taliban in afghanistan. we'll be live at the pentagon for a view of what u.s. troops hunting for one of their own are facing. you might want to sit down for this. we knew the cost to rescue the economy will be expensive. but the government's top watchdog says if everything goes wrong, you the taxpayer could be on the hook for $24 trillion. >> we had to break out a lot of sdple ze zeros. obama administration acknowledging it will miss today's deadline to submit a report detailing what to do with detainees at the guantanamo bay. it's a key part to shutting down gitmo by next january. >> the first executive order that we are signing in order to effect the appropriate individuals currently detained

by the department of defense at guantanamo. and promptly close the detention facility at guantanamo, consistent with national security and foreign policy interests of the united states and the interests of justice, i do hereby order. >> suzanne malveaux is the only reporter live at the white house this early in the morning. what is the administration saying about this delay? >> reporter: this is proving a lot more difficult to the administration than they thought. we heard from four seniors officials that essentially the report is going to get a six-month extension. take a look at detainees to review their cases and see what to do with them. they say things are happening, in the works, about halfway through reviewing the cases. six detainees are being prepared for being transferred and they are insistent, kiran, that they make that deadline when it comes to closing guantanamo bay by next january, that that will

still happen. this they still have to look at some of these countries, however, those that will accept detainees, whether they will be put on trial. these are things that will take more trial. the administration acknowledging that this morning. >> another big challenge, is talking health care and selling that plan today. is he worried about the growing chorus of criticism out there for the plan for overhauling our health care? >> he certainly is worried about it. because the truth of the matter is, we're seeing the president out every single day now, kiran, to sell his health care reform plan. no question about it. we saw him on friday, a youtube address on saturday. today he'll be at a reception talking about it. privately meeting with house democrats. prime time press conference tomorrow and taking his message on the road to northern ohio on thursday. this is clearly a president trying to push members of congress as much as he can. and he's really taking it to the

public here, hoping the public, the american people, will have support. will support this plan and put pressure on members of congress not to let this thing go before august. that is what we're seeing here, and this is a full-court press, not holding back at all. we'll see him once again addressing the need to get this thing done, get it done quickly. they are really afraid they will lose momentum. >> suzanne malveaux up early at the white house. the desperate search for a captured u.s. soldier who appeared in a taliban hostage video. troops are sparing no effort to find 23-year-old bowe bergdahl taken last month by militants in eastern afghanistan. barbara star, live at the pentagon. they suspect they know who took or at least now holds private bowe bergdahl. do they have any idea, barb aba where he's being held. >> i have spoken to a senior

u.s. official who says that the working theory today is that bowe bergdahl is somewhere in eastern afghanistan that he has not been taken over to the border to pakistan. they are looking through that area of the country and doing everything they can to find him. private first class bowe bergdahl held captive by the taliban for three weeks, clearly in fear, missing his family. >> i miss them every day that i'm gone. i miss them, and i'm afraid that i might never see them again. >> our commanders are sparing no effort to find this young soldier. and i also would say my personal reaction was one of disgust at the exploitation of this young man. >> reporter: hundreds of troops have fanned out across afghanistan's eastern paktika province since bergdahl captured june 30th.

u.s. military officials will confirm few details, but have acknowledged they have cordoned off areas and are using drones. the u.s. intelligence community also continues to monitor cell phone traffic in the region according to officials. admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, just returned from the region. >> having been with the forces, in fact, who are conducting the operations to recover him or to find him, is -- they are extensive, vast. they are on it 24/7. >> reporter: the u.s. has been distributing pamphlets in the region. seeking information. one reading if you do not release the u.s. soldier, then you will be hunted. the biggest clues may come from this 28-minute tape. >> we teach soldiers if they can get on video they should,

because it gives the united states proof of life. >> reporter: the u.s. military is analyzing each frame for clues on who is holding bergdahl and where he's being held. this senior u.s. official also tells us the working theory that bergdahl is still in the hands of the notorious clan led by sarash hakani, a man very well known to the united states in that part of the world and certainly it's publicly know and understood that hostage teams are on stand by to move in. >> barba, thank you so much. a harvard professor says he's a victim of racial profiling. henry louis gates jr. one of the most well-known black slarz cho

in the country. he was locked out of his house and trying to wedge himself in a door. neighbors got concerned and called police. he was arrested for disorderly conduct. >> if a harvard professor is arrested breaking into his own home, it has a certain come kalas pekt. on the other hand, one has to wonder if he was treated if any other harvard professor might be. >> cambridge police have not commented. gates is scheduled to be arraigned on august 26th. new evidence about the dangers of cell phone use while driving. and the warnings are kept secret by a government agency for years for fear of angering congress and losing federal money "the new york times" is finding that drivers talking on cell phones are four times more likely to crash and just as likely to cause an accident as someone

driving drunk. the information obtained by consumer groups who claimed to release those details today. other stories, after weeks of talks and threats, catch-strapped california has a deal in place to close a $26 billion budget shortfall. arnold schwarzenegger saying that the compromised agreement contain nos tax increases and slashes spending by $15 million. the state can stop paying with ious. lawmakers expected to vote by thursday. nasa images reveal a black spot on upitier. jupiter have been hit by a comet. jupiter was struck by space junk from a comet. sarah palin hit with another

ethics complaint. the 19th filed against palin or her staff. she spent more than $500,000 in legal fees fighting them and saying the costs and strain led her to her decision to resign. 15 complaints have been resolved without any finding any wrongdoing. a hollywood star helping dozens of kids turned away from a swim club. all of the kids are going on an all-expenses paid trip to disney world. >> if you want to know the celebrity that you will be meeting, the celebrity name is -- >> tyler perry! >> tyler perry, best known for his works on "diary of a mad black woman." he wanted to let the kids know

for every negative experience, there are people out there that want him to succeed. the valley club has been sued by one parent and faces a suit from the club. and tyler perry is featured in "black in america ii." campbell brown reports. >> it upset him so much to hear about the story in philadelphia and he wanted the kids to remember for every mean thing, there are so many more people that want to do nice things for you. he wanted to be one of those nice people. and i'm sure the kids are thrilled. >> it upset a lot of people i think. still ahead, shocking allegations by michael jackson's father. joe jackson names the people he blames for michael jackson's death and opens up about the tumultuous relationship he with

his son. >> what do you say about all of the things said about you harmed michael as a child? >> that's a bunch of bull s. that's a bunch of bull s. >> straighten me out. >> that's not true. i think i'll go with the preferred package.

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police officer and president of an african-american police organization. brian milldenberg is the group's attorney. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having us. >> michelle, just set the stage this website is called domelights.com. what is it? >> it's supposed to be a forum where police officers can discuss the ills of society. >> all right. and what has it sort of turned into? when did you notice it turned into a site where there was a lot of racial bashing going on? >> probably when they kicked me out as i went on to try to discuss some of the things that was going on, and i was kicked out. from that point i haven't gone on it. >> brian, have you been monitoring this website for ten years. did you bring it to the attention of the department that perhaps there were some things written on here that were not in the best interest of the police officers on the force? >> we haven't been monitoring

the site for ten years. the site has been up for ten years. my law firm has been monitoring the site for ten years. but there have been racial comments posted since day one. the website contains very racist postings like this one which says guns don't kill people. dangerous minorities do. it contains all kinds of racist rants and raves, and the scary thing is that the people participating in this website that's being run by an active philadelphia police sergeant, are other police officers, including captains and lieutenants of the philadelphia police force. we're learning in recent days that internet access is apparently restricted in the police force to only higher level police officials so we're learning that apparently this is reaching up to the higher levels

of the captains and lieutenants and sergeants in the philadelphia police force who are apparently posting racist commentary and materials against african-americans and intimidating racist material against african-americans and against rochelle bilal in particular. they are posting these on the internet. >> you are saying after the lawsuit came to light, it started to get pretty personal about rochelle? >> that's right. they made some remarks that are very difficult to even discuss here. but, including suggesting that she should be, heaven forbid, sexually assaulted. calling her all kinds of the worst type of racial names that one could imagine. >> i read it too. and it isn't comfortable to talk about on television. a couple of the other ones that are not as offensive as some, here's one of the other postings on this site. in urban areas it seems

african-americans living on welfare in paid-for housing is ingrained in their culture, as well as fighting. you mentioned some of the people you think are behind these websites. who do you think, rochelle, is behind this? these are all officers who are supposed to be a fraternity of police officers working with one another. >> cowards. bigots with badges. they are going here and express their heartful, hateful racist views because they are afraid to stand up and face people toe to toe. >> this website is not run by the city. we asked the philadelphia police department for comment. they declined, say it's it's not a city-sanctioned site. do you believe the city of philadelphia is responsible? >> while it may not be sanctioned by the city according to official policies, it's being run by captains, lieutenants, sergeants. these are high-level law

enforcement officers of the city of philadelphia. you can't say officially we don't sanction it and then have your managers and officers and agents of the police force being the ones con fispiring to place there and post on it. >> keep us posted. brian, i know you are part of the firm representing the campers turned away from the swim club. you are calling them to restrict access to the website. we'll see how it turns out. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you very much. we've all heard of the t.a.r.p. funds. the troubled asset release funds, the trillions of dollars probably that will be spent in the coming month months where could this be head ed? if everything goes wrong, we could be on the hook for almost twice our annual gdp. that closes in on $24 trillion.

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. you may know him. he's one of the well-known figures around times square if you're in new york. he's the naked cowboy. he appears ready to turn in the tighty whiteys. maybe not. and toss his cowboy hat into the ring as mayor of new york. his real name is robert burke. he says "no one knows how to do more with less than yours truly." his main opponent will be incumbent michael bloomberg, running for a third term, who happens to be a millionaire. he might have the best body, but might not have the most money. >> a lot of dead cakdication. >> i think he works out in more clothes than he does his job in. >> when does he have time to work out? he is always out there. >> he must work out. the cost of rescuing the

economy could add up to more than many people expected. the worst k-case scenario is a staggering $23.7 trillion. christine romans breaks it down for us. look at that figure. it fills up our entire big screen. >> this is trillions of trillions of guarantees, loans, promises, back stops for the financial industry and the economy this is the first time we have seen a price tag this big. this isn't total potential losses. this is how much money has been guaranteed. it doesn't count the collateral and the money paid back to taxpayers. let me roll down for you what the s.i.g. t.a.r.p.. this is the bailout cop. this is what he found in his first big report. t.a.r.p. has created 12

programs, launched 35 investigations of waste, pilfering, and mismanagement. the total potential government support is the way they put it, could top $23.7 trillion. treasury official called that a distorted number. it doesn't take into account the fees and interest that's been paid. fees and interest like this. taxpayers have $6 billion in dividend payments. $200 million in interest payments, and there was a bridge loan to jud.p. more ga prchlt p. so the $23 trillion number is a huge number, but serious economists will look at that number and be able to pull back where -- where. that would potentially be the united states stopping -- just stopping business completely if we were to lose all that money. >> the point being made in this report is that there were some safeguards in effect that had

been recommended to be used is there enough oversight in making sure these are sent the right way. >> and neal baroski would like to see tougher oversight and enforcement of the whole program. remember, folks. this is more money that we've pushed out the door, the t.a.r.p., the stimulus and everything, more money than we had ever pushed out the door in history. we need better oversight in general. >> and neil will be joining us later in the week. >> great. >> and what are the numbers that typify each of us. >> the number is $611. and when we talk about trillions of dollars. >> i can get my head around this. >> this is the average american earnings per week.

$611. we're talking trillions for this, and hundreds of billions of that. and this just puts in context i think. the american people, we bring home $611 a week. hard to watch washington spending money and not get nervous. >> thank you, christine. >> you're welcome. >> "minding your business." still ahead, carol costello runs numbers on the health care proposal. what it will end up costing and who pays? 26 minutes past the hour. free credit report dot com!

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this morning. a look at washington, d.c. it's cloudy right now. 72 degrees. going up to a high of 83. and a chance of storms out there. welcome back to the most news in the morning. president obama says critics of his health care overhaul plan are engaging in the politics of delay. republicans aren't the only ones questioning the fine print of health care reform there are democratic reforms about the taxes it will take to get it done as well. carol costello is looking into that this morning and we have the red memo for some reason this morning. you look lovely. >> it's a power color. that's a good thing, kiran. ta get ready for a health care reform blitz. the president is sitting down with news anchors, giving a prime time address on wednesday. some say it has a snow ball's chance to end up on his desk in august. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: on the subject of health care reform, president

obama is fighting back. >> one republican senator said and i'm quoting him now, if we're able to stop obama on this, it will be his waterloo. it will break him. >> reporter: but mr. obama and the democratic committee are not about to be broken, not even by their own party. the dnc launched this ad, aimed at conservative democrats. >> it's time. >> it's time. for health care reform. >> reporter: turns out democratic small business owners who make over $280,000 don't want to pay a surcharge on their income to pay for the president's trillion dollar health care program. so democratic speaker nancy pelosi has come up with an alternative plan. instead of raising taxes on those who make more than $280,000. she wants it to apply to couples

making more than $1 million. when you hear $500,000, you think, my, god. but it does apply to 1% of taxpayers, and some of them aren't happy either ample cording to the nonpartisan tax foundation, a self-employed company making $1.5 million a year in montgomery county, maryland, pays $583,863 in taxes. after the bush tax cuts expire, their taxes will go up more than $62,000. throw in a 5.4% sur tax for health care and that goes up $9,000, for a total of $655,126. and while that may sound luke a fine way to raise revenue, this economist says this won't begin to pay for the kind of health care reform the president wants. >> he's going to need that

surcharge on the wealthy and it's going to be bigger than anticipated or he's going to have to tax everybody. >> reporter: the president certainly doesn't want to do that. the congressional budget office is weighing in too. the house bill as it is now, would increase the nation's deficit by $240 billion by 2019 and that's something the president vows will not happen, because he wants to combine cost savings with extra taxes on the rich to pay for this thing and there's the big rub, kiran. how to pay for this thing. all sorts of plans out there, and nobody likes any one plan. >> and they want to get it done before the august recess. >> good luck. >> and only two more weeks in july. >> a lot more going on. we want to welcome viewers to weigh in. carol, they can e-mail you on your blog. we want to know what you think about paying for health care reform. exactly how do you define rich when you say taxing the rich.

share your thoughts with us. 33 minutes past the hour. checking top stories. secretary of state hillary clinton doing her part to bolster diplomatic ties with thailand. talks are focusing on climate change and internet security. oakland, california could, become the first city to impose a special tax on sales of medical marijuana. mail-in ballots are due on a measure that would increase the tax to $18 for every $1,000 spent on marijuana. the tax would bring in an estimated $294,000 a year. and singer chris brown breaks his silence. he apologizes for beating rihanna and asks fans to forgive him. >> no one is more disappointed in me than i am. as many of you know, i grew up in a home where there was domestic violence and i saw first hand what uncontrolled

rage can do. i've sought and continued to seek help to ensure that what happened in february can never happen again. and i had do everything in my power to make sure it never happens again, and i promise that. >> brown recently pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault. he will not go to jail, but he will get five years probation. explosive allegations by michael jackson's father even before the autopsy reveals what killed the star. he told larry king that his son's death was the result of foul play and denied that he beat and ridiculed michael as a child. >> don't take a doctor and put fi him in there. the doctor gives him something to make him rest and he doesn't wake up? something wrong there. >> are you saying that the doctor committed foul play? >> something went wrong, larry. because when they tried to bring

michael back, he was dead. something went wrong. >> what about the things that were said over the years that you harmed michael as a child? >> that's a bunch of bull s. >> straighten me out. >> it's not true. >> you never physically harmed him. >> never. never have. and i raised the him just like you would raise your kids, you know. >> i'm just surprised, joe, you were left out of the will. >> well, i wasn't too surprised. because, you know, that's the way he wanted it. and it's not going to hurt me that i was left out of the will. it happened. >> michael jackson was on the record saying joe jackson frequently beat him. >> he told oprah in 1993 he was scared of his dad and would sometimes regurgitate when he would walk in a room and he apologized to his dad, saying

i'm sorry it's the first time i'm saying this. >> since joe jackson lives in las vegas, he doesn't get to spend a lot of time with the throw children who live in lain los angeles. will michael vick be allowed to play pro ball again? we'll be joined by brian smith to weigh in on this. for important legal documents. at legalzoom, we'll help you incorporate your business, file a patent, make a will and more. you can complete our online questions in minutes. then we'll prepare your legal documents and deliver them directly to you. so start your business, protect your family, launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side.

welcome back to the most news in the morning. michael vick is a free man and beginning the long road back to the nfl. the former star quarterback is expected to file for reinstatement. he's currently on indefinite suspension as a result of his dogfighting conviction and sentence which officially ended yesterday. what does his football future look like? he served two years in jail, paid nearly $1 million in restitution. responsible for the deaths of a number of dogs. some horribly. some were electrocuted, beaten to death, or drowned. does he deserve a second chance? >> you have to look at what he's

lost in a way. he's lost basically a lot of his football career. he's lost -- he's lost a lot in bankruptcy. it's been a tough road for him. we have to ask ourselves, will we keep penalizing him year after year after year? i think he'll find enough trouble in getting back in the nfl and getting his football career resurrected. >> roger godel is going to be with him. and roger godel said in the past "i don't believe everyone deserves a second chance. it's not a right to play in the nfl. it's a privilege. says he wants to talk to him, see if he learned anything, see if he would contribute well to the nfl. do you think godel will have the same opinion as you, that he deserves a second chance? >> i think he might. there is a two-fold issue. will godel let him back in? he's very tough on breaking laws, convicting crimes he will have a tough road getting back,

because owners will shy away. owners don't want the negative attention. i don't think you'll see him in training camp or preseason. maybe later. >> what team is going to want to take a chance on him? take the risk? and then as well, you know, the potential p.r. nightmare by signing michael vick and welcoming him into your city with open arms and putting him on the team and making him one of your star players. >> it's a balancing act. a lot of people like him. but at the same time, i agree. a tough road in terms of p.r. i think you'll see him going to a team that suffers injuries at the quarterback position. needs him to come in, fill in in mid season. right now, when teams are trying to put out the positive message, i don't think he will do that. >> could a team bring him on second stripping, keep it quiet. could question to the ufl, cfl? >> that's an interesting option.

he has to get permission from the judge to go to canada. but the ufl, that's a great possibility. key join that league. it's the first year of existence and play from basically october to thanksgiving and then could return to the nfl in godel reinstates him. i don't think any team he goes to he can fly under the radar. i think it will be a desperation move. you know what? let's put him on the team, see how it goes. >> what does it say about role models. the famous nike ad in 1983 where charles barkley says i'm not a role model. but this is serious. should athletes be role models? >> michael vick to a lot of people was the beginning of the end of the role model generation of role models. a lot of people look at athletes

with skeptisim. you know, i think with athletes these days, people are going to say, we like what they do on the football field, but we're not necessarily going to say they are the moral compass of society. we won't look up to them and try to make them more than they really are. >> it will be a real change. thank you for stopping by. 43 minutes past the hour. here is a quick check of the a.m. rundown. cash-strapped states need money, and you want a bargain. find out how to get a good deal on a car or truck. and the white house will not meet today's deadline on what to do with the gitmo detainees. some asking what happens now? and john mccain going up against the white house, calling the stimulus a failure. should we stop all the spending altogether? how does it factor to what's needed in his own home state. we'll talk to him live in a

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what a beautiful, beautiful support rize this morning in nashville, tennessee. so pretty. they play music there 24 hours a day. beautiful. clear, 63 degrees. later, storms could be in the forecast fork tennessee and

nashville, 81 for the high. almost 47 minutes past the hour. we have more on the extreme weather. how gorgeous is that in nashville? >> it was the country music that made the whole shot possible. >> that was from dolly parton. >> nice work. and the sunshine looking good. kiran, rough weather moving into that area. some thunderstorms that are pretty rough and tumbling. we'll show that to you in a second. across the country, new york, you're in for rain again. first, if we can pull up california -- we'll come back to that. let's talk first about what's happening in new york. rain to philadelphia, new york, boston. you recognize this sort of deal for a while. they could use it out in california, where we saw smoke billowing from a number of small brushfires. the largest one at 3,100 feet. most of them 50% to 60%. lighter rain, so they should get a handle on those. and you have rain on your way. on your doorstep. if you are traveling out the

door. take the umbrella for sure. these thunderstorms from oklahoma city down to dallas are going to be rough and some of these have produced 60 or 70-mile-an-hour wind. because of that, they will delay travel in dallas. temperatures in dallas will be 91 degrees. 83 in memphis. 81 in atlanta. 71, rain cooled in new york city. another cool pattern that we're in that will probably change as we go toward the latter half of the week. if you like heat and humidity, kiran. wait a few days. it's coming back for mid july. >> meanwhile, it has certainly felt unseasonably cold for many parts of the country right now. not for phoenix, 109. >> but relatively dry heat. they'll have a thunderstorm this afternoon. relatively try. >> thank you so much. continuing twists and turns of the murder in that couple in pensacola, florida. susan candiotti talks to their

oldest daughter about the future of all of the children. we have all of that for you ahead. 49 minutes past the hour.

nine minutes until the top of the hour. welcome back to the most news of the hour. the plot thikens in the plot of a murder. there is a new development between a past relationship between one of the suspects and the billings. we are live in pein pensacola t morning. what are we learning about this ever- evolving case. >> reporter: the sheriff plans to announce a second motive. he's not ready to do that yet, but he's now being clearer about what he's considering.

was it a murder for hire? is it possible someone put out a hit on byrd and melinda billings? before the sheriffs denied. not anymore. >> we're not taking any motive, if you will, off the table. >> a possible contract hit is something the billings' grown daughter finds inconceivable. do you know of anyone who wanted to do harm to your parents? >> i just cannot answer that question. >> with the investigation -- >> this is an ongoing investigation, and those are the kinds of questions -- >> i had say my parents were wonderful people. but i can't imagine somebody having that magnitude of hate in their lives. >> reporter: cnn has learned the group did a dry run at the house a month before the murders, and the sheriff says it was not captured on the home security cameras. on the day of the crime, he says suspects stole not only a safe, but also a briefcase filled with personal papers.

both items were recovered from the home of pamela wiggins, who's charged with accessory after the fact to murder in a newly released police affidavit, suspected mastermind leonard gonzalez jr. testified about receiving past financial support for the opening of a martial arts studio. it may have been one of many month do nations that the billings made to the community. investigators believe gonzalez jr. was once on billings' payroll. >> mr. gonzalez worked for an automobile dealership. we're verifying that information, that he worked with one of the companies that mr. billings had and owned an interest in. >> reporter: there's new information about the crime scene. police documents indicate the couple was killed in their bedroom and for the first time, their daughter says they kept no guns inside the house. you must have gone over this in

your head a million times. >> i play it over every second of every day. and you just -- you think about, was there pain? you know, were they scared? the children. it just -- it plays in my mind constantly. >> reporter: the sheriff says he has many more interviews to do, and then plans to make at least one more arrest. >> susan candiotti in pensacola this morning. thank you very much. 54 minutes after the hour.

news in the morning. california is one of many states struggling this morning. they found a way to close their $26 billion budget gap, but not without making a lot of cuts. how else is states coming up with money? your cash-strapped state may be trying to sell things to scrounge up cash. we are here with a story of maybe budgets and bargains. >> you might go to your closet and take it to a consignment shop. that's what states are doing. it isn't a secret that many states are hurting in the recession. look at what's happening in california. many are in the red, many need money. which is why government auctions are so popular lately. federal, state and local governments need cash.

consumers want a bargain and almost everything is for sale. looking for a deal on a car? would you buy a used one from this man? >> the average price is about $1,200. >> the governor of new jersey. >> $1,500, $2,000. a lot of these cars are really more valuable than that. so people are taking that opportunity to seay money in a tough environment. >> reporter: new jersey is one of many states holding government garage sales to make money at a time when they desperately need it. federal and local governments are in on the game too. and almost everything is on the block. >> you can buy a salt spreader truck who would want that? >> reporter: you would be surprised. watches, jets. some of the seized. all on the chopping block. >> you can buy literally anything. you can buy a container of soccer balls, a jet, a boat, a car.

>> reporter: government auctions aren't new, but in a recession, they are more popular. >> they are dirty, they just need to be cleaned. >> the body is good, paint is not chipped. transmission and oil look good. >> reporter: you buy as is. no test drive. they are shopping for a first car. >> there is a dodge i believe it is. i like the color. >> are you kidding me? for a first-time car owner. he'll take anything on the lot. >> reporter: if you can get it. bidding can be fierce. >> there's been a couple incidents where there was an actual fistfight. where two customers were arguing over a car. i personally had to break that up. >> reporter: this new jersey car auction raked in more than $163,000, which the state so far this year has earned more than $2 million in auction sales. sometimes -- >> there are lots of cars have stuff in the trunk.

i bought a car with some stuff inside. >> reporter: you get a little more than you bargained for. >> maybe you don't expect that but $1,of600. a couple of things you should know. do your research. comparison shop with a car. get a blue book and check prices. set a maximum bid and stick with it. there is auction fever. you get inside the auction and you think just one morbid. that's wh that's when you overpay. >> and there could be a fax machine in the car. >> could be a plus, could be a minus. >> hidden treasure in the car. coming up to the top of the hour. welcome to "american morning" on tuesday, july 21st. >> good morning. here's what's on the agenda. big stories we'll break down for you over the next 15 minutes. a six-month setback and a big backlash. the white house admits it will

miss today's deadline for two terrorism reports. information is a key report of a plan to shut down guantanamo bay. what does this mean for the executive order to close the prison camp by january? and friends and family of a soldier captured by the taliban telling him to stand tall and stand firm this morning. his entire town rallying around the family. and the pentagon doing everything it can to rescue bowe bergdahl. plus, the white house versus arizona. arizona's jon kyl says the stimulus should be canceled. the white house tells arizona no problem. and john mccain joins us live just ahead. first, president obama is facing a fierce backlash from the left this morning. the white house admits it will miss a deadline set for today on a pair of reports detailing what to do with terrorism suspects. it's raising serious doubts about the president's first executive order, made two days

after his inauguration, promising to shut down gitmo within a year. >> first executive order that we're signing, an order to effect the appropriate disposition of individuals currently detained by the department of defense at guantanamo. and promptly to close the detention facility at guantanamo, consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the united states and the interests of justice. i hereby order. >> let's bring in suzanne malveaux. live at the white house this morning. what's the administration saying about the reports it missed? >> reporter: well, john, obviously it's a lot more difficult to figure out where to put the detainees. some are too dangerous to figure out where they are going to go, in terms of other countries accepting them. others have to be put on trial. but they are making progress. strong progress here. and on a timetable they had hoped. they are halfway through the cases of detainees. 50 are prepared for transfer.

but this is going to take more time. they admit that, readily admit it will be another six months extension to review cases. two months for a task force looking at interrogation techniques. but they insist, john, they will make the deadline of january, next january, of shutting guantanamo bay prison camp down. >> a deadline it looks like the president will miss is an august deadline to get a health care plan out of congress. he's out there, selling it again today. but the other day, he said i want something by the end of the year. how worried is the white house that this plan will not make it? and we may again miss an opportunity to reform health care? >> reporter: john, all you have to do is take a look at the behavior of this administration to see exactly how concerned they are about this. we saw the president come out full force on friday, a youtube address on saturday. yesterday, again, tomorrow with a prime time address. taking his message on the road to northern ohio on thursday.

he's out there every single day trying to push this really, really hard. trying to put pressure not only on members of congress, privately bringing in groups, democrats and republicans to talk to them. to do a little arm twisting and trying to take this message directly to the american people in hopes that he can get more support to push forward this reform this is a tough, tough job for this president. obviously, yes, he said yesterday looking to the end of the year, trying to push that august recess for congress, but there are no guarantees for this administration is very much aware of that, john. >> suzanne malveaux live at the white house. thank you so much. we have an update on the desperate search for a kidnapped american soldier. they are looking for clues in this tape. a tape that the taliban put up on its website parading private first class bowe bergdahl to the world. we are learning about new plans

to find him. barbara starr with new information on the search what do we know this morning? >> reporter: we spoke a little while ago to a senior u.s. military official with knowledge of what is going on. and he says right now the working theory is that bowe bergdahl is still somewhere in afghanistan. not over the boarder in pakistan. the u.s. military says they are doing everything they can to find him. private first class bowe bergdahl held captive by the taliban for three weeks, clearly in fear, missing his family. >> i miss them every day that i'm gone. i miss them, and i'm afraid that i might never see them again. >> our commanders are sparing no effort to find this young soldier. and i also would say my personal reaction was one of disgust at the exploitation of this young man. >> reporter: hundreds of troops have fanned out across

afghanistan's paktika province since he was captured. u.s. military will confirm few details of the hunt, but have acknowledged they have cordoned off areas, conducted searches, and are using drones to watch overhead for any signs of the 23-year-old soldier being moved. the u.s. intelligence community continues to monitor cell phone traffic. admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, just returned from the region. >> having been with the forces, in fact, who are conducting the operations to recover him or to find him, is -- they are extensive, vast, on a 24/7. >> reporter: the u.s. has been distributing pamphlets, seeking information. one reading if you do not release the u.s. soldier, then you will be hunted. but the biggest clues may come

from the 28-minute tape. >> we teach soldiers if they can get on video, they should. it gives the united states proof of life. >> reporter: the u.s. military is analyzing each frame for clues about who is holding bergdahl and where he is being held. now, kiran, when u.s. troop go to the war zone, they get very basic training in what to do. heaven, forgid, they are captured. they teach soldiers to lock for any opportunity to escape. sometimes your captors lose attention, and you can just simply get out. but if that doesn't happen, and it doesn't look like it's going to, there are hostage rescue teams, as there always are, on stand by 24/7 if they get a good lead on where he is. >> and if you can get on tape do, it for the proof of life. but is there any ability to get signals that -- that are not identified by your captor? >> reporter: i think years ago in vietnam, the pows, some of

them when they appeared on tape and in other instances, they have given signals, eye signals, hand signals, that sort of thing. it's always possible. it's the kind of thing that they will look for and one of the things they will also look for very intently is the voice of the person asking the questions. they will look -- although that person speaks in english, what his accent is, and if that can give them any clouds about what part of the border region bergdahl may be in. >> it's like looking for a need nell a haystack, unfortunately. bergdahl's family friend, has known the family for years, is joining us in ten minutes to talk about what the pentagon is telling the family as well. a harvard professor is claiming he was the victim of racial profiling after police arrested him at his home in cambridge, massachusetts. professor henry louis gates jr. a well-known black scholar was

knocked out of his house and trying to wedge his way in the door. a neighbor called police. he calls the officers racist and says this is what happens to black men in america. he was arrested for disorderly conduct. >> a harvard professor is arrested, breaking into his own home it has a certain comical aspect. on the other hand, as a person of color, one has to wonder whether he was treated as any other harvard professor might be. >> so far, cambridge police have not commented on the case. gates, scheduled to be arraigned on the 2 6th of august for breaking into his own home. news this morning. california governor arnold schwarzenegger and legislate fors have reached an agreement on the california budget. the budget has no tax increases, cuts spending, and deals with the entire $26 billion budget

deficit. also, astronomers say jupiter has been struck by a comet. images show a fresh scar in the atmosphere near the south pole of the planet. they apparently had no idea until an amateur astronomer tipped them off. the bizarre part of it, 15 years ago to the day that this happened before. at that time, jupiter was pit for nearly a week by a comet. it was considered a 1-10,000 speck ka tell. joe jackson is calling his son's death foul play. what he said on "larry king live" last night and bring you the latest on the family's toxicology report. 9 1/2 minutes past the hour.

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umbrella just about everywhere today, except phoenix. a hollywood star stepping in to help dozens of kids turned away from a swim club in philadelphia. all 65 kids from the largely minority daycare center are going on an all expense paid trip to disney world. >> if you want to know the celebrity you will be meeting that has paid for your trip to disney world, the celebrity name is -- >> tyler perry! >> there you have it. tyler perry, best known for his work on shows like "the house of pain." tyler wanted to let the kids know for every negative experience in the world, there are people out there who want them to succeed. the valley club has been sued by one parent. faces another suit from the camp. the issue was one of safety, nt racism according to the club.

soledad brings us "black in america 2." it starts at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific, tomorrow, right after the president speaks, and it continues at 8:00 p.m. eastern thursday. only on cnn. 13 minutes past the hour. and we have "your business today" with christine romans. you did some digging to determine where the stimulus money is going. they always manage to throw a little pork in there. >> $16 million for canned pork, processed cheese. we're looking through the stimulus money. pretty interesting when you start digging through recover.gov. the government's website, which is supposed to be transparent to show you how much money is going out the door for what. you follow along the theme never has so much money been spent in a short amount of time. we found, drum roll please. jenny-o turkey store, $5.3

million in minnesota. 5.3 million for turkey nowhere does it say what it's for. jenny-o turkey, $5.3 million. we found another $5 million for processed cheese. $16 million for canned pork. we are paying $1.99 a pound. 250 $1 for workingmen's family store in huntington, west virginia. that $251 is for the army corps of engineers. but they found that, oh, wait. the stimulus money, they can't spend it on work foods, so the government says they will be refunding that money. >> $251. >> this is how detailed they are. bridge painting in kansas. we are told from folks that this is a bridge that spans the emergency spillway of tuttle creek dam and it will protect it

from rusting and eroding. but these are just some of the things we're doing with the money. >> how big is that bridge? >> i don't know there are other bridges that are much more expensive. if you want to go to recovery.gov, you can see this. you can find your hometown or congressional district, find out what's happening, right down to what companies are getting what money. some places we called, they weren't aware it was stimulus money. they knew they had a contract from the government. you can find all kinds of different things on there, and it's really an interesting analysis of how this money is going out in a lot of different ways. >> where do you go to find it? >> recovery.gov. and the roi pulled this up, bec this is how many times that recovery.gov gets a hit every minute. and as i keep saying, never have we spent so much in a short amount of time this is a way to keep track of it. there are weaknesses. sometimes there is just a random

thing up there, and you think what is this for? you have to do some digging. if you find something intere interesting that you think shouldn't be there, let us know. we'd be interested in tracking it down. there's a lot on there. i encourage to you take a look. >> we have an eagle eye. >> jennie-o turkey. but it's for food banks. a legitimate purpose for that. still ahead, we're talking with the family friend of the missing soldier in afghanistan. he'll talk about what the pentagon is telling the family about the desperate search for the private. we'll be back in a moment.

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. family and friends of private first class bowe bergdahl are urging him to stand tall and firm today. private bergdahl was captured by the tall dan while on duty in afghanistan three weeks ago. the soldier's family is having

their sheriff speak to the media for them. and he joins us now from hailey, idaho. how is the family holding up this morning? > you know, they are trying to stay positive, and it's a difficult time certainly, but i think they are hanging in there. >> i assume they have seen the video that was released over the weekend. how did they react to that? >> yes. i didn't talk to them specifically about how they reacted to it but it's like most of us, it was difficult to watch. and, you know, i don't watch it anymore. it would be nice if they didn't even play that video. >> i would assume as a parent myself that there would be some sense of relief to see pictures of him apparently healthy, but at the same time heightens the anxiety to wonder what he is going through, the interview to hear the responses and how much he misses his family and loved ones as well. >> certainly. it's comforting to know right

now that, you know, he's all right. and to be able to see him. but other than that, the rest of that, is, as you said, difficult to watch. >> there's been a hugeo outpouring of support. has the family been able to take strength that the community is coming together the way it is to support them? >> yeah, you know, that's -- everything about our community, we are a tight group. you know, the community just jumps right into action immediately. everywhere you drive are yellow ribbons and they are passing yellow ribbons out. that is comforting, that all of that positive energy, all their prayers are going in bowe's direction and that's helpful. very helpful. >> are neighbors and friends coming over to the family home to give their support in person, or is the family pretty much sequestered at this point? >> they live in an area where

there's not a lot of neighbors around. the neighbors that do live there are certainly there supporting and helping out. >> one aspect of the story that i find absolutely remarkable is there were a number of people in the town who knew -- when we were talking about this idea that a soldier had been taken captive in eastern afghanistan, knew it was bowe bergdahl, and, yet, they didn't say anything. how does the town keep a secret like that? >> you have to understand our community here. we have many, many high-profile people that live within our community, and, you know, when you see a -- you know, for instance, a movie star or somebody like that going down the road, they don't run up and ask for their autograph, they respect people's privacy here, and that's exactly what -- in this case what happened. >> sheriff, i think america only knows bowe bergdahl for what they have been able to see on the videotape so far. as somebody who knows the family, knows him, what can you

tell us about bowe bergdahl? >> in 2006 he came to me and wanted to rent one of the apartments i have for rent, and i usually don't rent to 20 year olds, he was so respectful, and after i communicated, talked to him, i did go ahead and rent to him. he was always on his bike or walking around the community. he worked hard. i remember talking to him. he was talking like he wanted to go to alaska and work up there. more of an adventurer, and i told him that at his age i did the same thing, worked in alaska. so he was just a young man starting to find his direction and what he wanted to do. >> the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, insisting that the military is doing everything it can to get bowe bergdahl back. had you an opportunity to talk with the family last night. can you tell us what the pentagon is saying today?

>> i'm not privy to that information. i haven't specifically talked to them with regards to the pentagon. and i can't really answer that question. >> all right. certainly our thoughts are & prayers are with the family and we're praying for a speedy release of bowe bergdahl. we really appreciate you taking the time. >> thank you. >> 24 minutes after the hour.

welcome back to the most news in the morning. 26 minutes past the hour. there are explosive allegations made by michael jackson's father. >> joe jackson told larry king last night that his son's death

was foul play. he also denied that he beat and ridiculed michael as a child. >> the doctor, stick him in the room there, and the doctor gave him something to make him rest, and then you don't wake up no more? something is it wrong there. >> are you implying the doctor committed foul play? >> well, something went wrong. something went wrong, larry, because when they try to bring michael back, he was dead. something went wrong. >> what do you say about all of the things that have been said over the years that you harmed michael as a child? >> that's a bunch of bull s. that's a bunch of bull s. >> straighten me out. >> that's not true. >> you never physically harmed him? >> never. never have. and i raised him just like you would raise your kids. you know, but to harm michael for what? that's my son. i love him. i still love him. >> are you surprised you were left out of the will?

>> well, i wasn't too surprised. because, you know, that's what he -- that's the way he wanted it. a and it's not going to hurt me i was let out of the will. it happens. >> were youe eses estranged fro michael? >> well, he left it to his mother. and she was the lady being able to be fair with everything about the will. >> are you and she separated? >> no, we're not. >> you are still a married couple? >> that's right. >> we should note that when joe jackson said it was bull s that he beat michael jackson, those allegations came from michael jackson himself. he currently lived in las vegas so he doesn't get to spend a lot

of time with michael jackson's three children. pakistan's military saying more than 50 militants dead after two days of bloody fighting near the afghan border. three pakistani soldiers were killed. violence comes as some 2 million civilians trying to head back to the neighboring swat valley region after a massive turf war with the taliban. secretary of state hillary clinton is in bangkok, thailand. before that, she was in india talking about pakistan's commitment to fighting terrorism many. >> i've seen a real commitment on the part of the pakistani government and the pakistani people. they are taking on extremists that threaten them. it's no longer about somebody else. it's their hotels that are being blown up and their police that are being killed. and their people who are being beheaded and mistreated for summer thing

simple things that no one would think are appear offense. anything we can do to convey support for those who are standing up against extremism anywhere is part of my mission and our country's mission. >> next up, secretary clinton will tackle what to do about north korea and myanmar in a summit with several southeast asia nations in phuket. robert gates says the nation's military isn't big enough. secretary gates says the army will temporarily add 22,000 soldiers to help fight in iraq and afghanistan. it's the second time the military has added to its numbers since 2007. continental airlines announcing a huge loss for the second quarter. it says it lost $213 million in the quarter that ended last month. 1,700 people will lose their jobs, and the airline will raise

by $5 its fee for checked baggage. republicans hitting the obama administration hard, not only over the cost of health care, but also the stimulus plan. whether it's working effectively and whether it's worth the billions it cost. in arizona, it turned up to a dustup between one senator and members of the administration, and john mccain is joining us over whether stimulus spending should be outright canceled. john mccain joins us live from capitol hill this morning. good to have you with us this morning. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, kiran. >> your a fellow senator to arizona's jon kyl. do you think we should stop the spending? >> jon kyl was on a talk show on sunday, talking about how the stimulus has failed, which it has, and only 10% of the money has been distributed, and the predictions of the administration were there would be 8% unemployment. we're at 9.5%, headed for 10%.

so in an arrogant use of power, the president's chief of staff, mr. rahm emanuel, told four cabinet secretaries to send a letter to our governor and ask if she wanted the money or not. the governor is in the middle of a fiscal crisis and doesn't need that kind of harassment. the point is that the money is being spent. the money has been allocated and it is a failure and that's what jon kyl was talking about. and what rahm emanuel did was an arrogant use of power, that's all. >> what you're referring to is letters that went out to the governor of arizona. one came from transportation secretary roy lahood, republican, who says if you prefer to forfeit the money as we are making available to your state as senator kyl suggests, let me know. >> astonishing that they are making available?

my state of arizona is a donor state. we send more money to washington than it sends back, so secretary of transportation is making available to arizona our own money? i tell you, that's a remarkable statement. a remarkable statement. >> what i'm wondering is we have jon kyl criticizing the stimulus, and saying it is failing. >> as have i, and it is. >> and both senators from the state are saying that. >> we're saying it failed. >> what about putting your money where your mouth is and, okay, let's not take any money. >> it has failed by every measurement and by the way, one of the cabinet secretaries told me over the phone in these words that the letter that was sent is political b.s. that's what he said to me. and you know what? he's right. >> do you think the administration is out for political revenge for those who don't agree with the stimulus? >> of course. of course. why else would the present chief of staff in the midst of all of

the issues take time out to order four cabinet secretaries to send a letter to the governor of the state of arizona trying to put her and senator kyl in a very uncomfortable position? that's -- it's ridiculous. >> let's get back to the actual dollar amounts. it's no secret many states are struggling right now. arizona one of them according to the administration, they would be giving at least 521 million intended to go toward transit projects. another $45 million for housing loans and $73 million from hud. would you he will become to give up that kind of money for your state? >> i'm concerned about the fact that with the medicaid increases contemplated in the health bill that just went through the united states senate committee, that we'd be putting billions of additional costs onto the state of arizona and other states around america, which the governors just last weekend said they simply cannot afford which

is another reason why the health care plan has compounded by the president is failing in the minds of the american people. >> back to the stimulus money, though. for and you jon kyl -- >> it's our tax dollars, and we obviously feel very strongly that we don't want our tax dollars wasted, especially arizona's tax dollars. we send more money to washington. the bill has been passed, the money is being distributed. unfortunately, only 10% of it, and that is the case. but the stimulus has been a failure and everybody knows it. >> so your governor, jan brewer put up on the website, where this money is going. saying it's going to grow arizona's future and grow jobs. and a and another who says they need the money to put people to work and build roads. are they wrong? >> they are correct that the money will be of some help. it has been a failure and an outright failure and that's

undeniable. >> i want to ask you one other quick question. >> and, again, this politicization of this issue is totally unnecessary and our conversation, frankly work this is unnecessary. if those letters hadn't been written, we wouldn't be having this conversation. we would be focusing on the f-22 we are voting on this morning. we would be talking about health care, and most americans are very skeptical if not opposed to it. >> michael steele called it an experiment, called it socialism, talking about the health care plan out there right now in the house. do you agree? >> i have my own opinions on most issues now, and i'll be glad to give you my opinions, i appreciate the opportunity to do so. this costs too much, taxes too much, and spends too much and the american people are becoming

very aware of the comingal budget office judgment which is an act of courage by the director of the budget office, to show this does nothing for reducing the costs of health care in america which is really the problem with health care in america, not the quality, but the cost of it. and that's why the most respected organization -- one of the most respected in america, the mayo clinic, has come out strongly opposed to this prop e propos proposal. >> senator, you have the president out there all week, speaking again, trying to push this health care plan. he wants it passed before the august recess in congress. do you see that happening? >> i hope not, but i do not underestimate the power of the president and they have large majorities in both houses of congress. but i think the american people are waking up to how dangerous this is not only for the future of health care in america, but our fiscal future. >> all right. senator john mccain joining us this morning. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. a quick programming note.

texas congressman ron paul joining us tomorrow at this time. we'll talk to him about taxes the rich to pay for the health care proposal what he says about it. that's tomorrow at 7:30 eastern on "american morning." >> the country so far in debt. a budget shortfall in california of $26 billion. how about taxing marijuana to raise money? a vote today in oakland on that. the story coming up. 38 minutes after the hour.

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clinics. >> reporter: i'm at the harborside health center, the largest medical canibus centers. the guy running the place says he wants to pay more taxes. from this vantage point it resembles a bank, except the green isn't cash. >> top shelf? >> yes, top shelf. >> it could be a cash crop for the city of oakland. >> reporter: how much more would you have to pay? >> between $350,000 and $400,000. >> reporter: most business operators wouldn't be too thrilled about that. but this man and his lawyer came up with the idea to help oakland with the money shortage. the city is more than $80 million in the hole. >> we think it's appropriate to taiex cess funds and circulate them back to the community in its time of need. >> reporter: out of that is

measure f approved unanimously by oakland city council to let voters decide whether medical marijuana should have its own tax. it's an absolute no brainer. >> given the medical marijuana dispensaries are something legalized in california, why not have the revenue from it? >> reporter: to be clear, the revenue wouldn't be hugely significant. up to $1 million for the city annually. but the dispensaries have another agenda. how much of this is about you and other dispensaries wanting to be seen as good neighbors and legitimate businesses? >> a lot of it is about that. we very much want to be accepted as part of the community. we believe that we are a positive force within the community and we're always looking for opportunities to demonstrate that to fellow

citizens. . >> reporter: they hope that leads to greater acceptance everywhere. some drug fighters say it sends the wrong message. >> the taxation of a federally unlawful drug is not something that the city should accept. >> reporter: as community around the state suffer revenue shortages, it's clear the debate will continue. it's worth noting the city of los angeles has more than 600 dispensaries, and with that, the ability to produce a lot more than taxes. the city council there is interested in a similar measure. back to you. >> dan simon reporting for us. now 44 minutes after the hour.

the song, "total eclipse of the heart." a very special once in a lifetime event happening tonight if you live on the other side of the planet, you might be able to check it out. the total solar eclipse, very rare this one is considered extra special, because it will last the longest of any eclipse in the 21st kroecentury, clockin at six minutes, 39 seconds. pretty cool. 47 minutes past the hour. rob marciano joining us with

more on extreme weather. back to the total solar eclipse, we'll get video of it, right? >> cnn resources are worldwide. even though we won't be able to see it here, we'll get video. if you live in hawaii, you might see a sliver of it. the earth and sun are furretest apart. and the moon is cloister and make the picture bigger. nasa big-time telescope. jupiter's southern pole there, the bright spot is where they think a comet or something pretty big hit the planet and disrupted the entire planet. jupiter the biggest planet out there. it gets in the way of a lot of things and they'll look at that more intensely to see what they think exactly what may have hit that. back to earth we go radar planted here on earth. more rain across new york. another day of relatively wet and cool weather. temperatures will struggle to

get out of low 70s. a pretty good line is about to roll into dallas. you might see travel delays. miami, ft. lauderdale as well. and it looks pretty nice in san francisco and los angeles. >> thank you so much. could cars and trucks be robbing your child of its intelligence? an interesting study coming out about environmental solutipollu. sanjay gupta joins us to tell us more. 11 minutes to the top of the hour. well, the price went down, so you're all getting a check thanks. for the difference. except for you -- you didn't book with orbitz, so you're not getting a check. well, i think we've all learned a valuable lesson today. good day, gentlemen. thanks a lot. thank you. introducing hotel price assurance, where if another orbitz customer books the same hotel for less, we send you a check for the difference, automatically.

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you know, air pollution's not good for anyone, but now there's a new connection between dirty city air and low iq scores in children. it seems a baby's intelligence may be effected in the womb by smog. we're paging dr. sanjay gupta this morning for the pregnancy pollution link. our chief medical correspondent in atlanta this morning. fascinating study, tell us more about it. >> it is a fascinating study and the way they did the study was interesting, as well, john. i've been interested in it for some time. and i wanted to go see how they did this. they fit these women with backpacks that work as these back lungs, measuring how much pollution is in the air, figuring out which of these women was exposed to the most pollution. about 700 wore the backpacks around new york for sometime. and what they found was women exposed to the highest levels of

pl pollution, when they had babies, the babies whose mothers were exposed to the pollution did have iq points that were slightly lower, about 4 to 5 points lower. not a big difference, but enough of a difference to be significant. i spent some time with the lead author of the study who has been thinking about these things for some time. and really sat down trying to figure out what was she focusing on here. and one is that these are these substances known, what you do need to know about them, they are the substances that are released right as you see there. diesel fumes, and they can cross the placenta and possibly cause the problems that we're talking about. again, john, 4 to 5 points, not a big deal, but this whole idea of pollution causing an overall curve downward was a concern to her. >> if these come from cars, trucks, buses, industrial

plants, things like that, what's a parent to do? >> right, and that's a question i had, as well. after i spent an entire day with her walking around, hearing her thoughts on things, i asked her the same question. this is what she said. >> since i spent the day with you here. it's a little bit scary when you think about being outside and breathing in all of this stuff, these assaults on our body. how do we know how to protect ourselves without overdoing it. >> i think that's the key, being sensible, but doing things that are reasonable. >> it's worth pointing out that we did this interview last winter because i've been interested in this topic for sometime. she went on to say that simply closing windows during times of day when it's heavily congested. planning your walking routes, if you're going to be outside, avoid congested and polluted areas and things in city, idling laws, for example, at intersections which is starting to make a difference. >> if you're in a city like new york, los angeles, or chicago,

there's so much traffic congestion all day every day. how do you escape it? >> it is tough. and i think part of it's the individual's responsibility or the community. part of these studies show the impact much more directly than we've seen before. >> sanjay guptastudy. thanks so much for that. she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act.

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. president obama says that critics of his health care overall plan are engaging in politics of delay. but republicans are not the only ones questioning the fine print of health care reform. our carol costello's in washington with more hon what people are saying, and does the president have a point that even lawmakers within his own party are dragging their feet right now? they say they want to try to get it done by the august recess. >> oh, it's such a task.

some critics say, yeah, he is asking a lot of congress. nearly everybody agrees, we need to reform health care. the big argument is over how and especially how to pay for reform. maybe the rich ought to pay. but as the democrats are discovering, it's difficult to define who's rich enough to pay for reform. >> reporter: on the subject of health care reform, president obama is fighting back. >> one republican senator said, and i'm quoting him now. if we're able to stop obama on this, it will be his waterloo, it will break him. >> reporter: but mr. obama and the democratic national committee are not about to be broken, not even by their own party. the dnc launched this ad aimed at conservative democrats. >> it's time. >> it's time for health care reform. >> turns out some democratic small business owners who make over $280,000 a year don't want

to pay a surcharge on their income to pay for the president's $1 trillion health care program. so democratic house speaker nancy pelosi has come up with an alternative plan. instead of raising taxes on those who make more than $280,000 a year, she wants to propose a surcharge to apply to individuals making over $500,000 a year and couple making more than $1 million. pelo pelosi thinks you hear $500,000 a year, that's not me, but me does apply to around 1% of t taxpayers and some of them aren't happy either. according to the tox foundation, a self-employed couple making $1.5 million in montgomery county, maryland, now pays $583,863 in total taxes. after 2010, when the bush tax cuts expire, their taxes will go up more than $62,000. throw in a 5.4% surtax for

health care reform, that's $9,000 more. total estimated taxes on the year, $655,126. and while that may sound like a fine way to raise revenue, the economist says even that won't begin to pay for the kind of health care he wants. >> he's going to need that surcharge on the wealthy, and it's going to be bigger than anticipated or he'll have to tax everybody. >> the congressional budget office weighed in too. it says the house bill as it is now would increase the nation's deficit by $240 billion by 2019. the president has said he won't sign a bill that grows the deficit. so that leaves lawmakers with a difficult dilemma. well, the president hopes they will solve in just a few weeks. august is just around the corner. we've been asking for your thoughts on this story. should the rich pay for health care reform?

cnn.com/amfix is the address. we want to hear from you on hour blog. and i have some comments already, kiran. and most people say, yeah, the rich ought to pay. for years now, the rich have gotten richer while the rest of us have stagnated. we're turning into two americas and this is not why this country was created. yes, the rich should pay more in taxes as they are the main beneficiaries of our system. and this one from wendy. it seems to some people health care is not high on the list, especially when it comes to touching their money. who cares if only people who could afford to pay -- heaven forbid that president obama and administration should have a heart and want this for the common people. keep the comments coming. cnn.com/amfix. >> and also we want to get both sides of this debate. coming up, we're going to be speaking with ed rendell at 8:15 eastern time. and at 8:35, we'll hear from bobby jindal republican governor

of louisiana. thanks for being with us on this tuesday, july 21st. here's the stories we'll be breaking down for you. doubts right now over the obama administration's plan to shut down guantanimo bay. they will not make today's deadline. we're live from the white house with what this means for the president's order to close the prison camp by january. also another twist to tell you about in the murder of a florida couple known for adopting a lot of children, many with special needs. police are looking at a second motive. possibly a contract hit. we're also learning that the murder victim may have known the accused killer. and you might want to sit down for this. we knew the cost to rescue the economy was expensive, but the government top watchdog says if all goes wrong, you the taxpayer could be on the hook not for millions, not for billions, but for nearly $24 trillion.

that is almost twice this nation's annual gdp. but we begin with a blow to the heart of the president's new approach to fighting terrorism. the administration acknowledging that it will miss today's deadline to submit a report detailing what to do with detainees at guantanimo bay. the report is the key part of the white house's plan to shut down gitmo by next january. it was an executive order that the president signed during his first week in office. >> my first executive order that we are signing in order to affect the appropriate disposition at guantanimo and promptly to close the detention facility at guantanimo consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the united states and the interest of justice, i hereby order. >> suzanne malveaux live from the white house this morning. why the delay? what's the hold up here? >> reporter: yeah, it's a lot

more difficult than they imagined to really try to figure out where these detainees will be put. if they're in other countries, host countries, or on trial. they're trying to get ahead of this story. the fact it was just yesterday, forcing administration officials, sitting reporters down to try to get ahead of this story and explain yes, they are missing this deadline today. yes, progress has been made. about half of these cases, the detainees have been reviewed. they say about 50 are being in the process of being transferred over to some of these other countries. but this is a difficult thing to get these other countries to cooperate. they have had some cooperation from european hall lies, but they need more. and one senior administration official said, look, we are trying to get this thing right. and so they are going to take more time on this. one of the things that we are hearing, a complaint from some is the concern. does this mean that there'll be -- some of these detainees be held indefinitely. saying any effort to revamp a

failed guantanimo bay military commission is sure to be challenged in court and take years before justice is served. a senior administration official saying, look, if there is any kind of way they're going to heeld these detainees indefinitely, that will have to be approved by congress. they're not going to do this on their own, but essentially it's going to take more time, john. >> suzanne malveaux at the white house. thanks. police now say that the suspects paid a visit to the billings' home just weeks before the killings. cnn's susan candiotti is live for us in pensacola, florida, and you know, we've heard them talking about possibly a second motive, investigators, but they haven't said what it is. what are you learning this morning? >> well, remember, kiran, that again and again the sheriff has emphasized that the billings themselves are not being

investigated for any criminal activity. however, the sheriff is now saying that among the new possible motives is the possibility that they might have been the target of a contract hit. was it a murder for hire? is it possible someone put out a hit on byrd and melinda billings. before the sheriffs denied it, not any more. >> we're not taking any motive off the table. >> reporter: something the daughter finds inconceivable. >> do you know of anyone who wanted to do harm to your parents? >> i would not answer that question. >> i can't. with the investigation. >> this is an ongoing investigation. and those are the kinds -- >> i will say that my parents are wonderful people, and i can't imagine somebody having that magnitude of hate in their lives. >> reporter: cnn has now learned

that the group did a dry run at the house a month before the murders, but the sheriff says it was not captured on the home security cameras. on the day of the crime, he says suspects stole not only a safe, but also a briefcase filled with personal papers. both items were recovered from the home of pamela wiggins who's charged with accessory after the fact to the murder. in a newly released police affidavit, suspected master mind allegedly spoke of knowing the victims and receiving past financial support for the opening of a martial arts studio. but the family attorney suggests it may have been one of many donations to the community. they also believe that gonzalez jr. was once on billings' payroll. >> mr. gonzalez worked, i think, for an automobile dealership. we're verifying that information that he worked for one of the companies that mr. billings had

owned an interest in. >> reporter: there's also new information about the crime scene. police documents indicate the couple was killed in their bedroom. and for the first time, their daughter says they kept no guns inside the house. >> you must have gone over this in your head a million times. >> i play it over every second of every day. you know, you just think about was there pain? were they scared? the children -- it plays in my mind constantly. >> reporter: what a difficult time for this family. you know, the sheriff, the numbers keep shifting, but the sheriff says he has maybe nine more people to talk with and planning to make at least one more arrest. kiran? >> susan candiotti following the latest developments this morning, thanks. new this morning, allegations of racial profiling after the arrest of one of the best-known black scholars in the

country. police in cambridge, massachusetts say they were called to henry lewis gates jr. home after a man was seen trying to pry open the front door. police say gates refused to identify himself, and said quote this is what happens to black men in america. he was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct, and has got a court appearance coming up on the 26th of august. professor gates along with tyler perry are part of our black in america special report premieres tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern, make sure you don't miss it. and still ahead, ed rendell out of pennsylvania. for a lot of governors, there's a concern they're going to get an unfunded mandate. so we're going to hear both sides of that issue. >> yeah, bobby jindal from louisiana who had a scathing editorial about the obama and democratic health care plans. but the governor's got his own

problems in the state. we'll talk about that.

new this morning, one of the most popular stories on cnn.com, the beastie boys delaying the release of their next album as one of the members battles cancer. told fans in a video posted on the website that he has a cancerous tumor in his salvary gland. new warnings about the hazards of drivers using cell phones. the "new york times" says the findings were delayed. themp delayed for years. driver distraction contributes to about 25% of all traffic accidents. the report says the national highway administration kept the warnings secret for fear of angering congress and perhaps losing funding. and just days before she leaves office, alaska governor sarah palin is hit with yet

another ethics complaint. this one alleging she failed to submit gift disclosure forms on time. it's the 19th ethics grievance filed against her or her staff, 15 have been resolved without any finding of wrong doing. republicans and democrats are questioning the cost and scope of president obama's health care reform plan. he's asking them to set their objections and politics aside for an overhaul he says is urgently needed. ed rendell is watching the debate closely and joining us from harrisburg, and i'm sure you've heard some of the criticisms growing. some that say it's going to be difficult, including other governors that say it really amounts to an unfunded mandate, especially when dealing with medicaid costs. what do you think? >> well, i think there are two issues that are important to governors. number one, we've got to get this done. every governor knows there are too many uninsured people in his state, there are too many people who have insurance but that it doesn't really do anything. if you get cancer, you get

dropped. there are too many people who can't get health insurance because they have a preexisting condition. that is the number one domestic issue and we've got to put aside partisan politics and resolve it. that's number one, number two, we don't want it to be resolved on the backs of states that are already struggling financing. there was some talk in the senate plan as you expand medicaid to go up over 100% of poverty to 150%, let's say, that the states were going to have to bear 100% of that cost. that would be the largest unfunded mandate in history on the states and something that we wouldn't absorb. but we do think this has to get done, we believe it can be worked out, and we believe it's the number one priority for people in each of our states. that's what everybody tells me. if they have health care, they're afraid they're going to lose it or they're afraid they're not going to be able to afford it anymore. >> as a governor of a huge state, and you guys need to deal

with this situation, as well. you're right about the health care problems, people not being insured, and also a large number of retirees in your state, many of them needing medicaid benefits. are we trying to rush this through quickly? do we need to make sure it gets done right snore do you think august is a reasonable time frame? >> well, i think you're going to get difficult bills if they get passed. different bills in the house and different bills in the senate. and it's going to go to a conference committee. and i think in the conference committee, a lot of the problems will be ironed out. i strongly disagree with the cbo that says we can't contain costs and pay for part of the expansion of health care from the cost containment. we've done it in pennsylvania. one example, hospital acquired infections. in 2006, they cost the health care delivery system $3.5 billion in charges. we put together a tough bill to control hospital infections in the first year cut 8% of the

cost, reducing $358 million from going into the system. and that's one of 20 to 25 different ways we can contain costs and save money and reduce the cost of our delivery system. so we've got to find a way to score all of those changes. because i firmly believe if you put a medical record system in, you can cut billions of dollars each and every year from the cost of our health care delivery system. there's so many good ideas. i'm not saying it can pay for itself entirely, but we can certainly reduce the long run cost of the system. now, the administration has to do a better job of spelling out what those costs containment proposals are. >> and that's one of the things that the mayo clinic has been criticizing. they've been held up as a model on both sides of the debate. one of the things they worry about this legislation misses the opportunity to create higher quality, more affordable health care for patients. they're saying they need legislators to create these

payment systems that pay for good patient results at reasonable costs otherwise any hope of transforming the american health care system is going to wither. what do you think about the criticism? >> well, kiran, they're absolutely right. in pennsylvania, we've started to pay for performance, not how many visits someone makes to a doctor. we're starting to pay for how does the doctor do in keeping that patient out of the hospital? i think performance has to be put back into the system. right now, we have a system that pays for visits or pays for the amount of medicine prescribed, and it's a system with no incentives based on performance, based on cost control. so i think the mayo clinic's right. if you look at california, they've done an excellent job in controlling costs. we can do this, and we can insure all of our people. in pennsylvania, thanks to what the president and the congress did, we now have completed a plan that i started in 2006 to ensure every child, to give every child access to health care and it hasn't caused our

costs to go up dramatically. >> i want to ask you about this. i couldn't help but wondering what you thought about the disturbing claims of racism in the philadelphia police department website. it's not their website, but one that's popular with many officers on the force. this comes on the heels, of course, of that situation at the pennsylvania swim club. how concerned are you about these allegations of racism? >> well, i'm concerned. everyone has sort of assumed we elected the first african-american president, all of our problems would vanish. that's not so. there are still people who have racist attitudes. we have to make clear that those attitudes are unacceptable. while we have the incident at the swim club and i was very proud of our human relations commission without any push from me, they immediately launched an investigation into the conduct of the swim club. we've got to be vigilant to make sure that what remnants of racism exist and they certainly do that we say as a society that's totally unacceptable.

and i think the police department has done a good job so far. i think they'll deal with this problem effectively. but americans have to stay on their toes. racism just because we have a, i think terrific, african-american president, that doesn't mean it's dead in this country. >> i bet you're happy about the phillies, by the way. coming up in 20 minute's time, 8:35 eastern, we'll be talking with louisiana governor bobby jindal to get the republican side of the argument. now 19 minutes after the hour.

here's something that will paralyze you, how about $23.7 billion. that's what the nation can be on the hook for if everything goes wrong with this t.a.r.p. bill. what an astonishing figure. >> i know, the bailout cop, the guy in charge of tracking the money and telling the treasury department, he calls this the total potential government support of all of the backstop bailouts, loans, guarantees, lines of credit, you name it, throw it altogether, and it's double the size of the american economy, it's $23.7 billion. this is what the bailout in his report, says t.a.r.p. essentially was like 12 programs involving $3 trillion. he's launched 35 investigations into fraud and mismanagement and says the rescue efforts overall could cost some $23.7 trillion. that's the total potential government support. people who dig in this number tell you it's a little bit misleading, and the spokesperson says it's distorted or inflated

because that doesn't count all of the collateral against this. it doesn't count the money that's been paid back, frankly, with interest. some $6 billion in dividend payments that have been paid back to taxpayers, $200 million in interest payments, also counts in their $14.9 billion in their bridge loan for jpmorgan chaste to buy bear stearns, that was paid back in full. that's including everything. it's a number you're going to hear a lot about today. the bottom line, i think, this man is saying he wants better oversight, more needs to be done from treasury, we don't know how all of the money is spent. he would like to know how the banks are lending, that there still are weaknesses here in spending that money. >> also, there's some airline news to talk about this morning. continental reported a pretty big loss earlier. >> it's not a surprise, people aren't flying as much, it's really a tough atmosphere for the airlines.

some folks have been telling me it's the worst kind of environment since the 1980s, continental $230 million loss, and it's raising its back fees. and also, its fee for making a reservation on the phone by $5. when they're raising fees, you tend to see other airlines try to raise fees. you know, you're going to pay more. you're paying more fees. >> i have not been on a plane in the last six months that hasn't been totally full. >> you keep saying that. i heard some planes are grounding some flights. >> they're not making as many routes, or as many runs. >> they're using smaller planes to fill them up and use less jet fuel and keep the routes that are making money going, where they're making money, they want to keep going. >> i don't know where these empty planes are. i have not seen them. i have not seen them. >> they're parked on the runway. >> they're parked on the runway. these airlines are losing money big and this is supposed to be the best time of year, it's been rotten for as much air traffic.

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. a small group of marines are training to fight in afghanistan with words instead of bullets. 12 hours a day for 12 months straight. they're being immersed in a language spoken across southern afghanistan, one of the most difficult languages in the world. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is live in washington to explain why it's so important for these marines to learn the native language there. hey, chris. >> hey, kiran, yeah, i don't know how they do it. but it is essential to the new u.s. strategy, which is not just about bombing the taliban, but about getting good intelligence and building those kind of relationships with the afghan people. >> reporter: what kind of class could make a marine sergeant sweat? the one where he has one year to learn poshtu. >> what are the more difficult sounds? >> it comes down from -- it's

like you're coughing. there's that one, and then the hey versus the hu. >> reporter: it is the primary language in afghanistan and the class is six weeks in the crash course. >> it's not just learning to repronounce an a, but actually reconstruct your throat and everything else to try to model the sounds that these people speak in their language. >> reporter: it's brand new, the fastest language course in the military for troops heading to the afghanistan-pakistan region. we're protecting their identities because they're part of an elite group at the marine special operations command. it's total immersion, seven hours a day in class, then five hours of studying, and eventually being dropped in a foreign country. in the next room, they're learning another afghan language dari. the woman in charge of the program says the marines will be able to explain operations and

support opinions in the native tongue. >> because it's not the answer any more. >> reporter: very few translators speak the languages of afghanistan and pakistan. troops have to trust local translators, which isn't the same as a u.s. marine. >> their mission and their goal and certain things cannot be really disclosed to an interpreter. >> reporter: so fellow marines practice their aim outside, the real battle for afghanistan may be won with words. >> and if this works, every marine special ops team will have a fluent fellow marine on their team. something that could become a model for a lot more of the military. the tough, tough languages, kiran. >> yeah. it sounds unbelievable to try to get that little slight difference in sound. >> i couldn't even get a word

out. how they can do that in six weeks is amazing. >> that's 12 hours a day, that's a lot of cramming for exams, right? coming up now 31 minutes after the hour. and checking our top stories this morning. pakistan's military says more than 50 militants are dead after two days of bloody fighting in the northwest region with the border of afghanistan. three pakistani soldiers were killed, as 2 million civilians head back to the swat valley region after a huge turf war. family and friends of bowe bergdahl are telling him to stand tall and firm. the military has confirmed he was taken by the taliban. and earlier on american morning, a local sheriff told us how his entire town is pulling together to support the family. >> everything about our community is, you know, we are a tight group. you know, the community just

jumps right into action immediately. you know everywhere you drive, and they're passing yellow ribbons out, that is comfortable. that all that positive energy, you know, all their prayers are going in both directions. >> the pentagon says that private bergdahl was captured three weeks ago on june 30th. and you know from the scandal that brought down president nixon, the watergate hotel heading to the auction block. bids are scheduled to start coming in this morning. a foreclosure notice last month after defaulting on his loans, still owing $40 million. well, responding to a call about a break-in, boston police ended up arresting one of the nation's most renowned black scholars, henry lewis gates jr. police say he refused to come out and talk to them when they arrived. gates says it's a clear case of racial profiling. and joining me now to talk about this is professor gates'

attorney. thanks for joining us this morning. >> good morning. >> tell us what happened. i understand that you guys released a statement and said that professor gates was arriving home, spent a week in china. what happened when he arrived at his house? >> he just returned to china visiting one of the suspects for his pbs special, and the driver and he his bags to his house, the front door would not open, so he went around the back, used his key, opened the back door. still couldn't get the front door open. they pushed it, then it finally did open, and he went inside. he immediately called the harvard real estate company who owns the house and said my door's not working, can you send someone to repair it because i don't want to be here tonight without it working. after he did that, talking on the phone with his phone to his ear, saw a police officer on his front porch and he went to the porch thinking this was someone there to help the door. and the police officer just said

step outside. he said, what? just step outside. he goes, i live here this is my house. he said step outside, sir. who are you and why are you here? this is where i live. the officer said you need to step outside. he said i live here, i work for harvard university. professor gates, people know me. the officer said i need some identification. he went to the kitchen table to pick up his wallet with his harvard i.d. with the photograph, his driver's license with a photograph and said here's my i.d. the officer had walked into his house behind him, followed him to his kitchen as he got the i.d. and then he said this is my house, he said we have a report of a breaking and entering in progress. he said i live here, why are you doing this to me? i told you this is my house, i gave you my i.d. and i'm the owner of the home.

it went on and he did say are you doing this because i'm an african-american and you're a white police officer? this makes no sense for you to question me like this in my home. >> what did the officer say when he asked if this was racial profiling? >> he said that's not -- professor gates said, the question here was why are you doing this because i'm a black man and you're a white police officer. why is this happening to me? i live here. and professor gates noticed the police officer on the porch from the harvard university police department. and he said, hey, you guys know me, right? and the officer said yes, pro z professor gates, we know you. he said please call the chief, meaning chief bud riley, the harvard police because the chief knows professor gates, lives in the neighborhood and explains he was at his own home. and professor gates went out to talk to the officers. he was then -- the officer who had come to the door said now

you've responded to my request by coming outside you're under arrest. put handcuffs on him and didn't tell him what he was charged with at all and arrested him. and there were people there, professor gates as you know who is handicapped. he says i can't walk without my cane. these cuffs are uncomfortable, will you please put them in the front. another officer released the cuffs, put them in the front instead of his back, went into his house and got his cane and then took him in the police car where he went to the police station, he was there for three hours and released at 5:30. >> hey, it's john roberts here together with kiran. in the narrative you constructed, it doesn't sound like there's any heated conversation between the professor and the officer. did that ever become confrontational? why would an officer arrest him unless there was some sort of heated exchange?

>> well, you've got to figure out what the crime here. and the reality is that professor gates was protesting, this is my house, i live here, ask anybody. >> but can you characterize the tone of that conversation? did it ever rise to the point where the officer would've felt that the professor was being belligerent and would arrest him? or were you saying that he was calm, cool, collected, making a rational argument and this -- >> he was very frustrated, there's no question about that, but belligerent is not the case. he never touched the officer, never pointed at the officer. and in fact, he was trying to stay in his house having produced identification saying what more do i need to do. this is my house. why would i be -- >> will you pursue any sort of case of wrongful arrest here? >> right now we're talking with the cambridge police, the district attorney's office, and the city of cambridge to try to resolve this as soon as possible. we hope that's what will happen

is that cooler heads will prevail in looking at this case and there's no statute in massachusetts that professor gates violated. and we hope that will happen. >> in the meantime he has an august 26th court appearance? >> well, august 26th, we're hoping it will happen this week. >> and so the question is -- >> he has not been officially arraigned. he was in court on friday the day after his arrest and there was no charges brought. the prosecutors needed more time. so no charges have been formally brought, and the question will be whether or not any will be brought or the crime of disorderly conduct when the facts or circumstances are fully presented in a coherent fashion based on witness observations and even the police recording of what happened. as you can see from the report, i'm sure you've seen it, the

report from a neighbor was that two black men wearing backpacks. well, professor gates who did not have a backpack and the driver who was in a tuxedo and a tie and a limousine, luggage was on the porch. so you begin to see how these things get out of hand. all this takes was a cool observation of -- and the reality is, you think about this, you walk into the house with the police officer and see three things, his harvard i.d. with the photographs, you see his driver's license with a photograph, and then you see his address on the driver's license that matches the address where you are. those are the facts. he produced that. >> and professor, just tell us quickly what is his state of mind after this happened? >> well, he picked up some kind of virus in china, so he's been, you know, pretty under the weather for about a week. and has serious case of congestion now. so he's trying to continue his

documentary for pbs, we hope that will be on schedule. but he's not been able to get around the way he hopes to get around. he's here in martha's vineyard to get a little bit of rest and catch up on the days of production that's lost. he's not going to be making any statements now, but hopes to get back on schedule to put this behind us. >> let us know how it turns out. we'll follow what ultimately is decided. professor ogltree. thanks. louisiana governor bobby jindal right after the break. welcome to the now network. currently, thousands of people

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. the president will see you now. house democrats being summoned to the white house today for not so subtle arm twisting on health care reform. president obama's looking for every vote that he can get to push health care reform through congress by the august recess. republicans, though, are fighting him every step of the

way bobby jindal has been a vocal critic and with us this morning from baton rouge. it's good to see you. you panned a rather scathing editorial on the democrats' health care proposals. but your state ranks dead last in the united health foundation survey of overall health. it also had the fourth highest medicare for 1996 through 2006. according to the robert wood johnson foundation. some people out there might be wondering if you're the best person to be criticizing the administration's plans for health care reform. >> a couple of things. we've got an aggressive waiver in front of the federal government allowing us to revamp our public health care programs to put more of an emphasis on outcomes. louisiana's a great example of what's wrong with many of our government-run health care programs. look at medicare, the data shows that higher spending doesn't always correlate to better outcomes. here's my concern with the house democratic proposal, what's been discussed. if you like your health care, you can keep it. that's not what this plan does. they say they're going to

control costs, but their budget office says their plan doesn't do it. look at what their plan does. increases the depths by nearly $250 billion. it doesn't reduce costs, increases taxes at a time where we may be in one of the worst recession since the great depression. employers on small businesses, on families that don't want to participate in this health care program. and then finally, finally you've got a plan, the thousands democratic plan that puts the government in between doctors and their patients. that's no way to improve quality. and so, if they were actually doing what they said they were doing, that'd be one thing, but that's not what their plan does. at least you've got to give senator kennedy credit. in news week this past week, he admitted his idea was to have a government-run health care system. i don't think that's the answer for our country. i think we should do what the rhetoric does, focus on reducing costs and increasing quality, let's not expand the government's role. >> three points.

you mentioned the cost. and it's true that the congressional budget office sent shock waves through capitol hill when he says over 10 years this could add $239 billion to the deficit. but congress could come up with a savings of $245 billion in that same ten-year period leading to a $6 billion surplus. do you not have faith that congress can get that part of the job done? >> well, i've got a lot of skepticism about some of the things. you look hoefr this plan, includes over $200 billion in medicare and medicaid. so sure, you know, maybe they could balance this if they want to continue cutting medicare and medicaid programs for the elderly and the poor, but there's a better way to reduce costs than cutting one provider group and raising our taxes, there are some real true bottom up solutions. for example, we spend by one estimate over $100 billion on defensive medicine. why not allow small businesses to pool their purchasing power.

why not allow refundable tax credits to help the uninsured buy coverage? why not use portable electronic records. why not post prices and outcomes on the internet so patients can be in control. reduce the cost of care. let's address the problems with our insurance marketplace, make insurance companies cover the sick, make coverage affordable across state lines. why should it be tied to your employment? you should be able to buy it through your church, union, bowling league. it shouldn't just be tied to employment. >> couple of other points here. you said most americans would end up being forced into a government-run health care in this editorial. what makes you think that most americans would be forced into anything first of all. and saying it's government-run health care is misleading, isn't it? it's not the government that would be running the health care system. that would be private, just providing insurance. >> no, you're talking about a government-run health option. here's -- >> yes, but it's government-run health insurance, it's not government-run health care, which is what you said in your editorial.

>> well, it's government-run health care, they'll be deciding the rates, what benefits are covered, who they're going to pay, what procedures you can get. that's government-run health care. but look at the study, they estimate that as many as 100 million americans may leave private coverage for this plan. and this is an important point. >> but also say as few as 10.1 million may leave for government-run health care depending on how the plan is formulated. that was the upper level and the people who wrote that report said that's a worst case scenario. >> you're talking about the same government that's paying for health care, regulating health care, now competing, it's going to be taxpayer subsidized. by their own estimate saying because the government will be shifting costs, underpaying providers, they'll be undercutting their competition because it's taxpayer-backed. you know that they'll have a lower cost of debt. they will be able to artificially shift costs. that's what happens in medicare and medicaid. you've got democratic

legislators concerned. what happens today with medicare and medicaid, they underpay to the private sector, you can have a government-run plan doing the same thing, artificially able to drive the private sector out of competition. >> governor, governor, if i could point out. that's one argument. but the center says quote private plans would not disappeared. offer better services and greater access to providers even somewhat higher costs would survive the competition in this environment. you also pointed out in your editorial, someone other than patients and doctors would make the treatments. doesn't that already happen under private plans? >> well, and we absolutely need to empower patients. doesn't matter if it's government or insurance bureaucrat bureaucrats. no one's saying it's perfect, more government control's not the answer. let's go back to this idea of competing with the government. why do we think you have to have a government competition to make the private sector work? we don't think that about factories or stores or newspapers or tv stations.

running banks and car companies. why do we think it's the answer? here in louisiana we saw what happens when you've got a government monopoly, fema after katrina and rita. we're not convinced that a government monopoly, that a government-run health care plan is going to improve quality. i think you're going to have more bureaucratic, what kinds of care you can get, who can pay for it, what kinds of treatments, who's allowed to get which treatments. i as a consumer want to be able to choose my plan, my provider, my doctor, based on what's best for me and based on what's best for my family. >> it would appear there's still a whole lot discussion to have on this. bobby jindal, it's good to see you back out in the public eye again. thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you, john. >> it's now 10 minutes to the top of the hour.

welcome back to american morning. we know that being active is an important part of staying healthy. playing on a sports team is a great way to accomplish that.

but you've probably never seen a soccer league quite like the one we're about to introduce to you to. the guys on this team all have one thing in common. dr. sanjay gupta for today's fit nation. tell us more about this unique team. >> well, you wouldn't necessarily put the idea of soccer and homelessness together in the same sentence, but that's what we're talking about today. there is a lot of hopelessness associated with homelessness and it's the genesis of a lot of different problems. if you can find some sort of structure, something that provides some sort of hope that can make a world of difference. i decided to spend a day with a street usa soccer team to find out how this could possibly all work. take a look. >> reporter: it's a hot, humid day, but calvin and the rest of his soccer team don't mind the heat. it's easy to see their dedication. but something else was not so obvious. all of these men are homeless. riley found himself on the streets after the company he worked for suddenly went bankrupt. >> i never thought i'd be

homeless. i had a good job. but i never thought that i'd be in a homeless shelter. >> reporter: depressed, overwhelmed, he joined the atlanta street soccer usa team. it's part of a national program designed to inspire hope and to restore self-worth. men who are homeless, recovering drug addicts, and refugees. >> you stop thinking about yourself and health and things that make you happy, make you want to live, that make you want to be a productive member of society. >> reporter: there are 16 teams around the country that will compete against each other in july. it's called the u.s. homeless cup. and about a dozen players deemed to have overcome the greatest obstacles were moved on to milan in this year's homeless world cup. >> we're trying to provide case management, medical, transportation, employment, whatever we can do. like i said, this isn't a program that you have to force somebody into. >> all starting with soccer. >> all starting with soccer,

yeah. >> for riley, it helped him turn his life around. with his teammate support, he went back to school. he has a job lined up off graduation, lost weight, and quit smoking. >> it's like a family. if you need anything, we'll be there for you. it's helped me, you know, be around positive people. trying to get out of this, not trying to stay here, but trying to get out and better themselves. >> reporter: against all odds, these men are making goals happen, both on and off the court. >> i can tell you, kiran, there's a universal language to sports. and the thing i think struck me the most is the support system that comes with being a part of the team like this. a lot of these people have really felt isolated as a result of being homeless and suddenly they had the support structure, which infiltrates into all sorts of different parts of their lives. besides getting fit, they feel like they have a real opportunity. >> and as we saw with riley,

he's going through graduation and starting a new job. does having connection to the soccer team help them get off the street? >> yeah, it really seems to. as a result of even the networking within the soccer team. a lot of these folks, for example, haven't had jobs, but they meet people who have jobs at the time or applying for jobs. a lot of times they don't speak english as a first language, as well. getting that sort of coaching makes a difference. it doesn't seem to work for everybody, but a lot of those players you saw in that piece have been able to upwardly mobile in terms of getting jobs and getting home of some sort. >> great inspiring story. who would've thought? that's so great. follow it for us and we'd like to know how it turns out. thanks. 56 minutes past the hour. ( sighs ) ( music throughout )

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quick programming note for you. texas congressman ron paul is going to be with us tomorrow morning at this time. we'll be talking to him about taxing the rich to pay for the administration's $1 trillion health care proposal. he's always good to have on. tomorrow 7:30 eastern right here on american morning. >> and we want to say thanks for being with us this morning. you can continue the conversation on today's stories on our blog at cnn.com/amfix. there may be more to the murder of that florida couple who adopted special needs children. one possible motive, a contract hit. >>