i'm trying to get to albuquerque. you'll take me? i've got a lift to albuquerque! i got a lift to albuquerque! ♪ trucking got my chips cashed in ♪ >> righting a big league through arizona was hike being a kid again. looking for the best fuel price near albuquerque, wondering if anyone had that info. what it do you love about being on the road and seeing all of this? >> just seeing different places. even if you go through the same road every day, every day will be different. >> dave's off now to his next location. >> and the balloon festival is going on. could you go up in a about a roon and prevailing winds, could you get pretty far. >> that looks like a lot of fun. and what thighs people's run into. >> really good. i keep saying don't be so nice to him. >> i know. make him work a little harder. i feel 10 bad because he did call me and say they're offer meeg a hotel room, can i take it. and i said absolutely not. no, month charity. >> roughing it out there. >> but you can follow dave's adventures by going to our website, cbsnews.com/nowayhome. e-mail him at now

. >>> well, this comes from kob tv 4 in albuquerque, new mexico, where it was that time of year to go up, up, and away. check it out. hundreds of hot air balloons lifted into the skies of new mexico in the world famous albuquerque international balloon fiesta. in all, about 600 balloons took part in the event. but it's not just the high flyers who enjoy the views but also of course the thousands of spectators who lined local streets for a glimpse at the airborne display. >>> well, i'm christina von brunn, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> good morning. looks like the weather is going to be nice and quiet as we kick off the workweek. partly cloudy right now. temperature is upper 40's and low 50's. fairly comfortable. 55 downtown. 50, by by him. 55, annapolis. you're going to see a little cloud cover. high, thin clouds no. precipitation expected. pleasant temperatures this afternoon. highs will climb into the upper 60's and low 70's. we have a little bit 6 rain in the seven-day forecast. we'll show you that in a few minutes. >> than

it struck a tent in albuquerque. the 70 year old has a dislocated hip. >> we saw the man cart wheel at about 35 feet. he didn't hit the tent. he landed right on the asphalt. >> the balloon rose quickly with passenger out of the basket and then the pilot brought it down fast to check on her passenger. she was a little banged up from a hard landing as you might imagine. the balloon fiesta in albuquerque. >>> a secret video released in a trial of two men trying to extort john travolta after his son died. his lawyer testified the video showed the meeting with one of the defendants as part of a police sting. the two men are accused of demanding $25 million from travolta. both pleaded not guilty. >>> the vh1 tv contestant accused of killing his wife and then killing himself left a suicide note. the note reportedly said she was the love of his life. her feat and par her teeth and parts of her fingers were missing. >>> cameras will watch the transit system in washington d.c. investigators determined the engineer was texting

sergeant louie burkhard: we get quite a bit of drug activity through the county and city around albuquerque. keeps these guys pretty busy that work out of the narcotics unit. yeah, this is one of the major corridors for narcotics entering the united states from mexico up i-25, i-40 on the east and west uh, so in the metropolitan area of albuquerque, we get quite a bit of narcotics activity. ( garbled radio transmission) woman: 10-4. out of the way! get down on the ground! down on the ground! you have the right to remain silent. anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. you have the right to have an attorney present during questioning. if you cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed to you. do you understand what i just told you? any syringes in your pockets? i don't know. you don't know? uh-uh. listen, listen, listen. we don't want to get stuck, all right? i know. tell us if you have a syringe on you. i don't know if i put it... where do you keep it? in your socks? in my pocket. is it capped? it might not be. i got gloves on, mark. let me... there's a bunch

that's in albuquerque, new mexico. pretty beautiful when everything is nice and calm, but that shows you just how quickly and easily something can actually go wrong. >> that's ectacular, though, isn't it? >> yeah, yeah. >> really is remarkable. >> quite spectacular. >> there's not much that can compare to seeing a whole flock of hot air balloons up in a beautiful sky. >> you don't want to be in the basket going into the chimney. >> no, i think -- i think that would be a pretty bad feeling. >> compared to yesterday and the wild weather and winds, outside right now it's just about sunset time. still have a nice sky out there. our temperature, our high temperature today about average, 71 degrees is our average high. two years ago, remember we had a little bit of a heat wave in october. 91 degrees. outside now, here's how things look from our sky watcher and our city cam. our temperature outside right now, 67 degrees. southerly wind, not those howling winds we had yesterday. humidity's not bad at all. the pollen count, her

it's chilly in the lower 50s for boise and salt lake city. 82 in phoenix. 72 in sacramento and 75 in albuquerque. >> coming up on this monday risky business. new claims that the government misled the public before loaning billions to major banks. >> disaster zone in indonesia. many earthquake victims may never be found. >>> and a symbol of america being built in a very unlikely place. >>> and welcome back. a report out this morning comes down hard on the government for the way it handled the $700 billion bank bailout. the government watchdog says the treasury and federal reserve lied last fall when they said the first nine banks receiving bailout funds were healthy. just two weeks later two of those banks needed more money. the watchdog says the misleading statements could undermine public support in the future. >>> wall street is looked for good news. the dow tumbled 177 points last week and is down more than 3% in two weeks. investors hope that good news comes from corporate america. companies begin reporting third quarter results on wednesday with numbers due from alcoa, pepsi, costco and oth

>> narrator: in one of the oldest suburbs in albuquerque, garcia's kitchen is a local favorite. >> how are you today? i got a brisket taco plate here. >> narrator: and none love it more than the resident early birds. for regulars like randy, a retired air force major, a cup of coffee at the crack of dawn is the best way to start the day. but when a young man in a hoodie enters and scans over the business, server elizabeth padilla spots something that isn't right. >> when we he walked in the restaurant, he was wearing sunglasses, and it was still dark outside. to mug for the camera, then approaches elizabeth with a simple request. >> he pulled out a crumpled dollar bill and asked me for four quarters. is just bait. the register, the punk makes his move. >> narrator: and randy's right the culprit's collar. and randy's got help. for breakfast. with god on their side, the good samaritans join the fight. the desperate crook is no match for the combined power of the elizabeth frantically calls the men force the offender to the floor, holding him down with kicking and fighting. so sorry. i di

people get to enjoy albuquerque's air balloon fiesta. balloons got tangled in power lines, trees and street lights. at least six accidents. power was even knocked out to a number of people for a time. one woman broke her leg after falling out of the gondola. >>> a woman who uses a walker to get around got the best of a burglary suspect. >> i had to think fast. i knew i wasn't going down without a fight. >> new for you in 30 minutes, the creative way that she fought this fellow off. >>> i think i'm afraid of her with that soft voice and that big stick. >> you always have to be careful. a life line could be coming soon for millions of unemployed folks. senate democrats say they've broken a stalemate on extending jobless benefits. that will help millions, won't it, jen? >> it could. we'll see. richard, you and i think everybody watching, you may be surprise just how generous the benefits are. the senate proposal is an extra 20 weeks of unemployment checks if you live in one of the states in red and in those states that's where unemployment

it happened in albuquerque, new mexico, yesterday. did you see that? the balloon's gondola hit a tent and the man fell out and smacked the ground. the 70-year-old has a dislocated hip. >> and we saw the man cartwheel out at about 30, 35 feet. he didn't hit the tent. what he did was he landed, it looks like, right on the asphalt. >> the balloon then rose quickly with a passenger out of the basket they calibrate the weights and then the pilot brought it down fast to check on her passenger. she was a little banged up, too, from that hard landing. >>> that's frightening all the way around. >> wow. >> at least it didn't happen higher up. have you ever ridden in one of those? >> no, did you? >> i gave it to my husband as a present. i had to go with him. >> it's crazy. >> morning, bob. >> good morning, robin. >>> a big, active morning right now. lots of showers developing and some thunderstorm lines down to the south across the midwest. here is what it looks like. a brand-new watch box. it doesn't include oklahoma city. parts of the red river over to the arka

louis. 75 in dallas. 63 in seattle. 67 in portland. 70s in sacramento and albuquerque. cooling off across much of the country. >> beautiful here in new york. >> yes. >>> a lot of animals might feel closer to their creator this morning. >> pet lovers around the world had their favorite dog, cat or creature of their choice blessed by catholic priests yesterday. all in honor of st. francis of assisi. >> the national cathedral hosted the event in washington, d.c. one priest there blessed 15 dogs, six cats, a chicken and a guinea pig. >> the dogs didn't need to be there, right? they're going to heaven, right? >> all dogs go to heaven. >> even though they commit adultery a lot of times. they are not monogamous. they scrounge around the neighborhood. >> we love them anyway. >> life of sin. they are making good on it at church. >>> there's a new movement going on in the world of high fashion. and it has nothing to do with the clothes and everything to do with those who wear them. >> the models movement involves being bigger, not to mention healthier and happier. stephanie sy re

get to see a flying giant cow at a hot air balloon festival of course. 600 balloons fill the skies of albuquerque saturday at the international balloon fiesta. the nine-day event is the largest balloon gatheringb. ine world. always wanted to go up in one of those. that's the news. now back to lester, jenna >> now, the sun is the thing here. sunny skies with temperatures in the 50s. the rain is a long way away. this to the south may work its way here by tuesday. >>> now, here's jenna. >> thanks. still to come on today, thei letterman scandal raising new có workplace. just what's acceptable coming up after these messages. there's a place to find out. at walgreens, we're redefining what it means to be well... with products and advice you can count on every day. in every area of your life. so join us, and stay well soon. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. did you know 40% of tooth surface is hidden between teeth providing a perfect hiding place? that's why aquafresh invented iso-active whitening. a breakthrough gel that transforms into an active foam. it not only protects between teeth... ...i

>> narrator: in one of the oldest suburbs in albuquerque, garcia's kitchen is a local favorite. >> how are you today? i got a brisket taco plate here. >> narrator: and none love it more than the resident early birds. for regulars like randy, a retired air force major, a cup of coffee at the crack of dawn is the best way to start the day. but when a young man in a hoodie enters and scans over the business, server elizabeth padilla spots something that isn't right. >> when we he walked in the restaurant, he was wearing sunglasses, and it was still dark outside. the way he stood there, he was kind of moving around, looking just suspiciously. >> narrator: the shady kid seems to mug for the camera, then approaches elizabeth with a simple request. >> he pulled out a crumpled dollar bill and asked me for four quarters. >> narrator: but the dollar bill is just bait. the bald bandit is fishing for cash from the till. when elizabeth gets change from the register, the punk makes his move. >> [ screams ] >> narrator: and randy's right there to stop him. thinking quick, the major snags the culprit'

it happened in albuquerque, new mexico. down he goes. the balloon's gondola hit a tent and the man fell down and smacked the ground. the 70-year-old has a dislocated hip now. >> we saw the man cartwheel out at about 30, 35 feet. he didn't hit the tent. what he did was he landed, it looks like, right on the asphalt. >> the balloon rose quickly then with a passenger in the basket, there was a lighter weight, then the pilot brought it down fast to check on the passenger, and she was a little banged up from that hard landing. it's frightening, all those people around, too. >>> brett favre was playing against his old team, and gosh, it's like he never looked better. larry has a little bit more, too, and watch for the piece of tape on how he responded to his former team after. it was a human moment. >> yeah, that was really great. it lets you know, too, things are said, but they're friends, they know each other, there is a lot of respect when brett favre so that field. he turns 40 years old on saturday, and he admitted after the game he was ab

check out this video it happened in albuquerque, new mexico yesterday. the man fell out and smacked the ground. the 70-year-old has a dislocated hip. >> and we saw the man cartwheel out at about 30, 35 feet. now, he didn't hit the tent, what he did was he landed it looked like right on the asphalt. >> the balloon rose quickly with the passenger out of the baskt and then the pilot brought it down fast to check on her passenger. a little bit of bang. she was a little banged up, too, from that hard landing. >>> new this morning, a public apology from david letterman. the late night host said he wanted to talk about his sexual relationship with staffers one time. one time he apologized on air to his wife and co-workers. the affairs happened before he married regina in march but they have been a couple since 1986. >> the other thing my wife, regina, she has been horribly hurt by my behavior and when something happens like that. when you hurt a person and it's your responsibility, you try to fix it. and at that point there is only two things that can happen. e

shine a light and narrowed them down to three, one is sacred wind communications a tel come company in albuquerque which is providing telephone service, internet service to thousands of people on navajo lands who have never had access to this before. pretty amazing. the second someone happy baby, a company based here in new york which provides organic foods for your kids and they have created a wonderful community of moms which help educate other parents about healthy living for their baby and the third is beacon peyton hardware, the quintessential community business, where people come in and they know everybody's names and kids get toys and dogs get treats. just go to nbc.com/shine a late and vote for the winner. >> all right. jj ram berg. jj, good to see you. good to see you, too. watch "your business" every sunday morning bright and early late 7:30 a.m. right here on msnbc. i'm norah o'donnell. david shuster and alex witt will pick things up next. minutes from now, president obama is expected to speak about iran at 3:05 in the diplomatic room this is msnbc. i was always going. having to go in t

. >> just 55 in colorado springs, 69 in albuquerque, a wet 59 in seattle, st. louis climbs to 74, detroit 65, fargo 53, 60s from boston to baltimore and 87 in miami. looks like it will be in the 70s in vinita, oklahoma. >> is it on the map? >> no, but i'm just guessing. >> a general. it's that time of year, time for stories about mazes. the first one we've had in a while. creative juices are flowing as corn mazes become more and more elaborate. >> that's because they're using cutting edge technology to carve that out. this is entitled "lost in space" to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. the 21-year-old who designed it used a farm tractor equipped with gps and an on-board computer. he creates the pathway simply by driving where the computer tells him to. >> that's cheating, isn't it? >> kind of. >> he says it takes about four or five hours per maze and says it is just like a video game. >> i prefer the old fashioned way. >> i do, too. >> i do, too. ♪ how could i know, how could i see, feeling like lost in space ♪ assistance getting around

in the southeast, you're rain around albuquerque. as the rain moves towards the midwest, next couple of days, it's going to have a lot of rain underneath it. st. louis down to oklahoma city, starting tomorrow, two to five inches of rain is what we're expecting through the weekend. the other big story, the cold front sweeping through the east coast. brings a lot of clouds with it. take you to what it looked like around atlanta, this is the time lapse for you. it's been cloudy and miserable for the last couple of days and will be like that again this afternoon. here's what it looked like this morning. sunrise comes up, thunderstorms. we've had delays at the airports off and on, so watch for that to continue. you can see the clouds coming in. clouds going to the north in that picture, from the west. that is warm ar invex. more in about a half hour. >> you're such a science geek. thank you. >>> i say that in a loving way. it's been a winning streak, a winning week so far on wall street. the dow has jumped nearly 250 points in two days. s

right around albuquerque and denver. that's going to tighten up over the next couple of hours. everything is moving over towards the east. heavy rain out ahead of that. here's the warm sector. cold front jets down in through oklahoma. here's the warm front, goes down through memphis and back into the gulf of mexico. thunderstorms with a warm front, big-time thunderstorms with the cold front. let me take you live to oklahoma city. you had that line race on through about an hour and a half ago. tower cams still showing the wet roads out there. you can see light showers off and on for the morning. temps around the low 60s for the afternoon. right now 56 is the low temperature. you get torz the region, i want to show you radar around oklahoma city. there's light rain. severe thunderstorms heading in towards the tulsa area. you see there the orange boxes. the yellow box, severe thunderstorm watch. it will last through the rest of the morning until the early afternoon. the snow races on up the rocky mountains and it's heavy at times. here's the denver radar. all of the blue you see h

sue is on the phone from albuquerque. sue, what do you think? >> i voted for obama, yet i'm stunned about this great honor. who knew beer summits were such fertile grounds of world peace? i think the president has to get rid of his press secretary. that man misread the olympics and he never stressed to us the high esteem the scandinavians hold the president. this award,the only way the scandinavians can vote for an american president and this encouragement i believe is a denouncement of the previous bush administration's unilateralism but all this could back lash against our president domestically. everyone thought he was getting over exposed for not doing too much and it's like crying wolf. here he is with this great prize but people see obama every day and enough already. >> okay. sue, thank you. thank all three of you all for calling in. got a lot of e-mails. want to get right to this one from carol writing, congratulations to president obama for great work. it seems he is appreciated for is efforts by other countries more than by his own peo