in three days? i ve got to go. i ve got to go. he s like, no, you don t have to do that. and i said, yeah, i do. clock me out if that s what you got to do. she ended up being right. the delivery woman went to the elderly woman s door, knocked on it, no answer. she decided to call 911, and turns out the woman had fallen and was unable to get up and get to the phone. essentially because of that hunch and knowing her customer, she saved her life. that s a great story. don t know if we always recommend eating a pepperoni pizza every day for three years. it was thin crust. you know, just like bread and tomato sauce and cheese on it. little bit of protein. we have been bringing you i know you like the stories we ve been doing about dogs the past several days. the dog rescues. you re a cat guy. finally, we have a new cat to bring you here. a new star at the chattanooga zoo. this is a rare looks thrilled. snow leopard cub.
it ll be that area of low pressure you see in the upper left hand corner of the screen. it ll be the big troublemaker. very pretty also for parts of the northeast. but tomorrow, a chance of rough weather across the nation s midsection. now, in terms of temperatures, here s the story. in texas, 74 degrees the expected high in dallas. for new orleans, 78, 63 in memphis, 43 in chicago, new york, washington, d.c., a little bit cooler for you in boston, and 61 in los angeles, 37 degrees expected for seattle. that s a quick snapshot of your forecast. we ll let you know more about the severe weather possibility and more of what to expect travelwise in today s forecast. well, still ahead on this american morning, cell phones can affect your brain. but does that necessarily mean it s harmful to your health? and what will the future be without steve jobs? that s what apple investors want to know.
tel aviv, the uk budget airline easy jet is now apologizing this morning to its jewish customers. passengers who donate don t eat pork for religious reasons were forced to go hungry. all the airline offered ham melts or bacon baguettes. they said they loaded the wrong food canisters promising kosher flights on all flights on that route. we are just a few minutes away from your top stories. also a story that got national attention. when a young wrestler, a boy, refused to wrestle a girl. he decided it was better to forfeit in the state championship tournament. he will be here with us live to explain why. and what s your excuse for not working out? one amazing lady will put you to shame. a 95-year-old great-grandmother who isn t letting her age get in the way of her run. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol,
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king abdullah returning from morocco. he quickly made moves to stop his country from being the next domino. the king announced new housing benefits and social benefits for civil servants, students, as well as others. there are new details emerging about the four americans killed by pirates off the coast of oman. their yacht was hijacked on friday. the u.s. military had been following it. the fbi was negotiating the americans release. but the situation took a tragic turn yesterday when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a navy ship about 600 yards away. it missed. then the sound of gunfire could be heard aboard the yacht. when naval forces reached the boat, the four americans had been shot. two pirates also found dead and u.s. forces killed two others. they arrested 15 others. coming up in the next half hour, more on the story of the americans. we ll be speaking to someone who knew them very well. well, the second largest