just hours before president obama's visit yesterday. so who were police looking for and did they find him? we're live with new details. and remembering patrick swayze. the one-time hollywood heart throb losing his nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. he was 57 years old. we're looking back at his life and career, including a classic role that influenced a generation of moviegoers. we begin with the murder mystery on the campus of yale university. police say graduate student annie le was not the victim of a random attack and now they're hunting for the killer who stuffed her body inside a wall in a campus high-security lab. and as police narrow their investigation, hundreds turned out for a candlelight vigil on the yale campus last night while friends say the 24-year-old le was as good a human being as you would ever hope to meet. our mary snow is following developments for us at the ivy league campus in new haven, connecticut.

mary, what is the latest on what investigators are trying to figure out this morning? >> reporter: kiran, good morning. all indications are that police are zeroing in on a suspect, but officially, they are not saying much. the spokesman only saying that a suspect is not in custody. and as police piece together evidence, students here at yale last night paid tribute to the end of a promising life. >> she was always kind, generous, honest, oh, caring and the list just keeps going. >> reporter: natalie powers speaking out for the first time about her roommate, annie le. yale students held a vigil just hours after authorities confirmed their worst fears. the body found sunday lodged inside a basement wall at a yale research facility was le, a 24-year-old phd student that stood at 4'11" and weighed 90 pounds. >> she was tougher than you'd think than just looking at her.

that this horrible tragedy happened at all was incomprehensible, but that it happened to her, i think, is infinitely more so. >> reporter: as one professor put it, there's the sense there's a murderer among us and yale's president tried to assure students. >> we're doing all we can to ensure your security across the campus. >> reporter: the president of yale said there were a limited number of people in the basement that day and they were known to authorities. to get inside the build, students tell us i.d.s like these need to be swiped. >> obviously, this person probably had access to the building. so it makes you very wary of people that you're around and work with. >> reporter: but annie le herself wrote an article for a university magazine in february on how not to become a crime statistic in new haven. adding to the anxiety on campus, yale officials say the building where le's body was found is a newer one and had top-notch security. more than 70 cameras were trained on the building and its surroundings. officials also say they have

images of her as she walked several blocks from another building to the lab where she was killed. but a yale official says there were no cameras in the area where her body was found and that has shaken some fellow graduate students. >> i think most of us work very hard here. we work at night and also the weekends, also. so there are not too many people around. >> reporter: and kiran, the medical examiner's also saying that the cause of annie le's death is temporarily being withheld to facilitate the investigation. kiran? >> and the other question is, what are you learning about how many people or who may have had access to the key cards to swipe to get into the lab? because as we're understanding and as you talked about, it's not just a campus-wide key pass that you have. you would have to specifically have one for that building. >> reporter: right. and students have described that

basement area as a space where animals are tested in that lab. and they say it is very restricted, beyond just the swiping of a yale i.d. card that gets you into the building. and even the dean of the medical school was quoted in yale's campus paper, saying that it would be very difficult for someone outside yale to enter that space, since it's extremely restricted. >> wow. that coupled with the surveillance video maybe will help them narrow it down to some suspects. maybe we'll learn a little bit more about that today. mary snow for us this morning at new haven, connecticut. thank you. also developing this morning, a terror investigation underway in new york city. fbi agents and new york police launched a series of raids early monday morning linked to an al qaeda terror suspect. they were looking to break up a suspected attack. the dramatic action coming just hours before president obama's visit and hours after the person they were tracking arrived in the city. our deborah feyerick is tracking

the story. they're very tight-lipped about this. >> very tight-lipped and they really brought in a lot of manpower to handle this. but authorities have released no names and so far no one has been arrested, although a number of people were taken in for questioning and then released. dozens of heavily armed federal agents from the joint terrorism task force executed search warrants at two known locations in flushing queens hours before the president arrived in manhattan. it appears they were looking for someone from the midwest who had visited the area in the past few days. >> when my friend dropped me off, they had about close to 30 suvs and impalas double parked on the avenue. we saw one fbi suit, saw two fbi suits. so we came in the building and then we saw like 30 camouflaged fbi machine guns, riot gear, everything. and then we went back outside, because we didn't know what was

going on. so it was safer to stay outside than inside. >> there was no indication of a specific plot against the president. sources say and the raids turned up no bomb-making materials. here's what chuck schumer had to say. >> there were some rumors that the terrorist act was imminent. that is not true. second, there was some speculation that the raids were related to president obama's visit to new york, because they occurred at the same time. that is not true. >> now, two other sources do contradict schumer, saying that authorities out of extreme caution acted because of concerns that the president was going to be here. new york city police commissioner reiterated last friday on september 11th that al qaeda central does remain a very big concern in the area, as do home-grown terrorists. but why fbi agents acted last night, why they had so many people, that's something we have

yet to uncover. >> the fact they used all this firepower, detained a number of people, but released them all, is that suggestive that there's not a whole lot of there there? >> the suggestion, really, is that they may have jumped the gun. obviously, they wouldn't have acted if they didn't have something, but the question is, what did they have? and really, you go to this neighborhood, and many people were just breaking their fast from ramadan last night and they could not understand why this had happened and why there had been such an enormous flowing of machine guns in that area. >> a lot of questions remain. other stories new this morning, we could be close to a long-awaited deal on health care among the so-called gang of six senators who have been negotiating a bipartisan compromise. senate finance committee chairman max baucus says that he expects to unveil the details of that proposal tomorrow. negotiators said they have made progress on reducing the cost of the health care overhaul and on a system to verify that illegal immigrants wouldn't get government help to buy coverage.

that issue led to republican congressman joe wilson's outburst during president obama's health care speech last week. today, democratic leaders in the house are expected to introduce a resolution of disapproval scolding wilson for shouting "you lie" at the president. he has apologized and the president has accepted and he is refusing to apology again on the house floor. family, friends, and many colleagues in hollywood all mourning the loss of actor patrick swayze. he died last night after a nearly two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. patrick swayze was just 57 years old. our brooke anderson takes a look at his life and some of his memorable movie roles. >> reporter: by the time patrick swayze leapt to fame in "dirty dancing," he already had a dozen credits to his name. among them "red dawn" and "the outsiders." >> and i can't even call the cops because you two will be thrown in a boy's home so fast it would make your head spin.

>> reporter: he had grown up a dancer under the tutelage of his mother. >> my mother's a choreographer, so i sort of had no choice in it. i came out of the womb dancing. >> reporter: that background made him ideal to play dance instructor johnny castle in "dirty dancing," the 1987 film that propelled him to stardom. he even composed and sang a hit star for the song. but he later felt too identified with the part. >> there was a thing, am i ever going to get out of the dance dude thing. that's part of the reason why i've gone off and done so many types of character. among those characters was the brawler in "road house," the thrill seeker in "point break." his career peaked in 1990 with the romantic thriller "ghost." >> tell her ditto. >> what the hell is ditto?

>> reporter: he plays a murder victim whose ghost returns to protect his wife. >> with all my heart. >> reporter: in the late 1990s, swayze said he made a conscious decision to take fewer blockbuster roles. instead, he spent time on his horse ranch in southern california. >> my animals really tell me whether i'm buying the hype or not or whether i'm really 100% myself. >> reporter: and he continued to dance, making a film on the subject with his wife, fellow dancer and actress, lisa kneemy. then in march, his publicist confirmed the actor was suffering from pancreatic cancer. a year before the diagnosis, he struck a philosophical note as he reflected on his journey through hollywood. >> you know, a career goes up -- i think i'm on the fifth refocusing of patrick swayze's career. you know, it's like, part of the ride and the growth is the up and down. it can be just as hard to live through the ups as it can be to

live through the downs. >> reporter: brooke anderson, cnn, los angeles. >> it's a real shame. you know when you get that diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, you know, 95% of the time, it's just a matter of time. >> i know, it's heartbreaking. he was a great guy and we all remember him from "dirty dancing," but the other thing he said, i want to hang on until they come up with a cure for it. >> 20 months. he lasted a lot longer than most people. very sad news this morning. it's 11 minutes after the hour. support for the war in afghanistan slipping and slipping dramatically. so maybe we can't control menopause.

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. it's 14 minutes past the hour now. you know, we hadn't heard much lately about the nation's color-coded terror alert system, but a bipartisan task force says that's no reason to ditch it. after reviewing the system, this is the system that many had made fun of, the task force is expected to recommend that the obama administration reduce the number of color-coded risk levels to just three, but in general keep this color coding. since 9/11, the country has never been below the third threat level, yellow, indicating an elevated or significant risk of attack. new york city's health commissioner wants to ban smoking in city parks, playgrounds, and beaches. dr. thomas farley says a 6-year-old smoking ban in bars and restaurants has reduced the number of adult smokers by 300,000 and a new outdoor ban could help cut the city's smoking population by 2012. rapper kanye west admitting to jay leno what much of america already knew, that his outburst

at the mtv video music awards during taylor swift's acceptance speech was a big mistake. >> it was just -- it was rude, period. you know, i would like to apologize to her in person and i wanted to -- >> so, when did you know you were wrong? was it afterwards, as you were doing it? when did it strike you, uh-oh? >> like, as soon as i gave the mike back to her and she didn't keep going, i went -- >> well, there you go. kanye, who has had a string of outbursts like this in the past told leno that he needs to take some time off to analyze why he did what he did and how he's going to improve. >> i don't understand why it took him that long to realize what he had done was wrong. as soon as i handed the microphone back and she sat there stunned at what i had done, i got the sense that maybe i had breached decorum, but i wasn't sure. >> how about jay leno getting lucky, though? that was the talk all day

yesterday, and he already had kanye west booked in general, to appear on his premiere. >> kanye and serena, it would have been perfect. actually, i think serena's supposed to be here tomorrow. today, some tough q&a on the hill. president obama's joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen appears before a senate panel in a hearing to discuss whether or not to send more troops to afghanistan. according to a cnn opinion research corporation poll, only 39% of americans -- 39% -- are in favor of the war. that's down from 53% just a couple of months ago. 58% of people oppose it. our suzanne malveaux live at the white house this morning. this poll coming out as the administration prepares to make some big decisions, suzanne, on afghanistan. >> reporter: john, those are really some stunning numbers. and there is a very active debate that is taking place inside of this building, inside of the white house on the size and the scope of the afghan

mission. the president has made his mission clear. he says it's to disrupt, dismantle, destroy al qaeda that's in afghanistan in pakistan, so they don't reemerge in those countries, but they are going to take their time in figuring out just how big this mission is going to be, how many troops. we heard from the spokesman, robert gibbs, who said it could take weeks and weeks. i spoke with a white house official who said the bottom line here is fear of mission creep. whether or not this is going to turn into some sort of nation-building exercise. they want to make sure that they have a clear exit strategy. there's the other question, the other issue as well, whether or not this will damage the president in getting his agenda done. whether or not this will turn him into a one-term president. take a listen. >> do you reflect on what happened to lyndon johnson and worry the same might happen to you? >> well, i think that you have to learn the lessons from history. on the other hand, each historical moment is different. you never step into the same river twice. so afghanistan is not vietnam,

but the dangers of overreach and not having cleared goals and not having strong support from the american people, those are all issues that i think about all the time. >> reporter: so, john, he is certainly listening to the american people. this administration very much aware of those poll numbers. i had a chance to speak with an analyst with the center for strategic and international studies who told me that this war in afghanistan is different than it was eight years ago, that it is unclear if al qaeda is really focussed in that particular country, that it is more diffused in the region, that it's less targeted, so it's going to be a harder sell to the american people that all these resources should be used for the war in afghanistan. >> and a harder sell for his own party as well. he's got supporters like john mccain and lyindsaey graham who say this is something you can't afford not to win, but others are saying, it's time for a

flexible withdrawal from afghanistan. >> reporter: and also we heard from senator carl levin as well, very powerful democrat who weighed in this week, essentially saying that he believes more afghan security forces, they should be trained before you have additional u.s. troops. but we know that the military, the top brass, are recommending that likely more u.s. troops are going to be necessary. so this president has some really tough decisions to make, john. >> he certainly does. suzanne malveaux for us live at the white house this morning, thanks so much. still ahead, unemployment is up, especially in manufacturing. a lot of jobs going overseas. coming up, stephanie elam minding your business. we'll find out how the tires you put on your car could be getting more expensive because of a spat over imports between the u.s. and china. probably a lot like you. but i like what i found. i think you will too. car for car, when compared to the competition, we win. simple as that. i just know if you get into one of our cars, you're gonna like what you see. so we're putting our money where our mouth is. buy a new chevy, buick, gmc or cadillac

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. 22 minutes past the hour. we have stephanie elam minding your business this morning in for christine. >> good morning. >> good morning. good to see you. we're talking about this little spat between the u.s. and china about importing tires. >> yeah, you may have missed this was happening, because on friday everyone was caught up with the fact that we had this lehman anniversary and the fact that it was 9/11. so you may not have heard about

this on friday, but, yes, that's true. the obama administration imposing a tariff on tires coming in from china. the whole idea here is making sure that trade would be fair between the two countries. well, needless to say, labor is happy about this, china is not happy about this, and companies that import tires to the united states are not happy about this at all. let's take a look at exactly what's happening here. the u.s. companies that import that are against this decision are saying, we're just going to have to pass this on to the consumer, at a time when we're trying to get the consumer back on their feet, this is not going to help out. starting september 26th of this year, you'll see tariffs for tires coming in, consumer tires for light trucks and cars coming in from china, going up to 35%. then in 2010, that number will drop down to 30%. then in 2011, that will drop back down to 25%. they're saying this is all because the u.s. tire market being thrown out of whack because so many cheap tires are coming in from china.

tires from other countries cost more than $55 whereas coming from china, they cost less than $40. the fear here is that this is going to throw off the relationship as far as imports and expert exports from the u.. there is a whole fear this could lead to a bigger issue. but here's the thing, from 2004 to 2008, imports of tires rose 215% from china. domestic production has fallen 25%. and one company says he doesn't even have another company to go to in the united states that makes tires because the production has cut down so much. there's a big debate on whether or not this is really going to affect people here, or even bring jobs back to the united states. but, obviously, labor, very happy about the obama administration making this call. >> the hope is this would be one of the first steps towards ramping up and helping the manufacturing sector here, right? >> people are saying, too many jobs are being exported out of the country. we need to make things here in the united states and this is the first way to do that.

keep in mind, you've got the g-20 met iin ining in pittsburg the fact that obama is going to beijing in november as well. >> stephanie elam minding your business this morning. stephanie, thanks so much. role call magazine is out with its annual list of 50th wealthiest people. bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2 hours faster than claritin®. my worst symptoms feel better, indoors and outdoors. with zyrtec®, the fastest... 24-hour allergy medicine, i promise not to wait as long to go for our ride. zyrtec® works fast, so i can love the air™.

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against president obama's health care reform plan. but is their rage tipping over into racism? elaine quijano is digging into that story for us this morning. >> reporter: john and kiran, we have to emphasize, by far, most tea party protesters are not casting their arguments in what could be seen as a racial light. but a small group of demonstrators is using a controversial image that's been circulating on the web since july. within the larger tea party movement that's gained steam across the country, a small but passionate minority is also voicing as what some see as racist rhetoric, including this doctored image circulating on the internet, and even some protester's signs like this yon in brighton, michigan, portraying president obama as a witch doctor. >> i think it's disrespectful. it's racist. >> this is appalling. >> reporter: just how prevalent were the protesters carrying racially charged messages?

difficult to quantify. cnn all platform journalist jim spellman spent weeks covering the tea party demonstrators as a whole. >> only a handful of people seemed to outwardly have racial issues with the president, but the more you could talk to people, you could sense it was part of a larger distrust. >> reporter: for their part, tea party leaders disavowed any racist views. >> i saw very little racism or anger and those were on the fringes and were marginalized. >> reporter: they want attention focused on the role and reach of government into people's lives, but say that controversial protesters have the right to speak their mind. >> part of america is that there are people that are bigoted and you're never going to convince them not to be. you don't have to embrace them, but in this country, you can't shut them up. >> reporter: clarence page sees the obama presidency as a chance for people to lash out.

>> they're not just mad at obama, they're mad at reverend sharpton and jackson. >> reporter: page says the racial vehemence that's emerged was only the beginning. >> it's only the beginning of the process that we're able to live with leadership that may not look like once may not come from the same background, but is still part of this very diverse society. >> reporter: mark williams, the tea party organizer we talked to notes that there's been inflammatory statements in the past. his point, like other grassroots movements, the tea party protesters are a cross section of america. john, kiran? >> elaine quijano for us. thank you. meanwhile, half past the hour right now and we check our top stories. president obama is on a mission. for a second day, he's addressing the health of the u.s. economy. this morning he'll be traveling to a gm plant in ohio that is

now rehiring, thanks in part to the cash for clungsers program. the president will then travel to pittsburgh where he'll speak at the afl-cio convention. one of africa's most wanted may have been taken out by a u.s. air strike in somalia. military officials say is a lei me bann may have been one person killed when th d killed. the iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at president bush last year has just been released from a baghdad prison. he served nine months of a year-long sentence and became an instant hero in the arab world, hurling his shoes at the u.s. president and calling him a dog, two of the worst insults in that part of the world. well, "role call" is out with its annual ranking of the 50th wealthiest members of congress. the group is worth a combined

$1.3 billion, but the 50 richest didn't have such a good year. they took some financial losses as well. paul stinger help put the list together and joins us this morning from washington. good to see you this morning. >> good morning, kiran. how are you? >> great. thanks. we just want to tell the numbers are a little bit murky because of reporting rules. members of congress are able to give ranges in some cases and not exact dollar figures, but with that said, we take a look at the breakdown. some interesting numbers when we look at the party breakdowns. 22 were republicans and 28 were democrats. has that changed a lot over the years? >> a little bit over the years. but wealth is not necessarily a party issue for members of congress. one of the things that both parties are looking for is wealthy people that can pay their own way for their campaigns. so what you'll see is more and more wealthy people in both parties joining congress, because it's basically easier to finance your campaign if you've got a lot of your own money. >> you talk about this. off the bunch of freshman, 11

are on this list of 50 wealthiest. it shows if you can pay for your own way, then you can possibly have a better chance of unseating an incumbent, even. >> and both parties are very sincere about and very up-front about trying to find people that can self-fund their campaigns, that means millionaires. >> let's get to the richest of the richest. no surprise, senator john kerry, quite wealthy because of his wife's money. net worth, $232 million in 2008, much of it from his wife's ketchup fortune, but he took a big hit, $168 million is what his net worth is now. what happened? >> a lot of their accounts reduced in value, but you have to be careful about these numbers. we believe that the kerry-heinz family is worth about five or six times this amount. but because they only have to report in these broad categories, it's hard to know how much. this is the minimum that they

are worth. and what happens, you see a bunch of accounts that go from being reported over $1 million to now being less than $1 million. all across these assets, you see these declines. >> so in some cases, you can simply say assets are over $1 million. so over $1 million could mean anything. i got you. >> right. and in fact, this money was teresa heinz-kerry's money. this is the same one that was number one on our list in 1990. >> right. number three, congresswoman james harman out of california, ranking third overall, but taking a big hit. she started the year with a net worth of $226 million, and much of this from her husband's products that produces electronics. they took a huge hit as well, declining in net worth by $114 million to coming up with $112 million as the new net worth. what happened? that's practically 50% or more. >> right. and i warn you that, again, some of this is because the reporting is a little bizarre.

one of the things that happened, they had a very large account in harmeararman cardan that was re over $50 million last year, now it's being reported as between $5 million $25 million. but it has declined significantly. but they also could have moved that money into some other account where the reporting is simply less clear. so we're not sure exactly how much money they have. >> let's get to the big -- >> you see the reductions. >> yeah, that's a big hit anyway you look at it. congressman harry teague from new mexico. he had a great year. his net worth started at $6 million and now he's at $34. how did he pull that off? >> he did something that very few people do, which is report full, detailed, accurate information. the $6 million was based on what he had to report as a candidate, which is in these very vague categories, particularly on the oil services businesses he ran in mexico. now that he's a member of congress, he decided to put an

actual number on that business. previously it was reported at somewhere between $5 and $25 million. this year, he's actually reported the final number, $39 million. now we can see, because harry teague has basically decided, i'm going to tell you exactly what it's worth. >> what's the takeaway from all of this? we look at the 50 wealthiest members of congress, but if general, you have to be rich to get elected? i mean, is money and power, as we always talk about, inextricably linked here? >> no, but it helps. i think what this shows you very clearly is that being rich does not protect you from an economic downturn. these people still lost money. but the fact of the matter is is that members of congress in general the end to be wealthier than your average american. and part of the reason is, who else is able to take a year off from their job, campaign for a public office and do all the travel and all the handshaking that's required? normally, it's rich people. not always, but frequently. >> or people with nothing to lose. >> that too. paul singer, associate editor of

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we're back with the most news in the morning. just about everyone has got one these days. a cell phone, an iphone, a blackberry, but is the radiation they emit putting your health at risk? our brian todd has got new information this morning on a study that may give you second thoughts when it comes to picking up that phone and putting it to your ear. >> good morning, john and kiran. this new information is from an environmental advocacy group. it's got fresh warnings about wireless devices, warnings aimed at so of us who have used them for long periods of time. ellie marks thinks it may be too late to save her husband, but she's determined to tell his story in washington. alan marcus has brain cancer and ellie doctors say they pin it on

one device. how much did alan use his cell phone? >> he used it a lot. it was glued to his ear. he was in the real estate industry. >> reporter: mark concedes, this was in the 1990s, when cell phones were bigger and emitted more radiation, but she's also concerned about current cell phones and so-called pdas, personal digital assistants. she's not alone. a new report from the environmental working group warns of radiation risks and has a top ten list. motorola has five models on it, blackberry has two. this is a blackberry bold, one of the top ten emitters of radiation on your list. what is wrong with phones like this, basically, according to your study? >> those phones emit high levels of radiation which have been associated with increases in brain cancer in the most recent studies that looked at people who have used cell phones for more than ten years. >> reporter: they department test the phone themselves, instead used existing data, and

said the science is not definitive. these phones emit higher level of radiations, but does not assert the phones themselves increase the risk of cancer. contacted by cnn, motorola issued a statement saying radiation levels within its products are within safe exposure limits. a representative for the blackberry manufacturer did not respond to our calls and e-mails. the wireless trade association cites fda and american cancer society studies showing no adverse health effects from wireless phones. a researcher from the national institutes of health, who studied the risks, said some data concerns him, but when pressed -- taken as a whole, with the studies that we're talking about and the one that is you've done, are these devices really emitting radiation levels that are concerning or unsafe? >> right now, i cannot answer that question. we just don't have the data to answer that question yet. >> reporter: but the environmental working group has also an issue with the standards put out by the federal government. it says the standards set by the federal communications commission are based on 1992

recommendations and are very outdated. contacted by cnn, the fcc says it has always relied on the advice of government health agencies for the safety standards and so far, it says, no agency has recommended that those standards be changed. john and kiran, back to you. >> brian todd for us this morning. brian, thanks so much. >> still can't give a definitive answer about whether or not it causes problem. >> all things in moderation, you know. that's a pretty good rule to live your life by. >> you use that little ear piece thing? >> no. >> hands-free device? >> look like a dork. >> might be the safer thing to do. let's check with rob now, not on whether or not he uses an ear piece, but what the weather's like down south. 44 minutes after the hour.

♪ that's a beautiful sunrise this morning. that's a live look at new york. it's 66 degrees right now, going up to 81 and it's supposed to be mostly sunny later today. so a nice day for the middle of september here in new york. >> maybe some more music to play would have been stevie reban's "texas flood," because we've got some flooding down in texas today. rob marciano is at the weather center in atlanta. he's tracking it all for us. how bad is it, rob? >> the water's starting recede,

but still flood warnings for parts of the trinity river in through dallas. actually, let's start with. take a look at some of these numbers. longview, texas, 4.15. you may remember, some places over the weekend got over a foot. but the rain is starting to spread out into louisiana, mississippi, florida, and alabama. that's the key with this thing. it's slow moving. here it is on the radar, right here. you can kind of see everything swirling around, almost like a tropical system. with that in mind, the slow-moving nature of this will cause more flooding, probably in parts of arkansas. you can kind of see it's starting to stretch out a little bit, kind of stretch its legs getting into other parts of the southeast. this is going to be the focal point for seeing some rainfall. could be heavy at times. then across the northeast, you're going to see some -- well, not so much cooler today, because temperatures will be, as kiran mentioned, in the lower 80s. 81 expected there. 88 in d.c. my goodness, that is well above normal, but there is definitely some cooler air up through here that's going to be driving down to the south and we could very well see some record low temperatures by the time tomorrow and the next day come around.

if you're doing some travels for the atl, rain in the afternoon and also rain ending in dallas, memphis, miami, tampa, and orlando. also some scattered afternoon thunderstorms will slow you down that way. keep that cell phone down low, guys, ear piece, i like it. >> not the blue tooth, you mean the actual plug-in one. >> yeah, i'm full-on dork, plug-in, wire. >> me too. >> if you wrap it around, gets close to your mouth, you really look like a dork, almost looks like a respirator. >> even better, when you clip it to your shirt right her, so it's nice and high. >> whatever. all in the name of safety. >> that's right. safety first. >> see you in a bit. the kanye west outburst at the vmas, it is a lot of people now not mincing words when they discuss kanye. genjeanne moos looks at the falt from what he said, even though he apologized on leno.

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osama bin laden, have you heard this, has released a new audio recording slamming the president, america, israel, and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. yeah. then at the end, when he's really worked out, he yells, and beyonce has one of the best videos of all time. >> welcome back to the most news in the morning. that's kanye west getting heat from all sides. he said he was sorry, actually went on jay leno last night to apologize for the stunt that he pulled on sunday's mtv video music awards, saying, "it was rude, period." >> we know what he was drinking, but what was he thinking? jeanne moos has more.

>> reporter: you know you've made a boo-boo when the bad things people say about you sound like a top ten worst insults list. >> what a jerk. >> he is a dope. >> what a modern. >> well, kanye got a littles lasting night. >> kind of a bullying moment. >> i think he's an idiot, a waste, a tool box. >> reporter: what could be worse than having singer pink call you a tool box? >> katie perry said, it's like you stepped on a kitten. by now you've all seen the kitten, 19-year-old taylor swift, getting stepped on. she accepted her mtv music video award. >> i'm really happy for you, i'll let you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> i think kanye owes taylor swift a really nice gift basket, maybe a day at a spa. >> reporter: even teenagers weren't making excuses. >> kanye, that was really messed up. >> destroyed her whole moment. that was o.d. >> reporter: what? >> o.d., like he overdid it.

>> reporter: pardon us. it's not an award kanye west will be remembered for holding at this show. it's that bottle of cognac he was swigging and brandishing and passing around on the red carpet on the way in. the last time kanye interrupted the mtv europe music awards. >> a little sippy sippy. >> reporter: he blamed the sippy sippy for crashing the stage when he didn't win best video. >> if i don't win, the award show loses credibility. >> reporter: but at least kanye's latest shenanigans produced a bunch of mashup videos and made that "you lie" stuff yesterday's news. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> i'm going to lets you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> it's not true. >> reporter: our second favorite mashups. >> beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> on what planet do you spend most of your time? >> reporter: it's another one of

those leave britney alone moments. >> leave kanye alone. >> reporter: we leave you alone with a parting thought. >> hubris. hubris goette before a fall, kanye. >> reporter: jeanne moos -- >> grow up! >> reporter: cnn, new york. >> pretty funny. >> taking it on the chin. >> he said sorry, and he'll be regretting it for some time to come. >> sometimes sorry just isn't enough. >> actually, speaking about that, in 30 minutes, we'll be talking to the granddaughter of the woman who wrote the great-granddaughter, who wrote the bible on manners, emily post, we'll talk to peggy post about, are people just rude? what happened to being nice? >> it's on the front page of the "usa today" as well, whatever happened to civility. when you take all of this together, serena, joe wilson, kanye west, people are out of control. you can't smoke in most

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. ♪ america's nonsmoking section getting bigger and bigger and it's moving outside now. you can't smoke in many beaches in california, you can't smoke in any park at all in san francisco and the movement now beginning to blow east. there's a new plan to step out smoking entirely in new york's historic central park. but wouldn't that be tough to enforce? our jason carroll here now with more on this looming outside smoking ban. good morning. >> good morning. i think a lot of smokers already feel like they're second class

citizens. after this, i think they're really going to be ticked off. imagine not being able to take a break and light up in central park, or even coney island. well if some new york officials get their way, smoking in some outdoor places like city parks and beaches will be banned. thanks to a six-year-old smoking ban in bars and restaurants, the number of adult smokers in the city has been cut by 300,000. the commissioner wants to cut that number even more and says the new outdoor ban is part of a larger effort to improve the health of new yorkers. >> we don't think our children should have to be watching someone smoke. so that could be done through policy with the parks department. it could be done by city ordinance. we like the general idea and we want to promote that idea. >> the city's health commissioner also says that the city hopes to raise taxes on cigarettes and limit tobacco advertising. in typical fashion, new yorkers had plenty to say about the proposed outdoor ban. >> i'm not a smoker, i can't stand cigarettes, but i don't

think that -- i think that's kind of an abuse of power, to me. >> i think it's going to be hard to prevent that in outdoor spaces. but, yeah, i mean, it's great. >> they've already raised up the taxes on cigarette. if it's outside, i don't feel like it's none of his business. >> well, city officials say they do not know whether they'll pursue the outdoor ban through a new law or through a change in the park's policy. and as to when it all might happen, when asked about a time line, city officials were not able to offer any details in that area. you know, outdoor bans are rare, but they're not unheard of. you know, los angeles banned -- i'm from l.a. los angeles banned outdoor smoking in parks, i think, it was in '07. >> and there's a couple little towns, i think chevy chase, maryland, and montgomery county, i don't think you can smoke outside there. and they've been able to do it out west, so -- >> we'll see if they can do it here. >> you walk down the streets in new york, and somebody half a block ahead of you is smoking --

>> it's annoying! >> it just permeates the environment. >> we'll see what happens. but new york can be a notal not crew. so we'll see if they accept this one. >> brings us now to the top of the hour. thanks so much for joining ounce this tuesday, it's the 15th of september. i'm john roberts. >> i'm kiran chetry. here's what's on the agenda. these are the big stories we'll be breaking down for you in the next 15 minutes. first, a campus in shock and a case still unsolved, but there are new clues for investigators. yale university holding a candle light vigil for yale grad student, annie le. we'll get the latest on the investigation and why some on campus saying, there could be a murderer among us. a tragic loss in hollywood. stars, fans, and family all celebrating the life and mourning the death of patrick swayze this morning. the 57-year-old actor battled pancreatic cancer for almost two years. he became a silver screen idol in the '80s and '90s for his

role in "ghost" and "dirty dancing." just a year after the lehman brothers collapse kick-started the financial crisis, we're talking to the man once known as the sheriff of wall street, former new york governor, eliot spitzer. what should we be doing to fix the economy and to bring back all the jobs lost in the past year? the former governor's going to be joining us, live. but we begin with the yale university campus in shock, devastated, and also in mourning. hours after authorities confirm they'd found the body of missing grad student annie le lodged in a wall in a lab, hundreds showed up for a somber and emotional candlelight individual jill. le's roommate spoke for the first time, calling her death completely senseless. police say le was not the victim of a random attack. and now students are worried that this person, that the person behind this grisly crime could still be walking the school grounds. our mary snow is tracking this developing story live from new haven, connecticut. mary, what's the latest on the

investigation this morning? >> reporter: well, kiran, all indications are that police are zeroing in on a suspect, but, officially, they will only say that they do not have a suspect yet in custody. this as police have been saying yesterday that this was not a random act. and as police continue their investigation, students gathered last night to mark the end of a promising life. >> she was always kind, generous, honest, oh, caring and the list just keeps going. >> reporter: natalie powers speaking out for the first time about her roommate, annie le. yale students held a vigil just hours after authorities confirmed their worst fears. the body found sunday lodged inside a basement wall at a yale research facility was le, a 24-year-old phd student that stood at 4'11" and weighed 90 pounds. >> she was tougher than you'd think by just looking at her.

that this horrible tragedy happened at all is incomprehensible, but that it happened to her, i think, is infinitely more so. >> reporter: as one professor put it, there's the sense there's a murderer among us and yale's president tried to assure students. >> we're doing all we can to ensure your security across the campus. >> reporter: the president of yale said there were a limited number of people in the basement that day and they were known to authorities. to get inside the building, students tell us i.d.s like these need to be swiped. >> obviously, this person probably had access to the building. so it makes you very wary of people that you're around and work with. >> reporter: but annie le herself wrote an article for a university magazine in february on how not to become a crime statistic in new haven. adding to the anxiety on campus, yale officials say the building where le's body was found is a newer one and had top-notch security. more than 70 cameras were trained on the building and its surroundings. officials also say they have images of her as she walked

several blocks from another building to the lab where she was killed. but a yale official says there were no cameras in the area where her body was found and that has shaken some fellow graduate students. >> i think most of us work very hard here. we work at night and also the weekends, also. so there are not too many people around. >> reporter: and kiran, you certainly got the sense on the campus talking to students and faculty that it would be no surprise that the suspect, when arrested, would be someone from yale. and yesterday, the president of yale university, in talking to students, trying to calm their anxiety and fears, telling them that there was a "abundance of evidence" that police had gathered. >> such tragedy all around. mary snow for us this morning from new haven. thanks. also, more sad news this morning. tributes are pouring in overnight for actor patrick swayze who lost his two-year

battle with pancreatic cancer. his smooth moves on "dirty dancing" shot him to fame, but behind the scenes, swayze had another passion. >> and as flowers are laid on his hollywood walk of fame star last night, anderson cooper looks behind the superstar and gives us a look at the real man. >> reporter: it is the way many of us first came to know patrick swayze. the year was 1987, the film was "dirty dancing". swayze played dance instructor johnny castle. his moves captured america's attention. dancing is something that swayze said was always part of who he was. >> my mother's a choreographer, so i sort of had no choice in it. i came out of the womb dancing. >> reporter: his dancing may have been dirty, but the movie made him a star. swayze even composed and sang a hit song from the film. he'd already appeared in a dozen films before "dirty dancing," movies like "red dawn" and "t

"outsid "outsiders." "dirty dancing," however, made him a household name. he later felt he was too associated with the film. >> there was a period, it was like, god, am i ever going to get out of this dance dude thing. that's part of the reason why i've gone off and done so many types of characters. >> reporter: among those characters were brawlers in "road house." swayze hit it big again in the thriller "ghost". he played a murder victim whose ghost returns, a part that showcased his ability to play masculine characters with a sensitive side. by the late 1990s, swayze was getting fewer blockbuster roles. he began to spend more time on his horse ranch in southern california. >> my animals really tell me whether i'm buying the hype or not or whether i'm really 100%

myself. >> reporter: he also continued to dance, making a film on the subject with his wife. >> a year before his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer, he struck a philosophical note as he reflected on his journey through hollywood. >> a career goes up. i think i'm on the fifth refocusing of patrick swayze's career. it's like, part of the ride and the growth is the up and down. it can be just as hard to live through the ups as it can be to live through the downs. >> patrick swayze lived a life of ups and downs onscreen and off. he died at the age of 5. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >> what a shame. he was such a nice guy. >> great guy. kept it real, even though he was such a huge star, and he was hoping to hang on. he said, i want to live long enough that they can -- that i can be here when they have a cure. >> unfortunately, he would have

had to live, god knows how long for them to find a cure for pancreatic cancer, because they don't seem to be very close at all. also new this morning, the house of representatives is going to vote later on today in a resolution of disapproval for congressman joe wilson. you'll remember the south carolina republican yelled "you lie" at president obama during last week's health care speech to a joint session of congress. a.c.o.r.n. under fire again this morning. another hidden camera apparently advising couples posing as a pitcher and a prostitute on how to launder cash and hide it in a tin buried in their backyard. a.c.o.r.n. is fighting back, saying the conversation on the videos are dubbed. plus, after she lost her cool on the court, serena williams is apologizing again. >> for a major emotional outburst that i had. and i think we've now pretty much covered it. and i just really wanted to apologize, sincerely, because

i'm a very prideful person, a very emotional person, a very tense person and i think it all showed. and most of all, i am a very sincere person. i wanted to offer my sincere apologies to anyone that i may have offended. >> williams lost her semifinal match at the u.s. open because of a profanity-filled outburst. she was fined $10,000 for the tirade, but officials could still raise that, maybe even consider suspending her. >> all right. well, a lot of apologies going around, lately. joe wilson -- >> because we've got bad behavior going around. it's an epidemic. meanwhile, what about wall street? has there been enough reform? has there been enough change after the big near-financial collapse that we saw last year. he was known as the sheriff of wall street, right? eliot spitzer. >> he was. and he's going to be joining us coming up next to talk about whether we need to do more with wall street and really whether anything has changed in the past year since the meltdown began. it's 9 1/2 minutes after the hour.

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welcome back to the most news in the morning. it has been one year since the crash of lehman brothers started a domino effect that nearly brought down the global financial system. we're finally seeing some stability on wall street, but unemployment is still hovering near double digits and minding your business this morning, we are talking to the man once known as the sheriff of wall street, former new york governor, eliot spitzer. good to see you. thanks for coming in this morning. >> my pleasure. >> the president was here in new york yesterday vowing that the bad old days were over. >> we will not go back to the days of unchecked excess that's at the heart of this crisis. >> a year after this crisis started, really where are we when it came to wall street? >> not nearly as much as changed as should have changed, and even though there's been a great deal of talk about reform, my move is we're moving decks on the ship

of "titanic" and not doing anything on a regulatory level that will change the system. u.s. taxpayers dollars are not changing their behavior. they are not facing a fundamentally different environment. if anything, we are getting to pint where we are more concentrated, not less. more academics would tell you, most editorial boards would tell you, too big to fail is the big issue. >> so who's too big to fail these days? we had aig, and then lehman brothers. >> lehman, many people think that was a mistake. >> so you think lehman should have been saved? >> 20/20, most people saying letting lehman go that way is what triggered this cataclysm. but the egregious errors were made in years before that when the institutions were made in a way that institutions were made into such big institutions and were permitted to get leveraged to the point that when the market began to drop, they

collapsed and what people say in sort of a technical phrase, there's an asymmetry. they were covered on the downside because they were too big to fail. taxpayer dollars went in, they got all the upside, so they invested in riskier and riskier investments. and at the end of the day, the taxpayer was on the hook and they made out like bandits. we socialized the risk, privatized the gain, it's wrong. and until too big to fail is addressed head-on, nothing will be done fundamentally. >> you also said, quote, constitutions that have received billions or trillions of taxpayer dollars are not investing that money back into the system to create jobs for the future. >> that's exactly right. >> what are they doing with that money? >> a lot of that money is going back into their proprietary trading. the market is going up and a lot of that money is being cycled through. a lot of the major investment banks from goldman sachs on, they got a check for $12.9 billion. when aig was bailed out, they were a counter party. they got 100 cents on the

dollar. nobody explained why that happened. geithner mumbled and fumble when he was asked about it. three times the amount of money we're investing in our school system at the federal level just to one firm and they're investing it in proprietary trading, oversee funds. ge got billions of dollars in subsidies because their debt was guaranteed. when ge was about to go under, they got taxpayer guarantees on their commercial paper. what are they doing back? virtually nothing. >> we got an interesting piece of news yesterday when a federal judge overturned the settlement that bank of america had made with the s.e.c., a fine that it was going to pay because it didn't disclose fully the bonuses that were going to be paid to merrill lynch executives when that merger happened. is this an indication that maybe -- we may see some clawback of bonuses here? >> well, we certainly should. because i think the whole compensation, back what i was ag, we tried to get bonuses back

from ceos and others because it was egregious then and since then it's even gotten worse. but it's the regulatory system. all these agencies utterly failed during the prior ten years and aren't doing a whole lot better. >> when it comes to this idea of who's watching the henhouse, do you have any confidence that the s.e.c. and the fed are capable of doing -- look at the bernie madoff scandal. what's coming out about how asleep at the switch the s.e.c. was. >> i hate to go back too many years, but a number of years ago i said when i was attorney general, i would not let the s.e.c. do a house closing for me. i said then, i stand by, they're incompetent, we need a different entity. they don't know how to think about what's going on. it's a serious problem. the fed is what got us into this problem. the new york fed is owned by the banks, literally. the new york fed is what got us to where we were, because they permitted this leverage. timothy geithner, when he was up for secretary of the treasury said, i have never been a regulator. he didn't understand what his job was as president of the new york fed. this is where we are right now.

>> and what about regulatory reform. the dow is up, at about 9,600 now, the economy is starting to get better. congress is focused on health care reform. it's focused on what's going on in afghanistan. is there any real urgency now to financial reform? >> there should be. >> but is there? >> there isn't. unfortunately, the attention has shifted to other things. the legislative system is one where if you don't get a resolution very quickly, things fall apart. we must move forward on too big to fail. we must put in place a consumer protection agency. the only really good voice out there -- well, there are a few others, shelia bair is doing great stuff. but elizabeth warren is the person who should be out there put in charge of this she's been a clarion voice, focusing on the right issues. >> most of us are here in new york, some in new jersey, but what the heck were you thinking? >> well, you know, i've said, john, i'm human, i made an egregious, egregious error. i spent the last year and a

half, fortunately, with a loving wife and three daughters who are spectacular and that's where my focus is and that's where it will continue to be. >> all right. former governor spitzer, thanks for coming in. >> appreciate it. still ahead, did the president's to the big apple trigger early morning raids by the fed in a neighborhood in queens, or was this all just a big false alarm? a lot of unanswered questions this morning. it's 18 minutes past the hour. show and tell

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early morning raids yesterday, just hours before president obama came to the city. now there are some con flickifl reports on whether or not the president's visit triggered those raids. our deb feyerick is tracking the story. tell us more about what went down and what the authorities are saying. >> there are some outstanding questions, but it does appear federal agents were tracking a man that had traveled from the midwest to new york city as part of what sources call an investigation into potential terrorism. dozens of heavily armed fbi agents from the joint terrorism task force executed search warrants just hours before the president arrived in manhattan. eyewitnesss were stunned by the manpower. >> when my friend dropped us off, they had like close to about 30 suvs, impalas double parked on the avenue. we saw one fbi suit, two fbi

suits. so we came in the building. and then we saw like 30 camouflaged fbi, machine guns, riot gear, everything. and then we went back outside. because we didn't know what was going on. so it was safer to stay outside than inside. >> now, there was no indication of a specific plot against the president. sources say no bomb-making materials were found. fbi agents did confiscate a few boxes and several people were questioned and released, including a new york city taxi driver who appeared badly shaken by the ordeal, saying he works hard seven days a week. sources say authorities reacted out of extreme caution. >> one, there was some rumors that the terrorist act was imminent, that was not true. second, there was some speculation that the raids were related to president obama's visit to new york, because they occurred at the same time. that is not true. >> now, here's where it gets a bit cloudy. two sources later contradicted

senator schumer, saying concerns of the president's new york visit did play a role. and of course, this may all boil down to, of course, that al qaeda central, homegrown terrorists remain a big concern, especially here in new york city. and you know the saying, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of care. and that may have been what happened in this situation. >> and there are some conflicting reports on whether it had to do with the president's visit and exactly what they knew. maybe we'll find out more today. >> hopefully. >> deborah feyerick, thanks. senator ted kennedy who passed away recently, he had been working for a number of months, actually, a couple of years, on a memoir. the very first memoir a kennedy has done. it was called "true compass." it was released yesterday and we'll be talking with two of senator kennedy's sons, ted jr. and patrick coming up after the break. some memories about his father and little-known revelations that he really hadn't shared with anybody before.

welcome back to the most news in the morning. it was an emotional good-bye. the kennedy family, their friends, and the rest of america said a final farewell to senator ted kennedy after his death on august 25th. now, for the first time, we get to hear about some of the most personal moments of ted kennedy's life in his own words in a memoir, "true compass." it hits bookstores this week. i had an opportunity to talk about ted kennedy with two of the most important people in his life, his sons, ted kennedy jr. and congressman patrick kennedy. this book had been in the works for quite some time. it was actually slated for release next year, but publication was accelerated when your father learned of his diagnosis. ted, why was it so important for him to get this book out? many people would have just

said, oh, i've got to deal with cancer diagnosis, i don't have time to finish the book. >> well, you know, people are surprised when they learn that my dad actually took contemporaneous notes over the last 50 years of his life. but i didn't know that he wanted to write a book, really, until a couple of years ago. he really felt like he wanted to tell his story. i mean, so many books have been written about the kennedys and he just felt like he wanted to explain, because of his part in history, because, to straighten out the record, but mostly just to tell, what i think, is an incredible emotional life philosophy that he had, that he shared with us, but is still so revealing in these pages, even to me, his son. >> were you surprised, patrick, as your brother ted was, to the degree to which he bared his heart, bared his feelings? >> well, my dad, as i've always

said, kind of old irish, didn't like to talk about feelings and sentimentallies. but during his last year, the one thing we benefited the most from is the fact that he really softened up and he leaned on us. and for us, that was the greatest thing he could have done. he gave us a sense of empowerment that we were all in it together and that, you know, he really wanted us and we could be valuable to him in his last year, emotionally, to him. and he really wanted that. and that was something very meaningful to us. because most of his life, he was going so fast. in the last part of his life, he could really stop and smell the roses and enjoy his family. that meant a lot to us. >> in the last months of his life, he wrote a letter to the pope that was revealed at his funeral, in which he said, quote, i was always tried to be a faithful catholic, your holiness, and although i have fallen short through human failings, i have never failed to believe and respect the fundamental teachings.

ted, you said you've read that letter a number of times and every time you do, you're brought to tears. >> i am. because he considered himself a devout catholic, and he really felt like his mission in this world was to look out for the least of his brothers, so to speak. and i think the letter speaks to the humanity of the man. one of the things that you learn about in this book. and when i read this book, i just got a copy of the book two days after he died. and i was worried about even picking the book up, but i didn't know what to expect, really. but i felt like his voice was really speaking to me. >> what were you concerned about? >> i didn't know, emotionally, how i was going to be able to handle some of the -- you know, since he had just died a couple of days before, i knew i would want to be telling the world about this story, like we are here this morning. but it was a riveting book. it was a riveting book, because

he really got into, you know, telling me about how he experienced a lot of these very personal things in his life. and a big part of his life was his spiritual life. and that's, i think, what readers will really may be surprised about. because he really didn't like to talk about his spirituality. but he was an incredibly spiritual person, and that was the bedrock of his eternal optimism. >> ted kennedy jr. and patrick kennedy, the congressman. coming up in our next hour, more about the life of ted kennedy, including a lesson passed on to him from the patriarch of the family, joe kennedy. >> it was good to hear from patrick, and hear him say that, finally he needed us, and how important that was to them. >> so much personal reflection and emotion in this book as well. and what's really extraordinary is a number of months ago, the

publisher of the book sat down and did an interview with ted kennedy. so there's video of him and you see it now after his passing. it's kind of like, wow, he's speaking about the most intimate things in his life. we'll play some of that coming up for you as well. to read an excerpt of senator kennedy's memoir, go to our blog at cnn.com/amfix. crossing the half hour and here are this morning's top stories. a u.s. special forces in raid in somalia may have killed a wanted al qaeda terrorist. sources inside the pentagon tell us a helicopter fired on a car, killing several people, including one the military believes was an al qaeda leader tied to the 1988 bombings of the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania, may have also been behind a bombing of a hotel on the coast popular with israeli tourists. also, president obama continuing to push his message of economic recovery this morning, from wall street yesterday to main street today. he's touring a gm plant in ohio. after that, he heads to pittsburgh and philadelphia. he's expected to speak in both cities. our ed henry is on air force one

with the president. first serena and now this. tennis superstar roger federer caught on an open microphone arguing and cursing to an umpire at the u.s. open yesterday. federer was upset because he said his opponent was given too much time to challenge a line call. after saying, "don't tell me to be quiet," he used the "s" word, all of it on live television. here it is. >> federer with the challenge, it's too late now. >> no, no, no. >> shouldn't be allowed that much time. >> come on! i wasn't allowed to challenge after two seconds. the guy takes like ten. every time. you can't allow that stuff to happen. >> the review reveals it was out. >> do you have any rules? don't tell me to be quiet, okay. when i want to talk, i'll talk, all right? i don't give a [ bleep ] what he said. >> now, then, according to the grand slam rules, an audible

curse word is actually a violation. but doesn't look like they're going to press the point. the five-time open champ was two points away from his sixth straight title, but was upset by juan martine del potro who has a forehand like a cannon. >> and when you're 6'6", that's helpful on the court. >> his reach is like 12 feet, and federer, he just wore him out. i've never seen federer wore out, but he was wore out. >> well, congrats to him. >> yeah, i think this is just the beginning of his career. speaking of what's been going on, federer's little outburst was probably the least of it, because of what we've seen all week. in the past several delays, these public displays of rudeness from joe wilson to serena williams to kanye west, some are asking, why aren't these public people getting a clue about when it's time to zip it? >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illy. >> you lie!

>> yo, taylor, i'm really happy for you. i'm going to let you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time! one of the best videos of all time! >> and who can -- so after all of those public displays of rudeness, a lot of people asking, has america lost its manners. who can answer that better than peggy post? she's the great granddaughter of emily post. she penned her famous book on etiquette 87 years ago. she joins us now from etiquette. great to see you this morning, peggy. >> great to join you. thank you for having me. >> a lot of people are asking this question. today it's on the cover of "usa today." what happened to civility? has it become more acceptable to be rude nowadays? >> it, actually, has not become more acceptable. in a way, all of these

happenings have converged at the same time to bring this incivility right up there in the forefront. and the backlash, that's the good news, and that people, americans are really upset about rudeness. and even the -- all the blogs that have been flying back and forth and all of the conversations, people are really outraged by rude behavior. so it's not acceptable. >> yeah, you're right. and there has been a lot of public outcries, and that's led to at least the three we showed you, the three instances, every single one of those people has issued an apology. in fact, last night on jay leno's show, kanye west actually apologized for his behavior. let's listen to what he said. >> i immediately knew in this situation that it was wrong and it wasn't a spectacle or just -- you know, it's actually someone's emotions, you know, that i stepped on. and it was very -- it was just rude, period. >> is an apology enough to make

it all better? >> sometimes. if an apology is sincere, that certainly is important. also, a face-to-face apology with a person, you know, face to face or on the phone, much better than sending it off into space in the world of the internet. >> right. you're saying going to your twitter account is not an acceptable venue to apologize. >> no, it doesn't really cover it. it's a start, but definitely face-to-face is the way to go. and be sincere. don't do it just because of pressure. do it because you know it's the right thing to do. >> yeah. well, some say if you knew it was the wrong thing to do, why'd you do it in the first place? but this is the other thing, are we rewarding bad behavior if some ways? look at south carolina congressman, joe wilson, after that outburst where he screamed "you lie" to the president, there as he was addressing the joint session of congress. since then, his donations have come pouring into his website. so in a way -- and kanye west,

also someone who's known and has a lot of notoriety/popularity for being known for being rude at times. so are we, as a culture, in some ways rewarding bad behavior? >> well, publicity is one thing and these behaviors have brought a lot of attention. sure, that's for sure. but so many people do not condone this kind of behavior. so that's really what we focus on and think about how it is wrong. attention for a while, but in the end of the day, it's really being considered respectful and not being rude. >> what are the consequences of rudeness in everyday life and the long-term impact on a society as a whole? >> sure. every day, rudeness can really just shatter relationships. it's not right. and it's important, as i said, to sincerely policie lly apolog. people do get frustrated, yes, but step back, think first and go forward. and if you do say something wrong and you haven't thought about it first, be -- step up to

the plate and be sincere, as i said. it's important to fess up to what you've done. >> you know, you even talk about how much things have changed from even 100 years ago. 8,700 years since your great grandmother-in-law wrote the book. but playing devil's advocate, a lot of social change or a lot of good has happened for not being the polite one, by speaking out, causing a ruckus in one way or another and effecting change. is there something to be said, perhaps, for the benefit of r e rudeness in some instances? >> no, rudeness isn't great. but even back in emily post's days, people were saying, we're ruder than we were in generations past. our world changes all the time, but we can still apply those principles of being respectful and considerate and kind, and rudeness is not acceptable, but our world changes, so we adapt those changes to our world of digital communication or whatever it is, we can still be

considerate. >> peggy post, thank you for being with us. >> thank you.

all right. welcome back to the most news in the morning. 39 minutes past the hour right now. our rob marciano joins us. he's been tracking severe weather for us this morning. and we have some bad weather from the south moving a little east. >> slowly. that's the problem, john and kiran. we're looking at this slow-moving system that's caused flooding problems across northern parts of texas. and because it's moving slowly, you get the issues with flooding. the good news with dallas is that all the rain, for the most part, is over and now it's moving further to the east. but that means that there's problems for parts of arkansas and northern louisiana and with that, we could see several more inches of rain falling in a

short amount of time. here's forecast models for texarkana and little rock. you can see the swirl, see that rotation of that low pressure, almost like a tropical system. and here it is centered over louisiana later today. the other big weather story will be parts of the northeast, which will see decent weather today, actually above-normal temperatures. 81 degrees. 88 in d.c. that's well above normal for the middle of september. and you've got rain moving into your area with potentially some record-breaking cold temperatures. all right, doing some travel today, atlanta may see some delays, more so in the afternoon with the showers and thunderstorms. could see steady rain at some point. dallas, the rain coming to an end. memphis and low clouds, miami, tampa, and orlando also looking at some scattered thunderstorms there. so in all my politeness, john, kiran, mr. john, miss kiran, mr. roberts, miss chetry -- >> thank you, rob. thanks for the forecast this morning. >> it's my honor to do so so.

>> let's not start like those chipmunks, after you, after you, no, after you. >> don't forget to send a thank you note to rob after the show. all these protests against the obama administration, the tea parties and all of that, some democrats are charging it all has racist overtones, but does it?

it's 44 minutes past the hour. welcome back to the most news in the morning. that's it. no more tears, no more lies, no more drama. we're either canceling this show -- just kidding. this week, the longest-running drama show in broadcast history will be shutting off, "guiding light." alina cho is here now. >> i was there as an observer. pretty cool to be there on that set. when people come here, they always say, it's amazing to see it in person and it really was amazing to be there. 72 years, it's incredibly. "when guiding light" debuted

back in 1987, fdr was president, a first class stamp was three cents and the golden gate bridge was just opening. but this friday, "guiding light" is signing off for good. you don't have to be a fan of the show to know that when the show goes, so does a little piece of television history. >> some might call it's ridiculous to call this an institution. but "guiding light" is an institution. the longest running drama in history. the cbs soap opera started on the radio back in 1937 and moved to tv in 1952. 72 years of over the top lies -- >> if this is some kind of plan to extort money, you can forget it. >> reporter: cheating. >> you, me, sex, now. >> reporter: and pure drama. >> even if you see the body,

even if you see the body cut up, it doesn't really matter. nobody's ever really dead. >> i'm not hooked on alcohol. >> reporter: guiding light also helped launch more than a few careers. it was one of the first soap operas to introduce leading african-american actors and tackle social issues that once were taboo. >> this show was doing uterine cancer stories when you couldn't say uterus on television. >> reporter: but the show is ending. "guiding light" is the latest victim of low ratings and increased competition. so later this month, the soap will sign off for the last time. >> the show is an heirloom. it gets passed down from generation to generation. >> reporter: like the king family in connecticut. four yerngss of "guid "guiding fans. >> some people drink together, some people knit together. >> reporter: this family has never missed an episode. >> when you watch every day like we do, it becomes a part of your

life. >> reporter: for the actors too. many have been with the show for decades. >> i signed a three-year deal 28 years ago. i got no complaints. >> reporter: no regrets. >> 26 years! >> reporter: whatever anybody may feel about soap operas and where they rank in the artistic pantheon, to have any enterprise like this for a 72-year period, i don't think anybody will ever beat that. >> that's a wrap! >> 72 years, a long, long history. now, there had been some hope earlier on that "guiding light" would find a new home on another network or maybe even on the web, but now we know that cbs is going to replace "guiding light" with a game show, "let's make a deal." so the fans were hoping for a reprieve or something, but, anyway, the last show will be on on friday. i talked to several of the actors, kim zifr, she said, on

the last day of taping, i looked at one of the crew guys and i just started crying, because she thought, here's a guy i'm probably never going to see again. this is a real family, both on screen and off. >> you look at that family photograph at the end there, it's definitely a big family. >> they've been together for a long time. >> are they going to wrap it up in a nice tidy package? >> that's what we all want to know. fans are waiting, they've been watching for years. friday's the last episode. >> alina cho, thanks so much. you see people walking around with those little things in their ears, the bleeping blue light, apparently they're the smart folks. our brian todd has got the results of a dramatic new study on cell phones and radiation. stay with us. it's 48 1/2 minutes after the hour.

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♪ welcome back to the most news in the morning. just about everyone's got one these days, a cell phone, an iphone, a blackberry, something like that. but is the radiation those devices emit putting your health at risk? our brian todd has got new information on a study that may give you second thoughts when it comes to picking up that cell phone. >> good morning, john and kiran. this new information is from an environmental edadvocatiocy gro. it's got new warnings about devices. ellie marks thinks it may be too late to save her husband, but she's determined to tell his story in washington.

alan marcus has brain cancer and ellie says his doctors pin it on one device. how much did alan use his cell phone? >> alan used his cell phone a lot. it was glued to his ear. he was in the real estate industry. he used it probably about average of 22 hours a month. >> reporter: mark concedes, this was in the 1990s, when cell phones were bigger and emitted more radiation, but she's also concerned about current cell phones and so-called pdas, personal digital assistants. she's not alone. a new report from the environmental working group warns of radiation risks and has a top ten list. motorola has five models on it, blackberry has two. this is a blackberry bold, one of the top ten emitters of radiation on your list. what is wrong with phones like this, basically, according to your study? >> those phones emit high levels of radiation which have been associated with increases in brain cancer in the most recent studies that looked at people who have used cell phones for more than ten years.

>> reporter: the environmental working group says it didn't test the phones themselves, instead, used existing data. and it admits the science is not definitive. to clarify, the study says these phones emit higher levels of radiation, but does not assert the phones themselves increase the risk of cancer. contacted by cnn, motorola issued a statement saying radiation for its products are within safe exposure limits. a representative for the blackberry manufacturer did not respond to our calls and e-mails. the wireless trade association cites fda and american cancer society studies showing no adverse health effects from wireless phones. a researcher from the national institutes of health, who studied the risks, said some data concerns him, but when pressed -- taken as a whole, with the studies that we're talking about and the ones that you've done, are tease devices really emitting radiation levels that are concerning or unsafe? >> right now, i cannot answer that question. we just don't have the data to answer that question yet.

>> but the environmental working group also has an issue with the standards put out by the federal government. it says the standards set by the federal communications commission are based on 1992 recommendations and are very outdated. contacted by cnn, the fcc says it has always relied on the advice of government health agencies for its safety standards and so far, it says, no agency has recommended that those standards be changed. john and kiran, back to you. >> brian todd for us this morning. thanks so much. meanwhile -- >> oh,. >> for you. >> it's pink. >> a lovely color. not for me, but a lovely color. kind of clashes with the tie. in the end, it may be safer. much more coming up. our next hour starts in just a few minutes. meanwhile, 55 minutes after the hour. i get congested. my eyes itch. i have to banish you to the garden. but now with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant.

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later on today, should be a pretty nice day. partly cloudy with a high of 87. and the warmth is coming back again. welcome back to the most news in the morning. the so-called tea party protesters, they're angry about government spending and dead set against president obama's health care reform plan. but is their rage tipping over into racism? elaine quijano is digging into that story for us this morning. >> reporter: john and kiran, we have toemp size, by far, most tea party protesters are not casting their arguments in what could be seen as a racial light. but a small group of demonstrators is using a controversial image that's been circulating on the web since july. within the larger tea party movement that's gained steam across the country, a small but passionate minority is also voicing what some see as racist rhetoric, including this doctored image circulating on the internet, and even some protesters' signs like this one in brighton, michigan, portraying president obama as a witch doctor. we took to the streets of

washington to get reaction. >> i think it's disrespectful to the office of president to portray him in this manner. it's racist. >> this is appalling. >> reporter: just how prevalent were the protesters carrying racially charged messages? difficult to quantify. cnn all-platform journalist jim spellman spent weeks covering the tea party demonstrators as a whole. >> only a handful of people seemed to outwardly have racial issues with the president, but the more you could talk to people, you could sense it was part of a larger distrust. >> reporter: for their part, tea party leaders disavowed any racist views. >> i saw very little overt racism or anger, and those were on the fringes and were marginalized. >> reporter: they want attention focused on the role and reach of government into people's lives, but say that controversial protesters have the right to speak their mind. >> part of america is that there are people who are bigoted. and, you know, you're never going to convince them not to be. you don't have to embrace them,

but in this country, you can't shut them up, either. >> "chicago tribune" columnist clarence page sees the obama presidency as a chance for some to lash out. >> people are not just mad at obama, they're mad at jesse jackson, they're mad at reverend wright, they're mad at al sharpton, they're mad at people who have nothing to do with obama, except they happen to be black. >> reporter: page says the racial vehemence that's emerged was only the beginning. >> it's only the beginning of the process that we're able to live with leadership that may not look like us, may not come from the same background as us, but it's still part of this very diverse society. >> reporter: mark williams, the tea party organizer we talked to notes that there's been inflammatory rhetoric and statements at anti-war protest events in the past. his point, like other grassroots movements, the tea party protesters are a cross section of america. john, kiran?

>> elaine quijano for us. that brings us around to the top of the hour. thanks for joining us this tuesday on the 15th of the september. i'm john roberts. >> i'm kiran chetry. here's what's on the agenda this morning. students at yale university on alert this morning. police say that the body found hidden inside of a medical research lab building is that of missing grad student annie le. now the search is on for new clues, a suspect, and a motive. he shouted "you lie" to president obama during his health care speech last week and in a few hours, the house will vote on whether or not to sanction congressman joe wilson. is a sanction measure likely to pass? and what could that mean for the south carolina republican? we're live from capitol hill, coming right up. also, president obama's strategy for the war in afghanistan, growing more complicated. a powerful voice in the president's own party, senator russ feingold, is against sending more troops there. in a moment, we'll be talking with the senator about why he's against the idea and what other options there are for america.

first, though, police at yale university moving quickly to calm fears on campus after missing grad student annie le's body was found stuffed inside the wall of a campus building. police say the killer -- the killing was not a random crime. so who killed annie le and why? our mary snow is live in new haven, connecticut. mary, are you learning anything new this morning from investigators on what they're finding? >> reporter: they are being very tight-lipped this morning, kiran, but all signs are indicating that police are narrowing in on a suspect, but, officially, a spokesman only saying that a suspect is not in custody yet. this, of course, as mentioned, there's been fear on this campus. and students here at yale are remembering a student they really didn't know in life, but they're mourning her death. >> she was always kind,

generous, honest -- oh, caring and the list just keeps going. >> reporter: natalie powers speaking out for the first time about her roommate, annie le. yale students held a vigil just hours after authorities confirmed their worst fears. the body found sunday lodged inside a basement wall at a yale research facility was le, a 24-year-old phd student that stood at 4'11" and weighed 90 pounds. >> she was tougher than you'd think by just looking at her. that this horrible tragedy happened at all was incomprehensible, but that it happened to her, i think, is infinitely more so. >> reporter: as one professor put it, there's the sense there's a murderer among us and yale's president tried to assure students. >> we're doing all we can to ensure your security across the campus. >> reporter: the president of yale said there were a limited number of people in the basement that day and they were known to authorities. to get inside the building, students tell us i.d.s like these need to be swiped.

>> obviously, this person probably had access to the building. so it makes you very wary of people that you're around and work with. >> reporter: but annie le herself wrote an article for a university magazine in february on how not to become a crime statistic in new haven. adding to the anxiety on campus, yale officials say the building where le's body was found is a newer one and had top-notch security. more than 70 cameras were trained on the building and its surroundings. officials also say they have images of her as she walked several blocks from another building to the lab where she was killed. but a yale official says there were no cameras in the area where her body was found and that has shaken some fellow graduate students. >> i think most of us work very hard here. we work during the night and also the weekends, also. so there are not too many people around. >> reporter: and kiran, what students say is especially frightening is the fact that

access is really restricted to the area where annie le's body was found and trying to calm the anxiety here yesterday, the president of yale told students that there was, in his words, an abundance of evidence and he said that he was confidence that the culprit would be arrested, but he did not provide a timetable. kiran? >> all right. maybe we'll find out a little more about this today. mary snow for us this morning, thank you. also developing this morning, a terror investigation under way in new york city. fbi agents and new york city police launched a series of raids early monday morning. they were tracking a man who had traveled from the midwest to new york city. the dramatic action coming just hours before president obama's visit. but new york senator chuck schumer said there was nothing imminent in terms of an attack. >> one, there were some rumors that the terrorist act was imminent. that is not true. second, there was some speculation that the raids were

related to president obama's visit to new york, because they occurred at the same time. that is not true. >> fbi agents did confiscate a few boxes. several people were also questioned, but they were later released. to a developing story now on capitol hill. in just a few hour's time, the house will vote on a so-called resolution of disapproval for south carolina republican joe wilson. the reason -- you might remember this from last woke. >> there are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reforms -- the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> not true. >> let's bring in our congressional correspondent, brianna keilar now. brianna, we're keeping an eye on this one today, because it just might get contentious. >> reporter: yeah, we're really expecting, john, before the house votes on this resolution

of disapproval, republicans and democrats will have a chance to say their piece and we're really expecting this to be a partisan showdown. congressman joe wilson on the house floor monday. >> mr. speaker, during the august recess, i was honored to host the largest congressional town halls in the history of south carolina. >> reporter: it wasn't what democrats wanted to hear. they want wilson to apologize for shouting "you lie" as president obama addressed congress last week. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> not true. >> reporter: wilson said sunday, he's done saying sorry. >> i called immediately, i did apologize, but i believe one apology is sufficient. >> reporter: now democratic leaders want to slap him on the wrists. one leadership aide saying, failure to respond would mean consent for that kind of conduct. in the absence of an apology, the house must act to admonish his behavior. the typically reserved southerner has become a hero of

sorts to those who oppose the democrat's health care plan. a campaign aide says wilson has raked in at least $1 million for his re-election. cameras caught him signing him the infamous photo of his outburst and tea party protesters cheered him on. >> i thank god for congressman wilson that had the courage to say "you lie!" >> reporter: fellow republicans are circulating a letter in support of wilson and defending him on the house floor. >> so i stand with joe wilson. let's get on with the business of this house, let's start running this country instead of doing cheap political points. >> reporter: house democratic leaders met last night, decided to have this vote today, though we're not expecting it to be until the afternoon. first thing, democrats are going to be talking with their entire caucus in the house before they go ahead for this vote. john, we know that each side is expected to have 30 minutes of debate. we're still waiting to see exactly who, which individual members are going to have that

opportunity to say their piece. >> i'm sure that that debate will be pretty fascinating to watch. brianna keilar for us, thanks, brianna, appreciate it. rapper kanye west admitting to jay leno what much of america already knew. that his outburst at the mtv video music awards show during taylor swift's acceptance speech was a big mistake. >> my entire life, i've only wanted to give and do something that i felt was right and i immediately knew in this situation that it was wrong and it wasn't a spectacle or just, you know, it's actually someone's emotions, you know, that i stepped on and it was very -- it was just -- it was rude, period. you know, i would like to able to apologize to her in person and, you know, i'm going to. >> so, when did you know you were wrong? was it afterwards, as you were doing it? when did it strike you, uh-oh? >> like, as soon as i gave the mike back to her and she didn't

keep going. >> all right. well, there you go. he's scratching his head, a lot of people are too, actually. he's had a string of outbursts in the past. he told leno, though, that he thinks he needs to take some time off to analyze how he's going to improve. >> you think he would know it was wrong the second he got out of his seat and he thought, i'll go up will and take the microphone from her. >> yeah, well, he's paying for it. he's been just slammed on all the blogs and pretty much everything else. but moving on. some sad news yesterday. word that patrick swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 57. we're going to take a look back at his life, what kind of person he was behind the movie roles. and also, some of his most memorable roles on the silver screen. before i started this job, i admit, i had some doubts. probably a lot like you. but i like what i found. i think you will too. car for car, when compared to the competition,

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news in the morning. it's 12 minutes past the hour. the tributes are pouring in for actor patrick swayze who lost his two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. he was known for his smooth moves in di"dirty dancing." that really shot him to flame. but behind the scenes, he had another passion. >> anderson cooper looks behind the dancing superstar to the real man. >> reporter: it is the way many of us first came to know patrick swayze. the year was 1987, the film was "dirty dancing". ♪ swayze played dance instructor johnny castle. his moves captured america's attention. dancing is something that swayze said was always part of who he was. >> my mother's a choreographer, so i sort of had no choice in it. i came out of the womb dancing. >> reporter: his dancing may have been dirty, but the movie made him a star. swayze even composed and sang a hit song from the film. ♪ she's like the wind he'd already appeared in a dozen films before "dirty dancing,"

movies like "red dawn" and "the outsiders." >> i can't even call the cops because you would be thrown in a boy's home so fast it would make your head spin. >> reporter: "dirty dancing"ing, however, made him a household name. he later felt he was too associated with the film. >> there was a period, it was like, god, am i ever going to get out of this dance dude thing. that's part of the reason why i've gone off and done so many types of characters. >> reporter: among those characters were brawlers in "road house." a drag queen. swayze hit it big again in the 1990 romantic thriller, "ghost." >> tell her ditto. >> he played a murder victim whose ghost returns, a part that showcased his ability to play masculine characters with a sensitive side. by the late 1990s, swayze was getting fewer blockbuster roles. he began to spend more time on his horse ranch in southern california. >> my animals really tell me whether i'm buying the hype or

not or whether i'm really 100% myself. >> reporter: he also continued to dance, making a film on the subject with his wife. in march 2008, the world learned that patrick swayze was ill, suffering from pancreatic cancer. a year before his diagnosis, he struck a philosophical note as he reflected on his journey through hollywood. >> you know, a career goes up. i think i'm on the fifth refocusing of patrick swayze's career. it's like, part of the ride and the growth is the up and down. it can be just as hard to live through the ups as it can be to live through the downs. >> patrick swayze lived a life of ups and downs onscreen and off. he died at the age of 57. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >> it's really sad. he wanted to live long enough for them to find a cure for pancreatic cancer. >> it is. and the diagnosis of pancreatic

cancer, it's just -- it's so terrible, because i think that after five years, 95% of people do not survive. so the odds certainly were stacked against him. a terrible shame. certainly a great guy. >> and he continued to act and tried to live as normal a life as possible up until the last few weeks. >> he'll be sadly missed. certainly will. 15 minutes after the hour. we're talking about the potential for more troops in afghanistan. senator russ feingold has got a different idea about what we should be doing with american troops in that country and he's going to join us, coming up next, to tell us what that is. - ( cheering ) - ( laughs ) thank you. what should i get? uh, you. you should check out our new leds. the picture's better than life. okay, but i don't want to pay too much. don't worry about it. we'll match those other stores' prices. and we'll deliver and hook it up for free. okay. last question. if you guys are here, who's in the stores? the latest home theater technology and thousands of people eager to help. best buy. buyer be happy. and thousands of people eager to help.

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news in the morning. president obama right now caught in the middle of a battle within his own party. not all democrats are keen on the idea of putting more boots on the ground in afghanistan. democratic senator russ feingold of wisconsin is one of the voices against the increase. he joins us this morning from capitol hill. senator, it's great to see you. as we know, general stanley mcchrystal may, in fact, ask the president for more troops on the ground in afghanistan. quoting from you, you said that our military presence there is driving our enemies together and may well be counterproductive. if the president asks for more troops, will you back him? >> well, regrettably, i'm not going to be able to unless some different arguments are made, because i wasn't even persuaded that it was the right move earlier this year to increase the troops to 21,000 more than we had when the bush administration ended. we had 30,000 troops there at the end of 2008. my understanding is that it's now over 60,000 and growing. and the question is, what exactly are we accomplishing by building up troops?

i agree with the president's policy that we ought to integrate the policy of pakistan and afghanistan. the people that attacked us, though, the leaders are in pakistan. so i'm not at all sure this isn't counterproductive. i think it's possible and others have confirmed this concern, that we are actually, potentially driving these extremists into pakistan, which frankly, is a much more dangerous place. that's my concern about the policy, and i'm very interested in hearing some kind of an idea, but what kind of a timetable, a flexible timetable the american people and the afghan people would be offered as to when we would be bringing our troop level down, other than continue to bring it up. >> that's a rather unusual position, senator, for a member of the president's own party to take, that if the president asks for more troops or wants more troops he wouldn't have the solidarity of his own party. >> it's not really that unusual. i was the one to kick off this discussion, but since then, senator carl levin has indicated that he's not going to support

more troops unless certain circumstances are agreed top and yesterday, chairman diane finestein of the intelligence committee, on which i served, said exactly that. so this is not a situation where i'm the only one saying this. in fact, there's a growing chorus in the senate, in the house. in the house, congressman jim mcgovern, a democrat, has talked about it as well. so we are friends of the president. we think the president is doing a much better job in this area than the previous president. but we owe him the advice that the senate and the house are supposed to provide on foreign policy. and it's essential. we lost over 45 americans in july and over 50, probably, in august. this is something the american people have to have explained to them. >> you're suggesting a flexible timetab timetable under which u.s. troops would be removed from afghanistan. the question many people might raise is, could that cede parts of afghanistan back to taliban control and then they invite al qaeda back in and then the united states is back to square

one. >> you can draw that scenario or look what's happening right now. significant areas of afghanistan already under the control of taliban. we may be losing ground there, and many people believe that continuing an occupation or something that's seen as an occupation, continuing to build up foreign troops in afghanistan is the exact formula to increase support for the taliban. so i think this is counterproductive. we need to continue to go after al qaeda, wherever they are. whether it's pakistan or southeast asia or somalia, as we did in the last few days. but the idea of having a constant troop buildup in a place where it will only cause more resentment, i think, is a very ill-thought out policy. >> you wrote an editorial that was published in "the wall street journal" in which you seem to have little faith in the afghanistan government. you say, quote, even if we invest billions more dollars annually for the next ten years and sacrifice hundreds more american lives, we are unlikely to get a credible government capable of governing all afghan territory. the suggestion there is that

stability across afghanistan is just -- it's a lost cause. >> well, that's a concern that we have to look at. we have to look at the priorities of the american people. our priorities, of course, are domestic, and internationally, it's getting al qaeda. if we can help afghan people and their government succeed, we should. but we shouldn't do it in a way that drains our resources in a way that makes it impossible for us to be effective against those that attacked us on 9/11. and i think that's a policy that has to be very limited and certainly should not involve increasing troops without a clear vision of what they're really doing. >> senator, we've got a new cnn opinion research poll out this morning on people's thoughts on afghanistan. those who favor the war in afghanistan, now just 39%. that's down from 53% in april. those who oppose, up to 58% now. how long can this administration continue to pursue the war in afghanistan without some sort of dramatic improvement when you look at public opinion numbers like that? >> well, they can't. and it just shows at the beginning of the interview, the

whole point is that it's not my view, it's the view of the majority of the american people. a very clear majority don't want to see us just pouring more and more troops there into. i hope that's the view the administration listens to. i think they need to listen to the concerns of the american people, which are very, very strong. >> senator russ feingold, good to talk to you this morning. thanks for stopping by. kiran? still ahead, newark, new jersey. a fight to raise the city out of nearly a half century of violence, poverty, and corruption. they'll be joining us live with a preview of the new documentary executively produced by forest whitaker, "brick city." [ moos ] [ man announcing ] if you think about it, this is what makes theladders different from other job search sites. we only want the big jobs.

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♪ i'm trouble, yeah, trouble now ♪ ♪ i'm trouble 25 minutes past the hour. a lot of buzz here in the studio. we have new york mayor cory booker as well as forest whitaker, who will be joining us in just a moment to talk about -- >> you'll forgive me, i like cory booker, but i've met him a couple of times, but never met forest whitaker, i'm very excited. >> we are. they're right over there. we'll be talking about this great documentary in just a moment. meanwhile, it's been a year since lehman brothers went bust and many say that that really signaled the beginning of the end when it comes to our financial fortunes. >> right. absolutely. it was the economic shot heard around the world. and this morning we're asking, what really went wrong at lehman? have we learned anything from it and the financial collapse that followed? our carol costello live in washington this morning with the latest on our "banks gone bust"

series. >> good morning. one year ago today, all hell broke lose on wall street. lehman went bankrupt, banks all over the world teetered on collapse and historians are still debating on whether the government did the right thing. the bigger question, though, for our economy is why lehman tanked and if anyone learned anything from its demise. >> reporter: lehman brothers, a company that was too big to fail, but did. and while much of main street cried finally justice, 25,000 lehman employees lost their jobs. for some, their life savings. >> i felt like muhammad ali had hit me and i've got the referee up above and he's five, six, seven. >> reporter: it was a knockout punch for lawrence, mcdonnell. once a vice president at lehman, he's written a book, "a colossal failure of common sense," an insider's view of the collapse. when you see this, it must be really strange, because you've

lived it. >> lived it up and down. >> reporter: i met mcdonnell at the american museum of finance, where a time line of lehman is now history. >> there were people that were calling out warnings, people that wanted under the circumstances out of subprime by 2006. >> reporter: inspired, but mostly ignored. mcdonnell blames lehman's ceo, richard fold for that. they say fold was so out of touch, they called him the invisible man. >> when he would arrive, theher were only 16 1/2 feet where he was actually exposed to the troops. and that elevator would take him right up to the -- to his -- >> why was it? did he not want to mingle with the common people? what was his problem? >> it was a deep, dark secret. he didn't want to be exposed for all he didn't understand. >> with the benefit of hindsight, would i have done things differently?

yes, i would have. >> reporter: fold testified before congress a month after lehman went bust, blaming in part a crisis of confidence in the marketplace and an abuse of shortselling for the firm's demise. >> reporter: was it partially his fault that the government didn't help lehman brothers? >> henry paulson was very, very annoyed that after they saved bear stearns, that richard fold and other executives on the street were still taking risks. they didn't take it seriously enough. and i think, at the end of the day, that might have hurt us when it came to that weekend in september. >> reporter: cnn tried to contact fold, but he's not called us back. but two weeks ago he told reuters that mcdonnell's book is way off base, calls it absolutely slanderous, and adding, you know, dick never left his office, well, i left my office, i left my office plenty. >> he hurt a lot of people. and when i look at the lehman stock chart, now and forever, i'll always think of how it affected me. >> do you think it's changed a lot of people on wall street in similar ways?

>> i think so. i mean, i think that a lot of people have been humbled. a lot of these arrogant leaders around the street have been humbled. and that's probably a good thing. >> reporter: really? because people in middle america don't think so. and it's just the same as it always was. you get rich and i get squashed. >> you definitely have some of that. but on the other side of the coin, you definitely have some people that are humbled. >> reporter: mcdonald hopes the government will follow through with tougher regulations, something it's said they are going to do, but has not. on a human level, there are thousands of employees that still can't get a job. and mr. fold is now running his on financial consulting business. john? >> carol costello for us this morning. carol, fascinating this morning. tomorrow in our "banks gone bust" series, they just got in on the ground floor and thought it was a dream job and then it all crashed down around them. the younger workers who were just starting out at lehman when

it collapsed. where are they now? that's tomorrow here on the most news in the morning. we're crossing the half hour. checking our top stories. this just into cnn. vice president joe biden has touched down in baghdad on a surprise trip to iraq. he'll be meeting with the iraqi leadership as well as u.s. troops there. the vice president left last night on the secret mission, didn't even tell the press where they were going at 7:00 p.m. last night from andrews air force base. the iraqi journalist, by the way, who threw his shoes at then-president bush was released from prison this morning. muntadhar al zaidi's stunning act of protest last december made him a hero in much of the arab world. he served nine months of a one-year sentence. authorities say a jet had to slide to a stop. take a look at that. how would you like to be on board that aircraft? slid to a stop after getting a signal that its main landing gear wasn't working. there were 73 passengers and five crew members on board, including a top german diplomat. we're told that one passenger suffered a minor injury and a crew member was taken to the

hospital for evaluation. but, wow. stunning landing there on the belly of the plane. and president obama on a mission this morning. for a second day, he's addressing the health of the u.s. economy. in just a few hours, he'll travel to a general motors plant in ohio that is rehiring now thanks in part of cash for clunkers program. the president will then travel to pittsburgh, where he'll speak at the afl-cio convention. kiran? >> john, thanks. 32 minutes past the hour now. when cory booker took over as mayor of newark, new jersey, in 2006, there was a lot of great hope that with his enthusiasm and new ideas that he could help turn around a city that has been plagued for decades by poverty, a high murder rate, and high unemployment. at only 40 years old, his efforts to change the corrupt and crime-stricken city haven't gone without notice. in fact, he's teamed up with forest whitaker for a five-part documentary, "brick city." here's a look. >> they say our police department is the best police department in the nation, but it

is not enough for our citizens. we can stop this now! >> this film airing on sundance channel was executive produced by forest whitaker and he joins me now along with mayor cory booker. thanks to both of you. quite an honor and a pleasure to have you with us this morning. forest, when we talk about newark, new jersey, by the numbers, it's a pretty depressing place. how did you get involved in this? >> when i understand what cory was trying to do, i thought it could stand as an example for the country if we could watch it and see the people as they started to rebuild and rechange their lives. luckily, through the passion that's happened with cory and with the others, the city has started to really awaken itself to new possibilities and i'm really excited about it. >> it is interesting, because there are many who said this is a lost cause. you know, through the years, people have given up, in any way. and you said, no, no, no, we don't have to do it this way. and you agreed to allow cameras

in there to try to capture some of this. not all of it is positive, right? there's been setbacks as well? what was it like for you deciding, you know what, let's chronicle this? >> the film doesn't look at the whole city. it misses a lot of the joy, the economic development. we're the second fastest growing city behind boston. things are flourishing, but it looks like crime only. we think that's such an important story within newark. we want to face up to what we're doing. and now we're down over 42% in shooting. and the one year they captured was when we had a lot of reductions. it's not because of who's the mayor, it's not because of the great police director, who we do is, it really is a story of great people in the community pulling together and saying, enough is enough. not only am i going to help other people, but i'm going to help to transform myself in the process. >> i think what's really powerful about it, you get to see the internal strength of the people and the hope that's there. you get to watch the simple miracles of life that go on as people continue to strive and move forward and enjoy the beauty of the city as well. >> absolutely.

>> and that's the interesting thing. that's why it's called "brick city." really an allusion to the resilience of the people who live the. it's a population that's what, about 85% african-american and hispanic? >> yes, yeah. 85% african-american and hispanic. has a deep, long tradition in jazz and the arts. and you see people trying to reclaim the best of the bricks and get rid of the stereotypes that often have plagued our city reputationally. we see that now. one of the biggest challenges we have is letting people know about the good that's happening there. we hope that the movie shows we're making good progress. >> inside the documentary, you see a resident like screaming, why aren't you over there shooting the great stuff over here and over there. he was pointing out to us. i think the powerful beauty of the city, which is, i think, in every city in this country. for me, this stands strong statement of what can happen all over this nation. >> right. you said there's probably 50

other cities in the united states, but you could also say, our brick cities, take a look at and compare. and really, what you were able to do with this documentary, i had a chance to see at least some parts of it. it really is gripping that you sort of show, especially in the beginning, just walking the people through what there is to see. and it actually shows you jogging through some of the places where murders have taken place. let's take a look at it. >> just gotten word of another murder in the city. people were saying things were my fault. >> he caused the problem! >> this city is on fire. it's rasaturated with death. >> there you see some of it, you focused on the crime element. what do you think the biggest challenge is turning newark around and helping reduce crime? >> you put your finger on. he knows this is not a newark issue, not a chicago issue, it's

an america issue. and i think our country needs to believe in itself again and stop this sense of resignation we have to the problems, but really say, we can do something about this. it's very debilitating when you have people at each other's throat and pointing fingers of blame instead of everybody accepting responsibility. the beauty of the film, you see people starting to step up and say, i can do something about it, i feel empowered. and as a result of that, we start to gain tremendous momentum in the year of 2008 when we had that dramatic reduction of shootings and murders. >> is it safe to say that it is drugs and the drug trade that ended up taking such a toll on newark? >> drugs, follow a lot of crime. again, i think this empowerment issue what is really the cure for me. the people themselves starting to realize they actually have a choice and what they can do in the environment they live in. and i think when you have somebody in the center who really has a message, and people

feel like they can follow that, but then find their own voice. that's what to me the show starts to choice. shows the voice of the people. people deciding, i'm going to live a good and decent life. >> and in the most difficult circumstances, we're a nation that never gave up on itself and still believes no matter how harsh the reality around you, we can carve out a greater and bolder and richer america. in this day and age, we are the children of people who never gave up. we have to show that as well. and the story of newark over the next five years is going to be a story that shocks the country and sees in places where people have presumptions or stereotypes, that places like that are going to flourish in their eyes and hopefully restore, in my hope, a lot of the hope of america. >> well, hopefully in part, by this documentary. and you too shining a light on it. great stuff. it's called "brick city" and airing on sundance. five parts and great to have you with us. forest whitaker as well as mayor cory booker, thanks for your time. >> thanks for having us on. >> john? senator ted kennedy's new bio is out this week.

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42 minutes past the hour. welcome back to the most news in the morning. you know, we all watched the emotional good-bye the kennedy family, with their friends and the rest of america, saying their final farewells to senator edward kennedy after his death on august 26th. >> now for the first time, we get to hear about some of the most personal moments on ted kennedy in his own words in a memoir, "true compass," which hits bookstores this week. i had an opportunity to talk about ted kennedy with two of the most people in his life, his sons. edward kennedy jr. and patrick kennedy. here's more of that interview. >> he made a video last spring. the publisher of the book, interviewing him. in which he talked about a moment that he had with his father, joe, talking about what you need to do with your life. it's probably a conversation that a lot of parents or every parent should have with their children. let's just rerun the clock here,

rerack the clock and show what he said about that. let's take a listen. >> i had a sit-down with my dad. he said, now, teddy, you have to make up your mind whether you want to have a constructive and positive attitude and influence on your time and if you're not interested in a purposeful, useful, constructive life, i just want you to know, i have other children that are out there that intend to have a purposeful and constructive life. >> that's some pretty tough love, there, saying if you're not planning to do it, i have plenty of other children who are. but by any measure, he had a purposeful and constructive life, but he did struggle through the course of his life as well. as you said, patrick, he was a human being. >> but we were so lucky. my brother and sister and i were so lucky to have a father -- when we think about our cousins not growing up with a father, we had a real person.

and, you know, he made himself available to my cousins as well and became a father to them, but he was a really person. >> ted, you're the older brother. did it trouble you to see how he struggled at points in his life? >> we always felt like we were the center of his world. and even though, you know, growing up, you know, he was flying to geneva for arms control and flying to, you know, refugee camps all over the world, we learned how to share him, you know. and we knew that we had to share him with other people. but we always knew where his heart belonged. and that is with us. and when i was 12 years old and i lost my leg to cancer, you know, and he was there every single step of the way, you know, with me by my bedside for the two years of the experimental chemotherapy. it was, you know, i'm sure it was something every parent would

do. but he, that was his number one priority. >> you could see how that affected him. where after losing his two brothers and then you developed cancer and he said, oh, god, please, not teddy jr.. >> yeah. well, you know what? it made us a lot closer. >> so many dark moments in his life that were not of his doing, but then there was the incident in 1969 at chappaquiddick, which he writes about in the book. doesn't really add anymore level of detail to what happened, but he certainly talks about it emotionally and from a personal responsibility aspect, in which he says, quote, that night on chappaquiddick island ended in a horrible tragedy that haunts me every day of my life. i had suffered sudden and violent loss far too many times, but this night was deferent. this night i was responsible. it was an steaccident, but i wa responsible. he goes on in the book to say how sorry he was that happened. you were 7 at the time. i don't know if you really realized the impact. patrick, i think you were 1 at the time. but over the years, how heavily did that weigh on him?

>> i think, as he says in the book, it's something that he had to live with his whole life. it was something that he felt sorry for and sorry about his whole life. if he could have undone that moment, he would have done anything to undo that moment. but i think it's what we do with these things that really show our true character. and i think what my dad showed is that he couldn't bring her back, but he could dedicate his life and rededicate himself to being the best person, the best senator that he could be. and i think that he did that. and that was part of, you know, his life story. so i think he was truly sorry for what had happened, and that he's -- but he more than made up for what happened that day. >> and you can read an excerpt of senator kennedy's memoir, true compass. just go to our blog at cnn.com/amfix. >> you also say there was an interview with him as well, that

was part of that. >> we played a little bit of that there. and we talked to the two kennedy brothers, and they said that they were really surprised at the outpouring of grief and respect. the number of people in that line, the route when people came out for the memorial. the burial and all that, they didn't realize that many people felt so fondly about their father. i said, what do you miss? >> it was a great job that they were willing to sit down and talk about it like that. because it can't be easy. >> it really is a fascinating book and well worth reading. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, we'll talk about whether or not banning smoking outside -- that's something that's getting a little bit of buzz in new york city -- is a really -- is a reality. is it something that they would actually be able to do and what's been the reaction from some new yorkers? before i started this job, i admit, i had some doubts. probably a lot like you. but i like what i found. i think you will too.

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inside restaurants. california's done the same thing. many other cities have done the same thing as well. and is it not the best thing that's ever happened? >> actually, i attributed it to helping me kick the habit. when it's freezing cold and january, you don't want to go outside and smoke, you quit real fast. >> so now in some places, they're thinking about banning smoking outside. might they ban smoking in central park? we'll find out what the chances of that are, coming right up. 52 minutes after the hour. for what matters to you. introducing blueprint. blueprint is free and only for chase customers. it lets you choose what purchases you want to pay in full to avoid interest...with full pay. and those you split... you decide how to pay over time. if having a plan matters. chase what matters. create your own blueprint at chase.com/blueprint.

welcome back to the most news in the morning. america's nonsmoking section getting bigger and bigger. and it's moving outside. you can't smoke on in beaches in california, you can't smoke in any park at all in san francisco. >> and the movement seems blowing east, you could say. there's a new plan to stub out smoking entirely in new york's historic central park, but wouldn't that be tough to enforce? and what are new yorkers saying about it? jason carroll is here -- you're talking with two ex-smokers. >> ex, i thought you meant? >> year exes. >> poor jason. what do i do to deserve this. >> i asked you if you were smokers, you said no. >> we can't stand cigarette smoke because we quit. that's what happened.

>> we'll get to the bottom of this when it's all over. if you're a smoker out there, imagine not being able to take a break and light up in places like central park or coney island. well, some new york city health officials, if they get their way, smoking in outdoor public places like public parks and beaches will be banned. the city's health commissioner says thanks to a six-year-old smoking ban in bars and restaurants, the number of adult smokers in the city has been cut by 300,000. the commissioner wants to cut that number even more and says that new outdoor ban is part of a larger effort to improve the health of all new yorkers. >> we don't think our children should have to be watching someone smoke. that could be done through policy with the parks department. it could be done by city ordinance. we just like the general idea and we want to promote that idea. >> the health commissioner also says the city hopes to raise taxes on cigarettes and limit tobacco advertising. in typical fashion, new yorkers had plenty to say about the proposed ban.

>> i'm not a smoker, i can't stand cigarettes, but i don't think that -- i think that's kind of an abuse of power, to me. >> i think it's very hard to prevent that in outdoor spaces, but, yeah, i mean, it's great. >> they've already raised up the taxes on cigarette. if it's outside, i don't feel like it's none of his business. >> city health officials say they do not know whether they will pursue the outdoor ban through a new law or through a change in park policy. and as to when all this might happen, when asked a time line, officials offered no details. you know, this is all in an effort to improve the overall health of new yorkers. the health commissioner also says -- i'm just going to ignore -- the health commissioner also says what he wants to do is get people eating better and working out a lot more. it's part of the larger effort to try to get people if better shape. >> shouldn't have whacked with you with the paper. >> maybe he should take up

smoking again. help calm him down a little bit. >> you know what they say, there's nothing worse than a reformed smoker. >> but it is better for your health. >> definitely. no kidding. >> jason, thank you. >> you're welcome. 58 minutes after the hour. hey, has anybody seen barney?

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