also, how closely have you been following the world this week? test yourself, try our weekly quiz, the fareed challenge on cnn.com/gps. thank you, all, for being a part of this program. i will see you next week. president obama's august deadline for health care reform runs into a road block. what will he do now? and sarah palin steps down today as governor of alaska, is it the end of the line? or just the beginning? >> i don't think this should happen to any other kids. >> five months after she was snatched from her family, a mother can hug her daughters again. we'll tell you why they may not be able to actually stay together. you're in the "cnn newsroom" where the news unfolds live this sunday july 26th, i'm fredericka

whitfield. democrats insist that we're still on the road to health care reform even though that road may be longer than expected. administration officials can see that congress probably won't take any action before president obama's august deadline, but they still say they are making progress. cnn's kate bolduan standing by at the white house. now that the august deadline is apparently out the window, what is the strategy for the administration? >> reporter: hey, there, fredericka. it is all but certain that congress will miss that august deadline set by the president. the white house this weekend really pushing forward, continuing to put on the pressure, and also trying to put on a good face. listen here to white house press secretary robert gibbs. >> the president believes that we're making progress. and as long as we're making progress, that's a very good sign on an issue that we've been debating for 40 years. >> now, the president now says he wants a health care reform bill on his desk by the end of the year, but major issues remain, and we heard more about

that today. among the major issues, simply how to pay for this health care overhaul. the one cost-saving measure that got a lot of talk today is getting a lot of talk, is the idea of taxing so-called cadillac health care plans -- cadillac insurance plans. this is a tax on insurance companies, fredericka, for high-end policies. the white house says that the president thinks this is "an intriguing proposal," but critics, they say that it's really not the cost-savings we're looking for as really in the end the tax will fall, really be simply passed on the burden of it will be passed on to employees. listen here to republican senator jim demint. >> well, i can tell a lot of these folks have not been in business. you tax the insurance companies, it's going to effect the cost of every policy. >> reporter: now despite a 60-vote majority in the senate, a key democratic senator, senator kent conrad today the chair of the democratic committee.

he said simply it's not possible to pass reasonable care reform in the senate, at least, without the support of republicans. so we will see more of this discussion going on. you can understand, fredericka, democrats do not want to go forward without having bipartisan support of this. as we're learning, that's not going to be easy. >> even friday, the president said that he got the feeling the health care kind of took the backseat in terms of the public view because so many other matters that took the front seat. so will he be pushing hard for it this week? will there be any town hall meetings? is he worried about the momentum behind this health care reform debate? >> reporter: you can be sure that the white house will say they're not worried about the momentum, but health care is front and center this week they really are pushing hard as other issues have kind of taken the focus they're trying to squarely refocus attention on health care. this week, a very busy time on that, we've talked about the president will be traveling to north carolina and virginia to talk health care, take it -- take his message directly to the public. and as mentioned, he will be taking part in what they're

calling a teletown hall with aarp members this week. >> appreciate that. of course, we'll be talking much more about the health care debate. we're going to be talking to three doctors who are practicing in one of america's big cities and they treat a number of people insured and uninsured. what do they think about health care reform? we're calling it health care diagnosis, they'll be weighing in about half an hour from now. sarah palin is closing in on her last few hours as governor of alaska. it's been a weekend of farewells for the republican who ran as john mccain's vice presidential running mate. gathered with friends and supporters yesterday. and a moving vans pulled up to the governor's mansion friday to remove palin's personal items before the new governor actually takes office later on today. palin's abrupt resignation prompted a lot of speculation. cnn's paul steinhauser.

>> fred, i guess the big question is, what's next for sarah palin? that's what everyone wants to know. she has stayed pretty mum this weekend, has not answered reporters' questions so far this week. but she has said a couple of things to give us an idea of what she may be doing. first off, she may be writing a book, we know that. she still wants to fight for causes important to her as she steps down as alaska governor. she wants to campaign for candidates across the country, candidates' whose ideas and issues she agrees with. now we're going to see her in two weeks at the presidential library in california. she's going to be speaking to a republican women's group there and that is really considered sacred in the reagan library. you put all this together and you're got a lot of speculation that maybe the former republican vice presidential nominee wants to go for the top spot herself in 2012. but her spokeswoman says there is no plan and that nothing, of course, is decided. so the mystery remains. fred?

>> all right, paul steinhauser, thanks so much. of course, you can watch palin's final moments in office live right here at -- on cnn beginning at 7:00 eastern time 4:00 pacific and in alaska it'll be 3:00 p.m. she'll be making her farewell comments. and we'll be there. vice president joe biden, well, he's done it again, known for being blunt and sometimes off message, biden is making waves with some comments about russia. he's just completed a trip to two former soviet republics georgia and ukraine, and in an interview, he suggested that america should take a tougher stance in negotiations with russia because russia, his words, is weak. he said "they have a shrinking population base, they have a withering economy, they have a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years." that being biden's quote. russia calls the comments perplexing an official asked who is shaping the u.s. foreign

policy? the president or respectful members of his team? the obama administration has been trying to improve relations with russia. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton was asked whether the vice president's comments sends a mixed message. >> no, i don't. as i just said, the vice president was the first person to call for resetting our relationship with russia, and that's what we're in the process of doing. obviously, it's going to take time and effort, but the president's summit in moscow a few weeks ago was a great start, and the president said, look, we want a strong, peaceful, and prosperous russia. and we're going to work with russia, and we're going to have areas of agreement and disagreement as we do with any other country. >> let's talk afghanistan now. july the deadliest month on record for u.s. troops there. well, just got deadlier. an american service member was killed this weekend in a battle with insurgents in southern afghanistan. that pushes the number of americans killed in july to 39.

a torture waiting game. bergdahl was taken captive several weeks ago, the militants are threatening to kill him if foreign troops continue operating in two eastern provinces. u.s. troops are trying to find bergdahl and ivan watson reports from helmand province in afghanistan. >> the search is on. the story about how this american soldier was captured, it's still kind of fuzzy. there are different accounts that the taliban has given, that the private gave in his hostage video, and that the u.s. military have given. the basic facts are he went missing at the end of june and declared captured, probably, by the u.s. military around july 2nd and he has been missing since then. i think one of the remarkable things about this, fredericka, this conflict in afghanistan has been going on for nearly eight years, eight years since the

taliban was overthrown. the remarkable thing is that we don't have previous cases of american soldiers being captured alive up until this point. that is really remarkable. of course, that's not going to help this young man who has been taken hostage and unfortunately the insurgents have been known to kill their captives in the past. that's going to be a threat for this young man. >> our ivan watson there, and as we mentioned, the violence in afghanistan is escalating. gretchen peters is a journalist who lived in afghanistan for years, i spoke with her yesterday about increase in attacks against u.s. troops. >> what has happened that has allowed the taliban to take on this resurgence and become more sophisticated in the way in which it is taking out and targeting british and u.s. forces and even harming more afghan civilians, as well? >> well, there are a number of things going on.

first of all, until recently, until the last few years, there were very few international troops in the rural parts of afghanistan, particularly in the south, in the southeast, and in the east. the very areas where we see the most violence today. so that's one of the problems is that these areas were simply a vacuum, lawless and ungovernored, and very little effort was made to try and bring stability and rule of law to those areas. as well, what i've documented in my book was that the taliban in southern afghanistan became very, very closely tied to the opium trade there. and is earning money off of that. that has given the money to launch all sorts of operations they were not able to do in the early days. >> gretchen peters there. our u.s. marines and afghan forces are stepping up their offensive against drug trafficking. they've destroyed tons of poppy seeds, opium, and heroin this month alone. and india is part of an

exclusive club of high-tech nuclear nations. today in the southeastern part of the country, it launched its first locally built nuclear-powered submarine. only five other nations have the capability to build nuclear subs. the prime minister says there are no aggressive plans for the subs. still, it's likely to rattle india's next door nuclear rival of pakistan. a show of support for exiled honduran president zelaya, several hundred hondurans have gathered along the border where he's camped out. zelaya is demanding to be reinstated as president after being ousted last month. he returned to the border yesterday, a day after crossing into honduras for just a few hours. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton calls the border crossing reckless. zelaya is expected to travel to the u.s. for talks on tuesday. a medical scare today for france's president, sarkozy was

rushed to a paris hospital after becoming ill while jogging. how serious is this? well, jim bittermann is on the phone from paris. jim, what is being said about sarkozy? >> reporter: well, we just got the last medical report of the day, apparently from the palace, the latest news that we have. and it's not very helpful in the sense that we really don't have any way to make a very strong conclusion about the exact state of the president's health. basically, as you mentioned, he was jogging this morning, late morning, at the undergrounds of the versailles palace to the west of palace. there's a presidential residence out there, a weekend residence where he sometimes goes, and he was out for a morning jog with his body guards. and apparently with the doctor, not too far away because after about 45 minutes of jogging, he slowed and did not lose consciousness. i want to make clear the palace wants to make clear, but he did

feel it necessary to stop and to lay down. the doctor was called and gave first aid on the scene and then he was taken by helicopter to the hospital, which is the big military hospital here in paris where presidents normally are treated. he's gone through a battery of tests since about 1:45 this afternoon local time. and none -- nothing has shown up in the chest, basically mris and ekgs and other kinds of tests, nothing has shown up in what this might have been. there's been some suggestion that it was a temporary slowing in his heart rate because of, perhaps, dehydration or the intense exercise he was going through. no clarification on that. it's clear, though, he is going to spend the night in the hospital. and it's not clear what will happen after that. there are going to be more evaluations tomorrow. >> we've been showing a videotape, a file tape whether with his wife and then prior to these images we saw him jogging.

because he is an avid jogger, he's been seen jogging around town on so many occasions, right, but as far as we know, today's jogging incident was not necessarily videotaped. and again, we're looking at file tape right now. >> no, as far as we know, not, although there were some witnesses who are in the versailles gardens at the time and did see some of this happen. basically the 54-year-old president, in fact, in very good physical condition, he's a great advocate of jogging and staying in top shape and is often seen riding a bicycle, as well. he's an avid cycling fan, and if this hadn't happened today he would have been at least watching on television watching the end of the tour de france today which came in about the same time, came into paris the same time the president was headed for the hospital. >> and generally very popular on his jogging routes too. taking time to stop for tourists or folks who want to take pictures of him. we wish him the best as he continues to get medical attention today. jim bittermann, thanks so much.

in the meantime, the push is on in europe to get a swine flu vaccine approved before winter. but experts warn a rush job could cause side effects or expose people to the wrong dosage. the u.s. is being more cautious with plans to test a swine flu vaccine as early as next month. the results should be in by the time the vaccine is planned for release in october. so we actually want to hear from you because as they conduct those tests, they're actually going to be looking for volunteers to participate in the tests of the vaccines right here in the u.s. so what do you think about the idea? would you dare to be tested with this swine flu vaccine? we want to hear from you, send your thoughts to my blog at cnn.com/newsroom or to my facebook page. a belated, very belated mother's day. facing deportation. a reunion, however, full of tears and smiles. >> it's a big, big, big weight

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and another possible discovery in an illinois cemetery. investigators are looking into a case of human remains after a bone was found in a storage area at the mount glenwood cemetery south of chicago. the discovery comes three days after three people filed a lawsuit against the cemetery. earlier this month, another chicago area cemetery was closed after accusations that workers had dug up graves and resold the plots. mexican police have detained four men suspected in the killing of a u.s. border patrol agent. robert rosas was gunned down thursday night while investigating an incursion in a remote area in san diego county. investigators say the suspects are allegedly part of an immigrant smuggling ring. rosas is the first border control agent to die in a shooting in more than a decade there. a lost painting, discovered

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the wind and rain didn't dampen the excitement at the 72nd annual american soap box derby in akron, ohio. this year, girls took top honors in 4 of the 6 divisions. among them sara whitaker, she won the stock division and no strange tore the contest. sara is the 15th member of her family to take part in the national soap box finals. jacqui jeras in the weather center. i like a little family tradition. >> i know. >> not little -- >> yay. did you ever do that when you were a kid? >> no. >> me neither. >> not that i wasn't interested, just never got there -- >> absolutely. hey, did you see the weather in that picture, by the way? >> yeah, it was a little rainy, but not too -- didn't create too

many suds. >> showers and thundershowers from that same system heading east and causing all kinds of problems today. here you can see the severe thunderstorm watch has been posted and that is really including areas like baltimore, washington, d.c., down into the richmond area, you can see thunderstorms just west of that watch box going to be moving on in here very shortly, large hail and damaging winds will be our primary concern. and while we don't have watches here across new england and up through new york city, we could see it up in this neighborhood and wouldn't be surprised with a watch or two issued later on in the afternoon. the rainfall expected to be very heavy. we could see as much as 1 to 3 inches of rainfall. and so you can see the national weather service has issued flash flood watches in effect through late tonight as this rain continues to push on into the area. now, if you're trying to travel, oh, i know it's not fun and i hate showing this map because you're watching me right now and

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michael jackson memorabilia going up for auction in less than an hour. how you can grab a part of the musical history. and perhaps you're not sure which side of the health care debate that you fall on, well, straight ahead, we'll talk to a panel of experts. there are 2 out of 3 doctors right there in that live picture that we're going to talk to. coming from different parts of the country, even though they know each other from way back when and practice in the same general vicinity. we're going to be talking with them about their ideas about the health care debate. so what do you think?

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she announced her resignation plans earlier this month. she says that she is still undecided about what she'll be doing next. democrats insist that they're making some progress on health care reform legislation. but most of them now admit nothing will happen in time to meet president obama's august deadline. in his weekend media address, the president appeared to set a new deadline. >> 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. >> let's talk some more about health care reform and what the prognosis is for america. three doctors on the front lines of the health care debate, they're also friends who formed a pact as teenagers growing up in newark, new jersey, to make something of their lives and to pursue medical dreams. and they've actually written quite a few books about it. here's one "the bond," the three

doctors, one of the three books that we've seen. we welcome dr. rameck hunt, dr. george jenkins, also joining us from new york. and dr. sampson, an emergency room physician. but i understand dr. davis you are practicing in new jersey even though you're joining us from las vegas, right? >> that is correct. >> good, i'm glad we were able to get all of you together. at least together via satellite. thanks so much. okay, well, let's talk about health care reform, gentlemen, where we are in this. you're treating patients all the time, insured, uninsured, and you're seeing whether, indeed, we need to be at this juncture, should we be having health care reform debate? dr. hunt, let me begin with you, is there a great need right now to offer more public assistance for people who are currently uninsured? we're talking about 46 million

people, right? >> absolutely, and i think we definitely need to do something about it, and i think most people do understand that is the case. it's just a matter of how to get it done. but we see a lot of people in our practice, and i -- partly take care of a clinic, and our clinic has a whole bunch of uninsured patients that we grapple with how to get their medical needs taken care of. and so it is very tough and, you know, we're in the front lines of this. >> and i know none of you want to talk about the politics of how we get there, but instead, based on your professions, what you see in your patients all the time. dr. jenkins, we're talking dentistry, but a lot of folks don't have dentistry either. but how can we ignore one and how is it that, you know, dentistry and medicine are connected when you talk about being uninsured? >> absolutely. as a resident, i got a chance to work in the emergency rooms and i saw how overloaded those

facilities were because people aren't -- they don't have access to preventive care or even comprehensive care for that matter. and so they were coming to the emergency room for minor issues or issues that were overblown because they didn't have access to proper care so they would come in there with an abscess or something like that and they could have just gotten a filling in the very beginning if they were treated in the comprehensive care manner. >> and so, dr. davis, you're in e.r., and you're seeing this all the time, catastrophic care, people who are not getting preventive care, but when it balloons into something much bigger, now they're able to go to an emergency room, get some care, but you're treating them for things that could have been headed off a long time ago, right? >> absolutely. i have one case, a 55-year-old man that i was taking care of in new jersey who was suffering from throat pain for an entire year, by the time he arrived into the emergency department, he had a progressive form of throat cancer and was not much we can do, but at the same time,

if he would have been treated and seen early, there were treatment options that would've not only saved his life, but saved the extreme costs of medical care. >> the three of you have set the stage for exactly what you're seeing in the offices and the hospitals, et cetera. so give me an idea of what the conversation is like between the three of you, you're so close, really like brothers, you talk about what you encounter in your medical professions all the time. what do you talk about, dr. hunt, when it pertains to fixing america's health care? >> i think, you know, we really just all need to chip in and do our part as far as -- we like to focus on prevention and we just had a walk a thon yesterday where we talked about sickle cell, diabetes, and a lot of things and to try to get people aware and plugged into the system. you know, right now, it's not -- it's not perfect, but there are ways to get plugged into the system. like my hospital and many hospitals around the country offer charity care. and so there are a lot of ways to get plugged into the system

so you can get preventive care before it's too late. and that's the kind of things we talk about amongst each other. >> what's the most frustrating thing that you encounter on a regular basis that becomes a topic of conversation between the three of you? >> i think just having a lack of care and when we get those patients who don't have insurance, but as well as i come across patients who actually have medicaid who don't actually utilize it as much as they should, which becomes frustrating in another sense because they actually have a way to actually go get the care but dentistry sometimes doesn't make its way up to the priority that medicine does often times and it's something that people tend to deal with as opposed to being proactive and going out there. but just having a patient come to you with a need and no idea to how they're going to cover it financially is always frustrating and we're always interested in trying to figure out ways to figure that out. but i actually also work with a grant at columbia university

where i was able to treat patients with no cost at all because of a non-profit sector chipped in. so i think if we as health care professionals jump in and try to chip in and a different sector, private sector, non-profit sector get out there and try to do more while they're working on the political aspect of things, it's going to take an effort to tackle this problem. >> we're going to talk some more about this, it is a huge issue and i'm very curious to see if you're all in agreement with how to fix america's health care or if there is some areas you all try to negotiate between the three of you. much more straight ahead.

if we don't act, ?p8(ñ medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, 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.

well, most of america agrees something needs to be done so that the 46 million uninsured americans can actually get health care. let's find out from our three guests here, all in the front lines of the health care debate. three doctors, welcoming back dr. hunt, an internist at princeton university medical center and dr. george jenkins a professor of dentistry, and dr. samson davis an emergency room physician who normally works out of new jersey, but we're seeing him from las vegas today. all right, welcome back, gentlemen.

so everyone agrees something needs to be done. but we see on capitol hill and even from the white house negotiations back and forth about how do you shape this public health care system? so are we all in agreement, meaning the three of you, are you in agreement that some sort of health care reform means that more doctors offices, more hospitals need to extend medicare-like bills or payments to these 46 million of americans who were currently uninsured so that everyone can afford to get care. dr. hunt? >> yeah, i think there has to be some form of health care, whether it's multiple tiered system. but we really -- like until they get it done like we said, we have to figure out how to get people access to care as opposed to them utilize -- >> do you worry that's going to put a greater strain on existing doctors offices, dentistries, and hospitals because now you're dealing with a greater volume of people and it means that some people are going to pay one

figure for an examination versus others who might pay more because they have private insurance. >> i think that -- we still need to have some sort of basic care. whether you have nurse practitioners and other people who are the main care provider for that patient or, and then tiers its way up, but it has to be some sort of system that we put into place where the patient is able to access early as opposed to late. i think that's really the key. >> and dr. davis, do you think it's possible we've heard as we -- as the politicians go back and forth that possibly with health care reform it means that patients will spend more time with their doctors. is that realistic? >> i don't think that's realistic. i mean, i think what's going to happen, there will be an increase in patient visits, but at the same time, let's be honest, the system that we have in place right now is not effective. so we have to find a way so that it's working not only for the

doctors and the nurses, but for the patients, obviously. so we're not saying that the rest of the americans with insurance are going to pay more, that's not the point at hand. ways to trim the fat if you will, to make it more effective, to focus on prevention, focus on education, practicing emergency medicine, i see patients come into the e.r. all the time, and there has that to be some restrictions to that. in austin, texas, there was nine patients over a six-year period to use the emergency department over 2,600 times, costing the system $3 million, and these were all uninsured patients. the thought here is that all it starts off with how do we restructure the systems so that it's effective for those with insurance and those without? >> okay, and dr. jenkins, you know, we've been receiving some e-mails throughout the week, comments from people all across america, and this one we received today from maria who says i don't mind paying more for everyone to have health care, my health care just went up for less coverage and i'm not

pleased with that. and more universal plan would make sense and i do believe they should add an extra tax on junk food so all of us that eat unhealthy will be contributing more for our incurred health costs and you can also add an illegal -- also add all illegal immigrants that would contribute in that sense too toward their health care costs. so everyone's kind of got ideas, dr. jenkins on maybe the sacrifices that everyone needs to make so that everyone can have health care, you agree with some of that? >> yeah, i mean, that's a tricky subject as you can see as far as the debate is concerned with people not necessarily wanting to give up some of the funds that they have or just to kind of spread the wealth so to speak. that's kind of like a buzz word that isn't very popular. but as i said earlier, it's going to take a concerted effort by all of us, health care professionals, we have to step up and help out, people in a positions of power and positions

of wealth, you know, we all have to care about this issue if we're ever going to make a dent in it. but the way it is now as dr. davis mentioned, it's not effective, and we have to come up with creative ways that's going to take a little bit of pain on everyone's part. we can kind of share in that pain and just try to tackle this issue, i think we'll all live healthier lives. >> we've got about 20 seconds left. i'm wondering if we can do a quick little round robin. the one thing that you want to see in health care reform so that everybody is insured. dr. jenkins, let me begin with you. >> wow. it's so multi-facetted. >> one thing, just give me one thing you know has got to be in the package. >> i would like to see more -- and i always kind of put the owners -- i would like to see health care professionals care a little bit about areas we don't necessarily care about. some of us maybe, you know, we have affluent practices but

don't make ourselves available to the at risk and at need populations. they'll suffer. and we just have to get more of us out there and interested in -- >> maybe a public health care plan would mean that even in the wealthier neighborhoods or wealthier practices they've got to have -- they've got to be able to serve people who are not necessarily in that category. >> in some form or fashion, some way that's realistic for them. >> and then dr. hunt, quickly what's got to be in the package in your view? >> well, we just have to have a basic primary care focus. and i think that's key. and then also, be able to provide medicines for patients that they need. >> and dr. davis? >> education, i mean we have to inform the patient population how best to use the system. also, i think it has to be better communication between doctor and doctor so that we're not reordering the same tests and bleeding the system. >> all right. dr. hunt, dr. jenkins, dr. davis, thanks to all of you, appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> thank you.

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lifted off my shoulders. i'd have to be like a teenage mother, which i'm not ready to be, which i don't plan on being. >> reporter: the waiting is almost unbearable. is that her? no. their mother was snatched last february by immigration agents without warning and held ever since awaiting extradition to uganda. >> i don't think this should happen to any other kid. >> reporter: and then, the moment. there she is. home at last. this is the first time sissy has held her girls in five months. the last time she saw them, they were separated by a cold partition of prison glass. >> and i'm very proud of the girls for just hanging in there.

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8:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. mystery solved in houston, a couple found a painting in their attic, they had no idea who it belonged to. so when they cleaned and dusted it off, they realized the painter had actually signed it. so the couple set out to find her. well, it did take years, but eventually they tracked down 88-year-old new yorker clinker. she painted this picture when she was just 15 years old. >> with her name, we thought it would be a very easy find. >> does that bring back a lot of memories? >> it sure does. i didn't know what happened to it. >> wow, so she traveled all the way to houston to actually see that painting there and meet with the couple who saved it all these years. and now an update on some of our top stories. the police officer arrested a black harvard professor reacting to president obama's latest efforts to play down the controversy. >> well, are you satisfied with

how the president's handled this? >> yes. >> you are? what about that beer on the -- what about the beer? are you going up to the vineyard? >> i don't know. >> okay. i think actually the offer is for the three of them, the professor, the president, and the police officer to actually meet at the white house. we'll see if that happens. and maybe there would be beer involved there. professor gates says he is willing, but looks like sergeant crowley is still thinking it over maybe because she confused him with the martha vineyard's invitation. sarkozy is in the hospital. aides say that he became ill while jogging. doctors are doing tests to determine the actual cause. and sarah palin steps down as governor of alaska. later on today, she announced her resignation plans earlier this month. she says she is still undecided about exactly what she'll do next. all right, the u.s. is planning to test a swine flu

vaccine next month. u.s. officials say the results should be in by the time the vaccine is planned for release in october. and those tests, apparently, would involve many people, maybe even hundreds who have actually applied to be test subjects for the swine flu vaccine. would that be you? we want to know, so send us your comments and thoughts to our blog at cnn or perhaps even facebook. would you be willing to be tested? would you be a test candidate for the swine flu vaccine? we want to hear from you and we'll be sharing some of your comments on the 4:00 eastern hour. all right. your money is coming up next. i'm fredericka whitfield, see you at 4:00, as well. president obama says health care reform is vital to economic recovery. but will opposition from his own party ultimately doom landmark legislation? i'm