ron allen, nbc news, rhinebeck, new york. >>> to alberta, canada, now. and a very close call after a spectacular crash. it happened as a canadian air force jet was training yesterday for an air show. the pilot was practicing a low-altitude, low-speed maneuver when the plane suddenly dove to the ground and exploded into a fireball. the pilot managed to eject seconds before impact. he suffered only scrapes and a sore back after being dragged several hundred feet. >>> up next, a happy ending. to a sad tale from the gulf with a little help from our friends. >>> finally tonight, we return to the disaster in the gulf and to a story we first told you about here last week about hundreds of families facing hardship in the gulf region forced to give up their pets. so many good and faithful animals suddenly without homes. not anymore. here is nbc's michelle kosinski. >> reporter: they are the victims that can't explain how it feels, that don't know what suddenly happened to their families or their favorite pillows. but marley and lesley and unstoppable georgia have

the mystery of rhinebeck's clinton wedding will come to an end saturday.till plenty of time for rumors in this small town to run rampant. elaine quijano, cbs news. rhinebe rhinebeck, new york. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday morning. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. ,,,, - tens of thousands of >>> good morning. it's monday, the 26th of july. >>> if you ride at transit, a word of warning, d

is this the biggest mystery ever to hit rhinebeck? >> this is the biggest mystery and speculation has become the greatest parlor game since monopoly. >> reporter: it may be calm in the kitchens here now, but chef jeff croner is one of several possible names for a caterer. >> i'm not denying or confirming anything about this. i can't talk about my clients. >> reporter: that's the best you've got? >> that's the best i've got. >> reporter: back here a couple knows the ingredients for a good marriage. >> we were high school sweethearts. >> reporter: married right here in rhinebeck 57 years ago. today they are wishing the soon to be newlyweds much happiness, no matter where they tie the knot. peter alexander, nbc news, rhinebeck, new york. >> so there you go. >>> that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> new evidence tonight

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by one estimate clinton's wedding in rhinebeck, new york, manuel >> reporter: it's the best and worststoric town two hours north of manhattan. >> so this is the event everybody's talking about but nobody's talking about it? >> that's true. >> reporter: welcome to rhinebeck, soon to be inundated are 400 of chelsea and marc, bill and hillary's closest friend. who made the guest list? jim langan of the local fews says oprah, tom hanks are also invited to the saturday evening ceremony. it's going to be held at astor court, overlooking the sprawling hudson valley. they are speculating about the details. many of the wedding guests are said to be staying at the beekman arms, it has a long history of catering to celebrities and politicians. even george washington slept here. congratulations are everywhere, but anyone connected to the ceremony had to sign a confidentiality agreement. the clintons still won't even confirm it's happening. >> they leaked a bunch of secret documents on the internet about the afghanistan war. did you hear about that? don't worry. the plan for chelsea clinton's wedd

rhinebeck residents say the cloak and dagger operation didn't work.y're just hopeful the wedding of the year will put their small town on the map. linsey davis, abc news, rhinebeck, new york. >>> the speculation has already put them on the map. that is "world news" for this saturday. tomorrow on "gma," the latest on the coast to coast heat wave. and join dan harris for "world news" tomorrow evening. for all of us at abc news, thanks for watching and good night. >> alan: oakland and b.a.r.t. police officers shoot and kill a man this morning after he led offers on a chase for several blocks. they say a man with a knife lunged at them. it happened at 8:15 this morning. here's more now from lisa amin gulezian. >> reporter: it wasn't even 9:00 a.m. when many in this neighborhood woke up to gunfire. >> heard a pop, and then right after that i heard pop, pop, pop. >> we believe both b.a.r.t. and opd fired their gun. >> reporter: a caller dialed 9-1-1 to report a man carrying two knives. b.a.r.t. police fo

still, most rhinebeck residents say they know what's cooking.ing cake right in their backyard. locals say this would be the biggest thing to happen here ever. the mayor expressed concern he had not been alerted. after all, we're talking about a town with only 14 part-time officers and only three squad cars. don't be surprised if you get tapped to come and direct traffic. >> confidentiality agreements have become very common. in celebrity weddings. any word if that happened here so far? >> reporter: yeah, that is the word. but, allegedly, the people that have signed the agreements have been telling people, i signed a confidentiality agreement. not so discreet. >> and i understand you and your crew had a little run in with the law? >> reporter: yesterday was the first time that i have been detained by police. there's a barn just a few miles away from here that's believed to be the site of the rehearsal dinner. before we escorted off the property by police, the police officer told us our information would be given to the secret service. he said, li

now let's head about 90 miles north of here, rhinebeck, new york.l. getting a lot of tidbits here and there, but i have to tell you, everybody here involved with wedding has been sworn to secrecy. but i am collecting party favors already. i scored my "the wedding" t-shirt, of course the date, rhinebeck, new york, july 31st, 2010. now, the town couldn't be more excited. in fact, everybody here is all abuzz, talking about it already because it is one of summer's biggest events but also one of the worst-kept secrets. it's about anyone can talk abnow. chelsea clinton's wedding to her longtime boyfriend, marc mezvinsky. >> rhinebeck is on lockdown. >> reporter: the town is ready to embrace the couple on their special day. most here seem to be bursting at the seams with what was their little secret. at the local bridal shop, ill's all good for business, if only they could talk about it. >> they have signed confidentiality agreements. i know a couple of people who have signed those. >> reporter: officials are holding news conferences, though they're not sa

bill clinton walking through and stirring up the village of rhinebeck. >> president clinton, how areeeling? >> reporter: shaking hands, taking pictures. even taking questions about his future son-in-law. >> i feel very blessed. hillary and i -- hillary feels the same way. we think he's fabulous. >> reporter: but clinton was close-lipped when it came to exactly who is coming to the wedding. hillary clinton told nbc news the guests would be chosen very carefully. >> it is hers and it's a family wedding and the people coming are her friends and people that have been meaningful in her life. >> reporter: tonight some of the guests have been spotted and parts of the invite list have leaked. >> it seems to be maybe a little less high profile names and more actual god for bid friends of marc and chelsea but still some a-listers here. >> reporter: who exactly? well, mignon moore is reportedly in. moore was the director of white house political affairs under bill and a senior political consultant to hillary clinton for the white house. the guy who beat hillary for that job, president obama tol

still, most rhinebeck residents ding caklike a wedding cake and right in heir backyard.is, abc news, new york. >> i already got my invite. >> mine's in the mail, right? >> for sure.

as you can imagine a lot of talk here in rhinebeck. it's a wedding that's getting top billing that here it is really a very hard to keep things top secret. it's being called the wedding of the decade. an exclusive affair for chelsea clinton and mark mezvinsky in rhinebeck, new york. >> i think it's going to be a very understated, elegant, but befitting a royal wedding for the u.s. >> reporter: bill and hillary clinton have tried to keep a tight lid on details but final preparations are being made at astor court, an elegant 50 acre estate on the hudson. >> we've heard that it's going to be one kind of main office where when people get to rhinebeck they'll check in and they'll be told from there where the hotel will be and where they'll stay. >> reporter: with a price tag rumored to be between $3 million to $5 million, no expense will be spared. security alone is expected to cost more than $200,000. and it will be paid for by the clintons. plus they'll pick up the tab for transportation to and from astor court. once inside, guests can ex

only at chili's. >>> chelsea's wedding in rhinebeck, right?me really good connections who are going to tell us about who's in, who's not in. >> i love these details. >> very, very good details. >> you know what else is fascinating and we were talking about this this morning, what a great job chelsea clinton has done on putting the clampdown on so much. it's amazing the information we're getting but, boy, it's tough to get. >> it comes out with an eye dropper. >> a little trickle. as harry said, we have good details coming up. >> and "idol". >> this is huge. ellen tweets yesterday, she's done. dim the light, she says, i voted myself off "idol." now rumors kara's been hired. j. lo, steven tyler in? is this good or is this the end? >> people are talking about that this morning. >> that means we are, too. >> exactly right. we'll take a break. we'll be back right after your local news. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by big lots. think extreme value. think big lots. well, are you going to pick it or not? it's not ready yet.

sharyn alfonsi is in rhinebeck. >> reporter: the bride may have been trying to avoid media attention, but he seemed to be basking in it. bill clinton, strolling through and stirring up rhinebeck today, smiling, shaking hands, even taking questions about his future son-in-law. >> i like him. and i admire him. >> reporter: chelsea met marc mezvinsky, the son of two former democratic members of congress, in her teens. they attended stanford together, but only became romantically linked a few years ago. she's an only child. he's one of ten. >> i feel very blessed. hillary and i -- hillary feels the same way. we think he's fabulous. >> reporter: hillary was last spotted delivering packages to chelsea's apartment. tonight, she and hundreds of the family's closest friends are headed to a rehearsal dinner at a nearby estate. most people won't get within miles of that or the multimillion dollar wedding. but today, a few did get to meet the man who will walk chelsea down the aisle. did he seem like a nervous father of the bride? >> i think he seemed pretty damn calm, really. >> he was nice. >>

it's beautiful in rhinebeck, the place is beautiful on the hudson river. >> reporter: you know whereappening? >> i think so. i've heard, supposedly. >> reporter: one week before an event that so many expect to happen here, rumor and speculation substitute for fact and real information. joan howe is a wedding planner but not "the" wedding planner. everybody has to talk about the wedding with the if, maybe rumor. >> i know. >> reporter: it's weird. >> it is very weird. >> reporter: a local photographer snapped this picture of a tent going up at the 50-acre astor courts estate where rumor has it some 400 guest guests will celebrate a wedding the clintons have guard like a state secret. some guests are supposedly staying at the exclusive belvedere this weekend. anything going on next weekend? >> no comment. we don't permit other people here so you have complete privacy. >> reporter: rhinebeck's mayor has said for certain the police force with just 14 part-time officers and three patrol cars is going to need help next weekend. >> biggest concern is the crush of media, paparazzi and curiou

. >> reporter: in the one stop light village of rhinebeck, new york, nestled in the postcard perfectson valley all signs indicate chelsea clinton will marry fiance here next saturday, and the rumors are swirling. >> president obama is coming up in the hudson in a private boat, and, you know, the frogmen will escort him. >> reporter: the clintons have not confirmed ryan beck as the wedding location but the mother of the bride told cbs news she's thrilled. >> i'm very excited. i think she is a really responsible young woman. her fiance is a wonderful young man. >> reporter: mayor jim reardon believes the ryan beck rumor is true. what do you think this place is going to look like come july 31. >> i think it's going to look like a circus. >> reporter: the wedding will reportedly take place at the $12 million estate known as aster court, 50 acres and owned by clinton donors. just two days ago, the local paper, the "hudson valley news" spotted this newly erected tent on the grounds of the estate. >> go ahead, what's up. >> reporter: executive edsor jim langan. >> our sources indicate it wi

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rhinebeck, new york, is the area. large party tents were seen on the estate of john jacob aster. and former president bill clinton walked through the village with a throng of reporters. guests will not be allowed to bring their cell phone. >> do you think any-up will try to sneak something in? >> i'm sure people will try to sneak things in but its tea going to be really difficult when you have the state police, local police and secret police on their tail. >> one writer said this is the most significant thing to happen to rhinebeck sense george washington's army drove the british out during the revolutionary war. >>> and fog is headed your way tonight just as it has the last, gosh, six, seven nights in a row. we had a lot of fog and it's going to be in your neighborhood. right now, wife fog sure to cross the bay on its way into oakland, hayward, san leandro. we are looking for a day tomorrow a lot like today. so not bad. not hot. we go in. just a nice day. the weekend is all about fog in the morning, clearing in the afternoon, extended it forecast we are talking about warming tre

now, rhinebeck is waiting to see if the rumors become reality.helsea trying to avoid cameras as she jets around manhattan in a rush. >> have a wonderful day. thank you. >> reporter: the mother of the bride, helping, too. toting loot from tiffany's in a garment bag. into chelsea's apartment. she was spotted getting a pedicure, grabbing frozen yogurt, and picking up rare books. perhaps a gift. the bride certainly won't have time to do much reading this weekend, as details from her jam-packed wedding unfolds. the rehearsal dinner where the couple has reportedly asked guests to wear country chic or cocktail apparel, to the reception saturday night, which is expected to include a massive fireworks display over the hudson. that won't be the only thing shimmering saturday night. chelsea is reportedly wearing $250,000 worth of jewelry. another reason the clintons have hired extra security. $200,000 worth. small potatoes compared to the bud budget. $500,000 on flowers alone. >> congratulations, chelsea and marc. >> reporter: in town, rhinebeck is ready fo

elaine quijano is in rhinebeck, new york. plenty of buzz there, i'm sure. >> reporter: exactly right. you know, some people might be wondering what kind of person wins the heart of chelsea clinton and the aparole of her prominent parents? someone who has a lot in common with his bride-to-be. his name may not ring a bell but her fiance, marc mezvinsky is about to become the man of the hour. >> they have been together a long time. >> reporter: is he a cutie? >> very cute. she has very good taste. >> reporter: they first met as teenagers at a leadership retreat in 1993. they both tanded stamford university. he now work as an investment bank errata hedge fund. lives in a building in a $4 million three-bedroom apartment on new york 'fifth avenue. his family has faced adversity. his father, former iowa congressman ed mezvinsky, plead guilty to fraud and served five years in prison. observers say as children of politicians who face public turmoil, both marc and chelsea understand how harsh the negative spotlight can be. >> i think i

cbs news correspondent elaine quijano with the latest. >> reporter: in rhinebeck, new york, all signsieves the rhinebeck rumor is true. >> what do you think it's going to look like july 31st. >> a circus. >> a guessing game is on on who is going to be asked for the wedding of the year. >> the main thing is president obama coming, is president obama not coming. >> reporter: other big names on the guest list of 400, movie mogul, tony blair and barbra streisand. initial invites vague on details, only the nuptials held somewhere within a two and a half radius of manhattan. most likely venue, $2.5 million estate astor courts. the cost, $2 million, flowers alone, $250,000, catering $750,000. high-profile wedding consultant knows several vendors hired for the event and said it could go higher. >> when you add up the pieces in a high-profile wedding, costs add up quickly. >> gift bags will include wine bearing the clinton name, no relation, from a local vineyard. elaine quijano, cbs news, rhinebeck, new york. >>> katie couric with a preview of the cbs news. >> good morning. their husbands fig

. >>> the faa announced today that airspace over rhinebeck will be restricted from 3:00 saturday to 3:30 a.m. sunday. that's despite the fact that the clintons have yet to confirm the wedding is being held there. the clintons did not invite president obama. not that the president is too disappointed by the snub. he joked with the hosts of the view this morning on what a headache he would have caused at the wedding. >> i am not going and i have to say it would be tough enough having one president at a wedding. you don't want two presidents at a wedding. the secret service and everybody's getting checked as they go in, the gifts getting unwrapped. >> his appearance on the view was the first time in history a sitting president has appeared on a daytime talk showir mas a word in. >>> we'll be right back. a goo, and they've got extra money in their pocket. those are happy passengers. how much does it cost for those snacks again? nothing. at southwest airlines, when we have a sale, it's a sale. [ male announcer ] southwest airlines has flights starting at $49 one-way. book now only at south

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that the big clinton wedding this weekend is indeed just where everybody thought it would be in rhinebeckrk. we broke one clue on our own blog last night when we learned the faa has already shut down air space for the venue over this coming weekend. president obama, for his part, said on "the view" today he had not been invited to the wedding. he joked that would make security even worse. the price tag for the whole thing rumored to be between $2 million and $3 million. only in america. >>> when we come back, why so many americans are heading over to europe in search of clues from a book. shoes? old legs. p.a.d., the doctor said. p-a-d... p.a.d. isn't just poor circulation in your legs causing you pain. it more than doubles your risk of a heart attack or stroke. i was going to tell you. if you have p.a.d., plavix can help protect you from a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots, the cause of most heart attacks and strokes. call the doctor about plavix -- please? i will. [ male announcer ] certain genetic factors and some medicin

. >>> a smiling former president bill clinton showed up in rhinebeck, new york to give away his onlylinton is expected to marry her long-time boyfriend. they went to stanford together, but only became romantically involved two years ago. she was nowhere to be found but the president strolled the streets and even took questions about his future son-in-law. >> we feel very blessed and hillary feels the same way. we think he is fabulous. >> we think he is fabulous. the former president and secretary of state hillary clinton returned to their hotel after a rehearsal dinner. about 400 to 500 people are expected to attend tomorrow night's ceremony. i'm sure larry got his invitation to that. >> can't make it. giants-dodgers tomorrow, cheryl, come on now. got to get the orange blackout and have some friends coming in. i will send a gift. i will put your name on it too. put tim lincecum together with orange friday and how can you lose? you can lose your life in the x-games. this thing is scary. photo x gone very, very -- [ female announcer ] get extra savings at the jcpenney appreciation sale

chelsea clinton, set to tie the knot saturday in rhinebeck, new york. a wedding that is reportedly costing more than $3 million. and sharyn alfonsi is right there for us this morning. good morning, sharyn. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, the v.i.p.s are expected to stay here at this hotel. it's called the beekman arms inn. it's not grand. it is charming and cozy. it looks like the perfect place to sleep off a big party. the latest clues about this weekend's wedding, tents popping up on the great lawn here at the astor court estate. those tents reported to cost $600,000, complete with glass walls and a.c. the total cost of the extravaganza is reported to be anywhere from $3 million to $5 million. the price tag, a full $1 million more than the nuptials of tom cruise and katie holmes. the architecture at astor, more paris than poughkeepsie. and the wedding planner, brian raffnelli, who did fund-raisers for hillary clinton and planned inaugural balls for president obama. >> it's coming together, as the grand, classic, formal wedding. there's probabl

. >> reporter: speculation has shifted from vows on the vineyard to a royal wedding in rhinebeck, news this sleepy down a decoy or a done deal? don't look to the mother of the bride for answers. >> my lips are sealed. i'm under very strict orders not to talk about it, and i think for the right reasons. it's a family wedding and the people coming are her friends. and people who have been meaningful in her life. >> reporter: we sought ans ourselves. to be precise, this local estate, the astor's 50-acre property. >> the astors courts itself, magnificent. the indoor swimming pool and endure tennis court that are breathtaking. >> reporter: the rehearsal dinner will allegedly take place at this barn. >> i have no confirmation that in fact it is happening. >> i can say without a doubt that chelsea clinton will be married on astor courts on july 31st. >> reporter: we can tell you about chelsea's veil, considering the entire wedding itself is seemingly under one big veil of secrecy. for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, rhinebeck, new york. >> how is the president doing on that p

local officials in rhinebeck, new york, say they have been told by law enforcement the event will be held there next weekend. >>> and finally, a whale of a tale from south africa. this week, we showed you a photograph of a whale getting a little too close to a sailboat. a lot close. now, we have the video of the amazing jump. authorities are investigating whether the close encounter was provoked by the couple in the boat, sailing too close to the whale. that's a first look at the headlines. back to you, bill and sharyn. that's some incredible video. can you imagine? >> tved can you imagine? >> tved >> i didn't realize it had taken down the entir >> yeah. it sure did. >> i don't understand how a sailboat, though, provokes a whale. that doesn't seem like a fair t ch. >> you don't wan >> not so mch >>> marysol on? >> good to of it's so hot. hotter than hades. >> how hot is it? >> you know, this is why i work at "good morning ame they anwr mto t 21 states under heat advisor a lot of these areas seeing some of the hottest temperatures, for june, for sure, in the nation's capital. and even

. >> reporter: chelsea clinton's upcoming secret up in rules sent the small town of rhinebeck, new yorke any confirmation. >> i know very little. >> reporter: and rumors among the 4,600 residents are beginning to surface. >> oprah winfrey is coming and the president. >> reporter: if not rhinebeck the clintons have produced a convincing decoy. >> if this is a ruse or a head fake it's worthy of oliver stone. >> reporter: jim langon executive editor of "the hudson valley news" says the plans are in motion but for a town with only 14 part-time police officers and three squad cars, the uncertainty is tough to bear. >> i just want to address the safety needs of this community and make sure we have plans in place for that. >> reporter: local authorities, state police and the secret service will meet early next week to discuss the possible event, in the meantime a town accustomed to clinton sightings. >> i think they stop by once a summer. >> reporter: may soon have a few more to talk about. whit johnson, cbs news, washington. >> and it's about seven minutes after the hour. time to head outside

it is being held at ast store courts which is a mansion in rhinebeck, new york, about 90 minutes north on the hudson, 90 minutes north of new york city. there is a no-fly zone, believe it or not, over that site for the weekend, from saturday until sunday morning, no one will fly there. by the way this wedding is said to cost between $2 and $5 million, laura. >> pretty penny. i would love to see some of the gift she is gets. amazing. i bet she didn't register at target, right? >> yeah, i doubt it. >> i hear she is wearing vera wang. >> that's what we hear. you know, we will never know for sure until she gets outs, the buzz is she is probably going to -- her dress is vera wang. no doubt. traci potts, thanks for the inside scoop on the wedding of america. . >> no kidding. >>> scott is here, he has toys. >> leap frog updated its devices, the explorer, looks like big brother's nintendo game boy video game. a little hipper, a little less babyish than earlier models. you can download new content from the internet, too. educational game, even e-books or e-stories. i like it has a stylus so you

. >> reporter: they are already there this little town of rhinebeck new york has been swarmed with reporters all over the country, perhaps all over the world getting ready for the wedding. talking about security, brent in the faa establish nod-fly zone over the wedding site, a beautiful mansion on the hudson river 90 miles north of new york stay. no-fly zone from saturday night until early sunday morning. the wedding is supposed to take police saturday evening. and then, you know, estimates are the security for the wedding and that includes transportation for all the vip guests could range in the 200, $250,000 range, a lot of money being spent on that. >> the guest list is supposedly a very closely-guarded secret, speculating about whether president obama, i guess we know he is not there any word who is on that list? >> president obama said he wasn't invited to the wedding, okay with that the thing about chelsea and mark, not about having the president there them and their closest friends, there are going to be undoubtedly many of hollywood and d.c.'s elite there. we have heard rumors oprah

usually the small village of rhinebeck, new york, is peaceful. not this week. >> the circus is coming to town. >> reporter: this coming saturday, chelsea clinton will marry 32-year-old investment banker marc mezvinsky here, 90 miles north of new york city. >> the place is a beehive of trucks, caterers. >> reporter: just days ago a huge tent was put up at astor courts, the elegant 50 acre estate where the wedding is expected to be held. it has views of the hudson river and a lot of privacy. >> the biggest concern is the crush of media, paparazzi and curious onlookers. >> reporter: the 400 guests, many know chelsea and marc, but the entire guest list is top secret. spielberg, strbarbra streisand oprah are reported to be coming. the rehearsal dinner is expected to take place in the stone barn at the grasmere farm estate. in a tough economy, many americans scaled back on weddings, but it appears the clintons are going all out for their only daughter. from the flowers to the food, it's lavish. that means a hefty price tag. >> for a wedding of this cal

they are talking about $3 million-plus for the wedding in rhinebeck. >> the local community has allocated extra money for police detail to pitch in with the secret service and the state police. but the townspeople seem very excited. they have decorated their stores. they are eager to welcome new people to the community and they hope it will have a residual effect down the road. >> which it probably will for sure. i mentioned that you saw both chelsea and her mom, hillary clinton, secretary of state, yesterday. do you have a sense of the mood of the family? obviously they are elated. did you get the sense they were nervous or -- >> they seemed very composed and collected, ready to go. i would think quite happy. >> do you think you're going to figure out which dress it is before saturday or will you be surprised with everybody else? >> we're leaning towards vera. we'll keep working on it. >> okay. rosemary, thank you very much. >>> coming up, new research that shows knowing the right way to fighe thh beuryo tsto pohid be the best thing to happen to your