could rise dramatically in the days ahead. emily morgan from our english broadcasting partner itn reports. >> reporter: grimacing and in pain, but alive, this woman was pulled out from under a collapsed building eight hours after the earthquake struck. working by torchlight rescuers have been looking for survivors trapped by concrete. she was searching for relatives here. this was a seven-story building in van, demolished in a split second as locals watched from below, workers continued the painstaking task of looking and listening. the sounds of cutting machines throughout the evening raised hopes that others were being freed while everywhere.yanlt remierndzers of everyday life. this woman says she fled the building when she felt the tremor. she hopes her friend who lives here, too, is alive. the quake hit southeastern turkey sending those who arrived home to discover the damage into panic. the lucky ones staggered free from the carnage over the scramble of the ruins trying to find friends and neighbors. this is a region crisscrossed by geological faults, small earthquakes almost a daily occurrence. it doesn't alter the pain that's now being felt, but it raises questions about how well the country's authorities were prepared. as dozens of aftershocks continued to hit, it may take much more to reassure them. emily morgan, itv news. just days after the death of moammar gadhafi, the head of libya's transitional government has declared the country officially liberated. residents filled the streets in the eastern city of benghazi sunday. celebrating the new beginning. shedding light on the road ahead, libya's interim leader says islamic sharia law would be the foundation of any new legislation. president obama urged the fledgeling government to respect human rights and secure weapons as it works toward free and fair elections. meanwhile, as president obama's jobs bill remains road blocked in congress, he's prea preparing to launch a fresh initiative aimed as helping americans hold on to their homes as well as cash strapped students. abc's brian mohr joins us from washington. brian, good morning to you. >> good morning. later today, we're expecting president obama to reveal a new battle cry, we can't wait. it's aimed at congressional republicans who have bottled up his jobs bill. the president will unveil it today in las vegas, the e epicenter of the mortgage meltdown where the president will be offering help to people with federally backed mortgages. on wednesday he'll be in denver offering help to people struggling to keep up with their student loans. >> brian mooar in washington for us. now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. as many as 28 people were thrown off a hay ride in ohio when its allegedly intoxicated driver veered off the road saturday night, injuring dozens by causing two trailers to overturn. injuries varied from bruises to broken bones. police arrested the driver on multiple charges, including aggravated vehicular assault. a heated exchange between occupy albany demonstrators and a couple of hecklers erupted into a brief brawl saturday night late. a few punches were thrown before the men, critics of the demonstrators, were ushered away. one was taken into custody but not arrested. a kiss in a connecticut high school play has stirred up some controversy. a group of parents and students have voiced opposition to the play "zana don't," an ironic musical about a high school where being gay is not only accepted but the norm. some object to a scene where two male students kiss while the stoobl's football team walked out of the play in protest over the athletes east being least popular. school officials say the musical's goal is to teach tolerance. finally, fantasy fest in key west is under way with a full schedule of street parties and, of course, its costume contest. since its debut in 1979, the event has created a setting where thousands of revelers indulge in bizarre pageantry throughout the ten-day event. it all ends october 30th. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning to you, bill. >> good morning. i've never had a drink in a whole pineapple before >> that's unfortunate. you're just missing out. did you go on spring break, bill? >> not to the right place. good morning, everyone. we are watching the tropics speaking of areas down in the eacabbrin and places where bbople go on spring break, cancun being one of the big places we have a tropical storm that could be on its way to cancun, who knows maybe even a hurricane. so hurricane season is not over for the atlantic basin and again we watch south florida too. this is a slow-moving system so a couple days to watch it. doing any travel to cancun or possibly even to south florida is where we'd have to worry about that storm. as far as the west goes, not much is happening. we've had a frontal system draped over the northwest. not moving much. now those clouds have sagged further to the south. southern california has a pretty good flow off the water too. so may get drizzle along the coastal areas and there's the storm system in northern idaho bringing snow and rain showers to montana. so as i mentioned, cloudy conditions, maybe drizzle. san francisco, you look pretty good and pacific northwest is cool but at least it's not raining. state is where it remains slightly cool. quiet weather in the west coast. also coming up, still waiting for a european debt deal, the latest company stalking yahoo!. and a strange beetle souvenir hits the auction block. your early morning business headlines are afred. plus, a low-budget fright flick scares up a record-setting weekend at the box office. coming up, game four of the world series, the packers remain unbeaten, and tim tebow delivers. you're watching "early today." good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. and here are some of your top headlines this morning. a newly implemented state department program to train iraqi police lacks focus, could become a financial bottomless pit and may not even be wanted by iraqis. that's all according to a report by the u.s. special inspector general for iraq reconstruction, who also says the department failed to develop a detailed plan for the training. this comes just days after president obama announced the withdrawal of troops by year's end. it's been revealed this morning that the u.s. has withdrawn its ambassador to syria over security concerns blaming president bashar assad's government for the threat. a state department spokesman says ambassador robert ford returned to washington this past weekend after, quote, credible threats against his personal safety." a stunning comment from ham hamid karzai who tells pakistani television he would back pakistan if it ever went to war with the u.s. it's in stark contrast with his visit to washington last week. and lady liberty is going high tech for 125th birthday. five torch cams will go online friday, allowing viewers to see various angles of the statue as well as new york harbor all in realtime. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,808 after spiking 267 points on friday. the s&p climbed 22 points. the nasdaq rose 38. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei jumped 165 points while in hong kong the hang seng zoomed 746. traders start off the week in limbo as european leaders made some progress on the debt crisis sunday but put off final decisions until a second summit wednesday. germany's angela merkel muscled out france's nicolas sarkozy over using european central bank funds to fight the crisis. instead, europe may turn to china and brazil for help propping up its teetering bond market. sharp differences remain over losses private holders of greek bonds will have to accept. meanwhile, australia's prime minister, julia gillard, a group of 20 leader said what many are thinking when she blasted european leaders today for their lack of options and resolve. wall street got a chilling forecast from merrill lynch. the u.s. will likely lose its aaa credit rating from another major agency in late november or early december because congress will fail to agree on a deficit-cutting plan. watch yahoo! today, "the wall street journal" reports google has talked to at least two private equity firms about helping to finance a deal to buy yahoo!. mcdonald's is considering its third price hike of the year, blaming rising costs of beef and labor. elsewhere, gas is up almost 5 cents over the past two weeks. the nationwide average for a gallon of regular is $3.47. after publishers simon & shuster sped up its release by a month, the authorized biography of apple co-founder steve jobs officially goes on sale this week. and finally, a tooth the late beatle john lennon gave his housekeeper goes on auction next month in england with a starting price of just under $16,000. well, the jets fly, the packers roll and the bears invade london. plus, a back and forth world series filled with both good pitching and lots of long balls. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. only in denver can it feel like summer one day and winter the next. and that's going to happen tomorrow. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports, in what up to now has been a seesaw world series, last night it was the texas rangers' turn. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. good morning. after scoring 16 runs on saturday, the cards couldn't get anything going last night against the rangers. game four of the world series, ron washington and the rangers needed a quality start, and they got it from derek holland. kept the cards guessing. but no second-guessing what mike napoli can do. up 1-0, napoli took mitchell bogg for a ride. third home run of the postseason. rangers led it, 4-0 with one big swing. neftali feliz came in to close it out. rangers bounce back, game in the world series with 4-0 win. football player plaxico burris has been relative ly quiet until now. matched a career high four touchdowns. jets won it, 27-21. now to minnesota where the vikings look to kick the packers where it hurts. but this is the only shot they got in the chance. aaron rodgers, three touchdowns. greg jennings leisurely strolling into the end zone. packers won it, 33-27. they're the only unbeaten team in the league. after winning the first five games of the season, suddenly the lions have dropped two in a row. the falcons led early and held on to win it 20-16. bucs and bears played across the pond in merry old england. 183 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. bears traveled 4,000 miles for a 24-18 win. and finally, tim tebow got his first start of the season and with it his first come-from-behind victory. through a pair of touchdowns in the final three minutes to rally the broncos against the dolphins. denver needed a two-point converse to force overtime. tebow, audible at the line and punched it in himself. there was a 52-yard field goal for the win. the legend of tebow continues to grow. the broncos stun the dolphins 18-15. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. well, this we're winner of america's highest award for humor and which movie star's dress sold this weekend for hundreds of thousands of dollars? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, you know him best for what he does with his monologue, but we'll show you what he did this weekend with his motorcycle. you're watching "early today." welcome back to "early today" on this monday morning. we are watching a tranquil day. cool in the pacific northwest. pretty good size storm will be coming down out of areas of idaho and giving a winter surprise to areas of the rockies especially in colorado. l.a., today, a little bit of drizzle. two gorgeous days for you in a row from san francisco to san jose to sacramento. enjoy it. it should be a splendid start to your week. watching us on k5 news in. verett, see a collection of art from students who focus on self-discovery so schack art center. your event of the day. now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the low budget fright thriller "paranormal activity 3" raised the roof at the box office this weekend. it took in far more than expected, $54 million opening number one ever for a horror movie. it was the biggest opening in october topping the $50 million "jackass 3-d" made last year. among other new releases, the high-tech 3d "the three musketeers" came in at number two. "jiangny english" had $3.8 million but it's already taken in $100 million overseas, a huge international hit. elsewhere, will ferrell was awarded the nation's top prize for satire last night, the mark twain prize for american humor from the kennedy center for the performing arts. and finally, over the weekend at an auction in china, a dress marilyn monroe wore in the film "river of no return" sold for over $500,000. did you see any movies this weekend. >> i did not but would like to see "paranormal." i made fun of it. i didn't think it would be get good. >> they picked the perfect time too put it out there. this comes to us from knbc nbc 4 in los angeles, california, where nbc's late night funny man hit the road for a cause that's no laughing matter. "tonight show" host jay leno and hundreds of other bikers revved up their motorcycles for the 24th annual love ride. each year the ride raises money for children's charities and this year it was autism speaks, an organization funding research into the cause and cure for autism. this is the 25th year leno has taken the ride for a good cause. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. halloween came early for some pets in the philippines. owners dressed their animals in all sorts of wacky costumes. it is a good cause. while it is a chance to show off their pets, the event was to promote proper and responsible pet care. some of the human counterparts even joined in on the fun with matching costumes. well, with the clock ticking, some people with hefty appetites competed in singapore this weekend. the challenge was simple, to eat the most wontons in eight minutes and not lose your lunch while doing so. table manners were forgotten as the eaters stuffed themselves with as many dumplings as they could. the winner was a 19-year-old from california who ate a total of 210. and finally to paris where a bar there is serving up some nourishment of a different kind. this siesta bar doesn't offer food and drinks, but luxurious nap times for overworked parisians. the menu includes massages, manicures and a chance to nap in special massage chairs. it's become a sanctuary for groggy customers who go for a quick recharge. i'm going to set that up right here in the back of the studio. >> never thought of that. why can't we get one of those chairs where we sit back and have our feet up and have a control on the side. >> right. people could still see us. we just do the news from here. >> instead of car heated seats, my anchor chair with the heated seats. >> we need it in this studio, let me tell you. in alabama funeral services will be held for reverend fred shuttlesworth. he was once called the most courageous civil rights fighter in the south was beaten, bombed and arrested for his public stances against segregation. there will be a dedication ceremony in arlington national cemetery honoring the 14 jewish chaplins and lists the names of the rabbis who served from world war ii through vietnam. and happy birthday to actor kevin cline who turns 64. all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. a live report from turkey as the desperate search continues for survivors from yesterday's devastating quake. and actor ben stiller talks about his new role as a modern day robin hood in the movie "tower heist." now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com when someone gives blood and a life is saved, that moment when heartbreak turns to hope, you're there through the american red cross. every day, the red cross responds to nearly 200 neighborhood emergencies. and your support makes it possible. use this moment to join us today. visit redcross.org.