difficult as the conditions take a turn for the worse at a place that before the storm looks like paradise. paradise preparing for hurricane conditions possibly by the end of the weekend. >> with many people bracing and florida, here, we're not as concerned, but we still talk about the weather. >> we could still see the effects by the end of next week. we certainly will not have the heavy wind associated with the storm, but we definitely could see the rain. for now, some of the rain totals around the area, to show the difference on what we're dealing with. on the eastern shore, almost 3.5 inches of rain over 12 hours. closer to home, annapolis, just under 0.2 inches of rain, and in cockeysville about the same. it is something that we are watching into the evening, and those numbers could rise as we head into the early morning. bwi, 73 degrees, mostly cloudy skies. there is a little bit of rain in the forecast through monday, on and off, and we will show you why coming up. >>> boy read about the effect of isaac, the republican party is the link their plan to have the republican national con

bud light port paradise. here we go. >> stephen: welcome back, everybody.t tonight is the leader of a psychedelic rock group from oklahoma. i didn't know you could get high on corn. please welcome wayne coyne! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: wayne, hi, hello. nice to see you. >> hello, stephen colbert, we're in a space capsule, aren't we. >> stephen: yeah. you can imagine being strapped into one of these things and fired on the top of a giant bottle of liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen and be sent into the atmosphere like that. >> yeah, i thought about that. take a lot of drugs and maybe be passed out for the takeoff and wake up when are you up there. >> stephen: a lot of your music sounds like the ideas come from outer space. >> i know. i can see where people would think that. >> stephen: you look good on your back. >> do i. >> stephen: yes. you do too. >> stephen: i'm guessing that's not the first time you've heard that. >> it's the first time i've heard it from you. >> stephen: wayne, being in this capsule with you, lying next to you like this, does this

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bud light port paradise. here we go. [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back.tonight a scholar of religion and a national voice on mormon life. her new book is called "the book of mormon girl." please welcome to the program joanna brooks. [cheers and applause] thank you for being here. >> it's my pleasure. >> jon: it's called the book of mormon girl. >> book of mormon girl. >> jon: i very much enjoyed this book. >> thank you i'm glad. >> jon: this is self publish and picked up. >> it's true. no one wanted to publish a book about mormon in 2012. a strange thing. >> jon: that is strange especially one that is not -- it's a personal story and such a well done -- the way that you describe -- you describe being a root beer in a country of cokes. >> that's right. when i was a little girl growing up. i grew up in a very observant mormon home. one of the things i was raised to not drink coca-cola. there's lots of mormons who do imbibe the diet coke, the not flel new york city diet coke. >> jon: fur thirsty be thirst. the coffee is totally off limits. my trick at a birt

bud light port paradise. here we go.est tonight is the chief creative officer at liz claiborne. he's talings co-host of lifetime tv's "project runway" now in its tenth season. >> my customer is a mom on the go. >> can i be blunt? it looks sad. >> i'm doing a pair of long shorts and a woven top. >> watch the proportion. you want there to be some difference in the two. >> okay. >> i'm making a hoodie out of a heavier knit. we have a long-sleeve tee, another tank that's going underneath with the long leggings. >> so lots of layering. >> lots of layering. >> all right. go back to sewing so you'll have things to put on your model when she comes in for a fitting. >> please welcome back to the program tim gunn. [cheering and applause] my man. [cheering andhow are you? >> i'm always better for having been with you? >> jon: how is the show going? it's the tenth year >> it's actually year eight. we premiered in 2004. >> jon: then you doubled down on a couple seasons. >> a couple. >> jon: what do they do with everything they make?

nhk world's rina nakano reports. >> reporter: this is the pet lover's paradise. from high-end food to stylish leashes to the latest technology for dogs, cats, fish and more. it's all here at interpets 2012. >> translator: i don't any think other industry has as much market potential as ours. >> reporter: more than 250 companies from 13 different countries are here selling products they say pet owners can't live without. much of the focus is on domesticated animals that live in the city. spokespersons for the pet food manufacturers association of japan saying more than 40% of pets in the country are kept indoors. that's pushed interior design companies such as this one to expand their business to provide pet-related products. it makes removal and washable carpet squares for dogs that just can't hold it. >> translator: for regular large carpet, owners might have to pay up to $120 for cleaning. but with this, you can just brush it like this. it's much more hygienic. >> reporter: they also make this, a solution for people with pets that like to paw at the walls. this

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a paradise now preparing for hurricane conditions possibly by the end of the weekend. jay gray, nbc news, ft. meyers. >> this morning, dominion virginia power crews are heading to florida in case isaac leaves residents in the dark, and they are not the only local team preparing people that could be caught up in the storm. derrick ward is in the news room with more. this is about a preemptive move to help florida deal with something we became too familiar with this summer and that's the post storm conditions. now we are told dominion power crews will head out from fairfax, charlottesville and hampton, and they will stage in a safe location outside the storm's path. now the storm has already taken four lives in haiti, and in addition to power crews local red cross volunteers are also preparing to get southbound, and they are sending emergency response vehicles to help with whatever human needs arise from the storm. >> concerned about the people who are in the path of the storm and what might happen to them, and so we're anticipating, and we're maybe a little, you know, t

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we're at 2595 hanover avenue at paradise baptist church. that is where everyone comes to the table to discuss this further. supervisor avalos: that is just south of geneva on the left side. >> wright, author of san jose, correct. -- off of san jose, correct. >> good morning, supervisors. i want to say i appreciate your comments about the holistic approach of dealing with violence in san francisco. however, we cannot let school districts off the hook. this has to start early because most of the young men that are here involved in gang violence, by the age of 13 aire complete the disenfranchised from the school system. we have to do something better early on with the school system. that is what i want to add to it. supervisor avalos: thank you. any other member of the public like to comment? seeing none, we will close public comment. i want to thank the members of the public for your patience and injuring first from the department. i appreciate your comments as well. i totally agree that there is much more the city needs to do in providing gr

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young newcomers, and they live in southern california in laguna beach and they have the kind of paradise drug. >> they do make a lot of money, they have a beautiful -- [ laughter ] -- they have a beautiful condo on the cliffs and they live a great life. and then, three of them have a relationship. the woman, blake lively,ays that she loves both men equally -- taylor kitsch and aaron johnson -- and they're both good looking men. they have kind of a perfect relationship, she thinks, until, of course, the cartel comes in. and the cartel is one of the mexican cartels. they come in offering a partnership. salma hayek is the widow who has inherited it and benicio plays her enforcer. there's also a generational conflict between the three and the other three, the older veterans. finding the veterans were -- i wanted every one of those actors. benicio, john and i wanted -- >> jimmy: how's travolta? >> -- salma is incredible. what? >> jimmy: how's travolta? >> travolta, he played it naturally. [ imitates travolta ] >> jimmy: does he talk like this all the time? [ laughter ] oliver, can we do one m

unwrap paradise. >> eliot: driver's licenses for immigrants.one of my old battles and california is doing it right. that's later in my view. at the top of the hour in "the war room," jennifer will sit down with the president of international brotherhood of teamsters to talk about the future of the labor movement. more "viewpoint" coming up next. >>oh really? >>"if you ever raise taxes on >>the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! enttv

. >> this is paradise cape. but the residents of the city has about 439 homes. pretty soon each homeowner will be getting a bill for fire protection services. that is because this area is located in the unincorporated area however as the fire chief says, the bill will be for nothing. everyone here already pays taxes to have to draw fire department the their needs. >> it is unfortunate. it has no direct benefit. if for call >> it is not just clarifies cape fear the fall of all of the homes along the eastern part of the brought along paradise strike in other pockets scattered are flat fee if the department and city officials attempted to fight the state in order to block the law. >> he says he understands the push for the law to help fund their department and pay for putting out fires in areas where people have decided to build homes in remote areas. he says that doesn't apply to iran were various cities and fire departments in the county handle all of the area's needs. >> we encourage people to talk to their representatives on the state level. we really want this

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but ed hamilton said rum lets us taste paradise.iles away. >> the best rum comes from the caribbean and when we dream of the caribbean, we get thirsty, and what is going to quench that? i am not thinking of a vodka tonic. i am thinking of rum. >> our next island stopover may be as close coas your neighbor's kitchen, or even your own. >> nancy giles takes us on a cook's tour. >> there are the greek islands, and the hawaiian islands, and then there are the kitchen island. no, you won't find them on a map. and you don't need a sailboat to get there. although you may have one in the shape of a sailboat. or a disappearing island. think of the tv show lost. once upon a time, this little rolling thing was about it when it came to the kitchen island field. now kitchen islands come in every size, shape, color and design. >> check out the sleek lines of this sexy italian model by gdcucina. >> when i saw the design i thought i needed to get dressed up, here in my normal outfit, this is like high fashion. >> and for those looking for kitchen is

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sin city was his last stop in a worldwide party that included a private island paradise owned by billionairerichard branson. >> party prince. mike is ahead with our forecast. >>> good to see you two this morning. >> on a friday. >>> good to see the sunshine out there if you like it today the warmest in the forecast, it is cooler than average we'll talk about how much more temperatures will drop this weekend. >>> plus, they are headed to the u.s. finals game. the boys of petaluma continue their incredible run in the little league world series. >>> next, we want to thank some who have become part of the sleep train foster kids campaign. thanks to tony r of santa cruz, andy s of san francisco and jacob s of union city. you can help too, like us on the abc7 news facebook page and one dollar will be donated >> announcer: game is gonna end it bounds off-the-wall, one will come in and that will do it. california final score 11-1. >> that is what barrens, friends and fans in petaluma wanted to hear a win over texas vaulting the nationals into the championship game of the u.s. bracket in the little l

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the garden is a little slice of paradise amid an otherwise barren landscape. a trip through the country shows just how dry jordan is. even the tourist industry is affected by the water shortage. and the jordanian economy relies on tourism. the dead sea spa does its best to use water sparingly and makes efforts to recyle as much as possible. management doesn't want the guests' stay to be in any way impaired. wastewater from showers and sinks is collected and directed to a water treatment system much like the one at the mosque. german water expert dieter rothenberger oversaw the planning and installation of the system three years ago. a system like this needs to be integrated into the original design of a building. it can't be added later. it allows 80 percent of waste water from the hotel rooms to be recycled. >> the guests' shower water comes in here, then flows through the pipes into the first tank where the initial purification takes place in the filter. this is followed by a series of further purification stages and the end result is clean water. >> the ver