boston mayor tom menino announced the victory parade is tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. two dozen duck boats will lead the rolling rally before the streets of boston in to the charles river. the mayor assures fans, police and public safety officials will also be on high alert. >> that's awesome. do they always do the buck boat thing in boston or the first year? >> i don't know. it is cool. >> new york has to steal that. >> big day. >> congrats to them. >>> this is a little fella. he isn't really so little. we had to show you. he is nearly five months old from utah. >> he was born by c-section and was 14 pounds even. god bless that mama. and there he is with his 2-year-old sisters. mom says she can't have normal size kids. the twin girls were four pounds each at birth. >> joel, by the way, 23 pounds at his four-month check up. the doctors say he is healthy and growing. >> cute family. >> total cutie pie. future linebacker for brigham young, university. i don't know. >> beautiful sisters. >>> coming up, which celebrity won halloween this year? we will show you cool costume

in boston they've gotten used to saying mayor tom menino. marty walsh is the new mayor. he is irish american, the son of irish immigrants. detroit has elected its first white mayor in 40 years. and in seattle, ed murray is that city's first openly gay mayor. and a few ballot 34measures to tell you about. in colorado, there's a pot tax coming. in portland, maine, they also made recreational potts legal. and a domesticed air conditioned sports arena, they called it the 8th wonder of the world, a measure to save houston's astro dome failed. it is going to be torn down. >> a big change to the horizon. again, a patchwork of an election night last night. kate snow with us for the report. >>> still ahead, was it poison nine years after the death of a controversial world leader? news about possible evidence about what killed him. >>> later, a story about adoption featuring nancy sneiderman, her daughter and the woman who brought them both together. >>> there is a new twist tonight in the death of yasser arafat who died under mysterious circumstances back in '04. for years his fa

. >> boston mayor tom menino has announced the red sox victory parade will take place tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m. two dozen amphibious duck boats will lead the rally into the charles river. >> public safety officials will be on high alert. >>> mac and cheese makeover. i love my kraft mac and cheese. it's a favorite food of mine. >>> and treats for travelers. there's a big game-changer from the faa about what you will be able to do on a plane as soon as today. >>> and busted again. an accused jewel thief in >>> we're just one day past halloween. but already, analysts are predicting a blue christmas for retailers this year. morgan stanley says this could be the worst year for retailers since 2008. thanks to a perfect economic storm, consumer confidence is low, that was worsened by the recent government stalemate and shutdown. and there's one week less of shopping between thanksgiving and christmas. >>> wells fargo, the latest bank to settle government claims over the sale of bad mortgages just ahead of the financial crisis. the san francisco-based bank paid less than $1 billion in pen

. >> ifill: in boston, martin walsh won the race to succeed outgoing mayor tom menino, who'd held the office for 20 years. voters around the country also used direct initiatives to make their voices heard. in washington state, a measure to require the labeling of genetically-modified food was defeated, and an effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the seattle suburb of seatac was on its way to approval. official results will not be certified until later this month. in colorado, voters agreed to a 25% tax on recreational marijuana, but they balked at raising income taxes to expand school funding. tuesday's voting also sounded the likely death knell for the houston astrodome. it may be headed for demolition after supporters lost on a bond proposal to convert it to a convention site. >> woodruff: for more on the contests in virginia and new jersey, we turn to jonathan martin of the "new york times." he joined me a short time ago from their newsroom. jonathan martin, welcome. and let's start with virginia since that's a state that's lately been reflecting the way the whole cou

the democrat won a narrow victory to replace tom menino. in detroit mike duggan will be tapped with leading that bankrupt city. the former hospital ceo was elected on hopes of bringing revitalization. he will detroit's first white mayor in four decades. >>> elsewhere around the country colorado voters approved a measure to tax marijuana. pot will have a 25% tax slapped on it next year. and the astrodome could soon be headed for demolition. voters there rejected a multimillion dollar plan to renovate the structure. before the vote city leaders said they recommend the wrecking ball if it failed. >>> now to the sensational admission of crack use from toronto's mayor. >> yes, i have smoked crack cocaine. do i? am i an a addict? no. have i tried it? probably one of my drunken stupors probably about a year ago. >> despite the bombshell from ford, mayor of the fourth largest city in north america, the 44-year-old refused to resign. >> i feel like a thousand pounds have been lifted off my shoulders. folks, i have nothing left to hide. i apologize a

in boston, voters are choosing a replacement for long-time mayor tom menino. and in colorado, something unusual is on the ballot. voters in 11 counties are deciding whether they want to continue living in the state or form their own. now, it's not likely these colorado counties will be leaving the state. both the state legislature and the u.s. congress must approve a new state. real interesting one there, john and diana. >> all right. tahman bradley, thank you. >>> president obama is turning to his old political network to help the troubled obama care rollout. at a rally last night, he asked supporters to keep faith with the program and help people sign up. an internal administration memo reveals that the president misled people when he said shoppers could bypass the website and apply by phone. those memos show his team knew that every application had to wait in the very same line to go through the portal. >>> tours of the white house resume today, after a seven-month hiatus due to budget cutbacks. republicans accused the administration of playing politics by

. >>> first new mayor in 20 years replacing retiring tom menino, in boston. and new york city could be electing its first democratic mayor in 20 years, bill deblasio and joe loda were talking confidently. >> would like to introduce to you the next first lady of new york, sherlaine. >> deblasio has a lead in the polls. b.c. onaleri has that story. >> after decades of decline. detroit is set to elect its first democratic mayor since 1984. mike duggan, most recent poll has duggan ahead by 24%. >> about those poll results so far, i have a three letter word, wow! >> university of detroit mercy marketing professor mike bernacky shows that in a city over 80% african american their support for new leadership regardless of race. it appears that duggan's are reputation as fix it man, overhauling suburban bus system, rescuing eight hospitals for are fiscal ruin. >> we talk about a black city, and this white guy. so somebody believes he can do something. >> and there are those who believe the same about napoleon, a lifelong resident a long history in law enforcement who

boston mayor tom menino announced the victory parade is tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.launching themselves into the charles river. the mayor assures fans, police and public safety officials will also be on high alert. >> that's awesome. do they always do the duck boat thing in boston or the first year? >> i don't know. it is cool. >> new york has to steal that. >> big day. >> congrats to them. >>> this is a little fella. we had to show you, though he isn't really so little. we had to show you. he is nearly five months old from utah. >> he was born by c-section and was 14 pounds even. god bless that mama. and there he is with his 2-year-old sisters. mom says she can't have normal size kids. the twin girls were four pounds each at birth. >> joel, by the way, 23 pounds at his four-month checkup. the doctors say he is healthy and growing. >> cute family. >> total cutie pie. future linebacker for brigham young, university. i don't know. >> beautiful sisters. >>> coming up, which celebrity won halloween this year? we will show you cool costumes ahead in "the skinny." >> love

the democrat won a narrow victory to replace long-time mayor tom menino. and in detroit, mike dugan will be tasked with leading that bankruptcy. he was elected on the hopes of bringing revitalization and become detroit's first white mayor in four decades. >> yes, i have some had some crack cocaine. but do i -- am i an addict? no. >> a stunning admission from toronto's mayor. he said all he can do is apologize and move on. what about resigning? forget it. we'll tell you why he has a good chance at even being re-elected. our agenda panel will weigh in on that. >>> plus "the washington times" is ditching senator paul's weekly column amid several plagiarism accusations. what senator paul says is to blame for those mistakes. in just a few moments i'll talk to thomas roberts live from russia. he'll be talking about the assault on lgbt rights in that country. stay with us. i started part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcar

and, fredricka, you know, the mayor of boston, tom menino, put it the right way when he said earlierting the resilience of this city. their ability to bring this title home this year, meaning so much to people in this city who have really gone through a lot. people like heather abbott, who also had the opportunity this morning, fred, to have breakfast with the red sox before they headed out to celebrate their big win. >> that's fantastic. alexandra field, thank you for being it to us all morning long. it was infectious, just the feeling there of people being excited and coming together. so nice, we're so proud of the boston red sox, as well. thank you so much, alexandra. >>> a decorated officer could be kicked out of the marines for sending an e-mail, but some say he's a hero. ahead, we lay out both cases for and against major jason bressler. bling around with rotating categories" card. it's not the "getting blindsided by limits" card. it's the no-game-playing, no-earning-limit-having, deep-bomb-throwing, give-me-the-ball-and-i'll-take- it-to-the-house, cash back card. this is the qu

like boston, where 20 years of the tenure for tom menino officially comes to a close. good morning from new york and happy election day. one of my favorite days of the year. it's tuesday, november 5th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." let's get right to my "first reads" of this campaign morning. a lot could change from 2014 to 2016 but the races tonight in virginia, new jersey, new york city, alabama, they matter. they'll offer the first clues about the political landscape as we look ahead to the next year and beyond. 312 cities choose mayors today. new york city will elect a new mayor for the first time in 12 years. boston, detroit, houston, and miami are a few of the other cities that will be electing new mayors. 236 state legislative seats are up including 220 in virginia and new jersey alone. can the statewide winners there win with big enough margins that they provide long coattails for legislative candidates? there are 31 ballot measures up for a vote in six states including in houston. the old astrodome and what to do with it. of course two states, virginia an

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