lynn? >> kristen, thanks so much. >>> well, police in maryland shot and killed an armed gunman who took three hostages inside the maryland headquarters of the discovery channel yesterday. court records show the 43-year-old radical environmentalist began protesting against the cable tv channel two years ago, hoping to convince executives to devote more programming time to environmental issues. nbc's brian mooar has our report. >> reporter: for four terrifying hours, a gunman carrying what looked like bombs held three hostages inside the discovery channel building just outside the nation's capital. negotiations with 43-year-old james jay lee broke down. authorities say they had to open fire after he made an aggressive move with his gun. >> he pulled out the handgun that he came in with and pointed it at one of the hostages. at that point, our tactical units moved in. they shot the suspect. the suspect is deceased. >> reporter: most of the hundreds of people inside the building had no clue wha

lynn. >> tracie potts in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> well, no stranger to powerful storms, folks in north carolina are on the watch this morning as hurricane earl winds its way toward the east coast of the united states. evacuations began today in the state where residents and tourists are both bracing for the worst. nbc's jay gray has the very latest from north carolina's outer banks. jay, good morning to you. looks like the calm before the storm. >> good morning. you're exactly right. i can't think of a better way to start the day, a beautiful sunrise here along the shoreline. what we've noticed over the next 12 to 24 hours, the surf is picking up a bit. higher waves. not what they expect in the next couple of days where they could see swells up to 20 feet here. they will also get tropical storm to hurricane-strength wind here, even though it doesn't look like at this point earl is ing to make landfall here. another big problem will be heavy rains in some areas, up for four inches an hour which would lead to fla

that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. your script comic book junkie with spider-man stuff. >> all of my closeting are full of them. i'll love my way out there. thanks, bill. >>> elsewhere, over the weekend lindsay lohan confirmed herself via twitter that she has failed a court-ordered drug test which could mean more jail time for the 24-year-old actress. >>> elsewhere, turns out it must have been paris hilton's purse after all. in exchange for pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of drug possession and obstructing an officer, hilton will get no jail time. she must complete a drug program and pay a $2,000 fine and serve 200 hours of community service. >>> at the box office, ben affleck's movie fooled the audience. $10 million more than experts predicted on "the town." on the other hand, "easy a" underperformed opening in second place with just over $18 million, and the horror flick "devil" rounded out the top three with just over $12.5 million. i was actually pretty surprised "the town "got great reviews. apparently -- i

i'm lynn berry.nd today we begin with chaos in california. the explosion of a natural gas pipeline in a san francisco suburb last night triggered a massive fire leaving one person dead and 53 homes destroyed. that blaze continues to burn this morning. nbc bay area news has more. >> reporter: a san bruno neighborhood erupts in flames in a matter of seconds create a confusing and dangerous scene. >> i had to go look for my 80-year-old father in the house. they said he's gone. they said he's not there. >> reporter: families sitting down for dinner say it shook them to the core. >> a huge fire and smoke everywhere. we just ran for our life. >> reporter: eight months pregnant, betty ran her three kids and ran to safety. >> we just ran. we didn't have any shoes. the kids were -- we had to borrow this from our neighbor. >> reporter: neighbors towed kids and pets. a relentless wall of flames. retired firefighter said he never felt such a hot fire. by the time he reacted his car was already on fire. >> i had

i'm lynn berry. >>> today we begin with the battle over taxes. senate republicans vowed to block president obama's plan to cut middle class taxes yesterday unless bush era reductions for the wealthy are also preserved. this economic debate has been heating up for months now. and on this final primary day before november's midterm elections, it could reach a boiling point. nbc's tracie potts joins us live now from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: it is clear the battle lines are drawn despite what we saw yesterday may have been a hint of compromise between republicans and the democratic party. republican john boehner hinting he might support president obama's plan to extend tax cuts only forethose who make up to $250,000. not for people who make more than that. but the republican party, other member, came back and made it very clear that they want these bush tax cuts extended for everyone, including the so-called wealthy, because they say those are the job creators in our society. jobs that ri

lynn. >>> tracie potts in washington. tracie, thanks. >>> in louisiana, investigators will begin examining a key piece of evidence in the government's attempt to get to the bottom of the gulf oil disaster. over the weekend, bp successfully retrieved its failed blowout preventer and put in a new one. however this labor day, there's still more work to be done. frances coe has more. >> reporter: labor day will be the start of major work at the site of the nation's worst environmental disaster. >> we should be ready to move forward with the relief well sometime next week. >> reporter: the permanent plugging of the well comes as officials say the danger of another leak goes away. >> this well does not constitute a threat to the gulf of mexico at this point. >> reporter: sealing the well is just one task at hand. the other is the investigation which took a crucial step over the weekend. bp crews hoisted the failed blowout preventer, a 300-ton, 50 foot tall piece of evidence, now headed to a nasa facility in louisiana for analys

i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with getting personal. president obama will dig deep during his speech in cleveland today where according to administration officials he'll draw on his own personal background to convince voters that he knows what it's like to struggle through tough times. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on how the president plans to rescue the economy. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. today the president will deliver that speech in a state where one of his harshest critics is from, republican leader john boehner, and from a region that's been hit hard by unemployment. the president's expected to urge congress to let the bush tax cuts expire for the wealthy, individuals earning over $200,000 and couples over the $250,000. plus, he wants to spend $50 billion on transportation projects and create $200 billion in business tax breaks, allowing small businesses to write off capital investments next year, giving them more cash to hire new workers. >> we'r

i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with the battle over taxes. senate republicans vow to block president bush's plan to cut middle class taxes yesterday unless bush era reductions for the wealthy are also preserved. this economic debate has been heating up for months now and on this final primary day before november's midterm elections, it could reach a boiling point. nbc's tracie potts joins us now from capitol hill. good morning. >> good morn pentagon. it's going to be a big day, a big week and a big season headed into the elections as congress tries to figure out whether or not to extend these bush tax cuts that are expiring at the end of the year. now, coming out of the weekend republican leader john boehner who had been critical of the president's plan signaled that he might support it in order to get something done before these tax cuts expire. but all hopes of a compromise were dashed when his party came out very strongly yesterday and said that these tax

good morning. >> good morning, lynn. fascinating scene out in the atlantic ocean with two monster hurricanes. rare event. we haven't had this happen in 11 years. two major hurricanes out in the atlantic basin. this is igor ap this is julia. both categories 4s to. impressive. thankfully neither making impact on land soon. the tropics, a tropical storm moving into mexico. tropical storm karl. the atlantic basin heating up. haven't had any storms in the pick lately. a regular storm, big one, in the gulf of alaska that will swing into british columbia and areas of the pacific northwest, cool and showery during the day. also watching more of though coastal clouds from san francisco to all the way down by point conception in los angeles, even san diego. a couple more clouds and the last couple of days. one area that won't cool off is phoenix. hot the last couple of days today's we'll call it about 104. that's a look at and 77. if you want sunshine, definitely california and arizona. >>> we'll talk about thursday's forecasts co

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with getting down to business. primaries are over. midterm elections are just weeks away. and now president obama is slamming republicans for holding up his tax plan to prop up small businesses and the middle class. nbc's tracie potts joins us live now from capitol hill. good morning. >> good morning. republicans are digging in, not all of his own party members are on board. and all of this less than two months before a key election. how to win a tax fight and an election. first, solidify the base. >> don't forget who is standing with you and who is standing against you. >> reporter: then put pressure on your opponents. >> we simply don't have time any more to play games. >> reporter: extending tax cuts to americans earning over $250,000 has become the lightning rod for a nasty partisan fight heading into november. more than two dozen democrats now disagree with president obama. republicans aren't wavering. >> republicans are united. no tax increases on nobody. >> repor

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with dwindling support. this morning a fresh report card is out on washington. for the white house the numbers are not looking good. with just weeks to go before the midterm elections. in a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll, almost half of americans now disapprove of president obama and six out of ten think the company is headed in the wrong direction. meanwhile democrats in congress have some hurdles to overcome as well. right now among likely voters, almost half prefer republicans. those new numbers come just as president obama unveiled his plan yesterday to use the infrastructure to put americans on track and back to work building rail ways and roads. they wasted no time blasting the proposal as the gop blamed the president for putting the country in reverse. tracie potts joins us from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the poll numbers show we're not satisfied with the economy, not satisfied with the president who is trying to fix it. preside

i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> after months of debate, the senate passed a bill for small businesses creating a $30 billion government fund. it passed 61-28 wi38 with the hf two republicans to cross the aisle giving president obama an election year victory. the legislation goes to the house where it's expected to quickly pass and head to the president's desk for signing. >>> this morning, "usa today" reports a so-called super bug, resistant to nearly every modern antibiotic, is spreading across the country and becoming an international problem. the bacteria, which has been reported by hospitals in more than 20 states, typically strikes the critically ill and so far has been fatal in 30% to 60% of the cases. >>> the mother of missing teenager natalee holloway reportedly sneaked into a peruvian prison where prime suspect joran van der sloot is being held and confronted him about her daughter. she spoke to van der sloot for five minutes but did not get any answers

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin with finally nearing the end. after five long months, crews in the gulf of mexico have taken a major step toward permanently plugging the blownout well. behind the worst oil spill in u.s. history. and for more on that, we go to nbc's kristen dahlgren in venice, louisiana. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, lynn. day 150 and that relief well they started drilling shortly after this all started has finally intersected with the well some 2 1/2 miles beneath the floor of the gulf. in a statement late last night, the incident commander said the two wells were now connected and that the next step is to pump mud and cement down into that well to permanently seal it off. obviously, good news for people in this area. really just one step in their recovery. oil here continues to wash ashore. this week, evidence of a massive fish kill here. thousands of dead fish. take a look at these pictures. almost l

so lynn, this is how we like it. the hurricanes stay away and the weather remains beautiful. >> there you go. bill, that's the good news. thank you. we'll check in with you in a bit. >>> well, stocks rise again. soothing woods from the oracle of omaha. and bling for a great cause. >>> plus, oprah opens up her final season with a bang. >>> a walk-off winner rafael na dad joins an exclusive club and a football game that had just about everything. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in egypt this morning to lead a second round of middle east peace talks with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinianat president mahmoud abbas. although israel would not renew a partial building freeze in the west bank, it would not step up construction, either. >>> the u.s. government says it will not pay the prison bail for american hiker sarah shord. iran says it will release on health grounds in exchange for $500,000

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with mission finally accomplished. bp says a permanent seal is now in place on its blown-out well at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. however, killing the catastrophic well off is a bittersweet victory for gulf coast residents, who fear they'll be battling the effects of the nation's worst environmental disaster for years to come. nbc's jay greg has our report. >> reporter: it began april 20th with a massive fireball and deadly flames cutting through the night air. as the deepwater horizon rig exploded, then collapsed, 11 lives were lost. and oil began to seep into the gulf, the start of the worst spill in u.s. history. now, 154 days later, government scientists say the final seal, 74 barrels of cement, is holding tight, and that the well will never leak again. president obama acknowledged the work that's been done and perhaps the more difficult job that lies ahead, in a written statement which says, in part, we will continue to work closely with the people of the

lynn. >> tracy potts for us in washington. tracy, thank you. >>> and across the country, american voters will be back in the polls todayn the last major lineup of primary races before november's midterm electrics. and there are eight races with the most of the focus on the p and the battle between party regulators and newcomers from the tea party. among the hot matchups, delaware senate race. mainstream republicans there looking to avoid another tea party win and they are making a big push for nine term representative mike cassle. until recently, he was favored over christine o'donnell, but now she's got t backing of former vice presidential candidate sarah palin as well as the tea party. delaware regulators hope to avoid a replayf the stunning alaska victory in the content. >>> another race to watch, that's new hampshire's senate primary. ovit la mon tang is in a battle with kelly iodie. she now appears to be facing stiff competition. although ao did i e has the blessing of palin. >>> and for the democrats, new york represent

lynn? >> tracie potts in washington, thanks. >>> as the race to november's midterm elections heats up, so are the campaign tactics on both sides of the aisle. last night joe biden was asked what he thinks of some of the more aggressive attacks on president obama. >> it's the same old playbook. when you can't compete in ideas what do you is the same playbook on the conservative play book, you try to delegitimize the other guy. that's what's going on. the attempt to delegitimize one of the most talented men to enter american politics in three generations. they did the same thing with bill clinton. remember, bill clinton was part of a drug network and drug dealers in arkansas. bill clinton was somehow involved in the murder of an individual. when you looked at these guys, it was all about delegitimizing. >> it worked. it did weaken the clinton presidency. >> it did. but it didn't work. it ultimately didn't work. he was elected two terms. during his term we created millions of jobs. middle clas

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with mission final accomplished. bp says a permanent seal is now in place on its blown-out well at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. however, killing the catastrophic well off is a bittersweet victory for gulf coast residents, who fear they'll be battling the effects of the nation's worst environmental disaster for years to come. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter: it began april 20th with a massive fireball and deadly flames cutting through the night air. as the deepwater horizon rig exploded, then collapsed, 11 lives were lost. and oil began to seep into the gulf, the start of the worst spill in u.s. history. now, 154 days later, government scientists say the final seal, 74 barrels of cement, is holding tight, and that the well will never leak again. president obama acknowledged the work that's been done and perhaps the more difficult job that lies ahead, in a written statement whi

kristen, good morning. >>> good morning, lynn. things have really been picking up along the outer banks. take a look. can you see the wind and rain continuing to wsh apounding. rain was sideways as mountains of surf piled up and took their chances riding out the storm could only hope they made the right decision. while the center of earl has so far stayed offshore, the glancing blow was enough to send many packing earlier in the day. cars and roads filled with hundreds threading off the thin strip of land off carolina's coast. as officials ordered mandatory evacuations for all visitors. >> they have asked us to leave. so we're going to have to cut our vacation short this year. >> to the north of new england, many were making that same decision. ferries filled with vacationers headed out or emergency vehicles headed onto vulnerable islands as last-minute preparations kicked into high gear. >> once it starts, you could sit here and watch and the boats are bouncing and breaking loose. you can't get at them. >> reporter: knowing that

i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> an update on that deadly helicopter crash in afghanistan. u.s. officials tell nbc news nine american service members were killed in that crash. u.s. officials say there was no sign of hostile fire, and deny claims that the taliban had shot down the aircraft. >>> former president jimmy carter is trying to clarify comments he made to nbc's brian williams that his post-presidential work has been "superior to that of his successor." after his comments aired last night, carter released a statement saying that he was referring to opportunities from his organization, the carter center. >>> a washington state woman who splashed acid on her face and claimed she was attacked is now facing charges. charged filed yesterday relate to nearly $28,000 in donations that were collected to help pay for the woman's treatment after the incident. >>> an english woman who sparked international outrage after she was seen dumping a cat into a trash bin has

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with on the defensive. in a town hall held by cnbc in the nation's capital, president obama held his ground while frustrated citizens took turns taking shots at his economic strategy. the president repeatedly defended his policies while fielding questions. some of the americans who fear the worse from the economy. steve handlesman has more. >> quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted in defending you, defending your administration. >> reporter: people like zelm may hart -- >> i voted for a man who said he was going to change things in a meaningful way for the middle class. i'm one of those people and i'm waiting, sir. i don't feel it yet. >> reporter: the same from an out of work law school graduate. >> i really want to know. is the american dream dead forever me? >> absolutely not. we're moving in the right direction. >> reporter: there's more proof of that. economists calculated our recession ended in june 2009, recovery began 14 months ago. but not for millions, t

i'm lynn berry.nd today we begin with burning heat. a problematic pastor in florida is defying the nation's highest ranking authorities, saying he will burn copies of the koran on september 11th. with the anniversary of the infamous terror attacks just days away, the church leader's planned protest against what he calls the evil of islam has become a lightning-rod topic worldwide. nbc's leanne gregg has more. >> reporter: outrageous, disgraceful, but constitutionally legal. those are some descriptions of pastor terry jones' plans to pile up korans, the muslim holy book, and burn them in commemoration of september 11th. despite pleas, the pastor of a small church in gainesville, florida, refuses to call it off. >> we are not convinced that backing down is the right thing. >> reporter: jones says his actions are from a message from god. in jakarta, indonesia, protesters call it a symbol of hate, asking the u.s. government to step in and for muslims to stay calm. military, political, and religious leade

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with on the defensive. at a town hall held by cnbc in the nation's capital, president obama held his ground while frustrated citizens took turns taking shots at his economic strategy. the president repeatedly defended his policies while fielding pointed questions from americans who fear the worst from the economy. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration. >> reporter: self-described obama supporters laid into him live on cnbc's town hall. people like velma hart. >> that i voted for a man who said he was going to change things in a meaningful way for the middle class. i'm one of those people, and i'm waiting, sir. i'm waiting. i don't feel it yet. >> reporter: the same from an out-of-work law school graduate. >> i really want to know, is the american dream dead for me? >> absolutely not. we're moving i

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a tea party takeover. across the country, the votes are in from a string of primary races, providing a dmrims of what's to come in the midterm elections. and in a surprise twist last night, the gop establishment was once again upended by the tea party. dan shinaman reports. >> reporter: a stunning victory in delaware. christine o'donnell defeating moderate republican mike castle, who until recently had been considered a shoo-in. >> we're in this to win. and we're in this to win big. >> reporter: o'donnell, a media consultant, will run for the senate seat held for 36 years by vice president joe biden. castle, who had run positive campaigns for decade went negative saying o'donnell can't we know in november. >> the last several weeks have been spirited, shall we say. and the voters in the republican primary have spoken and i respect that decision. >> reporter: and in new york's gubernatorial race, another upset with carl paladino defeating rick lazio. >> all andrew offers us is startus cuomo. >> thank you, t

but, lynn, the tropics, very active. >> bill, thanks. >>> another pop star is headed to jail for bad behavior while driving. plus, lady gaga, the lobbyist, flexing the power of twitter. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on ms mbs. running there? dancing there? flying there? how about eating soup to get there? delicious campbell's soups fill you with good nutrition, energy, farm-grown ingredients, and can help you keep a healthy weight. helping you get to a happier place. have a nice trip. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> welcome back to "first look." last night on late night with jimmy fallon, jimmy used the obama's upcoming children's book to underscore the president's oval office frustrations. >> obama is publishing a children's book with pictures by the same guy who illustrated the little engine that could. obama's book is a little different, though p. instead of saying i think i can, i think i can, the main character says i thought i could, i thought i coul

i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with finally nearing the end. after five long months, crews in the gulf of mexico have taken a major step toward permanently plugging up the blownout well behind the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. for more on that, we go to kristin dahlgren, live in louisiana with more. ood morning. >> good morning to you, lynn. day 150 and that relief well that they started drilling shortly after this a started has finally intersected with the mccondo well some 2 1/2 miles below the floor of the gulf. admiral thad allen said that the two wells were connected and that the next step was to pump mud and cement down into that well to permanely seal it off. obviously, great news for people in this area, but really just one step in their recovery. oil ctinues to wash ashore. and this week, thousands of dead fish. take a look at these pictures. looks almost like a graph grave there. scientists say it was caused by lack of oxygen and it's not uncommon here, but people are asng that

on the newshour tonight, securities and banking experts lynn stout and bert ely assess the appointment, and the implications for both consumers and banks. >> lehrer: then, two stories from afghanistan. ray suarez looks at the preparations for tomorrow's parliamentary election. >> woodruff: and james foley of global post has a rare, on-the- ground view of a taliban ambush of an army infantry company in kunar province. >> lehrer: jeffrey brown gets some perspective on the middle east peace talks from glenn kessler of "the washington post." >> woodruff: kwame holman reports on how social conservatives are trying to shape the republican message for the fall campaign. >> i think we've reached a situation in a country where people are alarmed, scared. they're up set. and they're stirred up. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks provide their weekly analysis. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for publ

both pritz and lynn are making considerably less now than they did at their previous positions. culture shock can be another problem, says outplacement expert john challenger. >> a lot of for-profit people come into the non-profit environment and feel that it is too slow, that things don't happen quick enough. there are too many committee decisions, and that can be frustrating. >> reporter: pritz and lynn say the transition to non-profits wasn't especially difficult. and both think they have found their true calling. >> you know, our mission is to create scholars, artists, and leaders. >> i love my job. i love coming to work every day. >> reporter: diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. >> susie: that's "nightly business report" for friday, september 3. i'm susie gharib. have a great weekend. happy labor day, tom. >> tom: you too, susie. i'm tom hudson. we hope to see all of you again next week. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt capt

. >>> we'll bring you your wednesday forecast coming up, lynn. >> bill, thank you. >>> stocks rise again. soothing worlds from the oracle of omaha, and bling for a good cause. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead -- plus -- oprah opens up her final season with a bang. >>> a walk-off winner, rafael nadal joins an exclusive club and a football doubleheader that had just about everything. >>> you're watching "early today."

lynn, secretary carter and general cart write thanks so much for. this. i certainly respect the comments of randy forbes, congress man from virginia in terms of the process and maybe it wasn't the best process you used arriving at your conclusion, but i want to say this as someone that served in the united states army and marine corp. in the first gulf war and iraq war. that the 15 intervening years between 1990 and 2005 between my service and the first war and the iraq war, there's been anquan tum leap in term of jointness in our military the and think it's something that today is energy grained the military culture. i think you're right to evaluate. whether or not we still need the joint forces command in light of the extraordinary changes and progress that are, our military has made. let me go to a few other issues. on the in sources and outsourcing issue. seems republican administrations want to outside and democrats want to in source. let me say, maybe there's a compromise and that's effectively managing contracts and i think we need to can a better

so -- >> my name is mad lynn macky i'm with the american red cross. i have been on staff with the red cross for 4 months. i have been a volunteer for over 5 years. and i started with the red cross because like many of you during that dreadful day in september of 2001 i was in front of my tv and feeling helpless and hopeless. i said if something happen indeed my community i didn't want to feel that way. i wanted to go out and lend a hand and be able to help and make a difference. i knew i needed training. what they were saying was everyone was showing up to the disaster site but they were getting put aside because they didn't have the skills. i went to the red cross and received disaster training. i got training in shelter and case management and said i'm ready for the big sdaefrt. the red cross said, no, you are ready for any disaster they handed me a hard hat and flashlight and said go forth and help your community. at 2 in the morning my phone will ring and a family would have suffered a sdaefrt and we would go out and we would provide is shelter an

. >> lynn ramirez is standing by. you have somebody that's trying to help. >> jeff -- yeah, we got the red cross here. we are having a little bit of communication problems between my microphone and our camera. we are joined by steve sharp. he's with the american red cross. tell me us what is this chaotic scene? >> what's going on here is the police department has asked the people that have been evacuated to come to this location to register their names and dresses. >> for what purpose. >> so they can keep track, it's a roll call sheet. if they need any further assistance from in a, we have our -- we can give them further assistance there. >> do you have any idea what the need is in terms of numbers of people? >> no, we don't. we opened the first shelter has about 100 people. the second shelter has about 80 people in it. in each of these events, it depends on insurance coverage and staying with other family and stuff. we supply the help and support for the people that don't have it in other means. >> we've seen some pe

back then, terra lynn with newborn jack. >> feels more real that the baby is here -- >> it's like --t's kind of, pretty much put reality right in front of your face. >> reporter: terra lynn was married to jim, a bond broker who worked in tower one and loved the outdoors, something terra lynn says their son inherited, along with his father's eyes. two years after, jack was old enough to talk on this home video. >> can you tell mommy, where does daddy live? >> heaven! >> heaven. and who does he live with? >> god. >> god. >> reporter: today, mother and son still at the same sofa, but a different place in life. >> moving on, i think, means that we live our life to the fullest. >> reporter: jack, so sure before, now can't find the words. >> you don't want to answer? >> reporter: neither could vicki, back in 2001. we were there with her, delivering robin, named after her husband, rob. >> some of robin's friends and some of their families are still kind of catching onto what we've been through, which is kind of strange, in a way. >> reporter: they still keep rob within reach, reminders all

bray lynn edwards started the game on the sidelines, but by the trd quarter he was leading the jets. here we go to miami. edwards was benched the the first quarter because of a draunken driving arrest. e jets were up, 20-17. final seconds. dolphins needing a touchdown. but pickedoff in the end zone and that was it. >>> michael vick back on the field again and proof that he should be the eagles' starting quarterback. philly fans quickly forgetting about donovan mcnabb. >>> cowboys finally got in the win column. tony romo found roy williams twice. they beat the texans 27-13. >>> let's go to minnesota where they finally hit their striechltd peterson ripped off a touchdown. they shaved t lions 24-10. > the falcons had luck on their side in new orleans. the saints missed it f a win. falcons beat the champs 27-24. >>> in seattle, two kick off returns for touchdowns. his first to start the third quarter, his second, 99 yards to put the seahawks late in the fourth. washington and the seahawks shot the chargers 27-20. >>> finally here's something you don't see every day. red sox high drama. h