we can feel free to laugh about this, there were no reports of any injuries. although a witness said the rolling factory did manage to stop just a few feet from the building next door. >> yeah, looks like that building was just far enough. >> pretty well constructed, though, stayed in one piece as it rolled over. >> and amazing, nobody was hurt. thanks so much for joining us on this american morning. >> see you back here bright and early tomorrow. right now here's "cnn newsroom" with heidi collins. good morning, everybody, i'm heidi collins, we have a busy day right here in the "cnn newsroom," so we want to get started right away on this monday, august 3rd. right off the bat, ed henry is going to be talking about promises made and possibly broken now. middle class americans may actually be facing higher taxes after all. and then on to afghanistan, our ivan watson's going to be focusing on the growing death toll of u.s. troops and their allies, as well. pointing to signs that the worst could be far from over. and also today, the michael

jackson case ends up going on to court. at stake, his children and almost everything he owns. but first, let me get to this story for you. scary moments for passengers on a continental airlines flight. severe turbulence forced it to land at miami's intercontinental airport. the airline says 28 passengers were treated at the scene and seven were taken to hospitals. continental says there were 168 passengers and 11 crew members on board, the plane was on its way to houston from rio to brazil. it left miami on its way to houston as we speak. we're going to be talking with the lieutenant from the miami-dade fire rescue team coming up just about 30 minutes from now. we'll find out more about what has happened there. meanwhile, remember president obama's campaign pledge that there will be no new tax hikes for the middle class? well, that was then, and this is now. over the weekend, the obama white house said it can no

longer guarantee the middle class will be spared. >> we have to do what's necessary, remember the critical thing is people understand when we have recovery established led by the private sector and we have to bring the deficit down very dramatically, bring them down to a level where the amount we're borrowing from the world is stable at a reasonable level. and that's going to require some very hard choices and we're going to have to to try to do that in a way that does not add unfairly to the burdens that the average american already faces. >> there's a lot that can happen over time. but the priority right now, so never a good idea to absolutely rule things, rule things out no matter what. >> let's get the very latest now from white house correspondent, cnn's ed henry this morning. hey, good morning to you, ed. >> good morning, heidi, what's interesting, of course, is that on one hand, they're stating the obvious. both of these top economic officials that it's difficult to

shut the door on any option, but on the other hand, when you have the president's top two money men, basically presented with the question about whether the middle class may face increased taxes, a real hot button. the fact they both left the door open, certainly sounds like a trial balloon, certainly with all of the spending going on in washington right now, almost inevitable that some taxes will be raised. the question really is how do you define middle class, though? the president clearly drew a line in the sand during the campaign. let's take a listen to what he said and what he promised. >> if you make under $250,000, you will not see your taxes increase by a single dime. not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains tax, no tax. >> now, the president recently reiterated, this is a couple of weeks ago that he still stands behind that promise. so obviously the devil is going to be in the details, exactly what kind of a potential tax increase will the obama

administration be talking about? you can bet there'll be a lot of pressure from republicans to get some more answers, some conservative democrats going home now for august town hall meetings also could be on the defensive, heidi. >> yeah, going to be hearing from their constituents, i bet. how this might complicate the president's push for health care reform now? >> reporter: well, it could complicate it because one of the pillars of the president's case is health reform will lower costs in the long-term. as you know, there have been various reports by independent experts like the congressional budget office that in the short-term costs could balloon. how are you going to pay for those increased costs? it certainly looks like the administration was pointing to the possibility of increased taxes. the president just has not laid out specifics yet. so this could really put more pressure on this white house to finally get more specific about what health reform will really mean for people's bottom line, heidi. >> i'm sure you're aware of the president's overall approval rating, the numbers have been going down pretty consistently. what's the white house been

doing to counteract that? especially when we're talking about issues of the economy and health care reform? >> well, they stress that, look, historically his numbers are still pretty good, in our cnn latest polling sort of in the mid-50s. he had been in the 60s to 70s in the early days, obviously that was sort of the stratosphere, but still more popular than any politician in the country right now. number two, what they're doing specifically, is the president going out on the road a lot more. i was at that supermarket in virginia last week, tomorrow i'm heading to elkhart, indiana, ahead of the president. wednesday, he's doing another event in elkhart. that was the first place that he went outside the beltway in the first 100 days, and as we come up on the second 100 days, that anniversary, the bottom line, the president wants to go back to elkhart, the center of the country where unemployment has been around 19% there because it's the capital of the rvs, where all of the rvs are sold in this country.

people not buying rvs, not taking vacations this summer. what they're trying to do is get out there, hit the road, and talk to people, heidi. >> we'll be watching closely. ed henry from the white house this morning. cnn's most recent poll of polls shows the overall approval rating has dropped. what's your opinion of the president's performance? we'd like to hear from you. go to our blog at cnn.com/heidi. or call in your thoughts to the hot line, 1877-742-5760. later on this morning, we expect to hear from the president. he's due to make remarks on the nation's new gi bill, that event scheduled at 11:35 eastern. we'll carry his comments live for you. july was the deadliest month for coalition forces in afghanistan, and now this month off to a violent start, as well. nine troops killed over the weekend and a deadly attack on police this morning. our ivan watson now live from

kabul with more on this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, heidi, it was a deadly attack this morning in afghanistan's largest western city. there forces tell us that around 7:00 in the morning a roadside bomb hit a passing convoy that a police chief, an afghan police chief was riding in. and that explosion killed 12 people, it wounded the police chief, killed two of his body guards, and killed 10 afghan civilians and then injured dozens of other afghan civilians as well as security forces. and this, of course, coming after a bloody weekend for u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. nine killed, six american troops in southern and eastern afghanistan as well as two canadian soldiers and one french soldier, and this coming after the deadliest month yet of this eight-year war when some 775 nato american and other nato troops were killed last month here in afghanistan, heidi.

>> so, ivan, this country's gearing up for an election. it's going to be a very big deal for the people there, but i wonder, are they going to feel secure enough to go out and actually vote? >> reporter: well, this is a big problem. we've talked to the independent election commission here and they concede that of the 7,000 polling stations around the country, up to 700 of them are not yet considered safe enough for voting to take place in them. that's 10%, and mostly that's in the south and east of the country where the taliban insurgency is raging. in addition to this, you have decades of civil war and war lordism in afghanistan. so we've already seen other forms of violence sometimes between rival groups. the election commission says that three of the more than 3,000 provincial council candidates have been killed in recent months in the run-up to this election and we also know that last week, one of the campaign managers for one of the

top presidential candidates, one of his campaign managers was attacked. he was seriously injured, and one of that man's body guards was actually killed. so there is going to be this backdrop of violence amid the elections. i do have to point out in 2004 and 2005, there were previous presidential and parliamentary elections, there were threats from the taliban as we're hearing again this time, but the elections did go ahead, heidi. >> ivan watson, we'll be following the elections closely with you. thank you, ivan. we now know the names of the three american hikers held in iran. they were arrested on friday after apparently wandering from their charted course in iraq and drifting across the border into iran. we'll get the details now from susan candiotti. >> reporter: kurdish officials have identified the three americans being detained as joshua fattal, seen here on his facebook page as well as shane

bower and sarah shored both appearing on internet websites. they've been staying at a hotel before heading out for the mountains in iraq. despite warnings to be careful, they apparently strayed into iranian territory across an unmarked natural border with northern iraq. a friend who stayed behind at the hotel because he was ill said he last heard from them friday. he called to tell them they were surrounded by iranian soldiers during their hike. fattal's mother confirms their captivity, but declining requests for on camera interviews. she spoke with cnn radio by phone. >> my husband and i are eager for the best welfare and conditions for our son josh and the other two companions he's with. his welfare and the best conditions for him.

>> josh is a very curious person and he is interested in the world. he wants to eat the world whole. >> reporter: friends say the three have spent time or lived in eastern europe or the mideast and are seasoned travelers. she's also named on shane bower's website, he's a photographer, the american hiker shaun mekfessel is at the embassy. the state department says it has asked the swiss consulate in iran to try to make contact with the detained americans because the u.s. itself has no diplomatic relations with iran. >> it's a very sensitive situation, especially given the strained relations between the u.s. and iran. susan candiotti, cnn, new york.

also in iran now, a key endorsement for the disputed president. earlier today, iran's supreme leader formally backed mahmoud ahmadinejad as he prepares for his second term. two former presidents boycotting the ceremony in widespread claims the presidential election was fixed. the outrage ignited weeks of bloody streets protests across iran, also prompted international outcry and demand for new elections. iran's government has refused saying the results were fair. an 18-year-long mystery solved. a discovery in the desert finally revealing the fate of the first american lost in the 1991 american gulf war. rough day for parts of the northeast with damage in the atmosphere recharging for today. more when the "cnn newsroom" comes right back. and an environment in balance. between consuming less

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he was the first american lost in the 1991 gulf war, but no one knew for sure what happened to navy pilot michael speicher until now.

pentagon correspondent chris lawrence tells us how troops finally found his remains. >> reporter: captain scott speicher's children were toddlers the day he disappeared, now his remains are coming home to college students. a near 20-year mystery would be captured, tortured, all this time the answer was buried in the iraqi sand and solved by a single tip. >> it's a bittersweet ending. it's great that we have finally accomplished an ending. but it is bittersweet. >> reporter: last month, an iraqi citizen told american troops about the crash site. when the marines arrived, another iraqi said he was there when veterans found captain speicher already dead and buried his body. u.s. troops found multiple skeletal fragments and bones. when they compared the dental records to the recovered jawbone, it was him. >> the whole family is just so grateful that the navy stayed on

this. >> reporter: but the military made mistakes, starting hours after speicher was shot down when the pentagon declared him dead. >> the total u.s. losses are one aircraft and one individual. >> the pentagon has identified a united states navy pilot as apparently the first u.s. serviceman missing in action in the persian gulf war. >> reporter: some in the military thought speicher had ejected and might still be alive. in 1994, they posed a secret mission to survey the crash site, but according to defense officials in the room, chairman of the joint chiefs, scrubbed the plan and said "i do not want to have to write the parents and tell them their son or daughter died looking for old bones." in 2001, the pentagon changed his status to missing in action, and there were accusations he was being held captive by saddam hussein. after the invasion of iraq, some thought they found speicher's initials scratched into the wall of an iraqi prison. and investigators even excavated

a grave site in baghdad, but it was not him. now the vigils can end, but one fact remains. >> we walked away from a downed pilot. it was done by mistakingly declaring him dead and then they didn't go and search for him and that was a mistake. and that is very important that we never repeat that mistake again. >> chris lawrence is joining us now live from the pentagon with more on this. chris, we understand that the remains have been found, but does this answer all of the questions? >> not at all. the family's got to be wondering is there any chance at all that captain speicher may have survived that initial crash even for a little while and was -- did he die right there at that crash site? or was he brought there and buried later? you know, why did they bury him? on the last question, you know, we can speculate that muslim law does demand that a body be

buried promptly after death. so it's possible they may have buried him out of respect for his body. as for the other question, the family's going to get a classified briefing from the military today or tomorrow that can possibly ask some of those. but all of that said, they are very, very thankful for the navy, the marines who did not give up and kept searching for all of those years. >> exactly. all right, chris lawrence, thank you, chris. >> yep. heading over to the severe weather center now, rob marciano is standing by. you have windy and hot behind you. >> yes, i do. hey. >> i'm brilliant, aren't i? >> we've got windy and some hot, west coast and south. where it has been windy and hot lately. and the same spots that have received the thunderstorms the past couple of weeks got them again yesterday. check out the damage just outside of philadelphia. flooding rains there, 5 inches of rain coming down in a short period of time, rivers down up and over the flood banks and

looking a little bit muddy, as well. also some wind damage across parts of not only jersey, but eastern pennsylvania, just outside of trenton, seeing some of this damage yesterday, also flight delay was a problem at the newark airport yesterday afternoon. let's go over that. flight delays right now at newark, as well. 30-minute delays there. san francisco seeing an hour 20 already. low clouds, bad visibility, fog there, this time of year for that, and also atlanta seeing 30-minute delays. let's look at the atlanta tower cam right now. clouds -- this was shroud in fog earlier, still low clouds, topping off that building there in midtown, which i can't ever remember the name of it. regardless, we're looking at those clouds to be on the move and lifting later on today, but right now, there are delays at the atlanta airport. chicago back through detroit, this is where we think we'll see most of the action. most of the thunderstorms from yesterday have moved offshore

and should be a relatively rain-free day across the eastern third of the country until that front moves east of chicago later on tonight. oh, and it's also hot and windy in the south. >> i was going to say, that was my big headline, right? i think you said can't never, that's a double negative. >> i could have said that. >> we'll check back with you later on. making health care better and cheaper, sound impossible? well, one group says it can be done. we'll she yow you how they're dg it.

cutting edge health care for less. it's what president obama is pushing for. but is it really possible? national political correspondent jessica yellin shows us a health care group in rural pennsylvania proving it can be done. >> reporter: peterberger is looking inside a patient's heart and getting graded on his work. >> we're taking some pictures. >> reporter: the grade is based not just on the success of this procedure, but on the overall care his patient receives. sometimes up to months later. >> everybody that's involved in the care is focussed on the

outcome, not their piece of the action. >> reporter: it's part of a radical new approach to medicine that's made an obama administration poster child for reform. he has cut costs and improved quality by standardizing how procedures are done, developing a team approach, and emphasizing preventive and follow-up care. >> all of those things are thought or have been proven to be related to the probability of you having a perfect outcome. >> reporter: some of their innovation, checklists, the medical team follows steps to ensure there are no mistakes, like making sure the right patient is on the table. another innovation, a warranty. instead of charging for each test or procedure, patients can pay a flat fee for treating their heart condition. if there are any complications, the patient gets follow-up care for free. >> this warranty system just

provides additional incentive for us to do the right thing. >> reporter: a third innovation, patient partnering. a nurse is assigned a patient with a chronic condition and checks in regularly. nurses can even get a readout of a patient's weight every day. if he gains weight -- >> dan's going to be on the phone the next morning looking for an explanation. >> reporter: partnering has led to a huge decrease in hospitalization. dr. berger says this has helped make his patients healthier. in some instances, they've safe saved up to 7% a year. >> reporter: the big question is, can this be duplicated on a national scale? the doctors say some parts more readily than others. for example, it will likely be easier to expand the use of electronic medical records and harder to get primary care doctors, nurses, and specialists to work together and change their approach to medical care. jessica yellin, cnn, washington.

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well, july was a hot month on wall street. and we don't mean the temperature. consider this, the dow surged more than 8.5% last month. susan lisovicz is at the new york stock exchange now with a look at what to expect today and for the month of august. opening bell just a few seconds away here, susan. >> heidi. it's time. >> wow. she's got the cow bell out. i'm so happy. >> because the dow and the s&p 500 recorded their best july in at least 20 years. and today, the first trading day of august, futures are set to rally thanks to strong gains

overseas. investors encourage that europe's barclay's bank posted a 10% jump due to strength in investment banking. unfortunately oil prices are also rallying up $1.50, trading over $70 a barrel. that's what happens when things are improving, at least there is a sense that things are improving. traders, manufacturing in china is expanding and here at home, we're expecting to see an improvement in u.s. manufacturing. that is something that has been under terrible pressure. >> yes. >> at the top of the hour. also, ford motor, set to deliver a sales increase this afternoon. let me repeat that. >> that's pretty wild. >> a sales increase for one of the big three. a ford executive tells cnn, the automaker will report an increase in july sales, marking the first year-over-year hike since the financial crisis began two years ago. ford says conditions began to improve in june and carried through to july. of course, cash for clunkers

helped out too. there are changes in the board room at apple, google ceo eric schmitt resigning from apple's board of directors. google's competing directly so steve jobs said there could be potential conflicts of interest. and check out the first minute of trading. heidi, the dow industrials up, the nasdaq and the s&p 500 higher, as well. corporate earnings, a big catalyst for what we saw in july. 2/3, heidi of the s&p 500 have weighed in with their quarterly report cards, about 3/4 of those reporting have exceeded forecasts. we get more corporate earnings this week, but you know what the headline of the week is. it comes on friday with the july jobs report. >> yeah. which is going to tell us a whole lot more about the bigger picture obviously. >> no question about it. >> susan lisovicz, watching the numbers, thanks, susan, checking back later on. turning now to the story we

told you about a little earlier. a continental airlines plane forced to land in miami because of severe turbulence, it was actually on its way from rio to houston. 28 people were treated at the scene and seven were taken to area hospitals. the miami-dade fire rescue team is on the phone with us. lieutenant, if you can hear me, can you talk to us a little bit more about the injuries? it is somewhat rare for us to hear about serious injuries from turbulence. >> right. we counted 26 patients that were assessed, four of them being serious. now, we're not sure of these four serious injuries were direct traumatic injuries or if they were preexisting medical conditions that were exacerbated by the scare. somebody with a heart condition may have developed chest pain and an abnormal blood pressure or pulse due to the scare. yet, not suffer injuries. >> got it. understood. and we're looking at some of that video there, kind of unusual.

they had to use one of those sky chef trucks to help offload some of the injured. >> well, this definitely came in as a great benefit for us, this applied a platform, a stable sturdy platform with which to lower the crews and the patients down to the ground level where awaiting rescue transport units were standing by. and definitely more safe than bringing them down the stairs. >> yeah, yeah, sure. and is anybody saying whether or not these particular passengers and as you say the four serious injured, i am interested in even though they are potentially with pre-existing conditions, who knows at this point. but about seat belts and whether or not these injured were able to have their seat belts on at the time? >> it's not clear how many patients -- of the patients that were injured had their seat belts on or didn't have them on, they were jolted sideways, up and down, and the turbulence did last about 10 seconds and the passengers were relieved.

>> that can feel like an eternity in an airplane. any idea of crew members injured? probably means about flight attendants. >> none of the transported were crew members. >> here's my big question for you, what was the status of that actual aircraft? we're hearing it is going to go on to houston. are they going to use the same crew to complete the flight? >> that i'm not aware of. i know the passengers did clear customs in miami, but i'm not sure. >> okay, so at this point, we will continue to follow this story obviously because trying to figure out what will happen with all of the people. 168 people on board originally. so we will stay on top of the story and bring everybody the latest. lieutenant, sure do appreciate your input on this one. and also, i want to head on over to rob marciano. because when we hear turbulence, we obviously think weather.

apparently this was at 38,000 feet, somewhere near the dominican republic. >> and it's interesting to see what this plane was doing when it changed its destination from houston intercontinental to miami. we loaded up our flight explorer software which gives you an idea of the track. over puerto rico at 36,000 feet and then also, you see the destination is intercontinental, but about there where the turks and caicos island is, makes a quick descent into the miami international airport. so there you see what happened there. so we're assuming that the turbulence happened somewhere around there where that damage was done, as far as the satellite is concerned, there's not a whole lot going on except right in through here, the national hurricane center has analyzed a tropical wave. there's not a whole lot of thunderstorm activity there, obviously, but there is a disturbance in the atmosphere that could make for up and down motion. and as you know, heidi, all you need is a little up and down

motion for that turbulence to happen. and this is probably clear air turbulence, not a whole lot of convection, but that up and down vertical motion will throw a plane up and down with those air currents and that's probably what happened. >> and regardless of the size. even mentioned yet the 767, it's not a small aircraft. so obviously it had to have been something pretty severe. all right, rob, we're going to stay on top of this one. check back with you later on. michael jackson's mom will be in court today to fight for control of her son's estate. katherine jackson will appear before the same judge who is expected to give her permanent guardianship of her children. live with the latest. ted, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, heidi, a very busy day in court here in los angeles. first up on the docket will be this guardianship arrangement that has been dealt with between debbie rowe, michael jackson's former wife and the mother of two of michael jackson's children and katherine jackson,

they basically hashed it out on their own and it's expected that the judge is going to ratify it and basically what the plan is that katherine jackson will have custody of the jackson children, debbie rowe will go given some visitation down the line when appropriate for her two children. that isn't going to be a big deal, but the other side of this equation is the estate. and that is expected to require this judge to make some decisions because as well as the parties got along on the guardianship issue, it's the other story on the estate. basically katherine jackson is going to ask this judge for more involvement in the estate, maybe going as far as asking to be a co-executor. it's not likely that she has footing to do that, but she's really toeing the line here because this will that michael jackson left, it's a no contest will. they're trying to talk to this judge and try to win little battles here in this overall war. and it should be interesting to

see what this judge does. there'll have to be decisions made, the estate estimated worth about $500 million. we should get more detailed information during this hearing. >> very good. ted, appreciate it, thanks. iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad denies there is a rift between him and supreme leader, but their body language could be telling a different story. we are comparing the endorsement ceremony four years ago with this one today. the international correspondent reza sayah at the iran desk with more on this. what were we seeing there? >> well, you don't have to be body language expert to tell the interaction between the supreme leader khamenei and ahmadinejad was very different from what we saw four years ago. didn't have the same vibe. >> there was none. >> we're going to show it to you and you can decide. this was the scene 11:30 a.m. local time in iran, the supreme leader giving the president a document. and there you see a little

hesitation and then ahmadinejad kissing the supreme leader on the shoulder, there you see it in slow motion that hesitation. and a kiss on the shoulder in arab culture, that's a sign of loyalty. now, let's not go back to 2005, the same ceremony, there was a first time the president was elected and there you see him again getting up, former president, and here comes the document. and there you're going to see the president kissing the supreme leader's hand, the first president to do that and then you see a warm embrace in an exchange. again, very different from what we saw today. now, it's difficult to say exactly what happened today, but there's all of this talk about a rift between these two men that emerged a couple of weeks ago. president ahmadinejad dismissed that riff. saying this man is like my father. but interesting to see the contrast today. this ceremony coming almost two months after the disputed vote on june 12th. the opposition leaders still

saying that vote was rigged. and no shows today were the big names in the opposition, the former presidents also mousavi, a no-show, as well, heidi. >> very, very interesting. let us know if you find out anything else on that. >> will do. cash for clunkers, does the program have a future? or will the senate put the brakes on it? esesesesesesesesess

keeping the cash for clunkers program alive. the senate is expected to vote

today on a $2 billion bill to keep it going. people have been flocking to car dealers to get as much as $4,500 back when they trade in gas guzzlers for somewhat more fuel-efficient cars. christine romans here with the latest on this. we were talking about this on friday whether or not they were going to be able to get more money for the program because of this enormous response. and -- >> and the house approved $2 billion more late friday and the senate has to do it today, $2 billion they would take from energy stimulus already in that stimulus to apply to this program to hopefully keep it alive. and the white house says if the senate doesn't approve this, this will expire by about the middle of the week, and we know, heidi, it has been incredibly popular, even over the week, with some of the dealers associations saying hold on, wait for the money to be appropriated before you do these deals. we saw dealerships were packed, people lining up to do this, to get this done, to get their junker, you know, turned in.

i want you to listen to what one cash for clunker said. >> i got $4,500 a car i paid $4,000 for four years ago, it had 220,000 miles on it. >> i never get those deals. >> well, now, chrysler this morning is saying it's debunking reports that it's not going to have the 45 incentive on top of the cash for clunkers. chrysler says no, you bring a clunker, buy a new car, there's up to $4,500 more in incentives for you. this is apparently a good time to be a car buyer with an old gas guzzler. >> no question. remind me again, the money, where is it coming from? >> it's coming from the stimulus. think of this, the whole stimulus, $787 billion, this is just a very small sliver of it. it's 0.38%, $3 billion cash for clunker deal. and it shows you what we were talking about the beginning of the stimulus. some were saying it was unfocussed, it was this monster,

how did we know it was going to work? but some economists have been saying all along, you have to be diversified, we're not sure which different parts of this are going to strike a cohord in the economy. we'll hear from ford that will have the first monthly sales growth in two years and a lot of that is due to the cash for clunkers program. >> there are still chunks of money that could be put into things like this. >> right. exactly. >> all right, christine, thank you. >> bye-bye. have the second 100 days of the obama administration been days of change or days of frustration? let your voice be heard. cast your vote now at cnn.com/reportcard. then get the results from cnn's national report card thursday night 8:00 eastern. if you've ever gotten a ticket, you don't have to explain why, traffic cops don't get much love in this country. but it is a different story in iraq where many depend on this man every day to cut through the baghdad gridlock. when this shoe store added aflac

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simmering tension in nigeria, days after more than

700 people died and clashes between islamic militants and government security forces. the fighting started in the muslim-dominated north of west africa's most populated nation. the red crossnation. the red cross says hundreds of bodies are being placed in mass graves to prevent them from being exposed to the heat. officials say almost all of them have returned to their homes. cooler weather is helping firefighters battle this on the spanish island. the associated press reports that 7400 acres have burned. dozens of homes have now been destroyed. someone may have started these fires. if you think the traffic around los angeles or washington or atlanta is bad, try the commute in baghdad. phil black helps drivers get

from point a to point b in iraq's capital. >> reporter: rarely do traffic police officers anywhere inspire this much affection, or so much respect. it's a great honor to meet you, this man says. the general has been a traffic officer in iraq for 23 years. over the last 18 months he's also become a television celebrity. the general is baghdad's traffic guru. the traffic in baghdad is pretty much always terrible. the general talks about just how terrible it is. he reports live from the street and the city's traffic monitoring center, using 85 cameras to make use of the gridlock. he tells me he loves his job, doesn't care about being a celebrity, and that he's just happy that people are watching and learning.

the general doesn't only do traffic reports. he's become a moral compass for the city's drivers. publicly criticizing their mistakes. anybody, even the police or other officials. look at this car, driving on the wrong side, he says here. what gives him the right to break the law just because he's driving a government car. successfully navigating baghdad's road network and getting somewhere on time, in this city, people are killed while driving in traffic. the general knows this personally. last year his 18-year-old son was killed by a roadside bomb. he says his job has now become a duty. some people thought about revenge when they lost loved ones, he says, but it won't bring my son back. this is why i have to keep doing this until i die. and his viewers believe he is saving lives. when i drive, i remember the

general's advice and put on my seat belt, this man says. and unlikely but effective hero in a city that needs many of them. phil black, cnn, baghdad. well, there's an awful lot going on this morning. our cnn crews are in place to get that to you. look at these stories we're waiting on. poppy, to you first. >> i'm in new york and we're talking about the cash for clunkers program that could face extinction. will the program get $2 billion more and what happens to all of those clunkers any way. we'll show you at the top of the hour. and i'm rob marciano. another rough weekend of rough stuff. what is in store for them now as the atmosphere recharges for more severe weather. that's in the next hour. heidi? >> and there's a big problem with veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan coming back

to the united states in an uncertain employment environment. the president today announcing a new initiative to help returning veterans to get the training that they need to get back in the job market. all of that in a few moments. >> thank you, guys. in the meantime, we want to bring you a story that we've been following this morning. the continental flight 128 that was diverted. let me update you a little more before we go to our guests on the phone here. we are understanding from the miami-dade firefighters, 26 injuries in all. originally there were 168 passengers, 11 crew members. the plane was heading from rio day gentleman near row to houston, texas and they had to divert to miami because of turbulence in the air.

this woman's 13-year-old son was on the flight and they are now waiting for him in houston. if you can hear me, have you been able to speak with your son? >> yes, ma'am. i spoke with him and he's fine. >> he's fine? >> yeah. >> what did he have to tell you about what happened in the air? >> he was very scared and he didn't have a seat belt on. the flight attendant was supposed to watch him. he bumped his head but he's okay. the plane shake a lot and that's how -- that's what he told me. >> okay. where is he now? >> he's in miami. >> he's in miami? >> he's in miami right now. >> still on the plane? >> no. no. they book him on another flight. >> understood. so he's just trying to get to you on a completely different flight? >> yes. >> do you have any idea what is happening to the other passengers? are they booking all of the passengers on different flights?

>> yeah. everybody else -- the lady that was by his side, that called me from my cell phone, and she said that she went to new york on another flight. they all were on different flights, in different directions. >> so many people are sort of abandoning the idea of going to houston, which was the original final destination, or they had to go on to continue flights where they actually lived? >> yeah. >> understood. so that was very nice. the woman who sat next to your son? >> yeah. >> called you on the cell phone? >> exactly. as soon as they land, he called me. i was in the parking lot and said, mama, i'm okay but the flight i was on almost crashed. and the woman who lent him the phone to call me, was going to be devastated. so i was glad to hear his voice.

>> well, i'm sure you were very nervous. >> yeah. >> we appreciate it very much. we'll stay on top of this story and we'll turn it up as soon as we get more information about what exactly happened and what caused all of that turbulence. and we'll bring you the latest as soon as we get it snoo the three americans being held in iran, what were they doing before they crossed the border? this is a history of over 50,000 crash-tested cars... this is the world record for longevity and endurance. and one of the most technologically advanced automobiles on the planet. this is the 9th generation e-class. this is mercedes-benz.

we want to get you new information about the story we've been telling you about all morning long, about the continental airlines flight that was diverted. it was heading to houston but had to divert to miami. at 38,000 feet is when it all happened. we're being told that four serious injuries, 26 injuries in all. 168 passengers were on board that flight. it was a 767. we learned a few minutes ago from a mother of a 13-year-old boy on the flight that apparently now -- because this is what we've been trying to get

information on -- that that plane is still in miami and they are rebooking the passengers to get to their final destinations on completely separate flights. there had been some information that the flight was going to take off and continue on to houston and that is apparently, according to rosanna, not the case. in the meantime, we have been able to get in some sounds of people talking about their experience, some of the passengers on flight 128. let's listen in for a moment. >> the plastic broke on their faces from the lights. >> but nobody was bleeding? >> oh, yeah. there were people cut and bleeding, people trying to -- there were a few people unconscious. we were fine. we didn't know there was a lot going on afterwards. but 20 or 30 minutes after it happened they let us know that we were going to fly into miami.

and then we saw the ambulance and a lot of people were hurt in the back. they got us headed to another gate trying to get us on the way to houston. >> we will stay on top of this story and get you new information as soon as we get it here. meanwhile, we now know the name of the three hikers being held in iran. they were arrested on friday after apparently wandering from their chartered course in iraq and drifting across the unmarked border into iran. we get the details now from susan candiotti. >> kurdish officials have identified the three americans being detained as joshua and shane and sarah, both appearing on internet websites. they have been staying at a hotel before setting out to a scenic area for a hike in the mountains. despite warnings to be careful, they apparently strayed into iranian territory across an

unmarked natural border with northern iraq. a friend had stayed behind at the motel because he was ill said he last heard from them on friday. they called to tell him that they were surrounded by iranian soldiers. josh's mother is declining requests for interviews but spoke by phone. >> my husband and i are eager for the best welfare and conditions for our son josh and the other companions that he is with. and that is our only concern, his welfare and and the best conditions for him. >> josh is a very curious person and he is interested in the world. he wants to make the world

whole. >> the three have spent time or have lived in western europe and the midwest and are seasoned travelers. sarah appears on a website that mentions her travels. she's also mentioned on shane's website. he's a photographer. he's a graduate student at the university of washington. they have tried to make contact with the detained americans because the u.s. itself has diplomatic relations with iran. it's a very sensitive situation, especially given the strange relations between the u.s. and iran. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. still the big question, what were the americans doing in iraq before they apparently wandered over the border into iran? for that, let's go live in baghdad. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, heidi. i do realize just how strange it

must seem to many of our viewers that you would find american tourists in a place like iraq that is much better known as a war zone than a place of violence and bloodshed. the area that they were in is completely different than the rest of the country. it is fairly isolated in the sense that it has not been plagued by the violence that has taken place throughout the rest of the country. in fact, it's an area that is that arriving. you do get a fair amount of foreigners up in this area. so it's not entirely surprising that for americans we have sort of a wander lust and curiosity would end up in this area, especially the spot where they decided to go hiking is known to be very beautiful, natural scenery, water falls, and in this case they weren't paying attention to where they were

going, it seems. a key endorsement for the leader there. formally backed and widespread claims of the presidential election was fixed. remember president obama's campaign pledge that there will be no new tax hikes? over the weekend the obama white house said it can no longer guarantee that the middle class will be spared. >> we have to do what is necessary. when we have led by the private sector and bring it down to a level that the world is stable

and a reasonable level and that's going to require very hard choices and we have to do that in a way that does not add unfairly to the burdens that the average american already faces. >> there's a lot that could happen over time. but the priority right now, it's never a good idea to absolutely roll things out no matter what. >> the comment came after good signs that the recession may be easing a bit. let's check out the dow jones industrial average. up 86 points very early in the trading day. still don't know where they will end either. >> keeping the cash for clunkers program alive today. the program gives people as much as $4500 to trade in gas guzzlers for a somewhat more

fuel-efficient cars. you're looking at a live picture now of capitol hill. there's opposition from both sides to the program. some republicans are unhappy about using taxpayer money in order to fund it. some democrats don't think the fuel ee fish seep standards are high enough for their car. poppy harlow will take a look at what happens once the clunkers leave the dealership. that's coming up in just a few minutes. and just about an hour from now, president obama due to speak at an event celebrating the new gi bill. the measure went into effect over the weekend. it offers powerful new benefits for americans surveyed on the front lines. ed henry is joining us now with more on this. we talked about it excessively here in a special show on friday. and these benefits are necessary for not only the veteran or soldier but also for their

families. >> and they are coming home to an uncertain job market. they pushed this really hard. as we go through it real quickly, what it does is to make sure that every eligible returning veteran gets a full ride to at least a public school education. it covers books, expenses, as well as housing from four years. obviously that's a big-time benefit beyond just tuition. they are trying to make sure that the folks in the original gi bill is a current military benefits has the same kind of shot to get into the job market to succeed and excel into the future. the checks started going out on august 1st. you mentioned that is why you were highlighting it on friday. that's why the president is trying to highlight it today as well. we've talked so much about the economy and people looking for a jobs. but there's a special need for

our military men and women coming back to a very bleak jobs picture, heidi. >> yeah, the whole thing brought about by the bush administration. he's going to be there as part of the festivities with president obama. it really doesn't stick unless you mention the by partisan nature of this. it was pushed by a democratic senator and overwhelming support. 96 senators of both parties out of 100 supported this originally last year. to give you an idea of one thing that we talk often where they are at each other's throats and not getting something done, this is an initiative where the parties did get together. >> ed heng rry, we sure do

appreciate it? >> sure. >> the event is scheduled at 11:05 eastern. we'll carry his comments live. the financial crisis, the health care debate. now talk of a middle class tax hike. here's the poll of polls. in late july, president obama's approval rating stood at 54%. that's pretty good until you consider how much ground you've lost in one month. from late june to late july, the president's approval rating fell 7 percentage points. let us know on our blog at cnn.com/heidi. or call 1-877-742-5760.

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for 18 years, the family of michael speicher have lived with uncertainty. now his remains were found in iraq. he was the first american lost in the 1991 gulf war. after he was shot down, he was said to have been killed in action but later listed as missing. his family never gave up hoping to find him alive. for them, the discovery brings mixed emotions. >> it's a bittersweet ending. i mean, it's great that we have

finally accomplished an ending, but it is bittersweet. you know, you always hope that he's going to be discovered but on that end, if he's found alive, look what he's missed. his kids are in college now. what kind of life would he have left being a prisoner of war? they have made this happen and hope that the process has prevented another of our servicemen and women from being left behind. we will miss them and we'll never forget. we are learning more now about a couldn't nen tam airlines plan forced to land because of turbulence in the air. more than 28 passengers were treated at the scene and seven were taken to the hospital.

>> it came down again and it was very sharp rob marciano is standing by we understand there was quite a bit of turbulence. that's what caused some of these injuries, we're being told. >> there wasn't any real storminess there. not a huge amount of convection. you can see on the satellite picture that this flare-up is associated and it was cruising

this way. there is a disturbance in the atmosphere as you know, any sort of turbulence, especially clear air turbulence, is difficult for the forecast and can come at those pilots rather suddenly. >> we've got windy conditions. and they are picking up piece there is this morning. and we have it highlighted on the map that there are thunderstorms on the wear to develop. this will be moving over towards this area at 20 or so miles an

hour. right now not looking too shabby along chicago there. >> is that what it looks like? >> yeah, that's what it looks like. it's not a bad set up there. and as this line begins to fill up, chicago anticipate st. louis at the moment. most everybody on the east coast are putting the breaks on as they typically do across parts of florida. and 91 to 92 degrees there. the record breaking across the pacific northeast, the weather is warm today i didn't realize that that was a metrological term. >> sometimes when you and i are on i feel like i'm speaking --

no, i'm kidding. i should use it more often. >> all right, rob. we'll check back later. thank you. michael jackson's mother heads to court today she will fight for control of the estate. ted rowlands is joining us live from los angeles. anyone expect a fight from katherine jackson prior to this? >> well, we expect katherine jackson to show up here in about half an hour from now, we're told, at 8:00 local time. and what will go on inside the courtroom is the state battle that is going on and also the judge is going to rubber stamp, legally the deal with the children. and it is expected that the judge will go along with it. debbie rowe will get visitation

of her two children down the line when both appropriate as deemed by a second party. the estate battle is the one that the judge will have to referee because it has not been applicable to this point. katherine jackson is asking for a seat at the table and a larger role in the estate. the executors wanted her to sign a confidentiality agreement. she's asking for a spip spend for herself and the children. >> multihour hearing. okay. ted rowlands staying on top of it for us in l.a. thanks so much, ed. a new study suggests ten out of american kids lack vitamin d.

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them before they head out the door. but you might want to wait. millions of kids and teens are not getting enough vitamin d. and there's more on this new study that has been done. what's the biggest problem? we think of milk and sun. >> right. as well as other things. the problem is very big. it's not just like a few kids are deficient of vitamin d. take a look at these numbers. what this study found is that 7.6 million children are vitamin d deficient. that's about 9% of the population of the kids up until age 21. and in addition. 58 million children are insufficient invite minute d. that's not quite as bad as being deficient but it's not as good. the second number is 61 kids fall in that category. that's why the american academy of pediatrics are telling children that you need to supplement your child with vitamin d.

>> weird. what is going on? why is this happening? is it the sunscreen? >> part of it is the sunscreen and part of it is our diet. kids are not spending as much time outdoors as they used to. >> video games and television and computers, all of that. when they do go, sometimes -- >> right. another topic for another day. some kids are not spending as much time outdoors and when they do, they are slathered in sunscreen. we'll talk about that in a minute. and then also, they don't drink enough milk or eat enough fish. you have a couple of trends happening all at one time. what is happening and the reason why you're looking at me puzzled is, it's something that if i didn't eat right, it's like making a come back. >> that is very disturbing.

are certain kids more vulnerable? >> certain kids are more vulnerable. so let's go over those. kids that are african-american and mexican-american are likely to be vitamin d deficient and girls are more likely. children that are obese and children that spend lots of time in doors, more than four hours a day on video games and things like that. >> this is a catch 22, though, for parents, because you're trying to protect them from the sun and you put on the sunscreen and then find out, well, maybe they should have a little bit. how much is too much? it's very touching. pediatricians don't even agree on it. when we made phone calls, they said very different things. the sun helps your body produce vitamin d. when you go out without sun sdreen, the sun can't get into your body and help you do that. but here's what one pediatrician said. here's a way to think about it. if you're going to go to the beach from 10:00 until 4:00,

you'll want to put sunscreen on your child because they can get burned to a crisp. but if it's a 20-minute walk through the park, you don't need sunscreen. you're probably just fine without it. think about doing it that way. small amounts of time, you're probably okay without sunscreen. you'll want to check with your doctor first but maybe you've gotten too hyper. >> we found out later it was glutin for me. >> there you go. presidential promises made and possibly broken. now the white house says middle class americans may be facing higher taxes after all. ♪ [ female announcer ] arthritis targets your body where it's weak. where it's vulnerable. ♪ tylenol arthritis works with your body to block the pain, without interfering

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. >> they flew up and their faces and their heads hit the plastic. >> like this. >> one of the passengers there reporting on his house, inside continental airlines flight 128. and it had to divert because of severe turbulence. we're told that that we are understanding that there are 28 injuries actually of people treated at the scene. 26 were injured and four were serious. obviously a lot of people are being treated and we're trying to figure out what exactly

happened there. >> we'll continue to stay on top of it there. he says that everyone is being rebooked on different flights to continue on to houston we will stay on top of the area. the obama white house sent a message to the middle class of america. you may be facing a tax hike after all. despite all of the campaign promises, they can no longer rule out having to pay more. >> i guess we should try to figure out what the middle class is, first off u. right? >> well, that is true. if this is going to be a burden to the middle class, he doesn't want them to be burdened.

much more broadly, he has said that the middle class has not seen a pay raise this is the language the property is that right now you can never absolutely rule things out no matter what. >> the critical thing is that when we have recovery established led by the private sector, we have to bring you down very dramatically. what the country needs to do is understand, we're going to have to do what it takes, what is necessary.

>> >> it's going to mean either huge spending cuts or a very vigorous recovery and some sort of raise in taxes on a lot of different types of people to pay for all of this rescue. now, remember, we were spending more money than we made before the financial crisis threw our finances for a loop. we have $11.6 trillion national debt. what matters so much is not the size of the debt as the size of the economy. 13% of our economy is our debt. this is a situation when you look at all of the debts and deficits together that they are going to have to have tough choices down the road and very pointedly, not ruling out some sort of tax increase down the road. >> well, all right. we're watching close. thank you. >> christine romans, thank you. the surprisingly cash for clunkers program could be done.

poppy harlow has some comments about this. >> reporter: it was incredibly popular. pretty much all of the money has run out. the initial money exhausted during the first week and the senate could vote today to add $2 billion to that program. that is after the house approved that. very quickly, the fuel efficient and the senate outcome is really unclear because there are oppositions on both sides. some gops bailing out and some democrats don't feel that the fuel economy standards are lie enough. there is a lot of questions about whether they will get it. >> let's talk about the program

that hasn't gotten much attention. >> it's very interesting. we visited one dealership on friday. we went to a dealership in new york and they are killing the engine on a 1996 plymouth voi injury. that's water mixed and liquid glass. and then they take them over to the scrap yard, the doors, the hood, and they crushed them with that huge machine. you know what? it's interesting because there's some uncertainty among dealers about the financing aspect because previously the rules had required the dealers to destroy the trade-ins before they get that credit, before you apply

for the rebate. imagine you destroy something and that's all been referred. they are not stuck with a car that you can't sell. >> you guys got a shot of the the cash for clunkers program is seeing a bit of turn around in sales. now with details on that and a look at the rally we're seeing on wall street. >> we can lead with that. >> and too closely watched reports on the economy, heidi. one of them is construction

spending. and manufacturing and just estimated in this recession. we did see a decline but much less than expected. and you saw this rally take off. right now the s&p is trading at 1,000. we haven't seen that since november. the nasdaq is just a little lower than october. maybe the worst is over. certainly we're much closer than it was this year. ford is trading at a 52-week high. they are trading at $8 -- right above 850. this is a stock trading at a dollar earlier this year. >> yeah. >> why is that? because of the first year over year increase for any automatic

maker. but what ford is telling us that in july and then what poppy and to redefine focus and four shares are rallying and we're seeing a very nice rally overall to trading, heidi. >> i don't want to over react or anything but could this be what the economy needs? >> you know, overall, heidi, july is expected to be the best month for sales this year. this, according to the national automobile dealers association. customer who is never bought a car are doing so now a. new car, that is. so almost without exception they are reporting significant sales. what is happening at ford is

also happening to its competitors. i think what everyone needs to see is more than a one-hit wonder. we need more evidence. but what we've been hearing, all of this stuff with a better than expected gdp, with the existing and new home sales and home price, it's encouraging and it's welcome news. that's just for about everyone. >> susan, thanks so much. >> you're welcome. >> the senate may not reach any inquiry as they begin on friday. they made some moves, setting up a vote on the reform plan in september. at least 75 coalition troops were killed in afghanistan in july. making it the deadliest month of the eight-year long conflict. that's the latest series of attacks. august is not off to a good

start either.

nine coalition troops killed over the weekend in afghanistan. in a deadly attack on police this morning. all of this as the country prepare force elections in just a few weeks. ivan watson is joining us now from kabal. ivan, good morning. >> good morning, heidi. there was a deadly attack targeting a police commander in iraq today. a roadside bomb which killed 12 people.

you've got about 101,000 u.s. and nato troops trying to make it safe for elections to take place you're going to hear from a country that is incredibly poor and i am poverished and we spoke with the election commission and it cost them $223 million and it's going to take until september for us to get the results of the august 20th presidential elections. let's take a listen to the spokesman for the election commission and here in afghanistan, so we have not able

to collect in a spot today. >> heidi, there are 41 afghan men and women running for president right now and we've been talking to some of them as they go out and campaign, of course, taking risks and possible attacks against the foreign minister running for president. >> what do you think is the biggest issue of this election? >> a government that can protect the people. this government has lost it. there's no sense of trust. not only in the current leadership so restoring between the nation and the state is the

most significant factor that they face. >> so there we have afghan ghani criticizing karzai. and he's running for re-election. >> we're watching the run up to august 20th. thank you, ivan watson. iran's supreme leader has put him on for a second term now but there was not a whole lot of back slashing at this economy. could there be a risk between the two of them? over at our iran desk, to talk more about the video that we're talking about now. brenda? >> heidi, let's update you. actually, let's update you on the latest just into the iran desk. about 1,000 protestors and opposition supporters marching down the street. this is a major thoroughfare. there was a lot of talk that this could possibly happen to coincide with the ceremony that you were just looking at.

according to a source, you have about 1,000 protestors marching down this street and chanting god is great and honking their horns. security forces are not aren't there. scores of more than 100, according to a source. let's talk about the ceremony that took place earlier today in tehran, the supreme leader endorsing the president. there was a lot of talk between these two individuals that emerged a couple of weeks ago. so we're eager to see how they wop interact and there you can see the hesitation. not quite sure what it was, but it's smooth as it was four years ago. there you can see the president's hesitation and he leans in and kisses the supreme leader on his shoulders in arab culture. kissing someone on a shoulder is a show of loyalty and allegiance. if we can compare that to the

four ceremonies this is four years ago. now, watch this difference. it's 2005. the first time he was elected. and there you can see he takes the document, the seal of approval. and then you can see the exchange, a very warm embrace. quite a contrast between what happened in 2005 and 2009th morning. now, the president dismisses any kind of risk. last friday he came out asaid that the supreme leader is like my father but you can be sure that a lot of people will be talking about the stark contrast. the ceremony coming a little under two months after that disputed vote. many opposition leaders saying that the vote vas rigged and many of those leaders no show at this particular ceremony. >> all right. very interesting video to watch. than

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passing by the statue of liberty. about 15,000 people were attending a concert during a festival 50 miles south of edmonton, alberta. a violent storm packing heavy rain during the show. kevin costner and his band was scheduled to perform. rob marciano is standing by. hi there, rob. >> a change in the atmosphere today. they are seeing be a area of low

pressure. that's fairly rare for any time in the u.s. there was a threat for hot weather last week as well. we're starting to see a line of thunderstorms develop in this area. chicago, southwest heading down towards st. louis. the one down towards st. louis seems to be better organized. as you head through columbia, south and east. that may very well pack some trouble and also on the front that came through in the northeast, this is what happens this time of year. often that is where it puts on the breaks and, boy, if you live down there, why can't you just get a ride to humidity and so you can miss all of this warm. >> 120 minute delays right now in san francisco. it's the time of year where the clouds and fog roll, especially in the summertime and the morning. atlanta seeing 30 minute delays

at this hour. so traveling through the atl. some morning clouds and fog is going to lift. heidi, back over to you. >> rob, appreciate it. a church in florida gives away money to its members but there is a catch in how it should be spent. you can even drink water with it on. crest whitestrips advanced seal. get a dramatically whiter smile... while you do just about anything. satisfaction guaranteed.

instead of asking church members for donations, one congregation in florida is giving money away. telling us why members are paying it forward instead of pocketing cash. >> and her son paying more than

$100,000. >> >> this is pay it forward. pass on the cash to someone who needs it. this is given to a waitress who seems to be having a bad day. >> i had started to explain what our church is doing and before i could even get it out, they said, is it the baptist church in the middle of town? i said, yeah, that's right. how did you know? >> she said, i've already had two other people that have given me money because of what your church is doing. >> a friendly cashier at a winter park in wendy's. >> her eyes got very big and she immediately just started smiling and she was trying to get her co-worker's attention. >> a chance meeting with a homeless man outside of a church gives him $20. others are still waiting for the right moment. >> i'm still