The woman was unconscious. And the hero vet who saved her life. And papal perk. The coffee connoisseur brewing up a special blend of coffee for the popes u. S. Visit. Were testing out the cup of joe created with the popes blessing. And good morning, america. On this september morning, dan harris, as you can see, he is not in today but it is great to have rob marciano by my side. Thanks, paula. Im used to you being here. I know. Its nice to have you here. The only way to get a seat over here is for dan to take the day off. We dont let him take many days off. It is a morning when Donald Trumps comments or lack thereof are making headlines. The candidate under fire for not correcting a man who called president obama a muslim. Political watchers wondering whether hell address the issue today when he heads to iowa. But first the story breaking overnight. An arrest has been made in the case that has terrorized motorists for weeks up and down a phoenix freeway and this morning we are getting
Warming into the lower 30s where we have 20s on the map right now. Sunshine all day long. At noontime, we have boston at 45 degrees. Worcester at 41. Lawrence at 44. 45 in plymouth. And so am temperatures are are working their way up, and i do think we will have pops of 50s, not 60s on the map this afternoon. This is your evening commute where temperatures again sagging into the lower 40s. Not a whole lot going on until we hit these overnight hours and by the time we wake up tomorrow morning, the first of rain actually moving into western new england with even the threat of a couple of icy spots at first. 44 to 50. Go ahead and soak up that sunshine while we can. The latest on that wind, rain and even icy threat coming up in just a few. Now send you over to Julie Grauert with live drive time traffic and an accident update julie keeping a close eye on this northbound expressway for you. The orange delays stretching yet, but i will let you know if that changes. Otherwise things are looki
Care if you want coverage to start january 1st, but be aware, the white house says anyone who is logged in by today and doesnt get help can sign up tomorrow. A federal judge denied utahs request to block samesex marriages in the state as an appeal is underway. A ruling on friday lifted a ban on gay marriages therement. A water main break left thousands without water today in philadelphia. They have restored water to thousands of homes and businesses. Those are the headlines at this hour. Im tony harris. Real money with ali velshi is next. Dont give up now. There are last mief minute bargains everyone and the Competition Among retailers tonight is making history. Plus, a crucial survey for the university of michigan shows a key driver is ratcheting into high gear. If you have a product idea but dont know how to build or sell it, theres a new company that wants to help and they partnered with a huge american manufacturer. Im David Schuster in for ali velshi, and this is real money. This
This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. Join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitt twitter ajrealmoney and facebook. Com ajrealmoney. Its down to the wire with more than a third of the shoppers this weekend still finishing up the christmas purchases. According to surveys out of that group of shoppers on the hunt, more than a quarter are Still Holding out for lastminute bargains between today and tomorrow when Christmas Eve starts. Thats smart, because analysts say 2013 is shaping up to be the most competitive season for retailers since the recession. For shoppers that means lots of discount promotions are available as the holiday approaches. For retailers, though, all that price slashing did not prevent a dropoff in shoppers in the final weekend. Store visits on friday and saturday, two of the most important shopping days of season, dropped by an estimated 7 compared to the same time last year. Thats according to retail next, an an will thet
Get a deputy confirmed, hopefully soon, to take to heart what Jane Holl Lute used to be. Im sure Janet Napolitano who was secretary did as well. Without with that having been said let me ask you what you believe to be some of the Major Management challenges in the department. And what do you see your role as the secretary in adjusting addressing those management challenges . Ive read that gao report. I saw the 31 issues that gao identified. I was pleased to see that, according to gao, dhs is moving in the right direction with respect to these issues and resolving a number of them. In terms of management issues, vacancies, ensuring an efficient procurement process, getting an unqualified audited Financial Statement and dealing with some of the internal controls issues that lead to an unqualified opinion, i also think that with six different Accounting Systems we need to be sure we have what the financial people call this is intelligence so you can identify things like im obligated funds