twitter. we'd really like to hear from you. join us every week for "your money." have a great weekend. bye. the georgia man who called 911 to report his entire family killed is now charged with murder. firefighters are making progress with the wildfire burning north of los angeles. you are in the cnn news room this saturday, september 5. i'm fredericka whitfield. from police tipster to accused mass murder, last saturday, a

22-year-old called 911 to report the brutal crime scene. eight people killed in his home. most of the victims were his relatives. last night, he was jailed and charged for the slaying. we are in georgia with the latest. >> reporter: most of the victims are going to be laid to rest today. seven caskets were in a funeral home. family members wanted the cameras there. they thought the killer was a monster and wanted the person responsible arrested. there was an arrest late friday night. police chief here in glenn county said he had significant new evidence. a couple pieces of evidence that came to light late friday. wouldn't say what they were and won't talk about a possible motive. guy heinze, jr., made a passionate 911 call, he was

charged with the killings. he's accused of killing his father and other family members. this is a particularly vicious crime. >> the most heinous crime we have had in the community. we all know that. it speaks for itself. i don't want to comment or say anything that would be inappropriate. there's a lot going on right now. the family is going through that grieving process. i want to leave it alone right there. >> reporter: the police chief says he wasn't a suspect until friday and was let out of jail late friday to be arrested an hour and a half later. family members found out he had been charged with the crime while they were at the visitation. they were floored, shocked and something that's going to take a long time to recover from. anything is possible with

this guy. that's what police in nevada are saying as they look into unsolved kidnapping and phillip garrido. he was accused of holding a girl for 18 years. meantime, police toed away a van from his backyard. they are charged of holding jaycee dugard in tents and sheds behind his house. he fathered two children with his captive. the couple is being held without bail. friends of jaycee dugard said when she was 11 years old, they were amazed when they learned she had been discovered 18 years later. dugard's disappearance nearly two decades ago had a huge impact on her small community. >> kind of like the feeling you need to pinch yourself to see if it's real. it felt like a dream, almost. >> reporter: ameliaedwards was

overwhelmed with emotions to find out jaycee dugard is alive. 18 years ago, it was her jumping here with jaycee. >> actually, i jumped with her on the trampoline the day before she went missing. >> what was she like? >> a normal, 11-year-old girl in south lake tahoe. very laid back, open and spirited. >> reporter: that was the last time she saw her friend. the next morning, she left for the school bus she took every day. but, she never made it to the bus stop. it was about here phillip and nancy garrido pulled her into the car and vanished. neighbors said everything changed that day. >> all the parents now, most of us take our kids to school by car, unfortunately, it's just a

fare. >> reporter: the week before dugard disappeared, she hold her parents a man and woman followed her home from the bus stop. >> i remember hearing the tires. i remember walking faster, hearing the tires go faster. it made me more scared. i ran home. >> we thought it was a 10-year-old being overly dramatic and didn't believe her. then we got the news the elementary school was on lockdown. it hit home. >> reporter: at the time, she m immediately recognized sketches of the car and woman on the news. >> at 11 years old, it was my worst nightmare coming tru. it was the boogie man coming to life. this was an original pink ribbon. >> reporter: for 18 years the pink ribbon spread on trees,

cars, charm bracelets like hers. >> my first charm icon nekted to this bracelet was this pink ribbon here for jaycee. >> reporter: now, edwards and her neighbors are putting up more pink ribbons to say they represent not hope, but celebration. >> the dugard case brings up the question, how do you protect your child from predators. josh looked into that and here is what he found. >> more and more people are turning to the internet to protect their children out there. i want to show you several. you don't need to write them down as we go. the one place i'll show you at the end, you can just click. this is the first one i want you to see. this is family safety report. it's initially free, then a $30 a month charge to stay on it.

they post an example of the kind of report they send you, if there's a registered sex offender that moves into your area. this is familywatchdog.us. i typed in an address here. everywhere there's a red square is the home of a convicted offender. they show a picture of what the person looks like. there's a sight from the government. i want to show you that. anyone in that state is able to use that. zoom in, this is it right here. at the fbi website, it talks about crimes against children. it lists every state. you click on the state. i clicked on oklahoma. i typed in oklahoma city. it gives a list of people in the city. you can click on them and get information about them.

i mention ed there's one place o go and click on it. it's on the news room blog. cnn.com/josh. i put links to all the websites we told you about. we would love to hear from you. cnn.com/josh also facebook and twitter. let us know, have you used the sites? did they work well for you or not? are there other sites that work well for you. we'll share it here. back to you. >> thanks so much, josh. out west, good news for fire crews fighting the massive blaze in los angeles. plus, how investigators plan to build enough clues for a murder case. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. (announcer) we understand. this country definitely needs to focus on other ways to get energy. we should be looking closer to home.

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than 150,000 acres. they are trying to hold fire lines to the north, south and east. it's destroyed more than 70 homes. now, it's 50% contained. officials say it could be fully contained by september 15. investigators are trying to zoom in on who started the blaze. arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 we ward for information on the suspected arsonist. people are honoring the firefighters, ted hall and arnie quinones. brian todd explains. >> reporter: the remains of a fallen firefighter are driven past his saluting colleagues. his death and that of another firefighter mean the biggest fire in los angeles history is now a homicide case. investigators are now calling it arson. the commander adds another

phrase. >> it's an act of terrorism. it's my personal opinion. it affects communities, citizens, firefighters, law enforcement officers, what else could it be? >> reporter: this could be ground zero on the angeles crest highway in the angeles forest. investigators tell us, it's likely this is the point of origin. officials are not commenting on a los angeles times report that material was found here. the source didn't specify what material that is. a former fire chief who investigated thousands of fires around the u.s. said it could be a range of things. >> probably they found the match that was left there, the lighter that was left there, the device that was left there, the road flare that was used to start the fire. >> reporter: he takes us through

wildfire investigations. clues that are everywhere. >> paper on the ground like this become good indicators. >> reporter: these are indicators of the direction it burned in. an investigator on the scene elaborates. >> burned rocks, it can be soil that's been damaged. >> reporter: while these clues reveal the direction, arson is revealed by arson on the ground to a confession. another key question -- >> in a territory the size of a major city, burned acreage, not only finding the point of origin, but determining it's arson in a matter of a few days. how do they get to that point in a few days? >> each fire is a little different. the things we use are early on aerial photographs. witness statements. the firefighters that first

arrived will know what the area involved was at the time they arri arrived. >> reporter: with those methods, they narrow it down to an acre or less. even a manmade object like this bottle. they comb through it with sifters and dogs, then look for witnesses. jackie is with us now in the weather center. last weekend and all week long, they have been dealing with hot temperatures, very dry, is it different now? >> there are changes. today, i guess the biggest thing is the temperatures are down a little bit. we have been looking at moisture that's been in the area earlier in the week. we have a bit of that flow here. we are going to see the change over the next couple days. it's really going to help. temperatures today have been in the 90s. that's where we are going to top out, 93 to 95 degrees.

85 by labor day. a strong cold front is moving in through the pacific northwest. it's going to change the flow from southern california. you'll see a return to the marine layer, a return to increased humidity and it's really going to make the difference. in the meantime, you are suffering with very poor air quality, smoke advisories across the los angeles area today. you can see from l.a.x., the haze that continues to linger. we should hope to wipe out a little of the haze for the labor day holiday. >> thanks so much, jackie. why would the leaders of the world's richest economy want to slash the salaries of big bank executives? would you believe to help our bottom line? we are live from london where finance ministers are wrapping up. hello, richard. a lot of folks in the u.s. have

been talking about the bank bonuses. it's something else we have in common with the other g-20 or other 19 kucountries at this summit. >> reporter: absolutely. and it's been the horror and speed, if you like, with which so many bankers have gone back to paying bonuses that has the g-20 up in arms. the issue of today's meeting preparing for the pittsburgh summit in three weeks time is how to get agreement between those countries that want a radical reform, caps on bonuses and those like the united states. basically, want to change the way things are done. after the g-20 reached their agreement, i got an interview with tim geithner and he said it didn't matter which way forward, there was going to be change. >> there's no risk that we

will -- can afford or allow conditions to go back to what they were in the peak of the boom. >> the speed is what they have gone back to. >> i think it's important it not happen again. you are going to see significant reforms and compensation across the major financial centers. one thing we did today was reach an agreement in the common frame work and apply the standards across the country. >> for instance, there will be no more general bonuses. bonuses will be paid under these new rules over several years. crucially, there will be the opportunity to claw back bonuses if companies substantially don't do well. on the wider issue of the economic recovery, you might be tempted to think things are

going well, the stock market is rising. again, the g-20 reminded us, as tim geithner reminded me, we are not out of this, yet. >> we brought the world economy back. you are starting to see the necessary conditions for a recovery. but, we don't have recover, yet. we have growth on the way, but we don't have the conditions for a self-sustaining recovery led by private demand, which is what we are committed to achieve. >> those words sound rather technical and extremely jargonistic. basically, it means the only thing propping us up at the moment, government stimulus cash. >> we may see more of it in some corners? >> the feeling is, there's probably enough washing around the world at the moment. the key question, remember exit strategy. at what point will the federal government start pulling back

spending, reducing 13% budget deficit that's currently running. at what point will it basically say we now need to get back to business as usual. what tim geithner was telling us, time is not now. what he wouldn't tell me is when u.s. jobless numbers would start to turn around. he said change was in the offering, but it's still a way to go. >> everyone wishes they had that in their crystal ball. >> what the president of the united states wants to do to fatten your 401(k) asap.

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dismissal. they blame him for a string of hy hy hypodermic needle attack. the mother of a missing 6-year-old boy. police say they found wilfong and the child hiding in a secret room. the boy was the subject of a hard fought custody dispute. pock wants to make it easier for americans to save for retirement. the federal government is taking steps to allow people to have their federal tax refund sent as savings bonds. unless the individual opts out. we'll get another check at top stories in 20 minutes from now. a nato air strike.

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they were targeting steel tankers that were hijacked by the taliban. instead, civilians were hit in a deadly nato air strike. we are live in kabul with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: investigations are still under way in northern afghanistan where the nato air strike hit the two tankers hijacked by taliban fighters. in the end, afghan officials are

saying 90 civilians have been killed. the international security assistant force as well as the afghan government. let's listen to what top officials had to say. >> it is important to me that we be as honest with the afghan people and with people around the world as possible. of course, you don't know all the facts until an investigation is complete. i clearly don't know all the facts now and would not want to affect a potential investigation by saying -- making a conclusion that would be inappropriate. what i have seen today, it's clear to me there were some civilians who were harmed at that sight. >> stanley mccrystal issues a new directive to make sure they don't target militants in the

vicinity of civilians. the support for coalition troops began to fadeaway when there were more and more air strikes. what's going to be interesting is you have one investigation with forces and another with the afghan president karzai, sending his own envoy up there. we are waiting for results from both investigations. what we have learned in the past, you hear different numbers coming from both sides. we have to see what went on and how to move past it if forces want to move on. >> thanks so much, from kabul. something you don't want to miss, starting monday, an "ac 360" special report. inside afghanistan live in the battle zone. it begins monday night, 10:00 eastern on cnn. the white house goes on

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president obama has a huge week ahead of him. first, he's preparing to give a big speech to congress and the nation. now, cnn says the white house is working to draft its own health care legislation. what is this all about? >> well cnn learned the white house is talking about drafting its own health care bill, a contingency legislation if talks fall apart on capitol hill. it's for a white house that long left it solely to congress to write the legislation. no final language has been written. a white house spokesperson in a statement saying quote the president has been reviewing all proposals, but no decision has

been made about whether formal legislation will be presented. it's still unclear. the president, in addition to wednesday's speech is ready to get more involved in the negotiations and the debate. >> any idea what might be in the proposal? >> clearly, a lot of moving parts. it's not set in stone, yet. we are hearing the white house is leaning against including the public option in their draft and leaning toward something like a trigger option. it's something olympia snowe long pushed for. a public option would not kick in unless insurance companies ne grekted to ma neglected to make using pre-existing conditions to deny coverage. cnn learned the obama administration could send a plan after the speech next week. one point there, one additional

point, i received an e-mail from moveon.org that asked their members to contact the white house saying no to the trigger option. he's already getting pressure from the left if the white house is moving away from the public option. >> kate, thanks so much. appreciate that from washington. the president resets his strategy on health care. he's addressing congress wednesday night. you can watch it here following analysis. it's wednesday, 8:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. another speech igniting controversy is the scheduled address tuesday urging students to stay in school. many conservative parents say it's a forum for the president to push his political agenda. the white house is planning to release a transcript of the speech monday. some say it's a positive message. others are planning on pulling their kids out of school.

>> the president talking to students. you know, the embrace of technology as a young student, i would have been so excited as a kid to have the president talk to me. so, i think it's a great opportunity for our students and we're going to embrace it. >> trying to bring his views to the school and you know, with the school kids and things. no, i don't think it's a good idea for him to do that. >> well, you can watch the president's full address to the nation's school children tuesday, starting at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific. you can see it here on cnn. shaping up to be a very busy week for the president as you heard. how important is it? andy barr covers all the ongo g ongoings going on. good to see you. let's start with the school speech. the president making an address across the country. there's expressed concern he's

pushing his political agenda. historically, have we seen that from a president when they address a classroom? >> it's funny. the white house says all they are putting forward is telling students to work hard, focus on education. i think this uproar is really a sign of how contentious and divided august was with the town halls. the health care is bleeding into september here. >> you believe this uproar, whether we saw it over health care. it's the same machine fueling this contention against the president speaking to students? >> i think it's certainly a lot of those players involved in this. you had a lot of people very angry over the past month. you had things ramped up in the white house because the president was on vacation, congress was out. they weren't putting up an

opposing message. i think it's bleeding into now. it's something you are seeing the w the speech. >> is it concerns about what the president may say whether he says something inappropriate for an audience of school children or really about something else? >> you know, it's hard what they would think the president would say that would be so neg to impact the kids. it's a smart move on the white house's part to release the transcript monday. it's not going to be political in nature. at times when politicians spoke to students, parents who were opposed were not as thrilled about it. the white house is saying it's not political in nature. >> all of this on the heels of health care, talk about stimulus, whether it's necessary and now we're talking seven, eight months into his presidency

and his approval ratings are diminishing. 35% disapprove 45%. is this alarming in your view considering the numbers have changed considerably over time? now, 53%, july 3% higher and june was 61%. >> right, i think the thing that's concerning for the white house, they were expecting there was going to be a drop. there was going to be an end to the honeymoon. the scary thing is the numbers have been in free fall. in june, his numbers well into the 60s. >> is there a way to gauge why? >> they would have known and told you, when you take on issues like health care, a lot of people have their views on it. you are going to take hits. they have taken theirs. whether they have negotiated that and navigated that path is another thing.

anytime you take on an issue like health care, where it's personal to people, you are going to divide people up. >> with the president, crafting or other members of the white house crafting a proposal as opposed to leaving it up to congress and lawmakers to come up with a proposal and the fighting that's ensued. now, the president says we're going to craft our own and make modifications on the school speech or lesson plans asked of the students. does that reflect the white house. they are trying to better reach those who are not happy with the way he cease doing his job. >> they are trying to switch gears and show the urgency. they need to gain control now. they saw it get out of their hands in august. . this is crucial. if they are going to get it

done, they need to in the next few weeks. we don't have much time left on this lenl slaytive docket. have a great weekend. >> thanks. the search for a missing papa boy, coming to a tragic end.

a look at our top stories now a. week after 22-year-old guy heinze alerted police to the brutal family slaughter, he was charged with eight counts of murder. seven of the victims are being buried today. the search of a 4-year-old boy missing in pennsylvania. they found his body in the neighbor's septic tank. police thought he wondered away from home and got lost. a suspect is in custody, but charges have not been filed.

rising death toll in indonesia. an earthquake shook the island of java. people are trapped in the rubble of trapped homes. the president said he'll make $500,000 available to help. the u.s. is chipping in $100,000. all right, let's check out that labor day weekend weather. it runs the gamette. jackie is there.

all right, labor day weekend and a lot of folks want to spend time outside. right.

jackie has a look at the forecast. >> well, you know, funny you should mention that. there's one place in the country you might want to think about, go ahead and go to the beach, but don't get in the water. >> oh. >> have you heard about this? >> yeah. did i just hear "jaws" music? >> yeah. officials confirmed one of five sharks spotted is a great white. >> no. >> yes. they are not going to close down the beaches, but strong advisories people probably don't want to get in the water. they are about one mile away from the closest swimming beach. >> i wouldn't be in the a boat if i know they are in the area. >> by the way, "jaws" is not too far from there, martha's vineyard. >> was it? i thought it was a new jersey

coast. >> if you are thinking about it anyway, the weather is going to be fantastic. the water temperatures are a bit nippy. maybe you don't want to get in the water. 65 degrees is the water temperature. 69 degrees in south hampton and cape may, your water temperature about 74 degrees. a lot of other people hitting the beaches in parts of florida. we have a lot of showers and thundershowers in southern parts of the state. texas beaches dodging showers and thundershowers near padre and that area. across the west, if you are heading to the lake, it's not a great day for that. phoenix, look at the heavy rain. we have flood advisories in effect. in addition to that flash flooding that's going to be ongoing. there are delays at the airport in phoenix, 30 minute departure delays. san francisco, low clouds bringing delays of about 45 minutes. how about tomorrow? how is the barbecue going to

look? same for the most part. we are going to see it spread a little more into the mississippi river valley, so places like memphis, little rock, greenville, mississippi are going to see that tomorrow. the pacific northwest is going to see cooler, wet conditions. highs tomorrow in the 60s in seattle. we might see the mountain snow, believe it or not. snow levels could drop 6,000 feet. not going to be a great weekend. the heat suppressing a bit in the southwest. it's great news for the fire areas. nice and comfortable in dallas. 83 in minneapolis. boston, 69. washington, d.c., one of the best locations, high of 83 and lots of sunshine. hey, you know, we have had a lot of business going on with the tropics the last couple weeks. tropical storm erica ripped apart by strong winds.

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pregnant i would never sleep as sound as before i was a mom. i didn't believe her at the time, but she was right. >> reporter: she hasn't had a full eight hours of sleep in months. like most moms, she feels her child's needs come first and she neglects her sleep. that's the problem. >> when you don't sleep well, you don't feel well. >> reporter: american women get more sleep than men, they suffer from broken sleep and insomnia. as they age, it's a bigger problem. >> it's part of the unique things that occur in a lifetime. their childbearing age when they are pregnant, then the menstrual cycle that causes problems with sleep. >> reporter: new babies disrupt sleep patterns. in some cases, they stay with mothers after their little ones are sleeping soundly. >> there's insomnia that will be

triggered by poor sleep patterns. it becomes established and is difficult to break. >> their metabolism slows down causing weight gain. it can lead to sleepless nights. >> weight gain is a problem with sleep apnea. >> reporter: hormonal changes can affect sleep. >> when women reach 50. there's a significant increase in awakenings at night. the sleep becomes fragmented. >> reporter: for better sleep, limit food and drink, especially alcohol a few hours before you go to bed. add exercise in the morning. for new mothers, try to eliminate stress and get into a regular sleep pattern as the baby begins to sleep in the night. the school year is just

beginning. we are already seeing cases of students coming down with the h1n1 virus, hoping to prevent an outbreak, some school buildings have been scrubbed inside and out. that includes this school in new york where the swine flu first surfaced in the spring. is that enough? >> i am worried. some of the experts are saying since so many kids had the flu here, they probably built up an immunity to it. >> my biggest fear is it would be in a school where there was no nurse and it would be chaos for those kids. coming up at 4:00 eastern, we're devoting an entire hour to the swine flu, h1n1. e-mail your questions and concerns to my facebook page or weekends.cnn.com. you can leave a mess onlg on my blog. we'll open up a family that's

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do you remember the exhilaration of running around the schoolyard playing kick ball? if you are in fifth grade, it may have been yesterday. adults are playing the game now. larry smith explains, if you are grown up, but still young at heart, it might be for you. >> reporter: if you follow the bouncing ball, you might think it's recess at elementary

school. this isn't a group of children. they are just one of estimated 3,000 teens playing organized kick ball across 30 states in the world adult kick ball association. >> most people are like, isn't that a grade school game? people play it come pettively. it's a good mix. >> when was the last time you play ed kick ball? >> fourth of fifth grade and i was small back then. i could never kick a home run. >> reporter: he's played from san francisco to central park. >> i told myself i would quit when i turned 30. i just turned 30. >> reporter: trams overhead and cars oblivious to the action below. it's one of the odder places to find the game.

>> who would think in new york city you'll have fields to play kick ball? it's crazy. >> reporter: the idea came in 1988 as a dawn of the internet age and spread quickly. >> it was instant, are you kidding then i haven't plaid since fifth grade. the memories are there. we knew we were on to something. >> reporter: he's one of three friends sit iting in a washingt d.c. bar when the league was born. it was an appropriate birthplace since the other half of the league is after the game. >> there's as many women as men in the league. sometimes i call it 45 minutes of kick ball and three hours of socializing. >> they might be looking for their future boyfriend, husband. i guess it's social. >> we can definitely get kick ball marriages and bs