the artists pulling the strings are part of wishing chair productions, and their troupe is the last of kind. >> don't be ridiculous. >> reporter: these puppeteers are full-time employees of the library paid to put on shows. while similar programs were phased out in other public libraries, this one is flourishing in part because of brian holt, who is both the director and puppet master. >> i started writing new shows with the old puppets and creating new things and really getting it out there in the community. >> reporter: he inherited the job from legendary puppeteer tom tischener. >> he started this tradition of public story telling based on children's literature. he had a show, and in one episode walt disney supplied the voice of mickey mouse and it sort of gives you an idea of how he was regarded. >> reporter: today, wishing chair productions performs about 24 times a week. >> now you're talking! >> reporter: everything from the frog and the prince to shakespeare. free shows even go on the road. >> the pubet trucks that go out to the community, to the children's hospital and daycare

way, they were in a dance troupe.e clear on what you just said, okay? (laughter) (applause) who's leading in this dance? (laughter) >> davis is leading. lee is actually manipulating him to lead in a certain way. >> stephen: why did the south lose the civil war? >> i think the better way to ask that question is why did the north win the civil war. >> stephen: let me ask it again. why did the south lose the civil war? (applause) my show, my question. (laughter) why did the north win? >> the north won because it developed a better leadership by the latter two years of the war that could make use of the north's superior resources. the north had more people, a stronger economy, more guns, more butter, but at first they didn't employ this advantage very successfully, but by the last year or two of the war, lincoln had put together a winning team of grant and sherman and sheridan and thomas and lincoln's own political leadership, and that eventually carried through to a victory. >> stephen: can i point out something? can we

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>> president obama, you can hear it there, going hoarse as he tries to rally the troupes ahead of midtermords enough to inspire democrats? >>> and the roman catholic church ends a two-week conference by rejecting language on gays and divorced catholics, but it's the progressive folk who gets the last word. >>> and courage under fire. the big question, would you run into a burning building to save a stranger? we begin a new week with a new hero. this is "way too early." >>> hey, everybody, hope you had a great weekend. i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early," the show that has not decided what to be for halloween, but we bought two christmas ornaments this weekend. while you're out shopping for halloween, did you notice all the christmas stuff that's up? it's kind of weird and depressing. so this gang has not been out shopping this weekend. we want to get right to the top of the news this morning. we're talking about what's going on with the midterms. democrats and republicans are

you be next president obama signs an executive order for our troupes and their boots on the ground in west africa. just hours after a staff denies any knowledge of such a thing. >> what i don't know is the composition of that force and whether national guardsmen will be required to augment that force. if they are required, i don't kkow if the mechanics dictate that an executive order has to be signed by the president or if that's something the department of defense can act on. lou: now, he knows. we take up why the president's latest -- here next. >> nato allies and partners from around the world. lou: texas attorney general greg abbott calling on houston city officials and particularly the mayor to withdraw their subpoenas issued to a group of pastors demanding any sermons dealing with homosexuality. government officials must exercise the utmost care when our work touches on religious matters. if we err it must be on the side of preserving the autonomy of religious institutions and the liberty of religious believers. see first amendment. i put that part in. joining us now the former

so, -- he came to -- my troup in chicago was on the second city mainstage for just a one-week showingaw my most popular character, the danish supermodel that did not speak english very well. >> so much brilliance in her ignorance. >> what happened? you guys said that you belong together? >> kind of. >> we went to a diner and spoke about things we enjoyed it like monty python and "in living color." you must be talking to a comedy nerd if you are talking about monty python and "in living color." i went home later that evening which at that point was the next morning and woke my wife up and told her i fell in love. we shared sensibilities. by complete serendipity, we ended up on "mad tv" at the same time and wrote lots of scenes together. >> "mad tv" kind of made it, didn't it? >> that congealed -- we started putting together these sketches that we tried to give the best shot possible to get picked to go on air. we started choreographing these dances. this full-on, unbridled commitment to these routines so they could not pass on it. >> with you two it is different. there is not -- you fi

today they sent more tanks and troupes to reinforce the border. so far the troops have not crossed into syria. isis wants to widen this war. they are hoping it will become a quagmire to swallow its enemies. >> that was richard engel reporting. turkey's president says the syrian border town of kobani is about to fall to psi sis. officials say aerial attacks may not be enough to stop the militants. they're calling for international support to keep control of the town. >>> and for a second day in a row, top republicans are keeping quiet about the supreme court's gay marriage decision. for more on that, we're joined by carrie dann, a political writer for nbc news. good morning. >> good morning. >> why don't you think we've heard from boehner or kevin mccarthy or the republican national committee? >> it was really stunning. you heard from religious groups, but not folks like the rnc, as you mentioned. a big part is the polling on the subject really made the shift over the last few years. the last time the nbc wall street journal poll asked people about

. >> reporter: the national troupe of chain in -- china.onal acrobats of china have been performing all over the world and dazzling audiences everywhere. >> they are so precise and strong and graceful. you can't take your eyes off them. >> reporter: the performance includes unicycle balancing. >> they create a show based on on the best of the talent in beijing. they put that together and tour the world. they are ambassadors of china and art. >> reporter: the circus arts are 3,000 years old. they mix traditional acrobats with modern stunts. >> they shape their bodies into something you and i couldn't do. >> reporter: the artistic director said the show is particularly exiting for kids. >> they like to see the magic that people can do with their bodies with sparkling costumes. we're very excited to have them, bring your family and check it out. >> reporter: for tickets go to the arts in philly.org or go to 6abc.com/loves a remote that lives on your phone. more wi-fi in more places. a movie library you can take wherever you go. internet speeds

and this dance troupe in houston.ce to see the megastar perform live on "gma." and nearly 800 of you responded. like 15-year-old sidney from winter garden florida. her dance team says they shake off the haters. >> her music is so relatable. >> reporter: in new york, 16-year-old chelsea and her friends say taylor is the ultimate role model. >> i couldn't feel luckier to have someone like her to look up to. >> reporter: 21-year-old allison and her sorority sisters say they connect with taylor's inspiring lyrics. >> i think more fans can relate to them because she puts such a personal feel to them. >> reporter: only one will win a vip trip to new york city. who will it be? we're just moments away from revealing the winner of the shake it off showdown. ♪ shake shake shake i know you would agree. they're all winners. >> i get so emotional watching that. >> they're so creative. you inspire them. >> amazing. >> we have one of our group of the finalists, sidney mays and her friends standing by live. from winter garden, florid

. >> an award winning acrobatic troupe is coming to philadelphia for one show. 6abc loves the arts hasw the a remote that lives on your phone. more wi-fi in more places. a movie library you can take wherever you go. internet speeds that have gotten faster 13 times in 12 years. the innovators and inventors at comcast labs are creating more possibilities for more people every day. comcast. bringing media and technology together for you. ♪ you're unpacking already? yeah. help me find some mugs? ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ [ beep ] hey. [ giggles ]ok. ♪ ...is folgers in your cup >> the residents of bermuda are cleaning up this morning after hurricane gonzalo battered the island for several hours. it knocked out power before moving over the atlantic ocean off the coast of the eastern united states. >> meteorologist chris sowers is here. i was going to ask you about it. >> reporter: everybody faired very well. the damage reports were not as impressive as i thought they would be with a category three storm. let's go live on sky 6. they will continue to assess the damage, and it may be w

one of the greatest comedy troupes of all time.oph waltz, tilda swinton, matt damon. is available right now on demand. please welcome our friend, terry gilliam! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers ] >> jimmy: oh, that's the way to do it. that's the way to do it right there! >> yeah. >> jimmy: welcome -- welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> jimmy: we're so excited to have you here. i have things to ask you. >> really? >> jimmy: yes, i have things to talk to you about. >> oh we're talking? >> jimmy: yes, it's a talk show. i'm trying a new thing. [ light laughter ] >> i thought it was our first date. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well it's going well. monty python hasn't performed live in 34 years or something. an you guys decided to reunite and do a bunch of shows in london this summer. and it was unbelievable. yeah. it was a huge success. and we asked you guys to have a a live stream with you and the guys backstage and we turned on the live streaming cameras and this is what we saw. [ light laughter ] but they're live streaming the whole w

the troupe mixed acrobats with modern stunts. the artistic director said the show is particularly exiting for kids. >> they love to see the magic people can do with their bodies with sparkling costumes. the. >> reporter: the show is november 8 at 2:00 p.m. for tickets go to the arts in philly.org or visit 6abc.com/loves the arts for this and more on welcome back on this sunday, a beautiful shot of atlantic city, 1:20, 54 degrees. -- 12:20. 54 degrees in in "healthcheck" there's a blood test to test for sjogrens disease. it can cause liver kidney and joint damage. ofnts patients have waited years to get an accurate diagnosis. with the blood test diagnosis and treatment is faster henning patient avoid damage. >>> with breast cancer month we shine the light on people trying to wipe out the disease. ali gorman looks at why cancer returns. >> reporter: women have a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer in their lifetime. chances of beating it is better than ever. now doctors are turning their attention to why cancer comes ba

. >> reporter: at the height of the war, there were 40,000 international troupes. the barracks are empty and perhaps a little eerie. this is a place all our personnel who served in helmand are familiar with. the british military haven't set up anything else on their scale since the second world war, and they may never do so again. for all intents and purposes, for the last eight years, this vast place has been british territory. but now our mission here is over. and for us, camp bastion is redundant, a piece of british history. last month, a service took place here to honor the british fallen, the remembrance wall on which all are named is to be resurrected in britain, the epitaph reads, when you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today. there are few tomorrows left for the british here. the last of our equipment has just been airlifted out. and the rear guard of a few hundred soldiers will follow shortly. >> afghan officials welcomed the end of british military in the country. they say their forces are more than ready to assume control

the line of fire, embattled head of the secret service grilled by congress over the white housen trouped eintruder. morale is at an all-time low. he will explain that. >> could isis seize control of baghdad? british fighter jets now taking part in the campaign to stop isis. we'll ask our military experts why the air strikes don't steam to be working. >> from isis to ebola to natural disasters is the world suffering from problems of biblical proportions, ask pastor joel soso sosteen. >> a source tells cnn that dna evidence links jesse matthew the suspects under arrest in the missing college student hannah graham to the death of morgan arington, a virginia tech student five years ago. >> now other cold cases are being reopened. in virginia with the latest. jeanne, incredible the richle effect that at rest of jesse matthew has the had. tell us the latest. >> reporter: it really its. you know he is being held on the kidnapping of hannah graham. but cnn confirmed with law enforcement sources that dna from morgan harrington matched unknown dna from a 2005 rain victim in fairfax city, virginia.

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there's a new farmers market overflowing with locally-grown produce, lively music, even a belly dancing troupemost everyone agrees the new energy is a wel welcome sight, e trick will be to keep it moving, they say. >> woodruff: this week saw the supreme court make news on same- sex marriages and voting rights and the politicians respond to the first case of ebola in the united states. for that and more we turn to the analysis of shields and brooks, syndicated columnist mark shields and new york times columnist david brooks. well come, gentlemen. so, mark, the supreme court made waves this week in a way by not making waves. they said we're note getting involved, we're not going to interfere with the courts around the country who have said they're going to put a stop to these bans on same-sex marriage. in fact, just in the last few hours, the supreme court issued another statement like this on north carolina. what do you make of all this? >> judy, i've never seen an issue change so intense in my life. to review, 2004, presidential campaign, the republicans backing president george w. bush put th

which is -- we were a comedy troupe called the tenderloins.s and applause ] [ laughter ] >> seth: i'm actually -- i used to follow the tenderloins on tour. >> oh! [ laughter ] >> seth: and you're also on tour, yes? >> yeah. >> seth: so, when you guys go out on tour, is it -- i would assume your fan base now, because of the show, must be so happy to see you guys. >> we just got back from a cross-country bus tour. it was our first one that we did and our faces were on the bus. they wrapped the bus with our faces. >> yeah. >> so, we had people basically tailing us across the country. >> seth: right. [ laughter ] >> which is an experience. >> what we realized is that we don't have faces that are meant to be blown up. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> when you see this section in high definition bus side, it's not a good thing. >> you ever see a three-foot black tooth? [ laughter ] >> i look like i have a cantaloupe rind under my neck. >> seth: usually when people have enough money to put faces on the bus, they do a little photoshopping. it seems like you g

tim hauser founder of the grammy winning vocal troupe the manhattan transfer died thursday of cardiacrrest. >> >> hauser created the manhattan transfer in the late 1960s. with songs like boy from new york city and "operator, ". >> operator. >> manhattan transfer. >> a number of, they won a number of pop and jazz grammy awards. >> in 2010 hauser told our michelle miller that he just knew operator was going to be a big hit. >> when i played that record i said this is a hit record man so i just geeked it. >> i took it home. >> the manhattan transfer grew in popularity and even briefly had a variety show here on cbs. >> a representative says the manhattan transfer will continue to perform. tim hauser was 72 years old. >> coming up, a real heart-to-heart. >> coming up, a real heart-to-heart. >> ,,,,,,,,,, man: i get why people like denny's new pumpkin pancakes. first of all, they're light and fluffy, topped with pumpkin whipped cream and cinnamon sugar and only $4.99. second of all, they're light and fluffy, topped with pumpkin whipped cream and cinnamon sugar and only $4.99. [bell rings]

tim hauser founder of the grammy winning vocal troupe the manhattan transfer died thursday of cardiacrrest. >>>> hauser created the manhattan transfer in the late 1960s. with songs like boy from new york city and "operator ". >> operator. >> manhattan transfer. >> a number of, they won a number of pop and jazz grammy awards. >> in 2010 hauser told our michelle miller that he just knew operator was going to be a big hit. >> when i played that record i said this is a hit record man so i just geeked it. >> i took it home. >> the manhattan transfer grew in popularity and even briefly had a variety show here on cbs. >> a representative says the manhattan transfer willti connue to perform. tim hauser was 72 years old. >> coming up, a real heart-to-heart. >> >> osgood: medicine can do wonders when it comes to saving lives but when it comes to making those lives worth living sometimes patients need a little more. steve hartman now with an affair of the heart. >> in rochester, new york, at the university of rochester's strong memorial hospital, two heart transplant patients are shedding new li

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we have had troupes in germany and other places. i don't want to leave them there unless it benefits us. >> senator durbin, on the day of the arrest of abu, we played no role in that. but today would you advocate to fill any future u.s. senate seats that were vacant? >> i believe there was such a blow by the arrest of the sitting governor being led from his home in handcuffs that in order to have a credible replacement that the people needed to speak. i got a phone call from roland burris shortly thereafter and he talked about possibilities and i said are you talking about being appointed by the governor? and i said don't do that. you don't want to be associated with him at this moment in history and after your service in public office. it was such a dangerous time in terms of the creditability with the public and involvement of the public that i felt election would be the right way to let the people speak about a successor. i think the law is endowed asians -- as i understand it there is a procedure for filling a vacancy until the

< the troupe's leading up to the coyote valley is still slow with traffic with drive times upsway that accident is finally cleared. it's for nearly two hours that it has blocked the lane's here. to 80 north bound there's another accident slow going all rung the south bay. heavy traffic is continuing as well for the mid peninsula ride. taken a look at the 10192 interchange and across the bay. the corridor commute is extremely slow again 62 minutes south from from to 38 down two to 37. the bay bridge and has much better news for your west bound ride you can actually see the back up. this is the first morning that the commute has retreated from the mcarthur maze . <