through. a different story on the streets. our crew and richard quest had to wear goggles. >> can you still hear it going on. >> hear the firing of those canisters. we will be covering it all day for you but that will do it for us. >> see you tomorrow. "cnn newsroom" begins right now 1it's 9:00 a.m. on the east coast and 6:00 a.m. on the west coast. a daring attack on a western style hotel in kabul. in greece, protests turned violent for the second straight day and things could get even worse. lawmakers voting on painful new

government cutbacks and citizens are outraged. at any time, the judge in the casey anthony murder trial will hand down a key ruling and decide if they are former fiance can testify in front of the jury. we begin in los alamos, new mexico, where firefighters are racing to contain an out of control wildfire threatening the nation's premier nuclear weapons lab. more than 60,000 acres have burned. the flames already brushing up against the south border of the lab's 40-square-mile facility and raising concerns about the safety of nuclear materials right there on that site. cnn's reynolds wolf is in los alamos. reynolds, what is the biggest worry right now? >> reporter: the biggest worry, believe it or not, for people that live here, the biggest w e worey is they can come back to their facility. low grade plutonium that that is in the big canisters one of the good reasons why they do have

confidence that they are going to be able to stave off those flames is simply the location of those barrels. those barrels, john, i'm going to back up a little bit. are actually on something similar to a giant parking lot on a lot of concrete far away from any foliage. the idea fire could get to them is a very low probability, they tell us. they mention a lot of the foliage is far away. the idea the fire could get up to it also very, very low. on top of that, as a safeguard standing by they have got fire retarded lick fire retardant they could spray on the barrels if need be. the biggest concerns that the firefighters have is simple. the topography, the foliage out there and then the long-term forecast. when i talk about the topography i'm talking about the landscape. unlike fires in texas or, say, in oklahoma where things are relatively flat, when you get to los alamos, this community is actually built on three high mess a shortstop and inside is canyons a lot of pine and confer

trees and grasses. bad earth with, dry weather, dry breezy weather is the other concern. if the fires continue to get pushed into some of these canyons plenty of fuel out there. as heat continuous to rise causing the flames to go up the sides of the canyons it will hit. top of the mesas. with that, no surprise, a big concern. >> reynolds, we will keep checking in. meanwhile, talking about the threat in nebraska. floodwaters surrounding nuke stations there. we are told it's nothing like the fukushima plant catastrophe in japan. ft. calhoun surrounded by two feet of water right now but federal regulators say it's safe and don't expect any disruptions. the plant has been shut down since april for refueling and the other plant, the cooper nuclear station sits on higher ground. now coming up in about ten minutes, a triple whammy. three nuclear plants threatened

by floods or fire. we are actually going to talk about the potential dangers are a nuclear expert. later this morning, president obama opens the floor to reporter questions. it's his first solo news conference since march and he faces a laundry list of thorny issues. the debate over the national debt, the drawdown in afghanistan, and the mission in libya just to name a few. cnn's jill dougherty is at the white house and we will talk about what exactly -- or are we going? jill, stay with me. we head to orlando, florida, the mother of casey anthony taking the stand. let's just listen for a moment. >> sustained. >> did you ever have to deal with an issue -- >> your honor, objection. may i approach? >> you may approach. >> all right.

it looks like we've gone into a sidebar. so as i mentioned, casey anthony's mother taking the stand. apparently, addressing issues of sexual abuse. while they take a break for a moment to discuss questions among attorneys, we will take you back once they start talking. let's get back to the white house, shall we? jill dougherty, jill, sorry about that. you know how things roll in this business. let's go ahead and talk about president obama's news conference that is coming up today. we always pay close attention to things like this, because it's a chance for reporters to throw out any and every question on the number of issues facing the president right now, as campaign season is gearing up big time. >> reporter: yeah, right. let me tick through a few things. you'd have to say debt reduction

is at the top of the list for natural questions that the president would get today. because, after all, he is now leading the discussions and negotiations. and overriding all of this is what can he do differently, how can he break the log jam? in fact, this afternoon, we have key democrats from the senate who are going to be over here talking with the president. and then you also have dim geithner, the treasury secretary, over here this afternoon. so that is top. also jobs. no question, the president has been out across the country, north carolina, iowa, pittsburgh talking about this. and then as you mentioned before, international issues. i mean, just last night, that attack in kabul on the intercontinental hotel, does that undercut his pace for drawing down troops from afghanistan? then debate over libya, the war powers act. there's a lot that can come up at this. >> okay. jill dougherty, appreciate it. we will, of course, pri ybring

the president's statement and q & a coming up live are reporters. sarah palin the star attraction of a movie that focuses on her time as alaska governor. joe is live where the movie was shown last night. joe, was it everything you expected it to be as you sat through it last night? >> reporter: i really didn't have expectations but i tell you what, this was one of the situations where you got a summer soap opera going, it continues. it was about two hours long. i saw most of it and came out in the middle to go on tv. people who watched the whole thing inside who told me they felt it was just going to build to a crescendo and at the end,

sarah palin would get up and make a big announcement about her presidential intentions. of course, that did not happen so it was just a bit anticlimactic. given the fact that bristol palin had already said on tv she thought her mother was going to say something or actually knew at least what -- that sarah palin had made some decision, but hadn't announced it yet. we asked sarah palin about that and she gave up a coy, but not quite clear, answer. take a listen. >> bristol is a smart and independent and strong young woman! listen to her! you know what i told bristol when i heard that? i said, bristol, what we say on the fishin' boat, stays on the fishin' boat. you don't need to be announcing anything! >> the fishing boat. i'd like to be on the fishing boat to get an idea what sarah palin is going to do about iowa. what is all of the news in this?

certainly, there was the premiere of the movie about what you would expect. on the other side of that, there is this buzz going around iowa, the question is whether sarah palin is sort of making the alliances in iowa that she needs to launch a run, if she decides to do that. it's clear that there a bunch of movers and shakers inside the room watching the movie but about as far as we can go. >> joe johns from iowa, thanks so much. take you overseas to greece. riot police afraid they are sitting on a powder keg right now. the second day of nationwide protests and there's fears that tensions could explode at any time. lawmakers, as you know, are voting on a desperate five-year package of tax hikes and spending cuts, trying to save that country from bankruptcy. richard quest is on the streets there in athens. richard, set the scene for us at this hour. >> reporter: yes. first of all, obviously, i'm wearing these goggles just to explain because of the enormous

amount of tear gas that is swirling around the square. although i probably can, i think, i might just be able to -- it's a bit easy. just let me tell you in the fountain flast few minutes, george papandreou has the votes he needed for austerity. 155 in favor out of the a 300 parliament. we will analyze who voted which way backwards and forwards, but we do now now that the law has been passed and now the implementation laws have to be also passed. what happened in the square -- perhaps what happened in the square and we -- they haven't necessarily been told that yet or haven't realized what has happened. certainly, there has been no significant reaction to the news that the law has been passed.

>> so, richard, you're actually getting word right now that it has passed, so, obviously, this is fluid, we're just getting word in. and as we monitor live pictures of the protesters, you know, it does look like things are calm right now. basically, what you're saying is once word gets to the protesters, things could get pretty ugly, right? >> reporter: well, i'm just looking at the screen. just confirming. it's 1155 votes in favor of the new law. 155 votes in favor. what has happened here in the last, i would say, ten minutes, is everything has become more muted. there was an enormous amount of noise and, first, a lot of stun grenades and a lot of tear gas. since the vote result, i would say everything has dropped down by about three notches. whether that is because they are

digesting it, a bit shocked by it, they are working out what happens next, i can't tell you. but it does seem as if things are just a little bit calmer after the vote. of course, we have got many hours before darkness which will, indeed, show us the final -- the final tally, if you like. and don't forget one other very important point. they passed the plan. now they have to pass the various laws that will implement that plan and that happens tomorrow. >> got it. okay. we will continue to follow it. live pictures there out of greece. our richard quest, appreciate it. a breaking story out of iran to tell it you about. the military is conducting war games drills and as part of that, they have actually fired off some nuclear capable missiles. zain verjee is watching this for out of london right now. zain, what can you tell us? >> reporter: hi, kyra. the british foreign secretary william hague has said iran is

carrying out covert tests of missiles capable of delivering a nuclear payload. else said iran wants enriched levels of uranium far greater than is needed for peaceful nuclear energy. iran said we wanted to do this to generate electricity but the united states and other countries don't believe them. listen to what the foreign secretary had to say moments ago. >> these are enrichment levels far needed for peaceful nuclear energy. we will maintain and continue to increase pressure on iran and negotiate an agreement on their nuclear program. >> reporter: iran, kyra, has successfully tested, according to iranians drills. they also talked about these underground launch sites that have been established. what that means they can fire off missiles as ordered by commanders a lot faster.

there are western observers too who say iran has missile capabilities that can hit targets up to 800 miles. we are talking about pretty much all of the middle east as well as parts of southern europe. kyra? >> we will keep watching it. zain, appreciate it. flames moving dangerously close to a u.s. nuclear power plant that houses thousands of barrels of nuclear waste. should we be worried? we will talk to an expert coming up. also ahead, casey anthony's mom cindy is back on the stand. we will have the latest from the courtroom straight ahead. [ female announcer ] now, give dry, damaged hair a whole new life! with aveeno nourish plus moisturize. active naturals wheat formulas target and help repair damage in just 3 washes. for softer, stronger... ... hair with life. [ female announcer ] nourish plus. only from aveeno.

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what the media was suggesting to your daughter, that her response to that was, surprise, surprise? >> her -- that was regarding not her father blowing up at the media. >> but the suggestion by the media that the pool had some involvement in caylee's death, correct? >> correct. >> all right. the blowing up aspect of this exchange -- >> last question, judge? >> objection? >> calls for speculation. how does she know what the reason why my client made that statement? >> response from the state? >> she was the individual who directed the comment at the defendant and, in context, the defendant responded, so the witness was explaining that the

response was as a result of her comment about the pool, rather than the comment about blowing up at the media. >> your honor, my response to that would be that they are talking about the media. surprise, surprise, means the media is at it again. not necessarily that it was her thought on the process. >> objection overruled. >> all right. when you came into the orange county jail that day, you were upset as well, because what the media was doing outside was suggesting to you that caylee was deceased. correct? >> yes. the media was screaming at us and throwing out accusations like what -- how do you feel about your granddaughter drowning in your swimming pool. that was very upsetting. >> because at that time you believe she was missing and'

live somewhere else, correct? >> correct. >> thank you. that's all i have. >> redirect. >> no further questions, your honor. >> ma'am, you may stand up. >> thank you, sir. >> we're going to take a quake break. you're watching live pickets of the casey anthony murder trial out of the orlando, florida. we will continue to follow this as the testimony continues. more news after the break. unpre.

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all right. we are following live pictures out of an orlando courtroom. as you know, casey anthony's murder trial still taking place. her father on the stand right now. they are inside bar. we will continue to monitor this and bring you that testimony live as it continues. it's been an internet sensation and a top-selling book and i probably bet that you've never read a bedtime story quite like this one. >> cats nestle close to their kittens. the lambs have laid down with

the sheep. you're cozy and warm in your bed, my dear. please go the [ bleep ] to sleep! >> you probably recognize the voice. it's samuel jackson and reading the children's book go the f to sleep and the author says it's for every parent dealt with the frustration of a kid who just won't go to bed. cnn.com contributor karen spears doesn't find it so funny. you get the point it's solely for parents. it's not a book you read to your kids and every parent can relate to their kid not going to sleep. why do you take issue with it? >> i'd like to say first of all, i never called for censorship of the book. i call in for the craftness associated with the language of the book. i'm a worried person. i make my living with words, as does the author of this book.

now, i have raised four kids and i had four kids under the age of 5 at one time. i had twins just like you. so i understand frustration, but i'll admit that i don't understand the level of frustration that would propel a parent, any parent to think in that terminology toward children. i just don't. >> so going big picture then and recognizing this is a book for adults to laugh about, because they deal with it on a regular basis. >> sure. >> what does swearing mean to you as a parent and how do you think it impact our kids when we do swear around them, no matter what their age, and whether we realize there is really an impact or not? >> well, i think that there's a coarseness in our society today that has reached a level of just

unprecedented coarseness. if you just look at the response, the overall response that has come in to cnn to my commentary, i mean, i've been told i'm not a good lay in bed, i've been told i had to do what the book says itself and this is the level of civil discourse just simply because i dissent and say, listen, for far too many children out there, this is the kind of language they hear on a daily basis. >> and you go on -- >> and -- >> sorry. go ahead. >> well, i mean, i think it's sad. i think that this has strucken a nerve with parents and i'll confess that i don't understand that level of frustration toward a child. for me, bedtime was always a great time. i enjoyed putting my kids to bed. the big problem for me was

morning, getting them up, getting them ready for school, getting off to work, getting all of that seemed much more of a stress to me as the mother of four kids than putting kids to bed. >> and you put out -- >> but my concern -- larger concern -- >> well, you point out the irony, too. while parents are taking time to read this, that there is a lot of neglected kids out there that would just pray for someone to read them a book and help them get to sleep. karen, we're having a little trouble with your skype connection there. i apologize. but i will plug your op-ed piece. read karen's entire piece on go to the f to sleep not funny at cnn.com/opinion. if you'd like, you can join the conversation and leave a comment for her. in florida, we have been telling you about casey anthony's dad back on the witness stand. we will listen in once again after the break.

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live pictures from orlando, florida as casey anthony's father, george, on the stand right now. sunny hostin following this as well. keep us up to date. he has testified a number of times in the trial, sunny. what is the significance of today and the questioning of today? >> reporter: it is like "groundhog day" all over again. this is his sixth time on the witness stand. he is being questioned about the inner workings of his relationship with casey anthony. apparently, some time in july of 2008, he went to law enforcement and said he felt that casey was lying. he talked to them about his law enforcement background and the fact he knew what the smell of decompositional odor was. human decompositional odor and he smelled it in the car and in

the woods. the next day, went to the jail and was very friendly with casey anthony. very loving with casey anthony. they are trying to show the two faces of george anthony. let me say this, i think george anthony is doing well on the witness stand in explaining why he said what he said to police and explaining why he was upbeat with his daughter in prison. the defense is not making much head way with the examination of george anthony. the jury is riveted. some are taking notes. they are watching the exchange with the defense attorney, jose baez and george anthony. >> we are still watching it. sunny, thank you very much. we will take you back live to orlando and we have other news after the break. stay with us. ng pato ch ipecoy bg now no one will want to steal the deliciousness.

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casey anthony's trial resumes in orlando, florida. we are listening to george anthony on the stand. >> next question. >> now, sir, in january, late january of 2009, you attempted to commit suicide, did you sir? >> yes, sir, i did.

>> and you even left a suicide note? >> yes, sir. i did. >> you expressed some guilt? >> objection. the best evidence of the document is the document. >> sustained. >> i have the original marked.

>> you expressed some guilt, did you not, sir? >> objection. the document speaks for itself. the best evidence of the contents is the document itself. i have no objection to the admission into evidence. >> i'll withdrawal the question. >> sustained. >> were you hospitalized shortly after? >> yes. >> and within a week, were you then again making further media appearances? >> i don't remember what i did shortly after being released from the hospital. i'm not really sure. >> and these media appearances that you were making, you were making them to advocate the

innocence of your daughter. >> possibly without knowing what was asked of me and how i answered that, i can't go back and say exactly what i said on that particular date and time, sir. i can't. >> do you recall being on "48 hours?" >> yes, sir. >> it is almost the top of the hour. we are following the casey anthony murder trial in orlando, florida. on the stand right now is her father, george anthony. we will take a quick break. (screams) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, containing the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. read and consider it carefully before investing. oh, we call it the bundler.

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it is 10:00 on the east coast. 7:00 on the west coast. i'm kyra phillips. you are looking at pictures from the casey anthony murder trial. her father on the stand. let's listen in. >> was always to bring information about my granddaughter and other missing children. i always spoke about that. i always did. >> and all of these media appearances stopped when the allegations of abuse came up, correct? >> i believe that, sir, was through you, sir. >> sir, do you recall finding out another way? >> objection. relevance. >> may we approach? >> you may.

>> as you can see, it has gone into side bar here at the top of the hour. live pictures out of orlando, florida, where we are continuing to monitor the murder trial of casey anthony. on the stand right now is her father, george. sunny hostin is following us for us. sunny, just before the break, the questioning surrounding the media and the tense relationship between the media and george anthony. he was just trying to make the point, look, i had a lot going on. the family was being torn up. he wanted to find his missing

granddaughter. let's talk about it and find out the purpose behind the questions and what the attorneys are trying to do. >> reporter: what is significant, kyra, the defense is delving into the area that george is sensitive about. there was a suicide attempt here. there was a note where he expressed guilt. we don't have the note in evidence yet. i know about the note researching the case. it is the defense's contention that one of the reasons why he expressed guilt and tried to commit suicide is because he allegedly sexually abused casey anthony and then helped in covering up caylee anthony's accidental drowning death. that is the defense's theory. a testy exchange between george anthony and jose baez. this is the first time, i think, k kyra, that we have seen this

emotion from george anthony. this is a former police officer who is used to testifying and has experience testifying. we see him crying on the witness stand. using some sort of handkerchief to stop his tears. an important part of testimony in the courtroom today. >> sunny hostin, thank you. we are monitoring the pictures. the father of casey anthony on the stand. george anthony giving his testimony at this time. we will continue to watch it. all right. next hour, president barack obama is going to open the floor to reporter questions. it is his first solo news conference since march. he just faces a laundry list of issues. the debate over the national debt and the drawdown in afghanistan and the controversy of the mission in libya.

cnn's jill doherty is at the white house. we are sure he will get all types of questions. >> reporter: no question. to make this more complicated, senate republicans now say they are going to be holding a news conference roughly at the same at that time also on the debt. you may have dueling news conferences. he is now leading the discussions on the debt. vice president joe biden was leading that, but now it is the president's task to bring the two sides together. the question is how can you do it when you have the divide on what is a tax? closing tax loopholes. the republicans are saying that is a tax increase. you have jobs. a natural question. the president has been going

around the country talking about that. of course, hitting places that are important for the 2012 election. that is a prism for which this is viewed today, kyra. finally international about the attack on the intercontinental hotel in kabul. that raises questions of the times of the drawdown on troops. just one more, the war powers debate in libya. that continues to brew with people on both sides saying the president shouldn't have done what he did. lots to talk about. notably domestic and international at the same time. >> all right. jill dougherty, we will take that live in the next hour. you can see it here on cnn. what should the president say to the nation that is confronting so many issues right now? we will get advice from david

gergin. what would he advise president barack obama if he were there next to him? sarah palin was the star attraction at the premier of "the undefeated." as you know, many analysts are saying, there might be more behind the movie here. cnn's joe johns is joining us from pella, iowa where the movie was shown last night. some say this is her way to say she is running for president, but it did not happen. >> reporter: everyone had something complimentary to say. should she choose to get in, she could have her pick.

there were people who said she had been characitured about the news media over the years. you have to ask the next question. what do you think about sarah palin? should she get into the race? what do you think about her political future? we got interesting answers to questions. let's listen to a couple of sound bytes. >> i think that now in this time period, especially because everything and all of the heat she has taken, i don't think right now would be the correct time for her to run. however, there are other things that i think she would succeed in. just being a rallying point for the tea party movement and republican movement and the conservative side. however, i do not see her as a running candidate for the 2012 election. >> if she isn't running, this is the greatest trick play in the history of trick plays.

she is running. she will win. >> reporter: that, of course, is the $1 million question. will she run? no answers to that here. just a lot of speculation. it is funny. there was a rolling news conference where she would stop outside the theater and talk to reporters and move a little more surrounded by the crowd. it looked like she is enjoying all of the attention and spotlight. how long it will last is anybody's guess, kyra. >> joe, thanks. let's check on other republicans. michele bachmann is attending several rallies today. she scored points when she and her husband danced to an elvis presley tune. herman cane made the same trip. he plans to unveil his economic plan in south carolina. rick perry is in california. he has not announced his

candidacy yet. overseas now in egypt. troops and armored vehicles on the streets in cairo as protesters are in tahrir square. we have zain verjee with the latest. >> reporter: anyone watching the pictures that are so dramatic from tahrir square may be wondering i thought this was over. they got rid of hosni mubarak. they are saying the military is not reforming fast enough. the latest for this violence, which is the worst in recent months, more than 1,000 are injured. what has been happening is many groups are accusing mubarak loyalists for stirring up all of this tension and violence.

what has happened is the local municipal councils have been dissolved by order of courts. this is what is happening. they are going to stay in tahrir square until the military does something about it. they need to fix the reforms at a faster pace because they promised to. look at the international headlines. it is with the guardian. battle breaks out in tahrir square. it goes on to say, since the resignation of the former president, egypt has been run by the armed forces who promised a swift transition to a democratic government. many fear that the pace of change has been too slow. accusing generals of hijacking the revolution and failing to hold members of the old regime to the account. the military knows how to do stuff that the military is trained for. they are not equipped to run a country. >> we will follow this closely. i appreciate it.

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youngest is 12. the 30-year-old victim was knocked down and punched and kicked over. the suspects have been charged with robbery and civil rights violations. the w hotel in austin shutdown because of falling glass. it happened three times in the past month. the glass hit cars and hit swimmers in the pool. trying to block the l.a. dodgers from borrowing money. they offered to provide the needed cash and now say frank mccourt's ownership of the dodgers should end because he never asked permission to file for bankruptcy. we have been talking about this all morning. president obama will hold his first news conference in three months. he announced the drawdown in afghanistan. lawmakers are demanding that the president justify the mission in libya. the national debt hangs heavy

over congress. they will face a number of questions about the topics. let's get an idea of the stakes and talking points. david gergen served four presidents. david, if you put yourself in the obama inner circle for a moment and were you advising him right now, what is the first thing he should say as he steps up to the microphone today? >> especially after you haven't had a press conference in three months, it is important that the president and advisors know what is the headline they want on your show after it is over. what is the headline you want in the papers tomorrow morning? they need to focus on what message they are trying to get out to the american people. i trust on this particular issue he wants to come out and talk about the deficit and debt. either begin putting the blame on republicans because he thinks there will be a very bad outcome or prepare the country for deeper cuts ahead. >> so, what do you think the one

thing is that the white house wants americans to take away from today's q and a? >> we are not privy to the talks. there has been a zone of silence around this. we don't know where the deficit talks are going. it appears they are stumbling in the talks and they are not coming up with a big agreement that would lift the debt ceiling and clear it through the rest of the president's term. that would take over $2 trillion in agreement. i don't think they are anywhere close to that right now and the divisions are deep. he is facing the prospect of a short-term solution to lift the debt ceiling or he could use this as a way to put the fear in republicans that we are in serious default. look what is happening at greece. they are using tear gas in

greece as the parliament has just passed narrowly with the austerity plan. >> we have been talking about all of the campaign events from sarah palin's movie to michele bachmann announcing her bid for president. right now, what do you think? does the president of the united states still control the national conversation? >> no, he does not. he tried last week on afghanistan and that flopped in terms of the critics. they jumped all over him from left and right on that. i think he is in the situation now where the news has not been very good over the last few weeks. he seemed a little adrift. one of the big issues when you get beyond the big issue is what you are pointing to. can he become the master of

events again? can he guide and channel things in the next few months in his way? we are clearly -- it is not just the republicans who are becoming highly political. the president himself has entered a very intense political part of his presidency. as i pointed out in the press the other day, he had nine fund-raisers but spent an hour and a half with his treasury secretary on the problems and the deficit. you can tell where the heart and soul of the white house is right now. in the 2012 campaign. he that's restore his authority as president. that, right now, shows he is drifting a bit. >> david gergen, thank you so much. stay with us for president obama's news conference. we will carry it live beginning at 11:30 eastern time. firefighters in new mexico racing to contain an

out-of-control wildfire that is within miles of the nuclear weapons lab. more than 60,000 acres have burned. the flames brushed up against los alamos facility. it is raising concern about the safety of the nuclear materials on-site. the officials announce it is safe and secure. >> the drums can take heat. they just have some waste in them. it is not high level waste. we believe we can protect them. we can foam them. if they catch fire, they have filters in them. >> reynolds wolf is joining us from los alamos. reynol reynolds, how critical is this? if the fire and wind picks up, i mean, you never know, it could pop one of the canisters. >> reporter: absolutely. i have to tell you in terms of

the people that live here, their biggest concern is not what is happening in los alamos, you have to remember what is happening at the facility. a lot of the people that live in the community are near the chemicals and near the stuff every day. their biggest concern is the fire that has consumed 60,000 acres. if you think it started on sunday until today, that is 20,000 acres per day. still 3% contained. another big worry about los alamos, one of the things that makes it so beautiful is it sits on a series of three mesas. you have beautiful ravines in between with lush vegetation. the problem is, kyra, with the wildfires, the flames could make their way back into the ravines. the heat carries the flames up and possibly burns the

buildings. this place, again, under a mandatory evacuation on monday. it is still filled with a lot of firefighters. you have members of the national guard and command vehicles to make their way through and law enforcement. everyone is hoping for the best. there are 341 men and women battling the blaze out there. you have four helicopters that have been dumping fire retardant out there. a series of bulldozers to kcarv in the fire lanes. the forecast does not look favorable. very dry conditions. humidity in single digits. winds getting stronger each afternoon. >> reynolds, we will keep checking in with you. we appreciate it. what if princess diana were still with us? "newsweek" asks that questions and shows us pictures. the controversy coming up.

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more than a decade after her death, princess diana takes a stroll with her son's brand new wife. is this cover kind of creepy or what? what do you think? "newsweek" imagines princess diana at 50. we are covering the story. zain verjee is covering the story. >> reporter: whatever you think about the picture on "newsweek" magazine, it is grabbing headlines. here is a sample.

one says, "yuck." i think that diana at 50 cover is the classless thing i have ever seen a publication do. one more from ryan. the picture of princess diana walking with kate middleton is awful. if you buy the magazine and open it, you see the slide show they have. they compare pictures to princess diana's fashion and catherine middleton's fashion. then the fake facebook page. another doctored photo of her holding an iphone. cnn contacted "newsweek." the editor in chief said, "we wanted to bring the image of princess diana alive that transcends time." most of the reaction, kyra, is

yuck. >> it is not just "newsweek" running the aged progression pictures. why are so many others picking up on this? >> reporter: let me show you another one that has not caused as much outrage. look at the picture from "the daily express" here. it is a similar one. it is a photo shopped picture of princess diana when she turned 50. it is because she is such an icon. after the royal wedding, so many people talked and said what if diana was alive? what would it be like for her and kate and prince william? it plays on our emotions in a way that not many people can. she died so tragically. i think placing her strolling down the street with kate middleton makes a point. it is emotional. people pay attention. not a lot of people like it.

just showing her face is not causing as much commotion. what do you think? >> it shocked me. i have to say, when i first saw it. you know, the first thing that went through my mind was she was stunning as a teenager and a young bride and she remained that way up to her death. i think we can picture it ourselves. we know she would be stunning at 50. thanks, zain. let's move on to showbiz tonight. a husband for "ugly betty" and another blonde babe for hugh hefner. a.j. hammer joins us now. we have seen the pictures of hef's new girlfriend. if you haven't, you can guess what she looks like. >> kyra, as hef says, a new

girlfriend is the only logical response to heart break. hefner unveils the latest. the november playmate. hef is supposed to be a newly wood wed right now. his girlfriend said i was replaced the day after i left. expected. some people are talking about how these two look a lot alike. we established hefner has a type. he seems to prefer blondes. hopefully his other girlfriend doesn't have a problem with it. he hasn't had a one-on-one relationship since the end of his marriage back in 1988. this is how hef rolls. >> since we are talking about marriage, more traditional weddings for you to tell us about. the star of "ugly betty." >> america ferrera married her

long time boyfriend. the pair met when williams cast his now wife in a student film back at usc. the 27-year-old "ugly betty" star tied the knot with her beau on monday. it was an intimate setting among close friends and family. we say congratulations to america and ryan. >> thanks, a.j. if you want information on everything in the entertainment world, a.j. has it at 11:00 p.m. on hln. coming up, sarah palin tells her daughter bristol to button her lip after bristol says she had made up her mind overrunning for president. let's take you live to orlando, florida. casey anthony and her father, george, testifying. >> relevance. >> sustained. >> you are aware of the possible penalties of child molesting,

don't you, sir? >> objection. relevance. >> sustained. >> you would never admit to molesting your child. would you sir? >> objection. argumentative. >> objection. >> sir, i would never do anything like that to my daughter. >> my question is you would never admit to it, would you sir? >> sir, i would never do anything to harm my daughter in that way. >> only in that way. >> objection. >> sustained. >> move to strike. >> sir, do you recall when we questioned you the first time in reference to the gas can? >> sir, i have been asked about those gas cans numerous times. >> may i approach the witness, your honor? >> you may.

>> so there is no misunderstanding about which gas can we are talking about, mr. anthony, that is your gas can? >> what is the exhibit number? >> state's evidence 2 a. that is your gas can? >> yes. >> and on june 24th, 2008, that gas can was missing? >> yes. >> and you called the police? >> yes. >> and you reported that gas can as stolen? >> this gas can and another gas can that i had. two were taken. >> and is that the first time you ever reported a gas can stolen? >> yes. >> okay. and prior to that, you, of

course, knew your daughter had used the gas cans many times to put gas in her car? >> i had felt that way. i asked her about it. yes. >> and you can see the gas streaks on the side of the car? >> objection. asked and answered in prior testimony. repeating ground. >> overruled at this point. let's get to the point. >> if i had knowledge that my daughter has used this gas can or another one and placed it in gas that was inside these in her vehicle, yes. >> and do you recall in your testimony for the state, when i questioned you, you stated that there was a gas can that you were shown in your deposition that did not have duct tape on it when you gave it to police? >> i don't believe i said that, sir. >> okay. i'll ask you again, sir.

when i gave the police that gas can, did it have duct tape on it? >> objection. given on two occasions. >> sustained. refrain the question. >> august 8th, 2008. the very first time they took the gas cans. >> i'm sorry. it is august 1st. >> that is what i said. >> i thought you said the 8th. you said the 8th. >> august 1st, 2008, did that gas can have duct tape on it when you gave it to the police? >> it possibly did. i don't remember. all i know is they came to my home with a search warrant and they took it from our shed on the south side of the home. i did not touch it at the time. they are the ones that reached in. they said they are here for it and they took it. >> and this is after you told

them about the alleged argument with your daughter. >> that is not an alleged argument. it happened. >> there is no one else that can testify to this, right? except you? >> my daughter was there, sir. we had a disagreement over the gas cans being stolen on the 24th. >> was there anybody else there besides you and your daughter? >> myself, my daughter and god knows the truth. >> now, anyone else on this earth? dog? anyone else? objection. asked and answer. >> i'll withdrawal it. on august 5th, sir, of 2009, did you state when asked the question, okay, when they took it -- >> give a page and line. >> line 312. >> who was there and then give counsel an opportunity to find it. >> 209.

lines 9 through 12. do you recall giving a deposition? >> we are following the casey anthony murder trial. we will take a quick break. more after this. en cruhy and soft tacos? why don't we have both? [ male announcer ] old el paso. hard and soft tacos. ♪ feed your fiesta.

all right. time for political buzz. the hottest political topics of the day.

playing today is cornell belcher and pete. the first question, president barack obama has a news conference an hour from now. we will take it here live on cnn. what should the first question be? dana? >> the first question should be where is the budget from the democrats? i would love to see that discussion. i would also love to see questions on a more detailed explanation on our mission in libya. more on the atf gun walker program. i could go on and on. >> dana, the first three questions from you. cornell, what are the questions from you? >> mine is when will the republicans going to join you on focusing on the economy? the economy and jobs are the number one issue. the republicans have not told us one thing they will do to create jobs and expand the economy. all they are showing us is how to destroy medicare.

>> pete. >> i would like to hear him answer al gore's criticism on why he hasn't led on climate change. i would like to hear they don't want the debt limit raised. what would happen if we default on our debt? i would like the president to ask if we made contact with aliens. that is always an entertaining question. that won't be asked. we don't want to know the answer to that. >> let's leave that in roswell. bristol palin said her mom already decided if she will run for president. last night, sarah palin said this. >> what we say on the fishing boat stays on the fishing boat. >> is it time for palin to make her decision public? >> you lame stream media guys are suckers. she is not running for president. everyone knows she is not running for president. we keep following her around. she will make more money off it.

>> apparently cornell was on the fishing boat. >> i want to know what they were fishing for. >> i don't think she is running for president either. i think she had a great record last election. she is better off as a kingmaker. she has more power that way. her traveling around the country and doing the events like the premier of "the undefeated" in iowa is continuing her plan to be a kingmaker. i wasn't on the fishing boat. >> we are talking about it right now. she is not running, but she wants us to talk about her. that works for her. i bet this was said on the fishing boat. hey, mom, can we get off the fishing boat? this is really boring. >> as we know, as we have seen by the reality show, nothing is boring. the buzzer beater.

tom petty tells michele bachmann to stop. let's listen why. >> thank you for coming. thank you. can you name the tune she is using his song "american girl" on the campaign trail. petty has come out and said cut it out. what song should she choose next in. >> "still crazy after all these years?" >> dana. >> i think she should come out with "capitalism" from oingo boingo. >> pete. >> i remember oingo boingo in the '80s. >> cornell took mine. i saw a video of michele bachmann saying that women should be submissive to their

husbands. maybe "stand by your man" or "crazy" by bill haley. "crazy train." >> you guys are showing your age. >> cornell, dana and pete, thanks, guys. in greece, desperate times call for desperate measures. citizens pretty upset and revolting against the government cuts that were passed last hour. the sacrifices may impact your wallet, too. we will explain. when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus,

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just about an hour ago, lawmakers in greece approved a series of deep cuts in government spending. that may add to the rage that is simmering on the streets. before that vote, riot police fired tear gas on demonstrate ors. they are engaged by the sweeping tax hikes and measures to save the country from bankruptcy. let's talk about what the development means, richard quest, to the economy. how will this impact my 401(k)? >> reporter: before we talk about that, kyra, let me explain

the unusual headgear. these are goggles. if we show you the picture way over to that side of the square. you will see there is a huge amount of tear gas that is being blown into the square. kyra, it doesn't matter which side the tear gas comes from. it rise into the air. we are on the eighth floor and it will hit me in the face. i apologize for the unusual look. we have the hard core running battles between those in the black shirts and anarchists. the riot police have been doing their best to clear the square. with fires and tear gas, we are now into the final game of them

doing that. as to your question, i believe, was about the economy. >> yes. you got it, richard. americans here at home knew what happened last time we saw this uprising in greece. wondering now that the vote has been passed, what is it going to mean for our money here back at home? >> reporter: i think certainly things are out of the -- the fire has been doused, if you like. greece will get its extra money. there will be a second bailout. the measures will come into play. whether and how far and how forceful, that, of course, is another issue and only the next 12 months we will see. from the u.s.'s point of view, the importance of the crisis of today will not going to happen. all of that is still a risk. it is a risk for portugal and ireland and maybe for spain and

italy. if you, like everybody today, has stepped back from the brink. except for the protesters who are determined to cause misery. >> richard quest, thank you. we will take a look at how greece and that vote that happened today is impacting wall street right now after a quick break. time to deploy the chex mix boring potato chip decoy bag. now no one will want to steal the deliciousness. with a variety of tastes and textures, only chex mix is a bag of interesting.

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the second bailout will happen. the dow jones industrial average is up 41 points. also ahead, google's latest attempt to get into the social media game. how google plus compares to facebook.

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now. president obama holding a news conference at 11:30. a court hearing for jared loughner. then a dinner for the defense secretary robert gates. google is so good at what it does, the company name say commonly used verb. if you googled biggest social networking site, you would come up with facebook. google is trying to change that. again. christina warren is a writer. google has been burned in the social media space before. why do they think it will work this time? >> they are taking a different approach with google plus. they are focusing on making it easier to use. they think that makes this different from the other social attempts. >> christina, google got roasted over the privacy issues last

time. do you think users will give it another chance? >> i think it depends on the value. i think we are willing to put up with privacy issues if we get value from something. that is why facebook is popular. that will depend. if they can make it easy to share information with the only you want to share with and if they can add additional layers to fit in with our internet lives, the users will give it a chance. >> you are saying if. if it could. a lot of people are saying, why should i switch? what does this do that facebook doesn't do? >> it will not do anything that facebook doesn't do, except make it easy to share and photos and messages with people you want to share with. that is something that facebook does, but not very well. maybe i want to share broader articles with a larger group. it is more difficult with facebook.

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checking stories across countries. springfield, massachusetts. nine teenagers accused of a hate crime assault on a gay man. the youngest is 12 and oldest is 19. the 30-year-old victim said he was knocked down and punched and kicked over and over. suspects were charged with robbery and civil rights violations. the w hotel in austin shutdown because of falling glass. it happened three times in the past month. glass has hit cars and the hotel pool. taking you live to orlando, florida. we are told we will