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parents live. and grounded. the pilot who refused the patdown and full-body scan tells us why he said enough to invasive security searches at the airport. you'll hear what he has to say, only on "gma." well, happy friday, to say, everyone. good to have you back off the road, george. >> good to be back. >> there's so much news. good you're here. the head of npr said that juan williams should talk to a psychiatrist after he made the controversial comments about muslims on planes. but it's hard to find, really, anyone this morning who will say he should have been fired by npr. he is here this morning to react to the latest fallout. his first interview. >> it seems like every week someone's getting fired for something. on this one, npr, really on the defensive. we'll get into that a little bit. and gridlock expected in los angeles today, with president obama campaigning there. and following what we said yesterday, we have a new abc news estimate this morning that shows the key senate contest in california, tightening up, as well. it was going for the democrats. now, it's up for grabs, just 11 days before the crucial midterm elections. we'll have the latest from los angeles. we begin with the npr/juan williams controversy. the journalist and commentator was fired after comments he made at fox news. some are calling for congress to punish npr by holding back federal funding. juan is standing by live. first, claire shipman has the back story. she's in front of npr this morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, juan williams may only have one job left, now that he's not working here anymore. but it is a lucrative one. fox news has given him a new $2 million deal. as npr faces a storm of controversy over his ouster. >> an analyst with national public radio has been fired. >> juan williams, fired by npr. >> this is disgraceful. npr needs to hire juan williams back. >> reporter: a media ban fire, triggered by a startling admission from a veteran liberal journalist. >> when i get on a plane, if i see people in muslim garb, and they're identifying themselves first and foremost as muslims, i get worried. i get nervous. >> reporter: the reaction moved quickly from firestorm to firing offense for juan williams. npr, drawing a bright line in the increasingly complex world of opinion journalism. >> if you want to be a political activist, you may not also be a reporter or news analyst for npr. his feelings that he expressed on fox news, are really between him and his psychiatrist or his publicist. >> do you think juan williams is a bigot? >> no. i don't think his a bigot. i think that crosses the line. and it seems to legitimize profiling of american-muslims. >> reporter: williams has, for a long time, straddled the worlds of fox and npr. and in the full conversation with o'reilly, also offered support for muslim-americans. >> we don't want in america, people to have their rights violated. -- they act crazy. >> reporter: not surprisingly, williams' friends at fox, rushed to his defense. >> shame on national public radio, who has gone cuckoo politically correct. >> reporter: sarah palin tweeted, juan williams, you got a taste of left's hypocrisy. but on "the view," they argued that firing is too extreme. >> i don't think he should have been fired. in fact, lots of people have this idea. it's like they used to be about, you know, black kids. >> reporter: now, george, the head of npr, vivian schiller, did apologize, not for firing juan williams, but about the comments about his therapist. congress is looking into investigations into npr and funding it gets. >> claire, thanks. juan williams joins us now. thanks for being here. i don't know to say if i'm sorry that you got fired or congratulate you on your new deal. i was watching you watch that piece. and you still look like you were taking a shot when you heard the vivian schiller comments, that it's between you and your psychiatrist. that got you the most, didn't it? >> it's personal. i don't know why she has to get that low. she has an argument to make that i somehow violated journalistic ethics or values of npr, make the case. i think it's a very weak case. ultimately, what she had to do was to make a more personal attack. in this business, am i unstable or irrational? george, you and i know each other for a long time. not very well. but we each each other. and i don't think you've seen me do anything rude or out of context. if i was such an erratic character, i think this would have come to the fore long ago. >> you describe the comments you made as visceral. and some people are wondering, should you have gone the extra step and said, they're feelings that i fight? >> yeah. i could have done that. in fact, i think it's important to parse it. i said if i'm at a gate at an airport, and i see people in muslim garb, who are first and foremost identifying themselves as muslims, in the aftermath of 9/11, i'm taken back. i have a moment of fear. it's visceral. it's a feeling. i don't say i'm not getting on the plane. i don't think you must go through additional security. i don't say i want to discriminate against these people. no such thing occurs. to me, it was admitting that i had this notion, this feeling. >> and to be fair to you, it's clear over the 6 1/2-minute segment, you were fighting back against the notion that you should act on these. >> this is the most ridiculous thing. then, the people at npr take one statement, and they make it out that i am a bigot. it's unbelievable to me, given the books i've written, the things i've done in my life. now i'm a bigot? all i said to bill o'reilly is we have to be careful about the language and things we say in the public, given that you have tax on cap drivers in new york city, the pastor in florida. i was saying that we have to protect the rights of muslims in this country. >> vivian schiller apologized for the statement about your psychiatrist. here are the standards -- >> by the way, i don't have a psychiatrist. >> well, she apoll -- >> she would have apologized to me. just for the record. >> on the record. okay. what she said was that news analysts may not take personal public positions on controversial issues. doing so undermines their credibility as analysts. and then, she goes on to say, npr journalists should not express views in other venues they would not air in their role as an npr journalist. >> again this, is something i would have said on npr. it's not something -- it's not like i'm catering to a fox audience, as opposed to an npr audience. i expressed a genuine feeling i have if i'm in that situation. and let me say, this is not a situation where, again, you have someone who is working and can't -- as a journalist, and can't express an opinion. then, the audience might lose trust or credibility in what you have to say, in terms of delivering your journalistic product. that's not the issue. i'm able to discern exactly what a feeling is, as opposed to what is a, you know, a public position and ability to report and to hear what others are saying. >> so, what do you think the issue is here? do you think the fact that you were working for fox became too much trouble for npr? >> this is one of the things in my life that's shocking. i grew up on the left. i grew up here in new york city. and i've always thought the right wing was the ones who were inflexible and intolerant. now, i'm coming to realize that the orthodox at npr, as it's representing the left, is just unbelievable. and especially for me as a black man, to somehow, you know, say something that's out of the box. they find it very difficult. and i think that's right, george. i think they were looking for a reason to get rid of me. they were uncomfortable with the idea that i was talking to the likes of bill o'reilly or sean hannity. >> if they would have come to you and said, you have to choose, it's npr or fox? what do you do? >> it would have been tough. i was at npr before i was at fox. i was at fox before i was at npr. and i -- you know, i always thought both employers signed a check to me because they found some value in my presence. that i think that the audience views me as a highly-credible, veteran reporter, someone they could trust. and for the right wing, i think i was often a foil for their large personalities. and on the left, i think i was a point of an unusual, unpredictable view, that i could bring insight and interest to their audience. and all of a sudden, npr and especially this last group of managers, became vindictive. as you can see, personal in terms of their antagonism toward me. >> we're out of time. one final question. were you surprised by this? or did you see it coming? >> no. i knew about their antagonism towards fox. i knew they didn't like it. as i said, i've been there more than ten years. i've seen managers come and go and who dealt with this issue. this current crew was really getting vicious. as i say, personal, in terms of their animous. i'm a good journalist. i think the audience knows who i am. and they know what they can expect from me, which is a good journalistic product. >> and they can watch you on "the o'reilly factor" tonight. >> i'll be there, hosting. going to change topics now. president obama campaigning on the west coast today. he's trying to help democrats who suddenly find themselves locked in some very tough races with just 11 days to go until the elections. jake tapper, traveling with the president, joins us bright and early this morning from los angeles. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning, robin. president obama's california swing comes as abc news has moved the senate race between senator barbara boxer and carly fiorina, from leaning democrat, to toss-up. the polls are tightening between democratic incumbent senator, barbara boxer, and hewlett-packard ceo, carly fiorina. >> voters are tired of her incumbency. >> reporter: at a rally here in los angeles today, president obama will try to keep the senate in democratic control and get out the women's vote. women voters normally favor democrats. but this year, polls indicate, they're up for grabs. and fiorina thinks she knows why. >> when president obama won the election, he said that his top priority was j-o-b-s, jobs. and the problem is, it hasn't been the top priority. it certainly hasn't been barbara boxer's top priority. >> reporter: boxer turned down abc news' request for an interview. also embattled, senator patty murray in washington state, whom the president celebrated earlier in this pacific swing, adding to her the favorite metaphor of republicans driving the american economy into a ditch. >> we know we have to get the car out. so, we start pushing. and patty, even though she's small, she's tough. so, she's pushing hard. >> reporter: later tonight, the president hits vegas, where he'll raise coin and rally for senate majority leader, harry reid. he's locked in a tight race with republican tea party favorite, sharron angle, who just started running this ad. >> reid is now worth $6 million and lives in a $1 million washington ritz carlton condo. >> reporter: a week from tomorrow, the president's final blitz will include philadelphia, bridgeport, connecticut, chicago and cleveland, where he'll be joined by the vice president. and, robin, it's interesting. both murray and boxer were elected to the senate for the first time in 1992, as outsiders during that so-called year of the woman. now, both are being attacked as part of the problem insiders, precisely what they ran against 18 years ago, robin. >> interesting. jake with the president in los angeles. have a good weekend, jake. 13 minutes after the hour. let's get the rest of the morning's news with juju chang. >> good morning, robin and george. good morning, everyone. we're going to begin with the worst health crisis to hit haiti since january's devastating earthquake. this morning, doctors are frantically trying to contain a suspected cholera epidemic. at least 135 people have died. hundreds more are sick. hospitals are overwhelmed by patients seeking treatment. outside aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies. back home, bailing out mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac could end up costing taxpayers more than first thought. regulators say if home prices take another downturn, the bailout could cast $259 billion. that's twice as much than they've received so far. and a mall near sacramento, california, is smoldering this morning. it will be closed indefinitely. after a man barricaded himself inside and set a fire on thursday. the fire spread quickly, collapsing part of the roof. that's a quick look at the headlines at 7:14. >> juju, thanks. sam? he's not here. he's in houston, texas, this morning. he brings us the morning news from there. tgif, good morning. >> good morning, robin, george, juju. there's a lot of things about houston. let's get to the boards. there are storms in oklahoma, texas and new mexico. they'll spread east today. dallas is involved. san angelo, oklahoma city and dodge city. there were five tornadoes reported yesterday. it's likely we'll see some more tornadoes again today. a quick look at the big chill this morning, from detroit, to cincinnati, to nashville. can you believe early-morning temperatures got into the 30s in the nashville area? as far south as that? those temperatures will warm up during the day. and we have all of america's weather, including a little bit on tropical storm richard, coming up in the next half hour, live from houston. >> sam, thank you. this morning, an alarming report from the cdc, about the skyrocketing number of people with diabetes. dr. richard besser is here to break it down for us and tell us what it means for our health. give us the details. >> i read an early copy of the report. it is staggering. the cdc estimates that by 2050, one in three americans will have diabetes and all of the complications that go with that. currently, it's one in ten. this is an astronomical increase. >> are there reasons for the dramatic change? >> there's a number of reasons. baby-boomers are aging. and age is the number one risk factor. people are living longer with better care. but there's a change in our population. latinos are at high risk. as our population becomes more diverse, the population with diabetes goes up. but the biggest one is obesity. obesity is the biggest risk factor that's changeable. and we haven't been able to tackle the obesity epidemic in this country. >> this is a projection. there are things that can be done to prevent this, right? >> you can't change getting old. you can't change your family risk factors. but you can tackle the issue of obesity. it's lifestyle. it's proper diet. it's regular exercise. those are the things that have been shown to be effective. if you go to yourdiabetesinfo.org, it will give you tips to reduce your own risk factors. >> what does this mean possibly for our health care system? >> this can bankrupt our health care system. people with diabetes have twice the cost of people without diabetes. right now, $174 billion per year on diabetes. unbelievable. imagine tripling that. >> rich, thanks so much. george? >> bankrupt our health care system. okay, we're going to turn to an abc news exclusive about a telephone scam with thousands of victims. criminals from outside the country have been stealing from people who want to donate to charity by using internet technology to pose as members of giving foundations like the make-a-wish foundation. brian ross is back this morning with the shocking things he discovered. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a story of one of the ugliest scams targeting americans in years. run by a group of brazen criminals, using the plight of desperately ill children to rip off tens of millions of dollars. all from a place they thought no one would find them. few charities in the country are as widely-respected or trusted as the make-a-wish foundation. >> thank you for making my wish to be a ballerina. >> reporter: and it was the charity's reputation for integrity that helped convince patricia of northern virginia, that she had won a make-a-wish gift. >> when you get a call from the make-a-wish foundation, you'd like to think it was real. >> reporter: and then, it happened with thousands of other victims of the scam. a phone call from washington. >> congratulations, ma'am. >> reporter: a supposed federal agent, saying he would be sending out the check, once the taxes and fees were paid in advanced. >> you're going to be shocked when i tell you what the actual amount is. the prize you're receiving, ma'am, is $1.2 million. and your taxes have already been given. that's a lot of money you're getting, ma'am. >> reporter: but there is no make-a-wish sweepstakes. >> we don't call people up and tell them they won prizes. >> reporter: and no federal agency distributes make-a-wish checks. >> we go after people ripping them off. >> reporter: it's coming from the country of costa rica. from a series of illegal call centers, set up in luxury homes. where the scammers claim to be calling from various agencies of the federal government. >> this is washington, d.c. this is the department of commerce. >> reporter: federal authorities have identified a network of american low-lives, losers and criminals, who move to costa rica, to pull off the scam. using internet phones, programmed to generate the washington, d.c. area code, 202. >> i'm the irs official that, okay, is handling this for you right now. >> reporter: more than 40 of the scammers were arrested in a series of raids. some of the accused escaped the grag net, including this man, andy liner, seen here on a friend's facebook page, who cannot be sent to the u.s. for trial, because he married a costa rican woman and had costa rican citizenship. now, an interpol fugitive, he was not happy to see us when we showed up at his luxury home in san jose. you're aware you're a wanted man in the united states, right? >> i'm not wanted. i'm not convicted. >> reporter: you are wanted. you're a fugitive worldwide. and he seemed desperate to get away. his lawyer then warned us to leave the country. >> go home. >> reporter: costa rica's top law enforcement official told us he's tired of american criminals using his country as a safe haven to carry out the scam. and as we'll report tonight on "20/20," officials tell us they know of at least 20 illegal call centers now operating in costa rica, run by americans, targeting americans, george. >> that's at 10:00 tonight, 9:00 central. brian ross, thank you very much. coming up, the uproar over the fatal police shooting of a top college athlete. did the cops overreact and refuse to get d.j. henry's help? his parents will join us live from their home. and how do you feel about undergoing the full-body scans at the airport? a pilot is now refusing to do it. and he could now lose his job. he's going to be here live to tell us why he won't do it. refreshing. glamorous. dazzling. a ravishing repertoire, brilliantly orchestrated. only at chico's. don't freak, it's gone. who did it? 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we're going to speak to the family at their home in just a moment. first, here's linsey davis. >> reporter: the chaos that night is clear. so are the contradictions. but what this cell phone video doesn't show is what triggered the events that ended danron henry's life. the football player was shot and killed by police last weekend. but there's differing accounts of what wednesday wrong. police say there was an unruly crowd outside of this intashen bar. their accounts is that an officer approached henry's car, which was parked in this fire lane. and when the officer knocked on the window, henry tried to speed away. >> the officer ended up on the hood of the vehicle, as he accelerated in the fire lane. at some point in time, the officer drew his pistol and fired into the vehicle. >> reporter: but henry's teammates who were in the car with him, said that they thought that they were asking e him to move the car out of the fire lane. the lawyer said they were handcuffed, arrested and one was tased when they were trying to help their dying friend. massachusetts senator, scott brown, says he wants a thorough investigation. >> regardless of who is at fault, there is a loss of life. you know, a young life, a bright life, is lost. >> reporter: police say the students were unruly. and that no one's actually filed any reports of police brutality. >> i think a lot of people are shocked and just confused by what took place because it doesn't align the kid we know. >> reporter: on his yearbook page, his parents wrote, we can't wait to see the great things you will accomplish. pace has canceled saturday's football game. henry will be laid to rest one week from today, the same day he would have turned 21. and joining us now from their home in northeastern massachusetts, are d.j. henry's parents, angela, and danroy henry jr. along with their attorney, michael sussman. our sincere condolences to you, mr. and mrs. henry and your family. you're very welcome, sir. you were with your son on saturday. big football game. it was homecoming. you went to dinner. afterwards, what more can you tell us, mr. henry, about that night, with your son? >> robin, we were just doing what we do, as a family. we were just enjoying our time together. we were talking about the game. we were talking about things that were happening with our family. and we were just enjoying our time together. that's really what we do. >> and, angela, did you know he was going to be going elsewhere later? that he would be going to the club? do you know what he was doing there? >> we knew he would be going out with his friends. and we told him to have fun and be safe. we know what type of children they are, what type of people they are. we just told him that we loved him and have fun. >> all accounts are that your son was the designated driver. he was there to pick up some friends. and there were so many people that were there. mr. henry, who notified you about what happened? how were you notified? >> we were aroused from our sleep by police officers who notified us. and asked us to call the westchester county hospital, which we did. >> and police, many tried to contact them. they've been limited in their response. they did release a statement saying that investigators dedicated exclusively to this investigation, from the mt. pleasant police department, and the state police, continue to interview witnesses and to secure all available evidence. danroy, what are police telling you about what happened? >> you know, robin, honestly, not much. we're just trying to -- we're just trying to get to the truth of what happened. so, while we know there will be lots of versions, lots of stories that come out, we just -- we're just trying to get to the absolute truth here. and again, you know, as we -- we asked our attorney to help us get that. so, we're not hearing much from the police. and we're not, at this point, asking. >> and you're right. there's been several different accounts as to what happened. and compounding it is the report that after your son was shot, he was taken out of the car, handcuffed, placed down on the pavement. and that when paramedics arrived, they tended to the police officers who were not critically injured, tended to them first. and it took several minutes, up to 15 minutes, supposedly, to treat your son. do you have anymore details about that, angella? >> just what you have there. our son wasn't treated as quickly as the police officers were. and that his friends wanted to help him, desperately. >> we heard that his friends knew cpr. and they wanted to get to his aid as quickly as possible. mr. sussman, you are their attorney. where do you proceed from here? >> well, we'll be in state supreme court this morning, seeking an order from a state judge, county judge, actually, in westchester, which will allow us to preserve and then get all of the relevant evidence. we've been conducting interviews of students and others who observed this already. and we're going to conduct an investigation. i've been asked by this family to find out what happened, to get to the truth of what happened. and we have, for the last three days, been spending literally 24/7, doing that. we are engaged with the district attorney's office in an investigative process, in the sense that i reached out to the district attorney. i've made it very clear that we want to be involved deeply in the investigation. for instance, activities will be going on collaboratively today with them. forensic investigations. so, i expect that our office will be fully involved and engaged. i appeal to anyone who has any information, any cell phones, any recordings, to ensure that they get to our offices in new york with that material, to contribute to the resolution of this. >> and police are -- yes, sir. police are also asking for any witnesses to contact them, as well. angella and danroy, you have been abundantly clear in a you do not want to make this about race, or that you have any anti-police sentiment. you have family members that are law enforcement officials. and you want the truth, whatever that truth may be. >> right. >> is that true, angella? >> that is true. that is exactly what we want. we don't want to make this a race issue. we just want the truth. we just want the truth for our son. >> and tell us -- >> robin? >> yes? please. >> we'll have to come to terms with the killing of our son, either way. what we don't want is we don't want people coming forward, to say they were there, who weren't. and we don't want people saying things about the events that occurred that evening that aren't true. we need to have the absolute truth because we owe it to our son. we owe it to his legacy. and as grieving parents and with his brother and sister, we need to somehow come to terms with this. and we can't do that without knowing absolutely, 100%, what happened to our son. >> that is so good of you to say. that really is. and the remaining time that we have, angella, i know you're wearing d.j.'s high school jersey. and just what do you want us to know about your son this morning? >> our son was filled with love and empathy for people and he put his family first. he had a great faith. and we didn't push on him family first, family first. we just lived it. and he tattooed that on his wrist, family first. and he put it to words. we just lived it. and he put words to it. that's how he was. anyone who knew him could tell you that. >> i know there's a vigil for him. thousands come out for him. angella and danroy again, our condolences to you. mr. sussman, thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you for having us. >> absolutely. time, now, for the weather and sam who is in houston. sam? >> robin, my heart just breaks for that family. let's get to the boards. we have one or two things we want to talk about. we're in discovery green in houston. it's one of our favorite places in this town. it's a sustainable park. they took this -- it was a parking lot with old buildings. and they made it into about 12 acres of a beautiful green with water features and lawns. they have activities every year. they have solar panels. they make their own power. this is a wonderful urban environment in and near the houston area. we're happy to be here. we're going to start with tropical storm richard and what we think will happen with this storm. we think by saturday, this tropical system becomes a hurricane, probably making its way toward the yucatan peninsula. then, it could happen on the other side of the yucatan, back into the gulf. so, next week, we have to watch that storm very carefully. there's a brand-new system that works into the northwest. an and we are live in houston. all that weather was brought to you by united health care. george? >> thank you, sam. when we come back, the pilot that refused to go through a full-body scanner at air force security. he joins us live to tell us why in a "gma" exclusive. last year. 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["stir it up" playing] stir up a smile with hershey's syrup. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. mix cloud and we will try to get some sun. clouds kept temperatures from getting chilly. we won't have the luck as we head through tonight and tomorrow morning. 50 in chestertown. 49 in annapolis. a chillier 43 in ellicott city and what we have been watching is a band of clouds out of this disturbance to the north producing snow showers in new york state. those clouds are breaking out. and there may be another regeneration of clouds into the afternoon. but if anything, it will be partly sunny. looking for a fair amount of sun for the next few hours. a strong breeze picks up gusting to 25 miles per hour. our two degree guaranteed 59 degrees. it's going to be a chilly dan allowing the winds to relax overnight under clear skies will dip back to the mid-30s, the first widespread frost away from the city and bay. we will hit 69 tomorrow and 73 on sunday and low to mid-70s rain showers early next week. kim. >> reporter: well, the earlier accident on the inner loop at park heights is cleared. but traffic is going to be a little slow on the inner loop from i-70 past scene of the crash. delays are close to five minutes. i-70 jammed east bound from route 29 approaching 695. look at our maps, we are accident one in ballmore city southbound lanes of the jfx at northern parkway traffic going to be slow all the way from the overpass past north avenue. and we have a crash reported up in phoenix at delaney valley road and loch raven drive affecting traffic in both directions. another accident in streets at route 136. making your way around 695, minimal delays from bel air to providence road. stay with us, now back to new york. more for the same health insurance as men. domestic violence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eight states. women are abused by their husbands and then by their insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'm proud to say i got the law changed. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition. ♪ isn't she lovely isn't she wonderful ♪ ♪ isn't she special good morning, everyone. waving right back at you. we're going to meet lovely, little girls that give new meaning to the term, daddy's girl. for them, father really does know best when it comes to beauty pageants. we'll talk to one of these doting dads and his daughter. also, this morning, has the cast of "glee" gone too far? you've seen the photos in "gq," taking a lot of heat.oo far? we're going to have our "morning mix," with p.j. o'rourke, and suzy o'donnell. you're supposed to mix it up. we'll get to them in a little bit. and a quiz about your teenagers' text messages. do you know what gnoc means? gnoc? >> they told me yesterday. you won't believe it. >> we'll crack the code. the web words every parent should know. juju. >> that's what we call a deep tease. it makes people want to watch. it's a fascinating segment. good morning, everyone. we begin with bad news for democrats. less than two weeks before the election day, a new poll finds them trailing republicans by ten points among likely voters. president obama is suffering from a popularity problem, as well, with his job approval rating at 44%. a new low. today, he's stumping for two democrats, senator boxer in california and senator reid in nevada. fired npr analyst, juan williams, says he was just telling the froout when he revealed his fear of flying with muslims on fox news. his firing triggered a firestorm of seasons, most siding with williams. and in a "gma" exclusive this morning, williams said npr had another agenda. >> i think they were looking for a reason to get rid of me. they weren't comfortable with the idea that i was talking to the likes of bill o'reilly or sean hannity. >> republican senator jim demint and others want to punish npr. as for williams, fox news has signed him to a new, $2 million deal. a dire prediction this morning about the nation's health. the government predicts one in three americans will have diabetes by the year 2050, unless something is done to address the obesity epidemic. tonight's "world news" will diane sawyer will be taking a closer look at the disease and how to stop it. in other news, tainted celery is being blamed for as many as five deaths in texas. officials have shut down the san antonio plant where it was processed and issued a recall. they believe the chopped celery was sold only in texas. and now, what happens when one of the most-recognizable athletes on the planet poses as a statue? well, shaquille o'neal took over harvard square, spending an hour not talking. hundreds of fans posed for pictures with him. he had spread the word about the statue stunt on twitter after promising a radio station that he'd do it. that's the news at 8:03. time for weather and sam champion. sam, that's like performance art. >> oh, good morning, juju. we're in houston, texas, this morning. big crowds have come out. one of the things -- marcus davis, we can't believe houston, whenever we're here, without eating breakfast at your place. and you've been voted over and over again, the best breakfast in houston. it's the breakfast club. one thing you do, big-style breakfast. i know, it says to come back. so, waffles and wings. >> this is one of my signature dishes. wings with waffles. it's a southern tradition. they claim it up north. but it's really a southern tradition. >> and grits and catfish. >> catfish and grits. you're in texas, sam. this is texas toast. >> what makes it texas toast? >> it's bigger in texas. >> one secret you might give out about making good breakfast. >> we're not afraid to season. butter is our friend. butter makes breakfast of champions. sam champion, that is. >> and it is good. everything about it is good. our friends from the breakfast club, we love you, in houston. let's get to the boards. one of the things we want to talk about quickly. here comes in the cold air. and for one day only, and then, you get warmer temperatures in the northeast. the other thing we want to talk about is the weekend forecast. and there's a storm certainly in the northwest. our friends from madison high school meteorology program are here. and that's the best i've ever had. >> it looks so good. thank you, sam. are they still screaming? we've all heard of soccer moms. but we have a new group for you. pageant dads. as we saw in the new "people" magazine, some dads are hitting the pageant circuit with their beautiful daughters and helping out with everything from hot rollers to choreography. andrea canning spoke to some dads that are putting on the glitz with their daughters. ♪ >> reporter: for some, pajabilities are the ultimate mother/daughter, bonding experience. but behind every, little diva, there's also a dad. >> shaky shaky. >> reporter: and many are more involved than you might think. on the hit show "toddlers & tiaras" david does it all for his daughter, ava. >> i'm the superdad of pageants. i'm the coach, makeup artist, costume designer and her biggest cheerleader. >> reporter: for brian, it was bye-bye "sportscenter" on the weekends, to become a stage dad for lainie and lincoln. the 6' 3" general contractor built the scene, and even coordinates their outfit. >> i match the girls' outfit. i try to play the ang thal i would potentially help them. >> reporter: latta admits it hasn't always been socially acceptable. >> i got teased a little bit. when i first started doing this several years back, there weren't a lot of dads involved. through the years, more fathers have been coming around. >> reporter: what is it about daddies and daughters? >> it's indescribable. >> it's magic, isn't it? >> it really is. >> reporter: but not every father gets the glitz. >> running around is unacceptable. >> reporter: barry sterling reluctantly supports his daughter's passion for pageants. >> you're acting like a spoiled brat right now. >> by opposing what jamie desired to do, it would create friction in our marriage. i didn't want to be fighting about it all the time. >> reporter: but for alex salazar, pageants have only strengthened the bond with his daughter, emily. >> you want to do father/daughter? >> reporter: he enjoys the time they spend together practicing the routines. >> we have several trophies. >> reporter: he says he's a pageant dad and proud of it. >> i tell her, you don't always have to win to be the app official my eye. >> reporter: for "good morning america," andrea canning, abc news, new york. and alex salazar, the proud pageant dad. and his beautiful daughter, emily. good to have you with us. you played sports growing up? >> yeah. >> how did you get involved? >> we got a flyer in the mail. and got into it. we taked it a lot. >> what age did she start? >> she started at 3 months. >> what do they do at 3 months? >> on facial and personality. i was carrying her on stage. and just getting the face score. >> so, emily, what do you like about your dad helping you out? what's fun about your dad being with you in the pageants? uh-oh. you don't ever have stage fright. no. what do you like about being in pageants? what's fun about being in pageants? >> playing with my friends. >> oh. playing with your friends. and what is it for you, alex? i mean, i'm sure, probably -- can only imagine some of your buddies give you a hard time about this. >> they started teasing in the beginning. oh, you'd rather go to a pageant than watch the game on sunday. i get to tivo the game. i can watch it when i get home. so, it's the time with my daughter that i won't get back later in life. >> many people think it's great that you're spending time with your daughter. and it's wonderful to have that bond. but there's some people saying, could you think of maybe something else that doesn't focus on beauty? and is that, perhaps, setting the best example? >> i believe so. we've done cheer. we've done dance. and it's the same concept, basically, with the costumes and the makeup. it does focus on perfection. it's a part of life. and it's a building block for her. >> what do you think she's learning from this? you said a building block. >> to be confident. all of it teaches her to win gracefully, to lose gracefully. life is not going to be easy. it's a learning block for her. it's helped her in school already. she's excelled past hermines. >> i can understand with all of the cameras and live tv, that's intimidating. you still have the smile. tell me, emily, are these all yours? >> yes. >> wow. even these big crowns? >> yes. >> whose is this? >> my dad's. >> he gets a small, little crown? >> yes. >> do you like being in pageants with him? >> yes. >> what is the most fun part of being in a pageant with your dad? >> spending time with my dad. >> oh. okay. spending time with your dad. well, it is great that you are spending time with her, like that. and when is the next pageant? >> her next one will be in november. >> okay. some people that are watching thinks this is so cute and great. there are others going, you know, the feeling of having someone so young being involved in beauty pageants. what do you say to them? >> i would say, don't put the pageant down until you've actually gone and put your daughter or put your son in it. it's the same when we had her in cheer and dance. i was nervous because it is competitiveness. we actually did it. and we opened up to it. so, it's just -- you can't have your eyes closed all the time. you have to keep an open mind. >> want to keep an open mind. all right. alex, thank you. emily, it's very good to meet you. your mom's over there taking pictures of you two. thank you all very much. >> thank you. >> have a great weekend. we want to know how you feel about pageant dads. go to abcnews.com/gma and weigh in on our shoutout board. next, the "glee" photo. did the cast go too far? we'll ask our "morning mix" guests. oh, my gash, p.j. and paulina. they'll be with george. i can only imagine what they're talking about next. 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"don't vote." i'm not going to say the rest. i'll be fired if i do. >> make more money. >> go over to fox? >> uh-huh. >> negotiating. i have to say, in the risk of compromising, i didn't get it at all when i heard he was fired. >> i didn't, either. he admitted to, kind of, guilty. and i want to say, i once scared the living dickens out of a whole airplane full of people from the middle east. many of them dressed in traditional garb. i got on in a blue blazer and necktie. i was obviously, cia. i was flying to lebanon in the middle of the civil war. and i was the only american-looking guy with this blazer on. and they all went -- >> getting through security. >> i just think -- journalists are supposed to be impartial, right? if you are off shooting off interesting sometimes imbecile opinions, you're not much of a journalist. i think they were right in firing him. absolutely. absolutely. look at the guy. there he goes, off happily, fanning himself with almost $2 million. i just think this stuff all the time. why don't they give me $2 million? >> i'm actually on npr. an occasional panelist on "wait, wait, don't tell me." i'm thinking what can i say to get fox to give me $2 million? i get scared when i get on a plane with people dressed like democrats. would that do it? >> i'm not sure that would get it. here's the other thing that has me scratches my head this week. i just did not understand the ginni thomas phone call to anita hill. 7:30 on a saturday night. >> that's so weird, isn't it? when i heard that, i thought, was she drunk? did she go out all night and party? and then, have that vulnerable moment at the end of the morning. mom, i love you. oh, anita, why don't you apologize? >> it was kind of the wrong time of day for that. >> wasn't she in the -- >> she was calling the office. yeah. >> i made that phone call. but i made it at midnight, 1:00 in the morning. the other half of it was weird, too. anita hill calls the fbi. now, my father-in-law was a career fbi agent. 25 years in the bureau. i'm wondering how he would have handled that phone call. is this the fbi? i got a weird phone call. >> i got a voicemail message. >> i got a voicemail message. call the fbi. >> you can't call the fbi every time someone asks you to apologize. >> well, anita hill doesn't get many of those phone calls, clearly. not many people ask her to apologize. >> people are taking themselves incredibly seriously. ginni thomas is not just a bystander in all of the political debates. she's head of the liberty central, a tea party affiliate. >> yeah. >> and has created all kinds of issues for her, her activity. >> and i'm recusing myself on this because i'm married. i'm not going to start telling my wife or anybody else's wife what they can do in their spare time. that way leads to chilly evenings, i think. and the other thing is, you know, it's kind of the flip-side of women's liberation. if women are people on their own, and with their own ideas and their own agendas. just because they're married to a guy that's a big shot, doesn't mean they have to clam up. >> do you think if clarence thomas was around now, appointed by obama, do you think he would have notten elected? with the anita hill scandal and everything? >> it would be a huge leap, barack obama nominates someone. >> okay. i think that's the kind of things that republicans would jump on. >> oh, they'd do it. >> look at this. destroy. >> well, now, these things cycle through quickly. that was almost 20 years ago. 1991. huge controversy. >> that was about -- you know, now that we're in the new cycle, the 15-minute news cycle. they bring up something from 20 years ago. >> it's like history. >> history. i mean, it's archaeology. you know? >> what do you make of the tea party? >> i like them. i like them. i think it's very unusual. america has a long history of populist movements. some good. some not so good. this is the first populist movement i've seen that is asking for less from government. populist movements traditionally have their hand out in a way. they want something from government. and this one wants less. i was talking to a group about this. and i said, show me another populist movement that wants less from government. and someone in the back yelled, the whisky rebellion. >> about a minute and a half left. have to get to the "glee" photo shoot. taking a lot of heat. including from katie couric. this is the one that surprised me. she said, i'm a gleek. but i thought the photo shoot was raunchy, un"glee"-like. and a disappointment. disappointment to you? >> reaction to the photo shoot disappoints me. i'm looking and thinking, they're soft, sexy, pretty pictures of consenting adults. >> 20-year-olds, at least. >> and why would i be offended? it's really nice pictures. what's offensive about cute pictures of cute adults? >> and i'm thinking about the glee club at my high school. and you didn't want to see those pictures. >> well, dianna agron, apologized. saying they weren't the intended photos. you had a long modeling career. >> i think what people fail to realize is when you're in front of the camera, it's really not your decision what yaur going to be portrayed as. in front of the camera, and the photographer goes. beautiful. take that off a little bit more. that's it. and you want to be nice. and you want to be cute. >> next thing you know, you're naked. >> next thing, it's a national debate. >> all right. well, that ends our debate for today. paulina, p.j. o'rourke, thank you both very much. we'll be right back. you can read a chapter of p.j.'s book at abcnews.com/gma. and coming up, decoding your teenager's text messages. nighttime nasal congestion meant, i couldn't breathe right. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe right! 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[ male announcer ] ...electronic vehicle information center, and rear cross path detection system, now available in the safety tech package, the chrysler town & country is a safe bet to make. ♪ now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. good morning 8:27. we are looking at temperatures 45 in baltimore. 50 in easton. we are surround by 40s and it could have been cooler. clouds overnight disbursing a sunny morning perfect timing. still a strong northwesterly wind that will generate the neck couple hours and it will turn windy and skies may turn partly sunny a fair amount of sun. strong breeze gusting to 25 miles per hour and two degree guaranteed high 59. let's see what's happening on the roads with kim. >> reporter: thanks. well a disabled vehicle had been cleared from the northbound lanes of the harbor tunnel. traffic was held briefly but it's flowing smoothly in both directions. we are facing nice delays on 70 eastbound approaching the beltway from route 29. looking at our maps, a couple accidents still lingering one up in phoenix at delaney valley road and loch raven drive and another crash route 132. -- excuse me 136. here megan with the update. thanks for joining thus morning. jury deliberation start in the murder trial of a former frostburg state university student. tyrone hall is accused of shooting two students killing brandon carroll and wounding ellis hartridge montgomery county judge ruled video of an interrogation of a suspect in the murder of a dc school principal who lived in maryland won't be shown during the trial. the judge threw out video citing law enforce metment interrogation one of the four people charged with the murder of 42-year-old brian beck. he was a principle at shawn middle school. we will have more ahead in about a half an hour. we hope you will join us for good morning, maryland at 9. we will carve pumpkins and have fun. see you then. if not, have a great weekend. public safety is a governor's most important job. that's why governor martin o'malley has instituted new dna and fingerprinting technology that's reducing violent crime... new, stronger domestic violence and abuse legislation... and o'malley passed new laws to better track and convict sexual predators, with even longer prison sentences. as a father of four, i know there's always more that we must do to protect our children and make maryland an even safer place to raise our families. i am not sorry. you can leave me. >> january et cetera jackson, gets casting for "color girls." janet will be here monday to talk about her amazing life and career. that's coming up on monday. i'm george stephanopoulos, with juju chang. robin had to run out. we have a lot of important news coming up on alzheimer's. the audience is very excited for janet jackson. it will be a great monday. the alzheimer's news is really promising. we're going to meet a family on the front lines in the search for a cure. also, can you decode your teenager's text messages? they have a webspeak all their own. we'll tell you what you can do with it. find out what d.o.c., i don't know that one, and other messages mean. >> you need a pen and paper ready. it smells good in here this morning because emeril is here. it's fall. that means apples. everything from granny smith apples, to apple pie. we're looking forward to that. a little more than a week to go to halloween. we'll be counting down on our website. everything you need for halloween. one-stop shopping. recipes, costume ideas. that's all week long on our website at abcnews.com/gma. it's time for the weather. and sam is in houston this morning. hey, sam. >> hey, sam. >> george and juju. a lot of folks have been stopping by to visit us in houston. and the westside high school marching band came by, as well. what are they playing for us today? >> today, they're going to do an original composition called "aqua." >> all right. let's get a little weather in this morning, too. it's friday. why not a little music? gang? ♪ ♪ let's get to the boards. one or two things going on that we want to tell you about. as you look toward the weekend, we have one area of strong storms that kicks off for the weekend. this stays in place at dodge city, oklahoma city and dallas. there's a brand-new storm system in the northwest that's a little tougher than the past few. mostly dry and sunny on the eastern seaboard. those strong storms stay in all that weather was brought to you by the chrysler town and country. george? all week long, we've been studying alzheimer's, its treatments, and the search for a cure. part of a special partnership with maria shriver and the alzheimer's association, to present the shriver report. this morning, dr. richard besser is here with the latest on the promising research for the more than 30 million americans living with alzheimer's. >> reporter: all this week, we've witnessed the emotional toll of alzheimer's disease. >> i love you very much. >> reporter: the love and loss. >> love me? >> yes, i do. >> i love you. >> reporter: looking for hope, we asked, could research taking place right now yield treatments? even one day, a cure? >> when i first looked under the microscope and saw the profound effects, i thought, wow. this is really fascinating. the death of the cells is largely prevented. >> reporter: using gene therapy, the doctor believes that damaged brains can regrow essential nutrients. >> we're working on a possible class of drugs for alzheimer's disease that can prevent the death of cells in the brain and stimulate the function of the remaining cells. >> reporter: he hopes something called nerve growth factor could work as well in people as it has in animal studies. >> the brain is a series of telephone wires essentially. and the medication promotes growth of one cell to another. >> reporter: it's not just labs where answers are being found. it's also in people, like the wife. >> aunt jane died of alzheimer's. auntd margaret died years before. >> reporter: it was their mother's battle with the disease that spurred them to action. they decided to dedicate their time and their minds to dr. sager, who watch other brains age. >> can we find it decades before it's symptomatic? >> reporter: children of alzheimer's is more likely to develop the disease themselves. you would be at risk? >> if there's a genetic predisposition for alzheimer's, i have the gene. >> reporter: their individual test results won't be revealed. they won't know if their brains are aging normally or not. your participation is for the greater good? >> i'd have to say that's the only reason we're doing this. >> reporter: but they have a pact. >> if something develops, we'll be among the first to tell each other. >> reporter: what's your hope for your children? your nieces? your nephews? >> i hope they don't have to experience this disease themselves. >> and not have to worry about this at all. >> so good of them to go through that. rich is here now. if people want to get involved in these kinds of trials and research, how do they do it? >> it can be hard to navigate. there's more than 100 trials going on around the country. if you go to the alzheimer's disease association website, they have something there called trial match. you click that link. enter your information. and it will show you where trials are going on around the country, where you may be eligible for. great way to go. >> it does seem like we're nearing critical mass in the alzheimer's field. lots of studies coming out. lots of research. >> i think that's right. as we talk to scientists, they express optimism. there's a study going on of internasal insulin. they gave patients through a device, insulin, in through their nose. over the course of four months, it improved their memory. it improved the speed of communication in the nerve cells of their brain. a study at the university of southern california, looking at estrogen. with effects of exercise. the takeaway for me is doctors are finally talking about preventing alzheimer's disease in our lifetime. >> that's a big change. this is a really important series. rich besser, thanks very much. if you know someone whose life has been toichd by the devastating effects of alzheimer's, go to abcnews.com/gma for our comprehensive guide to the symptoms and risk factors of the disease. you'll also find information [ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent. today, it's nearly double. and nearly a quarter of a million marylanders are looking for work. in addition, we face a national health care plan that will hurt small business and cost us jobs. so we have to ask, are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're heading in the wrong direction. we need strong leadership. say no to things we can't afford. fix our health care plan. and refuse to raise taxes. martin o'malley can't do it. i will. did you know that four out of five teens carry some kind of wireless device? that's 17 million kids. and many of them have a text language all their own. one that many parents can't crack. and that could be a serious problem. in today's "america's family" parenting contributor, ann pleshette murphy, hits the streets to see if parents could translate some of the popular text terms. >> i'm going to show you a text. would you know what that meant? >> cu46? see you in 46 minutes, i guess. i don't know. >> what if i told you it meant see you for sex? >> wow. i don't want to see that on my daughter's telephone. >> do you know what that is? >> no. >> it means get naked on camera. if you saw one of the texts, would you take the phone away? how do you think you would handle it? >> i would take the phone away. definitely. >> can you see this? >> want to go for a -- >> you got more than most people. it is want to go for a -- and this looks like a cocktail. so, do you want to go for a drink? do you know what that means? lm4a -- >> if you picked up that phone quickly, you wouldn't know it means, let's meet for a joint. it looks like that. >> there's wtf and things like that. i delete them. a lot of times i'll take the phone for a couple of days. i can't believe that you know all this. >> i had to learn it to do this piece. >> and the very savvy ann pleshette murphy joins us now. it's like hieroglyphics. >> actually, it is. teenagers have been trying to come up with a secret language. we used to sneak the phone into the closet. but the thing is, my mother knew when i was sneaking my phone. >> there's always been secrets among teens. but is there more danger today? >> i think because you can't see it. it's not as though they're whispering. they're texts. i think that gives parents a lot of anxiety. >> those were incredibly eye-opening. you have more. >> right. yes. okay. this one maybe you can get. do you know what that meant? >> that one, i can see. are you, something, 18. >> are you over 18. are you under 18? let's try another one. >> have no idea. >> this is speak. this is sex. the 5 is an "s." the 3 is an "e." >> i didn't know what lead speak was. >> it's hieroglyphics. it's a number and symbols to create things. let's look at another one. this one is actually drug of choice. and i think, again, sometimes they're obvious. but not unless you're really thinking about them. let's look at another one. this is a real leak speak. >> i have no idea. >> let's look at what the translation is. i was so drunk last night. that middle thing is sort of a face. you can see it looks like a person with their tongue hanging out. >> oh, i see. i was. >> there are websites, i think at abcnews.com/gma, you can get the names, if you took your child's phone. that leads to the big question, should you be grabbing your child's phone and checking on them? >> right. that's the big question. to spy or not to spy? >> right. >> it's not a blanket recommendation. >> i really don't recommend it, unless you feel your child's behavior somehow -- i mean, most parents can trust their guide. if your kids are being secretive. if they're hiding their phone. hanging out with kids you don't know, then, i think, the bottom line is. you pay the bills. you make the rules. >> how do you grab the bull by the horns? let's say your child is being secretive. how do you spy on them? >> i don't think you spy. i think you're straightforward about it. i want you to show me your phone. check the phone. then, you can go to the websites if you see text that you don't understand and they don't want to tell you what it means. you can block certain numbers. if there's kids you don't want them talking to, you can limit who they talk to and when they talk. you can also friend them on facebook. facebook is a being concern. >> or have your friends friend them. and last but not least, you can digitally ground them. this is a new arena to exercise your authority. >> just shut off the devices? >> yeah. and say, for a time being. i don't really believe you earned the right to use these. >> annie, you are so savvy for cracking the code. we're going to go straight to abcnews.com to figure out what our teens are up to. coming up next, emeril is cooking up a fall fe woman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i didn't know what he's done since he got fired as governor. man 2: ehrlich's raked in millions. man 3: he worked for a wall street bank that took 10 billion dollars from the bailout. woman 3: 10 billion of our money. woman 4: our money. woman 5 sync: and he worked for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need help. middle class marylanders do. this morning, "america's recipes," it's all about the apples. they are the official fruit of autumn. they are everywhere right now. and emeril is here to explain how they can cook just about everything. >> i love apples. >> out at the orchard last weekend. and there must have been 25 different varieties. >> at the farmer's market, there were 40 different varieties. 30 from upstate new york. incredible. apples, what do you use to cook with? if you're baking, george, you want to use a really firm, like a granny smith apple. but if you're cooking, like this chicken dish we're ready to do, you want to use a pink lady or a macintosh or something like that, that not only has a great flavor, but will cook really quick. >> probably not red delicious. >> i'm over the red delicious. i really am. there's too many good ones out there. >> i love the galas, too. >> the galas are awesome. you get a whole chicken. you can butcher it yourself or have your butcher do that. the chicken. >> in quarters. >> you want to wash it in cold water. what you want to do -- people make the mistake after they wash it. you have to pat it dry so that you get the moisture out of there before we do that. now, very simply, what we're going to do is take fresh-ground pepper. we're going to take some salt. i -- i'm using a lot of sea salt these days. it's purer and cleaner. and really good taste. really get a good texture, as well. now, what we're going to do. we only season one side. we're going to go with olive oil here. we're going to start browning the chicken. and then, you can see that if you don't pat it dry, you're going to start getting a lot of splatter and all that. you don't really want to do that. so, here's what we're going to do. get it right inside there. if it was eight pieces, four pieces, whatever. now, we want to season this side, too, george. >> not a super hot pan. >> that's about medium-high heat. now, using olive oil. you want to brown that until it's really brown. once it's brown, we take it out of the pan. we leave the juice and the oil in there. we're going to take some bacon. if you like a smoked bacon. >> what kind is that? >> this is an apple smoked bacon. if you want to add the onion or the challots. we're going to add as many apples as you like. and as you said, we're using a napa-style cabbage. you can use any cabbage that you want. >> and pretty big pieces. >> rinse it, tear it up and put it in there. >> i just had a bite of the cabbage. it's so good. so tasty. so delicious. when there's food involved, i'm right here. >> here's the thing. we take the chicken out, after it's brown. you can see how the bacon and cabbage is cooked on over here. now, we want to add flavor. >> the cabbage really comes way back. >> yeah. >> and the cabbage, is like spinach. it shrinks down. we're going to make a sachet. some herbs, a little juniper berry. black peppercorns. you tie it up and put that in there. now, a little chicken broth. and then, i'm using an apple cider. this is a hot cider. you can use regular. you want halfway up. you have to bring this to a boil. what you're going to do is add the chicken back in there. >> and the chicken has to be covered by the liquid, right? >> you cover it. put it in the oven. 50 minutes at 350 degrees. let it finish cooking. when it comes out of the oven, you take the lid off. you can see what we have right here. let me show you how we're going to finish this. this is going to make you so happy. a little bit of sour cream. >> you're right. >> and a little bit of whole grain mustard. >> beautiful. >> we're going to stir this right in the dish. you have the cabbage, the bacon. the chicken's nice and -- just look at it. it's falling off the bone right now. >> so juicy. so good. >> and over noodles or rice? >> exactly. noodles, rice, by itself. you have the cabbage in there, actually. now, what we did, i got a beautiful roasted beat salad. i made these little parmesan cheese crisps, which are really simple to do, with greens and a walnut dressing. and it wouldn't be like fall without a great apple pie. isn't that great? >> yeah. the apple pie is being enjoyed by the audience. >> what do you guys think? >> boy. that is good. >> isn't that awesome? >> what is the secret to the crust? >> the secret to the crust is this. once you start applying the moisture to it, don't overwork it. everybody can get our recipes at abcnews.com/recipes. >> everybody here loves the pie. abcnews.com/recipes. >> everybody here loves the pie. >> they love the pie bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. won are charged 40% more for the same health insurance as men. domestic violence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eight states. women are abused by their husbands and then by their insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'm proud to say i got the law changed. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition. janet jackson will be mesan twists. >> it's simple. >> have a great weekend. have a lot of fun. say good-bye to the beautiful, little girls. now maryland most powerful doppler radar. and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. good morning 8:56. we are rolling towards 9:00 and we have look at temperatures that haven't moved much this morning. as if anything we had cloud overnight that kept us from getting too chly. those are gone and 49 in towson. 45 from bel air towards west mister and temperatures from dundalk acrosses even shore in the lower 50s. officially we have mid-40s from the top of the hour. we have a break of the clouds and strong wind that will pick up today and gusting between 15 to 25 miles per hour. as a result, despite the sun we have a source of very chilly air holding us down and high of 59. normal highs in the mid-60s. you will feel the princh. under a sunny to partly sunny skies. during the afternoon you may build up clouds but they will be harmless and will clear out by tonight. mid-30s this will be the first widespread frost away from the beltway and bay by tomorrow. but during the day tomorrow we get a bounce back to about 69. pushing to 70s on sunday and into the middle of next week. let's get the last look at traffic right now. here's kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. right now traffic looks really good. most earlier days pretty much cleared out as we look at 95, no problems in baltimore county at 195. you do see a little slowing as you make your way down to route 216 toward the capital beltway. look at our maps, we have two accidents still lingering one there up at route one and route 136 some crash video remaining there and howard county reports of a vehicle fire northbound route 29 at route 100 and it's a lo little slow. expect minor delays approaching route 40. stay with us because we are up next with "good morning, maryland" coming back at you at 9:00.

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