us who do fly will likely pay a little more. tom costello, nbc news, washington. higher airfares not the present people are looking for during the holiday season. you re right. stay with us, everyone. news 4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. can you hear me now? metro goes cell phone friendly. plus, the boy and the balloon. hear from the 6-year-old who had all eyes glued on the sky. and shots for students. the swine flu fight arrives in virginia schools. good morning. welcome to news 4 today. i m keith garvin. joe krebs is off this morning. and i m barbara harrison. we thank you for joining us this friday morning, october 16th, 2009. meteorologist tom kierein has his eyes on the sky out there today and it is raining again this morning in some of our area. you say it s october 16th. i say december 16th. that s what it feels like. what a chill. it s damp. we have patchy fog around. where you see the blue it s drizzle. the darker blue, some light rain in montgomer
this morning on early today, drama in the skies. the world watches as a huge helium balloon believed to be carrying a 6-year-old boy floats away. mother s worst nightmare. a hrifying scene as a baby is dragged under a train. and towering tumble. two 100-year-old landmarks in and towering tumble. two 100-year-old landmarks in massachusetts go up in smoke. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and good morning. i m christina brown. today we begin with on cloud nine. a high-flying drama unlike any other captivated the nation for hours yesterday sparking fear and panic before landing with a thud of relief. while police thought a young boy was trapped in a home made balloon, it turns out he was much closer to home. nbc s jay grey jones us live this morning from ft. collins, colorado where there is relief but also lingering questions. good morning, jay. reporter: no question, christina. little falcon heene is inside his home resting safely. this is a place
your brain actually shrinks. one cause could be because fat-clogged arteries prevent enough oxygen natd blood from reaching your brain. maybe some of those people will start heeding those warnings when they realize it s not just your heart but it s also your brain. reporter: your best bet in deterring alzheimer s. it s not a fancy pill. just a good old diet and exercise. stay with us. news 4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. caught in the cross fire. five teens shot, two killed, a third struggling to survive. what police found in a house that could be the key to what started the violence in the first place. a shot in the dark. the debate about whether the swine flu vaccine is safe. why the government says you cannot afford to wait getting it. the dramatic weather change that will have you wondering whether it s really october. good morning, everyone. welcome. we re glad you re up with us this thursday morning. i m barbara harrison. i m keith garvin in for joe kre
this morning on early today, ups and downs. the dow rallies above the 10,000 mark but doesn t really mean anything. senseless assault. shocking video of what police are calling a brutal hate crime in new york city. . andlife in the fast lane. there s actually a scientific reason behind men s love of there s actually a scientific reason behind men s love of sports cars. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and good morning. i m christina brown. today we begin with the power of tens. engaging the nation s economic recovery, wall street has hit an important milestone with the dow jones closing above 10,000. still, as nbc s john ye reports, the number 10 is also casting a painful shadow across the nation as unemployment creeps into double-digit territory. reporter: on wall street, cheers and applause as the dow closes above 10,000 points for the first time in a year, driven by a big quarterly earnings report by jpmorgan chase. but beyond new york, big n
good morning. money, money, money! investors rejoice as the dow hits 10,000 for the first time in more than a year. but with it, word that wall street s about to dole out record bonuses even at firms that you, the taxpayer, helped bail out. can anything be done? this morning, msnbc s dylan ratigan and filmmaker michael moore weigh in. revenge attack? a 15-year-old florida boy allegedly set on fire by five of his classmates all because of a stolen bike. this morning the victim s mother speaks out. and why did anna nicole die? a hearing under way in los angeles over whether three people close to her played a role in the late star s overdose. this morning the father of anna nicole smith s daughter, larry birkhead, is set to testify, but first he is talking to us in an exclusive interview today, thursday, october 15th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this thursday morning. i m meredith vieira here in new york. matt lauer has mad