here's viviana hurtado. >> reporter: in los cab boes, people are filling up gas tanks and stocking up on groceries. they're preparing for hurricane jimena, whose powerful winds and strong swells have expected to decimate this area. owners are rushing to save their vessels. this fisherman says, we're taking the boats out of the water as a preventive measure, in case the murk hits hard. it's the poorly built homes where the hurricane may have the most devastating impact. authorities are trying to evacuate families from flood zones and set up shelters. "we're trying to think ahead and fill up the tank," this woman says, "because the hurricane that's coming, which has us worried because they're saying it's a category 4." an international finance conference was moved to mexico series. dealing this area an economic blow before the hurricane hits. viviana hurtado, abc news. >>> and abc news has crews in mexico and on the fire lines in southern california. we will have live updates coming up on "good morning america." >>> and still in california, back yard discovery linked to the kidnapping c

viviana hurtado, abc news, washington. day! >> health workers gathered on the capitol steps to protest an order they get flu shots. right now new york is the only state that requires health care workers including doctors to be vaccinated against both seasonal and h1n1 flu. workers have got to get their shots by november 30th. some say the fasttrack vaccine could be dangerous. others say they've got a right to decide what medicine they will take. >>> temperaturewise across the region, way below normal temperatures for this time of year. this is just the start of it because tonight and tomorrow night temperatures get really cool. right now in owings mills at the harbor school 61 degrees. 66 at the naval academy. 61 at the gillman school. down in laurel, murray hill middle school 62 degrees. here's your forecast for this evening. for the next couple hours, temperatures will hold in the low 60s. partly cloudy, a chance for sprinkles north of the pennsylvania line. but tomorrow morning and also in to thursday morning some very chill

viviana hurtado, abc news, washington. >>> what a changeable day across the region. sunshine this morning, clouds rolled in. even scattered showers. on maryland's most powerful doppler radar, there's light shower activity making its way through the region. not a big deal but it's kind of a precursor of what is going to be coming over the next couple of days. your forecast for the next couple of hours -- mostly cloudy, a few sprinkles. our temperatures will hang in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. some heavier rain is on the way. when's is going to get here? how long will it last? the answer coming up. >>> the giant food store at the tollgate mall shopping center closes for good next month. according to the baltimore business journal it will affect almost 100 workers but they will get a chance to work at other giants around the area. there are no other plans to close other giants this year. the store will close october 29th. still no word on what will go in its place. >>> three cheers for seventh district elementary school in baltimore county. named the national no c

viviana hurtado, abc news, washington. >>> the ntsb has issued an urgent warning to the nation's railroad sit lines about a possible faulty signal system. it goes into the investigation of the d.c. area crash last june which kyled nine people. the safety board said the system had failed to detect stopped trains. and that can lead o the other similar, tragic accidents. >>> several new wildfires are burning in southern california this morning, driven by fierce, santa ana winds. 8,500 acres and forced the evacuation of several neighborhoods. firefighters say it may have been caused by the spontaneous combustion of manure. there will be no letup, as tinderbox conditions continue, with triple-digit temperatures and low humidity. >>> state investigators have found that a philadelphia area swim club diskram nated against a group of mostly black day campers when it withdrew them permission to swim there. the human relations committee ordered the valley club to pay a 50,000 penalty to the state. the club says it will appeal. >>> disgraced politician, mark foley, has embarked on a new career. the f

viviana hurtado, abc news, washington. >>> coming up at 5:30 -- we talked with a baltimore woman who got to sit with michelle obama last night during the speech. the sweet comments she had for the first lady and more on her health story that landed her there last night. >>> are you worried about your son or daughter bringing home the swine flu? how do you know when you're overreacting? the symptoms you should look for before speeding out to the emergency room. >>> it's not cheap to bleed purple. how many hundreds of dollars will it cost a family of four to attend a ravens game this year? >>> speaking of ravens, ravens fans are celebrating the official start of the football season. with a big party at power plant live. we'll have a live look coming up after the break. >>> as norm mentioned in his first forecast we've got some rocky weather in ocean city. this is our weathernet station from phillips beach plaza. on the time lapse you can see the clouds moving through, rain moving in. a lot of rain and wind. and high surf. he's coming up with the full forecast. >>> migraines and botox.

viviana hurtado joins us from washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.lympic committee has revealed its secret play putting together a team to try to bring the olympics to the windy city. the city of chicago is going the city of chicago is going for the gold. the president will join the first lady on copenhagen on friday to pitch their hometown to the international olympic committee. >> their appeals will be very different. the first lady's i think will be personal but also speaking about how important this is to our country. >> reporter: the second string is also worldclass. oprah winfrey will go as well. >> you've got the murderer's row of olympic selling. >> reporter: chicago seems slightly edged out by rio de janeiro. but chicago may be able to outmaneuver the competition with its modest bid, far lower and than the other finalists because the main venue will be on its park's land. the mayor sees gold in the city but some chicagoans worry about the pressure placed on the already overcrowded transit system and the city's financial health. >> chicago is

viviana hurtado joins us this morning with all the details. orning, viviana. >> reporter: good morning. the president's speech had all the drama typical of an address to both houses of congress. in it he reached out to opponents, even said he welcomed their input but he said, quote, the time for games has passed. when the president argued for health care reform he received cheers from democrats. >> i won't stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are. if you misrepresent what's in this plan, we will call you out. >> reporter: the president laid out specifics, ensured americans would be protected from industry practices such as dropping coverage when a patient gets sick. those without coverage would be able to buy into a government-run option. mr. obama said this provision will save money. so will allowing doctors to practice medicine without the fear of malpractice. republicans jeered some of the president's proposals. >> there are also those who claim our reform efforts would insure ille

viviana hurtado, abc news, washington. >> here's a look at your friday forecast: stormy from the midweste heaviest rain in minneapolis, des moines and st. louis. scattered showers in south texas and central plains. >> just 63 in boston, 72 in new york and 86 in atlanta. 70s for most of the midwest and a wet 68 in the twin cities. phoenix hits 103. sacramento 97 and boise 90. it's 81 in portland, 71 in seattle. >> i think this is almost every man's dream, the idea you could give a woman a ring and perhaps not have to actually do anything. >> that is a man's dream. >> this is a fitting giveaway for a restaurant where thousands of marriage proposals have taken place. >> the sky room in long beach is celebrating its 75th anniversary by serving real diamond rings. over the next 75 days, a random diner will get a ring with rubies, emeralds and precious stones. once a week one lucky diner will get a redial monde ring worth up to $2,500. >> the sky room said to wow people there, you have to go big. >> if you're the restaurant known as the place to propose, that's a pretty good way to cement that

viviana hurtado, abc news, washington. >> if you're worried about swine flu in your area, there's an app for that. researchers in children's hospital boston have developed outbreaks near me. users can report and track outbreaks of swine flu and set alerts for when they enter an area where there's an outbreak. >> here's a look at your wednesday forecast: a wet day from the carolinas to florida, stormiest in jackson, orlando and tampa. scattered thunderstorms in southern california and in the scattered storms from south dakota to oklahoma. >> 79 in atlanta, new york city as well and 76 in boston. also 76 in the twin cities and 77 in detroit. it's the middle of the night, give me a break. 93 in sacramento. >> i wasn't laughing. josh was laughing. >> they're laughing with me, not at me, right? >> tell yourself that. there may be no need to reinvent the wheel but the bicycle is getting quite a makeover. >> look at the yike bike. it runs on a rechargeable battery, did go up to 13 miles an hour. just don't hit a pothole. you doesn't have to worry about leaving it on the curb either. >> it o

abc's viviana abc's viviana hurtado has more on the summit. st the summit.lady welcomed >> reporter: president and first lady welcomed the leaders of the woerld's largest economies to the g-20 economic summit. these nations agree that another world recession must be avoided. >> my sense is that we have a lot of support for this. >> and we're encouraged by that. >> reporter: but many in the international community blame the u.s. for the economic global eltdown. they're resisting passing tough global regulations and facedrds. leaders were also greeted by hundreds of protesters who faced off with police. beforeittsburgh, mr. obama was at the united nations in f w york city. for the first time, a u.s. president chaired a meeting of e security council. he introduced a resolution for a world without nuclear weapons. >> just one nuclear >> just one nuclear weapon exploded in a city, be it new york or mo new york or moscow, tokyo or beijing, beijing, london or paris, could kill hundreds of thousan kill hundreds of thousands of people. promotes >> reporter: the resol

. >> viviana hurtado has the latest from washington. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita. president obama hits the road this weekend, to continue his push for health care reform. on saturday, he's scheduled to attend a rally in minneapolis. it's just one of several attempts to try to drum up support for his reform proposals. on thursday, the president kept the spotlight on health care. at a gathering of nurses at the white house, mr. obama said he would not allow reform to be delayed or killed by political games. at a cabinet meeting, he, again, pushed for health care reform. and said he accepted the apology of republican congressman, joe wilson, who during wednesday night's address to a joint member of congress, called the president a liar. the president's real challenge is not convincing some republicans to come on board. but unifying his own divided party. moderates oppose a government-run option, on grounds it would add to the federal deficit. liberals have vowed to vote down legislation that doesn't include this provision. vice president bid predicted there will be ve

viviana hurtado, abc news. >> certainly a big mess there. river in georgia could rise to 18 feet by later today. >> officials warn the flooding will only get worse over the next couple of days. rachel harvey jones joins us from accuweather with more. >> good morning to you. it's certainly rain and it continues to flood across the southeast. one low pressure system across the great lakes and two very large bursts of energy that are producing significant rainfall. taking a look at our first wave of energy already affecting northeastern texas right the way through to iowa, bringing some pretty potent storms right now just to the east of dallas through little rock. little rock has actually seen over six inches of rain already this month. their average is around three. fort smith and arkansas similar amounts, very heavy rainfall that has led to flooding. our second wave of energy from charlotte to montgomery we've seen significant moisture. travel is impacted between i-10 and i-20. if you're planning to travel out of montgomery, atlanta or charlo

viviana hurtado joins us from this morning with more. good morning, viviana. >> good morning.terrorism officials say they monitor the chatter of suspected terrorists but the zazi investigation has them on high alert. as the search continues for others involved in a suspected plot to build bombs and attack locations inside the u.s., law enforcement officials have issued a new bulletin urging increased vigilance and security at sports arenas and hotels. the fbi and department of homeland security sent the message to police departments throughout the country. response to a suspicious package at the new york port authority an earlier bulletin focused on mass transit or examples of the heightened sensitivity. >> we believe the things we're doing now and the things we do every day are the appropriate tactics and strategies to use to protect the city. >> reporter: law enforcement is on guard as the investigation into najibullah zazi continues. >> the 24-year-old afghanistan-born immigrant, who admitted to be trade on an al qaeda camp. >> n.y.p.d. and the fbi are still actively huntin

here's viviana hurtado. >> reporter: in mexico's people are preparing for hurricane jimena. powerful winds and large swells are expected to decimate this area. this fisherman says we're taking the boats out of the water in case the hurricane hits hard. but it's the poorly built home where it will have the most devastating impact. authorities plan to evacuate at least 10,000 families from potential flood zones and set up shelter. we're trying to think ahead and fill up the tank, this woman says, because the hurricane that's coming, which has us sort of worried because they're saying it's a cagory 4. tourists are leaving los cabos. an international finance seminar was moved to new york city, dealing an economic blow before the hurricane hit. >> in galveston, texas, residents are cleaning up from a powerful tornado. three people were hurt. downed power lines left 4,000 customers temporarily in the dark. power has been restored. today showers and thunderstorms stretch from tennessee to florida with hail possible. thunderstorms will rattle the rockies from new mexico to montana a

viviana hurtado has the latest. >> reporter: mr. of the health care system in a speech political watchers say could be one of the most defining of his presidency. after what was called a pep talk to the nation's students the president was asked a political question about health care reform. >> my name is sean. why can't the united states have universal health coverage? >> well, i think that's the question i've been asking congress because i think we need it. i think we can do it. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with robin roberts to be broadcast on "good morning america," mr. obama gave a preview of the speech he'll deliver wednesday night to congress. >> the intent of the speech is to, a, make sure the american people are clear exactly what it is that we're proposing; b, to make sure democrats and republicans understand that i'm open to new ideas. >> reporter: the speaker of the house expressed confidence that the president would have a bill by the end of the year. >> i do believe in order to pass a bill in the house, we wil

viviana hurtado joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.dent obama hits the road this weekend to continue his push for health care reform. on saturday he's scheduled to attend a rally in minneapolis. it's just one of several attempts to try to drum up support for his reform proposal. on thursday the president kept the spotlight on health care. at a gathering of nurses at the white hoe, mr. obama said he would not allow reform to be delayed. or killed by political games. at a cabinet meeting, he again pushed for health care reform and said he accepted the apology of republican congressman joe wilson who during wednesday night's address to the joint session of congress called him a liar. many republicans scolded wilson's lack of decorum but criticized the president's speech. one called it disingenuous. the president's challenge is not convincing some republicans it come on board but unifying his own divided party. liberals have threatened to vote down legislation that doesn't include this provision. vice president biden predicted there will b

viviana hurtado joins us from wagton with what's at ststake.e. morng. >>>> reporteter:r: gogoorni.ll aend lly fofoheal caeforat the uveity y of maryrylalandnd, but t yeyestdaday e otlight was s theenate. ththe e chairmf the e senate finccommittetee e na delivered a versrsn ofof hlth care refm m gislslatation. the price tag, me ththanan $0 0 biion. >>>> this a good billll. this is a lanced bill. it can pass s the sesete. >> reporter: it wouould require momostst amemericans to y health care insururance or pay fifis, expandnd medicaid to mre people eligibl g givive ney y to thosose wi houncncomeses u up p $66,00000 to o buy insurance anand ohibibit insurance comni from denying cere for those with prereexisistingng cononditis. despite monthshsf neneatatioion, t a sisingleepublicadorsed e bill butut the surge of decrcrat criticicismsm is what rries s white e hohous >>ndhe draft proposa, certainly me significant numbmber of middle-c-clalass coululd end d up payaying mores. repororter: and there e ar dedemocrcratats who ththat th p plan doesn't t ininude e a governrnmement-run option.n. >

viviana hurtado joins us with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.a few hours the president travels to warren, ohio to a gm plant where he'll deliver a speech about workers and the economy. but yesterday he was on wall street and delivered a stern message to the nation's bangers. from the heart of the financial district, the president sent a clear message to wall street. >> we will not go back to the days of reckless behavior and unchecked excess that was at the heart of this crisis, where too many were motivated on by the appetite for quick kills and bloated bonuses. >> reporter: lehman brothers bankruptcy last year almost brought down the world's financial system. since then the government bailed out the banks and auto industry on grounds the country's economic well being depended on it. the president argued the economy has s started to recover, in lae part because of the $787 billion stimulus package. but on cnbc, mr. obama said another stulus is not on the way. >> i have a strong inclination not to do it. we're monitoring the situation carefully.