that answer may why people say they can do this at home. if it goes out of hand, it goes away quickly. the problem, there's nobody there to resuscitate you and nobody could bring you back. >> that was pretty quick. you gave some of the medication. he's gone from being completely awake to asleep. >> he's not breathing. i'm breathing for him. murray could face four years in prison if found guilty. let's look at the world market. things looking better in asia. all the major markets have made gains this morning. european markets have gotten off to a decent start. u.s. futures are also looking positive. confidence and plans for resolving debt crisis pushed u.s. stocks higher yesterday much the dow surged 272 point or 2.5%. the s&p 500 added 27 points and the nasdaq rose 33. protesters will be back on wall street again today for an 11th straight day. they claimed the big financial firms are greedy, corrupt and have hijacked democracy. michael moore, the filmmaker, spoke to the protesters before he interviewed with piers morgan. >> are we going to live in a democracy that's run by the majority of people or are are we going to be living in where the clept maniacs who have stolen pension funds, wrecked people's lives, millions thrown out of their homes, millions without health insurance, millions have lost their jobs. millions of people, how do they think they're going to abuse before people stand up? >> police arrested about 100 protesters so far. it looks like the government won't shut down after all. not at least for another few weeks anyway. last night the senate passed a short term spending bill to carry the country into fiscal year 2012, which starts officially on saturday. it ended a showdown where badly needed disaster relief money became hostage to bickering. the measure now goes to the house. how do you get a good look at the washington monument? you repel down the side, of course. a team of engineers will do that today. they'll look for more damage to the outside of the monument. it was cracked and closed after the earthquake. officials say the cracks are big enough for sunlight and water to get through. the national parks service says the inside is structurally sound. now, take a look at this video. you're seeing it right now from inside the monument. this is what it looked like at quake time. it's from a surveillance camera. you can definitely see the shaking. see the people hurrying down the staircase and even see some debris fall. that had to be really scary. this answers the question, what is chelsea clinton up to? the former first daughter joined the board of directors of the internet media giant iac. the company runs sites you probably heard of or use, like match.com. it holds 50% stake in the daily beast company. clinton is also working on her doctorate at oxford university. and one more of the -- one of the more contentious bake sales we can remember will go forward to. campus republicans at the university much california at berkeley will be selling goodies to white men for 2. asian, latino and native american men and women will pay less. the group says it's their way to protest to allow california universities to take into consideration national origin, race, ethnicity into -- >> the satire which is inflammatory, was to cause -- we feel discriminating people based on their skin color for baked goods is discriminatory, the same way that judging people on the color of their skin for admission process. >> this isn't unique to berkeley. similar events have been held at other colleges across the country. let's head to atlanta to check with jackie jair he is. any flight delays? >> it's 5 a.m., it's looking good to start. usually not a lot of planes up yet. there are areas we're concerned about. a lot of that has to do with the fog. there is a lot of it out there from the gulf coast to the northeast. where we have the advisories in effect, which includes birmingham towards huntsville, parts of tennessee, london, kentucky, columbus, ohio and even towards long island and rhode island, we have dense fog advisories. it's going to be a quarter of a mile or less in those areas. even into the cities we're going to be seeing some patchy fog. so take extra time to get where you're going. low beams, of course, as always. just call ahead on the flights. it's going to take them a little bit to do some of the approaches potentially this this morning as a result of that. we have the upper area of low pressure. this has been sitting over the great lakes since the weekend. unfortunately, it's not going to budge any time soon. more cool weather, more showers in the forecast here. we've got that tropical moisture, which is going to continue to ride up the east coast. expecting spotty showers here throughout the day as well. of course, all of that will be impacting your travel. all right. who is going to get it? chicago, probably the worst city for travel delays today because of heavy rain as well as the low clouds. the delays mostly this morning in new york and philadelphia as well as boston. that's because of the fog we were talking about. d.c. will get in on the showers too along with the morning clouds. a little patchy fog. florida has been getting hit day after day with showers and thunderstorms also. what about your temperatures? it's going to stay warm across the south and all across the east. but you can see that pocket of cool air where that low is that we were talking about. bringing that wet weather. chicago only making it up to 60 degrees today. everybody else kind of around the periphery feeling good. carol, the video of the day. have you seen this thing? it's like threading a needle. this guy, jeb corliss, have you heard of him? >> the wing man guy. the bird man. >> oh, yeah. bizarre looking. >> it is. there he goes. this is in china. this is china's -- >> he goes over a hundred miles an hour. it's only like 100 feet wide or so. he's crazy. >> crazy to me. >> he looks like batman. lock at that. >> i can't believe he stays afloat with that thing. >> i don't know how he does it. >> there he goes with the parachute afterwards. with all that rock around, i don't know. >> i've done crazy things, but i'll never be doing that. >> no base jumping for you? >> pardon? >> no base jumping for you either? >> no. i'll pass. >> thank you, jacqui jeras. move over vladimir put in, jay leno says some are getting a dose of russia. what's that about? here's your punch line. >> vladimir putin wants to run for president of russia. it's amazing how similar their system is to ours now. here's the story from russian television. >> we begin with the big announcement that vladimir putin will run for presidency. his opponents will include the following: and a guy named gary johnson. in our effort to terrify you this morning, facebook is tracking you even when you're logged off the website. it has do with the little like buttons. but first, it's time for our quote of the day. today it's from a reality star/business woman. she says "there's no curbing the gay man. i've tried to curb you people." we'll tell you who said that in 90 seconds. it's nine minutes past the hour. whoa. whoa. how do you top great vacations? whoa. getting twice the points on great vacations. use chase sapphire preferred now get two times the points on travel, and two times the points on dining and no foreign transaction fees. whoa! chase sapphire preferred. a card of a different color. apply now at chasesapphire.com/preferred i want healthy skin for life. 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"there's no curbing the gay man. i've tried to curb you people." who said that? it was millionaire matchmaker patti standinger. suggesting that people have problem with monogamy on watch what happens. she also said that jewish men lie. she's issued a formal apology saying i didn't mean to offend anyone. right now, facebook has some 800 million active users. according to the social media giant, more than two billion posts are liked or commented on every day. now, facebook is being accused of tracking your web history even when you're logged out of facebook. let's go live to hong kong and check in with kristi lu stout. without getting too technical, what's the deal with facebook tracking people? >> here's the deal. recently a tech watcher in australia revealed that facebook gathers data from the like buttons even after users logged out. if you're logged out, facebook can track every web page you visit. it did a collection and it's part of a system to prevent improper log-in and that it doesn't -- if you want to play it safe, you can delete every facebook cookie in your browser or use a separate browser for all your facebook activity. carol? >> as for what facebook says, does just say hey, it happens? >> that's right. facebook has been on the defense on this. it's one of many privacy concerns that have been raised by the company. this one is particularly eyebrow raising because it is collecting data from users even after we log out. facebook is saying it deletes the information after it collects it. >> gotcha. let's talk about depression. because actually, let's talk about depression relief, okay? and coffee. i like this story. >> that's right. it's an incredible study. it included more than 50,000 women analyzing coffee consumption and health. women who drink caffeinated coffee are less likely to become depressed and the more we drink, the more the risk of depression goes down. in fact, drinking four cups a day was associated with a 20% lower risk of depression. now, the study does not prove cause and effect here, just a link. the researchers say there's no reason to believe that drinking more coffee will prevent depression. that said, carol, i just had a tall soy milk latte before this hit and i'm feeling okay. just okay. >> just okay? i think i've had 12 cups -- i've only had four cups of coffee and i'm feeling fine. >> good for you. >> kristi lu stout, thank you. two states down and one more to go for president obama as he continues to raise campaign cash and continues to push his jobs plan out west. how is he doing? where is he heading today? we'll tell you coming up. it's 14 minutes past the hour. 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[ laughter ] >> okay. tim, so a lot of people might say, that was a setup. >> yeah. well what happened to the chuck woolry discussion that we had last week. give it up for the wake up call when we discussed the fact that you can voluntarily give more money. you watch that and you wonder, where did this guy come from? there are a lot of people that would agree with the president that taxes need to be raised. the problem is the america jobs act that he's been touting has a difficult pass through congress. parts of it may pass but economists who say, like mark zandj says it could create millions of jobs but you need 150,000 jobs a month to stay even with the economic growth of this country. 1.9 million, that's compared to 1.8 million, 150,000 a month. that's not a lot. after 2012, the benefits go away, assuming you could get this act paid for. but the president is continuing his west coast swing. he's at abraham lincoln high school in colorado. will be talking about developing schools and rebuilding schools and the fundraising he's been doing which should total out about $8 million after this flee ln day trip it done, carol. >> that's incredible. let's talk about the republican side of the coin and candidate ron paul. he probably doesn't stand a chance of actually winning the nomination, but he sure is giving it a go. actually, we have a part of his interview on the daily show from last night. it's interesting. let's listen. >> what it about your candidacy that they so easily dismiss and are they right when they say ron paul is not an electable figure? >> they're wrong on that. i've been elected quite a few times already. i can be elected. we're 10, 14, 15%. we very well could be and most likely are on the verge of an explosion of interest in this country. >> i always wonder about a guy who doesn't believe in government running for the presidency. i don't know. there seems to be a contradiction there. >> reporter: a small role. but he is to his point about being elected. when you're elected in a congressional district, it's one thing. it tends to be democratic or republican or in his case a conservative district. he is libertarian, against the grain in some conservative circles because of his really isolationist views. if you look at the numbers, ron paul probably can't get to the nomination. i see a difference, carol, between this and the 2008 campaign where we knew he would be running for congress again. this time around,he's not running for congress again. he's got a lot of money. he's shown he can do that. when you look his schedule today, he's addressing a republican dinner tonight. this when the house of representatives is off. i think at the very least, he has something to say, wants to say it. he can certainly last through iowa, new hampshire. if he does well in iowa, he can certainly have an effect on those who might -- he might take vote from other candidates, for example, like rick perry or mitt romney. i'm not sure which. probably more from rick perry. it remains to be seen. i think he want to be a player this time around. >> thank you very much, tim farley. live from washington, d.c. we appreciate it, as always. the long time suspect in the murder of natalee holloway confess the to murdering a different woman. we're getting a look at the interrogation video from peru. that's just ahead. you're probably right. thank you! whoever you are. i'm pretty sure that was phil jackson. he's quite famous... million championships... triangle offense innovator... 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his trial could include actually setting off a similar bomb. at a hearing today, a judge will decide on a motion to actually set off an explosive device to show how powerful that bomb was. there will be a jury questionnaire review and two other motion hearings. charlie sheen has made peace with "two and a half men." his lawsuit against warner brothers has been settled out of court. he sued after being fired from the cbs sitcom. terms of the settlement were not disclosed. sheen's attorney says both parties are happy. one of america's favorite snacks is going six feet under. we'll tell you who is getting buried with some doritos. it's 32 minutes past. in america, we believe in a future that is better than today. since 1894, ameriprise financial has been working hard for their clients' futures. never taking a bailout. helping generations achieve dreams. buy homes. put their kids through college. retire how they want to. ameriprise. the strength of america's largest financial planning company. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you, one-to-one. together, for your future. ♪ it's 33 minutes past the hour. we are expecting to see more protests in greece today. they will likely follow the expected approval of a property tack. but what does the financial situation in greece have to do with our economic mess here in the united states? with details on that, let's go to christine romans here in new york. christine, what does it mean? >> reporter: what it means is greece's financial troubles obviously have huge implications for the european banks and for american banks some who may have written insurance policies against greece and defaulting on its debt. all of the banking system is intertwined. that's why it's incredibly important what happens in greece. we'll be watching today. when you see protests in the streets in greece, carol, it's telling you that the greek people are not going along with what the greek government is promising to the rest of europe much the property tax, wildly unpopular. i mean, keep in mind that in 2008, six out of ten greek residents did not pay any income tax at all. we told you how many times have we told you how the lack of transparency in the tax system an the property tax system and how the government collects revenues, how much greasing of the wheels there are to do business there and the like. these are the things that greece has to get under control. so any signs that the people of greece are still not on board with the rest of the -- with what the government is trying to do, all of that still troubling, carol. >> gotcha. let's turn our attention to the new study that says stock traders of the united states are more competitive than psychopaths. >> we went to the german magazine, it was a swiss study. i don't know what says about united states traders. i'll say that. it was an international study. it showed, the study showing 28 traders that they studied. the brokers professional traders, actually, they put them in various simulations and intelligence tests and they did the same thing with a group of psychopaths and found actually that the stock traders >> jeremy: p psychopaths and how they were able to take risk and not worry about the consequences. we've seen study like this before and it shows the wild swings in the market is because of crazy traders out for a quick buck and don't care about con kwenss. i will say this time, much of the volatility is driven by computerized. there's nothing more cold and calculating than a black box trading. i'd like to compare the computers and the psychopaths and see how they do. >> that would be interesting. christine romans, many thanks. see you in a bit. one week after the release of a controversial book about sarah palin, palin is threatening to sue the author and the publisher. palin's attorney says the rogue is full of lies and rumors. it's also been criticized by others for using unnamed sources. but the man who wrote it, joe mcginnis stands by its akry is. he moved next door to the palins will doing research for the book. new jersey governor chris christie is no fan of snooki and the cast of jersey shore. he's axed more than $400,000 in tax credits that would have gone to the show's production company. christie dislikes the way the show depicts his state. doritos are literally going six feet under. the man credited with creating the popular snack, arch west, has died. his family plans to toss doritos into his urn. he was 97 years old. his burial is set for this saturday. facebook allows users to weigh in on what posts and pages they like. now, its employees may soon be able to reach into their pockets to show which politician they like the most. first, it's time to get smart. which of america's -- which is, i should say, america's most caffeinated city? which is america's most caffeinated city? is it chicago, new york or seattle? the answer in two minutes. it's 38 minutes past the hour. whoa. whoa. how do you top great vacations? whoa. getting twice the points on great vacations. whoa! use chase sapphire preferred and now get two times the points on travel, and two times the points on dining and no foreign transaction fees. whoa! chase sapphire preferred. a card of a different color. apply now at chasesapphire.com/preferred it is 40 minutes past the hour. this is your a.m. wakeup call. good morning. back to our get smart question. which is america's most caffeinated city? you thought it was seattle. but it's chicago. that's according to a survey by bundle which analyzes spending at coffee shops. now for the political ticker. let's bring in political editor mark preston. he joins us live from washington. mark, as you well know, the threat of a government shutdown has been avoided yet again. yet, another late night senate session. let's listen. >> we've got the money for fema that's needed for at least the next six weeks, which protects the people all over this country who so badly need the help now. >> i'm up here day after day not voting, sitting around, having no debate. then the deadline comes and it's hurry up or the government shuts down. how come we didn't have the debate last week or the week before that? >> fine questions, don't you think, mark? >> reporter: but it's true. look, carol, what happens is that things don't get done in washington unless people's backs are against the wall. this isn't the first time this happened this year. this is the third time this happened this year where democrats or republicans at odds over how to handle a budget crisis waited to the last minute to avoid a government shutdown. this is nothing new. it's just what happens when you have two political parties who don't agree on how to solve problems. so nothing new. interesting you know that rand paul is out there complaining approximate it because in many ways, it's true. it shouldn't reach this point, but the fact that that's the way business is done in washington. >> a lot of americans think that's wrong. it should change but it doesn't. no one understands why. let's talk about facebook employees. they can now make political endorsements? >> political endorsements as let's try to influence policy through facebook here in washington. we talk about how it's on the cutting-edge. really they are in the 21st century. this is the old-fashioned way. what they've done is created a political action committee where employees will be able to give donations, those donations in turn will be used to influence policy here in washington, whether it has to do with tax issues or probably the most pressing issue they're facing right now and that's regulatory efforts on how they collect user information. so facebook, on the cut being edge of the 21st century is really using an old-fashioned way of influence here in washington. >> mark preston, many thanks for joining us this morning. the trial of michael jackson's doctor is set to begin today. we'll have a live report out of los angeles right after the break. first on this day in history in 1964, the warren commission concluded that lee harvey oswald was the lone gunman in the assassination of john f. kennedy. the commission presented the 900-page report to president johnson some ten months after jfk's assassination. it's 43 minutes past. instead of getting to know you they simply assign you a number. aviva is here to change all that. we're bringing humanity back to insurance and putting people before policies. aviva life insurance and annuities. we are building insurance around you. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender white meat chicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. hello san francisco. i don't know if you could tell, but that was san francisco and most of it is probably sleeping still. that's okay. good morning to you. it's tuesday, september 27th. this is your a.m. wakeup call. i'm carol costello, live from new york. it's 46 minutes past the hour. jurors will hear opening statements in the trial of michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray. jackson died in 2009 from an overdose of propofol. prosecutors say murray used a makeshift i.v. drip to administer the drug so jackson could go to sleep and he violated the standard of care by doing so. don lemon is covering the story in los angeles. good morning, don. >> reporter: oh, good morning carol. it's hard to believe it's been two years. two years and a couple of month and now we're here trying to figure out exactly what happened in that bedroom on the evening, the day that michael jackson died. you were talking about propofol. most of us knew nothing about it until this trial and now it's a michael jackson drug is what it's called. how much we've learned in two years. let's talk about what's going to happen here today in a couple of hours once people start to wake up. we're three hours behind the east coast. it's really early. what they're going to do about 8:45, that's when the court goes in session. that's when the jurors get the jury instructions from the superior court judge here, from michael pastor. at about 9:00, 9:sa, the opening arguments will start here. finally, in this case against dr. conrad murray. a bit of a break here a little later on in the morning and then the arguments are going to resume just about noon here. every time that i'm giving you his local time here. later on, carol, this afternoon, that's when they believe the first witness will take the stand. will take the stand in this case against dr. conrad murray. >> talk about whether there's security around the courthouse. because i understand that dr. murray has gotten death threats. >> reporter: absolutely. absolutely there's going to be security. we're in downtown where the l.a. police department headquarters is. not quite a lot of security right now because no one is here. close to that time, yes, a lot of security. one reason is bus we're expecting the jackson family to come as well. jermaine jackson said they had seven seats inside the courtroom, the family. you can expect to see them. in every single case that a family member and michael jackson has been involved in, you can expect to see the family members. they're going to be here now. the mom for sure, she has said to the best of her ability, she's going to show up every single day. so yes, lots of security and it's going to be, who knows, if there's going to be lots of hoopla. i think it's going to be interesting, especially when you see people as famous as the jacksons and you're talking about one of the most famous people in the world here. the first witness, i do have to tell you, also a famous person and that's kenny ortega. carol, you know him. he's a famous producer, director, choreographer. had been with michael jackson for years. he produced the last scene that michael jackson is doing and produced his funeral at the staples center. they're starting out here, carol, with star power. so yes, security is going to be in force. >> all right. thank you, don. we'll check back with you on "american morning." we appreciate it. the typhoon slamming the philippines. let's go around the world with zain verjee. she's live in london. >> reporter: at least seven people are reportedly killed, carol. this is typhoon nesat. look at this video. it was traveling at 87 miles per hour. it's moving toward china right now. it will get there in a couple of days. basically, schools closed down, some businesses shut down. the u.s. embassy shut down. the philippines stock exchange shut down and one of the main hospitals there even. the whole ground floor was totally flooded. you can see from these pictures people just wading through the streets. the cars desperately trying to get through and they can't. so basically, this is the situation and a lot of the people in the philippines live in this area. the majority of the population is based here. they're really suffering. it's a tough situation. they're out of the woods right now. and the target is now china. >> wow. let's talk about something that's happening in your backyard there in london. british officials upset with britney spears over a music video? >> reporter: yeah. they're hopping mad, carol. they're mad because britney brandished a fake gun in one of the videos for her single that's coming up. it's called "criminal." she's running out of a store in hack any which is in the area in london. she's brandishing this fake gun and it's kind of like this very bonnie and clydesque scene. they're saying that this is terrible. this is a glamorous pop star. what kind of an example are you setting for people, particularly in the area where the crime has gone down and partly because of what they're trying to do with their gun laws and everything. so they're saying that she needs to apologize for having a gun. also, they're saying that she didn't get permission to use one. if they had known she was using one -- it's kind of a big deal here. it was a fake gun. >> but it looked like a real gun. >> oh. >> it's different here in the uk. it's not like in the u.s. where okay, it's not that big a deal. because of how -- because of the laws of guns in the u.s. here it's much more uptight. they don't like that sort of stuff. they feel that this should just not have happened. i'm with you. but this is the situation here. >> we'll see if britney spears apologizes. somehow i think not. but i could be wrong. >> i think not, too. i think not, too. a little bit of fewer roar around this is good for the single, right? >> absolutely. no publicity is bad publicity. thank you, zain verjee. let go to atlanta and check in with jacqui jeras. she'll tell us whether you'll beer tated at the airport today. >> if you're trying to get into philadelphia, the answer will definitely be yes. it's already, you know, before 6 a.m., we have flight delays to talk about. philadelphia international looking at ground delays around 40 minutes. this is generally arrival delays. this has to do the with the low clouds and fog in the area. we expect that to be the case in some other cities across the northeast. chicago looking for heavy rain today. major delays will be possible. over an hour there. new york city looking for delays because of the fog and showers later on today. boston we've got the fog. d.c. we've got the fog. and it's mostly thunderstorms that you're going to be dealing with out of miami. we've got fog advisories out there it's so bad from the gulf coast to the great lakes. places like birmingham, huntsville, up into london, kentucky, columbus, ohio. into new york city, long island, hartford and over into providence. it's going to be a quarter of a mile or less. if you're driving this morning, leave early if you been and leave extra room between you and the car ahead of you. our upper low is sitting there across the great lakes. it's not going to budge until probably thursday. we'll watch for that shower up and down the east coast but much of the rest of the nation's mid section is looking pretty nice. temperature will be warm across the rockies, across the southern tier and up and down the east coast unless you're getting the showers. you can see that pocket of cool air right there in the middle. got cool pictures to show you. some new surveillance individual crow from the washington monument from that earthquake that happened back in august. you can see all of the shaking and even a little debris and a cloud of dust it looks like there and the people that look very scared making their way very quickly down there. today, carol, they're going to be repelling, engineers, taking a look at the big cracks, some are a quarter of an inch. you can see daylight and it's letting rain in. so be kind of interesting to look at that today. you ever been repelling? >> no. >> should try it sometime. it's fun. >> i'll try it. thanks, jacquie. let's look at the word of the day. it's a phrase today. the great isaiah scroll. find out what it is and why you need to know right after a break. it's six minutes until the top of the hour. no idea. let me see that. that's a honus wagner autograph... the hall of famer? look at this ball! yeah, found that at a yard sale. i thought pickles would like it. 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[ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. minutes until the top of the hour. this is your a.m. wakeup call. back to our word of the day, which is actually a phrase today. it's the great isaiah scroll. it is the largest and best preserved dead sea scrolls and it dates back to around 125 b.c. it's among the scrolls digitized and searchable on-line by google in the israel museum. some of the biblical scrolls are over 2,000 years old and it's the first time the images are appearing on-line. fascinating, right? let's head to the nasdaq markets, check in with carter evans. what are the numbers looking like this morning? >> they're looking pretty good. i mean, so far our futures are higher. yesterday we had a really good day. there was some hope about what's going on over in europe much and the leaders over there might be able to solve the debt crisis. today the case shiller home price index. we're going to get a read on how people are feeling about the economy with the latest numbers on consumer confidence. >> let's talk about something good. macy's has given a boost to the economy. >> yes. not just a little boost. a huge boost. macy's is hiring 78,000 seasonal workers. that's a lot of people. it's up 4% from last year, which is important because a lot of analysts have said that companies are not going to hire any more this year than they did last year. the best thing about these seasonal jobs is that some of them do end up leading to full-time jobs. >> fantastic. thank you very much, carter evans, live from the nasdaq market. "american morning" continues right now. >> the doctor blamed for michael jackson's death in court today. opening statements in the trial of dr. conrad murray set to begin this morning. we're live in los angeles just ahead. the budget battle is over for now. i'm ali velshi. the senate agreeing on a bipartisan spending bill keeping the government operating for seven more weeks while taking c natural disaster victims without disruption. we'll tell how