raleigh north carolina very cool out there. 51 over minneapolis as we head northbound warts of carolinas as well. texas still warm out here. 94 will be the high temperature in dallas. 91 san antonio. a warm 89 degrees in new orleans. the south feeling like summertime not really fall time. we will see rain develop across far western areas across the interior northeast and portions of the ohio valley as a frontal boundary pushes eastward. westbound we have an area of low pressure that will be producing showers across portions of the four corners an the northern rockies. >>> maria molina, thanks. now to stories you can bank on. the fed cracking down on credit card companies even forcing one to reimburse customers. here to explain is lauren simonetti of fox business network. >> credit cards issuers discovered pressuring them to buy the expensive add-on services like payment protection and credit monitoring. the consumer bauer retook similar action against capital one and american express. they will change the telemarketing script stooes less confusing when you get them on the phone. you sign

raleigh, north carolina, 82 degrees. pittsburgh will see some scattered showers and storms with highs in the 70s. cincinnati, ohio, highs topping out around 73. and that's your latest forecast, lynn. >>> din lan, thanks. coming up, oracle swings and misses, big corporations dodging taxes. and at least one thing about the iphone 5 that is not fantastic. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, paris hilton is back in the news for some not so nice things she had to say about gay men. >>> two teams punch their ticket to the postseason. the giants dominate in carolina. and tiger goes head to head with rory. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. hundreds of pakistani protestors fought with police in islamabad yesterday. larger crowds are expected today. the american embassy in pakistan is running tv ads trying to reduce anti-american anger. >>> in syria at least 54 people were killed when a jet fighter blew up a gas station in heavy fighting betw

farther south, charlotte, raleigh, north carolina in this muggy air as well. so big picture. boston, new york, washington. today into tonight, fredricka, then it moves through and it is a done deal tomorrow. dry skies. a whole different atmosphere. even temperatures in the 60s. >> oh, my. >> for tomorrow and into monday and tuesday. so a little taste of fall coming in. that's how strong the cold front is. >> wow. that'll feel refreshing but we got to get through today. you talked about washington being in that red zone, parts of washington. look at these live pictures right now of the rain. you can barely see the white house. there were images of the capitol building as well. it's just really coming down. this is the kind of rain, if it carries on for a period of time a big concern for the people in the washington area the big oak trees. you know, those roots get wet. it is a very kind of shallow, rooted tree and often times in big storms like this if it goes on for hours and hours those trees come down. that's when you lead to the power outages, all that. it's a mess. >> fre

this time a united airlines pilot returned to raleigh, north carolina, when two employees got into a tiff. the captain actually asked for cops to meet the plane at the gate. nobody was hurt and there was no arrest. but that incident did cause a three-hour delay. just last week, an argument between two flight attendants caused a four-hour delay on a flight from jfk to washington. >>> a johns hop k s hopkins emp issued an apology, she said she regrets her completely inappropriate comment. she fired off two offensive tweets after he caught two touchdown passes hours after his brother died in an accident. officials say that moody's comments were made from a personal account. >>> the perjury trial against two former penn state administrators accused of lying to a grand jury will start in january. a judge rejected a bid to dismiss the charges against tim curley and gary schultz yesterday. the judge did not rule on another issue. curley and schultz say the statute of limitations expired on charges of failing to properly report child abuse. sandusky was convicted in june. he will be sentence

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north carolina. that stunned and captivated the nation more than 40 years ago. >> one of the nation's most controversial murder cases. >> a jury in raleigh, north carolina. >> fascination over the case was so intense, it spawned not only the best-selling book "fatal vision." >> we want to get the whole story, captain. >> it spawned a mini series in 1984. and through it all one central haunting question -- did jeffery mcdonald really stab and beat to death his pregnant wife and two young daughters in their own home? or as he has maintained for decades that he's innocent and intruders actually killed them? >> i can't prove that i'm not that monster. >> 33 years of he was convicted of the gruesome crime, the case is back in court on monday. as the judge continues new dna evidence and new witness testimony. >> this is extremely significantly. this is a man that received three life sentences. and has been in prison for much of his life and now the possibility is that he could be release zmrd dna evidence wasn't available back in 1979 when he was convicted and his supporters say that genetics from the scene don't match the family. it's a decis

the flight was forced to return to raleigh, north carolina.o blows were exchanged and no charges will be filed. united is compensating passengers for their inconvenience. air asia is adding a free perk who like quiet time. first rows will be restricted to passengers 12 years old and older. there is small fee, between $11-35. travel experts say this could never work in the united states. you planes are set up differently and airlines may face lawsuits. >>> fishermen dream of catching the big one. but one got more even bargained for. it had a human finger in its mouth. he had been fishing in idaho and authorities were able to get a fingerprint from the lost digit. it was chase today a washington border that lost in it accident. when asked if he wanted hit back, he said thanks, but no thanks. >> singer andy williams has died. his hit recording of moon river made him world face ♪ moon river ♪ ♪. >> williams died last night after a long battle with bladder cancer. an amazing voice. we'll be back. ♪ ♪ what was grandma's cold remedy? hi, primo! asopa

there is heavy rain and flash flood warning issued in the raleigh, north carolina area.seeing two and half everyones of rain and that will be possible in areas from new england all the way down in the carolinings and we are seeing the severe weather fars tornados diminishing . we have damaging wind gust and isolated tornados and keep that in mind. and others in in addition . and they have been allowed to expire and areas further off east of that and long island still under a tornado watch. we are continuing to see the possibility for more severe storms and in affect in new hampshire porgs portion -- portions of massachusetts and connecticut. we are seeing damaging wind gusts. harris, the storm produced widespread damage. and over 200 respects of and that is the area. that will be on the fox news channel. and a personal note. there is a dynamic woman who made a contribution to so many lives. my grandmother queen esther temple. our family gathering in texas where she raised a huge family guided by faith and strong conviction that all things were possible. she saw the great

meanwhile, 25-year-old quinton bass of raleigh, north carolina shot and killed 40-year-old alex and critically wounded 56-year-old larry peterson back on august 10 during an attempted robbery outside peterson's bed and breakfast. police are also looking into the possibility bass is also responsible for other robberies in that area. it's 56 degrees at the airport. looking to get a jump-start on holiday shopping? how one retailer wants to help. >> and what police say caused a deadly crash. plus -- >> and you can't keep this trouble all in the family. details on sally struthers's run-in with the law. >> and we have a little rain in the forecast. >> we have cleared that accident? howard county but still dealing with a problem shot? >> welcome back. the time is 11 minutes after 6:00. 65 degrees downtown at the maryland science center. stan and i were having a very deep conversation. the difference between partly sunny and partly cloudy. >> i'm thinking, isn't that the same? >> partly sunny means more clouds than sun and partly cloudy means more more sun than clouds. the producers saying, hey, can y

so spots like atlanta, georgia, raleigh, north carolina, there may be some delays some airport delays already from that system coming northward. for us we'll get the heaviest rain on tuesday. and it is really with the next storm system a big rain event for us. as far as tomorrow afternoon goes, 76 in frederick. mount airy 79 degrees. culpepper up to a high of 79 degrees. here's your four-day forecast. no problems whatsoever this weekend. so get out and enjoy it. of course, it's the big fair in frederick, maryland. there's your rain for monday and tuesday. behind it we'll cool down. low 70s on wednesday. and that's going to come with a little bit of a breeze. so i think we'll all have the jackets on guys on wednesday of next week. and the umbrellas, go ahead and find out where you stuck them this weekend. >> all right. veronica, thanks. >>> coming up on news4 at 4:00 a bear decides to cool off with a dip in somebody's backyard pool. >>> and thieves foil themselves when they hit up an apple store. we'll tell you the important clue they left behind. >>> and coming up next on news4 at 5:0

hey, this is from mandy in raleigh, north carolina. have you ever been there? geoff: oh, yeah.ere in north carolina. [laughter] dear craig and geoff. i was invited to two parties on a saturday night in different parts of town at the same time. how do i decide which friend to insult? wasn't this a jim carrey movie? he did a whole lot of those -- like not really -- like jim carrey in "banana banana" where he eats a magical banana and all he can say is banana for a whole hour. geoff: jim carrey back in geesen. craig: banana! [laughter] this is from jared in auburn, in alabama. i know you like it in alabama. geoff: i love it in alabama. craig: sweet home alabama. dear craig and g.p. is it ever ok to give someone the finger when you're driving and they act like an idiot? look, no, it is a question. it is a public service announcement. i have to demonstrate. no. cbs cares. please buy the products advertised and never say crikey on tv. [laughter] this is from sam in cape gerardo in -- there. [laughter] this is from jenna in mara vista in california. ever been to california? geoff: yea

so they started putting their money in places like raleigh, north carolina, nashville, tennessee, phoenixona, and madison, wisconsin. that's because what happens in our state legislatures directly affects our taxes, schools, roads, the quality of our air and water -- even our right to vote. politicians and lobbyists at the core of this clever enterprise figured out how to pull it off in an organized, camouflaged way, covering their tracks while they put one over on an unsuspecting public. this is the story of how and why it worked. our report was many months in the making. it's a collaboration between tom casciato and kathleen hughes, the filmmakers at okapi productions and the schumann media center that i head. schumann supports independent journalism and public watchdog groups like the center for media and democracy, whose investigators have been tracking the footprints of alec, an organization hiding in plain sight, yet one of the most influential and powerful in american politics. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i've often told people that i talk to out on the campaign trail when they say "state what?" when

the capital bureau chief of television in raleigh, north carolina will be with us. the university of north carolina political science professor will discuss the north carolina boat. guest is [video clip] is covering journal" the democratic convention this week. >> this is what you are saying about the presidential candidate. >> i am sick about president obama. health care -- my grandson has health care and nobody has a right to take that away from him. >> mitt romney showed us a trustworthy and compassionate and international knowledgeable businessman he is. >> i hope the american people wake up and choose the right president. i have not made up my mind yet because i hear too many lies coming out of all of them. >> i think president obama has done a good job and kept us safe from terrorists. i will just stick with him. he is trying to get us out of the depression and i think he has done a good job under the circumstances. >> the reelection bid is dependent on performance in the first term and obama has not performed so we will vote for running. --romney. >> this see

even raleigh, north carolina, was talking about flashoday. a really strong and widespread storm system. and we still have a slight chance to see more severe weather today although the worst of it is already done and over with, about. parts of the state of maine and eastern portions of massachusetts and connecticut down into parts of eastern, north carolina, that could still deal with large hail and damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. be even though the severe weather risk is over in places like new york city and parts of upstate new york still dealing with areas of heavy rain and a severe thunderstorm watch in effect across parts of maine down in through eastern portions of the state of massachusetts. in effect until 11:00 p.m. eastern time. so still a couple more minutes here to go that you could see the severe storms this that part of the country. otherwise just dealing with the heavy rain further off towards the south across parts of north carolina and happy to report that thankfully we do not have in tornado w

this time a united airlines pilot returned to raleigh, north carolina, when two employees got into some sort of a tiff. the captain actually asked for cops to mee the plane at the gate. nobody got hurt and there were no arrests, but this incident did cause a three-hour delay. just last week, an argument between two flight attendants caused a four-hour delay on a flight from jfk here to washington. >>> the perjury trial against former penn state administrators accused of lying the a grand jury will start in january. a judge rejected a bid to dismiss the charges against tim curley and gary schultz yesterday. the judge did not rule on another issue. curley and schultz say the statute of limitations expired on charges of failing to properly report suspected child abuse. jerry sandusky was convicted in june on charges he sexually abused ten boys, some on campus. he'll be sentenced next month. >>> a johns hopkins employee has apologized for sending insensitive tweets to the ravens' torrey smith. katy moody issued a formal apology saying she regrets her "tasteless and completely inappropriate

that plane had just taken off from raleigh, north carolina. the captain asked police to meet them at the gate. just last week, an argument between two flight attendants caused a four-hour delay. >>> a new breakthrough treatment for acne may already be living on your skin. scientists have pinpointed a virus that naturally seeks out and kills pimple-causing bacteria. the harmless virus already lives on our skin. scientists hope to use this research to develop a topical cream to fight acne. they say that could take at least ten to 15 years to get fda approval. >>> the baltimore ravens will offer free skin cancer skeenings before tonight's game against the cleveland browns. dermatologists will perform screening tests from 4:00 to 8:00 tonight before the game. the screenings are part of an initiative with the national awareness campaign melanoma exposed. >>> the washington nationals could be division champions by this weekend. >> that's right. their magic number is now 4, which means they'll clinch a division title with wins today, and tomorrow, an

>> i am speaking birmingham, alabama, raleigh north carolina on sunday. i have a week off and then my new book comes out. >> and you will be back in a couple weeks and we will be talking about ur

spots like raleigh, north carolina, atlanta, georgia, may have some airport delays monday evening with the storm system. and the type of rain that it will dump. it will pull a lot of moisture out of the gulf of mexico. for us here, again, i think tuesday early we could see our wettest time period going into midday, with the storm system perhaps winding down by tuesday late afternoon and evening. here's the kind of rain i'm expecting. one to three inches. and while we're not expecting any severe weather with any tornadoes, or high winds, we still could see winds up to around 30 miles per hour. so a soggy one for us coming up. our evening forecast for partly cloudy, gorgeous out there, 71 to 75 degrees. so get out and really enjoy yourself the next couple of days. 54 to 63 early tomorrow morning. more sunshine, more beautiful weather, mild at 75 to 80 degrees. today into the low 80s. tomorrow, just shy, i think, of 80 degrees in a lot of neighborhoods. 76 degrees expected on monday with a 60% chance for rain around the area. 77 on tuesday. on tuesday, with that heavy rain moving through,

that was an attempt in north carolina but did not succeed. host: marie from raleigh, north carolina is now is on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. i'm so thankful to be able to talk to you today. i enjoy c-span over the years, and i hope it continues. my question to the professor, fir of all, is about the topic of voters in the classroom. is it discussed specifically about the voters' power or feeling empowered, the dynamics, have they changed over the last 10 years, along with the diversity of communications throughout the country? guest: well sure, and using the social media of the leg up that president obama had in 2008. i don't have a facebook, i don't use twitter or whatever, you know, i don't tweet, but i think that's created a lot of interest in the younger voter. i do think they talk about, the students, talk about the influence of money and 2012 is going to be different because of more photo voter legislation, because of superpacks and perhaps because the use of the social media is not exclusively for the obama campaign, and we do s

north carolina, that stunned and captivated the nation more than 40 years ago. >> one of the nation's most controversial murder cases. >> the jury and the lawyers and the neighbors have left. >> a jury in raleighrth carolina. >> reporter: fascination over the case was so intense, it spawned not only the best-selling book "fatal vision" -- >> yes, i'm afraid i don't quite understand. >> we just want to get the whole story, captain. >> reporter: but also a tv miniseries. in 1984 it starred ricky schroeder. >> i didn't do it. the man who did it is still out there free to do it again. >> reporter: and through it all, one central haunting question -- did jeffery macdonald, a doctor and green beret, really stab and beat to death his pregnant wife and two young daughters in their own home, or as he has maintained for decades, he's innocent and intruders actually killed them? >> i cannot prove to the millions of people who have watched the reruns over and over that i'm not that monster. >> reporter: 33 years after macdonald was convicted of the gruesome crime, the case is back in court monday as the judge continues new dna evidence and witness testimony that macdonald's allies say will finally clear h

during us in our studio is laura leslie of wral-tv of raleigh, north carolina. ura leslie, tell us about wral-tv, and how you are covering this convention as a local north carolina reporter. guest: we have several cruise down here, a morning anchor and an evening anchor. i am dividing time between online content and television. we are looking at this in terms of the local delegation and the impact on state politics, and it is fun to cover the convention. host: is it your first national convention? guest: it is not my first national convention, but charlotte is -- well, there are a lot of folks trying to get around the city, security issues, people not talking to other people, so the parameters change daily and the gates change daily, and on top of that we have had a lot of rain. i think a lot of the delegates are frustrated with the difficulty of getting around the city, but you can definitely say that it is secure. host: laura leslie, hollis tomorrow night looking for the bank of america stadium -- haoles tomorrow looking for the bank of america stadium? guest:

event that's not going to affect just this area, but areas down to the south, throughout north carolina, around raleigh, around areas up north into philadelphia and even new york city. so this storm system will be, i think, delaying travel tomorrow. as far as this evening goes, 5:00 to, 7:00, should be dry. around 8:00, 9:00, the showers develop. we'll talk about how much we could get in a couple of minutes. >> okay. >>> nobody has seen it but they have heard it. the tiny squeak of a brand-new baby panda, born last night at the national zoo. this is a live picture of the zoo's panda cam. you can see mei xiang resting with her cub. she built quite a nest there. so even the zoo keeps are having trouble getting a glimpse of this teeny tiny little baby. richard jordan is lich at the zoo. i'll bet the officials are as excited as the visitors, richard. >> reporter: wendy, the panda team is probably the most excited. they have been hoping for this for years. and many of them thought it might never come. of course, everyone wants to get a good look at that cub. but so far, not even the veterinarians or zoo kee

growing metro areas are washington, austin, texas, hinesville, georgia, mcallen, texas, and raleigh, north carolinain the professor at the university of toronto and the author of the rise of the creative class revisited. you say cities have become more livable but not all cities are booming. what do the successful cities do right? >> well, i think there's a few things that successful cities do right. the most important thing is that they invest in their human capital. they invest in their talented people. they have great high schools and particularly colleges and universities, but also the best cities are making themselves attractive for highly skilled, ambitious, and entrepreneurial people. they have brought crime rates down low. they have cleaned thenselves up, cleaned up the pollution and waterfronts and made themselves more livable. >> i came back from china and was marveling at all of the infrastructure growth going on there. we talked on the show about how washington is dysfunctional, but even state government is pushing back on infrastructure projects which should over time return the cash t

fight between two united airlines flight attendants force a plane to return to the airport in raleigh, north carolinasay the pilot radioed the control tower shortly after takeoff after a possible assault on board. when the flight landed, police determined an argument started when one flight attendant brushed up against another flight attendant. officers say the confrontation did not get physical. >>> the los angeles area is bracing for another round of major road closures. some call it carmageddon starting tomorrow night, a ten- mile stretch of the 405 will be shut down so crews can move the remainder of the mull holland bridge. -- mu holholland bridge -- mulholland bridge. >>> sal, it's getting slower out there. >> right now, here in the bay area, we have our own slow traffic. it's not quite to the epic levels of the san diego freeway. but, you know, it is a little bit slow on 880 northbound or southbound as you drive to hayward or oakland. but it is moderately heavy. >>> metering lights are on. no problems on the actual bridge getting into san francisco. we keep looking at the peninsula. there is a

as far as south as raleigh, north carolina we are looking at 78. 73 over in minneapolis, as well. westward, on the hot side in interior northwest and dry humidity in place here. we do have an elevated fire danger. a number of red flag warnings are in effect across parts of central plains in portions of montana, idaho and washington and oregon. >> heather: thank you very much. >> gregg: what a bhuif day outside. did you notice that. 74 degrees according to the clock outside our building. >> heather: looks like football weather. >> gregg: we're going to lose some leaves pretty well. good paying jobs, even the companies that are hiring aren't offering middle-class wages these days. >> heather: the inspiring story of a blinded u.s. navy lieutenant. why she hearing the cheers and showing a ton of heart. >> gregg: and a major airline refusing to allow this young man a boy, to fly. wait until you say this guy is a security risk. hard to believe. >> my son doesn't jump people or attack people. he is not a terrorist. he is not going crash through the security door into the cockpit. [ male

>> i'm from raleigh, north carolina. >> who is this? >> monica. >> where are you from?> you can get under here with me and nicholas. you have one, too. let's get to the boards. we don't care about a little rain. let's start with a cloudy shot of boston. here's why all this is going on. let's get to the boards. what in the world is happening? there's that impulse of low pressure, slowly clearing the coastline. later on today, we'll get rid of this in new york city, and in new jersey, and in pennsylvania. it's going to take a little longer as you work north to get it out of the way. but in the deep south, all of that heat and humidity does start to break for a little bit. it does mean you're getting some much-needed rain over the next several days. thank goodness for you, nicholas, and that "good morning america" umbrella. >> we're wet in times square. it doesn't matter. little kentucky, little sign here. lara, back to you. >> thank you, tgif. >>> here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." mom genes. is there really a gene for being a mom. there's a new

>> tomorrow, robert christensen, chief political reporter for the "news and observer" of raleigh, north carolinaf this week's democratic convention. susan roberts exhibit -- examine the political dynamics of north carolina heading into the november election, and democratic delegate brian butler, president of lgbt democrats of north carolina, discusses gay and lesbian

. >>> they got into an argument on a flight, forced the plane to return to raleigh north car fine. they -- north carolinalice determined there was an argument when one flight attendant brushed up against another. police say the confrontation did not get physical. >>> they are bracing for another round of road closures starting tomorrow night. they will once again shut down so repair crews can remove the remainder of the mulholland bridge. they will be adding a carpool lane to the freeway and so far they have spent $150,000 spreading the word about that road shut down. let's check back in with sal. >>> a quick look at the toll plaza coming up on mornings on 2, we will look at all the freeways looking into it, and as it gets busy, we will have more reports on that. >>> inland temperatures will warm up in their hazy sunshine and 50s and 60s to 90 degrees and we will have more coming up on mornings on 2. >>> at the occupied encampment they did make arrests and ktvu channel 2 morning news has exclusive video. >>> rerefs will be back on the -- real referees will being back on the field tonight for the games, s

we went to charlotte, raleigh, north carolina, other places. we are really fired up. and large, they are for the president, married women, not so much for the president. >> eat a child from greenwood, south carolina, a people said that barack started leading a chant, fired up and ready to go. it became a major calling card and charge for this campaign. as we move around this convention, young people, old people, black-and-white, i sent the same energy that we saw in denver in 2008. neil: would it not always be the case. if they are not fired up in real life is, they shouldn't be in a room like this. these folks will go out and carry this fire with them? >> estimate just committee will carry the fire with them. neil: some people think things are getting worse not better. it doesn't jive with the numbers. not the recession has been often, but a big boom recovery is not either. >> we can play the numbers game. neil: tepid growth. >> tepid growth lately. i am an old trial lawyer. let me put it in terms that most people can understand. the republican party was like a drunk