new york and that's where our reza sayah has been standingby. what's it look like right now? >> reporter: yeah, fred, in about an hour this portion of times square will see lots of green. green, of course, the official color of the opposition movement in iran. and today we're going to have a rally in support of that opposition movement. if you look behind us, the volunteers and crews ready to set up a stage here at times square. once they have some speakers, address the crowd, they're going to rally and march on to the u.n. this rally, part of what's being called the global day of action. rallies all across the world, in fact, we believe we have video of the rally that took place earlier in berlin, rallies taking place in cities like san francisco, los angeles, paris, amsterdam. all of these groups are calling for the release of hundreds of detainees arrested after the disputed vote on june 12th.

and with me right now is the son of one of those detainees. tell us what happened with your father. >> well, a few -- i think it's almost two months back, they raided our house, and they tried to get my dad arrested. but they went home. and it was only when my father -- when my daughter -- when my sister was home alone, and they threatened to break the door, so they let in. they took some of his campaign stuff, which he was working for karroubi, and ever since then my dad went into hiding. almost three weeks ago, because we don't know the time of the arrest or the kidnapping, they found him, tracked him down using his cell phone, nokia, and they -- in the process of arresting him, they broke a couple of his ribs. now, he called in two days ago and explained that he's in solitary confinement. we don't know what prison. he has no access to a lawyer. and he said that they will have him there for a long time, and we should not wait for him. >> reporter: thank you. his father, again, among

hundreds still in prison, arrested after the vote on june 12th. this group here wants the u.n., wants the obama administration to put some pressure on iran's leadership to do something. and that's why they're here today. the rally starts at 1:00. they're going to march on over to the u.n. we'll be here throughout the afternoon, fred. >> all right, reza sayah, thanks so much. we'll check back with you throughout the day. appreciate that. something else the white house keeps a close watch on. the president has been trying to tamp down the controversy surrounding the july 16th arrest of harvard professor henry louis gates. well, the president admitting that he may have added to the firestorm by saying the cambridge police, quote, aced stupidly. well, yesterday the president clarified his position. >> i want to make clear that in my choice of words, i think i unfortunately, i think, gave an impression that i was maligning the cambridge police department or sergeant crowley specifically.

and i could have calibrated those words differently. >> so, in an e-mail to our own don lemon, here's professor gates' reaction to what the president had to say. saying, quote, i was very pleased that the president called me today, and i was pleased that he proposed that i meet with sergeant crowley at the white house, since i had offered to meet with him since last monday. i'm eager for this to be used as a teaching moment to improve racial relations in america. this is certainly not about me, end quote. those words from professor gates. meantime, cnn's elaine quijano is joining us now from cambridge. elaine? >> reporter: well, fredricka, president obama's comments were well received here in cambridge, as you might expect. this is front page news here in the boston area. take a look. the headline in today's "boston globe" reads "obama moves to quell gates' furor."

all eyes here in the cambridge area were glued to the tv sets, police officer watching intently, one of them was sergeant leon lashly. he was actually one of the officers who responded, along with sergeant crowley, to the call of the break-in at professor gates' house. yesterday sergeant lashly talked to our don lemon and said that he supports sergeant crowley's actions 100%. take a listen -- >> from what i seen -- and i was there -- he did nothing wrong. this situation right here was not a racially motivated situation. >> reporter: and you know people, obviously, they're going to pay closer attention to you, because you're an african-american man, i'm just being honest, and you're supporting this white officer, it was put out there by some that he was racially profiling dr. gates. they're going to pay attention to you. >> i hope they would. i heard some of the comments, they called him a rogue cop. there was something rogue about

him. he was doing his job. >> reporter: we should sell you that sergeant lashly said when president obama spoke yesterday, there were cheers and high-fives, people obviously welcoming the comments from president obama. sergeant lashly said it had like the air had been let out of the bubbles. and after that phone call that president obama made to sergeant crowley, the coalition of police unions released a written statement saying that sergeant crowley is profoundly grateful that president obama took the time to try to resolve this situation. and the statement went on to say that it is clear from this conversation that the president respects police officers. fredricka? >> all right, elaine quijano in cambridge. thank you so much. of course, we'll be talking more about this issue, and the president says he hopes this is a teaching moment. professor gates says the same thing. we're going to be joined by a noted blogger, sofia nelson, who also is blogging for theroot, which happens to be the online publication where the editor in chief is professor gates.

she'll be joining us out of washington to tell us exactly how gates and others think this is going to be used as a teaching moment. let's talk about something else happening overseas. the taliban launching multiple suicide attacks on government buildings in afghanistan today. the attackers hit a bank, an army hospital, and a police center in helmand province and the city of khost. afghan officials say the fighters were wearing suicide vests and were armed with rocket-propelled grenades. at least 14 people were wounded and 7 militants killed. today at 4:00 eastern, we're taking an in-depth look at the u.s.-led offensive in "the faces of the conflict and the drug trade fueling it in what has been dubbed obama's war. as you watch the war evolve, what are your observations and concerns and questions, post your comments on cnn.com/fredricka or on facebook at fredricka whitfield/cnn.

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the battle over health care reform, it's the center of the president and the gop's weekly addresses. the gop saying mr. obama's plan will cost america jobs. meanwhile, democrats are divided over the plan, which is stuck in committee. kate bolduan is at the white house with the latest. what is the president, or at least what is anyone at the white house saying today? >> reporter: hi there, fredricka. well, similar to what the white house has tried to focus their attention on and the country's attention on this week, the president used his weekly radio and internet address to push and to make his pitch for health care reform. listen here to a little bit from the president --

>> this debate is not a political game for these americans, and they cannot afford to keep waiting for reform. we owe it to them to finally get it done and to get it done this year. >> reporter: today's address comes after -- after a setback in the health care debate for the president. senate majority leader, harry reid, announcing thursday that the senate will not -- will miss the president's timeline of having a vote on -- on health care bill before the august recess. now, congress is really struggling, as we've been talking about, over this debate. it's not just a struggle between democrats and republicans. this is also a struggle between democrats themselves, specifically liberals and more fiscally conservative democrats, on exactly what to do and how to make this health care reform work. some of the big issues, fredricka, are there's disagreements over how to bring down skyrocketing health care costs in general. also disagreement about the government-run, public option,

insurance option, that is being proposed. and in general there's disagreement on how to pay for it all, especially in these tough economic times, fredricka. >> and the republican response? >> reporter: well, the republicans today, you can hear the president in his address talking about trying to use the example of highlighting how small businesses would benefit from the white house's health care reform plan. well, republicans simply say that's just not the case. in the republican response, republican congressman kathy mcmorris rogers, she says that the democratic plan will hurt small business and the public more than it will help. listen here -- >> the democrats' health care plan, crafted largely behind closed doors, isn't the right thing. it's a prescription for disaster, one that will put washington bureaucrats in charge of your family's personal medical decisions. medical decisions that are some of the most personal decisions you'll ever make. >> reporter: now, the president will try to continue -- will continue trying to build momentum and get more support around health care reform this

week. he's travel to virginia and north carolina to take his pitch directly to the american public and talk about health care. >> kate build win, thanks so much, from the white house. well, before lawmakers in washington decide on a health care coverage plan styled after one in massachusetts, they might ask, well, how is it working there? we're going to ask one of the people who helped lead that program, dr. judy ann bigby, later on in this hour. all right, the gates' debate. our legal guys are ready. they're ready to weigh in on the harvard professor and the police, and now the president.

okay. well, before lawmakers in washington decide on the health coverage plan styled after the one in massachusetts, they might ask, how is it working there? we're going to ask one of the people who helped lead that program. she's joining us right now, dr. judyann bigby is the massachusetts health and human services secretary, good to see you. joining us from boston. >> good afternoon. >> all right, dr. bigby, let's set the record straight. two years ago massachusetts gave nearly everyone access in the state to health insurance, but now there are complaints in a very big way that health care costs are simply wrecking the

budget. so, how do you assess how this health care plan, universal health care plan, across the state is working or not working? >> well, i think it's fair to say that it is working. massachusetts has a rate of uninsurance that is the lowest in the country, about 2.6%, which means that more than 97% of people have insurance. every state is facing an economic downturn and struggling with that. but we've actually been able to maintain coverage for individuals, and i think it's not correct to say that this is wrecking the budget. we think we're saving money by covering these people. >> is it not true that health care spending has increased 10% for that state and that's why now the state is looking at millions of dollars from which you have to try to figure out how are we going to pay or keep up with the rising costs of care to make sure that everybody is covered? >> no. i think it's important to

remember that before reform, massachusetts had one of the highest health care costs in the nation. that has not changed. in fact, for some of the public programs, we've been able to moderate the increase in costs, and that's at 4% or 5%. so, it isn't true that health care spending in the budget has increased beyond expectations. >> so, do you think what massachusetts is doing, should this be the model for the type of discussion that's taking place nationwide coming up with some sort of health care plan where it means every american is covered? should they be looking to massachusetts as this is an example of success? this is what we want nationally? >> i think we do have a potential model. i think the important things are that for low-income individuals who are not going to be able to afford premiums or who don't have access to employer-sponsored insurance, we have a state subsidized plan for

those programs. individuals who can afford coverage are offered it by their employers. we have not seen employer-sponsored insurance being driven out by the public -- >> because that's what -- that's been an expressed concern nationally. people are afraid that if you offer this public health care system and it's -- thereby people who are happy with their existing coverage, they may no longer have it. >> so, one of the things we've done in massachusetts is to try to make sure that that doesn't happen, is not make that plan available to people who have access to employer-sponsored insurance. >> and so your recommendation would be -- >> and employers don't offer -- >> your recommendation would be that ought to perhaps be on a national scale, that public health insurance should not be offered to certain corporations so that they don't drop the private insurance plans they

already have for their employees? >> that's right. there should be checks and balances to make sure that people don't try to game the system. >> okay. so, when you hear the gop today who said, you know, this is a prescription for disaster, meaning a public health care plan, might they also be talking about the massachusetts health care system, that some are complaining, including, what, boston medical, who says that they're suing the state because they are being forced to cover too many poor people and it's putting them in jeopardy? >> well, boston medical is suing the state because there's a disagreement about how much money they should be getting from the state. but they've actually benefitted largely from this program. >> okay. dr. judyann bigby, thank you so much. joining us from boston today. appreciate it. >> thank you. all right. let's talk about some legal cases that have a lot of people talking, namely, also out of the area of boston, out of cambridge, professor henry louis gates and what transpired

between he and sergeant steven crowley. of course, our legal guys can't wait to delve into this one. avery friedman, a civil rights attorney and law professor. good to see you. >> hi, fredricka. >> and richard herman a criminal defense attorney and law professor. good to see you as well. >> hi, fred. >> okay, so there's a whole lot to talk about as we talk about this gates' case, but let's, you know, not try to rehash all that did or did not happen, but where we are right now. so, based on the fact the charges were dropped, if henry louis gates, his attorney, were to pursue something down the legal path on this, richard, could they? >> fred, anybody could buy an index number for $225 and start a lawsuit. there's no legal case here. there's nowhere to go with this. it's absolutely blown out of proportion. if the professor would have just sat back, after it was determined he lived there, did not follow the police officer out the door, antagonize him, going after him, he never would

have been charged with the disorderly conduct. >> holy smokes. >> so, there were some words exchanged, it's still unclear exactly what words, et cetera, except professor gates did say, you know what, i'm going to file a complaint on this. and you say that shouldn't have precipitated his arrest, if that is what perhaps agitated the officer, because that is a protected right, to be able to say that. >> that's exactly right. that's exactly what professor ogletree, his point was. but the reality is anybody can file a lawsuit. i agree with that part of it. i think it's only hard to put yourself in the shoes of someone who is black and knows about the history of profiling. but it really get neutralized because everybody's going for a beer at the white house. it's going nowhere. >> i know. this really may not happen. it sounded like it was a possibility when we first heard from professor gates. but as the week evolved, the president came out and said, okay, maybe we all can, you know, have a moment together that maybe this case is gone.

>> yeah, that's a rodney king. >> this particular issue. >> that's a rodney king response. can't we all get along, and that's why he's offering beer to these guys. >> how many presidents would have retracted the comment immediately? spectacular. the police acted stupidly, and the next day he retracted that to make the -- >> yeah. >> really tremendous. but kudos to president obama. >> absolutely right. >> and even if they all do have a beer together or meet again, we're not saying that this is an insignificant case. it has started some dialogue. we all know that incidents do happen where it does involve racial profiling. >> sure. >> and, you know, this is certainly still a problem that exists in america. but let's talk about now michael jackson and the developments there. weeks now, the month following his death, and now it seems to be taking a whole nother direction as well. his doctor, at least two of his doctors' offices were raided by police, and his attorney -- and i'm talking about dr. conrad

murray. his attorney said investigators were looking for evidence as it relates to manslaughter. >> right. >> richard, why would they say that? >> well, because they believe that dr. conrad murray did something which precipitated the death of michael jackson. that's why. that's breaking news, that the search warrant stated the investigation was now for manslaughter. this doctor is a target in that investigation. they're looking for diprivan. they're looking for other drugs in there. and, you know, there was tons of diprivan in the house with michael jackson. i don't know that administering diprivan on its own creates that, but the fact that -- >> isn't the issue really reckless disregard? aren't we really looking at manslaughter in the sense that the doctor knew or should have known. i mean, he was being reportedly paid $150,000 a month to care for michael jackson. so, the question is, in the administration of medication, that's where the focus is going to be. >> how might it branch out to other doctors? because this is not his only doctor, you know, in recent

years. >> right. >> this happens to have been the doctor that the recent concert promoters helped hire because he said he was comfortable with this person. >> well, sure. >> but there have been other doctors in the mix. >> right. >> so, might they be under the microscope, too? >> they may be going to be. but right now you have to look at the ama standard for administering dipdiprivan. the doctor will say if michael jackson had other drugs in him, like 40 xanax, he's going to say he never knew about it. >> right. >> and that's what caused his breathing to stop and not the cardioarrest. >> we're still waiting for the toxicology report. >> which sure is taking a long time, or a long time to be made public. >> it's not a long time, fredricka. >> really? >> it should be coming out shortly. it's pretty typical for this. >> i thought it was ten days generally before they got results. but maybe they are holding it close. not ready to reveal it to the public. we're going to talk about a lot more, because i know you can't wait to talk about virtual

voyeurism as it pertains to espn's erin andrews, and your favorite topic, michael vick. we'll talk a little sports. >> he's back! he's back! >> all right, talk to you guys soon, a few more minutes. appreciate that. all right, so, is the arrest of a harvard professor kicking off constructive conversation about racial profiling, or is it just another media blitz? intelligent discussion, straight ahead, i promise. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. so what do you think?

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while democrats are at odds with each other over it. all right, let's talk with our reynolds wolf. we're not at odds on anything, are we? >> absolutely not! never would be. >> in complete harmony. i love what's taking place outside. >> you know what, something that was happening last night in parts of lafayette county, iowa. let's show you video out of there. they had storm damage yesterday. very strong storms. you see the heavy rainfall coming down there. reports of hail and damaging winds. it looks like most of that action is now driving off towards the east. to the ohio valley, cincinnati, columbus, ohio, certainly had some rough storms today. as we go from that video to the weather computer were you'll notice on radar, we do see stronger storms right along parts of the ohio river. not too far from parkersburg, if you happen to be tuning in from packersburg, you have the heavy rainfall, and possible strong winds and small hail.

as you look to columbus, heavy rain moving from west to east. as we get to the evening hours, your day will improve. the reason we're seeing the rough weather, fredricka, is pretty simple. got the frontal boundary, it will be the clash of different air masses. we've got all the moist coming in from the north, the dryer, colder air, and where the two air masses clash, you'll have the frontal boundary and that's where you could see the stronger storms. more storms could develop parts in the northern rockies later on. but back out west, relatively dry and very hot for you especially in parts of ction where high temperatures will soar up to 101 degrees in dallas, 96 in houston, 92 in memphis. 90 in atlanta. we had the great break of high weather in the if and 80s. a lot warmer today. 92 in washington, d.c., 75 in minneapolis. back out west we go. seattle with 86. and san francisco with 63. las vegas, a cool 98 degrees. sure, i mean, come on, 98 degrees, not too cool, but when you happen to be in vegas this

time of year, fredricka, you know it's -- >> hot. >> everything's relative. >> it always feels like an oven to me. but it's okay, i like the heat. all right, reynolds, appreciate that. >> thank you. you can't turn on the news without hearing about the arrest of a harvard professor. so, here's just a sampling of the week -- >> i would be prepared as a human being to forgive him. that would not deter me from using this as an educational opportunity for america. because if this can happen to me, in harvard square, this can happen to anybody in the united states, and i'm determined that it never happen to anybody again. >> i really didn't want to have to take such a drastic action, because i knew that it was going to bring a certain amount of attention, unwanted, attention on me. nonetheless, that's how far professor gates pushed it. >> he says, why are you doing this? it's because i'm a black man and i'm a white police officer. >> was he saying it as calmly as you're saying it to me? >> well, the recordings will show. you can imagine he's feeling this sense of indignity that

people feel every day. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody, when there was already proof that they were in their own home. i want to make clear that in my choice of words, i think, i unfortunately, i think, gave an impression that i was maligning the cambridge police department or sergeant crowley specifically. and i could have calibrated those words differently. >> so, all of this, perhaps, a springboard for more discussions? sofia nelson is a washington-based blogger. her editorial about the gates' arrest actually appears in today's "the root" an online magazine who, by the way, editor in chief happens to be professor gates. sofia is joining us right now. good to see you. >> hey, fred, good to see you. >> okay. you write in your blog today that the words from the president were politically necessary. you make reference to his conversation about race back in

2008. as being measured, but not this time. yesterday when he spoke out, he was a lot more direct. so, does this -- is that the moment that helps to precipitate these lessons that should be pulled from what we witnessed this week? making this a teaching moment. >> well, i do think it's a teachable moment. i think the president was correct. and what i argued in the piece today was that i didn't feel that the president should have apologized, and i was glad that he did not offer a direct apology, but instead he walked back his comments a little bit and put them in context. but i do think he was more direct than we've probably ever seen him on race. at the press conference wednesday evening, i think he was -- there was a little bit of righteous indignation there. i think he was offended as an american and as a black man, frankly. and i think that's when the "acted stupidly" comes rolled out and i cringed because i thought it would create a ba

backlash. >> did it not humanize the president, because you immediately got it, you had to assess when you heard the word coming out of his moth "stupidly" you know what, he's been there, he understands this in a much more, you know, graphic kind of way? >> yes, i think that's true. and my hope is, is that when they have this gathering at the white house with the officer, with professor gates, and the president that, as i mentioned earlier, i don't want to see a backslapping, beer-drinking moment. i really want to see a dialogue open up where perhaps the president speaks about some incident in his life that perhaps happened. >> in a very private setting, or you're saying that this needs to be on a stage for all to see? >> oh, i think it needs to be on stage for all to see. i can't imagine -- >> but you have to question how genuine is that? >> it's a delicate balance. if he has them at the white house, the press corps is going to be there and everybody will want to know what happened. so, i'm saying, let's use this as an opportunity, as the president said, for to it be a teachable moment. blacks and whites, this past

week, as you can see, see this very differently. and it shocked me, frankly, how differently blacks and whites see this issue about when it is racial profiling or whether gates went over the line. and it's really been disturbing, in fact, to see how far apart we still are despite all the progress we've made. >> blacks and whites saw it very differently this week, yet at the same time even within the black community you heard a lot of folks who said, wait a minute, professor gates, you didn't handle this one right. you actually got what was sort of coming to you, because everyone knows, especially young black boys brought up to know that, you know, when confronted by a police officer, there has to be some deference. >> okay, well, i -- >> and it's still that way, sadly. >> i don't agree with that at all in this instance. because the man was in his home. if you go to page two of the arrest report, and i talk about this in "the root" piece today. the officer said in his own words, i was led to believe he was lawfully in his hone house, but i was taken aback about his reaction to me. that says to me as an attorney,

as an officer of the court myself, he should have left it alone. once he determined he was lawfully in the house, he needed to exit the residence and leave. >> we talk now about this teachable moment as people try to extrapolate what he said, what he said, what happened, what didn't. how is this a springboard for a teachable moment? does this mean that people have to learn now a certain way to behave in front of an officer, or does it mean police officers have to behave a certain way when approaching someone who is in their home? i mean, there are a lot of different areas of that this discussion has taken us, but how do we consolidate it and say this is a teachable moment and this is what we have to hang on, this is how we have to carry through? >> i think we need to exercise some common sense, fredrickaen. i think to be honest, testosterone got involved on both sides. gates was upset. gates was talking about his moma, and i think we need to use some common sense in this at some point. >> i don't mean to laugh, but it's always funny when you hear it.

>> it's true. >> when you start injecting momma into the situation, things get out of hand. >> i know how the officer felt. he talked about his momma, that wasn't right. i agree with that. i really do. >> all right, sophia nelson, thanks so much. you do so many things, the hat you're wearing today as the blogger for "the root." i forgot to ask you. wait a minute, have you talked to henry louis gates, or how much more difficult did it make covering the story and writing about it when the editor in chief of this publication happens to be the man at the center of this firestorm? >> well, i'm a contributor to "the root" and i do more opinion pieces. but, yes, we did have an exclusive interview. if the people want to see it, go to theroot.com, you can see where the other editors of "the root" had an interview with skip and they talked about it. of course, it makes it more difficult, but we all love him and think well of him, and we don't like the way he was treated in this instance. >> sophia nelson, thanks so much. take care. >> thanks, fred.

we want to hear your thoughts on this story, because we know you have them. go to our blog at cnn.com/fredricka or face book at fredrickawhitfieldcnn. or call us at 877-742-5760. we'll be talking about this in different form and fashion throughout the day, as the president said and others said we want to it be a teach moment, so it is eliciting dialogue. we'll be joined by an author and roland martin and others. so we want you to be part of the conversation. and just a reminder, if you missed a minute in "black in america 2," can see it again in its entirety, running it tonight and tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. okay. espn viewers know erin andrews as the hot -- well, that's what the guys say, hot -- sports reporter. now, anyone with internet access can see, and really see her,

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okay. so, you're in your hotel room. someone's watching you. and they actually take images, and they put it all over the internet for the world to see. it's called virtual voyeurism and it also allegedly happened to espn's erin andrews, and our legal guys are back with us to tell us where they could go with this. avery friedman, and richard herman. richard, i'll begin with you, because it seems immediately an invasion of privacy. but now you got to figure out who is sculptable here. does she go after the hotel? does she go after, you know, security or lack thereof? the internet? i mean, who is policing that these days? what recourse does she have? >> do you think when al gore discovered the internet, he thought things like this would happen? i don't know. but she's going to bring a massive lawsuit. i think she'll sue the hotel. they are definitely going to

find this person who did this. they are absolutely going to find him. they have a screen name. there are footprints left by this. there will be civil lawsuits at a minimum against people. they will try to bring criminal lawsuits. you know, it's one thing to be a peeping tom as an individual. it's another thing to -- to broadcast this stuff over the internet. >> right. >> the crimes are much more severe, and she's going to have her day in court. the question is, is this guy going to have any money to pay? >> and then, you know, avery, i wonder what about the publication -- >> or woman. >> yeah, what about those who kind of jumped on the bandwagon with her image. they might not have been complicit in actually getting the images, invading her privacy, but they kind of cashed in so to speak by showing her image. >> you're right. cbs actually showed the video. what an outrage. >> yeah. >> look, there is no way it can be justified. it's got to make your blood boil. from a criminal perspective, what's interesting, in researching it there are only 19 of the 50 states, fredricka, that actually have laws expressly banning this. i agree there's civil liability.

we'll catch the guys. i think it's somebody on the inside, invasion of privacy suits. i think on the hotel, somebody had to drill a hole in the door or the side and get a camera. >> what hotel rooms have peep holes, unless it's a very, very old hotel. >> well, they don't. i think somebody drilled it is what happened. you can get on the inside. there's civil liability and they will catch this guy. there's going to be justice for the young woman. >> legislatures will have to enact laws on this. >> i agree that. it's time to change the law. >> new day, new age, new world. virtual world, too. we're still talking sports but in a different kind of way, we're talking about pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger, boy, it's hard for me to say his name. but he says, you know what, the rape allegations, what, a year after the alleged facts are false and vicious. apparently this young lady says that she is pursuing, not a criminal case against -- >> right. >> -- him, but instead a civil

suit. so, richard, can you have a civil case with any legs to stand on when there isn't some precedent of a criminal case? usually one follows the other. >> you can have one when your target defendant is a multi multimillionaire who doesn't want this kind of press. she didn't report it a year ago. there's no medical records to corroborate it. she didn't go to the hospital. there are no medical records here. she's going to bring this lawsuit. she's trying to shake him down. >> wait, wait, wait, whoa! >> where you can go with this civil case? don't you still need to have some sort of evidence, avery? >> of course, of course. >> there has to be evidence. but you know what, this disregards the reality of what women face dealing with law enforcement all over the country. >> law enforcement? >> the story here is she tried to report what went on. she was turned away. she was disscourged. i'm not saying that the case is valid or not, but i think it's unfair to disregard the problem that women face in america when they deal with these kind of issues. i also agree there will be a civil suit. i also agree despite what ben

said, it will settle quietly. >> and sometimes intimidation is a reason why, you know, alleged victims don't pursue a legal case. >> sure. >> again, we don't know what happened here. >> right. >> it strikes folks as odd that there's a civil case a year after the fact when there could have been a criminal case. >> and the cops didn't take what she said. >> another nfl case, sorta, kinda, michael vick before we go, because they're screaming at me. and once again, we got so much, so little time. again, reinstated. yes or no? going to happen, richard? >> 1 million percent like i said way, way, way, back then. >> ask me, avery? >> no. >> no? >> it's not going to happen this year. >> why? >> saw probation. will take the minimum. say hello to the united football league. >> he did the time. >> we're forgiving people. he lass paid his debt to society. not enough time. maybe next year. >> united football league instead? >> and he has double secret probation. he gets reinstated this week in

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the battle over health care reform leads our look at stories happening right now. president obama says small businesses pay up to 18% more than big companies to insure their employees. and he says that will change once he signs reform into law. the taliban launched multiple suicide attacks in afghanistan today. they hit a bank, an army hospital and a police center in helmand province and the city of khost. at least 14 people were wounded, and 7 militants were killed. manuel zelaya ousted as president of honduras has been saying for months that he actually will be back. well, despite threats of arrest, he has been making plans to do just that, from neighboring nicaragua. cnn's karl penhaul has been following his every move. >> reporter: he was back. in his homeland.

it was a victory that amounted to just a few steps and a few short minutes. president manuel zelaya stayed just long enough to pose hoisting a rusty chain that divides nicaragua and honduras, but not long enough for the honduran military that ousted in him last month's coup to carry out his threat to arrest him if he tried to return. zelaya called on supporters inside honduras to rise up against the military coup but urged them to use peaceful means. "look, we have no guns. we have no guns," he said. but it's difficult to see how mr. zelaya can advance deeper into honduras, because all along the route there are roadblocks like this one, with soldiers under orders to arrest him. a few kilometers away inside honduras, crowds of his supporters gathered, the violent clashes broke out with soldiers and riot cops.

hundreds of troops blocked the advance, stopping them from meeting zelaya and backing his bid to reclaim the presidency. "this is only just beginning. this is not a question of one or two days. we'll be here for as long as it takes," he said. earlier in the day scores of journalists shadowed zelaya's every move, as he started out in his bid to return to honduras. in his trademark white cowboy hat, a black leather waist coat and cowboy boots, zelaya had a gunfighter's swagger. but he was keen to play the victim's role. a democratically elected president, toppled by a military coup. "soldiers, defend your democracy. reject the coup and save honduras," he said. before taking the risky step of crossing the border, he first

phoned an army colonel. the pair agreed to meet face to face. "i'm in charge of this frontier, and you have my word of honor," the colonel said. a handshake across the border chain, and brief words. before the colonel's superiors phoned and apparently ordered him to shut up and back off. it was a day when political theater had merged with media circus. zelaya lapped up the limelight, and honduran soldiers scowled under the strain. karl penhaul, cnn, on the honduras/nicaragua border. today at 4:00 eastern we're taking an in-depth look at the u.s.-led offense inside after afghanistan. and as you watch this war