right now here's "cnn newsroom" with heidi collins. now -- in moscow this morning, meeting with the russian counterparts, a live report coming up in few seconds on that. and also honduras, the exiled leader of this country buzzed away by a military jet. so what is his next step going to be? we've got a story on that, as well. and also, of course, michael jackson's memorial, it's coming up. thousands of lucky fans heading out today to pick up their tickets. it is monday, july 6th, hi, everybody, i'm heidi collins, and you are in the "cnn newsroom." president obama is beginning a week long overseas trip in moscow today. and the first u.s.-russian summit in seven years is already showing progress on arms control. our suzanne malveaux live from moscow with the latest. good morning to you there. >> reporter: good morning, heidi. we're already seeing signs of progress. we're seeing fresh pictures, as well, of these two leaders

meeting face to face. this is their second meeting and both of them saying they are optimistic, president obama saying he appreciates the hospitality, medvedev saying that even the weather favors us, it may be chilly outside, but warm inside. u.s. officials, russian officials tell us ahead of this u.s.-russian submit that both leaders will come out, announce an agreement of reducing their nuclear arms on both sides. this is really just a first step in trying to replace an arms treaty that will expire in december. but it is considered an important first step in what they say is pressing that reset button. >> reporter: president obama seeking a new tone in the complicated u.s.-russia relationship. a second meeting with medvedev, but most important, his first face to face encounter with prime minister vladimir putin. >> the old cold war approaches to u.s.-russian relations is outdated, that it's time to move

forward in a different direction. i think medvedev understands that. i think putin has one noot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new. >> reporter: still a key question, is putin really in charge? even though medvedev is most visible on the world stage? >> you have the photo opportunities between mr. obama and mr. medvedev, but for some of the really tough issues, for the things that we are more -- that we're deeply concerned about russian behavior and that are very, very high priorities for our interests, got to find a way for mr. obama to convey that to mr. putin. >> on the table, diffusing tension, pursuing a new nuclear arms reduction treaty, and helping with the war in afghanistan. president obama sees russian cooperation in keeping iran's nuclear ambitions in check. but can he get them to agree to

possible economic sanctions? a positive sign, russia voting with the u.s. for tough sanctions against north korea after its recent nuclear tests. mr. obama telling european allies -- >> i've reaffirmed our commitment to a more substantive relationship with russia, working with the russian government on issues where we agree and honestly those areas where we disagree. >> heidi, there are also some positive signs already of good will. a new agreement for the u.s. to allow to use russian air space to help supply the u.s. military mission in afghanistan. also as we had mentioned before, both of these leaders will come out and talk about reducing their nuclear arms, their nuclear weapons, this is something that will take place in the press conference, but the big question as we know, heidi, tomorrow, that is the first time when president obama will sit down with vladimir putin. we'll see how that goes. >> yeah, it's really interesting all of the politics behind the politics, if you will, as far as

who he will really be dealing with if there are any decisions to be made. so we will be watching very closely, suzanne malveaux coming to us this morning live from moscow. we are going to be hearing from president obama and russian president medvedev at a joint news conference and that's going to be happening in the next hour. we, of course, will bring it to you live, we believe, around 10:30 or so. just as soon as it happens. a few facts about medvedev, he was elected russia's third president on march 2nd, 2008, in november 2005, he was tapped by then president vladimir putin to be deputy prime minister. the two had worked together in st. petersburg city government in the early 1990s. medvedev became chairman of the board of the state-controlled anomaly in 2000. medvedev is an attorney by trade, he is married and has one son. and now for the latest from honduras, where a plane carrying

the deposed president was refused permission to land. the plane landed in el salvador instead while at the airport violence broke out. karl penhaul was there. >> reporter: gun shots ring out. honduran soldiers fire, the supporters of ousted president manuel zelaya tried to bust through the perimeter. responds with bullets and tear gas. it's unclear if they're firing into the air or directly at civilians. a dying man is carried through the crowd. video clearly shows him bleeding from a head wound. the red cross confirms an initial death toll. >> we have one person dead, a man in his 20s from a gun shot in the head and eight people wounded, he says. amid the violent clashes, protestors report more may have died.

this man soaked in blood says a child died in his arms. i ran over and laid beside the boy to try to help him because i didn't want him to die, but he died, he tells me. word comes that mr. zelaya's arrival was eminent. he was sent into exile after the military coup a week ago and they're trying to reclaim the presidency. we just had word that mr. zelaya's plane is already in the air and now dozens of soldiers are trying to prevent the plane from landing or arrest him if it does. a white executive jet buzzes the airport. the runway's heavily guarded. a military fighter plane has scrambled to force the jet out of the air space. thousands of zelaya's working class supporters turned out sunday, vowing to risk their own lives to protect their president.

>> rally to die! >> reporter: the interim government threatened to arrest zelaya and put him on trial for corruption and treason. riot police attempted to block the highway to the airport, but later backed off. they're hondurans like us, we don't want to fight our own people, he says. there's no way on to the runway for zelaya supporters, the airport is closed off. zelaya headed off to neighboring el salvador. we're calling on the people of honduras to stage a peaceful insurrection, we will not give up, we want manuel zelaya back, he says. the struggle to restore zelaya to power seems far from over, the revolt against the coup has now turned bloody. karl penhaul, cnn, honduras.

i want to get this news out to you now. former defense secretary robert mcnamara has died. you may remember him as a key architect of the u.s. war in vietnam under two presidents, john f. kennedy and lyndon johnson, as well. he died at the age of 93 years old. this is according to his family. once again, former u.s. defense secretary robert mcnamara under john f. kennedy and lyndon johnson died at the age of 93. certainly a member of kennedy's inner circle during the cuban missile crisis, as well, back in 1962. i wanted to get this news out to you as we get it here and confirm it at cnn. from iran this morning, word that a british embassy staffer has been released. now, that leaves one other staffer still in jail. a top iranian cleric said friday he could be tried for inciting post election unrest. meanwhile other leading clerics

have come out against the results of a disputed election there. and the former president has also expressed doubts about the official result. he heads the group responsible for appointing or removing the supreme leader, that's ayatollah khamenei. khamenei backs the incumbent president ahmadinejad. a big move in the business world to tell you about too. a bankruptcy judge has now approved the sale of general motors' assets to a new gm. christine romans joining us from new york to explain what all of this means for taxpayers and then, of course, the gm customers. hi there, christine. >> the judge says there was no other choice. he said he had to approve the sale of these good assets to the new gm, otherwise he'd be facing liquidation and that would hurt everybody. the only alternative is liquidation, a disastrous result for gm's creditors, employees, suppliers who depend on gm for their own existence. so what's happening here?

taxpayers will get 60% stake in the company, this new gm would have four benchmark brands, chevy, cadillac, gmc, and buick, everything else will stay in bankruptcy, sold, liquidated, could take a couple of years to get rid of that stuff. it will mean for retirees, lower benefits, those very rich benefits of the past would be gone and this is moving ever closer, a victory really for the obama administering, the obama treasury department. this is moving more quickly than they had promised. the judge approving the sale and this is essentially eminent barring any appeals, heidi. >> that's for sure. what about your romans' numeral for today. >> 335,000, a finer point on what's happening here. talking about a future and a new beginning for the american auto industry. it's very important to look at what has happened since the recession began. 335,000 auto jobs lost since the recession began. so gm faces an important proving ground here. it has to compete, it will be

much smaller, there are a lot of autoworkers who will be left behind who will not be part of this new american industry. it will be a test of the treasury department, the obama administration for how well they've crafted this turn around and just how well it's in compete. now the hard work begins, heidi. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. the fbi now dismissing talk of a corruption investigation into alaska governor sarah palin. a spokesman says that was nothing but a rumor bouncing around the internet. but palin's surprise resignation still has a lot of people talking. sean callebs is live for us now in anchorage, alaska. so sean, what has governor palin been up to since she made this announcement? i'm sure there's a lot of people trying to follow her around. >> reporter: yeah, exactly and there are a lot of people in alaska that want no know exactly what's going on. people here say they are like the folks in the lower 48, kind of on the outside looking in, waiting to see what's behind all this. she's made a very low profile,

made a couple of stops in a small village yesterday, and right now she's fishing with her family in bristol bay. we have one picture from her july 4th, in juneau. a lot of people wondering what will she be doing? well, for her part, the governor has been communicating with the public via twitter, via facebook. listen to this facebook quote. she said how sad that washington and the media will never understand it's about country and though it's honorable for countless others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term, of course we know by now for some reason a different standard applies for the decision i make. of course she's leaving 18 months earlier. you talked a bit, heidi, about the fbi making an unusual statement. fbi says palin not the subject of an inquiry. the anchorage daily news, but i also like this. she has to share top billing

with a moose cat. that's kind of typical how alaskan folks are taking it. they believe she's much bigger news in the lower 48 and that political persona continues to move on. >> thanks so much, sean callebs for us live. we're going to be talking further about that with one of the reporters for that newspaper you just saw in anchorage and also bill bennett coming up next hour. meanwhile, millions of fans wanting to say good-bye to the king of pop, but only a select group beat the odds to get that chance. and severe weather center, we have storms across the south again today sh and our second tropical storm of the pacific season, we'll highlight that coming up later in the show. . who can give you the financial advice you need? where will you find the stability and resources to keep you ahead of this rapidly evolving world? these are tough questions. that's why we brought together two of the most powerful names in the industry.

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millions of people want to go to the public memorial for michael jackson, but only 8,750 fans won tickets to the service, which is tomorrow at the staples center in los angeles. they can pick up their tickets today. cnn's kara finnstrom live from

l.a. with more on this. so kara, how will the ticket process work? >> reporter: well, it's a little bit complicated, only so they can try to rule out any particular folks that might be trying to sell these tickets to make a profit off of them. we've seen such a tremendous outpouring from fans since michael jackson's death aeek ago. just behind me here, you can see a lot of the balloons and notes and such that were left. overnight these 8, 750 fans became the lucky few that will actually go get to see the memorial in person. and they'll have to go to dodger stadium, they've been given a secret pass code, they'll turn that in, and in exchange, what they'll get are two wristbands, one that they have to put on immediately, the other that they give to a guest and two tickets. the purpose of the wristband to make sure they aren't selling both of those tickets. if the wristbands are damaged or taped in any way, they will not be allowed to go in and see that

memorial service. heidi, we also understand everything is going to be cordoned off. if you're not a ticketholder or a member of the media, you won't be getting in. >> everybody really hoping they will be part of that crowd. kara, what's the latest now on the investigation into his death? >> reporter: well, a new development overnight. the los angeles times reporting that los angeles police department has issued three warrants. at least three warrants for searches. and that this is to try to collect more information about whether drugs, prescription drugs in particular may have played a role in his death. it's been really difficult for police to peace together michael jackson's medical history because he saw so many different doctors. this will, hopefully, allow them to start piecing all of these different physicians he saw together and how different prescription drugs he was taking may have potentially played a role. >> understood and forgive me,

i'm noticing now those are not people behind you, a lot of memorabilia and balloons. excuse me, it looked like people behind you there. kara finnstrom reporting on the michael jackson story out of l.a. thank you, kara. join cnn tomorrow for around the clock coverage of the memorial celebrating the life of the worldwide pop icon, michael jackson as family, friends, and fans say good-bye. michael jackson, the memorial, cnn all day tomorrow, starting on american morning at 6:00 a.m. eastern. alaskans shocked, republicans confused, who was in the loop for governor sarah palin's decision to resign? we'll ask someone who knows alaskan politics inside and out.

even for a political career filled with surprise is the decision to leave office was another shocking moment for sarah palin. erica has covered the governor as a washington correspondent for the anchorage daily news and joining us live from washington. hi, erica, thanks for being with us today. >> thanks for having me. >> you bet. let's start with some sound from friday during this whole announcement. let's listen for a moment. >> a good point guard, here's

what she does, drives through a full court press, protecting the ball, keeping her head up because she needs to keep her eye on the basket and knows when to pass the ball so that the team can win. and that is what i'm doing. >> so, erica, were there any rumblings before that announcement on friday for her to pass the ball and step down? >> no, not at all. and i don't want to use too many sports analogies, but this really came as quite a surprise to everyone in alaska and obviously on the national stage. of course, she had spoken to her lieutenant governor about this, but not until wednesday night. and so it was really just a very close inner circle, her family and the lieutenant governor who really knew what was about to happen. >> yeah, wow, it's wild. so it's been eight months since the election, as we all know, governor palin has faced some challenges, obviously in the press and out of the press, quite frankly, according to the editorial page in your paper says she's not getting along

with the legislature very well. what do you think is really going on here? >> well, there's so many motivations, so many things that could be going on. obviously if you listen to what she said, she's got some really serious concerns about the ethics investigation. she mentioned the toll that this has taken on her family. but she also talked about her own future and over the weekend on her own facebook page talked about pursuing a higher calling. >> a higher calling? well, that obviously has people talking. and speculating as to what that might be. we should be pretty clear about this. the ethics investigation that you're talking about completely different than all of these rumors out there. in fact, the fbi came out and said and this is pretty unusual for them, and i want to use their words, this is according to special agent eric gonzalez. normally we do not confirm or deny those kind of allegations saying that she was under investigation. but by not doing so, it just

casts her in a very bad light, saying very clear they are not investigating governor palin. but then again, from your paper, let's go ahead and put this on the screen real quickly. this is what is said about sarah palin. she's a charismatic leader with a devoted national following so there's no surprise if she sees a future for herself beyond alaska. but, we thought she'd finish her work on the home front first. she hasn't made clear why she won't. so people kind of unhappy that she'll be leaving at the end of the month with 18 months in the term. >> right. and that, i think, is, you know, that's going to be one of the interesting -- the interesting factors in her future. obviously there's going to be a sense of disappointment in alaska. but it's also going to be if she does decide run for president, it seems to be the number one thing that would follow her throughout her political career, which is, you left your job early. >> yeah, it's pretty curious. do you think she's going to run

for president? >> well, who knows, she's not so much stuff coming her way, book deal, working on her memoirs and there are a lot of people who said she could be the right ring oprah winfrey, which, you know, that might be -- that might be something that's attractive to her too. >> interesting. all right. and you're very smart not to say whether or not you think she's going to run for president in 2012. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> washington correspondent for the anchorage daily news. thank you. and we want to know what you think. so we put a question for you on the blog page. and this is what it is. what is next for sarah palin? let us know what you think about that. obviously a lot of people are really speculating to all of this. go to cnn.com/heidi and then go ahead and post your comments there. we'll read some of them to you coming up a little later here in the "cnn newsroom." here... well, this is new... i'm working on my digestive health. whatcha eatin'? yoplus. it's a yogurt for digestive health. it's delicious.

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wall street, back open for business today after the three-day holiday weekend. but investors here ready to pick up where they left off thursday. susan lisovicz with a preview on today's action. is there going to be any action, susan? >> well, i do expect the volumes to be light. and that's actually something that we saw last week, as well,

heidi, we're also officially into the summer season. and unfortunately, as the opening bell rings, we're going to pick up right where we left off, at least that's what futures tell us, could be hangover, not necessarily from the fourth of july festivities, but from thursday sessions when the dow tumbled 223 points after the government's miserable jobs report. we don't want to dwell on that. let's move on to general motors. >> yeah. >> a federal judge approving the car maker's plan to transfer its best assets to a new gm after days of hearings. the only means available to preserve the continuation of gm's business end quote. economical d economic calendar. meanwhile, second quarter earnings season kicks off wednesday, dow component alcoa releases the quarterly results after the close of trading.

the company bracing for a third straight quarterly loss after being hammered by falling aluminum prices. also something that's falling with this debate as to where the global economy is right now is oil prices. oil's down nearly $2.50 right now because there's a sense maybe everybody got ahead of themselves that the demand for oil may not be as robust as traders might have thought. and demand for stocks, not so robust either in the first minute of trading, ms. collins, the dow, nasdaq, s&p 500 down a percent. how about those fireworks? >> beautiful, an hour long, it was amazing. >> you were on the intrepid. >> yep, the hudson river. >> very good spot to see it. happy independence day, late. all right, susan, we'll check back on later on with you. checking now on the upheaval in honduras. zelaya is expected to hold talks

at the oas officials in washington today. the plane carrying zelaya was refused permission to land yesterday at an airport in the honduran capital after a military jet forced zelaya's plane out of the capital's air space. the plane was rerouted to el salvador. meanwhile, there was violence outside the honduran airport. at least one person was killed, eight wounded at the security forces opened fire and used tear gas on several thousand zelaya supporters. honduras' interim government said police opened fire when protestors tried to force their way on to airport grounds. we just mentioned zelaya's talks with the oas, the organization of american states is made up of the western hemisphere. the group's goal to strengthen cooperation on the democratic values, defend common interests, and debate major issues for the region and the world. there are 35 member states, 34 of them are active.

cuba was suspended back in 1962. joining us more to talk about the situation in honduras is the former u.s. ambassador to that country. thank you for being with us, mr. ambassador. were you surprised about how things went down over the weekend? the drama when we hear about that story must have been pretty intense. >> well, certainly it was very surprising because having been from many with honduras, i quite frankly never expected this to come to this point. >> really? >> yes. i believe that honduras is now presented the administration with the first challenge in latin america in terms of a defining moment of how it's going to proceed with latin america and how democracy is very much part of this. >> and how exactly do you think it will proceed? >> well, i believe it is going to -- at this point it has asked for restoration of democracy. but clearly, mr. zelaya

returning to honduras is not quite as practical as it seemed at one point. maybe, i think, it is quite dangerous at this point. it's been polarized beyond anyone's imagination and anyone that's familiar with honduras. >> yeah, no question about that. in fact, not only would he be in danger, but then, of course, his supporters would certainly be in danger too. do you think that could make him think twice about trying to come back again? >> well, it should. but i think that we need to discuss with mr. zelaya the oas and the united states. and i think we need to get more engaged in what is happening on the ground. in terms of our own policy makers. i think that we need at least some visible white house participation and secretary of state direct participation in this. >> really? i mean, whenever this seems to happen, in other countries, it seems like there are people who don't want us involved. you hear that every time. there's some type of political conflict going on in other

countries. you think the u.s. should be getting involved in this? >> well, i think we should get involved to avoid bloodshed and an escalation of conflict. i think that we should contribute in terms of identifying dialogue on both sides and try to come to some mutually acceptable agreement in terms of the democracy, in terms of the principles that were violated or apparently violated at that point. >> what about president chavez in all of this. the interim president of honduras sort of offered him an olive branch in trying to bring some relationships together in this. how would that work? >> well, i think, chavez has clearly been a factor. i think the honduran people rightly feared that maybe honduras is moving in that direction and there were indicators that suggested this. and i think this added to the whole conflict and conflict among the different separation of powers in honduras that led

to this unfortunate event. but i think that chavez continues to be sort of a very visible threat to many countries in the region. >> yeah. quickly, what do you think is going to happen next here? >> next year? >> next in the situation. >> next, oh, i think when mr. zelaya come back and the consultations with the oas and with countries like the united states, and we suddenly nudge him toward a solution as well as the opposition he faces down there. we need to engage them. >> interesting. former u.s. ambassador to honduras, thanks so much for your time. >> thank you very much. now to this developing story out of china. 140 people are dead and more than 800 injured after a protest turned violent in western china. chinese media reports the

protest spun out of control on sunday. deteriorating into a deadly riot in the country's western xinjiang region. long history of tensions. many protestors reportedly said they were angry about the way the chinese government handled an earlier brawl in southern china where two were reportedly killed. well, we're now to afghanistan where there is word of a fierce fire fight between u.s. marines and insurgents. women and children may be caught in the cross fire. the standoff began in a town in the helmand province. barbara star with more of the details. what do you have? >> good morning to you, heidi. well, we are learning this standoff is continuing in helmand province. sometimes, you know, it's the little battles that may be the marker of much larger picture in the region. right now, let's go to a map so we can show you where all of this is happening.

this is a place in sovereign afghanistan. part of this large operation where the marines have been operating. they began fighting in garmsir. what they're telling us is several years ago, they started taking fire from a group of insurgent, the insurgents ran into a compound as it usually worked, you might have seen air strikes to go in, but the marines held off because of this situation of civilian casualty problem. so they sent somebody to go talk to the insurgents and, indeed, some women and children came out. they were very glad they didn't do the air strike, but still didn't call in fire. the sta the standoff still continues. another round of women and children have come out. and now the marines decided they're going to wait out the insurgents and not going to risk killing women and children in this situation. heidi, this is all part of the

new strategy. i want to show everybody a document that we just got here. this is the new directive issued by the top commander in afghanistan. dated today just out and it underscores this whole issue. what general stanley mcchrystal says, we will not win based on the number of taliban we kill. we can defeat ourselves. all of this now geared towards not just starting off by killing the taliban, but by protecting the people and not engaging in situations that might risk civilian casualties. >> this is exactly what you and i spoke about when he first made this known to the public and the military obviously about how these changes will take place in afghanistan. barbara starr, thank you. a student who felt she was facing discrimination at school left. but she hasn't given up her fight just yet. we'll tell you why she's speaking out now. we've made a great product even better.

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quickly want to show you some of this video coming in happening right now. just outside of milwaukee. again, these live pictures coming to us. five alarm fire at a meat-packing plant. if you happen to know the area or are familiar with milwaukee. talking about cudahy. apparently this fire started last night, they've been battling it through the night.

100 firefighters, 15 different departments, mandatory evacuation orders given by the may yorks numerous roads closed off. and lots and lots of smoke and open flames. you can see for yourself. we will continue to follow this story. again, meat-packing plant on fire there just outside of milwaukee, wisconsin. it was a homicide, that's the official word from investigators on the death of former nfl star steve mcnair. nashville police found mcnair dead on saturday. next to the body of this woman. kazemi. police believe the two were dating even though mcnair is married mcnair was shot multiple times, kazemi was shot once and the gun was found under her body. mcnair's family is understandably in disbelief. >> this is very disturbing that, you know, that a person of steve's caliber that just get

caught like that. i mean, it's bad. i can't really believe that it happened like that. without just him just putting up a fight or something like that. it's hard to believe. >> mcnair played 13 seasons in the nfl. many of them in nashville. pretty dangerous time of year for wildfires in southern california, and one of them has burned 130 acres near los angeles according to the associated press. you can see the flames there. but firefighters say they do have it under control. luckily winds pushed the fire away from any buildings in the area and no one was hurt. authorities did not have to evacuate. rob marciano standing by now in the severe weather center. >> that was pretty close. >> yeah. yeah.

>> good morning, heidi. >> good morning, storms in the southeast to talk about, i guess too? >> yeah, this pesky front really was far enough south to give a lot of people rest from the heat and in some cases low levels of humidity. now it's creeping up to where it should be. couple of spots across the northern plains and the foothills, front range of the colorado rockies, might see some thunderstorms as the heat continues to build. and the northeast, finally getting into nice weather. here's a look at the radar that doesn't show a lot. a little renegade shower across upstate new york. but generally speaking, this pesky low, which has been the reason you had cool and wet june is now a little bit drier, but still giving you some low levels of humidity and comfortable temperatures. so the best of both worlds here. but here's this front around here. the focal spot of where we see our showers and thunderstorms, some of them could be heavy, south of dallas and north of new orleans, and that's where we expect to see most of the action. daytime highs, check them out, 8

86 degrees in kansas city, 83 degrees in new york city. i want to point out this, this is our second tropical storm of the season, in the pacific, on the pacific side. right now, winds of 40 miles an hour and there's tropical storm blanca, and this thing is expected to pretty much go away, i think. i want to show you this, as well. there you go, fourth of july weekend. >> yeah. >> one thing i learned, i learned a couple things down there in disney world last week. teddy roosevelt named this the white house. it was always called the executive mansion. and he said, you know what? it looks like a big white house to me. that's not a lie unless they were lying to me. >> no, would never happen. >> i've been suckered by a few things. >> we won't talk about that here. we don't have enough time. rob, thanks so much. appreciate it. we'll check back later on. meanwhile, i want to take you back to russia because as we've been telling you, that is where president barack obama is. i understand that we are getting pictures in right now getting ready for this joint news

conference with dmitry medvedev, the president, obviously, that we see there, i believe, maybe not. anyway, we will continue to watch these pictures for you and bring this event to you live just as soon as -- here we go. here are the new pictures that we have been looking for. the president there in front. obviously, going through and greeting some of the people who are standing by to meet him. and behind him president medvedev. we will bring this to you as soon as it happens. we are expecting to hear from both of them. the last time president obama spoke at a college commencement, lots of protestors showed up. but that was on an american campus. what can we expect in russia? kn. expert. a guru. how about wu? wu will do. where to? first stop... peru. vincent wu to katmandu.

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a mus slim student says she experienced a discrimination. >> i feel like they are very angry at me.

>> because why? >> because i complained and stood up for myself. >> reporter: ever since she was 16, she wore a symbol of modesty in islam. not once has anyone ever discriminated against her appearance until this school year when she says her communications professor made a comment about her head scarf. >> she turns back to me and looks at my scarf, and i had it further back so you could see my bun with my hair and she points to it and says, what is that? a bomb? >> reporter: that was the first of several comments that the teacher made. in the complaint that she filed with the equal opportunity commission include, what you have under there? bombs? are you carrying any bombs on you today? by the way, don't worry, that's a headdress, not a bomb.

>> so much of my work was given to georgia state. it hurts that they didn't think twice before retail ating against me. >> reporter: she says that her professor eventually apologized but then the retaliation occurred. she was stripped of her title as director of a study abroad program. >> total, total shock. >> reporter: donna stewart as the director of the middle east institute until this week of these allegations of discrimination. >> the way in which the college retaliated has sent a very clear signal around the university that if you're a faculty member or in a position of power, it's okay to discriminate. for me, this is not necessarily a muslim issue. it's a civil rights issue. >> reporter: in an e-mail to cnn, the doctor says, "i have to refer all inquiries to the

university." they released this statement, the complaint was addressed and appropriate action was taken in september of 200 #. it was dona stewart's decision to resign. she's still an employee of georgia state university and was recently promoted to full professor with the dean's support. in no way was retaliation taken against dr. stewart nor the student as a result of the complaint. she finds comfort in family, colleagues, and student support. >> we love you and are behind you. yes. and that's my teacher. >> reporter: cnn, atlanta. there's a lot going on in the cnn "newsroom." here's a look at what we're looking at for the next hour. we begin with kara finnstrom. hey, kara. >> reporter: here in los angeles, some excited los

angeles fans learning that they will be able to see the memorial live. that's at the top of the hour. poppy harlow in new york, gm's bankruptcy process fix the fundamental problem and we as taxpayers are still billions in the hole. more on that at the top of the hour. all things considered, not too shabby of a holiday weekend for most folks and we have the second tropical system of the season. >> rob, thank you. also, the exiled president of honduras denied permission to land in his own country. we'll talk to our carl penhall who was at the airport when violence broke out. this is a history of over 50,000 crash-tested cars... this is the world record for longevity and endurance. and one of the most technologically advanced automobiles on the planet.

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first it was arizona state, then notre dame. now president obama is ready to give another commencement speech but the setting couldn't be more different. moscow's new economic school. jill doherty takes us there. >> reporter: as moscow's new economic school, when graduate students told their friends that the commencement speaker was

going to be president obama, president of the united states, they didn't believe it. >> they said wow. and many said that it's just a joke. >> reporter: but mr. obama did choose the school, founded just 17 years ago, but already a world class institution in a hot bed of new thinking. >> i like barack obama. most of the students we talk with are friends of mr. obama. some of them say they agree with some of his policies. >> i think international programs using power or firearms but instead power of negotiations. >> reporter: almost all of them zeroed in on mr. obama's motto, change. >> very vibrant and lots of change is happening. >> reporter: but russia is also being hit hard by the economic crisis.

>> this crisis is like the economic times changing. the best time for economists. >> i think he's a great revolutionary president. >> reporter: you know, you have your own young president, president medvedev. >> there are concerns about our president but, yes, generally i'm hopeful about a relationship between medvedev and mr. obama. >> i heard that mr. obama's name is associated with the word hope, hope for change. what i'd like to hear from him probably isn't some good news that we are -- we have something to hope for, to hope for. this hard time that we have right now, it's really tough but there's something better in our

future and he's the first guy who believes in it. >> reporter: a sampling of the young people that mr. obama will be speaking to, a new generation that could be shaping russia's future. jill doherty, cnn, moscow. >> we will be hearing from mr. obama and president medvedev which will begin in the next hour. we'll bring that to you live just as soon as that happens. saying good-bye to the king of pop. millions of people want to be at the statements center tomorrow but only 8,750 fans will get tickets today to attend the memorial service. meanwhile, michael's mother, katherine jackson, will go to court today regarding michael's estate. let's begin with how the ticket

process works and then we'll talk about his mother. >> okay. a lot of developments out here. heidi, the number of people that are expected to watch this, it's just massive, unprecedented. many analysts now say hundreds of millions of people expected on tv and online to watch the service. as you mentioned, just under 9,000 people, the lucky ones that actually have these tickets. they were notified via e-mail, given a secret pass code. they will have to go to dodgers stadium and go to that with a secret i.d. number and wrist band. they will try to assure that none of the tickets are resold. if the wrist bands are damaged or taped in any way, they will not be let in. the only people let in are folks with the tickets and then also those with media credentials.

everyone else being asked to stay away. we're told the whole area will be cordoned off. >> and about this hearing today, what are we expecting? are they making any decisions regarding michael jackson's estate? >> reporter: here's what we know. it's going to take place less than two hours from now. lawyers from the executors of the will and family member also show up. the purpose of the hearing is to decide whether the executors of the will shall take their power now and start doing what they do as exhibit fors of the will. this will be the jackson family's first opportunity to try to fight that or postpone that if they want to do that for any reason. >> all right. kara finnstrom following all of the angles. kara, thank you. next week michael jackson's

ex-wife, debbie rowe, will be in court to file for custody. yesterday foeting to grafrs swarmed her. >> are you ready to fight for your kids, debbie? are you ready to fight for your children? >> do not touch me. >> nobody touched you. >> you just did. don't. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't touch me. >> how important are the kids to you, debbie? >> lawyers for rowe says she has not reached a final decision on whether she will seek custody of jackson's two oldest children. jackson's will named his mother katherine as the guardian of all three children. tomorrow you can join us for around the clock coverage for the memorial of the pop star

icon. that is tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. turning to the latest now on the disputed presidential election, a member of opposition candidate mir mousavi has died of torture. also, the british government has reported that one of its staffers in iran has been freed. and coming out over the weekend of the presidential election. we'll talk about that developing story for you as well. now for the latest in honduras, a plane was refused permission to land.

and then violence broke out. >> reporter: shots ring out and supporters and protestors launch rocks and military responds with bullets and tear gas. it's unclear if they are firing into the air will directly hit civilians. a dying man is carried through the crowd. video clearly shows him bleeding from a head wound. the red cross confirms an initial death toll. we have one person dead from a gunshot in the head and eight people wounded. amid the violence, protestors report four men have died. this man soak soaked in blood has a child in his arms.

i ran over to the boy to try to help him because i didn't want him to die but he died. zelaya was ousted by the military coup a jet carrying mr. zelaya buzzes the airport. the runway is heavily guarded. a military fighter plan scrambles to force mr. zelaya's jet out of the air space. thousands of zelaya's working force supporters turned out sunday vowing to protect.

they are on trial for corruption and treason. and later the riot ters backed off. we don't want to fight our own people, he says. there's no way on to the runway for zelaya supporters, the airport is closed. zelaya headed to he will salvador. we will not give up, he says. karl penhall, cnn. >> made up of the nations of the

western hemisphere, the group's goal is to strengthen cooperation on democratic values, defend common interests, and major issues. cuba was suspended back in 1962. turning to another major story we are following this hour, the first u.s.-russian summit. president obama taking part in a wreath landing. our white house correspondent, suzanne malveaux, is live from moscow. what can we expect to hear from the two leaders at this press conference in about 25 minutes or so? >> reporter: we expect both of them to emphasize the positive here.

medvedev saying that the weather may be chilly but it's warm inside. first thing that we expect is that they are going to make an announcement, talking about both sides reducing their nuclear arsenals. it's the first step in replacing a nuclear arms treaty that expires in december. that's one of the things that they will talk about. the second thing is, the agreement that now allows the united states to help supply the u.s. military mission in afghanistan. that is also significant. they will be laying out the details. also, some of the challenges as well. this is clearly a relationship that is evolving, changing, but it's the first u.s.-russian summit. >> talk to us more, if you can, suzanne, about the relationship between president barack obama and medvedev.

it's got to be a relatively new relationship, yeah? >> reporter: sure. and it was interesting to see when they first got together. this was the second meeting. we have frequesh pictures. they were patting each other on the back and it was the kind of thing we have not seen before when you looked at president bush and say, vladimir putin. tomorrow president obama will have the first face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin, their relationship a bit chillier. putin has a lot of sway in russia as well. >> you bet. the dynamics will be very interesting, indeed. suzanne malveaux, live from moscow. thank you. we'll hear from president barack obama and president medvedev expected to begin at the bottom

of the hour. we'll bring it to you live when it happens. president obama's week long trip takes him from russia to italy and then to ghana for his first visit to a subsa har ran nation on the african continent. a big move in the bankruptcy world. a judge has approved the assets to move from gm to a new gm. otherwise the company would face liquidation. taxpayers will have a 60% stake in the new company. four benchmark brands will remain. the others ultimately sold off. future retirees will have lower benefits now than current retirees. a small town in south carolina living in fear as police look for a serial killer.

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in south carolina, investigators stepping up their efforts now to find a serial killer after five people are

dead in just over a week. it's happening 50 miles southwest of charlotte, north carolina. take a look at the sketch of the man that deputies are looking for. they say it's their best guest at the killer's appearance based on witness reports. police say they have evidence linking all five killings to each other. meanwhile, funeral services were held yesterday for a 50-year-old woman and her mother, 83-year-old hazel. hundreds of people turned out to remember them both. >> she lit up a room. at football games, nowhere she would ring the cow bell all the time. she loved her family. >> about 100 investigators are working on the case. deputies are urging residents to

be vigilant. it was a homicide. that's the official word now from investigators on the death of former nfl player steve mcnair. he was found dead on saturday next to the body of this woman, sahel kazemi. police believe that the two were dating even though mcnair is married. mcnair was shot multiple times and kazemi was shot once. mcnair's family is understandably in disbelief. >> it's very disturbing that a person of steve's caliber to be killed like that, i can't really believe that it happened like that, without him putting up a fight or something like that.

>> mcnair played 13 seasons, many of them in nashville. a party in miami, as many as three gunmen stormed and opened fire hitting 12 people. three of the wounded were rushed to the hospital and they are now in critical condition. another man who tried to escape the gunfire was hit by a fire. police have not made any arrests. we'll take you back to milwaukee, wisconsin. we've been watching this meat packing fire. these pictures, we understand, show that it's still raging. we were looking at a live shot moments ago. about 100 firefighters are out there fighting this thing. again, it's a meat packing plant. the mayor has put out an evacuation order. lots of roads are closed.

rob mars yan know is joining us now from the severe weather center. storms in the south and heat continues to rise and then coming down for a great weekend. >> it was pretty decent. most people in the u.s., lower 48 at least, enjoyed a great weekend. a handful of states got rained out but we haven't had a hurricane or tropical storm in the season so far but this is tropical storm blanca. it's about 120 miles from the southern tip of the baja of california. it's moving away from landfall so it's not a big deal.

a couple of showers across the extreme northeast. this is the area south of dallas, that's going to be the focus of the showers and thunderstorms today. it's a front that's been far enough south to give most of these folks pleasant weather but now it's moved more to the north. this is where it should be this time of year. temperatures today will be on the toasty side in, say, phoenix and vegas. other than that, not too bad in atlanta. 87 degrees expected in denver. speaking of -- look at that. talk about cobalt blue skies -- >> wow, that's got to be denver. >> it is denver. tomorrow could be in the upper 90s. toasty in the mile high city for sure. >> what's on your collar?

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$1 billion. that's how much the u.n. secretary general says it will cost to fight the swine flu pandemic. the world health organization says 429 people died of the

swine flu and more than 94,000 have now been infected. for your daily dose, a reminder of the importance of vak vaccinations. elizabeth cohen is joining us now with more details. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> what have they snoufound? >> more and more kids are getting measles because fewer and fewer people are vaccinating. measles is a lot more than a nuisance. kids actually can die from measles and that's why officials are putting out the alert to doctors in the area. they say that there have been 11 cases recently all just in brooklyn. these are kids ranging in ages from 8 months to 4 years and also to adults. the number of measles cases have been rising over the years.

let's take a look at what happened. in 2000, for example, there were very few cases of measles, if any. 2004, 37 cases. 2005, 66 cases. 2008, 140 cases. 2009, 25 cases. you can see that there have been more and more cases and, again, it is thought that it's because people are not vaccinating, even though study after study has shown that the measles vaccine does not cause autism. >> i have so many questions for you. do we have numbers -- i would be curious to know if there are numbers provided as well on people who have not gotten the vaccine so we know the number of vaccinations has also gone down and the number of occurrences in getting measles has gone up. >> right and there are numbers showing that it's gone down. when you look at the 11 cases in brooklyn, none of those people had been vaccinated. some of them were too young but most of them could have gotten

the vaccine and didn't. >> all right. well, i mean, when you talk about vaccinations and one of the reasons why you do it is because of the idea of public health concerns. not everybody gets sick. it's not just your child. you need to watch out for the other kids, too. >> exactly. this is one of the few things that you do for other people, not just for yourself. for measles, it's particularly pressing. here is why. babies cannot get the vaccine. it just won't work on them. a kid from birth to their first birthday are completely vulnerable. if you have a 3-year-old walking around that hasn't been vaccinated, they can get that baby sick. if you don't vaccinate your kid, you're taking a risk for your own child, but you're putting other children at risk. that's an important thing to remember. >> yes, very important. >> and the first time your child should be vaccinated is at 12 to 15 months of age. the second dose, by age 6.

they are seeing that people are, a, not getting it, and b, delaying it. if you wait, you're making your kid more vulnerable during that period of time. >> and just to wrap this thing up, the concern for most people is the possibility of autism, which, once again -- >> studies have shown that isn't there. >> all right. we'll continue to hear more and more about the data, i'm sure. elizabeth cohen, thank you. we are waiting for president obama and president medvedev. we are bringing you a live conference of the summit in just a few minutes. ♪ [ female announcer ] arthritis targets your body where it's weak. where it's vulnerable. ♪ tylenol arthritis works with your body to block the pain, without interfering

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we are expecting to hear from president obama and russian president medvedev shortly. in fact, the two are taking part in the first u.s.-russian summit in 12 years. they will be talking about arms reduction and we'll bring that news conference to you live from moscow. you can see the shot there just as soon as it gets underway. alaska governor rare sarah palin is defying expectations now as she leaves the highest office she's ever reached. so where does she go from here? joining us is cnn contributor and talk radio host, bill bennett. let's listen to something that sarah palin said on friday and then i'll get your reaction. >> life is too short to compromise time and resources. and though it may be tempting to

put your head down and apiece those who say to shut up and that's a quitter's approach. i think the problem is ap pa three. it would be ap pathetic to go with the flow. we're fishermen. we know that only dead fish go with the flow. >> according to that, she's not quitting, if you look at it that way, right? what is she doing? >> reporter: you know, you've got to say, whether you like her or not, fish, caribou -- >> there was sports in there, too, i think. >> reporter: may i just mention that you can see alaska from russia? >> yes. what a great thing to say as we wait for the -- >> reporter: and look at the architecture of those buildings? it's fantastic. has there ever been any good u

communist architecture? >> not that i know of. >> reporter: what is she up to? the mind of a woman. that's a dangerous comment but i'm experienced. this woman particularly, look, she could be stepping aside to say, look, i've had a rough time. i'm going to take advantage of the fact of notoriety, even though it's been difficult, it's brought me the opportunity to make a lot of money for my family, she has an incredible book deal. she's the most south after speaker, as you know, heidi, she could speak and make money and could be doing that for the next year and we wouldn't know for sure whether she has -- >> but if she had never been governor of alaska, she wouldn't be getting those jobs. if she hadn't been governor of alaska, she likely wouldn't have been the presidential candidate. so the people of ala skas -- and i haven't thought about this

until just a few minutes ago, the people of alaska are saying, where are you going? you're abandoning your term 18 months before your term is up. >> reporter: well, that's what a reporter says. >> yeah. they want her to go. >> reporter: pundits, reporters, the media establishment, washington establishment, and then the people. now, that's a little harsh. those extremes are not -- doesn't divide the universe. however, i have to tell you, after going on cnn yesterday, the state of the union with your colleague john king and hearing ed blast her and donna blast her and almost every political type and reporter blast her, we opened it up on the radio this morning, heidi, and 5-1 in favor of sarah palin, including callers from alaska. >> there's no doubt that people are interested in her and supporters of her and like a lot of what she's doing. people are calling in and --

>> from wasilla, actually. from all over the country and it was 5-1. and it was what you'd expect. people said, we like her. we like her style. we like her approach. interesting, "new york times" editorial, he said, she represents how you can make it in this country and make it big without having gone to columbia and harvard. >> doesn't that mean that people want her to stick around? >> no. >> they want her to go on and do something bigger? >> even if people in alaska wanted her to stay, if she's got larger ambition, how much does it matter to the people in the lower 48 that she leaves the governor job early? we had one or two callers that said she quit and i don't like quitting. most of the callers said they didn't see the distinction. remember when tim pawlenty said i'm not going to run again? >> yes, of course. >> most people don't see a

difference, a moral difference, between i'm not going to run again and i'm going to leave my job early. i'm just temg you what the folks said this morning. >> sure. >> now, will she be subject to criticism? yes. and also more important, she will now have a vetting process if she's seeking higher office which will be much, much longer than the ad at the time when she was picked for vice president. she could be vetted for three years. can anybody stand the three-year vetting? and it's going to be tough -- there are tomorrow people who have incredible adamance against her. >> it's always an interesting story out of alaska, that is for sure. bill bennett, host of morning in america, we appreciate your insight. we'd love to you stick around as we continue to follow this story as well. bill, thank you. >> thank you. >> we are watching for the president of the united states and also russia to come up very shortly here. we've got a live picture of that. there you can see several different shots, actually. also, want to get back to

the blog here real quickly because we have been asking you what do you think about governor sarah palin's career plans? everybody is speculating about what could happen next here as she has announced her resignation from the governorship of alaska. we want to read a few responses here from the heidi collins' page. this one says, as far as her not fulfilling her duties, she explains that. she doesn't agree with a lame duck situation. how much duty did barack fulfill while running for president? way more honorable to step aside and allow another to govern. and the next one from fran, sarah palin and elizabeth hassle back at the view will start up their own talk show. rush limbaugh can be the announcer. there we go. we love our bloggers, don't we? cnnnewsroom.com. meanwhile, the obama

administration achieving a victory on the business front today as the bankruptcy judge clears the way for the establishment of a new gm. christi christine romans is here. >> reporter: the obama administration wins one step closer to getting out of bankruptcy and starting a new road for gm leaving some cumbersome and unprofitable assets in its wake. the judge saying that there was simply no other choice. the only alternative to an immediate sale, the judge wrote, is liquidation and that, of course, would be a disaster for the gm employees, creditors, and the supplies who depend on gm. here you have a bankruptcy judge saying that the new gm can go forward and close down factories and shut down brands and sell off unprofitable assets and sever thousands of relationships with dealers and turn into this new gm and move forward. it's pending appeal and it will

have to be consummated. this is happening even more quickly than they had promised barring any kind of last-minute hurdles here. there are people with lawsuits against the old company and product liability lawsuits who are left behind. and there are also bond holders who say that they have got a real my way or the highway point of view and they have a say in how the company is structured. who gets what? taxpayers calling it government motors. taxpayers will own 60% of the company and four main benchmark brands. and then of course retirees, 650,000 retirees will get fewer benefits, future retire ees will have less rich benefits than past retirees. that's going to be a change for people as well.

but a lot of jobs have been lost. this is really the beginning. it's not the end of the bang republican tea process. i would say it's the beginning. it's still a very tough recession. there is still a lot to be done. >> no question about it. we know you're following it closely for us. christine romans, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> and the hard work really begins for the embattled automaker. poppy harlow has a breakdown now from new york. what is that? >> they want to be profitable

and analysts and the plan and really make a long-term travel this week and more time and fundamental problem and that is and and the country, and union workers, some of which make concessions, but it's really the future workers where the pay cuts have been taken and gm is shrinking. they are not bringing on a lot of new employees. how much cost for gm? a tougher road ahead, heidi. >> what am i going to have to do to turn things around? >> they have to build cars that people want to buy. and i want to clear something up. we went to gm a week ago or so

and they said, gm sells more cars than ford or chrysler. however, they are selling less and less cars. that is a problem. fritz henderson coming back and saying, this is going back to basics. if the company can do that, we are going to change the company perception. in a statement today, fritz henderson came out and said, now it's our responsibility to fix this business and place the company on a clear path to success without delay. this is an executive that likes to work very, very quickly but this may be gm's last chance to get it right. we want to know what you think. weigh in on facebook.com. >> people are writing in. let us know what you think. is this the right plan for gm? >> poppy harlow, thank you. we are waiting to hear from president obama and russian president medvedev. we are going to have live coverage of their sucmmit conference coming your way any minute.

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we are expecting to hear from president obama and president medvedev shortly. we are getting these live pictures out of moscow. this news conference will be taking place. they are running a little late. president obama has not yet arrived inside the building. we continue to wait for him and

the russian president and when that happens, we'll bring it to you live. in northern afghanistan bombing and u.s. marines caught up in and women and children caught in the cross fire. they talked about where the recent violence is happening. he spoke with john king on the state of the union. >> i'll take you up close where the fighting is really going on in helmand and you can see in this area of garmsir and khan neshin and what cuts through there is the whole river valley. this is really the most concentrated area for opium growing and we expect

significant combat challenge with respect to the taliban that have been there and we haven't been able to defeat them and clear the area. this will allow us to not just secure the area for the afghan people but also hold it. >> the taliban claimed responsibility to tack on the u.s. troops but claim five soldiers were killed and two injured. former defense secretary robert mack na mare ra has died. he died in his sleep at his washington home. he served under two presidents during the vietnam war. he was 93 years old. once again, what began as a peaceful protest in china turned deadly. more than 100 people are dead and that death toll could rise.

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a protest turned violent in western china. the protests spoun out of contrl deteriorating into a deadly riot. >> reporter: protestors in northwestern china screaming,

chanting. these pictures from china's state run media. an eyewitness says throngs of men, women, and children left their market stands in the city's bizarre district to join in. police responded quickly pushing the crowds back. an american studying said that's when the crowds turned violent, throwing rocks and setting vehicles on fire. >> they were smashing windows on cars driving by, windows on businesses that had been evacuated and there was tear gas and several bouts of gunfire, explosions. >> reporter: police reportedly fired shots over the crowd. the riot quickly hit chinese blogs. photos and videos like these being posted online, though they can't be verified by cnn. in the end, 140 people killed

and more than 800 injured. the capital of the province where most half of the people are muslim. there's a long history of tension. around the olympics, a bombing killed 16 police and they claim they call it accept pra tift. >> what you are seeing is stereo typing on both sides. they believe that everyone in the government is evil. the state believes that these are terrorist individuals being driven from the outside. >> reporter: the chinese government says the latest protests were masterminded by activists outside the country, saying the violence is a pre-empted violent crime. many protests reportedly said that they are angry about how the chinese government handled another incident in southern china in a toy factory. state-run media reports started

a rumor that a group of weaker men raped two chinese women. and ended with two pent-up frustration. >> and this is video just coming in from people that are just learning that they won the lottery to attend the michael jackson memorial. slowly people are beginning to arrive. live pictures coming our way out of dodgers stadium. we're back in a moment.

we are waiting to hear from president obama and president medvedev. we'll have live he coverage coming from that news conference in moscow very shortly here. you'll see it here on cnn live. and more on what the two are hoping to accomplish. >> reporter: after years of souring relationship between the u.s. and russia, both men saying that they are determined to make a fresh start and to reset

straying ties. just listen to the tone of this summit. >> it's been a time over the last several years where russia and the u.s. relations were not as strong as they should be. what i said coming in is that i wanted to press the reset button. >> translator: unfortunately, the relationship between these two countries has worsened, unwillingness to take any new steps, call it what you will, but the fact remains, although the country's presidents have had a good personal rapport. >> reporter: first on the agenda is arms control. both want to cut the numbers of cold war era nuclear war heads that they maintain, agreeing to reduce from more than 2,000 each to as low as 1600. afghanistan is another area

where the u.s. and russia are trying to cooperate. allowing equipment and ammunition to be transported across russian territory to supply u.s. forces on the ground in the war zone, russia saying that they are a fair interest in fighti fighting taliban interests in the region. other issues are much more difficult. moscow is opposed to further expansion of the military allowance, including ukraine and georgia and, of course, u.s. with the couldn't verse sal missile defense system in eastern europe and potentially threaten its own nuclear. the analysts say that the u.s. and russian president can collaborate on this issue, it will be a major break through. >> then we'll be able to say at some point that we have left the box of mutual destruction beee