northern new jersey a little thunderstorm complex has been moving to the north here, a little downpour. and a thunderstorm complex across the chesapeake. you'll head through delaware shortly and that will probably be the worst of it. the heat is the big story again, temperatures easily into the hundreds all through the midwest. unfortunately a broken record for august. it looks to be just like july. >> coming up, coach takes a beating, newscorp sharpens the ax and manhattan real estate. >> fat albert takes a bite out of the rangers, the phillies clean house and a one-hit master piece at wrigley. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] we did a febreze experiment with the azerbaijani wrestling team. ♪ can febreze air effects defeat the smelly air in their gym for good? [ man ] what can you smell? [ inhales deeply ] a lot of flowers. it's on the zingy side of floral. potpourri factory, maybe. you can take off your blindfolds now. oh my gosh. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] success. victory over odors, for good, both here and in your home. febreze. breathe happy. with le

. >> this is the bergen county fire academy in northern new jersey. it's a giant, state-of-the-art complex for training firefighters. >> they do 52 three-hour lessons, and they're taught everything from how to carry hose and how to attach the nozzles and how to put out fires, how to search buildings, and things like that. >> while many of the participants are adults, the program is also open to teens 16 or older, and it's not just for guys. >> i joined this program because i wanted to become a volunteer firefighter because my dad was and so was my grandpa, so it's kind of in the family. >> but things have sure changed since her grandfather fought fires. firefighters today use a lot of special equipment. >> this station here, students will demonstrate how to do an in-service check of their air pack to make sure it's functioning properly and they have enough air in it, and then they will demonstrate how to properly put it on their back, as well as their facepiece, and breathe air through it. >> and it's important because if it's damaged, it might fail w

so i get my hogs from northern new jersey, we're starting a grass-fed beef program out of vermont. >> reporter: large restaurant chains are also unlikely to raise menu prices this year, as most long ago locked in what they currently pay suppliers for food. but, experts predict 2013 will be different. >> a lot of the executives, managers have yet to make their plans for next year. what we're looking at is food cost inflation at least in the mid-single digits. >> reporter: and, that means eating out could get pricier, even though many restaurants have gotten smarter about trimming other expenses. and, then, there's one morsel of good news, at least for some restaurateurs. while the drought is wreaking havoc across much of u.s., it's been hot and rainy in the northeast this summer. and, that's kept a lid on the price of produce. >> our vegetable and fruit purveyors are using local products from new jersey, upstate new york, long island and they're having a bumper crop. >> reporter: maybe mother nature wants to see her children continue to dine out. suzanne pratt, "n.b.r.," new york. >> t

david esenbach came in, and his spiel was, he wanted to build beautiful luxury developments in northern new jerseye used most was that he was going to build a luxury high-rise condo on a chromium waste dump in jersey city, and he needed to fast-track the approval process, and that's how he lured the politicians in. >> narrator: dwek's payoffs arrive via fedex envelopes. >> when you saw a fedex envelope come out of solomon's car or out of his jacket, you knew a payoff was about to be made. >> narrator: that spring, dwek is in jersey city looking for approvals and mayors on the take. >> there's a series of elections that are about to occur, springtime elections, in jersey city, in hoboken, and he finally finds himself at a meeting set up by one of the fixers, sitting across from the deputy mayor of jersey city, leona beldini. >> narrator: leona beldini is a well-known jersey city real-estate broker and one of mayor jerry healy's closest confidants. beldini also has a colorful past as the burlesque dancer "hope diamond, the gem of the exotics." the feds hope beldini will pave the way to mayor healy.

northern new jersey. it is south couchers see it as a shopping center and three people are dead. it is self self-south of new york city. three people are dead. again in new jersey >> welcome back. hospital was fined with kaiser many of them and fault. $100,000 was the fine with failure to follow procedures of bedside medication. >> 4:27 not getting enough sleep is getting linked to aggressive types of breast cancer. science at the le research centers found that there was a higher occurrence of tumors with women that did not have significant or sufficient sleep. less tumors were found with women that were getting at least eight hours. >> latest from the shooting south of new york city in new jersey. and the latest from the republican a national convention and tropical depression isaac (cheers & applause) >> has promises to give way to disappointment, this is a time when we can do something and with your help we will do something! >> during this speech he outlined his steps that will create 12 million jobs and increase domestic energy development and education reforms. >> clint east

. >> before she gets to phil phil she has to go by carriage across northern new jersey. 's more than a one-day trip. she stayed overnight at the home of a lady she knew in new jersey which did not have a shopping center then. [laughter] and the lady woman was the fiancÈ of aaron. and peggy knew her. and many years later, after burr had chid, his memoirs were published and he says in his memoirs that she to the house and went inside and said get rid of the staff. i have to talk to you privately and burr quotes her as saying, i'm sick and tired of putting on-airs of how terrible that is. it fell apart and it was all my idea to begin with. now when that was published in the 1840, the shipman family had a fit about it. and accused aaron burr of having tried to seduce peggy and he fabricated this for getting even. >> he didn't have the greatest reputation. it department hold modern. the shipman family story doesn't make sense. >> by the time peggy gets to philadelphia, a couple of days later, the army has taken care of major andre. he has been tried at court marshall for spyin

. >> before she gets to philadelphia she has to go by carriage across northern new jersey and it's morean a one day trip. so she stopped to stay overnight at the home of a lady she knew in paramus new jersey which ones did not have shopping centers. [laughter] and the lady, a woman named theodosia provoked was the fiancÉe of aaron burr. peggy knew her and many years later, after burr had died his memoirs were published and he says in hi memoirs that she had gotten into theodosia's house and went inside sit theodosia get rid of the staff, have to talk to you privately. burr closer as saying i am so sick and tired of putting on airs and how terrible this is. it all fell apart on us at the last moment and it was all my idea. now when that was published in the 1840s, the shipman -- the shippen family accused aaron burr of having tried to seduce peggy and he fabricated this to get even. >> m. burr didn't have the greatest reputation so it didn't really hold water but it the shippen story seems to not make sense. >> by the time peggy gets to philadelphia or a couple of days later the army has

. >> before she gets to philadelphia she had to go by carriage across northern new jersey, and it's morean a one day trip. so she stopped to stay overnight at the home of a lady she knew in new jersey, which once did not have the shopping centers. and this woman was the fiancÉe of aaron burr, and peggy knew her. and many years later after aaron burr had died, his memoirs were published, and he says in his memoirs that she got to the house, when inside and said get rid of the staff, i have to talk to you privately. and burr quotes her as saying oh, i'm so sick and tired of putting on airs about how terrible this is. it all fell apart on us the last moment, and it was all my idea to begin with. now, when it was published in the 1840s, ms. shippen family -- the shippen family, he fabricated this to get even for being spurned. >> and burr didn't have the greatest reputation then, too, so didn't really hold water. the shippen story seems to make sense. >> and by the time peggy gets to philadelphia, or a couple days later, the army has taken care of major andre. he has been tried at courts-mar

plan for something called summit university which is going to be model after cal tech to be in northern new jersey remained a plan. it was expensive, and bell labs decided they couldn't fund it, and it was put on the shelf. >> how and why is the government regulated monopoly at&t more innovative than a government monopoly and the post office? [laughter] >> boy, that's a good question. [laughter] >> you get a pass. >> it's a beautiful question. i can't even, yeah. >> how did they get the idea to poke a piece of germanium of gold wire? >> of course. in the days before that, they were trying silicone as well, n types and p types. they didn't use the word "doping,"nd it was before they used that phrase. this is for the engineers out there. they used gold because it was around, and he thought it would be the best thing to use. he had a little stash of it he used before the war that he put away and took it out for the experiment. >> funded by the monopoly revenues of at&t, and the regulators allowed bell labs to be added to every phone bill, and equivalent was a tax on tch service with the proceeds goin

something called summit university which is going to be modeled after cal tech and was went be in northern new jerseynd remanded the plan. it was expensive and bell labs decided they couldn't find it. >> how and why is the government regulated monopoly at&t more innovative than a government monopoly. >> it's a good question. >> it's a beautiful question. how could they get the idea is to put a piece remember how to pass that. they didn't use the word doping. it was before they used that phrase. this is for the engineers out there. they actually go around and he thought it could be the best thing he used. he had a stash of it that he used before the war and to get out of this experiment. >> the monopoly of at&t the government regulators allow the cost to be added to every phone bill and the kremlin's would be an explicit tax on the telephone service as the proceeds going to r&d would never pass the congress today. >> can you read the first part of that? that is true. estimate was funded by the monopoly of at&t. the government regulators allow the talks to be added to every phone bill. >> one to one-an

new jersey. three people are dead including a gunman who opened fire in a supermarket in the northern part of new jersey. let's take a look at exactly where this is. the supermarket is 25 mi. away from new york. the store was closed when the gunman opened fire killing two people. reports say he was shot and killed by police. at bank of america, we're continuing to lend and invest in the people, businesses, and organizations that call the bay area home. whether it's helping a nonprofit provide safe, affordable housing within the city, supporting an organization that's helping kids find jobs and stay in school, or financing the expansion of a local company that's creating healthier workplaces, what's important to the people of the bay area is important to us. and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. this bluff >> eloquent for >>darya: twitter is allowing these promoted tweets to be tied to specific accounts that have followers that are likely interested in that particular suspect. the effort to sell more ads is a part of the for bid to capitalize on the popula

. >>> we're following breaking news out of northern new jersey. s there that a shooting overnight inside a grocery store has left several people dead. we understand police were called to the store in old bridge, new jersey, around 4:00 this morning. workers were reportedly stocking shelves when a gunman opened fire. one television station is reporting there was a shootout with the gunman and the gunman is dead. >>> making headlines this morning, a legal victory for tech giant samsung. a tokyo court ruled today that samsung did not infringe on an apple patent in technology used to sync samsung's smartphones and tablets to computer. this is a different case than the one last week in which a u.s. jury found samsung guilty and ordered that company to pay apple a billion dollars. >>> 125 harvard university students are accused of cheating on a take home final exam last spring for an intro to congress class. this came to light when the course's professor noticed similarities in many of the tests. officials haven't determined if it's specific plagiarizing

the strongest cells for now are in northern delaware and southern new jersey.from us, and continue to move away. there are still a few rumbles of thunder to be heard across the mountains of west virginia. nos late, late, late night showers will be sneaking in over the next couple of hours. but they should be out of here in time for the monday morning commute. i'll give you the rest of the forecast coming up. >>> tonight a d.c. yoga instructor beaten in a possible hate crime is thanking people for their support. large group gathered in mer rid ran hill park for a fund-raiser yoga class. michael hall and his boyfriend were attacked by a group of teens last month in northeast washington. hall was hospitalized with a broken jaw and cheek bone. he didn't have any insurance. but thanks to donations from local yoga groups, hall is able to pay his bills. he's donating the extra funds to a yoga charity benefiting victims of attacks. >> as someone who now knows firsthand how paurlful yoga can be, we can maybe effect chain. the fund in the district, to make sure other ind

i work at the northern college in new jersey. my books don't have pretty illustrations. we're going take a look at my three favorites. the first one i'm going talk about is "working in somebody's country" university of washington press. she was an international health professor. worked all over the world. when i first looked at book, i must tell you, it went to the bottom of my list. i was not excited to look at this one. i enjoyed the book especially for students who are maybe sixth grade to twelfth grade would be appropriate. it's supereasy to read. and it's also more of a practical guide to working in general. a cum of the features that i wanted to point out for example, chapter 10 work -- work ever working with your local counter part. make them your adviser. it might seem like practical and reasonable advice for your [inaudible] for a number of years to a high school student working to get in to international relations who think in this case know everything. this might be advise they could take to heart. and one of the other comment that's she also makes is speak in

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northern portions of wilmington. should arrive in philly a half hour to 45 minutes from now and northern jersey in the act. new's two lines, one this morning, another one late today into the evening hours w that one, we could see some damaging winds and some small hail. the poster child for the drought, kansas. they have had very little rain throughout the last two months. well, guess what? this morning, cloudy, cool, light soaking rain, right through the areas that desperately need it in central kansas. we will take that. yesterday was 104 in dallas and many areas of the west have been setting record highs. once again, as we go throughout this tuesday, where the heat is, 100 in dallas, 112 in phoenix, many areas in interior california continue easily above 100 degrees. and tomorrow, all throughout date here on the networks of innocen nbcuniversal, coverage of the drought of 2012. you are watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. ♪ why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy

the dallas morning news and in new as a state house reporter for the eagle tribune of northern massachusetts. let's go to samantha, democratic caller from patterson, new jersey. turn down your tv. you're on the air. caller: okay. host: turn down your tv. we're listening to you. good morning. caller: i'm sorry. okay. we're down. good morning. i am a democrat and i really don't care where the money goes to, as long as i'm involved in the american political system. well, i know who i'm going to vote for, but i know that the country needs, you know, a certain amount of money in order for the process to go through. is there a republican consensus -- is there something that -- some things are going wrong, nobody is working together, nobody is talking about any type of situation except for their own lives. it's really hard. i think it's really hard for other countries to have a solid vote. everybody is like going in all directions because the republicans really don't have a come together situation. so who else am i supposed to vote for? i mean, i could become a republican at any time, i believe, but i am definitely going to stay a democratic and i'm going to vote f

northern orange county. authorities say the quick shock was felt throughout the region. >>> road to the white house takes mitt romney to iowa and new jerseyent obama to colorado. both sides launch new attacks. we have new snapshots of the race with the latest poll. tahman bradley is in washington with details. >> reporter: is the -- as the white house race enters a crucial stretch president obama and mitt romney face enormous hurdles. according to a new poll, romney's popularity remains low. favorability rating has dropped to 40%. 49% view him unfavorably. as for president obama his numbers are up slightly, 53% favorable view. 43% favorable view. his popularity is lower among registered voters. as they try to improve their stage they are sparring over the economy. president obama says romney's tax plan takes from the poor and gives to the rich. >> the president: it is like robinhood in reverse. it is romneyhood. >> reporter: romney hit back last night in illinois saying president obama is out of ideas. >> he's out of excuses and illinois needs to help me make sure in november we put him out of office. >> reporter: romney is going after th

new jersey. four other athletes failed before the london games began. and before we call it a day in "studio b" cops in northernesterday tried to stop a woman for speeding but when the suspect reportedly saw the patrol car, she took off running. the officer tried to keep up, we are told, but lost the woman on a back road. until the officers spotted the vehicle behind a mobile home. the guy who owned the car claim he had not driven the truck in hours and the guy's girlfriend fessed up and said she ran for it because she was driving topless to surprise her boyfriend. surprise, surprise, surprise. no indication that she had eaten anything baked or otherwise. i am shepard smith, that is "studio b" today. any thought, anyone? >>randy: she kept her mouth shut, they could not have charged her. >>shepard: if she was on miami beach nothing could have happened. >>randy: once again, keep your mouth shut. >> gas spiking. now the saudis are reaching out to iran. is it time to start drilling here? welcome,en, i am stewart van -- stuart varney. gas is up 24 cents in the last month alone as oil continues to climb. now, word th

new jersey. four other athletes failed before the london games began. and before we call it a day in "studio b" cops in northernesterday tried to stop a woman for speeding but when the suspect reportedly saw the patrol car, she took off running. the officer tried to keep up, we are told, but lost the woman on a back road. until the officers spotted the vehicle behind a mobile home. the guy who owned the car claim he had not driven the truck in hours and the guy's girlfriend fessed up and said she ran for it because she was driving topless to surprise her boyfriend. surprise, surprise, surprise. no indication that she had eaten anything baked or otherwise. i am shepard smith, that is "studio b" today. any thought,

new jersey has told his -- >> no. i think that is the case. he strikes me as a man in northernwhen the ice is thin, tried to get to one side to the other without falling through and taking very careful steps and not taking the big bold steps at the time and at some point my guess is he's going to have to do that to truly connect. it's going to be interesting in the debates. these are two of the debates that i want to see because those are going to be big defining moments it seems to me. whether he emerges as he did with newt gingrich when he turned on him and when he was well informed in a debate, he did well. he got in his face about his investments, remember. >> right. >> and that's the mitt romney that a lot of people who saw across the table from him remember on deals, that he would -- you know, kind of laser like, be right there. we haven't seen that much. >> mika, it's strange that you talk to people and i can't repeat this enough, it is important, you talk to people who have dealt with mitt romney in business, and they just glow. >> right. >> they can't shut up. >> they

northern france. officials say dozens of young men pulled drivers from their cars and set fire to a school. the violence ended after federal reinforcements arrived. >>> republicans have chosen new jerseydress at the republican national convention later this month. meantime mitt romney is making three stops today in the critical state of ohio focusing on energy issues. president obama is spending a second day in iowa where on monday he promised relief for drought stricken farmers. >>> nbc's coverage of the london olympic games was the most watched event in american television history. nbc says the games drew more than 219 million viewers. that's pretty impressive. now here is brian williams with a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." >>> natalie, welcome back. coming up tonight on "nightly news," clean water for kids a world away. that's all rachel wanted for her birthday. now how a 9-year-old's dream inspired millions of people to make a difference. we'll have that great story tonight on "nightly news." for now, natalie, back to you. >> thanks, brian. >>> and now a quick roundup of what has you talking online. kristen chenoweth announced she's not returning to "the good wif