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Morning. northern great lakes, a ton of rain going through, the end of our summer pattern is coming. with it will come some thunderstorms late today from pittsburgh toó÷ buffalo to syracuse, to albany and scranton. maybe an isolated tornado or two, especially western new york and western p.a. heres the forecast southeast looks great no problem chicago. minneapolis looks fine. just about everywhere in the west looks really good. well going to heat you up in the desert southwest. the weekend o...

Confided to the press corp he wanted to run for president, but was afraid if he did it, the clintons would set out to destroy him. i am curious about your relationship with joe biden. whats it like? >> i did a story before she declared and before joe biden enwas clear whether he wanted to run. she could kickback a beer, her father was from scranton, had this scranton connection. i think theyre friendly on a cordial level, but biden was a threat. people forget how worried they were, when hillary ...

Youll ask... what pain? with advil finally tonight our person of the week. a fourth grade girl and her call for help. >> reporter: this is 10-year-old cassidy from scranton, pennsylvania. this is the video she posted online. she writes im in fourth grade i started getting bullied in first grade. she said she told the school, but the bullying hasnt stopped. kids dont want to go near me. when i sit at a lunch table the kids get up. even spilling their milk on here. she writes i feel so alone. i ...

Scranton, pennsylvania. >> joe biden versus hillary clinton in terms of just who is a better politician. who it more likeable. whats your answer? >> i think that the question of likability is irrelevant who can get stuff done. >> no, were not talking about likability. >> those personal one on one relationships didnt translate to a broader audience. >> i think that is a shame. she would have been an incredible president. >> joe biden is better at one thing that i mother scold me on. say what you ...

Case, mma match, dagen, its blowing my mind. >> what would happen on the democratic side of the line when they go low we go high? whats this -- >> whats the strategy. >> he says hes, usually the fattest, ugliest s.o.b. i mean, like, were talking about peoples looks or were not talking about their looks. >> he cant decide. >> its the hypocrisy, one side condemning for violence then the other side at the same time joining in the talk of violence. >> none of this is appropriate. >> this is joe bide...

Match, i think. >> i think this kind of stuff is all stupid to be honest f you have a problem with the president speaking this way you should have a problem with the former vice president speaking this way. also, i find it a little ironic he was making these comments at an event about sexual assault and gender based violence. >> did you see the look on the womens faces? >> a lot of them cheered. at least the same women who wear pink hats, condemning this rhetoric from the president calling him a...

Hes -- when you see him speak publicly, it is reflective of what hes also been saying. i think there is an element to him that -- a tough kid grew up in the streets of scranton, pennsylvania, that liked to take on the rich kid from new york city. but i dont suspect that that kind of dialogue is what people are going to want on the democratic side in 2020. once we actually get there. although it is nice to see somebody take trump on in this way. >> really? >> you tell me. tell me about -- let me ...

Of failure, i can talk about mine and take chances. most people get to success in a company by not failing. as you sort of build that throughout your career you take fewer and fewer risks, and i wanted to change that. >> so good to see you, sam. >> thank you so much. >> this weeks your biz selfie comes from danielle fleming of scranton, pennsylvania, founder of note fragrances, a custom perfume boutique. she has a psychology background and studied the effects of aroma on mind and body and became...

>> hey, chad. >> reporter: guys, i think its important even if youre not traveling to or through the northeast to check your flights because the plane youre waiting for in denver may be stuck here or maybe didnt get here to get to you. that is a very important point about traveling today. we are seeing rain now and 36. the air is getting colder as we speak. i can feel it in my fingers now. it will change to an all-snow event. philadelphia up the turnpike into new york city to newport, to boston,...

Northeast later today. lisa: janice dean is breaking it all down on the plaza for us. janice: here we are. getting a mix of rain and maybe some sleet and snow. 34 degrees right now in new york city. be nice to your local forecasters, they are trying hard to get this one right. because of that line, that line of rain and snow is coming on top of new york, west of the i-95 corridor is where we are going to see the heaviest snow totals east of that like long island and boston we could cut back on s...