northern utah was the first test of nasa's moon rocket designed to be a more powerful rocket booster. the problem is getting to the moon. a white house panel said there's no money to go as budgeted. apparently, it's good to know we have the thrust. >>> speaking of propulsion, a first for general motors as it tries to rebuild and regroup. full refund to anyone who buys a car and isn't completely satisfied with it. they get 60 days to decide if they are happy. >>> derek jeter tied lou gehrig. a career total of -- jeter, a 14 year veteran is on the verge of breaking the record that stood for decades. >>> the agonizing wait is over. we know who is going to be the new judge on "american idol." this means a day job and a night job. the announcement was a bit of a surprise. today, she said shec8cpÑ wants represent the people. >>> when we come back, why some of america's firefighters feel they are in a different line of work these days. twin-turbocharging, 's the 365-horsepower-generating, ecoboost™ engine in the all-new ford taurus sho that has the thirst of a v6 with the thrust of a v8. we

the firing sent an enormous cloud of sand and dust high into the northern utah sky. more than two minutes, the flames shot out of the horizontal rocket, which was anchored to the ground. nasa and contractors were very pleased with the test. >>> take a look at this. this baby has a whole new-ahead of him, but chances are nine will be significant in henry's life. maybe his lucky number because henry was born wednesday, september 9, 2009, and this newborn entered the world on 9:09 and weighed 9.09 pounds. his parents are happy he's healthy. that's a big baby. >>> listen, it's a five-mile run today. >> yeah. and it's all about honoring those from september 11th. >> runners are getting ready to take to the streets in baltimore to remember the victims of 9/11. i'm linda so and i'll have how this will affect your morning commute coming up. (announcer) they're highly trained specialists. true professionals, always ready when they hear the call... guys, pancakes! because when it's pancakes everyone's in it together. ahhh. time to get the latte budget under control. mm-hthe fa

it is an explosion near northern utah after firing from the rockets sent up enormous dust cloudspton'signed to send -- it's designed to send astronauts into space very fast. if you go that fast, you'll get pulled over by the police. >> one man in florida made things worse for himself and he was caught shoplifting and demanded to drink the beer he stole. that'll do it. police were not thrilled when he made the suggestion. he was arrested before he could finish his beer. >> too bad. >>> listen, all her parents wanted her to do was just live a normal life. >> the new life that now comes without a tube but with a huge smile. we're going to tell you this amazing story when we come back. first, here's a look at the latest business news with jeremy hubbard. >> good morning. topping your money scope report. the beginning of the end of the bank bailout. tim geithner says it is time to start winding down government programs designed to save the financial system and lift the economy out of a recession. geithner told a congressional panel that banks will repay another $50 billion over the next 18

you see what it looks like near northern utah.t lake city, line of showers moving in and the rain will switch to snow later this afternoon. catch a delay or two out thereof. low clouds continue on swirl up across the northeast and great lakes. philadelphia, d.c., cleveland. watch for half-hour delays because of the low clouds. denver, phoenix, las vegas, watch for gusty winds today. salt lake city, rain and snow. 30 minutes to one-hour delay a possibility later this afternoon. more weather coming up. >> all right, bob. thanks. president obama faces a dilemma about sending more troops into harm's way. how some experts now say that we can succeed in afghanistan without ordering more deployments. eeeeeeeeee >>> a tsunami killed at least 77 people in samoa. seven are dead in tonga. many are missing and feared dead. the three separate tsunami waves hit after a powerful earthquake yesterday. people on the island said an entire village had been flattened or cut off in the disaster. >>> a terrorism suspect accused of planning an

the far southeast especially florida and below normal for northern utah for most of the pacific northwestjohn? >> thanks, mike. when "u.s. farm report" returns, a california farm makes a name for itself by producing a new kind of watermelon. spirit of the heartland is next. >> "u.s. farm report" is brought to you by ak connect expo where the world of agriculture will come together this jan in orlando, florida. heartland" this week showcases yet another . >> spirit of the heartland this week showcases yet another unique aspect of agriculture in the golden state. california is known for growing produce in all shapes sizes and colors. and now a new kind of watermelon is making a name for itself. tracy sellers from california country has our story. >> reporter: in a world of super-sized menus, some food is actually shrinking which is apparent in fresno county. here small round watermelons will the size of cantaloupes are being bred to meet consumer demand and a hunger for something new. >> we understand the public is looking for convenience. there is nothing more convenient than these persona

of the area 1 rocket that sent a towering plume of smoke, sand and dust high into the sky over northern utah. it could be seen for miles. the rocket is an essential part of nasa's plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2020. >>> to the moon, alice. it is now four minutes past the hour. let's go to al for the weather. >> probably work a lot better once they point it up. anyway, let's take a look, show you -- thank you. show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. we've got this b nado watch for much of new jersey today until noon. coastal flooding, beach erosion, rip currents, heavy rain. up to >> temperatures around 60 degrees. heaviest rains moving further to the west right now. rain is in the forecast a during the day. this evening, ♪ she's a brick house >>> and this morning on "today's real estate," affordable home as cross the country. ready to get into the market? maybe thinking of relocating? we've got homes to show you from salem to oregon to watertown, connecticut. our brick house barbara corcoran is today's real estate contributor. good to see you again, barb. >>

look at the rain coming in to northern utah, salt lake city. the rain changes over to snow showers today, so we'll get some delays. gusty winds, denver, phoenix, las vegas and salt lake city. there is your rain and snow delay. more in just a bit, natasha. >>> a california family is having trouble with a very determined burglar. a bear has been breaking into their house night after night. . >>> a terrorism suspect accused of planning an attack in new york city has pleaded not guilty. nauj zajibullah zazi was arraig yesterday. he plotted to make explosives and possibly blow them up on the 9/11 anniversary a few weeks ago. >> he is expected to make the announcement at the national institutes of health. the money comes from recovery funds and should support tens of thousands of jobs. >>> a former democratic fundraiser will spend more than 24 years in prison for fraud. hsu swindled people out of $20 million and told some their money would be in jeopardy if they did not support candidates he supported. >>> and some of the headlines we're following fo

you see the showers coming in across western colorado, more rain in northern utah. turning into snow at the higher elevations. north farther, you see the rain going in towards idaho and getting back in towards areas by montana. we also have the fair weather, that is a red flag warning, all the areas shaded in pink. let me show you an i-report we got the another day from yellowstone park. this was taken by a national park service web cam. that is an unbelievable photo. this fire has been burning for about two weeks. not threatening any structures, which is good. they are going to try to let it burn out more to get rid of some of that fire fuel. >> and strangely beautiful, actually. >> it looks like a giant old faithful. >> exactly. a lot of wind in the west might affect folks traveling perhaps? >> we have the wind out there, the rain and snow. >> all right. the feds just took unprecedented action against a company that runs call centers. it's accused of putting kids as young as 13 to work in these call centers. >>> you heard of "jon and kate plus eight." it's got kat

there's going to be an area of low pressure forming and moving up through utah on into the northern plainsernight tonight, what we'll be seeing is some in and out clouds, but then with time, big area of high pressure comes in. so as we get on into thursday and especially friday, high pressure in on us. light winds, a chilly morning tomorrow morning. into the 50s. rise to only the high 60s but the winds not as high as they have been. tomorrow morning when you get up and head out, i think there will be some clouds, especially in lowdon county and 40s to low 50s. as today, mixture of sunshine and clouds. tomorrow afternoon pleasant but a bit on the cool side. mid to high 60s. could be a sprinkle for you folks out to the west, mountain of west virginia. then over the next seven days, day by day, temperatures rise a bit. saturday i think we start off with a few showers on the weekend, but sunday, i'm very confident will be the better of the two weekend days. looks nice. some color beginning to show out there, too. right in our own backward. >> thank you, bob. >>> coming up, the latest on a toyo

the colorful windswept canyons of southern utah were mesmerizing, sometimes forbidding museums of patient erosion. down in the grandest canyon on earth in northern arizona, we prayed the rapids of a still insistent and dangerous colorado river and wondered again at the leaders of history, grand geological history, that river has revealed to travelers over the eons. back on its south wind, we felt the atomic insignificance of our own lives, a sense of one's smallness in the larger scheme of things that the canyons edge continue it promotes. we felt better in that knowledge. like privileged visitors to some sacred shrine, alaska took us in and commit as moments with mountains and fjords and tundra, brown bear, elk, moose, whale, steel, puffins and we will never forget. we saw lots of wolves to. in northwestern wyoming, found a second, among the wildlife and wild eruptions of the many stunning otherworldly thermal features. we fell silent and overlook that afforded the view of the inspirational multi-you canyon of the yellowstone and had the sense there that the forces which had created europe were still operating to split the brittle, sometimes ca

mostly in northern and north central mexico, but also new mexico and california. and especially utah, which was always in outoar, which was caused by the gang overthrowing the constitution of 1824, abolishing the states, turning them all into military departments. so they defeated the state militia, slaughtered 2,000, captured 2,000, and he rewarded his soldiers. and think marched back to mexico city and left a trail of rape and murdernd estrousties through every state that they went through. this is what the texans then knowing the next target declared independence about the time he got into texas. of course, what happened here is it takes a federalist rebellious, and turned it into a war of independence. where he had lost. so the government at the time was alauded. andrew jackson, like all presidents before, they tried to get texas without knowing exactly where it was. but the violence d the united states officially by t mexican government, he didn't know what to do. he refused toecognize texas it was he was out of office. now that was the aggresveness. that was manifest destiny. w

the colorful windswept canyons of southern utah were mesmerizing, sometimes forbidding museums of patient erosion. down in the grandest canyon on earth in northern arizona, we prayed the rapids of a still insistent and dangerous colorado river and wondered again at the leaders of history, grand geological history, that river has revealed to travelers over the eons. back on its south wind, we felt the atomic insignificance of our own lives, a sense of one's smallness in the larger scheme of things that the canyons edge continue it promotes. we felt better in that knowledge. like privileged visitors to some sacred shrine, alaska took us in and commit as moments with mountains and fjords and tundra, brown bear, elk, moose, whale, steel, puffins and we will never forget. we saw lots of wolves to. in northwestern wyoming, found a second, among the wildlife and wild eruptions of the many stunning otherworldly thermal features. we fell silent and overlook that afforded the view of the inspirational multi-you canyon of the yellowstone and had the sense there that the forces which had created europe were still operating to split the brittle, sometimes ca