begin and anwar sadat to meet. and finally told everybody what he felt, but he was very careful. he realized the power he was wielding as was very careful in keeping his opinion to himself. people didn't know whether he was republican, democrat, conservative, liberal. >> and people respected him for it, because he stuck to the facts. in fact, he was the most trusted man in america. there for some time. linda mason, thanks for sharing your memories with us today. we really do appreciate it. >> you're welcome, betty. from the cnn center, you are now in the "cnn newsroom." this saturday, july 18th. good morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. >> hello, everybody.

i'm betty nguyen. it is leavin a.m. in the east pshgs 8 o'a.m. on the west coast. president obama pushing for health care reform during this weekly address this morning. he is running out of time to get a bill on his desk before congress' august recess. some democrats are complaining that the president is pushing too hard. elaine quijano is live at the white house with the president's latest message. elaine, a congressional budget oversight committee said this week the plan would, in fact, increase costs over the long term. not what the administration wantinged to hear. what's the next step for the president? >> reporter: yes, betty, you're absolutely right. this is not what the obama administration wanted to hear. nevertheless, president obama is going to keep trying to put the pressure on congress. trying to rally lawmakers. we saw that yesterday during the president's last-minute remarks here at the white house. you'll see that again coming up on wednesday of this coming wednesday night. the president is planning a primetime news conference to push his health care agenda

forward. the white house knows this is really going to be a tough fight, because of this congressional budget office report that you mentioned. the democrat's legislation would not be talked down. republicans really have seized on that as reason, they say, to be skeptical of the democrats an the president's plans. we, today in his weekly address the president pushed back. >> folks who control the white house and congress for the past eight years as we ran up record deficits will argue, believe it or not, that health reform will lead to regular deficits. that's simply not true. our proposals cut hundreds of billions of dollars in unnecessary spending and unwarranted giveaways to insurance companies in medicare and medicaid. they change incentives so providers will give patients the best care. not just the most expensive care which will mean big savings over time. >> reporter: nevertheless, there is also concern cominging from a group of bipartisan groups of

key senators on this health care ajebd da. they say, look, let's slow down the process. they think taking additional time is really going to be in the best interests of getting health care reform bill done, but that is, you know, not in keeping with president obama's timetable. he really wants to try and push this through to try to get this done by august, but that's looking like an increasingly ambitious goal right now. >> yeah. tough 0 get on the fast track. especially when you hear what republicans have to say about this. they are sounding off. what have you heard? >> reporter: that's right. republicans are basically saying, look, democrats and the president are trying to push this plan through too quickly. then say the more american who hear the details of this plan, of these plans, the more americans oppose it, and today they jumped again on that congressional budget office report as a reason why americans should really give this some thought. take a listen.

>> their plan would increase spending by more than $2 trillion, when fully implemented, and would, according to the non-partisan congressional budget office, add dirk costs on to an already unsustainable system. it would empower washington, not doctors and patients, to make health care decisions and would impose a new tax on working families during the recession. >> now, president obama dismisses all of that. just scare tactics. betty, clearly the battle lines are drawn. the white house knows it's going to about difficult fight ahead. >> no doubt. elaine quijano joining us live. thank you. health care will likely be one of the main topicing when president obama holds a news conference as mentioned wednesday evening at 9:00 eastern. of course, cnn will bring it to you live. let's go ahead now and show you this video of the bombings in indonesia we just saw yesterday. this video is really remarkable. you see it on your left. kind of the aftermath. we'll roll this for you again.

this is a luxury hotels in indonesia hit. you see someone walking through the lobby. not sure if he's connected to the bombings or not. he walks through with that suitcase rolling there. you see him in the middle. fades into the darkness in the back and a few seconds later you see that explosion happen. and the coroner has found remains of at least one person in the rubble of those, in the rubble of those, those two hotels. again, the marriott and ritz-carlton there in jakarta. dan rivers reports it's unknown if the other body's remains are a bomber or a guest. six dead. two attackers. one more body, authorities are figures that out. police believe a known terror leader may be behind the attack. that person's name is noordin top. he was linked to bali's blast in 2002 and 2005. there are important similarities between those attacks of a few

years back and yesterday's blast at the marriott and the ritz. secretary of state hillary clinton says the deadly hotel bombing in jakarta served as painful reminders of the importance of a fight against terrorism worldwide. secretary clinton making those comments earlier this morning as she embarked on her first official visit to india, eulogizing the 156 kilns last fall's bombings in mumbai, saying americans share the solidarity with the city and nation as a battle of extremist elements adding the united states will work with partners to prevent future attacks. and the crew members aboard said u.s. fighter sdwlaet crashed in afghanistan did in fact die. the f-15 fire jet went down in gauzy province just before dawn there this morning. you see it labeled on the screen. ghazni, eechlt of the capital. akwording to a spoekzman the crash was not caused by enemy

fire. the pilot of the second jet flying with that f-15 is the one that confirmed that. to his commanders. going to turn now to the passing of an icon. a broadcast icon. getting reaction from all over the world. legendary cbs newsman walter cronkite died last night in his home in new york. >> he was 92 years old and had beenen in declining health. for millions of american he was the reassuring face and voice we welcomed into our living rooms. >> good evening from the cbs news control center in new york. kniss is walter cronkite reporting. >> in the day when we were all kids and those of us who were starting under walter, walter embodied kind of the best of everything and the best to aspire to. there were three networks at that point, and walter was the most important man. you lived and died by what he said, how he wanted pieces to be told. you were answerable to walter when walter picked up the phone, you were scared to death, but on the other hand, it was a core

value in what we did, and, you know, it was a time when one voice mattered. >> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. >> reached that moment where he took off his glasses, looked at the clock and said, president kennedy has died, and i -- you know, that was one of the earliest moments i can remember that i really wanted to pursue a career in news, and i watched walter all through the days of the apollo space program and i remember him saying on july 20, 1969 that man has landed on the moon. >> the eagle has landed. >> roger. thanks a lot. >> whew. oh, boy. whew, boy. >> we'll be busy for a minute.

>> i'm speechless. >> to think he was the most trusted man in america was an understatement, because at that time, anytime anything ever happened, anytime anything bad ever happened, the world turned to walter cronkite. not only for the news but for reassurance. he was not just an icon but he was, you know -- almost like a member of your family. and to think that he is gone now is just such a sad occasion. >> he was the consummate television newsman. he had all the credentials to be a writer, an editor, a broadcaster. there was only one walter cronkite, and there may never be another one. being friends with walter cronkite was about as high as you could rise in our business. to be his colleague and his

friend was a, a double blessing. >> in fact, we are getting new video in right now. secretary of state hillary clinton has some reaction to the passing of walter cronkite. let's listen to what she had to say. >> when i got to know him personally, in the early '90s, i found him to be just a man filled with energy and life. he was so kind to bill and me. took us out sailing off of martha's vineyard. offered advice, both solicited and unsolicited, that we tried to follow. it's just a -- it's a great time to look back and think about someone who played such a major role in explaining what was going on, and did it in it a calm, fact-based way. without the, you know, embellishment that too often get in the way of really

understanding what's going on, and he'll be greatly missed. >> indeed he will be greatly missed. so many moments in history where we remember walter cronkite being there. whether it be the assassination of jfk, of mlk. whether it be the civil rights movement. the man on the moon. you could list them on and on. >> he was it. we were sitting here for a while trying to figure out, who was his competition at the time? he was just "the guy." trying to think, who was on the other network or that network who was competition? but he was the guy for so long. the most trusted man in this country for a while and that's why they called him uncle walter. a member of the family in a lot of living rooms. >> absolutely. even after he left the anchor desk he continued to work. a man with true journalism at heart. a lot of reef responsibles. a lot of you remembers walter cronkite as well. you've been talking to us on our facebook and twitter pages. we want to read a couple this

morning. let's see. daniel says i will always remember that man, what a class act. he will be remembered. then missed as well. billy says i'll always remember him as the voice when jfk was shot. he loved new england and sailing was his passion. we just heard secretary of state clinton talk about that, and billy goes on to say that, he will be missed. >> we appreciate you sending your comments and continue to send those in, about walter cronkite. anything else you want to sound off on, stay connected at the i-report facebook for twitter and 2e us your thoughts. right now, 1.5 million people are on a conference call. 750,000 wish they weren't. - ( phones chirping ) - construction workers are making 244,000 nextel direct connect calls. 1 million people are responding to an email. - 151 accidentally hit "reply all." - ( foghorn blows ) that's happening now. america's most dependable 3g network bringing you the first wireless 4g network. - sprint. the now network. - ( whoosh sound ) deaf, hard of hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com.

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saturday, mid-july. you think it would be steamy hot somewhere. >> got to be hot. >> not here. >> it's hotlanta, reynolds. you were tell us -- >> yes. >> a little strange. normally we had to wait until october to get these kind conditions. today we had a roll of the dice and, hey, got good stuff. >> we like it. >> i know. seriously. not just here in atlanta we're getting cool air. tumbling in from the north. places likes memphis. been in the 90s and 100s. high humid pip back in texas, they've had warm conditions. highs today only 91 degrees in dallas. houston, 94. 83 in memphis. atlanta 83. low humidity make a world difference. going to feel fanastic in chicago with 67. 73 in minneapolis. with the warmer conditions out towards parts of the four corner, still hot there. triple digits there, but also

steer storms develops at the trail end of this cold front moving through. so during the late afternoon hour, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, then the early evening around 6:00 answers 7:00 could, have strong thunderstorms develop, possibly damaging winds and maybe tornadoes for parts of texas, oklahoma into kansas and even into colorado and new mexico before the day is out. something else you'll be dealing with will be scattered storms in parts of florida, stretching from the panhandle just west through gainesville back in orlando. showers eventually along parts of the i-4 corridor. as far south at new orleans. and back into montgomery, picture perfect. cool on one side of the nation. still in the triple digits for vegas and phoenix, death valley, up to 126 just a few days ago. could happen again today. that's your forecast. back to you. >> all right. we do appreciate it. >> thanks, reynolds. >> any time. depression affects somewhat 14 million americans every single year, but black americans rarely seek help for it. >> and for many black men, it's

a stigma of mental illness preventing them from being open about their struggle. our soledad o'brien spoke to one man who's addressing that stigma. >> reporter: shawn andrews is much of the strength behind the philadelphia eagle's offensive line. last summer this 6'4", 330 pound right guard almost sidelined himself. >> i talked to my agent and told him i don't think i'm going to training camp. >> you wanted to quit? >> yeah. to give it up. he said, there's a chance you could lose a few million dollars. at this point i'm like, so what? >> reporter: you didn't care? >> i didn't care. >> reporter: that something was clinical depression. an illness andrew says he's battled since grade school. but he's never talked about it, to anyone. >> when you're thinking about killing yourself -- >> i did have some -- i did have some suicide thoughts. i was in my truck. never forget.

i got to about 140 miles an hour add i was thinking, i don't want to be here, and funny, just as i was thinking about flipping my vehicle or whatever the case, a picture of my son came across my phone and the look at his face, he didn't know what was going on, but the look was like, why dad? so -- >> reporter: that stopped you? >> yeah. >> reporter: from killing yourself? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: for many black men, depression is a dirty secret they keep hidden. they suffer mental ills in as much as white men but seek help for it only half at often. african-american men generally do not run to the therapist's office when they have a problem. >> very true. i speak is for a lot of african-american men and i think a lot of guys agree go have a sense of nome this wall up, we feel like we have on this mental armor, that we can't be touched. >> reporter: health experts say societal pressures faced by

black men can cause depression even in those who have achieved success. >> you have a job, but the question is, do you think that you have to prove everything that you deserve to be them? these are the kinds of things i think over time take their toll in terms of psychological well-being. >> i love being here. >> reporter: for shawn andrews, a childhood marked by poverty and school yard teasing led to feeling the force, that even a multimillion dollar contract couldn't heal. >> in my mind, i still didn't feel like i made it. i still feel like i needed to buy these $300,000 car to make he me feel like, i'm successful. i wanted people to think more of me than what i was. >> reporter: author john head wrote a book about his 20-year struggle with depression, and says the stigma of mental illness keeps many black men from seeking help. >> there's this feel that if you're struggling that way that

you're not living up to what you should be as a black man. the idea of manhood for black men, don't struggle with emotions. you barely have emotions. >> reporter: former surgeon general, david thatcher, set the silence has a cost. in violence and substance abuse. >> many of the people in our criminal justice system are suffering from mental disorders undiagnosed and untreated. >> i'm better. >> reporter: shawn andrews has seen a therapist, is now on medication and is finally talking. >> i always knew something was wrong with me. i always was an angry person. >> reporter: shining a light on his own pain in the hopes of helping others out of their darkness. soledad o'brien, cnn, philadelphia. >> and soledad will be bringing us a new look at what is means to be black in america. our "black in america 2" series premieres next week, july 22nd and 23rd right here on cnn at

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well, in this recession, you do what you've got to do. people are turning to las vegas is, but not like that. betting on something called the citi center. >> a huge mgm mirage project, bringing many jobs opinion to find out how i traveled to vegas to meet the man behind the plan. >> reporter: how many buildings is it comprised of? >> well, you're on about 67 acres of land. there are over 20 different buildings here. >> reporter: welcome to citi center. the newest on the vase laying is strip. they came up with the idea for this $8.5 billion project.

>> a lot of the casinos here will put the gaming right up front. >> right. >> reporter: you decided to put it towards the back? >> we did. >> reporter: why? >> we don't think we need to put it in everyone in's face. old days, casino front and center. earn designed to force people into the casinos. that's insulting. people want to gamble, we'll have a wonderful casino there, but that is not the hear of city center. >> reporter: instead, they're making architecture in culture the focus. he's hired some of the world's top designers to develop his urban metropolis and will fill it with $40 million worth of contemporary art. getting city center funded in the midst of a recession has been a real challenge. it narrowly avoided bankruptcy earlier this year. >> we came very close to having to shut this project down. >> reporter: now back on track, work is underway on the center's casino. four hotels, high-rises and

retail shops. >> reporter: how important is city center to the future of las vegas? >> probably 20,000, 30,000 people in the environment working on projects that relate to city center. when we hope city center, we're going to have 12,000 new job. there is nothing in the u.s. no auto company is creating any jobs. no bank. no developer. no high-tech company. nothing in the united states is creating more jobs than we are. >> reporter: how is that possible? given it's not the largest property on the vegas strip? it's called building up. the las vegas convention and visitor's bureau says because there are several high-rise hotels and condos in a small space, it's creating more jobs in the average strip property. so while it's said city center is too big to fill, can you bet she already feeling the pressure. >> darn right i do! there's enormous prsh perp it has to perform financially for

stockholders. internationally for the employs, perform for the state, increase the state's tax base and it has to i think, perform to prove that we are more than a gaming company. >> stand by. all right. so when city center opens we're going to bin begin to see if this gamble was good one. meantime, the project is facing a bit of a stumbling block. high-rise condos. a lot of the owners you are purchased in 2006, 2007 when the market was very good. now some of them are asking for a price reduction, because values have dropped, and to give you an idea, those condos range from $600,000 todss 9 million. it will really be interesting to see if that happens, if construction is even completed. it is set to open in december. for those watching, looking at the possibility of getting a job, they have 12,000 permanent job openings. those are available right now and they're looking to fill them.

>> full-time gig. >> full-time gig. >> i wonder if there's legal recour recourse? if you can ask for the price reduction, do they have to give it to you? can you sue them for that? not suggesting any sue, sorry about that. just wonder what's happens. >> a lot of those people are made mgm mirage a part of their investment as well. they really don't want to tick off the tenants, if you will. at the same time, looking at the market. what's fair? interesting to see if they do reduce those prices, at the same time, like i said, it's not even complete yet. how can you say, give me some of my money back when it's not even done. >> all right. december. let's see what happens. >> i guess. all right. in the meantime, though, we are remembering the ultimate newsman. the guy who narrated history as wa was being named. >> a man woo worked closely with walter cronkite what it was like to have a legend for a colleague.

when cronkite was on in his height he addressed the nation, in his heyday. when he said good evening it was tantamount to addressing the nation, not just anchoring the news. we had three choices, three channels in this country, and you could almost feel the lights dim in new york when people tuned in to cronkite's news cast. "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams last night on "larry king live" culminating on the passing of walter cronkite. he died last night with his family by his side in his new york home. he was 92 years old. anchored "cbs evening news" from 1962 to 1981 and, of course, brought so many important pieces ever history, including jfk's death, a man walking on the moon. the iranian hostage situation and so many more we just could continue to go on and on this morning, but two men who worked very closely with cronkite join us on the phone this morning with their own personal stories. >> talking to former cbs news

vice president and former cbs news correspondent both on cape cod. appreciate you being with us this morning, gentlemen. i'll start with you, ed. your initial reaction to the news. of course, it's sad, but you had to look back and smile on a long and interesting, life he was able to live. >> a man who had a career that spanned some of the most important esflents our history, and he reported them as accurately and as objectively and as passionately as possible, and that's why he became the most trusted man in america. >> no doubt that. morton, you worked at cbs news. a correspondent there. what kind of interaction did you have with walter cronkite? >> well, waultder was just a giant presence, and always felt that he was there if i wanted to walk in and chat with him, and walter enjoyed talking about the

news, the coverage of the news. probably more than anything else that concerned him in his life. and you always knew that if you did a pretty good job out there, that you would hear from walter and that walter would be satisfied. one of the great things about having worked with walter and working with walter was that he had been a reporter. he had been a correspondent. he had been out there. he'd covered wars and, all sorts of stories. so he understood what the reporters and producers and camera people were doing out in the field, and he appreciated it. you always knew that when were you out there covering a war or covering a difficult situation. you knew that walter understood. >> and, ed, was he the right man at the right time? a guy like this, will we ever see anything like this again? of course, the broadcast landscape change sewed much with

cable and other opinion shows and stuff like that. will we ever see anything like him again? can his brand transform into this, what we have now and all the cable news channels? >> i don't think the authority would have translated. if you go back to the period of the '60s and '70s, he was attracting 20 million people every night for that broadcast, and today, no news program gets anything like that. i think the "cbs evening news" gets 6 million or 7 million homes now, but cronkite was a man who was as mort just said, of highly experienced journalism just at the time when television news was beginning and when it was advancing so quickly, and becoming the source for the way in which most americans got their news. he was a very experienced wire service reporter who had also worked for the "houston post" in texas and been a correspondent in world war ii and later

international press correspondent in moscow. a very self-confident journalist, just as the time when the technology made this new form of journalism available, and he had the grace and he had the intelligence and he had the insight to be an excellent anchorman. >> well, ed and morton we really appreciate your time and just your fond memories of walter cronkite this morning. thanks so much for spending agents time with us today. >> pleasure being with you. >> thank you. stay with us. a story coming up. we will talk to reynolds wolf, who went to yellowstone. fascinated to know that something big could be brewing at yellowstone. >> eminent. >> and you might want to and visit sooner than later. we'll explain. welcome to the now network. population 49 million.

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all right. reynolds wolf goes out does some reporting. shows interesting things. this one scared the mess out of this this morning. >> it is. look at face of it, a squary story. yellowstone national park a big park. amazing place. over 2 million acres, 3 million people visit every single year and it happens to be one of the most geological unstable places

on the planet. >> reporter: from its majestic piece to roaring waterfalls, to wildlife, yellowstone national park draws millions of visitors. now, this incredible park is actually situated inside of a giant culdera formed from a volcano many years ago. another one is inevitable, scientists say. the question, when is going to happen? these people monitor the volcanic activity at yellowstone. one of the most geologically unstable places on earth. magna flows as close as five miles under the surface. powering geyser, and even some earthquakes opinion recently yellowstone experienced a series of quakes over a short period. that is known as a swarm. >> yellowstone has like a swarm part of being in a volcanic system. interesting about the swarm that

happened between december 2008 and january 2009 is that it was one of the larger ones we've seen. >> reporter: so large, in fact that a flurry of online discussions began asking the question, is this swarm a sign of the next big volcanic eruption? scientists believe there have been at least three tremendous volcanic eruptions at yellowstone in the last 2.1 million years. most recent occurred 640,000 years ago. it was massive. and geologists say an event that large would have a global impact. >> the amount of ashen jected into the atmosphere and stratosphere koeg with volcanic gases would encircle 9 globe. they would certainly affect airline traffic. they would affect the weather. >> reporter: now, the epicenter for all this seismic activity is right here in yellowstone lake, right out there towards the middle. just this year more than 1,000 quakes reported.

>> they migrated over a period of about a week to the north. towards us here. towards the outlet at yellowstone and eventually the swarms were sighted. >> reporter: the questions continue. is the volcano at yellowstone on the verge of erupts? >> we don't know if there will ever be a big eruption like 140,000 years ago. we do think there will be eruptions, but it could be of something like a default, which people flock to hawaii to see. >> reporter: so scientists will continue to monitor the volcanic activity like this one. they don't expect an eruption any time soon and think the signs would be unmistakable and much greater than the recent swarm. >> you'd see tremendous seismic activity. hundred, thousands of earthquakes. probably hundreds per day. we would expect the ground surface to be swelling. geysers become much more active. might grow entirely inactive.

new geysers might open. new thermo polls. very obvious something big was in the offing. >> reporter: a warning of the next big potentially earth-changing event. again, we're talking about how this park is situated in a giant crater. some 60 miles across from an etlaupgs occurred years ago. you notice, scientists say that, yes, it's going to happen, but the question is, they really don't know when. it's inevitable it's going to happen. as i mentioned earlier this morning, when i say it's going to happen again doesn't exactly mean next week or probably not for another 100 maybe even 1,000 years but it is inevitable. these things do happen. funny, too, quickly, we were talking to some of the people in the surrounding community. people that don't just visit but live there year round like in yellowstone. >> are they worried about it? >> no. they deal with the trmers every other day. over 1,000 since january and probably will have anywhere from 2,000 to 3,000 through the year.

it's part of life, part of living out there. when you see the beauty and splendor of it, they take it all in stride. >> a story coming up. >> about a range. 77 years old, been there and dependable as the guise e itself. we'll talk about that next hour. >> can't wait. thank you, reynolds. he had many name. jfk jr., john-john, america's sexiest plan. from babe pictures to wedding pictures we remember the life of john kennedy jr. ten years after his untimely death. yser.

anniversary. can you believe it's been ten years since jfk jr. was killed in a plane crash? he was just 38 years old. david heymann is the best selling author of "american legacy: the story of john and caroline kennedy" and three other books about the kennedy family and joins us tr new york to reflect. thanks for being with us. the first thing as we look back and i mentioned, it's hard to believe it's been ten years.

people still talk about jfk jr. why was he such a compelling figure? >> well, i mean, among other things, i mean, he wasn't the super an uated celebrity one thinks of as being seen to be in v.i.p. lounges or dashing from a four-star strength into a limousine and appears on the 6:00 p.m. news. he was a very modest boy next door type, quintessential new yorker biking through the streets of new york or taking the subways. he was really a person of the people, so kind of modern day harry s. truman, and that's what made him so different, plus the fact he was the most watched and photographed person of his generation. >> yeah. looking at video right now of just all the photographers surrounding him. pretty much anywhere he went. you talk about him being a man of the people. did he want to go into politics? did he ever want to become president? >> you know, the opportunity first nearly occurred when bill clinton took office in 19 0 and

offered him a position in his cabinet, an unspecified position. his response in not taking it, they'll only say i got it because i'm a kennedy. he was a late bloomer. almost every respect. by the time he died he had already formed a fact-finding senatorial committee, wanted to take over the senate seat previously occupied by senator moynihan which subsequently become hillary clinton's seat. and the new york democratic chairperson and announced an interest in the seat and indeed "george" magazine, which he founded, was really a stepping-sto stepping-stone, and he no doubt would have got into politics. >> this is a man who wanted to make his name on his own. yes, he was a kennedy, but he was determined to be a success on his own right. >> absolutely. in fact, he was almost embarrassed by the fact that he was a jfk -- jfk's son and the

nephew of bobby kennedy. in fact, when he first went to brown i interviewed a number of his fellow classmates who said he never introduced him as john f. kennedy jr. he's sade, hi,say, hi, i'm john. and, yeah, he definitely wanted to make it on his own. >> what do you think his biggest legacy is? >> unfortunately, his biggest legacy is that of -- almost like a twig broken in half. the promise that could have been had he lived is unfortunately what is the legacy that he left, plus the fact that he was, in a sense, at least for a time -- for the time being, the last great hope of the kennedys politically speaking. that's gone now. >> david hayman, thanks so much for spending a little bit of your time with us today as we look back ten years since jfk jr.'s death. >> thanks. >> we appreciate it. we're going to continue in the cnn newsroom at the top of the hour minutes away but a preview. >> yes, a preview of the noon,

the 2:00, 3:00, the 4:00, all of that. one big lovely package with a nice bow on top. how are you doing? we're working to hear from a number of people who either worked with or influenced by walter cronkite. and of course, we want to hear from you as well on facebook as well as on my blog. and the ongoing michael jackson death investigation now taking a new twist with his ex-wife debbie rowe creating a new court battle. and this involves defamation. and how did supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor do? well, we turned to some law students who have some very analytical minds already. and they're very candid about their thoughts about how the hearing went and what they look forward to come tuesday when the senate judiciary committee votes. and of course, we want to hear from you on sotomayor as well as walter cronkite on my blog as well as facebook. we'll be sharing some your views. >> a lot going on. you want to get started now, we'll get out of here? >> juggling.

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well, after 30 years now, a former nba guard has been doing something that you actually won't find anywhere else in the

country. he's teaching deaf kid how to play basketball, and he doesn't charge them a single dime. >> the thing is, he's not deaf. his name is mike glenn, a special camp. you won't find this anywhere else. check this out. >> reporter: a symphony of balls bouncing and shoes squeaking on a hardwood floor. every basketball gym sounds the same. or at least sounds the same to you and me. many of these athletes, it sounds more like this. these high school students are deaf. but on the court, they're determined to be like any other athlete. and this camp gives them a chance to learn the game from former nba guard mike glenn. >> too many lazy passes and the defense is stealing the ball. >> reporter: and he can hear just fine. >> let's go now. >> reporter: you're not deaf, right? >> no.

>> reporter: nobody in your family is deaf? >> no. >> reporter: close friends maybe, a few friends maybe, grow up with anybody deaf? >> not that i didn't develop from this. >> reporter: you've been running a deaf basketball camp for 30 years. how does that make sense? >> it's very interesting, t.j. it really came from my dad. >> reporter: his dad, charles glenn, took a teaching job in 1952 at the georgia school for the deaf and volunteered to start a basketball program for the students. >> so when i was born, i was born into that family. and i just would go with dad and hang around and watch dad and fell in love with the game and with deaf culture. and it was takening from there. >> reporter: par laying his love of basketball into a ten year basketball career and his love of the deaf into a lifetime of commitment. >> given gifts and opportunities in a particular environment i think you have to make the best of what you are given. this is what i was begin. >> reporter: the camp gives deaf kid a chance to compete but also

the confidence of learning the game around kid like them and from coaches who know how to relate. >> whoo! >> to communicate first thing. it's very easy to communicate. but it's very challenging. it's a lot of physical players here. sometimes you can't hit a referee, but they're still playing. you don't know exactly when to stop. can't hear the buzzer. >> reporter: there are few camps out there like glenn's. yes, his is different. but part of his mission is the same as any other summer camp. let kid be kids. and it all goes back to what glenn learned when he was just a kid. >> my dad gave me this heritage. so i think i'm honoring him by carrying it on. so i keep doing that to -- because of my dad.

>> his dad was able to see this, worked at the camp for a couple of years even with him. but his dad gave him this heritage. you heard him talk about he always thought he was a deaf kid who could hear and talk. it's strange to hear a man like that, who had a great life, great career, he's always been more comfortable, he says, around the deaf, around the deaf community, because that was just how he came up. >> even speaking with you he kept signing. >> he doesn't -- he says he has sometimes he's around his friend and wife, they say stop doing that because you don't realize. he starts talking and signing and he's just so used to doing it. even one of our producers here that met him out somewhere. i was talking to this guy and, i can hear. i can hear you just fine because he does it automatically. great program. he runs it on not that much money but still need donation. a lot of former nba players, a lot of people just make contributions and donate. a lot of the kids, they told me there that i can't find anything else like this around the country.

a few camps pop up here and there but his is 30 years strong, 30 years straight. >> he thought he would only do it one year. >> only try it one year. he said three athletes over the years to go on to play division i basketball. so some good ballplayers have come through there there. he said that's not the point anymore, just to give them an opportunity. >> what a man and what a program! my goodness! a lot more to come here on cnn. the "newsroom" continues with fredericka whitfield. >> what a living legacy he really is. >> great story. >> i love that. nice and inspiring stuff. thanks so much for bringing that to you, t.j. have a great day as well. appreciate it. all right. much more straight ahead on some pretty hard-hitting news here, too. we have new information on the suicide bombings at two luxury hotels in indonesia. this is surveillance video that you're about to see of one of the blasts. police in jakarta have found the remains of at least one more person in the rubble. but it's unknown if