north dakota, it jumps up 5%. you get a sense of that from a conversation john king had with folks in north dakota last year. take a look. >> reporter: because of the industry mix here, are you shielded from the national economy sometimes? >> certainly a economy here is influenced by agriculture than any other single source. while there's manufacturing here, it's no the to the extent of a michigan or an ohio. and agriculture continues to roll on. >> so that's part of it. but some of it is also that agriculture has -- agriculture, yes, has done really well. labor experts point to the diverse range of industry there, oil, mining, health care, forestry, hunting and fishing. officials in north dakota said they haven't been focusing on the industries that had the big booms. and then they had the big busted later on. they've been really steady for the whole last decade. in fact, in 2008, north dakota's economy grew twice as fast as all other states except wyoming. back in 2008. so there is a sign there they're doing som

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a little going up across parts of north dakota and montana.front will come through here tomorrow night with the possibility of a brief shower. should be dry during the day today. in the short term, the high pressure will keep the skies clear, bringing in cool conditions that we have this morning. i'll show you the seven-day forecast and give you an update on the tropics. igor still the major players. julia has been downgraded to a tropical storm. that will stay out in the atlantic. igor is a can the angry two storm. it will travel up across the island of bermuda, tomorrow night. they will start to see tropical storm kigs as early as -- conditions as early as tomorrow morning. keep that in minet, there could be dangerous rip currents in maryland. clear tonight and seasonnably chilly with temperatures dropping back. the front comes through on friday night, and there will be sprinkles monday and tuesday. scattered thunderstorms monday and tuesday. >> almost five months bp engineers say by today they were able to seal the well. >> it is the worst

this one, north dakota, 5%. actually john king was out there, talked with people why are things getting better. here's what one of them said. >> because of the industry here, are you shielded from some of the national dynamics sometimes? >> certainly an economy here is more flungsed by agriculture than any other single source, while there is manufacturing here, it's not to the extent of a michigan or an ohio, and agriculture continues to roll on. >> that's part of it. agriculture. also oil. fishing and hunting. a lot of these sindustries weather the storm. much steadier. >> now, the one city that has increased nowhere near north dakota. >> no. our people took a look at biggest metro areas. 52 of them. incomes down in 51 of them. >> wow. >> and it's -- >> slightly up in one. >> slightly up in one. san antonio, texas. up half of one percent. down everywhere else, what's san antonio doing right? something we're looking at. behind san antonio, not getting the big booms out there, then again, not hit by some of the s

. >>> more than a dozen growth counselors will be add north dakota high school tomorrowing.hey will be on hand to help codes student with a car crash on friday. the 16-year-old driver was drinking and speeding when he lost control of his bmw and slammed into a hem sigh them. >>> police are not releasing the names of the students involved. casstate east bay will admit 254 students have the winter and spring quarters. the system has been granted $100 million in stimulus funds to wem with their cool. electric car maker "tesla" officially takes ownership of the plant on october first. tesla says it has hire >>> fremont's autoplant is is about to be reborn. tesla has said the fired 30 boys and tends to hire more. the company has 800 workers aside. >>> expect big crowds this week for the open 2010 conference is underway. organizers expect record attendance up part, because it is the first visit by mark hurd. >>> okay. so, a nashy commute could get easier for the racism. >> driving on this trek of route 80s. can be slow going unless you have a carpool. tomorrow you can by flying bl

on the other side of the paper here, north dakota beat maryland, 35-9. trying to rush it out. hopkins beats gettysburg 39-21. mcdaniels for the first time in 38 years. i promise that is it. >> thank you. what inspired hundreds of what inspired hundreds of people to take this record ,,,, everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely. >>> a record breaking site? california today. hundreds were in sacramento for the largest outdoor owing ga class in the city's history. the owing ga-aid event raised money for the africa yoga project, mostly for a better way of life for impoverished nations. the even

eleanor, i want to play you an ad from republican rick byrd in north dakota.wing wall street bonuses for wall street executives. isn't it time north dakota has a congressman who will change and not change the subject with negative ads? >> doipg it sums up the republican message? they're trying to make this race almost entirely about the record of democrats on health care. they've got a taxes blip, the stimulus. is there a risk in that strategy? >> i'm still amazed at the loss of leadership skills in the white house that a stimulus package that has saved a lot of people's jobs and health care reform, which will -- which has delivered some positive benefits already, how they've allowed that to be turned into something negative. but that has happened and i think the republicans are nationalizing the race around the major accomplishments of the obama administration and it's really absolutely an amazing bit of alchemey when the republicans can go from the verge of extension to now taking over one or both houses of congress. so i can look at these ads and think they

according to the study, north dakota has the worst drivers, coincidentally the the states with the best drivers were mostly blue states, california made that list believe it or not we rank 40th out of 50 states. >> well, it is often a selling point for anyone slipping behind the wheel of a new car, ralph pepper in san jose wanted to know, what is really included in a vehicle's power train warranty. that is tonight's good question. >> virtually every vehicle built for consumers comes with some type of factory warranty. some are pretty good and some of them are very good. >> you can buy an extended warranty that may go to 100,000 or more. >> a master mechanic at master auto service says most basic warranties do not cover hoses, belts, brake pads they wear out under normal use and have to be replaced what you want to take a close look at is the power train warranty. the big ticket items because if they go, it is going to cost you. >> engine, five to 10. >> transmission. >> 3 to 8,000. >> transfer case. >> 2 to 5,000. >> reporter: all of those are typically covered under power train and all

. >> i would have to say it is going to be very unlikely north dakota.nd actually, 65% of the french admitted to pollsters that they knew the strike will not put that much pressure on the government, even as they acted. despite what looks like a really massive turnout on the streets today, earlier, president sarkozy said he was not going to budge on the retirement age being raised to 62, but he would be sensitive to specific cases. his ministers have done the mathematics and the rounds at the tv studios and argue this reform will save the countries from 17 billion euros over the next 20 years. they argue that sooner or later, the french are going to add to take some tough love, and the sooner the better. according to ministers, the entire retirement system is currently at stake. and even with this reform, the french will still caught off earlier than the vast majority of their european neighbors. they're not saying to stop, but they're thinking it. >> that was from paris. in his first state of the union, the head of the european commission, president bar

one state of the union has that right now, north dakota. they have the lowest unemployment rate in the country. how radical of an idea is it if it actually works? that is the kind of thinking i would bring to the board. that is why i have supported progressive supervisors. >> i suppose i would be on the side of the progressives as well. that said, i believe thi have te ability to create a consensus. i've demonstrated that. not only in the endorsements i've received, as well as endorsements from the firefighters. on two different sides of the spectrum sometimes, or most of the time. what that the show is that i have the ability to create consensus. most of my stances are probably more progressive than more moderate stance is. >> ms. morris. >> i coin myself as the kitchen table politician that came to the election. a person who saw something wrong, and something that needed someone like me. it was whoever had a good idea that would make the people in my community better. a good idea to make my parks better, and the air that my child breathes

and on i-94 from minnesota that to north dakota.n drenches southern texas especially on i-10 from houston to san antonio. wet on i-95 in florida and slick around seattle. >>> and if you're flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, minneapolis, houston and miami. >>> craigslist has refused to discuss why it shut down its adult services section of its website this weekend. but the company have been involved in the erotic fight over the adult-themed ads. linsey davis has more on the change that affects craigslist but probably won't do much to end online ads promoting prostitution. >> reporter: the laundry list of ads found on craigslist is now one item shorter. those seeking adult services on a classic website will find the word "censored" instead. attorneys banned together and wrote a join letter calling for the removal of the section, they accused the site from profiting from the suffering of women and children who continue to be victimized by craigslist. >> over a number of years, we've persuaded craigslist to take action elim

even kent conrad from north dakota called it a ponzi scheme, which would make what bernie madoff did minimal. we ought to repeal that. i think states ought to be able to opt out of it. nancy pelosi said that any given state could decide to be part of the rules or regulations. nancy pelosi said you have to pass the bill first before you get to find out what is in it. people are finding out what is in it. the whole irs regulation with the 1099's and the small businesses in the country with 40 million of them who will have to fill up these additional 1099 forms for anybody out there that they buy or sell from. it will cost millions of dollars in expenses and nobody saw that coming until law was passed. >> a group of stranded in pledges from members of congress to defund the health care law. would you take that pledge? >> i would have to look at that. >> it has passed after a very long and difficult process. why is it not then that the system worked in that situation as well? what happened? i remember one event where you guys went to the white house, senate republicans, and came back com

stormy also from the minnesota, north dakota and montana. showers in the pacific northwest and south florida. >> 89 in miami, 93 in atlanta, 70s from detroit to boston. kansas city will climb near 90. 63 in seattle. 73 in boise. and 83 in sacramento. >>> your money news is next, including reports of a facebook phone. >>> then a mysterious weekend disappearance of a religious group and their children, members explain why they went missing. >>> and it's the talk of the nfl. a helmet lands in the stands. did a player >>> the federal reserve gathers tomorrow for its final meeting before the midterm elections. its members are expected to debate various steps they can take to stimulate the economy. there's also speculation that to decide to buy more treasury securities. the idea to keep businesses low so businesses can expand to have easy access to money. >>> toyota has settled with the relatives of a family killed an accident. the california patrolman and three others were killed. an accelerator pedal stuck isn't a floor mat was to blame. >>> for

showers, meanwhile, in the northwest, montana and north dakota. thunderstorms in west texas. rain in most of florida. >> a bit cooler than normal across the midwest and ohio valley. chicago, 67. hot in the south. atlanta and miami both at 88. phoenix, also above average at 107. seasonal temperatures mostly everywhere else. >>> there is growing concern of what a september 11th memorial event is doing to nature. >> we're talking about the twin beams of light that shine on each anniversary of 9/11. last weekend, thousands of birdses were migrating south and became distracted by the bright lights. >> new yorkers have posted dozens of youtube videos like this one, showing the birds flying in and out of the huge light beams. the same thing happened in 2004. experts say the confusion can exhaust the birds. but they do believe they have resumed their normal migration. >>> when we come back on this thursday, a change at the starbucks drive-through window starting today. >>> plus, website woes for customers of one megabank, unable to access their account information for days. >>> and v

happened with farm salmon and genetically-engineered crops like canola, now spreading wild in north dakota. the worry, the altered salmon would overtake the wild fish and take over. the company says that won't happen. >> they're all sterile. and they're grown in facilities. >> reporter: if a fish is approved, you might not know you're buying it. the fda is expected to require no special label. john hendren, abc news, washington. >>> a convicted sex offender has been arrested in the murder of a north carolina police chief's daughter. valerie hamilton's body was found in a self-storage unit on saturday. her father appeared on "good morning america" yesterday, with an emotional appeal to help solve his daughter's murder. hours later, fbi agents and u.s. marshals took michael harvey into custody. he will be arraigned later today. >>> lindsay lohan could be headed back to jail. a judge issued an arrest warrant yesterday, after the actress acknowledged failing a drug test less than a month after leaving rehab. lohan was allowed to remain free, pending a hearing friday, to determine if she, in fa

they're now growing on the roadsides of north dakota.scientists worry they may create a hard to kill super weed. as for the genetically altered salmon, one question still on the table, will folks eat it? and will they know what they're eating? the fda has to decide if the fish will even carry a special label. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >> certainly is interesting. could be the beginning of a lot of things in the supermarket. man on radio: mission is a go. you are good to go. so, have you made your decision yet? yeah, i think so. the wishes of thousands of children are waiting to come true. you can make it happen. find out how today at wish.org. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, the times as rough as they are right now, many families are looking for ways to cut costs around the home. just through tiny changes you can save pretty big on energy. giz wiz dick debartolo shows us new high-tech options. these things can go a long way to saving you big money on energy. >> general electric this week announced in the u.s., no more incandes

ecb north dakota tjpa -- the city and the tjpa have agreed that will go back to the redevelopment agency board of element. director cohen: does that have to go to the board of supervisors or redevelopment for that? >> it does not. director ford: mood and properly seconded. [inaudible] >> ok, and no members of the public have indicated they wished to address you on this item. daly aye. cohen aye. lloyd aye. ortiz aye. ford aye as well. item 12 is approved. director daly: i know it has been approved, but really quickly, to make sure, is this going to be included on some of the community outreach stuff we're doing in terms of publicizing the schedule so folks in the area can try to get ready for it? >> absolutely. we have had a number of ongoing meetings regarding the entire schedule with all the neighbors in the area, and we are continuing to have even more community meetings, yes. director daly: ok, but specifically on the street closures? >> specifically on the street closures. am ok, we will move into item 13, approving the design concept and budgets for the four recommended artists --

census data shows median household income dropped in 34 states last year and rose in only one: north dakota. and the disparity between rich and poor is growing. >> most people thought that inequality would decline in a recession, it didn't. it's still ticking up. >> reporter: the top 20% of earners in the country now make more than half of the income generated in the u.s. that's up from 49.7% in 2007. and the poorest 20% earn only 3% of the country's income. the great divide is a college degree. the unemployment rate for college graduates is less than 5%. for those with just a high school diploma, it's more than 10%. and according to another study, the median income for a college grad-- nearly $56,000-- is more than double that of workers who finished only high school. >> low-skill labor is really in trouble in this economy. the demand for their services is shrinking like crazy. the traditional ways that they moved into the middle-class-- manufacturing, construction-- are dead in the water. >> reporter: and that income gap may only grow wider even as the economy recovers because the top end

. >>> now, for a dubious distinction for north dakota, home of the worst drivers in the country. list of the top five states with the deadliest, least-skilled motorists. the ranking compiled by "the daily beast" found 18-year-olds to 20-year-olds were the most dangerous drivers in virtually every state. and democrats fair better on the roads than republicans. >>> new research could point to a link between sudden infant death syndrome and the drinking habits of parents. california investigators found that the s.i.d.s cases occur more often on new year's day, than any other day of the year. that's also a day that people drink more alcohol than any other day. >>> there's two more spots to claim before baseball's playoff teams are set. details on the latest entries from espn news. >> i'm sara walsh with your espn news update. baseball's playoffs haven't started yet. we can tell you three teams that will be there when they begin. with a win, dusty baker's reds would clinch. reds were down a run. bases loaded. brandon phillips, the chopper to the left side. scott rolen would beat the t

host: what are your energy bills like in north dakota? north dakota has done well because of the jobs in that industry. what are your average electric bills? caller: i will tell you what, i have a electric heat and the only way that i can afford it, this is a cool area, gas's $2 a gallon. the government found out and decided they needed more money. think outside the box sometimes, you know? that is what these politicians need to do. host: we will move on to frank in beverly, a new trustee. caller: i love this idea of -- beverly, new jersey. caller: 5 of this idea. host: we are listening. caller: all of this scientific information is nothing but. as long as the earth has sat here, the earth has gone through cycles of warming and cooling. as far back as we can go, the ozone has been on this planet for millions of years. i do not know where they get this idea, especially about the causes. cars these days barely make any emissions at all. the gentleman a few callers before me said exactly right. -- said it exactly right. there is no industry

top story on msnbc, north dakota lake swallows land and buildings. that just sounds horrible. at this hour. our producer alex corson has answers. >> chris said i got up at 5 a.m. to go to the bathroom and when i returned my pit bull rocky had taken my spot. i tried to move him and he got really angry. >> i think you should just settle in for "morning joe." >> he says i am an 11-year-old boy and i have a bad cold and can't sleep so i'm making my mom watch with me. >> bad cold. shake that off. the truth is you say there are no other shows on tv. there's literally not another television show on. that's kind of our sales pitch. there ain't nothing

they're now growing on the roadsides of north dakota. scientists worry they may create a hard-to-kill superweed. as for the genetically-altered salmon, one question still on the table, will folks eat it? and will they even know what they're eating? because the fda has to decide if the fish will even carry a special label. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> and heading overseas now -- they did manage to hold those elections in afghanistan over the weekend. a key test of the u.s.-led military mission. there are thousands of allegations of irregularities like ballot stuffing but enormous courage by the afghan people to vote. amid 157 serious acts of violence, the taliban blew up or captured 7 polling centers. >>> and still ahead on "world news" -- did a respected company try to slip faulty medicine off the store shelves so the public wouldn't know? "world news" investigates. >>> and the kids who wrote letters and reached deep pockets and big hearts. mom, did you borrow my green shirt? ♪ that's not really my style hey. weird, i can't find

there are states like north dakota and south dakota that have normal levels of unemployment, you knowin like below 6%. it's everywhere that, you know, things just built, built, built and imploded. and really, one of the studies showed that the majority of -- that the jobs that we lost that are above the national average -- you know, the national average for unemployment is 9.6% and ours is -- >> 12.4%. >> 12.4%. so that difference can really be accounted for by looking at construction and related industries where we lost maybe 600,000 jobs. in construction, in real estate, in finance, and other related segments like building supplies and furniture. >> is this coming at a surprise -- as a surprise to people since we've heard so many politicians talk about -- >> well, it may be a surprise to politicians, but i don't think it's necessarily a surprise to people. i mean, you can look around you. you can see foreclosures. you can see that we're not building houses. in the boom years california was building 200,000 houses a year. last year was 35,000. that's an incredible, you know, contract

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stormy also from the minnesota, north dakota and montana.showers in the pacific northwest and south florida. >> 89 in miami, 93 in atlanta, 70s from baltimore to boston. detroit, minneapolis and fargo hover near the 70-degree mark. kansas city will climb near 90. 63 in seattle. 73 in boise. and 83 in sacramento. >>> your money news is next, including reports of a facebook phone. >>> then a mysterious weekend disappearance of a religious group and their children, members explain why they went missing. >>> and it's the talk of the nfl. a helmet lands in the stands. did a player aim at fans, or was it all just a mistake? we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] fact -- no pain medicine is proven to last longer than advil. not tylenol. not aleve. nothing lasts longer than advil. pain relief that lasts. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. >>> the federal reserve gathers tomorrow for its final meeting before the midterm elections. its members are expected to debate various steps they can take to stimulate the economy. there's also specula

but this afternoon and here in the snow and the mixed precipitation goes into the northwest and north dakotaere is a sign of the times it is time for that to happen. it will blow up an area of rain that will be spreading into our area tomorrow. here is a look at the temperatures. the jet stream first, see the flow herement this is why the air is coming down. for the moment they are west but as they move to the north a disturbance will develop in the plains and shoot along the jet stream. it will take the air south of us, lift it over. here is the result. a good core of rain that comes in. and the estimates are that some areas could see more than an inch of rain out of this. and most rain we had from any weather system has been a quarter inch. that's the biggest rain in almost two weeks. here is the front in the trough line. and tomorrow about midday. from the northwest to the southwest. over 50 miles an hour. so, it will get darn wet around here in the weekend. sunny and warmer. no rain, not a drop in quite a distance. high of 76. southwest winds at 8 to 16 miles an hour. clouding over. show

been wanting to get to the bottom of this and now to the man who knows the bottom line on this, north dakota democratic dorgan who is the go to guy on democratic policy committee and the guy who runs that committee. senator, is this what is in the works, a length on the tax -- a limit on tax cuts? >>guest: i don't know the source of that quote but there is a serious discussion about the tax cut issue and spending issues because we have a $13 trillion debt. but will the tax cuts be extended? i think so. the question is, will all of them be extended? >>neil: i'm sorry, i am talking about what other senators have raised about whether you extend them or not, you cannot citizen them forever, or make it permanent, because our obligations are such that a long haul you cannot make those promises. i am paraphrasing. is that true? is there a feeling, that, look, taxes on the middle class will have to go up? >>guest: i don't know that. but i would take the same position. what i suggest we do to the extent we do extend tax cuts, and we will, and we should, i suggest we do that for two years and make a j