georgia by 30. and a foul on georgia. albett albert jackson is the biggest guy on the floor. he was like a ballerina. litterial: look at the bulldogs and what they've done tonight. trey thompkins, two points over his average. leslie, six above his. mcphee, 14 over his and albert jackson, nine above his career high. litterial: maybe coach fox and other coaches they have to be pleased with their efforts and the balanced scoring he's gotten out of his guys tonight. matt: j.p. primm at the foul line. six point for him tonight, six rebounds. and a time-out called by eddie biedenbach. free throws by primm, the young man he refers to as their emotional leader. so this is a welcomed sign for mark fox because saturday night in birmingham, of course, a game he'd like to forget, they came out and hit the first three and u.a.b. went out and rattled off the eight points. crawford had 21 and georgia was never closer than double digits in the second half. litterial: good quality win for u.a.b. u.a.b. has an up and coming team. for georgia to go in there and play again especially with the yo

halftime here in athens, georgia, where georgia has a 17 point lead. matt: it's halftime in athens, georgia. bulldogs leading u.n.c. asheville. announcer: there is a place not so far away. a place where you don't have to keep the volume down.

take on georgia tech in atlanta. georgia tech the highest ranked bcs team with one loss. both of these teams pretty much predicated on running the ball. >> yeah, this is clean old- fashioned hate. it's pivotal for them, kind of paints the entire season. georgia tech has had a great year, if they lose to georgia, it won't be a victorious one, the fans won't be happy. >> in our household, we teach that we don't use the word hate. >> w yelling at mom for some deal. shay hodge and ole miss next. >>> t.j. fuller returned the opening kickoff for clemson but not getting better for the game cocks at home. garcia rolls to his right. picked off for the interception by hall and they are in gamecock territory already. >>> beautiful day up ahead here. highs in the upper 60s for the egg bowl. women see you at halftime. now we send you back out to starkville. for kerry, andre and dave neal. >> it is our wrangler game of the week a mag noel georgia state show down. ole miss ranked 25th, taking on mississippi state in the 106th editi

. >> northern alabama, georgia, too. this is atlanta radar. put the wind up there, not that big of a deal. only 12 miles an hour. you see the rain shield through georgia and into alabama. look how heavy that is. that red shaded area, that's like 2, 2 1/2 inches of rain per hour. flood watches are up. we'll talk about those in just about a half hour. >>> thank you. >>> flying during the holidays is expensive enough but while

some of the rainfall totals around georgia, because those are the ones coming in now, columbus, georgia, 4.6 inches of rain. atlanta 4.25 inches of rain. that's storm total. the rain continues to fall in north georgia and sliding into south carolina. very heavy at times near charlotte, north carolina. here is that radar picture coming out. you see a couple feeder bans off the atlantic ocean beginning to channel warm moisture in there. we're going to see the rain off and on all day with that solid shield moving through virginia no maryland, too. here is the way it goes. this is coming out of charleston. here's the hilton head. this is beaufort, south carolina. savannah is here, the thunderstorms moving to the west. not severe. just real heavy rainmakers currently heading into i-95. so something you're watching earlier this morning and a solid deck of rain when you get into charlotte through raleigh and stretching through norfolk into the nation's capital. with that in mind and this area of low pressure sitting out across the coast the next couple of days we have flash flood watches up th

chris singleton, the sophomore out of canton, georgia. >> dan: he's got five in the game. a very versatile player, can make that three point basket. that's not the strong part of his game, but it is a good part of his game. >> rich: kusnver runs out of real estate. the personality of this team, how has it changed since the subtraction of toney douglas? >> dan: you don't have the guy you can rely on on to go get you 25. i don't think there's any guy that you can say he's a threat to get 25, 30 any night out as toney douglas was. and at the end of games, it will be very interesting who is going to take the last shot, who will take the tough shots down the stretch. those are all questions that florida state will have to answer. >> rich: toney douglas was the answer last year. they were very good in crunch time on the way to the ncaa attorney mts. kusnver is not shy. >> dan: that time shooting over the outstretched arm. >> rich: singleton driving. sweeping hook. kusnver the rebound. >> dan: that's four blocked shots in the game so far for florida state. >> rich: husband he wil

north georgia probably about four to five. maybe as much as six to eight when you get across central alabama. more on that coming up in a bit. flooding really is the main concern at this point. >>> we have a breaking story i was working on while bob was doing that. apparently there is a hostage situation, reportedly, at stiszing mountain school in new york state. this is about two hours northeast of new york city. it's in northeastern new york. the reports are -- and cnn networks have not confirmed this. someone there is saying that a gunman is possibly holding a hostage. but that person has been located and confined to one room. and reportedly, we don't have this confirmed either, that they've made some contact so there's some negotiation going on. just a gunman. we have not heard any shots have been fired. the school is stissing mountain high school in new york state. if we get any updated information on that or confirmation, we'll bring it right to you. right now those are just reports. >>> flying during the holiday season

that will be the heaviest we'll find across georgia, northern parts of north carolina, too. that will be the next couple of days. that's where it's headed. the rest of the country doesn't look that bad at all. the flash flood watches and warnings are all posted for the lower part of the south. we'll talk about that, robin, in half an hour. good monday to you. >> appreciate it. >>> hugo chavez is tell iing hi military to get ready for a possible war with colombia and claims the u.s. is partially to blame. >>> also ahead, the soccer player who made headlines for yanking another player's hair. remember this? she's been suspended. we'll hear what you have to say about whether there's a double standard in sports. >>> okay. you never get tired of seeing that, right? that was the implosion of a seven-story hotel in owensboro, kentucky. we don't know what the city plans to do with the 20 acres of land now that it's gone. >>> prepare for a possible war? that's what venezuelan president huchlt hugo chavez told his forces yesterday. rising tension with colombia, he says, might lead to

ashley payne was a teacher in georgia. her principal recommended she quit because of a curse word that appeared on her facebook page and pictures from her european vacation. >> i visited the guinness brewery. i went to italy and had wine. i went to the temple bar district of dublin and drank some alcohol there. like any normal adult would. >> reporter: payne is suing to get her job back. the school system isn't commenting so far. >>> one of the victims found inside the cleveland home of a convicted sex offender was buried today. it's the first funeral for any of the 11 victims. police continue searching the home of anthony sowell and the stench of decomposition is getting worse. sowell is charged with five counts of murder. all but one of the bodies have been i.d.'d. >>> see this boy take a shot at glory on hln "news and views." >>> breaking news from texas. the u.s. army has filed formal charges against the ft. hood shooting suspect army major nidal hasan. military prosecutors have prepared 13 counts of premeditated murde

ashley payne was a teacher in north georgia. she says that her principal recommended she quit because of a curse word that appeared on her facebook page and pictures from her european vacation. >> i visited the guinness brewery, i went to italy and had wine. i went to the temple bar district of dublin and drank some alcohol there like any normal adult would. >> well, payne is suing to get her job back. the school system is not commenting on the situation. >>> country music fans witnessed history last night at the cmas. ♪ i was there when we said forever and always ♪ >> 19-year-old taylor swift became the youngest ever to win ent entertainer of the year award. >> i will never forget this moment because in this moment everything that i have ever wanted has just happened to me. >> and fortunately no one interrupted her last night. yeah, people don't -- apparently don't think people forgot about what kanye west did to her at the mtv awards. we'll show you all the spoofs, multiple spoofs across the show regarding kanye west inter

. >>> georgia bulldog mascot has died. the 4-year-old pure-bred english bulldog was just completing his second season when he died of heart problems. his spot will be on the side lines will be empty this weekend. >> did they breed the dog so there's a successor? >> they do. they don't know who the successor is going to be just yet because he was so young. >>> have you seen the clip of josh saco, the 5-year-old who can recite the speech before the miracle on ice in 1980?

and repeat i-reporter adriana of georgia was among 100 twitter followers at the launch. it was sponsored by the space agency. she took a lot of pictures, including this one of the count down clock. 101 participants were invited to the tweet up event. send us photos of any cool happenings in your part of the world, breaking news. safety first always, though. go to ireport.com and click on the upload now link. >>> winds as strong as 95 miles an hour is pounding the coast. sustained winds of 55 miles an hour and higher are expected before the storm is over. winds and rain that have battered western washington state, they've eased up a little bit. and flood waters are receding in some areas after all the flooding and mud slides yesterday. people in kansas may have been surprised about how much snow fell during their first snowfall of the season. one town got a foot of snow yesterday. >>> it's been ten years since that deadly bonfire at texas a& m. a memorial will be meld to remember the 12 people who died when the 59-foot tall log pile collapsed. 27 others were hurt. organiz

you see the rain shield through georgia and into alabama. look how heavy that is. that red shaded area, that's like 2, 2 1/2 inches of rain per hour. flood watches are up. we'll talk about those in just about a half hour. >>> thank you. >>> flying during the holidays is expensive enough but while you're stuck at the airport at least riding along the information superhighway, i haven't heard that term since, what, 1990? anyway, it's going to be fast and free. kareem abdul-jabbar says that he's sick and he wants everybody to know about it. >>> as part of military appreciation monday a free meal at golden corral. >>> in our "salute to the troops" private 1st class aaron william oxenford from his mom. she missed his birthday and he's missed at home as well. >>> hi, robin. i'm robin gregory and my salute is going out to my wonderful son, private 1st class. i am going to cry. b but, aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you, and we can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully but i

coming up a georgia teacher says she was forced to resign over photos and an expletive on her facebook page. pictures showing her holding a glass of beer, a glass of wine on a trip to europe. that's enough to make you resign? the principal says a parent complained. we'll delve into that one. >>> plus, you do not want to miss this incredible story. i had the honor to talk with ravens offensive tackle michael oher, the guy featured in the new sandra bullock movie "the blind side." as a teen kid abandoned, homeless in the streets of memphis, he overcame those amazing odds with the help of a family. this guy goes from homeless to nfl star. now his life is a hollywood movie. my exclusive interview with michael oher coming up. >>> here's a new way to join in on the conversation. become a fan of "prime news" on facebook. go behind the scenes. we'll have behind the scenes snapshots of the "prime news" team, how we get things together. you'll have first crack at some of the stories we're going to be working on. dive in and give us your opinion. just go there. we'll make it easy. head to cnn.com

ashley payne was a teacher in north georgia. she says that her principal recommended she quit because of a curse word that appeared on her facebook page and pictures from her european vacation. >> i visited the guinness brewery, i went to italy and had wine. i went to the temple bar district of dublin and drank some alcohol there like any normal adult would. >> well, payne is suing to get her job back. the school system is not commenting on the situation. >>> country music fans witnessed history last night at the cmas. ♪ >> 19-year-old taylor swift became the youngest ever to win entertainer of the year award. >> i will never forget this moment because in this moment everything that i have ever wanted has just happened to me. >> and fortunately no one interrupted her as she made her speeches last night. yeah, people don't -- apparently don't think people forgot about what kanye west did to her at the mtv awards. we'll show you all the spoofs, multiple spoofs across the show regarding kanye west interrupting her last time. >>>

>> oh, kim, in georgia, she will be charged in this case. what i don't understand is how they let her go to a fancy rehab instead of sitting behind bars. that's what i don't get, eleanor odom. >> i agree, nancy. first of all, let's start with false report of a crime, and then we'll go on from there. some of her terroristic threats and whatnot. but you know she's going to be charged as an accomplice to this fake kidnapping. >> we are taking your calls live, but i want to go back to frank powers. frank, what more can you tell me about the case? is the husband still standing by her at this hour? >> he has remained steadfast in her support, nancy. >> and to you -- >> go ahead. >> go ahead, dear. >> the reason that we see a lot of interest in this case, this case has really gone global. you also have a lot of pressure from the law enforcement community. we were talking about that earlier. they spent about $200,000 that weekend, both state, local, and federal officials, looking for her. and they're not too happy about that. >> to you, mark william

. >> rich: we're in hey cma macon georgia. home of the bears. the bears are stone cold right how. >> dan: they're taking poor shots right at the moment. but that's what good defense does, it takes you into taking difficult opportunities. >> rich: 2-21 is her ser. a couple of upsets last year. they had georgia tech on the ropes and lost in overtime down here last keer. bob hoffman's team looking forward to this ball game with florida state. it's homecoming. the place has been sold out for in some time. practice state has shot well. kitchen, alabi. a where he restling match. and mercer wins it. jenkins pulls it away. blocked. eighth block. alabi got a piece. free throws coming up. bran do th brandon moore challenging alabi. >> dan: when you have that number of steals, you expect to be able to get back and get easy opportunities, but the seminoles doing a great job getting back and set on defense. first the blocked shot and then the foul. leopard hamilton asked for a time-out. i don't think he's pleased with the way his team is playing on the offen

so did you know that our money expert clark howard served in the georgia state guard? this weekend you're going to see him serving the troops. clark and robin teamed up to help soldiers and you save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. >> all right. specialist greg frye is right here and he has a question about something that i have seen on the commercials again and again and i know you guys have on our own station as well. go ahead and ask the question. >> clark, what is the best way to invest in gold? >> other than turning in your wife's jewelry and stuff like that. >> okay. first, any of those ads you see on tv from all these people who buy your jewelry and all that, run away. run away not to them. second, buying gold is tough because when you buy actual gold, you have to pay a commission to buy it. you have to pay a commission to sell it. and then let's say you put real money into gold, take all your savings and put it into gold. gold is something people want to steal. so then you have to pay to lock it up. so then anything i like about buying actual gol

and smith the freshman out of dublin, georgia. be interesting it watch on on tuesday night, they'll take on florida. and then on to orlando for the old spice classic. snaer. shot clk expires. out in front it's walker who missed but the follow would i chris smith. >> dan: and there's another offensive rebound according to the statisticians here, 22 of the 47 points scored by the mercer bears have come as a result of those offensive rebounds. so the offensive rebounding, the best part of the attack today for the mercer bears. >> rich: our wendy's fast break play of the game. a lot to choose from from florida state. this one the kitchen steal and lay-up. >> dan: flof rens runs right by kitchen and able to get to the door. we talked about kitchen earlier. does he have the ability to be able to handle the point guard duti duties. remember, they played so many cle games. they won ms of them last year. how many close games were decided last year because of good decisions by point guard toney douglas? not just the plays that he made, the

i did a lot of work in georgia where i'm from and all of the ngos in georgia are funded by foreign aid. and they are captured by foreign governments but in d.c. a lot of ngos are funded by the government and they are captured by the state. it's a problem for the government that things don't get done but it's also the civil society cannot serve as a check in the state. they are independent on the state and the second thing is -- and this ties -- i don't want to call it corruption in all of the state. i agree as a consequence it was great thing but they did their analysis and they did work grants of money and then georgia add revolution. -- had a revolution. and secretary powell said you have to give money to georgia. you got to give money to georgia you also have to give money to another. both countries were held into mcc qualifications not only on paper in getting money. if you have countries like that are put into this as well. and so we destroy the whole concept of we're going to be very strict and made mcc a second usaid. and that's another element that i wish you could talk about.

and lesser extent georgia tech. they will complete for those positionsky not believe we're using the word on november 27th, bubble, but. [ laughter ] >> joe: you cannot play your way in march madness but your way out of it at tech with that chance tonight to get a good looking scout. >> michael: on the road here in philadelphia. and segment green berg wanted his kids to have the experience and being able to walk into the palestra. take it all in. madison square garden the same. got the step on the what i to the hoop. he is going to the free throw line. >> joe: the difference here is that a madison square garden a boston garden, historic, they are arenas. this is a gym. >> joe: you're right. >> joe: most people feel that way when they get here and they walk around and look at the exhibits and. >> michael: when you talk about going from the you address that gentleman as professor he teach as course at the fox school of business at temple. management. theory and practice. he said uncanning ham in. and so, i like it fro

a little fog out there when you get in towards northern georgia. temperatures cooling down quickly but that should burn off quickly. the mid-atlantic and northeast, light rain showers reported outside of philadelphia, central jersey. all of the blue, most of that is hitting the ground. new york city metro and you're reporting rain at laguardia and newark but no rain at jfk. it's going to be like that, scattered light showers but enough to slow you down at the airport, especially this morning as the clouds continue to filter in off the atlantic. tennessee, frost advisories out there. temps well below zero in some areas. the mountains in toward kentucky and ohio, too. 37 degrees currently in nashville. 39 in birmingham. 50 degrees in dallas. a different week this week than last week. i'll have the rain across the gulf coast. rain across chicago, on the light side but still out there for the morning. that's the cold front, zeros in toward detroit later today. light rain possible around cleveland. more coming in in half an hour. >>> if you have a tax-f

here's spikes jamming his fingers into the face mask of georgia's washon eely. the response to that? the coach doesn't condone the behavior. that's good he doesn't condone it, and he brought down the hammer, sort of. he suspended him for the first half in the game against vanderbilt. half. he did apologize, saying he accepts responsibility for his actions, and the conference says they're satisfied with the discipline. are you satisfied with it? this is what you're saying on our facebook page. ann wroet, it should be harsher. it's one thing if it's a mistake, but he did this on purpose. we need to crack down on this kind of conduct. while dwayne says, unfortunately, this is a part of college football. he just got caught. a half-game suspension says just that. do you agree or do you disagree? go to cnn.com/robin and we'll get your comment on the air. >>> in other news, the saints are keeping the good times rolling with an exciting win over atlanta. look at that high-flying catch by marcus colston. these guys could literally go undefeated the entire year. the falco

ashley pain was a high school teacher in north georgia. she says her principal recommended she quit because of a curse word that appeared on her facebook page and pictures from her european vacation. >> i visited the guinness brewery. i went to italy and had win. i went to the temple bar district of dublin and drank some alcohol there. like any normal adult would. >> now, payne is suing to get her job back right now. the school system is not commenting on that situation. >> wow. you've got to be real careful. >> you do. anything you do online there, jen. you have to be careful. >> you might not even think you could be judged for that. >> evidently perspectives are very important. right? >> yeah. >> do you check the expir ration date when you buy over the counter medication at a pharmacy? i do sometimes. cvs pharmacy is paying almost $1 million to settle claims it sold expired items. jen west hoef season looking out for you. do you check them? >> i admit, i don't. you know who does? >> your husband. >> clark howard. >> of course. that's his

>> oh, kim in georgia. she will be charged in this case. what i don't understand is how they let her go to a fancy rehab instead of sitting behind bars. that's what i don't get, eleanor odom. >> i agree, nancy. first of all, let's start with false report of a crime, and then we'll go on from there. some of her terroristic threats and whatnot. but you know she's going to be charged as an accomplice to this fake kidnapping. ? we are taking your calls live, but i want to go back to frank powers. frank, what more can you tell me about the case? is the husband still standing by her at this snowshower. >> he has remained steadfast in her support, nancy. >> and to you -- >> go ahead. >> go ahead, dear. >> the reason that we see a lot of interest in this case, this case has really gone global. you also have a lot of pressure from the law enforcement community. we were talking about that earlier. they spent about $200,000 that weekend, both state, local, and federal officials, looking for her. and they're not too happy about that. >> to you, mark wi

and now the other yankee fan in georgia. two of us. >> yeah, the people delayed in new york don't mind so much. >> they don't care. >>> all right. this morning, the senate is planning to extend jobless benefits. if you want to move, listen up, hold on, we've got two things. tucked into a bill about extending unemployment benefits, the senate tucked in this little gift for home buyers. more people could qualify for money to buy a home and not just first-time buyers. if you've been in your home for more than five years, you get $6,500 to buy another one, and the original tax credit the $8,000 you've been hearing about that is extended till june. economists do say that the tax credit has helped the housing market for now. some say propped up. they also raised the income cap, meaning more can qualify for this. you can qualify if you're a couple making up to $250,000 a year. >>> the government says the number of people who filed for jobless claims for the first time, well it was down in the latest week. that's good news, down by

georgia is calling us from florida. georgia says that it should not be left up to the public. why is that, georgia. >> caller: i think it's up to the governments in this country to protect the interests of the minority. i think we live in such a heterogenous society it's no longer valid for letting people vote on issues, such as the jim crow laws. >> for people that don't know the case, that was the case about interracial marriage. >> caller: about interracial marriage exactly. if it were left up to the people living during the time of jim crow the american people would have absolutely decided that segregation was not only right but necessary and that there were inherent differences between people and we needed to segregate them for everyone's safety and for everyone's happiness. clearly that's discriminatory and i think we're in that same boat now, where we need the government to step in as an objective mediator and say, okay, we're not attacking your personal views, we're not attacking your marriage, don't take this as an affront but we need to respect everybody. >> okay, ge

the landfall takes it up there alabama in towards georgia. the next 48 hours, look at all that rain that's going to fall. purple is about eight inches of rain. >>> of all the things that the internet viruses can do, this might be the worst. you could unknowingly be storing child porn on your computer? ♪ >>> christmas came early at the box office. the new animated version of "a christmas carol" featuring jim carey as scrooge. "this is it" fell to second place with $14 million. george clooney in "the men who stare at goats" finished third. >>> seven years after one of the most frightening kills sprees in u.s. history, d.c. sniper john allen muhammad will be put to death tomorrow. the shootings came as the country was still reeling from 9/11. and the anthrax letters. muhammad's accomplice is serving life in prison. >>> you know, the number of people who owe more on their house than it's actually worth, well, it's going down. our money expert jennifer westhoven is here. that sounds like good news. but you say not in all cases. >> this is one of

georgia, little bit of light drizzle, low clouds. right now, we have delays in atlanta and charlotte, but both about a half hour. one hour or more, philly, washington, orlando. more in a bit. >>> a womanag turned her lunch into a million dollars? >>> the new york stock exchange just opened for business and to honor the nation's veterans today, a member of the u.s. marine corp. is ringing the opening bell. so is wall street looking at the stronger opening day? we'll find out in a few seconds. >>> an amber alert has been issued for 5-year-old shania davis in north carolina. the girl's mom tells officer she last saw her early yesterday morning. police say they found in evidence of foul play. >>> 300 h1n1 vaccines have arrived at the guantanamo bay military prison, but the pentagon says no detainees will be getting them until the facility's high priority troops and health care workers have been vaccinated. so far, there aren't enough doses to do that. >>> a shooting at the drug testing center ended in a murder-suicide. a woman was killed

the team with hln's robin meade, we have traveled to the national infantry museum near fort benning, georgia, to answer the questions of soldiers and their families about their wallets. why? so they can be as savvy about money as you are. i want to tell you something that is obvious to you, the country is in a really tough spot financially. we are in some difficult trouble with our economy. but i want to tell you something crazy. for those of you as young soldiers and families of young soldiers, today's economy actually gives you more opportunity than people who came before you. because everything that you need to do in order to build a financial future for yourself is cheaper now than it used to be. and the greatest thing is as american fighting men and women, you have access to the nation's best long-term savings plan, the thrift savings plan. i want you to know that even though a lot of your relatives in civilian life and friends in civilian life are having a very difficult time financially, you are in a position to have an absolutely fantastic financial future. >> we have lieutenant jose

mir digit was murdered while hiking on georgia's blood mountain. but anne pressly was in her own home and she was still brutally attacked. this why i talk about the psychological burqa american women are forced to wear. we are condemned to living in fear because there is no safe zone for women. when they can be attacked even in their own home. you know, we put down our noses at these cultures where women are forced to wear burke kaz. it is awful. i put one on once and i thought i was going to die. but we have a psychological burqa because there is no place for us to feel safe when a woman is in home, in her home by herself and she is attacked. so, let me ask this question, don clark. why are we always talking about modifying the behavior of women? why don't we talk about modifying the behavior of violent criminals? >> jane, i couldn't agree with you more. and whatever that will person just said about corrupt system, corrupt system or not has nothing to do with that type of behavior that causes people to attack and murder somebody in the ways that s

. >>> did you know hln money expert clark serves in the georgia state guard. clark and robin meade teamed up to help you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. >> she says what's the best way to be debt free before retirement. when are you going to be retiring? >> two years from the army reserve and two to five years from civil service. >> okay. so the question is, what kind of debts do you have that you're trying to get your arms around? >> i want to get around to paying off the house and having just house and utilities by the time i retire. >> all right. well, paying off your home mortgage is not always a priority. the big priority is paying off any unsecured debt. personal loans, credit cards. the next would be car loans. but home mortgage debt is not a high priority with me. it's more important that you beef up your savings than it is to be mortgage debt free. it's psychological for people to want to be mortgage debt free on the day they retire. i'm not that much into that. because your house isn't going to feed you money. you're going to feed

that's sports. >>> our money expert, clark howard, serves in the georgia state guard. this weekend you'll see him serving the troops. we teamed up to help soldiers spend more, save less and avoid getting ripped off. >> senior officer jeff torres, you want to talk about investing in a certain plan. let's ask about that. >> since becoming parents in the last year, my wife and i have been concerned about the forecast for higher education. in 17 years they're practicaling $400,000 to shell out. what i've done for the first year is invested in my state's 529 plans. i was wonder what your thoughts are on state or federal plans. >> 529 plan is a college savings plan. you can put money into it. all the money grows tax-free. as long as the money is used for college, all the earnings are tax-free. so it is the absolute best vehicle to save for college. and so you're doing the right thing. what state plan are you? >> virginia. actually, i made a decision to remain a virginia resident exclusively for their education benefits. >> let me tell you something about virginia. virginia i

more on that in a bit. >>> all that our money expert clark howard served in the georgia state guard? and this weekend you'll see him serving our troops, too. clark and robin teamed up to help shoulderiers and you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. >> brooke might be your fair person here today. she said what's the best way to be debt free before retirement. when will you be retire something. >> two years from the army reserve and two to five from the full reserve. >> so the question is what kind of debts do you have that you're trying to get your arms around. >> i want to get around to paying off the house and having just house and utilities by the time i retire. >> well, paying off your home mortgage is not always a priority. the big priority is paying off any unsecured debt. personal loans, credit cards. then next would be car loans. but home mortgage debt is not a high priority with me. it's more important that you beef up your savings than it is to be mortgage debt free. it's psychological for people to want to be mortgage debt free on the day they retire. i'm no

this happened near the south carolina, georgia state line last night. the car tried to get around a crossing arm and beat the amtrak train. it pushed the car a mile down the tracks before coming to a stop. no one on the train was hurt. >>> more folks across the country are going hungry, about one in seven u.s. households struggled to put food on the table last year. president obama says the report is a bit unsettling here, he's urging congress now to pass a -- >>> military police arrested a single mom with an enfant son for refusing to deploy to afghanistan. alexis hutchinson was going to take the baby while she was away, but was too busy taking care of sick relatives. >> i don't think they should deploy anybody with an infant child. >> hutchinson claimed that her family care plan was no longer eye viable. however the army did give her a 30-day extension and like all soldiers was given enough time to work out another care plan. >> so far hutchinson has not been charged but they're still investigating this case. >>> what word for you sums up 2009? it's a

those five banks were based in california, michigan, minnesota, georgia, and missouri. this is the highest number of u.s. bank failures in one year since 19 2. a federal fund to cover failed banks is running low. >>> a florida jury has convicted a man who said he was too fat to kill. jurors rejected the lawyers' claims that he was too fat to run up a flight of stairs to shoot his former son-in-law. edward ates weighed 285 pounds. he was in a custody battle with ates daughter. ates' lawyer plans to appeal the murder conviction. >>> everybody wants to save more and spend less. clark howard has ways to help you save more spend less and avoid getting ripped off. the clark howard show, noon eastern here on hln. >>> so, what do matt dillon and jay leno have in common? they probably have been on the show together. but they were born in the same town. a slightly less famous resident, though, takes us on a tour for "my city, my secret." >>> hi, i'm debbie nigro. and this is my city. new rochelle, new york. this is the queen city of the south. i'm going to show you the sights aro

the curvature affecting allal and into georgia. a look at the tropical storm wind warning meaning the areas highlighted in orange you see here, the parishes of louisiana, some of the counties of alabama and mississippi and florida, these areas will see tropical storm force winds, and it stretches far inland. so we'll see the force of this storm even once 2 coming onshore. that means heavy downpours of rain stretch all the way into georgia, into north carolina. we could see several inches of rain and, remember, the southeast, christi has been hit hard. more falling brings a threat of flooding. flood watches in places for cities like atlanta. starting to see heavy rain later tonight. >> interesting to see the most rainfall according to your map is birmingham. on the coast. >> no. it will sweep up storm surge and a lot of water. we're mont egg it carefully. >> thank you so much. glad to have you onboard to keep track of it. >>> also, other news for you right now. iran is charging three u.s. hikers who allegedly crossed into the countr

a georgia teacher is accused of trying to take a hit on his student. you know, take out a hit on him. the student's attorney tells local media randolph forde asked the 16-year-old if he was gay and threatened to hit him. he asked another student to kill the teen. >> the teacher held the victim's name up on it. he was going to have a hit on that student. >> people say they do something in this day and time, they just might do it. we're pretty scared. >> well, forde is out on bond and unpaid leave. his attorney says he is known to joke with his students and everyone knows he's just kidding. >>> there's a big change for people who use and give gift cards. maybe you're among them. who doesn't? the cards will soon have a longer shelf life. >>> always love to salute our troops. army sergeant ebony johnson is in the spotlight today. her birthday is friday, so this salute is from her husband and their 3-year-old son. >> hi, robin. this is james johnson sr. of the i'm saluting my wonderful wife ebony johnson. i just want to tell you that i love you with all of

. >>> a georgia teacher is accused of trying to put a hit on a student. the student's attorney tells local media that randolph forde asked the 16-year-old if he was gay and threatened to hit him. police say that he asked another student to kill the teen. >> the teacher held a piece of paper up with the victim's name on it advising that he was going t.o. a hit on that student. >> people say that they do something in this day an time, they just might do it, so we're pretty scared. >> forde is out on bond and on paid leave. his attorney says that he's known to joke with his students and everyone knows he's just kidding. >>> five minutes past the hour. bob is going to show you a winter storm, but right now he's going to start with the folks who are probably up this early. hello, east coasters. >> yeah, that's what we're looking at right now. another warm start if you live anywhere right around grownvi e greenville, spartanburg and northern sections of florida. this cold front is sliding down to the south so it's going to be a cooler day for you in areas like

top-ranked florida versus georgia. watch reilly cooper, back of the end zone with the unbelievable catch. all gators in this one and they remain undefeated. tebow patch on the all s.e.c.'s rushing touchdowns list. 50th rushing touchdown here for the senior and heisman winner, 41-17, the gators roll over georgia. a tough season continues for uconn, the huskies, their first home game after the stabbing death of teammate jasper howard. they were leading late until tim brown goes 83 yards for the touchdown catch. brown was one of howard's best friends and said later only howard would have had the speed to catch him. 28-24, uconn, a tough loss, again. >>> what a turning point for the iowa hawkeyes. they were down at halftime to lowly indiana, but this turns it around. the quarterback is hit, look how many times this ball bounces around, winds up in the hands of a hawkeye, thank you very much. goes off for the interception return for the touchdown. they rally to beat indiana 22-24 and remain undefeated on the season. >>> the

he ties david green, the former georgia quarterback, for the most wins ever in a career. he has a chance to break that here in the final weeks of the season. two touchdowns for him as texas remains undefeated with a win over baylor. >>> beware of those game crews looking looking to entertain the masses. this guy thinks he's going to jump rope. much to his surprise, he realizes that the gag is on him. and when he realizes it, he is not happy. look -- now, come on. come on. come on. we all laughed at it, why aren't you laughing? lighten up. that's sports. >>> this weekend, following veterans day, we're reminded that it is important to say thank you to our troops. well, for one woman, that's actually a full-time job called operation gratitude. hln's robin meade has the incredible story of this breakthrough woman. >> reporter: carolyn blachette is a one-woman uso. she's on a mission to bring smiles to the men and women serving our country. >> operation gratitude is a volunteer nonprofit organization that sends care packages to service members who are deployed overseas in comb

virginia commonwealth then georgia state at james madison. from the crew, we wish you a happy thanksgivi why is travel these days about what you give up, and not what you get? like electricity, for gadget power at your seat. room to stretch your legs... and your wingspan. food when you're hungry... and taking off your shoes only if you feel like it. these aren't luxuries, they're basics. get them back on acela. amtrak guest rewards members earn double points this fall for any trip on amtrak. details at amtrak.com >>> greetings and welcome to sports nite. stpru been watching virginia tech. >> hokies lose to the owls. and we continue with the show talking some redskins football. wizards are not the only team with heavy hearts. it is the anniversary of the death of sean taylor, he is very much on the minds of his former teammates. >> i think about him more and more throughout the year than just this week but it is crazy that the other day i saw the sign. i thought this is the week he passed, it comes up but with him i think about him every day.

they were based in california, michigan, minnesota, georgia, and missouri. this is the highest number of bank failures since 1992. the fdic said their funds are running low but that your money will be kept safe. >>> a computer error nearly wiped out the bank accounts of 60,000 retired teachers. 189 million dollars was with drawn from retirement funds by mistake. many retired teachers are worried about their scheduled payments, how they will get through the weekend with no money. most of the money will be returned by today and the rest should be back in teachers' accounts by monday. >>> a price war is on. this time it's dvds just in time for the holidays. online retailers are slashing prices. walmart got the ball roling saying they would sell new dvds online for just 10 bucks. then amazon slashed and target followed suit. and walmart cut prices again to $9.98. walmart started a similar price war in books last month. >>> so you hear a crying baby or you think you hear a crying baby. scientists hear the language of the babies' parents. new research suggests tha

. >>> georgia bulldog mascot has died. the 4-year-old pure-bred english bulldog was just completing his second season when he died of heart problems. his spot will be on the side lines will be empty this weekend. >> did they breed the dog so there's a successor? >> they do. they don't know who the successor is going to be just yet because he was so young. >>> have you seen the clip of josh saco, the 5-year-old who can recite the speech before the miracle on ice in 1980? >> that's what you have here. tonight, boys, that's what you earned here tonight. >> the minnesota wilds invited the nashville youngster to tonight's game to help fire up the crowd. he learned the speech by watching the movie "miracle" 100 times. the movie depicts brooks and the hockey team's gold medal victory at the 1980 games. >> a hundred times. >>> the obama administration has talked about how much the financial bailout has helped the economy. so why is the treasury secretary talking about shutting some bailout programs down? eeeee >>> oprah winfr

>> she's currently under heavy restriction on her base at hunter army air field in georgia. >> they're just holding her? >> they're just holding her there, and she's under 24-hour watch from what i can understand. >> uh-huh. okay, the army released a statement saying "the chain of command has a legal obligation to the citizens of the united states to investigate and deal fairly with specialist hutchinson's alleged misconduct. anything less would be irresponsible to our citizens and the thousands and thousands of soldiers who have deployed overseas despite difficult personal situations." is that being fair to your client? i mean, they do have a lot of other people who would like to have special treatment, and they can't give it to everybody, so what do you say to that? >> i think that the way they treated her was not fair. the army when presented with her child care emergency had other options for how they dealt with her. they did not have to arrest her and did not have to remove her child from her. the army n fact, has regulations, at this point the army has 85,000 single parents, and

jackie robinson, going from georgia to pasadena, california; or curt flood who came from oakland, california. i was just talking with someone about the other day about when marvin miller was looking for someone to challenge the reserve clause he was looking for an african-american athlete not from the south but was influenced by the broader tenure of the times. it seems that sugar ray robinson was very influenced by what it meant to live in harlem at that time. and harlem is in many ways a character in the story. people should know that this is not a typical biographee. it's certainly not a typical sports biography. you have these marvelous personifications of harlem, jazz music and "esquire" magazine and a day in effect become characters in the story. >> guest: yes. >> host: why is it important to understand harlem to understand sugar ray robinson? >> guest: well, people always say a statement, you know, people always say he had such style or she had such style. well what does that mean? i was intrigued with that. >> host: what is style? >> guest: yeah. i just didn't want to write the book

for more go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> clark serves in the georgia state guard. this weekend you'll see him serving our troops. don't miss it. operation clark smart. this weekend at 6:00 a.m. noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern here on hln. >>> a private u.s. security firm wanted to bribe its way out of a controversy after the guard shot 17 irk kaqi civilians. they're saying blackwater spent $1 million to buy violence for iraqi officials. it's unclear if anybody actually got paid. >>> an artist is honoring the troops with a unique exhibit that includes dog tag replicas. every service member killed in iraq. it's on exhibit in montana, dubbed 3,000 and counting. jean price hopes her work will provoke thought. >> this isn't sculpture in that you can't walk around it and get into the middle of it. >> in honor of the veterans day she's updating the piece. >>> a united airlines pilot gets yanked from the cockpit just before takeoff in london. >>> the suspect in the ft. hood shootings is so far refusing to answer questions about if day. he is coherent but not talking about the a

here is randolph ford, math teacher at a high school outside atlanta, georgia. the 16-year-old told police mr. ford asked him if he was gay, then he says that mr. ford threatened him. then days later police say the suspect pulled another student off the bus and told him he would pay to have him kill the teen. we'll get both sides on this. we'll take your calls if you want in. 1-877-tell-hln is the phone number. joining us now marcia kildabrew, her son had the hit put on him. the family's attorney is also with us, terrance madden. let's get this straight here. so september 29th is the what i'm reading here, the teacher asked your son if he was gay. is that how all this started? how did that go down? >> yes, sir. he actually asked my son to come out of class and to -- he asked him was he gay. >> what brought that on? had they had trouble or was that out of the blue? >> no. actually my son didn't even know who this man was. he was a substitute and he had no other dealings with this man besides being inside the classroom. >> then they had a verbal altercation then o

it's pulling out of georgia now, but here's your low pressure region. that's the energy. that transfers off the coast over the next day, day and a half and actually merges with this little energy packet. basically a swirl in the clouds but something we're watching. south of bermuda. that energy gets absorbed into this cold front as well. turns into a pretty potent coastal storm off the south carolina coast, moves over to cape hatteras the next couple of days. a slow mover. the rain will pile up. heavy rain over eastern north carolina as well. that will be here today and recycle off the ocean tomorrow. tomorrow through friday, the next due days, get a load of this, this is how much rain will accumulate the next 48 hours. the white-shaded areas, ten inches of rain, chesapeake getting in toward washington, d.c. the purple-shaded areas, that's eight inches of rain. that is a huge chunk of eastern parts of virginia and eastern parts of north carolina. so it's something we're really concerned with, especially today through thursday into friday. what about the flash flood watche

flood warnings have been posted for lower alabama, through georgia. the watches extend all the way in towards the carolinas. there's your rain shield. it's heavy at times. centers of circulation down towards the center parts of alabama. slowly drifting towards the northeast. ultimately gets absorbed by a cold front and gets pushed out to coast later tomorrow. you see the one feeder heading down through tallahassee, through the gulf of mexico. a lot ever rain being ripped up. look at the winds. not that bad. 19-mile-per-hour winds sustained, hollywood beach, 16 miles per hour. that's it. look at pensacola. take you there live. the heaviest rachb is gone for the time being. partly cloudy skies. mostly sunny at times. the chop of the water's still out there. still on the stiff side. 35 miles per hour sustained winds to the north. breezy day out there for the panhandle of florida. good chop out in the gulf. that's going to last through today into tomorrow. what about the heavy rain shield now getting in through the northern parts of georgia through atlant