oceana, virginia, reported a 75-mile-per-hour gust. norfolk, virginia, about 74. even right around the york river, that is blazing fast. it's going to loosen up a bit today. not quite as breezy, about half that speed but, still, it's going to be a tough day. more on that in a little bit. >>> guess what? the parents behind the balloon boy frenzy, they're going to be in court this morning and they're expected to change the story they've been telling all along. plus, wasting your time on facebook can actually pay off. one man is using the website as an alibi. >>> president obama order add review to see if investigators failed to act on warning signs about the ft. hood shooting suspect. remember a terrorism task force intercepted communications between major nidal hasan and a radical muslim cleric last year. they said it wasn't about terrorism so they never passed the info along. defense secretary robert gates warned against rushing to judgment. >> frankly i abhor the leaks that have taken place because people who are leaking are leaking what they know, which is one s

in virginia, in 2008 when barack obama took virginia, people under 30 were 21% of the electorate. today they were 10%. the black vote was 0% of all virginia votes last year. today it was 15%. the very coalition that put barack obama over the top is not showing up. >> democrats, though, still may make election history and richard lui i will take a look at a new york congressional race in just few meants and more on the wider implicationses of these elections. >>> more infants and young

in virginia, in 2008 when barack obama took virginia, people under 30 were 21% of the electorate. today they were 10%. the black vote was 0% of all virginia votes last year. today it was 15%. the very coalition that put barack obama over the top is not showing up. >> democrats, though, still may make election history and richard lui i will take a look at a new york congressional race in just few meants and more on the wider implicationses of these elections. >>> more infants and young people are hospital leezed for the h1n1 flu, but in california, older people are more likely to die from it. a study in the journal of the american medical association says the fatality rate from h1n1 in california is around 11%, 2000 people over 50, the fatality rate is as high as 20%. the study looked at california cases from april to august. >>> on the 30 lt anniversary of the iranian hostage crisis, president obama said that he wants to move beyond the past and build a relationship with iran based on mutual interests and mutual respect. u.s./iran relations have been hostile since the day islamic

lower parts of virginia and maryland, also the coast of virginia. the yellow shaded areas, wind advisories for today. winds gusting easily to 50 miles an hour. it will be a tough commute for you, no doubt. look at that big stream of rain up the atlantic ocean, piling it in and blasting its way all the way through virginia, back into d.c. and then wrapping around across western virginia through roanoke. you can see there with the blacksburg radar picking up very well. then up to the north the leading edge is right around the philadelphia metro. to new york, i don't think you'll get a lot of rain out of this but the wind is really going to be affecting you basically for the next couple of days. also the rain heavy at times. we have flash flood warnings for a good chunk of north carolina, virginia and for georgia through alabama from the rain from yesterday. we'll have full details in just a bit. a big weather system that's going to be there through the week. >> okay. through the weekend. thanks. >>> there is good news for the housing market. the numbe

and this is up the road in virginia beach, virginia. anyone that lives in the fairfield area, this is where you vote. you can see it was early this morning but nothing like the election. what's the hot race where you are? will you stand in line to vote? have you voted? what's it look like at the polls? you can send us i-reports. whatever you got. ireport.com is the address. you'll get the instruction on how to submit your stories on this election day. >> how popular is the michael jackson documentary "this is it?" it's getting an extended run already. we'll look at the box office receipts so far. >>> researchers say more kids are ignoring age requirements on popular websites like facebook and myspace. both websites require users to be at least 13 but some kids pretend to be older when they sign up. 38% of kids 12 to 14 now have online profiles on these social networking sites. some experts say too much exposure at that young age could lead to internet addiction and even brain damage but others point out there's no solid research to back

that rain stretches all the way through virginia. the winds pick up too off the coast. 33 miles per hour. when you get around virginia beach, you are looking at 36 miles per hour. when you get on in towards the lower part of virginia, that's what it looks like there. rain stretches all the way back into western sports of virginia and northern parts of north carolina, too. and then the rain falls short of the philadelphia metro area. and heavier downpours around baltimore and in towards d.c. just off the jersey shore, 34-mile-per-hour sustained winds. it will gust today near 50, and it's already happening. watch for beach erosion. and it's going to be a rough couple days. the low will sit off the carolina coast and gradually shift to the east over the next couple days. look at the flash flood watches and warnings, and that's in the green. anticipating three to four inches of rain in the next 24 to 48 hours and that's in the red shade in northern parts of virginia. more of that in a bit. and it's a big day for local ski resorts. mt. ho

>> virginia. made a conscious decision for being a virginia resident almost exclusively for the educational benefits. >> virginia is one of the states that have multiple 529 plans. and there are good 529 plans in virginia and bad ones. so i have a guide on my website which is clarkhoward.com, where you can do the hyperlink and make sure that the virginia plan you're in is the good one, not one of the bad ones. >> want more information? don't miss operation clark smart today at noon eastern because clark will help you save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. >>> call this a competitive edge, or maybe just too much time on someone's hands. take a look. some folks set a new record for toppling dominos. you'll be surprised how many dom knees are at work here. >>> nasa scientists say they have discovered water on the moon. the find the result of last month's experiment when they crashed the satellite near the moon's south pole, remember that. a rocket took a sample from debris clouds and fo

>> virginia and actually made a decision to remain a virginia resident because of the education benefits. >> virginia is one of the states that has multiple 529 plans and there are good ones and bad ones. so i have a guide on my website, which is clarkhoward.com, where you can make sure that the virginia plan you're in is the good one, not one of the bad ones. >> want more good information? then don't miss "operation clark smart." >>> call this a competitive edge or too much time on someone's hands. some folks set a new record for toppling dominos. you'll be surprised to hear how many are at work here. >>> nasa scientists say they have discovered water on the moon. the find the result of last month's experiment when they crashed a satellite near the moon's south pole. a rocket found evidence that water was there. experts say this will help plan for future human missions on the moond can help scientists understand how the solar system was formed. >>> a runner who collapsed after a marathon in arkansas didn't have a pulse for 40 minutes. he just finished the race when he suffered a heart a

the democratic candidate in virginia is trailing. virginia is seen as an early indicator as to how voters' attitudes towards the president's policies will play out in the polls. >> fiscally conservative state. and some of these things that have been proposed by united states congress aren't resonating with the virginia voter. >> here's the thing, the president spent $70 million in virginia last year. unprecedented. we'll spend maybe $20 million. you know, we're trying to build on what he did as much as possible. >> that's the story in virginia. let's go to new jersey. jon corzine is in a tight race with republican chris christi. but a moderate third-party candidate could split the gop vote and give corzine a second term. >>> how about this story out of ohio? police say it could be weeks before they identify those six women found dead inside this cleveland home. the coroner collecting dental records now for several missing women, including nancy cobbs who lived in that very neighborhood. he is also asking relatives to provide dna samp

for the killing of a man in a virginia gas station. his accomplice lee boyd malvo is serving life in prison. >>> should minors be sentenced to life with no chance for parole in a crime that done include murder? that's the issue today for the supreme court and you. >>> we'd like to share a little bit of information we've learned about the victims from the ft. hood ram pain. jason hunt was recently married and about to head to iraq for the second time. his sister said the 22-year-old hunt wanted to serve other people and live for something greater than himself. 21-year-old francheska velez transferred to ft. hood last week because she was pregnant. her dad said the loss is doubly hard because it came at hands of one-her own. fred green, 29, a wife and stwo small children. he grew up in a church and knew the bible like the back of his hand. he joined the army last year after the company where he worked shut down. >> many of hisful low soldiers told us he was the quiet professional of the unit, never complaining about a job grifrn and ofte

in virginia, a new republican governor. bob mcdonnell defeated creigh deeds and will succeed tim kaine. >>> one last twist in a wildly dramatic campaign as bill owens represents a congressional district that has only elected republicans for more than 100 years. he defeated a conservative party candidate doug hoffman. the republican nominee quit the race last weekend. >>> one year since barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. he was inaugurated in january. it's our your views question. richelle carey telling us how you've been weighing in and how the president is doing and what races yesterday might tend to say about that. >> with all those races you were just talking about and with the anniversary of barack obama's election to be president, we couldn't ignore the fact that people want to talk politics. some people want to connect dots why some people say there is no connection or some people say there is a connection between what happened yesterday and how they think president barack obama is doing. we

>> virginia. actually, i made a decision to remain a virginia resident exclusively for their education benefits. >> let me tell you something about virginia. virginia is one of the states that has multiple 529 plans. and there are good 529 plans in virginia and bad ones. so i have a guide on my website, which is clarkhoward.com, where you can do the hyperlink and make sure the virginia plan you're in is the good one, not one of the bad ones. >> so watch "operation clark smart" this weekend at 6:00 a.m., noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >>> rush limbaugh just took a major jab at president obama and other democrats. get this? he thinks they may be trying to hurt this country on purpose.

in virginia in 2008 when barack obama took virginia, people under 30 were 21% of the electorate. today they were 10%. the black vote was 20% of all virginia votes last year. today it was 15%. the very coalition that put barack obama over the top is not showing up. >> but democrats still may make election history. correspondent richard lui will take a look at a new york congressional race in a few minutes and more on the wider implications of these elections. >>> more infants and young people are hospitalized for swine flu but in california older people are more likely to die from it. a study says the fatality rate from h1n1 in california is around 11%, but for people over 50, the fatality rate is as high as 20%. the study only looked at california cases from april to august. >>> on the 30th anniversary of the iranian hostage crisis, president obama said he wants to move beyond the past and build a relationship with iran based on mutual interests and mutual respect. u.s./iran relations have been hostile since the day islamic students stormed the embassy and held hostages for days.

i'm virginia cha. victims of disgraced financier bernard madoff have more restitution money coming because his valuables were sold to the highest bidder and took in twice as much money as expected. as susan candiotti reports buyers say there is a big lesson behind this auction. >> reporter: fast bidding to buy a piece of bernie madoff, anyone could watch online. >> 10,000. now 20. 20. now 30. >> reporter: inside the auction, no cameras allowed. here is part of madoff's spread at a preview. more than 51 watches, lots of gold-studded rolexes among them. this a wear watch from world war ii sold for 65 grand. ruth madoff's ear rings estimated at around $21,000 went for -- >> 73-5. >> reporter: $70,000, more than triple their projected worth. his house sign valued at 20 bucks sold for 2,000. his decorative buoy took in $7500. madoff's custom silk mets jacket worth about $500 went for more than 14 grand. a retired st. louis business man flew in for the auction, ready to spend big. you snagged a number of ite

>> virginia. and actually, we made a conscious decision to remain a virginia resident exclusively for their education benefits. >> let me tell you something about virginia. virginia is one of the states that has multiple 529 plans. and there are good 529 plans in virginia and bad ones. so i have a guide on my website which is clarkhoward.com, where you can do the hyperlink and make sure that the virginia plan you're in is the good one. not one of the bad ones. >> this is colonel hall-boyer, she's retiring from the reserve about five years from now and has a question about retirement. >> good afternoon, sir. >> hi. >> i'm actually going to be retiring from the army reserve next year sometime. and will retire from my civilian job. i'm projecting five or six years from then. >> when do you rest? >> right now, i'm resting. >> this is it, she's resting. >> i just got back from afghanistan and i'm on my way home. and this is a little rest stop here. but i have about five more working years that i'm goin

>> virginia. actually made a conscious decision to reman a virginia resident exclusively for the education benefits. >> let me tell you something about virginia. virginia's one of the states that has multiple 529 plans and there are good 529 plans in virginia and bad ones. i have a guide on my website which is clark howard.com where you can do the hyper link and make sure that the virginia plan you're in is the good one not one of the bad ones. >> watch "operation clark smart" this weekend 6:00 a.m. noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern here on hln. >>> three american hikers held in iran get a second visit from swiss diplomats. the message one captive's brother wants to pass on to iran. >>> never would have happened on the "and did griffith show", police are questioning a man accused of killing four men in cold blood? ? afghanistan, no run-off needed. karzai remains president for another five years. >>> it's basic common sense, texting while driving is distracting and dangerous. in new york it's illegal. sho

>> virginia. actually, i made a conscious decision to remain a virginia resident almost exclusively for their education benefits. >> let me tell you something about virginia. virginia is one of the states that has multiple 529 plans. and there are good 529 plans in virginia and bad ones. so i have a guide on my website which is clarkhoward.com where you can do the hyperlink and make sure the virginia plan you're in is the good one, not one of the bad ones. >> watch "operation clark smart" this weekend at 6:00 a.m., noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >>> rush limbaugh just took a major jab at president obama and other democrats. get this. he thinks that they may be trying to hurt the country on purpose? ♪ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >>> okay. let me wake you up this morning. it's 8:00 eastern. good morning, sunshine. i'm robin meade. right into the stories here. >>> if you have second thoughts about getting the swine flu vaccine, the government is doing something to try to convince

here's what one reporter in virginia saw. >> i'm out here at bush. you can see where the water is well over my waste. >> you know, bob is going to tell us what to expect in the area. if i were you, i don't think i would be standing in the water that's moving. we could see one of the biggest counter terrorism seizures in u.s. history. allegedly linked to iran's government. deborah feyerick explains. >> the charge is on a front company for a larger iranian owned bank and the bank channels money for the nuclear program and part of the military forces considered terrorist organizations by the u.s. they include the islamic substitute of new york, queens, new york. the islamic institute of new york. they extended the emergency with respect to iran. relations remain strained. >> the buildings in question are going to stay open. . the foundation's lawyer says they are cooperating with the government and will challenge the complaint. >>> the republican national committee will no longer offer employees an insurance plan that covers elective abortions. yesterda

specifically the gubernatorial race, new jersey and virginia. he says gubernatorial races have no reflection on president's performance/popularity. each state has its own unique problems and, if voters are smart, they would elect governors who have the best plan to solve these problems. party affiliation is just an avenue for campaign donations. he's speaking to the fact that republicans won. he says, i have seen no change. he is too caught up trying to already get re-elected. looks he is more campaigning instead of getting the country back on track. all right. keep dishing it out. we want to know what you think, how is president obama doing a year after being elected president? call us right now at 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. also, if you want, text the word views plus your comment and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. i got my numbers wrong. 11th month, he's been president for 11 months now, christi. >> good to point out. richelle, yeah, i've got to tell you my facebook page is burning up with this one, too. please keep i

i think new jersey and virginia were voting for change. i think virginia made a huge mistake. the change they're going get is women are chatle and -- >> in virginia? >> they're still fighting the civil war. virginia is one of the best managed states in the united states. because they had 12 years of democratic governors. they had tim kaine. and they have -- who is leaving you, mark warner. finances in virginia are really, really solid. the thing on the ballot is a trance forpassion issue. a lot of traffic in virginia. they were upset about transportation. guy that won, bob mcdonl, he liked when you and me were chatle, when we coulden own things and couldn't vote. >> oh, those were the days. >> he ran as a moderate. he decided to put all the social issues aside and run with bob loves jobs. or bob for jobs. i mean, he ran as a complete moderate. never talked about essential issues. the conservatives are harping on that and they're going to lose. >> you to think the tea partying, the palins, the limbaugh is -- >> they inserted themselves in new york. that was a talk radio race. t

virginia, back to you. >> all right, jen. thanks so much. >>> happening right now, a space walk at the international space station. there you're looking at live pictures. astronauts from the space shuttle "atlantis" are floating outside to hook up a spare antenna and new cables. they might have a few other chores they're busy doing today as well. it's the first of three space walks and the first space wac for the doctor who's also the first orthopedic surgeon in space. >>> okay. let's keep our eyes to the sky and look at what's going on with the weather. meteorologist bob van dillen joining us now. bob, some rain in certain parts, right? some looking pretty serious? >> heavy rain right now. also snow, too, virginia. let me show you the pacific northwest. this area's been slammed over the last couple of days. it's the same thing today. look at the clouds. see them right around seattle, stretching way on back to the pacific ocean. when you see that kind of action coming in you know there's a lot of rain and a lot of wind wrappe

i really think virginia was voting for change. i think virginia made a huge mistake, because it's going to be women are chattel. they're still fighting the civil war in virginia and making progress. virginia is one of the best managed states in the united states. because they had 12 years of democratic governors. they had tim cain, a phenomenal governor. and they had -- who's leaving now, mark warner. they had mark warner. so their finances in virginia are really, really solid. the thing that was on the ballot was the transportation issue. there's a lot of traffic in northern virginia mostly. and so they were very upset about transportation. this guy bob mcdonald that won, bob mcdonald, i mean, bob mcdonald liked when you and me were chattel. he liked when we couldn't own things and couldn't vote. that's what bob mcdonnell was. >> those were the days. >> you know, but he ran as a moderate. that's the thing that nobody wants to talk about. bob mcdonnell decided to put all the social issues aside and run with bob loves jobs. or bob

i think new jersey and virginia were voting for change. i think virginia made a huge mistake. the change they're going get is women are chatle and -- >> in virginia? >> they're still fighting the civil war. virginia is one of the best managed states in the united states. because they had 12 years of democratic governors. they had tim kaine. and they have -- who is leaving you, mark warner. finances in virginia are really, really solid. the thing on the ballot is a trance forpassion issue. a lot of traffic in virginia. they were upset about transportati transportation. guy that won, bob mcdonl, he liked when you and me were chatle, when we coulden own things and couldn't vote. >> oh, those were the days. >> he ran as a moderate. he decided to put all the social issues aside and run with bob loves jobs. or bob for jobs. i mean, he ran as a complete moderate. never talked about essential issues. the conservatives are harping on that and they're going to lose. >> you to think the tea par partying, the palins, the limbaugh is -- >> they inserted themselves in new york. that was a t

she's in virginia. and lauren johnson says she caught a cold a couple of weeks ago but hasn't been able to shake the sneezing. she's trying to take it in stride. >> it was different. and i just kind of got along with it thinking that it wouldn't last this long. but it's been two weeks now and this hasn't stopped. >> i know she's miserable. i know this is terrible for her. >> poor thing. her family says the only time she doesn't sneeze is when she's sleeping. a neurologist says she could have a rare disorder triggered by stress. >>> a native of beantown takes us on an insider's tour of boston in "my city, my secret." >> i'm barry marshall. and i was born and raised here in boston. i'm going to tell you about some of my favorite polices. this is c.o.'s cozy corner. it's a great place for breakfast and lunch. i particularly like the brazilian food at night. one of my favorite ones is this, the brazilian fish stew. i think the brattle book shop is a bargain. when i was in here doing -- i looked up in a 1929

all voters in virginia just disappeared. what happens was some felt motivated to vote and too many people on our side didn't feel motivated to vote and that's why there was such a sharp drop in democratic votes in both states. we have to motivate our base. >> it was interesting the exit polls in virginia and new jersey all of them said they still like president obama, their vote had nothing to do with him. do you agree with that? >> well, look, people elected obama, they elected me, they elected the democrats and put us in charge of the government because they want change. and they need to see more of it. we need to deliver. we need to make sure that the people who voted for us with expectations in minds have those expectations satisfied, that simple. >> uh-huh. >> lessons for the republicans, too. you didn't talk about the election in new york. >> i'm about to ask you about that one because that was one for the team. >> well, listen, i think we're witnessed the intend grags of a major american political party something that

>> virginia. actually, i made a conscious decision to remain a virginia resident almost exclusively for education benefits. >> let me tell you something about virginia. virginia is one of the states that has multiple 529 plans. and there are good 529 plans in virginia and bad ones. so i have a guide on my website, which is clarkhoward.com where you can do the hyperlink and make sure that the virginia plan you're in is the good one, not one of the bad ones. >> you can watch "operation clark smart" this weekend at 6:00 a.m., noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >>> you know this guy, brett favre, made his much anticipated return to green bay in a hated rival's uniform. rafer weigel knows all about the reception he received there. yikes! >> it was surreal, if you think about it. this guy spent almost 20 years in green bay wearing a packers uniform. so the 40-year-old viking comes to green bay, and they were just so thrilled to see him. [ crowd booing ] oh, i'm sorry. those were boos. never m

two programs on sunday on democracy and the internet including a university of virginia panel on how the political process has been affected by the internet. also, the facebook founder on how social networking is changing the political process. this holiday weekend on c-span. >> thanksgiving week and on c- span, american icons, three nights of cspan on original documentaries on the iconic homes of the three branches of american government beginning tonight at 8:00 eastern, the supreme court, home to america's highest court reveals the building in the exquisite detail through the eyes of supreme court justices. friday at 8:00 p.m., the white house, inside america's most famous home, be on the velvet ropes of public tours, our visit so's the grand public places as well as those rarely seen spaces. saturday at 8:00 p.m., the

it was a case of virginia involving whether it was a violation of first amendment for virginia to make it unlawful to burn a cross. and all of the sudden, his voice came out. he has an amazing voice. it is this extraordinary sort of base. he was very powerful and spoke with great passion, question after question after question period -- question after question after question . he has to decide how to be a justice. it is too bad not to have his voice, but that is a decision for him. >> he had taken over case i argued about 10 years ago and asked questions for the upper side -- other side. but as an advocate, i appreciate telling the court with lawyers think, and it would be nice to have an opportunity to get points we hope to make. >> yes, right here. >> i suspect more than one attorney has left the court after an argument and tried to figure out how the case would be decided on the basis of questions and responses. two of you argued and won reported. from your experience, how reliable are those questions as a gauge of how the questions come down? >> some cases are too close to call, bu

here's the radar coming out from sterling, virginia. look at the rain just western side of virginia in towards maryland, stretching to western p.a., the buffalo radar picture just awash with showers especially the west side of that state. you can see rochester. you're dry. same with syracuse and the finger lakes where you see the rain bleeding in later on this afternoon. something we're definitely watching. as for the rest of the region, the rain really starts to develop around the gulf coast and texas and that slides into the deep southeast starting over the weekend but let me take you live to new york. if you're traveling up there today that one impulse down to your south will affect you later this afternoon. look at the low clouds already in place. the temperature right now in central park, 48 degrees. the high today about 56. now that pacific northwest storm, richard, it's a big time rain/wind snow maker. we'll get to that in a half hour. >> a beautiful shot you have there. >> looks nice. it's on the cool side, 40. >> you think you

a good shot of rain from western parts of virginia, west virginia to maryland. the yellow is about 2, 2 1/2 inches of rain as that impulse begins to move up to the north. more rain for you. we have that coming on in towards areas like kentucky and back on in towards right around ohio getting in towards columbus. some light showers there. here's that chicago radar, scattered showers. not heavy but it will be like this all day long. winds out of the east once again. delays out there and then the pacific northwest. here is our first storm coming in. that's from yesterday. here's our second storm coming in. you get the clouds. that's going to be a big time rainmaker, big time wind maker for you, too. it starts overnight tonight and through the weekend. i'll have more on that coming up in a bit. robin? >>> all right, thank you. get this, bob, eggo waffle, enjoy it because you'll be hard pressed to find eggos -- other brands, too, or is it just that brand? just that brand. it was a frightening moment for a pregnant woman who fell from a s subway platform. the ib credi

greensboro moving northward through virginia into washington, d.c. it's going to be steady for the entire morning. if you think we're not going to see delays in the airport, i think we are. we're going to see a lot of them. atlanta, d.c., as the clouds hang in low, they are going to hang in tough, too. what about warnings for flooding. we have them there. bright shaded green areas, atlanta, greenville, back towards charlotte. dark shaded green, those are the flash flood watches. the reason pretty easy. a lot of rain potentially there. talking maybe as much as five inches of rain near the beltway of washington, d.c. right now thunderstorms in the southern end of that circulation. can you see it coming out of cape coral, miami, off and on for the day as well. interesting day for the east coast. >> thanks. we're getting a lot of comments from you the viewer about veterans day. you might have a salute you want to give out. go to our facebook page. if you don't know how, go to cnn.com/robin, there's a facebook icon and it will take you there. no signing u

will i'm virginia cha. >>> president obama landed in china this morning, the third stop of his tour in asia. earlier today he covered ground negotiating a new nuclear agreement with russia. he met the president at an international summit in singapore, wornging to replace the treat country that expires next month. the president said things look good. >> in our first meeting when i traveled at moscow, we arrived an understanding that it made sense for our two countries to begin reducing further our nuclear stockpiles. our negotiators have made excellent progress over the last several months, our goal continues to be to complete the negotiations and to be able to sign a deal before the even of t end of the year. i'm confident that if we work hard and with a sense of uror jenscy about it that we should be able to get that done. >> president obama and the russian leader also talked about iran. obama said that time is running out for tehran to do something about its nuclear program. he said the u.s. and russia will keep pushing iran diplomatic alley and there are other options if that fails.

very pleased with the new governor of virginia. he is talking about free enterprise and the american dream. those are people that come to mind. he is the father of supply side economics they have a tremendous castle. since the dollar went off of gold, he has a fantastic gathering of economists from all over the world talking about how can we ever get back to say stable system. whatever china comes up with, some kind of a uron that's sustainable. >> when the euro was created. now $1.50 the other way around. because of 50% in that time span. that tells you that the swinging currencies want the impact of a terrif. when you have a swing of a currency of 50%. you have just made your computers products 50 pres more sxepsive the u.s. now having a weak dollar it's very unseemly to do that. >> one of the things an amateur like me doesn't know is who is making the money. the people who make money are speculators. the amount of money you would have to convert to carry out international trade is less than 5% of the currency market. what bother

we have on the line marty from virginia. marty, i understand that your husband is in lockdown in ft. hood. tell us about that. >> caller: yes, jane, that's correct. i got a telephone call from him this afternoon around 4:00, 4:30 saying that the entire fort was on lockdown, that nobody could get on or off the fort, that everybody was locked down in the buildings there. and that they will had shut down all the air conditioning systems in case this was a terrorist attack and there was any, you know, germ warfare or anything like that involved. >> wow. so they are terrified at the initial point where the shooting erupted and now it seems that this situation is contained, although we're hearing some new information about two of the suspects who originally caught and released. marty what, do you make of the fact that the person they believe is the primary shooter who is now dead is a u.s. army major, malik nadal hassan, assigned to the darnall medical center at ft. hood. he's actually a psychiatrist himself. what do you make of t

he was born in virginia and was a graduate of virginia tech. hasan is 39 and of jordanian a sent. he used to work at the walter reed medical center. a man said nadal used to come in for coffee and donuts every morning. the store owner tells a cnn producer that hasan often chatted with him when he stopped in. >> there was one exchange which really stuck out in his mind. like i said, this was a regular customer, but about a week ago, he came in and seemed to want to talk. he knew the store owner had been overseas and was also former military, and he expressed to him specifically that day he was worried about his upcoming deployment. and he expressed that he had a problem -- judging the religious conflict, but as a fellow muslim and someone of faith, he had a problem of having perhaps the opportunity in the future to have to shoot or kill or injure or fight several muslims and that was something that was weighing heavily on him. >> well, hasan's cousin spoke for his family yesterday because major hasan's parents have passed away. he said -- about a half hour from now, we are expectin

. >> the new governor of virginia. >> our new governor of virginia. very pleased that he is talking about free enterprise and the american dream. those would be the people who come to mind. >> which economist, you know, in the paul volcker, alan greenspan group do you respect the most? >> the greatest economist, the one for whom i have the most respect, is robert mundell. >> where is he? is he alive? is he -- >> he is a professor at columbia. he won the nobel prize in 1999. he is the father of supply-side economics. he also has a magnificent castle in siena, italy, with his wife, valerie, and their young son. and every year -- and i believe he's done this since 1971, since the dollar went off of gold -- he has a fantastic gathering of economists from all over the world, talking about how can we ever get back to a stable, international monetary system. and he has people like paul volcker in attendance. i've met many central bankers and leaders of government there. and so, he's very much involved still in the future of the international monetary system.

virginia police believe she may have been hitchhiking. her family said it is not like morgan to up and leave. they talked to her every day. we wonder if authorities are any closer to finding morgan harrington. we welcome back her mother gil harringt harrington. gil, let me start with you. our thoughts and prayers with you. you must be weary at this point. >> thank you, mike. >> your thoughts about her leaving with two or three guys. have you heard that before? >> i have not heard that. this is very atypical behavior. i'm concerned about the piece of time from when she left her friends and went to use the restroom because for me things start falling apart and not making sense then. was she given or did she take something in the bathroom? why would she leave the concert? to me things just fall apart from she left her girlfriends and went to the restroom. none of it adds up to the girl that i know. >> from the study we have done as well, gil, she was looking forward to this concert for months and end up outside the arena. isn't that a sticki

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in virginia, there's another election. mayors are being elected in atlanta, boston, detroit, houston and new york. >>> lawyers are calling it a nice little stimulus package for muns of thousands of walmart the employees. they are getting checks from the company in a big legal settlement. our money expert jennifer westhoven is here with more on that. >> this is hundreds of thousands of people who we're talking about who have worked for walmart. they can expect something in the mail after a nevada judge approved this big settlement. walmart is going to be paying between $65 million and $85 million, and this will settle up allegations that it didn't let workers take breaks, that it manipulated time cards to cut their pay. lawyers for the workers say this is real money. it could be anywhere from $150 to $1,000 a person. it will take a few months for the money to get to them, but this covered 39 lawsuits in multiple states. so that's a lot of people who may be in the past felt like they were cheated who will be getting some kin

oceana, virginia, 75 mile per hour gusts. that's hurricane strength. today winds will be half as fast but you're still looking at beach erosion. let me show you this video coming out from the new jersey shore. this is wildwood, south of the atlantic city area. flooding. we have erosion. we have all this going on across the region. cape may county is under a state of emergency right now. look at the flooding right there. that is coastal flooding at its worst. >> what was this guy doing here? >> he's not using his head. >> no, he's not. >> you've got to be careful with floodwaters like that. especially you're talking about almost a tidal surge. that's the wind getting pushed up with the ocean. unreal. >> you've got a witch's brew of a situation there. >> it's a mess. jersey shore gets hammered worse by nor'easters than hurricanes at times. >> of course tropical concerns. bob will be back in about five minutes. >>> will sarah palin be going rogue at the dinner table this thanksgiving? stick around and hear oprah ask a tough question about levi johnston, t

jayson blair is from just thank you road near snerntville, virginia. he attended the university of maryland. on march 11, 2003, it was disclosed that he had "committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud." the widespread fabrication and plagiarism represented profound betrayal of trust and a low point in the 152-year history of the newspaper. the times went on -- "the reporter misled readers and times colleagues with dispatch that is purpose -- purported to be from maryland, texas and other states, when often he was far away from new york. he lifted news articles from wire services. he gave the impression he had been elsewhere when he had not. the times reporters found that -- of 73 stories blair had written, 26 has substantial problems. like journalists elsewhere, the times took this very hard. the paper's postmortem ran 7,000 words. it was published on a sunday and it started on page one. by comparison, a year later when the paper finally recognized that its prewar coverage of weapons of mass destruction was badly flawed, the acknowledgement ran 1,10

virginia's governor could step in. muhammad's accomplice lee boyd malvo got life in prison. more from muhammad's family including what his son says about today. >>> you may have growing doubt about the government's ability to ward off an h1n1 epidemic. it's according to a new survey that's out today. the cnn opinion research corporation poll finds that since august, 8% more americans have lost confidence that h1n1 prevention will happen. 53% are actually hopeful that the government and private companies can produce enough of the vaccine. >>> oh, my goodness, look at this piece of tape. it's crazy. a woman it fell on to a train track moments before the train arrived and there she goes. here's the video. this happened friday in boston. she lost her balance, putting out a cigarette and fell. look at all the people waving, trying to get the train to stop. transit police say that she was intoxicated. people frantically waved at the train and the driver was able to stop it just in time. look how close to her. the woman's oka

he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican caucus has lost. he is the president. he is a figure that has -- demands our respect and he is well-liked and we need to do a better job as a party to separate -- and separate the differences of opinion about policy compared to how we speak to hiabout him as a person. there are people in our caucus who do not -- are not able to bridge that note. >> we spent time thinking about this but we will try to be concise. i would say to the republican caucus that i know lee atwater said when your opponent is busy destroying himself, do not interfere. do not think that your opponents failures and weaknesses are your success. if everyone took a step back in line you somehow step forward. believing that is a prescription for permanent minority status. people want a society that works. people want solutions and leaders to a better -- and lead us to a better place. i would say to republicans, it is jobs and economic growth, it is all that. yo

he was born in virginia. he graduated from virginia tech with a degree in biochemistry. earned a medical license in the army. though he was never deployed outside the u.s., testifies due to be deployed to afghanistan in a coup of weeks. >>> some experts say it's irrelevant that hasan had not been deployed to a combat zone before. a former navy officer says treating troops with combat fatigue takes its toll. >> this is something mental health providers are trained to do. those who work for the military or in the military, whether we wear uniforms or we don't are certainly subject to the compassion, fatigue and secondary traumatization that can occur from taking care of some of these very, very difficult situations. >> these are images captured after the ft. hood shooting. showing people trying to comfort each other to absorb what happened. a lot of people rushed to the scene and ripped off their clothes and tend to the wound of so many people. 13 people dead. the suspected shooter, major hah son in custody. himself in the hospital. said to be in a coma. a florida woman wa

you can take a detailed look at that timeline and at fi findmorgan.com and virginia state police have been able to put that together to be able figure out exactly when she went missing on the 17th to when her belongings were found on the 18th and move forward. what investigators are doing right now going out on tips like the one in charlottesville and surrounding areas and, you know, they will send teams out immediately if they have good credible information and that's what they hope for this weekend, as well. i just received an email on my blackberry about the virginia state police and their efforts to team up with the family this weekend, friday, saturday, and sunday. tomorrow night, there is a meeting that's taking place that everyone can attend, volunteers are encouraged to come out and be a part of that and to learn from investigators exactly what to look for on the ground. >> okay. real quick, michelle, is the timeline any different from what we've known, she separates from her friends 8:40, outside the arena until about 9:30? >> that's correct. >> that's where we stand. we'll g

, central virginia, central vermont too. we're watching for that. maryland looking for that. rain off towards the west buffalo now moving down i-90 into rochester. going to get some showers coming in today. across the pacific northwest, here's your massive clouds coming on through. lots of rain, snow and heavy wind. talk about that coming up in about a half hour. >> busy thursday. >> a lot going on. >> you got up this morning thinking -- >> thursday cruise into friday. >> warm up to tomorrow. some alleged march jane growers we -- marijuana grows were stoned when they set up shop. >>> forget about the pumpkin pie. what's going on with the great pumpkin shortage of 2009? >>> keep talking to your doctor that's the big message from health and human services kathleen sebelius. this week, a federal advisory board said women in their 40s should avoid routine exams. the american cancer society they don't agree. sebelius said programs like medicaid will keep paying for the exams. the guidelines are recommendation not government polic

virginia later tonight. we're watching for heavy rain possibly for the mid-atlantic coast over the next 48 hours. rain right now around central ohio, that rain is now stretching into chicago, too. here's your rain shield, the heavy stuff is over gary, indiana, but moving in the chicago direction. watch for delays at the airports because of that. get away from that, the upper part of the northwest, one cold front came ashore last night, the first one. a lot of wind, rain, over the past couple of days, still seeing light snow out of that. look at that cloud cover off the pacific. that's your next storm. we'll see more of that action, wind, rain developing tonight. lasting through the weekend. another round behind that one. tower cam from the region, it's going to be a pretty decent day around new york city. that's the upper east side. little bit of wind. high pressure directly overhead. going to feel just like november. there you go, rob. more in a little bit. >> and it is. >> indeed. >>> munching on a waffle