a rainy day for the great lakes, upstate new york and new england, with the heaviest downpours in maine. much-needed thompls in south texas. showers in the pacific northwest. and up to six inches of mountain snow in the cascades. >> 58 in seattle. salt lake city gets up to 89. chilly for the midwest, with highs around 60, chicago, detroit and minneapolis. mostly in the 70s today from boston down to atlanta. 91 for miami. 81 in new orleans. and 82 in dallas. >>> and coming up on "america this morning," will the dow have another triple-digit day? "moneyscope" next. >>> plus, a quick response by the secret service, after an internet poll asks if the president should die. >>> and starbucks in an instant. get your caffeine fix faster with the coffee giant's newest idea. nda® with fiber. >>e nati >>> the nation's banks could come to the rescue of the fund that insures trillions of dollars of customers' deposits. at a meeting today, the fdic are proposing the banks prepay three years of fees. that could help bring in about $36 billion, replenishing the fund that has been depleted by dozens of

new york city. before stepping on to the international stage he is tackling domestic issues and start in upstate newl tour a college. mike viqueira is covering it up a. president obama the first sitting president to visit troy, new york, since dwight eisenhow eisenhower? >> i didn't know that. >> i didn't either. why troy? >> the hudson valley community college is there and he wants to talk about his innovation agenda and after he speaks there, he is going down to new york city and before he makes speeches and has important meetings with many of the world's leaders, he is going near times square to the ed sullivan theater and tape the david letterman show and appear on that tonight and part of that flooding the zone the media strategy that started when he gave that speech to a joint session of congress and other rallies and, of course, yesterday where he flooded the zone on five sunday morning public affair shows we've been talking about so much this morning. there is a full plate here. the president is trying to push his health care agenda while other issues are happening on the periphery. >> and s

actually be on david letterman's show continuing this media blitz after he gives a speech in upstate new yorkhis presidency he's done three times as many interviews as president bush and president clinton. the white house did not invite fox news sin they didn't cover the health care reform speech. >> when we come bark, the tall enged 12-year-old who is getting international attention. >> he has no country to call home. that's n y the physicians committee for responsible medicine. i, i feel better! >> create itch boy who has a remarkable talent for making paper airplanes nearly missed out on an international orgamy competition. >> the 12-year-old got caught in the middle of a passport predicament as he tried to fly from thailand to japan. margaret connolly explains. >> reporter: it was a tearful farewell as his family and supporters said good-bye at the airport in thailand. the 12-year-old paper plane champion made it to the next level, an international orgamy airplane competition in japan. getting here took more than talent. he is stateless, born to ethnic parent who is fled burma, he has tem

scattered showers in upstate new york and new england.erstorms in parts of florida. >> a high of 90 in miami, 80 in atlanta, 76 in boston. upper 60s in fargo and omaha. well into the 70s for most of the midwest. it will be much warmer out west, 99 in sacramento, 84 in boise and 86 in seattle. >> well, how about this, a special honor for legendary journalists near and dear to our hearts here at abc news. >> our very own barbara walters is this year's recipient of the news and documentary's emmy prestigious lifetime achievement award. she came to abc news in 1976 after a long stint at nbc. she of course became the first woman to co-host an evening network news broadcast. >> in addition to co-hosting "20/20" and "the view," she interviewed a long list of entertainers, foreign world leaders and every american president and first lady since nixon. >> and she is such a hard worker. she is here at abc all the time. >> she busts her hump. >> well deserved. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ you're simply the best, better than al

we'll discuss the road to economic recovery and cover obama's live event in upstate new york. >>> netflixs having a quite a year with shares shader higher by 50% ands the company has an innovative way to keep technology tresh. the details are ahead in a first on cnbc interview with the cofounder and ceo of netflix. you're watching cnbc first in business. $$$$$$$$$$$$ >>> welcome back. the head of the sec deliverin-- delivering a major policy speech. the reasons why. hampton? >> reporter: good morning, trish. fcc chairman says it's time to turn the principles of open access to the internet into policy. internet traffic is exploding, doubling every two years. telecom cable and wireless firms make the case that has to be managed as part of their return on their investment. president obama has put broad band access for all americans at the top of his technology agenda. his fcc chairman told the brookings institute that can't happen without net neutrality. >> we can see the internet stores shut down -- the spirit of innovation stifled, a full and free flow of information compromised

pushing off the coast into the atlantic and most of the rain up there the heaviest stuff in upstate new york. we'll see a quiet day tomorrow. there's a slight chance for a pop-up shower maybe in the late afternoon. as of then, temperatures will warm into the mid and upper 70s. 66 in d.c. 64 in haggerstown. the next-day planner showing temperatures on a cool note at 55 at 6:00 a.m. with plenty of sun. by the afternoon a few clouds out there. 20 percent chance for a stray shower. it looks like we have a decent forecast headeded our way. we'll show you in the seven day coming up. >> you can be in charge of your own personalized forecast. iradar available at foxbaltimore.com. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. >>> having the wrong strategy would put more soldiers -- >> our troops in afghanistan. the debate over setting a time table to pull them out. >>> texting behind the wheel. starting this week, it will be illegal in maryland. how cops will enforce the new law. >> >>> defense secretary robert gates said setting a time table to pull troops out of afghanistan is a strategic mistake. he

state college, and places an upstate new york. the cold front is poised to our north and will slowly sink southward through the next 24 hours. you will see it approach to this evening, bringing some of the higher clouds and thicker clouds and maybe a couple of showers. it will keep us a little unsettled. that will be lasting not just for tomorrow but for thursday and friday as well. it brings the added clout cover. we can see a couple of showers and also the easterly wind flow with the winds of the ocean, brings a little clout and moisture and brings a cooler stretch with the potential for showers for both wednesday, thursday, and even into friday. maybe saturday is a better day. yesterday it did not look so good but maybe now we will see an improvement for the weekend. tonight, 60's. swarmer because expert clouds will keep temperatures from falling that far. and tomorrow it looks like another day with clouds and moisture, much like last week. mid 70's tomorrow. the ultimate 70's for thursday and friday with off and on showers. ho

rainfall is currently affecting the portions of massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island and upstate new york as well as pennsylvania, up here around state college getting heavy rainfall. but as you see, the end of the rain is just about clearing the baltimore region. right now we're still seeing some light showers making their way down from pennsylvania but nothing like what we saw during the day today. our temperature right now at edgemere elementary, 60 degrees. they had 3.25 inches of rain. their wind is from the northwest at 7 miles per hour. but the rainfall is basically in the process of coming to an end. the forecast for this evening. the shower activity that we still have will continue to makes it way northward. during the day tomorrow, a chance for an afternoon shop one shower but a decent day. you'll see some sunshine and same thing on sunday. here is your forecast for the overnight period. showers ending. still breezy. 57 for the low. during the day tomorrow. there is a chance for a p.m. shower but a partly cloudy day with a high of 72 degrees. and the extended outlook for the nex

meridian when he got transferred lockheed to meridian, mississippi and en we moved to update -- upstate new york for five or six years also loved upstate new york and then we settled down in pensacola, florida where my mom's side of the family was from. went to public schools for most of my schooling. one of my best experiences was 1969 being the first class of an integrated school. my parents didn't send us to private schools where a lot of white flight had gone because 69as the first year mississippi schools were integrateded but it was a great experience. my first experience. because my mom said she didn't want me to go to kindergarten. she kept me out. so my first grade it was 50% white. 50% black in a public school that had been the african-american schoo the year before. so it was great experience i finally went to private school my -- in high school. pensacola catholicigh school. i loved the nuns. the nuns loved me back. they let me get away with things they wouldn't let others get away widh. it was great. great experience and then i went to university of alabama undergrad and then uniuni

police in upstate new york were called out to this senior living facility when an 84-year-old wheelchair-bound woman barricaded herself in a room threatening to shoot anyone who came near her. police say she complained a recent change of medication was poisoning her and she was update set over the -- upset over the loss of her beloved poodle and the staff threw out the dog's clothes. after about an hour s.w.a.t. teams moved in peacefully, disarmed her and don't plan to file charges against her. >>> the fayetteville city council dealt a serious blow to a family there. they voted that their pot-bellied pig, a pet, has to go. the major problem with this, the pig is actually a therapy pig for their autistic son. this morning they say they are heartbroken. >> think about all the things that you hurt his feelings but that don't matter to y'all because you don't have to live with him every night crying about it. if sadly council voted to put loopy the pig outside the city limits over odor concerns but anthony's parents say they love loopy and now have to visit him at the farm several miles outside of

in the meantime the frontal system to the north producing showers in upstate new york.e will drive south and push this system farther south. it will actually set the stage for a nice weekend saturday and sunday. at this point, i don't see this frontal system producing any showers. we'll keep you posted. in any even if we have showers tonight we are in good shape for saturday and sunday. zone forecast, all six zones available on our website at wusa9.com. 74 if winchester, mostly sunny. 75 leesburg. mid-70s fairfax, manassas. upper 70s broad woodbridge and breezy in the morning and then will die down. downtown upper to mid-70s. 76 bowie. on the bay, the northeasterly winds at 10 to 15. we are looking at a small craft advisory for parts of tonight and through noon tomorrow. keep that in mind if you are going out on the water. a nice day but a little choppy in the morning. 75 annapolis and 75 in lusby. next seven days, 76 tomorrow, sunshine. 78 on sunday, mostly sunny. a few high clouds come in late and monday we will keep mostly cloudy. keep it dry for now. showers and thu

upstate new york. waive cold front pushing through. overnight tonight which is allowing for the clearing of the skies. and cooler temperatures to really move in here. so your next day planner, waking up tomorrow. ample amount of sunshine in the day. 58 at 6 a.m. warming up to 71 at noon. pleasant conditions. but there is some chilly air. temperatures in the upper 40s for lows. break it all down coming up in a few minutes. . >> recap of our top on story tonight. 6'water pain broke in dundalk before 4:00 this afternoon. water gushed from the ground and quickly flooded the streets. and homes, roads impassable by cars and many residents had to be rescued by boat. city officials did not get the water turned off for two hours. the water is receding tonight we're told. but it already forced many families out of their homes. >> video of acorn workers helping people cheat on taxes. what the federal government is doing now to punishments group. >> the clean up con >> it was a sight like none other today. a watermain break sent water gushing from

it was yet another shock for markoff's family, who lived in upstate new york. >> his mother worked ata casino. his father was a dentist. and by all accounts, he had a normal, happy upbringing. >> reporter: but writer maureen orth thinks his parents' divorce may have caused markoff to feel isolated. >> at a very, very young age his father went and took his brother to live with him, and then he lived with his mother, and then his mother remarried and had a baby with her second husband. i got the sense philip was the odd kid out. >> reporter: markoff's parents and brother were unwilling to speak to the press, so markoff's lawyer, john salsberg, spoke for them. >> you know, they love their son very much. they're supportive of him. and that's what they... that's what they would say if they were speaking themselves. >> reporter: salsberg is considered one of the finest defense attorneys in boston, but markoff is getting his services for free. >> philip markoff, when he was arrested as the craigslist killer, told the court almost immediately that he was indigent, that he had no money. >> rep

while all of america's been gripped by the current economic crisis, folks in troy and upstate new york have been dealing with what amounts to almost a permanent recession for years. and economic downturn that's driven more and more young people from their hometowns. i also know that while a lot of people have come here promising better news, that news has been hard to come by. despite the determined efforts of leaders who are here today and many who are not, and part of the reason is that while people in this city work hard to meet their responsibilities, i have to confess that some in washington haven't always lived up to theirs. for too long as old divisions and special interests reigned, washington has shown neither the inclination or ability to tackle our toughest challenges. meanwhile businesses were saddled with ever rising health care costs, the economy weakened be ever growing dependence on foreign oil, investment in cutting edge research declined, schools fell further short, growth focused on short-term gains and fueled by debt and reckless risk which led to a cycle of precipi

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scattered showers across upstate new york and new england. and showers east of denver. >> 50 in colorado springs today. 64 in albuquerque. portland hits 93. highs in the upper 70s for chicago, detroit and st. louis, today. and a warm 80 in new york. 76 for boston. 77 in baltimore. >>> and coming up this morning, a new look at how the recession has changed american life. >>> plus, new information on children and swine flu. what type of vaccine is right for your child? >>> and the global good-bye. when you can see the full, final performance by the king of pop. still haven't tried activia? listen to this story. my problem was occasional irregularity. my commercials didn't convince you? i am definitely a skeptic. actually, my mom convinced me. and i have activia every morning for breakfast. activia definitely helped with my occasional irregularity. activia is clinically proven to help regulate your digestive system in two weeks when eaten every day. chances are someone you trust can recommend activia. take the activia challenge. it works or your

. >> reporter: speaking at an upstate new york community college president obama outlined his administration's plan to invest in innovation. when we fail to invest in research we fail to invest in the future. >> reporter: he promised to make college more affordable, reduce taxes of start-up companies and kick start lagging investments in research and development. >> that's why i set a goal of putting a full 3% of our gross domestic product into research and development. >> reporter: the speech was delivered the same day the conference board's monthly report was published. its index of leading economic indicators rose .6% in august, continuing the longest stretch of gains in five years. the board reports consumer demand is going up and inventories are falling. stock prices are steadily increasing. even the public's expectations are trending up. the bolster with federal reserve chairman ben bernanke announcing last week. >> the recession is very likely over. >> reporter: ben bernanke was quick to warn the recovery will take time and unemployment is likely to hit 10% by year's end. still, green c

. >>> bit of an awkward moment today as president obama stepped off air force one in upstate new york. he was greeted by governor david paterson. they spoke. we don't know about what exactly. the awkwardness is because reports have it the president doesn't want the governor to run for re-election and has said so because he doesn't like his chances. one poll puts his disapproval rating at close to 80%. state democratic sources tell our n chuck todd the president expressed regret today over this whole thing. as for governor paterson, he insists he's in the race to stay. the president went onto a community college to talk about the economy and heal care. >>> and late today at a taping of "the late show with david letterman" for air tonight, the president was asked about former president jimmy carter's comments to us last week that racism is behind a lot of the vitriol we have been seeing at town hall meetings and protests across the country of late. >> well, first of all, i think it's important to realize that i was actually black before the election. so -- so -- >> really? >> it's true.

this cold front could lead to severe thunderstorms later this afternoon in upstate new york and also we could see some severe thunderstorms as we head into northern new england. >>> that's your latest weather. thousand back over to maggie. >>> coming up here this morning, former president click ton says the vast right wing conspiracy is at it again. we'll tell you who he says they're targeting. >>> and tracking the h1n1 vaccine. we'll tell you why the government has launched a massive program to be on the lookout for possible side effects. [ air whooshes ] ♪ ♪ i promise to think of myself as a beautiful person. [ applause ] ♪ while i was building my friendships, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque buildup in arteries is a real reason to lower cholesterol. and that along with diet, crestor does more than lower bad cholesterol, it raises good. crestor is also proven to slow the buildup of plaque in arteries. crestor isn't for everyone, like people with liv

gregg: police say three children have been killed in an upstate new york house fire. >> it is upstate manhattan, the city where we are right now, and right on the border between new jersey and new york. why is that important? when you see this house, you will see that it is in a rural area and that it does not appear to have a lot of damage on the outside, but inside is where the tragedy occurred. investigators fourth trying to figure out what started this fire. young girl's dead. their mother and another child escaped. police and firefighters trying to figure out what exactly started this fire and why those three young teens and that 11- year-old and 12-year-old did not make it appear in school closed today. only one of the kids actually live in the house. two girls were having a sleep over. in school had been going on, the question is might they not have even been home? a very tragic story. the phone calls for 91 coming in just a couple of hours ago. a heartbreaker. they are trying to find the answers. gregg: very sad. thanks very much. jane: also sad situation is shaping up in the

upstate new york into parts of new england. and there's the low pressure center spinning around below cape cod right now the low pressure pressure -- center is what gave us the cloud. the cool front will approach but there won't be any kick to it. it's a non-player in our weather. let's look at the conditions outside right now. this is our tower cam view overlooking the city. the inner harbor in the distance. over on the far right, you can see druid hill lake. and 67 degrees at b.w.i. marshall. the barometer continues to rise as the low pressure area moves off to the east. a northwest breeze at 6 miles an hour. pretty good rains the past couple of days. in september, we've had almost two inches of rain. a little better than a third of an inch surplus rainfall-wise. and for the year, we're running at a surplus of over 4.75 of an inch. we're doing all right. oftentimes, we get a little dry and we need the hurricane to get the water back up but we've doing pretty good. 271 on the boardwalk. east in the 66 degrees. and at annapolis

few hours ago, he took some time to push his economic recovery plan at a community college in upstate new york. major garrett with a rare appearance here in new york. major, the president just is not slowing down this week. >> it's a big night for san diego, trace. trace: it is. [ laughter ] >> look, the president is working hard. this week is going to have to be an issue of the accomplishment gap. a lot of activity but how much accomplishments. is he going to get very far in the middle east process. we thought we would have a plan on the table. we will not have a plan we have meetings. climate change. world leaders come here and say the united states is not working fast enough. president obama you need to do more on climate change. on the question of sanctions against iran. we were told april and july travelling with the president overseas look for september for more aggressive action against iran. that's not going to happen. a lot of activity maybe not as much olympicment as the president wanted to. the president does have down time. just a few minutes ago at saint bowl bar alcohol bar churc

, in response to the pressure system in southeastern ontario, moderate to heavy rain through upstate new york, a pattern we would expect in the late fall and into the winter season that would provide lake-effect snow. i only mention that because there will be lake-effect band rain showers developing that will not reach us but will provide added moisture to give us periods of partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies this afternoon. the chilly air continues to rotate around the back side of this low pressure and it will stay with us for much of the upcoming week. this is the weather pattern we get to stay with. we'll watch the clouds basically dominate north and west. occasionally downtown we'll get to 69 degrees with partly to mostly cloudy skies at times but further north and west, back towards westminster you get into the higher terrain of carroll and northern baltimore county, about 65, 66 degrees. there may be a sprinkle up there but no major deal. just about the gusty winds holding you down. yet you cross the other side to the chesapeake/eastern shore and temperatures should make it up to the

rain along the great lakes, upstate new york and new england with the heaviest done pours in main.hunderstorms in south texas and south florida. showers in the pacific northwest. up to six inches of snow up in the cascades. snow again. >> it's here. 68 in seattle, 60 portland and 72 in sacramento. a high of 70 in boston, 68 in baltimore, warm in the south. miami will hit 91, new orleans 81 and dallas 83. >> it means snow boarding season is upon us. that's why it's exciting, right? >> a skier but still excited. >> the ground was shaking, dust was flying but this was not an earthquake. >> it was a scene right strait out of old west. the 45th annual buffalo roundup in south dakota. cowboys and cowgirls took to the range to corral buffalo at custer state park. this is the world's largest publicly owned bison herd. >> that is an impress of sight. it's to prepare for the upcoming buffalo auction. you have had buffalo meat? >> i haven't. i knew they were big. the first time i saw one, they are enormous, much bigger than what i thought. >> i'm not a big fan br bu -- >> i imagine gamey a bi

a bigger issue, andrea you have competitive house races, especially upstate new york in 2010 as well icting in 2011. more than just hot governor of new york is. democrats worry if paterson, their nominee, could pull down some of the house members and cost them the governorship, going into the census and the redistricting, redraws the congressional and state legislative level. >> how about losing the senate seat well? >> you bet. always on the market, though i think there is a favorite at the moment. >> chris cillizza, thanks for the update. more from his blog at washington.post.com/the fix. among our guests tomorrow on the show, one president and ceo, david lane. contessa brewer picks up our coverage next on msnbc, the place for politics. get wrapped up in the luscious taste of butternut squash, blended with delicate herbs. v8 golden butternut squash. from campbell's. a soup so velvety and delicious you won't be able to contain yourself. campbell's v8 soups. boon motorcycle insurance, rv,at geiccamper, boat insurance. nice work, everyone. exec: well, it's easy for him. he's a cute lit

new york, david paterson is in the house. >> well, there was the warm welcome that the president gave to the new york governor, obama and paterson face-to-face at an event in upstate new york today a day after the "new york times" revealed what, until now, was a behind-the-scenes request. nbc's chuck todd says the president actually apologized today to paterson for how things played out. the white house says paterson can do whatever he wants when it comes to politics and paterson is telling almost everyone that will list than he has no intention of quitting. he intends to be governor again for four more years. from albany, i'm joined by "new york daily news" reporter, elizabeth benjamin, at this morning's event. that was awkward? did you see any awkwardness between the governor and the president? >> it looked a little awkward. i mean, when he gave that wonderful man shoutout to the governor, he didn't look in the governor's direction. the governor was seated to president's left, in the vip section. by contrast, when the president welcomed attorney general andrew cuomo, he said, you know, he made a joke about him and said, oh, he is shy and retiring, then shot him

slut. [ laughter ] and finally, a tow truck driver in upstate new york drove into a swimming pool becausewas texting on one phone while talking on the other phone. police said the text he was sending simply said "cannonball!" [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's a big friday show tonight. you know him, you love him, from "funny people," adam sandler is with us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] so great. and it's summer. it's summer, so, there's nobody more perfect to have on here than the one and only jimmy buffett. [ cheers and applause ] he'll be on here, it's fantastic. it's a crazy good show. super, super excited. i saw "funny people" -- we got to see a screening last week. and gosh, do i love this movie. it's so good. it's, like, it's so funny. it's like -- it's apatow jokes. like, so, it's, like, crude, kind of, you know, "knocked up" funny. but then gets some good, poignant moments in there. it's, like, kind of -- it's just fantastic. i love that movie so much. and adam sandler has always

you can see clear skies now, notice the little bit of moisture here through upstate new york, and flyinglow pressure. in fact some of the storm systems that affected texas with heavier rain, also more of the low pressure systems, and the mississippi valley. a little bit of that gulf moisture could get caught up in the pattern that we're going to have having which will be a frontal system that moves from north to south, calling it a back-door front. then it will stall in our area, keeping us unsettled, wednesday through saturday, clouds, east wind. a chance of daily showers. it doesn't begin tomorrow, feast your eyes on what we think will be a lot of sunshine. looking up north, a scene- changer, setting the stage. then we'll watch to see if we start to increase the moisture, especially if that low down to the south will be a player in that. high pressure blocking it out of here for a day or so. but here is the front, then the pattern will definitely change. so we'll consult the max high definition future cast, a prediction of what will happen over the next 36-48 hours and beyond. clear sk

i don't think you can see the blue in upstate new york, it is 58 in sarin knack lake, right now. >>> patranya bhoolsuwan is watching the traffic this morning. >>> happy monday. hope you are having a great morning out there. start with a problem spot in maryland. we have been telling you about this at bright side drive. there is an accident. there was an accident this morning. investigators are on the scene to try to figure out what is happening there. alternate there is 202 or walker mill road this morning. another problem spot this morning a fire in the district. shut down 20th street northwest between columbia and wyoming avenue. alternates to take connecticut or florida. let's go outside. good morning, maryland. take a look at 270 southbound. not too many cars in that area between father hurley an the split. no problems to report. an finally, we will head out to virginia, good morning. 66 eastbound, route 28 to the beltway, all clear this morning. angie, back to you. >>> we are following a developing story this morning, firefighters responded to an ambassador overnight in northwes

. >> she is from upstate new york originally, lives in pittsburgh i think for the last 10 years.done radio for 10 years. antibioticsy has done no radio which i kind of like, the guy of on the streets just doing this. but angie corle ysm was very talented. she is an awesome talent. she is in the running. >> and finally on friday, shelly wade was on. >> shelly wade was our last contestant. very charming. and she's done radio for several years. she is some new york working now on air. i think she is the only one that is currently employed. she was fantastic. we had a lot fun with her too. >> i know you had hundreds of people enter the contest. >> almost a thousand actually. >> that is great. very tough to come up with five finalists. you've done it. i understand the boat vote is very close and you will reveal the winner during the 8:00 hour. >> at 8:00. >> we'll do it live here and on fo5. >> if you had stayed with me, we wouldn't be going will you this. >> that was a long time ago. that is hold history. >> i haven't forgotten. >> back to you guys. we'll have the winner later this m

we live in meridian when he got transferd to mir lydia mississippi and then move to upstate new york for five or six years, also looked upstate new york. then we settled down in florida, pensacola florida where my mom's side of the family was from. went to the public schools for most of my, most of my schooling. one of my bestxperiences was 1969, being the firstlass of an iegrated sool. my parents didn't send us to private schls. a lot of the white flight had gone. 69 was t first year mississippi schools were integrated but it was a great experience. because my mom, said she did not want m to go to kindergarten kept me out so my first grade, it was 50% white, 50% black and public school that had bee the african-american school the year before. so it was a great experience. i finally went to private school my, in high schl, pensacola catholic high school. i loved the nuns, the lead-- nuns loved me back. they let me get away with things that they would not let others get away with. then i went to the university of alabama undergrad. and, then the university of flora law school. >> host:

we're talking about upstate new york and he's expanded in sur bush of pennsylvania. we broke this down into four things. we'll start with the availability of credit which seems to be so crucial. can people get loans to do business? you were not very optimistic on this. >> right. >> in fact, i asked you to rate it on a scale of one to between. on second mortgages you gave me a two. and on consumer mortgages you gave me a 2.5. where are we? >> i think i would first understand, as you have allowed me over the years to talk, we do first mortgages. >> right. >> i'd say that first mortgage credit is available, and this year it would show. i'm having another record after a record last year as far as production is concerned. but why i rated the other two categories so lowly is because property values have started to drop. second mortgages are harder to find. people are not willing to give you above your original equity. as a matter of fact, i think they've cut them back. when i get down to pure consumer credit, some that is unsecured, try to find unsecured credit today, it's

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the president was in upstate new york today to deliver his economic address.e says investments and innovation are going to help prop an economic recovery that is sustainable. >> that if government does its modest part there's no stopping the most powerful and generative force that america has known. >> making college for affordable and boosting the country's global standing in education and technology. >>> well, bob, a great way to start the workweek out. >> yes, indeed. astronomical. no the official is september 1st. the official weather records and tomorrow is the astronomical beginning of summertime. >> the equinox. >> equinox. >> that's right and it will feel like summertime. nature's perverse. sometimes it does a little gotcha. with a lot of sunshine, boy it was fine. there was our sky watcher in time lapse. no just panning around the sky, i guess. well, i thought we had pictures, pretty pictures of some flowers. outside, our temperature right now is -- our current temperature is 79 degrees. the tunnel equinox at 5:18. 24 hours from even as we speak, but

that sparked a series of unfortunate eventses for a homeowner in upstate new york. >> i was shocked. why would you do this? you know, what were you thinking? how fast were you going? >> reporter: those are all really good questions that john wants to ask the 20-year-old alleged drunk driver whose suv ended up inside john's home on the second floor. >> she was doing a dukes of hazard. >> reporter: his neighbors were woken up with what they thought was an explosion. >> we kept hearing crash, crash, crash, glass breaking, and then a big crash, lots of glass. adam clark was drunk and speeding when he blew through a stop sign, hit this burm, and went flying through the air. >> hit the birm here, took down two or three trees, and he was airborne for over 100 feet. >> reporter: so he is on this kind of an angle, goes through your picture window and lands in your second story ceiling. >> ceiling. >> reporter: now, as for the damage, well, there's a lot of it. take a look for yourself. it's completely overwhelming. the sheet rock is shattered. the wooden beams splintered. parts of the suv are

way that would help people after having spent so many years scamming people and a company in upstate new yorkhired him to do a speech and he went and gave a speech befor about 400 to 500 law enforcement officials and he was nervous to death when he did this because he's rlly coming out and giving away some of his secrets. he got a standing ovation and the company was going to put him on the payroll. unfortunately he shortly there after failed a drug te with his probation officer and she consequently refused to let him leave the state of illinois which he would have to do to have this and he used that -- this job and he used that as an excuse to start counterfeiting again. >> host: and he began counterfeiting again but he also broke one of or several of his master teacher's rules. what did he do? >> guest well, the fst rule that he broke was spending the money himself rather than just selling it to other criminal groups because then you're putting yourself in a much closer position to where the money is appeang. so that was the numbe one things he did. another thing he d is he got greedy. he h

we're working with 22 agencies in the area, connecticut and new jersey and upstate new york to help usram. but that is the, obviously the biggest concern. of course we're concerned about, you know, vehicle-borne improvised explosives. >> do you have all the resources you need. >> we always like more. more resources. >> more meaning what. it's not access to technology. it's not access. it's just the number of? >> the number of, more personnel, as well. we've down from where we were in 2001. we're down because of the budget crisis. the environment we find ourselves in in the city. we would like to see the federal government if possible help us out in that regard. because we are protecting america's assets in this city. this is very much a national city where we have wall to walleye connick targets here that we would like to see the federal government help more. >> rose: what kind of marks do you give homeland security? >> good, good. aferted and they are getting better. we have worked with the new secretary. >> janet napolitano. >> she visited ground zero this morning. so we work closely

while all of america has been gripped by the current economic crisis, people in upstate new york have been dealing with what amounts to almost a permanent recession four years. an economic downturn that has driven more and more young people from their home towns. jon: the president at a community college stressing education and how it can help build economic competitiveness in this country. we have the remarks streaming for you live on our website. interesting that he mentions the new york attorney general. there is a story suggesting that the president has given up on the governor of new york and that he is throwing his support and trying to push governor patterson from extending his term and running again. the president would like to see andrew cuomo run for governor. interesting developments there. the commander in charge of our forces in afghanistan says that he wants more troops. is that a good idea? jane: 18 who fears retribution from her muslim family. the accused 9/11 conspiracy years are expected in military court in guantanamo bay today and many for -- and maybe for the last

a nice, healthy batch of rain coming down across upstate new york where they looked at some strong wind talk about, and it is this front moving in to the pacific northwest. it will not only bring some rain, but it will also bring cooler temperatures and some strong, gusty winds ahead of this front that will go all the way down to the california area, so those winds are going to pick up, and temperatures are significantly going to drop over the next couple of days. we're looking at one of two inches of precipitation through the pacific northwest, but look at the temperatures -- really cool in los angeles. 67 degrees. that is it for the high today. winds will be picking up through the afternoon, and we have some high wind warnings for the southwest that will stick around tonight through tomorrow night. gregg: thanks so much. jane: a 14-year-old boy showed up and claimed that he had been locked in a closet for more than four years. he escaped now, and he is going to be okay, but someone has been charged in this case. we will tell you who. gregg: he had scars all over his body. the new comm

i see the cloud cover creeping across upstate new york. that's a back door cold front.g to slide through here tonight and will hang up across the region for the next couple of days and that's why the forecast will take a turn for the ugly. but for today, another beautiful afternoon as this high pressure that we've been talking about will continue to push on through. there you go. the high pressure will continue to drift further to the east and we should be in for another nice one. lots of sunshine and then we'll see high cloudiness associated with the cold front getting in here later today. and then overnight tonight and into the day tomorrow we'll see clouds move in and a chance for showers returning during the day tomorrow. so this forecast looks great. winds out of the west at 5 miles per hour. let's look at the next couple of days. here comes the clouds and the showers. 75. better chance for rain on thursdaych and then the unsetted weather comes in. and let's get to julie wright. i know you have new plans for 75 and sunny. >> it might be the last day in your book of

this is what we're developing in upstate new york. what made our nation a leader in the economy. as our economy becomes more knowledge based, the continued leadership of our colleges and universities will be ever more important. 21st century jobs will require increasingly knowledgeable workers. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> to address the house for one minute, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pallone: thank you, madam speaker. i was watching the senate finance committee yesterday and i was pleased to see that they were moving along in adopting health care reform and moving it out of committee. it is not -- it couldn't be too soon. the bottom line is that we've heard more reports about how more and more people have no insurance in this country and that insurance is increasingly becoming unaffordable. we need and i know that the democrats in both the house and senate and hopefully some republicans are moving forward with health

he's going to up to troy, new york, upstate new york, before he heads to the u.n. ly in new york city, where he'll talk about education, the changes he wants to make to the economic sector. that's the change of the day. then he'll do the letterman show in new york where the conversation presumably will be about health care. you're absolutely right. to the extent they booked the interviews and tried to roadblock the sunday morning coverage, yes, he got his message out in terms of health care and was certainly singing from the same sheet of music for all those interviews, but he was asked a variety of questions on issues he didn't care to talk about. certainly expected, but obviously a lot of questions about the race issue, about afghanistan. look, the white house is doing what it's supposed to do, trying to control the media, but it doesn't always work out that way. >> we've talked about overexposure, david gregory. i guess my question is how many times can he do this? pick up the phone and say, i want to be on your sunday show. i want to make a speech to the nation

[applause] so we know that upstate new york can succeed, just like we know that there are pockets in the midwest that used to be hubs and manufacturing better now retooling and reinventing themselves. we know that can happen. we know that in a global economy where there is no room for error or wasted potential, and married -- american needs for you to succeed. as we emerge from the current economic crisis, our great challenge will be to ensure that we do not just drift into the future accepting less for our children and for america. we have to choose instead what past generations have done to shape a brighter future through hard work and innovation. that is how we will not only recover, that is also how we will build stronger than before. we will be strong enough to compete in the global economy, strong enough to avoid the cycles of boom and bust, strong enough to create and support the jobs of the future in the industries of the future. today, my administration is releasing the strategy to foster new jobs, businesses, and industries are laying the groundwork and ground rules to best

in fact, the water shed's most northern port or what we in upstate new york call the starting point extends into a significant portion of my congressional district in the village ofp cooperstown. as a rufflet its size and location, the chesapeake bay has played an important role in our country's history. from early settlement and commerce to early battles and development and recreational uses. it truly is worthy of preservation both for its natural beauty and impact on our nation's culture and economy. the chesapeake bay network is a comprehensive protection program for the bay. the program's authorized serve to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret the natural, historical, cultural, and recreational resources within the water shed. these programs also educate local communities on the significant sights in the region and how their community impacts the overall health of the pay. this law requires a full matching requirement for grants awarded by the national park service to state and local agencies and not-for-profit corporations and organizations for such projects. the result aring ne

this morning, that several democratic house members from new york pressured the white house to pressure paterson. these are largely democrats in upstate win, or have a harder chance of winning re-election if he's on the ticket. people like dan mcfay, who used to be a congressional staffer, they think the president's a big drag. they like the fact the white house is pressuring him. they went to rahm emmanuel and asked him to please pressure them. >> i think nobody would be more hurt than the appointeded senator gillibrand. obviously, she's not going to try to push the guy over that put her in there. but the white house has to understand. you have george pataki, who's not even talking about running. when george pataki is actually beating her in polls in new york state, the white house has to worry about that senate seat as well if paterson brings it to the table. >> he's a huge concern. top of the ticket in these state races can be a huge, huge drag. that's what the concern is. i think that concern is pretty broad. the concern today is will there be a fight in the house between those members like charlie rangel who want the white house