priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> you are watching abc 7 news with gordon peterson, doug hill.yan, >> tense moments for passengers flight this week. >> the plan was hundred when a had an outburst. -- the plane was on which when a passenger had an outburst. cell phones video shows the passenger paste the aisle, alcohol, and threatened passengers. >> a special delivery for the silver lining project slows up at tysons corner this morning. trucks delivered materials project onruction route 7. of thes become part pedestrian bridge. the first phase of the silver open latescheduled to year. >> metro riders can expect delays this week and once again. be singlerains will between fort totten. yellow line trains will single line between huntington and braddock road. on the green line, buses replace between branch ave. the work starts at 10:00 tonight and runs through sunday. e weekend coming up after some evening showers. this is how we looked earlier. this is down at wintergreen, and see those morning clouds. we still have a lot of clouds around. you can

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> here is a look at live doppler. rainshowers, ar bit of thunder down to south. another batch of rain coming and. morning, there some lingering showers, but not the exciting lightning d thunder. a bit cooler as we had gone into the weekend. it is going to start to have that fault field. ok. -- fall feel. >> thank you for joining us. [ romney ] my plan is to help the middle class. trade has to work for america. that means crack down on cheaters like china, it means open up new markets. next, we've got to balance the budget. you've got to cut the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally, champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add twelve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

party usa action has only raised about $25 million overall -- priority usa action has only raised aboutillion overall. >> talk about what else you have here. >> you get passes, swag, amid us to take away. sometimes it is maybe an invite so that this is the access card you need to get into the democratic governors' association late night event on monday night. it was disco-themed. >> who sponsored it? >> there were a number of sponsors. about 15 overall including a live comcast was one of them, aflac was one of them, a totally different light of sponsors the first night, on sunday night, more of a young people's dj dance party. sometimes you have more issue- based swag. this is from the planned parenthood action event it is condoms, protect yourself against romney and ryan. how to go on line -- >> it says, protect yourself from romney and ryan? >> yes. the cocktail table events last night, people were talking about them. the party had a hot pink theme. this is sort of a beer coozie i found from the blue-, the state party for alabama, florida, and south carolina, a sort of big mouth bass.

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> i'm offering myself againthat would be amazing. >> you can't offer yourself up, though, there's a whole competition you've got to do apparently. >> it would be good for them to be associated with me, then people wouldn't think they were so ridiculous. >> i don't know about that. >> all right. >> she's good at saying the outrageous, author chelsea handler, she's got legions of loyal admirers, including "time" magazine which made her one of this year's most influential people. and we'll chat with chelsea tomorrow on "today." >> cutting edge. there's another word. >> she's awesome. i love her. >> a diplomatic way. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm savannah gurthrie alongside natalie morales and tamron hall. >> talking about prints, from bold aspects to mini checks, prints are everywhere this fall. and with a little help from bobbi thomas, how to mix and match the hottest looks without overdoing it. many of us don't know how to put the prints together. >> but tamron's got a good print going on today. >> that's leopa

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> welcome back at 5:09. nasa scientists are sharing more findings from the curiosity rover mission to mars. they say the rover has found evidence that a stream once ran vigorously across the area that is under exploration. scientists already knew that water existed on mars, and they have speculated about channels. this is the first time they have seen evidence. the evidence comes in the form of images of rocks that contain ancient steam bed gravel. so far, they've been able to figure out that the water moved about three feet per second, and the depth was somewhere between ankle and hip deep. how about that? >> those nasa guys are smart. >> they are really smart. they are literally rocket scientists. >> literally. >> they are. they are. >> some good stuff coming out of mars there. >>> coming up on 11 minutes after 5:00 on this friday morning. a live look outside for you now as we see clouds hanging tough over much of the district and even some rain drops in some of the other places.

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tonight there is drama again creating even more friction in the d.c. fire department. >> someone drew a mustache on a picture of chief ellerby. it may seem like a joke, but as tom sherwood reports, it's actually against the law. >> reporter: this d.c. firehouse on florida avenue northeast is one of the oldest in the city still operating. but sources tell news4 work came to a standstill wednesday afternoon. senior officers were investigating a destruction of property crime. someone at engine 10 it drawn a cartoon mustache on the official photo, like this one, of chief kenneth ellerby and hung it upside down in the station. a deputy chief and a lieutenant dressed down the company. part of it was captured on audio obtained by news4. the officials demanding respect for the chief, and threatening criminal charges. >> you don't want to be here in this agency, or under the direction of the fire chief, there's nothing holding you back. but as long as he's the fire chief, we all have to respect him. the reason i ask

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk with breaking news. at least 12 police officers have been killed at clashes in a prison a few hours north of baghdad. according to a ministry official, they took over after setting off car bombs at the gates on thursday. more than 80 prisoners escaped. the prison has been retaken. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> authorities will take soil samples at an eastern michigan home in the hopes of finding the body of jimmy hoffa. a man told police he saw men burying a body in the backyard on the same day hoffa was discovered missing. tests show the ground has been disturbed. hoffa was believed to be involved with the mob at the time of his disturbance. >>> today police will try to find out what sparked a shooting in a sign business. i man walked in, killed four people, injured four others before killing himself. police don't know if the man worked for that business, and they're looking for a motive behind the shooting. 3 of the 4 people injured are in critical conditio

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> this week's wednesday child is a extremely bright and engages 1-year-old that made quite an impression on barbara harrison when they met. >> barbara says there's just something special, he is very smart and very bright. >> the first time we ran the story, the right family just didn't happen to be watching. >> sir wanted to go straight to the small ma'amle economist. sir, who wants to be a veterinary some day, wanted to find his favorite animal of all. >> i think he has a question for you. >> do you have hedgehogs? >> hedgehogs are his favorite. >> it turns out that rebecca smithson just happened to have something to show us. >> i've never been in this part of the zoo. >> only special get people get to go behind the scenes. >> she was special because it was his birth day the day before and he has shown so much courage over the years. . he is a vivaciouivacious, intel start young man. >> what does she feel like to you? >> soft like fur. >> how do you know so much about animals? >> i read about them. >> thank you.

priorities usa action the super pac friendly to president obama's election is out with a new 30-secondehind these doors, mitt romney calls half of the american people -- victims? behind these doors middle class families struggle, and romney will make things even tougher to give multi-millionaires a $250 million tax break. >> jennifer: as we mentioned earlier, republican candidates are distances themselves from the campaign. joining us is christine pelosi, and duf sundheim. welcome back both of you inside "the war room." let me start with you, duf. all of these romney comments about the 47% seems to have some impact down valid. is he going to be hurting the rest of the ticket? >> i don't think so. the gallop came out with a poll that show two-thirds of the people show his comments make them more likely to vote for him or -- >> two-thirds of all people? >> yes. >> so i think the concerns about what romney policy would hurt him, and it actually hurt obama. i don't think it will be the game changer that you are hoping for. >> that's interesting. because christine, you have been involved, o

george soros will donate one million dollars to "priorities usa action." the former hedge fund manager will also give 500,000 dollars to 2 super pacs that back congressional democrats. so far this election cycle soros has donated more than $4 millionto pro-demoratic groups. crews began digging up a driveway in suburban detroit today searching for the body of missing union strongman jimmy hoffa. a tipster informed police of the body's location and claims the remains are hoffa's... who disappeared in july of 19-75. it is believed hoffa was killed by the mob. no trace of him has ever been found. after 37 years, police and experts are skeptical that they will find hoffa's body in this location. emma the character did not seem to line up with those we knew who were involved in the disappearance and murder and the house when we did the first interview back on march 30th it i had done a googol earth search and we zeroed in on the small house on the corner of a normal neighborhood anything being done there in that backyard would have been seen by any neighbor look

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> you're watching the gamesecret word" with your host, lyle round! [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. hi there, i'm lyle round. funny story, i threw out my wife's birth control pills last night. i said, "this is not your decision." we laughed and she cried. [ laughter ] all right. why don't we meet our celebrities. she's only known for her work on the broadway stage. please welcome mindy elise grayson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> thank you. thank you. you're just kind enough. >> all right. so mindy, mindy, mindy. mindy, mindy. what is new with you? >> the doctor told me i have a drinking problem, and i said, "that's what i thought i had." [ laughter ] >> great. all right. our next guest is a movie star and famous tough guy. you know him from such films as "the longest gun" and "dead men don't move much." please welcome chaz bragman. [ cheers and applause ] >> they're just so garish. i love it. where should i park my little tushy? [ laughter ] >> right over here. right over here, chaz. chazzy chazzy chaz chaz. i

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> top stories tonight, women in germantown and gaithersburg in montgomery county are warned to take extra precautions. police say a man has been breaking into women's apartments and sexually assaulting them. officials are linking the suspect to other attacks starting more than two years ago. >>> two more high-ranking positions are open in prince george's county schools. the school board fired the district cfo and chief legal counsel for giving severance pay without board approval. tracee wilkins takes a look at the long list of vacancies in that district office. that's coming up at 6:00 tonight. >>> rob sobhani claims his opponents are trying to exclude him from upcoming debates. but today the campaign of democratic senator ben cardin said he would consider it if there's public interest. and dan bongino said it's up to sobhani to debate it. >>> doug? >> showers and thunderstorm activity out there just down to the south. you see most of it from washington down to the south. again, if you live south of 66 in virgin

dark money overlord named bill burton, a senior strategist for the pro-obama superpac, prioriti usa actionl, it's good to have u >> overlord is such a dirty word. >> it sounds better than it looks. it looks nice. then you say it out loud. >> i don't think it looks nice, either. >> did i get the basic point right there about, about the money -- money outside the campaigns, money you've been ind di it's at a disadvantage. you have to pay more for your ad time? >> the campaigns pay a much cheaper rate than the superpacs are able to pay. the republican side, karl rove and the koch brothersave hundreds of millions of dollars eydoann p awayins have an impact. the truth is the campaigns are allowed to spend at a much cheaper value. >> i know that the legal distinction is that there's not supposed to be any coordination between pacs sporting a ndidate. superpacs supporting a candidate and thcandatescampgn. untahameans you can't sit down with david axelrod and say, okay, we're all going to focus on bain. can't you just go second? can't you wait to see what the obama campaign is doing d copy them an

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priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tate is jennings simultaneousdo they give it to? >> an nfl game ends in one of the strangest ways possible. this morning if you haven't heard the term replacement ref before, you certainly will. good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm aaron gilchrist. >> the play that's the talk of the week. first, temperatures change overnight. some of you flirting with 30s already. it is september. >> veronica johnson drew the short straw, and she's out on the storm team 4 weather deck to tell us about the chill. >> that's right. at least the wind isn't blowing this morning. >>> it's definitely chilly out here. i've got on the sweater to help me cope. 54 is our temperature right now at reagan national. some other numbers for you too around anacostia and berry farms, 54 degrees. ourselfly chilly around chantilly and centerville. clinton, maryland, 47 degrees your current reading. georgetown and potomac at 45 degrees, just up to our north. at the bus stop, around 7:00, 8:00 a.m., a mostly clear sky. it's actually quite lovely

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk with breaking news. investigators now know what caused a plane to go down in nepal today, a vulture. 19 people were killed after carrying trekkers to the mt. everest plane hit the bird and crashed just after takeoff. the pilot reported trouble two minutes after takeoff and appeared to be trying to turn back. that crash that you see there is only 500 yards from the airport. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >> melissa, thank you. >>> today federal authorities will take soil sam l 's at an eastern michigan home in an attempt to find jimmy hoffa. a man told officials he saw a man burying a body in the backyard in 1975 on the same day hoffa was last seen. the rumor hoffa's body has finally been found has drawn visitors, including a man who says it has to be hoffa because his sister is a psychic. >>> today minneapolis police will try to figure out what sparked a deadly shooting inside a sign making business. investigators say a man went inside the store yesterday afternoo

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. is. >>> local dad goes a little >>> a man from maryland is taking the title world's best father to heart. david started a collection of photos with his daughter alice. the photos show alice in precarious situation and they all have one thing in common, that coffee mug that says world's best father. he says almost all of the photos are photoshoped and his daughter was never in any danger. stay with nbc. he and his daughter alice will be on this morning's "today" show. these photos are so terrific to me. the creativity and how fun they are. i hope he'll enjoy those in future years. >> probably has a book on his hands, too. a coffee table book. >> look at you with the idea. >>> the sun is on its way up this morning. a few clouds still blocking just a bit. veronica, some showers, too. >> that's right. in the northern parts of our area across northern maryland right now, we do have a few somehowers that are sliding through. scattered crowds right now, sunrise today, 7:01. so here we are ri

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> we're looking at new warnings that have just popped up. the d.c. area, okay, but back to the west, along i-81, a new severe thunderstorm warning for shenandoah, clark, page, and frederick county, virginia, this includes the winchester area, this storm right here, right along 81, expect to see upwards of 50 to 60-mile-an-hour winds. you could see small hail from this storm. we've seen a lot of lightning. also this storm around the front royal area, severe thunderstorm warning associated with it, too. i would not be surprised to see a new warning issued for out there towards warren county and northern portions of fauquier county. they continue to move closer to the d.c. metro area. but heads up out there, if you're thinking about heading west on 66, you're most likely going to run into these storms. the complete forecast in just a minute. >>> an alert to fairfax city residents, a fox tested positive for rabies. someone found the sick animal lying in his driveway. police are using this as a reminder, stay away from s

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> this week's "wednesday'sld" is an extremely bright and engaging 11-year-old who made quite an impression on barbara harrison when she met him. >> she said there's just something special about sur. he's very smart, very polite and just an all-around nice guy. the first time we ran his story, we think the right family just didn't happen to be watching. >> on a recent visit to the national zoo, 11-year-old sur wanted to head straight for the small mammal exhibit. our first stop was the golden lion tam rans, while fascinating to watch, sur, who wants to be a veterinarian some day, really wanted to find his favorite animal of all. so when we saw a zookeeper -- he has a question for you. >> do you have hedgehogs? >> reporter: they're his favorite. >> they can turn into a spiked ball to protect themselves from predators. >> reporter: it turns out that zookeeper rebecca smithson just happened to have something to show us. >> i've never been in this part of the zoo. >> most people don't get to go behind the scenes lik

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> you're watching news4 today. >>> police say they are closer to making arrests in two separate cases of teens being killed this prince george's county. both murders happened just weeks apart. 17-year-old amber stanley was shot and killed by an intruder inside her home last month. then on september 11, someone killed 18-year-old markell ross while he was walking to school in capital heights on that day. in a news4 exclusive, prince george's county police chief mark mcgaw says he's working to bring some sort of closure to both families. >> we're not quite sure what happened. we have a good working understanding. we don't have enough information to go out and say this is exactly what happened. the longer that goes, the harder it is on everyone. >> police have been holding public informational meetings near the murder scene in hopes of getting any information to solve the cases. >>> two suspects are still on the loose after brutally attacking a man after a robbery at a d.c. sandwich shop. the three men tried to rob t

. >>> finally, billionaire financier george soros has given $1 million to priorities usa action, superc helping obama. he is known to give to grass roots organizations that are part of what he calls a progressive infrastructure. he had been sitting on the sidelines a long time. he is back and i am sure people will take note of that, spending less than some of the liberal's boogie man, the koch brothers. >>> now the latest of interviews with senators leaving. several of them blame lack of bipartisanship. arizona's jon kyl, number two in republican leadership, said that's not what's pushing veteran lawmakers out the door. >> purely coincidental, has nothing to do with what's happening in washington. >> they have all expressed some form of the senate is broken. when you hear that criticism what do you say in response. >> that's not why i am not running for re-election. you know how politics works before you get into it. it is part of the process and i am leaving because i think it is time for me to leave and go back to the private sector, but it is true neither the house or senate functio

priorities usa action is responsible for the ctent of this advertising. >>> well, the pictures the palacewant anyone seeing are zipping around the internet. ever since the topless photos of kate middleton were first published, there have been rumors of more. and now, they're out, thanks to a danish magazine. so, is there anything the royals can do to stop them from spreading? jeffrey kofman joins us from london with the latest. quite the headache for the palace, jeffrey. >> reporter: you bet, bianna. more revealing pictures of the duchess. it's becoming very clear that being a future queen comes as a huge price. your privacy. was it really just a year ago that little girls and young women around the world envied kate middleton as she married her prince? well, a year later, reality has hit for the woman who is now the duchess of cambridge. first, it was humiliation, when a french magazine published topless photos of kate. now, violation, as even more revealing photos from that camera have been published by a danish magazine, including some that include a bottom less kate changing her swims

in augus obama super pac priorities usa action outraised romney's restore our future for the first timed now we see the impact. we see thatestore spending plummeted from august to september. from 23 million to just 3 million. meanwhile, prioritieusa has omter millin bled ipeg august to more than 9 million in september. now typically if you have plenty of money, you run television ads. if you don't, you run radio ads. priorities latest ad b is on eio poi effort wh labor group. here's a piece of it. >> 150 million americans, seniors, veterans, the disabled, romney attacked them when he thought no one else was listeng. >> my job is not to worry about thospeop. ne me g su, a ocking figure that comes from the late test round of tv spending figures. take a look. they show that conservative super pac american crossroads was off the air in august. zero dollars spent. crossroads gps an affiliated groubareade dent in em th jpedo the game in a big way laying out 21 million combined. why did one of the supporters go dark at the beginning of the campaign's stretch run? it's a question some may ask l

billionaire george soros is promising to give $1 million to the pro-obama super pac priorities usa action. the former hedge fund manager also plans to donate half a million dollars to a pair of super pacs supporting democratic candidates for congress. even with the latest round of pledges, contributions by soros this cycle will pale in comparison to some donors on the republican side. casino magnate sheldon adelson has pledged to spend up to $100 million to defeat president obama and the democrats this year. president obama and republican challenger mitt romney each campaign thursday in the hotly contested battleground state of virginia. both candidates attempted to court virginia's large population of military voters. in an address in the military town of virginia beach, obama called for what he termed "economic patriotism." >> during the campaign season you hear a lot about patriotism. well, you know what? it is time for an economic patriotism. in economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle class. >> mitt romney spoke at an

of and is re-election campaign to help raise money for a pro-obama super pac called priorities usa action. in a moment, we will be drawn by three guests in chicago. first, the voices of union leaders, teachers, and parents responding to the call to strike. we start with a parent of a chicago public schools to them. >> as a local member, i support the efforts of the chicago teachers union in this labor negotiation because i believe there are fighting to make schools in chicago better for all kids. i say that because the mayor talked at length about providing a world-class education for chicago's kids, but what we know is the mayor's kids are getting 1 at the university of chicago laboratory schools. why are the reforms the mayor is trying to push through the same at that school? more music, libraries for kids? those are not the types of resources and class is that we are seeing. >> i am a junior and senior high school teacher. there is no way to exaggerate how important it is. it is completely an unwinnable situation without community support. i believe strongly we can completely turned ar

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> 9:57 is your time now once stopped the program two years ago when a contractor found the machines were not working properly. let's get a check on the forecast with veronica johnson. veronica, good morning. >> thanks. the fog is just about gone. the clouds starting to break. we have a lot of sunshine now. we are at 71 degrees. i think it's going to be easy for us to rise another ten to a high of 81. talk about showers across southern maryland later today. danella? >> canal road westbound, a downed tree. reservoir road and foxhall road in northwest. please use caution if you are making the commute. checking the beltway, clear here. no issues to report as you cross

bill burton was president obama's deputy white house press secretary and now with priorities usa actionlice stewart presidential secretary to the santorum presidential campaign. thank you very much. first to you, bill, what about the criticism that we're hearing from republicans against the president's handling of the arab -- so-called arab spring? >> well, it's really kind of pathetic. if you're the romney campaign, you can see why you would attack on foreign policy even though that's not really where this campaign has been or the centerpiece of your argument has been because nothing else seems to be working. the economic argument they've been making is not catching on out in the states and the fact that the president still has a little bit of an advantage in a tight race, i think is something that's probably really worrying romney and his advisors and supporters frankly. >> and alice i wanted to play a little bit of rick san iter to rum, the man you used to work with as well as working with michelle bachmann at the values voters weekend, what he had to say about us. >> we will never h

priorities usa action. crossroads, and club for growth action, three of the eight super pacs that have 501 c 4s put forward and it's a mockery. folks can say if you don't want to give money publicly, do it through the 501 c 4 and then the money moves around. >> and there's a way to hide it. can they spend the money any way they want? is it sounds like what you're saying, it's not a charitielable organization, that's a 501 c 3 but an organization designed for social causes. >> that's right, elderly. but this is the dark money shuffle. we've an able to find out these folks move money around between different organizations. crossroads gps gave people $4 million to grover norquist. they need to keep spending below 50%, but they can give it to another group who spends it on political spending, so this whole thing becomes a giant sham and when the curtain gets pulled back, corporation aetna, $7.8 million they gave to american action network in chamber of commerce. and no one was supposed to see that. that's an in

inteiew," an evil da money ovrdedl on senior strategist for the pro-obama superpac, priorities usa actionood to have you here. >> overlord is such a dirty word. >> it sounds better thant looks. it loo nice. >> ion'tnklos nit loud. either. >> did i get the basic point right there about, about the money -- money outside the campaigns, money you've been raising and spending. it's at a disadvantage. you have to pay more for your time? >> the campaigns pay a much peten suac are able to pay. on the republican side, karl rove and the koch brothers have hundreds of millions of dollars so can put throwaway behind ads they're doing and can be up and have an impact. the truth is t campaigns are allowed to spend at a much cheaper value. >> knoat l distinction is that there's not supposed to be any coordination between pacs supporting a candidate. superpacs supporting a candidate and the candidates' campaign. here's the thing i don't undersnd i understand that means you casiwnh d axelrod and say, okay, we're all going to focus on bain. can't you just go second? can't you wait to see what the obama cam

that's not a government-centered focus. >> priorities usa action, bill's super pac has an ad, congressmano play a clip for you because i want to discuss this with you. they make a serious charge against mitt romney. listen to this. >> behind these doors mitt romney calls half the american people. >> dependent upon government who believe they are victims. >> victims? >> we did some checking. they did not file any federal income tax, 38% of the tax returns in utah. utah's in the top ten of what they call nonpayers. we're only talking about federal income tax. not social security withholding or anything like that. federal income tax. are these people moochers? are they parasites? what are they? >> no. we want to do what mitt romney wants to do, what i want to do, what is right for this country is to allow people economic mobility so they can improve their own lives, that they can pay that mortgage. they can pay for college. they can get a better job. have that upward mobility. that's the essence of why mitt romney is running for election. >> when mitt romney says that these are victims, are

and right now, we have news that the pro-obama super pac, priorities usa action, is running a new tv ad in six battleground states, featuring those comments. and saying that romney does not understand real americans. george? >> we knew that would be coming. jake, thanks very much. >>> let's get more from our newest political analyst at abc news, nicolle wallace, who everyone is -- serve d as communications chief for george w. bush. we saw mitt romney there embracing this debate over big government. and a senior official for the romney campaign tells "the wall street journal," we think we can turn this into a debate that's good for us. do you buy that? >> look, i buy that they remain steady and confident. they're heartened by the national poll numbers, which show them just a point behind president obama. but the problem with the last two weeks, inside the romney campaign, they're not having meetings about that tape. they're having meetings about what i think has become a structural problem for them. you win by convincing the voters that you're a stronger leader than your opponent. his

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> we have sunshine breaking is an issue. take a look at visibilities. zero visibility in manassas. martinsburg and winchester. the fog will lift by late morning. 67 degrees is where we are now. the high today, 81. could see more afternoon showers, perhaps a thunderstorm. the main area across southern maryland. aaro >>> 8:30 new on a friday morning. it's the 28th day of september, 2012, and we kind of have a stormy end to the week here in the northeast. we're hoping that the weather will be nicer over the weekend and nice where you are, too. good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales and willie geist who is in for matt on assignment. and up next, helping to plan your next getaway. >> fall full of family-friendly festivals and we'll check out what we think are the five of the nation's best. >> and from pencil skirts to dress trousers, how do you decide what mline is fashionable, what looks good on you? we're going to clear up any hemline confusion. >> okay. and a little bit later on, do

to be the deputy press secretary at the white house and now senior strategist for the super pac usa actionll, you are now in the money game. and it is a lot of money. >> i am. >> and how much did you raise in the last month or so? >> $10 million in august which is the best month. >> why so important this go around and so expensive this go around to raise that kind of money to elect the next president this is. >> well, the supreme court changed some of the rules that you can fund elections and republicans got into it right away and spent $1 million in the midterms to defeat the democrats across the country, and so me and my colleague shawn left the white house and when we heard that carl roef and the koch brothers were going to wash over the president e's message, we wanted to raise money to get the message out what are the differences of president obama and mitt romney and how can we educate the voters about his business experience and how the educate the countries. >> and people go, oh, my god, think of the influence this money has on a campaign and really they take a look at the billiona

priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ >>> that's psy's gangnamed him into an overnight sensation here in the u.s. guess what. he's back home now in south korea. and as you can see, his fans loved him there. we're going to hear from psy about his triumphant home coming in a little while. >> why not. why do you think we do these stories? there's only one reason. >> to embarrass me. >> well, to embarrass ourselves and to get you to do the gangnam style. >> no. >> we need a hash tag, matt does the gangnam style today. >> you hold your breath and we'll see what happens. >> in the meantime, we'll move on. >>> we're going to meet a couple who cannot stop saying i do. they have held ceremonies in 24 different spots around the world leaving their old lives behind in the process. why do they keep getting married? they're going to share their unique story coming up. >>> also ahead, here's a question for you, how many pull-ups can you do? 10, 20? >> one. >> on a good day 30. a guy who is going to try to do more than 4,000 over the next 24 hours. he wants to