cast, cnn.com/podcasting. join us on twitter at sanjayguptacnn. this is the place for the answers to all of your medical questions. i'm dr. sanjay gupta. thanks for watching. more news on cnn starts right now. good morning. and check out this new video into cnn. we have learned that john yettaw, the man released from a myanmar jail thanks to the efforts of jim webb. from the cnn center, this is cnn sunday morning. it is august 16th, 8:00 a.m. here at cnn headquarters in atlanta, 7:00 a.m. in the heartland. good morning, everybody. i'm betty nguyen. >> and i'm t.j. holmes. glad you could be here. there are some tropical storm warnings issued for parts of florida. we'll get the latest from our

reynolds wolf. but first, our top story, developments today. >> yep, let's get right to it. less than 48 hours ago, he was a prisoner in myanmar, right now john yettaw is one step closer to home. yettaw and webb, they are traveling back on a government plane. you see yettaw getting off that plane in thailand just a short while ago. he did not talk to reporters, however, senator webb did. here's what he had to say. >> i feel fortunate that the government honored my request to allow him to come back here to thailand with me. he was on the aircraft with me. he's not a well man. he had a medical incident this morning when they read him his ordinance of deportation. now undergoing a medical review here in a hospital and see if we will be able to return to his family. we had many different

discussions, in depth discussions about different issues, some of which were [ inaudible ] in the future. and during those discussions, i made three requests to the burmese government. the first was that they should consider on humanitarian grounds the release of john yettaw. i'll explain a little bit more about that in a minute. the second was that i be allowed to meet with aung san suu kyi and have a discussion with her. and the third was that they consider my strong recommendation that free aung san suu kyi from her current sentence of house arrest and allow her to participate fully

in the political process. that, hopefully, will be moving towards election in myanmar in 2010. >> all right. two out of his three requests, dan rivers, were granted. still don't know what's going to happen with aung san suu kyi, if she'll be able to participate in the election, if she'll be released. but let's start with john yettaw first. where is he and when is he going to be coming back home? >> reporter: right, well he's being examined at a hospital here in bangkok, we understand. he actually had some sort of medical incident when they told him he was going to be freed. he's been having seizures and epileptic fits. he's not a well man. he's got diabetes as well, and he's also of a troubled mind, i think it's fair to say. he's a former vietnam veteran who was under the impression that he had to go and warn aung san suu kyi in some way,

possibly, about an assassination attempt or something that he had in his mind. and that's why he embarked on this bizarre episode where he swam the lake to find her. he was sent there two days before he was discovered. and that's what sparked this whole bizarre incident, which resulted in her getting 18 more months house arrest. he'll be on a plane possibly within next two hours, back to the united states. as you said, senator webb did not get the third thing he asked for, the freedom of aung san suu kyi, that was always going to be pretty difficult. but he did spell out clearly there was a recalibration going on of u.s. policy towards myanmar. clearly, they are looking at trying to engage, trying to have some sort of dialogue, possibly more trade and relaxing sanctions. i think this was an important visit. although it was unofficial, clearly, he has the ear of secretary of state hillary clinton. he went there with her blessing to try to find out what was

possible, what they werie willig to compromise and what could be done to move this forward. >> dan rivers, you and i talked about this yet, whether or not or exactly how this would play in myanmar. how the government would use this visit by senator webb as a propaganda visit. how is this visit playing in the region? >> it's played extensively on the state-run tv, mrtv. they've shown extensive pictures of senator webb, meeting with the seminar general, meeting with aung san suu kyi. i think they want to give the impression, well, look, here's this u.s. senator coming in, he's holding all these high-level talks, we're doing everything we can to engage with the international community. the critics of senator webb will say, with he's handed this propaganda cue to the rregime,

you've got the freedom of john yettaw, but you have not achieved anything on the freedom of aung san suu kyi. he would say, this is the beginning of the process and perhaps we should look at the bigger picture here. he pointed out in the press conference, look, china doesn't hold elections, we trade with them. north korea has seen engagement with president bill clinton going there. so there is clearly a reassessment of the broader age of policy here and specifically with relations to mooyanmar. >> dan rivers for us in bangkok. we appreciate it, dan. thank you so much. back here at home, we want to get to the latest on the weather outside, because we are were hurricane headquarters, as you see right there. and so far, we haven't seen a hurricane as of yet, but that does not mean it is in the works. we've got two tropical storms out there and rends wolf has been watching all of it for us as well. he joins us now. hey, reynolds. >> hey, guys, between ana and bill, i think bill is more likely to become a hurricane.

we have a third system we're dealing, tropical depression number four, which is actually off the coast. we're going to start with that one and then go back to ana and bill. first and foremost, got to the sunshine state of florida where we see those scattered showers that are forming right off the coast. this one expected not to remain stationary, but edge itself a bit to the north. it's going to move past appalachia cola. for people that have been battling all kinds of issues, with especially for people in alabama, you're going to get some rain. some places could see 6 inches of rain before the day is out. we're also going to be seeing these two systems that are spinning their way in the atlantic. ana over here, bill a little bit farther out towards the east. ana not looking all that impressive this hour. look at the outflow, looks disfigured. being sheered apart. farther back to the east, we see bill. bill, a much stronger storm for

the time being. but we do anticipate that ana is going to fluctuate in power and make itself way to the west. it's expected to interact with land, which could weaken it a little bit. by tuesday, increasing to 50, but then back to 35, as we get into wednesday, and thursday, into the straits of florida, possibly over havana, cuba. now let's tackle bill. take a look at that. it's going to be roaring as you go from monday into tuesday. then as we get into wednesday, a category 2 storm possible, at least according to this forecast from the national hurricane center. and number three, that stands for a major hurricane. category three storm on the s r saffir-simpsons scale. it's going to be moving into an area with very minimal shear and very warm water. one thing, very quickly i want you to watch, chances of strong storms across parts of the midwest and into the central plains. flash flooding and severe

storms, especially for the late afternoon. that is a wrap on your forecast. back to you at the news desk. >> our business man. and you know why we can tell that? the sleeves rolled up. it's a telltale sign. thank you. this may be a make or break month for health care reform. today, president obama is taking a break to check out the grand canyon, the latest stop on his trip out west, but as our senior white house correspondent ed henry tells us, the health care debate seems to follow the president everywhere he goes. >> reporter: family time at yellowstone national park. the first family expressing joy at the sight of old faithful. but a sharply different emotion from the president at a health care event in colorado. for the first time, he invoked last year's death of his own grandmother to slam conservatives like sarah palin, who have accused him of promo promoting euthanasia. >> i just lost my grandmother

last year. i know what it's like to watch somebody you love that's ageing deteriorate. so the notion that somehow i ran for public office or members of congress are in this so that they can go around pulling the plug on grandma. i mean, when you start making arguments like that, that's simply dishonest. >> reporter: the only really pointed exchange -- >> i would love to have a debate, justallout, anytime, oxford style, if you would like. college student zack lane pressing on whether a public option would wipe out insurance companies. >> how in the world can a private corporation providing insurance compete with an entity that does not have to worry about making a profit, does not have to pay local property taxes, they do not have to -- they're not subject to local regulations. how can a company compete with that? >> it's good to see a young person who's very engaged and

confident challenging the president to an oxford-style debate. i think this is good. this is good. i like that. you've got to have a little chutzpah. >> reporter: the president said the details are not final, but broadly speaking, the charge is not true. >> in fact, right now, you've got a lot of private companies who do very well competing against the government. u.p.s. and fedex are doing a lot better than the post office. >> reporter: in a sign of just how engaged the public is right now, lane told me he drove four hours to get here. he expressed disappointment the president did not share more details. >> these town halls are genuine. i was very concerned when i came up here, i was afraid the people that were going to be called on for questions were going to be plants. and i'm not saying that none of them were, but i'm saying i came here with a genuine question, and if he knew my question, he

might not have wanted to call on me. but he called on me not knowing anything about me and that is one thing i do respect. >> reporter: the first family's summer tour of national parks continues sunday at the grand canyon in arizona. then the president wraps his western swing monday in phoenix with a speech to the vfw's annual convention before heading back to washington, as his fight for health reform reaches a critical stage. ed henry, cnn, grand junction, colorado. >> the president's town hall crowds, even though as you saw the young man challenging him there, they've been pretty much polite to the president, but similar events haven't gone so well for some other politicians. republicans deny stirring up protests at town halls, but in this week's gop address, utah senator orrin hatch says he's happy to see opponents of the president's plan speak out. >> nearly 85% of americans have coverage. and they are really worried about what reform means for them, especially our seniors. and these concerns are moving from kitchen table conversations to town hall discussions.

i am disappointed about the attempts to characterize the behavior of americans expressing their concerns as "un-american," although i strongly encourage the use of respectf fuful debat these town halls, we should not be stifling these discussions. there is nothing un-american about disagreement. in fact, our great nation was founded on speaking our minds. families are voicing their concerns because they feel like they are not being heard in washington, and i'm here to tell you that your voices are coming through and it is essential for all of you to be involved in this issue. >> hatch was part of the senate committee involved in health care negotiations, but he left that panel in frustration last month. >> all right, so overhauling health care, hosting a middle east ally and then get ready for a martha vineyard's vacation, all of it part of a busy week for president obama. paul steinhauser is cnn's political deputy director. paul, let's get to those health care town hall meetings.

are they creating clarity, or causing more confusion? >> maybe a little bit of both. we're only two weeks into a five-week summer recess for congress, so there are a lot more town halls planned and there could be protests at some of these. we're going to be covering at least five town halls tomorrow, cnn will be doing that, with our producers, with our correspondents and photojournalists. we'll be covering the good, the bad, and the ugly. >> okay. let's get to those mideast peace negotiations. they're getting back on the front burner this week. how so? >> the president of egypt will be right here at the white house on tuesday. this was rescheduled from earlier this summer. the president and president mubarak last met back in june when president obama was in cairo giving his speech to the muslim world. so tuesday when president mubarak is here at the white house, front is center will be the mideast peace process. >> and then the obamas head to

martha's vineyard. not too bad, besides a little r&r, anything special planned? >> this is going to bring back memories of the clinton years. bill clinton spent a lot of time summering in martha's vineyard. now it's time for barack obama to try it out. we believe he leaves about a week from now and we believe the first lady and the girls will be heading out there a little early. it's one week of summer vacation before coming back here to washington, betty. >> after all these town hall meetings and flying all across the u.s., i imagine he's looking forward to that little rest and relaxation at martha vineyard's. paul steinhauser, we appreciate it. >> thanks, betty. young people in their 20s are the largest group of uninsured americans, so will the president's health care plan change any of that? >> our josh levs is on the case for us and he joins us now live. >> hey, guys. will it cover college students? we've been getting a lot of questions from college stu out there. so look at the facts and we have a verdict.

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8 all right. we have been hearing a whole lot of promises about what health care reform will do for americans. one of them is that uninsured college students will be helped. the question is, how true is that? our josh levs is here with the truth squad to find out some answers for us. so? >> there are a lot of uninsured college students out there. i didn't realize how many are. we actually have this on the graphic. let's go straight to it. it's about one in five college students in america, 20% of

college students are uninsured. that's a pretty big chunk when you take a look at it. there are various reasons for that, but some people are uninsured because your parents' insurance plans only cover you up until a certain age. let me show you a question that we got. i think this is a really good example for a truth squad, because we are taking questions directly from you and then we're investigating them. take a look right here. this came to us from david in portland, maine. he said, i would like to know if under obama's insurance reform plan, if students like me who turn 25 and can't be on their parents' insurance plan anymore while they're full-time students will be covered. especially in this economy, you have more people going back to being full-time students so it is an increasingly important question. here's a fact we can show you about obama's health care plan. his plan would, indeed, help people who are too old for their parents' insurance. this is something that the president is pushing for. so for your specific question, here's our verdict. true. yes, indeed, it would help. but let's emphasize, this is the president's plan. we're not at a place where

congress or either chamber as a full bill, final bill that they're voting on, let alone anything going to the president. but the president is pushing for that. you can get all the latest truth squads right here at cnn.com/healthcare. we encourage you to check it out right here. it's a link to all of these fact checks, every single one we've done so far. the truth squad is all over it. if we zoom back in here, i'll show you how it works. once you click on that, it traces you through a lot more details. if you would like to spend time reading the bills itself, there's a house bill that's 1,000 pages, the senate bill you can read as well, with not the absolute final ones, but you can read them. and at cnn.com/josh, i've given you a lot of links to the facts that are out there. one simple web address that will get you to everything, cnn.com/josh has all sorts of links, that way you don't have

to write this down. and i'm on facebook and twitter at joshlevscnn. and the truth squad has a lot more questions we're facing and a lot more verdicts coming this week. >> thanks, josh. it's bad enough when you're in foreclosure, a lot of people in foreclosure because they can't make their mortgage payment. but can you imagine being in foreclosure and on top of that, you start getting fined. some homeowners are finding this out. their story, coming up. and when an elephant took a wrong turn and actually lost a leg, human volunteers stepped in. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping is easy. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that's not complicated. come on. how about...a handshake. alright. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship.

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that is t.j. holmes' personal request this morning. a little carly simon to wake you up or maybe get you to relax. >> never know with me. >> get up and make that breakfast. >> we can keep that going as we talk about this next story here. >> these folks need a little relaxation because they are dealing with a lot. first came the foreclosure

notice, then the moving van. >> weeks passed, and then years, the real problem started. ar lina cho shows us the foreclosure fakeout. >> reporter: went devon and valerie sharp found out the bank was taking possession of their home of their defaulted on their mortgage, they thought it was the worst day of their lives. they were wrong. >> we could spend 45 days in jail over this housing issue. >> reporter: does that seem ridiculous to you? >> it does to me, because it's like, we don't own the house. >> reporter: they do own it. in november of 2006, a judge agreed the sharp's home was the bank's property and should be sold at auction. the couple moved out. but a year later, they learned bank of america never followed through on the foreclosure. in a statement, b of a told cnn, the bank has not foreclosed on the property and the customer still holds the title. the sharps are shocked and the practice is perfectly legal. >> a number of the foreclosed properties have very little

value left in them by the time they're reaching at the end of the foreclosure process. and if it's going to be more expensive to follow the foreclosure all the way through and take the property, they just won't do it. >> reporter: it's happening in cities across america. banks walking away from so-called toxic titles. the sharps are facing thousands in fines from the city of buffalo, new york, for property violation and unpaid taxes. that's on top of the thousands they've already paid in court fees. >> i mean, look at this. >> reporter: daniel benning works as a housing court mediator. he calls the homes vulnerable targets. >> these are attractive to people of criminal intent. >> because they're empty. >> they're empty, the bank refuses to allow anyone to move in, but they refuse to do anything to the property, as you can see. and it affects not only this property, but the properties next to them. >> reporter: the city to have buffalo even filed a lawsuit, alleging 37 banks had walked away from foreclosed homes are

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welcome back to the cnn subd morning. hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. >> and good morning, everyone, i'm betty nguyen. let's get to our top stories right now. there is some video just into cnn. it came in just a short while ago. john yettaw, an american sentenced to seven years with hard labor in myanmar, he is arriving in bangkok. he'd been arrested for going to the home of pro-democracy leader awniung san suu kyi, who is und house arrest. virginia senator jim webb negotiated his release from a myanmar jail and it's the first time in more than a decade that a member of congress has visited myanmar. and a 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the western coast of indonesia's sumatra island. there is no word yet on any possible damages of injuries and no immediate tsunami warning.

so we are watching very closely that part of the world for you and we'll bring you developments. take you to taiwan now. some much-needed international aid arriving in villages just cut off by mudslides and flooding. typhoon morakot battered the island last week, triggering the worst weather disaster there in 50 years. that storm is blamed for killing at least 120 people, but thousands of survivors, they are temporarily in shelters at this moment and many of them still in villages and they're trying to be rescued by volunteers. so we are on top of that story as well. and this. about 2,000 firefighters are on the scene of this blaze in santa cruz, california. it is one of 11 wildfires burning right now out west. the lockheed fire has burned nearly 7,000 acres since wednesday and forced nearly 3,000 people to evacuate. now, about 30% contained.

from now until mid-september, you're going to hear a lot from some religious leaders backing health care reform. they're trying to convince congress to pass reform this year. have you seen this ad? it's part of a national campaign called "40 days for health reform" and religious leaders nationwide have also been staging prayer vigils and on rallies and on wednesday the president will take part in a webcast with 25 faith-based leaders. time for a faces of faith conversation. and for our conversation this morning, let's bring in rabbi jonah pezna. and also, the reverend derek harkin, with 19th street baptist church in washington, he's here as well, actually in cleveland this morning. good morning to you both. now, this new initiative here, let's be clear, are y'all ba backing -- i'll start with you, reverend harkin, are you backing the president's particular plan, or are you just pushing for some kind of a health care reform plan? >> thanks for being able to be

with you, t.j. it's important to know there is not a complete body of legislation in place yet. and what's important to know that the conversation needs to continue. it needs to continue civilly and productively so we can have a piece of legislation that leads us to health care reform. so when it comes to backing a particular plan, well, that's in process, but we want to make sure millions of people of faith want to make sure that health care reform moves forward. >> well, rabbi pezna, i took a shot at it with reverend harkins, he kind of got around it a little bit. i want to ask you as well, i think it's five different committees working up there on capitol hill. there's not one piece of legislation yet. but the president, president obama, has laid out certain things he does want in that legislation. are y'all, this group, in support of what you're hearing coming from the president, as far as some of the specifics of a plan? >> well, first, let me also thank you, t.j., for advancing this important conversation. the faith community is behind

health reform in american and reverend harkins, it's an honor to be with you as well this morning. we support a lot of what the president is saying. we're looking forward to have a conversation with him, just this coming wednesday. the important thing, this health reform plan has got to be good for the working families of america, who right now are suffering with health care debt, they have pre-existing conditions, the system is working and it needs a fix and the faith voice is clear on this, t.j.. >> rabbi, let me bring you back in here, sir, what place does religion play in, i guess you could call it the policy issue, certainly, but specifically in health care. does religion play a more specific role in health care? >> you know, t.j., it's a great question. and religion plays an important role in the health care debate for two reasons. first, there is the ancient moral imperative of all three of the abrahamic traditions, judai judaism, christianity, and islam are all clear.

health care is an obligation and a right, not a privilege. but, secondarily, in our pews, in our churches, in our synagogues, in our mosques, we hear every day when we pastor, the real stories of suffering. i had one man who came to me to share that he was full of dread and anxiety because his 25-year-old daughter was going to go off the family health plan, because he aged off, and he was living in dread. i thought, what kind of a country is this if a father has to live in fear of his daughter's 25th birthday? so we have to organize and act on them and protect the folks of the grassroots. >> so reverend harkins, certainly, you want to push the legislators or congressmen and women to get something done, but i guess you're mobilizing a lot of congregations around the country as well. what role, i guess, can you play and other pastors, ministers, rabbis, whatever it may be, people will listen to you guys. they will listen to what y'all

are saying to us as we sit in the pews. so are y'all in a unique position here to kind of wield some power and affect influence in this particular policy debate? >> i think as the rabbi's very well stated, part of that is just helping people to understand that there's a really compelling sense of this that comes from our faith transitions. if i was back at the 19th street baptist, it would be matthew 25626, i was sick and you came and took care of me. and helping people to understand at a very grassroots level, influencing legislators, influencing the government to understand that this is a reform issue that deals in people's lives. ideal with people in my congregation on one end of the spectrum who are seniors and they're always concerned about catastrophic illness and whether or not that will not only realign their own lives, but the lives of their families. and i also deal with young people who are entering the job

market. they're worried about if they can afford health insurance that's adequate or if they could lose their job or change their job. these are issues that people face in pews, in congregations, all across america. so i think helping people to understand the compelling nature of this issue is very much what we can do. we'll be, hopefully, preaching, teaching, and encouraging people about this through these next 40 days and certainly beyond. >> preaching and teaches needs to be going on instead of this yelling we've been hearing. >> reverend rharkins and rab by pesner, thank you very much. >> let me invite people to join us at faithforhelp.org and join us for that call. >> all right, thank you. >> t.j., you've got to listen to this story and watch it as well. a 48-year-old elephant in thailand gets a prosthetic leg.

yes. this elephant right there was injured in a land mine explosion about ten years ago. well, he's been walking with the help of an artificial leg made of canvas, but a permanent leg has been made by a prosthesis foundation and we understand the elephant is day a-okay. unfortunately, it had stepped on land mine during a -- working at a logging camp along the thai/burmese border and her front left food was so badly damaged it had to be amputated. it was injured back in 1999. so been waiting on this new leg for quite a while. can you just imagine trying to create that mold and put it on that elephant? but it's working and she is doing a-okay. up next, michael vick's return to the grid ooirn.

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all right. he was a falcon, now he's an eagle. he's back on the field. larry smith, good to see you. we've been having you hear a lot over the past few years, big sports stories breaking. michael vick, on the field again. >> back on the field and wearing

number seven. once worn by eagles quarterback roger worst. so he's back, now the question is, when will he play? how soon will he play? it's a $1.6 million contract for the first year. that money is not guaranteed. if things don't work out, they can cut him at any time and move on. but mike vick trying to rehabilitate not just his life, but also his career after 18 months in prison on those dogfighting charges. on friday, i spoke with tony dungy, the former super bowl winning coach of the indianapolis colts who has been a mentor of vicks over the last couple of months and talked about his role in helping vick make this transition and get back on the field. >> well, i talked to andy reid a lot, i talked to the eagles organization, and i just talked about a lot of young men who make mistakes, who go down the wrong path, and what you've got to try to figure out is if they've changed, are they different? are they going to be a good

teammate and a good person for the community, and i told the eagles i thought he would be. >> and we did see some protesters out there. michael vick is going to see this. philadelphia fans are tough on the players that they like. it's infamous, the booing of santa claus at an eagles' game once. this will be a part of his career, his live, his playing time on the field. he'll see these things. >> and he's already been at practice. how ready is he? >> the video i saw, he looked pretty good. one of our coworkers is an eagles fan, had a tight spiral on his ball. he cannot play in the regular season until he gets final clearance from commissioner goodell. but you'll see him in a lot of different sets, not just at quarterback, spelling mcnabb, but they'll try to find a way to get the ball in his hands. >> has goodell not given any

sign of when he might have another conversation and revisit this. he said he'll make a decision by week six, he could make that decision tomorrow. >> we have not heard from him since the eagles signed him. he's under no pressure to do anything. michael vick, unless there's an injury, will not start for the eagles in week one. >> what is he doing off the field to try to repair his reputation? >> he is doing things at the humane society. he's going on an nationwide anti-dog fighting crusade, talking about tills of dogfighting and giving a speech like that. he gave one in atlanta here last week. he said that will continue. and one thing the eagles owner jeffrey luery said in his press conference, he said, listen, that is an integral part of what he has to do. he has to maintain those kinds of things off the field, otherwise, this partnership doesn't work. he said, michael vick and we all know that michael vick does not get a third chance.

this is a chance he's got. >> trying to get a complete image overhaul right now. >> exactly. >> larry, thanks for your time. we appreciate it. good stuff down there. you've been following that story for the past couple of years and have been along for this weird journey. >> it has been a wild ride. >> very few i haven't heard or read about michael vick in the past couple of years. >> appreciate it. thank you. want to get you to this. a concert performed right here in atlanta last night on the very day of the 40th anniversary of woodstock. and that concert from sir paul mccartney. ♪ ♪ baby you can drive my car that is the first song he came out singing. it was a packed audience. this is an outside venue at piedmont park in atlanta -- >> where are you in that crowd? >> you can barely make me out. actually, wasn't i behind on the drums? 40,000 people turned out for this. getting video right now via our

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well, there is another subject besides health care that is causing quite a stir in washington.

>> and this has to do with the new school lunch ads. sounds simple enough. but, specifically, those that refer to the president's daughters. cnn's brian todd explains. >> reporter: a health food campaign with a vip critic. dr. neil bernard of the physicians committee for responsible medicine says it wasn't long after his group put up these ads in washington's union station, advocating a vegetarian lunch option in public schools that they got a call from white house attorneys. >> they contacted us the day after the ads went up and they said, you can't talk about the president's children. and we pointed out that the comparison really is about the schools >> reporter: the ad shows a florida schoolgirl named jazmine saying, president obama's daughters get healthy school lunches, why don't i? barnard's group says on several days earlier this year when sasha and maria's private school offered a vegetarian choice for lunch, the d.c. public schools offered no such choice. the gup wants congress to institute a mandatory alternative. >> there's one republican pollster quoted as saying, if

the white house hates you, it's not going to help your agenda. are you worried about that kind of backlash? >> not in the least. the president, i believe, would support a healthy meal for jasmine and every girl like jasmine. >> reporter: white house attorneys hinted they might take legal action. barnard says a first amendment attorney has told him he's on solid legal ground. we called one white house lawyer barnard mentioned. she didn't return our calls. first lady michelle obama's office referred us to a comment by press secretary robert gibbs, who said they're trying to protect the girl's privacy and we hope that others will be respectful, as many in the media have been, about not using the girl's a as a publicity stunt. one journalist who covers presidential politics says that position will likely garner support. >> it's hard to grow up in the public eye. there are times when the president's children are unavoidably in the limelight. but other than that, even for an average, i think there's a sense in town that you probably should leave them alone. >> in january, a towmaker

introduced two dolls named sweet sasha and marvelous malia, but they changed the names of the dolls after the white house complained about the girls being used for marketing purposes. they are determined to keep these ads running through the end of this month. they're targeting staffers who pass through this hallway every day on their way to work. the thing they're pushing for, new legislation to require more fruits and vegetables in public school lunches es comes up in fall. >> and there is much more to come on this cnn sunday morning. ♪ wellbeing. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nuture it in your cat... with a full family of excellent nutrition... and helpful resources. ♪ purina cat chow.

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meetings, presidential elections and afghanistan. there is a whole lot going on this week in politics. >> all right. and our chief correspondent don king is here to tell us what is happening in just a few minutes on "state of the union." good morning to you, sir. the president, health care, town halls. they're not yelling at the president. how's he doing right now? is he changing people's opinion? there's an onslaught of health care reform for the president. >> it's a good debate, but an increasingly contentious point. the funny point you make is that some at the white house wish somebody would get up and yell at the president. because they think he might need one of those confrontational moment to take a critic and try to convert him into a supporter. but the president, support for his plan, support for his way of doing things, on some of the issues, not all of the issues, is in decline and the president is best with weapon the white house believes it has so you see him traveling the country. he was in new hampshire this week, in montana, in colorado, and he's taking a bit of a vacation here, but make no mistake about it, the president's plan right now to

get everything he wants is in serious doubt and he's out there trying to turn public opinion his way. >> all right, john, help break it down for us. what, specifically, part of the plan seems to be drawing the greatest resistance right now? >> what is the public option qup they want to have a government-run health care plan, where you wouldn't necessarily have to take your health care from the government. there would be a menu of options available to you. some would private hmos or other public options, but there would be a government-run plan. it's very hard to sell. the conservative critics believe it would be the beginning of a federal takeover, but even conservative democrats in places where the president has been traveling say, i don't think so. this is too much reach for the government. so one compromise on the table is some kind of a regional co-op plan. and the president said yesterday something quite interesting. he said, we can't just focus on the public option. a lot of important things to talk about. many took this as a signal from the president, look, we're going to have to compromise on this one.

>> all right. john, one more before we let you go. we're talking about the debate that's happening in the public, but behind the scenes, are the actual congressmen and women, are they actually still working on health care reform, or right now just getting the feedback from their constituents? >> members of the senate finance committee say they'll keep in touch during the august recess, although they've all gone home and the staff continues to change ideas. we have one month, very interesting to watch. the democrats say if they can't come up with a bipartisan plan in the senate by september 15th, the democrats will have to make a decision so say, look, we have the muscle, enough votes in the house, and maybe enough votes in the senate to try to force it through on a party line vote. that would be a very controversial, tactical decision for the democrats and president to make, and then we would have to see what the policy proposals would be in the plan. the next couple of weeks are fascinating on the question of, will we get health care this year, and if so, will there be some democrats on board? >> that's why we're calling it a

make it or break it month. john king, see you at the top of the hour with "state of the union". >> we'll see him in about a minute and ten seconds. now we want to give you final look at what's happening. john yettaw, an american, sentence ed td to seven years i myanmar arriving in bangkok. he had been arrested for going to the home of pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi is under house arrest. virginia senator democrat jim webb negotiated mr. jyettaw's release. and president obama and his family visiting the grand canyon today after last night he hosted a ton hall in colorado. he called some of the knocks against his reform plan dishonest. and keeping an eye on a couple of tropical storms. see the big guy and the little lady, essentially, they're churning in the atlantic. tropical storm ana headed towards the virgin islands. you can see a little formation,