i grew up in the public housing projects in south boston. and i can tell you that whether you lived in the housing pro jects, or mission maine, or franklin field, if you grew up, if your family struggled to make ends meet in public housing, no one in public housing had a better champion, a more valiant and noble champion than ted kennedy. and that's really the first perspective that i had of ted kennedy as someone who was working for our benefit as a family growing up in public housing. and pretty tough circumstances. he was there for us. i also had a perspective of working as an ironworker for 18 years strapping on a pair of work boots. becoming a union president for the iron workers. and i can say from that perspective as well, whether you were an ironworker like i was working in the bidding trades with a lot of my union brothers and sisters, or whether you worked on a factory floor or maybe you were a nurse going out every day working double shifts and overtime, or you are a policeman or fireman, no working person in this country had a mo

many people in the south boston area are still without power. authorities say there are no reports of any serious injuries. >>> a good one today? >> a little breeze, not too bad. clouds came and went. nice fall stuff out there. let's jump right into it and look at the rooftop camera in arlington. it is perfect out there. most of the clouds have moved out of the area. and we are in fine shape here. temperatures in the 60's. after sunset, temperatures will drop with partly cloudy skies. plan ahead for wednesday, lots of a 40's in suburban areas. when the gusts up to 35 miles an hour. gusts of 27 miles an hour and winchester. wind is nice and polite at about 3 for 4 miles an hour right now. the pollen count was high today for a mold spores. weed is back into the moderate range. the 29th is 79 degrees, well below that now. very cool weather all over the east. only 49 degrees and west virginia. 54 at the state college. 68 with raleigh in the mid-80s. the lower clouds out west of the blue ridge, as we go to the evening, st of that will stay just west

authorities are urging people around the town of south boston to stay indoors while emergency crews try to clear away downed trees and power lines. thousands of people are still without power, but no serious injuries are reported. >> a lot of times you get the winds aloft. but when you get the thunderstorms or the strong showers they can take the winds upstair and bring them down to the ground. >> yesterday was weird. one minute it was light and the next minute it was very dark and then light again sun shining and rain and whatever. >> it was exciting. >> wow. >> i didn't know what to do. >> it is fall now and we are getting in to it and the temperatures of then cold side. the rest of the week is jacket weather for sure in the mornings. it may be jacket weather all day tomorrow. and even a rain jacket may not be a bad thing. i have had to produce a shower because an upper air disturbance will be rotating down and that will touch off showers, especially in the mountains. one or two may make it down here. by thursday we recover with temperatures on the cool side in the upper 60s. here's y

you've got steve lynch from salvi, south boston, a pro lifer.against that and took this seat. does well in that field. >> in that field, met him a couple times. 20 e-mails a day like all reporters do. ed markey has served in the u.s. house since 1976. he's 63 years old. it's a good time to get to the senate. he's paid his due, he's a smart guy, and i think if he chooses to run he's going to immediately move to the head of the pack. >> thanks. we'll be right back and talk more about this new ted kennedy book and another thing, amazing confession's stuff in this new kennedy book. even kennedy critics will be wowed to the extent they're wowable. honesty. charles lowe and roger simon, back in a minute with "the fix." you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc." >>> we're back with roger simon and charles blow. roger simon, politico and charles first on this one. next wednesday the president's going address the nation and he's going to address the congress in joint session. the vice president put out the word he's going to be detailed, clear, it's not

bill: break the news out of boston, a train has had a barricade in south boston. nding, waiting to exit the train, have suffered minor injuries. boston police and fire department on the scene. you can see it live to our affiliate, wfxt. a commuter train known as the t hit a barricade. luckily it was at a slow speed. again, anywhere from 12 to 16 people being treated for injuries. details when we get them, right here on "america's newsroom." megyn: first the u.s. census bureau censored all ties with acorn. now the u.s. senate has voted overwhelmingly to prevent acorn from bidding on any further taxpayer funding. all this in the wake of stunning, undercover videos like this one. >> a bunch of girls in the house, doing these things, performing tricks. she is going to pay me the money so that i can pay the mortgage. okay? that is how we want to work it, potentially. >> but your name is going to get a mortgage, her name? >> it is going to be on the deed. megyn: that was shot by the independent filmmaker, james o'keefe. now the republican national lawyers association is

. >>> travelers trying to get from south florida to boston spent the night in miami instead them planeurned around 45 minutes after taking off because of a bomb scare. the fbi said someone found a note in the plane's bathroom suggesting there was a bomb on board. american airlines put the passengers up for the night in hotel rooms and then on flights to boston this morning. the threat remains under investigation. >> immediately the cockpit lit up. the screen got opaque with a light. we looked to the left and saw where the laser was coming from. >> a 17-year-old is the first minnesotan to be caught under a law that bans shining lasers in to the planes. his dad said his son was not trying to hurt anyone. if convict head could face up to a year in jail and a fine. >>> the curtain has come down on television's longest-running soap, guiding light. the daytime drama first aired on television in 1952. that came after a run on the video that began in 1937. the last episode of guiding light aired today. >> i'll miss josh and reva and those kinds of things but those are characters played. there

. >> questions remain about the alleged sighting of haleigh at a walmart south of boston saturday. police refuse to comment. >> law enforcement's being pretty quiet about what actually took place. they can't confirm anything at that time, but there was obviously a report that haleigh was spotted up there in massachusetts, and they're checking this out. >> while police still have no suspects in the case, lindsey croslin says the family is now pulling away from misty croslin. >> the latest twist in this family feud is this final judgment against hank croslin jr. he's the brother of misty cummings, formally misty croslin. it says hank jr. can't go within 500 feet of misty or her home. and adds, he cannot have any firearms or ammunition. >> lindsey croslin says she no longer feels safe in the area and is moving. fearing that if she stays she is setting her own three children up to be stolen. >> ronald, has the theory that misty left the home some time during the night been disproved? >> i'm not sure. i believe that it has, nancy. i'm almost 100% sure but i wouldn't tell you that and li

boston, a credible sighting of 5-year-old haleigh cummings. >> has haleigh been spotted at a walmart? according to reports haleigh was sighted on saturday at a walmart just south of boston. whether surveillance video captured the alleged sighting remains unclear. >> haleigh you may remember is described as about three feet tall now with blond hair, brown eyes, and a peanut-shaped birthmark on her left cheek. >> the investigation now shifts to massachusetts as putnam county authorities confirm they have traveled north to conduct interviews. one of those interviews -- reportedly misty croslin's brother, timothy croslin. >> the sergeant there on duty said yes, in fact the florida county sheriff's department is here int vying local family. and that's all i can say. and he referred all other questions to the district attorney's office. >> according to misty croslin, authorities met with her brother over the weekend and reportedly asked for his phone records. >> authorities went up there. they said they were questioning him with regard to phone records they were investigating and that this sighting actually just came as a coincidence around the same time. >> out to

was south carolina congressman preston brooks who beat massachusetts senator charles sumner with a cane on the senate floor in 1876. at least senator sumner got the first underwater tunnel in boston named after him. on that same senate floor in 1902, south carolina senator benjamin tillman slugged his debate partner in the jaw. in 1964, senator strom thurmond wrestled a colleague to the ground to delay a vote. and in the 1970s, the swinging 1970s, congressman john engi jenretroand his wife were caught making love on a pillar behind the steps of the capitol building. of course, the current chief executive of south carolina, who knows for how long, exactly, is appalachian trail expert, governor mark sanford. and to be fair, south carolina is also the home state of ste n stephen colbert, who has as of this hour, managed to remain apparently scandal free. his show is on hiatus this week, which means he was forced to stand by leaving the comedic drubbing of joe wilson to the rest of his comedic brethren. >> oh, i am so angry, because someone has disgraced the south. and you know -- don't you boo. >> i went out to dinner with my wife last night. we went to this place downtown, everyone

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it began with a trip from buffalo to boston, east, south, west, north, back and forth. 43,614 miles andight days left. and r where they go, someone who has heard of them is waiting for an offer. in boston, an invite to fenway park from dunkin donuts. >> we assumed we were going to be in the nose bleeds. >> reporter: try the corporate box. >> it felt like we landed a home run there. >> reporter: but every once in a while a city with no families no, friend no, place to stay. >> in fort lauderdale they were soon getting free massages and after 43,000 miles, they needed one. later they'll be back on a plane with the flight crews who have become tamly. >> we'll talk about our blog on the preflight announcement. that's pretty cool to get a little bit of celebrity status when you lie around. when we ask what happens when the honeymoon is over, they say they're flying by the seat of their pants. >> pretty jealous off those two guys. i have to say, people are giving them free stuff everywhere they go. >> that's a lot of airport time, though. they're really locking a lot of bad time at the airpor

south. and all along the rockies to the great plains. molyry d in hethe northwest. it will be pleasanthe ichicago, with a high of 74. 72 in boston. and 79 in atlanta. armer in the south, with 88 in new orleans. 92 in miami. and 91 degre in dallas. 108 degrees make phoenix the hot spot. anchorage is playing it cool with the high of 60. >>> coming up, money news. a major bank is ready to start repaying its $45 billion loan. >>> plus, roll up your sleeves. where to get flu shots, starting today. >>> and a medical mystery. docts don't know why a tennessee teen seems to be crying blood instead of tears. and about lipitor. to be getting healthier. bank of america is ready to pay back some of its bailout money. "the wall street journal" is reporting the bank wants to start by paying back $20 billion of the45 billion it received. that would ease some of the restrictions on executive pay placed on the company. >>> stocks are rebounding a bit in asia this morning after a down day. tokyo's nikkei average climbed nearly 0.4% today. hong kong's hang seng is higher. in london, the ftse opened slightly lower. wall street starts the day with the

south florida. >> it will be 90 in miami. 75 in atlanta. and highs in the 60s, from baltimore to boston. it's 69 in detroit. an unusually cold day. 47 in salt lake city. hotter to the south, with 96 in phoenix. and 85 in albuquerque. >> winter rearing its head in parts of the country. >>> when we come back, on "america this morning," america's best-selling cars and other models on the biggest recall ever. what drivers need to know now, before taking their cars in for service. >>> and the terror threat against new york. police say there's nothing to fear. why did officials follow one possible suspect to an interview with abc news? ♪ save up to an extra 30% on beautiful and affordable fall style at jcpenney. come in for your extra savings card... ...to get an extra 15, 20, or 30% off all sale and regular prices when you use your jcpenney card. stores open early saturday with doorbusters. st. john's bay sweaters for her are just $14.99. st. john's bay sueded polos are $12.99. save 70% on all gold jewelry. go to jcp.com and see everything on sale. style, quality and price matter. jcpenney. >>

south florida. >> it will be 90 in miami. 75 in atlanta. and highs in the 60s, from baltimore to boston. it's 69 in detroit. an unusually cold day. 47 in salt lake city. hotter to the south, with 96 in phoenix. and 85 in albuquerque. >> winter rearing its head in parts of the country. >>> when we come back, on "america this morning," america's best-selling cars and other models on the biggest recall ever. what drivers need to know now, before taking their cars in for service. >>> and the terror threat against new york. police say there's nothing to fear. why did officials follow one possible suspect to an interview with abc news? welcome to progressive. how may i help you? i'm looking for a deal on car insurance. i think i might have a coupon in here. there's an easier way. we've got the "name your price" option. you do? follow me. you tell us how much you want to pay, and we'll build you a policy that fits your budget. and i still get great coverage? uh-huh. go ahead. you're the boss. i'm the boss of savings. more like the c.e.o. oh, oh. no glass ceiling. the freedom to name your price.

scattered showers in south texas and central plains. >> just 63 in boston, 72 in new york and 86 in atlantar most of the midwest and a wet 68 in the twin cities. phoenix hits 103. sacramento 97 and boise 90. it's 81 in portland, 71 in seattle. >> i think this is almost every man's dream, the idea you could give a woman a ring and perhaps not have to actually do anything. >> that is a man's dream. >> this is a fitting giveaway for a restaurant where thousands of marriage proposals have taken place. >> the sky room in long beach is celebrating its 75th anniversary by serving real diamond rings. over the next 75 days, a random diner will get a ring with rubies, emeralds and precious stones. once a week one lucky diner will get a redial monde ring worth up to $2,500. >> the sky room said to wow people there, you have to go big. >> if you're the restaurant known as the place to propose, that's a pretty good way to cement that reputation. >> the way they've been tracking this is on twitter, which to me is a sign of the times. today i looked it up and it said rachel won a beautiful blue topaz. >>

south at fredericksburg at 71 degrees. and as we take a look at the mid-atlantic. 71 in new york, chilly in boston at 63 degrees, verses 73 at raleigh. so today, cloudy skies, by this afternoon partly sunny skies. our high is 74 degrees. and we have a lot more rain happening in terms of the weekend and we'lhave a look that later on for you. so very unsettled. but for this afternoon as i said, it will at least return to some drier conditions for you. >> gwen, thank you. >>> let's go to julie wright and find out what is happening on the roads. it's been a rough road this morning. >> the wet pavement makes a nasty mix out there. a new accident in virginia, at chadock, a backup leaving rolling road and delays on the top side of the beltway in montgomery county past university boulevard, it remains heavy and slow continuing toward georgia avenue, then the pace improves. you're going to find 270 on the good side on the top side, i should say and it's looking better. no accidents to report and no delays out of hyattstown but traffic below speed at germantown toward the split. in virginia, the beltway is congested in separate str

south dakota to oklahoma. >> upper 70s across much of the midwest. 70s also from boston to atlanta. a oighf 91 in miami. 87 in new orleans. and 92 in dallas. it will be even hotter out west. 105 in phoenix. 93 in sacramento. and 94 in salt lake city. >>> and coming up this morning, oprah proves she can even control traffic in chicago. >>> and money news. did cash for clunkers do more harm than good? >>> plus, after five months of captivity, uniya lee and laura ling are sharing details of their imprisonment for the first time. >>> new jitters about the nancial system sent stocks sliding overseas this morning. tokyo's nikkei average tumbled 2.4% today. hong kong's hang seng is down sharply. in london, the ftse opened lower. wall street led the decline. the dow plunged 185 points as the banking fears overshadowed upbeat reports. the nasdaq fell 40 points to close at 1968. >>> wells fargo is joining the list of major banks looking to pay back its bailout. it intends to return $25 billion in federal funds shortly. just yesterday, it was reported that bank of america will pay back part of

south florida. showers in the pacific northwest. up to six inches osnow up in the cascades. snow again. >> it's here. 68 in seattle, 60 portland and 72 in sacramento. a high of 70 in boston68 in baltimore, warm in the south. miami will hit 91, new orleans 81 and dallas 83. >> it means snow boarding season is upon us. that's why it's exciting, right? >> a skier but still excited. >> the ground was shaking, dust was flying but this was not an earthquake. >> it was a scene right strait out of old west. the 45th annual buffalo roundup in south dakota. cowboys and cowgirls took to the range to corral buffalo at custer state park. this is the world's largest publicly owned bison herd. >> that is an impress of sight. it's to prepare for the upcoming buffalo auction. you have had buffa meat? >> i haven't. i knew they were big. the first time i saw one, they are enormous, much bigger than what i thought. >> i'm not a big fan br bu -- >> i imagine gamey a bit. it smells like -- tastes like beef. maybe it smells like, too. i don't know. we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ i ride in the sun till my day work is done ♪ (announcer) still tired of morning coming in the mid

south of new york city. keep lots of clouds and a few showers in the forecast. not looking for a whole lot of heavy rain on 95 but grab your umbrella just in case. 58 in boston. 50s in detroit. we'll warm things up only into the 60s across new england. 60 your high in new york city with occasional showers. tallahassee, temperatures in the 80s. that's a look at your wednesday forecast. now here's a look at the weather where you live. in burlington, vermont, feeling that fall chill out there, 62 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. lots of clouds, a shower in hartford. temperatures in the 60s. strong storms in the southeast, including ft. myers, florida, coming in with 91 degrees. back to you, christina. >> all right. thanks so much, raphael. >>> g.e. jumps, alcoa zooms, and big ben says it's over. your early morning sports headlines straight ahead. >>> plus, it's one thing if lindsay lohan wants to party her life away but her choice for a wingman. >>> cliff lee does it again and a rumble in the bronx. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. and welcome back to "early today." i'm christina brown. and here are some of your top headlights this morning. vice

south. >> reporter: the couple was headed to foxwoods casino in connecticut. the race was on. bostonauthorities were intent on making sure markoff did not set foot over the state line. once that car crosses the state line... >> they're out of their jurisdiction. so they were... they were going to have to make a quick decision. >> reporter: the boston d.a. rushed a new york detective over to trisha's manhattan hotel room with a photo array that included markoff. >> he said, "okay, now, i'm going to show you the photographs." he basically just handed me a folder, i opened the folder, and i went through them one by one. when i hit number five, i just started shaking, and i said, "this is him." >> the boston police very excitedly got on the phone with the fugitive unit and said, "get him." >> reporter: back on i-95, the police cars surrounded markoff. >> they pulled him over. they said, "we have a warrant for this automobile. we need to take it back to boston. you need to come with us." >> reporter: what was philip's reaction to this pull-over and what was megan's reaction? >> megan was

boston are looking into what caused a commuter train to crash this morning, senting about 13 people to local hospitals. about 100 people were aboard the inbound train when it struck the bumper at southtion here. some passengers standing inside the train were thrown off their feet on impact. boston officials expect all city trains to return to service for the evening commute. >>> the iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at george w. bush was released from prison today. he was originally sentenced 3 years in prison for assaulting a foreign leader. his sentence was reduced on appeal to nine months. he is accusing iraqi security forces of torturing him right after his arrest with beatings, whippings and electric shots. he was a a little-known local tv reporter until he threw those shoes during president bush's final visit to iraq. the act deeply embarrassed the iraqi government but turned the reporter into a hero in the arab world. >>> the five-tier terrorist threat level could be changed. a bipartisan task force is expected to recommend reducing the color-coded chart from five colors to three colors. the chart started after the 9/11 attacks. the panel is expected to make its recommenda

veaertvepematures on cooler spide. 56 at national. 60 at roanoke. 60 at raleigh to the south and 68 f north carolina to the outh. 52 at boston. we'll get a warmup by this afternoon and temperatures will be where they should be, pretty much close to the market. around 81 degrees but warmer than yesterday. official reading 66 right now at national airport. 63 in baltimore and 62 at dulles. and so here is a look at your daytime planner. we're here talking about by midday, temperatures being around the 80-degree mark and our high with plenty of sunshine will be around 83 degrees. your five-day forecast is just around the corner coming up. back to you. >> thanks, gwen. >>> when we come back. as swine flu fears continue to grow, word that treatment is on the way. what federal health officials say how a vaccine will be distributed. your dvice on how to help baby fall asleep on the tough nights. fox 5 morning news sunday will be back in a moment. more and more, the quality of our lives depends on our connections. access to high-speed internet, at home and on the go, is no longer a luxury. it's how our children access education. it's

boston. today, as the high pressure slides off the coast, the warm flow returns from the south, plus the warm september sunshine. and today is going to be a great day up here in the north. the problem area mostly down in the carolinas. that's where we have light rain, columb columbia, myrtle beach. the forecast, as i said, beautiful in some areas but wet in the deep south. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. sunshine in indianapolis. what a great friday. 80 degrees and sunny. what a way to end summer. other areas just as nice like norfolk and columbus, ohio. still warm in florida. sarasottoday, 91. that's your friday forecast, dan. >> all right, bill. thank you for that. i did a little research. the guy that swallowed this piece of a spoon heaid he likely did it while he was inhaling his drink. he takes big drinks. mazing, though, rollers. speedy recovery. >>> stocks dip, american airline flies. and coke is it. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she's a magazine and tabloid favorite, not to mention a f

boston. farther to the south, maybe some showers across pennsylvania. we're sort of on the southern end of any precipitation chances here. and maybe a few flight delays in south florida as there may be a few isolated thunderstorms there. but for us, well, this big storm that's spinning way over the great lakes with a lot of wind is going to be passing to our north. and as it does, it will swing this front that is just now coming into western ohio, out of eastern indiana and out ahead of that we'll have some pretty strong winds gusting out of the southwest perhaps to around 20 to 25 miles an hour as the early afternoon progresses. this front looks like it will begin to move into the mountains here probably in about, oh, late morning to around noontime. they'll get the chance of showers first and then that front, as it goes by, we'll see our winds shifting into the northwest and bring in much cooler weather. as we go forward over the next 48 hours that front rapidly moving through and behind that we'll have some pretty gusty winds tonight, into tomorrow.

boston right now 66 degrees. it's warm and still humid down south. there are no more of those terrible, terrible rains. can see what's going on. there is still that circulation out in the mid part of the country. that's where the moisture is coming. out to our west. high pressure is in over us. we'll beushing in and that will bring in cooler air. as you can see, there is a fair amount of rain not too far away. some of that, i think even tomorrow morning, may be slipping into southern maryland and into western parts of virginia. right now the only couple of showers, there is one around culpeper and then down around charlottesville and that's it. we've been on a dry kick. the other area that we've been keeping an eye on is down to the south. you can see for the folks down into parts of north carolina and georgia, they are not getting any more of those rains. there are still flood warnings out. finally the flooded rivers and streams are beginning to recede. look at the area of rain from louisville around cincinnati. heavy rains. for us, some of that rain will be coming in. once again in turkey of all plac

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south texas with heavy rain stretching to florida. rain and strong winds in philadelphia, new york and boston.erstorms, hail and gusty winds in the dakotas. >> highs in the 60s in the northeast. up to 15 degrees hotter than normal out wes 104 in phoenix, 91 in boise and portland. >> i have one word, rut-roh. >> a dog named scooby spent five days trapped in an australian cave wedged behind a rock wall. rescuers finally managed to pull him out safely yesterday with the help of state of the art cameras. >> poor little guy. they were able to slip food and water to scooby. his owners couldn't call out to him because he's deaf. they say scooby, however, could sense they were nearby. >> he couldn't even make the rut-roh call. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ throw me a line, baby, one more time ♪ assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. stay tuned for this important medicare benefit information and free scooter guarantee. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could imp

let's look at the mid-atlantic. 73 degrees to the south and charlotte, 71 in raleigh; 67 degrees in new york city and for bostonto the low 60s as well. overall, temperatures not too bad. it's a little cool outside and we'll see the trend continue as we move into the overnight hours. this is a look at ur lows for tonight. the temperatures are into the low 50s, excuse me, low 60s and into the upper 50s for your overnight lows. so, we also have the winds which are fairly light. you take the clouds that are finally going to clear out into the overnight hours and the light winds and in the morning hours to overnight, expect a chance of even some fog or so across the area. patchy fog, that is. to the south, this is where all the moisture is. some could creep into the mid- atlantic into the week and let's look at true view and so where we stand. some of you, as i mentioned, an isolated shower or so. this is on the back side of that departing low pressure system. the clouds here that will start to move out. we'll see the moisture move out and in the overnight hours. we'll get a bit of a clearing trend. back to our weat

boston is 5 e # at this hour. the heat and humidity heads south. if you like the monument,, it isin the carolinas at this hour. we'll be in for a mostly sunny day today. nothing in the atmosphere to aick up a shower or ndththuerstorm. just awe few fair weather clouds later this afternoon and high temperature uupper 70s to about 80. 78 heexpected high temperature here in ashington. 80 in fredericksburg. 76 in front royal we'll be cool again tonight. this pattern will stick around if a couple of days. >> you just keep doing war a doing. don't you worry about people complaining. >> i will not. >> let's check in with julie wright. >> steve, come on. you know they're talking about me. you got to have my back on this. 60-some degrees. i mean for the love of pearl already. >> when it gets down to the 50s and 40s, then i got your back. >> just a little chilly. >> hang in there. it will be nice later today. >> thank goodness. mice right new out on the roads with no accidents to -- right new out to the roads with no accidents to report. callers have told us about the milling and repaving project gogo american legion bri

south in -- where do we have that? in roanoke. and 71 at raleigh. 57degrees in boston. 64 in new york.what we're expecting today. the cloud you skies and showers for the morning hours. by this afternoon, partly sunny at 74 degrees. the weekend will be a little unsettle so if you have any outdoor plans, you will want to play attention to what the full forecast is and i'll have that coming up in just a little while. >> julie wright has got an eye to the roads this morning. she joins us now with how effect is looking. >> good morning to all of you. unfortunately, we've got accident number on this is on the inner loop of the beltway traveling southbound 95/495 out of greenbelt and conning down into landover and out towar andrews air force base. this is the acci the inner loop of the beltway before you reach 214 central avenue. i've got two left lanes blocked right now at the scene of this crash. fire and rescue units are on the scene and this is headed southbound on the inner loop of the beltway trying to work your way down towards andrews air force base. delays are starting to build on th

boston. here is our satellite radar composite. a lot of the moisture streaming up from the south is edging toward us and that is helping to keep us in the humid, muggy size of things. we have a frontal system setting us up and with that we could see a chance of showers as we move through into the afternoon hours. so not to be rprised if that should happen. but the clouds won't go anywhere either. not much sunshine. here is a look at the five-day forecast. things cooler tomorrow behind the frontal system. 76 degrees for the friday. and then we cool down even more saturday and sunday. and unsettled weather pattern, we have a chance of seeing wet weather both days before we get back to dry conditions at the beginning of the week. but overall today, sticky, muggy, keep your umbrella handy and far areas to the south, southeast of maryland could even see an isolated thunderstorms. that's a look at your five-day forecast, folks. >>> we are following several breaking stories in the district right now. first up, the discovery of a body at the southwest water front. this information just coming into us in the last 10 minutes. the body was

boston right now. that's the cool front that has been coming through. earlier today and yesterday it would have been really warm. down to the south and southeast, vero beach with 93, leesburg down to 66. earlier, the wind gusted to almost 30 miles per hour. talk about chilly stuff, this is an extreme northwester parts of michigan, wakefield, michigan, down to 40 degrees right now. so overnight tonight -- here's what's going to be going on. first of all, with the chilly air, colors beginning to come on for you leaf lookers early october. the next couple weeks far north parts of new england. up around the northeast kingdom and maybe some of the high spots of west virginia. but skyline drive, spots like that, will really be the tale end of october. in and around our own neck of the woods. first part of november. overnight tonight, those northwesterly winds continue. there will be on-and-off clouds as we go through tomorrow. out in the mountains of west virginia, maybe a few sprinkles. temperatures tomorrow morning into the low 50s, the highs only into the high 60s, to about 70 degrees. so still a bit of a breezy morning tomorrow mor

south carolina. d.c. today a sprinkle or two. it's not going to downpour. just a little a annoying cool rain. look at the temperatures in the big cities from boston to new york city. you'll be lucky to be, you know, in the 60s. that's it. 60s. well, if you're watching wncn nbc 17 in raleigh, north carolina, emerse yourself in chocolate from the raw rain forest material to the luscious treats in a box at the north carolina museum of natural sciences. that's your eastern event of the day, christina. of course the cocoa bean. >> all right. thanks so much, bill. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. a few days ago jessica simpson's dog was snatched away by a coyote. now the singer is responding to people who are making fun of her desperate search for the pet. skeptics say she should be realistic. instead of hiring an expensive pet search service, simpson fired back saying her dog daisy is fast so maybe, just maybe she got away. >>> after two days on the oprah couch, we now know whitney houston did indeed use crack but considered her real drug former husband singer bobby brown. while brown never physically abused h

south dakota to oklahoma. >> 79 in atlanta, new york city as well and 76 in boston. also 76 in the twin cities and 77 in detroit. it's the middle of the night, give me a break. 93 in sacramento. >> i wasn't laughing. josh was laughing. >> they're laughing with me, not at me, right? >> tell yourself that. there may be no need to reinvent the wheel but the bicycle is getting quite a makeover. >> look at the yike bike. it runs on a rechargeable battery, did go up to 13 miles an hour. just don't hit a pothole. you doesn't have to worry about leaving it on the curb either. >> it only weigh 22 pounds. it only takes a few seconds to fold it fet naetly into a carrying case. that green thing, we added. >> remember we did that story about the guy who got a dui on the bar stool. soent drink and yike bike. >> 22 pound, that's not bad. >> pretty cool. >> we'll be right babbling with mor "world news now." ♪ somebody tell me assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at lile to no co to you. stay tuned fo

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boston. 53 in cincinnati. 48 in charlotte. they had a little bit of clearing further to the south there. here is your forecast for the day. be cool with highs only in the mid- to upper 60s. mostly cloudy with a couple of scattered showers and bring along an umbrella just in case. i don't think it will be raining for much of the day. >> just to make it clear, i was never complaining. problem is when you have to dress ks with the changeable weather, it gets tricky. >> let eadd real quick, ask the weather guy coming up in just a couple of minutes. i'm flying solo. >> you can do it. >> between us, are athe brains behind the operation anyway gentleman oh, my gosh, i hope tony is not listening downstairs. >> it is just a joke. >> wait a minute now. >> see, julie you thought you were the only one who could bust on tony. >> i do it with love. now i got to defend my t-perk here. >> itis in love. >> i'm the number one tony perkins fan next to his mama. >> we know that. >> hi, connie. all right. here we are out on the roads. all lanes are open with no accidents to reported. traffic volume already heavy as you make your way past 650

south dakota, and kansas city, and tulsa. for the northeast, another day of spectacular weather. boston 75. new york city, just perfect.hicago, 74. >> a very good morning, meteorologist brian van de gr .aa is 47 degrees in the city right the forecast today calls for lots of sunshine and lower humidity. another comfortable that with temperatures below average. 50's tonight with clear skies tomorrow, a few extra clouds. that could that is the news and weather at 7:13. sam, come back, soon. diane? >>> we turn, now, to the new focus this morning on the jaycee dugard case. it is nancy garrido. the mysterious woman at phillip garrido's side. investigators trying to find out the role she played about the abduction and imprisonment of jaycee. mike von fremd has the latest from los angeles. mike? >> reporter: good morning, diane. in revealing court documents just released, phillip garrido blames the downfall and predatory sexual behavior, on drugs. we find the portrait of a man out of control. the prison psychiatric report says garrido had been on a six-year binge of lsd, marijuana, alcohol, and cocaine. and he admits to consum

stormy across the south for the sixth straight day with heavy rain, flooding from east decks as to florida. scattered showers and thunderstorms in northern new england. >> bostonrms up to 9, new york 78 and baltimore 76. sunny and nice in the midwest, climbing into the 80s in st. louis. fargo and twin cities, a high of 94 in sacramento. 77 in seattle. >> it took a sweet mess to set a new world record. it happened basically in this building. >> it hurt me to watch this. >> did it? >> it hurt. people covered in coconut cream yesterday as they battled it out in the biggest pie fight ever. 1,500 pies were thrown but it was the number of pie slingers that mattered. 271 of them which probing the old record by 18. >> each pie had to be a men mum 61/2 inches and had to be thrown within at a time. i happened to be walking by on the situation and i heard one of the organizers say we're 15 people short, we're 15 minutes short." >> i would have gone over there and forget throwing it, i want to eat it. z >> we have more on the murder case of yale university grad student annie le. raymond clark has been charged with le's murder. >> he's being held in a maximum security faci

boston and new york city from that. maybe a few storms causing delays in south florida as well as texas and the upper midwest. the west coast is looking settled except for some rain portland to seattle. for us, we have this coastal low that is ever so slowly creeping to the north. it will eventually pull away, but not until thursday night. we'll be under the influence of that until then. we have dry air waiting to come our way. it has to come in after this leaves. we're going to wait. as we look here going forward over the next 48 hours we see areas of blues where we could get a few sprinkles perhaps this evening. then during the day tomorrow, mainly in the afternoon we'll maybe have some showers passing through and then passing to the north on thursday evening. finally it looks like this system will begin to exit as we get out of here on friday. so things are looking a little damp this morning for the bus stop forecast. maybe a few sprinkles. we'llwe be in t 60s. dress accordingly. by 9:00 most of the sprinkle activity should begin to end. then dry the rest of the day. a slight chance of sprinkles this after

south drenching places like little rock, nashville, atlanta and tampa. that wet weather stretches up to the northeast. scattered showers in providence, bostony rain and flooding in the southern rockies. >> colorado springs only gets up to 68 while phoenix hits 99, not the triple digits for once down there. a warm 82 in st. louis, 80 for minneapolis. atlanta climbs to 80 and baltimore will be 7 lovely degrees today. >> they are soaring with excitement in reno as a fast and furious competition gets under way. >> aviation enthusiasts taking to the skies. this week is the annual world championship air races. there are categories for pilots of all classes. spectators also being treated to military flyovers and nice acrobatic stunts. >> i love watching those. >> it's fun. >> one pilot said once air racing gets in your blood, you just can't get away from it. >> i flew in an f-16 once. >> and? >> and i puked. >> in the plane or after you got off? >> in the cockpit. it was really nasty. >> i'm sure they enjoyed taking you there. >> i didn't have to clean it either. ♪ i just want to fly ♪ i just want to fly assistance getting around their homes. ther