building in new orleans. and what you have here is a community of entrepreneurs that had moved into this building in the last year, from the fastest growing companies in the country, iseatz to feel goods. what this board represents is the entrepreneurial community within new orleans, and it's just one of the few innovative hubs that's sprouting all around the community. >> kyle burner of feel goods and craig met at the i.p. building and found that they could collaborate on the packing of kyle's flip-flops in cordina's large warehouse space. >> we're shipping out margaritas. why not add flip-flops to the mix? a venture was formed and we're now shipping out feel goods flip-flops. >> the desire to help rebuild new orleans was so strong, she left her job in new york as a sweater designer to follow her dream of starting her own clothing company. >> the enthusiasm for any business here is just incredible. i mean, they rolled out the red carpet for us, you know, and was like, whatever we can do to have you succeed,

michael rue weiss, you also grew up in new orleans. in fact, you went to walter isaacson's high school. i guess he's considerably older than you are. was he always a role model for you? (laughing). >> we all grew up in walter's shadow. i have a hard time imagining walter back then as a civil rights leader but maybe he was. by the time i came along, it's very interesting. the nature of racial desegregation because i can remember when i came along institutional new orleans was still very, very segregated. but street life was not. i mean, you got out of school and you were playing with black kids and white kids on the street. you didn't really think about it. when it was... when this idea that you weren't supposed to be together was reimposed at the institutional level it seemed outrageous. but, yes, i grew up... you asked me a question. walter was a kind of... he was everyone who went to the newman school was forced every couple of years to listen to a speech from the head master about how we were all supposed to become like walter isaac

walter mentioned the segregation of pools in new orleans. i didn't learn to swim until i was 25 because bull conner wouldn't... segregated the pools in alabama. i think we have some common experiences with segregation. yes, i was, in fact, during katrina, i knew that a big hurricane was coming. i was really tired. i had been secretary of state for nine, ten months. i went to new york for a vacation. i was going to take in a show, go to the u.s. open, maybe do some shoe shopping, which i'm known to do. as the hurricane unfolded, i did what i thought the secretary of state needed to do. i made provisions for our passport office in new orleans. i made sure we had a way to receive the contributions that were coming around... coming in from around the world. but then that morning, on thursday morning, when i woke up, there i was in new york and i thought, how could you have been so stupid to have not realized that you are not just the secretary of state, you're one of the president's closest advisors. this is a national tragedy. most importantly,

we went to new orleans, to bourbon street. i fell down and my friend picked me up and we were picked up by the new orleans police and accused of being drunk in public. i've been here 21 days. the first few days we were in the new orleans county jail. we were left without food or water for three days. near riots broke out. there were people breaking windows, starting fires. most of us were afraid that we were going to die there, it was so horrible. water was up to our shoulders by the time they got us out of there. they put us in small boats, took us to this bridge area. i saw my friend for about two minutes, first thing he said to me, he said, this is a goddamned nightmare. >> while a nightmare for some, for others, including the first women inmates to sleep at angola in 44 years, a blessing. >> i was so weak, i couldn't even -- i could barely walk when they got me, put me in the boat to come out of there. we had about that much water to drink within three days. and one sandwich. the warden came and got us and put us all like

plus, the new orleans saints make the new york giants look like munchkins on monday night football. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> since we talked about the rain and snow for today, what about tomorrow? we'll get you set for the middle of your week. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night on monday night football, while the new orleans saints strength. ed their status as a team on the road to the nfl playoffs, for the new york giants, desperation is setting in. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. sometimes drew brees and the saints make it look oh so he's easy. let's go to new orleans. drew brees put on a clinic against the giants. three touchdown passes in the first half alone. brees not only did it with his arm, he also did it with his legs. called his own number and ran in from eight yards out. new orleans literally running away with it, up 28-10 in the third. when all was said and done brees finished with five touchd

because of a hurricane. >> all eyes on new orleans. not only a famous city but below sea level. >> the entire city will be under water. >> mother nature is in charge and now mother nature has dealt one horrific blow. >> when katrina flooded new orleans it didn't just destroy much of the city, it also destroyed the school system. some school reformers thought maybe that is what needed to happen. >> it was probably one of the worst school districts in the country. it was a horror. >> before katrina, our schools, i mean they were just failing. >> the choice was do you rebuild what was there or build something entirely new. >> louisiana built something new. they made it easy for people to open charters. >> you tell the state here is my plan. >> ben started a charter school called sci academy. he was the only employee. he drove his car around new orleans until 3:00 in the morning putting up signs advertising his school. >> and you see this number right here, that was my cell phone. >> he had to advertise because students had to choose to go

because of a hurricane. >> all eyes on new orleans. not only a famous city but below sea level. >> the entire city will be under water. >> mother nature is in charge and now mother nature has dealt one horrific blow. >> when katrina flooded new orleans it didn't just destroy much of the city, it also destroyed the school system. some school reformers thought maybe that is what needed to happen. >> it was probably one of the worst school districts in the country. it was a horror. >> before katrina, our schools, i mean they were just failing. >> the choice was do you rebuild what was there or build something entirely new. >> louisiana built something new. they made it easy for people to open charters. >> you tell the state here is my plan. >> ben started a charter school called sci academy. he was the only employee. he drove his car around new orleans until 3:00 in the morning putting up signs advertising his school. >> and you see this number right here, that was my cell phone. >> he had to advertise because students had to choose to go

plus, the new orleans saints make the new york giants look like munchkins on monday night football. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> since we talked about the rain and snow for today, what about tomorrow? we'll get you set for the middle of your week. you're watching "early today." when a sore throat strikes, the pain can leave you feeling dreadful. and all you want is for it to go away. cepacol works fast and gives powerful sore throat relief. that's because the numbing medicine in cepacol is the maximum strength you can get without a prescription. and it stays there after the lozenge has gone. tame your painful sore throat with cepacol. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night on monday night football, while the new orleans saints strength. ed their status as a team on the road to the nfl playoffs, for the new york giants, desperation is setting in. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. sometimes drew brees and the saints make it look oh so he's is i. le

in new orleans. the question is, with the undefeated packers coming to town, how big are the giants' problems? it's "way too early" for this.

let's get a quick check of our forecast. >>> we're back to new orleans. you talk about these rough storms pushing their why through new orleans. -- way through leans. we have been watching some of the storms erupting during the early morning hours. and we saw lightning strikes in the camera in the last half hour. here we are at 6:30 in the morning this line of storms here this two-story house was lifted ten feet off its foundation that is a tremendous amount of energy. these storms are volatile and pushing through new orleans right now and feed into a larger line of storms into western tennessee and the ohio river valley. we show you this because that is a sign of the energy that could be feeding in our direction. and we're watching most of the rain right now on the most powerful radar across the area it's light and heavier in the south. fog, mist and mild this morning. we'll go to 63 for the day and heavy rain will be in for the storms. >>> we have a report of an overturned car on bel air road. taking a look at the southwest side on the beltway. this is

plus, the new orleans saints make the new york giants look like munchkins on monday night football. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> since we talked about the rain and snow for today, what about tomorrow? we'll get you set for the middle of your week. you're watching "early today." [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night on monday night football, while the new orleans saints strength. ed their status as a team on the road to the nfl playoffs, for the new york giants, desperation is setting in. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at a

new orleans on top of the nfc south. they have won three straight. they'll face the lions on sunday. the loss drops the giants to 6-5, a game behind dallas in the nfc east. the giants have lost three games in a row and have a brutal schedule coming up. first, ooh, on sunday, they get the undefeated packers. a week later, they get dallas. then a break at home against washington and the jets and another game against dallas. if they're going to make the playoffs, it ain't going to be easy. >>> college football. urban meyer returning to the sidelines, this time to coach ohio state. the former florida coach resigned last season to deal with what he said were some health problems and to spend more time with his family. that was just a year ago. an ohio native, meyer won two national titles with florida in six seasons. he becomes one of the highest paid coaches in college football, sa six-year contract paying 4 million bucks every year. ohio state has struggled under ncaa violations including players accepting cash and free tattoos. urban meyer with a new s

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in new orleans. the question is, with the undefeated packers coming to town, how big are

this is a live shot bumping in with new orleans. >>> happy birthday, charlie. we won't give your age away. but you're holding up very well. >> early 50s is good to go. >> the number is not on the screen. but maybe it is. 55 in easton, 55 in baltimore, 54 in york and hagerstown. this is a sign of moisture air coming out of the southeast. we have some light rain returning up 95 in howard county. it is damp in downtown baltimore. and we got wet weather pushing its way through 50 and annapolis and the bay bridge and kent island and another batch about to return. michaels is getting it. and this is south of shady side and on through south maryland and wool . this is building to -- wool . this is waldorf. this is the line of rain that charlie was talking about. pulling in a lot of moisture here. essentially what we have is the boundary, a frontal boundary that is somewhat stalled and a wave of low pressure that will pull itself up in our direction. you see the yellow and orange shadings here that is an indication where we have ourselves moderate to heavy rain. and th

new orleans, shreveport and memphis. thunderstorms around nashville, louisville, st. louis and cincinnati. mild showers from boston to washington, d.c. >> 65 here in new york. 68 in baltimore. and 72 in atlanta. just shy of 80 in dallas. 61 in kansas city. and 45 in minneapolis. fargo and billings only climb to the 30s. phoenix gets up to 71. and sacramento, 64. >>> coming up, business news. and new signs that a recession could return next year. >>> gabrielle giffords talks about her grueling sessions of sexual therapy and whether or not she'll return to capitol hill. >>> and later in, "the pulse," is 47-year-old brad pitt ready for retirement? >>> well, europe's economic problems could become our own. the san francisco federal reserve bank warns that the european debt crisis is raising the odds of another u.s. recession. if it happens, it would be early next year. the u.s. recovery is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks from abroad. >>> home prices may not have hit bottom just yet. pimco a global investment firm, says they could fall another 6% to 8%. property val

and i-10, from san antonio to new orleans. flooding on i-40, from oklahoma city to nashville. wet on i-64 from louisville to charleston, west virginia. and i-95, in the northeast. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in memphis, houston, new orleans and dallas. >>> well, congresswoman gabby giffords tells our diane sawyer she won't return to washington until she feels better. >> that giffords is speaking at all is a major miracle, considering her brain injury. abc's bob woodruff, who suffered a similar devastating injury, has more. >> hello. >> reporter: ten months have passed since the shooting that changed everything for gabby giffords. she's left the hospitals where she lived for five months. >> how do you feel? >> pretty good. >> pretty good. >> pretty good. >> i can see that your arm, your right hand, moves a lot more. is it painful? is it hard? >> difficult. >> just difficult. >> difficult. strong, strong. >> okay. that's the spirit. >> she has very good posture. much better than me. >> reporter: her rehab continues. now seeing therapists a couple of hours a

new orleans, 74. and miami, 81. 60s from atlanta up to boston. >>> and coming up after the break, the airline that plans to offer something new on its flight, porn. >>> plus, the plan to bring portable internet to millions of americans who can't afford it. >>> and the surprising friendship being forged at occupy wall street. yes, it involves that horse right there. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, you might call it the berlusconi bounce. the stock markets are up on news that italian prime minister silvio berlusconi will resign. investors believe that will clear the way for a leader who will be more aggressive in solving the nation's debt problem. the news dit spark a late-day rally on wall street, which is continuing today overseas. >>> and tokyo's nikkei average is up 100 points today. hong kong's hang seng jumped 336 points. in landon, the ftse opened higher. and on wall street, the dow rose 102 points yesterday. the nasdaq index picked up 32. >>> b.p. is off the hook after last year's massive oil

i-10, from new orleans to jacksonville. flooding on i-5, 84 and 90 in the pacific northwest and the northern rockies. also, slick mountain passes in the cascades. >> and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in memphis, new orleans and most of the east coast from atlanta to boston. >>> also this morning, there is breaking news, now, in the paternity case against justin bieber. tmz reported just minutes ago, that the woman behind the lawsuit has dropped it. you'll remember mariah yeater and justin had a tryst after one of his concerts. and that's allegedly where they made that baby. >> he denied the whole thing. he would take a dna test to prove it and then sue her. the suit was quietly dismissed last week. >> all right. >> will he still sue her? >> well, that will play out, for sure. >>> in other news this morning, congresswoman gabby giffords is not giving up on her political future. >> as we've seen this week in her exclusive interviews with diane sawyer, giffords is making remarkable progress since she was shot i

i-10, from houston to new orleans. and i-20, from shreveport to atlanta. wet on i-70, in indiana. and i-95 in the northeast. wet spots on i-90 in the northwest. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in houston, memphis, new orleans, atlanta, d.c., philadelphia and detroit. >>> a california teen has pleaded guilty to killing a gay classmate during computer lab class. it's beginning to make news across the country. brandon mcinnerney, killed larry king. the 17-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, which will send him to prison for 21 years. king was shot twice in front of stunned classmates. there was a mistrial in the case back in september. >>> a tense day-long standoff has ended peacefully at an air force base near colorado springs. officials say an airman facing discharge had barricaded himself in the highly-secure facility and had a gun. officials want to know how he got that weapon through security undetected. the base controls the nation's gps military satellite. >>> justin bieber has reportedly taken a paternity test that may prove he did not father a c

i-10, from houston to new orleans. and i-20, from shreveport to atlanta. wet on i-70, in indiana. and i-95 in the northeast. wet spots on i-90 in the northwest. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in houston, memphis, new orleans, atlanta, d.c., philadelphia and detroit. >>> a california teen has pleaded guilty to killing a gay classmate during computer lab class. it's beginning to make news across the country. brandon mcinnerney, killed larry king. the 17-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, which will send him to prison for 21 years. king was shot twice in front of stunned classmates. there was a mistrial in the case back in september. >>> a tense day-long standoff has ended peacefully at an air force base near colorado springs. officials say an airman facing discharge had barricaded himself in the highly-secure facility and had a gun. officials want to know how he got that weapon thrgh security undetected. the base controls the nation's gps military satellite. >>> justin bieber has reportedly taken a paternity test that may prove he did not father a chi

upper 50s in dallas and new orleans. miami hit 77. up to 20 degrees warmer than normal in the northeast. 67 here in new york. and 63 in boston. >> can't complain about a mild end to november. >> cannot. >> great. >>> coming up after the break, the cyber monday sales numbers are just coming in. and they're already boosting the stock market. >>> and then it's sentencing day for michael jackson's doctor, who faces four years in prison. >>> also this morning, six minutes of terror trapped inside of this sinking car. all of it captured in the driver's call to 911. >>> and a look at the future of automobiles. tie owe to's smartcar. the ride that even recognizes you. @ @ >>> welcome back, everybody. it was the best cyber monday ever. final figures aren't in just yet. but by midafternoon, online sales were up 15% to 20% over last year. the total is expected to be well over $1 billion. the biggest winners this year were department store websites. the big losers the sites that simply couldn't dle all that extra traffic. >>> and to kick off cybe

we start with a tornado warning for new orleans parish. a strong storm coming, on the west side of new orleans, stay in your house and let this threat go by. a lot of heavy rain through tennessee and kentucky, even strong storms in mississippi, too, with the threat of tornadoes. as far as the northeast goes, heavy rains will wait until the second half of today. this afternoon and tonight, probably a steady rain for areas especially from d.c., baltimore, philadelphia and new york. new england, scattered showers for you. the heaviest rains will slide to the eastern seaboard. heavy rains in atlanta today, too. in the middle of the country, cool air is winning out. windchills will be in the 20s and 30s for areas like minneapolis and chicago. again, the biggest headline, tornado warning now for the new orleans area. >> let us know what happens there. as you say, a tough airport day in the northeast. thank you very much. >>> let's start with sports. ledge hoops where duke head coach mike krzyzewski stands alone as the all-time winningest coach i

after leaving new orleans and coming here, it was still a fight. comparing the schools, yes, i can see the different -- i can see the difference. those parents are there, and they bring in money for those schools, and they have all kinds of book fairs and arts festivals, computer labs, and at hunters point, it is a whole different story. you do not have a computer labs there. we do not have a parent involvement. it is a total difference. >> your perspective on jamal, awaiting the decision on whether he will be executed or spend his life in prison. >> he should be released. [applause] one of my professors actually is working on his case, so i have been following through her visits and conversations, but i think it is the quintessential example of what is happening with the intellects in our community. he is a brilliant brother. if you have not gone on youtube and seen him offering his insight on any number of social political issues -- i mean geopolitical issues, what is happening in afghanistan and iraq, what is happening with education in this cou

new orleans, 74. and miami, 81. 60s from atlanta up to boston. >>> and coming up after the break, the airline that plans to offer something new on its flight, porn. >>> plus, the plan to bring portable internet to millions of americans who can't afford it. >>> and the surprising friendship being forged at occupy wall street. yes, it involves that horse right there.a >>> welcome back, everybody. well, you might call it the berlusconi bounce. the stock markets are up on news that italian prime minister silvio berlusconi will resign. investors believe that will clear the way for a leader who will be more aggressive in solving the nation's debt problem. the news did spark a late-day rally on wall street, which is continuing today overseas. >>> and tokyo's nikkei average is up 100 points today. hong kong's hang seng jumped 336 points. in london, the ftse opened higher. and on wall street, the dow rose 102 points yesterday. the nasdaq index picked up 32. >>> bp is off the hook after last year's massive oil

you know, i was sent over by former mayor gavin newsom to new orleans a few years ago, and we study what had happened there, and we realized that one of the things that had occurred in new orleans was a breakdown between city government and the neighborhoods, and such that when the hurricane hit and the flooding happened, so many people left the city, and then they did not come back. because there was no relationship between local government and many of the neighborhoods and many of the residence. that lesson burned in my mind for a very long time. so it is that much more important, general, that when you put this fleet we together, that you made a disaster preparedness a thing -- the inme vision to the celebration of our armed forces. you have not only touch our city government, but you have helped me touch every neighborhood in this city. that is what we need to do in all of our cities. so thank you very much, general, for your leadership on this. thank you. [applause] i also wanted again our honorary chair, former secretary schulz. you have been such a great leader here. i want to tha

upper 50s in dallas and new orleans. miami hit 77. up to 20 degrees warmer than normal in the northeast. 67 here in new york. and 63 in boston. >> can't complain about a mild end to november. >> cannot. >> great. >>> coming up after the break, the cyber monday sales numbers are just coming in. and they're already boosting the stock market. >>> and then it's sentencing day for michael jackson's doctor, who faces four years in prison. >>> also this morning, six minutes of terror trapped inside of this sinking car. all of it captured in the driver's call to 911. >>> and a look at the future of automobiles. tie owe to's smartcar. the ride that even recognizes you. >>> welcome back, everybody. it was the best cyber monday ever. final figures aren't in just yet. but by midafternoon, online sales were up 15% to 20% over last year. the total is expected to be well over $1 billion. the biggest winners this year were department store websites. the big losers were the sites that simply couldn't handle all that extra traffic. >>> and to kick off

over the next few days this is coming from atlanta, new orleans, memphis, dallas and kc mo. where temperatures are in the upper 60s, not quite that warm here, but quite delightful, quite nice on the winds courtesy of a dome of hot air but it is going to get a lot more -- closer to normal. bernadette coming up with those details shortly, now throw it back inside. >> they are teaming up to help our nation's troops and their families. they want to expand the program which allows people to donate frequent flyer miles to military families and say it should in starting my progresso soup for lunch plan, huh. nope, just having some tender chicken and some tasty noodles. let's see...south western vegetables...60 calories. ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? yup. so you were checking me yup. out? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. being sent to the back of a freezer. and it's all because someone said "tacos." old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. it was crazy! paying so much you want better quality. it was like you were trapped because that was the o

. >> 40s from fargo to kansas city. 66 here in new york. 81 in miami. 74 in new orleans. a wet 56 in seattle. 61 in sacramento. 72 in phoenix. >> that's right. 72 down there in new orleans. >> that's nice. >> i'll be there tomorrow. >> i'm filled with jealousy and resentment. new orleans one of my favorite towns. >> i will eat, drink, in your honor in my short sleeved shirt. time now, are we ready, got this down pat yet. our -- boom -- "favorite story of the day the" fast friends of the four-legged variety. >> check out the bulldog, frenchy, rather reserved new york city police horse seen getting to know each other across a police barrier near the occupy wall street demonstration here in new york. >> there you go. instant evidence among all the divisiveness, some at least can really get along. >> i don't know, the bulldog looks a little skittish, nervous. i think the horse is intimidating him a little bit now. they have made up. now they have made up. >> mutual sniff moment. >> look at the flipping. flipping around. >> but at least the horse stayed calm. that's good. cute

orleans barbecue shrimp ... we are using tear anything you have sitting around the house is ok we add cream and worst a share saucercestierester sauce... we had some seasonings and we let that cook in a skillet on the stove ... we cleaned peel and devein the shrimp and we add that ... we set this aside for five or 10 minutes ... i prefer to cook shrimp with the shells on to preserve the flavor but people in the restaurant prefer the with fairly remove that for easy eating ... i like to serve this dish with some cornbread it is quite simple to prepare this is a good sauce for dipping ... these are what we call you 15 trumu-15 shrimp that means there will be 14-15 shrimp per pound this other dish is chicken voodoo rigatoni. it's chicken creole with an added special spice that is like a dry hot sauce over pasta and we have all the other traditional new orleans and cajun favorites ... so you have the event coming up they're still in night it's from 5 until 9 i have some chefs from my restaurant as well as a few othe

new orleans got the ball, kicked a game-winning field goal. saints won it, 26-23. >>> if you give devin hester an inch, he's going to take a mile. found a hole and there he goes. 82 yards for the touchdown. bears beat the lions, 37-13, detroit has dropped three, up four. >>> tim tebow did it again, won another game with smoke and mirrors. completed just two passes, but made them count. denver ran 55 times and walked away with a 17-10 victory over the chiefs. >>> nascar kasey kahne took the checkered flag in phoenix. tony stewart trails carl edwards by three points in the race for the cup. >>> finally, in dallas, the bills david nelson caught a touchdown in the second quarter. instead of celebrating with his team, he was off to the races. he sprinted down the sidelines. where is he going? zoned in on a cowboy cheerleader and gave her the ball. actually, that's his girlfriend. they grew up together. no love loss for the cowboy webs who won big, 44-7. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> kris and kim sue over fa

no complaints in new orleans, 66 and a little breezy. of course, as we look towards tomorrow, lynn, heading towards the weekend, nice, calm weather pattern. nothing too dramatic. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up, euro fears hit banks. data shows recovery continuing. and you don't think you can retire until when? probably not going to like this. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he's been named the sexiest man alive. >> right here, lynn. >> but we're going to tell you about the fans of another hollywood hunk, not bill, but they are up in arms. >>> coming up, the houston astros are on the move and the first big upset of the college basketball season. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. neither penn state to police or state college city police say they ever received a report from former graduate assistant mike mcqueary alleging sexual assault by jerry sandusky on a boy in 2002. in an e-mail to forme

just 44 in atlanta. 58 in new orleans. warmer here than in my beloved new orleans. crazy. >> i will say filled with g jealousy on the next story. three wealth managers live in the ritzy suburbs of new york city now have a lot more wealth to manage. >> they came forward yesterday to claim a $254 million powerball jackpot. they're taking their money in a lump sum payment. after taxes comes to $104 million. >> and their winning ticket the only one they bought for the november 2. they let the lottery computers pick the number. they're promising significant amount of winnings will go to charity. they do say you should buy one ticket. >> proved it there. lucky guys. all jealous the do some good. >> do some good. they're already wealthy. >> we'll do good and pay our bills with these commercials. we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ ♪ having triplets is such a blessing. not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent, but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're

just 44 in atlanta. 58 in new orleans. warmer here than in my beloved new orleans. crazy. >>> i'm going to say, i'm a little filled with jealousy on the next story. three wealth managers live in the ritzy suburbs of new york city now have a lot more wealth to manage. >> they came forward yesterday to claim a $254 million powerball jackpot. they're taking their money in a lump sum payment. after taxes comes to $104 million. >> and their winning ticket the only one they bought for the november 2 drawing, and they let the lottery computers pick the numbers. they're promising significant amount of winnings will go to charity. they do say you should buy one ticket. >> proved it there. lucky guys. all jealous the do some good. >> do some good. they're already wealthy. >> we'll do good and pay our bills with these commercials. we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. >> we'll do good and pay our bills with these commercials. we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ ♪ having triplets is such a blessing. not financially. so we switched to the ba

orleans we're under a tornado watch now. a new one has just been issued. that will continue into the early morning hours. a big shield of rain for the second morning in a row, traveling through all of kentucky, downpours from bowling green that will head for louisville, cincinnati and lexington. it's cold. minneapolis, windchill at 21. windchill of 10 in denver. a day of change around the country. a lot of people going to return to typical late fall conditions. that's a look at your national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. if you live on the eastern seaboard, be prepared with that umbrella today. eventually that rain later today will make its way into southern new england, new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c. and all of virginia. but the rain this morning is pretty much confined to the tennessee valley and the deep south. a little active weather day. chance of tornadoes is slim but still a minor threat. >> thanks, bill. >>> coming up, super mario smashes through italian grid lock. more bl

. >> 40s from fargo to kansas city. 66 here in new york. 81 in miami. 74 in new orleans. a wet 56 in seattle. 61 in sacramento. 72 in phoenix. >> that's right. 72 down there in new orleans. >> that's nice. >> i'll be there tomorrow. >> i'm filled with jealousy and resentment. new orleans one of my favorite towns. >> i will eat, drink, in your honor in my short sleeved shirt. time now, are we ready, got this down pat yet. our -- boom -- "favorite story of the day the" fast friends of the four-legged variety. >> check out the bulldog, frenchy, rather reserved new yorkity police horse seen getting to know each other across a police barrier near the occupy wall street demonstration here in new york. >> there you go. instant evidence among all the divisiveness, some at least can really get along. >> i don't know, the bulldog looks a little skittish, nervous. i think the horse is intimidating him a little bit now. they have made up. now they have made up. >> mutual sniff moment. >> look at the flipping. flipping around. >> but at least the horse stayed calm. that's good. cute p