. >>> the newborn panda greeted with such enthusiasm across the nation has died.b was born last week at washington's national zoo. its mother is seen here cradling it. zookeepers found the cub dead this morning after hearing sounds of distress from here. veterinarians don't have details on how the cub died. newborn pandas are very small, delicate and often at-risk forever infections. >>> scientists announced today they have discovered a possible link between breasts and ovarian cancers of researchers say the discovery suggests women with triple negative cancers would likely do better on a much less toxic chemotherapy regimen. triple negative tumors account for 15-20% of all breast cancers. >>> the city of san francisco report thely plans to clear out a homeless encampment near the caltrain station. the catalog on homelessness says people at the encampment have received noticed to leave. that same encampment was cleared out last month and notice say city crews will move in at 8:30 tomorrow morning to clear people out and remove items left behind and warn that polic

washington's national zoo maybe one step closer to figuring out what caused the death of that newborn panda cub. the cub had abnormalities on its liver and fluid in its abdomen. the cub was thought to be in good health when the mother appeared to be in distress yesterday morning officials found the cub unresponsive. officials believe the cub was female, they are not sure, they will know more once the necropsy is complete. >>> big breakthrough in breast cancer research today. scientists just completed landmark analysis of the genetics of breast cancer many scientists in st. louis finished mapping virtually all genetic mutations in breast cancer. this could change the way soon the way patients are treated and help researchers develop better treatments many one scientist says it is the breast cancer he hrepts of putting a man or woman on the moon. -- equivalent of putting a man or woman on the moon. >> trader joe's recalling peanut butter that may be linked to salmonella outbreak. valencia salted peanut butter is being taken off shelves, made with sea salts and use by dates: may 23rd, 2013. he

. >> the newborn panda had been a surprise at the zoo. the mother had five failed pregnancies before giving birth. linda so, abc2 news. >>> a check of the forecast, we had rain on saturday. now it's colder. you had coats on this morning. >> it was chilly. we had parkas on this morning. we get cold. bundle up as you head out and about. temperatures in the 40s in some spots, we have the low 50s. show you the numbers in a second. let's check out maryland's most powerful radar, to the north, we can see around carlisle and i'm not sure, to the west of the areas, that's where you are seeing a lone shower, beginning to fizzle out. in maryland this morning, we are nice and dry and starting to see a little bit of clearing out there, with that, the temperatures really dropping you have in manchester, 48 degrees, 50 churchville, 55 edgemere. denton 49. we should be at 55 for a low temperature. we are below that. at the surface, high pressure is going to continue to do its thing for today and tomorrow. that's when we will see change in the forecast b

washington's national zoo maybe one step closer to figuring out what caused the death of that newborn pandaub. the cub had abnormalities on its liver and fluid in its abdomen. the cub was thought to be in good health when the mother appeared to be in distress yesterday morning officials found the cub unresponsive. officials believe the cub was female, they are not sure, they will know more once the necropsy is complete. >>> big breakthrough in breast cancer research today. scientists just completed landmark analysis of the genetics of breast cancer many scientists in st. louis finished mapping virtually all genetic mutations in breast cancer. this could change the way soon the way patients are treated and help researchers develop better treatments many one scientist says it is the breast cancer he hrepts of putting a man or woman on the moon. -- equivalent of putting a man or woman on the moon. >> trader joe's recalling peanut butter that may be linked to salmonella outbreak. valencia salted peanut butter is being taken off shelves, made with sea salts and use by dates: may 23rd, 2013. heal

so what happened and why are newborn pandas so fragile? here's abc 2 news reyna. >> it was the wailing of distress from the panda mother that alerted people at the national zoo in washington dc that the cub was in trouble. >> this is devastating for all of us here. it's hard to describe how much passion and energy and thought and care has gone into this. >> entered the panda habitat an hour after hearing the mother's cry this morning. cpr was performed on the cub but to no effect. there are no signs of wounds or trauma and the cause of death is still unknown. this was the first birth at the panda zoo in seven years. getting pregnant wasn't easy. using the latest reproductive technology, everything down to how much artificial led she would get was factored in and there was still only a 10% chance of success. mei xiang had fail td before. this cub just a week old, the section not yet known. keeping baby pandas alive is a difficult process. while few actually survive, this cub born at the san dee ya goe zoo on july 29th is gaining weight, almo

and we know these newborn pandas are so fragile. seven years since the national zoo had success. tonight, what happened? here's abc's reena ninan now. >> reporter: it was the wailing of distress from the mother panda, mei xiang, that alerted zookeepers at the national zoo in washington, d.c., that the cub was in trouble. >> this is devastating. this is devastating for all of us here. it's hard to describe how much passion and nrmg and thought and care has gone into this. >> reporter: staffers entered the panda habitat an hour after hearing the mother's cries this morning. cpr was performed on the cub, but with no effect. there were no signs of wounds or trauma, and the cause of death still is unknown. this was the first panda birth at the zoo in seven years. getting pregnant wasn't easy. it involved artificial insemination, tracking hormone levels for months, using the latest reproductive technology. everything down to how much artificial light she would get was factored in. and there was still only a 10% chance of success. the panda had five pregnancies, but this was her first ba

after its newborn panda cub...y dies.what zoo officcals are determine the cause.you're watchhng fox 45 morning nnws.. all local.. all morning. ((break 6)) new this morning... a federal investigation finds the president's security was ánotá comppomised... as a result of a secret service prostitution scandal.back in april... several secret seevice agents were accused of hiring prostitutes while on duty with president obama in colombia.of the scandal... 9 have resigned or are in the process of being &pcleared and returned to duty. the search continues today... for climbers swept up in an avalanche.it happened saturday at mount everest... the world's 8th highest peak.at least 11 people have been confirmed dead... with at least 15 others till missing. rescue efforts were called off sunnay... due to bad weather. there's some sad nees innthe animal kingdom this morning. a newborn pandd cub... that national zoo officials hoped would attract an extra half a million visitors... died it was born. just 6 days afterr this morni

. >> and officials in washington national zoo say it will take two weeks to confirm why a newborn panda cub died. tests show the six day old giant panda had liver abnormalitis. the cub had been feeding and thought to be in good health but yesterday morning the mother appeared to be in distress. the cub was unresponsive. >> we want to understand that she's okay and what happened to the cub swrechl to learn from the tragedy and hopefully gain a better understanding of giant panda reproduction. >> officials say they believe the cub was a female. her death sets back the zoo's hopes of carrying on an endangered species. staff spent six years working on the breeding program at the zoo. >> san francisco police chief gives his side of what went down during an officer-involved shooting that sparked protest for vandals hit businesses in the mission district. >> a new york baseball rivalry spun out of control. we're not talking about yankees and mets. there >>> rioting workers prompted a major apple retailer to shut down, now, the question is what the impact will be for apple and other u.s. compan

. >>> waiting for their first glimpse of a newborn panda.ey could hear the baby but they haven't been able to see it yet on the panda cam. they are about the size of a stick of butter. they plan to check on the cub after the mother had time to bond. >>> we are live in san francisco where demonstrators are flooding the financial district. we are monitoring the crowd and we will have a live report coming up in just 2 minutes. >> also, this woman was injured when her car got sandwiched in san francisco. the evidence her husband tracked down to prove it was not her fault. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. i am julie haener. >> i am frank somerville. at this hour occupy protesters are marching in downtown san francisco. in the past hour they marched to market street where they are now blocking traffic. ktvu's david stevenson has been with the protesters monitoring the situation. what is going on? >> reporter: they began marching from the bank of america building and the

. >> and that is because the newborn panda cub has died. kristen fisher is life at the zoo with what happened. >> reporter: so sad. what a difference a week can make. you know last night this is what we know now. last night the zoo's pathology team performed their version of an autopsy on this panda cub. we are expecting to get the preliminary results from that at around 10:00 this morning. but by all accounts, from what we can tell at this point in time, it is a very healthy panda cub. there were no signs of visible trauma, of disease or illness. nothing to indicate anything was wrong until around 9:00 a.m. yesterday. that is when members of the panda team heard distress calls. the zookeepers needed to go in and get the cub. that is a dangerous situation with the 240-poundage tatted momma bear just a few feet away. one zoo keeper distracted her with hop any wort. another grabbed the cub and performed cpr for ten minutes but still no heartbeat. >> reporter: i'm worried about my keepers. the scientists and veterinarians. we have to keep them

while you slept, they announced the newborn panda cub. very busy night for zoo workers. what they're doing now. >> and thrown away. the redskins had a win in their sight, then came the play that they'll remember for a long time. >> still shaking our hands. good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> first breaking news out of afghanistan. the latest anti-american protests are under way in kabul. angie goff is live with the latest. >> the at least 20 officers are hurt as hundreds of protesters hurled rocks at them and set two police cars on fire. angry demonstrators spilled into the streets surrounding the afghan capital, shouting death to america. there's been a string of violence in many muslim countries following outrage over an anti-islam film produced in the u.s. it's the same film, u.n. officials say, sparked the deadly attack in libya that killed four americans, including a u.s. ambassador. right now outside kabul, police are firing shots in the air, trying to protect buildings downtown. pushing back an angry mob of about

do know it had a liver abnormalities, but also working against it is the high mortality rate of newborn pandaabies in captivity which is a staggering 80%. zoo officials say they are focused on the cubs mother. as she started interacting with her keepers, they said that a good sign. the supreme court could decide whether it will take up to a landmark same sex cases. one involves a new york woman who says they unfairly treat same-sex couples married in their own state. she said she had to pay federal taxes on her estate because new york state did not recognize their out of state marriage. a california law focuses on the and on same-sex marriage. the eventual ruling would not happen until sometime next year. another big case heading to the supreme court -- whether police should get a warrant before ordering a test i drunk driving suspect. the issue has divided courts around the country and justices have agreed to take the case involving a disputed blood test from missouri. the missouri supreme court said police need a warrant to test for blood except in special circumstances, including when a de

♪ activia >>> a preliminary report is expected today on why a newborn giant panda cub born at the nationaln washington died. the week old cub was found dead sunday, it's birth was unexpected. the mother had five failed pregnancies before giving birth. the cub seemed to be doing well. >> there were no external signs of trauma, no signs of clinical illness or disease nor had we seen anything that would show in the past 24 hours to indicate that anything was wrong. >> zoo officials say panda cubs are vulnerable to infection during the first weeks of life. >>> a humorist said if you have trappings the part plays itself. an italian man thought so too. until police caught up with him. >> reporter: you can't blame a guy for trying but passengers on a flight operated by the german carrier lufthansa didn't succeed. the man in the cockpit window is captain sirlo. he's an unemployed 32 italian with fantasies of being an airline pilot. police stopped him wearing a pilot's uniform and carrying fake i.d. cards. but it was enough to get him in the cockpit on a cockpit between munich and turin. he didn't

♪ activia >>> a preliminary report is expected today on why a newborn giant panda cub born at the nationaln washington died. the week old cub was found dead sunday, it's birth was unexpected. the mother had five failed pregnancies before giving birth. the cub seemed to be doing well. >> there were no external signs of trauma, no signs of clinical illness or disease nor had we seen anything that would show in the past 24 hours to indicate that anything was wrong. >> zoo officials say panda cubs are vulnerable to infection during the first weeks of life. >>> a humorist said if you have trappings the part plays itself. an italian man thought so too. until police caught up with him. we have a report on how life can imitate art. >> reporter: you can't blame a guy for trying but passengers on a flight operated by the german carrier lufthansa didn't succeed. the man in the cockpit window is captain sirlo. he's an unemployed 32 italian with fantasies of being an airline pilot. police stopped him wearing a pilot's uniform and carrying fake i.d. cards. captain sirlo had a garage full of airline parr

this was a sad day at the national zoo in washington after a newborn baby panda died over ehe weekend. zoo officials told us need the cub was just a week old and it had liver problems. it's not clear, though, if that led to the death. more tests are being done to determine that. the cub weighed just four understands and was no bigger ggan a stick of butter. the school year is just beginning, but a new report says orlot of college freshmen are not likely to succeed. that story's next. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high bl

seen little glimpses of the national zoo's newest edition, but the panda cub is definitely making his voice heard. that's a loud newborn. the panda cam video is from yesterday. and zoo keepers say all that noise from the newborn means the cub is health xwy. the staff says that mom mei xiang is doing a great job of grooming and feeding the little one. but young cubs are at high risk for infection. so the next few days are critical. i hope the cub makes it. i do. we don't know if it's a him or her. he or she. >> what? >> boy or girl. >> some big cats need a home. >> the humane society of washington state now offering a discount to adopt cats who have a fuller figure. they're calling it the big and beautiful campaign to showcase cats often overlooked because of age and weight. it runs through the end of the month. >>> it is 5:57. the new threat over the anti-islam youtube video aimed at wall street.

. >>> zoo officials are investigating the sudden death of a newborn panda cub in washington, d.c. the week-old cub had been a happy surprise at the national zoo. its mother had suffered five failed pregnancies in the past. officials say there were no obvious external injuries or signs of infection, but a necropsy should know more today. >>> the nfl is asking coaches to respect the referees during the lockout. bill belichick may have ignored that last night and may face a fine from the league but he doesn't expect he'll have to pay up. we'll see about that. >>> a winning streak went uninterrupted at the emmy awards as "modern family" took home best drama. and "homeland" also won and a strange record for critically acclaimed " a mad men," the show with an unprecedented 17 nominations and zero wins. we'll have much more, of course, coming up in a live report and a look at fashion which we always look forward to. >> thank you. >> mr. roker, busy weekend. >> kind of the susan lucci of drama. >> didn't she finally win? >> she did win a lot. >> they win every year. >> let's show you what

. >>> zoo officials are investigating the sudden death of a newborn panda cub in washington, d.c. the week-old cub had been a happy surprise at the national zoo. its mother had suffered five failed pregnancies in the past. officials say there were no obvious external injuries or signs of infection, but a necropsy should know more today. >>> the nfl is asking coaches to respect the referees during the lockout. bill belichick may have ignored that last night and may face a fine from the league but he doesn't expect he'll have to pay up. we'll see about that. >>> a winning streak went uninterrupted at the emmy awards as "modern family" took home best drama. and "homeland" also won and a strange record for critically acclaimed " a mad men," the show with an unprecedented 17 nominations and zero wins. we'll have much more, of course, coming up in a live report and a look at fashion which we always look forward to. >> thank you. >> mr. roker, busy weekend. >> kind of the susan lucci of drama. >> didn't she finally win? >> she did win a lot. >> they win every year. >> let's show you what

this was a sad day at the national zoo in washington after a newborn baby panda died over the weekend. zoo officials told us need the cub was just a week old and it had liver problems. it's not clear, though, if that led to the death. more tests are being done to determine that. the cub weighed just four understands and was no bigger than a stick of butter. the school year is just beginning, but a new report says a lot of college freshmen are not likely to succeed. that story's next. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high bl

sounds of distress from giant panda mother mayshong at the moment she realized there were problems with the newborn heart stopped. >> panda keepers tried to save the life of the week old female cub at washington's national zoo but doctors weren't able to revive the newborn who seemed to be in good health since the birth. >> the cub's body condition seemed excellent. had a big, fat belly. it had good physical signs. it felt good. >> reporter: zookeepers say the mother was good who nursed the baby and at 1,000 times the size careful not to crush the fragile cub. doctors do not know the cause of death but say they found abnormalities in the baby. >> there was fluid in the abdomen and we have a kind of a hard liver and sometimes you see an abnormal liver like that and think, oh, it's abnormal but the reality is you have to take sections of the liver and send it out for histology and see if the cells are normal. >> reporter: the birth was a welcomed surprise after five failed pregnancies. the artificial insemination worked but sadly, the vocal cub's life was only short lived. >> it's a roller coaster. i

is a newborn giant panda. no bigger than a candy bar. born to a 14-year-old mother thought to be done with conceiving. >> zoo officials can keep the cub for four years before it has to go back to china. and, john, you at the break, were telling me all about this. >> it is fascinating. pandas have something called a false pregnancy. often even with son grams, the doctors who are monitor the thing don't know if it is a false pregnancy or real one until the baby comes out. that's because things like the hormone levels and the, mother panda's blood change, uterus thickens, if she starts building a nest. not oevevenonceives. they were hoping this time, really thought she was acting really, really pregnant. and she was. >> i think it is unbeliefable that this, tiny cub is so tiny. the size of a candy bafrment r.e >> huge bears. >> kind of crazy. >> you know a lot about pandas. >> i do now. reporters are sponges. we become experts after a couple hours. >> i'm impressed. we all have our favorites through the years. that obviously your favorite.

. >>> sadness at the national zoo in washington after a newborn giant panda cub died yesterday.t week the cub's birth was joyously announced. the panda exhibit is closed temporarily to make sure the mother is okay. >>> the four-year emmy run of "mad men" came to an end last night. "homeland" won best drama series. "modern family" is the king of comedy. the abc show was named best comedy series for a third straight year. >>> homeland security may get fishy in the future. the agency is funding robotic tuna. the unmanned underwater vehicles would patrol and defend ports and inspect ships. >> i feel totally safe now with robot tuna on patrol. >> it will confuse dolphins everywhere. >>> 51 minutes after the hour now. we want to check today's way. here is meteorologist rob marciano. hopefully with some sanity after robot tuna. >> now they can't call it the chicken of the sea anymore. little tough for m.o. good morning, john. chilly weather across much of the eastern half of the country. gorgeous weekend for a lot of folks. you're paying for it in the form of some freeze advisories acr

a newborn giant panda cub has died at the national zoo in washington. the zoo knot sure exactly why. the cub was born only last week. the panda exhibit will now be closed temporarily. >>> new york police say a 25-year-old man who jumped from a monorail car into a tiger exhibit at the bronx zoo wasn't drunk or suicidal. he suffered various broken bones, a collapsed lung and puncture wounds. he's in stable conditions and facing trespassing charges all for want to go be one with a dangerous tying perpendicular. >> yeah. they said they don't think he had severe mental problems and that he wasn't trying to break in, which was my second thought, that he just wanted to be one. >> he just really likes tiger webs which apparently is not some kind of condition. they didn't reciprocate. apparently. >>> rachel spiegel is with us, former finance director for john kerry. let's talk about our get real this morning. everybody goes through a scanner, endures those pat-downs, some people call them groping at the tsa. how did a republic airlines flight attendant forget th

. >>> the death of a newborn giant panda cub remains a mystery.ton's national zoo ruled out the possibility that the panda cub was crushed by its mother. the baby panda died over the weekend, six days after it was born. >>> a judge has ordered a probation hearing for chris brown after the singer tested positive for marijuana. now brown is currently serving five years' probation for his infamous 2009 assault on then-girlfriend rihanna. get this, though, rihanna tweeted brown right before court on monday saying, i'm praying for you, and wishing you the best today. >> well, there's been lots of people watching that kind of, they're back together. >> all right. >> making some people a little unhappy. >> do you follow? >> no, i don't. do you? >> no. >> my children might. >> because i just -- >> terrifying that they're back together. it's just so sad for rihanna. >> i'm not going to judge. i'm going to let everybody live. how's that for my new philosophy. cristia freeland is with us. done baer is khormer communications director in the house. margaret ho

panda cam. proud mom mei xiang with her cub somewhere in there. it's likely we won't get a great view of the newborn until mei xiang leaves the den to go find food in a couple of weeks. despite that and the panda house being closed. visitors are flocking to the zoo. gift shop sales are many booing. last time mei xiang gave birth, the visitor saw more than 1 million more visitors. and the spending went up to nearly $250,000. >>> the redskins feeling black and blue this morning. turns out on sunday the team actually suffered three losses. >> okay. we're surrounded by emergency vehicles. there's a reason for this. somebody has got to give us the reason, or we're going to evacuate the aircraft. >> tense moments that caused a heated exchange between a pilot and air traffic controller. >>> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. we have a weather alert for later today. right now we just have some rain beginning to move into the shenandoah valley. heavier downpours west of there and all the way down to the gulf coast. the leading edge of rain moving into the washington metro area, it's st

panda cub. initial tests have ruled out the theory that the newborn was crushed by its mother and some new videowas wrong. you can hear the mother panda cry out in distress. this was early sunday morning. take a listen. the mother has taken to cradling a toy in place of her missing newborn while she sleeps. doctor suzan murray is the chief veterinarian at the smithsonian national zoo. she has been overseeing the panda. that reaction from the mother, it feels so human. can you tell us how she's doing this morning? >> may shan is doing well this morning. she's been sleeping better. she's returned to eating and she's interacting a lot more with keeper staff as well as veterinary staff. >> it feels so sad to see her with that toy. >> right. >> you've received the initial results on the tests of what happened to the baby cub. what can you tell us. >> well, it's very frustrating to try and figure out exactly what happened. we do first an initial exam and then, when we get it back full exam. we'll examine tissue under the microscope. our pathology team was able to determine that our cub's body was inac

for the first time today, we are hearing that distress call from giant panda mei xiang the morning her newborn cub died. zookeepers tell us those honking sounds early sunday morning alerted them something was very wrong. preliminary results show that the cub had fluid in its abdomen, and that some abnormalities were happening in the liver. but full results of the cause of death won't be available for about two weeks. the cub, which was female, was just six days old. >>> a two-year court battle over a mural came to an end in arlington today. darcy spencer explains why. even though it was bright and colorful, the courts ruled that it broke the law and it had to go. >> reporter: the tarp that has been covering a cute but controversial mural on an arlington dog grooming business was taken down. >> it's kind of emotional after a two-year struggle to see it come down and see all the images that had been hidden for two years. >> reporter: the mural which is on a cinder block wall facing a dog park was painted over, marking the end of a two-year court battle over government regulations and free speech

panda cub. this video is from yesterday. zoo keepers mean all the noise from the squirming newborn means the cub is happy. mom mei xiang is doing a great job of nursing and many grgroom cradling her little cub. there is still a little anxiety. cubs are at high risk for infection. the next few days are critical. we have our fingers crossed. we really want this cub to survive. >> finger cubs? >> fingers crossed. >> taking a look at the nation's capital. clouds will be breaking up today after a really stormy evening for a lot of us. tom kierein has the forecast. >>> it's turned tranquil in the wake of yesterday's storms. still cloudy in the northern neck getting a few sprinkles, st. mary's county. we have a chilly morning. down in the 50s west and north of washington. south and east, low 60s. reagan national at 63. hometown forecast, la plata by 7:00 a.m. charles county near 60, little sun breaking out. by noontime, partly cloudy, upper-on-s. all around the region, hour by hour, low 70s by midafternoon. low humidity and a bit breezy this morning when settled down in the afternoon. seven day outlook in ten mi

panda inside its den yesterday. workers tried to revive the thing after momma bear let out a distress call it was too late. they say it appears the newborn liver problems but they don't know for sure what killed it. zoo keepers say they had all been given up hope that the giant panda would conceive which is notoriously difficult for endangered species. she has been cradling a plastic toy since her cub died. officials say it took some time took some time come out of the den and eating again. giant pandas hairless and very fragile. susceptible to. however zoo officials say that's not what happened. they are not sure what did. governor romney packing up campaign bus and heading to crucial swing state. taking on president obama for violence. bumps in the road. team fox coverage ahead. ed henry and carl cammeron both on set tonight. they live in fear as we approach the bottom of the hour and fox top story. i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'

panda at the national zoo. you have to watch closely because it's only about this big. tiny, tiny. mei xiang picks up her newborn in her mouth as she shifts her position. there it is. there it is. >> you can see him swirling. makes a lot of nice. people say those are two signs that the little guy or gal because we don't know the sex yet is very healthy and mei xiang, this is her second cub. very cute. >>> bill o'reily and john stewart will debate each other all about the presidential race. >> an updated version of a sly stallone movie comes to theaters. teresa garcia and those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: lady gaga added 25 shows in north america to her born this way world tour. tickets go on sale friday but fans can buy tickets now on the website little monsters. daily show host john stewart will face off against fox news host bill o'reily in a 90- minute debate over the 2012 presidential race. it will stream live from washington on october 6. you can start voting online now for the people's choice awards. they will be handed out here at the nokia theater in los angeles in januar

monitoring her around the clock with this panda cam and late sunday night the zoo's panda team confirmed the newborn't examined the pink hairless 4-ounce cub yet, you can see the mother a thousand times the size rolling over it to take care of it nesting and not sleeping or eating. they're taking every precaution to give her time to bond with the cub, closing down the exhibit to make sure she has peace and quiet. >> we're very concerned about survival. not really sure what the odds are but this baby sounds healthy and she is acting perfectly so fingers crossed 100% survival. fingers crossed. >> reporter: the pair is on loan for more than $10 million to china. with its unique markings and fuzzy coat, they're a big draw. >> he's a big panda fan and that's the first thing we need to do getting the zoo. >> reporter: the stuffed panda bears are a top seller and exhibits at all four zoos here in the united states that study these endangered bears are extremely popular. but here in d.c. it will be a while before people can get a glimpse of the new cub. >> we got here and the exhibit's closed so we can't se

the live panda camera at the smithsonian has picked up a few glimpses of the newborn cub born sunday cradling the cub in her mouth, that's perfectly normal behavior for pandas and she's nursing. these are good signs that the baby is healthy. >> that's wonderful. i know they were having a little naming contest going on right now. >> those are great pictures and you can see more at cnn.com. >>> yes, you can. the president appeared on "the late night show with david letterman." >> you look great. >> i feel good. >> how much do you weigh? >> you know, about 180. >> 180 looks good on you because that's just about where i am and i don't look so good at 180. >> you look sharp. >> you haven't seen me naked. >> we're going to keep it that way. >> all right. on that note, "early start" continues right now. >>> comments caught on tape now clarified mitt romney trying to turn his thoughts from 47% gaffe into a gain. >>> wind-whipped and soaked severe. weather rips through the northeast. thousands are waking up without power this morning. >>> anxious moments for a u.s. ambassador. his car mobbed

panda cam video from yesterday. zoo keeper say all that noise and squirming is from the newborn. it means the cub is health yichlt. zoo staff say the mom mei xiang is doing great in terms of cradling and nursing the new baby. there is still some anxiety. cubs are at high risk for infection. so the next few days are critical. >> the cub is so little and mom mei xiang is so huge. she holds the cub in her mouth. she has to groom it and nurse it. i'm just worried about the baby. >> it will all work out. it will be fine. >> i hope so. >> keep screaming. >>> ahead, the school district that says father-daughter dances that break the law. >>> sunrise still a few minutes away. already you can see some rays starting to cut through all the clouds we had to deal with yesterday. >> storms are out. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein telling us about nice weather ahead. tom, good morning. >>> and the chill is in. we have really seen our temperatures plummet just in the last couple of hours from the low to mid-60s a couple of hours ago. now it's back down into the 50s much of the region. that includes montgomery county where

panda born sunday at the national zoo. the mamma bear mei xing can be seen holding the tiny cub in her mouth. she's doing that to position the newborn on her body for nursing or grooming. still no word if it's a boy or a girl. >> here is dylan drier with your weather channel forecast. good morning. >> good thing we warn people that she's doing that for a specific reason. >> all you see is arms and legs flailing. >> you've been enjoying nice sunshine all summer long. summer does come to an end as we go into this upcoming weekend. hard to believe we're talking about fall already. but we've got high pressure in control, really things are staying fairly quiet, but also very dry, especially across the northern plains. we have read flag warnings into nebraska and kansas, too. the west coast, we do still have smoke concerns back through interior washington state and interior oregon as well for area wildfires. we've got a lot of sunshine out there with high pressure still dominating the weather. temperatures cool, down in the 50s. it's going to be another hot one, especially back through vegas, 9 9 this afternoon. 103 in phoenix. seattle co

panda at the national zoo, but, today, we could hear it. >> macion continues to nurse her new little one. the zoo staff says mom is doing a good job of taking care of her newborn. she's cradling and grooming the cub. there are signs she is successfully nursing. cubs are at high risk for infections. so the next few days are critical. that's a noisy little cub. >> yeah, that baby needs a nap. >> i bet the mom needs a nap, too. >> ois hungry. >> or something. >> diaper change? something. >> are we all pretty much done with the stormy weather now? >> we are. we're going to have a few showers tonight and they may be a little gusty as they come on through here. those showers right now just on top of the district. you can see the clouds lowering once again as i think we do see some of those gusty clouds working on the area over the next hour or two hours. high techtures up to 80 degrees. low this morning was 69. that's actually the temperature right now. that is the low so far for today. and we did see an inch of rain at the airport and the severe threat is over. as i mentioned, still, a few gusty storms. 69 degrees the temperature with the rainfalling out there with

panda born at the zoo. we said to keep a lookout yesterday. there's the little one. the mom can be seen holding the tiny cub in her mouth. she's positioning the newborn on her body for nursing and grooming. no word if it is a boy or a girl. now for a look at your national weather, let's turn to dill lan drier. she has the weather forecast. >> good morning. i wonder if it was a twitter follower? >> we said to look for it and watch the video feed. i don't know if there was a lucky winner. >>> we are going see a much better forecast today. yesterday, powerful storms moved across the east coast. wind reports near boston over 50 to 60 miles per hour. we had reports of severe thunderstorms in the city itself, in new york city and stretching all the way down into florida as well. it's the cold front moving eastward. we are going to see improvements as high pressure dominates through the country. another weak front is it's not going to bring a lot of rain. it is going to bring cooler temperatures and feel like fall around here. we have a couple scattered showers and storms in southern new england. most of the activity is out over the water. once this clears

the zoo staff has gotten a few glimpses of the panda cub and they report that mom seems to be doing a good job taking care of the newborn which you can hear the squealing on this video that the smithsonian has posted on flicker. >> the mother is cradling and grooming the cub. and there is evidence she is successfully nursing. all very good signs. >> and louder than yesterday. >> when we come right back, a business owner abducted at gunpoint from his virginia gas station. now his family has a message for the >>> two men from guatemala have been banned after customs agents caught them trying to smuggle in cocaine them hid it in a double walled jar or double walled jars of cream and honey. the men arrived on flights into dulles on saturday morning and the agents discovered the jars in the men's bags. the jars contain 20 pounds of cocaine in all. since last october, officers have seized more than 50 pounds of cocaine in seven different incidents. >> a new study out tonight suggests the chemical may be connected to childhood obesity. this study was conducted at nyu. bpa is found in the lining of canned goods and some plastic

newborns are loud. did you hear the curator say a loud squawking? we'll have much more on the panda birth. but first, good morning. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. this monday, september 17th. big news involving the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here to tell us about the change coming. >>> we've had this long dry pattern, and we started this think this is the way it's always going to be, but no. we are going to see rain begin to move in late tonight, all coming from a developing area of low pressure along the front from the gulf coast of louisiana, where they're getting heavy rain right now, all the way up into arkansas and tennessee. that's advancing toward the metro area but not until late tonight. right now we've got a clear sky here. just a few clouds over southern maryland, northern neck. weather watchers are observing there, as well as from fredericksburg south. and we're getting a few sprinkles of light rain way down toward the north carolina border and up into south western virginia. as we go forward over the next several hours, we are going to stay

panda born sunday at the national zoo. it's teeny, tiny. you have to look closely there. the momma bear shea song can be seen holding the tiny guy in that mouth. the newborn was on her body for nursing and grooming. there's still no word if it's a boy or a girl though. we'll have to wait and see. i want to be clear the next time we see her. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather. we check in with dylan dreyer. >> about the size of a stick of butter. >> not a stick of butter, the size. >> we are looking at a rainy start for the day up across new england. we will see the rain clear out as we progress through the morning. there's really not a whole lot going on across the rest of the country. a weak cold front diving across the dakotas into minnesota. we are going to see that not bring a whole lot of moisture with it. while it will move through the area, it is just going to drop temperatures a little bit. the main focus is that heavier rain falling up through new england right now. it is tail end of this cold front moving through the area. still, heavy rain is occurring in areas up near boston. new york city still dealing with a few scatter