california. the cnn newsroom continues with frederica whitfield. >> hello to you. you all have a great day today. got lots going on beginning with what's taking place out of the denver area. a denver shuttle bus driver is facing a fourth day of questions from the fbi about an alleged terror plot. cnn's homeland security correspondent is now in denver. this 24-year-old afghan, najibullah zazi, he is not in custody? >> reporter: no he's not at this time. let me bring you up to date on a couple new tid bits about the investigation into this alleged plot. a spokeswoman for u-haul tells cnn a u-haul location in queens, new york was searched on thursday by the fbi. she says that u-haul is cooperating with that investigation. secondly, we're told by two sources familiar with this investigation that espionage

bulla zazi was in possession of video of grand central station when he traveled to new york last week. it was that trip which triggered the searches in new york and denver and on to what's happening today. now, zazi was scheduled to come here to the fbi for a fourth day of questioning today. we do not know if he's arrived or not. we've seen no indication of his arrival here thus far. espiona . we have differing versions of what's happened so far. an administration official familiar with the matter tells cnn that zazi has admitted to ties with al qaeda, but zazi's lawyer says that's not so. he told cnn this morning, no. he did not admit to having ties to al qaeda and this attorney arthur folsum adds that zazi did not attend an al qaeda training camp as has been reported in some places. now, zazi as you mentioned not under arrest. he was allowed to go home last night where his attorney described him as resting

comfortably. we do know from the administration official that the government was in the process yesterday of exploring what sort of charges they might be able to bring against him and, also, there was the possibility of a plea bargain at some point in this process. meanwhile, the attorney general eric holder spoke yesterday. he said the fbi is working this case in new york, in denver, and in other cities around the country around the clock but, he said, he was not aware of any imminent threat, but the department of homeland security last night did put out an advisory note to transit systems and law enforcement to be vigilant and on the lookout. back to you. >> thanks so much for that update out of denver. germany has bumped up its terror alert level this weekend. an al qaeda video threatens attacks after this month's national elections. the speaker warns german voters to support candidates who favor pulling german troops from afghanistan. the man tells muslims in germany to stay out of public during the

first two weeks after the election. the first lady joining the president of this country this week on a media blitz to push health care reform. this after senator max baucus released his version of a compromise bill. white house correspondent dan lothian joins us with details on that. the president has really beefed up his effort to keep the momentum going on health care and now his wife being very involved. >> reporter: that's right. the president as you pointed out has really ramped things up and yesterday we saw the first lady jump into the battle, speaking at an event put on by the council for women and girls here at the white house. she talked about how her family had dealt with some health care hurdles, her father, she said, had multiple sclerosis, one of her young daughters, sasha, when she was just a few months old had meningitis. and so she was telling a personal story, putting a personal touch and a human face on the fight for health care reform. in the push for health care reform, first lady michelle obama appealed directly to

women. >> no longer can we sit by and watch the debate take on a life of its own. it is up to us to get involved. >> reporter: speaking to a diverse group of women, the first lady tied the issue of equality to the need for reform. >> for two years on the campaign trail, this was what i heard from women. that they were being crushed -- crushed by the current structure of our health care. this is why we are fighting so hard for health insurance reform. this is it. this is the face of the fight. >> reporter: the first lady, who in cnn's most recent poll, remains a popular figure with a 67% favorable opinion has made a healthy lifestyle her signature issue, planting a vegetable garden and shopping at a farmer's market a few steps away from the white house. now she is stepping out in a more public way for health care reform. as the white house put it, to amplify the president's message.

>> if she can help out we're happy to have her. >> reporter: she is joining a fight in high gear. the president's tone appeared more campaign style at thursday's university of maryland rally. >> fired up! ready to go! >> reporter: and he's pitching health care and other issues on five sunday talk shows. >> i think it is important that the president continue to speak to a host of different audiences, to reach as many people as possible to talk about the benefits of health care reform. >> reporter: now, the white house is encouraged by that baucus proposal, even though it does not have a public option, but there are still a lot of skeptics both republicans and democrats. in fact, of the gang of six, where you had the three republicans and three democratic senators, none of the republicans to this point are supporting that baucus proposal although they have not walked away from the table. a lot of negotiations still taking place up on capitol hill, frederica. >> so have there been discussions within the white house that they can talk about this issue too much, that the

president or even the topic can be over exposed? >> over exposure has been the big question this week and what robert gibbs the white house spokesman will tell you is that there was a time when reporters kept pep erpering the white hou with questions about when is the president going to get more involved? when is he going to jump into the fray and push a lot harder for health care reform? now that he's doing that and getting out and talking about health care reform, now they're posing questions about over exposure. no. they are not at all concerned about over exposure. they believe there are a lot of people with a lot of questions. they think there is a lot of misinformation out there and still a lot of minds to be changed across the country and up on capitol hill. they believe that the president is the best spokesman to push health care reform and clear things up. >> both on defense and offense. >> that's right. >> dan lothian, thanks so much from the white house. >> okay. tomorrow morning at 9:00 eastern, president obama sits down with our john king on health care reform, the economy, and a whole lot more. get the full story on "state of the state the union" tomorrow morning 9:00 a.m. eastern.

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with democrats controlling congress and the white house, in washington social and religious conservatives are meeting today trying to keep their movement on the radar. cnn's deputy political director is at the values voter summit. paul, exactly what's happening there today? >> reporter: well, fred, this is the fourth year they've gotten together here in washington. social conservatives from across the country. right behind me you see a lot of the organizers and exhibitors. they have booths and talk about their conservative and social conservative message. we just saw mitt romney. he just spoke to the crowd a couple minutes ago. the former governor of massachusetts, former republican presidential candidate. it sounded like a presidential

campaign. he was critical of the president on health care, on cap and trade and also criticized the president on foreign policy. take a listen to mitt romney. >> american president journeys abroad. it's always nice to see him applauded and praised but when the price for that adoration is one apology after another for alleged offenses of the united states of america, it is not worth it. frankly, i'd rather see a president greeted abroad by complete silence as long as he is defending our country's character and not playing to our country's critics. >> reporter: mitt romney, fred, is one of four people, four republicans who may -- may want to run for the nomination for their party in 2012. last night we also heard from tim pawlenty the minnesota governor, mike huckabee former governor of arkansas and mike pence congressman from indiana. later today we'll find out the results of a straw poll. about 2,000 people who have been attending this conference are voting in the straw poll. an early look for preferences for the next race for the white house.

>> so was that at the heart of what's really at issue here, trying to find that next leader, or are they trying to flesh out certain topics to make sure everyone is onboard with how to approach certain topics? >> exactly. that's only one small part, the presidential politics. really this is a way for social conservatives to talk about the issues that are important to them and of course things like guy marriage and abortion are big topics here but also health care as you can imagine and there's a lot of opposition here to what the president and the democrats are proposing, cap and trade and other clean energy issues as well and this is really a way for them to energize and talk about how they want to take back the agenda from the democrats in congress and the white house, fred. >> okay. paul steinhauser, thanks so much. we'll be checking back with you throughout the weekend on this. all right. a wet one is on tap again for much of the south. when it rains, it pours. it has been unrelenting, unbelievable. >> i saw you coming in yesterday with your hat on and everybody

carrying an umbrella. >> don't want to get wet. >> i know. i'm a novice gardener. my garden has taken a terrible beating with this heavy rainfall. look at this. a live picture coming off the top of the cnn building. at the airport if you go to atlanta hartsfield jackson international airport your delays, your taxi delays, gate delays running about 15 to 30 minutes. it's a little bit shorter than it was just about an hour or so ago. our other problem area is out west. this is just one of the areas. it moves over towards california going into tomorrow. we've got a weather system moving through here so these temperatures that are hot and dry, in the 90s in portions of the dakotas extending into montana, it's hot, dry, windy. so we're going to see a real fire danger taking place there. now, this is what is the view across the east. area of low pressure just kind of stuck in the atmosphere, spreading that moisture in across the deep south, very deep moisture. this has been essentially cut

off in the atmosphere and there's nothing that's really moved it. well, it looks like it is slowly going to move. let's show you some pictures out of memphis, tennessee. we start out looking okay. people walking and then there are people trying to unclog some of those drainage areas. the water up to the hubcaps and very dangerous situation here. there was some water coming into a daycare center. they evacuated the daycare center. no one was really threatened. no one was harmed or anything but they evacuated the kids because of the water coming into the daycare center. now, temperatures as you can imagine across the southeast have been running way below normal but across the west, we're going to start frederica to see those winds become offshore. that is a problem as we well know. we've seen it, because the offshore winds, they're gusty, it's hot. it's dry. and that makes for a perfect setup for the fire danger across the west. now, in sharp contrast, billings, montana 93. tomorrow billings and bozeman,

all those gorgeous areas across montana, 50s, 60s. a dramatic change coming up in the forecast. and so say bye-bye, 90s. you'll see an instant taste of fall coming up tomorrow. >> wacky weather. just extremes everywhere. >> it is. >> thanks. he has felt the ire of democrats and a public rebuke for heckling the president, but republican congressman joe wilson says he wants to put it behind him. now he's back home in south carolina and despite the cold shoulder that he's gotten in washington and elsewhere, his constituents are welcoming him with open arms. >> reporter: south carolina congressman joe wilson is back in his home state facing constituents and local media, telling them, it's time to move on. >> of course as a gentleman i immediately contacted the white house, apologized. it was accepted. numerous times. let's close the book on last

week. let's look ahead to work together for real health insurance reform. >> reporter: the friday evening news conference was wilson's first public event in his home district since he let out the shout heard around the country. >> you lie! >> reporter: wilson's office encouraged supporters to attend and a small contingent showed up. wilson got choked up as he left the podium. his office says he was simply moved by the outpouring of support he has gotten over the last week and a half. in this republican stronghold congressman wilson is known simply as joe. while people we talked to thought his outburst was inappropriate they, too, take issue with president obama's efforts to overhaul the health care system. >> there's a time and place for that kind of statement and that venue was not it. i believe that we're becoming socialists and in a sort of a way we're borrowing money from other people, doing these programs. they're really taking away a lot of the choices from individual

people. >> i'm somewhere between embarrassed and proud of him. i would say, thanks for trying to stand up for the truth but maybe next time do it in a little bit more of an effective way so it doesn't cast a bad shadow on who you are. >> reporter: congressman wilson's office says he is very eager to move on from the last week and a half. they say he held this event just to answer the questions of local media because he hadn't had a chance to do that until now. brianna keiler, cnn, south carolina. >> what do you think? have americans lost their manners? we'll focus on that question in the newsroom at 4:00 eastern time, 1:00 pacific. you can join in on the conversation. check my page on facebook at frederica whit pooeld cnn. leave a comment or share your thoughts on my blog at our cnn website. go to cnn.com/fredricka. we want to hear from you. are we losing it? do we need a crash course on manners these days? what makes for a hate crime?

does the beating of an african-american woman last week here in georgia define it? the latest in the case plus some legal insight straight ahead in the newsroom.

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continuous jeopardy and makes them less willing to take risks. take a look at this. dramatic video of a deadly subway shooting. it happened during rush hour yesterday in mexico city. as the subway station was jam packed with people, check the security camera video very closely. you can see the gunman in the doorway of the subway car brandishing a weapon. two people were killed and eight were wounded. listen to this witness. >> translator: all of a sudden the shooting started and people started running like crazy. the man started yelling, i have nothing against you. it's the government. it's the government! and he started shooting again. and he ran out of ammunition then people, a man dove at him. he was killed. the gunman shot at him and then shot at him again and then there were no more shots and people came down on him and that's when they grabbed him. >> so police say the shooting

began after they tried to stop the man from writing antigovernment graffiti on a wall. all right. following last week's beating of a female army reservist at one of its restaurants, cracker barrel, the restaurant, says it has banned the alleged attacker from all of its eateries for the rest of his life, but some community activists want more, especially from police. tom jones from cnn affiliate wsb explains. >> who believes that this man should be at home facing what is the equivalent of a jaywalk charge? >> he was on a misdemeanor charge. >> reporter: community activists are still upset after police charged troy west with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct in the brutal beating of tasha hill at this cracker barrel. officers say west kicked and repeatedly pummeled hill and called her racial slurs after she asked him to be careful when the restaurant's door almost hit her daughter. how did the officer saying this woman injured and seeing the beating that she described she

took make the decision that was a simple battery? >> reporter: i took that question to the police. why didn't you charge mr. west with aggravated battery? >> for the charge of aggravated assault the code section says with the intent to murder, rape, or rob. that didn't fit the code section. >> reporter: captain james ca kahlowway said he saw no visible injuries on hill. he said that doesn't mean she wasn't hurt. he also points out west was charged with felony child cruelty since the attack happened in front of hill's child. >> reporter: captain, are you comfortable with how your department has handled this investigation? >> i'm extremely comfortable. >> reporter: community activists say they will not stop until west is back behind bars. >> we really want these charges upgraded. >> all right. the fbi is investigating the case as a possible hate crime. any hate crime charge would have to come from the federal level. as georgia is one of a handful of states with no hate crime law on the books. so does this case rise to the

level of a hate crime? our legal guides are out this week, so joining me today we have a lot of girl power going on, attorney tonya acker and criminal defense attorney bon jean. what's the criteria of a hate crime? what will investigators be looking for in this case? >> investigators are going to look for evidence of racial bias or animous in the commission of this attack. all the reports suggest that in the course of this beating and certainly the district attorney hasn't released the video. cracker barrel has reportedly been asked not to -- asked by the da not to release the video -- but there are reports that in the course of this beating this accused was calling this army reservist a number of racial slurs and a gender-related slurs so it certainly stands that there may have been that sort of racial bias or animous in this attack.

>> you say the da has asked cracker barrel not to release the video, to the public? are we talking to federal investigators? >> no, not to release it to the public. the reason is because they don't want to taint the jury pool. the reports are that the beating that was recorded on this tape shows both this woman being kicked and hit in front of her child and also being subject to a number of race related slurs that the accused is alleged to have said. >> jennifer, obviously eyewitness accounts, testimony from eyewitnesses, is going to be crucial in the fed's probe on this? >> that's right. but hate crimes are a very unique type of crime and kind of difficult to prove. >> why? >> what you're punishing is someone's belief, what they were motivated by. and the question was, did he call her names sort of after the fact or was he motivated to assault her because of her race? >> why would that make a difference? >> because the crime of a hate crime, the state is going to have to prove north case the

government will have to prove that it was motivated by race, that he did what he did because she was a person of color, not because he got angry for some independent reason and then perhaps called her some terrible names as an after effect. but certainly there is a good inference to be drawn from the use of the language, the racial slurs that he used, that that was his motivation for actually assaulting her. >> okay. so this case on the investigative end still in its infancy. let's talk about another case, essentially case closed, talking about an 18-year-old student at hostra university accusing four young boys of rape and now she recants her story and the four young men right here all being released but, tanya, this may be cut and dry in that case tan's closed but it's not cut and dry that there is still something else to this. these young boys' lives might be ruined because they've got to deal with these charges still hanging over their heads, which are now being dismissed.

>> fredricka, that's absolutely right. rape is one of those allegations that's very much like child molestation. you kind of don't get away from it. i mean, i have to tell you, i was on a broadcast where we discussed this issue right after these allegations were made and, you know, while none of us said these guys are guilty, we certainly became part of a chorus that talked about the epidemic of violence against women on campuses. for this woman to make these allegations is both irresponsible not just in terms of ruining these young men's' lives but also in terms of discrediting later allegations that real victims will have. >> now, jennifer, what does this mean for this young lady? she is recanting the story but her story is what precipitated the charges now might she be facing some charges? >> she absolutely could be facing charges and probably should be. for me the real issue here is it underscores how likely it can be for someone to be charged wrongfully and convicted

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a look at our top stories. an afghan national living in denver is facing more tough questions today by the fbi about an alleged terror plot. an obama administration official tells cnn that 24-year-old najibullah zazi has admitted to

ties with al qaeda. zazi's lawyer, however, denies that. officials are investigating an alleged terror plot possibly involving mass transit in new york city. the g-20 summit is meeting in pittsburgh next week. in his weekly address, president obama said the world's leading economic powers have made real progress in stabilizing the global financial system since their last summit in april. but, he says, they still need to close some of the gaps and regulations that allow the, quote, reckless risk taking and irresponsibility. police in central virginia are investigating a quadruple homicide. police say they found four bodies friday afternoon in a home near the campus of longwood university. the cause of death has not been released. police are looking for a 20-year-old suspect described as armed and dangerous. we've got a lot of legal cases on tap and we have invited back two special ladies who are filling in for avery and richard who are out this weekend, so we're joined again by tanya acker and criminal defense

attorney jennifer bonjean. all right, ladies. let's begin with the phillip garrido case and the fact that more bones or at least fragments have been found in his back yard. jennifer, i'll let you tackle this one first because first they have to determine, right, whether these are animal or human bones? >> yeah. there's a lot of forensic work that needs to be done before any conclusions can be drawn. obviously, there's a lot of work to be done there. it sounds like this place was monstrous with all these sheds and material and it looks like the cadaver dogs are certainly giving some indication that there are human remains there or human bones of some type but there's a lot of forensic work that has to be done before we can draw any conclusions from what's going on. >> tanya, it seems there are a lot of obstacles in this continued search. whoa might some of them be as they try to discern what's in his yard or what happens to be in the neighbor's yard? i remember there were some fragments found there that they want to associate with garrido. >> that's right. just as it's unclear what the

genesis of these bones would be, human or animal, could this be some lost burial ground? there are a number of is to dot and ts to cross in terms of drawing conclusions. also we're talking about whether or not we could link, a possible link could be made between these new bones and old cases and other kidnappings. you're talking about a length of time which could make some of these issues kind of difficult to determine. now, given where we are forensically and in terms of the technologies we have, it might be a little easier but we still have a lot of hurdles before we draw any conclusions here. >> and investigators want to see if there is any connection between these bones, bone fragments, and possibly two girls reported missing back in the '80s and whether indeed there is a relationship here. let's talk about what's taking place in florida. we're talking about school prayer which seems to pop up in some school district somewhere at some time. >> in florida. >> here we go again. this time we're talking about

administrators who were facing some time in a federal court trying to defend themselves as to why was there prayer involved at this pace academy and, you know, there is some precedent at this school, as well, tanya, that apparently some school kids said that once upon a time years back school officials were encouraging school prayer then as well, so where do we go from here? >> that's exactly right, fredricka. what happened in this case is the aclu got involved in a lawsuit and brought a charge against the school district claiming that they were endorsing religion and there were two parents of two students involved in that case. now the school district didn't want to fight it but instead engaged in a consent to create a settlement really with the aclu. the aclu recently with the case we're talking about now claimed that the district was violating that settlement when these two officials gave a prayer at a school event. the judge has reportedly ruled that because the prayer was unintentional and there was no real intent to violate the

order, that these men weren't going to be charged or put in jail or charged with violating the settlement. but i think it really does raise a lot of very interesting issues. you know, it was a christian prayer that's familiar to us. i wonder whether there might have been a different outcome if we were talking about a muslim event where muslim officials were praying in a public school. >> jennifer, we'll jump to one more case. we only have about a minute left here. i'll let you tackle this one. >> okay. >> we're talking about community service now in virginia involving singer chris brown. i'm wondering why virginia when the alleged offense or i shouldn't say alleged anymore because he was found guilty of the assault of singer rihanna, in california, so what's going on in virginia? >> well, a lot of times when defendants enter into agreements to plead guilty and they are going to be sentenced to some type of community service or probation, they can get leave to discharge their obligations, to do their sentence so to speak in another state. that isn't that unusual quite

hon liz and for someone like, you know, this notable celebrity, that would be very common. a lot of people are complaining that the punishment wasn't hard enough. >> 180 days and i guess some concerns that good behavior just like in jail sometimes can be a means to get out early. might 180 become less? >> well, i suppose it could. i kind of doubt that, but listen. this would be normal, with a noncelebrity defendant. he's a first-time offender. and this is pretty typical. he shouldn't be punished more simply because he's a celebrity, in my view. >> okay. jennifer bonjean, tanya acker, thanks so much for joining us. we'll have you again. >> thank you. >> great to see you, fredricka. all right. well, not too long ago i met a remarkable young man looking for a cure for a fatal illness. he's got an incredibly uplifting story and it was chronicled in a film called "darius goes west." you'll meet him, next. (announcer) now l'oreal's age perfect serum, our first for menopausal skin.

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man turns 20. a particularly huge milestone given that he has the same deadly disease that took his brother's life at the age of 19. his journey to help find a cure is the subject of a film called "darius goes west." he is welcomed like this at schools across the united states. he is not a rock idol or tv star but he is a man with a mission. darius has devoted his life to finding a cure for multiple sclerosis, the most common fatal genetic disorder to affect children around the world. the disease causes every skeletal muscle in the body to slowly deteriorate, a fact darius knows all too well. he has felt the full force of the condition since he was a child when he was just 11 he began using a walker while he watched his older brother, mario, seccumb to the disease.

>> a 100% fatal disease and i lost my brother at 19. >> reporter: his brother's death brought weems a life changing friendship when mario asked him to look after darius. >> i definitely didn't understand what exactly it meant to take care of darius but it was through our relationship when i realized how much darius had in him. >> reporter: logan and ten other camp counselors decided to take darius on the ultimate road trip across the country. >> ah ha! >> reporter: their adventure to seize life that led darius to the ocean and the grand canyon for the first time also led him to realize what is possible. and the trip became the award-winning documentary "darius goes west." initially their effort was driven by one goal, fulfill a promise to darius's dying

brother, mario. after thousands of miles, lots of laughs, film festivals, and awards, a realization that this project had a reach well beyond darius and his 11 friends. it also brought attention to dueschenne muscular dystrophy and the quest to find a cure became their cause. with a campaign to sell dvds of the film they have been raising funds for medical research through the nonprofit charlie's fund. to increase their reach and raise greater awareness they launched an innovative pay it forward campaign. >> you can go to our website and you'll see a place where you can click to watch the entire movie for free. you get your own distinct link to the film. so if you share it you can track how much awareness you raise for dmd and track how much money. >> reporter: they also created the dgw know about it program offering teachers viewing guides, lesson plans, and discussion questions. over 200 schools have adopted this program, increasing

awareness and raising over $85,000 from middle and high school students across america. to bring attention to this program darius and his team spent most of his 19th year on the road visiting as many schools as possible. >> so you've been able to really get the message out in so many different kinds of ways and people are catching on. >> oh, yeah. i'd definitely say we, you know, with this rv and with our leader here we've started a small fire and in a ton of places across the country. >> reporter: the extensive traveling is a heavy investment of time for darius who does not know how much time he has left. as he turns 20 he thinks often about his brother, who never reached this milestone. >> my brother, the idea of logan with me, so what i'm doing with the kids that got the same disease i got, when i leave this world there's still going to be someone left behind to help

others kind of like my brother did. so i call the younger generation my brothers. i'm trying to save them. >> reporter: to help those who will be afflicted with duechenne muscular dystrophy, a life mission bringing these young men and thousands of american children together through one remarkable journey. so next weekend darius weems turns 20 and mtv is actually throwing him a huge birthday party and the documentary will be aired, "darius goes west" that evening. story lines that have been bent, twisted, even gone in circles for decades, now the show some may call the grandmother of all soap operas is fading to black. a look at the final curtain call. miss when you have an allergy attack? achoo! (announcer) benadryl is more effective than claritin at relieving your worst symptoms. and works when you need it most. benadryl. you can't pause life.

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afternoon rush hour in this mexico city subway station. police say they stopped a suspected graffiti artist who pulled a gun and opened fire on the train platform yesterday, killing two people. eight others were wounded either by gunfire or in the ensuing stampede while trying to escape. the suspect faces a litany of charges, including murder. after decades of drama, kidnappings, who done it scandals, you name it, and of course the traumatic medical mailedies "guiding light" is ending its run. the soap opera has been a guiding force on radio and television for more than 70 years. here now is alena cho. >> reporter: some might say it's ridiculous to call this an institution. but "guiding light" is an institution. the longest running drama in history. ♪ only love can save the world >> reporter: 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 need 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 is 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. >> the show is air heirloom. it gets passed down from generation to generation. >> reporter: like the king

family in connecticut. four generations of "guiding light" fans. >> some people knit together. some people drink together. some people play cards. we watch "guiding light." >> reporter: the family has never missed an episode. >> when you watch every day like we do, you know, 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! >> 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. >> reporter: so "guiding light" saw its viewership peak in the 1970s and of the 16 soaps that were on the air