it was either too girly, too foofy, too butchy. thank goodness we had a boy because we couldn t come up with a girl name. girls names are so much harder. we went endlessly back and forth before we came up with mya. and my son, we named him after his dad, chris. easy. good, strong name. exactly. well, the movie s fascinating and your part in it was also fascinating. opens up friday, freakonomics. great to see you. possum? sounds like a fellow that might end up as road kill in the fast lane of life at some point. with now less than five weeks before the congressional election, republicans are standing together and speaking out against the charges against democrats. details on what s going on from the best political team on television. and the rain continues to drench the east coast. when will it clear out? rob s got this morning s forecast right after the break. 45 minutes after the hour.