new details in the shocking gang rape of a 15-year-old california girl. how many more people have been taken into custody. a behind the scenes film featuring michael jackson's last performances is out. we'll check in live for more on fan reaction, critics reaction, what everyone on the street is saying "this is it" is about. and should a man have lost his job for wearing a religious button to work on his home depot apron? what viewers are saying. chuck roberts. hln "news and views." welcome. midweek. cops arrested three more people in the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old northern california girl outside her own homecoming dance.

the latest arrest include a 21-year-old man and two teens. five people are now in custody in the saturday attack in the high crime area of richmond, which is in the northern bay area. investigators say the victim was drinking with others in a school court yard when she was attacked. as many as ten people assaulted her for 2 1/2 hours in the dimly lit area. a school board member said the school should have been more diligent in its security. >> i haven't been told that yet. this just happened over the weekend. i have to look into that and find out. i can't speak to what the motives and rationales but i believe from what i'm hearing that people felt the dance was going well. people were having fun. that everybody who was there was in the building and that they had closed the doors and so the situation was contained and this girl had left so they didn't know that she had returned or came back. should we have anticipated it? yes. i believe you have to anticipate any potential problem.

and that's something that should have been discussed. >> a 19-year-old former student was arrested trying to flee the scene as many as two dozen people saw the rape, watched the rape, and never notified police. the 21-year-old man accused of killing uconn football player jasper howard in connecticut is set to be arraigned today on murder and conspiracy charges. john william lomax iii is held on $2 million bail. four men have been arrested. none is a student at the university of connecticut. howard was stabbed to death october 18th during a fight outside a dance on campus. the entire uconn football team flew south to miami for the funeral. investigators are hoping a time line might jog somebody's memory and lead them to morgan harrington. at a news conference today virginia state police said harrington was spotted outside a university of virginia arena between 8:30 and 9:00 local time on the evening of october 17th. she left the arena during a

metallica concert and she was denied re-entry. harrington was last seen around 9:30 p.m. local time on a bridge. she walked across two parking areas to get there. last night her parents appeared on nancy grace. >> what do you know about her telling her friends inside that she might get a ride home? >> i know she did tell them she could get a ride home is what we believe. i don't know what that means. i can't think that morgan would leave with someone she did not know. >> exactly. exactly. >> kids think everyone is their friend. >> they do, ms. harrington. they are so trusting. >> a $150,000 reward is being offered in the case. breaking news in another matter. shocking new video allegedly showing the balloon boy's father trying to shove a cigar into the

mouth of his infant son posing with a beer bottle. the family comes out swinging in a new battle against the sheriff. nancy has the latest tonight at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern here on hln. after several delays for low hanging clouds, nasa succeeded in launching the first ares experimental rocket. it took off from kennedy space center this morning. it's a tall one. nasa hopes the ares will replace the shuttle fleet and help with future missions to the international space station. the ares is also part of nasa's scheme to return to the moon and eventually mars. four months after michael jackson's death, his fans are getting to see the spectacle that never made it to the stage in london. the behind the scenes film "this is it" opened at midnight to long lines like this one in a detroit suburb. how you doing? >> good to see you.

what a pro mere it was. unlike anything i have ever seen. it took place last night downtown los angeles and it really was symbolic of an awards show. you had not just the red carpet but the fans in the middle wearing their jeweled gloves in honor of the late, great michael jackson. also, just a listers that showed up. everyone from will smith to jennifer lopez, paris hilton. it seemed as if they couldn't move fast enough to dash inside to get a front row seat to this exclusive event. the world premiere of "this is it." it really captivated the audience. my producer and i had a chance to take in the action along with the thousands of fans and family members, people in the industry who were there. and people clapped. they applauded. they cried. they chuckled at different scenes where michael was really, really shown in a different light. a light unlike any one has ever

seen before. take a listen to what some had to say in terms of reaction. >> michael would have loved the response. they laughed. they cried. they applauded. it was wonderful. hard for me at times. i keep that at all times. it's a token of my brother i keep in my pocket at all times. it's m.j. right here. >> one thing one of the jackson brothers mentioned, i asked what do you think people will take away from this film and he said my brother finally receives justice and i didn't understand what that meant and then he a elaborated that michael jackson despite all of the great things he did in life, there's so much negative press that followed him and that in death people finally remembered him for the man, the talent he was, and the music he used to unite us all. >> is it well put together? what do you think? >> i thought that, you know, it

was what it was. a production of michael jackson's last piece of work. his rehearsals. it wasn't perfect. there were parts of the documentary where he made mistakes. called himself out. there are also parts of the documentary where you saw michael jackson really in his truest and purest form and if the numbers are any indication it sold out in advance in many theaters but it will be interesting to see just how well it plays out. there are estimates it could sell as much as $200 million. it's really not on track, the level of the harry potters, and "batman" movies that we've seen but it's early in the game. >> not many behind you there. >> not yet. >> it's 10:00 in the morning. >> it's very early. we're still about an hour away from the first screening. not yet. >> okay. a worker canned over a button. why he's talking to a lawyer about this.

a man sacked by home depot in florida is ready to sue the company over a button. it read one nation under god indevisible. no one said anything until he began bringing a bible to work reading it in the break room. last week he said he was fired when he wouldn't take off the button. >> i think that was the pretense that they used to fire him was by the way, your button isn't home depot issued and so therefore we'll fire you because it was, you know, it's not as easy to say we don't like the fact that you have a bible with you. >> the attorney calls this religious discrimination. home depot says the noncompany button policy is a way to take no sides. the majority of you support the fired employee. let's hear both takes. randy e-mailed us this.

>> we got a couple callers. let's go to jeff in alabama. how are you doing? >> caller: i'm doing pretty good. >> what do you think about this. >> caller: i think home depot just lost about $80,000 of my business because i'm a christian but i believe that everyone has the right to their own religion and down here in alabama we have two big teams auburn and alabama and you can bet when they're playing, there are buttons or jerseys of those employees are wearing and nobody says a thing. >> all right. fair enough. you think they will lose business in the south?

>> caller: i know they're going to lose business down this way. as many people as i can getting too somewhere else. >> thanks. joe is up with us in pennsylvania. joe? what do you think? >> caller: i think it's offensive to push these buttons on people, push the religious views on people. i'm a jew. i would find it offensive if someone put a star of david button in my face. what's next a neo-nazi button? >> you can wear a crucifix. star of david. anything else as a necklace. they don't want them on their apr aprons. a comment from my facebook page from michelle says --

a lot of views. what are yours in should a company's dress code like that be allowed to infringe on someone's religious beliefs? call us 877-835-5456, e-mail cnn.com/hln. you can also text us. it's the word views plus your comment and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. meg whitman is running for the republican nomination in the gove governor's race in california. she shared her thoughts on the economy and tips for business success in this week's "minds over money." >> it's taken a while to get to this situation and a while to get out. if we create a better business climate, it will help the revenue side of the equation. we have got to improve the unemployment rate in california. we are bleeding jobs to neighboring states.

small business is very important so we have to create the conditions for businesses to grow and thrive. we can either cut services or raise taxes. there's a third way, which is make this government much more efficient. and i know we can do this. there's billions of dollars that can be saved by doing things that we do in business every day. a little bit of business savvy know how will go a long way. be your authentic self. mean what you say, say what you mean have, a set of core values that guides your business life and your personal life. integrity and trust and authenticity is the most important thing. you have to be exactly who you are operating on a core set of values and i think that's probably the best advice i got from my dad way back when. sarah palin is getting a lot of money for her upcoming book. nothing unusual about that.

secretary of state visits pakistan. a car bomb exploded in peshawar. 90 people were killed. clinton is in islamabad 100 miles away reassuring the pakistani government the u.s. stands with it in the fight against violent extremism and militants are on the losing side of history. the northwest airlines pilots that overshot the minneapolis airport last week had their licenses pulled. in harsh letter the faa said the pilots endangered the public while they were on "a personal

frolic in the cockpit." timothy cheney and richard cole said they lost track of time working on their laptop computers. the decision is effective immediately. the pilots have ten days to appeal. public documents show the former alaska governor sarah palin got $1.25 million for her upcoming memoir. the retainer was given before she left office and before leaving the governor got $4,000 worth of yankee tickets from rudy giuliani. other gifts listed include a knife set, women's hunting gear and lodging to many locations. it's been less than a year since the president's inauguration but political junkies are focused already like a laser on the 2012 presidential campaign. a new poll out from cnn opinion research corporation finds in a hypothetical matchup at least for the gop nomination, former governor palin is not the top choice. former arkansas governor mike

huckabee is. a former writer for david letterman said she quit his show because she continued it to be a hostile working environment. she accuses high level employees of having sexual relationships with female staffers and says women benefited professionally from those relationships. she said she's not taking legal action but she wants to call attention to the complete lack of women's writers on late-night talk shows. pennsylvania police say a woman posted an ad on craigslist. undercover cops said they met the woman in the bar where she offered to take care of them. she was charged with soliciting prostitution. the officers misunderstood what she was saying according to her attorney saying she's innocent and she's a die-hard phillies fansen fan and is looking for tickets.

southwest plane tickets are now $25 one-way. when you get the full price round trip with taxes and fees it's 90 bucks a ticket. we're seeing some great pop-up sales. jetblue did it a week ago. other carriers including air train and jetblue have round trip tickets under $100. a megastore is giving you a megadeal this holiday season. clark howard is here to tell us who is offering deep discounts on toys. >> how about santa coming with his sleigh ultra early and having it packed with deals. i told you this would be the most promotional christmas we could ever remember. promotional is retail for meaning everything will be cheap. walmart stores is responding to the competitive threat that toys "r" us is posing with new pop-up stores. those are temporary retail

stores that they will offer low, low prices on toys. walmart's response? 100 popular toys, brand name toys, for ten bucks. now, i tell you, i would push up your christmas shopping for kids and get it done before october is over. because these toys are so affordable compared to what they would be otherwise and there are so many people who want to buy for kids for christmas, i would buy early. now. i'm clark howard. for more money saving advice, go to my website, cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> the man has all of thing e angles. you couldn't get from point a to point b across the bay area today. a hellish commute for all of the drivers. they probably had to take b.a.r.t. or take the long way. many did not have a way to get to work and may not indefinitely. a piece of steel fell last night

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new developments in the brutal attack on a 15-year-old california girl. police in that area say they arrested three more people in the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl outside her own homecoming dance. there are five people in custody. our affiliate has more on the shocking reaction among some of the students. >> reporter: this has really outraged the community here. let me tell you what's going on at the school campus. we were there yesterday and, you know, while students are outraged, the talk among some of these students saying that some people are actually blaming the victim saying that she was drunk and that she shouldn't have done

that. some people are saying that people used to make fun of her for other various reasons. other students are hearing that and saying, how would you blame her? it's this back and forth. school district officials are really upset that students are reacting like this. actually tonight there is going to be a community meeting at richmond high school. they're inviting parents to come and students to come to discuss safety. they feel that a school assembly is also needed to address the fact that there were so many witnesses, maybe up to 12 people who stood there and did nothing about it. that's very bothersome to the administrators here at richmond high school. so that may give you a sense of people are laying blame some on the victim some saying of course not. of course it's not her fault. how could you say that? so i think for the majority of people they are saying this is definitely a heinous crime. they are encouraged that police have been making arrests and

this is positive news that police seem to be gaining good leads. >> our thanks to ktvu in richmond in the north bay area. the 21-year-old man accused killing jasper howard was arraigned today. prosecutors say they have several witnesses who can identify john william lomax iii as the man that stabbed howard. four men have been arrested for their alleged role in the murder. none of the four students is a student at the university of connecticut. howard was stabbed to death during an october 18th fight outside a dance on campus. the whole uconn football team flew down to florida to attend his monday funeral. investigators hope that a time line will jog someone's memory and lead them to that missing virginia tech student morgan harrington. at a news conference this morning, virginia state police said harrington was spotted outside of the university of virginia arena between 8:30 and 9:00 local time on the night of

october 17th. 8:30 and 9:00. she left the arena during a metallica concert. she was denied re-entry. was last seen around 9:30 on a local bridge. she had to walk across a couple parking lots to get there. last night her parents appeared on nancy grace. >> i think charlottesville and central virginia is an area that is generally considered safe and of course the metallica concert drew people from all over the east coast but this kind of thing occurs all over the country. it's usually someone who knows the area. someone who is comfortable with the roads and it's not generally going to be someone who is just out of the blue driving through town and decides to do this. >> that's an excellent analysis. >> a $150,000 reward is being offered in the case. after several days for low hanging clouds, nasa succeeded in launching the first ares 1-x

experimental rocket today. quite a sight. the unmanned rocket took off from kennedy spacer in the under blue skies today. they hope it will help with future missions to the natural space station and it's also part of the the nasa plan to return to the moon and eventually mars. there's the future of space travel. a man fired by home depot is ready to sue the company over a button. the button says one nation under god indivisible. he wore it on his apron at home depot. no one said anything until he began reading a bible to work to read during breaks. home depot has a policy against wearing noncompany buttons on their apronaprons. the attorney calls it religious discriminati discrimination. >> that was the pretense they used to fire him was by the way, your button isn't home depot issued so therefore we're going to fire you because it was, you

know, it's not as easy to say we don't like the fact that you have a bible with you. >> home depot says its nonbutton company policy is a way to respect everyone's beliefs. should it infringe with your religious beliefs? call us at 877-835-5456. e-mail cnn.com/hln. you can also text views and your comments and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. president obama helped honor former u.s. senator ed brooke with congressional gold medal today. the first african-american elected to the u.s. senate by popular vote. the republican represented massachusetts for two full terms from 1967 to 1979. >> i don't know anyone else's whose fan base includes barney frank and ted kennedy and mitch mcconnell, mitt romney and george w. bush. that's a coalition built. >> ed brooke former senator is now 90 years old.

if sarah palin intends to run for the white house in 2012 she may want to reconsider. the latest poll numbers aren't looking all that promising. paul steinhouser is along to explain how she my want to look closely at these numbers. >> remember last year when then alaska governor was the running mate for john mccain? a big question mark was she qualified to be president in case something happened to mccain. there's still a question mark. brand new cnn opinion research corporation national poll less than 3 in 10 say palin is qualified to be president. 71% say she's not qualified, chuck. that's some troubling numbers even among republicans there seems to be split on that question. check this out. some positive figures for her. not all is negative. about two-thirds think she's not a typical politician. that's probably a good thing nowadays. equal amount say she's a good role model for women. 55% say she cares about people and is honest and trustworthy.

this is an early look at the next race. hypothetical look. she's right up there near the top. mike huckabee suggest 32% of republicans may vote for him. 25% for palin. 21% for mitt romney. pawlenty, 5% and 10% for others. real early look. we're about a year away even from the beginning of that race. >> she's still in double digits though. former governor getting a lot of pay from the new book. what's up with a possible appearance for her in iowa? is that related? the book deal and this? >> the timing could be related but they are separate stories. we learned yesterday after seeing her public records that she got $1.5 million as an advance for "going rogue "and that book comes out in three weeks as she goes on oprah the day before that book comes out. as for the iowa story a conservative group is trying to raise $40,000 to bring her out there to speak next month to a

conservative dinner. we also know she may speak to a right to life group in wisconsin also next month. >> all right. before you go, talk about the democratic congressman from florida who has apparently a knack for getting quoted in the news. now he's apologizing. >> for something else. the we first learned of him when he was in front of congress and he said at the time he was talking about the republicans health care plan said don't get sick and if you get sick die quickly. that's what he said their plan was. another controversy this time he called linda robertson an aide to ben bernanke. he called her a k street whore. he's apologizing for that. i offer my sincere apology. i didn't intend to use a term that is often and correctly seen as disrespectful of women. grayson once again in the news. >> wow. it's probably not the last time. thanks very much. >> probably not. what kind of person plans to

become famous by pretending their son is trapped in a runaway balloon? breaking down the fame motive and why some folks seek celebrity at any cost.

a new twist in the balloon boy saga in case you thought there weren't any twists left. a special prosecutor will investigate the sheriff. the sheriff who has been investigating the case. they are accused of lying when they said their boy was on a balloon, a runaway balloon earlier this month. prosecutors are still deciding if they will be charged. the couple's lawyer claims the sheriff violated privacy laws by talking about the involvement of child welfare workers in the

case. breaking news tonight. shocking new video allegedly showing the balloon boy's dad trying to shove a cigar into the mouth of his infant son as he posed with an empty beer bottle. will the hoax come down soon in ft. collins. the family comes out swinging in a new battle against the sheriff. nancy has it all 8:00 and 10:00 eastern here on hln. people are living in cages by choice for some it's the only way to survive in hard times. in one of the world's most expensive cities. where on earth is this? cnn.com is taking a closer look at caged dwellers viewing their world through chicken wire. >> we're talking about hong kong. this is where we're talking about. we're not talking about animal cages. you have to see where these people live to believe it. it's unbelievable.

it's redefining what they think of as urban squaller. these are apartment buildings with rooms separated by pieces of wood and chicken wire and many people live in a very small space. we profile one man living with 18 others in a 625 square foot area. and nicer ones are the ones made out of chicken wire because the ones that make the small wood enclosures become so hot where temperatures reach more than 93 degrees, which is just impossible. these citizens in hong kong, these destitute citizens, have been living in small spaces like these for quite some time. this is nothing new. with the economy that we're seeing now and its collapsed in hong kong we're seeing more and more people moving into these communal spaces like this, chuck. they are going for 100 u.s.

dollars a month. people are actually paying to stay in these places. if they want to stay on a lower bunk because it's obviously cooler on the bottom, then you pay $150. it's just ridiculous. the 67-year-old unemployed security guard says he just feels forgotten and hong kong government says they are monitoring the situation trying to meet the needs. i don't know in h1ln is running the story but we are on luxury homes. just how luxury homes are selling like crazy in hong kong and then you have this. >> we can blame it on the internet. more than ever people are gearing up to be famous these days. what's going on? what's the ethic here? >> on cnn.com we take a look at what drives people to do crazy things like the haneys do and what they're craving is fame of

course. experts say the need for attention may come from a basic museum teed to be part of a group and also they get an adrenaline rush. the fame mode is distinct from that quest from money and power though each often fuels the other one as we've seen in the heene case looking for attention and a television show to make money. he says the desire in some people is so strong they go overboard. here's something interesting. a study found americans desire to be famous has been unchanged for four decades. what has changed is it's so much easier to be famous now and so easy to get on television and on the internet. youtube, facebook. >> appreciate it. thanks. great stories. check it out. do you spank your kid? critics say it's never acceptable. supporters believe it's okay because it can be an effective tool if your kid is defiant. if do you it, where do you draw the line? this is where joy behar does.

>> you don't know how far a person is going to go. the ones who are sadistic, you give them permission by saying give an inch and they take the whole hand. >> sometimes it's more abusive -- children can be more abused verbally when the parents is so frustrated. >> that's just as bad. that's just as bad. there are alternatives to treating children like they're slaves. >> joy behar every weeknight here on hln. congress investigating brain injuries in the nfl. what the league is saying about employer safety and what the nfl is doing to help former players trying to cope with very serious brain disease.

gunmen wearing police uniform storm a guest house used by members of the u.n. in afghanistan. 12 people were killed including five u.n. staffers. one of the staffers was an american. the taliban quickly claimed responsibility saying it was just the first step in a campaign against the upcoming presidential runoff election. the brother of the afghan president is denying he's been on the cia payroll but this

morning's "the new york times" reports the agency has been paying him for eight years. it said he helped the cia operate a paramilitary group used in raids against insurgents. karzai told the associated press that's reliidiculouridiculous. graphic reminder of the violen violence plaguing pakistan. a car bomb explodes as people were crowding a shopping market. 90 people dead. clinton is about 100 miles away in islamabad. she's reassuring the pakistan government the u.s. stands with it in fighting the militants. we have new video of the three u.s. hikers in custody in iran for you for almost three months. their friend shot it two days before they were detained. it shows them goofing around.

one hiker's mom says it should prove they're innocent kids. iran charged them with illegally crossing the border and families said theyiraq. the house judiciary committee holding a hearing on brain injuries in football. a study found retired pro players may have a higher rate of alzheimer's. in fact commissioner roger goodell said the league is committed to player safety. >> we must continue to learn from and base our decisions on science. we cannot stand by while research continues. we will continue to have a singular focus on player safety through equipment changes, rule, and medical care. >> the nfl will provide up to $88,000 a year to players suffered alzheimer's, dementia

or parkinson's. it looks like taxpayers will bail out gmac for a third time. in two previous cash infusions gmac borrowed $12.5 billion. "the wall street journal" is reporting the government is set to give the company between $2.8 and $5.6 billion more. we are all feeling the pinch of a shaky economy. clark howard is here to help. log on to cnn.com/clarkhoward and submit your i report. it has been a tough commute for san francisco area drivers. hundreds of thousands of commuters on both sides of the bay are having a hard time travaresing that distance. they can't get to work and it may stay this way indefinitely. the bay bridge has been closed after a piece of steel and cable

fell last night. nobody was hurt but it caused a minor car accident. michael jackson mania all over again. "this is it" the documentary hit movie theaters. first impressions of the film from one of his brothers. >> i want to take them places they've never been before.

new details today in the gang rape of that 15-year-old california girl. how many more people have now been taken into custody? and after all the anticipation a new behind the scenes film featuring some of michael jackson's final performances is finally out. fans and critics are saying about "this is it." should a man have lost his job for wearing a religious button to work? i'm brooke baldwin. welcome to hln news and views. the 21-year-old man accused of killing jasper howard was arraigned today on murder and conspiracy charges. prosecutors say they have several witnesses who can

identify john william lomax iii as the man who fatally stabbed howard. four men have been arrested. hakim muhammad was arraigned today. he is charged with conspiracy to commit assault. not one of these suspects is a student at the university. howard stabbed to death after a fight happened outside of a dance on campus. the entire football team attended the funeral monday on miami. cops have arrested three more people in the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance. a 21-year-old man and two teenagers. five people are in custody. the high crime area, this is northern california, richmond here. investigators say the victim was drinking with others in the school courtyard when she was attacked. they say as many as ten people assaulted the girl for 2 1/2

hours in this dimly lit area. a school board member says the school should have been more diligent when it comes to security. >> i haven't been told that yet. i mean, this just happened over the weekend. i have to look into that and find out. i can't speak to what the motive and rational is but i believe that people felt the dance was going well. people were having fun. that everybody who was there was in the building and that they had closed the doors and so the situation to be contained. this girl left so they didn't know she had returned or came back. should we have anticipated it? yes. you have to anticipate any potential problem. that is something that should have been discussed. >> here is what we know. a 19-year-old former student was arrested trying to flee the scene. as many as two dozen people witnessed the rain and did not notify police. a lot of questions, investigators hoping this timeline will jog someone's

memory and lead them to missing virginia tech student morgan harrington. at a news conference this morning police say harrington was spotted outside the arena between 8:30 and 9:20 local time. she left this arena during a metallica concert and denied re-entry. harrington was last seen at 9:30 on a bridge. she walked across parking areas to get there. last night both of her parents appeared on "nancy grace." >> what do you know about her telling her friends inside that she might get a ride home? >> i know that she did them she could get a ride home is what we believe. i don't know what means. i can't think that morgan would leave with someone she did not know. >> exactly. >> but kids think everyone is their friend. >> they do, ms. harrington.

they are so trusting. >> there is a reward being offered in this case at $150,000. check your clocks here. in half an hour it will be considered a federal crime to assault someone based upon their sexual orientation, their disability, gender identity. that is when president obama will sign the matthew shepard hate crime law named after a student beaten. it is named after james byrd jr. who was dragged to his death in texas the same year. shepard's parents have been trying to get this legislation passed since he died a decade ago. secretary of state hillary clinton is in pakistan as the top u.s. diplomat. a car bomb exploded in the

capital. look a the smoke. clinton is in islamabad 100 miles away reassuring the pakistani government the u.s. is standing with them in the fight against violent extremism. she says those who staged this bombing are on the losing side of history. sales of new homes dropped unexpectedly last month. the commerce department says they fell 3.6%. the first decline since march. analysts blaming the waning interest in the temporary tax credit for first-time buyers. looks like taxpayers will step in to bail out gmac for a third time. the treasury department in talks with the lending arm of general motors about another loan. in the two previous bailouts gmac borrowed $12.5 pl. the government is set to gift the company between $2.8 and

$5.6 billion more. the house judiciary committee hearing on brain injuries in professional football prompted by a study commissioned by the nfl. it found retired pro players have a higher rate than normal of alzheimer's disease or other memory problems. in his testimony nfl commissioner roger goodell said the league is committed to player safety. >> we must continue to learn from and base our decisions on science. we cannot stand by while research continues. we will continue to have a singular focus on player safety and do all we can through equipment changes, rules, education and medical care to make the game as safe as possible. >> commissioner goodell also says the nfl will provide up to $88,000 a year to ex-players currently suffering from

dementia, alzheimer's or parkinson's. in san francisco the bay bridge not open today. may be shut down for quite a while. why transportation officials had to close it and what they are doing to try to fix the problem.

if you live in california's bay area you know rush hour was not fun this morning. the bay bridge closed indefinitely avenue after a rod and metal brace fell off last night. the falling debris caused a minor car accident with one person suffering minor injuries. transportation officials say high winds are slowing them down. the rod was just installed in emergency repairs last month. 280,000 drivers use this main artery every day. a man fired by home depot. he is ready to sue the company over one single button. it says one nation under god indivisible. he said he wore it all the time

and no one said a thing until he brought a bible to read during breaks. last week he was fired when he wouldn't take the button off. >> as a christian and as a citizen of america, you know, it is time we stand up for our country and quit being pushed around by everybody else. >> the attorney calls this religious discrimination. home depot says its non-company button policy is a way to respect everyone's beliefs. we will talk to you about your views on that story. millions of americans dream of starting their own business. in these tough times with financing hard to come by, how do you do it? poppy harlow tracked down one important resource. >> reporter: you know one of these people but all four are critical in the success of small business. first president obama. >> this administration is going to stand behind small

businesses. you are our highest priority because we are confident when you are succeeding, america succeeds. >> reporter: no one disputes that fact. more than half of working americans are employed by or own a small business. which brings us to mike tracy. >> it was my dream to own my own business. i wanted to work for myself. >> while working at lehman brothers in 2004 mike tracy wanted to open a bar and lounge in new york city. he went to a local small business center for help and teamed up with a business counselor. >> without their assistance this would not have been possible as far as the financing. >> reporter: that brings us to greg calendar who left his job on wall street years ago to counsel small business owners. >> in mike's case it was whether or not the deal made sense. it began with the due diligence process. mike and i ran through the financials trying to get the reality behind some numbers and translate it into something a

bank would do. >> reporter: there is help like this at 900 centers across the country. karen mills is the head of the small business administration. >> we think we have a small business development center within 45 minutes to an hour of most small businesses. we want to provide the capital, the counseling, the other tools a business might need to get started or grow. >> reporter: lending through the small business administration has increased since the recovery act was passed. $12 billion has been doled out over the past six months but its loans make up a small percent of total small business lending. >> we are seeing a different type of client, clients who are struggling to survive. people are saying the credit environment is tight. what can i do? unfortunately, we don't have a lot of good answers right now. >> now poppy harlow is joining me from new york. we hear people talk about helping small businesses. how tough is it to get these

loans to the small businesses? >> sure. it is a great question, brooke, because we talked about the small business administration and how those loans have increased when you look at the broader pictures, that is not the case. it is unclear whether the bank are lending more. what we do know going through treasury reports from april through august, the lending at the 22 bank in this country that got the most t.a.r.p. money it is down $8 billion. that is a 3% decline. doesn't sound like a big decline but it is frustrating if you are trying to get a loan. as for mike tracy, he is trying to get a loan through the small business administration, another one to open up a second bar here in new york city and actually the head of the small business administration says now in a recession is a rather good time to try and start a business out of necessity breeds innovation as they say. it is interesting, the lending picture is still tough. there are a lot of resources we wanted to show folks if they are looking to open a business.

some grants you can get outlined in this new story at cnn money.com/smallbusiness. >> poppy, thank you. >> want to get to some tape we have gotten in from kaufman, texas, 100 miles southeast of dallas. look at these pictures this is a pickup truck that apparently slammed into a restaurant in kaufman, texas. four possible injuries here. this is a broader scene. live pictures thanks to our cbs affiliate. we don't know how this happened, how this truck slammed into the restaurant. you can see some of the area is cordoned off with crime tape. there looks to be a fire truck, people in bucket trucks checking the power. four possible injuries. as soon as we get more information on this accident we will bring it to you live. unbelievable pictures. gregory greene is dedicated to stopping repeat criminals by

giving them a second chance. "morning express"' robin meade has the story of an incredible leader with a heart. >> reporter: gregory green is helping ex-cons stay out of jail. >> our goal is to help individuals become productive citizens and create a change on the inside. >> reporter: a change green knows about firsthand. before i came into a 12 step program, i was homeless, chronic criminal, i was an addict, alcoholic. >> reporter: with help he turned his life around and started harmony house, a 60-day program that provides housing and support for men reentering society. >> it creates a foundation to help me learn a new way to live with the classes they offer. and the structure. >> reporter: the best reward for green? >> trying to be an example to individuals hoping that example will encourage them to change.

those are the things that motivate me and make me continue to do what i do. >> robin meade with that. it is michael jackson mania all over again all over the world. "this is it" the documentary about his never realized tour has hit movie theaters. is it too soon after his death? a.j. hammer has his take on this film.

after several days of scrubbed launches and low hanging clouds nasa launched its first ares experimental rocket today. there it goes. the launch from kennedy space center was unmanned. nasa hopes the ares will replace the shuttle fleet. the ares is part of nasa's plan to return to the moon and even mars. but the future of ares is

uncertain because the obama administration is re-evaluating the space flight program. cool, though. "this is it" the behind the scenes movie about michael jackson preparing for his concert tour that never was is in theaters. a.j. hammer is in new york. i know you will talk about the controversy of the film on the show tonight. part of that being it doesn't show the full picture of his life. you saw the movie, what did you think? >> i thought it was great. i thought it was entertaining. it was fascinating not just because it is against the backdrop of his tragic death. we got to get a sense of michael jackson as nan control brilliant artist. it was a real reminder to us of his talent. people need to see this if perhaps they were waning because of the the drama in recipient years. you saw the brilliance. it was raw rehearsal footage, you heard quite a bit of singing. right there behind the scenes you got to see it as we are

looking at footage of this show being put together. there was no question. we watched them working out the kinks and bugs. no question this would have been a spectacular concert had it taken to the stage. they showed the making of and utilization of the visual effects that would have been part of the show. >> look at him, moving and grooving, age 50. let me ask you this, some people say this is an amazing tribute, others say it is coming too soon. this is nothing but exploitation. did you get that sense? >> not from watching the movie as far as exploitation is concerned. if they wanted to be exploy tative they could. they shot -- they had the cameras rolling when the whole crew told michael jackson died. they didn't show that. this was not about michael's death. i think anything that comes out now since michael has died will be technically exploiexploitive.

the fans want to see this. anybody who was scheduled to see this concert deserves to see it. i don't understand how people can argue it is too soon. >> a.j. you mention his death. you can't not talk about this. does it show michael with failing health or someone with a painkiller addiction? >> no, it doesn't. we expected that. i'm sure there's lot ofs of footage that may show him looking not as well but we don't know that for sure. you are forgetting you are watching a 50-year-old who is dealing with all he was dealing with. could he have done 50 shows? it certainly looks like he was able to. did they have a responsibility to show him that way as somebody who was sick and dealing with his addiction? i don't think they did. this was not a film about his final days even though it happened before his final days. it was a film about getting ready for the "this is it" concert. we have plenty to talk about tonight.

and the andre agassi drug shocker. andre's revelation of doing crystal meth. a hardware store worker got canned over a button. he is talking to a lawyer and we are hearing what you have to say.

21-year-old man accused of killing university of connecticut football player jasper howard was arraigned on murder and conspiracy charges. prosecutors say they have several witnesses who can identify john william lomax iii as the man who fatally stabbed howard. four men have been arrested for their alleged roles in the murder. hakim muhammed is charged with conspiracy to commit assault. not one of the four suspects is a student at the university of connecticut. howard was stabbed to death during a fight outside of a dance on exam pus. the entire uconn football team

attended his funeral monday in miami. cops have arrested three more people in the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl. a 21-year-old man and two teenagers. five people are in custody from saturday's attack in this high crime area of richmond. investigators say the victim was drinking with others in a school courtyard when she was attacked. as many as ten people assaulted the girl for 2 1/2 hours in an area that was dimly lit. the school should have been more vigilant in security. >> not going to shoulder it just on the school but as the administration and as the dually elected officials, i'm going to share in the responsibility and say we probably could have done better. >> a 19-year-old former student was arrested trying to flee the scene. as many as two dozen people saw the rape and didn't say a thing to police. investigator are hoping a

timeline might jog someone's memory and lead them to a missing virginia tech student morgan harrington. virginia state police said harrington was spotted outside of the arena sometime between 8:30 and 9:30 on saturday, october 17th. she left the arena and was denied re-entry. she was last seen on a bridge at 9:30 p.m. she had to walk across two parking areas to get there. last night both of her parents talked to nancy grace. >> well, i think charlottesville and central virginia is an area that is generally considered safe and, of course, the metallica concert drew people from all over the east coast. this kind of thing occurs all over the country. it is usually someone who is comfortable with the roads. it is not generally someone out

of the blue driving through town and does this. >> that is an excellent analysis. >> a $150,000 reward is being offered in that case. starting today it is a federal crime to assault someone for their sexual orientation based on sexual orientation, gender identity, disability. the measure is named for matthew shepard, a gay teenager who died after being severely beaten in wyoming. and james byrd jr. an african american man who was dragged to his death in texas the same year. shepard's parents have been trying to get this legislation passed since their son was killed. >>. >> the house judiciary committee committee holding a hearing on brain injury in football. a study found that retired pro players may have a higher rate of alzheimer'ses.

the nfl commissioner said the league is committed to player safety. e >> we must continue to learn from and base our decisions on science. we cannot stand by while research continues. we will continue to have a singular focus on player safety through equipment changes, rule, education and medical care to make the game as safe as possible. >> goodell says the nfl will provide up to $88,000 every year to ex-players currently suffered from dementia, alzheimer's or parkinson's. nasa launched the ares rocket. nasa is hoping the ares rocket will replace shuttle fleet and help in future missions to the space station and part of nasa's plan to return to the moon and hoping mars as well. rush hour in san francisco

not very fun. take a look at these pictures. the bay bridge is closed indefinitely after a rod and metal brace fell off last night. the falling debris caused a minor car accident. one person suffered minor injuries. you know the workers are working hard trying to make repairs. high winds are slowing down transportation officials. the rod was just installed last month during emergency repairs. 280,000 drivers use that bridge every day. the two northwest airline pilots who overshot the minneapolis airport by 150 miles have had their licenses revoked. they endangered the public while on a personal frolic. they said they lost track of time working on their laptop computers. the faa's decision is effective immediately. the pilots have ten days to appeal. what kind of person concocts

a plan to be famous by saying that his child is in a runaway balloon. why some folks seek celebrity at any cost.

a new twist in the balloon boy saga. a special prosecutor will investigate the sheriff who is investigating the case. richard and mayumi heene are accused of lying. prosecutors are trying to determine if they will be charged. the couple's lawyer says the sheriff violated privacy laws by talking about the involvement of child welfare workers in this case. coming up on "nancy grace" shocking new video allegedly

showing the balloon boy's father trying to shove a cigar into the mouth of bradford having the boy pose with an empty beer bottle. will charges come down soon? the family comes out swinging against the sheriff. nancy grace has the latest developments at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern on hln. have you heard of this? people are living in cages by choice. for some it is the only way to survive in hard times. one of the world's most expensive cities. cnn.com is taking a closer look at these cage dwellers, literally living in cages who view the world through wooden slats, mesh wire, chicken wire, reggie aqui, am i reading this right? >> this is an incredible story. this is happening in china. people living in such swaul lor and sharie ining apartments in

is nothing new, but in cages and having to divide apartments is new. it is not that cheap either. if you are on a bottom bunk or top bunk anywhere from $100 to $150 u.s. dollars for people to live in this squalor. people in urban areas of china don't have any other choice. they are made of chicken wire. they are being treated by animals. the temperature 93. we are talking about hong kong where apartments have long have been divided up into many different areas. a 67-year-old, yes, a 67-year-old unemployed security guard feels forgotten. he has shoved all of his stuff in one of these tiny cages. there is such a long list for public housing. social workers are monitoring these apartments and the hong kong government says they know

it is happening and trying to meet its people's needs. what is happening, right now, it is clear, their needs are not being met. >> that is unbelievable. i'll check that out. those people are thinking about how they are going to get their next meal not celebrity. then you have people blame it on reality tv or the internet, want to be famous and going to all kinds of degrees to do that. >> this is interesting. another article that is looking at what motivates fame. it is not only money that is motivating it. there is an intrinsic desire to have attention. is there something about our society now and the fact we are seeing people like the balloon boy and his mother and father and kate gosselin getting this attention, is that why more people are seeking it?

a psychologist says that has always been part of humanity but there are more opportunity, more websites, more newspapers and television stations that are willing to pay people big bucks in order to get on camera and air their dirty laundry. one psychologist says the fame motive is distinct from a quest for money and power though, of course, wauchb feeds another one. there is a physical response. an adrenaline rush by going on camera telling everybody our business. i don't know about you, brooke, as a reporter there was a time i would be frustrated with people who wouldn't go on camera and tell their story although these days it is a refreshing. >> you have to take no for an answer sometimes. interesting. people wanting fame and websites and platforms to get their story out. reggie aqui, thank you. a hardware store worker got canned over a button.

why he is now talking to a lawyer. just ahead, this weekend's halloween celebrations. we are going behind the surface to find surprising facts about sugar. >> the more sugar that my child has the more hyper. >> they bounce off the walls. >> anything with sugar sets him off. >> it is absolutely untrue that sugar makes kids hyper. there have been 12 well designed pla seeno controlled trials looking at all kinds of factors. these studies show there is no relation between sugar and hyperactivity. sugar is glucose and gives the body energy but it doesn't make you hyper. this weekend you may run into this problem as your kids try to eat as much halloween candy as possible. they may be very excited and hyper, but it is not because of the candy.

gunmen wearing police uniforms stormed a guest house used by members of the u.n. in afghanistan. 12 people were killed including five u.n. staffers. the state department says one staff member was an american. the taliban has claimed responsibility saying this is a first step in the campaign against the upcoming presidential runoff election. >>. >> the brother of afghanistan's president is denying he has been on the cia payroll. there was a "new york times" report yesterday that said the agency has been paying hamid karzai's brother for years, saying he helped operate a mara military group. karzai told the associated press it is ridiculous. he denies having connections with the drug trade the cia will not comment.

a graphic reminder of the plaguing violence in pakistan. secretary of state hillary clinton is there making her first visit to the country as a top u.s. diplomat. a car bomb exploded in the provincial capital while people were shopping in a crowded market. at least 90 people died there. clinton, meantime, is in islamabad, just about 1 shannon mi 100 miles away. she says the militants who staged this marketplace bombing are "on the losing side of history." a man fired by home depot, he is ready to sue the company over a button. the button says one nation under god indivisible. he says he wore it all the time, no one said a thing until he brought a bible to work to read on breaks. home depot has a policy against non-company buttons. he was fired when he wouldn't take the button off.

>> i think that that was the pretense they used to fire him, oh, by the way, your button isn't home depot issued so therefore we are going to fire you because it was, you know, it's not as easy to say we don't like the fact you have a bible with you. >> home depot says its non-company button policy is a way to respect everyone's beliefs. should a company's dress code be allowed to infringe on your religious beliefs? give us a call 1-877-tell-hln, send an e-mail or text us to hlntv standard text rates do apply. do you spank your child? critics say it is never acceptable. supporters say it is okay because it can be an effective tool if your kid is defiant. where do you draw the line? here is what hln's joy behar thinks. >> you don't know how far a person is going to go. >> most parents don't do those

things. >> the one wlos are sadistic you are giving them permission. >> no, i'm not. >> give them an inch and they take the whole hand. >> in fact, sometimes it is more abusive, children can be more abused verbally -- >> that is just as bad. that is just as bad. there are alternatives to treating children like they are slaves. >> you can catch the "joy behar show" at account p.m. eastern on hln. the new mexico hotel owner who came under fire for anglocizing their names. he also said he paid his employees in pennies. a front desk worker of another of his hotels says if someone quits before being reprimanded their last check was in pennies.

>>. >> an ohio clinic giving the swine flu shot1,200 in line rig now. parents and kids starting to arrive six hours ahead of time before the clinic started giving the h1n1 vaccinations. security had to be cut off -- they had to cut off the line before the vaccinations got under way. they started administering the shots about a half hour ago. in spite of the current shortage here of h1n1 vaccinations thousands of high risk convicts in texas might be getting the shot as soon as next week ahead of the general public. a spokeswoman says 45,000 convicts have been targeted to receive the vaccine. so have 40,000 correctional officers and medical personnel who work with the prisoners. the texas prison system is asking for 158,000 doses to inoculate all the inmates.

a mega store giving you a mega deal this holiday season. hln money expert clark howard tells you who is offering deep discounts on toys. >> how about santa coming with his sleigh ultra early and having the thing packed with deals? i had already told you that this was going to be the most promotional christmas we could ever remember. promotional is retail for everything is going to be cheap. walmart stores is responding to the competitive threat that toys "r" us is posing with all the new pop-up stores. temporary retail stores they're going to offer low, low prices on toys. walmart's response, 100 popular brand name toys for $10. now, i'll tell you, i would push up your christmas shopping for kids and get it done before october is over. these toys are so affordable

compared to what they would be otherwise. and there are so many people who want to buy for kids for christmas i would buy early. now! i'm clark howard. for more money saving advice go to cnn.com/clark jn howard

new details in the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in california. how many more people were taken into custody zm. a new behind the scenes film featuring some of michael jackson's last performances is finally out. kareen wynter is out in hollywood talking to fans and critics about "this is it." and should a guy have lost his job for wearing a religious button to work? what our viewers are saying. hi, everybody. chuck roberts. president obama signed the 2010 defense authorization act into law a short while ago. it includes a provision that makes it a federal crime to

assault someone for their sexual orientation, for their disability or gender identity. that measure is named for matthew shepard. he was severely beaten in wyoming in 1998. also an african-american man who was dragged to his death behind a truck in texas the same year. several religious groups have expressed concern that a hate crime law could be used to criminalize conservative speech related to subjects like abortion of homosexuality. as opposed the to speech based on controversial, racial or religious beliefs. cops have arrested three more people in the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl in california outside her homecoming dance. the latest arrest include ad 21-year-old man and two teenagers. altogether five people are in custody in a high crime area in the north bay area in northern california.

the victim was drinking with others in a school courtyard when she was attacked. as many as ten people assaulted the girl for two and a half hours in a dimly lit alley. a school board member says the school should have been more diligent in its security. >> not going to shoulder it just on the school. as the administration and the duly elected officials, i'm going to share in the responsibility and say that we could have done better. >> a 19-year-old student was arrested trying to flee the scene. as many as two dozen people watched the rape and never notified police. the 21-year-old man accused of killing jasper howard was arraigned on murder and conspiracy charges. prosecutors have several witness who is can i.d. john william lomax iii. all together four men have been arrested. muhammad was also arraigned today. he's charged with conspiracy to commit assault. none of the four suspects is a

student at the university of connecticut. howard was stabbed to death october 18th during a fight outside a dance on the campus. the entire football team went down to florida to attend his funeral. investigators are hoping a time line will lead them to missing virginia tech student morgan harrington. virginia state police say she was spotted outside a university arena between 8:30 and 9:00 local time on the evening of october 17th. she left the arena during a metallica concert and was denied re-entry. she was last seen at 9:30 p.m. local time on a bridge in charlottesville. she walked across two parking areas to get there. last night her parents appeared on nancy grace. >> what do you know about her telling her friends inside that she might get a ride home? >> i know that she did tell them that she could get a ride home is what we believe.

i don't know what that means. i can't think that morgan would leave with someone she did not know. >> exactly. exactly. but kids think everyone is their friend. they're so trusting. >> a 150,000 reward has been offered in the case. a new twist, if there can be any new twists in the balloon boy saga. a special prosecutor will now investigate the sheriff who is investigating the case. they said their boy was on a runaway balloon. they claimed the sheriff violated privacy laws by talking about the involvement of chil welfare workers in the case. breaking news tonight, shocking new video showing the balloon boy's dad trying to shove a cigar into the mouth of his then infant son bradford while having the boy pose with

an empty beer bottle. will charges for the alleged balloon hoax come down soon. plus the new charge against the sheriff from the family's side. nancy grace with the latest tonight. after several delays for long hanging clouds nasa has launched the ares 1-x rocket. nasa is hoping the ares will eventually help with future missions to the international space station. they also plan to return to the moon and eventually mars using the same technology. those two northwest airline veteran pilots who overshot the minneapolis airport last week have had their licenses pulled. the faa said the pilots endanger the public while they were on "a personal patrfrolic" in the coc. they said they last track of all time working on their laptop computers in the cockpit. the decision is effective immediately, though the pilots

have ten days to appeal. the house judiciary kbh committee is holding a hearing on brain injuries in football. they found retired players may have a higher rate of alzheimer's disease or other memory problems. they said the league is committed to players' safety. >> we must continue to learn from and base our decisions on science. but we cannot standby while research continues. we will do all we can through equipment rules -- equipment changes, rules, education and medical care to make the game as safe as possible. >> goodell says the nfl will provide up to 80,000 a year to ex-players suffering dementia, alzheimer's or parkinson's disease.

that pickup truck crashed into the place just before noon. as you can see, considerable damage ensued. emergency crews are of course on the the scene. this is east of dallas in kaufman, texas. we still don't know how it happened. we'll bring you the latest as we get more information. a hellish commute for drivers in the san francisco bay area. they got nowhere. the san francisco oakland bay bridge. thousands had to find another way to tranverse the bay. a piece of steel and cable fell out of the bridge on onto the roadway. one person suffered minor injuries. the parents of a little girl who died never intended to write a book about their daughter. after she passed away from brain cancer they began finding love notes all around the house.

>> we started to collect the letters. they would all say i love you mom, dad and grace. we kept finding them. still to this day we keep finding them. literally there's hundreds of notes that we found. >> the parents decided a book containing the notes would be a good way to raise money for cancer. it's called notes left behind. a man fired by home dee poe is ready to sue the company over a button. he wore it on his orange apron. it said one nation under god ini -- he said no one complained until he began bringing a bible into the room. last week he says he was fired when he wouldn't take off the button. that was the pretense. your button isn't home depot issued so we're going to fire

you because it's not as easy to say we don't like the fact that you have a bible with you. >> she calls it religious discrimination. >> it's our your views topic today. we took our camera right down to the boom court. one flight below where i am right now. i feel like this nation was founded on christian beliefs. our forefathers believed in god. they were very specific whenever they wrote our laws that we follow today. . to considerry his bible and to wear a pin. however if he got a job with the company and he knew that was part of if policy, if he didn't agree with that he simply shouldn't work for the company. >> a couple of quick callers. marion on the line in massachusetts. what do you think?

>> caller: i agree that the young man should wear that pin. i commend his mother and father for bringing up such a nice young man to have the strong beliefs that more people in this country should have at this time. it's a sin that we cannot put our signs up. the world is changing. until we can get our act together there's going to be so many killings and so many wrong downings in this country. >> mike on the line in alabama. mike, how you doing? >> pretty good. >> what do you think, sir? >> caller: i'm a christian and i believe in our rights of freedom of speech. i spent 20 years in the military defending that. but i believe the company has rights, too. they have the right to tell him to remove the button. i believe an employer has the right to dictate what the dress

policy, dress code is. they did not refuse to higher the young man because he's a christian. he should have complied with the rules. >> maybe the rule was he couldn't wear it on the apron. >> thanks, appreciate both those calls. the button, she writes, that he was wearing is more patriotic than religious. does anybody recognize the pledge of allegiance? shame on home depot. >> i don't want to shop somewhere and all the employees try to save me. it's creepy. a facebook comment from mary. in my opinion, mary writes, he's being singled out because he was found reading god's holy world. that's why this world is so messed up. god is being taken out of everything. home depot, boo. >> after making a desperate plea

to no avail they got ticketed for soliciting and is still looking for tickets to any of the big games.

four months after michael jackson's death his fans are getting to see the spectacle that never made it to the london concert stage. the behind the scenes film "this is it" opened at the stroke of midnight to long lines and high expectations. kareen wynter is in los angeles on sunset boulevard with more on the premier. kareen? >> reporter: you got it. we're here in hollywood. you know, for the millions who didn't get a chance to that exclusive viewing last night, right, the world premier of "this is it", well they're lining up in theaters across the country. theaters like this one. we have a special guest here, chuck, for you. jamal. you have an interesting connection to mr. jackson. >> yeah, actually, remember the time was my first dance job i've

ever did. first audition. so it's like -- seeing this is just like amazing. he was my introduction to the industry. >> reporter: and you've seen michael jackson up close and personal, unlike many of us have. so what are you looking forward to seeing in this documentary? >> i'm just -- it's just him. he was my inspiration to dance. and when i was a kid from abc to all the jackson 5 stuff. i remember performing for my parents all of his -- you know, all of his songs. now it's like to actually be able to see him one more time. it's kind of surreal and crazy. >> michael jackson being the perfectionist he was there's been so much criticism levelled. they don't know if he would have wanted this film out of him practicing. >> i know he's a perfectionist. i know when i worked with him

how important that -- perfectionist came across. it is important that people get to see him one more time, you know? he would want this. it might not be at his best. >> we'll keep you waiting any longer. you have the ticket. enjoy the movie. jamal simms. worked with michael jackson. let's listen to what jamal and some some of his friends will be watching just a short time from now. ♪ ♪ . >> and chuck, if you're wondering how this movie is doing, we have some numbers for you. it grossed around $2.2 million.

which is really the strongest october showing ever for a tuesday. we'll have to see. >> not bad. >> we'll have to see how big that number rises. >> you're in a great venue. >> reporter: it's fantastic here. beautiful. >> that's not an overstatement. kareen wynter in hollywood. former writer for david letterman said she considered it a hostile working environment. in vanity fair she accused high level employees of having sexual relationships with female staffers. also women benefitted professionally from those relationships. she said she's not taking legal action. she wants to call attention to a complete lack of women writers. pennsylvania police say a woman poepsed an ad craigslist. a desperate blond who is the creative type. undercover officers said they met her at a bar. she offered to "take care of them." she was charged with soliciting

prostitution, a misdemeanor. her lawyers said the officers misunderstand what she was saying. she's still looking for world series tickets. >> costco will start accepting food stamps nationwide. they began accepting food stamps at new york store this is year under political pressure. they did not think many people would use them but saw a strong response. they were surprised. it will begin accepting food stamps in at least half the stores nationwide by thanksgiving. a mega store is giving you a mega deal over the holiday season. clark howard tells you who is offering deep discounts on toys. here's clark. >> how about santa coming with his sleigh ultra early and having the thing packed with deals? . i already told you this was going to be the most promotional christmas we could remember.

meaning everything is going to be cheap. walmart stores is responding to the competitive threat that toys "r" us is posing with all the the new pop-up stores. temporary retail stores that are going to offer low, low prices on toys. wal-mart's response. 100 popular toys, brand name toys for $10. now i'll tell you, i would push up your christmas shopping for kids and get it done before october is over. because these toys are so affordable compared to what they would be otherwise. i would buy early, now. for more money safing advice go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> he's on saturdays and sundays at noon and 4:00 eastern. he'll help you save more, spend

less, and avoid getting ripped off. in his upcoming book he makes a shocking confession about something he did after he first lost the top ranking.

21-year-old man accused of killing uconn football player jasper howard was arraigned on murder and conspiracy charges. that's john will lam lomax iii. several witnesses can identify him as the man who fatally stabbed howard. four men arrested for their role in the murder. muhammad was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit assault. none of the four suspects is a student at the the university of connecticut. howard was stabbed to death october 18th during a fight outside a campus dance. the entire yukon football team went dune own to florida to att his funeral. cops arrested three more people in the gang rape and

beating of a 15-year-old california girl outside her homecoming dance. the latest arrests include a 21-year-old man and two teens. five people in custody in the saturday attack in a high crime area of richmond california in north bay, north san francisco bay area. investigators say the victim was drinking with other kids in a courtyard when she was attacked and perhaps ten people assaulted a girl repeatedly for two and a half hours in a dimly lit area. a school board member says the school should have been more diligent many security. >> i haven't been told that yet. this just happened over the weekend. i have to look into that and find out. i can't speak to the motives and rationale is. i believe from what i'm hearing is people felt the dance was going well. people were having fun. everybody who was there was in the building. and they had closed the doors. so the situation -- and this girl had left. so they didn't know she had returned or came back.

should we have anticipated it? yes. i believe you have to anticipate any potential problem. a 19-year-old former student was arrested trying to flee the scene. as many as two dozen people watched the rape and never notified authorities. >> investigators are hoping a time line will jog someone's memory and lead them to the missing virginia tech student, 20-year-old morgan harrington. she was spotted outside the university arena in charlottesville between 8:30 and 9:00 local time on the evening on october 17th. she left during a metallica concert and couldn't get back in. she was last seen at 9:30 p.m. local time on a bridge. she had to walk across two parking areas to get there. last night her parents appeared on nancy grace. >> i think charlottesville and central virginia is a, you know,

an area that is -- generally considered safe and, of course, the metallica concert drew people from all over the east coast. it's usually someone who knows the area, someone who is comfortable with the roads and it's not generally going to be someone who is just out of the bl blue driving through town. >> that's an excellent analysis. >> a $150,000 reward has been posted in the case. president obama has just signed a bill making it a federal crime to assault somebody for their sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. a measure named for matthew shepard, a gay teenager who died after being severely beaten in wyoming. and for james byrd jr. an african man dragged to death in east texas that same year. several groups are concern that had a hate crimes law could be used to criminalize conservative speech on matters like abortion or homosexuality.

but eric holder said it would only be for biased acts as opposed to speech. this was included as part of the 2010 defense authorization act which funds the military. looks like taxpayers will be stepping in to bail out general motors acceptance corporation nor a third time. they are in talks about another bailout loan. in two previous infusions they borrowed $12.5 billion. the "wall street journal" reports they are set to give gmac between 2.8 and 5.6 billion more. the house judiciary committee holding a hearing on brain injuries in pro football. a hearing prompted by a study commissioned by the nfl. it found retired pro players may have a higher than normal ragt of alzheimer's or other memory problems. in his testimony they said the league is committed to player

safety. >> medical considerations must always come first. decisions with concussions and when they can resume play must be made by doctors and doctors alone. . we are changing the culture of our game for the better. >> he said they will provide up to $88,000 a year for explayers suffering dementia or parkinson's disease. a ohio clinic has more than 1,200 people in line for the flu shots right now. the clinic is giving out h1n1 vaccines, of course. look at that line. in spice of the shortage of vaccine thousands of high risk

convicts in texas may be getting the vaccination ahead of the general population. 45,000 convicts have been targeted to receive the vaccine. so have 40,000 correctional officers and medical personnel who work with prisoners. the texas prison system is asking for $158,000 doses to inoculate all the inmates. after several delays for low hanging clouds a successful launch. they got the first ares experimental rocket into space. it was a very shot flight. it occurred at the kennedy space center. it is unmanned. there's how it ended, with a separation. they're hoping the ares will fetchly replace the shuttle fleet and will help with future missions to resupply the international space station. they also would like it to go to the moon and eventually mars. last month an earthquake

triggered a devastating tsunami. today people on the tiny island are asking why wasn't there some sort of warning? 4 people died in the tsunami. one person is still missing. as drew griffin learned, the tragedy may have been manmade. u.s. taxpayers have sent the island nearly $13 million for disster preparedness. some of the money went missing. something the island's governor hotly denies. >> i'm not going to fault them for freezing the funds. these are federal funds. they have oversight responsibility. they saw fit to freeze the funds. we've tried to work with them. and we've tried to get some partial releases. >> so where was the money supposed to go for tsunami warning systems go? nearly $26,000 of it went to buy six digital plasma tvs.

$4,000 went to buy executive leather office chairs and more went to seven vans and three crew cab trucks. president obama helped honor former u.s. senator edward brooke with a congressional gold medal today. brooke was the first african-american elected to the u.s. senate by popular vote. the republican represented massachusetts for two full terms. 1967 to 1979. >> i don't know anyone who else whose fan base includes barney frank and ted kennedy as well as mi mitch mcconnell and george w. bush. >> the former senator edward brooke is now 90 years old. he looks great. san francisco's bay bridge is still not open. and it may be shut down quite a while. what a mess. why officials had to close it and what they're doing to fix the problem.

a man fires by home depot is ready to sue the company over a button. it reads one nation under god. he says he wore it for a year and nobody confronted him until he began bringing a bible to work to read during breaks. home depot has a policy against wearing a non-company button. the at least on the apron. last week he was fired because he wouldn't take it off and put on a replacement button. his attorney calls it religious discrimination. >> i think that that was the pretense that they used to fire him. oh, by the way. your button isn't home depot issued, so therefore we're going to fire you because it was, you know, it's not as easy to say, we don't like the fact that you have a bible with you.

home depot says noncompany button policy is a way to respect everyone's beliefs. rush hour was not a rush this morning. it was awful in san francisco. you can clearly see why. there's the bay bridge. closed indefinitely after two rods and a 5,000 pound cross beam fell off and onto the roadway. the rod was just installed during emergency repairs last month. officials are sending bridge experts to find out why they that repair went so badly wrong. the debris caused a minor wreck and one person had some injuries. transportation officials say high winds are slowing down their effort to get this bridge reopened some time this week. you have to take the long way around to get between san francisco and oakland. ncht the new mexico hotel owner who came under fire for asking employees to anglosize their names is being criticized for paying workers in pennies. a woman said she called in sick after two months on the job and

was told don't bother coming back. her final paycheck was 47,500 pennies. a front desk worker says if somebody quits before being reprimanded their last check will be in pennies. another employee said she received her check without any problem at all. do you spank your kid? critics say it's never acceptable. supporters believe it's okay because it can be an effective tool. if you do it, where do you draw the line? here's where joy behar draws the line? >> you don't know how far a person is going. >> most parents don't do -- >> you're giving the one who is are sadistic, you're giving them permission in a certain way. give them an inch, they take the whole hand. remember when my mother said that to you? >> sometimes it's more abusive -- children can be more abused verbally when the parent is so frustrated --

>> that's just as bad. there are alternatives to treating children like they are slaves. >> joy behar. don't miss her show at 9:00 eastern here on hln. a former david letterman show writer says she quit in part because she considered a hostile working environment. she accused high-level employees of having sexual relationships with female stafferers and wome the relationships. he said she's not taking legal action but wants to call attention to a complete lack of women writers on late night talk shows. fbi agents are looking for an unusual bank robbery suspect. see if you recognize the guy carrying a gun. and sometimes carrying an oxygen tank.

it was more of a gun fight than a bombing. the u.n. is still reviewing security procedures in afghanistan. gunmen wearing police uniforms storm ad guest house. 12, 12 people were killed including 5 u.n. staffers.

one of the staffers was an american. the taliban said it was only the first sfep in a campaign against the upcoming presidential runoff election. the brother of afghanistan's president denies he has ever been on the cia payroll. "the new york times" reported they've been paying karzai for about eight years. he said he helped the cia with a military group. karzai told the associated press that's ridiculous. he also denies accusations of having any connection with a drug trade there. new video of the three u.s. hikers who have been in custody for three months. happier times here. one hiker's mom says this ought to prove their innocent kids. the family said they did it by mistake.

millions of americans dream of starting their own business. in these tough times with financing hard to come by, how do you do that, poppy harlow joins us to track down an important resource. >> you know one of these people, but all four are critical in the success of small business. first, president obama. >> this administration is going to stand behind small businesses. you are the highest priority. you are confident when you are succeeding america succeeds. >> reporter: half of working americans are employed by or own a small business, which brings us to mike tracy. >> it was always my dream to own my own business. i wanted to work for myself. >> while working at lehman brothers in 2004, mike tracy decided he wanted to open a bar/lounge in new york city. he went to a local small business development center for help. he was teamed up with a business

counselor. >> without their assistance this would not have been possible for me on my own. >> that brings us to greg calendar, who left his job on wall street years ago to counsel small business owners. >> my primary concern was whether or not the deal made sense. it began with the due diligence process. mike and i ran through the financials. trying to get to the reality behind the numbers. >> there's help like this across the country. >> we think we have a small business development center. within 45 minutes to an hour of most small businesses. we want to provide the capital, the counseling, the other tools a business might need to get started or grow to the next level. >> lending through the small business administration has increased since the recovery act was passed. $12 billion has been dolled out.

ilts loans only make up a small percent of total lending. >> we're seeing clients struggling to survive. people are coming to us and saying i know can i do? and unfortunately we don't have is a whole lot of good answers for them right now. >> and poppy's with us in new york. i think that she can hear us. poppy, good report. how tough is to t to get banks to loan to small businesses? >> reporter: it's interesting. some folks say they can't get the money. what we do know, chuck, as we looked at treasury documents for the 22 t.a.r.p. banks that got the most bailout money, when you look at that here their lending fell by $8 billion, 3% for these businesses between april and august so that is an issue. at the same time the treasure department is asking these banks to keep a strong capital cushion, keep money on reserve in case they face another crisis. at the same time, to lend. it's a hard predicament. you can see the full story on

cnn.com. >> everyone's so risk-averse though this is a great story. cnnmoney.com. a weaker than expected housing report caused the dow to take a nosedive today if nosedive is the correct word but here is the dow. it's up 104 points. veries' worried that the economy's not bouncing back as strongly as everybody had hoped. the big board shows the dow up 105 or so with about ten minutes left if the trading day. well under 10,000. the commerce department says new home sales unexpectedly dropped 3.6% last month. the first decline, the first decline since march. analysts blame wading interest in that temporary tax credit for first-time home buyers which expires at the end of november. airlines looking to fill empty seat, offering cheap fares. that's good news a bad economy. southwest airtickets go $25 one-way. when you get the full-price full trip with taxes and fees it runs

to $90. jetblue did one a week ago. "usa today" says airtran, jetblue have round-trip buckets under 100 bucks. michael jackson-mania all over again. his tour hit the theaters.

there are new details in the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in california. how many more people have been arrested? a new behind-the-scenes' film featuring some of michael jackson's final performances. it is finally out. we'll check in live with kareen wynter with more on what fans and critics are saying about "this is it." and on "your view" segment job. should a man be losing his job because of a religious button he's wearing? i'm richelle carey. thanks as always for your time. well, some very scary moments and a huge mess at a restaurant near dallas. look at this. a truck crashed right into the

place. at the height of lunch hour. officials say this truck went off of the road, hit another vehicle, then ran right through the patio and slammed into the restaurant. this is in kaufman, texas. only three restaurant workers have minor injuries. that's it. one of them has a broken leg. the pickup driver was also taken to the hospital. and no customers were hurt in spite of that mess you just saw. we're still trying to figure out exactly what caused all that. but unbelievable pictures for you. again, that's kaufman, texas, right outside of dallas. cops have arrested three more people in the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl in california outside her homecoming dance. we have surveillance tape showing the latest suspects to be arrested. two teenagers and a 21-year-old man. five people now are in custody. in saturday's attack. in the high-crime area of richmond. investigators say the victim was drinking with others in a school courtyard when she was attacked.

they say as many ten people assaulted this girl for 2 1/2 hours. in the dimly lit area. a school burden member says the school should have been more diligent in its security. >> not going to shoulder it just on the school, but as the administration and the duly elected official i'm going to share in the responsibility and say that we probably could have done better. >> a 19-year-old former student was arrested trying to runaway from the scene. as many as two dozen people saw this rape happening and did not call police. 21-year-old man accused of killing university of connecticut football player jasper howard was formally charged today. the charges, murder and conspiracy. prosecutors say they have several witnesses who can identify john william lomax iii, the man who fatally stabbed howard. a total of four men have been reacted for their alleged role in the murder.

hakim muhammad was also formally charged today. he's charged with conspiracy to commit assault. none of the four suspects is -- or students at the university of connecticut. howard was stabbed to death on october 18th during a fight outside of a dance on campus. the entire uconn football team was at his funeral monday in miami. investigators were hoping a time line will jog someone's memory and leave them to missing virginia tech student, morgan harrington at a news conference this morning, virginia state police say harrington was spotted outside of the university of virginia arena between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. local time, that was on october 17th. she left the arena during a metallica concert and was denied re-entry. she was last seen at 9:30 p.m., local time, on a bridge. she had to walk across two parking areas to get there. last night her parents on "nancy grace." >> what do you know about her telling her friends inside that

she might get a ride home? >> i know that she did tell them that she could get a ride home is what we believe. i don't know what that means. i can't think that morgan would leave with someone she did not know. >> exactly. >> morgan -- >> exactly. >> but kids think that everyone is their friend. >> they do, ms. harrington, they do. they're so trusting. >> there's a $150,000 reward being offered in this case. $530 million has been returned to victims of convicted swindler bernard madoff. that's accord ing ing to picka . he expected $1.5 billion to have been recovered from madoff but that actually pales in comparison to total losses which exceed $19 billion. madoff pleaded guilty in march to several federal counts related to a massive

long-running ponzi scheme. he is 71 years old and he's been sentenced to 150 years in prison. after several delays for low-hanging clouds nasa's finally launched its first ares i-x rocket. i hope you were riveted by the pictures, we were in the newsroom. took off from the kennedy space center this morning. nasa's hoping that it will replace its shuttle fleetand it will help future missions to the international space station. the ares is also part of nasa's plan to return to the moon and eventually mars. president obama helped honor former u.s. senator edward brooke with the congressional gold medal today. brooke was the first african-american elected to the u.s. senate by popular vote. the republican represented massachusetts for two full terms, from 1967 to 1979. >> i don't know anyone else's fan base who included steinem,

kennedy, and romney and george w. bush. that's a coalition builder. >> it is. former senator is now 90 years old, or years young, rather. four months after michael jackson's death, his fans are getting to see this spectacle that never made to the concert stage. the behind-the-scenes' film "this is it." kareen wynter's in los angeles with the premiere. they say this is not a movie, they say this is an experience. >> reporter: it absolutely was. and i've covered a number of premieres, richelle, and this was unlike anything i've ever, ever experienced. before we get to that star sudded event you want to take you to where we are. you know fans who didn't get a front world seat to last night's exclusive event world premiere of michael jackson's "this is it." to get their tickets they want

to check out what all the hype is about. michael jackson's last piece of work before his final passing. and going back a little bit back to that premiere well let's roll the video. the pictures really, really speak for itself. you had chandeliers, you had a red carpet, you had fans with star-studded gloves chanting michael jackson's name and then oh the a-lister, will smith, jennifer lopez, paris hilton, they were all, all on hand to catch a piece of this masterpiece. ♪ ♪ cause you're the one for me ♪ the way you make me feel ♪ the way you make me feel ♪ you really turn me good >> and richelle, that is really how so many people are categorizing this documentary, as a masterpiece. they said they've never seen this artist in this light, so

candid, so raw. really captivating an audience and we were in the audience, we had tickets and we heard people clapping and just you know, really celebrating this artist's life and i want to talk about numbers briefly here. apparently this documentary the biggest october -- tuesday october showing ever bringing in more than $2.2 million in ticket sales but i want to clarify here that you know there were tickets available way in advance for screenings all across country. some of those were sold out, not all of them and while it's being played in thousands of theaters across the country, there are still quite a number of tickets still available. richelle? >> and i would imagine this is the kind of maffei/documentary where people will go back and see it as many times as they can in this short two weeks, don't you think? >> reporter: i'm actually getting some tickets again this weekend to see it. it really was that riveting for me, and that's because, again, how often do you get to see these celebrities who are so guarded? and they want to put their best

foot frpd we got to see michael jackson, what bigger star was there practicing, making mistakes and actually scenes in the documentary where he's saying "oh i'm sorry let's do that again." >> what? >> reporter: he's instructing people -- yeah, he's not perfect he made a mistake and it's shown in the film and he's joking and dressed down wearing sweats, sucking on a lollypop. it's really, really a fascinating piece of work. >> oh, my goodness. surely, i know they haven't said yet but surely they're going to put this on dvd. i can't imagine they wouldn't, can't imagine. >> reporter: you know the numbers are huge. it's expected to gross around $200 million, perhaps more they're estimating when all said and done. and you know maybe dvd sales. and what about that two-week release? well, there are already talks of may be extending that so we'll have to see. >> kareen wynter, thank you so much. michael jackson "let's do it again." i can't wait. thank you. >> reporter: i hope i didn't spoil it for you. >> no, not at all! how about this, more bad

news when it comes to home loans. coming up in "what matters" a recent study saying that african-americans and hispanics and why it's not all an equal playing field.

more troubling news in the housing market. that tops our news at news making matters with our partnership with "essence" magazine. in the african-american community that affects all of us. a recent analysis for the center of american progress says blacks and hispanic borrowers were three times as likely as their white counterparts to have a high-priced home loan. the organization examined the lending patterns of 14 banks in 2006. the obama administration has rolled out a white house newsletter that is, aimed at african-americans, the white house wire, news for the african-american community, doesn't really have any original content but includes news releases and links to the white

house website. a spokesperson says the online newsletter is a one-stop shop for a look inside the administration. and we also have an exciting special coming up. all next week, it's called "black men in the age of president obama." i sit down with some prominent mail leaders in african-american community including actor and author and harvard professor. check out the october issue of "essence" magazine or logon to cnn.com/whatmatters. listen to this story, a man fired by home depot is ready to sue the company over a button. the button says "one nation under god indevisible." he said he wore it all of the time. no one said anything until he started to bring a bible to read during break, that's what he says. well, home depot does have a policy against wear anything noncompany butons. last week he says he was fwhierd he wouldn't take the button off. >> i think that was the pretense

that they used to fire him was, oh by the way, your button isn't home depot-issued, so therefore we're going to fire you because it wasu know it's not as easy to say we don't like fact that you have a bible with you. >> the attorney calls it religious discrimination. home depot says it's noncompany button policy is a way to respect everyone's beliefs. i've been asking for your opinions on this. we took our your views on our camera. this is a comment from chuck kerns. >> my name is chuck kerns and i'm from florida. as an employer, i understand the need to follow policies. the fact that he was wearing a pin that violated company policy

i think is probably justification for some step in the disciplinary process. whether it amounted to termination for an event like that, i can't say. normally we would use progressive discipline in such instances. >> that sounds like a boss. progressive discipline. but he sounds reasonable as well. let's talk to richard calling us from california. richard, what do you think? >> caller: richelle on the pin it honors america, it honors god and it also honors his brother who the news said is serving in iraq. every day one of our children are killed. we lost 14 yesterday. we lost another one day today and the day isn't over. this young man should -- should be praised and held in high regard for being so young and so knowledgeable. home depot had no right to terminate this young man. >> okay, richard. thank you for your phone call.

we have to get to colorado. sorry to cut you off there. lori's calling us from colorado. lori, do you think this was fair? do you think that they had an across the board policy or do you think that they went too far? >> caller: i don't think that there is anything wrong with them letting him go since he's going against the policy. my concern is they're making it a big deal about it being a christian pin. if anybody were to be proud and out about who they are whether it's a christian pin or a jewish pin or saying i'm proud to be muslim or whatever it would be great but unfortunately for most religions that would simply make them a victim. >> okay lori, thank you. i got a lot of comments on my facebook as well. she wrote this, i like that name too by the way. victoria feels this way --

>> i got one more caller as well. let's go to missouri. ada's calling us from missouri. ada, what do you think? >> caller: well, i support both callers that you had on before in that the young man was doing nothing wrong, it was just where he was doing it. and i think that when you are working it's work and i don't want to go shopping and find out what all of the clerks believe in. gishopping and i want to have a neutral environment. >> so you understand -- you're saying that you understand the policy that home depot had? >> caller: right and i am sure that there is a trail of disciplinary action that will be given to the actionf case and i'm sure that he bucked the system. i don't think that there is anything wrong with this patriotism at all. work is not the place for for. >> ada, thank you for your phone calls. thanks to everyone for your

phone calls, e-mails, for letting us put a camera in your face. "prime news" starts at the top of the hour. check them out at cnn.com/primenews.

look at that, that's not a concert line. that is the scene in clump -- clump bus ohio. people waiting for h1n1 vaccine today. started to line outside of the ohio historical society six hours before they started to give out vaccine. the line was so long health care workers and security officials had to stop people from joining in before the clinic began. my goodness. thanks to more bad news from the housing sector. stephanie elam joins us from new york with the wrap-up of the trading day. hey, steph. >> reporter: richelle, should i be blaming you because you wore

red today. >> no, it appears to be red but it's not red. so you cannot blame me. >> reporter: i cannot blame you anyway but i wanted to see what you would say. some disappointed economic dat in concerns of ahead of tomorrow's big report on the health of the nation's economy made investors nervous. the dow lost 119 points. nasdaq crushed losing more than 2.5%. the s&p 500 dropped less than 2%. it's fourth loss in a row. helping to drag stocks lower today was the energy sector after conocophillips dropped profits. had a tough time last quarter after gas prices averaged about half of what they were in 2008 when they soared to record highs. we'll get another look at sector tomorrow from the world's largest publicly traded company, exxonmobil. newly built homes unexpectedly fell 3.6% in september. economists were expecting a solid gain. comes after five consecutive increase and also gets the first

reading on gross domestic product in the first quarter. economist are expecting the first increase in more than a year. >> thank you, steph. most of us think of a somer cottage we may think of a cozy place, water, mountains, not the pillsbury cottage. it is 7,000 square feet and it could be yours. @@@@@@@@

a 21-year-old man accused of killing football football player jasper howard has been charged. a total of four men have been arrested for their alleged role in the murder. hakim muhammad was also formerly charged today, charged with conspiracy to commit assault. none of the four suspects is a student at university of connecticut. howard was stabbed to death october 18th during a fight outside of his dance on campus. the entire uconn football team attended his funeral monday in

miami. cops have arrested three more people in the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl in california outside her homecoming dance. this is surveillance tape showing the latest suspects to be arrested. two teenagers and a 21-year-old man, five people are now custody in saturday's attack in the high-crime area of richmond. investigators say the victim was drinking with others in a school courtyard when she was attacked. they say as many as ten people assaulted this girl for 2 1/2 hours. this is in a dimly lit area. a school board member says the school should had been more diligent in its security. >> i'm not going to shoulder it just on the school. but as the administration and as the duly elected officials, i'm going to share in the special. and say that we probably could have done better. >> a 19-year-old former student was arrested trying to run away from the scene. as many as two dozen people saw

this rape, they watched, and they did not call police. today president obama signed a bill making it a federal crime to assault someone for sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. the measure is named for matthew shepard, a gay teenager who died after being severely beaten, that is, in 1988 in i'm with. and also for james byrd jr., a black man who was dragged to death in texas, the same year. several religious groups say they're concerned that a hate crimes law could be used to conservalize on abortion and homosexual. investigators are hoping a time line will jog someone's memory. in a news conference this morning virginia state police kind of laid out this time line. they said that harrington was spotted outside of the university of virginia arena between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. local time october 17th. she then left the arena during

the metallica concert and the couldn't get back in. she had to walk across two parking areas to get there. last night her father told "nancy grace" why he believed someone who lives in the area is responsible for what happened. >> well, i think charlottesville and central virginia is an area that is generally considered safe and of course the metallica concert drew people in from all over the east coast but you know this kind of thing occurs all over the country and it's usually someone who is in the area, who is comfortable with the roads and it's not general someone who's just out of the blew, driving through town. >> that's an excellent analysis. >> $150,000 reward is being offnerd this case. it's looking like taxpayers will be stepping in to bailout gmac for a third time. the treasury department is in

talks right now with the former lending arm of general motors about another loan to the company and two previous cash infusions, gmac borrowed $12.5 billion. "the wall street journal" is reporting that the government is set to give the company between $2.8 and $5.6 billion more. $530 million has been returned to swindled victims. by the end of the year, he expects $1.5 billion to have been recovered from madoff but that actually pales in comparison to the total losses which exceed $19 billion. madoff pleaded guilty in march to several federal counts related to a massive long-running ponzi scheme p he's 71 years old and he's been sentenced to 150 years in prison. after several delays for low-hanging clouds, nasa finally launched this, the first ares experimental rocket. this happened today.

look at those pictures. the launch from kennedy space center was unman bud nasa's hoping that the area's will eventually replace its shuttle fleet and help future missions to resupply the international space station. and also to one day return to the moon and eventually mars. the obama administration is re-evaluating the space flight progra program. gunmen wearing police uniforms stormed a guest house used by members of the u.n. today in afghanistan. 12 people were killed including five u.n. staffers. the state department says one of those staff members was an american. the taliban claimed responsibility saying it's just the first step in a campaign against the upcoming presidential runoff election. and the brother of afghanistan's president is denying he's been on the cia

payroll. "the new york times" reported yesterday the agency's been paying ahmed wally karzai for years. that helped the cia paramilitary group. karzai told the associated press it's ridiculous and also denies accusations of having connections with the drug trade there. the cia is not commenting on this story. take a look at the scene in columbus, ohio. people are waiting for h1n1 vaccinations. look at that, that's thousands of people. parents and kids who have been waiting lining up outside of the ohio historical society, six hours before they started to give out the vaccine. the line was so long health care workers and security officials had to stop people from joining

in before the clinic began. in spite of the current shortage of h1n1 vaccine, thousands of high-risk convicts in texas may be getting the vaccination as as soon as next week ahead of the general public. a spokesperson for the texas department of criminal justice says 45,000 convicts have been targeted to get the vaccine. so far 40,000 correctional officers and medical personnel who work with the prisoners, the texas prison system is asking for 158,000 doses to inoculate all convicts in the system. a man fired by home depot is ready to sue the company over a button. the button says "one nation under god indivisable." he says his attorney is calling this religious discrimination. but home depot has a policy against wear anything noncompany buttons. it says, it's a way to respect everyone's beliefs. and this is "your views" question today. here is some comments that you put on my facebook page. paula wrote this -- that's what's wrong with this country

and the world, they took god out of schools and now they're trying to take god out of christmas. under god, there's nothing wrong with that. we need god now more than ever. this is what david feels. david feels freedom ends the minute that you clock in. you are not on your own time, now you are on your employer's time. this text is from unemployed in new york. this is a text, i'm sick of our sue happy society. if i did not believe in god i would not buy from that individual. he should have just taken it off. that's just a sample of a lot of comments we got today. thank for sharing your views with us. what kind of person concoct a plan to become famous by pretending their child is trapped in a runaway balloon or just signs up for reality shows? breaking down the famed motive and why some folks seek

celebrity really at any cost.

look at that, that is a huge mess in clearly some scary moments while all that was happening. this is a restaurant near dallas. this pickup truck just crashed into the place. this happened during lunch hour. officials say an elderly couple's truck ran off of the road, hit another vehicle, ran through the patio and ended up right in the middle of that restaurant. this is in kaufman, near dallas. four people, including three restaurant workers and the pickup driver had to be taken to the hospital. none of the customers were hurt. firefighters don't know why the driver lost control. but witnesses say he may have had a heart problem.

look at it from up above, my goodness. people are living in cages by choice. for some it's the only way to survive in hard times in one of the world's most expensive cities. cnn.com is taking a closer look at these caged dwellers who view the world through wooden slats and mesh wire and on dot com live's nicole lapin has more on this and explain this. >> reporter: i would really love to. this defines of what you would think of, richelle, of urban squalor. dozens and dozens of people trying to get by in hong kong and doing so by living in cages. that's all that they can afford. some are made of chicken wire. those are actually the nicer ones, richelle, as opposed to wood because the chicken wire cages don't get as hot. they say they get only to be around 93 degrees. this is where destitute citizens

have taken this sanctioned off area of apartments and turn them into these. these little caged home. many of them have collapsed as the economy has collapse. the cages go for about $100, richelle. they go for about $150 if you want a lower bunk. 67-year-old unemployed security guard says he feels forgotten. shoving all of the stuff he's ever owned into this tiny cage. he says he faces this long waiting list for a public housing, richelle. and social workers are assigned to monitor these apartments and the hong kong government goes on to say it's just trying to meet its citizens need and as you can say they're doing whatever it takes in their power to just get by. >> that qualifies as meeting these people's needs? that's unbelievable, nicole. it's heartbreaking. >> it is heartbreaking. it is one of the most clicked on stories right now because it redefines of what you think of

living in poverty. >> yeah it does. it does. i hope that people connect and read those stories. i do. let's light ten up a little bit. i personally think the world has gone mad. >> yeah, i'm with you. >> what is going on with everybody needing, and i mean, needing to be famous? what's going on? >> are you talking about octomom, perhaps? >> that's just the beginning of my list. we don't have time for my list. >> maybe the guy who can pretend to put his kid up in a balloon and try to get attention nar. >> yes. >> a lot of folks are craving attention. i would say it is downright crazy as well but there is a story that we have that's trying to understand why people do this. experts say this need for attention, richelle, is a basic human need to be part of a group and also the adrenaline that comes along with it, having paparazzi follow you, and whatever else. one psychologist says that this famed motive is a distinct quest

for money and power, but it fuels one another, really. so it's a sim bionic relationship. they say we've always had this desire to be famous. desire to be famous has unchanged, richelle, for four decades. >> what? >> what has changed -- >> yes? >> -- is the opportunity to get out there. so many different mechanisms. youtubes of the world, 24-hour networks, different outlets have increased, not the desire for fame. >> okay. i hope people check out the story, and maybe i'll put together my own thesis on this. >> i would love to see that. can you put on facebook? >> yes, i will. >> i will like that. >> nicole, stick around and listen because actually there's a new twist in the balloon boy saga. special prosecutor's going to actually investigate the sheriff who is investigating the case.

richard and myiumi heene are accused of lying when they said that their son was on that runaway balloon earlier this month. the couple's lawyer is claiming that the sheriff in the case, violated privacy laws, yeah, they're concerned about privacy, by talking about the involvement of child welfare workers in the case. so stay tuned. breaking news tonight on "nancy grace" shocking new video allegedly showing the balloon boy's father trying to shove cigar into the mouth of his then-infant son bradford while having the boy hosed with an empty beer bottle. will charges of the alleged balloon hoax come down soon? and battle against the sheriff. we were just talking about that. nancy will have all of the latest breaking developments on this at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern time here on hln.

"prime news" is coming up in a little bit. mike, a lot of very important stories that will be progressing, moving forward for us. one story that's just affected so many people. a mother e-mailed me.

get information about this young woman who was gang raped in california. >> richmond, california. >> 15 years old. we're going to have a school board member charles ramsey who we've heard being interviewed before, talking about what went on there. a lot of questions, number one on school security. this is a tough school. a school that's had on-campus violence, so when you have a school dance, come on, from the time that we went to school we know that the trouble will happen outside of dancing. that's where the kids may try to booze it up at the least. violence at its worst and we saw it at its worst. what procedures were violated with this? we'll give you the latest in the numbers of the arrest. and again a 15-year-old girl who was the victim here, and took a beating and was raped for 2 1/2 hours. >> left her under a -- >> under a bench. and a 15-year-old is one of the suspect and that's, obviously, another point that we'll talk about. how do we get to a place where kids can brutalize kids like that and no one called for help? unbelievable. we'll take your calls. and also following this one the

northwest pilot, we know that their licenses have been revoked. one of the questions is that enough? for a couple pilots flying along and so distracted that they're going and his 15 minutes of fame and he's cashing in. >> he keeps talking. >> he does keep talking. >> you feel like every week he's like, i got something else to say e. or i for got to tell you this. >> great point. manny's doing a great job. i think a bit of revenge.

what do you think? 1-877-tell-hln or text us at hlntv. we're coming your way in less than ten minutes. >> i will text you and then i will e-mail you and then i will call you. i'll be there, mike. >> thanks. all right. federal transportation authorities are involved in the move to reopen san francisco's bay bridge. the bridge was closed indefinitely after, listen to this, a piece of steel and cable fell off and right onto the road last night. the fallen debris caused a minor car accident. wow. the result was a hellish commute for drivers in the bay area. hundreds of thousands of commuters are having to find a new way to work. federal officials say they've sent bridge experts from the federal highway administration to help with the repairs. sales of new homes dropped unexpectedly last month. the commerce department said they fell 3.6%. it was the first decline since march. analysts blame waning interest and the temporary tax credit for first-time home buyers which

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