm. so we've done quite a job tayloring that front down. >> because we started off on tuesday thinking it was going to be a whole day or maybe even into sunday. >> yes. we've done a good job. >> thank you, top. >> thank you. >>> okay

he was apparently stabbed in a fight after the team's victory over louisville. police are still looking for the perpetrator. he was a junior and starting cornerback from miami. he led the big east in punt returns last season. university president michael hogan calls this stabbing a tragedy for the entire university community. >>> defense secretary robert gates will spend the next week trying to convince u.s. allies they need to stay the course in afghanistan. gates will visit japan and korea, then meet with nato defense ministers in slovakia. japan is planning to roll back its support for afghanistan combat operations in january. south korea currently provides noncombat support in afghanistan. the nato meeting may be pivotal. gates is expected to ask the alliance to maintain its commitment to the mission while the u.s. decides whether to increase troop strength in afghanistan. >>> when you think of the u.s. military, the colors that come to mind are red, white and blue, but the military's also thinking of another color -- green. cnn pentagon correspondent barbar

rain around louisville, too. as it continues to pull up, the rain has been heavy at times near chicago, now getting in towards central michigan. zoom into northern indiana, big squall north of indianapolis. live to indianapolis, tower cam showing a lot of low clouds. you'll get the rain off and on for tmorning. a breezy afternoon for you as well. clouds morning, rain this afternoon, scattered showers also, windy, too. toward chicago, the rain is just about done when you get toward chicago metro, little bit of light rain up on the west side. the real i think story for you guys is going to be the wind as well, 35-mile-per-hour gusts around chicago, already have a delay at o'hare, about 30 minutes getting up to over an hour sometimes. rain around sioux city is turning into snow later today, northern wisconsin, michigan, too, two to four inchs of snow. that whole rain shield is moving in toward the northeast. we'll see a lot pile up over the next 48 hours. the yellow streaming in through albany, out of the poconos in

then toward louisville, big flashes of lightning on the eastern side of that state. more showers, thunderstorms working through the ohio valley. they're really going to pick up in intensity later this afternoon as will the rain shield as it stretches to the north. notice where the rain is headed, through scranton and philadelphia, ultimately through new york and boston tonight. new york showers later this morning and more for the afternoon. here's what it looks like in nyc. trying to travel? clouds already in place. no delays at the major airports yet but that will probably change as the rain comes in. watch for a half hour to hour-long delay around nyc. those storms around st. louis yesterday, two to five inches of rain by eastern missouri, flash flooding. that's what it looks like, more in a bit. more tower cams coming up, too. we'll see clouding coming in and hot temperatures down across atlanta. see what it looks like here. low clouds and a ground stoppage at the airport until 8:15. 87 the high today in atlanta. back down to the 60s by next week. more on that in

knox in louisville, kentucky. >> reporter: this is not your average fitness class. into shape by former marines but not everything is done like the military. >> the military weights you down to build you up. we're all about building you up from the onset. >> reporter: she worked on wall street for seven years before starting her company in 2003. she combined her passion for sports, entertainment and business and turned it into her profession. >> there was no other program that i could have emulated. there was nothing like it was a brand-new concept. it was let's throw it on the wall and see if it sticks and it did, knock on wood. >> all right. if you're a small business owner we'd like to see your success story g. to cnn.com/robin. upload a video i-report, share your tips and you might be featured here on "morning express." more details in the beating death of a chicago honor story. a 17-year-old is cleared of murder charges in the case and you're going to hear that 17-year-old's reaction. >>> new details in the beating death of a chicago honor student. murder charg

doppler, a major storm system bring to our west extending to cleveland through columbus down to louisville. a major storm system. it is approaching us. it will get here in the form of showers early this evening. right now there are sprinkles north of the state line. some of is not making it to the ground. the general trend today will be more clouds and sun and we will remain unsettled. let's look at the main computer. if a mass of clouds to our west. building up this afternoon. temperatures milder than they have been this week. 60 in annapolis, 65 at the airport, 58 downtown. in the mountains of western maryland there's a chance of showers early on because they are in closer proximity to the shower activity, 61 degrees de forecast die. 73 in store for baltimore today with a chance of evening showers mainly. slight chance of sprinkles early on this afternoon. in ocean city, clouds increasing throughout the afternoon with a high of 73 degrees, where we stood before october 2. not a great deal to be -- not a great day to be on the waters of the chesapeake. there's a small craft advisory. 89 d

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as lindsey english from louisville affiliate wave reports, he paid the time for a crime he didn't commit. >> you are a freeman. god bless you, sir. >> reporter: after nine years behind bars and five years of probation, edwin chandler sheds tears of joy because finally, he is a freeman. >> it seems absolutely clear that there has been a grave miscarriage of justice. >> reporter: he was on trial in 1995 for the murder of 25-year-old brenda whitfield, a clerk working at the chevron food mart at newburgh and gold smith lane. she was shot and killed by this gunman seen in surveillance video. on the stand during his trial chandler pled with george that police have the wrong man. >> i said i'm telling you the truth, i didn't do it. he said i don't believe you. i think you are lying. >> reporter: the jury didn't hear him. chandler said it wasn't until 2004 when attorney, marguerite thomas and the "innocence project" started listening and investigating this case. >> i couldn't tell you how, you know when you look for somebody to lis certain to you sometimes or you know you need somebody. somebody

look at louisville, radar picking up rain as well. to the north farther the rain shield just blossoming and moving to grand rapids stretches back on into places like nebraska too. we're still getting some light snow just on the east side there. more on that in a little bit. tower cam coming up from san francisco. heading out the last couple of days you've had an hour or longer delay because of fog. this morning it's not there. i don't think you're going to see the delay. there's the bay bridge. a nice one for you. more sunshine today. more in just a bit. good morning to you, san francisco. it is early, though. it's 3:08 your time g. to bed. >>> the sheriff in the balloon boy case says he's been compared to barney fife. hear what tv show the sheriff turned down. we showed you stunt video of a robber praying with his victim. now oprah wants to talk to the robber. >>> such a groovy song. so the sheriff in the balloon boy case says he's been called gullible and compared to barney fife. he says that he's trying to stop the media circus and

in the game against louisville. >> let's hit on a couple things we know, been said by authorities, not random act. uconn students should be fearful here. what does that tell you, mike? are you seeing another student here that they have their eye on? how far can we go with that? >> they're also saying, which i thought was interesting to say that it wasn't -- they don't believe it was premeditated. what that says to me it wasn't something who was there that he might have been known there was there just to do harm to him. was this spontaneous between these groups, these two groups they're talking about, students and non-students? and things heated up? i mean, mike, come on, everybody used to get in fights now and then -- not everybody, but people got in fights now and then. now you go to violence, guns, knives. was it just that? that caused this -- something stupid that was said. you know, that might have disrespected somebody. we don't know what the exact motive was right now. they're saying no one else is, you know, is in danger. it wasn't premeditated. i think they have a pretty good i

he just received the game ball after a big win over louisville. mike, talk about that. i mean, police can protect people who feel that they might be a little threatened. they can bring their anonymous information forward, right? >> absolutely. sometimes they set up different programs where you just call in and you're a number, a crimestoppers program. you don't have to give a name. they just assign you a number, and they contact you that way. no, you don't have to give your name. and there are, you know, tips you can call into the tip number we're showing right now, and you don't have to give your name. but that's the problem. i mean, it's really an epidemic out there that people don't want to get involved. this poor guy, he left miami to escape the violence, and what happens to him in connecticut? >> yeah. kate, are police continually on a daily basis reaching out to the students to please tell us something? >> pretty regularly, uconn students get e-mail updates from the police on how the investigation is going, or i guess what steps they're taking. i don't think in th

big win over louisville. he had the game ball. and then hour s later, he's dea. this is a little over a week ago. now the suspect is behind bars. john william lomax, just hours ago police made this announcement. >> uconn police have arrested the following -- john w. lomax iii, age 21 of bloomfield, connecticut, on the charge of murder and the second charge of conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree. >> all right. joining me to talk about this, we have john louisage, former criminal investigator. also with us, our hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks and david owens, reporter for "the hartford current." david, let's start with you on this one. lomax iii charged with murder. do police believe he's the one who stabbed jasper howard? >> they do. they charged him with murder so he is the one they believe thrust a knife into jasper howard. >> let me say with you, david. are we finding any more details out about that tragic night? >> not a lot of information yet. the warrants in the case, where the law enforcement officials have put down their version of wha

the 41-year-old louisville woman died from pneumonia related to the flu but had no underlying meld calonditions unusual for such cases this is the state's second h1n1 death. the other victim had significant underlying health conditions. officials believe there is nothing to indicate the disease is getting worse in the next two weeks the pentagon will begin requiring servicemen and women to get the special flu shots. the reir exte t all active duty forces head towed war zones as well as others serving crucial military functions. the pentagon has purchased 2.7 million doses of the h1n1 vaccine almost 1 1/2 million will go to active duty members. health officials in the u.s. hope it will provide useful information about the effectiveness of the vaccine. >> many are concerned about possible mandates from employers who get the h1n1 flu vaccine. could your company be one? here to break it down and give us a wrap of the big medical stories of the week is the doctor from the university of maryland's medical school. thank you for being here on this saturday. good to see you again. >> good to se

he'd just had the best game of his career in a win over louisville. he had hoped to play in the nfl. number 6 there. his teammates talked about his unborn child. >> the idea that he will grow up without his father tears me apart. just it ain't what it would be like for that young child. but as jazz looks down on us, i can promise him and his family that son will have 105 -- or daughter will have 105 uncles for the rest of its life. >> he was the first one in the family to attend college. his mom said he was a good kid who never got into trouble. >> there's no more explanation this morning just yet about what was going on? there was a fight and he ended up being stabbed? >> police say they believe the suspects do not g to school at uconn. they don't have any other information other than that. >>> just as sonia sotomayor is sharing some of the behind the scenes dirt on her experiences the day she became a member of the supreme court. at a reunion this weekend she told fellow yale law school alumni her nomination process was so tightly scripted what she

we're watching it slowly move over towards the east towards indianapolis, getting in towards louisville. going to get into the rest of kentucky and the ohio valley later this afternoon. so heavy rain is out there. and it's really going to be a factor for you starting to day through tonight through tomorrow. flash flood watches, warnings. the warnings are all the light shaded green including just outside of kansas city and the dark shaded greens are all flash flood watches. look at how much rain we're calling for today. three to five inches of rain just today aloevenlt over the next 48 hours that, can almost double in some spots. this is one thing we're watching with pretty much major concerns. 4.1 inches of rain. that's what the computer mod rlz thinking for st. louis. a little bit less in tulsa. still jut over # inch2 inches o for dallas and more for austin. you don't want it to all come down at one time. hopefully it comes down a little slower around texas. not case if you're under one of the thunderstorm. this area i put in red, slight chances of severe thunderstorms. main thing toda

look at the rain shield now approaching towards cincinnati and louisville, too. but the strongest thunderstorms located down to the south and expecting to see more severe weather today from memphis and nashville and then all areas shaded in red. i got that as a slight chance of severe thunderstorms and main threat today probably large hail with cold air coming in and possibility of a tornado, too. thunderstorms getting out of st. louis, too. rocketing towards illinois and indiana, as well. rain stretching all the way in towards minneapolis and heavy at times right there. take you live to that region. the rain out there most of the day and looking for about half inch of rain total for you and then by tomorrow, everything should be just fine. i don't think you'll see it switch over to snow like you did across north dakota this morning and wyoming and montana yesterday. rain showers moving away from the missouri area out of st. louis and in towards illinois. go to the north a little farther, chicago had light rain and wind begin to pick up and that will slow you dow

moving through louisville, as well. look at the heavy rainfall around the i-10 corridor around new orleans and houston. showery as you move around the great lakes. fairly quiet into the heartland and the deep south. another system moves back into the midwest by sunday, back through tleef port and nowhere else for your upcoming sunday. quiet as we move around the great lakes and back through the mid-atlantic. back to you. >> scott, thanks. when we come back, we'll get the real story. staffing giant adecco will tell us what the labor market looks like in this country when "squawk box" continues. more than just money moving across markets. it's about exchanging ideas across cultures, opening up to the world- continuing to innovate. you need to have a nimble organization that can innovate rapidly and constantly is willing to learn. speed has become so important. every aspect of business has to be able to demonstrate flexibility and agility. collaboration is the name of the game. we have at least half a dozen relationships g

describes a great young man, father to be team captain received a game ball after a big win over louisvilletalk about that. police can protect people who might be a little threatn't. >> absolutely. sometimes you don't have to give a name. they assign you a number and they contact you that way. you don't have to give your name. and so there are tips you can call in to this tip number we're showing right now, mike and you don't have to give your name. that's the problem. it's a -- it's an epidemic of people who do not want to be involved. he left that environment and thought he escaped to that to go to connecticut. >> do they tell you anything? oh. >> pretty regularly. the uconn students get update from police on how it's going. i don't think in the last day or so, we've received too much more. so it's sort of i don't know how things are progressing but i haven't heard too many new developments. >> thank you for your bravery. mike, always good talking to you as well. coming up shaft -- richard roundtree, the biggest movie role in the '70s? this guy was the man back them. now he's facing breas

just received the game ball after a big win over louisville. mike, talk about that. police can protect people that feel they might be threatened. they can bring their anonymous information forward, right? >> you're a number, a crimestoppers program. you don't have to give a name. they just assign you a number and they contact you that way. no, you don't have to give your name. and there are, you know, tips you can call in to the tip number we're showing right now, mike. and you don't have to give your name. but that's the problem. it's really an epidemic out there, people don't want to get involved. this poor guy, he left miami to escape the violence, and what happens to him in connecticut? >> yeah. kate, are police continually on a daily basis reaching out to the students, to please tell us something? >> pretty regularly, uconn students get e-mail updates from the police on how the investigation is going. i guess what steps they're taking. i don't think that in the last day or so, they've received too much more. so i don't know how things are progressing. but i have

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package, which is still in its infant stages, 20%, most of the money's gone out, you can look at louisville, kentucky, and i'll give you evidence that the stimulus package is working, creating jobs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana rise? >> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, -- mr. rehberg: mr. speaker, the g.i. bill pace for the education of the brave men and women who served in the name of freedom. montana has some of the best colleges and universities in the country but for some returning soldiers, a traditional campus isn't the best fit. the post-9/11 g.i. bill provided flexibility for soldiers who wanted to take advantage of the benefit. currently five of the 10 colleges with the highest veteran population are colleges that are entirely online or have significant online course loads. while veterans may receive funds to pay for tuition, fees and books, distance learners are ineligible for li

a great young man father to be a team captain, just received the game ball after a big win over louisvillet. i mean, police can protect people who feel. >> sure. >> they might be threatened and can bring their anonymous information forward, right. >> absolutely. you know, sometimes they set up different programs where you just call in and you're a number, a crime stoppers prom. you don't have to give a name. they assign you a number and contact you that way. no you don't have to give your name. and there are you know, tips you can call into the tip number we are showing right now, mike. you don't have to give your name. but, that's the problem. i mean it's really an epidemic out there. people don't want to get involved. you know, this poor guy, he left miami to escape the violence and what happens to him in connecticut? >> kate are police continually on a daily basis reaching out to the students to please tell us something? >> pretty regularly uconn students get e-mail updates from the police on how the investigation is going. but, i don't think in the last day or so we've received too muc

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