everybody counted. >> reporter: peter, paul & mary broke up in 1970.d from time to time until her leukemia forced her off the stage. ♪ take to leave you up to say good-b good-bye. >> reporter: this summer, we said good-bye not only to mary travers, but many icons from the '60s, '70s and '80s. ♪ so kiss me and smile for me. >> one way people discover the mortality is when they are demi gods and idols die. >> reporter: mary travr thes is survived by her husband, two daughters and grandchildren. ♪ the answer my friend is ♪ blow iing in the wind ♪ the answer is love, passion and all of us working for it together. god bless you. >> reporter: george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> that's our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams, we hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. we'll leave you something from the tomorrow show. 181 on nbc. good night. ♪ don't know when i'll be back, again ♪ ♪ i still hate to go

and when peter, paul, and mary burst on the scene in 1962, folk music suddenly had sex appeal.ut album spent seven weeks at number one. alan grossman, later bob dylan's manager, put the group together, matching mary travers with peter yarrow and paul stookey, and they'd be the first to take a dylan song up the charts ♪ the answer is blowing in the wind ♪ >> reporter: blowing in the wind" which they performed at the march on washington in 19 63 would become a civil rights and anti-war anthem. ♪ how many deaths will it take to denote that too many people have died ♪ >> that music was right, right there at the right time with the right message. and we were in the thick of it. >> reporter: but as travers told "sunday" in 1984. >> folk music isn't just protest songs. it's love songs. it's children's songs. >> reporter: their hit, "puff the magic dragon" rumored to be about marijuana, actually was just about a dragon. the group split in 1970, and travers made a handful of solo album, but peter, paul, and mary missed each other. >> we discovered in our time apart that each other's idi

. >> she was the mary from peter, paul, and mary. >> mary died last night at the age of 72.lexis reports. ♪ [ music ] >> mary travers, one of the three voices of peter, paul, and mary died after a long battle with leukemia. her band meat said in her final months, she handled her declining health with bravery. she said i am deadened and heartsick beyond words to consider a life without mary. born in 1936, travers grew up in manhattan and quickly fell in love with folk music. in 1961, she joined peter and paul and the band went on to record major hits, including if i had a hammer, leaving on a jet plane, and puff the magic dragon. they also won a grammy for their version of bob dillon's, blowing in the wind. the trio mingled their music with politics. they opposed the vietnam war and were active in the civil rights movement. >> love and flower power. >> reporter: and she wasn't afraid to speak her mind. >> you know, there's no republican folk singers. >> reporter: in 2006, travers had a successful bone marrow transplant and was able to perform for a while. the disease returned

. >> marry travrs of peter paul and marry lost her battle with leukemia tonight. this video is from august of 2004. travrs and the group rose to fame in the '60s with songs like "puff the magic dragon" and "leaving on a jet plane." mary travrs was 72. >>> some showers tomorrow, but not a lot of activity. you can pretty much do what you want tomorrow. partly cloudy tomorrow, warmer 78 and nice for the terps. sunshine on saturday. temperatures by then in the upper 70s. really nice. weekend flanking me on either side. shaping up okay. mostly cloudy and cool, a shower or sprinkle possible, lows between 60 and 65, winds increasing northeast earl at 10 to 15. let me show you live doppler 9000. you can access this via the web. also check out our interact radar. a couple of showers off to north of frederick and showers to the west as well. occasionally moderate, but for the most part light showers off to the south and northeast. zooming in. a little shower activity to the west of chantilly and south of 50th. this is going to move across 66th in the next hour. light activi

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. >>> and the entertainment world mourns the death of a member of peter paul and mary. stay with us. # . >>> in the news now, music fans are mourning the loss of mary travelers from peter, paul and mary. the group known for puff the magic dragon and blowing in the wind. she lost her battle with leukemia last night. mary was 72 years old. >>> the associated press reports that airbus knew about problems with a speed sensor on a jet that crashed in june but they did not order a replacement until after flight 447 went down off the coast of brazil killing all 22 # people on board. the black boxes were never found and they may never know what role the sensors played in the crash. >>> u.s. troops in iraq have closed a prison that was once the largest lockup. the detain knees are being released or transferred to iraqi custody. >>> if you use social media the white house maybe watching you. the story is coming up in what's on the web. >>> heavy rains ruin a commute in a city that is plagued with traffic problems. >>> we have rain knocking on the doorstep in washington. we will t

. >> and remember mary travers of peter, paul and mary. stay with us. >>> we're following a developing story out of afghanistan at this hour. that's where a large car bomb shook a road near the u.s. embassy killing six italian soldiers and ten afghan civilians. this shows smoke rising over the city of kabul where the bombing happened. an american military base is nearby. the suicide bomber reportedly rammed his explosive-filled car in the back of two nato vehicles. it was theourth major impact in the capital in five weeks. >>> a north carolina couple will spend two years in the -- on an egyptian prison. they are convicted of their role whan the country call answer illegal adoption and human trafficking case. the couple apparently tried to adopt children from an orphanage that forged documents. it's unclear if the couple will appeal. adoptions are illegal for most egypt. >> you may be able to pack heat for a trip on amtrak. the senate voted to allow amtrak ssengers to carry handguns in checked bags. the weapons must be unloaded and locked.

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>> before we break, mary traverse died this week, the dazzling part of peter, paul and mary. in the 1960's they were the upbeat soundtrack of our time. ♪ >> ♪ i'll hammer in the danger i'd hammer in between all over this land ♪ chris: they brought joy to folk music we loved in the 19 0's, the limelighters and the kingston trios, peter, paul and mary brought us together in the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement. here the 1971 moratorium in washington. >> ♪ how did he die and we think that he just doesn't see the answer my friend is blowing in the wind the answer is blowing in the wind ♪ chris: the anthem spread well beyond the people who were simply listening to pop music. ♪ >> ♪ where have all the flowers gone where have all the flowers gone ♪ ♪ chris: they always kept us feeling good and actually enjoying the times. you always think of them in concert. >> ♪ tell me that you'll wait for me hold me like you'll never let me go but i'm leaving others force on a jet plane don't know when i'll be back again leaving on a jet plane don't know when i'll be back again lea

. >>> mary traverse have the 1960s peter paul and mary has died. part of a group known for such hits as puff the magic dragon and if i had a hammer. she died wednesday after a long battle with leukemia. she was 27. >>> kate winslet is among hollywood celebrities of top "people" magazine's 10 best women of 2009. michelle obama and reese witherspoon also made the unranked list. >>> and fresh off her win at the mtv video music awards, teen singer taylor swift got honors for best sparkle. >>> after months of duelling over health care reform, president obama got into an actual duel yesterday. the southfield was filled with olympians and pair olympians trying to drum up support for chicago's bid to host the 2016 summer olympic games. >>> now here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens 9,791 after jumping 108 points on wednesday. the s&p rose 16. the nasdaq gained 30 points. taking a look at overseas trading in tokyo, the nikkei leapt 173 points, while in hong kong the hang seng spiked 365 points. >>> just one day after fed c

. >>> peter, paul and mary are remembering their bandmate, mary travers, the woman who lived her lifeest, complete, you a thebtally. >> she had been battling leukemia for several years. passed away at a connecticut hospital. they gave us hits like "if i had a hammer," "leaving on a jet plane" and "puff the magic dragon." they won five grammys. mary was 72 years old. >>> it doesn't matter if it's pepsi, coke, sprite, ginger ale. if it fizzes it could cost you more to buy. >> and you can blame it on the sugar. i'm linda so. why someone will raise the tax on your soda and by how much. (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. >>> there's a wet pattern. light rain building in for today. should end by tomorrow morning. friday, clearing skies, 76 in the afternoon. will drop it with canadian high pressure. overnight lows on sunday morning 48 degrees. we'll get back to 74 in the afternoon. the rain that i expected to come in on sunday will actually be pushed

peter, paul and mary has died. she was 72. had been battling leukemia. the group was an early champion of bob dylan and made music known for its political influence. sad. anderson cooper is next. "360" right now. anderson? >>> good evening. we are following two breaking stories tonight, first out of california. a discovery involving phillip garrido, the man accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard 18 years ago and holding her captive in his home. late word police conducting a search have found bones on his property as well as an adjacent property. in addition to the investigation of jaycee dugard's kidnapping, he's the focus on a new investigation, authorities seeking evidence too connect him to two other child abductions. more on this story in a moment. >>> we begin with the other breaking report tonight. new comments by former president jimmy carter about his belief that racism is fueling much of the anger at president obama. he said it is being driven being mr. obama is a black man. tonight in atlanta, he pressed the point again. listen. >> when a radical

the group, peter, paul and mary, mary travers died yesterday. they released many hits, including "puff the magic dragon." mary travers was 72 years old. >> i know it's hard. you walk by the vending machine and you hear voices, pick me. pick me. hands come out, they grab you. it's not pretty. >> you don't know what to do. you have to stop the madness. and putting on the pounds. so how does the soda tax sound? what do you think about this? abc2 news linda so joins us to tell us all about it. what's this about? >> reporter: the idea is if you make soda more expensive people will stop drinking it as much, some experts think that will help fight obesity. the plan is being released by the new england journal of medicine. the group wants to increase the soda tax by a cent for every ounce. that, experts say, will get people to drink less of the sugary beverage and cut down on obesity, diabetes and heart disease. the plan is similar to the tax on cigarettes, to help curb smoking while raising money for the government. the plan would be the same for the s

. >> their version of "if i had a hammer" became ann them for for peter paul and mary. mary photographers died at a hospital earlier today. she had been battling leukaemia. she released a number of songs, john denver's "leaving on a jet plane" and of course. "puff the magic dragon." mary photographers was 72. >>> veteran comedic actor henry gibson has also died. he died earlier this week in his california home. he was 73 years old. >>> what should be a big concern tonight for parents of college age kids. a concerted effort to get your child hooked on plastic. and "dancing with the stars" doesn't even step out until next week but we already have an injury report. >>> our 2-degree guarantee for today was 77 degrees, we only got to a high today of 73. the complete forecast coming up in just a couple minutes. did you know fios has a multi-room dvr? so you can record in one room and watch in up to six others. you can do that with cable! living room. bedroom. kitchen. thank you. (announcer) get the amazing multi-room dvr from verizon fios free for 3 months. you can watch reco

is been said that drug gangs have been used in treatments -- treatment centers to -- mary, from peter, paul, and mary have died. the group's version of "if i had a hammer" became an anthem for racial equality and the also recorded "puff, the magic dragon." indonesia's national police chief says the wanted militants noordin top was killed and an overnight raid. he is believed have masterminded string of bombings, including a tax on the two jakarta hotel in july. this must be seen as a real coup for security services. >> it is being seen as a particularly significant development for indonesian security forces who have been hunting for noordin top of what the police chief said today in the press conference, at least nine years. rather proudly to a packed room of journalists indonesia's's police chief told journalists they have managed to catch the man they have been hunting for. they believe one of the men killed in overnight raids is noordin top, based on evidence from fingerprints they had ofn -- noordin top in the database. the also talked about how they managed to seize weapons, surveillan

every year, peter or paul from peter paul and mary would come to town and they would do a concert andaise money. after peter or paul left that night, the child was about 14, the mother put a lot steeping pills and the daughters nightly medication, took sleeping pills or self and they went to bed together and he died. this was on the front page of the oregonian. this was on the top of the news and lay tragedy this was. and nancy thought there was something fishy about the story and she went and she dug. and what she came up was was about a 3500 word story about a child who wasn't sick. and it was a case of child by proxy. and she went and the child had supposedly had all of these injuries and surgeries and all that stuff. and she saw the court and there wasn't a cut on it. and it was just an amazing piece of feature journalism that not only blew away what had been done before, but also brought her, nancy, into the story as a mother as to who could do something like this and why. i still remember it ended, she obviously, i wouldn't say fictionalize it, but imagined was that last two min

"the times," i think, quoted somebody who said she brought sex appeal to peter, paul, and mary, and peter, paul, and mary brought sex appeal to folk music. >> i love it. that's a quick look at the news. let's get a check now on the weather forecast with bill karins. bill, i can tell you, it's raining in seattle. >> it always rains in seattle. but not that hard, as they like to say. >> it's not raining out here. >> it did. it was raining on me when i got in here. >> it wasn't raining. people were spitting on you. it never rains in seattle. >> you know what else happened to me? >> what? >> i got stuck in the elevator. >> oh, boy. that's not good. oh, go ahead. >> sorry. were we interrupting? >> no, not at all. i like listening to the little stories. it's good. >>> let's talk about the forecast. we have light shower activities in the city today from baltimore to washington, d.c. nothing that's going to ruin your day, a lot like yesterday. more clouds and sun. temperatures cool from boston all the way down to philadelphia. d.c. today, we'll only call you 70 degrees. travel trouble spots, dall

. & puff the magic dragon ♪ lived by the sea ♪ >> reporter: mary travers from peter paul and mary hasd. this is a group performing on 9 news now back in 2004. she died yesterday after a battle with leukemia. she was 72. >> this week marks the tenth anniversary of hurricane floyd. it flooded two sections of the carolinas and caused $4 billion in damage. >>> and speaking of water, we woke up to rain on the roads this morning. >> and before it came here we had showers out. but floyd had winds 40 to 70- mile an hour gusts. >> west side of the metro less than the east. the rain this morning, yeah, that's showing up on the radar in a big way. not everybody is seeing it. i want to start on the weather computer. some sprinkles last night and showers. patranya bhoolsuwan will have the traffic in a second. and an area of showers popped up in northern virginia. an we see that on live doppler hd as we switch it over for you and you will see heavier stuff across parts of montgomery county now. this has come out of loudoun county, also it will hit parts of southern areas of frederick county as well

. >> mary travers of peter, paul and mary fame has died. ♪ puff the magic dragon lived by the sea ♪ >avers passed away yesterday after a long bout with leukemia, according to her publicist. band mate peter yarrow says travel erz dealt with her illness with honesty. they came to fame with songs such as "puff the magic dragon" and "leaving on a jet plane." she was 72 years old. >> it is 65 degrees outside. big budget cuts planned for a local school district and hundreds of teachers' jobs could be on the line. >> plus, how community-based groups like a.c.o.r.n. or a.c.o.r.n. specifically is making amends following the fallout from that hidden camera scandal. >> and how would you feel if you had to pay extra for food and drinks that are believed to make you unhealthy? >>> try this on for size as you're getting dressed. free underwear with this news 4 bargain blast. today and every thursday in september, aerie is giving away your choice of a boy brief or thong. barbara, stop by the store to get yours. >> i haven't yet, but i sure ought to run out there and do it. for more deals, visit nbcw

from the abc news vault, a look at peter paul and mary's appearance from "good morning america" on juneth, 1998. ♪ all my bags are packed, i'm ready to go. i'm standing here outside the door. i hate to wake you up to say good-bye ♪ ♪ but the dawn is breaking, it's early morn, taxi's waiting, he's blowing his horn ♪ already i'm so lonesome i could cry ♪ so kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me ♪ hold me like you'll never let me go ♪ i'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when i'll be back again ♪ oh, babe, i hate to go now the time has come to leave you ♪ one more time let me kiss you and close your eyes, i'm on my way ♪ and dream about the days to come when i won't have to leave alone ♪ about the time i won't have to say, kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me ♪ hold me like you'll never let me go ♪ i'm leaving on a jet plane, i don't know when i'll be back again ♪ leaving on a jet plane, don't know when i'll be back again ♪ leaving on a jet plane, i don't know when i'll be back again ♪ oh, babe, i hate to go >> caught. police in connecticut say th

. >> mary travers of peter, paul and mary, has died. she battled leukemia for several years. she was 72 years old. >>> on wall street this wednesday, the dow rising 108 points, the nasdaq gained 30 and the s&p 500 up 14 points, all three hitting their highest levels since the fall of last year. >>> and a woman who worked catering jobs at the university of notre dame thought it was her lucky day when she saw a $29,000 tip in her paycheck. she says she called the school three times about the check but didn't hear back for a couple of months and by that time, well, the money was gone. except that now the university is suing to get back. you see, anderson, there were a few zeroes added. they meant to tip her $29, not $29,000 and change. >> she tried to call them. >> that's what she said, they're not buying it. and so it begins. >> indeed. still ahead, from r&b star to garbage collector, chris brown's punishment for beating rihanna. and what we have learned how annie le died and what police are calling a person of interest. now your card comes with a way to plan for what matters t

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mary's name is forever linked with peter and paul, and the harmonies of that trio spoke for a generation, caught up in the turmoil of the vietnam era. their music spoke to that age, but their music and her voice are timeless. ♪ how many times must a cannon ball fly ♪ >> music is kind of a around the campfire kind of music. it gives comfort to a dark night. ♪ the answer my friend is blowing in the wind ♪ ♪ the answer is blowing in the wind ♪ >> folk singers know about the complex issues about vietnam. like most people, we only know what we feel in our hearts. ♪ brothers and sisters ♪ all in this land >> she understood that a song could really make a difference in the world. there was always a message under there that came with it, and that was just as important as the melody itself. ♪ i'm leaving ♪ on a jet plane ♪ don't know when i'll be back again ♪ ♪ i hate to go ♪ puff the magic dragon ♪ lives by the sea ♪ and frolics in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ in the land where have all the flowers gone ♪ ♪ long time passing ♪ ♪ where have all the flowers gone ♪ ♪ long time ago >> her music remains. >>>

. >> ♪ leaving on a jet plane martha: we all grew up hearing them, peter, paul, and mary, and mary travers magic dragon" was one of their songs, and mary was undergoing treatment for leukemia. thanks for being with us today. we will be right back here tomorrow for more "live desk." trace: "studio b" with shepard smith starts right now. shepard: our top story in less than one minute, a case going to the grand jury. first from fox, three boxes full. the laboratory technician accused of strangling the yale grad student days before her wedding. we

. >>> she was a folk legend, mary travers of peter paul & mary fame has died at the age of 72 after a long battle with leukemia. the grammy-winning group had a number of big hits in the 1960s, among them "if i had a hammer," and, "puff the magic dragon." >>> job seekers, there's a job out there. >>> all right, more evidence today that job losses in the u.s. are slowing. new claims for unemployment dropped to 545,000 last week. that's down 12,000 from the week before, and it's the lowest level of new claims since early july. but the number of people continuing to get jobless benefits, that jumped 129,000 last week to just over 6.2 million. >>> now, every thursday we're letting job seekers tell you their story, and hopefully connect them with a new employer. we call it the "30 second pitch" and you could be one of them. meet ken wan and his family. they were living in the silicon valley. and they were living the dream there. he was a senior marketing executive for a major computer company. until he got laid off earlier this year. but instead of moping in the six months that he has been

mary travers, 1/3 of the peter, paul and mary folk tri owe died after a battle with leukemia. ♪ pete dragon ♪ lived by the sea. gretchen: she joined forces with peter, and paul in the early 60's. hits included leaving on a jet train, lemon tree, and the song you just heard puff the magic dragon. brian: we did a shoe with them by the library. steve: absolutely. brian: five minutes after the top of the hour. what's the latest with acorn. there is another city in which these two filmmakers went in to check out what the satellite office was like. the last stop that we showed you was san diego. we have also talked to you about washington, baltimore, as well as brooklyn. now, suddenly, lawmakers by the plenty are getting involved with the investigation. the latest, governor schwarzenegger of california has called on jerry brown to investigate acorn. governor pa lent says to his attorney general i want this organization investigated. it doesn't stop there. steve: earlier in the week we discovered that the federal census has said you know what, acorn, would he don't need your heaven right now

i will not rob peter to take paul. ly not take money out of other responsibilities of government. i will not take money out of education. >> he says his transportation plan will be bipartisan and generate new revenue, not carving money out of the general fund. back to you. >> all right peggy, thank you for that. it is make or break time for president obama's healthcare overhaul and the president returned to his base. the young people who helped him get elected. bruce leshan is back from the university of maryland where the president was once again out saying we are fired up and ready to go, very loudly. >> yeah, and repeatedly and telling that story in great depth. lots of young people considered themselves invincible, but at college park, the president pointed to one young woman's story as a lesson into why they have to get mobilized on health reform. >> i was positive against the fact that they didn't have it. >> rachel, 20 years old, and diagnosed this year with thyroid cancer that had spread to her neck and spine. >> am i going to put my family into debt? am i going to ruin ev

from jennifer. ♪ >> mary traverse, the folk trio, peter paul and mary. rmed with the group for nearly 50 years. they have so many reunion tours. paul stookey there. you may remember "puff the magic dragon" "don't think twice it's all right." mary traverffiverse was 72. >>> henry gibson has died. judge clarence brown on "boston legal." he played the kn"blues brothers and he died sunday at his home in malibu after a brief battle with cancer. >>> a new labor issue has unions and employers all fired up. it's not so much a wedge being driven between them as it is a high heel. virginia cha has more on one of the interesting stories grabbing clicks today at cnn.com. >> you're right, chuck. it's not your typical labor dispute but a lot of women who ar heels to work can tell that you often times it's a painful issue. we're talking about the u.k. here. a labor union is saying that they want some leniency when it comes to wearing high heels. where this is coming from is the socie society who wants women to wear more comfortable shoes. they argue that women in some j

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. >> i will not rob peter to pay paul. i will not take --. >>> the house voted overwhelmly today to take away federal funding for acorn. the senate took similar action three days ago. the congressional action follows the release of gotcha videos. an acorn employee giving advice to a man and women claiming to be a pimp and prostitute. >>> time for your 9 forecast first. how are the temperatures. >> we still have clouds. here is your forecast first. overnight remaining mostly cloudy. drizzle will end across the board. now, we may see some fog late tonight after midnight. low temperatures upper 50 to mid 60s. high was only 67. still 65 at national. still 61 up in frederick and 63 in manassas. satellite picture, no shortage of clouds but not much in tefrmz showers with the clouds. -- terms of showers with the clouds. we'll come back and talk if fog will be a problem with the commute. >> thank, you top. >>> we have new information just in now. a police chase from virginia to maryland is over, but the suspect is still out there.

mary travers of the folk trio peter, paul & mary has died after a long battle with leukemia.roup's songs like "if i had a hammer" and "blowing in the ring" rang out messages of protest and freedom during the 1960s. their career spanned more than 50 years. mary travers, dead at the age of 72. >>> the white house is confirming this morning they have decided to scrap the controversial missile defense shield. the administration deciding the current plan is not necessary anymore. cnn foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty joins us now life from washington. first off, jill, maybe we should sort of lay out just, generally, what we're talking about here by way of missile defense system. >> well, you know, the missile defense system that we're talking about was proposed by the bush administration. it would put interceptors in poland and there would be a radar system in the czech republic. it's something that the bush administration really wanted, but obama, when he came in, president obama came in, he had some doubts about it. and he continues to have doubts. and now, today, we'

mary travers, one-third of peter, paul & mary, died after a long fight with leukemia.the anti-war protesters and beat nicks. >>> americans are still losing jobs. in today's "money & main street" segment, allan chernoff introduces us to a family who are finding a way to make 13 weeks of severance pay last a full year. >> reporter: carmen and chris jogging home from an errand instead of driving. it's one of many cost-saving steps they are taking since carmen, the family breadwinner was laid off in july from her software job at accenture. >> it's instant panic, oh, my gosh, we're going to lose our house and live in a cardboard box. >> reporter: carmen decided to turn her loss into an opportunity to spend more time with the family while taking time to find another job she'd love. so, they plan to stretch carmen's unemployment checks and her 13-week severance to last a full year, determined not to dig into savings. >> how do you do it? i have the rules posted actually at my desk. >> reporter: rules like "live within your means" which they say they've always done. they are a

i want to ask you, john, if it's true that borrowing peter to pay paul does not create a dime of new money. now the federal reserve can create money, john taylor. and are they part of the recovery story along with the return to business health and some deleveraging by consumer. the fed does create new money and they have created quite a lot of it, have they not? >> they certainly have. a tremendous amount. and of course, they lowered interest rates as well. so that's stimulative. there's no question about it. and quite frankly, you can have some stimulus. i never said it was zero. larry, your logical arguement is very convincing. there's still some things that the government can do, but it's small, and in this case, spread out over so long. you can't plausibly see that it's done anything so far. o owe. >> it's the fed creating new money. if you're looking for stimulus, steve, why don't you look to the fed? >> because normal credit channels whereby this money would go from excess reserves to being loaned out are clogged up right now. monetary policy is having less effect than it norma

must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sun ♪ >> singer mary travers, of the folk trio, peter, paul mary, has died. hits, of course, "puff the magic dragon," "leaving on a jet plane." mary travers tied after battling leukemia. she was 62 years old. >> much more than music is lost. >> thanks, kate. thanks so much. >>> time, now, for weather. sam champion, on the road again. he's in cleveland, ohio, this morning. good morning, sam. >> good morning, robin, chris. good morning, everyone. we're right outside browns stadium here. we're going to have digital and 3-d moviemaking stuff this morning. we have to talk about weather. outside of nashville, there were evacuations due to flooding. little cookville, tennessee, picked up three to four inches of rain overnight. they got an additional one to two inches of rain. this was a terrible situation of flooding. it continues watches out for northern tennessee, nashville, tennessee. little rock got one to three inches of rain yesterday. they see one to three inches of rain again today. frost and freeze advisories out for new england. that's a co

. >> peter paul apollo. >> faustino apostol jr.. >> frank thomas aquilino. >> patrick michael aranyos.arias. >> michael armstrong. >> jack charles aron. >> joshua today aron. >> richard avery aronot. >> myra joy aaronson. >> japhetj. aryee. >> carl asao. >> michael asciak. >> and my cousin, jude. we miss you and love you very much. >> and my friend and colleague. and i'm honored to be here today on behalf of volunteers from new york says thank you. >> thomas j. ashton. >> manuel o. ositimbay. >> greg arthur atlas. >> gerald thomas edward. >> james audiffred. >> frank louis aversano >> ezra aviles. >> samuel ayala. >> arlene t. babakitis. >> use that's bacchus. >> john james. >> andrew j. bailey. >> brett t. bailey. >> garnett edward bailey. >> tatyana bakalinskaya >> michael s. baksh >> sharon balkcom >> michael andrew bane >> kathy bantis >> gerard jean baptiste >> walter baran >> gerard a. barbara >> and my brother. whether it's eight years or 800 years, you'll never be forgotten. >> i'm honored to be here today on behalf of the volunteers of goldwater cole hospital. >> ivan kirillo

i will not rob peter to pay paul. i will not take money out of other responsibilities of government. i will not take money out of education. >> virginiaens go to the poll to vote for governor november 3. >>> here's a look at something happening today, later today. we are expected to hear more details about possible layoffs in prince georges county. the layoffs are connected to a 22.7 million-dollar reduction in state funding. between 100 and 150 county employees could lose their job. representatives from the workers union say employees are expected to learn if they will lose their jobs by october 1. >>> the time now is 6:35. time to check in with digital correspondent, jessica doyle, who is here with more on a crackdown on wall street. >> we are talking about major rule changes. they want to eliminate a type of trading that will give hedge funds an unfair advantage over regular investors. regulators proposed rules to ban flash orders, which give some traders a split second edge in buying or selling stocks. they would

. >> i will not rob peter to pay paul. i will not take money out of education. >> virginiaens head to the polls to elect their next governor on november 3. >>> senator ted kennedy may get one of the last things he wished for before his death last month. that story coming up. plus, president obama reverses plans by his predecessor for a controversial defense system. we'll be right back. >>> in the news now at 5:09, a government official says the deaths have come to 5. it happened near a hotel. rescuers are trying to pull out more victims from the rubble. >>> the late senator, ted kennedy may have one of his last requests fulfilled. the massachusetts state house voted the governor to allow an interim seat. kennedy sent a letter a week before he died asking that a seat be fulfilled for the crucial healthcare reform bill. >>> the obama administration is scrapping plans. the decision is expected to smooth relations with russia, which opposed the plan installation. defense department officials say a system of sensors, plus air,

. >>> mary travers of peter, paul & mary has died. she had been fighting leukemia.he performed for nearly 50 years. "puff the magic dragon," this song. and everyone goes, oh, when they realize who she is. "leaving on a jet plane," "puff the magic dragon." she grew up in new york's greenwich village. she was 72. >>> maybe the credit card companies are getting the message. you want clearer info on the rates and less fine print. our money expert jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. good morning. >> a change t. a change is coming on this front. credit companies, of course they want to brush up their image, few fury over higher rates and cutback credit lines. bank of america is rolling out a new simpler card they call it called the basic card and they say it will have just one interest rate for all transactions, even cash advances. you know, they jack them way up for those usually. so your rate would not change even if you missed some other payment or if your credit rating changes. you know how you get something in the mail saying, oh, well, we found out your credi

one of our major concerns is right now we're looking at robbing peter to pay paul.ple in the u.s. are more concerned about their taxes being raised to provide for this care. eventually, i know we will have to raise taxes. host: thank you for your call, austin. guest: as far as cancer -- my specialty is cancer surgery. i'm a surgeon working at st. mary's hospital. the answer is yes, it irrespective of your condition, cancer is very much -- every healthcare is universal and free at the point of need. many things have happened in cancer. if you look at two decades ago our cancer mortality rates were not as good. a significant amount of reform and funding has gone into cancer treatment. one area i should qualify is that every u.k. citizen is registered with the primary care physician. if you have any symptoms you good to see that primary-care physician who then makes the referral to a hospital. say a patient has a high -- the general practitioner feels there is a suspicion the individual might have cancer, that patient is referred to my clinic. i have to see the patient

if you borrow from peter to transfer spending to paul, there's no net anything. but the fed creates money, okay? their balance sheet has doubled in the past year. m 1 is up 18%. mzm and m 2 up 8% to 9%. we talked about the cpo curve. the interest rate, year to date, consumer price index is up 2.5% at an annual rate. very big negative interest rate there. and here's my final one, the dollar. we are at a year low on the dollar. gold prices are up $100 since, what, july. they're over $1,000. now, i think the treasury and the fed want a cheaper dollar, a because they thit's great for exports and b, because they don't give a darn about inflation. if anything, steve, they want inflation. what's your take on this whole fed easy money dollar business? >> i agree with you. and this is inthe biggest conundrum i've seen in the stock market in a long, long time. maybe michael can explain it to me. maybe you can, larry. i don't understand how stocks can go through the roof. at the same time, the dollar is falling in value. >> because in the short run, it is so stim la tif. in

of paul. >> excepin this case, they robbed peter to pay goldman sachs. >> let me make a quick pointi want to go have question and comments from the panel. when youake the point about having a debate conservatives are not in government righno regretfully, nothing congress or the white house. this is an opportunity for people to start having the debate. let the government in power to justify their policies based on the principles and the stimulus is a gamble because a majority the country no longer believes it was a useful thing. blue dog democrats and moderate republicans have an opportunity for the public to question them. if we can put that into the public debate now, we can't pass that. we don't have enough conservatives in power but we have been up conservativesnded of america conservatives to ise the issue and that the ople in power flail as they discussed that. let me start doing some questions a we of about 50 minutes left on the panel. we will start back there. >> you started out talking about a lot of things that a been happening with eroding especially the rule of law and h

one of our major concerns is right now we're looking at robbing peter to pay paul. people in the u.s. are more concerned about their taxes being raised to provide for this care. eventually, i know we will have to raise taxes. host: thank you for your call, austin. guest: as far as cancer -- my specialty is cancer surgery. i'm a surgeon working at st. mary's hospital. the answer is yes, it irrespective of your condition, cancer is very much -- every healthcare is universal and free at the point of need. many things have happened in cancer. if you look at two decades ago our cancer mortality rates were not as good. a significant amount of reform and funding has gone into cancer treatment. one area i should qualify is that every u.k. citizen is registered with the primary care physician. if you have any symptoms you good to see that primary-care physician who then makes the referral to a hospital. say a patient has a high -- the general practitioner feels there is a suspicion the individual might have cancer, that patient is referred to my clinic. i have to see the pat

one of our major concerns is right now we're looking at robbing peter to pay paul. people in the u.s. are more concerned about their taxes being raised to provide for this care. eventually, i know we will have to raise taxes. host: thank you for your call, austin. guest: as far as cancer -- my specialty is cancer surgery. i'm a surgeon working at st. mary's hospital. the answer is yes, it irrespective of your condition, cancer is very much -- every healthcare is universal and free at the point of need. many things have happened in cancer. if you look at two decades ago our cancer mortality rates were not as good. a significant amount of reform and funding has gone into cancer treatment. one area i should qualify is that every u.k. citizen is registered with the primary care physician. if you have any symptoms you good to see that primary-care physician who then makes the referral to a hospital. say a patient has a high -- the general practitioner feels there is a suspicion the individual might have cancer, that patient is referred to my clinic. i have to see the pat

candy crowley, paul begala, ed rollins, peter bergen. people say president did a good job communicating with them. do we have any indication that more americans are for his plan? >> let me caveat this to death. before we do it. and that is that, first of all, these are just people who watched the speech and we know that millions more will get little clips of it and listen to the pun deadry than listen to the speech. it also skews heavily democratic. we think that the democratic sample in this flash poll is eight to ten points higher than the general population. having said that, the president did very well in this poll. when we asked what is your reaction to the president's speech? 56% very positive. somewhat positive, 21%. negative, 21%. that is a great showing obviously. interesting also that he picked up support here for his plan, and we all know that this -- can waver. but before this speech, about 53% of americans were in favor of this, after the speech 67%. as you pointed out earlier, that's about what bill clinton had at the end o

always has the support of paul. >> guest: that is a mistake of the government robbing peter to pay goldman sachs. >> guest: quick point and then i want to go and get questions and comments from the panel. when you make the point about it is worth having a debate, conservatism is not in government right now, neither in congress or the white house. >> guest: the last eight years either. >> guest: exactly my point. this is an opportunity for people like us to start having the debate, let the government in power justify their policy based on their principles and why the stimulus is a perfect example. majority of the country no longer believes it it was a useful thing. blue dog democrats and moderate republicans are out and around. we have an opportunity for the public to question them f. we could input that into the public debate now. we can't pass them. we don't have enough conservative necessary power. we have enough conservatives and enough american conservatives to raise the issue and let the people in power being watched flail as they discuss that. let me start doing some q

there you see paul volcker, the former fed chief, dick parsons, and the former head of the s.e.c. there you see pete peter son, head of blackstone. the president outlined what his administration did to prevent a second break depression, and a vision for future regulatory reform. he at once chided wall street. but also tried to give skeptics that he believes in free markets. >> we will not go back to the days of reckless behavior and unchecked excess that was at the heart of this crisis. where too many were motivated only by the appetite for quick kills and bloated bonuses. those on wall street cannot resume taking risks without regard for consequences. i have always been a strong believer in the power of the free market. i believe that jobs are best created not by government, but by businesses, and entrepreneurs, willing to take a risk on a good idea. i believe that the role the government is not to disparage wealth, but to expand its reach. >> the president reiterated his desire for the federal reserve to become the super regulator of risk in the markets. he also reinforced his idea of a consumer protect