heavy rain developing tomorrow in missouri, st. louis could get a lot of rain out of this along with indianapolis. showers in the northeast, and a sneak peek at thanksgiving day, the heavy rain moves into the ohio valley and eventually into areas like philadelphia and possibility new york city. we have to watch out for that macy's thanksgiving day parade. hopefully the rain will arrive after the parade is over with. >>> if you're watching us on whdh7 news in boston, massachusetts, explore the early works of america's most prominent poets at the public life of poetry at the boston public library. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. more fallout from charlie sheen's wild night out in new york. sheen filed suit monday against capri anderson, the porn star who was found locked in the bathroom of his manhattan suite last month hours after she accused him of abuse. sheen accuses anderson of extortion saying she sought $1 million to remain

in missouri over the weekend the members of this group planned to pick schedule the funeral of an american soldier who died in afghanistan but mourners managed to block them out of the area by taking up all the parking spaces and creating a human shield around the funeral. now, on its website, the westboro group says it will picket, quote, the worthless brats who attend capuchino high school as well as their teachers and parents who have taught them from the cradle that god is a liar. end quote. the this protest group even declares on its website, thank god for the san bruno pipeline explosion. it says more on the flyer, that the hour of god's judgment is come. so this protest is scheduled for 7:35 this morning expected to last a half hour. we talked to the san bruno police. they say they will be patrolling here this morning. >> thank you, sharon chin in san bruno. >>> most of the streets destroyed by the deadly san bruno explosion are set to open this week. but the huge crater left behind after the september 9 blast will be there until the investigation is complete. investigators are stil

jose testified via closed circuit television from a prison hospital in missouri. testified that he shared a 12 by 8-foot cell with not only ingmar guandique but armando moral less, as well. morales, previously testified that ingmar guandique confessed to killing chandra levy were the two were cell mates in 2006. morales told the court, ingmar guandique was looking for advice on how to deal with gang members at a new prison he was expected to be transferred to because he feared being labeled a rapist and attacked. but today, jose told the court he was locked up with ring inand morales, 24 hours a day and never heard the confession. however, on cross-examination, he admitted he was sleeping more than usual at the time because he was recovering from a gunshot wound. he also admitted to not being fluent in spanish and was sometimes listening to the radio with head phones. ingmar guandique and morales, he said, always spoke to each other in spanish. >> so what you have got here is three cell mates in one small cell. one man says that ingmar guandique confessed and the

we are looking at once again another round of thunderstorms across eastern texas, missouri, and illinois and even some snow and wind across the northern plains. temperatures up there will be in the single digits, shepard. >> shepard: chili. maria malina. thanks. netflix preparing for digital area announcing first unlimited streaming subscription program. $7.99 a month users can watch netflix videos on any computer or tv with an internet connection. other netflix plans still offer movies the old fashion way by the mail. apple is bringing new features with latest software updates for iphones, ipads and ipod touch. ipad users can finally enjoy multitasking and folders and all apple products using the ios 4 operating system can now print wirelesslessly. print right off the ipad and use the new air play feature it streams pictures, music and video wirelessly across a number of apple devices and compatible speakers. if the software update is not enough. tech blogs report apple could release entirely new ipad this april. one am list says the new version will not look much different except for t

but into the day tomorrow expecting some clouds to blow in from yet another system swirling out into missouri and also through even northern mississippi some clouds rolling in. that system headed our way. the storm from last night blowing well off the new england, even northern canada coast. that's out of here. but chilly winds continuing to feed in behind unsettled weather in the great lakes. our future cast brings in the clouds from that system. not a lot of rain we could see patchy drizzle tomorrow afternoon. western maryland could see a passing flurry or two out toward frostburg tomorrow. but tomorrow into friday we clear out again and it looks awfully nice as we start up the weekend. overnight 38, clear, chilly, still breezy tomorrow. 55. patchy drizzle late in the day. tomorrow night clouds shut begin to break up a little bit as we go to 33 cold degrees. for the weekend not much of a temperature rebound friday. if anything cooler warmer for the weekend upper 50s and early next week a surge of warmth' the hammer drops. i think right now the busiest travel day of the year wednesday is goi

in missouri over the weekend, the group planned to picket the funeral of an american soldier who died in afghanistan but mourners blocked them out of the area by sheer numbers. on its website, the westboro group says, "god does not love everyone and it's not okay to be gay or to fornicate with anyone or thing you please." the protest group even declares on its website, thank god for the san bruno pipeline explosion, adding the hour of god's judgment is come. not clear though why capuchino high school was chosen as the protest site this morning. certainly capuchino high school has been involved in providing support and fundraising for the san bruno fire victims. the protest is set for this morning at 7:35, expected to last about half hour. we have already seen san bruno police patrol cars going by. the school has been working with the millbrae and san bruno police who are on a response plan. they are working together for some kind of response but meantime, they are expecting school to go on as usual hoping that kids won't be afraid to come to school. >> thank you, sharon chin in san br

according to fresh eggs were distributed in arkansas, california, missouri, oklahoma and texas. the owner of the ohio farm has been a financial backer of the fresh egg company. log on to kron 4 because on our news like we have the complete list of the lot numbers of those eggs. new this morning president barack obama is in india. he spoke about parliament. he said they have to combat global terrorism. >> in parliament which was itself targeted because of the democracy represents we honor the memory of all those who have been taken from us. including american citizens. on 2611. indian citizens on 9-11. this is of bond that we share it is why we insist nothing ever justifies the slaughter of innocent men women and children. it is why we work together more closely than other 2 per cent terrorist attacks and deepen our cooperation further. >> they attacked 166 people feared hundreds of protesters holding a noisy but non-violent protests appeared he he said he is going despite the protest and despite the fact that the volcano may erupt. 10 05 a.m. back with more the moment. the james

we do have a little bit of rain from a southern wisconsin near chicago this afternoon down to missouri into portions of oklahoma. a little snow across northern colorado. a little bit of snow fell in denver. but here in the east, for the first time all the way to florida that cloud band just quiet, big area of high pressure governing our weather. high pressure down to the south, slowly but surely is going to move off the coast and it'll start to get the winds back to the west southwest. keeping us in mild weather all weekend long. looks like we won't see any rain here or everyone even a chance of rain until perhaps tuesday afternoon as low pressure way down by the gulf looks like it'll head up to our region by tuesday. north winds, five to 10 knots. the bay temps around 54. clear and cold, frosty, some spots 29. downtown probably 44. 63, beautiful sunny day tomorrow. but look at the weekend, 66 sunshine on saturday. a few clouds, monday as well as 62 and the rain chance increases here. the high of 60 on tuesday. denise. >> all righty, thank you bob. check in tomorrow morning on eyewitne

. >>> in missouri, the 45th anniversary of the gateway arch, america's tallest national monument, celebrated with a meet and greet. visitors got to meet 20 of the men who scaled 630 feet building the arch from the ground up. the men told stories, shared photos and memorabilia and signed a few autographs. >>> and finally, 50,000 costume mass craders marched through the greenwich village for the allhalloween parade. lady gaga, there she is. the new york city bedbug. ooh. and, of course, there was, you know, the crew from michael jackson's circa "thriller" with an an usual estimate 7 more than 2 million visitors it is the largest halloween parade in the country. quite a fun party as well. >>> and now for a look at your national regional weather here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. bill, where's the halloween costume? come on? >> it's over. time to sit there and sort your candy and figure out a strategy how you'll eat it all. the only areas we have problems with over the weekend with the rainy weather was in the pick northwest. unfortunately, a little wet for a

louis, missouri. the bay area made the list of safest cities with san jose number 4. it analyzes six crime categories to create the rankings. violent crimes figure prominently and it's shockingly violent crime that has rocked a north berkeley neighborhood. tonight, the hunt is on for a man who attacked a girl as she slept in her house saturday night. we're live at the police department where we're learn more about the man police are searching for. >> reporter: i talked to the suspect's girlfriend and a friend who say he works as a gardener and is a soccer player who has lived in north berkeley several years. they say he has a daughter of his own which many say makes this violent attack all the more unbelievable. this is the man berkeley police say sexually assaulted a young girl as she lay sleeping in her bed. police say the 27-year-old broke into an unlocked window and raped the girl at about 6:00 saturday morning. >> even investigating cases like this, it feels personal, you know. so for someone to go through such a horrific, horrific incident, she was very strong i

. >>> virginia has the second lowest cigarette tax in the nation, only behind missouri. alexandria wants state lawmakers to hike the tax. richard merit with the city health commission says it is more than revenue they are concerned about. >> based on research from other states, that one of the most effective strategies to reducing cigarette smoking and therefore second-hand smoke in the community is really by increasing the overall price of cigarettes. >> reporter: now, alexandria leaders also leave the $1 per pack tax hike would bring in another $319 million for the commonwealth. >>> cheers from montgomery county officials. just in time for the holidays now you can purchase liquor and wine on sundays at the 28 county owned stores. beginning november 21st, stores will be open from noon to 6:00 on sunday during the six-month trial period. they will keep an eye on cost, revenue and how it affects privately owned liquor stores. pedestrians have the right of way and they are cracking down on drives who don't yield to them. but it is not just motorists. officers are also issu

in missouri, two people suffered minor injuries when one freight train rearended another after it failed to pull on to a side track after stopping. several empty rail cars and an engine were knocked off of the tracks. a railway spokesperson reportedly claims that a switch that governs use of the side track was not used at the time and the accident is now under investigation. >> in arkansas, a young buck made a quick stop at the grocery store. security video shows the white-tailed deer running through the parking lot, through the automatic doors, zipping down the aisles, scampering past customers and employees. fortunately the speed shopper found his way out and only caused minimal damage. >>> in pennsylvania, they found a smashingly fun way to get rid of the leftover fall pumpkins. the first ever pumpkin madness festival. folks can throw, launch, drop, bowl, even catapult their leftover pumpkins and some used it for target practice. get a little aggression out there. for a look at your national and regional weather here nbc meteorologist bill karins. didn't know it was time to get rid of

>>> breaking news from eureka, missouri. a school bus with kids on it in a head-on collision and there are injuries. we don't know how many. but we do know that after the crash a fire erupted. fire officials got to the scene and were able to put out the fire and then brought seven ambulances there. we're waiting to hear exactly what is happening to the kids onboard that bus. but, again, we know that there are some injuries. we'll keep you posted. >>> the juiciest stuff is already leaking out from sarah palin's new book. she takes shots at levi johnston, surprise. even "american idol" contestants and she stands by her daughter bristol's new devotion to chasty. she has this new book coming out "america by heart." she's the cover girl for this sunday's "new york times" magazine and talking to barbara walters with her strongest statement yet about a run for president in 2012. >> i'm looking at the lay of the land now and trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family. if it's a

way over here out toward the edge of illinois, back through southern wisconsin and down into central missouri. there's rain coming down there. partly to mostly cloudy skies well out into the upper midwest with that rain but none of that here. sunshine up and down the east coast. no active weather anywhere, anywhere up and down the east coast tonight, tomorrow, tomorrow night, into sunday. finally a little bit of weather beginning to move in in the form of a weak cold front, but i don't think it gets here until monday night. so really a sunny weekend, and one of those ones you have some savor you know what will come as we go into late november early december. enjoy this gem of a weekend. 31 tonight. tomorrow lots of sunshine. if you could only pick the weather on a november weekend, this would be what you'd pick. mid-60s, sunshine. tomorrow night down to 34 degrees under a clear clear sky. and let's check out your 7-day forecast here, the trend is going to be for more fantastic phenomenal, sunny, beautiful weather. it warnings the heart to look at it. but next week we'll look for rain to come

missouri jumps four spots following their win over kansas state and south carolina is up 5 after beating florida in the swamp. texas a & m leaps six spots after beating bailer and iowa falls 7. the win puts the wildcats in this week's top 25 along with miami, utah barely holding on, dropping nine places to 24th after a loss at notre dame. games to watch this week in the buckeyes and hawk eyes in iowa city muss nebraska travels to texas a & l while virginia tech is looking to wrap up the a.c.c. coastal with a win over miami. >> that is your u.s.a. today top 25 coach's poll presented by sprint. the now network. >>> you thought calling the redskins offensive line five matadors in a bull rick was agents fluff >> now, it's great. right on the money. >> don't look to interview any of those guys. >> i probably won't be getting a christmas card from them. >>> still good tomorrow. rain comes in tuesday. >>> 60 minutes is next. see you back here at 11.

worried about severe thunderstorm as cross parts of missouri down to arkansas tomorrow. front comes through here. notice the clouds starting to break tonight. chilly air moves in for tonight and during the day on wednesday. then by thanksgiving, here comes some rain. it will ride up to our north and west, but it will get here, i think, late thursday night into friday. friday right now looks like the wettest day on this next seven. 66, 67 today with that outside chance of a shower. 54 tomorrow. then by thursday, thanksgiving day, cool 57 again a slight chance of a shower. much better chance we'll see rain through midday at least on friday. so if you are driving home friday, that could be rough. the weekend's looking good. cool, though. highs 50 to 55. that's your weather this tuesday. we're going to the kitchen. 9news now will return in a moment. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable, and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. and there's no term

colonie, new york, the safest, o-fallon, missouri. some criminologists have criticized the methodology. >>> hundreds of people gathered to remember los angeles publicist ronni chasen who was murdered last week. family and friends recalled how chasen grew up loving movies and movie stars. that passion carried over into they are work. police say chasen was killed by several gunshots to the chest as she drove home last tuesday. >>> sarah palin will be in l.a. to cheer on daughter bristol in the finale of "dancing with the stars." and then tomorrow, she kicks off a cross-country tour to promote her new book "america by heart." one reports that her staff is even scoping out office space in iowa. but palin still hasn't won every mainstream republican. >> she's very happy in alaska, and i hope she stays there. >>> and we're following a developing story overnight in china. a 13-year-old american boy and his mother were detained by police after the teenager unfurled two protest banners near tiananmen square. he was apparently trying to get the

several hundred supporters from missouri and illinois assembled at the chain of rocks bridge to join hands and connect both states. recovery speakers and elected officials spoke at the event and a unified crowd enjoyed a day of food, fun activities, and live music. recovery supporters in delaware celebrated recovery month in their state by holding a kickoff luncheon. delaware governor ruth ann minner was on hand to speak and to recognize several individuals for their work in the substance abuse treatment field. river valley behavioral health organized a stand for recovery. citizens of owensboro, kentucky, gathered publicly on the lawn of owensboro courthouse to stand and show their support for the recovery movement. rhode islanders celebrated recovery month by attending a recovery day event in their state capital of providence. the event featured food, face painting, guest speakers, and live music, as well as prevention activities, displays of the recovery quilt, and a vigil for the remembrance of loved ones who were lost to the disease of addiction. faces and voices of recovery gree

missouri is going to get it. it could hit chicagoland and up toward milwaukee during the late morning into the afternoon. otherwise, this is where it heated up yesterday. we just zoomed past that. temperatures were in the 70s across a good chunk of the ohio tennessee river valley in the south. that warm air stays west. we get a little taste of that leading toward the weekend but we are dry for the next 3 to 4 days stays back west and we will wait until early next week to get the next chance of rain. 61 today on this veteran's day. we will be sunny and pleasant and above normal. we are down into the 30s overnight. and we are looking for tomorrow's temperatures with sunshine in the low 60s. we will see what's happening back on the roads with kim round. >> reporter: we have -- brown. >> reporter: we have one accident northbound 95 past keith avenue. that is just blocking the right shoulder. not having too much of an impact. looking at 95 at 195, no problems northbound approaching 695. southbound lanes are cleared th

. >> ifill: among those ousted: a number of veteran democratic leaders, including 17-term missouri congressman ike skelton; 15-term minnesota lawmaker james oberstar; 16-term budget committee chairman john spratt of south carolina; and 13-term pennsylvania congressman paul kanjorski. in the senate, republicans picked up at least six seats, and by late this afternoon two races-- in alaska and washington state-- remained too close to call. >> give michael bennett a big big round of applause. >> ifill: and colorado incumbent michael benett was only able to claim victory this afternoon, although his opponent republican ken buck had yet to concede. >> change is hard. we can't get it done overnight, but we can get it done together. this definitely a race for the record books. >> back to work for the people of nevada. >> ifill: in one of the most watched races of this election season, senate majority leader harry reid managed to survive a tight contest in nevada. next on his agenda, he said: finding middle ground. >> the founding fathers in their wisdom said that the house of representatives should b

let's begin with joyce, a democrat in missouri. caller: good morning. i have just a couple of questions, but first a comment. the first thing that struck me was this painted a picture of liberals versus conservatives and how they support the military. being a progressive liberal, i don't share that opinion, and i converse nomination nine that net -- nationwide network with a bunch of other liberals and don't ever express the kind of opinions york tochis allow. -- the kind of opinions you talked about. i think that on the other end of the spectrum with conservatives, where you find a much more hawkish population about go to war, kill the enemy at any cost, that part is most importantly the blood of our soldiers and military service people. so i have a real problem with where you draw that from where you sit in your job at annapolis, maybe you are too far removed from the population that would be able to answer those questions for you truthfully. so i would like to know where you got that information. host: thank you, joyce. guest: the blood of our soldie

o'fallon, missouri. ramapo, new york, mission viejo, california, and clarkstown, new york, rounded out the top five. some criminologists have criticized the methodology. >>> hundreds of people gathered to remember los angeles publicist ronni chasen who was murdered last week. family and friends recalled how chasen grew up loving movies and movie stars. that passion carried over into her work, they said. police say chasen was killed by several gunshots to the chest as she drove home last tuesday. >>> sarah palin will be in l.a. tonight to cheer on daughter bristol palin in "dancing with the stars," the finale. and then tomorrow, she kicks off a cross-country tour to promote her new book "america by heart." and possibly even a presidential bid. one british newspaper reports that her staff is even scoping out office space in iowa which, of course, holds the first caucus. but palin still hasn't won every mainstream republican. >> she's very happy in alaska, and i hope she stays there. >> that interview with

silky terrier she named buster, she bought him online from what she thought was a legitimate breeder in missouri. >> i found this cute puppy sitting there looking at me on this cute little couch with cute little stuffed animals next to him. and i said, that's got to be him. >> she bought the puppy sean paid to have him flown to d.c. doctors told her her puppy had parvo virus, highly contagious among unvaccinated dogs living in unsanitary conditions. a sign buster was the product of a puppy mill. >> i called the breeder and spoke to him a little, he reassured me that buster was played with every day by the family, and he was healthy, and he was a great dog. >> not the case. veterinarians gave buster less than a 50% chance to live, and it would cost fuhrman more than $10,000 to treat him, not knowing if he would live or die. >> before i got a puppy, i didn't know there was parvo virus or puppy mills. >> unfortunately it is a common story. >> justin kali lead this raid at a puppy mill in mississippi in july. authorities seized more than 100 dogs from a business that appeared very different online.

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in texas, much of oklahoma, eastern half of kansas, missouri, all of iowa into wisconsin and minnesota, so it's a large area that needs the umbrellas. the swofrt going through kansas. from here to wichita, thunderstorms going through. eventually this will work toward topeka, lawrence, and kansas city. omaha, you're also going to have a wet start to the day. our computers are estimating this orange color, that's some almost three inches of rain out of this system. so significant rainfall here coming up right along through omaha, just outside of des moines. today's forecast, east coast, 60s mostly from new york city to d.c. near 70 in atlanta, florida nice, near 80 degrees. there's the wet weather in the middle of the country. and a sneak peek at your saturday forecast. much more of the same. east coast looks very nice, but we have to watch for the rain changing to snow. could be the first significant snow for areas of minnesota. >> uh-oh. you've got your tree up, right, bill? your christmas tree? >> from last year. >> all right. >>> cisco tumbles, disney jumps the gun, and computer hist

louis, missouri and camden, new jersey took the top spots as the country's most dangerous. this is according to the cq press again. the study is based on fbi statistics for murder, rape and robbery and assault. the city was was once at the top of the list, new york is now ranked as the 296th most dangerous place in the country. wow, that's a big drop from number one to it 296. >>> the safest place is in new york state as well, a small community. this is going to be hard for district officials to swallow. i thought things were improving with crime stats. >> it seems like it over the years, right? >> they were once known as dodge city and that didn't go over very well. this is going to be tough to take. they're not number one though. look for the positive. >> that's right. >>> a d.c. tradition, thanksgiving tradition continues today. >> for the fourth year in a row, ward five councilmember harry tommy thomas junior, will distribute more than 400 turkeys in the greater mount calvary holy church. the give away begins at noon until 2:00 p.m. at the greater mount calvary holy chu

tennessee and missouri share borders with eight states each. borders with eight states each. >>> food fresh from the garden always seems to have a special flavor. as adrian reports, it's especially tasty when you raised that food yourself! >> here's some right here. does anybody need some? >> i need two more. >> reporter: these kids are learning about gardening, but they're also learning about themselves. it's part of a program at green chimneys, a school for students with special needs. >> i do have a garden worker, and he teaches me all about how to garden and stuff. he teaches me how to plant, water, take stuff out. >> reporter: they call this "horticultural" therapy. horticulture refers to the science of growing plants. >> well, the way you find out if it's ripe or not is you go -- you hear that? try that. >> reporter: so the school uses gardening to teach the teens social skills and self-esteem. it's a way to make therapy fun. >> i water plants, i cover them in hay, and i do a lot more, like plant plants and like tomato plants, i guess, an

a terrible accident in missouri, involving a school bus, it happened, involving a bus from the rockwood school district, and, suv colliding with the bus, the suv burst into flames, six children sent to the hospital, and, this is in eureka missouri, 25 miles north of st. louis, 6 children on board the bus sent to the hospital, no word on their condition and no word on what has happened to the driver of the suv. there were flames involved, the suv, we're told, burst into flames, upon impact, and you can see, it was a terrible impact and the suv was traveling on the wrong side of the road and that is why the head-on collision occurred, this again in eureka missouri, the rockwood school district, 6 children sent to the hospital. >> hi, thanks for joining us, on this thursday morning. i'm jenna lee. >> i'm jon scott, we're in the fox newsroom, outrage growing over the verdict in the first ever civilian trial of a gitmo detainee and the jury convicted ahmed ghailani of one count, out of more than 280 charges against him, in the deadly u.s. embassy attack in africa. >> despite the acquittals,

, missouri 4. in 1832, the heart of the democratic party was white, rural southerners. even in 1980, the majority were held by white southerners. today there is more of a majority in new england and new york. that would only ascribe for part of the game. you would have the republicans and seats surging back. you would have ruled southerner's no longer splitting their tickets. you also saw perhaps one of the few times in history that northern democratic white working-class voters were voting republican. you could see that in places like minnesota 8, a seat that has not carried -- not been carried by republicans. michael was alive. >> in 1944, the republicans lost. >> pa. 11, illinois 17 common -- illinois 17. wisconsin seven, and there are other places where bush narrowly carried that are essentially working-class democrats seats. you can vote democratic on the top of ticket and democrats at the top of the ticket voted republican at the bottom, largely because of anger over where president obama is

. >> we live in missouri, and my state flag has a crest in the middle with two bears on the sides in the crest. >> reporter: randy howe is a teacher and author of the book "flags of the fifty states." his fascination with flags began when he was just a boy. >> i went on a trip around the country, and one stop was mount rushmore, and i was looking forward to seeing the presidents, but i was struck by, as you walk up to the monument, you see the fifty states represented by their flags, and it was really dramatic. >> reporter: so dramatic in fact, randy decided right then and there that he wanted to learn more about each flag. >> they were fluttering in the breeze, and that piqued my interest, and also a general interest in u.s. history. understanding how these 50 states came together as a country, the different things that were important to each of the 50 states, and oftentimes they're really well represented in those flags. where you have these 50 states put together to form a country, and of course we could all fly the american flag, and all states do, but it's very important for the

but we're expecting some chilly rain, through missouri, into illinois. the heaviest in the southern tier of illinois. but even chicago o'hare and midway, could pick up delays throughout the day. gusty winds may cause problems in new york city. even into boston. much of the northeast looking for a dry day. that will change thanksgiving. rain arrives in new york by thanksgiving afternoon. now, back to you, rob and vinita. >> all right, ava dinges. thank you, ava. >>> later in this half hour, we'll have a life update on the travel headaches expected today. >>> we also learned overnight that all 29 workers missing in a new zealand coal mine are dead. police say no one could have survived the second explosion inside the coal mine today. explosive and poisonous gases had prevented rescuers from entering the mine to search for those missing men. they had been trapped underground since the first explosion on friday. >>> the vatican is confirming what has been called a seismic shift in a long-standing policy about condom use. it's contained in a new book, based o

louis, missouri. on the other end of the spectrum, san jose took the ranking of fourth safest city in the city behind honolulu, el paso, and new york city. seek q came up with rankings including murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and car theft. >>> well, crime may be down in san jose, but the city's rat population has skyrocketed, literally overnight. that's because 1,500 domestic pet rats are being temporarily housed at andy's pet shop in downtown san jose. the rats were rescued from a home in southern california where a man had been hoarding them. according to the humane society, the uncontrolled breeding began after the man's son brought home a few classroom rats just a couple of years ago. the rat problem became so bad, the man was eventually forced to live out in a shed on his property. >> with this type of thing, if you give them as much food and water and place and opportunity to mate, they desire, they will explode their population to reach any carrying capacity that the resources can p

storm you would see maybe more in the midwest around areas like arkansas, omaha, and nebraska up in missouri. severe storm there, that's common this time of year. not something you expect for here in maryland. we are going to continue out here this morning talking to residents, what they are seeing as well as emergency crews as they are going from hot spot to hot spot. live in parkville, charlie crowson abc2 news. >> thanks. >>> remember to stay with abc2 news and abc2news.com to keep up-to-date on the storm and all the cleanup happening. you can track maryland most powerful doppler radar and find the hardest hit areas. we want to see your damage in your area if you are seeing anything interesting, just send us pictures, pix at wmar.com or upload pictures and stories to the facebook fan page. >>> of:52. in other -- 6:52. in other news, baltimore city critical teachers union contract vote is today. mayor rawlings-blake has taken to youtube to talk about why the vote is important you to and your children and the city. >> it was a collaborative effort that respects the hard work of schoolteache

host: clare mechanical of missouri disagrees with you, saying it would -- clare the castle of missouri disagrees with you, -- macaskill of missouri disagrees with you, saying it would -- guest: whether they do or do not end it, it is not a big deal, in my opinion. let's look at the real numbers. $4 trillion this year. we have another one $0.20 trillion next year. in the scheme of federal funding, it is not much. host: marietta, california. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you doing? you are spinning them pretty good this morning. the last one he talked about, earmarks. of course, republicans. i am one of them. it is not this one% you just keep talking about, sir. by the way, this continuing resolution is going to be coming down the pipe from your famous, fabulous leader who is from california. i would love to have this lady from texas adopt it. that would be fine with me. we passed our budget, $19 billion. we just came out with $26 billion more in debt, but that is not the point. the bottom line with earmarks is, it is the grease that pushes the sled along. guest: i am not g

missouri jumps four spots following their win against kansas state. and texas leads up six spots and iowa polls 7th. the win puts the wildcats in this week's top 25 along with miami. utah barely holding on. dropping to 24th after a loss out there to watch this week for the big ten against the buckeyes in iowa city. plus number nine nebraska travels to texas while virginia tech is looking to rev up the agency coastal for the win over miami. >> that's your u.s.a. today top 25 coach's poll presented by sprint. the now network. >>> well there is your poll. if you have an extra week to plan for a team that you have already played once this season, you should win that game, right? playing at home? >> i mean, if the redskins win a few more games, we are not talking about mcnabb and the coach. >> winning solves everything. >> absolutely right. what does it look like tomorrow? >> still good. 60 degrees. then the rain comes on tuesday. >> that's 9news now. sports plus is coming up next. [ telephone ringing in distance ] [ male announcer ] movies just got more a

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and missouri's ike skelton chair of the armed services committee. in the senate, hear reid, who barely survived his own re- election bid was calling for compromise today. >> i think the main message that we should have received last night-- i know that i did-- is that people in nevada, the american people, want us to work together. >> reporter: but after an election where even the president's former senate seat went to the g.o.p., republicans aren't in a mood to make deals. >> let's join together to move the country back to right of center. >> reporter: one person who has not made her plans clear is the current speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. will she become the house minority leader or make way for someone else? katie, she hasn't announced it yet. >> couric: all right, and i'm sure you'll be keeping an eye on that. nancy cordes, nancy thank you. the midterm election was also a big test for the tea party movement as well as for sarah palin, who has upped her profile in national politics. so how did they do? cbs news estimates palin- endorsed can

they have an aggressive operation in missouri, for example, for republican roy blunt's senate race. >> we're calling to find out if we can count on your vote with roy blunt. >> reporter: president obama did radio interviews with everybody from ryan seacrest to bad boy michael basden. >> i want to make sure that all your listens understand. >> reporter: surrogates are on the trail. sarah palin, bill clinton. >> thank you. >> reporter: some candidate's appeals are based on their being victims. >> my opponent is on the side of the special interests that have dropped so many millions against us. >> when they can't attack you on substance, they try to call you names. >> reporter: it's an unusual election year, where many nonpoliticians are trying their hand, such as in arizona, with tea party candidate, physicist and republican house candidate ruth mcclung. >> being a physicist i love equations, i love facts. and what we're seeing right now, it's not adding up. >> reporter: and, diane, president obama tomorrow will be monitoring the results, doing more radio interviews to get out the vote

con la pesadilla que vivieron padres cuando su bebé fue secuestrados frente a susana sus narices en missouri, la odisea en el estacionamiento de una gasolinera cuando los padres se bajaron a comprar y dejaron el auto encendido un ladrón aprovechó el descuido y se a dueño o del vehículo y con todo y la criatura, los padres se aferraron al auto y mientras eran arrastrasdos uno reventó la ventana por fortuna el mmalhechr se echó a correr. >>> los padres resultaron con heridas leves y la policía está tras la pista del sospechoso verónica. >>> y otro que está vivo milagro un motociclista brutalmente impactado por un auto en perú, la cámara de vigilancia captó el momento en que el vehículo le pasó por encima se fracturó una pierna y las heridas no fueron fatales porque llevaba su casco. >>> similar suerte una soldado a la que su paracaída le jugó una mala pasada en el pru perú sin perder la calma logró deshacerse de uno de los dos y aterrizar sin más inconveniente. tremendo susto los clientes de una tienda en una estación de metro en kentucky un emeka puh ch encapuchado deman