we've got breaking news this hour. s.w.a.t. teams surrounding a hospital in chicago. an armed man barricaded inside and chilling reports about what might have led up to the standoff. plus, police have launched an all out war against one of l.a.'s most dangerous street gangs. how they're hauling in suspects by the dozens there. and then cameras are rolling and out of control car barrels toward a little girl. how she walked away without a scratch. can you believe that? we'll have that for you. very good wednesday morning here on hln. here's what's topping the news. breaking news, first of all, for several hours now ago. chicago police have been negotiating with a man who barricaded himself in a hospital

emergency room after firing a shot. police say the emergency room has been evacuated. so far, no one's been hurt. although, one shot was fired into the ceiling. >> the doctor just got through telling me i was okay and was going to give me medicine, and then they went out the room about 30 seconds they went out to the room, then i heard like a pow, i knew it was a gun shot so i started unhooking the ekg off me and went to the door and there was a guy with a gun to his head. >> the local media reported the man pointed the gun to his head and asked for help and told a medical technician he just killed his parents. any minute right now, president barack obama will speak to the assembly. he's reportedly going to ask for help in dealing with terrorism. gadhafi will address the assembly for the first time in his 40-year rule. victims of the lockerbie bombing

over scotland are calling gadhafi a terrorist. they're protesting him today. gadhafi has also caused an uproar with his plans to set up a massive tent in a new york suburb during his visit. in ten minutes you'll hear what they're doing to try to keep gadhafi out of their backyard. even though the heavy rain has cleared out in the southeast, the devastation caused by the flooding is not over. just this morning, we've learned of another confirmed death in georgia. that makes at least nine there. some roads are still closed too. and some people still can't go home. one georgia woman made it back with her family to see the damage and she relived their escape. >> i'm laughing and joking about it, but i'm really crying on the inside. because this is just unbelievable. i mean, when we left here yesterday, we got stuck in the field with three kids and trying -- and we broke the fence

down trying to get out of here. >> all right. for the first time we're hearing from the distraught father of a 2-year-old boy, as well, who drown when they got trapped in flood waters. >> i was just told it would be all right. i loved him. we didn't make it. >> very often, no doubt, it happened monday in a creek that turned into a raging river. the father was hanging on to bushes in one arm and the boy in the other, but the water was so powerful, it eventually pulled the boy away from his arms. go to your internet browser and see impact your world web page. links to several organizations down at cnn.com/impact. new this morning, many people would get 13 extra weeks of unemployment benefits under a bill the house approved yesterday. jen, more than 1 million people may qualify for this extension.

>> yeah. that's a total number of people who this could help. it means 13 more weeks of unemployment checks in some states, and that's helping a lot of families. the average benefit is about $300 a week. just this month, 314,000 families would've run out of their unemployment benefits. and as you mentioned, more than 1 million in the coming months. some states, the states in red are eligible for this. those are states where unemployment is more than 8.5%, 27 states right now, more than half the country. the government supporting hundreds of thousands of families right now. now, here's the thing. somebody wrote in, richard, to say hey, i work in an unemployment office. make sure you tell people this isn't law yet. our phone lines are going to get flooded. it's not law yet. it's been passed by the house. the senate is expected to approve it and the president to sign it shortly. but until they do, you can't go ahead and qualify for these benefits until it's official. richard? >> but it can mean so much to so many. >> a lot of people waiting to hear that. police have wrapped up their

search of a kidnapping suspect's property and so far does not look like there's a connection to two other missing person cases. they have not eliminated garrido as a suspect in the disappearances of two young girls. garrido and his wife are accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard and holding her captive for 18 years. we've got video for you. the little girl in it is okay even though it looks like a car plowed right into her. here's the video. here she is at a convenience store at the right-hand corner for you. police in washington state say an out of control car hit the store and then a parking stop lifted it over the 6-year-old girl. >> when the mom saw the video she had a moment there. she broke down for a bit. the dad just basically kind of covered his mouth and just couldn't believe what he saw in the video how it happened so quick. >> now, again, she's okay. police say the driver had a suspended license and is charged with reckless driving.

so bob, those things work. those little poles in the ground. we see them everywhere, wonder does this thing function, and that's a great example. >> works at airports big time too. >> yeah. yeah. you got a lot of red in the south and west. >> yeah, southwest, we're looking at southern california. it's red flag warnings again. the fires are out there. and you're looking at l.a. right now. looking at a red flag warning. today it's santa ana. it's going to drop your temperatures down in the morning and really boost them up today as the winds continue to come down off the mountains. low 90s for you around this region. also winds gusting to 40 miles per hour. let me take you to some video coming out from this area. these are live shots. so, yeah, the fire is actually ongoing right now. ventura area. you can see what it looks like. this fire was started by spontaneous combustion of cow manure. i'm not making that up. >> and that happens, huh? >> yeah. usually you think of careless

people throwing off cigarettes, but not cow manure. but how do you stop that? >> how do you stop that? exactly. >> either way, red flag warning, that's out there. deep southeast, couple areas of rain showers. one is a tropical wave making its way into the carolinas mountains. that stretched down into northern florida too. over to the west a little bit farther, and look at the rain also in alabama, tennessee, that is really the main rainmaker from the last couple of days. dumped a whole lot of rain. we saw the rain out there, more of that coming up in a little bit. live to denver, colorado, as well. cool pocket of air swirling around the region. light rain showers here. snow in the mountains above 7,000 feet today. cold rain there too, 42. more details in a bit. >> snow already. >> first full day of fall. so there you go. >> thanks, bob. how about a battery you can power just by taking a little bit of a walk? or a spray that could power your cell phone? take a look at this new technology for you. plus there's a new claim that a

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a doctor charged with illegally giving drugs to anna nicole smith never had sex with her. the proof here, his lawyer says he's openly gay. the attorney says the compromising photos cited in police documents was snapped at a gay pride celebration and that is one of many flaws in the police investigation. the district attorney's office says it's too early to comment on this case. and controversial libyan leader gadhafi will speak at the meeting today. last month gadhafi gave a hero's welcome to the man convicted in the 1988 pan am bombing. that's why some people do not want him in their neighborhood. he set up this massive tent in bedford, new york. but the town attorney says he needs a building permit to do so. they issued a stop work order and going back today to enforce

it. >> he's not welcome here. this guy's a terrorist. he's maimed and killed innocent people. he really doesn't belong here. l let alone here in the united states. last month a protest erupted when gadhafi said he would pitch his tent there. he was also banned from a porsche hotel. he is in town for the general assembly meeting where we see right now president barack obama speaking to the general assembly. this is his first speech to the assembly. let's listen in. >> on behalf of justice, prosperity, at home and abroad. i have been in office for just nine months. though some days it seems a lot longer. i am well aware that the expectations that accompany my presidency around the world. and these expectations are not about me. rather they are rooted, i

believe, in a discontent with the status quo that has allowed us be increasingly defined by our differences and outpaced by our problems. but they are also rooted in hope. the hope that real change is possible. and the hope that america will be a leader in bringing about such change. i took office at a time when many around the world had come to view america with skepticism and distrust. a part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. part of this was due to opposition to specific policies and a belief that on certain critical issues america had acted unilaterally. >> our sister network cnn, of course, covering this too, and richard roth from our sister network saying that actually president obama to that point he was making about the united

states interfaced with other countries around the world will be more widely welcomed in this meeting than perhaps in the past. even some of the delegations from other countries taking pictures as, again, president obama speaks to the general assembly at this moment. perhaps calling for more cooperation from countries namely to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and poverty. one of the issues we can expect. we're going to listen to what the president is saying. and what we're going to do is get you the sound bites and play them later throughout the show. we're going to get into other news right now, though, for you. moving over to business. nothing is worse than getting stuck with overdraft fees after using your debit card. can you imagine that? and now there are some changes coming to help you out with that. jen westhoven, we don't associate a lot of fees with debit cards, it's credit cards. >> except for the overdraft fees. >> yeah. >> i don't think you get stuck by overdraft fees. >> not commonly. >> one of the reasons why once you get hit on this, it can be so upsetting that you really don't forget about it. basically one mistake and eve

everything you charge on your card that day you get hit by a $35 fee. congress is looking at new rules. the banks would rather get out in front and make some small changes. bank of america and jpmorgan chase are making changes. two of the nation's biggest banks, among the nation's biggest banks. they look minor, but might be very helpful. one is, you would have a choice. you could have the current way that things are, which is say you go to some store and you forget about your balance and you buy something, you're allowed to buy it, but you get dinged with the $35 fee and you find out about it later on, or you can have this other option where you say to the bank, you know, no thanks. i don't want to get dinged by fees, so when i get to zero, decline my card, i'll find some other way to pay for it. they're also looking at limiting the amount of times you can get hit in one day, not to one, though, richard. you used to be able to get hit

ten times in some cases, that's $350 in fees. now it would be four times, thanks a lot. thanks for nothing. anyway, it is helpful, even though i'm thinking four times is a lot to get hit. good news in a bad economy, general motors calling 3,000 workers back on the job. and it's not just good for the workers, but for everybody who basically pays taxes in this country because we all own part of general motors. they're going to be adding a third shift at plants in kansas, in michigan, and indiana, and they'll be rolling out more chevy malibus and heavy duty pickups. >> that's good news. of course, that means more manufacturing in the united states continues to move forward. and that's been a concern in question for a lot of folks. >> they're trying to be careful they don't jump up, put too much production in so they have too many. >> which was the problem before. by the way the ali velshi show at 11:00 a.m., you're going to be guest hosting. if you've got questions for jen, whether it's about business or

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evidence is seen repeatedly putting down her work and picking up the wii remote to play a bowling game. hopefully she had the safety strap on. they were in the home for nine hours, police are investigating. >> richard, those games are addicting. >> they are. >> you start playing one and next thing you know, nine hours is gone. >> so much for the law. >> i want to know how there was surveillance video in a convicted drug dealer's home. they're suing tom brady and giselle for $1 million, saying they were shot at when they were trying to photograph the couple. >> crazy allegations and it was -- >> bullets. >> yeah, bullets. shot at, not shot at with a camera, but with bullets, richard. and this is in a lawsuit filed in a manhattan court. two photographers say that brady and bun chon security guards fired shots at them. once they refused to give up their cameras and memory cards. they say the bullets narrowly missed their heads and smashed a car window, allegedly happened at giselle's home in costa rica,

alleging they hired improperly trained guards. their lawyers have not commented. it was an emotional day in court for plaxico burress who tearfully said good-bye to his young son and his pregnant wife. burress was sentenced to two years for carrying an unlicensed gun in a nightclub where he accidentally shot himself. he was immediately taken to rieker's island. i know what he did was stupid, richard, but you've got to feel for his kid and wife. turns out it was all staged. we thought it was a coincidence when he scored he found a couple of fans. reportedly he found these fans through twitter and bought them front row seats. but one of them says he was hit by a factor fan wearing foam boxing gloves. you can see it there. telling the milwaukee journal

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they're going to be running all over the place with their friends and we just don't know. we're praying for the best. >> parents, students, and teachers at one atlanta-area school do not know what's going to happen next. flooding left a school completely under water. the white house says president obama called georgia governor sonny perdue last night to get an update. perdue went to the president to declare a state of emergency so georgia can get federal disaster aid. and breaking news, chicago police are negotiating with a man who barricaded himself in a hospital emergency room after firing a shot. a s.w.a.t. team has surrounded the area. so far, no one's been hurt. we're watching that. then there's new help that could be coming if you do not

have a job. yesterday, the house overwhe overwhelmingly voted to extend unemployment benefits for 13 weeks in 27 states with the highest unemployment rates. the senate is expected to pass a similar bill, this would help more than 1 million people across the country. police are looking in dallas for a man who escaped from a prison hospital on saturday. prison officials say joshua dwayne barnes tide together several blankets and crawled through a vent to make his way out of the hospital. barnes was serving a 35-year sentence for seven burglaries and has a history of trying to escape from jail. those are some of the stories we're watching for you on this wednesday. hopefully you're having a good morning so far. taking you live to where president obama is speaking to the united nations general assembly. this is his first speech to the assembly. he told the group the u.s. supports the cause of a two-state solution for the middle east. he's been talking for about 20 minutes, also calling for cooperations from other

countries. >> -- when our destiny is shared, power is no longer a zero sum game. no one nation can or should try to dominate another nation. no world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will succeed. no balance of power among nations will hold. the traditional divisions between nations of the south and the north make no sense in an interconnected world. >> president obama is also asking world leaders for help in dealing with terrorism and the economy and on that collaborative tone, he will be speaking and then listening to, perhaps, over 100 world leaders that will be descending on new york this week. a memorial service is planned tonight for annie le, the yale grad student killed days before her wedding. the service will be held at her fiancee's synagogue in new york. her funeral is planned for saturday in california. a yale lab technician is now charged with killing her.

a private swim club accused of turning away day care kids because of their skin color may have to pay up. after pennsylvania found racism was likely part of the decision in june. the panel ordered monetary damages of no more than $50,000. the swim club's lawyers blamed the media fire storm and say they will appeal this ruling. right now, we've got the large crowds of demonstrators gathering outside u.n. headquarters in new york. outside where you saw president obama speaking earlier. most of the signs here of people -- they're basically angry about moammar gadhafi's speech to the general assembly that happens later today. there are also supporters as you can see here. more in the background. last month he gave a hero's welcome to the man convicted in the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103. the brother of one of the u.s. victims says the u.s. should not let him use the u.n. to build his reputation at home.

>> he needs validation. and he needs acceptance by the western world. so he's come here to show that the western world is now embracing him. and i think it's a tremendous hypocrisy on our part to ignore one of the most brutal regimes that we've seen in 50 years and by accepting him and embracing him here in the united states. >> this is his first appearance at the u.n. in his 40 years as ruler of libya. by the way libya does currently serve as a rotating member of the security council, the united states, of course, is a permanent member. take a look at these live pictures of the wildfire ventura county, california. it has now burned nearly 10,000 acres. more park colleges closed today. california governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency. and you can kind of get a sense now, it's about 7:35 local time of the up to 600 homes that have

been evacuated and were evacuated as a result of all of that. and bob, i know you're going to get to some other weather in the east. but a lot to do with the santa ana winds. >> typical for this time of year. winds come down the slopes of the mountains and they pick up speed and compress the air that heats it up. it's going to dry out, be warm for you. santa ana winds always a problem for fire weather. that's what they have out there. and let me show you the west coast to the east coast, it doesn't look like too much when you look at the radar, but the clouds from new york down to philly, stretch back towards washington too. we'll probably get an effect at the airport for you. here's the way it looks in central park. hey, not a bad start, it's going to be on the dry side for the first part of the day. couple of showers brushing through the region. you can see a little haze there. your daytime highs in the 80s in some spots, but then by tomorrow, temperatures back down into the 60s. new york city, not totally dry today, couple of scattered thunderstorms popping up this afternoon. back to the west a little bit

farther, you can see things drying up by akron and cleveland. get a couple of showers out there too with that frontal boundary draped in place. down across texas, though. look at the beneficial rain around san antonio, austin, now in towards corpus christi and brownsville, you guys need it. exceptional drought conditions finally getting a little taste of rain. you're going to get that for the nest couple of days. upper level low getting rain around here, rain around denver, turning into snow above 7,000 foot elevation. and that's going to be there through today and fade by tomorrow. speaking of atlanta floods. it's affected a lot of our co-workers and their families. these are from ashley phillips, the daughter of one of our directors directing the show now, tom. she took these photos in villa rica, georgia, an area walloped by heavy rain. that structure in the back, that's 8 feet tall. you're looking at 7 feet of standing water.

this area got 15 to 20 inches of rain. that's west of atlanta. >> when it hits a metropolitan area like atlanta, 4 million or 5 million people at least, you can see a lot of amazing pictures, things under water. >> thousands of pictures. even our backyard looked a little bit like that. it's rough. >> and now digging out. >> starting to. when it comes to twitter. it's a good idea to think before you tweet. you've heard that before, but rafer weigel is here with one story of an nfl player who didn't put on that thinking cap. >> yeah, you know. think before you tweet. don't tweet where you eat, perhaps would be another story. because now this guy after what he tweeted, he may never be able to go through the drive through again.ng ride ♪ ♪ that can strain your relationships and hurt your pride ♪ ♪ it's the credit roller coaster ♪ ♪ and as you can see it kinda bites! ♪ ♪ so sing the lyrics with me: ♪ when your debt goes up your score goes down ♪ ♪ when you pay a little off it goes the other way 'round ♪ ♪ it's just the same for everybody, every boy and girl ♪ ♪ the credit roller coaster makes you wanna hurl ♪ ♪ so throw your hands in the air, and wave 'em around ♪

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okay. later this morning, we're expected to hear new charges against anna nicole smith's boyfriend howard k. stern in the drug case surrounding her death. that should happen at a hearing in l.a. in about an hour. stern and two doctors who are also charged have pleaded not guilty to that. and then there's the justice department that's going to take a closer look at the community organizing group a.c.o.r.n. the inspector general says he'll find out if a.c.o.r.n. got any justice department grant money and how it used that money. a.c.o.r.n. has come under fire lately after employees were caught on video giving advice to a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp. the question was, of course, what kind of advice they were giving them. the idea was to protect you from abuse, but now congress may be scaling back a plan to make the financial products you buy safer. and there's been some discussion, debate about whether folks want that and that's going to be good too, right? >> well, i think -- how could

you ignore some of the lessons from the financial collapse where we just -- how many times did we tell stories about people who their social security income was x and yet they got put in a mortgage where the mortgage payment was way bigger than what they made. so i think you might be forgiven if you thought that was a clear lesson from the financial crisis that they needed to reign in some of these products like mortgages, for example. we had so many of those stories out there. and yet, this is the reality of when lawmakers are compromising on legislation. that there's a vision, but to get it into law, there has to be compromises. that's what's happening. the white house proposed this government agency to look out for you and yet, the proposal is being watered down as we see it go through congress. in the latest proposal, some of the protections are being stripped out. what we want to throw in here is that elizabeth warren who is something of a government point person for consumers. she's not a lawmaker per se, but she's on some commissions.

one of the only outspoken voices we have in washington, d.c. for the consumer. she once said there were more rules to guarantee the safety of a toaster than there are for mortgages. something to watch out for. and we will watch out for what protections if they do pass do finally pass for you. you know where you live is a big part of your home's value. it's a cliche, location, location, location. but how much is where you live? well, the realtor did an apples to apples comparison, they could see so many homes. so they basically tried to find the same house in different parts of the country. 2,200 square feet, four bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, the average price for this would be $363,000, but in lajolla, california, more than $2 million. and for the same house in michigan, $122,000. >> yeah. >> what a bargain if you live in grayling.

you could buy ten houses with the same house in grayling for the one in lajolla. >> great to own lajolla, but tough to buy there. difference in price. thanks a lot, jen. this just in for us, the latest for you the standoff at a chicago hospital. it has ended peacefully. and we're just getting into hln. a man who barricaded himself in the emergency room has surren r surrendered to police after about seven hours of negotiations. police saying the man walked into a veteran's hospital and fired one shot. local media reported the man pointed a gun at his head and asked for help and then told a medical technician he had just killed his parents. but as we were just saying, again, that stand-off is over at the chicago hospital and has ended peacefully. we have an exciting addition to our prime time lineup coming your way next week, "the joy behar show." and here's a quick taste of what you will get of that. her moment of joy commentary. >> so, i hear the ukraine has

turned down elton john's request to adopt a 14-month-old ukrainian boy named lev. okay, who's in charge there? who's in charge there? i think i dated him. listen, victor, are you saying that elton john is too old or too gay? uh-huh. he may be gay, but he also happens to be a celebrated humanitarian and has been knighted by the queen of england and some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby is unwanted, hiv positive, and stuck in some depressing orphanage that with no prospects to move up in the world. and here's the chance to be taken in by two loving fabulously rich parents who will give him the best health care in the universe and dress him in versaci jammys. so now he will move on and find

some other more tolerant country willing to let him be a dad. meanwhile little lev will likely turn into a vodka drinking drunk and will return to that orphanage and say i could have hung out with sting and elizabeth hurley. and that's a sad story. but maybe that's just me. >> that's joy behar, the show premieres next tuesday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. a lot more of that. but you can check it out right now, a preview of her show at cnn.com/joy. october is breast cancer awareness month and one group hopes some new racy ads will make people rethink cancer prevention. the psa is called save the boobs and sponsored by the charity we think breast cancer. shows a young woman walking to the pool while several guys check her out. in recent years they've become

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straight to these live pictures coming out of phoenix, arizona, focusing in on what's happening here. you can clearly see a small silver car underneath a school bus. and they're pulling on back now to give us a sense not necessarily the small school bus. but completely under the bus.

what we think to be sort of a vw golf-sized car. what we understand from the affiliate there is the school bus driver was the only one on the bus at the time and what they're calling a bug, a vw bug is currently under the bus. a vw type car, two people are trapped. you can certainly see a lot of attention and energy going to an absolutely shocking picture at the moment. we don't have a lot of information, but we'll have that for you later. an nfl player has canceled his twitter account after apparently offending some fans. and this has to do with eating, as well. rafer weigel gets a tease of that earlier. what is this about? >> well, first of all, richard, let me say we've always had the athletes in the story, now every week we seem to have the athletes and the twitter story. this guy, washington redskins linebacker robert henson canceled his twitter account on tuesday after he attacked fans on his page for booing the team on sunday.

now, henson's not even active on the team. this is what he tweeted. and i quote. do we got that? there it is. "don't come to fedex to boo dim know what's best for the team and you work 9 to 5 at mcdonald's. you're lucky to play in the nfl. do not ridicule people how they make their living. he told reporters he understands how he offended fans. it's a half hearted apology. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor going from the bench to the mound to throw out the first pitch at yankee stadium on saturday. a yankees fan from the bronx helped end the strike. the yankees became the first team to earn a spot in the playoffs with a win over the angels last night. and first jack, now jim is out at nascar. the maker of jim beam says the company will no longer spops sponsor, a day after jack daniels said it would stop sponsoring the number 7 car.

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jon and kate gosselin try to get serious with new careers after their split. so, how come everyone's making fun of them? >> you don't love the kids. >> of course i love kids. have you seen my girlfriend? >> tonight, is anyone taking jon and kate seriously? and if you find anyone who does, can you have them give us a call. tonight it's the great showbiz debate, are jon and kate now a laughing stock? plus, "showbiz tonight" uncovers some brand new disturbing information that jennifer aniston is not going to like. and why it could mean big trouble for her future. tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. hello. i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. and tonight ellen strikes back

at all that talk that she's no business being the newest judge on "american idol." for the first time, ellen degeneres used her show to strike back at anyone who thinks that she can't fill paula abdul's shoes. wait, there's more. ellen spoke out for the first time about that over the top jaw dropping spoof of her by paula. which is why "showbiz tonight" can tell what you ellen said on her show this afternoon made for big news breaking today. >> apparently there's a lot of debate going on right now whether i'm qualified or not to be the new judge on "american idol." >> on her talk show ellen degeneres did something unusual, she campaign forward a job she already has, the next "american idol" judge. >> i will be kind, i will be compassionate, i will be empathetic and truthful. i will be an honest judge without being mean. >> it's interesting that ellen is kind of still in campaign

mode. >> this is happened already. it's a done deal. nothing is going to change. she is the fourth "american idol" judge. so she doesn't have to win people over. you have to wonder why she is defending herself. >> every good campaign speech need as zinger. ellen covered that today for the first time by going after her idol predecessor, paula abdul. on vh1 paula imitated ellen's dance moves. >> why are you staring at me? can't a girl try out a new job? all kidding aside, nothing but love, ellen. and i wish you the best of luck and congratulations on your new gig. >> today, ellen struck back. >> i have nothing but love for you, too, but i want my wig back. give it back. >> from justin versus kel tee rubin versus clay, to chris vgss have adam, "american idol" has

seen rivalries. could we see one more. ellen versus paula? >> it's kind of funny that now we have this back and forth mocking or playful mocking between paula and ellen. >> paula must have known if you make fun of a comedian you do so at your own risk. >> i don't know what this dance move was that she did, she did like a little pat -- i never patted my butt like that. today i might try it. it's a new move. i'm going to take that in. >> though ellen's new job is inspiring jokes some weren't happy when we found out that ellen would be replacing paula abdul. >> initially some said why is ellen getting this job as judge? she's not a musician, never been a musical performer, she doesn't have musical expertise.

why is she in this spot. >> ellen seriously addressed that issue. well, somewhat seriously. >> the things that people are saying i thought americans moved past this. first we have our first african-american president, we've sworn in -- we've sworn in our first hispanic supreme court justice. and i think "american idol" is ready for their first blond judge. i do. >> both ellen and paula seem to be playing into all of the hype around paula's departure and ellen's arrival at "american idol." >> they are total pros. "american idol" must be thanking the heavens for all of the publicity from this. >> no kidding. so although ellen is defending herself as a judge let's not forget the new season of "american idol" doesn't start until january. joining me in new york, lisa bernheart, and from hollywood

ken baker who is the executive news editor for "e." a lot of people think that ellen as paula's replacement is genius. i happen to be among those people. and a couple of weeks have passed since the big announcement. ken, why do you think ellen felt the need to go on her show and passionately defend herself against the critics? >> well, i personally like ellen, i like the choice. i think she is the ultimate super fan. she has been a fan for years. whether it's genius we'll find out in the ratings. that's what it's about. why did she feel compelled to respond to paula. first, it's comedy. paula opens things up. you can always make fun of her. this has been the criticism of ellen she can have thin skin. i think it's hard for her to take criticism, and she felt compelled to defend herself when i don't think anyone was taking it seriously what paula did. that's the way ellen is. >> and as far as the critics go, i thought she handled them fine

with what she said today. among what ellen said today to respond she's been judged all of her life so she feels she'll be truthful and compassionate as a judge. lisa, you think we've heard the last of ellen on the defense or was today the beginning of that? >> you know, i actually am not sure about that. it's probably the last of it, but i think to pick up on what ken said, what both of you said, i interviewed her as she was about to start this talk show and she is very sensitive because ellen sit com being canceled and coming out she feels like she knows what it's like to have the american public turn against her and i don't think she's ever actually lost that feeling. she was devastated when her sit com was canceled and felt there was backlash when she came out from some of the fans there. she moved years beyond that and is beloved now by so many. but i don't think she ever really forgot what that felt like for her to have the american public turn against

her. i do think she's a little bit still sensitive to that. and, therefore, felt the need to defend herself. she also told tv guide, they released a snippet of an interview where she said she would be a horrible judge on "american idol" because she doesn't like to judge people. if we were held to the words that we once said and wanted to take back, we would be in trouble. i don't fault her for that. >> she made the point she'll have the fans' perspective. >> i thought america moved past this. we have our first african-american president, we've sworn in our first hy-hispanic supreme court justice. and i think "american idol" is ready for their first blond judge. i do. >> very funny, right. i think this is nuts but there are some people who saw this and thought she was making some sort

of a reference to being gay and the fact people won't accept a gay judge. ken, it's obvious to me she was joking, nothing more. why do you think some people may be trying to read so much into this? >> well, i think because you know, like we discussed of her past, her sit com being canceled after she came out to "time" magazine. i think those are real and people remember those. at the same time all of this criticism on the internet and thing likes that, that she's not a good judge, i think that most of those critics are paula abdul fans who badly wanted paula it doesn't matter who they picked. they would do a hate fest. she's getting that right now. >> i wish those people would have more love for ellen. paula had a great sense of humor about it, a few days ago hit the stage dressed as ellen. says she has nothing but love for ellen. i thought it was great how ellen reacted to that. >> i have nothing but love for

you, too, paula but i want my wig back. give me back. and i don't know what this dance move was that she did. she did like a little pat -- i never patted my butt like that. but today i might try it as a new move. she's a choreographer. >> xoxo. is this what ellen needed to do to put the awkward paula thing behind her? >> sure. i think it made all of us laugh. i'll tell you who will have the last laugh will be ellen. all this is how big the ratings are in january when "american idol" premieres. ellen will certainly be the one having the last laugh. >> and the folks loving the publicity. thanks, guys. so have jon and kate gosselin become a total laughing stock? think about this. they are both trying to start new careers but all this talk of clothing lines and tv talk

shows. is anybody really taking these two seriously? come on. i have the great jon and kate debate, also caught on tape. reporters confronted on live tv. >> we're on live with msnbc. please don't touch the microphone. tell us what your thought is. >> you are rude. >> you know how annoying it is people talk in a theater. how about a reporter talks during a political event. you got to see these outbursts. and "showbiz tonight" uncovers new disturbing information about jen aniston. she's not going to like it one bit. why it could mean trouble for her future. now to the showbiz newsroom. [ woman ] dear cat. gentle cat. your hair mixes with pollen and dust in the air.

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>> too bad. you're being rude. get out of here. >> there is a gentleman trying to crowd into my live shot trying to prevent us from continuing our work. excuse me, sir. i'm doing my job. i'm a reporter and we're actually showing your event on television. >> reporter: it happened almost simultaneously and had nothing to do with ideology. >> would you mind. this is about the rudest thing you can do. >> we're on live with msnbc. please don't touch the microphone. tell us what your thought is. >> my sthaut that you're rude. >> i'm doing my job. you stop. >> excuse me. you're interrupting my work. >> you're interrupting us. >> reporter: the reporters were just reporting from where risers were set up for cameras. organizers say the problem was that more people showed up than expected, so they had to add chairs in the back and the seats encroached on the area set up for the media. when the reporters spoke, the attendees couldn't hear the speaker. >> are you are? >> i paid to come here to

listen, not to be disrupted. >> reporter: reporters are used to getting hassled. but usually we get pestered by idiots jumping up and down in the background. that's my producer. the other day protesters at the washington tea party chanted "tell the truth." and no more lies behind the cnn radio reporter. >> can i ask you guys something. what do you think of congressman joe wilson? >> yes! >> reporter: at the same rally a fox news producer got nabbed revving up the crowd by waving her hands. fox told the huffington post she is a young, relatively inexperienced associate producer who has been disciplined. back at the value summit the man who scolded msnbc's reporter was escorted out. organizers apologized to the press but there is nothing like

looks that kill to liven up a live shot. >> great live television. >> you're causing a disturbance. i must say the showbiz on call lines have been overloaded with so many calling in about whether kate gosselin is exploiting her kids. look at this. the operators barely have time to take care of their own kids because they are working their fingers to the bones fielding all of those calls. maybe we'll update that phone system. we got a call from cindy in louisiana. cindy says if you don't like what kate's doing, don't watch. >> there are those of us who appreciate what kate's doing, we enjoy watching the show. i've enjoyed watching the kids grow, and so we enjoy the show. if you don't like it, there's a thing called the knob and remote. turn it off. >> thanks, cindy. we also heard from shannon who called in from georgia and says kate is using the kids to make money. >> i believe she's exploiting her children because she's

talking about the tv show to raise money. what if there were no tv show. what if there fwhoos tv show. what would she have done. she'd have a job and she'd be supporting her kids any way necessary. >> thank you. melissa from connecticut called in. she says hey, you know what, kate may be a great mom, but she wasn't such a great wife. >> kate gosselin is an awesome mom and she deserves kudos for that. but anybody who has seen her show knows from the beginning she is an awful, awful wife. she's abusive and mean. so, people need to remember that when they're talking about jon. jon deserved to date sweet young things because he's been saddled with a meany for a long time. >> appreciate your call. i know you have an opinion so call us at showbiz on call and let us know what's on your mind about this, about anything.

the lines are always open. 188 1888-sbt-buzz. leave aus voice mail. your calls also online on our home page, and that is c cnn.com/showbiz tonight. tyra banks speaking out about racism, a super model, talk show host, a business woman with a massive media impir. has racism been a road block for her. >> did you ever feel in your life, looked down upon because of color? >> tyra's surprising answer. wait until you hear what she had to say and it happened a short time ago. have jon and kate gosselin become a laughing stock. they are trying to start new careers. is anyone taking them serious. the jon and kate great debate. and "showbiz tonight" uncovers new disturbing information about jennifer aniston that she is not going to like. why it could mean big trouble

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welcome back to "showbiz tonight." it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city, so tonight, have jon and kate become a national laughing stock? what's the deal with jon and kate gosselin? even more jokes were rolling in today about jon and kate. they are no longer beloved family reality show stars, they are now the butt of jokes around the country in a big, big way. wait until you see the brand new riffs, the spoofs and the one-liners flying around about jon and kate. nothing's off limits from jon's philandering to kate's hair style. is this really the way they want people to see them? and joining me, what she really

thinks of kate gosselin after hanging out with kate on the set of "the view." are all of the jokes valid. i sat down with joy as she gets ready to launch her show. i got to tell you she doesn't hold back on the real inside story on kate gosselin. joining me in hollywood is ken baker, the executive news editor for e., lisa bernhard, a journalist. i got to tell you, the back and forth drama of jon and kate gosselin as they go through this messy divorce, really went from being a serious matter on their show "jon & kate plus 8" to being the butt of jokes. here's the latest. jay leno wasting no time getting in a big dig. take a look. >> and last week jon gosselin from jon and kate got a speeding ticket in pennsylvania. apparently he was going nowhere fast. did you see him? did you see him on good morning america last week. he said he was abused when he

was married to kate. she yelled at him, constantly belittled him. and made him do things he didn't want to do. hey, jon. that's called marriage. okay? wake up. >> it seems to me jon and kate have all of this coming if you ask me. ken, are you surprised they have become such a laughing stock or like me it was inevitable? >> well, i think it was inevitable. you know what, sometimes when we're tired of crying we have to laugh. this has been a very sad tragic story for a very long time. but even in its saddest moments of course everyone knew that two things are funny, bad hair and beer guts. you put them on reality stars you're going to laugh. i think that's eventually what's happened. seriously, though. of course there's a tragedy. the one thing that is not funny about this is that there are eight kids caught in the crossfire of a very nasty public divorce. i think that people are now starting to say you know what,

we just got to make fun of this. it's sort of past, it's statute of limitation of tragedy. we have to play it for the humor. i think it's ripe for comedy. >> i didn't know what the statute of limitation was on tragedy. glad you pointed that out. great points. >> all the rules are here. >> appreciate that. what really has struck me about the whole thing it's not jon, it's not kate, neither of them safe from the spoofs and the jokes. kate's reportedly shot this show for her own talk show, a pilot. something she may be doing with paula dean. jon is busy dating his soulmate, 22-year-old haley glassman. jimmy kimmel thinking about the spoof, what a new kate show might be like. >> 16, desperate single women, one available guy. kate gosselin presents who wants to be the underage slut who has sex with my ex-husband wand above the garage while he's

supposed to be watching a litter of kids. >> lisa, when you think about all of the drama about both of them that's been in the news lately, and how jon is with this woman who is 10 years younger, do jon and kate kind of deserve to be a laughing stock? >> i'll tell you, yes, they sort of do. listen. what does it mean when you are made the butt of jokes by guys like jimmy kimmel and jay leno? it means you've arrived. it means you're stars. it means you have officially been ushered into the pop culture firmament. you're in the game, you're brands, i mean i think it only helps anything. his clothing line, her talk show, where she is sitting among lee woodruff, you know, a journalist, and she's among their company and paula dean, a huge star, she is now a huge star. i think these late night talk

show hosts can't help but ignore these people that everybody is talking about. i think a.j., you and i and most of your guests haven't we been having fun for them for some months before jay and the rest of them. >> it's true. no. if that's your definition of having arrived i think it happened sometime ago. when you think about good friend of "showbiz tonight" kathy griffin, now she's making a living off taking stabs at jon and kate for months. check out the spoof that she did for jimmy kimmel live. >> she was a mother. >> i told you monsters to cram it. mommy's doing a satellite feed with regis. >> but mom, we're thirsty. >> wa-wa-wa. drink the tears of fame. >> it's not just kate at the butt of jokes. kathy griffin did not hold back when she told me what she thinks of jon. >> he's a tool. you know, i know people think she's a nightmare and want to

say she's horrible. he's a tool rolling his eyes. it's kate plus nine and she's another win wer the tummy tuck and you know, my mother didn't have a tummy tuck. she has a box of wine and a mumu. >> lisa think this is could help. when comedians make these jokes could it possibly ruin each chance of being taken seriously. they are trying to strike out and create serious careers outside of the reality show. >> yeah. hold on one second. kids, shut up. okay. now. back to important business. no, you don't have a drink. really what it is is look, jon gosselin is not running for senator of pennsylvania. he's running to get another reality show. okay. so, and the last i checked he wants to do a reality show as a divorced dad trying to move on. he know what is he is, what his brand is and it's not barack obama. his brand is more you know, like joe six pack. it doesn't -- yeah. i think it's going to be totally

fine. >> joy behar stopped by this afternoon and told me what she thinks about jon and kate. and by the warks i must point out that joy's show "the joy behar show" debuting tuesday, september 29, 9:00 p.m., you want to watch it every week day on hln. joy did not hold back with me when i asked her what she thought about the goeslines becoming a laughing stock. >> i think they have all of these kids they have to support. they will do what they have to do to make money. i can't fault her. she needs to make money to support those children. >> kate's trying to get her own talk show, jon dabbling with a fashion line. lisa, are you with joy that hey, they don't care what people think of them as long as people are talking about them, making money for themselves and the kids. >> i think that's absolutely the case. look, i think that's what being in pop culture is about these days. i think for a lot of people. you realize that there's you know, we've been saying this for a while but there's not --

really no such thing as bad publicity unless you murder somebody or do something so heinous, there isn't such a thing as bad publicity. >> thanks, guys. what do you think? have jon and kate become a punch line. it's our question of the day. jon and kate, have they become a laughing stock? vote. e-mail us. i got to tell you if jennifer aniston doesn't pick her next jobs more carefully she could become a laughing stock of hollywood. i uncovered absolutely shocking news that could affect jennifer aniston's future. let me tell you, she will not like this. also making news, tyra banks' shocking racism confessions to larry king. >> larry: did you feel in your life looked down upon because of your color? >> this is unbelievable. just a short time ago tonight tyra, one of the biggest super models opens up how she was a

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have a tough time finding a job with your attitude. >> hmm. didn't stop you any. >> she's back. heather locklier getting into it with alyssa ma lan no. "showbiz tonight" learned that 47-year-old lockhere is joining the cast on the cw. heather played the gorgeous amanda woodward in the '90s. no word how many episodes heather will star in. i'm guessing they will see how it goes. check out heather locklier on november 17th. welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer in new york.

bad news for jen. "showbiz tonight" uncovered new disturbing information that jennifer aniston is not going to like. her brand new movie "love happens" was a bona fide flop when it opened over the weekend. have no fear, because "showbiz tonight" has been digging deep all day looking for answers why this happened to poor jen. you will not believe what we uncovered. also new, tyra banks made a shocking claim on television saying that she was a victim of racism. you have got to hear why tyra is making the claim. joining me is a publicist and brand strategist and a contributing editor for life and style weekly. the bad news for jennifer aniston. her new movie really just tanked over the weekend at the box office. look at how everything stacked up. "cloudy with a chance of meatballs" $30 million. matt damon's film $10 million.

jennifer's movie at four, only made $8 million. that's despite a bunch of publicity. "showbiz tonight" has bad news for jennifer aniston. we asked on air and on line in our question of the day, this. jennifer aniston's movie flops, are you surprised and look at the new results that came in late today. a whopping 83% said no. they're not surprised that her movie flopped. only 17% said they are surprised. rachel, first to you. this has to be bad news for jennifer that so many expected this to happen. >> absolutely. i mean, love doesn't happen for her in real life and did not happen for her at the box office. it's actually not that surprising. she was our favorite friend on tv but in the movies people want a change. they are sick of her playing the girlfriend, the wife, i mean truthfully out of over more than 20 movies probably that she made only three have passed the $100 million mark. two of those were with huge

leading men. one was based on a best selling book so it's not that surprising. but i'm rooting for her. we love her, she's a great actress. >> i'm with you. i love her, too. i'm disappointed to see this. i thought maybe she'd have a hit. this was her worst opening in years. if jen were your client and she heard so many expected her to fail, this is news that she has got to find hard to take. >> i'm sure she does, but at the same time jennifer aniston has a very strong brand in hollywood. she graces the cover of numerous magazines and you know, like rachel said, maybe folks are tired of seeing her in the same type of movie. i would stretch a little bit and maybe do something that folks aren't expecting to see her in. i think they are probably tired of the same jen they have seen. >> this is the vibe from the e-mails flooded in. it would seem that there's even more bad news for jennifer on our facebook page, too.

it's been inundated. some of what we've got. news flash. jennifer aniston can't act. she plays the same role in every movie. who wants to see rachel in five different movies. dig deeper. so rachel, to your point earlier, do you think erica has a point saying jennifer is losing her box office mojo. >> first of all, i think saying she can't act is not true. i think she is quite a good actress. we've seen that. "friends with money," "the good girl." i think it's about we want to see her i think playing her sexuality more, be a bond girl, do something fun and sexy. jen could do something different. >> you think that jen needs to issue a cease and desist order to her agent saying no more romantic comedies. >> i think so. we should see jen be a bad girl for a change. i think it was always good girl versus bad girl when it was her

and angelina. angelina stretched it. i think we should see jen expand her brand and go for roles not typical of the roles she's taken in the past. >> i want to move on to tyra banks' bombshell confession she was a victim of racism. she made the claim in an interview that aired a couple of hours ago on larry binge king live. you got to watch when larry asked tyra if she was treated differently because of the color of her skin. >> larry: did you feel in your life looked down upon because of your color? >> most definitely. that's just the state of who we are. but it makes me stronger. it makes me stronger and makes me open up my arms with love as opposed to feeling angry about it. >> larry: you faced it in modeling. >> every day of my career i was told i couldn't do certain things. every day even as one of the top super models of the world i heard that. >> i found it disturbing that

tyra bankses was dealing with this throughout her career. marvet, does it surprise you this would keep happening even after tyra became a super model and so established >> am i surprised that racism still happens? it still is happening. i'm not surprised at all. i went to fashion week shows, at least ten shows, there wasn't one black model in the shows. african-americans, contribute to the bottom line of the fashion industry, yet we're underrepresented as a whole in ad campaigns, and in shows. and beyond. you don't see that many african-americans grace the cover of "vogue," any of the top fashion books. i'm not surprised at all. the same thing that naomi campbell has been saying. >> thank you so much for being with us. appreciate it. right now jennifer garner's camel confessions. i'm talking about camels as in desert up-ps, that sort of thing. "showbiz tonight" caught up with her at the premiere of her new

movie. it's an interesting movie and in it lying doesn't exist. i love this. everybody tells the truth. so of course we had to ask jennifer what's the biggest lie she ever told that she later that she later regretted. watch this. >> i went to camp when i was 9 or 10 and i told everyone there that i had a camel in my basement. and in west virginia. we had turned my basement into a sahara and kind of environment and we kept a camel. and my sister, who looks a lot like me, was somewhere years later and this woman said, oh, we went to camp together. you had a camel. and melissa said, no, that would be my little sister, definitely. you've met jennifer. >> let that be a lesson to you, don't ever keep a camel in a basement. i must say this brand new stuff that i'm reading about christina aguilera's childhood is just so painful. making news right now, kristina opening up about claims that her

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i just told this lady it would be already and i loved him. and we would make it, but we didn't make it. >> a heartbreaking story. a georgia family is grieving the loss of their 2-year-old son who did not survive the raging flood waters. president obama addresses the general assembly at the united nations and tells the world leaders that they are failing. also, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, the three often go together. this former child star says she did it all with her father. some shocking allegations coming out there. we'll have that story just ahead. i'm susan hendricks. as always, we welcome you to

hln's "news and views" on this wednesday. we start in california. hunts hundreds of firefighters are fighting a blaze. we have live pictures there for you. we do have video that was taken earlier this morning. right now, the fire is only about 10% contained. santa ana winds are fuelling the flames pretty fast. more than 850 firefighters are on the scene. three have been hurt. but not severely. governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency for the county. the flood waters around atlanta are starting to recede, but now the real work begins. for one georgia family, that is going to be essentially painful. their 2-year-old son was swept away by the raging waters. lori gary of our atlanta affiliate wsb speaks with the grieving parents. >> i just told slate it would be already, and i loved him.

and we would make it, but we didn't make it. >> reporter: craig and bridget crawford comfort one another after losing their 2-year-old son slade. bridget's motherly instinct kicked in when she looked out and saw that snake creek had turned into a raging river. >> it was a body suit, a little life jacket to put on the 1-year-old and i was looking for slade's float yes and couldn't find him. the water got too deep. >> craig tried to hold on to slade but the woter got too powerful and carried him downstream and rescuers found his body. >> i just thought i could have been better but it's just so hard. >> bridget managed to hold on to 1-year-old cooper with a tree him for six hours. >> i kept trying to sing to him and sush him and tell him that mommy was there and everything is going to be okay. >> you can see right here where our trailer sat. >> reporter: i walked with craig along the banks of snake creek today as he pointed to the tree that saved his life. >> that was his first harley outfit we got him. >> reporter: and found some

precious keepsakes. you can see what happened to their suv. take a look at what's left of their home. but it's the emptiness in their hearts they can't replace. >> just knowing that we was in the creek for five or six hours, and my son was dead was just so bad. i'll always want him to know that i love him. i'll see him one day. >> such a heartbreaking story there. thanks to lori geary of atlanta affiliate wsb. i want to take you live to pictures of a house in georgia that is on fire. that, of course, is due to the flooding. you see that house is completely engulfed in water. and witnesses in the area say they heard some sort of explosion there. the aftermath is that fire. we will keep you posted on that. a house fire in austell, georgia, right now, live pictures from wsb. meanwhile, several major highways, they're now open. that's a bit of good news. after being closed because of the high waters.

portions of the i-20 west of the city were closed this morning to traffic, but all lanes are now back open. most metro students are back in class today as well after getting a rain day as schools cleaned up there. several schools in outlying counties remained closed. governor sonny perdue has asked president alabaobama to declare state of emergency. cost is $250 million. an accident between a school bus and a car has left one person dead, another person's injured. the collision happened in phoenix, arizona, just a short time ago. the car was crushed underneath the weight of that bus. there were no kids on the bus at the time of the accident. the phoenix fire department says the bus ran over that car which had two people inside. one passenger died on the scene. a second person, a teenager, was transported to a local trauma center, in serious condition. we'll keep you updated. a standoff is over at the va

hospital in chicago. it ended peacefully after the man who barricaded himself inside an exam room surrendered to police. police say they negotiated with him for about seven hours. the emergency room had to be evacuated once the man went inside. luckily no one was hurt here. one witness who was hooked up to an ekg says he saw the armed suspect after he heard a shot. >> the doctor had just got through telling me that i was okay and they were going to give me some medicine. and then they went out of the roomy would say about 30 seconds, after they went after the room, then i heard like a pow. i knew it was a gunshot so i started unhooking the ekg off of me and i went to the door and saw a man in the middle of the emergency room with a gun to his head. >> if you can imagine that. local media is reporting a man told a medical technician he had just killed his parents. police are investigating a double homicide but have not linked him to the killings just yet. john travolta is in the bahamas to testify at the trial

of two people accuse of trying to blackmail aim after his son's death. a paramedic and former senator there tried to extort $25 million from john travolta over a document he signed just days before his 16-year-old son jettext died. the document would have released the emergency responders from liability if the family refused an ambulance. police say that didn't happen. one officer testified travolta signed the release because he initially wanted his son taken to the airport instead of the hospital. president obama is using his first appearance at the united nations to signal a new era in u.s. international policy. the president assured u.n. members the u.s. is ready to act as an equal partner with other countries in confronting global challenges. he declared what he called an almost reflexive antiamericanism that he blames for collective inaction by the world community to face tough issues. here he is. >> those who used to chastise

america for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. we have sought in word and deed a new era of engagement with the world. and now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges. >> now, the president is expected to continue his call for international cooperation at a meeting of the g-20 industrialized nations in pittsburgh. that will be held tomorrow. another first today. live pictures for you. that is colonel moammar gadhafi. the libyan leader has been in power for 40 years but has never spoken to the generals a sem bli. gadhafi chastised the world body for not treating the members equally. he says that's a violation of the charter. it triggered protests outside the u.n. today. some demonstrators denounced the

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flames. we're getting information right now. we assume that the home has been evacuated because of those high flood waters. we'll keep you posted on this. a lot of destruction and damage because of the heavy rain in the area. autopsies have been completed in a multiple murder case in a small farm town in illinois if police say a married couple and three of their children were found brutally murdered inside of their home on monday. autopsiies show they were not shot. the initial 911 call suggested a possible shooting at that home. the only survivor, 3-year-old girl, is now in the hospital. police are looking for a gray ford pickup with unusual tail pipes that may be connected with this case. the last person to see missing florida girl haleigh cuppings has skipped town. misty cummings apparently took off after police questioned her brother about her where abouts

that night. he told police he banged on the door that night trying to find his sister but she never answered. nancy grace last night, investigative reporter art harris spoke about a bitter argument that misty had with her husband ron cummings just before she took off. >> art, what was the bitter argument about? >> i can tell you that sources tell me that ronald actually threw her clothes out, threw her out and she was going down the road. when he runs after her, apologizes and brings her back. so it's unclear what it was about, nancy. but it was not pretty. >> let's look at the timing, art harris. what was happening at the time they have the bitter feud? was that when the pond was being drained? what was happening? >> it was around that time. a lot of uncertainty. a lot of rumors about the pond, rumors that haleigh's body was found, rulers that they found a car in the pond. none of it true. >> he told the stoory and

investigators are using gps to track misty's where abouts that night through her cell phone. the baby sitter/stepmother of misty -- missing haleigh cummings apparently skips town, as we mentioned, just as the investigation into the little girl's disappearance heigats up what is behind the latest twist? tune in. nancy grace investigates right here on hln at 8:00 eastern and 10:00 eastern. we have video you have to see, but we first want to tell you the little girl in the video is okay even though it looks like a car plowed right into her. you're not going to believe it. here it is. she's at the convenience store there. watch it here. police in washington state say an out of control car, there it goes, hit the store, then a parking pole got wedged under the car, lifting it over the 6-year-old. there it is again. >> and when the mom saw the video, she had a moment there. she broke down for a bit. the dad just basically kind of covered his mouth and just

couldn't believe what he saw in the video, how it was -- it happened so quick. >> it looks like she was hit. again, there she is. she's okay. police say the driver had a suspended license and is charged with reckless driving. we have an exciting addition we want to tell you about. to our prime time lineup coming your way next week, the "joy behar" show will air. here is a quick taste of what you will get. it's a "moment of joy" commentary. >> so i hear the ukraine has turned down elton john's request to adopt a ukranian boy. who is in charge there? who is in charge there? victor ushenko? i think i dated him. victor, are you saying that elton john is too old or too gay? he may be gay but he also be a celebrated humanitarian and knighted by the queen of england. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england.

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check out these live pictures of a house fire in suburban atlanta. aerial shots for you. the structure completely engulfed in flames. also, in flood waters. this is austell, georgia, one of the areas hardest hit by the deadly floods in the state. rob marciano is in that area. rob, it must be certainly hard for firefighters to get to those certain areas because of the flooding and the fires. >> reporter: yeah, everything, even though the waters are receding quite a bit, as a matter of fact, we're standing on a bridge yesterday at this time that easily would have swept me away. you can see the river has receded a lot. but the damage has been done. by the way, that fire is just

general direction is three choppers up there hovering. i suspect that's where that fire is. you know, even if a bridge or a roadway has seen the waters recede there's damage left behind. structural damage as well. it could be blocked with debris, structural damages to bridges and a lot of those bridges are shut down right now because they have to be checked by engineers and one of the many reasons that a lot of subdivisions, including probably the one where that fire is happening, has become inaccessible. a numb per of angles to this story. one obviously being transportation, traffic has been a nightmare to say the least. and right now the waters are receding the folks are going back to their flooded homes. we caught up with one family yesterday. this is their story. >> friends and family of david miller are scrambling to salvage what's left of his 88-year-old mother's home. they are prying apart swollen water-logged antique furniture

trying to recover whatever is inside. lots of stuff has accumulated over the years. >> we moved to austell in 1956. we lived on the other side of the tracks until '57 and daddy bought this house. >> reporter: this is david's boyhood home. in the 50 years since, he's never seen the water rise this much. >> ever think it could be this high? >> no, not really. >> reporter: the water rushed into the house, inundating the hire home. living room, dining room, kitchen, a muddy mess. separating the wet from the dry is not difficult. only a few items are dry. >> is that wet? >> no, it's not wet. >> reporter: more important than dry furniture are the family photos. >> that's a little store he ran. >> your grandmother and grandfather? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: some, over 100 years old. >> we had a house to burn. >> reporter: the millers know the feeling of losing a home. theirs burned down just 12 years

ago. but this loss is much worse. >> this is harder for us. she doesn't know where she's going right now. >> reporter: this refiver has ce down eight feet since yesterday afternoon. i talked to the mayor, now that he and the team are going to go out and assess the damage that he's afraid they may see 500 or 600 homes that have been affected by the flood damage. that family certainly not alone. and then what's happening right now with that fire that broke out. these are dramatic pictures as well. there's a box of a manufacturing company just upriver and these freight trailers were swept up by the flood about seven in total, slamming up against this bridge. and doing damage to this bridge no, doubt. gas company out earlier because they've got a big gas main here trying to figure out if there was any sort of gas leaks. so there's a number of hazards that could easily lead to a fire.

we've got one breaking out just looks like to the north and east of here. sus susan, back over to you. >> now the clean-up begins, rob. tough jobs. so many families losing so much. thanks so much. >> reporter: you bet. meanwhile, the heavy rain that devastated the southeast over this past week has claimed at least nine lives in the state of georgia. one in alabama. right here you can hear a mother of two plead for help during a 911 call on monday night. take a listen. >> oh, my god. please help me. please, please. >> ma'am, i'm right here. ma'am, you've got to calm down. work with me. >> please. >> just taking you down. stay on the phone with me. i'm going to stay with you. >> help. please, the door is going to drown. >> listen. do not -- you're not going to drown. we're going to be there for you. just stay with me, okay? >> okay. >> stay with me. try to grab on to something up above. if you see a tree if you see anything. okay. listen. stay on the phone with me, okay?

okay. listen to me. i understand. i hear you. okay? i'm going to be right here. i'm going to stay right here with you, okay? >> okay. >> that is so hard to listen to. sady was just .3 of a mile from home after finishing her overnight ship. rescuers were on the scene as she spoke but could not find her. to california, hundreds of firefighters were battling a wildfire in ventura county. it consumed 8500 acres so far, threatening 1,000 homes in that area. right now the fire's only about 10% contained. santa ana winds are fueling those flames. 850 firefighters are on the scene. a short time ago we showed you planes overhead trying to extinguish that fire. three firefighters have been hurt. none severely though. governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency for the county. autopsies have been completed in a multiple murder case in illinois. police say a married couple of

three of their children and three of them were found brutally mrderred inside their home on monday. autopsies showed they were not shot. authorities are not saying right now how they were killed. the initial 911 call suggested a possible shooting at that home. the only survivor, a 3-year-old girl, is now in the hospital. police are looking for a gray ford pickup with some sort of unusual tail pipes that may be connected with this case. the last person to see missing florida girl haleigh cummings has apparently skipped town herself. misty cummings apparently took off after police questioned her brother about her whereabouts that night. tommy told police he banged on the door that night trying to find his sister but she never answered. on nancy grace last night art harris spoke about an argument that misty apparently had with her husband ron cummings just before she took off. >> art, what was the bitter argument about?

>> well, i can tell you that sources tell me that ronald actually threw her clothes out, tlo threw her out and she was going down the road when he was running after her, apologize and bring her back. so it's unclear what it was about, nancy. but it was not pretty. >> let's look at the timing, art harris. what was happening at the time they have the bitter feud? was that when the pond was being drained? what was happening? >> it was around that time, nancy. a lot of uncertainty. a lot of rumors about the pond. rumors that haleigh's body was found. rumors they found a car in the pond. none of it true. >> tommy croslin told the story after he was arrested on unrelated charges. investigators are using gps to track misty's where abouts that night through her cell phone. the baby sitter/stepmom of missing haleigh cummings skips town, as we mentioned, just as the investigation into the little girl's disappearance heats up. what is behind the latest twist in this case? nancy grace investigates at 8:00

and 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. john travolta testified today at the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail him after his own son's death. prosecutors say a paramedic and former senator tried to extort $25 million from john travolta over a document that he apparently signed just before his 16-year-old son jett died. the document would have released emergency responders from liability if the family refused an ambulance. police say that didn't happen. in travolta's testimony today, he spoke about performing cpr on jett in the moments before he passed away. unbelievable story here. a woman who spent years trying to have another baby was mistakenly implanted with another woman's embryos. carolyn savage and her husband turned to a fra terlity clinic after several difficult pregnancies in the past. they thought they were getting some of their leftover embryos from a previous in vitro. insatead the clinic told them se

had become a surrogate for another family. >> sean came home and told me right i away. it was just a very shocking moment. we -- i couldn't even comprehend what he was saying. i know i was kind of yelling at him, asking him if he was joking. clearly, his physical demeanor indicated that there was no joke about the news he was delivering to me. >> the couple would not reveal the name of the clinic they used, but they did give cnn several medical documents that prove that the child is not theirs. they will hand over the baby to the biological parents when she gives birth in a few weeks. the military officer who rules libya is lecturing the world on equality. we'll show you colonel moammar gadhafi's first appearance at le the united nation's general assembly. reduces puffiness immediately -- and also helps with lines and wrinkles. not surgery.

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president obama is using his first appearance at the united nations to signal a new era in u.s. international policy. the president assured u.n. members the u.s. is ready to act as an equal partner with other countries in confronting global challenges. he declared what he called an almost reflexive antiamericanism that he blames for collective inaction by the world community to face tough issues. >> those who used to chastise for america for acting alone in the world cannot now standably and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. we have sought in word and deed a new era of engagement with the world. and now is the time for all of us to take our share of

responsibility for a global response to global challenges. >> the president will continue his call for international cooperation at a meeting of the g-20 industrialized nations in pittsburgh. that will be held tomorrow. also another first today. colonel moammar gadhafi addressing the united nations, wrapping up just a short time ago. minutes ago. the libyan leader has been in power for 40 years but has never spoken to the general assembly. g gadhafi chastised them for not treating them equally. he w there were pro gadhafi demonstrations there, toochlkts right now in new york suburb is trying to evict the libyan leader even though it's not clear he ever planned to go there. the town of bedford is ordering workers to stop pitching a large tent on property owned by

developer donald trump. the trump organization won't confirm gadhafi planned to use the tent while he was in new york. town officials claim the tent violates zoning laws either way. good news in a bad economy. many people would get 13 extra weeks of unemployment benefits under a bill the house approved yesterday. the extension will be aimed at those states where unemployment is more than 8 1/2%. right now, that is more than half the country. 314,000 families would have run out of unemployment benefits this month without that extension. that number could top a million in the coming months. the average benefit for unemployment is $300. former child stmackenzie phillips dropped a real bombshell. sick and disturbing details of when she said was the first tim♪ it occurred and what she blamesm for this incestuous relationship.

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now addais? can't we just dry anymore? take anna nicole smith. her son died. instead of facing the hardships head-on, she turned to drugs and lots of them. her doctor allegedly prescribed two sedatives, 300 tablets of methadone, and four bottles of painkiller. six months later she was dead. now, i know that this is an extreme case, but guess what, it is happening all over the country. people are self-medicating and medicating their problems in various ways. i could tell you firsthand the answers are not found at the bottom of a bottle. no matter what's inside. we have to start living life on life's terms and face our issues head-on. p i'm jane valez-mitchell and that's my issue. >> you can find out what else jane has on her mind. watch "issues" every night at 7:00 eastern right here on hln. we told you about this story before the break. form "one day at a time" star

mckenzackenzie phillips has sho details. "people" magazine website is reporting philips reveals she had a long-term incestuous relationship with her father. john philips was a pop star back in the '60s as a member of the mamas and papas. he died in 2001. she said the first time it happened was the night before her wedding when she was 19. she said her father showed up to try to stop the marriage and she said they took a ton of pills. she said she passed out and woke up to find herself having sex with her father. philips said after that, it was consensual. her confession s do not stop there. hear more shocking claims tonight on tv's most provocative entertainment news show at 11:00 p.m. eastern time right here on hln. we have video you have to see. the little girl is okay. even though it looks like a car plows right into her. here she is. check it out. at a convenience store. police in washington state say

an out of control car does this, slams right into her. it hit the store, then a parking pole apparently got wedged under the car, lifting it over the 6-year-old. >> and when the mom saw the video, she -- she had a moment there. she broke down for a bit. the dad just basically kind of covered his mouth and just couldn't believe what he saw in the video, how it was -- it happened so quick. >> seeing that, the as a part. but there she is, she's okay if police say the driver had a suspended license and is now charged with reckless driving. talk about a close call there. new public service announcements are putting a light spin on a serious subject. the ps a's aimed at breast cancer is referring to them as chi chis, hooters and tatas. the name of the campaign, save the boobs. they say they're trying to reach young people because breast cancer is the leading cause of

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