pipeline to get to china this pipeline is so wanted by the oil industry because it opens up the texas gulf coast refineries the largest group of refineries in the united states actually in the world and those international shipping ports that are down there so many industry analysts are actually saying this pipeline is an export pipeline and right now we're seeing about sixty percent of the oil that's refined down in texas is exported actually down to latin america to europe to other parts of the world and so i think to say if we build this pipeline will get the united states actually not based on the fact that's not what's we're seeing right now in our economy and the truth is that the industry and the banks are watching this decision because this decision is going to drive investment the tar sands because it will be the first international shipping port that the tar sands will have access to now let's just compare this really quick because we had hundreds of people protesting in from the white house against this tar sands pipeline weeks ago and the media paid almost no attention to it compare

some gulf coast shrimpers are wondering if last year's bp oil spill is killing off their livelihood. shrimp production is down 80% along the texas gulf coast but some fishermen think it could be related to this year's drought in the lone star state. overseas imports have kept shrimp prices from going up. >> nasa has released photographs of the horizon from the planet mars. the rover opportunity took image while traveling. the 13 mile journey took three years to complete. >>> a treat for you this morning. a local gospel singer says she needs your help realizing a dream. tanya dallas lewis is close to being on the ballot of one of gospel music's biggest honors. and she joins us now this morning to talk about the honor and let us hear why she should be nominated for a stellar award. good morning, tonya. >> good morning, andrea, thank you. >> just getting on the ballot, how close are you? >> i'm on the ballot but in steep competition with world renowned artists like yolanda adams, kirk franklin. >> you're in competition with yolanda adams and kirk franklin. >> this is my debut cd. online voting is open to the public. they get a chan

the pipeline will provide oil to the refineries along the texas gulf coast. we do think that our dependence on oil imports from unreliable overseas sources. bye supporting domestic production and by importing oil from canada instead of from overseas countries, we will strengthen both our national security and our energy security. the pipeline is expected to create thousands of u.s. jobs in the near term as well as provide billions in tax revenue in the corridor state. keystone xl will join thousands of miles of pipeline already working efficiently and productively in the u.s.. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. i am doug triet i appreciate the opportunity today. i'm testifying on behalf of myself as a resident in montana, as a manager of central montanan electric cooperative based in great falls montana, feeding the supply to the rural electric cooperatives. i will not quote the statistics of the tens of thousands of jobs created directly and indirectly but will share for reasons the i believe this pipeline is in the nation's interest. one is energy indep

built, the keystone xl pipeline would stretch 1700 miles bringing crude oil from canada to the texas gulf coastal has ignited a celebrity fueled fire storm. the final decision since the pipeline would cross an international border is in the hands of secretary of state hillary clinton. >> we are leaving no stone unturned in this process. >> this is the last of nine public hearings that the state department has been holding across the country in what it claims is a fair and trans parent process. the state department is working with eight other federal agencies, holing hundreds of meetings with industry representatives, but opponents charge the process is corrupt. the chief lobbyist for the pipeline served on clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. they cite e-mails between the lobbyists and a staff member at the u.s. embassy in ottawa featuring smiley faces. the state department says that officer had very friendly relations with environmental groups as well. >> we do not believe that there is any issue here with regard to affecting in an inappropriate manner the skigs z igss the secretary needs to

pacific northwest with wind, mountain snows by tomorrow, record highs in the plains, down into texas, the gulf coastow we have heavy rain along the central and southern california coastlines. inland, heavy mountain snows, plenty of sunshine from the mississippi eastward, a little >> good morning. the big storm will still be close enough to give as a 20% chance for a sprinkle. the best chance will be in the mountains and >>> coming up next, vegas baby, one of our best steals and deals ever. exclusive discounts, including that vegas vacation, vegas! right after this. and i quit smoking with chantix. knowing that i could smoke during the first week was really important to me. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke -- and personally that's what i knew i needed. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tel

keystone xl that traverses the american heart land from canada before reaching port arthur on the texas gulf coast. i understand the concerns right now are whether this would be in the national interest, and i appreciate that you view national interests in a variety of complex ways. given that the proposed pipeline would cross amongst other countries, might i note other native american theology asks that every significant decision regarding land or the utilization of natural resources be made with the consideration of potential impacts for seven generations yet to come. the core issue is whether it's in the interest of the united states to approve the permit to allow transcanada to transport 830 barrels a day of canadian tar sands. my own perspective on whether the united states grants the permit to transcanada is based on two concerns. first, the decision be made within the context of energy security moving forward, and second, that if a favorable decision is made, the administration along with transcanada and other business interests would fully incooperate this into the permits to assure an app

they may have a repeat of that while it remains bone dry in texas and the gulf coast. there is no real indication of a la nina winter. it does look cool and wet in the north, warm and dry in the south. today around the region, it feels like fall. that is for sure. a little bit of cloud cover showing up on our imagery. maybe a little wet snow mixing in of the colder areas up in the mountains. winds have been diminishing, but we still have an occasional gusts up to 20 miles er hour. these guys will clear and that will set us up for a chilly night. it will be 60 degrees annapolis. -- it will be 60 degrees in annapolis. it will eventually get down to under 10 miles per hour. the sunset at 6:20. these were the lows this morning. the couple that was all the way to the gulf coast in the florida panhandle with temperatures in the 30's this morning. 39 to start the day in atlanta. cool air is wrapping around the storm as departing and moving toward eastern canada. as our skies clear and a swirl of clout get out of here, high pressure will be able to come in from the south and w

the pipeline will provide oil to the refineries along the texas gulf coast, reducing our dependence on oil imports from unreliable overseas sources. bye supporting domestic production and by importing oil from canada instead of from overseas countries, we will strengthen with our national security and our energy security. the pipeline is expected to create thousands of u.s. jobs in the near term as well as provide billions in tax revenue in the corridor states. keystone xl will join thousands of miles of pipeline already working efficiently and productively in the u.s.. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> good morning. ibm doug hardy. ehud she the opportunity to a pity i am testifying on behalf of myself as a resident in montana and as the manager of the central montana electric power cooperative based in great falls, montana, feeding the supply to the rural cooperatives. i will not quote the statistics of the tens of thousands of jobs created a directly and indirectly that will share the reasons i believe this plan is in the nation's interest. one is energy independence. i will par

the pipeline will provide oil to refineries along the texas gulf coast and we -- reducing our oil dependenceon reliable sources. -- on unreliable sources. the pipeline is expected to create thousands of u.s. jobs in the near term as well as provide billions in tax revenue in the corridor states. keystone xl will join thousands of miles of pipeline already working efficiently and productively in the u.s.. i can. [applause] -- thank you. [applause] >> i am doug harvey. i appreciate the opportunity to testify on behalf of myself as a resident of montana and as the manager of central montana a lecture cooperative -- central montana electrical cooperative. hollen not " the statistics on the tens of thousands of jobs created -- i will not quote the statistics on the tens of thousand jobs created. this is not just about canadian oil. the on ramps in the baker area, many thousands of barrels of oil a day, look away to get that oil to market and decrease our dependence on foreign oil. if we can do -- decrease our usage through less usage, that is great. we still need more -- less imports. let the imp

its way toward the pacific northwest, we got plenty of sunshine and warmth from southern texas on into the gulf coast cool day today in the northeast, temperatures in the mid-60s. mountain snows in the western plains, we'll be looking at snow in the rockies by wednes >> good morning. there is some cloud cover this morning. we should get through the morning without any rain. we could see some showers this afternoo >> got some cards fans here. all right. >> go cards! >> there you go. we head back to matt. >>>. >> thank you very much. >>> what's it like to live with martha stewart? her daughter writes about that in a brand new book. we'll talk to alexis stewart, but first these messages. ♪ [ sniffs ] ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] when you fill your home with glade fragrance... ♪ ...the holidays come alive. wow! [ female announcer ] release the magic with candles [ santa ] ho! ho! ho! from the new glade winter collection. s.c. johnson. a family company. s.c. johnson. look better and feel softer. how 'bout we start with the guaranteed low price on the carpet... the pad, and installation. let's get peace of min

gulf coast region. then this line up from texas into minnesota. that really trying to move east and this trying to move north. as long as this is over us, we're in great shape. look at the temperatures. this morning in minneapolis, 75 degrees. international falls is 61 now this morning. 73 to 78 the high here today. sunny, pleasant, low humidity at 10 miles per hour. futurecast leaves that high sitting over us. storms can't get in. watch what's developing down in the south. you see the circulation down here by early tuesday morning. that's something we're going to have to watch for the middle of the week. seven-day forecast, we start picking up clouds. at least we're still in the 70's. >> the outbreak over listeria in cantaloupe has become the worst food poisoning in over a decade. >> and the fall-out over the proposed new prostate screening recommendations. our update next. >> and this year's [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of

heavier showers around boston will be leaving, record highs in the plains today down into the gulf coast of texas, plenty of sunshine, another big storm system moving into the pacific northwest, the sierra nevada may be seeing anywhere from one to two feet of snow in some of the upper elevations above 1,000 to >> it will be a pretty nice day. a mixture of clouds and >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> thanks, al. >>> coming up, what are the chances amanda knox will return to a normal life in the united states? first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> just ahead, should you be charged for using your debit card? >>> also ellen gets inside ann's head. what does she find there, after your local news. ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. ♪ it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via® ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via® taste promise. look for it at starbucks stores and where you buy groceries. it's the starbucks via® t

coasts. >> the texas governor once more drilling in the gulf of mexico, in alaska, and in the rockies. he once lost religion of his home state oil industry. he promised he will make the changes by executive order. >> creating jobs in america is as simple as changing presidents. >> winning the nomination once looked simple. now, he is holding a third or fourth. >> i don't worry too much about polls. i know a lot of people obsessed about them. >> the latest republican front- runner in the nbc poll was in tennessee. >> you know what, i kind of like my guns and my bible. >> herman cain fired up a big tea party rally. >> tehran out the current tax code. get rid of the current tax code first. >> in a new ad, mitt romney states that claim to the nomination. >> some democrats figure rick perry is not stopped. >> once he gets away from what are pretty minor issues and begins talking about the issue on everybody's mind, i think he still has a shot. >> that is the rick perry plan. >> my policies are driven by the concerns of american workers. >> he is hoping they give them -- he gives them a seco

coast. >> reporter: the texas governor wants more drilling in the gulf of mexico, in alaska and the rockies and less regulation of his home state oil industry. perry promised he would make the changes by executive order. >> creating jobs in america is as simple as changing presidents. >> reporter: winning the nomination once looked simple. now perry is polling third or fourth. >> i don't worry too much about polls. a lot of people obsess about them and talk about them. >> reporter: the latest front-runner was in tennessee. >> you know what? i kind of like my guns and my bible. >> yeah! >> reporter: herman cain fired up a big tea party rally. >> throw out the current tax code. get rid of it, first. >> reporter: in a new ad, mitt romney stakes a claim to the nomination. some democrats figure rick perry is not done. >> once he gets away from what are minor issues and talks about the issue on everyone's mind, jobs and the economy, i think he's got a shot. >> reporter: that's the perry plan. >> my policies are driven by the concerns of american workers. >> reporter: hoping they give him a second

plenty of sunshine and warmth from southern texas into the gulf coast and the southeast.mid 60s. mountain snows in the western plains. looking at snow in the rockies by wednesday. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> a chill in the air on this monday morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now we're in the low and mid 40s throughout much of the region. plenty of cloudiness as well. the clouds are producing a few sprinkles in the panhandle of west virginia into washington and frederick county, maryland, as well as into the shenandoah valley. these are passing northwest of washington now. later today partly sunny into the upper 60s. small chance of an afternoon or evening >> got some cards fans here. all right. >> go cards! >> there you go. we head back to matt. >>>. >> thank you very much. >>> what's it like to live with martha stewart? her daughter writes about that in a brand new book. we'll talk to alexis stewart, but first these messages. ♪ [ sniffs ] ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] when you fill

texas pastor and rick perry supporters calls mormonism a cult. mitt romney die announces that saying it's poisonus language. tell you what the other candidates had to say. >>> heavy rains to parts of the gulf coast and even a tornado in texas. tell you where that wicked weather is headed next. >>> and another london wed being draws a big kroucrowd. this time, it's paul mccartney. we will tell you about his wedding and his new bride "early" this monday, october 10th, 2011. >>> good monday morning to you. i'm erica hill. >> i'm jeff glor in for chris wragge this morning. >>> also ahead here. you may have heard about a missing baby girl in missouri named lisa irwin. a lot of attention on her. this morning, thousands of other missing children, the cases are out of the public eye. for the victims and families, the pain is private. we will take a look at what it takes to get attention on other cases besides the ones you normally here about a lot. we will focus on one missing boy maybe you haven't heard about. >>> "occupant wall street," the protests began in new york city and now spread across the country to 25 majors cities. as those demonstrations grow, political leaders are now taking sides. bigad

feinberg himself to people who live along the gulf coast not just in alabama but louisna, mississippi, florida and texas. so many broken promises and foresight so i'm grateful for the opportunity to be here but i will obviously have our questions han will be time for and i would lie to ask and i mentioned to this to the chairman. if mr. feinberg has no objection i would like to invite the people who live along the gulf coast to take advantage of this time where we traditionally have five days for additional questions for the record that mr. feinberg would respond to. i would like t get people who live in alabama chance to have met with me before and who were promised certain things and they didn't get those promises fulfilled, would you have any objection to letting us get those questions submitted to you? >> no, i would welcome it. >> thank you. a couple of questions. vice president biden said the $20 billion is a floor, not a ceili. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> t's just rounded up, $6 billion. how much do you think before august the 2013, based on the trends you have seen thus far, how much

its way toward the pacific northwest, we got plenty of sunshine and warmth from southern texas on into the gulf coastday today in the northeast, temperatures in the mid-60s. mountain snows in the western plains, we'll be looking at snow in >>> good monday morning to you. that coastal fog and drizzle is back. looking pretty good, though, inland. live look at san jose. we have a mostly clear start. little bit of cloud cover won't last long overall, though. because of that marine influence we'll be about ten grease cooler than where we were. we had record heat over the weekend. 73 down from the mid 80s in santa cruz today. we get drier and breezier as we head through tonight. that really kicks in tuesday and wednesday. wednesday, the windiest day of the week. 80 degrees. hope you have a great monday. all right. >> go cards! >> there you go. we head back to matt. >>>. >> thank you very much. >>> what's it like to live with martha stewart? her daughter writes about that in a brand new book. we'll talk to alexis stewart, but first these messages. ♪ [ sniffs ] ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] when you fill your hom

texas man off the coast of australia. engineer thomas wainwright is the third person killed by a shark in two months. he had been part of a team that capped the gulf oil spill. five months ago he decided to follow his dreams and move to australia for a new job. he was diving alone in the water saturday with two friends in a both of the friends noticed bubbles and his lifeless body. a great white, 10 feet long nudged their boat. >> can't even wrap your head around what happened. you just can't. >> we troy to focus -- try to focus on the great things. >> shark hunters try to lure them in. the family believes he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. >>> well, a florida woman is recovering after being attacked by an otter. witnesses say the otter was apparently attacking two dogs at the green oaks trailer park over the weekend. she tried to break it up but the otter turned on her. show was taken to the hospital. neighbors say someone was keeping the otter as a pet. >> they should have never been able to keep that otter at their lot. it's just bad, bad situation all the way around. they've done things in violation of the rules. >> florida fish

the latter part of the week, western half of the country down into texas and the western gulf on the chilly side and southeastern coastrmal from the great lakes into the northeast with rain through the mississippi river valleys >> it is a chilly start for the day. we're expecting increasing clouds. a chance for showers this evening. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. >>> it's been nearly three years since the massive ponzi scheme run by bernie madoff imploded. for the first time his family is speaking out, in the new book "truth and consequences: life inside the ma madoff family." we're joined exclusively life by ruth, andrew madoff and his fiance katherine again. the question that's been asked more than any other question in three years, did ruth know, and of course the second one would be did andrew know. you were his constant companion, married for more than 50 years, you lived the lifestyle he lived. for a short time you had an office at his business, a very short time. did you see nothing, ruth? >> nothing. >> nothing? >> absolutely nothing. when he called to say he was coming ho

back into texas, below normal for the pacific northwest and the northern rockies, as far as precipitation above normal from the tennessee valley up to the great lakes and the northeast, gulf coast area and most of the plain states, probably below normal as far as precipitation, 90 day outlook for temperatures, this takes us through the first half of the winter and you can see it'll be say cold one for the northern half of the plain its, ohio valley, great lakes, from texas into the southwest above normal. as far as precipitation above normal where we don't necessarily need it that much, the northern tier, below in the drought areas, texas and oklahoma, now of course cold with above normal precipitation. >> that looks like last winter. >> it does. >> it's a la nina winter. >> spirit of the heart land is next. . >>> spirit of the heart land brought to you by yamaha, the first name in motorsports. >> it may not be in your calendar but october is national farm to school month. farmers teaming up with schools at locally grown fruits and vehicle tables to the lunch table. we tell you how it works and this report from the university of missouri. >> reporter: rick must make 30 deliveri

gulf coast. plenty of sunshine, nice day for you. if you happen to get in texas, though, there will be a chance of severe storms for portions of the central plains and northern plains and back to the rockies windy, breezy conditions and also possibly light rainfall and a touch of snowfall in the highest peaks in the pacific northwest mainly rain, out from parts of the west, san francisco, and l.a.x., the fog is developing and the marine layer should diminish by midday. and the eastern seaboard there could be delays and atlanta a beautiful day on tap with high temperatures going up in atlanta to, i'd say, about 68 degrees. 74 in memphis. 66 in chicago. 70 in denver. 76 in albuquerque. 81 in los angeles. and 56 in seattle. all right, you're up to speed. that's your wrap of the forecast. t.j., your turn. >> all right, reynolds, thank you. we'll be seeing reynolds plenty throughout the morning. >>> let's turn to thailand where the worst flooding in ham half a century is just swamping them. the prime minister said more water could pour into the capital of bangkok as e

in 2005, a couple of the regions of texas and now it looks like it's all over the southwest and parts of the southeast. >> correct. the entire gulf coast some really major damage to our ecosystem and even pose some health risks. >> so what is it specifically in terms of damage that they do and what are those health risks? >> the health risks, they've just profb at texas a&m university that they actually transfer pathogens from one room to another. and they're already finding them in the medical center in houston. so that is problematic. then you get into the fact that they're killing 90% to 95% of the insects and republic tile populations on properties that they infest, plus displace the birds. we've proven that they're killing beehives. >> how do you contain them? they look like they move faster than most ants. >> at this point in the game, i believe it's too late to contain them, but we do need to get some research to learn how to at least control them and stop them from doing any significant damage. >> how do you kill them? i mean, is it like regular -- is there a display that you use for killing ants or what? >> you can kill them w

the latter part of the week, western half of the country down into texas and the western gulf on the chilly side and southeastern coastal from the great lakes into the northeast with rain through the mississippi river valleys >>> good morning to you. that coastal fog is back. we should be cleared by 11:00 a.m. your temperatures are downright comfortable in the heat of the day. highs come in at 4:00 p.m. 71 redwood city. 71 in santa cruz. 75 in santa rosa. 74 degrees in san jose. scary weather. not really. a little bit on the cool side. 64 at 7:00 p.m. sun goes down at 6:12. that's when the action heats up. we are watching for rain activity late in the week. thursday to friday. have a great monday. >> thank you very much. it's been three years since the massive ponzi massive ponzi scheme ru bernie madoff imploded. for the first time his family is speaking out, in the new book "truth and consequences: life inside the ma madoff family." we're joined exclusively life by ruth, andrew madoff and his fiance katherine again. the question that's been asked more than any other question in three years, did ruth know, and of cour

feinberg himself to people who live along the gulf coast not just in alabama but louisiana, mississippi, florida and texas. so many broken promises and foresight so i'm grateful for the opportunity to be here but i will obviously have our questions than will be time for and i would lie to ask and i mentioned to this to the chairman. if mr. feinberg has no objection i would like to invite the people who live along the gulf coast to take advantage of this time where we traditionally have five days for additional questions for the record that mr. feinberg would respond to. i would like to get people who live in alabama chance to have met with me before and who were promised certain things and they didn't get those promises fulfilled, would you have any objection to letting us get those questions submitted to you? >> no, i would welcome it. >> thank you. a couple of questions. vice president biden said the $20 billion is a floor, not a ceiling. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> let's just rounded up, $6 billion. how much do you think before august the 2013, based on the trends you have seen thus far, ho

feinberg himself to people who live along the gulf coast not just in alabama but louisiana, mississippi, florida and texas. so many broken promises and foresight so i'm grateful for the opportunity to be here but i will obviously have our questions than will be time for and i would lie to ask and i mentioned to this to the chairman. if mr. feinberg has no objection i would like to invite the people who live along the gulf coast to take advantage of this time where we traditionally have five days for additional questions for the record that mr. feinberg would respond to. i would like to get people who live in alabama chance to have met with me before and who were promised certain things and they didn't get those promises fulfilled, would you have any objection to letting us get those questions submitted to you? >> no, i would welcome it. >> thank you. a couple of questions. vice president biden said the $20 billion is a floor, not a ceiling. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> let's just rounded up, $6 billion. how much do you think before august the 2013, based on the trends you have seen thus far, ho

feinberg himself to people who live along the gulf coast, not just alabama, louisiana, and mississippi, and texas. so many broken promises, unfortunately. i am grateful for the opportunity but i have more questions than there will be time for. it mr. feinberg has no objection, like to invite the people who live along the gulf coast to take advantage of this time where we have five days to submit additional questions for the record that mr. feinberg would respond to, however like to give the people who live in alabama a chance who were promised certain things and did not get those promises fulfiled, would you have any objection to letting us get those questions submitted to you? >> i would welcome it. >> thank you. a couple of questions -- bayh's president biden said that $20 billion is a floor, not a ceiling. let's rounded up, $6 billion, before august 2013, based on the trans you've seen thus far, how much you think you will exhaust? >> i would be reluctant, congressmen, to take an estimate of that. but i remind you as you know, that that $20 billion is used for purposes other than to go coast c

gulf coast. beautiful weather western two-thirds of the country. warm texasckest fog in the north bay. quarter mile visibility in santa rosa. oakland to napa, starting to drop in livermore. the sun will shine through, warming us up. temperatures are above seasonal averages. 86 in livermore and san jose. we drop off by about 10 degreesw n wend5en, we aetow tomorrow b15daetween now and weesdny.da >>> don't forget. you can check your weather any time day or night. go to weather channel on cable or weather.com. >> thanks, al. >>> coming up, the countdown to london 2012. what you can expect from this summer's olympic games. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ >>> we are back at 8:38 with today's kout countdown to londo. the opening ceremony is just 28 0 days away. we'll talk to the chair of the organizing committee. first his own olympic story. sebastian coe is a politician in great britain. yet in the early '80s he was better known as seb coe, who made an indelible mark on the olympic games. he won four olympic medals, taking home gold in the 1500 meter and silve

gulf coast. beautiful weather western two-thirds of the country, mild in the pacific northwest, warm in texas intoy and cool on this monday morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now we're in the 50s. much of the region, near 60 in washington and by the bay and later today, we should get increasing sunshine, highs reaching low to mid 70s by early afternoon. then this evening, partly cloudy and by dawn tomorrow near 50. clouds on the increase tomorrow near 70 and rain likely late tuesday night through the day wednesday, then thursday into the weekend drying out and cooling down, morning lows near 40, friday, saturday, sunday, >>> don't forget. you can check your weather any time day or night. go to weather channel on cable or weather.com. >> thanks, al. >>> coming up, the countdown to london 2012. what you can expect from this summer's olympic games. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ >>> we are back at 8:38 with today's kout countdown to londo. the opening ceremony is just 28 0 days away. we'll talk to the chair of the organizing committee. first his own olympic story. sebastian coe is a p

texas and the central plains. tomorrow we've got heavy rain into new england. rain around the great lakes with windy conditions. the heat continues through the southwest. warm and sunny through the gulf coastfall foliage. going to see a lot of color around the great lakes and new england. also through the central rockies looking pretty nice if you're going to do a little leaf >> ran showers are likely to start the day. it should clear up this afternoon. the high temperature will >>> and don't forget you can check that weather any time of the day or night. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. here's ann. >>> thank you. now to new details on a terrifying shark attack off the coast of florida. the victim and the friends who saved him are speaking out now. nbc's kerry sanders is in anna maria with more. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the shark that attacked this young man is among the most aggressive predators out here, a bull shark, and this one was a monster. nine feet long, 400 to 500 pounds with jaws and teeth just like this, extremely sharp. this is from a similarly sized shark. in this case the victim was bobbing in the water near his boat. on florid

texas through pipeline then go somewhere else. no one has talked about the environmental factor of the waterborne imperils that would be produced if there is a pipeline as opposed to coming through the gulf coast. transportation by land and by pipeline is safer than waterborne beryl's, barges and tankers. we also appreciate that busbee av pipeline has agreed that the initial construction of the pipeline if you look at that map would be the section of port arthur texas already stored at cushing is fully and more is being built. it is imperative that that bottleneck of cushing believed prior to the canadian crude oil into an already market. the discounted price of west texas intermediate versus brent north sea is evident that domestic independence has been and would be adversely affected if this is not the case. on a personal note, i am south texas, fifth generation. my father was a veteran, my brothers, three of my brothers were in the service, like cousins are in afghanistan and iraq, my brother-in-law is there. i do not want my brothers and sisters, cousins, uncles, friends, texans, americans to go to iraq and afghanistan. i support the building of the pipeline from canada to texas. >> thank