severe storms today from omaha to kansas city. more showers in the pacific northwest, stretching down to california. rainy from northern idaho to eastern minnesota. south texas gets showers, spun off by hurricane karl. >> unseasonably cool to the south. billings is 53. fargo, 59. minneapolis, 64. pleasant along the east coast. new york 75. baltimore, 79. in the south, it is hot. dallas is 97. and new orleans, 91. >>> and when we come back this morning, some stunning numbers about how many americans are now living in poverty. >>> plus, many questions this morning about a story that initially attracted so much sympathy. a woman admits she made up the story of an attack that deformed her face. she now admits she did this to herself. >>> overseas markets are ending the week on a high note. tokyo's nikkei average rose 1.2% today. hong kong's hang seng is higher. in london, the ftse opened higher. on wall street, the dow added 22 points yesterday. and the nasdaq ticked up two points. >>> fresh evidence this morning of the toll that the

also, flooded on i-35, from the twin cities to kansas city. and i-80 from des moines to omaha. wet on i-10 from new orleans to houston and from el paso to albuquerque. >> if you're flying today, you can expect some airport delays in seattle, phoenix, houston, minneapolis, kansas city and chicago. >>> well, this morning, we are expecting to hear from an atlanta minister who is now at the center of a growing scandal over sex abuse accusations. >> lawyers for bishop eddie long have strongly denied that he traded sexual favors for cash, cars and other gifts. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: bishop eddie long is considered one of the most anti-gay pastors in the country, who once said that homosexuality is a spiritual abortion. if today's accusations are true, he might regret the day he led thousands through the streets of atlanta in protest of gays and same-sex marriage. >> woman and woman and man and man is not right. so, that's why i stand by the bishop. >> reporter: in the lawsuits, filed by three, young men he recruited into the youth ministry at his gigantic church ou

at the kansas state fair. she managed to bang out the fastest and most accurate texts in the contests and she has her younger brother to thank for correcting a scoring error that would have eliminated her. >> mitchum plans to use part of her $1,000 prize money to take her brother out to dinner. her brother recognized an error in someone else's text so he should get more than a dinner if you ask me. >> no >>> for years as many of you know lasik eye surgery has been promoted as a quick way to correct vision. millions so far have had the procedure. >> now a former fda official who helped get lasik approved in the first place is warning against it. elisabeth leamy explains why. >> reporter: lasik surgery promises a chance at 20/20 vision. but a former fda official says hindsight is 20/20. knowing what you know now, would you ever recommend lasik to somebody you care about? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: dr. morris wexler was part of the fda team that green lighted lasik surgery in 1995. but then he says he st

louis, through kansas city. wet conditions on i-94, between minneapolis and fargo. i-95 in florida could also get pretty wet. >> if you are flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, minneapolis and kansas city. >>> sarah shourd is enjoying freedom this morning in the country of oman. the american hiker was finally released after spending more than a year in a jail in iran. >> the fate of her companions still jailed in iran remains unclear. t.j. winning has shourd's happy reunion with her family. >> reporter: it was a much-anticipated and loving reunion at the oman airport. freed on $500,000 bail, sarah shourd is headed back to the united states, after 14 months in an iranian prison. >> i want to really offer my thanks to everyone in the world. all of the governments. all of the people that have been involved. >> reporter: the only contact with the outside world during her confinement came in may. a brief, tearful visit with her mother. a mother who now says her daughter is sick, with a potentially precancerous condition. >> i especially particularly want to ad

gusty winds, hail, flash flooding and isolated tornadoes in south dakota, nebraska and kansas. rain in the northern rockies and new mexico. thunderstorms from oklahoma city to south texas. meanwhile, showers in florida and northern new england. >> 70s in boston and new york. just shy of 90 from atlanta to miami. 66 in chicago. 73 in detroit. phoenix will heat up to 104. and colorado springs is 93. it's 84 in sacramento. 80 in portland. and 72 in seattle. >>> and after the break, money news is next. are we headed towards a second recession? warren buffett weighs in. >>> plus, presidential publishing. the president's newest book, intended for a much younger audience. >> and searching for the cause of the california inferno. could this happen in your neighborhood? >>> republicans are standing firm when it comes to a tax increase on wealthy americans. the brief hope of a compromise ended with the gop digging in. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said every senate republican will oppose allowing a bush-era tax cut to expire, even for the nation's wealthy. >>> it is time, now, f

and 77 in baltimore. 90s from atlanta to dallas. 85 in kansas city. a wet 87 in chicago. and 73 in minneapolis. phoenix hits 103. salt lake city, 81. boise, 77. >>> when we come back on this tuesday, the fish fight you could soon see at the seafood counter. are engineered fish safe to eat? the government makes its decision. >>> and in hollywood news, lindsay lohan could be returning to a very familiar place, the county jail. >>> plus, the hoff, the situation, and many more shake their stuff on the first night of "dancing with the stars." what was going the station down at 5:00. the >>> and getting back to today's top business story. the recession is over. a group of economists has concluded that the u.s. recession actually ended back in june of 2009. it says the economy has stabilized since then. the announcement comes before the federal reserve meets today, to discuss ways to boost the still sagging economy. >>> investors around the world are watching that important fed meeting today. tokyo's nikkei average gained ground early. but wound up losing 23 points. hong kong's

highs in the 90s from dallas to miami. 80s in boston, baltimore and new york. 74 in chicago. 86 in kansas city. and 67 in minneapolis. just 60 in billings. 70 in portland. and 80 in colorado springs. phoenix still warm at 91. sacramento, 77. >>> your money news is next, including desperate times for one, major brewery, now giving beer away for free. >> sounds like a good plan. >>> plus, america's war on bedbugs. the best and newest ways to keep all those critters away from you. >>> and the un guy: hey, sara. ohgosh. 'so cute. how do you know him? c'mon donovan, do it like i taught ya. ve the new tattoo,ara. let's go dude. what? dude, that's sara. who's sara? the girl in the pink shirt. that's the girl i was telling you about. oh, that's sara. theater two on your left. hey sara, whatolor underwear toda hey sara. so, whenou gonna post something new? announcer: anything you post onanneanee. milyfriends... e ya later, sara. even not-so-friendly people. >>> the federal reserve is growing more concerned about the pace of the nation's recovery. the fed on tuesday did signal that it is ready to a

stormy from kansas to south dakota. with hail, gusty winds, flash flooding, and a chance of tornados. thunderstorms, meanwhile, in oklahoma and south texas. rain in the northern rockies and new mexico. showers across much of florida. >> nearly 90 from miami to atlanta, 70s in new york and boston, 83 in omaha, 70 in the twin cities, and 66 in fargo. phoenix will climb to 104. boise's 84. and seattle is 72. >>> and a little bit of sports news this morning. delayed but undeterred. rafael nadal clinches the u.s. open championship. and of course a career grand slam. >> the 24-year-old spaniard beat novak djokovic. rain postponed their sunday match, and it interrupted again in last night's match. now, the win gives nadal the only major trophy that was missing from his collection. it was his ninth major title, putting him past the halfway point of roger federer's record, 16 grand slam titles. >> nadal said he worked very hard to get there but he never, ever imagined actually getting a grand slam. >> the thing that's so importa

through omaha, des moines, kansas city, wichita, st. lo i just met the president of the sewing guild. very nice to meet you. our president. nice to meet you. robin? >> they are a lovely group. thank you, sam. >>> we have more secrets of america's favorite restaurants. and bianna golodryga goes behind the scenes of chipotle. one of the fastest-growing chains. the power of the burrito. >> reporter: you love salsa. and america's love for mexican food is one of the secrets to chipotle's success. despite the xhishg downturn, the revenue jumped 20%. and its stock hit annual time high this month. while burger chains have dominated the fast food industry, an expanding american pallet could soon mean that burgers have nothing on burritos. thanks to a company named after a jalapeno pepper. but a quirky name and alternative menu aren't the only things that separate chipotle from its fast food competitors. the only thing they have in common, is fast food. something chipotle customers are quick to point out. >> i don't feel it is fast food. it doesn

these are results of storms out in kansas on wednesday. storm chasers were out there south of wichita, baseball sized hail smashed their windshield. look at that thing. that's a heavy stone. broke the mirror on the side of one of their cars. several tornados were spotted, what kind of video is better? getting the actual twister? or getting that? it's rare to get that windshield broken. i'm sure they'll make some money on selling that video. i think we just aired it for free though. blowing eastbound in diminished form this morning. line of thunderstorms, part of a cold front extending towards the great lakes. we'll probably see a lot less sun today. we'll push in warm air, make it into the mid-80s this afternoon. there'll be showers and thunderstorms erupting through pennsylvania and maybe western maryland by this evening. other-wise, spotty showers ahead of this main line. the line of stuff appears to fall apart overnight. probably crossing our region before daybreak. we could have wet roads to wake up to, but most of the rain trying to p

. >> 80s in kansas city. and 87 in dallas. wet 89 in miami. 72 in baltimore. and 77 in new york. hot in the southwest, getting up to 104 in phoenix. and 96 degrees in sacramento. >>> and when we come back this morning, your morning mouthwash may not be delivering on everything it claims. >>> then, one of the nation's largest universities on lockdown. a student with a gun and echoes of past campus tragedies. >>> plus, we'll have the latest celebrity to be shown the door. and their parting words for one 333333333dges. i do a lot of different kinds of exercise, but basically, i'm a runner. last year. (oof). i had a bum knee that needed surgery. but it got complicated, because i had an old injury. so i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and unitedhealthcare's database helped me find a surgeon. you know you can't have great legs, if you don't have good knees. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. i know, change is hard. you never considered making bluetooth, remote keyless entry and turn-by-turn navigation availabl

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and 93 in baltimore. 70s in kansas city, omaha and chicago. phoenix will hit 100. sacramento, 89. and boise, 81. >>> and when we come back this morning, the looming general motors stock offering. it's apparently not going to be as big as once thought. that's coming up in our business news. >>> and some new fallout from the recent incident between a suspect and the police in dallas. detail, coming up. >>> it is time, now, for a check of market activity starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average fell 1% today. hong kong's hang seng is higher. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow dropped almost 77 points yesterday. the nasdaq slipped seven points. >>> general motors is said to be cutting back its initial stock offering. published reports say gm will raise $8 billion to $10 billion less than it originally targeted. the treasury department prefers the smaller sale that will raise the stock price and make it more likely that the $50 billion bailout will be repaid in full. the government now owns 61% of gm. >>> sales of previously-owned homes rebounded a bit last mont

kansas city will climb near 90. 63 in seattle. 73 in boise. and 83 in sacramento. >>> your money news is next, including reports of a facebook phone. >>> then a mysterious weekend disappearance of a religious group and their children, members explain why they went missing. >>> and it's the talk of the nfl. a helmet lands in the stands. did a player aim at fans what was going the station down at 5:00. the >>> the federal reserve gathers tomorrow for its final meeting before the midterm elections. its members are expected to debate various steps they can take to stimulate the economy. there's also speculation that to decide to buy more treasury securities. the idea there would be to keep interest rates low so businesses trying to expand would have easy access to money. >>> toyota has settled with the relatives of a family killed an acceleration accident. the california patrolman and three others died in the crash last we're. an accelerator pedal stuck in the floor mat was to blame. >>> foreign investors could soon buy a large stake in gm. it wil

it was like being in "the wizard >> reporter: we tend to associate them with places like kansas but they do happen in cities, seven in new york city since 1950 including one that came right near the stature of liberty and we just got word that the storm that hit new york city which did all this damage, there were no tornadoes as part of that storm. we just found that out, diane, however, we did learn that a tornado did touch down as part of that same storm system over the border in new jersey, so very unusual and very destructive. >> just a wicked wind whipping through new york. thank you so much, dan harris, tonight and we move overseas to pope benedict carrying on with his visit to britain despite a terror scare in london. police there arrested six men today holding them as possible terror suspects but not charging them yet. the men were rounded up at a tip and our lama hasan reports about to begin their street. authorities confirmed the men were being held on terror charges related to the pope's visit. night just two miles from the linked to the investigation was taken in for question

omaha and kansas city could get some severe storms. >> 80s in the mid-atlantic states. a mild 75 here in new york. unseasonably cool along the canadian border. minneapolis 64. fargo 59. hot spots today dallas 97, phoenix 107. >>> baltimore's johns hopkins hospital is taking another look at its security after a fatal shooting. >> a lone gunman wounded a doctor and then killed his mother, then turned the gun on himself. john hendren has the latest now from baltimore. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, vinita and rob. the gunman made it to the eighth floor of the building behind me just past the overpass with a semi-automatic weapon. he had a license to carry it but apparently no one checked. it was a two-hour siege, with hospital workers and visitors on lockdown. >> so what were you told to do? lock down? >> yes. it was a lockdown. no one could leave. >> reporter: it began at 11:11 a.m., just outside room 873 of the spinal surgery wing. dr. david cohen was giving warren pardus the latest on his mother, jean's operation. >> mr. davis removed a small semi-automa

. >> 90 in dallas. 86 in kansas city. 67 in minneapolis. 80s from boston to baltimore. 91 in atlanta. 65 in seattle. 76 in boise. 81 in salt lake city. >>> well, he may be tiny but he's got the rest of the canine world licked. >> meet puggy, the new guinness record holder for the longest tongue of any dog in the world. yes, it as freak show. he is a 10-year-old pekingese. puggy weighs 25 pounds, but get this, that massive tongue you see there extends a full 4 1/2 inches. >> oh, man. puggy may be laughing at the attention now but he was actually abandoned as a puppy because of that odd quality. puggy's owner says his tongue just adds to his character. it also brings smiles to a lot of faces. imagine that dog licking you in the face. >> weirdo. we'll be right back with more "world news now." >>> a very interesting story here. the billionaire ceo versus the college student. apple's steve jobs is known to occasionally respond to e-mails from customers. >> one reply landed jobs in the middle of a heated argument with a journalism student who was looking for help with a paper. here's john b

pittsburgh, kansas city and chicago. details on how the embassy joined that group last night from espn news. >> good morning. what a game we had for you last night on "monday night football," between the 2-0, green bay packers and the 2-0, chicago bears. pick up the action early in the fourth quarter. bears trailing 10-7. green bay punting to the always-dangerous devin hester. hester, driving through rush hour traffic. takes it to the h.o.v. lane. 62 yards for the touchdown. bears up 14-10. later in the fourth, the packers respond. aaron rogers. dives for the pylon. he's in. touchdown, packers up 17-14. under 2:30 to go. packers' ball at their own 38. driving, rogers to james jones. but it -- coughs up the football. recovered by chicago's tim jennings. brian urlacher forces the fumble. bears' ball. ensuing drive, eight seconds to go. robbie gould, attempting the 19-yard field goal. it is up. it is good. the bears win 20-17. they're 3-0, for the first time since 2006. >>> phillies and nationals. philadelphia, looking to c

around 70 from fargo to detroit. 88 in kansas city. mostly 70s in the northeast. 93 in atlanta. 91 in new orleans. >>> the american hiker released from an iranian prison is back in the u.s. this morning. sarah shourd says she is grateful to be free. >> shourd says she's also worried about her friends still being held in iran. >> reporter: rob, vinita, good morning. sarah shourd arrived in washington on a flight from dubai. she drove here to new york and in her first public comments on american soil, she said she was grateful to be free but she was in no mood to celebrate. looking strong and healthy, sarah shourd thanked the iranian government for her release and appealed for the freedom of her fiance, shane bauer, and their friend, josh fattal. >> my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and josh was crushing. >> reporter: the mothers of her fellow captives are seeking a meeting with the iranian president ahmadinejad while he's here for the u.n. general assembly. >> we're hoping that we get one. >> reporter: the long ordeal of

severe storms from kansas city to des moines. winds could top 80 miles an hour. isolated tornado is possible near the twin cities. rainy in seattle and sunny and mild along much of the east coast. >> 54 in fargo. 52347 the twin cities. warmer than unusual phoenix. 90s across much of texas. for much of the rest of the country, warm and pretty pleasant. >>> octoberfest is almost upon us. but this year, the traditional bavarian celebration of beer is extra special. >> beer is always special. it's the 50th anniversary of the german fair being celebrated in lacrosse, wisconsin. so there will be a special beer served at the party. it's a brand new dark ale created by a local brewery. >> and it will only be served on draft at the octoberfest celebration in lacrosse. it's the worst accent in the world. starting next friday. i tried, though. the ale creator says the taste captures the celebration of germany during this special time of the year. although my accent did not capture the spirit of germany. >> bottoms up, you'll. we'll be right back. >>> world news now weather

and there's another church now in kansas that says if he doesn't, they will, so this is all working out just as jesus would have wanted it to. [ laughter ] right? this is interesting. after, i think a year-long study, scientists or something have found that overweight men make better lovers as i've been saying for years, by the way. according to the research, men with higher body mass indexes last seven minutes longer than their slender counterparts. of course, six of those minutes are spent trying to find their penis but -- [ applause ] i don't know. i can't confirm this, i'm not a doctor, but we do have one on staff. whenever we have a medical story that needs clarification, we turn to our in-house expert, and that man is, of course, our very own dr. uncle frank. doctor? >> dr. uncle frank here, helping to keep you healthy. morbid obsessity says, a new study says fat men make better lovers. how come, doctor? is that true? fat men don't make better loves. thin is where it's at. if you're thin, you're closer. you're not thinking of how you look if you're thin because you know you look g

omaha, north platte, des moines, kansas city. near chicagoland later this weekend. you'll be involved in that front as it moves through. why not have the weekend getaway fly-by, if you will. on the east coast, it's much nicer. except in florida, you have to put up with the heat. and in texas, will get a little moisture from karl that stays in mexico. it's cool and wet from san francisco, north, by the end and all that weather was brought to you by campbell's soup. >>> george, ask nathan. the commercial makes it look like he commits a crime in the first show. does he? >> you stole my first question. >> oh, i'm sorry, george. >> it's okay. nathan fillion is right here. he's star of the new abc series "castle." third season? >> third season. >> it's a cop drama, where fillion plays richard castle, a novelist who spends his time helping a detective fight crime. it kicks off with a bang. and nathan is here. answer sam's question. >> what was sam's question. >> do you start the season with a crime? >> yes. castle's good for that. we solve a lot of murders. this season, we

south of there, kansas city, and st. louis, are not nearly as bad. of course, we continue to keep an eye on it. as we look at the radar, you are going to see a few bands of rain today. not nearly what the folks have seen earlier in the week. but the rain does start to move through later on this morning. sioux city, you're going to see a little bit of rain. by the afternoon, the sun could come back out. and of course, that will help with the situation. how much rain? about half an inch of rain is expected for today. again, it's not expected to exacerbate the situation. but it doesn't necessarily make the situation any better. we turn our eye to the tropics. and keeping an eye on tropical storm matthew. it came ashore with about 50-mile-per-hour winds. here's some video, as tropical storm matthew hit honduras. there, you can see a lot of rain. as we track it, you can see it doesn't pose a threat to the lower 48. but it does travel across central america. by monday, it's out of there again. of course, we're going to keep on eye on it for you. dan? >> ma

kansas city, st. louis, springfield, not as much rin tot whouomit with the rainey g we're keeping an eye on some flooding and some more severe storms. elsewhere in the nation, the pacific northwest, you get some rain for today. 70 degrees in san francisco. still continues t and it's fall-like upst new england if that makes sense >> thanks so much. more on your sunday outlook a little bit later in the show. bianna? >> all right, marysol. >> the golodrygas call is ruxan, russian/texan. >>> anyway, coming up on "good morning america," a desperate search for a 78-year-old vermont grandmother of 9 who mysterio mysteriously vanished over a week ago. why police think she was abducted. >>> also, in the wake of two tragedies involving high school athletes this week, we're going to talk about what you can do to keep your child injury-free on the field. advice from a medical specialist coming up. >>> plus, we're heading into what may be one of the most expensive holiday traveling seasons in a long time. how can

kansas city 85. minneapolis 73. 60s in the pacific northwest. 78 in sacramento. and 81 in salt lake city. >>> this is a follow-up to an incredible story. it's an example of just unstoppable drive. a monumental accomplishment by a california man against all of the odds in front of him. >> no kidding. steve wampler has cerebral palsy but that did not stop him from climbing his way to the top of the 3,000 foot el captain at yosemite national park. >> unbelievable. every pull of the rope raised him five inches. he describes the experience as six days of absolute torture. but awe-inspiring as well. when it was all over, marines climbed up to the top to carry him down. you remember we followed him as he was going up. he hadn't made it to the top just yet. >> you talked to david muir a few days ago, can't wait to get to the top of this thing, now there he is. >> you can't get an image there but it's twice as high as the empire state building. >> congratulations, man. we'll be back with more after this. diabetics on medicare! i'm a diabetic and i want you to know over 23

kansas city will see about 73 degrees. indianapolis 79. 90 in new orleans. 85 in washington, d.c. 70 in beantown. >>> in southern california it is that time of year. the blue whales are migrating past on their way to the warmer waters off of the baja peninsula. >> wow. yesterday between 10 and 15 of these massive mammals were seen cavorting in the pacific near redondo beach. that means it's also high season for some whale watching. spectators got a close-up look from helicopters and right alongside them in kayaks. brave folks there. >> can you imagine? look at that kayak, how che these whales seem to have a great deal of patience for the humans who, as re, are often hovering around them. it's not our fault. so, wet wnr fault. >> ck w. afts. hón honking. a short time ago, this woman suffered from around his house. these people chose freedom over restrictions. independence over limitations. they chose mobility. they chosehe scooter store. and this is the team of mobility experts who made it all happen. ii great news, you've

around 90 from dallas to atlanta. 70s in kansas city, omaha, and chicago. 68 in billings. 77 in salt lake city. 82 in albuquerque. >>> a sad passing to tell you about this morning. singer eddie fisher has died in california. he was the successful pop singer in the early '50s. stormy marriages to actresses debbie reynolds, elizabeth s caie reynolds, elizabeth carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the "star wars" saga, is one of his children. eddie fisher died of complications after hip surgery. he was 82 years old. >>> the first woman to be executed in the u.s. in five years was put to death last night in virginia. teresa lewis had been convicted for arranging the murders of her for arraracng the murders of her activists argued lewis was not net intelligent enough to carry out the plot. in her last words lewis apologized for the crime. >>> president obama has private meetings with world leaders in new york today as his u.n. visit wraps up. >> the president focused on the mideast during a major address yesterday. another speaker made remarks so controversial some people left the r

kansas city 70. chicago 65. it's 85 in salt lake city. 100 in sacramento. and 70 in seattle. >>> well, there is about to be another high-profile resignation from president obama's inner circle. white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. abc news has learned emanuel plans to announce his resignation on friday. emanuel wants to run for mayor of chicago. he must collect thousands of signatures in order to qualify for february's mayoral primary. president obama is expected to name a temporary replacement on friday as well. >>> also, the president is in new mexico this morning to talk about the economy with families in albuquerque. >> then he will put on his campaigner in chief hat during a stop in the midwest. john hendren is in washington this morning with the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, vinita and rock. president obama goes to wisconsin later today to rally young voters. but unlike 2008, the voters who are most inspired to vote among those students seem to be republicans. >> you can't sit it out. you can't suddenly just check in once

we're going to start with pictures near wichita, kansas. a strong line of storms yesterday, did some big hail damage. and interesting stuff in the skies. partially-formed tornadoes and hanging funnel clouds in the area. these are powerful storms. and we'll see them kick along the cold front line as it moves east. we'll see them likely from the pittsburgh area, to washington, d.c. area. i think north of nashville. later tonight, as the front continues toward new york and boston, we'll also see some powerful storms kick up if that direction. and all of that moves through. on the west coast, a brand-new pocket of showers and wind and clouds that generally hang there's for a couple of days. seattle, portland, eugene, redding. even over san francisco, we get that far south with this. southern california will and all of that weather was brought to you by chili's. robin? >> all right, sam. >>> we're going to really switch gears when we come back. next, improving your love life. what really works for women. come on back. like our famous texas chees

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low 70s in fargo, omaha, and kansas city. 73 here in new york. 75 in atlanta. and 89 in miami. >>> the democrats head into the final weeks before midterm elections on the defensive. they are battling to hold control on jobs and congress. the stakes are so high the party is putting its biggest names on the campaign trail. here's john hendren. >> reporter: president clinton is campaigning to protect an endangered species -- incumbent democrats. clinton campaigned yesterday deep on home turf in the once-solid blue states of connecticut and massachusetts. he had to campaign even for 30-year congressman barney frank, once so safe that he trounced his opponent last time 2-1 and three times before that, no republican ran against him. now, he's on the endangered list. >> nobody, but nobody in the house has done more to help build back the american dream than barney frank. you ought to be there for him on election day. >> reporter: democrats are also on the offensive, however, with a war room that uses republicans' personal histories, from tax records to divorce filings