it's october 14th. your "a.m. wake-up call." i'm carol costello joining you live from new york. it's a countdown to a showdown. the mayor of new york says protesters need to leave the park so it can be cleaned. occupy wall street organizers say they are staying right where they are. in fact, the protesters have begun cleaning up the park themselves as they see it, the mayor's cleanup is really an eviction notice. >> mayor, we do a lot better up cleaning up wall street than this park. not only that we have more than 650,000 signatures from every country in the world. supporting the people we're occupying wall street. the mayor needs to not evict them. >> they've been there for almost a month protesting the weak economy and a political system many deem corrupt. the best response tore the alleged plot to kill the saudi ambassador. sanctions are paying off and they vow to ratchet up the pressure. several lawmakers want stronger measures like crippling their currency by pressuring other countries to stop buying their oil. senator bob corker sees the plot at a provocation. >> the early part they were willing to do something in our country that would have created a war. i mean that's been our response to these kind of things in the past. so if you really just take "a" to "b" to "c" it's evident that the iranian government was willing to conduct an act of terrorism on our soil knowing the history of the way americans have responded to that. they were willing, it appears, to me to provoke a war. >> in the meantime, a friend of one of the men charged says he was too disorganized and forgetful to pull it off a plot. he is accused of conspiracy to murder an official and the second suspect remains at large. president obama will bring a special guest along to michigan to tout jobs joined by the president of south korea. the president hosted mr. lee and his wife at a white house state dinner and praised the free trade agreement passed by congress this week saying it's a win for both countries. >> from air row suppose to electronic electronics, it will open korea's lucrative services market and pleased it will help level the playing field for american automakers. as a former executive, president lee will understand when i say that just as americans buy hyundais and kias, i hope that south koreans will buy more fords, chryslers and chevys. >> today the two leaders will visit a general motors plant in michigan where new car, the chevy sonic is being built. engineers and designers from both countries collaborated on the car. with the president's jobs bill stalling in congress a group of republican senators have unveiled their own plan. it contains gop staples like capping the top income tax rate at 25%. it would also repeal the president's health care plan. the lawmakers say it's a blueprint for economic recovery, still, senator rand paul knows it'll take -- knows it'll take a lot for the other side to buy into it. >> you will get rid of joblessness and unemployment when your economy grows again. we think our package can create over 5 million jobs. we are ready to discuss it with the president. we welcome havinging him come down. >> democrats say the gop plan would not create jobs with senator chuck schumer calling it a political fig leaf. the first new device without steve jobs at apple's helm goes on sale today. people have been camping out all night long to be among the first to get the new iphone 4s. at the head of the line at one california apple store his old partner steve wozniak talked with iphone enthusiasts working up and down the line on a segway. they have broken an apple record, 1 million in the first 24 hours. with the release much the new phone what better way to han him than a day set aside in his honor. people around the globe are invited to participate by visiting annpple store. he died after a long battle with cancer. now, let's head to atlanta and check in with rob marciano. heavy storms coming to some people in the united states. tell us about it. >> yeah, last night some rough weather including some reports of tornadoes across parts of virginia, also flooding rains in through d.c. and baltimore. here's some video coming to us from yesterday afternoon. yesterday evening. slowinging down traffic. no doubt about that. a bit of a disaster there. w wjla giving us that. where is the rain right now? some shifted towards the northeast. here it is on the radar scope. travel delays because of this. some rotating to upstate new york. parts of northern new england. but right now, new york city is for the most part on the dry side. this is a larger system and there's more rain moving into virginia so the areas that got hit hard last night will see another influx of rain, lesser in the way of severe thunderstorms but nonetheless it's going to be a rough day. if you are traveling today, i'm one of them. new york metros will see some delays maybe up over an hour because of wind and rain. even when it's not raining or there are thunderstorms there will be winds. they will be gustyiest in chicago. warm and toasty with daytime highs. 91 los angeles, 88 in dallas. 70 in new york or 65 or so in toronto. speaking of toronto, a 100-year-old marathon runner is scheduled to, well, run the marathon up there. how about that? there he is. his name is fadra singh. he has an interesting nickname. if he finishes the marathon, he'll be the oldest man to do so and he did it about eight years ago. the guy loves to run. still kicking. >> i think his nickname is the turbin torpedo. you can see why. probably not as fast as a tore peat dough but as far as wearing the turbin, that's fantastic. we'll be following him. >> he is my new hero. >> guinness book of world records will monitor his progress. >> just as an aside the tigers did win and go back to texas. >> they did. your boy came out strong, so good luck to them. >> he did, justin verlander and it was a crazy sixth inning. thank you, rob marciano. we appreciate it. although the alleged iranian terror plot is serious they could not help but have fun with it, the comedians. >> this iranian terror plot suspect, one of them was an iran-american by the nail of mansoor and owned a used car lot in texas. this is real. you know, they were running some of his old ads on cable tv from the used car lot and you can see there was dak well, here, you be the judge. >> howdy there. it's your friend crazy monsoor and i'm saying it's jihad on my friends. and i'll do anything to get you behind the wheel of this suv if you drive a group of hit men to a restaurant freaked by the saudi arabian ambassador in the u.s. everybody else's cars are shiite. >> wow. the pictures coming in to us out of thailand this morning. you have to see them. they're sad and difficult to believe. high floodwaters destroying neighborhoods and historical sites. residents being told it's about to get first -- to get worse rather but first our quote of the day. this is the quote "it's been a rough month. we have been brutalized and beaten up and chewed up in the press to where i need this today." who said this? 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"it's been a rough month and we have been brutalized and chewed up in the press by our opponents and own party." who was that? that was anita perry, wife of governor rick perry. when a pastor encouraged voters to choose perry over romney because romney is a mormon. the transportation security administration says it will not meet its december 31st deadline requiring the inspection of cargo. the tsa met the goal for flights originating in the united states last year but so far it has not met that requirement for flights coming into the united states. thailand's devastating floodwaters are draining toward bangkok today and residents have been told to prepare for the worst. we'll go around the world with paula hancocks. she is live in bangkok. these pictures, paula, you know, the floodwaters around these historical sites are sad. >> reporter: well, carol, i'm not sure if you can hear me. it's a particularly bad line because i'm on the back of a military truck at the moment in the area. this is the eastern suburb of bangkok and it is completely flooded. and it has been for about three days we're being told so parts of the capital are suffering very badly from this rain. the only way to get around these areas is by boat. that's what we've been doing and seeing people evacuating from homes that are being submerged by the waters. it is very difficult for people here to get food and water. there are volunteers in the navy is carrying out donations and jobs to those people that can't get any help. now, this is one of the most difficult areas for residents because they -- the water that is here would ordinarily go into the inner city of bangkok, the business district of bangkok before heading out to the sea but the government has decided to sacrifice this area among others to make sure that the hotels and the businesses are not affected so people here are suffering mean more than they would ordinarily. everybody i've spoken said they have never seen floods like this. i spoke to a 78-year-old woman yesterday who said never had her lifetime had she seen anything like this. it is really quite significant, the a water that is here. carol? >> we have heard stories, paula, about elegants on rooftops. we've heard stories will historical sites completely submerged by water. >> reporter: that's right, yes. we went to an ainncient city an could see how many historical monuments had been covered by water. the big fear is if this water stays for a long time there could be permanent damage to these very significant structures. we've just been inside a temple which was almost completely submerged but the ground floor was okay and so there were a lot of people staying there. but, again, the mon was telling me if this stays for too long there will be significant damage. we spoke to a government spok spokesperson who said it could take months for it to recede if there's no significant storms and typhoons and that is a big if at the moment, carol. >> paula hancocks reporting live from bangkok, thailand this morning, thanks so much. even though he's on top right now, some conservatives still question if herman cain can cut it in a nationwide race but getting a boost from one southern governor. can i help you? yeah, can i get a full-sized car? forfor convertibles, please stepress star one.ing menu. i didn't catch that. to speak to a representative, please say representative now. representative. goodbye! you don't like automated customer service, and neither do we. that's why, unlike other cards, no matter when you call chase sapphire preferred, you immediately get a person not a prompt. chase sapphire preferred. a card of a different color. 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[ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. 24 past the hour. a disturbing trend in underage drinking. children are soaking gummi bears in alcohol. these videos are popping up all over the youtube. by soaking gummi bears in liquor they are free to roam the streets popping them in plain sight. a warning has been sent out to some schools to be aware. the overall rate of heart disease is droping across the country but the south still has the highest rate. the center are for disease control says heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the united states. kills about the same number of americans each year as cancer. other respiratory and diseases combined. does taking the birth control pillower women's expectations. it suggests women who take it tend to go for men less attractive and shall we say bad in bed. it messes with the subconscious chemistry tri, it says. the good news is women who met their men on the pill had longer relationships. they questioned 2500 women in the u.s., czech rupert murdoepu britain who had at least one child. take that how you want it. i'm just the messenger. a big showdown looming in new york. they've been ordered to leave the month they've therein there for a month. it's 26 past. we're centurylink ... we're committed to improving lives and linking americans to what matters most with honest, personal service... 5-year price-lock guarantees... consistently fast speeds ... and more ways to customize your technology. ♪ good morning, happy friday. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." i'm carol costello joining you live. 30 minutes past the hour just about. we could see a great big showdown in lower manhattan as occupy wall street protesters brace for a confrontation with new york city police. they have been asked to evacuate zuccotti park so city workers can clean the park but protesters believe the whole thing is a ploy to get them out and are vowing to stay put. susan candiotti is live in lower manhattan. so, susan, just about a half hour from now is the deadline. what's the mood out there right now? >> reporter: well, it's more crowded than i've ever seen and we have been out at this hour quite a few times. everyone is usually dense. they're not now. the park is full of people. there are a fairly large -- there is a fairly large contingent of police officers out here, but people are up and about and awake and feeling i guess it would be safe to say excited and