let's go back to sam champion in north carolina. hey, sam. >> hey, good morning, again, george.ing hurricane earl from atlantic beach, north carolina. let's look at the heat that continues to build in the northeast. over the next couple of days you'll see a change in that. today, temperatures back in the 90s. here comes the cold front over the weekend. it's much cooler temperatures. on the west coast, you have another day of big heat. we've been seeing the 80s kick up from l.a. all the way through san francisco. and today, you're back in the 80s in portland, at 84 degrees. as we look at the big board, there's big thunderstorms that are brewing along the cold front. the cold front is supposed to be the thing that kicks earl out of the way. but along that front, people today are looking at big storms. that's anywhere from dallas, through the chicagoland area. i'd stay and we are live, as atlantic beach, north carolina, evacuates, following hurricane earl. george? >> thank you, sam. >>> coming up, the payday divide that may not be what you think. a surprising look at men and women

we lead off with sam champion on virginia beach. hey, sam. >> good morning, george. good morning, elizabeth. this is a category 2 hurricane. there was some weakening overnight. when you talk about hurricane-force winds at 74 miles per hour, 78 miles per hour up against the outer banks, you know you're talking about still a powerful, nasty storm. look at the skies here. look at the clouds. they're spinning around us. this storm is about 120, 125 miles straight off the coast of virginia beach here. and the waves are breaking about 10 or 15 feet. there, there's an additional five or six feet of spray on top of the waves. it's an incredible sight to see here. this track is good news for the mid-atlantic. it is not good news for the northeast. let's show you what the hurricane center is saying about this, as of this morning. so, we've got a smaller storm. we've got a category 2 storm. 105-mile-per-hour winds right now. as this storm continues to pull away, the big thing overnight was when does it make its turn? east-northeast turn is what we're looking for. we've got that

and hear the outlook, sam. thanks so much. >> thank you, tom. >> tom: out guest is sam stovall chief investment strategist at standard & poor's. >> susie: and finally, "caveat emptor," "semper fidelis," "ipso facto." need help translating latin? google can help. the search giant today added latin to its automatic translation service. google says it's the first translation system for a language with no native speakers. but the service could be useful for the 100,000 american students who take the national latin exam every year. it could also help many other latin language scholars worldwide. so, carpe diem! tom, we don't need google to know what that means. >> tom: seize the fish-- seize the day, no seize the day, all right. >> susie: be sure dow that, everyone else as well. that's "nightly business report" for thursday, september 30. i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone, and good night to you, too, tom. >> reporter: good night, susie. i'm tom hudson. good night, everybody. we'll see all of you again tomorrow

sam, in one of the hardest-hit areas out in queens. sam? >> good morning, robin. we're in flushing, queens. if you look at the widespread damage in this neighborhood, it is everywhere. when you talk about those green skies, whenever we're covering storms and you see green skies, it's meant tornadoes for me. and i tell everyone to take cover right away. look at the root of this tree down. it's a four-story-tall tree. over the lines, all the way across 157th street. i don't know if you can see the car that's back in here. back in there. a tree so big, you can't get your arms around it. and there are thousands of trees just like this, all across the tristate area. so many tree ises that one of the schools is closed. you can't get to it. >> this is a tornado. >> reporter: the ferocious storms moved in fast, with 100-mile-per-hour winds, right at the height of rush hour. new york's skyline, 15 lightning strikes. trees some four-stories high, ripping the roots and the pavement with them, in all five boroughs in manhattan. >> the wind had no problem knocking this over. >

sam is there. and we'll have the very latest for us this morning. >> it moved a little east overnight. still a serious threat. >>> our other top story, the president's address from his new oval office last night. saying that after 7 1/2 years of war in iraq, it's time to turn the page and focus on fixing our economy at home. the official handover ceremony takes place in baghdad today. 50,000 troops will remain in iraq. nearly 100,000 in afghanistan. we'll speak with the vice president about what comes next. >>> and a stunning end to the alaska senate race. republican lisa murkowski concedes the race to joe miller, tea party candidate, in what may be one of the biggest upsets in the 2010 elections. >> the tea party showing so much strength in the republican primaries. we will get to that. >>> we want to get straight to hurricane earl. it's been almost 20 years since a storm this massive threatens such a large portion of the east coast. our team is portioned across the storm path. and we start with s

sam is in the thick of it with the details. sam? whenever you see green skies like, it's typically tornadoes for me. look at the root ball of this tree down. it's a four-story tall tree. over the lines. all the way across 157th street. i don't even know if you can see the car that's back in here. back in there. a tree so big you can't get your arms around it. there are thousands of trees across the area. so many trees, you can't get to it. >> reporter: the ferocious storms moved in fast with 100-mile-an-hour winds right at the height of rush hour. new york's skyline blazed with lightning. trees some as tall as four stories, ripped from the roots. >> you and i can't get our arms around this tree, it's so big, but the wind had no problem knocking this over. >> reporter: the wind was also powerful enough to flip tracker trailers. one woman was killed by a falling tree. heather was still on the road when the storm hit. >> it was just like a giant human car wash. everything started spinning. >> the wind came and pulled everything down li

sam will sam will have more from north carolina all morning on "gma." >>> and turning to other news this morning. middle east leaders meet today for the first face-to-face peace talks in nearly two years. president obama tried to jump-start those talks in meetings with israeli prime minister netanyahu and palestinian president abbas at the white house. simon mcgregor-wood is joining us from jerusalem with some of the sticking points. hi, simon. >> reporter: good morning, it's t rob. it's taken almost 20 months of diplomatic arm-twisting. but today, the two sides are finally due to sit down and talk face-to-face. a peace agreement to end this decades-long conflict in one year. that's their goal. very ambitious. but last night, as the protagonists gathered for dinner at the white house, there were fine words and lots of optimism. >> after nearly two years, israelis and palestinians will resume direct talks in pursuit of a goal that we all share. two states, israel and palestine, living side-by-side, in peace and security. >> we must learn to live together, to live next to one another, and

>> good times, sam.he change every woman goes through. dr. marie savard is here, to make sure you have the right information to keep you healthy during menopause. it's one of the topics in her book, "ask dr. marie," just out in paperback. those of us who have not been through this, explain what menopause. >> i have to admit, robin. but menopause means, it's been a full 12 months since you last had a period. and during that time, your ovaries are shutting down production of hormones and producing fewer eggs. >> how long does it take them to completely shut down? >> we now know it the take a long time. your ovaries can shut down over 5, 10, even a 15-year period. your periods become irregular. you can have difficulty sleeping. 50 it's a long time. >> the age? >> the age is around 51. it's hereditary. if your mom went young, you may, as well. there's environmental factors. you may go through it two years sooner. and if you're overweight, your fat cells produce more estrogen. so, it may be longer. any woman

time for the weather with sam champion. sam, how much longer can i be in denial?he audience is yelling. you what? >> how long can i be in denial that summer is coming to an end? >> summer? everybody raise your hands for fall? juju, we're outvoted. everybody here is terribly into fall. love you guys. let's talk about fashion week. you're here for that. i don't know anything about fashion week. what happened? >> we attend some shows. and maybe a party or two. >> we love new york. >> i do, too. welcome in. >> i don't know. >> welcome in. whatever works. welcome in. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to show you. we'll talk about minneapolis first. a live shot there. you're out of the strong to severe weather. but there could be heavy rain for you. here's where the strong storms kick up. just >>> sunny and 65 right now at reagan national, and temperatures are slowly rising. 58 degrees at dulles airport. we will be in the upper 70's to low 80's this afternoon. rockville, 62. front royal, 56. low 80's locally. cooler in the outlying areas. incre

time for the weather with sam champion. sam, 15 minutes of fame. ticking. >> i know.ll the slide, i'm getting out of here. a lifetime of that. hello. i feel like it's monday, juju. happy tuesday. >> happy tuesday, sam. >> i know. everybody feel good? it's a good crowd, even though now we're kind of trickling into fall. that was so hard for me to say. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to tell you about. as we head out the door, we thank you for your twitter pictures. we did a sky theme and we go international. look at the skies over england. sent to us on twitter this morning. and beautiful skies like daytona beach, florida. here's what it looks like on the board. we have problems in texas. this storm has that moved onshore will continue to move up through central texas. it is on cruise control right now. it will slow down. it will be flooding from san antonio, all the way north today. some of the heavier rainfall totals in the next couple of days. look what happens in new england. it's gorgeous, i say, at 90 degrees in new york city today. [

and sam is tracking the storm, as always. sam? >> good morning, george. 13th named storm of the hurricane season is matthew. and the latest forecasts have it coming across belize early this morning. and staying on the yucatan for a while. we're good with steering the storm in the first part of the forecast. not so good after that. after it's on land, the storm will weaken. you know that hurricanes are steered by even bigger storm systems. here's what's steering it. a large area of high pressure that's off the east coast. and a strong cold front moving through the country. how much time matthew spends on the yucatan peninsula has a great deal with where it goes after that. the latest forecast, does it curve? some models have it curving toward florida. some have it shredding apart on the yucatan. by about sunday at 2:00 a.m., we're looking for landfall in belize. after that, we'll be watching matthew carefully. robin? >> we will. thank you, sam. >>> the state of virginia carried out the death penalty last night in the state's first

time, now, for the weather with sam champion. sam? >> good morning, juju.d to say. just a little one. it's going to be a nice day, though. we think we're going to get temperatures that are still holding on the warm side today here in new york. let's see what you're up for today. how's that? we'll start with pictures overnight, early in dallas. skies were looking wet. that will be one of the stories all day long today, in that area from there north. we'll look at what we think the rainfall totals will be. now, from loredo, towards austin, there's been heavy rain overnight. this rain will start to move north. from dallas, into oklahoma city, and probably into southern kansas, a little bit into western missouri. we'll get big rainfall totals over the next few days there. there is cooler air moving into new england. how do you feel about that? are you into cool air? i'm so out-voted. buffalo at 67. new york at 85. the numbers drop as we get the cold front through the night and we're hanging through a few clouds here on times square. >> thank you, sam. >>> nearl

all right, sam. thanks. than ever before? i thought i would do it again. >>> imagine if everything you thought you knew about the "titanic" sinking was wrong? there's a new theory on how the famed luxury liner sank on its maiden voyage. it's a theory based on a family secret. one closely-guarded for almost 100 years. here's nick watt. >> reporter: 89 years after she sank into the murk, a shocking, new theory. >> i'm the only living person who knows why "titanic" sank. >> mr. lighttower, you will have the boats uncovered. >> reporter: her grandfather, portrayed in "a night to remember," was the only senior officer to survive. and only told hiss wife what really happened. >> history tells us that "titanic" hit an iceberg because it was going too fast. the lookouts didn't see it until it was too late. and the ship couldn't avoid it. >> reporter: but the events immortalized by james cameron need not have happened. the man at the wheel misunderstood an order, turned right instead of left. >> i think it's

. >> and sam rockwell who played her brother kenny in this movie.od morning to you. >> good morning. >> tony, the trailer alone gives you goosebumps and this is a true story, it' perseverance, trust, love and it's amazing. it's amazing and that it's true makes it that much more fascinating. what made you take on the project? >> i heard about it 7 years ago -- 9 years ago it was all -- all over the news. it's a struggle, but what got me interested is the relationship between the brother and sister and that this woman spent 18.5 years on an act of faith in her brother who may have easily been guilty of this crime and they had such a bond she would not give up and so i wanted to tell a love story about a brother and sister because i haven't seen that much. and the story is you can't believe it's true, what the ordeal that the people went through. >> and sam you play the brother and hillary swank is the sister, twice to win the oscar award. the relationship there, even from the trailer, you know the bond is so strong. what was it like to play the role a

sam is tracking the storm. sam will have the latest for us. >>> also, all of you facebook fans and friends, take a deep breath. it's going to be okay. facebook is up and running after its worst service disruption in four years. the glitch that millions of people went into a frenzy for. we're going to show you the funny ways people dealt with it. coming up in just a little bit. >>> we're going to begin with severe flooding in the midwest where more than 10 inches fell in less than 24 hours. one of the hardest-hit communities was arcadia, wisconsin, and linsey davis is there. lynn say? >> reporter: good morning. even though the rain for the most part has stopped, the flooding as you see continues to be a problem. take a look here at main street. here you have several home where is the water goes up to the foundation. the river continues to rise and isn't expected to crest until possibly sometime on sunday. and then to make matters worse, officials are concerned about a dam downstream that it may be breached. and

"z" for sam zell that is. the real estate billionaire tells me where he thinks the economy is headed now. why he likes investments south of the border. >>> she's a corporate ceo, a wife, a mother and a social site. now alexandra lebenthal is adding author to her list of achievements. i'll tell you about her new novel. the "wall street journal report" begins right now. >> announcer: this is america's number one financial news program, the "wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> now here's sue herera with some of the stories in the headlines this week. sue. >> here's a look at what's making news as we head into a new week on wall street. it is the all-important piece of information about the economy that the markets have been waiting for, the jobs report for the among of august and it was better than analysts expected. the unemployment rate rose slightly to 9.6% and overall the economy lost 54,000 jobs which includes 121,000 government jobs, many of them census workers but the private sector create

a reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. note >> thank you, sam. >>> the tea party candidates continue to alter the political landscape. scott thuman has more from our satellite center. >> maureen, what we are really seeing is the equivalent of a three-party race. no longer is a typically republicans and democrats. that tea party has made some of its greatest strides in the last 24 hours, and is throwing both sides for a loop. they unveiled a new look, and new website, and a new mantra today. >> we are very excited about the new updated look for the party. >> the biggest wake-up call in delaware, where christine shocked them, with almost zero republican help. >> we have not heard from anyone in the washington hierarchy. that is a shame. this may hurt a little bit. " >> another all smiles after beating the longstanding gop favorite and creating a bit of panic. >> all of our candidates have to work closely with all of these americans who are newly engaged. >> and now, they are backing candidates opposed to just one day ago. >>

sam cooke took leonard to the ground like a veteran linebacker. >> perfect for.i told sam. >> he came through for us in a big white. >> and saved a touchdown and possibly the game for baltimore. >> it would have been a touchdown. we would have lost the game. >> sam cook mostly goes unnoticed. >> i do not know how you guys do it, each and every play. >> you have to love a guy who sacrificed for the greater good and did it well. >> he said he makes one tackle every six weeks and says he felt like a train hit him. >> somebody get the license plate of the train. >> thank you. >> a tragic scene in east baltimore when a man opened fire inside the nelson building at johns hopkins hospital. the man, paul pardus, pulled a gun on a doctor after becoming upset. after shooting in injury the doctor, we're told he locked himself in his mother's room. swat teams from the city of baltimore county were called to the scene. authorities learned pardus had shot and killed his mother as well as himself. the doctor has been identified as dr. david cohen and he is expected to be ok. th

they have been together since. >>> time, now, for the weather and sam champion. hey, sam. >> no.ou can do it, sam. you're an animal lover. >> we're looking at that picture, going, no. huh-uh. >> he rolls over. fetches. does all the things a little pet does. >> no. >> you can do it, sam. >> and has jaws that are like -- no. let's get to the boards. no. the answer to that is no. and nobody wants to kiss a crocodile. i'm just -- i mean, love's everywhere. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. we're going to start with -- what are we going to start with? that's right. we're going to start with the cooler air in the middle of the country. in the heartland, in comes much better temperatures. if you're longing for fall, minneapolis, chicagoland, at 67 degrees. omaha, about 71 degrees. cooler air on the west coast, as well. san francisco is cooling down by thursday. sacramento, it may take longer. inland areas will keep the heat. but that coastal cool air is drifting all the way through california. it's gorgeous in the middle of >>> we still have a few areas o

that's where we find sam, in north carolina. you think when it's all said and done, you think this could be worse than hurricane earl. >> robin this, is a mess. right now, we're in carolina beach, north carolina. we're on lake park boulevard, which has ten inches of water on it. the rain all night has been tropical, just like this. we have 30-mile-per-hour, 40-mile-per-hour winds in this area. and this is where that moisture that was tropical system nicole came onshore. it is moving up the eastern seaboard. and from here to maine, if you haven't got your rain and wind yet, you're about to. look at this storm, all the way from the caribbean. the clouds there, well up the eastern seaboard. that's more than 2,000 miles of tropical moisture traveling the eastern seaboard. the radar will show you the heavier batches of rain in yellow that are forming inland. and there's a tornado watch that runs from here all the way into philly. that's more than 370 miles worth of tornado watch that lasts until 1:00 this afternoon. all day long, tha

go the suspect identified as damon sams. 21years old from southeast. they say he is known to some as nine millie. a would be rapper. sams was once mentored by the peaceaholics and they say he broke up a fight between two gangs about three years ago. news of the arrest brought a sense of relief fr the family and friends of ashley mccrae. >> i'm absolutely glad because it was awful the way that she left here shelf shouldn't have left here that way. and i honestly hope and pray you that not only will we pray for her family but we pray for that young man's family. >> ashley mccrae with you a student at devry academy. she had a j at commander salamander in georgetown. last saturday night she went to celebrate her friend's birthday at the nightclub in northeast. later, she was with a male friend. early sunday morning, she was found shot to deathacross town in the 2700 block. >> what are you going to remember most? >> that's what is keeping me going, her smile. her smile. she had a prettiest smile in the world. >> reporter: theris a candlelight vigil schedule

you were looking good sam.ero. >>> now, on our series "vanished," we revisit the case of asha degree. she went to bed one night and was gone in the morning. simply disappeared. ashleigh banfield went back to the scene of the crime where the 9-year-old was seen for the last time. >> reporter: hey, guys. i'm on highway 18, just on the outskirts of shelby alabama. a passer-by sees a little girl walking down the road. it's 4:00 in the morning. and there's a raging storm. he circled three times. only to watch, she ran into the trees and disappeared. all anybody knows for sure is this is the spot where little asha degree and almost all of an entire community's innocence, seemingly just vanished. >> she was quiet, like her dad. >> when she was upset about something, i could get a smile. >> she would do something you like. >> daddy's little girl. she would sit up with her head in my lap. >> this is a 9-year-old child that just disappeared. >> there's no clues. there's nothing. >> reporter: when iquilla and harold degre

levi, sam dean and henry turner are also in the running. tracee wilkins i live in upper marlboro with more on this tight race. tracy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a busy morning at this polling place inpper marlboro. we pretty much had company all morning long. more campaign workers out here and poll workers as well. in addition to county executive, they are also going to be voting for county council, sheriff, state's attorney's office. there's a lot happening here and folks have plenty of choices. th five candidates seeking the democratic nomination. yesterday headquarters were in full gear as they went door to door, including sheriff michael jackson. >> i am a proven leader. i have a proven record. i brought resources to prince george's county, provided leadership of an agency that was almost ex tipth when i walkedn the door in 2002 as sheriff. >> reporter: >> reporter: jacksons considered one of two front-runners, along with baker, who ran three times for county executive seat. >> this is a great opportunity for prince george

good morning, sam. >> good morning, juju.es from georgia. [ cheers ] and by the way, juju, i want to show you in a our friend, kelly ripa. this morning is their high-heel-a-thon. this is the second annual high-heel-a-thon. live on "regis and kelly" she'll be running with 500 women, along with kristin chenoweth. the report will support the heart truth campaign for women's heart health education research. you have to show up in three-inch high heels or you can't run. can't run in flats. can't run in regular run shoes. all that this morning. we were hoping we could convince kelly to get to the camera. but i think she's stretching out. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to tell you about. number one, on our hit parade. fall alives at 11:09 p.m. if you were awaiting the time, this is it. and this is when your area typically starts to see the change of color. the peak colors in the area. this will be on abcnews.com later, if you want to plan your fall foliage trip. from atlanta, to providence, there is heat. d.c.'s

>> okay, sam. thank you. >>> as we told you earlier, a royal meeting is under way in scotland this morning, between the pope and the queen. pope benedict is the first pope to ever make a state visit to the u.k. but the pope's visit isn't all about pomp and circumstance. it's also being met with protest and controversy. nick watt joins us live from london with more on this. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, this will be a fascinating trip. a $20 million operation. open-air mass, celebrity singers. but as you mentioned, there's also a lot of controversy. the 83-year-old pope was welcomed by the 84-year-old queen. ♪ welcome to her ancient scottish poll lass. there's prince philip, pointing at family photographs. she commented that he arrived in a rather small car. >> i saw the car. >> reporter: but a cloud hangs over this visit. belgian investigators just uncovered widespread sexual abuse by priests. british victims are demanding more than an apology. they want help. they wan

where is sam? there you are. thank you, sam. thank you for your willingness to continue to serve on the immigrant rights commission, and your good stewardship and leadership in the committee. michael nguyen. we technically swore in michael, but it was private. i appreciate your willingness to come here are any more public setting and have the honor to swear you in. carol kingsley, who was supported unanimously, which is pretty impressive, on the police commission. she will be serving as the newest police commissioner. i'm very enthusiastic. the board of supervisors seems to share that. well, air and good lucome and g. not the easiest of commissions, but incredibly important. we went through a lot of presiresidents. i'm appreciative of her willingness to serve. the rent board. do not screw up something that is working. we had a debate on a solution to a mysterious problem. we do not have a problem because we have a balanced rent board. people that want to obtain a strong relationship and inappropriate one. as a consequence, i fel

. >> south florida authorities say sam delbracco made frequent trips to his home in an exclusive gated community. a community that neighbors say hadn't seen a murder in 20 years. >> reporter: sam was known for his outsed pernality. when a friend in alexandria hadn't heard from him sunday night, she called pompano beach police to check on him. he was a victim of murder. >> he was e of the kindest, most generus people on our street. >> reporter: his former next door neighbor in alexandria couldn't believe the news. she kne the public relations communicator fort least five years. >> i was struck by his involvement in the community. d his carryicaring and sense ho. i'm sorry, it's such a shock for me. >> reporter: with the homicide investigation pending, the alexandria based strategy firm issued statement saying pci communications is shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of our president and ceo sam del bracco. it was just a few months ago, when he moved to a gated home in the alexandria section sf fairfax county, and had been making extensive renovations at the time of his death. >> the

sam champion. good morning to you, sam. >> we have to talk about the rain delays, too. let's deal with what's going on in the tropics. we have an active tropics. and this view of igor. it's a monster storm. it's been a year of huge storms. thank youfully they've not been landfalling storms. look at that. incredible. a category 4 storm. we think this storm will continue toward bermuda. julie's right behind it. we'll do a curve. looks like that low is headed for the coast of mexico. we're in good shape as far as the u.s. goes with tropics. gorgeous day in the northeast today. >>> another pleasant morning and a great day across washington with a few scattered high clouds. it is mostly sunny skies today and scattered clouds and 57 degrees in arlington. it is a few degrees warmer today in the past couple of mornings. mostly sunny today ended little breezy because there is a cold front moving in. 82 degrees will be the high temperature today. 82 degrees will be the high temperature today. chance of showers in the next-half hour, plenty 06 severe weather and lightning strikes.

sam champion. good morning to you, sam. >> we have to talk about the rain delays, too. let's deal with what's going on in the tropics. we have an active tropics. and this view of igor. it's a monster storm. it's been a year of huge storms. thank youfully they've not been landfalling storms. look at that. incredible. a category 4 storm. we think this storm will continue toward bermuda. julie's right behind it. we'll do a curve. looks like that low is headed for the coast of mexico. we're in good shape as far as the u.s. goes with tropics. gorgeous day in the northeast today. in the next-half hour, plenty 06 severe weather and lightning strikes. robin? >> all right, sam. >>> there's a new survey that may -- who washes more in public restrooms? men or women? like we need to ask. and what cities have the worst offenders. the answers may surprise you. here's yunji de nies. >> reporter: it's particularly important to wash your hands after going to the toilet. >> reporter: we all know we're supposed to do it. do you always wash your hands when you leave the ladies room? >> alw

by the time we get into saturday, we're just 100 miles off the coast of cape cod, though. >> and sam says it could still be a category 1 hurricane when it passes cape cod. we'll have the latest track live from north carolina, later today on "good morning america." >>> defense secretary robert gates arrived in iraq this morning, as u.s. troops mark a major milestone. it is the end of u.s. combat operations in iraq, some seven years after war was first declared. president obama made the official announcement lastight pfroval here's john hendren. >> good evening. >> reporter: the announcement was 7 years, 5 months and 13 days in the making. >> so, tonight, i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. >> reporter: it wasn't mission accomplished. but a suggestion of a promise fulfild. >> this was my pledge to the american people as a candidate for this office. last february, i announced a plan that would bring our combat brigades out of iraq, while redoubling our efforts to strengthen iraq's security forces and support its government le that's what we've done. calle

the suspect identified as damon sam's, 21 years old from southeast. they say he is known to some as nine millie, a would be rapper. sams was once mentored by the peaceaholic and they say he broke up a fight taken with two gangs about three years ago. news of the arrest brought a sense of relief to the family and friends of ashley mccrae. >> i am absolutely glad that there was an arrest made. because it was awful the way she left here. she shouldn't have left that way. and i honestly hope and pray that not only pray for her family but we bring for the young man's family. and he gets some help. >> reporter: ashley was a student at devry academy. she had a b. last saturday night she went to celebrate her friend's birthday at the nightclub in northeast. later, she was with a male friend. early sunday morning, she w found shot to death acrs town in the 2700 block of bruce place southeast. sources say that the murder suspect, damon sams and ashley mccrae were iends, and that shooting happen after an argument. pat, back to you. >> pat collins, thanks, pat. >

sam, appreciate it.'re going to have a significant suspens n suspension -- well, at least for a few more hours and maybe into the afternoon and evening rush. sam, appreciate it. thank you. >> caller: very good. >> no idea how hot those lines or rails could be. they have to make sure they're still parallel. you don't want to put a train on two rail lines that aren't parallel anymore. >> sam didn't want to add to that, that seems to make sense. common sense. you've got to take time to do a real assessment. >> big time. >> make sure everything is okay. >>> take a break. back in a moment. ♪ eggland's best eggs. the best in nutrition... just got better. even better nutrition -- high in vitamins d, e, and b12. a good source of vitamin a and b2. plus omega 3's. and, 25% less saturated fat than ordinary eggs. but there's one important ingredient that hasn't changed: better taste. better taste. better taste. yum! [ female announcer ] eggland's best. better taste -- and now even better nutrition -- make the better