>> you're kidding? >> chawly. yeah. not only for the farm itself but for several homes in the area. >> i'm sure your wife printered how you smelled when you came home? >> beyond belief. it crazy. >> a great story. >> wonderful people and good ideas. >> appreciate you bringing that to us. >> yeah. >> go hop in the shower, man. well, hello there, everybody, from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia. you are in the "cnn newsroom" for this saturday, august 1st. i'm t.j. holmes. >> and i'm brooke baldwin sitting in for betty. 11:00 a.m. on the east coast, 80 o'clop a.m. on the west coast. and everyone at the central

terminal in new york was ordered outside. >> i was actually on the plane, and this happened. we were all ready to go. >> what word did you get? what announcement did they make to you on that plane? >> they didn't make any announcement than you need to evacuate. i thought it was a standard procedure. witness we got out of the plane, kept pushing us back and back, out of the terminal, out of the actual airport, past the actual parking garages, and there's a whole mass of people here. >> i have to ask you this question. out of curiosity here. how close were you to actually taking off? was the door to the plane closed? >> i was. we were minutes away. >> okay. susan candiotti is live for us outside laguardia. susan, question number one, what, or perhaps, who, sparked all of this? >> reporter: brand new information that we can confirm for you. according to a law enforcement source who is close to this investigation, the name of the

suspect in this case is a 32-year-old man. his name is scott mcgann, and he lives in manhattan. in new york city. that is the new information. exactly what he will be charged with is unclear at this time, but, brooke and t.j., here's how it all started. very, very early saturday morning, about 5:20 in the morning when according to the tsa, the transportation security administration, a manager tells us that a man approached one of the security check areas and according to new york city's police assistant commissioner, paul brown, that man appeared intoxicated. he was carrying a duffel bag with wires sticking out. immediately the tsa noifred the port authority, who came out to investigate. this man, as we said, appeared drunk. he had a suspicious looking article. they took it aside, inside the double bag were batteries

according to mr. brown, and the bomb squad arrived on the scene at about 5:45 in the morning, just before 6:00. they looked at the device. they disabled it, and determined that it was fake. it was a hoax. this cause add huge disruption at the airport. the main terminal, the central terminal, concourse c specifically, and all the terminals of the airport, were evacuated, until they could figure out exactly what was going on. it is only now when the central terminal is now, scheduled to be reopened, but you can imagine the lines of people as things slowly get back on track, who are trying to make their way to their flights. many, as you can imagine, have been cancelled. some by several hours. not only outgoing but naturally incoming flights had to be diverted. so it's going to take some time and perhaps all day, according to one official, to get things back in order. brooke and t.j.? >> so let me get this straight. this 32-year-old, this scott

mcgann, according to port authority, who appeared intoxicated carrying a bag with wires sticking out. cnn's also confirmed there were batteries in that bag. that's what really sparked this whole thing. i'm sure you've been talking to people coming and going in hoping to get on to flights. what are they telling you? they must be so frustrated? >> reporter: our producer, ross levitt, was on the scene, literally not very long after this all started. he spoke to a number of passenger whose were very upset about what happened. they naturally were trying to find out exactly what was going on. when these types of things occur, officials themselves oftentimes on ground don't know. so that caused a lot of frustration, and also uncertainty about what would happen with their flights. so consequently, everyone had to wait outside and until they got the all clear sign to start going into the terminals not affected by this and eventually now are getting back on track. i'm not sure, brooke, whether we might have other interviews

lined up for you. when we do we'll be able to play those back to for you. needless to say, passengers are concerned about making their flights, getting to where they have to go on time, but knowing they're going to have to go through the motions to get everything back on track before things can get back to normal. the other question here, of course, is exactly what this person will be charged with. it is likely according to police officials, at the very least, charged with causing fear in a public place, but it is not uncommon, as we know in situations like this, for not only the queens state attorney to look at it as well as federal authorities to determine what possible federal charges this man may face. >> hmm. awful situation for likely, likes like hundreds of passengers. airport authorities certainly exercising caution as well. susan candiotti and your producer, thank you both. turning to health care now and the president's push for health care reform pap bit of a boost yesterday. late yesterday. a key house committee passed a

bill that includes major concessions for conservative democrats. it will be combined with two other versions to produce a final house bill. we won't see a vote, though, until at least september. members of the house are off into after labor day. senators are in session for another week but won't vote on health care reform until after their august break as well. you can bet lawmakers will get an earful of health care reform from voters when they get home. be sure the president will keep campaigning for it as well. our elaine quijano at the white house. elaine, interesting here, it's like you got about a month-long mini campaign we're going to see for health care reform. >> reporter: right. we should tell you that the president off the bat this morning actually expressed obviously that he's pleased by what happened with the house energy and commerce committee last night. he issued a written statement saying association and he also said that it would strengthen consumer protections and choice while low aring costs and improving care. that said, as you mentioned, this is going to be an opportunity for the president to once again try to make his case

on health care reform. the president in his weekly radio and internet address actually previewed an upcoming trip he'll be taking to elk harte, indiana, a community really hit hard by the recession. take a listen. >> for communities like elkhart, we need to recapture the spirit of innovation that has always moved america forward nap means once again having the best educated, highest skilled workforce in the world. that means a health care system that makes it possible for entrepreneurs to innovate and businesses to compete without being saddled with skyrocketing insurance costs. >> reporter: there you have it. essentially what we are likely going to be hearing from president obama in the days and weeks to come. once again, t.j., trying to make his case and make his argument, that health care reform is an issue that cannot wait. that lawmakers have to tackle it sooner rather than later. t.j.? >> yeah, elaine. we know the president's making his kashgs but seems like the other side of the debate, you

could almost argue, other democrats in a lot of ways. where do the republicans fit in and what do they have to say? just seems like this debate is going back and forth between democrats an democrats. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. a lot of this, deep divisions with the democratic party over this. conservative blue dog we heard about before, as well as progressive. for the republicans, they continue to say what they've said all along nap is, look, let us not rush this. look, let's do something, but let's make sure we get it done right. and, in fact, the republican address today by republican senator john thune also brought us to the point of cost. how much is this going to cost. let's take a listen. >> in this difficult recession americans and our government are already overextended. the democrat whose control congress have been spending money and racking up debt at an unprecedented pace, and they're plan for government-run health care would only make things worse. once implemented the democrat plan would spend more than $2

trillion in further increase our exploding deficit. their plan would pile up higher costs, create new washington bureaucracies and burden every state through new requirements on medicaid. >> reporter: so there you have it. the republican argument. again, t.j., the real battle lines here are being drawn, or have been drawn, on the democratic side, as conservatives, democrat, really are trying to hash things out here with the progressive. so that really is where attention will be focused and as you noted off the top, august will be an interesting month. a kplans for them to go back to their home district, these lawmakers, and really hear from constituents themselves what they want to see done, and we'll have to wait and find out exactly how all of those views will play into the actual debate itself, and possibly affect the time frame. t.j.? >> television ads that will look like an election is coming up. elaine quijano from the white house. thank you so much this morning. and 4:00 eastern today

covering america, what's in it for you? our fredricka whitfield will be asking that question for an hour today. her guests include a house democrat and a house republican. she'll ask two women who are worried about health coverage how to fix things and proposed fixes with help for herself. >> and counting secretaries and other top officials are meeting today to grade the obama administration on what it's achieved thus far. dan loathia on the administration's hits and misses during their first six months in office. >> reporter: with the economy on life support when mr. obama came into office six months ago, the administration is taking credit for bringing it back from the brink of disaster. >> we were in a position where we could have gone into a great depression. i think those fears have abated. >> reporter: one reason, they say, a $787 billion stimulus plan. >> this and other difficult but important steps that we've taken over the last six months have

helped us but the brake on the recession. >> reporter: that stimulus plan which republicans thought was wasting taxpayer dollars is perhaps the biggest example of what hasn't happened so far. wide-scale bipartisanship. mr. obama vowed to change the way it works. >> some capacity for us to work together. >> reporter: but has had to fall back on his own party to get things done. >> not under the illusion change would come to this town easily. >> reporter: the president pulled back in iraq, fulfilling a campaign promise. the troops are now fighting extremists in afghanistan. he's announced the closing of the guantanamo bay facility, making that happen has been sticky, as is mr. obama's push for health care reform. some say if he fails could undermine his presidency. politico's mike allen says it's way overstated. >> the chance some health care will will define this presidency is zero. at the moment, way out on that limb and needs a win. >> reporter: if the white house is keeping track of wins and

losses, some say image would be in the w column. >> he's made americans feel better about themselves, and he delivered on his campaign promise of giving america a different face over seas. >> reporter: and to that point, the white house believes that the president's speech in cairo had a major impact in the muslim world. they admit, there's still a lot of work to be done. dan lothian, cnn, the white house. here's the question we're posing to you. have the president's second 100 days been days of change or days of frustration or both? your chance to weigh in starting tomorrow. you can vote at cnn.com. be sure to tune in, thursday night, 8:00 eastern time to see the president's final grades. all part of our cnn national report card, the second 100 days. you know the cash for clunkers program you're hearing so much about? turns out it's working. going to tell you about in a second. a backlash on capitol hill and banks toful you first. bailout money, received bonuses

of $1 million armor to thousands of employees. and the bill prohibits pay and bonus packages that encourage bankers and traders to take risks so big that they could bring down the entire economy. always good to have this in the cash for clunkers program. >> working really well. too well some would say. it is running out of money, but may be getting another infusion of cash. the house approved another $2 billion for the program, but before the rebate plan hits the cash, the senate will need to step up as well. our kate bolduan, a car dealership in gaithersburg, maryland, where people are taking advantage. good morning to you again, kate. >> reporter: they are taking advantage. customer, a couple trying to trade in their car actually talked to a father looking for a good deal for his daughter, who's in college. many people trying to come out and taking advantage with some concerns. people are a little hesitant because of the uncertainty of yesterday.

but the administration has assured that deals that go through through this weekend will be honored, and to talk a little more about that, i have here with me scott addison, the general manager of this location. eight locations through pennsylvania, maryland and florida. correct, scott? >> right. >> reporter: so tell me about, what kind of business are you attributed to the cash for clunkers program? how many deals have you done? >> just over 300 deals and a lot of cash for clunkers. >> reporter: what does that kind of number, about 300 deals what does that kind of number mean to you guys, especially in today's economy? >> we don't know how many would have come anyway. i'll tell you this, last year was a good year the first half of the year, bad news on the economy, we've already surpassed last year's numbers. >> reporter: regardless, welcome business? >> it's very welcome business. one thing we did talk about as well, while people are coming in and you have assurances the program will continue through this weekend, you also have some of your managers almost looking around the clock to try to push

this paperwork through, even to just try to get approval. talk to me about that. seem as bit frustrating trying to work with the system. >> the customer, qualifying, got all the documents, title, proof of insurance, proof of trade-in. registration. then the hard part is putting the stuff in the system for nhtsa and it's overwhelming. a very good system, but everybody's trying to get 200,000 deals in at one time. >> reporter: you said people are leaving at midnight and coming in at 5:00 a.m. looking ahead, what happens after this weekend? are you guys kind of just trying to get the deal done can you and then waiting for more guidance? >> yeah. everybody's promised we're going to be secure through the weekend. i think come monday, we're going to let the government vote do what they've got to do and refresh the fund to move forward and take care of the line of neem still want to come in and take advantage. >> reporter: thank you so much. a lot of people coming in today. regardless, scott and i were talking, the business is welcome. they're working, of course,

pushing these through this weekend. >> the program's working. working too well right now, gut to see business picking back up. nobody would argue with business coming back to a lot of people across the country. kate, thank you so much this morning. here's something else that may not be working. air bags. defective air bags, the reason behind a massive recall of hondas. listen up. 440,000 vehicles added to the now expanding list, and among the models, listing them out here, 2001-2002 accords, 2001 civics, 2002-2003 acura tl's. honda began to try to repair them back in november and all of the defective cars need to have their steering wheel mounted, air bag inflater replaced. held in iran. american tourist traveling off the beaten path, a trip to it north iraqi mountains ends in north iraqi mountains ends in arrest. y not to let it slow me down.

all right. reynolds -- you know we're looking out for severe storms possible today? >> i know. talking severe storms and the heat. storms first. the most pressing issue. right now really strong storm. not severe yet but may be as we get to the afternoon hour. along parts of i-30 separating. he 'tis back to dallas. dallas, flights in, maybe dfw might have delays. keep that in mind. there's a reason we're seeing strong storms develop. that is because you have plenty of moisture feeding in from the gulf of mexico.

that combined with daytime heating in frontal boundaries will gv awe chance of severe storms. not only the severe storms, a possibility of hail and damping winds, maybe even flash flooding along parts of the i-20 co corridor. dealing with a warm-up, specific northwest under the gun in term temperatures going up to 90 in seattle. back over to salt lake city, 105. 107 in vegas and 111 in phoenix. what you'd expect in the four corners. kansas city, 79 degrees. 89 in atlanta. and allowed an image out of atlanta, a haze in the sky. overall a fairly nice day with temperatures getting's right near the low 90s. upper 80s in the other. what you might anticipate into the afternoon, possibly a rumble of thunder, maybe severe storms here at home as well. and we're going to take a look what you can expect at your home weatherwise. sit tight. it for now, back to the anchors.

>> all right. >> i'm the weather guy. >> meteorologist reynolds wolf. >> thank you. >> appreciate you, buddy. and turning to iran. the trials of some 100 iranian protesters are reportedly taking place today in tehran. the men and women arrested in the streets following the disputed election of auk moud ahmadinejad. among charges, conspiring and working against the system. without their knowledge. iranian officials say nearly half arrested were already freed this week. three american tour ifrt, being held in iran this morning. iranian state tv says they were arrested after crossing the border from northern iraq. cnn's arwa damon joins us now live from baghdad. arwa i know these three americans are on mountain hike. they, of course, strayed across the border. do we have any idea, where exactly are they now? >> reporter: well, what we are

hearing from kurdish officials that have been following this very closely, because the area where this happened is in iraq's kurdish north. they're saying that they believe that these three are still being held at that border post where they are said to have been detained by the iranian military. this is what we know about think movements prior to the initial reports that they went missing. four americans actually started out their journey, two are students, traveled from turkey on to northern iraq. they eventually ended up in the city where one fell ill and the other three very early friday morning headed out 0 to this area right up against the iranian border, and very much a destiny because ever the natural rugged beaut they exists there. were in regular contact with the friend left behind but then made a disturbing phone call at 1:30 p.m. local time friday. called their friend and said we are surrounded by the irani

military. kurdish officials have been trying their best to track down their whereabouts. even in touch with the iranian consulate, but they didn't give them any sort of response whatsoever. as you just mentioned there, we are hearing iranian press tv reporting that three american was detained because they failed to heed warnings from security guards. >> the point, the town, a fairly popular tourist destination. it would kind of make sense that americans would be in that region for that purpose. >> yeah. it would very much so. especially since these four appear in the original that appeared on the journey, appeared to have been backpackers, staying at a fairly cheap oelgts and just going out to try to check out the sight, when they were intouch with their friend, they were talking how beautiful the natural surrounderings were and we have to remember, this area of iraq, the north, is very, very

different than the rest of the country. is considered to be fairly safe, hasn't been plagued by the violence, sectarian violence we saw throughout the rest of iraq. the issue of the specific area, border between iraq and iran is not defined. no fence separates the two country. it's very much a natural border. so very easy peep could accidentally end up on the wrong side. >> interesting knop border markings. interesting they were able to sort of enter into iran and now are captured, arrested. arwa, i know you'll stay on top of it and continue to bring it to us. and muhammad ali's robe, and rosa parks arrest garb. rosa parks arrest garb. we'll take you there, next. itss allows multiple applications to run at the same time.

african-american history all under one roof. it is the america i am exhibit. an experience that moves a lot of people 20 tears. and came up with this idea and i sat down with his recently and asked about the exhibit. the conversation now as cnn continues our special look at "black in america." >> this is a part of american history. if there's anything that we struggled with in my generation and folks older than me, complaining for years we don't teach. we don't see black history as a part of american history. it's a powerful story how marc

become the great nation she courtesy of the grix contributions of people. having said that i hope all race, colors, creeds would appreciate an exhibit likes this. when you understand, appreciate and embrace your history, you can use it to inspire you. >> reporter: there is some black history taught in school. nothing like what you see here. is this what we need more so as a part of our educational system? something a little more interactive? something more enlightening for young african-american students, and this is very much an educational tool. something like this taken into cool schools and remain part of the ka rick lum? >> a great question and it's true that not all kids learn the same way. i can't match you and i have the same capacity or process for how we ge through the information that we gather just to be talk show hosts, to be anchors. so that my approach is one way. your approach is another way, and learning is the same way. i don't believe one size fits all. y educator worth his or her weight in gold understands there

are myriad of ways that young people learn. i think one of the best ways, and any educator will tell you, one of best ways for young students, for kids to learn, is visually. it's important for them to see the history. it comes to life. 15,000 square feet, 12 gallery, four theaters, over 300 items. i got these young kids started an we're going to move back in time. go through the hallway, back in time, we're going to start in africa. where it all began. and i look in their eyes, t.j., and i can see the ooh, the ah, the excitement. i'm getting asked questions by hundreds of kids that are screaming and yelling at me wanting to know this and warranting to know that because seeing it is bringing it to life for them. so i think that the visual display of an exhibit like this is thousand teach kids in ways they can't learn just by studying history books. >> if you look at, around at the museum, you would see that it really, it really is a lot of things that the slaves did to

help us and everybody else they did up to right now. >> they were treated really brutal. >> it was like, the way they were treated really didn't make sense, because color, black and white, they aren't colored. so they should never been separated, because they are people, no matter what color they are. what their skin tone is. they are people. they should be treated the same way. we're all brothers and sisters in god's hands. >> tonight at 8:00, soledad o'brien and roland martin lead a panel of african-american voices, examine unique and innovative solutions to critical issues facing african-americans. cnn and "essence "maeg seine, "reclaiming the dream" tonight at 8:00 on cnn. house lawmakers on their august break. why plans to reform health care means it will be a working holiday for a lot of them. take 2 extra strength tylenol every 4 to 6 hours?!?

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and patterns are back inside the templeinal at laguardia. evacuated after a man walked in with a bag with a wire and battery. it was determine he was not carrying any explosive device. and heading home. the health care reform bill. all republicans on the panel voted no. the bill will have to be merged with two other bills in the which the. prospects in the full house and senate still a bit uncertain. check your clnders calendarses. the 1st of august. may not mean a lot to you. in washington, means a lot to lawmakers. they're on a month-long recess. for many democrat, not a vacation. many of them will spend the time back home trying to sell the president's health care reform plan, and they are getting a little help. our own dana bash explains. >> reporter: after the last vote, the exodus, house members rushing home for the entire

month of august. and vulnerable democrats, prepare for the political tsunami on health care. >> they're going to get the first shot in. the 30-second attack. the more people know the more they like what we're doing an that's going to be good in the long term. >> reporter: tom is a freshman democrat who only won his conservative virginia district by 0.2 of 1 percentage point. he's undecided about his party's health care plan and will august with his constituents to decide. >> 18 counties, 18 town meetings with elected officials and doctors and others. road testing them. i haven't committed on the bill. >> reporter: democratic leaders are hoping to defend democrats from whittling republican attacks by arming them with a media strategy. from powerpoints to simple message ideas. holding insurance companies accountable. remove them from with you and your doctor to get the message out suggesting facebook, and jaysing all meier rolls his eyes

at those instructions. >> the house bill is in my opinion flawed. >> reporter: he's the vulnerable who voted against the plan and says democratic leaders put democrats like him from conservative sdplicts a tough spot by including controversial proposals in their health care plan, like a tax increase. >> so go back to the district and explain to constituents why they made an unpopular vote. it was tone deaf to me. >> reporter: and protests waging at home. >> at least an encouraging debate. we didn't ram this through. we took the august recess to allow the country's voice to be heard. >> reporter: talk to any democratic lawmaker and they'll tell you they were elected on a promise to reform the health care system and believe at the end of the day it will happen, but the key is to regain the message back from republicans. in the words of one lawmaker, sdlan what they're doing for you, not to you, and very much treating this like a political campaign. in fact, one democratic leader said they're determined not get

quick voted during recess. dana bash, cnn, capitol hill. the federal deposit insurance corporation, fdic, closed five more banks. that makes 69 bank fair failure this year compared with 25 last year and just 3 in 2007. and integgraphy bank of florida, and people community bank in westchester, ohio. first state bank in oklahoma and mutual bank of harvey, illinois. mean streaks. i sit down way gang member to figure out what's behind a long-running bloodshed on the streets of chicago.

violence in chicago, according to police homicide this year, are down, but shootings are up, which begs the question, why? i tried to get inside this issue of violence. i spoke with a gang member this past week when i was asigned to chicago who joined a gang at the age of 13. we could only call him bob, and bob reevltly nearly died after a recent attack, and amp he recovered he promised his doctor to educate kids about the dangers of gang banging. >> reporter: we're in the patrol

car headed from downtown chicago to the city southwest side. it's an area with known pockets of basically gang activity, and we're going to this interview. we're talking to a current gang member. he's willing to share his story about the violence in chicago, but he's only willing to do it as long as we keep him in the car. we don't show his face, and we don't drive into any other neighborhoods, any other gang turf, just to keep him and our crew safe. do you have any idea how many people you've shot in your lifetime? >> nope. >> reporter: did you ever feel remorse for anything? >> no. i can't say i have. >> reporter: born and raised on chicago streets, this man insist hess call him bob, says he joined a gang had he was just 13. >> to be fun, to be honest. at least i thought at that point. the rush you gret what you were doing. it's like a drug. you can't get enough of it.

>> reporter: shootings in chicago set grim records this summer. according to police, even though homicides are down, shootings are up. more than 6%. this week, 15 people were shot in a single night. >> mid-day. mid-day, broad daylight. what are they doing? >> dirty money. >> reporter: heroin, the drug of choice on these streets according to bob. a corner dealer can bring in up to several thousand dollars on a good day, but if someone doesn't pay up, bob says that's when the shooting starts. >> if you hear about a gang or money. it's either about a gang or money. it's never going to stop. i don't care who you lock up. or anything. it's never going to stop. >> reporter: bob says he's been locked up three times. most recently serving six years for attempted murder. one of the reasons we can't show you his face is because he has some very specific markings of a

gang member tattoos, facial tattoos, all up and down his arms and marks of this recent, horrific beating. he's been shot, stabbed and this month bludgeoned with baseball bats and left on the streets to the die. >> it was more of an issue of brain dj. >> reporter: this doctor was part of the medical team at chicago's mount sinai hospital that helped save bob's life, while doctors have to alert about shooting victims. there was no federal law requiring doctors to track the number of gunshot wounds. the doctor says it's an epidemic that goes under reported. >> to put it in perspective for the h1n1, or swine flu, alerts go out through all the hospitals and how to recognize it, how to treat it, how to report it. so that's 20. and this is 2000. i'm a little bit confused about why this isn't as emanagerant a public health issue.

>> the only reason bob agreed to do the interview, he made hear promise to teach kids that they have a choice. >> they don't have to turn to gangs if they don't want to. they're just -- how i lead my life, don't want them to make the same mistakes die. >> reporter: despite the tough talk, bob says his love for the gang remains. he is not getting out. still, he's survived to see his 31st birthday. >> we're not plent to be here forever, regardless. i mean, be nice to him. the right way. >> he recently got out of the hospital after being treated. he's still going back to rehab but really did keep in touch with the doctor and keep in touch. almost lost him a couple times. half wail, just about, out of a car, after a cameraman jiggled the camera around and we needed to stay with the four fingers

not to identify him. almost gone. i appreciate him sticking around and telling his story. >> heck of a story. a jiggle of the camera makes him that nervous. appreciate it. we're going to turn to more pleasant things, i guess here. take a vacation. have you been on one in a while? >> i'll take another one. >> actually, you had to cancel vacation to come back this weekend. didn't you? >> did i? i've been all around the place. >> we appreciate that. we have info on a weekend getaway coming up. ♪ (announcer) introducing new tums dual action. this tums goes to work in seconds and lasts for hours. all day or night. new tums dual action. bring it on.

women, hem oh there, fredricka whitfield. >> well, hem oh in. >> good morning to you. >> i know you hate when i mentioned the ladies first. you're the regular here. >> no. usually you just go into start talking about dresses or -- a nice necklace. >> betty and i go off on a tangent. we can do that, too. >> no, i can't. >> we'll stay focused. talk about what's taking place in the noon eastern hour. of course, health care. talking tab all week, but we'll

try to narrow things down for you. particularly if you have the so-called cadillac plan. that mean us have kind of the high-end insurance premium. should you be taxed more, or perhaps your insurance company taxed more to help cover the rest of america? we'll delve into that. also, let's talk about a legal case that's gotten a lot of people's attention. i know, t.j., you twitter. >> i twitter. twittering this monk. >> i feel bad. people keep adding me and i cheated ten time. i need to get better. >> at least you're doing it. i'm not onboard yet. >> not on board? >> no. something to consider here. you've got to be careful what you say on twitter. it could cost you. >> really? >> yeah. there's a lawsuit that involves $50,000. yeah. so might this person who tweeted, maybe said a little too much, allegedly, might now be a legal case. our legal guys will delve into that. watch what you say. >> watch what you tweet. >> i did notice a tweet from you the other day. it was like -- you are arriving at the airport. i guess atlanta airport. you talk about hoping that

everything goes according to schedule. >> i didn't say anything out of line. >> it's not going to get you in trouble. that's safe talk. safe chat. >> okay. you have something at the 4:00 hour? a big -- >> yes. to delve into health care in a very big way. help people get a better understanding of what exactly is at stake. what might you be able to count on particularly when congress gets back from its august recess. we want to hear from you, e-mail. don't tweet. i'm sorry, i'm not on board yet. you can join me on facebook, and tap into my blog. >> there you go. >> 4:00 eastern hour. thank you, t.j. >> no problem. just trying to hem. 4:00 hour. but she'll be here in ten mists to get this thing started. >> i'll have no more tea. i'm a little -- i'm ready to go. >> ten more minutes. >> it's all this. >> you get all this in ten more minutes. we'll see you. >> thank you, fred. all right.

>> reynolds, back to you. >> you want to see rough energy. what's happening in parts of the central and southern plains. we'll take you to the radar to parts of the red river valley, and into the arc latex. this is the higher elevation you have in arkansas, texas, even louisiana. that's where you're having some of the heaviest storms. i-20 is going to be up next. if you're tuning in from tyler, you happen to look up to the north, you have dark skies. the rainfall will be pushing through. we're looking at a chance of damaging winds, small hail, and possibly some flash flooding right through this region. we've got a couple of boundaries that are right through that area. plenty of moisture coming in from the gulf of mexico. it's that combined with your daytime heating that will give you a chance of storms. farther on to the west, though, it is in the rain. it's the temperatures that is really going to be posting in parts of the pacific northwest. se amount, back into the 90s. a little bit farther to the south along parts of highway 1

in san francisco, 59 degrees. denver, 80 degrees the expected high. chicago with 78 degrees. atlanta with 89. but the high humidity. in florida for tampa and miami, high temperatures mainly in the 90s, the humidity very high, maybe a stray shower or thunderstorm. keep in mind, you happen to be in miami, you go south on highway -- back along 101, it's going to take you -- you're going to go right into the florida keys. right in the middle of the florida keys you'll come right to alamranna. that is this weekend's getaway. a unique destination in the upper keys is islamorada. the home of some of the world's most coveted sports fish. >> it's unusual because of our location. every fish that actually swims in this hemisphere can be caught from these shores. >> reporter: it has a historic site, and a chance to catch a glimpse of the past.

>> this is the last known resting place of the founder. >> indian key is a very interesting place to visit. there are these old european ruins. >> reporter: or rent a kayak or canoe, explore on your own. it's a combination of range from old florida style with budget-friendly prices. >> it's one of the destination resorts here in the florida keys. >> reporter: to secluded lunchery. >> we create what the keys is. it's a great place. iraqi teens come to america to help break down barriers. we will take you inside a very unique camp in vermont. %%%%d

as america begins to wind down, its commitment in iraq, some young americans and iraqis are learning a little bit more about each other from the war. >> yes. cnn's mary snow reports on how bridges are being built between

cultures. >> reporter: 5,000 miles from baghdad in vermont's green mountain, iraqi teenagers get their first days of the united states. the goal is to break down barriers with their british and american counterparts. >> now, let's practice -- >> reporter: behind the camaraderie, this 14-year-old from chicago says he first had to confront his stereotypes of iraqis. >> i thought that there were like -- they would be like really mean, or say racist things. it's like we're all humans. and we're working towards the same common goal. >> they had this awful idea about islam is all about killing people. >> reporter: these two iraqi teenagers who can't be identified for security reasons say dispelling stereotypes is nothing new for them. they are eager to set the record straight, not only about islam, but about iraq, where they say

life is slowly returning to normal. and even though it's not ideal, they say a key lesson is learning to adapt. >> the war definitely changed us. we're not the same persons. >> reporter: how are you different? >> i'm different. i'm more patient. >> reporter: as iraqi teens share their experiences on grounds that were once used to train peace corps volunteers, americans like ariel goodman of vermont see a far lasting impact. >> this is like what ends wars, is like the future coming together, the future of two countries of war coming together and healing the wounds of the past by talking, and having relationships. >> reporter: and one of the camp's leaders -- >> i think that the young people can take a sense of shared leadership. they learn how to communicate. they learn how to problem solve together, learn how to make decisions. >> reporter: and as these two boys prepare to enter college, they know they face an uncertain future, but hope to bring home leadership qualities. >> in iraq, like being angry,

being always crying, being always like, it's not an option for us. >> reporter: mary snow, cnn, vermont. >> nice piece. >> thank you, again, for coming in. and saving the day. we didn't know who we were going to have today. >> eeny meeny miney moe, brook. >> we do appreciate you coming in. you'll be back with us tomorrow. >> yes, i will. thanks for reminding me. >> you were the anchor du jour. and now times two. we'll see you again tomorrow. thanks, brooke. t.j., thanks so much. president obama is calling it a historic step. but he knows it's just one step in his push for health care reform. late yesterday a key house committee passed a reform bill that includes major concessions for conservative democrats. it will be combined with two other versions to produce a final house bill. we won't see a vote, though, un a