with what you remember from the hospital and finally, look at something like miscellaneous charges. that's something that comes up a lot. that can sometimes be something like a $2000 tooth brush. i don't think they cost that much. ask to have those explained to you. you have the right to negotiate your bill if you think you have been overcharged. hope this helps you. thanks for watching, dr. sanjay gupta. more news on cnn starts right now. the waiting game timed out in washington. coming off his health care victory, president obama bypasses the senate on 15 administration nominees. >> the republican party has taken a position where they are going to try and slow and block progress on all fronts. osama bin laden's new message threatening americans. >> my message to you is about

our prisoners. >> the white house has a message. top officials don't agree on it. we check in with one of the few journalists that ever interviewed ben lad den. a pope with a problem. why there is growing concern that pope benedict failed to protect more than 200 children. we travel to milwaukee for a special faces of faith. welcome to this cnn sunday morning for the 28th day of march. i'm t.j. homes. >> good morning, everybody. i'm alina cho. let's get to our top stories. holy week for christians begins this morning with pope benedict, the 16th, celebrating palm sunday mass at st. pete terse square at the vatican. it comes at an especially tough time for the roman catholic church which is mired in a priest sex coverup scandal in europe. hopes are dimming for

sailors. 58 sailors were rescued friday night. since then, no survivors or bodies have been found. the country's defense minister says the ship appears to have been split in half. the navy plans to salvage the ship in an effort to find out what happened. former first lady, barbara bush, is expected to be there for the next day or two for routine testing. it is not clear what type of testing. a spokesman says there is no emergency. a staff aide says the 84-year-old has not been feeling well for about a week. just when you thought things couldn't get more partisan, it looks like the divide between the white house and republicans could be growing. president obama is making 15 so-called recess appointments. these are appointments of some of his nominees who didn't get through the approval process. he decides to put them in place while the senate is on recess. one in particular, the guy you are seeing there has triggered some intense opposition. this is the labor lawyer, craig becker.

he has been nominated to the agency that oversees relations between unions and employers. candy crowley asks the top white house aide about this. >> senators republicans said, please don't do a reis s-assess appointment with craig becker. they think he is a union plant, bad for this board. the first thing the president did was do the recess appointment. was that necessary? >> he made a series of recess appointments because, candy, we are in a position where the republican party is taking a position where they are going to try and slow and block progress on all fronts, whether it is legislation or appointments just to make the comparison at this point in the bush administration, there were five appointees on the floor of the senate when that president bush made 15 recess appointments. we have 77 appointees who have

not gotten a vote because they are held up by the republican party. some in sensitive positions, in treasury and department of homeland security and boards like the labor relations board where there are a huge number of vacancies. >> we are going to explain this a little more in depth. josh levs will give us more of an explanation about these so-called recess appointments. president obama will be attending a credentialing ceremony tomorrow and host a sader dinner and then tuesday, he will sign the health care fixes bill and later meet with the french president nicolas sarkozy and giving a speech on work flexibility. thursday, he will attend a democratic fund-raiser in boston. friday, the president talking

jobs in charlotte, north carolina. a tea party express will make two stops in arizona, phoenix and flagstaff. part of the tour that ends in washington on april 15th. yesterday, sarah palin stirred up the crowd in an appearance in democratic senator harry reid's hometown. jessica yellin was there. >> reporter: thousands of people pulled into this small town of searchlight, nevada, to kick off a nationwide cross country tour by the tea party express. folks delivered their message they want smaller government, the repeal of the health care law and here in nevada, the defeat of the state's senior senator, harry reid. the big attraction of the day was sarah palin. she is a darling of the crowd, the movement's biggest rock star. she delivered her message with force. >> what is going on in our country? what is going in d.c.? washington has broken faith with the people they are to be

serving. that's why here in searchlight and across the country, we are sending a message to washington. it is loud. it is clear. in these upcoming elections, we are saying that the big government, big dad, obama/pelosi/reid spending spree is over. you are fired. >> reporter: palin had a word for the media. she accused the press of mischaracterizing her comments. when she said it is time for the movement to reload, she meant it is time to go out and vote, not commit violence. this whole event was held in senator reid's birth place. he gave a statement to cnn thanking the tea party activists for coming to his hometown, spending money and stimulating the economy. he said, the election will be decided by nef varied ans, not by people outof state. it plans to end in washington, d.c. on april 15th, tax day.

jessica yellin, cnn, searchlight, nevada. you killed me guy. i'm going to kill yours. that's the message we are getting from osama bin laden. a new threat surfaced. he vows to execute americans in khalil shake mohamm khal khalil sheikh mo hamhammed is executed. >> peter burg is our security analyst and one of the few to come face to face in an interview with ben laden. does he have the ability to deliver on the threat he seems to be making now? >> well, you know, al qaeda has executed americans routinely for years. one of the most well-known

examples was the american journalist, daniel pearl, executed in early february in 2002. it hardly represents a new shift in al qaeda's doctrine. they can continue to kidnap americans. this is not any big change in al qaeda tactics. >> let me ask you. you keep up with ben lad den and al qaeda better than anybody out there. is there anything about this threat that stood out to you? >> i think the main thing is this is sort of a proof of life, one of many proof of lives that ben lad din has continued to deliver. occasionally, he will produce a tape that is somehow related to what is happening in the news, the trial of khalil sheikh

mohammed. these are not unusual, these messages from him. >> you said proof of life. is he trying to prove that he is alive to westerners and prove it to his own troops? >> i think perhaps a good question to you, t.j., i think more perhaps the latter. there has been some indication that people within al qaeda are saying, with he need ben bin laden to step up to the plate. >> why khalil sheikh mohammed? is it important to step up and say, i'm taking up for my guy, someone they could rally around? >> certainly, what bin laden says, is taken seriously. mohammed has never been the subject of a lot of propaganda.

this does represent something of a new development, t.j. >> are we going to see this have any -- what impact would you say this latest statement is going to have? i think very little. it is not going to have any impact on where the trial is held for him. that is being made at the white house. >> peter bergen helps us put these in perspective. we have to remember what the result of those were. always good to see you here with us on sunday morning. you enjoy the rest of your day. >> thank you, t.j. >> thanks, t.j. we are watching the weather. if you are traveling today, you may want to keep an eye on the eastern seaboard. there could be some delays. we are going to check in with details. our josh levs finds out how the 2010 census will handle the homeless. will they be counted?

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billions of dollars the u.s. government distributes across the country based on what it finds. in some cases, it can have a real impact on the homeless in america. >> we come into our living room area. table here, knick-knacks and stuff. >> when we met steve, he proudly showed us the living space he shared with his girlfriend, katherine. >> everything is up on milk crates, simply, because we have a lot of water running through here. >> it was not intended to house either of them. they were homeless living in tunnels below las vegas. >> reporter: as he gave us a tour of the tunnels, he turned his camera light off to show us the pitch black where he lives. when it comes to the number of homeless in america, the u.s. census is also in the dark. it tries to count everyone living in the u.s., including people who do not live in conventional housing or who are experiencing homelessness. >> this is where i sleep. >> reporter: he calls himself

iron. >> a blanket on the ground to stay off the ground, cushions and pillows. >> reporter: the homeless have no address and get no mail. if they choose to be counted, they will have to be at a shelter on the day census workers come to take a tally. mat through o'brien has a charity that helps get housing for the homeless and takes social workers underground. >> they have been offering these people housing, mental health counseling, drug counseling or whatever they would need. i have always thought that more should be done. >> reporter: more will be done if more people are counted the higher the number of homeless, the more government services are provided. >> i have been following the census for weeks. our producer has really been looking into that and gathered a lot of the research. i'll tell you, you saw some people there really struggling beneath las vegas and we have an update. steven and katherine now have an apartment. they got one through a local

charity. the man you saw who goes by iron, he is still living in the tunnel. homeless people will be counted by census workers coming up march 29th. the last census, they noted limitations to counting homeless people. they actually believe that the count last time around, ten years ago, was inaccurate. >> that's not much of a surprise, right, josh. i would imagine it is really, really tough to count the homeless. do we have any sense of how many homeless there are in america? >> the department of housing and urban development says there was one night in 2007 when 670,000 homeless people were counted. the congressional research service says it could be over 2 million. now, we have a new factor. we have a lot of states that are saying because of this economy, the number of homeless is on the rise, increasing. it makes it all the more important that people get information right now and ultimately get represented to

get those billions from the government for services. >> josh, thank you. >> you've got it. >> time for a look at our top stories. pope benedict is marking the start of the holy week. it will end next sunday with easter celebrations. >> we have butler in west virginia, in your bracket in the final four. >> sure, we did. the underdog this tournament has been interesting. we had two of the four that made it to the final four, west virginia beat kentucky, mighty kentucky. finally, they start looking their age, kentucky, last night. butler over kansas state. we are going to find out tonight, the last two. either duke, baylor, tennessee or michigan state, the last two to make it to the final four. if you drive a general motors vehicle, you may want to listen to this story. the car maker is recalling 5,000 chevrolet express and gmc

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hello again, everybody, welcome to back to cnn it's 8:30. i'm t.j. holm. good morning, everybody. i'm ali know cho. >> at least 2:30 people dead. more than 250 kidnapped including at least 80 children. humans right released those grim numbers from a previously unreported massacre.

last year, the lord's resistance army is said to carrie out the attack over four days in december. they cannot independently confirm the report. the tea party movement resumes its cross country tour. it kicked off its tour with sarah palin as the headliner. the former republican vice presidential candidate was in harry reid's hometown. >> washington has broken faith with the people that they are to be serving. that's why here in searchlight and across the country, we are sending a message to washington. it's loud and it's clear and in these upcoming elections, we are saying saying that the big government, big dad, obama/pelosireid spending sfree spree is over. you are fired. >> the tea party express is headed to phoenix and flagstaff

later today. civil rights activist dorothy height remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition despite rumors to the contrary. social media sites reported that the civil rights icon had died. she just turned 98 years old and was admitted to a hospital later this week. today, of course, palm sunday, marks the beginning of a holy week leading up to easter. for the catholics, one of the most revered time of the year. many catholics have questions about their faith, the church leadership and questions about the way the catholic church has handled the recent priest sex abuse allegations. i want to turn to sarah hoy. there is a specific reason you

are in milwaukee, because this whole sex abuse scandal has now landed at their front door. >> reporter: that's right, t.j., many locals are having to deal with the unearthing of these documents relating to milwaukee priests accused of molesting students in the '50s, '60s and '70s. i spent part of saturday at saintal fon sus church on the east side. i had a chance to speak with a father before the mass. here is what he had to say. >> you have to realize, it is a different ball game now. you have to really look at it as a legal matter and not just a moral matter. for people who knowingly and willingly violated the law, there has to be some kind of accountability. >> reporter: he has a large congregation. he is trying to balance morality

with accountability. >> this is a crime. these people should be in jail. they shouldn't be anywhere else. it goes all the way to the top. we need a new pope. >> very saddened by it. at the same time, it saddens me, because i feel we are losing sight of the good things of the catholic church, that it has done and continues to do. >> reporter: that was one of the parishioners who wanted to give her opinion as to what was happening in the recent headlines. >> now, how large of a congregation are we talking about there in milwaukee? >> this is a pretty big church, here, t.j. nearly 7,000 members at this congregation. they have mixed emotions about this situation. >> all right. well, we need to on their mixed emotions, i am sure you are hearing the gamut there. we want to tell our viewers that we reached out. we heard from the catholic church. they responded to the case in milwaukee involving father murphy who is now deceased. the vatican said it did not know about the case involving him

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welcome back. a controversial recess appointment, sarah palin, topics candy crowley will be touching on. >> good morning, candy. man, after that health care fight, nothing brinlths a partisan divide like a recess appointment, does it? >> exactly. the hits just keep on coming. in fact, one of the people we have on today is the president's senior advertiser, david axlerod. i said, this is such an in-your-face thing to do. the president knew that republicans specifically wrote and said, please don't make this a recess appointment. this particular appointment, a man named craig becker, has been

controversial with some democrats as well. to put it in as a recess appointment doesn't bode well for future cooperation if you thought in the first place there would be any. >> what did you think about sarah palin's appearance yesterday? more style, less substance, a little of both? she certainly fired up the crowd. >> she did. that was the point. the pictures were great. listen, if you are thinking about running for president and we could discuss that all day as to whether she is or she suisn' this is a great place to be. they are in front of adoring fans. they don't care what she says. she could read the phone book and they would love her. to have her kick off this movement and the visible things that they do is exactly what they want. she is a fave and she proves why she was one. >> she has a show on discovery to bother first.

>> i don't think that's a heavy lift for her. >> how much is this movement going to help keep the fight ali alive over this health care bill? we thought we would move on now that it is signed. >> it isn't. when we look at our polling, health care is not the top priority of americans when you ask them what will most influence your vote. they talk about jobs and the economy. so i think you are going to see a pivot here. the health care reform debate is pretty new. also, remember, the overarching theme of the tea partyers has been big government. obviously, the health care reform bill now law, they believe fits into the overall theme. government overreach i think people see them too begin to pivot and health care will be an example of what they believe is happening with the obama administration. >> that's absolutely right. a way to sort of say, keep more of your money. let's cut taxes.

right? >> right. exactly. april 15th is coming, as you know. that's a big tea party time. >> thank you. >> you can keep it right here. of course, she is coming up in just about 19 minutes, 9:00 a.m. eastern, 6:00 a.m. pacific. right here on cnn, candy crowley and state of the union.

people are still reading the polls. americas appear to be more positive about health care reform, from a week ago. >> there are students that are going to inherit any additional cost for years to come.

just imagine how they feel about it. we have a look at that. good morning. >> nice to see you both. we have had a lot of response from students. just like you have seen, students are divided. rather than protesting rallies on the steps of the capital, we are hearing protests and rallies on our blog. we wanted to throw a quick poll out there and try to get a sense of where they stand, if they think health care reform is a milestone or a mistake. you can see from the quick poll, 60% of the students say it is a mistake. what's interesting about this topic, they are personalizing it. we don't have students repeating the talking points from the politicians they have seen. they are talking about how this might affect them and pertains to them. the first comment illustrates that. that comes from a student named shelby. she is talking about how she is the daughter of a father who has been sick half his life. the health care plan is a

milestone for her. she goes on to say, the only people that believe it is a mistake are those who aren't ill or who could afford great insurance. amoment ago, alina mentioned debt. that's what carrie's concern is. she says, we should be more concerned what this is going to do to the national debt. if we increase that, what are the government officials leaving us with when it is our turn to make a difference. we did have a lot of students come out very strongly on both sides of this. >> do you know what the age range is? >> middle and high school, mostly. we do have college students that watch and people in a military basis around the world. >> they are incredibly astute. >> it surprises us. they are brilliant. they said they had trouble reconciling the fact that congress could do something without popular support. there were others who were saying, look, we are glad we are going to be on our parents' health insurance after college.

it is a deep divide. >> a lot of them, are they getting their information from their parents or reading on their own an watching their own? >> we like to see they are getting a lot of it from cnn. >> of course they are. >> there is one thing. maybe you guys can help me out with this. tl there is one thing. on facebook, students -- you saw the divide on cnn news.com, 60/40. on facebook, they were more strongly against it. 75, 80% against it. >> who is in tune? who is using facebook? maybe it is a different culture under different influences. that's a good question. >> all those guesses sound good to me, t.j. >> we appreciate you always. tell us what that other important group out there is thinking

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the announcement came yesterday. the controversy came immediately after the announcement. president obama is going to be making 15 appointments, nominees. these are recess appointments. >> so-called recess appointments, how exactly does this work? our josh levs is here with some answers. josh, it is really about senators being away from work, right? and the president taking advantage of that. >> you guys remember under the bush administration, there was a similar controversy. some people raising questions about appointments he wanted to make during recess. let's start off with the basics. the president and the senate share this power to decide, the

highest level of political appointments in the nation, major federal positions. the president does have the right to unilaterally fill one while the senate is in recess if the spot is vacant. then, that appointment doesn't last forever. it expires at the end of the following senate session. so that's what we are looking at. the president looking at a handful of cases in which he says, these vacancies matter. i feel like i need to fill them right now or he wants to get them in and he is using senate recess at an opportunity to do that. our partners at time.com have written about this. mark halperin has a piece up there and says, obama administration o appointees have faced an unprecedented level of obstruction in the senate. at this time in 2002, president bush had five nominees pending. president obama has 77 nominees pending. they have gone through the committee. they are at the point of being at the floor. obviously, a larger number there. the 15 nominees president obama

intends to recess appointment have been pending for an average of 214 days. it is a substantial bit of time. there is one person i will mention to you. we have been talking to him. i know candy will talk about it more next hour. this is about republicans and business groups denouncing obama's report of craig becker to national board. mitch mcconnell called it a partisan move. harry reid says this appointment is to combat and staal obama's nominees. there is the big picture. >> who are some of the other nominees? >> i will mention one. this is an interesting one. i think we have a photo of him as well. this is someone. let me make sure we get this right. alan berson, up for u.s. customs and border protection, u.s. homeland security. when we talk about vacancies

that can be filled through recess appointments, it is not something that applies to every single position in the whole government, just highest level vacancies that there are. go to cnn.com. on the main page, you will see this story about recess appointments. we give you a long list of who he is talking about, what their background is and where they come from, all of it. of course, i am just going to say it because it is true, latest and best sort for all your political news. >> i know david axlerod you saw there on the screen who will be with candy crowley at the top of the hour on "state of the union". tomorrow, president obama will be attending a credential meeting and a seder dinner.

then, he will sign the health care fix-it bill and meet with french president, nicolas sarkozy and giving a couple of speeches wednesday on work place flexibility. thursday, to push his health care reform in portland, maine. on friday, the president will talk jobs in charlotte, north carolina. now, you will remember the so-called party crashers, the president's first stake dinner and two people showed up that weren't supposed to be there. >> remember the infamous salahis. surprise, surprise, they have a new role on television. hurry in to the subaru love spring event

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the salahis crashed a party and their way into a tv deal. the salahis, the couple that slipped past while house security and made it to president obama's first stake dinner. >> they never revealed how they got in but a gig on a new reality show may get them to open up. here is brian todd. >> mr. and mrs. salahi. their adventure gave the secret service a huge black eye. within a few months, the white house social secretary lost her job. they refused to testify to congress about their actions. a source close to the couple tells cnn, michaele and tariq salaly a salaly are getting rewarded, by landing roles on the real housewives of d.c.

cnn's reliable sources says, so much for accountability. >> undoubtedly, some people will not want to watch this bravo series, because they don't think the salahis should be rewarded for their behavior. there could be enough other people who are interested about these people. they will tune in. that will probably help the box office for bravo. >> a tv crew from bravo were videotaping the couple. a spokesperson from the network said there would be no comment on the show's cast until a schedule is announced. she offered no timetable saying they are still in the middle of production. the salahis attorneys would not comment. our efforts to reach the couple were unsuccessful. they have denied crashing the state dinner. they have never produced a written invitation. a grand injure jerry hry has con

the case. >> i value their privacy. that is the most important thing for me. >> since those proceedings, there has been no indication that the salahis face charges. cnn legal analyst, lisa bloom. >> i don't think they will be prosecuted. i would have expected an arrest to have been made if it was going to happen. >> reporter: bloom says if the salahis are charged, it would probably be fortress passing, a low-level offense she doesn't believe would bring them any jail time. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> the state of the union with candy crowley coming up at the top of the hour. thank you for being with us this weekend. we are going to get you on the plane and get you back to new york. if it doesn't work, plane rentals. >> always glad to be here. >> we will give you a couple of top stories. holy week beginning. celebrating mass at st. pete terse square outside the