. >> i am from st. louis, missouri. a lot of you think i have said it in correctly when i said missouri. you think i got it slid into my southern dialect, right? no. i was not born in st. louis. i was born in nashville, tennessee, a little town side of nashville. that is where i grew up, went to high school, met and married my husband. moved back to st. louis where i lived part of my life. i heard people saying missouri and missouri. what is the correct pronunciation of our new home? the best place to go when you want information is where? >> [inaudible]. >> of course, we all know that. i went to the library and the librarian gave me a wonderful book and began a life long friendship with the librarian. missouri is the native american pronunciation. in their language it is the people of the big boats. one word means all of that. missouri. frenchman who came up the mississippi river. they said that would be a great place to have a trading post. they set up a trading post and called it st. louis. missouri became missouri.

jeff greenfield, cbs news, st. louiscouric: and bleak is the way most americans view the economy, and a cbs news poll out tonight, they say it is by far their number one concern this election year. nearly nine out of 10 say their own financial situation is the same or worse than it was two years ago, at the height of the recession. we have two more reports tonight from the campaign trail. dean reynolds is in chicago, but first nancy court is in delaware where the two candidates face off on national television. i know one poll out today shows republican christine o'donnell currently 19 points behind. >> reporter: that's right, katie, and she would have to give a transformation al performance here tonight to make up that kind of ground. but at the very least this debate gives o'donnell a chance to change the subject after being widely mocked for weeks for releasing an ad assuring delaware voters that she is not a witch. now, tonight o'donnell and her democratic challenger chris coons will be taking questions in part from s

tony larussa 16th season with st. louis. tony will one day have his plakin cooper's town.ascot tired up. that's all for the jaguars. young finding brent in the end zone. young leaves the game with a sprain knee and ankle. collins came in and did his thing. 26 carries, 111 yards. titans 4-2. 30-3 your final. junior seau got lucky today. the word is, he drove his sufoff of a cliff in carlsbad, 35 miles north of san diego. he survived and avoided serious very. authorities are investigating how and why it happened. it has been reported he was arrested on a domestic violence charge and released hours before the crash. his suv fell 30 feet down the cliff. drugs and alcohol was not involved. we have a wild high school finish. butler trailing pleasure ridge park, 31-24. 2 seconds left. they kickoff. pleasure ridge, butler uses laterals to keep the play alive. butler sprints for the touchdown. two punt vun cushion to [ son ] my parents have always lived in the states. until two years ago, when my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in quickly. found their local deli. a few sh

check out the heat and humidity at dallas, 90. 82 in st. louisin late october yes, eventually they will see strong thunderstorms around st. louis and atlanta and charlotte this morning where we have flight departure and arrival delays. >>> new questions are being raised about overseas trips taken by california high speed rail authority officials. the trips were paid for by foreign governments to help win contracts but the rail agency it's been unable on who sponsored the trips generally required by the rules. l.a. times reports that several board members and a former executive director took tours of train systems in spain, france and germany last year. they could not produce any accounting of the donated travel and failed to post details on their website. >> bart director is talking about the possibility of extending bart out to richmond district. they report that his plan could include stops of western addition, 25th avenue and 28th avenue. richmond district supervisor is skeptical of the possibility of extending bart to ocean beach. several obs

if you're watching us on ksdk-5 in st. louis missouri, celebrate art with dozens of shows and performances at concert halls, museums, theaters throughout the city at the american arts experience, st. louis. that's yr "early today" event of the day, thomas. >> a lot o kids, a lot of parents out there looking for something to do today if they get to enjoy the day off. all right, bill, thanks now he's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment for you. whatever americans were doing this fall weekend, not many were going to the movies. that actually helped last weend's box office champs "the social network" remain at the top of theeap. holding up very well, dropping only 31%, all of its audience from the opening, "the social netrk" took the top spot with $15.5 raising the total to just over $46 million. expected by most to win the romantic comedy "life ase know it" starring katherine heigl and josh duhamel opened close but disappointing second with $14.6 milln in sales. the horse racing drama "secretaria starring dia

. >> reporter: the ray family built this house in cedar hill outside st. louis 13 years ago. but cathy ray never imagined she would be so eager to sell and get out. >> we are stuck here. and we're stuck here until we can sell the home. >> reporter: not one offer since march, and that's a problem, because after 29 years of marriage, cathy and her husband divorced. months later, they're still living under the same roof. >> i can't afford to buy him out, he can't afford to buy me out. so we are here until we sell the home. >> reporter: her ex-husband declined to speak with us. they sleep in separate rooms and at times communicate at home by texting. it's tough on everyone, including 19-year-old son alex. >> somebody, yeah, come on, just sell it, buy it, something. >> reporter: unemployment in st. louis is hovering around 10%, which means there are fewer people looking for a new place to live. it's uphill for sellers like cathy. but this troubled market isn't just affecting divorced couples, for others it's affecting their entire retirement plan. seth alcorn in maine is in double

st. louis 83. when you look to st. louis this time of year and you see them in the lower 80s and this weather pattern, good bet we'll be right in there for tomorrow here in the district. that's why our temperatures will be up into the lower 80s. 91 for little rock, dallas 85, wichita, 90 degrees. this surge of heat goes up into the northern plains, minneapolis almost 90 and there in south dakota another day with temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s. for us this weekend lower 80s tomorrow, loads of sunshine, a little bit cooler on sunday but not much. we're still headed to the upper 70s to right around 80 degrees. again looks like a very nice weekend and if you're off for columbus day, that looks pretty good, too. high pressure is firmly in control and will stay in control. tonight we have clear skies, cool conditions. the only rain is way up here going through new england and that's going to stay there. this is a frontal system. it will kind of push down to the south for tomorrow. it will be in the area, about th

light rain around st. louiskansas city, chicago, milwaukee and michigan's upper peninsula. >> 92 in sacramento. 94 in phoenix. 60s from seattle to salt lake city. 71 in the twin cities. 80 in indianapolis. 60 in boston. 70 here in new york. and 80s from baltimore to new orleans. >>> president obama's morning workout may be a bit longer this morning. >> the president wrapped up his visit to miami last night at a cuban restaurant, where he ordered special hamburgers made of spanish sausage, topped with french fries. the president paid for the meal himself. and then warned reporters not to tell the first lady. >> we know all of the spots he likes to get burgers between d.c. and his visits. >> he likes to eat. >>> when we come back, we'll update the top story, the final hours before the rescues begin in chile. our reporter is there. >>> and the first reviews are in. can microsoft's newest smartphone outdo the droid? we'll be right back. >>> pay on wall street is reportedly on a record pace for the second-straight ye

after the four-game winning streak was snapped in st. louiswaste nod time in jumping on the blue jackets at the uc. again sizzling patrick sharp who led the way. scoreless when they get rolling. great set-up here. and out in front. sharp and there. 8th of the year. later in the first. more hawks. and more press our on. getting one himself. hanging tough. pokes it home. and columbus came back. tieing it and in the third. rj and get a blast here. and he beats crawford. leading the game late now 3-2. and short tuesday in order rockford metro centre. and battling. overtime. and the win. and in the restrict. rockford takes it home. 4-3. >>> and college football now homecoming for illinois and northwestern and it appeared to be a joyous celebration with a win over michigan state. for most of the afternoon that is. they got a pep talk from the leg general dairy coach. the lead and another story. and he gets in the end zone. they led by 10. they came back and down by 6. and spartans rally. cousin as lame duck pass. great catch by cunningham. watch thi

clayton is the third st. louis receiver to suffer a season ending injury this year. he played five seasons here in baltimorebefore he was released in august. >>> in baseball, the play off series between the braves and giants. they're going to play tonight. these are highlights of last night. problems for brooks conrad. he had three errors in the game. and the first one would cost the braves the first run. three, now the worse comes in the 9th inning with this ground ball right through his legs. brooks conrad said afterward he wanted to dig a hole and climb in it. they play tonight at 7:00 and the winner takes that series. and the winner of tonight's game has a date in philadelphia to take on the phillies in the national league championship series. they are champaned soaked the phillies are. baez among the relievers last night when philly completed a convincing three game sweep of the reds. these guys are used to this. they have earned a third straight trip to the league championship series. from the phillies to the philly. columbus day racing in lowell. phillies and

and the driver danica patrick on hand to drop the puck in st. louis tonight.rp scores on the power play. 1-1 after one. now the blues were ahead. power play just ending when brent seabrook slaps one in. the blackhawks were out of comebacks. 3rd period, poelak gets one in. to they end the streak final 4- 2. they host columbus tomorrow night. >>> last chance for the bulls to tune up for the start of the season without noah. a touch of the flu. but they did okay without him. gibson with the finish. huge game for dang tonight. spots up here for a three pointer. dang finished with 29 and the bulls finish the preseason 4-5, a convincing win over indiana. 102-74. they open up wednesday at the thunder. >>> area college basketball teams have been at work for a week now. that includes the leola team. all five starters returned from last year's squad which came within a point against butler. >> we do think there's a lot of potential. you play well at home. we do have a lot of home games this year. and attractive home schedule for fans to go out. i think it's a fan-friend

st. louis 66. chicago 57. some showers moving into chicago.s like it will be a wet day there. at soldier field for the redskins and bears. the chilliest reading here at 36 degrees. most of the cold air is locked up into canada and will stay there for the better part of the week. this week we're going to be approaching 80 degrees and then late in the week temperatures will cool off a little bit as we get another area of cold air coming down just in time for halloween. showers back out to the west of us. we are dry this morning. we're going to stay dry today. this high pressure is keeping most of this north of us. but again here is some rain down through chicago, or at least coming in. this may actually clear by 1:00 or 2:00 today. the kickoff is at 1:00 so they may be drying out as they progress into the second half of the game later this afternoon. so we'll have to keep an eye on that. now in terms of what we can expect today, kind of a mix of clouds and sun. we started off in the 50s and 60s this morning. we're at 67 degrees at 11:00 a.m. not

ankiel, 2006 was a pitcher in the playoffs with st. louis, hit only the second playoff homer into the water at the park. series even at 1. braves 5 and giants 4. >> that is a tough loss. no getting around it but you have to bounce back and you know they fought hard and we had a couple chances there to add on, their pen shut us down and we have to bounce back and win a couple games. atlanta was the worst team on the road but they are the best team in baseball at home. 56 and 25 so the next two games will be in atlanta, giants have to win one, to force a fifth game. that was it. >> so we know what to root for. >> gary will be back later in the news cast with more on the game and of course the fans cannot get enough for the giants it was another sold out game. and the fans of course wore their orange this shore of support. we are live outside the park where we spoke the fans that have been following the giants for decades. >> shocked fans are still comes out of the the park. you can see how many are over here still shocked about what is happeni

. >> st. louis still -- tied for the top spot in that division.nd kansas city, the only undefeated team. and philadelphia against the 49ers. and the ryder cup beginning at 4:00 a.m. eastern time on the usa network. this is al michaels. for cris collinsworth and andrea kremer and the entire crew, saying good night from new jersey meadowlandses. >> next on 11 news. >> the search for two suspects >> the search for two suspects involved in a police involved i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal late-breaking news. >> two armed robbery respects on the loose. tonight we begin with t

light rain from st. louiser peninsula. >> 67 in detroit and 76 in chicago. 80s from dallas to miami. 60s in the pacific northwest and northern rockies. 58 in colorado springs. 73 in albuquerque. >>> well, it could make a monster of a jack-o'-lantern or a pie big enough to feed a small village. >> a california man has taken top prize for a giant, ginormous pumpkin. that thing tipped the scales at 1,535 pounds. the gigantic gourd beat out dozens of other pumpkins, including 13 that topped over 1,000 pounds. >> wow. the winner says growing a huge pumpkin is like taking care of a baby. he gets $6 a pound. that's a grand prize of more than $9,000. that is a great pumpkin. >> i have a feeling all you moms and dads out there who are up with a nursing child would disagree that this is like raising a baby. >> yeah, a little different there, dude. >> we'll be right back. hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hov

anybody knows how hot it is in st. louis in july and august.ll the teams jackie played doubled or tripled their attendance. the fans came out of nowhere to see jackie play. >> i can't understand what would have been integration in sports, or what would have been integration in general if this had not happened because i know it made integration in fields outside of sports much more believable, much more reachable, achievable. >> it's not coincidental that baseball in the 40-year period has not been able to integrate at any other level other than the players level. obviously, the players level is the level where it's mutually beneficial. they gain as much as they give. and so they have got a lot of work left to do. the progress is marvelous. i celebrate the progress. i am -- i feel triumphant about what happened to jack, but i know we have a long way to go. >> jackie robinson signing with the dodgers 65 years ago this week. such an important chapter in the racial history of the country. >> yeah, really changed how things were done. >>> when we re

st. louis, 79. 98 in wichita. 87 in memphis, 81 in atlanta.is all because of that area of high pressure. very cool to the north and east of us with that area of low pressure. 44, the highs today men of sunshine during the day -- plenty of sunshine. it will sit here and spin over the next couple of days right through the weekend into early next week as well. these clouds on saturday. that's a little cold front that will try to work its way through. we're still having a great weekend. clear skies cooling off rather quickly. special when i the sun go down. the winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles an hour. overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. another cool start. so you may need jacket. maybe the sweater as you step out there. make sure the kids have it as you send them off to school. men of sunshine. 42 to 52 degrees. trust me, by recess tomorrow, they won't need jackets. the temperature will warm into the 70s. nice and warm. a fantastic friday. winds out of the west at 10 to 15 miles an hour. as we move on to the next four days, a haf

sell it. >> reporter: unemployment in st. louis is hovering around 10%. fewer people are looking for a new flfs. it's uphill for sellers like kathy. this troubled market isn't just affecting divorced couples. for others it's affecting their tire retirement plan. he's in double trouble. laid off from his executive job 2009 he can't find another. so he needs to move. >> house has been on the market for 12 months and not one person has come to s it. >> reporter: they realize it may be years before both the job and housing markets recover. he now thinks he'll be forced to retire years before they are financially ready. >> it wasn't planned to be living this way. i'm worri about growing old with dignity. >> reporter: worries that an unsold house simply compound. kevin tibbles, nbc news, so dr. hill, missouri. >>> recent surveys suing gaeft lot of people hope to head off similar divorce horror stories. interests growing in pre-marital agreements to protect assets. >>> weekly application for one employment benefits fell to the lowest level in three months. let's

in that series, they beat st. louis.in san francisco, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. there will be very heavy traffic around the ballpark this afternoon. you may want to avoid taking your car in the area. the game will likely end around the time of the evening commute. so there will be a lot of. >>> a lot of giant fans have been sending us pictures. here is a look at one. go to the "orange october" section on our home page to see more. >>> the nfl announced it's getting tougher on dangerous and flagrant hits, especially those involving helmets. the league says it will immediately begin suspending players for violent hel him-to- helmet contact. the new measures will be in place for this weekend's games. how far, league officials say they will be looking at some of these hits from last weekend's game, several of which ended up in a concussion. >>> the senate public safety committee and the senate communications committee are holding a meeting and focusing on pipelines and how to make them safer. th

when they laid that clurvegger in st. louis, i think everybody thought look at the schedule.ackers coming in in two weeks. we've got the colts come being in next week. you had the eagles on the road. today, you go yeah, sure, bring on the colts. why snot? this team hangs in there. they find ways to win. they did it again yesterday. >> one of the differences between a good team and a bad team. a good team finds a way to win the tight games and the bad team ends up losing it. this year, the balm seems to be bouncing in the right direction. it seemed it me, it is a very stubborn team they got knocked around if a while but they hung in there. they were always within one score of getting back into it. >> the fedex crowd certainly helped. the home field advantage in the nfl is paramount. ed redskins fans should be applaud. the team feeds off of that. they could have been down, 20, 24 points at the half. instead, they were only down 10- 3. this is the first series of the games for the pangers. watch the hit. bang, right there. ball comes free and morton didn't get any points out of

plenty of heat to be found on the weather map pushing 90 in little rock and they were overcome and st. louis, 77; wichita, 89; dallas, 85 and this is why things have changed. the big are of low pressure that was spinning for several days has spun itself off the east coast and that high pressure is building in. you notice the breeze? that is from the high pressure building in. the two of them together kicked that atmosphere egg beater going and with those breezes ruffled up. nothing on the east coast unless you go to the bahamas, turks and caicos. yesterday, this was subtropical storm otto and today, fully tropical with winds of 60. doesn't appear to be much of a hurricane if at all and that is not going to track anywhere close to us and otto is still out there with a lot of surf and rain. we focus again, talking about cool temperatures tonight. frederick under the clear skies and very dry air and dropping to 41 again tonight. 41 for warrenton and arlington, 47 for frederick. i expect we'll drop to 50 inside the beltway and cooler in the 40s. check out the bright planet jupiter overhead. a th

as we go into the afternoon, look at this, 82 in minneapolis. 84 in kansas cy and st. louis. chicago wille near 80. temperatures will be in the 70s from new england and 80s all the way to florida. it's sun gla weather. leave the umbrella in the closet for the next few days. that's a look at your forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. well, i said it looks verycalm and look at the sunshine across the board. as i mentioned, we may not have many clouds in the sky today during the afternoon. philadelphia, 75. chicago at 78. oklahoma city, nice at 85. so i ess, veronica, the only question is how many days in a row can we have sunshine? >> i say 365 days in a row. >> the flowers wouldn't be too happy. they need a little water, right? >> it's oy. palm trees are good enough. >>> the ups and doins of golden oil and what will today's job umbers say? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, is she box office ison or is she box office gold? this weekend may tell. >>> the nhl drops the puck on gnaw season, some controversy in baseball a

same with st. louis. austin, texas, at 81. baltimore, on and off rain. the best chance of rain will be about mid morning in the early afternoon. lynn, we'll talk more about that stormy friday forecast coming up. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> stocks spike. intel takes a hit and how to blow $671,000 in one night. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, jean kol joan collins proves she still loves a good cat fight. >>> sydney crosby tries to rally the penguins and the cavs just can't let go of lebron. fight. >>> sydney crosby tries to rally the penguins and the cavs just can't let go of lebron. >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. defense secretary robert gates is warningthat an abrupt end to the military don't ask, don't tell policy would have, quote, enormous consequences for the nation's troops. is comments came a day after a federal judge ordered the pentagon to stop enforcing its ban on gays and lesbians serving open in the military. gates says t

i chuckled when brett was introducing the family in st. louis when they retired his jersey in st. uis and said, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, my dad and my dad and i stand here before you with over 1300nhl goals. he had scored 740 some and i had 600. and he said and my son jude wants to be a goal tender? >> couldn't quite understand that. >> and what's nice is that this book not only has a great pictures but you must be happy that the great bob verde worked on this project. >> bob verde is likely the greatest writer, sports writer in the history of chicago putting things together the way they should be. >> you want the right words. >> and the right feeling towards it. >> great book. and we were showing some video from the old days and you have inside this book a dvd. >> look at you with old mayor daley. >> there is the dvd. there is the mayor daley who was a great, great guy. >> and arthur -- >> yeah, rocky's dad. >> got to get -- >> grandfather. >> correct. >> arthur was rocky's grandfather. bill was rocky's dad. >> how many seasons did you play in detroit? >> i wished i p

how gorgeous is st. louis today? 70 and sunny. lynn, complete weekend forecast coming up. >> bill, thank you. >>> banks take a hit. the government is seeing red and a barbie doll with wings. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, it's a battle of the generations at the box office this weekend. who is going to come out on top? >>> a homecoming for the red wings mike madano, rangers and yankees ready for the alcs and another tough day for brett farve. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. nbc news has learned that seven of eight native service members killed in afghanistan yesterday were americans. at least 42 nato oops have been killed in afghanistan so far this month. violence in afghanistan is at its highest level since the overthrow of the taliban nine years ago. >>> gre workers upset over unpaid wages and layoffs plan to rally at the acropolis for the third trais strght day after clashing with

going on the road to try to win the world series and lost to washington. '87, they lost the nlcs in st. louisseries in anaheim. they are trying to end that win on the road in philadelphia. strike one to ruiz. carlos grounded to short his first time up. >> joe: ball one. >> joe: the 1-1 pitch. strike two. affeldt could give this san francisco team some big outs here early. >> tim: already has. >> joe: struck out howard, got werth on a flyball to right. got victorino as he entered with two on, nobody out, tie game. >> tim: the pitcher's spot is up first in the fifth inning. jeremy trying to get through the two innings, of scoreless ball. >> joe: 2-2. still 2-2 to ruiz who has reached base 27 of his last 28 post season games. >> tim: .420 on-base percentage, the best all-time for catchers in the post season. >> joe: 0-1 tonight. >> joe: the 2-2. tw

st. louiss, and 87 in tampa. 64 in new york. 61 in boston. by this afternoon, las vegas and phoenix. high temperatures mainly in the 80s. 101 for phoenix and 71 in los angeles. that is later on today. let me show you quickly what people are waking up to this morning across portions of the midwest and great lakes. 43 degrees as you step outside. don't step outside. stay inside and watch us. 43 in chicago. 44 in st. louis. pittsburgh, home of the steelers, at 48. and our friends in green bay in 30s and 40s. cooler, drier air coming in. that's a wrap of the forecast. t.j., back to you. >> reynolds, appreciate it as always. thanks so much. >>> we have been hearing all kinds of seemingly horrible economic news really over the past couple of years, a lot of people would say. some say we're maybe in a recovery, but we've certainly been in a downturn the past couple of years. would you believe there actually are some areas of the country that have been thriving. josh levs with that this morning. i say

. >>> finally on the frozen ponds of st. louis of anaheim are squaring off against the st. louis blues. some rare fight breaks out in hockey. parros and jackman. it all seems like the regular hockey tough talk. until you take a closer look. is he flicking him? is that really a flick right there? beware the next time these two come in contact on the ice. a tickle fight may break out. time marches on. >>> carl paladino thinks it's immoral to go to a gay pride parade, to rent one of his properties as a gay bar, that's fine. well, there's a profit there. >>> ohio tea party congressional candidate running around in the nazi uniform praising the military brilliance, he has a defender. any guesses? >>> and when rachel joins you at the top of the hour, she'll talk to two air force majors about the judge's ruling on don't ask, don't tell. they will appear in silhouette because they've not yet been permitted to stop lying. >>> if you took a happy meal and left it on the table, how long would it stay happy? inert, odorless. the answering nex

came over on a trade with the st. louis blues. marcus johansson celebrated his birthday yesterday. and matt hendricks who was a training camp invitee earned a roster spot. these have impressed the coach. >> i think every team strives to be better the next year. we're definitely not in a rebuilding mode and at the same time we've gotten players that are young and really pushing the other guys to be full-time guys. >> caps start their season tomorrow. >>> wizards continue their preseason tonight. gilbert arenas. wizards moving the ball around. another two to put the wizards up 6. they win their second in a row 97-83. >>> the home advantage turned out to be a disadvantage. tampa falls to the texas rangers. rays now down 2-0 heading back to arlington. twins and yanks. facing lance burkeman. but it's called a ball. so burkeman is still alive. and he makes the twins pay on the next pitch. drives the ball to deep center. denard span can't get to it. it's off the wall. posada scores. yanks take the lead. gardenshire still chirping about the call. and he gets toss. twins down 2-0 in the ser

clayton went to st. louis back in august and he was their leading receiver through 4 games. >>> baseball playoffs tonight. the leg en dairy -- legendary skipper -- hit a ground ball, it's a 3-2 victory. the giants will play philadelphia for the national title. his braves fall short, eliminated in 4 games. >>> hockey in washington dc. caps in overtime. with a scores chance on the break. who else but alex off ovechkin. you can catch me on the radio in the morning. we'll be talking plenty of football. also joining us, kristine brennan, talking about when athletes misbehave. >>> does that happen? of course it does. the big pumpkin. ,,,,,, eaks to send jobs over seas. ,,,,,, i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

the cheapest is in st. louis. >>> san francisco has already seen a huge economic boost from the national league playoff and is no line for even more with the world series starting here on wednesday. but there is an event 245 could -- that could eclipse that and that would be the world cup. >> got him looking and the giants win the pennant! >> unlike the world series, the america's cup is in a class by itself. >> as a matter of fact, the america's cup people are telling us it's now graduated to the point where teams number in two, three years in advance. so all of a sudden, you have gonna have what we say will be comparable to three super bowls. and every super bowl in every city has been $350 million to $500 million. >> it will continue to showcase the city on a world stage. >> reporter: this man is with australia's quantas airlines. >> it increased a lot of little businesses and they are the type of people to be in the city. they spend. they stay in hotels. >> reporter: and if san francisco should get the americ

the list includes two americans, archbishop raymond burk, the former archbishop of st. louis.e also increased the percentage of italians in the college of cardinals as well as the number who come from the vatican's bureaucracy. the new cardinals will receive their traditional red hats at a ceremony in rome on november 20th. we get analysis from father thomas reese, a senior fellow at georgetown university's woodstock center and authority on the vatican bureaucracy. tom, welcome. >> thank you. >> reporter: what do you see? what's the message in this list? >> well, i think there's two. one is continuity and one is change. the continuity is the fact that we see pope benedict appointing people who basically reflect his views on church issues and where the church ought to go. so when they get together to elect a new pope, there's not going to be radical change. we are going to see continuity with the papacy of benedict. what change we do see, however, is that with john paul we saw a reduction of the role of the italians in the college of cardinals and also of vatican curia cardinal