our reporter yuko aotani earlier spoke with an australian expert in melbourne. >> thank you very much for joining us, dr. alan moran. >> pleased to be with you. >> julia gillard in her speech has mentioned that her purpose was to serve the australian people, of which half of them actually voted against her. how will the gillard administration unify the nation now? >> i don't think it will unify the nation. that isn't to say that it won't manage to govern the next three years with the support that it does have for non-labor party people. >> are the australians happy with the results? >> i don't think anybody's reallyappy with the results. the issue is that the -- there is a workable government right now. the four independents supporting the government are somewhat more radical in some respects than the government might expect them to be. two of them you would categorize as probably left wing, perhaps even very left wing, and two of them you would categorize as energetic country independents who have broad agendas, try to redirect fding and privileges to their constituents in the countr

miami is getting drenched, soon up into the beaches around melbourne. then all the rain will head up into the carolinas. over the last couple of days, wilmington and areas have seen ton of rain. serious flooding concerns into thursday and friday. notice our computers are pinpointing new jersey for very heavy rain up here into southern new england,too. the forecast for today, middle of the country. fantastic. much of the east is okay. if you're right along the coast, you're ing to see heavy rain in the next few days here is a look at the weather outside your window. in the ohio valley, tennessee valley, gorgeous weather conditions. chicago, 74. sunny. memphis, 81. that's fantastic. you've heard about the heat wave out in the west. phoenix has been very hot, too. today, 106. thursday's forecast coming right up. >> i know. you know, i'm still shaking my head over that 113 in los angeles. >> yeah. and it can't gotten much cooler out there, either. >> thanks, bill. >>> gold sparkles and getting a beer in tough times. your early morning business headlines are

, australia, where the archbishop of melbourne, dennis hart, says no secular music at funerals.grief? >> and he goes on to say you want to make it a very solemn ceremony because it is after all a serious religious ceremony. what's very interesting is that in australia, one of the most popular songs that's played is the football song. it's the australian rules collingwood anthem played at funerals. >> why that song? >> because so many australians are avid australia rules fans. so collinwood is played at many, many funerals. >> is it an upbeat song? >> it's an upbeat song that says let's all get together and let's be part of the world. so that's the collinwood song. but i have the list of the kinds of songs that get played. there would be frank sinatra's version of "my way." "wonderful world" by louis armstrong. "time to say good-bye," "unforgettable" by nat king coal. "the wind beneath my wings," "amazing grace," "we'll meet again," "over the rainbow," "abide with me," and that's it. but what are the songs that's most unusual? queen's "another one bites the dust." ac/dc's "highwa

a bouncing baby boy elephant is born at the melbourne zoo. it has been or thementing his mom ever since. the pints-sized pachyderm, which tipped the scales at 300 pounds, has yet to be named. zoo officials are encouraging the public to weigh in. and that is the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, "60 minutes." thanks for joining us this sunday evening. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news in new york. katie's here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> the news reports, news pictures didn't do it justice knowing what we see every day as we come home is totally different. >> the blast zone. what some san bruno neighbors saw for the first time since a natural gas explosion decimated their neighbourhood. looking for answers, new scrutiny in the wake of that disaster >> i couldn't even cry, like the tears wouldn't come out. i was crying before when i heard she was missing. >> how congregations are remembering loved ones lost. a lot my husband's old stuff. fortunately, i got his mercury in

show on r t i melbourne of and today my guest in the studio is constantin caused by chuck russia has joined in with the u.n. sanctions against iran and stop the delivery of weapons to the country terrine is threatening to sue moscow if it doesn't fulfill its obligations will discuss the reasons behind russia making this u. turn on relations with iran and the possible repercussions with the chairman of the state duma international affairs committee. russian president dmitry medvedev has vetoed the shipment of s. three hundred missiles and other weapons to iran the measure was put in place after the recent u.n. general assembly session experts say russia was not the blinds to impose these sanctions as the u.n. has accepted there is nothing about air defense systems in the resolution now they run may review the position of allowing moscow to enrich uranium for its nuclear program some analysts say criticism from moscow is especially harmful for run as it has always seen russians as allies but in this aspect russia is still less vigorous than the united states the e.u. and some other cou

hello again a welcome to spotlight into the show on melbourne novel and today my guest in the studio is constant call star trek russia has joined in with the u.n. sanctions against iran and stop the delivery of weapons to the country turn around is threatening to sue moscow if it doesn't fulfill its obligations.

flooding conditions, west palm, maybe as far north as melbourne.that's going to be the main threat with this thing up and down the east coast, areas that have seen a tremendous amount of rainfall. we've got flood watches posted for the carolinas, 4 to 8 inches of rainfall there potentially and later on as we get closer to the weekend, 2 to 4 inches potentially even across portions of pennsylvania and new york. another warm day in socal. you're up to date weather wise, "american morning" is coming right back. >>> 54 minutes past the hour. welcome back to the most politics in the morning. we're taking a look at the political ticker now. delaware state attorney general beau biden, joe biden's son has a message for democrats when it comes to christine o'donnell. >> and our own massachusetts marky mark, live at the cnnpolitics.com desk for us. >> good morning, john, good morning, kiran. don't underestimate christine o'donnell so says beau biden. he is the on so far joe biden who held that seat for 25 years. he considered running for that seat, he decide

been attacked and others deny their right to free speech as more and that reports from the city of melbourne. it's one of europe's oldest democracies but the lead up to this year's election in sweden has been anything but democratic candidates from the right wing sweetened democrats of being harassed and bullied allegedly by young people from far left groups. there have been several cases which passed with a notice but now it's starting to become a big part in this is getting more attention it's horrible that it should happen during an election campaign it's a threat to swedish democracy. this weekend democrats are controversial they believe the government's immigration policy in recent years has been a failure allowing large numbers of migrants to live in enclaves where they don't learn swedish creating tension between diverse ethnic groups and draining the welfare system the s.d. would severely limit immigration and encourage migrants who won't assimilate to go home that led to them being branded nazis by left wing groups this is one meeting that was allowed to go ahead but in the days lea

david millar while german tony martin clocked ten seconds for the back to complete the podium in melbourne however it wasn't the race but the shocking news about contador that dominated everybody's thoughts the cyclists backing their fellow rider. moments i think there's a lot of a lot of questions that need to be on said. i one hundred percent. fully benefits of the doubt because i mean you have to understand these things can be quite complicated and it's a shame that it is out there when it could be something completely innocent let's wait and see the gulf now and well number one tiger woods has been paired with steve stricker after america and europe's team captains announce their lineups for the thirty eight ryder cup and it's for the first time since nine hundred ninety nine that woods is not in the opening match he instructor will go against england in poulter and ross fisher in the third of four matches while phil mickelson and dustin johnson lead off america's title defense at the celtic manor resort they will face europe's best player lee westwood and its latest major chandran mar

the championship has been host bid cities like milan, melbourne and copenhagen. >>> 4,000 square feetle real estate are up to for sale near unless. the house you are about to see is truly a piece of history and a piece of art. fox's lee beno takes us inside. >> reporter: from the most you step onto this property, it is fair to say that it is very unique. a lot of people have had the chance to see the house from the outside but today, we got a chance to see it from the inside. >> it is a little different than what your normal house is. >> reporter: the outside has intrigued people for years. >> well, isn't that slick. >> reporter: when the doors opened for an open house, neighbors jumped at the chance it take a look. >> it just blows your mind. it is totally 60s. >> it is a lot brighter than what i thought it would be. >> if can i sell this, i can sell just about anything. >> reporter: dana murray has become the real estate agent. >> lease look around. there are no square feet. >> reporter: built in 1969, murray has been told the home is centered around a 2 # foot cement structure and se

britain's david millar german tony martin caught ten seconds further back to complete the podium in melbourne however it wasn't the race but the shocking news about contador that dominated everybody's thoughts the cyclists backing the fellow rider the moment i think there's a lot of a lot of questions that need to be on said. i one hundred percent give up fully benefits of the doubt because i mean you have to understand these things can be quite complicated and it's a shame that it is out there when it could be something completely innocent so let's wait and see finally to golf and the tension is growing ahead of the thirty eight ryder cup that tees off on friday as the players involved held their final practice rounds for the usually intense joy between europe and america as ever tiger woods was the center of attention in american world number one once again played with steve stricker the g.a.o. has a one hundred percent record in last year's presidents cup and seems set to be partners again as wildcard selections woods looks to repair his ryder cup record while the european also two words a

he's also a professor at warwick university and we have evans he's a professor at the university of melbourne and also a former foreign minister of australia robert to you first. oh do you see the future we see the countries regions the united states the eurozone in a lot of trouble and a lot of it a lot of people say it's going to stay in trouble for a long time what a long time is i don't know but the rest of the world is absorbing the shocks of the last few years how is the international order going to absorb them if they say look we're doing pretty well the system that you created after the second world war isn't doing very well we want more seats on the united nations. security council for example. the dollar the fate of the dollar so much of it is still controlled by western institutions western ideas that if i may but the west is not up to scratch the rest of the world is moving on how does the world how does how do how does the west respond to that with those kind of things coming from like china and the other bric countries including russia to distinguish between the long term trend

. >> as a slight chill spreads across medical borne -- melbourne, we'll find a way to perk you up. >>> a good 10 degrees cooler in some locations, especially further west. gatesburg 53. 56 at eatonville. the humidity is going to drop throughout the day today. it is going to feel more pleasant and come fortable. >> a few degrees cooler than what we had yesterday. near 80. we will really warm up by the middle of the week. upper 80's, near 90 degrees by wednesday, thursday, and friday. slight chance of storms wednesday and thursday. >>> everything looks smooth for us. in and out of baltimore on the baltimore-washington parkway. good on the route 50 corridor. this is a picture of 270 traffic in the geico camera. headlights heading north leaving the beltway on their way toward falls road and eventually into frederick. heading away from us, the lane divides from the beltway. back to alison starling. >> ok. lisa baden, thank you. >>> 5:12 is the time outside. coming up, facebook's next phase. the latest rumors around the social network. plus -- >> the death penalty is reserved for the worst

jo -- >> as a slight chill runs across medical borne, -- melbourne, we'll find a way to pick you up. >> in gainesville, arlington, notice how the air temperature equals the dew point temperature. that means the air is saturated which leads to fog, and that's the situation we have right now. patchy fog across the region. you know your exact neighborhood better than i do as you rush to work, so in areas where you might see fog, anticipate that this morning. district heights 69. here's our forecast for today. we'll burn off the morning fog rapidly. mostly sunny skies. hot and humid. we'll break a few record high temperatures. in dulles where the record is 92. for the rest of us, a little cooler along the immediate waterways. sunny with increasing clouds. in the 70's. >> qatar airways. the world's five-star airline. >>> southbound out of frederick no accidents to report. the beltway in maryland, a little fog for you. be careful in prince george's county, good check at the wilson bridge. we check the pentagon. for that, to the guy co-camera. looks great here at duke street. 66 traffic thr

first quarter, daryl melbourne to the races on the outside. 28 yards.epeated many times on friday evening for the engineers. >> chapel. he goes left and right, weaving his way beautifully. that is a good measure. oh, my. he's gone 38 yards. the engineers 48-6 over clifton. kevin millwood against the yankees. he pitched very well. he gets run support, too. bottom four in a 1-1 game. good to see the young slugger going to right field. 19th of the season. 2-1 orioles in front. two on, two out. alex rodriguez at the plate. coming back from the disabled list. mind you, this pitch, two locations prior. no more chance for arod. yes, a three-run heart-breaking shot. all the run for the yanks. that's a look at sports. i'm pete gilbert. see you back here tonight at 6:00. >> 64 degrees at tv-hill. >> you can hear the 91 calls after a distraught man sets off a deadly chain of events inside a johns hopkins hospital. >> greg bernstein allegedly claims victory out of the hands of 15-year incumbent, patricia jessamy. >> we have a little rain in the seven-day forecast.

. >> as a a slight chill spreads across melbourne, we'll find a way to perk you up. >>> welcome back to "good morning washington." i'm adam caskey, meteorologist. a little humidity in the air. that will change. later this midday and afternoon, that will dry out the air, and dew points should drop into the 70's. winds pick up to the north pushing in that cooler, drier less humid air. today a few degrees cooler than what we had yesterday, closer to 80 this afternoon. mostly sunny today, near 80. then near 90 for high temperatures with that warmer air near wednesday through friday, with a slight chance of storms. >> qatar airways, the world's five-star airline. >>> using mass trans transit is a good idea. no problems reported at all. we'll go aloft to the news chopper 7 and the geico camera near georgia avenue. that looks like it is doing ok. the inner loop lights, traffic on the right, a little red we see from 95 past georgia avenue. heavier volume, but steady pace. more from news chopper 7, but now to alison starling. >>> now we turn to the latest on hurricane igor. it is starting to

that rain yet, last night we had some very heavy rain move through here, as a matter of fact up in melbourne, we had parts of interstate 95 that were closed because of the rain. when we have tropical storm warnings, we're under flash flood watches as well and when those rain bands move in, as many as one to two inches per hour. that's the big concern, they have lowered the water in the canals to obviously allow for some of that water that comes down with some of that rain to move on in. stay off the roads when the heavy rain moves on through and hopefully it will move through and as we wake up tomorrow morning the sun should be back out here across florida which is what people are accustomed to. >> jim cantore, thank you so much for that. >>> also intelligence officials are concerned with what's described as a credible terrorism plot against france. one counter terror official said that recent missile strikes in pakistan were armied at disrupting the possible plot. >>> 46 democrats are broken ranks with president obama telling speaker nancy pelosi they would vote with republicans if necessar

the archbishop of melbourne banned everything except church hymns at the funeral mass.it. the church says those are more appropriate at a wake or memorial service separate from the mass. >>> the fountain on locust is not a big place. you've been there. you know that. it's an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and soda fountain in downtown st. louis. it's got the best bathrooms in america. that is according to online voting in an annual competition. fountain on locust had serious competition around the u.s. the hand-painted art deco and de core made it the top crowd pleaser among restrooms. so now you know. >>> a bizarre twist in a colorado wildfire that wiped out 166 homes near boulder around labor day. investigators say it started in a fire pit in someone's yard. our affiliate kusa reports that that pit belongs to a 20-year-old veteran of the area's volunteer fire department. kusa says the man did a legal controlled burn several days earlier to get rid of brush on his property. >>> this is the most talked about video all day. in southern turkey, a very close call for a tod

all the way up to melbourne, florida. this is steady and in some cases heavy. in these areas, we already have some flooding going on. you had over a foot of rain in wilmington, north carolina. they're under flash flood warnings. four to eight inches of potential more rainfall with this system up the east coast. it will get up to upstate new york as well. so everybody on the east coast already water logged. getting a piece of what could become tropical storm nicole. kyra? >> thanks, rob. >>> a german citizen is giving details about a potential terror plot in europe. the man was detained in afghanistan and is now in u.s. custody. a german official says that there were no indications of imminent attacks. >>> classes resume at the university of texas austin. the school shut down after a major -- or a math major opened fire with an assault riflrifle. the 19-year-old shot himself. >>> jimmy carter flb a hospital for a day or so. carter who turns 86 on friday suffered an upset stomach while on a book tour. >>> most people take a daily dose of mouth wash and that's a g

they might get 10 inches of rain. 10 inches of rain in florida our affiliate, is live in melbourne, how things? good morning, tiffany. >> reporter: good morning, bill. well, we are still pretty wet out here this morning. we only have a light drizzle at this point but we are expecting heavy rain. we had a lot of rain yesterday, in fact a lot of flooding. you can see we still have standing water behind me. this is actually the construction site along the i95 corridor back in the back. you can see contractors are trying to pump some of this water out and over to the right you can see traffic is moving smoothly but they are driving on very wet roads. you can see the dark clouds overhead. we are expecting 2-4 inches of rain in davard county, and with rain coming down that quickly we are expecting it to possibly flood once again, so we've been sending out advisories all morning long, in fact florida highway patrol asking people to try to stay off the roads, especially the i95 corridor where it is prone to flooding, but this morning, we're looking good, we had 230 accidents in central florida,