pat on the back to president barack obama. well, i think the decision that has been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one, the right thing to do. president obama signed the law repealing, don t ask, don t tell. it went into effect last month. the brooklyn bridge is open today after a group of occupy wall street protesters shut it down saturday. police arrested more than 700 of the protesters. the loosely organized demonstration began three weeks ago today to protest what the group calls corporate greed. it has spread to other cities, seattle, los angeles, boston, san francisco, as well as a few other cities. we will have a live report at the half hour. a live picture of the washington monument in the nation s capital. no word, however, being done today to locate damage caused by that august earthquake. weather is keeping crews away for a second day. these are some spectacular pictures from last week showing just how dangerou
welcome back to morning joe. take a look at this video in italy. heavy rains are to blame for landslides that forced hundreds into the streets. a wall of mud collided with a hillside town knocking out power and threatening area homes. look at that. all right. just after 7:30. 7:36 on the east coast. let s take another look at today s top stories. the other big news story making news, nbc news confirming reports that taliban s top military commander has been captured in karachi, pakistan. the afghan militant has been in custody for several days following a joint operation between american and pakistani intelligence forces. he is now being questioned by interrogators from both countries. that capture is seen as a big victory for nato forces as they lead major offensive in