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also, chris mathews, rita wilson. and laura dern. >> lovely rita! >>> up next, politico's top stories of the morning. bill karins is back. oh, he's back. how's your baby? >> i'm in trouble. she's going to have blond hair and blue eyes. >> is she beautiful? >> she can't wear a skirt until she's 14. >> i need a picture. >> i'll give you one a little later. >> doesn't look like anything like you, huh? >> i want a more updated version. >> i have a new one. i have a new one. >> sort of looks like the postman. go ahead, what's the weather looking like. >> postman, pool boy, who knows. good morning, everyone, take you through a nice october morning. over the weekend, we saw the rain hit and miss. it's going to stay that way for the next two days. i've got good news for everyone in new england as they go wednesday onward. cool morning, turn the heater on in the car probably, 48 degrees, rain showers around pittsburgh and d.c. do carry the umbrella, you'll only need it for five or ten minutes just like over the weekend. as i mentioned, the weather will get b

rita wilson is going to open for sugarland tonight singing songs from her new album. all the musicians are putting on tonight's show free of charge. >>> and here's the reason there were so many bleary-eyed people across the country today. last night's world series game six forcing today's deciding game seven. the cardinals twice rallied against the rangers who were down to their last out of the season twice ending with a walk-off homer leaving sports writers all day today to debate whether this was the greatest world series game of all time. the series gets settled once and for all tonight. >>> up next as we continue, a history-making change in the "heir" spelled with an h, in london tonight. spelled with an h, in london tonight. but patients who use flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with the insulin i take and i can dial the exact dose of insulin i need. i live my life on the go and need an on-the-go insulin. i don't need to carry a cooler with flexpen. novolog is a fast-acting, man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. d

rita wilson is going to open for sugarland tonight singing songs from her new album. all performers are putting on the show free of charge. >>> and there were bleary-eyed people today. the cardinals twice rallied against the rangers who were down to their last out of the season twice ending with a walk-off homer leaving sports writers all day today to debate whether this was the greatest world series game of all time. the series gets settled once and for all tonight. >>> up next as we continue, a history-making change in the "heir" spelled with an h, in london tonight. patients who use flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with the insulin i take and i can dial the exact dose of insulin i need. i live my life on the go and need an on-the-go insulin. i don't need to carry a cooler with flexpen. novolog is a fast-acting, man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. do not inject novolog if you do not plan to eat within 5 to 10 minutes after injection to avoid low blood sugar. tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you ta

rita wilson is going to open for sugarland tonight singing songs from her new album. all the musicians are putting on tonight's show free of charge. >>> and here's the reason there were so many bleary-eyed people across the country today. last night's world series game six forcing tonight's deciding game seven. the cardinals twice rallied against the rangers who were down to their last out of the season twice ending with a walk-off homer leaving sports writers all day today to debate whether this was the greatest world series game of all time. the series gets settled once and for all tonight. >>> up next as we continue, a history-making change in the "heir" spelled with an h, in london tonight. spelled with an h, in london tonight. but patients who use flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with the insulin i take and i can dial the exact dose of insulin i need. i live my life on the go and need an on-the-go insulin. i don't need to carry a cooler with flexpen. novolog is a fast-acting, man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes.

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tom hanks and rita wilson equalled that. michael douglas chipped in $4,000. will ferrell has anted up 5 k. >> he's going to probably run against a very conservative republican, who's just not going to be that palatable to the vast majority of people in the entertainment business. >> reporter: so while some stars may voice complaints about obama -- >> i for one would like to see him be a little bolder, be a little more outspoken about the issues that we voted him in for. >> reporter: come election time, they may return to the fold. corrine winter, cnn, hollywood. >>> coming up on "american morning" -- hertz terminates more than two dozen muslim drivers after they refuse to clock out for daily prayer breaks. but the union says they were targeted because of religion. we're going to speak to a union rep in just a moment. >>> plus, ditch your bank for a new one. we'll tell you about a movement in congress to make that easier for you to do. you're watching "american morning." look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it