missouri became missouri. now i ask you which is correct? missouri or missouri? >> missouri. okay. neither one. [laughter]. you can't say the native americans were wrong for saying missouri. you can't say the french were wrong for pronouncing it in their language, just different ways of pronouncing the same word. that is where we have the problem with the word different. different isn't a synonym of the word wrong. we have to be careful how we use it and our children. it answers the question, why do you write that? i write to tell the story. one that has fallen through the cracks, one marginalized by main stream history. either misrepresented or represented to the way in which it is a stereo typical, write to take those stereotypes, reshape them and give them back to you dressed in a new dress. i mean when i say different is not a synonym for wrong, it means that we should celebrate those things. everyone in this room is different in some way. but you should not feel bad about that. your uniqueness, as my grandson who loves to make up words, that is your wonderment. [laughter]. it

the gentleman from missouri. mr. clay: mr. speaker, at this time i now yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for three minutes. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i rise in support of declaring the last week of september to be national hereditary breast and ovarian cancer week and the last wednesday of september to be national previvor day. i want to thank my colleagues who have spoken this morning and all of whom have dealt in some way with the issue of breast cancer, ovarian cancer or maybe some other form of cancer. it is probably the worst day of your life when you're given a cancer diagnosis. you're not listening to what any doctor says, you're only consumed with understanding whether or not you're going to live or die or what is going to happen to your family. if such a death should occur. and after heart disease, cancer is still the second leading cause of death in america. breast cancer, the most common cancer diagnosis. in 2006, over 40,

those in missouri have had reports of hail as well.h of bermuda and turning more northerly at 14 miles per hour and it's a category 2 hurricane 100 miles per hour winds and hurricane warnings are issued for bermuda. 68 for high temperature tomorrow, occasional showers and up to 80 by tuesday, but then it cools down again. showers possible wednesday, thursday doesn't look particularly nice. showers and thunderstorms expected, and as we head into next weekend, peaks of sunshine, but temperatures around the low 70s and that is where it supposed to be bob and jackie. >> it looks like summer has already bid an adieu. >> i don't want to steal too much of next week's thunder, but looks like we could be back into the low 80s a week from this monday. >> thanks, jim. well the 13th annual chicago football class was held this afternoon. this year mississippi valley state university delta devils rallied against the alcorn braves and celebrates the history of arrest african american colleges and to celebrate the opportunities that they can offer eac

missouri. it was anchored in tokyo bay. world and it was witnessed in person by very few men. even fewer of them are still alive. just a handful. i happened to meet one of them in new orleans last weekend, but tonight we meet another one. he witnessed the signing and today, he went back for what he knows will be his last visit. his remarkable story of making a difference and those who are now doing that for him from nbc's lee cowan in pearl harbor. >> it is sunday, september 2nd, 1945. >> reporter: the weight of history on the missouri that day was so heavy it's a wonder she wasn't listing. >> general macarthur signs as supreme allied commander. >> reporter: her decks were crammed with those anxious to watch the japanese surrender. up front was one lucky sailor, frank burrell. >> you were that close. >> yeah. >> reporter: 65 years may have taken their toll, but not frank's memory. >> we were throwing stuff on the deck. we had to clean up the next day. we had a ball. >> reporter: most of his shipmates have lost their battle

over into kansas and back to missouri in a stolen vehicle. the suspect can all caused mayhem along the way, speeding through an intersection and colliding into two vehicles at 80 miles per hour. the suspect gave up when the vehicle's tires blew out. >>> in ohio, a bizarre car accident resulted in a car going airborne, flipping several times and landing vertically on the front porch of a house. several tow trucks were required to remove the vehicle, but amazingly, the driver survived with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> just off the coast of florida, scientists are getting up close and personal with the goliath grouper, a mystery fish which a decade ago were rarely ever seen. scientists hope to learn more about the speicesy which gather in this only known documented spot to mate. >>> now here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good thursday morning to you, bill. >> good morning, veronica. lots to cover today. we have tropical storm nicole down in the caribbean adding moisture to this. it's a tropical hose taking a ton of moist

over into kansas and back to missouri in a stolen vehicle. the suspect caused some mayhem along the way speeding through an intersection and colliding into two vehicles at 85 miles per hour. the suspect gave up when the vehicle's tires blew out. >>> in ohio, officials are investigating a bizarre car accident that resulted in a car going airborne, flipping several times and landing vertically on the front porch of a house. several tow trucks were required to remove the vehicle but amazingly, the driver survived with non-life threatening injuries. >>> and just off the coast of florida, scientists are getting up close and personal with a goliath grouper. a 400-pound, six foot long mystery fish which a decade ago was rarely ever seen. scientists hope to learn more about the endangered species which gather in this only known documented spot to mate. >>> now for a look at the national weather, we turn to msnbc meteorologist bill karins for a look at the weather channel forecast. you know, bill, that's the reason i just don't scuba dive. i don't wan

heavy rain causing significant flooding to the north of i-70 in missouri headed towards st.y careful and also some tropical moisture from what was hurricane carl. bringing a lot of moisture in across parts of texas causing some flooding as well and some stuff going on across parts of the u.s., also. >> buddy, thank you. the folks in bermuda now how to hunker down, they've seen it before. >> i'm sure. >> afghans will have to decide whether to accept the results of this weekend's elections despite modest turn out and early evidence of fraud. taliban bombings kept many away from the polls to vote for a new parliament. final results are not expected until late next month and fraud tarnished the ballot in afghanistan. president obama firing up the crowd at the annual black caucus awards dinner in washington and told the crowd they need to rekindle the passion in order to defeat republicans this fall. >> and i need everybody to go back to your neighborhoods, go back to your work places, going to churches to the barbershop and to the beauty shop and tell them, we've got more work t

in iraq, i have better cell and internet receptions than my home in missouri.o things back here at home. >> jo ann emerson, better than 70% of the vote the last three elections. can you win? >> absolutely. you know, we learned how to stay on offense and we are running an insurgency and every day, more and more folks get on board. so, we have got a great ground game in place, we are going to fight it through election day and i'm honored for the support that's coming in from around the nation. >> would you vote to repeal the bush tax cuts? >> well, you look at the tax cuts and the majority of the people in my district make far less than 200,000 bucks. and you know, i want to fight for the middle class and expand the middle class. and i think people are tired of these d.c. games. we saw a little bit of daylight over the weekend. now, folks are looking for a compromise that both parties can get behind. >> iraq veteran tommy sowers. >>> vice president joe biden is catching heat from peta. the animal rights group is upset at him for passion out hot dogs to troops on

judges in missouri are doing that now. some people say, absolutely not. what do you say? let's talk about it on the other side. [ woman ] nine iron, it's almost tee-time... time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. ♪ [ mom ] game time is all about the traditions. it's all about the tackles and the touchdowns... and watching my boys do what they do. but for me, it's even more than that. game time is about our time. together. [ female announcer ] get low prices on all your favorites for the game. save money. live better. walmart. >>> hey, this conversation caught my eye. a heated debate under way in missouri now about whether jumps should consider the cost of sending someone to prison when they are sentencing someone to prison. judges in that state have been considering that option the past month. according to the "new york times," put the practice into effect. the guideline, not mandatory. they are simply guidelines.

they had two missouri candidates right now from my state, missouri, they had roy blount and ed martinink it was sort of interesting that while they had ed martin on they didn't have his o'poentd, whose brother received $90 million in stimulus cash, stimulus that russ karn ahan voted for and his brother received $90 million of that for his wind farm which isn't even in russ carnahan's district, not even in the state of missouri, they didn't make the list. >> you say the questions being raised about o'donnell are fair game. >> yeah, sure, they are fair game. and her campaign director matt moran said he's confident these will be dismissed as frivolous and if so let's answer some questions. i have no problem with it. i think all candidates need to be held to the exact same standards and no candidate should be running away when a reporter asks a question unless it's something like boxers or briefs, as we saw in the '90s. that's frivolous. but everything else is fair game. >> is it frivolous? >> i don't think it's frivolous. i think her candidacy right now is about to implode unless she ans

louis, missouri, go ahead. caller: listen, democrats -- all i've heard is the democrats are going to lose this year. they are going to have a hard time. if we're going to get anything done in this country, democrats, listen up. all we have to do is get 63 seats in the senate. forget the 60. we have people that are just not going to vote with the democratic party anyway. but the of thing is, nevada, listen, harry reid has done a great job for this country. he has been good for america. do not let him lose that. i smiled when he said that -- guest: i smiled when he said that because you had republicans win a seat that is something as a rhode islander i did not think i would see in my lifetime. when you have a party without much power, they can actually push back a little bit. 60 seats might solve the problem -- solve some problems, but create a bunch of others. >> this is obviously one of the biggest issues that arizona and america is facing. the union organizers that are weakening arizona are supporting you beca

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and blunt won in missouri and moved ahead of carnahan. there is only one primary in the country that we have had this week, we saw this week, christine o'donnell won the stunning vicktory and now she is 11 points down. something keeping her from getting the same launch that the people like others did after they won the primary and until she addresses these side issues in a candid way it will keep the people of delaware from hearing the message on taxes, deficit, and debt. >>neil: but you remember the controversy when reid was at least you were dismissing her, the primary election, and you have dealt with that and i don't want do rehash stuff but the feeling was you were talking on behalf of the republican establishment. you said you were not but the read is there is a party family split here; that welcoming tea party people but with gritted teeth. and tea party feels the same about republics. is that bad? >>guest: i don't think so. look, the tea party is a powerful and helpful movement this year to get the country on the right track. but

the gentleman from missouri. mr. clay: madam speaker, at this time i'd now like to yield five minutes to the chief sponsor of this legislation, mr. braley of iowa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized for five minutes. mr. braley: thank you, madam speaker. and i thank my friend from missouri for yielding to me. in february of 2009 i introduced this plain writing act and i rise today to talk about the responsibility of this government to communicate effectively with its citizens. i know that lawyers are often blamed for legalees that make government documents so difficult to read and understand, so some might find it unusual that this plain language bill was introduced by someone who practiced law for 23 years before being elected to congress. they may be surprised to learn that the use of clear, concise language in communications has been a passion of mine since i started practicing in 1983, when the iowa supreme court adopted plain language guidelines for use in its jury instructions. since

. >>> looks like missouri knows how to go in style. a rest room at a diner in st.een named the nation's best bathroom. >> it beat out bathrooms and mandalay bay. it is the second year that the bathroom in missouri has response won the contest. >>> call day texas two-step. the redskins looking to win against two teams in texas. >> dave ross will be up with sports. introducing the samsung fascinate powered by verizon. super amoled screen. six-axis 3d gaming and access to thousands of free apps. all in one ultra-thin package. you want it, we got it. the samsung fascinate. only at verizon. ♪ ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ ♪ you always make me smile ♪ ♪ don't know why i love you ♪ [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can relax and be yourself. and at thousands of newly refreshed holiday inn express hotels you always can. holiday inn express. stay you. >>> oh, what a nice feeling it is to have the redskin undefeated so far this season. dave ross here to give us

we're going to have a lot of wet weather from chicago to minneapolis through iowa, northern missouri will be some of the problem areas. high pressure off the east coast. we'll keep one day cool there, but then the return flow will be very warm tomorrow. as far as that radar goes, you can it filled up here. a lot of showers on this front. sioux falls into minneapolis at this time. we're dry in wisconsin. forecast today, watch out for the wet weather. it's going to be pretty heavy here, especially up through iowa. east coast, fan taft sxik mild. now here is a look outside the weather outside your window. 97 in birmingham, alabama. we could see record highs today. 90 in miami. that's not too far from average. st. louis, 91. this is very late in the season to have this warm of temperatures, especially in the ohio valley. well, wednesday is going to be just as warm and some of that heat arrives on the east coast. we'll give you that forecast, coming up, lynn. >> thank you, bill. >>> job cuts at one big bank and the must have choice this holiday season. your early morning business headline

missouri spots right now or entities 50's. you can see all around clarksburg. it will be a cold night, a delightful day tomorrow. i am going to show you jupiter like he may have not ever seen it before. >>> on we are following a developing story from utah. a national guard commander in has taken the blame for a destructive wildfires that led to hundreds of evacuations. the commander spoke less than 30 minutes ago. >> we have had many fires out here. >> strong winds served as fuel for a utah while top -- wildfire. at least four homes were destroyed overnight. >> it is only as good as the mother nature will let us be right now. >> the fire was sparked sunday. >> i could hardly run to the car. >> monday, the utah national guard commander apologized, saying they did not check whether advisories. >> we are very concerned. >> as firefighters battled the blaze, some of their told in the arsenal are coming into question. not enough protection for animals, especially endangered species. >> we have seen a major fish killed when retardants bomber runs have made. hundred a

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. clay: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure just considered. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. clay: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table h.r. 3619 with the senate amendments to the house amendments to the senate amendment thereto and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill and the proposed amendments. the clerk: h.r. 3619, an act to authorize appropriations for the coast guard for fiscal year 2010 and for other purposes. senate amendments to house amendment to senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? >> mr. speaker, i reserve the right to object. i will not object but -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized

also into missouri. this will be very heavy rain that continues during the day. it is gorgeous in new york city, washington, d.c. and boston. this is cooler air settling in. look at the difference in buffalo, 67 degrees. if you like the 80s today is your last day of it in the northeast. >> we have an eye on and are really concerned about the flooding in central texas this morning. robin and george? >> okay, sam, thank you. >>> coming up, from tame to terrifying in an instant, just like that. a lion jumps on his trainer. full view of an audience in las vegas. what made the lion attack? and should wild animals appear in shows like this at all? i can only imagine what the people watching there -- jack hanna is going to join us in the next hour and weigh in on this. >> such a scary moment for those people. >>> later, dr. mehmet oz becomes a patient. he's going to speak out for the first time on our program about the health scare that may have saved his life. he went in for a routine colonoscopy. he'll tell you what he found. that's coming up in our next half hour. co

front page of the "new york times" this morning, touching off debate, missouri tells judges the cost of sentences. we want to know from you this morning do you think judges should know the cost of a sentence before they give it out? phone numbers are on your screen. when judges here sentence convicted krms, a new and unusual -- we want to hear from all i don't have -- all of you this morning. we'll get to your phone calls but a little bit more from the article. the quote here says that there is no average case. every case is an individual case and every victim has the right to have each viewed individually and every defendant has that right. that's our topic this morning for the first 45 minutes of today's washington journal. democratic line in new york. what do you make of this debate? caller: good morning. i read this article last night in the times. and i think it's the one bright light that might be coming in this economy downturn. our prison sentences have been way out of line. i think we should empty the prisons of all nonviolent krms, put them under house arrest, make them pay

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from missouri, congressman skelton. mr. skelton: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 3847, an act to implement certain defense corporation treaty and for other purposes in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from missouri, congressman skelton, is recognized for one minute. mr. skelton: mr. speaker, i rise today to personally welcome to the house our guest chaplain, past your -- pastor roy bennett of missouri. his son, david, is accompanying him in the gallery. a native of the show me state, pastor bennett was raised on a farm in southeast m

lawrence valley back towards missouri at this hour. and we're going to be south of the boundary for the next several days. that means the warmth is building. the heat and humidity is headed our way. we'll watch the front come down with showers and storms especially north of the mason- dixon line. tomorrow, cabs rule out an afternoon shower or storm but for the most part they will few and far between. looks like in the next week or two things are change and we'll have more opportunity for rain. the seven-day forecast, not as wet as we would like it and hot too. 90 today. fall begins at 11:09 tonight. 90 tomorrow. 92 friday. by saturday we're back down to the low to mid-80s and a few shower chances sunday, monday and tuesday as we cool in the 70s. it's 6:17. good morning, everybody. hope you're off to a great start. right now in the immediate area looks like things are checking out a okay but let's take a live look from sky 9. 70 headed westbound at route 94. this accident involving anover turned tractor-trailer taking over most of the l

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freeze advisory and the dakotas seen more of those and the severe weather out break in kansas and missourilked about earlier. our rpm model and see how the clouds break up tonight and tomorrow ought to be a gorgeous day and sunny gives us a chance of high pressure that's coming in with a south winds on its back side and warm up and then we will turn cooler over the weekend. big high pressure drapes over the northern tier of the united states and little disturbances run along it. tonight at 5:00 and 9:00 we will update rain pros-points for part of the weekend. we look for 72 today. 78 tomorrow. 77 saturday and then cooling back to the 60s along the lake as northeast winds lock in on a cool day sunday and that's an 82 on tuesday and we need it. it looks like it will warm up dramatically for a day there and then cool back off after that again. >> summer is not -- >> up and down part of the year. >> right, right. >> thank you. >> one of those apple tarts there? they are french. >> do a little investigative reporting shortly. >> thank you for joining us. >>> have a great afternoon. we are back

it's not even in the state of missouri. >> you say the questions being raised about o'donnell are fair game? >> sure. i think they are fair game. her campaign director said that he's confident these will be dismissed as frivolous and if so, let's answer some questions. i have to problem with that. i think all candidates should be held to the same standards and no candidate should run away when a reporter asks a question, unless it's something like boxers or briefs. >> it doesn't seem frivolous. unless she answers candidly, but i would say if you made these mistakes, you know what, i wasn't schooled in this stuff. here's what i did. the magnitude is x thousands of dollars. i'll pay it back. the reason i'm running is because i'm different from the folks that knew how to play by the rules. she could maybe then resuscitate i campaign. >> she is also very personalable and does well on television and she seems like a nice person. >> her strategy is completely backwards on this. and i think her candidacy disappears and becomes --

on that front, we have rain for u this morning going into columbia, missouri, chicago, you will have morning rain for your commute, also. so the forecast for today, very warm in the eastern seaboard. d.c., near 95 degrees. but cooler for you in dallas, kansas city and chicago as that cool, fa air finally arrives. that's a look at your national forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. temperature in atlanta once agai in the 90s. what else is new? same for you in nashville. look at milwaukee, wisconsin. the cold front has gone through, temperatures are plummetin high today of only 66 degrees. we've returned to sweater weather. of course, the weekend forecast is coming up. >> all right, bill. thank you. >>> unexpected unemployment, the rent a car war continues and the crocodile conundrum. your early morninbusiness headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, more than 20 years later, can wall street's gordon gekko hit records again? >>> one hand, one interception. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm amara sohn. here a

. >>> a farmer is producing super fruit in missouri. he has two watermelons that each weigh over 100 pounds. the biggest is at 131. the smaller at 118. they're not the world's biggest. but he wants everyone to know he also grew a 31-pound cantaloupe. i'll take the chocolate boat instead. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, old gibbs canning company. ,,,,,,,, today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. >>> that's our report for tonight. a reminder, you can see the only

the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. akin: thank you, madam chair. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. akin: i rise in strong support of house resolution 1251, as amended, which honors the members of the united states military who died on d-day, june, 1944, during the battle of normandy. i want to commend representative ted poe of texas for sponsoring the legislation. the fact of the opening day of operation overlord, the start of what general eisenhower called the crusade in europe, are clearly set forth in the text of the resolution. this was the largest amphibious operation in history. the first u.s. army group responsible for the landings on omaha and utah beaches was commanded by omar bradley, known as the soldier's general, and i might add, a native of missouri. in reaching german defenses, the allied forces suffered more than 10,000 casualties on the first day of the invasion. more than 1,400 americans died. beyond the facts of the invasion, however, is the heroism and unselfish

if you take a look at primaries like those in nevada, kentucky, colorado, missouri, florida, where a republican strong conservative won the primary they immediately jumped to the lead in the polls. in nevada, sharron angle went 11 points of harry reid immediately after she won the primary. in kentucky, rand paul moved 20 points ahead. alaska, joe miller moved 8 points ahead. in delaware, the poll says kristine o'donnell remains 11 points behind the democrat after the primary. we all want to have a republican -- i want to have a company senate. i assume all of the rest of these people want to have a republican senate. the question is what is the best strategy to get there and if you take the strategy i'm going ignore these questions, fine, go ahead and pursue that strategy. i frankly think a winning strategy requires coming to grips with these questions and explaining them in the most sympathetic way possible so people unblock their lee ears n delaware and start hearing the bigger message. >> chris: kristine o'donnell has canceled on us and another sunday show. her campaign citing exh

look at that clus there are in missouri and kansas. these are eastbound.to show you our model forecast. hoar is what happens. that's 5:00 this evening. we were clouding over. that's 10:00 tonight. the rains are spreading through central illinois and arrive here by 1:30 in the morning according to our in-house model and imbedded maybe a few thunderstorms. that's 6:00 tomorrow and then backwash clouds coming diewr date tomorrow. slight risk of severe weather over a good part of the mid west and here is a plot from the rpm model of rainfall expected to come down across the area. again, about a third of an inch to as much as .9 of an inch may come down. the other big story is not only this little storm that is whipping across the center of the country. it will leave us with showers lingering tomorrow. but a gorgeous end of the week on friday and then by friday night late and saturday we could see some more showers and storms. the other big story the tropical storm karl which had 56-mile-per-hour winds is weakening over the yucatan peninsula and there is eigor,

john yang takes us to a small college in missouri that allows students to do just that. >> meet members of stephen's class of 2014. >> so what's your major. >> some are a little stand offish. >> camera shy are we? >> actually, they're not students. their owners are. >> this is chester. this is corey. >> this one college has allowed pets on campus since 2004. around here, bags aren't always for books. seriescy hall is the school's first dorm entirely populated by more than 40 students and pets. pet central. there's a kennel in the basement complete with a doggie sport. >> standard equipment in this dorm, a lint roller. pressure man megan mcgill is away from her family for the first time. >> what does it mean to have him here with you at college? >> he's like a piece of home. >> nicole crowe is her foster parent while he waits to be adopted from a local shelter. nicole is a transfer student from iowa state university. >> did you have a pet there? >> no, i had a roommate. >> which do you prefer? >> the pet. nothing against the roommate. >> classrooms are pet free zones. when it's class tim

the rain, alaska, missouri, up in to new england, hundreds of miles away from us.and turnly in in spite of the front coming through, the big effect are the winds behind it and the drier air that's been moving in. the dry say with us and looking good on wednesday. wednesday night. we look good on thursday morning, but thursday we are also watching this area of low pressure starting to pull out of michigan, detroit could be seeing rain and thunder. then a line of showers and storms ahead of the cold front but the cold front is going to get here maybe thursday night. the main rain will be north. so we are talking showers opposed to a good soaking drought busting rain not coming toward you. in the tropics we have igor out here and we have hurricane julia. this is going this way. not a problem. but igor is a monster storm. category four. this eye down to 20 nautical miles. this thing has a great structure to it. and leewind and winward islands here we will be seeing sales from this later today and tonight. the hurricane will miss them. winds down to 135. it will weaken

we still have some in northern missouri and wisconsin but other than that it's clear.ow in michigan and over lake huron. and another cluster of storms north and west of that that extends into kansas and nebraska. looks like most of this activity is going to stay south of the city. looks like most of the rain south of the i-88 and eisenhower corridor. we've got the heaviest rain occurring over southern porter county. another section of showers. but looks like things will be quieting down as the evening wears on. all this thunderstorm activity set up by some incredible summertime heat clashing with this very falllike area. cooler air trying to trickle in behind this system. we won't cool down that much because the front will get set on top ofs. it will be cooler tomorrow but not as cool as the temperatures to the north. 40s in sections of minnesota and wisconsin. midway 68 and 68 degrees at the lake front. little bit of fog out there. but the fog situation could be worse by morning. looks like some could be quite dense late tonight and early tomorrow morning. that will l

louis, missouri, go ahead. caller: listen, democra -- all i've heard is the demrats are going to lose this year. they are going to have a hard time. if we're going to get anything done in this country, democrats, listen up. all we have to do is get 63 seats in the senate. forget the 60. we have people that are just not going to vote with the democrat party anyway. but the of thing is, nevada, listen, harry reid has done a great job for this country. he has been good for america. do not let him lose that. i smiled when he said that -- guest: i smiled when he said that because you had republicans win a seat that is something as a rhod islander i did not think i would see in my lifetime. when you have a party without much power, they canctually push back a little bit. 60 seats might solve the problem -- solve some problems, but create a bunch of others. host: we >> degree political report recently examined the state of the midterm elections. it reports that republicans have an outside chance to take control the se

just ask ernest pullen of bonne terre, missouri. in june he won a million dollars in a scratch-off lottery game. this month he won another with a $2 million prize. pullen, who is 57, said he once dreamed of winning a jackpot, so sometimes dreams do come true. sometimes twice. bernie schwartz didn't seem disibbed for good fortune. a child of the depression he got caught up in gang violence and was the target of anti-semitism. then he found his calling and a new name. tony curtis. long one of hollywood's biggest stars, curtis died last night of cardiac arrest. jim axelrod has his story. >> reporter: perhaps no one enjoyed being a hollywood heartthrob more than tony curtis, right up to the end. >> i had all that dark hair and blue eyes, a nice figure, jumping around. i mean, how could you not go for me? i even went for me. >> reporter: he shook off pretty boy roles to become a respected actor starting with" sweet smell of success." he was a noble slave in" spartacus," and won an oscar nomination as a white racist handcuffed to sidney p

louis, missouri to, washington, d.c. they voiced their anger against what they see as growing big government in washington. stirring things up a bit in the atlantic ocean, hurricane igor. the storm exploded from only a minor one yesterday to massive category four with winds up to 135mph. it is headed westward but pose no, sir immediate threat to land or drilling platforms. in washington it's been political storm over the bush-era tax cuts. but today a key republican signalled a willingness to compromise. chief white house correspondent chip reid has the latest. >> reporter: on cbs' "face the nation," john boehner sounded like he was digging in his heels. >> if we're going to cut the tax cuts for some americans, why don't we exthe end these current tax rates to all americans. >> for months, boehner, likely to become speaker of the house if republicans win control, has argued that the bush tax cuts, set to expire at the end of this year, should be extended for everyone, including the wealthiest americans. but after he was

it's happening in missouri but people are watching it all across the country.hey are giving judges information about how much it costs to put someone in jail or in prison as opposed to putting them on probation, and should that play into a decision that's made about what their sentence is joined by karen de soto, a defense attorney, and a former new york prosecutor, also a media law professor at seton hall. this is absolutely fascinating. show people some examples. let's say somebody gets prosecuted for child endangerment. it would cost $37,000 to keep them in prison for a year but probation about $6,800. you can see the difference in second degree robbery, huge difference, statutory rape, $186,000 on a 15-year sentence as opposed to about $9,000. the numbers, i think, aren't necessarily so surprising that it costs more obviously to put somebody in prison. but the disparity, i think, will shock people. prisons are overcrowded so that's a decision that has to be made. karen, is that something that should play into a judge's decision that it might save taxpayers

watch it in nebraska and missouri and kansas and iowa for more severe weather, west coast looks good.ll see clearing. >>> that's a quick look at our weather picture. julia, of course a fish storm in the atlantic, a hurricane. karl gaining strength in the bay of campeche and igor rolling on a direct path for bermuda sunday night into monday and could hit as a powerful category 3 storm or very strong 2. needless to say, a serious situation developing and bermuda already under a hurricane watch. tropical storm winds extending 290 miles from the stormcenter. that's a quick look at our weather picture. back to you in the studio. >> thanks very much, dave. we'll keep an eye on that. just 6-year-old kennedy terch looked forward to the new season on a youth football cheerleading squad in madison heights, michigan but cut short by the team after her mother complained about one of the cheers. >> my backaches, my booty shakes from left to right. >> when kennedy's mom herd her squad's latest cheer, she said, it was too suggestive for such young girls. >> one, it doesn't make any sense. to say a 6

couple of storms flaring up through central missouri headed in through the southern part of illinois.hat same storm system headed our way. we think it will bring some clouds tomorrow afternoon. best chance of rain tomorrow night into the overnight hours. that's actually good time. we don't think we'll get a lot of rain with this storm if we get the rain in the overnight hours it soaks into the ground a little better we could use it. in the meantime high pressure in control. >> that's going to keep dry weather dominating the forecast picture for 24 hours. few clouds build in early in the morning but most of the cloud cover holds out late in the day. rain knocking on our door to the west and then the scattered showers we hope will hold together as they come through the overnight thursday and clear out friday so the weekend with still looks absolutely picturesque and fantastic. out here in the tropics unbelievably active it is extremely rare to two major named hurricanes. hurricane julia hurricane igor both category 4 or stronger through the day today just powerhousees, and you know they