it's october 14th. your "a.m. wake-up call." i'm carol costello joining you live from new york. it's a countdown to a showdown. the mayor of new york says protesters need to leave the park so it can be cleaned. occupy wall street organizers say they are staying right where they are. in fact, the protesters have begun cleaning up the park themselves as they see it, the mayor's cleanup is really an eviction notice. >> mayor, we do a lot better up cleaning up wall street than this park. not only that we have more than 650,000 signatures from every country in the world. supporting the people we're occupying wall street. the mayor needs to not evict them. >> they've been there for almost a month protesting the weak economy and a political system many deem corrupt. the best response tore the alleged plot to kill the saudi ambassador. sanctions are paying off and they vow to ratchet up the pressure. several lawmakers want stronger measures like crippling their currency by pressuring other countries to stop buying their oil. senator bob corker sees the plot at a provocation. >> the early part they were willing to do something in our country that would have created a war. i mean that's been our response to these kind of things in the past. so if you really just take "a" to "b" to "c" it's evident that the iranian government was willing to conduct an act of terrorism on our soil knowing the history of the way americans have responded to that. they were willing, it appears, to me to provoke a war. >> in the meantime, a friend of one of the men charged says he was too disorganized and forgetful to pull it off a plot. he is accused of conspiracy to murder an official and the second suspect remains at large. president obama will bring a special guest along to michigan to tout jobs joined by the president of south korea. the president hosted mr. lee and his wife at a white house state dinner and praised the free trade agreement passed by congress this week saying it's a win for both countries. >> from air row suppose to electronic electronics, it will open korea's lucrative services market and pleased it will help level the playing field for american automakers. as a former executive, president lee will understand when i say that just as americans buy hyundais and kias, i hope that south koreans will buy more fords, chryslers and chevys. >> today the two leaders will visit a general motors plant in michigan where new car, the chevy sonic is being built. engineers and designers from both countries collaborated on the car. with the president's jobs bill stalling in congress a group of republican senators have unveiled their own plan. it contains gop staples like capping the top income tax rate at 25%. it would also repeal the president's health care plan. the lawmakers say it's a blueprint for economic recovery, still, senator rand paul knows it'll take -- knows it'll take a lot for the other side to buy into it. >> you will get rid of joblessness and unemployment when your economy grows again. we think our package can create over 5 million jobs. we are ready to discuss it with the president. we welcome havinging him come down. >> democrats say the gop plan would not create jobs with senator chuck schumer calling it a political fig leaf. the first new device without steve jobs at apple's helm goes on sale today. people have been camping out all night long to be among the first to get the new iphone 4s. at the head of the line at one california apple store his old partner steve wozniak talked with iphone enthusiasts working up and down the line on a segway. they have broken an apple record, 1 million in the first 24 hours. with the release much the new phone what better way to han him than a day set aside in his honor. people around the globe are invited to participate by visiting annpple store. he died after a long battle with cancer. now, let's head to atlanta and check in with rob marciano. heavy storms coming to some people in the united states. tell us about it. >> yeah, last night some rough weather including some reports of tornadoes across parts of virginia, also flooding rains in through d.c. and baltimore. here's some video coming to us from yesterday afternoon. yesterday evening. slowinging down traffic. no doubt about that. a bit of a disaster there. w wjla giving us that. where is the rain right now? some shifted towards the northeast. here it is on the radar scope. travel delays because of this. some rotating to upstate new york. parts of northern new england. but right now, new york city is for the most part on the dry side. this is a larger system and there's more rain moving into virginia so the areas that got hit hard last night will see another influx of rain, lesser in the way of severe thunderstorms but nonetheless it's going to be a rough day. if you are traveling today, i'm one of them. new york metros will see some delays maybe up over an hour because of wind and rain. even when it's not raining or there are thunderstorms there will be winds. they will be gustyiest in chicago. warm and toasty with daytime highs. 91 los angeles, 88 in dallas. 70 in new york or 65 or so in toronto. speaking of toronto, a 100-year-old marathon runner is scheduled to, well, run the marathon up there. how about that? there he is. his name is fadra singh. he has an interesting nickname. if he finishes the marathon, he'll be the oldest man to do so and he did it about eight years ago. the guy loves to run. still kicking. >> i think his nickname is the turbin torpedo. you can see why. probably not as fast as a tore peat dough but as far as wearing the turbin, that's fantastic. we'll be following him. >> he is my new hero. >> guinness book of world records will monitor his progress. >> just as an aside the tigers did win and go back to texas. >> they did. your boy came out strong, so good luck to them. >> he did, justin verlander and it was a crazy sixth inning. thank you, rob marciano. we appreciate it. although the alleged iranian terror plot is serious they could not help but have fun with it, the comedians. >> this iranian terror plot suspect, one of them was an iran-american by the nail of mansoor and owned a used car lot in texas. this is real. you know, they were running some of his old ads on cable tv from the used car lot and you can see there was dak well, here, you be the judge. >> howdy there. it's your friend crazy monsoor and i'm saying it's jihad on my friends. and i'll do anything to get you behind the wheel of this suv if you drive a group of hit men to a restaurant freaked by the saudi arabian ambassador in the u.s. everybody else's cars are shiite. >> wow. the pictures coming in to us out of thailand this morning. you have to see them. they're sad and difficult to believe. high floodwaters destroying neighborhoods and historical sites. residents being told it's about to get first -- to get worse rather but first our quote of the day. this is the quote "it's been a rough month. we have been brutalized and beaten up and chewed up in the press to where i need this today." who said this? 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"it's been a rough month and we have been brutalized and chewed up in the press by our opponents and own party." who was that? that was anita perry, wife of governor rick perry. when a pastor encouraged voters to choose perry over romney because romney is a mormon. the transportation security administration says it will not meet its december 31st deadline requiring the inspection of cargo. the tsa met the goal for flights originating in the united states last year but so far it has not met that requirement for flights coming into the united states. thailand's devastating floodwaters are draining toward bangkok today and residents have been told to prepare for the worst. we'll go around the world with paula hancocks. she is live in bangkok. these pictures, paula, you know, the floodwaters around these historical sites are sad. >> reporter: well, carol, i'm not sure if you can hear me. it's a particularly bad line because i'm on the back of a military truck at the moment in the area. this is the eastern suburb of bangkok and it is completely flooded. and it has been for about three days we're being told so parts of the capital are suffering very badly from this rain. the only way to get around these areas is by boat. that's what we've been doing and seeing people evacuating from homes that are being submerged by the waters. it is very difficult for people here to get food and water. there are volunteers in the navy is carrying out donations and jobs to those people that can't get any help. now, this is one of the most difficult areas for residents because they -- the water that is here would ordinarily go into the inner city of bangkok, the business district of bangkok before heading out to the sea but the government has decided to sacrifice this area among others to make sure that the hotels and the businesses are not affected so people here are suffering mean more than they would ordinarily. everybody i've spoken said they have never seen floods like this. i spoke to a 78-year-old woman yesterday who said never had her lifetime had she seen anything like this. it is really quite significant, the a water that is here. carol? >> we have heard stories, paula, about elegants on rooftops. we've heard stories will historical sites completely submerged by water. >> reporter: that's right, yes. we went to an ainncient city an could see how many historical monuments had been covered by water. the big fear is if this water stays for a long time there could be permanent damage to these very significant structures. we've just been inside a temple which was almost completely submerged but the ground floor was okay and so there were a lot of people staying there. but, again, the mon was telling me if this stays for too long there will be significant damage. we spoke to a government spok spokesperson who said it could take months for it to recede if there's no significant storms and typhoons and that is a big if at the moment, carol. >> paula hancocks reporting live from bangkok, thailand this morning, thanks so much. even though he's on top right now, some conservatives still question if herman cain can cut it in a nationwide race but getting a boost from one southern governor. can i help you? yeah, can i get a full-sized car? forfor convertibles, please stepress star one.ing menu. i didn't catch that. to speak to a representative, please say representative now. representative. goodbye! you don't like automated customer service, and neither do we. that's why, unlike other cards, no matter when you call chase sapphire preferred, you immediately get a person not a prompt. chase sapphire preferred. a card of a different color. 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>> mlb postseason, even without the yankees or the red sox and a hate to say it, the drama is right there. if you are enduring travel today you'll have drama, i think. take a look at the radar. across parts of the northeast, we've got a decent size storm system really just getting organized and as it does so it will spin rain, thunderstorms, we had rough weather move across virginia yesterday. with flooding rains and even reports of tornadoes. damage certainly reminiscent of that and we'll get official word of whether or not there were actual tornadoes later on today. eight reports of tornadoes across parts of virginia yesterday. we don't expect as much rough weather today but certainly there will be a decent amount of rainfall. it will filling in through d.c. new york is dry as is philadelphia but throughout the day thunderstorms will be a possibility and the wins are going to slow things down. pretty much everywhere. new york, boston, philly, you can throw d.c. in there, certainly chicago, the back side. gusty winds and detroit for some thunderstorms, they managed to get the game in without any sort of range delay which was impressive. behind the system wind and desert southwest and so ccal afr recordi recording setting records it will be warm again. congratulations on tigers. see what they do saturday, carol. have a good weekend. actually see you in about tension. >> the mayor of new york says protesters need to leave zuccotti park so it can be cleaned but the protesters say we're staying put. people are camping out to get the new iphone 4s. let's talk about something good to. head live to new york and apple store. first on this day in history, october 14th, 1962 marked the beginning of the cuban missile crisis and brought the united states and seoviet union to the brink of nuclear conflict. no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save time and get back to what you love. the latest innovation. only for ink customers. learn more at chase.com/ink a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. book it. major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. good morning. happy friday to you. it is october 14th. your "a.m. wake-up call." i'm carol costello joining you live from new york. 46 past the hour. a countdown to a showdown. ♪ >> the mayor of new york say protesters need to leave zuccotti park by 7:00 so it can be cleaned. occupying protesters are saying right where they are. they have begun cleaning up the park themselves. as they see it the cleanup order is really an eviction notice. >> mayor would do a lot better cleaning up wall street than zuccotti park. and not only that we have more than 650,000 signatures from every country in the world. supporting the people who are occupying wall street. the mayor needs to not evict them. >> these protesters have been there for almost a month protesting the weak economy and a political system many deem corrupt. lawmakers are pondering the best response to the alleged iranian plot to kill the saudi embassy on american soil. top white house officials tell a senate committee sanctions are paying offer and they now want to ratchet up the pressure on tehran. several lawmakers want stronger measures like crippling iran's currency by sanctioning its central bank or pressuring other countries to stop buying their oil. senator bob corker sees the plot as a provocation. >> they were willing to do something in our country that likely would have created a war. i mean that's been our response to these kind of things in the past so if you really just take "a" to "b" to "c" it's evident that the iranian government was willing to conduct an act of terrorism on our soil knowing the history of the way americans have responded to that, they were willing, it appears to me, to provoke a war. >> in the meantime, a friend of one charged says he was too disorganized to pull off such a plot. manssor arbabsiar is one of them. he'll be joined by president lee, and the president hosted mr. lee and his wife at a white house state dinner and praised the free trade agreement saying it's a win for both countries. >> from aerospace to electronics it will increase manufacturing exports including those produced by our small businesses and open korea's lucrative services market and pleased it will help level the playing field for american automakers. as a former executive, president lee will understand when i say that just as americans buy hyundais and kias, i hope koreans will buy more ford, chevy veries and chryslers. >> they will visit a gm plant where the sonic is being built. engineers and designers from both countries collaborated on it. with the jobs bill stalling, a group of senators have unveiled their own plan. it would repeal the president's health care plan and they say it is a blueprint for economic recovery. still senator rand paul knows it'll take a lot for the other side to buy in. >> you will get rid of joblessness and unemployment when your economy grows again. we think our package can create over 5 million jobs. we are ready to discuss it with the president. we welcome having him come down. >> democrats say the gop plan would not create jobs with senator chuck schumer calling it a political fig leaf. the first new device without steve jobs at apple's helm goes on sale today. people have been camping out all night long to be among the first to get the new iphone 4s. there are lines around the block in some cities and cnn money's lori seagal is there. they line up to get their hands on it. what does it look like out there? >> reporter: 200 people right now in line. i spoke to the first people. they've been here for two weeks before the announcement even happened they decided to camp out and in anticipation of the announcement and, you know, these events always bring out the best of characters. people in line are on their iphones, they're on their ipads and, you know what's interesting is right at the front of the store and this is the flagship store there are still flowers and people have brought apples to kind of remember steve jobs. a pretty exciting crew out here. >> we're seeing pictures on our television screens of steve wozniak. we understand he is at the head of the line at a california apple store and just a nice gesture to steve jobs in remembrance of him people are coming up and asking him for his autograph. are people lining up more you think to honor steve jobs or is it their great, great, great desire to have this new iphone? >> reporter: you know, i think it's a bit of both. one girl said she's never had an iphone before but after listening to what everybody has been saying about steve jobs she says she has a ton of admiration for him and this is what she wanted to do. get an iphone and see what the hype is about. this has affected my life and it didn't even make me realize it until now. such a great job he did with product building that these people are in line for every release and will be in line for every release because they're so addicted to these products. >> the thing i find interesting this is an iphone -- it's not i phone 5 but an iphone 4s so it isn't even a complete upgrade and have a number of preorders for this thing. >> i think a lot of analysts say there is a disappointment and people were disappointed it wasn't the iphone 5. but if you talk to people who are purchasing it, a lot of techies so i talk to a lot of start-up people. this is a pretty great upgrade. you know, this is going to mean a faster phone. you have an updated -- a camera that is essentially going to make your phone like a point and shoot camera and this application that everybody can't stop talking about is a built-in app and will serve as a personal assistant and could take on google or something like that. so, you know, i don't think people here -- at least the people in this line. you don't line up in the rain and for more than nine days if you're not excited about the release. >> yeah, you got that right. laurie seagall, producer for cnn, thank you very much for filling us in. we appreciate it. it's just good news and more good news for google. details ahead from the nasdaq worksite. let's look at the word of the day. tokidoki. find out what it means. 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[ male announcer ] get low prices every day on everything to prepare for cold and flu season. we're so confident in our low prices, we back 'em with our ad match guarantee. save money. live better. walmart. it is three minutes until the top of the hour this. is your "a.m. wake-up call." today's word of the day. toki doki. what does it mean? it means sometimes in japanese it's in the headlines because the new barbie doll toki doki will feature tattoos. every mother's dream present for their daughter. let's head live to the nasdaq marketsite to check the numbers. carter evans is there. >> i have to say it. kids these day, wow. tattoos on barbie. what's next? >> i know. >> reports on retail sales coming up today. those are always important. also one on consumer sentiment. in the meantime, our futures are lookly fairly good. down futures up 77 points. s&p 500 up 8 1/2 points. >> give us a quick look at what's making headlines on cnnmoney.com. sglfsh is talking about google and google's third quarter earnings. their revenue just soaring. sales up 33% to nearly $10 billion, and google+, this is google's answer to facebook. started out with 10 million users. in the beginning of the quarter. now there are 40 million -- i almost said 40 million losers. 40 million users on google+. >> yes, certainly not losers. >> not at all. >> are you going to be out standing in line to get a new iphone 4s. >> there are men of them. you don't need to stand in line. >> you won't partake in the craziness? already 200 people in line at the new york city store. >> i can't believe it. not me. not me. i like to wake up and come in here early in the morning.