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This morning, their new battle on the campaign trail with the first debate less than a week away. Outrage. Protests grow as chilling video was released of Oklahoma Police shooting and killing an unarmed man. Hes got his hands up there for her now. The Justice Department now looking into that case. The officer who opened fireplacfirepla places on administrative leave. Response to claims hes responsible for the suicide death of his exgirlfriend. The actor embroiled in a highprofile lawsuit. While kacarrey says it is time step up and defend himself, today, september 20, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Tuesday morning. Savannahs on her way back from an assignment on the west coast. She just landed. She will join us very shortly. In the meantime, lets start this morning with overnight developments on the investigation into the bombings here in new york and new jersey. The first charges have now been filed against ahmad rahami, five counts of attempted murder. Want to be clear those are for the gun battle he had with police in linden, new jersey that led to his eventual rahami was shot several times down that encounter and he is recovering in a hospital. Bail set at 5. 2 million. The 28yearold is a naturalized u. S. Citizen. Was not on any terror watch list at the time of these bombings. Senior Officials Say he traveled to afghanistan as recently as 2013 and made several trips to pakistan as well. We have every angle of this case covered beginning with nbc almaguer. Miguel, good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning. The home where the suspect lived continues to remain a focal point for investigators, investigators looking at his digital footprint and travel overseas, this as investigators say they want to learn where he learned to make bombs. Reporter ahmad rahami went downa 28yearold body the center of a massive manhunt found slumped over into a bar in new jersey when investigators say he opened fire on police. Wounding two officers, rahami was shot at least once and taken into custody. The shots from the dramatic daytime gun battle captured on cell phone as it played out in the street. With multiple counts of attempted murder. A different picture from those who knew him growing up. A u. S. Citizen, rahami lived in america most of his life, immigrating from afghanistan with his family when he was just 7. Rahamis father talking exclusively to nbc news. Did you know that your son was doing this . No. No. You had no idea. No idea. And when you hear now that hes been accused this, do you believe it . Do you sir . Im not sure whats going on. Youre not sure. Reporter rahami attended high school in edison, new jersey. Later enrolled in Middlesex County college studying criminal justice before dropping out. U. S. Intelligence officials tell nbc news rahami traveled to afghanistan with his father and brother multiple times over the last decade, most recently in 2013. Authorities now trying to determine what caused him, they weekend. One on the jersey shore before a road race for the marines. The other in new york citys chelsea neighborhood injuring 29. A senior Law Enforcement official say rahami was first identified after a fingerprint was found on one of the bombs that didnt explode. Investigators in new york say his picture matched Surveillance Video taken near the blast in manhattan. Were going to take a lot o sure that if we bring charges federally in the manhattan district court, that we do it in a way thats careful and thorough. Reporter though investigators have not tried rahami to a third blast. This one monday just a mile from his home. Officials are methodically building their case. A timeline they say against a bomber who was taken down in a gun fight. Being held on a 5. 2 million bail, the suspect is expected to he is facing those attempted murder charges. But matt and savannah, he will also likely face terrorism charges in the days to come. Miguel, thank you very much. Yes, savannah has now joined us. With more on the investigation and where it goes from here, lets bring in nbc justice correspondent pete williams. Pete, good morning to you. Matt, the big question now is were others involved. Investigators say they havent seen any evidence yet that he had help, but on the other hand they dont y prosecutors are seeking to link him to the bombs. The breakthrough was finding his finger prirnt print on the pres cooker saturday night. The two cell phones recovered were bought by rahami last year at a Discount Store in perth amboy, new jersey. Rahami was in and out of surgery he investigators have found no connection to any isis connection. What caused him to be radic radicalized is yet to be found. More from our former deputy security advisor under president bush. You have a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand you could determine he is a lone selfradicalized, acting alone. There are also facts in his background that might suggest an outside influence given his travel. Start with the case of the lone wolf. Whats going on here . Well, it appeared that he acted alone in perpetrating the bombings. And certainly that is a signature of a lone wolf attack, an individual whos isolated, who acts alone. But i think it is far too early to say that thats the case here. Investigators are clearly looking at what networks may have supported him, how he whom he was communicating. And certainly now what he was doing on foreign travel. Weve seen this in prior cases where individuals who perhaps werent on the radar screen, like the times square bomber are later found to have ties to a terror organization. It is too early to say if he is a lone wolf. Hes sleeping in the doorway of a bar. No elaborate scheme to escape. No safe documents to get him out of the country. Doesnt that kind of take him in the direction of lone wolf, almost an amateurish lone wolf . Well, i think it certainly suggests he didnt have a support network to execute this attack. And it looks very different, for example, from the sophisticated attacks weve seen in europe. Keep in mind that the suspects, for example, in the brussels attack were missing for weeks under the nose of authorities there in europe. And so certainly he didnt have difference between a completely isolated individual, a real lone wolf, and someone who may have had contact with known terror suspects or groups. I think we just dont know enough yet about what ties and contacts he may have had, especially in pakistan and afghanistan. Because some of the places he visited there, i think you would agree, are somewhat suspect. And sweenas we understand it, h on return to this country, pulled aside for some secondary screening. Obviouslas his mind. Do you think thats something authorities are going to be looking pretty hard at . Absolutely. I think in hindsight all of these clues and markers of radicalization and suspicion look a lot clearer. Certainly what you are going to see is authorities looking harder at not only his travel, what came of those secondary interviews, and he apparently traveled to an area where there is a heavy taliban and al qaeda obviously presence of taliban and al qaeda there. Now we know that isis has a presence in central asia. So authorities are going to look very hard, pull every string possible and certainly are going to be working with pakistani and afghan authorities to understand what may have been happening on the ground. Juan, thank you for your perspective on a morning like this. Thank you. The bombings are making National Security an even bigger issue in the president ial campaign with the election 49 days away. The state of the race today db backtoback rallies in North Carolina there, while his running mate, mike pence, holds an event of his own in virginia. Hillary clinton is not scheduled to be on the trail today but her running mate with being tim kaine, will attend several events in los angeles. And our latest nbc news survey mon ckey online poll sho clean in the lead among likely voters, 50 49 . Alexander with the latest on those headlines. Reporter good morning. On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly here in new york this week, both Hillary Clinton and donald trump met privately with foreign leaders trying to give voters a sense of what they might look like as commander in chief. Trump casting himself as a forceful leader, particularly on counterterrorism and National Security. Clinton insisting she is a strong but steady hand. Donald trump talking tough on terror. We have caught this who planted the bombs. Reporter demanding harsh treatment for bombing suspect Ahmed Khan Rahami but complaining in custody the u. S. Will likely coddle him. Now we will give him amazing hospitalization. He will be taken care of by some best doctors in the world and hell probably even have room service knowing the way our country is. Reporter Hillary Clinton touting herself as the only we will defeat the evil, twisted ideology of the terrorists. Reporter on National Security the president ial contenders in effect in combat with one another. Donald trump is being used as a recruiting sergeant for the terrorists. Hillary clinton talks tougher about my supporters than she does about islamic terrorists. Reporter trump blaming the weekend attacks on president obama and clintons immigration policies. So came through afghanistan. What kind of screening procedures were performed . Reporter earlier calling for the Nations Police to profile and taking credit for labeling the new york city explosion a bombing before police did. I was criticized for calling it correctly. What i said was exactly correct. I should be a newscaster because i called it before the news. Reporter clinton arguing trumps giving new ammunition to americas enemies by villainizing muslims. They are looking to make this rather than a war against jihadists, violent terrorists. The kinds of rhetoric and language that mr. Trump has used has given aid and comfort to our adversaries. Reporter overnight another exploding controversy. Donald trumps son, donald trump jr. , posted on twitter an image arguing against admitting refugees in the united states. It reads, if i had a bowl of skittles and i told three would kill you, would you take a handful . Thats our syrian refugee problem. Thats what the image reads. Well, twitter was not amused. The Clinton Campaign wasnt amused either. They called it disgusting. Even the Parent Company of skittles responded in a statement to nbc news saying, skittles are candy. Refugees are people. We dont feel its an appropriate analogy. Matt and savannah, this became a big deal last night. At one point it was the top peter alexander, thank you. Nicolle wallace joins us now. Good morning to you. Good morning. Put skittles aside and go back to these terror attacks here in new york over the last three days or so. Coming at this stage of the campaign, they give us a window. We get to see how each of these candidates reacts to this moment. What was the most glaring difference in their reactions . Well, i think they were each who they are. Donald trump was in the morning yesterday, his sort of meandering combination of my gut news did, thats who i am, im going to give it to you straight. His supporters like that about him. She was at her best and she really ratcheted up the language. I think she responded to some of the tightening that we saw in the polls last week by really sharpening her attacks on him. I think this sets up next weeks debate as a really, really important opportunity for each of them to shake things up. One hates to put it in political terms of course. But there is no question that when there is an urgent campaign, it does put into sharp release the choice. The polls will tell you Different Things about who does better with regard to terrorism, who does better in the polls with regard to Foreign Policy. Right. I think the most recent poll came out sunday, the 18th. A cbs poll that showed them on the question of terrorism neck and neck. When the question more broadly includes Foreign Policy which people think includes, woulding with our allies, she has an advantage. But i think that there have been campaign you both covered, there was a bin laden tape that came out about a week before the election. I think democrats believe that that shifted attention back to george w. Bushs leadership after 9 11 and whatever you think of it, it just reminded voters of the country at the moment. There is so little that changes this campaign structurally. Even though they both responded to their utmost, with some of the harshest language about one reshuffles this race at a structural level. Again, it was sure to be a topic this coming week during the first debate. Thanks very much. In other news this morning, the Justice Department now investigating the deadly Police Shooting of an unarmed man in tulsa, oklahoma as new video of that incident has been released. Nbcs Janet Shamlian has the latest on this. Janet, good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning. This video is hard to watch. Even the tulsa police chief calls it disturbing. The shooting death of was captured from multiple angles and this morning there is growing outrage an unarmed father of four with car trouble is no longer alive. Police dash cam video captured it all. A second angle from a helicopter overhead. 40yearold man outside his stalled suv on friday night. On officer says he wasnt cooperating as he walked toward his vehicle. Even officer in the chopper could see it as they discussed in this reporting. Hes got his hands up there for her now. Reporter moments later, officer Tyler Turnbow tases the man. Hes then shot by officer betty shelby. Shots fired. Reporter both now on paid leave. Lying on the ground, the video shows no one checks on him for more than a minute. He later died at the hospital. The police chief confirming, he was not armed. There was no suspect or in the suspects vehicle. Reporter amid protests over the incident, Law Enforcement making assurances justice will be served as the Justice Department opens its own investigation. His twin sister telling nbc news she feels an arrest warrant should be issued. We want charges pressed against the officer immediately and the video and everything thats out there speaks for itself. Reporter dr. Tiffany crutcher says shes received assurances that this will be prosecuted if thats what the investigation warrants but if her mind, if the shooter was anyone other than a police officer, charges would have already been filed. Matt, savannah, al, back to you. Janet shamlian, thanks very much. Al is here for the first check of the weather. First day of fall arrives to get here. Were already seeing big changes in the midwest, but no heat reli relief. Minneapolis today, 81. Cleveland, 83. Youll be 90 in nashville. Almost 100 in dallas. 12 degrees above normal. Even boston, up to 80 degrees. Look at this wednesday. Heat continues. But we do see some changes coming as we get into actually the first day of fall in the pacific northwest, temperatures below average. And that slowly makes its way east in time for the weekend. East in time for the weekend. 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Just ahead, jim carrey facing a wrongful death lawsuit that blames him for his exgirlfriends fatal overdose. This morning, how he is responding. And the Ripple Effect of that Pipeline Leak that has gas prices soaring. Some stations even running out of spread to the other parts of the country . But first, this is today on nbc. Narrator over and over its been their agenda anything to defund planned parenthood. Kelly ayotte and Washington Republicans theyre on a crusade to Block Services New Hampshire women and families depend on cancer screenings, birth control, basic womens healthcare. Kelly ayotte and Washington Republicans have put Defunding Planned Parenthood at the top of their agenda. And its time for that to change. Im Maggie Hassan coming up on trending, is it ever okay to swear in front of your kids . It. And Surprising New findings on pot use in america. On pot use in america. Are you more likely people alway lets just get a sandwich or something. 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Lets send it over to Chris Lambert with more on your forecast. Chris murky start for sure across a lot of the areas. And even a couple spot showers down near buzzards bay and the cape, visibility most reduced north and west of boston. Fog giving you a visibility of 1. 5 miles in beverly and. 3 miles in bedford. Upper 60s. Dew points side by side. Its a muggy start. Well get a few breaks of sun in here later today, especially this afternoon. Partly sunny skies. Lower humanity tomorrow. Warm both days. Sarah a teacher at wilmington high back on the job after hes charged with domestic violence. He was arrested last week a inside his home. The teacher had been on paid administrative leave. Administrators say he did not pose a threat to students. The mbta is looking into buying dozens of new red line cards. According to the globe, the t is looking the spend 200 million to replace 86 cars. The t is also looking to add even more cars. All right. Well be back in 25 minutes with narrator by almost every measure, public Charter Schools have been a success. They are models of inspiration. With impressive results ins. Its turned my sons life around. Narrator Charter Schools amount to hope for kids all across massachusetts. Question 2 will give parents more choices and result in more funding for public education. Vote yes on 2. We are back. Happy tuesday. Adorable little baby shot right there. The 20th of september, 2016. Weve got a great crowd gathered outside our window in rockefeller plaza. Fall is on its way feels a little summery out there. Inside studio 1a, it is nice and cool. Top stories, overnight an American Airlines flight that took off from phoenix was forced to make an Emergency Landing in tampa. The airline says the cockpit indicator light turned on. The flights 146 passengers were warned of a potential landing gear problem and ordered to brace for impact. They were in full crash mode. Okay, people. We got to cross your arms. When we say brace, you brace. So as we were getting closer, i mean it was petrifying. The plane landed safely. Nobody was hurt. American says its Maintenance Team is now evaluating that aircraft. The suspect in those bombings in new york and new jersey is being held now on a 5. 2 million bond as he recovers in the hospital. 28yearold ahmed khan ra hami was arrested after a shootout with police, charged with five counts of attempted murder, charges connected to the on the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton and donald trump are trading new jabs over the bombin bombings, the war on terror and National Security. We wish that mr. Trump has done is given aid and comfort to our adversaries. Hillary clinton talks tougher about my supporters than she does about islamic terrorists. Right . Poll. Before the bombings, clinton held a fivepoint lead, 50 45 among likely voters. Todays Campaign Moment is a bush ready to back a clinton . Yes, according to a kennedy. With me so far . On facebook Kathleen Kennedy townsend says former president george h. W. Bush told her he will vote for Hillary Clinton. She included a photo of herself shaking hands with the fortunatelier president. In a statemeo bush spokesman would neither confirm nor deny that claim. We turn now to a new lawsuit facing jim carrey. The actor is being accused of illegally obtaining and giving his former girlfriend the painkillers she later used to take her own life. Hoda is here with more on that story. Good morning, guys. That lawsuit filed in los angeles, carrey taking on the accusations headon. Jim carrey speaking out actor and comedian of illegally giving his late girlfriend the controlled substances that she used to commit suicide. The 30yearold Makeup Artist was found dead in her sherman oaks, California Home nearly a year ago. It was later ruled white took her own life by overdosing on prescription drugs. Lawsuit filed by whites estranged husband, mark burton, alleges that carrey used his immense wealth and celebrity status to illegally obtain and distribute highly addictive, and in this case deadly, controlled substances. Burton also says carrey sent bogus texts to white after her death pretending as though he had misplaced the drugs. Overnight, carrey released a statement saying, what a terrible shame. It would be easy for me to get in a back room with this mans life when you have to stand up and defend your honor against the evil in this world. His lawyer saying, we are confident that the court will see through this abhorrent moneygrab scheme. Carrey was one of the pallbearer at whites funeral in ireland which he attended with his daughter, jane. In the court papers, burton claims that carrey did not in fact pay for any of whites funeral expenses despite reports that he said he would. The comedian now making it i will not tolerate this heartless attempt to exploit me or the woman i loved. Cats troubles were born long before i met her, and sadly, her tragic end was beyond anyones control. I really hope that some day soon people will stop trying to profit from this and let her rest in peace. A sad case all the way around. Attorney is saying the actor will be completely vindicated in court. There is not a winner in this one at all. To other news now on the gas crisis affecting drivers in the south after that Pipeline Leak in alabama is impacting supplies, sending gas prices soaring across that region. And the problem can soon impact even more drivers up and down the east coast. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez in atlanta to tell us why. Hey, gabe, good morning. Reporter this is one of the many pumps expected to be shut down for days. The pipin furiously on a fix, but the impact is already being felt by millions. This morning, many gas stations in the south are running on empty. One after another, from georgia to tennessee, to North Carolina. Either out of fuel completely or seeing prices soar. I guess i have to keep searching around for other gas stations. Reporter all because of a leak in central alabama. The Colonial Pipeline companys new york harbor supplying 40 of the east coast fuel. I am concerned about the amount of gasoline that we have. I want people to, first of all, not panic and not worry about everyone filling their car up at the same time. Reporter today, some 700 workers are working to build a diameter by pass line. The company says it should be finished later this week. Our interest is the response efforts and keeping our community a reporter meantime, extra gas is being shipped by ground. Governors have declared states of emergency in six states, some warning of price gouging. Analysts believe the Ripple Effect could go right up the east coast, even extending up to new york, possibly raising praises another 5 to 20 cents a gallon. In georgia average prices have already jumped 21 cents in about a week, says aaa. Up and down the east coast, we could see spotty outages. In addition to that, most likely pump. Reporter on social media, frustration. One driver tweeting, the fact that there is just no gas anywhere is absurd. Another, im literally on the hunt for gas. Every station ive been to is out. Colonial says the rupture involves at least a quartermillion gallons of fuel. But experts say that the Environmental Impact will be minimal since it leaked into a retention pond. Still, matt and savannah, the economic fallout is already being felt across a large Gabe Gutierrez in atlanta for us, thank you. Lets get a check of the weather from this man right here. Youre not old enough to remember those gas lines. Oh, yes, i am. Im just trying for be nice. Well, this is lingering. Its not going anyone. Julia, the remnants of julia, just kind of hanging out, bringing more rain to the carolina coastline and also in to the virginia coastline as North Carolina and virginia. Some areas picking up over five inches of rain. There are some flood risks today. Out west, we have Tropical Storm paine which could become a real pain for our friends in the pt west. Bringing heavy rains to the plains. Mountain snows in parts of the inner Mountain Region and southwest looking at strong winds. Rainfall amounts anywhere from one to four chris a mild, muggy and murky start to this Tuesday Morning. Good morning, everyone. Tracking a couple showers across buzzards bay, the cape and the islands. By this afternoon, some breaks of sun. The brightest to the north and west. Thats where temperatures are the warmest. Low to mid80s there. Upper 70s coast. Mid70s across the cape. Molest weather the rest of the week. We lower the humidity after today. Enjoyable weekend out there at gillette on thursday. 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Weve got some new and Surprising Research that seems to suggest parents may be using marijuana more often than their own children. Pot use among Older Americans is surging, while rates are actually dropping among younger teens. Nbcs tom costello is here with more on that. Younger teens is the optimal word there. Listen, 18 to 25 yearolds are still the biggest but here is the big surprise it is the children of the 60s, 70s and 80s who are dramatically increasing their use of pot and could soon be smoking more than teenagers in just a few years. Ask anyone of a certain age. Chances are pot has at least been a part of their pop culture. Hey, man. Am i driving okay . Reporter but get this new research from the cdc suggests these days it is the parents who kids. And 2014, only 7. 5 of 12 to 17 yearolds smoked pot regularly. Thats down 10 . But 8 of 35 to 44 yearolds did. And heres a shocker regular pot use among 45 to 54 yearolds jumped 50 . Among 55 to 64 yearolds, up a whopping 455 . Tasted like freedom. Reporter robert corey is a father of four, a colorado legal pot smoker. If you want to sit out on your back porch with five friends and smoke a joint, it is just like those same five friends cracking open a bottle of chablis and enjoying each Others Company at the end of a hard week. Reporter no surprise with Recreational Marijuana now legal in four states, and medical marijuana legal in 25, plus d. C. , more adults are toking up. Here. Reporter in colorado you have top 21 to buy weed, but many of the shoppers are in their 40s or 50s and havent smoked pot since high school or college. Whereas before it was a hush, it was a whisper. People didnt want to use the word marijuana. But now it is definitely mainstream and people are becoming more okay with it. A lot of like parents smoke weed and like their kids know about it and everyones cool with it. Reporter while for some teens, if its gone mainstream, it just isnt as cool as it was. I dont smoke pot, and i really dont care for any drugs or anything that messes with the mind. Personally being an athlete, i dont think thats attractive, appealing. Thats mostly why i dont smoke. Reporter the times, it seems they are a changing. Listen, a lot of concern still about the effects of pot on the adolescent brain. For that reason, just like alcohol, many researchers insist it is not appropriate for teens. To medical marijuana, the same generation that was at woodstock and the summer of 69 are also rekindling their relationship with weed. Ive heard people in my age group saying i dont like the way alcohol makes me feel in the morning and ive heard some of those people say theyve turned back to marijuana. You are using very careful language. Absolutely. No, im being honest though. I think anecdotally you do hear about it. I grew up with, their views have changed over the years. Good cheech and chong reference, tom. Im proud of you. 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Lets talk about this wireless Emergency Alert sent out to all the New York County cell phones saying ahmed rahami was wanted. These cell phone alerts arent nothing new. You usually see them for Severe Weather or amber alerts. This time, at first, people were asking people to keep an for this wanted suspect. We hadnt seen that before. Some new yorkers were tweeting how are you gob that send an alert to all of nyc to look for some muslim man. In all fairness is system is limited to about 90 characters. Some people suggest maybe a shortened link to an otherwise rather than vaguely saying to people just go out and google it. This alert system, as the mayor says, is something well see more of in the future despite people feeling different about it. Just ahead, can working if you have allergy congestion, muddling through your morning is nothing new. . . Introducing rhinocort . Allergy spray. Powerful relief from nasal allergy symptoms, all day and all night. . . Try rhinocort . 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Pam griffin we knew we had to save other families from losing their children. Kelly reached out to us. Doug griffin she came to my family to learn more. Who we were she cared about us. She didnt know us. Pam griffin we talked about the ways to remove the stigma of addiction so parents can get help. Doug Griffin Kelly coauthored the comprehensive addiction and recovery act this act will save kids lives. And enable families to get the help they need. Doug griffin we dont want courtney to be remembered for her substance abuse, but rather for her struggle to achieve recovery. Pam Griffin Kelly believes recovery is possible. This is 7news now. Christa good morning, everybody. Three minutes before 8 00 a. M. A little fog hanging around downtown boston. Its gray out there. Chris lambert . Chris trading the clouds f throughout the day. But it is a murky start. Even a couple showers back into buzzards bay down across the cape and the islands. Temperatures close to 70 degrees right now. We have temperatures warming up closer to 80 by this afternoon. So it will be a mile and muggy day overall as these numbers jump from the upper 60s to near 80 degrees. Take a look at whats going on. The forecast for today, a couple degrees either side of 80. Christa chris, thank you. Checking out your top stories now on this Tuesday Morning, police are searching for a walked into a cvs, handed the pharmacist a note demanding oxycodone pills. Police say the suspect got the pills and then walked out of the store. And a teacher at Wilmington High School back on the job after being charged with domestic violence. He was arrested last week after police say he beat a woman inside of his home. The teacher had been on paint administrative leave. Administrators say they dont believe he poses a threat to the students. Its 8 00 on today. Coming up, was he working alone . The man behind the new york and new jersey bombings now in custody after a violent shootout. Ne d captured. New questions about his motive as we hear from his father exclusively. Did you know that your son was doing this . No. No. You had no idea. No idea. Plus, protecting your privacy. How safe are you and your family online . From social media to credit cards to emails. Easy way to guard your personal information. And, sending her love. Wall at home. Reporter h. How adele made one 4yearolds night at a concert in new york city today, tuesday, september 20, 2016. 4y in new york city today, tuesday, september 20, 2016. Go navy, beat army good morning, texas brother and sisters in new war eagle happy 30th birthday. Woo were back now, 8 00 on this Tuesday Morning. It is the 20th day of september. 2016. We got a nice crowd out here on kind of a muggy Tuesday Morning. Coming up. By the way, guys, how does a tenminute workout sound . Well find out about the new exercise sensation. Ten minutes three times a week. 30 minutes a week. Thats about the pace id like to go. Well get to that. But first, the mornings top stories. Time for the news at 8 00. We begin with the latest on the we begin with the latest on the terror investigation. Im miguel almaguer. E injured excuse me, those two Police Officers that were injured should be released from the hospital soon. As for the suspect, he could face life in prison. Investigators are still trying to determine what was the motive. Ahmed rahamis brazen shootout with police captured on cell phone, while investigators say his bombings in new york and new jersey were captured on Surveillance Video. Allegations. Rahamis father speaking exclusively to nbc news. Did you know that your son was doing this . No. No. You had no idea. No idea. Not sure what happened exactly. But i think so, it is very hard right now to talk. Okay . Reporter just hours after Law Enforcement put out a cell phone alert for rahami, he was spotted sleeping in the doorway of a bar, not far from his home in elizabeth, new jersey. Rahami reportedly pulled the gun and peter hammer when they approached. Theyre both recovering this morning. He was caught after a foot chase and a gun fight which left a suspect wounded but alive. Rahami is suspected of planting explosive devices. Saturday morning at a charity race for marines in seaside park, new jersey, and another that exploded saturday night in manhattan injuring 29 people. A third device was discovered detonate. Monday a mile from his home, a backpack filled with five devices was detonated by police after it was discovered by two homeless men. Rahami is an american citizen, raised in the u. S. , whose family immigrated from afghanistan. He goes from being just a normal kid to wanting to hurt people. Reporter this morning, investigators say the motive is still unclear. But the evidence, they argue, is easy combing a digital trail, investigators are also putting together a timeline of his travel overseas. While he may be in custody, this investigation is far from over. Miguel almaguer, thank you. The Justice Department is investigating the deadly shooting of an unarmed man by a police officer. It happened in tulsa, oklahoma. Cameras and a Police Cruiser and helicopter captured much of this incident. 40yearold Terrance Crutcher on officer says he wasnt cooperating and refused to show his hands, although in some of these images you can see his hands in the air. Moments later crutcher was tasered by one officer, then shot by another. The video shows that he was not checked on for more than a minute after that. Both officers are now on paid leave pending investigation. A chaotic scene on the hollywood walk of fame when a driver drove on to the sidewalk monday and hit two pedestrians before crashing flu a building. The victims werent injured. Police say the driver struck another car earlier and was actually leaving the scene of that accident. She is charged with driving under the influence. 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The pessimist, another 20 who go for the lesser of two evils. The algorithm was unable to classify about 10 of the people. Were going to start with each one of us. Well all say what we think that person is. Person thinks about themselves. That that many people are envious. I think al is an optimist. Im going to say trusting. I trust al with anything. I say pessimist i dont like the label but you are a practical person and you are going to figure out what is the best thing to do. Im going to say you are an optimist. What do you think you are . I think im optimist. With even a lit optimist. Pure optimist. The word im thinking of is not there. Optimist. For sure. A trusting optimist. Hybrid. Optimist. Carson . Carsons trusting. Collaborator. Thats what people said in high school. Savannah . Youre a pessimist. No i see your pictures and i raise you. Matt lauer. I have a feeling you wont get this wrong. I say trusting. I say trusting, too. Envious. What . That just came out of your mouth. Thats just the reaction. Not trusting . I dont think so. I dont know. I think you are in the 10 that cannot be defined. You are inscrutable. You think i am a pessimist. I think you have tendencies. Very, very enlightening. When you guys were growing up, did your parents ever curse in front of you . Mine never did. Rare, rare occasion. Yeah, rare. What about you . Yeah, it happened. A lot . Yeah. Smoke, drank, swore. My parents were sailors. It was a different time. But definitely about taboo cursing in front of your kids. Curse in front of your kids. There is no definitive proof that swearing around kids encourages aggression. In fact, it is more often out of humor than anger. No. The reason i dont like it, i think cursing is lazy language. A person curses because they cant describe things with other words. True. A well chosen word from time to time if its if you out. You dont want your kids to talk like that at school or anywhere. But actually even worse than swearing i think honestly, if you talk bad about people or youre gossiping. Thats just as taboo in front of your kids. Lets take a look at the latest act of brotherly love. All right . You optimistic soul, you. I trust youre going to love we told you about them during the olympics down in rio. They won gold and silver in the mens triathlon and shared that emotional moment after the race on the ground. Well, heres why theyre trending up a over again. At a race in mexico johnny was on his way to a first place finish but his body was overwhelmed by heat and dehydration. He nearly collapsed. Here comes his older brother. He could have passed him and won the race. He grabs johnnys arm. He actually sacrificed his own victory by pushing johnny to second place and taking third himself. I love that. Thats its own category. Pretty amazing. Carson, top that. Cant top that. No. Were done. We have superficial news. Well start with a touching emmys. Sa Sarah Paulson after the awards show at the governors ball, sarah had marshas name actually engraved on her emmy. Wow thats beautiful. They put it on and nice little homage there. Jimmy kimmel ribbing maggie smith for being a consistent winner about you never actually attending the ceremony. Jimmy joking he put her award in lost and found. Mr. Kimmen could please direct me to the lost and found office, i will try to be on the next flight. Love, old maggie. Finally, adele performing here in new york in Madison Square garden last night and invited to the stage little quinn who made her artwork. Hello, claire. How old are you . 4. What . In new jersey. Jersey go, jersey she then brought her moms to the stage for that photo. Thats your popstart today. Very, very cool. Sar s carson, thank you very much. Now lets get a check of the weather. Announcer todays weather is brought to you by dove. Dove chooses only the gentlest cleaners. Weve Tropical Storm hpaine now makin its way into the southwest. Remnants of julia causing a lot of wet weather along the midatlantic coast. In between, the heat is on from southern texas where temperatures are in triple digits. 90s into the mid lanes. 90s in central california. Little cooler but more humid here in the east. On into the great lakes. You can see weve got that wet weather with tropical downpours desert rainfall. Cooler and wetter in the pacific northwest, 66 degrees and chris a mild, muggy and murky start to this Tuesday Morning. Good morning, everyone. Tracking a couple showers across buzzards bay, the cape and the islands. By this afternoon, some breaks of sun. The brightest to the north and west. Thats where temperatures are the warmest. Low to mid80s there. Upper 70s coast. Mid70s across the cape. Molest weather the rest of the week. We today. Enjoyable weekend out there at gillette on thursday. Temperature near 78 degrees. A cool down over the weekend. After a weekful of dont forget, get that weather any time you need it. Go to the Weather Channel on cable or weather. Com online. All right, al. Thank you very much. Day two of our special series cutting the fat today. This morning we are talking about highintensity interval Sheinelle Jones tried them out for us. Are you crazy . Yes, i am. But you survived. Zble. Everyone wants a quick fix without dedicating too much time. There is a tenminute workout, a sevenminute one, even a oneminute workout thats grabbing headlines. For three weeks i put it to the test. . Reporter they may not be new, but theyre gaining in popularity. Highintensity interval training the brink for a limited amount of time. If youre willing and able to go hard, it would appear that you can get away with a surprisingly small dose of exercise and still boost your fitness. I enlisted the help of a doctor who led a recent study of 25 men over 12 weeks. He created a modified program for me to try. To get a baseline, i would need a vo2 max test which measures how much oxygen you can use when pushing yourself, as well as how cardiovascular fitness is a very strong and independent marker of your health regardless of the reading on the scale. When you feel like your legs are burning and fatigued, keep going. When you feel like theyre screaming at you, keep going. When your lungs are burning, keep going until you literally cannot. Drive your legs. Come on stay on it quick, quick, quick keep it going. Your milliliters of oxygen. What does that mean. Thats a little low. People winning the olympic marathon will have oxygen capacities in the 70s. So what youre telling me is im never going to the olympics. Normal people, its more like the 30s and 40s. Reporter my goal to boost that number. But could it be done with as little as 30 minutes of working out a week . Time to find out. My Training Program ten week for three weeks. Within that ten minutes, one minute of highintensity, broken down into 20second intervals with small breaks in between. So, i ran. Somebody say time. Two minutes seems long. Reporter i biked. The longest 40 seconds ever. Reporter i climbed stairs. One more left. Reporter now see what doctors say because i am ex week one. Week two. Week three. This is the last workout. I would say it is pretty easy for you to do the program. It isnt some complicated thing where you need a routine or follow some strict diet. It is pretty simple. But the real question, did those workouts where i literally pushed my hardest for only nine minutes in total really help to improve my fitness level . Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig come on, you got this keep going keep pushing thats it five, four, three, two you got it good nice nice job i think overall you did great. You went up by 6 in three weeks which is a lot. My oxygen level went from 26 to 27. 5. You went up by about equivalent of one and change on your weight. Or perhaps a two and a half point change in your blood pressure. Reporter i learned that fitness isnt onl pounds. You are lowering your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes. Dont just worry about a number on a scale or how you look. You are boosting your fitness. Thats an important takeaway. In the end, this program did work for me. If i stuck with it, the doctor believes i would have increased my fitness level even more. Matt . Second opinion time. Okay . Lets bring in the author of highintensity interval training workouts for every fitness level. You like these . I am a big fan of these. As a Sports Medicine doctor and as an athlete, i think they are great. It worked in terms of increasing her fitness level. Are these workouts good for losing weight . These are part of the equation. Losing weight is a complex thing. This can help. Certainly diet helps. It is part of a whole fitness package. This is certain will i part of that. You were talking about this during the tape. There are those times when you have to push yourself. And i mean push yourself until you dont think you can go any further or farther. I worry that people are going to get hurt during that time. Yeah. I mean there is some concern that if people push too hard too fast that can be a problem with things like injuries and certainly heart risk in people over 50. You want to make sure you get screened, if you have any history of that. In my fitness classes, i teach people in their 70s and 80s, alongside 10 and 12yearold term . I would do this but i would say maybe two times a week. That third workout, do something a little longer. Do some ab workouts, maybe do something where you go for a longer run. For me running i can clear my head and with a tenminute workout you cant really do that. But definitely if you dont have a lot of time, it is worth it. What is your recommendation if people look at these and say thats now going to become my fitness life tilstyle . People have ten minutes re this is a thing you can do very easily any time, anywhereas part of what you do. You were saying while you did this, you did nine workouts over three weeks and you didnt change your eating habits one single bit. Not one bit. I didnt do anything else. If anything, i had doughnuts and everything else. But it actually worked. I would say dont do that. But listen, i got three little ones. I would literally get up from my desk, run down the hallway, up this is really for anybody. Trying a little bit is a great way to start. Experiment. Do it at home. It really helps. Doc, thank you very much. Appreciate it. Sheinelle, thanks for being our goto person on this. Lets head over to carson. Maria shriver is here. Were go to hang out. Jamie curtis. . . Grocery shoppers of america take your o organics baby carrots. Take your eggs. Even your o organics chips. And join the organic movement. O organics, exclusively at shaws star market. This is 7news now. Christa good morning, everybody. 8 27. Its tuesday. Chris lambert has a check of your forecast heading out the door. Chris christa, plane testify oy clouds this morning. A mild and muggy start near 70 degrees right now. High dew points in place. Soupy air mass in place. We have some visibility reducinged with that fog. However, we do expt afternoon. Even a couple showers right now and the islands. Bay, the cape look at this warmth, though. Upper 70s to lower 80s this afternoon. We continue to warm week, although we lower the humidity wednesday and thursday. Much cooler by the weekend. Christa top stories now. A teacher at Wilmington High School back on the job after being charged with domestic violence. He was arrested last week after allegedly beating a woman inside of his home. He had been on paid administrative leave and administrators say he does not red line cars. The t is looking to spend more than 200 million to replace a total of 86 cars. The t is hoping to increase capacity on the red line, as well, by about 50 over the next several years. And the patriots returning to practice today as they get ready for thursdays game against houston. Jimmy garoppolo dealing with an injury to the ac joint in his right shoulder. It seems likely that rookie q. B. Jacoby brissett will be getting the start. Espn is reporting the not plan on adding another q. B. To their roster. Dont forget, were back with more news and weather at 9 00 8 30 now. It is tuesday, the 20th of september, 2016. Cloudy day in manhattan, but it is warm. Weve got a great crowd. Lot of folks coming out to say hello. Were so happy to see them here. Look at charlie little boys all grown up. This is like a transition where he is allowed to walk. Hes old enough. Its easier. It does. Aw our friend Maria Shriver is here. Shes got an interesting really new wla to help teeay to help t bullying using Virtual Reality. And Jamie Lee Curtis is here. Well talk to her about acting, writing and some of her famous roles. She cant make up her mind what she wants to promot first lets get a check of the weather. Today along the southeastern atlantic coast, tropical downpours, desert rainfall due to proTropical Storm paine. Heat continues in the midsection of the country. Tomorrow well still have shower activity along the midatlantic coast. Showery from the interMountain Region, northern plains, into chris a mild, muggy and murky start to this Tuesday Morning. Good morning, everyone. Tracking a couple showers across buzzards bay, the cape and the islands. By this afternoon, some breaks of sun. The brightest to the north and west. Thats where temperatures are the warmest. Low to mid80s there. Upper 70s coast. Mid70s across the cape. Molest weather the rest of the week. We lower the humidity after today. Enjoyable weekend out there at gillette on thursday. Temperature near 78 degrees. A cool down over the weekend. After a weekful of whos this . This is blakely. How old is blakely . 2 months. Shes beautiful. Thank you. Hello, beautiful girl. By the way, dont forget, if you want to see or listen to something beautiful, check us out on our sirius xm channel 108. Dont forget, fridays, today show confidential with our it is the high point of xm radio. Great show. Were kicking off something new this morning. Were calling it brain power today, all about strengthening your mind to improve your life. Here to get us started, our special anchor, Maria Shriver. Good to see you, as always. Today were going to take you inside the teenage brain. A mysterious place, for sure. As parents, we all want our kids to thrive and make but many teens suffer from social anxiety. Now one Innovative Program is retraining their brains to be more socially confident using some very familiar technology. It looks like a video game. But this is actually a hightech classroom, training the brains of shy teens like jeff and charlotte to be more social. Ive learned how to start a conversation, just how to break yeah. Normally im not like that. Reporter call it the teen socialization lab. Based at the center for brain health at u. T. Dallas, its run by a cognitive neuro scientist. A lot of the cognitive skills we need in life link back to the brain. Reporter it is to help kids overcome anxiety, aggression and bullying. Do you find that the kids that come in here are in many ways more comfortable in a world . I think it does make that more appealing and less threatening, especially with individuals who are anxious socially. All right. Reporter heres how the program works. First, kids have their social skills tested. A lot of different emotions. Reporter then, they enter the Virtual Reality lab where their avatar faces social challenges involving other kids and adults. Jeff, a College Freshman with new social situations. I have a hard time of putting words and ideas together easily as other people do. Reporter so today hes conversing with a new roommate. Have you gotten classes all settled . Reporter his counselor next door coaching him through it. Thats a good sign from him. Reporter pausing and replaying the interaction until he does better. The program is ten halfhour sessions over five weeks. Jeff says he confident for the first time, even in a Network Tv Interview with me. Were you nervous about this . Yeah, i was getting a little bit jitters. But i was thinking, stay focused and relaxed. I think this program has definitely helped me to connect to the topics better and connect to what youre saying. Reporter two published studies find the Program Gives subjects like jeff better social skills. Their brains, boosting the areas responsible for socioability. It helped charlotte, an eighthgrader with adhd, become moreceptiveperceptive. Before it was all about what she thought and she would impulsively jump in, then get a bad response. So what this has been able to do is let her think about feeling, and then how she can react appropriately. Do you find that you are able to converse with your friends better now . Yeah. Theyre like, so youve changed. Youre like more open. Im like, yeah. Right now the Virtual Reality program is only available in dallas. It costs about 1,800 per student. But researchers are trying to raise funds to spread it to be effective in all schools for kids of all ages. By the way, those kids are so courageous to go on and do a big interview and go through that process on a big stage. I think thats really cool. And it was fascinating to watch them work through these situations. You could actually watch how their brains calmed down, and then allowed them to interact, allowed them to think, allowed them to have a completely different life. You can really see that . They show it in the beginning, then they show it at the en this whole space and why this series is exciting, is because of technology now, you can see into the brain before and after. Youre going to have more tomorrow. Were going to have more tomorrow looking at the brains of obese people which actually turn out to be wired very differently which might explain why some People Struggle to lose weight. Maria, thank you. Very interesting. Brain power. New ways to protect your privacy online courtesy of the folks at consumer reports. But first, this is today narrator by almost every measure, public Charter Schools have been a success. They are models of inspiration. With impressive results and eyecatching educational gains. Its turned my sons life around. Question 2 will give parents more choices and result in more funding for public education. Vote yes on 2. Were back. It is 8 40 from online shopping, using free wifi or even your smart tv, every Day Technology can easily open up your personal information to hackers and theev thieves. But there are simple ways to protect yourself and your family. We have some helpful tips from consumer reports. Glen, good morning. Consumer reports kind of good a just today, in the november issue of the magazine and online, we have a new modern look and our ratings have been updated to be more intuitive. You have good information for us this morning, as always. Covering up your webcam, pretty simple. Check your data breach status . This is a new one on me. Thats true. You hear in the news all the time about various websites been leaked. Thinked like linkedin, tumblr, for instance. It is hard to know whether or not youve been swept up in one of these. There is a site called haveibeenpoemed. It will tell you whether you have been in one of these breaches. Go immediately to that site if you have, change your password. If you use that password anywhere else which is a nono, make sure you change that, too. The website is right there on the bottom of your screen. Next thing, create a temporary email. Like when and that kind of thing . Sometimes if you have a longterm relationship with a site. It is great, give them your email. Thats fine. But if you just want to download a song or get a coupon, there is no reason you should give an email and be subject to spam. Ten minute mail will give you a selfdestructing email address that you can use. Then you get what you want, then poof its gone. You dont have to take another step and cancel it yourself if you dont want to. Tenminuteemail. Com. Check on your kids . This is one of the shadier things identity thieves do. They actually use the Social Security numbers of children because people just kind of arent paying attention to the Credit Ratings of children. Theyll use them to apply for Government Services or to apply for loans or credit cards. So if you start seeing collection agencies coming after your kids, thats a sign. We advise the people when your kid turns 15, you should do a Credit Ratings check on you anything if you need to before they have to apply for things like College Loans and credit cards. A shock you dont need. Right . When you go into that next phase of life. The next one is has to do with dont overshare on social media. So i think a lot of people know that you shouldnt be like putting embarrassing information out there about yourself. But a lot of things that seem perfectly reasonable to share on facebook also happen to be the on, your first pet, the first car you ever drove. Even if you friend your own mom and shes using her maiden name, those things can actually be used to go and compromise other sites. Use the privacy checkup tools. Facebook has it built in to their site and you can control what things are shared and things that are not. It is not hard for some people to figure out stuff like that, your pets name. Finally, keep your fitness tracker to yourself. I keep it private because there is no action on it at all. Thats just but there are other reasons. Well, so security researchers have found that all these things use bluetooth to communicate with your smartphone. Security researchers have found you can use a bluetooth sniffer to actually track some of the data off your tracker. Right . That can be things like your passwords, gps data, things that you really dont want out there. What we advise is if you can turn the wireless settings off, shut them down until you actually want to sync the device to your phone. One added benefit is that you are also going to improve the battery life if it is not constantly using wireless. You basically dont want it running in the background. Exactly. Great information. Up next, Jamie Lee Curtis is here. But first, this is today on narrator over and over its been their agenda anything to defund planned parenthood. Kelly ayotte and Washington Republicans voted 6 different times to defund planned parenthood. Theyre on a crusade to Block Services New Hampshire women and families depend on cancer screenings, birth control, basic womens healthcare. Kelly ayotte and Washington Republicans have put Defunding Planned Parenthood at the top of their agenda. To change. Im Maggie Hassan back now with actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis, shes out with her 11th Childrens Book today, called this is me, a story of who we are and where we came from. Jamie lee, always so good to see you. Thank you. I am so happy to be here. You are now at the stage of writing Childrens Books where you must have encounters with people on the street who are adults, young adults who read my books whether they were children . What do they say to you . They say, i grew up on your books. For me as an actor, it is other than i grew up on your movies or i saw my girl or freaky friday when i was little and now i am in college. To be able to have somebody say i read your books since i was little and now my kids are reading them. Do you think books are more personal for you, that youve actually put that kind of work into into something . This is going to sound like a wild promotion but the new book i am promoting is called this is me, the story of who we are and where we came from. And ultimately, it is a story about identity. Told through an object lesson. It deals with immigration. It does. Which is obviously a hotbutton issue right now. Im curious, was it something about the debate and how its being framed that made you go back and do this . Nothing to do with it. It was the idea that we are a country of immigrants and everybodys story started not here in america, started somewhere else, and their parents and grandparents and great grandparents had the courage to go for the American Dream with a small suitcase. Teachers standpoint to her classroom, bringing the suitc suitcase, her great grandmother immigrated from china with and the children fill it each with what they would take if they were leaving. I know you are getting feedback on social media as to what some people would put in that small suitcase if they were leaving. What are some of the most interesting and curious items that youve heard . Well, each person is different. What would you put in . You asked me to bring. Wife and children. Do i go et that back . Of course. Because they mean a lot to me and it tells me about where i am in life right now. Right. And i would put a little gold box that my father gave my mother. I would put my wedding pictures where my entire family was in one room the only time in my life. You also i think mention somewhere maybe on social media about a pin. My pin. Which is significant to you. Yes. Love and service. Im sober coming up 18 years. And the beauty of spending life as an alcoholic and addict in recovery is that it is about service to others. And, by the way, we had a Little Service puppy on this morning. Life is about service. By the way, our country is based on service. And the idea that we are not of service to our country is antiamerican. It is i remember that the country was founded on sacrifice, on bravery, on courage. And for me, sobriety, service to others is crucial, and then i have a horror tv show on National Television starting today. Nice segue. Hey, listen season two, by the way. Im 58 years old. If you dont think i can pivot on a book on immigration for wrong girl did this show exceed your expectations . Okay. I have never had great writing. Ive done work in my life thats not been known for its great writing. To be able to do a tv show thats based on hilarious social commentary, brilliant performances is a dream come true. You are going to be viewed a lot, not only because of this show starting season two, but halloween is coming up. Every year you know what happens, people play the m halloween. Do you like that . Of course. That look back at your earlier career . Of course. There. Look. Im 19 years old. Look. I never in my life thought i would have this life. When i woke up this morning in my hotel, and thought, im going to go on National Television with my friend and talk about a book for children, about our ancestry and our past, and a the spirit and health of a cardcarrying American Voter close up is exciting to me. I think if i could put one other thing in your suitcase that you would put in, i would find something that expresses your sense of humor. Because in all the time ive known you, that to me is one of your best characteristics. Thank you very much. You have an amazing sense of humor. If guest in my suitcase, i would. But guess what . I already have him in my suitcase. Once again, the book is thats a good place to stop. This is me. Jamie lee curtis. Good to see you. Lovely to see you, too. See, i kiss. Im fra los angeleom los angele. I come from a family of huggers and kissers. . With simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. And theres no minimum balance. Youre alright with simply right checking from santander bank. If you could have heard the confers we just had. Weve got our birthdays to do. Yes, making it even more special. Spin the smuckers jar. Tell you about the nice folks were celebrating today. First up, happy 100th birthday to eleanor, 100 years old. A huge golf fan and loves watching the golf channel. Recently took a trip to italy to study art. Fantastic. Happy 100th birthday to dr. Cecile gayler. Sailed his own boat until he was 85 years old. Miss mary shelly, 101 years old from mcdonough, georgia. Loves to wear her dress suits, high heels and big hats. Amen. Ruth korman from new york city, 105 years old. She week. Yes yes. Happy 100th birthday to sara blocker. Ft. Lauderdale, florida. Says the secret to her longevity is eating lots of veggies. You mentioned youre 58. When is your birthday . November 22nd. All right. Happy birthday. Almost. A hard day for our country but perseverance. Perseverance. Memory. Honor his legacy. Absolutely. You know . Always good to have you. I love it here. Emery winner Jeffrey Tambor stops by studio 1a. I was wondering if you ran into him as you were running out. A lot still suspect captured in a terror take down. Investigator filing charges against the accused bomber as we learn more about the man police say is behind the string of left on one device mentionings the Boston Marathon bombing the patriots falling on hard times with their top two qbs out. Hear what tom brady has to say about the situation. Could a bush be backing a clinton. Why it seems like that could be the case. A lot of clouds in some areas of fog outside this morning. Well trade it in for some sunshine. How long will the warm weather zblo terror suspect being held on more than 5 Million Dollars bail. The charge hes facing after shootout with police. As he stand accused of planting a string of bombs teacher headed back to class after hes accused of breaking a womens nose. Hear what tom b say about jimmy graboski after the pats qb get taken down by the dolphins. Good Tuesday Morning everybody. Its 9 00 a. M. Im sarah french. Im christa delcamp. Another humid day to start off. And i dont know. Rain will be sticking around. Lets send it over to Chris Lambert with more on that. Couple of showers left over. Good morning, guys. Some showers in southeastern mass. Mild, muggy and murky