senate race between former governors george allen and tim kaine is still a dead heat in the polls. both men spent time in northern virginia focusing on the looming defense cuts. julie carey is here to tell us they have very different solutions to this. >> they do, tim kaine and george allen do agree on this. those automatic defense cuts, the fallout from the stand-off on capitol hill need to be stopped before they kick in next year. what's on the line is up to 200,000 virginia jobs. many of them in northern virginia. >> reporter: northern virginia defense contractors are hosting a lot of campaign visits this fall. george allen huddled in stafford county with company leaders. their frustration clear. >> if we can just make a decision and then move forward. >> reporter: tim kaine toured a business called mvm that does arms training. the northern virginia defense contractors say they feel under siege, caught in the cross hairs of the sequester. $500 billion in automatic defense cuts, set to take effect january 2nd. unless congress can come to terms on another way to slash spending. th

virginia and tim kaine loses the senate race? >> no. you tell me who wins the presidential race, and i've got a good shot telling you who is going to win the senate contest. if mitt romney wins i think tim kaine can win. >> there are romney-kaine voters. >> there are no obama-alan voters. >> i'd like to talk to the guy from you probably could. >> let me tell you the kaine-romney voters in the northern virginia suburb whose might remember his time as governor, hess time as mayor. more fondly than they do president obama at the white house. >> i want to play one clip how the 47% controversy with mitt romney is bleeding into the senate races. this is tim kaine and george alan with david gregory today. >> you can say something off the cuff you regret but i deeply disagree with the sentiment expressed by governor romney. i don't meet virginian who think they're victims. >> would you disagree with governor romney? >> i have my own point of view. my point of view is that people of america believe in the american dream. >> so, not totall

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d democrat tim kaine and in alican george allen are fight. according to the latest t poll, tim kaine allen among likely voters. it is a much -- george allen much finer line to walk. the subjects for debate today the economy and transportation. haveace is expected to implications. as goes virginia some may go the senate and the entire presidential race. >> just in these introductions candidates, wee both talked already about the economic potential of virginia. the candidates have several debate scheduled over the including one in richmond on october 12. live in the newsroom, abc7 news. and president obama will also part in a town hall, one after mitt romney appeared spanish network. he will also appear on "the view" next thursday. romney is also considering an experience -- an "the view."n ann romney will campaign in milwaukee, wisconsin, and in iowa. also, new details in that theater shooting. there are new charges against holmes. prosecutors are looking to file charges during a hearing. facing 142 counts, including murder, attempted , stemmi

. >> former governor and future united states senator, tim kaine! >> reporter: former virginia governor tim kaine welcomed by the party faithful in charlotte tuesday telling a boisterous crowd he and his republican senate opponent george allen had been tied in the polls for yearly a year. closer than the presidential race. >> isn't it great to be a battleground state? virginia really matters, folks. we really matter. we're going to see a lot of focus and a lot of spotlight. that's exciting. but it also means we've got to do our best work. >> reporter: allen, also a former governor who lost his senate seat six years ago, campaigned in fairfax county tuesday. allen skipped the republican convention in tampa to focus on his virginia race. and kaine is spending only this one day in charlotte. he addresses the convention tonight. what's your message tonight? >> i'm going to talk heavily about results. i really do think -- look, i'm a -- i'm a virginia centered guy. i really think the virginia model of focus on the results, let the other guys be the ideol

tim kaine comes into today's debate with a little momentum. he leads allen by eight points in the latest "washington post" poll. tim kaine, a democrat, leads the republican allen in a new quinnipiac university poll. both of them well-known across the state and of course here in northern virginia. the economy going to be the big issue they'll have to address in this debate today for people who are listening, and in particular, the idea that the impact that some budget deals could have on the defense industry, which is big in virginia, obviously. so they'll have to talk about money and some social issues, too. >> virginia being a big battleground state leading up to the presidential election as well. >>> you can see the debate beginning at noon today. david gregory of "meet the press" will moderate the debate. i along with our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey will be on the panel, along with someone from "the washington post." you can watch the debate online live at nbcwashington.com. >>> mitt romney and president obama are both in the

. >> this senate race is tight, but now polling has democrat tim kaine with a small lead. george allen and tim kaine locked in a tight race for nearly a year, shook hands thursday and came out, well, not fighting, but politely jabbing at each other over jobs, taxes, social and other issues. the latest polling from both fox news and the "washington post" show kaine opening up a lead of 4 to 8 points with fewer than 50 days to election day. the one-hour fairfax county chamber of commerce debate was telecast on nbc 4 and moderated by nbc's david gregory of "meet the press." former governor and former senator george allen turned nearly every question to the need for more and better jobs. >> so the job creators have the confidence, and certainty to hire again. >> reporter: tim kaine, also a former governor, turned nearly every question into criticism on capitol hill, saying people want pulling together, not partisan bickering in washington. >> partnership over partisanship and put substce over sound bites. >> reporter: kaine also said washington must act quickly to avoid a fisc

thanks for joining -- governor tim kaine. thanks for joining us. first of all, welcome. i brought you out here. obviously, these conversations are always uncomfortable. >> uh-oh. >> jon: joe biden is going to be our first interview. so here you are -- you were on the final short list to be the vice president. it was yourself, joe biden and i believe evan bayh. >> ed mcmahon. >> jon: tell me about the vetting. what is the vetting process? >> people know a lot of things about me that i never thought i would reveal. they go into detail. your high school girlfriend's middle name, they give you a name and then they come back and say "she said she was never your girlfriend" so it's intense. >> jon: what would that have to do with being vice president? >> that was what i wondered. >> jon: it's this intense, weird process, and they check into everything. >> they really do. really do. >> jon: did senator obama gives each person a rose that goes on to the next round? how do they let you know that you have gone to the next round? >> it's very mysterious. it's probably something lik

a new poll shows tim kaine over george allen. you can see our story on the senate debate on our website wjla.com. >> a special lead student was shot six times but was released from the hospital today. court documents indicate that that child and another student got into an argument in class. the -- one student went to an alley where he had hidden a gun and returned and shot him. >> police have broken up a phony iphone sales ring. two men who were father and son were selling the fate phones. they were arrested when authorities say they sold and iphone to a detective for $120. police believe they sold at least seven more in a parking lot and they are looking for additional victims. >> now the showdown over gambling in maryland. some maryland county executives are getting together to encourage voters to support question 7. that ballot initiative would allow games in maryland and a new casino in prince george's county. today there was a news conference on the issue in silver spring. >> is a bought -- about the high end jobs, and also

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new numbers of tim kaine up by eight points. they did not waste any time going after each other today. >> that is not what is going to take to fix washington. >> we work together. they have publicly stated how we work together on issues. >> in a place where there are so few undecided virginia voters former governors allen and tim kaine are divided on taxes. >> lower taxes create more jobs. folks are earning as little as $17,000 a year. >> they are polar opposites on everything from medicare to marriage. >> marriage should be between one man and one woman. >> relationship should be treated equally under law. >> allen stayed on. bringing almost every argument back to jobs even when asked about gay rights are how to when women voters. >> women, mothers that i talk to, whether they are married or unmarried, care about jobs and the economy. >> women are more than half of this economy. >> even the fallout is up for debate. >> who would be undecided now? people tell me and they know george allen. >> both sides are denouncing them. geor

>> tim kaine, excuse me, is at the dnc address the convention tonight. you chose instead to stay home local and campaign here. are you afraid he will get a boost on the national platform when he addresses the nation tonight? >> i think he is getting rewarded for being a leader for the national democratic party and in fact he spent a substantial part of his time as governor to be chairman. democratic national committee. he advocated all these policies that put us deeper in debt with higher underemployment and unemployment in the country. gas prices right now compared to january of 2009, people are paying over $30 more every time they fill up. so he is being reward for his loyalty and i'm sure he will have a good time there. i'll be happy to be at greenspring talking -- >> let's talk about that. your next campaign stop, busy morning, right after you leave here at 10:00 you will be in springfield talking about healthcare with the group of seniors. what is that message? >> the message there is that i like to listen to seniors because they are worried whether

we spoke with tim kaine last month. this morning we're glad to have george allen joining us to talk about the campaign. we're nearing the end of this race really getting down to the critical weeks ahead. >> the last two months. it's a big day for our youngest daughter brooke starting school in fairfax county public schools. . it's yesterday was labor day and you celebrate the hard work of men and women. unfortunately, there are 23 million men and women who cannot find work or are underemployed. it's very discouraging that there are so many young people graduating from college, 50% of them without a job or in a job that is not utilizing their skills and education and talents. and why i am running, to make sure this is a country that's a land of opportunity for all. if we unleashed are american energy resources, that means more jobs and affordable food and fuel. we need to stop these devastating defense cuts from the sequestration bill that my. opponent my it will cost another 200,000 jobs to be lost in virginia. we need

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this is the first time tim kaine has led in a "washington post" poll. they will square off live today at noon right here on nbc 4. david gregory of "meet the press" will moderate a debate this afternoon. julie carey and i will be on the panel. the fairfax county chamber of commerce can co-sponsoring that debate. you can also watch it online. we'll be streaming it live at nbcwashington.com. >>> mitt romney is campaigning in syria s-- in sarasota, florida. he is walking back on some of those controversial points he made. he took part in a forum hosted by univision. while it was meant to help his image among hispanic voters, he was also forced to address his comments about the 47% of americans who don't pay income tax. romney also talked about his immigration policy. he said his vision of reform does not involve rounding up illegal immigrants and deporting them. >>> today president obama will also be making a trip to florida. he'll participate in a similar forum with univision at the university of miami beginning at 11:00 this morning and will be broadcast

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tim kaine advocating raising taxes for those making more than $500,000 a year raising taxes on oil comnies and taking other steps to close at blue- tax loopholes. >>george allen, ---- advocating the babalanced budget amendment and revoki all of the funding for obamacare. where dodo y tnk your meers are on those issues? totough choices. u can have your cake and e it too, when it c comes to keing sequestration of the deficit. >> our members believe t fisc deficit is the number one issue facing our national economy at this point. but when we lo at sequestration, sequestration is only one piece of what could take place january 1. because you u aree looking at th elimination of tax cuts. not the fear -- but sequtration ase know it today will just be ross-the- board cuts in defense a and other social programs. what we really neeto dis take a look at what is the balanced way to bring this deficit do to where itit needs to be, where we have it under ntrol. so wn we are looking at questration, instead oju having just blaet across-e- board cuts, l's ok at t where we c effecvely cut year. but you can

i also want to thank my friend, tim cain. we both -- tim kaine. we both love virginia, and at a time when so many people in our country feel that our country's on the wrong track and politics are so petty, i hope we can have a positive conversation here today that'll inspire people to the ideas and the opportunities that'll build a better future. susan and i have talked to tens of thousands of virginians. they still believe in the american dream, and they want to restore its promise. they want to make sure that they have access and their children have access to quality and affordable education so that young people can pursue their dreams. they want to unleash the enormous economic potential of our plentiful american energy resources. they want to reinvigorate the entrepreneurial spirit of our country with pro-job growth tax policies, reasonable regulations so that job creators have the confidence and certainty to hire again. they want us to work together for real solutions. what they don't want, though, are politicians endangering hundreds of thou

george allen and tim kaine locked in a tight race for nearly a year, shook hands and came out, not fighting, but politely jabbing at each other over jobs, taxes, social and other issues. the one-hour fairfax chamber of commerce debate was telecast on nbc 4, and moderated by nbc's david gregory of "meet the press." former governor and senator george allen turned nearly every question to the need for more and better jobs. >> the job creators have the confidence, and certainty to hire again. >> reporter: tim kaine, also a former governor, turned nearly every question into criticism on the capitol hill and in the presidential race, saying people want pulling together, not partisan bickering in washington. >> puts partnership over partisanship and substance over sound bites. >> reporter: kaine also said washington must act quickly to avoid a fiscal cliff because of the stalemate on the hill, saying a mix of cuts and revenue increases are the way to go with everyone who could paying some federal tax. allen said cuts were the root to reform. the two candidates most nearly agreed on one foreign pol

you can watch tim kaine and george allen in the debate tomorrow live at noon right here on nbc 4. nbc "meet the press" host david gregory will moderate that debate. aaron gilchrist and northern virginia bureau chief julie carey will be on the panel. you can also watch the debate streaming live on nbcwashington.com. >>> a well-known d.c. author was startled by a blackout and an explosion at his home today. what sparked it was an attempted burglary. that explosion happened at the home on the 35th street in northwest d.c. that's where pat collins is right now. pat? >> reporter: doreen, an incredible crime. to defeat the burglary system here, this would-be thief actually yanked the electric meter from the house. police trying to extract fingerprints from an electrical meter. hoping to find a suspect in a broad daylight burglary with high-risk, high-voltage consequences. it happened at a home at 35th and quebec streets northwest. first came a blackout, then came a boom, downstairs came the homeowner, off went the suspect. broad daylight? >> yeah. >> reporter: home working on your book?

republican george allen and democrat tim kaine squared off in their first debate thursday. peggy fox was there. [ people chanting ] >> reporter: there was excitement outside the debate between george allen and tim kaine. >> sir i want to get back respectfully no my question. >> reporter: allen was evasive for the first question from david gregory who asked if he agreed with mitt romney's remarks about 47% of the population. >> would you disagree with governor romney on this point? >> my point of view is that the people of america still believe in the american dream. >> reporter: governor kaine called the comments divisive and attacked allen. >> george you famously said when you were governor that you enjoyed knocking democrats' soft teeth down their whiny throats. >> reporter: kaine wants to bring more cost savings to thed aable care about. >> i think it thought on repeal -- ought to be repealed and replaced. >> reporter: governor kaine says they should be allowed to expire at incomes of $500,000 and up. >> if the tax cuts go back to where they were before we were in the lo

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with me now is the democratic candidate for senate for virginia tim kaine. governor, thanks so much for joining us. why do you think the republican agenda nationally and in your state, the old dominion, is bad for women. >> for a whole bunch of reasons. first, virginia was sort of the epicenter this year of a lot of bills that really went of a women's health care, invasive ultrasound procedure promoted by my governor and my opponent stood silent and znd condemn them. personhood legislation that would criminalize abortion and potentially criminalize fda approve birth control that george allen wants to take to the u.s. senate, and then you go to additional areas like my opponent not being in support of paycheck equity, having a history of voting against family medical leave act, wanting to support the blunt amendment to roll back contraceptive protection. these issues have all come up at the same time. some deal with health care choices, some deal with things like paycheck equity, but women in virginia are feeling like they don't have a lot of friends on the o

former virginia governor tim kaine and former senator george allen faced each other thursday night in one of four scheduled senate debates. the political reporter rates this race a toss up. >> the standarder barrier, he said 47% of americans are too dependent on government and they see themselves as victims. >> do you share that vision of america and what specifically will you do to deal with that 47%? >> as i stated in the beginning david, the best social program of all is a job. how do you provide more job opportunities for people -- >> you think nearly half the country see themselves as victims? >> no, i look very positively at the people. >> would you disagree with governor romney on this point? >> i have my own point of view. my point of view is that the people of america still believe in the american dream. our responsibility as leaders and public servant to make sure this is a country where everyone has that equal opportunity to compete and pursue their dream. the way i look at it, the point is, think that you look at the records. who has created more opportunities. i mentioned

after tim kaine said yes, i'd consider him, allen, the republican, attacked him for that very idea. it shows how toxic the idea has become in the wake of that secret video that the 47% deserve to have their taxes go up. >> thank you, john. >>> coming up on "power lunch," corporate america's new turn. forget the partnership. kill the enemy. we'll talk with one big name ceo who may be about to find himself in the middle of such a fight. >>> but first, check out the british pound versus the dollar. simon should be reading this. cheerio, he would say. it has quietly climbed to a one-year high. back in two minutes' time. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you give it bold new styling, unsurpassed luxury and nearly 1,000 improvements. introducing the redesigned 2013 glk. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >>> welcome back to "power lunch." i'm seema mody with a market flash. expedia hitting an all-time high today, a bullish note from deutsche bank, upgrading the online tr

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tim kaine and george allen will televised first debate on thursday in mclean. >> big news from the national zoo. people have been g for this. the female giant panda gave to her baby panda bear last night. the cub.ave heard a coup it was her second as a result of artificial insemination. we will have more details in a live report coming up in our next hour. >> they only have a 10% chance of conceiving. apple has won another big case t samsung. >> lower manhattan already up to occupy wall street. now. bell >> a big day for the occupy wall street movement. it plans to commemorate its one- anniversary. e at 7:00 a.m. this near the new york stock exchange. nypd has already made dozens of arrests on the weekend. againstase technologyr patented with the international trade commission. this is apple's second u.s. month.ictory in a reorders for the apple iphone 5 were on fire last friday,. expect a huge demand and very salelines when it goes on officially. later officially. analysts estimate apple may sell as 58 million units by the end of the year. but do not call registry may not as you think.well

tim kaine and allen. kaine is up in both of them pretty significantly. he is doing well around richmond where he was the mayor and kaine has a new ad out that we'll talk about. in wisconsin two polls out today, tammy baldwin which is a bit of a surprise here is up nine points. this poll, though, is only registered voters. this poll is likely voters. still shows at ties. a bit of a surprise, because the former governor had been doing very well. last one i want to point out is the main senate seat. this is a three-way, because angus king is an independent, and he is doing, obviously very well. our democrat is not doing all that well but the question is where will king caucus once he is elected. so very, very exciting. up next even at the national level, all politics are local, and christine pelosi and duf sundheim are going to tell us which issues matter and where. and as always we're going to ask duf why he has not jumped ship and joined the good guys yet. only a question of when. you're in "the war room" and we'll be right back. health matters to all of

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a new poll out today has tim kaine shortly ahead of allen. both focused on defense cuts, while it stops in stafford county. they agree it puts national security and virginia jobs at risk. kaine is headed to alexandria right now. it is his sixth stop in the commonwealth today. you can catch the candidates debate this thursday here on nbc 4. julie carey and aaron gilchrist will be panelists. david gregory will moderate. it airs live at noon thursday here on nbc 4. senate candidates tim kaine, george allen, are expected to focus on the economy. it's co-hosted by the fairfax county chamber of commerce. >>> still ahead, a sensational murder case from the 1970s is headed back to court. >>> a sign of the improving economy that travelers are not too happy about. >>> today marks the 225th anniversary of the u.s. constitution. and now you can get a chance to see a copy of it. george washington's perm copy of the constitution is on display out at mount vernon. hand-written notes and brackets made by washington can be seen around the key passages outlini

candidates tim kaine and george allen making several stops at campaign offices. those contractors say they're concerned they could lose millions of dollars if congress can't reach a deal on the budget. $500 million of defense spending will be cut from the budget if lawmakers don't have a deal by this year. democrat tim kaine wants to avoid that, in part, by letting bush era tax cuts expire for the wealthy. george allen prefers prioritizing government spending. kaine and allen will face off tomorrow at noon in mclean. "meet the press" host david gregory is moderating. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey and i are among the panelists. >>> thousands of people lost power in parts of pennsylvania, delaware, and new jersey. police cordoned off several streets when large trees fell creating dangerous conditions for drivers. some areas will deal with sprinkles through the morning commute. this morning many homeowners along miller island in baltimore county dealing with the aftermath of flooding. high water from the chesapeake bay came crashing over the sea wall an

that's the strongest he's looked down there, tim kaine, 51-in the old dominion. finally to connecticut, where democrat chris murphy leads former pro-wrestling executive linda mcmahon, 37-33. a lot of votes not counted there yet. anyway, we'll be right back. >>> we're back. there was a time when republicans thought they had the inside track in the battle for control of the u.s. senate. and one of their sure things was beating democrat claire mccaskill in missouri. then todd akin won the republican primary and started talking about legitimate rape and his poll numbers collapsed. now, despite the republican party's best efforts, akin's staying in this race. his website said yesterday, "i'm a women," that's how they pronounced and spelled it, "i'm a women for todd akin." and one woman picture there had is a democratic tracker. she's been following the campaign for claire mccaskill. and they replaced it with missouri women standing with todd akin. there they are standing, but there's no todd akin in that picture. he's not even pictured. with me now is dana milbank and

the texts accuse the opponent tim kaine of, quote, wanting to impose a radical tax on all americans. tim kaine wants the attorney general to investigate how anyone got personal cell phone numbers. >>> when mitt romney dismissed 47% of americans not pulling their weight, he attacked millions of hard working people making $25,000, $35,000 a year. >> you'll probably see that ad in full in virginia in the coming days. the obama campaign is running it there and in six other battleground states. this is the campaign's second commercial that goes after mitt romney over his comments dismissing the 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. >> ann romney is hoping this will help her husband win over voters. she was a guest on "the tonight show" with jay leno last night. the interview wasn't limited to light questions either. >> on a serious note, talk about the significance, if he gets elected, being the first mormon president. >> i love the fact that we have the first african-american president, that that means to me that we're leaving prejudices behind. i would hope that, if mitt

senate candidate tim kaine and george allen will face-off live. thai get runder way at noon. >> coming up, government helicopter used to pull off the ultimate homecoming proposal. some new information about the teenage girl at the krenter of the scandal. >> a researcher murdered outside of his maryland home. >> we'll >>> we've got an update to a story we shared last night at 11:00. school administrators say they gave the okay for a helicopter homecoming invitation. the father of a student at patriot high school arranged for a border patrol pilot to help his son ask a girl for a date. the pilot dropped the stuffed animal and note on the school's football field last wednesday. the student who got the invitation is a kicker on the football team. victoria tells the washington post this isn't her fers over-the-top invitation. >> a researcher at the national institutes of health has been killed. peter marvin was shot outside his house in baltimore. police initially thought he might have been robbed. they say now he was confronted as he gots out of his c

i also want to thank my friend tim kaine. we both love virginia and have worked hard to make it better. at a time when so many feel that our country is on the wrong track and politics are so petty, i hope we can have a conversation here that can inspire people to the opportunities that will build a better future. susan and i have talked to many americans. they still believe in the american dream and want to restore the promise. the one to make sure they and their children have access to quality and affordable education so that young people can pursue their dreams. they want to unleash the enormous potential of the plethora of our energy sources. they want to reinvigorate the entrepreneurial policies with reasonable regulations so the job creators have the confidence and certainty to hire again. they want to work together for real solutions. what they do not want to know is politicians and injuring hundreds of thousands of jobs in northern virginia, technology and defense jobs, and using them as pawns to a demand higher taxes

tim kaine? >> he took a pay cut. >> confidence. >> can do the job. >> i do not know enough about him. >> business. >> i have no opinion. >> held the democratic national committee job while he was governor. >> like bob mcdonnell. >> i will not vote for him again. i cannot express how disappointed i am. >> i do not agree with some of the things he has done. >> not fond of him at all. >> concerns me. >> useless. >> useless. >> bill clinton? >> barn-burning speeches. >> i like him. >> i like him. >> charismatic. >> arithmetic. >> entertaining. >> a winner. >> compromises. >> still got it. >> willing to work the other side. >> do it again. >> mitt romney? >> uppity. >> evasive. >> confident. >> stiff. >> strong. >> experienced. >> like a used-car salesman. >> businessmen. >> joe biden? >> good at making people feel at ease. >> good guy. >> good guy. >> kind of an idiot. >> liability. >> loose lips. >> emotional. >> michelle obama? >> down to earth. >> smart. >> role model. >> strong. >> role model to

tim kaine and george allen square off live today at noon right here on nbc 4. david gregory of "meet the press" will moderate a debate this afternoon. julie carey and i will be on the panel. the fairfax county chamber of commerce co-sponsoring this debate. you can watch it live. >>> why a notebook could be the key to the colorado movie massacre court case. >> why monica lewinsky is back in the headlines. what she is planning to release. >> what scholars are saying this morning about the tiny piece of paper who some claim shows jesus had a wife. >> tom kierein will let us know just how long these chilly temperatures will stick around. weathe >>> welcome back. this tiny piece of paper is igniting a huge debate in the christian community, but is it real? several renowned scholars are calling into question the authenticity which suggests jesus had a wife. others question whether the anonymous owner has financial motivations. it wassage ie agnalyzed. >> one of the things i heard yesterday was the idea that it's so well-preserved. it's been around forever, almost lit