. >> host: marguerite, you talk about one young man named noah pearce. >> guest: noah charles pearce. >> host: talk about noah charles pearce's story, why you got so involved with his case. >> guest: i'm a writer. i sometimes write short stories as well as poems. and, um, i had a story in a magazine, and i see a couple of poems by a soldier who committed suicide, and i looked, it just blew we -- me away. a soldier is committing suicide? and i thought about it, and i asked the editor, could you put me in touch with his mother? he said, not really, it's privacy. i said, please. i finally got in touch with what was his stepmother who put me in touch with his real mother, and i called her. we talked a lot. she did a lot of crying. she's a wonderful woman, wonderful woman. so i decided to write an article about her. after i wrote the article, i was really unnerved by thinking of a young man who had done a wonderful job as a soldier -- >> host: two tours of duty in iraq. >> guest: yes. committing suicide. and i said, this is not right. i want to know more. so i began doing a lot of research

: noah charles pierce. >> host: noah charles pierce. you talk about his story. why you got involved in his case. >> guest: i'm a writer. i sometimes write short stories and poems. i had a story in a magazine, i had couple of poems from a soldier who committed suicide. it blew me away, a soldier is committing suicide? and i thought about it and i asked the editor, could you put me in touch with his mother? he said, not really. it is privacy. i said please. well, i finally got in touch what was his stepmother who put me in touch with his real mother. i called her. we talked a lot. she did a lot of crying. she is a wonderful woman, wonderful woman. so he decided to write an article about her. after i wrote the article, was really unnerved by thinking of a young man who had done, a wonderful job as a soldier. >> host: two tours of duty in iraq. >> guest: yeah. committing suicide. i said, this is not right. i want to know more. i began to do a lot of research and decided, because one of my passion in writing is

nicholai simeonoff has been able to create a noah's ark in a russian village an ordinary postman has become a symbol of mutual assistance and selflessness. when a still check out the first change. thinking light driving a tractor can a local enough. clear that it is example for all trades. postman nicholai simeonoff will now take his heavy bag and head to remote villages where the people illegally await him as well as letters newspapers and magazines he also brings them food village grocery stores have long since vanished not even a loaf of bread can be bought. he won't you know you want me to write down pies yes place and tangerines. one kilogram is enough. the elderly people here only manage their lives in these villages because of the postman's help. track to. every single day. travels to these hamlets without fail. people always ask for his help some need to have a new floor others have a vegetable garden needs to be plowed or a roof repaired. i. look this is the man who used to be very smooth. but flooded after his rotten roof sprang a leak following a downed pole the postman pu

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and gold spoken to noah saying go forth from the ark the wife invites sons and by sons wives with the bring forth with the every living thing that is with the whole flesh. is like no is all god told noah to build an ark and bring animals of every description on board and he ordered them to multiply again forty days and nights here the stimulus have seven children two of the daughters a married and live elsewhere but the still drawn back to the house where they were they often bring their families to the village nikolai's younger children are about to finish high school with my oldest daughter taste twenty six years old dashes twenty four in martial. soon be twenty three then comes out show me he's eighteen seventeen will be sixteen and it. will be fifteen soon when all members of the family get together sixteen people show up at a time postman nicholai often jokes that he has a whole village on his roof. with these four kids are born right here and not in a maternity ward and june was born in late march when no evidence would have been able to get here i didn't like the idea of being

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. >>> russell crowe is film his latest movie "noah," shooting on oyster bay, long island.production was forced to shut down due to possible flooding. emma watson, she's one of the stars, she tweeted, i take it the irony of massive storm holding up production of noah is not lost. >> that little structure could be somewhere floating in the atlantic right now. >> exactly. you see these pictures coming in. your hearts just go out to so many of the folks out there where you know just the fires that we saw going in queens, our thoughts and prayers are with everybody all along the east coast. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." finally, here is a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. state governors join matt and savannah with the storm news. with seven days left in the final sprint to the white house, hear the latest details on how the candidates are weathering the storm. >>> now keep it on this channel for co

we have a link to noah. our next hour, you heard him mention university of maryland, what an amazing facility and resource for them here. we're going to talk about that and we're going to talk with the architect because this happens to be a green building. we're talking about some of its special green featuring, back to you in the studio. >> it looks huge, thank you very much. >>> still ahead in the next hour. the questions. >> two local state delegates far closer look at the pros and cons of bringing a casino to the prince george's county. >>> dave oz. standed in the garden state, another redskins loss. he's going to join us live far look back at nfc heartbreaker. time right now is 8:55 and you're watching fox 5 morning news.  [ minto ] you knonow, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, in

and coming up party follows one russian post man who has earned of the title of a local noah for his acts of kindness helping those in remote communities. it always amazes me the lengths that people go to for things that are pointless people camped out for a week waiting for a new i phone that will be archaic by next year when the next one comes out every black friday many thankfully not all americans celebrate this holiest of shopping days by waiting outside of a wal-mart in the early morning to fight over trendy plastic gifts for their children that they're too young to appreciate hey even i'm willing to sometimes wake up early in the morning to drive downtown and pay twenty five bucks for parking to watch a football game on rare occasions but just imagine a world where we actually were willing to wake up early and stands a big crowd for something say more important than some stupid gizmo or the sake of our favorite sports team just imagine iraq and that world would be yeah maybe standing around at some protester collecting signatures won't do anything we can't be naive enough to t

a covenant with god; noah is every man. and then there's a special covenant made with the jewish people, the purpose of which is to live by the teaching, torah, teach it, live it, follow god's behest, the commandments, carry it on, until there is a universal covenant. that doesn't mean till everybody becomes jewish - it means by that time, by our concept, there won't be any separate institutional religions; that is everybody living as they ought to, as part of an alliance. it's an alliance with god. it's as if the world has to move from original chaos to cosmos or harmony, and everything you do is part of that alliance with god. you can't do it alone - there has to be the god side. but it won't happen unless we do it. so with every deed we do, every observance, lighting a candle, observing myths, visiting the sick - we call those mitzvoth, or good deeds - is part of fulfilling that covenant and building the kingdom. >> you see - hear that, rites of passage, identity and relationship, and also that quest for unity. now the b

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. >> host: we were talking about noah's mother and noah committing suicide or sarah rich, the daughter suzanne who was raped in the military or lucy and their son jeff. you talk about these remarkable parents who stand up for their children. >> guest: you know when people think about war and they think of a soldier, they forget about the families. they forget about the wives. they forget about the children. they forget out the mothers and fathers. and one father interviewed, tim taylor, he said i'm having secondary ptsd. he said i am worried sick about ryan. and he showed me, and in the book there is a diary of ryan cleaning up the remains of his friend in a humvee. he said, i don't know what's going to happen to him. he said, i have become a media because no one is listening to me. he is not getting the help he needs. and i don't know what he is going to do. one day he is up in the one day he is down. will be commit suicide? will he not? he got into a health clinic. he went at night so he wouldn't be attracted. you are afraid someone is coming to you. he saw an accident and he was on

. >> noah, you teach at the university of colorado boulder.alk about what is happening on campus, the concerns of profs? >> i would say, overwhelmingly, the faculty are against having firearms on campus, whether they be by conceal-carry permit holders, or illegally. we have dead and levitan students in class, we have a relatively high dropout rate. we do have students that go through pretty unpleasant experiences sometimes they're in their years at university. they are also growing a lot as individuals. through that process, sometimes they go through some emotional stress. having firearms injected into that environment is not healthy. there is also a lot of dissenting views on campus. all political spectrum represented on campus for some their opinions on many different issues. having firearms present in those kinds of discussions is also, i think, potentially volatile. >> your own personal concerns about, for example, grading students? >> i connect with my students on i a pretty deep level, i think, not only in lecture, but also when i pass o

my son, noah, was down here in the family room when it hit. >> and what did it sound like?it sounded like, almost like a deep rumbling sound, almost like an earthquake was coming and even shaking the foundation of the house. >> it was really loud? >> it was so loud. >> i mean, did you know right away what it was? >> well, at first, because i was almost asleep, and it woke me up, and i just jumped off the couch, and i ran -- like ran downstairs. so i had no idea what it was. it was just a loud crashing sound. >> look at that tree. and i mean, the main thing is that you weren't there. bruce leshan. our hearts are broken, too. >>> here's a quick and easy way you can help the hurricane victims. just like the wusa 9 on facebook and for every one of those we will donate a dollar to the red cross sandy relief fund. >>> election only a week away. how did sandy derail plans for last minute campaigning for both sides? we'll have that. >>> plus three separate bombings in northern virginia and police say they're all the work of one person. the latest on this bizarre series of crimes. >

dad john and six-year-old son noah root for the nats. nats. >> my wife and i work downtown and we have gone to so many game, brought the boys to games, games,. >> reporter: 1-year-old zach and six-year-old sam are fans of the orioles and when i was young i rooted for the orioles, dc didn't have the nats. i stuck with my allegiance to baltimore. >> reporter: baseball fans have a wonderful quandary on their hands. two local teams that are winning. >> i flew zach home from college so we could go to the game tonight because he has never been to a baseball playoff game. >> trying to take care of the yankees, looking to make it a beltway world series. >> we are having a great year. win-win, and keep winning. >> reporter: we all know the mason dixon line separates the north from the south, but what line divides nats from o's fans? if you would like to weigh in go to our wusa9 facebook page. >> the success has been a good thing for local businesses, specifically sports bars and restaurants with big screen televisions. the argue ngata -- the rest

nba stars joe kim noah, taj gibson are there. >> it's a blessing to be here. >> reporter: so is the legendary thomas who grew up in these neighborhoods. >> this is the nba championship for the neighborhood. >> reporter: and, from our summit, there's dre, there's mr. blast. >> no question, people here shot at each other, that have tried to kill each other. but today, just love for each other. >> reporter: and when it's over -- >> we played ball today. we did something that was better. we did something different. we changed it. >> reporter: it may seem like a small victory -- this where you agr grew up -- but these neighborhoods are filled with brave people struggling to secure small ideas. mothers, creating safe houses. fathers starting mentoring programs. derek brown is a former gang leader for the vice lords, nicknamed shotgun, who nows runs the boxing league for kids. kids as vulnerable to gang pressure as he was. >> i'm willing to die in order for these young minds and these young kids to live. >> reporter: you think i'm ready for the big leagues? back inside the church, 100 people, member

when recalls the tragic story of noah just thinks of it as a childish affair unlike her mother and elder sister for whom it was a terrifying ordeal. when you come while some are scared some panicked some cried all reacted in different ways you know i didn't have time for that as i had two children with me and one of them was a very little lovable i had to control everything to give them something to eat to take them to the bathroom stuff like that i had to continue living and helping my children with even in a situation like this. looked around and was terrified by what she saw terrorists had taken over the whole building there was so many of them it was impossible even to think of escaping the suicide bombers had detonators in their hands the wholesale could have been blown up at any second. time we were on the second floor so we could see a bit of what was going on there we saw how they stretched our wires to hold up the explosives the upper bomb was on our floor and there were two of them connected one on top of the other if you both tried not to allow her face to reveal that somethin

my son was right down below this, my son noah was down here in the family room when it hit. and what did it sound like? >> well, it sounded like a -- almost like a deep rumbling sounds almost like an earthquake was coming and even shaking the foundation of the house. >> reporter: it was really loud. >> it was so loud. >> reporter: and i mean did you know right away what it was? >> well, at first because i was almost asleep and it woke me up. and i -- i was just jumped off the couch and i -- ran like ran downstairs because i had no idea what it was. just a loud crashing sound. >> reporter: i look at that tree and -- i mean the main thing is that you weren't there. >> bruce leshan, my goodness. our hearts go out to bruce and his family fortunately nobody hurt. >>> coming up later in the show we will look at how you deal with some the insurae issues that come up in situations like that or damage after a big storm. >>> and if you've got internet access consider liking our wusa9 facebook page. we are donating $1 to the american red cross sandy relief fund for every new like we ge

. >> we're nervous because the storm several, noah is coming out with something between 6 and 10 feet of storm surge. that is what makes this -- we don't analyze that. you go isabel, you think hay smell, sure. but these storms curved and went back out to sea. that is not the cares. >> that is why we're worried about ocean city. >> reporter: tonight know evacuation has been ordered here. officials know they will feel some of the impact of hurricane sandy. they are hoping to avoid a direct hit. >>> it is a quiet day, but not a ghost town. >> the weather was amazing. 74degrees and sunny. >> reporter: some 50 to 60,000 visitors are here this weekend along with 8,000 permanent residents. some businesses are getting ready for whatever sandy throws at them. others have to deal with the nonsales. >> we will have a good weekend. obviously this weekend everyone has been scared away. >> the fishtails bar has one of the tvs tuned to the weather channel. the slips are just about empty. >> they are going to a safer location to the south or they had their boats pulled. >> beach erosion is expected t

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for granted eating healthfully having a friend round for tea days out natalie mother to two year old noah puts all she can afford into the gas meter but it's still not enough to heat their home it's cold but if they. keep warm in the house some blankets rather than turn the fire around oh. so you just can't afford to charities calculate that the poorest ten percent of society i hate thirteen times harder by government cuts to services than the richest ten percent and growing up in poverty puts a child under enormous emotional strain the education suffers even a sit good school and that storing up trouble for the future you have been party to most children but is also a massive impact to society and to our economy so well you know we if we. we all of us will have to pay the price in terms of actual spending on education spending on the n.h.s. . amerikana mean will be weaker because you know we'll be losing talent what's the point of slashing welfare budget if we're going to be paying the price for our increased spending we're going to. save the children hopes to help the worst hit families

dad john and six-year-old noah root for the nats. >> my wife and i work down town.oys to games, so we couldn't have asked for a better year than this. >> reporter: 19-year-old zach, a college students, and six- year-old sam, are fans of the orioles. >> my favorite colors are black and orange. >> when i was young washington didn't after baseball team, so i rooted for the orioles, the closest. >> reporter: fans have a wonderful quandary. two local teams that are winning. >> i knew zach home from college so that we could go to the orioles game because he's never been to a baseball playoff game. >> we're trying to take care of the yankees. >> we're having a great year. we're having fun. win, win, and keep winning. >> reporter: we all know that the mason dixon line separates the north from the south but what line divides nats from o's fans? if you would like to weigh in go to our wusa 9 facebook page. andrea mccarren, 9news. >> here on the weekend crew we're pulling for a beltway world series. we asked our facebook and twitter series about divided family loyalty when it

. >> i got a letter from noah.nd was going through rough times and he loved dreaming big, work hard and i was like i want to make an impact in this kid's life. i said, hi, this is j.georgia. watt. i'm just looking to get in touch with your son noah. i was wondering if i could meet him. >> mr. watt. >> i got your letter. >> and i was just speechless. i couldn't even really talk. j.j. cared enough to come to school and visit me because of what i told him. >> you have to have big dreams. never let people try to knock you down. >> reporter: j.j. turned his slogan into a dream big work hard foundation to support underfunded youth athletic programs across the country. >> i don't want any kid to be lost on an opportunity just because somebody couldn't afford it. >> reporter: he left college a year early to enter the nfl draft. >> the houston texans select j.j. watt. >> reporter: and was picked up by houston in the first round. >> it truly was everything i had ever dreamed of. >> reporter: when he got there, j.j. reached o

any aircrew from any state, any component, into our program at any time because we're operating you noah cording you know, according to the same standards. back in 2008 we had a very large fire event here in california and we aircraft from 22 states responding to that. there is capability to respond within the national guard alone and we have started developing relationships with our title 10 partners, we do similar academics every year like they do so i think that helps generate interoperatability amongst the title 10 and title 32 assets within the state as well. >> well, i don't know about you all but i feel pretty comfortable going into this fire season. it sounds like we have a pretty integrated group not only within the military capability you but state and local capabilities and federal capabilities for this fire season. with that i'm going to go down the line. as we get to our military partners i'd ask if there's other technologies that you think that you have that you want to share about that may be helpful as we start to get into fire season. please share those with us. ray, if

today, the folks at noah released their annual winter outlook, predicting it will be warmer than average in the central u.s., and in the west this winter, colder than normal. and in florida, it is also expected to be a drier than normal winter. sadly, that means the drought could keep going, spreading worse in the west and northwest. and in europe, the wine lovers may have a problem with the grapes, the worst in 50 years. >>> and google caught up in a big mistake today. the earning numbers came out early, they were supposed to wait until the market closed. while they blame the company that prints the financial documents for them, the numbers in the report was real, the news was bad. so alarmed investors sold off a lot of google stock, trading was stopped until the afternoon, but as you see the damage was done. when it was all over, the stock had plunged more than $60, down 8% on the day. also an off day for all the markets overall. all three major indexes were down. >>> and still ahead as we continue today. a part of america where suddenly a lot of people are getting very rich. but also