esta noche, y novedades en el caso de la fallecida anna nicole smith, la ex conejita de play boy.a duda de si ella se habÍa convertido adicta a los sedantes despuÉs de que se le hubieran recetado por sÍndrome de dolor crÓnico. >> al terminar el juicio de nueve semanas,1 jurado declarÓ al representante y amante de anna nicole culpable. la asociaciÓn delictiva de la muerte de la ex conejita. >> el jurado me hallÓ culpable de haber utilizado mi nombre para dos recetas de los medicamentos de ana. >> de lo que sigue el jurado lo hallÓ inocente, fue siete cargos o sobre si el uso de fÁrmacos era puro uso mÉdico o de la adicciÓn. >> esta es una victoria, no sÓlo para mÍ, sino para aquellos pacientes que sufren dolencias crÓnicas. >> anna nicole muriÓ en febrero del 2007, tras ser encontrada muerta en una habitaciÓn de un hotel en hollywood, florida. los demandados enfrentaban cargos sobre asociaciÓn delictiva, recetar fÁrmacos, y obtener fÁrmacos con nombres presos. el jurado evaluÓ si estaban alimentando su adicciÓn a las medicinas que requieran receta mÉdica. por otra parte la abogada

=pilar niÑo=escribir no era necesariamente una de las pasiones de nicole...pero descubrir su encantoa en washington. washington. estoy bien feliz y bien sorprendida que todo esto es para nosotros, bien agradecida ella forma parte del programa writers corps...o ejercito de escritores.hoy en san francisco celebraron el galardon que dicho programa recibio esta semana de la primera dama de la nacion michelle obama..... obama.....michelle obama es bien bien buena onda, bien simpatica, bien alta pero bien simpatica dentro de mas de 500 programas, writers corps fue elegido como uno de los 15 mejores y mas efectivos en el pais , para promover el arte y las humanidades entre los jovenes....nicole fue seleccionada para recibir el premio a nombre de los 600 estudiantes que como ella, actualmente participan de el en san francisco. francisco. les ayuda mucho sobre todo porque se sienten mas seguros, porque pueden desarrollar mas su personalidad este programa ubica escritores profesionales en grupos de jovenes para que les ensenen a escribir creativamente...para nicole es claro que esto la ha ayud

i wonder, richard, the outcome of this case, talking about the late nicole, anna nicole smith, the latelate pierce marshall, his son who were fighting over this estate. i wonder if the outcome of this case in the u.s. supreme court might have a huge impact on other kind of family estate squabbles, richard. >> i don't know if it's going have a huge impact. the supreme court has, again, decided to visit the whole anna nicole debacle claim against the $1.6 billion. >> why? >> they are looking at a jury verdict which confirmed in houston that basically found the decedent, mr. marshall, was of his wits, not pressured, knew what he was doing when he drafted a will and left everything basically to his son and not nicole. what happened was anna nicole ran to california, filed a claim in bankruptcy court. through bankruptcy court she got awarded $89 million, which was the ultimate resolution of that case. that was put on hold. here we are waiting for a final determination as to which estate will get the money. >> final? >> i think it's final. >> so now we're talking about the wife of pierce purs

anna nicole smith's primary doctor was acquitted. >> it's surreal.ing, i guess. what i would say, it gives me a sense of purpose, of future. i am excited to get back to my little family practice. >> reporter: defense attorneys argued that all three were simply trying to help a woman in distress who had lost her son who was someone who suffered ic. howard stern was smith's companion, and he could now lose his law license. her psychiatrist could also lose her medical license. the sentencing will take place early next year. mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. >>> the san francisco giants are not commenting on word of an investigation involving outfielder jose guillen who was left off their postseason roster. federal investigators tell major league baseball they are looking into recent shipments of human growth hormones allegedly sent to guillen's wife. >>> for details on the beating guillen's teammates administeren we have espn news. >> i'm sara walsh with your espn news update. the rangers will go back home, but they will not like the results they a

. >>> and judgment day, a mixed verdict in the death of anna nicole smith. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, october 29th, 2010. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. we begin with politics and democratic efforts to maintain control of the senate. this morning, the democratic senate candidate in florida kendrick meek is denying reports that he was asked to drop out of the race by former president bill clinton. preeti arla is in washington with much more on this. good morning. >> good morning. if the rumors were true it would be political drama. and strategy edits fast. former president bill clinton said last night meek talked with him about the possibility of dropping out but he told meek to do what he thought was best. meek, on the other hand, is flatly denying those reports. democratic representative kendrick meek isn't walking away from florida's senate race anytime soon. >> any rumor or any statement by anyone that says i made a decision to get out of the race is inaccurate, at best. >> reporter: late last night denie

thank you for being with us, nicole.f our house speaker. i'm really happy to be here on her behalf. she sends her regrets for not being able to be here in person, but she did send a little greeting that i'm happy to read now. dear friends, congratulations to all the san francisco latino heritage committee honorees for providing leadership and service to the san francisco bay area. the many contributions of latinos reflect america's diversity, our rich heritage and a promising future. hispanic americans will continue to add to our national portrait, to our culture and to our history of progress. tonight we honor the waves of hispanic immigrants who have come to our shores and enriched our nation. many have been here for generations. others may have just arrived. with their determination to build a better future and their commitment to safe family and community, we are all making america more american. this is the essence of our history, to honor the character of america. we must pass comprehensive immigration reform. [app

nicole.e from one family died when their suv hydroplaned and landed in a ditch. >> it was just fast. sellers >> who would just arrived from cape town could not believe there what reception. >> we have had more foul weather since arriving then all the way across the atlantic. >> the worst rain could hit new york city by rush hour. this storm could make more progress than the commuters left in its wake. >>> and now we take a look at some of the stories making news around the region this morning. vincent gray is urging residents to attend a rally on saturday. organizers say hundreds of groups will come together to call for a job creation and justice. the leading candidates in the maryland governor's race gear ready to face off. martin o'malley and bob ehrlich will hold their first debate on october 11. it will be held at the baltimore tv station. bob mcdonnell's plan to privatize liquor stores is getting a boost. he has the blessing to move ahead with a modified downsized version of his original

sentencing for anna nicole's closest friends is scheduled for early next year.r "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. >> and for more on this we're joined from los angeles by robin sax and criminal defense attorney mark geragos. welcome to both of you. robin, let me begin with you. this verdict surprised you, didn't it? >> it was a little surprise in that especially that both parties right now are claiming victory. how is it that both of them claim a victory when you have not very many counts that were actually prosecuted and convicted on especially for the prosecution's point of view. how is it if you couldn't prove that anna nicole smith was an addict who is an addict? so i don't see it as a win but both are claiming victory. >> who do you see it as a win for, anyone? >> well, i see it's a win for the defense actually here for sure for dr. kapoor, the primary physician responsible for prescribing all medicines was completely acquitted and here you only have a conviction based on one incident in november of 2006 where howard q. stern's

the remnants of nicole have claimed four lives in north carolina. the highway patrol says two adults and two children were killed when their vehicle skidded off a road and filmed into a ditch filled with water. troopers say the s.u.v. hit a patch of water and lost control. one other child survived and is being treated at a hospital. they were travelling from atlanta. officials say these are the first deaths in north carolina connected to the storm. >> good morning, i'm greg toland. ray rice will make the final call whether he plays sunday. if it is up to him he will be in the backfield. yesterday he practiced with the mann contact jersey. he is trying to overcome a bruised knee he suffered on that play against the browns. he said it is better. he will be ready for sunday. >> it was just a bruise. you have to have some bounce in step. i have new life. i feel great. if it were up to me and i think the coach is being smart. i don't like to miss practice but aoeu reps i get tkourg walk-throug walk-throughs. i'm sure i will be ready. >> good to see he is

this is the left over from nicole. our average rainfall in the entire year is 40 inches. some areas are getting 1/3 of that in two days. two days. outside, let's tap into some of our weatherbug spots. adelphi with 5 inches. probably another 3 inches in areas like annapolis, and over towards the eastern shore. more than 5 inches right now. this is the children's hospital in washington, d.c. -- one other spot -- waldorf. 4 inches of rain. more to come. here is the area of rain it -- 3-5 inches of rain. a record amount of rain for the day in washington. look at doppler radar. you can see where that court is in washington. you folks into southern maryland, around charles county. those yellows and reds are not what you want to see. you are under a flood warning until 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. that may be extended. it is moving out. but after everything is said is inches, 2312 maybe even 15 inches of rain. for september, wilmington, north carolina had 22 inches of rain. cape hatteras had 10 inches. here is the storm of yesterday. here is what is left of nicole. there is the center of l

all from trap tall storm nicole. what was tropical storm nicole. it barely remained a tropical storm for six hours. yet, the remnants from that storm will be. today begins the cleanup efforts, after much of the east coast was under siege. and under water. as the remnants of tropical storm nicole moved up the east coast, from north carolina, where they've seen nearly two feet of rain in the past six days. >> this is incredible. i've never seen flooding like this. >> reporter: residents in windsor, north carolina, were evacuated overnight. >> they're having flashbacks of the flood we had one time before. the hurricane here close to nine years ago. >> reporter: while dozens were rescued yesterday, there's some 5,000 residents stranded in their homes, waiting for help. >> i have about another inch and a half to go before it will be inside. you can't beat mother nature. you've just got to be patient. >> reporter: from north carolina to maine, the rapidly rising water caught drivers offguard. >> i was petrified. i was so nervous. i couldn't believe my ca

north carolina to maine dealing with the soggy fallout from what was once known as tropical storm nicole and among the hardest hit areas, bertee county, at least eight deaths are now being blamed on the high water across several states all along the east coast. brian mims is a reporter in raleigh, north carolina, he is' joining us right now on the phone. so give us an idea what the greatest needs are right now. >> i'm in windsor, north carolina, a town of about 2,000 people in bertee county, i can tell you that things are looking much better today than they were yesterday. we took a boat ride through downtown and it's still un dated but a town official told me water has gone down two, 2 1/2 feet since 7:00 this morning and it's still receding, he thinks by this time tomorrow, things will look much better, you're still flooded, but the water, the floodwater is definitely going down. >> okay and so there were rescues that have taken place over the last couple of days, at this point right now, is it believed that anyone may be trapped in any particular area where the water is still very hig

nicole qualified as a tropical storm for just six hours. problems from the weather system are just beginning. >> i've got water-front property. >> reporter: rain-closed roads. saturated the ground, and trees toppled in the wind. four people from one family died when their suv hydroplaned and headed into a flooded ditch. now, the weather and the woes are moving north. >> within an hour, maybe an hour and a half, it was four, five foot of water here. >> reporter: in baltimore county, maryland, fast-rising water flooded car and a tire store garage. >> it was fast. we had no time to really pull some of the vehicles out. we did what we could do. >> reporter: in annapolis, maryland, sailors who just arrived on their boat from cape town, south africa, could not believe their wet reception. >> we've had more foul weather here in annapolis since arriving than all across the atlantic. >> reporter: the worst of the rain could hit new york city around rush hour. then, extend into maine. this storm may well make more progress than the commuters in its w

we'll get nicole on this.clarified that statement to the post saying it was more a sense of disappointment it happened at all. i'm sure it must have been difficult for mr. cheney and his family. i still feel the same way. they have not seen each others for years, only exchanging birthday cards. asked if dick cheney has ever apologized, he said i'm not going to go into that. you were there, nicole, right? >> that was a strange weekend for you? >> yeah. i mean you thought 2005 and 2006 were bad. imagine if he killed his friend. this was his dear friend. cheney was deeply distraught about this. i think that contributed to his instinct to keep quiet. i do remember sunday morning, dan bartlett who was white house counselor, i was communications director and we went through some communication items the next day a speech that president bush was delivering, oh, one more thing. i said what? he said the vice president shot somebody. and i said on purpose? he said no, no, it was accident. there began one of the strangest

nicole "snooki" polizzi is here tonight. on the night her program aired on mtv.onight on "jersey shore," what an episode. ronnie tried to give vinny flowers that he bought from another girl to sammi and angelina took a swing at the situation. i felt like i was watching home movies. i really did. now, my aunt chippy is in town for the feast. the studio audience met her. from time to time, she reviews the show "jersey shore" for us and she hates it, which is why we make her watch it. today, aunt chippy didn't know that snooki was here, so we showed aunt chippy "jersey shore" and had her do her review, and, well, take a look. >> i just watched the latest episode of "jersey shores." and, nothing's changed. it still sucks. i think it was disgusting that j-woww, whatever the frick her name is, is in bed with whatever his name is, and her, snooki comes in and she's playing with -- is there nothing that's distasteful? is there nothing that is sacred? are they just such pigs that it doesn't matter? snooki about how her vagina got hurt riding on a bike. snooki, a, we don't

. >>> the verdict is in the anna nicole smith drug trial. she's getting her first tattoo and she's earned it in a special way. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. let's take a look at your weekend forecast. rain today, pretty much a solid shield of rain. right now over san francisco just east of sacramento that will continue over central california during the day today. notice that the pacific northwest isn't too bad. over the weekend another shot of moisture comes into the pacific northwest. at the same time our rain that was in san francisco, some of that weakens and shifts further to the south to santa barbara and l.a. you have a chance of showers there on saturday. by the time halloween arrives the only location that has to deal with rainy weather looks like really i would say portland, may be seattle northwards up into areas of southern canada. watching us on king 5 news in seattle, washington, celebrate halloween weekend with treats, games and a chance to meet the ghost of aviation's past. that's a museum of fright. at the

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the leftovers from tropical storm nicole. and not only are roads flooding, there are powerful winds with tornado watches from north carolina to new jersey. and our wet e editor sam champion is in virginia in a part of the road that looks like it's becoming a lake. sam? >> reporter: torrential east coast rains turned deadly this afternoon. three people died in north carolina when their car hydroplaned into a ditch. this is highway 17 in eastern north carolina. there's three inches of water on it, but more than two feet of water beside it. in wilmington, north carolina, streets were overwhelmed by 22 1/2 inches of rain. why so much rain? three systems combining to bring extreme downpours from north carolina to maine, as tropical storm nicole broke apart wednesday night, a second storm formed, along an east coast cold front. so much rain, it stalled east coast travel, unless you were surfing down main street. and we are in norfolk, right now, looking at the traffic not able to drive around the flooding. there is more rain, diane

nicole killion has more. >> from london, i am probably more cautious. we are very aware of what is going on. >> american terrorists are on alert. >> our guard remains up. our attention remains focused. officials say there is no imminent threat despite evidence that al qaeda may be planning a deadly attack similar to the one in the mumbai, india, in 2008. >> we are concerned enough to alert those that are in europe to be alert to their surroundings. >> the state department defends their decision to issue a travel alert saying it was the right thing to do. >> we are saying to american citizens to continue with travel plans. the cautious and be aware that we are following multiple streams of threat information. >> a european analyst says a lack of specifics make a tough call. >> this is the ultimate darned if you do a darned if you do not incident. it is a conundrum that policy makers find themselves in. if they did not issue the warning and something, heaven forbid, happened then you have a lot of finger-pointing. >> in washington, nicole killion. >> stay

nicole smith's primary doctor was acquitted. >> it's surreal.re. i am excited to get back to my little family practice. >> reporter: defense attorneys argued that all three were simply trying to help a woman in distress who had lost her son, who was someone who suffered from chronic pain. howard stern was smith's companion, and he could now lose his law license. her psychiatrist could also lose her medical license. the sentencing will take place early next year. mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. >>> well, most of us still need to stock up on tricks and treats before halloween night, but major retailers want us to start thinking about holiday gift giving. so expect to see black friday-style discounts as early as today. sears, amazon, walmart, target, and toys "r" us are among those rolling back prices right now rather than waiting till the traditional day after thanksgiving. >>> the texas rangers have dug themselves a deep hole. they're now down two games against the san francisco giants in the world series. the rangers were still in the gam

nicole has left us but she has left behind cooler weather and breezy conditions. grab a jacket or sweater. it looks like these roadways are slowly starting to dry out. earlier this morning and yesterday, we saw road conditions were very slick and with standing water in many areas. we saw anne arundel county had massive flooding because of all of the rain water. it came so fast. more than 9 inches of rain. annapolis and other parts of the county and those folks today will be spending time cleaning out rainwater from their basements. is going to be a tough day and weekend for those folks. here in rockville, it looks like road conditions are improving. traffic is moving at a good clip. be sure to watch for standing water. it is out there. >> good advice. if there is standing water, stay out of it. do not try to drive through it. >>> it looks like -- it may have been speared a direct hit. >> pamela brown is live in alexandria with the cleanup is just getting underway. >> we are trying out here in old town. this is an area where you want to keep a close eye alpert this

stern, anna nicole's longtime friend and lawyer. while the two were acquitted of the most serious charges, both were found guilty of conspiracy, using fake names to obtain per prescriptions. >> this was done to protect anna nicole's privacy and nothing more than that. >> reporter: but in 13 days of deliberations, the jury decided anna nicole wasn't an addict but a patient. but to the judge who nearly lost it back in 2007 deciding what to do with anna nicole's body after her death. >> custody of the remains of anna nicole smith -- >> reporter: he now says thursday's verdict sends a very clear message. >> these people have been convicted of felonies, it's not a running a red light traffic ticket, this is a felony that will have permanent damage on their careers and their future. >> all three of them are expected to be sentenced at the beginning of nest next year, they could face three years in state prison, but the judge has the ability to reduce it from a felony to a misdemeanor and many people think he may do that. >> good morning t

where does that come into this, nicole? >> so after being pretty harassed by a couple of the guards, we actually had a woman come up to us at that point and said to us i have a lesbian daughter and i'm happy in the face of this harassment and ignorance that you guys are not going to stand down and kind of just are not changing your behavior according to that and it made us feel a little better, but still we were pretty uncomfortable by the scene. at that point i decided i would get us some fries. i walked up to the concession stand, purchased my fries, paid for them. i'm not the type that likes ketchup. so i got the cup. >> let me jump in here. we asked a representative from ravens to come in tonight but we never heard back from them and they put out a statement saying we are satisfied that the concessioner who reported the theft and the security personnel and the police officer all handled this matter appropriately. what's your response to their response basically? >> we read that in our newspaper. we did not steal anythin

nicole killion has details. >> tea party voters say they want to restore conservative values. fed up with federal spending and fearful of their rights are being taken away, they joined at the tea party. >> what is happening to this country is a turning point. we must stand up as americans. >> make the phone calls. knock on the doors. >> events like the virginia tea party's patriot convention are drawing thousands. >> usa usa >> it has gained traction as opposition to health care reform group. we killing health care is on their agenda as well as cuts in federal spending. they want canada to share their conservative values. this has propelled several candidates to victory. massachusetts' republican scott brown won the special election to replace the late senator edward kennedy and several tea party-backed candidates beat out the republicans in the primary. >> we are unhappy and we want things done differently. >> candidates like rand paul and they are o'donnell facing questions of whether they can win it primary elections. >> everything years we have a revolution. this is one of

the second one is our ex-tropical storm nicole, now a tropical rainstorm. it is moving away from the coast here, but there is still quite a lot of rain to come. the next 48 hours show well at least 100 millimeters, maybe 150 in that little orange dot you see. for the mid-atlantic coast up to new england, and then into eastern canada there are watches and warnings in place. so check your local advisory. i want to also talk about what is happening down here in the caribbean. lots of very heavy rain has been affecting this region. i want to start with some video coming out of jamaica. you're looking at kingston, incredible scenes here, days of torrential rains. this is from a short-lived tropical storm nicole i mentioned earlier, how it brought deadly flooding to the caribbn. at least 12 storrelated aths haeen reed in ica al many othhs rnglooded away homes in parts of the bjamaica and extends to the bam a that's something. loanle euop system ou in northerpas though, ju a ekd. but thg wry ke veo fl a tsushha itoo.

the second low is our ex-tropical storm nicole.icole is following the same path, that means more heavy rain, possibly just as much, upwards of 100 millimeters, possibly 200 along the same path. so potential for flash flooding and also for landslides is going to be very high. and even the waves are getting very high at the coast, too. so stay away from all that. i'll show you exactly what we're talking about. 200 area is the red stufyou can see there. but anywhere really from north carolina right up into eastern canada, it is going to be very intense rainfall. elsewhere, as i mentioned, not much to talk about. the temperatures, well, those have been very high in the southwest. 31 in los angeles. so still above average, but should be cooling down for you. let's talk about what's happening in europe. i want to start with some video coming out of eastern germany. and western poland for the very heavy rain caused very significant flooding. so this was video from yesterday, wednesday. river levels rose very quickly. authorities were issu

remnants of tropical storm nicole jumped 23 inches of rain in some areas.erflowed their banks and flooded businesses and homes thement windsor, half the town was left under six feet of water. six people evacuated their homes, including 40 people who had to be taken out of a nursing home. >> wow. >> terrible flooding. >> terrible flooding down there. d this rain we're getting is probably not going to cause any serious problems. >> no. the fact is it's monday. we have rain showers out there. it's going to be slowing some of us down on getting into work. let's take a look outside, guys, and see what's going on. we have dreary conditions. it's cool outside. the temperature right now 54 degrees. humidity at 88%. and we've go a northeast wind 14 miles per hour. i think the wind will be picking up a bit as we roll through the day and get to the afternoon. all right. showers right now. they've been makingheir way from southeast to northwest through the area. in those areas where we've got shades of green, that's where there's moderate showers. just occasional showe

the remnants of nicole on the outer banks. we will continue to deal with this as for the next several hours. what you see is kind of what you get. we have this strip right on the day and hour rainfall graphical show you how much rain has fallen so far. the red, the yellow, the pain, you will see what is going on. we have of 25, 8, 10 inches of rain. this expands east and west. -- the rain, you will see what is going on. more rain is coming in tonight and tomorrow. flooding is ongoing. there is a wind advisory especially for the coast. the wind has begun to shift to the north and northwest. this will begin to push the water out of the bay and help out with the tides. more details just ahead for friday and the weekend. >> sky team 11 was busy flying above some of the hardest-hit area. the boat docks were under water. miller's island is on the right where way this literally were crashing into backyards. -- waves were literally crashing into backyards. state and local officials jumped into action as the waters began to rise earlie

nicolle, congratulations.m tired today it's because i was up until 4:00 in the morning. >> i told you, andrea mitchell read my book. >> so much fun. it's the white house land, you don't realize when you're driving along how big it is. >> right. >> how big the campus is. we'll talk about the book in a second. i wanted to ask you about this extraordinary election because republicans have staged quite a comeback. what are the risks for republicans if they take over the house, let's just say, and just decide that they, as mitch mcconnell told a national journal he was going to do, just focus on defeating barack obama rather than figuring out tou to gove gov next two years. >> defeating obama's agenda is going to be sufficient for republican voters and sufficient angst about what he's done and plans to do about the explangs of the federal government's role and health care delivery, the greatly expanding size of our deficit, about raising taxes. but i think that it would be a mistake for any of us, the politicians i

pressure enter hich was remnants of nicole, whhch was feeding this one.tle it's not quite determined yet whether or not thht was moved inland..3 as high pressure builds in behind it. what that wiil increase the wind for today and bring cooler air for the weekend t ill be drier, %-witt cooler temperatures.ne 66 in salisbury, 58 inn33 hagerstoon and the temperatures -ill climb to 70 degrees for th3 high which s fairly seasonable. a little cooler by a few egrees and gusting to 30 mills per hour. tonight 52 degrees, it will be a flow at 10-15 miles per hour. ú-after today, 70 degrees for te high and clearing skies bb later today. in fact, we should see someú sunshine moving in for later this morning and especially for the afternoon. it will still be windy though, and 68 degrees for tomorrow. a chance for a light shower. the front push through ate saaurday into early sunday but %-that.ecting a wwole ot out of anything compared to yesterday will not be a hole lot. 65 degrees on sunday, 63 degrees on mmnday and 67 on tuesday..3 can't let a shower both tuesday an

some customers are told when they buy tickets. >> anna nicole's boyfriend and psychiatrist have been convicted in the late model's conspiracy case. howard stern was convicted on two counts of conspiracy. the psychiatrist was convicted on two counts of conspiracy and two other charges. another doctor was acquitted. the three were accused of providing schmidt wimith with e amounts of drugs. she died in 2007. it is not clear what kinds of sentences stern and the doctor will face. >>> he may be embroiled in controversy but charlie sheen prection for the giants and the world series. we'll have that when we're back in two minutes. david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'

nicole collins has more in this report. >> reporter: juan williams was fired from his post as political analyst for national public radio wednesday, after comments he made about muslims in his other role as a contributor to fox news. >> i am not a bigot. you know the kind of books i have written about the civil rights movement in this country but when i get on a plane, i got to tell you if i see people who are in muslim gear and they are identifying themselves first and foremost i get worried, i get nervous. >> reporter: at a speaking engagement she defended the decision to fire him. >> if you want to be a political activist you may not also be a reporter or news analyst for npr. this is very well understood by the lion's share of our staff and by journalists all over the country and all over the world. >> reporter: fox announced thursday williams signed a multi year contract for an expanded roll at the network. in washington, nicole, collins. >> now a senator from south carolina plans to introduce legislation that could cut npr funding. n f r says itgets most of its money from aquill 8

victor mancia, howard richard cochrane, nicole rivera representing nancy pelosi, we have a representativene feinstein, a representative from jackie spear. we also had a couple of other elected officials such as bill king, the district attorney. i want to acknowledge that we have supervisor avalos, mura karimi, campos. >> let's give them a round of applause. [applause] >> we have the general counsel of ireland, germany, hungary, the russian federation, also mexico. [applause] >> also the consul of gillette -- chile and peru. [applause] >> i would like to call-up the mayor's deputy chief of staff. [applause] >> [speaking spanish] i want to welcome all of you here. [speaking spanish] hopefully you are enjoying yourself. i am here on behalf of mayor newsom. -- newsom. september and october are important times for us. this allows us to celebrate our culture and show the rest of the community here in san francisco what makes us so special. this is a great opportunity for all of us and many of you have exciting events happening. we are glad to have you with us tonight. i have that great opportun

. >>> a verdict in the anna nicole smith case. two detectives are guilty and one acquitted. who walked away today a free person. >>>it is almost time to start shopping w. a sluggish economy hold down the holiday season? >> right now, i am using live storm tracker 2 to a track showers that are a few miles off shore. i will tell you how that will go with tomorrow's commute man: empty nest? new kitchen, new us? woman: who are we? chic, modern, daring dinner-party hosts. that sounds dangerous, maybe we're more the traditional sunday brunch set? i'll expect slippers and a cocktail to be ready when i get home from work. point taken. how about... peaceful, quiet cottage in the country folk? now that's us. spend over 2500 dollars on a new kitchen and save 40 percent on custom countertops until november 28th at ikea. the life improvement store. . >>> a jury delivered mixed verdicts in the anna nicole trial. after six hours they convicted the late model's boyfriend howard k. stern of obtaining prescription drugs by using a false name. a codefendant, psychiatrist was found guilty of un

the second one is our ex-tropical storm nicole, now a tropical rainstorm. it is moving away from the coast here, but there is still quite a lot of rain to come. the next 48 hours show well at least 100 millimeters, maybe 150 in that little orange dot you see. for the mid-atlantic coast up to new england, and then into eastern canada there are watches and warnings in place. so check your local advisory. i want to also talk about what is happening down here in the caribbean. lots of very heavy rain has been affecting this region. i want to start with some video coming out of jamaica. you're looking at kingston, incredible scenes here, days of torrential rains. this is from a short-lived tropical storm nicole i mentioned earlier, how it brought deadly flooding to the caribbean. at least 12 storm-related deaths have been reported in jamaica alone. many of these deaths resulting from floodwaters that washed away homes in parts of the capital. now, while whole communities have been cut off, hundreds of thousands of people have also been left without power. furthe

you see thh remnants of nicole. innother parts of the state. the sky hd radarrindicating that active weather has moved off to ú%e north and east. we are concernee about the potential for flooding westthav. depeeding on where yoo are n theenortheaat paat of he stateú that will continue tten. -long the chesapeake bay tte west side gendin dependinn on he times. -s far as the rest of the story, well, we look for improoing weaaher once we gettinto the latter part today. %-on the way for the weekend ase climb 70 ttdaa. cooler for saturday and sunday.3 lauren cooke has the traffic >> repooter: thank you, -teve. flooding and fallen trees continueeto shutdown many roads across tte region. well thhs morning. the road and you want to stick with he alternate. and you do want to take campus road ttotheemaple crest drive. for those of you in duudalk, use eastern avenue inntead. as you ake your way toú %-several mal malfunctioninggli. that's a look at the traffic edge.ú -atrice, back to you. >>> the storm that dumped over a foot o

this was all triggered by remnants of a tropical storm, nicole. remember her? triggered by another weather system. those two things got together and just dumped water on top of north carolina and other parts of the east coast. reynolds wolf keeping an eye on this thing for us today. it may have stopped raining but, man, there's going some recovery that you talk about days, weeks, maybe even months down the road. >> you have to think about the ground is saturated, so much stuff, the clean up begins. a lot of houses and furniture that has to be thrown out. all the stuff that can't be replaced. there are eight people that are no longer with us. the families will be suffering for a lifetime. sad times there. what we have today will be a little bit better in terms of the weather. that is some good news. if you take a look at some of the rainfall totals, almost two feet of rainfall in wilmington, north carolina. just staggering stuff. most of the rainfall centered in parts of the northeast and great lakes. ohio valley scattered showers, all this is going to be liftin

it was once nicole and its out of here. but the flooding should subside. we go from 71 with skies partly sunny to mostly sunny this afternoon. we will talk about chill for the weekend and more rainfall total coming up. here's kim brown with the latest on the traffic. >> reporter: thanks. i think drivers yesterday did use a few choice names for the wind and rain especially the flooding this morning. that's affecting driving. lots of closures in the area in perry hall, you will see bel air road closed in both directions at necker road and rosedale flooding affect 40 eastbound. that's at 66 street. 40 westbound closed at rosedale avenue because of high water. and baltimore city downed trees has westbound northern parkway closed at falls road and and as we look at the drive times around the beltway on the west side outer loop, 7 minutes from 795 towards 70. and 95 southbound traffic starting to build slightly. a four minute trip from white marsh towards the beltway and 895 no problems from the split to 295 and check the cameras, traffic is picking up some. a l

nicole corbett and fernando booker are charged with reckless endangerment with a child. corbett called 911 reporting a possible overdose at a red roof inn near manassas after the toddler ingested the pot. she is now in protective custody. >>> a diet drug pulled from store shelves. yawn -- shawn yancy here now with the fox 5 top five. >> a popular diet pill meridia is being yanked off store shelves in canada after studies showed the weight loss drug increases the heart chance of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease. >>> researchers found normal weight people who drank three or more diet sodas a day were almost double the risk of becoming overweight or obese after seven years compared to people who skipped tie yet drinks altogether. no. 3, more -- diet drinks altogether. no. 3, more sleep is good for shedding pounds. people who got eight hours of sleep lost 56% more body fat than those who got five hours of sleep and those who slept less were hungrier. no. 2, a another reason to kick the habit. research shows kids exposed to secondhand smoke

reporter: wilmington, north carolina got 22 1/2 inches of rain from what had been tropical storm nicole nicole called fied as a tropical storm -- qualified as tropical storm for six hours. >> not a evacuation. >> reporter: problems from the weather system are just beginning. >> i have water front property. >> reporter: rain closed roads and saturated the ground and trees toppled in the wind. four people from one family died when the suv hydroplaneed and landed in a flooded ditch. many rivers won't peak for several more days. now the weather and the woes are moving north. >> within a hour, maybe hour and a half, it was four or five foot of water. >> reporter: in baltimore county, maryland, fast rising water flood cars in a tire store garage. >> it was just fast. i mean, we had no time to do, really, pull the vehicles out. we did what we could do. >> reporter: in annapolis, maryland, sailors who arrived on the boat from capetown south africa couldn't believe the wet reception. >> we have had more foul weather in annapolis as soon as arriving in all the way across the atlantic. >> reporter

but as nicole tells us, that happened in the 1890s as well, on the shores of the atlantic ocean in rhoded. >> reporter: when you see the grand estates of newport, it's hard to imagine that the area has rather modest beginnings. in 1639 it was settled by english refugees fleeing religious persecution in massachusetts. over the years quakers, catholics and jews, among others, found safe haven here. in fact, newport is home to america's oldest jewish synagogue. in more modern times, it was here at st. mary's that john f. kennedy and wife jackie tied the knot. where yachts and sailboats now crowd the docks, in the 1700s this was a major seaport for sailing ships from around the world. one of the signers of the declaration of independence hailed from newport -- william ellery. during the american revolution, the british occupied the town for three years. after the british left newport, it became the base for french troops sent to aid the colonies. under general rochambeau 5,000 french soldiers marched to join george washington at yorktown. this painting shows the british surrender that ended

that area, hit hard when the remnants of tropical storm nicole flew through last week. look at these unbelievable pictures. the rain is being blamed for at least six deaths due to traffic accidents. janice dean making a special visit to our newsroom today, bringing us the latest on the weather and beyond. more rain on the way, j.d.? >> reporter: for north carolina, we're in good shape but you're going to need your fancy boots across the northeast because it's going to be wet and miserable. let's take a look at some of those rainfall totals we saw across north carolina. incredible. those pictures tell the story. you can see with this estimated precipitation, the city of windsor is in the maroon, purple shade, where you received over a foot of rain, in addition to the over 15 inches of rain you got earlier this week. this is historic rainfall across north carolina -- north carolina, wilmington, incredible amounts of rain in a very short period of time. you can see why we're getting the flooding pictures from north carolina. the good news here, all week long we're going to

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