bob ehrlich joined a lobbying firm and got paid $2.5 million to represent casinos and wall street banks. bob ehrlich--24 years of putting the special interests first. >> have a gr good morning, america. the final countdown to election day. >>ed clock is ticking and the country appears poised again for big change. closing arguments. as president obama defends his party, sarah palin attacks the press. >> that's sick. chris, that's what's wrong with the media today. >> and the two-party chairman face off. air mail terror. new information from the investigative team. the "gma" exclusive. the quaids speak out. >> are either of you mentally

unstable, schizophrenic, on drugs? >> do you think we are? >> you testimony. >> no. not even vaguely. >> i don't do drugs. >> why they took asylum in capp and the so-called star-whackers that are after them. we wait for the band to stop or the orchestra. good monk. president obama rallying voters to the last minute, but the white house bracing for a big loss. the latest abc news poll shows likely voters, favor republicans over democrats, for the house 49% to 45%. >> and that is control of the congress. here are the key numbers we're going to be looking at. 39 is the number of house seats that the republicans need to pick up control of the house.

and 10, the number of seats they need to get control of the senate. those are the numbers we're focusing on over the next 24 hours. this morning, we have the two party claires live. also this morning, chilling new details about the package air bomb from yemen. and why u.s. officials say the threat on the u.s. is at its highest since 9/11. we begin on the final eve of the midterm elections, the economy and the government is out of 67 out of 100. that's the highest level ever. that's higher than 1994, when republicans last took control of the house or in 2006 when democrats took the house back. both sides expecting a big republican win. our team coverage starts with jake tapper at the white house. jake? >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right, some white house officials seem to be awaiting tomorrow's election results with a mixture of dread and eagerness to put an end to this chapter in

the obama presidency that has been difficult for them. and in the closing hours, voters on the campaign trail seem to be getting ugly and bizarre. hello, cleveland said the president. >> we've got to get cleveland out to vote. we've got to get everybody in ohio out to vote. >> reporter: while the president is urging people to get to the polls tomorrow, the candidates are dealing with last-minute craziness. in alaska, reporters at a local cbs affiliate a person accidently left a message on the voice mail. the manager of the station says the reporters were, quote, reviewing potential "what if" scenarios, what others may be able to do to cause disruption in the campaign.

but miller's matron saint didn't buy it. >> that's what's wrong with the media today. >> reporter: former bill clinton was abandoned by john buccheri when his wife went into labor. on the stump, this man, republican rich iott who according to the magazine bounds with his son by dressing up as nazis and re-enacting. good times. a key factor for the republicans to remember, they may be surging but they are not liked. and that includes you likely speaker boehner. a brand-new abc news/"washington post" poll shows 6 in 10 with an unfavorable opinion of nancy

pelosi. but boehner is also more disliked than liked by a 14% margin. george, they're hoping to contain the losses as much as possible. they know they're going to be losing seats in the house and the senate. george. >> jake, thanks very much. we're going to dig into that senate map. republicans, as we said, need to pick up ten senate seats in order to get control of the senate. according to our estimates right now, republicans are favored to pick up democratic seats in arkansas, indiana, north dakota and wisconsin. that would be a net pickup of four seats. here's what they are to do. they would have to win basically all the seats. colorado, illinois, they would have to win nevada, they would have to win pennsylvania, they would have to win washington. and that would still leave them short. so in order to get the final one, they would have to pick up seats. the best shots are likely.

california and west virginia. but it is an uphill fight. republicans looking strong in the house right now. much more difficult for them to take control of the senate. one of the key races, their focus is to see harry reid out of nevada. that's? jon karl joins us. >> reporter: good morning, just a few hours from now, first lady michelle obama will be here in las vegas to give the one final boost in what looks to be the hardest fought race in history. the most powerful man in the senate is in danger of losing to tea party activist sharron angle, somebody for whom he can't disguise his contempt. >> in terms of various opponents you've had over the years, how does sharron angle stand out? >> really, way at the bottom. >> reporter: sharron angle keeps reminding voters the nevada economy is in terrible shape. highest unemployment rate in the

country. in addition to angle's tea party senate candidates in at least four other states are closing out the campaign with good chances of winning. but prospects for the tea party movement are looking bleak in alaska, where in the midst of that recent voice mail controversy, republican leaders have all but given up on joe miller's campaign. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: and in delaware, where christine o'donnell is trailing badly to democrat chris coons. o'donnell is closing out her campaign without help from sarah palin who had said she'd campaign for her. at a rally sunday, o'donnell lashed out at the news media. >> when they can't attack you on substance, they try to call you names. >> thanks in part to those tea party troubles in delaware, a republican takeover of the senate, as you say, george, looks like a real long shot but not impossible. but consider this fact, since the united states first started directly electing senators nearly 100 years ago, never

before has the house changed party control without the senate also changing as well. >> okay, jon karl, thanks very much. we'll have full coverage of this special election coverage tomorrow night on abc. vote 2010 starts at 9:30 eastern. also coming up, a final debate between michael steele and tim kaine. this morning's other news. news of the two bombs found on cargo planes last week were designed to take down the planes they were on. our team has been tracking the latest. we start with brian ross right here in times square. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, the fulls for of the u.s. is now targeted on one 28-year-old man, the saudi bombmakers who ingenuity continues to outmatch billions of dollars in airport equipment. his name is ibrahim al asri, a

young man who presents a clear and present danger. >> we need to find him. >> reporter: they now concede that the two late of the bombs would have made it on to the flights to the u.s., but for them, finding the parcel tracking number. >> we were able to identify where they were emanating from and the package number. >> reporter: the bombs were cleverly disguised inside of hewlett-packard printers. one pound of high explosives and added a circuit board of a cell phone as a detonator. >> the device would be safe until the circuit board receives a signal that would close a switch that is normally open. >> reporter: they were addressed to chicago. u.s. officials agree with a british estimate that the u.p.s. and fedex cargo planes that were to carry it over the atlantic

were the real target of the plot, perhaps to be exploded as they neared or flew over an american city. >> it would send debris all over the city. there's also a flight crew on that plane. >> over the weekend, a 22-year-old was arrested in yemen after they discovered her name on shipping documents but police say it was a case of stolen identity and she's been cleared of any wrongdoing. at this case, no one is in custody. >> how close did they come to pulling this offer? >> very close. one of the bombs shipped from yem ton dubai went on two separate commercial aircraft with passengers on board. a live bomb that could have easily taken down that plane. >> they had no idea? >> no idea. went through all the screens that exists. >> pierre thomas is in washington with the latest on the investigation and what has u.s. officials so concerned here at home. pierre? >> hi, robin.

this morning, there's an extraordinary hunt under way to see if there are more mail bombs out there and to see if al qaeda has some other attack ready to go. >> reporter: senior officials tell abc news threat of other attack from al qaeda is a high as it's been since 9/11. >> i think they want to inflict damage, death and destruction on the united states. and we're going to are to look for a whole wide range of tactics. >> reporter: using cargo planes is the latest tactic. today, the u.s. is in a race to respond. the postal service is now joining fedex and u.p.s. involving all u.s.-bound packages emanating from yemen. sources tell abc news, the government also reviewing shipments from yemen as far back as two weeks ago. a major concern that package bombs from yemen may have already been mailed to operatives in western countries who would send them to the u.s.

in a second wave of attacks. abc news has learned that the fear of another attack is so high government officials are reviewing all intelligence file, referencing yemen, dating back six months. to see if anything has been overlooked pointing to this plot and others. u.s. officials tell me it's not a question if al qaeda will soon try another attack but when. and they say the cargo plot is the latest example that we've entered a more dangerous threat. >> juju chang has the other news for us. good morning. good morning, everyone. we turn to new security rules for air travelers. starting today, passengers must provide their full name, date of birth and gender when making reservations. with a photo-issued i.d., airlines must pass it along 72 hours before takeoff. and iraqi security forces

stormed a church in baghdad. they opened fire and took 120 christians hostage. at least 47 people died and dozens were more injured. jury selection begins today in the trial of a man accused of kidnapping utah teen elizabeth smarts. smart was abducted back in 2002. the suspect david mitchell was one declared incompetent to stand trial but federal prosecutors say he was faking. another major eruption from indonesia's most volatile volcano. smoke and debris shot thousands of feet above mt. merapi. >> and it's do or die for the texas rangers. now down three games to one to the san francisco giants in the world series. a bright spot, a pitch thrown out by president bush. the news at 7:13.

>> not a bad pitch. >> not at all. and barbara bush was in the stands. time for the weather and if is fantastic to have sam champion back with us. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. we're beginning with kind of the system that brings the coldest air, dropping down from washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york and boston. 35 to 38 degrees there. detroit showing off a chilly 38 degrees. he's temperatures come back to the 40s so it stays chilly. we've got a system developing in texas. later on this afternoon, there have been strong thunderstorms that will develop all the way to louisiana. this will stay for a few day. damaging winds, big heavy-soaking rain. likely to stay in that area.

7:15 and the sun is still not up yet. it looks beautiful over the day with a few scattered clouds parte. for the most part, we are in the 30's. berkeley springs is that the freezing point and we will likely drop down to near freezing later tonight. there'll be a freeze watch for the metro area tonight. mid-50's all of america's weather in the next half, including, george, believe it or not,

lake-effect show and a big storm in the northwest. one day to go into the midterm elections. time for the final debate. we have the party declachairs. republican michael steele. and tim kaine. >> mr. steele, why should voters put republicans ahead of the democrats? >> i think they're prepared to listen to the people and act on concerns and issues that they have in communities across the country. and no longer turn a deaf ear to things like health care and the environment and education issues. i think this is an important opportunity for us to transition from the course where we are right now where we are looking to redistribute wealth by the government. and invest that wealth, instead, in small business owners and families and communities who know better how to move us into prosperity. >> one long sentence. but thank you. democrat rebuttal? >> well, george, look, the

democrats have been doing the heavy lifting at the toughest time since the 1930s to turn the economy around from shrinking to growing, increase the values in the stock market, return us to job growth. while the republicans have been standing in the way, not seeing past the end of their nose and pursuing a partisan agenda. america needs not a part that sang leadership. >> about 20% of voters who have voted so far, looks like they're going with republicans over democrats by 47% to 43%. >> well, george, we do intense monitoring in the dnc, we feel the democrats are doing pretty well. in most case, democrats are exceeding republicans and we're exceeding our own models. and in your own poll that i think you guys released

yesterday, what we're seeing the gap for republicans and the generic congressional ballot has been cut from 13 down to 4 points among likely voters in the last four weeks and we now have an edge among registered voters. >> that is true, mr. steele, and beyond that, they're posting pretty big gains tomorrow. even jeb bush, son of the former president had a startling comment in "the new york times," he said tomorrow's results will not be a validation of the republican party at all. is he right? >> i think there's some degree of truth in that. i just spent the last six weeks on a bus touring the country. and i think there is a degree of truth in that. i think the american people right now are much more skeptical of the direction that the president and mrs. pelosi and mr. reid are taking the country. but they also have concerns about the direction that

republicans will they ever lead when they take control of the congress in 2011. so i think there's a serious, you know, concern that the people have more broadly speaking about both parties in the direction they lead. the one thing i can offer is that the republican party has spent the past 18 months listening to the american people. you've seen that reflected in proposals that paul ryan and others have introduced that have been, in many cases, rejected by the democrat leadership in the house and senate. so we're hoping now for a fresh start with the american people. and if we don't -- and this has been the word that i've gotten across the country. if we don't live up to those expectations, then we will have a problem in two years. but right now, the people are looking to us to move in the right direction. that's what we're prepared to do. >> tim kaine, you met with pretty obama yesterday. we now know that the weekend before the 2006 midterm elections, president bush was preparing. he was firing donald rumsfeld,

he was hiring secretary gates. what kind of midcourse direction can we expect from president obama? >> george, that's for the president to announce, not me. we in in cleveland and flew back together. the president is upbeat about the rallies and how they've gone and the energy. and he's also very, very happy by the work that's been done by democrats out in the field. he has a good perspective about the challenge of midterm elections and about the need to make corrections. you'll see those play out over the course of the next few weeks. but he's got a good perspective about, pride in accomplishments but also now is time to make adjustments. >> what changes do you think the democrats need to make? >> well, looks i'm going to led the president talk about what should be done at the white house. i think the democrats need to be proud of the president, their accomplishments and their party. overwhelmingly the democrats

have been and some holding their own accomplishments at arm's length. it's good to think you're proud of what you are and what you've done. >> a pretty stunning headline in the journal politico this morning, mr. steele, next gop leaders stopping palin. saying the top establishment, the 2010 campaign will begin in earnest stopping sarah palin. are you part of that movement? >> heck no. let me make something clear here. i think it's part of the washington noise that so frustrates the american people. if you're not willing to put your name with your comments, then there's no validity to it. all of these anonymous sources are talking about this, that, and the other thing. what's going to happen to sary are sarah palin. put your name next to the quote. until then, leave it along. all of this dissension and

frustrations within the party is not doing anything to get republicans elected tomorrow. so, until we get that job dunning, let's not worry about 2012. >> okay, michael steele and the tim kaine, thank you for that debate. randy quaid and his wife coming up next. we chose symbicort to help control my asthma symptoms all day and night. [ man ] symbicort improves my lung function, starting within 15 minutes. symbicort will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. it is a combination of two medicines and should not be taken more often than prescribed. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems, and children and adolescents may have an increased risk of being hospitalized for asthma problems. symbicort is not for people whose asthma is well controlled with a long-term asthma control medicine like inhaled corticosteroids. once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop symbicort without loss of control, and prescribe a long-term asthma control medicine. be sure to see your doctor

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> the time is 7:26 on this monday, november 1.

good morning, i am scott thuman with your local news update and a check on the morning commute lisa baden. quickly, metro rail is and normal service, the baltimore- washington parkway has a crush south near laurel, and northbound of the george washington parkway as a crash effort spout run. we will go live to the cameras. we take you to on happy traffic south bound out of germantown with delays after this camera at father hurley boulevard. next, we go to our live delays 95 past colesville road and virginia on 395 northbound has a normal backup to the pentagon. it will be cooler today per the sun is not up for another eight minutes. it is still beautiful with a shot over the bay. you can almost see the sun peeking up over the horizon.

41 degrees in arlington. chevy chase is 35 degrees. olney is 32 degrees. a lot of sunshine today and mid- 50's at low 50's tomorrow. this is the last full day of campaigning before the midterm election tomorrow. the maryland gubernatorial candidates were looking for votes in baltimore yesterday. the candidates in virginia's 11th congressional district set up phone banks to urge voters to head to the polls. we'll be back with another update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news channel 8.

just keeps coming every day. there's always some other problem, some -- something else just keeps cropping up. and you just wounder where it's going to end. >> they fled california for vancouver. now the exclusive interview with randy and evi quaid is coming up. good morning, i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm robin roberts. new details in the natalie

holloway case. also, police have found a wrong way driver that caused harrowing moments in philadelphia. going about 50 miles an hour. the case is raising questions about how old is too old to drive. some tips on when it's time to give up the car keys. >> and thankfully, no one was seriously injured. but, first, actor randy quaid is due back in california in a courtroom. but will he show up? in canada where he and his wife are seeking political asylum over her stated fears they would be wacked on their return to hollywood. that is their word. andrea canning joins us by her exclusive enter rue. >> reporter: good morning, robin. let me tell you, never a doll moment with the quaids. they say they are being followed and victims of a murder plot and in fact, they want to warn other celebrities they feel are in grave danger. >> to have my -- my integrity

and my reputation so denigrated, so mercilessly, why would anyone want to do this to me? >> reporter: he's a golden globe winner known as cousin eddie. he and his wife evi have been involved in a series of bizarre events that have led them to canada where they sat down with an exclusive interview with "gma." >> we are refugees. that's essentially what it is. >> reporter: the couple fled north, after police say they broke into, trashed and then lived in someone else's home in santa barbara. in this interview obtained by abc, evi quaid can be heard screaming during her arrest. >> please shoot me! my dog. my dog! >> reporter: she said she became

so upset because she claims they are the real owners of the house, and the incident is all part of a larger conspiracy. >> i genuinely feel like these people are trying to kill us. >> reporter: the law caught up with them in canada last week when they were arrested and thrown in jail. abc licensed these photos from them after they were released. the quaids say they came here not to avoid the charges in california but, rather, to save their lives. >> who would be trying to kill us? an estate plan here had created a living trust in a county that could cash randy's royalty stream for ever. >> reporter: why would they want to kill you? >> so they can take the money. >> it's easier to take the money that way. >> reporter: has anyone threatened to kill you? >> they follow us. they tail us. they tag our cell phone. they hack our computer. now, with the internet, a celebrity is fair game. and it's all designed to sell advertising space.

we believe there are to be a malignant tumor of star whackers in hollywood. >> it's entirely possible that heath ledger could have been murder. >> reporter: who are the star whackers? >> it's possible to gain control of your life. >> they're businessmen. organized crime. >> reporter: are there any hollywood celebrities who you feel should be frightened? >> lindsay lohan. >> britney spears. >> i think he was drugged. that's my personal opinion. >> i think she was sent in to do him in. >> kill him? >> no. >> just figuratively. >> reporter: are either of you

mentally unstable, schizophrenic on drugs? >> do you think we are? ask i ask a question? >> yes. >> does murder happen? >> yes. >> does embezzlement happen? >> yes. >> reporter: are you faking? >> no. no. >> why would we fake? we're trying to live. >> we're being pursued by these people. we're not faking it. we're confronting it. >> reporter: the couple has been accused of ripping off hotel after hotel. they were accused of charges $10,000 at this hotel in santa barbara which they eventually paid back. during one court appearance, they even brought randy's golden globe along. have you stolen from hotels? >> no. >> no. >> reporter: but they claim financial advisers have stolen

tens millions of dollars with them. >> we've gone a day here or day there without anything to eat. okay? or a place to stay. and that happens more frequently and nor frequently at some point. you're going to end up out on the street. >> reporter: quaid said his troubles have also jeopardized one of the most important relationships of his life. do you have a relationship with your brother dennis? >> i do. >> reporter: is it close? >> it's been tense the last ten years. but i love my brother very much. i'm concerned about him because i feel he's been victimized the same way that i've been by the same people. and accountants and -- >> reporter: have you warned dennis about your concerns? >> i've tried. i've tried. he doesn't respond. >> reporter: dennis is n-- >> dennis is now on a treadmill

of making movies that are garbage. >> reporter: randy says the one person that has stood by him is evi. >> evi will you shut up for a minute, please. >> reporter: he says everything that they've been through has only brought them closer. >> we're confronted with our true beliefs. our existence is challenged. we feel very alive. >> andrea, many people are concerned about the odd behavior and the statements. you can give us more background when you were there with them and the conversation we didn't see on camera? >> robin, obviously, some of the things they say do sound crazy to people. and they acknowledge that. they say, yes, we know people will think we're crazy but we're not. they seem to be very in love with each other. they almost finish each other's sentences. as you heard, they feel more alive than ever. they say this is possibly the greatest times their lives. randy says, all he wants to do is act.

they think they're going to stay here and this is, of course, a great place to find film and tv work. that's the next step, to find a job. >> again, they didn't really say who these people are that are behind these possible plots? >> they think it's businessmen, agents, people in hollywood in general that are out to smear celebrities, out to kill celebrities for their money, talk their money. basically just a group of businessmen. >> andrea, good reporting. thanks so much, andrea. now, to the latest in the natalee holloway saga. her mother has never learned where natalee is buried. now she's speaking out. it's all in a new dutch documentary and john quinones has the details. >> reporter: in an interview with reporter peter devries on

television, beth says that joran van der sloot resurfaced. she said he promised to lead her to natalee's body if she paid him $250,000. >> he was ready to tell the truth and lead me to the truth and lead me to natalee's remains. >> reporter: days later she says, joran sends this e-mail to her lawyer, john kelly. i want to do something good. this is a hurtful situation for all of us. and it will stay that way until it's over. i will bring you to natalee, but the information that comes from me has to remain a secret. in return, i want $250,000. if you're interested, i'll give you details. >> i'm thinking, okay. if this is the way i can get her remains, then i'm in. >> reporter: but kelly is convinced it's a scam. he asks your ton fedex him a bone fragment to be tested for dna. joran refuses. beth twitty, still desperate to

find her daughter's body. she says she pays joran $25,000. but he gives her no information. and instead, takes off to peru, where a few weeks later, joran becomes a suspect in another murder. that of stephany flores. in peru, he has nothing to say to us. >> joran, abc news, in the u.s., do you have anything to say? >> reporter: joran is still in this jail cell, waiting for his trial, telling reporters he'll talk about the murders but only if he's paid for it. john quinones, abc news. it's time for the weather. welcome back to sam. good morning, george. we're going to start with this shot of cold air that, yeah, right in time for halloween that brought the sleet and the lake-effect air. is that -- wait -- i'm trying to think what that storm picture is. but anyway, take that picture

and imagine, if you would, that there were snowflakes and sleet around this syracuse area. we know that because our friends there are telling us about it this morning. we're watching kind of cold air trickle in. it does get into the deep south. notice the high numbers. philly, boston, washington, d.c. you're in for it, that first real cool shot. now, there's warm air in the deep south. that will stay in place. a little bit of rain from seattle all the way to portland. and i think that stays right in this corner. but it's 1 to 3 inches, 5 inches of rain in the mountains there 7:41 and it is cool. gaithersburg is at the freezing point, 32 degrees. 30 degrees in cumberland. it

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now we learn fimian signed a campaign pledge that protected tax breaks for corporations outsourcing jobs. fraud, failed policies. unfortunately, that's keith fimian. you are looking at that harrowing footage we first showed you last week. an 84-year-old woman speeding the wrong way down an interstate near philadelphia. she said she was on her way to dentist when she caused all that havoc on the highway driving for several miles on wrong side of the media. although no one was seriously injured, she caused four accidents. and she sparks a new debate on whether some seniors should stop driving. >> reporter: an 84-year-old behind the wheel of this station

wagon, oblivious to oncoming traffic. >> it was something i never thought i'd see. >> reporter: tim pulled out his cell phone camera, desperately honking his horn to get her attention. >> i yelled at her again, she just waved her arm at me like leave me alone. >> reporter: amazingly, no one was seriously hurt, despite the four crashes she caused. her road trip a reminder of the dangers sometimes associated with older drivers. >> this is a critical issue now and will be even more so in 5, 10 years. >> reporter: statistics show drivers 65 or older are 16% more likely to cause an accident than younger drivers between ages of 25 and 64. what are the warning signs? >> has there been recent crashes, recent tickets? recent change in thinking? all of those are red flags and should make the person seek formal assessment of their

driving skills. >> reporter: it can be physically harder to drive when you age. abc's john berman tested a suit designed by an insurance coverage to simulate older drivers. including a next brace that limits motion. he discovered putting the car in reverse is tough. >> i can't see behind me. >> reporter: in 2003, an 89-year-old california man mistook his gas pedal for the brakes, and plowed into a crowded farmer's market. as for this confused driver, her family says they've now taken away the keys and the car and keeping a close eye on her. >> police say the woman is from wilmington, delaware, and her daughter found out about it when she saw the car on the news. police obviously, george, want her retested. >> she had no idea? >> no idea. >> you can read all of this on

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning, it is 7:56 on this monday, november 1. i am scott thuman with your local update. let's begin by checking on the road with lisa baden. it is miserable for drivers on the george washington parkway with a crash northbound near the scenic overlook after spout run. delays begin at 95 to get past the bridges and passed spout run and to be overlooked northbound on the george washington

parkway. southbound traffic is curious. baltimore-washington parkway southbound between 32 and 198 has an accident that was just reported. no issues in maryland along the beltway. normal volume at new hampshire avenue to get to georgia avenue and northbound 95 is next. it is better in springfield with slow traffic all the way to the 14th street bridge. we have a beautiful morning. it is cold outside. it is near freezing in some locations with a lot of sunshine. that is a beautiful shot of the district on this first day of november. columbia maryland is 32. tomorrow morning we will be a few degrees cooler than right now. our forecast today will call for a lot of sunshine at but noticeably cooler than what we had this weekend. mid 50's for high temperatures today and it will get cooler

tomorrow with ties and the lower 50's after morning temperatures near freezing. a freeze watches on for tonight including the district and the metro area. next chance of rain comes thursday. an escalator at the l'enfant metro center is out of service today. it is under investigation as officials try to figure out why it malfunctioned saturday after the rally and the national mall. four people were hospitalized.

♪ oak. if it's only that simple to stay together. this guy was so you unhappy in his 15-year marriage that he cheated. she said it crushed her heart. now what? real-life emotional counseling sessions to answer the crucial question, can this marriage be saved? >> right in the middle, real counseling. another big question for our times, can this mom get rid of

her more than $80,000 debt? at one point she was so in over her head, she didn't know how she'd feed her kids. what's next? she's on something called the debt diet. we'll tell you how it looks, works and her answer and yours as well. >> i'm sure so much stress that you think about how to get rid of stress. like don't go to bed mad. everyone says that. can that really be okay to go to bed angry? we open the new rule book on destressing your life. >> is that true? >> that's the new rule book. i guess it depends on where you are. we've heard that. plus, we're going to talk to the winner of "project runway's" eighth season, gretchen jones takes a look at fashion week. that is coming up. first to juju chang. good morning, everyone. we begin with chilling new details about that fatal terror plot. investigators say the mail bombs were likely to blow up in flight, not at chicago

synagogues. they also say the threat is not over. pierre thomas joins us from washington with the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: hi, juju. u.s. officials say they can't be certain they've located all those package bombs from yemen. >> we can't presume again that we have identified all of the packages that are out there. we need to make sure that we get to the bottom of this, understand who's behind it and what else might we be facing. >> reporter: the u.s. is trying to block every package in route from yemen.postal service, u.p.s. and fedex have stopped all shipments. far back as two weeks. abc news has learned that the fear of another attack is so high, government officials are reviewing all intelligence files referencing yemen, dating back to at least six months. to see if anything has been overlooked pointing to this plot or others. security procedures for cargo coming overseas is now under intense scrutiny. but this week, passengers understand u.s. flights will

receive more scrutiny as well, ranging from pat-downs to bomb-sniffing bogs. dogs. republicans are expecting great gains in term's midterm election as the campaign enters its final hours. the democrats are going to do what they can to avoid losses in key states. chairmen from both parties made their last pitches here on "gma." >> i think it's time to move in a different direction. i think the republican leadership is prepared to act on the interests they have. >> the democrats have been doing the heavy lifting at the toughest time in america's economy since the 1930s to turn the economy around from shrinking to growing. >> you can watch it unfold on abc news special election night coverage that begins tomorrow night at 9:30 eastern, 8:30 central. president kennedy's

confidant ted sorensen has died. he was 82 years old. it was a dramatic attack on one of baghdad's churches. islamic rebels opened fire during sunday mass, taking more than 100 hostages. roughly 50 people died in the siege. well, there may be a habit linked between electronic devices and your kids sleeplessness. incoming calls or text messages wake up young kids at night, once a night. experts say it could lead to anxiety during the day, especially at school. now, halloween may be over, but the goreiest movie of the century may be coming. it's the true story of a trapped hike here cut off his arm to survive. in screening three reviewers had to be revive by paramedics

during the climatic scene. that's one i'll be missing. let's go to sam champion. sam, i hope you're surrounded by people who are cleariheering yo. >> yeah are and warm. i'm standing by these guys, coats are open. where are you from? >> wisconsin. >> i'm out here complaining about cold air and the guys from wisconsin are like, so? one or two things we want to talk about as eye walk out the door. we haven't discussed this much in texas, louisiana, little rock, you'll get involved. but the heaviest rain will fire up from houston, beaumont, port arthur. one of the problems here, the storm will last for a while. it's not going to put of this area. it gets fired up this afternoon and then for the next days. nice and right now, we are mostly in the 30's.

arlington is at 41. culpeper is 39 degrees. bristow is at 34 degrees. a few degrees cooler when we wake up tomorrow morning. our forecast for today calls for noticeably cooler than yesterday. we were in the mid-60's yesterday and only in the mid- 50's today. cooler tomorrow. >> i promise i am warm now. george. >> sam, thanks very much. the big question this morning, how do you save a marriage after someone cheats. it's a big question faced by one in three american couples. after 15 years of marriage, dawn and kevin are now trying to save a relationship crippled by his infidelity. >> you know that dirty little secret that a lot of marriages

are plagued by. statistics suggest two-thirds of those marriages survive the betrayal. they describe themselves as an ordinary couple. they gave us an extraordinary look at their tough battle back from infidelity. "gma" asks, can this marriage be saved? >> reporter: married 15 years, dawn's a teacher. kevin's in retail. the nordines have everything. >> i second guessed everything. obviously, i had to do something or he wouldn't have done it. had to be my fault somehow. >> reporter: we brought the nordines to boston work with an intense day of counseling. it's real life marriage counseling with cameras rolling. they're two working parents with a schedule that's as hairied as

someone dune. while dawn went back to school and worked days, kevin mostly worked nights and weekends. >> how did your life change? >> it got crazier and crazier. the kids took over our lives. basically, we didn't exist. >> what about the two of you as a couple did you take time away? >> sometimes. money was title. i worked 40 hours. there was nothing left. >> nothing left for your marriage? >> nothing left for me either. >> i'm a yeller. i come by it naturally. i'm not proud of. >> tell me about yelling. >> unfortunately, i turned into my mother. >> what did you feel inside? >> unhappy. worthless. unloved. it got to the point where i felt like dawn hateded me. i treaded going home. i knew the minute i walked through the door or she walked through the door, there was going to be some kind of huge blowup. >> and what was that like for you? >> lonely. >> reporter: in his loneliness,

kevin found companionship on his iphone which started with anonymous chatting and instant messages. >> i was looking to talk to anybody. >> were you afraid you were going to get caught? >> yeah, all the time. >> it was terrible. i'd come home at 10:00, dawn would be sleeping since 8:00. i'd lie there chatting with the person on the phone. >> did you feel creep? >> yeah, it felt awful. but in a way, i felt like somebody was talking to me. >> just five months later, dawn got the shock of her life. i got a phone call from a manning and he said, he thinks his wife was having an afraid with my husband. my heart stopped. all i wanted to know is why. he couldn't tell me. within a month, dawn kicked him out. he continued seeing the other woman soon he missed his family and broke up with the mistress. they moved back together in

march, but it fell apart again. adding to the stress. the kids have taken sides. emma lives with dad, blane with mom. >> so you took him back in? >> yeah. >> why? >> partly because i didn't want to be a failure and i'd give him a chance to at least say i tried. this way, i figured if i threw him out the second time, at least i'd win the battle this time. >> you are a tough gal. >> yeah, i'm a [ bleep ] -- that's a tough word. >> reporter: and then a revelation. >> you're real good with hard. how are you with soft jns. >> it scares the hell out of me. because i'm a very emotional person and i don't like to be hurt. >> you drive the people who love you away? >> yep. >> that's what happened with your mother? >> yep. >> that's what happened with your husband. and it looks like it's maybe happening with your daughter. >> yep. >> do you want to fix this? >> yeah.

>> tell me why. >> i just want to have my daughter back. >> go on and cry. >> i don't want my daughter to be like me. >> meaning what? >> to be harsh all the time. >> here's the thing, if you want to fix this, you're going to have to break the chain. you're going to have to break the legacy. >> give me the bolt cutters we'll do it right now. >> reporter: it's been an intense 90 minutes. it's time for a break. what's your assessment of how it's going? >> i think she goes back and forth between him the victim and he's the creep. i think he clearly understanding that the old rules are gone. and if you want this marriage, he's going to have to roll up his sleeves and fight like a man for once in his life. >> boy, juju, this is so raw.

>> it is. >> why was it so important for the nordines to do this? >> well, not only are their emotions very raw, but very genuine. they want to save their marriage. they thought, they're emotionally stuck and they wanted someone high regarded as terry. i get emotional just watching them. and their issues are so universal as terry says, he calls them american marriage 101. tomorrow, we'll get a sneak preview of what looking at kevin's issues are like. take a look. >> are you sorry for what you've done? >> it feels like i was a completely different person. >> the whole marriage was a lie? >> yeah. >> do you understand that? i think you need to move your husband back into your house. what's it like to hear me say that. >> scary. >> you mention in the piece, they have three mortgages. how much of a role did financial stress play in in this? >> i think a lot of marriages are suffering from financial

stress. they have two places of living. he's living outside the house. on top of that, they were overstressed financially, that made her angry and resentful. it added fuel to the fire, so to speak. and really, it's the kind of situation where they're desperate to resolve all of these issues, financial and emotional. but it really sort of added fuel to the flame. >> and we'll find out a lot more about this tomorrow. >> absolutely. >> juju, thanks. we want to you weigh in on this shoutout board, if your spouse cheated, would your marriage be over or not? go to abcnews.com/gma. also if you have questions for terry real. >> when we come back, one mom's mission to get rid of $80,000 in debt. [ women ] ♪ pop-tarts happy sunshine time! ♪ [ man ] ♪ grab a pop-tart and you might just start ♪ ♪ to sing songs like a meadow lark ♪ ♪ stretch and yawn

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$11 trillion, that is the current amount of consumer debt in this country. the average american is $16,000 in debt. that is not including a mortgage. in today's "america's consumer," elisabeth leamy has the story of a mother's determination to rid herself of the debt that so sink her family. good morning, eli. >> good morning, robin. for a lot of people, the bills are piling up, no matter how they do the math, they can't seem to make a dent. but it does help to know that you're not alone. we'll meet a mom who is starting a debt diet right now to try to shed $80,000 in bills. >> reporter: it's days like this that single mom leah west treasures. >> missed you. >> missed you, too.

>> reporter: on friday, she meets her three children, matthew, hanna and katie at the bus stop. the only day she does not commute three hours round trip to work. leah lives on cape cod, a dream location, but quite a distance from her job as an administrative director at a health center. previously a stay-at-home mom, leah went back to school to earn her bachelors and masters degree after her divorce and in turn picked up $80,000 of student loan debt. add on another nearly $3,000 credit card debt and the fact that she owes more on her house than it's worth and leah says she needs help. she does not want to revisit the period right after her divorce when she was in deeper financial pain. >> that time was total despair. i definitely did not know how i was going to put food on the table. >> reporter: enter laura riley, money and happiness column wrist

with yahoo! finance. >> i think for a lot of people it's the monster in the closet. >> reporter: laura's first tip for anyone facing a mountain of debt is not to start with the numbers but start with what you value in life. >> if i value my children most of all, like leah does, how am i going to pay for their education. how am i going to help them get the education they need to get the job that's going to make them happy. >> reporter: for leah, this mind-set was revolutionary. >> once do you that, it's like a puzzle. everything goes into place. and you start becoming much more careful about what you spend your money on. that changed everything for me. >> reporter: it also makes it easy to tackle the next. scrutinizing every dollar you spend. >> there's a corner store down the street and i realized i was spending about $400 a month there. you go to your friend's house and you pick up a bottle of wine. the kids say i don't want that for dinner. i'll go to the store and get something else. >> reporter: when leah added up

the damage, she couldn't believe it, she spent $30,000 over seven years at the corner store. that's in addition to the grocery store. >> i could have redone my kitchen or a year of college for my kids. >> reporter: now, it's time to get down and dirty with the numbers and put a plan in place. >> leah had a lot of different goals but it's really important not to overwhelm yourself with five or ten goals. start with one to three goals that are very manageable. >> reporter: leah's first three goals are to pay off her credit card debt, create an emergency fund of $10,000 and start paying off her student loan. how to begin? laura says leah's secret weapon is her soon to be finished $500 a month car payment. >> that $500 is going to your credit cards until they're paid off. >> reporter: once the credit cards, that extra cash will go to the emergency fund and so on. then it's time to earn extra money. leah turned her mess into a mission by writing a blog on

woman's day.com. she helps others sharing her story. and those don't go unnoticed by her children. >> i think it's teaching her something. >> most important thing is to save up your money. >> i think it's good because i know that she's always wanted to do that. >> reporter: laura's final tip for leah, keep a gratitude journal to stay motivated. >> my house is tiny but it's mine. it's warm and it's comfortable and my kids are happy here. i have a great job that i love. i have the beach up the street from my house. and i have my dog. i have everything i need. >> reporter: and that makes leah realize she is already rich. >> so what is the prognosis for this diet? well, laura says that in less than a year, she expects leah to be free of credit card debt. she will have an emergency stash

of $10,000. she'll be getting started, paying down those student loans and contributing to her own retirement plan at last. slow and steady progress, just like any good diet. >> slow and steady wins the race. what are some other tips for consumers to help us get out of debt? >> yeah, real keys. make a list of your bills from the highest interest rate to the lowest and pay them in that order from the maximum savings to the largest paydown. also call your credit card companies and ask them for a lower credit card interest rate. we've got a script on our website to help you through that. and they often will approve you for that even in this economy. and also as your credit score goes up, you're go doing get a bunch of zero% balance transfer options. take advantage of those. roll into some of those. you do need to do the math to make sure it's a good deal. >> and leah was very fortunate

to have someone like laura helping her out. but if you don't have the coach like that, what resources do other people have? >> credit counseling. actually, i should say legitimate credit counting. there are bad credit counselors out there that will take your money and leave new worse shape. consumer credit has been helping people for decades. they are nonprofit. we'll link you to them from our website. >> for more tips on dealing with your debt, go to abcnews.com/gma, we'll do the best to help you out. coming up, her husband knows a recipe for a joke but her recipes are double delicious. jessica seinfeld. combination at red lobster? or maybe skewers of tender, wood-grilled shrimp. or your choice of shrimp paired with wood-grilled chicken.

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> and good morning everybody. welcome back, i am alison starling and 8:27 is your time on this monday. here is lisa baden with a look at traffic. the george washington parkway is so miserable and do not take the george washington parkway. this is the backup. look at the northbound traffic on the north side of the screen moving from right to left. those delays begin at the airport and go past all the bridges and spout run. the crash was just hauled away.

in better shape this traffic in maryland. i will take you quickly to 270 with a brief delay at chevy grove road. -- shady grove road. it is rather cool out there. montgomery county is 33 degrees. temperatures can vary over short distances. rockwell is 38 degrees. we are on our way to the mid- 50's today with sunshine and scattered-clouds parted tomorrow will be cooler. the next chance of brenda's thursday but in the 50's all week. gang members and former prison inmates will take this stand this week in the chandra levy murder trial. they are expected to testify

that ingmar guandique told them he raped and killed the d.c. in turn. their testimony is crucial since prosecutors have no dna, eyewitnesses, or murder weapon. we will have another update at 8:56. have a great day. have a great day. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools...

and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. so if you were to head over to jerry and jessica seinfeld's house, what would be at the dinner table? jessica is here what she calls double delicious dishes. favorites for her whole family. sure to be our favorites, too. it smells good. >> sure does. >> mm. >> i like that tune that was playing there for a monday morning. hope everyone had a good weekend on halloween. alongside george, i'm robin. >> you were startled. so was i.

put that away. i'm going to destress right now which is one of the lessons we're going to get to. when you try to handle stress, do you reach for the sweets? i do. i had a lot yesterday. turns out it might not be as bad as you think. there's a new book that turns all the conventional wisdom. >> it does. not going to bed angry and all of that. we'll see about that. and i'm looking over here thinking this has to be jonathan adler. do you see this? he has found the key to happiness. just bright colors. we're delighted to have him here. doesn't matter your budget. he's going to show you how to change your home and your life by decorating on what he calls happy chic. you'll understand in a moment why we're talking like this. >> the winner of season eight of "project runway." let's take a look at the winning moment. >> gretchen.

you are the winner of "project runway." congratulations. >> thank you so much. thank you so much. >> that's right. designer gretchen jones took home the top prize. and she's here today with our top collection. how are you? how was that moment? >> it really was a dream come true. i think it's something that a designer is hoping for. >> you have three of your designs with you. tell us about them. >> well, this is our cocktail dress that has a pretty back that i didn't think got shown very well. it has this pretty sway to it. >> pretty is one way. >> or sexy. >> exactly. >> i always did some hand knit wear that is also sexy in the back. >> wow. >> and then this is probably my

favorite personal piece. it's another -- i like the backs, i guess, apparently. >> they're beautiful. >> they know you were called bossy. tim called you a bully. were you surprised the way you came off during the show? >> i was. it kind of caught me off guard. i knew that i wanted the best for the peel around me, as well as myself. i did what i could. >> you're moving to new york from oregon and taking fashion, bull by the horns, so to speak? >> i'm hoping to. that's the goal. i feel like it's time to come and do it for real. >> congratulations. these are fabulous. sam, can we check in for the weather? >> we actually like the outfits. don't we, guys? the back is the new front. very nice. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on this morning. as you walk out the door, we're going to start with -- what are we going to start with this morning?

twitter. oh, i can't see a monitor. twitter pictures this morning. i do like them. the picture in tennessee is a good one, the fall color but also look at the beautiful water in pensacola, florida. it's that, too, what we love about that water. it's nice to see that sort of picture in the pensacola area. now, let's get to the map and show you the warm air. all of this arm air in the texas area gets shoved back west. believe it or not, l.a. is going to 91 degrees this week. that's where all the heat is. if you're wondering where it is, it's out west today. there's also a 36 degrees in college park. there is a wide range of temperatures outside and it will be cooler this time to margaret sunshine today and cooler than yesterday. we will be in the >> you can let it out. you shouldn't hold it all in. that's what i'm looking at.

all of that weather was brought to you by crayola, robin. >> no stress with them. they're letting it all out. how do you hope with stressful situations? do you take a deep breathy do you talk it out? guess what, you may not be doing yourself any favors. in an article if "prevention" magazine, a december issue, says everything you know about stress is wrong. the editor in chief is going to be telling us what we should be doing instead. it's been a long time. >> great to see you. >> we have these ideas of what we're supposed to be doing. we're told, talk it out. don't leave things bottled up, isn't that right? >> right. it goes back to the '60s, let it all hang out. it turns out coping is actually excellent for you. people who talk too much or think too much about a problem actually set themselves up for more stomach pain, colon flu and it's all about distract and deny.

get yourself into something you want to learn. learn how to do pottery, learn piano and get on with your life, it's a much better stress strategy. >> okay. don't hold it in. it's kind of like a fine line. don't talk about it too much. allow yourself that moment but don't keep ruminating. women are especially prone to that. it's not good for the stress level. >> also, they're saying help first. >> in the moment, if you bang your thumb with a hammer and somebody cuts you off in traffic and sudden hi, there there's that big explosion of cultural language, very good for you. this is good news for hot heads. and the reason for that is, you're tricking your brain feeling like you have control in a moment of helpness. we're not recommending that anybody pull a charlie sheen moment and damage furniture, because chronic rage will actually lead to stroke and heart attack. but in the moment, threat out.

>> but that goes counterintuitive, because it's not lady-like. you know? >> right. nobody wants to be sick from bad effects from stress. go for it for the moment. it's better to release. >> we often hear, diane, about if you're stressful, if you start picking up food and candy. >> yeah, yeah. people do do that. and i wish there were some fettuccine alfredo in both of our futures here, robin. but the one superfood that works to combat stress is dark chocolate, 1 1/2 ounces twice a day brings down those levels. i'm really surprised no one has figured out how to bottle it and charge ten times for it. there's no other food that does the job. >> dark chocolate. and also we hear people umm,

maid tags. meditation. >> you hear that movie with juljul julia roberts, and she's eating. find something that you love that involves something rhythmic. painting, i don't mean oil painting. just swim, doing puzzles. something that focuses you on breathing and distracted will bring your stress level down. >> something repetitive? >> yes, repetitive. and something that you love. meditation is harder than it looks. >> yeah, i've heard people say it's more stressful than not. >> yes. >> this is making us think. i like that, diane, thank you, we'll have you back from time to time. again, "prevention" magazine, december issue. >> december issue. december issue. >> december issue. coming up next, jessica

women are charged 40% more for the same health insurance as men. domestic violence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eight states. women are abused by their husbands and then by their insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'm proud to say i got the law changed. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition.

i am so happy to have my

friend jessica seinfeld here in the studio. partly because she convinced ali, my wife, to be here as well. oh, no, i'm getting the evil eye. >> no makeup. just came to support my friend and my husband. he pulled me out. so, yes, this is what i look like in the morning. >> you can always count on her. to the book, "the new york times" best-selling cookbook, the first book "deceptively delicious," the next book, "double delicious." thank you, ali. >> i'll thank you later. you dedicated it to your grandmother. >> my almost 98-year-old zbr grandmother. she's a single mother. she raised my mom in new york city. i don't know how she did it.

she went to college. she's my inspiration. she taught me to work really hard. >> your family goes throughout the whole book. you're going to start out with one of jerry's favorites. you discovered this in italy. >> yeah. you can eat food. it's made with the most who wholesome ingredients. we found this sandwich. it cost $150 i think. it was the most delicious thing. this is my version of it. it's probably not exact to the poor man who made it in italy would probably start crying if he saw the way i interpreted it. anyway. >> balsamic chicken. >> we're going to salt and pepper that chicken. season it up a little bit. >> okay. >> and then we're going to dredge it or coat it in whole wheat flour which is great to

get your grains in there. we're going to need some hand sanitizer. sorry, george. we're coating it. we're throwing our oil, our garlic and our oil. stirring this around a little bit. then adding our chicken. great, george. george is an amazing cook. i just want everyone to know that. >> i get a lot of practice. >> you get a lot of practice on the show. but you also get a lot of practice with us at your house to make incredible steak dinners. so after this was cooked about eight minutes, let's say, first of all, do you want to know that chicken breasts are one of the hardest things to make because they come out really dry if you overdo them, i'm sure you know that. so if you cook these around eight minutes, you can use that in your mind. next time you make chicken nuggets or pieces of chicken. >> got it. >> about eight minutes.

the way to tell that you're cooking is watching the white creep up to the middle. >> okay. >> okay. now, we're over here after that cooked and we're making our balsamic sauce. chicken stock. balsamic vinegar, brown sugar. that boils for a second. and we bring it down. here is this gorgeous sauce and we show a broccoli puree in here. add our vitamins. we love our vociferous vitamins, george. we have a really beautiful finished one because that's going to need to cook and warm up. here's the finished version. and we -- why don't we put it together. >> great. i'm going to take a bite right here. tell us about your mom's deceit

that. >> the way i wanted to cook at an early age. my mom worked very late and would leave me notes on the refrigerator. thank you. she would leave me notes on the refrigerator door. heat at 350 for ten minute. when i was very young, i feel like when i was 10, those notes started very simply. as i got older, she would leave more elaborate instructions. that's really how i learned to cook. this is my mom's baked ziti. >> and we'll have the recipe. caramel corn. >> juju, thank you. sweetened versions of popcorn. i make my own, sweet potato puree, but it's sweet and crunchy, delicious with brown sugar. isn't that good? you mix it in, you have the sugary but not so hard-core sugar snack. >> there it is. it's fantastic, it comes from "doubly delicious."

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winter's acoming. shorter, colder day are on the way. what better time to bring warmth and new life to your home. two new books by designer jonathan adler "happy chic" items. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, jonathan adler. >> hi. >> as i was telling you, i heart you. i heart you. >> i heart you. >> you are all about having fun, being happy and just bringing -- taking some chances? >> absolutely. i think decorating should be fun. your house should make you happy. i really believe that. >> right. >> i think at the end of the day, you want to look back and look at the persimmon sofa or

the sofa. i'm about using color and having fun in your interior. >> you said if you're afraid to start small, maybe an entryway or powder room? >> right. entryway or powder room are good ways to become addicted. i hope you do get addicted. >> i did an entryway. what do we have behind this door? >> what we did before, we set up before. a vinnette with a beige chair, beige wall. wait for the voila! i'm going to vanna white this wall. >> do it, jonathan. >> color and pattern. hello. and there's some artfully hidden pillow. >> see that. >> we're going to fluff the pillows. because pillows are like the exclamation point for your home.

they can just take any sofa or chair and make it pop. >> so putting those colors in like that gives you that little -- >> you look concerned, it's good. >> no, no, you know what concerns us, jonathan is, and i'm really bad about this, blending the colors. how to match the colors. that's difficult. >> i think we have this -- >> let's walk over here. this is the second place we're going to. >> how do we do this? >> this is a page from my book. this is black and white. black and white is a great place to start using colors. a lot of us have white walls and dark floors. i think black and white, if you repeat that with the accessories, you can add in one access color. that's a great way to get started. here we have a blue. black and white and blue look amazing. that's say safe bet. if you're scared of color, mix black, white and blue. if you're looking for an element, add black, white and

gray. then for advanced color people, are you ready? >> okay. >> black, white and brown. people are afraid of mixing black and brown. >> i know. >> you've got to believe. come on, guys, believe. black and brown are not enemies. they're frenemies. if you bring in ground from natural colors like wood, it's going to have a slightly more masculine, rustic feel. don't be afraid to mix black and brown. >> because we do. >> don't look afraid. >> oh, no. but i like it over here, i'm just looking over here. >> yeah. >> and, you know, symmetrical, we feel like we have to have the matching lamp and things like that. you can still be a little different? >> absolutely. my two books are about happy chic colors and happy chic accessorizing. here we have symmetry which is the perfect place to start.

because everyone can do it. it's easy. you understand it. we started with symmetry. >> right. >> now, i'm going to show you how to dot same stuff. take that lamp away. >> okay. >> we're going to do this quick. >> okay. out here. >> wait for it. >> wait for it. >> hold on to that. >> okay. >> all right. i know, right. >> oh, look. >> you see the difference. >> it's a jigsaw puzzle. >> okay. where do you want me to put it? >> right there. >> there's no wrong place to put it. >> it's asymmetry. you need more space but it's excellent. you need more space but it's excellent. >> jonathan right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools...

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we're going to end today with a shoutout for fred's team, running the new york marathon. thank you. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update.

>> and a good monday morning to you. i am alison starling with your local update. here is lisa baden and a look at traffic. is the gw parkway still a problem? none of the northbound accident is still -- is now cleared out of the roadway. it is after spout run with damage done in the back up. steer clear of northbound. let's go live to a picture of traffic on new hampshire avenue close to the belt way it is not too bad. if you are going to take 270 southbound, things have settled down 395 northbound looks like it is improving getting up to the 14th street bridge. no problems to report i-95 between springfield and the beltway. bright sunshine today with just a few high clouds here and there.

it is 35 degrees in woodbine maryland. otherwise, we're mostly in the 30's and a few low 40's. by now, we have climbed into the low 40's in most locations. 38 degrees in berkeley springs. we were below freezing in some spots this morning and tomorrow it will be a few degrees cooler than right now. there will be a lot of sunshine today and cooler than yesterday, mid-50's 4 afternoon high temperatures and tomorrow in the low-50's. there are parts showers possible thursday. metro has set a new ridership record. they say more than 825,000 trips were taken on saturday. many passengers were headed to the mall to attend the rally to restore sanity and/or fear. hope you have a great day.

take a closer look at keith fimian and his inspection business. fimian's former business partner said fimian lied, his record "built upon a fraud." his business sued more than 40 times. slapped with thousands in liens. its corporate status revoked. now we learn fimian signed a campaign pledge that protected tax breaks for corporations outsourcing jobs. fraud, failed policies. unfortunately, that's keith fimian.