joining us-- stephanie link, director of research at thestreetdot.com. >> hi, stephanie. >> hi, susie, how are you? >> susie: so let's talk about your theme, recovery. we're seeing some recover in the economy, and some recovery in the stock market. and you say people should factor it in their portfolio. >> right. it is clear the global economies have improved from the recession lows. if you look at industrial production, i.s.m., factory orders, all those numbers are improving and are at a high level. and you have a resilient consumer, and the job market is starting to see signs of life. still a long way to go there, but i think you want to own those stocks in a portfolio that have exposure to the global economic recovery, by that, i mean economics, and financial. >> they all trade at the new york stock exchange. emerson electric, and what is it about this stock that you say looks right. >> it has a classic late cycle industrial. they have climate controls, industrial automation. what they do is make their clients more productive, smarter, more competitive, and their costumers are will

stephanie and rob?. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in islamabad, excuse me, this morning, addressing strained relations with pakistan. she and joint chiefs chairman, admiral mike mullen, are meeting with pakistan's top government and military officials. they want more help from the pakistanis to fight terrorism. relations had been frayed since the raid on osama bin laden's compound. >> pakistan granted the cia access to the compound for the first time. agents will search the property for materials that may have been missed by the navy s.e.a.l.s during the may 2nd raid. and they'll be using high-tech equipment able to recover damaged and even burned documents. >>> president obama woke up early in france this morning to sign a renewal of the patriot act before it expired at midnight here at home. that bill extends the government's right to track terrorism suspects with roving wiretaps in searches of business records and monitor so-called lone wolf suspects who have no confirmed ties to terroris

stephanie is someone who has great ties to our city. whether it is to the business community, african-american community, or our community of women, she is a strong advocate for all. we look forward to stephanie's continued service to the city in her capacity as a commissioner. thank you for your service. [applause] the commission on the environment. what a commission that keeps me busy, but busy with positive things because it is all about our future, what we are leaving behind as the city continues to pursue our goal of zero waste by 2020, we can boast we are leading the nation with a 77% signed diversion rate, thanks to the department of the environment. innovative policies such as this, the city's energy efficiency policy, green jobs, and many more thank you for being and reupping yourself on the commission and the environment. while who describes itself as a serial entrepreneur and start-up executive. his work spans from his current job as chief operating officer of earth aid ink -- inc., a proprietary universal platform that gets

stephanie gosk is live for us in islamabad, pakistan. good saturday morning to you, stephanie. what are we learn being this? >> reporter: good morning. this is coming from bin laden's youngest wife. she is his favorite wife. she is from yemen. she is telling pakistani officials bin laden has been in pakistan the last seven years. for two of those years spent in a town that's even closer to the capital. south of abbottabad where we were, the compound raided by navy s.e.a.l.s. halfway from that town to islamabad. it will raise even more questions about how the military and the government here didn't know that bin laden was living in their midst. >> okay. i know it is very strained right now but in terms of -- with -- regard to what bin laden was up to at his compound, what do we know? he had no phone. no internet service. how are we getting this information? >> well, u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news that they recovered just a treasure-trove of intelligence from the house. including hard drives and computers and as well as written documents as well. they started going thr

. >> stephanie rawlings-blake has a new competitor.e will tell you about the latest competitor. >> it will be a summer like day today. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. so far so good on your morning commute. volume is picking up on some spots. 52 miles per hour pushes past 795. 58 miles per hour on southbound 95 moving out of the white marsh area. a smooth ride down to the fort mchenry. south on 83, 53 miles per hour on to show want road. five minutes on southbound 95 down to the fort mchenry. 11 minutes on the west side. this is a live view outside of the harrisburg expressway at york road. southbound traffic looking good so far this morning. this is 295 and that is where we see a buildup in volume. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have a 36 bus diverting at washington boulevard and monroe. light rail and metro subway on schedule. camden trent a 41 is running 15 minu

stephanie will mention more about that. [applause] >> [speaking in spanish] >> my name is stephanie garcia. i am 19 years old. i belong to an agency in the community and with all of our immigrant families so that we can we have better living conditions. >> [speaking in spanish] >> the topic i am talking about is an important issue for our community. our community needs affordable housing for other families who are low income or have jobs that are of low wage. >> [speaking in spanish] >> this issue specifically affects my family because we are not able to live independently. we have to share with other families, who like us, do not have enough resources to have our own apartment for house -- or house. >> [speaking in spanish] >> this issue, as you can imagine, affects our whole community. for the same reasons we do not have steady employment, and in london we have is not stable, and a lot of the families in my community, as i mentioned, cannot afford the housing that is available. we are not able to live in dignified conditi

i'm stephanie stanton. jessica, back to you. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is on the mend tonight after successful surgery to replace of section of skull. doctors removed that piece of skull and replaced it with a computer modeled implant. they removed part of her skull to allow for brain swelling shortly after she was shot in the head january 8th in that mass shooting in arizona. the implant replaces the damaged section of skull. it comes after gifford's travel to florida to watch her husband launch into space aboard "endeavour." >>> and hundreds of health professionals to the mcdonald's hamburger chain, a letter ran today in the san francisco examiner and five other u.s. newspapers. in that letter, 550 health organizations and professionals ask mcdonald's to stop using ronald mcdonald to market their food to children. the letter was timed to run one day before the annual mcdonald's shareholder meeting. the corporation responded saying ronald is an ambassador for good and the company takes communica

stephanie, thanks for your reporting from there. we'll look for more of it. >>> and we want to go back as well to our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, who's learning tonight that bin laden's death is raising some hopes in the arab world for perhaps improved relations. and richard, this is an interesting bit of reporting. >> reporter: it certainly is. and hopeful, one would think. osama bin laden's presence, his figure has dominated the way so many americans think about the middle east for the past decade. the people in this region know that. they don't like it. and now they're happy he's gone. osama bin laden died hated by most muslims he claimed he was defending with terrorism. >> i said to mr. obama, thank you. thank you so much. >> reporter: in cairo today there's hope the u.s. military will stop occupying muslim countries now that bin laden is dead. >> part of me was relieved. i don't know why i was relieved, but maybe i thought that that would soon lead to the end of the war in afghanistan and iraq, which would bring

another endorsement for mayor stephanie rawlings lake. u.s. senator barbara mikulski became the second member to support her election bid. >> i am endorsing stephanie because i think she has leadership, no how, dedication, and integrity. >> murkowski says mayor stephanie rawlings-blake understands the need for good schools and communities. congressman in logic cummings also announced his support for the mayor's bid for reelection. -- congressman in elijah cummings. >> did you know it is melanoma monday? skin cancer is the most common cancer in this country and also the most preventable. students from kindergarten to eighth grade presented their winning posters at a ceremony today that illustrated how to reduce your risk of skin cancer. it stands to reason that parents are health conscious, children will be, too. and you study shows that connection really is true, especially the link between mothers and daughters. >> abby and her teenage daughter isabel or both health conscious. abbey because she tested positive for a gene last year, resulting

one of our favorites, stephanie. get that?yeah, yeah. >> how about -- first of all, i love the hat. the festive nature of what's going on there. what's the temperature? >> you need to come out. we need -- yeah. okay. let's talk about the weather in a second. it is really nice. let's first talk fashion and horses. i had a hat on earlier. someone let me borrow this fascinator. i think i like the fascinator better than the hat. >> i think fascinators are hip and cool and trendy. i know the britts wear them all the time. i think you are good to go, stephanie. >> thanks. i'm just trying to keep up with the kids, you know, stay young and cool and all that hip stuff. really i look like a dork. that's what we will talk about now. beautiful to start off the day. temperatures, cool o the cool side. when we have the call to the post, 6:24, there is a chance for rain. here's the thing. it is very scattered in nature. making this forecast call is virtually impossible to tell you if there will be a thunderstorm right over the racetrack or j

for the latest reaction, we go to nbc's stephanie stanton. >> reporter: the los angeles times broke thetory early tuesday morning, stunning front page news that the former governor of california, arnold schwarzenegger fathered a child more than a decade ago with a long time household staffer. schwarzenegger, seen here leaving his office issued a statement to the times saying, quote, after leaving the governor's office, i told my wife about this event which occurred over a decade ago. i understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. the news comes exactly one week after the schwarzenegger and maria shriver announced a separation. >> i just kept thinking, there has to be another shoe to drop. >> reporter: shriver has not spoken publicly about the split but today issued this statement -- this is a painful and heartbreaking time. as a mother, my concern is for the children. i ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and i try to rebuild our lives and heal. and her high profile family is offering support. >> i talked to maria. she's

the 24 year old stephanie crashed her car back in january. today she strapped on elegs and help from the robotic device she walked. >> my first steps were incredible. they said i did well for not knowing and having previous training. >> her therapist operated the device today. but hopefully stephanie in time will do it herself. elegs were delivered by berkeley bionics. we showed you the graduate wearing them. eleggs are tested by 10 hospitals nationwide f. it goes well they would be mass produced by 2013. >> a 22 year old man is holife support after being hit by a car earlier today. the accident happened in the intersection of lombard and pierce streets. the driver was heading east and did not see the victim in the street. the investigation continues. but they don't believe that the driver was intoxicated and the victim is not expected to survive. >> in san jose a man was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car. police did not say how seriously the man was hurt in that case. drinkking doesn't seem to be a factor here. the investigation

they need to be serviced with hotel, food and all different types ofs. >> we will thank you, stephanie martin. >> the preliminary event starts? 2012 and the main event starts when? >> 2015, july through september. >> all right. for more information, visit america's cup.com. >>> and we will leave you now with a look at the san francisco ethnic dance festival. they are performing june 3rd through july 3rd. i am susan sikora. thank you for watching.

stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america -- three people are lucky to be alive after a boeing air tanker crashed during takeoff at a california naval base. in southern california. the aircraft skidded off the runway and burst into flames. the survivors escaped with minor injuries before firefighters put out the blaze. the ntsb is now investigating the crash. >>> the national weather service confirmed an ef-0 twister hit philadelphia leaving pockets of destruction in its wake. witnesses say it tore by nearby structuring vanishing as quickly as it appeared. no serious injuries reported. >>> also in pennsylvania -- one highway looked more like the yellow brick road. a tractor-trailer carrying 11 large paint containers overturned, obviously, paint containers. hazmat crews spent the morning cleaning up the scene and keeping the paint from nearby waterways. >>> and finally -- the tables were turned on a bear that wandered into a new mexico neighborhood. a pack of dogs chased the bear around the area until it was annal t

nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us in abbottabad, pakistan.t are we hearing from the residents there about the raid and the beliefs of how close they were living unknowingly to osama bin laden? >> reporter: well, thomas, the first thing you need to understand is that pakistan is really home to the conspiracy theory. by practice, people don't believe anything officials tell them here and the killing of bin laden in the house behind me certainly falls in that category. not only do they not believe that he was killed as the u.s. has described it in great detail, they don't believe that he even lived here at all. one of the reasons they don't is they never actually saw him here. and, you know, united states was watching this house for 24 hours a day for the last 8 months. and they never saw him. people living here certainly never saw him leave the house. they saw two brothers, one we now know the infamous courier followed by u.s. intelligence for years. they saw them. they never saw the women or the children. they just simply don't believe bin lad

. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlings-blake gets the endorsement of a major senator. >> i think sheas leadership, know-how, dedication and integrity. >> reporter: frank conaway stands with his supporters before filing. >> i'm ready to g some of them -- go. some of them that are running are younger but i doubt as energetic. >> reporter: otis rolling said he's not surprised by the competition. >> you see a lot of people jumping in the race because they think the bar is low. they think i'm honest, so i can be mayor. it needs competency skim and -- skill and experience. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlings-blake assumed the role after sheila dixon left. the field also includes jodi landers, but mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is expected to have a clear advantage. >> senator mikulski taught me that if you think you can get -- that being a woman you're afforded any extra woman, it's tougher for a woman and you have to be tough in order to succeed. >> reporter: there's still plenty of time for additional candidates to file before the deadline. i'm pat warren. now back to you on television

nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us in islamabad. i know today's developments are not going to do anything to end the suspicions that people in pakistan may have known where bin laden was all along. >> reporter: no, it's not. and you know, alex, this wife, the youngest wife of osama bin laden, she's detained right now by pakistani officials. reportedly there are two more whiffs that are with them as well. she's been doing a lot of talking. a pakistani security official talking to nbc news says she's been talking quite a bit. some of the things she says seem obviously wrong and then other things seem a bit more accurate. they described her as sounding shocked and there are reports that she told some of the investigators and questioners that bin laden actually had been in this country for seven years, the first two years being spent in a town south of the town where bin laden was actually found, even closer to us here in islamabad, creating even more tension and raising even more questions about how it was the government didn't realize

it's what they call a precision-clearing operation. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. we wanted to let you know as well, ann curry has now tonight arrived in pakistan. her reporting will begin airing tomorrow morning on "today." >>> back here at home tonight, flooding in the midwest is at such crisis levels, it's led to some extreme measures. as we told you last night, government engineers are actually blowing up levees to direct water away from inundated areas and some areas of population, but that's causing more problems downstream, and there are big fears for places like memphis in the days ahead. nbc's ron mott is there for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. officials in arkansas today discovered the body of a man in floodwaters there. in memphis, the mississippi is expected to crest next wednesday. about 14 feet above flood stage, and while that may not set a record, it will be the highest water level here in nearly 75 years. the mississippi is earning her mighty nickname this spring. prompting the army corps of engineers to blow up

. >> reporter: a car crash in january left stephanie paralyzed from the waist down. but now the 24-year-old is walking again thanks to a device called e-legs. >> standing up and taking my first steps filled that void that has been taken away from me. >> reporter: this is her first time on the e-legs using crutches so for now a physical therapist is controlling it with a remote. santa clara valley medical center is conducting a clinical trial to see if the e legs are safe for the public. vmc is the only hospital in california and one of ten in the world to conduct the research. so far it looks promising. >> never thought i would see somebody get up and walk across the room. it's amazing. >> reporter: a doctor with berkeley bionics designed the unit and built with off the shelf gear and batteries. there are only three like it in the world. he says if all goes well, elegs could be in homes by 2013. do you think you're changing the world? >> yeah. i like -- i think we are. we're making our contributions to help out. >> reporter: e-legs isn't for everyone. you have to be

nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: the u.s.ent is calling it the single largest collection of senior terrorist material ever found. they is shown these videos to reporters in washington. now they are airing here in pakistan. pakistan officials will be watching this and wondering what this treasure trove will yield. over the course of this week, there has been anger from government officials over the way this raid was conducted. we've heard from the head of the military here who said if a similar raid to kill another al qaeda straft launched in this country, it will directly affect the relationship between pakistan and the united states. looking at this video, as well, we've been talking to people all way about how they are skeptical in this country that bin laden was in the compound, that he was killed by navy s.e.a.l.s. they're going to look at this video and not be convinced. there is very little that shows the compound or will prove to people that he was there. stephanie gosk, nbc news, islamabad. >>> a bay area mom who thou

nbc's stephanie goss got a chance to speak to him while she was in pakistan. >> i heard this helicopter hovering above my house for like five or six minutes. then i got suspicious because abbottabad does not get much air traffic. i knew it wasn't fire cracker or anything. so, i treated about that. then i -- a friend contacted me on facebook chat. he asked me if i had heard tha yeah, i didn't expect all the attention that my tweets were getting because i did not report him or -- i wasn't involved in the operation directly. all i did was hear a helicopter. >> and that was nbc's stephanie gosk reporting in pakistan new politically the decision to take down the world's most wanted terrorist has proven beneficial for president obama. at least for now. according to a "new york times"/cbs news poll, president obama's approval rating jumped 11 points to 57% after the killing of bin laden. meanwhile, a separate "usa today"/gallup poll shows 62% of americans believe a terrorist attack on u.s. soil is likely within the next several weeks. >>> well, elsewhere, according to this morning's washington

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. >> reporter: a car crash in january left stephanie paralyzed from the waist down but now the 24-year-old is walk again thanks to a device called e-legs. >> standing up and taking my first steps fills that void that has been gone. >> reporter: this is her first time on the e legs using crutches so for now, a physical therapist is controlling it with a remote. santa clara valley medical center is conducting a clinical trial to see fell. -legs are safe for the public. vmc is the only hospital in california and one of 10 in the world to conduct the research. so far, it looks very promising. >> i never thought i would see somebody just get up and walk across the room. pretty amazing. >> reporter: a doctor with berkeley bionics designed the unit and built it with off the shelt gear of hydraulics and batteries. there are only three prototypes like it in the world. he says if all goes well with the testing, e-legs could be in homes by 2013. do you think you're changing the world? >> yeah. i like to -- i think we are. we're making our contributions to definitely help people out. >> reporter: e-le

good morning, stephanie. a source close to mitt romney tells us he will announce from new hampshire this week he is running. michele bachmann is expected to announce from another campaign state, iowa. but the buzz candidate is the one from alaska or could it be arizona. sarah palin shows all of the signs of a second coming. there's the bus. just don't call it a campaign bus, making stops at historic sites. there's the house, a $1.7 million resort in arizona. there's the upcoming movie. >> not a single drop of oil. >> reporter: and there's this. >> the fire in the belly, it's there. >> reporter: but the signs can be deceiving. another candidate from reality tv, donald trump, insisted, he was leaning towards a run. but he republ republican voters seem to want new candidates. polls show nearly half are unhappy with their current 2012 field. abc news has learned that this week michele bachmann and romney w romney will announce they're in. >> we picked a fine time to pick a president who had no experience in busin

we're not going anywhere. >> stephanie sy, abc news. >>> residents in michigan are cleaning up the damage left by high winds and a possible tornado that swept through the state on sunday. one of the hardest hit area was vicksburg in kalamazoo county. they say the storm was quick and unexpected with wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour that ripped property apart. the winds also knocked down trees and power lines in the city of battle creek. no word yet if the michigan storm caused any fatalities or injuries. >> any confirmation whether it was a tornado? >> no. they usually go out the next day. they do believe it was a tornado. there was a tornado watch out at the time for those folks. hopefully it has a little bit of warning. at least they knew conditions were favorable for the tornado. >> at home, we have the own storm. end of may, june around the corner. we have rain in the forecast. but not for today. good morning, everybody, on memorial day. waking up to increasing cloud cover. the marine layer is returning. the onshore flow is bringing a nice thick cloud deck back to the neighborhood th

stephanie owens and her three daughters disappeared on easter sunday.elatives say one of the girls left a message saying stephanie owens talked to god and said he didn't want them to celebrate easter. the message also said if the grandmother skipped easter she could also see god with them. police found the family five days later more than 200 miles from their home. they were unharmed but appeared to be disheveled. stephanie claimed she didn't know where they has been for the past few days. >> thank you. owens was taken into custody and undergoing psychiatric evaluation. >>> secret service is in facing a suspicious package addressed to president barack obama. investigators say the package was found inside a ups drop box in georgia. bomb crews were called in and rendered the package safe. still not clear what was inside the package, but secret service agents are now looking for the sender. >>> experts are concerned safety could be in jeopardy if a new bill is passed. some lawmakers pushing for a measure that would require the f.a.a. to analyze how propose

stephanie hasn't walked since until she slipped on these bionic legs. >> i definitely had to hold theears back but standing up and taking my first steps filled that void that has been taken away from me. >> reporter: the 24-year-old is part of a study looking at the safety of e-legs developed by berkeley buy onyx. >> control the legs to take a natural step and as the patient balances and moves forward. >> reporter: this device weighs about 45 pounds and it can be used on many different patients of different sizes because it can be adjusted to fit someone much taller than stephanie. studies prove e-legs is safe to use, the hope is one day paralyzed patients can use it on their own at home. >> even if it's just cooking, being able to go from the counter to the stove and to watch over the stove instead of have it eye level with you, that will be one of the biggest rewards. >> reporter: stephanie plans to attend college. thanks to her e-legs she is standing tall and stepping into a more promising future. the idea for e-legs was born when berkeleybionics tried to help carry the load for so

nbc's stephanie gosk is in abbott ab abbottabad. stephanie, are pakistanis heeding that call? >> reporter: they're just digesting this news that confirm osama bin laden was killed by navy s.e.a.l.s. we've been talking about all week here in abbottabad. not only do they not believe that navy s.e.a.l.s killed osama bin laden sunday night, they also don't believe that bin laden was ever here. so it will be interesting to see whether they take what is kind of a rallying cry from al qaeda in this statement, whether they take that to heart. we did, however, see protests around the country today. here in abbottabad, there were 400 or 500. similar protests in other cities around the country. they were all making similar points. it was organized by a radical islamic group, and they were saying that their sovereignty was violated by the united states and that they believe their civilian government, president zardari, is really just a puppet of the u.s. contessa? >> and what are you learning about osama bin laden's wives and the interviews that are taking place there in pakistan? >> repo

street stephanie herseth sandlin from south dakota and chair of the blue dog caucus took a job with a lobbying firm olson frank we determined bowed math that's according to its website lobbies on behalf of drug health care and energy companies not so coincidentally as a congresswoman stephanie herseth sandlin voted against the health reform bill voted against the energy reform bill and even voted against the disclose act which forced corporations to come out of the shadows and disclose their political contributions you could say she was her corporate andren skills. and there's john tanner from tennessee one of the founders of the blue dogs he wasn't voted out of office he retired to become the vice chairman of a prime policy group that a lobbying firm of course with nearly three million dollars in contracts and while in congress tanner voted against health care reform and against energy reform and he now lobbies on behalf of health insurance companies and energy companies and then there is walt minnick from idaho he went on to create his own lobbying firm the majority group after he w

let's get to nbc's stephanie gosk live in abbottabad this morning. stephanie, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, savannah. it doesn't look like al qaeda need those graphic photos to prove to them that osama bin laden had been killed. the statement does two things. it confirms that he was killed, but it is also a rallying cry, a kind of call to arms for its supporters. and directly, we have a translation of this statement we'll put up for you. directly they say -- so it is a rallying cry to their supporters around the world, but it is also a rallying cry specifically for pakistanis to rise up in this country. we have seen some protests around the country today, a small one here in abbottabad but also in rawalpindi. people are saying they're angry that their sovereignty has been violated and calling the government here just a puppet of the united states. savannah? >> stephanie gosk outside the compound in abbottabad, pakistan, this morning. thank you. >>> back here, the slow-motion disaster unfolding in the deep south. thousands are being forced to seek higher ground. fl

>> nbc's stephanie gosk in pakistan for us. stephanie, thank you. >>> new details emerging on the american woman detained in iran and accused of espionage. sarah shourd was released in september after spending more than a year in an iranian prison. she says she will not return to iran for the trial next week because she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. she was arrested in 2009 along with her fiance and friend after hiking in iraq near the iran border. the two men arrested with her have now been in custody for 21 months. i'm joined by norah showered, sarah's mother. i want to find out the reaction that iranian authorities have had to share raf's arah's decis go back. >> thank you, thomas. that's been interesting question. so far we haven't seen anything in the media about their reaction to her decision. usually that's where we get our information. you know, we don't really have any direct contact with the iranian officials. >> norah, i think a lot of people would be sitting at home right now scratching their heads th

that makes it not fun for people. >> reporter: mike and stephanie, thanks.orning. at howard and beale, trekking through the city, golden state park where we are. a good time, 33 minutes for men, 3 for women. the original guy had 44 minutes. we made it this morning in, not quite there yet, but about an hour and 45 minutes. so i'm saying we're nowhere near setting a record. laura, our may around the bay map. come back to us in a bit to find out where in the world could we possibly be going tomorrow? no yt. we'll know in about ten minutes. >> we look forward to that, because we are loving going to all the different city ace cross the bay area. maybe one close to you. stick around. and a forwinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today, we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing

. >> for stephanie, thees ar thee first steps to being given her life back. >> they said i did well forot knowing and not having any previous training but i think because my injury fs was fairly new my body still remember. >> she was devastated in a car accident earlier this year. injuries to her spinal cord have left her paralyzed from the waist down. today her legs are moving with the help of this exoskeleton. >> the machine actually dose just the moving for me. the only thing i'm doing is shifting my weight and keeping takes the so it stakes the steps for me. >> the device is manufactured by berkeley bionics. the doctor directing the investigational trial in santa clara says the device will get patients out of wheel chairs and keep their muscles ready for therapeutic breakthroughs such as spinal stem cell transplants. >> if you you get them up and mimicking walking it leads to enhanced recovery. >> stephanie's goal is to learn how to walk using the device and enjoy the feeling of freedom. >> the emotional part sin incredible. >> this investigational trial is evaluating the safety of

stephanie's message in addition to hope, do not text and drive. that is what she was doing in january of this year, not wearing her seat belt. she was thrown from a car, she is now paralyzed. do not text and drive and for those in a wheelchair, hope may be on the way. a lot of testing still to be done. it may be mass produced by 2013. >>> still ahead, what parents can do today for free to try to cheap their children safe and a federal investigation looking into whether john edwards' affair led to illegal financing. are you trapped and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? one out of two regular smokers will die prematurely from smoking. you don't have to be one of them. escape the trap. say "enough." for free help to quit smoking, call the california smokers' helpline at 1-800-no butts. have. >>> today is national missing children's day and volunteers are taking steps to identify kids that are involved in emergency situations. several agencies are holding a fingerprinting at the walt disney child museum in san francisco. current a

here's cnn's stephanie elam. >> reporter: the cost of that cup of jo is about to go up more. >> prices have been rising steadily over the last four or five years but these price rises have accelerated since may of last year. >> reporter: and roasters are passing some of the cost onto you. last fall starbucks said it was raising the price of labor intensive drinks to offset the cost of coffee beans. with coffee prices hitting a 14-year high and rising more than 100% in the last 12 months, more hikes could be on the horizon. what's behind the boost? >> coffee prices are high primarily because we have had three disappointing harvests in colu colombia in a row and they are the biggest producer of fine quality coffee. >> reporter: prices are high but not the worst we've seen. >> if we talk about adjusting for inflation, prices are not as high as we have seen in the past. in nominal terms, we're at the highest level since 1977. >> reporter: it's hard to pinpoint when prices will go up at the store but consumers should get ready. >> sticker shock they may think is bad now will be nothing comp

stephanie gosk has the latest from the town where bin laden hid and died. >> reporter: it seems al qaeda did not need graphic photos to prove to them that osama bin laden was killed by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. online today they released a statement where they confirmed that the al qaeda leader was killed. it was also a rallying cry, a kind of call to arms for its supporters to call on all muslims to avenge his death and to continue to attack americans. they also call on pakistanis in particular to rise up and avenge his death. >> we need to protest against and the american assault. >> here in this country there have been a number of protests around the country today. people in the streets here and abbottabad as well as other cities. they're making two points. they say their sof renvereignty violated by the united states and they're merely puppets of the united states. stephanie gosk, nbc news, abbottabad. >>> authorities across the country are more vigilent after documents reveal that he may have been planning to attack the u.s. they indicate he considered attacks on u.s. trains on september

thank you, stephanie. >>> the sun is coming up and warming things up a bit. change is in the works. >> that's right. the tough stuff arrives just in time for the weekend. good thing is, a lot of the rain we are expecting is going to come down while you are sleeping saturday night into sunday. we timed it out. the front is going to arrive at 7:00 p.m. the bulk of the moisture comes through at 9:00 p.m. saturday night and 6 clm a.m. sunday morning. isolated thunderstorms sunday and intermittent showers. if you are going out on the town on saturday, take it easy out there. slick conditions. 50 degrees right now in oakland. 41 in santa rosa. 61 degrees with a partly cloudy sky at noon in the city. mild conditions. by 4:00 p.m., 67 degrees. the seven day outlook is coming up in moments. let's get you to work at 6:40. mike inouye has been watching the roads all morning long. >>> the chp report. two minutes ago, a report of unusual back up. reports of a motorcycle accident. now it says the motorcycle is under a big rig. the person on the motorcycle is actually calli