good morning you to. it is tuesday, october 25th. this is your "a.m. wakeup call." police in the dallas area are hunting for a us suspected seri rapist. the victims are all african-american women and from delta sigma pheda. the most recent attack was 11 days ago in the town of corinth. they're mystified by at parent sorority link to the case. >> right now we don't understand how he's obtaining the information. we don't know by chance if he has a list of members or just simply looking for members that may be out there sporting different paraphernalia, t-shirts, jewelry, license plate placards, things of that nature. so we put out a request to not advertise their affiliation for that sorority right now for their own safety. >> all four victims offered similar descriptions of the man showed in a video. police believe he's the man responsible for the attacks. investigators are urging delta members not to advertise their affiliation. you heard that. texas governor rick perry is hoping to renew momentum for his presidential campaign when he lays out a plan today full of goals dear to conservatives. perry spells out his plan called cut, balance and grow in "the wall street journal." it includes personal accounts for social security, optional flat tax, major spending cuts, and a series of tax cuts. he's formally unveiling the plan today in south carolina. he started out strong. he's taken a beating in recent debates and in the polls. president obama in los angeles today continuing a western trip combining fund-raising and presidential business. he's supposed to tape a segment of e""the tonight show"" tonigh. he stopped in veg veg and discussed changes for his mortgage refinancing program with a group of homeowners. no accident why he picked vegas. nevada leads the country in bad mortgages. >> if you meet certain requirements, you will have the chance to refinance at lower rates which would save hundreds of dollars a month. thousands of dollars a year on mortgage payments. >> in addition, there will be lower closing costs and certain refinancing fees will be eliminated. the administration is touting the president's plan as a way to stabilize the housing market and help jump-start the economy. some critics say that unless the glut in foreclosures is cleared up sh the effects of the plan will be very limited. new developments out of libya to tell you about. gadhafi has been laid to rest at a secret location. that's according to libya's governing national transitional council. he was killed five days ago in his hometown. his deok'ing body had been on display in a cold storage unit. the revolt against him erupted eight months ago. the ntc and the united nations called for an independent investigation to determine exactly how gadhafi was killed, whether he was executed or caught in the crossfire. wikileaks is in danger of going belly up. the founder stopped publication of the secret data in order to devote full time fund-raising. he says that a financial blockade by u.s. financial companies has wiped out 95% of wikileaks' revenue. they stopped doing business with wikileaks after they published scores of confidential diplomatic cables last year. the government says disclosing the information was illegal and caused risks to individuals and national security. let's head to atlanta and check in with jackie gerris. any flight delays today? >> mostly across the upper midwest and into the great lakes. we've got strong area of low pressure moving in there. we'll see occasional showers, too. that's why we expect to see the problems. let's take a look at that list. in chicago, we think it will be one of worst cities for travel. that is going to be in the afternoon hours. we'll see thunderstorms and those winds gusting around 25, maybe even 30 miles an hour. delays under an hour today for new boston due to the wind. the rain pushed out of there. minneapolis, especially in the afternoon we'll see that rain. windy for new dallas and kansas city. denver will see pm rain showers. but we could be seeing some snow in denver late tonight and into tomorrow. winter storm watches which are posted there. we could get over a foot up into the high country. warm conditions across parts of the south from texas to central plains states. we're talking 10 to 20 degrees above where you should be for this time of the year. look at that. 83 in kansas city. 72 in chicago today. we're seeing cooler in the northeast. 06 degrees in new york city. we're keeping our eye onz the tropics. if you have travel plans to cancun or have friends or family going there, pay attention here to rina. category 2 storm now. it is developing into a major hurricane with potential land fall late on thursday. all right. do you drive your car? do you beat it into the ground? how many miles do you have on that odometer? quit a few? can you compare to this? take a look at this. how about a million miles on a 1990 honda accord? yeah, a million miles. this man has been working on this for years and years and years. this is in maine. look at this. look at the people in the street in their costumes. they had a big parade and celebration for him. of course, honda has taken high note in all of this, carol. they've been recording this and they're giving him a brand new car. >> wait a minute. let me get this straight. they held a parade and all this stuff because a man reached a million miles on his car? >> what an accomplishment, right? he's a mechanic, of course. after a million miles, you have a lot of work to do, right? >> well, congratulations to him. jackie gerris, many thanks. late night comedian konan o'brien waste nod time poking fun at a few rivalries last night and that included one of his own. here's "your punch line." >> a bank in washington was robbed by who men in george w. bush masks. yeah. luckily right afterwards two guys in obama masks came and bailed the bank out. president obama was back in los angeles today where he'll appear on "the tonight show" with jay leno. no, obama is appearing with jay leno to highlight the one job that was saved during his administration. >> it's a gps device that is being used to make sure parents know where their children are to to help locate long distance runners. now the technology is being targeted to a population that is growing every day, those suffering from alzheimer's. we'll have details in a live report. first, our quote of the day, this is the quote. 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[ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. now back to our quote of the day. h this is the quote. that was karl rove afoffering advice to rick perry during an interview fox news. he was the deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to george w. bush. he was warning perry not to get involved in the birther debate. that surrounded president obama. perry said he believes the president was born in the united states but was less confident. the birth certificate the president released earlier this year was the real thing. a dragon space ship and shoes that can track your loved one's every move. let's head to hong kong for some tech headlines. good morning. hey there. l let's talk about the dragon capsule. it is developed to fly cargo and then eventually crew to the spags station. the next liftoff could be december 19th. the final launch day is set by nasa who is sponsoring the flight. the dragon will carry food, water and other space station supplies and tests will be conducted. nasa is depending on partners like space ex to deliver cargo and eventually crew, astronauts, to the international space station. many will be looking to see how the dragon performs out there in orbit. back to you, carol. >> before you go, tell us about the new shoes that could help people find their loved ones. >> yeah. this is a really fascinating piece. a ground breaking technology. finally available for sale in the u.s. it's been out for two years. it's called gtx. these are walking shoes to help find wandering patients who are suffering from alzheimer's an dementia. the shoes have built in gps transmitters in the heels. there are other tracking devices out there. but since patients tend to take off, gps bracelets, the shoes are said to be more effective. they will retail in the united states for about $300. buyers will need to set up a monitoring service. if you're interested, the brand is called gtx. carol, back to you. >> pretty cool. christy live in hong kong this morning. thank you. the occupy wall street movement has taken on a life of its own. but just how will americans view the protests and what does it mean for democrats and republicans? we'll take a closer look. that's just ahead. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save time and get back to what you love. the latest innovation. only for ink customers. learn more at chase.com/ink hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. 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