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i'm lynn berry. here's some of the top stories making news this morning. the washington monument will be closed for repairs indefinitely after a half dozen cracks, including a four-footer, were discovered following tuesday's 5.8 magnitude earthquake in virginia. there have been at least five aftershocks, including one today measuring 4.5. >>> angela merkel tops this year's forbes list of most powerful women followed by secretary of state hillary clinton. last year's leader, michelle obama ranks eighth. >>> an unmanned russian rocket carrying three tons of food and fuel to the international space station crashed minutes after takeoff. nasa, however, says the station crew is not in any danger. >>> and citing a weak economy, aaa estimates 31.5 million americans will travel 50 miles or more over labor day weekend, a more than 2% decrease from last year. >>> and now the dow opens at 11,320 after rising 143 points yesterday. the s&p grew 15 points. the nasdaq added 21. taking a look at overseas trading thi

i'm lynn berry today. officials in the bahamass are getting disturbing damage reports from hurricane irene as it batters the islands there and heads towards the u.s. right new irene is a powerful category three storm an it is only expected to get worse. for the very latest on the storm's path we go to meteorologist bill carens. >> reporter: it will be moving away from the bahamass today paralyzing the east coast. large ways will still be felt. rip currents along the beach and south shoreline. the storm should peak in intensity. then it will get cooler. at the same time the storm is going to be accelerating to the north. the winds go from 125 to 115 to somewhere about 110 when it makes landfall in eastern carolina. then it is going to go to the ba bank. it is going up into southern new england and weaken into probably a category 1. it is going to be a big rainstorm and big wind storm. this is almost guaranteed to be a billion dollar disaster. >> thanks so much, bill. >>> as irene picks up route to the u.s.,

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> well, we begin this morning with irene's aftermath. as clean-up from hurricane irene continues all along the east coast this morning, federal officials say severe flooding is the biggest concern in the weak of the storm that left at least 23 people dead. here in new york city it is expected to be a frustrating morning commute as the rails, the roads, and the runways slowly reopen. nbc's jay gray joins us from new york city's times square which yesterday was a virtual ghost town. jay, good morning to you. >> good morning, lynn. you are absolutely right. could be a tough road or a tough route, depending on what mode of transportation you use. look, irene may be gone, but the devastation from the massive storm will linger from here through the outer banks for a long time. >> a flood of people filled times square overnight. want the rain and wind so many had worried about over the weekend. >> it wasn't as bad as

lynn? >> brian, thank you. >>> last night on the "rachel maddow show" democrat howard dean former vermont governor talked about texas governor rick perry. >> the interesting thing about this, you would think this might appeal to the pea party. the problem is he's got some other problems. for example, he talks a lot about the jobs that were created in texas since he's been governor. there have been a lot of jobs created. but texas created three out of four of all the jobs increase in the state workforce. state workforce up 18% under rick perry, the supposed tea party candidate. it's really extraordinary. and this business of allowing the states to do whatever they please and if the state wants to get rid of social security, that's fine. but here's the record in texas, 22% of all children in texas have no health insurance. it's one of the worst in the country. they have a $9 billion deficit. which is bigger than all but four states in texas. so they've got a lot of explaining to do and he's g

lynn? >> tracie potts in washington, thanks. >>> here's your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. a fast-moving texas fire is forcing residents in several towns to abandon their dwelling. it destroyed over 25 homes and threatening over 100 more. fueled by high winds and dry conditions, the wildfire continues to scorch thousands of acres, hundreds of firefighters are battling the massive blaze, but they are struggling to contain it. >>> one arizona man is very lucky to be alive after a freak accident last month. the 86-year-old lost his balance as he bent down to pick up shears in his garden. well, he fell forward, impaling the shears through his right eye socket. plunging six inches into the man's skull. but surgeons were not only able to remove them, they actually refer formed reconstructive surgery that saved the man's eye. >>> and finally, one arkansas man was very -- on his very first plane ride when he caught a bird's-eye view of a burglary taking place r

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a perfect storm. that is how hurricane irene is being described as she churns towards the east coast, threatening up to 65 million people from north carolina to new england. irene is now a category two storm and a massive scramble is now underway to try and escape its path. for the very latest on the storm, let's get right to nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, you've been tracking this. she's huge. >> yeah. we just got the new information from the hurricane center about three minutes ago. we're trying to digest that information it did go from a category three to a category two. it only dropped about five miles per hour. i know it's no longer considered a major hurricane, but the forecast has it going back up to major hurricane before making landfall in eastern north carolina. those temporary fluxes in the storm. the eye roughly 200 miles east of flagler county of florida. it's no

i'm lynn berry. more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a fight for freedom. amp months of stops and starts, jubilant rebel fighters made a surprisingly swift advance into tripoli sunday that appeared to be beginning of the end for moammar gadhafi's rule after two of his sons were taken into custody. this morning, heavy clashes, gunfire and explosions have been reported near gadhafi's compound as government forces launched a counterattack. meanwhile, president obama is on vacation with his family on martha's vineyard where he's been kept up to date on the situation in libya as it unfolds. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with the very layest on all of this. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the fate of the gadhafi regime has been all but inevitable. the question is what comes next? outside the white house and in parcel bration, generations of libyans express joy as moammar gadhafi's regime crumbled half a world away. >> it's a good feeling. the tast

i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" on msnbc.too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> the dow's wild pendulum swings back into red as the average drops 520 points with asia moving lower this morning as well. the markets concerned about the health of u.s. and european economies. the question is -- what can and should president barack obama and congress do now to stop this slide? >>> meanwhile the united states strikes back against the taliban fighters believed to have downed the american helicopter last weekend. that killed 30 u.s. service members. the question is, a lot of people have it right now -- what were 17 navy s.e.a.l.s doing on that mission to begin with? >>> and debate night in iowa for the republican presidential candidates, two days ahead of the straw poll in that state. th

i'm lynn berry. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. today we begin with a power struggle. there have been reports of heavy fighting near moammar gadhafi's compound near tripoli this morning. but the libya leader is still nowhere to be found. this as one of gadhafi's sons, thought to have been captured, made a bizarre appearance. nbc's brian mooar has the latest from washington. brian, good morning to you. >> good morning. a spokesman for the rebels says this fight will not be over until they have qadhafi. >> reporter: libyan rebel have overrun moammar gadhafi's seat of power. some of them armed with nothing more than axes, tear guns, and sure determination. this morning this country and the rest of the world are looking ahead to a new libya, on vacation in martha's vineyard, president obama saluted the libyan people. >> your revolution is your own and your sacrifices have been extraordinary. now the libya that you deserve is within your reach. >> reporter: six m

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. well, rebels swept into the capital and quickly controlled about 80, even 90% of the city. but as you say, the fighting isn't over yet. the gadhafi tanks are firing, according to some rebels, indiscriminately outside his tripoli port. one rebel fighting saying that -- and i quote him -- there is gunfire everywhere. rebels are trying to move house to house looking for those pro gadhafi snipers who are hitting them with great effect. now there's reports that the son and commander of the brigade in charge of trip ole, that he's moving his force into central tripoli to take on the rebels. while all this heavy resistance is happening, celebrations are taking place, mostly by residents. and in what used to be the green square, the heart of gadhafi support, which has been renamed liberty square. one report is that he's being treated in a hospital in east tripoli. one of my sours say that he's still in the capital, that was several hours ago. >> jim maceda there for us in london. thanks so mu

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see your lexus dealer. >>> welcome back to "first look," i'm lynn berry. time for entertainment news. details have emerged about the 2005 break-up of brad pitt and jennifer aniston. it's all in a new book by the producer of "mr. and mrs. smith." he claims when nicole kidman was replaced on the film by angelina jolie, pitt then returned to the project. apparently pitt was infatuated with jolie from day one he says. he also writes that aniston started asking around the set if pitt was involved with jolie, but no one told her out of loyalty to pitt. pitt finally admitted the affair to aniston on a caribbean vacation with courtney cox and david arquette. aniston then ordered him out of their home. >>> well known for his outbursts, kanye west is at it again. he received some boos in england last weekend when he told a concert audience people look at him like he's insane. like he's hitler. in true kanye fashion, he added quote, one day the light will shine through and one day people will understand everything i ever did. >>> and finally, tmz reports outspoken fi

i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> when a fish is called a snake head, better to proceed with caution, but folks in china learned the hard way that when provoked, this slithery creature can be vicious. teasing the snake head fish proves painful for those that tested the water. a restaurant owner who purchased the fish says it's attracted plenty of curious customers, but best to look instead of touch. >>> well, you see a lot of things in a typical newscast. this is probably not one of them. during an interview on britain's channel 4 news, a peculiar thing happened. in the background something flies across the screen. the internet is abuzz of what the flying object is. a bird? a plane? a ufo? we're not going to break any news on that here. we'll let you be the judge. >>> finally, it's never okay to drink and drive, but it's especially bad when you are driving your drinks. one australian man has been charged with drunk driving on a motor

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. gadhafi may have lost his seat of pow every, but he certainly hasn't lost his fight. in this audio message released in the last couple of hours, he sounds subdued but clearly defiant as he calls on libyans to pour into the capital and eliminate what he calls the traitors and the rats. gadhafi said he made an undercover foray into the capital and downplayed the chaos. libyans have overrun his compound literally striking at the heart of the regime. they've killed loyalist troops, looted the armorers, even beheaded a statue of gadhafi, but they walked away without the ultimate prize, the man himself. >> brian mooar for us in washington. thank you. >>> here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in connecticut, high speed driving came to a crashing end for one driver. witnesses say that the driver was speeding before losing control and slamming into a home. no one inside the home was hurt, but unfortunately, the person behind the wheel wasn't so lucky. the driver wa

i'm lynn berry. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. today we begin with panic point. standard & poor's historic downgrade of the nation's credit rating triggered a stomach-churning plunge on wall street monday. the roller coaster ride of uncertainty continued overnight as asian stocks clawed back to close above their lowest levels. u.s. market futures have fluctuated between up and down. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: in his first reaction since standard & poor's downgraded u.s. bonds late friday, president obama rejected the double-a plus rating. >> no matter what some agency may say, we've always been and always will be a triple-a country. >> reporter: u.s. stock markets dropped sickeningly. the dow losing 5.55%. the s&p 500, 6.66%. the nasdaq off 6.9%, the biggest drop in years. gold was up to an all-time high, $1,700, a sign investors are scared. by last week's debt ceiling deal, not big or bold enough. >> no one touched entitlement spending or

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with irene's widening wake. she may not have been the damaging hurricane that many had feared, but with the death toll that's risen to at least 40 and record breaking floods not seen in nearly 100 years, irene's impact will surely be remembered for years to come. nbc's jay gray filed this report yesterday. >> reporter: the clean-up continues and so does the water. after ripping a path through the outer banks of north carolina's coast, the legacy of hurricane irene may be historic flooding. >> we have seen record flooding in vermont, record flooding in new york. we still have rivers that have yet to crest, so the extent of impacts we still won't know. >> reporter: rivers hundreds of miles from the coast turned into rapids. roads were washed away. homes turned into islands. rescuers were not immune. firefighters in new jersey spent the day trying to salvage what they could from their flooded fire station. millions remain without power. thousands unable to return to their

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a perfect storm. that is how hurricane irene is being described as she churns towards the east coast, threatening up to 65 million people from north carolina to new england. irene is now a category 2 storm, and a massive scramble is now underway to try and escape its path. for the very latest on the storm, let's turn to bill karins. he has the latest track that irene is taking. >> unfortunately, no good news overnight. in the forecast is still supposed to go across eastern north carolina, then rake the eastern seaboard. we're now getting a good view of the storm on radar. one of the legacies of this storm is that it will be so huge it will affect so many millions of people, not just a small intense storm. it's a very large storm. we've seen more intense storms like katrina and andrew, but as far as size goes, this is about it. it will hit a lot of people. this will show you the cloud tops where all the heavy rain is. this dwarfs the size of florida and florida is a

i'm lynn berry. an alaskan woman convicted of punishing her adopted russian son by squirting hot sauce into his mouth and sending a tape of the incident into the dr. phil show was sentenced to three years' probation. she received a jail sentence and fine but both were suspended. prosecutors said the woman did it to get on the show. >>> in china 22 coal miners trapped underground for a week were rescued today. three others were pulled from the mine over the weekend. one miner did not survive. >>> in sicily, mt. etna is at it once again, just over a week after the latest eruption yesterday, etna began spewing up explosions of ash and lava. no reports of injuries. >>> money was falling from the skies in the netherlands after it apparently fell out of the back of a vehicle transporting cash. so naturally people started scooping it up from the roadway, but those who took the money are being asked to return it. >>> now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,539

lynn? >> brian, thanks so much. >>> well u.s. officials tell nbc news, intelligence reports indicate libyan leader, moammar gadhafi is making preparations to leave libya. one official suggested it could be within a matter of days. according to the reports, gadhafi and his family would be granted exile in tunisia. meanwhile, the battle for tripoli rages on. john ray from our english broadcasting partner, itn, reports from libya. >> reporter: the rebels are hammering at gadhafi's back door. bullet by bullet, forcing it open. leaving the way clear to tripoli. they claim to have taken the oil refineries, cutting the regime's lass source of fuel. but in the east of the city, an intense battle rages. we're warned of snipers and rockets. we soon discover why. when one explodes uncomfortably close by. that is now a very fierce street-by-street fight going on for control of the city. the rebels know if they can win here, they are within touching distance of gadhafi and his capital, which is why forces loyal to him are hanging on to every

lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> at a somber ceremony in delaware yesterday. the remains of 30 american service members killed when their helicopter was shot down in afghanistan last weekend arrived back on u.s. soil. president obama traveled to dover air force base to meet the families of the fallen soldiers. the military has opened an investigation into the devastating helicopter crash which led to the single deadliest loss for u.s. forces during the nearly decade-long war in afghanistan. >>> there has been a fourth night of violence in england as riots spread across the country. within london, though, calm has been largely restored with the help of a flood of police officers. the clashes began this weekend over the fatal shooting of a man by police. more than 1100 have been arrested since the riots began. the clashes have resulted in dramatic scenes such as this one. an especially worrisome sight with the country preparing to host the world for the next summer olympic games. >>> here's a look at oth

i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with an unnatural year of natural disasters. new climate data shows irene will rank as the tenth billion dollar disaster of 2011 breaking an annual record set back in 1980. at least 39 people have died across 11 states, including three in vermont where shell-shocked residents are still digging out with many still waiting for help. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter: days after hurricane irene slammed into the eastern seaboard, its presence is still being felt. widespread flooding and damage following the storm with river systems pushed to the brink. perhaps the greatest irony of hurricane irene is that landlocked vermont is suffering the greatest impact from the storm. >> the river started coming from the river toward the house and that's when it was time to get out. >> reporter: dozens of towns in vermont remain cut off. washed out roads and bridges will take months to repair. the national guard is now trucking in supplies where it can while choppers are be

i'm lynn berry and this is "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. >>> a record number of people raised their glasses in spain this weekend. over 7,000 people gathered for a massive cider pour. a strange choice, perhaps, but it's become sort of a tradition dating back to the first pour in 1999 when 2,000 people set a world record. the town now tries to up the stakes each year, while enjoying a picnic lunch to go with the drink. why not, right? why not? >>> and it looks like the penguin nicknamed happy feet may get a happy ending. the penguin became an overnight sensation after landing 2500 miles from home on a new zealand beach. since june, officials have been nursing the little guy back to health. he'll spend a few days aboard a research vessel before officials send him off on his own to find his way back to antarctica. >> oh. >> and finally, one man's unusual trait comes in handy. most of the time. hernandez has become quite an attraction in cuba, not just for his tree climbing skills but

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with it's all about the economy. as the president prepares to make the final stomp on his economic bus tour today, his republican rivals are on the road and on the attack over the nation's economic slump. nbc's steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: on his campaign style swing through the midwest. >> you look very trust worthy. >> reporter: president obama was in iowa, the state that put him on the path to the white house in 2008. the path rick perry hopes he's on for 2012. the texas governor was in iowa, targeting barack obama. >> now, mr. president, you tried now for 2 1/2 years of government creating jobs. >> reporter: he brags about his jobs record. texas unemployment is a point lower than the u.s. average. oil companies are profitable, tax revenue has not dropped in texas, and in fact almost all of new texas jobs are government jobs. some call perry reckless. he's standing by this charge against the federal reserve.

lynn? >> brian mooar in washington, thank you. >>> well there's new evidence this morning, iran may be supplying goods to the terror group u.s. intelligence officials consider the most dangerous current threat to the united states -- al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. u.s. officials tell nbc news, a ship that departed iran several days ago carrying weapons, food and other supplies was intercepted by the indian navy off the coast of mumbai over the weekend. the ship, which had a crew of several yemeni nationals and at least one somali, was headed to yemen. and officials believe it was bringing goods to the terror group. one official acknowledged there weren't many arms on board when the ship was stopped, but said it's common for crews to throw weapons overboard when military vessels approach. >>> back at home, the nation continues to mourn the five victims of saturday's tragic stage collapse at the indiana state fair. at a memorial service on the state fairgrounds yesterday morning, hundreds

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with market mayhem. stocks took another nauseating nosedive on wednesday as investors worry france could become the latest casualty of europe's debt problems. adding fuel to fears of a global economic crisis. losses were limited overnight in asia, but experts warn the roller coaster ride is not over yet. nbc's kristen dahlgren reports. >> reporter: the celebration short-lived on wall street. >> just another blood bathbath day. that's the only way to put it. >> reporter: the dow erasing tuesday's gains but finishing down 520, another huge point drop. >> this isn't about what the fed did. this is about europe again. this is where the concern is. >> reporter: investors once again worried that italy and spain may be unable to repay their debt and that france could be the next country stripped of its triple-a credit rating. back in washington more calls for congress to return to deal with the deficit. four house democrats sent this letter to speaker boehner urging them to en

i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with a historic downgrade. around the world, financial markets are on edge, after the united states' credit rating was knocked down a notch friday. united states' credit rating was knocked down a notch friday. this morning, u.s. futures are already taking a hit, as are asian markets. nbc's brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: president obama didn't show the heat as he returned from a weekend at camp david, despite the u.s. credit downgrade by standard & poor's. but now his administration has downgrade by standard & poor's. but now his administration has to convince the world that s&p got it wrong, and the united states is still a sound investment. states is still a sound investment. s&p stripped our n rating, dropping us into an investment league with new rating, dropping us into an investment league with new zealand and belgium. >> it's about the difficulty of all sides in finding, you know, a consensus around fiscal policy choices now and in the future. a cons

even his girlfriend lynn threatened to dump him.o cheney stopped his hard partying and apply to the university of wyoming. he earned both a bachelors and a master's degree in political science. those academic credentials didn't mean he had a well-formed political philosophy. he was less of a staunch conservative than a blank slate. >> my first political job was intern in the wyoming state senate. there were two of us with internships. the other guy was a very active and rapid young democrat. i had a neutral coloration that republicans were willing to take me. and that was the beginning. >> now lynn was willing to take him as well. they married in 1964. and had two daughters, elizabeth and mary. cheney went on to start work on a phd at the university of wisconsin. during the 60s while vietnam raged, he received five draft deferment, something later detractors were quick to note. back in school, his academic research focused on the mechanics of elections and voting patterns. but he also began thinking about the proper role of governme

i'm lynn berry. time for entertainment news. office wasn't who won but by how much. "rise of the planet of the apes" took in $54 million taking in 15 to $20 million more than analysts expected. the family film "the smurfs" had a strong second weekend taking second place with an impressive $21 million. don't shake your head. that's a classic. the star-packed sci-fi western "cowboys and aliens" fell to third. disappointing with under 16 million. and finally what's going on here. the weekend's big bust, ryan reynolds and jason bateman's r-rated comedy "the change-up" had just $13.5 million. >> ryan reynolds hasn't had a hit. just stick his face in front of the screen. >> maybe his shirt was on for most of the movie. >> it wasn't the whole twilight. they did master that. just don't wear a shirt. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> the white house spent the weekend attacking the credibility of standard & poor's after the united states receives a stunning d

lynne, stay with us, we're going to fake a quick break.e again, virginia tech on lockdown after reports of a man possibly carrying a gun, lynne is bringing us more details than we have been able to get since this story first broke, she's there on campus. she knows firsthand what's taking place, as authorities, a number of authorities from different entities are on this campus, looking for this man. described as a six foot white male, light brown hair, light blue stripe ed shirt and shorts. no facial hair, no glasses. police need your help finding this man. three kids said they saw him with a handgun on campus. quick break, more breaking news right after this. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everytng. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... med

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with it's all about the economy. as the president prepares to make the final stop on his economic bus tour today, his republican rivals are on the road and on the attack over the nation's economic slump. nbc's steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: on his campaign style swing through the midwest president obama was in iowa, the state that put him on the path to the white house in 2008. the path rick perry hopes he's on for 2012. the texas governor was in iowa targeting barack obama. >> mr. president, you have tried now for 2 1/2 years of government creating jobs. >> reporter: here he brags about his jobs record. texas unemployment is a point lower than the u.s. average. oil companies are profitable. tax revenue has not dropped in texas. and in fact, almost all of new texas jobs are government jobs. some call perry reckless. he's standing by this charge against the federal reserve. >> printing for money to play politics at this particular time in american history

i'm lynn berry. here's some of the stories making news this morning. republicans held on to control in wisconsin's state senate. with six races at stake, the democrats needed to take at least three of those races to take power, which they failed to do. the political fight grew out of scott walker's successful efforts to adopt legislation, stripping most public workers the right to bargain on labor contracts. >>> in texas, a jury has sentenced warren jeffs to life in prison, plus 20 years, for sexual assaulting two years he claims was his spiritual brides. he will not be eligible for patrol until he is 100 years old. >>> the waves in a snapped a part of an ice shelf in antarctica some 800 miles away. the icebergs broke away from the shelf following the break. >>> and nasa has released video capturing a powerful solar flare that erupted early yesterday. it is the sun's strongest burst in about four years. >>> and now, here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 1

i'm lynn berry and this is "first look."ned, "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> with the help of nato air strikes, libyan rebels overrun the compound from which moammar gadhafi has run the country for decades. and they loot his personal stuff, fur coats included. even as the dictator sends out one more defiant radio message. the question is, how much longer can gadhafi play this game of hide and seek? >>> meanwhile a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shakes the nation's capital and sends shockwaves up and down the east coast. the question is just h

biggest mistake they made, they made lynn, my wife, angry. she really laid into them. -- we joke about it in the family after, because we got a bounce in the polls coming out of that debate on that issue. we always called it the mary cheney bounce around hour houselhold. >> sean: election night 2000 daughter liz wakes you up, congratulates you, you are vice president and al gore retracts. who retracts a concession speech. you called it amateur hour.do)% >> we were all trying to figure out what was happening. we were contacted by i think it was bill daley. and indicated that gore was going to concede. florida had been called for bush. then he called back to say that gore had changed his mind and is withdrawing his concession. may have called back himself. this business of conceding and withdrawing a concession i had never seen anything like that. >> sean: what were those days like, hanging, swinging, dimpled, chads and you know, not knowing the results, shifting results on a daily basis? what was that like for you during that time? >> we had

in pacifica, i'm dahl lynn, kron 4 news. >>> we have video showing the aftermath in oakland followingthe drive by shooting on monday which killed three-year-old carlos nadi and joy others. we have an upclose look at what happened. >> reporter: you're looking at all new amateur video shot in oakland theft shooting monday. i want to steal this and lying on the ground after they had been shot, both of them did survive, now i can tell you, you can see here this person walking towards the group. eventually though i have to still is because inside the group, young three-year-old carlos, he's the young boy shot and killed. this video gets a bit too graphic. a picture two of guys who are actually helping him out. just watching this video, two things that really hit me, one of them being you could see a boy, a boy, a girl, all sorts of children who witnessed gunshot victims just lying on the ground. some of them may have even witnessed the shooting itself. also you can see all of the people, this was in an very emotional time. i want you to take a listen to the audio. >> oh my god. they killed

>> that's the way i recall it. >> lynn sweet, reacted to what you just heard?gets the story straight pup don't know. we weren't there. you have two of the principals in the room. i wish we had the video or audiotapes to straighten this out. something about the bad old days. we don't know. i think until one really goes through all the books and does more interviews as time goes on to see if there's any way of being more conclusive about this fact, it's what it -- you know, somebody telling history. what the former vice president is trying to do though, mike, is set the stage for history. not so much whether or not there's a spat on the sunday shows or this week or next with colin powell. you know, this book is not a -- it is to advise history, one other thing is, not only a record that he's laying down in his book. these interviews themselves. what he did with nbc. what he'll do tomorrow on fox, on his book tour, these parallel history. all of these interview are part of the record. >> if indeed he's telling the truth, the interesting thing about this discrepanc

both district attorney lynne abraham and assistant d.a.er declined to be interviewed for this program. the d.a.'s office did issue this statement. "marie noe, 79, is, and will remain under court supervised probation until the year 2019. she served five years home confinement. she pled guilty to eight counts of murder. in connection with the deaths of her eight infant children. she has been fully compliant with the court's order to submit herself to evaluations by four different psychiatrists. these reports are confidential, in accordance with the pennsylvania rules of criminal procedure." dr. steven samuel was one of the psychiatrists who examined marie noe. he was told by the judge not to comment on this case, but he did say he evaluated marie for a total of some 70 hours. he says the last time he saw her was in 2003. dr. john o'brien, a court-appointed forensic sigh c psychiatrist also examined marie and submitted to the court at least one report. other experts had access to this report, including dr. mark feldman. his main field of stud

lynn. >> brian mooar for us in washington. thanks. >>> the government is looking into whether standard & poor's improperly rated dozens of troubled mortgage securities in the run up to the financial crisis. during that time, s&p along with other ratings agencies tallied record profits. news of the probe comes in the weeks after s&p drew criticism from washington for slashing the nation's aaa credit rating. but the times points out the investigation began before that decision was announced. >>> a newly released study shows the disastrous affects this economy has had on american children. the numbers show one in five children in this country live in poverty. that's 14.7 million kids. the study also indicates juvenile poverty increased in 38 states from 2000 to 2009. mississippi had the highest level. 31% of children there are in poverty, while new hampshire had the lowest level at 11%. >>> in joplin, missouri, the opening chapter of one community's comeback story began on the first day of school. three months after a tornado sto

he goes, no, they don't. >> reporter: lynn was flying for the first time. >> it was awesome.seen what was going on. >> reporter: lynn called his uncle who went to check on the home. when he arrived the suspects left, which led to a chase with polilice guided by the eyes in e sky. >> they're headed to highway 158. they're coming out by the farm. >> reporter: the two men were caught by a state trooper. >> they're coming to 158. it looks like they see an officer. >> there was three of us in the airplane. it was wild. when we see the cops pull up with all the lights and got them stopped, getting them out of the truck, it was pretty awesome. >> reporter: as for the homeowner himself? he says next time he goes for a joyride, there will be a few tense moments when they fly over his house. >> i'll be nervous until i see there's nobody there. >> i love that story. what are the chances? i mean, what are the chances? >> life is all about timing. all the stuff those guys were trying to steal got recovered. that family got its stuff back. >> sometimes you feel there is justice in the worl

crystal lynn is the one that's been the longest. it's made from crystals. it is firm, hard like crystal. they're over 85% or 90% of the market now. they have the highest efficiencies. in other words, they'll capture more of the sunlight per square foot than the other technology. this can be significant especially in a city like san francisco when maybe you don't have a lot of roof space, but you want to get as much power as you can. this is probably the choice preferred for most homeowners. the second technology which is coming on strong is called thin film. that's really a whole different technology using a lot less material. it's like sprayed or painted on, a different way of producing electricity. this stuff has a lot of potential because it can be used in a lot of different ways. this is a thin film panel here, right here and one of the innovative ways you can use this thing is on thought metal seamed roofs. they have an add he'sive backing on and they can stick down on the roof without penetrating the roof. it's a very effective and cheap and safe inst

. >> i am lynn woolsey from california. we voted for a clean debt ceiling increase the spring. we voted over the weekend for the reid compromise. but at that time, we said, that was the saturday, that we would not vote for anything worse than reid compromise. this is worse today. i for one and those standing with me are not court to hold our noses once more and vote for the bill that is here. i will not vote for this bill. this is not a balanced approach to controlling spending. it doesn't ask for shared sacrifice it puts virtually the entire burden on working families and the middle class while asking nothing, and i mean nothing, from billionaires', millionaires, and huge corporations, and corporations that sen jobs overseas. this deal does nothing to address the single greatest challenge we face today, creating jobs for ordinary americans barely getting by, who are struggling to pay the bills, to go to bed, they worry every single night, this deal is nothing to offer them. i cannot believe that this is being used to extort $2.4 trillion in cuts from programs that americans ne

did when he went to use for lynn lynn or should be in berlin and this is what ronald reagan did when he said tear down this wall and weave and barack obama with his speech was taken down three dictators george w. bush with a war has produced five million refugees killed over one hundred thousand people thousands of american lives and two to three trillion dollars in u.s. dollars hasn't this isn't don't we now have a complete repudiation of the bush policy no and there's been a regular motion to reagan's policy was where i can as a constitutional democracy that have elections and afghanistan as a democracy you can say about about egypt you can say about about libya we don't know we are going to happen to know you couldn't say that about the soviet states after the first round was you say hearts and minds has always been an incredibly important part of our foreign policy i think obviously you know there's bush didn't do it as much but we do it with aid we do it with state department diplomacy secretary clinton has been phenomenal in this and it has been very effective because when you

. >> lynn szymoniak: in my mind, this is an absolute intentional fraud. >> pelley: lynn szymoniak ising foreclosure. and while trying to save her house, she discovered something we did not know. back when wall street was using algorithms and computers to engineer those disastrous mortgage-backed securities, it appears they didn't want old fashioned paperwork slowing down the profits. this was back when it was a white hot fevered pitch to move as many of these as possible. >> szymoniak: exactly. when you could make a whole lot of money through securitization. and every other aspect of it could be done electronically-- you know, key strokes. this was the only piece where somebody was supposed to actually go get documents, transfer the documents from one entity to the other. and it looks very much like they just eliminated that step altogether. >> pelley: szymoniak's mortgage had been bundled with thousands of others into one of those wall street securities traded from investor to investor. when the bank took szymoniak to court, it first said that it had lost her documents, including th

as he turns 50, politically as i bring in my guests here, ron brownstein of "the national journal," lynnn good on our president. you look at 2009 and now you look at the president today, come on up, mr. president, there you go, make it work. if you pull up the numbers, the unemployment ratings 7.8% when he took office, and unemployment now, 9.2%, approval, 45%. look at that. 45% approve, 76% when he was just getting started disapproval. now, a majority of americans say they disapprove. ron brownstein, thinking about his re-election campaign, ouch. >> the presidency is marked in dog years, john. you know, it ages everyone, but especially when you're governing in times in difficult and tumultuous as these. these have been extraordinary years and decisions that he faced in the first months of his presidency, and an extraordinary reversal he suffered at the midtown in 2010. now, as he's looking toward 2012, the single best predictor of how an incoming president is going to do is his approval rating when he's looking at 45% or below, he is looking at an uphill climb. >> and by history if you