toronto handed texas its fifth straight loss, 8-5. >>> u.s. open tennis, venus williams advanced to the semis with a straight set victory. the two-time open champ is the lone american left in singles play. that's because sam querrey was knocked out by stan wawrinka in a marathon five-set match that took about four and a half hours to compete. it's the second year that no american male has advanced to the quarters of the u.s. open. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> well, who does the rumor mill say has grabbed the female lead in the new "spider-man" film? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a symbolic step forward in honoring those who lost their lives at ground zero. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back this wednesday morning, a chilly kind of raw day. showery weather down the coast to medford. san francisco and l.a., mostly cloudy skies, maybe drizzle in l.a. early in the day. from vegas to phoenix, the only warmth we have. i mentioned the storm will move ou

at one point, he struck out seven straight. he finished with 9 ks. blue jays put up five in the third. yanks missed a chance to win a playoff spot. >>> speaking of clenching, phils had the champagne on ice. a towering shot, philadelphia led it, 1-0. that's all they need because roy haliday was dealing. struck out danny espinosa. the phils win their fourth straight n.l.e. crown. >>> rays and marlins, needed extra innings. ended with a walk-off single in the 11th. braves won, 2-1, now a half game up in the wild card race. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a treasurered american landmark makes a come back. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." the east coast, get your rain gear ready. we are looking at rain once again from the southeast up through the northeast. scattered showers and even some thunderstorms will be in the forecast. slight risk we could see severe storms mainly from the mid-atlantic down

in the seventh, vasquez hit not one, not two, but three straight batters. that ties a major league mark. the rays won it big, 10-3. they're now just a half game back of the yanks for first place. >>> in toronto, batista continues to hit the cover off the ball, smashed his league leading 50th home run of the year, becoming just the 26th player to his that mark. a single in the fifth game him 200 hits for the 10th straight season. first player ever to do it. in the seventh, thought he had a chance to make the grab. instead, he took a tumble and head over heels and on to the field. that's embarrassing. blue jays won it, 1-0. >>> giants put up one in the seventh against the cubs. ribae got the runs going and capped things off with a grand slam. first player to hit two home runs in one inning this season. giants won, 13-0. they're in first place in the n.l. west. >> albert pujols knows a home hinge or two about hitting a home run ball. hit a pair of homers against the pirates. >>> finally, great college football. miami and pittsburgh, the hurricanes jacoby puts

it will be annteresting call if it was straight line winds or a tornado or not. my guess is most likely it will be straight line winds, but we'll find out officially today. now, to the dangerous situation in mexico, hurricane karl has rapidly intensified. look at the eyepop out right there. varicruz is in lane for a rough day toda we have hurricane igor out there, still a category 3 storm, huge storm, and it still has its eyes set on bermuda. some of those waves will start making their way to south carolina, north carolina and georgia. the swells will be with us probably all weekend long. bermuda, a category three possibly for you. sunday night, it will be a close call whether you go through the eye of the storm or not. as far as the weathertoday, nothing like yesterday. rain early today in new england, but all the severe weather and the bad storms have eted. we're watching hot conditions alung the gulf and cooler weather in the plains. as far as the wet weather goes, most of it is exiting. that's a look at your national forecast. here a look at the weather outsi

the phils win their fourth straight n.l. east crown with an 8-0 win over washington. >>> rays and marlins, needed extra innings. ended with a walk-off single in the 11th. braves won, 2-1, now a half game up in the n.l. wild card race. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the latest lindsay lohan lunacy, your early morning entertainment headlines straight ahead. >>> plus, washed away from flooding. a treasured american landmark make as comeback. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist domenica davis. the heat is backing off in the west. l.a., hottest day on record yesterday with 113. down to 101. that is a significant difference. 103 in las vegas. the differences, we start to get an onshore flow bringing moisture and help back off all of that heat. up to the north, seattle 71 today, and that's what we're looking at showers. wednesday's temperatures get better falling into the upper 80s in los angeles. could have some thunderstorms in the desert southwest. if yo

seems straight out of a movie? well, it is. the event turned out to be a realtime film. >>> why wait until winter when you can ski without the white stuff, at least in iran where grass skiing is taking off. the country's alpine team hit the slopes with specially made roller skis that helped them cut some pretty mean corners. the team hopes this extra practice will help their chances to compete in the 2014 winter olympics. >>> one college has rolled into the record books. student volunteers and chefs unofficially broke the record for the longest sushi roll at umass in amherst. 200 pounds of rice, cucumber, and crab meat were assembled on a line of bamboo sheets to make one continuous california roll. it measured 422 feet long, which scored the previous record of 343 feet set by uc berkeley last year. scott, are you a sushi guy? >> yeah, i like sushi, but my only question is does it have enough soy sauce. >> and the wasabi. never forget the wasabi. >>> it's time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout

ended up face his first finish outside the podium so far this season could clinched his seventh straight title with three events to go big treat means he's still in contention for three points adrift however after winning any of the three remaining rallies in church retains his crown. i know mazing i'm really really happy because that you know writing here i said ok it's the baby i did to get ready for me i don't like this kind of stage is very rough and it's my first time but really we find. a good really good reason and now we are reading so it's very very. i stuck in amsterdam oh moscow have failed to grab an early jointly in the kontinental hockey league off to slide into their second straight defeat this time at the hands of after my biggest it was a back and forth very few rules with securing a five four when less than a minute into overtime but i'm sure blanco a hero for them it also finished in overtime in the only other game of the day set a game but not see letting the winner in let a few makes to one defeat beaches. tennis now and verizon are over says she's disappointed with

your earlile morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus how did wall street do at the box office over the weekend. >>> cowboys and vikings do something they haven't done all weeke weekend. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. the future of middle east peace talks hangs in the balance after middle east's ten-month slowdown expired last night without a come proprize. to celebrate the end of the moratorium jewish settlers broke ground on a kindergarten in west bank. >>> forces crossed iraq and killed 30 fighters suspected in a deadly bombing last week in iran. no group has claimed responsibility for it. >>> and a report from the group mayors against illegal guns finds nearly half of the guns that crossed state lines came from ten states, georgia, florida, texas, indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, north carolina, california, and arizona. >>> and not everyone was amused by last week's congressional testimony from comedian

he won in straight sets to advance to the round of 16.would probably pick something by elvis for my batting song. you would probably pick autumn wind, right, lawrence? >> absolutely. >> it would probably be a kid song for me right now. how pathetic is that? >> we got to get better songs. >> that's right. >> and all right, thanks. that's it for eyewitness news at 5:30. we will see you back here in a half hour and then at 10:00 and 11:00 with updates on cbs5.com. director:

those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin with finally nearing the end. after five long months, crews in the gulf of mexico have taken a major step toward permanently plugging the blownout well. behind the worst oil spill in u.s. history. and for more on that, we go to nbc's kristen dahlgren in venice, louisiana. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, lynn. day 150 and that relief well they started drilling shortly after this all started has finally intersected with the well some 2 1/2 miles beneath the floor of the gulf. in a statement late last night, the incident commander said the two wells were now connected and that the next step is to pump mud and cement down into that well to permanently seal it off. obviously, good news for people in this area. really just one step in their recovery. oil here continues to wash ashore. this week, evidence of a massive fish kill here. thousands of dead fish. take a look at these pictures. almost looks like a gravel road there. scientis

the padres they lost 10 straight games. giants done, had to respond against the dodgers. in the fourth padres 2-1, hudly with a chop. 3-1. 4-2, the padres remain a game ahead of the giants. wow! the a's, 32-15, their record in the afternoon continued on at the expense of the mariners. matt, great diving catch. scoreless bottom of the first, coco crisp leading off, first leadoff homer for the a's all year. 2-0 in the fourth. carson back away and forget about it. a's 6-2. that is 6 straight wins at home over the mariners this afternoon. go from baseball to the nfl. the 49ers, by the time you had your dinner and finished it, changed quarterbacks, nate davis was let go this afternoon after one year out. just a few moments later they went out and signed troy smith. he was let go by the ravens and so it will be smith backing up alex smith as the 49ers line it up next week. boise state and virginia tech, fun one tonight. moore, two yard pass to tommy. boise state led virginia tech 17-0 early in the 1st quarter. boise led 26-21. ta

your early morning busines headlines are straight ahead. plus, it's the list everyone wants to make. "people" magazine's best dressed. >>> a gave saving catch, a high flying football player and who will get reggie's heisman? >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of youtop headlines this morning. >>> israeli prime minister and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas are still divided on the latest issues after ending their recent round of peace talks yesterday. the leaders met with secretary of state hillarylinton for two hours and agreed to continue negotiations, but there was no word on when they would meet again. >>> form ebay ceo meg whitman, the republican candidate for governor of california, now holds the record for personal spending on an election. earlier this week, she added another $15 million of her own money to her war chest, bricking her own total campaign donations to a saggering $119 million. >>> the nbc family is mourning the loss of edwin newman, a correspondent and host for the n

those stories and much more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with on the brink. this morning several states in the midwest are trying to stay dry as rivers there are rising to dangerous levels. the situation is particularly precarious along the wisconsin river where one levee built in the 1890s is failing. while it hasn't collapsed, officials don't consider it safe. they recommend evacuation and have warned residents that if the levee breaks, emergency vehicles including police, fire and ambulances will not be able to reach those who stay behind. fortunately water levels are beginning to recede elsewhere in wisconsin where a state of emergency had been declared in several counties. >>> this morning's "new york times" is reporting that federal officials are seeking broader authority to hunt down criminal and terror suspects on the internet. they want congress to have companies to design their network so fbi officials can monitor suspects if the companies are served with a wiretap order

the storm is down by havanna, currently over cuba heading into the florida straights. miami is getting drenched, soon up into the beaches around melbourne. then all the rain will head up into the carolinas. over the last couple of days, wilmington and areas have seen a ton of rain. serious flooding concerns into thursday and friday. notice our computers are pinpointing new jersey for very heavy rain up here into southern new england, too. the forecast for today, middle of the country. fantastic. much of the east is okay. if you're right along the coast, you're going to see heavy rain in the next few days. here is a look at the weather outside your window. in the ohio valley, tennessee valley, gorgeous weather conditions. chicago, 74. sunny. memphis, 81. that's fantastic. you've heard about the heat wave out in the west. phoenix has been very hot, too. today, 106. thursday's forecast coming right up. >> i know. you know, i'm still shaking my head over that 113 in los angeles. >> yeah. and it can't gotten much cooler out there, either. >> thanks, bill. >>> gold sparkles

your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, it's the list everyone wants to make. "people" magazine's best dressed. >>> a game saving catch, a high flying football player and who will get reggie's heisman? 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. >>> open ben pope benedict xvi was greeted by queen elizabeth in scotland earlier today. his meeting with the queen is significant because of the historic divide between the officially protestant nation and the catholic church. >>> former ebay ceo meg whitman, candidate for governor of california, now holds the record for personal spending on an election. earlier this week she added another $15 million of her own money to her war chest, bringing her own total campaign dollars to a staggering $119 million. >>> the nbc family is mourning the loss of edwin newman, a celebrated anchor, commentator, correspondent and host for the network for over 30 years. newman's family says t

open title with a straight-set victory.first to win back-to-back titles since venus williams in 2000 and 2001. >>> the first place pride in the regular season was a 4-1 win >>> the first place pride in the regular season was a 4-1 win over as governor, he cut waste got rid of the mansion and the limo budgets were balanced. $4 billion in tax cuts. world class schools and universities. clean energy promoted. 1.9 million new jobs created. california was working. i'm jerry brown. california needs major changes. we have to live within our means; we have to return power and decision making to the local level-closer to the people and no new taxes without voter approval. jerry brown the knowledge and know-how to get california working again.

your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, joaquin phoenix is a whole newman last night with david letterman. >>> the twins are ready for the playoffs. three swings and three runs for jose lopez and one of the best double plays you've ever seen. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm amara sohn. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> abbott laboratories is recalling as many as 5 million containers of its best selling similac infant formula due to concerns it may be contaminated with insect parts. >>> florida governor charlie crist says his state will stop enforcing a ban on gay adoptions after an appeals court ruled it unconstitutional yesterday. >>> eight current and former officials of a los angeles suburb of bell, california, had their first day in court yesterday over their alleged involvement in a pay scandal. among those arrested was the city manager who paid himself $800,000, almost double the yearly salary of the nation's president. the eight did not enter pleas. their arraignments will be

and mexico joined in to throw rope for three minutes straight. the performance beat out the former texas champs by 26 people. >>> get ready for this cute overload. japan debuted not one, but twin pandas over the weekend. zoo staffers carefully handed the yet to be named newborn brother and sister kept warm in a towel and incubator, the cuddly pair weighed just under two pounds each. the one month olds are among 210 endangered giant panda species that live in captivity worldwide. they are cute. >>> what's cuter than a dog? a cute dog dressed up and for that we go to the annual dog parade in poland. dozens of dachshunds showed off their best medieval battle dress to honor the 600th anniversary of the battle of grumw, ald. that brought out kings, soldiers and some we just have no idea what the costume is. so, scott, maybe i'll let you take a shot at it. did you see that guy there? the weird squirrely thing. >> i don't know what that was. a spider? they're weiner dogs. maybe they should have dressed up as hot dogs. >> it is labor day and all. it's a

your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, how did wall street do at the box office over the weekend. >>> cowboys and vikings do something they haven't done all season, and an unlikely finish between the yankees and red sox. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz, and here are some of your top headlines this morning -- the future of middle east peace talks hangs in the balance after israel's ten-month slowdown on construction in the west bank expired last night without a compromise. to celebrate the end of the moratorium, jewish settlers yesterday broke ground on a kindergarten in the west bank. >>> iran claims its forces crossed a neighboring iraq this weekend and killed 30 fighters suspected in a deadly bombing last week in iran. no group has claimed responsibility for the blast, which took place during an irani military parade to commemorate an eight-year war with iraq in the 1980s, killing 12 people. >>> in a report from the group "mayors against illegal guns" finds nearly half

who moved one step closer to the second straight season. stay with. their second straight win the women's world championships edging hosts the czech republic for a top scoring in this one with twenty one points but it wasn't enough for the czechs. in the final moments of the game taking it fifty five fifty two to move top of group d. they take on argentina in their final. days with the us may soon be over the. best ball are reported to be involved in a developing multiplayer trid a k forty seven as he's known nine seasons with making the all-star team in two thousand. but the last couple of seasons have seen him limited because of injury curling came in have the opportunity to contribute to the future success of the russian no new jersey nets but as a clear he's being targeted for a move to denver with no good superstar company then in the frame for a move to new jersey if the mega money deal goes through it would see denver also getting fevers. and updates from new delhi in our athletes from across the sports spectrum are continuing to arrive for the

i'll explain, straight ahead. >> president obama defending his economic plan, drumming up votes, and hoping to get his message into your living room. i'm kate ma'am ar ain washington to explain. >> and sarah caldwell tag a look at your morning commute. right now, looking pretty good. we'll fill you in on traffic we'll fill you in on traffic pulse 11. [captioning made possible by constellation energy] >> good monday morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> meteorologist tony pann has a check of the forecast. pretty nice weekend. >> yeah, turned out to be nice. a little warmer yesterday, temperatures in the low 80's. today we're going to dip back into the setchts, but still nice. we had a couple go through a couple of hours ago.

you want to give them a straight shot so they can go to the left or the right. you want to pull in front or behind the shelter. never around any trees or pose. i usually let them know that they have about 10 feet before you. a straight shot, and wallace 10 feet away, and they can make the decision what they want to do from that point. every now and then, and visually impaired customer wants to be dropped off right at the shelter. so they can go to the left or the right from there. >> ok, you want to take one big step when you step off. the shelter is straight ahead. >> if i get on the bus and asked a bus driver to please tell me when to get off at seven straight, the bus driver very often will tell me to just look at the sign, and i will say that i cannot see the sign because and visually impaired. sometimes, the bus driver gets it. some of the time, the bus driver does not get it at all. it is really difficult when you do not see well to understand where things are. it is one of those issues where people do not see it from the outside. so when they see me havin

those stories are more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with global positioning. president obama will address the united nations general assembly today where he'll talk up steps this nation has taken to strengthen its global ties. the president's broad-based speech will urge the worldwide partnership to work toward common goals such as the global economic crisis and peace in the middle east. nbc's michelle franzen is outside the united nations in new york. good morning, michelle. >> reporter: good morning. this will be president obama's second speech before world leaders at the general assembly on the eve of the general assembly's speech, the president spoke about the u.n. goals to reduce poverty and disease by 2015. he said the u.s. had developed its own policy changing the way it does business to help the country as well as the world reach those goals. today he is expected to focus on continuing rebuilding international relations and also paying attention to much of what's going on

your "first look" at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. wall street is getting back on its feet. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experienced partner to look out for you. heads up! and after 300 years we have gotten pretty good at that. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. in sports, another unsung hero came up big last night in the race for first place between the yankees and the rays in the american league east. here is nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. the first two games went to extra innings and the season finale lived up to its hype. pick it up in the seventh. it appears derek jeter gets hit with the ball. but take a look, the ball hit the butt end of jeter's bat. the manager came out to argue the case and he was sent for an early shower. wouldn't you know it. next batter, curtis granderson hit his 18th homer of the year. two-run bomb puts the yanks up 3-2. it wouldn't last for long. stan johnson hit his second home ripped his second two-run homer of the night.

those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with one step forward, two steps back. small business legislation cleared congress yesterday, however, divided democrats punted on a vote to preserve middle class tax cuts until after midterm elections in november. nbc's tracie potts joins us. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: what to do about taxes. the senate confirmed what the house already said, this is not going to happen before you go to the polls in november. senate democrats got together, but could not agree on how to move forward. the issue is whether or not to preserve the bush tax cuts for everyone or just for the middle class and let taxes go up on the wealthy. it is a political hot potato headed into november. not one that the democrats now say they want to touch before you go to the polls, however, what they did back, a small business bill, $30 billion, a new fund to help small businesses get loans. this was mainly a democratic issue. the idea here is that if businesses have more cash, they'll hire

those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "1st look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with a tea party takeover. across the country, the votes are in from a string of primary races providing a xwlgrim himse of what is to company. the gcop staefbment was upended by the tea party. tracie potts joins us there capitol hill with more. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. we have results from seven states including washington, d.c. where the city will will get a new mayor, one of several upsets during this primary election. >> don't ever underestimate the power of we the people. >> reporter: the tea party favorite who republicans said couldn't be elected dog catcher won the party senate nomination in delaware. and in new york, political newcomer carl polidino overcame his challenger's lead to become the republican's candidate for governor. >> if we've learned anything tonight, it's that new yorkers are as mads as hell. >> reporter: he'll take on andrew cuomo. also in new york, charlie rangel beat five other democrats and a dozen other ethics c

your early-morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, you won't believe who turned down "dancing with the stars" and who volunteered but got turned away. >>> a major upset at the u.s. open and fight night in florida. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here's some of your top headlines this morning. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas are set to relaunch direct peace talks at the state department in washington today after a nearly two-year hiatus. following a day of individual meetings with both leaders, president obama said yesterday he was "cautiously hopeful" about achieving a positive outcome. >>> new video out of chile shows improvements in the living quarters for 33 trapped miners a half mile under ground there. in the footage, the men, some of whom are clean-shaven, are seen receiving supplies of bottled water. it may take anywhere from two to four months to get the miners out. >>> and as they do every year, young men in el salvador threw flaming balls o

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at one point he struck out seven straight. he finished with 9 ks.ird. yanks missed the chance to clinch a playoff spot. >>> speaking of clenching, phils had the champagne on ice. a towering shot, philadelphia led it, 1-0. that's all they need because roy halladay was dealing. gave up two hits, struck out espinoza for the complete game. the phils win their fourth straight nl crown. >>> rays and marlins, needed extra innings. ended with a walk-off single in the 11th. braves won, 2-1, now a half game up in the wild card race. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here is dominica davis with the weather forecast. you have better news this time around, don't you? i do. >> you do? >> you just need to go to the west coast for it. the middle part of the country looks great. temperatures are nice and mild there. high pressure in the west. they are finally getting a break from the heat. here's all the bad weather, in the east coast. that's where all the rain is pushed. moisture moving up from the s

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tim lincecum will look to make it four straight wince and keep the giants in first place. and nobody in baseball is hotter right now than rocky shortstop troy tulowitzki. first inning, he presses one into the left field bleachers. then in the fifth, he strikes again. another homer. he now hit 14 homers in september. >> holy mackerel. he is making a joke out of it here in the month of september. >> the rockies win against the dodgers 12-2. >>> ryan ludwig was traded from st. louis to san diego in july. today he got back at the former team. he breaks a 4-4 tie in the 9th with a three-run homer. the padres snap a three-game losing streak and beat the cardinals 8-4. >>> here is a look at the up to the second nl west standings. the giants are tied for first with the padres. and the rockies, very scary are just one game back. kevin lowe pitched seven no hit innings. and powell put an end to a repeat performance with a solo shot to right. second of the season for the a's backup catcher. 1-0a's. rookie chris carter struggles continues. the a's top prospect is now 0- 29. the hroáut

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those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with on the defensive. at a town hall held by cnbc in the nation's capital, president obama held his ground while frustrated citizens took turns taking shots at his economic strategy. the president repeatedly defended his policies while fielding pointed questions from americans who fear the worst from the economy. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration. >> reporter: self-described obama supporters laid into him live on cnbc's town hall. people like velma hart. >> that i voted for a man who said he was going to change things in a meaningful way for the middle class. i'm one of those people, and i'm waiting, sir. i'm waiting. i don't feel it yet. >> reporter: the same from an out-of-work law school graduate. >> i really want to know, is the american dream dead for me? >> absolutely not. we're moving in the right direction. >> reporter: there's

you can see the moisture coming straight from the south. a little swirl here, maybe our area of low pressure crossing down from south carolina to north carolina, getting drenched from raleigh. wilmington has had an incredible amount of rain the last few days, maybe the highest total ever. the moderates, the steady rainfall now over the area and that's extending now just into the philadelphia region. new york city, the rain is still probably another hour or two away. and you notice that new york is probably more scattered during the day today. i think new york city will get the heaviest rain later on tonight. here is the total we're thinking. anywhere in the yellow and oranges, 3 to 4 inches. along the coast, we could see 4 to 5, maybe 6 inches of rain. the rest of the united states looks fantastic. that's a look at your forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. sunshine in milwaukee, wisconsin. 67. really great weather out there. beautiful fall weather. leaves are changing around the great lakes. dallas, more like it,

your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, lady gaga, the lobbyist. flexing the power of twitter. >>> reggie bush makes the biggest return of his career and the yanks and rays need extra innings, again. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." here's are your headlines for today -- france is one step closer to banning women from wearing a burka in public. after the senate overwhelmingly approved yesterday. it will go into effect next spring setting a range of fines for women including tourists who wear the full facial veil. >>> one of 33 miners trapped half a mile underground in chile has reason to celebrate this morning. his wife gave birth dwroed a baby girl named esperanza. a spanish word meaning "hope." >>> and chuck e. cheese rings recalled over concerns young children might swallow the batteries inside the toys. the keeper safety commission says the plastic on the toys can break and expose the small button type batteries inside. >>> and if you thought airplane seats couldn't get more uncomfortable, a

. >> we have had eight straights month of job games. not as high as anyone would like but we're on the right path. >> reporter: the president's push comes two months from the elections. >> the economic policies have failed, and we can argue about jobs created or saved. the fact is they said unemployment would be a maximum of 8%. >> president obama plans a new economic package with proposals for extending tax credit for business, research expenses, money spent on infrastructure, and small business investments. >> it has to be the private sector that comes back. >> reporter: the economic proposals come at the kickoff of the fall campaign. polls show democrats trail republicans by a large margin. >> alan: a bay area man cerd by many to be a by knee in the latino civil rights movement has lost his battle with cancer. he had been undergoing chemotherapy treatments for lymphoma. he formed a fund to provide scholarships for students interested in media careers. he was a teacher. the family is planning a public memorial that will be announced l