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court. and the president's concern that a heckler last night left his jacket behind as he was hauled away. >> is that his jacket? is that his jacket? i think the young man may have left his jacket, so make sure -- make sure he gets his jacket. >> we'll explain what happened there later. first the news live at 5:30 a.m. president obama heads to colorado today as he continues to sell his jobs plan. this time at a high school in denver. last night the president, though, in full campaign mode hosting a pair of big ticket star-studded fund-raisers in los angeles. he spoke to supporters at...

there's only enough room for one person to get out at the top. >> reporter: today, tourists were disappointed, but glad officials arering on the side of safety. >> as much care as they can take, the better it is for safety. >> i'm glad they are not letting us up because it's damaged. i hope they get it fixed soon. >> reporter: they will start the work at 8:00 p.m. it will give them a sense of how long it will take to repair the monument. they won't do that decision until after that. there was a park ranger in there when there was a lot of shaking going on. >> derrick ward, thank you....

>> besides what would be considered common sense, looking before you cross, be aware behind the wheel, what else do you suggest to reduce these accidents? >> well, the no. 1 thing that should be done is that drivers have to be totally alert when they're out and about and secondly, pedestrians need to take responsibility for their safety, too, because we find many incidents where pedestrians are crossing against the traffic or crossing not in the traffic crossing, but in the middle of the intersection and so that puts them in a precarious situation, but we have so many pedestrian acci...

will support the plan. fox 5 morning news continues right now. let's take a look out from tower cam this morning. it is september 19th. temperature, 61 degrees. thafngs for waking up -- thanks for waking one fox 5 morning news this morning. >> let's talk to tony perkins now about the weather. >> it is cool temperatures, not cold. i didn't need a jacket this morning. i don't know about you. if you are getting the kids ready for school or what you are getting them ready for school, here is what you need to know for this morning. your bus stop forecast, skies are mostly cloudy. it is ...

make if we weren't facing such a large budget deficit. it's only right to ask everyone to pay their fair share. >> reporter: it would go back to mid-90s rates. >> it's a modest change. if you do it through tax reform, you make growth in the united states stronger. >> reporter: house speaker boehner said no way. >> tax the rich. tax the rich. it's not going to get the economy going again or put people back to work. >> reporter: boehner and the president almost agreed to tax hikes in july, the bargain. many democrats won the grand battle. this was outside the white house. in the nbc po...