also tonight, actor and comedian paul reiser is here. he is about to release his first cd of music called," and next year he is set to return to prime time television with a sitcom for nbc. we are glad that you have joined us. pennsylvania governor ed rendell and paul reiser, coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: ed rendell is serving the final month of his second term as pennsylvania's governor. he is also the popular former mayor of philadelphia, and he joins us tonight from harrisburg. governor, good to have

♪ "aliens" reiser.me screen here [ laughter ] a useful app. >> steve: yeah it's great. cause he was in the movie "alien." >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: no. [ laughter ] >> steve: wa't he? >> jimmy: was he? >> steve: i think so, like "alien 3" he was like the evil guy. you can edit this all out. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i didn't know he was in "aliens." >> steve: i think he was. "alien 2," right? >> jimmy: oh, "aliens" >> steve: he played dirk -- i am bad with names but i think his name was farquar p. dirtwater. [ laughter i might be wrong on that. >> jimmy: you are not good with names. you are not good with names. >> steve: anybody? any imdb buffs? >> jimmy: this nex checthis one out here. i haven't tried it out, it's called "man or woman?" what does , it gives you a picture of someone from behind and you have to guess whether it'a man or a woman. could pretttricky. t's py this. camera shutter ] hmm. i'm going to say that's man. [ buzzer ] no. [ laughter ] >> steve: hippie. >> jimmy: let me try another one. t

but it's the soaring amount of mexican heroin and other drugs flooding the streets that has mary reiser, director of georgia's narcanon treatment center fearing what she calls death by injection. >> there's a syringe instead of a gun but people are definitely dying at this end of the war on drugs by the mexican cartel. >> reporter: mexican traffickers now firmly entrenched across america, among unsuspecting neighbors. mark potter, nbc news, atlanta. >>> there is much more of mark potter's extensive reporting of the war next door on our website nightly.msnbc.com. >>> up next here tonight, a new health crisis is spreading in haiti and so are fears of a worst case scenario. >>> it has been an unusual day at one of america's most prestigious universities. police have arrested three men accused of creating a drug lab in a freshman dormitory at georgetown university in washington, d.c. police say the lab was set up to make a hallucinogenic drug. the bust happened after someone reported a strange odor. 300 students was evacuated from the dorm. >>> ten months after port-au-prince was rocked by

but it's the soaring amount of mexican heroin and other drugs flooding the streets that has mary reiserearing what she calls death by injection. >> there's a syringe instead of a gun but people are definitely dying at this end of the war on drugs by the mexican cartel. >> reporter: now firmly entrenched across america among unsuspecting neighbors. >>> there is much more of mark potter's extensive reporting of the door next door on our website "nbc nightly news." >>> a new health crisis is spreading in haiti and so are fears of a worst case desperate for nighttime heartburn relief? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. and for the majority of patients with prescription coverage for nexium, it can cost $30 or less per month. headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain are possible side effects of nexium. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. ask your doctor if nexium can help relieve your heartburn symptoms. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. i want to do it until they have to carry me out. so i'll need t

plus, comedian paul reiser. that's next time. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> -- you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis and working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to yr pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

plus, comedian paul reiser. that's next time. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> -- you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis and working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to yr pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

[applause] the last time i was here, the last time i was on this stage, i was on a reiser with lots of other delaware local electives watching michele obama delivering one of the most incredible, inspiring, pouch and moving speechesive -- i have ever appeared in my entire life, and i'm sorry mr. president, but we have both married up. [applause] >> michele. the first lady, speaking about her husband, now our president, speaking about the issues at stake in that election in 2008 was incredible. she was inspiring. she was moving. and then not much longer on a beautiful day just like, this i joined with so many of you now rodney square to hear from this then candidate, now president, barack obama. and that day, i was moved, as have so many who had volunteered and worked and later voted for change in 2008. to believe in the possibility of position and of change. and folks, more than ever, we now need to get to work together to make real that change, to deliver on that change, and to move forward on that change. we have only 18 days left until election day. i need you to connect with your f

joining us on the phone now, lindsay reiser in el paso. good day to you.school do your typical background check on the teacher? do we know anythingbout what they found? >> reporter: yeah, a spokesperson did say they ran a background check on him prior to hiring him. they didn't find any criminal history. the feds were tracking his ip address. they can track people uping and sharing child pornography. they were tracking an ip address that led to his home. this is, of course, according to prosecutors. so they seized his computers. they found he had been uploading video. he has about 98 commercial videos on his computer depicting child pornography and about 140 homemade videos he made with hidden camera. i guess the video depicts him having sex with 60 to 70 underage girls. they think the youngest may be in elementary school. >> this makes me just sick. i have to ask about the reaction from the community. what's it like? >> caller: we're very shook up. el paso is a very family-based communities. we have family organizations here that are really upset. he was

but it's the soaring amount of mexican heroin and other drugs flooding the streets that has mary reiser, director of a treatment center, fearing what she calls death by injection. >>here's a syringe instead of a gun but people are definitely dying at this d of the war on drugs because of the mexican cartel. >> reporter: mexican traffickers now firmly entrenched across america. among unsuspecting neighbors. mark potter, nbc news, atlanta. >>> it's 6:44 right now. 56 degrees outside. can we improve on yesterday? >> we're going to try. and does appear a warm-up is on the way. i'm tom kierein. the forecast coming up. >>> time to check in with meteorologist m kierein in for chuck bell this morning. you were talk iing about the ak color that is starting to come in from the north but it's not so rich this year? >> yeah, because it's been so dry, the colors are muted. it is now peak color in the mountains. i'll show you the latest foliage report coming up. right now around our region some high clouds coming through. there is a bright, full moon in the western sky coming through the high cloudin